The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, November 12, 1947, Image 1

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    NEWS
IN BRIEF
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m«iuc*d" by OoMinunl«m.
NKW PAI.IWTINK KILLING
JKKUKALEM. Nw. it t**_A
"•‘L fir* kilM
• British peliM Mrfttnt «nd
wounded two othrn. and a Brit-
t*h conaUblf today aa thoy aat In
from of a cafe on th« Kinyaway,
Haifa a main thoroufhfare, it waa
announced officially.
GBfcl ND DC-4'a
' GALLUP. N. M., Not. If
At leaat four airlinea rounded
their huge DC-« plane* today,
pending an inquiry into the cauae
.of a fire which forced an Amen
■can Airlinea ahip to make an emcr-
’gency landing.
HIMJsnKn IN THE INTMS3T OF k CHEATER A*M COLLEGE
Voltim* 47
OOLUtOE BTATION (AHldtnd), TRXAa, WKDNRRDAY, NOVEMBER 18.1MT
li
Numbrr M
4
r to Appear at Campus Nov. 18-19
Cost of Issuing ROTC Cbthing
May Increase, States Holzmann
i
BIG BATTLE IN CHINA
PEIPING, Nov. 12 —Commu-
niat troopa were reported to hare
penetrated the find of three de-
fenae; lines around ShihkiachwanK
today and military obeerreni said
the next 48 hour* would decide the
issue in China'a moat aavage bat
tle of the ciril war.
Gl’RW ABOUT RATIX)R1
AJdARILI.O, TEX., Not. 12 -
•M—Lemuel Mall, Auatin District
Miaaionary for Mary Hardin-Baylok
College,at Belton, laid here today
he had heard the names of two
men mentioned aa poaaiUe aucce*.
sora to Pat M. Neff aa President
of Bayfor UnWaraity. J
Both graduates of B
R White, pastor of the
ware tt.
Kir.t. Bai
The college may have to increase the coat
if issuing uniforms to ROTC students for the
1948-49 school year, Comptroller Walter H.
Holzmann announced this week.
Under the present “Ukifform in Kind”
plan, the college saves students about f200
for the four-year course, Holzmann /said.
Since there are no fands provided by the
I'M'1»
,", Maptiat Church at Auatin.
and Dr. John HaUy, nrasidant of
ths Oklahoma Baptul llnivaralty.
PILL rmKNWHIP TRAIN
AUMTIN, Nov. I| Dona-
lion* for ths fartilhwsatsm Pf4snd-
•Mp Tmln, which will sarry (<*«*!
from the piNipW «if Taaaa, Okla
homa and Kansas to ih# Kaat
Uoaat for ahlpmsnt to Wsatorn
Kumps'* hungry ponpls, wars roll
ing In today.
Aggie Players Set to Present
Old Tear-Jerking Melodrama
By FRANK KNBUFPKR I ploco in the lobby of an inn located
A supply of •Kleenex has been in I small town in northern Ver
bid in by the Aggie Player* which mont In real Ufa. it will take place
will be fumiahad to th# members on tho stage of tha Assembly Hall
of tha audltnrs whoa# hankisa ha-1 November II, 18 and 20. baginning
at 8:18 p, m. each evening.
Tha cast includes: Milt Frankal,
Jean Kamodla, Bill Krause, Sybil
Claire Bannister, James K. Nelson,
Nall Arhopuloa, Tom Moaa, Hetty
McMahan, John Uufenborg, Fran-
e»a Haat-daUy, Fhvllla Miblar, Dor
' X
PAKIHTAN I’KOTKHTH '
NEW DELHI, Not 12 In
of fha (Hate of
aaaumptinn of ad-
netions there were
by the Dominion
1
ilia's occupat
Junagndh a
mlniatratlve
protested tod
of Pakistan
come over wet from weeping it.
the trials and tribulations of the
heroin* In the forthcoming play,
Pure Ae the Drivon •now'', ac-
• ording Ui director Geord* Dllla-
vog.
