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i ' i I. . Nation’s Toi 1 Collegiate NAS 1949 Si * Volume 49 Robert Shaw Chorale Appears In Concert Tomorrow at 8:00 i. BY BEE LANDRUM •. / ■ . J' ) * t : ’ . t 1 Robert Shaw, America’s num ber one choral conductor, will give a concert on the Town 'Hall Pro gram Wednesday night, Nov. 9. bringing with him an _ aggrega tion of artists drawn from his Col legiate Chorus in New York and other professional vocalists. _ He limits his chorus to | profes sional singers only, who are in- dividually responsible, both vocally J^and artistically. His orchestra is “"organized around the same idea. The. result of -this arrangement, *r.'-.rr- £•■ * M id* r-yfnr’ 1 ' ' v ■’ i _ 1 i ‘1: K v : i fj PUBLISHED COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), Shaw points out, is a group j>f #>lo artists and concertmasters Shaw worked his way up to the top of his ■ profession while serv ing apprenticeship with other top- notch! artists. He was feature d with FVed j Waring’s jazz band, in Billy Rose’s “Aquacade”, and staired in Broadway revues. Evidence of Ijis wide, variation of r experiem e will be found in his presentation on Wednesday night’s program The 33- year-old Californian is tall and boyish iin appearance. He has the build of a husky football hero and the pleasant expression -I 'I k 5.n.u; ; vW : : J. • • f' y- < : • j-i. B Battery Field Artillery was named winner of last week’s outfit sign contest. The selection was itiaile by a corps committee, The buttery will receive, in addition to $fi prize money from The Bat talion, a sum collected from all the outfits on the campus. From Behind Two Iron Curtains : 1 1L U j 1 ■ ! i ' of a YMCA athletic instructor. He specializes in teaching t amateur vocalists to sing well together, and his success in this undertaking has brought him wide recognition in the field of music. Eminent conductors like Tosca nini and Stokowski have selected him as choral director for impor tant workers. Shaw works by the principle that, while music is peculiarly a doer’s art, With benefits in direct pro portion to active participation, it is th e performer’s business to get out the way of music. “Choral art stands in a unique position to be of service to man and music because it offers the most immediate and accessible ave nue of active participation,” Shaw Shaw’s explanation for his suc cess is simple. “Music is really one art,” he says. “The chorus, symphony orchestra, the virtuoso recitalist ancj the string quartet are not eorjipetitive ‘attractions’. They are instruments of a single craft, with | similar repsonsibil- ities.” Versatility and thoroughness are reflected in his RCA Vivtor re cordings. Hisi best known record ing is that of Brahm’s “Ein Deut sches Requiem,” in which he con- ucts the RCA Victor Chorale and ymphony Orchestra, with soprano Sleanor Steber and basso James ease as sqloists. This work was the result of three years of stuitly and preparation. Other RCA Victor readings di rected by Shaw include Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, . performed by Serge Koussbvitsky and the Bos ton Symphony Orchestra with Shaw conducting the Berkshire Festival contralto Marian Ander son as soloist; an nlbum-.of “Christ mas Hymns and Carol’*}. Irving Berlin’s “The Freedom Train" and "America the Beautiful”; andl many otheits. I Hungarian Exile To Speak On Russian Platis for War BY BOB PRICE From behind two Iron Curtains and onto the stage of Guion Hall will step a man with a message of -prime importance to all freedom loving people. Dr. Nicholas Nyar- adi (pronounced Neer-radi) t Ex- Minister of Finance of Hungary, will speak at Guion Hall as 8 p. m. on Monday, November 14. Admis sion will be free. Dr. Nyard should know well of what he speaks. While in his posi tion as Minister of Finance he spent seven months in Moscow at a Russian, Reparations Con|fer-i ence. In Moscow he was closely associated with Prime Ministers Molotov, Mikoyan, and Marshall Voroshilav, and three; closest men to Marshal Stalin. Nyaradi found that one of his closest associates, four star Gen eral of the Army, I. N. Merku- lov, was the chief of the dreaded Russian Seicfet Police. ' The Ex-Minister says there, are two iron Curtains in Russia. Rus sia not only Conceals her activities from the Western World, he says, bpt behind that first ill-famed bar rier, maintains another—-designed to keep her methods hidden even from Eastern