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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1951)
■£>< C0 ^<^S^ er W eI1 |f^ E>» Cortege Station’s Offieial I a „ Newspaper; Circulated Daily To 907o of Local Residents The Battalion PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Gen. MacArtlmr Leaves Japanese Capital See Story Page 2 Number 133: Volume 51 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1951 Price Five Cents Rodeo Arena Given By Saddle-Sirloin tty BILL AABERG Battalion Staff Writer The Little Southwestern Stock Show wound up two days of activi ties Saturday night, with the col lege now owning a rodeo arena. "* President M. T. Harrington ac cepted the Texas Aggie Rodeo Are na on behalf of the college after a dedicatory address made by Tom flam's, president of the A&M Sad dle and Sirloin Club. The, activities of the show in cluded student showmanship events, the auction of student-cured hams, dedication of the Texas Aggie Ro deo Arena, and the unveiling of a plaque dedicated to the students and faculty members who made the arena possible. As, a part of the ceremony a plaquef was also dedicated to the men who planned, designed and built the new arena. It bore the names of F. I. Dahlberg and 0. T). Butler, faculty sponsors of the Saddle!and Sirloin Club, and a long list of, students’ names. Grand champion showman of the show was W. A. Messer of Belton, also judged champion swine show man. Champion cattle showman was Harold Bragg of Talpa, who also took the Hereford steer showing event. Competing with Bragg for the •champion cattle showman title was Frank Narrell, from Burnett. Nar- rell was judged the best showman in the champion Hereford heifer contest. The best showman in the quarter horse showing contest was Brad Mitchell of San Marcos, who show ed a Suarterhorse stud colt. 'Winner in the reining event was Maxie Overstreet from. Haslet, Tex as. Overstreet rode a college-own ed quarterhorse, J. W. McCue. Bert Gibbs of Austin was judged tAe best sheep showman of the show. The show also featured a calf roping contest, in which Roy Pate, of Cotulla, stole the show both Friday and Saturday. Pate’s best time for both nights was a fast 15.2 seconds. “Inn” Buys Ham At the end of the ham auction it was found that the 41 hams had sold for a total of $872—the cham pion ham going to the Twelfth Man Inn at Noith Gate for $120. The $120 ham was processed by William Thomas of Robstown, and the reserve champion ham was that of Douglas Wythe, of Gran- Jbury, and sold to the Texas Swine Breeding Association for $45. Each of the hams was donated By the college and slaughtered and • cured by a student. ..Two comic highlights of the stock show were the professor’s bloomer race and the freshman ^greased pig race. At the start of the bloomer race, all contestants left one end of the arena on horseback and i-ode to the opposite end, where a sack of bloomers lay. They were sup posed to reach into the sack and find a pair of bloomers with their name on them and then ride or run the length of the arena to cross the finish line. Contestant 0. D. Butler had oth er plans for his fellow contestants, however. He reached the sack first and scattered bloomers all over the far end of the arena. In spite of the confusion, T. C. Cartwright got his bloomers on and raced across the finish line first to become the embarrassed winner of the contest. The freshman greased pig con test didn’t go so well—for the fish —but the crowd seemed to enjoy it. It seems the pigs were hard to catch and even harder to hold. Aft er a mad scramble of freshman, pig, and axle grease, Gene? Harral, AH major, caught a pig and held him long enough to run the length of the arena and win the event. Todd Still Isn 7 Released Dick Todd still hasn’t been released by the Washing ton Redskins to accept A&M’s head football coach position, The Battalion was told yesterday. The former Ag grid star and backfield coach last sea son was contacted by telephone yesterday afternoon at his home in Crowell. “Washington still hasn’t released me,’’ Todd said. He avoided saying whether or not he would accept the job if he obtained the release. He is now under contract as back field coach for the professional football team. Todd has been selected by the Athletic Council. He has been approved by the A&M System Board of Directors. So now it’s up to Todd and/or his present employers. Will Support Scholarships Campus Chest Drive Set Wednesday thro ugh Friday Today mai-ks the opening of Campus Chest week—that five-day period in which A&M students and staff members have an opportunity to contribute to a fund which, this year, will support two scholar ships to the college. As last year, the Twelfth Man Scholarship will receive the major portion of Campus Chest donations. It is an award given in behalf of the student body to a deserving high school graduate who could not attend A&M with out its financial assistance. The scholarship is administered through the college's Development Fund. E. E. McQuillen, executive FFA Chapters Finish Area III Contest Here Over 400 Future Farmers of America, representating 26 Texas counties, participated in the annual Area III Judg ing Contest here this past weekend. Most of the boys express