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THE BAT T’A LION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1949
‘Pinky’Is Lively
Aggie Personality
Dr. Ide P. Trotter will serve
as Dean of the Graduate School
for the college. He formerly was
head of the Extension Service,
and was named to his new po
sition this year.
Short Courses
Held on Campus
Two short courses were held on
the campus over the break between
the final summer semester and the
beginning of the fall semester.
The Artificial Breeding and
DHIA Conference was held here
on September 5 and 6, under the
sponsorship of the Diary Husban-
' dry Department. Approximately
100 people attended the 2 day meet.
A Pest Control Operators Short
Course, under the sponsorship of
the Entomology Department, was
held here from September 8 thru
,10.
Sixty five men and fifteen wo
men registered for the lectures and
classes of that course.
By B. F. ROLAND
The barefoot boy who padded
his way onto the A&M campus in
the fall of 1902 wasn’t a charac
ter from Whittier, but it was P. L.
Downs, Jr., from that day for
ward known as “Pinky”.
Named after his uncle Colonel
P. L. Downs who was a member
of A&M’s first graduating class,
Pinky came to A&M in the old
tried and true manner, green as
a gourd.
Scratch was what he started
after and he got what he came for.
He graduated in 1906, still with
his nickname. Sometime during
his four years in school Pinky
was instilled with a spirit of loy
alty to A&M that has been some
what of a standard for orientation
of new students for years on end.
Pinky did all right in business
too. He came from a family of
bankers and, before he rededicated
his remaining years to Aggies and
Aggieland, he served as president
of the First National Bank in
Temple, Texas, his home town.
He was with the Temple bank for
25 years.
Pinky took the big step in 1916
and got married. Since that time
he and his wife Molly have led
quite a happy existence, blessed
in the meantime with a daughter,
Grace, who now lives in College
Station. He and his wife have of
ten been called Fibber McGee and
Molly.
Downs served as a member of
the A&M Board of Directors for
a period of 10 years. He was
first appointed to the board by
ex-governor Pat Neff and later
was reappointed for another
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During the time that he served
on the board, 1923 to 1933, A&M
went through an era of expansion
and construction that has never
been surpassed. Pinky was chair
man of the building committee
during that time.
When Pinky finally returned to
College Station to settle down af
ter all his roamings, he brought
with him his spirit and untiring
devotion to his old school. His
interest, as in the days of old, was
in the “green as a gourd” young
sters who wanted to get college
educations and had to do it the
hard way.
Much of Pinky’s time was
spent with the Aggies in their
dormitories, mess halls and bull
sessions and he concentrated on
finding work for students who
needed it. From more than 200
boys that Pinky helped through
school, 11 football lettermen
emerged.
Organization of the Brazos
County A&M Club was due to
Pinky’s efforts. He also served
as president of the Bell County
A&M Club for two years.
Aggies know Pinky as a man
they never need to avoid and who
will always lend an ear to their
pains, woes and propositions. He
seeks no glory, but always works
toward a greater school for the
boys of Texas. The Aggies of old
say that one of his happiest mo
ments was the completion of the
P. L. Downs, Jr. Natatorium, his
fondest dream.
Pinky drives an old 1937 Ford
coupe, painted snow white. And
when he isn’t sitting behind his
desk in the studios of WTAW, he
is ambling around the campus
looking like he might be a retired
Southern Colonel. But all the
time he keeps a watchdog eye on
his pride and joy, Aggieland.
He’s still not very far away
from the days of the barefoot boy.
All he wants from life is to help
and watch A&M grow.
Costly Kite Flying
Daventry, England—CP)—Peter
Connerty, 14, took the policeman’s
advice and flew a kite. It fell
across 11,000 volt power lines and
caused:
A breakdown of BBC’s overseas
broadcasts from Daventry trans
mitter.-
Blacked out all movie houses in
the district.
Blocked electricity supplies to
forty villages.
