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COLLEGE STATION (Aggldud), TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 12,1949
however, you
know that,”, s
Whose “boss^
dard Oil Con
Suman spoke'
Class Monday
Suman, vice
atd Oil of tfe
atatement in
that college at
irly in their
ley want to
ate, and prepaid
undergraduate
pation, whethe
jgineering or 41
“If 1 liked
could put my
A, become the
the world; il
would get no
dents should
they get out
try to make
added;
“Our experi
a great perce^f
a course in a
strikes their
mediately. ■■
course just suit
likes. With
Oil Vice Presiden t
m On Job Interests
that
ts see
which
e im-
icular
s and
stiga-
tion or consideration they launch
themselves into a career in which
they may not at all be suited.
“These are the type men who
get jobs as petroleum engineers
and are left behind because they
cannot keep up with the more con
centrated efforts of the people who
knew what they wanted to do.
These who are left behind find
themselves discontent, unhappy,
and a failure in their profession,
when they might well have been
successful and highly satisfied with
anj occupation more suited to their
talents.” j,
! Suman emphasized the inabil
ity of the average college grad
uate to express himself clearly
and intelligently, to write satis
factory reports, snd in the case
of engineers, to produce drafting
work of professional caliber.
Quite often brilliant engineers
are limited in their advancement
simply because they do not have
sufficient command of English to
prepare satisfactory reports. This
is especially true of A&M men,
Suman added. .
The standard four-year college
course is of no greater advantage
in industry today than the high
school education was 20 years ago,
and because of this, the student
who wants to get ahead in the
'
j.
Frank
lot The Cor
Council at
the only apblitolti
Welch
OldP
Librar
A collectioh
during the ei r
lege, old btipt
other items
cance to the
in the lobby
' Tim librarj
ish a local i
hat a history of t
>e wHtten. Thid 1
ms never belenijai
ncomplete fieiffc:
erial have n<>t [
^ smce said.
Recently fleet
lege museunksjlisjjf
books, and < ociime i
Lt. Col. Her
niandant in
these seedy < o
nefs 2nd L
“2nd U. S. C iv
his Arts, S:it
Degree from
•tollection. Cbl.
commission ;s!l
It bears the sjl
A. Arthur ^nd
of Abraham
was promob d,
while still n.
and this dojeu
lection too.
Colonel
er prolific Writer
books. Amo: i;
Bonaparte’s Ei
Strategy on
1914-18” aid;
Santiago D<
^ Thftfto |)oo
one dealHn • ;
over, they
library; Ba la«
ge
/
:
Starting
Grove will
plcnlce, an I
C. 0. Whl
Activities.
. Jr
The Grcfos Wl
from 4 to
this semes
will be fr4e
’cents an
rented ska
Clubs i
for their
or picnics,
^should be
Student ji
Goodwin.
s *Hf<
Nolen Head
entator Staff
Mack Nolen were named Co-Editors
fj^jr 1949-50 by the Arts and; Sciences
yesterday afternoon. Tho two were
r j^he editorship of the magazine,
uiulling art work for the magazine this
“’H’year, spcclallxlng li* layout* and
pictorial spreads, Mien has, con
centrated on the actual Writing
end of the magazine Work during
the spring semester. ] ■ \
An architecture student from
Shemimn, Welch lives in Dorm IB.
Nolen is a history major from
Wichita Falls who lives in IMr-
year. j
Spring editor of the magotine
Larry (Joodwyn reported to the
group that the bi-monthly publi
cation had approximately 1200
subscribers during the past year.
Tn addition, over 400 issues Were
sold individually In the Corps last
month. 1 ,
Council Size Increased
Earlier in the meeting the Coun
cil adopted a motion offered by
James Liverman to increase the
size of the group. Beginning next
year the Council will consist of
two students from each organiza
tion composed entirely of majors
of a particular department of the
School of Arts and Sciences; one
student from each organization
not limited exclusively to a par
ticular department’s majors and
one additional student appointed
by the head of such a department;
and tyo students appointed by the
head of any department not repre
sented by an organization.
