Regimental mirror. (Fort Benning, Ga.) 1943-194?, March 23, 1944, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextThursday, March 23, 1&44 By Sgt. W E Castle The furlough season is about over for awhile. That furlough week is the shortest of all but by far the best. We're now looking forward to the company party to be held in about two weeks. Lt. Mercer says that if you can’t bring your own wife, bring somebody else’s. We welcome all the new men into the company. Haven’t got ten around to learning their names so they will have to see us. Especially all Missourians. Which of these subjects would you like to AN over Hie U.S. A., anywhere everseot—you can continue your education through this Army- Navy school. Courses follow you wherever you go I Did yow enter the Army before yon finiibed high •chool? Join np with yonr college career incomplete? Have you discovered while in the Army a new voca tion or profession yon want to make your career after the war? To back up your Army training with academic study the U. S. Armed Forces Institute offers you the chance to continue your education right now while you are in uniform. You study by correspondence, or with a self-teaching textbook, or in an off-duty class. All it takes is a few hours a week of interesting work. Education follows you overseas The Institute program circles the globe. Headquarters in the U.S.A, are at Madison, Wisconsin. Oversea brunches are in the European, Middle East. Southwest Pacific, Central Pacific and Alaskan theatres. These branches are bringing correspondence lesson service to American soldiers in war theatres. Over a million soldiers have used educational materials provided by the Institute. You can study practically any subject you want to learn. For men who want to earn credit for school diplomas the Institute offers mathematics, science. English and other standard subjects required for credit in the best civilian schools. Your work may be sub mitted for credit in any school you designate. Other courses teach technical skills that step-up military effi ciency as well as train for a civilian vocation. $2 — Take an many courses as you like The cost for all of this is $2. (Army officers pay a « higher fee and should inquire for details.) c entitles you to study as many Institute cor respondence or self-teaching courses as you like ns long as your work is satisfactory. Select the course you’re most interested in and mail the coupon (or a copy of it) to the address below. (Send no money.) Or, ask your Orientation, Education or Special Service officer for an enrollment blank. Wher ever you are, whatever you are doing, this opportunity is meant for you. Begin study now! B '' I Armed Forces J ^titute . . I ADISON, WISCONSIN ] SCHOOL WITH THS WORLD J Sgt W W Johnson says that the reason Sgt Hess doesn’t use his trailer behind his Olds is that he is saving it to haul our barracks bags out to the Casual Group. Sgt Gross is love-struck sure enough. He seems to think a certain WAC who works at the Motor Pool is the ideal pin-up girl Hope to see her at the party Well, it’s about time for soft ball practice to start We still have most of our veteran play ers, and will probably have an abundance of rookie stars Cpl. Skistad has painted his car. which has helped the looks very much It hasn’t brought the SHOO yet though! Sgt Dan Ryder is off us for learn? Courses offered How to get started REGIMENTAL MIRROR z? By Cpl R O. Behringer We can all be sure that spring has arrived when we look out of the window and hear the famil. ar sounds from the baseball dia mond. This year the Profs have already started their practice for the coming season Another sound that reminds us of spring sure now. We upset his little scheme for borrowing money, and now he’s sweating it out trying to figure out a new line f L | This is your chance to continue your education 2 CORRESPONDENCE COURSES Course No. Title Course No. Title 131—English grammar 751—Marine engineering 132—Business letter writing 752—Marine boiler* 31 I—American history 753—Morino engines 341 — Civics 754—Marine equipment 361—Economics 771—Plumbing 411— Arithmetic 772—Steam fitting 431—Algebra , 773—Heating 441—Geometry . 792—Gos welding 451—Trigonometry ■ 791—Machine shop practice 461—Analytic geometry 701—Mechanical engineering 471—Calculus • 711—Mechanical drawing 911—General science 7«2—Advanced mechanical drawing 921—Physics 7<3—Plumbing drawing 931—Inorganic chemistry 714—Heating drawing 611—Typewriting 715—Machine design 621 —Shorthand, Grogg 811 —Elementary electricity 622—Shorthand, Grogg, advaneed 312—Industrial electricity 631—Bookkeeping and accounting Bl3—Electrical illumination 632—Cost accounting Bl 4— Preparatory radio 633—Advanced accounting 321— Radio operating, pari I 691 —Railroad rate clerk 322—Radio operating, port R 652—Traffic management 823—Radio operating, part 111 711 —Steam engineering 831 —Basic telegraphy and telephony 721—Refrigeration, I 832—Commercial telegraphy operating 722—Refrigeration, II <33—Practical telephony 723—Air conditioning 892—Electric welding 731 —Automobiles 811 —Surveying and mapping 732—Automobile repairing 921-Engineering mechanics 733—Automobile electric technician 931 -Structural eng Ir. earing 734—Diesel engines 941—Water works and sewage plant 741—Aviation engines operation 742—Airplane maintenance 991 —Carpentry SELF-TEACHING COURSES Course Ne. TMe Course No. TMe SlXl—Alg«bra I 513.1— Plan# G.