University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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Familiar Tutor Nara Activity Scenes Become Site of i’rohaldy no person has gone more than one term at T. C. without becoming quite well aequainteil with contemporary affairs (contemp to list or without com plaining about it tin aves have it for an hour a «lay ami can «Io nothing about it. They also learn the navy its administration, law. history, traditions, ships, aircraft, and language. Seamanship, navigation, and identification of ships and planes help thoughts. Tradition means something like this: an officer never curries her coat: rank determines position in a photograph. Language is -till another different problem: tin floor is tin deck while stairs are ladders, and isilors to the ship Bartlett log in instead of cheeking in: ports are windows, and no good seaman goes 1«» the hospital it - si«‘k hay. trip through Bartlett Mali might reveal a few more interesting sight . For example, tin Yellow kitchen where the co-eds had council meetings and hall parties is the sick hay: the rcc« ption room is a recreation room, while our Green Living Room is now called the Green Lounge ami i- presided over by' the officer of the day. There are no rugs on the floors now and hunks f«»r four women to a room is the style. Drapes arc no longer selected for a room by thinking green looks heat in a west room and so on: there are no scarfs on the dressers, and no pictures on the wall. Ml in all. some changes have been made in Bartlett! Ia. William II. Fetridge discusses navigation tciih a class nf apprentice seamen. Fm 12 £r

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Apprentice Seamen receive the Vores uniform they have eager- ly anaitr i. Waves Don O fficial N a vy Blue Most people on this campus think of the uves in terms of a meiw line in the Commons or in platoon formation going to classe» in our former classrooms. W lien a seaman log.» in she i» only lieginning one of tin many thing» which go on unnoticeil hv most of us even if wo are getting our eye» full” with seamen. For some of those sleepy heails who make a heil only once a week we would like to report that a seaman » hod i» not only made every day. hut must he made with “square corner” and must pass inspection. What i» more, the top of her dresser isn’t a cologne liar and the window »ill doesn't serve as pantry or ice-box to various and sundry jars of cheese and boxes of crackers. The first day includes getting room assignments, receiving linen i»»ue». hunk making instruction, and a “conducted” tour of the campus. Other hits of routine we civilians hear about hut pay' little attention to are medical examinations, aptitude lest» and interviews. Some musicians on the campus were slightly startled when they first discovered that the south end of Gilchrist, third floor, was no longer the music haven of former year» that’s the interviewing post for seamen. The results most obvious are the change in their appearances when the Waves go into uniform: a whisper goes around the campus “The Waves have their uniforms.” and everyone gets sot to wait those few days before these W aves will go and new ones will come. It is almost a reciprocal interest affair between Waves and students during the seamen’s indoctrination period here at Iowa Teachers. ☆ r» » 11

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Boots Worfe, Sing, Study . . . Free a Ma i to h igh t li’s nol all work in the Navy—at 16:30 each weekday. avcs swarm to the stores on the corner for an hour's liberty. On Saturday anil Sundays, they pack the buses and head for Cedar Falls and aterloo to enjoy shopping, a movie or howling, and dinner out. Each class has written and produced its own Seaman's show. Sports lovers participate in volleyball and basketball tournaments and swimming meets. There are also I SO shows, free movies and, since the arrival of the air corps, army-navy dances. For those few free minutes during the day. seamen enjoy relaxing in Bartlett's lounges, and the ship's store and naval post- ollice add to their convenience and enjoyment. It is quite natural that these seamen should have certain outstanding incidents which they will remember, hut some incidents are probably somewhat different from the way we would picture them. The seamen themselves gave these as their happenings to he remembered — coveted day of going into uniform and the proud lirst salutes: shots for tetanus and typhoid, given, they say. for two reasons -—to prevent disease and to give the girls something to talk about: lire drills in zero weather, with a blanket wrapped around to keep a seaman warm: singing while marching to regimental lecture each platoon has it own original song; standing for hours (it seems) for inspection. Trainees at the indoctrination center for the If'omen's Reserve of the f . S. Navy fall to that lioinl old Navy fowl.