Red Lion Area High School - Lion Yearbook (Red Lion, PA)

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letters to the Editor ttonnnuedb Siuyrua .-Xrmy Xir Fivld. 'li9I1Ilt'S!-W' llillll' lfditor: Vw-ll. lw lwc-u in rlus man s army for a llttlv on-r two mouths. and as far as l van sm- it is uuulv up mostly ol' kids l1lIlt'lt'l'II and tu:-uty. 'lqlic-rv are- a good many ol' tlwsr- who are sm-oml 'Ionic-sf and they rn-.illy look good. Vflu-u l If-ft home' l.lauuary l5I l wr-ut to ll2ll'I'lhlllll'fI. From tlu-rv wr- went to N1-u liumlu-rlaml. .Xftf-r mm-1-ssixigx. whivli is tltdlillgl0llI'l'l0Il1E'S21l1llSllUlh.Wl ll2lll1l uim- trip to Xllilllll Rc-awli. Florida. Wlllll' at Xliauu lim-awlm wc' had our liasu' Ifilllllllfl wnu-h 4-ousistPd of lc-wtiiws and pliyslwal training. Souu-' ol' thc- I4-1-tim-s worm- Nlap Hvafliugg. lflwmival Warlarv. First Md. Xl:-dival Kid. Sanitation. lflose Orde-r Drill. lfxte-ml:-d Order Drill. Xriuy Orientation. Xlarksmausliip lwe' had pla-uty of thisl. and Hand flrvuades. Wir' lin- iu hotols whit-li doc-suit svtllll likr- thx- Nruiy. lt was a good plan- for lnasit- though. lI4'l'illlSE the-y had 4-ouwrtn-d golf voursvs whit-h were- wry dirty. and physival traiuiugl was takr-u on thc- In-uf-ln. Kuimiug lun milvs through thc- saml ou the- lwavli rr-ally lvuilds uuisi-lvs and wind. Wvll. ou thc- vigzlitevutli ol' Xlarm-li iw arrived ll6'I'P at Smyrna ,Kruiy Xir Fic-ld. Wlwu we hr-t arriwd lwrv wi- startm-d lim' training whit-li was supposml to lug work around airplam-s. The work to ln- doiu' was mostly for If'4'lIlll4'lilllS. so tlwy startvd a uew program lor the vadvts. Thr- mul:-t pro,qram is a stand-lay inspwtiou iu tluf morning: and also a lm-ture. lu thr- ill-If'l'IllN7Il wt- haw I l' and rvtroat. This prograiu startvd thr- litjlllllllllfl of this ui-clk and tlw two lvvturcfs um- had were' -Xrmy Orientation and Mote-or'ology. Thr- .Nriuy Uri:-utatiou was Unitm-d Slatws foreign pol- ivy whit-li tl06'SIl-I amouut to morv than Watt-liliil Waitiugrfi This is a 4-E ll-0lll l'llglllIl'l lrase uliivh wrzusists ol R-24 traiuiugl. llilwy also haw' rftlllt' of those Brx-wstvr lgll1'1'2lI1t'tJI'S lu-rv whif-lm wvrc lmuilt for that order that ling- laud had c'auc'vllc'd. 'lihvy still haw thc- iusignia on them. 'l'lu-rv art' a few pipe-r vulms livrc' also. lmut tlu-sv two lattclr QIITIIIIIS arv uot llowu. We arv SlllIllll5Pll to haw a A-ouplr' trips during our stay at this lvasz-. whit-li l will he muvh iritr-wstvcl in. l do not know if you know it or not. lult the four 1-oursvs, l'r1'-Ilight. l'rimary. Basin and Advam-ml. haw been lvugtli- vuwl auothvr wewk. so mm f-awh om- of the-sv art- ton weeks. l am not Sllrf' if l will go to vollege or uot. lr will make' a Illll-f'l't'll4'I' of rise months iu my 4-ommissiou. l lunpv l do get to Vollvgxv-l am Hllff' it will not harm me. So long. CADET .lOl-I 'XlrzGlfICAN. San Fram-isvo. California IJPHI' lfditorz l am in the Seaher-s, whivh is a lJl'J.lHt'lI of the regular Navy. Our battalion is for the loading: and unloading of Cargo Wssc-ls. whit-h 15 hard. hut intervsting: work. l graduated in the filass of 1943 and l lwlivw that most of the boys of thc' 4-lass are in some hranvh of the svrvirfa Hoping to see all of you soon. Sin:-erely. RICHARD EMENHEISER. 523-. 'llo tha- lfditorz A few lim-s to leaw you kuow I am well and hoping that Rwrytliiug is moving along smoothly at good old Red l,ion lligh. I was sorry to hear that ilu- lxasketlmall tc-am did not wiu the pmmaul, but sevond plarv is au l'IHlLllJlH spot. Pfrrliaps ll6'Uf'l' luvk uvxt ye-ar. Congratulations are duff fioavli Spaiigler and Coach Haugen for their lim- work. Pliysin-al Fituvss Classes. standing regular watr-lies, Nayy inspevtious, and prat'tic'ally vvPi'y' otlu-r .iolr they want to pass along to mv. Navy fashion sure keeps you busy. When you arc- assigned a jolt you do it without any vomment. Proxidc-m-v is a real Sailor town and thr- pcoplf' trvat you Swellg the Army d0eSI1't rtaud muvh rluuu-e up lurrc. WU- liaw about 680 H. 0. T. 11. and Navy Y-lil mc-u aud they keep you on your tovs. I surf-ly would like to return