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Science Academy
Elects Roberts and
Doak Top Officials
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Dr. C.jC. Doak, head of the
Biology Department, was elected
first executive vice-president of
the-Texas Academy of Science at
its meeting in Houston last week
end, and Raymond H. Roberts,
freshman EE major Dom Abilene,
was elected vice-presjdent of the
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collegiate division..
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Dr.] Charles La Motte of the Bio
logy Department was re-elected
'counselor of the collegiate divi
sion, The Texas Collegiate Aca
demy of Science ia a society com
posed of undergraduate students
in the 'various sciences. It func
tions as a part of the Texas Aca
demy of. Science, and members of
the senior divisioiv atit as counse-
ors for the different undergrad-
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■"membership of 500 students from
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19.colleges in Texas. F. C. Knapp
of the Wildlife Management De
partment is sponsor of the A&M
chapter, which has a membership
of 42. Two hundred and nineteen
collegiate members registered for
the Houston, meeting of the Tex
as Academy of Science at Rice In
stitute last weekend.
A&M Members Attend t '~
Several A&M collegiate mem
bers attended the meeting and
four presented scientific papers
in the collegiate sections.
John V. Halick, senior biology
major from Houston, presented a
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The mark of a good sales
man is the Ability to be a
showman, George D. Smith,
Jr., South Texas sales mana
ger for the Dictaphone Cor
poration, i told salesmanship stu
dents yesterday.
Smith, who was graduated from
A&M in 1930, came up from Hous
ton to speak before Professor E.
(R. Bulow’s salesmanship classes.
“It isn’t necessary to be a born
showman.” Smith said. “Any sales
man who is enthusiastic about his
product and believes it is 1 the best
of its kind on the market cannot
help but be a showman when he
gets a chance to demonstrate that
product,” \ ]
Smith demonstrated, one of the
latest model Dictaphones, and pre
sented a sales talk to Bulow’s
classes to illustrate the points he
said a salesman must cover in his
demonstrations before a prospect.
“Any machine you offer the
public today,” Smith said, “must
help the people- think for them
selves. Machines are made to save
time, and if a person has a spend
more time worrying with a mach
ine he has bought than that mach
ine saves, then the 1 macine isn’t
worth the money he has had to
pay for it.” ' > i .
At the conclusion of Smith’s talk
before the 11 a. m. sales class, he
had dinner with the corps in Dun-
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Poultry Team Wins
In Chicago Contest
The A&M Poultry Judging team
placed first in overall team stand
ings in the National Poultry
Judging contests at the Interna
tional Livestock Exposition in
Chicago last week. _ .
Bobbie Mayfield of Dayton placed
eighth in overall standings and Del-
vin Barrett of Bellville placed
fourth in exhibition classes.
The team placed first in exhibi
tion classes, second in the market
classes, and ninth in the produc
tion classes.
The team was coached by E. D.
Parnell, professor of poultry hus-
paper at the meeting entitled “Ef
fects of Ultraviolet Radiation on
Protoza”.; In his report, Halick
summarized some studies of the
effects of untraviolet radiation
on various protozoans and pointed
out some of the morpological, cy-
tolpgical, and physiological chan
ges as a result of the rays.
Donald I Odgen, senior science
major, presented a paper on re
search made on the effects Of in
jection of the hormones, Testoster
one and Gonadogen, on the repro
ductive organs of immature female
white rats.
Don G. Simpson, senior wildlife
major from Houston, presented
u paper entitled “Natural History
Museums of North America." The
report emphasized, from a re
search standpoint, the value of
museums and their collections to
the students of any biological sci
ence.
William R. Jackson, senior en
tomology major from Burkeville,
presented ajMMrjon the appear
ance of DDT in milk after cows
have been sprayed with the insect
icide. Jackson's paper reported
that the DDT is' stored up in the
fat tissue and given off Slowly
into the milk.
