Red Lion Area High School - Lion Yearbook (Red Lion, PA)

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letters to the Editor fllontinuedb ,L,., 4' S22 'wig Vf ,.1, Q .L i c1,'3m.' 2. sf SALUTES FRUM THE FACULTY My dear lfditor. Through voluntary induetion l am eon- neeted vviilt the newest hraneh of the Nav y. known as the Seahees. . . My lmoot and ad- vani-ed military training was taken at Camp I'eary. Yirginia. where all phases ol eomliat tighting were introdueed. . . Following the training period. our battalion was assigned to take over the proving grounds at Camp Thomas. Rhode Island. The testing lalwora- tories of the ramp is where heavy steel eon- struetion ol new type harges and sea going eralt are invented. My aetivities here are in the line of huilding. Ser-reey heing an essential laetor. I am naturally unahle to evplain in detail anything eoneerning the type of eonstruetion, When we are among those lvattalions at Island to do Olll' jolt. I'm sure we will do it. Nly work there will lie in the liuild- ing line. and to light the enemy if the oeea- sion requires it. Yery truly yours. DENNIS NIYICRS tl. Xl. 2 e SUNNY ITALY Dear Editor: While l have little spare time I though I would drop you a lew lines. I am reeeiv- ing your sehool paper. and I appreeiate it mueh. Thanks to good old Red l.ion lg 1. I am somewhere deep in the mud ol ltaly. putting in all 1 got against the t'.ler- riesf' I have heen in this war almost four- teen months now. and I do hope it is soon over. I guess a lot of my old schoolmates are also serving overseas somewhere. Due to .Xrmy eensors. I ean not give you my evaet loeation. A former student. SGT, l.. L. I.Al'LfKS. FRUM THE HALLS UF MUNTEZIIMA Dear Editor, . . . After finishing R. U. Ci. a nuinlier of us who had previous engineering training were sent to the Radar si-hool. organized in the Graduate Engineering Si-hools at Har- vard and Mas-saehusetts Institute ol Teeh- nology. The training eourse is designed to teaeh ollieers how to design and serviee radar equipment. The eourse is very eom- prehensive and lasts nine or ten months. I feel that I was quite fortunate in get- ting into this work as l will he granted eollege eredit for mueh ol' the work. Yours truly. l.'l'. ROITICRT BAIi'l'ICAliX. IR. liamp Vlfheeler. Georgia lJ1'ill' Editor, ln many ways the army ean lie eoinpareil with a town or eity. l.arge numlners ol inert and women are needed to huild. oper- ate. and maintain the numerous and varied lunetions ol' each. Nlost jolrs are routine: others require years of study and training. lilassitieation seetions ol the various arms and servii-es are maintained to plaee indi- viduals into the type of work they van most readily assimilate and perlorm. In some instanees the work is similar to that ol eivilian life: in others it requires new skills lor whieh an individual needs speeial apti- tudes. The army. for example. needs more eooks and motor nieehanies and less law- yers and hookkeepers than are normally found in a town or eity. Some hook- keepers. thus. may have to learn to eook. Xly seetion is Composed of men and women. many with civilian experienee in personnel work. whose duty it is to requisition. assign. reassign. and ship to eomlnat units those in- dividuals who are sent to this replai-ement eenter for lmasie training. Sineerely yours. lNl:X.l0H KICNNICTH lf. TXX LOR Great l.akes. Illinois Dear Editor: I am going to Basie Ifngineering sehool now. It almost seems like I am at Heil l.ion again. The school will last eight weeks. lllll I have one week in already. Vie have shop where we will learn to op- erate all different kinds of maehines and motors. We also have Nleehanieal Drawing and Mathetnaties. Sehool starts at T100 o'i'loek in the morning and ends at 3.00 o'eloek in the afternoon. Vie have one hour off for dinner. From 3:00 o'eloek until -1:00 o'eloek we have physieal training. and they surely put us through some tough stulI. We don't get a rest from the time we start llntil the time we stop. I like the sehool a lot even though it is very tough. Sineerely, F2 ll NEYIN NEFF. England Dear Editor: From England to Red l.ion. Pennsylvania. is a long way, and everyone of us is looking forward to getting home again in a hurry. However, in the meantime we have a jolt to do, and mine is nursing bark to health. those of