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I K [•I ! > h! ' 4 •T I .* 4I-1 1 ^T. i, '■ r ; ■ ; - ! j ■ f ‘ ■ — f ■ , : • ! 1 f. ’ - * ' H r. 1 M : ' "' : ' r. " ■ \ K . ; ; 1 i i f ■ ■ i . s ■ .■ . - • L i f - . •; ' . . • • I | | . .j ! ; j j ;| j.. | | . • | School Students Wio in i t i-L • , . a i J BATTLE of Texas, '215 hono RAINS,,.In i grindinR three-hour competitive examination at the A. and M. College graduates of '{Vxas high schools fought it out for fifty thousand dollars worth of col- lege scholarships* The fifty winnerL who will receive four-year Opportunity Awards at Texas,*A. and M. College, were amiouticed today. Selected on the basis of need, scholarship, leadership and character winners wHl receive to S300 per ycair, p ulan opportunity to earn other college expenses, for their full four years. ment Fund Scholarship Program shmen Get Greatest Benefit j ! \ By MARVIN RICE The Texa^ A<S^I Ijeveloiiment Fund has launched one of the most ambitious scholar ships program irt the Southwest this year through finances provided by contributions of- thousands of fjorner student;-. These Opportunity Awards, as they are called, are de signed to give beys of ability, character, and leadership the chance to obtain a college education in spitu of financial handicaps. f I,' 1 H S ; ~ h Mxcfdlho Vll** i’rrwldpnl und Ucun of tho Col- - . ... winning the KchoUrwhlpi* t Kuculty C(>nimltU»<* on Hcholur- r\ n' |1 VJ ci BOLTON T , Ioko, Wrllow nn dMit 1(ittvr| to Hi u( A^M. Bolton in rhiilrthjttt of arMhlpl*. Dean Bolton f alks to Winners V . jj 1 I . I ;.J 5 ; ■ • { . ' • .> The day tjia; you fifty young men enter upon your studies at A&M (College shoii^be a “red letter” day both for yml and for Tj»xa.s. The advances of civilization, wheth er they be along moral* sociaj, scientific, technical or some other line, are determined largely by the extent to which pjvoperly trained inU lligeneie is ap )li«Arl to its problems. \ > Tlu* marked scii ntific developments growing out of' the recent wi|r givie abundant proof of the need and the effectiveness of concen- tmting on any prol lem tljic efforts; of paen of high mentality and trained mipds. The pcopli* of this country are awakening to the serious results of wa iting our :natutal resources and to the advantages of,; Conservation. Certainly* no wapte can be‘ more disastrous to the fuftflire Welfare of an p statej or anj nation than the failure to develop tUithe ntmpst the: potential intel|ig3nce of its people. ' Ampric^ ihas the greatest .Wuc utional system in the world. Our people : at'ejdot regimented; a man is .not doomed to follow a vocation or. a course through life without jegard. for his personal fitnfess for or interest in it merely because it happens to be the vocation of his forefathers or becai se he | was bprnj in a certain environment, In theory, at least,'he. < an chposeihis own profession. ' ‘ ' In practice, howsver, ii is no|; always possible for a young man 'to finance his living Expenses while| he continues his education through college, land at is to med>this situation that the Opportunity Awards havie been established and tnjB funds* provided by a group of far-sighted and pubflic-spfrited cijtizens. The Faculty Sdiolarship Comil iitt<H*'A duty is to survey the high school graduates of tfie entire state of Texas and select for the'awards those who give promise df makir^g the most profitable use of the educatifijn but who cduld nd^.other'dse obtain ja college education.. It. was no easy matter! to aelloH the winners^f^m so many ambitious, enthusiastic, and iptd ligeiitl applicants.. We I have uhdpun tedly made some erroi’s, but we have Confidence that evqry one of ydu can iand will tftake good. Your selection is no small honor, but H. isi a responsibility also. When the Creator endowed you witji intelligence!, H« placed oi youLthe obligation to use it and develop to the best (if your ability; You-are capable of doing college work o? high caliter, ,! . The state of Tesifts, in pjrovid&i|g the educational opijortunity,. ex.