The Battalion
Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1960
Number 134
Prospect for a Big Aggie Band
Lining up across the field to receive instructions from Col. everyone got here; But for the L. S. U. Game, this group
E. V. Adams, Band director, are the freshman prospects will bring the strength to 240. They arrived on the campus
for this year’s Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band. Col. Adams nine days early in order to get in shape for the Baton
said the marching band this year would number 264 after Rouge trip.
A&M Consolidated Reception
For Teachers Set Sept. 13
The annual reception for teach
ers of the A&M Consolidated
Schools will be held Tuesday eve
ning, Sept 13, A. F. (Tex) Isbell,
president of the A&M Consolidated
Mothers’ and Dads’ Club an
nounced. The meeting will be held
on the “Slab” or in the Gymnasium
depending on the weather, he said,
beginning at 7 p.m.
The reception is a get-acquainted
affair for teachers and parents
and is sponsored by the A&M Con
solidated Mothers’ and Dads’ Club.
All parents of children attending
the Consolidated Schools are in
vited to attend, Mr. Isbell stated.
Refreshments will be served.
Co-chairmen for the reception
are Mrs. Frances O’Brien and Mrs.
A. E. Denton of College Station.
No admission is charged for the
get-together, but dues to the
Mothers’ and Dads’ Club may be
paid, Freddy Wolters, membership
chairman reported. The Mothers’
and Dads’ Club annually makes sig
nificant contributions to the needs
flf the Consolidated Schools and
•Jhis year has plans for even
greater service.
Besides Isbell, the following offi
cers will serve the organization for
the coming year: Mrs. V. D. Clark,
vice president for High School;
Mrs. Lou Pewthers, vice president
for Junior High School; Mrs. Alice
Denton, vice president for Ele
mentary School; Mrs. Doi*othy Mc-
Crory, recording secretary; Mrs.
Mary Owen, corresponding secre
tary; and Col. C. E. Gregory,
treasurer.
Isbell also announced that be
sides the committee chairmen
above, that the following would
serve the coming year: Mrs. George
Heubner, magazine sales; Charles
Wooten, program; Herbert Thomp
son, pet show; and Mrs. V. D. Clark,
community supper.
The Mothers’ and Dads’ Club
meets for four regular meetings
during the year and has selected
the second Tuesday of the month
as the regular meeting night.
TEXAS TURKEY OUTPUT
LAGGING, SAYS ECONOMIST
Texas turkey production is lagging behind that of other
states because it is not competetive enough at all levels of
production and marketing, John McHaney, economist with the
Texas Agricultural Extension Service, said.
McHaney, a speaker at the an-'+
nual Turkey Seminar and Short
Course Sept. 7-9 on campus, said
Texas has actually cut back on
turkey output while the other
major production states have
surged ahead. And if the trend
remains in effect, it will deal a
Med, Dental Schools
OK A&M Students
The Premedical Predental Committee of A&M has an
nounced the acceptance of 16 students in the 1960 classes
of medicine and dentistry in professional colleges of Texas
and Louisiana.
Dr. Howard L. Gravett, professor-t ——
of biology, is chairman of the com
mittee.
Six have been accepted to the
University of Texas, Medical
Branch in Galveston; two to the
University of Texas Southwestern
Medical College at Dallas; three to
Baylor University College of Medi
cine at Houston; two to Tulane
Medical College at New Orleans;
one to the University of Texas
Dental. College at Houston and two
to Baylor University Dental Col
lege at Dallas.
Those accepted include:
University of Texas Medical
Branch in Galveston: James Roy
Anderson, Grapeland; Huell E.
Connor and William W. Routt,
Bryan; Harold W. Ferrell, Nava-
sota; Charles E. Strauss, Halletts-
ville and Patrick E. Watson of
Dickinson.
University of Texas Southwest
ern Medical School in Dallas: Joe
B. Belue of 3210 Belve Lane,
Wichita Falls; Carol D. Calder of
2911 Lewiston Ave., Dallas.
Baylor University Medical Col
lege in Houston: James R. Couch,
College Station; Richie S. Dryden
of 407 E. Ligustrum, Robstown;
Charles J. Klingmap of 3810
Parker, Amarillo.
