Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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One of The miliTary uniTs represenTed on The campus is The War Training Service, The program of flighT Training ThaT has recenTly replaced The old Civilian PiloT Training. The uniT here, comprised of one hundred V-5's, is headed by LT. John E. Sullivan, commanding officer, and LT. ligl J. Leslie 1-larT, physical Training direcTor. The uniT is auarTered in David Swing Hall, and makes use of The faciliTies of The Universify Airfield in iTs Training. The airfield was recenTly repaired and enlarged To ac- commodafe This service group. ImprovemenTs included grading and leveling of The area, and consTrucTion of a new hangar and concreTe runway. The field was dedicaTed July 17, 1943, wiTh Governor John Bricker officiaTing aT The Governor's Day ceremonies. Previous To compleTion of The field, cadefs were TransporTed via sTaTion-wagon To l-lamilfon and lvliddleTown for use of The air fields There. The War Training Service has been aT Miami since Sep- Tember of 1942. The basic course here lasTs abouT Two monThs, affer which The cadeTs are graduafed To advanced flying insTrucTion elsewhere. Upon compleTion of The en- Tire course, They are commissioned as Ensigns in The Naval Air Corps, WT Ready for The Take off.

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f ffl. Q 5' ii I it Sending not receiving. The Waves and Marines entertain. AVES Ill ES Welcome addition to the Miami University campus this year were the Waves and lady Marines. The Waves bowed in on April 15 last year and were followed on May 13 by the Marines. Oxford welcomed them with a drum and bugle corps which marched with them to their new quar- ters. Military and well-poised, the girls have been invited to various campus affairs and the students try to make them feel a part of the University. These energetic young women are studying code and radio theory in order to become radio operators. Many of them receive their ratings when they graduate, and go to various Naval stations where they release men for sea duty. East and West Halls have now become home to these service women. West Hall was not taken over by the Navy until the academic year was finished, although the fresh- men women had to vacate East Hall earlier in the spring. The coeds hoped the service women would enjoy these dorms as much as they had, and from all indications they must. East Hall basement was completely redecorated into a recreation room complete with dance floor, coke ma- chines, and games.

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Lt. E. R. Hillman Miomi is privileged to hove on her compus cz V-I2 unit of the United Stdtes Novy. This unit is composed of men selected for their out- stonding chorocter ond high intelligence rot- ing. They ore given intensive bosic trdining for becoming supply officers, deck officers, ond doctors. Upon successful completion of pre- scribed courses the Novy men ore sent for further speciolized troining to selected schools. Ogden, Elliott, Stoddord, ond Swing l-ldlls ore the homes of the soilors while the Morines hold forth ot New lvlen's Dormitory. The pres- ence of the uniformed men odds interest ond pleosing color to the holls ond pdths of Mi- omi, ond brings to our peoceful, sheltered compus o much needed reoilizotion of the vvdr in which our porticipotion hos been so meoger. Commonder J. F. VV. Groy is reoilly the cop- toin of oll Novel units on compus, including V-T2 soilors ond lvlorines, V-5 Novol Air Co- dets, ond Wdves, lvlorines, ond soilors of the Lt. llgl J. A. Greenlee Major J. M. Robb