Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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This window display illustrates the many courses given by the E. S. M. W. T. Program Our Bond drive exceeded its goal Aeronautics is taught under the direction of the Civil Authority At once these plans resulted in purposeful activity. Temple ' s accomplishments in Civil Aeronautics Administration and later in the Civilian Pilot Training Program won her the of leading all participating Pennsylvania institutions in assigned quotas. Tuition-free Defense and War Training courses, administered by Charles E. Metzger, under the Science, and Management War Training Program, of the U. S. Office of Education, to date have prepared 16,700 men and women to contribute their share toward a quicker victory. Under the sponsorship of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Society of Metals, the Evening Technical Division is currently offering cour ses in metallurgy of welding and other allied fields. A full-time fifty-week training program for in the field of electronics was given on campus sponsored by the Philco Corporation. On April 3, 1944, the U. S. Signal Corps initiated a six months ' full-time training program for women. Fifty-six girls gathered from east of the Mississippi were selected and sent to Temple as Signal Corps InspectionTrainees. Thus, we help to serve the existing need for women trained to take their place in the war effort. In both Medical and Dental Schools, the Army and the war was brought much closer to home by the arrival of Army and Navy Specialized Training Units, with Major Laverne K. Shiffer Commanding Officer of the Army group, and Captain L. M. Stevens in charge of the Navy students. Temple ' s A. S. T. Unit was augmented at the beginning of this year by the assignment of sixty pre-medical and pre-dental students to the Undergraduate School. At this time, the third floor auditorium was transformed into an Army barracks with a row of thirty neatly made bunks.

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December 7, 1941! Distant echoes of war became a present, throbbing reality. pulse quickened—quickened with anger and determination. The struggle to maintain peace became one to regain it through victory, and in this war effort, Temple University was quick to take her part. Gathered in Mitten Hall on the very day following Japan ' s treachery, administrators, faculty, and students listened intently as President Roosevelt declared the existence of a state of war between the United States and the Japanese Empire. From the Great Court that day went a thoughtful and resolute group. Nor was this resolution born of the emotion of the moment. It grew and strengthened with reflection. Immediately, under the leadership of her president, Robert L. Johnson, and in the spirit of perseverance of her founder, Russell H. Conwell, the University—each studen t and each instructor—began unified thinking and planning. LAVERNE K. SHIFFER Major Infantry Commandant 3314 S. U., A. S. T. U. LEMUEL M. STEVENS Captain U. S. N. (Retired) Navy Training Unit V-12 President Johnson chats with A. S. T. U. boys

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Students join all phases of the Armed Forces In these varied ways, Temple University furnished, and is furnishing, valuable war-time services. But far transcending them is another gift, the greatest gift a nation, a family, or a university can sons. With war an actuality, every young man enrolled at Temple faced the momentous issue of remaining in school or immediately enlisting. President Johnson urged each boy to wait calmly and patiently for his country to call him to the service best suited to his capacities. For some, the only solution was to get into the right away. Others were called through Selective Service. But most of the boys, under the of William A. Schrag, Armed Forces Adviser, enlisted in the various Reserve Programs and completed the spring term of 1943 before entering active duty. After a year of military service, these 700 boys are serving throughout the world, some in India, England, and in the South Pacific. Some are still in colleges under the A. S. T. P. and Navy V-12 programs. At this date, 7241 students and graduates of Temple are serving in our Armed Forces; 46 have already given their lives. TEMPLE ' S WAR EFFORT Recruiting officers speak to women students Students participate in experiments Students at Tyler Art School design war posters