ROTC Training Center - Sand Yearbook (Camp Custer, MI)

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Action Speaks Louder Than Words Six weeks ago eighty-tive young men from Indianapolis and Beloit, VViscon- sin landed at Camp Custer, most of them having very little military experience. Through the progress of six weeks the molding of them into the best organiza- tion in the R. O. T. C. camp was the achievement accomplished by Major York and the officers associated with him. The fourth company started out from the beginning to make itself known. lt gained the reputation of being the noisiest company in camp. At the evening lecture the fourth company won the singing contest by beating the other com- panies. In the contest at Gull Lake, a quartet won second place and also we won places in athletic contest. One of the most important contests won by this company was the winning of the competitive drill contest. By winning this contest we were known from this time on as the best company. Keeping up the 'winning streak, we were the best junior company in the 'ritle contest. lXf'l'r. llines won a place on the rifle team which goes to New jersey to shoot in the national contest. He was one ot' the two men from the junior companies to win a place on this team. This is a great honor for Mr. Uines as well as for Company four. In our company we have twenty-seven marksmen and two sharpshooters. Vile did not make as much progress as we should so one ot' our ollicers had us drill at eleven o'clock one evening for making so much noise. The last contest on the program of events was the athletic meet which was won by the fourth company. Mr. Sommers was the highest individual point winner. Mr. Speer won points for us. There was a line spirit in our company. The ollicers and the men worked in great harmony. XVe must win this, that is all there is to it, was the typical spirit in our company. Two distinct cities represented, molded into one unit that would be very difficult to distinguish which bunch was which shows the won- derful spirit which existed there. We will all leave camp knowing each other better and with that splendid spirit of fellowship. So that same green bunch now changed into better citizens leave for their homes and thus ends the history of Company lfour. We know this same spirit will dwell in the hearts of every member of our company for months to come, which has been developed here during our brief stay of six weeks in camp. 65

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We Saw, We Came, We Conquered 4TH COMPANY HIKING SONG Oh Company Four, you are always in the right, Oh Company Four, for you we'll always fight. For your boys will always be true to you, And your officers with you, too. Oh Company Four, we'll always back you to a man, No matter what you take in hand, And your name never shall be disgraced, For there is nothing we won't face. The -lth Company won the R. O. T. C. field meet which look place Friday, July 25, 1919. The stars for the Fourth Company were Sommers and Speer. Sommers took two first places and Speer took one first and a second. The Fourth as a company took five first places, three seconds, and two third places. ln the 50-yard dash, Speer ran away from the other contestants, winning easily. The 100-yard dash was the most closely contested race of any. Speer led up to the last few feet, when Sommer passed him and finished about four inches ahead. Sommer also won the broad jump. The three-legged race was won by our team of Cartinhour and Badger. XVC also took the leapfrog race, although our relay team was the smallest one in the event. NVe lost first place in the carrying the wounded race by a few feet, but we got second with our team of Drayer, Foster and Levy. Our relay team received second place in a very closely contested event, the first company winning this race, but of course they are the senior students, so we could not afford to take everything from them. Hough tried hard in the high jump and did good work compared with his larger opponents--he took third place. In the tent-pitching contest, our team won third place also. So this gave us all the points we needed to call the day ours. Service uniforms were worn for all events. Before this we had won baseball games and the single basketball game so we can be justly proud of our record. 07