Union college trains women
for civilian work in war

Union college is the first college in this part of the country to have developed an organization of its women for civilian work in the time of war. Since 1934, Union has had a medical cadet corps for young men, but in the fall of 1942, Dr. Everett Dick, dean of the college, organized a medical cadet corps for the girls of the college. The objective of this corps is to train the girls to assist in any civilian emergency in time of war, such as epidemics, nursing, first-aid work, stretcher bearing, and other general medical care.

The young ladies drill every Monday and Wednesday afternoons in their slate blue military-fashioned uniforms. Their training consists of physical exercises, close order and litter drill, military courtesy, standard first-aid, Red Cross emergency nursing, discipline and other training that will enable them to cope with emergency situations.

Miss Arlene Church, senior from Lincoln, is the staff sergeant and cadette leader. The three other sergeants are Madeleine Douma, sophomore from Iowa; Eileen Cobb, Sophomore, Lincoln; Haziel Clifford, sophomore, Texas. Dr. Everett Dick is the commanding officer. There was a total of twenty-five girls in the corps for the first semester, but many more are joining.

Lieut. A. D. Carvin, chemical warfare officer at the Lincoln air base, visited at Union college Friday afternoon, January 15, for the purpose of inspecting the medical cadet and cadette corps, and he brought them a lecture picture on gas masks. After Lieutenant Carvin observed the ladies M. C. C. he remarked, "It is very good training and may be useful for civilian defense. It is the first corps of this type I have seen, but I believe it is a very good plan."

Lieutenant Carvin was assisted in the films by Sergeant G. A. Bartz also for the chemical warfare department and Corporal Bert Waldo, 782 T. T. S.