t ACF THE M IC AN DAILY ~U~lA , jAN. 21911 Dr. W. P. Lemon Shows Baptism, To Co. G Men How to perform an emergency baptism was taught to members of Co. G Wednesday evening by the company chaplain, Rev. W. P. Lemon. Co. G is composed of medi- cal and dental students, most of whom at some time will have to per- form this rite. Dr. Lemon conducted the first of a weekly series of discussions on psychiatry in the barracks library. Miracle healings described in the Bible were studied, and in his first meeting the chaplain unfolded the story of psychiatry in Biblical times. Subsequent discussions, the second of which is to be next Wednesday evening in the library, will develop the story of modern psychiatry. Med Students Take Huron Valley Hike More than 150 happy, singing mem- bers of Co. G made an all-afternoon hike yesterday, ob erving nature and enjoying the scenery of the Huron River valley. Clad in green fatigues, the group gathered behind Vaughan House at 1 p.m. with gas masks and canteens and set off on the long tramp. Once in open country, the hikers burst into one song after another and made quite a stir in the ether. Pfc. Claude Ludwig identified birds for the com- pany, and three of the more ardent Mature lovers intended to bring their cameras but forgot them at the last minute. The hike lasted several hours. Members of the company were in- terviewed on their return: Pfc. Frank .Barrett, "A splendid idea." Pfc. Jack O'Dell "I had a good time." Pfc. Fred Gillette, "A weekly hike wouldn't be a bad idea." Pfc. Bob Corley, "My feet hurt." Lt. Reisman marched with the boys. What made everyone happy was that all gigs posted on the bul- letin board had been erased upon return to Vaughan House. Men To Fire At Ft. Custer The enlisted men of the station complement will fire the rifle. range infiltration course at Fort Custer for a record on Feb. it and 12. They will also go through the in- filtration course. As they crawl und- er barbed wire, through trenches and across ditches live ammunition will be fired overhead. Since Jan. 5 the men have been studying various types of rifles, close- order drill and. rifle 'marksmanship on Wednesday evenings and Satur- day afternoons in preparation for firing the rifle range and going through the infiltration course. Lt. M. G. Flegal, assistant PMS and T., and ROTC instructor has been in charge of the .training. , Co. G Leads Other Units in Bond Sales Almost $3,000 in war bonds have been purchased by members of Co. G during the past 10 days, Lt. Samuel Reisman, company commander, an- nounced yesterday. The new total places Co. G in the lead of all other Army units on campus. Visiting Colonel 'Inspects' USO HoM F'RO1 S VG H 4Il IT fa (an. ) Sddier Returi To IL . I rom Japanese Camp By PEI. ArNEY S hWARTZ Rev. J. I 1. I rrkman. father of Pfc. Ilova'd C. I),kmauf Co. D. was ill tl last g'( up it) he rela ri- ated fromi a Ja iuw>c int'rnmfnt camp. Pfc. Berrkman sai i rly four- teen years in and around Shanghai and returned to this country in January, 1941, with his mother when Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson requested all American nationals to return when war clouds began to shroud the Pacific Ocean area. Pfc. Berckman returned on the liner President Coolidge in 17 days which compares very favorably to. the 72 day trip of the Swedish mercy ship Gripsholm which picked up its pre- cious cargo at Goa, on the west coast of India. The first leg of the trip fro Shanghai, China to India was made on the exchange ship Teia Maru. Went to School in Shanghai Pfr. Steven Green of Co. A was a schoolmate of Pfc. Berckman's at the Shanghai American School. Berckman stated that the subjects taught there are similar to the Amer- ican school curriculum only that the training is a bit more intensified. The Chinese play soccer, basketball and baseball in addition to their Oriental sports. Soccer. however, is the national sport. Pfc. Berckman saw his father for the first time in three years when he returned home to Albertsville, Ala. on a recent furlough. Rev. Berckman is eager to return to China to carry on his missionary work for the Methodist Ministry. News and Notes Successor to Col. Edward F. Shaifer of Sixth Service Comm and Headquarters in Chicago, Ill., enjoys a skit pre- sented by the men of Company A at the official op ening of the Ann Arbor USO. The Colonel is sevted in the back row. Seated at his side is Lt. Catharine B. James, WAC, assistant adjutant of the 3651st S.U. Col. Frederick C. Rogers, commandant of the campus unit, is seated in the front row. Col. Rogers spoke on the same program, thanking the citizens o f Ann Arbor for their assistance in the establishment From Co. B-4 Harry "Chaotic" Velkowitz has been waiting since 1938 for the re- turn on his sweepstakes ticket. He insists the delay was caused by "a small time operator." Bill "Ingenious" Mueller, the cadet who memorized the log tables three times and forgot them twice, is now working out a system for using the slide rule mentally. By forming a mental picture of the rule and mani- pulating it in his