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Number 151: Volume 55
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1956
Price Five Cents
September Enrollment Figures
May Reach 7,400 Says Heaton
TAKING TEN FOR A “COFFEE” BREAK—Dr. Robert Kamm, dean of Student Per
sonnel Services at A&M, Cadet William F. Nelson and Lt. Col. George N. Watson, all
from A&M, (left to right) discuss field firing problems on the range at Fort Sill, Okla.
Dean Kamm visited with A&M cadets and inspected facilities for the ROTC Camp at
Fort Sill recently. (Could it be these three Aggies are drinking tea?)—U. S. Ai-my Photo
Recent Graduates Receive
Commissions At Ft. Hood
Eighteen graduates of A&M
were among the 57 ROTC students
that received commissions as sec
ond lieutenants this morning at
ceremonies at Fort Hood, Tex., ac
cording to Col. Ralph Simpson,
deputy camp commander.
Brigadier Gen. Thomas J. Sands,
commanding general III Corps Ar
tillery and Chief of the ROTC
planning staff presented the com
missions.
Former students from A&M re
ceiving their commissions were:
Edward J. Bunn, Fred L. Hazel
wood, James W. Jennings, Odes O.
Mattiza, Jr., Wesley E. Shackel
ford, Jerry M. Sides, David G.
Slemmons, Burton L. Young, (all
received Artillery commissions);
Frank P. Goldstone, (Chemical
Corps); James T. Blankenship, Ed
ward R. Castle, Jr., John T. Marks,
James S. Morrison, Ben K. Rector,
Margarito V. Reyes, Eldon K. Sch-
roeder, John H. Sutherland, Wil
liam L. Thomas, (all received In
fantry commissions).
The awards highlighted annual
six-week ROTC summer encamp
ment at Fort Hood where tomor
rows’ processing will close the
195G program.
Cadets at Fort Hood have been
undergoing intensive training for
six weeks. Included in their train
ing schedule have been bivouacs,
weapons firing, tactics, field exer
cises, regimental reviews and dem
onstrations by local post units.
This practical training has em
phasized the development of lead
ership ability and teamwork while
supplementing the classroom in-
sturction of the four-year ROTC
courses offered at colleges in con
junction with the Army’s program
for procuring junior officers.
The future lieutenants will be
notified individually by the De
partment of the Army as to their
active duty reporting date.
Sport Shirt,
Shorts Day
For Kiwanis
Education and Fellowship
was the theme of the regular
weekly meeting of College Sta
tion Kiwanians Tuesday noon
in the MSC.
Earl Hufford, Kiwanis Lt. Gov-
ernor from Huntsville was present
at meeting when various commit
tees of the club reported on their
activities during the past month.
In addition to hearing committee
reports Tuesday was the annual
Sport Shirt Day at Kiwanis meet
ing. As an added attraction a con
test was held for the best Bermuda
Shorts at the meeting.
See picture on Page 2
The Bermuda, or “Sport Shorts”,
part of the contest di’ew laughs and
various comments from the mem
bers as Russell Couch was the only
entrant. As the judging drew to
a close W. E. (Woody) Briles pro
tested giving the prize to Couch
and pulled off his trousers to re
veal “something new” in Bermuda
Shorts.
Charles Richardson, treasurer,
was awarded first prize in the
sport shirt division and Briles beat
out Couch for shorts honors.
Dick Hervey, Tony Sorenson and
John Longley judged the contest.
As the contest winners were
named, Kiwanian Herschel Burgess
declared “no self-respecting Ki
wanian should appear looking like
Russell Couch!”
^Progressing Favorably’
Polio Inoculation Drive
Basic Division Tests
Given to 684 Freshmen
Current Polio Inoculation
ilrive sponsored by the Brazos
County Chapter of the Na
tional Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis is “progressing
favorably”, according to Jack T.
Kent, local chairman.
