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The Battalion
Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1959
Number 20
Activity-Filled W eekend Opens T onite
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Excitement, Action Mark First Night of Aggie Rodeo
Action
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13 Events
Carry Show
By TOMMY HOLBEIN
Battalion Staff Writer
Action a n d excitement
marked the opening night of
the All-Aggie Rodeo with 13
different events carrying the
show from start to finish and
with outstanding performers show
ing their worth in the finest rodeo
fashion.
The events featured bareback
bronc 7’iding, tie down roping, rib
bon roping, steer wrestling, wild
bull riding, girl’s barrel race, and
in the intramural events, freshmen
and upperclassmen’s calf scramble,
gi’eased pig scramble and wild cow
saddling.
The Grand Entree of mounted
cowboys arid cowgirls in Western
regalia, led by the U. S. and Tex
as flags got the show underway.
The first event featured was
bareback bronc riding, packed with
thrills for the audience and spills
* the riders. Rodney Butler and
Ken Beasley tied for first place
in this event, followed by Sid Kah-
la in second place.
Immediately following the bare-
back bronc riding came the fresh
men intramural pig scramble,
where about thirty freshmen were
turned loose on six pigs located
at the far end of the arena.
At the start of the whistle, the
mob descended upon the animals,
and the first to get a pig across
a line at the opposite end of the
ground was the winner. Company
E, 2nd Brigade came in first in this
event, with a time of 28.8 seconds.
Tie down roping was next with
10 cowboys competing for elimiria-
tions and the chapce to rope again
tonight. Tom Montgomery came
in first in the event, with Roger
Lacy and James Waldrop placing
second and third.
The next feature, and probably
the wildest of the night, was the
freshmen intramural wild cow sad
dling. Company G, 2nd Brigade
came in first with Company D, 2nd
Brigade, placing second.
The steer-wrestling was won by
Andy Bonds from Baytown in 5.7
seconds for throwing the steer.
Second was Rodney Butler in 12.2
seconds and Brazos Varisco, who
had a time of 26 seconds.
The gild’s barrel race followed
steer wrestling with eight girls
from Bryan and Houston racing
against time. Gloria Rice and Ann
Holiday tied for first place in 19.4
seconds. Both girls are Bryan stu
dents.
Ribbon roping, an event which
involved not only the contestant’s
roping skill but his running abil
ity as well, was won by Keith Kid-
well, who roped h's calf, got the
ribbon off its tail, and crossed the
required line in 11.4 seconds.
The climax of the rodeo was the
wild bull riding event and Maurice
Richards racked up 186 points to
win first place in the event. Sec
ond was Kenneth Beasley and
third was Everett Farthing.
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‘Good Start This Year’
Zinn Tells Civilian Council
Of Progress Made at A&M
.. . and more action!!
A-BaUman Sent
To Tonally AFB
After Army School
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2nd Lt. Fred A. Meurer, former
managing editor of The Battalion
and a graduate of A&M last year,
has been assigned to Connally Air
Force. Base in Waco.
Meurer was a journalism major
and also an ROTC graduate here.
He recently completed the U.S.
Army Information School at Fort
Slocum, N.Y., prior to reporting
for duty at Connally.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs. H.
C. Meurer of 618 Cunningham St.
in Corpus Christi.
By DAVE STOKER
Battalion Managing Editor
“We feel that we have made a
good start at A&M this year in
that everyone seems more friendly
and no serious difficulties have
arisen,” Bennie A. Zinn, told mem
bers of the Civilian Student Coun
cil last night.
Zinn, head of the Department of
Student Affairs, was the special
guest at the council meeting in
the Memorial Student Center.
He spoke of the various changes
that have been made in organiza
tion on the campus, and pointed
out that these changes were for
the good of A&M^
“In the past at the start of each
year,” Zinn said, “we have always
had some difficulties to arise, but
this year I have heard of no real
serious difficulties.”
He also discussed the enrollment
this year. “Everyone predicted a
severe drop in enrollment this
year and I feel the fact that we
didn’t lose, but gained in enroll
ment, is gratifying.”
