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7/ow j sued by the U. S. Noval University of South Ci A Unit of the Naval Air 1 Caspar RAPPENECKER, Lil Joseph C. WHISNANT, Lieu E. Bradley CARNELL, Lieut. fleer cOR OFFIC "I don't know what they say I right in the eye" . . . .'"they hall" . .. Snatches of conversa lountl for Fort Jackson . . . Navy )fticta's salute. Quotes of a cent.ury atltl a ha should be a capable Ilnariner. . . cation, refined manmers, putncti of personal honor." John Paul Good stuff, all of it. Good remember. (1001 sttil to hav When its covered with Wings < female sc11)s. (ood stuff to think about, A weighte<l down with )rettv sh gives yoU the (Il highball. (ii Look himt in t he eye aind say game. A good salite is just anotler good ofificer caln't heip-1) being a r M, it other worls, gentlemen, le being an officer rndl gentleltnan true When that pretty' scroll is ,i times a n1uisntllce ieing a gent fundamental to muakinlg this Na )un amd Uradstreet. PLATOON 18 By A/C H. F. LAN DRETH Are y'all happ? -)nly a few more days of track, then we can start somthing new, somthtling dif if yott're wonderinjg h lDr "Mont 115 is so crowded just before even e lng chow each week day, Monday tltrough l'riday, cotc over and see. Sll tind l.conard KAR i)l.S. ig F." JON '.S. and mitny others with ears alert listening to 'he Lone Ranger" or "Dick Tracy". Thev tell us )ick's in a tight spot now. That Junior is a whizzy! One morning there was a very sad face in navigation class. No, it wasn't a navigation problemt that did it. Our teacher failed to notice hi special hi arut which was c: Specially for her. 'Thcre were a few resttictcd fel tows last week-iend. I)ick K I R K - I.EV tells his pals that te ts make people nervous. hev believ.ed hin 1o sincerelv that results were cisas trous in code. Dick calhed down1 tiore than some others though. PLATOON 19 By A/C H. C. RYAN After a week of track. P latoon)I 19 Is still nutr.sintg sore legs andl wondherinig if our track instruc'tor is hiumiani. Our Pl'atoon leauder I oh 5(C1 i ~l l' I., has re'ally been'i show ing his heels to te bs int track. lie could lit a big help whten it comies timue for P. TI. libety. TI'he test oft I'lattooii 19 is very jealous of ".\Muscles" P~ 11 DI RS SV'N. let ime feel your muscle'"). At least two membeul)rs of 19 really have an eye for beaty. QUIGCi.EY anad NIO0RG(A N captui'ed Ii rst anid tbirtd places, re(spectively. with their enitries in the pin-up g it] 'onitest do they have any sisters, hoys' SCIII1M M VI seei.,ed to be quite at ladies' muuat over the wveek-enid. She caime to Cothunhia wsitlih Peer's t'ed head. P latooni 19 nowsat nbers ani e'ven dozen since PJ-'.ACOC K dlroppe'd back fromt 3t-A because of appeniti citis-we're glad to have you PE A COCK. Cadets Of The Week STRAU1-SS, TI. H., Platoon 13,i 8-A-44, hiigh mian ini Phtysical 'Train iag with 356 points. ST RA USS was winner in military trac'k, thit oh *tae.le cotirse, regular shott-piut and( muilitary sithotpt. TIhtere's muore ab)out himi in the platoon write-up. 'WILK INS, \V. R., secontd itn Physical Training with 3128 points. WVILKINS woit the too, 220, 440 andI broad Jtump. lIe's a WVashing teni, D. C. purotitct and startedl hit inlg carcer as a-bankruntter. I le's o got a Grountd Schotol average of arountd 3.6, which ain't hay. Shte: "Yotu're t he niicest bDoy that I have ever met." Ile: "Tell it to the Mdarines.'' Site: "'I havye-to udozenis of 'emi -iThe Contact Mother: "I told yout if a cadel asked for a kiss t o a y 'nto'. Dauighter: "Buit, mnother, they don't aiel".