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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1947)
Texas A«M BARNYARD FROLIC At the Grove Friday at 9 p. m. The B College alion VETERAN’S BALL Sbisa Hall Friday at 9 p. m. PUBLISHED IS THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A & M COLLEGE VOLUME 46 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1947 Number 62 W alton, Bryan Helped ‘Star Chamber’--Shultz Col. Chevalier Delivers Aggie Muster Address By Claude Buntyn 1 “The way of honoring those that have passed on is to build character and culture at this great institution”, said Col. Willard Chevalier in his address at the annual San Ja cinto Day Muster held on the lawn of the Administration ^Building 1 . Former students all ov- Veterans’ Ball er the wor ‘ d held similar services Tomorrow In ‘Club Sbisa’ A ball in true night club style, complete with tables and chairs, will be sponsored by the Veteran Students’ Association in Sbisa Hall, Friday April 25 at 9:00 p.m. Admission will be free to mem bers upon presentation of their membership cards at the door. No tickets will be on sale, but membership cards will be made available to veteran students still wanting to join the associa tion. Music will be furnished by the Prairie View Swingsters from Prairie View University until 1:00 a.m. Exhibitions Set For A-E Day By Walter B. Little Agriculture - Engineering Day will be held at Texas A. & M. Col lege on May 10, 1947. On this day the doors of the college will be op ened to all visitors so that the pub lic may see what the college is offering to its students. Parents are especially invited to be present. Visitors will be shown through all the buildings and class rooms; will see the campus, and will get an idea of just what the boys are doing at A. & M. Students are urged to write home to their relatives inviting them to attend. The School of Agriculture is planning an extensive program, and each major department will offer an exhibit of its various ac tivities. Some of the events to be fea tured are a§ follows: Dairy Husbandry — Spring Dairy Show; open house at the Creamery; and an exhibition on artificial insemination. Agricultural Education—mov ies of F. F. A. activities. Agricultural Engineering — Display of farm and home imple ments. Animal Husbandry — Fresh man and Sophomore livestock show; judging contest. Range Management — Exhibit range equipment and photo- graphs of different range plants. Fish and Game—Two movies; exhibit of birds and mammals. Horticulture—Propagation ex-, hibit at the Horticulture farm; open house at the Canning Plant. Landscape Art—Green House exhibits and landscape design equipment. Exhibits will be on display, be ginning at 8:00 a.m. The School of Engineering will present a similar program of its activities on the same day. Entertainment for the evening will include the “Pitchfork Slip- stick Follies” to be held in Guion Hall at 7:30 p.m., and a free dance in Sbisa Hall for all who care to attend. in honor of those who have died on battlefields. The Aggie Band preceeded the program by playing a short con cert. Fred Hale, president of the Brazos A. & M. Club introduced W. T. (Bill) Moore who is state representative and general chair man of the local muster. Dr. T. D. Brooks, dean of the school of arts and sciences, delivered the in vocation. Col. R. L. Elkins, delivered the welcoming address in the absence of President Gibb Gilchrist. Col. Elkins then introduced Col. Willard Chevalier, vice-president of the McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., who was principal speaker at the mus ter. Richard Gottlieb called the roll for those who had died since the last muster. Melvin Pruitt, presi dent of the class of ’47, briefly sketched the life of Reveille, Aggie mascot for 13 years, and announced the dedication of a monument in her memory. The Singing Cadets presented traditional Aggie songs, and W. T. Moore brought the program to a close. Proceeding the Muster program, the corps held a review in honor of 11 Brazos County Aggies, who once wore the Aggie uniform 48 to 62 years ago. Army Officers Give Regular Army Sales Talk to Students Beginning April 30, a regular ar my screening board or three Air Corps and three Ground Force Of ficers will examine students inter ested in considering the Regular Army as a career. In a visit to the A. & M. campus last Tuesday two U. S. Army officers, repre senting the Director of Personnel at the War Department, presented to the student body both the stat us of the present post-war Army and