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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE
Volume 48
COLLEGE STATION (Aggielaud), TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1949
Number 134
29 Students Elected To Who’s Who At A&M
Senate To Decide
Use Of WSSF Fund
The Student Senate will choose two European schools to
send the funds raised by the current campus World Student
Fund Drive according to Charles Kirkham, president of the
Student Senate. The decision will be made during the regular
March session of the Senate to be held in the YMCA Chapel
at 7:30 tonight. 4
Aubrey Sprawls, chairman of
the WSSP Committee, has an
nounced that he will propose to
the Senate a motion to send the
money raised by the drive to a
school in Germany and a school
in Norway.
“Both countries need our mater
ial aid and the reassurance of
American support. This is espec
ially true during these days of
strong communist pressures on
those countries,” Sprawls said.
Senators will report the success
of the drive in their various dormi
tories.
Two committee chairmen will
present reports to the meeting,
Kirkham said.
George Edwards, chairman of
the special traffic committee will
report to the Senate the success
of the traffic committee’s recom
mendations to the college made
at the last Senate meeting.
A similar report will be made by
Fred Hambright, chairman of the
special Senate committee, to study
possible governing plans for the
Student Memorial Center. His re
port submitted at the February
session of the Senate recommend-
rd a combined student, faculty and
former student council to govern
the new Memorial Building.
This year’s Senior Ring Dance
will come in for some discussion
when dormitory Senators report
opinions on the Ring Dance ex
pressed by seniors in their dor-
kmitoifies, Kirkham said.
IpFA member of the Ring Dance
Committee will be present to hear
these suggestions,” Roy Blanton,
chairman of the Ring Dance Com
mittee said. “We feel that the sen
ators have received some good
suggestions, and we’d like to know
what they are.”
A photographer for Aggieland
1949 will be present to take pic
tures of the Senate when every
one comes in coats and ties, Kirk
ham said.
Fishman to Be
Guest Speaker
At Hillel Meet
Morris Fishman, recent
supervisor of the Joint Dis
tribution Committee in Ger
many will be the guest speak
er of the Hillel Foundation to
night at 7:15 in the YMCA
Cabinet Room, Mrs. J. J.
Taubenhaus, sponsor of the
club, has announced.
Fishman was responsible for
Joint Distribution Committee acti
vities in the Kassel area and later
in Regensburg. He also visited
Austria, Italy, and other sections
of Europe in the interest of re
habilitation and resettlement of
Jewish survivors in Europe.
Joint Distribution Committee is
the major American agency aiding
Jewish displaced persons in Ger
many and other distressed Jews
abroad. The JDC funds are de
rived from the campaign of the
United Jewish Appeal, Mrs. Tau
benhaus said.
Fishman is a graduate from
Springfield College and received
his rabbinical degree at the Jew
ish Technological Seminary.
Fishman will present some of
the many problems of European
relief and rehabilitation, Mrs. Tau
benhaus added. The meeting’ will
be open to the public and is in
tended solely as an educational
program.
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’49 Cotton Tour
Examination Will
Be Held Thursday
The second examination for the
1949 cotton tour will be held
Thursday, March 10, at 7 p. m.
reported J. S. Mogford, agronomy
professor.
The cotton tour is an annual
event sponsored by the Agronomy
Society. Students making the trip
are selected by a series of exami
nations on cotton production, dis
eases, insects, breeding soil fer
tility, grading and stapling, har
vestings, and the ginning of cotton,
Mogford said.
The trip, expenses paid, is con
ducted through the U. S. or some
foreign country. Three students
make the trip when the group goes
abroad, but when confined to
North America, four are selected.
Dr. L. G. Jones of the Agronomy
Department led the 1948 group
which visited sections of the U.S.
and Canada, Mogford stated.
The tour is designed to encour
age students to study various cot
ton courses and also to show in
greater detail all of the operations
taking place in production, market
ing, manufacturing, and research.
Mogford reported that the trip
is financed through proceeds from
the Cotton Ball.
Trotter to Speak
At Science Club
Meeting Tonight
The meeting of the Academy of
Science Club at 7 tonight in Room
10, Science Hall, will feature a
round-table discussion lead by Dr.
Ide P. Trotter, director of the
Extension Service, on 1948 obser
vations in the Orient, Dr. Charles
LaMotte, club sponsor, said today.
