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TONIGHT IN GUION Aggie Band Presents Spring Concert Texas A«M The B College alion THURSDAY NIGHT Donald Dame on Last Town Hall Show PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A & M COLLEGE VOLUME 46 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1947 Number 58 Walton Calls Administration ‘ Authoritarian’ ‘Jest Like Dog patch'’ WM&WM 1 - Hilda Harkness Marilyn Lasley Mary Lou Jordahl Shirley Freeman Says Hazing Smoke Screen; Bolton, Holzmann Testify Too HoustonNA CA Head Speaks At Banquet John W. Old, of the Humble Oil and Refining Company and president of the Houston chapter of the National As- sociation of Cost Accountants presided at the program of the Accounting Society’s annual ban quet held here recently. Justin Kimball of the Quintana Petroleum Corporation, W. J. Crawford of the Humble Oil and Refining Company, and H. J. Hagn of the Well Equipment Manufac turing Company, joined Old in dis cussing the methods of material most accounting, labor cost ac counting, and overhead cost ac counting in their respective organ izations. Brief discussion periods followed the speeches, at which time the students had the oppor tunity to ask questions. The non-political NACA, o f which these men are affiliated, was founded in 1919 for the purpose of cooperating for the advancement of the science of industrial ac counting and for the mutual self betterment of its members. Since its origin, 86 cities in the United States have established chapters. Hawaii and Cuba each have an or ganized group also. < Over 21,000 members, making it the largest as sociation of its kind in the world, are devoted to improving the stan dards of industrial accounting through education, research, and discussion. The activities of the association consist of local chapter meetings, study groups, national and regional conferences, publications, techni cal, research, and employment ser vices. Approximately 100 attended the banquet, according to T. W. Le- land, head of the department of business and accounting. By The Battalion Staff Correspondents Dr. T. O. Walton, former president of A. & M., in the early hours this morning told the house-senate investiga ting committee that the pres ent administration of the col lege is “authoritarian/’ that college officials are drunk on power, and that the very words “Constituted Author ities” are worshipped in capi tal letters. Dr. Walton’s bitter attack on the administration was made in a pre- ROA Elects Officers; Sets Aims for Year Newly elected officers of the Brazos County Chapter of the Reserve Officer’s As- sociation are; Sidney L. Loveless, president; Fred J. Ben son, 1st vice-president; William R. Aven, 2nd vice-president; Henry pared statement as he testified^be- F - Murray, secretary; T. S. Maf- Patsy Wolfe Joann Dobbs.” Tough Goin’ For Daisie Mae! Capp Announces Six Vanity Fair Beauties for Longhorn “After gazing at length at the views of your pretties and their superstructures, I find that I must give the nod to the glamourous and definitely lovely Misses . . . U. of H. Spanish Club Praises A&M Group and Paper The A. & M. Spanish Club has been praised in a letter received Thursday from Lupe Sanchez, editor of “El Faro Espanol”, publication of the Uni versity of Houston Spanish Club. Miss Sanchez, speaking on behalf of the Houston club, stated: “We want to thank you for the wonder ful copies of your Spanish paper, ‘El Glarin’ . . . and wish to tell you also that your paper served, in a way, as an example for us to fol low in the planning of our publi cation.” She also expressed their desire to exchange articles with the A. & M. club, especially those appro priate for Pan-American Day on April 14. A. & M.’s Spanish Club has been honored with invitations from Mary Hardin Baylor College and TSCW to attend Latin-American festivities; however, both invita tions have been declined due to conflicts with social activities. The next meeting of the Spanish Club will be held Monday evening, April 21, at 7 p.m. in Room 123, Academic Building. All students interested in Spanish are invited te attend. Hilda Harkness Marilyn Lasley Mary Lou Jordahl Shirley Freeman Patsy Wolfe Joann Dobbs” So wrote A1 Capp, creator of Li’l Abner, to Harry Saunders and Jimmie Demopulos, co-editors of the 1947 LONGHORN. Capp, who was chosen to select six Vanity Fair beauties, was sent three photographs of each candi date for the senior beauty section of the yearbook. He “cast a jaded eye” at the Texas beauties, and at last reached a decision. In his correspondence with the LONGHORN editors, Capp wrote: “The beauty and fame of the Texas beauties is world-wide, but I had never realized that the selection of the outstanding examples would be such a tremendous task. They’re all beautiful!” Seniors who submitted the six winners are: Jimmie Demopulos; C. W. Tate, Jr.; Tommy John; Mal colm