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TRAINING FOR
AVIATION CORPS
[MOST THOROUGH
Drilling and Study Occupy About
16 Hours of Every
Day.
GET ESSENTIALS IN 8 WEEKS
Eight "Ground" Schools Located at
Leading Universities Where Candi^
dates Are Given Intensive Course
of Training?More Men Are
Needed fti the Service.
By a Lieutenant of the Aviation Section.
Washington.?A group of 36 well-setup
young Americans, the summer's
tan justffading from their faces, are
< closely studying a battlefield. Within
six feet of them is the rapid flash of
shells bursting in quick succession?
knot real shells, but as close an imitation
as desirable in a lecture hall?
and the men are behaving with the
sureness and precision which, as future
officers and pilots of America's
great aerial battle fleet, they are expected
to display.
A nr rnfhPT\
AllCl CCIWU tA|/ivcivuj v* f
flash, is heard the buzz of the wireless
as the men take or send a message
from "somewhere"?in California, or
Massachusetts, or Illinois, as the case
may be.
A second group of pilots, looking
down upon the others, are seated in
cockpits high above the miniature bat*
tie field. They hear the imaginary
? roar of Pershing's guns, and there is
y another succession of lightning flashes
on various squares of the military map
' below them.
^ Directs Artillery.
"Buzz-z-z, Buzz-z-z-^!" goes the
\ wireless, as in actual warfare, where
artillery fire is direjcted by the "eyes
of the armythe pilots from the top
of the scaffold observe the location of
"hits" by the artillery and signal the
range to the gunners?in this case
instructors?below. \
"W-29D-7-S" is the message to the
artilleryman?cryptic, of course, to
those who do not understand the
squared map and pin-point system in
use by aerial observers on the western
front. Perhaps it is a prearranged
shoot, in which cas* tne clock code is
k handy for signaling how close the
w "hits" come to the dugouts of Kaiser
Wilhelm's privates, or trench crossings
filled with huddled groups of the same,
or whatever else the target may be.
"wjl "R.fi" Rin?s the buzzer. And
the United States artillery officer corrects
the range of his big gun to suit;
at least, he will^do so a short time
hence, when our young pilots now in
training get the first real opportunity
of showing their mottle to the enemy
across the Rhine.
^ At the Ground Schools.
H The foregoing is a few minutes'
work in what is a part?a very small
part?of the program of one of the
k United States schools of military
if' aeronautics, more commonly known as
. "ground" schools. The man in the
street has a fair knowledge of what
our flyers are aomjr. r>y signi ??u?
hearsay he is beginning to know of the
work at our many flying fields. As
for war, conditions, the average citizen
carries a vague picture of swooping
bird men, loops and spiral dives,
r^pid-fire duels high above the clouds,
etc. But the man in the street knows
nothing of the eight weeks' milling
?hat these lads go through before even
stepping into a fusilage and proudly
calling "contact"?to set the motor re*>
volving for their first ascent. In other
words, he knows nothing of our
ground schools for the fundamental
training of aviators.
The American schools are located at
the following colleges: University of
California, Cornell. Georgia School of
'Technology, Princeton university, University
of Illinois, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Ohio State university,
and University of Texas. Although
they have taken over a large
part of iiie technical apparatus and
some of the instructors of the univcr
si ties on whose grounds they are situ(ated,
it is to be noted that they are in
no sense a part of the university or of
the ordinary university course. They
are army posts administered and supplied
by the schools section, air di
i vision of the United States Signal
corps.
No Time Is Wasted.
The course of training is necessarily
Intensive. Within the comparatively
short space of eight weeks there is
crammed into the ground-school cadet
ithe heaviest diet of military fundamentals,
scientific and technical essenitials
of flying that he can possibly
digest?and a little more. Colonel
i Bingham's theory (a successful one,
^ - via j& ?1 \ J.1 A.
fw judging Dv me quauiy 01 iiyers; is iuiu
m the man who can assimilate within a
^ given time an overdose of the above
kind of work is also the man who can
keep his mental and physical poise un
der the strain of battle flying in modern
warfare. Gronnd-school candidate41
are, therefore, discouraged from studying
subjects ahead of time with the
particular purpose of passing examinations
the more easily. Nevertheless,
the curriculum presupposes a certain
amount of previous knowledge and a
r sound intelligence, for the instructor
cannot stop to teach a candidate the
ABC& The instructors are rushed.
y
The men are rushed. Ami the war
won t wait.