Tulane Medical College in New
Orleans: Larry H. Adams of 8706
Layston Lane, Houston; William A.
Guynes, Mathis.
University of Texas Dental Col
lege in Houston: John F. Brown of
2802 30th St., Lubbock.
Baylor University Dental College
in Dallas: John W. Allen of 2103
Park PI., Fort Worth; John R.
Daggett of 538 Senisa Dr., San
Antonio.
The Committee is composed of
Dr. Gravett, chairman; Dr. George
E. Potter, professor of Biology; Dr.
E. B. Middleton, professor of Chem
istry; Dr. C. D. Laverty, professor
of English; Dr. J. M. Nance, pro
fessor of History; Dr. Henry
Rakoff, associate professor of
Chemistry; Ralph K. Russell,
assistant professor of Physics.
hard blow to the entire poultry
industry in Texas.
Two big reasons for the de
crease, the economist said, are the
facts that Texas producers have
been paying higher prices for feed
and been getting lower prices for
their birds compared to other
states.
In 1957 for example, Texas tur
key raisers paid an average of
$5.18 cents per hundred pounds
for growing mash in comparison to
Minnesota raisers’ $4.46.
The speaker predicted that Texas
producers, in an effort to become
more efficient, will become larger
and fewer in number. Production
will, and should, become more con
fined to certain “cluster areas.”
No Longer A Way
He said the turkey business, like
other phases of farming, is no
longer a way of life but is' a big
business.
“If turkey production in Texas
is to be really competitive, it will
take the full co-operation and un
derstanding of the entire poultry
industry. The producer can’t do it
by himself and neither can the
processor, feed dealer or the hatch-
eryman,” McHaney said. “They
must work together for the mutual
benefit of all to keep our turkey
industry competitive with that of
other states.”
Researcher
Named New
Plant Head
Dr. David William Rosberg, well
known in the science world for his
research with plant viruses, is the
new head of the A&M Department
of Plant Physiology and Pathology,
Dr. R. E. Patterson, dean of agri
culture, has announced.
The scientist and teacher re
places Dr. Wayne Hall, who has
been named dean of the Graduate
School at A&M.
Dr. Rosberg came to A&M in
1950 as an assistant professor in
the Department of Plant Physi
ology and Pathology. He became
an associate professor in 1955.
The researcher is best known for
his work with diseases of pecans
and other major Texas crops, ac
cording to Dr. G. M. Watkins, head
of agricultural instruction. He de
veloped the first successful control
of scab, the main pecan pest in
the state.
Dr. Rosberg was the first man
to identify the cause of watermelon
pimple disease as due to the to
bacco ring spot virus. He also
identified bacterial virus of bac
terial blight of cotton and demon
strated with the electron micro
scope that it was a bacteriophage.
Dr. Watkins said the plant physi
ologist, in addition to finding ways
to reduce decay of onions in stor
age, worked out a method of arti
ficially drying onions with low cost
infra-red radiation. This system
also has been successfully applied
to the drying of rice and other
grains and to inactivation of cer
tain viruses in plant seeds.
The scientist received his BA
degree in biology in 1940 at Saint
Olaf College in Minnesota and
studied plant pathology at A&M
from 1940 to 1942. He received his
M.S. degree in 1947 and doctorate
in 1949 at Ohio State University.
During World War II, he served
in the Army Medical Corps as a
medical laboratory technician in
Alabama.
He is a member of the American
Phytopathological Society, Sigma
Xi and Gamma Sigma Delta.
Dr. Rosberg lives with his wife
and one son in the Harvey com
munity about five miles east of
Bryan.
Assembly To Open
New Student Week
EIGHT TV-MOVIE STARS
ON PRISON RODEO DOCKET
Special to The Battalion
HUNTSVILLE—A full-scale variety of entertainment
with eight television, movie and recording stars in personal
appearances has been scheduled as headliners for the 29th
Annual Texas Prison Rodeo here five Sundays in October
in the prison’s million-dollar stadium.
