THE CITADEL, the Military College of South Carolina, will commemorate its 125th anniversary in 1968. Rich in history and tradition, The Citadel holds an honored place in the esteem not only of the South but of the whole country. Its graduates have served and died in the country's armed forces in every war since the founding of the academy. The Citadel has survived pestilence, malaria, yellow fever, pirates, uprisings, earthquakes, hurricanes, and wars. The Civil War Centennial Commission in i960 and Bruce Catton in 1961 confirmed that Citadel cadets began the hostilities in the Civil War when they fired on the Star of the West, the Federal ship attempting to supply Major Anderson's forces at Fort Sumter. South Carolinians have long accepted this incident as the opening of the war. An outgrowth of an arsenal guard organized for the purpose of internal protection, The Citadel today is recognized throughout the Nation as an academic and military institution of high standing. The present academy furnishes complete and generous education: that which fits a man to perform justly, skillfully, and magnanimously all the offices of a citizen, both private and public, of peace and war— this quotation from Milton appropriately describes today's institution. Citadel graduates have made outstanding contributions in both public and private fields, military and civilian. Although the vast majority of Citadel graduates are commissioned in the regular or reserve forces at the time when they receive their diplomas, an average of 25 percent of them are accepted in graduate or professional schools and over 10 percent receive fellowships, scholarships, or assistantships. Although for 2 consecutive years The Citadel has produced more Air Force officers than any other college in the United States except the Air Force Academy, it has contributed an even larger number of officers to the Army. The Citadel Archives is a fund of information about the history of the institution. The need for establishing the Archives was seen when it was realized that valuable records were kept in boxes and old filing cases, in scattered locations, and that many files had been destroyed through negligence and ignorance of their value. Founded in 1965 when Gen. Mark W. Clark donated his papers to The Citadel, the Archives was formally opened on November 12, 1966. Some 60,000 manuscripts, 40,000 photographs, many movie films, tape recordings, newspapers and newspaper clippings, and artifacts are now included