its features in regard to ac cepting a regular commission. Since the United States Military Academy will b e unable to supply all the regular army officers required in the post war period, the main source of of ficer strength will have to come from the honor graduates of out standing colleges and universities. Barnyard Ball To Initiate Enlarged Slab “The Slab,” that quaint concrete floor that is not a roller-rink, but of all things, a dance hall in the great outdoors, gets its initiation Saturday night at 9 when the “Barnyard Frolics” start frolic- ing. The Ag engineer’s annual “back to the farm” movement, complete with overalls and yaller shoes, is the occasion. The Aggieland Orchestra will supply the music as Roy Acuff has a previous engagement. During the intermission there .will be square dancing, and an exhibition square dance will be staged. Cash prizes will be presented for the best costumed couple, so wash and iron the blue jeans and the gingham dresses. Tickets, $1.50 stag or drag, are on sale at the Agricultural Engi neering Building, the North Gate, and by members of the Ag Engi neering Society. No dorms are to be vacated for the event, but the Housing Office has made some arrangements for rooms. 10 Cadets Planned All-Breed Dog Show ‘Get Gilchrist’Drive TOM MARTIN SAYS “RESIGN” Tom Martin, Aggie-ex and state representative from Fredericks burg, yesterday called for President Gibb Gilchrist’s resignation in a speech in the house. Speaking on a basis of personal privilege, Mar tin asked “Won’t you please resign?” Stating that Gilchrist was losing the fight, Martin asked that Gil christ resign and “stop all this tom-foolery and let the boys get their education. ”If Gilchrist should resign now, said Martin, he would become one of the biggest men in Texas. Martin claimed that Gil christ “just happens to be one of these men who can’t get along with anybody.” cident and the present unrest at the college. Clark replied that this was only another example of intimidation by Gilchrist. Asked if this intimidation did not occur before Gilchrist was made president, Clark answered that it did. Upon request, Clark could not furnish any examples of intimidation, from his personal knowledge, that had occurred while Gilchrist was in the President’s of fice. Questioned by Senator Mof- fet, Clark explained the func tioning of the Academic Council to the committee, and compared its activities under the three col lege presidents he had known, Bizell, Walton, and Gilchrist. He complained that whereas Bizell and Walton had met with the council in the capacity of chair man, Gilchrist hardly ever at tended the meetings, and when he did it was only for the pur pose of bringing orders from the directors, or else to dictate their actions on certain questions. He cited an example of this as Gilchrist’s appearing before the council after the “m i d - n i g h t march” of early February and tell ing them not to let the boys “cry down their necks”. Clark also re sented the directive from the Board of Directors to the Academic Coun cil involving the separation of the (See HEARING on Page 2) Batt Staffers Attend Congress Of Journalists Student journalists of the South west met in Fort Worth this week in the first Southwestern Journa lism Congress since before WW II. Present at the meeting were journalism students and campus editors from thirteen major col leges in Texas and surrounding states. Texas A. & M, .was rep resented by Otis Miller, journalism teacher in the Rural Sociology De partment; Vick Lindley, co-editor and Paul Martin, sports editor of the Battalion. (A. & M.’s sister school, TSCW, had about thirty students present.) Frank King, Texas state bureau manager for the Associated Press at Dallas, told the conference that journalism training applied to the right students can be helpful to the newspaper world—but that if such is not the case, a lot of time is being wasted. Other chief speak ers included Noland Norgaard of the AP in Oklahoma City, who told about the Nurenberg trials; Dwight Bentel, education editor of Editor & Publisher, and Herbert W. Smith, promotion director of the Dallas Morning News. Heard at the panel “If I were campus editor again” were Amos Melton, sports editor of the Fort Worth Star Telegram, who once edited the TCU Skiff, and David j Hall, city editor of the Fort Worth Press, once an editor of the Daily I Texan. By the Battalion Staff Correspondents Plans to “Get Rid of Gibb Gilchrist” were first drawn up in the fall of 1945 by a “star chamber” consisting of ten students, who were