I HEWS BREVITIES Cam pus Scientists Report Discoveries of Current Conflict Former College Facul ty M embers Hold Positions In War Eff ort ¦During this week, we commemor¦e the first anniversary of America 's Rtrance into the Second World War. Science Club Discusses Scientitt ——HDecember 7 —At dawn, Japan Two Former Memb ers Hold fic Advancements Brought ¦•uck. While her envoys spoke peace, High Rankin g Posts in Throu gh War Kr planes rained desolation over IT DID HAPPEN ! I the U. S. Navy Hawaii. ¦ January—American doughboys en- The program of the Science Club Students returning from the Perhaps you have been wondering Bred their first European combat on December 3, consisted of reports of Thanksgiving got Holidays an what some of the men and women the scientific advancements and dis¦ne January 26. idea of what can and sometimes formerly members of the who were ¦ Febr uary—Nazi submarines began coveries of this war. does happen. they been in Had are doing at the presfaculty college Oxyacetylene Torch I take their toll of Allied shipping lobby they the would have seen ent time. Of the eleven about whom A discussion of a new improvement I the Western Atlantic. a tired and dej ected Nor t h Dr. four are doing was made, inquiry ¦ March—Douglas MacArthur be- in cutting metal plates for tanks was by walk sadly shaking his head with the war efconnection work in given by Herman Vonderheid, This ¦me the "man of the hour." in bewilderment; had they : positions in 'either three have for t, ¦ April—From the foxholes of Ba- new method uses the oxyacetylene walked into the Dean s offic e ' business, profession or in teaching the Han, Americans and Filipinos under torch, which develops a thin, exthey would have seen a slightly in retirement. living are f and four tremely hot flame that cuts through Beutenant General Wainwright. chaotic office with Dr. North In the Service ¦ May— On May 1, in the Coral Sea, many plates and forms the needed and two N. Y. A. assistants tryj - iieuienani oommcuiue x j n c iuxxu , x *. Hlied warships sank 16 enemy ves- shapes for the tank covering. It was , ing desperately to put it in orpointed out that it is the speed and Bls, lost 3 themselves. ° McMahan is stationed at the Philader and at the same time find delphia Navy Yard as a member of B June—^The enemy hit in the North effi ciency of this method which acpapers some which could have ] the Supply Corps. Also stationed at Hacific and occupied three Aleutian count s for the great er number of of been in any half a dozen filf Philadelphia is Ensign Robert Mortanks produced. ¦lands . ing places. It all came about ' gan. Mr. Wilbur Abell is an instrucDiscusses Night Flying ¦ July—Tanks, planes, guns poured s when some soldier from Newj tor in the Navy school for yoemen at lorn the "arsenal of democracy ." Fred G. Dent introduced another foundland decided to come | I the University of Indiana, Blooming¦on ald Nelson, W. P. B. chairman, topic for discussion entitled "Seeing I home for his furlough. Private j ton, Indiana. Still another former Binounced the change from civilian in the Darkness." Although the subRobert Dean Smith not only ? faculty member who is doing war > wartime- economy was nearly com- j ect dealt with preparation of flyers disrupted the smooth operation ' work is Mr. A. Park Orth who is emfor the darkness of night flying, it Leted. of the Dean s office but he also I ' ployed in the Department of Public August—Marines Land! The Ma- also gave hints to civilians who are got married up, they say, as to | ' ' Instruction in connection with Visual nes launched the first land thrust to serving as airplane spotters and air Miss Miller, secretary " t o Dr. ] Aids for defense classes. >11 the Japanese northward, at sev en raid wardens. Three methods of preNorth. Congratulations! s Miss Carolyn Welsh is reading night venting blindness are (1) by olomon bases, seized Guadalcanal's wearing special red-colored goggles « m«-nRi.