Dr. Trotter left the U. S. last
April 1 on a world trip, stopping
in Japan, China, India, Pakistan,
and Greece. He returned on Aug
ust 5.
Students of the college who have
visited or spent some time in these
countries will find this discussion
especially informative, LaMotte
said.
Great Issues
Class to Hear
Paulo Treves
Dr. Paulo Treves, member
of the Italian Chamber of
Deputies and vice-chairman
of its Foreign Relations com
mittee, will speak here at 11
a. m. Thursday in Room 301
of the Electrical Engineering
Building.
Treves’ speech, one of the Great
Issues series, will be on “Italy’s
Foreign Policy Since Liberation,”
Dr. S. R. Gammon, head of the
History Department, announced.
From 1926 to 1938, Treves was
active in the struggle against Ita
lian Fascism, and was exiled in
1938.
At the outbreak of the war he
was appointed chief Italian com
mentator and deputy program or
ganizer of the Italian broadcasts
from London.
Dr. Treves returned to Italy
in 1945 and participated in the
1946 elections, receiving his pre
sent position in the House of
Deputies. He is also a member
of the executive of the Indepen
dent Socialist Party.
“Dr. Treves will speak to the
Great Issues Class on issues which
he knows first hand,” Dr. Gam
mon said. “His long active role
in Italian politics should enable
him to deliver an interesting and
authorative talk.”
About 50 seats in the rear of
the room will be available for-
interested persons not members of
the Great Issues Class, Gammon
added.
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ROY BLANTON
Voting Results On
Senior Ring Dance
Given by Blanton
The votes of seniors concerning
the Ring Dance have been tabu
lated, Roy Blanton, Ring Dance
plans committee chairman, announ
ced today. The results are as fol
lows:
Yes
. 779
No
. 102
Two Dances
. 372
1) Corps—Non-Corps ..
.. 306
2) Alphabetical
. 66
One Dance
. 72
Friday and Saturday
Dances
276
January Dance
... 84
Balloting was not considered
conclusive since only 881 seniors
voted, Blanton stated. The Ring
Committee will meet Thursday at
5 to decide on final plans after
they hear any proposals offered
at the Student Senate meeting to
night, he added.
FFA to Present
News Roundup
The Collegiate Future Farmers
of America chapter will present
its regular bi-monthly FFA news
roundup at 6 a. m. Friday over
the Texas Quality Network, Hal
Clark, program chairman, said
yesterday.
The program will be heard over
the regular Texas Farm and Home
Program.
FFA projects at Weatherford,
Cameron, and Ennis will be dis
cussed, Clark said.
KENNETH BOND
Highway Class
Planned Here
For Next Week
The district engineers of
the Texas Highway Depart
ment will meet on the campus
next Tuesday and the high
way engineering short course
will be held here Wednesday
and Thursday March 9 - 10,
Fred J. Benson, civil engi
neering professor, announced.
The Civil Engineering Depart
ment is sponsoring the short
course. Registration for the dis
trict highway engineers meeting
will be in the Civil Engineering
Building from 8 to 10 a. m. on
Tuesday, March 8, Benson said.
Registration for the highway en
gineering short course will be in
Sbisa Lounge, from 8 to 10:30 a.
m. on March 9. Engineers attend
ing will be required to pay a reg
istration fee of $1.50.
Wednesday evening at 7 there
will be a dinner in Sbisa Hall.
Tickets will be sold for $2 each.
Benson said that the attendance
is expected to be about 300.
Approximately 400 engin e e r s
are expected to attend the short
course, Benson concluded.
Aggie Debaters
Will Contest
West Pointers
A telegram has been re
ceived from Cadet Harry
Griffith of the United States
Military Academy asking A
&M to meet the West Point
ers in a debate on the A&M
campus on March 19, accord
ing to H. E. Hierth, acting di
rector of forensics.
The Aggie Discussion and De
bate Club has replied by inviting
the cadets to be their guests. Un
doubtedly the West Pointers will
be on a tour at that time, Hierth
said. He continued that West Point
rates high in debate, - and they
should be interesting and colorful
opponents.
The federal aid question is to be
used and A&M is to have the neg
ative side of the debate.
