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Number 162: Volume 55
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1956
Dr. J. C. Miller
A&M’s New Dean of Agriculture
Dr. Miller Named
New Agriculture Dean
Montfort Cited
By Resolution
Of A&M Board
Peter T. Montfort, late pro
fessor of Agricultural Engi
neering Department at A&M,
was honored with a resolu
tion at the Saturday meeting
of the Board of Directors of the
A&M System.
Reading in part the resolution
‘ said:
. . with the exception of a
brief time during which he served
as a county agricultural agent,
Montfort from 1928 until the time
of his death served A&M and the
Texas Fann Electnfication Com
mittee and through arduous re
search, and untiring work made
available effective and economical
electrical se?-vices of Texas’ rural
areas . . . ’
Montfort graduated from A&M
in 1921 and was appointed as a
member of the Agricultural Engi
neering Department in 1928. He
died on July 23, 1956 afte serving
over 28 years with the A&M Col
lege System. At the time of his
death, Montfort was dii’ector of
the Farm Electrification Commit
tee.
The resolution recorded the ap
preciation of the board for Mont-
foi-t’s years of service to the Sys
tem.
Parents Club
Honors Teachers
The A&M Consolidated Mothers
and Dads Club held a reception
honoring teachers in the school
yesterday evening- and set the
club’s budget for the school year
at a business meeting later. ■
Maj. David Phillips, president of
the club, announced the budget.
Nine items, totaling $2,036, were
decided upon, but the order of pref
erence was not available.
The items are film rental, $200;
film strip purchase, $180; water
fountain, $250; first aid equip
ment, $60; playground equipment,
$200; window blinds, $350; P. E.
equipment, $340; piano fund, $300;
and electric fans, $153.
The group also endorsed pro
posed state amendment four, which
ieals with teacher retirement.
Dr. J. C. Miller is the new Dean
of the School of Agriculture.
He was named Saturday by the
Boai-d of Directors of the A&M
System to replace Di*. J. E. Ad
ams. Dr. Adams resigned recent
ly to accept the post of Dean of
Agriculture and director of the
Agricultural Experiment Service
at the University of Nevada.
Dr. Miller has served as pr-ofes-
sor and head of the Department
of Animal Husbandry since 1947
and is a nationally recognized au
thority on livestock breeding. As
head of teaching-, research and ex
tension work in animal husbandry
for the A&M System, he has be
come widely known in Texas live
stock circles in the past ten years.
He is a native of Jackson, Mo.
and was educated at Southeast
Missouri State College, the Uni
versity of Missouri and University
of Wisconsin. After engaging in
farming and livestock production
from 1920 to 1929, he was appoint
ed associate professor of animal
husbandry at Berea College. He
held that position until 1936, when
he went to Louisiana State Uni
versity in the same capacity.
Dr. Miller served as professor
of animal husbandry at A&M from
1940 until 1945, leaving to become
pi’ofessor and head of the Animal
Husbandry Department at the Uni
versity of Tennessee. He retum-
ed to A&M in 1947 to acept the
position of professor and head of
coordinated research, teaching and
extension work in animal husban
dry.
Grounds Steer in 4.9 Seconds
Steer Dogging Record Set
Wayne Ward of San Antonio is
holder of a new steer dogging re
cord for the Aggie Rodeo Arena.
Ward twisted a steer to the
ground Thursday night in 4.9 sec
onds. Rodeo Club members say
the old record is 6.0 seconds.
He dogged his second steer Fri
day at 7.8 seconds. But his two
good times were disqualified Sat
urday when he missed his last
steer with an untimely dive and
fell in front of the hazing horse.
He was treated for rib injuries
received when the horse trampled
him but is in “satisfactory” con
dition.
Lowie Rice of Big Springs won
first in the steer dogging event
with a 21.4 average for three
steers. Rice also broke the old
steer dogging record with a 5.9
time for Friday night.
Second in steer dogging is Rod
ney Butler of Sulphur, La.
Rice also got the best average
times in tie down with 31.2 seconds
for two calves. He was later nam
ed All-Around Champion of the
Rodeo.
Second in tie down is J. R.
Hodge of Bryan.
Charlie McDonald, another Big
Spring product, paced the ribbon
roping event with 28.2 seconds for
two tries. McDonald was selected
runner-up all-around champion,
furthering the Big Springs boys’
laurels.
Ray Kirchner won second in rib
bon roping.
Phillip Cox of Baytown won
first in bareback riding. A. G.
Ollre of Houston is second.
Curtis Burlin of Bryan came out
at the top of the list in riding-
bulls. Eddie Farris of Llano won
second in bull j-iding.
Miss Betty Holiday of Bryan
rode first in barrel racing, with
59.7 seconds for three times. Other
entry in the barrel race was Miss
Linda Beene.
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Security Group
Now Meets Monday
Division 8-19S of the Naval Se
curity Group now meets on Mon
day nights from 7 to 9 p.m. in
Room 101 D of the Academic
Building. All men interested in
joining the Naval Reserve and all
former Naval Reservists are ask
ed to contact Dr. T. E. Comfort
in Room 101 D of the Academic
Building. Electronics men, Radio
men and Yeoman are especially
needed, Comfort said.
