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31 Students Elected Who’s ' 3 j ‘ | [ ' i ’ T. k i (••• -r?i : -y Bv The r'n.'P^titnrc O KS7 r* il. a • A _ j:A Ti t a. oa 1 a o a., t-ai_a_i_ t US- aS_SaS oA-AJ A a T'v„l— I By The Co*EditorR Thirty-one outstanding students ■were elected to Who’s Who at A&M last night by the Student Life Committee. The men elected were chosen on the basis of scholastics, popularity, leadership, and extra curricular activities. Twenty corps men and eleven uon-military students were named. ^alphabetical order with three of theiri major activities or hon ors they are: J Doyle R. Avant, Jr., senior pe troleum major, Laredo^—Colonel of .the Corps, winner of the Cald well Trophy, president pf the Jun ior Class, 1948-49. T ’ Lytle Blankenship, senior wild life major, Campbellton—state president, Texas Collegiate ' Aca demy of ScjTence; Agriculture Council; Scholarship Honor So- clety with a grade point ratio of 2.57. Bobby J. Byington, senior elec trical engineer, Dallas—president, Senior Class; president. Freshman Class at Annex, 1946-47; Studefit Life Committee. B. L. “Bill” Billingsley, senior journalism major, Waxahachie- — Co-editor, The Battalion, Arts ai id Sciences Council; Most Valuable Staff Member, The Battalion, 1948-49. Wilman D. Barnes, junior but ij- ness major, Abilene—presiden t, Junior Class, student senator, 1947- 48; best drilled sophomore, B. Co, Infantry, 1948-49. ‘ 1 ....Charles D. Cabanisa senior tory major, Garland—Co-Editor, Aggieland ’50; sports editor, Battalion; president. Arts and ences Council. David L. Coslett, junior jou major, Miles—feature ism Battalion; Arts and Scienc Tyler Apaches Go 'f* . J Into SecondRoun The Sdi- J Council; Associate editor, Fresh man Battalion, 1947-48. Tom (i. Calhoun 11, senior pe troleum major, Tenaha—student senator; distinguished student; vice-president. Petroleum Club.- ; Frank A. Cleland, senior chemi- ,cal engineering major, Pasadena —cadet colonel. Composite Rcki- ment; Student Senate; Distinguish ed Student with gradie point ratic J. T. Dotson, Senior mechanic; major, San Antonio—pallet col; onel, Artillery Regiment; Oul standing cadet. Corps troops, 1941 President, Senior Court. James H. “Red” Duke, ‘'senior business major, Hillsboro—Senior yell leader; Ros^ Volunteers; Dis tinguished Military Student. L,|All«n “Spider” Eubank, sen ior chemical engineer, Dallas—car det colonel, Cavalry-Engineefc- I - .1 feL. By HAROLD GANN Tyler’s high-flying Apaches and seven other top-notch junioiS, col lege cage teams of the instate moved into the second round to day after another successful re newal [Of experimental basketball and customary A&M. hospitality began yesterday in DeWare Field House. But the Apache quintet—winner of ' the Southwestern Junior Col lege Basketball' Conference with 11 straight victories—received the shock of their present campaign when Schreiner Institute’s Moun- taineers dropped a close 46-50 de- r cisionito the small college power house. ■ v * Highlighting the opening round,' - the game was forced into two ex tra overtime periods after Schrei ner finally lost the lead in the clos ing seconds of Regulation play when Oneal Weaver; Apache 6’ 4" pivot- man, hahk one; of his- many beauti ful right-hand hook shots. Weaver grabbed high point honors after accumulating 23 tallies. Mountaineers Lead All Way The Mountaineers, who finished in fourth position iti the same league with a 6-8 record, took the lead with the opening whistle, and at various stages of the' game, had leads of 6-1, 13-6, and 38-32 . be fore the Indians started closing theTgap. ' Sparked by their 6’ 6” center, • Fred Saunders, during the first half, the mountain boys held a 26-21 margin at the intermission. The Indians pulled to within strik ing distance of the lead with the backboard play of Weaver and Baymbn Oroha, classy forward, grabbing most of the rebounds and the two little ball hawks— ill, Tyler failed .to touch With Ray Lucas, Rogers las, and Edwin Riley sharing ball between them about five yai inside their forecourt, the ga was restricted to this smalt a: of play. , The Apache forward wall fai to take the ball away from comical