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Ensign Frankie Albert Swears (b idders Into Naval ReserveBy BILL HORNBYMost of (lit* bulwarks 011 Stanford's 1942 football roster and 25 other Farm men were sworn into the reserve forces of the United States Navy yesterday afternoon by Ensign Frankie Albert of the Pre-Flight Training Station at Moraga.Stanford’s two-time All-American football quarterback was calling thesignals again for fellows like Ed +Stamm, Milt Vucinich, Chuck Taylor, Willard Sheller—bringing them into the military services just as he once brain-waved them into national prominence as the ‘‘rags to riches” Rose Bowl machine of 1940.The changed situations of the principal characters in yesterday’s scene was perhaps the most striking example in recent weeks of the war’s effect on Stanford.Saturday, when Albert will meet T with T as quarterback of the Pre-Flight football squad against the Cards in Stanford Stadium, he will face practically another all-service team.THREE INDIAN ENDSAt ends, Bob Hall, Dave Brown,Rog Laverty are all in the Navy V-l and V-7 programs. (V-l is for underclassmen and V-7 for upperclassmen.) iTackles Bill Mannon and Ed Stamm participated in the ceremony yesterday. Stamm as a Naval Ordnance enlistee and Mannon in V-7,Jim Cox is a Marine Reserve.All-American-to-be, Charles Edward Taylor, hopes to be in a torpedo boat squadron by next year.His enlistment yesterday in V-7 will bring his entrance into the armed forces in March.Other guards in the service include Bill Young, Harvey Bernhard, and Dave Kofahl -all Navy men after yesterday—and advanced R.O.T.C. cadet Dave Patterson.VUC INICH IN V-7Milt Vucinich is now' V-7. andbackfield men taking the oath yesterday included quarterback Bob Andrews, halfbacks Bill Sheller, Don Zappetini, and Ross Dana; fullback Bob Frisbee. Mark Caffall, Buck Fawcett, and Ben Morrison are advanced R.O.T.C., and Ray Hammett is in the Enlisted Reserve.Many of the men had enlisted previously this quarter, officials said, but the ceremony yesterday completed their routine of entrance.Other griddcrs enlisting were Jack Sogorka. Bob Saleeby, Sandy Banks,Tyler Norton, and Harry Ferris.OFFICERS TRAININGFrom Stanford they go to Notre Dame. Northwestern, or Columbia for officer’s training. V-l cadets may choose upon graduation between V-7 schools or the aerial branch,V-5.Thus Stanford athletes who just a week ago brought the Axe home, who learned their T football in part from Albert, who will bo trying their level best to knock him and his un-ENSIGN FRANKIE ALBERTdefeated teammates out of the Stadium, Saturday, and who will be with him in the Navy soon, brought the school even closer to the war in one sweep.ASSISTS TAGGERT Albert appeared at the ceremony to assist Lt. Comdr. Harold Taggert. head of the recruiting board on the campus, and Lieut. Cliff Burnhill, former president of the Stanford Alumni Association.Other officer reserves sworn in by Albert included Richard Hahn, Scan Flavin, Jack Shields, Hale Field. Frank Moulton, Sid Lavin, Dick Gross, Dave Colburn. Frank Herbert, Charles Teets, Longuevillo Price, Richard Berlin. Bob Wheeler, Bill Allen, Hugh West, Charles Broughton, Bill Hombach. Harold Ferris,Bill Eborle, Wilbur Swanson, Frank Jameson, Bob Beverly, John Sinai, Cedric Ferguson.Students Wanted For Vacation JobsChristmas employment offers are coming in daily to the Student Employment Office and applications are available now for Christmas work.Students interested in vacationjobs should put in their applications immediately at the Student Employment Office in the Administration Building. A number of post office and department jobs are being offered.
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Stanford Daily
Stanford, California, US
Wed, Nov 25, 1942
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