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Less ahd' less around Marine Barracks
do you hear that familiar complaint
"There is nothing to do in our spare
time." Why? Because we’ve found things
to do. Activity seems to always he theie
if you look for it. For instance,almost
90% of Marine Barracks(86.6% to he e^act)
have Marine Corps Institute courses out
striving to better their professional
efficiency.Somewhat ofa record,wouldn't
you say? Corporal William P, EICHHOLZ,
our aggressive Education NCO can he
attributed with the success of this pro
gram. He has made the men realize the
advantages of taking out a course and
the men themselves have found it inter
esting study. The men believe in the
saying "Education is the stepping-stone
to anything you want" and it has proven
to he a very sound statement.
But then studying every minute of off
duty time makes Jack a dull Marine.Be
sides that, studying constantly could
get tiring, couldn’t it? Special Serv
ices has the answer to that. Private
First Class Marvin E. CAMPBELL is act
ing as Special Services NCO, and is
really applying himself to squeeze ev
ery ounce of enjoyable recreation out
of our limited facilities. A pool tour
nament has currently been raging with
Private First Class James "Willy Hoppy”
DIAZ coming out on top. Private First
Class John P. O’BRIEN gave him some
good competition while coming in second.
Boxing talk is in the air also, and
pre-season practice has been going on
here and there. Present plans are for
each Section to hold mtches, with the
winners going into the Marine Barracks
finals. . After that, any Naval Station
contenders will be welcome. CAMPBELL,
a young Marine from Muncie, Indiana is
currently coaching the Marine Barracks
Basketball Team and is well fitted into
his job and gaining experience for the
future. He plans to coach athletics
when he is discharged from the service.
With his talent for organizing and get
ting the best out of his teams, who
knows—he might be guiding Notre lame
or Sj-racuco on tho victory cometime.
And then there’s a well-equipped weight
room here at the Barracks for the asp
iring Charles Atlas. Or for a little
less strenuous type of relaxation, we
have a Chess enthusiast, Gunnery Serg
eant William W. CLARK, who is ready and
and willing to teach one and .all this
difficult game. It might he worth our
while to take him up on this.
So you see, we here at Marine Barr
acks aren't idle, as nobody should be
when surrounded by opportunities.
In concurrence with the Commandant
of the Marine Corps1 wishes, Marine
Barracks personnel have started an ex
tensive physical conditioning program
to keep our bodies healthy and minds
alert. Every weekday, bright and eariy,
we are out in the cool crisp morning
drinking in the fresh air that abounds
here on the Island and building up our
appetites for some wholesome Navy Cho>s*
It comes as a surprise to some that
exercise can be enjoyable (even though
they won't admit it) and that the day
seems a kittle bright er because of it»
It is a fine way to keep the pride of
our bodies and of our Corps.
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The motto of the United States Mar
ine Corps is “Semper Fidelis“ which the
dictionary describes as Always Faithful*
Those are about the best words that can
be found,but to every Marine aroundthe
globe,the words “Semper Fidelis"brings
that intangible heart-warming pride of
knowing he is serving in the best of
outfits—and knowing his responsibility
to live up to the name Marine. The chill
a Marine gets upon hearing his ownMas
ine Corps Hymn serves as an example of
that indefinable tingle of mixed pride
and emotion we feel for our Corps*