mountaineers, who pla; catch between each other, ing for the ultimate seconds |of play to risk a shot, and at the sa time, not risk the ball game. | ||| Strategy Backfires And so the extra session en with the same 46-46 dead! Schreiner’s determination to p (See APACHES, Page 4) Advance Gifts ^Aid feed Cross Fund Campaign Volunteer Red Cross wo: era had a total of $2,750 Itp cheer them on the. way their $9,600 goal for the 1 fund-raising campaign in E zos County yesterday at the s; of the campaign. The sum rtfme in gifts of $: and f260 respectively from the Advance qjfts and Industrial con!, mittees headed by Chairmen Brint Morris and' H. E. Dreyfus. With expectations of making a complete report by Friday, the two wpire confident that’ their commitu would reach their goals an! p “r Lsr«.r sifwf & n exemtlng most ortho fast breaks. Volunteer worker* wore a* kid M Ji executing most of the fnst breaks, Weaver’s sixth hook shot of I he afternoon forced the game Into one of the must weird overtimes ever wltneeaed In DeWare Field llmme, J 7 (Ml In Overtime For five full minutes neither team failed to register, a single marker. In th’e first 60 seconds, Tyler controlled the hall, hut after Hchrlener controlled the h a c k - hoard Regained possession of the to moke their reports between Ip. m. and SiBO u. m, at the Ideal chapter office where Mrs. J, K. Roberts will he on duty. "The 1WBII fund campaign of the American Red Cross will he in full swing on Wednesday, Mgrirh 1, as the balance of the campiign ^In their soUcItatlopiil.” workers hei Chalrnuui n minced. Quota A fpr the ify Is $500. D. Hunting A AM studjeht MatiE Annual Mee Ends Session Toda I ; ■! ' Y '7 The management of any big in dustryW. L. Lee of the General Motors Corp., Detroit, said yes terday at the Management Engint eering Conference, being held here r “becomes better acquainted with the trouble makers in their plant than they do with most of their hardworking, loyal employees.” Speaking at the annual banquet in Sbisa Hall. Lee said that “I i believe in the Golden Rule—I agree with the principles of praise .for a job well done. I believe all of these things have a place in industry for keeping our employ ees’ minds conditioned for the re petitive work assignments which they perform and creating satis faction for a job well done. “Jolly Fellow” Approach ‘T do not say,” he said, that “the < ‘jolly t fellpw” approach has Wo value^quite the contrary. There are/ no doubt, many cases where pnly such tactics will bring the desired results,” ‘Lee pointed out. the opening address followed by talk “Statistics For Managv- ‘•ii! Regiment; Student Senate; Distin guished Military Student. Joe Fuller, junior civil engin eering major. Port Arthur—parlia mentarian, Student Senate; presi dent, Discussion and Debate Club; Arts and Sciences Council. ~ J. D. Hampton, senior agricul ture education major, San Angelo —Eight letters in cross country and track; captain, Cross Coun try Team; president. Collegiate FFA. Floyd Henk, senior civil engin eering major, San Marcos—cap tain, D Field Artillery; Distin guished Military Student; Ross Volunteers. 1 Cecil H. Huey II, senior busines., major. College Station—president, Business Society; Student Senate; Distinguished Student. Emmit Ingram fifth-yenr arch itecture major from Fort Worth, • yw ■ i.ia i i European Tour Entries Close i this Saturday Applicationa for a position on the team of students tak ing the YMCA sponsored tour of Europe during the summer will close Saturday, M. L. fashion, YMCA Director, an nounced today. The Student Life Committee will meet Monday to choose; the delegate from A&M. Eight students have applied so far. They are: Augusto M. Leon- Ortega, Mike Niebuhr, Marvin C. Atkins, Jr., Lewis Jarrett, Alvin D. Aaronson, Bertram E. Beecroft, Stephen R. Rokke, and Rowland K. Egger. Sixty-day tours of Western Eu rope are being planned. They will cost approximately $700 of which the YMCA will pay $400. The purpose pf the trip is to teach the Europeans more about currently enrolled at A&M and to return next year to report to various clubs and- write articles about' their trip. for his activities as Stiident Sen ator from Walton