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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1960)
THE BATTALION Thursday, August 25, 1960 College Station, Texas Page 7 101 Incoming Freshmen Win Scholarships Eighty-nine high school grad uates have been named winners of four-year Opportunity Award Scholarships at A&M. An additional 12 students have been listed to receive other schol arships. Winners of the Opportunity Awards were chosen by the Fac ulty Committee on Scholarships of the college following statewide competitive examinations given to more than 600 candidates April 23 and April 30. Opportunity Awards are valued at from $800 to $1,200, recipients receiving $200 to $300 a year for four years plus part-time employ ment provided by the college. Win ners are chosen after considera tion of each candidate’s scholas tic record, character, evidence of leadership in high school and fi nancial circumstances. The plan was started at A&M 14 years ago and is supported by the Association of Former Stu dents of the College, clubs, busi ness corporations, foundations and individuals. Since its beginning, in 1946, the plan has helped more than 1,300 capable high school graduates to SANDS MOTEL Q 52 Deluxe Units © Air Conditioned Television Swimming Pool Highway 6 Phone VI 6-5791 — College Station enroll in college. Ninety per cent have either graduated or are still going to school on Opportunity Awards. ' The 1960 winners of four-year scholarships are: ABILENE: Cyrus James New man, Jr. of 849 Ballinger, Marvin Cleveland Powell of 518 Palm and Mansil Alvis Williams of 208 Mer chant. t ALAMO: Roy Loring Netz. ALPINE: W. R. McAfee, Jr. ALVIN: Jack Edward Davis. ARLINGTON: Charles Allen Blackwell of 414 N. Pecan. BAYTOWN: Billy Wayne Nance of 1520 Cedar Bayou Road. BELLAIRE: Cyril Joseph Dur- renberger of 5218 Brae Burn Drive. BELLEVUE: Kenneth Lynn Gill of Rt. 2. BISHOP: Grafton Clinton Dean, Jr. of Rt. 2. BLESSING: John William Fon- don of 404 Hickory St. BLOSSOM: Thomas Gerald Mc- Monigle of Rt. 2. BOLING: Allen Dale Ferrell. BOY’S RANCH (Oldham Coun ty, Texas): Thomas Anthony Si mon. BRADY: Bobbie Knight Barsch of 406 South China. CAT SPRING: William Frank Braden of Rt. 1. CORSICANA: Sidney Albert Cook of Rt. 3. CORPUS CHRISTI: Jerry Lynn Partridge of 4818 Waltham. COUPLAND: Bobby Lee Dim mer of Rt. 2. CUERO: Arthur Charles Fis cher of Cheapside Rt. DAINGERFIELD: William Reed Porter. DALLAS: Thomas Lee Fergu son of 5303 Goodwin, Robert Paul Gallagher of 1402 Verano Dr., Wil liam Bernard Shaw of 2608 Alden, and Marshall Paige Wilson, Jr. of 3023 Aster St. DENISON: Charles Loyd Lum- mus of 922 West Shepherd. DENTON: Melvyn Roy Killgore of 317 Egan St. DONNA: William Edward Dil lon of Rt. 1. EL CAMPO: Gilbert William Smith, Jr. of Rt. 1. EL PASO: Richard Blair Lock- wood of 6305 Navajo Dr. ESTELLINE: Larry Don Braid- foot of Rt. 1.. FORT WORTH: Joe Frank Be cerra and Maurice Dale Wilson of 4321 Carol Ave. FREDERICKSBURG: Roy Al ton Jacoby, Jr. of Rt. 1. FREEPORT: Robert Lloyd Cates of 224 South Front. GANADO: William John Macha of Rt. 1 and John Maurice Scheel of Rt. 1. GEORGETOWN: John Christ ian Doerfler of Rt. 4. HAMILTON: Ronald Lee Lueck of Rt. 3.. HICO: Royce Aidon Samford of Rt. 6. HOBBS, NEW MEX.: James Matchett Morgan of 1004 W. Ber ry Dr. HOUSTON: David Ernest Blake of 1020 Waltway Dr., Gerald Bry an Kieschnick of 12913 So. Post Oak, James Ritchie Spurger of 46 Wellford Rd. and Donald Russell Veazey of 502 Medina. Keep Your Parents informed On Campus Happenings With A Subscription To INDIAN GAP: Gailord Murl White of Rt. 1. JACKSONVILLE: Billy Ray Elsbury of Rt. 4. Communications, Transportation Easily Available Communications and transporta tion facilities are numerous here at A&M. In the Memorial Student Center telephone operators are on duty from 3 p.m. to 11' p.m. to place long distance calls for students and to accept payment for such calls. Pay phones are also located in many of the dormitories. Western Union maintains an of fice in the MSC also. