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PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE
Number 159: Volume 51
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1951
Price Five Cents
Dead Week—A Joke
ws
in
Usual Study
For Coming Finals—None
* By BILL STRETCH
Battalion Staff Writer
Have you bought your supply
of* No-Doz pills yet? Ai’e you
cramming night and day for those
finals? Well, if you haven't given
it much thought yet, don’t feel
bad. Most of the rest of us haven’t
either.
Several students, When asked
to elaborate on their feelings con
cerning final exams, dead week,
and that last bit of cramming, all
agreed that as far as they are
concerned, finals are a waste of
time and effort.
“What’s the use in making a
student take a final, after he’s
covered the course all semes
ter?,” Stan Perkins, a junior,
asked.
Most of the sudents argued that
they haven't had time to study
for finals yet because they are
scheduled to have major quizzes
during dead week.
“Dead week is a joke,” B. C.
‘Buddy’ Folley commented. “No
body’s dead but the students.”
All the boys agreed that dead
week was in reality just about the
biggest week of the semester as
far as major quizzes were con
cerned.
“This is the first time since
I’ve been going to A&M that I
haven’t had a major quiz during
dead week,” Everett Montgom
ery, another junior said.
“However, the only catch to this
good fortune,” Montgomery point
ed out,” is that I have several
finals during the week and several
other outside things to do such as
getting my clothes turned in and
sending some other things home.”
Another factor which will pro
bably have a bearing on studying
for finals, especially among the
sophomores, is the fact that most
of the outfits in the corps have
given the second year men their
junior privileges.
“After a guy, who has been
forced to stay in the dorm every
night during the year, gets his
privileges, his natural tendency
is to forget about studying for
a while, anyway,” Dale Martin,
a junior commented.
Some of the students seemed in
different when asked about their
plans for studying during final
week.
“I’ll probably look over the notes
for a couple of days and then hit
the sack the night before the
final,” Eddie Sick, a junior com
mented.
“Why should there be finals
anyway?,” Montgomery asked.
“All we do is get excited and ner
vous over something which we’ll
probably forget in a couple of
weeks.”
Finals are something which have
always been, and probably will con
tinue to be a part of school life.
There’s nothing anyone can do
about them, so just cram away and
hope for the best.
OPS Ruling 34
Must Be Filed
Prior to June 16
The District Office of Price
Stabaliation in Houston is
prepared to accept statement
filings from operators of com
mercial and personal services
and give immediate assistance in
aiding compliance with the gov
ernment’s Ceiling Price Regulation
34.
Among the services covered by
the regulation are: barber and
beauty shops, linen services, plumb
ing, electrical services, shoe repair
ing, tailor’s mending and altera-
. tion services, parking lots and stor
age garages, wrecker services, ser
vice station's washing and greas
ing, road services, and repair and
maintenance of automobiles, farm
equipment, radios, television sets,
air conditioning and appliances,
launderies, cleaning and pressing
Shops.
Except real estate, all rental ser
vices such as safety deposit boxes,
Jj&zen food lockers, automobiles
sand trucks, furniture and office
equipment come under the regula
tion.
Exempt from the regulation are
professional services performed by
‘physicians, dentists, hospitals, and
attorneys.
The statement, signed by the
owner or an authorized agent, must
list each service offered and show
the ceiling prices—rates or pric
ing methods—in-effect during the
base period of Dec. 19, 1950
through Jan. 25, 1951.
“All statements must be filed
with the district office by June
16,” said Fred C. Hopkins, dis
trict price executive.
Modern Gouls
Start Search
For Treasure
Montevideo, Uruguay, May 22—
CPI—Hundreds of curious specta
tors pushed and shoved among
graves yesterday to watch a wierd
treasure hunt in Montevideo’s Cen
tral Cemetery.
Four gravediggers worked alter
natively churning the earth near
the Pantheon of Uruguay’s heroes
in search of a reported $2,000,000
, cache of gold and jewels. At the
end of the first day they had found
nothing.
Miss Claudia Mazzelatti, 46, an
Italian spinster who has lived in
« Los Angeles, Calif., followed the
proceedings from a stone bench in
the cemetery. She says her grand
father, a soldier of fortune who
fought in Uruguay with Italy’s
famous Garibaldi, buried the trea
sure in the cemetery. A 100-year-
old map in her possession, she says,
* shows the location of the treasure.
