Information the Campus

Although lacking the editorial content of TheCrimson, The Service News continued to report oncampus news, while reflecting Harvard's emphasison the war effort. Lead stories in 1944 included:"Navy Fifth War Loan Drive Begins July 1st,""Adams, Lowell in War Bond Drives," "ArmyTerminates McKinlock Lease," "Navy Aviation OpenAgain for Volunteers" and "Officers of Army AirForce to Occupy Dunster House."

Stories like these were interspersed withcoverage of football games, crew competitions,debate matches and the dating scene.

Profiles of attractive "'Cliffedwellers" werefrequent features, especially "Freshmanettes." Oneprofile of first-year Georganne Williamson wastitled "Southern Belle Takes Toll, WringsHarvardian Hearts; Gracious Georgane SweetensBrooks Tea." The caption of her picture read "HerDixieland charms thaw Cambridge frost."

At the end of the article, "vital statistics"were listed, including age, height, residence andpolitical party.

A profile of the Radcliffe "Sues"--Sue Hagler'46 and Suzanne Saucy '48--was titled "HarvardChanged, But '48 Has Board Date Selection; if youCan't Get A Radcliffe Girl--"

The punch line to the joke in the subhead,which was common at the time, was "try again."

Radcliffe alumna Hopkirk, who was a civilianstudent, said that the attitudes toward women onthe Harvard campus during her tenure were " ratherhumiliating."

Although she did not read the Service News orremember the profiles of Radcliffe students, shesays she is not surprised by the way in whichRadcliffe students were portrayed.

"I never would have been enthusiastic about[the profiles]," she says.

A gossip column titled "The Lucky Bag" gave thelocations of parties and names of people with astore of cigarettes which were rational at thetime.

"I'm going to miss helping to make everybody'sprivate life public," wrote one author of thecolumn upon leaving the staff in 1944.

Another edition of the column dealt with theMidshipman Dance. "Jim Grisham, head of the O.D.P.(Office of Date Procurement) has been wondering atthe lack of response for a date bureau but isgoing ahead with arrangements," the column said.

A series of cartoons also appeared in theService News, courtesy of the Navy War BondCartoon Services.

One Cartoon that ran in August 1944 featured aswab crying because he didn't have a girl to comehome to. When he says all he has is $5,000 in warbonds, buxom women surround him.