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K'M' '"' F v r Ti. SJATE REA )Y FOR r’lL rights! fk; WASHINGTON, A. Hite Republic ahs bejfai clie i way yesterday for A • a temporary dj miluary traimii SAWYER down fight ove r civil rif kts. The judicinrj cowraitf ?e o^-de ed a closed dooa session tfu's ing to begin s udy of . aati*! ing ; legislation/ (R4lich> told pects the group to approfe and fiend it to he floor. U.s|si : VALI>E PORGE NOW IN NORWAY BERGEN, !> orway, I AipHl 'A’J-j-A U. S. Navy T^sk headed by the < arrier Ya51e)y ] reached Bergei yesterdjay goodwill visit 4o Norwa^. gian military qnd civilian met the ships 1 ’ i ifficers.j T jc( AL can! sailors arjd marines j stprwd a sijowbajl figit'on the pdr? TRUMAN EXHAINS DRAFT COMPROMISE Washington,; Apni 30 President Truman’said yestp he accepted pioposals to combi; iaftjkndlia unifersa Jg program bdeafiaw; it was air he icluldjget oitt of| Coi gress. •. 4 ' 1... ! , The president told a, hewsl co ferepce the i(lea of Uleidin^ tl draft and universal tja ninq- \va:; an acceptable, jcomproinriei. i 1 ?r '"Vj ,- 1T , ; J|rfeuRur ■ ' • . . im IXffl ? 11 f V T;t Wio * FED ETAiRY April 80 —bTt [ANILE 5STION] WASHINGTON, Apri 30 MajJ Gen. Jofin H. Wasted associate of Statp Marahalp and an jexpdrt or Hilldrihg, Sei retairy o{ mHitary occupation, is taking over direction of American Paleptine. COMMERCE SECS WASHINGTON, ^ The; Senate Commerce < ’ommittei approved yesterday the rominatioi of ' Charles Saw;ycr,}'; : Cindinnat Democrat, to h)i5 Secretary of; Com merce. The hominatiem now goe: to the ^enate for iaction HILLDRING PAIiEStTVE : j £i • i qua tarmva^ rack, Baseball r Week-End By BILL BILLINGSLEY Teekend activities on and fund Kyle Field are in the of an aqua carnival by [roup of forty TSCW mer- lajids, a baseball game with t, and the annual intra- *al track meet ]he aqua carnival will be un- reijed in the P. L. Downs Nata- im at 7:15 p.m., Saturday and »ing presented by the TSCW iqttatics Club, upder the direftiop hf Miss Agnes Hooley. . The Denton swimmers are not hew to the campus, having ap peared here in a similar show last jtpr ng. This years presentation is ton pletely new, however, and is ?nt tied “Color Cavalcade’*. !> !. - K V-' Ot A GREATER A &MCOLLEGE * PAY, APRIL 30,1048 ij ; : -L ^ | PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST Ob A fiREATER A & M COLLEGE l. defc f 0lume47 ~ ' COLLEGE STATION (Aggieiand), TEXAS, FRIpAY, APRIL 30,1048 ~ IPlayJDance, SportsConclude Week 4«m „i _T~ A; ' 1 ;l h- K- t.... a. • ! 4 policy' Or CHIANG OPPJDNF^T WINS HIGH OFFICE f NANKING, f April 38 -j-iAV- Gen.! Li Tsunig-iJen was e ected vifc0 president of China yesterday. 4 The office is -without ppw 2r cept, the right, of sUciessim President Chiding Kai-Shek. L^ a reform candidate wHo has '' bucked Chiana on more than one occasion, roundly defeat ?d-the in< cumbent. Dr, pun Fo. 1 ] ! Reserve Roo And % m meir schcjdl ' viill bd G^odwif • ajH- „ . Fee waiver f[slips for session of su available in lijjoom 104 Halli on Monday and Tuesday May .15 and 4. f Fties may bj» paid and signjnents made in[ [ Vohni Goodwin Hal|j^ during ■; leginning with exhibitions of foi m swimming, diving, speed swimming and life-saving^ the sh )w will progress through var- ioi s synchronised numbers to the |j show’s grand finale, a plaid color arrangement which is the title pidee of thfe show. . (j L ghting, music, and costuming are all under the direction of mem- berg of the club.' Music has been [-specially scored for the numbers, imd some of the selections are ‘Deim Purple,” ‘'Tangerine,” “Es- ln;l ita” and “Rhapsody irr Blue.” T ckots to the ballet are priced »t : 5 cents and mav be obtained n I he Student Activities Office. Due to the pools limited searing apt city there maw b<* a ticket ihoitage, and Grady Elms, ossis- aht director of student activities, uinnunced that pH tickets would ie sold on a “First^come-first ser ved basis.” '. . j | At the conclusion of the.water show, the swimmers wiU be gm sts at the AH-College dance in sbisa Hall. m F ; ■ V fc % i'li •• i W ¥<* ii" / alii mM fv 1 . r -i- - j ByjLOUIS MORGAN “Our Town” wi 1 be presen ted for the last time tonight at 8 in the Assembly Ha 