The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-25
LIEIT. LAUTERBACH WRITES OF LIFE
ANDEXPERlENCE.S AT CAMP FUNSTON

I-ieut. C. Il. Lauferbach. formerly
superintendent OF Canon City schools
in writing TO the editor OF The Record
has some interesting things to say
about life at Camp Funston. which
may interest you Following are
some OF the fhinrs he has TO say:
Speaking Of training soldiers. II is
interesting to note how quickly and
how completely the process has
changed since the organization OF the
National army. The men OF the first
draft were rockies for many weeks.
The brnnd of civii life : stuck" and
was moi easily obiiterated. Brs the
rookie Who comes to camp now spends
tyo weeks at a detention camp and
Xlaf disappears. He Ia asaimiiated.
Yfhere once there was the rookie.
there now IL the soldier and the
mere observer is unaware OF the
transformation until 1. has been 90
compiished. The process is no long
er the prominent item. as II was in
the first draft. The machinery is in
good running order. The cors are
pretty we'll oiled and the slips and
the Jars have nearly all been eiimin-
ated.
A phase OF the present war. which
has been O matter Of frequent com
men, end which has not escaper your
observation. is ihe emphasis placed
upon soldier welfare. Never before
In the history OF any nation has so
much been done 10 keep the soIdier
happy. contensed and well The psy-
ehoioSist has come into his own.
heard an army man once say ''the
bcsfer the man. the better the aol-
dier." This seems 10 be the principle
upon which our army IL being de.
ycioped. For every effort IL being
nsde to make n good man out OF the
rookie who is drafted. The word
good In not used in n moral scnEc.
but ia mean, TO convey the idea OF .
man who IL well balanced In mind.
body and spirit. The army schedule
has always recognized the Necessity
of sound body. but has practically
ignored the mental and spiritual Al
the present time. however. this latter
phase Of the-soidiers' wei,beinS Is rc-.
ceiving as much attention a. the 9th
sr. This is evidenced by various sD-
desvors. a few of which } shall men
ton
The most scientific effort 10 deter
mine mans mental fitness for mil.
itary life is the specialists peychiat
rIc examination which every officer
and enlisted man mus, undergo. II
his rcfIexce are not normal be il
ei;hs- relieved from duty or given
remedial treatment
Fully A. important are IN. cuortr
made to furnish recreation. !, Will
surpris, you 20 know how much music
there Il in camp. doubt whether
there is barrack in the cantt \
mcrt which does not have it's Vie
troia. piano. or piayer-piano- In the
evening the strains of music float
from every occupied building In an
NaNltO " AlftO1stT
Comment on its quality Is unncccs.
eary. n affords pleasure and con
tcntment 10 it's creator and there
fore u It's own qualification. Every
regiment. OF course. has its band. and
there arc many volunteer organ'za-
tsons. The American ee,dtsr loves
music He sings on the march. whist
les al fatigue. and attends every con
cert b. can Even rshearsais attract
aumbers OF interested auditors.
Sext 10 music the most popular
form OF entertainment is undoubtedly
the movies. have often wondered
what makes the movies 50 popular.
Two reasons anSgest themselves. The
movlcs are 30 entirely "effort.iees" /
know OF nothing in all. this wide world
which requires less effort than ntten-
ton &, moving picture. Except for
the energy TO 70 to and from the
theatre. there Ia a complete passivity.
The scmi-earkncss makes II possible
TO assume the most reckless and re
taxed attitude. Your friends cannot
bore you with their cunvcrsation; the
Observation-Disclosures oil the piano make
converse impossible. There Is moth
ing to do but browse away at the pic
sure. Even tragedy on the screen
is not serious and the lending" need
never cause worry for Il lie an cstab-
Iished rule OF the movie that that
must be happy.