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College Station’s Official Newspaper; Circulated Daily To 90% of Local Residents , The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE MacArthur Launches Bare-Knuckle Policy Fight See Story, Page Two Number 147: Volume 51 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1951 Pri#e Five Cents Queen’s Court King Ray - Queen Wanda Reign Over Cotton Festival Pageant-Ball Safe T onite-W eatherman By BILL AABERG Battalion Staff Writer King Cotton Ray Kunze and Queen of Cotton Wanda Harris will reign over 185 duchesses and their escorts tonight when one of the most colorful and artistic Cotton Pageants ever presented takes place on Kyle Field. The Pageant will begin with an organ prelude by Leon ard Perkins, which will be followed by music played by the Aggieland Orchestra, under the direction of Bill Turner. Dr. M. T. Harrington, president of the College, will crown Kunze as King of Cotton, and after the ceremony there will be a formal presentation of the Queen’s Court. Members of the Royal Court of Cotton are Marilyn Faw cett, who will be escorted by Bill Lewis; Ina Hubbard, es corted by Billy Gunter; Dorothy George, with Don Hegi, and Paula Muller, escorted by Bob Hill. Beverly Bazoni, escorted by Tom mie Duffie; Joan Joplin, with Tony Buckholts; Charlotte Williams, with George McBee, and Patricia Hopinstall, who will be escorted by Dale Fischgrabe. The coi'onation of the Queen of Cotton, Wanda Harris, by King Kunze will follow the presentation of the Royal Court. There will be a presentation cer emony for seven Southwest Con ference Duchesses after the coro- Nine hundred and twenty n ^ 1 10 l 1 of Q ueen Wanda. There stndpnfs? arp eanduhte* fnr wlU hl L a duchess f ? r each South- StUCieniS aie canciiciaie.s lOl wes ^ Conference school. degrees at the June 1 com mencement. Ninety-seven are candidates for advanced de grees and 823 are candidates for baccalaureate degrees. There are 345 candidates for en gineering degrees, 239 in the School of Agriculture, 174 are candidates for Arts and Sciences diplomas and 67 applicants for degrees in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Plans for the Commencement Exercises which will be held at 6 p. m. on Kyle Field are now be ing completed, Dr. G. W. Schlessel- man, chairman of the Commence ment Committee, said today. The program will begin with the Processional “Entrance and March of Peers,” by the Aggie Band, un der the direction of Lt. Col. E. V. Adams. President M. T. Harrington will give the greeting, which will be followed by the Commencement Address which will be presented by a speaker, who has not yet been named. Dean of the College C. C. French will present the Valedictor ian, also who is yet to be named. 920 Students Candidates For rees June 1 Tempo 4 Just Right" All-College Dance Features Jurgens / By WILLIAM DICKENS Battalion Staff Writer “I try to give dancers moderately tempoed music, with not too many fast tunes or drags and just some thing in between,” says Dick Jur gens. There, in one sentence, is the basis of the “success story” be hind one of the fastest rising bands, Dick Jurgens and his orchestra, heralded by the signature, “Here’s That Band Again,” which, will pre sent a concert and play for the All College Dance Saturday. The concert, which begins at 7:30 p. m., will be held in Guion Hall. Following the concert, Jur gens and his orchestra will jour ney to the Grove to play for the dance at 9. Jurgens was born and reared in Sacramento, Calif., where he at- Singing fade Is Set Awards Banquet The annual Singing Cadet Award Banquet will be held Saturday night in the Ball Room of the MSG. The principal speaker for the evening will be Dr. Daniel Rus sell of the Rural Sociology De partment. The program will consist of a history of the events for the year, a skit presented by members of the Singing Cadets, and awards presented for length of service. Officers for next year will be in stalled. Special guests will be President and Mrs. Tom Harrington, Chan cellor and Mrs. Gibb Gilchrist, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bolton, Dean and Mrs. Clement French, Dean and ' m vs ‘ W. L. Penberthy, Dean and Mrs! J. P- Abbott. tended high school and later col lege. He played at most of the dances in Sacremento. It