This play by Paul Lmimia, take*
A-M *
Adds Facilities
V alued at $6000
Offteera «f tl
are) Milt Frank*
Kraane. *i.r
Howard
Whltia, a^ l jlja n kfliwi^ ,rt>n * 1100 during Hie stay at the school,
in .oH - ^ •••»•* P>*n. ‘n at A. k
Committee* Include:
(Mage Manager: J.
Davie,
Conetructlon; J. Howard Davie,
chairman; Phyllis Bllber; Ford
English; Nell Arhopuloa;. Ted
Davis; and Jack Martin.
Proporttaa: Tommie Willbm*.
ihjiiublvu BcntMiiH tiuruiw cne vrar s
[ STILL NO TREATY
LONDON, Nov. 12 ; The
four-power foreign ministtra’ dep
uties ended their fourth meeting
here today, still unagreed on mern-
harahip of committe«-s and sub-
rammittoea to dyaft a German
The horRcehoc drive around the Lighting and Sound EffacU: H.
M gymnaKltim-' was A>m,neWJ atari Darwin llodges, chairman, C. H.
graveled, and flood lights install
ed in front of the gymnasium to
aid in better and safer parking.
A central 'garbage collection
unit, where all garbage can be
collected and hauled off by the During the summer the PUyer*
FHILLIPINE UPSET
* MANILA. Nov. 12 -•*>- The
oppoailioh Nationalist Party took
an early lead last night over the
Liberal Party of President Roxa*
; on the basis of fragmentary re-
turns from five scattered precincts
in the fight for eight senate seats.
Ry J \MKH A. HEATH
Improvement* valued at almost
six thousand dollar* were added
to the facilities of the A AM Con
solidated schools during the year
1948-47, according to A. M
superintendent ,
Three hundred steel chair* and
a stage curtain were installed in
the auditorium-gymnasium to cre
ate a better community meeting
place and school auditorium.
state to defray the expenses of the Military
Property Custodian or Clothing Issue De
partment, an increase in incidental expenses
may necessitate an increase in handling
charges, he stated.
All colleges sponsoring ROTC are re
quired to select one of two plans for provid-
♦ Ing students with uniforms, ac
cording to current regulation!.
The firat plan, known as the
“Commutation of Uniforms’* plan,
provides for the student to pur
chase his uniform and receive a
monetary allowance totalling 8112-
77 for the four-year period. This
allowance is payable at the rate
of 89 per veer for the elementary
course (Ms 1 and 2), total 818, ami
894.77 for the advance course (MS
2 and 4).
Under this plan student* would
have to spend apprnslmalel)
IM8 each for necessary uniforms
upkeep, and replaremeal* dur
ing tk* four-year ROTt four*#,
Hetimsan said.
At the termination of his rout**,
the uniform* belong to the Imlt
v id uni student. This plan permit*
the eollege to purehaa* uniforms
from the government and sell them
to the student at coat, plus hand
ling charge*, or nermll* the stu
dent to puichase hi* uniform from
any sourr* he deeiree.
Using prir* Hats of uniform
equipment -at Inral clothier*, the
Initial outlay required of each
student entering A. A M, for the
first time would exceed 8200. Nec
essary replacement* and nltema
tlon* over the period of four years
would probably require another
othy Bryant, and Xerms Uugstou
he Ante I'Uyera
iel, president, Hill
rause, vice presldhnt, Hetty
Hr Mahan, secretary: and tieeri*
J, IHItaveu. sponsor,
LAURENCE OLIVIER and RENEE AMHERftON, above, will
lay the leading role* in Mhakiwpeare’s HENRY V Tuesday and
iednesdny at the Campus Theater.
Aggie Delegation
To Visit TU To
Plan Activities
Publicity: Ferd English, chair
man; Nell Arhopuloa; and Frances
Beardsley.
Box Office ami Programs: Wal
ter McMahan
LS-,
Hod get.
