University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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There are no mani[estoes like cannon and miisket- Wellington The water is held in its arms And the sky is held in the water. Hilda Conkling HIM

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J. F. DoiieUoii, Captain, V. S. Navy, was borii uii the Osanc Indian Reservation of Oklahoma on January 31, 1887. He vas graduated from the high school of Pawnee, Okla., in the class of 190+, president of his class and captain of the football and base- ball teams. Appointed to the V. S. Naval Academy b the late Hon. Bird S. McGuirc, del- ejjate to Congress. Captain Donelson was the first native born Oklahoman to attend the Academy. He graduated in the class of 1910; he played on the ' arsit - football team and in hi senior year was captain of the track team. His specialty in track was the running broad jump in which he did 22 feet seven and a half inches, estab- lishing a Naval Academy rec- ord that stood for twelve or thirteen years. Because of a physical disability incapacitat- ing him for sea duty he was placed on the retired list of the Navy in December, 1936. In November, 1940, he was recalled to active duty ashore, and served at the Eleventh Naval District Headquarters, San Diego, until transfer to his present assign- ment. Professor of Naval Sci- ence and Tactics, University of Oklahoma, in February, 1942. The COMMANDING OFFICER The purpose of the Nav ' ' -lJ l ' i();;ram is to prcpaic kompctitively selected yoiitli ot the jiarioji to become iia al reserve officers to meet the requirciiieiits of our e. pan(hiiE Navy. Starting out as a great educatiotial experiment in which the Navy and the V- 2 colleges were partners, the program has more than justified itself. The annoimced principles and policies have stood the tests so well as to be indeed a tribute to those who did the planning and to the civilian educators who have collaborated so effectively. Within the program tiie . .K.( ). ' r.C . has retained its identity as to curricula and luiitomi, ami in the not distant future all students will be in a . .K.( ). ' r.C ' . st.itus. The general aims are that all naval students completing the reipiire- ments will h.ive a good general educ.itioii, a well-disciplined mind and body, a sense of initiative, and a willingness to assume responsibility, an appreciation of naval iileals and traditions, and in the case of N.R.O.T.C. students a practical and theoretical knowledge of essential naval subjects such that they are commissioned on the campus ami ordered imme- diately to active duty in the operating naval forces. As for the University of Oklahoma, I take occasion to express my appreciation of a job well done luider difficult circumstances. ' J ' his sentiment is extended to the President and other adnuriistrative officials, to the general faculty, to the all-student body, aiul to my own sf.ifi. I hope and believe that ( ur splendid work and cooperation will continue not only for the duration of the V-12 Program but also on tiirough a long future of peace time N.R.( ). T.l. . acti ities on the campus. My part in it all has been more than mere duty; it has indeed Intii a pleasure ami a source of satisfaction to have served in and with the Universit of m ' home state. |. V. DoM-i.sDN, Capt. I ' . S. N. (Ret.). l N. S. T. and C. ( ., V-12 Unit. Page 26