! I ■ i Vollimk 48 •X: l J i- ,' ! V ' ^ 1 ^ . : 1 '* J 4 ^ JSHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER AAM COLLEGE mM If ( j > * fr r * ’l 1 > , y v LLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, j TUESDAY, MARCH 22,1949 N ;r 148 .. i '■ j E 88 - * - bill a Hip si het erans. to buy land ^as scheduled todays . “"'i : 'fhe sanle legiSlatioj} fall< d to get leaislajtive apprdval tlVoi years ago. (Senator John Bi ll of Cuero, th<* bill sets up a yotorami land if iooriro Donnl Jour A^M y awarded fodnl of Ho (»ln paid trllipta i, Call it MRty •d in honor of Ken killed in octloniln th Ign. His willow, f|)7, ono 10 post Congroa once iy at Ft. | renam iloy, vho was lljin Com Geneva fteatHloy, journoyodl toi tl|« West Cons for the dccA«i|nl il l, 11 ire mu ted the from the Wort Mia- nt Mrs id the , i Ireboats 1 after the A wnrehousie cOren ony to bfe c Oakland Army Basi Rather tlfan di«U) eatl dey, authoritjes . l ansbort towed by iw fifom Oakland Army fire tearly caiised Cantollktipn of the ejeremony.^ ?' ■ ! A In the actiori wliiijh aWai-d, Sgt. KeathlH cdmnjjanded his rifle! coi all officers had ly his efforts tl.. •. tOrat tacks were beaten the western ridges of! tuzzo. Sgt. Keathl* moments after thef lasft unsucces ill iinemy attack. i ’—-44—Of I \jt im the i iessfully y after asualties. h coun around .xUnt A1 Led a few Id! ^ U Williams, w.c Indi strial Extension Service and ^—ident of •« r - : - to; 1 rade and Indi sociption at thei • encO at Daytona Hje will also a bership of the Pic ers j Association, 1 the|r annual J’Cor same time aa th< dusjtrial teacher*, f |) Williams is schi at the banquet the dote Of the of uio Florida Vo , lion in Tampa on | The AVA is a timi composed of "teaihers in th* edijcation, Willi Plirlda tend of the board to administer a program of financing veterans’ land purchases on a long-term, low-interest basis. As amended in committee, it would permit sales to disabled veterans only. ',j ■ i A constitutional amendment ap proved by Texas voters more than two years ago authorized such pro cedure. The Senate yesterday approv ed and sent to the Mouse a driv ers financial responsibility bill. Designed to make drivers show sbiltty to pay for death or dam age caused on Texas streets and highways, the measure received a le-to-ll vote after long and bitter debate. A driver would bo affected only if ho had an acddetftf Then, if u 5 anon were injured or killed or ! property damage wore $200 or more, the driver would have to prove financial responsibility: He would bo required to show ho could pay a court Judgment up to $0,000 for Injury or death of one person, another $5,BOO if n second person were hurt or killed, and $1,000 for property jiamago. The drlyor’s license and car reg istration could be suspended unless such proof were shown. “I ask this Senate to decide whether you think human lives are more important or the al mighty dollar is more impor tant,’’ thundered Senator G. C. Morris of Greenville, author of the bill. He was replying to an objection that the measure would burden drivers with an estimated $30 a year insurance premium. “I’m getting awfully sick and tired of peeing propositions enact ed into laws in this state taking away the rights of the people un der the; guise of public safety,” said Sehator Warren McDonald, strenuously opposing the plan. With the Senate acting on the veterans land bill, other veterans legislation awaited House commit tee attention in the afternoon. daln Veca- ■^erve as State l^rs As. (confer arch 23 mem Teach hold at the tind in- . \. •peak mark erence Associa- 1(21 issocia 30,000 dditional Soph Sw< Pictures Sophomores, slv tufes of their mdre! Sweethes aging editor’s d< liom by Saturda; Loach Martin, toddy. No .pie ted after that Each picture w th the girl’s’ and her escort’s be one portrait one full-length size. All pictures Martin said. ! The Sophoi Friday night, A a; ■ t ^man- Batta- 16, De it said accep- abeled town should n, and Plf an: irnec 1 held :oi ' fir j# Education Talk M. T. Harringtonj dean of the School of Arts and Scien ces, and acting deain of the college, will attend annual National Ci on Higher Educat held in Chicago April 4-7, as representative of A&M. 1 Dean Harrington is a, member of the Planning Committee for the conference