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

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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

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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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X 'ian Y THE CALL OF THE CAMPS the loss of one Wage- earning month was a matter of serious im- port. Partly to counter- balance this, Boards of Education in many States authorized high school credit for camp enrollment and a consid- erable number of higher institutions recognized this training toward graduation. In addition, many military schools, public secondary schools, colleges and universities offered for competition in the CMTC of the var- ious Corps Areas scholar- ships bearing free tuition. Most of these were re- newable, on the basis of good scholastic record, to the successful Winners throughout the entire course. . Sixty or more institutions united in this patriotic plan with a forecast of a total annual value of fifty thousand dollars in these scholar- ships within the next two or three years., Among these were Yale, Colum- bia, Princeton, Pennsyl- vania, Chicago, Southern California, Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, St. Joseph's, Boston, Tufts, Hobart, Worcester Poly- M ff 'ROBERT C. DAVIS .Major General, U. S. Army I The Adjutant General W: - ,gp-M i' A PITCHING PUP TENTS is a good preparation for any summer outing. Page Fzftee 11 'V' V 'V' U 'Y V U YYY' Y Q l