west. It is probable that those representatives of the 360th who are now at these schools will
remain there several months after the organization takes its departure for the States – and
demobilization.
The curriculums of the area schools offered a wide range of topics to the prospective
soldier-student. By far the greater number enrolled in the post school, the school conducted
wherever a unit was stationed. In this school there was no specialty, but rather on attempt made
to improve along broad and somewhat general lines. The soldiers interest in Europe and things
European had been aroused by his travels over here and he “took” quickly to a deeper study of
France and Belgium and England. His instructors were put to tests they had not encountered in
years of teaching to answer his many questions evolved from a more firmly rooted interest than
anything but participation in a war within these countries could give him. And his mind turned
again to American history and United States history with and avidity that brought scores and
scores of text-books into the schools on every possible phase of the Western hemisphere’s
development. And the courses embraced an hour a day of Civics, wherein the principles of good
government, applied not to nations but rather to cities and counties and individuals, were laid
down. Altogether five schools of this nature within the Regiment instructed 411 students in
eleven topics. There were seventeen teachers employed. The variety of courses offered to the
officers and men of this Regiment and the proportion in which they took part in each is indicated
below:
360th Infantry – Post school, 411: high school, 37; baking school, 14; auto school, 10;
radio school, 7; carpentry, 4; veterinary, 4; horseshoeing, 4; nursing, 1; Farm, 7; university, 20.
Indeed, had not the number of men which this regiment could send to foreign universities
been limited there is every indication, from the applications, that the number would have tripled
the twenty sent.
That the religious welfare of the regiment has been well looked after is apparent from the
records established for attendance at services in the States, in France, and in Germany. At Camp
Travis Chaplain Clarence H. Reese was in charge of this activity. He has since been made
division chaplain. In France, while still in training for the front, two or three services were held
each Sunday out of doors and between 1800 and 3000 always attended. In Germany, despite the
fact that the regiment is divided among half a dozen towns, the Sunday attendance has been kept
up to more than 700. During the month of April, 1919, more than 3000 worshiped at special
“homegoing” services.
The chaplains on duty with the regiment in Germany were:
Chaplain John S. Burns.
Chaplain Walter O. Lewis.
Private Eugene W. McLauren, acting chaplain.
Of these the last two were with the Regiment on the front. Private McLauren was called
to his special mission from the ranks of company.
A religious census of the regiment taken in
Germany shows the following denominations to have been represented:
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