Evening star., 1938-06-18
BY JACK ALLEN,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star,

otdH SOTIcSpOuQeuL Oh Inc SI4f.
FORT GEORGE q. MEADE, Nd,
June 18.-The notes of bugle sound
ing reveille will send 398 college stu
dents tumbling from their cots at
dawn Monday to begin their first
hand study of military science in the
Reserve Oficers' Training Camp
established here.
Trainees from the various r. o. r.
c. units located in the universities
within the Army Third Corps Area
have been pouring into camp for two
days. but the embryo oficers are not
to get down to brass tacks," so to
speak, until Monday.
During the ensuing six weeks the
youths, hailing from IA educational
institutions in the District of Col
umbia, Virginia, Maryland and Penn
sylvania. are to undergo an intensive
course in the various phases of mill
tary education.
Processing" Carried Out.
Meanwhile. the work of process
sing" to use the Army parlance,
which was begun yesterday, will con-
tinue today. 1t includes registration,
physical examinations, assignment to
companies and the issuance of equip
ment. Tomorrow Is blank" on the
calendar.
Actually. the r. o. T. c. members,
constituting the Infantry branch of
the corps in this area, are here to
further their study of military science
gaining knowledge Of problems
1t Is not possible for them to acquire
in their respective schools
However. Col A. S. williams, genial
commandant of the camp, entertains
a broader viewpoint OF the value of
the training they are to receive.
THE r. o. T. c." he told news
papermen who were his guests at
luncheon yesterday. was formed pri-
marily to acquaint its members with
matters arising in military life. But
there is no military problem that does
not have its counterpart in civil life
and the training the boys receive here
will prove invaluable to them in the
outer world as we'll"
COL Williams, a native of Mobile.
Ala, has been soldier for 40 years.
He first saw service in the Spanish
American War and later in the World
War. Like his aides, though, he now
is assigned to r. o. r. G. work as q
professor Of military science and he
is stationed at the University Of
Pennsylvania.
Well-R0unded Training Planned.
He explained that the program ar
ranged by his staff will 60 into every
angle Of training required to At men
for service as officers in the infantry.
In addition, well-rounded program
OF recreation has been mapped out
and r. o. T. c. members, in their
"off time," may engage in golf, SWIM
ming, tennis. softball, boxing, volley
ball and horseshoe pitching. Weekly
dances also will be held for the en-
joyment of the "trainees."
A typical day in the life of an
r. o. T. c. trainee includes: Reveille.
first call, 5:45 am: march, 5:55 am:
assembly. s am; mess call, breakfast,
6:15 am; police, GAS am; drill,
first call, 6:55 am: assembly, Z am;
church call; recall from drill, IL noon;
mess call, 1915 p.m.; sick call, p.m.;
drill call, lis pm: recall from drill.
3:15 pm; parade, first call, 4:55
pm; assembly, sos p.m.; adjutant's
call, Sis pm; retreat, $50 p.m.:
retreat ION days when no parade is
heidi, first call, Sis pm: assembly,
5:25 PM; retreat, $50 p.m.; mess
call, 5:45 pm; guard mounting, first
call. $50 pm; assembly, pm;
tattoo lights out), 9 pm: call to
quarters, 10:45 pm; taps, II pm.
The program varies only on Wednes-
days, Saturdays, Sundays and holi-
days, when additional time is pro-
vided for recreation.
Training is In charge of Col. j. C.
Leonard, military professor at Lehigh:
Maj. George R. Hedge. camp adjutant;
Maj. Stonewall Jackson of George
town University, Maj. S. D. Herbey
of the University of Maryland and
Maj Winfield Shrum of the Drexel
Institute of Technology. Mai. D. P.
Yeuell, assigned to Penn State College,
is the camps recreation. athletic and
publicity officer.
Two chaplains, one q Protestant