Blankenship Presides
Lylte Blankenship, senior wild
life major from Campbellton, was
presiding chairman of the collegiate
division at the meeting. Blanken
ship is retiring president of the
academy.
Dr. Sewell H. Hopkins, of the
Biology Department and Dr. Omer
E. Sperry of the Range and For
estry Department were nominated
Fellows at the Houston meeting.
Fellow is an honorary title award
ed to members for outstanding ser
vice to the academy of science.
A&M Employes
Dinner Pknned
The program for the An
nual Christmas dinner of the
A&M College employees, has
been outlined by W. R. Hors
ley, in charge of arrange
ments. The dinner will be held
December 21 at 7:15 p. m., in Sbisa
Hall.
Invocation, the Rev. Norman AiJ-
derson of the First Presbyterian
Church.
Christmas music by the singing
Cadets, Bill Turner in charge.
Dean H. W. Barlow and his fac
ulty orchestra will give a program.
Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist will
deliver the Christmas message. '
A. B. Jolley of the Extension
Service at Dallas, will be master
of ceremonies.
Persons who have ' beep em
ployed by the college for 25 years
will be honor guests, and newcom
ers, that is those who have joined
the college since the first of the
year, will also be honor guests.
The dinner will also be a joint
meeting with the College Em
ployees Dinner Club.
There will be a social gathering
following the dinner and program.
Five-0 Club Plans
Christmas Dance
Plans for the forthcoming
Christmas-dance were announced at
the Thursday evening meeting of
the Five-0 Club held in the south
solarium of the college YMCA.
Social chairman Mrs. F. N. Ne
ville' stated that the affair, honor
ing senior veterinary medicine
students, their wives and facility
members, will take place Friday
evening, December 16, at 7:30
o’clock at the Fin Feather Club.
A charge of $1.75 per person
will be made, she added, and dress
will be optional.
Mrs. Cliff Harrell, president of
the local junior auxiliary to the
AVMA, urged members to attend
a meeting of that group to be held
in the solarium on Wednesday,
December 14, at which time dele
gates would be named to attend the
state auxiliary convention in Jan
uary.
Mrs. Allen Speaks
To Extension Club
Mrs. W. S. Allen was the mam
speaker of the Agricultural Ex
tension Service Club Thursday
afternoon in the YMCA, Mrs. J.
E. Poore, reporter, said today.!
The topic of Mrs Allen’s report
was “My Childhood in China.” She
discussed the life and manners in
the Orient '■
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Fire-Ousted OU Students
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Norman, Okla., (AP)—Some 300 University of Oklahoma men
students, whose dorm tory-home was destroyed by the fire early today,
moved into two women’s dormitories on the campus Saturday after
girls who had been living in the brick dormitor-
iester Halls, were moved earlier into the Univer
sity’s new dormitory project for women just south of the campus.
who came through the blaze this morning were
ready to smile over their narrow escape—but they made no bones about
being glad their new campus home is brick. The dorm! destroyed this
morning was a frame building formerly used as a Navy barracks dur
ing the war. i i
Most of the students had little to move into their rooms at Robert-
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Typical was Jos
Boston, Mass. He had only the clothes ihe wore—fresh stiff khaki pants
and shirt and GI shoes like, those issued! to many of the students
following the fire.
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Fourth Army Team ait A&M
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Eight officers, headed by Col
onel Paul B. Malone, staff offi
cer of the Texas Military District,
began a two day informal inspec
tion this morning of the Military
Science Department and to coor
dinating facilities on the campus.
Col. Malone is accompanied on
the inspection by Lt. Col. Ray L.
Inzer and Lt. Col. Walter J. Brown
of the Texas Military District and
four officers from Fourth Army
Headquarters. After their arrival
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This blaze-faced bay with the free wheeling back
wheels was a little too much for Bill Thomas,
who lost his seat and entrance fee in the bare
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back bronc riding event of the weekend Inter
collegiate rodeo.
