Dickinson State University - Prairie Smoke Yearbook (Dickinson, ND)

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P. T. Tests Platoon Champs

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Pres. Charles JE. Scott To All Present and Former DSTC V-12 Trainees, GREETINGS! Over two years ago Lieutenant Bradley and Dr. Johnson reported on this Campus for duty. July 1st we saw the completion of two years of V-12 work. Our relations have been cordial. The V-12 staff have been men of fine caliber and professional training and cooperatively disposed. We have enjoyed working with them in the administration of the V-12 program. In the meantime several hundred V-12 trainees have come and gone. They have come from many sections of the country. They represented a wide range of academic, social and family backgrounds. While many of them undoubtedly had reasons for being disappointed at being sent “aboard” at DSTC when they first arrived, they have uniformly adjusted themselves to their assignment and very generally have shown a fine attitude and a deep sense of appreciation. We are proud to have had a part in the Navy V-12 College Training program. It has increased our respect of and appreciation for the United States Navy. We have sent many fine young men on for more specialized training, and many of them are now serving aboard various types of fleet units, and at continental and foreign shore stations. We are proud of those young men; and we shall be equally proud to have had a part in the preparation of those of you who ivill yet earn your commissions. May the Victory sign be upon you all and on all your efforts! Charles E. Scott, President. Aerial View

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’43-’44 Squad 1943-1944 Boasting probably the best all-around de- fensive and floorplay team in Savage history, this quintet also maintained a 44.9 point average per game. Led by Captain Strank- man, guard, who in Coach Gerlach’s words, “Ran the boys on the floor”, they won six of their seven games thus ranking as top collegiate cage squad in the state. The three boys who did most of the scoring were Strankman, O’Keefe, and Sperline. Round- ing out the “first seven”, who did most of the playing, were “Bambi” Harms, Ferger, Vince Bonora, and D. Young, defensive ace. Of these, three were named on the all- state team. They were Strankman, O’Keefe, and Harms; Strankman for his all-around floor play, O’Keefe for his work under the baskets, and Harms for his deadliness in shooting when “ON”. Helping Coach Gerlach with the squad was Warren Ajax Sp(A)lc, one-time Gopher great.