The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, July 04, 1947, Image 1

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    EDITORIAL, PAGE 2
July 4-
Y ourIndependence
EDITORIAL, PAGE 2
Randle,
A Prac tical Economist
Ft BUSHED is TBE INTEREST OF A GREATER ARM COLLEGE
Vohrat 4T
8400 Students
Expected For
Fall Semester
Eighty-four hundred stu
dents are expected to register
for the 1947 fall semester at
A. & M., H. L. Heaton, .regis
trar, baa announced.
On the basis of this estimate, the
Junior class wffl bars the laraast
enrollment with t.197, followed by
the tncoratnf freshmen with t,llt
The sophomore class is
to number 1,004, the set
1,716, fifth year students who are
majoring la coerase requiring fWe
years for completion, 106, and
graduate students, tTt
. The breakdown according to
school, (hows the following! agri
culture, 2,0*5; arte and ecieneoe,
1.5*12; snirlnrertnf, 4 527| and ret-
eriaarr medkelne, lli,
SiffietraMou far etodents
ed during the
U ‘ ‘
COLLEGE STATION (Aggietamd), TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 4,1947
eetond summer tana
for August 60 while
new and aid returning a indents will
•mmrtmlsMi «ast flLmShdmntWm* I ft f
rwvwv Im rdmpwntpmr im< \
«lU begin SepUmher IS.
Architect Seniors
Receive Prizes In
Oklahoma Contest
A prise of $75 was swarded
Harry Smith, architecture
senior from New Orleans, for
submitting the best plot lay
out in e recent contest conducted
in Oklahoma City.
Soeood place prise of $60 was
won by Jack D. Harrington, sen
ior from Austin; and third place
prise of 629. by Joe Hans, sen
ior from Ban Antonio.
The conteat open to all archi
tecture seniore, was .ponsored by
C. B. Wanr, owner of the Warr
Building Company. The problem,
was to dsslgn “a suggestive solu
tion’' to a community center to be
built by the company In the nenr
futura.
Bo tries were exhibited'In the.
municipal art gallery for a
month before Judging by two local
arch! tecta and two real estate
men.
Warr waa so pleased with the
entries that every one who en
tered received consolation prise of
» 10 - -
Six A&M Delegates
o Attend Pecan
rowers Assembly
—
Winstead Resigns Post
As Publicity Director
After 9 Years at A. & M-, to Return
To Private Practice in Houston
G. Byron Winstead, director of information and pub
lications of A. A M. since 19H8, announced July 1 decision
to return to private practice of public relations, with head
quarters ig Houston.
Winstead said the deciaiou to sever his conaeotioa with the college
waa reached rfter friends in industry and a group of former aasoci-
otss urged him to organise a public relations counselling agency to
serve the l -"- — ' ■—* • - - - - -
program o
Gulf Coast
region.
“My return to
tember”, W
prevent m
ra mm vo organise a
i rapidly expanding i
of Texas, especially
at and Rio Grande V
agripfcural and Industrial development
tha [
No Sunburned Tonsils.
Norwegian Amazed
At Big City Skyline
l
Sunburned tonsils? Well,
haps not. Evas though the
i a mther Immortal rao
uld Hke t
dated of
pointed out A Child s
education consists of
ofp^jtogjjiiHiH
ft before complet-
Six rapraaantatlvaa of A.
and M. will attond tha Toxm
Paeon Growan* Annual
vantlon at Brown wood, July
* W Brtamv Hortloutture Da*
MfUaanti 0, R Naatan, Aaaaalali
ksteosKvt HnrtMultiiflflll wi R.
fiaaaaalar, k.isnaiaa FaMwa
•SBwi R n Huharaea, Km
aat JHata Pam La bar gagani*
aflhe rataaman garvliii J, F*
|l t >r t HI wh Hfrtli Ml
turtat, mm Dr i. W. BIIHMi Da*
The growora and specialists will
spend the two daya wHnseetng
demonstrations of aaw machinery,
visiting outstanding paean grow-
are, and discussing current prob
lems Of producers
They will also make a t
through thhe U. 1. D. A. Fa
Plaid Station located at Brown
wood.