Dean M. T. Harrington suggest
ed that all arts and sciences organ
izations that elect officers in the
spring notify him of the results
of such elections. ;
Liverman as a member of the
Open House Day Committee rec
ommended that the Council name
its representatives to that commit
tee- by October 16, if possible, in
order to facilitate the group's
work. ' ’
Coke Fund Uae Explained
Joseph Savins explained to the
Council the work of a special com:
mittee that had made recommenda
tions concerning the use of the
coke funds ! received by the Col
lege from Coca-Cola machines
placed in class room buildings. The
special committee was composed
of three representatives from each
of the student councils on the cam
pus.
As much of the special commit
tee's recommendations as called
for use of some of the fund for aid
)6
taken
• col
and
ignlfl-
4 seen
rary.
estab-
ion so
!e may
g that
ecause
al ma-
e, Bal-
e col
ion of
.,e late
t, Com-
mong
Colo-
(K in the
Y’ Also
rature
.in the
2nd Lt.
18, 1883.
jjChester
|ln, son
<>||i Colonel
utenant
ivalry^
jjUyjW reth
row: several
r *1Napoleon
i Ih,” “The
to any-
b How-
in the
Gron#
Ind
* Chris H
Industrial
attending
ference of
Arts Ass
Louis, Me.
The
and will
day. Gron
ty Films
todays 88i
-
10, the
’ft skating,
carding to
Student
* i
pn daily
rest of
Skating
ie of 10
lade for
e Grove
parties
for these
Office of
j m 201,
I-
i:
i test
of the
lent is
iual Con-
Industrial
ig at St.
today
Satur-
on “Safe-
Shop” at
to deiegaten representing A&M at
national and regional conventions
had been accepted by President
Frank C. Boltoh. The recommend
ed committee hdd been set up with
a few changes to supervise the
alloting of this aid.
Members of the fund supervisory
committee include a representative
from each of the student councils
and the Assistant to the President,
R. L. Elkins. Aid requests are con
sidered by the group on the basis
of the publicity and furtherment
of A&M as an educational insti
tution that will result from use
of the funds.
Obtained Through Channels
Requests that are submitted to
Student Activities may be referred
to the President and sent by him
to the supervisory committee. If
the committee after investigation
approves the use of some of the
fund as requested, the President
submits the allotment for the ap
proval of the College comptroller.
So far seven requests have been
approved by the various agencies
involved.
petroleum industry ’rill in most
cases have to equip himself with
added study.
Naturally, when the petroleum
industry is hiring college grad
uates, they are trying to get
“the most for their money” and
that is where the value of an
added degree is most apparent,
Suman added.
Another trait which the young
graduate should not overlook, is
self-reliance. “I believe that the
most valuable thing a young man
can do is to go out and get his
own job; nothing else inspires
confidence in one’s self so much,”
Suman said.
Grove Summer
Program Plans i
Are Completed 1
The summer program for
the Grove has been announced
by the members of the Sum
mer Entertainment Commit
tee of the Student Senate, who
are Dick Baugh, Dick Denney
Charles Kirkham, and Mar-
yin Rice.
The program is as follows: Mon
day nights, skating and dancing;
Tuesday nights, movies; Wednes
day nights, Dingo or ja special en
tertainment; Thursday nights, mov
ies again; .Friday nights, square
dancing; Saturday nignts, dancing
to the Aggieluml Combo or Juke
Boxe*^ and Sunday*, iskating. The
regular events will begin at 7
p, Hi. each night.
Special events scheduled, which
wilt begin at 8 p. in., include: The
Chocolate Soldier, produced by Bill
Turner and George Dlllavou, July
7; The Zuekcr Sister*, a duo piano
concert t«am, July 13: and Do-
ruine and Ellis, costumed cameos of
famous musicals, July 27. One
other entertainment will be pre
sented, but negotiations for it
have not been completed.
Admission to all events la free
to students and their wives. Yel
low fee slips will be checked at
the gate, but n6n-students will be
admitted if they bring their own
chairs.
