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Battalion PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Volume 48 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1949 Number 133 Committee Makes $12,000 Allotments Over $12,000 for special projects was approved yester day afternoon by the Student Life Committee. Allocation of the fund was originally made by a Student Life subcom mittee. Subject to approval of the Board of Directors, the fund allots $1800 for basketball goals+ for the grove and $2700 for rodeo and horse show arena construe tion. Other items included are $500 for Guion Hall stage orchestra risers, $1500 for Guion Hall pic ture show sound system, $225 for Guion Hall carbon arc spotlight, and $950 for pianos at the YMCA and the Annex Chapel. $1500 for dormitory athletic equipment, $1270 for stage equip ment for Aggie Players, $500 for Ring for Senior Ring Dance, $800 for park benches for Grove, and $400 for repairs fqr the portable Hammond Org^n. The Committee approved the subcommittee’s motion that stated “increases or decreases not to ex ceed $50 could be made to each of the items as it became necessary with changing prices or other con tingency.” The engraving contract for the Aggieland 1949 was also an nounced at the meeting. Harper Standard Company’s bid of $5,500 was accepted over an equal bid of the Southwestern En graving Company of Port Worth on the basis of samples of work of both companies inspected by the iommittee. A report from the subcommittee on Student Concessions stated that the request for the selling of pivot type fluorescent lamps was denied a student for three reasons: That they were not of sufficient service, that selling them in the dormitory Would require too much of the pro spective buyer’s time and that if there were enough demand for them they would be carried in the Exchange Store., Work-was started by the Com mittee on the selection of Who’s Who but the choice will not be made until this afternoon. Fire Prevention Drive Opened By Forest Service The Texas Forest Service open ed Texas’ drive today in the Seven-' th Annual nation-wide Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Campaign to reduce the country’s annual 30,- 000,000 acre forest fire loss. This area, nearly as large as the State of Mississippi, will burn this year if the annual average prevails again, the Forest Service said. The CFFP Campaign is a public service project of the National Ad vertising Council, conducted by the Texas Forest Service and U. S. Forest Service, with the coopera tion of other public and private agencies throughout the nation. Conducted annually since 1942, the campaign’s slogans and sym bols are already familiar to many. The fire-preventing “Smokey Bear’” is back again on posters and other material to sound this year’s war ning that “Another ' 30,000,000 acres will burn this year—unless you are careful.” Wayne King To Play in Guion flail March 19 Wayne King, the famous Waltz King, will appear with his orchestra and a troupe of 32 performers at two concerts in Guion Hall on the night of March 19. Tentatively scheduled for the concert is a variety of tunes rang ing from the works of Franz Schu bert through modern hits and nov elty tunes including “A Little Bird Done Told Me.”. Waltzes will not dominate the musical selections of the night. One of the few band-leaders of today to enjoy a long-lived popu larity, King was featured on the CBS “Lady Esther Serenade” for eight years. He has appeared on other nation-wide programs and has made recordings for RCA-Vic- tor for several years. His troupe of 32 performers is head-lined by Nancy Evans, a performer since she was five years old and a former star of the “Breakfast Club” and other nation-wide programs. Male soloist for the group will be Fred Kendall, a graduate of North Texas State Teachers’ Col lege, who has appeared on occas ions with both the Houston and the Dallas symphony orchestras. Other performers at the concert will be the Meadowlarks, a girls trio; the Double-Daters, a mixed quartet; the Grenadiers, a male chorus; and the Don Large Chorus a mixed choral group. To accomodate the anticipated turn-out, King will give two con certs, one at 6:30 p.m. and the other at 9 p. m. Tickets for both concerts will go on sale Thursday, March 10 in the Student Activities Office. Prices will be $.70 for students and $1.50 for non-students. Floriculture Group Elects Wolfe Head Tom J.Wolfe of Waco was elec ted president of the Texas Flori culture Research Association at closing session Tuesday of the shoi’t course held at A&M. Wise Adkisson of Greenville was elected vice-president. A. F. De- Werth, in charge of floriculture in the Landscape Art Department at A&M, was reappointed secretary. Directors elected at the closing session include Wm. J. Bailey, Ft. Worth; Hand Schroeder, Brown- wood; John Hatteberg, Houston; John Klinger, Houston; Ray Mc Cullough, Fort Worth; Bert Reed, Waco, and Harold Kaytop of San Antonio. MISS SHIRLEY STRICKLAND, sophomore at East Texas State Teachers College, will represent ‘A’ Veterans Company at the Sixth Regimental Ball Saturday night. Miss Strickland, who is from Naples, will be escorted by Bill R. White, junior Animal Hus bandry major from Athens. Third Gilmer-Aiken Measure At Top of Senate Calendar AUSTIN, Texas, March 1—(/P)—The third ,of the Gil mer-Aiken bills reorganizing the public school system topped the