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■ • 1 V; fi*' ) i*r: City Of College Station Official Newspaper • • • y l : ! ! i' W P i - ft '* ji- Volume 49: Number 115 r ; . 'r },-t. ! Hockaday Group at In Guion for Friday to Colies NASI! - -v.. Nation’s Top I>aily Survey THE INTEREST OF A GREATER COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, M PUBLISHED - -L ALLEGE 1950 ri By DAVE COSVETT 1 The Hockaday All-Girl CSoir, Hockaday Junior College’s contri bution to the world of see-worthy vocal talent, will appear’ in con cert both at the Annex and on the Campus tomorrow night. -- The Annex show, which will be free, will take place in the Stu dent Center at 6 p. m. The cam- pus concert will take place at 8 ]>. m. in Guion as part of the tegular Friday night show. Only admission price will be that nor mally charged to see the motion picture. /The group, 44-strong, will pre sent an hour-and-a-half program of modern singing with a pop ular repetoire very much like the one presented here last year. Uan appreci h In tcMn^— loist Lou ular numbe gin the Beg belt’s ‘‘Thin is froni St. All 14 of talents on s rangini [ fro the cl&sic. be “R! “Moun “Chortll A lot “All » p ‘ erfom I ng more ram he! Things Kern, "’You’ll Nev by Rddgers, “Tat Yournans, and “Da R« illy » trio ram “Whi re A Musi (, M_ Theientir ril of *49. the plsuded by audience, brmances, so il sing two pop- le Porter's “Be and Victor Her- Alope.” Miss Ringo iuis, Mo. girls will combine group of seven songs the popular through i the latter class will Riding" by Skiles, by Rasbach, and essioh” by Kountz. familiar lines will be You Are” by er Walk Alone" la for Two" by •ark Eyes.” g modern will be a the group singing You” Aggie Dealers Off to Chicagoj Bridge Fi Robert Q. Blakeney and R. C. Lyon have qualified for the intercollegiate bridge finals in Chicago April 21 a|nd 22, Rob ert A. White, chairman of the Bridge Committee oflthe Memorial | Student Center announced. Blakeney and Lyon won this dis tinction over competing bridge teams from 26 universities and colleges in the central zone of the ; \ i Ags Come Fro To Rout Ohio By SKIP SIMMEN Continuing its domiration over the best of the Big Ten, AlAM’s ' ” tion had !e to.de- key^s by afternoon nd. United States: The A&M team is Z : i.'lti Bridge Tou of the Men Center. being sponsored_ by j the Intercoi- ' tgiate Bridge puttee of the _ spoil legiate Bridge Tournament Com ic Memorial Student and “Music, l„ ‘nl.lS h H. v ,t following their performance in the Student Center. | i The Graduate School today offered these eight candidates fojr advances'degrees as proof that it attracts students from through out the nation. All eight <>f the advanced students will receive their degrees this' year. They are, top row in the usual order, J. Hi Sylvester, Maine; H. T. Lylte, Louisiana; R. J. Vernon, S. C.; L. H. Cargol, Miss.; and front rowi left to, right, R.-S. McAllister, Ohio; C. J. Benshetler and R. L. Sweitzer, Pa.; and R. S. Holt, N-. H. I , luion Hall show, the the guests of The et«j ip the rfef Ingiig Cadets in the Music Hall. Dancing and refreshments tor the groupi are being planned. Th« choir will arrive here early tomorrow afternoon and return to DalM early Saturday. j :r Gun Evolution ..... • ' , y-\ Is New Display The transition from flint lock t6 percussion cap to rimi fire cartridge pistols is being featured npw in the new dis play of they Metzger Collection The first display consisted prT? marily of dueling pistols of thr ranges from the first trigger ac tion In the 'cross-bow through th< flintlocks an(l percussion cap pis' tols to the relatively modern auti matic, clip-fed pistols. A prize in any collection is th — * — — er r0 | of thi cross-bow featuring a triggeir lease mechanism.. The stock of . weapon is beautifully inlaid witl engraved ivory scenes-of hunting Several of the first pistbls to b adopted by the United States mi -j'i itary forces are also shown. The] r range from the North America] flintlocks to the percussion capi A unique pistol is the Apach knock Ddgger Revolver made ~ France any Belgium. "A favorite <|f the^^tApahhes”, Paris gangster^, i ~ this ..T2 caliber, pin fijre, six shot revolver features a dagger anjd brass.kunckles besides a pistol njll in one. ; The niost famous of the "knuck- N^ Afle clusters,", however, is the ope \culled “Held My Friend." Designed for iuse hy the guards in a pe r Itentiary it could also be used as block jack, i Other' unusual pistols are tie Colt’s clover leaf revolver, t iluck’s foot flintlock pistol, and t harmonica pistol. ; f Hospital Croup In jj Joint Meeting The college Staff, hospital committee will have a joint melt ing tonight with the student sen ate hospital committee in the col lege hospital at 7:30, according to Dr. John QuisenbCrry, headjof the Staff Hospital committee. The staff hospital committee is hne of the standing committees of |he Academic Council. , Purpose of the meeting is to re view, the hospital organization and •’services, Quisenberry said. DR J. ,JE. Marsh and Irene ClaghOrn ft of the hospital staff will conduct the respective committee’s on a tour of the hospital and discuss its operation. / p W. E. Forsythe, Maxie Freemhh, William B. Smith, and W. G. Ghr- ' rison are members of the student senate committee and W. E. Street, F. R. Jones', H. L. Boatner, and R. O. Murray are on the stpff committee along with- Dr. Qui: ir Grade Pupils Resent Alaska Washington—W—Odessa g; mar school youngsters don’t the idea of another state la: than Texas, which Alaska w< be if admitted to the union. Fifteen of them wrote views in separate letters to to* Cpnnally. Appairently were sixth graders. Leland Young had this to sky: “It wouldn’t be fair to Texas because it has been the largest all this time. Many of our songs would have to be changed . and so would books and many Mother things. 1 )’ Kay Donald Baker observed that Texans had to fight Mexicd to win independence and that; all Alaska had done was “to sii up there and freeze.” Several suggested that if Alas ka is admitted, it be divided into three states. Hort Class Hears Dr. A Lang Speak Dr. Au Lang, plant physiologist and genetics, spoke to the hortleu' Logan Indicted As Embezzler 1 i I I ■ ' Bryan, Tex., March 23— (APj — Harry Lee Logan, fonner manager of the Bryan Chamber of Commerce, has been; indicted on three counts of alleged embezzlement of cham ber of commerce funds. Sheriff J. W. Hamilton of Brazos County said yesterday he went to Dallas and served Logan with pap- reeling him to appear in oh April 3. ini was iridicted on two of embezzling chamber of funds and on one count ;.an industrial foun- thexhaih- ber commerte. , i The grand jury released news of the indictments Tuesday. Money in volved was between -$1,900 and $2,000. It ] was reported that an audit of tbje chamber of commerce books had jshoyvn a shortage of $1,000 but that all money had been made up since the audit. Meanwhile, both County Judge A. S. Ware and Mills P. Walker, chairman and treasurer of the in dustrial foundation fund, said yes terday, no money at all is missing frorty the fund. Logan served as manager of the chamber of commerce for three years, resigning in December. Formerly he was a major and an executive officer at Bryan Army Air iForce Base. tz "Photoperiodism in Plants." ■ tura students Tuesday night Relation to His talk was concerned prirhhr-j ily with' the effect of> light upon the flower formation by the plun v - /jSnd; to v fectlve pictures from his experiments were show! Dr. Lang is originally from Ger many and he obtained his Mi. p. at Berlin University. For the last few years he Has been with McGill University of Canada. He was in Texas on leave of absence. flower formation by the plants, to make his speech more ef- ive sevefaT slides as wefy as ures of the' results obtained From Coast to Coast Pole Sittin’ Cat Goes ‘Splat,’ ‘Scat’] San Antonio, Tex., March 23—! <-P>4-The pole-sitting cat has come down the hard way. A black tomcat, treed for three days atop a 40-foot utilities pole, was pried loose late yesterday by Mayes Alexander, a lineman. Alext ander dropped the cat as two men below held a blanket. The cat miss ed the blanket, landed on all fours apparently uninjured and left the scehe at full speed. The cat was first sighted on the pole Saturday. ! Selection of teams for the final tournament in Chicago was based On scores made by competing teams of each school aurirtg competition among each other. Entrant schools selected eight players to play an evening’s match at the home school. Responsible judges observed the playing during the; matches, and scores were kept. They were sent Into the tournament headquarters