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Page Four CLOUDBUSTER Saturday, April 1, 1944 Cadet Regimental Staff NEW MEMBERS OF THE CADET Regimental Staflf chosen from members of the 43rd Battalion are pictured above, left to right: W. J. Strachan, Washington, D. C., regimental commander; Ward F. Rosen, Fayetteville, Ark., regimental sub-commander; George C. Selby, Man kato, Minn., regimental adjutant; T. E. Thornton, Oklahoma City, Okla., regimental commissary officer. Book Review ... Navy in the Sky by Wallace W. Elton, Lieut., USNR, Whittle sey House, N. Y., 1944, 104pp., $2.00. To reshape civilians and soldiers in this highly technical war the armed forces faced a unique and almost overwhelming problem of education. The job has been done amazingly well considering its size, but it might never have been done' at all without such use of visual aids like charts, maps, photographs, and movies as even advanced methods of pre-war edu cation never conceived of. A modest but worthy and repre sentative example of such visual aids is Navy in the Sky by Lieuten ant Wallace W. Elton, USNR. It was designed as a teaching aid in the indoctrination of officers at the Naval Training School, Quonset Point, but its dedication to “the women of America whose men and girls and boys are in the service of the United States Navy” sug gests that it is also designed for anyone who knows less than he would like to know about naval aircraft and their uses. First of all it represents the high achievement of Navy photograph ers in 128 lucid, informing photo graphs of all types of Navy craft in action. Many of the pictures are attractive for themselves in arrangement of light and cloud masses, spray and wave, groups of men at work, and the sleek lines of the planes. The shots are all unposed and unretouched, and the more obvious appeal of trick shots, smash-ups, and battle scenes is avoided. But they are most informing as well as attrac tive, so that a close, imaginative study of them provides a faithful if vicarious experience in Navy flying. Pre-Flight cadets who have absorbed their training to this point will learn little new from the pictures, but they will find sub stantiated in them the descriptions of aviation practice as set forth in their indoctrination lectures. Pictures are accompanied by short explanatory remarks point ing up the significance of the de tails represented. Such remarks taken all together provide a good running commentary on Navy aviation today. They are not too technical to be understood by the women to whom the book is dedi cated, and prompt the suggestion that NoA)y in the Sky would be as good book as any cadet can find to send back home to help the family to share his experiences while he is away. —F. E. B., ENS Department BAND LEADERS (Continued from page one) and minored in music, and taught both these subjects at Caswell County Training School, Yancey- ville, N. C., before entering the Navy. When not high-stepping in front of the band he plays the clarinet. Co-leaders of the swing section of the band which turns out the rhythms for station dances are Melvin L. Wall, Mus2c, and Wil liam H. Cole, Mus2c. Wall attended A & T College, receiving the BS degree there in 1937. In addition to music, mathe matics and industrial ^rts were his specialties. Following college, he had charge of the NYA center at Fayetteville, N. C., and later taught music and mathematics at E. E. Smith High School, Fayette ville, and at Williston, N. C., High School. His favored instrument is the saxophone. Expert at the ivory keys is Co leader Cole, who looks more the part of a pigskin star than a pianist, and who was both in col lege. While attending Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., where he received the BS degree in 1931, Cole lettered in football, basket ball, and track, in addition to play ing the trombone in the ROTC band. His piano playing experience in cludes work with Jimmy Gunn and his orchestra over CBS. Before entering the Navy, Cole taught music and business ad ministration in high schools at Norton, Va., for three years, and at Durham, N. C., for four years. Navy Training Films Shown for Officers Every Wednesday All officers are invited to attend showings of Navy Training Films scheduled for each Wednesday at 0940 in Room 303, Woollen gym nasium, and at 1530 in the audi torium of Murphey Hall. Films now scheduled and the dates are: Leam and Live, April 5; Amphibious Warfare, Operat ing Twin Screw Landing Boats, April 12; Aira'aft Anti-Sub marine Warfare, Finding and Attacking Factors, April 19; Con voy Duty for Patrol Planes, April 26; Amphibious Warfare, Naval Gun Fire Support, May 3. ivivr (Continued from page three) larly needed for amphibious opera tions, for cargo transports and de stroyer escorts. Offices of Naval Officer Procure ment throughout the nation are processing increased numbers of applications for commissions from civilians under 35 years of age, and increased numbers of enlisted personnel are finding new oppor tunities to qualify for officer train ing or directly for commissions. The present strength of the Navy is 2,510,000 officers and en listed personnel including WAVES. Of this number 240,000 are officers and 2,270,000 are en listed personnel. AmJs (Continued from page one) ceeded to the capital of New Cale donia. After being there for about seven days, members of the creW were allowed to draw lots to see who would return to the States. Even in the thick of battle there are some who try to look on the humorous side of life. At the Bat tle of Santa Cruz Annus told about two Radiomen, among the last to leave the ship, who picked up .50 caljbre machine guns and started shooting at Jap planes. Several planes were hit, and on each such occasion the Radiomen took time out to score their record in writ ing on the side of the ship. A Marine on the same ship» when picked up in the water, was resting on his back reading ® magazine. Annus returned to the States on the Transport Lurline. After a 30- day leave he reported to Boston, and was on the New Lexington during its shakedown cruise to Trinidad. Then he was accepted for V-5 training. 1944 Ration League Baseball Schedule At Carolina At Pre-Flight At Duke At N. C. State Carolina May 10 May 31 May 27 June 10 May 3 May 20 Pre-Flight April 22 May 24 April 15 May 13 April 10 May 1 Duke May 6 June 3 May 3 June 7 April 29 May 17 N. C. State April 15 May 13 April 19 April 26 April 22 May 10
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