was while playing at Lake Tahoe resort that the manager of the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, heard the Jurgens orchestra. At that time, the band consisted of only nine men, but was soon increased to its present size. The first engagement at the St. Francis Hotel in 1933, started the band on the road to fame. They have since played in such nation ally known night spots as the Astor Roof of the Hotel Astor in New York, the Aragon and Trianon Ball rooms in Chicago, the Palladium in Hollywood, and the Casa Loma Ballroom in St. Louis. Jurgens, formerly first trump et in the band, was chosen leader after an auto accident in which he injured his lip. Aside from leading the orchestra, he devotes much of his time to composing music. He is the composer of his orches- ti’a’s theme song, “Daydreams Come True At Night,” and many other hit tunes, such as “Elmer’s Tune,” “If I Knew Then,” “Care less,” and “One Dozen Roses.” Jurgens relates that his sole pur pose is to entertain the people and he has instilled this idea in every member of the band. Each number played, old or new, is an individual production with them, with much intensive rehearsing and planning before the band plays it to the public. Although the band is basically sweet, its numerous novelties and full arrangements keep the more restless members of the audience happy. Concert tickets are on sale in Student Activities Office for 70 cents while dance tickets are $2, stag or drag. Medallion Sales in Dorms Planned at Senate Meet By DEAN REED Battalion Managing Editor Medallions symbolizing A&M’s 75th Anniversary were distributed to senators at last night’s Student Senate meeting for sale through the dormitories. “These medallions — 3,500 of them—will be sold to further fi nance our Twelfth Man Scholar ship,” said Bill Sky-Eagle, chair man of the Exchange Store com mittee, which is heading the sales project. “Tney are excellent souvenirs of A&M’s 75th Anniversity which can be kept for years and years. I believe the students would also like to give them to friends and members of their families,” Sky- Eagle said. “I hope the students keep this one thing in mind when they are offered the medallions—that the money gained from the sales will be added to the Twelfth Man Schol arship. That scholarship desperate- Ray Kunze King of Cotton Veteran Officials To Address DAY Two national service officers of the Veterans Administration in Waco will speak to Chapter 62 of the Disabled American Veterans at the Court House in Bryan to night at 8 p. m., Ira Lewis com mander of the chapter said today. Ted Mattay, state commander of the DAV, and DeWitt T. Kirby, senior national service officer of Texas and state adjutant of the DAV will speak to the group on legislation on hospitalization, pen sions, rehabilitation, and other en titlements to veterans and their dependents as set out by Congress. The speakers will also discuss the purpose and program of the DAV. ly needs more money since our Campus Chest drive missed its goal.” A proposed budget for next year’s Senate operations—the first budget to be used by the organiza tion—was accepted by the Senate and will be sent to Student Life for approval. The budget, which totals $620, covers items such as expenses for the annual TISA con vention, plus necessary expendi tures for standing committees. More Money Asked Karl Meyers, social committee member, asked that Student Life be requested to add enough money to the proposed budget for his committee to supply transportation for TSCW representatives for A&M at various social functions. The Senate voted to place four proposed amendments on the agenda for the final banquet-meet ing May 15, and killed one other proposal. Bill Parse, Senate president, re ceived favorable votes from the Senate to submit at the next meet ing proposed amendments estab lishing the offices of recording sec retary, corresponding secretary and treasurer. Each was submitted by Parse as a separate amendment. Secretary Dean Reed took over the chair as Pai’se made the mo- Free Golf Clinic Slated Monday Beginning Monday, May 7, at 5 p.m., a free golf clinic will be con ducted every Monday and Wednes day by Joe Fagan, pro-manager of the Golf Course. The teaching method will be group instruction on an idividual basis. Faculty and staff