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t * l h -i i/ | W ,r? !i /. 1 P**e2 Battalion Editorials THIItSDAY. MAY 18, I960 WAmno on shps A&M and thr Technicolor Screen The Student Life Committw Monday evening net aaide $2,0UU to be used in beip- m* to finance • movie about life at AlrM The eum flepreaenta about oae Uurd the amount required for one technic<i4t>r copy . with three aefiea Hound trarii Addition al copiea v.ill coat |b*<ut |100 a^nece The ('lane of *6? ban net a* ft* god the production of a mnvie about life at A&M Several other grou|a and individuala have ex|»reiwp<l intereet in auch a project The Student lafe decision to |>ut $2,000 of ita mgney on the line nh<>uld be aa encourage ment to theae other groaiw to do what they can to raise the remaining money The college ha* aet down certain ati|>- ulationa which must be met if the movie ia tn be produced One requires the aixm- soting body to deposit enough money to SKmire (<wnpletion of the job Another is demgnevl to keep the filming of the mov ie from encroaching too much on stadent* time A third say* the job should be ad vertised to bidder* and s fourth provides for approval of the film by a nanpetent photographer wth an eye to technical (»erfectK>n These stipulatinn* are stiff but they should be Them is no sense ib making a movie about AlrM unless it caa be done "first clam" A poorly written directed, i>r produced tnovie would do more harm than good. The money time ami effort Kperrt ia filming would be wasted and a project which could have meant much to the college would be lost for a long tunc to come. • We hope the people who will Kponsor this film till its completion will make up their minds to do a ‘ first class 5 job It may c«(l a Mttle more both in time and money but the end pr«tduct will be worth the extra cost if a au|**nor film is the re sult Keep Texan Smokc-Katent Top . k\ Helps Cities and Industry' Letters To The Editor Slate (fuvernment. Still \ital and hffertiv Several weeks ago prenent-Ooveniot add candkUte-for-fJovtrnor Allan Shivers visited this uunpas and participated Ml presentation ceremonies of the I Aim her man’s Mutual Insurance C rpOration's award to The Battalion for it* safety edi- tit>n published last vchi prior to the (Tinstmas holidays The occasion of Governor Shiver*’ presence here was important to as. both • because it was the occasion of our award and national distinction, and because his visit brought into shar|»er focua the com u)g gubernatorial race *. T»k) often in j*olitical races national or state- eandslates are merely names on a ballot and not personalities associated apth the name Governor^Shivers' presence here also brought into review a( < <>mp!ish«nents made over th* past two years of the pres ent gubernatorial administration. ^ W> remember most recently, action* taken up>n insistence ami leadership of Governor Shivers by the s|ifcial session of the Ijegisliiture which md this year tjinmgh the month of February I>urmg this time legislation ba«lly needled legis lation was passed to (xirnxt 'k*ficu«ncics in oruaniaation finance and facilities in the state* hospitals. e»*lemosynary insti tutions and correctional schools The s|a« c|al M»saion wa« calle«l bv Governor Shiv ers to remedy conditions within these state institutions. By increasing taxes on cig- beer and several of our natural rpaotirces additional funds were ma^le available for the improvements recom mended by a commission aj^sunted ear- lier by Governor Shivers. I hiring the regular se*Mon of the pres ent Texas legislature the> Gtlmef-Aiken Bill was |iassed improving our sch<Mtl sys tem and giving teachers more oom|»ensa- t)c»n f'W duties and responsibilities |»ar- ewts have thrust up*! thiin in the educa tion of Texas school children. The latest step taki-n by Governor Shivers to Improve our state government was the recent tppomtment of a citizen*' committee, known us the Texas Economy ('ommiseion, hi make studies of our ex ecutive branch und to recommend change* in the mtersst of economy und efficiency in state government Thip Cnmmi—ion, similar in apfimach and jjunsisc to the Hoover t'omifusion in the nuthmul gov ernment. will wokk in po»»|ierution with the legniatlve Pogncil und the Legislutive I y kb. I cm* mriffFi i nfflfflilTpr The appointment of this commission is consistent with the Governor's announced poHnes of .