Two A&M debate teams con
sisting of Jimmy Stevens and
James Farmer, and A. J. Shepherd
and John Shortal participated in
the Piney Woods Forensic Tour
nament at Nacogdoches last week
end, Hierth reported. During the
first round the two Aggie teams
were rated as “good” and “excel
lent.” Both teams also survived
the second round in the elimination
contest.
The Aggie debate team consist
ing of Jimmy Stephens and James
Farmer survived the final round
and advanced into the semi-finals,
but were then defeated by Baylor.
Student Life Committee Picks
16 Corps, 13 Non-Corps Men
Twenty-nine outstanding students were elected to Who’s Who yesterday by the Stu
dent Life Committee. The men were elected on the basis of scholastics, popularity, lead
ership, and extracurricular activities-
In alphabetical order, they are Doyle Avant, sergeant major of the Corps and presi
dent of the Junior Class; Dick Baugh, commanding officer of the Composite Regiment;
E. G. Bilderback, president of the
A&M Anniversary-
Stamp Proposed
A postage stamp commemorating the 75th anniversary
of the founding of A&M may be issued soon, according to
Jack Happy, junior business student and varsity baseball
manager.
The idea of an anniversary stamp first occurred to
Happy when he and a local post-4
office employe were discussing
Aggie Players To
Meet Thursday
The Aggie Players will meet
Thursday at 7:30 p. m. in the As
sembly Hall, George J. Dillavou,
director, announced today.
Rehearsals for “The Play’s the
Thing,” the Players’ current pro
duction, are now in progress. The
cast for the play has not been
announced.
“The Play’s the Thing” will be
the first Aggie Players production
to be presented in Guion Hall,
Dillavou said.
“Anyone interested in working
back-stage on the productions
should be present at the meeting,”
Dillavou said.
were
stamp collection.
Upon recalling that the 75th an
niversary is near (1951), Happy
decided that he would see what he
could do about promoting the issue
of a commemorative stamp.
At the suggestion of W. G.
“Breezy” Breazeale, assistant di
rector of Student Affairs, Happy
In reply to a query, Representa
tive ‘Olin Teague sent the follow
ing telegram this morning:
Washington, Dec. 2
Kenneth Z. Bond, Editor
The Battalion Newspaper, A and
M College of Texas.
H. R. 3066 introduced by Con
gressman Teague February 28
reads as follows: “Be it enacted
by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled.
That the Postmaster General is
authorized and directed to issue,
September 17, 1951, a special pos
tage stamp, of such design as he
shall prescribe, in commemoration
of the : Seventy-fifth Anniversary of
the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas. A land-grant
college.”
Congressman Olin E. Teague
referred his idea to Henderson
Shuffler, director of information,
and also wrote a letter to Congres-
man Olin Teague.
As a result of Teague’s sugges
tion, a letter was written present
ing the idea to the Postmaster
General.
Happy also took the suggestion
to the presidents of some of the
former student associations who
were attending a banquet on the
campus and all of them promised
their utmost cooperation.
A joint resolution was then
introduced into the legislature
by Representative Herman Yezak
proposing the approval of the
stamp.
J. B. “Dick” Hervey, secretary
and treasurer of the Former Stu
dents Association, went with Hap
py to see Colonel Bunds Jackson
of Hillsboro, president of the Na
tional Postmaster’s Association.
Colonel Jackson promised his as
sistance and suggested writing the
Texas senators and congressmen.
In the meantime, Colonel Jackson
while in Washington on business,
presented the matter to other of
ficials there.
The latest development of the
story is a telegram from Teague
stating that the Texas delegation
in Washington has introduced a
joint House-Senate resolution for
the approval of the issue.
Blinn Defeats
Laredo In
Loser Bracket
Blinn Junior College won
the first game in the play-offs
in the consolation bracket of
the Junior College cage tour
nament in DeWare Field-
house. Blinn’s Bucaneers outlast
ed the representatives of Laredo
Junior College, 60-45. Laredo kept
the game close until two starters,
Billy Bob (Stewart and R. G. Gliss-
ing fouled out in the last quarter.
Laredo used a fast break type
of offense that gave the Buccan
eers trouble at stages in the game.
Blinn jumped to an early lead
in the first part of the game on
the shooting of Thomas Hoyer
and Moon McMillan who each
had seven points for the Bren-
ham team. Marvin Bosse open
ed the scoring when he put Blinn
ahead with a free throw at the
end of a minute of play.
