The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, February 09, 1951, Image 1
-D . -B- W. r T'S^. Gervt- e1!? Sh^ to More 'i’han 90% of College Station’s Residents The Battalion PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE City Editor Praises Boy Scout Record, See Column - Page Two Number 89: Volume 51 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 Price Five Cents Batt Departmental Editors Bob Hughson Campus Editor Ralph Gorman Sports Editor Andy Anderson Campus Editor w • Ratt Names Seven New Departmental Editors : Battalion news coverage plans for the Spring semester were strengthened yester- ciay when the co-editors named six new de partmental editors to fill vacant posts, and announced a new “club publicity co-ordinat or” to handle club news. Heading all campus news coverage for Fred Walker Associate Sports Editor Vivian Castleberry Women’s Editor Allen Pengeily Assistant City Editor Club the Spring will be Andy Anderson and Bob Hughson, campus editors. Ralph Gorman as sports editor and Fred Walker as associate sports editor will fill the vacancy left by Frank Manitzas, who left the college at mid-term. Vivian Castleberry, who already is known to Battalion readers through her weekly column, has been named women’s editor. She will write and produce a weekly women’s feature page during the Spring and cover women’s news for the daily city page. Assisting City Editor Joel Aus tin through the remainder of the school year will be Allen Pengeily, newly named assistant city editor. Club news coverage will be in creased during this semester by Dick Kelly, club publicity co-ordin ator, who will maintain headquar ters in the Student Activities of fice. Campus Editors Campus Editor Anderson is a junior journalism major from Tal- co. He came to work for the Bat talion early last Fall and worked his way to the campus news post as a reporter and feature writer in that department. He will handle the Batt’s campus desk on Tues days, Wednesdays and weekends. Heading the campus news de partment on Mondays and Thurs days, Hughson is a senior business administration major from Aqua Dulce. He has held the post of Campus Editor unofficially since the middle of last semester. Begin ning his Battalion work in the Spring of last year, Hughson moved to the campus desk after serving as reporter and news writ er last year. Sports Editors The new sports department head, Gorman, is a senior architecture major from Port Arthur who began HI work on the Batt sports staff in the Summer of 1949. He was a sports news editor during - the Fall after a year’s sports writing ex perience while a junior. Walker, who takes over the new post of associate sports editor, is a junior journalism major and a College Station resident. He came to A&M and The Battalion last Summer after attending- Missouri University for several semesters. Named summer amusements edi tor, he moved into the sports de partment as a sports news editor last Fall. Dick Kelly Publicity Co-ordinator Chaplain Frost To Live In Dorm During RE Week Chaplain William M. Frost, as- students not having much time sistant post chaplain at Fort Bliss may come and leave as they please, will live in dorm 10 during Reli- Born in Haverhill, Mass, in 1910, gious Emphasis Week, Feb. 12-10, Chaplain Frost went to the West and will be available' to students Coast to receive his educational training. He received his B. A. Degree from the University of Red lands, California, in 1932. During this time he was on the Men’s Na tional Intercollegiate DebateCham- pionship team. He received his M. A. Degree in 1934, and his B. D. Degree in 1935 from the Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, Cal- fornia. His practical experience in cludes a five year pastorate at the Highland Congregational Church of Berkeley. After attending Com mand and General Staff College in Leavenworth, Kan., he served on the following: Aleutian Campaign with 53rd Infantry Regiment; De puty Chaplain, Alaska; Office Chief of Chaplains, A. G'. F. Divi sion; Chaplain AAA Command; De puty Chaplain, Far East Command, and then his present position. in both 10 and 12 at all times, I Each afternoon from 4 to 5:30 in the dorm 10 lounge, Chaplain Frost will conduct forums on spec ific subjects according to the fol lowing schedule: Monday—“Do Scientific Facts and the Bible Agree?” Tuesday—“What Should a Student Get Out of Four Years of College?” Wednesday—“What Makes a Person a Success?”, and Thursday'—“Men and Women Re lationships.” These subjects were chosen by the students by means of an “Interest Locater” question naire. At 9 a. m. each night of R. E. Week, Chaplain Frost will hold discussion groups on subjects to be chosen by the individual groups. These discussions will be held on a come-and-go basis so that the ► Women’s City Editor Plans for complete Battalion women’s coverage were actually formulated last Fall by Mrs. Cas- tleberry, who is the wife of senior ag engineering major Curtis Cas tleberry. She began writing a cam pus names and events column sev eral months ago, and began her duties as women’s editor during the Christmas holidays. She is a for mer editor of the SMU Campus, student newspaper of that college. The new post of assistant city editor, to which Pengeily has been named, was created to promote Bat talion plans for wider city news coverage during the Spring. Pen- gelley, who was feature editor of the Freshman Page last year, will assist in editing the city news page. He is a sophomore journalism major from Houston. Club Publicity Club Publicity Co-ordinator Kel ly is a senior pre-law major from Ranger, who returns to The Bat talion after a two year absence. He served as managing editor of The Little Batt published by freshmen at the Annex in 1947-48. His new job is to provide campus clubs with as thorough Battalion publicity as space permits. Junior Prom and AS ABAB Top Weekend Activities Heaven and Hell Sweetheart Theme of Architects Nominee Originally scheduled for last Friday night, the ASABAB, annual dance sponsored by the Architecture Society of A&M will finally get underway tonight in the banquet room of Sbisa Hall at 8. With the exception of a change in the orchestra, there have been no changes made in the plans for the ball. Glenn Dewey and his Quintet have replaced the combo | from North Texas State Teachers College in Denton, which ! was scheduled to play had the dance been held last Friday. Because of a previous engagement for this weekend, the North Texas aggregation was to cancel the engagement here Decorations for the affair, which has the theme “Heaven and Hell,” will prove to be very unusual, says Jack Stansbury, president of the Society. As the guests enter the hallway off the banquet room, they will be confronted by a statue of Zeus, representing both good and evil. The Greek God will be placed in such a position that the spotlight shined on him will create an icy effect. Entrance Tunnel The entrance into the main dance room will be covered with a cam ouflage netting tunnel. This, says Stansbury will give the dancers the impression that they are emerging into Hell. When they come out of this imitation tunnel, they will be in Heaven, he added. Inside the banquet room, the Dancers will see more statues car rying out the theme of the dance. The centerpiece will be a statue of the Angel Venus, and the Devil. Suspended from the ceiling will be imitation paper stars, and “an gel’s hair.” The lighting in the hall will be covered with tin cans punched with holes to add to the theme of the occasion. Best Costume Prizes will be awarded for the best male and female costumes of the evening. If tonight’s ball is anything like those of past years, there should be many unusual crea tions. Stansbury said the Society exr pected an estimated crowd of 150. Tickets are priced at $2 stag or couple for members of the Society, and $3 for non-members. Following the dance, scheduled to last until midnight, the Archi tects wives will give a buffet sup per at the Brazos County A&M Clubhous. Admission is free to all those in costumes. Banks Will Be Closed On Lincoln’s Birthday In honor of Lincoln’s birthday, Feb. 12, the banks of College Sta tion and Bryan will close. These banks are as follows: College Sta tion State Bank, Bryan Building and Loan, City National Bank, First National Bank, and First State Bank and Trust Co. They will be open on Tuesday, Feb. 13. SAWA Elects Shepardson As Vice President C. N. Shepardson, dean of agriculture, was elected vice president of the Southern Ag ricultural Workers Associa tion at the annual convention held Feb. 5, 6, and 7 at Memphis, Tenn. The Association is composed of specialists in 19 phases of ag riculture from 14 states. A&M was represented by 14 other faculty members who pre sented papers at the meeting. Dr. I. P. Trotter, Dr. J. E. Adams, Dr. R. C. Potts, Dr. J. B. Page, Dr. D. R. Ergle, and H. E. Rea presented papers on Agrono my. Dr. R. L. Skrabank, C. H. Bates, and R. L. Halpin gave papers in the Agricultural Economics field. Dairying papers were presented by Dr. I. W. Rupel and Dr. H. C. Peters. Papers on Poultry were given by Dr. J. H. Quisenberry and W. E. Griles. Dr. W. J. Mcllrath presented a paper on Plant Physiography. Dean Shepardson will automatic ally become president of the Asso ciation next year. UN Club to Hear Egypt Talk Tonite Lasheen Aly, A&M’s only Egyp tian student, will address mem bers of the United Nations Club to night at 7:30 in the YMCA Chapel. His subject will be “The Islam Religion.” Aly’s talk will be accompanied by a film on Egypt entitled “It’s a Woman’s World.” The talk will be preceded by a short UN Club business meet ing at which the constitution for the club will be discussed and con sidered for approval. The