and will ierve as a counselor for the section on Cur riculum and Instruction. The purpose of the conference is to study seme of the more critical problems confronting! American higher education, Dr. i Harrington said. The conference (will be di vided into 30 or more working groups, each studying! intensively a major problem of Current im portance to college and university faculties The conference is s the Higher Education of the National Educat tion, which has invi members and adminis cials representing all partments and branch education from all ty dited institutions. A of 600 is expected, Drl said. I P* ' ' If \ ' ' */ I j f ' I j \ v • f l The spring general election will be held on the night of May 4, the Student jLife Committee decided at Its regular monthly meeting y<«tcrdey. Commit! 1*0 members voted to open the filing for officet on April 13. Deadline for nutymitting office application* will be 5 p.m. ♦April 27, ami campaigning will bs conducted between this latter data and election time. After rilscuMlng the value of outlining the methods of function ing for future Htudent Ufa Coni* mltleaH, the group nccapted a mo tion that u constitution commit tee be appointed with Dr. Ralph Steen as chairman to draft a ten tative constitution and by-laws for Section III of the Student Senate Constitution. j I'xJ.ij' .• ! - t •' During the discussion it was stated that such rules would ex pedite the work of members when they first begin their duties as they would have a basis from which to understand what they were tjo do. Having a constitution for -the Student Life Committee would allow all the students to know how and on what matters the committee works, one member stated. . The constitution committee is to investigate the need for such provisions and ijf it feels that benefits would be derived from having a constitution, the com mittee will prepare a set of rules for consideration at the group’s next meeting. Members of the planning body are Steen, C. G. “Spike” White, Don Kas per, Doyle Avant, Kenneth Bond and Robert Ransom. A motion carried in which the committee stated that the present cpntract for senior favors will be terminated as made and if a 25< l rebate is offered by the firm manufacturing the favors it will bp graciously accepted. This statement was adopted af- ter a discussion of the proposal of the firm holding the contract to return a part of the purchase price of the favor if a long term agreement were reached between the College and the company. The committee recommended that the 1949-50 favor contract be 1st for ths duration of the ring contract. Incladed in the recommendation was a provision that after the present ring con tract is terminated, the favor contract will become u part of the ring contract. Two items were placed on the agenda for the meeting next month In addition to the eonatitu- tion committee’s report. The sub ject of Aggie appreciation tickets and dates for the fall election will lie covered at the April session, Magazine Features Seven Page Story On IE Department /•'4 1/ ■/ g ji •, The Industrial Arts and Voca tional Education magazine publish ed by the Bruce Publishing Com pany of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, de dicated seven pages to the Indus trial Education Department in the March issue. A representative of the Bruce Publishing Company visited the campus several months ago. The article consists of photo graphs and floor plans of the numerous shop and laboratory fa cilities on the campus in which in dustrial education students have an Opportunity to study. lonsored by Department Ion Associa- fhculty ,tive offi- ositions, de- s of higher a of accre- attendance Harrington ManE Confe rence Plans Discussion Of job Rafting Job evaluation and will be atrsssed at .... merit Engineering Corlfemico to bo hold hero Tuesday ami Wednesday V. M. Falrcu. head agement Engineering has announced. morlt rating the Manage of the Man Department, According to Falrcu, conference apoakem Include Le and S. Hob son, professor of industrial engi neering, Kansas State College; William A. Thomas, rhief job ana lyst, Humblo Oil am Refining Co. Baytown; Richard ?. Brucknart, assistant professor of management engineering, A&M; Thomas L. Gardner, southern area wage and classification