University of Cincinnati - Cincinnatian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Jkclicaiion When fhe Smoofh Log of Higher Educafion of fhe Twenfiefh Cen'I'ury.is com- piled, I943-44 will be designafed as fhe Crifical Time, fhe Crucial Reriod, fhe Climax. This year fhe Resources of our Colleges and UnlverSlI'leS were Ufilized in 'rhe War Effort The Army and Navy came Aboard, and where 'Ihe Milifary goes - well, fhings happen. Nor do we make fhe fallacy POST HOC ERGO PROPTER HOC 'ro presume a direcf casual relafionship befween 'I'he ingress of fhe Brass Hafs fo 'Ihe College Quarfer-Deck and fhe Turn in fhe Forfunes of War. Learning rescued Civilizafion from fhe Huns in fhe Dark Ages: Learning is confribufing fo fhe Downfall of fhe Axis in 'Ihe Enlighfened Ages. Good old U.C. When ifs Far-Seeing Adminisfrafors complefed fhe Arficles wifh fhe High Command, Io! fhe Universify was one of fhe Favored Ships desfinecl for a Special Cruise in World War II. A Boffle of Ohio River Wafer was smashed againsf fhe Bow as She slipped down fhe Ways wifh Her Band - af any rafe fhe ASTP Band - Playing Special Music for 'Ihe Launching. The Adminisfrafors became fhe Gold Braid, fhe Faculfy, wifh a few changes, fhe Ship's Company, and fhe Crew of Trainees were Shanghaied as of Old by Forceful Means. All did a sfrefch of Sounding Off, fhen seffled fhemselves 'fo scrubbing decks and fossing Sulfas down 'fhe hafch. In re-condifioning fhe Old Ship for fhe New Task if was necessary fo scrape a few Barnacles from 'Ihe Cabin as well as fhe Hull, buf 'Ihe Dry-Docking should in fhe end make Her a more Useful Craff. Some of us from fhe Original Ship's Company wenf Elsewhere under Tem- porary Orders for fhe Durafion, and we haul away on Ofher Ships or Shore Sfafions doing our Dufy as we see if, buf wifh Sfarboard Ears ever perked fo hear fhaf order Cease Firing. We know fhaf soon affer fha'I' we may anfici- pafe fhe Big Tickef, fhe order granfing us fhe privilege of being piped over fhe side af U.C. fo ioin fhe Company before we accumulafe enough Hash Marks fo refire as Chicken Farmers. Judging from fhe Scufflebuff Rumors emanafing from fhe Ward-Room all has nof been Tuscarora on fhe Baffle-Wagon U.C. during fhe Shake-Down Cruise. Some of fhe Crew, we are fold, were Swackedg some were foo friendly wifh fhe GuIIs while on Shore Leave: a few faced 'Ihe Capfain's Masfg mosfly fhey kepf fheir noses clean. Af presenf wrifing all is nof as sfraighf as a Deck Seam, and a Rough Passage is predicfed on 'Ihe Refurn Crossing. Buf wifh Good Vision on fhe Bridge fhe Ship should weafher fhe Sform. To fhe Cincinnafian Sfaff fhis year goes fhe unique disfincfion of wrifing fhe Rough Log of fhe Cruise Exfraordinary, and I concrafulafe Ship's Wrifer Rawson for her spirif and enferprise in keeping fhe Record Complefe. M.. wgwfsfg, Lieufenanf, USNR Navy V-I2 Unif Carson Newman College Jefferson Cify, Tennessee U V RSITY OF CINCINNATI

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Lieu+enan+ ARTHUR S. POSTLE, USNR THE I944CINClNNATIA

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HILE YOU'RE AWAY While you're away, we're plagued wi+l1 sfrange impor'ra'rions of men, buf we've been com'For+ed by 'I'l1e refurn of some old buddy-buddies in fhe 'form of Company F. THE l944CINCINNATIAN