EDITORIAL

ATC Observer, 1 September 1942, Page 1

EDITORIAL

Recently your Editor had the opportunity of discussing the "Observer” with our Commandant Wing Commander G,A* Nicholls* The latter expressed himself as being very well pleased with the paper and, extended his congratulations. The Commandant was of the opinion that the "Observer” would be a valuable adjunct to Wing activities- .. Now? Cadets? in order. to do this, we must enlist your co-operation to the fullest possible extent. This is best done if you make up your minds^to' buy a copy every month and to contribute original or copied articles. Such profits as arise from the sale of the paper will be transferred to the Sports Fund. '

At this point in the success of the magazine, we would like to * take an opportunity in asking the cadets for more "dope” for the bulletin® 3c far the response to our plea has been almost- as a ll cry in the ,wilderness" and it is this reason which forces us to combine the last two months into one issue* One or two cadets have sent us some of their literary efforts, and these may be read to the cadets own degree of appreciation in the pages? Remember that all our time, that goes into it comes out. in black and : white, and is for your own benefit. If each one of' you gives us five minutes effort for the issues the magazine ’will be even.more of a pleasure for us to turn out and will save us a tremendous amount of "brain fag" • ' > The Editor?

You- can buy a copy of the "Observer 1 and a copy of "'Contact" for only 1/-. Both these are available at Wing. Headquarters NOWj

19 As you .know, the Wing Parade through the City on - the 2oth inaugurated a Recruiting Week for the Air Training Corps®. ' Did you know that on a per capita basis there are more New Zealanders in the Air Force than in any other Air Force in the world? As our one time Adjutant, F/0 J,a q Poulson. remarked on the occasion of one of our first parades, "New Zealanders take to the air as ducks take to water.” We must maintain the flow of recruits into the A*T, C and to do so we require your help-* No doubt most of you have friends who would be suitable for training, so what,about bringing them along today. Tomorrow will be too late J Remember you are not only doing your country a service, you are assisting your friends, by encouraging them to take full advantage of the educational facilities' offered by the Corps. The war has enticed many youths away-from school; it has compelled many others to leave® But through the A.T.C® the war offers some degree of compensation in that it gives an academic and technical

, . . . .. , 1..1 . . . ■ training almost equal to that offered by the Secondary Schools anil universities; ' . . • . -■