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&M came very close to being
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Presiddntj of the Board}
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persona hank account,
biofgraj hy. of Cushmig is a
llel 'to,.^i history of the col-
ehtire life was devot-
vv. to 'buildinfc |his idea of a great-
sr A&M. Born in 1862, the year
he-; Morrill Land Grant Act es-
;ab|ishing the college was passed,
ame to
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froin A&M C
ca| order),,
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td enter the institution
hDugh he took a course
i ndering and was the
(fr l ever to graduate
iy virtue of alphabet
ic degree states that
as a Bafchelor of Letters,
shing’s
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ehf; of a: 1 family \yhich had come
ro|fi Englan f to escape religious
rofecution. The elder Cushing
ane to, Hoiistcrtrwhen it boasted
] opulation
hshpd and published in that city
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the Houston; Telegraph ini the de-| Both Cushing and his father
cades before the Civil War. This ! joined the Army when the first
paper played a major role iti- the | World War broke out. Cushini
a# auiux. * He™ was crusade for good government of j went to France as a Major witl
; iinftitutidn s history 8 ta te . It has advocated, and - ~
A&M. There was
’npc
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1 for
’si affairs. During thisj enier-
Cusbing, who was
of
^f 2,500. He estab-
seen ^ut through fmore reforms
re#
than any Texas newspaper since.
Cushing’s fatheir believed the
new school established the year
ofir
beirik'
oft education in the statje.. For
bef
top
fore 100 miles berth
was to become the
Bous-
bone
this reason he persuadled his
young son to go there on gradu
ation from a private school.
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When Cushing stepped, off the
train at College Station he was
greeted by the sight of two lone-
spme buildings * standing i in the
midit of an uninhabited 'prairie.
He wasn’t discouraged however
for the two structures to him
seejmed to be holding their heads
•up proudly, knowing 1 they were to
be the nucleus of the gxeatest ed
ucational institution | in Texas.
On graduation Cushing Went to
work with the Southern Pacific
Railroad with the one idea in mind
to improve the service to (College
Station in order to draw mbre stu
dents to the school. He stayed with
that company for 42 years and was
the guiding influence of the line
in Texas until his death ini 1924.
the 17th Engineers. He was plac
ed in charge of several ports of
embarkation and although this job
brought little glory he performed
hi$ tasks admirably. ^
He never forgot that the
American taxpayers were pay
ing for the war and in the bar
tering with the French that his
job entailed, It is said that the
French never got the upper hand
of the bargains. •-
His good work was brought to
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the attention of General Pershing
who had his rank upped to Colonel
and added him to. the general staff
as advising engineer.
In appreciation for his services
the citizenry of France bestowed
upon him the Legion of Honor.
Soon after his return to civil
ian life he became president of
the Association of Former Stu
dents. He held this position sev
eral times and is hailed as be
ing one of the finest heads the
association ever had.
He resigned this post to become
a member of the Board of Direc
tors. During his term as presidefit
of this body Cushing put the col
lege on its feet financially. When
he took office the monetary af
fairs of the college were in a hop
less muddle, but he succeeded In
bringing order out of chaos by
establishing the financial system
under which the school still oper
ates.
While he was with the Board
the electrical plant of the college
was struck by lightning and burn
ed. He was responsible for build
ing. the present day Power Plant
and even contributed funds for its
erection. Anothelr building that
stands partly because of Cushing’s
money is the YMCA.
Perhaps the most important
one act he was responsible for
was the bringing of President
W. B. Bizzell to the college. Biz-
zell succeeded in bringing about
the best student-administration ^
relations the school had known
to date. [
Cushing amassed a large collec-
tfoTrdf booksr TrrMs liffetin# m-
cluditig many rare engineering
texts. In his will he requested that
these books all be donated to A&M
as a nucleus for a future library
of a size equal to the obllege’s
importance.
When the legislature appropriat
ed funds for the library of which
Cushing had dreamed, a committee
from the ex-students met with the
Board of Directors and petitioned
them to name the new* stincture
“Cushing Memoria) Library.”
In this committee’s'statement to
the Board they said: “There is
perhaps no man who has had the
interests of the college so hiuch
before him and.mo man whose
memory deserves such a fitting
tribute by the'college.”
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Service Life Iniura
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The privilege of reihstating on
“comparative health” basis is
available only to veterans whose
policies have been lapsed for I
than three months.
A veteran whose policy has lap
sed for more than three months
must take a physical examination
and qualify as an insurable risk.
Before August 1, an eligible vet
eran may reinstate any amount of
tern* insurance—from 1,000 to $10,-
000 ill multiples of $500 regardless
of the length of time it has been
lapsed. He need only fill out i an
application form, in which he cer
tifies that \his health is as good
as it was wlmn the policy lapsed,
and pay premiums for two months.