^aH~—an—» ¦¦—-mi—in—UN—ai^—«u——uii—^nu— *«|1» specialist for the Scott -Forseman ital Henderson Field. Book Company. Miss Mabel Oxford September — American manned for thirty minutes before flying time; is now vice-principal and head of the ombers first raided Occupied Europe (2 ) by wearing a black patch over Reporte r Reviews commercial department of Nether u ly 4 . Fighter units followed Au- one eye for thirty minutes so that Township High School, when it is taken off , the eye is acRequirements Providence Mass. ust 17. Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Mr. AusOctober—Sharp naval clashes Oc- customed to darkness; (3) by usine a tin A . Tate is now employed by the ved bulb while waiting to fly, for i t )ber 12 and October 26 were capped Company. i mid-November by a smashing U. seems to rest the eyes and also helps Second in Series Reviewin g the Bethlehem SteelRetired the eyes to readjust quickly goafter Teaching Requirements in . victory. Among those now living in retireNovember—American forces liave ing into the dark. It is important for Various States ment is Miss May T. Hayden. She all to note that aft er going in the pened a second front in North Afup her residence and is achas taken darkness, it takes the eyes approxica. of arseries This is the second of a tive in civilian war work in Lewiston, mately one hour to clear up to norWashington ticles reviewing the certification re- Idaho. Mrs. John K. Miller is now mal sight. Voluntary enlistments in the armed quirements for Teaching in the var- living at the Masonic Home, Elizajrces were stopped by President Diet is of considerable value to ious states of the Union. beth town, Pennsylvania. Miss Mar[.oosevelt December 5, except in pilots for physical fitness, stamina, The Commonwealth of Massachu- guerite Murphy is living in Seattle, and endurance. One food that is of pecial cases. great value is carrots to be eaten be- setts has no general certification law Washington , while Miss Ethel Shaw The War Department called a halt fore flying. for its teachers. The Department of is maintaining a home in Bloomsburg. 11 lo the induction of all men over 38. - ' KB Education makes certain recommendSpecial Recorder I The Navy revealed damage done ations on the minimum standards to lit Pearl Harbor as being: 18 vessels, Arlene Superko told of a thin wire the various heads of the schools Comed y Opens 77 planes, 3,303 dead, and 960 miss- that is used to record conversation. throughout the State. By statute and Theatr e Season The wire is unrolled from a spool and tradition , the authority for adminispg. run through a magnetising recording tering schools is on an entirely demoI Moscow "Arsenic and Old Lace," the cur(Please Turn to Page Fo ur) cratic basis. The local school com- rent New York "murderous" comedy, | The German Army has made sev/Ti irai counter attacks along the extendmittees and the superintendents of has been chosen by the Bloomsburg xo schools are responsible for the main- Players for production on January 15 ed Russian front . taining of educational standards in in the College Auditorium, for the In the South Pacific, American Girl Athletes Enj oy »lanes Thursday attacked a JapanSport Fest in Gym Massachusetts. The Superintendent benefit of the College War Council. ese force 150 miles northwest of of Schools recommends all teachers, This play opened on Broadway, ; Guadalcanal. An active group of 40 girls attend- all textbooks and all courses of study January 10, 1941—i t has played to The R. A. P. siruck blows at Abe- ed the B. Club party held at the Cen- to the school committee for its ap- packed houses ever since. It also has Hie and the Philips plant in France. tennial Gymnasium on December 3, proval or disapproval. been taken on the road by, other proIQ Secondary Schools at 7:30 P. M. fessional companies; and amateur CLASS OF C—.«lf p—M l—¦»«— M—m—»t—M—— W—»B«— *!! ¦i — 1| — w mL ¦ . ' ¦i. 