-N APTC Tale Wind. ar Flight Preparatory School trolitna, Columbia, S. C. imary Training Command eut., USNI, Officer-in-Charge t., USNR, Exectitive Officer USNR. Public Relations Of :ERS ONLY Itmt I like it'" .... "they look you really give you the old high lion on a bts marked "Special' 'hatter tlout saluting and how if ago: "An officer of the Navy also a gentleman of liberal edit lious courtesy, and nicest sense ,Jones said it. ttfr to stick in your head and tattooed on that hairy chest )f Gold. campaign ribbons and hen you're holne on leave, all oul(er boards, and some G. I. ce it to him back, only more so, ,oinething. It's all part of the umark of a good officer. And a el1t lennt an. 's remember this business about . It.s true in training and[ it't gned by i he Secnav. It's some lelnat. U31t. it's worth it. t' vy of ours triple A in anybody' NIFTY NINTH A/C John D. ALMOND Hlave you had the privilege re cently of letting Bud BARKEF knock yon out with one of hil jokes? (1902 type) . . . . they tel me Harry COVF.RSTON had ho feet recently ait; .111li gh he' ani biil at a twirl this isn't what ' ttan . . . . I i igh-Gcar I lome (Ot'I.'E'R:I the- boss of the basket ball court . . . Howman conversinf with the aerology prof. about mat ters over our head . . . . Charlil A..!.. . getting so excited the firs day with oir tlelW navigatiotn in structress that he turns over a desl or two . . . . t'adet A I)AMS an "his anytime you're ready for it laugh . . . . they just call us the mat boys from wrestling . . . . th naughty ninth is now under th, capable leadership of that knotty headed ole goat otherwise known a Hlarold hA IN . . . . Both bulgini mtlounta ins and hollow caverns hav appeared with the donning of on 'T-shirts .... Cadet F R VA N reall sends us all right but w're j:;t to mia rt to go . . . . t adet CAMPI BF.I,l1. was heard to sa v and w quocte, "If I ever get hack to MIis siss ippi thley'll have to revive th Kui Klunx K lati to get mue to signi Ii name again to anything"' end o qulofte... ...a.ger Al B.RT atu' Dachly J1ack BASIl AMN thrashing i out in P'... ...\'e putlled a fas one last wveek whIenu all but one taa had extra towni liberty as the re suIt of a rotiund-robini in basketbal with1 two uindefea ted teams huailinj fronm the ninth . . . . Lewis 1tUCf< settling dhowni with an enormotus vol uoie entitled the "I,.iie and Works of hIelen [AYF.ES while the res of uts t humib thlrotigh "Esquire"'.. thas'all1. TERRIBLE TENTH By A/C H. S. HALLIBURTON The tinme has rolled hv and BattI 3-A-IlI is entering their last tw< weeks of training here. F.veryoti (wvell, almost everyone) is cram mting for the check out examinuatioi wvith t he horrible t hiotight of goinj to liainbridge in back of it all. OnI: Geod andl Ih I" 'gold braId'" in Atlant: knowvs wh'lere 3-A wvill go fromn htere for*f urt her training. It seemis like the I 'latoon Romeo: for the week are G A RDNER IIANKS, and CON. IIANKS wsil probab)ly wear his shirt for a weet because it has lipstick on it. GAR RISON. G;RAN'l', anid IlAUL BURTON spent ati enjoyable week end on the Navy Restricted? Coul be. I. 1)IE GAIS is trying~ to be new Frankle SINA'1'RA. Sout more like Roy ACUJFF though We've missed him. GARRISOb seems to be afraid of Army Lietu tetiants. Wonder why? Platoon Cadet of the Wee .c GALLTAlIER, Willis E. Wilis better known as IBill, is a strikini yoting lad from Hot Spritngs, Ar kansas. lie received eight mnotith: of V-12 training at Arkansas A. 8 M. Collegi' before reporting here for