HUMPING IT—For bareback rider Bobby Rudisail of Bry
an the hefty stallion almost has his rider unseated. Rudi
sail joins the Saddle and Sirloin cowboys with a good record
for his other experiences. He was High School Bareback
Champion of Texas this year. He “got throwed” this
time, though. —Phot by Bob Stansberry.
College Station Growing Pains
Occupies City Council Session
New Organization
For Civilian Dorms
By JOE TINDEL
Battalion News Editor
Civilian dormitories will have
new organization starting next
week.
Dormitory councils are being
organized so they may vary from
dormitory to dormitory but will be
composed fundamentally of house
master, senator, councilman, floor
or ramp representative, intramural
manager, chaplain and one or two
“aids” pei- floor or ramp. The
“aids” are volunteers and will as
sist ramp or floor representatives
in developing a complete program
for each dormitory.
In connection with the new
organization, elections will be held
in each of the dormitories after the
evening meal Monday. Ballots will
be given to each occupant and must
be returned to housemasters be
fore 10:30 p. m. for tabulation.
Students in each dormitory who
wish to file for positions are asked
to do so from Wednesday until
noon Friday. Filings w-ill be ac
cepted by housemasters or coun
selors.
The elected representatives will
meet with the appropriate house
master Wednesday Oct. 3 to elect
a civilian councilman from the
group. Time and place will be set
by the housemasters.
Qualifications are that repre
sentatives must be in good standing
and remain in good standing while
in office; must have resided as a
civilian student for at least one
semester prior to September 1956
and must have a 1.0 grade point
Eleven Killed
In Colorado
Plane Crash
SALIDA, Colo.—(iP) — A
two-engine plane smashed in
to the north face of 14,172-
foot Mount Yale yesterday
and Undersheriff Harold
Thonoff said a ground search par
ty found 11 charred bodies in the
burned wreckage.
The bodies and ruins of th« uni
dentified plane were strewn among
a hug-e rockslide above the timber-
line near the continental divide, 120
airline miles southwest of Denver.
It took the ground party nearly
five hours to travel by jeeps and
horseback to the crash scene.
Thonoff said the ground party re
ported the plane appeared to be a
military aircraft.
Lowry Air Force Base officials
in Denver said a number, 34846,
which the ground party reported
finding on the shattered tail sec
tion was incomplete. They said it
would include a prefix N for civil
ian or AF for an Air Force plane.
Both civilian and military sourc
es in Colorado said they had no
reports of missing planes.
The undersheriff said Deputy
Sheriff Frank Mansheim and Cor
oner Joseph Stewart intended to
remain overnight at the scene and
that no attempt would be made to
remove the bodies until Air Force
officials arrive.
New Staff Members
To Attend Dinner
The Faculty Dinner Club will
honor new- A&M faculty and staff
members with a dinner Thursday at
7:30 p. m. in the Memorial Student
Center Ballroom.
New employees, old employees,
faculty and staff members and
graduate students are invited.
Music for the dinner will be by
Bill Turner’s orchestra.
Tickets are $1.75 each at the
naain desk in the MSC. Ticket dead
line is *oo* Wedaesday.
average. They must also be free of
conduct piobation.
Floor, ramp and row representa
tives will be selected to represent
students as follows:
Bizzell, second and third floors,
east wing one representative; se
cond and third floors, west wing,
one; first floor of east and west
wing, one.
Hart, ramps A, B, C, on«; ramps
D E, one.
Law, ramps 1, 2, one: ramps
3, 4, one; ramps 5, 6, one; ramps
7, 8, 9, one.
Puryear, 7’amps 1, 2, 3, one;
ramps 4, 5, one; ramps 6, 7, one;
ramps 8, 9, one.
Mitchell, Legett and Milner, one
each floor.
Walton, ramps F, G, one; ramps
H, I, one; ramps J, K, one.
Dorm 16, one each floor.
College View, one each row.
Project houses, one representa
tive.
Students May
Register For
Rhodes Scholar
Students who wish to apply
for a Rhodes Scholarship are
urged to contact Richard H.
Ballinger, of A&M’s Depart
ment of English.
Some definite quality of dis
tinction is the most important re
quirement, he said. In order to be
eligible, a student must be an
unmarried male citizen between
the ages of 19 and 25 on Oct. 1,
1957 and must have at least junior
academic standing,
Selection is based on literary
and scholastic ability and attain
ments, qualities of manhood, truth-
fulnes, courage, devotion to duty,
sympathy, kindliness, unselfishness
and fellowship, exhibition of moral
force of character and of instincts
to lead and to show interest in his
fellows and physical vigor, as
shown by fondness for, and success
in sports.
The LTnited States are allowed 32
scholarships. The states are group
ed into eight districts with six
states in each district. Every one
selects four candidates for the
competition.
Plant Protection
School Is Planned
The fourth Texas Industrial
Plant Protection School, scheduled
next week at A&M College cam
pus, is estimated to attract “stu
dents” from all parts of the na
tion and several foreign countries,
according to Wallace D. Beasley,
the school’s director.