chief, Navy Depart ment, Jacksonville, Fla.; Paul M. Edwards, management engineer, of Pittsburgh: C. C. Welhausenj president of the Texas Manufacturers Associa tion, will deliver a jtalk on indus trial development in Texas. Thursday’s speakers include Wil liam R. Spriegel, professor of man agement, University of [Texas; William Busby, Texas Foundries, Lufkin; J. W. Chaptoan, industrial engineer, San Antortio; D. L. Bel cher, A&M; R. E. Kirkpatrick, So- cony-Vacuum Oil Corp., New York Faires said. MARTHA V. McKINNKY of Ban Antonio is the duchess to the Cotton Ball and Pageant of the Agricultural Engineering Society. Road Bill Goes To Jester For Fight Between Two Senators . Two x By DAVE CHEAVENS 1 Austin, March 22 —(#)—A bill providing 15 million dol lars a year for building hard surfaced country roada whee led through the house and ivent to the governor for sig nature yesterday. The measure by Senator Neye- ille H. Colson of Navasota had been approved by the Senate. The House did not amend it. Final passage came on a vote of 132-5. Gov. Beauford H. Jester’s sig nature was regarded as tainty. This action came soon af ter backers of the Gilmer-Aken Public School Bills won a 70 to 65 test vote. By that margin, tha House beat down an effort to send one of the measures to another committee for further study. The rural road bill calls for creation of a apodal rural road* fund to whch monthly allocatlona of $1,260,000 would be made for the exclusive purpose of building country roads. The senate refused 14 to 18 to set the controversial oil unitiza tion hill ns special order of busi ness for Monday.' The Senate then began debate on the driver’s responsibility bill, Rep. Sum Hunnn of Dallas mov ed to recommit senate bill 116, the measure by Senator James Tay lor reorganizing the state school administration, to the committee on state affairs. Mrs. Rae Files Still, Waxa- hachie, chairman of the educa tion committee which held a ten hour hearing on the three hilla in the Gilmer-Aiken plan last Wednesday, spoke against Han na’s motion. / The House then went along with Mrs. Still, 70-65, to kill Hanna’s motion. Calendars of both the House and Senate were loaded with dynamite as the 61st legislature went into its eleventh week. # /ft By HANK MICHALAK MIm Gladya S%rthout, famed operatic -itopmho, Hall for the luat Town Hall performance of An ImpreuKive^rogram of operatic numb era hgu who la currently on a concert utage ulnce the early IMO** when Hhn wan the fealtyr< Until Cattleman’s By BUDDY LUCE Out of chute number one in Sbisa corral Saturday night came Jesse James and All the Boys to set the pace for one of the biggest “leg shakin’s” ever to be called the Cattlemens’ Ball. Said Charlie Rankin, Cotton- Eyed Joe’s partner, “we didn’t make much money but we sure did have a good time.” Seldom does the Sbisa dance floor echo to so many pairs of boot heels stomping in unison to the tune of “Sagebrush Shuffle” and Range Grasses 'est KING GEORGE IMPROVES LONDON, March 22 —«P» King George’s operation fias improved the circulation in hisright foot so much he can now get out of bed part of each day, his doctors said this morning. . By CHARLES J. MAJSEL The air was tense. This was the night the Student Senate of A&M was going to take up that matter of whether or not anklets would be regulation for girls attending college dances. All Aggieland waited breathlessly for the deci sion of the august body. The senators fought their way into the chamber through a large group of pickets who were hired by a silk stocking manufactur er's lobby. The dignified presi dent pro-tem made his way to fib speaker's rostrum—pausing only to kiss several children of his constituents. He tugged at his string tie, pull ed deeply on his cigar, and reach ed for his gavel—made from the wood of an ex-senator’a head. “The Senate’will come to order,” he said In stehtorian tones. "First item on the agenda will be the question of anklets for dates.” " 'Senator George Marble ,(Cav, Dorm 10) immediately leaped to his feet “Sir, I protest this action,” he shouted. Reporters stood ready to leap for their telephones. Was this to j v ■ ;:. ■' 1 i.i. rs In oposed Ban be the rumored filibuster? It was ‘well known that Marble opposed the measure in iti entirety and certain usually reliable