Brooklyn Technical High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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in an Army which is fighting for the thing most dear to all of us, nOur Freedom.' We are given the opportunity to impart the knowledge we learn through extensive study and experience to the new men entering the Army, and thus make them better soldiers at the present time and better'members of the community when this affair is finished by our ultimate victory. I hope I haven't disappointed you with my seeming unwillingness to talk about this Anti- Aircraft School but your Blueprint representa- tive has supplied me with one incident worth mentioning. He addressed his letter to me in the following manner, Acting Lieutenant Frederick Rauschkolb, and I have been trying to convince my Buddies for a week that I definitely do not tell people that my official title is Acting Lieutenant. Well Technites, I will close with the hope that you all, both in Tech and in civilian or army life, will try to remember that being a Tech man means more than completing four years of hard work. It means you have attended the best school in the country and you have something to be proud of. Your Fellow-Technite and Friend, Ctznabclafe .jkeclericlf pa 14466404 October 27, Camp Davis, North Carolina. ARMY RESEMBLES A nCOOK'S TOUR' Officer Candidate School Gives Rigorous Training Dear Jack: Seems as if your letter had quite a trip, both in length of time and distance traveled. Although you don't know it, it started out for 11 1? VV K:- 9-mg

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'!-'47 repeated, the training I received has helped me no end. Sincerely, John .ibemluey October 17, New London, Connecticut. TECH GRADUATE STUDIES ENGLISH FOR RELAXATION Fellow Technites - Past and Present: I have been asked to write an article on my life in Anti-Aircraft School, Camp Davis, North Carolina. To tell you what we study would cause the censor no end of concern, so I will tell you of our life and ambitions without getting too personal about our studies. When I was graduated from Tech, I heaved a sigh of relief, for I was putting behind me four years of Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, and so forth. For a few years I lived a life of comparative ease studying English which was the only thing without Math in it that I could find. Then Adolf decided I was enjoying this lack of Math too much and started this war. Along with 'the boys' I entered the Army and subse- quently arrived at this Officer Candidate School, where, on my arrival, they presented me with a Writ in Algebra, Trigonometry, Coordi- nates and Logarithms, and I have been slaving at them ever since. To most people in civilian life we are termed 'ninety day wonders' which I believe is a mis-statement as the course lasts only eighty- nine days and the only wonder we have, is how we possibly could learn so much in so short a time. However, we are proud beyond measure of the chance the Army has given us to become officers 10

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Pine Camp, New York, where I was attached to the Division Chemical Staff of the Fourth Armored Division. From there it was forwarded to Nashville, Tennessee, where the outfit was on maneuvers-but I wasn't. About two months before, I had received appointment to the Chemical Warfare Service Officer Candidate School here at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, and that was where your letter finally reached me. All I can say for the Army is that it's rather similar to a Cook's Tour. Since my induction last February, I've been stationed in New Jersey, Kentucky, New York, Maryland, back in New York, and finally, like a bad penny, Maryland once more. When I finished at Tech, I thought I had more or less finished with school, but since the Army took over I've either been teaching at the Fourth Armored Division Chemical School or going to school myself. In addition, in our spare time, we run around and lecture to civilians on incendiaries and gas warfare in general. Of all the schools so far, this 0.C.S. is the tops-tops in pretty nearly everything- instruction, trouble, worry, woe, and hard work. However, we've all got to be prepared, and in a short time, for a rather difficult job, and I only hope that we'll be able to do the work we've been selected for and that you fellows back home really do keep the home fires burning. Give my regards to the old gang at Tech and, if it's possible, when the Blueprint comes out, I'd like to be able to obtain a copy and get an idea where some of the fellows are and what they're doing. Thanks a lot for your interest. Sincerely, glzifel' November 3, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. 12