Citizens Military Training Camp - Full Pack Yearbook (Fort Leavenworth, KS)

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, X i THE STORY OF THE CAMPS iff' .s OVER THE TOP-Individual initiative is developed by competition in work and play. lessening individual initiative or respons filed their applications after a careful physical examination. Many others learned of physical defects hitherto unnoticed, which proper care may serve to overcome. ln every camp the candidates are subject to a second examination. Minor defects are notedgproper regiment and exercises are prescribed. A third examination at the close of the training period serves not merelyas a record ofphysical improvement, but in many cases as a basis for suggestion as to future medical and surgical treatment of certain kinds at home. Standards of physical eihcieney are established at every camp. Voluntary tests have proved the value of these standards, which are taken to every part of the country to serve com- munity purposes. lfach graduate ol ri CM'l'C becomes in a sense a living standard ol physical fitness for his comrades and the gospel of health is carried to every village, town and city with obvious and significant advantages not merely to the present, but also to the next generation. Moral character is another definite contribution of the Citizens' Camps. Daily discipline has its outcome in prompt response to orders, habits of obedience to recognized authority, secured without ibility. Teamwork on the drill field is matched by teamwork in athletic sports and games and by social give-and-take in recreation hours. Many a shy lad who never seemed to tit in with his fellows at home has discovered at camp for the first time the joys of eomradeship through participation in the varied activities of' the training period. On the other hand, many an arrogant and self-assertive youth has learned here his first effective lesson in mutual consideration and respect for others' rights. Plain honesty in thought, word and act is the recognized ideal in all bands of .+, l r HOME WAS NEVER LIKE THIS -A typical company street, where the candidates are quartered, living simply and strenuously in a democracy of good fellowship. Page Twelve vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv vvvvvvvmvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv .....4..........-......-.-.iv I ' ---11-0 :nurse-er--Ol-fb--0-h

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0 THE STORY OF THE CAMPS X I RELIGION IS THE FOUNDATION of Civilization. Services for men of every faith are held at ap- propriate times during the camp period, and candidates are urged to attend. Spiritual advice is never lacking. Chaplains have regular hours for individual conference. American youth gathered in the tleniocracy of good-fellowsliip al the training camps. With hardly :t dissenting voice a quarter million of parents, fathers and mothers, have testified to the output in good character of the ClVl'l'C. During the World War all denominations co-operated in establishing religious ser- vices in every training center. The same thought is carried throughout the Citizens' Camps of today. Everyone is encouraged to participate in public worship. Chaplains of the Regular Army and of the Reserve, aided by leading clergymen of various denomin- ations, join in affording the opportunity. Unanimous public ap- proval comes to few move- ments in this country,but the Citizens' Camps have received it. Pulpit and Press, manu- facturers and merchants, pat- riotic societies and women's clubs, mayors and governors, state and federal senators and representatives have registered their endorsement. Large employers of labor have with one accord increased the camps' attendance by allowing additional vacations with pay and organized labor in the American Federation has by formal resolution pledged its own support. Civilian co-operation with ROBERT C. Dzxvis Maj'or General, U. S. Army The Adjutant General Page Y'f'1.irlr'r1z 'Va'-Un'-'uVn'qVa'nVuY4'NJ-Y.V-Vnfnl'-Y.'n14V.VpVn'a'n' U ' Infnfnfnf-V.1o'4'nVo'u'sVn'.'.'4Yn7-Vafa u'u'nY4'aV.Va'aVA Q I