“more businesslike methods in (state) government and a conservative ap- twouch to (qwnAing and taxation, so that the <temand Inr new StKte service* mav be kept m hslancs with the citisen s ability to pay for them " In these days when economy in all l>hu(seu of government are important and of puMir concoru, Governor Shiwrs haa actfil wisely and in the interest of the |**o. pic of Texas He waa the author of the !dtate * first unemplovmont fomjienMtlon bill IncImV «*i in the mttabre he wrote wan the merit system of tax payments which saviti Tex as taxpayer* n<lt less than million amce the law bt^cume effective. Elected Lieutenant Gowmor in IfMP and re-elected in HMh AHan Shivers a* sunied the duties of Governor in fol lowing the* death of Governor Beau ford Jester *^ate gmvurnment when under the leadership of such capable m« n as Govern or Shivers, disputes and defeats t h e claim* of those Who regard effective state government as a thing outmoded and sho prefer to deietfate more and more govern mental authority Washington The present Ijegislature and gub* rna-, tonal admin let rut ton hake proven th*rr. selves responsible and rafwbie We take h«*art in their actions and f*raise tht'm P)r their service to th«- fieojtle of Texas <*n Sum l- th* •*Sar vsi«s •> •u< • •lanina U ha«* Uwlr nmmm wlthkM MMI «ll Ml. vk*mi« Um amm mUtm tkui UM (Sit** > (KAilnr* Nyw: Tke (<4l««- inx Irller «a4 xrriwnpamrd b) 4 n»» '|Ni|M*r rli|HNnc Salrlineg Muriinrt'*. t srniwnl TKr die ixnc naA: 'S«*m VSI *or» «f t snsiv nily »l wittiest*. fr*<l- ualiftt M*> 27 • iM rsretre Ae- Kreen" »ilh their bushand -«S the »’ M f ' lbe»'M hr Mi«nM In sor* »h< pnsbxl thnwirh Im l»« epiiiv' Inwm- anrl up •lib the diapr»« ’* “t sivsrxlii nfficiaU. rarer t*> pal “prnpur Iriboie" to Ibe • i«e». a I-mi •III prwvige tbe*« • lib (ree habf »lMrr* mi r«sl rr <-n, < nne>i *a) Milor (be lUltalins: I tr^i's •f)1 ^ far tth Pont figured lfke to he tiktc* wt |*lea4 f*iK> with tht en<|ios«*i Mu»|>sir | si* r an<l it tic«sl U\ a i<x*al brought fu wiad a nuivsinrnt «*f a *inu!Hr natste that *;»« heguis before we left Xiriro l*mi I an< rjuite mtere*tv<l m aeeffig -Hich a rh’itn e offered by \A M a- 1 am cei tain that 8 v wife l»a« four The tiattalion "Mdief, Simtim**. Kmfbtly Gentle***'' Lawrence Sullivan Rosa, Founder of Aggie Tradition* Tbs Aaarwiatad Prw«a »■ entitled airioatvsly to Uv uar for repsblirstion of sil new* diapaiHioa •tsdiud to it nr sot otherwlaa credited in tbo paper and local new* of apof Uneoo* anffin pubhah- •d heroin, girhta of repuNwation of all other matter Herr IP arr siao rear nr ed | «• ■iiim ■' ' "in —..I I ■■.■nas.i .mi imiaiam — wini*si^4»^>am*« »" — A. i. ■ - a i The Battalion, official newspaper «f the Arricultsral and Mechanical ( olleta af Taxaa and tha GKy of Cobs** Station, Tex**, ia piAiliaha* fiva tiaaoa a ar**| snd rtrmlated evary Monday ths uub Pn-ia.r afternoon, except dunne botidava and anamination r>~ood» Donne* the aommer The Rat ttlion i* puWished tri weekly on Monday. Watkmnday and Friday, flubamption rate 1600 per adiwioi y-ar Ad*erti»mt rate* fomiehad on requeat > » ■■■ »■— *■ - - ■ . —. ■ . .