Show students of foxhole university un 1 aversit do homework between battles 44 A million servicemen continue education by correspondence A few months ago on an american doughboy lay concealed in an advance scout p post os t among italis hills walkie talkie strapped to his chest and straining every faculty to catch any sound from the germans just over the crest of the rise suddenly he heard a gutter al voice speaking authoritatively in german the yank frowned in concentration concentrate rati on trying to catch a few words fortunately tuna tely he had been studying german in foxhole university ver sity in his spare time and the knowledge of it he had already gained proved sufficient snapping open the circuit of his walkie towe talkie he raised his own command post in the rear and warned going to move behind the hill to the right and send a few men to the left as a feint watch out gut for tricks ile he had understood the german voice rolce correctly american gunners ignored the feinting movement fired when the flanking maneuver had been almost completed and practically annihilated the enemy company this time the soldiers german studies paid a timely dividend but this Is not unusual as foxhole uni vers itys courses frequently improve the students military efficiency at the same time that they improve his chances of success upon his return to civilian life founded early in 1942 foxhole university formally known as the united states armed forces institute Is now the worlds largest educational cat ional institution in november 1914 1944 approximately men men end women in uniform were studying in individually in co correspondence of self teaching courses courses or in groups in locally organized classes far flung student body wherever americans are arc stationed throughout the world men and women of the army navy coast guard and marine corps are studying subjects ranging from acono economics M to engineering or from spanish I 1 to e sociology cl and the students them sol vos elves are just about as varied a as 3 the curriculum I 1 for instance theres pat arnold brewer an eskimo member of the sixth supply squadron who Is based inside the arctic circle carcle in his off duty hours he is studying elementary english course A corpo corporal ralin in a medical battalion william 11 lindley had completed three years pre medical study at indiana univ university when he entered the army after completing his army basic training he enrolled through in an extension course given by indiana university he is accumulating credits toward hl his s tf M D P degree salvatore Jal J ezzo philadelphia left eh high school before he had completed his senior year A serge sergeant ani in a fuel control domce at an air base ezzo became the first soldier tin in the north african italian or middle east theaters of to obtain a high school diploma foran tor in service training scarcely a month after americans had established a beachhead on bougainville bougainvillea Bou gainville in the south pacific i 77 7 77 V 7 ap A W ay 01 ti perched on the hood of his jeep sergeant Serge ani hoffman em few spare minutes to study during a lull in firing an th ecamp rifle range somewhere in the middle east while the island was stil lunder continuous bombing strafing and shelling donald N roberts coshocton Cosh octon ohio a machine gunner completed and sent to the another in his series of automobile mechanics lessons spanish class on bougainville bougainvillea Bou gainville bougainville bougainvillea Bou gainville Is considered one of the wettest islands in the world with 11 feet of rainfall a year despite weather condl conditions eions another soldier john alcorn of san francisco conducted nightly spanish lessons for his mates under the group study plan he also studied japanese by himself because he had missed elementary physics 10 years before while in high school pat richard E gunnerson kansas city MO stationed in north africa with an operations office attached to an engineer unit studied elementary physics course 1 while in a north african battle are area gt donald L clement continued his bookkeeping lessons returning his papers for correction to he wrote red ink has not beer been used on these bookkeeping lessons as I 1 do not have any available and the local foxhole does not carry it in stock from anzio beachhead when american forces were pinned down for months an infantryman wrote of his course its funny but I 1 can concentrate best when I 1 im I 1 m driven into my hole by artillery fire and have to stay there for bof hours I 1 keep my books and a typewriter t ype writer in the hole and just start stud alq i when the shelling begins nearly three years old established in april 1842 1942 as the army institute to give army enlisted personnel a chance to continue study that the war had interrupted to aid them with their military duties and by adding to their education improve their citizenship services were extend extended edito i to navy marino marine corps and coast guard personnel in september 1942 the following february the name was changed to united states armed forces institute an official army and navy school its headquarters a former mall mallor mailor or der company store overlooking the wisconsin capitol at madison Is operated by the war bardez dei de i part pait ment information education division army service forces with the cooperation of the navy depart ment educational services section bureau of navy personnel I 1 bat M first offered only correspondence courses now however i self teaching courses and off duty classes have been added self belfi teaching caching study and oil off duty group studies have been particularly feas l A AU A X k D n og k pl M Z F 0 T 0 att h X V HU V 3 6 korn nta mt M pw g 1 M 4 eum mr p W g I A 1 g C aw I 1 mr A F W AIM w IR RM 1 M 41 Q t tills this handsome building with its oriental decorations houses the middle east branch of the to in calro cairo notice the camel in the foreground and the british policeman in white while uniform and pith helmet ible for soldiers stationed in all sorts of places sometimes near and inside battle areas now offers a complete academic program in high school technical and college subjects more than subjects may be studied through the institutes own correspondence spon dence classes hundreds of similar subjects subject may be studied in extension chuises courses offered by the 85 colleges and universities located in more than 40 states as well as hawaii and canada which cooperate with the institute in november 1944 nearly men and women were enrolled in correspondence courses homework some work i ing for high school diplomas others taking technical tech nicil subjects to perfect skills or increase their kno knowledge wl others picking up university credits that would lead to degrees approximately were enrolled for self deac teaching hl ngor or off duty classes enrolled with in september 1944 among the thousands of corporal schwarz gazes proudly on an her certificate proclaiming that she has completed the course in arable arabic with distinction others were members of the armed forces who had left school before completing the sixth grade 35 with phd degrees high school graduates 2211 with cache lors degrie degrees de I 1 agrees grees follows its students has kept kep t pace geography cally with its s students and there are arc now nine overseas branches in oper atlon aaion the first branch was eatz dished in hawaii in the tall fall of oi 1942 others were opened in rapid succession cess ionin ln england new caledonia alaska egypt australia india now loca located jn italy I 1 and panama one fee 2 enrolls any member odthe armed servi services ces C except army officers who pay the entire cost of an any course or examination they re require gulie tor foi any course or beryt ice fee offered by the institute As As long as ai the student continues to pass e may amay enroll for adal additional self teaching and correspondence e courses courses given by th the e MaU Institute tute 1 except tor commissioned and warrant officers and flight officers of alic th e army the government will pi pay half the text and tuition fees up to 20 for to reach each university correspondence course army officers must pay for their own courses former musicians salesmen law i farmers mechanics bike rac ers c clerks engineers chemists pr professional fess ional bask ta football and hockey playe players rs are arc taking courses course s more than ihan half of the stu dents are overseas every week ships textbooks d a freight car load of learning now that all the japs here fiere are dead ones and we are getting lights I 1 have started reviewing my lessons and will send no 3 to you as soon as possible wrote wrol te gt ar thur davis with a weather squadron stationed station edon on a pacific island corp edward A Witten hauer granted an extension tn in the time allotted for his course wrote 1 I find it very difficult to keep my lessons up to fo date I 1 am at a a bomber station in england this ibis should ex plain why I 1 am so busy |