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No Pvt. Hamilton Irvine DePass, A'43, of Rock Hill, is in the 1st Medical Bn., Co. D-1457, Camp Pickett, Virginia. Wallace Duncan McNair, Jr., A'36, of Aiken, now a first lieuten ant in the medical corps, is sta tioned at Dale Mabry Field, Talla hassee, Florida. Richard Edward Allen, A'39, is at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Char leston. Joe Ellis Ashley, A'43, is in Hq. Co., 48th Med. Bn., Second Armor ed Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Ralph Leonidas Axson, Jr., A'41, was appointed cadet lieutenant of his class at Randolph Field. Pfc. John William Cox, A'36, can be reached at Hq. Co., First Army, Fort Jay, Governor's Island, N. Y. Arlond Woodrow Cooper, A'35, of Myrtle Beach, is teaching at Millersburg Military Institute at Millersburg, Kentucky. Jack William Scharpf, Jr., E 44, of West Co lumbia, who re ceived his first n a v a l training with the Naval ROTC unit at the University, is awaiting a call to go to a naval training school. He will become an ensign. Lt. Theodore A. (Sonny) Bell, Jr., A'39, writes from the Alutian Islands, "No dollars available where I am now, but the hunting is get ting better." PfC. Frz A. IB-iall, A' ^g, iS 1 cated with the 22nd Repair Group, O.C.A.D., Oklahoma City, Okla. Ph.M. 1/C Leonard Carroll Blackwell, A'38, is somewhere in the Pacific t'.eatre. 2nd Lt. William Oscar Callahan, A'83, is postal officer with the 505th postal unit, Indiantown Gap Mili tary Reservatinn; Pa Lt. Samuel Bernard Bass, '40, writes from Esler Field, La.: "I've run into Carolina men all over. Saw Carey Kilgore, 1st Lt. A.A.F., out at Stockton: Calif. Talked with 2nd Lt. Frank Rogers at McDill Field, Tampa, Fla. the other day. And saw Sgt. "Bucky" Adams, bandsman and ping-pong player, up at Barksdale Field last week. L. J. C. Townsend has tranisferred out of our group and is now at Baton Rouge, La. I think that Reginald Heinitsh went up to cap tain last week. He is in the 81st squadron of our 12th Group." McKissick Present At Alien Board Meeting, President J. Rion McKissick of the 'University, one of the members of the Alien Enemy Hearing Board for the Eastern District of South Caro lina, attended its session in Charles ton Thursday. The function of the board is to hear the cases of enemy aliens in this state charged with disloyal activities and to report to the Attorney General of the United States its recommenda tions as to what shall be done with such aliens. Capital Pharmacy *PURE DRUGS 1213 Gervais Street Phone 8177 COL.UMBIA, S. C. Eat SHACK'S MADE IN COLUMBIA * FRESH DAILY * STUDENTS SUITS PRESSED 25c * Pick-up and delivery ser these prices CAN1 EXCELLENT WORK WARWICK DPi tes Pvt. William David Dworkin, A'40 is at Med. Det., 1114 C.A.S.U., Station Hospital, Bks. 506, Camp Edwards, Mass. Lt. Leo Alexander Erlon, G'41, :s at 358 Air Base Squadron, Ya dima, Washington. Sgt. Paul Hoke Fellers, A'40 i: in Det. 13, 953rd Ord. Ser. Co A/N, Albuquerque Air Base, N. M. Lt. Fitz Gerald Taylor, J'43, of Eastover, i a s b e e n appointed adjutant to one of the squadrons in the tactical group at the Waycross A r in y airport, Waycross, Ga. Mrs. Bannie LaFon Stewart (Thelma Lockman, '28), with her small son, lives at Dillon while Lt. Stewart, '29, USNR, is on active duty. Lt. Palmer Stuart McClellan, A '40, now on active duty as a bom bardier with the Flying Fortress command somewhere in England, I has been promoted to the rank of t first lieutenant. C Capt. Lucius Brainard Keels, A v '31, is located at Station Hospital, v Section No. 2, Fort Bragg, N. C. il Ens. Grover Cleveland Kirby, Jr., b A'41, is at the Naval Air Station, South Weymouth, Mass. e Sgt. Johnny Ward Kirby, A'40, is at the Reception Center, Fort a Jackson. Lt. Charles Miller Lide, A'27, Mied. Corps, USNR, is at the Office C of Naval Officer Procurement, ,17-222 