—4 New* contribution* may b« mad* by telephane (4-54441 or at the editorial off re. Roe* 101, Joodwm Hall. Claiaified ads may he placed by telephone (44*141 or at the Stuudent AetinUa* Office. Boom 20*. Goodwin Ball trrw, at OaSao* laUaa. Taaaa aadw «a am w Ommm * Wm* ». Itw. BILL BIIJJNGSLEY, C. C. MUNRCW Clayton L. BalpU. — Daw* ca—^a — . , uumM - li ■ -1 ■ J obn Whitmore L. O. Tledl, Doan Read. Otto Kv The AMooumd Pro* >»»•<■* lea. a* Ne» Tee* (XW. - Co-Editor* Mana*mg TAitor _ Pdatura Edttw - Sporta Rdltor . —Nams Ktfttota Ford lo \ddrcss ( hcmical Socielv NX illi.-im K l uid. iialcni 4t|nr- m s l 'i du tab fti!ii <4 An«lres»«, hurth. ihn'|»hMl a-id Pitdler of H<-U*t*ii »al aiWre«« ihi AAV e.i tuui of ib. Xmenran < b» irtlrnl S.h u' v an<t Mil «<**••■» '«f In. V* V b. •-an h l't. el.'ion in ih* 1 hfni v i .< i-tu'i i; M'in h i i| . May I .it s l> m. Piior i» n-4 .in* hpi < nMneer- iiur •tepree f rdni I Hi I' S X aval Si Mdi iny I’ iril -Uid'ed i! )Ti'e* , f M(f ..’ Vail fitun i'CJ. i t, U* later >i tn a ret lixg a R, X degree aiwf litl n «l U red the f ni- v-r-*!l\ ofi*f* *a« l.ivi S»-h.««l Me cimf leted * i- L a .‘eviei at l.- yola I him r>ity h I *37, Ilunr!)jr thi war F rti -aw ounn- ' bn* -e. vice a* a M.intie arliUery nffeei on *iu4da*caakl, (iuam. and iwu Jtma Ho received the Sjjvsr tlai and Fuji le Heal t med*U H is-irai 4»rl( jf<• i hi- prsaent em|iinyN r* in June 1947. Ai mforra*! dln*er (<>i Ki-un dntinn mimln** and l/cul Seqiion ipewler* ami their wivei. «i| b*- h< hi irr d ,t<l [v nr in th# Atr*t«(Lnd 1 Inn The puhdic i< imiUd t" Fear. intd‘r talk. Ml ( lull Hound I p I'lannHl for Junr 1 He anmat tH RntnR V* and \X*nt« (lonfAwnee Will ie be|rf »»»| the eampn- furn* wpili >4 Jom II 'brough If i.ucisn M'>rir;ia. a«« niant director nf the f laee*nen| offu-r, anteeSieed tmlay. All fb»m>itfne« in die nca are* » <ll 1^- uied for the e.rfi nitre. IA, room* dill he open tn oeeu* par'• at 1 n m on Annday June 11. The ktimfe in d«rmi*«WY 1 will h* uaed for mgi*tr**ion Mor* kuii said. s All mN AomhedM lormitnne* "with the niaypthit »f rruiwhet on* v tS! he used to hdaw the Udief and firl* eopoacted with t-H Hab woik. Morrar cnnrludNl Bible Verse j . # T3 Pmserh# 15 I of eXfienrne# to «n»slif>| brV for the <Hrn«e Sira. AAM ia a ahead of other school* (, ado it* studies and all, |h« Xi intent Senate woy know a I Mint this If 1 miii liehcnd the (hi* annouii. eimrnt. pi pi. I ve l>*en havm* |n really h ork f>>r a livm* since thOy let pie .ait k iSir* for a arealrr A*| •r Ind. Hilliam \. if oof r. ‘.'SI Cadet Officers Flown to Waco For R0A Talks Hewn Air atvi Ground Forte cadet officer* fltw to Wafo yesterday to address the Reserve Officer! Asso- ciation meeting at ("ounally Air Fofce Base fl. cadets were invited tit speak t.> t*. Ro\. Iifeifly oiitlwM.*r their neiiiary traininir at AgM lloyle A'apt od eiel of th«- <<pps, head ed Ih. AAM (lelc*ationr ♦ Fiml Smith I'lAFK and if>-«bary professor at AAM ar ranged the trip An jlir Force • IT wa« dispatched 4to|n the IX afo an I as« and pirUcd up thr cadft- at Rryan Air pelk at 4 p pt they returned bg *ir last mg|t. iVn.r I., (he KOA mf«<tip|r the radft> were taken on a lour of the i AIR They ha<1 dianef in the Xymtom i a.ict Mess, tinb-d the ( arp t i lub. Officer's Club and Rap- Meaiipuirters Major Smith intDaidyud Avant to (he RuA members gc, (n turn, bnAfly mitlmed A A M’s fmlitary hisjery and then intrsduked six ca<w* speakers •speak in* for their Ifranrhe* wefe 'Aam Pate. InfaWrj Rp*\ment eorpmander; J T I)ols.«i. JrtiHery Kegtmrnt Commander; 4$an F.u- i>a4k Cavalr*-Engineer Mngiment roipmtnder; Jimmie Magnider. Air F-^ee fJnwjp commapdej, Boh MU'’hall, corps adjutant, and *111 y.immerman, e«xrps execu- tl\» officer fttbrr cadets who alteijded the mdi-tiil* were led Pfltaef, S i. t epalry -F.ngine. r Beptpiept; Ken I jpeiruni commander. 