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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
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Claude R. McMillan So
St;
6onway Lawyer Is *
Working In Alaska
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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.
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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.
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