Room for Rent
Corps Editor Blown to Bits;
Police Suspect Battricide
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Clark C. Munroe, infamous co
editor of The Battalipn, was found
scattered about the walls and ceil
ing of his swank apartment in
Utay Arms last night after a
bomb, apparently planted in his
typewriter, exploded. The Campus
Security! Office is <*onducting an
investigation.
Ocicupants of the adjoining
rooms all stated that they did
hear an “unusually loud noise’i
last night about 11:30 but thought
that it was only the upper floors
of the hall caving in.
Herman Dieterich, Corps opera
tions officer and one of Munroe’s
lesser enemies, found the body
last night about 12:30 Dieterich
said, “I: had gone to the water
fountaini to get a drink and stopped
by C. C.’a room to heckle him and
complain about yesterday's edi
torial. I hadn’t read it, of course,
but I ji»t wanted to be controver
sial. I opened the door and ...”
Dieterich faltered at tihs point,
but then he continued. “And;
there he was—everywhere you
looked, there was C. C.
“Over in one corner of the room
were hia hands, still clutching
some typewriter keys. His shoes,
still tied, were under the desk.
“There were several broken bot
tles of: Hadacol lying on, the
floor. There was also a charred
piece of paper addressed to ‘Had-
acolics Annonymous.’ The room
was in shambles, i
“I guess Munroe just went to
Pistol Team Slates
Election Dec. 7
A&M Pistol Team will meet at
the pistol range Wednesday night
at 7:30 for the purpose of electing
officers 1 for the coming year, ac
cording to Col. Frank R. Swoger,
senior ordnance instructor in the
Military Science Department and
team coach. -
Aggie pistolmen defeated the
Trinidad State Junior College,
Trinidad, Colorado, 1322 to 1265,
in a match fired Dio week ending
November 12, Col. Swoger said.
This is the second victory for the
team which has 40 or 45 matches
scheduled for the coming year, Col.
Swqger added.
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pieces when the bomb went off,
called in some friends and
scraped him down.”
Officials of the Campus Secur
ity said that office would conduct
an investigation some time next
month.
Many persons were shocked
over Munroe’s untimely demise.
Said Rolang Bing, manager of
Student Publications, “We’ll miss
him.” !‘
Bill Billingsley, co-editor, said,
"He wasn’t much, but he was some
thing alive around the office."
Sid Wise, Battalion advertis
ing manager, said, “It couldn’t
have happened to a better man.”
High administration officials
stated, “The culprit who perpetra
ted this crime shall be punished
severely- for this bit of miscon-
Methodists Hold
Christmas Bazaar
A&M’s Methodist Church will
hold its Christmas Bazaar today,
beginning at 5 p. m. The bazaar is
sponsored by the Women’s Society
of Christian Service.
A feature of the bazaar will be
a collection of hand-made jewelry
at the handicraft booth. Mrs. Chris
Groheman, whose hobby is jewelry
making, will have on display such
items as a jade pendant in a gold
frame, a pair of tiger eye cameo
earrings, a pair of earrings made
of anthracite coal, a man’s tiger
eye ring and an unusual woman’s
broach set in sterling.
Supper will be served at 6 Tues
day evening.
Church Schedules
Week of Prayer
Five days of prayer are sched
uled this week by the First Baptist
Church of College Station. Begin
ning yesterday, the program marks
observance of the Lottie Moon
Week of Prayer.
General theme of the program
is “Unto Us Is Given—Give Ye.”
Meetings are scheduled each
evening from 7:16 to 8:15, except
for Friday, the last day'of the
program. On Friday, services will
be held at 10 a. m., 12 noon, and
1 p. m.
duct. We shall see that he gets
nothing less than conduct proba
tion.
"We usually dislike taking dras
tic measures such as this, but even
more so in this case. If these
acts of violence go unpunished,
more and more criminal actions
may occur.
