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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1960)
THE BATTALION Thursday, September 15, 1960 College Station, Texas 8,657 ACRES IN ALL Page 3 Campus Parking Rules, Restrictions Revealed More to Campus Than You’d Think Aggies may not realize the vast ness of the A&M campus. There are 8,657 acres in the campus and adjacent agricultural areas. Of the total acreage, 4,392 acres are on the west side of the campus across the railroad tracks. The rest is the 3,192-acre college plan tation, 10 miles southwest of Col lege Station in the Brazos River bottomland. > The upland near the campus is assigned to various agricultural departments, which includes the only School of Veterinary Medi cine in Texas. Animal Husbandry The Department of Animal Hus bandry has 1,200 acres which is divided among the - swine, sheep, beef cattle and horse centers. Ap proximately 300 pure bi-ed cattle, 1,000 hogs, 250 sheep, and 50 horses help carry out the depart ment’s main purpose of teaching and research. Hereford, Angus and Brahma cattle; Rambouillet, Southdown, Hampshire and Suffolk sheep; Berkshire, Duroc, Hampshire, Chester White and Poland Chinb hogs are some of the different breeds of livestock found at the centers. Joining the swine center is the 154-acre poultry farm. The latest equipment and techniques in poul try industry are used here. There are about 15,000 laying hens and 800 turkeys on the farm. Every year 75,000 to 100,000 chicks are hatched for replace ments and broilers. Horticulture Directly north of the poultry farm is the Department of Horti culture’s testing plots. Pecan, fig, peach, plum and pear trees, Hong with vegetables, cover most if the 105 acres. Horticulture itudents receive experience in grafting, pruning, disease control and producing. Dairy Farm ' The dairy farm is located about two miles west of the campus. With approximately 400 cows, the farm furnishes testing and re search for the students. Milk, ice cream and many other dairy products for the mess halls and Memorial Student Center are produced by the A&M Creamery from milk received from the dairy farm. The milking process can be ob served daily at 3 p.m. through a large window at the modern milk jparlor. Easterwood Field Easterwood Field, . two miles southwest on FM 60, is the largest college-owned airport in the na tion. The airport is used for pas senger service and flight training for ROTC seniors. An atomic Nuclear Science Cen ter is now being constructed near the airport. Range and Forestry Joining the airport is 1130 acres assigned to the Department of Range and Forestry and 176 acres for the Military Reservation. The Department of Military Sci ence and Tactics trains junior and senior advanced Army ROTC ca dets on the military reservation. School of Veterinary Medicine The School of Veterinary Medi cine is the only one in Texas and is one of the top veterinary medi cine schools in the nation. Admission is obtained only after completion of the program in pre- veterinary medicine and selection is based on a quota which will be admitted for the session under con sideration. Entomology Near the School of Veterinary Medicine is the Entomology Re search Laboratory. The Depart ment of Entomology is in contin ual research on the biological de velopment, habits, and control of insect pests attacking farm crops and livestock. College Plantation The college plantation’s 3,192 acres are located about eight miles from the campus in the fertile Brazos River bottomland. The farm begins on the south side of the road immediately to the west of the bridge and south of FM 60. There are 26 tractors, 3 bulldozers and a number of trucks and other farm equipment used on the farm. The farm’s primary purpose is to assist with research work car ried on by the college. The Departments of Agricul tural Engineering, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Range and Forestry, Entomology and Plant Pathology use the farm for direct application, testing and research on farm machinery, insecticides and crops. Many crops are grown on the farm, the primary crops being cot ton, corn and maize. Other crops grown are seasme, oats, alfalfa, castor beans, sunflowers, vetch and grain sorghums. The plantation headquarters is two miles southeast of the river bridge. Several roads lead across the plantation. Visitors are welcome to tour the farm to see the various crops grown and the modern farming method and machinery used. Your MSC Announces A New Service For You! Combined With The Modern Fountain Room Facilities, Your Memorial Student Center Now Has A Complete CAFETERIA SERVICE —FAST AND CONVENIENT— We Are Waiting To Serve You. * Profits From The MSC Businesses Go To Help Support I Student Programs and Activities. BBS A complete list of parking rules and regulations for both students and faculty members has been announced by the Department of Student Affairs for the new school year. Students are reminded their mo tor vehicles must be registered in 48 hours of their arrival on the campus. The fees