later assisted by T. O. Walton and Travis B. Bryan, according to testimony given to the state investi gating committee Tuesday by Del--* bert V. Shultz of Big Spring, for mer student. Members of the “star-chamber” (so named by Sen. Fred Harris) were the two Gilbert brothers, George Strickhausen, boys named Huddleston and Stucky, and others. The group planned a march on Austin in 1945, intending that the entire cadet corps should appeal to the governor for Gilchrist’s re moval, but Adj. Gen. Arthur Knick erbocker, an Aggie-ex, convinced them that such a move would harm the school, Shultz testified. Travis Bryaji, president of the First Na tional Bank in Bryan, paid Shultz’s expenses to Austin to see Knicker bocker, and when the march was called off, Shultz phoned Bryan to that effect, but did not call anyone at A. & M. Shultz acknowledged that T. O. Walton, former president of A. & M., gave him information used in the letter signed by Shultz and cir culated early this year. Reminded that his testimony conflicted with that given under oath by Dr. Wal ton, Shultz protested that all he did was get information and did not help in drafting the letter. The committee was flabbergas ted when Shultz stated that he did not call on the governor in 1945 because “Mr. O’Daniel was. not an Aggie and wouldn’t understand.” Coke Stevenson had been governor for some years at that time. The committee will meet again in Austin next Monday at 8 p.m. Dr. Clark Appearing Tuesday morning be fore the senate-house committee investigating conditions at A. & M., Dr. F. B. Clark testified that in the best interests of A. & M. he be lieved an injunction should be ob tained from a court of equity a- gainst the present administration of the college, and that the admin istration of the college be as sumed by the court until the pres ent crisis has eased. When asked by Senator Mof- fet, “Should anyone be indict ed?”, Dr. Clark could think of no one. M o f f e t further asked, “What do you know personally, that would substantiate such ac tion?” Dr. Clark replied that he had been informed by S. D. Shaw, executive office of the na val detachment at A. & M. dur ing the war, that the sole cause for the withdrawal of the naval force was “lack of cooperation from the administration”. Clark also stated that he did not be lieve “Gilchrist was handling the boys right”. Hearing this statement, Senator Storey queried, “Dr. Clark, don’t you know that the entire cause of this uprising is hazing?” “I most certainly do not!” replied Clark emphatically. Clark further ad ded that besides causing the with drawal of the naval unit, and mis handling “the boys”, the adminis tration had intimidated the facul ty. Clark named I. G. Adams, C. W. Randall, and A. F. Chalk, mem bers of his department, as some faculty members who had been wronged by the present adminis tration. When asked about his personal feeling for Gilchrist, Clark stated that he had no ill-will whatsoever for the man, that he himself was one of the few faculty members who had not been intimidated by the president, and that Gilchrist had raised Clark’s salary each year since taking over the presidency. College Park Lake Representative Bracewell took up the questioning at this point. He said, “Dr. Clark, we went in to executive session last night because you had certain facts you wanted to tell this committee. Now, just what were those facts?” Clark answered that there were many of a general na ture, he knew of, but none from his personal experiences with the exception of the College Park episode. Senator Harris asked what was the connection between the lake in- The Third All-Breed Dog Show of the Brazos Valley Kennel Club will be held Friday on the Animal Husbandry grounds on the campus, Mrs. D. E. Van Buskirk, superin tendent of the show, announced. More than four hundred dogs have been entered. Forty breeds of dogs will be rep resented in the show. These in clude cocker spaniels, dachshunds, collies, chowchow, miniature pood les, bulldogs, Boston terriers, min iature pinschers, Pekingese, chi huahuas, English setters, German shepherd and wire hair terriers. The rest of the entries are made up of most of the dogs listed in the American Kennel Club files. Several rare breeds for this sec tion of the country will be shown. Five Besenji, -or the barkless dog, are entered of which two were recently featured on a national ra dio audience participation program. These two dogs are owned by the Hallwyne Kennels of Dallas and were flown to Hollywood to take part in the program in which the participants were to get a prize for making the dogs bark. This same breed of dog recently crea ted a sensation at the English dog show when one of them did bark— a susposedly impossible feat. Twenty professional handlers will be at the affair. The show is held under the rules of AKC and is unbenched. Special prizes and all classifications are approved. The show is sponsored by the College Station Recreation Coun cil, and proceeds will be used to further recreational facilities in this area. JUDGING PROGRAM 9:00 a.m. Obedience Classes. 