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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1951)
Circulated to More Than 90% of College Station’s Residents Number 125: Volume 51 PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1951 MSC Inner Workings And Committees Explained See Editorial Page Price Five Cents Student Body To Approve New Mascot A&M will have a mascot soon— perhaps this semester—if the stu dent body wants one. The Student Senate’s mascot committee, headed by 1. E. “Mon ty” : Montgomery, is proceeding with plans to obtain A&M’s first official mascot since the death of Iteveille in 1944. Students will vote in a Senate- conducted election soon to deter mine whether or not a mascot is wanted. Questions asking “Do you [think A&M needs a mascot? if your answer is yes, do you think it should be a dog? “If so, our committee has found the best choice will be a (ieijman shepherd—do you sup port this?” A fourth part of the ballot, to he distributed to the entire stu- •dent body on a date not yet ar ranged, asks for remarks pertain ing to the mascot selection. “We have several reasons for' believing the best choice for a * dog mascot would be a German shepherd,” Montgomery said this morning. « “They are big dogs, possess a high IQ and require little phy sical upkeep—that is, they aren’t dainty dogs which need meticul ous care.” The committee, with Montgom- White Urges Clubs Make 1951-52 Plans All departments, organizations, clubs and other groups who plan to have some student function dur ing the 1951-52 school year are urged by C. G. “Spike” White, dean of men for activities, to begin discussion of desirable dates for their function. A special meeting of the Stu- ient Life Committee has been tuthorized for Monday at 5 p. m. in .room 301, Goodwin Hall to set the exact dates. “This is being done,” White said “to enable the college to print the All-College Social and Activities Calendar for the next year.” White added he would be glad to discuss Student Life Committee ■policies concerning this All-College Calendar with anyone who' is con cerned. ery, Karl Meyer’s, Duane Vanden- berg, George Germond, and Lloyd Manjeot acting as members, has invited Jim Tim House to work with them as an ex-officio mem ber. House, who worked with the Army’s K-9 Corps during his pre- A&M days, will contact several agencies from which the Army selects their dogs, seeking a satis factory mascot for A&M. Montgomery’s group suggests the dog be a male, a pup from 12 to 16 months old, and that the mascot receive thorough profession al training on the campus. Tentative plans have been made —all subject to the decision of the student body in the election—for the care of the mascot. Each year one student wodld take general charge of the dog. The first stu dent would work hand-in-hand with a professional trainer, if one can be brought to the campus to teach the dog. Each unit in the Corps of Cadets will be responsible for the clog’s general upkeep for one week during the year. The committee is also proposing a “sentry” house for the dog—as is found at gates of Army posts. It would be located near the center of the New Area cadet dormitories. If the German shepherd is se lected, he would probably cost above $75, but less than $150 with all expenses for blankets, collars, licenses and other items consider ed. The price would also include American Kennel Club registra tion, since the dog would be a pure-bred. No name will be chosen for the dog until he arrives on the campus, Montgomery said. At that time, a student election will probably be held to name him. Montgomery emphasized that all plans now under consideration are tentative and await the decision of the forthcoming student body vote. Research Foundation Increases Councilors The Research Foundation recent ly has increased the number of its councilors from 70 to 90, Dr. A. A. Jakkula, executive director an nounced today. Success After 19 Attempts MSC Dish Design Problem Solved After Long Search By FRANK DAVIS Battalion Staff Writer “That’s it,” exclaimed Robert D. Harold, MSC decorator. This was how the man who deco rated the Shamrock Hotel, Hous ton, acted when he found the dish es which many generations of Ag gies will use in the MSC. Last summer, J. Wayne Stark, MSC director, and Harold were in Houston looking at china patterns. The pattern sought, besides blending with the surroundings, had to be one which could be used interchangeably in the cof- " fee shop, fountain