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McMURRY CHIEFTAIN
May. 1964
Di\ Bottom Gets Grant, Indian Grid
Will Teach in Brazil
Dr. Virgil E. Bottom, head of
McMurry's physics department,
has been selected by the Ful-
bright-Hays Commission for a
grant under the International and
Cultural Exchange Program to
lecture and conduct research in
Sao Paulo, Brazil. He will leave
Abilene in July.
The lectureship is granted for
a nine-month period and Dr. Bot-
tom is expected to return to the
McMurry faculty in September of
1965.
The announcement of the lec-
tureship came from the office of
Congressman Omar Burleson in
Washington, D. C. Dr. Bottom
was selected by the Fulbright-
Hays Commission and the Depart-
ment of State and the Conference
Board of Associated Research
Councils Committee on Interna-
tional Exchange of Persons.
The McMurry professor will lec-
ture in experimental solid-state
physics at the School of Engineer-
ing of The University of Sao
Carlos in Sao Paulo. The pro-
gram offers research opportuni-
ties in theoretical or experimental
solid state physics and was in-
itiated in 1963. These grants are
made to the most highly qualified
of our nation's teachers, students
and scholars, Burleson stated in a
letter of congratulations to the
McMurry professor.
Obituaries
Former McMurry graduate and
teacher, Mrs. Joel H. Jones of
Anson, died this past February in
the Anson General Hospital. Mrs.
Jones was the former Maxine
Moore and was born in Rotan.
After completing her college
at McMurry, she married Mr.
Jones; they lived in Tulsa until
last summer.
Former McMurry student Ron-
nie Lee Huntsman of Rochester,
Texas, died of an electrical shock,
March 14, while working at Texas
Instrument Co. at Richardson,
Texas. He was 21 and attended
McMurry two years ago, where he
was a member of Kiva Social
Club and ran track.
Michael Wayne Steele, 9, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Horace C. Steele
(nee Loyce Ray—B. S., 1951 from
McMurry) died in Corpus Christi
Hospital, March 19, 1964, following
a short illness. The Steeles have
one other son, Randall, 11. They
reside at 538 Belleview, Corpus
Christi, Texas.
DR. VIRGIL E. BOTTOM
The basic purpose of this pro-
gram is stated by the Fulbright-
Hays Commission to be "to in-
crease mutual understanding be-
tween the people of the United
States and the people of Brazil
through the exchange of students,
teachers, and lecturers, and re-
search scholars.
A Fulbright-Hays award to lec-
ture includes a maintenance al-
lowance in the currency of the
host country which covers normal
living costs of the grantee and
his family plus the professor's
transportation.
The objectives of the lecture-
ship are much the same as those
of the Peace Corps, Dr. Bottom
said. He added that the Peace
Corps attracted young people who
usually haven't begun their
career and that the International
Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Program is filled by ma-
ture scholars who accept the posi-
tion because of a desire to help
underdeveloped countries. Sci-
entists usually take a slight finan-
cial loss by accepting the lec-
tureship, Bottom said, yet they
are still glad to accept the posi-
tion in order to be of service.
A member of the McMurry fac-
ulty since 1958, Dr. Bottom heads
the Physics and Mathematics de-
partments. He is the author of
more than 100 scientific papers
and reports and holds seven pat-
ents in piezoelectricity and semi-
conductors.
He has served the Department
of Defense and the National Bu-
reau of Standards as a consult-
ant.
Dr. and Mrs. Bottom live at
2041 South Willis in Abilene.
Mrs. Bottom will accompany her
husband to Brazil.
Team Young,
Promising
Two old foes:—lack of experi-
ence and size—will be with Mc-
Murry's football team another
year, but Coach Grant Teaff will
have more to rebuild with than
in past years.
The Indians, slated to compete
for the Lone Star title in 1966,
have only one full-time starter
among the seven returning letter-
men.
The breakdown of the top 33
Tribesmen expected to be on hand
next year: eight seniors, seven
juniors, 11 sophomores and seven
freshmen. (Freshmen signed for
next fall are not included.)
The backfield for another sea-
son promises to be as swift as
Coach Teaff has had to work with
in his five years at McMurry.
Halfbacks Floyd Swaim and
Kenneth Deckard, who double as
sprinters on the track team, will
give the Tribe the break-away
speed that has been missing the
last few years. Both players will
be sophomores.
The starting quarterback job is
up for grabs with passing ace
Stanley Austin and newcomer
Larry Ethridge the top contenders.
The caliber of the line McMurry
will field this fall is a question
mark. The linemen, small but
quick, could be very tough, but
depth is poor.
Returning lettermen are: Aus-
tin, Hamlin; James Maddox, Ft.
Worth; Buck Blakely, Seagraves;
Joe Coulson, Ft. Worth; Frank
Hess, Dallas; James Christopher,
Duncanville; and Grissom, Win-
ters.
Science Building
Plans To Be Ready
About July 15
Final plans and specifications
for the new McMurry College
science center should be com-
pleted about July 15, Daniel
Boone, member of the firm of
Boone and Pope Architects and
Engineers, has said.
When plans are completed
and approved by the Building
and Grounds Committee they
will be issued to contractors to
enable them to prepare bids
Boone said.
The new science building
was approved in March by Mc-
Murry's Board of Trustees. It
will cost around $700,000 and
will house the college's chem-
istry, biology, physics and geol-
ogy departments. The building
will be two stories and will have
a total area of 42,000 square
feet.
DR. W. NORTON JONES, JR.
Dr. Jones Wins
High Honor In
Scientific Circles
Dr. W. Norton Jones, Jr., chair-
man of McMurry College's Science
Division, has been elected a Fel-
low in the American Association
for Advancement of Science, Dr.
Gordon Bennett, the college's
president, has announced.
Dr. Bennett said the election
represents a distinctive honor and
recognizes Dr. Jones' outstanding
work in science. It involves no
office as such, no requirement to
attend meetings, but is highly
sought after, Dr. Bennett said.
Before coming to McMurry Dr.
Jones was head of the depart-
ment of chemistry in the Fort
Lewis Branch of Colorado A&M
College. He is a magna cum
laude graduate of Hendrick Col-
lege in Conway, Ark., and re-
ceived the M.A. and Ph.D. de-
grees from Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity in 1930 and 1932.
Dr. Jones is the author of a
textbook on inorganic chemistry
published in 1947, one on general
chemistry published in 1954, three
laboratory manuals and numerous
articles published in scientific
publications.
He is a member of the Texas
Academy of Science and the
American Chemical Society.
Dr. Bishop Serves
As Literary Judge
Dr. Selma Bishop, McMurry
English professor, was one of 15
judges for writing submitted by
Texas high school students for
competition in the 26th annual
Writer's Conference held recently
in Denton. The conference is
sponsored by the Texas Woman's
University department of English.
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