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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1950)
« § Circulated to More than 90% Of College Station’s Residents Number 25: Volume 51 The Battalion PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1950 Nation’s Top Safety Section Lumberman’s 1949 Contest Price Five Cents Queen Candidate Polly Isaaks There’s no doubting that pert Miss Polly Isaacks of Rockport is a very attractive contender for the upcoming selection of Seventy- fifth Anniversary Queen finalists Thursday night. Standing 5’ 7” tall with green eyes and brown hair, she has received recognition for her good looks as Queen of the South Texas Fair and Lantana Lady at A&I College for three years straight. MSC Committees Outlined by Stark City Council To Make Final Electric Plans The College Station City Council will meet at 2 p.m. to day at the City Hall to discuss plans for a contract with the Brazos River Transmission Cooperative for purchasing elec- i trie power, according to a spokes-. ! man for the council. If agreed upon, the contract, | would provide for power which I would lie brought in for the College . j Hills section of town so these peo-j ! pie could receive the benefits of jihe new electric rates recently | adopted by the council, the spokes- ! ■ man said. The terms offered by the Bra zos River Transmission Coopera- tive in its original bid for the power supply was a charge of 1.1 cent per kilowatt hour provided the city builds a line to the com- \ pany’s substatiion some five or six miles from town. A report is expected to be made from the three-man committee of F. C. Bolton, Martin C. Hughes, and Norman F. Rode on the cost of installing these electricity fac ilities in College Hills, said the representative. The council recently established a new table of rates for all sec tions of town except College Hills which now' gets its power from Bryan REA. The new rates show a decrease of an estimated 1% and will become effective when Novem ber bills are sent out the first of December. In addition to speaking contract terms with the Brazos River Trans mission Cooperative representa tive, the council will possibly talk about plans for a revenue bond election, the spokesman added. Town Hall Opener | ’50-51 Social Calendar Set by Life Committee the assure cooperation between committees. Breaking away from the higher level planning, Stark explained the work carried on by the committees and w'ent into detail on each one. He pointed out the committees set up at this time are not set. Clubs will be dropped or added according to the desires of the stu dents. The Dance Committee, which will be in charge of planning MSC sponsored dances will he advised by Miss Betty Hollander. She will also serve as advisor for the Music and Publicity commit tees. The most active committees at present, the Gallery Committee and the Photography club will be as sisted by Mrs. Ralph Terry and Tom Ruddy respectively. Collection of new books and mag azines for the Browsing- Library will come under the jurisdiction of the Browsing Committee, ad vised by Sam Southwell. Price Smith and A. M. Platt will serve as advisors for the Games Committee. Smith will handle such sports as bowling and table tennis and Platt will supervise at bridge. The Craft Shop Committee will be advised by Carl Moeller and the Radio Club will be helped by Platt. Refreshments were served after the formal orientation period. Use for Mirror Guion Activity Tickets Here Guion Hall appreciation tickets have been awarded to various members of the' stu dent body by the Office of Student Activities, Spike White, assistant dean of men in charge of Student Activities, an nounced today. These tickets have been awarded to encourage extra-curricular ac-‘ tivities, White explained, and may be used as the student sees fit. Sixteen tickets have been award ed to each of the following honor- athletic “T” cards; company, troop, band, flight, and battery command ers; drum and bugle corps mem bers; cadet officers whose rank is Lt. Col. and above; band seniors; junior and senior intramural man agers; editors of student publica tions; officers of the Singing Ca dets; student Senate members; Stu dent Life Committee members; junior and senior class officers; yell leaders; housemasters; major sport freshman numeral winners (two semesters after semester of award); and training room assist ants. “The Guion Hall Theatre ac count is paid for these tickets by student activities funds