Requirement for Advanced Military
Contracts Listed By Col. Meloy
Requirements for enrollment in
advanced course of R. 0. T. C., ef
fective this fall, at the A. & M.
College of Texas have been re
leased by Col. G. S. Meloy, Pro
fessor of Military Science and
Tactics.
A candidate for advanced R. 0.
T. C. training is required to meet
certain standards for eligibility
which are outlined as follows:
(a) He must be physically
qualified.
(b) He must be between the
ages of 19 and 27.
(c) He must agree to remain
in school for two years.
(d) He must agree to attend
summer camp when ordered by
higher authority.
(e) He must agree to accept a
commission in the reserve if ten
dered.
Special requirements for non
veteran candidates are:
(1) Competition of elementary
course.
(2) Academically classified as
Junior.
Special requirements for veter
ans are one of the following:
(1) Completion of 12 months’
honorable service in either Army,
Navy, Marine Corps or Coast
Guard.
(2) Satisfactory completion of
one year of elementary course in
a Senior unit and 6 months’ serv
ice in either Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, or Coast Guard.
(3) In cases where advanced
course contracts have been in
terrupted "due to honorable serv
ice in Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
or Coast Guard, for two years or
more, individual letter authority
will be requested from the War
Department to pick up the ad
vanced contract where the student
left off.
To obtain credit for the comple
tion of the elementary course in
R. 0. T. C., one of the following
has to be accomplished:
(1) Satisfactory completion of
2 years of elementary (basic) R.
0. T. C. course (Senior Division).
(2) Satisfactory competition of
the Junior R. O. T. C. at a recog
nized institution and the satis
factory completion of the second
year elementary R. 0. T. C.
(3) Twelve months’ honorable
service in Army, Navy, Marine
Corp, or Coast Guard.
(4) Six months’ honorable serv
ice in Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
or Coast Guard, and satisfactory
completion of 2 semesters of ele T
mentary senior division R. 0. T.
C. course. *
Applicants who meet these
qualifications will be eligible for
a training contract with the Ar
my. Questions that arise con
cerning the above answered by
anyone in Commandant’s Office
at Ross Hall.
Dr. Butts Completes Visit and Report
On A. & M. Student Union Building
The long awaited plan for the
building of a Student Union Build
ing bere at A&M took -another step
forward Thursday .and Friday of
last week when Dr. Porter Butts,
director of the Student Union at
the University of Wise., made a
two day survey of campus facili
ties for the establishment of a
student union.
Dx. Butts’ survey included all
functions of College Station ac
tivity including school movies, in
tramurals and social organiza
tions and functions. In his meet
ing with the committee, set up
to study plans for the building of
this union, Dr. Butts discussed all
phases of organization necessary
for the successful operation of
this proposed union, including
such questions as finances, where
and how money is to be raised,
how this money is to be spent,
who is to operate the union and
the part fo be played by the stu
dent and faculty.
The college architect, Dr. Ad
ams, made a report on his study
of the designs of student unions
at \other schools along with sug
gestions as to the type of union
building best suited for A&M.
The committee which met with
Dr. Butts is composed of mem
bers from the administrative
staff, college architect depart
ment, director of student activity,
Dean of Men, Veterans Advisor,
and twenty students appointed by
the student council.
The proposed union is to cost
between $800,000 and $1,000,000.
Of this amount $234,000 has been
contributed in the form of war
bonds by ex-students association.
The remaining amount needed has
been set aside by the college di
rectors. ,
Due to present shortage of
building conditions no definite
date has been set for construction
to begin.
American Society of Civil Engineers
Meet Planning Future Activities
About 40 civil engineering stu
dents met last Tuesday night, in
Ithe CL IE. Lecture Room for the
purpose of reorganizing the ASCE
Student Chapter for the coming
fall term. Meeting with this group
of students were Professors Sand-
stedt .and Buchannan, faculty ad
visors for the chapter. Clyde Frank
lin was elected temporary chairman
for the summer, and presided over
the meeting.
It was decided to elect perma
nent officers .at a meeting to be
held during the first week of the
fall term in September. Plans are
being made to get the organization
off to an early start with a sched
ule of outstanding programs and
guest speakers. M. D. Jones was
elected Chairman of this Planning
Committee and delegated the
power to select his own staff.