'Vv! U H.: ¦ jftar mm nnb (&nlb P oef ruf Pro and Con We Like—The casual neatness of By George Piarote Piarote's clothes . . . they blend like a well-painted picture. Life in the The Collegiate Defense Committee Taylor manner—one for the other of State Teachers College at Salem, and the other for the one. To watch Massachusetts, has devised an ingenTrapani drive the "Green Dragon " ious method of corresponding with . . . he handles it like a ninety-year the boys in the service. They have old farmer who had never been to the on a table in the library , a red, a Member big city. Reggie Remley's personality whi t e, and a blue box; f r o m each box yet strong and emerges a long roil of paper, the studPissockied Collegiate Press —quiet and reserved frankness. . . he ents are asked to write greetings, sure. John Thomas's not those of an- j okes, draw cartoons, or paste clipspeaks his thoughts, EDITOBXAS STAFF Hubiak John s sincerity. . . pings of interest to the boys, especialother. Buckingham' Editor-in-Chief Lucille Martino Buck fights for what he thinks is ly about school affairs . They are tryAssociated Editor D. Sailer Managing Editor — Marilyn David M. Jones right (Too bad we haven't more like ing to send each member in the serMake-up-Editor Millard C. Ludwig him) . The manner in which Novak vice one of these Victory Rolls. Sports Editor Reba Henrie Feature Editor Bernard Kane handles the opposite sex. . . caveman Literary Editor George Piarote style, 1943. Whitby s technique in Exchange Editor ' The Seniors at Juniata College Feature Writers a cig- sponsored a Country Fair which feabegging, borrowing, or stealing Irving Gottlieb, Florence Faust , Jeanne arette. . . so subtle, pleasant, and featured Bingo, fortunes told and fish Keller, June Keller, Reynold Pa.ganelli, Betty Hagenbuch, Leo Donn. childlike one can't resist him. "Doc" ponds . You couldn't lose because the Repor ters Collins and his punctuality . . . he's Seniors went further than j ust sponJoyce Lohr, Irene Kulik, Salvatore Mazzeo, always in a hurry and never late. soring it, they reimbursed you at the William W. Hummel, Royal Conrad , Davey Jones s wit. . . rare and origin' door. Robert Schram , Athamantia Comuntzis, Carmel Sirianni, Jacqueline Shaffer. al as only a Welshman can be. Bern* Typists ie Kane. . . life is just a bowl of cher- Popularity of the song, "I've Got a Guarna Mora Irene Kornaski ries* and all "God's chillun " are his Gal in Kalamazoo," led men students Jean Maschal pals. at Kalamazoo college to choose a coO We Dislike—Eating with "Whirl- ed , native of the city, as the "gal" in BUSINESS STAFF Lee Roy Bea um ont away " Chesney and his gang of cul- Kalamazoo College. Business Manager Anne T. Sabol inary cutthroats—"Man-O-War*' ZinAdvertising Manager Assistants: Alvin Woodring, Edna Snyder, Elaine zarella, "Alsab" Niles, and "Hay Sales Man ager: "What' s t his big Kreisher, Saramarie Dockey, Henry Burner " Pufnak . . . they 're like a item on your expense account?" VonBlohn. bunch of race horses coming down the Salesman: "My hotel bill." O home-stretch. "Sena tor " Gottlieb's Sales Manager: "Well, don't buy FACOTiTY ADVISERS Mr. S. W. Wilson Miss Pearl Mason filibustering. . . he's like a Lame-Duck any more hotels." O congressman, but "Mr. 5 by 5" Pog— ffl Published weekly except when school gave him. a run for his anelli sure MASS. REQUIREMENTS vacations interfer. money in talking an entire period. DECEMBER 11, 1942 (Continued From Page One) "Windy " Demaree 's hot-air. . . it's always one step ahead of the other semester hours, including six semesfellow 's and requires a good imagin- ter hours in some phase or phases of EDITO R IALLY ation . "Soap-Dodger " Trapani's un- Secondary Education and the remaincooperativeness. . . you could help ing 10 semester hours may be selected A Thought For Today him but not vice versa. Piarote 's from such courses as Educational Little drops of water, little grains of aloofness when met in public places Psychology, Principles of Education, sand like a Fifth Avenue dowager in a Tests and Measurements, History and . . . Make the mighty ocean and the pleasBowery beer-hall. Novak's ideal of Philosophy of Education, Pract ice ant land. \ —Carney. very little. Teaching , Methods of Teaching, Guidgiving taking a lot and * * * \ s book worminess. . . when ance , Logic , etc. Ma z zeo ' JUST A PENNY BXJT . . . done to the extent which he carries it Elementary Schools Do you value that litme china pig -^-beware, mentally and physically. Elementary school teachers should into which you drop yc-ur pennies? Georgie Gillung 's introvertness—he's have a Bach elor 's degree, with EleDo you realize that those pennies may really a