as a token of appreciation for the work that each of the aboye men are doing,” White said. Leonard Warren Warren, Metropolitan Opera baritone, will be Town Hall’s first N guest star of the year this Thursday night in Guion Hall. Combi ns Memory and Wit . . . Levant to Feature Piano And Humor By RAYMOND RUSHING Oscar Levant, one of the most colorful personalities in American music, will appear in person at Guion Hall Feb. 1 in his first con cert tour since his most recent listeners with his fabulous memory and his verbal wit on radio pro grams; his piano recordings have placed him high among the record sellers of the land. His motion pictures have fur- screen success “An American in ther impressed his droll personal- Flesh was put on the skeleton »f the Memorial Student Center- last night when club plans for the eoming year were outlined and com mittees set up. J. Wayne Stark, director of the Center, explained one of the prime motives of the MSC was to help students learn to live a fuller life after graduation. He went on to explain training and experience gained from the clubs and commit tees entered now give the student something in addition to his for mal education. Activities, which for the pres ent time are broken into ten di visions or committees — House, Publicity, Art, Browsing Libra ry, Photography, Radio, Games, Craft Shop, Dance and Music— and each has a member of the staff serving as an advisor. Before listing the work and ob jectives of the committees Stark explained the government of the Center* The main governing body is call ed the Memorial Student Center Council and is made up of eight students, five faculty members, and two former students. This ratio was set up in an approximate pro portion to the number of persons using the MSC facilities. The present Council was ap pointed by President M. T. Har rington, upon the recommenda tion of the director of the center last year. In the spring a new council will he formed, made up of elected persons, committee members, and appointees, accord ing to the constitution. Directly under the council is the Directorite, which is made up of committees and club chairmen. It is their job to allocate room for displays, estimate a budget and Post Baylor Dance Set by Waco Club The Waco-McLennan County Club is sponsoring a football dance at the Casa Blanca night club in Waco after the Baylor game, Oct. 28, according to Tommy Butler, club secretary. Music will be furnished by Joe Johnson and his orchestra. John son’s orchestra plays regularly at the Casa Blanca, Butler said. Arrangements are being made to accomodate company parties and all first sergeants desiring to make reservations for their outfits dentally, he still owns some of his eyes. Same reason. On the other 'f L \’ a J'T l ''j e Should SG6 “Duck” Gardner, room r»nllpr*Hnn fVimio*Vi u MaHtionspav rnnfVt U 1 ’ 417 Dorm 4. Individuals who want reservations should contact any member of the Waco-McLennan Club, Butler explained. Tickets will be o*n sale by any member of the club after Oct. 23, he said. Paris” in which he is co-starred vvi|th Gene Kelly and. Jean Sablon. The piano star of “Who Said That” will appear here as a part of the 1950-51 Town Hall Session in a program of piano music with comments, a role that has estab lished Levant as one of the favor ite music hall personalities of the land, Levant has delighted millions of Croneman to Speak At Education Meet Dr. Chris H. Groneman, head of the Industrial Education depart ment will be one of the principal speakers at the Adult Education Conference in Houston, Thursday. The topic assigned to Groneman is “Avocational Interests in Adult Education.” Congressional Visitors Recent visitors in the office of Congressman Olin Teague of the sixth Texas District include Dr. A. A. Jakkula of College Statiion and James Whaley of Bryan, the repre sentative announced in his weekly news report. Butterfly Collecting Fun Says Biology Professor Senators Invited To Baylor Lunch Members of A&M’s Student Sen ate have been invited to a luncheon at Baylor University, preceding the A&M-Baylor game on Oct. 28, according to Bill Parse, president of the Senate. The Baylor Student Senate is holding the luncheon, honoring A&M visitors. Senators who would like to at tend the luncheon have been asVed by Parse to contact him at 7-302, or Dean Reed, Senate secretary, at that he has encountered in his F-2 Walton or at The Battalion j other activities. His book, “A Smat- tering of Ignorance,” is still