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Circulated to More than 90% Of College Station’s Residents Number 2: Volume 51 Services Held For Professor j. A. Moore Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. yesterday in Hub bard, Tex., for James Allan Moot . associate professor in the Modern Languages De partment. Moore died suddenly at 8 p.m. Saturday in Hubbard after a heart attack. Services were conducted in the First Baptist church by the Rev. M. 0. Cheek and assisted by the Rev. Robert Fling of Ennis. Attending the rites from A&M were Dean J. P. Abbott, who rep resented the college and the presi dent; J. ,J. Woolket, head of the Modern Languages Department; Dr. C. B. Campbell, retired head of the Modern Languages Depart ment; Dean T. D. Brooks, and Pro- fesor 0. F. Allen of the English Department. Moore came to A&M in 1944. He taught Spanish in the long terms and a special English course for Latin-Americans during the sum mer. Graduated from Baylor Univer sity in 1.924, Moore did post grad uate work at the University of Texas and Michigan State Univer sity. During World War II he was as signed to special,service on Trini dad Island in the Gulf of Mexico. Professor Moore is survived by his father, J. M. Moore of Hub bard; his eldest brother I. G'. Moore from Ennis, and brother Gen. Aubrey L. Moore, assigned in Washington, D.C. both of whom are A&M graduates. He is survived by two sisters, Sue Mooi’e, connected with the Browsing Library at Baylor and Mrs. J. W. Faulkner of Port Ar thur. Funeral services were attended by many Aggies from Waco, ac cording to Woolket, who said that Moore would be mised most by the Spanish Club which he sponsored. Moore was the driving force be hind the Mother’s Day Program presented last spring by the Span ish Club, Woolket said. The flag Was flown at half-mast all day yesterday in front of the Academic Building at A&M where Moore formerly had his office. The Battalion PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1950 Nation’s Top Safety Section Lumberman’s 1949 Contest Price: Five Cents Freshman Week Activities On, ear 1,350 New Students Here Making plans for the Aggies first football game which will be played in Sacramento, Calif., is a portion of the football coaching staff. Dog Daw son, end coach, points out to Freshman Coach Perron Shoemaker, Assistant Coach Gilbert JStein- ke, and Line Coach Bill Dubose the path planned to be used by the A&M eleven in flying to Cal ifornia. Not pictured is Head Coach Harry Stite- ler and backfiled Coach Dick Todd. CavaIryBattalion Storming Hill Vital to Taegu Defense Attention Freshmen Freshmen interested in work ing in any capacity on any stu dent publication will be asked to meet in The Battalion office, second floor of Goodwin Hall Wednesday evening after the Grove program, Roland Bing, manager of student publications, said this morning. An announcement will be made during the Grove program and those interested in student publications may meet with Bing at the projection booth and go over to Goodwin Hall in a group. Student publications includes The Battalion, daily newspaper produced by students, and four monthly or semi-monthly maga zines and the student yearbook. Interested students need not have had experience to work on any of the publications, Bing said. “Interest and willingness to work are much more impor tant. We will teach you what you want to learn.’’ Tokyo, Sept. 12 (A 5 )—An Ameri can cavalry battalion stormed up a commanding Red Korean Hill eight miles north of Taegu today and seized two-thirds of it in five hours of bitter fighting. Dug-in Communists on the hill and a nearby peak threw a storm of artillery and machinegun fire at the driving foot troopers. Casualties were heavy. But the doughboys pressed their attack. “The main threat (to Taegu) is right here,” a regimental com mander said. Capture of the hill would give the American defenders of Taegu a vital anchor on their right flank. The Americans attacked first seven miles north of Taegu. Gen eral MacArthur’s headquarters said they gained nearly one mile and secured high ground commanding - the vital Taegu-Tabu road. Reds Still Massing Forty thousand Red Korean troops are massed north of the city for an expected fresh assault upon the Allied northwest front anchor. The dug-in hill force was a small La Villita Chapter Sets Slipper Party The La Villita Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revo- lutibn will hold a supper party Thursday night in the home of the regent, Mrs. L. S. Paine, at 211 Suffolk. Beginning at 7 p.m., the supper party will feature a program in observance of Constitution Week. Young Attending Forestry Meeting Don Young, head of the Forest Management Department of the Texas Forest Service, is attending the annual meeting of Southern States Forest Management Heads and Forest Nurserymen at Waynesville, N.C. The meeting begins today and will end Friday. Young will lead a discussion on silviculture practices affecting for est management in the South. Delegates from 12 southern- state forestry organizations will visit the Waynesville watershed of and the Holmes State Nursery, op erated by the North Carolina Divis ion of Forestry. Dr. Parks to Return To TSCW Friday Dr. Mabel Parks, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Parks of Col lege Station, will return to Den ton Friday after spending her va cation with her parents here. She is a science instructor at TSCW. Red advance party. Communist artillery roared a thunderous barrage for the third straight day, plastering the Tae gu-Tabu road. One American bat talion—1,000 men—spent most of Tuesday afternoon in foxholes there. Allied big guns and warplanes, striking earlier against this bar rage, had counted a heavy toll of the booming Red artillery. Such an artillery barrage usually is the prelude to an attack. Far to the east, in the wild hill sector somewhere west of Pohang Port, a secret United Nations task force led by a famous West Point football star struck swiftly to trap Red troops in a corridor deep with in Allied lines. South Korean forces already had sealed the northern entrance. The task force, striking close to the southern gate, punched two and one-half miles in bitter fighting against two Red battalions. 