Europe, over which she is achieving complete political, military, and economic, control. Nyaradi will speak on "Russia’s \ Hook to Speak 1 In Texarkana ’ . ' • 'll r Ralph C. Hook, associate professor for retailing in the Business Department, will serve, as a 1 consultant and speaker Saturday for a '^‘Small Businesses” clinic to be • held in Texarkana. Hook. was asked to address the clinic r-by the Texarkana Business and Professional Women’s Ckib. He will speak on “Marketing as it Pertains to HomC-Madte Pro ducts.” The clinic is being held to ac quaint women interested in small ""Businesses with the problems and practices of retailing. It will be gin at 8:30 a. m. Saturday. In addition to Hook, several other speakers . and consultants have been invited by the city’s BPW Club to attend and supervise the discussions. They include the head of the Art ! Department of Arkansas A&M and the Bowie County Demonstration Agent Before coming to Aj&M, Hook was connected with the Marketing Department of the* University of He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in retailing, .corps pictures is November 24. Preparation for War” whdn he ap pears in Guion Hall. He will di vide his talk into three phased and outline Russia’s plans for ] European satellite states and for tie world. Nyaradi resigned from his post as Minister of Finance in 1948 when he learned of the cor fiscation of American property in Hungary and of the arrest of Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty. He went into voluntary exile in the conviction that Hui gary, to gether with other Cominfc rtn coun- Annuals Issued Thursday; Schedule G i' Today is the final day ven on which First and leduled to pictures Woodall unit commanders of the Second Regiments are sc' have their full lengtji made, corps editor Jin has announced. Woodall added that thje remain der of the unit commai der sche dule calls for Third and Fourth Regiment pictures to be taken on November 9 through 17 and Fifth and Sixth Regiment pictures on November 18 through ( Unit commanders should wear number one uniforms with boots and “going places” hat, the corps editor explained. * Annuals Distributed Another shipment of Aggieland 1949’s will be distri nited on Thursday beginning at : :30 p. m., Rolanr Bing, student pjblications manager has reported. The distri bution will be made or the first floor of Goodwin Hall, Bing added. Non-corps editor Chuct Cabaniss has announced that today is the first day on which non-c< rps sopho mores are. scheduled to have their individual" class sectioi pictures made. All pictures are to be made at the Aggieland Studio, Cabaniss said, aind coats and ti !s are re quired. The remainder of the non corps schedule is a follows: Sophomores ,; j' j; Nov. 8, 9, & 10: A through N Nov. 11 & 1^:^ Make-up for all classes. Nov. 14 & 15: 0 through Z. Freshmen Nov. 16, 17, 18, & 19: A through Z. Make-Ups Nov. 21, 22, 23, & 24: All classes. Non-corps seniors ard graduate students can have mi .ke-up pic tures made anytime in the period from now until November 24, the non-corps editor stated! He j added that the deadline fojr all non- * i I tries, was doomed to at least tern porary extinction. Nyaradi then came to the United States with vital com ments and revelations on what Russia is doing in Europe and what she plans to do in the world. He does not mince words. He states emphatically the facts made available to him as Fi- nance Minister and later as envoy to RussiaJ The Hungarian ex-minister was born in Budapest and was educated at the University of Budapest. He is well verged in both the economic and political status of Russia at the present time. It may seem incredible that a Non-Communist could have learn ed so much about the Communist Regime as such a high level. This is attributed to the fact that Nyar adi was in such close contact with the high jplanning groups of the Russian government. Nyaradds appearance at A&M is sponsored j by the college adminis- tration. h • ■ Japanese Talk Peace; Ask for American Loan Tokyo, Nov 8 <i'P>—Growing talk of an early Japanese peach treaty has led Japan’s government to be lieve it will get at least $100,000,- 000 (M) ib long term credit from the United States, the newspaper Asahi said today. . i- J-i v .r! ' i on ; Y\ i •* •j I T H l.Vi IT 1 Yell Practice Decision Stands Houston Aggies Tell Byinuton m gpp- II Hi The 1949 Aggie “T” turned out to perfection under the guiding hands of senior yell