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Alumni Offi 95% Alumni Pra Carolinians In A Practically all (perhaps 97 to sociation's program now is bei serving men and women iik the I in touch with each other and ?N through published news, person personal services); compiling ai are being incorporated in the pt plying information to war agenc tation and replaceient. Clipping Service The Alumni Office is continuing to maintain a "clipping service" to read and clip leading state news papers and periodicals to secure in formation about alumni. Casualty lists, citations, decorations, commis sions, promotions, and other news about men and women in the Armed Forces, as well as items of interest about alumni on the home front, are checked twice daily to "feed in to" the records all available inforn\ta tion about the activities of alumni in the service (and in civilian life). All of this information is "pro cessed" into the permanent records and filed in the individual. (and miscellaneous) biographical folders for future reference, for use in post war job placement or for use in a directory or alumni history which may be published later. Hundreds of thousands of such pieces are now in the files. The Service File There is also a card file of men and women in the service (not yet complete) in which is kept running records of such items of interest as inductions, decorations and citations, rank, branches of service, theatres of operations, wounds, missing alumni, imprisonment, deaths, and honorable discharges. In addition to the base section of this file, carrying a base card for each former student known to be in the Armed Forces, there are already fourteen cross ref erence sections, under "missing", "prisoners", "deceased", "honorably decorations that Carolina men and women are known to have received. This file, which will serve as the basis for our list of "Fighting Game cocks", already contains a collection of historical data about almost 4,000 t'riversity men and women in the tuilitary service of our country, % hieli will be in valuable. 'lie Alumuni Office's new service fl:t;; whose figures are based on proved facts only) shows 3,801 blue stars and 58 gold stars. The military service file, based on facts know%n to be true, shows, to date (INovem her 21), 39 honorable discharges, 5 retirements, 5 "inactivations", 26 missing, 23 prisoners of war, and 315 decorations. (The total of deco rations shown does not take into account numerouz additional clus ters, the oft-awarded good conduct muedal, unit citations and reportedI honors not yet confirmed.) Mr. Lewis estimate that more than 5,000 alumni and alumnae, including the large number of students whose college careers have beeni intcr rupted, arc in the Armed Forces, andl more are being inutcted every mnonth (which makes the alumni service to men andl women in uni form an ever-growing opportunity to create good will for Carolina). The General Files WVhile the records wyork outlined above is tremendous, there are also the general files (the alphabetical, class and geographical card files and the Addressograph plate file) which must be serviced diligently. While Mr. Lewis and his office force have long since given uip, temporarily, much of the work on that part of the records system that had not been completed when the wartime ac tivities pushed it aside, these gen eral files are the foundation for all of the miscellaneous files and for all alumni activity. They must work constantly on completing and im proving the general files and keep ing them up-to-date, if they are to be able to record addresses syste matically and efficiently when the war is over. The First Point in the Alumni Program Since the beginning of the Selec tive Service program, the first point in the alumni program has been to contribute to the morale of our military forces by keeping theMn in .touch and otherwise serving them. Through the generosity of our Uni versity and the members of our Association, the Alumni Council has Tayi SPECIAI.,ZING IN 4 1613-15 Main Street ce Work I. gram Serves, rmecI Forces 99 percent) of the Alumni As ng devoted to war activities ,rmed Forces (by keeping their ith what they are fighting for al letters and many additional id keeping war records (whicli rmanent alumni records) ; sup ies; and preparing for rehabili. been able to maintain the "On Thc Alumni Front" feature in Thc Gamecock each week of its publica tion and to distribute The Game cock and other mailings, to all located alumni and alumnae in the service, wherever they might be, whether or not they were members of the Association. Services Extended The Alumni Office estimates that the ever-increasing services ex tended without charge, to men and women in the Armed Forces alone, from December, 1940, to July 1, 1944, included: more than 40.000 changes of address, iore than 160,000 changes in the card and addressograph records; clipping, processing and filing of more than 10,000 news stories; the gathering, writing, editing and publishing of more than 100,000 notes and news stories; the mailing of more than 100,000 free copies of the publica tion; the writing and mailing of more than 15,000 personal messages and more than 25,000 form messages and news letters to men and women in uniform.