senate’s calendar today. This bill sets up a special fund from which the state would pay money to insure a minimum education program in districts n°t wealthy enough to-f- pay the cost themselves. Measures calling for administra tive reorganization at the state level and a now financing plan al ready have passed the senate iij the face of tough opposition. They await house committee action. State aid from the minimum foundation school fund would be. paid only if a district raised the maximum amount possible accord ing to its ability to pay and this were still not enough to meet ex penses. (State per capita—a fixed amount for each school child—will continue to be paid as in the past.) State employees were keeping their fingers crossed today, won dering if the legislature would whip pay raise bills into shape be fore midnight in order for workers to enjoy estra pay benefits in March. The governor’s signature must also be on the bills to make them effective. The Senate and House are in disagreement over the amount sal aries should be hiked, and a com promise was expected in confer ence committee. State departmen tal, eleemosynary and judiciary employees would get the March pay increase- The prison money bills were second on the Governor’s list of emergency legislation. ^ Troop Leadership Stressed During Scouting Course More than 100 men and women interested in the Boy Scout and Cub Scout program are attending the “Scouterversity” which opened its week-long term on the A&M campus Monday night. Prof. Daniel Russel, who as chairman of advancement for the Brazos district has operated these schools for more than 15 years, has divided the 1949 term into three divisions. They are: “Fundamentals in Scout Lead ership,” under Norman “Shorty” Halbrooks as dean. This' division is open to all interested in any phase of Scout leadership, committee work, unit leadership, or general activity. Senior Scouting, under Frank Rogers. This division is designed primarily for A&M students, or others in the Bryan-College Sta tion community, interested in continuing their Scouting as part of a senior unit. Cubbing, under leadership of R. M. Connor. This division is for Den Mothers, Cubmasters, Den iChiefs, and committeemen active |in or interested in Cub Scout work. The divisions meet for an open- ling session in the Animal Hus bandry arena at 7:15 every night this week. After the opening por- |tion of the program the divisions adjom’n to class rooms for inde- Ipendent discussion. Marshall Plan, Atlantic Pact Paths To True Peace-Churchill Strong Western Powers Can Promote Hundred Years of Peace, Guion Hall Audience Told Stewart, f FG FT PF TP .... 2 3 5 7 Alebis, f .... 2 1 1 5 Paredes, f .... 7 3 3 17 Bortoni, f .... 3 0 0 6 Frank, c .... 2 1 1 5 Richter, c .... 0 0 0 0 Gissing, c .... 1 0 0 2 Herrington, g .... 2 1 1 5 Leyendecker, g . 0 0 1 0 Salinas, g .... 0 1 1 1 Totals ....19 10 13 48 LON MORRIS FG FT Lieneres, f 5 0 PF TP 0 10 Deliz, g .... 3 1 1 7 Burroughs, f .... 2 0 2 4 Green, f .... 0 0 1 0 Henderson, f .... 4 1 1 9 Soler, a .... 5 5 1 15 Crews, c .... 2 0 0 4 Oden, c .... 0 0 1 0 Renta, g .... 4 1 2 9 Wilson, g .... 0 1 0 1 Stewart, g .... 0 0 5 0 Harris, g .... 0 0 1 0 Totals ....25 9 15 59 Cattle Barn Bids Will Be Let Soon Bids for the construction of the I new cattle barn are to be let about J March 1, according to J. K. Riggs, (professor of Animal Husbandry in (charge of beef cattle. I T. R. Spence, Head of Office of Physical Plants, and C. K. Leigh ton, College Engineer, have al ready checked on the site of the new barn for the purpose of hav ing the ground graded up. 1 The plans for the new barn are about completed. Some of the gates and some sections of the all metal [fence have been constructed. The all metal fence is being (built in 24 foot sections and hauled (to the College on tracks. Several sections have already arrived. Mexia Metal Works, is building the gates and fences. INTAC Ex-Students Plan Organization An organizational meeting for the NTAC Club will be held Wed nesday night at 7:30 in the CE j Lecture Room, according to Dick | Scott, organizer of the club. The group, consisting of ex- Istudents of North Texas Agricul- (tural College, will elect officers land draft a constitution. Lon Morris Defeats Laredo In J.C. Meet Lon Morris Junior College of Jacksonville defeated Laredo J.C., 59-48, in the first game of the An nual Junior College Invitation Tournament held in DeWare Field House this morning. Lon Morris jumped into the lead with the game only two minutes old and never lost this lead as they slowly increased their margin to 13-1 after five minutes of the first half. Field goals by Solar and Renta built up a 37-17 half time score for the Lon Morris team. Second half play opened with Lon Morris increasing their lead with the score at five minutes standing 47-22. Laredo came back in the second half to pull within 11 points of Lon Morris at the final gun. This rally was sparked by Paredes who scored a total of 13 points the last half to lead his team in individual scoring. Soler was high point man for Lon Morris with a total of 15 points, with Linares close behind with 10 points. LAREDO Annual Census Due For Consolidated School Children The 1949 School Census will be gin Match 1, A. M. Whitis, super intendent of A&M Consolidated School, announced today. Only children of the same fami ly shall be listed on one census blank, and if