Chem Corps Will
Conduct Courses
The Chemical Corps School will
conduct two indoctrination courses
for the Organized Reserve Corps
officers at Edgewood Arsenal,
Maryland, Colonel Oscar B. Abbott
executive for the Texas Military
District, has announced.
Classes of two weeks duration
will begin on June 6 and on July
10 and are to provide training
for Chemical Corps reserve officers
in biological warfare, radiological
defense, and new and revised doc
trines and technical aspects of
chemical warfare.
All active reserve officers of the
Chemical Corps are eligible to at
tend and may make applications
through their local Organized Re
serve Corps instructor’s office.
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JSPPP
Winners of the Freshman essay contest sponsored by the Engineer
are shown with Don Brown, editor of the magazine. From light
to left, they are Luke Mirando, third prise winner; Kenneth Van
Tassel, second prize winner; and J. E. Sick, winner of first place
In the competition. The winning essays are published in the
April Issue of The Engineer.
Functions Of ERP
Discussed By Huse
Various asiiecls of the Marshall Plan were discussed last
night by Robert Huse, director of overseas information for
the EGA, before an audience composed of the Great Issues
claHH and a fqw visitors.
Giving in outline form an overall view of the European
■fBaeoviry Program or .Marshall
Change of Address
Needed by VA
Veterans leaving school or other
wise changing their address at the
end of this term should report the
changes, according to Taylor Wil
kins, veterans adviser.
When reporting the change of
address, u veteran should designate
whether it is “temporary” or “per-
manent.” . [
.Subsistence check* for May will
be mailed out at the end of May
or the first of June. A veteran
wanting his May check sent to his
present address and his June check
to a different address should notify
the VA now, and date the change
June, 1949.
Some veterans will be receiving
leave checks. These will be mailed
out about June 30. Notice of ad
dress change applies to leave
checks as well as to regular checks.
Soliciting Starts
l£or Baptist Center
= : Donations for the Baptist stu
dent center fund are being collec
ted on
has been
leads in the donations with a sum
of 161.50. ’ :
Future collections will be made
in all the dormitories. Collections
of donations are also being made
in the trailer areas andK.at Col
lege View. The Student Center will
cost $63,000. The students^of the
ebllege are attempting' to raise
$20,000 for the center.
Texas History
Contes^ Slated
By A&M Club
Members of the cadet corps
will have an opportunity to
compete for $175 dollars in
prizes during the coming
school year as a result of a
contest announced today by
representatives of the A&M
Club of San Antonio.
The ex-students of that city are
sponsoring the contest which is
the first in a series of five, to
stimulate an interest in the mili
tary history of Texas. All partici
pants will prepare a treatise on
some phase of Texas military his
tory.
The subject! for the first two
years of the ‘contest will be a
military history of the siege of the
Alamo.
Only sophomores, juniors and
seniors taking military science will
be eligible to compete. A first prize
qf $150 will be awarded together
with a second prize of $26 at the
annual Parent’s Day ceremonies.
In addition to the classification
and military science qualifications,
all entrants must be taking a max
imum 0f l6 hours of work, must
be in good academic standing, and
must have a grade-point ratio of
at least one.
The number of entriea i* unlimi
ted for any cadet, but once a prize
has been won,;: the winner cannot
compete againJi \ ;
The factors which the awards
board will consider in judging the
papers will be originar research,
sound interpretation of the mater
ials, literary quality, and origi
nality in the use of material* and
development of Idea*.
Judging of the crttrlo* will be
done by a committee, conaiating of
three faculty repreaentattvea/ one
each from the department of Eng
lish, and hlntorkr and one from the
School of Military Science. Any
special authorities who are avail
able may also be called in to help
judge the contest, the San Antonio
Club represenUtiyes stated.
All entries must be submitted
to the School of Military Science
and Tactics not later than April 1.