- pects mere from ykni .the dlonor of! your award, in provjding funds for part of your expenses, put* his faith in your future usefulness as a citisen; .the Scholarship CommitU'. believes in your integrity, your character and your a! nlity. j You an accepting the award with at least the implied promise that yoiu will tiike every advantage of your oppor- that ;jl!ou will. each of*, you to A&M and hope that your patl be both^ pleasant and profitable. We do no road to an edu cation, but we can assuix: you that apd exciting, bnd the results will be worth your ctor and y< iplied pror tunity and. we knew Wo [ shall web througWj college maj ^promise you an ea'sy * it can ! bp Htimulatin best effort. 1. F. C.BOLTON - faculty Committee on Scholarships iA •'* .i: ' ■ ■- rrA:-:r' : — . By action of the Board of Di rectors, a special Scholarship Com mittee has been set up to aid and administer $he entire scholarships program of the college. ' Any white male student who is a citizen ofi Texas, graduating from an accredited Texas high school, ranking in the top fourth of his class, of good character, and who must have financial assistance in order to secure an education is eligible for the Opportunity Awards: competition. For the incoming freshman who meets the above requirements, there are a total of 16 awards open to him. Ten four-year scholarships come under the heading of GENERAL OPPORTUNITY AWARDS, which pay $200 to $300 each year for four years. 'I The JESSE H. JONES SCHOL- ARSHIP* given by Mr. and Jesse H. Jones of Houston, is for the purpose of preparing men for val uable service to Texas agriculture This is a four-year [scholarship which provides $200 to $300 each year for five men willing to ac cept a position in Texas agriculture upon graduation.'. , : The WOFFORD CAIN AWARD given by Mr. R. Wofford Cain o' Dallas, provides one four-year eluilurship of $260, with one award U) be given each •' year for 'ive ^ears. . ‘ Ten four-year scholarships, the CLINT W. MURCHISON \WARDS, paying $250 per ye#' tor four years, are uolng/#p6nnor- d by Mr, Clint W, Murchison of Dalian, Two of Umsa are to he awarded #a»ih your for flvn your The JAMES ROHHKT ASTI*’ OPPORTUNITY AWARD, pruvld od by tho late Mrs, Mubin F, Astir I" In - memory of her husband Jamen Robert Astln. It 1m one four-year scholarship provldlnr $300 each year for four years. For the freshman year only, th- ALBERT BANTA FRESHMAN AWARD, provided by the late Mr Albert* D. Banta of Shrevcpor' Louisiana, pays $300. There is only one of these awards. One four-year scholarship with $260 per year is furnished by th RUBY RORTH LOAN AWARD given by Clarence Leroy Korth Class of *41, in honor of his moth er, Mrs. Ruby Korth. Available for a student who ha* shown unusual ability in the bio) ogic sciences is the JULIA BAL 1 LEE AWARD, given by the latr Dr. and Mrs. O. M. Ball in memory of their daughter, Julia Lee BaP The one four-year scholarship pay* $260 each year for four years. The CORNELIA COOKE SMITP AWARD, provided by the lato Cor nelia Cooke Smith of Austin, if a four-year scholarship supplyinr $260 each year. The WILL ROGERS OPPORTU NITY AWARDS, established by the late Will Rogers, provide tw** four-year scholarships paying $260 each year for four years. An endowment from Mr. am 5 Mrs. Burns of Brownsville, Texds gives A&M THE MARY JAMfi'' BURNS and WALLER T. BURNS JR. AWARD. This is one four- year • scholarship "with $126 paye<’ each year. Another award given by Mr. an'* Mrs. Jones of Houston, THE JESSE H. JONES MILFTARV SCHOLARSHIP, is in honor of Generals Dwight D. ; Eisenhower and- George Sr Patton, Jr. Theif are two four-year scholarships paying $200 to $400 each year for boys with a desire to prepare themselves for a career in the armed forces. A valedictorian or honor grad uate of a secondary school of Tex- . hs, If accredited