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E dit oIrialft Comment By RALPH LEWIS THE UNIVERSITY VOLUNTEERS The University today has the added and direct responsibility of making her resources available for the war effort, and again Carolina alumni iay well feel proud of her generous response to democracy's call. The University was one of the first institutions to establish a program of civilian pilot training. IT WAS THE FIRST IN THE NATION to set up an accredited Red Cross nurses aide course'for training volun teer nurses. It received the assignment of the state's only Naval R.O. T.C. unit, which has been functioning since September, 1940, and which now is being enlarged to lead more students to a University degree and a naval commission. A new degree in nursing has been added to help to fill the unprece dented vital war-time and post-war needs for highly trained nurses. Pre medicine preparation is being emphasized, and a pre-dentistry course has been added. Special training for laboratory technicians and a regular college course in first aid are being offered. To develop the skills so much needed by our war industries, the En gineering Defense Training Program is being conducted. Evening classes and correspondence courses, sponsored by the Extension Division, e are offering additional opportunities for preparation to meet requirements for war jobs, and many of our citizens, including officers and men at Fort Jackson, have taken advantage of these services. Th:e Physical Education Department is providing physical training as a basic part of the total fitness of undergraduate students. The School of Pharmacy is furnishing trained pharmacists for the medical corps. For the more highly tyained, the Graduate School, too, is. ad vancing the University's war program in two important ways: first;i by making it possible for students called into military service tb contiile their course after the emergency without loss of course credit; anid secondly, by training advanced students in key subjects. ' Since the attack on Pearl Harbor, increased importance has been at tached to the Naval R.O.T.C., new courses have been 'projected and approved, speed-up of the customary four-year period of graduation has been instituted, and a Civilian Morale and Informatioit Center has been established. In the desire to cooperate in every way possible in the Whr program, the University, upon urgent request, has provided hall of one building on the campus for the First Army Corps Headquarters, This old University, which has known war seypral times before; has gone to war again in defense of the democracy that it has taught on its own campus- for nearly a century and a half. Notes Dr. and Mrs. Ellas Walter Mas- Capt Herbert Richardson Smith ters (Elizabeth Lindsay) are the A12o, G130, is with the 304th M. P proud parents of a daughter born Escort Guard Co., Camp Living June 19, 1942. ston, La. Lt. Jerry Miles Hughes, Jr., A'38, Ens. James Henry Spann, Jr. is somewhere in the south Pacific. 7, G141, is at the Naval Training His address is Gp. 13, Headquarters Scho6l at Harvard University Squadron, First Marine Aircraft Other alumni there include Edmund Wing, c/o Postmaster, San Fran- Cason Bunker, L'42, Furman Ran. cisco, California. dolph Bradham, A'39, 0140, and Lt. Co. George LaFayette Tay lor, L'1, is now serving his third A42. consecutive annual term as a De- Pt ednKryTmo. r partment Judge Advocate of the A4,L4,myb ece tBr American Legion, Department of A 8hAmdF .B. .P South Carolina. He Is also In comn- N.25 apCoe opc mand of the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Reg- Clf iment, South Carolina Defense L.Jc unnhm Wie Force, stationed at Georgetowvn. L'8islctdaBr.inSho, Henry H. Cate, A'S0, is executiveCapTrnTe. vice-president of the Tex-O-Kan StfSg.Toa D.