-In addition, a for warding service and score of other special and personal services are being rendered by the office. The Alumni Office is now in constant touch with well over 3.000 alumni in the Armed Forces, and letters received indicate that thou sands of additional mcn and women in uniform, many of them non alumni, enjoy the Association's ice, through the alutuni on our nailing list. Letters of Appreciation Tens of tlou-andl, of Ietter, (now :n file in the office) cxtprcss ap 'reciation for the services extended. Practically every letter received in he office now is a letter of appre iation from a mcinber of the Armed Iorces. 'rior to 1)-day, it w as not nusual for 11) comumnunications to )c received daily. Every effort is being made to end our boys and girls in uniform nformation about the "t1.1. Bill of Rights'' and other benefits for serv cemen and servicewoimen, ex-serv cemen and ex-servicewormen, and heir dependents. Many of our men nd women in unifornm are interested n biringing with t hem, as st udenits, o post-war Carolina friends they mave mlade ini the service. Surely these facts and figurc.s ustify the belief that the pirogramn s vital, nmorale-buildling and morale naintaining, and t hat it is creating mid maintaining untold good will ar, and interest in, our U'nivecrsity. The right slant on refreshment 20LLEGE APPAREL Phone 2.1278 s Invaluab Pharmacy Society Chooses Officers; Lott New, Presiden Profs. Motley, Morrison Speak At First Meeting Of Semester On Dec .7 In a meeting held Dec. 7 of th American Pharmaceutical Associatioi new officers and committeemen wet elected. This wa? the first meeting c the semester with Profs. R. W. Mot rison and E.. T. Motley from th School of Pharmacy as guest speaker! The new officers elected were: A. E Lott, president; W. L. Cowan, vice president; F. M. Reese, Jr., secretary and Miss Gloria Scruggs, treasure: The members of the new prograr committee are M. D. Roper, chairmar Miss Frances Mattox, and Mis Ozeda Floyd. Those on the prograr committee are: C. G. Hopper, Jr. chairman, Miss Mazie Lucas, an Saied Ameen. Dr. R. W. Morrisoi was reappointed as their faculty ad visor. A student organization has func tioned most effectively in the Phar nacy School at Carolina for a num ber of years. To broaden its scop it was reorganized at the close o the 1940-41 session under its presen title. The object of the student branch i to enlist the interest and promote th activity of pharmacy students. Upor graduation a 'student member auto inatically becomes a full member o the American Pharmaceutical Asso ciation. Meetings are held regularl] each month at which the students dis cuss current problems of pharmaceu tical interest, and also have an oppor tunity to hear outstanding speaker and leaders in the profession. Canterbury Gives Christmas Prograni Meimhers of the Canterbury Clul sponlsored a special Christmas servic< Sunday. Dec. 17. at 6 p. in. in Trinit3 1.piscopial Church. Billy .awton, Car. olina senior, was in charge of tli serv ce. A special chir made up of the clul: imemnhers provided the music. Scrip ture. the Christmas story, were read by Mac Boyle, University freshman, filly L-awton read the Litany service and Fitz Allison. University fresh. man, gave a short talk. Candlelight was the only decoration for the service and carols were sung throughout the program. Following the service, members of the chub were enterlained at a Christmas party ii the parish hous . Dick Larkins, NROTC student. and vice-presiden of the club, presented gifts to eacl nmemuber. Carols A4re sung during the party and a buff4 supper served. WEBB'S ART STORE * PICTURE FRAMES ARTIST MATERIAL * 1431 Main St..- Phone 2-4940 Always Open TODDLE HOUSE 1419 Gervais McG REGO R'S DRUG STORE 1308 MAIN STREET Prescriptions * Sodas Cigarettes * Toilet Articles Call 2-3308 For Prompt Delivery Service China & Gifts Columbia's Largest Hardware Store Lorick & Lowrane le, Inconce Caught In T ERNEST DAVIS, left, and Thelma Demi as they move the furniture in the Un Keeps." Euphradian To . On Moving Of To give students at the Univ to meet and openly discuss tht sity which is on the mind and dent, the Euphradian Literary discussion of that question at i Society Hall in Harper Colleg vited. Morris Mfazursky, president of thi Society, said: ''This question is on which has certainly caused a lot o controversy, which has been argue( both for and against by the student: both in public and in private. T1hi student body is aroused as nevei before in the last 3 or 4 years. T< give the students a chance to arguc the question back and forth, to pre sent all argumients pro and con, the E:uj>hradian has planned this ope1 forum on the question." "'he student bodly is invited att< urged to comec .to what will proba' ly be the most interesting debatc in the hall of either Society in th< past several years," Mazursky con' cluded. On the programi Jan. ::was Dr Josiah Mlorse, head of the P'sychol' ogy department and one of the best speakers at the University, whc spoke on psychology in public speaking. An extensive drive for inteste< mebrIsben odctdb h cit.EprdametonT s A L THC Sanw ERES DVS,le Co hld D[m 'fo iveStudeneUi ivably Lar he Acting ... >sey, right, (yes, that's -Thelma). are shown iversity Players December production, "For Uold Open' Forum rhe University ersity an opportunity and a place question of moving the Univer tongues of practically every stu Society will hold an open house is meeting Tuesday, Jan. 9, in the e. The entire student body is in day nights at 7 p. m. on the third floor of Harper College. 