It is the only permanent school
of its kind in the nation. The pro
gram is designed to provide in
dustrial plant protection personnel
with practical, down-to-earth train
ing in all techniques of plant
security.
Capt. Ross, Jones
Tom W. Ross and Floyd M. Jones
have been promoted to captain in
the 343th Field Artillery Battalion,
U. S. Army Reserve, according to
Lt. Col. O. D. Butler, Battalion
commander. Capt. Ross is a junior
veterinary medicine student from
Beamount. Capt. Jones is a sopho
more veterinary medicine student
from Bryan.
Weather Today
Partly cloudy is today’s forecast.
Temperature at 11 a.m. was 84
degrees. High yestei-day was 94
degre»«, and low was 68 degrees.
Shopping Center Proposal
Is Main Topic Discussed
By WELTON JONES
Battalion City Editor
College Station’s “growing pains” occupied most of the
time and was main topic discussed at the monthly council
meeting held in City Hall last night.
Principal item among the many building and expansion
problems brought before the council was a discussion of the
proposed million-dollar shopping center being planned for
the area northwest of the traffic circle at College Main St.
and Sulphur Springs Road. ,
Bob Martin, ’48, president of Texas Shopping Center
Inc., the firm planning the center, appeared before the coun
cil to request a reversal of their decision last month, when
they refused the corporation permission to erect a sign an
nouncing the proposed build
ings on the site.
After deliberation, the
council authorized City Man
ager Ran Boswell to inquire
into the legality of the sign’s
erection, since the original ob
jection was based on the zoning
laws of the location. Boswell was
advised to grant the council’s ap
proval, should the sign prove legal.
During course of the discussion,
Martin outlined plans for the
center including businesses which
had shown interest in the site. He
named three large grocery chains,
two major service stations,'' a
variety store, auto parts store and
a department store.
“We believe that the 125,000
square feet of building we pi’opose
on the 17 acres will bring in at
least $25,000 per year of taxable
income for the city in addition to
some 100 new employees,” Martin
said.
He was accompanied at the meet
ing by W. A. Billington Ji\, ’45, of
Waco, director of the corporation
and Lincoln Hinsch, ’49, vice-presi
dent of the firm.
A request from a owner property
oil Highway 6 in front of the
college that existing fii’e zones in
the area be altered to permit
development of the pi’oparty was
read. At present the fire zone will
not permit certain types of con
struction in the area.
City Manager Boswell was in
structed to visit the State Fire In
surance Committee in Austin to
determine if the zone can be
altered.
Ernest Brown, representative of
Moroney, Beissner and Co., Horis-
ton, a bonding agency, presented
the council a report outlining tax
rates and payments should the city
desire to raise $300,000 by bonds
for street improvement in the
future. The bonds would mature
from 1963 to 1987.
Maj. Charles Taylor appealed
before the council asking for a
statement of policy on paving
charges for streets adjoining city
property.
The council agreed to set the
policy of paying 50 per cent of
the cost of paving such streets.
The regular rates are city, one
third; property owner, one third
(See COUNCIL, Page 4)
CS Lions’ Club
Plans Projects
For October
The College Station Lions
held their monthly business
meeting yesterday at noon in
the Memorial Student Center.
Club plans for October were
discussed and old projects cared
for.
After reading of minutes for
August, the Lions discussed plans
for the annual Ladies’ Night, the
Christmas tree sale and the club’s
part in the annual Consolidated
Band Boosters carnival, scheduled
for Oct. 27.
H. E. Thompson proposed a Gulf
fishing trip for members wishing
to participate. Those going on
the trip would pay a flat rate and
be furnished tackle, space on the
boat and license necessary. Thomp
son suggested that the fish be sold
in College Station and profits be
turned over to the club.
President L. C. Grumbles ap
pointed Herb Thompson, William
Britiey, Capt. Gene Cowles and
Maj. Ed Rogers to the Christmas
tree sale committee.
Guests present, all from College
Station, included John McNeely,
Rev. Ed Svendsen, R. R. Bell, Maj.
Ruel Scoggins and Maj. C. V. Car-
son.
Nixon Visits GOP
Houston Workers
H OU STON—(A 5 )—Vice-President
Richard Nixon’s visit to Houston
tonight is taking* on the aspects
of a statewide Republican rally,
with plans for him to meet GOP
workers Wednesday morning.
He is scheduled to make a major
campaigTi speech at 8:30 p.m. to
night.
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon
are scheduled to arrive by air at
5’ p.m. this afternoon.
A motorcade will conduct the
Vice President from the airport to
his hotel, and a welcoming demon
stration is planned there.
NUMBER ONE THOUSAND—Thomas E. Rogers, seated
at left, watches as Capt. Thomas J. Dunlap registers him
as the 1,000th freshman Air Force ROTC student at A&M.
Freshmen instructors pictured here are, standing, left to
right: Capt. Gene G. Cowles, Capt. Thomas A. Wright and
M/Sgt. Thomas H. Williams of A&,M’s Air Science De
partment.