room, and dining room. The building has only one dish room. Stark and Harold, after failing to find what they wanted in a ; Syracuse china exhibit, visited Huey and Phillips, Houston West ern hotel suppliers, in desperation. Time was playing out, when Har old while looking at second plates, ' found the neutral colored pattern both men were seeking. That particular china was first used in the United States by the International House at the Uni versity of Chicago. The German made dishes were selected by stu dents before the war. The pattern was popular because it satisfied the tastes of students from many foreign countries, had been able, with the aid of Syracuse, after 19 failures, DuPont who furnished the base colors, to imitate the color. The MSC china was purchased for $9,000. It would cost from $10,000 to $11,000 today, Stark stated. With the exception of the Pres idential Set, the china is used ex clusively in the MSC. The Presi dential Set, for use by any presi dent, is thinner and is used for small banquets. The set was used last week for the first time. The occasion was a dinner given by President M. T. Harrington, honoring H. O. Kelly, the cowboy painter. Hitch-hikers! Wichita Falls Exes Erect Ride Station An Aggie hitch-hiking post has been erected at Wichita Falls which will be a welcome sight to the hun dreds of Aggies who pass through there enroute to their homes in North Texas and the Panhandle. The shelter, a permanent brick structure built by the North Texas A&M Mothers Club, is situated on the east side of town on the Fort Worth highway directly in front of the Texas Highway Department building. Several Aggie Exes aided in the planning and building of the sta tion. Among these was C. L. Mux-ph who is an active participant in all Aggie functions in Wichita Falls. The Highway Department not only gave its pennission that the strac- tui’e be erected befox-e their build ing, but also aided in its progress by moving a portion of the rock wall extending across the front and regraveling the area directly before the shelter. Vai’ious Aggie exes over the city contributed the material for the station, such as the concrete, paint, roofing, and the bricks. Committee heading the A&M Mothers in planting, airanging and completing the pi’oject for their sons at A&M, had Mx-s. M. W. Knight as chairman and Mrs. J. P. Hamman as her co-worker. Police Action Averting War Says Chevalier “America does not own out right its freedom—it merely has a lease which must be paid from time to time. The present generation has re ceived this task and it must be fullfilled if the future genei’ation is to have the privileges the present one is enjoying.” Thus Col. Willaixl Chevalier 1 , ex ecutive vice-president of the Mc Graw-Hill Ihiblishing Company, New Yox-k, explained the United State’s role in the present world situation to membei’s of the Col lege Station Kiwanis Club yester day at their weekly meeting in the MSC. Said Chevalier, “We are not at war, we are at peace, we are exert ing a police action in Korea—an effort intended to prevent our be ing at war.” Chevalier was introduced to the club by Gibb Gilchrist, chancellor of the A&M College System. Miss Ann Southern, a senior at A&M Consolidated High School and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. (Dixie) Southern, has been chosen the Kiwanis’ Duchess to the A&M Cotton Pageant and Ball. R. E. Leighton, chairman of the boys and girls committee, reports all arrangements have been made for the annual banquet sponsored by the Kiwanis for the A&M Con solidated High School athletes and their dates. The banquet is sche duled for April 27, in the assem bly room of the MSC, with coach John Floyd to be the principal speaker. Following the banquet and talk will be dancing on the terrace for those present. Voters Name Fitch, Council Posts Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Baty of 505 Jersey Street cast their ballots in the annual city election as L. E. Boze, (middle) election judge, supervises the voting. Three hundred and seventy-one Col lege voters visited the City Hall yesterday to cast their ballot among the near record total. Federal Inspection Causes Corps Housecleaning Flurry By B. F. ROLAND Battalion Staff Writer Get out those mops, add soap, water, and a lot of elbow grease. The annual spring housecleaning for the Corps of Cadets is about to get underway. The motive for this flurry of ac tivity in the military is the an nual Federal Inspection which