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COLLEGE STATlOtt .(Aggieland), TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4,1949
izations and Schools
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Open House
g comple-
ents and
mpus for
House and
Which is to
duse Day
istence in
ittle prog-
1§47 the pro
f-war pop-
epartments
ulture and
viiiribus exhibi-
jdi ^- m ber was
year plans have
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doubled and this
been made for the j biggest Open
House program ever to be staged
.on the campus.
Work on the program was began
in the early part of the fall semes
ter. Three delegates from each of
the student councils and one from
the school of veterinary medicine
were chosen ‘to represent the dif
ferent schools on a committee
which was to make plans for the
A&M Open House Day. |
Student Representatives
Members named to this commit
tee from the Engineering Council
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makes
the herd,
tests,
in the Li
By
The A l
the Guion
evenings pi
sent
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1 and ridden by V. O. Hildeth 111 from Aleda,
to stay between the steer and the rest of
ent winner of reining and cutting horse con-
1 ji be one of several quarter J horses entered
estem.
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ers Present Ibsens
Guion May 19, 20
is cast as
son who
iniouitiei
on him.
Karl
Mr. Mande:
local par s
n
“Ghosts.”
performhi
The play,
pro and coi
ever the
years, has bee
from “thought
disgrace to the
i| i t Dr. Mi
i epartmenfc,'
1 group for
them for
this study grp
more capiblp
the audienec A
tions of Ids
^ Betty Jo
appeared
with the
cast as M
has tried
down and w.v..
her marrltgL to a
Jeanne Mmodlei n
ber of thf **
who has
family ddse
is herself
, r J
i olf
iffi
Edvfar
nmilv , 11
PMi
utjaw
Q>*L
nasi uhliftd
of his ga
^ill take to
again on the
nd 20 to pre-
nip tragedy,
nle for the
8 p. m.
i proused the
na critics all
bd past forty
d? everything
)king” to “a
Stage”
Enfu’sh De
leted a study
better equip
By means of
aijt should be
nimitting to
and emo-
1 drama.
who has
ther plays
irs, will be
Woman; who
jife to live
4 tragedy of
xfuched man.
rtor mem-
rays u girl
«f«ns in her
. Which she
ijidcll James
ifis. Alvlng’s
ugly had the
erij Visited up-
ihe part of
bjadbpr of the
i cting as the
Baptist |stu
drive this :weti;
additional $20
tist Student Ct
-be located one
lithe North Gatje,
j ^Bobbie Dayis
man.,'
The cenlter
tists and al
wish to me ty.
located a< ro|s
the Collegs £
“This dftv.
this week
as have ddi
tist Center here,
the additional
lected, th ;r
the money
elsewhere/’
“We are ip
dent appeal
and otheia
that eaeh
•Give one
more.” Po
student m a;
dollars bp
dollar, he
home, or
* Contril
the Bull
Student C
Station.
began a
o- raise an
a Bap*
ich will
north of
ording to
I4ity chair
men to Bap-
hdents who
ling will be
-west of
st Church,
is urgent
lists of Tex-
for a Bap-
|s said. “If
as not col--
Sibility that
ay be used
J :
las a stu-
students
IjWe hope
Jdent will
get nine
logan, each
milar or 10
only one
|ljhore from
I mailed to
r Baptist
D, College
minister who everlastingly tries to
do good even though his ideas of
“good” are often erroneous will
cause mixed emotions in the audi
ence. The characterization of Eng-
strand, a carpenter crippled be
cause of drunkenness, is ably done
by George Willman, who did a very
convincing bit of acting as the
comic valet in the Players ’last
production* “The Play’s The Thing.”
George jDillavou, the director,
the cast, and technical staff have
attempted to dp their best in mak
ing this another play that will be
long remembered by all who are
fortunate enough to see it.
Those who saw 4 The Play’s The
Thing” will always think* of it as
something entirely different from
all preceding productions. The cast
working on an extremely limited
schedule of rehearsals, is of the
opinion that this play should be
nearly as startling as the last one,
even though it is definitely differ
ent from their latest comedy suc
cess. Some humor, nevertheless, is
Injected even thopgh It is of a rath
er droll or morbid nature.
were Carter H. Phillips of Fort
Worth, James T. Goodwyn of Mc
Allen, and James W. Andrew of
Corpus Christi. The Agriculture
Council was represented by Pat
Henry of Pontotoc, Miss., T. D.
