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MACE, THE CITADEL
The Citadel Mace is a scepter-like object symbolizing the College. It is carried at the head of academic processions of faculty at commencement and convocation ceremonies. Designed by CPT John S. Coussons (USN, Retired), professor emeritus of history, and made by the English firm of Wippell and Co., Ltd., it has a wooden shaft with brass fittings. The hat insignia of the S. C. Corps of Cadets inspired the design of the mace-head, which is brass with blue-and-white enamel inlays. Beneath the fronds of a palmetto tree are the name of the school and the ovals of the seal of the State of South Carolina. The mace was first introduced at the inauguraiton of GEN James A. Grimsley, Jr., as President of The Citadel in 1981. NOTE: The Drum Major of the Regimental Pipe Band carries a wooden staff with a metal crown. This staff is also called a mace. (Source: David C. R. Heisser, "Scepters of Academe: College and University Maces in the Palmetto State," Carologue, vol 10, winter 1994, p. 13; color picture on the cover of The Citadel Magazine, vol. 2, summer 2000). A picture of the Regimental Pipe Band Drum Major with his mace is on the cover of The Citadel Magazine, summer/fall 2002. (DH)
MACE, JAMES E.
Brigadier General, U.S.A. (Ret.). Commandant of Cadets, 1997-2005. Class of 1963. A native of Hampton, S.C., General Mace holds bachelors and masters degrees from The Citadel and an MBA from Webster University. He did advanced study at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, the Army War College, Rutgers University and the University of Maryland. He served in combat in Vietnam and is one of the most decorated graduates that The Citadel has ever had for valor in combat. General Mace has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, with oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" device and four oak leaf clusters, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Purple Heart, and the Army Commendation Medal with "V" device and four oak leaf clusters. General Mace also wears the Ranger Tab and the Master Parachutist Badge. His regimental affiliation is with the 75th Infantry Regiment (Ranger). Among many other positions in the Army he has served as Commander of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Infantry in Panama, Commander of the 2d Batalion (Ranger) 75th Infantry at Fort Lewis, Washington, commander of the 1st Infantry Training Brigade and the Ranger Training Brigade at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was an assistant Division Commander for Su ppport of the 6th Infantry Division in Alaska and was Chief of Staff of Fourth U. S. Army at Fort Sheridant, Illinois. He was the longest serving Commandant since the position was established in 1890. General Mace retired in 2005. His portrait hangs in the Daniel Librray. (Sources: Biography of General James Mace onThe Citadel Web site; Bruce Lewis, "General Mace to Retire," Brigadier, Feb. 11, 2005, p. 1) (DH)
MACE, NANCY
Nancy Ruth Mace was the first woman to graduate from The Citadel as a member of the Corps of Cadets. She enrolled in 1996. Credits transferred from another institution enabled her to graduate in 1999. She has written a book about her Citadel experience. (Source: In the Company of Men: A Woman at The Citadel, by Nancy Mace, with Mary Jane Ross. U53 .M255 A3 2001) (DH)
MACKEY, THOMAS J.
One of two cadets to serve in the Mexican War. He never graduated. The other cadet, Allen Little, graduated. Click: Mexican War
MAGUIRE, PAUL L.
Class of 1960. Professional football player, 1960-1970; Los Angeles, Buffalo and San Diego. Since 1970 he has been a sports analyst with ESPN. (HN)
MAHAN, ALINE MATTSON
Aline Mattson Mahan (1927-2004) was The Citadel's first female professor. A distinguished psychologist, she became the first full-time associate professor at The Citadel in 1974. In 1988 she was the first woman to attain the rank of Colonel in Citadel history. She developed the graduate program in psychology and retired as chair of the Psychology Department. (Source: "1st Female Professor Dies," Post and Courier, Feb. 27, 2004, p. 4B). (DH)
MAMELUKE SWORD
This is the Marine officers' sword. It gets its name "from the cross-hilt and ivory grip, both of which were used for centuries by the Moslems of North Africa and Arabia. The Marine Corps tradition of carrying this type of sword dates from Lieutenant O'Bannon's assault on Derna, Tripoli, in 1805, when he is said to have won the sword of the governor of the town." (Sources:. Philip N. Pierce, Compact History of the United States Marine Corps, p. 40. VE23 .P5 1960; The Marine Officer's Guide, 6th edition, p 130. REFERENCE VE153 .E85 1996) (DH)
MAP--THE CITADEL
Click Citadel map to see the map from The Guidon. A very nice map appears on The Citadel home page. Click campus map to see it. A Virtual Tour of the campus is on The Citadel Web site. Walking tour maps are available at the Daniel Library Circulation Desk.