It is taken for granted by the United
States air service, as it is in other
countries, that the work requires, first
of all. men of the best possible officer
material?athletic, quick of thought
and action, and trained in discipline
and military elements?but, above
and beyond all that, it requires men
suited for the particular job of miliqt-iaHnn
TIip first thrift Wppks
of the ground-school course?known as
the junior wing-?is devoted to military
studies.
Day Is Full of Work.
The men rise at 5:30, and calisthenics
occupy their time, with a recess
for mess, until eight o'clock, when
school opens. After a brief stop at
noon they are hard at it again, drilling
until school, at four o'clock. Evening
finds no let up, for school and study
occupy the hours until taps, at 9:30,
by which time they are thankful to get
between the sheets.
The senior wing subjects start in the
fourth week, from which time on the
following outline Is typical: By the
time a student hf:s absorbed during
- - ? xt- -jp iJ! 1.x f
tills weeK tne meory 01 iiigm, engines,
telegraphic signaling, antf the use of
intricate aerial instruments (such as
compasses, air-speed indicators, inclinometers),
he decides that he has
become a master of air subjects.
Classes in rigging, repair of machines,
c* Af mo ^Vkinnc* orn t c^A^nlorl
UUU L > C O VI iliuv-iiiuvo Ui V w\.4tvuu*\.u
for the fifth week, while the* study of
telegraphic signaling, engine, laboratory,
and machine gnns is still continued.
During the sixth and seventh
weeks are giv^n lectures on radiotelegraphy,
fighring in the air, map
reading, meteorology, bombs, and
aerial photography.
The close of the eighth week brings
the examination in gunnery. Artillery
observation is also on the program,
and it is in connection with this work
that we find the candidate at the beginning
of the article engaged on the
fascinating miniature target.
About two o'clock on Saturday afternoon
the candidate usually learns his
fate. Perhaps only 16 or 17 of the
r?rifrinnl rfncs nf riv\ Tvhn entpred eisrht
weeks before remain to graduate. But
those who do have mastered the basic
principles of military aeronautics,
which, as army men are learning more
thoroughly every day, is a vital prerequisite
to any training in the air.
Commissioned as Officers.
All these ground-school candidates
are enlisted in the Signal corps or the
Signal Enlisted Reserve corps, where
their status is that of "flying cadets."
As soon as they are fortunate enough
to pass the test for reserve military
aviators they receive an officer's com
mission, with the regular pay therefor,
and officers receive what is known as
commutation of quarters at all places
where no public quarters are available.
Beyond this, in the case of foreign
duty, is a ten per cent extra allowance
provided for by law to officers serving
beyond the limits of the United States
and territories contiguous thereto,
with the exception of the Canal Zone,
Panama. Porto Rico, or Hawaii. In
addition to the above, aviation officers
who are on duty requiring them to
participate regularly and frequently
ia aerial flights will receive a 25 per
in/>nnnco nor A-f tVioli* frrndo
V,\A1L IUVICUOC XU 111C |/UJ liiv.ii ^i.uViV?
The foregoing is a brief sketch of
the working methods of the aviation
section of the Signal corps of the
UiTited States army. The ground
schools are still in their infancy, although
their growth has been abnormal.
From day to day aerial tactics
and instructional methods are changing,
and will continue to change in
accordance with new conditions. The
ground schools form the preliminary
step in the greai task of sending
across the German trenches aviators
mentally, morally and physically
equipped for their work.
Sent Into Service Abroad.
Every week our flyers are fast graduating
from ground schools to the
training schools and from the training
schools to service overseas. And more
and more men are needed to fill the
gaps. It is reported that many young
men shy from aviation because fearing
they lack the proper physical qualifications.
No peculiar attainments are
necessary; the service is not limited
to trapeze performers or jiu jitsu experts.
As the war department steneil
says: "It must be remembered that
the flying officer is not 'an aerial chauffeur'
or 'exhibition flyer.' He has been
more correctly defintr-d as a twentieth
century cavalry officer mounted on
Pegasus."
