Willoughby High School - Lens Yearbook (Willoughby, OH)

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wid Did you ever hike twenty-five miles in the rain? Not just . an ordinary rain, but a special kind that's used only by Camp W.H.S. lt's wetter, it's colder, it's more penetrating than any other rain that ever drizzled off the end of a r , I soldier's nose-and ci soldier knows. I am now actively engaged in soaking my feet, fully clothed in my G.I. shoes. And what I mean shoes. Oh, man, Lil' Abner should see me now! Gosh, it seems as if I go from worse to worser! My eagles have fled ,and l've got no pocket lettuce left to spend. So while the rest of the GI Joes are having some pictures taken to send home, I have to study the good old Army Bible. The boys of the Lens or photography division ,are taking the pictures, and they just started a whale of a campaign. I've been shot-in the arm. In fact I have never been so thoroughly needled in all my life. I feel like an extremely numb pincushion. From hence to barracks where, numb arm and all, we had to scrub, scrub, scrub. The rookies are having a big shindig here with a couple of tank loads of homemade entertainment thrown in gratis. I'm a good stand-in for the Irish Washerwoman in present position. On second thought, I'm all set for a game of African dominoes. Drill was called oft the other day, and a gang of us sat around listening to the Old Issues air their knowledge. The Old Issue, you know, is a peacetime soldier who still honors the Army with his presence. Believe you me, their stories beat Alice in Wonderland by a considerable distance and not even a topkick can silence a recruit as swiftly and effectively as the Old Issue can. He just dissolves 'em with rookie, yardbird-We stood at attention longer than you've been in the Army. From the draftee-silence, just buckets of it, dripping with unuttered invectives. QA IQQJ T15 ' V3.1 V X4 Q0 8

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After a brief address by each of the afore mentioned gents, we all went over to the Commissary fthe G. I. Lord 81 Taylor? and were completely outfitted. From heel to hair I am a khaki kid, and if I don't grow into these duds pretty soon I'lI be a wacky kid. But if you think I look funny, just give a gander at Wretched. He wants to know where the guy he's sharing his suit 3- with has been keeping himself. Buck and Barkow just gave us a very stiff exam. My sole source of information or inspiration was the sentry pacing up and down outside the window. And you know-you never can imagine how unresponsive a sentry can be. We'II hear the results of the test later, but I don't think I'II be very eager to hear mine. Wretched wonders when do we march! He'II regret that statement-he'II be sorreeee. We chose our mascots today and got our K rations fpassesl for the bivouac season Ifootballl. All this, however, almost passed me by, for as I'm a gone goose and a wet one. I sure ff., Wx believe that what's good for the goose . xx , XZZXOY my 'lane is good for the sergeant. The green Vt ' 'hm X X grass grows all around and is getting Mxmiillilr Q X I1 I VV I 5 mu ier a t e time. oe is me. g ...... GQ P9 fi 3 gi cc A Q lltlglxm fl Q fuff l li' I t X 1 ' 7 J

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Chin up, Dave, you'll live through it- ir You'lI see much bigger buildings when you get in the army, boys- i' Kendall always did keep the girls in the background- just not interested! Look at all those menl Who cares if they were just re- jected-- 'A' Deep in plans for our new U. S. O.-rec. center to you. 'A' This is me, Maw-they just made me a general. '39 9 The fourth war loan drive was really a big event around here- if Don't tell the 'brass hat' we were doing this-we need inspiration, ir l'd hate to get in a poker game with him-I never have any pocket lettuce HOW.