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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE
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To Price Daniel
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Number 91: Volume 51
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951
Price Five Cents
Student Inter-Church Council
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The Inter-Church Council is the student group as
sisting J. Gordon Gay, associate secretary of the
YMCA, in putting on Religious Emphasis Week
which began yesterday and will last through Fri
day of this week. Members of the Council are:
(bottom row) John Olsen, Archie James, King
Egger, Allan Eubank, Quinton Johnson, Gordon
Gay; (top row) Norman Braslau, Buddy Du Val,
Curtis Edwards, I. G. Trauth, Don Hinton, Robert
McCarley, and Otto Richers. Members not pic
tured are Douglas Wythe, Reese Gallimore, Floyd
Griffin, John Golla, James Lehmann, Norman
Bent, and Frank Sherrill.
Dance Committee Vetoes
Flowers for Sophomore Bail
Deciding that crippled children
are more important than dance
corsages, the dance committee of
the Class of 1953 voted not to
have corsages for the annual Soph
omore Ball to be held Saturday
night in the MSC.
“Instead of spending money for
vorsages that would wilt in seve-
yal days, the officers of the Class
#f 1953 ai'e urging everyone to
donate to the March of Dimes,”
says 0. C. Putter Jarvis, class pres
ident.
“In this manner, a lot of last-
Tidwell Picked
To Represent
A&M at Meet
James M. Tidwell, civil en
gineering senior, will repre
sent the Texas section of the
American Society of Civil En
gineers in a national techni
cal paper contest meeting to be
held in Houston Feb. 20, accord
ing to J. B. Baty, professor in the
Civil Engineering Department.
Tidwell’s technical paper, “Rapid
Determination of Certain Physical
Properties of Soils and the Com
paction of Earthen Embankments,”
won first place over all other pap
ers of the J. T. L. McNew Chapter
at A&M Feb. 2. Albert W. Rollins
of Austin won second place.
Five schools were represented in
the Texas section contest held at
the St. Anthony Hotel in San An
tonio, Friday evening, Feb. 9. They
were A&M, SMU, TU, Texas Tech,
and Texas Western.
Tidwell’s technical paper won
first place for A&M with SMU and
Texas Tech winning second and
third in that order.
Each of the five contestants in
the Texas section contest was a
winner in his own student chapter.
McClellan ’53 Dies
In Korean Action
Thomas P. McClellan Jr., Class
of ’53 from Austin, was killed in
action in Korea in the Chosen Res
ervoir area.
The former student was a mem
ber of “High Ground Easy” Com
pany, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine
Division which was mobilized in
August.
Enlisting in the Marine Corps
in 1946, McClellan was 17 years
of age. He trained at Camp Pendle
ton and El Toro Air Base in
California. After the - close of
World War II, he became an ac
tive member of the Austin unit of
the Marine Corps Reserve.
Mobilization interrupted h i s
plans with the First Marine Divi
sion in the Inchon invasion in Sept
ember and was in the Chosen Res
ervoir area when he was killed.
McClellan is survived by his par
ents Mrs. Margaret Wood, 804
West 34th Street, and Thomas P.
McClellan, 3107 East Avenue, in
Austin. His sister, Mrs. Gene
Schwartz, lives in Waco.
ing good will come from the
money spent for flowers,” he
added.
A container will be set up in the
MSC ballroom to receive the con
tributions of everyone attending
the dance. It is suggested that the
amount which would have been
spent for flowers be contributed to
the drive, although the donations
are to be based entirely on the
honor system with no established
donation.
The Sweetheart selection com
mittee, composed of J. P. Abbott,
Dean of the School of Arts and
Sciences; Spike White, assistant
Dean of Men for Activities; and
Barney Welch, Director of Intra
mural Athletics, met with Joe
Blanchette, chairman of the Sweet
heart Selection Committee and
chose the four finalists for Soph
omore Sweetheart.
The four finalists are Lynne
Lovinggood, from Dallas es
corted by Bill Scott of E Field
Artillery; Bonnie Jean Towler,
f r a m Houston, escorted b y
Henry Prochaska of C Air Force;
Barbara Ann Barnes, of Hous-
t o n escorted by William A.
Plans Begin
On Convocation
Information for this year’s
Convocation Program is now
being gathered according to
Dr. George W. Schlesselman,
head of the Geography De
partment and chairman of the
Commencement Committee.
