Fordham University School of Business - Aries Yearbook (New York, NY)

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f--4 Q . if tr ,wi 'Q M5'iff'-2 Jgfrfi J J am toizce 12.o.1:.c. As in many other activities, the Business School is well represented in the Air Force Preserve Officers Training Corps program. The fly boys in their weekly dash to the drill field are 'a familiar Wednesday afternoon sight. In this outfit, punctuality is always preserved. A.F. R.O.T.C. history dates back to 1947. It was at this date that the Air Force became a separate branch of our Armed Forces. Previous to this, the Army R.O.T.C. was the only branch represented on the campus. At present the program is under the capable supervision of Colonel Raymond V. Schwanbeck, aided by numerous regular military personnel. The primary and basic function of the group is to graduate into the service qualified flying personnel.. To insure fulfillment, all cadets receive rigid mental and physical tests throughout'their four years' training. Each Week one period of R.O.T.C. is set aside for drill. This enables the students to become better acquainted with procedures of military courtesy and fundamentals of leadership, both major considerations in the training of a future officer. All students reaching the senior course are required to serve a six week summer training period between third and fourth year. This training period serves as the perfecting hand which enables fourth year cadets to assume complete administration of procedure with regards to the entire cadet wing. It is not difficult to show that the training period fulfills its purpose. The gratifying and sharply executed results are always obvious on Saint Patrickis Day and at the annual Demonstration Day awards. To the average eye, the program is a fundamental training of future officers. To one with a wider scope it is both an assurance and insurance of freedom and liberty from the threatening tentacles of world Communism. 238 ,. K ,fa 3 . Guardians of our country. The beginning of the end Smilin, Jack

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Trip to Miami? Grrrl ARIN U.S.A.R., these four letters which represent the term United States Army Reserve, are an integral part of many here at Fordham University. Those men to Whom these letters mean so much are members of the Army R.O.T.C. unit, established here at Ford- ham prior to World War II. A new Department of the Army policy concerning R.O.T.C. units was inaugurated with the Class of 1957. A general military science course Was substi- tuted for the specialized courses practiced in the colleges and universities throughout the nation. In- stead of receiving training in the Transportation or the Artillery branch of the Army, a general course dealing with the various branches of the Army, such as tactical, armor, artillery, and infantry, as Well as administrative, Was instituted. Also, with the Class of ,57, a new policy dealing with the common drill hour and the junior cadet of- ficers was inaugurated. The junior class of cadet of- Why guard this baby? Shortage of beds.