Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

Page 23 text:

The New Army Course Immediately upon the declaration of war by President Wilson, a meeting of prominent men from all parts of the country was held in Garden City, Long Island, and under the leadership of Dr. John R. Mott, there w r as formed a War Work Council composed of one hundred men to further and enlarge the present work of the Army and Navy department in meeting the needs of the enlisted men of the Army, Navy, and National Guards. Springfield College was selected as one of the training agencies to prepare and equip men for this special task. Realizing that the men already in the ( ollege, with their splendid previous training and capacity for leadership, should receive the benefit of this special course, plans were made to begin the work at once. The College was fortunate in securing Mr. Arthur Rcdman Arthur Rudman to take charge of this work. For eight years Mr. Rudman w r as associated as an Army Y. M. C. A. Secretary with the enlisted men during the Spanish-American War, on the Pacific C ' oast, and in the Philippines, and in 1916, when trouble broke out along the Mexican border, he was called by the International Committee to take over the supervision of the Association work over a large territory ot the border. His knowledge ot actual conditions in the army together with his experience and broad vision ot the possibilities of Association work for enlisted men, qualify him peculiarly for this tremendous and important task. Four periods a week are devoted to this subject and aim to acquaint the students with con- ditions in this branch of Association service. The lectures include such subjects as: Army Organization; Camp Conditions and their Challenge to Men; Response of the Association to the Needs; The Work on the Mexican Border; I lie Crowd, the Group and the Individual; The Army .M .C.A. Relationships, to the ( Ifficers, to the Men, to the C itvC hurches; The Building, its Plans, Equipment, Organization, and Work; The Sign of the Red Triangle; I he Army Y. M. C. A., Organization, Authorization, and Secretarial Relationships; The Regular Activities and Departmental Organization; Athletic and Educational Departments; Social and Religious Departments; Outside and Miscellaneous Activities; The Program — the Day, the Week, the Month; The Business — Finance, Reports; I.ieut. John B. Minor The Key to the Whole Situation — the Secretary. 19

Page 22 text:

Instructors Library Methods Miss Georgina E. Carr, M.A. Biology Leslie J. Judd C. B. Marvin Association Bookkeeping Miss I. A Richardson R. B. Campbell E. H. Ellis C. E. Crissey A. T. Leary Leslie J. Tompkins E. H. Ellis H. Hoogestkger English J. Y. Jefferson C Public Speaking E. H. Ellis Carl Ruettgers Chemistry Harold D. Drew Religious Education L. E. Ashmls Paul S. Graham George T. Stafford C. E. Crissey H. Hoogesteger C. C. Wilson C. E. Crissey Russell M. Grumman W. 11. Whiting Gymnasium and Field Athletics 1 1 E R M AN H ILLE B R A N DT G. E. Goss I). R. McIntyre H. Roberts s. C. Staley W. H. Whiting R. A. Esbjornsen I . L. Jouannet J. E. Middagh R. II Long Ernest Benatre P. S. Graham W. C. Parker J. II. Smith Ralph Tichenor H. I). Babcock C. E. Horton E. J. Judd Roy Nickerson E. J. Beier E. A. Bode H. C. Buck H. Hoogesteger R. H. Peters G. T. Stafford Robert B. Whetstone E. Bretschneider J. W. Jefferson Leon G. Kranz E. A. Thorn C. C. Wilson is

Page 24 text:

Along with this course is given the opportunity for actual normal work in the camps located at Springfield, which offers a chance for the practice of the methods secured in the class room work. In order that the men may become thoroughly acquainted with military drill and regulations, a course in military training is given under the direction of Lieut. John B. Minor of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Three companies have been formed and the work is progressing in splendid shape. During the summer a special course designed to give an intensive training for men who wish to render service in the Young Men’s Christian Association in army camps will be given. The course will not only give the men a training in methods but will endeavor to build up their spiritual power and effectiveness for this great task. The course ot study will consist of the following subjects: Army Association Camp Work, Mr. Rudman; Personal Work, Prof. Henry B. Wright, Yale University; Organization of Religious Work, Mr. Rudman; Hygiene (Personal and Sex), Dr. F. N. Seerley; Methods of Teaching and the Use of the Bible, Prof. Earl Zinn; Association History and Principles, Prof. R. U. Cheney; History of the War, Prof. H. M. Burr; Plays and Games, Prof. Elmer Berry; Military Drill, Lieut. John B. Minor; Normal Practice, Mr. Rudman. Unfurling Old Glory, The Union Jack, and The Tricolor