leaders Glenn Rothman, “Rett" Duke, and "Tex" Thorn ton. The long ann of the “T” stretched from one 17 yard line to the other and was 94 men wide at the ' l sideline. he bottom arm of the "T" was 81 men wide and stretched from one 39 yard line to the other. By actual count from the print from whim this picture was made, there were 2,138 men : in the formation. - An Editorial - Capitol Considers Index Variation WASHINGTON, (A>>—The Labor department is planning a major re vision of its “consumers’ price in dex" to conform to New American buying habits. The Senior Class must make a decision to night. Upon that one decision may well rest the future of the corps of cadets. The class must dCctde whether or not it will hold a mid night ytell practice in Houston Friday night. The Class of ’50, when it makes that decis ion, can prove one of two things. First, that it has the depth and maturity to recognize a sit uation for what it is, and to take appropriate action ;ln regard, to that situation. .Or, second, it can prove that it is short-sighted, immature, and unable to cope with the responsibility for which it has continually asked and which now has been thrust upon it. The Houston A&M Club, through George G. Smith, chairman of the corps trip committee, has notified Senior Class president Bobby Bying- toh Sunday that, ‘‘It remains the consensus and wishes (of the Houston A&M Club) that a mid- nightf yell practice not be conducted in Houston and that no demand be made on city officials for an official hearing.” It is obvious from Smith’s letter that the Houston City Council does not wish to discuss the subject of midnight yell practice any fur ther. It is only reasonable to assume that the college, in view of Smith’s letter and the request of the Houston City Council, will also say, "No midhight yell practice in Houston.” There are many students who do not like this request by the Houston exes, and who will hot like it if the college has to cancel midnight yell practice. But the fact remains, the city of Houston, the Houston former students, and, We arg sure, the college are now against midnight yell practice. However, neither the Houston exes or the college has said, "there will be no midnight yell practice.” They are waiting for the Senior Class to say that. I To do this, the class must retract a motion passed at its last meeting which committed its membera to holding a midnight yell practice In Houston. It Is a difficult thing for an Individual, let alone a group, to stand up and admit that an action taken in the past was wrong. It would be easier for the seniors to stick by their former statement, but the easiest way is not, in thla case, the best way. We ask this. Let every man in the senior class consider the case by himself. It matters not, now, what the preliminary facts were which led to the Houston City Council’s refusal to grant a permit for midnight yell practice. It matters not what we, personally, think about midnight yell practice. What does matter is this. If the Senior Class votes to hold an unauthorized yell practice in Houston it will be directly and deliberately violating the express Wishes of that city, an important segment of the Former Student’s As sociation, and the college- The consequences for such action can, and probably would, be drastic. But a threat should not be needed to make the Senior Class reverse its stand. It should be a realization that the rep-> utation of all Aggies—past, present, and future— and the corps of cadets will be jeapordized if the Senior Class disregards the wishes and orders of those men in positions of authority and honor. Is the Class of ’50 to go down in the record books of A&M as the class of indecision which al lowed itself to be swayed by a well-intentioned, but an unthinking and extremely vocal minor ity? Or is the Class of ’50 to be remembered as one which saw its duty and lived up to the re sponsibility which that duty imposed? The time for decision is tonights We are convinced that there can be only one course of action—The Senior Class must respect the wishes of the city of Houston and its former students by voting not to hold a midnight yell practice next Friday night. The Co-Editors | __ II m ?