members es pecially may avail themselves of this instruction. Classes will be conducted in the area immediately north of the old Horse Barn. tions, as is required by parliamen tary procedure. Another request by Parse—to place on the agenda a proposed amendment seeking to lower the number required to pass an amend ment—failed to gain a majority. Under present Senate requirements, three-fourths of the entire mem bership must vote for an amend ment before it can be passed on to Student Life and the Academic Council for subsequent approval. Parse proposed that the require ment read two-thirds, rather than three-fourths. Presidency For Seniors A proposed amendment by Doyle Griffin, which would limit the Senate presidency to seniors, was also placed on the agenda for the next meeting. Under the Sen ate’s present constitution, any member can be elected to the pres idency, regardless of classification. The Senate formed a committee of Lloyd Manjeot, W. D. “Pusher” Barnes, Joe Johnson, Ken Wiggins and Griffin to investigate possibil ities of moving the athletic dormi tory to the regular cadet area. The committee will present its report to the next meeting of the Student Life Committee May 21. Aggie Rodeo Team Leaves for Tech The Aggie Rodeo Team left yes terday to participate in the annual Texas Tech intercollegiate rodeo which will be held May 3-5 at Lub bock. The group of riders and ropers will consist of Jim Smith, bare- back bronc rider; Jackie Longboth- am, bull, and bare back bronc rider; Gene Duke, bull, and bare back bronc rider; Eddie Avery, calf, and ribbon roper; Jim Watson, bull rider; Bill Lockridge, bull, and bare back bronc rider. The Weatherman had good news for Pageant planners par ticipators and patrons. From the AVeather Bureau in. Houston came the word that no rain is expected in the Bryan-College Station Area tonight. “Though clouds will hang over most of the area this afternoon and even ing, rain is not expected,” the Bureau said. The names of the duchesses, and those of their escorts, are as fol lows: Miss Dorothy Mangum and Don Joseph, representing A & M; Miss Martha White and Dick Tay lor, from Arkansas; Miss Hueleita Zachary and “Chico” Mason, Bay lor; Miss Alice Jan Flack, repre senting Rice; Miss Sharon Smith and Pat Patterson, SMU; Miss Margaret Pankey and Carl Black, of TCU; and Miss Mary Esther Haskell and John Wakefield will represent Texas University. The Student Agronomy Society of A&M will be represented by Miss Helen Bigon and Mike Mike- ska. Latest in Fashions The 17th Annual Cotton Style Show will be sponsored by San- gar Brothers of Dallas and will feature the latest fashions in wom en’s dress-wear from Paris and New York. All kinds of wearing apparel made from cotton wilLbe modeled in the show. Mrs. Jessie Southworth will give the comments on the style show, which will be under the direction of Mrs. Margaret Wedell, merchandis ing counselor of Sanger Brothers, and Mrs. Bill Turner. Models for the show will consist of the TSCW queen nominees and a group of professional models from Sanger Brothers. Entertainment for the evening will be furnished by Court Jesters Harold Turner and Bud Matthews; Alice Gene Butler, a contralto^'so loist; Sheets Cameron and Bobby Moore, who compose a hand-bal ance team, and Jeanne Ferrill and Gene Pflug, who will tap dance as a team. The stage will be decorated in the form of a silver, green and white tent and will be illuminated with 21,000 watts of electric lights. Atop the stage will be a silver “75” enclosed in a silver wreath, under which will be 25 candles four feet high, arranged in two rows. Under the candles will be a large A&M with one letter on eith er side of the wreath enclosed “75”. Extending toward the edge of the stage on either side of the (See PAGEANT PLANS, Page 4) Exhibit Write-Ups Needed by Council Heads of departments, who have not turned-in write-ups of their departmental exhibits on Open House Day, should do so as soon as possible, according to Dick Goodwyn, of the Inter-Council Committee. Although these exhibits and spec ial activities will not be listed on the Open House Day printed pro grams, they will receive mention in a news story in the Friday Bat talion before that weekend. Goodwyn asks that the write-ups be turned in to Dean C. N. Shep- ardson’a office.