Towards the end of the first half
the Bucaneers of Blinn pulled away
from a 21-21 tie to gain a 28-22
advantage at the intermission. Bil
ly Bob Stewart of the Rio Grande
team was tied for scoring honors
at the half with seven points.
Blinn will meet the Winer of the
Paris-Frank Phillips game at 2:30
p.m. tomorrow.
BONN
Eg Ft Pf TP
Hoyer, f 2 115
Lovett, f 5 1 3 11
Jecmenek, f 0 3 4 3
Bosse, c 4 4 5 12
McMillan, g 8 3 0 19
Jecmenek, g 2 2 3 6
Totals 24 15 17 63
LAREDO
Fg Ft Pf TP
Stewart, f 3 15 7
Albebis, f 10 0 2
Paredis, f 2 5 3 9
Bartoni, f 0 10 1
Frank, c 2 125
Richter, c 0 0 2 0
Gissing, c 3 15 7
Herrington, g 12 5 4
Leyendecker, g 0 0 2 0
Salinas, g 4 0 2 8
Totals 16 11 26 43
“T” Association; Roy Blanton, so
cial secretary of the Senior Class;
Kenneth Bond, Editor of The Bat
talion;
Charles Cabaniss, sports editor
of the Aggieland 1949; Ted Cope
land, commanding officer of the
Air Force Group; Ralph Daniels,
commanding officer of A Athletic
Company; Guy B. Daniels, Town
Hall manager; J. Fred Davis, Com
manding Officer of the Artillery
Regiment and President of the
Senior Court; Dave T. Gentry, In
fantry Battalion commanding offi
cer;
Art Harndon, Olympic track
winner; R. B. Harwood, Editor of
the Texas A&M Engineer; Ray
Holbrook, track participation; Don
Jarvis, Vice-president of the Senior
Class; Don Kaspar, President of
the Senior Class; Truman Martin,
co-Editor of Aggieland 1949; Bob
McClure, Corps Commander;
Harold Oliver, president of Tau
Beta Pi; Jack Qiiirey, Command
ing Officer of B Athletic Com
pany; Harvey Risien, Student Sen
ator; J. B. Rochelle, Commanding
Officer of the Ross Volunteers;
Earl Rose, co-Editor of Aggieland
1949;
Gene Schrickle, captain of the '
basketball team; Odell Stautzen-
burger, Tri-Captain of the foot
ball team; Jimmy Stephens, head
yell leader; Bob Weynand, Student
Senator; Gerald York, Editor of
the Agriculturist.
Initial selections for the award
were made by two groups, the
Corps members of the committee
and the non-Corps members. These
two groups met separately and
listed all possible candidates. The
activities of each of these men were
checked to determine if he was
eligible. The grade point ratio of
these men also was checked.
Final lists from the two groups
were submitted to the Student
Life Committee for approval or
disapproval. Each name was con
sidered individually and members
voted: For, Against, or Preferred.
After the first ballot a second
vote was taken on those that had
received less than half of the votes
in favor. This vote was either
“for” or “against.” Those not re
ceiving a majority were deleted.
After this ballot, 29 names re
mained and the Committee voted
to accept the remaining men as
Who’s Who.
Members of the Committee are
Dean W. L. Penberthy, M. L. Cash-
ion, Ray Perryman, Bill Carmi
chael, Dan Russell, Ray Holbrook,
Ted Copeland, Don Kaspar, Char
lie Howard, Tom Carter, Kenneth
Bond, Robert Ransom, Doyle
Avant, Bob McClure, Charles Cab
aniss, Jack Quirey, C. G. White,
S. A. Rowe, Dr. R. W. Steen, Dr.
J. C. Miller, and Dr. G. W. Schles-
selman.
Aggieland Then and Now
1913
Board Cans 466 Cadets For Hazing
Thus Starting Student Revolt Of ’13
Hedgecocks To
Address Seniors
E. A. Hedgecock will speak to
the Aggie Social Customs and
Courtesies Group on “Social Cor
respondence” tonight at 7:15 in the
Chemistry Lecture Room, accord
ing to J. Fred Davis, chairman of
the program.