Carroll of Beaumont, and Robert!
S. Weynand of San Antonio.
Representatives of the Arts and
Sciences Council were James L.
Liverman of Junction, Robert B.
Mayes of College Station, and
James H. Edgar of Cuero. M. R.
Callihan was the representative of
the School of Veterinary Medicine,
Sub-committees were named to
take care of the publicity, pro
gram, invitations, housing, conces
sion, and the Follies for the Open
House Day.
The day is an outgrowth of the
desire of the major schools of the
college to let the parents, friends,!
and prospective students of the
college knowf what is being done in
the various fields of education. Tho
program is designed to be of par
ticular interest to the student who
is about to graduate from high
school.
Campus Housing
Mothers and girl friends will be
housed in Walton and Post Grad
uate Halls. Charges for housing
will be $1.G0 and fl respectively.
There will be no charges for hous
ing fathers and prospective stu
dents in the regular dormitories;
however, the individuals are re
quested to bring their own bed
linens.
Variety will be the keynote of
this year’s Open House^ program.
Exhibitions will vary from prob
lems and reports prepared by the
students of the business depart
ments to the proper techniques of
pig roping as will be demonstrated
by Dean Charles N. Shepardsotr
and Dean W. L. Penberthy. Spe
cial efforts have been made to of
fer ever visitor something that
will suit his taste.
Exhibits will open at 8 a. m. and
will remain open in numerous de
partments until 7 in the evening.
Some of the special events will in
clude the Little Southwestern
Livestock Show which will include
riding, roping, cutting, judging
and other events. The Aggieland
Follies will be presented in Guion
Hall on both Friday and Saturday
nights. Following the follies an
inaugural dance will be held at
The Grove. The dance will be free
and will be the first to be held in
The Grove since the construction
of the band stand. A&M’s Aggie
land Orchestra will play.
Mother's Day
On Sunday the Cadet Corps will
present the Mother’s Day review
at which special awards and cita
tions will be awarded to units and
cadets. After the review there will
be a special program in Guion Hall
honoring the parents of all Aggies.
Sunday afternoon the Ross Vol
unteers will give an exhibition of
close order drill and fancy manual
of arms. The event will be held on
the Regimental Drill Field at 2
p. m. This will probably be the
last performance that the Ross
Volunteers will give on the campus
this term. t . 4;
Following jthe exhibition drill
the Aggie Band will give a con
cert, and President F. C. Bolton
wiH hold opett house.
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Non-Corps Student
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Summer Housing Registration
Begins Today in Goodwin Hall
Room registration for summer session studentiTbeSm
at 8 this mornjing in Room 100 of Goodwin Hall.
Students who desire to live in the room they now occupy
this summer may register for them until noon Saturday,
Harry Boyer, jdirector of housing, said.
•f 1 Law, Leggett, Puryear, Milner,
Mitchell, and Walton (Ramps A-H)
will be used during the summer
terms, Boyer said.
In order to avoid congestion on
I “The Roaring 20V’ 1949
edition of the Aggie Follies,
will 'be presented in Guion
Hall/ at 8 p. m. Friday and
Saturday by the Open House
Committee and the Aggie
Players.
The Follies will be in the form
of a 90 minute variety show fea
turing a parade of beauties, two
faculty bands, and song and dance
teams. Bill Krause will be master
of ceremonies.
Uncle Ed’s Cowboy Band and
Bud Barlow and His Band will
provide music for the evening. The
Barlow group willc-play the “Beer
Barrel Polka,” “Moonlight and
Roses,” “Big Brass Band from
Brasil,” and “buttons and Bows.”
The parade of beauties will fea
ture ten local beauties. After the
parade, the beauties will do the
Charleston with their escorts. The
beauties are Mildred Phillips,
Jeanne Kcrnadle, Clara Howard,
Jeanne Ostner, Countess Jones,
Jerry Bell, Sissy Mallard, Nan
Chism, and Beverly Fienkel.
Miss Wanda Maylor will (lo a
tap dance. Kindey Jones and Alice
Jean Butljer will sing a romantic
duet.