Last spring the Aggie Players
S resented James Thurber * “The
i
Ry J. T, MILLER
A twelve man dslpgatlnn will
confer with Unlv*i»Hy of Texas
■Indent leaders Thursday after
noon about arrangements for ths
ATa M DT football gum* Thunks
giving day, W. L Peitberthy, dean
of men, announced, Wednesday
Students making thr trip Include
the member* of the Welcome Com
mlttee: Ralph RothWan. John T
Miller, J. H. Rlehardpon, John-T.
Poole, and Neal (iallchray.
Also, Bill Brown, cadet colonel of
the corpe; A. D. Brufe, Jr., presi
dent of the Rtudent Senate; Elmo
Livingston, president of the senior
class; Asa Holh-man, head yell
leader; and Jimmy Nelson, co-edi
tor of The Battalion, will accom
pany the party.
In addition to Penberthy, Grady
Elms, club advisor, i* scheduled to
-1 travel to Auatin with the group.
ki Present plans sail
univei
M., provides for the Army to loan
uniforms to the college for reissue
to the student concerned. Under
this “Uniform in Kind” plan, the
college is responsible for requisi
* loTici^r hi*
soingtke uniforms to the student skwi with university
The college is held accountable and • student loaders of facilities which
responsible for all losses and dam College Station can offer to the
ages to these uniforms other than thousands of visitors who will be
Square Dancers
To Play Friday
Mr*. Paul Baker, chairman of
the Texas Hquart Danse Fasti
val, and her Te*n-A|e Kshlbi
ion Team will play at a Iquars
Dance Jamboree Thuraflay even
ing at 8 In Uhlag Hall, tt waa
Two Performances
To Be Given Daily
Laurence Olivier Plats Title Role
In Shakespeare's Hintorical Drama
r ' v • #
By R. L. BILLINGSLEY
Laurence Olivier’s long-awaited Technicolor production
of ShakMpeArea historical drama, “Henry V”, Will play an
exclusive two-day engagement at the Campus Theatre on
Tuesday and Wednesday, November 18-19, the theatre mana
ger announced today. There will b« two performances daily
lit 2:30 and 8:30 p. m.. with seats in reserved sections.
The movie was filmed amid scenes of actual warfare in
— + England during the Battle of Lon
don, and has had maay honors be
stowed on it since-its American
premiere. Hailed as the “Best Film
of the Year" by life Magasine,
fhe National Board of Review, and
J The New York Film-Critics Circle,
“Henry V“ ia also recipient of a
Special Academy Wwaitf. It* star,
Laurence Olivier, who also pro-
_ . „ . | , „ ., durer and directed tk* film In ad-
The half-time demonstration of 4i (tlin t# playing thr title role, waa
the Aggie# an .Kyle Field laat Hal- recently knighted by the King of
urday resulted in the Injury of Kqgiand for his outstanding his-
Her-
announced yesterday by a
er ef the College Mtatlon
reatlon Council,
Under the sponsorship of the
Recreation Council and the 8tu
dent Activities Office, lhe<tM»
gram will feature Mr*. Baker
end her fiddle band led by
Henry Hudson.
This group of fiddlers kavo
been instrumental in reviving
square dancing in this area.
Governor Bcauford Jester is
Honorary Chairman qf the Tex.
as Square Danes Festival.
All parsons interested are in
vited to attend. There will be a
50-c«nt admission price.
Walker Injured By
Cadets According
To Sports Writer
the "binary deterioration due to on the campus (or the game
.w -T* “fair wear and tear." The uniform* It ia expected*that an effo:
city, was constructed under the cooperated with the Singing Cadet* J?" uin the pr T rty t of the “J
hl.-Bi-h.-n, St tk* Kail SKIT- oil Government atvl must Ite returned momou* relat.onsh.p between the
effort will
be made to keynote • more har-
POLES OPPOSE U. 8.
MEXICO CITY. Nov. 12 ——
The Polish delegation to the
UNESCO general conference yes
terday attacked the U. 8. position
, on all points, including the free
flow of Ideas and maas communi
cations, on implied grounds of cul
tural Imperialism, and urged the
conference to appeal to the Unites]
Nations “to condemn most ene-get-
‘ icully all the war propagand , " -
bleachers at the football stadium
The improvements, plus a con
siderable amount of playground
equipment, were given . to the
- bool by the Mothers |and Dad*
Club of College Station.