All information about awards,
prizes, and scholarships for the
program should be sent to the fol
lowing men in each school.
Dr. Vernon Young, head of the
Range and Forestry Department
for the School of Agriculture. Dr.
nary Physiology and Pharmacology
P. W. Burns, head of the Veteri-
Department for the school of Vet
erinary Medicine.
In the School of Engineering Dr.
L. C. Lindsay, head of the Chem
ical Engineering Department will
receive the information and Dr.
Walter H. Delaplane, head of the
Economics Department will serve
for the School of Arts and Sci
ences.
The information should include
details covering name of recipient,
donner, prize or award, purpose,
and objective or method of selec
tion.
The Commencement Committee
is also working on the selection of
the Baccalaureate and Commence
ment speakers, says Dr. Sehlessel-
Dunn of E Infantry; and Jane
Holcombe, of Odessa escorted by
Don Richey of B Infantry.
Of these four lovlies, one will
emerge Sweetheart of the Class of
1953 and will be presented at the
dance. At this time, Jarvis will
present her with the award and be
stow the traditional kiss.
The theme for the dance is
modern music and Gene Earl
Steed, chairman of the decora
tions committee, promises some
decorations that will be “Solid
as a Rock.”
As special entertainment during
intermissions, a trio, composed of
Roddy Peeples, Jimmy Eller, and
Albert (Dutch) Cusick, will give
oue with some Jazz, Dixieland,
Hillbilly, Boogie, and Kenton Be-
Bop.
Invitations have been printed and
may be secured from the represen
tatives in your dorm. The dorm
salesmen are Bill Willman, Dorm
1; Red Ash, Dorm 2; Jimmy Led-
low, Dorm 3; Bill Highsmith, Dorm
4; Don Buchner, Dorm 5; Guy
Shown, Dorm 6; Wally Schlather,
Dorm 7; Willie East, Dorm 8;
James McGee, Dorm 9; Bill Thorn
ton, Dorm 10; Jerry Staff el, Dorm
11; Don Donaldson, Dorm 12. Pat
Allesandra invitations for the
Sophs not living in the corps.
UN Troops
Surprised By
Red Offensive
Tokyo, Feb. 13 — UP) —
American and South Korean
troops fought their way today
out of huge trap sprung by a
100,000-man Red force in the
snow mountains of central Korea.
General MacArthur made a fly
ing visit from Tokyo to the West
ern Korea front where the allies
were holding their major gains of
last weekend around Seoul.
The allies on the newly imper
illed central front lost some men,
artillery and vehicles and much
ground including the key road hub
of Hoengsong 10 miles north of
Wonju. They pulled back as much
as 18 miles.
The massed Red forces sprang
upon five allied columns late Sun
day night in a typical Communist-
style attack. The shrill blare of
bugles and roll of drums signalled
the onslaught. The Reds struck
through snowy mountain passes
and valleys with elements of three
to six Chinese armies and two
Red Korean corps.
Once again the Chinese were at
tempting to smash and encircle al
lied forces with sheer masses of
manpower.
Confused, bitter fighting swirled
all day and night Monday through
out the Hoengsong area. Finally
two U. S. Second Division battal
ions and a South Korean regiment
fought their way out of the Com
munist trap north of Hoengsong.
By 11 a.m. Tuesday (9 p.m.,
EST, Monday), the hard-hit ele
ments of Maj. Gen. Edward M. Al
mond’s 10th Corps had broken off
ground contact with the attacking
Reds. A.P. correspondent John
Randolph said at 2 p.m. (Monday
midnight, EST) that there was a
lull with both sides regrouping for
renewed fighting.
In the west, the U. S. 25th and
Third Divisions consolidated their
positions around the recaptured
port of Inchon, Seoul’s industrial
suburb of Yongdungpo and the
capital’s big Kimpo airifeld.
BA Students
To Be Guests
At Sales Rally
Three outstanding students of
Salesmanship in the Business Ad
ministration department will be
among the honored guests this eve
ning at the third annual Sales
Rally at the University of Hous
ton. The three are Don Joseph,
Glenn Cummings and David Rober
son.
Other guests from A&M will be
Wendell Horseley, Director of
Placement and Ernest Bulow, as
sistant professor of salesmanship
and sales management.
Featured on the program, which
is sponsored by the Houston Sales
Executives Club, will be H. B.
(Doc) Sharer, who will speak on
“What Makes A Star Salesman
‘A Star’.”