MARDI GRAS
The Summerall Guards often serve as Honor Guard to King Rex at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The Citadel Band serves as Honor Band to King Rex. At the 1978 Mardi Gras the Summerall Guards behaved improperly during the parade. The Citadel disbanded them and they were not invited back to Mardi Gras the following year. It may have been several years.
MARIAH
A yacht presented to The Citadel by the Daniel Fund. (Source: Robert K. O'Neal, Jr., "Citadel Received New Yacht," The Brigadier, Sept. 5, 1980, p. 4)(HN)
MARINE OFFICER'S COVER
The name of the four-leaf clover design on the top of a Marine Corps officer's cover, or hat, is called a quatrefoil.
MARK CLARK DAY
May 18, 1965. Upon General Clark's announcement plans were made to have testamonial and a day named after him. Highlights of the day included a taped message broadcast to the crowd over the loudspeaker from famous newscaster Lowell Thomas, a telephone call from former President Eisenhower, a introduction of General Clark by Jimmy Burns, and a present of a new cadillac given to General Clark. (Source: Dennis D. Nicholson, Jr., A History of The Citadel: The Years of Summerall and Clark, pp. 342-344. U430 .C5 N53 1994) (HN)
MARK CLARK HALL
Dedicated on 31 May 1957 and named in honor of General Mark W. Clark, this is a three-storey building of approximately 55,000 square feet. It was designed by Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc., of Spartanburg, S.C. It houses The Citadel Gift Shop, a reception room, barber shop, post office, pool room, canteen (food court) and Knob Cafe on the first floor. On the second floor are the offices of Cadet Activities and Cadet Publications, the Greater Issues meeting room and a room displaying a valuable collection of antique furniture (including 16th- and 17th-century pieces) bequeathed to The Citadel by Boyd Hatch. The third floor has the Catholic Chapel (Church of Christ the Divine Teacher), office of the Catholic Chaplain, office of the Episcopalian Chaplain, the Honor Court, the darkroom and studio of The Citadel Photographer, and a suite of rooms for distinguished visitors to The Citadel. The two cadets who raised the United States flag at the dedication ceremony in 1957 were Dana Williams Love, Jr., and Lane Owen Allen, Jr.--both of "E" Company.
Located on the second floor of the building is an auditorium measuring 72 x 100 feet. It is used for campus lectures, fine arts performances, student meeetings, Red Cross blood drives and various departmental functions. In 2005 the auditorium was named in honor of U. S. Representative Stephen E. (Steve) Buyer (pronounced BOO-yer) (Citadel Class of 1980), representing Indiana's 4th Congressional District. Congressman Buyer (born 1958 in Rensselaer, Ind.) is a distinguished military graduate with a Bachelor of Science in business administration from The Citadel and a Juris Doctor degree from Valparaiso University. He was in the U. S. Army Reserve, then transferred to the Judge Advocate General Corps. He was called to active duty, 1984-1987. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army and served in the Gulf War. His awards include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal and Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal. He has continued in the Army Reserve, attaining the rank of Colonel. He was elected to Congress in 1992 and has served on the House Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs and Energy and Commerce Committees. [Sources: Guidon, 2005-2006, pp. 113-114; "Mark Clark Hall, New Citadel Activities Building, Dedicated," News and Courier, June 1, 1957, p. 5A; "New Activities Building To Be Constructed," Alumni News, vol. 13, no. 3 (March 1956), p. 4; Citadel Archives and Museum, folder "Dedication--Mark Clark Hall--3/31/1957"; and folder "Hatch, Boyd"; "Auditorium Named for Congressman Steve Buyer, '80," The Citadel Public Affairs Office, press release, November 1, 2005; CQ's Politics in America, 2006, pp. 379-380. REFERENCE JK1012 .C63 2006; Almanac of American Politics, 2006, pp. 630-632. REFERENCE JK271 .B343 2006]
MARK CLARK TREE
This is a small redwood tree growing on the north side of Summerall Chapel. The bronze plaque in front of it has the following inscription:
    1976
    A Giant Among Trees
    Dedicated to a Giant Among Men
    General Mark Wayne Clark
MARY B. MURRAY MEMORIAL INFIRMARY
Click Infirmary.