9:00 a. m. All Breed in Group 6. 10:45 a. m. All Breeds in Group 4, and Aferhan Hounds , 10:45 a.m. All Breeds in Group 3. 1:00 p. m. All Breeds in Group 5. 2:45 p. m. All Breeds in Group 1. 3:15 p. m. All Breeds in Group 2, except Afghan Hounds. 5:30 p.m. Children’s Classes. 8:00 p.m. All Variety Groups, Best Dog in Show, Best American Bred Dog in Show. City Development Association Board Members Are Named The College Station Development Association and Chamber of Commerce got under way Monday night in or ganizing and electing a board of directors. The eight chosen as directors are: R. W. Steen, G. E. Madeley, E. O. Sieke, J. R. Oden, Mrs. Norman Ander--* son, Manning Smith, Charles N. Shepardson, Mrs. Frank Anderson, and W. Lamar Fly. Monday’s meeting in the Con solidated High School gymnasium was the first for the new organ ization whose aims are to promote and develop College Station “in every way possible.” The Business and Civic Develop ment Committee of the College Station Kiwanis Club has been sponsoring the new group. G. E. Madeley, chairman of the Kiwanis’ committee, served as chairman of the Development Association in the first meeting. By-laws for the group were pre sented by Dr. R. W. Steen, whose committee had drawn them up, and after some consideration, they were accepted with minor revisions. The board of directors will elect from its number a president, vice- president, treasurer, and secretary as officers for the Association. This election of officers will take place at the first meeting of the board which will be within the next week so they can “get started on some projects,” declared W. L. Fly, one of the directors. The College Station Development Association and Chamber of Com merce accepts as members resi- Newman Club Dance Planned Sat. at 8 The Newman Club will hold its second meeting for the month of April in the form of a dance. The two Catholic girls’ clubs in Bryan will serve as hostesses and fur nish the refreshments. Beverly Goebels and Jim Demp sey are jointly in charge of the affair which will be held in the K of C Hall in Bryan Saturday, April 26, at 8 p.m. The following Sunday, April 27, the Newman Club will receive Holy Communion in a body at the 8:30 Mass at St. Mary’s Chapel. All club members are urged to parti cipate in both these events. dents of College Station and non residents whose principal source of income is derived here. Stu dents of the college who are in terested in the project will also be accepted. The annual dues are five dollars per person or six dol lars for man and wife. About four hundred people have signified their intention to join the Association, but director J. R. Oden hopes to have seven hundred eventually. VA Figuring Dividends For Policy Holders A vast majority of the 15,000,- 000 servicemen and women who took out National Service Life In surance during World War II will eventually receive dividends oin their policies, the Veterans Ad ministration reports. The Veterans Administration is now calculating dividends on the millions of policies issued. This is a tremendous task and it is impossible at this time to estimate how long it will take to accomplish it. The payments to individual vet erans will vary, as they are based on the amount of insurance car ried, the length of time held, and the veteran’s age at the time he took it out. The chief reason that these divi dends are not being paid no wis that the highest obligation of the pVeferans Administration is to give service to veterans who are keep- 1 ing their insurance in force. When j the workload permits, every effort | will be made to pay the dividends. NSLI is mutual insurance, it was J explained, and when the insurance fund shows a surplus from gains 1 and saving, that surplus belongs to 1 the policyholders. Shown during the Cotton Ball pageant Friday night are (1) King Eugene Yacek and Queen Joann Dobbs with their pages (2) Vacek crowning his queen (3) S.M.U.’s duchess (4) Miss Joan Jester, Agronomy Society duchess (5) Governor Beauford Jester.