ASABAB Winners
“Heaven
and Hell”
. . . was the theme of ASABAB Saturday night, and John Calhoun
and Jean Amsler nabbed the first prize of $5 each for their unique
ideas in costumes. Calhoun reads solemnly from the scriptures,
trying to convert Jean, dressed as a French street-walker.
Dr. Elliot Speaks Before
1,500 in Second RE Day
By CURTIS EDWARDS
Religious Emphasis Week went
into its second day with flying col
ors as over 1,500 students, profes
sors and local citizens crowded
Guion Hall to hear Dr. William M.
Elliott deliver his second morning
address “On Being Different.”
Forums and discussion groups
were held in the lounge by the
twelve other visiting religious lead
ers on “Do Scientific Facts and the
Bible Agree?” and other topics of
moral and sniritual nature.
The forums will be held this aft
ernoon from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on
“What a Student Should Get Out
of Four Years of College.” The
subjects for the discussion groups
to be held at 9 p.m. in the lounges
will be left to the discretion of
each individual group.
Dr. Elliott took his sermon of
this morning from Joshua 24:15—
“Choose you this day whom you
will serve; but as for me and my
house, we will serve Jehova.”
Moral Aristocrat
He explained that Joshua was a
moral aristocrat. He could not be
pushed into joining the mental and
Human Smokestacks
Smokers to Get Nicotine
Despite National Situation
Gallery Committee
Schedules Meeting
The Gallery Committee of the
Memorial Student Center has sche
duled a business meeting Wednes
day at 7:30 p. m. in the Memorial
Student Center Art Room.
A new schedule of working days
for the new semester will be plan-
ned.
Free instructions which are
available to students, staff mem
bers, and faculty members.
By ROGER COSLETT fore a guy’s date will look him
over carefully and decide that
Let the government freeze there is something missing unless
wages, draft men and kick Stalin ^ a graceful panetella cigar
out of the UN but it won’t solve jutting from between his jaws,
our problems. As others have said, Girls too recognize the drawing
“What this country needs is a good appeal of a good cigar. Members
of the Beta Gramma chapter of
five cent cigar.
With prices as high as they are
today, what cheaper pleasure is
there ?
Recently a group of Harvard
undergrads petitioned their dean
in vain to lift the ban on entertain
ing female visitors in their dormi
tory rooms. They reasoned that if
the girls couldn’t come to their
rooms they would be forced to take
them out, and that was something
they couldn’t afford.
The Cigar Institute of Ameri
ca, a trade organization intent
on popularizing perfectos on the
campus, recognized the plight of
the Harvard men and came to
their rescue with a suggestion
that they open new avenues of
pleasure by smoking cigars: The
institute reasoned that “A wo
man is only a woman—-but a
cigar is a smoke.”
Since the men of our campus
find themselves in about the same
circumstances it might well be that
they take up the war cry of “Bring
on the women—and more cigars.”
Cigars seem to be the fashion
now days. Lately such Hollywood
glamour boys as Farley Granger,
Don Taylor and Jeff Chandler have
all taken to perfecto preening on
the screen.
At this rate it won’t be long be-
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority at Flo
rida State University presented ci
gars to lads of a neighboring fra
ternity with a special band read
ing “You need not inhale to enjoy
a cigar. You need not look beyond
ZTA to enjoy a date.”
It seems there are not any
neighboring sororities on this
campus but there are a lot of
cigar smokers. But there is
some cause to wonder if the tyro
tycoons know how to smoke a
cigar properly. Some times they
are mistaken for an Indian smoke
signal or except for their green
look the stookie puffers could be
mistaken for Edward G. Robin
son.
For instance do they know a long
ash makes a cigar smoke cooler,
last longer? And that there’s no
need to bite off the end of a cigar
to prepare it to light . . . merely
pinch the end gently and an air
vent will be created.
Cigars should be lit with the heat
rather than with the flame of a
match or lighter and should be
smoked slowly; avoiding fast and
furious puffing.
If apt at smoking a stoogie
slowly then by following some of
these smoking hints there is a
good chance of winning a host
of prizes in the cigar division of
the Annual Battalion Pipe Smok
ing Contest that is. to be held
Feb. 28 in the MSC Assembly
Room.
Cigars will be provided for the
contestants and the puffer who
can keep his lit the longest will
be adjudged the winner. You are
advised to wear your asbestos
masks. It gets mighty warm try
ing to smoke a half inch of cigar
on a toothpick.