duty. lie specializes itt jokes .tAnyone wvanting a gog~ laugh wil first look hitm up. HeI can give: to you. it seemis that he likes art also Au)yQne not 'elieving this~ first take a hook in hi. engincet book. THE LUCKY ELEVENTH By A/C Paul HERRON Nursing mnat burns, stretched tl muscles and groggy brains as the o week of intensive 'hysical Train- D ing coies to a close. leinig tigers on the wrestling mats, under the I capable direction of Insign I MYERS, who by his instructions v has earned the awe and respect of Ii each cadet in this platoon. k Smeltering under this summer heat and really appreciating "The it uniforn of the day is skivey shirts". c Entering best girl in V-5 pil-uip il contest but meeting just a little too i much competition from the Bat t. - 4-A boys. (Just between us and the lamp post we think they entered movie star pictures). Returning salutes given by servicemen who mistake collar anchors for collar bars and getting great delight otit of said salutes. Catching mice inl flight class. Forming our own pri vate 1)ilbert club wit Ii Cadet IIARI)Y and Cade 1111.1. as rul ing officers (reasons obvious) and awarding D)ilbert medals to the fol lowing: Cadet G. C. JON E.S for his two tenths of a mile estimates in Navigation cla'sses, mitch to the * exasperation of the rest of the class. Cadet HANSON for his profound remarks at very iprofound times. Cadet K. S. JON ES for taps, not turning in at. (Yes, he walked the ramp). Cadet IIOLLYII HEA1) on general principles and all platoon ] SECOND PLACE Bettie Cargile Secotnl pha-e wvent to) Mi+ 1Bet t.ie ('A I{(; 1 1,':. v-. 14. MT I (K I . N'S nttinl heaitrt t hr ls for the last (It ee vea rs. M i:s C.\l12(il1',II . at'ten<ele(I high school in .\onroe. I.ottisi tatnt. her hoItlte town; wihile at1-1 tet lingr high sc hool .he w as verv active in nilsic'al ac i' \Itie's. esleeially ,inlging. r She i a truntette. 5 ft. I inches all anl weigts 110 Ilbs..! atcl sheclikites a<litleciirtand't -tisswe ('.\ i I,I-: cde l i alreatl reuize hain e I inain ito las tosit Ints eent .tinlgill wrieth an oraebsra.i lll od.i~ ('ai whrnithel'ortthetimt iyear.t hee ite byenlther h fater tnd reiogniz Welfl~-. this iekwihtu- tadet toa week to vii l ar..'. len and g il frintmtin t- taleh N. ic. ade ilARRliet'r int thati thetration aiis donidera, sattdae ilA\\lie l eing11 Ii S it by lter, Fiapthe n Auevnt'' 'el liein tIl is lii the inl weekt itg fhr :tiices tandr mtrutllor tor l ctre ien tenx e ots PLATOON 12 By A/C H. S. MILLER It's just a coupmile of weeks beforte c chec k-outs, anid numbliher 12 i work I ing just a little hiardetr, Sp urredt oil tby persistenit seuttlebutt of any where fronm ten to sixty dlays leave. -Doulg MiCCLUIR K IN just can'tt 4 - get over that 3.8 ill Recognition last I week. Cheer tul, ol' boy,. we all have ottr oil (lays no0w alt(d thent. I Say, have yotu no(ticed the wvay ."Superman" Dohug stops tIle busses i while wve're marching to chow? I .Genie ACCL.ELLAN, Ilatoon t CEO, is sportinig a star these days. Can't keep a good man downl, es p)ecially one hike "Mac" who's stur ,Vivedl a record ntubiler of board meetings. ' It's iltterestinig to note that MiORkIS, KRESChI lR, and l LEAM F.RT, all of the 12th, make tup the left winig stall. By the way, .ask "Red" how he enjoys his weelyI I sessions on the ramp. t ob ME hiCL~, the "New Jersey ,Carpet IBagger" is still talking about ,a 4.0 in Nav'igatioin, butt here's theI $64 question--when- are you goinIg to get it? For a straight tip on affairs of I.t. MA FF'O loesn't seein to le heart, "I.ove.v" I.