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PAGE 4 Friday, May 3, 1957
Ec I). Winners to Be
Named Tuesday
Three winners in each of four
categories in Saturday’s Engineer
ing Drawing contest will be named
at a convocation scheduled for
Anchor Hall next Tuesday morning
at 9. Dr. Clifford M. Simmang,
acting head of the Mechanical
Engineering Department, will be
principal speaker.
Judges for the drawing contest
are H. C. Dillingham, Electrical
Engineering Department; Jack P.
Covan, Industrial Engineering De
partment and E. P. Segner, Civil
Engineering Department.
FRIDAY
frm the Great Novel
cmd Stage Play I
Nancy KELLY • Patty McCORMACK
Henry JONES • Eileen HECKART • Evelyn VAROEN
SATURDAY
COLUMBIA PICTURES "
starring JOHN LUND J
WILLIAM BENDiX
KEEFE BRASSELLE
RICHARD BOONE ,
WILLIAM LESLIE
* Screen Play by CRANE WILBUR • Based on a story by Ben Finnev
Produced by BRYAN FQY • directed by LEWIS SEILER *
— Also —
RAW!
Itf»AGl NG !
A New
.TONY
MARTIN
Blasts The
Screen!
SAT. PREY. 10:30 P.M
Also Sunday & Monday’
Broadway’s
J> biggest hit
U becomes ,
Marilyn’s ^
Entomology
Proves Help
To Farming
A&M is the only school in
Texas that offers a degree in
Entomology.
Entomology is the study of
insects. Insects are studied
because they affect man’s welfare
and pocketbook in many ways.
Food is damaged, homes and fur
nishings are damaged and diseases
are transmitted by insects. Field
crops, vegetables, fruits, livestock
and other produce from our farms
suffer greatly from insect damage.
Despite the fact that many in
sects are injurious, there are also
many beneficial insects.
The honeybee is a valuable pol
linator as well as a producer of
honey. Some insects serve as food
fqr fish, birds and other wildlife.
Still others feed on injurious in
sects.
The job opportunities in ento
mology are numerous. Entomol
ogists are employed by insecticide
manufacturing firms, by research
organizations, by the government
and by pest control operators.
Many entomologists work as
salesmen, public relations men and
research personnel for insecticide
firms. Public relations personnel
contact and work with dealers who
handle insecticides and with farm
ers, county agents and extension
entomologists.
Research is concerned with de
veloping new insecticides and with
problems in developing new control
measures.
Employment is available to the
entomologist graduate in the state
and federal government. He may
work in the state experiment sta
tions or for the United States De
partment of Agriculture.
FRIDAY
“A Lawless Street”
with RANDOLPH SCOTT
—plus—
“Duel on the Mississippi’
with LEX BARKER
SATURDAY
MYSTERY NIGHT
with
“Down Three Dark Streets”
“Dangerous Crossing”
“Dial M for Murder”
TODAY & SATURDAY
M-G-M's
Great Thrill Hit!
green
DOLPHIN
STREET
An M-G-M
Masterpiece Reprint
Starring
LANA"
TURNER
She stole the man her sister loved!
SAT. NIGHT PREY.
In the killer
pit called
Cherokee Strip!
JOEL
McCREA
QUEEN
—, Double Feature —.
TODAY & SATURDAY
“Blonde Sinner"
A&M Offers Only 4-Year
Wildlife Course In State
The School of Agriculture at
A&M is unique in at least one re
spect. It is the only school in Tex
as offering a four year curriculum
in wildlife management.
The Department of Wildlife Man
agement offers B.S., M.S., and
Ph.D. degrees. Undergraduates
have a choice of specializing either
in upland wildlife or fisheries. At
the beginning of the sophomore
year, the student should elect one
of the two options because of the
differences of the basic sciences
required.
Well-Qualified
Staff In A&M’s
Ag. Ed. Dept.
A&M’s Agriculture Educa
tion Department, staffed with
competent, well-qualified per
sonnel who have many years
of successful vocational agri
culture teaching experience behind
them, offers prospective agricul
ture students an untold number of
benefits.