Non-cigar smokers never fear
because the contest will feature ci-
(See CIGARS, Page 6)
moral lock-step of his day. He
was not the kind to meekly comply
with oop fads and conventionalities.
“We desperately need more of
Joshua’s spirit today,” Dr. Elliott
said. “The prevailing American
psychology is the psychology of
conformity. If there is one thing
the average American youth fears,
it is that he will be thought odd.”
“Of course,” he continued, “there
is nothing basically wrong with
our disposition to imitate others
and to be socially congenial. I am
not pleading for oddness in itself.
Be Different
“It is not a healthy personality
which seeks to be different merely
for the sake for being different.
But when social imitation becomes
slavish—when it gets out of hand—
it is a curse and not a blessing.”
“Conformity is serious when it
invades a man’s mental and moral
life and we feel compelled to ad
just ourselves to inferior, though
widely accepted standards of
thought and conduct,” Dr. Elliott
explained.
He further explained this ten
dency to social imitation rests up
on the assumption that the major
ity is always right. But the ma
jority can be wrong and usually is
in any g-reat matter of taste and
moral judgement.
Emerson’s Essay
Dr. Elliott quoted Emerson’s es
say, “Self Reliance,” in pointing
out how difficult it is to maintain
one’s moral independence these
days. Emerson says “For non
conformity, the world whips you
with its displeasure.”
In explaining the common ten
dency to do things just because
they are “being done,” he pointed
to the problem of social drinking.
“One simply cannot explain its
widespread practice these days,
apart from the fact that it is now
a social fad. If left to themselves
many young people would never
drink. They know that it is harm
ful to health, happiness and self
respect, but the “crowd expects it”
and they want to satisfy the
crowd.”
False Independence
He denounced the “false inde
pendence” of some young people
who indulge in wrong practices.
“The really independent person
is the person who has the moral
heroism to say ‘No’ to anything
which comprises his ideals and vio
lates his deeper convictions. I
know young people who have cour
age, and I take my hat off to
them,” he said.
“Taking a stand like that is often
lonely and painful, but it pays rich
dividends in self-respect, and all
who take it find themselves in
good company.”
Elliott concluded with the
thought that Jesus was never satis
fied with anything less than God’s
best. He never followed the crowd;
the crowd followed him. And
when, at last, his closest followers
forsook him and fled, he never
flinched, but held steady to the
dream that was in his heart.
Salary Hikes,
New City Jobs
Get Council OK
The appointment of a Civilian Defense Director, City
Registrar, for Vital Statistics, and a raise in salaries for
several city employees were among the items on the docket
for a long City Council session last night.
The Councilmen also passed an ordinance setting the
date for a municipal election in April in addition to discussing
contract terms proposed by the City of Bryan for selling-
electric power facilities in the College Hills section of College
Station.
In answer to a request by Gov. Allan Shivers, the council
voted to appoint D. E. Carlson, associate professor of the
Management Engineering Department, as College Station
Civil Defense Director.
The council said the appointment was to become effec-
♦•five immediately with Carlson’s
duties to be in the line of co-ordi-
Policy
MSC Council
Limits
Center Study
Student study in the Me
morial Student Center high
lighted agenda items at t h e
monthly meeting of the MSC
Council last night. The stu
dent-faculty group unanimously
approved the institution of a pol
icy governing the practice.
The new policy reads “The Piano
Room, Social Room, Birch Room,
Record-playing Room and Senate
Chamber shall not be used for
studying.”
As approved the ruling earned
the explanation that “these areas
were designed for special purposes
and will be used as such.”
The restriction is aimed at pro
hibiting students from discourag
ing purely recreational activities
aimed at by the planners of the
Centdr.
Bowling Team
Another policy adopted by the
group provided that “Bowling
Team members shall be allowed a
maximum of three lines per week
at a price of 15-cents per line.
Bowling team membership shall
be determined by student competi
tion in a well-publicized, campus
wide tournament.”
The latter stipulation of that
ruling was aimed at insuring ade
quate opportunity for all interested
students to have a chance to qual
ify for the 11-man team. Plans
for such a turnament will be an
nounced shortly.
Union Convention
Other business included the dis
cussion of a regional Student Un
ion Convention to be held in the
MSC on the week-end of Feb. 24.
Members also began consideration
of a delegation to represent A&M
at the National Student Union Con
vention later this Spring.
