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Page Six F. S. T. C. VOICE — MAY 1946 MAY 1946 OUR VETERANS SPEAK By Thomas Walter Williams and Terence Victor Foster, Jr. Prior to December 7, 1941, America’s entry into World War II, our campus flourished with young men eagerly preparing themselves to take their respec- live places in a democratic so ciety. L’nforUinately, hostilities in Europe and in the Pacific up set their plans. We take pride in mentioning the veterans of the CJass of ’4(i who exchanged books for guns in order to defeat Nazism. They have returned to college to com plete the task they left undone. Who are these veterans? They are none other than .lames Charles Ellis, .loseph Daniel Par ker, Samuel Chadwick, .Ir., W’al- ter 'I'homas Cibson, Odel L'zzell, 'I’honuis Walter Williams, and Terence Victor Foster, .Ir. Let’s have a word from each of the veterans. What have you to say Ellis? Ellis;—“I left the college on March 12, li)43 and donned the "olive drab” on ]\Iarch 25, 11)43. My assignment was with the 741 Army ^Anti-Aircraft Battalion, which endeavored to give train ing in combat enemy aircraft. My assignment was that of air craft detector. After six months in the States ! embarked for the Pacific on September 1943. In the Pacific the mission took me to iMirwinia Island, Finch, Spain and .Manila. Despite the hot weather, my experiences in the Pacific were, all in all, interest ing. Before leaving 1 nuist tell you of that wonderful day, jjerhap;; the greatest in my whole career, the day of army graduation. It was .lanuary 28, l!)4(i. Now let's hear what Parker has to say.” ]>.,i-l;er:—“I left the campus on October 1, 1942 and received my first free clothing the latter i>art of October. Clothing was not all, however, for 1 soon found myself with the Eighth Air Force which transported troops and equip- ment. iNIy particular assignment was that of tyi)ographical .sur veyor. I was in the states thir teen months, three of which were spent at Virgin:a State (col lege in the School of Surveying. 1 left the States for oversea duty in August 1943. Frotunately, 1 was in the European ^'heater of Operation, working in Fingland, F'rance, Belgium, Cermany and (Czechoslovakia. i\ly experiences in these countries were so num erous that to tell you af them is next to impossible. I will stop by telling you that my period of re ceiving free clothes ended in No vember 1945. Hear what the navy has to say iMr. Chadwick, go ahead.” Chadwick:—“With the army in force here 1 am almost afraid to speak, but since I was asked, 1 will look to you (the women) for support, I left the "States in ,Iune, 1942, and was robed in navy blue by July 9, 1942. The ship to which 1 \ras assigned was the L'. S. S. P. C. 12()4, a combat vessel that carried a mixed crew. It was the only such vessel with Negro officers. iNly ship left for I^urope on i\Iarch 7, 1943 to car ry patrol and escort duty around and outside the parts through the Allied troops passed. It was my duty to operate the store on ;he shiij. Although sailors are most ly confined to their ship, 1 found time to go ashcre at the various ports where the ship docked. If I had the time I would tell you about these seaport towns. Look me u]) at some future time. I merely have the time to tell you that I bade my ship farewell Oc tober 24, 1945. Here’s Cibson, hear him.” Gibson;—“It was February 12, 1942 when I laid my books down here and eight days thereafter I was holstering a .45 automatic re volver. 1 need not tell you for I am sure you know, that 1 was as signed to an M. P. (military po lice) outfit. Although my job was administrative, there were times when I had to knock out a few rounds. Overseas duty began July 10, 1943. 1 covered England, France, Belgium and Germany. Life in these countries was grand but 1 felt like a lark on August 27, 1945 when I boarded a ship for the good old U. S. A. Upon my arrival in the States 1 received the “paper of papers,” Flonor- able Discharge! Ok, i\Ir. Uzzell, take it away.” Uzzell:—“On March 12, 1943, I received greetings Irom tiK' President of the United States, who was Franklin I). Boosevelt. I responded on March 25, P)43. It was determined that I was needed in the (Quartermaster sec tion, so that’s where 1 went, tak ing on the duties of a supply ser geant. My services were needed in F]urope, so in August, 1944 I was called there. I labored in England, France, Belgium, (Ger many and ('^zhcesolavakia. \\hen this task was completed, I re joiced that I had done a job well. Uncle Sam thought likewise and relieved me on November, 1945. I now present Mr. W'illiams.” Williams;—“My case is almost similar to that of the others. 