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The Battalion .... College Station (Brazos County), Texas PAGE 2 Wednesday, April 25, 1956 Rodeo Winnings Go To McNeese College Texas Aggies had to be content with two firsts, two seconds, three fourths, a fifth and a sixth place in the average placings at the seventh annual A&M National Intercolle giate Rodeo Association rodeo Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Taking home the hand-tooled saddle that marked him best all- around cowboy of the rodeo was Ira Akers of Sam Houston State College. McNeese College of Lake Charles, La., captured the trophy for the first place team. Winners by events of the rodeo were: Bull riding: Eddie Farris, Aggie from Llano; Robert Penny of Mc Neese; Dick Bulks of the Univer sity of Houston; Gayle Thomas of Texas A&I; Carl Martin of Mc Neese College; and Rodney Butler, Aggie from Sulphur, La. Bareback bronc riding: Carl Mar tin; Ira Akers; E. M. Holt of Sam Houston State; Charlie Foust of Southwestern State; Sid Kahla, Ag Eco Students Make Inspection Thirty-nine senior and graduate agricultural economics and rural sociology students are in the Hous ton ai-ea today inspecting shipping methods and discussing agricultur al and rural problems.. Dr. T. R. Timm, head of the De partment of Agricultural Econom ics and Rural Sociology; R. J. Hild- rety, assistant professor of Farm Management; and B. H. Nelson, as sociate professor of Rural Sociol ogy are also making the trip. The group left by bus at noon to day. They will visit the Port of Houston, Shamrock Hilton Hotel, Rice Hotel, and the new Englewood Freight Yards of the Southern Pa cific Railroad and return to Col lege Station tomorrow night. Four of the students will be on KPRC-TV tomorrow morning at (>:45. They will discuss “What’s new in Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology” and the oppor tunities available to students in the field. Aggie from Sweeny; and A. G. Ollre, Aggie from Houston. Steer wrestling: Cotton McKin ney of McNeese; Lowie Rice, Ag gie from College Station; Jerry Crittenden of East Texas State; and John Kiker, Aggie from Beau mont. Ribbon roping: Jack Bridges, Ag gie from Glen Rose; Anthony Sa linas of Southwest Texas State; Grady Allen of Texas A&I; and Billy Steele, Aggie from Street- man. Tie-down roping: Grady Allen; Jack Hennig of Southwest Texas State; Jim Greene of Sam Houston State and Don Turner, Aggie from Gatesville. Saddle bronc riding: Clyde May of McNeese; A. G. Ollre, and Ira Akers. Winners in the girls’ events were: Goat tying: Lou Ann Pai’sons of Texas A&I; Sandra McClinton of Sam Houston State; and Virginia Davidson of Texas A&I. Barrel race: Virginia Davidson, Lou Ann Parsons; Evelyn Knebel of Sam Houston; and Sandra Mc Clinton. Judges Selected For Engr. Drawing J. G. McGuire, office of the Dean of Engineering; Warren Rice, Me chanical Engineering Department; and E. P. Segner, Civil Engineer ing Department have been selected to judge the A&M Engineering Drawing Contest to be held Sat urday. Winners in the various classes of the contest will be announced and prizes awarded at a convoca tion to be held at 11 a.m. Wednes day, May 2, in the Assembly room of Anchor Hall. Professor Spencer Buchanan, Civil Engineering Department, will be the principal speaker. All contestants and their friends, members of the staff and faculty and their families are invited to attend the ceremonies, according to Ralph Davey Jr. of the Engineer ing Drawing Department. TRIANGLE BANQUET ROOM Open for all: BANQUETS — DINNERS — LUNCHEONS RECEPTIONS and WEDDINGS (By Reservation Only) For Information Call: Mr. J. A. Ferreri — TA 2-8308 (Between 9 a.m. & 5 p.m.) COLLEGE STUDENTS Summer Work Our company needs several men to work from June 1 to Sept. 1. Good earnings, plus Cash scholarship at end of summer. Must be free to work all summer and have a car. Work in South Central Texas. For interview call: MR. WEBB, MSC, VI 6-5721 11 AM to 1 PM; 3 PM to 8 PM Wednesday, April 25th The Battalion The Editorial Policy of The Battalion Represents the Views of the Student Editors The Battalion, daily newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, la published by students in the Office of Student Publications as a non-profit educational service. The Director of Student Publications is Ross Strader. The governing body of all student publications of the A.