A. Horton; Dale M. Wilker- son; and Teddy Holekamp. Seniors who submitted the re maining thirty-eight pictures may pick up two of the three photos at the Student Activities Office. The third picture will be used in the Senior Favorite section of the LONGHORN. Houston Mothers Vote to Support Aggie Students The Houston A. & M. Mothers’ Club will send a committee to Austin in support of the students “because of the present adminis tration’s inability to restore a nor mal state of affairs at the college,” it was learned Friday. Mrs. John T. Cox, president of the club, said the action was voted at a meeting of the club Thursday night. The committee of Houston moth ers making the trip to Austin for the hearings include Mrs. C. C. Hall, Mrs. T. A. Thornhill, Mrs. Owen Cecil, and Mrs. J. Robin- awitz. Mrs. Cox stated that the mothers voted to support the stu dents after letters from the senior class and VSA were read. The committee will seek to ap pear before the joint legislative committee’s hearing to appeal that “every effort be made to bring about a state of normalcy and thereby preserve the spirit and traditions that have made A. & M. College one of the outstanding in stitutions in the nation,” Mrs. Cox said. She said there was little dis cussion and no one voiced opposi tion to the stand taken. Naval Test Easy For Paul Wells If he never passes another quiz, Paul B. Wells, third-year petro leum engineering student at Texas A&M College, will still have some thing to brag about. He holds the distinction, perhaps unique, of passing the naval apti tude test with a perfect score. Of the eighty questions, he answered all of them correctly in less than *half of the allotted forty-five min utes. Naval officials at Houston, which is the eighteen year-old’s home town, were amazed when he raced through the test last week, and came up with all the right ans wers. ’47 License Plates Available in Bryan 1947 license plates are now available and may be picked up at the tax collector’s office in. Bryan. Registration re ceipts must be presented at that time. fore the investigating committee in Austin, in another of the late- night and early-morning hearings that are becoming the earmark of the committee. “The board of directors, once they are appointed, are content as long as they please those who im mediately appointed them. They do not realize that the citizen is sovereign.” When asked to elaborate on a statement that members of the faculty had been dismissed with out a hearing, and requested to name an example, Dr. Walton said, “Me!” He also named a number of for mer Extension Service employees as having been dismissed without hearing. Dr. Walton expressed an opin ion that the hazing issue was only a smoke-screen. “You’ll never completely stamp out haz ing unless you completely change the nature of the school,” he said. Asked what legislation he would recommend to help clear up the troubled situation at the college, Dr. Walton suggested that the board of directors be increased from nine to 15; that qualifications be fixed, including a 65-year-old top limit; that a clause be inserted in the status giving an aggrieved employe recourse to the courts without special permission of the legislature; and that every board member and ever college president in the state be put under bond. Dr. Walton also suggested that “local funds” be eliminated, and that all college .funds, including the athletic, go through the legis lature. Dr. Walton swore that he had seen only about a dozen students in recent years, and that only since the present storm broke. However, he sees some of the faculty every day, he reported. Sen. Dorsey Hardeman read out loud a letter sent around by Del bert V. Schultz, former student, at the time of the first cadet troub les this year. As he read, Harde- m a n emphasized similarities of phraseology and information to that of Dr. Walton’s prepared statement. * Schultze Letter Some of the questioning follows: Q. Did you ever see this letter? A. I have seen it. Q. Did you see it before it was printed? A. I did not. Q. Do you know Delbert Schultze? A. I knew him as a student. Q. Did you consult with him on the phraseology? A. No. Q. Did Travis Bryan pay for printing this letter? A. I don’t know. Asked if he believed that any money has actually found its way into the wrong pockets, Dr. Wal ton said, “That I do not believe.” Science Hall Dr. Walton challenged state ments that a new Science Hall was not built because the war inter fered. The site was selected, plans drawn, and the college was ready to advertise for bids, when a mem ber of the board of directors tabled the project in 1941. “Wasn’t building material froz en in 1940?” asked Sen. Hardeman. “I don’t think so, not in the sum mer of 1940”, Walton answered. Walton stated that he did not know about prices of land directly adjacent to the disputed Brazos Bottoms farm but similar land is now selling