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

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RIDIXO FLYIXG AT M.S.C. rivil Aoronaulies Wlien you walk on our campus at night and see the classrooms ahght, or when you hear the drone of a motor and notice bright wings dipped in the sun, you iinow that Massachusetts State College ' s faculty and students are doing their share to Keep em flying. For three years the students of Massa- chusetts State College have had the opportunity of becoming pilots under the Civil Aeronautics Act. This year Lewis Atwood, Daniel Carter, Paul Cole, John Dudds, Thomas Gordon (Alternate), Robert Hobson, Walter Niles, Richard Pierce, Lester Rich, Harry Sloper, Chester Stone, Richard Symonds (Alternate) were enrolled for this training. The course was open to both upper- class and graduate students. The ground school instructors were volunteers from the faculty. Members of this year ' s committee for C. A. A. included Registrar Lanphear, Dr. Anderson, and Dr. Ross. The practical work was supervised by Mr. O ' Connor, manager of the Westfield Airport, where students took ground school and flight training from instruc- tors at the airport. Twenty-four hours of navigation, eight- een hours of civil air regulations, six hours of general service of aircraft con- stituted the work of the ground school. After flying a minimum of eight hours, the student was required to make thirty- five hours of solo flight and to complete a government examination. He then be- came the holder of a private pilot ' s license, ready to be called on by the United States whenever necessary. Others than C. A. A. ' ers Carter and Sloper interested

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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

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FORWARD FROSH pads ' Day sbbaU coov yiesb ' rt ' ilaxoo BECOME Hilarious Hazing This year ' s Welcome Frosli greeted just three more bewildered freshmen than did last year ' s. Beginning September 15, the class of ' 45 entered a period of hilarious hazing that lasted through half its first year at State. That this hazing was ridiculous could be confirmed by the sight of muscular freshmen daintily skipping over the numerals thoughtfully provided by numer- ous graduating classes. No less laugha- ble was the appearance of the freshman women when they wore their smart white (orphanage mode) berets pulled down chicly over their ears, and dressed their hair in the tightly-drawn style another generation has labelled that of Kate Snatch of the needle factory. less attractive after a mud bath 124]