For the opening performance on Oct. 2, Ricky Nelson,
famous recording star will take the spotlight, followed by
Allen Case The Deputy) and Neil Sedaka, balladier, on Oct. 9.
Molly Bee, Bo Diddley
Molly Bee, who rose to fame on the Tennessee Ernie
Ford Show will appear on Oct. 16 along with Bo Diddley,
with an unusual singing and playing style which has won
him countless admirers.
Movie Star John Wayne, whose recent film, “The
Alamo,” has rocked the world, comes to Huntsville on Oct.
23. Sharing honors with Wayne will be that teen-age sensa
tional singer, Frankie Avalon.
Closing the 29th Annual Prison Rodeo on Oct. 30 will
be none other than Singer-Musician Jimmie Rodgers, an
entertainer who is popular with all age groups.
‘World’s Wildest . .
In addition to entertainment celebrities, there will be
a host of inmate riders contesting for prizes in what already
is known as the “World’s Wildest Rodeo.”
Outside attractions include the popular girls’ barrel
race, trick riders and other topflight specialty acts.
There also will be a number of inmate groups on tap
to help round out the fast two-hour show, including the
Goree Girls, with Candy Barr, a former Dallas entertainer.
Net proceeds from ticket sales are earmarked for the
prisoners’ welfare fund which pays for special rehabilitative
services not furnished by legislative funds.
30,000 Seats
Reserved seat tickets are now on sale at $2.40, $3.75
and $4.40 each, tax included. They may be had by writing
Rodeo Ticket Office in Huntsville, enclosing check or money
order.
There are 30,000 seats in the modern stadium.
Bar Association Wit:
Proverbs and Psalms
By The Associated Press
A former Texas member of Congress, Federal Judge
Ewing Thomason of El Paso, recently attended the American
Bar Association meeting in Washington.
Sitting in the Speaker’s Lobby of the House with some
of his former colleagues, including^-
Rep. Paul Kilday of San Antonio,
he said:
“You know, 'there’s something
about this place which makes you
think of your college days. You
make friendships that last a life
time, and coming back for a visit
is like attending a class reunion.”
Supreme Court Justice Tom
Clark, who gbt his start in Dallas,
addressed the ABA’s “Junior Bar”
group—those 36 years old and
under.
His entertaining talk entitled
“Clark Reminisces,” a good natured
ribbing of his associate and author
of the recent book “Felix Frank
furter Reminisces,” included this
jingle:
“King Solomon and King David
led very merry lives,
ADVANTAGES OF CONVERSION TOLD
Sea Is Future Water Source
Conversion of sea water is the
best system to meet this nation’s
future water requirements, accord
ing to Dr. A. L. Miller, who spoke
to the Sixth Annual Water for
Texas Conference here today.
Dr. Miller is the director of the
Office of Saline Water with the
U. S. Department of Interior.
Dr. Miller told the group that
when a practical and cheap method
of salt water conversion is de
veloped, it will come closer than
anything else in satisfying the
ever-growing needs of industry,
municipalities and agriculture.
He said that in 1900, the United
States population was not quite
76 million and estimated daily
water use was 40 billion gallons.
By 1950, the population was 160
million, with the water use at 200
billion gallons per day. The popu
lation at present is about 180 mil
lion and water use has soared to
an estimated 300 billion gallons
daily.
“We know that this heavy de
mand has created severe water
problems in many areas of the
U. S., yet during the next 20 years
we expect the demand for water to
reach 600 billion gallons per day,
clearly indicating the need for a
new source of water,” Dr. Miller
said.
Most Saline
The speaker estimated that 98
per cent of the world’s water is
saline.
“To convert this presently un
usable water to fresh is the most
practical source of additional sup
plies to meet our growing needs,”
he said.
The conference is held each year
to discuss current and future water
problems and ways and means to
boost and conserve water supplies.
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“Meeting Future Water Needs”
was the theme of the session.