“ idfiT " ‘ “
i7 J
All prize whining entries will
The decision of the judges will be
IH —
ecision
made by April 26.
winnl] _
roperty of th
Antonio. The
entries will be returned to
dividual* ] submitting them.
e A&M
The other
to the in-
inter fund are being collec- / ——-fc ■U-
Record Birth For
Sheep Claimed
A record for
sheep occurred
multiple birth
on the J. K. George
Ranch near Thayer, Kansas when
a crossbred ewe gave bjrth to sex-
tuplets, acco: ‘
berg of the
rdng to F. I. Dahl-
K Animal Husbandry
Plan, Huse, the last of the Great
Issues speakers for this semeater,
told his audience that a knowledge
of some international economics
was necessary in order to under
stand the plan.
\ Huse first carefully explained
the distinction between the various
letter agencies usually associated
with the Marshall Plan. ERP, or
European Recovery Program is the
name of the whole scheme and
means the same as “Marshall
Plan.” EGA, or Economic Coopera
tion Administration, is the name
of the official U. S. agency ad
ministering the plan, while OEEC,
or Organization for European Eco
nomic Cooperation, is the council
of European nations which handles
the Marshall Plan on the receiv
ing end.
Counterpart Funds
One important detail of the plan
which few people know about is
the use of counterpart funds, Huse
said.
When a French farmer, for ex
ample, buys a Marshall Plan trac-
(See ERP, Page 6)
vtLJiL ; ■: 1
By C. C, MUNROE
The class of 1959, in what was
unquestionably the most harmon
ious election in its history, named
Bobby James Byington, electrical
engineering major from Dallas, as
its president for the coming school
year at a class election held last
night in The Grove.
Byington was the top man in *
three man run-off for the presi
dential office.
Two juniors were elected to as
sist Byington as vice presidents
during the coming school yedri
They were John Christiansen, in*
•MBM
Cleburne. LW. j M
Kirkham thus became the first
man to fill the new class office of
co-vice president which was inau
gurated last night The purpose of
the office was to give noh-military
students an opportunity to elect a
man to the class offices.!
The move to inaugurate the co
vice president’s office was begun
at the suggestion of several cadets.
It was approved by a large major
ity after spirited debate from sev
eral juniors present at the meeting-
The secretary treasurer of next
year’s senior class will be Conrad
Ohlendorf, agriculture major from
Lockhart. Ohlehdorf was the victor
in an election which featured two
runoffs. “ J | j j :J jt.
Close Election
The closest election of the even
ing was for social secretary. Tim
Word, Ban Antonio civil engineer
ing major, was a one vote winner
over Joe V.. Pike, Jr., |electrical
engineering major from Dalliur.
Jimmy Ray Woodall, animal Hus
bandry msjor from Fort Worth,
defeated Floyd Henk. civil engi
neering major from Ban Murcos,
for the position of corps editor for
Aggleland 1960.
The corps representative to the
Athletic Council for next year will
be Jack K. Happy, bueines* major
from Dallas. Happy defeated three
other candtdatea for the position^
They were William B. ScriHigeour,
business major from Galveston;
Jack Miller, architecture major of
Houston; ana D. A. K. Proctor,|
petroleum engineering major from
San Antonio.
The two junior yell leaders for
this school year, James “Red” Duke
and Glen Kothmann, were retain
ed in the same position for next
year. ' . Uf ] j
Duke, who is a business major
from San Antonio, defeated John
Laufenberg, Port Arthur chemical
engineering major, and Jack Miller
who had also run for corps repre
sentative to the athletic council, i
Town Hall manager for4he 1949
1960 school year will be Jarvis Mil
ler, animal husbandry major from 1
Orange Grove.
He defeated two candidates,!
Herb A. Frede, business major of
Agriculture Council Elects Park
To Editorship of ‘Agriculturist’
Jim Park, a dairy husbandry
major from Amarillo, was elected
to be the editor of the Ajgriculturist
for next year at a meeting of the
student Agricultural Council last
night.
