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Ole Miss Dorms Are Called Reminders Of State's War DeadUNIVERSITY—The four alum-Ini for whom men’s dormitories werenaroed at the Unlvenity of Mississippi were called Saturday the “silent representative^ o£ Ihose who gave their all for their country”Martin V. B. Mlll*r, w«ha~ ber *f the . Beard of Tm-tees of Institutions *f Hick* tr Le*r*lti*. made this statement In his fit u mxster of ferenonlrt at the dedication service* for Lester, Gerard, Sam. and Baxter Hall*.The dormitories, housing 46S “istuderds, were dedicated In the cool, November morning s u n-jJight. Jit bis preliminary re-i. marks, Mr. Miller said the men like Gus Gerard of Grenada, Dill! HI Sam of Vicksburg and Hermann ! of Baxter of Bay Si. Louis who were: pr-' ; | killed in action during World War 'jjll had made it possible for pco-I ij j pie of ^America not lo know the ,•? fear and hunger existent in oth-\-A- \ er nations.x4 \ SKmV JOHN W. KYLE, of Sar-^■•dis delivered a eulogy praising g*{:Dranlt;2 Lester of Baiesville. a/civdebiiatin;fo:CLha^ | member of the class of 1921 whoj ^l 8 (was a distinguished F. B. 1.‘;agent, an officer in military jn-i:tdiesei-Johr;lcr,Oxhy$l: 1elUgcn.ee and a former Rhodes La scholar. Mr. Lester died in an automobile accident in 1941.• versWords of praise for the oilier three men were given by Rep. | William Winter of Grenada for! .Mr. Baxter, Rep. Noah 5. (Sog- dnyUy) Sweat Jr. of Corinth for Mr. Gerard and Arthur H, Clark of Jiuiianola for Mr. Sam. Thesetoiy.?°?bolt;ty presidents.l,:'pihree honorees were all studenta'JIi Frank P. Montague of IIjI-1 tfesburE. Assorialed StudentSt Body president, Accepted the ° ' dormitories In a brief, tiedl-ish! ca^ory statement.Following the dormitory ded-3ersandfootden'edgotmorpiepreier-Ihc n O aid 1ver :•if-fredind1. ^ ication, ground was broken f o r the new $300,000 Alumni Building. Taking iart were Harvey Lee* Morrison of (Jfcolona, Alumni Association president; George P.Cossar of Charleston, vice-president; W. T. Wynn dC Greenville,
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Greenville Delta Democrat Times
Greenville, Mississippi, US
Mon, Nov 07, 1949
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