Follies tickets may be purchased
in College Station and Bryan for
B0 cents each, Hadley Edger of the
Open House Committee, announc
ed today.
They niay be purchased in the
Student Activities Office, A&M
Grill and Lipscomb’s, Hadley’s, or
Black’s Pharmacy. In Bryan tic
kets are on sale at the Caldwell
Jewelery Store, Canady’s Phar
macy, and’’ the Deluxe Cafe.
Naval Officers
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Representatives of the Of
fice of Naval Officer Procure
ment, Dallas, will be in the
library on the second floor of
Ross Hall today and tomor
row to interview applicants
for Naval commissions.
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Lt. Cmdr. R. H. Schneeloch, and
Xt. Clyd^ Chapman will discuss
the commissions available in the
regular Navy and Reserve com
ponents.
Basic qualifications for commis
sion in the Naval Reserve are eith
er a college degree, or two years
of naval or Coast Guard service
and two or more years of college.
In certain programs professional
experience may be substituted for
both the service and educational
requirempnts. However, all appli
cants mi(St ba draft exempt, Sch
neeloch i|nid.
Openings arc available in avia
tion, supply, intelligence, civil en
gineering corps, Tine specialist,
lino for genentl. service, volunteer
reserve, medical corps, dental corps
nurse corps and waves.
Regular Navy openings Include
aviation, supply, waves, and the
civil engineer corps. Requirements
for the regular Navy openings in
clude a college degree and age
not to exceed 25 prior to July 1
of the year in which commissioned.
In some cases men with 120 se
mester hours will be considered,
Schneeloch stated.
Army Offers CIC
Reserves Training
Qualified officers i and enlisted
men of the military intelligence
reserve may attend counter intel
ligence investigation courses con
ducted at the Counter Intelligence
Corps School, Camp Holabird, Bal
timore, Maryland, Colonel Oscar B.
Abbott, executive for ; the Texas
Military District announced today.
Each class is
duration and a
of twelve we'eks
new class starts
every two weeks. Reserves desir
ing to attend these courses must
hold an appointment or be enrolled
in the military intelligence reserve
section of the Organized Reserves.
Officers must'
and between 2
age and enlisted men must be high
.be college graduates
24 and 38 yean of
and enlisted men must be high
school graduates and between 22
and 38
Williams
Article to
Contributes
> Britannica
D. W. Williams, A&M vlce-
.chancellor for agriculture, wrote
the article on horses for the ani
mal shows section of the 1949
Britannica Book of the Year.
registration day, all dormitory stu
dents should register for rooms
prior to G p. m. Wednesday, May
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The Veterans r Advisor, Room 104
Goodwin Hall, began issuing fee
waiver slips to veteran students at
8 this morning. Fiscal Office rep
resentatives will be in-Goodwin tor
day and tomorrow. L. H .Heaton,
registrar, has announced. After
Thursday, fee payments will be
accepted at the Administration
Building.
Room Changes
Students who wish to occupy a
different room in the dormitory
they now live in may register to
day and tomorrow by presenting a
room change slip signed by his
housemaster, Boyer said.
If students have not signed for
their own rooms by noon Saturday,
it will be assumed that they do
not intend to register for summer
school, or do not desire their pres
ent rooms, Boyer stated.
Students who do not live in a
dorm which will be open this sum
mer may register for rooms on a
first come, first served basis be
ginning at I a. m. Monday.
LINDELL JAMES plays the
part of Oswald In "The Ghosts."
The Aggie Players are present
ing the play May 19-20.
Baylor Girls
Take Licking
By Housewife
Waco, Tex., May 4 —UP)—
‘‘We want MeHaffey” was
the rallying cry of Baylor
University Law students to
day.
“MeHaffey” is Mrs. A. J. Me
Haffey, Waco housewife, mother
of two children (Aged 9 and 11),
and Baylor law student.
The Waco News Tribune said
news leaked out that Mrs. MeHaf
fey polled the most vojtes in the
Annual May Queen election. She
hadn’t sought the honor. Students
just wrote in her name.