Besides teaching students to
teach farm youth and adults, the
department will train them in
understanding farm life, develop
their leadership characteristics,
provide further participation in
FFA work for them, teach them
to analyze farm problems, train
them to apply scientific informa
tion from farm improvement, and
finally, assist in placing graduates
from their school in a good posi
tion.
Ag. Ed. benefits don’t stop here,
however. Many activities and op
portunities other than those listed
are available.
A&M’s Junior and Senior Col
legiate FFA Chapters, sponsored
by the department, in turn sponsor
area and state judging contests and
award scholarships to outstanding
and deserving students.
A Student-Prof Banquet, much
like high school father-son ban
quets, is held each year, along
with a fall bax-becue. Cost of these
events is covered by payment of
chapter dues.
At present, over 200 students
are enrolled in the ag. ed. curri
culum this semester, and 150 of
these are members of the FFA
Chapters here.
The department’s faculty feel
that upon Completion of a student’s
studies in agricultux-al education,
he is qualified to undertake and
solve pi’oblems pertaining to agri
culture as it affects our expanding
population and economy.
THRU SATURDAY
Tte PHANTOM
stagecoach
WILLIAM BISHOP
KATHLEEN CROWLEY
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SAT. PREVUE
SUN. thru WED.
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JOHN KERR
MICHEIE
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Both the fisheries and wildlife
options emphasize the sciences of
zoology, botany and chemistry;
however, like all students in the
School of Agriculture a well roun
ded curriculum including mathe
matics, English, and other liberal
arts and agricultural courses is of
fered.
The Fish and Game Club is the
official student organization of
the Department of Wildlife Man
agement. Membership in the club
is not limited to students of the
Wildlife Department, but is open
to anyone interested in wildlife
conservation and management
along sound biological lines. The
Fish and Game Club attempts to
send delegates to various profes
sional society meetings including
the North American Wildlife Con
ference, Texas Academy of Sci
ences and the Southwestern Asso
ciation of Naturalists. The pro
gram of each club meeting is de
signed to be both entertaining and
informative.
During’ the past year wives of
the wildlife students foi’med their
own club, the Wildlife Manage
ment Wives Club. This club was
organized so that the wildlife stu
dents’ wives would have a fuller
understanding of wildlife manage
ment as it affects their husbands,
families, and themselves.
Agronomy
Of Plant,
Study Consists
Soil E mphasis
Agronomy, by its very nature,
“the science and practice of soil
management and crop production,”
is a challenging and fascinating
subject.
Simply stated, agronomy is a
study of plants and soil. The
potentialities in a field so broad as
agronomy are such that it is diffi
cult to imagine a time when there
will not be a demand for well-
trained individuals to meet the
needs in this field.
In state agencies, and to an in
creasing extent in industries serv
ing agriculture, there is a grow
ing demand for personnel thorough
ly trained in the basic sciences who
are capable of utilizing effectively
their knowledge in the field of
agriculture.
Appropriate classroom, laboi’a-
tory and field instruction are pro
vided in all agronomy courses, and
specialists in the various fields
serve as instructors for the dif
ferent courses.
Employment Available
Numerous opportunities for stu
dent employment are available in
the Agronomy Department. Some
students assist in classroom and
laboratory instruction, while many
work in the field and laboratory
Ag Eco Department
Shows Fast Growth
The Department of Agricultural Economics and Sociology
is growing rapidly as indicated by an increase in enrollment
of seven per cent in the last five years.
The staff has almost doubled in the last three years, and
the enrollment of freshmen in the department in 1956 was
66 per cent greater than in
1955.
Students doing their major
work in the department fol
low the curriculum in agricul
tural administration. During
their first year, they cover
basic arts and sciences and tech
nical agriculture. In the last thi’ee
years they pursue one of four
options.
One is agricultural economics—
the business end of producing-, pro
cessing, selling and distribution of
farm products. This includes eco
nomic principles, marketing, prices,
finance, governmental policies, ac
counting and money and banking.
Students also elect subjects to
prepare them for the type of
work they wish to follow.
A second program of studies
leads to employment in the field
of farm and ranch management.
