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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE
(Aggieland)r TE3CA3. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 ,1949 1 : | ^
)t TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13,1949
Students, Faculty
Shell Research Man
Dr. M. Ki
Shell Oil Comp
ul|y members
light at 8 in
Hubbert’s |tal
mfent of resources by
thfie last ffew , tronerati
igers and potentia
infe from this dpvolj)
Irpportanco to ou
ry from tho su
out by Hubbert iiji m*
jllubbert, a Toxjin by
his undorgrjulusUn aid
»rk nt the Unlvsrsltyjiw!
•nWortiyc In geol^gy r
i
, associa
te di
rector of research for
to graduate students and fac-
1 Resources and Human Affairs”
s Lecture Room.
be concerned, with the develop-
(ithin *♦
r - pfyulcs, UJ ,
iught geology,
Inhering geology at (pi
f*rslty ami Colubiblnj jjl j
'During several
orked as nMNodat
he United Htiitei
purvey and as !gec, 7
he Illinola Geohiglcil
In 1942-43 he< (veinrli
iard of Kconomic
ashington, studyin r'
nl resources arid
e planning and rbij(|0!i|c^B divi
on. Re joined the 3hdU Oil Com
far in Octobm*] 19^. | \\'
Among HubbeH’s siestearjch pro-
cts are the develop
1‘eory of scale‘model
plications to the! stud;
Sal structures, the
the |
sult-
The
t>f en-
rcught
h.
i, took
nluate
ticngo,
matlcs
otnly
ind on:
, J Uni-
Ivfrslty.
eN he
1st of
rey.
t|h* the
arfare. in
•rid min
utes for
fent of the
a and,: its ap-
„y of geologi-
tlpd of un-
tbe point
tnics and
lihffis also
ieologic structures, |
peal theory of the ^motiori of un
lerground waters ffqnn t
If view of hydn
iermodynamic$.
orked on the theo:
tion of gravity
leasurements', | jwor]
f mineral resejun
exploitation i and | .
ilications r of th4 mdterjal ;and
’ SnsjitfMrjed.
In addition tp beiag r a imember
1 numerous techniicajr otganiza-
ions and societies^ !|ll|u
ust finished a te - ^
the journal, GJeo
ipterpre-
MfiiJ magnetic
dfatpimtion
their rates
koicial im-
en-
■gy transformations "
MISS BETTY HIPP of Waxa-
hachie will represent the student
affiliates of the American Chemi
cal Society at the annual Cotton
Pageant and Ball.
Society of ExplOra
Senior EE
T© Inspect
Uh '
About 95 senior fcL
peering studejins wi t
spection frip ; to the
Worth area frd
21, Norman I\
electrical englrjeerii
today. ; |
The group jvfrill sv|i
Handley Plant; Of tb
trie Service C4mp^
new television! ^tatloh,
Telephone Exchange,
Power & Light;Cod 1
tlon Rt^vlce, ahd thf
Company. "H ^
Several memher
cal Engineerinjr 0<l
eluding M. C.
make the ionpejc
Fire in ME Shop
Sunday Causes
$2,500 Damage
Twenty five hundred dollars dam
age to equipment in the air condi
tioning laboratory was caused by
the fire at 6:30 Sunday morning
in the Mechanical Engineering
ert has Shop Building, according to C„ W«
itor of Crawford, head of the ME Depart
ment. . j j j
The damaged equipment includ
ed a motor and compressor, two
electric motor driven pumps, an
air washer, duct work, and a wall
of an insulated room in the build-
ing.
The damage th the building was
not included ip the estimates as
this will be paid by the school, not
. by the ME 'Department, Crawford
.kb: an ?n- Injury tp the building was
alias-Fort extensive as the steel supports for
the concrete roof were twisted by
thej/heat. • / ! t )
Civil Engineers To
Visit Houston Firm
Eighty - six senior students in
civil engineering will be in Hous-;
ton April 13 and 14, on an In
spection trip. 1 ■ '
The students will visit tho new
telephone building under construc
tion, the Lone Star Cement plant,
the Sims Bayou sewage disposal
plant, the Expressway, including
the tunnel under the Houston ship
channel. They will also visit tho
Brown Ship Yards and the harbor
facilities of Houston from two
large boats.
