Texas A. 8c M. College
Volume 45
College Station, Texas, Friday Afternoon, March 1, 1946
Number 29
A&A/I Board Will
Get McLarty Appeal Tonight at Sbisa
Dr. Sherwood Eddy,
World Authority,
To Lecture Here
Former Y.M.C.A. Secretary
For Asia Will Discuss
Current Events March 3-4
Dr. Sherwood Eddy, recognized
as one of America’s great con
temporary spiritual leaders, will
make three addresses in College
this week-end, during a visit spon
sored by the Y. M. C. A. He will
be at the First Baptist Church of
College ' Station Sunday morning,
March 3, talking at 11:00 p. m. on
“What Christ Means to Me.” At
6:30 Sunday evening Dr. Eddy
will speak to the College Presby
terian League on “Russia, Friend
or Foe?” Monday evening at 7:15
he will speak in the Y. M. C. A.
Chapel to the Student Cabinets on
“The Far Eastern Conflict, Japan,
China and Russia.” The public is
invited to all three lectures.
Graduated from Yale in 1891,
Sherwood Eddy went to India at
his own expense. After fifteen
years’ work among students of
India, he was then called to be
secretary of Asia for the Y. M. C.
A. and for many years was en
gaged with Dr. John R. Mott in
work for students throughout the
continent.
Dr. Eddy has a first-hand know
ledge of many of the battlefields,
leaders, and incidents leading up
to the two World Wars. He was
present at the capture of Mukden
in Manchuria by the Japanese in
(3ee EDDY, Page 2)
Survey of Classes
For Summer School
Now Under Way
College Wants to Assist
Veterans in Completing
Work, Dean Bolton Says
Additional assurance that course
offerings for summer school will
be arranged to fill the needs of
veterans completing their educa
tions came from Dean F. C. Bool-
ton today when he announced that
the deans and department heads
are in the midst of a survey of the
situation now that the Spring se
mester is well under way.
As soon as the committee ascer
tains what courses will be most in
demand during the summer an an
nouncement will be made of the
findings, and students planning to
continue their studies throughout
the summer then will be able to
plan their work so that their prog
ress will not be impeded. If it is
found that the courses indicated
as necessary in the present study
are not in keeping with the needs
of the veterans, Dean Bolton de
clared adjustments can be made
and additional courses can be add
ed to comply with the needs of the
student body.
“It is our purpose to give assist
ance in every way possible to the
veterans who are anxious to com
plete their school work,” Dean Bol
ton said. “After announcement of
the course offerings for the sum
mer school, any student who does
not find the courses he needs in
the listings will have an opportu
nity to confer with his Dean, or
the heads of the departments af
fected, and I feel sure that we will
be able to work out a satisfactory
solution to his problem^
“During the first terfri of the
summer school we will give all the
courses possible to speed the vet
eran student on his way; and the
second term is being planned al
most exclusively for the veterans.
“I feel certain that no student
will be too greatly inconvenienced
by not being able to get the courses
he needs during the summer.”
The right of a state college to
make rules under which it will or
will not admit students was upheld
by District Judge Charles O. Betts
in Austin on Wednesday afternoon.
In his opinion, Judge Betts re
fused to grant Capt. Ewing S. Mc
Larty of Galveston a writ of man
damus, under which McLarty
sought to force admission to A.
& M. College as a veterinary stu
dent.
Latest releases state that Mc
Larty will appeal to the Board of
Directors for permission to enter
A. & M. as a student, on the advice
of Judge Charles O. Betts, 98th
District Court.
In his decision, Judge Betts
made these points: State college
boards are authorized to grant
degrees and set requirements for
them. Similarly, requirements for
admission are peculiarly within the
power of the boards. The discre
tionary power in regard to educa
tional institutions is broad.
Judge Betts ruled yesterday that
McLarty should have appealed to
the board instead of seeking a
writ of mandamus.
This was the first time that a
court had ruled upon the facts in
‘he McLarty case, previous court
Three “Orphan” Dogs
Waiting for Masters
To Get Them Out
Three “orphan” dogs are wait
ing at the Veterinary Department
on the campus, wondering if their
masters will claim them before
Monday. That is the last date on
which the department will hold
them. They are not “-mutts,” but
three valuable, well-bred dogs. Do
you recognize any of them?
A sable-and-white mature male
collie.