Graduates engage in managing
farms and ranches for themselves
CIRCLE
FRIDAY
66 Hollywood or
Bust”
Martin & Lewis
— ALSO —
^Prisoner”
Alec Guinness
SATURDAY ONLY
“Last Frontier”
Victor Mature
—Also—
“Phantom Jungle”
^ AGGIE SPECIAL +
YOUR
CHOICE
Chicken Fried Steak
Pan Fried Steak
Byeaded Veal Cutlet
Hamburger Steak with Onions
With Baked Potato or French Fries
and Salad
— Only 75? —
Also Featuring Our Very Special
PRIME RIB STEAK, 1 FULL POUND
Charcoal Broiled
With Baked Potato, Onion Ring
and Home Made Pie
Coffee or Tea
— $2.00 —
TRIANGLE DRIVE IN
DINING R O O M
MIDWAY
or others, .working for government
al agencies, or serving with pri
vate business concerns needing
men with combined training in eco
nomics and business.
A third program—rural sociol
ogy is designed to train graduates
for employment in rural social wel
fare, with chambers of commerce,
trade organizations and youth
agencies, and as probation coun
selors and workers with govern
mental and educational agencies.
The fourth program is designed
to prepare graduates expecting to
become rural ministers or agricul
tural missionax-ies for admission to
theological seminaries.
The department sponsors the
Agricultural Economics Club, now
in its 30th year, for interested stu
dents. The club members hear
many outstanding speakers during
the year and participate in various
social activities. Many students
in the department have gained na
tional recognition for their work
in agricultural economics.
Interest in the business and hu
man side of agriculture is receiv
ing more attention everywhere, so
the department should continue to
grow at a rapid rate.
on research projects conducted by
the Experiment Station. While
such employment is a source of
financial help to the student, its
greatest benefit is in providing
valuable experience in agronomic
work.
Professional opportunities are
good for college students major
ing in agronomy and opportunities
for competent agronomists are
more plentiful than men to fill
these positions.
Hei’e briefly, are some of these
professional opportunities avail
able to men who have completed
college training in agronomy:
Farming, Management, Land
Appraisal
(l)Farm operators of private
farms, (2) Farm managerial posi
tions with private or corporation
farms, (3) Land appraisal work
with banks, insurance companies
or other loan agencies; (Agricul-
tui-al Business and Industry), (4)
Fei’tilizer manufacture and sales,
(5) Seed breeding, production and
processing, (6) Agricultural deal
er—equipment, fertilizer, feed seed
and pesticides, (7) Tux-f establish
ment and improvement — lawns,
golf courses, parks, cemeteries,
roadsides and military establish
ments, (8) Agricultural advisors
for banks, fertilizer companies,
railroads and oil companies.
Extension and Education
(9) County agricultural agents,
(10) Extension specialists and
leaders, (11) College instructors,
(12) Agricultural public relation
work with public utilities, railroads
and trade associations, (13) Agri
cultural information—radio farm
director and farm editors of news
papers and magazines, (14) Foi’-
eign agricultural service.
Technical Specialization
(15) Agricultural Expei’iment
Stations and USD A—research in
soil science, plant breeding and
crop pi’oduction, (16) Soil Con
servation Service, (17) Soil Sur
vey work.
Expert Engineer
Talks to Architects
Fred N. Severud, consulting en
gineer of New York City, will
speak on “Creative Structures”
Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Biologi
cal Sciences Lecture Room, spon
sored by the Division of Architec-
tui’e’s Guest Lectux’e Series.
Author of “Apai’tment Houses”
and “The Bomb, Survival and
You,” Severud was born in Ber
gen, Norway. He is a graduate
of the Noi’wegian Institute of
Technology with a degree in Civil
Engineering.
He is a member of the American
Society of Civil Engineers, the
Consulting Engineers Society of
New York and the Architectural
League of New York. Severud has
lectured at several universities and
written articles on various phases
of architecture and construction.
ARMANDO QUIROS and Walter Miller (left-right) are
studying and comparing seed specimen for an agronomy
quiz. Knowledge of the various seeds and their uses is
another important phase of study for an agricultural major.
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