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

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THE CALL OF THE CAMPS t4-'-' technic, De Paul, Canis- A ton and Lee, Rose Poly- technic, the Catholic University of America, Randolph-Macon, Centre, Carleton, Day- ton, Ottavva, Creighton, Lake Forest, Davis and Elkins, Wheaton, Coe, George Washington, Hampden-Sidney and the Washington Univer- sity of St. Louis. Mili- tary schools offered schol- arships bearing not only free tuition, but also in most cases a large reduc- tion in living expenses. In this class were the Virginia Military Insti- tute, the Georgia, Gor- don, Missouri, California and VVentworth Military Academies, the Tennes- see Nlilitary Institute, St. Thomas, Kemper, Shattuck and the San Diego Army and Navy . Academy. Higher in- stitutions gave credit for camp attendance in the main under the heading i ofrequired physicaltrain- ing, but college author- ities came to recognize a ius, Bucknell, Washing- A considerable literary CHARLES B. PIKE value in the activities Pmidenz,MTCA of CNITC men on the Chief Cwiliafl Aide daily newspaper which is QVER DALE-Keep 'em rolling , is the song of the Field Artillery, and those gaisgons Page Sixteen L ' V V VYYYVYVVV Y I 11- VVV.'Y V ' ' ' ' ' nv.v.mv.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.vw.v.v.vw.v.vww.v.v,v, O 0

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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

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THE CALL OF THE CAMPS THROUGH THE WOODS on a morning hike in sunlight and shadow gives each man a sense of comrade- ship and ,a disciplined feeling of his part in team work or play. - T published in many training centers and on the Annuals which are prepared at many camps as a record of the month in training. This significant sanction of the camps by educa- tional authorities and institutions was a large factor in enrollment. Economic considerations led many young men to the summer training. A large and increasing percentage Was made up of young men from ofiices, stores and factories, who Went to the camps under the expressed approval of their employers and with the sound conviction that a good record in the training center would be a factor in future HORSEMANSHIP is an envied accomplishment at a CMTC, where youngAmericans seek to rival the centaurs ofbmythic fame. Page Sevevzteen v v v v v .v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v v v v v v v ' nv.v.wmv.vmv.vmvmv.vmv.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.n , o