by the State De bt purtment of Education, is eligible >v for a scholarship that is valid dur ing any two of the three semesters after the holder’s graduation. The financial benefit is an exemption frOtn the matriculation fee or $25 for each of the two semesters. The A*M Collegiate Chapter of Future Farmers of America has (See DEVELOPMENT, Pl|e 4) Group Named After Hard Race Against 180 Other Students fcy JERRY SUTHERLAND \ « '* , i . i t J UgT . j • . ‘ . L; The time was 4:30, May 8, 1948. The place was the Chemistry Building at A&M College. The characters were chool boys mixir to become winners Of scholarship awards to A&M But this examination alone could not win. It was a combination of four of the applicant’s qualifications that would determine the ultimate award holders. Each boy was to be carefully screened by a scholarship committee from the college on leadership, scholarship, character, and need. No winner was to be chosen who was capable of attending college without an award. Only boys qualified by unusual talent and citizenship were allowed to compete for an award. The difficult task of picking the top 50 remained for the committee. f ' > I I j v- This week, fifty of these winners were notified by telegrams that they were among the lucky ones. In a wire from E. E. McQuillen, executive director of the Texas A&M College Development Fund, sponsors of the Opportunity Awards, each winner read the message: YOU HAVE WON AN OPPORTUNITY AWARD AT TEXAS A&M. CONGRATULATIONS. WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOU IN SEPTEMBER. Its arrival matched one of a new baby in excitement and uproar. | (| .; Three years ago, A&M started;this movement by donating ten such awards. Since then Texas business and professional men have granted more with the opinion teat boys of ability and ambition shodld be given ft chfthce to!get an education. This fall fifty new boys will enter A&M under this scholarship plan. Last year ft was thirty and the year before, sixteen. By these standards of improvements, tee goal of 100 for this unusual program wilTbe attained shortly. By this system of awarding scholarships to high school graduates of particular qualifications, education is offered those who otherwise would be denied. Scholarships and winners announced by tee foundation follow: JESSE H. JONES AGRICULTURAL SCHOLARSHIPS: Lowell A. Holmes, Donna High ScKbol, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Holmes, Donna; James Lehmann, Brenham High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lehmann, Route 1, Brenham; Roger D. Longley, San Saba High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Longley, San Saba; Carl A. Peterson, Lexington High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Peterson. Route 2, Box 4, Lexington; Grady L. Smallwood, Millsap High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smallwood, Route 1, Millsap, and Carroll W. Keese, Bandera High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Keese, Tarpley Route, Bandera. JESSE H. JONES MILITARY SCHOLARSHIPS: Herbert M. 1 Gorrod, Arlington Heights High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert G. Gorrod, 1005 Arch-Adams, Fort Worth, and Luis F. Dominguez, Agua Dulce High School, son of Jose A. Dominguez, Agua Dulce. MARY JAMES BURNS AND WALLER T, BURNS, JR. SCHOL ARSHIP: Worthy R. Warnack, Hillcirest High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Warnack, 7111 Fair Oak .Avenue, Dallas. WOFFORD CAIN OPPORTUNITY AWARD: Kenneth O. Schlath- er, San Marcos High School, grandson of Mrs. August Ficke, 322 North Edward Gary, Sap Marcos. ; DAMON C. FABER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Robert E. Matthys, Crescent High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Matthys, Route 1, Wharton. | i : THE DALLAS NEWS OPPORTUNITY AWARD: William J. Neely, Sunset High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Neely, 2602 Marvin Avenue, Dallas 