University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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e jptdslcin Mitchell inowden Our first thirteen weeks of intensive train- ing consists of bayonet, chemical warfare, hand grenade, and company drill; rifle and pistol practice; convoy practice; motor trans- port and mechanics' schools; tactical schools; schools in map reading, military intelligence, and military discipline and courtesy. We are a motor transport company. We transport fuel, food, and forage for the entire division. On February 1, many of the N.S.T.C. men were promoted to corporals, sergeants, and staff sergeants. Some of them were transferred to other companies where officers were needed. Several of the noncoms have been sent to mo- tor mechanics' schools at Fort Crook, Nebraska and Baltimore, Maryland, and to a tire school at Akron, Ohio. Not all of our time is spent in work, for we have a company softball team, and Captain Mattson encourages everyone to have a good time. We have a theater, gymnasium, and several recreation halls in the camp. TRUCKIN'—Company D. motor transport company, par- ticipares in the homecoming parade preceding the Kearncy-Chn- drem football game. We often think of the old school and talk about it a lot. We were all grieved to hear of the death of Miss Wirt. At times we wish the water would stop flowing under the bridge at N.S.T.C. until we get back so we could start where we left off. We have been told that we may be kept longer than a year, but we will not forget the old school, and we hope that the old school doesn't forget us. Well, I must take my turn at the sentry post. Sincerely, Your loving Sarge J, Hosier P. Mitchell H. Slab be C. Hahn E. Morrow D. Van Zitmlt Page 23 P. Hihbcrd J. Oitanne R, Wagner I f t 1 1 t | • I i 1 ; ill i !

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INSPECTION ARMS—‘Sergeant Bass gives commands to National Guardsmen Harry Stobbe, Ernest Morro»-. Floyd P« - I ex son, John Haesler, Earl Rother, and Carl Mcver as they snap back the bolls of their rifles with precision, READY, AIM . . , —Target practice is now in order for college Guardsmen Harry Stobbe. Ernest Morrow, Floyd Pe- terson, John Haesfer, Earl Rother, Carl Meyer, Pete Mitchell, Paul Hibberd, John Carpenter, Donald Armstrong. Or- ville Pearson, Max Darling, and Nick Mitchell. SOUP’S ON—Mess kits in hand, Otis Miller, Cecil Hahn. Darrell Lewris. Floytl Peterson, Sidney Snowden, and Pete Mitchell line up at the armory as the mess sergeant» dish it out.” D. Lewis O. Pearson D. Armstrong H. May R. Peterson J. Carpenter C. Meyer F. Peterson M. Darling O. Miller E« Rother B. Goldstein N. Mitchell S. Snowden J. Hae P. Mils H, Sto Page 22 lAJe' ie 9+t the A u+uf, A oui Doris F. Case Hall Kearney, Nebraska Dearest Doris, Things certainly have changed since De- cember 23, when we mobilized at Kearney- Previously Company D contained only forty- five men, but we increased it to a total of sev- enty-eight, a small number compared to a di- vision, which has twenty-five thousand men. When we arrived in camp we saw giant caterpillar tractors working day and night, making foundations for the buildings. We were assigned a new mess hall and twenty-seven squad tents with wooden lloors and board sides, covered by a tent hung from a center pole. The tents have gas heaters and electric lights, and are large enough for five men. One of the first things that we learned was the art of housekeeping.

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ClaAteb befUct Activity They are as fine a group of students as we have ever had ' instructors commented of the 397 freshmen who matriculated at college in September. Upperclassmen, nevertheless, officially dubbed them as green when after two very, very long days of orientation and registration, freshies were compelled to wear green caps which signalled them out blocks away. It wasn't long, though, until upperclass- men, freshmen, and faculty rallied in unison when the Student Council announced that it would match dollar for dollar to the amount of two hundred dollars, all money raised by stu- dents and faculty members tor the purpose of furnishing the new men's and women's lounges. Appropriate was the statement made by David Huffstutter, Student Council presi- dent: 'Since winter is cn its way, it might be a little cold sitting on the front steps. Subtle? Yes. But it was an impetus for action as well. Tables were set up in the corridor leading to the auditorium on second floor. Large graphs showing the collection of each of the four classes and faculty were attached to the wall. A large graph, in the form of two ther- mometers which hung the entire length of a pillar, from ceiling to floor, indicated the prog- ress made in comparison to what the Student Council would match. Slogan for the drive was: Watch the thermometers rise! During class intermissions, Butch Whitlock urged students over the public address system to sacrifice a coke and to contribute to the fund. Within two days. Miss Emma Hanthorn, chairman of the drive, announced that the goal had been reached when the thermometers in- dicated that two hundred and six dollars were raised. Freshmen took the lead in class activities when they held their Barnyard Dance in the gymnasium which had been converted into a hay loft with saddles and bales of hay. Square dances called by Morris Wilmot, with old time music accompaniment consisting of an accor- dion, harmonica, and fiddle proved to be fun. Exhausted jitterbugs took up modern swing for relaxation. What's the difference? a by- stander asked. Dancing to nickelodeon music, sophomores staged a successful dime dance in mid-March, while juniors had a record attendance at the all school dance in the dining room of Men's Hall the evening of second semester registration. Under the presidency of Marjorie Hollingsworth, juniors were hosts to seniors at the annual junior- senior banquet on May 2. The theme of the banquet was Pipe Dream. To carry out this theme favors consisted of soap bubble pipes. The banquet room was cleverly decorated with giant soap bubble pipes and large toy balloons representing bubbles. Marjorie Hol- lingsworth was toast mi stress. For the traditional senior sneak day, seniors chose Victoria Springs as their destination when they failed to appear for their classes on Friday, May 16. CONCENTRATING—-Literally nutlinit their liases to the grindstone.' Clarence Kk-ager, Georgia Sterner, Don Harris. Katharine Hoover. Mar- guerite Johnson, and Maxine Shafer siutly intensively in the library for ihcir i 00 dittes. Page 24