(uk Flour Mills Company In Dallas,Yon,A9,has islte Texas. "oehr naTeteo pr Mrs. Aithur W. Caughman ain. i drs sSrieDt (Keonan Gayden), A'85, has a 41-,A .0 o 7,d ot daughter, Cathryn Kay, born June Eu. FtimnEv,A1,o 16, 1942. Col. James Saye Dusenbury,Sufl,a,hsenrdteRi A's, was retired, built a home in mn colo oilWr,Cl Conway, and lived in It for twowrtshaSrhHoln (Pl) months when he was called backLenr,A1 iarpotrnth for duty. He is now Professor of Calso esadCuir Military Science and Tactics at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, LtJaeWilmDvs,A1 i Kansas. lctda rsu seAm i Col. E. deTreville Ellis, A'10, CEFil,PeqeIe,Mn. '11, is now on overseas duty. MjrBradMnig '9 Claude Townsend Sullivan, A-2,,myb ece tJQMD,Jf is assistant treasurer of Sullivanfesvie,Ida. Hardware Co., Greenville, S. C. L. omnC ost,A4,i Horace Dean Steadman, A'18, is Aaaa secretary and treasurer of the Pee Pt aodBie rne '9 * Dee Manufacturing Company inisatnngardo petr Roekingham, N. C. caissho. HsadesI Capt, WIlliai Nt. (Red) Carter, 65hTSS,Br 2,SoxFls A'19, hasi been in northern Ireland .D for some timie, He can be reached at 56th 'Sig. Bn., U. S. Army, A. P. MolGlsTbe,AS ir 0. 813, New York, N. Y erhceitInte.esPg Dr. Edward Francis Tindal, A'91,payiNe rkN.3 has been living in Muncie, Indiana since 1901, practicing ophthalmnol- LtCl.MroRulpMbey oyadotolaryngology.AllIssaind tWlerRd Hume Talcott Stith, Jr., A'SS, isC,a hefo h y, a,ns n an accountant with Lybrand, Ross tra evc.I srte on Bros., and Montgomerv, 923 Healey cdneta t c.Mbe ea Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. He and Mrs.hitrnngntispealyIte Smnith (Fontain Wilson, A'39) have sm optljs fe ol a a daughter, Louise Fontain Stith, Iwieh a tl ntesrie born July 18, 1941. ACMro apo hly "' Edgar Long, O'SS, is head ofA ,Istangfothaicrp English department at Ersine Col- a ernFed hra,Txs jog., DUe West. PtMra rhrBroy *Harry Hampton Sadey, A'41, Is A ,i ttoe tLwyFed at the Naval Training School at Clrmo Notr. Dame, Ind.Ka.RhadBylPo,A , 1t. Hrbert Sehrelber. A'8, jaisatNalTringSho,Ft 1o~ated aCaptm WHerbert gic.ardsonerSmith, Ens.Jame Her San,J. Flyer Urges Hate By American People For Enemy Forces Ferry Command Pilot's Viewpoint On Winning War Given In Letter "The morale of the army is good, but could be improved if the people of our country could become thor oughly angry with the Japanese and Germans and feel a genuine hate for those nationalities," Capt. Theodore Clinkscales, A'36, of Greenville, wlho has flown United States army planes to every continent since the war be gan, says in a letter to Dr. F. W. Bradley, dean of the University. Captain Clinkscales, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Clinkscales, of Green ville, said in his letter to the uni versity dean, "All in all, however, I feel confident that we shall win this war for existence if Americans will only abandon their complacency and comprehend the seriousness of the situation." That portion of Captain Clink scales' letter bearing upon the war follows: "After I left Langley field in Vir ginia I was stationed in Massachu setts for a short while before being transferred to the Air Corps Ferry ing command. I flew out of Wash ington for several months during which time I ferried four-engined bombers and mail to every continent in the world and had many interest ing experiences. Due to the necessary secrecy I cannot state what my assign ment is at this time, but I am still making trans-oceanic flights in our heaviest type of equipment and en joying my work thoroughly except for the fact that I am separated from my wife and little girl (who is now 20 months of age) most of the time. So far I've escaped any serious mis fortune alth-ugh I have been fired upon and am quite proud of our or ganization which has the excellent record of losing only two planes and one crew over a period of ten months during which our operations were worldwide. There is no question in my mind that the men of America can meet any foe on at least equal terms if they are only supplied with the necessary machines and leadership. The morale of the army is good, but could be improved if the people of the country could become thoroughly angry with the Japanese and Germans and feel a genuine hate for those nationalities. That is the job of our propaganda agency and so far they seem to have failed to arouse the average American sufficiently. All in all, however, I feel confident that we shall win this war for existence if we Americans will only abandon their complacency and comprehend the seriousness of the situation." Bryson Cites Need For War Sacrifice Congressman Joseph R. Bryson L'2o told a patriotic rally in Chester this week that before the global war ends, "practically every fireside