to Red Lion High uc-xt yvar hut from present indivations l guvss that is out. The time cannot comm' too soon for mc when l will he able to rv- turu to my dutifls or Red l.ion High again. You students at Red Lion are the host ever. and when you step out into the world l feel voutidfut that you van hold your own anywhf-re. You surely need not he ashamed of your high srhool training. As you go out. the fine faculty, Board of Education and the good people of Red Lion will he pulling for you. Well, to close this short letter, hoping that everything: will work out well and wishing: the class of 1944 all the suvcess in the world. Sinverely ' HCOACHP Foiiieysltew' iu llawsaii ll:-ar Editor: l am now SUlIlQ'WllPl'C in the- llawaiiau Islands. l vauit toll you muvli ulloul the plave hevailsc it's a military sm-rm-I. I van say this though. than it is a paradisi- uow compared to what it was wlu-u wr' lirst arriwd. 'flu' wm-atlulr is idn-al. just like ,luuv lravk hom:-. and tht- mo-quitos arm' twirv as lvad as thvy vould lu- auyulwre 1-lsr-. il you van imagine that. Uur food dillvrs soruvwhat from what wr- had iu tlu- statf-s. Although l'm urralrlv to te-ll you what we Pat. l mm say that our food is de- liviously pri-parefrl. yxholesomv food and we got plonty of it. W0 are' almost lion-srl to sp:-ud our lei- sure. fishing. whlllltlllllgi. reading. and xx rit- mg. l really likm' tlu- Svalwvs and l'm not sorry that l joiuvd. Sim-Q-rely. IAOYIS NEFF. 34.11, Z3 4-. Marim- liarraa-ks Dunedin. l'lllll'l4lil Dvar Editor: ,M the pre-ss-ut timv l am ou lluurd Duty. whit-li nerds un vxplauatiou. l like ll 3 lot. W0 liaw- au 1-ight hour wat:-li a day and then we' arm- oil at day. llu- hast- down livrr- is svn-ll. Uuv rvasou for that is lie- vauso it is a wry small lnasv -only about tlirvc hundreld amd fifty Nlariuvs. lu two mouths from uow. all at this luase- are' going to lu- morvd to lialiloruia. the-u rwn-iw vom- luat training lor alrout two mouths and aftfr that thu? lvoat ridx- avross the- lloud. l will haw to vlosr- now and report lor duty. Silu-crvly. l'VI'. WEIDUN W. lil,0llSlC. Nlaxxwll Fir-lil. Xlalrama llvar Editor: l am now at Nlaxwell Fin-ld for Pre- flight. Rcmuuxilwi' wlwp l usvd to worry aliout getting into the Cadt-ts? Vtvll. u0W l'1u worrying how to got out. Hrrally though. this plarr' if l0U?Il1' Vlvv are' at attvutiou all the-' tim:-. lrom morning: 'til uigrht. We also doulnlm-time vuwvwhew ww go. lu fart. all xw do is run audistaud at attvntiou. Foful isu't luad. and thv lmarravks Elf? swell. We luxw Code, Mapumrking. and Rt-ailing, First Aid. and the lleliaxior ol Ullivers tin lm'turf- formj. l horn? you art' tim- and tlu- samv to the rc-st of ther tva4'lu'rs. Une- of the hoys. A S QIURVIN S. Nlll.l.ER. Dear Editor: In Q1 xery lc-w days l'll lu' at sn-a sm-rring: as vhaplain to alnout 1800 men. V You had mentioned to me that il I gave you my address that the sc-hool. wouldilw glad to sand me the Hilltop, l think that it would ke-ep me in tour-h with the loval school and Red Lion in gvuvral. l would apprem-into it very muvh. My address will he: lf. S. 5. Nl0Ill'0Yia- 1' 0 'Postmastmg New York. N. Y. Latvr on you may he iuterestvd to know aliout my duties and at-tiyities on board ship. Very sinverely yours. CHAPLAIN CHARLES WAILIKIK. 7

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letters to the Editor Cllontinuedb THE ARMY SPEAKS Fort Eustis, Virginia Dear Editor, . . . The enlisted men of the IIIUIIICBI de- tachment of a station hospital perform du- ties both administrative a11d professional- in clinics, infirmaries, laboratories, wards, ollices, and many 111ore. It is my duty to supervise these men i11 an administrative capacity. It is also my duty as Command- ing Olhcer to make all assignments, inspec- tions, and supervise training so that each man leaves here well equipped for his job. A C. O. must look Olll for the welfare and well being of l1is men-see that they receive promotions whe11 merited-see that they are disciplined when necessary-see that their recreational facilities are of the best, for it is only with good morale that a11 organization