Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19

rage. and know that | knew as much
AZ the average 'blacksrpith auto "X-
u,rt.' But under an able professor.
have gotten the fine points OF th'
game here. The most intricate part
of an automobiles mechanism is tn"
electrical part. We have been in
s,ructrd in that by a professor who
has been here at Clemson coll"g" hl-
teen years. \ professor couldn't sta!
at Clemson fifteen years unless Il"
knew his business"
| That these young soldier mechanics
have a high regard for their instruc-
tors Is evidenced by tn" way IN"
young fellow quoted above talked.
They all feel that way. None of them
had any comment other than tn"
highest praise for them. Il would
have hated to think that should
some time hc driving a truck over
there without the cxpcricnc" have
gotten at this mechanical school, said
n young fellow whom the boys call
Pat" and who lives in Waltcrhoro.
Pat can handle an eighty horse pow
or government truck like il were
Ford.
| Along with their mechanical train
ing the mechanical students have been
getting some two or three hours mill
tary training each day. They know all
about the school of the soldier bay
onrt fighting. skirmishing and every
branch of the infantry. They are
quartered in the barracks OF Clemson
college and they must keep their re-
spectivc quarters In military manner.
An infantry captain of the National
army and three licutenants are in
charge Of them, and the Importance OF
military training and discipline ~
stressed. In the drill they use tn"
rifles that the Clemson men left be-
hind for the summer. They ar" re-
sponsihlc for the good condition OF
those rifles which shine in July sun
| like the rifles of any crack outfit of
| Uncle Sans army of the line. Though
these woodworkcrS and blackSmithS
and electricians and auto men Will
| hardly ever fight in the line, still.
thanks to their military training at
| Clemson. they will know how to do
| il If it ever becomes necessary. And
any soldier will tell YOU that ON" n"r-
or knows what's next in this modern
| war.
So far rs military courtesy and
| rcsIs.ct for officers is concerned. thcS"
soldier mechanics are the equal OF TN"
Slst division of Camp Sewer. and tn"
Slst has Il shade on almost any other
division OF the National army or the
regulars either. in saluting and mill
tary courtcsirs. ! was seated outside
| the Clemson barracks under the shade
OF Il tree Thursday after dinner talking
to q dozen or so of these young me-
chanicS. They were dressed in over
alls awaiting the bell announcing aft
rr dinner work time. There was to
he a dance over ut Pendleton that
evening and they were discussing
whether or not they wanted to 20.
Their captain passed down the ce-
II
Yaast lsiaSixalIkx W. -psaT-IStAere-t6ey were
standing and sitting. some with cigar
cttcs in their mouths and others with
uuids of tobacco or gum.
"'Shun." called one of their num-
| her.
| Cigarettes went flying. Browns Mule
| Juice squirtcd. healthy bodies in III
fitting dirty overalls became rigid.
right hands went up over the right
eye and elbows at an angle of forty
| five degrees.
The captain returned tn" salute ana
| passcd on. II was all done in mo-
mcnt and with such accuracy and pre-
cision that I imagined myself back in
Sewer and in the midst of the stone
wall division
Only about two months In service
Not intended for fighters and yet they
have mastered mechanics To lie rated
as proficient and in addition know
military to beat the Hun.
| Jas. D. Grist.