Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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The S erve .:ir As Butler men students have been called into the service so have our professors. And many of those who hove remained are doing their part in serving their country by teaching classes of the Army Air Crew division now stationed at Butler. The first to go into the service was James Hauss, former Butler line coach, who is now directing physical education for the navy in San Diego. Other members of Butler ' s athletic staff have also left for the service — Coach Tony Hinkle is now head of athletics at Great Lakes Training staion and Hugh Wally Middlesworth is now in the army. O ' her members of the faculty who are now in the service are Clyde Clark, Dr. Albert E. Highley, Prof, hloword Z. Stewart, Prof. George A. Schu- macher, Dr. Merwyn Bridenstine, Prof. Ray Sears, Prof. Donald Sparks, Mr. Harry Weaver, Prof. Russell Townsend and Dr. George Davis. Butler is proud of its professors who have given themselves to the service of their country — whether it be in active duty or in instructing the boys who ore still to leave.

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STUDENT MIXERS One of the mixers was sponsored by Spurs, sophomore women ' s honorary organization. The highlight of the evening was the floor show — Dave Patrick, who really rendered songs in the old fashioned manner, and Mary Marjorie Smead, who sang several numbers. The new cafeteria was also used for other student affairs during the year. The Loyalty Legion sponsored a tea dance to a nickelodeon after one of the football games early in the fall. The cafeteria was also the scene of the Y.M.C.A. box supper given to raise funds to purchase a plaque to honor Butler boys now serving their country. Coeds furnished the box lunches which were auctioned off to the men students— the purchaser of a coed s box automatically became her date for the evening in the good old fashioned style. Butler eds were given an opportunity to strut their stuff, for a change, in a sweater boy ' .°, ' ! - ' ,° ' , B d ' Leikhim emerged with the title, Butler ' s Sweater Boy.

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Army Enlistment Reserve Corps Committee The Army Enlistment Reserve Corps Com- mittee was appointed by President Ross in July 1942 to act as a liason agency between the mil- itary authorities and Butler University. As such it has served as a clearing house For the dis- semination of military information affecting college students. It was organized with the specific task of selecting students for the unclassified army reserve. In that capacity the committee held 39 meetings and interviewed 132 students, 104 of whom were ad- mitted to the army reserve. It also advised other students who were interested in some other branch of the military service with the result that 64 boys entered the navy and 37 joined the marines. With the discontinuance of the enlisted re- serve program in December, 1942, the com- mittee assumed other duties. At present it is concerned mainly with giving examinations for the navy V-1 2 program and army A-1 2 program, with making out the final papers for boys called into active service, and with answering the many questions asked by others seeking advice. The great amount of individual advising and clerical work was done in the registrar s office by Mr. C. R. Maxam, the chairman of the committee and by Mrs. Ruth Deming, who served as secretary. Other members of the Enlistment Reserve Corps Committee in addition to Mr. Maxam and Mrs. Deming are Dr. A. Dale Beeler and Professor Albert Mock. 13