New Britain herald., 1919-07-22
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
 THROUGH AT DEVENS
Complete Six Weeks Training
 Course for Soldiers

Word was received today to the et- feet that the IT local boys who went from the local High school on June I to the R. o. T. C. training camp at Camp Devens, will be sent home the latter part of next week, after com pleting a six weeks course of SOL diers' training under the instruction of Plattsburg and West Pooint officers. There are over 2,000 students at the camp, 1,500 seniors, while the re- maining 800 are juniors. The local youths were put into the junior class, as they did not receive any military or rifle training until shortly before they left for the camp, and could not qualify to enter the senior class.
 The district headquarters of the. R. o. T. c. were located at the camp and the officers in charge of the boys were Col Guy G. Palmer, camp command CT; Major B. G. Ferris, adjutant com mander; lieutenants from the various schools sending men to camp accom- panied the boys to camp and were their instructors during their six weeks stay.
 All boys upon their arrival at the camp were examined by the camp physicians, who vaccinated and inocu lated them against disease. Many of the youths were i'll for several days following the inoculation, and write their parents stating that the inocula ton was the only bitter part of the summer training. Each boy received a uniform, rifle, pack, cot and other ne- cessities of a soldier. Medical and dental attention was given the boys by army physicians free of charge. The days work consisted of eight hours of military work comprising physical ex- ercises, marching, rifle practice, engi- neering and trench work, and one hour of school in the evening.
 Captain Fairfax of Boston, who was appointed morale officer was in charge of all entertainments, which were held nightly. Motion pictures and speakers were scheduled for each evening and provided much amuse- ment for the boys after they had com pleted their days military work. The motion pictures were held in the Lib erty theaters footed at the camp. Two army chaplains, who were sent to the camp by the government conducted services on the field every Sunday. A Catholic service at 8 o'clock and the Protestant at 10:30 o'clock.
 Boys who disobeyed orders were dismissed from the camp and sent home. The fact that none of the To- cal boys returned home indicates that their behavior was satisfactory. All boys were ordered to abstain from smoking unless they had the permis- sion of their parents allowing them to do so. Several of the local boys have written home stating that the training they received was a big treat and the only fault they find is that they can not remain longer at the camp. The following list of men are due to leave the R. O. T. C. camp at Camp Devens on August 2: Lawrence G. Austin, Berlin; Robert Booth, 42 Park street; William F. Burns, 63 Vine street; John A. Cunningham, 30 Wilson street; Russell o. Elliott, 50 South High street; Louis Gregory, 542 East Main street; James J. Hart New Brit ain road, Kensington; Thomas H. Long, 131 Lincoln street; Francis Me- Guire, 30 Wallace street; George E. Mcclure, 30 Wallace street. Howard H. Mitchell, IS South High street; Karul Edwin Neuman, 92 Black Rock avenue; Stanley Newton, 214 Main street; Morris Nordstrom, Maple Hill: Edwin Owen, 15 South street A1eot Stenberg, Maple Hill; Everett Will Hams, 169 Corbin avenue.