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This Sunday Shool building is the first section of the new Meth
odist Church to be completed. Rev. James F. Jackson is pastor of
the North Gate church.
A&M Chemistry Curriculum Is
Approved by ACS in Summer
During the second summer term Dr. F. C. Bolton, pres
ident of the college, received a letter from E. M. Billings,
secretary of the Committee on Professional Training of the
American Chemical Society, informing him that A&M is now
included in the list of schools approved by the Society for
fundergraduate training in chem-
Frank D. Welch, senior archi
tecture student from Sherman,
will serve as co-editor of The
Commentator for the 1949-1950
school year. He has been active
with student publications since
1947.
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The American Chemical Society
has not made an evaluation of
schools with reference to graduate
training. This officially recognizes
the instruction at A&M as fully
meeting the requirements as set
up by the American Chemical So
ciety for the preparation of pro
fessional chemists.
Students who complete the re
quired curriculum and receive the
bachelor’s degree from institutions
on the American Chemical Soci
ety’s list of approved schools for
the professional training of chem
ists are eligible for membership,
senior grade, in the Society, fol
lowing graduation and two years
of experience in the field of chem
istry or chemical .engineering or in
post-graduate study.
The American Chemical Society’s
complete list of approved schools
was published in the August 1,
1949 issue of the Chemical and
Engineering News.
New Rule Ends
Trail Street ,
Squeeze Plays
Students returning to school
this fall who find themselves
encumbered with automobiles
will also find that a new park
ing regulation will affect them
if they live in the corps area.
Fred Hickman, campus security
chief, announced today that park
ing, on Trail Street, which adjoins
the line of even numbered dormi
tories, will be restricted to the
west side of the street.
Cars may be parked pointing in
either direction, Hickman said, but
the west side of the street is the
only side which may be used for
parking.
This move was taken, Hickman
continued, to help eliminate the
dangerous situation which existed
when double parking was permit
ted. In past years, with cars park
ed on both sides of Trail Street,
traffic moving along the street was
badly congested.
Pedestrians crossing Trail Street
when this congested condition ex
isted were exposed to the danger
of being struck by cars moving
along the street.
This move restricting parking to
the west side of Trail Street is one
of the first of several proposed
changes designed to eliminate traf
fic hazards in the cadet dormitory
area, Hickman said.
A proposal to reroute the busses
which now pick up passengers in
front of George’s is also under con
sideration.
No definite area where the
busses may pick up passengers has
been designated, but it was learn
ed that three possible locations are
being studied.
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College Bank Gets New
Building Over Summer
The College Station State Bank
opened its new building at the
corner of Sulphur Springs Road
and Tauber street, during the
summer. An estimated crowd of
about 3,000 were on hand at the
official dedication ceremonies.
Congratulatory telegrams were
received from the late Governor
Beauford Jester, Ronald C. Irvine,
vice president of the Chase Nati
onal Bank, New York, Ferris
Campbell, vice president of the
National City Bank of New York,
and many other well wishers.
The College Station Bank first
opened for business on July 1, 1946
in a prefabricated wooden building
measuring 32 x 32 feet. Business
was conducted in this building un
til February, 1949, when the new
building was started.
Norton & Mayfield, Architects
of Bryan, designed the new build
ing. An underreamed foundation
sunk to a depth of 18 feet will
make possible the addition of an
other story when necessary in the
future. L. V. Haltom of Bryan
was the contractor for the job.
Mezzanine
Located on the mezzanine floor
are employee’s lounge, dining ta
bles for employees, directors’ quar
ters, and a storage and supply
room, in which the air-conditioning
unit is housed. The air-condition
ing system is also adaptable for
heating the building during winter
months.
The mezzanine ground floor
working space is of asphalt tile,
with terazzo floor in the lobby and
officers’ quarters. The roof is
built up on steel bar joists.
