The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-20
CAMP COMMENT

CAMP COMMENT
The extension division of the Uni
versity of Missouri is arranging to
give instructions in high school and
college courses to men in Fort Riley
without charge, and will probably al
low any man from Missouri or any
former University of Missouri student
privilege of taking the work. There
is a meeting planned for the near
future in which the universities of
Missouri Kansas and California will
take up the matter of giving free in
structions to soldiers. Prof H. c.
Williams will represent the University
of Missouri at the meeting.
Approximately 400 men who com
posed the Third battalion of The Third
regiment under the command of
Major Francis D. Ross, left Camp
Funston last Friday for Camp Doni-
phan. The men that comprise the
Third battalion have been doing guard
leave this camp with an excellent
record.
The S55th infantry regiment had
subscribed $45,15O to the second lib
erty loan, according to figures posted
in the barracks this week. Head
quarters Company, which has bought
1900 worth of bonds, has COM
Portable lead over the other COM
panies Company E standing second
with $4,000. More than half of the
headquarters Company bought bonds
of $50 or 500 denominations and "A
few took larger amounts For the
next five months pay day in TINS com
pany and, to some extent, in the regi-
ment, will not near an over rush at
the regimeftal canteen.
Like a herd of buffalo suddenly let
out of a corral, went the men OF Com
pany A 354th infantry, when it was
announced that all measley measle
germs had been arrested and con-
signed to eternal punishment. So TAR
had they scattered that when the IRE
signal summoned all men to their bar
racks about an hour later it was a
scant twenty-five from Company A
who were near enough tic, get there for
first report. What matters it that as
the men piled out of the " some
deuble-timed head on and one or the
other or both had to pull himself out
of the dust before he could get INTO
his own line. Company A came back
strong as they supplemented the even
ing'S program at the ~ with Cor
poraI Hale as song bird pleasing the
audience with a variety of specia1ties.
It's a valiant company, Company A,
the days of quarantine must some
time end and Captain Davis tells the
other company commanders that with
half the drill you can show them,
Why not, for you are from Missouri?
We heard about the wind and the
semi-annua1 sand storms, but "Oh,
you Dust" We give Kansas all of
the blue ribbons for free will offerings
of dust which even blows right in thru
the window panes.
Did you ever hear a woodpecker
tap on a telephone pole? That re-
dc of he CT nc
on the heating pipes just outside my
chamber window, working at night
with a rat, tat, tat:
Bidding high to take on the Missouri
Valley champions for an exhibition
football game November and then
the Big Nine heroes for Thanksgiving
day, but Nebraska and Illinois are
scheduled to face the music at Camp
Funston that day. A dozen teams of
all-Stars could be collected to face
them for Harvard, Yale, Wisconsin,
. Illinois, Missouri and Kansas uniYer-
sites would each have strong repre-
sentatives, but to develop team work
under the heavy schedules every citi-
/ zen of Funston goes onis a real prob
| lem. But wen do it and do every
/ thing else that is important just lit
tie bit better, too.
| 177th Brigade boasts two brass
! bands already, and if you heard the
( $3.50 regiment music makers Sunday
/ evening you might well wonder if
/ Sousa had done the training. There
is nothing like music to drive dull care
away and Chaplain WOODS thinks we
need them for our sunday morning
Tegimental services
/ Chaplain Wood ma cOme T. the
S54th regiment but until we get an
/ other the whole brigade viii claim
him He says many of the thirs he
had in mind to do are being ably han
! died by the Y. NJ. c. A. and he will do
/ the other things. Cooperation and
| working hand in hand for the great
! est efficiency and the largest service
to the men marks the beginning of his
| work and the Y. NJ. c. A. extends to
| him, along with all of the men and Of
ficers of the brigade. a most hearty
| welcome. He Will hold a regimental
service in the building next Sunday.
Possibly one of the bands will play
and a double quartet and other spe-
cial Inusic-is being arranged for the
day by the religious work director of
/ the " Every one should hear him
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock