fe -p •*- V Nation’s Top Collegiate Daily NAS 1949 Survey 'V, ; ‘ 9 ! i Li- ' ■' ■■ hii -t: Volume 49 . . ^ M : - ’ . ■ . i ;• ■ 1 : i ' ' ; [A p : ; 1• • • li ! -.rT !' .T-i ' : ' ■ ' ■ - - ' Nil r ' |- . , . V - ; ' , - J ■ : , : • ! ! Ml I ■ : t| , • Battalion r. PUBLISHED IK THE INTEREST OF A GREATER AM COLLEGE IP ; ■1 ': ! j. | . j ■ ; ! I i if tm t' . -1 : P ml -■'I ' ^ J. % [■' •4 n m m *4 ; mm Pianist Borge To Appear Tonigh t On Guion Hall Stage Of ji[ ! Number 34 St Houston Ex’s Chairman For Talk With Senior " j i: m 1 BY B. F. ROLAND Victor Borge, "Spike Jones of the piano,” will appear in Guion Hall tonight at 8. Borge is a renegade classical pianist who intersperses his serious music with humorous twists and droll comments which I convulse the audience. In the eight years that Borge has been in the United States, he ;has become a popular night club star, radio performer, and con- jcert artist. He appeared as guest on the Bing Crosby show when he [ |, first came to America, though he could speak little English, and proved so popular that he became permenent feature of the show for 64 weeks. During this period, he managed to learn English well enough to sehve as summer substi tute fpr Fibber McGee and Molly. Star In Denmark I Before coming i\+ir£E lurna t Ha jjj Victor Borge to America, Borge iwaa the highest-paid star in Danmark, where he'was an es- tablishjfd composer, pianist, author, \ r- New Phi Kappa Phi Members Initiated Here Monday Night \ 4 A college education is designed to prepare a student for the first situations which he encounters out of college. The continual process of education must prepare students for future situations. These were the remarks of Dr. Frank Kerns to newly initiated members of Phi Kappa Phi, nation al honor society. Monday night. Dr. Kerns, national president of the society and dean of the Grad uate School at Penn State, fot- mally installed the A&M Chapter. Twelve members of the A&M System, including President F. C. Bolton, and Dean of the College M. T. Harrington, were initiated along with 25 top seniors ' from all branches of the college. Se lection of ‘the 25 students was made primarily upon their schol astic standing. Compliments Faculty In complimenting the faculty and administrative officers and students, Dr. Kern said that about 85 per cent of the students have all but a few of the requirements needed to become fine leaders. The other 15 per cent were the ones who had all of the basic require* merits of good leaders. Emphasizing the need for a wfell rounded student, he said that tecjh- niea): training should be inter- weaved with qualifying students socially. He said that students should not be given a "dose or quota!’, of liberal arts, but they (the students) should be given what they really need to develop the better qualities of citizenship. DisciissCH Policies Prior to Dr. Kern’s talk, pres ident Bolton discussed the "Basic Policies of the College,” and Dean Harrington gave a brief history of honor societies at A&M. i I President Bolton said that' the policy in force was similar to the old philosophy of the college which a^ked that students "conduct thefn- eijlves as gftitlemen with due Re gard to the rights of others.” Dean Harrington, in his; talk, said that Phi Kappa Phi would be of great benefit "in helping to achieve the purpose for which our institution of higher learning was founded and to help stimulate mental achievement iri our students by recognition though election to membership.” Both Dean Harring ton and President Bolton have en couraged .the establishment of scholarship honor societies at A&M.] ■ : j . • j ! ■ Ratio Determined ^ The (selection of the students was determined by the enrollment <)f students in the various schools hero. The tot thought for a moment and then replied, "Well, it sounds so nice. Not like an ordin ary piano . . i. but almost as though something magic were play ing . . , almost like, well, like a .