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ui;   ’.‘·,   Pi ».‘_   . “ ‘ ‘ j · U ’· y i · Colonel B. E. Brewer
    . · y. V ~ . _ . 4‘; · , _ Commands 3,000 Cadets
mrs —_   _;(e:_ j = ;_     . I , I I . Colonel Boltos E. Brewer, a graduate oi the
gm     R . ‘ »r¢‘ g     University of Kentucky and Commandant
He I  3; " H ° · ` ‘ ‘   · 1, of the University R.O.T.C., was assigned by
was Y,;;.gi:j`;;_;r.;;.;;.—‘._~   ° _ _ the War Department on March 31 to take
own   " ‘ A . A · ’ I. over the additional duties of Commander of
gted   » i . · » = the 1525th Service Unit which has been sta-
ml;-   __ . i   _ i . _     tioned at the famous old Phoenix Hotel in
y of .   · . . · Lexington since the Fall of 1942. As the
uw- , `   Alumnus. goes to press Colonel Brewer is
gm.   V · . awaiting the arrival of the first group of the
per-   . .   i A A Army Specialized Training Unit which has
nich ` ,‘*%z`;·  i `f been assigned to the University and will be
rsity _ ‘   A Y .; A accommodated for sleeping quarters in Pat-
_   _ ‘   -°Q ·  _ terson Hall and the three dormitories form-
mm,.       ‘ 0 erly used by men students on the Campus.
hi   'j ' `     Approximately 3,000 men will be under Col.
was ·   ” - Brewer”s command when all the Army Spe-
i {V} cialized Training Units have arrived. .
.,mk_¤ ‘* ° .‘ . As a Kentuckian "Bruce" Brewer very
loads 1 bf ` · ‘ naturally attended the University, was a
uber · I ? . _ student in Agriculture and completed his
For, ily;. , work with the class of 1907 although his de-
uoadé _ , _ gree was conferred later. As was the case
Ed ,0 Q, with all students of those days, military
gorge    M  ‘ ` was a four—year "job" and while his first
S C  _· _  _A _ ‘  L.    position took him to the Philippines as a.
{amy.   U     tobacco expert for the Bureau of Agricul-
4_—i é·` , Y . .  l, {fx _ r ture his eyes were attracted by the Army
    ‘ 4/ and he returned to the States to take the
·   ,   entrance examinations from civilian life and
. V H • · . was received into the United States Army in
,‘stag  r 1911, returning directly to Manila on mili-
moe,. · _ tary duty. Having a leave of absence in
it th, · j. j _ 1915, Lieutenant Brewer returned to Ken-
1, N0. “ 4 ,  {L · *·$`.. tucky and ma.rried Miss Frances Shely of
retired, _i,   l ,- Lexington and together they went to the
Of hg /<     ·»’ Philippines and remained there until 1921.
 il, fi >< A soldiers life offers much in the way of
mmm   S variety and we nnd the Brewers following
gouggi "      the familiar pattern in the technicolored
imma.   ` Y picture. There was the Infantry School at
follow. it V =i ··*:—°*“‘°‘ Fort Benning, Georgia in 1924; Command
E ri. ._ and General Staff School in 1925 and ad-
1;;%,, I ka e vancement from Second Lieutenant to Lieu-
I as, g tenant Colonel by 1936. Meantime in 1932
mm y Colonel Brewer was assigned to the Univer-
Of Lk sity of Kentucky as Commandant and Pro-
bmw _ fessor of Military Science and Tactics. By
m ag ` ` special request from the president of the
his rr Colonel B. E. Brewer University he was permitted to remain in
"‘i"—rr "·——·#—··#-·-— —————·—r~·i~#+—éY‘     his native state and served two years over
, acm ooMMENCEMENT CALENDAR Friday_ June 4 the regular term of duty on the Campus.
rd coil Thursday, June 3 10:00 A.M.-Meeting or the Board or irrus- In 1938 he was ordered to the 11th_Infantry
ist sul 9100 A.M.—Registration or Alumni, Student tees, Presidents Onice. at Fmt Bsiilsmih Him'is°ii· Hsri`is°ii· In'
irvedi Union Building. 1:00 P.M.—Commencen1ent Luncheon- diahs·» as Assistant Chief Of Stag- In igiig
variili 2=30 P.M.—Bseea1oui·eote proooeoion tonne Guests, Friends, Reunion Classes, a¤¤ther ¤rd€r Sent him to Fort Haves. Ompi
gs, oft on Plaza between Physics and Alumni, 'I‘rustees, and Faculty where he Was Chief Of Stag of the Ohio
re COX Mining Buildings and drive lea.d- of the University; Student Military Ai`€¤ and it Was while Oh this Post
ie a ii? ing to Administration Building. Union Building. that his Di`0hiOllOh to 3 C0l0¤€l¢Y WHS made-
lien li. :*00 P-M.—Baccalaui-este Sermon, Memoir- 2;:lo P.M.—Annua1 Meeting Alumni Associ- F¤Ft¤hst€lY f0i` K€ht¤€l¤<>l Br<-aw was back t0 the Biussmss
Miles, Pastor, First Presbyterian 7:00 P.M.—Commencement Procession forms €0i1hti`Y ahd his Ahhh Mate? ahd ih APi`il of
>rof€Fi ' Church, Lexington. on driveway in rear of Student last YBRF h€ 1`€tili`h€‘d to L€XihSt0h» t°°k up
of A€i‘ $:00 P·M.—P1`eSident and Mrs. Donovan at Union Building. . his pieseiit iissigiimeiiiii at ieast ihefiiisti
he Kit ij home to Trustees, Faculty, 7:30 P.M.—Commence1nent Exercises, Stoll Dart of it Willi ills RO-T·C·» and estabiisiied
was ii, _. Alumni, Seniors, and Guests of Field. Address by Joseph C. his h0¤i€ at 432 l"s·5`€il€ Ps~i`k· C°l°ii€i Brew'
ml will the Graduating Class, Maxwell Grew, former United states Am- er’s three daughters are students in tht?
erald- . Place. bassador to Japan. (Continued on Page 3l
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