The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25

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 The first graduates of the soda, schools will be ready in few weeks Reserve bases for preliminary fligl been through, condition" should be the least of their worries.
 There are four of the pre-flight training schools in the nation, one here at the University of North Carolina, and the others at the University of Georgia, University of Iowa and St. Mary'S University of California.
 During their three months of pre- flight training, the cadets never touch an airplane. Here at Chapel Hill, on the sports fields or in the classrooms, eyes go up instinctive- ly at the sound of an airplane mo- tor overhead and you know that every man is working, sleeping and eating for the day when he'll be up there too.
 Meanwhile, the cadets rise at 5:30 8. m., and drop gratefully into bed at 9:30 p. m., after a gruelling daily schedule that would have the aver age civilian wilted within an hour. They may leave the station only from Saturday noon to Sunday night when they are permitted lib- erty within the limits of Chapel Hill. Even then they must mus ter" at each meal.
 The pre-flight program Is three fold = physical, military and aca- demic - but physical conditioning tops the list.
 Use Sports fin Training
 "Our aim," said It. CoTndr. Har- vey J. Harmon, athletic director of the Chapel Hill School, lis to pro- duce men in shape, ready and wanting to fight.
 "Each cadet receives instructions in swimming, hand-to-hand com- bat, military track, football, gym tumbling. soccer, basketball, boxing and wrestling.
 "But they are not always the sports as engaged in by civilians. Each one features development of abilities that will come in handy in war. For example, the swimming classes teach the cadets how to swim with full pack in case they are forced down. how to remain and swim under water in case the water is oil covered or Is being strafed from above"
 This relationship between sports and war was emphasized to 8 group of visiting reporters recently when they dropped in on class in hand to-hand combat being taught by It. Don George, former worlds wreSt- ling champion.
 "All right, gentlemen" George was saying, Now squeeze your op- ponent'S neck until he's blue in the face"
 The athletic staff assembled by Harmon is studded with famous coaches and athletes, and next fall the varsity football team will com- pete against leading service and collegiate teams, along with the oth- CT pre-fight school teams.
 Varsity Follows Schedule
 But varsity competition is only small part of the sports program, and those who participate will do so only as share of their training.
 Were not concealing for one minute that we're going to have the best football team possible and that we'll play to win," Harmon said. T believe, however, that those who study our overall program will realize quickly that varsity sports merely for the sake of varsity sports are out.
 Members of the varsity football squad (coached by Jim Crowley of Tordham) will follow the exact daily schedule of other cadets. The only difference will be that while the varsity football squad practices two hours an afternoon the rest of the cadets will be engaged in other sports"
 The cadets development Is ob- vious in comparison of new arrivals, who come in every two weeks with groups of men who have been there as little as one month. The new cadets are no pink-tea boys. They have passed a stiff physical en- trance test but seen along side group of one-month cadets they ap- HC6I 4lAAAO0V ReAAC u4AA R0AAJs
 Food. as well as the physical rou- tine, has something to do with their development. A cadet gets about 5100 calories a day. The average civilian gets about 2.0O0 calorieS. The stiff daily schedule of the ca dets explains why they need and consume so many calories.
 Teach Men to Command
 Here's 8 typical days menu:
 Breakfast-2 fresh peaches, 2l fried eggs, 3 Oz. Canadian bacon, 3 slices toast, OF. dry cereal. 16 oz. milk, butter. jelly. and coffee.
 Dinner-1 fresh apple. 8 OF. rump roast, 6 oz parsely potatoes, 6 OF. stewed squash and onions, tomato and cucumber salad, 2 slices white toast. 16 OF. milk, butter. honey and lemonade.
 Supper-7 os. broiled steak, 6 O.. candied yamS, os. creamed on- ions, oz. spanish lima beans, 2 1amWA wnl1a ksVkkMr AN0aAu IA Ag