This was a hard blow to the 19
teen-age glamour girls from Texas,
Arkansas, and Louisiana who
thought they had the field to them
selves. i
But there was every indication
Mrs. MeHaffey would not be nam
ed queen. Dean Abner McCal of
the Law School said her candi
dacy had been filed 48 hours late,
and was not accompanied by the
required filing fee.
“If she wasn’t entered,” said the
dean learnedly, “How could she
win?”
That’s where the law students
rebelled. They argue that Demo
cracy should be served, despite
technicalities. The least they’ll
settle for is a separate coronation
for their fellow law student, if the
crown is officially'given to one of
the glamour belles.
Mrs. MeHaffey herself is a bit
bewildered. She is widely known
ns the wife of a Waco dcalet in
used cars and alligator steaks,
whose trade name is "Poor Old
MeHaffey.”
She’s not saying exactly how
old she is. But she was a campus
beauty in her undergraduate days
at Baylor—back in the ’20’s. She
also studied at the Sorbopne in
Paris. MeHaffey received his Bay-
lojv law degree in 1940. Mrs. Me
Haffey decided she wanted one,
too.
Only Yell Leader Race
Candidates Run Unopp*
One of A&M’s smallest, yet in one case
hottest, elections will end tonight at 10
o’clock with the election by the non-corps
students of their Yell Leader, Representa
tive to the Athletic Council, Editor of the
Aggieland 1950, and Editor of The Bat-
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New voluntary rent increase leases are
the new rent law is concerned, and all lea
back under rent control, Area Rent Director Gji
ningfield said this week. j. ill
The 1949 legislation makes no provisiorfllj
Ing the maximum rent throughf " 1 " ff* 4,
mutual agreement of landlord and
tennant, Benningfield pointed out.
Both 1947 and 1948 rent laws per
mitted the so-called voluntary 16%
leases, but no leases of this type
haVe been authorized since Decem
ber 31, 1948.
All units covered by the 1947
and 1948 leases were brought back
under rent control, as of April 1.
This change will not affect the
rental rate of a majority of the
leased units, for the lease rent
will continue as the maximum
rent. Other units, which were de
controlled because the 1947 lease
was terminated prior to April 1,
1948, are recontrolled, and the for
mer lease rent becomes the new
maximum rent.
In all cases where the lease is
terminated before the expiration
date given in the lease, the land
lord must file a report pn the ter
mination within 15 days. Land
lords are advised to make an im
mediate report on leases which ter
minated some time ago, Benning-
field said.
the wnt law
apply to the rectjntrolled
All provisions oi
to the rectntrolled leased
units, Benningfield said. If the
landlord feels he is entitled to a
further rent increase under any of
the recognized grounds, he may ap
ply for an adjustment to become
effective after the present lease
expires or is terminated. The ten
ant also may apply for a reduc
tion if he has proper grounds, such
as a reduction in services.
Tenants and landlords may ob
tain further information as to their
rights and obligations under the
new rent law by calling 2-1207 or
visiting the Area Rent Office at
306 Varisco Building, Bryan, Ben
ningfield said. &
Annex Biologists
To Meet Tonight
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Two Texas j
speak on the
week, D. D.
of the Journfi|
ment, said tod^j
Chester Rodge
for the Houston
speak in the YMC
next Tuesday on
Silas B. Ragsd:
tor ;of the Petrol
speak on oppor
trial journalism
speak next Wedn
CA Assembly Ro
Both meetings
visitors, Burcha
Rodgers, who
ism as a | repo:
with the Baytown
recently completed
on the Ross Volun
The article is c
ed as a two page/
color cover sheet,
Chronicle Sunday
azine, Rodgers sa
A comparative
writing, Rodgers
beginning writers’-
chard said.
Ragsdale was
of the Galveston
years before join:
publication.
He is a gradua
sity of Texas and
Sigma Delta Chi _
temity. fN*
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t two positions
ots since both
only one
it the prospec-
for the past
iyell leader con-
t the other races
soliciting. Three
tin of. Law, Rob*
V-lnd William
ear, are Conduct-
ampaigns for tho
rs will distribute
e non-corps dormi-
>! evening and all
laced on the dorm
, , jblyi 10 p. m. at which
e sehaUif will collect thorn.
lift
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durii g|ti
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Swain, o
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meet tonight In the Biology Lecture
Room, announced T. Mj Ferguson,
Tho Annex Biology Chib will
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Annex biology instructor and club
sponsor. Tho mooting will begin at
6:30.