The school added Music and Arts
courses to its curriculum, refinish
ed the
a fence
Patrons of the school purchased
light* and had the football fieid
lighted ro as to accommodate night
game*.
A program of guidance that con
sists of administering examina
tions and permanenlly recording
m The Gilbert and Sullivan Oper
etta “The Mikado "
—Ptmg A8 THE DRIVEN SNOW —
in good condition unless salvaged two student bodies.
due to normal deterioration.
500 Rice Tickets
to its curriculum, refinish-1 fi Cl HT J
gymnasium fb«r and built (jQ Ufl ialC 1 0(13V
around the football stadium, i J
CONVICTS MANIU
BUCHARS8T, Nov. 12 ___
Juliu Mania, Ronjanian National t ii W u instilutod in the up-
Peasant Patry leader, was fravkV p«>r five grades. Latct the records
are U> be used by Lbe teacher* in
ed of high treason yasterday and
i ^sentenced by a military tribunal
r+ lo life impriaonment at hard labor
k AP miTIlRR NEWS
WASHINGTON. Nov, 12
The firat Associated Press Ulevl-
hf Iff
an advisory capacity. Materials for
the program were furnished by the
Kiwania Club
Five radio-phonographs were
placed throughout the school by
the teachers for use In rlasaroom
sion neprtrael unit b*g*n operating wor |,
yesterday In Washington as a part
»f the regular news eoverage by
the Washington AsauiiaUd Press
■MMk : ' if i
RKUTMK.H RE-EI.KCTKD
ATtsANflC CITY. N. L Nov.
If 'A* •Walter Reulher wa*
swept back Into office yesterday
for a second term a* president of
the United Auto Workers, CIO.
| FORKVKR TROUBLE
LAS VEGAS. NEV.. Nov. 12 -
'A*- Marine Lieut. Boh Herwig. 82,
who was married to Kathleen Win-
■or while ahe waa writing "Forever
Amber." muet appear in court
Thurnday on a charge that he fal
sified a marriage license applica
tion when he married Nadia liege
man. 20 year old university fresh
man, laat week.
TAFT OPPOSES ;
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -■*»
—Senator Taft (R-Ohio) aaid yes
terday he is “absolutely opposed"
to spending 82.687.000.008 on for
eign economic aid through June 80,
.1948, as proposed by Secretary of
State Marshall.
BRITISH DICTATORS?
LONDON, Nov. 12 —UTt—Win
ston Churchill declared yesterday
“we ara approaching very neai- tc
dictatorship in Britain" under the
Labor government The World War
II Prime Minister ignored the ad
vice of hia physicians to lead his
Conservative party’s fight in the
Hou^ °f: Commons against the
Labor government’s bill to curb
the power at the House at Lords.
“OUT WITH flANCO"
LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 12 -4*
—Poland demanded yesterday that
the United Nation* Assembly rec
ommend the strong! *t possible
moaMres short of military force
to oust the Franco Regime
Books valued at over (our hun
dred dollars were adilod lo the
school libraries bv such auxiliary ,
agenrtr* as the Mothers and Dade
Club, Kiwanl* Cthb, and Campua
Club, and private Individuals.
• « -
Five hundred asore tickets
have hern allotted ARM students
for the Rice game, according to
a statement made yesterday by
C. D. Ownby. Business Manager
of Athletics.
Ownby explained that student
tickets are allotted on the basis
of attendance percentage* of
prvviMB year’s cameo. Normally
M% of the students attend the
Riee game and the percentage of
tirkeU this year waa baaed on
aa MN-student enrollment. This
gave AAM students 4M8 seats.
In addition te this M%, 4M more
seals were allowed, hriaginf Ih*
letal la 8281 seats.
This figure dqe« not Include
Ih* 88# seals that went eo sale
today which brings the total la
8714 seals.
' After a careful study of both
plans, the latter plan was select
ed since it furnishes the student
g > better uniform at less ex
pense to the individual than the
Commutation (Man it was stated.
