MITCHELL HALL GETS INTERIOR RENOVATED—Workmen are shown on the four-
story elevator carrying- building materials inside Mitchell Hall as part of the $17,000
remodeling program designed to bring toilet and interior facilities of the dormitory
up t^ date.
THIS WILL BE NEW HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM—As a part of the $25,000 being
spent in remodeling hospital facilities workmen are busy ripping and tearing the old
walls apart making way for the new. The waiting room will be enlarged and will be
located in the east wing of the hospital.
Summer Repairs Cost $72,000
By VOL (SMOKEY) DAVIS
Battalion Staff AVriter
Over $72,000 has been spent this
summer improving college facilities
for the students of A&M College,
according to Howard Badgett, man
ager of physical plants.
Additions of two new parking
lots, East Gate Monuments, re
modeling of the hospital, refinish
ing the interior of several dormi
tories and general repair and re
placing of dormitory facilities are
among the many improvements
done this summer.
A new permanent parking lot
located behind Guion Hall has been
provided to accomodate students’
cars for those living in Hart and
Bizzell Halls. An additional tempor
ary parking lot, ajoining the old
“Navasota” Parking lots, has been
provided for the students living in
the dormitories ajoining that im-;
mediate area. The funds used in
financing these parking lots come
from reinstatement fees on traffic
violations, according to Fred Hick
man, Chief Campus Security.
Two East Gate monuments,
identifying the college, will be
erected in the near future. The two
monuments, one located on either
side of the triangle entrance at the
East Gate will enable passer-byers
approaching from either the noith
or the south on Highway 6 to re
cognize the college.
The funds that make these monu
ments possible came from class
donations, matched with college
funds. The class of 1952 left $1,500
and the class of 1953 left $1,932 to
be used in constructing these monu
ments.
Approximately $25,000 is being
spent on improving the college hos
pital facilities, both for the stu
dents convenience and for more
efficiency and ease of operation in
conducting hospital business. Under
construction now, are such improve
ments as; a more attractive entr
ance to the hospital, a larger re
ception room with indirect light
ing and new furniture, a modem
reception desk for the nurses which
decrease the conjestion previously
experienced in handling several
patients at the same time. A new
central nurse station located on the
second floor, enabling the nurses to
perform their duties with more
efficiency and ease, is being con
structed as part-of the modeling
plans. The basement of the hospital
will house the new stainless steel
kitchen.
More than $17,000 is being spent
on remodeling toilet and interior
facilities in Mitchell Hall.
Interior painting, refurnishing,
and new plaster work is being done
in Hait Hall.
Walton Hall will have a new
lounge, fifty per cent of the funds
made possible by the Atheletic
Department and the rest from the
college funds.
A new attractive entrance to
Leggett Hall costing more than
$14,000 has almost been completed.
New Venetian blinds have been
placed in Puryear Hall, Mitchell
Hall, and the A&I building, at a
cost of more than $3,500.
According to Howard Badgett,
the cost of the improvements on
the college facilities, for the bene
fit of the students, is made possible
only through the funds received
from the revenue of the dormi
tories.
The Battalion
Number 152: Volume 55 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1956 Price Five Cents
Class of 1960 May Set New Peak;
Applications Number 2,136 Aug. 1
At MSC August 21
Chest X-Rays Begin
younger folks.”
“All adults should get a chest x-
Prospective Engineers
Highest Among Applicants
Chest V-Ray units moved into
Bryan and got the annual Chest
X-Ray Drive underway this morn
ing at 8 a. m. at the MeCullough-
Dansby* Furniture Company.
The units will be available for
use of the public to get their chests
X-Ray’s at any time between the
hours of 8 a. m. until 5:30 p. m.
anyday except Monday until August
18.
Local expenses for the units are
paid out of Chrstmas Seal money
collected by the Brazos County
Tuberculosis Association and all
persons 15 years of age and older
are eligible to have their chests X-
Rayed.
“A part of a long-range program'
designed to rid our country of TB
the chest X-Ray cost the individual
absolutely nothing,” according to
Russell Hillier, County Suiwey
Chairman.
