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Number 207: Volume 51
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1951
Price Five Cents
Veteran’s Appraisal Service
Transf erred to Basic Di vision
Sweetheart Candidates
By JOEL AUSTIN
Battalion Editor
The Basic Division took another
fstep forward as the growing new
Sunit of the college added the Vet-
leran’s Appraisal Service to its or-
jganization this week.
The Appraisal Service, to be
iknown hereafter as the Basic Div-
lision Appraisal Sendee, will oc-
jcupy new office and classroom
I space being provided in the ground
'floor of Aggieland Inn.
Coffee Shop Torn Out
The Inn’s Coffee Shop has been
■torn out and the entire first floor
of the building will be used for
basic division facilities, accord
ing to Dr. John Bertrand, dean of
the Basic Division.
Designed to administer aid and
study helps to freshmen students,
as well as help them find ai place
in college, the Basic Division will
enter its second year this Fall.
With the addition of the Appraisal
Service it will now have almost
twice the amount of space as was
occupied last year’.
A. E. “Buddy” Denton, Jr., ad
visor of the Basic Divisioon Ap
praisal Service, will move his test
ing facilities over to the Basic
V
FireAZuIs Military
Storage Ware
^ / >
A&M and government officials
I today were seeking to determine
■ the origin and amount of damage
■ of a fire which started at 10:45
I p. m. Friday night in one of the
I college-owned warehouses on the
■ North side of the Campus.
The fire department, with the
I help of students who volunteered,
I extinguished the blaze in approx-
I imately 30 minutes.
Student Reported Fire
An unidentified student report-
1 ed the fire which started in the
I west end of the building.
Damage was estimated to be ap-
I proximately $1,000. Repairs to the
roof are being made by the Bar-
| ron-Britton, Inc. of Bryan.
Equipment inside the wai’ehouse
| could not be accurately deter-
I mined because records which were
kept in the building were dam-
| aged.
It was believed that most of
1 the property destroyed was owned*
I by the College. One hundred ami
I eighty rifles stored in the ware
I house were unharmed, except fo
i a slight amount of dirt which fel!
I on them.
Cause Undetermined
The cause of the blaze has no
I been determined, but it is believec |
1 that either a short in the wiring :
1 or lightning from a storm earlie ;
I in the afternoon caused the fire. [
Military Department personne
I cleared out the damaged equipmen
1 so carpenters will be able to re
* place the damager timbers.
The building is expected to
. in use before school starts, but It
f . will probably be months before tfe
I amount of damage can be asc
I tained, because of the loss of
A&M Poultryme?
To Attend Meeting
Dr. John H. Quisenberry, head
of the Poultry Husbandry Depart-
tnent, will leave for Knoxville,
i’enn. Aug. 26, to attend the An-
fiual Meeting of the Poultry Sci-
»nce Association.
The meeting will be held at The
University of Tennessee, Aug. 27-
U.
Others from A&M to attend, will
!>e Dr. James R. Couch, professor
»>f biochemistry, nutrition and poul
try husbandry; Edward D. Parnell,
professor of poultry husbandry;
Duncan H. Reid, professor of poul
try husbandry, Dr. W. E. Briles,
George J. Mounteny, and George
Draper.
records. A physical inventory will
probably be needed to make up foj
the loss of the files.
Division offices as soon as the ad
ditional rooms are remodeled and
made ready, Dr. Bertrand said.
The Appraisal Service, which
will be available to upperclassmen
as well as freshmen, is designed as
a supplement to the tests given
entering freshmen. The service
combines various specialized exam
inations to help students in select
ing vocations and major courses to
pursue.
The Vetei’an’s Appraisal and
Guidance Seiwice was set up here
shortly after the war by Dr. George
Wilcox, head of the education de
partment. The service was under
his supervision at that time.
Other charges
In addition to the Appraisal
Seiwice, other noticable changes
will be made in the Basic Division.
The remedial reading program,
under the direction of Dr. Albert
Kingston, will be almost doubled,
with four sections of a remedial
reading course being opened to all
students—not just freshmen as was
the practice last year.
Aiding Dr. Kingston in the Re
medial Reading program will be a
newcomer' to the Basic Division
staff. William B. Wood has been
named vocational and remedial
reading counsellor, Wood has
No Doors Open
After the firemen had the blaz
under control, several of then
found there were no doors openl served for the past three years
when they got there. las a dormitory counsellor for
M. R. Casey, military propertylfreshmen students and has been
custodian, attributed the fire’s ori-fworking this Summer under the
gin to an fexhaust fan. He said, Supervision of Dr. Kingston in
emedial Reading.