5'. Flight, Aipos W. lder, S-l, Air (rr#up: and (‘ ( Munroe, Pio. cgr** Staff By -III- TWIN Texas ia rseagwiaed aa bain* the outatandlng MaU is fire tram ing nat ruction due largely to Ike Fireman’* 1 raining School at AAM under the direction af H B B*ay ton. Th* aehaal, wtdrh it • hsUMrh of the Industrial Evtonaion Dlnmo. ia the Fngiaeertag Ihtoiaaija Aer net. can lea an a year round pen •mtfmmmmm 11 '■■•••■■■amaariihawMmmaaMSbamaagiBr s——m—.■•i '—Si" 1 - 4 Air Force Team Plans Interview With Students An Air Fore* oftVrr tesir will bv on the nunpMs for five dgy* beginning Monday, May 22 to interview student* in temted in possiMe career* tn the United State* Air Fare*, w cording to Major Arlyn 8. Fwwell here to make advance arrangement- far the team, which w rompoaad of Flrat 1 lieutenants A do Pooeuhof fer and Albert Howarth Students will hare the ofpor tanity to learn about various nfti cer training programs and rewutn menu, Major Powell said Qua! fled (arsons may submit applies lion* and tie examined by the team gram of instruction in fighting and preeauUng fire* Through the vaar, I experts in indastiial fire prnhlPma i conduct five week course aateUg ] vanou* commumtiaa over the stpto One expert devotes his Unv en tirety to giving agaciahsed trufh ing U> fire mar^aka The arts ml seahSa iaduslriea ot the stale in giving technical truraiag ia rMahataag •penal haaard*. esaadurt* safety Haeaea hi rtato huaptlala. and givee training infarmattea «ben It la asked 57arb July 12, the week-long a* nuai Firemen'* Training Kcbool Short Courne begins The ’5# abort course will be the twenty-8 rat one held at AdM At the school. Kfi aperMlised in structors tram AhP firemen from ewer *00 Texas ciUeu ia every as pect of fire prevention and fight ing They uae new types of aquip moat such a* carbon dioxide, foam, powder, and special wetting agenU phi* the conventional firefighting Mjutpmeht fa addition to the civilian fire man are grnupa from the Foortk Army, which makea (bis a bead quart cm fer Ha annual (raining fee me. meu from Naval sad Mr Farce iastallatiosM and aperis!i»t from OfdaaMv outfits. IV school la unwwae in that cmphaai* is given to practical de monstration* with s|teech-making rut to a minimum fr. the '4* ptx>- Ihc only thing raucwbfing a apMch was *0 minute* of aapounr. menta before a wes-k of intensive study began The firemen attend ing the course are hogs.-d ami fed on the campua In imogniMnn of the api.-miHl work carripd op bw the school, the last senator of the atotc legis lature appropriated mosey for pur- ehaae of new apparatus of tha moat modem kind to add to the piece* now owned, some of which are 2d / yean old. The in ter cot that state indaw-/ trie* have t* the work beinr A nr by ih# school *s cvidevecd hv <h • 34.MS) dollars worlb af maleriin coo tribe ted hi varina* rumpdn- ieu ever the stillc fer trailing perprwe* last year Moat of the rontnt'utiona includ ed mah-rial* suck as rall^iad tiya and oil which were used to build different type* of expvrimentpl fire* used to demonftmtr *)»»cinl- Iged equipment YMCA emte wiU b*- held so that they begin training hrJinrh (>f , h ^ Houston ¥Hl A for soon after they firu^i colic*.. 'Uarirat* who may he Hiten-sted • A /i f H B' BrayVin, the (Afhct<8‘ bf YMCA (conference 2^7' Mated in Houston » ^ ^ j spent in the armv A YMCA KecniKing Confer- While ia Ibe army be held Ibc at the renlral rank of ( < lone I in the Chemical ton YMCA for Warfare Divism* apd •»» dl- Thc team will be located in the may ia YMCA work a* pCyfeaaHHI YMCA Three type* of training rcceiapd by will be diaruaaed. aviation cadet |N ,;, y aiMM , u „t > MCA d>' lot training, aviation cadet navig* fertnr ♦or (raining, ami Air Force cand- j idate school To be eligible, men aod women must be between the ages of 2ft' i and 2d'h, ritixeti* must have com pleted at least two year* of col- lege, be ip gn<>d physical condi tion. and meet high moral and per sonal .