can function smoothly. To know and understand my men is 0116 of the very interesting features of my posi- tion, for here we have a cross section of the countryfrich and poor-from as many as IWCHIY-fOllT states. They are a swell bunch of men and doing an excellent job. Sincerely, CART. WILLIAM N. CRALEY Camp Claiborne, Louisiana Dear Editor: My tour of the South has finally brought me to the land of mysterious cypress swamps, Louisiana. I just completed three semesters of A.S.T.P. in Engineering. Like other victims, the troops claimed State College of Mississippi students, and as a result, three hundred of us came here to- gether. The reward of our efforts was a diploma in basic engineering. Each of 11s were given 66 semester hours of credit for the work completed. It was a great experience to have the fellowship of students from the largest universities in 6 the co11ntry. It was still a greater experi- ence to delve into engineering and find o11t how little 0116 actually knows about a sub- ject. My only regret is that I never learned to use a slide rule while in high school. Calculating is made quite simple with them, especially after learning to use one the hard way. We were given two semesters of chemistry and a semester of lab. Our only disadvan- tage was that o11r lecture professor had a Ph.D. from Ohio State and tried to make a genius out of everyone ill the class. Luck- ily, l passed all the chemistry on a B. I actually liked both courses in calculus, to my own amazement. As yo11 know. I hated science ill high school. but when the whole field was put before 11s, my attitude changed. It is tr11ly an interesting phase of study. Now we are attached to the special serv- ice e11gineers. But, since the calnp is so overcrowded, we Wonlt stay here 11111ch longer. The ollicers tell IIS we are going to be transferred to another engineering group whicl1 isn't so crowded. Sincerely, Pvt. JACK SECHRIST. Dear Editor: . . . At present I an1 located in lran as a laboratory technician in the lI3th Cen- eral Hospital. My work doesn't require a gllll DOI' military skill, but armed with a syringe, sharp sterile needles and micro- scope, I and many like me iight that never ending battle of disease and death. Sincerely, PYT. RAYMOND L. ROTH. Camp Rutner, North Carolina At the present time n1y job here is rifie n1arksn1anship instructor for our outfit. It means a lot of overtime, but no overtime pay for extra ho11rs worked. Although it keeps n1e busy, n1y work is exceptionally interesting, and I like it very much. Night training is about the toughest type of training I have had so far. VVe carry a full field pack, a canteen of water, first-aid kit, raincoat, gas mask, bayonet, and a rifle. With this amo11nt of equipment we march as Tl1llI'l'l as I5 to 20 miles in a night and the following morning. Yes, this is a mechan- ized war, but very little do we ride i11 army transportation cars or tr11cks. Sincerely, S, Sgt. DALE S. CRAWFORD. Huntington, W. Virginia Dear Editor: At the present time I an1 in Huntington, W. Virginia. I am working with M. Pfs yet and find it very interesting. My job at the present time is patroling and policing passenger trains. We have quite a job but I really like it. In all of my travels since I have been in the service, I have yet to come across anyone from home or close there that I know. I have traveled from Coast to Coast and also North to South. In my travels I find it very interesting to see how this United States is working both day and night to supply o11r boys with all of the materials that they need to win this war. I remain, CPL. JOE BULL. State College, l'ennsylvania Dear Editor: I alll now in the V-12 program at Penn State for eight fast traveling months after which we will bc transferred back to the V-57s again. The V-12 program is tough lJllt not above the ability of the average student. We are kept rather busy, espe- cially in the morning whe11 we IIHISI make our beds and clean our room. We wash our own clothes, which makes a Npleasantu past time on Saturdays and helps soften and clean o11r hands. Out' course consists of the