Also new to the Basic Division
|taff will be Frank E. McFarland,
1'ho is .to be personal and voca-
onal counsellor 1 .
Cormitory Counsellor
McFarland has also been a dorm
itory counsellor for the past year
and has been acting director of
Basic Division counselling for the
second term of Summer School.
With a record number of enter
ing freshmen expected for the
Fall Semester, Dr. Bertrand will
have the following staff to work
with the freshmen: C. H. Ransdell,
assistant to the Dean of the Basic
Division* Dr. Robert Jacobs, di
rector of counselling, in addition t
Kingston, Denton, Wood, and M
Farland.
“The fire apparently started
around an exhaust fan situated in
the south-west comer of the build
ing. There must have been a short
in the fan, for I cut it off after,
working hours this afternoon,
—
Rifle Wounds
Five-Year-Old
Jackson Boy
Jimmy Jackson, five year
old son of Rev. and Mrs.
James F. Jackson, of College
Station, was in critical con
dition today in the St. Jo
seph’s Hospital after receiving a
gun shot wound in the abdomen.
The child was playing at home
and had gone into the yard in
front of his house for some reason
or other for just a few minutes.
The shot was fired then by Billy
Tauber, a neighbor boy who had
tripped the trigger of a .22 calibre
rifle.
Mrs. Jackson said the child was
resting “as well as can be ex
pected.”
College Station and Brazos
County police are looking into the
matter.
Young Jackson was brought to
the hospital by Mrs. Jackson and
was met there by the family phy
sician. The doctor operated at
once and later in the evening it
was necessary to give the child
blood transfusions.
Many A&M students as well as
friends of the family were on hand
to offer help if needed.
Father of the child, Rev. James
F. Jackson, pastor of the A&M
Methodist Church, was at the
Methodist Church near Atlanta
where he was preaching at the
Methodist church there when the
accident occurred.
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llili
Miss Julia Jones
These two gorgeous lasses will be among the six
finalists from which the Summer freshmen will
pick a sweetheart at their Battalion Ball Friday
night. Miss Jones, a 16-year-old Gatesville, Miss.
Miss Joyce Lillie
belle will be escorted by Clay Roming, engineer
ing major from Childress. Miss Little, 19-year-
old SMU student, will be escorted by Roland
Jones.
Judges Call Art Gallery
Exhibit ‘Very Outstanding
An outstanding art exhibit con- iyirv ”
siting of approximately 65 paint
ings and drawings by pupils of
•s. Ralph Terry, instructor for
tfe MSC Art Gallery Committee
now on display in the promenade
( ases of the MSC.
The paintings were judged Fri
day morning by three members of
the Architecture Department and
winners selected. “Very outstand-
mg'' was the opinion expressed by
Ernest Langford, Richard Voroo-
men, and Hal M. Mosely, judges.
Subjects From Life
‘Big Coof Now On
In College Station
e$pre 7
h^hi]
nemffes
otalledl
After sweltering under 23 con
secutive suns which produced 100-
plus temperatures, College Station
residents were happy to find the
temperature climbed to only a
“cool” 98 degrees both yesterday
and Sunday.
Saturday marked the end of a
period which began July 27 and
saw College Station named the
hottest spot in the state on three
occasions.
108 Peak Friday
Friday’s peak reading was 108
with a low of 76 reported for that
morning. Saturday, last day of the
recoi'd-breaking streak, the mer
cury reached a torrid 107.
Scattered rains in this immed
iate vicinity did little to break up
the heat wave until given aid by
general rains in southeast Texas
Saturday ahd again Sunday.
Rainfall which began shortly
*
b€s(jpre 7 p. m. Friday and caused
the%jSh ip wreck Dance” committee
memBte to cross their fingers,
totalledaply .02 inches at the CAA
weather station at Easterwood
field but ah 'unofficial reading, on
the A&M campus raised that figure
to .15 inches. \
Last week’s highs weren’t news
only in College Sthi|on but they
rated a big ffont-pagehatory in far
away Northern Colorado, a man
told The Battalion .yesterofc.
Broke All Records
The streak broke all bx^tinflf.
records and probably set Hetlinger.
that will not be equalled, or so it
is hoped, for many years to come.
With the 108 reading being re
corded several times, it eclipsed a
record of 105 set in 1944 and equal
led eai-ly in the stretch of scorch
ing temperatures. This mark was
first broken on August 3 and sev
eral times threatened the all-time
high of 111 set in 1894.
The hurricane which is roaring
off the Mexican coast and threat
ens to hit the coast of Texas be
tween Brownsville and Houston,
isn’t expected to affect the weather
in this area today although the
CAA weather officials have said
the extreme low pressm-e area
which encompasses the 120-mile
per hour gales, may cause the
winds to shift around to the North,
thereby causing cooler breezes
either tomorrow or Thursday.
