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TEXAS BAPTISTS 'CALL'
POKER-LOVING TRUMAN
Association Votes Against Any
Honorary Degree
FORT WORTH, Nov. 15.-(AP)-
The Baptist General Convention of
Texas Thursday leveled criticism at
President Truman for what it as-
serted was his attitude toward
gambling and drinking.
The convention, on motion of the
Rev. L. L. Roloff, Corpus Christi,
instructed trustees of all Texas
Baptist colleges and universities
not to confer an honorary degree
on persons holding "to such a posi-
tion."
The resolution:
"Because of the reported attitude
of the President of the United
States as a Baptist toward gam-
bling and drinking and because of
the invitation of Baylor University
to confer upon him the high recog-
nition of an honorary degree, I
move that we instruct the trustees
of all our colleges and universities
not to confer an honorary degree
on those holding such a position."
The resolution was adopted by
the convention without opposition.
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At Waco, Pat M. Neff, president
of Baylor, replied, "No comment,"
when told of the resolution.
"No Baptist school should confer
a degree on a man who likes his
poker and drinks his bourbon," the
Rev. W. L. Shuttleworth, Houston,
said.
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