1 by the Aggie Playerk. TonighUs performance will fend the sea son fof^ the Players, and George Dillavou, qirectcw', will spend nfext year 4t Coluribia University on a lleave of ab sence from A&M.j Acclaimed by manjy as thej best peifomahe^ yet staged by thq Ag gie Players, “Our Town” is [ pro duced without benefft of scejhery. J. Howard Davis, stage manager, narrator, commentator, and actor, tella the jaudience ini a ehatt; forntal stjyle what is (taking p Betty Knowles plays the pi the bride in a small |New En town about the turn df the ce But Thornton Wildejr’s pla; New Englanders mi any rural American com mu nr Art Stauffer and: Bill Rin I pUiy the fathers of the y couple fn the playi. Connj IdWdf i f.-q ill tm Up m j m ■ Wright " 'Other engi- days;. After Tuesday, e; slipsfj will- be issued in but fees must i>e l)«id at Office. . Students not intending mmer ken and who do rijot want dakfi of H0t tend the firs| summer j roc nugs-* 100 thesb twe exemption Gjoiixlwin t^eiFiscai **<) at- stier, .. ,, XI 14m Oic game each of the two-rrgme basdball series with TCU will be playpd Friday and Saturday at 3 p. m The Aergies are now in second [ in the conference due to bad dav in Waco Tuesday, they will be trving bard to tneir mathematical chariinion- possibilities open. Coach Ka- makes a habit of announdni m L L ■ • '• • .; .if s MISS MABRL HALL of Hearne will represent petroleum _ neering students at the Aggieiand Follies of *48 May 8 in Gubn Hall, She will be ported by FRANK N. McMU.LAN. Winner of the departmental contestants will bei given thej title of “MISS A&M” and Jones and Mil the mothers embers of-the cast are ges, Sarah Puddy, James George Willman, / Henry 1 Holguin, (Leon art Hord, Jeanne /:N ij- :/ ’■%'p . •■if' [ H- !•! i ir 164 mi. ery Ball Starts eek-End Fun [if TliT; r . B, JOBN' SINGLETARY The? annual mi itary ball of Artillery Regiment to- ht apd a|l-c«|)llege dance Saturday night will provide dpjfe isiocial side or thin week- r ’s campus attractions. usitC for the dance, which will the 12th annual Iball staged by hHilleryjncn, will be provided l tjhic Aggieiand Orchestra. Bc- Hg at 9 p. ;n». tho event is tilled to last juiitil 12. '■ m -jii i ■ r ' $ -MM Cliff Bo vfr * epartmental contestants will be g:iven th presented at the dance following the variety show. Kiwaniansiflonor ^Greene, Earl fiord, Jeapne Ker- nodle, Will Weatherfoi-d, Lynn Sparks, (Wayne Robinson, Dick Altermah, and James E. Nelfon. H. Darwin Hodges’ who con structed ( the stage properties, handles the lighting and soun 1 ef fect!?. Although the performance! to night ends the season for the[ Ag gie Players, a summer operetta already been scheduled itiori with the Sinking Ci leafe coveriufg the peri«jJ [from Juite 6 .ihrouji'h June ^ilpould complete VA Form 5k (Taylor Wilkins, Adjisor announced. IfjNthis lesjce is ac days of G. )L benefits ajrc Veteran reg stration fpr'the first begin May! B wil may | until Jumf ■ r Consolidated High School’s athletes were honored by the College Station Kiwanis Club ip a banquet last night. Foot- baU, ifesketbalJ, baseball, trpek,I swimming and yell leaders were presented awards after thfe dinner in Sbisa Hall/ j j,j Cbach Harry Stiteler, who was the principal speaker, gave a [talk on “Leadership” to the> 8 athletei. Hershell BurgOss, South- starting mtch^rs^ when ! west Cjmference official, Acted as beginners Nixon. now r are BeeBley . It*i'r Track and field eventsjof the an nua: intramural meet will bfe run off Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.. Preliminaries of the track events' begin at 4:30 p. m. Friday. 