(O)VVOR N is appreciate h ISE'S spcling. Ie one to se&. If yon want a<viet There y out have it--a current re n general sunbject, "J)aidy" port on th,-(e eager beavers of the 1OOlll". is .vour nlan. I-:th. Jerry .MARAl'IION anl Ii11 - -- .A\ I I. of \\'a'-hington, I). C. and LUCKY 13 .ittle R(ork, Arkansa, re etiely., By A/C Alan SMITH ow they'1l ntever tnake g'ood (-; ro tians. Oh, well. guess they don't (0 I ;11oo y I Th'n - ta '' .o no\w what they're missing. wee- .t'o wh<1 the new order t-, k The 12th certainly regretted I.,- ver, "AI" KIt')IS()N \f the ig Itetn M\OK<G:\N to the 19th. \\1 Incky Ilatoon, took over i-h three 0nsidter tho1'e fellas vey Inck\ star It.siti<.l1. v\ hieh <lefinteiv , l having another Sottherner in nc,t Ill-I]in thr<e -ols in -er\ice. Aub heir itlidst. w\"a: hne of tihe lirst biogralhIiet n ;IX FIRST PLACE Frances Boozer First lace inl thet p in-upl girl 1.on1test wV;t latulredt by1 li irantes l'l(t) t10O%1- l of .Nwhlrry. nttStth Can>ina. IIl pitlrv' tis int b1r t l .l. 11. Ql'lI(il.l":v' t ) I lt't her wh i l l he ,in M is' I Y - () :I : i- a ( 1eni i It i h whOol at N uberr1' \ tt a,il ,till Znatlluate' thi, weet'. 'lw int t'il to1 gt t) (Illt'eg1 t Il l I titake I I,Ii1t1" t"t ttssnI"l'e. Shie is ' It. 2 linl"be' titll. 11a- lIr11t \\I lir alnd her 1':1\critl' port I. lrten is. '1he lm-. a brtother't in thet r y:1 o -th i- In11a,: - -t unt fort'lher inlt'rt'-t in Q1"1(iI.I"1-:V \e'en though r1 he i., a Ya;nktee rtmt (;rt'en Iblv, \Vi-1"on1!in. IN THE LIMELIGHT By A/C J. E. GORMAN ' 1t vllohv t 'It I 11\" frett 1 'I le til t tIlt s ilI ;in\ t it' I Iia I ill' ho1il i, a n . \. 11. in i i.it.1 . ,.. 1 1.I,1 '1. 1, I.. t It)1) I 11I1 )t't)ttt i vlloftt fret fttts eev \i g Wt)'at5sic jart-ft'!nge nint'be for th etile n week- arle ida ?eeou. )bo:la Siii . .. C l.l)'Il be lt l i Im t lier nli . .\1' Pa Patsed:!....('aeInit i.n'hex r a'' f(ellois a'nn- onmsrneit hsei ielO. K. ito the t'ptheeni.a sollhi' e nn fr, ut he current series, so for more info" about the commander con slt a back issue. The iPlatoon 1:1 leader ''Bull" 'T'RA 1;Ss should have been men lioned several weeks ago but due to rcuinstances beyond his control, litre he is now. Bull hails from 'I'al iahacsee, Florida, where he spent Iis, spare tine in high school play ing football, basketball, track, and ,tv.innnintg. \\hile in \"-12 at Chapel l iill, he played freshmuan footh:ll and wrestled with the Var ity .qtad. and camne withitn one and ai aii scc i s of the ubstacle ourse record. \\'hilc in civilian life he wa- a life guard at \\'akulla Springs. Florida where he swam in a (;rantland I IR ' I . po rt tictu r , and a 'T A R - %A N lihnt. 1lir gttatet t los , in ;i, ar, Fltr ida a l of coutr-e a cla- laws fromnt lallalha'e"r. .\fter the wtai he'll 'ettlie d(u it at the .t,rinett n ith tle clas.y i' a and c a e li t s' and make TARAN t,icturc l'aIIl STI :. V joitteI the \~-. ranks dire"ctly fromt civ"ilant if. I:,,rn in Ilaltitore. \larcla,l. lie graduated from high school and then set (it and recived ant A t. degree at I.otola C'ollege where Ie majored in Chetmi'trv and l'hiloso phy. \\'hile inl college lie took an active part in all sptorts pluN dra matic . In the theatre, he wa, par ticularly interected in niake-tip and THIRD PLACE Jacqueline Harte .li G F. MOIt(.\\'- N' Il'r. \ 1' .1:,"-1t'-line l.\UT E-' w(In IIhire t la('e. She ai1ttn l('r1 hizrh holii t ni('ik, V r ith l tint' ( .