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 Walhalla
Students
Leave For Schools
WALHALLA, Sept. 11 --- Quite
a large group of young girls and boys will leave Walhalla this week
to enter college, some resuming -their school work, others entering
the freshman classes.
Among those leaving are: Misses Catherine Hughs, Elizabeth Moss, Margie
Pike, Eulalle Puckharbcr, Winthrop college; Misses Bessie Reese and
Edna Norma Pitchford, Lander college; Miss Annie Laurie DuPre, University
of South Carolina; Misses Nannette Sloan and Norma Humphries, Queens-Chicora,
Charlotte, N. C. Misses Andarienne Farmer, Macie Powell, Leontlne Powell
and Vivian Powell, Limestone college; Miss Jessie Suddeth. Rabun Gap,
Ga.; Miss Dorothy Ernest, Bcrea College, Berea, Ky.'; McCurry Neville,
Frank Jones, Louis Clark, Wesley Pitchford, William DuPre, Simon Pell,
Allison Rhodes, Charles Hetrick, Darwin Addis, Fred Thode, to Clemson
college; Sidney Ballenger and Fred Gillespie, Wofford college; William
Aull, University of South Carolina; Arthur Aull, College of Charleston;
Bill Cart, Bob Jones' College In Cleveland, Tenn.; Bill Schumacher,
Cumberland Law School, Lebanon, Tenn.
[The Greenville News, Greenville,
SC,12 Sep 1937, Sun. Page 22]
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 GILLESPIE
HONORED
WALHALLA, May 25. Fred
E. Gillespie, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Gillespie, of Walhalla, and
a rising senior at Wofford college, this week was chosen captain of
Scabbard and Blade, national honorary military organization, for the
coming session. This week he was also initiated into the Blue Key honorary
fraternity at Wofford along with three other students. He was elected
president of the senior class for next year. He has held a number of
offices on the campus during his three years at Wofford.
[The Greenville News, Greenville, SC, 6 May 1941,
Mon • Page 10]
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 Wofford
Cadet
Officers Named
Walhalla Senior To Head
Battalion; Platoon
Leaden Chosen
SPARTANBURG Oct 91— Fred
E. Gillespie Wofford senior from Walhalla has been named cadet Lieutenant
Colonel commanding the battalion in the college military department
according to an announcement made by Lieutenant Colonel Charles . Loughlin,
head of the college military organization.
Colonel Loughlin also announced the appointment of R L Epps Sumter
as Major Executive and Jennings B Livingston of Wofford as Captain Adjutant,
Arthur B Hammond Spartan burg has been assigned the position of Captain
Commander of the R O T C Band
Assignments to the four companies are as follows:
Company “A”:; Oliver It Talbert Allendale Captain, Commander; Carl
R Bailey Lakeview, 1st Lieutenant, Platoon Leader; Joseph E Wrightson,
Spartanburg, 1st Lieutenant, Platoon Leader; Thoe. O Fowler Switzer
2nd Lieutenant assistant platoon leader; Marvin L Collins, Winnsboro,
2nd Lieutenant assistant platoon leader,
Company “B”: Wilbur O- Stevens Mayo, Captain, Commander; Preston B
Hardy,, Dillon, 1st Lieutenant Platoon Leader; Guy W Wilkes, Jr., Chester
1st Lieutenant, Platoon Leader; Thomas C Ramseur, Cheraw, 2nd Lieutenant,
assistant platoon leader and Byron 8. Davis, Patrick 2nd Lieutenant
assistant platoon leader
Company “C”: Jefferson C. Painter, Spartanburg, Captain Commander;:
Ralph G. Eaker, Lawndalle, 1st Lieutenant, Platoon Leader; Marion M.
Dowling, Spartanburg, 1st Lieutenant, Platoon Leader; John W. Henry
Spartanburg, 2nd Lieutenant, assistant platoon leader and Edmund B.
Gregoriw, Charleston, 2nd Lieutenant assistant platoon leader.
Company “D”: William T Mills Jr Prosperity Captain Commander VirgU
P Foster Spartanburg 1st Lieutenant Platoon Leader John W Ballenger
1st Lieutenant Platoon ' Leader also of Bpartanburg: Marion D Ogbum
Jr Jones-ville 2nd Lieutenant assistant platoon leader: and Harry P
Williams Jr Spartanburg 2nd Lieutenant ’ assistant platoon leader
[The Columbia Record, Columbia, SC,
31 Oct 1941, Fri, Page 9]
 WOFFORD
ORDER ELECTS
Spartanburg Nov
7--(Special) Four Wofford college seniors' 'were elected last week
to membership to become Gnomes, an honorary organizations composed
of the four outstanding seniors This year's group consists of John
Ballenger, Spartanburg,, Allan Brockman. Chester. Fred Gillespie,
Walhalla and Leslie Mills of: Prosperity
The State,
Columbia, SC, 08 Nov 1941, Sat, Page 7[]
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Wofford Names
Cadet Officers
Fred Gillespie, Walhalla,
Chosen Lieutenant
Colonel
SPARTANBURG, Nov. 1.---
Fred E. Gillespie, Wofford senior from Walhalla, has been named Lieutenant
Colonel, commanding the battalion in the college military department,
according to an announcement made by Lieutenant Colonel Charles C.
Loughlin, P. M. S. T. Gillespie, who is one of Wofford's outstanding
seniors, is also captain in the Scabbard and Blade, honorary
military leadership fraternity. He was highly praised by his company
officers at camp this summer. Colonel Loughiin also announced the
appointment of R. I. Epps, of Sumter as major, executive, and
Jennings B. Livingston of Woodford as captain, adjutant. Epps was
awarded the Master Cadet medal for his outstanding work at camp this
summer. Livingston also has a very good military record at Wofford.
Arthur B. Hammond, Spartanburg, has been assigned the position of
captain, commander of the R. O. T. C. band.
Assignments to. the four companies are as follows :
Company "A:" "Oliver R. Talbert, Allendale, captain, commander;
Carl E. Bailey, Lakeview, 1st lieu-tenant, platoon leader; Joseph E.
Wrightson, Spartanburg, r1st lieutenant, platoon leader; Thomas O,
Fowler, Switzer, second lieutenant assistant platoon leader; Marvin
L. Collins, Winnsboro, second lieutenant, assistant platoon leader
Company "B:" Wilbur O. Stevens, Mayo, captain, commander; Preston B.
Hardy, Dillon, first lieutenant, platoon leader; Guy W. Wilkes, Jr.,
Chester, first lieutenant, platoon leader; Thomas C. Ramseur.
Cheraw, second lieutenant, assistant platoon leader, and Byron S.
Davis, Patrick, second lieutenant, assistant platoon leader. Company
"C:" Jefferson C. Painter, Spartanburg, Captain, commander; Ralph G.
Eaker, Lawndale, first lieutenant, platoon leader; Marion M. Dowllng,
Spartanburg, first lieutenant, platoon leader; John W. Henry,
Spartanburg, second lieutenant, assistant platoon leader; and Edmund
B. Gregorie, Charleston, second lieutenant, assistant platoon
leader. Company "D:" William U Mills, Jr., Prosperity, captain,
commander; Virgil P. Foster, Spartanburg, first lieutenant, platoon
leader; John W. Ballenger, first lieutenant, platoon leader, also of
Spartanburg; Marion D. Ogburn, Jr., Jonesville, second lieutenant,
assistant platoon leader; and Harry P. Williams, Jr;, Spartanburg,
second lieutenant, assist ant piatoon leader.
[The Greenville News,, Greenville, SC, 02 Nov 1941,
Sun. Page 16]
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