PAGE EIGHT Phys Ed Lecturer Is Survival Expert By THOM SHIELS What would you do if you were stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean? Nut too many people would be expected to know the an swer, except those who have had extensive wilderness train ing. Don Kepler, physical education lecturer, is one of those pope Today Kepler lives a peaceful life managing his 125-acre Cen tre County farm, but during World War n he was head of a program responsible for saving the lives of thousands of Ameri can servicemen. Kepler has been an outdoor en thusiast ever since he can remem ber. As an agricultural student at the University he was deeply in terested in nature and wildlife, arid spent much of his spare time hunting and fishing. Pitched First Night Game When he was 18 he joined the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher and began a 14-year career in professional baseball. In baseball he holds the distinction of pitch ing the first professional night game. Kepler threw a 15-0 win over the Cin-I:innati Reds. During the winter he was a vvell-known forest guide and bear hunter. At the outset of World War II he enlisted in the Navy and was chosen to initiate a survival pro gram because of his outdoor ex perience. Working with him were John and Frank Craighead, also of the University. At this time, the War Depart ment was grappling with a ser ious problem. Of the pilots downed in unfamiliar surround ings, 75 per cent came out of the crash alive—but only five per cent survived because the remaining men could not cope with their environment. Later research showed that af ter his cour s e, every man he trained came out alive. Sought Actual Conditions Soon after his appointment as head - of the survival program, he sought first-hand knowledge of the conditions which his pilots would undergo. He went through everything from being set adrift on the ocean in a raft to wander ing in the swamps with a band of Seminole Indians. Kepler found four definite re pions where survival is most dif ficult—arctic, desert, jungle, and ocean. From these experiences he helped write a book. "How to Survive on Land and Sea," which has been recognized by the armed forces as the best of its kind ever written. • On one occasion he happened to be stressing to a group of new comers the importance of making, use of whatever food is in the vicinity. At this time there was a rotted palm tree behind him infeste. - 1 with tropical grub worms and maggots. At the end of his talk Kepler made the statement that any living animal was good food except polar bear liver and certain types of tropical fish. Cadet Tests Him Bearing this, a cadet scooped up a handful of squirming grub worms and jokingly asked if they could be eaten. Before Kepler could back out a crowd had gath ered. The men were openly skep tical. Did he practice what he preached? It was do or die. Slow ly the cadet picked out the fat lest, juciest grub worm he could find and offered it to Kepler. Needless to say, it took more than a bite and a gulp to get it down. Near the end of the war he was in charge of 200 French cadets, among them the son of Charles de Gaulle, then premier of France. At the end of their training the cadets presented him with a bas ,ket woven of willow -branches which he still treasures highly. Toured U.S. After the war Kepler toured the country, giving lectures on sur vival and physical fitness. Char ley Wright. former wrestling coach at Penn State heard him speak and referred him to Ray Conger. Currently Kepler is absorbed in his most recent project, a hunt ing shoe which he perfected while in the service. During the war he was obliged to walk at least 20 miles a dad• in shoes he felt were not suffi cient. It is said Kepler'S shoe has everything a hunter needs; a THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA built-in steel shank arch support, a stub-proof toe cap, thick gum rubber inner layers, and remov able inner soles. Typical of Kepler was the statement he made when the shoe went on sale. "Maybe I won't make a mil )ion," he said, "but I know I'll make walking a lot more enjoy able for hunters." Unit Elections— (Continued from page five) Reimer, secretary; and Janet Ours, treasurer. The southwest unit elected Itlary Lytle, president; Mariann Moldovan, vice president; Sue James, secretary; and Anita Lor ah, treasurer. Atherton's northwest unit elected Betsy Witcraft, president; ,Ruth Johnson, vice president; land Heather Davidheiser, secre tary-treasurer. STUCK FOR MONEY? STICKLERS ARE TICKLERS and a mighty soft way to make money! Just write down a simple riddle and a two-word rhyming answer. For example: What's a ball player who gets a raise? (Answer: richer pitcher.) Note: both words must have the same number of syllables —bleak freak, jolly dolly, vinery finery. 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