Grants, Gifts
Given College
Gifts to the college in the form
of scholarships and fellowships
amounting to more than $27,000
dollars were announced today by
the college information service.
Two four year scholarships were
given to the college by R. Wofford
Cain and the Wichita Falls A&M
Club. W. M. Neyland of Corpus
Christ!, W. P. Luse, Major James
P. Holmes of Chicago, J. C. Max
well of Fort Worth, and the Cor
nelia Cooke Smith Estate all do
nated scholarships.
A fellowship was received from
the Tennessee Gas Transmission
Company and from the Stanolind
Oil Company.
The Gulf States Telephone Com
pany (Judge S. A. Lindsey of Ty
ler) gave the college four four
year scholarships.
Additional four year scholarships
were donated by the Port Arthur
A&M Club, the Triple M A&M
Club, the Dick Price Motor Com
pany of Dallas, the Duncan Coffee
Company, and the Gifford-Hill
Pipe Company.
The Borne Opportunity Award
Fund also contributed a four year
scholarship.
A gift of student aid was given
to the college by W. T. Burns, Jr.
of Brownsville.
The interior walls are done
in pastel green, with metal Vene
tian blinds to match. The spacious
lobby has two enlarged counters
for customer use. The fixtures are
of walnut.
There are four paying and re
ceiving teller cages, and one note
and collection cage, the upper por
tion of the fixtures being encased
in low glass panels. Lighting is
indirect throughout. There are sep
arate sound-proof offices adjacent
for private conferences.
The bank has modern office
equipment throughout, and is
equipped with Recordak for re
cording on film all transactions
processed through the bank.
Opened in 1946
The bank was originally opened
for business July 1, 1946. At the
close of business on that day de
posits were $67,713.29.
After less than three years of
operation, present deposits exceed
$1,350,000. Since December 31,
1948 alone the bank has had an
increase of $232,982.93 in deposits,
which has made necessary the new
building.
The building committee was
composed of George E. Potter,
chairman, H. E. Burgess, R. B.
Butler, Coulter Hoppess, Harold
Sullivan, L. G. Jones, T. W. Le-
land, S. A. Lipscomb, W. M. Potts,
and M. C..Hughes.
Directors and Officers
Directors of the bank are S. A.
Lipscomb, H. E. Burgess, Harold
Sullivan, George E. Potter, Ralph
W. Steen, Luther G. Jones, of
College Station, and Coulter Hop
pess and R. B. Butler, of Bryan,
Texas.
Officers are S. A. Lipscomb,
president, Harold Sullivan, execu
tive vice-president, H. E. Burgess,
vice-president, and Thomas W.
Lee, cashier. Mr. Sullivan war for
merly connected with the Center
ville State Bank, Centerville, Tex
as, and Mr. Lee with First Nation
al Bank and Harrisburg National
Bank, Houston, Texas.
S. A. “Doc” Lipscomb, presi
dent and chairman of the board
of directors, is an A&M graduate
of the class of 1907 and is the
owner of Lipscomb Pharmacy at
North Gate.
H. E. Burgess, who received a
BS degree from A&M in 1929, let
tered in track and football here.
He was a member of the South
west Conference Championship
team of 1927 and was All-Confer
ence fullback in 1928.
Harold Sullivan, executive vice-
president and director of the bank,
is an ex-student of A&M, having
left A&M in 1918 for service in
the Army in World War 1.
Dr. Luther G. Jones, professor
of agronomy, Dr. George E. Pot
ter, professor of zoology, and Dr.
Ralph W. Steen, professor of his
tory, members of the A&M facul
ty, are on the board of directors.
Opening Ceremonies
Mrs. L. C. Patranella, Mrs. C. N.
Shepardson, Mrs. Pat McNew, and
Mrs. Dona Carnes were hostesses
for the formal opening.
Radio broadcasts of the cere
monies were made over radio sta
tions WTAW in College Station
and KORA in Bryan.
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