in the na tion will have made some human con tribution" to the cost of lives lost in the struggle. Presented by David Gaston, A'24, L'26, of Chester, member of the gen eral assembly, Congressman Bryson declared the current war was the most serious that has ever confronted the nation and that "our liberties have never been so seriously challenged" before. He said too many persons did noti appreciate the seriousness of the' con flict and the big responsibility resting upon each one. The congressman, touching upon| the Democratic party, said that "all things considered, it is best that the Democratic party remain a white man's party." ALUMNI WEEK| Watch for' an announcemsnt soon of She first annual Alumni| week which the Alumni council| this summer voted So hsponsor.| Definite dates and information| will soon appear on SAis page.| Lt. Louis Willam Gfiland, A'S, was married to Sarah Linda Cope-| land, A'43, on August 5, and is now stationed at Camp Perry, Ohio. Ens. Sol . latt, Jr., A'41, is at la Naval Training School at Cornell| University, Ithiea,. N. Y. Ensign Blatt was married September 18 to Carolyn Gayden, A'41, who was i May Queen at the UnIversIty last yner1 President A * T F Ca Claude R. McMillan So St; 6onway Lawyer Is * Working In Alaska w Alumni Council Member W Timekeeper On Highway to, Marion Allen Wright, L'g, of Con vay, active member and former presi- ot! lent of the Alumni aisociation, has cu forsaken his legal calling, at least for fo he duration, for a job as timekeeper ed )n the Alaska military highway. Mr. Wright offered his services to the government in a legal capacity pi ;ome months ago for work connected an with the highway, it 'is understood. a At that time, however, there were no th iacancies on the legal staff. th co So Alumnus Wright packed up and ce went to Seattle, gateway to the Cana- cl: lian Pacific, in search of some sort :f work on the inland passway to la Alaska. It is understood that he a now has found a place for himself on at the Unitcd States-Alablika highway. to He's timekeeper with a construction D unit, it is reported. Many alumni friends believe that ga the senior member of the Conway T firm of Wright and Burroughs is en- of gaged in writing a book about Alaska, jo which has commanded his interest for several years, and that the construc- A tion job experiences will provide D color for his literary work. Mr. Wright, when he was Alumni president in 1935-36, was juthor of A a booklet on "A Proposal of Activi ties of the Alumni Association". A student and writer of literary acheive ment, he is author of several other re books and pamphlets, also. fo He has consistently maintained his of rnembership and interest in the alunmi w: ef fort, and is at present a member of wi the Alumni council, governing body f the association, having been elected le: to the council last May. fI, New Plan Enlists '42* Grads In Association in "The class of 19.42 leads all other "I classes in Alumni association mem- at: berships", according to Ralph Lewis, lo alumni secretary. ce In an interview today, Mr. Lewis s" explained that 130 members of the ni :lass took advantage of the plan set- in u'p last spring,whereby seniors might w: become "special" members of the as- hc ociation by contributing one dollar be cach to their class fund. "In addition to the large number in enrolling under that special arrange- a nent, many have joined the associa- A' tion as regular members since the se rune 30, deadline". Mr. Lewis said. av It was recalled that last year the t graduating class set up an alumni ~lass organization, and that the Alum ti association extended membership A ~or one year to seniors who contrib- T ited to the 1942 Alumni class fund. S Bill Bray served as chairman for the boys, and Marie Montague was hairman for the girls, in the suc- H :essful drive for alumni members. 