Montevideo police formed a cor
don around the digging area. The
crowd, which had to stand 10 yards
.back, made jokes, offered sugges-
*tions, and enjoyed the whole proce
dure.
Veteran Ag Group
r To Visit Campus
A veteran agricultural group
from Stockdale will inspect the
beef cattle center, pasture and
* other facilities at A&M Wednes-
^They will be accompanied by
Conrad Copeland and John Hurst,
teachers of the veterans group.
Thirty farmers are expected to
make the trip, Ben D. Cook of the
“School of Agriculture, said today.
Cook and Jocko Roberts, superin
tendent of the main station, will
conduct the tour.
Gets Approximator
Jim Tom House, editor of The Agriculturist, receives his watch in
recognition for his work on the magazine during the year from
President of the College, Dr. M. T. Harrington. In the foreground
is Dave Coslett, co-editor of The Battalion. After the Press Club
Banquet, where the publication awards were made, House became
one of the most punctual men on the campus. He received a watch
earlier in the year for being a company commander.
Student Induction
Will Be Postponed
Communists Lose 36 Times
More Men Than UN Forces
Washington, May 22—(IP)—The Defense Department
says the Reds in Korea probably lost 36 times as many men
—killed or wounded—as United Nations forces in the five-
day Communist offensive through May 20.
U. N. losses, according to a Defense Department an
nouncement yesterday, were 1,618 dead and wounded. This
excluded missing in action, for which accurate figures were
not yet available.
A Defense Department spokesman estimated the toll in
dead and wounded of Chinese and Korea Reds at 58,000.
The spokesman said casualties among United States
troops were 134 killed in action and 826 wounded. He based
his figures for U. S. and U. N. losses on a check of prelim
inary reports from the Eighth Army.
The report put South Korean dead at 48 and wounded at
497. Other U.N. nations lost 22 killed and 91 wounded.
Life Committee
OKs Senate Fund
Induction of all students will be
postponed until they can furnish
local boards with scholastic stand
ings or results of college qualifica
tion tests, The Battalion learned
today from Brig. Gen. Paul L.
Wakefield, state Selective Service
director.
The order, issued by Maj. Gen.
Lewis B. Hershey, national Select
ive Service director, will give stu
dents time to furnish necessary in
formation local boards will need in
considering student deferments.
In the order, the national direct
or set forth that, in no case of
postponement, will the induction be
postponed beyond August 20, 1951.
Upon receipt of necessary evi
dence of scholastic standing or
score attained on the test, indicat
ing satisfactory status at set forth
in Selective Service regulations,
local boards “shall reopen and con
sider anew the classification of any
student” registrant, the order read.
Still Liable for Service
“Such deferred college students
are still liable for service,” Gen
eral Wakefield stressed. “This de
ferment plan is mei-ely designed to
let as many young men as possible,
who would normally go to college,
carry out their plans, and then
put in their obligatory service,”
The order also reiterated instruc
tions issued earlier regarding the
30-day postponment granted all
students beyond the end of their
academic year to enlist in a service
of their choice or to secure employ
ment in essential industry.
The above policy was designed
to implement the intent of Con
gress that students should be en
couraged to continue in school un
til the end of their academic year
and, at the same time, preserve the
right to choose branch of service.
Deferment Considered
In his order, General Hershey
requests local boards to consider
for deferment all college graduates
who secure employment in a crit
ical occupation in essential indus
try which the employer has not
otherwise been able to fill.
This same procedure was follow
ed the past January when Selective
Service granted a one-month post
ponement from induction for the
25,000 students then graduating
from college.
10 per cent of those students were
able to prove to their local boards
their essentiality in civilian pur
suits. The remainder were drafted.
After receiving their degrees,
graduates will be given 30 days to
obtain essential jobs. At the end of
that period, they must reappear be
fore their local boards and present
evidence of their own and from
their employer which will prove
four facts:
That the new employment is
full time, that it is the national
health, safety or interest, that
the registrant’s skill is such that
he cannot be replaced, and that
his withdrawal from the job for
military service would cause a
material loss of effectiveness in
his place of work.
