The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-09-11
Courses In Camouflage OF Buildings
TO Be Offered Al Columbia University

Training IL @~asectlNe ohAaf
menI dccepfaan ard camoaflage
waA be unaersaken ~ the saheol.
CT afxhlfnesuEe Is Columbia una
verxify 81 the suggestion of the
cfflce Il civilian defense IN VAST
xn9iun il Mas s~nne8lsned bf Dean
Leopold Arnaaa Trainees Nftl
be Instructed in the highly pre-
frsxionzl xkills and problems 81
conce1ilne vital industrial plauts
public busldlngs ard stnstegscally
important r4r@l and urban AREAS
The study q camuaflage today
ts no lonRer haphaxardiy 80
preached ~ Il Was III me last
var. Dean Arnaud pointed ous
AT that ttne lack u rsFefai
aerial observation made cameu
Hage more q matter Of insagtna
ton than scientific precision TIE
development within the past -
years 81 aerial photography ard
the extensive Use Of the alFplane
In warfare has made protective
c~hscuremens ! complex technique.
combining the elements ot archI-
lecture. engineering and indus
trial design
Protective o-hsruFeuent fer
modern purposes Is not = problem
Of making . structure disappear
or of hlacklng il out but Of max
Ing Il look like something else
THIS requires 3 bread scientific
and technical background IN va
rtous fields"
To meet the urgent demand for
men and women trained in the
various aspects If protective OBJ
scurenent the course ct Colum-
haa viii cover : wide range Of
subjects. from the principles el
vision. 10 cost esiIEsation Of ma
teriaIS. labor. equipment and oyer
head. Dean Arnaud stated
] Marshall Miller. instructor n
architecture and co-oralnat3ng CT
flrer Of the planning ard housing
division OF Columbia university.
wiIl direct the work CT she pro
gram and supervise ali laboratory
work He viii BE- assisted BY
members q TIRE university staff
who have followed the civilian
eamoufiage course st Fort Bel
vuir, Va. and by experts drawn
from industry. with practical ez-
perience IN the use 81 OBSCURE
menf principles and materials
DR.. seIlg Hecht professor Of
bro physics 81 Columbia ard "a
thor and lecturer in the HELD II
optics and vision. wall eanduca
studies IN eye perception. the DIFF
~ferenees between night ard day
vision. eeIor VISION and the ele
ments Of visual information How
70 Judge distances proportions.
textures and ausiyze obscufcd and
esmoufiaged areas all also be
considered
Aerial observation both direct
and Photographic. and the ele
ments Of natural ard msn made
landscape. viii be studied under
TIE direction Of Robert a Ssnlth.
manager Of TIE aEnfleW depart
meai u the Fairehild Aerial Sur
veys. Inc. q kew York
Mateflal On protective obscure
ueat IN nature wail Be presented
b Ut Henry II Champion. pro.
fessor Of zoology = Columbia.
who has made extensive studies
n the field q animal celebration
and couceaIzuEnA
The handling and application 81
eamouflsgs materials. including
tie use Of natural matenAEA such
- trees. ard rock formations Is
Nen Is of artificial mateFials such
IS O. and esH& water psints eEaaI.
sons and other eosllngk. all -
discussed y Carl = Ne1eu kesd
Ct he sehaoI q horticulture q
the State Institute q Agriculture.
FHrmzngdale. LouE Island
Studies II feznHIaus ard DE-.
Nsees q o-bseufeasen1 and deep
ton. ranging from tAe ass Q.
smoke and Is screens - 3 cau.
aI1eTallan = Wa1er and xaase.