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RIGHT are Texas State Col
lege for Women beauties who
will be presented before band
leader Frankie Masters and
the Aggies, Saturday night.
They are, extreme left, Alice
Barrett, Jean Swint, Evelyn
Rust, and Marjorie Helbach,
seniors. Center, bottom to top,
Laura Sessions, Oretha Cor
nelius, Mary Jane Ramsey, and
Hilda Harkess, sophomores.
Right, Katherine Blankenship,
Adele Austin, Alleen Willis
ma, Norma Walker, juniors.
Lower left, Shirley Shoemak
er, Mimi Hicks, and lower
right, Kathleen Reed, and Hel
en Luques, freshman.
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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A & M COLLEGE
VOLUME 46
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1947
Number 3 r
Preparations Completed For
Freshman Ball Friday Evening
McClure States Only Representatives
Of Vets and Seniors Invited Guests
Final plans for the Friday night Freshman Ball have
been arranged, according to R. L. McClure, freshman class
president. A three-man group, consisting of McClure, Robert
H. Williams, class vice-president, and M. 0. Bird, treasurer,
worked as a general committee in'* T
charge of preparations.
Regarding the guest policy, Mc
Clure has clarified the issue in
stating that representative groups
from the veterans and the Senior
Class will attend as special guests.
However, all other seniors desiring
to attend as paying guests will be
welcome.
The February 21 ball will be held
in Sbisa Hall from 9 to 1, and the
Aggieland Orchestra will furnish
the music.
Dormitory 2 and PG' Hall will
also be open Friday and Saturday
nights to accommodate dates.
Room reservations may be made
in the Placement Office in the Ad
ministration Building.
Asabab
The Architectural Society’s An
nual Beaux Art Ball was the gala
opening event of the spring social
season Friday when “Frustrated
Ambitions” were brought to light
as the theme of the evening. LEFT
we see pictured a few costume
highlights of the ball —• ranging
from generals to rabbits!
1. THE WINNERS: Miss Jean
Miller, who came as an eager
bride-to-be, and E. T. “Jack”
Crook, the General. On each
shoulder are four stars, illumi
nated by flashlight bulbs; chick
en feet illustrate the point. Rifle
marksmanship medals hang down
to his waist. For being the most
original costumes of the evening,
the pair were presented Valen
tine boxes of candy. (When the
picture was taken, a short cir
cuit blew out the stars, so the
Batt artist did the rest with a
little white paint.)
2. “ASABAB — THROAT
SPRAY SERVICE—This Product
Guaranteed To Be Straight
Bonded Throat Spray (180
proof), Leeml Wet Yo’ Whistle”
it says here on Pat Spillman’s
signboard. Angelic Miss Eliza
beth Trudeau comes down to
earth and is administered a
“swig”.
3. A couple of ARABS learn
to dance American style—Miss
Nora Barton and Ross Fryer.
4. COME ONE, CHIEF, smile,
for the camera! Chief and
Squaw John E. Blandford and
Rajah and one-of-his-wives R.
A. Parrish oblige.
5. THE ICE MAN COMETH
with a maiden. Wallie Scott is
not the only Aggie who would
like to deliver ice to Miss Ruth
McCullough.
6. Not a preview of the Ballet
Theatre coming to Aggieland on
March 12, but a reasonable fac
simile—Miss Mary Ann Vernon
—trips the light fantastic with
gay ’90’s Aieriff Jim Gatton.
7. FEMALE FINALISTS!
Fourth from the left likes to
have men on the string. Next to
her is a Mexican senorita. Then
there’s a bunny rabbit, and oth
er frustrated ambitions.
8. IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A
PLANE? NO, it’s Nick Holle-
man!—architect instructor—with
Golda Ruth Brians.
New Air Mail Schedule
Outgoing
North 8:00a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
South 3:30 p.m. — 7:50 p.m.
Incoming
1:55 p.m. — 9:10 p.m.
9:50 a.m.
North
South
4:20 p.m.
‘Big Bill’Andrews
Defeats Bruce For
Veteran President
Student Life Vacancy
Goes to Marvin Brown
In a fight-to-the-finish, William
S. “Big Bill” Andrews defeated A.
D. “Dave” Bruce as president of
the Veterans’ Association, the run
off election which was held yes
terday from 8 to 5 in the Academic
Building. Marvin Brown won by a
length over Arthur Buckner in the
race for Student Life Committee.