among the best-sellers. A few Town Hall tickets are still on sale at the Student Ac tivities Office and by members of the Town Hall Staff, Spike White assistant to the dean of men in charge of student activities said. The tickets are selling fast and should be gone by the end of the week, White added. ity on the public. His personal ap pearance here on February 1 will happily combine all mediums and reveal the complete Levant, one of the most cunning and versatile per formers in American history. Each season, between motion pic tures and radio engagements, Le vant takes time out to make a per sonal appearance tour, to person ally contact the public which fol lows him upon the screen, the phonograph and the airways. Despite his manifold activities, Levant is first and foremost a mus ician of the highest calibre. His extra ordinary virtuosity as a pianist has earned him the dis tinction of appearances as guest soloist with the New York Phil harmonic, the Philadelphia Orches tra, and the NBC Symphony. Among his most successful mo tion pictures have been “Rhapsody in Blue,” the screen story about his closest friend, the late George Gershwin, “Humoresque,” “The Barkleys of Broadway,” “Kiss the Boys Goodbye,” “Rhythm of the River,” “Romance on the High Seas” and numerous shorts with his colleagues on “Information Please.” Levant is a prolific composer. He has written two string quartets, a piano concerto, a nocturne for symphony orchestra, the musical score for two films and several works for piano which have been recorded by Columbia Masterworks. Levant has had a fling at writ ing too, achieving the same success By CLAYTON L. SELPH Dances for 14 weekends through out the school: year received offi cial sanction yesterday afternoon as the Student Life Committee ap proved the 1950-51 Social Calen dar as its first official act of the year. In a unanimous vote the Com mittee elected Joe Fuller, senior civil engineering student and A&M’s “parliamentarian extraor- Quarterback Oub to Meet Wednesday The Battalion Quarterback Club will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. in the Assembly Hall, Roger Coslett, club di rector, announced today. Films of the A&M-VMI game will be shown. The club’s regular Thursday night meeting was re scheduled this week,because of the Town Hall performance Thursday night. Winner of last week’s Quarter back contest was Billy L. Ditto, senior IE major from China Springs. In second place was Dave Wolf, junior BA major from San Antonio. The next three closest guessers were James E. Zemanek, John W. Shaw and Mrs. Ned John son. Ditto will reecive two tickets to the TCU-A&M game. Out of the 589 persons who en tered last week’s contest there were 53 who guessed all the win ning teams. The winners were determined mathematically. The remaining Quarterback Club meetings will all fall on a Thurs day with the exception of the final meeting Dec. 5. The meetings and the contest are open to everyone and no admission qt entry fee is charged. The Bat talion is able to sponsor the Quar terbacks, Club and contest due to the cooperation of Bryan business men. These businessmen and their bus inesses are Elton D. Smith, San itary Dairies; Ralph Stacy, Kelley’s Restaurant; Charles Cade Sr., Bry an Motors; Charles R. Potts, Jew elry; Guy W. Sims, Marshall Bul lock, Bullock-Sims Clothiers; J. C. Hotard, Hotard’s Cafeteria; Joe Faulk, Lacks Associate Store; C. L. Atmar, Parker-Astin Hardware; J. E. Clayton, Johnny Morrell, The Texan; and S. Peters, Peters Music Store. dinary” to “keep order” this year. Fuller was last week elected Stu dent Senate parliamentarian for the second consecutive year. All College Dances Beginning with the Seventh Reg imental Ball, this year’s Social Calendar includes only one all college dance, although at least two other unofficial ones will be held. They will be Saturday night dances following the TGU game this weekend ancl the Rice game November 18. Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra is being signed to play for the November 18 dance, C. G. White, assistant dean of men for activities and Student Life secretary, said. In answer to a question by Roy Nance, civilian student committee man, White explained that other all-college dances could be sche duled on “off” weekends if neces sary. Administration of a student wel fare fund maintained by the Life Committee was explained by Dr. Social Calendar, 1950-51 Dct. 20 Seventh Regt. Ball Nov. 23 Cav.-Eng. Ball Nov. 17 Inf.