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Dates: during 1953-1953
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...dozen (among them: Lieut. General James T. Moore, Major General Harry K. Pickett, Major General James B. Allison). Major Thomas D. Howie ("See you in St. Lô") went to the Citadel, and so did Korean Ace Captain Dolphin Overton. At the Citadel, a plebe is still a Doowillie, Dumbrod, Dumbsmack or Duwack; he must still "crawl" for an upperclassman. If a cadet asks, "What do plebes rank?", the Doowillie must reply: "Sir, the president's cat, the commandant's dog, the waitresses in the mess hall and all the colonels at Clemson [College...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Citadel's Choice | 11/2/1953 | See Source »

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