Outstanding exhibitions of pe
cans and othsr Items of Interest
to the pecan growers will be on
diaper throughout tha two-day
mooting. Dealers will demonstrate
machinery designed • ■pyWVnBy
for pecan gwaswa. ouch as spray
ers, tree shakers, and pther equip-
College Aberdeen
Angus Herd Rates
With State’s Best
id grading, I
attending 1
>red by the
.X
cotton and tha methods of
lag and grading, and for that rsa-
ls al
Agronomy Dop-
mplotton of this
12, ha will to to
Houston to Wevwn* further tamil-
lamed with the Industry.
His tint time la the states, Haf
ad la convinced America la a
fine country and thinks wo are an
affable race, vary easy to talk to
become acquainted with. He
mya Texas Is a little hot and too
flat eompared with tha rock coast-
Mas af wsatam Norwag.
Na/otnd came over on a Liberty
Blip which at Phiisdriphu,
6 little ovor % month ago He wM
K B la tha Btataa far about a
ir and hopss tn haooms a little
mmummi In
bit father s notion im
In Nbrw«^
CLOCKWISB, from left to
right, art too Hoard of Directors,
as they mot so the saw pus loot
week! 0. R. White, H. L. Kekor-
not, Tyree Bell. Rafus Peeplea,
B. W. Harrisoo, John Newtoa
(chalrmaa), C C Krueger,
Henry Roeee And R. J. PetU.
tty otoctivtn
mathmmt ic*
i Included The term
the question of its
high school did not
affirmative respoa-
whoae English la
much bettor than your reporter s
Norwegian, but when presented
with n few of the symbols used In
that well-known but not to popular
course, ha shuddered "Jo, we had
Hr ' f 3 '
There art tsvtral Institutions In
Norway Urmed tochnloal schools
that art ■♦"tty*’ to our Mgtattring
colleges in America TTieae are
four-year schools and reward the
successful .tudent With a "Dip-
lums" in hia ftsid. There are two
universities In Norway, ana In
|fen and the other In Onto, the
I American Vulture" has spread
Is many parts of Die world ai
Mtod Is the dally newspaper the
— "Bergen TUtonsr" which Hafslad
It migp be af intoreet to unto rest ton,
a few UmbabauAltorwif’i edu* aiababy
t a 11 on a 1 syetem which HafaladItidsfabTy
By William K. Hodgta
The Aberdeen Angus he
ARM, one of the moot prominent
among purebred Aberdoen Angus
cattle hi Texas, will furnish
lent material for the teaching of
students, and far the instruction of
^
Associate Professor of Animal Hus
bandry
Practically all agricultural fresh
man enrolling at A AM will have
an opportunity to become acquaint
ed with the herd, as wifl hundreds
of 4H Hub hoys and Future Farm
ers of America, In the annuel Judg
ing contests held here at College
Station. .
The AAM Angus herd was found
ed in .907 from six fsmaks, and
the pretest herd of 47 females are
all descended from the six founds
tion cows. The bull Violet Mead
owbrook, bred by D. Bradfuto and
Son of CodarviUe, Ohio, sired
af the ftret eahres prodpisd at
AAM, sad ilnce that time Pride's
Texas Thick let, Reveaiero Wheel-
land Utii, and Bilai
have done their pert to make this
«g the Wat
Prof. Compiling
Book on History
Of Texas Cattle
OntiftlwRn, which would
isuaptae mast of ua cen
ts entitled "Hlendle,"
inaged In •
to that af
McGuire Selected
Director of ASEE
At the Tueeut meeting of t
American
BANS tion
McGuire. Profeaem of
Drawing, wae elected for a five-
year term to Board at Directors
(Executive Committee) of the
Drawing Division of the ASEE
McCutre will also serve for an
other year aa sectional chairman on
the visual aids committee of the
Drawing DtoMon.
