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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1961)
THE BATTALION ^Thursday, June 1, 1961 College Station, Texas 1 Page SS u Search of the Century By A&M The “Search of the Century” is now under way throughout Tex as and the search is being 1 con ducted by A&M College. The College is searching for 100 outstanding men and women to man its Century Council. The Council will spearhead a two-year Century Study aimed at develop ing the College to the fullest in line with the needs of the State and in keeping with A&M’s role as part of the coordinated system of higher education in Texas. The combined findings and recom mendations of the Century Coun cil and appointed faculty commit tees working concurrently will form a basis for a “blueprint for progress” development plan to be drawn, up by the College Board of Directors following completion of the Century Study. The A&M College Board has in itiated the study during the Cen tennial year of the U. S. Con gressional Morrill Act to which the College owes its existence. The fifteen-year “bluepz’int for prog ress” plan, when developed, will gpide the College to 1976, its 100th anniversary of service to Texans. The 100 Texans to be appointed to the Century Council will rep resent all phases of Texas indus try, the professions, and principal fields of interest. They will be named from nominations made by citizens of Texas to the Board of Directors. For Texans “A&M was created of, by, and for the people of Texas,” Board President Eugene Darby stated in announcing the Century Study. “The declared purpose of the Col lege has been to aid the agricul tural and industrial development of the State and the providing of soundly educated citizens. These purposes have not changed. Times have changes and A&M College will change with them. It is im portant that the College ascertain now; the expected challenges Tex ans will face during the next fif teen years, and move to research, and supply through instruction an swers the people must have to successfully meet each challenge. We are asking the people of the state, who own this institution, to help us in planning A&M’s fu ture within the role and scope established for it by the Texas Commission on Higher Education. In this way, we can be sure the College channels its development in the direction of greater service to citizens.” Nominations of outstanding Texans to serve pn the Century Council may be made in writing to the Board of Directors, in care of R. L. Hunt, Jr., Texas A&M College, College Station, Texas. Deadline for nominations is July 1. Today A&M College sustains the philosophy projected by the Mor rill Act offering to the youth of Texas quality education at the lowest possible tuition cost. An open door is maintained for those who can benefit from the educa tional programs A&M offers. In its observance of 85 years of service, Texas A&M is looking more to the future than the past, fixing its eyes on the future in a realistic appraisal of its roll of service to citizens of Texas. “We are just now getting under way several major programs of re search and teaching in nuclear en gineering, data processing, ocean ography, and other fields,” Darby points out. “These new A&M ef forts are vital to- the future eco nomic development of Texas. We believe these new educational tools will be of greatest value when in tegrated in a long range plan to guide A&M’s service to Texans over the next fifteen years. We are soliciting the help of all Tex ans who will ultimately benefit from research and the talent A&M trains to participate in planning the development of this school.” 100 Years Old The A&M College of Texas will be 100 years old in 1976. It was created by an act of the Texas Legislature in 1871. That same year, the State authorized the sale of 180,000 acres of land scrip at the rate of 87 cents per acre, the proceeds of which Were invested in seven-per-cent gold frontier bonds in the amount of $174,000, this constituting the original en dowment of the College. A year later, the Legislature accepted an offer to locate the proposed College at College Sta tion in Brazos County on a 2,416,- acre plot of land donated by in terested citizens. After other Legislative appropriations and construction, the A&M College of Texas was formally' opened on October 4, 1876, with six students. From this modest beginning, 85 years ago, the College has grown to a student body of over 7,000 and a physical plant on the main campus valued at approximately $50,000,000. A Broader Approach Originally, A&M College offered Your Dollars Mean More When You Buy at WE KEEP PRICES DOWN SAVE BIG BONUS STAMPS These prices good thru Sat. June 3. 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As a broader educational approach was needed to accomplish fully its objectives, the College began the expansion of curricula to include full professional training in the liberal arts, the sciences, veteri nary medicine, architecture, edu cation preparation, and business administration. The Graduate School offers work in 65 or more areas of study at the master’s level, and 44 or fields of study leading to the doctoral degree. Traditionally, A&M College has been an all-male, military college as stipulated by the Texas Legis lature. Through the years, the A&M Corps of Cadets has pro vided valuable military and citi zenship training to more than 45,000 cadets. Its graduates have an enviable record of leadership in peace and war. Looks to 1976 Texas A&M as it looks to 1976 is asking the people of Texas to help determine the kind of trained citizen the A&M graduate must be to meet the challenges of tomor row; what shall be the mission of the College during the next fifteen years; the quality of college op eration required; what should be the anticipated scope and size of the College; and what development policies and goals should guide the destiny of the institution. “Any Texas may nominate a citizen to serve on the A&M Col lege Century Council,” Darby said. “Such nominations should be made in writing, outlining qual ifications of the person or per sons being nominated, and mailed to R. ,L. Hunt, Jr., Director of the Century Study, College Station, Texas, before July 1, 1961.” Design Paul D. Rushing of Bryan, left, peers happi ly at a $125 check for first place in an agri cultural structure design contest sponsored at Texas A&M College by the Texas Con crete Masonry Association. 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