In Chicago and the team with high score in each of tlje eight zones of the United States would partH cipate in the flnalsi The A&M team of Blakeney and y of Texas, University Of Tulsa, Uni versity of Oklahoma, Missouri Uni versity, Iowa, Ohio; Kansas, Kan sas State, Drake and Washington University (St. Loiiis). Nationally the tournament has more than 800 colleges entered for Competition. Student Union directors through out the. nation sponsor the na tional tournament. They are assist ed by interested alumni groups and administrative deans. Blakeney and Lyon will journey to Chicago for the tournament fin* als at the expense ;of the national tournament committee. T h e i f transportation and other expenses to and from Chicaigo will be as sumed by the national committed as well as their exjpenses while in Chicago. Blakeney is a senior Managej- ment Engineering : student from Oklahoma City. Lyon is a senior icultural Education major froij :jP ■-j— ■ Sadie, a sophomore Pre-Med at TSCW, T ..i sent the AIEE-IRE as in the Cotton Pag She is from escort will senior EE major ville, Mississippi. iGreen- Bfi! Aggies-Tessies In ‘Courtship’ Panel Five men from A&M participat ed in a panel discussion “Modem Courtship Patterns” with students of TSCW Tuesday afternoon in tl i Assembly Hall at TSCW. Following the : discussion jn - ' ’Oil as coordinator, th# group held ii formal disctissions in the dormli- g which Dr. Evelyn M. Duvall ac: -- C( — nr „ry. Fourteen men of the Rural Soc iology 315 class ;made the tri Five men were picked by Tessie J ficials to be on the panel. The entire' Tessie student attended the discussions in whi Dr. Duvall >sfced questions of tn panel members ahd aided in tn discussion. A&M men participating in tne panel talks were T- M. McCollum, A. E. Aaronson, jR. P. Gregg. F. W. Moon and Bob Weynand. They returned early yesterday mornir g. Barbecue Planned By Bell Cpunty Club The Bell County A&M Cl will meet Thursday night at 7|30 in room 126 Academic Building discuss plans for : a barbecue d| ing the Spring Holidays. berry. V Bizzell to Underg Reconversion Soon Bizzell Hall will be. turbed back into a dormitory beginning with the coming fall semester,. Re cording to R. L. Elkins, assistant to the President. Plans are being made for the ^ relocation of offices now in that 'building, other than those directly concerned with the Memorial Student • Center which will moved to the Center soon,, kina said./ f; \ 1950 Cotton Maid Already Veteran of Fash ion Shows By BILL BILLINGSLEY When the 16th Annual Citton Pageant flares open on Kyle Field the night of April 28, there s >ould be at least one of that stag<-toad of beautiful girls who dc esn’t have stage fright. iShe’ll be Elizabeth McGee,: a beautiful brunette from South Carolina and 1950’s Maid of Cot ton. For Liz, the pageant which is Aggieland’s pride and joy will be just show number 20, with 10 more to go. In all fairness til AlcM’s number one sgricnltural spec tacle, however, the Pageant undoubtedly be the largest one of the most complex she tends. But nevertheless, McGee has seen a lot of Chosen from a group of 2|) fin alists from 12 cotton pr#' states,; Elizabeth will comj 40,000:' mile, 6 month tinental tour before hs title along to next yean ft - T ube. ilncluded in her tour will be i0 [major cities in the US, France, England. o aid her natural talents in incing people that cotton Is fabric for them she has thir- >ur costumes,\ produced by 30 ight designers. They vary r _l bathing suits to formats in design, and from cotton to satins to | cotton suitings in \material. i Ahd in the whole lot, our pub- city phamplets tolls us, there’s | ' so much as one wool-covered hazel-eyed Elizabeth is inj i of St. Catherine’s ^School icnd, Va., and is now at- Holton Arms Junior Col- Ifashington, D. C. She' is ending campus leader,/ ent of the student honorary the glee outstanding cam ing as president o: icT, class presiden honor council, nu 1U t, member of member of the literary and art society, club, dramatic club, and is photography editor of the school Providing the, capital for her cross-country cotton carnival is the National Cotton Council, the Mem phis Cotton Carnival, and the Cot ton Exchanges of Memphis, New York, and New Orleans. These concerns have financed a Maid of Cotton each year since 1939, in the belief that