good egg when you break him mentary Education as the major field and a minimum of six semester hours be among the ones vhatl came from open. Vinegarette—We shall call him of supervised teaching in the elementthe 4600 tons ot copper consumed in is just a regular ary grades, or a Bachelor's degree "Smitty. "Smitty " " making the one-cent piece last year? coal-cracker in his ways. He is in- with six semester hours of supervised Do you know that keeping them in telligent enough to Be, as he actually teaching in elementary grades and a that china pig means that the govern- is, a better-than-average student with minimum of 18 semester hours in the ment has to dra w upon an already a mind used, not to merely memoriz- fi eld of Ed u cat ion , including Princishort supply of metal to make n*ew i n g t he t h eories , practices, and inter- ples and Aims uf Elementary Educapennies to replace the ones you are pretation s of other people, but to de- tion , General and Child Psychology, saving? veloping these things with the intent Principles and Methods, Elementary i \ situation uus arisen which ueof improvement if he possibly can. School Curriculum, and Tests and mands our attention. The U. S. The fratern ity didn 't so much as give Measurements. Treasury Department reports the is- hi m a bid , yet, out of the large group Students desiring additional inforsuance of one-billion five hundred of candidates, there Wasn't a single mation should write to the Superinmillion one-cent pieces during the young man who could tread on tendent of Schools in the town they past year; yet of this enormous total a "Smitty 's tracks as a thinker! We propose to teach. great majority have gone into hiber- had always respected this fraternity nation in china pigs and penny banks, because of the quality of its members and when I get mad I'm terribly anChristmas shopping and new taxes but within the last year or two our gry and can't control myself." are placing an increased demand for respect has dwindled almost to the All these rumors make Budd wonthis coin. If the coins remain in hi- point of extinction. der if he should be in a hospital . bernation, the government will have P. S.—Hereafter, please address This organization has appointed a to use up a new supply of copper and complaints to the editor. rule and house committee to oversee replace them. Copper Is Scarce. Cop the honorable day room. If and when £Q w per is needed for building every imagnew changes are made the committees inable type of armament equipment. will take charge to enforce rules and DAY MEN DEEDS We've got a jo b on our hands. The keep everything in its place . Mint does not want those coins. All it Students! Have you noticed "Skip " Oh yes, this organization can't exist wants is to have them back in circu- Hartman 's forehead? "Skip " has a without dues, so all you (sturdy? ) lation. Can't we help? A college pro- gash which required five clamps to day men pay your dues. Probably fessor in Pittsburgh collected 113,000 close. the word "sturdy " is misused, but any pennies in three weeks. There must "Hurricane " Smith when asked fellow day man who can walk, talk, be some around here that we could what happened to Budd said , "When cough or blow off is to pay the dues collect—and convert into War Stamps I hits 'em they get really banged up." to the treasurer. at our Savings Stamps booths or even Benton 's pride "Don " Rabb admit"Coonsey " Dlltz has often been reInto larger coins if nothing else , Just ted , "It was just a friendly misunder- ferred to as a wit. The boys wonder a penny but it will be performing a standing." whafchdr he Is a nit wit, half wit, or p art of your patriotic duty. . . let's His highness, Millard Ludwlg is a guy wit or -wit out brains. (No ofget it back into circulation. Now! quoted as saying, "He got me mad , fense "Coonsey.") By Bernard Kane QUIT ? When shall we quit in defeat to the foe? After we're bruised and left nursing our woe? If all that is wrong wins what's most dear; Or when out-comes are grim; disaster is clear? Shall we surrender? No! Give till it's done. Fight till the battle's lost or won. Though the fiends of hell trample our camp, Die! The land is