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Show 1921 Summer Camp Camp Knox, Ky. T'AH was represented this year at Camp Knox, Ky., with a contingent of thirty-seven men. They left Salt Lake, in a specially chartered car on June 14th, were attached to a special train at Ogden, carrying the Oregon Aggies to the same destination. For some men, this was their first journey out of the State, and the changing scenery, the nightly berth battles took much of the monotony out of the trip. Arriving at Camp Knox, the men were examined, issued clothing and were assigned to Battery "B" together with contingents from Le-land Stanford, Princeton, and Alabama Polytechnic. The Appointments of battery officers found H. S. Meissner as First Lieutenant, H. W. Oddie as First Sergeant, William Cope as Signal Sergeant, and R. H. Bulkley and G. W. Robbins as sergeants. Volumes could be written about the amount and kind of work the men performed in the days that followed. The day beginning with an undress parade after reveille, in the form of calisthenics, and police of barracks. After mess the morning was devoted to range work or instruction. The Freshmen and Sophomore manning the guns, and the Uppeclassmen acting as battery officers conducting the problems, the trips being made to and from the ranges, in F. W. D-, "ashcans." The afternoon were devoted to foot drill, equitation and draft for the basics. B. C. Detail and motor work was allotted the advanced men. Each day ended with some ceremony, either retreat, battalion parade, or guard mount. The evenings were spent in the "Y" hostess hc»use, the canteen, or at the open air movies. Week ends were devoted to trips to Louisville, Ky. The Ohio River boat trip, the trip to the Lincoln birth place, and the Mammoth cave will never be forgotten by the men who made these trips- They will never forget that the men in barracks 50 caused the first sergeant to lead a harrowing life; that "A" battery was effectively silenced on the night of July 4th by the beehive firehose experts. In fact the days spent at Camp Knox, Ky., form one of the most pleasant experiences of the men who attended. Page 200 Digital Image © 2007 University of Utah. All rights reserved. |