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with mes senger service for telegram deliv ery to dormitories as well as col lege departments. After Western Union is closed the Housing Office, located in the YMCA, takes over telegraph duties as well as receiving incoming long distance phone calls. Housing Of fice messengers are on duty 24- hours each day to notify students of incoming phone calls. Students are notified only in cases of emer gency after midnight. The Housing Office also main tains a complete locator file of students registered here at A&M. This file serves visitors to tlie campus trying to locate students as well as furnishing necessary ad dresses in case of emergency. . Passenger trains do not operate out of either College Station or Bryan. Bus service is available. One airline serves the College Station and Bryan area. Flights leave Easterwood Field, the col lege-owned airport, each day. JASPER: Joe Clyde Truietto of 1 Rt. 3. LADONIA: Lyndal B. Burnett of Rt. 2. LONGVIEW: Delbert Lance Bullard of 320 Ruth Lynn Dr. and Clarence Albert Grett of Rt. 4. LUFKIN: Herman Edward Bate of 1208 Reen and Gene Marco Owens of 503 Sunset Blvd. MARBLE FALLS: Keith Allen Clark of Rt. 1. MARLIN: Chester Henry Mich alak of 1003 Clark St. MASON: Floyd Robert Waller, Jr. of 545 Rainey St. MERIDIAN: Kenneth Albert Radde of Rt. 1. MILFORD: Jacob Bryan Hull of Rt. 1. ODESSA: John Daniel Laird of 1500 East 57th and Kenneth Zack Scott of 321 North Amburgey. OLNEY: David Randall Rou- ton of 307 Hamilton. PORT ARTHUR: Herbert Gary Jernigan of 2220 6th Avenue and John Burleson Woodall of 2838 Proctor St. QUEEN CITY: Jerry Neal Kin ney. ROCHESTER: Charles Evert Hearn. ROCKWALL: Bobby L. Spring er of Rt. 1. SAN ANTONIO: Ronald Milton Brame of 608 John Adams Drive, Charles Dougles Johnson of 119 Gayle Ave., and Eugene Edgar Payne, Jr. of Rt. 13. SEAGOVILLE: Benjamin Dwight Stephens of 741 High School. STERLING CITY: Danny Den Stewart. TEAGUE: Robert Arthur May of 512 Pecan St, TEMPLE: Jimmy Albert Alston of Rt. 1 and David Harold l?eer- winkle of Rt. 5. TEXAS CITY: John Walter Mc- Ginty, Jr. of 818-19th Ave., North. THORNTON: Jerry Bryan Lin- cecum of Rt. 3. VICTORIA: Jake Lanford Wood ruff of 906 Ben Jordan. VOCA: Gerald Lynn Lemons. WACO: Kennieth Wayne Baker of 3328 Pewitt Dr. WAELDER: Richard Gray Cob- ler. WELLINGTON: Teddy Eugene Gentry of Rt. 2. WES COLUMBIA: Luther Robert Powers. WICHITA FALLS: Jack C. Cline, Jr. of 1202 Sunnyside Lane, David Thomas Fowler of 26 D. Wichita Gardens and Franklyn Lee Supercinski of 6th and Broad Streets. WILMER: Charles Coffman Venable, Jr. of 319 First St. YORKTOWN: Larry Allen Wen- del of Rt. 4. Other scholarships have been listed for: CORPUS CHRISTI: Gary Ralph Anderson of 1548 Lazy Lane. CORSICANA: Michael Loyd Butler. FORNEY: Richard Ray Cole of 503 Kaufman Road. HONG KONG, B.C.C.: Peter Chan of 126 Connaught Rr. West. HOT SPRINGS, ARK.: Edward John McAvoy *of 1721 St. Louis. HOUSTON: Ronald Cyril Mc Cain of 9615 Chatfield and Earl John Henderson of 8222 Long Pt. KNOX CITY: Joe Edward Glo ver. NEWTON: John Edward Hil liard. TEMPLE: Wilton Edward Col lier of 1018 South 31st. WEATHERFORD: James Her bert Taylor of 1412 Baukhead Dr. WHITESBORO: ,-Jimmie Ross Patrick of Rt. 1. US The Battalion PUBLISHED 4 TIMES WEEKLY RATES: $6.50 Full Year $3.50 $6.00 School Year $1.00 .Month "1 CLIP OUT THIS COUPON AND MAIL TODAY Please Start My Subscription September 1st To: THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Enclosed You Will Find My Check or Money Order for: $6.50 per year , $6.00 per school year ,$3.50 per semester ,$1.00 per month (Check one wanted). NAME ADDRESS : CITY STATE L J Stop and Consider Our Book Policy Before You Buy We Will Buy Back/ All Books We Sell When Edition Is Still Current. When You Buy From Us - We’ll Buy Buy From You. USED BOOKS ARE A MEAL SAYING But They Never Last Long. 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