US Army Infantry School - Doughboy Yearbook (Fort Benning, GA)

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in ii '-Av! PI I f. ll Q lm. .1.4 3 I 1 -v :U9z4- oousuaov' .x . ITEM: To Captain Glasgow I leave all distances that he may estimate them at his leisure, with no thought for the morrow, when the tape line shall prove mightier than the eye. ITEM: To Lieutenant Dayton, I will and bequeath all T. N. T., and other high explosives, if there be others, and all detonators. And I charge that he mix them carefully before using, that he may not mix with them thereafter. ITEM: To Captain Strain I leave all bayonets. And I charge that he procure from other sources the energy to use his bequest, for verily I have none of the latter to devise. ITEM: To Captain Karlstad I leave all covers to be raced, and all trunnion block safety lock catch pivot springs to be described, at the same time trusting that his faith in humanity may in no wise diminish to the extent that he shall test the intelligence of his future classes. ITEM: To Captain Forney I leave all battery charts and all angles of site and their little sisters and brothers. And I charge that he treat them tenderly and divulge their secrets as painstakingly to future generations as he did to us. And I leave to him the long, long days to ponder over the ability of the human race to resist the introduction of knowledge. ITEM: To Captain Ransom I leave all direct firing and all overhead firing, and sand bags and gun barrels, and I charge him to be most careful of the latter when his seniors are marching bravely but tremulously below. ITEM: To Captain Leiber I will and bequeath all Tommy Bars to- gether with his histrionic ability to describe their origin. ITEM: To Major Wheeler I leave all cavalry gates, and the art of mounting a horse with his right foot, and foxes to be hunted. And I charge that he chase the latter by sight, rather than with noseless caninesg keeping ever to the open road. ITEM: To Sumner Waite I will and bequeath all artillery, both attached and supporting. And I charge him to ponder deeply over the distinction, and to pass on to his future classes the results of his musings. ITEM: To Colonel Bjornstad I leave all Infantry Training, especially recommending to him that of the Third Infantry. And I leave to him all skis and Snowshoes, and such other equipment, if it be equipment, of which he may have knowledge. And I charge that he, in instructing future genera- tions, tell them what it is all about. ef- 1 1' YI 71 4 x Ivy

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Jef all I 1' fs l, n I .s at -fl fm l9z4- oousifaov IN THE NAME GF GOD QAMEN A 'D' Student, being of sound mind and memory, but considering the uncertainty of this my existence as a Collegian, do make and I W 3 ix' declare this my last will and testament. M i I if is First, I desire that my body be given a suitable burial, agree- able to the wishes of my relatives and such friends as I may have left after the publication of this will. And if there be a crypt under A. I-I. No. 3, 'tis there that I would rest, that my remains may forever be lulled into an harmonious peace. Second: My wordly goods being of no value and coveted by none, I make no reference to them hereafter. Excepting these, I now will and devise all other things in the World, and more especially those existing within the con- fines of this post or in the imagination of its permanent personnel. I hereby appoint the Editor of the Infantry School News as Executor of this my last will and testament to serve without bond and without com- pensation. And I charge that he carry out faithfully and minutely the several terms of this will knowing his services will be well worth their cost. ITEM: To Captain Layman I will and bequeath all sighting bars and triangles and gun slings and score books, as well as the hot sun which shone mercilessly upon our backs. And I charge that he use them all unsparingly upon future classes, that posterity may not rise up and say of us: 'What liars ye mortals be., ITEM: To Lieutenant Cullen I will and bequeath all gas cylinders and extractors and ejectors and rules to be applied before and after firing. And I charge posterity to forget them quickly-even as you and I. ITEM: To Major Crawford jointly with Captain Pearson I will and bequeath all contours and conventional signs. And I charge them jointly and separately to pass them on in as sugar-coated a form as they were passed to us, but with less delayed action. And I further leave to Major Crawford all the 'A's in all the alphabets, and I charge him to use his bequest freely and without stint, witholding for his own use such few 'D's as he may have left after our departure. ITEM: To Captain Beebe I leave all pistol triggers that he may squeeze them to his heart's content, pondering the while over the shattered atmosphere when our targets bobbed too quickly. 1, vis J?- i I -Q 'Z' 9 -.J N, ,qw iq-- 14 x 4 F9 lip

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In T'-s Vx Q , A, ,xv Jil.: -wg, K m' 7 A3 gzq- noual-mov ITEM: And to the Students collectively I leave all the bright, happy Saturday holidays in which to be free from worry. And I charge them to use those days freely and without stint in the happy society of their families, which during the preceeding week have seen them only for a little while in the dewy eve. And I leave to them these days in which to groom and oil their trusty flivvers, that they may be ready for the road on Monday. But I likewise caution them to use their time wisely, that there may still be left a little space within which to clean and press their pink breeches for the next Wednesday's inspection. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of the Commandant, Assist- ant Commandant and the School Secretaryg in the fifth year of the great Drouth. f F s '- - .. - A -, 'eg l wh t A fi V -'liiff J N! ,f lx QM I it 1- z, .1 ,, . f f it .t wil ,,.r J - l , . 0 wi M , Y -. N N, ., , , w i v X Q5 0 X i x N X ,Zig 4. N N wee-ee-S x ,X x .H h N' lx' 5 -F 1' -V I is Y I -LN . r-'t A F 5' ll- or I I -'i z f my Y