ours! Let our blood be its stamp ! £» AN OPEN LETTER Dear Marge, We landed in Australia and were immediately sent to the trenches. After three nights in the trenches; all the cannons started to roar and the shells started to fall. I started to shake with patriotism, tried to hide behind a tree, but there wasn't enough trees for all the officers. The Captain came around and said, "Haven 't you any red blood?" I said, "Yes, but I don't want to see it." He said , "Where would you want to go?" I said, anywhere it's warm." He told me where to go. u ive o ciock ana we wenx over tne top. Ten thousand Japs came at us; they looked as tho ' I started this war. Our Captain yelled, "Fire at will," b ut I didn 't know any of their names. I guess the fellow behind me thought I was "Will." He fired and shot me in the excitement. On the way to the hospital, I asked a fellow where they were ta king me, and he said to the morgue. I said, "There 's some mist ake, I'm not dead." "Lie down," he sa id , "do you want to make a fool of the doctor. Finally a pretty nurse came in and said (xxxx) censored. That was another story. Yours, Augie. T-* • < 1 * _ 1 _ _ 1 # * _ © DORM GIRLS —LISTEN ! Yes, we do have our fun in the dorm . For living so close to so many other girls is an experience most of us will never have again in our life. But, when we leave school, these are the things we miss: Margaret Kane yelling for "Heinie " morning, noon and night. That telephone jin gle, jangle, jingle that comes exactly at 10:05 every night for Nan SJdari. That tired look of Sara Wagner when she walks down the hall at 6:46 every morning. That laugh of Joanna Fice, Did you ever hear it? That vivacious enthusiasm of Lillian Baer , That red face that Joyce Hay gets when she laughs. Those j okes of Helen Martin. Those hours that Carmel Sirianni studies. Girlish screams when a rodent invades the dorm. Just last ' week a small innocent creature invaded Waller Hall. It is really amazing the a mount of fear that such a small animal can create. It is too bad that the dashing gentlemen of Waller Hall could not rush to our aid, i. ^taf e utally 1/ouM, Husk ies Play Fort Meade In Op ene r Tomorrow Night Kf z O ^ U2>i&fy Phi Sigma Pi Meeting By Millard Ludwig I Operating under the new set-up for ¦nething new in the way of inmeetings, Phi Sig held their ¦* v-i's fraternity games in De¦llegiate basketball With Tangles A rray eteran V ¦ monthly meeting on the first Thurs\ j? ¦er h'as been added to the Husky #¦ (i^— ¦¦*—•¦¦—•¦¦—••—• ¦•— —— — nn -n- - tn tin ml* Team Unit Fast Service day of December. past several j Is schedule. For the 7|^ SPORTSMANSHIP CODE Gym in New completed Arrangements were for opponent the W the alumni was '^ „ !* the assembly program sponsored by le first Saturday of each Decem1. Treat visiting teams and ofThe strong B. S. T. C. basketball the fraternity. Plans were alsc begun .-,- * ¦ Then a month's layoff followed guests. ficials as our opens the lid on the 1942aggregation for a dinner which is to be held be:% fire, le the squad was put under 2. Accept decisions of officials evening in Saturday ' cage season 43 J fore the end of the semester. fever , this year it's all changed. 1 without question. They are the new gymnasium with the strong With the idea of keeping education |to the lack of alumni no such in a better position judge to 13th Special Service Unit of Camp as the main idea, part of the meet,, ;t » was scheduled , but instead the than we are. during (Silence Fort Meade. ing was given to a quiz on current ¦ Meade team will appear for the foul shooting). . For the past three weeks the events, general information and athll fracas. Kutztown will follow ; cheer, Huskies have been working out daily letics. Following the quiz, the boys 3. Boost, don't knock ¦ecember 18 when the Maroon and v don't j eer. under Coach Buchheit. The tentative enjoyed a very delightful evening in \ I clad team begins the drive for 4. Remember that the home for the Huskies will have line-up playing cards and singing Christmas - ; Btate Teachers College champion- | team is wholly responsible Tony Valente and Vince Washvilla at carols. It was surprising to hear the the crowd. I for ward