An entertainment committee was
appointed to arrange a social func
tion to be held sometime during
August. This committee is com
posed of T. W. Marshall, Chairman,
and Tommy Laros, Billy Ely, and
Rex Chitwood, members.
Another meeting will be held
in the C. E. Lecture Room on Tues
day, August 6th, at 7:30 p.m. All
civil engineering students on the
campus are urged to atend this
meeting as final plans of the forth
coming social function will be dis
cussed. There are no dues for mem
bership in the chapter this sum
mer, and the only requirement nec
essary to attend these meetings is
that the student, regardless of
classification, be enrolled in a civil
engineering course.
Recommendations From Batt Poll
Forwarded to “Top Side” for Review
Recommendations included on
ballots filed by those students
polled last week by the Battalion
were consolidated and presented
to Mr. E. L. Angel, the adminis
trative assistant to the president.
There were approximately 85
suggestions, not including dupli
cated ones. The list was not cen
sored and all submitted were in
cluded.
Veterans Club
Suggestions were made that the
Veterans club become purely a
social organization. This was
based by different persons on the
facts that it was becoming too
close to a large political group,
and that it was doing little good
for the powers to be paid little
attention to its suggestions and
complaints.
One student recommended, that
a quorom be established for the
meeting of the veterans organiza
tion to prevent a minority from
passing on action that will later
represent such a large group of
students.
Betterment of Education
Many students brought forth
the pay raise for instructors again.
One suggested that a closer check
be made in order to weed out in
competent instructors^' Another
suggested that all instructors be
What’s Cooking
Friday, August 1—Laredo A&M
Club meeting room 227 Academic
Building, 7 p.m.
Monday, August 5—Meeting of
the Style and Fashion group of the
Veterans Wives Club, Sbisa Hall,
7:30 p.m.
Monday, August 5—Fish and
Game Club meeting, room 309 of
the A. & I. Building, 7:30 p.m.*
Tuesday, August 6 — ASCE
meeting, CE Lecture Room, 7:30
P. M.
required to do so much research
and that those who failed to pro
gress be replaced by those who
could. A few students requested
better English instructors.
One person suggested that the
instructors teach students by
helping rather than by attempting
to confuse, acting as superiors or
ones not capable of making mis
takes. Another suggested that
all deans be prohibited from
teaching as this restricts the field
of view of a person of this high
position.
In regard to courses, one stu
dent recommended that a five-
year course be established leading
to a BS Degree in Chemical En
gineering. Another called for en
largement of the veterinary school
while still another asked that
pre-vet students be informed of
their chances of completing their
desired course of study at this col
lege. Many students expressed
their opinions that an education
here at A. & M. shouldn’t be a
general one nor should it be too
technical, suggesting that it be
a “happy medium.’’ One sugges
ted that a greater freedom of
speech be given the faculty so
that they may set forth their
own ideas and opinions on topics
of interest to the student body
so that the students may gain
broader aspects of various sub
jects.
The graduate school was one
topic with suggestions that a sep-
erate dean be appointed and that
living quarters for single and
married students be set aside.
This it was pointed out is a neces
sity if Texas A. & M. is ever to
become an outstanding graduate
school.
Construction
Various students suggested im
mediate construction on the pro
posed Union Building. One pro
posed an outdoor swimming pool
(See BATT POLL, Page 4)
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VOLUME 45
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 1, 1946 .
NUMBER 15
Gilchrist Goes
To Washington
On Bluebonnet
College and Federal
Committees Complete
Local Inspection and Study
President Gibb Gilchrist is now
in Washington to obtain use of
the $5,300,000.00 Bluebonnet Ordi
nance Plant at McGregor, Texas.
He was met upon his arrival by
Representative Poage, Democrat
fre^n Texas, who will accompany
him to the War Assets Adminis
tration Headquarters for confer
ences.
Last week committees from A
& M College, the Surplus Proper
ty Office of Dallas, and the War
Assets Administration Office of
Washington, D. C., met in Waco.
From there they went to the
Bluebonnet Ordinance Plant site
to discuss which part of the plant
could be utilized by A & M.
Upon securing the 18,000 acre
site, A&M College will use it as
an agricultural and mechanical
field experiment station.