Faculty members of the Civil
Engineering Department in charge
of the' trip are R. L. Peurifoy and
Henry J. Miles.
! Plans for the visit have been ar
ranged by E. B. Cape, president of
the Gulf Bitulithic Company, Geo.
Powell of the Moser Steel Company
E. N. Gustafson, president, Bayou
Concrete Products Company and
George Smith of the Texas Con
struction Material Company, all of
Houston.
Spence Opens
Beef Center
Building Bids
Bids for the Beef Cattle
Center building west of the
railroad tracks and south of
Farm Highway 60 were open
ed yesterday by T. R. Spence,
manager of the physical plant
in the presence of Carlton W.
Adams, A&M System Archi
tect, J. H. Getz, office man
ager and the bidders.
Low bid on general construction
was R. B. Butler, Highway 6, Bry
an. For $50,432 he guaranteed the
construction within 100 working
days. His was the lowest of 7 bid
ders; the highest was $64,287.
J. W. Hoyak, 304 South Randall,
Bryan was the lowest bidder for
the plumbing contract. His $4,853.-
50 bid was the lowest of the 6 sub
mitted; the highest was $9,885.
W. E. Kutzschbach, 1410 Cavitt
Drive, Bryan bidded' lowest for the
electrical contract. He bids $2576;
the highest of the 7 bidders was
$3739.50.
The beef cattle center will be
framed in steel, and the partitions
will be concrete tile. Corrugated
asbestos roofing will be used, and
the floor area will be 11,000 square
feet. ! / F I - ■ - A
April ^9 tp April
essor of
Enounced
he new
X»s Elec*
WBAP's
4 Haskell
hb Dallas
djstrlbu-:
Elevator
!lh<| itelectrl-
iptiUcnt, in-
hbftd. will
vj»ith tho
Miss Norms Cooke will rep
The Rosa Volunteers os a
to the Cotton Ball and Pageant.
East Texans Plan
Easter Festivities
The East Texas dlub will hold
its Easter party at Mattie’s Palm
Isle Club between Tyler and Kil
gore Saturday night beginning at
i:80. Jim Overly, president, said
today.
The Kilgore Junior College or-
chestra will furnish music for the
dance, Overly said.
‘College Speaks’
To Be Suspended
Through Holidays
“The College Speaks” program,
broadcast each weekday at 6:15
p.m. over WTAW, will not be pre
sented during the Easter holidays,
according 'to C. O. Spriggs, member
of the English Department and co
ordinator of The College Speaks
program.
The last program before the holi
days -will be presented Thursday,
April 14, with the broadcasts be
ing resumed April 19, he said.
This week’s College Speaks pro
gram will include a discussion of
the “Hoover Commission’s Report”
by J. M. Nance, member of the
History Department. Nance will
speak on Monday afternoon, and
will emphasize the composition
and work of the Commission and
its findings.
He will also discuss the Com
mission’s recommendations and the
factors affecting the proposed re
organization. The Commission,
headed by Ex-President Hoover,
was appointed last year to study
methods of streaijiUning the Ex
ecutive branch of the Government.
M. Allen of the English Depart
ment will discuss “Emerson’s Op
timism” on Tuesday, and Dr. J. H.
Bass of the History Department
will talk on “Texas Eleemosynary
Institutions" on'Wednesday.
This talk will include a discus
sion of the proposal by Represen
tative Peyton McKnight, former
Aggie, to set up a separate board
of control for the institutions,
Bass said.
The week’s broadcasts will be
concluded on Thursday with a telk
by D. E. Wretlind of the English
Department on “Henry James:
Why & How to Read Him.”
Aggies Place 7th
In National Rodeo
SAN FRANCISCO April 13—<**>)
Led by all-around grand champion
Harley May, Sul Ross State Col
lege of Alpine, Texas, won the
championship at the First Nation
al' Intercollegiate Rodeo Tuesday
night ' /
Sul Ross accumulated 345 points
to nose out California Polytechnic
College, w>th 300 points.
