University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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SENIOR COMS NON-COMS - M M i - T W W ■4«5 jl ■■■1 -Wall, ' ■ ' ' ' stooB ' l-» ' Bisb»P ' J Andrew. J- „ Lalibe d. Erikson, Sullivan, McDonald Carter, Avery, Bennett honorably in the First Corps Area matches, and in the Hearst Trophy Matches in which rifle teams throughout the United States compete. Spring reviews and horsemanship shows came early in accordance with the rest of the college ' s accelerated program. Nevertheless, M. S. C. s military majors continued to ujjhold their excellence in riding and jumping and in commanding underclassmen in formation marching. The War Department issued the state- ment that Massachusetts State College ' s cavalry unit will maintain its present status, but that modern equipment, in- cluding some for mechanized training, will probably be sent here. But still Lochinvars ride out of the West (of Massachusetts). n

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JUXIOR New England colleges in the percentage qualified in rifle marksmanship (91.3% of the seniors) for the 1941 training camp season for the First Corps Area. Since every junior taking advanced military qualified in either of the two upper classes, expert or sharpshooter. good riflemen must be rife on campus. The Rifle Team was reorganized only last year, after five years of inactivity, and has been outstandingly successful in its competition with the rifle teams of such colleges as the University of Con- necticut and M. I. T. It also competed F. McLaughlin, Gizienski. Fiorio. Gorman. Burr, Freeman. Drozdal Tosi, Marsden, Melnick, Atwood, Hatch, Andrew, J. Shepardson, Rochelea iO

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Octal North to Undorliill Eight o ' clock, and the morning after! With snatches of music and faces of sweet little blondes still floating through misty thoughts. State ' s dance-weary but bell icose brethren on June tenth betook themselves to the military department to collect equipment and horses. Thirty- seven military majors started north on a six-weeks training trip which included a ten-day stop for firing in Northfield. Vermont, home of Norwich Cavalry. Later M. S. C. ' s Modern Knights Mili- tary arrived at Underhill, Fort Ethan Allen ' s artillery range, and, finding the Norwich Giants there ahead of them, proceeded to engage them in sham battles. Casualties were few but included one horse tangled and mangled by barbed wire. Highlights of the trip were two night marches: one from Randolph to Barnard entailing a reveille at one A.M., the second into Amherst. Intended to give a well-rounded impression of the private ' s life, this trip provided K. P., Picket Duty, and Fatigue Duty for each aspiring officer. From a slightly-censored diary, we reconstruct a typical day : LET ' S KEEP ' EM At the screech of the whistle, Punk crawled sleepily from his bedroll, joined a moment later by Jim to go on an expedition pertaining to starved steeds. Returning, they ripped down pup tents, and rushed to breakfast. Starting at six and walking ten minutes out of sixty to rest their — horses, they reached camp at ten. Lunch! Sick call (no reported connection), followed by struggles with strategy problems. Class adjourning, Jim, Punk, and several other warriors relaxed. After retreat formation, they advanced towards supper. A double feature and a double soda in town, Darling, Today we — , then Z-Z-Z-Z. It was on July twenty-first that the Maroon militarists rode out of the morn- ing fog, turned in their equipment, and joyfully headed for home. llors« roomed, -■• relax ' A at yA of a day