MASCOTS--CITADEL
English bulldog mascots have attended Citadel football games and encouraged school spirit since the 1920s. A number of these canines have been named "Plebe" or "Boo." Since 2003 the two official mascots are Boo V and General. From 1977 to 1990 the bulldog mascot was Colonel Ruff, nicknamed Killer. Unfortunately, he was eaten by an alligator. In 1973-74 the unofficial mascot was a large red dog called Big Red, a mix of Labrador and golden retriever. See also: BIG RED--DOG. (Source: Brian Hicks, "Citadel Seeks History of Its Top Dog," Post and Courier, June 12, 2005, pp. 1A, 11A) (DH)
MATTAR, LT. COL. GEORGE G.
Class of 1963. Died in the Potomac River Air Florida Crash, Jan. 13, 1982. Click: Arland Williams, or Air Florida.
MAURO, CHARLES (CARLO)
1868-July 15, 1958. Founder of Charleston Barber & Beauty supply. Friend of The Citadel. (Source: Charleston News & Courier, July 16, 1957, p. 1. Charleston News & Courier, Sept. 15, 1956, p. 10.) His son was the commander of the guided missile cruiser Canberra.
MAYNARD, JAMES EDMUND
1940-2000. Librarian in Daniel Library for 33 years. LTC Maynard earned a masters degree in library science form Louisiana State University, a masters degree in business admnistration, and a Ph.D. in information science. He served in various capacities in the Library, and was Acting Director in 1985-86. His portrait hangs in the Daniel Library. [Source: Herbert T. Nath, "James Edmund Maynard," Daniel Library Research Connections, vol. 7, no. 2, (spring 2001) p. 1](DH)
MCALISTER FIELD HOUSE
Originally constructed in 1939 it was completely renovated in 1988. Its seating was then increased from 4,500 to 6000. It was named in honor of Col. David S. McAlister, class of 1924, on March 16, 1973. Col. McAlister held many positions at The Citadel including that of Dean of Cadet Affairs. Before 1973, it was known as the Armory. It also had the nickname "Animal House" because of the raucous behavior of the spectators. This name was bestowed in January 1979 after the movie of the same name.
MCCAIN, JOHN
John Sidney McCain, III (1936- ), U. S. Senator (R-Ariz.), Vietnam war hero, Captain, USN (Ret.), prisoner of war in North Vietnam, 1967-73. He delivered the commencement address to the Corps of Cadets on May 11, 2002. Click here for McCain address. (DH)
McCORMICK, ROBERT RUTHERFORD
1880-1955. Former editor and owner of The Chicago Tribune. He was friend of General Summerall, serving under him during World War I. The Citadel Beach House is named after him: (Source: Lisbeth G. Svendsgaard, "McCormick, Robert Rutherford," American National Biography, vol. 14, pp. 921-923. REFERENCE CT213 .A68 1999) (HN)
MCCUEN, DAVID E.
Class of 1935. Chairman of the Board of Visitors, 1960-1965. As a cadet, McCuen and some of his friends would lower themselves down the ladder in the old water tower in Padgett-Thomas barracks. There, in semi-darkness, they would go swimming. "McCuen said some thirty years after this prank, that he and his fellow swimmers often amused themselvs thinking about the expression that might appear on General Summerall's face if he knew they were swimming in his drinking water." (Source: Dennis D. Nicholson, Jr., A History of the Citadel: The Years of Summerall and Clark, p. 82. U430 .C5 N53 1994) (HN)
McKEEVER, RODNEY
Class of 1977. Citadel basketball player. All Southern Conference Team, 1975-1976. All Southern Conference Player of the Year 1975-1976.