Kiwanians Told of
Engineering
Experiment Station
A sketch of the history, pur
poses, and activities of the Texas
Engineering Experiment Station
was presented to College Station
Kiwanians Tuesday by Dr. A. A.
Jakkula, vice director of the Sta
tion.
Founded in 1914. the Engineer
ing Experiment Station is financed
through three separate sources,
Dr. Jakkula said. Approximately
31% of its funds represent direct
appropriation by the State Legisla
ture, while 3% are derived from
local funds of the College and the
remainder is supplied by the Texas
A&M Research Foundation.
The Station does not maintain a
separate research staff, but con
ducts its experiments through the
teaching staff of the School of
Engineering, Dr. Jakkula re
vealed. At the present time, it is
operating six different laboratories
on the campus and has under way
24 active projects, ranging from
the construction, of a wind tunnel
at the College Airport to a labor-
tory engaged In testing and rat
ing fans for manufacturers over
the country. Eighty-seven bulle
tins are available from the Sta
tion at the present time, with sev
eral others in various stages of
completion.
Luncheon music for the meeting
was provided by Miss Jo Anna Wil
cox, and group singing was led by
Bill Turner. George Wilcox, pres
ident of the club, was master of
ceremonies.
A report was received from
Chairman H. E. Burgess of the
Civic Development Committee,
which assisted in conducting the
polls at College Station during the
July 27 election.
Heads Wives Club
Margaret Kelso
Margaret Kelso, president of
the Ex-Servicemen’s Wive’s Club
is one of the Aggie housewives
and mothers who is quite pleased
with her little pre-fab apartment
at Bryan Field. She and her
husband, Rex Kelso, and their
gold-minded four year old son,
Larry, have been at the field since
February and plan to remain
there while he finishes a degree
in Petroleum Engineering.
Mrs. Kelso is the former Miss
Margaret Ponder of Fort Worth
and Kilgore, Texas. She attends
ed Kilgore Junior College and fol
lowing her marriage she and Kel
so worked for the Cook Drilling
Co., in Jackson, Mississippi.
Architects Show War
Pictures in Library
During these hot summer days
many Aggies probably think of
those days spent in military serv
ice. If any prefer those to study
ing he should take a look in the
library. A total of 184 pictures
of military life and scenes is to
be seen just inside the main door.
The pictures were taken by mem
bers of the architecture depart
ment while overseas, and were put
on exhibit by Jay Cowen, vice-
president of the architecture so
ciety.
Twenty-seven pictures from the
European Theatre are to be seen
on the smaller right hand board.
Such subject matter as wrecked
tanks, airplane names and scenic
shots representing Germany,
France and England were used.
A group of 157 snapshots serve
to show what the Americans over
seas saw in the Philippine Is
lands, Okinawa, Eniwetok, Saipan
and Japan itself. Such scenes
as native women, wreckage and
other items were used as subject
matter.
On the table by this exhibit are
two albums. The smaller one has
Japanese symbols on the front
and contains sketches of life in
Sasebo, Japan drawn by William
W. Candill.
The second album contains
sketches in either ink or pencil
by Irving Givertz. As regards
subject matter, scenes in camps
aboard ships and in England and
Holland were used.
Biology Dept.
Revives Many
Former Courses
The Department of Biology of
Texas A. & M. College, according
to Dr. C. C. Doak, head of the de
partment, will offer courses this
coming fall semester, which have
not been taught in the last five
or six years, for students interest
ed in a possible major in some
branch of biology.
“There is a large demand by the
government and industries for
persons who have majored in some
branch of Biological Science,” Dr.
Doak declared.
Students, who before the war,
were afraid of biology courses, are
now, since they are more mature,
asking for them.
The following courses will be
offered. Biology 205, “Survey of
the Plant Kingdom”, for those stu
dents interested in a possible maj
or in some phase of Botany. Biol
ogy 424, “The Biology of the En
docrine Glands”, which is for those
students interested in animals.
Biology 345, “Aquatic Biology,”
which offers new work for those
interested in sanitation, the cycle
of life in lakes and streams, and
other related problems.
“Students in the past came to
A. & M. with a view to gaining,
in the shortest possible time, suf
ficient training in the various
fields of applied science to earn a
reasonable income. Lack of finan
cial support for continuing beyond
a bachelor’s degree has prevented
many students from continuing
work toward careers as profes
sional scientists,” according to Dr.
