Camp Barkeley News (Camp Barkeley, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1942 Page: 3 of 4
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Friday, March 27, 1942
CAMP BARKELEY NEWS
PAGE SEVEN
Soldier, Recognize Yourself, Your Girl In This Field House, Dance Shot?
Needing only tuxedos and evening dresses to resemble a college
prom, here’s a portion of the 1,000 soldiers and Blue Bonnet girls who
jammed into Camp Barkeley’s first field house dance Friday night,
making the affair a box office sensation and insuring more such dances.
The field house, often considered the most logical dancing spot on
the reservation, was used only as a last resort when it became evident
that the Service club, usual site of the dances, would not be available
last week because of a floor renovation program under way.
Dance promoters, before last week’s affair, were skeptical as to
the success of the new venture. A block long line of soldiers, however
waiting at the ticket office an hour before the doors were slated to
open, alleviated all fears.
For the first time since dances have been held on the camp grounds
there was plenty of room, both for jitterbugs and waltzers. Comments
overheard as soldiers and their partners filed out the door after the last
number indicated the dance had more than reached expectations.
As a result, plans are being laid by Lt. Col. Abe Herskowitz, camp
special services officer; Mrs. Byrd G. Wear, senior club hostess; and
Mrs. R. B. Leach, brigadier-general of the Blue Bonnet Brigade, to hold
at least one dance each month at the field house.
Admission prices will remain at twenty five cents but punch
bowls and free refreshments are planned for the succeeding dances.
The first 1,000 men in line will be sold tickets.
Highlight of last week’s music by the Division Artillery band was
the singing of Peggy Owen, vivacious visitor at the guest house, who
handled several of the popular tunes of the day.
Six Medics Go
To Sam Houston
Six members of medical units in
the 45th division have been order-
ed to the station hospital at Port
Sam Houston for technicians cour-
ses, starting April 1 and continu-
ing from one to three months.
Those ordered to Port Sam Hous-
ton, include Pcf. Jewell D. Brown,
and Pvt. Robert B. Cole, 120th
Medical Bn., Pvt. Oscar Gill,
179th Inf., Pvt. Earl L. Mills, and
Pvt. William D. Filiman. med. det.,
180th Inf., and Pvt. William O.
Williams, 171st P.A. med. det.
Pine ‘Forrest’
Graces Barracks
The Oregon boys in the 51st and
54th Bn., MRTC, have been pining
away for the huge pine forests of
their native state since they have
been down here in the barren
stretches of Texas.
Their pining was relieved last
week with the arrival of a miniature
Oregon pine in a flower pot sent to
Pvt. Jay Oreste, Co. A, 54th Bns., by
an Oregon newspaper man.
Pvt. Oreste has set the pine tree
up in back of his girl’s picture, to
give his nook in the barracks that
“homey” touch.
BarkeKey Passes
I nspection (Whew l)
Barkeley took a deep breath and
went back to normal in mid-week
when the little group representing
the inspector general’s department
of the Eighth Corps Area finished
their work and moved on.
Here for ten days were Lieut.. Col.
O. F. P. Cooper, in charge of the
party, Maj. Jack K. Tingle, Chief
Warrant Officers H. B. McManus
and A. C. Hartwick.
Every aspect of Barkeley was stud-
ied and inspected by the I-G. Col-
onel Cooper was quoted by the Abi-
lene Reporter-News as congratulat-
ing Barkeley on its general satis-
factory aspect.
Universities Plan Soldier Extension Courses
To the boast that Uncle Sam's
Army is the best paid in the world
(except the Australian) will be ad-
ded for World War n that it is
the best educated.
Serve while you learn may be the
next motto for the armed forces
with the War Department's an-
nouncement of the establishment at
Madison, Wis., of the Army Insti-
tute. Its program offers the en-
listed personnel opportunity to im-
prove education and increase mili-
tary efficiency through correspond-
ence courses. Applications for en-
rollment will be received beginning
April 1. (No foolin’). On that date
applications will be available at all
military posts. Lieut. Col. William
R. Young, PA, will be the Institute
Commandant.
U. S. Pays Half
Applicants may choose between
registration for study directly un-
der the Army Institute with in-
struction and grading handled by.
the University of Wisconsin, or in
the extension division of some
eighty institutions of higher learn-
ing that have agreed to co-operate
in furnishing this service.
The Army Institute offers more
than 65 courses in English, social
studies, mathematics, science, busi-
ness and engineering (electrical,
mechanical, civil and architectural).
For each course the student will
pay an enrollment fee of $2.
The Government will pay half
the tuition fee (not to exceed $20
for any one course) for men wish-
ing to enroll in approved corres-
pondence courses for academic
credit in the extension divisions of
the eo-operating schools.
English Offered
Courses in these can be taken hi
high school English, English com-
erature and modem foreign lang- technic Institute, Arizona State
auges, mathematics, general science,
physics, chemistry, biology, geology,
geography, world history, history of
countries affected by the present
war, civics, government, economics,
sociology, psychology, statistics,
health and vocational, technical and
professional work directly related to
military activities.
No enlisted man will be eligible
for enrollment under either plan
until he has completed four months
of service. Correspondence work will
have to be done on the soldier's
own time and at least one lesson
must be completed in Army Insti-
tute work each month unless the
exigencies of the service prevent.
Similarly enrollment with the co-
operating schools requires compli-
ance with their activity provisions.
As to the latter class, the Army will
complete the enrollment after which
the soldier student will deal di-
rectly with tire school he has se-
lected.
When enrollment opens on April
1, application blanks can be ob-
tained through the post special
service officers or regimental rec-
reation officers or directly from
the Army Institute at Madison.