sources had said that he pad made veil ed threats to tilk until com mencement if ne<‘d be to stop the removal of th s anklet ban. “Ever since I came down here, it’s been non-reg tjo wear anklets, and anyone who says it ain’t just can’t call himself h maroon-blood ed Aggie,” contimed Marble. He then reached for a pile of books including ti e .Cadence, the Life of Reveille^ and the 1939 Longhorn. It seem ;d as though he was going to ta k the measure down. William Randolph. Bond and Col. Robert R. McCarter, newspa permen in the balcony, rushed out of the room. Drew Coslett, noted news commentatoii, signaled to be put on : the air. Several senators started for the col e room. The fili buster appeared tjo be started. son. The chair “Just a minute, didn’t recognize 3 3 0U,” the stento rian voice of Kirkham rang out. “Oh, yes you d d. Ask the par liamentarian. Whit do you think about it, Landry 1 ?. Don’t you be lieve I’m within itoy rights?” Senator Paul Lsndry (Non- Reg, Dorm 1), parliamentarian of the Senate, glanced «p from his comic book. He contemplated a minute and then said in a dig nified voice, "I dunno.” “Now sit down!” Kirkham warn ed Marble in stentorian tones. Senator Aubrey Sprawls (Cav, Dorm 2), legislative cohort of Marble, jumped up. “You can’t do this,” he screamed in a low voice. “It’a an absolute violation of Out fit’s Rights. You’re effecting a cloture rule before debate even opens.” Kirkham smiled his best political smile and said in stentorian tones, naturally, “Nqw, Senator, we will start debate immediately if you’ll just sit down. Who’s first?” “Me!” shouted Marble. Kirkham ignored him. “I recog nize the Honorable Ted Davis.” Davis thundered, “Tell Bob Smith to quit staring out the win dow and take this down, seeing as to how he’s secretary. The men in Milner Hall want to go on rec ord as saying long stockings cover up legs.” ' j / ■ 'Kirkham fairly beamed. “Any more intelligent ' remarks?? he takedi 1 ' “Not if they’re sheer stockings. After alt, this is a military school and people are supposed to be reg,” ventured Ben Wyatt, (Non-Reg* Mitchell). j “Out of order,” cried the impar tial Kirkham. “Now, who’s next?** “Me!” Marble flung himself on the speaker’s podium. “No one wants to speak? Oh, J es. I see Senator Benefield has is hand up.” 1/ “Yes,” began Doug Benefield (AAF, Dorm 6). “I see that in the minutes of the last meeting, we agreed to refer this anklet matter ta the Mass Hall Com mittee and the Social Commit tee. Now, it seems ta me. . His oration was cut short, how ever. There was a disturbance in the back of the room caused by John Orr (AAF, Dorm 12) and Chuck Cabanias (Non-Reg, Dorm 1$)? Each was trying to get in front of a focusing news paper cameraman and a fight had developed. “Here! Here! Order!” Kirkham,. pounded his gavel against Marble’s Rhodes grass scale, a tiny insect, is becoming an impor tant pest to Texas cattle- cer- Lgrowers according to R. D. Lewis, director of the Agri cultural Experiment Station. The insect pest has been known in Texas since 1942, when it was first identified near Kingsville. Since that time it has spread over much of South Texas along a line drawn from Eagle Pass to San Marcos to Houston. Besides affec ting range grasses of 29 varieties It Im harmful to grasses on Ifewnp itnd golf courses, Lewis said. Entomologists working on con trol measures have pinned their hopes on a small Insect Iwlng inl- ported from Hawaii. This control Insect's scientific name is Anagy- rus Antonloe. About 100 to 160 of these Insects will soon arrive at the Weslaco Experiment Station. They will bo propagated under con trolled conditions and used in ex perimental plots to note their ef fects upon the Rhodes grass scale. The scale is controllable with chemicals on small plots, but chem ical treatment is not practical on ranges, Lewis said. Winner of Tucker Scholarship Plana Fall Entry in A&M Sixteen-year old Billy Huffman, winner of a $2,000 scholarship to A&M will enter school this fall in the first step toward realizing pis ambition. He wants to be a county agent or raise Hereford cattle. His major study at A&M will be animal husbandry. v \\A Donor of the scholarship,! Jim Tucker of Houston, awarded Billy the prize recently. He qualified for it on the. basis of bis high school classroom work and his en try in the Houston Fat Stock Show. A calf he won in the scramble last year took prize money at the. show. Dr. F. C. Bolton, president of A&M D. W. Williams, vice-chancellor for apiculture; and E. E. McQuilleri, director of the College Develop ment Fund were on hand when the presentation was ‘made. , In high school, Billy distinguish ed himself by averaging 96.6lover his four years. His senior year average is 98. He also played on the Hallsville football team for three years. Sites Chosen For 01 !