European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To r 9 a n do strip e of if e a t in e i o n lunch break cos of the 3d of div March of dining photos by Merle Hunter 3d inf opens no school in Europe Choice of menu is one of Trie 60 men taking courses at to prepare for additional leadership positions by Henry staff writer maj Debrocke briefing for teachers sixty men with books under their arms marched with soldierly precision Down the Well kept streets of a Cavern in into a Long one Story building shaped like an inverted it was the first class in Europe of the Marne division no Academy 3d inf Day and the students were enrolled to determine whether they were of the Cali Ber of which a noncommissioned officer is they Are to put its hours of in Tensive study into a four week commandant of the school is maj Wil Liam who knows what he wants and is determined to get he wants to turn out leaders who will fit the tradition of the it is not an easy school to get it is a school which takes its work in serious stride As Debrocke put if a Nian thinks he can Waltz through the course he has another guess the commandant believes that anyone who attends the Academy has been extended a privilege for it gives him the Chance to prove whether he can be a if he cannot prove he just wont make the divisions no Academy was established in classroom students put in 176 hours of study during the four week training nearly men successfully completed the courses before it suspended operations during the divisions move to Ger plans now Call for permanent operation of the school in order to give cos and potential cos the Opportunity of developing their military training and Debrocke expects about men to be enrolled in a year with about of that number Likely to the Academy offers two courses of in a senior no course is open to the top three graders plus e5s holding positions which Call for higher the second course is for no candidates and those below sergeant a new class Wilt Start every two weeks on an alternating schedule to bring the Academy enrolment up to 120 the schedule of 176 hours Breaks Down As follows fifteen hours will be de voted to 27 hours to general 19 hours for Drill and 31 hours instructor 22 to map read 41 for 10 to weapons and u hours for miscellaneous two Halls have been set up for the students so that they can study at night the bulk of the training of cos and others will be done at the Kitzinger after graduation it will not necessary for a student to attend any similar no Debrocke when maj Gen Roy 3d inf div formally opened the school he told the students that the no Academy is one of the most important activities of the they would receive comprehensive he with new new doctrines and new techniques especially tailored to the unit Lindquist Madu Clear the importance of the Well trained unit Leader on a modern Battlefield and advised them to accept the new changes which resulted from the Advent of new weapons and new when graduation comes three top men will the highest to be described the distinguished Stu he will receive a Statuette of a Soldier suitably another will be chosen for the highest achievement academically and another for military the last two will receive engraved swagger instructors at the Academy Are headed by capt Robert assistant com mandant 1st it John 1st it John 1st it William 1st it George 1st it Charles 2d it Richard Grabow and 2d it Louis the stars and stripes july 1958 it