Washington University Saint Louis - Hatchet Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Oglftalfi KOUPJQ The obstacle course, which was constructed by Scab- bard and Blade, R. O. T. C. officers' honorary fra- ternity, closely resembles those included in army train- ing and serves the same purpose of keeping the men physically fit. The main object is to cover the course in as short a time as possible-it can be run in three minutes-while keeping close to the ground, jumping from high places without injury, maintaining balance on narrow boards, and getting over fences and walls. Built on the corner lot at Big Bend and Millbrook Ave- nue behind Fraternity Plow, the course includes a variety of obstacles. The first and probably the most difficult is a wall which is about eight feet high. With a good running start, the men grab the top, pull themselves up, and with a dexterous twist of the body, throw them- selves over the top- and to the ground and are ready for the crawl under a low obstacle. Other obstructions, such as a twenty-five-foot beam raised about twelve feet, to aid in practicing for balance, also emphasize jumping and falling correctly. There are four other types of obstacles, each for a different aspect of physical fitness and preparation. Zig-zag boards and pyramids of large tree stumps demand careful and precise footing while maintaining a fairly rapid pace. Then there are two fence-like structures, one of which is preceded by a pit, that have to be surmounted by leaping and crawling. For climb- ing practice, a huge ladder has been constructed be- tween two telephone poles and those running the course must climb up about twenty feet and then reverse and come down again. Training for maneuvering through small placeslis illustrated by the corrugated pipe and the framework with different sized apertures through which they must squeeze. The obstacle course is finally kr completed with a fifty-yard dash and the toughening up ordeal is over-'til it occurs again in the army. 20 -A

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1 , xx TNQ.,-.L ' lx 5 Q Will' G QLQJTFSW M. g ,t RIFLE TEAM-First Row: Kansteiner. Heard, Mclntyre, Cook. Clark. Second Row: Lt. Petelilz, Allen, Buskinq, Orthweln, Perry. Sgt. Wilkerson. Lt. Petelik. Capt. Clark. Regimental formation on Armistice Day. Machine gun drill. The last senior R. O. T. C. class registers grim expectation of eighteen weeks officer training awaiting them at Camp Davis.

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