Under the-Uniform in Kind Plan
necessary altersflon* and replace
ment* of worn out item* are made
by the government at no expense
to the student To help defray the
cost of storage, issuing, maintain
ing records, and absorbing unac
countable losses, the college sets s
small charge of 87 per student for
the school year. This charge applies
for both semesters or a single se
mester, as both khaki and woolen
uniforms are issued.
The party will leave College Sta-
I tion Thursday afternoon and is to
return the same night.
“nt Guards
Posted at Rice
HOUSTON. Nov. 12 A
student guard has- been thrown
around the Ricejlnstitute Campus
to discourage recurrence of acts
of mischief which have preceded
some of the HMU group aerordlng trlw4f f «,tribalkma;
lo (iiMirfe Whit#, sports writer of -j^ portrayal begins with
the Dsllaa Morning News. an actual performance of ihe play
The tneldent oriDned following nmetly as given ai Ik* famed
Ih# formation of ike Aggie T ky (Hoke Tkealre In Rkakesoeare'a
the ( ailei Coip* j London fa tk* y*nt Dtfa} fi ik*n
In Monday mncnlnga p*l»r,' l^ea wm/lno# 4 tk* slag* fa
Whiie statedl "H* (Doak Walkerl I" j*#* •Dfa"faU? faekfan
took a krutsing wken Irampled ky »ke slew of MaHfagr, Ike rkarge
Ih# Aggie Corpe of Cadet# .lam-1 f »k# fcfa»ku durino w
pad ing off ih* ftoM afler’lta ke ; Aflneourt, and the M oeenea ke.
tween halves demholtration at CoLJ tfaeon tk# vtefarfaua irltlsk mon*
leg* Station and might have been? »"* ^aly PefaevM Kather-
hurt wort* had not hi* former * . 1 .. .
Hlthland Park teammate and pre-,, JRker than pradueer • dtreetof
sent assistant student manager.3 PB^leri lit •••! wW fakv
diminutive Junior Rldrcdge fallenl Amerleon audience*, hut tkoir art.
over him to offer brofaeiion. A»-'! abilitio# hoeom* apparent in
Blatant Coach Rusty Russell a I sot, flretreol. Robert Newfag, Lee-
tqok a jolting in the stampede and jj* Bnhk*, Xonoa Aaherson, and
Dr. R. E. Morgan, team physician, K"mond Knight are the remolndor
suffered broken eyeglo**** " ®f the sfarring caat. and the Eng-
An explanation and an apology! IW* Insistance on tfafa faalnli^
were sent yesterday to Coach Mot-: • n d knowledge of fandaatantal* fa
tv Bell by William L Brown. Ca4 pwtkufarly noticeaklo here in thia
dot Colonel, and A. D. Bruce, Jrj land
Student Senate,
read a* follows
where box offs
si some*
The
Mr. Madiaon Bell, t
Director of Athletics,
Southern Methodist Unieersity,
Dallas. Texas, »
Dear Mr. Bell:
We regret that during lapt
urday's game some 6f the cade 1
ran through your team in thetr
harry to get off the fielq. We wait
you to know that it wa* entirely
-NOVEMBER !»-}*-
Trana-Pecos Qub
To Meet Thursday
The Trans-Pecos Club will hold
its regular monthly meeting Thurs
day night after yell practice in
Room 113 of the Petroleum Build
ing instead of in the Academic
Building as wa* previously an
nounced.
A football film will be shown,
followed by a short business meet
ing. . . I >
*f*a.^' X *** ^ ^ football games unintentional, and probably wou
1
f , -
I of the past
Officials and student leaders of
both'.school* are participating in
the^sttempt to avoid trouble be
fore the game here Saturday.
Last year’s pregame skirntfaha
included fights, head shavings and
| splashing of paint on Rice build-
This morning the words RICE
were found painted in blue paint
on the sidewalk behind and ia
front of the Adminfat ration
Building at At A M.
mg*<and the statute of the school's
founder. William Marsh Rfat,
whose body is entombod in the
base of the statute.