11. > t ; ; JULIA BALL LEE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Benny J. Me- Gough, Gluidcwater High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Munn McGough, Box 430, Gladewater. CAPTAIN JAMES RUSSELL HOLMES MEMORIAL SCHOL ARSHIP: Daniel H. Scott, Tyler High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Scott, Route 1, Murchison* THE DALLAS A&M CLUB OPPORTUNITY AWARDS: Harold T. Chandler, N. R. Crozier Technical High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McFeeters, 1122 Hugh Place, Dallas, and James M. Davis, Gar- ’and High School, son of Mr. land Mrs. J. W. Davis, Route 1, Box 46, Garland. * • J'. k 5r !: CLINT W. MURCHISON OPPORTUNITY AWARDS: William R. Johnson, Abilene High School, son of Mrs. Q. J. Johnson, 302 Sam mons Street, Abiltne, and Ralph G. Beistle, Amarillo Senior High School, son of Mr. and Mrs.. V. ;D. Beistle, 4003 East I2th Street, Amarillo, V • 1 ‘ !• i! :> • . } HAROLD DUNN OPPORTUNITY ^WARD: Joe Bob Gardner, \marillo High School, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Voss Brumrrtal, 507 Wes.t 16th Street, Amarillo.. GIFFORD-H1LL & CO, INC. OPPORTUNITY AWARD: (J. R. Hill): Herschel R, Fitts, Atlanta High School, son of Mr, and Mrs, B. T. Fitts, Atlanta, TexM. \ GIFFORDHILL PIPE COMPANY OPPORTUNITY AWARD: 'J, W. Porter): William M. McPhcmoh, Crockett High School, son of Mr, uml Mrs, W. V. McPIeraon, Crockett. JOHN W. CARPENTER OPPORTUNITY AWARD: Kenneth J, Mien, Knnlft* High School, eoh of Mr, am) Mrs, Joel II, Allen, Route t, Ennis, j 811) W. RICHARDSON OPPORTUNITY AWARD: Don U Cope- 'and, Polytechnic High School, non of Mr. and Mrs. E. L Copeland, 1601 Panola, Fort’Worth, , ; , JOHN R. BLACK OPPORTUNITY AWARD: J. Carroll MoReV- 'oIcIk, Corsicana Senior High School, son of Mrs. Bummie McReynolds, tQO South 18 Hi Street, Corsicana. EARL H. HULSEY OPPORTUNITY AWARD: Augusta M. Fox, Sunset High School, son of Mrs. Naftcy Sue Fox, 317 Starr, Dallas. JAKE L. HAMON OPPORTUNITY AWARD: Eugene W. Helms, Bartlett,High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Helms, Route 1, Tarred. 1 '■![ y , SOUTHERN UNION GAS COMPANY OPPORTUNITY AWARD: Harold D. Gant, Thomas Jefferson High School, son of Mr. and Mrs.. A. D. Gant, 2236 Thomas Boulevard, Port Arthur. W, P. LUBE OPPORTUNITY AWARD: Benjamin S. Skinner, Jr., Hillsboro High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.-S. Skinner, 626 East ’’dm, Hillsboro. W. C. McCORD OPPORTUNITY AWARD: Joe K. Creighton, Chillieothe High School, son of E. C. Creighton, Box 132, Chillicothe. COCHRAN & CAIN OPPORTUNITY AWARD: Raymond J. Ei- ’eigl, Taylor High School, son of Mrs. Edith C. Eineigl, 804 Washburn, Taylor. TODDIE LEE WYNNE OPPORTUNITY AWARD: Lloyd M. Beedy, Hillcrest High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Reedy, 6947 Twin Hills, Dallas. WILLIAM MORRIS OPPORTUNITY AWARD: Hirschel A. Sex- .'on, Jr., Bnnynwood High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson, 3615 Vine Street, Brownwood. 1948 FORMER STUDENT OPPORTUNITY AWARD SCHOLAR SHIPS: Henry B. Steele, John H. Reagan High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Steele, 2410 Washington, Houston; Charles E. Myers, Pharr- San Juan-Alamo High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Myers, 12th San Antonio, San Juan; John P. Tarver, Adamson High School, son if Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tarver, 1334 East Waco, Dallas; Delmar S. Hilliard, Newton; David L. Howard, Pleasanton High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Howard, Box 116, Pleasanton; Richard I. Lay, Brackenridge High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Lay, Sr., ->34 Whittier Street, and Don E. Legge, Thomas Jefferson High School, ion ofl Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Legge, 907 Donaldson. San Antonio; Carl O. Stephens, Devine High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stephens, Route 1, Box 62, Devine; Kenneth M, Wiggins, San Augustine High School, son of Mr. and Mn. M. G. Wiggins, San Augustine, and Horace W. VftnCleave,'Mission Hisrh School, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Von- Cleave, Route 2, Box 160, Mission. JAMES ROBERT ASTIN OPPORTUNITY AWARDS: Bruce M. 1 !' i-' : I i ■% U. ifitSS m L r.