“Purpose of the drive is to get
everyone between the ages of 1-20
and all pregnant women in the
county inoculated before the first
of the year”, Kent explained.
He pointed out there is enough
Salk vaccine available to inoculate
all the people of the county who
are in these catagories.
BULLETIN
People in ALL' age groups
are eligible for Salk vaccine
shots as of now, according to
local chairman Jack Kent. Pri
or to today only pregnant
women and children were
eligible for the shots.
Kent stated that pregnant wo
men are 11 tim«s more susceptible
to polio than any other group of
people. He urges all expectant wo
men to get their polio shots now.
Pre-school age children should
be vaccinated as soon as possible,
AF Reserve Unit
Promotes Officers
Eight members of the 9807th
Air Reserve Squadron have receiv
ed orders of promotion, according
to Lt. Col. William S. McCulley,
commanding officer.
Walter D. Allen was promoted
to lieutenant colonel; Dale F.
Leipper was promoted to major;
Yack C. Moseley, Edward D. Kranz,
Homer B. Adams and Harrell M.
Drake were promoted to captain;
Forest L. Gilmore and Steve E.
Davidson were promoted to first
lieutenant rank.
All of the officers promoted are
members of the Air Force reserve
currently employed in Bryan and
College Station. They maintain
their reserve status by taking an
active part in training activities
of the local squadron, Col. McCul
ley said.
accoi’ding to Kent. He pointed out
that of the six polio cases in the
county since the first of January,
three have been children under six
years of age.
The shots are absolutely safe and
there is no danger to anyone tak
ing them. This fact has been en
dorsed by the Surgeon General of
the US Public Health Service, the
American Medical Society and the
American Academy of Pedeatrics.
Shots may be obtained from any
family physician. There is a se
ries of three shots one must take
before obtaining complete immun
ity with the second shot following
the first four or five weeks. The
final shot is then administered sev
en months later. The total cost
for these shots is about $10.
Kent pointed out that each shot
insures a certain amount of im
munity and the degree of immun
ity is inci’eased with each shot.
Kent stated that if all children who
will attend school this fall would
get their first shot now, they would
be able to get their second shot
before school begins and be protec
ted against the dreaded disease
during September and October
when the disease has a tendency
to attack school children.
Everyone is co-operating in this
drive to get the people of Brazos
County to protect theirselves from
this terrible disease according to
Kent. Some of the business firms
and organizations that have pledg
ed their support are the Bryan
Lions Club, College Station Lions
Club, Evening Lions Club, Bryan
Kiwanis, College Station Kiwanis,
Jaycess, both local papers and the
two local radio stations. Several
large manufacturing firms are co
operating by attaching reminders
onto the pay checks to get polio
shots now.
Weather Today
SCATTERED SHOWERS
Forecast for College Station ar
ea is partly cloudy with widely
scattered thunderstorms. Yester
day’s high and low were 92 and
74 degrees. Temperature at 10:30
this morning was 90 degrees.
Placement Battery tests were
given to a total of 684 men during
the three testing periods held by
the Basic Division this summer,
announced C. H. Randsdell, associ
ate dean.
Given at three periods over the
summer months these “aptitude
and achievement tests do not in
fluence whether or not a student
may enter A&M”, Ransdell point
ed out. “Exceptions to this are
where a prospective student hasn’t
taken a certain course in high
school that is required for enter
ing A&M. If this student can score
high enough on our test this re
quirement can be waived” he ad
ded.
Tests were held on June 23, July
7 and July 28 on the campus at
A&M.
Ransdell stated that m&ny pros
pective students had writen want
ing to take summer examinations.
It was decided to give these stu
dents three opportunities to come
to the A&M campus and be test
ed during - the summer. Ransdell
said that at no time was pressure
brought to bear upon these stu
dents to take the summer exami
nations instead of during the fall
term. He added that the program
of summer testing is designed to
be of better service to the student.