-4 -» like a golden touchy” . i j. Marjorie Hughes became her father’s vocalist after he had re fused to let her sing professionally. She, unknown to her father, had a recording made which was played at an audition hqld by Carle. Carle, not recognizing her voice, ordered his managers to hire the singer and the next nignt, Marjorie joined the band. Later she married the band’s piano player, H)ughey Hughes. Carle has a npw radio show en titled “Carle Coipes Calling.” Some of Marjorie’s Cqlumbia records in clude “Oh, Whiat It Seemed To Bfe,” “Roses In The Rain,” and “Rumors Are Flying.” .. designated as headquarters for cot- tori genetics research for thri en tire cotton belt. This laboratory, named for u former A&>M student, will provide facilities for much of; the basic research, of the pro jects in cotton genetics. Killed in Action i£jj. 0. Beasley, ’32, was killed in action in Italy in 1943 when he was 34 years old. He discovered new methods of cotton genetics, opening new fields in cotton breed- ing. "Despite the comparative Short ness of his research career, there is (widespread appreciation of the grfeat contribution Beasley made to (science and to the (improvement of cottop,” Dr. R. D. Lewis, di rector of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, said. "Some of.;the genetics stocks he produced here have become the foundation of new strains for the cotton belt.” The regional cotton genetics re search project to be' developed here is financed largely by USDA Research and Marketing Act funds. The resident instruction program already has attracted graduate students as research assistants from Missouri, Georgia, Mississ ippi and Arizona, as well as Texas. Outstanding scientists are to be brought in for periods of from six months to a year ag lectures with the rating of distinguished profes- soj;. The laboratory building houses a genetics laboratory, a cytology laboratory, a seed storage and gen eral work room and a potting room. The two greenhouses, with a total of ;4,690 square feet of floor space, wih make possible research on live ’cotion plants the year round. k i J. O. BEASLEY ] j A $65,000 cotton research labor atory In hln honor . . Delay Foresee On Aggieland Water System Schedule for Unit Commander Pictures Announced by Woodall (Beginning today regimental, battalion, and company command- era can have their full length pic- tujres made for the military sec tion of the Aggieland 1960, co editor Jim Woodall has announced. Tpe corps editor added that the The schedule revealed by Wood- all was as follows: >, Nov. 2 through 8: 1st & 2nd. Regt. Nov. 9 through 1.7: 3rd & 4th Regt. Nov. 18 through 24: 5th & 6th Regt. It is important that the unit commanders have their pictures uqiform for these pictures will be made during the designated period nqmber one with boots and going b ecause there will be no opportunity places . hat. for make-nns the annual en-ertitnr ■ ■> ' ||#ya 11 I - •J;'. ;■ ! : Pi! IIP ip - m ■■ ■ A Frank F. Johnaon surveys his 48-plp« division |. •• ii . r ' . -V 4/; ■' .c J- ; 1 J*" i ! hand he holds the seven piece matched Purex pipe set, top prtne for that division. Johnson Is a married EE major from Bancor, Texas. Iii ' ' \ /i; for make-ups, the annual co-editor explained. Woodall said that the present non-corps individual picture sche dule will continue through the twenty-fourth of this month, op erating concurrently with the mil itary commanders schedule. The schedule below is for the non-corps student pictures: Juniors Nov. 2 & 8: L through Z Nov. 4, 5, & 7: Make up for Jun iors. Sophomores Nov. 8, 9, & 10: A through N Nov. 11 & 12: Make-up for all classes. Nov. 14 & 15: O through Z. Freshmen Nov. 16,1.7,18, & 19: A through Z. Make-Ups Nov. 21,22,23, & 24: All classes. Non-corps seniors and graduate students can have make-up pictures made anytime in the period until November 24, non-corps co-editor Chuck Cabaniss stated. Many students who have had th^ir pictures made have failed to call for their proofs and many who have called for them have not re turned them to the studio, Cabaniss said. These failures of non-corps students to decide quickly on their desired proofs are holding up the whole class section, he aadeo and urged all students to act pomptly in choosing their preferred proofs. | A ■ | I ‘ | Letter From the Reaper and Editor... Reader Onstott and the co-pditor of the Battalion fin ally got together yesterday aftepnoon. . Jimmy Onstott and Bill Billingsley, who had been car rying on a fend in the Battalian’s f’Letter’s” column for three days met each other other for iihe first time. They discovered that each of them had been wrong. Billingsley realized he had beert too ma(d to think clearly when he answered Onstott, and had read some things into Onstott’s letter that weren’t really there. Onstott figured that he, too, had been just