s, Joe Chesney at center, with many fine voices in the caroling group : \ I I 5. for *** Recognize opthe skill of an I i and Walter MaslowBernie Pufnak and it was decided that this idea of f> |ck Haven has come out with a 1 posing player. ¦twenty game schedule, the heav- | 6. Win or lose—preserve our fJ sky at the guard positions. Others on Christmas caroling may be carried a the squad are Shearer, Remetz, Bom- bit further before the Christmas vaIn many years, opening with Inhonor. I * boy , Sledgesky, Niles, Wagner, Yeany, cation begins. ja Saturday evening. Howard ! L'sndricks, John and Jones. * * * s Following the serving of refreshI has left the coaching reins to "If we should win, let it be by I ments, the meeting was adjourned Ser v ice r eam a as t , with Max Bossert now Navy the [ the code, ] The Fort Meade team is composed and the boys of Phi Sig looked back harge. The Bald Eagles will play With our faith and our honor I | of many former scholastic and col- on another fine "get-together." Huskies January 9 at Lock Haven f held high. I ® legiate stars. Some of the boys are ['will appear here February 5. a If we should lose, let us stand I Hamel, Pawtucket, R. I.; Kingsbury, Business Education Club Meeting: [ *** by the road j i The Business Education Club is poking over the line of star ygt- } And cheer as the winner go«§ Fort Washington , New York; Kociban, sponsoring tonight a pep dance in the Warngr, AlEaston; Wmber; Burd, [s of teams who will oppose the | by." —Schramm. college gym. The event , which ushers toona; and two former collegians, kies on the hardwood this season, Varsh , of Ansonia , Connecticut, for- in our basketball season, is in charge I should be on the lookout for an© merly of Yale University, and Guido, of Gerald Demaree assisted by Wanda ir good East Stroudsburg five, of Freeland, who played at George- Kehler, Jeanne Knight, Rose Boyle, ko , Sager , Mascavage and Ford Seniors Challenge town. I( John Hubiak, Lado Savelli, and Bob back to form a nucleus, and anSchramm. Preliminary Game Upp er Classmen r lad , Goepfelt, leading scorer of The club will hold its annual preliminary game will either The [Big Red football team, is said to Christmas party December 17, in the fives of the colbe between two Navy ;ven better on the court. One of the lacking pieces in B. S. lege or the college Jayvees and Ber- college gym. The program will be in *** T. C.'s war time sports program is the wick Y. M. C. A. The two teams of charge of Peggy Holoviak and will bck Haven has remaining its tall presence of intramural sports. This the Navy, if they play, will put the include caroling, exchanging of gifts, :er, Pa ul C oron t, and two other week , how ever , the Senior boys de- V-5's against the A-V(P)'s. Should refreshments and dancing. s fro m t he firs t five , Gus Mitro cided to try their hand at bowling, — © the Jayvees play, they will be out to Bus Shaner. The latter two en- and it is reported that they met with preserve their fine record over the THE SCHEDU LE d at mid-semester last seasoii and fair success—so much, in fact, that past five years, having sustained only led the Bald Eagles into a winning they have challenged any class in the two losses over that period . Following is the B. S. T. C. basketibination. Shippensburg has two college to a match down at the alley . —»»—»»—"X ky track team, competed in the Ber—Polite Conversation. Oi wick Marathon held Thanksgiving Compliments of Day and furnished a fair thirteenth I should like to see any kind of with a time of 55:58 over the nine man, distinguishable from a gorilla, mile course. A somewhat small field that some good and even pretty wooe tores of eighteen runners participated with man could not shape a husband out Pvt. John Kelly, Fort Devons, Mass., of. Bloomsburg, Pa. —Holmes. the winner. <• * * * " ^ n i t . . . —-¦- **— -mw . wm . *.~ »¦- ...-.-. —« ._._ _»— .-#- ^ ^ ¦ * ¦¦-^^^^ it ¦ "^HH^^^-^HII^^^^^ H"^"^^»HIJ^^^^^ ^^^—*vM ^-¦ ""^^^*^H r 9 H. &C. J . S . R au b Sh S Sodas-Lunch-Drufts Elizabeth Arden Gift Sets • >•—• ¦•^l«^— M—M "— I«—M—«l—H—U—M—ll—tl t I Compliments of br. Iron and Main Streets »,ISM S CO. * piLLON'S l Flowers '~ "" " *¦ » ¦¦ * ¦ ¦*- ¦ ¦ ¦-»*¦. .... _ . - I .