25th Counterattacks On the southwest front, counter attacking 25th Division Americans recapture d a commanding ridge four miles south of the confluence of the Nam and Naktong Rivers in a bitter fight against numeri cally superior Reds. The Com munists had hurled three assault waves and won the peak Monday night. ' The weary Americans launched their counterattack before dawn. The hill commands one of the best crosing points along the Nam. United' Nations planes, in close support of ground troops, flew a record number of sorties. By mid night Monday, they had gone out in 683 flights. “We really kept his (the ene my’s) head down,” an air spokes man said. Task Force Hits Near Pohang, the secret task foi’ce in its two and one-half mile westward push reported 370 Reds killed, 188 wounded, one prisoner taken and 80 South Korean pris oners liberated. By TOM ROUNTREE Near 1350 new students are en tering the last half of Freshman Week today, as the group wound up its general aptitude testing yes terday. “The tests have been going very well and I’m very pleased with the results,” Dr. John R. Bertrand, dean of the Basic Division, said yesterday. Results from the tests taken Saturday should be ready by noon Selected Senior Veterans May Enroll in R0TC Selected senior veteran students not previously en rolled in ROTC and who will be graduated in June, 1951 may be enrolled in the second year advanced ROTC course and attend summer camp in 1951, ac cording to Col. H. L. Boatner, com mandant of the college and PMS&T of the School of Military Science. On successful completion of the ROTC summer camp, the students will be commissioned second lieu tenants in the Officers’ Reserve Corps. Veterans to be selected must have served 12 months or more of honorable active duty in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, must have a good academic record and must be sen iors in a course leading to a de gree. No age limit has been es tablished for this course, Col. Boatner said. Those selected must agree to attend camp during the summer of 1951 and to serve two years commissioned active duty, if called by the Department of Army, he added. This policy will be in effect for the school year 1950-51 only. today, he said, when evaluation of the tests begins. ■ The tests will result in systematic individual counseling with the students throughout the semester, Dr. Ber trand said. The tests have been coordinated by Dr. Robert Jacobs, director of counseling, and Dr. Albert Kings ton, director of remedial reading, along with R, G. Perryman. Conferencesi Set Individual conferences with ad visors begin tomorrow for the freshmen at 9 a.m. General ob jectives of the personal confer ences, said Dr. Bertrand, are as follow: • To provide the student with an initial personal contact with the faculty of the college. • To provide the student with an opportunity for presenting ques tions on hs individual problems regarding his school entrance. © To obtain information from the student that will prove valu able in subsequent educational and vocational guidance. ® To verify the completeness of personal data on the student’s per sonal folder. The entire class met in general assembly this morning at 8 a.m. to hear Col. H. L. Boatner, com mandant and PMS&T of the col lege, speak on “The A&M Cadet.” Following the assembly, dormitory counselors spoke to unit meetings of the cadets on “Cadet-Counselor Relationship” and “College Regu lations.” Unit meetings were held again this afternoon at 1, with the com pany commanders explaining “Col lege Organization and Courtesy.” Other meetings later in the after noon will also be presided over by the commanders, speaking on “The Fish Registration Set in Sbisa Friday Car Stolen From Theater Sunday A 1929 Model “A” Ford coupe was stolen from near the Campus Theater between 3:15 and 5:15 p.m. Sunday, according to J. J. Hejt- manicek, owner of the car. Freshly-painted, the automobile is black with red wheels. License number is KU-2584.. The owner asked that anyone knowing anything of the where abouts of the car, or who saw it being taken from its parking place near the theater, to notify him at 8514 or at Leon Weiss Clothiers, or to notify College Station police. Hale to Be Judge Fred Hale, swine specialist of the Animal Husbandry Depart ment, left Sunday for Topeka, Kans., where he will be a judge in the swine classes at the Kan sas State Fair. College Station Congressman Becoming Known in Capitol By TEX EASLEY AP Special Washington Service Washington, Sept. 12 CP)—You’re likely to be hearing more about Rep. Olin E. “Tiger” Teag;ue of College Station in the near future. The 40-year-old former postal employe and World War Two vet eran is in