Hartwick College - Oyaron Yearbook (Oneonta, NY)

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I-IARTWICICS VGLUNTEER ll HEY also serve . . .H wlao Worlc on tlae Hartwicl: College campus for tlxe furtlaer- ing of tlue National Defense Program. Witlm tlre lull participation of tlre arlministralion, tlre llaculty, ancl tlre stutlent laocly, llle College lras laeen able to contrilmute to tlre national neecl. ln lrarmony witlr tlre recommenclation of tlwe otlice ol? Ecluca- tional Xvar-Time Commission, tlre State Ecluca- tional Department, ancl tlae Association ot Ameri- can Colleges, Hartwiclr College laas arrangecl an Acceleratecl Program wluicla will enalole treslumen to gracluate in tlnree calenclar years, eaclu consist- ing of two regular semesters ancl a twelve-weelz Summer Session. Tlwe Committee on War-Tirne Policies was estalo- lislaecl to cope witla tlae emergency ancl to lne tlae instigators and aclvisors for tlae war-time cluties. They have arrangecl cletinite projects for Wlaiclu tlue stuclent lsocly l'1as come out en masse, to assist in this effort. Presiclent Arnold lmas given luis uncliviclecl atten- tion to the commencement ancl advancement of this WAR-TIME EFFCDRT war-time effort. He attenclecl a conference in Balti- more in January 1942, at wliiclm tlwe lcarling eclu- eators ol llie country assemlalecl to formulate 21 pol- icy towarcl eclucation ancl civilian service. rlllrcse itleas were transinit.l.etl to llartwicla so tliat it coulnl join lrantls witlr tlrc stuclents ot America. Miss Ellyina Bencler, Dean of Women,'witl1 tlre aicl of tlue women stuclents, has macle a flag on wlmiclu a wlaite star lwas lseen plaeecl for eacla Hart- wiclcian wlwo loras joinecl some lbrancll of the serv- ice. Tlais lnlue Helcl covered witlu stars will loe tlae material illustrationlot tlne active cluties Llaat Hart- wiclx is performing, Tlcre Civilian Pilot Training Course llas been in existence at Hartwiclc College for two years anal laas gracluatecl sixty pilots, tlaree of wlaom llave now earnecl tlueir wings, and nine of wluom are in tlne air corps. Dr. Eclwarcl Brancl, as defense coorcli- nator at tlae college, ldas aiclecl in tlie 'flying instruc- tion. Mr. Hessec slnares instructional cluties Witln Dr. Brand and is in clwarge ot tlue courses in meteorology ancl navigation. Tlae Radio Teclmieian Course, also

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instigatect lay Dr. Brand, tias an active cnrottinent of twenty-two memtoers. Mrs. King is in charge of ttae Rect Cross Home Nursing Ctass anct ttae Rect Cross Knitting and Sewing Ctass. Botti men anct women attenet ttie Home Nursing Class wtiicti provictes ttuem witti emergency information regarcting sickness anct wouncts. The Knitting and Sewing Ctass tias wortiect steactity on the cornptetion of ttaose items necessary for soldier anct civitian emergencies. Mrs. Ctiarnptin has ctaarge of the Basie Nutri- tion Courses of Cneonta. Stie is assistect toy ttne Mccottum Club, which tvras aiclect her by time ctrawing of nutrition posters. tn case ot an air raict Mr. Ntccture tias trainect men to late over ttne ttuties ot tire anct air-raict warctens. He atso is training a ritte squact. tvtr. Hatianson ptans to tpactc ttie spirits of Hart- wictc in case ot an emergency with musicat pro- grams given toy ttne stuctents. tVtrs. Hasturouctc twas tect ttwe ctericat wort: con- nectect wittw the war-tirne activities. Stwe is also ttwe Qtsego County Ctiairman ot Putaticity ot ttme Wruineiisy Division of Defense Savings Statt. Wittl Dr. Miller' in ctwarge ot the Cottection ot Materiat, ttme Cottege twas tneen atnte to contritoute to Nationat Defense. The students and the tacutty have atso been working on projects suctr as: the sate of Defense Starnps, time care of ctaitctren, ctriving and caring for a CEU' anct various tunct raising activities.