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THE BATTALION Wednesday, February 22, 1956
Ag Rifle Team Wins Third
Against 44 Other Teams
J The Texas A&M rifle team won
c third place in the Fourth Army
c Indoor Small Bore Rifle Competi-
t tion, according- to information from
T Fort Sam Houston, 4th Army
o Headquarters.
The Aggies, who defeated 44
e other ROTC teams in the states of
11 Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Okla-
° homa and New Mexico, scored
3,(367 points. Oklahoma A&M took
first place with a score of 3,807
and the University of Texas was
second with a score of 3,688.
The matches consist of firing the
.22 rifle on a 50-foot range at tar
get sheets containing- 10 bulls-eyes.
Only one shot is fired at each
bullseye. The targets are then
mailed to Fourth Army Headquar
ters where a compilation is made.
There is no actual meeting of the
teams.
■ Sidney C. Ferrell is captain of
the Aggie sharpshooters. Other
members are David C. Carpenter,
Fred W. Galley, Donald D. Phillips,
Kenneth B. Beaird, Guy H. An-
Stobart, J. Paul Costa and Larry
Myers.
Capt. Fred A. Walker is the offi
cer-supervisor for the Army ROTC
while Capt. Charles Jeffries is re
sponsible for the Air Force cadets.
The top team in the Group B
Senior ROTC units (basic course
only) was Arlington State College.
Student Activities
To Manage Follies
The Office of Student Activities
will take over managerial and ad
vertising duties of the 1956 Aggie
Follies for the first time this year.
The Inter-School Council for
merly handled these duties. The
Council will maintain the planning
and production end of the show.
The Aggie Follies will be held
in conjunction with Mothers Day
activities again this year. The ISC
is the planning and coordinating-
group for social events on Parents
Day. The Student Senate handles
Job Interviews
The following interviews will be
held at the Placement Office this
week:
Thursday
THE DOW CHEMICAL COM
PANY will interview students in
all levels in chemistry. B.S. and
M.S. degrees in electrical, mechan
ical and chemical engineering for
openings in production develop
ment, design engineering and an
alytical chemistry.
C. F. BRAUN & COMPANY will
interview electrical, civil, mechan
ical and chemical engineering ma
jors for various opportunities. This
company serves the industrial pro-
Spelling Clinic
To Start March 2
A free 15-day spelling clinic be
ginning March 2 will be sponsor
ed by the English Department,
said K. E. Elmquist of that De
partment.
Students classified as juniors or
above and members of the com
munity, whether or not connected
with the College, are invited to
cess industries; oil-refining, na
tural gas, chemical processing, ore
processing, and power generation.
CONVAIR—Fort Worth, Texas,
will interview aeronautical, civil,
electrical, chemical and mechan
ical engineering majors; also phys
ics and mathematics majors for
various openings.
Plant Researcher
Will Speak Today
Dr. W. R. Singleton, distinguish
ed research plant breeder and ge
neticist from the University of
Virginia, will talk on “Radiation,
Genetics and Plant Breeding” at 4
p.m. today in room 113, Biological
Science Building.
The public is invited, but it has
been suggested that advance stu
dents and professors will be most
interested. Dr. Singleton was
previously at Brookhaven National
Laboratory, New York.
His visit here is being sponsored
by the School of Agriculture.
Perry to Speak For
I. Ed. Conference
Dr. Kenneth F. Perry, of the
Colorado State College of Educa
tion, will be the principal speaker
at the eighth annual Industrial
Teacher Conference at A&M Fri
day and Saturday.
The meeting, a joint undertak
ing, is sponsored by the Depart
ment of Industrial Education, The
Texas Engineering Extension Ser
vice and The Texas Industrial Arts
Association.
Included on the program are talks
and panel discussions by promi
nent men in the field of vocational
industrial education and industrial
arts education. These will include
demonstrations of wood, metal, vis
ual aids and plastics and will be
given by school shop supply com
panies.
A special section of the program
is designed for ladies and is spon
sored by the Industrial Education
Student Wives Club and wives of
staff members of the Industrial Ed
ucation Department.
Forty Attending
Forty persons are attending the
Traffic Engineering Short Course
being held here. It is the first of
its kind to be held at A&M.
C. J. Keese, of the Civil Engi
neering Department, the sponsor
ing organization, is general chair
man of the course.
Social Club
Luncheon
Style Show
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 24,
12 Noon
$1.75
BUY TICKETS AT
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT
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OPEN FOR ALL BANQUETS, DINNERS
RECEPTIONS, WEDDINGS AND LUNCHEONS
MAGGIE PARKER DINING HALL
TA 2-5089
“The Oaks” — TA 3-4375
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enroll. The techniques to be used
are designed only for those whose
native language is American Eng
lish. The clinic is designed for
those desiring to overcome spell
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Three two-hour meetings will be
held, the first to be from 7 to 9
p.m. Friday, March 2 in the Senate
Chamber of the Memorial Student
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those participating.
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Persons interested in enrolling
should contact Elmquist or his ce-
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311 Academic Building, VI 6-4210.
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“THE GIRL IN THE
RED VELVET SWING”
with RAY MILLAND
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RETURN”
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SPLENDORED THING”
William Holden
— ALSO —
“THREE COINS IN
THE FOUNTAIN”
Clifton Webb
WEDNESDAY
—Also—
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ADDED
FEATURE
BILLY GRAHAM
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The Westinghouse Man With The Facts
will be here on Feb. 28th and 29th
Ash your placement officer for an appointment NOW!
You’ll soon have to make that crucial decision . ; . where to start your career.
But, before you decide, you owe it to yourself to talk with the Westinghouse Man
With The Facts. He’ll be here on campus on the above date to interview engineering
graduates. Be sure to get on his schedule. He wants to talk with Electrical, Me
chanical, Chemical or Industrial Engineers, Physicists, Mathematicians and Metal
lurgists. Ask him about career opportunities at Westinghouse . . . the million-dollar
Education Center with its complete training program . . . how you can select a career
in an industry of your choice, doing the kind of work you prefer . . . Master’s and
Ph.D. degrees at company cost . . . chances for advancement . . . how other men
made fast progress. He can tell you ... he has the facts.
You’ll want to know, too, about tjie big Westinghouse expansion program, and
how it offers you exciting opportunities for growth. And, about interesting and
rewarding work in such promising new fields as nuclear energy, automation, decision
devices, semiconductors, military and industrial electronics. There’s plenty of room to move
around . . . and up ... at Westinghouse.
A frank talk with him will help you make a sound decision. So, contact your
Placement Officer now and have him make a date for you with the Westinghouse
Man With The Facts. A-1045
you can be sure...if it's^cstinghousc
P O G O
By Walt Kelly