Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Mi CONTENTS PRKl ' ACE 7 IN MEMORIAM 8 ADMINISTRATION 9 DUKE SERVICE AEUMNI 19 SCENES II, I- ' . I -,, i(). 21 , 22 COMPREHENSION STUDENT GOVERNMEN ' l S 28 SOCIAL STANDARDS 32 SENIOR CLASS 3,3 JUNIOR CLASS 55 SOPHOMORE CLASS 69 ERESHMAN CLASS 77 STUDENT LIFE 8(5 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 88 N. R. O. T. C 91 NAVY V-12 97 MARINES 119 ACHIEVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS 129 STUDENT LIFE 1 50 SPONSORS 164 STAFF FAVORITES 166 PUBLICATIONS 168 LIEE AND LAUGHTER MEN ' S PAN-HEL i 78 I-RA ' IERNI ' IIES I 79 V(;MEN ' S PAN-MEL 195 SORORIIIES 196 PLEDGE PICTURES 209 BEAUTY SEC ' IK N 210 DANCES 222 STAMINA I ' OOTBALL 230 INFORMAL SHOTS 237 FOOTBALL GAMES 240 VI n IE SQUAD 244 BASKETBALL 246 CHEER LEADERS 250 MINOR SPOR ' IS BASEBALL WOMAN ' S ATHLETICS. AERIAL SCENES STUDENT LIFE ALPHA SIGMA SIGMA. ■25 ' • 2.5,5 .258 .262 .264 .266 M

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irilli rr.i xinsihi ilirs In our rniinliy ihrnutili (iiirschrs — as fri-r ico i iiol as siairs led hy blind and injksihli ' dogmas. I i us liofif that Duke is a samfdr of l ic rrsi (if America. UV know il i.s. MV know thai w ni irr !(r III- in Duke or Oklahoma. .Maitir or California, ive can look uf) iiilo a clear blue sky Willi a free s ilril. I) V know loo ihal we can whislle a li ne and laugh ivhen we feel like il. I his is our riglil. .[niericans. We have a name for il freedom. The word has come down lo us from the tears and laughter and speeches of .Imcrican feofile. It icas this word Ihal set the course of our scvenlecnth-century sail boats towards the ]Vest. Il was this word that we felt in the wind as il blew across our faces there on the descried Plymouth shore. Liberty. ' Patrick Henry knew the full force (if its meaning, and a hundred voices caught it up, making the mountains and fields echo with the jiower of il. We molded it into a cast iron bell and hung il in Philadelphia: we sang il in our anthems; we watched it grow in our wheal fields and our forests. This free- dom is all ours, .[mericans — every criticism, every idea. Il (■ (ire a part of it because we have breathed il every moment of our lives. Created by time and the wind- swept universe, this freedom has centered upon the individual with an intangible surging that echoes in thunder and vibrates as hammer hits steel. Let us not forget that this Jreedom is created thiough- oiit the sunlit streets of . merica, in our children s play, through the sound of church bells, and in the right lo stand up in an assembly and say the truth as we know it. — .So hi us remember all this, and hope that some- day fieople all over the wmid will also know the mean- ing oj this word Freedom.

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Our generation is now taking part in a tre- mendous struggle — a struggle not only for land, natural resources and power, but for a philos- ophy of life. We are fighting for the rights of the individual, for security, for freedom. We may not realize that these ideals are our goal — we fight for tan- gible realities; to get back to those morning rides in the country, to that coke at the drugstore, to Sunday morning breakfast at home. Vet if we stop to think, we realize that these things are freedom. Freedom is not an abstract quality — a thing onh ' of poetry and song. It is an in- timate part of our life. It is the church we attend, the books we read, the vote we cast. It is ours to hold and to defend. Duke Clampus retains that idealism, though grey flannels have given way to Navy blues, and cashmere sweaters to Marine greens. This 1944 Cii.ANTiCLEER has bccu divided into four sections that are representative of these ideals. First, there is Comprehension, in which are in- cluded all ci ilian and military academic classes. By comprehension we mean not merely the learning of a particular subject by rote, but the ability to adapt oneself to whatever comes — to grasp, evaluate and judge. Then, there is Achievement, containing honorary groups and those organized for service and social purposes. A man is regarded h the campus as R E F A C E having gained achievement when he is tapped into an honorary fraternity or when he is elected an officer of a group; however, we must remem- ber that achievement is not merely social pres- tige or political favor, but the true worth of the man that has been developed. Life and Laughter speaks for itself — dances, dates, sororities, fraternities — all make up the social life of the student. It is the glow of com- panionship and the carefree music of laughter that clears away daily cares and enhances the worth of living. In this section, the reader will find the greatest number of informal pictures of everyday campus life. Other informal shots are scattered throughout the book just as the events were scattered and mixed throughout in the school year. Stamina — football, basketball, baseball, soccer — these are some of the activities included in this section. In all parts of the world lighting men realize the value of stamina, and we here are learning it and try to apply it. We have tried to make this book a cross section of Duke at war — a book that students will some day pick up and say: ' This was Duke as I knew it in 1944. We have tried to make it a book that will truly express youth ' s hope of a better world in which comprehension, achievement, life and laughter, and stamina will be free in every land. iBlTBraj iriw