"Not only was the assassin
breaking the law when he dis
patched Munroe, but in doing
this he was also not making the
best use of his leisure hours
for study purposes. This is a
definite violation of our policy.”
A. M. Obea, biology professor,
hud this to say about Munroe. “An
thropology may have suffered a
severe reversal. Munroe’s actions
and writings of late have led me
to believe that he was ‘the Missing
Link.’ ”.
Herman Dieterich was worried
about how he was going to devise
a new formation for the Corps
Staff. Said Deiterich, “Munroe
was never in step, but he did take
up space.”
A very close friend of Munroe
in the Fiscal Office was obvious
ly shaken by the incident. He said,
“We will miss Munroe’s monthly
installments. He was always so
prompt.”
It is known that Munroe had re
cently received several notes
threatening his life, but he never
thought anything would come of it.
A full story is expected some
time next month after an examin
ation by the Campus Security.
Editor’s Note—Just as this
story went to press, Co.Editor
Munroe purported that he was
still alive. His claim came in the
form of a telegram from Snook,
Texas, where he claims to have
gone into a two-day exile to pre
pare for a major quiz. He says
that 'the only light he could shed
on the matter was the fact thht
he had loaned his room and
typewriter to a student looking
for a place in which to write a
letter to the editor.)
Chenault Speaks
At Finance Meet
W. L. Chenault, will address a
meeting of the Marketing and Fi
nance Club tonight at 7:30. His
topic will be “The 1950 PMA Pro-
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on the campus, the party was
joined by Capt. Albert W. Stock-
well, Organized Reserve Corps, in
structor for the Bryan area.
From 9 to 12 this morping the
team inspected military science
class rooms. This afternoon, the
team separated into two groups,
one going to the Annex and one
remaining on the campus. The An-
enx group observed military sci
ence class rooms, the freshman
drill team in! action, and a retreat
formation parade.
In the meantime, the campus
group inspected administrative
functioning of the 4306th Detach
ment, ASU, which includes all of
ficers and enlisted men on duty in
Inspec
litary Science Department,
arrow morning at 9, the team
onduct an. informal inspec-
all dorms, except those
Air Force units. Air Force
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dorms will be inspected by offi
cials of the Military Science^ De
partment. Dorm inspections \ will
not be standby. ; ; ]
Clais room visits and inspection
of the M. S. Department Headquar
ters in Ross Hall will be Con
ducted at 10 a. m.
Follpwing noon formation, the
inFpecting’team will eat in Duncan
Hall.
From one to three that afternoon
the Military Property Custodian
and irotor pool will be inspqc
Annual Hort Sho
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iuIc for the annual Horticulture
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Show to ho livid Dec. 12 and 13.
The Ktudent-opvratvd show will!
be held In the east wing of Hblsaj
Hall, announced F. K. Brlson, head
of the Horticulture Department;
The exhibits are sponsored by tht4
Horticulture Club.
, Five special exhibits indicating
work being done In various fields
of horticulture will be displayed
and directed by student groups,
Brison said. A. H. Krezdom, de-
Pre-Laws Plan!
UT Inspection
An inspection trip to the
University of Texas Law
School will be conducted Sat
urday, December 10, by the
Pre-Law Society, Dave Krea-
ger, president, has announced..
Kreager explained that all per
sons who desire to make the trip
should be present at a society
meeting tonight. He added that
both members and non-members
of the organization are invited to
make the trip, but that anyone
planning to go should be in the
Cabinet Room of the YMCA at
7:15 for this meeting.
The plans for the tripj Kreager
said, call for the visitore to ob
serve classes from 8 until 11 Sat
urday morning and to discuss pro
blems relating to law school at+
tendance with student leaders and
administrative officials from 11 un
til noon.
Saturday night an informal
dance is planned by the Pre-Law
group, he said. The society head
added that except where a student
finds it impossible to make ar
rangements for housing for the
weekend, the organization will not
handle individual housing arrange
ments.
