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PAGE FOUR
THE J-TAC
'. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1960
Cadet Colonel Onstott
Heads Tarleton ROTC
Bill Onstott, a 19-year-old atu
dent from Evant, will lead the
Tarleton State College cadet corps
for the l(J60-d school year.
The new cadet colonel takes
command of the ROTC after a
freshman year of distinguished
service to the Corps and to the
college-
A . member of the Tarleton
Players and the Lords and Com-
moners social club, Anatott is
tnajoring in sales administration
!at TSC and plans to attend the:
University of Texas next year.
In high, school, the blond, trim,.
Cadet Colonel was active in track
and football as well as holding the
offices of president of his junior
class, and treasurer of the senior
class.
Under his command this year
will be Cadet Lt. Col. Travis Cat')',
Majors Joe McWilliams, Bill
Lewis, Bo Brown, and Reggie
Crosby. Each of the majors will
have one captain, two lieutenants
and CO men to form one of the six
companies that comprise the TSC
Corps.
Onstott >vill work iti conjunction
with Lt, Col. '£>- W. Sherrod and
his regular army staff.
Onstott recommends that all
able-bodied Tarleton men join the
ROC and he is looking forward to
one of the, finest years in the his-
tory of the Corps at TSC.
Value of Membership
In Corps Is Cited Here
LT. COL. L. W. SHERRO0
PiMS&T
Cadet Joe McWilliams
Commands Wainwrights
BILLY ONSTOTT
Cadet Colonel
USC Students
To Make Policy
An "Academic Partnership" re-
solution which will place student
representatives on three Univer-
sity -of Southern California com-
mittees dealing either directly or
indirirectly with academic affairs
has been a goal of student legis-
lators here for the past two years.
The proposal would seat stu-
dents on the Curriculum Commit-,
tee, Scholarship Standards Com-
mittee and Advisement Commit-
tee. Student representatives would
be nominated by the Associated
Students president and approved
by the president of the university,
and the chairman of the Faculty;
Senate.
The ASSC Senate's "partner-
ship" resolution' has given the stu-
dent body the right "to be consult-
ed in making all academic and
ext,ra-curricular policies which af-
fect them and the university as a
whole."
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Joe McWilliams, a "sophomore
from Big Spring, will command
the precision drill squad, the
Wainwright Rifles, during' the
1960-01 school year.
McWilliams, a wildlife major at
Tarleton, earned the. post for his
exceptional performance as a
cadet in the Rifles' squad last
year. McWilliams was a sergeant
in the TSC Corp atid was selected
as the first "Best Drilled Cadet"
of the season. He encourages en-
listment in the Corps because "tho
regulations for. personal neatness
and discipline help the cadet,"
The son of a Baptist minister,
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McWilliams was nil outstanding
leader in high school. He lettered
in football at McCullum High
School in Austin and won two let-
ters in football at McCullurti
High School in Austin and won
two letters in track at Big1 Spring.
At Tai'leton he played intramur-
al football with the Bender Bears
and was a member of the Rodeo
Club, the FFA Chapter, and the
Lords and Commoners social club.
He feels that club activities are
good for school spirit and recfin-'
. mends that freshmen enter as
many activities as they can easily,
handle without hurting their
academic work.
Since 1917 the: Reserve Officer
Training Corps at Tarleton State
College lias performed an inval-
uable service both, to education and;
to the military preparedness of the
nation.
" As times have changed so has
the training program for young
men in the Corps ■ at TSC. Today,:
the ROTC is still advancing, still
changing to keep up * with the
.times and -offer the . most up-to-
date training possible to ail able-'
bodied men in college.
Heading . the . military program
Sit Tarletoii for his third year-is"
Lt Col. L. W. Sherrod, a veteran
of 18 years in. the U. S, Army who
risen from private to his present
rank. As Professor of Military'
Science and Tactics at Tarleton
State,'Colonel Sherrod is respon-;
sible, for several changes in tha
military training which have mod-
ernized and benefitted the over-all
program.
Officers
Two other officers, Capt. Joseph
Burkett- and Capt. Harry E.
Dodge," are engaged in the ROTC
program at Tarleton State. Capt.
Burkett is .the sponsor . of the
Wainwright Rifles and begins his
second year, at the college. Capt,
Dodge joined the Military Science
staff this fall... '
In addition to the. officers, sev-
eral non-commissioned officers ars-
assigned to the Military Depart-
ment. They include M/Sgt. R. G,
Rutherford, M/ggt. Joe Gary; SFC
Warren G. Underwood, who is ex-
pected to arrive on the campus in
October, find Sgt. Romain T. Stein.
Sergeants Rutherford and Gray
joined the department In. 1957.
• Members Active ,
Members of-the Tarleton Corps
.are ^ among the most active group
on the.' Tarleton campus. Some of
their activities last year included
trips to the. Mardi Gras in New
Orleans and to the Fiesta Flam-
beau parade in San Antonio. Mem-
bers, of the ROTC who marplied in
the parades were highly "praised
for their, style and precision and
for their appearance.
Social Activities
"■ Some of the annual ROTC pro-
: grama, which the Corps sponsors
includes the Wainwright Rifles'
Ball in December, and fhe tradi-
tional Military Ball, tha most ex-
travagant social function, oh tha
cahlpiis each year.
,' . Benefits
Sherrod cited six good reasoim
why all able-bodied men students
should participate }n the ROTC
program,
1. Thp ROTC gives leadership
training- applicable to any field 'of
endeavor,
- 2. It is ti)e largest soiuce of
commissioned officers for the U.
S. Army. ...
■ .3. As long as a student is in the •
ROTC program he is draft exempt,
4, The uniforms which ave pro-
vided cadets free of charge; save
the student considerable cost on
clothing. ,
.5. Iii a four-year ROTC program
the student receives, $800 in fin-
ancial assistance.
6. The Corps is one of the best
ways to fulfill the military obliga-
tion to the country without inter*
rupting the college education.
JOE McWILLIAMS
WainwrigUt Commander
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