Camp St., New Orleans, La. A le was recently transferred from c4 sea duty to his present assignment. Major Thomas Lowman Lucas, F A'31, is at the 56th General Hos- C pital, Fort Jackson. a] Ensign J o 1 Hubert Wells, C p 39, of Columbia, F recently c o m- 1 pleted tempo- A rary active duty E at the Naval c Air s t a t i o n, p Jacksonville, Fla. p and is now in training at the ri N'aval Supply corps school at Har ard university, Boston, Mass. Ens. Charles Henry Moorefield, A-41, is taking a course in naval irchitecture at M. I. T. in Cam >ridge, Mass. Exams Required Of All USC Students ti Every student enrolled in the Uni- vi ersity of South Carolina will have a d >hysical examination this year, ac ording to Dr. Foster M. Routh, Uni-0 ersity physician. ci Doctor Routh stated that this cx., si .miniation will be given to see that ni veryone is kept in good health, and y s entirely for student benefit. Notices will be sent to each studentr totifying each one when to report for Li examination. Failure to report for al le examination at the scheduled time tI vill be reported to the discipline corn- al nittee, Doctor Routh said. F The examinations will be under the S lirection of Doctor Routh and Doc- ri or Kathleen Riley. 0 l CAROLINA ENGRAVING CO ta ti 5 SUITS CLEANED 50c s rice on the campus for through the EEN ECONOMICAL PRICES Y CLEANERS t27he Aumni" C Convene Pictured above an the Alumni Cow to right); Ralph Lewis, executive a Lorm of Columbia and the Rev. Johi [,eppard of Chesterfield, R. Milo Smi lent of the association, Burchill R. Midshipman Laurin Currie Mc athur, Jr., A'39, G'42, writes from I ie USNR Midshipmen's School, v :hicago, Ill., "Carolina ranked 1i ery high in the list of schools b hich had had alumni enrolled here e i the midshipmen's course, being e ested by only one other southern istitution that had as many as 15 '2 irolled." e Lt. Harold Carl Mauney, A-38, is n Camp Shelby, Miss. C Capt. Edward Frost Walker, A n 1, is at 300th General Hospital, 0 amp Forrest, Tenn. Lt. Ernest McCullough Powell, 1 '30, recently completed a refresher >urse at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. C Pvt. Arthur W. Sabo, A'41, 2nd latoon, Co. F, 37th M. T. Bn., q amp Grant, Ill., writes that he v ould like to get in touch with any C umnus stationed at Camp Grant. 2ther alumni at Camp Grant are c vt. Stanley Stasica, A'44, 2nd c latoon, Co. A, T-327, 28th Bn.; vt. Leroy Wilson, Jr., A'41, 28th j [. T. Bn., Co. B, 4th Platoon: Pvt. dward Kenneth Turnbull, P'41, e o. A, 27th Training Bn., Med. Re- s lacement Center; and Pvt. Willis uller Horton, P'42, whose com lete mailing address has not been 4 ceived).I xtension Division 4 ssues Publication Book Contains Analysis Of Allies And Enemies "Know Your Friends and Foes", e latest book published by the Uni- j. ~rsity of South Carolina extension d vision, is now available to students 6 the University at a cost of fifty nts. The book was prepared in re onse to an increasing request and d ed of information concerning World ar II, according to Extension Di- t ctor W. H. Ward. -C The book contains information C out all of the United Nations an< C ec chief Axis powers. Material is so included on the Balkans, Alaska, C gypt, Mexico, and the countries of 8 outh and Central America, and their ~actions to the war. It is divided to 18 chapters for the convenience iclubs or organizations who would ke to use the material for their pro rams. Each country is taken up and iscussed in a separate chapter, so iat any one country may be studied tone, without entailing a study of thers. A copy of the publication was sent > every high school principal in the tate for use in high school libraries, nd to every federated club or organ ~ation in the state. Faculty members f the University may also secure opies of the book from the Exten ion Division free. McGREGOR'S DRUG STORE 1308 MAIN