ed a general desire to learn more of A&M and life on the college’s campus. “These boys—the best in their line from over 8,000 Future Farm ers in this area—are potential A&M students,” said E. V. Walton, associate prof in ag education. The Area III contest, a prelim inary to the state contest schedul ed here May 5, determines what teams qualify for statewide compe tition. Seven top teams in each judging division were selected and will return to the campus next month for the state meet. “I hope the boys will have a chance to visit the various de partments of the School of Agri culture in order to learn more of the opportunities available to stu dents here,” said J. R. Jackson. He sponsors the La Grange FFA, winners of the Area III sweepstake honors this weekend. Judging divisions were livestock, dairy products, poultry, dairy cat tle, meats, and the new soil-judging contest. Winners in each division from first to seventh place are as fol lows: Dairy cattle: Cuero, Lamar, Bryan, Bay City, Bellville, Garwood, Moul ton. Livestock: Bryan, Moulton, Cue ro, LaGrange, Lamar, Runge, Franklin. Poultry: Woodsboro, Fayette ville, Moulton^. Yoakum, Rockdale, Biyan, Lamar. Meats: LaGrange, Bellville, Vic toria. Daily products: LaGrange, Fay etteville, Victoria, Caldwell, Bre- mond, Edna, East Menard. Ag Editor Jim Lehman . . . was elected last week by the Agriculture Council as edi tor of The Agriculturist for 1951-52. The new editor is a junior dairy husbandry student from Brenham. OPS Sub-Office To Open in Bryan Sub-district branches of the Of fice of Price Stabilization will be open in Bryan and Huntsville next week to serve 13 counties, Charles H. Winerich, Jr., acting director of the Houston OPS, announced. The Bryan sub-district office opens Wednesday, when OPS re presentatives hold an all-day meet ing in the Chamber of Commerce directors’ room in the Varisco Building. The Bryan office is being set up to serve merchants and business men and the public in Brazos, Grimes, Washington, Burleson, Milam, Robertson and Madison counties. Tessie Vocalists director of the fund, receives ap plications for the award and the winner is chosen by a scholarship board. Second on the list of scholarships sponsored by Campus Chest is one which goes this year to a Norweg ian student. When the “foreign student” scholarship was first sug gested in a meeting of the Student Senate—sponsor of the Campus Chest drive—three countries were suggested from which the student would be brought to A&M. Norway was chosen in a stu dent body election, and the stu dent will be brought to the col lege by the Nantzen Foundation, the organization which is admin istering the award. Co-chairmen of the Campus Chest drive this year are Stu dent Senators Monty Montgomery and Allan Eubank. A general meet ing of dormitory and area sena tors will be held Wednesday night in the MSC Assembly Room, Mont gomery said. Each senator will bring three men from his dormi tory or housing area who will as sist him in making collections from the students. The campaign proper will be con ducted Wednesday night after the meeting, with the money scheduled to be turned in to Campus Chest headquarters by 11 p. m. The soli citations will then be counted and an announcement will be prepared for Thursday’s Battalion on the amount collected. Then Thursday night dorm senators and their assistants will return to the rooms once more for a final visit, contacting any students who were missed Wed nesday night. Friday night in Guion Hall, special Campus Chest benefit show will be held. Hockaday’s girl choir, the Singing Cadets, and a regular movie will hold the spotlight of the benefit, from which all pro ceeds will go to the Campus Chest. No charges are being made for the use of Guion, for either of the singing groups, nor for the feature. Goal of the Campus Chest drive will be $2,500, the co-chair men have announced. Of this amount, $1,600 is planned for the Twelfth Man Scholarship, $600 for the yearly foreign student award, and $300 to the College Station Community Chest. Last year’s goal of $4,000 fell far short with only $2,567 collected. This year, however, the goal is smaller and Montgomery said he expects it to be easily reached. “I think we’ll probably break $3,000. At least I surely hope we will,” the optimistic co-chairman said. “Since we won’t be able to con tact every student, it’ll probably take an average donation of about 50^ per person to meet our goal,” he added. “This amount isn’t a “set” fig ure,” he said. “Any donation, large or small, will be highly appre ciated by the committee.” Personal solicitations will not be sought from faculty members. Montgomery said, although letters have been sent to each employee telling him of the drive and its aims. “We are hoping to receive con tributions from interested faculty members,” Montgomery said. Student Body Prexy Up for Student Life Question Meeting RVs Hop The Ross Volunteers, their dates, and their guests enjoyed the weekend in fine style as they whirled around at the annual Spring Ball in the MSC Ballroom. Before the dance, the white-lniformed cadets dined at their annual banquet, also held in the ballroom. General opinion went this way: “Best dance I’ve been to at A&M.” Florists Begin Short