Christmas Eve Ball To Open Festivities ip Sa ss ZS GES nae ae 1 SIYGRAC } Ni Be | BARN ae “TOMORROW LS sy) WE FLY” Vol. 1, No. 44. U. 8S. NAVY PRE-FLIGHT SCHOOL, ATHENS, GA, DECEMBER 24, 1943. Toups Is Tops Among 35th Grads; Marines Sweep First Three Places Sgt. Nelson Is Second; Sullivan’s Platoon Ranks Highest ‘THE Marine Aviation Detachment boasts three-of the top graduates on the 35th Battalion’s honor roll released today by the Records Office. Sgt. T. J. Toups, J-3, took highest honors with an overall average of 3.63. Sgt. S. A. Nelson, J-1, was second with 3.57; and Sgt. W. C. Brusasco, J-1, was third with 3.53. Sharing third honors with Brusasco were Gadets C. G. Brady, J-1, and R. E. Kramer, J-1. a Four of the top fiye, and ten of the honor roll of 25 cadets were from Ens. Turkey Dinner On Xmas Slate EK. D. Sullivan’s platoon J-1, which also holds the distinction of being undefeat- , ed in regimental sports competition. It (CAST TO STARBOARD) | Sleep all day tomorrow if you wish, but if you do you’ll miss a Christmas dinner that goes something like this: Cadets’ Families Welcome; Dance Marks Opening Uf Dahlgren Hall Y ULETIDE festivities officially open at 1745 today when classes will be secured and liberty will be- gin for the Navy’s only wartime holi- day. For those who wish to eat on the station, evening chow will be served one-half hour early for all battalions. At 2100 Chief Maser and the Sky- cracker orchestra will strike up the band in Dahlgren Hall for the Christmas Eve Ball which will mark the official opening of the huge new structure. A crowd of 4,000 officers, cadets, enlisted men and civilian employees, and their wives and dates, will dance under a star- studded canopy. Cadets may take members of their families and out-of-town guests to the ball, but any civilian males among them must wear Navy guest badges. These are obtainable in advance from platoon officers. An Atlanta decorator, with the aid of cadet labor platoons and musicians, has already completed the decorations. Twelve hundred yards of mountain laurel rope and 500 yards of smilax (CAST FO STARBOARD) Oyster Cocktail Stuffed Celery Olives, Pickles Roast Young Georgia Turkey Oyster Dressing Cranberry Sauce Giblet Gravy Glazed Carrots Mashed Potatoes Green Peas Ayocado and Tomato Salad French Dressing Hot Rolls Golden Fruit Cake Ice Cream Coffee Salted Nuts Cigarettes Reveille will sound at 0730, but those who care to (and who doesn’t) may ig- nore it. Cadets will not be required to meet any formations on Christmas Day, except for the meals they eat aboard. On the station’s entertainment pro- gram are two special movies at 1515 and 1945. ; All cadets are invited to Christmas dances which will be held at the Ath- ens Service Center, and the American Legion Cabins. Liberty will end at 2345, and taps will sound at 2400. Focke-Wolf 200—108 35th Flew Six Flags The 35th Batt, which departs Mon- day, leaves an all-time station record of four straight wins in Regimental Re- view, and a near-record of three con- secutive White E pennants. They re- tired from both the athletic and the Candy Santa’s a Great Guy for Laughs academic competitions with the regi- mental championship burgees still fly- ing. Altogether Lieut. H. A. Raben- horst’s charges claimed six champion- ship flags while aboard. Navy uniform regulations apparently mean nothing te some people, Aviation Cadet Jim Kendall (39-F-1), of Miami, discovered this week when he received a Christmas gift of several colorful ties from a “female admirer.” Three of his platoon mates are shown helping him try on some of the snappy haber- dashery. Left to right: Robert McConnell, Kendall, John Moore, and John Kiefer.