A liver-and-white male point
er.
A female cocker spaniel with
sable markings.
If the owners will hurry up and
claim them before Monday, the
dogs will be released upon payment
of the feed bill. The person to see
is Dr. P. W. Burns at Francis Hall.
T.C.C.A. Will Hold
Directors Meeting -
The Texas Cottonseed Crushers’
Association will resume the annual
custom of holding their winter
board of directors meeting at the
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege of Texas on Monday, March
4, it was announced today by Dean
of Agriculture Charles N. Shep-
ardson.
Postponed during the war, these
meetings always are looked for
ward to with pleasure by the col
lege community and by the mem
bers of the association. The associ
ation always has cooperated with
the college and has given liberal
support to a number of research
fellowships at the insttiution.
The board of directors meeting
will get under way at 9:30 a.m.
Monday in the Assembly Room of
the College YMCA building. Pres
ident R. H. Blyth will preside at
the meeting, and a luncheon will
be held at noon in the west end
of the main dining room of Sbisa
Hall. The luncheon will start at
12:15 p.m. and will be attended by
the visiting cottonseed men, their
wives and members of the college
staff and their wives.
decisions having been concerned
with jurisdiction. It is expected
that the case will be appealed to
the Court of Civil Appeals, Judge
Betts having allowed a full record
in anticipation of such an appeal.
Testimony was given by Dean
Bolton during the hearing to the
effect that McLarty’s grades at
Texas u. were not high enough to
warrant his admission to A. & M.
as a veterinary student.
McLarty’s attorneys admitted
that during all five semesters at
T. u. their client’s scholastic rec
ord was low, but asked that his
air force military training be con
sidered as a satisfactory scholas
tic record.
Donald Gay, assistant attorney
general representing A. & M.,
pointed out that 80 or 90 other ex-
servicemen were refused admission
at the spring term for similar rea
sons.
Dean Bolton during his testi
mony repeated his suggestion orig
inally made to McLarty, that he
return to T. u. and try to better
his scholastic record.
Fred Isely, one of McLarty’s
lawyers, challenged the grade-
point system as unconstitutional.
Dr. Eby to Address
AAUP Meeting Here
Next Wednesday
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The March 6 meeting of the local
chapter of the A.A.U.P. will be
addressed by Dr. Frederick Eby,
professor of the history and phil
osophy of education at the Uni
versity of Texas. Dr. Eby’s sub
ject will be “The Plight of Ameri
can Education.” The meeting will
be held at the Assembly Room oh
the second floor of the YMCA,
Wednesday, March 6, at 8 p.m.
Dr. Eby, a scholar, a teacher, a
nationally known educator, is the
author of many books on the his
tory of education. He is known for
his positive and aggressive stand
on the function of the state in pro
viding for public education. His
“Fourteen Year Plan” lays stress
on continuous organized education
from kindergarten through the jun
ior college. He was greatly instru
mental in the establishment of jun
ior colleges in Texas and for a pro
fessorship on that subject at the
University of Texas.
Dr. Eby has been connected with
Texas University for over 40 years
and his influence is directly or in
directly felt in all the educational
institutions of the State. At A. &
M. Dr. George B. Wilcox, head of
the department of education and
psychology, is a former student
and friend of Dr. Eby.
Dr. Eby holds the degree of B.A.
from MacAlester University, Ph.D.
from Clark University, L.L.D.
from his Alma Mater. He has
studied abroad in Italy, France,
and Germany.
The meetting will be open to
the public and will be followed by
a discussion and social hour.
ETHYL CORP. TO SEEK
GRADS FOR TRAINING
In order to find seniors eligible
for the Ethyl Corp.’s graduate
training program, R. F. Feller,
manager of employee relations at
the corporation’s research labor
atories in Detroit will visit the A.
& M. campus sometime between
now and next graduation.
The training program, interrupt-
°d by the war, is being resumed
this year. It is designed to train
graduate engineers for position.
Corps Ball Saturday
Night; Aggielanders
Make Music for Both
Tonight is the big night for
the Composite Regiment, when
the Annual Formal Ball takes place
in Sbisa Hall.
Fair feminine guests of the
cadets have been pouring into Col
lege Station all afternoon and
some of them have been around
peeking into class buildings to see
what makes Aggieland tick, guid
ed by their dates.
