Civilian Conservation Corps such training of enrollees therein 
in noncombatant subjects essential to the operations of the 
military and naval establishments as he considers may con¬ 
tribute materially to the interests of the national defense. 
Such subjects may include, but are not restricted to, cooking, 
baking, first aid to the injured, operation and maintenance of 
motor vehicles, road and bridge construction and maintenance, 
photography, signal communications, and other matters incident 
to the successful conduct of military and naval activities: 
Provided, That the appropriations under the heading "Civilian 
Conservation Corps" contained in the Federal Security Agency 
Appropriation Act, 1941* shall be available for carrying out 
the purposes of this section, and the limitations and condi¬ 
tions on the expenditure of such funds are hereby waived to 
the extent necessary to accomplish the purposes of this sec¬ 
tion: Provided further, That no person shall be excluded 
from the training program authorized by this section on 
account of race, color, or creed. 
It is clear that the mandate of Congress is to continue the 
existing basic CCC program, giving emphasis to those -types of vocational 
training which have direct applicability to national defense needs. The 
Corps is now embarked upon an expansion and improvement of its vocation¬ 
al training program in accordance with the desires of Congress and the 
President. 
A Community by Itself 
Every camp is a smal l community of approximately 200 men. 
There are many different types of jobs, some of which are very similar 
to the various jobs in other American communities. The CCC "town" has 
a store, usually a small newspaper, a library, a school building, a 
community dining room ("mess hall") for which the CCC members do the 
cooking and take care of the kitchen, a recreation hall, athletic con¬ 
tests, a small hospital, and facilities for adapting the camp assembly 
room as a "church" for religious worship. Under general supervision, 
the young men operate all of these community activities. The conduct 
of these activities is the first opportunity of most young men of the 
CCC to assume social or business responsibilities. 
Camp Life 
Camp life means living in barracks with thirty to forty other 
youths. It means eating the same food as is prepared for the other 199 
enrollees. It means getting up early in the morning - usually about 
6 a.m. It means following certain routines, such as making the beds 
and cleaning the barracks every morning before work. It means going 
to work on schedule every day. There are certain essential restric¬ 
tions on individual freedom. Enrollees cannot leave camp except by 
permission. They are not permitted to own automobiles. Camp life is 
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