Word: camped
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...more serious aspects of camp routine had their "small" share of the time of the students during this first two week period. When the clouds of dust had cleared away from the pistol range, it was actually discovered that some of the shots had richocheted thru the "bull's eyes" of the targets...
...camp was Allen E. Puckett '39, who scored 89.1% qualifying expert pistol shot. He was followed by four who qualified as Sharpshooters, Frank E. Southard '39 Law, score 84.7 % R. G. Jones '39 score 84.4%; Donald L. Daughters '39 score 83.7% and P. R. Wentworth '39, score 81.3%. Those who qualified as Marksmen, with scores ranging from 60% to 78% were Cleveland Amory '39; Fred S. Armstrong Jr. '39; I. Tucker Burr III '39; William L. Calfee '39; Francis J. Donovan '39; Frank r. Harnden '39; Nathaniel Heard '40; Robert J. Hoye '39; Howard Johnson '39; Bernard Kalman '39; Oscar...
...trek to the Artillery range at the foot of Mount Mansfield is no problem in this day of motorization. By noon July 12th camp was re-organized and preparations made to follow out the ideal life of the Artilleryman: "March and shoot." Tactical problems (Roops), Artillery Firing of all types; even demonstration firing of the heavy calibre 155 mm. adjustment of Artillery Fire by Airplane, Camouflage and Field Fortification and an overnight tactical maneuver; all had their part in the schedule of activities...
...climax of the camp was the annual march to visit Fort Ticonderoga, an historical point of interest in this area. When the class of 1939, Harvard, gathers around its 25th re-union table, there will be men who will recall that memorable night in July when William Calfee '39 made a special study of the tactics of General Montcalm in the defense of the redoubts surrounding the Fort, and when Donald L. Daughters, '39, distinguished himself as official custodian of the few remaining mosquitos which insisted on spending a few early morning hours with...
...last week of camp was marked by the over-night maneuver in which the Unit was organized as a battalion of four firing batteries. The preliminary march was but an inkling of the rough work scheduled for the night. By midnight all batteries were in position "on the base line" ready for flring at dawn. The excellence of the night's work was shown by the flring next morning. The results were commendable and demonstrated a high state of training on the part of the battery details and the flring batteries...