imagination, he ex- pects to find answers correct to three decimal places. Two phrases describing drill: or- ganized chaos, precision confusion. Recently, a green cadet asked his officer in a gloomy tone of voice, "Sir, if we commit a crime punishable by death, according to the Articles of War, do we get shot before or after we become eighteen?" He Speaks for the Navy of the club. -Daily Photo by Cpl. R. L. Lewin, 3651st SU, Co. A Col. Rogers at Dedication Co. C Musicians Relaxing The Sad Sack' One of the most popular features in YANK is Sgt. George Baker's cre- ation, "Sad Sack." Pvt. Sack, known to Yanks the world 'round as the typical unfortunate and ignorant G.I., can also be found on the campus of the U. of M. In order to portray the Sad Sack as a campus G.I. rath- er than a Regulation, we are going to{ create a new character. To keep from incurring the wrath of Sgt. Baker, we're going to name our Sad Sack, Pvt. Sam Sol. Pvt. Sol belongs to every company. He may be one of your roommates, or, even worse, he may be you. Pvt. Sol is utterly confused by all tech- nical matters. The other day, when they told him to write his rank before his name on the roster, he wrote, "his rank Sol." Pvt. Sol is of the specie Salutus Buckus Feverai type, Aurous Brickus. He is the type of guy who inhabits dark alleys and shadows to escape saluting officers. He is so low that he is often seen shirking his duty while his friends work! But in spite of his short- comings, Pvt. Sol, whether in the Army or out, will always be just plain Sol. Co. G Men Study Malaria, Other Tropical Ills Present Sophomores First Michigan Men To Get Special Training Tropical bugs and how they bite the Army are the newest item of study for members of Co. G. -It's done with the idea that some of the boys at Vaughan House will see medical service in the tropics after graduation. Malaria and dysentery, the two chief diseases of the tropics, are the sole subject of one entire course. Another intensive course deals with worms, some of them two-foot mon- sters that are found in some{African natives. Delving into the life habits of worms and parasites is a new wrin- kle in northern medical schools, and present medical sophomores are the first group in Michigan to get this special training. Ann Arbor's experts in tropical diseases also believe mal- aria will probably strike Michigan after the war, since the malaria mos- quito exists throughout the state and all that is needed to spread the dis- ease here are active cases among re- turning soldiers. Sunday Military Page The Sunday Army pag 1. written by and for the enisted Army persmei statoatone on the University of Mihn an campus Al opinions expresed on this page are 'hose of the idividual con trtor and 'iould not be coustrued as reresenting the policy or opinions of either the War Department or the comnma dant s of the Armay units'iloca ted her,' STAFF Editor-in-Chief: Pfc. Lazar Emanuel Manag. Editor: Pfc. Stanley Krenitz Company Representatives Co. A ...........T/5 Stanley Zuckerman Co. B .... ............ ..Pvt. Richard Wolf ASTPR . . ........ . .....Cadet L. v. Chabala Co. C ....Pfc. David Lindsey, PIc. Thomas Pattison Co. D............Pc. Barney Schwartz ('o. E _ Pvt,. Deore Willas, Pt.iJoseph O'Conunor Co. F ..Pvt. Melvin J. Berman, Pvt Rob- ert J. Holmes Co. G ..Pfc. Culver Jones, Pfc. Max Raabe Headquarters..... pl. William T. Scott Photographer ... ...... Cpl. Robert Lewin Soldier Writes 'bef ore wi d After' Letter's It's a well-known and widely rec- ognized fact that the Army has subtle ways of changing a man, and the following "opened by mistake" letters illustrate the point. First we have the "before" letter. Dear Mother, Well, I'm here and I can see nothing but a dull life ahead of me. They have a demerit system whereby you get gigged for every little thing that is wrong. If you get over four, you will spend the week - end polishing windows, scrubbing floors, and reporting every hour. That is how they tell time in the Army. Do you know some people up here? If so, send me their names and addresses so I can visit them. Maybe I won't be so homesicl that way. I shall have to say goodnight as it is almost time for lights out. Your loving son, away frm home, Joseph But changes are wrought by the ravages of time. Here is the "after" letter. Second Letter Hi M.om.. Gee, this Army chow certainly solves the hunger problem. But, Mom, this food is nothing to the way you cook. Hey, I didn't tell you when I called but I had a date with a sweet dish last Saturday night. She's got a shape like an angel, and, boy, When she gets to work on you it seems like a tank de- stroyer wiping out a Jap-infested pillbox. Boy, was it a laugh when we got our uniforms. I started to put the pants on and looked at them twice. Why, they're so large I've already put in a request for another man to wear them with me! As for the raincoat, it strains the rain. Love, Joe P.S. Send ten bucks, quick! Lt. Peake Assigned Here Lt. Charles H. Peake, commanding officer of Co. B, has now been as- signed to the 3651st S.U. He has been on temporary duty