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...check. Ignoring, for the moment, its favorite enemies (the chairborne Washington officials who "activate" plans and "implement directives") the Post asked itself last week: what is World War II doing to the language? Partially reassured by the fact that many of World War I's mess-hall words (chow, slum, goldfish, corned willie) disappeared under the influence of home cooking, the Post tried to hope for the best: "Probably G.I. will be with...
...worked fine and they kept me reading in spite of the cook's calls for chow...
Spring is in the air and "Loving Bob" Foley, besides trying to help out other boys in the chow hall is doing his best for himself in and around Baker Library. Also Bernie Bienvenu, the source of so many romantic rumors about other people, is now implicated himself via the grapevine in a deeply platonic vein with a young local girl named Terry; watch for further progress in the near future...
...flight deck were Hellcats, Helldivers and Corsairs, weighed down with full loads of bombs and rockets, engines thunderously turning over. On the hangar deck more armed and laden planes were warming up, awaiting their turn on the elevators. Below, a crowd of enlisted men were lined up for morning chow. On the fantail a little group of men had just turned away from burying a sailor who had died, of illness, the day before. On the bridge, men conned the skies with glasses. It was 7 minutes past 7 in the dull dawn...
...Friday the weekend becomes more social as Ruby Newman and his orchestra play the opening strains of the Regimental Ball. With relaxation of the curfew comes the announcement that dancing will continue until 0100; refreshments will be served. And if the weather permits, dancers can leave Eliot House Chow Hall for under the sky dancing on the terrace...