David N. “Ish” Elliot and Mar
vin M. Kuers, the only candidates
for Sergeant-at-Arms and Mess
Committee respectively, were auto
matically named to those positions.
From a total of 826 ballots cast
yesterday, Andrews polled 487,
leaving Bruce with 337. Brown eq
ualled Andrews in the run-off with
487 votes, and Buckner polled 305
for the Student Life vacancy. .
Officers already elected in the
Veterans’ Association are: Bob
Poison, vice-president; Sam Wil
liams, treasurer; Ed Fisher, sec
retary; and Karl Wallace, parlia
mentarian.
Dickson Presents
Town Hall Program
This Evening at 8
Donald Dickson, noted Am
erican baritone, will present
his first program at A & M
this evening in Guion Hall.
Beginning at 8 p. m., Town
Hall will present Dickson in
a recital of numbers ranging
from Negro spirituals to 16th
and 17th Century poems set
to music.
Accompanied by Max Werner at
the piano, Dickson’s program for
the evening will be as follows:
There Is a Ladye
The Bailiff’s Daughter
Has Sorrow Thy Young Days
Shaded?
Good Ale
(16—17th Century poems set
by modern composers)
II
Beau Soir
Pourquoi Me Reveiller? (Werther)
Songs My Mother Taught Me
O’er The Hills of Tatra
Intermezzo, by Brahms
Etude, by Chopin
Melody Polonais, Chopin-Listz
Max Werner—Piano
Prologue (Pagliacci)
INTERMISSION
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Hills of Gruzia
The Goat
Oh’ Could I Express in Song
VI
Thunderin’ Wonderin’
Don’t Ask Me Lawd
Lord I Want To Be
Northbound
Senate Rejects
Four A & M-
T U Directors
The State Senate Tuesday re
jected four of the men Coke Stev
enson reappointed to boards of
A&M and the University of Texas.
Of the appointees for the A&M
board only Rufus R. Peeples of
Tehuacana was approved whil|e
D. S. Buchanan, Buda, and Maj.-
Gen. H. J. Brees failed to receive
Senate confirmation,
The Senate, which met in secret
session, also failed to confirm the
appointments of Orville Bulling-
ton and Dr. Walter H. Scherer to
the University board.
In Dallas Tuesday evening, Gov
ernor Jester said he had no com
ment on the rejections.
“I have men in mind for those
posts and I shall send my nomina
tions to the Senate as soon as I re
turn to Austin,” the Governor said.
The Governor will return to the
capital Wednesday afternoon.
Governor Jester shortly before
his inauguration last month, ex
pressed some concern about the ap
pointments by the outgoing Gov
ernor on the two college boards.
The Senate’s action, taken with
all members pledged to secrecy
followed recurring rumors that a
Senate faction friendly to Jester
did not look with favor on Steven
son’s action in naming' members
to the governing boards of the two
colleges just before Jester took of
fice.
Representatives
Named for Arizona
University Rodeo
Walter G. “Bus” Lindley,
Loyd E. Griffith, James R.
“Bubba” Day, Lucien Kruse,
and John “Corky” Eckert will
participate in the seventh annual
inter-collegiate rodeo at the Uni
versity of Arizona, set this year
for March 15-16 at the Tucson ro
deo grounds. This group will rep
resent A. & M. and the Saddle and
Sirloin.Club in the event at Tuc
son, it was decided at the Tuesday
night meeting of the club.
Coleman A. O’Brien of the Ani
mal Husbandry Department will
go with the A. & M. representa
tives.
One of the major student events
of the school year, rodeo activities,
are carried on during “Go Western
Rodeo Week”, March 10-16. In
addition to the two main arena
shows, the festivities of the week
include a street dance and an all
student square dance on March
14-15, an all-school cowboy as
sembly, and several cowboy con
tests.
The number one contest is the
selection of the most beautiful coed
cowgirl to reign over the activities
as rodeo queen. Each girls’ hall
and sorority competes by selecting
its most eligible candidate. At
the street dance there is a “smoke”
rolling contest for the girls, and
a whiskerino contst for the men.
For months in advance eds have
let ’em grow, and have attended
classes with beards trailing long
er each week.
There are events scheduled for
the coeds including the bronc cow
pony race, boot and cigar race,
potato race, and bareback wrest
ling. The men will compete in
the bareback bronc riding, the
wild steer scramble, steer riding,
calf roping, team tying, wild cow
milking, pony express race, and
the wild mule race. There is also
a mixed team roping event.