The etates la the section which
McGuire Is chairmen Include Texas,
Oklahoma. Arkansas Louisian*,
Mississippi, Colorado, New Mexieo
Utah, and California.
B J. Meaela, tastr
Drawing Department,
¥
Dough Rollins
Dean
herd one
The herd la i
ner fompsrahli to ,
idiiatliisl tnetitotlenei the brood
rows are used for purposes of to*
struciioe for both studento end cat*
tlcmcn In Judging, feeding and
management! the heifers, for
•iruction and herd
end the atoere ere
History of Texas cattle and
. book DOW bei^compfw hv
Dr. John Ashton, former Kg
ricultural Jounallaan Instructor.
Dr. Ashton was relieved fron
teaching last year so that ha
might devote all of his time to
writing this history, which he ex-
pe< t* to coca pie te by next fall. R
will be a large i lenw ti—alee
will cover the history
and stages of development of the
cattle Industry in Texas from the
first cattle brought over by Co
lumbus to tho beef type catle of
today. It covers very thoroughly
how cattle first came to Texas
from Mexico, and. according to
Dr. Aahton, will include a mass of
little known facta which have nev
er been published about tho cat
tle indway.
Information about tha Swenson,
Goodnight, hfxtedor and King
ranches la Tessa will also bo In-
I billed
Previous to the nine yeare he
■pent nt A. A M. Dr A Alton
made an catonaiv# study of this
has ooQoeted s
information which
ouston in Sep
“ “will not
n lot of Urns
ts In my new
be in a better Soei-
^ I services, facilities,
and secorr plishmsnts of tha tosti-
tution to the attention of mduatrtal
and agrtoultural groups whs can
benefit from etiliaing Tu teaching,
rsaearch, and extension facilities.
My dutiss in the fUld of pubu,
relations fortunately will enable
me to explain and utilise the real
mss sflhu Institution, sad my
first-hand knowledge gsmed seer
s period of nine yesre, end my high
regard for the SbiMf of service
svsilsbls her* will ensbte me to
eenttofm IBS Jmhtod personal rets*
tb-nshlpe wltii Itoif-MIIMBi
"As a fototor student, former
■toft mamher. and publle relations
6iatiSfiA| 1 shall be to position to
carry on in tho best Intoraeta of
an institution that I love very
fitoty.*
After a decade of active news
paper work in Texas, Kansas, and
New York City. Winstead return
ed to Texaa in 1961 to become one
of the first to engage In public re
lations work. He took graduate
touti work at Stanford University
to 1939, and became a charter mem
ber of the American Council on
Public Relations. He served as re
gional membership chairman at
that organisation for several yean,
and for the pact two yean has been
chairman of District 10, American
College Public Relations Associa
tion. He is a professional member
of Stgms Delta Chi, national hon
orary journalistic fraternity, Texas
Paces Association, Texas Editorial
Association and Gulf Coast Press
Association, and was one af the
organisers of the National Foot
ball Writen Aaaociatmn
Winstead handled Texas Aggie
football press relations for the
See WINSTEAD, Page 4
0. NY NON WINSTEAD. Oto
rector at Infermutton and Pub*
Ufstiaue tt A A Mh rseigued
July I to tutor privet# pentties
Sewer Line Laid
To Meet Plans Of
College Expansion
Present and future plans
for the expansion of collefe
facilities have necessitated
the construction of the new
eewsr line new being laid through
the residential area, according to
T. R. Spence, manager of the con
struction program .
.The new turn will suppiesamd aa
alder 10-tnch sewer, now running
at capacity. Wbaa completed, the
new line will intercept the sewage
from Dorms 1 tq 6
■flbg. Briserr. and Hart Hall*,
Academic, C. E„ Physios, Agri
um! Rxpnrimamt Station and
PAUL M PKARHON, aa-
the staff sf the Texas Agrical-
taral Experiment Station, has
been named Deaa at the Greda-
ate School, to snscesd Dr. T. D.