The difference was the placing
of Harley May and Sotton Rosser
of Cal Poly, the rodeo’s top out
standing performers, in the Brah
ma bull riding. May placed first in
the event, scoring altogether 225
points of his team’s total. Rosser
was fourth in the event and fin
ished with an individual score of
195. !•
Sul Ross 345, Cal Poly 300, Uni
versity of Wyoming 235; New
Mexico A&M 216, University of
New Mexico 190.
Texas A&M finished seventh.
Methodists to Hold
Communion Services
The A&M- Methodist Church will
hold communion service every
night this week in the Prayer
Room of the church from 7 to 8:30,
James F.. Jackson, pastor of the
church, said today. 7 ;
BOB HOPE adjusts his four-in-hand and leers quietly at Doris
Day (not shown). The Hope Show, with Miss. Day, will appear
on Kyle Field April 20.
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Easter Message
The period April 15-18 is listed in the College Calen
dar as the “Spring Recess.”! It is intended to serve two
purposes. It is set to include Easter Sunday so that you
may be at home with loved ones at the time which Chris
tian people and the Christian Churches have dedicated
to an arisen Savior. It is a season for joy and for renew
ing our hope and faith in the future.
Young men seldom realize the extent to which they
are the embodiment of the future hopes and plans of
their parents. Let me urge each of you to make this a
glad Easter for your parents by showing them that you
appreciate the sacrifices they have made for you and
that their confidence in you is worthily placed.
The second purpose of the recess is to give you a
brief period Of relaxation and recreation; an opportunity
to re-create .)n yourself a determination and an enthu
siasm which may . be lagging.
Midsemester grades are encouraging. The percent
age of deficient students is less than it has been at this
time in any recent year. Most of you have applied your
self seriously to your studies and have experienced the
satisfaction ihat comes with a consciousness of a job
well done. You don’t need renewed determination for
you have shown that you already have it, but I hope you
will return next week refreshed and enthusiastic to make
every day count.
To those who cannot look on the work of the past
weeks with pride, the recess affords an opportunity to
orient yourselves, find the weak spots in your work, and
determine that by the end of the semester you will bring
every subject up to where you can be proud of it.
F. C. Bolton
. ! • President
Thirty-Five Cadets
Given Commissions
TU’enty-two Distinguished Mil
itary Students have been selected
for appointment as 2nd Lieuten
ants in the Regular Army effec
tive June 15. 1040. or if. student
will graduate later in the summer,
at such time as they receive a
Baccalaureate Degree, subject to
confirmation by State, physical
qualifications, .and designated as a
Distinguished Military Graduate.
Named were:
tr Harold H. Brunkhorst, Grady A.
Uole, Charles D. Coppinger, Rob
ert L. Damrel, William P. Dick
son, James H. Edgar, Jr., Robert
F. Fly| Oscar M. Garcia, Robert
B. Hurley, Francis R. Lengefeld,
Marvin R. McClure, Jr., and
h a r 1 e s I. McGinnis, Robert B.
cJilton, Jr., James T. Moore,
Dwayne A. Pkozer, Edward W.
Pence, Chesley D. Prichard, Jack
A. Quirey, Ralph L. Shannon, John
A. Shortal, Robert W- Spoede, and
Charles W. Tate, Jr., were also
named for appointment.
Each of the above named stu
dents have been directed to under
go a final type physical examina
tion and U notify the Commanding
General, Fourth Army, as to any
change in status or permanent
mailing address.
Jack F. Andrews ancj
George R. Edwards had been se-
‘Who’s Who’ Pics
May Be Ordered
7' I 1
Pictures of this year’s winners of
the “Who’s Who” awards are now
in the Office of Student Activities,
according to firady Elms, assist
ant director of Student Activities.
The pictures will remain'm the
office this week, Elms said, ,mI
men wishing to order prints may
do so by contacting Helen Roberta,
office receptionist.
lected for appointment in the Reg
ular Army upon reaching the age
of 21. These officers may apply
for active duty under their re
serve commissions pending attain
ment of their twenty-first birthday
and appointment in the Regular
Army.
Six students have been selected
for appointment in the Regular
U. S. Air Force and subject to
confirmation of the Senate, phy
sical qualifications, and designa-
tiori as Distinguished Military
Graduates will be tendered a Reg
ular Air Force commission when
they receive their ; Baccalaureate
Degree.
They are Milton I. Aalen, Tom
my F. Blackstone, David L. Fort,
Darwin R. Hamilton, Virgil R.
