US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Eustis, VA)

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TI-IE.CALL OF THE CAMPS Y CHARLEs B. PIKE Prefidefzf, llfl TCA Chief Civilian Aide technic, De Paul, Canis- ius, Bucknell, Washing- ton and Lee, Rose Poly- technic, the Catholic University of America, Randolph-Macon, Centre, Carleton, Day- ton, Ottawa, Creighton, Lake Forest, Davis and Elkins, VVheaton, Coe, George Washington, Hampden-Sidney and the VVashington Univer- sity of St. Louis. Mili- tary schools offered schol- arships bearing not only free tuition, but also in most cases a large reduc- tion in living expenses. In this class were the Virginia lX4ilitary Insti- tute, the Georgia, Gor- don, lVIissouri, California and lfVentWorth Military Academies, the Tennes- see Military Institute, St. Thomas, Kemper, Shattuck and the San Diego Army and Navy Academy. Higher in- stitutions gave credit for camp attendance in the rnain under the heading ofrequiredphysicaltrain- ing, but college author- ities came to recognize a considerable literary value in the activities of CMTC rnen on the daily newspaper which is OVER HILL, OVER DALE-Keep 'em rolling , is the song of the Field Artillery, and those caissons go rolling along. Page Sixtefn V 'V' V 'VYYYY' YYYYYYY V I

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THE CALL OF THE CAMPS earning month was a f is Z Af a e loss of one wage- matter of serious im- port. Partly to counter- balance this, Boards of Education in many States authorized high school credit for camp enrollment and a consid- erable number of higher institutions recognized this training toward graduation. In addition, many military schools, public secondary schools, colleges and universities offered for competition in the CMTC ofthe var- ious Corps Areas scholar- ships bearing free tuition. Most of these were re- newable, on the basis of good scholastic record, to the successful Winners throughout the entire course. Sixty or more institutions unitedin this patriotic plan with a forecast of a total annual value of fifty thousand dollars in these scholar- ships Within the next two or three years. Among these were Yale, Colum- bia, Princeton, Pennsyl- vania, Chicago, Southern California, Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, St. Joseph's, Boston, Tufts, ROBERT C. Davis .Major General, U. S. Army The Adjutant General Hobart, Worcester Poly- PITCHIN G PUP TENTS is a good preparation for any summer outing. Pagf Fzftea 71 .v.v.!N.vVNNIV-1.1.1.VN.1.7.1.v.v.l.V.vN.v.vN.vN.' I ' 1.1.1.VlNNNN.Y4Y.1-YJ.INAIN-Y-VN.I-INNNNN41. -

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-I g. f is W1 THE CALL or THE CAMPS THROUGH THE WOODS on a morning hike in sunlight and shadow gives each man a sense of comrade- ship and a disciplined feeling of his part in team work or play. published in many training centers and on the Annuals which are prepared at many camps as a record of the month in training. This significant sanction of the camps by educa- tional authorities and institutions was a large factor in enrollment. Economic considerations led many young men to the summer training. A large and increasing percentage was made up of young men from offices, stores and factories, who Went to the camps under the expressed approval of their employers and with the sound conviction that a good record in the training center would be a factor in future 1 HORSEMANSHIP is an envied accomplishment at a CMTC, where young Americans seek to rival the Centaurs of mythic fame. . Pagv Sfzwztfmz .v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.vmv.v.v.v.v.v.vvv.v.v.v.v-va v ' INNN.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.vmmv.v.v-v.v.vmvN.v.v.n