\l tt t\N . N . te filts.i l le r l it t" Ia I' i-eI ai S l t I ' I t ' '1I l ( ( A . \ It t Illi.i it r j il'tig t ai tc ' si-i :11' teet i I 1"\t - lu \\ titl _i w - tih, Il l tE FIGH(t'1Ii5II r.4tIh I . I I ;i l l i g Iu I :1 1 1. 1e1 L- 11 1 11 1 y A T. S. tllI . \hap' tii ll ie th: t - Ia.lTE.t eneri the \V.\\latt it. ''N w tI l e r "Ili'. t" tranin ; at lilanter (oleise.tii Ne ao atel the s tai' ;ha iea twl teime .\la't r\er. fnluckily weeks. ofhem se, o hblerpital luinrgtie. eer-en cli-at l'ir sltte 'gat m at I)eah,., maspot. .\ys is thirdenhe a;nichpot.t Ii,' geint eam tip with:. d u:r the in ser'o- iltaet.erd :i ti El'FI I.I. and t.., in to .\ orp,. ll play Olier I IAr,dY.-n L()n R,J.. he plan bau to rthhi ~arrem:i the uNar:d. ie arp.m .m'h onartesttin usorwiin arony mo::.. l Fed .TItC~~ LEIN rea llytgi uto be true to that woman-either tha or these U.S.C. girls don't treat him right. Mr. \VOL'Z of Rni 228 had better not try locking anyone up ih a locker anymore. It's tiot healthy is it ? How's the weather down in 251, WATSON and WILKINS? It seents as though the Columbians have really made an impression ou these two cadets. Walter TALLEY has rejoined us after a short stay in Sick Bay. 'I'AL LEY doesn't seem to care for any of the girls around here. Why?-it seems that his dream girl means a lot to him. lie just can't find one to equal her. Tell me boys-who are those girls tnamed! "Cappie" and "'Lee" SEVENTEEN'S SHENNANIGANS!!! By A/C J. E. GORMAN 'I he sunIII is shinitng, the birds are 'iniein . all Nature exults in the ar rital tf Spring and the budding forth of flowers and trees. In her gavet raiment, Mother Nature ral Il, forth to chao-c all gloom and darkne-. Jiy, happiness, all that is good anl wholesomne abounds on the bo'om of the Good Earth. But wait . . . . look at yon sorry sight! What can it be that appears so di-iriteil aid dejected? Look'! ll.w slowly anl silently it moves a-rocc the fielL \\'e are clo,er now . . . . .\nd it i, not a single body but ten iet inching along, head< dropped. bodies sagging, legs weak :tnii unstahle. What conid have happcned that the e men could possibly be in such a horrible con dition and still move onward?? ' here can he but tne aii su r. T hat group. tho<e sad sat ks. conpto_c the sad remain- of l'latoon 17 finishi:i what "the mna,ttr" r(erred to a- -n easy workout in iihtarv Track. Oh wveil. such is life . . . . if ' on can call this livinug. Club 118 Has Grand Opening!!! Come one, come all . . . . no minimum! .... no cover charges . . . . no prices . . . . everything free!!! Enjoy the music of all big name bands and the cigarettes of BUTCH HARVEY. We have floor shows nightly. See some of Batt. 4-A's most beautiful legs and torsos! Everyone welcome at all times. We are open night and day. Come to Club 118. Room 118. Preston Hall. ) Kt n r.t 1 n t i a st t 'i? 1:, i1. 1 - l t:m pe \' nm n al Thumbs Up!!! na1 iention. 11 1,M ik )it 'et, \v . f PLATOON 20 , By A/C Bill WEIDERT '.\ '. 1. 11 I . li.- k\ agait n th, u .e- ftotra t w m :.. : e s i. iichiter and i ea::r RNI i d. I h N oali to! icu, inc hint ute k estight ninic of l in ne 1 base ) d a1 <r. "Tihe ng life h ch Titiworkm a,i ''Strtmsty er hisnd lar ite soth ng shasl Porkchi. mashe la toleri his ()e tr in,e gonorite.dt: eoHithftvoritehspfrt rionasetl. it proemsl a thoogh thing.) a ralytethn. le liks spae mmusimofrommyg hiO"only. fi"Thae.reare isneht The irl bacn "Stardta his hio favorite tyeond Roast faork ithl marshed. Noaoy caee his whaltime saoie.(g that onlybrieef (Goo ratined frttit' probalyl angod ly ishaf gohf aftan tandai preer hau tautrie ter andjut favoit ll Winktd yu. elo)