WAC news [June 1945]

              NEWS
Vol. 3, Ho. 23
Ft. Des Moines, Iowa
June 9,  19SF
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SURVEY  SHOWS  MANY WACS
WANT OFF-DUTY COOKING CLASS
That the woman-soldier is picture-
minded and still domestic is evidenced by the Educational Interest
Survey taken by the I & E Office
this week in Orientation classes of
assigned personnel.""In my first stack of papers I've
checked," Capt. Reida Longanecker
said Tuesday, "most demands are for
Photography and Fancy Baking and
Cooking classes, personnel hasn't
stated definitely what type of photography they want to learn, but
there is a big demand for that type
of study."
Capt. Longanecker still has a lot
of papers to check and she will no
doubt find other subjects of interest
to the Wacs. The final tabulation
will be concluded at the first of
next week.
Some of the statements listed on
the Educational Interest Survey to be i
checked were:
I want to prepare myself for a
particular civilian job.
I want to review the basic principles in a certain subject.
I want to continue my education
which was interrupted when I came into the Anay.
I want to complete requirements
for a high school diploma or a
college degree,
I want to learn more about a
hobby.
A few of the subjects offered
were: Photography, American Literature, American History, Modern News
Reporting, Cooking, and Baking,
Clothing and Textiles, Dietetics and
Advertising.
Hobby Clubs suggested were; Legal,
Saleswomen ' s , Office Managers' "
Sketching and painting. Farmers' and
Home Making Clubs,
Pfc. Marion Junkin discusses the script of the play, "Cry Havoc" with
a group of players. Reading L to R; Tec. 5 Gene Willcox, Greely, Colo.
Sgt. Isabel Stilley, Pittsburgh, Penn., Pfc. Marion Junkin, Paris, 111,"
and Sgt. Norma I. Harris, San Francisco, Calif. _ „	
"CRY HAVOC""" TO BE GIVEN JUNE 13$
BY FORT PERSONNEL
"Cry Havoc," a three act play by
Allan R. Kenward, will be presented
at Theater #1, Wednesday evening,
June 13, at 7:00 Hi. Play is directed by Pfc. Marion Junkin of Special Service Office, who also has a
part in one of the leads.
This play has been hailed as a
feminine "Journey1s End" and tells
the story of courageous nurses on
Bataan. The cast is composed entirely of women and scene takes place
in a dugout with characters subjected
to gunfire.
Cast of characters ineludet Pfc,
Lorna Bratlie as Doc Marsh; Sgt.
Claudine Dixon, as Smittyj Sgt. Isabel Stilley as Flo Harri3;Pfc. Marion
Junkin as Pat Conlinj Cpl. Genevieve
Willcox as Grace Lambert; Sgt. Norma
Harris as Helen Domoret; Sgt. Alice
Walker as Nydia Joyce; Pvt. Mary L.
Jones as Susan West; Sgt. Mary Grsne
as Andra West; pvt. Marion von Kirt-
ley as Constance Marks, and Pvt.Elizabeth Elliott as Stephaqy Polden.
Pfc. Junkin was a student of the
Goodman Theater in Chicago, 111."
and also directed plays there. She
played for two years in summer stock
shows in East Hampton, Long Island,
She was with the first group of
players who toured for USO Camp Shows,
doing stage-managing and acting. Sgt.
Dixon has played in several Post
plays, MCing in the Soldier's Show
last fall. Sgt. Stilley 1b well
known as the Post's vocal soloist
and Pvt. Marion von KIrtley, a n e w-
comer at PRO, has acted in little
theaters in Hollywood besides having
done a great deal of script writing
there.
Remember 7:00 Hi Wednesday night,
June 13. Admission is free. Those
attending are urged to come early,
to avoid the rush.