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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The Enlisted Reserve Corps-most of them called March 15. 16. 17 6n65f8J mffeflle The Enlisted Reserve Corps, in which a great many of the Washington University men were enrolled, is for regu- larly enrolled college students, married or single, who are over eighteen and under forty-five years of age. Originally freshman and sophomores, who took an ex- amination in order to qualify and those juniors and seniors who enlisted, were to be permitted to continue their college course until graduation. After receiving their degree, those who had taken R, O. T. C. would enter officer's training school and thereby receive their commissions after the required period of training. Enlisted freshman and sophomores who did not qualify in the examination and those not maintaining a satisfactory college stand- ing, were to be ordered to active duty in an enlisted status. However, when facilities were found available for handling the men in this division, orders came through for approximately two-thirds of the El. R. C. Engineering, Pre-medical and Senior Public Administration students were allowed to remain in school. rm? ir 601795 efserue The Air Corps Enlisted Reserve is for regularly enrolled college students, married or single, who are over eighteen and under twenty-seven years of age. They must be physically qualified for either ground duty or the air crew. Offered by the air corps are two plans from which the enlistees may make their choice. Plan A is for those who, as members of the air corps enlisted reserve, are subject to be ordered to report for active duty by the corps area commander as the facilities for training became available. Plan B is for those men enlisted in the reserve for appointment as aviation cadets and may continue in college until graduation or until withdrawal. However, contrary to the plan, the fifty-six men in the flight training division were ordered to report to Iefferson Barracks just after the start of the spring semester. lronically mccny landed back on the campus in the Preflight unit which came to Washington. Army Air Corps Reserve reported to Iefierson Barracks Feb. 12, 13 3 22 t x ,Numa t 6 yj ii? ' 1 In X - fs, ph gi .. 1 'Ei ' ' 2 55 :::,.. P2 rr :,?- - 5 Q X 1 ' ,ff 3. ny. ,a rib i e Est' j,