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•• IKE former graduates who were members of the Reserve L Officers' T raining Corps here at Western Maryland, those men who receive their commissions in June can look back upon four years of strenuous activity. A comprehensive physical examination served as an initiation into the unit. When classes began, courses in Military Policy of the United States, Military Organization, discipline, courtesies, military customs, map reading, and rifle marksmanship were encountered in rapid succession Training on the drill field began under the "hard-boiled" commands of "Sarge" Lavin with a series offacings-"right." "left," and "about" Then came squad movements. In due t1ime whole squads were able to go in the same direction when a command such as "squads right!" or "squads left!" was given. At last, the unit was sufficiently advanced for a review. This was something new. The freshmen forgot they were at attention and looked on as the band "sounded-off." SEVERNE SPENCE MacLAUGHLIN following with wondering gazes the strutting drum major and Major,lnfantry the beating of the drummer. But as the year progressed many of those faults were eliminated Many were the feet that stumbled when these same men in their sophomore year, took up their duties as pivot men and corporals. Instead of following front rank men it was neces- GEORGE J. JUNIOR, Sg/ THOMAS J. lAVIN, s«