Ohio Northern University - Northern Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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943, 'lll WAR, NEW Mlllllllw This year of war brought new activities to Northern. Our Engineering faculty have been busier than ever organizing defense classes in surrounding towns. Even though regular classes were depleted by the draft and the calling of reserves, the professors found their time taken up by war work. A drafting course was opened to women here at Northern and many took advantage of it. Members of Ohio lNlorthern's first glider pilot basic training course were all volunteers. FIRST ROW: Carl J. Graham, Columbus Grove, Robert E. Sims, Wapakoneta, Kenneth E. Volkmer, and Irvin S. Anderson, Columbus Grove. BACK ROW: James R. O'Neil, Robert E. Dome, Lima, Floyd E. Porter, Cridersville, and Leslie R. Roby, Lima.

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UN B RHUWED TllVlE P mf sill Ill H vl lA W R Q ln i943 the times were very precarious for the men on North- ern's campus. Many of them were leaving every-day, and the others were waiting to be called. They lived on borrowed time. From one day to the next they did not know how soon they would be leaving. Fraternity men kissed their pin-mates good-bye, paid due re- spects to their professors, and accepted the call to the colors.

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This year Northern has had various groups of service men on its campus. First came the glider pilots. The campus accepted them as a part of a new war program. Later the Iiason pilots came here for their basic training. These sixteen men were trained to scout ahead and observe for the artillery. Last, but not least were the pilots being trained to instruct others in the Air Corps. These fellows spent about four months here and made themselves right at home. lt seems altogether correct to see uniforms here on our campus. TOP ROW, left to right:Arthur Reiser, Tuscarawas, Russell Moore, Cleveland, John Ducic, Bessemer, Pa., George Singer, Olmsted Falls, Joseph Archer, Lewisville, Harold Fairbust, Wooster. UPPER CENTER: Russell Schad, Cleveland Heights, Russell Cook, Cleveland, Merle Martz, Wooster, Robert Krebs, Cleveland, Herbert Sheets, Hartville, Theodore Laping, Cleveland, Donald Chew, Shelby. LOWER CENTER: Harold Rucy, Louisville, George Ott, Lakewood, Alfred Levine, Cleveland, John Thomas, Duncan Falls, Bruce Simon, Wooster, Richard Lipman, Cleveland. FRONT ROW: Dudley Bell, Elyria, Robert Ireland, lll, Cleveland, Joseph Klein, Cleveland, William Kohl, Berea, Raymond Brown, Cleveland. NOT IN THE PICTURE: Clair MacNeal, Grafton.