(ualificatioais In any of the training programs, stu.ienUi who for any reason fail 1* complete the work are returned to civilian life. Major Powell add ed Additional information may he had at the YMCA after May 22 rector of hlrcfightiag Traimag and. at Bdge«urth Arocnat. Martial H> wa« also .-'wnandinr offi cer of two W ai IH paitpintt Sch olls ! in firefighting at AAM end at -Anyone interested in discuto | j^yoln tlniveia.ty inTfi* Orteaua. ,ng YM< A work or in going to the , n ^ (hl> wof% p, ^ r conference should ^ee aM. or Mr that ltd (ashum at the Y M< A. (,*y said ^ , h , w , )f ^ The recruiting cmfcrenc. for £ ^ rT the aoutheaat portion of Texa^ (N . hwU Wv ,, ^ 1 tr,b ^ throughout the C. S fc>. of civilian <tef«in»«- duiing present or for which trainee* » r 4 r ^ d«*ired are general or eaacutivt H?. _ ■"TiiM* see re la ry mrmhs-rship aerretarU*^ >yV 1 Faiiillx Members llonoml bv FF\ Special faculty awards will be present ad tn F G, < sliaN and Dr V A Little by the Future Farm •t* nf Amcrira Chapter next M'»a- ■lay evwaing. May 22 accordinf to' B H Bailey, heml of the spoctal j • tudent award committee The chapter selecieO these men as outatandlng teachers ip the < ollege System at a reeent meet- ,n g HY. V A little i» a pxofea sor id the Kntoi»nl®fy Depart*ient 'whflo F Ci Col bird i* an matruet- or in the Agronomy Department Annual Achievement award* were given to H C. Wood, C. E leater M 0 Worsham. F, C (ill- more and J C Welhom at the clubs laat iweeUng. adult, program aeereUry, boyl work secretary amt physio*I edur cation secretary The Houston YMCA will feed anti house aH student* attending the program The program will constat of talks concerning thi* YM< A and its work, and explaap- tio of what the Y doe*. After lunch, individual phases of the program such a* boya, phjl- saral education young adults, mem bership and business, and cton mumty work done by the \ m'A wdH be dlKuaaed group and individual *iterviews FpRowiag theae dtMasioaa ' will be held The school I* look ing forwart! id making the course thi* Summer In every way bigger and hetter thgi the preceding one*. In dnmg a* they aim to keep tli. good reointf that they have atiawwd Um- far , TODAY thru PATHWAY FIBST SVS Feature SUrU Today- PALACE Brqan Z‘$$79 STARTS Util! lUMll m h Radh of (he men received a gold 1:00 - 3i45 - ff:* 0 - TsM * U* ‘4* Ue clasp bparmg the future farm- —Feature* Start ^ er emblem 1 SO - 8 46 - 6:46 Veterinary In t|nit (I (or June Tejia*' Third Annual Wtennary ( dnltreoee will He held l^re June A and 9 The School of Veterinary IMP me, aponwor for tile meet, is cxpcctmg 270 practicing veter- idarton* to attend Hrtristratmn will start in the YMCA l»hhy at A * i* . Thxra- dpy, June A A hamfaet far tha f^oup will he held in Rcnaa Hall HELD OVER TODAY — “RKD SHOES'" onmno nunsr Thair tHry frp<« IvApaqwa to iMf H|»W1AI. F«KVI1 FRIDAY 11 f.M. 7 VvT ft : ' t v.tyrl ^ MAIM NtSw* Bmekgrt r>rd«td h\ round Mutxmal Rmcordnd "HONK nUhe PIONERM" CARTOON — NEWS m R that aveniag Housm/ will be arrbnged Hall IVirpear A soft answer wrath: ind griev up angvt^ imrth "tmxrsn DRIVE IN FRIDAY nUCVUK II (Mi P.M -Feature II to P.M.*- QUEEN IAST DAY S TOM A JERRY ( ARTGGNs SIMON BINNY CAKTUUNN FRIDAY — HAT1 RDAY (ilrnn Ftn Kti*d \el\ f Evelym Krjrrn CUirr Trfvor -ift— ■ & i 1IICU SE \S' tiaie Caalett TodBJb cm Of/trial Notice !*m P NatoN raaSMPt* frw Pi* *£ •te- sf PllP a XtoieOMMnM *111 *»■*»** tk i< MMeta*Mr. 4 Atwrt. # i, iw* rm 'Wf Cium AfaaXM* MnaM MtWd irt. aanaa mw CN» oatiaa .**« *• M» iMivaatad m l IBAi Raamap. w,i.«r , "tt gaamata U'laaia* 4 '-msa. jasatr p-hyhf.yf.'Ta.'Bgsja ^ • • • • * hmmm. *,... ■apw csUNsi ***** Cam* NaawM •a*. 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