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The Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service

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Classroom Scenes:
Typing class Typing Class. Upon completion of yeoman (w) training, WAVES had to type at least 80 words per minute. Saturday morning exams The campus auditorium was the site of Saturday morning exams.
Trainees on Morrill Hall steps Trainees leaving Morrill Hall after class. Stenography class Students in stenography class learned to take shorthand at 140 words per minute.
Typing class More typing class.
Activities:
[WAVES Archival Photo] WAVES with cadet escorts cheer on the Aggies at a basketball game. [WAVES Archival Photo] Two WAVES sit by tranquil Theta Pond.
[WAVES Archival Photo] Students studying in a dorm room. [WAVES Archival Photo] Volleyball along with other sporting events were popular leisure activities.
[WAVES Archival Photo] Students edit the "Brightwork," a Newsletter of WAVES training. [WAVES Archival Photo] The Glee Club practices in the dorm.
[WAVES Archival Photo] The drum and bugle corps keeps time during the Armistice Day parade. [WAVES Archival Photo] The Willard Hall glee club was so good they were asked to tour bases in Oklahoma and Texas.
[WAVES Archival Photo] WAVES impatiently waiting for Saturday leave.
Drill:
[WAVES Archival Photo] WAVES march back and forth in front of Morrill Hall. [WAVES Archival Photo] Commander Whiteside inspects the troops in front of the Dairy Building during Saturday review.
[WAVES Archival Photo] The last graduating class marches in front of the Dairy Building. [WAVES Archival Photo] Standing at attention between Theta Pond and Willard Hall.
[WAVES Archival Photo] WAVES marching down the Stillwater streets.
Staff/Instructors:
[WAVES Archival Photo] Lieutenant Green (bottom center) and staff pose in front of Murray Hall. [WAVES Archival Photo] Military training personnel stand in front of the old shop building.
Miscellaneous:
[WAVES Archival Photo] Waiting to be tended to by campus medical personnel. [WAVES Archival Photo] Waiting in the chow line.
[WAVES Archival Photo] A graduating class (probably from fall, 1943) poses on the steps of Morrill Hall. [WAVES Archival Photo] Students receive instruction in the dorm.
[WAVES Archival Photo] Arriving at the train station for patriotic duty.

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