they '< will be well re- payed by the resulting good will and publicity for their cotton pro ducts. In addition Ito the pleasure derived from her extended tour, and the joy of being one of the beet dressed girls in the world, Liz will receive: s spanking new Ford convertible at the end of her reign. All of which makes both Miss McGee and her sponsors well pleased with the respective sides Of the bargain. And after the Aggies get their first solid glimpse of the very lovely, 19-year-old, 6 foot 6, brun ette beauty from Spartanburg, we think everybody’ll be happy. -n-; <4 Flying Saucers Reported Seen In Four Cities By the Associated Press Reports of “flying saucers came from both east and west Texas yesterday. Lubbock, Greenville, Hous ton and Ropesville residents said they saw them. Jimmy Jones of Radio Station KGVL and Bill Rust, sports writ er, were among a group of pe| sons playing golf at the Gree ville golf course when they it A silvery, saucer-shaped obji appeared nigh in the sky af1 two jet planes had just whizzed But, the witnesses said, “saucer” zipped off in the op ite< direction Southeastward, that is. Across the state at Lubbock Ropesville, 18 miles southw- “three silver balls” were re] dancing in the sky: -;.- r . Mrs. A. H. Burton, wife of the Ropesville high school princip d, told Troy Morris, editor of the Ropes Plainsman, that three < b jects moved from east to west fli rectly over town about 4:30 p. m. CAA officials indicated they Re lieved the objects were jet planes since they had heard jet pit >ts talking over the radio shortly 1»e- fore the report. Residents of Lubbock also re ported seeing streaks of smokje. Three persons at a Houston to ir ist court described what they saw as zooming, streaking saucers which cavorted in the skies wjith almost bullet speed. hustling baseball s. to come from behir: feat the Ohio State a 11-9 margin ye on the Kyle Fie’ Big Shug McPherson, sup: . ly injured, proved anything hut that, as he pounded a wicked bat at .an. .800 clip to lead the Ai to the decision. McPherson col ed two doubles and two ain five times at the plate while ing in three badly-needed markers. The Aggies' Pat Hubert, cold at first, walked two straight men in the top of the firat Cart parill then slammed out a double scoring both m#n. Parill scored on a wild pitdi. Striking back quickly In this bot- im of the initial inning, the Ag- les alao put across three runs. After Ecrette struck out, Joe Savarlno mode It to first ion a fluke infield fly. Moon then'singled to right center after which Mc Pherson slammed out tha firs his two doubles. : droll st of DeWItt a walk loading the bags. Hershell Maltz then singled through second base to score the two runs., Oglettee ended the inn ing with three straight called strikes. j Holding], the Ohioans scoreless in the second, the Farmers came back, In their half of the inning and pushed across two nins on three hits, Hubert singled to right | center Wl<f ‘ ‘ - irino then sing|)ed, followed by a >ase on balls by Moon to fill t; bases. Shtag Slams Second McPherson then slammed out his second double and his second of four hits for the afternooii, scor ing Hubert and Saverino Moon was called out in an attempt to steal second while DeWitt and 'Candelari flied out to end the inn ing. Bob Montebello, Buckeye hero of the afternoon contest, banged out a single to start the Middle siagle run. thrown: to Ohio State left fr Gutzwiller. The score after the third i 1 stood at 6-4 in favor of the gies, but this lead was short 1: as the Columbus lads pushed ac one run in the fourth qnd four more in the sixth while the Aggies were held scoreless in the fourth and sixth. Slipping across two runs in the fifth on a walk and a home run, the Aggies were only able to pull Price Five Cents r 3 . ehind 11-9 iiin two runs loans. j ! the leading ■ • [■ 1 Ogletree Connects ustin’s Al Ogletree let the r fly on one of Dick Hprs’s t' ones in the bottom of the ixth and took all four bags. Though the Aggies scored one run in the seventh, the eighth “ ’- -^hg. of Harrington Presented Arts-Sciencc A scroll for exemplary admin istration as the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences was present ed to President-Elect Maiioiji T. Harrington at the faculty meeting of the School of Arts and Sciences! which Was held Tuesday afternoon. The words “To Marion Thomas Harrington” were liiHcribeq over ■ Aaadfa of the smlc background Building at the top qf the s<:roll. A further inscriptioit read an fol lows: "Because of your exemplary administration as our deap, your excellent attainments ns a scholar, and your sterling human qualities, we as members of the faculty of the School of Arts And Sciences of the] Agricultural ! and Mechanical College of Texas wish, by ojur sig natures offered below, to assure you our sincere best wishes and loyal support in the presidency of this institution to which office you hqye been so deservedly elect ed ” ilelow this inscription appleared m hi Westerners off on a Gutzwiller then singled to left, scoring Montebello who made it He pitch all the way from second 1 stole second on the fir Highway Enginei Addresses ASCE George M. Garrett, class of|’24 and Deputy State Engineer of the State Highway Department, spoke to the A SCE fast night on the ad vantages of working for the High way Department. The thesis of the: talk was, you are interested jji serving pie and forgetting your own slelf- ish moods, you would be of ser vice in the Texas Highway Depart' ment. He traced the history of high ways from the time of the Israel ites and the Romans to the present time to bring out the importance of highways and the highway ! en gineer. To him, the problems of building are a challenge to the minds that can produce service able roads at a minimum of Anyone with plenty of money | and a little knowledge can build a road, but it takes a real engineer to build the same road with the money that is alloted for this purpose today. It was brought out that a tor buries his mistakes, a law yer blames his on a dumb jury) and a deaf judge, but an engim mistake stands as a monument to his stupidity. According to Garrett, the serious problems in the field of highway engiaaeriitg today traffic problems and the ecor of engineering. Attending the meeting were] sev eral District and Resident eers of the State Highway ment who are on the cam] the highway short course to start today. ‘Lookin’ New Page Back’ ;2Fea1 Today you will find ji i* umn on page two. It is “Lookin’ Back” and will app the editorial page- as a i feature for the remainder year. Material for the column la from Battalion fl|es of 15 ago, the day of publication. taken years A&M Has Top Man, Seventh in Judging Johnny Rheamann, a member of the A&M junior livestock judging " am, was high! {point man in the iheep class in the livestock iudg- i - ; ' g contest held at the Oklahoma [ ty Stock Show, Monday ± Eleven teams competed, sas St Oklaho Monday competed, Kan- tate taking first place and icma A&M placing I second. A&M won seventh place] with Maxie Overstreet high poijnt man On the team. Prior to competing in the judg ing contest in Oklahoma City, the team practice-judged livestock at Oklahoma A&M. Members of the team making the trip were Dale Malacheck. Jini Bob Steen, Glenn : Kothman.. Maxie Overstreet, Johnny Rheamann, Ed La them, Claybourne Smith, and W. W. Albert,” coach. First Four Superforts Land in Mtorham, Eng. Marham, England, March 23—<A*) —The first four of 70 superfort resses (B-29s) | landed in Britain yesterday to : ! put an American punch into Britain’s air striking power. j > The Superfort’s which over Marham two hours schedule, are a gift to Bri der the Unitedj States’ $1 000 military alji program arrived head of ain un- 00,000,- 4.7 ■ J Mary Cole Misa Cole, Fort Worth, selected as duchess for and Game Club at '* Pageant and escorted by Cart Use, T< Ijl has been the Fish the Cotton Will be Thomas, Scroll i ■' ] p, Sara Puddy Miss Puddy, daughter and Mrs. T. G. Puddy of Col lege Station, has been selected 'duchess of the A&M Camera Club for the Annual Cottor Pag eant and Ball, Her escort ril| be Martin Howard. Shutter Bugs Plan Contest ' 1 j I : Do vou have a camera ?j you liKe to take a picture beautiful model? If you ca Ify for either of these tiling are invited to attend the next meet ing of the A&M Camera Club in the Rotunda of the YMCA, at 7:80 p. m. Monday, March 27. The Camera Club is sponsoring a portrature contest in which all students and faculty members are invited to enter There will be three prizes to the best portraits submitted, i) Bob Butler, of the A&M Photo Shop, will be present to lecture and to set up the lights for the