Breeha, who wfl ge on madlftod
J. W. (Dough) HoUlna, acting
athletic diredtor at AAM will be
come dean at man at Boat Texaa
•tats Teacher* roUrg'- Keptomher
1. Dr. Frank Young, acting dean
of the faculty, made the announce
ment TtomAy aftor eenveretag
with Dr. Jaidee Oee In Huntsville.
The announcement came after
Rollins had declined permanent
appointment as athletic director
here at AJkM. He wUl succeed Dr.
Everett M Hl,ephard, who will re
sume his former position aa pro
fessor at education
Rollins left East Texas State In
1935 to become a member of
Coach Norton e staff at AAM. He
was heed football coach at East
Texaa State before assuming hie
duties on Norton's staff. After
discharge from the Army as s
xmjor In World War R, Rollins
waa appointed director at student
affairs at A&L
Prior to hemming coach at ■
Texas State. RolHna eras football
pmnMm^^rnnaAaaAm a
fattonedfer
judging purunees . Name of the
•toere are »laughtored by studento
In meets courses offered by the
A H. departonint, and ethers are
flttcl for »h«'V
Alpha Delta Pi
Alumnea Notice
AD alumnae at Alpha Delta-
Pi ure urged te ceatact Ivon
Feaater, Eats, Bex 996, Bryan,
as seen as poaetols. Informa-
end dates of Initiation
lad far tbs State Di-
; also, It Is
Conf
1934 team
ed. untied
East Texaa
Lone Stai
la 1933-34 The
the only undefeat'
to the nation.
Library Notice
DeVolld Holding
Deutoch ClasM«
“Sprechen lie Deutoch?" Would
you like to?
For the benefit of those wish
ing to obtain a bettor knowledge
and more practical use of Ger
man, W. L. DeVolld of the Mo
dem Language Department to
haring a meeting every Tuesday
night to Room ItS, Academic
In order to develop a bettor
•peeking ability, studento are
given every opportunity to use
the language during the evening.
Also for variety. •”<! entertain
ment, DeVolld has provided Ger
man records, both classical and
popular.
sub Jest,
great deal at
will snahte him to mmptoto a
manuasript such aa this in ap>
prmumatojy a year's time; "other*
wise M would taito
to •SMBU99 6 work
aa comprehensive aa thiq
Ashton stated.
VW| MMIVl
era! yeare
large and
this?' Dr.
Church Conference
Meet Ends Today
Today marked the end of the
Second Annu»i Rural Church Con
ference, in session since June SO.
The Conference was conducted In
the YMCA Chapel with several
sessions being held each day. The
program included apeeshee - by
seme at the outstanding leaders In
rural shureh work In Amariaa.
Loeal sosahetl werei Dr Ids P.
Trettor. Director, AAM Batonaien
Itrvicci Dr N. p. Uwta, Direftor,
Agricultural Experiment Ntolten,
Dr. Jabu Mtttor, Baud Dafavtotont
m Aaiptol ItoMpinri 8, r. Vmcc,
•talc Director, Preductien Market
ftf AatoriMtoBl Dp, J, V. Adams,
Meed Department at A
and Pr C K FxutoumT,
Npcctoltct, Department at
iural Economic* and 1
Building*.
Library. The eld 10-incb Bae
can th.-n carry tile sewage from
the new daseroem buildings, those
new asartog aomplcn<.n b and the
jx-nnanent buildings which will be
butit to the future.
The aew sewer wfll alee serve
the nMKitudeat Union Building
and the new Physical Education
Building, Spence laid,
Built at a coat af $14,000, the
new aewer will run from the west
end of Dorm 4 to the railroad.