1 events will begin again at Saturday afternoon and track 2| and the track finals will Cou- the meet at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. Admission to all eVenta is fwe. N sumjner semejrter will 11, And book ;equisition can he issued on 1] lat date. Boo' be secured at;any t -• 8 - . ! i* X’ 1 Students, who register osi Ma 11 r and latfef iiecide uol 1 to lalten the first summer seme! ter tshtml retujrn theii liooks and e-qujpmen to the store fjorn which thej book were purchase d, Wilkin i fsajd. Ifj the boojts ai«. inarwed o damaged in aty way, stader ts wil receive 60 perirent. credit fo • fben and be requirdjl to nay tjhe remain irigjfO percenji, Wilkins staled. VjA Form 1905e, fqr student who wish to , enter G. J. trainin at some place other tharj A&jM, an VAfForm $72, Change [ are (hvailable |n Qootlwil Extension Service Specialists Will | Attend Confer L Walkow to Lead Orchestra for ‘48 iggieland Follies r ' ! ’ j, " ’ i T|e Melody Men under the di rect On of Arnold Walkow Will [ provide musical background for the Aggieiand Follies on May 8, Tl e orchestra will be in the pit and will play for production num bers and specialties. Buddy Boyd Will itar as th^ Follies’ vocalist. Tie Melody Men are Arnold Walkow, a senior M. E. major of -Houston; Andy Anderson, first trombone, Talco; A. R. Moser, cor net, Waco; Ed Miles, Jr., Waxa- hachie; Bert Huebner, cometj Wharton; Carl Whyte, Chicago, IH.; George Clack, El Paso; Ken-! neth] Honeycutt,; tenor sax., New London; Archie Manes, alto sax, Houston; Jim Magruder bass, Ft. Worth; E. S. Anderson, trombone, ,>Vaci>; Felix Goodrum, drums, of Houston, and Howard Pietsch, pia- refciqh. at; Coll ExtemsiAn ~ ’ifol Ten Texas specialists lef: Tuesday ivater, Oklahoma, to at ten trayogional w irkshop for j exte •sion subject matter specialists. Thfe confer) nee wi^ Icmtin from April 2ij to May accordin to-J.iD. Pi'eNtit, aciapg dij-Actor thfe Extepsio? Service. this/ speciA ist workibop is o of ;three .beiiji j conducted ip. iqn. Another is nowj bei knSister \ Of ceremonies. - Seven first-year football players were awarded sweaters by Consol idated’s coach, Les Richardson. Coach ‘Richardson also.- presented gold footballs to thirteen repeating lettemien. Men receiving the gold footballs were; Wally Anderson, Dickie Birdwell, Masoh Cashion, Henry (Davi^, Dickie Dowell, Dem- sey Giithrie, John Kijlough, and iutl Aden Magee. J. ta Also! teaming letters were Dur- ward Parsons, James Prewitt, El- vin Street, Ward Tishler and Har- ‘old Williams. “Flop" Colson presented the Lipscpmb-Colson Most Valuable Player award to Harold Williams ba<ik for the Consolidated Tigers. Fodthall Co-Captains Wally An derson and Elvin Streetland were presented with pen and pencil sets. I The Black’s Pharmacy Award for best blocker was presented to Aden; Magee by Abe Whitis, super- intenilent of Consolidated High School, to conclude the awards for footlmll. j.' ^;/[’ Six basketball lettermen, Wally Andeijson, Van Adamson, Mason Cushion, Dickie Dowell, James Prewitt :and Ralph Smith were presented with certificates for gold hasketjballs which had not [arrived for thje Ceremony. The Most Valuable Player award for basketball was given to Ralph Smith by Ed Holick of Holiok’s Boot Shop. Ed Madeley awarded Ralph Smith and James Prewitt With co-captain trophies. Vaii Adamson, son of Aggie Coachj Art Addmson, received spe cial note for his performance in the recent State Swimming Meet Yell leaders, Joyce Patranella, Betty (Potter, Margery Parker and Billy iRuth Outlaw were presented with (miniature megaphones and sweaters, Wally Anderson and El vin Sjtreet made presentations to football coaches Les Richardson and Boots Simmonsj on! behalf of the football team, j 7 ; Hi 1 a I e i * : liege {tation nhd knothi wilFbe held 8; Mt. Fetjf Jejari, A| kajnsas, begirt ling Majf 3. The extend on subject ma spiecikliats who are inakilng tl trip are Myrtfle^Murray home m; keting; Louifee Mason food p: r naration; MW Bernice Clayto] home management; Lorene & vqns, state 4*-H Club agentl; A, Walker, asBitjtant pasjire ist in marketing; 'onomist; A T iimal husbandman; C. MS' Swift’s Manager To Speak at AH Seminar Monday Precinct Convention The Convention for Precinct No. 3 Stof the Democratic Party willl be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, in the A&M Consolidated Schbol Building, H. E. Burgess, chairman, announced today. Burgess urged all interested parties to be present. • Mill fJ Hold Trial R Sunday Morni . “Old Rattler” will run $gatri when the Spring Field Trial of the Braios Coon Hunter’s Asso ciation g!ets under way at 7 ». m.; Sunday at the E. A. Keller arm. According to C. H. Neat lery, secretary, a large number of i lieiri- bers aiei expected to leport o4t to the far hi which is seven nilfes from Bryan on