1With barely a quorum present, due to the basketball game, the Euphra dian Literary Society met Dec. 20 and held an impromptu speech contest. Norman West presided in the ab sence of Morris Mazursky, president of the society. 1111 ll utchinsoni as program .chair 1 man assigned the speakers their topics for the impromptu speaking. Norman West, accepted by the ncmbers.of the society as the des tined wner of every speaking con test held'in the Euphradian halls, won the conttt. Ils assigned subject was "The Value of Classic Education." Other speakers and their subjects were: John Reese, "The Honor Sys tem"; Alvin Burkhart, "The Value of Traditions"; and Shelley Williams, "The Place of Progressive Educa tioni." IS BEING QUOTED" IN STREET for t he "Discriminat ing Co-ed - Coat s - Suits - Dresses BITE TO EAT ANTEEN ches rinks ttes Supplies. t Depository 1e re, And Ev CAROLINA T' Gamecock Notice With the owner of the poem writ ten by someone on the blackboard in the Gamecock office please come by the office and get it? We don't want it. The poem is as follows: Little Willie by Anonymous Willie had a thirst for gore, He nailed his brother to the door, His mother said, with humor quaint, "Willie! please don't mess the paint." On The Air Two University students appeared on the WIS Public Forum which was broadcast Sunday afternoon, Dec. 17. The query was, "Resolved, That the voting age should be lowered to 18." The students were Beverly Cappel man and Bobby Rigby, both seniors at the University. Two seniors from Dreher high school, Francis Stanton and Harris Snook, also took part in the foruni. Ray A. Furr, program manager of WIS was moderator. Old College Rules The rules and regulations concern ing the behavior of students in the 1800's would surprise many a present day student who may groan over hav ing to sign out for a (late, or being punished for coming in two minutes after 12 p. in. Section 209 of the laws of 1848 reads: If any 'student shall be con victed of having or blowing any born or trumpet, or beating any drum, or of disturbing the quiet of the institu tion, by riding any horse or mule within or near the College enclosure ... he shall be punished by admoni tion or suspension, at the discretion of the Faculty. Section 209 says: No student, or students, shall be permitted to make any ball or festive entertainment, ex cept a ball at commencecnt ; nor shall any student attend or take part in any thing of the kind without the special permission of the 1'resident. Section 211 reads: No student shall leave the town of Colubia, w%ithout the permission of the I'reidcnt. ODK Meeting Postponed The scheduled election of new members to the Chi Circle of Omi cron Delta Kappa at the University P B LOR ICK. OFFICE EQU * Office I * Office! Architects and E Phone 6176 : COLUMBaA ergrowing 'ODAY.... of South Carolina was postponed un til the return of the students after the Christmas holidays. Word Honored At Luncheon A luncheon was given for Mr. \V. 11. W\ard, director of the Exten sion Division of the University of South Carolina, by Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell is ex ecutive secretary of the South Caro Iina Municipal Association. The luncheon was given at the Wade llampton Ilotel. The personnel of the Old Library building, and these special guests were present : Dean J. A. Chase, Dr. W. I ., Callcott, Dr. G. R. Sherill, Mr. C. M. Gettinger and Miss M. R. Clawson. Dr. Ilarry Clark of the Extension Division presided. The personnel of the Old Library and Municipal Association presented Mr. W1'ard with a war bond and a desk set. -Alumni Council (Continucd from Page 1) and personal services, are being ren dered by the office. "Many thousand letters now onR file in the office express appreciation to the University and the alumni members for the services extended to men hnd women in the armed forces," said Mr. Lewis. James E. Leppard, '21L, of Ches tertield, president of the association, presided at the council meeting. The following members were present: Harold DeLorme, '25A, of Colum hia; Marion A. Wright, '19L, of Conwa\ ; V. II. (Billy) Nicholson, Jr., '38A, '43L, of Greenwood: the Rev. C. D. Brearley, '17A. '23G, of 'onway; David A. Gaston, '24A! '26G, '26L, of Chester; Dr. W. L. McCutchen, '99A, of Stnitter; R. Milo Smith, '24A, '28L. of l.exint ton; Claude R. McMillan, '22CE, of 'lonbia: H. Odell Harman, '29A, '36G, of lexin1gton; Mrs. R. M. Jef ferics, Jr. (Emily Brown), '42A, of l:arinll: Mrs. S. S. Siedeman (Ethel Ann McLure), '27A, ..of Cliarlestt'n; and J. Roy Fant, '06A, of Lo.'ckham t. THE iTAFE Co. * 'HINTING DEPT. * ~'I NI N G COUCH IPMENT CO. Equipment, uppl ies ngineers Supplies 924 Gervios St, IA, S. C.