MCKITTRICK, WILLIAM L.
Class of 1918. Major General, USMC. During World War II as Air Defense Commander at Saipan, he played a key role in the capture of both Saipan and Tinian. For his exceptional service he received the Legion of Merit and a gold star. His portrait hangs in the Daniel Library.
MCMILLAN, GEORGE BRAY
1916-44. Citadel Class of 1938. Lt. Col. U.S.A.A.F. World War II ace. Commissioned as 2nd Lt. in the Army Air Corps, earning his pilot's wings in 1939. Served as a fighter pilot in the 20th Pursuit Group, 55th Pursuit Squadron, Moffet Field, Calif., and 23rd Composite Group, 1st Pursuit Squadron, Eglin Field, Fla. Resigned his commission as a 1st Lt. to go to China with the American Volunteer Group (AVG), known as the Flying Tigers, serving as a Flight Leader with the 3rd Pursuit Squadron and scoring 4.5 aerial victories, flying a P-40. He returned to the U.S. in 1942 after the AVG was disbanded. Recommissioned in the U.S. Army Air Force with the rank of Major. He returned to China in 1943, serving briefly in the Chinese-American Composite Wing and the 51st Fighter Group, before taking over as commanding officer of the 449th Fighter Squadron. He attained the rank of Lt. Col. and scored four more kills, flying a P-38. He was killed in action southeast of Pingsiang, China, on June 24, 1944. He received the Bronze Star, two Air Medals with oak leaf cluster, the Distinguished Flying Cross (posthumous), and the Order of the Cloud and Banner, 5th Class (Republic of China). He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. [Sources: Alumni Records, Citadel Records Management Department; Frank Olynyk, Stars and Bars: A Tribute to the American Fighter Ace, 1920-1973 (London: Grub Street, 1995), p. 446; Carl Molesworth and Steve Moseley, Wing to Wing: Air Combat in China, 1943-45 (New York: Orion Books, 1990), p. 30; communications from Mr. Ezekiel Striker, Dunwoody, Georgia, July 21 and Aug. 23, 2005] (DH)
MEDAL OF HONOR
No Citadel graduate has ever received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Retired BG J.T. Kennedy was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Philippine Islands campaign of 1909. Although he did not graduate from The Citadel, he was a member of the Class of 1907. He attended The Citadel from 1903-1904, his freshman year, and then transferred to the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1908.
Admiral Stockdale, President of The Citadel, 1979-1980, received the Congressional Medal of Honor and is a member of the French Legion of Honor. (HN)
MEENAGHAN, GEORGE F.
Vice-President of Academic Affairs, 1979-1992.
MERRITT, LEWIE GRIFFITH
1897-1974. Class of 1917. Major General, U.S.M.C. Commissioned in the Marine Corps, 1917. Served in Santo Domingo and France. Earned Bachelor of Law degree from George Washington University and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1928. He was a pioneer in marine aviation. He was one of fhe first aviators to make use of dive bombing. Made Brigadier General in 1942. In charge of Marine air personnel of the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor. Shot down by Axis aircraft in the Libyan desert, 1942. Later in World War II had an aviation command on the U.S. West Coast, then in the Marshall Islands. Commanding General of the 9th Marine Air Wing, Cherry Point, N.C. Decorations included: Legion of Merit, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, Victory Ribbon for World War I and World War II. After retiring from the Marine Corps, he practiced law in Colunbia, S.C. Served as Director of the Legislative Council of the S. C. Legislature. Merritt Field of the Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C., was named in his honor. (Source: Alumni Files, Citadel Records Management Department) (DH)
MESS--KNOB RESPONSES
1. Sir/Ma'am, All of my sufficiencies have been suffulsified and any further indulgence on my part may well prove to be super sanctimonious. I, therefore, respectively request permission to remove my lowly, degradable mass of protoplasmic corruption from your highly exalted presence, Sir. W.V. Scasdina, Class '80.