Where H will join the line from the
Otolcga View Apartments On-
tractor la J, W. jfendy Constrac*
tion Company of H<>eeton, and work
to undar tha aupagrtofiu «i OJL
Uigbton, ('allege Censtruttton Sn.
gineer,
mwmw
"With the eemptottou df this
Himmn Witt huee • toratoiu ai Mii
••Wl aewsrs seH|Ob fifi
OMNiNi which will toR4br* af all
■riiltfto■| - /Whirh ran accuv on
Town Hall Books Evei
From Irish Tenor to Ballerina
Westminster Choir
Appearance Slated
Paul A Bal-
Library
aad will to
day, July
$, at • a. bl
On July C, t
U
Local Officers
At Reserve School
LL Col Sidney Loveless and LL
Col. Ludaa Morgan are attend
ing a two weeks course for Or
ganised Reserve Officers at Port
Biles The course la
given under thhe siiiwi »ls1ni at
the Anti-Aircraft and Quirted Mia
mi Branch of the Artillery School
of tha Amy.
OsL Loveless, preoidsnt at
loeal Reserve Officer Am
M-rYrd with the cavalry In
Itarttaa theater, while Cut. Mor
gan was with the Adjutant Qecv-
l^giog of MartL
By J. T. Miller
The Westminster Choir, Sydney
Foster, Frances Greer, Christopher
Lynch, Isaac Stern, and n balmy
ballerina, Iva Kitehell, will appear
on Town Hall this fall, the Student
Activities Office announced this
mk.
It is perhaps inaccurate
Iva Kitehell a ballerina, for aha
bar satirical gyrations to
any and all typos of donee. Isadora
1 of esthetic danc-
Graham’s ■
donee, Alicia Maukova'a graceful
sttea- -afl receive merciful rib-
_ from Mias Kitehell. The tiny
virtuoso to in reality aa outatand
ing artist te her own right; how
she feels that much af the
aporary donee to ridiculous.
Her Idiotic xeovements on the stage
as audiences of all
It to battered that Iva KitehaOto
an tares into the
realm at frottesome nonsense will
proviop Ajfwivn ton evening ot
enjoyable comedy.
Isaac Stens, Russian born violin-
tot, will appear on Am stage of
Hall tote this fall. Although
sung to ha
the 17-year-old viotta-
tot hue already appeared In a New
York recital, and was recently
soloist With the New York
harmonie-Symphony. Stern’s rendi
tion of the work* of Brahma, Bach,
and Prokofiev won applause from
at the uptonounly captious
New York rndato critics. Irving
Kelodin of the "Sun" stated that
“Stern, fortunately, to a perfor
mer who can don tha mawtie of
learning withoet wringing the ear
with sounds or tripping over the
te call scholarly garmanta/*
I - A beautiful young Metropolitan
Opera soprano, Frances Greer, *
been booked for October. She
previously appeared la an
cities of Texas, including Dallas
| Wichita Palls. *The Dallas
Morning News" perceived “a bril
liant voice—an acting and singing
talent of warmtiT and range. A
singular beauty I* Miss Greer to
indeed a rale Individual—aha is a
singer of marked dramatic ability
This Will be her first appearanre
at A. A M.
Sydney 1
with the New York Philharmonic,
to scheduled for Town Hall
next year. Hto swell to 1
throughout the Southwest, sines he
has spent much time to Dallas the
past few yean. Foster's
should appeal te college
■Qin.Mtopher Lynch
Program Is Nov. 10
r; It includes many fami
the 'Barcarolle^ from Tales from publish the
Hoffman" are two of hto mere
popuhur numbers. / i
A rising young Irish tenor,
Christopher Lynch, wfll appear on
the campus November 16. Lynch's
votes early attracted the attention
(•I toe world-famed John Mc( or
mkk, himself an Irteh tenor. The
older and more experienced sit
took Lynch under
and for sev
within tha young toner the flaer
points of his art Now Lynch to
carving a niche for himself in the
■Nlpal world. A
the**" *1* kno
la the United States. wtH
■•■tad on aa early Tewa
program. He sMb ■liw
talas Its own echos! at Prince-
ten, New Jersey, te train future
mmm
Chute's first spy as rears am the
A. A M. eemptoi 4 /'V- * ”
In addition te the artists mao-
4**ed ebove, several ethsee will
ippaar an Town Hall. WMMn tot
hoakiag win have been eem-
‘ the 1947-49 season. Ut.
The Battalion will