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THE BATTALION
Friday, February 24, 1956
Plans For Cotton Ball
To Be Made Tuesday
The Agronomy Society will meet
Tuesday night to discuss plans for
this year’s Cotton Ball, scheduled
for April 16. Several agents have
been contacted, but no definite
plans have been made as yet, ac
cording to Robert Butschek, chair
man of the ball.
Holman M. Griffin, senior agi’on-
omy major from Hillsboro, was
elected King Cotton by the Agron
omy Society recently. Other sen
ior members elected to his court
are Alan Taylor, Butschek, Rob
ert B. Metszer, Ronnie G. Brad
ley; junior members are Walter J.
Beaty, Jules R. Viterbo and Fausto
Yturria, Jr. Tommy C. Draper
was the only sophomore represen-
ative elected.
The Cotton Pageant and Ball,
which is one of the oldest and lar
gest annual affairs on the campus
was started in 1932 by J. S. Mog-
ford, who was then an assistant
professor of agronomy.
The purpose of the first Cotton
Pageant and Ball was to encour
age the use of cotton and to send
students from here to different
parts of the world to study. Since
that time students have gone to
Egypt, Japan, Norway, Sweden,
Denmark and South Africa.
Anderson and Clayton, a cotton
firm, and the Texas Cotton Coop
erative each donated $500 to help
Used Sewing Machines—
$5.95 & up
New Sewing Machines—
$59.95 & up
Used Wringer Type
Washing Machines—
$10.00 & up
Used Automatics—
$49.95 & up
WE REPAIR & SERVICE
ALL MAKES
Free Estimate
Bryan Sewing
Machine Co.
Authorized Necchi-Elna
Dealers
Authorized Maytag Dealer
Ph. VI 6-6723
Ridgecrest Addition
put on the first pageant and the
Textile Institute sent 74 dresses
for display.
The pageant has been held every
year since 1932 except 1943, 1944,
1945. The Aggieland Orchastra
played for the first ball which was
held in the annex of Sbisa Hall,
with 125 couples attending. Since
then, the ball and pageant have
grown until now aver a thousand
couples attend annually.
Money received from this year’s
Cotton Ball will pay transporta
tion for the junior and senior
agronomy field trip.
Deferment Test
Deadline March 5
March 5 is the last day to sub
mit applications to take the selec
tive service college qualification
test.
The test center will be located
in the MSC.
This testing program is to pro
vide evidence for local selective
service boards so they may con
sider student deferment for mili
tary registrants.
A student must intend to re
quest deferment as a student, be
satisfactorily pursuing a full-time
course for instruction and must
not have previously taken the test
to be eligible.
Hoffman Diomond Cutting Co.
FISHERMEN
We have all the necessary items to catch the Big Ones.
WORMS FOR SALE
Student Co-op Store
NORTH GATE
OPEN FOR ALL BANQUETS, DINNERS
RECEPTIONS, WEDDINGS AND LUNCHEONS
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For our customer’s convenience, we now have a parking
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BIG WHEELS—Shown in the picture above are left to
right H. A. Schenkel of Dallas, J. T. Wheelis of Abilene
and Roy Greene of Texarkana. The huge B-36 wheel,
located east of the old Aeronautical Engineering Building’
is now a “spare” for the department. Anyone interested
m it should see E. E. Brush, Aero Engr. Dept. head.
Circulation Figures
For Batt Compiled
A total of 7,681 copies of The
Battalion are delivered four days
a week to 16,062 readers, accord
ing to figures released by Ross
Strader, Student Publications Di
rector.
Of this grand total, 3,800 copies
are delivei'ed to the dormitories
which house 4,802 students. Fig
uring 2 persons per home, 526 cop
ies are delivered to college hous
ing units giving a readership of
1,052 in college apartments.
A total of 1,578 copies of The
Battalion are delivered to the
homes in College Station. This
figure coincides with the number
of homes in College Station. Read
ership, based on 3.19 readers per
home, is 5,034 for this group.
Mailed through the faculty ex
change ai-e 518 copies. Using the
3.19 readers per home figure, this
gives the group readership at 1,652.
Using the same readership per
home figure,, the .401 copies mailed
to Bryan gives 1,279 readers in
Bryan. For the 2,243 readers out
side the county, 703 copies are
mailed. Used as tear sheets .for
advertisers and file copies are 155
copies.
A breakdown of student enroll
ment shows that there are 526
married students in college hous-
J. W. Sorenson
Has New Location
Sorenson Hardware Co. will
move to the building formerly oc
cupied by W. S. D. Clothiers, at
109 N. Main St., Monday, ac
cording to J. W. Sorenson, Sr.,
owner. He plans to complete the
move next*week.
Sorenson, class of 1909, opened
his store in July 1952, and has
been at his old location of 301 N.
Main St. in College Station since
then.
The new location will be more
centrally located and easier for the
customers to get to.
Sorenson expresses his thanks to
his customers, especially the Ag
gies, who have traded with him
at his old location. He hopes that
his customers will continue to trade
with him at his new location.
ing, 4,802 students in the dormi
tories, 684 married students liv
ing off the campus and 576 single,
day students.
