University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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Chbi i The Arkansas A. M. College Choir, made up of 3S trainees, was cne of the leading organizations on the campus. Under the direction of Herbert Beattie, of Chicago, the group won much praise for coiucrts presented throughout Arkansas. These programs included, besides performances on the campus, a radio broadcast from Little Rock, a bond rally in Fayetteville, and concerts in Hamburg and Monticello. The choir was organized in November, 1044, as a credit course under Mrs. Marjorie Lamb, acting head of the music department. George Gearhart, of Fayetteville, handled all matters of business, ami Mark Squires, of Lvanston, Illinois, accompanied the group cn the piano. MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR ARE: Adams. Beattie, Boswell. Coles, Chapin, Clark, Couch, Childs, Crook. Cipriani, Donham, Edwards, Foss, Fleck, Francis, Gallagher. Gearhart, Haefkc, Hough, Jackson, Johnson, Madsen. Maddox, Pabian, Prkacin, Ray, Rhee, Roy, Satow, Squires, Shreve, Tompkins, Thomas, Troxel, Venable, Walsh, Weaver, Ziemke.

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9wtn -Plxztmn Vtock l ft to K'tclit: Front row Htail, Fabian. Hay. S ott Fuck row Quires, Box well, Morrissey The track team pictured above represented platccn A-2 in an intra-platoon track meet held here on the campus on May 17, 1945, and was successful in winning the meet by massing an overwhelming number of points. This was the first track meet to be held on the A. M. campus since the arrival of the Navy V-12 unit, and the enthusiam which each entrant had, proved that there were many stars in the track field as well as other sports. From the track teams was chosen a quartet to represent this college in the central A. A. t . track meet to be held in Chicago on June the 23d. Members t f this quartet are Tom Boswell, Bryan Colbert, Mark Squires, and Jim Anderson. MEMBERS OF THE SQUAD ARE: M. Squires, T. Boswell, captain; II. Pease, J. Morrissey, R. Head, Ci. Pabian, R. Ray. C. Scut, B. Colbert, and J. Shaffer.

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VUe link I ft to It Kht: l- ront row 1‘nbiun, Akin, Carland. Gearhart, Child t5a«-k row Ziemkr, Walxh. 8hreve, Beatlle, Starnes Soon after the establishment of the V-l2 Unit at A. M., the title of the school publication was changed from The Weevil Outlet to The Link, signifying the bond between the Navy and the college. Th » paper’s slogan is: The newspaper is a public mirror of the community it represents. Under the guidance of Editor David Garland, the staff has striven to live up to the slogan. Lieutenant Homer T. Cole is the supervising officer. Published each Saturday, the distribution of The Link is an event anxiously awaited by every trainee. The Staff of The Link includes: George Gearhart (Associate editor). C. T. Pab-ian (Sports editor), W. W. Starnes (Business Manager), DaleShreve (Circulation Manager), and II. Beattie, R. Davis, J. L:. W alsh. M. Richards, D. P. Ziemke, H. D. Akin, and R. Childs.