Hall, presidency of the Student Engineers Coun cil, and art work Tor student pub lications. George Kadera, senior PE major from Houston, for his outstanding athletic record which includes two world places in the discus throw, a place on the ’48 AH American Track team and several shot, dis cus, and javelin titles in the SWC and Texas AAU. Kadera was also an outstanding military' student, co-captain of this year’s track- team, and has a 2.6 grade point ratio. Charles D. Kirkham, senior Management Engineering major from Cleburne, as non-corps vice- president of the Senior Class Chairman of The Battalion editor ial board, and an outstanding rec ord in Student Senate, YMCA, and ■ v 1 IT, / j ■ Who'll Who nt A&M <■ at A&M Debate Team acti Dave Kreager, mics major from San Angelo, for his presidency of the pre-law club, distinguished military and- scho lastic record, and work in the singing cadets and Ross Volun teers. Charlie Modisett, a senior ag riculture Engineering major from Hungtinton, for his presidency of the ASAE, membership_,on both Ag and Engineering Councils, and being an outstanding company commander. . Lloyd Manjeot, 'junior Business major; from Hereford, who is sec retary of the Student Senate, vice- president of the Business Society, president of the YMCA cabinet and active i». class affairs. . A. D. Martin, junior ME major from Dallas, who isi sergeant ma jor of the corps, winner of seve ral outstanding military awards, end a distinguished student for Five semesters. Clark C. Munroe, senior Business major from San Antonio, is mili tary co-editor of The Battalion, a distinguished military ' student and a member of the Ross Volun teers. Harry Raney— senior Industrial Education major from Fort!!Worth, is parliamentarian of the Student Senate, student senator from Vet Village, and a member of the cam pus ASME and IE clubs. Hal Stringer, senior Landscape Architecture major from Waco, is student sepator from Dorm 17, member of the Commentator staff, and a member of the YMCA cab inet Monte Swataell, a senior vet medicine major from Cleburne, he is president of the Tumbling Club, i; president ’of the Jchnson Country |vet med school nior business first sergeant; Club, and active in affairs. John L. Taylor, major, Big Spring, Ross Volunteers; bresident, Dis- Club, 1948-49; Cavalry-Engini cussion and Debate executive officer, eer Regiment. W. F. “Brace'’ Thompson, sen ior management engineering ma jor, Abilene, Cadet Commander; Student Senator, Dis tinguished Military Student. Jimmy Ray Woodall, senior busi, ness major. Fort Worth, Co-EdU tor, Aggielarf? ’5C; captain, D Company Infantry; Ross Volun teers. \ Walter Zimmerman, a senioR petroleum major from San An tory io, he is executive officer of thfe cadet corps distinguished mili tary student, and .winner of th* Air Force association medal. Soph ‘Sweetheart Slated Saturday N: . : fi rl Doyle Avant ''ll ;7 ’T - Who's Who at A&M. ..mi • IkobtyrillylnKton Who at A&M Who'* ment Consultant T. J. Elrod, Head of the Industrial Engineering pertinent of the University Houston, presided over the m ihg session. Welch Speaks ■Herman L. Welch of the Heed Roller Bit Company, Houstor a talk Wednesday afternoon, L r that “we 'in industry have leav l ed that our problem-is one similar to any teaching institution. “We are fully aware that workmen and supervisors of to morrow may be -graduates from high school, some may go to lege and then to industry, and others may drop out. of school fore they complete their . educa tion. jW. W. Finlay, professor of In dustrial Engineering at SMU, Made this first talk of the afternoon “The Management Audit”. Today’s activities were lighted' by a luncheon at Hall at 12:16 followed by Chapel at 1:30 p. m. Talks on cost reduction heard in the morning sessiop said srn- our col- sltill be- All College Day Committee Lists Major Events The maip events for the All- College Mother’s Day weekend are being scheduled by the All College Day Bianning Com- imttee. jPho committee met Tuesday evening In Dean Howard W. Bar- low’s conference room. Besides the open house planned by all the departments during All College Day, there will he sev- eral other major