Zinn said he believed that the
relations between the Civilian and
Corps students were much better
this year and said that student or
ganization is needed to keep the
relations good.
“You as a student government,
especially through your dormitor
ies can help students,” he said. “I
believe that if every student and
staff member thought about how
we could help A&M, 95 per cent
of our difficulties would be elim
inated.”
Following Zinn’s talk, President
Tommy Graham told the council-
men that the Department of Stu
dent Affairs is behind the Civilian
Student Council and is always
ready to assist the council in its
work.
Tom Butler presented a Parking
Committee report. In his report
he told of his efforts to get special
space for the Veterans to park
near the YMCA Building to sign
for their GI checks. Butler said
he talked with Campus Security
Head Fred Hickman and found
that it was impossible to get space
reserved for this purpose.
Vice President Roland Dommert
made a report on the seating ar
rangement for the Baylor game
Saturday. He said that the seat
ing went all right at the last home
game wdth only a few problems
occurring. He pointed out that
more ushers would be on hand for
this game and that there should
be no seating problems.
Civilian Chaplain James. Manley
told members of the use and Ac
tivities of the Inter-Faith Chapel.
He said that plans are being made
to have outstanding religious
speakers on the campus to ' come
once a month at the, chapel.
Preparations for bonfire work
concluded the night’s business at
the meeting. Joe Leeper, repre
senting the Corps, told members
of the varioqs committees that
have beeil established to do bon
fire work. He told the council-
men that Civilian students are wel
come to work on the bonfire and
that their efforts would be deeply
appreciated.
Newly elected members to the
council were; present 1 last night.
These new members are Reginald
John Heber,, representative from
Puryear, Lee A. Griggs, senior rep
resentative, and Paul A. Corder,
freshman representative.
Ken Cox, Civilian yell leader who
was recently named to the council,
was also present for the first time.
By ROBBIE GODWIN
Battalion News Editor
The second of four home
games—this one with Baylor
University—is the occasion
for much activity on the A&M
campus this weekend.
Beginning Friday night with
Cafe Rue Pinalle, and winding up
with the All-College Dance in Sbisa
Saturday night, the weekend is
full from start to finish.
The Texas Woman’s University
Modern Choir will perform at 8
p. m. tonight in the Ballroom of
the Memorial Student Center. The
choir is coming here on a tour
unden the direction of Dr. J. Wilgus
Eberly. Their repertoire includes
American, Spanish and Scottish
folk songs and many others. The
conceit is open to the public and is
sponsored by the MSC Music Com
mittee.
Cafe Rue Pinalle will begin at
8 p. m. with the dance and floor
show in the traditional style. The
Collegiates, a band under the di
rection of Richard Smith will fur
nish the music for the dance.
Barbara Halas, Hawaiian dancer
from Oahu, and Kathy Harris
from McKinney will furnish the
entertainment for the evening.
Both girls are students at Texas
Woman’s University. Jerry Brown,
Aggie freshman from Dallas, will
also be featured on the piano.
The dancing will break up
around midnight, and the group
will move to The Grove for the
traditional Midnight Yell Practice.
Saturday afternoon the Corps of
Cadets will march in to Kyle Field
before the Baylor game. They will
move onto the cinder^ track at j
p.m. and will be clear by 1:20.
The A&M-Bayloi- game gets un
der way at 2 p.m.
Saturday night the All-College
Dance will feature Ted Wuems and
his orchestra at 8 in Sbisa Hall.
This is the first All-College Dance
of the 1959 football season. Ad
mission will be $2.50 stag dr drag.
Highlighting the . performance
will be vocalist Dolores Emett, who
has become well known since join
ing Weems’ group.
Guest of the Corps
Cadet Head Coach Jim Myers, center, re- head yell leader. The Ag - mentor was a din-
views the Corps of Cadets with Bill Heye, ner guest in Duncan Dining Hall yesterday
Cadet Colonel of the Corps, and Joe Leeper, at noon.