Golf's Saint Paul Open in Minnesota, United States. People gather to watch the golf tournament. Jim Ferrier of Chicago wins the title. A man hits a golf ball. People watch and applaud. Men with golf clubs.
Officers training at Fort Knox Armored Center in Kentucky,United States. View of the Headquarters of the Armored center. Officer John W. Leonard seated at desk in office. The armored school is divided into specialized sections which includes instructor training department,communication department and weapons department. Officers learn about principles of latest weapons at the weapons department. During training officers are demonstrated about functions of each part of the weapons using models. In the electrical division the students are given instructions in engine ignition and power supply. In the basic class officers learn about the practical application of tanks. They learn to move tanks on field. Officers attend an advanced class on staff and command problems. They learn about tactical planning and functions of armored units. Officers receive a series of extensive courses.
Officers training at Fort Belvoir Engineers School in Virginia,United States. View of the Headquarters Engineers School. Officers receive a complete training using steel models. They practice mechanical skills. They learn to operate precession tools,to reproduce maps, to interpret aerial photographs and survey terrains. They learn to operate heavy construction equipment to level hills and build roads. They learn to build and maintain bridge. They learn to handle explosions and demolitions work. They learn to blast heavy fortifications for combat function and front line infantry support. Officers practice amphibious landing
A film titled: 'The Navy Recruit' on training of navy recruits in the United States. Naval Station Great Lakes Training Center. The navy recruits march with rifles. Ships underway at a sea. Aircraft in flight overhead. The recruits enter the naval training facility. They walk down a road. Vehicles passing on the road. They talk to men in an office. Medical check up of the recruits is conducted. They undergo their dental check up and a check up for their physical fitness. The recruits get uniforms and shoes. Names of the recruits on the uniforms and their photographs on identification cards. The recruits outside barracks. An officer instructs them. The recruits enter the barracks with their personal belongings. The officer talks to the recruits. A recruit seated on his bed reads a letter. Another reads a newspaper. Men bathe. The recruits sleep in barracks.
A film on training of navy recruits in the United States. The recruits at Naval Station Great Lakes Recruit Training Center in morning. The U.S. flag is hoisted. The flag flutters from a flag pole. A bugler blows a bugle. The recruits march with guns. An officer instructs them. They practice drill. The recruits march. The Chief Petty Officer instructs them about the correct way of marching. The recruits start taking slow steps. Cooks in the mess Kitchen. The recruits seated and eating at a table in the mess. An officer instructs the recruits. The recruits read books about the navy. A Chief Petty Officer writes on a black board about classes and navies and the qualities of a good navy man. The recruits look at a notice board.
A film on training of navy recruits in the United States. The recruits standing near a building at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. An officer instructs them with the model of a ship. Parts and features of a ship are explained. Quarter deck, bridge, decks and other parts of the ship are shown. The recruits at dummy controls of the ship. They learn about ships on a full size model of a real ship. A man holds a line and knots it. The recruits learn to knot the line. They row a boat with oars. Several boats underway. The recruits swim and are seated at a poolside. They dive into water.