A definite program has not been
arranged for the meeting, said Bill
Thompson, vice-president of the
club and chairman of the program
committee.
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i melodies during Open House,
from left to right are Bucko Wyler,
A. P. Trevino, and H G. Staford.
slug several selections.
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Fish Gr
Visit Mu
The freshma*
drill team.will
the ROTC Fina
Krum in Houstoi
Th# drill team i
members, selected
drill from 300 can
The team, comn
ard A- Ingels of D
q fifteen minute
log several new
they have perfec
The band will pi
evening ceremoniei
the annual high sc|oo!
gram.
The outstanding! c
Houston high schofus
ed during the cei
cadet commander
H. J. Thomas, was
at; last year’s pro l
Drum major of
ard J. Green of
present company
James W. Rogers ]of
Texas, a former
tho fish band.
be counted by the
> has collected the
qts and the tabu*
rmitory vote must
the Student Act!*
$ a.m., Thursday,
hich complete in-
jcluded appeared in
lay's Battalion
used by non-dorm
ahjtb; vote.
Involved
of the three yell
aj, is from Ama-
Dth#^ | candidates, Page
tqn, are from Dallas and
respectively. •] j
candidates for
cil representative,
from McKinney
ijlton and Marion
)m lola who lives
is running un-
BattsHon editor
Cabaniss like-
entrant in the
Jbe disf^buted for
the portion 0 f the Corps
r of The Battalion as the
applic: intH
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its Clark G. Mun-
resen i'TeaUir^^editor ot the
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W aprln ;
lb corps,
is office is the
Involving the
election commit-
ecided to dispense with the
hty of distributing ballots,
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j hie present Ji
the resmain
ch are t) be
{meeting n
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Barrow to;
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aptain George
elected president-
Cloyie Tertrel, ’48,
retary of the Aggl
tion at Camp Hood !:
Texas A&M stati|
recently.
Others present i
B. Duke, '30; Capt
’40; Thomas E. '
J. V. RuAell, ’42;
•45; R. M. Love,
ham, ’49; Joe M.
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D. N. Stites, ’49;
•49; and R. L Gi
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> „corps p
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is are ek.
rps Editor
* jthe G)i
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or Class will so-
ndier of the offices'
tchudithis spring
t Tuesday night,
i is composed of
on-corps students,
members of the
to vote for the
f jttye Aggieland 1950
Vf )r P 8 Representative to
thletli / Council. '
i raertl f?t* tRa class, how-
V. are wigilbldito vote In the
4ion ofj the Senior Yell Lead-
the T<wh Hall Manager and
class oi fleers; T--
?fP" E< itor qf ths Aggieland
i ha " 4* Ur®* entries! Floyd
ink, F eM Artillery from San
»s, and Jimmy R. Woodall, D
try fr am Rort Worth.
tohr cut didatts were qualified
the At 11«tie Council represen-
iv# posit lopilJlack K. Happy, A
: DaUas, Jack B.
I ^ r Force from Houston;
K* ;JT 0 ( c (® p > A ASA from
»IS*m Houston; and William
A Wantry from
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including the present Junior
Leade •s. Jajnes “Red” Duke,
avalry from Hillsboro, and
<?ou
Amarillo
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L-
headers
ior Yell
our appli-
r, and Jack B.
tee from Houston.
poh
i e aK' ,
ger is sought by
!<nta: David G. Bowers,
Forte from Abilene; Her-
Jri, D Air Force from
_e; [and parvis! E. Miller, A
Force irom Orange Grove.
present Class has already
J6) n Fuller and Guyon
lers iis Junior Yell Leaden
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Magarike Editors Chosen
tries j'3. Schwab, 4 mechani*
gineefing jjijnior from Beaver,
been elected edi- 1
eer by the Engi- >
- Editor of the
11 be chosen by
cultural Council.
Jr., C Veterans
James E. Park
ho lives in College
have applied for the position,
ick T. Ndlen from Wichita who
in pjiryLr and Frank D.
irman who lives in
lie two asptnnts for
or of The Commen-
1 be decided by the ,
nets Council later
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