Doak.
There is an increased demand
for persons who have majored in
such sciences as, Plant Pathology,
Plant Physiology, Taxonomy, Ecol
ogy, Forestry, Range Management,
Teachers of Botany, and many
other fields of research in Plant
Sciences.
Dr. Doak also pointed out that
(See BIOLOGY, Page 4)
Two Students File
For Julia Ball
Lee Scholarship
Dr. C. C. Doak, head of the Bi
ology Department, has announced
that only two students in the field
of biological science have placed
applications for the Julia Ball Lee
Scholarship. The deadline for
turning in applications is August
10.
This scholarship is offered to
those students showing outstand
ing scholastic progress in the field
of biological science. Students
desiring to make applications for
the scholarship should write or
call on the Biology Department or
Dean Brooks regarding applica
tion forms.
Though the scholarship is us
ually awarded for two semesters,
a student may forfeit it for the
second semester by failing to
maintain a 2.25 grade point av
erage during the first semester.
Major J.E. Davis
Is “One Man Army”
During This Week
The military department of
Texas A. & M. College has an
nounced that while Capt. Walter
D. Sowa is on a seven day leave
of absence, Capt. Ross Snider is
on a ten day delay enroute and
Lt. Col. William Orr is at Camp
Hood, Texas on temporary duty,
Major Joe E. Davis will assume
the duties of Adjutant, Fiscal Of
ficer, C. O. of the headquarters
detachment, 3843 AUS ROTC, and
headquarters detachment, 3800
AUS Army Specialized Training
Unit, Sugar Rationing Officer,
Personnel Officer, Personnel Af
fairs Officer, Insurance Officer,
Postal Officer, Classification and
Testing Officer, Statistical Offi
cer, Intelligence Officer, Civilian
Personnel Officer, Custodian of
Lapel Buttons, War Bond Officer,
Legal Assistance Officer, Soldier’s
Voting Officer, and Claims Officer,
in addition to his other duties. It
looks as if Major Davis is going
to be a busy man for a while.
New Slab for Grove
Is Being Poured;
Will Triple Size
Work has been started to en
large and improve the Grove dance
slab, which is expected to be com
pleted by September 1. The area
is to consist of a dance slab, triple
the present size, and a new or
chestra shell large enough to ac
commodate a large size musical
group. A new fence will surround
the slab, chairs and tables will
be put around the dance floor, and
rest rooms will be installed. The
new dancing area is to be treated
with a special finish to insure
smooth dancing.
The present facilities were con
structed in 1942 with funds made
available by the college. It was
apparent from the beginning that
the area was entirely too small but
due to war time restrictions on
material work was prevented until
now.
The improvements are being fi
nanced from the special funds
made available by the Board of
Directors upon the recommendation
of President Gibb Gilchrist for
the improvement of campus rec
reational facilities.
Vets Hear Report
On Cafeteria
The mess hall problem was re
hashed at the called meeting of
the Veteran’s Club Friday night.
The mess hall committee gave a
report and Claude Buntyn, Treas
urer of the club, was appointed
to work with the business man
ager’s office. Buntyn and a rep
resentative from that office will
make a trip in the near future
to observe the operation of the
mess halls at Texas University
and several other colleges.
No more regular meetings are
scheduled for this semester but
a meeting may be called at any
time that the need arises.
Student Council
Votes to Try
Reorganization
Rouganac Reports On
Tulsa Convention of
Student Councils
The student council held its
first meeting for the summer se
mester Tuesday night at Sbisa
Hall in the council room. Bennie
Zinn, attended his first meeting in
the capacity of Assistant Dean of
Men of the College.
John Rouganac, the vet’s rep
resentative to the student gov
ernment league at the University
of Tulsa, gave his report on the
meeting at Tulsa, and also some
of the suggestions that were
made by this group for the bet
terment of student government at
this and other schools,
After Rouganac’s report a dis
cussion was held on the subject
of student government. The
number one suggestion was that
the student governing body be
elected by the students themselves,
and not appointed either by the
administration or by other stu
dents. The council decided to try
to revamp itself, and have all
types of students represented,
with equal representation of the
groups concerned. It was also vot
ed to have the first meeting of
the fall semester on Wednsday,
September 11, to draw up a new
plan for the election of the coun
cil and its officers.
