Article October 8, 1955 Issue

Activities for the Armed Services

[This month's columns are devoted exclusively to reports given June 7, 1955, at the Workshop Meeting of Christian Science Activities for the Armed Services]

Maryland

A man who from early boyhood had his heart set on becoming a pilot in the Air Force was, to use a common expression, "washed out" and assigned to other duty. This transfer came as such a severe disappointment that the serviceman was affected mentally and placed in a military hospital.

The patient occupied a small room in a locked ward. The only piece of furniture in the room was a cot. The serviceman sat on this cot impassively. Without moving, he stared into space.

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