By CLAYTON SELPH
Battalion Co-Editor
The Student Senate will operate
on a budget of its own for the first
time next year, but the Senate
President will not become a mem
ber of the Student Life Committee.
In a talkative session yesterday
afternoon concerned mainly with
finances, the Student Life Com-
mieess voted unanimously a $700
Senate budget for next year. The
group turned thumbs down on a
proposed constitutional amendment
making the Senate President one
of the four Senate representatives
to Student Life.
On a move by Committeeman Joe
Johnson, Student Life okayed a
budget of $400 for Aggies Players
operations next year. The campus
thespians had asked for $600, but
Committeemen sliced the request
one-third in order to stay within
next year’s available funds.
Club Aid Fund
Getting those items out of the
way, the Committee approved an
expenditure of $4,200 for aid to
some 28 recognized clubs next
year. Based on requests by the
clubs and estimated Student Ac
tivity profits available, the figure
will have to be trimmed if funds
fall short of present estimates.
On a request from Curtis Wilson,
fencing team member, Student Life
recommended that the team be al
located $320 from Exchange Store
profits. Requested to finance a na
tional competition trip to Detroit,
the expenditure must be approved
by the President.
Policy Debate
The Fencing Team recommenda
tion came after lengthy debate as
to what Student Life Committee
policy should be toward appropriat
ing money for A&M minor sports
teams.
Organizationally, these teams
come under the Athletic Council
and should receive their finances
\ from that group. Wilson explained
that the unexpected baseball
Pres. Harrington
Gives Addresses
The delivery of commencement
addresses will take up a majority
of President M. T. Harrington’s
time this week.
Yesterday morning, President
Harrington was the principal
speaker at the graduation exercises
of Texas A&I College at Kingsville.
He will give the main speech
May 25, at the commencement pro
gram at the London High School
in New London, Texas.
Concluding the week, the presi
dent will deliver the commencement
address to graduates of Tarleton
State College in Stephenville. The
date for this speech is set for
May 28.
Dwight King Gets
Report Recognized
Dwight King, junior business
major from Houston received rec
ognition on a report, “The Opera
tions of the National Cash Register
Bookkeeping Machine in the Of
fices of Henke & Pillot in Hous
ton.” The report was submitted as
a part of the requirements for the
Course BA 313, Machine Account
ing, taught by R. P. Wood.
H. B. Drennan, assistant con
troller of Henke & Pilot, has prais
ed King’s report and asked for
At the end of that month about copies for company use.
Aged Athletes
Haven Sought
ByFoundatioi
San Angelo—(A*)—A haven for
destitute former professional ath
letes—with both winter and sum
mer homes—is planned by the
Christian Athletes’ Foundation.
The Rev. Stoney Jackson, a min
ister of the Christian Church and
a director of the CAF, said two
sites have been selected and that
baseball would be asked to send the
project on its way.
Jackson, until recently superin
tendent of West Texas Boys Ranch
at Tankersley, said the locations
are Tullahoma, Tenn., and Lake
Worth, Fla., the former serving as
the summer home and the latter
for winter.
Billy Southworth, manager of
the Boston Braves; Lou Brissie,
pitcher for Cleveland, and Kirby
Higbee, former major league
pitcher, are also directors of the
Christian Athlete’s Foundation.
The home will be known as
“Christ’s Haven,” and will be a re
fuge for former athletes and also
homeless boys, particularly sons
of athletes.
Jackson said plans for the home
were inspired by stories of base
ball greats who have died in pov
erty.
“Upon investigation we find that
there are innumerable former
fighters, football and baseball
players and others who are wast
ing away for lack of a place to live
and something to keep them oc
cupied,” the Rev. Jackson said.
“While some are not- able to do
hard work full time, most of them
can assist in caring for the young
athletes that we have and will
have.”
Plans are for the home to ulti
mately become self-supporting. To
get the project started, major
league ball clubs will be asked to
inaugurate a “parade of nickels”
from fans, to be collected at the
ball parks and mailed to the
foundation.
championship had created a need
for money which left no funds for
the Fencing trip.
The Student Life Committee
went on record as being opposed to
recommending allocations to minor
sports under jurisdiction of the
Athletic Council. A proposed con
stitutional amendment to provide
no funds for such sports, unless ap
proved unanimously, failed by two
votes.
