Marching Men on the Campus film (reel 2), 1943

Item Information

Title:
Marching Men on the Campus film (reel 2), 1943
Description:
This is a short 16mm film of the training of the Army Air Corps 323rd college training detachment that trained on the Springfield College campus in 1943. The film lasts about 16 1/2 minutes and is in color. Mostly the film shows the men marching around the campus.The beginning of the film focuses on the beauty of marching around campus at Springfield College. The film shows some of the most beautiful landscapes and buildings associated with Springfield College, which includes showcasing the trees and lakes. Some of the buildings that are shown in the video are the administration building, alumni hall, Marsh Memorial Library, Pratt Field, and the gymnasium. The remainder of the video shows a large contingent of Army Air Corps completing their pre-flight training at Springfield College. The members of the Air Corps march around campus and to all of their classes, including physics and mathematics. The men are then shown completing the physical portion of their training. This includes running, climbing, and jumping tasks that are met to get the boys in shape for the Air Corps. The boys start with some basic physical training exercises before marching to complete a difficult obstacle course that includes balance beams, crawling, and climbing. The last few minutes of the film show the men jogging and running across campus in a large group. This includes the men running across the Springfield College bridge. The film ends with the showing of an American flag on campus being brought down to the ground by three of the marching men.
Creator:
Winans, Ray
Creator:
Springfield College
Date:
1943
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
Springfield College Armed Forces Collection
Subjects:
Springfield College
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College--Campus
Springfield College--Buildings
Alumni Hall
Administration Building
Marsh Memorial
Pratt Field
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army
United States. Air Force
Springfield (Mass.)
Marching
Running
Military training
Military parades & ceremonies
Calisthenics
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16122coll16/id/1463
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
At the start of World War II, Springfield College served as training grounds for the Army Air Corps, which allotted the college $90,000 for upgrading facilities. In the spring of 1944, the training program was canceled; in order to conserve its assets for expanded postwar operations in the face of decreasing student enrollment, Springfield College negotiated a contract with the U.S. Navy to serve as a Naval Special Hospital. The Navy allotted $75,000 to bring the college up to the mark of a naval hospital, and the first contingent of one hundred and fifty patients arrived on September 22, 1944. It was estimated that five hundred patients could be served. Alumni Hall was used as the hospital, and the old dormitory (now called the Administration Building) became administrative offices and housing for nurses and WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).
Technician Notes: "Good color. Slightly shrunken. Dirty."
Identifier:
rg104-04-c-05-46-002