Editing Fred Crisman (section)

==University student==
In Fall 1947,  Crisman participated in college community theater in La Grande.<ref>La Grande Observer (La Grande, Oregon) October 30, 1947</ref>  In April 1949, Crisman was listed as acting public relations officer of Oregon's first chapter of [[AMVETS]].<ref>Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) April 24, 1949, p. 9</ref>  In summer 1949, Crisman gave talk on "The Far East" to a Kiwanis Club.<ref>Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) July 31, 1949, p.5</ref>
In February 1950, a letter by Crisman was entered into the congressional record. Wrote Crisman: "China has fallen to the Reds [...] Indo-china is on the verge and will go soon."  Crisman continued "It makes me mad to see it all go, while people I thought were in the 'know' grovel and back up before a gang of international brigands whose only difference from the Nazis is the cut of their uniforms.  I no longer think the people guiding our state department know just what they are doing...".<ref>Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) February 25, 1950, p. 4</ref>

In September 1950,  Crisman was a [[Willamette University]] student.<ref>Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) September 26, 1950, Tue</ref>  In October 1950, he wrote a letter to the editor complaining about the inability of local barbers to give a military trim.<ref>The Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon)
Oct 25, 1950, Wed Page 4</ref>  In 1951, while studying at Willamette University, Crisman received a teaching assignment at Salem High.<ref>The Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon) February 24, 1951, p. 2</ref>   On June 10 1951,   Crisman was awarded a Bachelor's of Arts.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/GarrisonPapers/Crisman%2C%20Fred%20Lee/page/n14/ | title=Garrison Papers }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2023}}