Invitations to participate in the
rodeo were sent to 46 colleges and
universities throughout the west
and middlewest.
GUION HALL CLOSED FRIDAY
Guion Hall will be closed
all day Friday, February 21,
in order to complete reseating
the first floor, Tom Puddy,
manager, announced today.
Maestro*Masters and Vocalists Playing Saturday
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Frankie Masters To Play For
First George Washington Bal
By J. K. B. Nelson
Band leader Frankie Masters will have a job on hisi
hands Saturday night when he attempts to pick the fom
class beauties from TSCW; sixteen, four from each class
will be presented just before intermission at the George
Washington Birthday Ball. He will select the one beauty of eacl
class to be represented in TSCW’s yearbook, Daedalian.
Masters will pick one of these four TSCW seniors: Marjorie Hel
bach, El Dorado, Arkansas; Evelyn Rust, Chapin, Iowa; Jean Swint
Paducah; and Alice Barrett, Lor-4
enzo. From the Juniors he will sel
ect another class beauty: Adele
Austin, Dallas; Katherine Blan
kenship, Gainesville; Norma Walk
er, Amarillo; and Alleen Simpson,
Temple.
Sophomore nominees are: Oretha
Cornelius, Crosby ton; Hilda Hark-
ness, Texarkana; Mary Jane Ram
sey, Timpson; and Laura Sessions,
Waxahachie. Freshman TSCW
beauty nominees are: Mimi Hicks,
Fort Worth; Helen Luques, Wich
ita Falls; Kathleen Reed, Olney;
and Shirley Shoemaker, Waxaha
chie.
Masters’ pickings will not be re
vealed until the TSCW Senior For
mal on May 3, a tradition with A
& M’s sister school. Gloria Echols,
Daedalian editor, will introduce
the sixteen girls at the dance.
The girls will arrive by special
bus Saturday afternoon, accomp
anied by a faculty member of
TSCW, Gloria Echols, and Mary
Beth Foshee, yearbook business
manager.
Frankie Masters and his orches
tra have just completed a six-
week contract with Interstate The
aters, having appeared on the Sun
day afternoon, “Showtime”, all
over the state.
Semi-Formal
The Washington Birthday
Ball will be semi-formal; in
other words, girls may wear
long or short dresses.
Ticket Sale
Due to the great demand
pected, advance tickets sales
being conducted in front of
mess halls this week. For regist
ered members of the Veteran Stu,
dents’ Association, which is spon
soring the dance, tickets will cos
$2. Non-members will pay $2.5
to dance to the music of Maestr
Masters.
Dates will be accommodated ii
Dormitory 2 and PG Hall bot
Friday and Saturday nights. Roor
assignments may be secured fron
the Placement Office, Room 126
Administration Building.
The ball will take place fron
9-12 Saturday night, February 22
in Sbisa Hall.
On Friday night before thil
dance, the Freshman Ball will bl
held in Sbisa Hall.
WANTED!
“An automobile and the will
to work” are the only require
ments of a circulation mana
ger needed by the Battalion.
Interested students should be
able to work on Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday after
noons.
Applicants should contact
the Student Activities Office,
Room 3, Administration Build
ing for further information.
America’s First Top-Notch
Ballet to Appear March 12
Ballet Theatre, the first of the top-notch ballet groups
to be formed in America, will treat Aggieland to a show o:
its grace and artistry when it appears on the stage of Guio
Hall March 12.
Now on its seventh annual tour,4-
which will include 70 cities in 30
states, the Ballet Theatre has just
returned from an engagement in
Covent Garden, London, with the
acclaim still ringing in its ears. It
was the first visit abroad for
American dancers since before the
war.
New York critics have matched
the glowing praises given by Lon
don reviews, indicating that Ballet
Theatre has the integrity, imagin
ation, and talent needed to make
a ballet click.
To the goal of establishing an
American ballet company with in
ternational scope, Ballet Theatre
includes the works of such Ameri
can composers as Morton Gould,
Aaron Copeland, and Leonard Bern
stein along with the European.
A program selected from 21
great ballets will be headed bj
Igor Youskevitch, Nora Kaye, am
Hugh Laing. The musical directio
is under Max Goberman.
Broadway has been the seen
of a battle of ballet during th
past few years, a struggle
form and interpretation. Most cri
tics are of the opinion that th
winner is the one which perform
here under the sponsorship of Stu
dent Activities.
Ballet Theatre is not a To
Hall presentation. General admis
sion prices are $1.50, reserve
seats $2.