line for chairman of the new nine-member special House committee which will investigate the veterans’ educational program. The program, administered by the Veteran Administration, has provided training for all vocations, from doctors to piano tuners, at a cost of some 10 billion dollars since the end of World War Two. The Teague committee probably will determine, or at least greatly influence, whether similar educa tional benefits will be extended to veterans of the Korean fighting and those who will serve in the armed forces in the future. Congress, of course, would have to continue to appropriate money. Teague’s selection as chairman of the special committee stems from the fact that he was author of the resolution by which the House authorized the investigation. Needs Revision “There are some phases of the program that I think are sound,” said the Central Texas legislator, “but some of it certainly needs overhauling. , “For example, I think if a boy is going to college under the pro gram hei should be expected and required to achieve certain grades. That’s the way you’d look at it if you were paying your own son’s way. “It doesn’t make good sense to just keep paying a lot of tuition and board bill to some lazy fellow who may just want to avoid work at government expense.” Teague said the fundamental is sue to be settled is the attitude of the Veterans Administration to ward the G.I. program. He said he felt that some top VA officials are against its continuation. Teague already has conferred | with House leaders to select mem bers of the group and to draft a resolution appropriating money to carry on the investigation. A sep arate office and clerical staff is to be set up for the committee. World at a Glance Jan Christiann Smutts Dies Pretoria, .South Africa, Sept. 12—(2P)—South Africa today planned a military funeral for her greatest soldier and one of the democratic world’s foremost elder statesmen — Field Marshal Jan Christiann Smuts. The spade-bearded Smuts, a Leader in three wars and two world peace movements, died last night in his 81st year. He had been ill since a back ailment forced him to bed May 28, four days after his 80th birthday. Funeral services will be held Friday in Pretoria’s lead ing Dutch Reformed Church, the “Groote Kerk.” Burial probably will be at Smuts’ farm, “Doornkoff,” where he died. It is 10 miles from Pretoria. A military funeral was being arranged at the request of Smuts’ family. Demos Discount O’Dwyer Complaints Washington, Sept. 12—(2P)—Democrats today discount ed complaints against President Truman’s appointment of former Mayor William O’Dwyer of New York City as am bassador to Mexico. O’Dwyer was asked to appear before the Senate For eign Relations Committee (9:30 a.m. EST), but Chairman Connally (D-Tex) strongly indicated to reporters he doesn’t think the protests against him will get very far. Connally announced that Rep. Marcantonio (ALP-NY), who he said “started all this,” won’t be on hand to testify or to question the former mayor. Troop Train Dead Returned Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 12—(iP)—Stunned residents of the Wyoming Valley -prepared today to receive the bodies of 33 soldier relatives killed in an Ohio troop train wreck. In a region where death sometimes is as close as the nearest hard coal mine, no underground disaster—no, not even any of the major battles of World War II—cast a shad ow over so many homes as yesterday’s crash of a troop laden train and a Pennsylvania Railroad express. Besides those killed, 50 or more were injured—all but a few from the Wilkes-Barre area. Approval of Foreign Arms Seen Washington, Sept. 12 — CP) — Senate Appropriations Committee approval of a $4 billion Foreign Arms Program was forecast today as lawmakers pushed new proposals to bring Turkey and Spain into the North Atlantic Pact. The military aid fund was part of a $16,711,000 emer gency defense bill expected to get the committee’s OK after disposal of some relatively minor controversies—such as President Truman’s request for $139 million to move key bureaus out of Washington. U.S. Troops Participate in War Games Heidelberg, Germany, Sept. 12—(H 3 )—American troops participating in war games retreated westward tonight be fore the mock attack of overwhelming “aggressor” forces invading Western Germany from the East. Registration on Friday is for new students only, according to H. L. Heaton, registrar of the college. This includes freshmen with no previous college work as well as advanced students entering with varying amounts of college credit, hq said. Registration will be held in Sbisa Hall. No members of the teaching staff will be needed to register entering students, Heaton said, New Instructor, Two Part-time Profs in AH Staff changes in the Ani mal Husbandry Department have been announced by Dr. J. C. Miller, head of the de partment. Two half-time instructors and one full-time instructor have been added to absorb the work formerly done by W. M. Warren and B. R. Dana, assistant professors who have been granted one-year leaves to work on doctors’ degrees. Warren will study at the Uni versity of Missouri, Dana at the University of California. Added to the staff were John G. Moffitt, instructor, and Maurice Shelton and Thomas C. Cartwright, half-time instructors who will do graduate study. Moffitt is an animal husbandry graduate of Iowa State College and recently received a master’s de gree from the University of Illi nois in animal nutrition. He