Loyola University Maryland - Evergreen / Green and Gray Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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more a] 30 ut it. Folks these days want to hear about guns and ])ullets in action. We handle them only in the making. Don’t know how long I will be here, but I believe that I am soon due to move. I will be in Baltimore in May, and will surely drop in to see you. Do give my kindest regards to all the Fathers, and asking to be remembered in your prayers, I am, Clarence G. Owincs. Caaip McClellan, I wish most heartily to thank the Faculty of my dear old Alma Mater and the Reverend Fathers of St. Ignatius’ Church for the welcome Christmas greetings which it was my pleasure to receive this year. It was indeed a joyful surprise to know that I was still remembered by the professors to whom I owe so much and have repaid so little. This token of their untiring care will l)e my l est companion during the trying days that are ahead. Memories of Loyola have always been sweet to me, growing sweeter as the years pass on, and I am proud and happy to he found in her thoughts at this glad season. Accep- again my most sin- cere thanks, and may the New Year be for the college a happy and i)rosperous one; and for the kind fathers, as they wish it. Already in this Division “The Blue and Grey,” Loy- ola’s name is spoken well of, ])ecausc of her sons; and rest assured that wherever they are found they do credit and add glory to the fair name of their Alma Mater. Charles H. Foleal 21 SElcaCVXT .TOSEl’ll luau ' ii Artillery

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Camp McCi ellan, A la. A rather belated answer to your letter of Marcli 7, l3ut I hope not too late for its j)iirpose. There are nearly thirty former Loyola students in our battalion and we all are ever glad to hear from our old college. We often get together and talk of old times, and the fact that so many of us are in the same battalion keeps the memory of our college days eonstantly before us. 1 am writing this letter in (jiie of the big well-lighted buildings of the Knights of Columbus wliich are a great source of pleasure and comfort to us. We often come here to write letters and read. A good library with most of the latest periodicals in it is at our disposal and you can just bet we take every advantage of it. Mass is said every Sunday morning in the building, and is always crowded to the doors, for our religion is never neglected in our efforts to become etticient soldiers of Uncle Sam. We have been here for over seven months and think it is high time we were going across, but as yet the powers-that-be have deemed other- wise. We are all former members of the old Fifth Maryland Infantry, and it chafes us exceedingly to think that drafted men are being sent over ahead of us. Still we can only hope for the best, as we have been doing for tbe past four months, and I su])pose our time will come soon. The boys send their best regards and hope to hear from you soon again. Jaaies S. Fenwick. I want to thank you for your letter with reference to our Alma Mater and the boys. Surely it was cbeering to bear all tbe news and to know that Loyola, as usual, is in the fight. I have been in tbe “Naval Reserves” since November 30, and bave been stationed at various plants throughout New Jersey. Our work lias to deal with Cost Inspection, which l rietly means that we take care of the exiienditures of Navy money on contracts let on the “cost ])lus” basis. It would be tiring, indeed, if I were to burden you with a discussion of our cost accounting ])roccsscs, but I can assure you that the work is a very necessary one. Man} dollars will be saved tbe Government liy the vigilance of our insjjectors. For in these days when everybody is after the money, and when the labor situation is so unsettled, it is necessary not only to audit figures sulimitted to us, but to forestall unjust charges before they are made. You realize, tlierefore, that (T)sl Inspeclion would not make read- able matter for the Annual, but if you say so, I will try to tell a little 20

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Anniston, Ala. Your letter of the 7th was reeeived last Sunday, News of dear Loyola is always weleoine and interesting. It was good to learn that so many from the old sehool are now in the serviee. We all know that if they earry out what was taught them there, there would he about 175 Napoleons in the army of Unele Sam, that is, from the military point of view. Sorry that the College haskethall team eould’nt “earry on.” “Carry on” is quite English, hut our ollieers love to use it. We had a rather fair team in our hattalion, witli Stan Cook, Jimmie Arthur, Steve Campbell and myself among the players, hut it was not like playing for Loyola, and I missed Seheurieh who used to he o])j)osite me at forward. Cheering to know that so many “fair ones” are knitting and sewing for us. We hope that no one of our hoys will have aii} use for the bandages, hut we are glad that they are being made and appreciate beyond words the spirit of the good ladies. We have no idea when we shall he sent across. “Call to Quarters” has just sounded, so I must he getting under the covers. Best regards to all at Loyola. Neil Cohcohan. Camp McClellan, Anniston, Ala. Many thanks. Father, for the Christmas greetings from you and the priests at Loj ola. Have been thinking of all of you and wanting to write but I hardly get time to get a line home. About half of our hattalion spent the night of Christmas Eve fight- ing a forest fire. We fared well at all the meals on Christmas Day. Stan Cook did himself jiroud. Hope you are well. Father, and I wish you a sincere Happy New Year. Neil Corcoran. Camp McClellan, Anniston, Ala. I believe I told you how much jileasure the letters you sent to all the old Loyola ho s afforded, and with so many of tliem in the com- panies of our hattalion one could scarcely go a yard on the Sunday they were received without the query “Did you get a letter from Father Fleming?” being ])ut to him. And because there are so many former Loyola students in this camj), it makes one feel a sort of delicacy in telling of soldier life and giving his jiersonal exj)eriences, for fear there will he such a sameness of the letters sent to you; tlien too, with so many 22