Depends On Storm
“Of course,” they said, “it de
pends strictly on what the storm
does. It may hit the Mexican coast
and die a natural death in which
event Central Texas and the Col
lege Station area will not know
there is anything unusual happen
ing to the South or it could swing
to the North and cause this area to
be pummeted with strong winds
and possible heavy rain showers.”
About this time last August, a
similar hurricane which hit the
Gulf region caused several days
of general rains over the entire
Eastern half of Texas and broke
another heat wave, although not
nearly as severe as the one just
ended.
“I hadn’t realized there was so
much local talent,” was the opin
ion frequently expressed by per
sons viewing the exhibit. The sub
jects used by the artists were from
life, and no attempt was made to
ward the abstract representations
of such men as Salvador Dali.
Such scenes as a giant mesquite
tree located in the new dorm area,
places along the Brazos River,
and a cow’s skull snatched from
its habitation and taken to the
Art Room were subjects used by
more than one person.
Student Section
In the college student section,
the judges awarded first place in
oils to Charlesta Brown’s “A
Study in Green;” Second place went
to L. L. Burleson’s composition,
“Summer Flowers,” and special
mention was given to “Bear” by
Charlie Brown, and “Tomato Stiil
Life” by L. L. Burleson.
L. L. Burleson’s “Teddy Bear”
captured first place in pencil
sketches. Second place went to
Martha Jane Kenacny’s “Cow
Skull,” and special mention wa
‘Unade of “Quill and Parchmen
Children Section ^ Ifl - ri -.
Douglas Houston lead the field
in still life. First place in oils for
the children’s section went to
“Fruit Bowl” by Ann Flemming,
and second place ribbon was award
ed Joanne Walker's “Kitchen
Table.”
“Pitcher” by Joanne Walker
copped first place in drawings.
Ann Flemming stood up for hon
ors again with a second place for
still life.
Adult Section
ear Dun-
place, and “Mesquiv^
can Hall Drill Field” b
Bride was second. Special mentions
included “Campus Scene” by Bessie
Womble, “Cactus” by Nina Henry,
and "“Trees in Draw” by C. B.
Campbell.
After selecting winners in th
various sections and divisions, thj
judges made special mentions fr
the best over-all show. These wj
made of Ruth Mogford’s “Truafpet
Vine”, “Japonica” by Nina Ypenry,
and “110 Degrees” by V. Callender.
‘Subcommittee
Can’t Agree On
Buffer Zone’
Munsan, Korea, Aug. 21—CP)—
The Korean war armistice subcom
mittee met in its fifth round table
discussion today as a United Na
tions spokesman hinted the Chi
nese and North Koreans do not
see eye to eye.
The four subcommittee members
—two Allied; two Communist—
devoted more than half their two-
hour and four-minute session at
Kaesong to map reading in an ef
fort to draw a military dividing
line for a cease-fire.
No Results Reported
There was no report on results.
They scheduled another meeting
for 11 a.m. Wednesday (8 p.m.
Tuesday, EST).
Meanwhile Vice Adm. C. Turner
Joy, senior U. N. delegate, rejected
Communist charges that U. N.
forces ambushed a Chinese patrol
in the neutrality zone, killing one
Red soldier and wounding another.
Joy informed North Korean Lt.
Gen. Nam II, his Communist coun
terpart:
“Your message of August 19 is
hereby acknowledged. I will reply
fully to you when I have received
a complete report of the investi
gation of the alleged violation of
the neutral zone on August 19. A
preliminary report does not sub
stantiate the charges you have
made.”
The official U. N. stand is that
“partisans from either side”—
North Korean or South Korean—
may have carried out the attack
jjj* an effort to disrupt peace talks.
Divergence of Views
The possibility of a growing di
vergence of views between Chinese
,nd North Korean truce negotia-
Itors was raised by Brig. Gen. Wil
liam P. Nuckols, U. N. command
spokesman.
Nuckols said he believed the
Chinese were receiving instructions
from Peiping, capital of Red China,
while some directives to the North
Koreans were handed down from
“the Communist hierarchy.”
All College Dormitories
Will Close August 25
In order to drbtect student
property^ all dormitoiies will be
closed ahd locked/at 5 p. m. Sat
urday, Aug. 25 except Bizzell and
Mitchell Hall, tpe Office of the
Dean of Men aanounced today.
