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

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Ferguson's ‘‘Wandering Weevils.’’ They trav- eled extensively during the 1939, '40 and ‘41 seasons, and in the space of a single month they played a game in California and one in New York. Their plays were conceived while in the huddle. Even though the teams could not be considered successful by their re- cords, they gained fame by playing backyard ball with free spirit and reckless abandon. In 1941, Civilian Pilot Training began at A M. The training airfield was located between the campus and Hwy. 81, now a pasture behind Bankston Hall. With the 1941 entry into WWII, the civilian program was convert- ed to wartime. Battery ‘'B’’ Coast Artillery Anti-aircraft of the Arkansas National Guard, consisting of A M stu- dents and faculty, was mobilized. Student en- rollment declined during the war years to a scant 81 in 1943. Fortunately, the Navy de- cided to begin an accelerated training pro- gram at A M, the V-12 program. 410 trainees were present at the beginning. Navy and Marine personnel contributed to three years of small college football domina- tion, 1943, '44, and ’45. The V-12 program ended in October, 1945, and the end of WWII brought registration back up to 588 in 1946. = ee CREAM cone gives a student a reprieve from the summer DEBBIE CASTO is silhouetted by the blaze from the annual Home- coming bonfire. UAM STUDENTS take Friday night off for a little fun and game time.

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public hearing, Horsfall was cleared of charges by the Board. In April, 1935, Hugh Critz from Mississippi State became Presi- dent. The following Christmas he resigned, but during his term, the Fine Arts Building (now the Music Building) and Weevil Stadium were constructed. Following Critz’s resignation, Marvin Bankston became Presi- dent of Arkansas A M. During his tenure, the college achieved a sort of fame through Coach Stewart A. FORESTRY STUDENTS Carl Jeffers and Ed Meiggs, learn the precision and skill of operating a surveying instrument, UAM DIDN'T ESCAPE the toga rage set off by ‘'Na- tional Lampoon's Animal House.” Theta Xi fraternity was the first to sponsor a campus toga party.

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In 1946, William E. Morgan suc- ceeded Marvin Bankston as Presi- dent and held the position until 1948 when Horace E. Thompson ‘took the reins. Under Thompson, the campus acquired the former prisoner of war camp, and the Boll Weevils won the AIC football championship five of six years, beginning with 4953, : Jack Mears became President in 1960, and in 1961, A M topped the 1,000 student enrollment mark for the first time in its histo- ry. : - Dr. Claude H. Babin followed Mears as President in 1962. His term saw the construction of the newer buildings on campus. Bank- ston Hail, the largest dormitory on campus, was built during Babin’s DR. AND MRS. JESSE COKER take time out for fish- : ae in Weevil Pond with their Benddaye ter Whit- hey. THE REMNANTS of the old cattle barn glow in fire- light. 1979 saw the removal of some of the older ue on campus.