-'Ww?. Els 1 E. E. McQUILLBN, executive director of the Developm i group of 230 boys who took the test to determine who wouh Scholarships Committee, A Of Awards for Sophomores, By BILL ROSF The Scholarships Award Committee of A&M, entire scholarships program of the college, has 15 ajv to upperclassmen. These scholarships, made possible by various i^fl|vi<jlu{a| lished for the purpose of aiding those students who particular field and are in need of financial assistance. j Upperclassmen who Qualify fo' the various awards will be Und the jurisdiction of the Scholarshi Award Committee. The BANTA SENIOR AWAP $300 dward made each year newly classified senior, id f the man who has establishejd outstanding scholastic record in 1 first three years and showsi e* dence of leadership and need* The Borden Company of N r Yprk City has provided the BO’ DEN SCHOLARSHIP in DA1R HUSBANDRY. This is an aw? of $300 to the newly cla?8ifi senior who has achieved the hie est scholastic record in his dai husbandry work. The BORDEN SCHOLARSH - in VETERINARY MEDICINE identical to the one above in dai husbandry. It is fqr the senior wi the highest scholastic record veterinary medicine. For the junior student in hurt culture who, has established t' outstanding record in his class scholarship, practical experienr and his interest ih research, t’ • : > 4. i [dclujred addressing part df the for the 50 four-year scholarships. 'j ; . j ^ _ ters Variety I k I r v drs, Seniors ! : 1 ■; rp.'i. tiid and adfninister the grants which anj available 1 ami groups, are all estab- tijd their education in a. 1 V m 4 & "'*4 l- A, Stark High School, son df ML and Mrs. Glenn F. Williams, Route 1, Box 603, Orange. Up -'fjH'-S i * ' ' J RUBY KORTH LOAN AWARtfc: Lewis R. Jarrett, Fort Davia High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jarrett, Fort Davis. ALBERT BANTA FRESHMAN AWARD: Alvin A. Winn, Pine Tree High School, son of Mr, and Mrs. Arlic J. Winn, Route 4, Long- view ' ■ -• T I* .|| WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL AWARD: Donald M. Brown, Charles Bender High School^ son bf Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown, P. O. U ' U Lftw, Georgetown High School, son of r ' S!* 1 raos. A McDHtMbi OPPORTU^ITt' aWARD: Wendell L T«mr, Burnt High School n of Mr. and Mn. J. A. Tamr, Burnet. u. BURPEE AWARD, sponsored ' tee W. AUee Burpee Compan* rovides for an annual award > 100 to be made at the end of t) fall-semester. i . • The National Hillej F'oundaU' has established an annual folio *h|n to be knowti as! tho RAP HENRY COHEN FELLOWS!!’ fn honor of Rabbi Cohen of G( vriton, This fallowshlji Is award aiimmlly to the rturirnt, pri<farttb' junior, who has done most promote Interfalth amity and li ter group relntionit on the AAL Three travel scholarships are awarded annually to agronomy students for proficiency In cotton production. The amount of the award varies from $200 to $450, depending on whether the tour Is to be domestic or foreign. The Danforth Foundation of St. 1 ouig. Missouri, offers the DAN FORTH LEADERSHIP TRAIN- ING SCHOLARSHIP. This is an annual award sufficient to Cover tuition and camp costs for the two- weeks course at the Leadership Training Camp of the American Youth Foundation to the Outstand ing freshman of the School of Ag riculture. •v ’ k’ : *! •!' The DANFORTH SUMMER FELLOWSHIP, sponsored by the Danforth Foundation and Ralston Purina Mills of St. Louis, Missouri, makes an annual grant for ex penses for a two-weeks course at the Ralston Purina Mills, and two-weeks course at the Leader ship Training Caipp of the Ameri can Youth Foundation to the out standing