A discussion of old business dis
closed that financial consideration
prohibited the proposed moving of
WTAW studios to MSC.
Presidential Cup
To Stay in MSC
The Memorial Student Center
House Committee has announced
the display of the President’s Cup
in the MSC Game Room.
The Cup, which was awarded to
A&M after their win over Georgia
in the first President’s Bowl game,
will remain in the display cases
until the end of the year.
Any trophy may be housed in
these cases but due to the limited
space, trophies will remain only
during the current year. Display
material must be claimed at the
end of this period.
nator of civil defense for this city.
City Secretary Nestor McGinnis
was given the newly created job
of City Registrar for Vital Sta
tistics. A law requiring all cities
and towns of 2500 or more'to make
such an appointment prompted
council action on the matter. Mrs.
Florence Neelley was appointed
deputy recorder of births and
deaths.
Salary hikes for six city employ
ees was agreed upon by the coun
cil. Assistant City Secretary Ran
Boswell received a $400 a year
increase, while $200 yearly raises
were given to Raymond Rogei-s,
city manager; L. P. Dulaney, util
ity superintendent; Lee Norwood,
city marshal; Curtis Bullock, pa
trolman; and Mrs. Florence Neel
ley, secretary.
March 5 Deadline
March 5 was announced as the
last day for candidates to file for
places on the ballots for council
positions. The group passed ordi
nance No. 153 which called for an
election to be held Tuesday, April
3. L. E. Boze was named election
judge with polls to be open from
8 a.m. until 6 p.m. (as set by state
statutes).
Ordinance No. 152 calling foj
issuance of the $200,000 in utility
bonds was unanimously approved
by the council. The contract terms
for selling the electric power lines
in College Hills to College Station
from Bryan were read and discus
sed. No action was taken.
One hundred dollars Uas alloted
by the Council to supplement
funds donated by several people
for construction of an entrance to
the College Station City Cemetery.
Construction has already begun on
the project, Mayor Ernest Lang
ford reported, with brick work ex
pected to get underway today.
Students Design Entrance
The entrance was designed by
architecture students of A&M and
has been financed by generous do
nations ■ of money and materials
from people of College Station.
The structure, located approxi
mately one and one-half miles
south of the East Gate on High
way 6, will be finished with stone
and brick, the mayor said.
The council agreed to call a
meeting with the A&M Consolida
ted School Board to discuss in
creased expenses involved by the
city in collecting taxes for the
school district. A suggestion to
return tax collections to the school
board as of July 1 was tabled
pending the conference.
Dog Owners Warned
Councilmen issued a warning to
dog owners that all such animals
caught without 1951 registration
tags will be picked up by police
men. A city ordinance passed last
year because of a rabid dog scare
(See CITY COUNCIL, Page 6)
Caldwell Club Sets Pic
Caldwell County Club will have,
their picture taken Feb. 13 at
5:05 p. m. on the east side of
the Administration Building. No.
1 uniforms will be worn.
First Sales of Aggie Album
Slated at Premiere Feb. 19
A&M Record Albums bought
Feb. 19 at the premiere-concert
ip Guion Hall may be autographed
by the song composers and record
ing artists, C. G. “Spike” White,
assistant dean of men for activ
ities, announced.
Mrs. Ford “Lil” Munnerlyn, com
poser of the 12th Man; Col. R. J.
Dunn, Spirit of Aggieland; and J.
V. “Pinkie” Wilson, Class ’20,
who composed the War Hymn will
be on hand to autograph the al
bums after the show.
The song writers will also tell
how they came to write the songs
when they are interviewed by Al
lan Waldie and David Haines,
co-producers of the show.
A joint recital will be given
at the show by the Aggieland Band,
directed by Col. E. V. Adams, ’29,
the Singing Cadets and the Aggie
land Orchestra, under the direc
tion of W. M. (Bill) Turner. The
numbers recorded in the album and
other selections will be given.
Four sales tables will be set
up in the lobby and center cross
aisle of Guion after the program
where “premiere albums” may be
bought by students for $3. All
sales will be handled by eight stu
dents who will be introduced from
the stage during the program.
For a week following the pre
miere, “across the table sales”
will not be made in the Office
of Student Activities. Students
will be referred to the salesman
whose territory their dorm lies
within.
Non-students will be able to ob
tain albums in the Office of Stu
dent Activities after Feb. 20. This
office will also fill all mail orders.
The mailing price is $3.35 any
where.