Show High 1 School Youths Will Receive Pre Flight re- re Training Nation to Get Jump Over Axis by Readying Students For Future Aviation Career Its It's an ironical twist of fate that tha t the most reaching far-reaching change in our modern educational educational educational system was set in motion by a war As September rolls rons around public public public pub pub- lic private te and parochial high schools throughout through through- q out the nation will have radically radical radical- ly altered their curricula to m- m include in include clude elude instruction in pre-flight pre training training training train train- ing under the auspices auspices aus aus- of the Air Training Corps of America working working working work work- ing in conjunction with the Civil Aeronautics Aeronautics Aeronautics administration and the U.S. U.S. U.S. U. U S. S office of education Educators themselves readily admit admit admit ad ad- mit that the war with the attention it has focused on aviation must be credited in large measure for the speed and efficiency with which ATCAs program has been launched although the programs program's peacetime objectives are arc considered equally important Studying With New Interest Regardless of cause this September Septem Septem- ber some boys bos who voluntarily voluntarily voluntarily volun volun- are enrolling in A units will be studying algebra geometry physics and other subjects with a anew anew anew new interest They'll be enthusiastic tic about subjects they once considered considered considered con con- dry because these studies studies studies stud stud- ies will be taught in terms of avia avia- tion During five or more hours each week members will study subjects in pre-flight pre training such as air navigation communications aerodynamics meteorology safety and the structure and design of en en- gines And if there are those who doubt the enthusiasm with which boys are taking these courses they need only visit one of the schools where the courses already have been introduced There these youngsters can be seen tackling the fundamental problems of or aviation with an eagerness that is surprising They build their own model planes to scale following specifications provided provided provided pro pro- vided by the army and navy These planes perform a useful function in inthe inthe inthe the classes on spotting where members learn how to distinguish distinguish distinguish dis dis- dis- dis one type from another at a casual glance and from any angle New Style School Arguments The visitor will see these boys arguing over a problem in plane design de de- de- de sign sign discussing discussing where stress and strain will affect the craft craft craft-as as though the chart on the wall were a areal areal areal real bomber and they were going to take off in it themselves s. s In classes on communications the pupils will be taking down the dots and dashes of or the Morse code with the same zeal they might put into remembering the signals for an off off- tackle play on the football field In classes on engine structure in physics in algebra in whatever these future fliers now are studying in their pre-flight pre courses the same TRYING HARD HARDOn HARDOn HARDOn On the drill field where members members members mem mem- bers of units learn marching marching marching march march- ing formations and take callisthenics callisthenics callis cams to build them up physically physically physically cally these lads show the same earnest attitude They're trying trying trying try try- ing hard every minute so that sometime they can earn the right to fly a plane for the army or navy or become professional professional professional pro pro- fliers in civilian life degree of youthful eagerness is apparent apparent apparent ap ap- ap- ap parent everywhere every This attribute of the Air Training courses in secondary schools as much as the fact that the new studies studies studies stud stud- ies have called for a complete overhauling overhauling overhauling over over- hauling of the curricula is the reason that educators are quick to acknowledge that the system of teaching is going through the most radical change it ever has seen And They Like It They find it adding to their own enthusiasm to be met with such a aready aready aready ready response on the part of their pupils When x plus y can be something to do with a pursuit plane i f q v 3 A J a r y C r The theory of flight becomes a real thing to this student as stick in hand he controls the model plane while the wind tunnel extreme left whips a stiff breeze in the fliers face This is another part of the course given in the pre-flight pre training throughout the nation This lad some day may become an expert aviator in the U. U S. S army or navy |