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

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a f i ,s 5, CMTC enrollment because they knew f their sons were getting the first bit of independent life in advantageous sur- roundings, with sympathetic guidance and under a daily schedule which i made in every way for manliness. Many a bashful and backward youth tasted in the camps for the first time l the full joy of human relationship. Many a forward youth learned the lesson of due modesty and respect for the conventions of good society. With increase of physical health and vigor came mental alertness, initiative and quick adaptability to conditions. Mil- , itary discipline taught them obedience VISITORS' HOUSES welcome the parents and friends and that respect for authority which of the men in training- is the pre-requisite for every man who would exert influence in the conduct of men and affairs. Camp training forged the desire for change into conscious purpose determined by high ideal. Academic credit and rewards were a definite incentive to camp attendance for tens of thousands of high school and college students who made up a large percentage of the TIHE CALL or THE CAMPS I ' ANN - , - eq: s . . , . I r L.. i. x :wp Q X . Q . Ex Q r X A .rw .. . . . ki. J .9 2 RELIGIOUS SERVICES are a marked feature at each camp. Opportunities for worship are arranged for men of various faiths by chaplains of the Army and of the Reserve. Page T1IfI.I'f6'6'71, vvv . mv.v.v.vs.v.v.v.v.vvv Q E M E ' v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.vmv.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.vmv. 0 ' ' c

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The men who Went to summer camps for physi- cal development reaped results far beyond their expectations. Desire for change the THE CALL OF THE CAMPS S f f 7 JOHN L. I-I1NEs ' .Major General, U. S. Army Chief of Staff urge of youth toward new experience, ac- counted for many appli- cations. The minimum age for camp admission Was 17 years and the great majority were only slightly older. The camps were to them the first step in venturing out of the home and liv- ing free from domestic control. They came to the CMTC because they felt a need for something different from their ac- customed surroundings and occupations. They looked forward to new scenes, wider acquaint- ance andadifferent mode of life. They were at that stage of develop- ment which gives to par- ents many an anxious hour. The restlessness of youth, which so often, if unguided, leads to bad associations and even to crime, was directed in the camps to worthwhile endeavor. Fathers and mothers gave consent to T 1 . I l Y' Ms., 1 s M .swim i . Q , a. ,t A ., .mari i -- ' -- .:-...L ,lim 'I CAVALRY TRAINING is given at one or more ca ' h C Allen in Vermont to Del Monte on the Pacific Coasi1?pS In eac Orps Area an the Way from Fort Ethan Page Twelve V 'Y VYUVYYVY 'ff' - .Vu n Q Y V U T 0 'NN-V-VN-vmvmvw.v.v.v.vww.v.v.vmv.vwmvwm fa o

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THE CALL OF THE CAMPS A THE HOSTESS HOUSE has the comforts and atmosphere of home and club. enrollment in these six years. Education is more freely offered in the United States than in any other civilized country. Elementary schools, high schools, Which are better than many colleges of an earlier day, and state universities offer instruction Without charge. Living expenses must be met, however, and by far the larger number of young men in secondary and higher institutions Work every year to gain the means of study. To them SWIMMING is a favorite sport-in the Atl t' th P 'fi ' - in pools like this-at many CMT Camps. an 1c, e HCI c, on the Gulf, at inland lakes and rivers or Page Fourteen 'YYY VVVVVVVUVYYVYVVVVVU V vvvvwvvvvmvvvmvsvmmvmvw uso' soeoenfnnsqn 1 - . ouaaceasoc Iltt 1. A I