Huddleston and George A. Lowes.
Seven men have been selected
for appointment in the Regular U.
S. Air Force upon reaching the
age of 2i:
This list includes Randolph W.
Barker, Charles E. Phillips, Billy
J. Shields, Troy VST. Crook, Hiram
C. Sloan, Jr., James A- McCiilley
and Robert C. Storrie.
Briggs to Speak
On Ag Journalism
Frank A. Briggs, editor of Farm
and Ranch, will speak on “Agri
cultural Journalism” to a .journa
lism assembly in the Y Chapel at
7 p, m. tonight.
The meeting will be open to all
interested students and faculty
members, according to Donald D.
Burchard, head of the Journalism
Department
Briggs has wide experience In
the field of agriculture, Burchard
said.
Bland, Tiedt,
Win Danfort
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New Rent Law
Allows' Some
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Rent Increases
. The new federal rent law
enacted by Congress last week
has at least eight changes,
Gordon L. Benningfleld> area
rent director, said today.
The naw law la designed to help
landlords whose income is not suf-
fietent to cover the operating ex
penses. Under the new law these
people may raise the rent, but this
is not a general rent increase, Ben-
ninffield said.
1710 new law makes wider pro
visions for the de-controling ac
tion of the city and state (with
the governor’s approval). The local
boards, Benningfield said, have al
ways had the power to decide
whether or not federal rent control
is necessary.
The changes cover evictions, re
bates on over-payment of rent, re-
control of areas that have been de
controlled, rent control on trailer
space, restrictions on leases, and
empower the local housing expedi
ter to check on violations.
Any landlord or tenant who
thinks that present rents are out
of line should see the local rent
office, Benningfield concluded.
Flight 10 Places
First in Review;
Band Takes Second
By JOHN TAPLEY
In the first regimental review
held this year on the Annex, Flight
10 took first place with a grade
of 90.73. Close on their heels was
the Band, second place with 90.69,
while Company 7 placed third with
89.63 points. • 'p. \ 1 j 1
The review, said Sgt J. C. Thom
as of the Annex Military Science
Department, was the first of its
type all year, the others all being
parades. The review was held On
the air strip, with! Major W. B.
Green, PMS&T, fop the Annex, the
acting inspecting officer.
■ First and last companies were
separated by only 4.16 points, ac
cording to the bulletin posted by
Bgt. Thomas early Tuesday. He
also announced that there will be
two more rated reviews prior to
the Federal Inspection, one next
week and another on April 25.
Company 1, the freshman band,
tightened their grip on regimental
first place by notching tho second-
place win. The band now has a
total of 40 points in the regimen
tal standings. Flight 11 is! second
with 37 points, while Flight 10
made the largest advance, scoring
eight points with their Monday
win, moving them up to sixth po
sition. '• - \* 7 p!
“There is still time for the last
place company in the regiment to
move up to first place in the con
test for outstanding company,’!’
said Lt. Col. Robert L. Melcher.
commandant at the Annex, just be-
“Th«
ship for juniors is
major from Merkel
lected as alternate. @
Two Annex f~
low-
ariimal husbandry
Orange Grove, was se-
Miss Dorothy Hearenl.
duchess of Stephen F
High School of Brjhjikh
Cotton Ball and PagiM
Senior Petit)
Students Injs, .
Oil Installations
Senior petroleum . i'en
students iare making qplodi' p:
ious localities of espefeial intjhifes
according to Albert B. Stevelu
the Petroleum Engineering Dipl^i
ment. The inspection; trip logi
yesterday morning and will: ttod
tinue through Thursday. ; j
Yesterday the students weije th|<
guests of the Humble’Oil an
fining Company at the Kat;
cycling Plant. The .'Vistl
labout two and one-hajjrhffl
Texas Company offices in t
vel Field were also v felted
r This morning the ijOnio
a two hou,r tour of the
Tool Company in HpustonJ
afternoon tjhe group has ||ar
visit to tho Stanolind^Oi
Company field office jin
Field and a tour of the
Bayou Field. m
Thursday the students
offshore operations or t!
lind Company and tl
Company. • j|
fore Monday’s review. “The out-
standing company will not neces
sarily be at the top of the regi
mental standings, but many other
factors will help determine this
company. Among these are scho
lastic averages, number of ‘rams’
and panel-court cases in the units,
military science grades, and intra
mural standings," he said. 1
Kream - Kow Klub
Will Have Picnic
The Kream and Kow Kiub will
hold its annual picnic for the stu
dents and faculty of the Dairy
Husbandry Department April. 23
in Hensel Park, R. G. Baumhardt,
president, said today.