will tion at 8 a. m. April 10 and end with a Corps Parade at 4:30 p. m. April 11. The inspection party will arrive Monday afternoon and brief the inspecting team member's on the details of the inspection. Twelve Inspectors A total of twelve officers, rune from the Army and three from the commence with a dormitory inspec- Air Force will comprise the in- Seniors Asked to Fill Out Activity Cards Seniors who have participated in other activities and have received honors since filling out their activ ity cards for Aggieland ’51 may add them to their annual list by stating the additional activities on another card in the Aggieland of fice. The other activities cards are on the Bulletin board in the annual ’51 office in Goodwin Hall. Landrum to Address Church News Meeting By PHIL SNYDER Battalion Staff Writer As a part of the Arts and Sci ences Week which lasts through this week the A&M Journalism De partment is sponsoring a one-day short course otr church and religious news, publicity and public rela tions. It will start tomorrow in the MSC. This course is expected to be the first in a series of such courses to be held here annually, says Otis Miller, chairman and director of the short course and a member of the Journalism Department. Landrum To Speak Principal speaker for the af- Senior Ring Making Is Fine Craft By BEE LANDRUM Battalion Staff Writer yes, the ring is made in three parts—the base and two shanks. A hub is made by hand from a piece of steel. It is hardened by a heat treating process and then 100 operations are necessary before Passed into a piece of untemper Qao vinfr io n/MYirUo+iirl SIX.LI j Here is the straight dope on how • these “nuggets” seniors wear (or hope to wear) are made. More than a class ring is completed It seems that the first operation •is to make the things with which they are on the finished rin » giving a die. All details in the die are in reverse of what Then the die is hardened. The die is placed in the bed of a hammer, and a piece of 10 carat gold is placed over the design impression of the die. The hammer exerts many hun dred pounds of pressure on the gold, forcing it into every niche of the die. shanks are accurately finger sized while still in the flat form. Each end of the shank is filed evenly, and the ring is ready to be formed —made round. It is placed on a tapered steel rod, which has the various ring sizes graduated on it, and is ham mered into its true form. Then the to make the rings. Things called hubs and dies and so forth. A hub is an exact reproduction of a part of the finished ring. Oh Fine tools are used to sharpen any details in the die that may not have come out clearly when the hub was pressed into the steel. Separate hubs and dies are cast ^ ase *. s Ex- for each shank and for the base, tremely high heat is used m weld ing the ring, and a higher carat The ring parts are sent to a gold is required than is used in the ring maker’s bench, where the ring itself. The ring is given a final polish ing with high and low speed buf fers made of steel, wood, brush or felt. Many separate steps are required to complete the polish ing. The next time you examine an Aggie nugget, think of it as some thing more than the reward for completing 100-odd semester hours of course work. It represents much painstaking effort by expert crafts men and is a highly polished, fin ished product, not just a rough nugget like its wearer. fair is Lynn W. Landrum, editor ial writer for the Dallas Morning News, who will give the closing talk at 7:30 p. m. in the MSC Ball room. At 9 a. m., Miss Ruth Tucker, news Editor for the Baptist Gen eral Convention of Texas, will speak on “Publicity and Public Relations for Church Groups.” Aubrey Streater, art and produc tion manager for Whaley Studios, Dallas, will talk at 10:15 on “Art and Production of Promotional Material for a Religious Organiza tion.” Creep to Lead Immediately following Streater’s talk, J. Walter Creep will lead a panel discussion on “Individual Church Publicity and Public Re lations.” Creep is managing editor of the Lufkin Daily News. At the luncheon in the Assembly Room, “Welcome” will be given by James F. Fowler, minister of the Church of Christ. Resuming the activities again at 1:30 p. m., Mrs. Earvin R. Lewis, church news editor of the Houston Post, will explain “Getting Co-oper ation between Newspapers and Churches.” Reader Interest From 2-2:30 p. m., Wendell Be- dichek, publicity and public rela tions director, Abilene Christian