Wednesday, July 11, 1951
THE BATTALION
Page 3
A Picture Visit at A&M’s Junction Adjunct
Located on the South Llano River near Junction in West Texas’
Kimble County, the A&M Adjunct opened its first official session
in June with 53 hi^li school graduates reporting for college pre-
paratory work and recreation. Also enrolled at the Adjunct are 24
students attending civil engineering Summer camps and 64 geol
ogy Summer campers.
Organized recreation is a part of the daily routine for the high
school, graduates attending the A&M Adjunct in Kimble County.
Luke Harrison of the Physical Education Department is in charge
of organized recreation at the Adjunct.
C. H. Ransdell
Assistant director of the adjunct,
Ransdell has spent the past six
weeks there. He serves as as
sistant to the Dean of the Basic
Division during regular school
semesters.
In the broad wide-open spaces of Kimble County, civil engineering
students have lots of room to set up their surveying equipment
this Bummer. Twenty-four of the engineers are registered for
this course taught at the A&M Adjunct near Junction.
Yes, there’s also time for fishing at the A&M
Summer Adjunct near Junction. The South
Llano River offers many splendid fishing “spots”
for the students in their spare time. These
Ilf
Amid the fun and relaxation at the camp there must also be study
periods for the 53 high school graduates enrolled at the A&M
Adjunct near Junction for college preparatory work this Summer.
Instruction is offered in freshman English, mathematics, and phy
sical education.
boys are inspecting their rods and reels before
leaving on a fishing expidition. One boy, how
ever (left), doesn’t fit in the roll with a slide
rule in his hand instead of a rod and reel.
1 w
“Batter up! And here’s the pitch ...” Even the vast A&M intra
mural program was taken to the A&M Adjunct near Junction
where recent high school graduates and geology and civil en
gineering summer campers get a chance for exercise after classes
are over.
Dr. John R. Bertrand
Director of the Summer A&M
Adjunct is Dr. Bertrand who is
also Dean of the Basic Division.
He was appointed last December.
Outdoor classrooms are one of the many out
standing features of the A&M Summer Ad
junct at Junction. Instructors for the recent
high school graduates take advantage of the
numerous, big shade trees as an outdoor shelter
from the sun. These students are getting pre
paratory work in freshman English.
The Geology campers found their usual Summer
camping quarters a little more luxurious vi a
the additional students attending the A&31 Ad
junct in Kimble County. Vic Russek, geology
Reading comprehension is another point taken into consideration
for getting the high school graduates ready for college work.
At the Junction A&M Adjunct, the boys are given mechanical
aids to better their reading speed and efficiency.
A&M’s Summer
Adjunct
Classes officially began Thurs
day, June 7, at the A&M Adjunct
in Junction with 53 high school
graduates reporting' for the first
day’s class sessions.
This commencecT the first year’s
operations at the newly constructed
Camp in West Texas’ Kimble Coun
ty.
Along with the new student
group, there are 24 civil engineer
ing and 61 geology , students at
tending their respective Summer
camps now located at the Adjunct.
Dr. John R. Berti-and, dean of
the Basic Division, is director of
the Summer adjunct. C. H. Rans
dell, assistant to Bertrand in the
Basic Division, is also assistant
director of the Adjunct.
Courses being offered for col
lege credit include first year math
ematics, 101 and 102; freshman
English, 10S; physical education
101; and basic 101, remedial read-
ing. ; .. ..
major from East Bernard, is looking over
plans for the days expedition in the area sur
rounding the camp.
It’s chow time in the Mess Hall at the A&M adjunct at Junction.
The 150 students enrolled at. the camp find modern eating con
veniences operated by the A&M Mess Hall. The students are
served cafeteria style
dining room.
and are stated eight to a table in the new