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

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THE JEFFERSONIAN A ROOKIE S VIEWPOIINT WALTERAW FRICK Company E ay It 15 501116 mln that ThOTOughly examines and equips fourteen hundred bo5 s in one It is an efficient organization that makes raw recruits march and drill and shoot like Regulars in one month. It is a great institution that brings together on a common basis of equality boys from every rank and file of life, that makes theiriminds clearer their bodies healthier their Judgment keener their knowledge and experience broader cc ' 77 . . . . ' - Such a mill and such an organization and such an institution go together to make -S X. s 0 : Jg k , T u 7 CC 77 CC ' 77 7' d . 1 7 . . . . . . . , 7 7 up the CMTC. Such is the institution that teaches boys to shoot and hit a bullis-eye at two hundred yards. Such is the institution that teaches boys to execute 'csquads right, Hon right - ' 77 cc - aa ac . . . . into line left by squads present arms H arade rest Such is the institution .1 0 1 , P . that trains boys in the ways of the military, but such is also the institution that teaches respect for parents and elders, that strengthens morals and makes boys not only strong, hardy, and healthy, but self-reliant and manly. Such is the institution that 'develops leadership in boys, that imbues them with the spirit of helpfulness and establishes within them the desire to become better men and better American citizens. - Too much cannot be said for the government that makes possible such a camp for American boys. Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon those who lead and guide and direct camp life. A ' p To you, the parents, we would ask you to entrust us with your boy for thirty days. We will return him to you a better boy in more ways than one. To you, the boys, we would encourage you to Camp with Uncle Sam . You will be the better for it and you will look back upon your camp life as one of the most helpful, most important, and most memorable experience in your life. THE GARRISOINVS TRIBUTE JOSEPH M. Woons, Staff Sergeant It's mighty still an, lonesome since the boys all went away. The air itself feels empty-sorta home-sick, I should say, An, it kinda chokes yer gullet an' yer throat begins ter swell Fer yu' notice a big difference since the boys quit raisin' Hell. Then yu think uv all them youngsters, Tom an' Dick an' Ed an' Bill, An' yer mind begins ter wander an' yer eyes begin ter fill, Yu wonder ef yu'll ever meet up with them boys agin, Boys so full uv fun an' mischief thet it looked jest like a sin. Ter hev ter bawl sich fellers out fer things thet they would do Agin the Regulations, but the job wuz up ter you, So yu'd do it in the good ol, way thet left no sign uv doubt With the fellers thet wuz guilty thet theyld hed a 'baelinf outi. They warn't no hard feelinfs over things like thet, yu know. They knowed thet we ol' timers hed ter show ,em how ter go. But now thet camp is over they air Scattered here an, there, A steppin, high an, hansome an' a feelin, free as air. Camp discipline is in the past. They do jest ez they please. They go an' come whene'er they like ez free ez Wanderin breeze. In spite uv this their minds ,ll often turn ter ol' camp days, Their eyes will sorta moisten an' theyill see ez through a haze. The faces uv ol' comrades-Ol' camp bunikies good an,-tru.e- Then they'll hanker fer them ol' days while they're livin, in the new. Pagz' Om? H11 zzrfrm' T11 z'rIy-fm , . . . l

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L THE JEFFERSONIAN W is 1 if 1 H THANK YoU,UNoLEsAM H WALTER W. FRICK, Company G We are glad to be here. We are glad to come together under your care and guidance, to mingle with each other as true American boys, to receive your instructions, to learn the art of companionship and agreeableness and discipline and leadership. Q To your ofhcers, our superiors, we are thankful for your patience, your perseverance, and your friendship. We would do all we can to make your burden lighter. VVe would co-operate with you and help you teach us. We are willing and glad to learn from you. We are thankful to you, Uncle Sam, that you allow us, at your expense, to camp with you for one month, to enjoy the companionship of others, to learn to live cleaner and healthier, and to become more alert and efficient. We are glad that you strengthen our self-respect and our self-reliance. YVe are glad to learn respect for authority and the rights of others. We are glad to be here and work hard and play hard, to enjoy ourselves, but also to gain things of value. We are glad to be here, but when our thirty days are past we are glad to go home better citizens in every way. ' CMTC Students of 1926 oooDBvE,oMT CAMP A JOSEPH M. Woons, Staff Sergeant We'll soon be going home, boys, and is it playing fair To leave the CMT Camp without a thought or care? We're full of fpep' and fginger' just from living up to rules. The CMT Camp turns out men who've failed in other schools. Thanks to its cast-iron discipline to which our will has bowed, We'll hold our heads up proudly in any kind of crowd,- Consider ourselves honored as CMTC men, And eager to apply for next yearis training camp again. ' When first we came our shoulders drooped. The job was all too hard. But thanks to steady training we feel we've gained a yard In height and breadth and thickness and, Ch Boy, we sure feel grand When out upon a long, hard hike behind an-army band. In all our drills, in all our games the spirit of Fair Playw Grows more and more within us with the passing of each day. The friendships we've established have brought a world of joy . That, with the passing ofthe years, Time never can alloy. Welll soon be going home, boys, the time is drawing near, But when we see Old Gloryl' she'll be greeted with a cheer. Pagt' Om' Hzuzdrad T1'11'rty-,rciwzz