■ §i§flll tmi \ mt Ball chlds BiU brownette Pat Andrews of Corsicana named * ;V i Sweetheart Friday night. She holds a huge corsage of iter Curley Broyles. Her escort junior in the band. i 1 .f lM | iJi&i Knight Recognized At Meterman Meet High tribute was paid to R. E. Knight at the closing sessions of the Electrical Metermen’s short coiirse held at Texas A&M College this week. Knight is superintendent of the meter department of the Dallas Power and Light Company. He has been connected with metering for more than 30 years. N. F. Rode of the Electrical En gineering Department, made the presentation talk. “We of the Southwest Electric Metermen’s Association wish to express to. you our appreciation for your 'many contributions to solutions of various problems in the metering field is giving excel lent guidance and keen counsel in the development of metering prac tices in this area. But, most of all, we want you to know that our main appreciation is that of hav ing been associated with you. “As a token of our esteem, I have been asked to present you with this jacket May it warm your heart with the warm affection we have for you.” • AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS There will be an assembly all studenta in 'the School of Agriculture at 11 a. m. Thurs day, Nov. 10, in Guion Hall, C. N. Shepardson, dean of agri culture said today. Agriculture studenta will be excused from class at that hour for the purpose of attending this assembly, Shepardson add ed. BY THE CO-EDITORS The Houston A&M Club reiterated its stand on mid night yell practice Sunday and requested that the Senior Class not ask for an audience with the Houston City Council. The request came in a letter received Sunday by Senior Class President Bobby Byington, from George G. Smith, chairman of the A&M Club’R jtforps trip committee. . I I “It is the consensus and wishes (of the Houston A&M Club)” the letter said, “that a midnight yell practice not be conducted in Houston and that no demand be made on the city officials for an official hearing;” Thus, a we^k-long serial of ne- : gotiaiions among a committee : from the Senior Class, Smith, the ; Houston A&M Club, and officials or the Houston City Council came : to an end; j Smith had been asked by mem bers of the senior committee to ; try to arrange a meeting for them ■ with the city officials. Smith had : visited on thp campus with the : committee last Wednesday, The entire’ yell practice situation was reviewed at [ a luncheon held at Aggieland Inn. The senior committee had been appointed last Monday by 'Bying ton for the purpose of trying to gain audience with the Houston officials. Byington’s action came during a Senior Class meeting at which a request from the A&M exes In Houston not to hold mid yell practice Was heatedly ASCE Men Elect Wright to Post Dr. S. R. Wright, head of the Civil Engineering Department, was elected vice-president of the Texas section of the American Society of Civil Engineers at the annual meeting of the section in San An tonio last week. Other officers elected were, L. D. Show, assistant chief engineer, Gulf Oil Corp., Gulf production division, Houston, president; F. M. Davis, district engineer. State Highway Department, vice-presi dent and I. W. Santry jr„ Civil En gineering Department, SMU, sec retary. Annual Slide Rule Contest Begins Nov. 22 Plans have been completed for the annual Slide Rule corn- test November 22. One con test will start at the annex at 1 p, m. and the other on the main campus at 3 p. m. The examination^ iqpen only to students registered in MechanicsB Engineering 101 who haye had no prior college work, will be a 50- minute examination on slide rule problems. Separate; awards will be provided for those who compete in the contest but jwho are ineli gible for the principal contest. Selection of contiistants will be made by each instructor^ with no instructor picking more .than vlO per cent of the nuniber of students in all his sections; j The awards ceremony wll| bo h«)d Dec, 13 in the gymnasium at the Annex. Each contestant not winning a major award will be awarded a small nlaque which bears a commendation from the head of his rhajor department. First and second prises will be given the two studetns making the high est grades In the content. ■ j Within each branch, of the School of Engineering,- tjhere will be a first and second prize. Among the contestants ineligible for the reg ular vcontest, tnere will be awarded first, second and third prizes, each being a large metal plaque. Further special awards will be made ti ineligible contestants who make the highest grades. Accord ing to J. H. Caddess, chairman for the contest, "there will be no; los ers." / DVM Seniors . [ • | 1 ; f 1 j Reeive Award Thursday Nile I ' ! 