the Kurten Righ- way to see “Rattler”, ownel by D. E. Welch, and other dogs run. The Brazos chapter of the [asso ciation is one of the large: :t ijlj the stutej. “This |is a non-profit orgtniza- tion, whose purpose is to further good sportsmanship, education, ob- servancel and enforcement of ex isting game laws,” Neathery said] He said that the assoc ation plans to ! give the membership and the public a trial that will >e on a par with the best in the country. The Houston chapter Will (enter several past champions in the event. Local hunters will rui) into stiff competition from out of state dogs, Nfeathery stated. A barbecue will be held! at noon of the a|l day affair. Out of State entries will be guests of th > As sociation at a supper on the Trial grounds; Non-members will be ajfe! essfed $1 to Ijelp defray the expenses, )ne invited to attend. Judging Begins Tomorrow Bleanll >r; (Roy “Opportunities for College Grad uates In the Packing Industry” will be the subject of a talk Mon day by. Howard Jones, general manager of Swift & Company’s Fort Worth Division. Jpnes will speak at a seminar sponsored by the Animal Husban dry Department to be held in the A. I. lecture room at 7 p. m. ’ Accorjvppnying Jones will be Ed Bealke, (su perintendent of the beef, lamb, and veal .department. Bqth men will arrive on the campus Monday afternoon and will be given an opportunity to tour the campus. Agricultural Students, Teachers Arrive Today For Conference I n riv pnnvn n Artillery queen—miss bobbye ruth sf of the Artillery Regiment, will be presented at the 12th annual f lery Ball tonight at Sbisa Halt MISS SMITH, 19-year-oW stji from Wharton Junior College, will be escorted by KENNET HUDGINS, 26, junior in Battery “B", Artillery! His m | Bobbye, brunette tauLi has been it” of the bjall, er Jack ;Kr Smith, bluo- New Gulf, fleeted “Sweet- ';k Regimental. icger has • / Hit chosen by ArtHnry Ring Dance Go On Sale i s ■ < , I.> i '*. ,|k.- 'i,- V Sale of tickets for.the anrtudH Senior Ring Dance and bknquet according to of the Senior Ring Dance was begun today,! Howard Oliver, chairman sales committee. With the announcement that Sam Donahue and his orchestra will play for the May 14 dance to be held in Sbisa Hall, the commit tee announced plans flor distribu tion of the tickets. All students eligible to attend the two activities are requested to contact their respectiveP student senators no later than 1 May 3, giving them the number Jof tickets required for both the dance and the banquet, Oliver said. Dance tickets will be sold fqr. $2.50 for couple or stag, while admission to the banquet, which immediately precedes the dance, will be $1.50 per plate. * . i ' . The senators will take no money at the time of ticket reservation, Oliver said. However, the tickets will be distributed to the senators May 3 and students will have from then until Mrty ,7 to pay for them. Skating. Hours Se^for Grove Skating schedules for the Grove were announced today by Spike White, director of stu dent activities. The schedule is as follows: Weekdays — 4:30 to 6 p. m. Saturday -r 2 to 9 p. m. Sunday — 2 to 8 p. m. Smiffcl Iwh.'* ittee df three h instructors .from(A groupK nee finalists! ” ’ were tional com ry Regime! felting the aef Hence Somm er, and Gap 1 theart,;con|i itnandert wag coi : Jones, W. ' os, Louie rtmann. | Mis Smith, |9lyear-old stu- ’rtt at Wharton Junior College iU be escort«4 at the ball by .neth C. Hmmm.' Hudgins, a jltnior-in “B" Battery Artillery. ii; Preliminnry.se- * r the five cr iers in the .vere Col. Charles (oy Smith. The teo of battery loosed of Mar- Dickson, Fml riiy, and A. N. 1 m ii / bmitted ire in the con- 18 J—4 EcfcS Ag Ejd Classes In Terracing School t The classes of Ag Ed 424 fend 3l5 • ar^ attending a terracing school Oh the Madley Farm today, professof S. D. Martin (announced this morning. > . ! . Instruction in the classes is un der the direction of the Stewart Company of Dallas, and concents all phafees of earth work, drain age. and terracing. | Classes were also held Wednes day and Thursday, Martin added. MOORE heads dairy pro- fete Judging in FFA contest. By ROGER B. LETZ Over 660 high school * Future Farmers of America and 170 teach ers of vocational agriculturs will ‘arrive on the campus this after noon to compete in the Smith- Hughes judging contests which will be held on the campus tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock. Judging contests in livestock, dairy cattle, dairy products, poul try, and meats will constitu e the major activities of the day. Henry Ross, professor of agri cultural 1 education and chairman of committee, will be in 1 contest activities. 