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This recording is a compilation of three items related to Dr. Henry G. Bennett, president of Oklahoma A&M and director of the Point Four program. Part 1: Gene Shipley, farm reporter for WIBW news, interviews Dr. Bennett in Stillwater, OK. Dr. Bennett speaks on the post-World War II status of Oklahoma A & M College and its welcoming of military veterans as students. He gives many details about the campus, housing, curriculum, and student population. This interview lasts 8:30. Part 2: Dr. Bennett is heard speaking to the alumni of A & M College about the status of the college. This speech lasts 10:30. Part 3: Dr. and Mrs. Vera C. Bennett's memorial service from Gallagher Hall after their deaths in a plane crash in Iran, December 22, 1951. Eulogies by Sen. Robert S. Kerr; Pastor of First Baptist Church in Tulsa, Dr. J.W. Storer; Governor Johnston Murray; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; and incoming A&M President Dr. Oliver S. Willham. The speeches last 6:45 minutes. The remainder of the recording is of music and statements at the service, including Faith of our Fathers, the Old Rugged Cross, De Glory Road, and Old Man River. (This recording contains a good amount of static.)