-Art. Ball Feb. 3 ... Freshman Ball Feb. 10 Junior Prom Feb. 17 Sophomore Ball Mar. 10 Military Ball Mar. 31 Comp. Regt. Ball Apr. 7 Air Force Ball Apr. 21 Cattleman’s Ball May 4 .Cotton Ball May 5 ...All-College Dance May 19 Senior Ring Dance June 1 Final Ball Colds Top List In College Hospital The common cold has been keep ing the hospital staff rather busy the past week according to a re port received from Dr. J. E. Marsh, college physician. Of the 10 patients confined to bed in the college hospital at the present, nine are suffering from colds and one is suffering from acute asthma. Dr. Marsh cautioned students against sleeping in drafts after taking showers. Many colds develop as a result of this, he explained. As a whole, the health of the I student body is pretty good, and no j serious cases have been reported, [ Dr. Marsh concluded. Make Job Plan Now, Placement Office Suggests “Seniors and graduate stu dents who will complete their course between now and Sept ember 1951 should begin making plans now for locating employment after graduation,” W. R. Horsley, head of the placement office, said today. The A&M Placement Office works closely with faculty mem bers in making help available to seniors hunting jobs. It provides in formation on operations of hund reds of employers, suggestions on employment interviews, and per sonal advice on individual prob lems, he added. Registration and service are available to students without cost and personal leaflets, giving con cise qualifications, are available at cost. Employer’s representatives will soon be coming to the campus for interviews with students. Student records should be complete and on file with the placement office be fore they arrive, he pointed out. Horsley listed the following things to help students in seeking jobs: discuss plans with professors and placement officers, study the “company information” files in the placement office, order a set of personal leaflets, and watch depart mental bulletin boards for job an nouncements. Queen Candidate Non-Vet Housing By WAYNE DAVIS too, the moth doesn’t fold his for a signalling mirror; you can see rx P C 1 1 wings. Dr. Click explains that the him for more than a mile. Another 8 fn|- fan you tell a butterfly from a reason s0 many moths are c i u n_ little fellow has a perfect “08”' m ?th. , colored is that, since they don’t on his wings; another looks like I > Dr. Perry Aaron Click can. He’s fold their wings, they have to sleep a peacock, and still another looks j Non-veteran students mav ob- a Professor of Entomology who S p re ad out on trees and hushes, like a pair of penguins, back to tain apartments for the first time has offices in the new Science Dull-colored, they can almost dis- back. Of course, there’s a differ- ; since the end of World War II, Emm mM" V-TC building, and for more than forty a p pear 0 n a dark limb. ent one, too. One butterfly is a - "' ;• 'a®-: ' - years his hobby has been collect- Moths are the original camou- drab brown and loves to hide on a ing, classifying, and mounting the fi a g e specialists. There’s a big fel- branch, where he looks for all the brightly-colored insects. ] ow f rom Asia whose wings form world like a dead leaf. He stalled collecting when he two cobra’s heads. Of course, he’s A ,, iaof nhmit wt—flies was only seven years old, and since called the Cobra-head Moth. The , n,. ruva- . • . + then has covered the entire United coloration frightens off predators f, n( 1110 jj’ ’ I ,! “D s > ls a States and gone into Mexico, Can- who might like him for lunch. Then scale ada, and even parts of Europe in there’s the Owl Moth, whose mark- , search of elusive specimens. Inci- ings greatly resemble an owl’s °!k e V . in ,^ s ’ ,, 1 T' _ 1e ^ dentally, he still owns some of his eyes. Same reason. On the other ? ’ , e ^ le a j.., 1 c ‘? ame ' ,, a j original collection. hand, though, a Madagascar moth \f r of u fact '.one little chap, called One of the primary differences is the most beautifully colored . e , , umml , n Kbird learwing, is between moths and butterflies is moth in the world. Every known <ai rown in spnng. But he laps that while butterflies are night- color is in his wings. around so industriously during the sleepers and are brightly-colored, One of Dr. Click’s big, brightly- sumniei t! ' at ie phimp Daps the moths sleep during the day and colored butterflies is so shiny that c0 ^ 01 ' By * ie ’ s completely I are generally somber-hued. Then, South American natives catch him