East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-16

IlItceu minutes Tor
chance to slip past the armed student
guards patroliing the grounds surround
ing the Princeton Aviation School. The
thermometer registered degrees below
zero and yet the only indication that
these guards realized that it was real
winter day was to kick their heels together
at occasional intervals.
The aviation school is under United
States government control. United States
army officers are in charge, and the same
secrecy and caution. Is thrown about the
school that IS maintained at all other gov
'ernment schools, but the two civilians
slivefing In the lee of the building did
mot nnderstAnd this until later-fifteen
minutes later. The tramp of many feet
was heard and half hundred sturdy
lads, with the iger-like spirit of deter
Inination on their faces, swept past. They
-Were marching in the direction of the
aviation school, and had the guards looked
mp at that moment they would have seen
fifty Of their comrades will. two civilians
indhe rear. and in perfect step.
Being directed to the adjutant, they met
him in his office. He explained that the
Ild'had been shut down tightly on ail in
Formation being given out, but without
sBs1sying any confidence 1t may be said
shat this school. which was established
soon after the break with Germany, is
Reaching tho Princeton undergraduates
sSAs fundamentals Of flying. After this in-
UeFuction they arc sent to other govern,
tuent schools for the finishing touches be-
fore being commissioned and sent over
tsas.
Although It is technically a government
achool, this did not prevent the acceptance
eftwo aeroplanes from private individuals
and three from Princeton undergraduates
in the early months of the schools forma-
tion. Nothing further can-be said on the
ACTIVITIES of the aviation school. Neither
can anything definite be told about what
ISgoing to take place in the naval courses
soon to be established at the college
Small Arms Training.
Many colleges which before the war mad
general military courses followed these up
after April 6 by specializing in several
branches of military service. Princeton
did not adopt military work for the
student body until reccntly-during the
last year.
Princeton choose to specialize in small
arms instruction. This, Of course, is
strictly under college supervision. Major
II. II. Sargent. one of the veterans of the
Santiago campaign, was detailed last au-
tumn by the War Department to take
charge of >the military activities of the
college. Assisting him is Colcnel William
f.ibbey, who for many years has been an
instructor in physical geography at the
eoilsge, and also has been connected with
The National Guard of New Jersey since
the time that be enlisted as a private. FoF
the last four years Colonel Lihbey has
been president of the National Rifle Asso-
citation and has many medals for expert
Workmanship both here and abroad won
In competitive matches. In specializing
In small arms the college is fortunate in
having an authority who is able to back
up his theories with practical experience.
In justice to the college it may be said
lthat the military spirit began to percolate
,in the student body in April, 1916, At
sthls time the faculty decided on one
'ycar military course. Captain Stewart
Heintzelrhap, Of the War Department
lad charge of the work of the students in
his non-obligatory course. Lectures on
military strategy composed the bulk oil
The time given over to this course.
IL is interesting to note that. although
tlIspgIversity apparently was later in es'