following subjects: Physics, Math, Eng- lish, Drawing, Swimming, Physical Fitness, History with Military Drill, and Naval 01'- ganization thrown ill for good measure. If there are any boys in Pre-flight class con- sidering the V-5 or V-12 pT0,!ll'E1Il1, I would advise them to lH'llSh up o11 Physics and Trig, because they lay it on thick and heavy 11p here. We Navy men are only a drop in the bucket compared to the 3Il10llllI of other men in training up here. I do not know the exact an1o11nt, but the Army has approximately 1800 aviatio11 cadets and en- gineers stationed here, against 600 Navy and Marine students. Yours truly, RALPH HENRY. West Point Military Acade111y Dear Editor, At present I am pursuing a rather rigor- ous academic and tactical schedule, as op- posed to the practical military training which I receive during the su111mer months. The course here is primarily engineering, and upon graduating I will receive a Bachelor of Science degree. I thi11k I can best relate to you the pur- pose of this institution by quoting for you the missions of the Military Academy. They are as follows: flj To instill disci- pline and a high sense of honorg Q21 To develop the powers of analysis so that the mind may reason to a logical conclusion: f3l To instruct and train the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate shall have the qualities and attributes essential to his pro- gressive and continued development throughout a lifetime career as an olhcer in the regular Army. Sincerely, STEWART S. STABLEY, JR.

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letters to the Editor Cllontinuedl A lllNG'S llFE Dear Editor: I don't know if you have surmised it, but this Navy life is better than a king's. After you get over your homesickness every- thing is swell. Some fellows said they weren't homesick, but for me, well, I was so homesick that first Saturday night I could have cried. After going to bed at 9:00 o'clock and lying there you start to think about what you would be doing if you were home. Boy, it really gets you. But now that we only have nine days left, we kind of hate to leave because it means go- ing out to sea shortly after our boot leave. I didn't get to see Coach here because he was on the main side of the tracks, but I did get to see Buck Stump before he was discharged and he seemed glad to be sent home. , Well, I must get ready to go on guard duty, so Iill have to close. So long, and thanks for the lSHilltop'7 and I'll be looking forward to one every time they are pub- lished. From a former studcnt, CLAIR REXROTH. ..R6X,. Dear Editor: I am out here in the Pacific. During my I5 months at sea on this ship, I have been three-quarters the way around the world, and experienced actual combat with both our enemies. My duties aboard ship are several and varied. As chaplain, my chief duties, of course, are religious. We hold divine services every Sunday at 9:30 in the crew's mess hall. For Christmas service we had a Christmas tree and decorations as background, special vocal and instrumental Christmas music, holy communion. I am also Educational Officer of the ship and supervise the training program, using the training films. Now I am helping men in their study for credit in high school and college, in the Institute Courses for Army and Navy Personnel. Then, too, as Recrea- tion Ofhcer, I supervise and organize ath- letic games, picnics, dances, smokers, and other happy hours when welre in port. As a daily duty I have charge of a I000-volume library. The chaplain is very busy during actual battle in ministering to the wounded, and even conducting sea burials. I have not once been seasick. CHAPLAIN CHARLES C. WALLICK, U. S. S. Monrovia, F P. O., San Francisco, California. The following article appeared in the Gazette and Daily, York, Pennsylvania, re- cently: Aboard a Navy Transport in the Pacific -Sailors and marines fresh from the battle of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands prayed for dead and wounded comrades at simple services today. The shipboard services were conducted by Lt. Charles C. Wallick fU.S.N., Ch.C.J, of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, and Lt. Iohn V. Loughlin fU.S.N., Ch.C.i, of Rochester, N. Y., Catholic chaplain attached to the Marines. The services included hymns, prayers and a scripture reading from the I8th Psalm. They concluded with silent prayer for the dead and wounded. Many men left the services weeping un- ashamedly. 