our hne men who have heen more or less unfortunate as to stop enemy shells. Sinee November I. when I reported to Ft. Div. New lersey. and then to England Cen- eral Hospital. after lreing in the Air Foree. funny as it seems. I haven't heen inside a hospital exeept to sleep. At Ft. Dix I joined the 90th General llospital Ilnit for the pre-overseas tt'aining and arrived here in England .l2!llll3I'y 10. I9-1-1. The drilling, marehing, lectures. tilms. ohstaele and inliltration eourses, hikes and everything else we were ealled on to do seemed endless at times: hut looking liaek we thoroughly enjoyed every mimite of it and are proud to he a small part of suelt a grand unit. .M the present time we are paeked ready to shove oil to a post nearer the front where we ean do the most possilvle good in the shortest time. Yours for an early Vietory. ind l.t. ICTHICI. 5. RI'IDl IEI.D. Dear Editor: The two years ol my army life have heen devoted almost entirely to aireralt radio work. 'Xlter reeeiving thorough training in an XXI Teehnieal Training Sehool. I was assigned to the Seeond Mr Foree. whieh is lot-ated hetween the Mississippi River and the Roekies. The primary purpose of this organization is to train heavy homlrardment eomhat erews. so the various johs l've had sinee leaving radio sehool have heen eon- neeted with the instruetion of hoth opera- tion and maintenanee of the different types of eommunieations equipment installed on the lil-IT and B-121 liomlvers. Sim-erely. T 5gt. PRESTON ll. HISICNSMITH. r it Pvt. Robert P. Tschop, zasssiiaea. D. vi. o. l388th S. V.. Co. 8. ltks. F-12, Woodrow Wilson General Hospital. Staunton. Tir- ginia. Former l'hysies and General Sei- enee instructor who is now a laboratory teehnieian with the Nledieal Corps. 5

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LETTERS T0 THE EDITOR PAST PRESIDENTS Dear Editor, . . . A fellow really has confidence when he knows that at home and in thousands of other little towns like Red Lion the citi- zens are all outn for victory. How can we help but feel confident when we know that our defense plants are running full swing, that our farms are producing a bumper crop, and that our schools are con- tinuing their work in making the United States an even better place for our return? Sincerely. CPL. DALE ZIEGLER Ed. Note: Cpl. Ziegler, president of the class of 1942, is now stationed in Hawaii. Amarillo, Texas Dear Editor, . . . Much as you may hear about this Army, its horrors, headaches, and horse- play, I think if you were here you would surmise exactly what I have. That is, that Uncle Sam,s boys are the best fed, best treated, and best equipped in the world. . . A new recruit is always placed-well, almost always where he is best fitted. Everyone here realizes that fact. There is always moaning, but all in all, the fellows feel they are being well taken care of. Believe it or not, we even like our C. O. and first sergeant. There is a congenial atmosphere between the officers and enlisted men here . . . When going to school, most of the fel- lows like A. M. school mainly because they donit draw any K. P. You would under- stand what I mean if you had to wash mil- lions of knives, forks, and spoons for six- teen hours straight-knowing that you are working for the exact sum of seven and three ten thousandths cents an hour. Ah! Sincerely, PVT. TED LAMOTTE Ed. Note: Pvt. LaMotte, president of the class of 1943, is serving with the Army Air Corps Ground Crew. North Carolina State College Dear Editor: This college training for the Army Air Corps is really nice, although we are kept busy most of the time. The studies require some work-especially Physics. It isn't as easy to get as it is in high school. You would really be surprised at some of the changes the Air Corps is undergoing. Since I am down here, 400 men have been washed out. This group included those who volunteered for cadet training, after being inducted by the draft boardg the men who transferred from other branches, such as the signal corps and the infantry, and the ones who volunteered after they reached the age of eighteen. They were washed due to the program being over-crowded. It certainly is a set- back. The men that came from other branches have gone back with their old outfits. I don't think I have ever seen a group of men so disgusted with