one person has under his control children of a different family name, he shall use a separ ate form for each family name, Whitis said. “Parents who have children who are not in school and who will be six years of age on or before Sep tember 1, 1949, and children who will not be over 18 by September 1, 1949, should report to the school office or telephone 4-7624,” Whitis said. Each scholastic enumerated will bring $55 to the school district. Parents living in College View may enumerate their children by reporting to the school office. According to the 1948 census there are 922 scholastics on the A&M Consolidated School roll com pared with 881 in 1947. It is be lieved that the 1949 census will increase proportionately, Whitis said. Agronomists Hear Range Specialist Everett F. Evans, traveling range specialist for the Texas For est Service, addressed the Agro nomy Society at a meeting Tues day night. Evans said that Texas, with 55,- 000,000 acres of forest area, has more trees than any other state. Evans showed color slides illus trating reforestation work, cut ov er lands, lookout towers and fire fighting equipment . J. S. Mogford outlined tentative plans for the Cotton Ball and Pag eant. Mogford said that a man is now being sought to crown King Cotton at the show. Plans are also being made to have floats entered in the pageant, he said. A motion was made and approv ed to give any member of the Agronomy Society selling ten sub scriptions of “Crops and Soils,” a free subscription to the magazine. The Marshall Plan and the North Atlantic Charter are the true paths for the coun tries of the world to follow toward a continuing peace, Randolph Churchill, son of Win ston Churchill, said last night. Speaking to the Great Issues Class and a large outside audience, Churchill said there could very easily be another 100 years of peace if the Western Powers continued to be stronger than the Communist dominated countries. Churchill began with the immed iate post-war period and discus sed Europe through the time of the proposed North Atlantic Pact. Since Russia had approximately 150 divisions at the end of the war, all the weak countries in Europe were hesitant about bring ing wrath upon themselves by ex ertions against the Communists, Churchill said. “The feeling was one of hopelessness. We did not know what day that the Commun ists might assume control in the weakened countries. Hopelessness Leaves “When George Marshall told the world to put their houses in order and the United States would come to their aid, the hopelessness was replaced by hope for the future of the countries. “The Marshall Plan has given all the countries a chance to get on their feet. The countries have had a chance to nurse wounds and be gin the climb toward recovery. In speaking about the North At lantic Pact, he said that there are many shiver sisters and nervous Nellies. He said Walter Lippman not only confuses readers but he confuses himself more with his comments on the proposed pact. He is like a glass of water without the glass; he runs through your fingers. No Senate nor generation can determine what future generations or senators will do, he said. But the pact would mean just as much without the amendment of the con stitution as it would with it. No Amendment Needed Look at the Monroe Doctrine, he pointed out. “No amendment of the constitution was needed for the world to stay out of the Americas so why should the North Atlantic Pact require an amendment of the U. S. Constitution for acceptance by the world.” No country in Europe today is strong enough to lead the resist ance against a Communist move- (See CHURCHILL, Page 4) Aeronautics Official Traces Growth of Supersonic Speeds By C. C. TRAIL “The most important tool of all in aeronautical research is the brain of man,” Dr. Hugh L. Dryden told an impressive group of graduate students and faculty members last night. In his address, sponsored jointly by the Graduate School and the Sigma Xi.Club, the director of Aeronautical Research of the National Advisory Commit-f tee for Aeronautics emphasized' the need for personal ingenuity. Narrowing the field of aeronau tical research to problems in build ing wind tunnels which will sim ulate supersonic conditions, Dr. Dryden traced the development of the wind tunnel from the primitive model used by the Wright brothers to the present-day model which can pass air up to twice the speed )f sound. “By using the principle that air flows faster over the wing of a plane than the wing is actually moving, tfirst supersonic condi tions were obtained,” Dr. Dryden said.” Models were mounted on the trailing edge of P-51’s, and while the airplane was only going 70 per cent the speed of sound, the model was subjected to air speeds of ten per cent greater than the speed of sound. Dr. Dryden then pointed out how this principle was projected into the laboratory wind tunnel by building a bump in the air stream. Dr. Dryden used slides and col orful moving pictures to supple ment his lecture and to illustrate special points of interest. In passing, the holder of the presidential certificate of merit for his work in guided missies listed other important advances in aero nautical research. Of special im portance was a 40 x 50 foot wind tunnel which will permit tests on the working models rather than on a scale model, and an ultra high-speed camera, capable of tak ing some 400,000 pictures per sec