«mMry I 912.2—Algebra II 913.2—Piano Geometry 3 910.1, 510.3—Review ArifhmeMs I 930.1 2—Physics I 910.2, 910.4—Review Arithmetic II 930.3—Physics II 629.1-Auto-Mechanics, Course 1: The 530 s.6—Physics 111 Engine 653.1.2—Shorthand I (Gregg) 629.2—Aut0-Mechanics, Course II: Cooling, 653.3—Shorthand II (Gragg) Lubrication, Fuel Oil 914.1—Trigonometry 657.1, 657.2—Bookkeeping I 652.1—Typewriting I 657.3.4.5—800kkeeping II 657.6.7.8—Bookkeeping 111 (Retail) 420.1—English Grammar I ■aR: 420.2—English Grammar II .-aiff 428.61—Improving Your Reading I pH 428.62—improving Your Reading II > 355.1 —Military Correspondence lr 35 9.2—Military Orders 1W I w fee I I xxxJT i ? I Xis 1 Ji In\ f J t I z/ ‘ J W is the clanging of the horse-shoe against the stake This company has several members that like the latter sport very much. S. Sgt Russell. S Sgt Jack Steele, and Sgt. Roy Holtkamp are only a few of the boys that can be found in rear of the barracks ev ery night throwing ringers. The past week-end was sort of a damp one for the boys of this company It is almost impossi ble to talk to anyone and find that he wasn't soaked by the down pour of ram we had Sat urday and Sunday. Everywhere we looked we could see clothes | hanging up to dry out The comings and goings of this I company would fill many pages I but to mention a few we find that S Sgt. Edward Homar has Mir \ J VW MAIL THIS COUPON T 1 I' i U. S. Armed Forces Inxtitute CK-2 ,$5 Madison 3, Wiacontin I (.cade Same , Organization ■ • J tddrew (or APO with PM) BSIIII I (lourae dmfred : KHRjH PAGE SEVEN SOFTBALL TEAMS MEETING MONDAY All Academic Regiment com panies that plan to enter teams in the Intra-Regimental Soft ball League are urged to have representatives or managers, or both, at Lt. David Shirk's office,Headquarters, for a 5:30 o’clock meeting, Monday, to discuss rules and schedules for the coming season. Any GI who desires to be an umpire for the softball league is also extended an invitation to be present at the meeting gone to New York on official business, Sgt. Leo. A. Miller has returned from an extended stay in the Station Hospital We hope that his long rest doesn't make him long for more. Sgt. Hart man. Tec 5 Diaz, Sgt Pesek. Sgt. Mooney and Pvt. Alleger have all recently returned from fur lough They all come back with the same glowing accounts of their wonderful “flings.” April Ist is a day for each and every one of the boys of Com pany B to mark on his calendar But we are not marking this day because it is April Fool's Day but rather because it is the date of Company B’s big party So remember April Ist, Polo Hunt Club. food, drink, dancing! * a By Cpl. M Kehoe SOCIAL SEASON OFFICIALLY OPENS ON ST PATRICK S DAY The Irish Delegation led by Sgt John Patrick Lohan moved into the Chattahoochee Valley, Friday last. March 17th and of ficially opened the spring social season. Their main purpose at first was to find out whether there were any Irishmen left in Georgia, and also to discover the location of a cache of Kummel Stock Minus the usual joviali ty resulting from the long march in the Fifth Avenue Parade the crew descended upon the river boat The George W Miller and before long had it turned into a session of the Irish American Unified Society "Erin Go Bragh's" were spouted all over the place and a good time was had by all We wish to con gratulate the sponsors of the boat ride for the invites and to express heartfelt thanks for an abundant supply of fried chick on and Ballentines. As a result of the Gala St Patty's day, and of course the rainy season the grass and the trees have turned much greener. Spring fever is in the air and Cpls. Chet Rockwood and Don Visco have decided it's about time for another furlough. The females in Noonan, Georgia will miss the two characters for 11 days We hear they have the town well in hand by now, and could use some competition. For all you imbibers of amber fluids, the notice is out that the Patio Grill will be opened March 25th; get your reserva tions early for the entertainment committee has prepared a fine program and as long as Co. C boys are concerned they have found a new home, if they stay here long enough to take advan tage of it. We're still hunting for a new columnist, and again we ap proach the newcomers in the company. If there are any a mong you who desire to dabble in the literary field, let them be heard, the job is yours for the asking.