the Army as the ones here. Sincerely, AXS SHERWOOD RITZ. 4 Dear Editor, In the Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery our main weapon is of course, the gomm anti- aircraft gun, four to a battery. We are equipped with the latest Radar instruments that bring us close to perfection. Naturally it gives one a thrill to hear those guns go into action, but I think the greatest thrill I have had since being Bat- tery Commander was shooting down the first '4Hun.', We have one positive and one probable. Naturally the war is the thing but being able to see this country is another. In Africa I saw most all of the northern coast from Oran to Bizerte. live done a lot of traveling as have a lot of others, mine amounting to about 25,000 miles in actual movements. But like millions of others I too am ready to get back to the good old U. S. A. Sincerely, CAPTAIN WARD YoRKs OVER THE WAVES Dear Editor, I'm a radio operator aboard a ship. Itis a merchant shipfa Liberty. The job is an easy one, standing radio watches and copy- ing down messages as they come across in code. For amusement there's boxing, darts, and checkers, but I get the most enjoyment out of watching things fly around when the ship rolls. The cooks have a. time of it in the galley trying to get a meal ready. Every time they turn their backs they have to hunt for a spoon or other articles they are using. My first trip was to England and what I've seen of it gives me the impression that it's a very slowly developing country. They seem to be satisfied with the old buildings that were built hundreds of years ago. The British people really do make goo tea, and I get a kick out of the worker stopping for teatime. Sincerely yours, PRESTON HAUGH FEMININE PATRIUTS Dear Editor, Motor Transport, Motor Transport, and Motor Transport. I love Motor Transport! Seriously my choice of such training a Daytona Beach, Florida has definitely mad it my career. . . Upon being sent to Califor nia, I have been Motor Transport Officer o Units of the Air Corps, which as in all things, has its ups and downs. This dutyl includes mostly the care of vehicles, dis- patching said vehicles, and in the general up-keep of all records and reports pertain- ing to Motor Transportation. All in all, enjoy my work very much, although ther still is no place like home-especially Red Lion. Sincerely, LT. VIRGINIA A. FRUTICER Dear Editor, I am now on duty at the Convalescent Section of Walter Reed General Hospital. When I reported to this post and learne that all the patients were ambulatory I pic tured a most boresome tour of duty. But after a few days I was quite aware of the fact that nursing in a Convalescent Hospi- tal, although different from bed side nurs- ing, is most essential, and one soon realizes what a big job it is. The majority of our patients have re- turned from combat and overseas duty. The acute state of their illness has been taken care of at the main section. Now on the road to recovery they are sent out here to await one of several things. This may be another operation, a series of X-ray treatments: or for that bone to mend prop- erlyg perhaps those nerves that were sev- ered in action and repaired by the neuro- surgeon which must be given the required time and treatment so they will function again. True enough, these boys have many real friends they can call upon when they find themselves going around in a vicious circle, the chaplains, doctors, and Red Cross Staff. But even so there just seems to be that something about the nurse that helps to take the place of a mother or big sister whose comfort and advice they seek when they are fighting forces within. Nursing in a Convalescent Hospital goes on and on. Sincerely yours, LT. CORENA R. CHAVARRIA U. S. Army Nurse Corps Dear Editor, . . . I am pilot of a torpedo plane. This particular ship is the work horse of the fleet. We have been trained to do torpedo bombing, ship bombing, glide fsimilar to divel bombing and strafing-plus other work that is highly specialized. We pilots, who Hy these ships are known fto pilots of! other typesl as pickle luggersf' How- ever we much prefer fish vendorsi' since that is what we are 'gselling' to the ,laps- 'Efishv-a nice fat explosive tin fish. Silong, ENSIGN .IOSEPH F. .IENNINGS Ed. Note: Ensign Jennings is president of the class of 1941.