time and place for an Aggieland picture will also be selected. June Peevey ... is the date of C. L. Ray for Saturday night’s Junior Prom, where she will appear as one of the six finalists for the class’ sweetheart. Each of the six se lected was notified by wire last night. Hielscher Speaker At Junior Banquet Crowning of the Junior Class Sweetheart, dining in Sbisa Hall, and dancing to the music of the Aggieland Or chestra will all be featured at the Junior Banquet and Prom Saturday night. The queen will be chosen from six finalists already se lected and notified. Harold Chandler, president of the Junior- Class, will perform the usual and proper ceremony at the intermission of the dance by bestowing the traditional presi dent’s kiss on the Sweetheart. The finalist appearing in the run-off for the queen of the ■-f juniors are Gayle MacKie, escort- Charleen Thurman ... of Son Antonio will be one of six Texas beauties to grace the Junior Prom tomorrow night. She will be escorted by Bob Dob bins of A Squadron. The six finalists will be judged at the M S C Prom, where the class sweetheart will be selected. Exec Group For TISA Meets Here Executive committeemen of the Texas Intercollegiate Stu dents Association will meet in the Memorial Student Center Saturday for their annual Spring meeting. Representatives from about two- thirds the member schools are ex pected to attend the session, said Joe Fuller, parliamentarian of the TISA. Twenty-eight schools are members of the association. The TISA is a group of Texas universities and colleges organized two years ago for. three main pur poses—fostering student govern ments, establishing better relations between Texas schools, and for conducting “workshops” where ideas concerning various phases of student life may be exchanged. “Veep” Election Tops on Saturday’s executive committee agenda will be election of an association vice-president, preparations for the convention here March 16-17, and selection of panel discussion topics. An informal discussion on the advisability of inviting Negro schools to become TISA members will also be held. A probable vote on this subject is expected to be one of the major actions of the March convention. All portions of the executive ed by Robert Byrnes; Ruth Atm Tipton, escorted by Russel Smith, Jr.; Mary Ann Pruitt, escorted by George Grupe; June Peevy, es corted by C. L. Ray; Charlene Thurman, escorted by Bob Bob bins; and Lennie Garrard, escort ed by John Tapley. The banquet, which is to be held in Sbisa, will be semi-formal and will start at 7 p. m. To insure ade quate food and seating arrange ments, tickets for the banquet are no longer being sold. Chandler Speaks The welcoming speech will be given by Chandler and wil be followed by the invocation by Ken neth Wiggins. Charles N. Hiels cher, professor of the engineering - drawing department, will be the principle speaker on the program. Hielscher, who is a member of the class of ’33, will speak lightly on the subject: “Life at A&M”. He will try to show the comparison of life now- and what it was like when he was here. The banquet program will be concluded by a prayer given by James Lehman. The dance will be held in the Ballroom of the Memorial Student Center and will start at 9 p. m. If the weather permits the already famous MSC “Moonlight” Terrace will be used for the dance. The entire upstairs of the MSC will be used for the Prom. Tickets On Sale Tickets to the dance should be bought as soon as possible so that adequate accommodations can ba made. Tickets will ge off sale Fri day night. Everyone is urged to tarian Fuller said the meetings will be arranged so students may enter and leave discussions at will. Dr. Elliott to Begin RE Week Monday By CURTIS EDWARDS A&M’s 1951 Religious Emphasis Week will begin Monday when Dr. William M. Elliott, pastor of the Highland Park Presbyterian committee session Saturday will | buy their tickets before this dead- be open to any student. Parliamen- bne. Banquet tickets are $1.50 a plate and tickets for the dance are $3.00 a couple. Non-reg - students wish ing to purchase tickets should contact any first sergeant or Ted M. Stephens, room 415 Dorm 1. Refreshments of punch with cookies or cake are planned to be served in the Assembly Room of the MSC. If the Assembly room is needed for additional dancing space, refreshments will be served in the adjoining meeting rooms. Super Sales Program A&M To Sell Itself During ‘High School Day ’ Visits “High School Day,” a project to I talk will be on “The bring the better qualified high j Eye View of A&M. school seniors from over the state to A&M, will officially get under way Saturday, March 3, when reg istration will be held in the lobby of the Memorial Student Center. Three individual groups, the Student’s home town clubs on the campus, the Former Student Clubs, and the Inter-Council Committee, composed of