X-Ray units will be available to
the people of College Station for
a day and a half August 21 and
22nd, according to Ran Boswell,
chairman for College Station area.
The units will be set up in the
Memorial Student Center beginning
at 12 noon on Aug. 21, will operate
until 5:30 p. m. that day and be
available again from 8 a. m. until
5:30 p. m. Aug. 22.
“No person is too old,” said Hil
lier, “People over 55 are more likely
to have tuberculosis today than
i-ay to protect their children,” Hil
lier added. “Even though a person
had an X-Ray last year, the should
get a renewal for TB can develop
in less than a year’s time.”
Former Student
Killed In Crash
Lt. Larry L. McCelvey, ’54 grad
uate in math and electronics, was
killed Monday when his plane
crashed near Luke Air Force
Base, Ariz., where he was stationad.
McCelvey had contacted his base
that he couldn’t retract the land
ing gear. When he bailed out, his
chute failed to open, according to
his aunt, Mrs. Frances Burton, of
Crockett.
Funeral services will be held at
4 p. m. Friday at the Waller Chapel
in Crockett. Burial will be in the
Evergreen Memorial Park.
Lt. McCelvey is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Ann McCelvey of
Gallup, N. M., parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Chester McCelvey of Crockett,
and two sisters, Mrs. Bill Cadwell,
Jr., and Ann McCelvey.
Bob Cherry
Speaks On
Soil Bank Act
College Station Kiwanians
heard R. G. (Bob) Cherry; of
A&M’s Agricultural Econom
ics and Rural Sociology De
partment, explain the Soil
Bank Act at their regular meeting
Tuesday in the MSC.
Giving members of the club a
short background and the economic
crises leading to this legislation
Cherry briefly outlined just what
this recent act of Congress tries to
do for the farmers of our country.
Pointing out the legislation is
already serving some 60,000 farm
ers in our state the act is designed
to decrease the total number of
acres placed in cultuivation thus
limiting agricultural production of
our nation bringing production
more in line with present domestic
and foreign demands.
Made up of two parts, an acre
age reserve program and conserva
tion reserve program, some parts
of the act may continue to effect
farmers for 15 years,” Cherry re
lated.
“Texas has put 1,820,000 acres in
the soil bank this year,” he said.
(See KIWANIS, Page 5)
The number of new stu
dents having contacted the
Registrar’s Office and applied
for admission to A&M in Sep
tember has reached 2,136, as
of Aug. 1, according to H. L. Heat
on, registrar.
Included in this figure ai’e some
316 transfer students who will not
be freshmen academically.
Compared to last years’ new stu
dents numbering 1,850 this is an
increase of 286. In 1955 203 trans
fer students attended A&M for the
first time.
Broken down in their fields of
major study the class of 1960 runs
something like this: School of Engi
neering will get the largest num
ber-1,271; next those selecting
general curricula number 279;
School of Arts and Sciences interest
272; School of Agriculture is picked
by 210 and the School of Veterinary
Medicine completes the freshmen
with 104 applicant-s selecting it as
their major study.
In the past the “mortality rate”
among the freshmen has averaged
about 10 percent of the total while
the transfer students average be
tween five to 10 percent.
“Current wage scales and the
drouth account for the large num
bers interested in engineering,”
said Heaton. “Those boys usually
entering the field of agriculture
have seen too much hot weather
and to little rain the last few
years.”
Sonic Boom
Explained
Two Former Aggies
CHS Gets 13 New Faces
NEW PARKING LOT BEHIND GUION HALL—Built with money collected from parking
fines last year this lot will accommodate 160 cars and is designed to alleviate parking
problems behind Hart Hall. Students living in Bizzell and Hart Hall will use this lot.
THIS IS A&M COLLEGE—So that motorists and tourists—and tea-sippers—will know
where A&M is, the classes of 1952 and 1953 left class gifts, that were matched with
college funds, for the erection of these new monuments at the East Gate. They will
be built of shale stone and will set back off Highway 6, one on each side, of the triangle
leading toward the System Administration Building.
To CS Lions
College Station Lions had
some of the mysteries of the
“sonic boom’’ explained to
them at their regular weekly
meeting Monday in the MSC.
