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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1943
They Do Their Part
Aero Trainees
Never let it be said that the woman did not do her part.
Proving themselves capable of participating in the accelerated war program, nearly 55 women are attending the University this second semester to receive specialized training in aviation courses. The women have been sent by two major aircraft companies, North American Aviation incorporated and Beech Aircraft corporation. Boeing Aircraft corporation. Boeing Aircraft and Cessna may also send employees to attend these classes, but up to the present time have not.
The student, about half from North American and half from Beech, will take a sixteen weeks' course which will train them to become aeronautical technicians. After these weeks at the University, the women will return to the aircraft companies to be employed in the field of their specialized work. Attend Long Hours
They are staying at different houses on the Campus, Hopkins Hall, formerly a men's co-op. is now being used to house about 25 of the students.
Although the women are paid $75
ALLIES GET---a month by the aircraft companies and occasionally receive a bonus, the pay is not excessive. The girls
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this country are butter and meat,
but Lend-Lease has had little to do with these shortages. Less than one percent of our butter went to our allies during 1942. No lamb or mutton left the country under Lend-Lease, and less than one half of one percent of our beef and veal was sent between Jan. '41 and Jan. '42. Fork went to war last year, however, to the extent of 13 percent — yet pork is one of the meats still easily available at home.
The food shortages that have developed in some sections of the United States are caused mostly by the huge quantities of food being set aside for America's armed forces, and the swelling demands for food on the part of America's newlyprosperous civilians.
First prizes • $50.00 War Bonds for the best pen and ink drawings illustrating some phase of America's Drive to Victory. Entry may be mechanical drawing of some machine or device, promotional piece urging sale of war stamps and bonds, inspirational piece or other suitable art work.
All entries will be considered for scholar-
ship offered by Art Instruction Inc., Chicago
Academy of Fine Arts, etc.
For complete information ask your school or art supply dealer, stationary or write
LOUIS MELIND COMPANY
242 W. CHICAGO AVE.  CHICAGO, IL.
Dept. U.K.
go to school 44 hours a week.
The first eight weeks of training include a general course. This preliminary course includes drafting, aircraft nomenclature, aircraft materials and processes, applied mathematics and mechanics, and blue print reading. At the beginning of the second eight weeks' training, the girls may choose a specialized course on the approval of her employer. Specialized Courses
control; and functional test. The specialized course will decide the field that the girl will enter on returning to the aircraft company.
The students may choose any of the following for her specialized field; drafting, which includes applied mechanics and aircraft layout; inspection, including reading blue prints and inspection procedure; material control; stress analysis; production illustration; production planning and control; weight
Preferences in these courses will be given to women of complete University training, although the prerequisites are one semester of college algebra, high school plane geometry and one year of college. The college training required may be in any department of a university. Will Release Men
Although the women attend school for long hours, the general opinion is that their amount of outside work will be small. The experience of attending school and receiving a salary at the same time is not unappealing.
The object of these courses is
mainly to prepare the women to take over important jobs in the vital defense plants so that more men will be released for active duty. Thus the women are doing their part to help bring the war to a speedy conclusion.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Subsession rates, in advance, $3.00 per year, $1.75 per semester. Published at Lawrence, Kansas, daily during the school year except Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Submission fees are $4.00, 17, 101, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas, under act of March 3, 1879.
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