College, will address the group on “Getting Reader Interest into Re ligious News.” Following him will be a discussion on “What the week ly Newspaper can use in Church News,” by J. C. Smith, Editor of the Liberty Vindicator, Liberty, Texas. The last speaker on the afternoon program will be DeWitt Reddick, Journalism Professor from the Uni versity of Texas who will talk on “Experiments in Religious News Reporting,” at 3:15. Ending the day will be a dinner in the MSC Ballroom followed by Landrum’s after dinner talk. specting group, Lt. Col. Marion P. Bowden said yesterday. Monday afternoon, the inspect ing party will also inspect in struction files, examination and quiz records. After the dormitory inspection at 10 Tuesday morning the inspect ing party visit classrooms in military science to ask the cadets questions and answer any questions that the cadets may have to ask. Drill Team Exhibition At 1 p. m., Tuesday, the Fresh man Drill Team will give an ex hibition until 1:50 p. m. when the group returns again to the inspec tion of instruction in the class rooms. Observation of retreat march by the inspecting party will end Tuesday’s program. Inspection of instruction in the classroom will take place Wednes day from 8 a. m. to 3:50 p. m. The Corps Parade will be held as a conclusion to the Federal Inspec tion at 4:30 p. m. Leave Wednesday The Federal Inspection Party will probably leave Wednesday night Colonel Bowden said. The Army officers on the in specting team are Lt. Col. Clifford A. Bowman, Headquarters, Fourth Army; Lt. Col. William D. Gnau, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Lt. Col. Darce R. Knight, Headquarters, Fourth Army; Lt. Col. Joseph J. Imroff, Headquarters, Fourth Army; Lt. Col. Douglas Stevens, Fort Sill; Lt. Col. Carl G. Witte, Headquar ters, Fourth Army; Lt. Col. Henry H. Wishart, Fort Sill; Maj. Con rad O. Mannes, Ft. Bliss; and Maj. Edgar C. Wall, Headquarters, Fourth Army. Air Force officers are Col. Edgar C. Selzer, Capt. Homer E. Thomp son, and Capt. Robert C. Matthews. Graduate Students To Hear Scientist Dr. Kurt Mendelssohn of Ox ford University, England, will give an address to graduate school stu dents and interested public on “Ag gregation of Matter” in the lecture room of the Biological Science Building tomorrow at 8 p. m. During the following World War II, he conducted extensive research in medical physics and the design of medical equipment for use in the armed forces of the British Government. A native of Germany, Dr. Men delssohn studied Physics at Berlin University under their faculty which included five Nobel Prize winners. He received his doctor’s degree there in 1930. Heavy Vote Nears Balloting Record By JOEL AUSTIN Battalion City Editor Harry L. Boyer, Howard W. Badgett, and W. D. Fitch were elected yesterday to serve for two year terms on the College Station City Council in the annual municipal election held at the City Hall. It was one of the biggest elections in College Station history, with the votes cast more than doubling the number of ballots dropped in the boxes last year for the same election which also included balloting for a mayor. From a field of seven candidates, the three new council- men emerged victors by no overwhelming vote. Ward I, smallest of the city areas, was expected to have few ballots cast, but incumbent W. D. Fitch had several write-ins against •him to keep the race far from be ing dull. Howard Badgett, present council man from Ward I whose term ex- *" pired this month, gathered 84 votes, the most cast for any candidate. Homer Adams and J. W. O’Brien finished second and third to poll 52 and 51 votes respectively. Black Closest Contender In College Hills Ward II, incum bent G. W. Black was the closest contender to Harry Boyer on that ballot, but he had to settle for defeat by polling 53 votes to the; 63 received by Boyer. L. G. Berryman was last on the East side ticket with 43 people naming him as their choice. Lloyd D. Smith received five Sophomore MS During Summer Is Considered The possibility of offering one semester of Sophomore military and Air Science is now being considered by the School of Military Science and Tactics. This would be offered to cadets, who will be academically qualified 1 11 ,v °^ es ma ' ce a 1 ' , y c T c for advanced contracts next fall, but who lack only one semester of military science. “It must be borne in mind Col. H. L. Boatner, PMS&T said,” that the spirit behind the offering of summer school ROTC work is