This lecture tonight will be the
last in Phase I, Davis said, and
Phase II will start Monday with
the instruction being given to low
er classmen by the Cadet seniors.
By CHUCK MAISEL
A&M just wouldn’t be A&M if
everyone wasn’t worried about it
going to pot. Never has a class
gone through the school that did
n’t think their years saw the
school sink to its lowest possible
level. The junior class, in the 1913
Longhorn, felt the same way.
“Everything has gone wrong with
the class and the school,” they
said.
In particular, they were wor
rying about the student revolt
which had just taken place. On
January 28, 1913, the faculty
dismissed 27 students for haz
ing. These men were rather high
in student circles, therefore, the
lower three classes presented a
petition for the reinstatement of
the wrong-doers.
The Board refused to consider
the petition, so the students came
back with a demand for the im
mediate reinstatement of the 27 or
the lower three classes would stop
going to classes.
The Board met and the minutes
of their meeting states that 27
students were dismissed for haz
ing and 466 for insubordination.
The juniors, sophomores, and
freshmen packed their bags. Be
fore leaving, they went to the drill
field and held what they felt was
their final review. There were
many tears as no one thought he
would ever return. However the
Board allowed students signing a
statement that they would abide
by “constituted authority” (sound
familiar?) to re-enroll. After two
weeks, all but 126 were permit
ted to return.
That spring, the Southwest Con
ference baseball championship was
slated to go to the Aggies. Be
cause of the strike, most of the
star players were not in school
and the team lost more games than
they won.
The following fall gave the
same story. The football team had
a disappointing season because of
absent players. Athletic relations
were still broken with Texas Uni
versity, so there was no Turkey
Day game with Varsity that year.
Another gripe the juniors had
that year concerned an amend
ment to the state constitution
then proposed. The measure
would combine A&M with the
state university and move most
of the agricultural and engineer
ing departments to Austin. Need
less to say, this idea didn’t
strike the Aggies as being so
good.
A yearly event that caused
many memories in those days was
the annual hike taken by the cadet
corps to the Brazos River. They
would make the hike one day,
camp there for the remainder of
the week, and then return. This
jaunt to the river was looked up
on with much disfavor by the
freshmen because of the blanket
tossings, belt lashings, and gen
eral treatment they received dur
ing its course. During the camp t
the corps was formed into two
forces and proceeded to fight a
sham “Battle of the Brazos.”
The seniors of the Class of ’13
have always been accused of
having to burn down the Main
Building to get out of school.
That class had some rather illus
trious members. For instance,
there was a certain Tyree Bell
who had been captain of the ’12
football team. The Longhorn
terms him as being the campus
champ “hunter for dear.” We
have another term for that now.
The fall of ’13 saw the resigna
tion of President R. T. Milner. A
new president, W. B Bizzell, her
alded the beginning of a new era
at A&M in which she was to
double in size and enrollment and
gain national recognition for the
first time.
Two Dances Will
Be Given by RVs
A formal dance and a western
style dance are being planned by
Ross Volunteers for Friday and
Saturday night, March 11 and 12,
according to J. B. Rochelle, com
mander of the organization.
Rochelle stated that all associate
members may attend the dance
and that they will not have to wear
the RV uniform unless they de
sire.
The formal dance Friday night
will be preceded by a banquet in
Sbisa Hall, Rochelle said, and ten
tative plans are to hold the west
ern dance Saturday night at the
Bryan Country Club.
Rochelle asked that all associate
members who are planning to at
tend the dance, to contact one of
the Company oficers.
Bastrop-Lee Club
To Meet Tonight
A social chairman will be elected
during the meeting of the Bastrop
Lee County Club at 7:30 p. m. to
night in tho Annex Chemistry lec
ture room, Chester Payton, club
president, said Tuesday.
Campus members will meet at
the YMCA at 7 p. m. Plans for the
activities of the club for the re
mainder of the semester will be
made, Payton said.
March 11 Life To
Carry A&M Pics
Pictures of the A&M Military
Ball will not be in the March 4
issue of Life Magazine according
to Henderson Shuffler, director of
information and publications of
the A&M College System.
The Dallas office has informed
him that, acording to a telegram
from the publication office, the
pictures will be carried in the Fri
day, March 11 issue.
Further confirmation is expected
from the Circulation Department
of the magazine, Shuffler said.
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TED COPELAND