“This ‘boom’, or loud explosion,
is caused by an aircraft exceeding
the speed of sound,” explained
Capt. M. J. Steger, USAF, “and
is a continious rolling noise,”
“This noise is caused by the air
craft as it builds up shock waves
after exceeding 750 mph,” he
added. “The T-33 trainer in use at
Bryan AFB cannot cause a sonic
boom as it is incapable of exceed
ing the speed of sound except with
out wings and diving straight
down.”
These sonic booms have been
known to break windows, break
plaster, and demolish light struc
tures. The pilot can aim this boom
where he desires and the Air Force
is presently warking of this as a
combat potential weapon, accord
ing to the former West Pointer.
“A pilot has no sensation of caus
ing a ‘boom’, he has only his air
speed indicator to show him his
speed.” the captain said.
Thirteen new faces will be
among the faculty of A&M Con
solidated Schools when classes be
gin Sept. 5. One teacher has been
hired to fill the ranks of those
teaching in the elementary schools
and the remaining 12 will take
their places in either the junior
or senior high classes.
Of the 13 teachers, six are re
placements and seven will step into
new jobs, according to Dr. L. S.
Richardson, supeiantendent.
Mrs. Elora Dale will return to
the faculty after a years’ absence.
She taught here previously for
three years and will teach the thixd
grade.
Mrs. Irene Southern will fill the
vacancy of Mrs. Mildred Byrd, who
moved to Austin, as homemaking
instructor. Mrs. Southern receiv
ed her B.S. from the University of
Arkansas.
Coming to CHS as physical edu
cation instructors from Arkansas
Mrs. Patricia Welch wall serve both
the junior and senior highs.
Holding a music degree from
Wesleyan College, Frank G. Coul
ter will join the staff as musical
director in junior high. He for
merly taught at Vernon and Ama
rillo.
A graduate of Mississippi State
College, Mrs. Kathleen Brown for
merly taught at Snook. She will
teach science in junior high.
Reading classes in junior high
will be taught by Mi’s. Rosemary
B. Nye, formerly of Oklahoma.
Two new English teachers in the.
junior high grades will be Mrs.
Sarah E. Baugh and Mrs. Nellie
Zachry. Mrs. Baugh taught in the
Corpus Christi school system for
13 years and Mrs. Zachry comes
to College Station from Forsan.
An A&M graduate, Bartlett Hol
land, moves here from Mercedes
and will teach history in junior
high.
Two new teacher-coaches in sen
ior high grades wall be Arthur D.
Bright and Edward L. Logan. In
Wilkinson Wins
Trophy At Camp
Bryon R. Wilkinson, senior en
gineering student from Colorado
City, was awarded a marksman
ship trophy by Brigadier Gen. N.
A. Costello, commanding general
of Fort Leonard Wood at a final
review Friday in Missouri.
Wilkinson topped all other ca
dets in his ROTC Company with
a mark of 229 out a possible 250
during recent rifle competition as
a part of the engineers’ summer-
camp activity.
addition to their coaching Bright
will instruct students in mathemat
ics and Logan will teach history.
Jim Tom House, A&M graduate,
will replace A. J. Jumper, Jr. as
vocational agriculture instructor.
He taught at Boys’ Ranch and Pat-
tison one year prior to this fall.
Filling the new position of coun
selor is Mrs. Vera Dowell. A grad
uate of Abilene Christian she has
14 years experience as a teacher.
Teachers who have moved or re
signed from the faculty include the
following: Mrs. Mary Camp, Mrs.
Frances Brusse, W. R. Miller, and
A. R. Owen.
Ramsey Speaks
To A&M Club
The Brazos County A&M
Club will hear Jones Ramsey, sports
news director for A&M, when the
club holds its regular monthly
meeting at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday,
the clubhouse on Ehlinger Drive.
Supper will be served to the
group and several business mat
ters will be discussed, said K. A.
“Cubby” Manning, president. A
committee report will be made on
plans for construction of a patio
slab adjacent to the club house. All
Aggies in the county are urged to
attend the meeting.