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Friday, January 15, 1960
Former Student Writes Book
On Experiences in Rangers
THE BATTALION CADET SLOUCH
By BILL HICKLIN
Battalion Managing Editor
Among the most colorful men
gracing the ranks of A&M for
mer students is William Warren
Sterling, who has recently pub
lished a book entitled: “Trails
and Trials of the Texas Rangers.”
Sterling, who attended A&M
for two years beginning in 1906
but was unable to graduate when
his family moved out of the state,
has dedicated virtually all his
life to the Texas Rangers.
Worshipped Rangers
He worshipped the Rangers
from early boyhood and, in 1915,
enlisted in the organization for
a two-year tenure. Sterling
served through the “Bandit War”
along the border before resign
ing to join the Army in World
War I. He later was a cattle
man, wildcatter, justice of the
peace and rodeo judge.
Sterling earned the title of col
onel during World War II, but
asked for his release when he
was denied overseas duty with
his old friend, Gen. George S. Pat
ton.
Ranger Captain
In 1927, Sterling was appointed
a Ranger captain by Gov. Dan
Moody, and Gov. Ross Sterling
named him the adjutant general
of Texas in 1931.
. Sterling was born in 1891 on
a ranch in Bell County near Co-
tulla—a little citadel old Texans
described as the “town with the
hair on.”
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A very amiable person who
towers 6-4 and scales over a
sturdy 200 pounds, Sterling is
rich in friends and in excellent
health. Also very generous, he
spends much time aiding others
and has never forgotten those
who benefited him in the past.
In early Texas oilfields, his
physical prowess was known and
respected. In addition, he is a
stockman by nature and studied
animal husbandry at A&M, earn
ing a reputation as one of the
outstanding judges of livestock
in North America.
Camped with Rangers
Sterling was introduced to the
Rangers by companies that often
camped on the Sterling Ranch.
That’s when Mrs. Sterling’s
boy deserted the ranch house to
live with the Rangers during
their stay. And before he was
of age to join the Rangers, he
served as a scout and also scout
ed for the U. S. Third Cavalry,
tie worked cattle on the Lasater
Ranch in what is now Brooks
County, named for Capt. J. A.
Brooks.
Sterling received much of his
early training from Capt. Brooks,
before assuming command of
Company D, the last horseback
Ranger Company. He scouted
on practically every large ranch
in Texas and was always a friend
of the cowmen.
Superb Rider
He was. . -and still is, a superb
rider.
The late Congressman Richard
M. Kleberg said, “He is one of
the most magnificent figures on
horseback I have ever seen.”
Sterling has become somewhat
of a legend in the Southwest in
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Bill Hicklin Managing Editor
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his own time.
Accurate Account
The book, lacking slightly in
style and organization, is a sin
cere, accurate account of the
reminiscences of a professional i
lawman. His service to the Rang
ers and the state are described
throughout. Although he served
but eight years with the Rangers,
Sterling became familiar with [
the Ranger legends which he re
counts in the book.
From his own experience and
observation, Sterling tells of ear
ly Texas boom towns, martial
haw in East Texas oil fields and
the riotous 1928 Democratic Na
tional Convention in Houston.
Copiously Illustrated
The book is copiously illustrat
ed by Bob Schoenke, who draws
the daily newspaper adventure
strip, “Laredo.” Sterling has
been Schoenke’s historical advis
er for eight years and has helped
give the strip color and accuracy.
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Leading Literature Donors
By BOB SAILE
Battalion Staff Writer
One of A&M’s leading contrib
utors to Contemporary literature,
both prose and poetry, is James
Franklin Peirce, assistant pro
fessor in the Department of Eng
lish.
Peirce, who has been with the
A&M faculty as an instructor
of English and speech since Feb
ruary, 1946, has had numerous
poems, short stories and articles
published in leading modern
magazines.
Among the contributions
Peirce has made to popular mag
azines are “How Now, Brown
Cow” in Playboy; “A Belle For
Adonis” in Escapade; “The Jew
el” in Tiger; and various poems
in Nugget.
His humorous Playboy article,
“How Now, Brown Cow,” was
based on an actual incident which
occurred at the animal husbandry
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barns at A&M. It concerns a
bull kept by the Department of
Animal Husbandry which man
aged to escape his pen into a
farmer’s group of pure-bred
cows. The bull succeeded in
ruining years of the farmer’s
breeding experiments.
The farmer subsequently sued
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ing hilarious report on the inci
dent made by the attorney gen
eral was the basis for Peirce’s
article.
Peirce has won three first
prizes for the novel at the South
west Writers’ Conference in 1950,
1951 and 1952. The three novels
for which he received the awards
are “To All Men,” the second
chapter of which was the source
of the Escapade short story;
“The Maze”; and “Fragments
From a Broken Mirror.”
Other awards which Peirce has
won include honorable mention
honors for several short stories.
Peirce recently completed a re
search project entitled “Baude
laire: Flower of Evil,” which is
a study of the famous French
poet. He is presently working
on one novel and has just com
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A Stranger,” which concerns a
man returning to his small East
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having been forced to leave be
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Peirce was born in Edwards-
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obtained his advanced education
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