Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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Porter was given a specially engraved sabre by the two hundred students of the depart- ITICHI. The pomp and ceremony made the Ball as colorful as usualg but this year there was a new note: there were no corsages for the girls. By request of the Pan-Hellenic coun- cil, the military men were asked to donate lSliNliA'I'Il 'l lllS ROW! of arched sabers, Clie fifteen junior Seabbard and liladc men and their dates walked before being uilieially pledged at the Military Hall. Bob Peterson is shown at rigln below kneeling before sponsor Dari' and Seabbarcl and Blade president lllanc. The pic- the money usually spent for flowers to the Red Cross. They responded by stuffing their contributions down the muzzle of 11 three-inch mortar which, with machine guns, rifles, and cannons, helped give the Roof Garden suitable atmosphere. Pro- ceeds went toward paying for other mili- tary social functions. ture at left shows Governor Dwight H. Green of Illinois presenting Tribune medals to john Campbell, Sam Blanc, and Lloyd Mason. Governor Green was an honored guest at the big social function sponsored by Scabbard and Blade in February, 23

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the fall, after the unit had passed in review before them, a tea-dance was held in their honor in Seymour Hall. In their smooth white dresses and purple and gold capes, the sponsors also added color to the Military Day parade late in the spring. But the biggest affair over which they presided was the annual Mili- Y tary Ball held on Feb- ruary 20. The Mil Ball is sponsored by Scabbard and Blade and always meets with the success which characterizes every ac- Spawmu Nm! the Md Ak!! 22 Tllli SPONSORS of the Knox R,O.T.C. unit :ire chosen by vote of the men in the unit. Only senior girls are elected. jam Unrr was battalion spon- sorg ,lane linker, Lurnyne liricls- ey, Ida Anne Stfimbuugli, and Martha Welsh were sponsors for companies U, C, B, and A, re- speetively. AT Tllli lililX-DANCE held by the military department ,Enl- lowing the first presentation of llie sponsors, oilieers Engstrom :intl Allison carefully look after Llie interests of sponsors W'elsl1 1 :intl llzirr. Meanwhile, Cliff Hel- ler cuts xi very military rug with 1 sponsor Snunbnugli. tivity of the military department. The highpoint of this year's affair wa the attendance of Dwight H. Green, gov ernor of Illinois, who presented Chicag Tribune medals to outstanding student in the Knox unit. Sam Blanc, a senior, Joh Campbell, a junior, and Lloyd Mason, sophomore, were so honored. During the ceremonies preceding ch governor's presentation, fifteen junior me were officially pledged to Scabbard an Blade by battalion sponsor Darr. The fina presentation of the evening came as a com plete surprise to the recipient: Colone

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The Civilian Pilot Training program, in its third year on the Knox campus, con- tinued to work toward the same general end as the R.O.T.C. unit:-preparation of students for service in the war effort. This year, before enrolling in the C.P.T. courses, students were requir- ed to pledge their - services to the air corps of some branch of the service upon completion of their flight training. Knox was one of the few schools in the Midwest which offered four complete courses of Civilian Pilot Training, during the year Knox men were registered in the primary, secondary, cross-country, and in- structors, courses. The ground work for these was taught by faculty membersg the air instruction was handled by personnel at the Galesburg airport. Mr. H. E. Way of the physics depart- ment was C.P.T. co-ordinatorg he was as- sisted in the teaching of the groundschool sessions by Messrs. Delo, Reed, and Mutch. Groundschool subjects included meteorol- ogy, power plants, navigation, aerodynam- ics, and Civil Air Regulations. Simultaneously with taking the ground work Cin which they were rigorously test- edj, the primary C.P.T. students started dual air instruction at the airport. The average student had forty-five hours flying time in his log-book before taking his final flight test. The tests were administered by government inspectors, those who passed received their highly prized Private Pilot's License. The secondary course is open to stu- dents successfully passing the primary, also there are strict physical requirements. In their flight work the secondary students used faster, larger planes-usually Wacos -and put their groundschool knowledge to use in cross-country flights. 24 U31 1 Ill if -,li a fy' ll MH xi 'v I liz llamwlll mf, r i 'i wx fr-I .milxlxv 1 fl lulllvm Y W1 ni, ilu: ui.1zL:f1-1, tiiriu-1, vlIi'l'lLl l in ilu' vii 113, 'Jilin' 'viii ,,'L 'wr Him m 1' :',:'v 1 ' xx'm'l1 .1:+, 'iXiIfl '1' lwlliifiw .wi-,l ,'-.ly l fl lo. il lu' Ill Alvin' I rel. ll-wi: I X1 l1 ,N nn- w i N