'I I 1 Two outstanding seniors, one in veterinary medicine and one an agricultural : stu dent who has pad at least two courses in dairy husbandry, will be presented scholarships Thursday night The scholarships, worth] $300 each, will be presented by Ar Wentworth, public relations direCr tor of the Borden Company, New York. Ceremonies will be held at a joint meeting of the American Veterinary Association, student chapter, and the Kream amj; Kow Klub in the Chemistry lectur^ room at 7:30 p. m. Thursday. i: For a number of years the Bor den Company has been interested in promoting scholarships and; Scien tific research id the field of agri cultural related 'to human nutrition. They have included; in their field a $1,000 graduate Scholarship, to an outstanding research worker in this field. Wentworth, * graduate of Iowa State College, is a recognised auth ority in (he field of dairy econo mics and . consumer j relations. He will address an assembly ojf; stud ents at.Guion Hall at Hi a. m. Thursday, at which time agricul ture-students Will be excused from classes to attend. He will talk on "The Agricultural Outlook, Par ticularly the Dairy Industry.” At the scho arahip await! cere mony he will talk on “Opportun ities in Scientific Agriculture.” “We are fortunate,” Dean C. N. Shepardson !of the Schoo of Ag riculture says,: “to have a;ihan of Wentworth’s training and! ;fxper- * w* “The Next Generation” Glen Cove, !N. Y„ ^-Richard Opalasti Smokes cigars. He tried a pipe once, but he didn’t 'like it, He 1 also likes half-a-glass [ of wine or beer now and then. Nothing stronger. ' ; • .. I three-years-old, is i . i -r - tronger. Richard, ... — man of moderation. m L. iiiu night: iii ' . jjTKf committee met at 2j30 a.m. Tuesday with Dean of Students W. U Penberthy :to obtain his approv al and aid to help them obtain a hearing wlthj the Houston Coun cil. Pepberthy ] promised to do his best I to glvf the committee a chance to b? heard In Houston, and It was from his office that By- ingtqn first contacted smith by phoife' f • “Hgnds Off’ Policy Up until Inst night the college; administration had kept a strictly “hands off” | policy in regard to: the senior's efforts to obtain a re-: i At the request of ah A&M sophomore student, Glen McCar thy has made a highly restrict ed offer of the grounds of his Shamrock Hotel as a site for h Houston midnight yell practice Among the restrictions listed in McCarthy’s letter to the sophomore were that the college must assume full financial re sponsibility for any damage suf fered by the Shamrock, and that the yell practice must be ap proved by the city council of Houston and the college admin- From the previous stand of the Houston city council and re cent statements by college offi cials, Bobby Byington, chairman of the senior class yell practice committee, said he felt there as |ittla chance of making all aguMnu. e Houston council had origr inally informed the Houston A&M dup that they felt a mid night yell practice was unwise, and later unofficially reiterated (heir Statements to George Smith, a Houston ex acting as a go between for the city coun cil and the senior clajss. • . In separate statements this morning,! Dean of Students W. L. Penberthy said it was his personsl opinion the college ould not assume responsibility or the Shamrock practice, and j Mrector ! of Information Hen erson Shuffler stated the opin assume I sta*- 1 !,'* ition on j the lettei irthy to the studen Ived from John Kemp th4 Shamrock manageria ff, who was contacted by th< ttslion by phone this morn According to Kemp, McCar thy hpd answsred n request from W; E. Coglin, an A&M.. sophomore, to use the groundf ^^^ujnor that McCarthy (he use of the Sham rock grounds was widespread te] campus last night. bvpr the] campus li h 4- of ^Houston's refusal Hidntght yell practice pei! t f ■ were that this polio would continue at least until ter the senior class meets tonight .• : Smith's Letter . if; The text of Smith’s letter I given to The yeptorday. ^ thank you for an audience class committee at t on 2 Novemt my your IM^ I appreciated this gestui very much and believe that served tp record our views ope; fairly on the subject of t t yell practice in H< profited from each d the comradship it OVf w X7\i V and fair midnight I .prof thought you, ] (See ■ :■! i> ,i 1 Nvi ! if M at to my agreement " to Houston and PRACTICE, ] i ■j A JrfJ