Drury University - Souwester Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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THE S0U'WESTER,19I8 Field Artillery The artillery is an auxillary branch and is dependent upon the O'fhC1' branches for its own protection. It must operate in conjunction with and partly under the direction of the other arms. It op-ens the way for an attack, or places a barrier before the enemy in a defense. It is the most powerful of the tactical units and the most vulnerable. It requires a technical means for adjusting its fire never before thought necessary. LIEUT. JOHN T. WHITE, JR. A Aviation Section of the Signal Corps I Naturally the problem of furnishing the equipment for the aviation forces is an enormous one, but it is not as complex and difficult as that of furnishing and training men to get the best out of these machines. For instance, take the Pilot, the super-aviator, in whose care is entrusted a machine costing over 310,000,003 the lives of many men, the responsibility of obtaining information which will affect the United States Army as a whole. In general, it might be said that the selection and training of Pilots may,be divided into five periods: the selection of candidates, which consists of the most exacting physical and mental examinations required by the United States Army, the ground course at certain universities, the preliminary flying course at Aviation School, the advanced flying course at Aviation School, the assignment to active duty and the specialization in this particular line of work. If the candidate is successful in all of the above periods of training, he is commissioned as Second Lieutenant. The' work of the Military Aviator is becoming more complex every day. To him is left the whole vital work of obtaining all kinds of information con- cerning the enemy, of directing the fire of the machine gun as Well as all types of artillery. In this role, the Aviator, ranking as Second Lieutenant, becomes the master mind that watches over the enemy, interprets the meaning of his every movement, and transmits to the ground forces such information as he deems necessary. By means of a few letters in code, he can cause practically every gun in the artillery on his immediate sector to change to any target which seems of sufhcient importance for .this step. Thus, at his finger tips, by means of his wireless key, he has millions of 'dollars and the lives of thousands of men at his disposal. ' INO. VV. GARRETT. ' fe , ' ,sg 24 ' I ers 5 .

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-aa--v-.fl! THE SOUWVESTER, IQI8 From Them Truck Company VVe belong to the Motor Truck Department of the Quartermaster Service. It is our duty to carry supplies to the troops and to transport these troops from place to place. Wfhen we get overthere,', and we expect to be there soon, it will be our duty to supply the men in the trenches with food, clothing, and other necessities. The trip from the base of supplies to the trenches will be made at night so as to avoid the ire from the enemy artillery as much as possible. All of us are anxious to go to France and ,render the best service we know how. But- whether we return or whether we are sacrihced overthere, we shall .cherish to the last the memories of the days we sp-ent at Drury, and the friend- ships we formed there. A ' I CORPORAL RALPH A. SNAVELY. Company M , 53rd Pioneer Infantry, U. S. A. The Pioneer Infantry is a new and unique department in our army. It may be designated as a compromise between the Infantry and the Engineers. It re- sembles the Engineers in that both are armed with picks, shovels, and tape-lines. It can best be compared with the Infantry as follows: the Infantry fights a while, then rests, and the Pioneers fight a while, and then work. We are contented in every respect, save one, namely, the distance from us to Berlin is not decreasing proportionately with the rising of our fighting ire. LIEUT. JAMES E. RUFFIN. U. S. Naval Training Station Life in the Navy can not be beaten. VVe hit the deck, which means climbing out of our hammocks at 5 a. m. After a bit of exercise with mop sticks, brooins and other implements of similar nature, we chow, Ordinarily, but not always, we have beans, bread and butter and cofee. Then we report for the daily detail, if we have finished training. If not we stand by for orders, which usually mean drill, drill, and more drill. My detail happens to be pub- licity and propaganda work. VVe knock off at 4:30 p. m. and 'go ashore' or study or do as we please. The average period of training here is six months. However, men frequently are detailed for certain duties on the station, as has been the case with me. Eventually we all shall be sent to sea and all of us who now call Great Lakes home anxiously await the day when we will be ordered to sea-and a chance at the Kaiser. ' I'm sure that most of you will be interested to know that a majority of our instructors here are ala A. P. Hall, that is they are salty, SAM. D. EUSON.

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THE SOU'WESTER, I 918 Board Of Trustees T. W. NADAL ........ ......................................................... For Term Ending June, 1917. E. N. FERGUSON ......................................................,................. HON. CHARLES E. HARXVOOD .......... O. J. HILL ...................................... ARTHUR MARTY .......... A. H, MANSFIELD ................................,................................. For Term Ending June, 1918. LEWIS L. ALLEN .................................................................... i FREDERIC A. HALL ....... NV. L. HARDY ................... REV. S. H. VVOODROXV ........ J. T. WOODRUFF .................................................................... For Term Ending June, 1919. A. R, BALDWIN .................................................................... H-ON. JOHN T. FARRINGTON ........ HON. JOHN T. STURGIS ........... C. G. MARTIN ................ HON. J. T. WHITE .............................................................. For Term Ending fmze, 1920. C. H. COLE ....................................-- -------------------------------------- REV. H, F. HOLTON ........ L. L. LICHLITER ..... V ..... J. B. VVHITE ............ .................. OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. :FREDERIC A, HALL, LITT. D., LL. D ........................ ...........--.-.-.---- VV. L. HARDY .............................. --.---------- G, VV, NONEMACHER ........................... VICTOR O. COLTRANE ...,.... ........President ...-.....Springiield .........Up1and, Cal. ........Kansas City ........Kansas City Louis ..-.....Peirce City Louis ..-....-.SpringHeld Louis .........SpI'ingfie1d .........SpringfIeld ..........Springfie1d ..........Sp1'ingiie1d ..................Springfield ...Jefferson City ..........Springf1e1d Louis .-.....Kansas City .......Kansas City .A ding C'hai1'man ...................Treasmfer ................Sec1'etary ........C01msel