The Basic Division, under this pro
gram, will have more time to study
individual problems and questions
of placement before the fall term
starts.
Entrance examinations were also
held at the Junction Adjunct. An
area test was given at Greenville.
Approximately 238 men partici
pated in these tests.
Here on the campus tests were
conducted in the air-conditioned
lecture room of the Biological Sci
ences Building. However, so many
applied for examinations on the
28th of July that it was necessary
to use the main chemistry lecture
room also.
When asked about enrollment
Ransdell said, “It is reasonable to
assume that we will have a larger
enrollment this fall over last year.”
Ransdell concluded that by tak
ing these tests during the summer,
students may avoid long lines,
crowded conditions and hot testing
rooms next fall.
You Never
Know What
Will Turn Up
“Old books are like old pennies,
they keep turning up again.”
Dr. Ide P. Trotter, dean of
A&M’s graduate school coined a
phrase this week after a welcome
surprise came his way.
About 20 years ago Dr. Trotter
loaned a book on agriculture to a
friend while they were both at the
University of Missouri. The book
still in perfect condition, came back
home recently.
“One thing I liked about this,
Dr. Trotter said, “is that the bor
rower did return the book.”
“But, you know, I forgot to ask
him if he ever x'ead it.”
Walton Selected
To Head Trainers
E. V. Walton, head of A&M’s
Department of Agricultural Edu
cation, was elected president of the
Teacher Trainers in Agricultural
Education in Texas at a meeting in
Dallas July 25.
The organization is a profession
al group of teacher trainers in vo
cational agriculture, and is com
posed of teacher trainers from
A&M, Texas Technological College,
East Texas State Teachers College,
Sam Houston State Teachers Col
lege, A&I College, San Marcos
and Nacogdoches.
Some of the purposes of the
group are to study the teacher edu
cation program in Texas, coordinate
research and make recommenda
tions to the Texas Education
Agency.
Professor Walton says the pri
mary function of the group during
the coming year will be to study
the area of professional ethics and
render all possible assistance to
vocational agi'iculture at the local
and state level.
Result of National Trend
To ‘College Consiousness"
A&M’g enrollment will show part of the nation-wide in
crease in college students this fall, according to Registrar H.
L. Heaton.
Heaton expects 600 more students this fall, than were
enrolled in the ’55-56 session. The increase would bring en
rollment from more than 6,800 to 7,400.
More students are also enrolled in this summer session
than attended A&M during the second six weeks last year.
Present enrollment is 1,850, as compared with 1,652 last
summer.
Heaton explained the increase as a result of the national
trend toward “college consciousness.”
“A greater per cent of high -1
school graduates are now at
tending colleges,” he said.
“The US birth rate began ris
ing in the late 1930’s and con
tinued through World War II.
Young people born in those years
are now reaching college age,’
Heaton said.
With the increase, A&M’s fresh
men will outnumber any other
class. However, the class of ’57
will be larger than last year’s
graduates.
Heaton mentioned he had noticed
an increased interest in all branch
es of engineering at A&M. Need
for engineers and scale of salaries
partially account for the interest.
To aid underclassmen now at
tending junior colleges, the regis
trar’s office is cooperating with
many two-year schools. Heaton
says his staff prepai'es data com
paring A&M’s courses with those
other colleges offer. The staff
tells junior college department
heads what additional courses
transfer students will need at
A&M.
“Many junior college students
will enroll this fall, but we have
noticed no unusual gain,” Heaton
said.
The Grove
Schedule
The following movies will be
shown at The Grove this week:
Thursday
Rogue Cop—starring Robt. Tay
lor, Janet Leigh, George Raft and
Steve Forrest.
Monday
Deep in My Heart — billed as a
“spectacular” musical with 21
songs featuring Jose Ferrer, Mer
le Oberon and Helen Traubel and
an all-star cast.
Tuesday
Black Pirates—in color, starring
Anthony Dexter and Martha Roth.