representatives from the var ious schools in the college, are sharing - the sponsorship of the two day event. Orientation Following the registration pro cedure, at 9 a.m. the group will gather in the Assembly Room of the MSC for an Orienta tion meeting. Master of ceremonies for this part of the program is Olin Brashear, senior business ad ministration major. Brashear will introduce Bill Parse, senior civil engineering major, and president of the Stu dent Senate, who will deliver the keynote address of the session. His After the welcome message from Parse, Lt. Col. M. P. Bowden, as sistant commandant of the col lege, will talk to the students about the draft situation as it effects students enrolled in Military Science courses at A&M. Rounding out the morning’s ac tivities, the high schoolers will take tours of the educational facilities of the college, from 10:30 until 12. These tours, directed by mem bers of the Inter-Council Commit tee, will be designed in such a way that the senior will get a chance to meet members of the faculty in the school of the college in which he chooses to major. Eat With Cadets Dinner for the students will be held in Duncan Mess Hall at 12 o’clock. The meals that the stu dents eat while they are on the campus will be their only expense during the session. In the afternoon, the boys will visit with friends from their home towns or use the time in any way that they wish. Beginning at 2:30, they will be guests of the “T” As sociation at the annual Sports Day Program. Following the evening meal, which will be at 5:30, the pros pective high school graduates will again be the guests of the “T” As sociation at the inter-squad foot ball game, the highlight of Spring- football practice, played under the lights on Kyle Field. Stay With Friends Lodging for the night will be arranged for the boys by the var ious Home Town Clubs on the cam pus. It is hoped that they will be able to spend the night with some of their home town friends. Sunday morning, they will eat breakfast at 7:30 in Duncan Hall. Voluntaiy church services at the student sponsored gatherings in the YMCA Chapel will be held at 8:15 and regular services at the various campus churches will be gin at 11 o'clock. Church of Dallas, gives his open ing address at 10 a.m. in Guion Hall. In addition to the main speaker, Dr. Elliott, twelve other specialist are being brought on the campus to live in the dorms and counsel with the students. They will also conduct afternoon forums and nightly discussion groups in the dormitory lounges. Classes will be dismissed for Dr. Elliott’s morning services accord ing to the following schedule: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, 11 to 12 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and at 9 a.m. Friday. Lounge Forums The afternoon forums will be held from 4 to 5:30 in the dorm lounges on specific subjects ac cording to the following schedule: Monday—“Do Scientific Facts and the Bible Agree?”, Tuesday — “What Should a Student Get Out of Four Years of College?”, Wed nesday—“What Makes a Person a Success?”, and Thui'sday — “Men and Women Relationships.” These subjects were chosen by A&M stu dents by means of a “Interest Lo cater” questionnaire sent out by Gordon Gay, associate secretary of the YMCA. Beginning at 9 p.m., discussion groups will be conducted each nite in the lounges by the imported leaders on subjects chosen by those present in the individual groups. These discussions will be operated on a come-and-go basis so that those students not having much time may come and leave as they please. The leaders being brought to the campus will eat both the noon and evening meals with the stu dents and will be available to the students at all times. Longest Train Strike Seems Finally Over One of the longest and cost liest nation-wide railroad strikes in many years appear ed virtually ended today. The Army’s threat to fire striking switchmen was regarded as the main factor in breaking up the 10-day “sick” walkout. The work stoppage continued in a few spots across the country. But generally there was a full- scale return to work—notably in Chicago, the country’s No. 1 rail center. Indications were that all strikers will be back on the job before the 4 p.m. (EST) deadline set by the Army in its “work or be fired” ultimatum. Thousands didn’t wait for the deadline to return to work. The switchmen—who also were prom ised a pay raise—flocked back to their jobs in large numbers, join ing the thousands who had re turned to work earlier this week. The Army’s demand to switch men to get back on the job or lose their job and seniority came after President Truman’s instruc tions to the Army to take “ap propriate action immediately” to get the roads in full operation. The Army has been in technical control of the carriers since the government seized them last Aug. 27 to halt a threatened strike.