Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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Knox at War is the most important section of this hook. It gives you a true picture of the scope and intensity and spirit of Knox College at war. The Knox faculty and students worked harder and longer this year than ever before. The men realized that in few short months their lives might well depend upon their know- ledge of military science, mathematics, or physics gained while at Knox.

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CHAPTER TWO KNOX AT WAR

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KN GX AT WAR CHAPTER TWO Machine Gun Drill By September, 1942, after one semester of war, Knox College had done a remarkable job of gearing itself for the war effort. The faculty and administration formulated a group of new courses designed to equip the men of Siwash both mentally and phys- ically for service in the armed forces. A compulsory calisthenics course was intro- duced for all men, both aerial and marine navigation were taught for the first timeg Dean Adamec taught a class in introduc- tory Russian g and Doc Delo, geology prof, worked out a course in military map read- ing. In addition, other departments modi- fied their study plans extensively-for example, Mr. Mortoii and the Ec clepart- ment explained the intricacies of war eco- nomics, the history department emphasized the background and immediate causes of World War II, while Mr. Beauchamp, veteran of the first World War, instructed in a specialized report writing class. All of this was extremely valuable - but it was the military science department, naturally, that eclipsed all others in importance this year at Knox. Knox College is extremely fortunate having on the campus one of the two in- fantry units of the Reserve OfHcer's Train- ing Corps in the state-the other being at the University of Illinois. The Knox unit was established in 1920 following the first