for $50-60 an acre. Wind Tunnel Dean A. A. Potter of Purdue was recommended by Gibb Gil christ, then dean of engineering here, to make a survey of what the college needed to improve its work in the engineering field, ac cording to Walton. After visiting the campus Dean Potter made a number of recom mendations, one of them about a wind-tunnel. Reading from his so- (See WALTON on Page 4) fitt, assistant secretary; William H. Andrew, chaplain; and R. Hen ry Harrison, surgeon. Meeting at the home of Sid Love less, the association set down the aims of the group for 1947-48: 1. to carry out desires of the National Association and State Department; 2. encourage recreation, entertain ment, and good fellowship; 3. conduct a program that will plant in each reserve officer, veteran, and ROTC student the desire to keep his commission active and maintain an interest in the ROA; 4. provide interesting and infor mative monthly programs; 5. aid in recruiting program and 6. build up membership. Two new reserve units have been activated in Brazos County; the 479th Composite Group, command ed by Col. R. A. Eads, CWS Res., and the 420th Malarial Survey De tachment commanded by Captain Dial F. Martin, EnC, Res. The State Department Conven tion will be held in San Antonio May 2-4. Anyone desiring to at tend can get additional information from Loveless. AE Day ‘Follies’ Needs Musicians Yes, you can prepare for a good time on Agriculture and Engineers’ Day May 10 and look forward to an evening of enter tainment at the “Slipstick and Pitchfork Follies of 1947”! Preparations for the “Follies”, which is an all-student produc tion, have been under way for the phst seven weeks, but there is only one flaw—an Orchestra! Anyone with musical ability to unleash May 10 is urged to contact Jack Huddleston, 4-5014, any day after 5 p. m. Donald Dame, Baritone, To Appear Thursday On Last Town Hall Program Town Hall’s last performance for the current season will be the presentation of Donald Dame, noted American bari tone, on Thursday evening at 8 p.m. The show will be held in Guion Hall. Beginning the program for the evening will be two French folk songs, the first entitled “Briolage”. This is a teamster’s song from the French district of Berri, in which the wagoner urges his oxen on with endearing terms. The second French folktune is “L’Angelus”, ■♦■an evening prayer to the Virgin with a Breton setting. “Ohie Meneche”, also known as “At the Fair of Master Andrea”, the next song on the program, narrates the singer’s adventures at the fair in purchasing of various instruments. Franz Schubert’s “Wohin” is a sentimental ditty, in which a young apprentice expresses his hopeless love for the miller’s daughter to the rippling brook. The babbling water is suggested in the accom paniment. His fifth song for the evening will be “Provencalisches Lied”, by Robert Schumann, taken from the times of chivalrous love. This will be followed by Johannes Brahms’ “Schwesterlein”. Richard Strauss’ “Hemliche Auf- ferderung”, and Charles Gounod’s “Salut! demeure,,’ both songs from “Faust” follow in that order. A little on the lighter side are Dame’s next numbers, “J’ai dit aux etoiles”, by Emile Paladilhe, and “Phildyle” by Henry Duparc. His final selection is also a Duparc composition, “Le Manoir de Rose- monde”, in which love has bitten the unhappy lover. Donald Dame is currently ap pearing on the Sunday night “American Album of Familiar Music”. General admission tickets will be on sale at the door one hour before curtain time. They will sell for $1 and 60 cents, adults and stu dents, respectively. Leland Named To Accounting Journal Staff T. W. Leland, head of the department of business and accounting, has been appoin ted to the staff of The Jour nal of Accountancy, according to the March issue of the publica tion. He will edit the Students’ Department succeeding H. P. Bau man, editor for the past 20 years. With Leland as the new head, the Students’ Department plans an expansion program which will include not only the solution to problems and questions as pertains to the uniform certified public ac countant examinations, but also material of interest to accounting students. It will include develop ments in university circles, im provements in methods of teaching accounting, auditing, staff train ing, and similar subjects. An indication of student inter est in the publication is the fact that the present student subscrip tion is 5,000, three times the pre war high. John L. Carey, managing editor, says, “Professor Leland is unusu ally well qualified for this task. Not only is he a certified public accountant, a member of the Amer ican Institute of Accountants, and head of the accounting department at his own college, but he has been a vice-president and an active com mittee worker of the American Ac counting Association, as well as education director of the Insti tute.” Leland was editor of “Contemp orary Accounting”, a refresher course for public accountants, pub lished by the Institute in 1945 for the benefit of war veterans and for general staff training purposes. The new Students’ Department, according to Carey, should be help ful to the practicing accountants as a means of keeping them in formed as to what is going on in the field of accounting education. U SMC Officer Named Volunteer Area Recruiter Robert P. Gottlieb, 2nd Lt., USMCR (inactive), and a vet eran student at A. & M., has been appointed volunteer Ma rine Corps Reserve Recruiting Of ficer for the College Station dis trict, it was announced last week by recruiting authorities in this area. The Marine Corps Reserve post war goal is to acquire a “ready” force of civilian marines; in keep ing with this program, the Marine Corps has extended all the educa tional facilities of the Regular Corps to the Volunteer Reserves. Marine Corps schools and the Ma rine Corps Institute are both avail able to the reservist. Under the new regulations gov erning membership in the volun teer reserve, many former Marines who were either unable or ineli gible, may now join and again be come a member of the “Corps”. « Marriage restrictions have been abolished, and physical require ments no longer apply to appli cants. Fuller details may be received from Gottlich, who lives in Room 124, Dormitory 14, or from S/Sgt. Doyle Berry, USMC, whose office is in the Bryan Post Office. Naval Reserves Not Eligible for ROTC Members of the Navy or Marine Corps Reserve are not eligible for membership in the ROTC, according to informa tion received from Headquar ters, Army Ground Forces. Ad vance course ROTC students « may not enlist in the inactive Naval Reserve V-6, nor can they be discharged from the ROTC for the purpose of en listing in the Naval Reserve, it was stated. Dinner Club Meets Thursday in Sbisa College employees will dine and dance Thursday evening at 7 p. m. in Sbisa Hall, according to an announcement made by the Dinner Club committee. Tickets, selling at $1.25 per plate, are now on sale at the Aggieland Inn and must be pur chased before Wednesday noon. Dominoes, bridge, and danc ing will take place following the dinner. SociologyDept. Sponsors3-Day Scouting Meet A Scout leaders’ training course for students was held on the campus April 10-12 un der the auspices of the Rural Sociology department. Its pri mary purpose was to emphasize the opportunity for college trained men in professional scouting. Holding the first session Thurs day evening in the Animal Hus bandry Pavilion, the group heard Grisham Painter, local director of scouting, discuss Boy Scout organ ization and problems confronting the Scouters of today. Patrols were organized similar to regular Boy Scout troops, with each per son having duties to perform. At the Friday night meeting scoutcraft demonstrations, were presented, and lectures on nature study, camp cookery, star gazing, woodcraft, and first aid followed. Saturday evening at Hensel Park Harold Lewman, regional scout ex ecutive of Dallas, discussed the pos sibilities for students in the pro fessional field of scouting. Students finishing the course were presented with certificates qualifying them as scoutmasters. Aero Staff Adds Member The Aeronautical engineering faculty was increased to six today with appointment of L. E. Flana gan as instructor in aerodynamics. Flanagan, a 1943 Georgia Tech graduate, served with the navy aerodynamics design group in Washington, D. C. during the war. Library Features Exhibit An exhibit of paintings by re presentative Texas artists has been opened to the public in the foyer of Cushing Library. The exhibit is being sponsored by the local chapter of the Texas Fine Arts Association, under the chairman ship of Mrs. I. W. Kemodle. Free Concert of Aggie Band To Be Given Tonight at 7:30 Appearing for the first time this year in concert, the Aggie Band, under the direction of E. Y. Adams, will present its annual spring appearance on the stage of Guion Hall this evening at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Featuring everything from marches to symphony, the band will present different sections in solo. TRIPLETS OF THE FINEST” will highlight a trumpet trio, composed of Phil Kosub, drum major, T. D. Prater, and W. L. Carruth. “THREE TROMBON ISTS” will feature E. S. Anderson, D. R. Howell, and John R. Lauderdale of that section. The percussion section of the band will present a number entitled “Percussion Antics”. Other numbers to be heard on tonight’s performance will in clude “Castanets”, a Spanish march, “Martha”, and “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise”. Schubert’s unfinished “Symphony No. 8 in B Minor” will climax the performance. This last number will feature the band in orchestra form. All students and residents of the area are invited to attend this varied program of the Aggie Band in concert.