2. Sir/Ma'am, My sufficiency is quite suffulsified and anymore would be super sanctimonious, therefore, I cadet Recruit......request permission to get the .... out of the mess hall and leave you fine southern gentlemen in peace.
3. Sir/Ma'am, Would you or any other kind, find, refined or otherwise defined, highly outstanding, suffistacted northern or southern gentleman care for any of the food off my plate, Sir.
4. Sir/Ma'am, My sufficiency has been suffulicified such that anymore food would prove super santimous to my health. Therefore; I Cadet Recruit...request permission to leave the mess hall, Sir.
MESS HALL--OLD--FOOTBALL PICTURE
Number 41 in the picture was Bob Carson. He was not an All-American and did not play Pro ball. He was 5'9" tailback, weighing 190 pounds and he was from Virginia Beach. The game pictured is Homecoming Day, November 18, 1972. The score was The Citadel 25, Davidson 16.
MESS HALL--OLD--LIGHTS
The old Main Mess Hall had 3 rows of 12 light fixtures. The old East Mess Wing had 3 rows of 8 light fixtures and the old West Wing had 3 rows of 5 light fixtures. Each light fixture had 10 light bulbs:
    Main Mess: 36 fixtures. 360 lights.
    East Wing: 24 fixtures. 240 lights.
    West Wing: 15 fixtures. 150 Lights.
    Total: 75 fixtures. 750 lights.
(Source: Cadet E. A. Godat. Class of 1981.)
MESS HALL--OLD--PICTURES
Col. Asbury Coward. Citadel President, 1835-1925. The old Mess Hall building was named after Coward. (painting).
General George Seignious. Citadel President. (photograph).
William Courtenay. Painting done by John Stolle in 1904 from an 1892 photo. (Biography: Who Was Who in America v. 7.
Two Cadets. It was painted by Jack Lenhardt of the education department for General Clark, just prior to the general's giving a speech in the Mess Hall. The artist said no special symbolism was involved. It was painted around 1963.
MESS HALL--WHY DO KNOBS COME TO THE MESS HALL?
Three times a day and even more often, the highly esteemed upperclass cadets of this, our beloved institution, discover that their gastric juices are running wild and their large intestines are craving victuals. It is altogether fitting and proper, as well as obvious and natural, that it behooves the lowly knob to come to the mess hall in order to ensure that the upperclass are properly served.
METSKER, THOMAS ("TOM")
Citadel Class of 1961. Captain, U.S.A. Killed in Vietnam, 1995. A hero of the Battle of Ia Drang (October-November 1965). The battle was significant because it prevented Communist seizure of Vietnam's Central Highlands, thereby cutting South Vietnam in two. The heaviest fighting occurred when LTC (later Lt. Gen.) Harold G. Moore's 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, assaulted landing (LZ) X-Ray beginning on 14 November. CAPT Metsker, the Battalion Intelligence Office, was wounded in the fray, but gave the last seat on an overloaded Huey helicopter to a more wseverely wounded officer. He then was shot in the back by an enemy sniper. His heroism and sacrifice are commemorated at The Citadel in the Thomas C. Metsker Leadership Education Endowment Fund. Cadets named one of The Citadel's mascots, a bulldog puppy, "General Tom Metsker." (Sources: We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young: Ia Drang, The Battle That Chanted the War in Vietnam, by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore, USA (Ret) and Joseph L. Galloway. DS557.8 .I18 M66 1992; "Capt. Tom Metsker: Citadel Graduate's Heroic Death Ends in Love Story," by Joseph L. Galloway, Post and Courier, 29 October 2003, p. 15A; "Ia Drang, Battle of," Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War, vol. 1, pp. 309-310. REF DS557.7 .E53 1998) (DH)
MEXICAN WAR
The fourth mural in the Daniel Library entitled The Corps of Cadets--1846. was dedicated 3 November 1962. It is 8 x 20. It shows the old Citadel, located north of Calhoun between King and Meeting in downtown Charleston. This is now known as Marion Square. In 1846, war with Mexico was declared and the cadets are training recruits of the South Carolina Palmetto Regiment. In the mural, the cadets are staging a demonstration parade for the benefit of the recruits. The Palmetto Regiment Flag shown in the painting was the first American flag to fly over Mexico City.