Park, a veteran, is presently
classified as a junior. During the
past year he has served as asso
ciate editor of the magazine. He
said that he hopes to make the
Agriculturist a monthly magazine
if at all possible-
The student branch of the
American Society of Agricultural
Engineers won the club member
ship contest which was carried on
among tha different agricultural
societies during the year. The FFA
Chapter was the winner of the con
test last year. The name of the
winning club will be placed on the
plaque on the wall in the lobby
of the Agriculture Building. The
FFA Chapter placed second in this
year’s contest and the Agronomy
society placed third.
J. E. Endrizzi of the Agronomy
Society displayed a large drawing
of the keys which are being order
ed for members of the national in
tercollegiate judging teams in the
School of Agriculture. The keys
will have tberinitials A-T-M (Tex
as A&M) centered on the face of
the key and intercollegiate judging
team will be written around the
edges.
The background of the key will
be in oxidized gold but all the let
tering wilt have a finished surface.
The student’a name, department
and year of participation on the
team will be engraved on the back
of the key.
Key* for the Agricultural Coun-
i will be of the same pattern.
Alll members of the Council who
vjiah to purchase a key should turn
their order at the Student Ac
tivities Office on the second floor
of Goodwin Hall before Saturday
noon, May 14.
Pat Henry, chairman of the Open
House Committee, gave a lengthy
report on the success ] of jiOpeti;
House Day. He expressed his sin
cere thanks to all the students and
participated
h#p make the day 4 success.
members who
faculty
to helf
He read a latter from President
Bolton complimenting the Open
House Day Committee for the
sdci
resi
, C?1
. , . . ’oy
splendid work which it did in plan
ning, organising and directing the
activities of the day.
Approximately 2500 people saw
the Aggie Follies, Henry told the
Council. More than 760 ssW the
performance on Friday
and tha audience for Saturday eve
ning numbered nearly 1800. After
all the expeneea are paid, the rew
mainlng money will be divided
among the three major kcIiuoIk of
the college. The Agricultural
Council requested that the Open
House Committee send a financial
report on Open House Day to all
the clubs in the different depart
ment*, after all financial matters
are settled, i . , KhtJ’. .
The Follies received a lengthy
discussion. Most of the debate cen
tered on the topic of having a com
plete student cast for future shows.
The Council finally decided to go
on record as being in favor of lim
iting the cast to students and local
talent btit stressed that the script
should be Cleaned up considerably,
Committee Passes 61
Bar Exam Exemption
AUSTIN, Tex., May 12 —UPM
A House Committee Wednesday
night passed out a bill exemptin;
veterans who are law sch
uatee from taking the
exams. \
The nominees for ttc
class president constitute
est slate of men of fen dj
elections. Nine men wi r i:
ed for the position. ThbjT
et largest i
then pitched
J j/ •Jjjj
candidates vjrli|i|l
ton defeated were Jim
industrial education
Fort Worth,\|nd Phil
engineering major froih'
The election for class
retary, which was wo^i
Word of San Antonio,
class meeting and provided
real exhibition of excitf
ing the evening.
Word was named ih
six candidates. A rising
the floor resulted in 4
list of candidates,‘eatra
from the other by just t
Word, Joe V. Pike,
Dallas, and John fieri WebiplCi
civil engineering major frqm *
las were the three merjJ
A motion from the
ft
I jiames of:the three men on u*
U< t to be (Igatributed in the dor-
itqries was {Defeated, So Temple^
H, who had ^polled 63 vote*. Waa ~
>pped from ;)the list of candidates.
F ke, • with
H th 68 vote*j
l»i 1 hm-off. i |
3V thi* timS, since the social sqC- I’
was the last one.
55 votes, and Word,
were then named in
itetehr electi
rimy!of the 1
Hajd eft the!