Student members of the Life
Committee were presented gold
keys by Chairman Ralph Steen in
recognition of their year’s work
following the business session.
Adjourning to the chairman’s
home, Life Committeemen feasted
on an outdoor hamburger supper
courtesy of Dr. and Mrs. Steen.
Yesterday’s meeting was the last
Student Life session for the cui 1 -
rent school year.
Second Division Deters
Communist Offensive
Tokyo, May 22—CP)—Maj. Gen.
Clark L. Ruffner said today his
U.S. Second Division has broken
the back of the Communist offen
sive on the East-Central front.
However, powerful Red forces
were reported massing for a new
assault on this unyielding hump in
the United Nations line.
They continued probing Tuesday
but shifted their heaviest efforts
to a penertation southeast of the
Second Division. Communists al
so resisted stubbornly immediately
to the southwest of the division.
Both were deep penetrations. Else
where the Reds pulled back.
The Second smashed probing at
tacks through the night and early
morning, underscoring Ruffner’s
words:
“Stopped Them Cold”
“The boys have stopped them
cold. The Red units in front of us
now are no longer capable of
launching a potent attack.”
However, U.S. Eighth Army
briefing officers said the Reds have
massed an estimated 130,000 troops
on that front for a possible new
strike. AP Correspondent William
C. Barnard reported more Chinese
were streaming south across 38.
He quoted a spokesman on the
East-Central front as saying the
Reds may be preparing for an at
tack as big or bigger than the one
launched last Wedensday.
That offensive cost the Reds
60,000 casualties in five days,
American officers said. U.N. cas
ualties were placed at 1,618, in
cluding 960 American.
Within 8 Miles of 38th
A South Korean force in the far
West pushed within eight miles of
the 38th parallel. U.N. troops re-
‘Friendly’ Fight Resolves
Into Near Riot of 5,000
Columbus, 0., May 22—(IP)—A friendly water fight
fight among sorority sisters dressed in swim suits mush
roomed into a near riot of 5,000 Ohio State University stu
dents last night.
Before the melee ended in High Street—one of the bus
iest in Columbus—police quelled the students with tear gas
and carted off nine of them on disorderly conduct charges.
University officials put out a roaring bonfire the stu
dents started in High Street.
Things were quiet enough when about 100 members of
Pi Beta and Kappa Alpha Theta sororities started squirting
water at each other. Then football halfback Walt Klevay
appeared on the scene.
Some of the girls started after Walt, one report said.
That was the signal for his fraternity, Kappa Sigma, to enter
the battle
When the party got rougher someone called the cops.
They came in 10 cruisers. A coed poured a bucket of water
in the first car. She was the first to be arrested. Minutes
later students greeted police in other cruisers with well-aged
eggs and over-ripe tomatoes. They also let the air out of,
tires of three cruisers.
occupied Munsan and Uijongbu,
north of Seoul. Other Allies pushed
to the Pukhan and Hongchon Riv
ers east of the old South Korean
capital.
But the Reds appeared to be
shifting their weight eastward
rather than making a general
withdrawal .
Communist artillery in Kapyong,
32 miles northeast of Seoul, opened
up on American positions south of
the Hongchon River.
Russian-type tanks were seen in
Chunchon, 45 miles northeast of
Seoul.
Directly south, Reds fought dog
gedly against U. S. units counter
attacking near Hongchon. At this
point Communists are due west of
Hongchon and south of the Hong
chon River, more than 20 miles
south of the Red Korean border.
The wide sector held by the Sec
ond Division bulges up through the
hills to the northeast.
Face 100,000 Reds
Ruffner said Red commanders
had hurled four corps—90,000 to
100,000 men—at his Indianhead
Division. The division not only
stopped them but shifted eastward
to plug a gaping hole opened in its
flank when two South Korean div
isions collapsed. Officers estima
ted the Second Division knocked
out about 40,000 Reds.
“That marks the second time the
division has taken on four Chinese
corps and whipped them,” the gen
eral said. “We did it once before
DS ‘Fish’ Honored
At Retreat Ceremony
In a short ceremony before re
treat last night, freshmen distin
guished students were honored.
Men who maintained a 2.25 grade
point ratio, or above, during the
Fall semester received a “Distin
guished Student’s Card” and a
citation ribbon.