as mad as Billingsley and had said some things that on later inspection didn’t sound like he had meant them. After chewing the fat for a few minutes they concluded that maybe t|he entire student body was making the same mistake they had been making, j That, under the strain of a full semester’s work, the frustration of a long football drought, and the general turmoil of A&M’s change from war to peace, everyone was too overwrought and prone to tell off the guy next to him. They found out that, although they couldn’t see it, they had been blasting at each other with the same goal in inind —to get the most relaxation possible out of a corps trip to Houston, to do everything they could to beat Rice, and to do nothing discrediting to the A&M College of Texas. After they got it through their heads that they were working for the same purpose and the same Aggieland, they began making plans for the Rice corps trip. They decided they would lean over backwards to give the people of Houston a good impression of A&M when they were in publip. Whatever the city father’s and Houston exes decided on yell practice, they would accept cheerfully. They Agreed to yel themselves hoarse f Saturday afternoon support ing the Maroon and White—the fightin’est football team that ever played its heart out on a gridiron. Then at night they decided to go to the biggest Aggie party they could find and hang one on to celebrate the Ag gie’s win over Rice., \ We keep^saying “they”, bt^t we mean “we.” I’m writing this, which is my racket, while Jim gives me the plans on A&M’s proposed separate ^vater system will be delayed fpr:spnu‘ time, according to T. R-. Spence, supervisor of physical plants far! the A&M System. The, first IwaUjr 4vell drilled between Bryan arid' Bryan Field yielded water witjh; very high minerjal content. i * ■ I I S ,• j I, , Spence stated: Monday thgt itle; location for thfc waterwell. field, which was to Supply the collet el with water after the present con tract with Brygn expires : njp.tj March, will not be set until an-: other test well is complete^. Th s! second Well is being dug approx imately on the : site of Bryt n Field. j j! I I . K I , ii; Until adequate production : is; ei-j tablished, the collecting reiervoin J and water pipe line to the cari-i pus cannot be located or construe H ed. Therefore, no estimaU* as ;b when A&M will! have its own writ sr system can be made until a pri-i ducing well with proper qurili ;y water can be found, i jr j 1 1 I j if i Original plans, authorized] by the Board of Directors, May 14; crilli id for drilling four veils at* fipst tvd and one-half miles southwest >f Bryan, with tjivo additional wells added to the field later. Thp Lane* Texas Company of Houston has tji# l.'midnighl yell -practice before the| j A&M-Ribe g«pc. , ] Byington aisiepted Smith’s offer 'land a It ncheo t meeting was sche duled at* Agjilclund Inn today at noon. { : j v , • liyingtin Impressed The ielilor fclass president, itf-j ! ter talk hg wl h Smith, saiiK to The: I Battalion, "1 (• really Impressed: me wltp his jincerlty and ougoir-: ness to i help i »< with thiij problem; of midnight (ell practice,” Smith told.'Byington that hej would contac f Mayor Oscar Hoi- combe if Hoi 8ton and try to ar range rin au< fence with the city council for tl|tc senior yell prac tice coihinittc i. ' j . |> He told Byi tgton, howpver, that,; after pi elimimry investigation, hi doubted if thelnieeting between thi seniors and fflouston city father could bng. to Byipgton, ■ the j: ames H. “Red" Duke, I; •J f John Lj- Christensen', co-vice presi-, 1 °1 comm ee SENIORS, Page . .. r . W derit of the se ijor class of B Tr ThejcommUteo r: roop.j held ite first _ i) ' Ii t m M IWJirVv m the partying, iii m M y *» r i > ' i tl which is his specialty. We both! had to swallow our pride a little, but we think we’ve done iie right thing for ourselves and the college. We’d like to see everybody else sit down for ten minutes, alone in his own room, and think honestly to himself what is best for himself and A&M Coll Hi si liege. Then golto Houston, act accordingly, and let’s all pu team behind that Aggie team and beat the hell out of Ri ut our ce. ; t BiU Billingsley Jimmy Onstott 11 -1 ■ ■ ;.:L : i 4 H 4’. : v ■ I l 1 iii. 4 An 18 year native and a !: ; M | old sophomore i candidate foi Signal Corps, entered rj! 11 I ■ / 1 •.! O’Glee Is Dallas Joe Pike, ol >4 / A'