Wednesday
Battle Ground — starring Van
Johnson and Ricardo Montalban.
Gates open at 7 p.m. and movies
start at 8.
Polio Drive
Endorsed
By CS Lions
College Station Lions en
dorsed the current campaign
being waged in Brazos County
to encourage parents to se
cure polio shots for their
children.
L. C. Grumbles, president of the
local club, read a letter to the
members discussing polio shots
from Jack Kent, local chairman for
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis. Charlie Haas made the
motion that the club endorse the
campaign.
Meeting in the MSC Monday at
noon at their regular monthly bus
iness meeting, local Lions heard
reports from various committees
and officers. During the business
of the club Don Davis, secretary,
announced that $444.93 was re
alized from the Lion Boxing Tour
nament held in May.
Club members and their families
plan to travel to Kerrville Satur
day where they will visit the Lions’
Club Crippled Childrens’ Home.
Next weeks’ program will fea
ture Capt. M. J. Steger, assistant
operations officer at Bryan AFB
who will talk on “Breaking the
Sound Barrier.”
This year enrollment figures
during the summer sessions bear
out this tendency toward inci’eased
numbers in students attending col
lege.
During the first summer semes-
(See ENROLLMENT, Page 5)
Veteran Deadline
Veterans are reminded to
morrow is the last day they
may sign for checks for the
pay period 1 July-31 July. Re
ports will leave A&M Saturday
morning. Those that have not
signed for this period can do
so by going by the Veteran
Advisors’ Office on the ground
floor of the YMCA.
Graduate Honored
T. Cullen Davis, a 1955 graduate
of A&M who majored in indus-
trial engineering, was among 330
new officers commissioned into
the US Navy at ceremonies held
recently in Newport, R.I. Davis
and his classmates completed an
18-week com’se in Naval Science
subjects and will report to duty
stations in the fleet and shore es
tablishments as junior officers in
the Navy.
Bound for Cairo, Egypt
Jones Assigned to ICA
A familiar figure for 42 years
around the Texas Agricultural Ex
periment Station will leave soon
for an overseas assignment with
the Egyption government for the
International Cooperative Admin
istration.
J. M. Jones and his wife will
leave this week for their second
overseas assignment. This time the
Joneses will head for Cairo, Egypt.
During 1951 and ’52 Jones served
as livestock adviser to the Ecua
doran government.
Reared on a ranch in Wyoming,
Jones holds degrees from the Uni
versities of Wyoming and Missouri
and was connected with the New
Hampshire State College for two
years prior to his coming- to Texas
in 1914.
The Texas Station created the
Division of Range Animal Hus
bandry in 1918 and Jones was nam
ed to head this new division. He
later was named to head the sheep
and goat division of the coordi
nated Depai’tment of Animal Hus
bandry in 1947.
Jones called a meeting in Del
Rio, Texas in 1915 that was the
forei’unner of efforts to establish
the Ranch Experiment Station be
tween Sonora and Rocksprings.
A presentation by Jones in 1919
before the board of directors of
the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’
Association on the advisability of
establishing a research wool and
mohair grading and scouring plant
in Texas led to efforts by the as
sociation in getting appropriations
passed by the state legislature. Af
ter the proper appropriations pass
ed in 1921 operation of the plant
began that year in College Sta
tion. Jones continued to supervise
its operations until 1947.
Later investigations carried on
with Jones’ assistance proved the
feeding value of grain sorghum to
be equal to that of corn. At this
time this crop was not widely
grown in the state.
Sheep breeding investigations
carried on under Jones’ supervis
ion in the early years of the Ranch
Experiment Station furnished sire
bloodlines in use today in a large
number o f Texas commercial
flocks.
Announcements to the press and
interested stockmen of findings in
cattle and sheep feeding trials by
Jones were the forerunner of prog
ress reports in agricultural re
search now issued by the Texas
Station.
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J. M. Jones