University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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9wtn -Plxztmn Vtock l ft to K'tclit: Front row Htail, Fabian. Hay. S ott Fuck row Quires, Box well, Morrissey The track team pictured above represented platccn A-2 in an intra-platoon track meet held here on the campus on May 17, 1945, and was successful in winning the meet by massing an overwhelming number of points. This was the first track meet to be held on the A. M. campus since the arrival of the Navy V-12 unit, and the enthusiam which each entrant had, proved that there were many stars in the track field as well as other sports. From the track teams was chosen a quartet to represent this college in the central A. A. t . track meet to be held in Chicago on June the 23d. Members t f this quartet are Tom Boswell, Bryan Colbert, Mark Squires, and Jim Anderson. MEMBERS OF THE SQUAD ARE: M. Squires, T. Boswell, captain; II. Pease, J. Morrissey, R. Head, Ci. Pabian, R. Ray. C. Scut, B. Colbert, and J. Shaffer.

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- to r Klit: Front row Hough. P heu. Younic. WhMOM P' h« C'-mpton S ond row . Oi z. rhn v» kl. Mi-Dnimld. Sutherland. Allen i a I. row s m|.r.on, Mori » py, Venable The Arkansas A. M. boxing tea n. under the c aching of John Kenda. CSp (A), won their second consecutive boxing d adem in the state of Arkansas. This year’s team was featured by the crowning of L. C. W hit field as featherweight champion of the Mid-South Golden Glove tournament which was held in Memphis, Tennessee. In the state tournament, the Aggies won the open division championship by virtue to two champs and four finalists. J. enable won the heavy weight title. A. Macaluso wen the 160 pound title, while II. Young. I.. Whitfield, 13. Bohe, and J. Morrissey were all out-pointed in their final bouts. The Aggies were well represented in the Mid-South tournament, with Whitfield winning. Macaluso fighting to the finals, and J. Camp dropping a close decision in his last fight. Others who fought but were unable to reach the finals are: J. Walker, E. Bohe. R. Compton, I). Hough, and G. Simpson. MEMBERS OF THE SQUAD ARE: J. Kenda, coach; J. Walker. L. Whitfield. I). H ugh, G. Simpson. F. Bohe. J. Camp, R. Compton, A. Macaluso, J. Venable, J. Morrissey, II. Young, and O. Thames.

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Chbi i The Arkansas A. M. College Choir, made up of 3S trainees, was cne of the leading organizations on the campus. Under the direction of Herbert Beattie, of Chicago, the group won much praise for coiucrts presented throughout Arkansas. These programs included, besides performances on the campus, a radio broadcast from Little Rock, a bond rally in Fayetteville, and concerts in Hamburg and Monticello. The choir was organized in November, 1044, as a credit course under Mrs. Marjorie Lamb, acting head of the music department. George Gearhart, of Fayetteville, handled all matters of business, ami Mark Squires, of Lvanston, Illinois, accompanied the group cn the piano. MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR ARE: Adams. Beattie, Boswell. Coles, Chapin, Clark, Couch, Childs, Crook. Cipriani, Donham, Edwards, Foss, Fleck, Francis, Gallagher. Gearhart, Haefkc, Hough, Jackson, Johnson, Madsen. Maddox, Pabian, Prkacin, Ray, Rhee, Roy, Satow, Squires, Shreve, Tompkins, Thomas, Troxel, Venable, Walsh, Weaver, Ziemke.