Squadron Officer School - Cogito Yearbook (Montgomery, AL)

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SPECIAL ACTIVITIES Can we afford it? Whether it's the Director of the Budget, the company treasurer, or iust charge-account weary dad, this seems to be the nuts and bolts question which cuts sharply across the fancies, the desires, the hopes. This some question is incessantly asked by the of- ficers attending Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. However, their concern is not so much the budgeting of money but rather the proper alloca- tion of time - their most precious commodity while atten- ding this action-pa cked, I4-week course. Unlike most pro- fessional schools, the Squadron Officer School hos no electives in its curriculum and each of the over 800 cap- tains and Iieutenants must attend every lecture, partici- patein every seminar, and fulfill all the writing and speak- ing assignments. In addition, all officer students engage in a rigorous, highly competitive leadership program, in- cluding special proiects and sports. With a iam-packed schedule lasting from early morning till late afternoon, plus considerable homework and library research, it might seem that their time is not so much a problem after all. Is not every minute already scheduled? Well, the Squadron Officer School and its students believe the old axiom: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. The problem, of course, is to find time for much-welcomed

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-ef social activities. It is customary for each section of 12 or 13 students to have parties during the course. Over half of the wives accompany their husbandsto Maxwell and these ladies, who see very little of their husbands during the week, are usually quite eager to have an occasional evening out. However, the initiative for planning section parties is left to the husbands who must somehow arrange the parties along with all their other activities. Informal gatherings can be very effective in promoting section spirit and fre- quently the students will instinctively sense the need for a get-together during some difficult phase in the course. The section faculty member and his wife attend practically all section social events. This not only enables the of- ficers and wives to become better acquainted, but also pro- vides the instructor with an opportunity to see his students in an entirely different light. The school, in its whole man concept is interested in knowing how the student acts in the social and cultural environment. ln a practical sense, the instructor and his wife assistthe student social chairman and the wives in planning section social affairs which are characterized by their informality group spirit economy of preparation, and overall goodwill and friend ship ,-,figwtiff ' ,.,.,. ., -Lg 'f is ' 'M 1 'li 1. ., A 1 .f ' he ff 55525 ,Mfr . W 1 . . ., -v B MA, 4 X , ,Q 2 -iw 1, ..,f5 1.' tr '13-'ff' ...A ' Q ' 1-R 56354-'Il ' . s W to 'irr ESQ gt -1:1151 ,i,,, va, , fair s. M 'f I Q' .. Q-, k - - QV, V X' 'ff 'ffiis 961, ' ' - -avi' - A t, :T if pf ' -11' ' 'r sz. Q . 'S' in . g i H