Turf Inquiry Fund
Donated More Cash
Additional contributions toward
the Turf Research Fund sponsor
ed by the Texas Turf Associa
tion, have been received by the
Agricultural Experiment Station,
Dr. R. D. Lewis, director of the
station announces.
R. C. fotts of the Department
of Agronomy is in charge of the
Turf Research Fund.
The additional contributions tot
aling $325, have been received
from the following: Graham Ross
and the Realty Development Cor
poration, Dallas; Guy Henry, En
nis; Forest Park Cemetery, Inc.
and K. F. 'Nun Sales, Houston;
Roaelawn Cemetery Inc., Ceme
tery Archdiosece and Mission Bur
ial Park, San Antonio; Bronze In
corporated, Chicago; Elmwood
Memorial Park, Abilene; Cedar-
lawn Memorial Park, Inc., Denison;
Waco Memorial Park, Waco.
$2,000 Aid Grant
Donated College
The Texas Agricultural Ex
periment Station has been granted
a grant-in-aid of $2,000. The fund
will be used by the Department
of Biochemistry in “support of the
project by ‘Biochemistry reactions
leading to the synthesis of amino
acids’,” Dr. R. D. Lewis, director
of the TAES, announces.
The renewel of the grant-in-aid
is by the Nutrition Foundation of
New York. It is for the years
1950 and 1951 at the annual rate
of $2,000.
Dr. C. M. Lyman is head of the
Biochemistry and Nutrition De
partment.
|iartm|vht Inutrucior, U to hci an
Nupvi-yivur for the show.
I First Exhibit
The] first exhibit will be an vilu«
cntloojh) display showing methods
used [in the processing of Vege
tables and the now uses of freezer
compartments. This exhibit vtill be
directed by James K. Veftable,
horticulture major from Briscoe,
who |dll act as student chairman.
Another educational display], that
of deciduous fruits and nuts; will
be put on exhibit by a group head
ed by Edward Courtade, horticul
ture major, from Waco. The
display will attempt to show to the
public evidence of deciduoun fruit
development in this region. This
class of fruits is that of trees which
shed their leaves in the wipter,
In addition to the regular dis
play of decidious fruits, a large
quantity of Texas grown nuts and
pecanlj; will be offered for sale to
the public. | .[ i ■ j.
Three tons of citrus fruits;from
the Rio Grande Valley comprise
the exhibit of sub-tropical fruits.
Undefi the direction of student
chait
will
grade
ser i4 from McAllen.
tan Bill Hauser, the group
(xplain factors effecting the
of several varieties. ;Hau-
Students Process Fruits;
All the fruit in this exhibit was
picked, processed, and packpd in
cratetj by the horticulture students.
Similar to the sub-tropical: fruit
display will be the presentation of
Rio Grande Valley vegetables
showing numerous factors deter
mining the qualities of vegetables
and their grading. The student-
chairpian in charge will be RUmalo
Correja from Raymondville. > }
The last exhibition in the field of
horticulture will be an educational
display concerning plant propaga
tion. Methods of grafting, seeding,
and other means of plant reproduc
tion will he explained by ,Od«l!
Chapman, student-chairman af the
A separate presentation is of
preserved specimens of plant 41*
seusek will be shown. : ^ ;
"Bring an all student show",
commented Krezdorn, “its general
purpose will be to teach those stu- . .
dentaj to examples”. Student* will June
be stationed about the building During the
to apewer questions that; may
arise!!from observation.
Grounds, facilities and equipment
will be observed.
The Artillery { Regiment and
White Band will j participate in a
regimental parade at 4 p. m.
which officers of: the team will at
tend. Other 'members of the team
will observe outfit drill.
Purpose Inspections
Purpose of the inspection, an an
nual event, is to bring to the at
tention of the PMS&T’s the, defi
ciencies as found in the corps ih
order that they may be corrected
and a more efficient unit result,
according to Lt. Col. John H. Kel
ley, executive officer of the Mil
itary Department.'