are $3 per reg ular semester, as well as $3 per summer session. Students will be issued stickers to be displayed on the lower left corner of their windshields that will designate the parking lots they are to use. A 50 cent fee will be charge for issuing new stickers after initial ones have been lost or destroyed. The college employees will reg ister each and every vehicle they are to use on campus as soon as possible. This registration is con ducted in Room 117 of the Campus Security Office of the Young Men’s Christian Assn. Building. Students register their vehicles either at the Campus Security Of- rice or when they pay registra tion fees. Six Parking Zones The main campus area is di vided into six administrative park ing zones with a designated zone administrator. The zone admin istrator may designate a numbered reserved parking space to a staff member for which a fee of $2.50 is charged. The zone administrat or may locate the reserved space as he deems available and may deny or withdraw an assigned space as college needs are best served. Outside the zoned areas of the campus are designated Fringe Area Parking for which an em ployee may register his vehicle for a $1 fee. These vehicles reg istered for the Fringe Areas must not park elsewhere on the campus during the business hours of the college, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. All vehicle campus registration permit numbers must be displayed and firmly attached to the lower left inside the windshield. Violation Notices When violations of the rules and regulations are made a notice will be placed on the vehicle’ and the offender will take the notice to the Cashier, Fiscal Office, and smart ^people are 1 uianf-ad minded! get off to a ] FLYING > start With materials that will make your studies easier and better. Treat yourself to one of our classy clip boards so you can be or ganized at all times. Straighten out your study habits with our roomy composition books, smooth-writing filler paper, wire-bound loose leafs. Don't get in a rut. Keep moving with the largest and finest assortment of school supplies we've ever had! See for yourself to day. The Exchange Store “Serving Texas Aggies For 53 Years’ 1 ' pay the reinstatement fee. If the violator believes that the viola tions notice is in error, he may give notice of appeal to the Office of Campus Security. Reinstatement fees for all mov ing violations is $3, while parking violation fees are $2. If the fine is not paid in 72 hours of the violation, a penalty of $5 will be added to the usual fee. In calculating the 72 hours, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are not counted. The driver may also be subject, to restriction to driving on campus if he does not make reinstatement in the 72 hour period. If the offender chooses not to pay the reinstatement fee he may report to the Campus Security Of fice and be restricted for 30 days for each notice. Credit for time off the campus- as payment for a violation notice is given only when the vehicle is registered. Campus Security patrolmen will issue some courtesy notices at the beginning of the school year. Restrictions Any person who accumulates a total of five regular violation no tices in a semester will be re stricted for a period of three months while in school, and the penalties involved in these viola tions will be paid at the pre scribed rate. Where an unreg istered vehicle is involved credit for time on registration begins the date the vehicle was reg istered. Persons who are under vehicle restriction may not drive any other vehicle on the campus. Nor can any other person drive the restricted vehicle on campus. The restriction may be contin ued and the student required to pay all delinquent notices before reinstatement. The student may be placed on conduct probation and/or given any other suitable punishment authorized by College Regulations. The student may also be sus-- pended from the College as pre scribed in College Regulations. In making this determination the student’s entire record may be used. The Counselor or Tactical Officer may recommend all traffic and parking violations outstanding on a suspended student be paid before he is permitted to re-enter school., The Counselor or Tactical Offi cer may recommend the Degree of any student be held up pending his clearing his traffic and park ing record. 1 The money collected from regis trations and reinstatements will pay for the registration procedure and for improvement in the park ing facilities on the campus and for enforcement of regulations. Some new area has been added during the summer and many other parking improvements have been made in the last two years. Be well groomed for success That “like new” look we give your clothes is sure to make the right impressions whether you’re on the job or on the town. CAMPUS CLEANERS Welcome Aggies to AGGIELAND and to... * MENS WEAR ^ 6INC8 1993 BRYAN TEXAS 212 North Main Bryan AGGIES—Y’all come to see us and save on Smart Wearing Apparel for your Clothing Needs. 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