1 Membership in the association, A which regularly costs three dollars_ innually, entitles the member to news Lnd pictures of Carolina and alumni riends, news letters, and other mail ngs of Interest to former students.I1 rho alumni placement service also| tids seniors and alumni in finding| 4 and filling positions. | The association serves as a link be-| ween Carolina and the alumni every-| where in the world.I Ph.M. 8/C Eugene Hood, 41 is ,t the Main Dispenisary, U. S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla. | Lt. (. g.) Willamn Walter Doer,| Was5, was ordered to active duty at he Naval Air Station, Miami, Flor da. on Sentemnber 15ti.. VicMillar ircuit I kt Meet lumnus Bombs 'okyo In Raid rom "Shangri-la" Billy Farrow Was With Doolittle; Was At USC When He Joined Forces At least one University qj South rolina alumnus participated in the w memorable air raid by United ites army bombers on Tokyo and ter points in the Japanese empire, : war department has announced. An Associated Press dispatch from ashington identified him as Lieut. illiam G. Farrow, '42, of Darling 1. Lieutenant Farrow, along with the ter members of the Doolittle ex rsion, made the flight as a volunteer the special mission which attract the attention of the world. Farrow received his first flying ex rience as a student in the Civilian lot Training Program at Carolina, d was attending the University ien he volunteered for service with ! Army Air Corps. In the normal urse of events, he would have re ived his diploma along with his issmates last May 25. Prior to commencement exercises t spring, the Alumni association tempted to 'Mth Alumnus Farrow invite him, if he were to be on tve, to participate in the Alumni iy program, but was informed that ung Farrow was "otherwise en ged". The announcement of the )yko raid gave evidence of the type engagement Billy Farrow was en ying. Farrow's address is listed in the lumni office as St. John's street, arlington. P Correspondent ; USC Graduate John A. Moroso, Third, '32, cor spondent with the Associated Press r the Atlantic fleet, and a graduate the University, filed a series of dely read stories on his experiences th a naval bomber last spring. Moroso, who is a native of Char ton, reported his reactions while ring with the bomber in search of emy subs off the Atlantic coast. The State newspaper, in comment g on his stories, said at that time, 4r. Moroso's article yesterday out a ten-hour trip on a bomber >king for enemy subs was an ex lent example of vividness through nplicity of expression. But it was )re than that--more than just an formative bit of writing. It carried th it a message which filled his art as tragedies of the sea unfolded fore his eyes." Mr. Moroso, in reporting his feel is on viewing the upturned. bull of tanker said, "I wish that every nerican would come up here and these things. lHe would throw ray petty bickering and jump into war effort feet first." Pyt. Clarence Wilson Henry, 41, of Freeport, N. Y., is located th the Air Service Command, -aining Detachment, 240 E. Broad , Columbus, Ohio. Lt. James Bridges (Pinhead) enson, A'40, is a pilot with the 6th Observation Squadron, Army ir Base, Savannah, Georgia. Football Tickets All tickets for football are >eing handled by the Football ricket Committee, not by the alumnl office. To send appli !ations to the Alumni office vould only cause delay in get ing orders in to the football Icket offIce. Tickets for all home games his year sell for 38.40 each. ,ook over the schedule (on the ports page of this paper), pick pour games, and make your dlans to come back to Caroilna o see for yourself what the * 3ameconek will da. 1 Heads .eaders ing Lasi Many Graduates In Commenceme Claude R. McMillan, of Colu president of the University Alu held here last spring on Alumni a general business meeting held Vice-presidents for the fourt( Carolina were also elected at large were chosen. Memorial For USC War Dead Planned '42 Class Starts Fund For Fitting Monument A memorial to all Carolina alumni who are killed in action in the present world war will be erected, according to plans made by the alumni class of 1942 and the class of 1943. A war memorial fund has been es tablished by the two classes, and sub stantial contributions already have been made to 'the fund, according to Walter C. Taylor, president of the class of '42. It is expected that the class of 1943 will make further con tributions to the fund this year. The fund is to be administered by a permanent committee composed of Ralph Lewis, executive secretary of the Alumni association, chairman; W. Frank Taylor, director of student ac tivities; Walter C. Taylor, president of the class of 1942; Richard 0. Young, vice-president