pic tures to be'taken. A model, Mrs. Betty Holcomb, will be the subject of the pictures. Each person present will take his own picture, and the nexjt week they will be turned in and judged to determine tl^ winners. [ “Any one with a camera who is interested is urged to attend this meet,” says Martin Howard, pres- ident ip I WTAW Broadcasts Etiquette Program | Radio station WTAW is broad casting a series of courtesy skits and panel discussions eveiry day from 6:50 p. m. till 6. “How to Introduce,” Dining Out,” “Manners Table,” and “Who Goes F a few of the subjects bei turod. Alan Waldi produced of the series and Mrs. 1 ner, Doug Hearne, and Jt-y . carried the discussion. David Haines is anhouncer for the ten minute program. 1,1 th# signatures of the 316 faculty members in the School, of Arts and Sciences. Dr; Fred W. Jensen, fac ulty chairman, made the i»resen(U- tiqn. R. Henderson Shuffler, (!lre»fu»r Information and Publications: at A&M, addressed the group op the development of the Scholarship program at A&M, In his tuli, Shuffler stressed two basic ideals of the college. The" first of these was that A&M is primarily an edu cational institution; of senior rank whose aim is to stress agriculture, engineering, and citizenship. : The second, ideal of A&M, Shuf fler stated, was to provide equal opportunities to obtain liberal anil practical education advantages at tl)e lowest possible cost for all stu-' dents. j Shuffler mentioned the unsuc cessful attempts which were made to secure State sponsored scholar ships. He further commented on the establishment of the Develop- ipent Board which was set up to provide opportunities for students with limited means to do scholarly work. Up until 1946 po definite plans of administration had :been set to handle scholarships : and prizes which the college hsjd to Offer at that time. { He' continued by pointing out! that in 1946 there were 47 prizes , and scholarships available which f Were valued at $16,500. At this time the Development Board re-;' commended to the College Admin-; istration and to the Board Of Di-] rectors the presenj plan for award ing the scholarships and prizes. The program is now handled by the Scholarships Committee;which' consists of the Dean of thje Col lege, the Dean of Men, the Secre tary of the Former Student As sociation, one faculty member from each school in the coIlege> and One member from the Registrar’s staff. jU F • Ll-'f E. E. McQuillen spoke abput the Opportunity awards which/[ are made annually at A&M. He /stated that 16 students received ‘ *' awards in 1946. This nu: creased to 32, '6$,! and 64 lively for the years of 1947 through 1949. .•]/ I; Of the 168 students who have *0- , reived opportunity awards, |14l$ are j still in college. Thirteen of thoRo/ \ will graduate in June, of thoae, three will we from the Sijhool of Arts and Sciences, McQuillRn said, Joe H. Mullins! a senior phy: .sics major of, Carrizo Sprii spomled to McQqUlan’s tal J 11 I phy: lone of the three Opportunity awakd winners in the Spnool d? Arts and Sciences who w|U graduate this year. Mtillinl said that He icoujld best sum up his attitude itowanls the Opportunity Awards Prograin, in the six letter word of “Thanks.^ ftrot Ban- Perry :! with Morth Suggestion to all studeh 8 a. m. religioq classes at {No Gate churches—Follow thje exam ple of three senior cadets who skip breakfast, down a qu of coffee, and have plenty q|f time to play a full game of] in the church recreation : fore taking up the tra John the Baptist. F 1 1 looker H be lls :of ! 1 MEN OF PARTMENT- mSTINCTI<i> -The most du ■ ■ ^ DE- tapd- ing man bn the; campus thid week is probably the.' lad we oVejrhcSrd boasting in the Cave last night. He was surrounded by three comrades,; all critically surveying the endless pictures df Cotton Ball duchesses'ih the campus’ leading publication,°ahd .talking airily ]of their duchesses dates and the cohi- parative talents of each. The silent one bore up under the barrage of boasts for two cups of coffee and then finally broke in with‘this defensive state ment: “I’ll bet I’m the only guy on the whole campus who has: a date for the Qotton Bull; With a gal who Isn’t a duchess, Who isp't even in the pageant, an thinks the CotUm Ball Is s< _ Dqak' Walker plays football For the record, mark up or ceptlon. isn't who 0iething roll in” one ex- 4‘