Marquette University NROTC - Porthole Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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.... ........ ......................... -. , .. . 4 ,-. ....... t xh-n: . . n+3. ...... ................. .............. ............ .... ...... N EHIH N I CHAIN The Anchor and Chain Society, comprised The big social event at the season, the of members at the Marquette NROTC, became Spring Formal, HOperation Crossroads , was an organization on the Hilltop campus in 1940. held at the Cudworth Post on the 24th at May This semester finds the group with only 80 with Carl Byrens and his orchestra supplying active members, its lowest waptime total. In the music. General chairman of the dance was I addition to the active members, all officers at Louie Kohn, assisted bY Dave McDermand I the Navy and Marine Corps attached to the and Don Bendtschneider. As has been the station and the V-12 engineers of Battalion B custom in the past, the graduating seniors are this semester enlisted in an honorary mem- were presented with officer's crests, the presen- bership category. tation being made by Captain C. H. Sigel. ' The committee in charge of the crests con- Iohn Starbody is the Skipper; Louie Kohn, sisted of Art Bowling and George Bergmann. the Executive officer; Fred Grootendorst, yeo- V-IZ engineers, as honorary members of the man; and Stew Rogers, paymaster. The organi- Anchor and Chain, were also present at the zation's representative on the All-University Formal. Committee is Dick Pooler. The NROTC Informal Dance, usually held before the Formal Dance, will take place at the Cudwarth Post on June 27, the night at commissioning. The usual order was reversed in order that the engineers at the Unit, whose quarter is completed on June 1, might be able to attend the Formal. In charge of the In- formal Dance is iiRed Kyle, assisted by Rich- ard Dermody and Paul Aliphin. The music is to be furnished by Howie Emerson and his The first social event at this semester was the Regimental Dance which included V-Ss, V-lZs and ROS. The committee for this affair consisted of Mike Versackas and Bob Kattman. The dance was held May 9 at the Crystal Ballroom at the Schroeder Hotel, A1 George and his Orchestra furnishing the music. Na plebe recognition party was held this se- mester due to the lack orchestra. of new members. Narm- ally this event had The Anchor and Chain Society, almost six been staged in the years of age, will continue to function as long Blatz Legion Hall. as there is an NROTC Unit at Marquette.