A calf will be barbecued. .Fal
lowing last year’s precedent, mar
ried members will bring salads and
cakes, and single members will
bring cold drinks, Baumhardt said.
A baseball game between < mar
ried and single students will be
played at the picnic, Baumhardt
said.
Barbara Patterson
Is Batt Duchess
Misa Barbara Patterson was se
lected as duchess to represent the
Battalion at the annual Cotton Pa
geant and Ball to be held here
April 27.
Miaa Patterson, a freshman at
8MU, is from Dallas and majoring
in liberal arts. She is in the Tri
Delta Sorority at SMU.
Miss Patterson will be escorted
by Paul Berry.
Ramps I and J of •
will bo used to provti
dations for girls a|l
Senior Ring Dancfls^Fr,
Saturday nights, AMI 21
Bennie A. Zinn, assistant
men, announced todajj.'
Students having gbes
charged $1.25 per nipt
to cover cost of mnti ops
incidental expenses. G^e
admitted to their .rootyjs
Friday April 22 and; rooma ;
be vacated by 11:30 ^? ( in||Sbm
Room assignments t taay b J '
in Room 100 Goodwin* Hill
ning at 9 a. m. Tuesday, At,,
Zi„„ s<i d. A , . ilil
Miss Jave Delany :$
Duchess of the A3
Cotton Ball and Psj
Bob Hoj
On Sale at Ai
Tickets for the
scheduled to appea
at 8 p. m. Wedne
are on sale in Mrs.
Student Center
nex. .. -••i
General admission t
sale for $1.20, and ‘
are $2.40 and '
for the schol-
.wawls. jL. O. Tiedt from La
was chosen, frclm the School
Ilficulture, Wh|l( Donald L.
!p$n of Orangcfield was se-
rom the $choj)l o'f Vetori-
ediclno. .j j;
"onflrmtd. Ycs'ierduy
Dnnforth Award select ions
nfirmed yettenluy b;r Char-
HhopnrrtHon, ; i ean of agrl-
unlor fellowship Includes a
k course qt tho Balston-
1s. umL -Ixperim
t. Louis, .Mb sourl
k stay at tie A
Foundation^ (amp,
net, Lake Michigan,
will beiflnjjuly !l
ental
and a
nerlean
Camp
The
31 and
itllf August 2f
reshmen scho arshlp Indu-
© week stay it tho Amerl-
.th FoUndatloi Camp, Camp
inca; Lake Midiigan, begin-
ugust 15 and lastihg until
«* 7
Outstanding) Speakers
e at the cami), both junior
cshmqn delegites will hear
Xes by outstanding men in
fields, will participate In
ipnel activities, and will as-
wijth other select students,
!other colleges 'over the na-
Danforth Awjard began in
knd Since that time A&M has
i representative every year.
Ireshman schplalrship was ad-
six years ago for freshmen in
School of Agriculture and the
.jrd to ; Freshman Veterinary
(dents was added' this year.'
tlifications for ! receiving the
l state that the; student must
liftj one of! the two Schools named,
idver twenty-oaej have a certi-
its of g^od healt|, and be will-
o miss the second term of the
ier . school seiposter.^
Expense)) paid
expenses ate; paid for the !
winners, But freshman wift-1
ust finance thpir own travel-
penses to the camp.
cholo
Matf
Class
ospital
e psychology!
Persolnalityi Adjustments'
ill visit the Sthte Hospital in
i April 21, according to M. S.
laugh of the Education and
liology Department.
differefnt types qf mental
lalitics are jitudfed In tho
j*o4m prior to (ho trip, Knva-
j) said. At hospital stu-
Will have tho]opportunity to
croons who;'*r<j afflicted with
different tyiies of mental
imctloris. Throj trip is mudo
fa .(jC'ii.. i.
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