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letters to the Editor Cllontinuedb THE ARMY SPEAKS Fort Eustis, Virginia Dear Editor, . . . The enlisted men of the IIIUIIICBI de- tachment of a station hospital perform du- ties both administrative a11d professional- in clinics, infirmaries, laboratories, wards, ollices, and many 111ore. It is my duty to supervise these men i11 an administrative capacity. It is also my duty as Command- ing Olhcer to make all assignments, inspec- tions, and supervise training so that each man leaves here well equipped for his job. A C. O. must look Olll for the welfare and well being of l1is men-see that they receive promotions whe11 merited-see that they are disciplined when necessary-see that their recreational facilities are of the best, for it is only with good morale that a11 organization can function smoothly. To know and understand my men is 0116 of the very interesting features of my posi- tion, for here we have a cross section of the countryfrich and poor-from as many as IWCHIY-fOllT states. They are a swell bunch of men and doing an excellent job. Sincerely, CART. WILLIAM N. CRALEY Camp Claiborne, Louisiana Dear Editor: My tour of the South has finally brought me to the land of mysterious cypress swamps, Louisiana. I just completed three semesters of A.S.T.P. in Engineering. Like other victims, the troops claimed State College of Mississippi students, and as a result, three hundred of us came here to- gether. The reward of our efforts was a diploma in basic engineering. Each of 11s were given 66 semester hours of credit for the work completed. It was a great experience to have the fellowship of students from the largest universities in 6 the co11ntry. It was still a greater experi- ence to delve into engineering and find o11t how little 0116 actually knows about a sub- ject. My only regret is that I never learned to use a slide rule while in high school. Calculating is made quite simple with them, especially after learning to use one the hard way. We were given two semesters of chemistry and a semester of lab. Our only disadvan- tage was that o11r lecture professor had a Ph.D. from Ohio State and tried to make a genius out of everyone ill the class. Luck- ily, l passed all the chemistry on a B. I actually liked both courses in calculus, to my own amazement. As yo11 know. I hated science ill high school. but when the whole field was put before 11s, my attitude changed. It is tr11ly an interesting phase of study. Now we are attached to the special serv- ice e11gineers. But, since the calnp is so overcrowded, we Wonlt stay here 11111ch longer. The ollicers tell IIS we are going to be transferred to another engineering group whicl1 isn't so crowded. Sincerely, Pvt. JACK SECHRIST. Dear Editor: . . . At present I an1 located in lran as a laboratory technician in the lI3th Cen- eral Hospital. My work doesn't require a gllll DOI' military skill, but armed with a syringe, sharp sterile needles and micro- scope, I and many like me iight that never ending battle of disease and death. Sincerely, PYT. RAYMOND L. ROTH. Camp Rutner, North Carolina At the present time n1y job here is rifie n1arksn1anship instructor for our outfit. It means a lot of overtime, but no overtime pay for extra ho11rs worked. Although it keeps n1e busy, n1y work is exceptionally interesting, and I like it very much. Night training is about the toughest type of training I have had so far. VVe carry a full field pack, a canteen of water, first-aid kit, raincoat, gas mask, bayonet, and a rifle. With this amo11nt of equipment we march as Tl1llI'l'l as I5 to 20 miles in a night and the following morning. Yes, this is a mechan- ized war, but very little do we ride i11 army transportation cars or tr11cks. Sincerely, S, Sgt. DALE S. CRAWFORD. Huntington, W. Virginia Dear Editor: At the present time I an1 in Huntington, W. Virginia. I am working with M. Pfs yet and find it very interesting. My job at the present time is patroling and policing passenger trains. We have quite a job but I really like it. In all of my travels since I have been in the service, I have yet to come across anyone from home or close there that I know. I have traveled from Coast to Coast and also North to South. In my travels I find it very interesting to see how this United States is working both day and night to supply o11r boys with all of the materials that they need to win this war. I remain, CPL. JOE BULL. State College, l'ennsylvania Dear Editor: I alll now in the V-12 program at Penn State for eight fast traveling months after which we will bc transferred back to the V-57s again. The V-12 program is tough lJllt not above the ability of the average student. We are kept rather busy, espe- cially in the morning whe11 we IIHISI make our beds and clean our room. We wash our own clothes, which makes a Npleasantu past time on Saturdays and helps soften and clean o11r hands. Out' course consists of the following subjects: Physics, Math, Eng- lish, Drawing, Swimming, Physical Fitness, History with Military Drill, and Naval 01'- ganization thrown ill for good measure. If there are any boys in Pre-flight class con- sidering the V-5 or V-12 pT0,!ll'E1Il1, I would advise them to lH'llSh up o11 Physics and Trig, because they lay it on thick and heavy 11p here. We Navy men are only a drop in the bucket compared to the 3Il10llllI of other men in training up here. I do not know the exact an1o11nt, but the Army has approximately 1800 aviatio11 cadets and en- gineers stationed here, against 600 Navy and Marine students. Yours truly, RALPH HENRY. West Point Military Acade111y Dear Editor, At present I am pursuing a rather rigor- ous academic and tactical schedule, as op- posed to the practical military training which I receive during the su111mer months. The course here is primarily engineering, and upon graduating I will receive a Bachelor of Science degree. I thi11k I can best relate to you the pur- pose of this institution by quoting for you the missions of the Military Academy. They are as follows: flj To instill disci- pline and a high sense of honorg Q21 To develop the powers of analysis so that the mind may reason to a logical conclusion: f3l To instruct and train the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate shall have the qualities and attributes essential to his pro- gressive and continued development throughout a lifetime career as an olhcer in the regular Army. Sincerely, STEWART S. STABLEY, JR.