junior in the School of Agriculture. Three $100 and three $60 schol arships are available annually to the students in th^ sophomore, ju nior, and senior c*asses in dairy husbandry having the first and second highest scholastic records in their respective classes. Thes” awards are the gift of Herman F. Keep of Austin. Texas. : The KOTZEBUE FUND, provid ed by M. H. Kotzebue,, suppli**' two grants of $60 each to the Me chanical Engineering Departmon' to be used to defray traveling ex penses for students going to district meetings of the A.S.M.E. C, C. and W. H. Krueger of San Antonio, Texas, have established the KRUEGER AWARD. This is an annual award of $500 which is to be given to the member of th- newly classified senior class wk has the highest scholastic and par- tonal record. The recipient will h selected from those students w-hr have earned as much as $150; r year of their student experts^ through student labor during th. previous three years. Hi - The will of tee late Dr. and Mrs O. M. Ball stipulated a scholarshh ae a memorial to their daughter (See SCHOLARSHIP, Page 4) #a ' 'MS 9 $ • / % ;■ ~ V r I £ ( - m i\ : - ■M Lj /\ iXi .< 11 K. K. McqUILLKN, Association for many yt>ii A&M Devclopmcnl Furjd the Foundation. One Out of Four fa L Texas A&M migh i > The founders of tfe sc for a student life that;i:orap barriers based on fina other schools. . ink of upa.i c momin. cy coujd e in tee One of seven dirjj fn city bank president is a the thing that makes A& together because thcjyha' of weekends together in' ea< i a bond not generally fou The first catalogae o the Board of Directors i Board feels confident . . bar. the way of the poorest a thorough education,!and bition to obtain it.” The announcemen 50 Opportunity Awa: have not forgotten thi Two-hundred boyi scholarships last mon to prove that they All of them were; -lasses. The Aggie hopefuls muld win. In the Ch£mi tj liroe-hour inquisition wit that the tension could be. brain-gears grinding,”! on The Awards are basel need. The examination on was the very tough joljj of faculty members. The attitude of these ■tod the prospect of bece agerness to obtain an edu n their numbef, and pined in the familiar elves at home in such nany Aggies as some The morning after to await results. Th had no deaire to put faniMr’s c-lji ilren 1 vjng with the only son of a w ■ iecrHiir)y ol thr Farmer KlpdenUH ht w lhi exerutive- director of (he Idles (lie money KCltlhg end of •HUtjjl eirb| »man jdiffeii hi pf thi .A; aruonif: &M succ at i jute i ol lolly: ago laid foundations emoved all of the false Jkgroiind that oxist in so many curreh4e in the dormitories.; But it is Hat the two boys don’t room jnte’r jr liege rtoxt fall if they did not wlh, u jja r brnp|i et of MAHKL irillet h • Win Awards o—the;’re friends. They s|»end alternate of their homss and between them prows collepej men. iked 18 76 carried this ktateipent by shnl jattend its efforts J , . the ihe future, poverty will no longer (he lard who is capable of receiving ose briprst is) fired with on honorable am- I j- ; I ' J I : ’ • , A winhfjrs of the 1948 competition for the rOof fiat teday’s leadejrs of the college of u|, origir al Board. -F • the imirtiIlpri in competition for the ore tailing tip quiz, these young men had Uji c|fw thjii It irt t ilookc-jf |>n scha lecid ipeciol lea all -r.A »g Agi ion. ich bill erfli y” all nner >ut c ichola ship committee of deans and i Horatio Alger Institute. their high school graduating only one in four ot their group roo $ they gave their all to the hind. Observers commented “You can almost hear the I arsh b, leadership, character, and the fi rat ppint- The final selection -o-pi r» ng stji Iwarts toward life on tho famuus les wjas; -in itself, proof af tfioir renters were nof to be found f i j>ere not lacking,: They . ; ia campus tyhdj madt. them- ^ f Irene not even noticed by „ > Unary. Yr boarded the train for homo T-shirts bn the camjiua ballji. Mi ±