    Notice that the Corps is at left shoulder arms while the color guard is at right shoulder arms. This is no error. The 1835 edition of the U.S. Army Manual on Infantry Tactics states that the color guard always carries rifles at right shoulder arms.
    Only two Citadel cadets actually served in the war: Thomas J. Mackey and Allen H. Little. Both came back to The Citadel as veteran students after the war. Little graduated first in his class but Mackey never graduated. (Sources: John Peyre Thomas, The History of the South Carolina Military Academy, pp. 58-59. U430 .S51 T55 1991) A thorough history of South Carolinians in the Mexican War is: Jack Allen Meyer, South Carolina in the Mexican War. E409.5 .S7 M49 1996.
MILITARY AWARDS--CITADEL
Click Military awards to see illustrations of the military awards given to cadets. (Source: The Guidon, 1998-99, pp. 107-108.)
MILITARY SCIENCE BUILDING
This is named in honor of Brigadier General Micah Jenkins, CSA. Jenkins was mistakenly killed by Confederate troops as he was riding alongside General Longstreet at Cold Harbor in 1864. Longstreet was wounded at the same time. It is three stories, and has 47,040 square feet. All military science classes are taught here. It features a two-story glass front that is larger than any other on campus. Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc. of Spartanburg were the engineers for the project. (Source: Major Sam M. Savas, Citadel class of 1951.)
MILK
Name given to Third Battalion since it is composed of the companies: M,I,L,K.
MILLER, DAVID HUMPHREYS
1918- Painted the eight murals in the Daniel Library. He also worked as a scene painter for 20th Century Fox. In addition, he was also considered a leading authority on American Indians. He made many trips to various Indian Reservations, and was adopted into four Indian tribes: the Sioux, the Blackfeet, the Crow, and the Kiowa. During World War II he served first with the Army Engineers and later with Air Intelligence in China with the "Flying Tigers." From 1952-54, he worked with the Atomic Energy Commission, illustrating reports from the Pacific Nuclear Testing Grounds. His most famous mural is located at the Shrine of Democracy in the new hotel in the Black Hills, South Dakota. Research by Cadet George K. Andrews, Class of 1979. His wife was Jan Miller, the producer and coordinator of Ralph Edward's hit radio and television show, This is Your Life. As luck would have it, the Millers' acquaintance with General Clark may have contributed to the placement of the murals in the Daniel Library. [Source: COL D. D. Nicholson, Jr., "Focus on Citadel Murals," Alumni Magazine, vol. 34, no. 2 (winter 1978), pp. 13-21 and front and back covers] (HN & DH)
MINERVA
Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom, warfare and the arts. She was called Athena by the Greeks. Her statue on the library patio was presented by the class of 1960. She is seated in an arch with her legs to her left. Her left knee is higher than her right. The shield is behind her left knee. In the middle of the shield is a six-petal flower. Her left arm is resting on top of her shield. Her helmet is at her right hip with her right hand resting on top of it. She is dressed in a traditional white silky robe drawn with a string at the waist and the shoulders. (Description of statue by Herbert Nath) Click: Athena.
MINISTERS
The year 1888 was called the Class of the Ministers, since three of the nine graduates entered the ministry, one-third of them. Bond mentions this anecdote: A woman says, "[My son] wants to be a minister, so I suppose we will send him to the Citadel." (Source: Oliver Bond. Story of The Citadel, p.120. U430 .C5 B57 1989)
MISSILE
The missile located at the northeast corner of the parade ground is a Corporal). The corporal was America's first ballistic guided missile. It was capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional warhead. It was an army missile capable of a speed of Mach 3. Length: 45 feet, Diameter 30 inches, Weight: 11,000 lbs, Range 75 miles, Propellant: liguid aniline and acid. (Source: White Sands Missile Range.) The path around the missile is in the shape of a diamond. (Source for information on the Corporal: Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1961-62, p. 410. REF TL501 .J3 oversize)
MITCHELL
Charleston African-American who performed as a fifer for The Citadel from 1847-1861 and then again from 1882, when The Citadel reopened, to his death in 1893. The fife and drums was used prior to the bugle at the Old Citadel. (Source: Brigadier, Feb. 10, 1968, p. 11.)
