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Show 4 CpZAA uLiLruo LznM LI uLiLruD ' 9 P. M., March 7 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MARCH 4, 1942 Price 85 Cents j r . : - ,v,t, ,i , " CUB CADETS 'KEEP 'EM FLYING' AT HOP ROTC Prepares Three Ballrooms at South i For Annual Prom, Mar. 7 By LaRene Carey Vividly portraying patriotic sentiments with the pertinent theme, "Keey 'Em Flying," arrangements for the eleventh an-- j nual South High School Cadet Hop are being made today and . will be completed Friday for the popular school military prom on Saturday, March 7. Culminating the circuit of the three 1 city high school "hop" dances, decorations will completely de pict the modern patriotic theme of the United States flying forces. A fitting climax for the victorious Cub basketball teams, the "V for Victory" slogan will be carried out in four groups x of model airplanes arranged in flying formation at the east and west ends of the boys' gym. These symbolic white airplanes will be suspended from the ceiling in graduated "V" forma-tions. On the north and south walls of the gyLaiLH5v !L """" '"" glorious United States flags wiirKang in 4 5 --"degree angles sim-- ilar to the decorations last year. From the center of the ceil-ing a mammoth single-motore- d model airplane covered with white crepe paper will be a small reminder of the flying forces in the various allied fields of battle. Instead of removing the basketball backboards and the score boards, United States mil-itary seals, "Keep 'Em Flying" insignias, and Army Air Corps "wings" will be placed appropriately on each one. Creating an Utopian atmosphere over the entire gym, eight revolving flood lights will .encompass the dance floor with colors of red, white and blue. Also, the expensive indirect lighting system recently installed in the boys' gym, a gift of the senior class of 1940-41- , will add color to the stupendous dec- - orations of the ballroom. Decorations in the boys gym are under the direction of Cadet Major Stanley Smith, student body president and chair-man of the Cadet Hop this year. He is being assisted by Cadet Captain Donald Johnson, who will automatically become chair-man in 1 943. 0 Under the supervision of Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Keith Best, decorations in the girls' gym will also imitate patriotic en-thusiasm, y White strips of crepe paper will hang from a central point in the ceiling to the centers of the four walls, creating a tent-like formation from the middle of which another huge model airplane will hang in military aplomb. Army air corps insig-nias will also adorn baskets and backboards. Brilliant flood lights will be focused on a magnificent form of "Old Glory" on the wall of the gym. Smaller productions of the flag on the walls will complete decorations in the girls' gym. Decorations in the library, under the supervision of Cadet Major Robert Burton, assisted by Cadet Captain Jerry Wake-field, will further carry out the military theme of the flying forces. During intermission, picturesque drills will be presented by the Junior drill team, commanded by Cadet Sergeant Jame Tidwell, and the sabre team, consisting of company officers, with Lieutenant Colonel Best commanding. Programs, as has been the tradition in the past, will re-main secret until they are issued on the night of the dance. "Off the record" information reveals that they will also carry cut the "Keep 'Em Flying" theme. Arrangements for the pro-grams have been made by Cadet Lieutenant Colonel George Wilde. Refreshments of punch and wafers will be served. This committee is headed by Cadet Lieutenant- - Colonel Frank Harrow. Publicity for the Cadet Hop has been in the hands of Cadet Captain Jerry Wakefield, assisted by Cadet First Lieuten-ant Sherman Thorpe, Cadet Second Lieutenant Nathan Full-mer and Cadet Second Lieutenant Howard Greene. The tra-- " ditional Cadet Hop assembly, which will be presented Friday, was arranged by these officers. k K Jill' V 5 jl&i ' " f! ! x v 'V ' Courtesy Salt Lake Tribuni Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Keith Best and Cadet Major Robert Burton clinch dates for the Cadet Hop with Jean McClellan and Donna Carlson ROTC Advances Steadily During Eleven Colorful Years at South By Joye May Today the South high school Reserve Officers Training Corps functions with proficiency and dexterity through the ex-ertions, concentration and cooperation of instructors and cadets down through the years since its beginning in September, 1931. 1937 was a momentous year, when Sergeant James R. McNair accepted the responsibility of su-pervision and instruction of the South cadets. So benefacting was the cadet hop in 1938 that the proceeds amounted to a sum enabling the cadets to consign 12 sabers to of-ficers of the next year. 1940 was another year which produced brains and broad shoul-ders in ROTC officers. Last year officers received the right to wear blue and white cita-tions. At final inspection the ter-rain map made by the battalion was highly commended by inspec-tion officers. The First Aid club, which was organized in 1941 and sponsored by physiology instructor, Sarah Kaplin (with Stanley Carter as president), was the first of its kind in the state. Carter is now a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Throughout the ten years of South's ROTC, discipline and cooperation have been of highest regard. Concerns such as these brought about special improve-ments and interests such as the clubs of service, Ushers club and Non Corns club. It was then that between 250 and 300 cadets snapped into attention to begin their military training. These cadets were organized in three companies, "A," "B," and "C," under the directions of Cap-tain Stephen A. Abbott and Cap-tain Newell, instructors, and Ser-geant Archie Sheets and Sergeant Cobb, who supervised the drilling. It was during this first year that company "A" was awarded the Kiwanis cup for the outstand-ing company in the school. The first marksmanship course, consisting of care of rifle and manual of arms, was established in 1933. While the rifles cracked the ROTC band played snappy marches for the drills. Because of the strenuous objec-tion that the' uniforms were not flattering to the wearer's physique (especially the "leggins"), ar-rangements were made to reno-vate the old type uniform in 1935. The cadets that year felt that this was one of the most important in-novations in the history of R 0 T C. The campaign hat, which was said to be passe in 1935, is regarded by the 1942 cadets as "neat stuff,' with the desire for its reappear-ance. A week before final inspection George A. Eaton honored the South ROTC when he presented them with the national colors; the battalion flag of blue and gold and a silver drum major's baton. Prior to this, the battalion was entirely without colors. Therefore, the flags were received with ap-preciation because they were a sig-nificance of firm establishment and security, which gave the cadets new pride in marching be-hind the colors. 1935 was an industrious year be-cause of the introduction of the rifle range, which encouraged more marksmen. An advisory board originated in 1937, which later proved to be a tremendous aid in the organiza-tion. This board, consisting of honorary third-yea- r officers, exists today. |