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By DOUG HALL
Reporter
i With the sounds of
Texas Aggie Band in the Back
ground and the faces of proud par
ents in the audience, 121 seniors re
ceived their commissions as officers
in the U.S. Armed Services Saturday
in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
H Commissioning for many of the
officers marks the culmination of a
college career and allows them to of
ficially begin serving an obligation to
a chosen military branch. However,
some of these officers will return to
A&M to finish their degree or pur
sue graduate work.
H Retired Lt. Gen. Ormond R. Sim
pson, United States Marine Corps,
served as commissioning officer.
If Simpson, who also advises the
Corps of Cadets as assistant vice
president for student affairs, spoke
briefly on the oath of office he is
sued to each officer.
|| The 67-word oath is 101-years-
old, Simpson said, and serves as the
first official step in a new careers for
officers.
H “It has important meaning in all
dauses,” Simpson said. “You must
support and defend our Constitu
tion, nothing more . . . against all
enemies, foreign and domestic.”
j| Simpson also said the oath is im
portant because the officers take it
under free will and must show integ
rity towards God and country.
T| “I welcome you to the armed serv
ices of this country,” Simpson said
amongst three standing ovations.
“The rewards will be enormous, not
Photo by KYLE HA WKINS
Newly commissioned soldier Preston Abbott eyes his new
brass being polished by his father, Frank Abbott.
monetarily, but you will be contrib
uting something worthwhile. You
will have the opportunity to lead.
Never forget that responsibility . . .
My only regret is that I’ll not be
there serving with you.”
On a personal note, Simpson told
the Corps it must summon all of its
inner strength to make the Corps a
happier place for underclassmen to
live and work.
With a great deal of emotion, Sim
pson then said, “And now it is time
for me to go. I shall not be here
when you return, but I’ll be watch
ing you with confidence.”
Commissioning exercises also in
cluded the presentation of the Do
herty Award, a $3,000 award given
to a graduating senior in the Corps,
to Gregory J. Lengyel. Lengyel, an
engineering technology graduate
from Randolph Air Force base in
San Antonio, served as commanding
officer of the First Wing this past
year and will enter the Air Force as a
pilot.
■To receive the award, the cadet
must have received a commission in
the armed forces, have high moral
character, believe in God and have a
strong sense of patriotism towards
country and state.
Texas A&M President Dr. Frank
E. Vandiver presented the award es
tablished by Wilfred T. Doherty,
Class of ’22, in memory of his par
ents.
CS to sponsor free concerts
By ELIZABETH MICKEY
Reporter
Get out your blankets and lawn
chairs and get ready for a summer of
free concerts.
The College Station Parks and
Recreation Department is sponsor
ing a summer concert series with the
Arts Council of Brazos Valley. All of
the concerts will be held at Central
Park in College Station from 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. Admission is free and con
cession stands will be available.
Susan O’Connor of the College
Station Parks and Recreation De
partment says there has been a good
turnout at past concerts. Attendance
depends on which band is playing
and what else is happening that
weekend, she says.
The series will feature:
• Sunday: Alpenfest;
• May 26: Four Hams on Rye;
• June 9: Totlyn Jackson;
• June 23: C.P.R. (Calvert, Powell
and Resnick);
• July 14: New Sounds;
• July 28: Carter Creek Blue
Grass Band;
• Aug. 11: Freeway Band;
• Aug. 25: Transit.
O’Connor says the department
puts on the concerts as a service to
the public.
“It’s a special event for the pub
lic,” O’Connor says. “Many cities
sponsor summer concerts for their
citizens.”
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