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Number 147: Volume 51
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1951
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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.