8 GRASS SKIRTS AND NATIVE DANCES Southwest Pacific Dear Editor: If I had known last year at this time that I would be sitting out in jungles somewhere on top of a foxhole, well, anything might have happened. I believe at this time I was sitting on the bench during a basket- ball game. Since I left Camp Peary, Virginia, I have really done some traveling. Our first stop was Gulfport, Mississippi. There we got aboard ship and sailed to New Orleans. Liberty there was pretty good. From there we crossed the Gulf and Car- ibbean Sea into the Panama Canal. Don't let the movies fool you about that either. Our next stop was at Bara Bara about 80 miles north of Tahiti, the prettiest little isle in the south sea. There is where we saw the grass skirts and native dances. The next three stops ran about the same way. Pago Pago, in the Samoa group: Suva in the Fiji islands, and Nurmea in New Caledonia. That is the last place I can mention so you will have to use your imagination from there. We are living in tents now with mahog- any floors and furniture. We even use it for fire wood. W From the interior of Africa, Robert Kelley sends these snaps. We do have movies every night. Al- though they are old they are still interest- ing. Ice cream is unknown out here. I wish the basketball team the best of luck. A fellow graduate, S IXC ROBERT A. BURKE. Chapel Hill, N. C. Dear Editor: I have now completed Navy Pre-Flight Training at Chapel Hill, N. C. It was a tough grind, but since it is over, I have the feeling that I really accomplished some- thing. The main purpose of this course is the physical training to build future avia- tors so they can stand the hardships of aerial combat. Not all our work was phys- ical training, however, for we studied navi- gation, aerology, communication, aircraft recognition, and Naval science. Under the physical training course, we engaged in almost every known sport. Each week we were given instruction in a differ- ent one. At the beginning of the course we selected one sport in which we majored. This one sport was carried out through the entire program and we were placed in leagues for squadron competition. There were I2 squadrons at the base, and each was divided into six teams. My major was swimming. Rut the course I liked best was relaxation. This is actually taught in pre- flight school. because it is necessary to be able to get all the rest possible aboard ship between flights-and quickly overcome the fatigue of combat flying. The entire program is very well planned with outstanding men from all sports and walks of life serving as instructors. We completed our training with a five day hike -and carrying a seventy-five pound pack through jungle-like Woods and snake in- fested swamps was no picnic. The purpose of this hike was to teach us how to survive in the event that we were forced to land in the jungle. In a few weeks I'll he back at the job I like best-flying. I will receive my pri- mary llight training in Michigan. Sincerely, AXC MDICKN ROST, '42. Dear Editor: I received your letter, glad to receive the boys' names too. Only a few changes are needed, my brother is a Tech. Sgt. and I am a P. F. C. I'll soon be a Cpl. I hopeg I'm acting Cpl. Well, I don't have much to say, but I'll let you know I made expert on the rifle. Please tell the school friends of mine, I want to wish them all the luck in the world, as you know my class graduated last year. I guess you know Ray Sprenkle. He was in my class, and tell him I said Hello, and please show him this letter. There are also a few girls I would like to say hello to, but I hope to see all of them once before I go across the pond. Well, I will close for now. So long. Luck to you and all of my school chums. Yours truly, PFC. VERNE W. LAUCKS.