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Campus on the March (1942)

1942 · Short film · 18 min

  • War
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Synopsis

This WW2 film "Campus on the March" showcases how colleges across the US were preparing students for war; curriculums changed in WWII as students learned about farm labor, international relations, chemical weapon preparations, aviation, wartime nutrition, cryptology and codes as well as various war industrial related training. A highlight is given to female students and African Americans taking on new roles. This was a time of patriotic enthusiasm. The film opens with a note informing viewers it was released by the Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures based in Washington DC (:07). It is presented by the US Government (:14). The film was produced by the Office of War Information (:23). The statue of Thomas Jefferson sits outside the University of Virginia (:52). The camera pans over the campus courtyard (1:07). Virginia’s dawn patrol marches (1:25). A Naval ROTC unit (1:37). Virginia Cadets (1:45) learn to operate the sextant. A professor lectures students on military phrases (1:53). Future doctors and nurses learn military medicine (2:01). A professor lectures in a military government class at the Virginia Law School (2:28). Airplanes stand in the aerodynamics department (2:40). Scale models are tested in a wind tunnel (2:44). Student fliers work with the Piper J-3 (2:50) during a Civilian Pilot Training course. Indiana’s Purdue University is pictured (3:13) as they practice takeoffs. A Purdue experimental plane (3:35). Fundamentals of plane construction…

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Running time
18 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films
Internet Archive item
74272CampusOnTheMarch_201507

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