Show High School Youths Will Receive Pre-Flight Pre Training Nation to Get Jump Over Axis by Readying Students For Future Aviation Career Its It's an ironical twist of fate that the most reaching far-reaching change in our modern educational educational educational system was set in motion by a war As September rolls around public public public pub pub- lic private and parochial high schools throughout through through- t. t ti out the nation k VS will have radically radical radical- I ly altered their I curricula to include include include in in- I clude instruction S 1 in pre-flight pre trainS training training train train- ing under the aus aus- of paces of the Air Training Corps of America working working working work work- ing in conjunction with the Civil Aeronautics Aeronautics administration and the 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 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 considered equally important Studying With New Interest Regardless of cause this September Septem Septem- ber some boys who voluntarily voluntarily voluntarily volun volun- are enrolling in 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 con COD 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 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 I boys are taking these courses they need only visit one of the schools where the courses already have bave been Introduced There these youngsters can be seen tackling the fundamental problems of aviation with an eagerness that Is surprising They build their own model planes to scale following specifications provided provided pro pre vided by the army and navy These planes perform a useful function inthe in 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 sign sIgn discussing discussing where stress and strain will affect alTed 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 oft in it themselves s. s In classes on communications the pupils will be taking down the dots and dashes of 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 degree of youthful eagerness is apparent ap apparent ap- ap I ap-I parent everywhere I This attribute of the Air Training I courses in hi 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 I reason that educators are quick to acknowledge that the system of teaching is going through the most radical change it ever has seen And T They ey 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 s I r rH H t The theory of flight becomes a real thing to this stud student nt as stick stack In In hand he be I controls the model plane while the wind tunnel extreme left whips a stiff breeze in the fliers filers face This Is another part of the course given In the pre flight training throughout the nation This lad some day may become an expert aviator In the U. 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S army or navy and a times b has something todo to todo todo do with increasing the already terrific terrific ter ter- speed of a giant bomber its it's something which both teacher and pupil find exciting members present a dashing appear appearance nce in their uniforms especially especially especially espe espe- designed for the corps Jackets Jackets Jack Jack- ets shirts and trousers of the unIform uniform uniform uni unI- form are all in a matching tone of gray Ties are navy blue and buttons on the jacket are silver silver- toned The caps have a piping of bright red and the same color appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears again in the single stripe on each sleeve cuff The red and white insignia is attached to the upper upper upper up up- per left sleeve Considering the spirit it has injected in into the system of teaching it is not surprising that courses are finding rinding a ready we wel welcome come in hi the schools As for the army and navy navy navy- they too are all for it They have bave long recognized that the best professional flier ler Is the one who has bas been trained from youth They realize the Importance Importance tance of the program in filling the lack that has bas existed for providing training in the fundamentals fundamentals funda funda- of aviation Objectives of have been endorsed en en- by by Robert A. A Lovett assIstant assistant assistant assist assIst- ant secretary of war for air and by Robert Hinckley assistant secretary of commerce and founder of the Citizens Pilot training program Sponsoring the work of the are some of the outstanding men and women in the country including including including ing Bernard Baruch James A A. Farley Farley Far Far- ley Alfred E E. E Smith Jeremiah T. T Mahoney chairman of the Pan Pan- American games committee C. C R. R Smith ex president of American airlines airlines airlines air air- lines Robert Hinckley assistant secretary of commerce and Mrs Colin Kelly widow of the American air hero That's the story of Its It's one of those things created during war which is not necessarily a part of war It will educators feel confident live long after the war ar is over and the ways of peace returned again because it is inextricably inex inex- inextricably tied up with aviation aviation and and aviation itself has many long and vigorous years stretching ahead of it |