■* !*u partner-swapping a Paul Jones with Sawyer” on the fijldlef The annual occasion apo by the Saddle and Sirlqin and the Kream and KowrKI one night during the 4 yepr the fiddle and guitar efrivo land Orchestra froni' W thp bandstand.; , j During fln intermission, were made to members'Off; tha; stock judging teanir and ijt medals were awarded) (Ho memberships in the Saddle a; loin Club were pres« Charles H. Harris and prominent Texas their contributions to the, llv industry in the state pf Tp Exerting as much o^nnre. than at the Aggie Rtfjco la| tober, the members of'the ‘wjtji clans romped and stomped past midnight Saturdfty Although Sunday fpilhd ‘ ‘ the cowboys and covifol > late and treading lighTjlyi i, morning brought out:a he' of “BroWn Mule,” ai old pair of run-over .b ging to class. lid Slated to Little i head. “All (See \ iphers are ask- Page 6) i\ The International Stu introduced six years University of Houston, this summer in Mexico Havana, according to Werlin, director of the p The course, known as ege on wheels,” is a xum, at the beheld ity and 3. S. m. e "coll- -profit ■ $P .... . IPS p: venture designed to further inter national understanding, Dr. Werlin said. This year the course will have programs of sociology, Spanish, architecture, art, and journalism. It will cost $176 for a round trip to Mexico City, and $285 for a round trip to Havana. Tuition cost will be $76. Dr. Werlin requested thait any one interested should write him at the University of Houston. ^.partj FA” I Pig roping, calf reining horse contcM turn) nt the Little! Livestock] Show to B Campus May 7 and^lil $<$ to C, R. Kcmplin, pr*»|i|oht Saddle and sirloin Club. ] Ono hundred uni iwjonty freshmen and HonhAW 1 Animal Huahnnm wilt take part in a Saturday morning,:. Mrty foul' cIamcn of lijieatoc shown Include awltije f vhot tie and sheep, Kem The Professors' . test will be held hi fessors in the Ani Department will ta! eVtnt ’ |j ii|Ti| Quarterhorse bre&lern fi'ulft parts of the state fniive i)do vited to take part * and reining honte ci stated. ■ * / The Little Southwest®] stock Show is ontj oC. t events planned ffflf ; !A& House Day. Don fmntu . mal Husbandry major: fri up bock, is suiierlntandeht show. I?''Hi til k tonight fdr thi itli ii a tar m o KourVHir f in undH* on |lm dead utfei” 1 TosniMlnl listing Co ght'sprog 1 (an aria,! “Al Eel’i Ami by another Thou Trout ed • 1 /' I In Guion anco. v 0 onerutlo 1 Motorn starring role iloa's '’Romeo he baton of the National pAhy Bymphony tr open ptetatu” from wlir be fol- 1 ndel selection from Hode- uri Chausspn, of the great curd during those gre Bizet, and »' music Of mgn posers will pe evening: A ini, t. J.J 0 selections! fripm the opera on” will>le Aung by Miss thout. One, • oqrd scene, and ther the s< guMille.'Both of were featubedj in the. recent , “Carmen.f i le ftnal por^foi program wfl ire|< ings by Mis by Walt Whjti by Rowla mt Stars” byj Ji jss 'fBwarthoi jpfjthe Unit ‘•inh'a sma. water, on wever, she of the Town nclude several arthout. “EJ- lan, “A Day ts tie D ance Lee, and n Jacob Niles, a native citi- tates. She was * issouri town, ri|tmas Day. r is] not the orjly fl er of her f|m(ly who has ex .Red outstanding .-musical talent.i rj jsister, Roma, ytas at one time] nejert soprajio hind is now a : 4c teacher iir Jfew York City. brothel's, popald and Max, both musicians., .Music while fit ip the main ac- pllahment |ofj the soprano, only par# ol her Um<*. sin- . appeared iA five motion pir- ,\ l; CARL K presents an hoi nent Texas cat bdtion te tho li' Honorary m another Texas eat indastry. 4' li- 1/ fix. ; l. : a S/i 1 ■1‘th 1 % :* trik' i : fj|he Saddle and Sirloin Club, lie dub to J. C. Burns, promi- l. L1 - ’-‘itsUnding contri- Charkw Harris, the livestock