will teach freshman and sophomore courses and assist in the meats laboratory. Shelton, a graduate of the Uni versity of Tennessee who has been teaching at the University of Ten nessee Junior College at Martin, will teach part time while work ing on his master’s degree. Cartwright will be working to ward his doctor’s degree while teaching part time. He is a grad uate of Clemson College and re ceived a master of science degree from A&M in 1949. He was on the staff of the Genetics Depart ment during the 1949-50 school term. since the registration of “straight” freshmen will be en bloc. This will be accomplished by the regis trar’s staff. Approximately 3 0 0 advanced standing students are expected to register on this date. Distributed by schools, 90 are expected in the School of Agriculture, 53 in the School of Arts and Science) 150 in the School of Engineering, and seven in the School of Veterinary Medicine. “It will be necessary for the Deans and department heads or their representative to be in Sbisa Hall from 3 to 5 p.m. to assist advanced standing students,” Hea ton said. One representative from each department should be ade quate to register the group, he added. Advanced standing students will report to Sbisa Hall : throughout the day. Until 3 p.m., they will be directed to the heads of their departments for advice on the courses for which they should reg ister. Old Students Saturday Registration for old students will be continued in Sbisa on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a total of 2,781 assign ment cards for old students Who may register Saturday, not count ing the 2,750 returning students who pre-registered for the Fall semester Aug. 26. Broken down by classes, the number of returning students who have not registered are as follows: freshmen, 352; sophomores 820; juniors, 501; seniors, 450; fifth- year students, 50; graduates, 565; and special students, 43. Approximately 90 percent of the undergraduate students are expec ted to be registered by Saturday. Class cards for students who pre-registered have been sent to the various heads of departments of the college, Heaton said. Some courses have a small enrollments, he said, and class cards are being held for these pending develop ment with the weekend registra tions. He expected most of them to meet the required minimum. Aggie Uniform, Its Prestige and Your Responsibility to It,” “Yell Practice,” and “Conduct On and Off the Campus.” Company Meetings At 3 this afternoon, the com pany commanders will explain the Articles of the Cadet Corps, dor mitory and room regulations, and arrangement of rooms. Col. Boatner will meet the fresh men tonight at The Grove to speak on “History and Traditions of The A&M College of Texas.” Tonight’s meeting begins at 7. Dr. M. T. Harrington, president of the college, gave an address of welcome last night to the fresh men. Meeting with the students at The Grove, Dr. Harrington was introduced by Dr. Bertrand, who presided at the meeting. Peeples Speaks Following the introduction of the members of the Executive Commit tee of the college, Rufus R. Pee ples of the Class of ’28, a member of the A&M System Board of Di rectors, spoke to the freshmen on “What It Means to be an Aggie.” Special music was rendered by a Houston group, directed by Wal ter Jenkins, choir director of the First Methodist Church of Hous ton. To Hear Penberthy W. L. Penberthy, dean of men, will adress the freshmen tomorrow night, speaking on “Student Life at A&M College.” A special en tertainment program will follow the talk by Dean Penberthy. The annual President’s Reception will be held Thursday night in the ballroom of the Memorial Student Center. All freshmen who can pos sibly be in uniform have been re quested to do so. Freshmen and all new students wil register Friday in Sbisa Hall. The registration schedule is as follows: 8-9 a.m.—L, M, N, O; 9-10— P, Q, R, S; 10-11—C, D, E, F; 1-2 p.m.—G, H, I, J, K; 2-3— A, B; 3-4—T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, General Staff, Faculty Meets All members of the faculty and staff are requested to meet this afternoon at 4 in Guion Hall for a general assembly. Dr. M. T. Harrington, presi dent of the college, will address the meeting. Mrs. Helvey to Open Music Hall Studio Mrs. Orin Helvey will open her piano studio Oct. 2 in the Music Hall on the campus. Registrations for the studio are now being taken, Mrs. Helvey said. She may be contacted at 4-9404. Writers’ Meeting Arrangements Set Arrangements for the Texas Writers’ Conference to be held on the campus October 13-14, were completed at a meeting of officials of the conference Sunday. Sessions will be held in the Memorial Student Center, accord ing to P. L. Downs Jr., secretary. More than 100 are expected to at tend. “We expect this to be an out standing conference of newspaper men,” David Read, Silsbee publish er, and president of the confer ence, said. Top-flight speakers in the var ious fields of endeavor will deliver talks and answer questions of the newspapermen. Present were Read, Arthur Le- fever and E. L. Summers of Hous ton, James C. Potts and Downs. Many people have remarked of the beauty of the Memorial Student Center’s interior . . . and here is part of what makes it attractive. In the main offices of the MSC are, left to right, Frances Allen, cashier; Martha Williams, assist ant bookkeeper; Elaine Lester, secretary; Estha Nowlin, personnel secretary; and Helen Atter- bury, secretary to director J. Wayne Stark.