Students whff wish to remain on
the Campus Joetween terms may
register,»for#Bizzell if they are to
live in .tlwt dorm or Mitchell if
they areJro live elswhere, for this
period^Ty paying room rent of
$6.(j5jFat the Fiscal Office and
Tenting the receipt at the Hous-
ng Office in Goodwin Hall.
This includes students who now,
and will live in Bizzell this Fall.
This registration must be complet
ed prior to 5 p. m. Saturday, Aug.
25. All students should move the
bulk of their belongings to the
room they will occupy in the Fall
and take only what will be re
quired for a few weeks to Mitchell.
Students must be moved to their
new rooms prior to 5 p. m. August
25 as students will be arriving for
registration September 7 through
15 and will be moving into their
rooms, some of which you now oc
cupy.
His use of “Communist hier
archy” was interpreted to mean
Communists in Moscow.
Nuckols made this statement on
ly 24 hours after he reported the
U. N. authorities in Korea felt the
ambush of the Chinese patrol was
the mark of North Koreans trying
to sabotage armistice talks and
make the Chinese fight the war
for them.
Co-incidental with Nuckols’ com
ments, members of the U. N. motor
convoy to Kaesong Tuesday noted
for the first time several score
men of military age wearing the
white garments of farmers. Here
tofore peasants seen working in
the fields along the way were most
ly old men and women.
“Healthy Young Men”
Associated Press correspondent
Robert B. Tuckman reported those
seen Tuesday were healthy young
men wearing leather military belts
and blue sneakers, such as those
worn by soldiers in the North Ko
rean army.
Chinese placed a patrol of a
dozen or more soldiers north of the
Red outpost at Panmunjom along
the road. They patrolled at inter
vals of a few hundred yards along
this outskirt of the neutrality zone.
None was armed.
Since truce talks started July 10,
Chinese delegates have appeared
somewhat anxious to end the shoot
ing and less interested than the
North Koreans in where a buffer
zone is created.
Location of the buffer zone is
the current stumbling block. The
subcommittee, consisting of two
U. N., one Chinese and one North
Korean delegates, is trying to find
an acceptable solution. The Reds
want it on the 38th Parallel; the
U. N. on present battle lines.
Dr. Peters Patents
New Dairy Process
A patent has been issued to Dr.
I. I. Peters of the Dairy Husbandry
Department for a method of man-
facturing blue vein cheese. The
patent was applied for as a re
sult of a study made by Dr. Peters
while he was doing research work
on cheese mold enzymes as a doc
torate thesis problem.
“Blue veined, a Roquefort type
cheese,” Dr. A. V. Moore of the
department, says, “has hereto
fore been unsuccessfully made from
pasteurized milk. Because regula'
tions in some state require that
cheese milk be pasteurized, a fer
ment capable of producing the de
sired cheese properties has been
needed.
“Dr. Peters’ work illustrated that
the enzyme elaborated by mycotor-
ula lipolytica, a yeast, was what
the blue cheese industry has been
looking for,” Dr. Moore points out.
The corps of cadets will soon be in full swing
and these three top officers of the Military Sci
ence Department will be directing, supervising,
and coordinating military activities when the
semester begins. Left to right. Col. Shelly P.
Myerss professor of military science and tactics;
Col. E. W. Napier, professor of air science and
tactics; and Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant and
coordinator of the school of military science and
tactics.
At the Grove
Tonight
Tuesday, Aug. 21—Movie, “The
Big Hangover” with Van Johnson
—8 p. in.
A blue ribbon was awarded to
“Japonica” by Nina Henry in the
floral still life division of the
adult section, and a red ribbon
went to C. B. Campbell’s “Pyran-
conthus” in the same division.
Special mentions . were made to
“Stock” by Marie Alexander,
“Trumpet Vine” by Ruth Mogford,
“Asters” by Bessie Womble, “Sum
mer Bouquet” by Ruth McBride,
and “Zinnias And Bluehills” by |
Bessie Womble.
First place for still life in the
adult section was couped by V.
Callender’s “110 Degrees.” Second i
place was awarded Verna Mother-
all’s “Cow’s Skull.”
Landscape
In landscape, C. B. Campbell’s
“Color Bright” captured first
Ray George Speaks
At Lions Meeting
Ray George, head football coach
for A&M, was guest speaker at the
College Station Lions Club weekly
luncheon yesterday in the MSC.
George told Lions about the Ag
gies’ football prospects for the
1951 season and answered ques
tions from the floor concerning the
team, schedule, etc.
“Survivors” of the Friday night Shipwreck Dance
shyly posed for this picture. Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Griffin, right, received top honors for the best
costumes, while Bill Chamberlain and Cresta
Daniels joined in to show how they were dressed
“when the ship went down.”