A. & M.’s own Aggieland Or
chestra, maestro’d by Bill Tur
ner, will provide the music.
Saturday night’s Corps Ball will
hear the same sweet and hot tunes
from the Aggielanders.
Both dances will be from 9 to 1.
C. E. CaiderWill
Address Freshmen
And Engineers
Chairman of Board of
Electric Bond and Share
To Speak Tuesday in Guion
C. E. Calder, chairman of the
board of Electric Bond & Share
Corp., will speak in Guion Hall at
11 a.m. Tuesday, March 5. Calder
will address the freshman orienta
tion class and arrangements have
been made for the men majoring
in Engineering to be present. The
general public is also invited to
attend.
As chairman of the Electric Bond
& Share Corporation, Calder is the
principal executive officer of one
of the largest holding companies
in the world. In Texas, the Texas
Power & Light Co., Texas Electric
Service Co., and the Dallas Power
and Light Co. are subsidiaries of
this corporation.
Before becoming chairman of the
Electric Bond & Share Corp., Cal
der was president of the American
& Foreign Power Co., which had
subsidiaries in the Orient, South
and Central America, and Mexico.
While president of this company,
he was also acting as vice-presi
dent of the Electric Bond & Share
Corporation.
Calder’s address will be of eco
nomic problems and of world af
fairs. The address will not be of a
technical nature and it is believed
that the talk will be of interest to
all students and faculty members.
MARK HALLECK HEADS
A&M HILLEL COUNCIL
At the Hill el Council meeting
Wednesday the following officers
were elected: Mark Halleck, pres
ident; Arnold Miller, vice-presi
dent; Eddie Daniels, second vice-
president and treasurer; Harold
Dunowitz, secretary; Milton Abe-
low, bulletin editor; and David
Leff, veteran representative.
Another joint meeting with the
Presbyterian League will be held
Sunday, March 3, at the Y. M.
C. A. Chapel at 6:30 in order to
hear Dr. Sherwood Eddy.
FISCAL OFFICE HOURS
Effective March 11 the cash
ier’s cage in the fiscal office
will be closed from 12:00 to 1:00
p. m. but will open from 1:00 to
2:00 p. m. Previous week days
hours have been from 8:30 a. m.
to 1:30 p. m.
On Saturdays the cashier’s
cage will be open from 8:00 a.
m. to 12:30 instead of from 8:00
to 1:00 p. m.
HE’LL WARBLE at the Com
posite Regiment’s Annual Formal
Ball tonight. Boyd Rogers is voc
alist for the Aggieland Orchestra,
which will play for the Compos in
Sbisa Hall with Bi\\ Turwer YvvmA-
ling the baton. The boys wVW re
peat Saturday night for the Corps
Ball.
ID Cards Ready
For Merd&il of
Veterans’ Club
Voting Monday Night Will
Be Restricted to Members;
Visitors’ Balcony Open
Identification cards for members
of the Ex-Servicemen’s Club have
been prepared and are now being
issued upon payment of dues
amounting to $1 per semester.
Membership will be required to
obtain floor-seating at the bus
iness meeting of the club scheduled
for the Assembly Hall at 7:00
p.m. Monday night. Visitors will
be allowed, but will be seated in
the balcony.
The cards as issued will be
checked against records of military
service and then will be acepted
as prima-facie evidence of status
as an ex-serviceman.
Issuance of the cards is pro
ceeding slowly, but the aid of
housemasters has been asked in
handling applications from vete
rans living on the campus. For
those living off the campus, cards
may be obtained at special tables
in the mess hall.
In a statement, the Club points
out that such cards and dues are
called for in the constitution, and
are the only practical way to de
termine who are eligible for club
affairs, including voting. Correct
name and address are essential,
so that the applications can be
properly checked for eligibility.
1946 Aggie Cagers
Draw Big Crowds
Attendance at Texas A. & M.’s
home basketball games for the
1945-46 season was almost double
that of last year, it was indicated
by figures released by the Athletic
Department yesterday.
Eleven games at DeWare Field
House drew 31,500 fans this sea
son for an average attendance of
2,864, as compared with a total
attendance of 17,700 for nine
games last year or an average of
1,967. That the big upswing oc
curred with the start of the cur
rent semester is indicated by the
fact that four games played this
term drew a total of 14,800 as com
pared with 16,700 for seven games
played last semester.