also shown the number of certificates granted to those eligible for appointment but who had not yet reached the age of 21 or who did not desire appointment at the time. These certificates entitle the recipients to appointment at any time within 5 years from date of graduation.

The number is subject to increase through removal of disabilities existing at the date of this report and also through the exchange of certificates for cominissions during the next 5 years, by recipients of certificates who reach the age of 21 in good physical condition. On the cther hand, some of the commissions may be declined.

As in the case of commissions issued, the number may be increased through removal of existing disabilities. 16 graduates of Infantry units commissioned in Quartermaster Corps.

The number and grades of officers and the number of enlisted men assigned to Reserve Officers' Training Corps units are shown under "Commissioned officers on 'other duties' " and "Detached enlisted men's list."

RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS CAMPS

Under the provisions of section 47a of the National Defense Act, as amended, 58 Reserve Officers' Training Corps camps were held during the summer of 1938, at 40 Army posts, for a period of 6 weeks each. The arm and service represented, together with the number of camps and the enrollment for each arm and service, are shown in the following table:

CITIZENS' MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS

Pursuant to section 47d of the National Defense Act, as amended. by the act of June 4, 1920, citizens' military training camps for the

summer of 1938 (fiscal year, 1939) were conducted for the instructic and training of civilians and warrant officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army, with a view to their preparation for commission & Reserve officers or for appointment as noncommissioned officers The amount of $2,275,000 was appropriated for this purpose, and applications were received from 64,983 young men, of whom 39,588 were ordered to camp, 37,846 reported at camp, 36,783 were enrolled, and 35,831 completed the training.

The following table shows the number of camps, the corps area in which located, and the number in attendance at both opening and closing of camps:

Of the 1,887 trainees graduating from the Blue Course, 139 have already accepted appointment as second lieutenants in the Officers' Reserve Corps.

GENERAL PRISONERS AND THE UNITED STATES DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS

On July 1, 1938, there were 1,307 general prisoners in confinement and 53 on home parole, making a total of 1,360. From that date to the close of the fiscal year, 1,500 general prisoners were committed to confinement, 44 escaped general prisoners were recaptured, 783 were released on expiration of sentence, 407 were honorably restored to duty, 517 were released from confinement by remission of the unexecuted portions of their sentences, 44 escaped, 4 died, and 35 were discharged while on parole. This left a total of 1,114 general prisoners on June 30, 1939. Of these 1,114, there were 53 on home parole and 1,061 actually in confinement at the Atlantic branch, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Governors Island, N. Y., the several United States penitentiaries, military posts, and other Federal institutions.

During the period covered by this report the War Department remitted the unexecuted portions of sentences of confinement in 43 cases and reduced the periods of confinement in 20 cases. Corps area or other commanders remitted unexecuted portions of sentences of confinement in 474 cases and reduced the periods of confinement in 10 cases.

ARMY EXTENSION COURSES

A detailed description of the Army extension courses, including their mission, scope, and use, is published in AR 350-3000

nd in the annual announcement of the courses. These courses re kept up to date by constant revision and the addition of new exts, thus affording an excellent opportunity for commissioned and nlisted personnel and civilians to advance their knowledge of military atters by systematic study. In the program listed for the 1938-39 chool year, 340 subcourses, or nearly 96 percent, were made available o the student body, the distribution for this purpose approximating ,785,000 lessons, solutions, and texts.

There were 105,648 individuals enrolled on March 31, 1939, an ncrease of 7,591 over the previous year. Included in this total were ,427 Regular Army officers, 1,147 Regular Army enlisted men, 60,729 Reserve officers, 891 enlisted reservists, 13,153 National Guard officers, 19,218 National Guard enlisted men, 3,808 citizens' military raining camp trainees, and 5,275 civilians. During the year 65,553 students completed a total of 159,637 subcourses, requiring 2,494,619 hours of instruction. This was accomplished at an average cost of approximately $1.43 per student.

The enrollment was distributed among the corps areas and departments as follows:

During the year library books were circulated at the various Army posts through 156 permanent libraries and 149 traveling libraries. Each of the permanent libraries contained from 500 to 75,000 volumes of reading matter pertaining to practically all subjects of general interest. The traveling libraries were provided with 8,046 books on biography, travel, and fiction. The total circulation amounted to approximately 1,623,400 books in the permanent libraries and 266,980 books in the traveling libraries.

Expenditures for the library service for the year amounted to $11,144 for books, $5,100 for salaries of librarians, and $545.69 for transportation of books.

MOTION-PICTURE SERVICE

The Army motion-picture service again enjoyed a highly successful year, 24,751 programs being presented at the various War Department theaters, with a total attendance of 10,287,405. These totals exceed the previous annual maximum records of 23,902 programs and 10,106,607 attendance. New theaters were constructed and opened at 8 different posts, and a theater was provided at another

post by remodeling a building. Other improvements in the service generally included the installation of the latest sound-reproducing equipment in 11 theaters and the purchase of 7,792 new chairs and 11,726 slip covers. A total of 20 theaters have now been equipped with complete air-conditioning systems.

CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS

During the fiscal year 1939 the War Department continued to carry on a large volume of business pertaining to the administration of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Its functions in this connection embrace such activities as the construction and maintenance of camps; transportation, supply, sanitation, medical care, and hospitalization; and the general supervision of enrollees while at camp. This Department is also charged with conducting welfare and educational programs and with the control of funds for such purposes. The Commissioner of Education, Department of the Interior, advises the War Department with respect to educational matters, preparing the technical details of the program, and employing educational field personnel. In the transaction of business involved in all of these activities, this Department conducts extensive correspondence and maintains pertinent records and statistics. Administrative functions in the field are decentralized to the several corps area commanders.

A total of 3,018,184 men had been enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps between the time of its establishment in April 1933 and the close of the fiscal year 1939, and 2,784,745 separations from all causes occurred during that period. This left 233,439 enrollees on June 30, 1939. On the latter date there were 115 Regular Army officers, 4,617 Army Reserve officers, 131 Naval Reserve officers, 32 Marine Corps Reserve officers, and 60 warrant officers of the Coast Guard on duty with the corps at the various camps throughout the country. Pursuant to the directions of the President, instructions were issued on June 16, 1939, to the effect that no additional Reserve officers would be called to active duty with the Civilian Conservation Corps and that all such officers would be replaced by civilian employees by December 31, 1939.

The sum of $123,000 was available for welfare purposes during the year, of which approximately $122,772 was obligated, leaving a balance of $228. Funds totaling $4,010,400 were also available for educational activities, of which approximately $4,006,608 were obligated, leaving a balance of $3,792. The unexpended balances reverted to the general fund of the Civilian Conservation Corps.

INDEX

(Letters refer to tables inserted between pp. 56 and 61)

Antiaircraft armament.

Allotments and expenditures for civil activities of the Corps of Engineers - -

3, 16, 30

56

16, 30 5

30

75-76

66-67

67, 76

52, 64

31

31

52-53, C

31

26

64, 66, 71-72, 76-80, A, B, E

Recruiting for.

Strength of

Actual_

Authorized_

Training of

Army and Navy Munitions Board, functions of.

Army extension courses.

Army Industrial College--

Army library service.

Army Mine Planter Service..

Army motion picture service.

Army nurses..

Army organizations, number, kinds, and strength of

Army schools, foreign officers attending..

Assistant Secretary of War: