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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1960)
Page £ THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, September 15, 1960 Planning To Paint? • Moore’s Rubber Base Paint — $3.95 gallon • 7" Paint Roller & Pan — 98*f • Free — “How to Paint” Booklets 210 West 26th Next to Post Office Downtown Bryan SINCE 1876 A&M Military Tradition Proud Genuine Cordovan The Teathe* ol Kings The bootmakers of old worked with top quality leather like this to make shoes for their kings. Jarman’s skilled craftsmen use genuine Cordovan to create this modern triumph m shoemaking. For handsome styling and sure-footed comfort stop by today and try a pair. Since 1876 when A&M first opened the doors with six students it has had a military school. The college has shouldered wholeheartedly its responsibilities for teaching military training un der the National Land-Grant Edu cation System. For many years A&M has had the largest military school in the United States. It is now one of six military col leges. Two Years Required At least two years of military training are required of all stu dents, except veterans, physically handicapped, foreign nationals, men over 21 years of age and transfer students with more than 30 credit hours. Organized by military units and living under military supervision, the cadets wear their uniforms throughout the school year. In World War I 52 former stu dents died in military service. Following the war the New York Sun, in an analysis of war partici pation by American colleges and universities, declared that A&M had furnished a greater proportion of its alumni as commissioned of ficers than any other school. In 1920 The Reserve Officers Training Corps was inaugurated at A&M in 1920. Since that year basic mili tary training and understanding has been given to more than 41,000 young men. At this time training is offered in both the Army and Air Force. Advanced ROTC training, lead ing to commissions in the Officers Reserve Corps, was given to ap proximately 7,000 men before the program was discontinued under the emergencies of World War II. By December 7, 1941, some 5,000 reserve officers, trained at A&M were already on active duty help ing to weld the army that was. to win World War II. Honor for exceptional bravery in World War II—all but two of the awards being posthumous. A&M trains citizens soldiers — trained men to be available for military service in a war emer gency. That it has well met that objec tive is evidenced by the splendid performance of its sons and by these overall figures of its train ing program in round numbers. 89 Frosh Win Scholarships A&M Customs WorldlyUnique The Exchange Store “Serving Texas Aggies” Corregidor, Bataan An outstanding illustration of that group were the 46 young Tex ans, A&M-trained reserve offi cers on duty at Corregidor and Bataan. Their epic of fighting ability in the face of insurmount able odds is military history. In addition to some 7,000 reserve officers trained and commissioned at A&M, the college takes pride in at least another 7,000 officers of World War II. They received from the college varying degrees of military training that enabled them to quickly enter officer can didate school and to better play their part in the great emergency program of training a victorious military force. Since A&M was established in 1876, its customs and traditions have grown to help make this school one of the most nearly unique in the world. For the past 84 years customs and traditions have come and gone at A&M, some remaining only a few weeks while others have lasted nearly the whole time. It is these which make the school rich in its heritage. Probably the first tradition and one of the most important is that “Once an Aggie always an Aggie.” The class of 1880, first to grad uate is said to have inaugurated it to promote school spirit. Today as we Aggies travel around the country we often meet one of these Aggies from older classes who inevitably greets us as a long lost brother and goes all out to make us feel at home. This custom of sticking together is now world known, and wherever two Aggies meet, no matter what their ages, there is sure to be much hand shaking and back slapping. All But Two Six former students of A&M have been awarded the Medal of We have them here-NOW! Dickies continentals New front pockets ... watch pocket... self belt... non-sag front extension tab . two back pocket diamond tabs ... neat side tab ... exclusive Dickies Easy-Alter Outlet... cuffless but can be easily cuffed if \£u must! SURPRISE PRICE THESE PAT BOONE INSPIRED SLACKS COME IN THESE COLORS AND FABRICS The Exchange Store “Serving' Texas Aggies For 53 Years” Speaking Another great custom at Aggie- land is speaking to and meeting everyone you come in contact with. This custom isn’t as old as most of us may think. F. J. Mikeska, ’28, now an engineer in Shreve port, La., says when he went to school here nobody spoke as they do now. This has changed now, however, as you all so well know. The familiar “howdy” rings throughout the campus. Another tradition which dates well back into the beginning of the school is the custom of the senior ring. The first Aggie senior ring was worn by the class of 1894. The design has changed very little, so' today we still wear the ring designed by that class. The tradition of class distinction stems from the military training at A&M. The adage “rank hath its privileges” is very true here. The senior is top dog and his word is law. The junior enjoys some privileges over the sopho mores and the “fish” who are low men on the ladder. By the way “fish” is the name given the fresh men by one of the classes in the 1880’s which one is not exact. The “fish” catches all the little messy jobs and lives only for the next year. 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 cqllege. 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 Stud- dents of the College, clubs, busi ness coporations, foundations and individuals. Since its beginning, in 1946, the plan has helped more than 1,300 capable high school graduates to 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. 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. CO UPLAND: Bobby Lee Lim- 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 Shepard. 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.l and John Maurice Scheel of Rt. 1. GEORGETOWN: John Christ ian Doerfler of Rt. 4. HAMILTON: Ronald Lee Lueck of Rt. 3. HICO: Royce vUdon 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. INDIAN GAP: Gailord Murl White of Rt. 1. JACKSONVILLE: Billy Ray Elsbury of Rt. 4. JASPER: Joe Clyde Truietto of 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 Our Specialty is Footwear - Foot Care COURT’S North Gate ft- •* L v i a :. .. ; : 5 :«5» ; j’--1. - - l t ' wi***»m ■PI You Are Cordially Invited To Worship At The CAVITT STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST 3200 Cavitt Street SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SUNDAY Bible Classes 9:45 A. M. Morning Worship 10 : 45 A. M. Evening Worship 7:00 P. M. WEDNESDAY Bible Classes 7:30 P. M. 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 Beer- 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 Bal© of 3328 Pewitt Dr. WAELDER: Richard Gray Ci ler. WELLINGTON: Teddy Eugem Gentry of Rt. 2. WEST COLUMBIA: Luther Robert Powers. WICHITA FALLS: Jack C. Cline, Jr. of 1202 Sunnyside Lane, David Thomas Fowler of 26 D, Wichita Gardens and Franklyt Lee Supercinski of 6th and Broad Streets. WILMER: Charles Coffman Venable, Jr. of 319 First St. YORKTOWN: Larry Allen Wen- del of Rt. 4. 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