of the class of [942; Jimmy Bell, junior president of the class of 1943; and John Mc Gowan, senior president of the class of 1943. "The memorial is to be considered a gift to the university from the classes of 1942 and 1943, and no per son other than the members of these two classes shall contribute to the fund", said Taylor in explaining the memorial plan. The form of the memorial has not yet been decided, but a bronze plaque ori s-hn1%rQhp has been suggested. The action was taken in recog nition of the ever increasing number of Carolina men going into the armed forces, many of whom now actually are on overseas duty. Steinbeck Chooses USC Grad Typical US Flyer Robert Hanley Morrell, of Holly Hill, alumnus of the class of '37, has been chosen as a "typical" member of the United States Air Forces by John Steinbeck, author of Grapes of Wrath and other books. Steinbeck is at work on a book dealing with the Air Forces, and it was in connection with that work that the noted author chose Alumnus Morrell as a "typi cal" member of the Air Forces. Morrell is stationed at Kelly Field, Texas, where he is serving as an in structor. Lt. John Mayer Hendley, A'4s, is on overseas duty. His address is Marine Corps Unit No. 365, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. ARE YOU AN A( If you have not renewed y fill in and mail the blank below a single issue of "On the Alum. tions help to send news to non The Alumni Association University of South Carolina Columbia, S. C. Here is my check for: My membership in the Ass4 My additional contribution Total contribution Full Name Many of ur classmots e ulaeI would I to hear about are don. Wit as thenews 4 Alumni; Chosen SSpring Participate nt Exercises abia and Mullins, was elected mni association at its meeting Day. Election took place at in the chapel. ,en judicial circuits of South that time. Four members at Circuit heads are as follows: First, Claude M. Scarborough of Orange )urg; Second, W. P. Price of Barn well; Third, F. E. DuBose of Gable; Fourth, James E. Leppard of Ches terfield; Fifth, Harry M. Lightsey of Columbia; Sixth, David A. Gaston of Chester; Seventh, Donald Russell of Spartanburg; Also: for the Eighth, LeRoy Burns )f Laurens; Ninth, Burchill R. Moore >f Charleston; Tenth, W. C. Johnston )f Anderson; Eleventh, R. Milo Smith of Lexington; Twelfth, C. K. Grimsley of Florence; Thirteenth, Thomas A. Wof ford of Greenville; Fourteenth, J. C. Doggette of Brun ;on. Smythe Gambrell of Atlanta, Ga., Rev. Wilson Weldon of China Grove, N. C., Marion A. Wright of Con way and John A. Henry of Green ville were elected members-at-large. Alumni also figured in many other events during the comnmencement period. The annual luncheon was held on Alumni Day at the Hotel Columbia, where those attending heard reports of Carolina's wartime activities. Dedication of the new flagpole was another part of the commencement exercises which featured many alumni. Presentation itself honored the Uni versity's men in the service and more particularly those who have given their lives in defense of their country. Speaking at the baccalaureate exer cises, another University alumnus, Rev. Wilson 0. Weldon of China Grove, N. C., began the regular order ,-f graduation week. Program for the Alumni Day and commencement was: Sunday, May 24, ledication of flagpole and baccalau reate sermon; Monday, May 25, meetings of the board of trustees and board of women visitors, annual meeting of the Alumni association, annual alumni and alumnae luncheon, and several class reunions following the luncheon. Regular graduation exercises were held in the evening of that day. Heard at the war-themed alumni luncheon were: John W. Crews, Columbia; Executive Secretary Ralph Lewis; Dr. Samuel Childs Mitchell, former president of the University; Dr. J. Rion McKissick; and Governor R. M. Jefferies. All speakers enm phasized the part that the university is playing in the war effort. Dr. George A. Wauchope of the University faculty was introduced as honorary chairman of the alumni re umion. Pvt. Carlyle Carraway, A'85, is in Hq. & Hq. Co. RC, Fort Thomas, Kentucky. TIVE MEMBER? our membership for this year, in order that you will not miss iFront." Additional contribu member alumni in the service. ciation $ 3.00 bo ea be ae