1 judges of the show will >Uow: livestock, W. H. Warren! of the animal husbandry departnient; dairy cattle, ell of the dairy bus; t; dairy products, re of the dairy bus! t; poultry, Ed husbandry^ it; fend meats, O. D. ~ (See JUDGING, " ».«• • 1 -'4 . Day students mfey obtai t tickets at the 1 Stuqent Acjl Office; Oliver requested thi day students obtain their from this source so that thn will not be over-burdenef orders. Highlight of the banque held in Duncan Hfell at T Will be an after-ejinner spe “Prof’ R. E. Jacksfen, well humorist and philfesopjher. i Colonel Guy S. Moloy w|| sent the organizational co ers with keys for their ing the pfest year. |: Bennie A. Zinn, assistant of men, will give the Leys.; Moore Trophy Awferd to 11 iors of the winning organifi “Who’s Who at [A&M” will be presented by (|. G director of student activitiji N. R. LeatheVwopd, senifen social secretary, announce t the dance will begin as sooi i banquet is completed, but life than 9 p. m. , > I Cadets to Pres Cowtown Pro Saturday Eve The Singing Cadets will concert at Paschal High auditorium in Fort Worthjjj! I day at 8 p. m. [ 111 The 1 Cadets, sponsored Lanier High School Boost will participate in fen hour half program. They will s in traditional folk;songs gie songs. Two of the Ca< give a special injterniissi gram. For seven of thfe Aggie:; be a homecoming; occasic 1 are Buddy Boyd, Hill Ev cian Morgan, | Bill B1& George Thomasl, pill H Leonard Perkins. The group will have tvfp assignments before they They will be at th( First C Church of Fort W morning and then boro for the services Sund at Hillsboro’w Fjirst Church. « |dur : felass ;tluat the atjer, Ctueger also | announced that nfc had been feompleted by the biratiqn: comifeittee to provble lies ,for couplfesi at tho dance, isrt will be mrtdcd into tv|o j^'ts with a portion of the/loilg [fee floor to Lm) Used for/feetting tables. Mfembferi of the decora- n' committee are; Roy-rt,. Garner, _ and erilifted' man in the l iltury departuiefet had been e: special invitation to tl J14ollege dance, which be held Saturday night in JSjbisfe, will also ffeature the mu sic the Aggielfend Orchestra.' Membeva of the TSCW Newman jtj’liib will he guests at the dance f tfe the local Nfewman Club as i Mr [hosts. Sbifli Hall will be arranged in ,ight (club style for the event. The ilc nee Will last ffeop to 12 p. m. i rd tickets are $1 f Lamps Planned For 4 Reserve Units •1 tl l w for iH, a the ch at tiu ishiip m HENRY ROSS heads state judging contest. High Sch< Tolnsi Sixty students High School will- pus over the v Downs Jr., of the revealed today. They will arrm a.m. ( and began ai tended tour of the During the mo ky” Downs, Jr. through the Museum; brary; Student I change Store; where they will and finally where they will eat campj training for Reserve Units -fere scheduled ’ dnp, July and August at Ci lood, Fort Bliss and Fort Sill, eiior instructor for the Organs zfed iResei-ves atmjounced to<lay. Units will report for a two|' week [training period in refresher itness demonstra- !st technical and aicticfel trends ih (the viriftus scr- 'ipes. ] Each Reservist (attending camp 11 bfe required to) fire a familiar- rjstion 1 course with the weapon th Which he wojuld normally be linMi.Those Resfervists who nor ally (serve in ronjbat vehicles will fifee the crew selived weapons of iqcir Vehicles. Other subjects [will lie included drrairt appreciation, troop move- nt (logistics, supply procedures, niap fend aerial photography, food Unentision, combfet intelligence. The Senior Instructor of the Re- rVesi emphasized that any ouali- id ijeservist, officer or enlisted . regardless of branch of ser- !*jjj Vice or present as ^ u :ipat(e in one of L oin a unit of hi$ branch scheduled (jr training.
