The Brownsville Herald from Brownsville, Texas • Page 26

PAGE 26 THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD, BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS, SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1950. Valley Native Son Gaining Honors In Education, Field Doubtless one of the best known in America in educational research is Dr. Ben D. Wood, Valley native son and Brownsville High School graduate.

A brother of A. Wayne Wood, prominent Valley developer and long-time resident here, Dr. Wood lias been for many years director of the Columbia University bureau of collegiate research. This spring he received his third honorary doctorate degree from an American college. Colorado Stace Teachers College, Greeley, conferred him the honorary degree of doctor of humane letters After he delivered the commencement address before 319 graduates.

EARLIER he has had honorary doctorate degrees conferred by Lawrence College in Wisconsin and Union College. Ben and A. Wayne Wood are two of seven sons of the late Mr. Mrs. Alexander Wood.

There were five daughters as well in the family of the pioneer'rancher and farmer. The Woods came to the BEN D. WOOD Valley in 1896 from Central Texas, i ican SOC i a tion for the Advance- Ben Wood graduated from Mission mcnt of Sciencet the American High School, took an extra semes- Polar Society, the New York Aca- ter at Brownsville High School cUjmy of sciences and the Amer- to qualify in a special cxamma-j jcan syc 0 logy Association. He tion for entrance to the Umver- hj wr i tten seven books and count- sity of Texas at 17. In those days, Iess articles.

entrance age was a minimum of 18, except on special examination. HE GRADUATED from the; state university in 1917 with ani A. B. in psychology, the field in! which he was to distinguish him-! self for more than 33 years. became a member of Phi Kappa, highest scholastic honorary organization.

He received i M.A. degree in psychology i i i 0 A i Columbia University in New York REGIMENT, KOREA, Aug. 18-in 1922 and a year later his doctor ol( es u. S. Negro in- of philosophy degree there.

Hisi a tfit is fighting probably long association with Columbia best and prou st battle in Negro Unit Is Praised For Fighting WITH U. S. 24TH INFANTRY University faculty began in 1919 the American Negro when he became assistant to foot so er E. L. Thorndike, eminent psy-j Men in combat i the Negro chologist and author of a shelf 92nd Division jtaly and with of books on the subject.

In 1921; thg g3rd Division in the a jfi he was assistant to the dean of Columbia College, Columbia University, and was advanced to a full professorship of education research in 1938. DR. WOOD was a first lieutenant in the division of psychology during the first world war. From 1924 to 1934 he was a captain in military intelligence of the Officer Reserve Corps. During the second world war, he de- rate this regiment above both.

That does not mean it is the best regiment in Korea. Experts rank if: somewhere in the middle. I covered the 92nd Division in Italy as an arrny combat correspondent in World War II. A white colonel who was there said, "The 24th regiment fights better than any Negro outfit in history, including the A Pittsburgh correspondent, Jls; Lilt; i iv voted full time, on leave from Whisonant. of 503 Bel- lumbia University, as 3.

consultant! mont, Detroit, who won a for the Civil Aeronautics Adminis- combat commission as a first tration. Since then he has with the 92nd in Italy, a consultant to the Air Force i.said, "This Korean fighting is Academy planning board. more bitter than in Italy. We can be proud of our men." The weary men of this rcgi- have carried with honor the Dr. Wood, who'last visited the Valley three years ago, and has mmt a carned nonor tne made number of speecnos through thafc flew out the state and the nation as a a gan a hm authority on collegiate research j.

and psychology, has been chair-, They havc been in 35 con mn or direcor of some 20 na- daVH Thev attacked tional education committees. I iimos nd ca ured echon HE HAS BEEiV a director i i July wnen towns captured by important Commonwealth I Americans in Korea few and Fund research on measurement i a between. achievement in college They attacked for three days and a director of Eastman's teach-land on the fourth captured a ing film experiment. He has also mountain position called "Little hocn a. director of the American Cassir.o' 1 on the southern front.

Council of Education test service i One company was down to 12 men and of the committee of personnel this attack, of the American Institute of Ac- The 24th, like most i in countants. i Korea, has lacked replacements At present the prominent former I TM casualties, but the first big Valley man is serving on a dozen! batch arrived Wednesday night. different boards including the, -curators of Stephens College a Camels once roamed the U. the New York state board and some in Nevada regents' examining bonrcl. He until fairly recent times, accord-; longs to an imposing Kst of learn-: ing to the Encyclopedia Britan-: ed societies, including the Amer-i nica.

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