STREET Prescriptions e Sodas Cigarettes * Toilet Articles Call 2-3308 FOR PROMPT DELIVERY sERVICE ounciI I To Hear Wartime icil paused in its work to look at icretary of the association, Presli i Madison Younginer of Johnstor th of Lexington, Claude R. McMi Moore of Charleston and J. C. Ph.M. 2/C Raymond Jackson owers, A'41, writes from some ,here inathe Pacific theatre, "Since aving Carolina in 1940 I hav e'en around the world, crossed thl auator twelve times, and touched very continent except 'Europe." Lt. William Coleman Sylvan, A B, is aide-de-camp to Major Gen. ral Courtney H. Hodges, com tanding general Tenth Army orps, with headquarters at Sher tan, Texas. J. Arthur Tuten, A'14, manager f the Charleston branch oi thc iberty Life insurance company d the company in amount of bus tess sold last year. His daughter 'harlotte, entered Carolina this fall Lt. Henry Flinn Dargan, Jr., A 9, L'40, is an instructor at, ad anced flying school near Moultrie, ,eorgia. James Furman Brooks, A'14, i: ounty superintendent of educatior f Spartanburg county. Charles M. Galloway, -A'07, has een counsel to the comptrollei eneral of the United States gen ral accounting office, Washington ince 1929. oed Consumption (eeps Caterers Of anteen Contented Statistics Show Girls Devour Huge Amounts Of Nick-Nacks Every Day By Corinne Levy It seems that the old adage "younj idies should have small appetites" i: efinitely out for the University ol outh Carolina girls. According to Mrs. Graham, head o: ie canteen in Sims dormitory, the o-eds do not mind breaking a twent ollar bill to satisfy a hunger pang Statistics reveal the startling truti iat girls in Sims consume 150 bottle: f milk, 25 to 80 sandwiches, si rates of Coca-Cola, and numerou: rates of other soft drinks daily.A ery large amount of various candies rackers, fruit juices, and fruit ar part of the extra daily diet also. The canteen is well stocked, and th~ ager co-eds smile happily upon wha oods these morsels be. Post Office Hours 3iven By Mrs. Moor Mrs. Nannie Moon, campus pos nistress, has announced the follow ng schedule for the campus pos >ffice this semester: Mail is received at the Universit wice daily, at 8:00 a. m. and 2:0 >. m. Out-going mail is gathered fror he box in the post office lobby thre ines each day, at 11:15, 3 :15, an ~:50. All out-going mail must be place n the box marked "Packages" in th obby of the post office, not in th post office slots, which are only fe ampus mail. Mrs. Moon has asked students t :ooperate by having their box nunr bers placed on letters and mail. Thi will help post office officials, and hel the student to get his mall earlie, "There is quite a shortage of helpi the post office this semester, and has ing the box number on the mail wi help immensely," Mr. Moon said. ISCUSSE Program the photographer are: (standing left lent J. Rion McKissick, Harold Do i .(Seated, left to right) James E. iaa of Mullina and Columbia, presi Doggette of Brunson. Robert Foster Bradley, A'11, G '14, is chairman of the department of romance languages at Washing ton and Lee University, Lexington, i 2Perry J. Grandall, A'32, of Pitts burgh, 'Pa., is director and treas urer of Rieck McJunkin Dairy Co., director and treasurer of Ohio Evaporated Milk Company; direc tor and treasurer of Pittsburgh Ice Cream Company; director and ac counting supervisor of Erie County Milk Association. Lt. James Robert Dickle (Dick) Anderson, Ed.'4, and Mrs. Ander son (Mary Augusta Crow, Ed.'42) are in Ues Mines, Iowa, whcre Lieutenant Anderson is teaching class work to the WAAC's. Dorothy Cuttino Crow, A'40, G '42, whose picture appeared reccntly in Life magazine, has been in the Volunteer Land corps in Vermont. (The Volunteer Land corpp was or ganized by Dorothy Thompson and a number of others to gather crops in vicinities where there was labor shortage). Miss Crow now is at New York university, The