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...Army Training Schools at Harvard, will be the speaker at the graduation exercises of the twenty-first class of the Army Chaplain School on Monday at 9 o'clock in Sanders Theatre. The graduation will be preceded by a review of the class, but General Mud may curtail the drill on Cambridge Common which was originally scheduled...
...Change of Subject. Subjects change, says Kahn, as soldiers progress from recruit camp to the front line, where U.S. soldiers show a cold-bloodedness which "would probably alarm their families" as it does their enemies. The rookies joke about such ancient miseries as KP, blisters, close-order drill. But humor in combat is fleeting and spontaneous, often would be meaningless any other time...
...started arriving Tuesday morning and were assigned rooms and issued bedding. For the last few days they have been taking swimming tests, signing up for courses, scoring on strength tests, and chasing advisors. Afternoon drill was not new for the majority of them since there are about 300 men in the group who have been in active service with the fleet as pharmacists mates, radio technicians, store keepers, quartermasters, and coast guard men. The group will be officially greeted to Harvard Tuesday night when Dean Hanford will speak...
...course is designed to give the student a basic introduction to such subjects as: infantry drill, military customs and discipline of the service, organization of the army, defense against chemical attack, first aid treatment of wounds, safe-guarding military information and other allied subjects. The department supplies uniforms and equipment used in the training of the students...
...being given as a half course on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. There is a drill period of two hours that will be arranged as far as possible to fit into the academic schedule of the student. Students can continue their training in the summer term with Mil Sci 1b. Men who have previous military experience will be allowed to apply for the second year course of Military Science...