Course IN MSC Today Virtually all types of flor ists’ problems will be dis cussed at the short course for commercial florists in the MSC today through Wednes- a day. Short course features will range from demonstrations of floral de sign to new social security regula tions that affect the florist. Sales practices, advertising pro cedures, business records and more efficient methods for growers also will come in for their share of attention. In a panel discussion by qualified persons, the florist business will be discussed from the view point of the customer, the retailer, the wholesaler and the growei\ Another panel will deal with problems of the grower. Those attending the short course will have an opportunity to see the college greenhouses and the work being done there. Speakers will include Eddie Ahles, Fort Worth florist; M. Bud dy Benz, Benz School of Design, Houston; A. J. Bowden, florist of Lenoir City, Tenn.; Henry Bres- ser, Muskogee, Okla., florist. Fred R. Brison, A&M horticul ture professor; Ernest Bulow, bus iness administration professor; Mildred Buthker, Amarillo florist; Mrs. Olin Culberson, Austin. L. L. Davis, Austin Florist; A. F. DeWerth, head of the Floricul ture and Landscape Architecture Department; N. D. Durst, business administration professor, Steve Eichelberger, Austin Florist, and V. A. Little, entomology profes sor. RV Ball, Levant Highlight Weekend The past weekend held up A&M’s strong Spring record of social ac tivities as Oscar Levant, the Ross Volunteer banquet and ball, and the TSCW Modern Choir took the spotlight. Levant, cynical master of the piano, played in Guion Hall Friday night to the largest Town Hall gathering this season. The famed star of the concert stage, screen, and radio gave his Dancing, Games Planned at MSC For Faculty An evening of unusual and varied entertainment is in store for faculty members and their wives Thursday when a game party and danc ing will be held in the MSC As sembly from 8 until 12 p.m. The committee in charge of en tertainment for the A&M Em ployees Dinner Club has planned this type of evening instead of the usual dinner. On schedule for the evening is the Aggieland Combo to provide music for dancing. Facilities for bridge, canasta, dominoes and other table games will be available for those who like to play games. Soft drinks will be available at the program center and in the Snack Bar. Tickets for the occasion are available at 75 cents per couple at the main desk of the MSC. Dress is optional. audience a varied selection of mu sic, ranging from the longhair to semi-popular. Quick-witted Oscar kept the Guion crowd in a lighthearted mood with his informal patter and sarcastic phrases. Saturday night TSCW’s Modern Choir took over in Guion as a spec ial attraction, in addition to the regular theater offering. At the same time, across the street in the MSC Ballroom, white- uniformed Ross Volunteers were stepping out in high fashion at what several termed “the best dance I’ve been to at A&M!” The RV’s dined first, then took their ladies-fair back to the ball room an hour later to a dance where “the weal her, the crowd, and the music were perfect.” Weather permitted dancing on the Starlite Terrace, while- the Ag gieland Orchestra provided music. One of the featured decorations for the annual “hop” was a large ice carving of the letters “RV.” The white uniforms and the offi cer’s sashes gave the room an extra array of color. Honored guests invited were Chancellor and Mrs. Gibb Gilchrist, President and Mrs. M. T. Harring ton, President Emeritus and Mrs. F. C. Bolton, Dean and Mrs. C. C. French, Dean and Mrs. W. L. Pen- berthy, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Angell, Mrs. Irene Claghorn, Col. and Mrs. H. L. Boatner, Col. and Mrs. E. W. Napier, Lt. Col. and Mrs. M. P. Bowden, Lt. Col. and Mrs. L. F. Walker, Capt. Basil L. Hoyl, Sgt. and Mrs. D. U. Stroud, and Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Downs. Approximately 100 couples at tended the dance, which ended the RV Weekend. Festivities got an earlv start with an informal party at DOKK hall in Bryan. Lousin’ Up the Lass-0 Batt Crew Tries Tessie News Beat One of Texas’ favorite collegiate songstresses, the TSCW Modern Choir, exhibited its vocal talent in Guion Hall Saturday night to the pleasures of an 4 appreciative male audience. Under the direction of Dr. William O. Jones, the Tessies rendered songs ranging from popular melodies to semi classic vocalizing. By DAVE COSLETT Battalion Co-Editor Ever get tired of the predominant male atmosphere of this place? Even ye staff members of The Bat talion often wish that local reader- ship were not so top-heavy on the male side. This week-end, though, the troops from the journalistic dens of Goodwin Hall made up for lost time in that respect by taking over the reins of The Daily Lass-O, the na tion’s only women’s college daily. The switch to the opposite ex treme began Friday night with an advanced relegation of the Batt staff setting up operational headquarters at TSCW’s famed Sin Cuidado. First event of the three-day session was a Theta Sigma Phi banquet with J. Frank Dobie as main speaker. The noted writer of stories of the Southwest explained the writing of a book and spun many a