Judson, 53 Washington Square, New York City. A large number of University students are now serving Uncle Sam in all branches of armed forces. ) THE M ADVER II H h War P Committees Are Ap In Work Of Associc "The University of South C alumni this year more than eve: Millan, Carolina alumni presider sociation's program for the 1941, alumni council before school opi Rudisill Now With U. S. Naval Air Arm 1942 Grad Talks With Famous Ensign Gag John H. Rudisill, a graduate of the class of 1942, has been trans ferred from the army air corps into the navy with the rank of ensign, it was learned this week. Ensign Rudisill in a letter recent ly said: "I have seen some Jap lead. I have also talked with quite a few pilots who have been in combat. I had quite a lengthy conversation with the much publicized Ensign Gay, the sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron eight. I wish I could pass on to you some of the things that he told to me but you can read in Life magazine all that I am permitted to tell." Life has featured the story of Torpedo Squadron Eight and En sign Gay's escape' from death. Alumnus Rudisill is stationed at the United States naval air station in San Diego. Guy Barnes, '32, has been living in Rocky Mount, N. C., ior th-i. past ten years. He operates a tobacco warehouse in Baxley, Ga. during the tobacco selling season, Eugene F. Alexander, '40, of Benton, Ill., is on duty at the U. S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Ill. Statistics Reveal Drop In Formals Statistics taken on the number of formal affa rs givea at tl: Univer sity of South Carolina reflect the so bering effect of a war-time United States, according to Frank Taylor, di rector of student activities. There was an increase in informal dances in 1941-1942, and a decrease in fornmals. In 1940-41 session 21 formals as compared to 18 in the TURE OF A FELLOW KISSII HIS GIRL IN THE DARK! ERCHANT WH rISE IN THE LIKE THE FOLLOW WHO I GIRL IN THE DARK E MAY KNOW DING .. .BUTNO ( roblems pointed To Serve ition This Year ELrolina needs the help of its e before," said Claude R. Mc Lt, in outlining the Alumni As 1-48 year, at a meeting of the ked. The new council, holding its or ganization meeting in the Alumni association office on the campus, reviewed the work of the past year; reelected Ralph Lewis as executive secretary; heard Dr. J. Rion Mc Kissick, president of the univer sity, discuss the institution's war time program and enrolment pros pects; decided to sponsor a "Caro lina Alumni week"; planned a gift to the university; formulated a pro gram for the year, and appointed alumni committees to put the new program into immediate effect. Alumni President McMillan urged council members to organize their * circuits to "send students of un usual promise for Carolina's war time training" and emphasized the need of keeping alumni who are in the armed forces in touch with Carolina and their alumni friends. Committees were appointed, as Follows: Finance, James E. Leppard, Chesterfield; David A. Gaston, Chester, and Harold M. DeLorme. Columbia. Student-alumni relations, Har -y M. Lightsey, Columbia; Claude U. Scarborough, Orangeburg, and Marion A. Wiight, Conway. Special occasions, Burchill R. Moore, Charleston; J. C. Doggette, Luhson, and John A. Henry, Greenville. Membership, R. Milo Smith, Lex ington; W. R. 'Price, Barnwell; F. E. DuBose, Gable; Donald S. Russell. Spartanburg; James L'e Roy Burns, Laurens; W. C. John ston, Anderson; C. Kenneth Grims ley, Florence; Thomas A. Wofford, Greenville; E. Smythe Gambrell, Atlanta, Ga.; Wilson 0. Weldon, China Grove, N. C.; Sam J. Royall, Florence; C. B. Williams, Charles ton, and John M. Younginer, John ston. Other committees are to be announced later. L941-42 session. The decrease was riso true of script dances, tea dances, and banquets. IG 0 DOESN'T GAMECOC K (ISSES HIS WHAT HE'S )NE ELSE DOES!