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Tom Kelly AMS Pres.II '47
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| Letter to PJC from a PJC student during W.W.II
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Sgt. Fred W. Valentine, MD |
Dear Editor-In-Chief,
My duty, as you can readily see, has
to do with the maintenance and repair
of the human anatomy, thereby keeping
the fellows in physical trim for active
duty. My job is not as glamorous and
exciting as that of my fellow comrades;
nevertheless, I feel as though I am
contributing to the war effort, because
I too belong to a fast moving, fearless,
well organized, hard driving truck outfit
that has incorporated real teamwork
into the performance of their task.
They travel and work with a rumble and
clouds of dust. The organization is
known as the wild "V" boys,
and it has a tonnage record that will
never be equaled here. It is hard work,
-but there are thrills galore. There
is lots that can't be told for security
reasons, but I can say that our enemy
varies from malaria to tigers.
Here's hoping for the continued success
of the CAMPUS.
Very truly yours,
Sgt. Fred W. Valentine, MD |
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Captain Alton Ballard |
Captain Ballard, P.J.C., '41, is a member
of the All-Negro Mustang Fighter Group,
which is actively engaged in long range
escort of 15th Air Force heavy bombers
and participates in the strafing of enemy
ground targets and installations.
A veteran combat pilot, Capt. Ballard
has flown more than sixty-five successful
missions against the enemy during the
year that he has served overseas with
the Group. He has been awarded the Air
Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters for
"meritorious achievement in aerial
flight as pilot of fighter type aircraft
during sustained operational activities
against the enemy." He is also
a Squadron Flight Commander.
1945 Campus
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AIR MEDAL
Criteria: Heroic actions or meritorious
service while participating in aerial
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Barbara Durham
Editor in Chief |
The staff of the 1945 Campus has done its best
to publish an Annual which will record the social
as well as the scholastic history of campus activities,
interests, and aspirations.
The "Campus" derived much of its originality
from the excellent efforts of Pearl McAfee, Art
Editor, who designed unique layouts and supervised
all art work. Bob Burman carefully kept records,
both photographic and written, and planned the
interesting pages in the sports section of the
book.
Through the hand's of Bob Reed and Bob Smith,
staff photographers, went hundreds of pictures,
of which those most representative of our college
life are used throughout the book. Gladys L.
Snyder, adviser, helped the staff with the many
difficulties resulting from war conditions in
the commercial world, as well as the editorial
problems. Barb James, when not exclaiming, "What
goes on that page?" faithfully kept track
of our finances. Jack Thurber, Managing Editor
and Associate Editor, Jane Bates, energetically
handled photographic schedules for the many
club pictures and solved transportation problems
of getting 4000 books printed and bound.
Marilyn Robinson, in charge of organizations,
was both competent and dependable, as was Barbara
Kilpatrick, who collected material for the Drama
and Speech section. Peggy Cuoton, Barbara Brickson,
and Animee Caldwell were faithful helpers at
all times.
The editor forsook all of the "old-fashioned"
themes of yesterday and retained but one idea:
to create a true reproduction of our 1944-45
junior college life on a background of modern
art and sparkling photography. This was accomplished
by endless enthusiasm and tireless efforts on
the part of the staff and the fine cooperation
received from many, many folks in the student
body.
It has been a privilege to prepare this 1945
"Campus".
Barbara Durham
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