Jefferson Barracks Citizens Military Camps - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Lemay, MO)

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THE CALL OF THE CAMPS , fi THE CALL OF THE CAMPS One hundred and fifty-eight thousand young men I enrolled for the Citizens' Military Training Camps in the six years since their establishment in 1921. Ninety-sixthousand more,an average ofsixteenthousand T' each year, made application but could not be trained for lack of room. The call of the camps drew a quarter of a million young Americans to seek admission. Many and diverse reasons impelled them to register in these camps, where the Government offered four weeks of training with all necessary expenses paid. Athletics brought a large part of the enrollment. In no other country of the civilized world have young men a greater devotion to a large variety of sports and games than in the United States. This interest was reflected in applications, from men who saw in the. camps a chance of participating in all popular types of American sports under skilled instructors. The Government furnished much necessary equipment and this was supplemented by donations, where requested, from the Military Training Camps Associa- . . tion and other patriotic societies and civic committees. E Many of the training centers were located on the THE COLOR GUARD is made UP seashore or on inland lakes and rivers with ample opportunity for bathing. At other points the War Department established adequate, hygienic and at- tractive swimming tanks. The Red Cross generously arranged systematic courses of instruction, leading successful candidates to final credit -as life guards. Baseball diamonds and suitable equipment were provided for all men who sought to qualify for' the company teams and to take part in the inter-company and regimental games. Tennis courts were to be found everywhere, boxing was taught for men of every weight, volleyball, pushball and fencing were hardly less popular. ln greater measure each year high school, normal school and college football teams, sometimes with their own coaches, found in the summer of the best men at a CMTC. One can easily imagine their pride. ff ' , i . V . . - ' THEY MARCH LIKE VETERANS-CMTC men after one month in camp file past in iinal parade. ' Page N ine V V Y U Y Y YgV4VA V I O