Contract Let for
Vets’ Polo Field
Village
Contract for erection of the vete
rans’ housing units on the old polo
field has been awarded to Henry
C. Beck Company of Dallas by the
Federal Public Housing Authority,
and first locations wil be staked
next week, it was announced by
Charles Leighton, construction pro
gram engineer.
The college has advertised for
bids on approximately $65,000 in
utility facilities, and grading and
graveling of streets will begin
this week, it was announced.
The new veteran housing units
will be two story buildings with
four apartments on each level. The
apartments will be 20 by 30 feet
each and will contain two bedrooms,
living room kitchen and bath.
Classed as semi-permanent con
struction, the buildings now at
Foster Field, Victoria, will be dis
mantled in sections and will be
trucked to the_.campus and erected.
They are of frame construction
and have asbestos shingle siding,
gable roofs and sheetrock interiors.
It is contemplated that new
housing units will be completed
for occupany by Jan. 1. There will
be approximately 450 units in the
entire development.
Class of ’48 Prepares Question List For New Fish
Appointed by the Senior Class,
the class of ’48, a committee
headed by Marshall W. Amis, sen
ior civil engineering student, has
prepared a list of questions which
will appear in a booklet to be pre
sented to freshman this Fall.
The questions might be asked
of many Aggies enrolled prior to
the war for refreshing the knowl
edge of facts required during the
“fish” year and are certainly
worthy of putting before veterans
who have enrolled since the war.
How many of these do* or did
you know?
1. When was A. & M. opened?
A. & M. was opened on Sep
tember 17, 1876 with only six
students appearing. Therefore,
the opening date was postponed
until October 4, 1876 at which
time 40 students enrolled.
2. Who was the first president of
the College?
The presidency, first offered to
Jefferson Davis, who refused, was
filled by Thomas Gathright.
3. Under what act was A. & M.
College established?
The College was set up under
the Merrill Act of July 2, 1862.
4. When and where did the
Twelfth Man originate?
On January 1, 1922 in Dallas in
a football game against Center
College a man in the stands went
in as a substitute; Hence, the
phrase Twelfth Man.
5. Who wrote “The Twelfth
Man”, “The Spirit of Aggieland”,
“The Aggie War Hymn”, and “I’d
Rather be a Texas Aggie”?
“The Twelfth Man”—Mrs. Ford
Munnerlyn, 1941; “The Spirit of
Aggieland”—Marvin H. Mimms,
while a Junior in A. & M. in 1925
wrote the words; Col. Richard C.
Dunn wrote the music; “The Aggie
War Hymn”—J. V. (Pinky) Wil
son, while standing guard on the
Rhine in the AEF immediately af
ter World War I; “Fd Rather be
a Texas Aggie”—J. Littlejohn.
6. How are the 52 Aggies killed
in World War I commemorated?
There are 52 trees, at the base
of which are stond markers, around
the Main Drill Field; there are
52 flags flying over Kyle Field
at each football game; and there
is a graduate memorial at the West
Gate.
7. What is the value pf the
physical plant at A. & M. ?
$15,000,000.
8. When was the first football
game with T. U. played?
In 1894 at Austin.
9. How many dormitories does
the college maintain?
Twenty six are now in use in
cluding Hotard Hall, No. 13.
10. What is Silver Taps and
where is the notice posted?
Silver Taps is the final tribute
*paid to departed Aggies by the
Corps. The notice posted at the
base of the flag pole in front of
the Academic Building.
11. Who was Revielle and when
did she die?
Revielle was the Aggie mascot
and died January 18, 1944.
12. How did A. & M. obtain its
new mascot?
At a student election in the
spring of 1946, Rusty was chosen
because of her similarity to
Revielle.
13. What American school has the
most extensive intramural pro
gram?
Texas A. & M. College.
14. What is the largest indoor
natatorium in the Southwest?
P. L. Downs, Jr. Natatorium.
15. In whose memory was the
College airport named?
The largest college-owned air
port was named for Jesse Easter-
wood, a former student of the col
lege, killed while a Naval pilot.
16. What is the largest military
school in the U. S.?
Texas A. & M. College.