Dean W. L. Penberthy of AAM
and Cadet Leaders came to Hous
ton last week for a conference with
Rice officials and students
The group decided on the stu
dent guard, which ia to continue
through Friday night.
office appeal
times eclipse* dramatic capabili-
ll3MI * 1 » »
Great sticklers for historic de
tail, the directors and designers
hive created an archive of 16th
century dress and landscape as
well as an entertaining movie. The
battle dress and armor Is especial
ly ornate, and the scenes of Lon-
H4on, filmed for the moat part froth
scale models, would deceive Shake
speare himself.
Released through United Artist*
not hare happened if the band,
not performed overtime.
We unAarstaad that in the n>4h
the team’s physician had hi* gla
aa broken. If you will please noti!
us of the cost the student body
be more than happy to repla
them.
■ We are very sorry thdt this in
cident happened and we will try
to prevent any such reoccurrence
in the future.
Very truly yours,
William L Brown
Cadet Col. of The Corps
A. D. Bnict, Jr.
President. Student Senate
—MUVgMREB IS-IS— *
Han Angelo dub Will Meet
Duchesae# for the
dance dill be discussed at the
meeting of the Ran Angela Club
an, Thursday night at 7:IMI. All
•eve re I Aggie "offfatre of the «"*here are urged fa be present
day” will he gueat* In Rice dormi ! *** fa bring a picture of their
fart## Friday night, nominee.
the film fa a Theatre Guild produc
tion, and has background muak by
the London Symphony Orchestra.
Matinee seats are priced at 90<‘
and 8L20, while evening tickets
ary sealed at 81-20 and 81 AO. As .
a special concession to all studenta
and teachers in the Bryan-Cotlege
Station area, a discount price of
74c, including tax, will hold for
all school personnel.
—FI'BE AS THE DRIVEN SNOW-. Vi
Rice Game to Be
I >
Second Corps Trip
Th. A. X M Cad,, Catv* and
veteran student body will ronvargt
Christmas °h Houston thia waak-end for in*
ageond official corps trip of the
"XL for Friday and Saturday
Include midnight yell prartiro Erf.
•fay night, a parade af the Ca
( pip* through downtown Houat
Uirday morning, and th* A|
mh
football gam*
Co treats fa the eighth
far thr AAM
Tfaareday.
( ARKOI
Dog sad Pet
(TibTfaoI
LET. PAGE.
CAK SOL’S
BARBAEA M1L1.KB, left,
BAABABA’S father fa fa the
BABBABA ANN NEATHBBT. right,
cooa. BARBARA’S father la a Junior *ti
OF
“LADY".
l'nd8l
ustdn
Aggie.
»turday after.
Bill Davla, head yell leader for
Rtra Institute, -will speak at the
midnight yell praettee In fullflll.
menl of plana Midi lag represents*
Uvea of both atnqola that pmvtdo
for an exrhonge of yell eladere
for both the A. A M. and Riee pre*
game yell practice* Th* yell prae-
tie# will be held Friday at 11:80
p. m. In front of the Music Hall..,
—Ft'aa aa the bbiven snow—
South Texahs To ,
Hold Hort Show ;
A Citrus and Vegetoble Insti
tute. sponsored jointly by th* Rio
'Grande Horticulture (flub and the
A. A M. Extension Servfea, will ho
hold November 1» *i at Weslaco.
Dr. Guy Adrionce, head hf tlle de-
E rtment of horticulture; Dr. H.
Hampton, department of agro
nomy; and S. B Apple, extension
horticukunst. Ml of A. A M.
A field day and tour fa scheduled
for the laat day of the institute,
• November 20.
—NOVtHBEB IS-M—
No Friday Balt
No BattoUoo will he pobifahed
Friday. Roland Blag, maaager at
-'u<l.iw4 poMtcatioos. announced
refafariay.
BAfae most of the stadenU will
W fa Hoosfaa for the AAM
Cdrpa Trip, k waa daemsd in-
atriaaM* to print a Friday toaoe,
ho atotod.