&M. College of Texas is the Student Publications Board. Faculty members are Karl E. Elmquist. Chairman: Donald D. Burchard, Tom Leland and Bennie Zinn. Student members are Derrell H. Guiles. Paul ilolladay. and Wayne Moore. Ex-officio members are Charles Roeber, and Ross Strader. Secretary. The Battalion is published four times a week during the regular school year and once a week during the summer and vacation and examination periods. 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News contributions may be made by telephone (VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910) or at the editorial office room, 202 Goodwin Hail. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (VI 6-6415) or at the Student Publica tion Office, Room 207 Goodwin Hall. BILL FULLERTON Ralph Cole Ronnie Greathouse ... Editor Managing Editor Sports Editor ..News Editors City Editor Woman’s Editor Ambassadors Will Visit Here Saturday Morning Twenty ambassadors represent ing Latin-American countries will be on the campus Saturday as part of a three-day tour of Texas. They will be honor guests for a military review of the Corps of Cadets at 10:30 that morning. Traveling in an Air Force Con- vair plane, the ambassadors, ac companied by several Texas con gressmen including Olin E. Teague, congressman from the Sixth Dis trict, will arrive at 8:30 a.m. from Dallas and will be met by Dr. David H. Morgan, college presi dent; Col. Joe E. Davis, comman dant, and an A&M student from each of the countries represented by the ambassadors. An honor guard, consisting of the Freshman Drill Team, will be provided at the airport. The ambassadors will go on a conducted tour of the college farms and campus proper, returning to the Memorial Student Center at 9:30 a.m. for coffee as guests of Dr. and Mrs. Morgan. At 10:15 a.m. the ambassadors will be in the reviewing line as the corps of ca dets pass in review, then will boaid their plane at 11:30 a.m. for Hous ton. During their three-day visit to Texas, the ambassadors, to be equipped with “genuine Texas hats” before leaving Washington, will also visit the campuses of Southern Methodist University, Rice Institute, University of Hous ton and the University of Texas. Winburn Will Head Houston A&M Club Ray Winburn was elected Hous ton Hometown Club president for the coming year at the annual spring baxbeque held last Thurs day. Other officers chosen are Bob Best, vice-president; Martin Wal ters, secretary; Clovis Le Fleur, re porter; and Jerry L. Cremer, so cial chairman. The club will meet Tiext May 3, at 7:30 p.m. in room 107 of the Biological Science Building. Center Banquet Thursday Night The Memorial Student Center Council and Directorate will hold their annual banquet Thursday night at 7 in the MSC according to Dick Wall, council vice-presi dent. The purpose of this banquet eve ry year is to recognize members for outstanding service during the year and to install new members. Bud Whitney, council president, will be the main speaker of the eve ning. Wall, next year’s council president, will discuss plans for next year’s council. The theme of the banquet will be Hawaiian, with baked chicken in coconut shells being served. President David H. Morgan will be present. Slide Rule Contest Awards To Be Presented Tuesday A&M has 87 students enrolled from 20 countries represented by the ambassadors. The ambassa dors are Adolfo Vicchi, Argentina; V. Andrade, Bolivia; J. C. Muniz, Brazil; M. Rodriguez, Chile; Fran cisco Urrutia, Colombia; F. Four nier, Costa Rica; Dr. Miguel A. Campa, Cuba; Dr. Joaquim E. Sal azar, Dominican Republic; B. Per alta, representing Jose R. Chiri- boga V, ambassador from Ecuador; H. D. Castro, El Salvador; Col. Jose L. C. Salazar; Guatemala; M. Sephirin, Haiti; Sr. Don C. Iza- guirre, Honduras; Don M. Tello, Mexico; Guillermo S. Sacasa, Ni caragua; Dr. J. J. Vallarino, Pana ma; Dr. Guillermo E. Velloso, Par aguay; Fernando Berckemeyer, Pe ru; W. P. Bermudez, Uruguay, and Dr. Cesar Gonzalez, Venezuela. Grading of the 84 entries in the annual Slide Rule Contest is now complete and winners will be an nounced at the Slide Rule Awards Ceremony at 4 p.m. May 1, in Guion Hall. The entrants of the contest were selected from the top students cur rently registex;q<^/pr M.E. 101 and M.E. 108. Each contestant will re ceive a participation souvenir and a commendation card from the head of the department in which he ex pects to major. Robert H. Fletch er, contest coordinator, announced the souvenirs to be awarded are 74 fish plaques and 10 ash trays. The prizes to be awarded high scorers are slide rules, gift certifi cates and record albums. Awards will be presented this year to the