What? No Harvard Men?
The co-operating universities and
colleges include many of the lead-
ing institutions of the country. In
the list are the following: Cali-
fornia, Alabama, Arkansas, Ari-
zona, Chicago, Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico,
North Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Virginia,. Washington, Wis-
position, English and American lit- cousin. Wyoming. Alabama Poly-
Teachers College, Ball State Teach-
ers College, Baylor University, Brig-
ham Young University, Central
Missouri State Teachers College,
Central State Teachers College,
Colorado State College of Educa-
tion, Denver University, Eastern
Kentucky State Teachers College,
Port Hays Kansas State College, In-
diana State Teachers College, Iowa
State Teachers College, Kansas
State Teachers College, Kent State
University.
Agricultural and Mechanical Col-
lege of Louisiana, Mary-Hardin-
Baylor College. Massachusetts State
Department of Education, Michigan
State Normal College, Mississippi-
Southern College, Moorehead State
Teachers College, Murray State
Teachers College, New Mexico
Highlands University, New Mexico
State Teachers College, North Car-
olina State College, North Dakota
Agricultural College.
Texas Schools Aid
Northeast Missouri State Teach-
ers College, Northern Michigan
College of Education, Northern
State Teachers College, Northwest-
ern State College, Oklahoma Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College,
Oregon State System of Higher
Education—General Extension Di-
vision, Pennsylvania State College,
Rutgers University, Southeast Mis-
souri State Teachers College, South-
ern Methodist University, South-
west Missouri State Teachers Col-
lege.
Texas Technological College, Vir-
ginia State Teachers College, Wash-
ington State College, Western Car-
olina Teachers College, Western
State College of Colorado, Western
State Teachers College, Western
Washington College of Education,
and West Texas State Teachers
College.
John WJIaloney, European,
Asiatic Authority, Speaks Here
The next series of orientation to be held at Camp Barkeley are
scheduled to be delivered Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday by John
W. Maloney, authority on European and Oriental affairs, it was an-
nounced this week.
State of the Mural
“I spent one whole day
painting windows,” reported
Private Sam Smith, the Ser-
vice club muralist, this week as
he touched-up his painting of
the State Capitol.
“I never realized that state
buildings let in so much light.
It’s probably for a psycholog-
ical effect on the public.”
Smith this week completed a
picture of a steamer at a
Houston dock. He named it
the “S. S. Paregoric.”
... of the State
Camp Court Martial
Moves to New Home
Justice picked up her skirts and
moved from drab surroundings at
Camp Barkeley last week to spick
and span quarters.
Camp Court Martial bequeathed
its old and shop-worn quarters to
Lt. Archie Taylor’s QM Detachment
in whose bailiwick across from the
Comissary Sales It sits. The old
habitat of charges and trials is now
used for storage purposes. Some dis-
comfited defendants of yore might
opine that this was th eoriginal use
and no change.
Camp Court Martial itself has
transferred its lares and penates to
the building at Pershing Drive and
Avenue P, across from the Post Of-
fice.
If you run afoul of the Articles of
War, you will have the satisfaction
of knowing that you will look justice
in the eye under more satisfactory
conditions than heretofore.
Tents Are Scarce
As a word to the wise don’t take
any liberties with the heavy tent-
age in which you are housed. There
is a temporary shortage of the ma-
terial used for pending replace-
ment, exceptional care has to be
used to preserve what is on hand,
a matter of vital importance in a
camp where a large part of the
housing is in tent areas. Anyway so
says Uncle Sam. Secure fastening
against wear by wind and weather
and frequent inspection to assure
it is now the order of the day. Bet-
ter act accordinalsu soldier.
Maloney graduated from Heidel-
berg university at the age of 19.
Immediately following his gradua-
tion, he was appointed press liaison
attache by the Siamese government
to accompany King Prajadopok on
his tour of the United States and
Canada. While at this post, he
was appointed to cover the Man-
churian war for the Associated
Press.
Studied Ghandi
He went to India after this,
where he made a study of Mahat-
ma Ghandi’s ideas for the develop-
ment of Indian industries. Later,
he was a guest in the palace at
Addis Ababa, where he did a series
of interviews with Emperor Haile
Selassie for the American press,
while the Italian forces invaded
Ethiopia.
At the outbreak of the present
war, Maloney was sent to Europe
to report on political and relief
conditions for the Red Cross. In
the Balkans, Finland and Geneva
he surveyed relief conditions and
assisted in mapping evacuation
plans.
By military plane from Helsinki
he covered the Norwegian campaign
and. filed the official report of the
German sinking of the Norwegian
hospital ship off Alesund.
Reported French Fall
When the Nazi bombers rained
destruction on Holland and Prance,
Maloney sent reports of the refugee
flight to the United States in diplo-
matic code giving this country a
picture of the terror and suffering.
His report of the fall of Prance was
on the desks in Washington before
Paul Reynaud made his last-minute
appeal.
His articles on Eui*opean and Par
Eastern conditions are appearing
in Saturday Evening Post, Col-
liers, Reader’s Digest and Liberty
magazines,
Other orientation lectures have
been scheduled for April 6,7, and 8 on
American - Philippine relations and
are to be delivered by Dr. Diosdado
Yap.
Goat Hitches Ride
After marching alongside Sgt.
Joseph D. Clark, Co. B, 180th Inf.,
for 15 miles on a night hike, a
goat became so attached to the
sergeant and the company that he
jumped in a company truck and
rode back to the area with the
outfit. The goat is now the com-
Ipany’s new mascot.
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