transparent. this morning. Only a few one-room apartments are available, Boyer said. Assign ments will he made on a first- come, first-served basis. “We still have veterans, with children, needing apartments,” he! said. “But these apartments can not be used for families, so we; are opening them for non-veteran j students.” Concerning the veteran “waiting list,” Boyer said the number is much less now than during previous years. Last year, more than 500 veterans were waiting, and in 1948, more than 1,800. c I * '' , Dan Russell, faculty representa tive. Emergency Loans Money from the fund is loaned to students who find themselves short in time of emergency. They are expected to pay the loan back after graduation if they are unable to repay it while in school, Dr. Russell explained. Student Life Committeemen may recommend to the Committee stu dents who they think eligible to borrow from the fund. Professor Ralph W. Steen, chair man of the group, explained to the new members the functions of the various standing “sub-committees” of Student Life. To Announce Membership He said that he would announce membership on the various com mittees before the next session in November. Standing committee, include busi ness, welfare and recreation, social and entertainment, student-aid, and student-faculty relations. A committee to investigate the present extra-curricular activities point system was voted following a discussion of the inadequacy of the present regulations. Activity points are levied on var ious student offices to prevent a single student from holding enough extra-curricular offices to hurt his academic progress. Revision Coming Plans are to make the necessary revisions at the November meet ing so as many students and organ izations as possible may benefit from the revision. King Egger, who was selected to make an European tour last year, will be asked to make a report of his trip at the next meeting, Dr. Steen said. One of Student Life’s functions is to select the recipient of the summer tour each year. Members of Student Life not pre sent at the initial sessiion were Barlow Irvin and Chris Groneman, faculty representatives, and Dare Keelan and Ken Wiggins, student committeemen. Dunkle High Man In Judging Contest High point honors in the Ameri can Royal Inter-Collegiate Live stock Judging Contest at Kansas City went to Glen Dunkle, senior AH major from Graham. Dunkle scored 928 points to take first place. Oklahoma A&M edged the sec ond place Aggies by a slim two points to take first in the contest. Oklahoma scored 4,511 points against 4,509 for A&M. Members of the A&M Livestock Judging Team are: Dunkle, Maxie Overstreet, John Rheman, and Bert Gibbs. Waco W. Albert, AH instructor, is team coach. In addition to winning high point honors, Dunkle also placed second in sheep judging. Wythe, senior from Granbury, was high man in horse judging and seventh in total points. Rehman, senior DH major from Brookshire, was sixth in horse judging. Twenty-two teams competed in the contest from all over the coun try. Kansas State College was third with 4,431 points, LSU placed fourth with 4,394 points and Colo rado A&M was fifth with 4,389 points. Pat Parker Here is a lass with whom many of us are familiar—Pat Parker, former Aggie Sweetheart ’48-’49. The vivacious Miss is now a 2nd Lieutenant on a dietic internship at Brooke Army Hospital. Doyle Avant is the lucky lad who entered her pic in the 75th An niversary Queen Contest. Film Society Open Season in YMCA “A Trip To The Moon,” an early film departure into the realm of the unknown, seemed to be the fa vorite of approximately 275 per sons piesent for the first program this year of the A&M Film Society. The YMCA Chapel meeting includ ed in its two-hour span “The Great Train Robbery,” “Possibilities of War in the Air,” “The Movies March On,’ and “Queen Elizabeth,” the latter a Sarah Bernhardt star ring vehicle. Shorts of “The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots” and “Wash- day Troubles” were included in the “Movies March On” film. Piano music, reminiscent of tunes popular at the turn of the century when these films were made, was played as members picked out seats before the program. Coffee was served in the lobby. President of the society, Her man Gollob introduced the board of directors of the organization. They are Dr. T. F. Mayo, Mrs. A. W. Melloh, Autrey Fredrick, Roland Bing, Dean Reed, and Da vid Haines. A few tickets are still available in the office of Student Activities.