to bring into step the academic and military instruction of our students or to shorten the duration of their college careers. “The operation of the Selective Service Act,”* he continued, “and the reputation of this college makes us look with disfavor upon any inovation in our Military Sci ence instruction which would pro long the college career of any in dividual beyond the normal dura tion. Any student lacking one semes ter of sophomore military or air Science would report, in writing, to his MS or AS instructor by April 9, whether he would take such a course if offered or if he might take it. The report should also include expected academic standings — hours, grade points, ratio, classifi cation, major course, and complet ed military science semesters as of the end of the present Spring semester. The feasibility of offering such a course will be determined from these reports. Former Aggie Honored By Donation to Library The book, “Doak Walker, Three- Time All American,” has been don ated to the college library in mem ory of Lt. Walter H. Higgins, for mer Aggie football player. Lt. Higgins, who was killed in Korea on Jan. 21, has been honored by the presentation by Miss Char lotte Cornell of Galveston. bid for the position now held by winner W. D. Fitch in Ward III. From this small area which he represents, Fitch polled 20 votes. 371 Ballots Cast Three hundred seventy-one bal lots—the most dropped in city ballot boxes in a long time—was the total counted in these unoffi cial figures released by election judge L. E. Boze. Assisting Boze was J. B. Later- stein, assistant judge; and Mrs. P. W. Bums and Mrs. A. P. Boy- ett, clerks. Speaking to this writer over the telephone last night, newly elected Ward II representative Harry Boy er thanked voters of his precinct for their interest and support in naming him to his' first term as city councilman. “Tell the people I’ll do the best I can and do all in my power to attend all meetings,” he said. “Most Encouraging” “It is most encouraging,” the new councilman commented, “that the people of the city showed so much interest and determined to elect their representative. “With the citizens behind us as they showed in the large vote of the election I am sure this is just the beginning of a big year,” he added. Results of the election are as yet unofficial and will not be made official until the present city coun cil convenes to canvass ballot re turns. As soon as the vote is de clared official, new councilmen will assume their positions. Last year’s city election drew only 179 voters to the polls to elect three councilmen and a mayor. With only the three councilmen to name this year—and only one can didate in Ward III—voters showed their balloting strength by visiting the polls between 8 a. m. and 7 p. m. some 371 strong. MSC Dedication, Muster Plans Set In ceremonies, honoring the near- ’ The traditionl muster ceremonies ly 1,000 A&M men who have given at 2 p. m. in Kyle Field football their lives for their country, the stadium will feature part i- MSC will be dedicated on April 21. cipation by the Aggie Band, the Dedication speaker at the 11 a. Singing Cadets and Ross Volun- m. ceremonies will be Tyree Bell, teers. an A&M graduate of 1913 a,nd vice Principal speaker will be James president of the board of directors H. Pipkin, a native of Bryan and of the A&M College Ssytem. a ’29 graduate of A&M. He is A. E. Caraway, president of the general manager of the industrial Association of Former Students, an d public relations department Student Senate President Bill 0 f the Texas Co., New York. Parse and Prof, Fred Prison, re- Alan Waldie will sire the roll L™" ,L e rll'R™ alf ’ ' Vl11 call. Caraway and Dave Keelan senior class president, will speak briefly. respond to the dedication. On Front Steps On Radio The $2,000,000 structure will be dedicated in a ceremony on its _ _ . front steps—beneath the bronze The Texas Quality Network vail plaque which bears the names of broadcast a delayed report of the 940 of the college’s war dead of dedication and muster at 4:30 on the classes of 1900 through 1948. the afternoon of the ceremonies. A representative of the mothers Radio stations which will carry of the dead will place a wreath on the program are WFAA, Dallas; the dedication plaque at the en- WOAI, San Antonio; KPRC, Hous- trance of ,the MSC. ton; KRIS, Corpus Christi; KVAL, Curtis Edwards, corps chaplain Brownsville; KRGV, Weslaco; and, will give the dedication prayer. KGNC, Amarillo.