1 ned to
When the
>id emergi
fy one vo
namin
ifcfSiT 1
hk two wi
bice ion, Ja:
HtohtKdtk
alibis which;.wili be distributed in
he corps ddrinitories. v
1 ie election of a corps editor
'he Batt jillon waa uncontesi
31aric, C. Mityiroe, busine
ip San Antonio narrowly
over a papular write-in
at< named 'iSpot
Dbyle Avapt, junior cites presi-.
m, presided at the meeting.
niembers of the class
meeting. Those who
(ted into two ca:
iting was compl
the victor .over
margin,! 55 votes to
! ■ iM-
of head yell leader
school year will
date. The nfitnes of
s of last night’s
“Red’W Duke r~•
inn, will Be placed
■ t /■-
More than 20
plications for the C
the College develop
Saturday to cofitp
scholautic abilitjeH
College Davelopme
Burl Ives
On Town
Burl Ives, “Wayfarili
of the stage and terete
the 1949-60 Town Hall
on October 27, Ci 0, W
of Student Activities 1 ^
today.
Ive’s folk songs hair
an authentic expreasid
and it* people, White >
sing the songs that hii
er taught him in the
farm country, songs
by old timers ip Bmp
over the land, songs 1
bos singjng, songs tha
the entire country by
added.
Ives, who is frequeritjl;
to as the greatest ballad
all, has been recently if<
Walt Disney’s film,
My Heart. He also pi
Century Fox’s Green C
oming film.
In addition to the
makes recordings for D]
He recently turned! ati
his autobiography 1
Stranger” is enjoyinto
sales in bookstores thfot
country. < V
Ives appears over|tl
Broadcasting System jk<
night at 8 for Phiico.l
We believe Ives W!
Town Hall audience
ring but simple rendii
ca’s finest folk songs,
Towp Hall Season|!
the 1949-50 season ugll
op sale in September,
Endeavor
• M
In Industry
Silas Ragsda!
finer* told journ
night that the p
journalism was g{(
The former
A&M Bond
Be Marketed^
Bonds totaling $16,1
Texas Institution*
be marketed Jui
Woodwanl, Jr.,
University of Ti
gents, said yestei
Proceeds of a $1
would go to the Unih
and of a $5,000,f
Agricultural and
lege.
An amendment
stitQtion author!:
ues
tiiderits who have made a]*
wards to be presented from
this ^ear will be on the campus
which will determine the r
ui len, director of the A&d
nmneed today. , i.
T ie ox*ms are the regular fresh-
fynif entrance teste which are givft
ncomlng students every yea
t
High Scholastic Standard*
, To bo eligible for an Opportun-
P (Award, ■ the student mufi be
atrjd in the top quarter of his
hllli in a state accredited high
1. His financial .condition
It be .such that he would bo
lie to • attend college without
iving financial aid. Other de-
ining qualifications are char-
r aud ail round abilities.,
pportunity Awards consist of
year scholarships valued from
to'$1600. Last year a total
I of these awards were given,
year plans are being made to
tufard 70 scholarships.
Staked by Ex-Student*
liU
hese
kidde po:
awards were originally
ssible through the Former
It idept* Association, which in 1946
issues and such an
of bonds as would
a special five-cent
bf which would go
rational instituti:
Size of the third
estimated at a
000,000.
oodward came
K to preli
on with
and Texas
Upmsive years. In 1948 the For-
ner Students Association set aside
ut additional $60,000 to establish
endowed scholarship fund. With
*e funds and other contributions
individuals and corporations,
jcollege is able to make a large
bier of awards this year. <1* !
ie opportunity awards are ad-
sod by sending information to
principals of all the accredited
h schools in Texas.^ Additional
orpiation is also sent to agricul-
re teachers, county agents, and
b residents of th? A&M clubs
i ghout the state. 1 , t
*- 1 " il1 — ■ r 1 1
ial to Success
■j .- ■ j
ig+Ragsdjde
r of The Petroleum Rte
nd faculty membem last
for Kuccess in industrial \
The Galveston. New* wail , r
. ting in th* YMCA lecture |
tfooin on opportunities in thV field
if i iduetrlal journalism.
a
8i
S resslng
1*1 r as “c „
co( komy of words, Ragsdale listed
“Four E's” of industrial writ-
such writing essenj.
’crystal clearness” and
lisl
bj
3
flteMWtei I.
rifled the benefits
and the necessit
writing.
” —id Ragsdale,
can hang on
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