Other speakers discussed present
and potential water requirements
for Texas, the importance of con
servation and storage of fresh
water, and recommendations for
resolving the conflict between
water development plans and pres
ervation of wildlife and recreation
areas.
The conference was opened with
an address of welcome by Earl
Rudder, president of A&M College.
Session chairmen were Dr. R. E.
Patterson, dean of agriculture; Dr.
John C. Calhoun, Jr., vice chan
cellor for development, A&M Col
lege System, and Dr. R. D. Lewis,
director of the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station.
“With very merry concubines
and very merry wives;
“Until old age came creeping
with very many qualms,
“Then Solomon wrote the
Proverbs and David wrote
the Psalms.”
Scholastic Meets
Take Most Time
About 2,000 freshmen are expected to hear President
Earl Rudder give a welcome address at the New Student
Orientation Program in G. Rollie White Coliseum Tuesday
at 8 p.m.
The week-long program will get under way at 8 a.m.,
Monday, in the Memorial Student Center. The first day’s
business will include payment of fees, room assignments,
authorization for uniform and new student information cards.
Cadets will report to company officers in dormitories.
General Assembly
A genera] assembly will be held at 7 p. m. with C. H.
Ransdell, chairman of the New Student Orientation Com
mittee, presiding. The presi- - * '
dent of the Student Senate,
A. Roland Dommert of Crow
ley, La., will give a welcome^
address, followed by introduc
tions and announcements and the
address by President Rudder.
Group singing will be conducted by
Dr. A. M. Sorenson of the Animal
Husbandry Department.
Commencing at 8 a.m. Wednes
day, assemblies will be held for all
new students. The students will
assemble by schools and divisions,
as follows:
Agriculture majors will meet in
the ballroom of the MSC, with Dr.
R. C. Potts, assistant director of
agricultural instruction, presiding.
Architecture students will assem
ble in the lecture room of the
Biological Sciences building, with
T. R. Holleman, head of the Divi
sion of Architecture, presiding.
Arts and Sciences majors will
assemble in Guion hall, with Dr.
G. W. Schlesselman, associate dean,
presiding.
Business Administration majors,
with Dr. T. W. Leland, presiding,
will meet in the Chemistry lecture
room of the Chemistry building.
Engineering majors will meet in
the White Coliseum, with Dr. C. H.
Ransdell, assistant dean of engi
neering, presiding.
Pre-veterinary medicine majors
will assemble in the auditorium
(room 201), Veterinary Medicine
building, with Dr. E. D. McMurry,
assistant to the dean of veterinary
medicine, presiding.
A general assembly at 7 p.m. in
the White Coliseum, will be pre
sided over by J. Gordon Gay, co
ordinator of religious life and gen
eral secretary, YMCA. The invoca
tion will be given by Robert L.
(See New Student on Page 4)
Watkins, Mohr
Annex Award
For Research
Dr. G. M. Watkins, director of
agricultural instruction, and Dr.
H. C. Mohr, associate professor of
horticulture, both of A&M, have
been named winners of the annual
Leonard H. Vaughn Award for re
rearch in vegetable crops.
The award, which consists o5
$100 and a silver medal, is pre
sented annually to the authors of
outstanding technical articles in
the area of vegetable crop re
search.
OSU Banquet
Dr. Watkins and Dr. Mohr re
ceived the honor from the American
Society for Horticultural Science
when they attended the organiza
tion’s annual banquet Aug. 30 at
Oklahoma State University.
Dr. Mohr became the first author
in the award’s 18-year history to
receive it twice. He won it pre
viously in 1956 for a research
paper dealing with watermelon
breeding.
Co-Authors
, Dr. Watkins and Dr. Mohr were
co-authors of the winning paper
this year.
Their article is entitled “The
Nature of Resistance to Southern
Blight in Tomato and the Influence
of Nutrition on Its Expression.”
Southern blight disease, a soil
fungus, causes great economic
losses to tomato, pepper, sugar
beet and peanut crops in the United
States.
Dr. G. M. Watkins Dr. H. C. Mohr
... research award 'Winners