Electronics Men
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from $2644 to $7102 a year
needed by the Department of
Air Force at Keesler Air Force
Base, Biloxi, Mississippi,; to teach
the theory, operation and use of
ground and airborne radar and
Associated equipment, according to
the Executive Secretary, Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners for
Keesler Air Force Bale,
Experience in the field of elec
tronics; teaching experience j at
high school or college level in phy
sics, electrical engineciHng, or. ma
thematics; or college education
with courses in physics, mathema
tics, or electrical engineering are
all qualifying for the Trainee grade
of Radar Instructor' At $2644 a
year- L
The higher grade df Radar In
structor requires in Addition i ex
perience as an instructor teaching
courses in rhdar or college teach
ing in electrical engineering or
physics. J. 1 4 ! $
Persons appointed aa Radar In
structor (Trainee) at $2644 a year
will receive intensive ; training in
the field of radar befojre' being as
signed as insthtetors. [
Age limits for the Trainee grade
are 18 to 35 years. For the higher
grades the maximum age Ifhfit is
62 years. These age limits are
waived for veterans.
Further information and neces
sary application forms-may be ob
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15 Days Leave Pay
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training on July 17 will receive 15
days leave pay unless! th&y have
already notified the Veterans Ad
ministration that they do not Want
the pay.
Those veterans who |will have
a new address after Juljy 17 should
report it to the Veteran Advisor’s
office, the veteran advibor said to
day. Checks cannot be forwarded.
Those who planned to continue
training throughout the second
summer session and have changed
their plans since sumpier school
registration, should report to the
Adviaor’s office and fill! out an in
terruption form. Also these vet
erans should make sure that their
records are retained in the Veter T
ahs Administration Regional Of
fice in Waco if they plan to re
enroll in A&M In the fafi under the
G! Bill.
&M Student Wins
Brahman Breeders
Essay Contest:
Carl Scudder, Jr., Freshman at
A&M last spring, has been' named
the winner of an essay contest
sponsored by the American Brah
man Breeders Association. He will
be awarded^ gold watch engrav
ed with his name In recognition
of his achievement by the Asso
ciation. \
The contest, which was held
during the past school year, was
open to any student, taking Eng
lish 104. The subject^ were con
cerned with some phase of the
Brahman cattle industry. Bcud-
der’s topic was “The Use of Brah
mans in the Development Of New
Breeds of Cattle”.
Scudder lives on a ranch
Wiipberly, Texas, and is a g:
uate of San Marcos High Scpobi
This .'summer he is working as a
counselor in a camp near New
York City. He will return to A&M
in September. * J'
Other freshmen Who pitted in
the contest '" were Clarence E>
Bourke, Jr., froih Weatherford,
second place; Pat Hubert, Riviera,
third place; and J. L. Bledsoe,
Missouri City .fourth place-
The American Brahman Breed
ers Association will conduct an
other contest next fall and spring
semesters. However, instead of re
stricting it to freshmen, the As
sociation will open the competi
tion to any student of A&M.
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II.S. Birth Rale <md ProVperrUy
Renewal of Term
Policies Provided
Veterans carrying National Ser
vice' Life Insurance term policies
will be able to renew them for an
additional five years upon expira
tion of their present term period.
Public Law 838,. passed by the last
Congress, provides for this exten
sion, with the provision that high
er rates than before be paid be
cause of increased age.
Term insurance taken out before
January 1, 1946, carries an. eight
year term period. Policies issued
after that date are for a: five year
term.
Veterans will still be able to
convert their term insurance to
permanent types whenever they
desire. ' i
Placement Office
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A surirey is being made to gath
er information which will help
make the Placement Office more
effective, Wendell H. Horsley,
director of tne Office, announced
recently. \
This survey is to study the pro
fessional progress , of graduates
and the enectiveiiesKof education
al programs.
A form will be sent to gaefr grad
uate from 1930 to the prdsjent./The
questionnaire will ask for salary,
position, and type of work of each.
It will try to find out if thevpre-
sent employment is an outgrowth
of the course of study pursued
while in college.
In addition, the questionnaire
will ask the graduate what changes
he Would recommend to improve
the training in his chosen field.
The information given will be
held entirely confidential, Horsley
said.
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Bahme Now Staff I
Officer in Port ;
City of Yokohama
Captain Nathan Bahme, an fex-
Aggio, is now serving as a staff
officer with Headquarters, Second
Medium Port, according to a re
port from the Yokohama Com
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Bahme, a native of Waco, en-
tered the Army in 1941 and ar
rived in the Orient in 1947. ■> ;
According to Eighth Army Head-
gunMntj Captain Bahme is fill
ing an important Job in the major
port city of Yok '
the sett Of the
Lieutenant general
ellieftfer.
Captain BnhmeV otiganhattom
operate* all the Yokohama port fn-
I cilities Including the many details
I of passenger and-cargo handling
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LANDSCAPE DEPARTMENT
Yoder Brothers of \ Barbeton,
Ohio, 'chrysanthemum growers,
have again given the Department
! of Landscape Art Plante valued at.
approximately $250, F. W. Henkel,
head of the department, has an-
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Montfort
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The conference
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