tale to the complete satisfaction of members and guests of the Tessie chapter of the national honorary journalism fraternity for women. Newsgathering opei’ations began Saturday morning with an eager crew of lads prying into every phase of campus activity while smiling Lass-0 staffers sat back to watch the fun. “Scoop” Pengelly, after a few sessions with the Denton phone system, found why Lass-0 re porters usually get their stories on foot. Another soph trooper, Bryan Spencer, substantiated nasty ru mors that a bus-load of women were leaving for a Perrin Field Dance. General news, columns and in- terwiews gave other staffers some thing to do as Managing Editor Joel Austin dished out assignments right and left. Clayton Selph ex ercised over-all supervision while yours trorly played lensman and set out in search of some good cheese-cake. Incidentally, none was available—not even in the local bakery. Saturday afternoon the joint crews laid aside their typewriters and blue pencils to head for Lake Senate Exec Committee Meets Also Two student government groups meet this afternoon, afternoon, with one major question facing both bodies. The Student Life Commit tee, meeting at 4 in the Senate Chamber of the MSC, and the Stu dent Senate executive committee, meeting at 5, will both discuss the student body president question. Since the last meeting of the. Senate, several events have happen ed necessitating the executive, com mittee meeting. • Preparations for holding a stu dent body referendum—an opinion poll—on the question of having a student body president were begun. • Little reaction was heard from the student body until late Wed nesday evening, the night the poll was to be conducted. Then several hurriedly-called meetings were held. • Then, upon request of a num ber of students, Senate President, Bill Parse and the election com mittee of the Senate postponed the vote. The poll distributed last Wednes day night asked the students’ opin ion on whether or not they wanted a student body president, who would replace “in name and in duties the present position of Stu dent Senate President.” Second item on Ifiej Student Life agenda today will be a discussion of requirements for the position of student body president. Other meeting discussions will be on changing the regular require ments for election of Aggieland editor and the furtherance of stu dent-faculty participation in Mus ter Day and Mother’s Day pro grams on the campus. Two roports are also on sche dule for the Student Life meeting. C. G. “Spike” White, secretary of the committee, will report on the all-college calendar meeting and M. L. Cashion will report on the welfare and recreation com mittee’s work. Student members of Student Life are A. D. Martin, Dare Keelan, Dave Coslett, Clayton Selph, W. D. “Pusher-” Barnes, Joe L. Johnson, Lloyd Manjeot, Ken Wiggins, Har old Chandler, Joe Fuller, Roy Nance, and Jim Martin. Faculty mambers Dan Russell, Joe Sorrels, Cashion, Lt. Col. M. P. Bowden, Barlow “Bones” Ir vin, Dr-. Ralph Steen, chairman of the committee; R. G. Perryman, Dr. H. G. Johnston, and Dr-. Chr is Groneman. Secretary White is a non-voting member of Student Life. S e rr a t e executive committee members are Ferris Brown, Autrey Frederick, Jimmy Onstott, I. E. “Monty” Montgomery, Duane Van- denberg, and W. H. Oliver*. Dallas where a Cris-Craft, surf board, canoes and food provided a decidedly welcome contrast to , normal newspaper duties. Sunday’s dawning found mem bers of both staffs convinced that the contrast was a little too de cided. Nursing aching muscles, they proceeded on a wind-up job to produce a finished Lass-0 for Mon day readers at Tessieland. Wise Battalion men silently slunk away before those readers got to judge the efforts. Included in the week-end safari were Bob Hughson, John Whit more, Selph, Allan Pengelly, Andy Anderson, Spencer, Sid Abermathy, Bill Aaberg, Austin, Chuck Neigh bors, Pete Hermann and Carl Mil ler. Reservists to Train In Louisiana Camp All Army Organized Reserve un its of Texas ordered to summer training at Fort Hood, Texas, will train at Camp Polk, La., Cap. M. B. Findlay, ORC Instructor for this area, announced today. There has been no change in the dates the units will report to the training camps, Capt. Findlay stat ed. Included in the larger units that will train at Camp Polk are the 90th Infantry Division, June 17-30, and the 22nd Armored Division, August 5-18. Previous announce ments stated that these organiza tions would go to Fort Hood. Camp Polk was the training home of the 45th Infantry Divis ion before its recent departure for the Far East. Local units affected by this change are five batteries of the 352nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion and Headquarters and Service Company of the 39th Ar mored Infantry Battalion. These six units, all part of the 2.nd Ar mored Division, will train at Camp Polk, 5-18 August. Spring Election Candidates File Filing for Spring Elections has opened. All candidates for offices must have their applica tions turned in to the Office of Student Activities by April 25, Don Young, Election Commit teeman, announced. Elections will be held May 2. Whether or not A&M should have an official mascot will be voted on Wednesdav.