1 was sununoned iMarch 12, 1943. A few days afterwards I was wearing O. D.’s (Olive Drabs). With a" need for Negroes in the Armed Forces, I was assigned to one of the three Negro tank bal- talions (784th). As squad leader of a mortar gun 1 directed fire on enemy positions. .My overseas du ties began October 30th. 1944, taking 'me to Fingland, F'rance, Belgium, Holland, and Gei’uiany. These countries have nuich to offer, but I was highly elated on April 9, 1940 to hit American soil once again. F'ive days afterwards, April 14th, (which I shall never forget) I became ‘Mr. Williams’ again. We have time for a word from you i\Ir. Foster.” p'oster;—“Being last, I shall be brief. I was called to render my SENIOR CLASS PLAY “The Silver Cord,” a comedy in three acts by Sidney Howard was the play chosen for ijresenta tion on May 17 and 18 by the senior class. iMisses Mary Wilson i\lima iMelvin, Mary Joyner, and i\lessrs. Ali)honza Sutton and 'I'homas Williams were figuring prominently in this production. ATTEND LEADERSHIP CON FERENCE AT DURHAM Berline Ellison, i\Iary Alice Huggins, Dorothy Bo>kins, Bose Burwell, Hilda Harrell, Elaine C.lark, accompanied by Miss Mur phy, went to the YW(i.A Leader ship Meeting in Durham, N. C. on April 27. The theme of the one-day meeting was “Building for Our Atomic Age,” That this is a part of the business of the ■SAV('..\’s was indicated by the speakers for the day.. i\lrs. Kay Ferrell, executive directoi’ of the YWCA at the I'niversity of North ('arollna, highlighted her ad dress on “Building Our Personal Lives” with the idea that “To live a woi'th while life, one must get an unattainable goal and work to ward that goal. If we reach our goal, it was unworthy of our best.” She reminded the grou]) that the atomic energy has plac ed a moral obligation upon each individual, that because of the presence of this energy in Am erica, peoples of the rest of the world fear America. It is an indi vidual responsibility to bring about peace in order to eliminate this fear, but this i)eace will come for the world only when indivi duals have discovered it within themselves. CABINET LOSING ITS ONLY SENIOR MEMBER Mary E. Wilson graduates this year. .She has been a member of the YW('A during her entire col lege career, and a cabinet mem ber for three years. Her support in the Organization has been of great value in steering many of its activities towards successs. Best of luck to you, iMary, and your associates in the be lieve that you will carry with you the same co-operative spirit which you exhib;ted in the As sociation. services on iMarch 12, 1943, and on March 25th, I became a sol- d'er. i\Iy assignment was with the 1894th Aviation Engineer Batta lion Fingineer Battalion, as Supply Sergeant. It became necessary for the outfit to perform oversea duty, beginning in May, 1944. Our missions in the Pacific carries me to Honolulu, Saipan, and Okin awa. I shall not tell you of these ])laces for the time is too short. The day which 1 shall remember is January 28, 194(i. On this day my army career ended. Thank for listening.” Veterans of ’4(). MY PRAYER Each day give us our dailj’ bread, (iuide us in every road that we tread. Help us O God to l;)ve, to stay in your bright foot steps all ihe way. Help us who beg of Thee to feed Help us in every humble need Help us O God to always pray 'I'o live with you throughout each day. Help us to be forever true Obedient, sincere and loving too. Please cleanse our hearts of hate and sin Invite love and jieace again. Help us, O God, when faith grows tall. To fashion the loveliest thoughts of all Help us to live and always be A friend to all with love and faith in 'Phee. J hurba Fuller—’47. WANTED— ONE HUNDRED ROCKS Yes, the YW( .A i.s asking tor one hundred rocks, but each one must come from a different coun ty in the .State of North C.arolina. The plan is to make a rock gar den in some suitable place on the campus. The rocks nuist be large enough so that the name of the pai'ticular county can be painted on the rock. J'he garden will be in the shape of the State with cach rock jjlaced in the respec tive position of each county, A few rocks have been brought, but not nearly a hundred. Doesn’t your county rate a rock? Of course it does. Bring it along, we need it! FRESHMEN ARE COMING? Pauline Adams has ali-eady worked out plans for assisting the freshmen who will come to college next year. Last year nine members of the “Y” were on hand to greet and aid the new members of our family. About twice that number is expected when school opens in the fall. It is believed that the present class was helped to a great extent be cause they came early enough to become acquainted with the place before settling down to se rious work. They learned about some of the things which are al ways problems to new students, thus did not meet with the con fusion which results from try ing to learn too many things at one time. CAP AND GOWN DAY (iap and Gown Day fell on i\lay 24. The speaker for the oc casion was Dr .Luther H. F'oster, president of Virginia State (’ol- lege. COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Dr, B. G. Deyton of Raleigh, North ('arolina has been chosen to give the commencement ad dress on Tuesday, May 28, He was educated at Hai'vard Univer sity and is at present with the Budget Bureau at Baleigh, N. C.
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