Labor arbitrator, Denton, Texas. Family background; appointment to Naval Academy, 1923; description of academics and hazing at Naval Academy; assignments in Nicaragua, late 1920s; experiences during World War II as commander of submarine USS Saury in South Pacific; description of torpedo problems during war; teaching management, North Texas State College, 1957; entry into labor arbitration work, late 1950s; early arbitration experiences; comments on arbitration literature and assistance from Helmut Wolfe; views on management-labor selection process of arbitrators; comments on preparation of management and labor before entering arbitration; description of typical arbitration procedure; importance of arbitrator’s strict neutrality at hearings; comments on the National Academy of Arbitrators; description of expediting procedure; view on management’s and labor’s attitudes about arbitration; comments on training for arbitrators.