MONUMENTS
Monuments on campus represent the four services, two professional fraternities, one Citadel award, one Mark Clark achievement, and one of The Citadel mascot.
Air Force jet. Click JET.
Army missile. Click MISSILE.
Beta Gamma Sigma. Business Fraternity. Click Beta Gamma Sigma.
Bulldog. Click BULLDOG--STATUE.
Coast Guard bell. Click BELL.
Marine Landing Craft. Click AMPHIBIOUS TANK.
Navy anchor. Click ANCHOR.
Navy torpedo. Click TORPEDO.
Seraph Monument. Click SERAPH MONUMENT.
Sherman Tank. Click SHERMAN TANK M4A3.
Star of the West. Click STAR OF THE WEST MONUMENT.
Tau Beta Pi. E.E. fraternity. Click TAU BETA PI.
MOOD, FRANCIS P., JR.
Class of 1960. Chairman of the Board of Visitors, 1997-2000. Attorney, Sinkler & Boyd, Columbia, SC.
MOOD, JULIAN A.
Class of 1916. Twenty-sixth Infantry, 1st. Division. Killed in a battle near Soissons, July 21, 1918. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, posthumously. His portrait is in the Daniel Library. (Source: Oliver Bond, The Story of The Citadel, p. 191. U430 .C5 S57 1989)
MOOD, ORLANDO CLARENDON
1899-1953. Class of 1921. Major General, United States Army. Awarded numerous decorations for service in World War II, including Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, French Legion of Honor and Croix de guerre, Belgian Order of Leopold II. Roase through ranks to Major General. Chief os Staff of the Second Army. His portrait is in the Daniel Library. (Source: Who Was Who in America, vol.3, 1951-60, p. 610. REFERENCE E176 .W64 1951-60; New York Times , May 3, 1953, p. 88) (HN & DH)
MOORE, COYLE ELLIS
1900-1990. Citadel Class of 1920. Earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in social welfare (1928) Taught courses in social work and social welfare at Florida State University. In 1949 he became the first dean of Florida State's School of Social Welfare, a position he held until 1970. Moore's research included public welfare, gerontology, and marriage and family life education. He is credited with bringing football to Florida State and helping the school grow into a major university. According to FOXSports.com he began the tradition of the sod game in 1962 after the FSU football team captains brought back to Tallahassee a piece of sod from Sanford Stadium after beating Georgia in Athens 18-0. The sod was buried in the corner of the practice field as a monument to the road victory. (Sources: American Men and Women of Science, 12th edition, vol. 2, p. 1735. 3rd floor Reference Q141 .A473 12th; FSU School of Social Work. Available: http://ssw.fsu.edu/school.html; The Sod Cemetery. Available: htttp://msn.foxsports.com/content/view?contentId=18138) (Elizabeth Connor)
MOORE, JAMES T.
1895-1953. Class of 1916. Lt. General, USMC. His portrait is in the Daniel Library. (Sources: Time, Nov. 23, 1953, p. 103; News & Courier, Nov. 12, 1953, p. 5-A) (HN)
MOORER, JOSEPH MCQUILLAN
Class of 1906. Chairman of the Board of Visitors, 1957-1960. His portrait hangs in the Daniel Library.
MOTION PICTURES
The Southerners, an early commercial dramatic film made by the Edison Company. was a three-reel movie adapted from the novel of the same name by Cyrus Townsend Brady. It was shot in the Charleston area in the spring of 1914 and was released nationally in May of that year. The plot was set in Mobile, Alabama, in 1861. Citadel cadets, dressed in Confederate gray, appeared in many scenes shot in and around Charleston. (Source: Whitney Miller, "The History of the Film Industry in South Carolina: The Early Years, 1902-1926," Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Association, 1998, pp. 128-135)
The Strange One (1957), starring Ben Gazzara, George Peppard and Pat Hingle, was made from Calder Willingham's novel, End As a Man (1947). The story was supposedly inspired in part by the author's experiences as a Citadel cadet. See WILLINGHAM, CALDER.
