University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Yackety Yack Yearbook (Chapel Hill, NC)

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u. s. nRvni PRE-FLIGHT SCHOOL That ' s right, mate, the ground is hard. Come on, sailors, lots of grunt and groan. J. N THE spring of 1941 a giant exodus began from the Upper quadrangle; the Nax ) ' had arrived. Chosen as one of the four Naval Pre- Fhght schools in the nation, the University began reallocating students and preparing for inevitable changes. Taking over ten dor- mitories, the Navy dispatched officers and planning crews to Chapel Hill to prepare living quarters and facilities for the cadets. The school is now operating at a pre- scribed peak of 1875 men, coming from all parts of the country and participating in the greatest physical toughening program that our armed forces have ever attempted. Under the leadership of Commander O. O. Scrappy Kessing and since last fall headed by Commander John P. Graff, the school has made vast strides towards becom- ing the finest in the nation. Because of increased facilities needed in the vast program, a new athletic field has been layed out, and a modern hospital com- plete with the latest developments in scien- tific medical apparatus has been constructed 22

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Brent S. Drane Vice-Preiideni George Watts Hill TreJUtrer E. P. Dameron Secretiiry J. Maryon Saunders Execiiliie Secretary fliumni Rssociation HE General Alumni Association maintains a Central Alumni Office at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, with a full-time staff headed by Executive Secretary Maryon Saunders. The Association and alumni, who comprise its membership through organized channels, engage in a year-round program which promotes meetings of alumni in many places both inside and outside the State; sponsors a regular schedule of class reunions at Commencement time; publishes a monthly magazine. The Alumni Rer ew, which is sent gratis to all dues-paying members; helps build good will for the University among the public generally; keeps current and up-to-date mail- ing lists and information concerning more than 30,000 Carolina alumni; and in general con- ducts a program designed to help further the prestige and influence of the University of North Carolina and its alumni. In this work every former student of the University is invited and en- couraged to participate.

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Commander John P. Graff Unique at the Pre-Flight school is the V-5 instruc- tors ' training branch and a course in the identification of planes. Officers of the school have stated that Chapel Hill is proving to be an ideal location for the biggest and best Pre-Flight school in the countr) ' . for the cadets. After the war, all buildings and physical education utili- ties will revert to the Uni- versity, which has contri- buted substantially to the building costs. 23