events occur- ing on the campus during the All- Unllege-Mother's Day weekend, Home of these events are the Ag gie Fellies, the Awafils and Merit Day program, the Ross Volunteers' urogram, the President's Open House and the traiiltlonal Moth er’s Day Corps Review. The Op portunity Award examinations for potential students will also be held on AllCollege Day. Karl Wyler, David Rives, Jim Hoban, and Frank Cltlap.d hare been appointed by Charlie Modi- sett, chairman of the All College Committee, to write the Aggie Follies. Wyler was appointed as chairman of this grodp. The AH College Day Committee suggest ed that the “Follies” be on the order of a variety show.' „ The committee has reconsidered the possibility of printing free programs for the All College- Mother’s Day weekend. Instead of selling the programs for 10 cents each as was original ly planned; arrangements have been made with the college to pro duce a program that will be dis tributed free of charge. By DEAN HEED Saturday night should find hun dreds of feet gliding across Sbisa Hall’s floors, while the Aggieland Orchestra renders sweet melodies at the Sophomore Sweetheart Ball. Attending the largest event of the Vear for the second-year men will be dozens of prominent guests, many dozen formally-clad beauties front over Texas, plus the hosts —the Sophomore Class. Sweetheart Selection Six dates for the SSB have pro bably been notified now by their escorts that they have been select ed finalists for “Sweetheart of the Ball”. The winning sextet will gather about mid-way* through the ball to be judged by u final selection committee, wlt||i the “fairest of them «H’ to be pre sented as sweetheart. A gift from the class will lie pre sented the sweetheart. In their freshman year, Class of ’62 officers wore out many knee- pads begging the powers that! be for a date for their Ball which would coincide with Sports Day. “Rank hath its privileges,” and, very accidentally, the Sophomores were successful this year, for Sat urday will be the biggest athletic day of the year. I Tennis, swimming, track, foot ball and baseball will be sponsored by the “T” Association that day, - - liate £ Austin. Tex., March 2—CP>—Among the final actions closing hours yesterday was adoption of. a I calling for repeal of Federal excise taxes on automobiles. Sen- passed Harry Raney Who's Who nt A&M Hy Rep.. Bill Xippen of Abllehe, the resolution called the taxes “unfair and discriminatory,” because they affect largely one small Income group. * v ' ’ ! ‘ • - jAustin, Tex., March 2—(Ah—Gov. Allan Shivers will make a re port on the special session in a radio. broadcast tonight from 6:15 to 1 6:30. The Texas Quality Network, the Texas State Network and possibly the Lone Star Chain will carry the speech. The Liberty Netwbrk will transcribe it for If ter use. j ‘ j j - ! f I Taipei, Formosa, March 2—(.T)—Chiang Kai-Shek returned sadly to the presidency of Nationalist China yesterday declaring “the gravest catastrophe In the 6,000 years of Its history” had befallen the Chinese (In New York, however, Acting President Li Tsung*4en de clared he still! is president of China and la “making ready” to return and challenge ChiiMigVtigtit to the praoidenny. T. i I |r providing extra ertertninment for visiting sophomore dates. Aside from Sports .Day, another event In the near uture will have . Its sophomorlsh drth Saturday night. The annual Cotton Bull nod Pageant, acheduled for April ilB, will have a duchesi. from the class. The duchess will bo the Sophomore Class Sweetheart, simplifying so-_- lection procedures , Decorations for i he Ball are now entering their final glamorous stages, according/to Eric Carlson, decoration chairman. There will be a more flowery wall than wall flowers at the event, he added. Tickets will he available through .Saturday, said John Tapley, chair man of the inviti tion committee, and will be on hard nt the door of Sbisa that night. Invitation i Ready “There is a man in every outfit of the Corps re* dy and willing to deliver invitations to any soph omore desiring th* m,” Tapley said. Persons living oi tside the ' New Area may obtain the tickets Tapley in room 512 of Dor Guosls ranging