Texas A and M University - El Rancho Yearbook (Kingsville, TX)

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Rex Reinking Citrus orchards are divided into test blocks for experimentation purposes.

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The Main Building of the Center contains a library, auditorium, laboratories and classrooms. Texas A I’s Citrus Center Technician Joe La Duke conducts a soil experiment in the agro- nomy lab. Texas A I Citrus Center at Weslaco is a branch of the college which was started in 1947. The Citrus Center has grown to 150 acres of land. Dr. Richard A. Hensz, director of the Center, Dr. Robert F. Leyden, assistant professor of agri- culture, and Rex B. Reinicing, instructor of agri- culture, operate the farm with the assistance of two research technicians, a farm manager, a nur- seryman, and nine laborers. The Center had an enrollment of 23 students during the fall semester. Many of these were farm- ers from the area who wanted to study the latest methods of growing citrus fruits. An experimental center for Valley farmers, the Center produces ruby-red grapefruit, oranges, lem- ons, and limes. The farm is divided into blocks where experi- ments can be carried on by controlled methods. Chemical weed control, first introduced into the Valley by the Citrus Center, has been tested and developed in these controlled blocks. Major problems for the Center are freezing weather and lack of water. Citrus trees are delicate and need more attention and care than most species. The trees must be irrigated with water brought from nearby Falcon Dam. Wind machines, tem- perature gauges, and smudge pots are situated about the 150 acres to prevent freezing. The purpose of the farm is to produce better citrus trees, find ways to help the citrus growers of Texas, and train young men in citrus growing. 12

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Jam sessions with the guitar provide the dorm hoys with relief from daily studies. Boys Dorms Are Home Trying to live up to his New Year’s resolution, this student makes an effort to study early for finals. There are five men’s residence halls on the A I campus. Poteet, the newest of the men’s dormi- tories, has a large cafeteria which accommodates the boys from Poteet Hall and the girls from Lynch Hall, The remaining hoys eat ini Loftin Hall- All the men’s residences have laundry facilities and kitchenettes. Several of the men’s dormitories have lounges which provide TV’s and reading ma- terial for the boys to use during their spare time. Each dorm has a dorm mother and at the be- ginning of the year a council is elected. This coun- cil gives assistance to the boys in the dorm, ft helps to control the noise, when necessary, and checks rooms once a week. The dorm council sponsors the dorm parties at Christmas and in May, with the help of the cafe- teria personnel. This council also gives disciplinary help to those students in need of supervision. 14