Summit School - Flame Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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ALUMNOTES These are letters received in answer to notes we wrote to some of our alumnae who are in the armed service and to a few of our ex-editors and Flame-boarders. Due to limited space, we can print only excerpts from their letters. ..I love what I'm doing, namely, being a lieutenant in the WAC and Mrs. Arthur Scarlett all at once fin the Army and a Navy wife! I wonder if there's another alumna with that tagFj 'Tm stationed here in Boston at the Armed Forces Induction District, and technically, I'm executive oiiicer in the WAC Recruiting Office. It is varied and interesting work, ranging from inspecting recruiting teams stationed throughout the Greater Boston area, being responsible for their eliiciency, results and morale, to taking care of a great deal of correspondence and even swearing in the new recruits. There's never a dull moment planning rallies and making speeches, and of course, counting up the number of new enlist- ments to Fill our quota. That's Vicenta Donnelly, WAC. Then Mrs, Arthur Scarlett comes in on this, too . . . day-dreaming of her future home, not having to measure time in terms of minutes meaning years, and chalking off each new enlistee as one more possibility in bringing this all to an end sooner. Much luck to all of you at Summit. LT. VICENTA D. SCARLETT Boston, Mars. You asked what I was doing, so here goes . . . I am driving a truck at Camp Elliott-officer runs morning and night, and general hauling during the day. It's darned in eresting work and I like it. t CORP. EUNICE L. RANK Waman': Marine Corp: Camp Elliott, Calif. . . . There isn't much to tell. The most sensational thing that's occurred lately has been my gradua- tion from 'rookie' to WAC. This amazing transition takes about six weeks in the Women's Army. For six weeks you strain forward with your eye ever on the end of 'Basic,' and when that day comes, you sit with much long face and look very glum as you realize you've enjoyed every minute and you Wish it weren't over. At the same time, you get a funny, creepy, chilly sensation as you wonder what your 'orders' will be .... I can't describe possibly how it feels to have those huge silver planes land and take off at your back door or how good it is to be in uniform and doing what we're all doing .... It's a good life, a satisfying life. The people are swell and all have one great common bond, an all-consuming desire to win the war tomorrow. PVT. Mfmjoiziia CPEGGYD WEST WAC Detachment Gore Field, Montana . . Right now I'm without crew or driver. What to do! I just got a telegram that the driver wouldn't he back until Sundayg if it isn't one thing it's another in this game .... Life is much gayer here than it was in Newport, but it's a little more hectic and right now it's very confusing-but a lot of fun. The local gentry, or what have you, have had a couple of dances which were loads of fun. It's quite funny, out in the country there is a shortage of women, there being the American Army to draw from for males, Tough? The bus broke down last week and we had to drive her into London. No bombing that night, thank heavens, all was serene and peaceful, and I got a hot bath in a hot bathroom, which is delightful for a change .... HELGA FREEMAN The American Red Cros: Somewhere in England THE' FLAME 23