* ¦— UM Bloomsburg, Penns ylvania ¦—»¦¦«—^»lfcfc Letterman Baking Co. * * Enriched Bread and Main Street Phone 127-J h ll jo—mi—nil—in—.m-—m—»—m.— 1»«»»»—.»«—»»—»<—n—t»ii—>«i^ i»—i«—n—n—M« n m il Compliments of * I Fine Cakes m«»m« ( ' V ' > r " I* » / " , . i L ^ik iM&i ^MiMiit ^ u< ^ v j? 2,250 Fighting: Men Decorated Day Room Doin's Since Start of War Testimony to the valor of American Buzzl Buzz! Buzz! Who has be >e fighting men are the more than 2,250 study day able to in the girl's rou for gallantry in action I decorations t BY IRVING T. GDTTLIEB Thanksgiving vacation? Ever 'r and for other heroic achievements since one has had so much to talk aboc '* ^ i^^^ ij .^^^ tj i^ i^ iHHif ^ ii^^ .**^ !*************** ************* *'** which have been awarded since the with Thanksgiving just past a a start of the war to soldiers, sailors, Christmas j ust approaching. We ha a Service lif e isn't like living at raincoat is too big and I had a rifle and marines. p everyone ut our O. K. on eventatl 's home—it has its good points and its instead of a shot gun. ® Thanksgiving vacation, have decidd bad—its ups and downs—but there "At present, I' m j ust sitting around Just Out of Quarantine what each girl will buy her boy frie a is one thing every man in the armed down here waiting for shipping or- A/c Harry E. Reitz, for Christinas, and what she, in turn forces of United States will say , "The ders. I have to teach a little and do Grp . 2, Sqdn. B-l, some drilling, but my work now is Barracks 6, A. A F. C. C, will receive. Louise Madl has alrea i meals are really great! . lost on one prediction of the diamo » • Yes, the meals are great and* the easy compared to what it was." Nashville, Tennessee. ® ¦ r food is the very finest. True, many of "Left home November 11 and re- ings. the "boys " could not get home for Overseas Service Medals Created ported to Harrisburg. Who should I Did you ever hear of cooking spll Tha nksgiving—but they had their New medals for overseas service meet there but Joe Gillespie! We ghetti for 45 minutes until the wall] turkey anyway—and their cranberry have been ordered by President were both going to the same place, so has all boiled away? For further i sauce and pumpkin pie, t oo! Nothing Roosevelt. Three campaign medals we traveled together. After 27 hours formation see Evelyn Doney. was missing as you will notice if you for service outside continental United on day coaches we finally arrived at Probably the most exciting Than! read the following menu of the Miami States have been established: The Nashville, Tennessee. The next day, giving vacation was Joyce Lohr's ti Beach Schools, Air Forces Technical American, the European-African- we were assigned to squadrons and t o Savannah , Georgia. But gee! t! Middle East, and the Asiatic-Pacific barracks, and were issued all our only thing we know about it is, "( Training Command. campaign medals. it was wonderful!" and that she \\< Fruit Cup and equipment. They will be awarded for service in clothing "very, very happy." Roast Turkey "Our Thanksgiving was so The day girls are attempting to s Giblet Gravy those areas for the period from De- really something! We haddinner •Oyster Dressing everything cember 7 , 1941 , to six months after from soup to nuts—and all of it was cure the correct addresses of colle Cranbe r ry Sa uce the war. For purposes of the cam- delicious. We need plenty of good boys in the service, so that Christm Mashed White and Candied paign medals, Alaska is regarded as food as our days here are very stren- cards may be sent to. them. . This Sweet Potatoes quite a task, so the girls will appre French Peas outside continental United States. Corn. uous. ® iate any information you can gi Combination Salad Celery "Here is a tip for the fellows who tViovn Completely Satisfied Olives Assorted Pickles are about to enter the service soon: Everyone is anxiously awaiting ti Pvt. Elroy Dalberg, Bread. Butter 'Bring along a month's supply of Day Girls Christmas Party which w Roo m 1240 , Uni t 1 , Pumpkin Pie ' money—$15 will be sufficient. '" be held December 17. This is alwa Grapes 994th Tech. Sch. Sq. (S. P.) Apples ® a high spot of the