professors of the three top students in the contest. This is the first time professors have been designated for awards, said Fletcher. Fletcher pointed out that this is a very important contest for fresh man engineering students. Winners will receive recognition from fellow students, faculty and administra tors, and will come to the attention of the department heads. A nota tion of participation in the contest will be made on personnel records, and in addition the Systems Pub licity Office will notify newspapers in the winners’ home towns. Dean J. P. Abbott will preside over the awards ceremony. Assist ing with the ceremony will be Col. J. E. Davis, Dean Robert B. Kamm, Dean Clifford H. Ransdell, and Registrar H. U. Heaton. Plaques to be awarded were made in college, foundry and pat- ternshop. MSC Council Adds Personnel Bureau The Memorial Student Center Personnel Bureau has been added to the organizations of the MSC Directorate, according to Robert K. Glasgow, Bureau head. Organized Feb. 17, through MSC Council president Bud Whitney, the Bureau will be responsible for or ganizing ' and coordinating other MSC groups. It will function as part of the Directorate to help groups with membership, attend ance, and awards for service. Glasgow said that one of the main duties of the bureau will be to see that awards of service are given to those who actually deserve .them. i Other members of the bureau are Doyal Boring, Clark Holloway, Joe Philpott, Carl Pehnke, Thomas Smith, and John Jefferson. The group has no special meet ing date but will meet when nec essary. A moving sidewalk was shown at Chicago’s Columbia Exposition in 1893. 100 Swine Breeders Expected for Monday More than 100 Texas swine breeders are expected to attend the Texas Swine Breeders Association conference to be held here April 30 and May 1. The Animal Husbandry Depart ment of A&M will sponsor Swine Day in conjunction with the annual conference. Outstanding breeders over the state will select* the best barrow out of their respective herds and these animals will be judged alive, killed and carcasses evaluated. A standard cutting test will be per formed on each animal to deter- Handbook Given To Phy sics Dept. The Physics Department has been given a copy of the current edition of the “Handbook of Chem istry and Physics,” to be awarded to the sophomore student who has excelled in one of the sophomore physics courses. The book will be presented at a ceremony prior to the final exami nations at the end of the current semester, according to J. G. Potter, department head. Pre-medical stu dents and students in the various sophomore physics courses, include ing those for engineers and physics majors, will be considei-ed in de termining the award. Publisher of the handbook is the Chemical Rubber Company, which makes an annual event of present ing current editions of the book to outstanding beginning students in physics and chemistry in leading colleges and universities of the na tion. mine the final rating on the hogs. The winners of the contest will be given a certificate of participa tion and the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion winners will receive banners and the top 10 animals will get ribbons. A barbecue, sponsored by the Saddle and Sirloin Club at A&M, will honor the swine breeders at the Swine Center during the con ference. A new innovation in demonstra tions will be used during the con ference when Dr. O. D. Butler, of the Animal Husbandry Department, will show the carcasses of frozen _ hogs to the breeders. These ani mals will be selected for an exam ple of a standard meat-type hog and one a chuffy, wasty, lard-type- hog in the same weight range. These carcasses will be scraped, disemboweled and frozen as close to normal standing positions as possible. These carcasses will then be cut into three cross-sections to show the difference in the muscular tis sue of the two types of hogs. Local Employment. Climbs To 12,850 Non-farm employment in the College Station-Bryan area has~ climbed back to the Jan. 1 level of 12,850 persons. There are 567 persons—316 men and 251 women—seeking employ ment through the facilities of the Bryan Texas Employment Commis sion office. The number of claim ants for unemployment compensa tion benefits decreased slightly during the month of March. SUMMER VACATION . . .? Learn to speak SPANISH, fulfill language requirement. Increase your EARNING pow er, in AIR - CONDITIONED comfort. 11 weeks course $435.00. 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