The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-24

A psmro Oh UuSNs, ru"N VI
 drums,
 And loyal hearts are beating
 high,
 Hats Olfs
 The Flag js marching by.
 -Henry Fl. Bennett.
 On July first, the opportunity of q lifetime to taste romance and real adventure will be offered the am bilious youths of Waterbury, when the United states army, whose glorius achievements are blazoned across the pages of world, history, will start to recruit its ranks to full strength.
 The main qualities which char acterize the American soldier from his European protype, are shrewd- ness, strength, valor and personal intelligence. Only the best of the young manhood of this great land will bo accepted by Uncle Sam.
 There are soldiers of peace, sol- diers of war, and soldiers of peace and war. So are there soldiers of fortune and misfortune; ' soldiers because nothing else is open. and soldiers because nothing else is suitable.
 Lights That Attract
 The pomp and glory of war and the glitter of adventure that at- tach to the calling, lend Q fascin- ation to the service that one was the only fitting occupation for q gentleman. Today, the government of the United States is attempt. ing, and has succeeded in elevating the standard of its men-at.arms.
 The result is m establishment of stalwart men ready to fight when. the occasion arises or rest when the occasion demands. There is the glitter of the calling and the attractiveness of arms, the old in. huence of the days of perpetual strife, the glory of man In bat tie and the courage of q hero in the wars. The rattle of the drum, the brazen tongues of trumpets, the steady tramp of men and the sound of gailoping steeds Is ming. Tod with the clash of arms, the thunder, of cannon and the rattle of musketry, if not in actuality, in anticipation.
 Tine Soldier of Fortune
 There is the continual panorama of color and tone, the songs of power and the clang Of steel. The soldier of fortune is the idol of the men and women of peace, who bow down to him as the personi- flcation of courage and strength. But beyond the glory of q soldier is the honor of patriot, who quietly steps from the quieter walks of life at the resounding call to arms. Men from almost every family in the country have worn the trappings of the fight, faced death and sometimes returned to honor.
 Always Room at the Top
 In times of peace is still another thing. The ambitious and educa- ted work toward the goal that means shoulder straps and a place of recognition. The school is hard, but all things rise to the level of their circumstances, There Is the shifting and the struggle of men behind the scenes and the level of possibilities Is reached. To the uninitiated the life of soldier in times of peace is one of monotOny, ambitionless and pregnant with q dying individuality. Instead 1t is the opposite. There Is always room at the top and ladder for those qualified to climb.
 The Badge Of Honor
 Tn the United States there Is a refuge for men who seek career, an occupation and calling full of change, movement and adventure, for men who stagnate and grow rusty in the monotony of hum druni civilian life and seek change and action--a career that is a re- viver of hope. The Regular Army of the United States may b con- sidered a place for the ambitious and tho educated. The hard school of civilian life is no less difficult that the school of the Army. The same infractions and the same de- linquencies count in one as in the other. And all this time there is the natty uniform which means the Badge of Honor ON8H Vh 8 4rWefOase 8aN&@t 8sH0
 strong,
 To guard her people from foreign wrong,
 Pride and glory and honor, all Live In It's symbol to stand or fall.
 Tho Soldier of War
 4 soldier of peace and war is a man without stagnation. He is above the soldier of war alone, by as much as the soldier of war is above the soldier of peace. It is an honorable thing to be a man lat arms, as honorable now as in the days gone by, when all men of courage sought the service. It is not that all honor belongs 10 q soldiers life, but that all honor belongs to the fighting man in the higher strata; while honor is fre- qucnsly a missing quality in the makeup of man of peace, who