The film The Lords of Discipline (1994) was based on Pat Conroy's novel of the same name. The movie was shot on location at Wellington College, Berkshire, England. See LORDS OF DISCIPLINE--FILM.
MOTTO
The Citadel has no official Motto but sometimes the epigrams on The Citadel cap badge (derived from the South Carolina state seal) are used:
Dum Spiro Spero (DOOM SPEE-roe SPAY-roe) While I breath I hope.
Animus Opibusque Parati (AH-nee-meese OH-pee-BOOSE-quay pah-RAH-tee) Prepared in Mind and Resources. (Source: David C. R. Heisser, The State Seal of South Carolina; A Short History. Ref CD 5618 .S6H45 1992) See: SEAL--SOUTH CAROLINA; CAP DEVICE
MURALS--JENKINS HALL
These were done by David Humphreys Miller who also did the Library murals.
MURRAY, ANDREW BUIST
February 4, 1844 - Dec. 20, 1928. Andrew Murray was perhaps Charleston's greatest philanthropist. Although he was raised at the Charleston Orphan House he was able to make a fortune in rice and lumber. Among his many benefices: he gave $150,000 for the construction of the initial Murray Barracks, that was demolished in 1996, then rebuilt to have the same look. He also gave The Citadel $70,000 for the erection of the Mary Bennett Murray Infirmary which is still standing.He donated $38,000 to the City for the Hampton Park Drive. He was adopted by Washington Jefferson Bennett and became a partner in the Bennett Rice and Lumber Mill on the Cooper River with Mr. Bennett's two sons. He married Mr. Bennett's daughter Mary in 1876. Mrs. Bennett predeceased him. They had no children. (Sources: "In Memoriam--Andrew Buist Murray," Charleston Year Book, 1929, pp. 349-352. Prioleau Reading Room JS13 .C33 1929; "Andrew Murray, Philanthropist, Has Passed Away," News and Courier, Dec. 21, 1928, pp. 1, 11)
MURRAY BARRACKS (OLD)
1926-1996. Barracks number 1. Home of the 1st Battalion. Named for Andrew B. Murray who provided half the funds for constructiing it. The building cost $300,000. It accommodated 475 cadets.
MURRAY BARRACKS (NEW)
Completed on June 7, 1999. Construction of Murray began in September 1997. It was constructed with more than 7,500 cubic yards of concrete and 430 ton of reinforcing steel. It houses 458. It has 16 four-cadet rooms and 197 two-cadet rooms. It is the home of the 1st Battalion, as was old Murray. Each room has metal furniture, prewired computer outlets and central air conditioning. It cost $12.5 million. Like its predecessor, it is named for Andrew Buist Murray. (Source: Ron Menchaca, "Citadel Completes Coed Barracks," Post and Courier, June 17, 1999, p. 1; Oliver Bond, The Story of The Citadel, pp. 209-211. U430 .C5 B57 1989)
MURRAY, MARY BENNETT
Wife of Andrew B. Murray and daughter of Washington Jefferson Bennett. The Citadel Infirmary is named after her. She died around 1923.
MUSEUM--CITADEL
The Citadel Museum traces the history of the College from 1842 to the present. The past is brought to life with photographs from the Archives highlighting the chronologicallt arranged permanent exhibits which feature the military, academic, athletic and social aspects of cadet life. The Museum foyer includes a display of Citadel rings from 1895 as well as the photograph albums which memorialize Citadel men who lost their lives in wars since World War II. For location and hours see Museum
MYERS, CARL FRANCIS, JR.
Class of 1914. Adjutant. President of the Association of Citadel Men, 1965-1966. Associate Professor of Mathematics. His portrait hangs in the Daniel Library. [Source: Dennis D. Nicholson, Jr., A History of The Citadel: The Years of Summerall and Clark (page references in index). U430 .C5 N53 1994]

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