According to Col, Kelley, Air
Force Units will not receive a sim
ilar inspection this year.
Col. Malone, <head of the team,
has been training officer for the
Organized Reserve Corps In Tex
as since April 2(1, 1949. Prior to
that time, he had boon aervlng a
Through the sale of fruits,] nuts,
and Vegetables, the student, groups
hope to realize a return on money
spentj In purchasing the produce
from]Texas farthers,
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Dr, J. P. Abbott, Dean of the
School of Arts and Sciences^ took
over the sponsorship of the Arts
and Sciences Council at that.group’s
second meeting of the school year,
Thursday afternoon.
Abbott replaces Dr. M. T] Har
rington, Dean of the College, who
Nov. 24 relinquished his job as
Dean of. the School of Arts and
Sciertces to the former Dean; of the
Annexe. Harrington will move to
the p|residency of A&M next Sept
ember. ■ . |
Thpee members of the Arts and
Sciertces council were named by
Chuc c Cabanisl^reiident of the
group, to work on the Open: House
Day Central Committee. They were
BuddV Boyd, Bob Hunt, and Joe
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Thfese three men will be charged
with helping to formulate the Arts
and ! Sciences school portion of the
anhupl spring event.
Anjother member of the touncil,
Robe "t E. Sullivan,'was ^elected
representative to the Coke ^Profits
Committee. This committed allo-
cate^ various surplus funds for
use h|y college clubs and organiza
tion.
Thi Arts and Sciences group
mee4 once each month to discuss
academic and club matters with
the < ean of the school.
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Council Credits
College ManE
Department
The Management Engin
eering DepArtment has been
accredited by the Engineer's
Council for Professional pe-
velopment, V. M. Fairea, de
partment head, reported.
This action by thV council was
taken after a team] of two men
inspected the department in Oct
ober. j. j
Accrediting is giv<m to a school
by the council after ia study of its
curriculum, examination of its
laboratory and classroom facilities,
and review of the qualifications of
its faculty.
The inspection for the council of
the Management Engineering De
partment was made by Charles
Koepke, ^consulting 'industrial en-'
gineer, and Dean A. S- Langsdorf,
formerly dean of the School of En
gineering, Washington University,
St. Louis.
Personal interviews were held
with faculty members by one mem
ber of the inspecting, team. Dis- '*
cussed during these interviefs Was,
among other things, the relation
of one course in the curriculum
to another, Faires said.
The Management Engineering
Department was authorized in 1940
as a five year department. Under
graduate courses were not added
until-January of 1942. It was dur- N
ing this second year of the depart
ment that V, M. Faires became de
partment head. He has held this
position ever since, except for a
time during the war when he
was in the Army. . v
A&M’s first Management R n •
gineering graduates (three of
them) received theilr diplomas in
years, Faires
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said, there were no majors In man
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since the war. Graduating 39 stu
ugement engineering,
department has gt^wn
iowever, the
steadily
dents it) 1947, 48 in 1948, 86 in
1949, the departmeht expects an
estimated 85 to 90 students this
next year.
Faires mentioned that the Man
agement Engineering Department
ranks fourth or fifth ih the num
ber of graduates frbm the School
of Engineering. But, Faires said,
“Our department doesn’t have
many students during the first tvro
years of school work. We.get most
of our seniors as transfers from
other departmenta.” Faires esti
mated that over 85 per cent of
Management Engineering grad-i
uates have transferred into the de
partment from ahothef department
in the engineering school.
Garden Hort Glass
Plans Field Trip
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Students enrolled in Horticui-
re 321,. a fall and winter vege
tables course, will 'obtain first
hand information on commercial
production and processing of vege
tables this fall, according to Dean
C. N. Shepardson. r«
The class leaves Dec. 18 for the
Winter Garden area to spend a
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extensive in vegetable crop plant
ings.
Students living in either of the
two areas will
main there for the Christmas holi
days without re
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