SMITH AT ROTARY

Major Pays High Tribute |

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High tribute to “the eypiéat G.I.
fighting man” was paid today by
Maj. George Baxter Smith in a
talk before the Rotary club.

“His morale is high, and he has
the perseverance and resiliency
| make him the best fighting
man in the world,” said the speaker,
who is on short leave from his
assignment in the California-

| Arizona maneuver area. “Much.

eredit for the capability of the

|

soldiers is due to the early training |
received in the family, schools, |

churches and community life.”
Major Smith, who was dean of
the University school of education

before being called into active;

service, told the audience about
ene in desert warfare where

icant units are taught “not to
make mistakes, and to learn the

necessity of teamwork.” He spoke |
with high regard for the equipment |
used and the method of training)

units for battle experience.

Music for today’s meeting was}
eiiecete by three students at Has- |
ell, members of the Creek Nation; |

a violin solo by Twila Mae Bridges
with Edna Carr as accompanist,
and an accordian solo by Betty

Jean Tiger. In introducing the|

musicians, Phil Cato of Haskell,

said 56 Indian tribes are repre- |
sented in the present enrollment |

at Haskell, coming from 26 dif-
ferent states and Alaska.

Prof, Russell Wiley spoke briefly
|about tonight’s symphony orches-
| tra concert at the University. Ger-

ald Hesse, of the civie pride com- |

mittee, called attention to the out-
standing collection of art at
Spooner-Thayer museum and urged
Rotarians to make more frequent
visits to the galleries.

Birthdays of Major’ Smith and

Roger Allen were recognized by

{John Brand and Solon Ayers.