17. How many Aggies served in
World War II?-
20,000 including 7000 officers,
more than any other school in
cluding West Point.
18. What is the only state-
owned hotel?
Aggieland Inn.
19. What are the main branches
of A. & M. College?
Besides the school itself, there
are: the Extension Service, the
Agricultural Experiment Station,
the Engineering Experiment Sta
tion, John Tarleton Agricultural
College, North Texas Agricultural
College and Prairie View Universi
ty & Industrial College and Texas
Forest Service.
20. Give the name and Department
of each of the seven (7) Deans
of the College.
a. Dean F. C. Bolton—Vice-
President and Dean of the College.
b. Dean J. W. Rollins—Dean of
Men.
c. Dean T. D. Brooks—Dean of
Arts & Science and Graduate
School.
d. Dean H. W. Barlow—Dean
of the School of Engineering.
e. Dean C. N. Shepardson—
School of Agriculture.
f. Dean —School of Vet
erinary Medicine.
g. Col. G. D. Meloy—School of
Military Science and Acting P. M.
S. & T.
21. What are the four basic rules
of Aggie hitch-hiking?
1. Never “upstream”; also al
ways go to the Aggie line if pos
sible.
2. Meet the driver and carry on
intelligent conversation according
to his pleasure.
3. Offer all assistance in time
of trouble or emergency.
4. Thank the driver for the
ride, remembering his name if at
all possible.
22. What class designed the Senior
Ring?
The class of 1899.
23. What is the Student Court for ?
It is for the disciplining of stu
dents by students.
24. Who is on the Student Court?
President of the Senior Class,
four senior Regimental Represent
atives, and the presidents of each
of the other three classes.
25. What is the governing board
of A. & M. College?
The Board of Directors, ap
pointed by the Governor of the
State.
26. What is the annual Aggie
Muster ?
On April 21st of each year on
the anniversary of the Battle of
San Jacinto, A. & M. men muster
together wherever they may be.
The tradition was born on April
21, 1903.
27. In what major sport does Tex
as A. & M. lead $.11 conference
competition as to the number of
championships.
Football—eight (8) undisputed
championships and one (1) co
championship with S.M.U.
28. In what year was Texas A. &
M. National Champion in football?
1939.
29. What is the most perfect rec
ord that an Aggie football team
has held during a regular season?
The 1917 team was undefeated,
united, and unscored upon.
30. What is the size of the A. &
M. campus proper?
8,000 acres.
31. How many generals did A. &
M. have in World War II?
28.
32. What Aggie became U. S. Am
bassador to Guatemala?
Dean E. J. Kyle.
33. What is the Elephant Walk?
Annually, before the Thanksgiv
ing Game, the seniors gather in
front of the flag pole on Military
Walk and wander aimlessly around
as an old elephant about to die.
This symbolizes the seniors will
graduate the following spring and
will be of no further use to the
Twelfth Man.
34. What is the Bonfire ?
Each year before the T. U.
Game, all the Corps gathers wood
and timber to build a huge bon
fire which is burned the night be
fore the game.
35. What does this Bonfire sym
bolize?
It symbolizes “the burning de
sire of every student to beat T. U.
and the undying flame of love that
all Aggies have for their school.”
36. What is the seating capacity
of Kyle Field and when was it
built?
Built in 1927, Kyle Field has a
seating capacity of 33,000.
37. What are the two largest
permanent mess halls in the world,
and what is their seating capacity?
Sbisa Hall: 4,000.
Duncan Hall: 3,600.
38. How many Aggies won the
Congressional Medal of Honor and
what are the names of those liv
ing?
Six (6) Aggies won the Con
gressional Medal of Honor: Lieu
tenant Thos. W. Fowler ’43; Staff
Sergeant George C. Keathley ’37;
Lieutenant Lloyd H. Hughes ’43;
Lieutenant Turney W. Leonard
’42; Captain Eli L. Whiteley ’41;
Sergeant Wm. G. Harrell ’43.
Those still living are: Captain
Eli L. Whiteley ’41; Sergeant Wm.
G. Harrell ’43.
39. What two Aggies were named
All-American two years in suc
cession?
Joe Routt, John Kimbrough.
40. What is the “T” Association
and when was it formed ?
It is composed of men who have
won letters in varsity sports. It
was formed in 1907. '
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