Other factors concerning aud
ience show that there is a total of
3,948 faculty and staff locally em
ployed on the campus with an an
nual payroll of $6,210,000.
Approximate population figures
for the two towns list College Sta
tion with 10,500 and Bryan with
28,000. Distance from the heart of
College Station to the heart of
Bryan is five miles.
Aviation Meeting
Will Be Held Soon
The Agricultural Aviation Con
ference will be held Feb. 26-28 in
the Memorial Student Center. The
short course is sponsored by the
Texas Engineering Experiment
Station, and the A & M College
System.
Registration for the course will
be held in the lobby of the Ser
pentine Lounge on the second
floor of the MSC from 1 until 3
p.m., Sunday, Feb. 26 and con
tinuing at 8 p.m. Monday. Regis
tration fee is $3 per person.
Meetings of the conference will
be conducted in the ballroom. As
sembly room and rooms 2A, B, C,
and D. The ladies will meet in the
Social room. A banquet will be
held at 7 p.m. in Sbisa Hall Mon
day, Feb. 27.
96 Freshmen Attain
Distinguished Mark
Ninty-six freshmen students
earned grades of 2.25 or better last
semester to qualify for Disting
uished Student awards. Included
in this number are 13 students that
had grade point ratios of 3.00 or
better.
Martin G. Wolfe, electrical en
gineering major from Dallas, fin
ished the semester with a 3.11 gpr,
and two students not currently en
rolled in A&M made 3.12 gpr’s.
They were Joseph V. Noyes and
Gary P. Leach.
Teacher Course Slated Here
A course designed to increase
the number of qualified physics
teachers in Texas high school will
be offered in the six week Summer
Institute for Texas High School
Physics Teachers to be held here
June 4-July 13.
As another phase of the pro
gram, A&M will be one of 37 lead
ing colleges and universities in the
nation which will offer special sum
mer employment to teachers this
year.
Open to men and women teach
ers desiring to improve preparation
for teaching of high school phy
sics, the short course is made pos
sible through fellowships offered
by industrial contributors and in-
Local Scout Troop
Receives Charter
Senior Patrol Leader Bill Arm-
istead, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. W.
Armistead, 1211 Taurus, accepted
the 1955 Charter of Recognition
for Boy Scout Troop 411 at a cere
mony here recently.
The charter was presented by
Dr. C. C. Doak, head of the Biol-
ogy Department and president of
the Bryan and College Station Ro
tary Clubs. Troop 411 is spon
sored by the two Clubs.
In departing from the usual pro
cedure o# presenting the Charter
to the Scoutmaster or his assist
ant, Mr. Doak was told by Scout
master, M/Sgt. A. M. Linton that
“We believe in placing leadership
responsibility on our members as
much as possible. This helps them
to develop self-confidence, poise
and initiative at an early age.”
Dr. M. G. H. Ligda
Attends Seminar
Dr. Myron G. H. Ligda, Depart
ment of Oceanography and Meteor
ology, is attending the Eastern
Caribbean Hurricane Seminar in
Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Repub
lic.
Sponsored by the World Meteor
ological Organization, the United
Nations Technical Assistance Ad
ministration, and the Dominican
Republic, the seminar is expected
to attract approximately 60 met
eorologists from all over the
world. It will end Feb. 25.
Purpose of the seminar is to
disseminate knowledge and exper
ience acquired in the field of hur
ricane observation and forecasting
since World War II. The sessions
will be held at the University of
Santo Domingo in Ciudad Trujillo,
with six interpreters translating
proceeding into English, Spanish,
and French.
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struction will be provided by mem
bers of the A&M Physics Depart
ment faculty, according to Dr. J.
G. Potter, head of the department.
The fellowships, $250 each, will
be paid in cash to successful appli
cants .when they register for the
course. Prerequisites for appli
cants include college algebra, fa
miliarity with the trigonometric
functions and some acquaintances
with physics comparable to that
made through a minimum introduc-
Joluiston To Head
Saddle And Sirloin
Bob Johnston, senior from Petro-
lia, has been named president of
the Saddle and Sirloin Club. He
replaces Ken Killion, out-going
president.
Other officers elected are Mel
vin Lebo, vice-president; Cecil
Skaggs, secretary; Pat Garner,
treasurer; and Jim Renick, report
er.
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tory college physics or general
science course. Credit for six
hours of graduate work will be
granted for satisfactory completion
of the program under course' title
and description, Education 641, The
Teaching of High School Physics.
Special dormitory accommoda
tions have been arranged for both
men and women groups, and the
fellowships will easily cover all ex
penses and leave some margin to
compensate for loss of earning
power during the period of study.
Fellowship nominations from
high school principals and letters
of applications for admission to the
Institute and for fellowships are
invited at once, the head of the
Physics department said. It is ex
pected however, that some fellow
ships will be available for later
applicants, since plans for a total
registration of 30 are being made.
Inquiries and applications should
be addressed to H. L. Heaton, col
lege registrar.
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