here since Sep- tember. Lt. Peaie came here from Fort McClellan, Ala. Before entering the Army, he was a member'of the Eng- lish faculty of the University, and resident advisor at the West QuAd- rangle. Men from Co. C working on their musical comedy, "Bidin' Our Time," which will be presented on campus soon. Socks, the company mascot, is supervising the operation. The script and music for the show have been written by the men of the company. These men find at the USO a, very congenial atmosphere for their work. Col. F. C. Rogers, commandant of the 3651st S.U., expresses appre- ciation and gratitude to citizens of Ann Arbor for making the USO possible. Col. Rogers urges that all servicemen on campus make use of the splendid facilities offered by the USO. He says that the Army will be 100 per cent behind this or- ganization in all its projects. Director Urges Men To Attend New Harris USO THE MICH IGAN DAILY SERVICE EDITION * ANN ARBOR, MICH. SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 1944 Here Captain Richard E. Cassidy, commanding officer of the Naval unit on the campus, also praises the work of Ann Arbor citizens in or- ganizing the USO at the dedication ceremonies held last month. Their whole-hearted cooperation in the innumerable tasts pertinent to club operation, is gratifying indeed. Their enthusiasm for entertaining the boys, and their splendid spirit of friendliness is reflected throughout the club. tems, concluded that they are diametrically opposed. He said the essence of dem- ocracy is "rational partici- pation in the affairs of state of equal members," while fascism relies upon "irreponsible leaders rep- resenting the nation." As for the Soviet Union, he said, "Russia today does not have a democratic or- ganization. But there are several basic principles and objectives of communism which are compatible with democracy as we under- stand it." And he con- cluded, "The legacy of Nazi rule in Europe is a force which willy-nilly is making for a more unified Europe in the future." * * * A GI STOMP was held last Sunday in the Union. It was planned to provide recreation on Sunday aft- ernoon for servicemen and civilians on campus. But not too many turned out for it. The Union was blamed for poor publicity and poor organization. Then the critics were an- New Bank WAVES, Lt. (j.g.) Helen M. Stewart and Harriet M. Simonson, Sp. (R) 3/c, were at the League last week to interest coeds in the Navy, or just to answer their questions about the WAVES. Said Lt. Stewart, "The Navy not only needs WAVES but wants them, too; there is a definite job for you and every other woman in the Navy." They explained the type of work the girls would do, how they could become officers and, in general, did their best to make the service sound attractive to the co- eds. PROF. KOELLA talked about Switzerland at last Thursday's meeting of the French Club. He told of how Switzerland has learned from her wars the importance of peace, of how that little country surrounded by Nazi armies is now a shelter for refu- gees from all countries, of. how the Red Cross works through Switzerland, of the absence of racial or reli- letter to the House Rules Committee demanding im- mediate action on the bill and mailed to all Michigan Congressmen the results of the campus poll taken here on the subject. At the meeting Wednesday these moves were unanimously approved ... Debate at the meeting on the 18-year-old vote resulted in a vote of endorsement for the meas- ure. "U" CAGERS were nosed out Tuesday by a Fort Custer team, 35 to 32. Will- iam Seymour, Michigan center, bagged six field goals for 12 points, but Fort Custer had equally bright players. Also, the Wolverines played with only one regular; Navy- Marine trainees are not permitted to participate in midweek trips. SPORTS got the wrong end of everything this week-end . . . In a dual meet Saturday the Great Lakes swimming team de- feated Michigan 48 to 36. The author of this article, Mrs. Rob- ert Burton, is the director of the Ann Arbor USO and from the very inception of the idea has been its guiding spirit. To her credit chiefly is the Harris Hall USO which is now providing, in nu- merous ways, recreational and social activities solely for the benefit of the servicemen stationed on the campus. -Editor's Note By MRS. ROBERT BURTON The Ann Arbor USO although in its infancy has made tremendous strides toward perfection, and we will have nothing less than perfec- tion. The growing atteipdance and the enthusiasm of the men who frequent the club is an indication of rapid growth and development. The building itself, although built in 1886, lends itself beautifully to the needs and activities desired. Its spacious and numerous rooms, now handsomely furnished, provide just what the man in service appreciates. The Tavern Room and Main Lounge are popular for the music and fun- loving man. The Quiet Room is just that, the very atmosphere of the room is conducive to study and read- ing. It is inviting and restful. The large game room is usually alive with And Songs To Alma Mater Raise r.: , , .. :: ''