Lebanon Valley College - Quittapahilla Yearbook (Annville, PA)

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JZ umozi . . . President Nancy Sattazahn Vice-President Frances Workman Secretary Phyllis Snyder Treasurer Marion Himmelberger WAR decreased its size but not its enthusiasm . . . jovial Juniors, aware that soon they will be sedate Seniors . . . Conservites become Methods-conscious . . . unusually accomplished thespians . . . As You Like It . . . largest representation on the Dean ' s List . . . for them, the worst is over . . . addicted to activity.

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ike u oiLa. qtoutl 5ma.LUt Somewhere in England T AM now up in the wild blue . . . 10,000 feet over England. We are on a practice bombing mission . . . and as we roll through the skies, above the clouds, and on into the sunshiny blue, I cannot help feeling that this is a fine world in spite of all the bloodshed and strife and loss of human life. There is so much to live for — so much to go after in order to live the kind of life one desires. One day the world will be at peace, and then perhaps we who have survived may be able to mold that kind of world for which so many fine young men have given their lives. . . . Today is a great day to be alive — and it would be an even greater day if the world were at peace ... at present it seems to be very far away, but one day the dawn of the new day will be brighter and more glorious — and families and sweethearts will once again be together — this time, we hope, for good. ... If our people could see for themselves they would realize the exact situation that confronts every one of us these days. A few can ' t bring it to an end — it will take every one of the many millions to do it. It will be done, but many young men will have to give their all to make it possible. . . . When this is all over, our leaders should be farsighted and prophetic when they begin laying the foundations for world peace. Every mission I go on, I see planes with buddies in them, go down to flaming destruction . . . and I can ' t help feeling that they may have died in vain. Let us hope and pray, and make certain that they will not have died in vain. Reynolds Marquette 18

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We. pduie to- tememlyzt . . . T Sgt. Carl W. Gruber Sgt. Marshall Cornelius, Jr. . . . those who will not b e coming back — to classrooms and labs, to football field and the new gym; who will not tread the campus paths again — in golden autumn or in spring. We pause to remember those who gave their best — their lives, so that there might be a coming back for others. Carl entered the service in February, 1943, with the Army Reserves. He trained in Florida, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Arizona and Nebraska; and went overseas a year later as radio operator and aerial gunner on a Liberator bomber. He was killed in action on his 35th bombing mission on the way back to Italy from the Ploesti oil fields. He received the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the D. F. C, the Presidential Citation, and the Purple Heart. Corny was a paratrooper in the 82nd All-American Airborne Division. He was killed with small enemy fire and is buried in an American cemetery close to Nijemegen, Holland. To use the words of his mother, His captain tells me he died saying the Lord ' s Prayer, and had peace of mind. I only hope all our sons are not dying in vain. And that is the sincere prayer of all of us; that we may make a world and a peace worthy of their sacrifice. Simultaneous with President Truman ' s announcement of Japanese surrender, came the news of the death of Ned Horstick, ' 46, killed in performance of duty with the Air Corps in the China-Burma- India theater of war. The news was too recent for a picture, but we, his classmates, cannot forget Ned and his sacrifice that makes our words empty and insufficient. 20