ond. Dr. Dryden concluded his lecture with the same theme in which he had begun: “Regardless of the cost of the equipment and the time spent in research, the data are no better than the minds of the ones who interpret them. The thing most needed in aeronautical re search is personal ingenuity.” Student Senate To Hear Ring Dance Problem The Student Senate will have a chance to offer its proposals on the advisability of having two Senior Ring Dances as a result of action taken last evening by the com mittee set up to decide that question, Roy Blanton, chairman of the committee for planning Senior Ring Dances, met with the chair men of nine other committees to discuss the recent ^balloting on the question of having two dances. The chairmen decided that bal loting was not conclusive since less than one-third of approxi mately 2,200 eligible seniors cast ballots. A representative of the planning committee will attend the next Student Senate meeting in the YMCA Wednesday night at 7:30. He will listen to any proposals that the Student Senate might wish to make. Following the Student Senate meeting, Blanton’s committee will meet again to discuss any senate proposals. That meeting is sche duled for Thursday at 5 p. m. in the lobby of the Student Activities office, according to Grady Elms, assistant director of Student Ac tivities, who met with the com mittee. Singing Cadets To Have Busy Spring By FRANK CUSHING Aggieland’s publicity depart ment in the form of the Singing Cadets initiated their Spring sche dule last night. Four numbers were rendered by the Aggie group at the Federated Woman’s Club meet ing. The program consisted of “Deep River,” “Battle of Jericho,” “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” and “Whoopee, Ti Yi Yo.” A busy season awaits this musi cal group. Trips around the state in rapid succession have been ar- ranged. Text . books will un doubtedly be in style on the char tered buses carrying these Aggies to and from their concerts. Wichita Falls will be the first journey for the Cadets. There, on the 12th of March, a full con cert will be presented. The Ex- Students’ Association has invited the group arid will sponsor them in a program open to the public. The following weekend will be hurriedly spent by these vocalizers in making two musical appearan ces. Saturday, March 19th, they will appear during a stage show at North Texas State College in Den ton and sing several numbers. Featured song for the evening will be “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” The Cadets will be ac companied in this number by the orchestra. The next day the tuneful aggre gation will make a quick jump to Fort Worth. At 3 p. m. they will offer a complete concert at Pas chal High School. The Singing Ca dets will be the guests of the Fort Worth Mother’s Club of that city. The final weekend of March of fers no respite for the traveling troubadors. Corpus Christi will be the objective of their migration on the 26th of that month. An even ing concert will be conducted un der the sponsorship of the Corpus Christi Ex-Student’s Association. The distant future has not been ignored in scheduling the Sing ing Cadets either. In April the Aggies will leave for that bleak no man’s land existing in the famous forty acres. Swords will be issued for this journey. The rosy spot in the singers’ plans is to be found on the 14th of May. Upon that date the Cadets will be featured on a program at Hockaday School for girls. The Singing Cadets’ Spring tra veling group will consist of about 50 students. Two quartets—one of the barbershop variety and the other of the popular style—will provide intermission entertainment during most of the concerts. Aggieland will indeed have been well represented throughout Tex as after the spring schedule of the Singing Cadets has been complet ed. Two Civil Service Exams Scheduled Examinations for filling vacan cies in the positions of Economist and Biological Aid have been an nounced by the Civil Service Com mission. Entrance salaries ranging to $5232 per year for the Economist positions and from $2152 to $3727.- 20 per year for the Biological Aid positions. Employment will be with various federal agencies in the state of Texas. A senior from Baylor Univer sity, MISS HOPE KINCANNON has been chosen sweetheart of D Veterans Company. Miss Kin- cannon will represent the com pany at the Sixth Regimental Ball on Saturday night. Her es cort will be Fred Walters, senior ME major from Waco. Work in Progress On New Band Shell Work on the bandshell is under way. G. T. Hill, engineer in charge of construction, stated today that work has been in progress for two weeks now. Already, the shell is taking shape. Outside walls are being made of concrete building blocks. Enclosed in the structure will be storage rooms, concession booths, rest rooms, and dressing rooms. The stage proper will be 34 feet across the front. Footlights will be built in at front floor level. A sloping roof will cover the whole structure and will extend over the existing slab about nine feet. Hill expects to have the shell completed within the 75 working days allowed. Barring some unfor- seen conditions, it should be fin ished in about 45 days. The new shell will seat almost any size orchestra for social func tions held on the slab. The old platform, located on the east side of the slab, was a small wooden affair. The new one will be about three times as large.