from Govimob Allan Shivers to many members of the college fsculty and staff have received invitations, accord ing to Harold Chandler, -chair man of the, guest committee. No official wqrd has returned from those invited as yet, Chandler said. I j Invitations to the Bail will in clude all concessions at the af fair: These concessions will in clude refreshments, souvenir pro grams, and hat C leeks. And one added cote to the lower : upperclassmen—there’ll be a fu|l moon Saturday night, according to the calendar, R<>M*ur< k h and Control 1 r; j / t ■rn TVcib ‘Life ’ Library Display Gives Atomic Energy Story "Atomic Energy," loh\>n “ exhibition on the grow development, prepared by the edi tors of Life Magazine, 1 rowth pictorial of atomic lagazine, is now open for: review on the main floor of Cushing Memorial Library. The exhibit was prepared in consultation with the united States Atomic Energy Commission which has urged nation-wide education on the subject. Walt Zimmerman Dean of A&M Will Address Mothers U. T. Harrington, dean of the NeWCOMCr S Glib Hear Coulter Talk building pi at the Coll social college, will speak to the Hous ton A&M Mothers’ -Club in the Y1KCA activities building in down town Houston tonight at 8 p. m. Dean Harrington’s address will cojisist of three parts: ’ Tq explain the Basic Division Prjogram foir Freshmen which will be used this Fall. * To Explain the Scholastic icies of the College and to discuss nejw policies which will thi scholastic program at • To Aim m.. the $6,000 000 m now underway will follow More than fifty members of Newcomers club, and their guests, met Wednesday afternoon at the YMCA to hear a talk by Frank Coulter, Bryan interior decorator, on the topic “How Not to Be A Pumpkin.” Nancy Blank was chosen to rep resent the organization in the Cot ton Pageant with Jean Kennedy named as alternate. The club also voted to Join the College Station Council of Clubs. !,'• Mrs. C. C. Radio Students To Attend Conference students! t tfd to ;thi ference to Doak and Mrs. John ny Williams were awarded door market proble: prizes. television. Radio students at A&M have been invited to the fifth annual radio conference to be held at the University] of Oklahoma during March 12 to 14. Wayne Coy, chairman of the Federal Communications Commis sion, and Richard P. Doherty, Di rector * of the employee-relations department of the National Asso ciation of Broadcasters, will be the principal speakers at the confer ence. The theme for the masting is “Great Expectations”, according to Dr. Shenqan P. Lawton, con ference chairman and coordinator of radio instruction at Oklahoma University. Special interest; meet ings are scheduled on sales and news, : FM, and ic En, iirgW is sub The thesis of the exhibition is to emphasise that science is truly international. It brings out the fact that atomic energy is not an exclusively scientific matter but will inevitably In volve social and political ques tions. * j More concerned with the prac tical use of atomic energy to date than with nuclear physics, the numerous photographs emphasize thfe importance of the layman un derstanding the social and political of this new source of enep- opens with thie peacetime “Atomic Energy” opens seven scientists whose j research led to wartime develop ment. Then follow panel* of Hiro shima, Nagasaki, Bikini, experi ments with animals, radiation sickness, and mutation. The second section is devoted post-war use; the development atomic power and continuing research. t last Mfetfon is duvotedf : Silk involves the world uourrra of i mining of ur*nlum separation plant, and th< diversion of atomic encr as a weapon of war.! • The exhibition closes , els describing the problem cation, in statecraft, and ns it manifested in the man spirit. The exhibition ways of the h^i- will lie on ttllL play the entire month of Murc|i, according to R. K. House, actiii librarian. Scientists work with highly radio-active from the Life Magazine V P tay“AU>m£ OMWng Memorial Library wtth the the harmful lobby of Cushlo m attached ruht rmful materials. Enenry” rubber glovee protect' 1 ?^'^ f •U m *> In this scene now on display kurge cylinders i working wlttt, : Si ■