Keppler Made Counsellor for Foreign - Born

Beginning his third tour of duty at the University, Captain Chester II. J. Keppler, Annapolis '06, was appointed Counsellor for Foreign Students yesterday, succeeding Richard A. Waite, Jr. In his new post, Keppler will handle the problems of 500 foreign students currently enrolled in the University.

Professor of Naval Science and Tactics here for two years prior to 1939, Keppler returned to the University as Commanding Officer of all Naval Training Schools in April, 1944, after establishing Naval R.O.T.C. units at Brown and Tufts universities and then serving as Director of Naval Officer Procurement for the First Naval District in the interim.

Office Aids Foreign Students

Founded in 1944, the Foreign Students Office provides information on legal questions, immigration regulations, visas, selective service regulations and the answers to countless questions such as what kind of clothes to wear and what available social facilities there are in the Boston area.

Now on terminal leave after a 43-year naval career which took him to every corner of the globe, Keppler, who holds a degree of Sc.M. from Columbia and an honorary M.A. from Tufts, will go on the retired list this December.

Held Varied Posts

During the First World War, Keppler served on the battleships "Minnesota" and "Nebraska" before assuming duties at the Boston Navy Yard. In 1929, '30, and '32 he was in charge of three solar eclipse expeditions sponsored by the U. S. Naval Observatory. While on the first of these expeditions, he was adopted by the High Chief of Toto-fili and given as acre of palm trees on Niuafood Island.

The heavy cruiser "Minneapolis" became his command during 1936 and he held this post until assuming his professorship at the University in June 1937.