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Pag-e 2 THE BATTALION . Thursday, June 24, ,1954

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Survey Lists Publications About Hiways

Over 12,000 pviblications contain­ing- highway research information have been catalogued in a survey conducted by the Engineering Ex­periment station as one phase of a transportation research program.

The survey is being carried out in cooperation with the Texas high­way department. Publications list­ed are alL in libraries on the A&M campus. Plans for the survey call for a later listing of materials in^ other Texas libraries and in t h e literature files of the Texas high­way department.

References to material in a wide variety of publications are being catalogued in the survey. The main purpose of the project is to deter­mine what library facilities are available on highway research, and to arrange a reference system which can be conveniently used by those concerned with transporta­tion technology.

Frederick S. White, with the as­sistance of Mrs. Eleanor Bradshaw, is conducting the survey. Cooper­ating are the staffs of the A&M library under R. S. Houze and the Texas Engineers library under R. E. Betts.

. Because the mass of the earth is much greater than the density of the surface rocks would indicate, scientists believe it has a central core of heavy metal, probably iron.

Clinton Elected Agent President

Dan D. Clinton, Harris county agricultural agent, Monday was elected president of the Texas County Agricultural Ag'ent’s as­sociation.

Other officers named to key posts are J. H. Martin, Ector county agent, vice - president; Alfred Crocker, assistant agent, Jefferson county, second vice-presi­dent; and Felix J. Burton, Rusk county agent, secretary-treasurer.

Object of the organization is to “promote tjie professional improve­ment of its members and to aid in building and maintaining high standards of service to the farm people of Texas.”

A. B. Emmons, Hopkins county agent, is retiring’ president and D. F. Bredthauer, Refugio county agent, is retiring secretary-treas­urer.

Clinton was vice-president last year and Crocker was reappointed second vice-president.

Poitevent Finishes Flight School

Joe L. Poitevent of Houston has graduated from the naval pre­flight school in Pensacola, Fla.

Poitevent, who attended a&ivA before entering the naval air ca­det program, will be transferred to Milton, Fla., for primary flight training.

Th e BattalionLawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions

“Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechan­

ical College of Texas, is published by students four times a week, during the regular school year. During the summer terms, and examination and vacation periods, The Battalion is published twice a week. Days ol publications are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and vacation periods and the summer terms. Subscription rates $9.00 per year or $ .76 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request.

Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under the Act of Con­gress of- March 3, 1870.

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Wilcox Plans Retirement After 34 Years At A&M

G. B. Wilcox, head '.bf the" de­partment of education and psy­chology, has revealed his intent to retire in September.

Wilcox is going on his first phase of modified service. He says he intends to keep teaching here and also serve as a consul­tant.

Wilcox expressed the opinion that all department heads should retire from administrative duties when they reach 65 years of age. He has been with A&M for over 34 years.

The type of consulting Wilcox says he likes best is school plant planning. He also does work in evaluating junior high and high school programs.

Coming to College Station in 1920, Wilcox served two years as principal of what is now A&M Consolidated High School.

He served as superintendent for three years before joining A&M’s vocational education staff. In 1944 the education and phychol- ogy departments were combined and Wilcox v^is made head of the new department.

Receiving his B.A. degree from A&M in June of 1923, Wilcox went on to obtain his Masters degree from Columbia in 1926, He served in the army from 1916-18 and then worked as a Railroad Accountant before coming to College Station.

Bunting Elected Treasurer Of State Schoolmen

David Bunting, superintendent of the Brazos county public schools,- was re-elected treasurer of the Texas Association of County Su­perintendents meeting here this week.

Other officers elected include M. L. . Brockette, superintendent of the Hill County Schools, president.

M. D. Murphy, superintendent of the Cleburne schools, was elected president of the Texas School Ad­ministration Conference.

The school conference, which closed Wednesday, included^ meet­ings of the Texas Association for Instructional Supervisors, who will elect later in the year, the Texas School Administration Conference and the Texas Association of Coun­ty Superintendents.

George B. Wilcox, head, Educa­tion and Psychology Department, A&M, was re-elected general chair­man of all the conferences.

MSC Art Class Sets Four Shows

Four displays will be presented in the Memorial Student Center this summer, said Mrs. Ralph L. Terry, teacher and advisor of the MSC art classes.

The photography of Bob Wood- ruff and David Burgess will be on display beginning June 20. Wood- ruff and Burgess, both in the air force, are stationed at Biyan air force base.

Beginning July 1, an exhibition by Sidney G. Connell of Venezuela will be presented. His work will be on display until July,14.

The Texas Water Color society will present an art show for dis­play July 18, through August 1. “This show is .always very inter­esting and very good work is pre­sented,” said Mrs. Terry.

Displays for August will be pre­pared by Mrs. Terry’s art students.

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Community Picnic WillBe Held Friday, July 2

College Station’s annual com­munity picnic' will be held Friday, July 2, at the A&M Consolidated High School football field, Bob Cherry, picnic committeeman, an­nounced yesterday.

The picnic is sponsored annu­ally by the College Station Rec­reation Council in commemoration of July 4. Cherry said that since July 4 falls on Sunday this year, the outing is being held Friday in order for persons wishing to at­tend to still have full advantage of the long holiday weekend.

A spectacular fireworks display is planned for the occasion. Cher­ry said $100 worth of fireworks will be shot off at the affair.

According to Cherry, over 2000 people are expected for the picnic and fireworks. He said that every­one will bring his own lunch, and that cold drinks and popcorn will be sold by the Recreation Council.

“We would like for everyone to buy their drinks at the picnic,” Cherry urged. “The finances tak­en in will help pay for the fire­works and other expenses.”

Members of the picnic commit­tee are: Ran Boswell, chairman; K. A. Manning, Raymond Rogers, and Cherry.

Young Girl Scar es Grandmother In Swim Pool Plunge

Melissa Lowndes jumped in a private swimming pool here and almost drowned Friday night be­fore she was rescued by her grand­mother, Mrs. R. A. Harrison.

Melissa is the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Lowndes of Dayton, Ohio.

Some children were playing in the pool, and Melissa was sitting on the side dabbling her toes, when all at once she jumped in. “The child floated on the water with her face down for a moment and then she began to sink,”

Mrs. Harrison immediately jump­ed into the pool and helped the child to safety.

Ditched 1 Ulster International

Mexico City—OP)—A Texas crop dus!* in the middle of a war, and had become a; All a mistake, he says. ^

It started when William Beall, Brownr engine plane off the western coast of Gua:: dergoing an invasion, protested. It saida plane had flown over its territory, then ct

Beall, 30, said this is what happened: 16 en route to Bogota, Colombia, where lie before the Guatemala invasion.

He was forced down off the Guatemij because of probable water in his gasoline• and some natives helped him drag his plane

Beall walked to the nearest bus line atey day night by commercial air line.

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