year. You'd be su 720 S. Michigan Blvd., Coffee What Next? i Chicago, Illinois. prised how much fun a group of gii Cigars Nuts Candies Cadet Guild Conner '46, am stationed at the Stevens Hoagriculcan have. This will be a good chan by "I compiled the Statistics Chase Hall, U. S. C. G. A., Chicago. We are tel in downtown for the girls to get used to spendii agency show that adju stment tural New London, Connecticut. preparation for radio in here to study an evening together—due to shorta American soldier eats the average "This life is really exciting because patrol planes, positions on bombers, year of men. and more than a ton of food in a of that amount—believe it or not— etc. The work is very enj oyable and you don't know what's going to hap - We know men are precious iteii everything is done to make you feel pen next. The other day we were this year, but even at that an Ensig only 24 pounds are beans! I at ease. The people of Chicago are coming back from class in nice clean is able to come in the day room, spei ® uniforms when we were ordered out five minutes, and leave—unnotic* the very fines t. Night School on the field. It was something we did and unharmed. ® Pvt. Harold W. Colley, not expect—especially since there Until you hear from us again, < Address Unknown 307 T. S. S. Flight A No. 2, were a few inches of mud on the y our Christmas shopping and shippii A. S., James M. Lavelle, K eesler Field , Miss. field. After the drill , we were gi ven early. Co. 1286, O. G. U., "And to think I used to complain U a few minutes, and soon we were S. N. T. S. Great Lakes, 111. Day Room Dottie, I about the homework at B. S. T. C.I ."Talk back in clean, white uniforms again. jus t got abou t luck. I haven't The Eyes and Eaj It's jus t like they always said , 'You any . About ten minutes ago I finished "One thing that I miss here are the of the Day Room. don't appreciate a thing until you doing K. P. and when I arrived in my swell pinochle games we used to have don 't have it anymore. ' The work there was a message there up at the day room. We don 't have here at this army school is really barracks, is a special machine used informing me that I was scheduled time for that here as it is drill, d r ill , There play something. it back. The wire can be play* for Guard Duty from 8:00 to 12:00. drill , and a million and one other "I am trying to cram approximate- It is now 7:15! What luck! things to do. It's a s well lif e t ho u gh , over and over again. It is especial ly two years of technical schooling "Please tell my friends not to because you don 't know what will valuable right now because of tl into eleven, eigh t d ay1, phases. The write to the address mentioned above. happen next." scarcity of metal . The wire is vei subj ect matter is thrown at you so I am now in O. G. U. which means thin and after the conversation r< ® fast that there is no time for any- Out Going Unit. Any day I expect to The next issue of the "Maroon and corded becomes obsolete, the wire ca thing else. This school I am attend- be shipped out of hex*e, but I do not Gold " will be released next Friday. be demagnetised and used again. ing is for aircraft mechanics. I go to know where." Mildred Dzuris discussed a new d< In the meantime, see if you can find school for eight hours—from 12 the answer to this question: How old icer for airplanes which is controls by an electrical indicator which tel o'clock at night until 8 o'clock iPi the is "Taps?" On to Basic Flying School /T* morning ! And to think that at colthe pilot when the de-icers, set i Wal ter J. Kania, lege I used to complain about 8 A/c through the leading edge of the win C URRENT CONFLI CTS Sqd . 1 Mi ra-Loma Flight Academy, o'clock classes!" should be turned on. Oxnard , California. (Continued The meeting From Page One) closed after a discu "At present I have 50 hours solo sion of the advantages machine which Storm y Weather magnetises and disadvan the wire and dual flying and expect my final ages of the Japanese which is then rolled on another spool. "Zero Warrington Pvt. Robert W. , " as con flight check tomorrow afternoon. We pared to our Pursuit P-40, Btry. 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