Physically speaking, what is most
of all desired is a sound, strong body,
with particular attention paid to eyes,
nerves, and ears. Perfect eyesight is
a sine quo non. Provided they are
otherwise acceptable, candidates of
light build and more youthful appearance
than desirable for line officers
will be given a chance. They should be
at least nineteen and preferably not
over thirty, "although in exceptional
cases," to quote the official announcement,
"older men of pronounced athletic
attainments who have spent most
of their lives out of doors, in the saddle,
ranching, playing polo, mountain
climbing, or in actual flying, may be
accepted if they can satisfy the examining
hrvarri of thpir nhvsJral fitness."
Gooseberries Kept 21 Years.
Shelbyville, Ind??Miss Mary Bopp, a
schoolteacher of Jackson township,
was twenty-one years old recently. A
birthday dinner was given in her honor
mnthc* Mro fZortTCO W T? nnn.
l/J ilCl AliVUlti , iUiU* VA VVA ev *1, ?vrr.
A gooseberry pie, in which berries
canned 21 years ago were used, was
one of the pastries served at the close
o$ the dinner. The fruit which had
been canned by a relative of Mrs.
Ropp, was in perfect condition.
I CANNED LUNCHEONS I
{ AID HOOVER CAMPAIGN I
| Indianapolis, Ind.?Mrs. Alice ?
t M. French entertained ten aids ;
i in the food conservation card f
? campaign at a Hooverized lunch- i
i eon. She served no meat and f
? no wheat products. Sugar and i
f butter were cut down to a mini- |
= mum. This was the luncheon: |
Fruit cocktail, baked salmon, |
" ? j? j- ?
; scan open poiaroes, green ut-aus,
t <*orn bread, fried apples, beet
i salad and coffee. Dessert, pre?
served Quinces and oatmeal
i cookies. \
Although a society woman and
i wealthy, the canned goods
? served represented her own ef\
forts.
I \
THINK JOFFRE AN AMERICA*
College Students Show Amazing Ig
norance in Answering Questions
About War.
Richmond, Ind.?-Many people rea<
war news, but answers to ten wa:
questions by 200 students of Earlhan
/ oilo flnnlmr institution indioati
That these students do not. Here ar<
son is of the mistakes:
King George, Kitchener and tfoffr<
were named as commanders of tin
I?riti?li army.
Joffre was most named as comman
dor of the American forces in France
Verdun was variously found to b<
a treaty, a creek and a place in Tur
key.
Vnn TTinrlpnhnrf* wns snirl to be am
bassador to the United States and j
law-making body, 1 ho latter apparent
ly being correct, if German reports ar<
to be believed.
Lloyd George was variously report
ed an Irishman. a Frenchman and Brit
ish ambassador to the United States
Tliomas B. Marshall, Garrison an<
McAdoo were "favorites" for secretar;
of war.
The faculty has not decided whethe
its student body is really ignorant o
was in a jocular mood when the an
swers were given.
LEARNING USE OF GRENADE
This French official photo, the lates
to arrive in this country, showing th<
training of our boys in France, show:
French officers teaching steel-helmete(
Yankee fighters the use of the gui
grenade, called tromblons.
The American troopers in France ar<
- wiving individual instruction in th?
ways of modern warfare. This scen<
is duplicated many times in differem
sections of the camp, a half-dozei
Americans being shown the intricacies
of liio n?'\v lirearm by their Frencl
comrades.
The grenade is attached to the rifle
a:vi is dispatched toward the enem:
lines in much the same fashion as th<
bullet.
WOMAN WANTS FARM WORK
Following the Harrow and Milkinc
the Cows Have No Terrors
for Her.
Chicago.?Following the harrow ant
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Chicago woman?Mrs. Mae. Egger. Sh<
wants to do a "big bit" by the coun
try. and believes she can do the mosl
on a farm. She registered at a farn
labor recruiting station. She is ?
widow.
"I want to do my part for the coun
try, and believe I can do It best or
a farm," she said, "I am strong an<f
willing to do anything or go anywhere
I can do all kinds of farm work, having
had much experience. I want a
job the year aronnd.
"No, sir, the idea of milking cows
doesn't scare me at all. I've done i1
too much already. And as for other
farm work?most of it is easier on a
Truman thnn sftmp of the slavish house
work that has to be done, especially
on a farm without conveniences. Th*
outdoor Kfe for me every time, *nd
especially now that farmers are needed
so budly."
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