These men are authorized to
wear the ribbon as long as they
remain on the Distinguished Stu
dent List. They were donated by
the Office of Student Activity.
Nothing Less Than C
One of the requirements, in ad
dition to the 2.25 GPR, is that
the man must have passed at least
16 hours with no grade less than
a “C” grade in any course.
Lt.' Col. Robert Melcher, military
counselor, in making the presenta
tion said, “We should all recognize
this ribbon as a mark of high
scholastic achievement and remem
ber that it is a worthy accom
plishment to become a member of
the upper 9 per cent, academically
speaking, of the Basic Division.”
Special Honors
Special Recognition went to the
four men who had a grade point
ratio of 3.0. They are Howard
Lee Hauser, Ide P. Trotter, W. L.
Sabo, and Robert B. Willmann.
In a short speech following the
naming of all men who were to
receive DS ribbons, Dr. John R.
Punchboards Out
As Shivers Signs
Austin, May 22—CP)—A strict
taboo on punchboards was signed
into law yesterday by Gov. Shivers.
Manufacture or possession of a
punchboard is now a misdemeanor
offense, carrying penalties of $100
to $1,000 fine, or 30 days in jail,
or both.
The law goes into effect 90 days
after the legislature doses.
Bertrand, dean of the Basic Divi
sion, said, “Being a Distinguished
Student throughout the rest of
your college career is a goal for
which all of you should aim, be
cause your opportunities at the
time of your graduation three
years from now will be rather di
rectly related to your success in
college.”
4 Seniors Awarded
Architecture Prize
At the annual Architectural So
ciety Banquet Monday night, four
graduating seniors were awarded
prizes for outstanding work in the
School of Architecture.
Frank D. Welch of Sherman,won
the American Institute of Archi
tecture School medal. I. E. Mont
gomery, Jr., of Baytown won the
Association of General Contrac
tors (Houston) medal.
The $500 Davidson Fellowship
to do graduate work in a school
of his own choice went to James
H. Lemmons, Jr. of Houston.
Welch also was winner of two
books given by the American In
stitute of Architects. William R.
Lenzen of Houston was runner-up
for this prize.
The banquet had as its principal
speaker Hubret H. Crane, Fort
Worth architect.
in the Wonju-Chipyong campaign.
“I don’t know the limit of the
division’s ability, but I think we
could handle six Chinese corps on
the basis of past performance.”
That means the general thinks
his doughboys could be outnum
bered 10 to one and win.
“It’s always been my ambition
to meet the Communists on our
type of ground,” Ruffner said. ‘We
had it here. The terrain was fa
vorable for the test and we dug in
waiting for them. The men did
the rest.”
The Second Division was aided)
by round-the-clock air support.
Warplanes were at it again Tues
day despite unfavorable weather.
During the night B-29s dropped
840 bombs on the Red front lines.
Far East Air Forces said they
were pin pointed by radar “with
accuracy almost as effective as
visual daylight assaults.
Tulsa District
Needs Office,
Field Engineers
The Tulsa District of the
Corps of Engineers need grad
uate engineers for both office
and field work, according to
Col. Edward G. Herb, district
engineer.
Approximately 25 positions are
presently open in the Tulsa Dis
trict for all branches, with salary
ranges starting at $3,100 per year
for men with Bachelor of Science
degrees to $3,825 per year for men
holding Master’s degrees.
“The jobs, which are divided be
tween field installations and office
work, carry civil service status, 1 *
said Col. Herb, “but hiring will b#
done with a minimum of papet
work. The Tulsa District is present
ly engaged in both civil and mili
tary work.”
Qualified applicants will be ac
cepted for immediate employment
under the emergency clause and
will be classified as civil service
workers while on job.
Applicants are requested to ap
ply to Guy Dallas, personnel
branch Of the Tulsa District Of
fice located at the National Guard
Armory on the Tulsa fair grounds.
Still Batting 1.000
Ray Becomes Third Kunze
To Win Ag Faculty Award
The Kunzes have done it again of the 1951 cotton tour and was
and are keeping up their batting King Cotton at the recent cotton
average of 1.000.
It all started back in 1948 when
George W. Kunze won the agricul
tural faculty award. Last year his
younger brother, Otto R. Kunze
graduated with the same honor.
And now the third brother,
Raymond, has done it—he has
won the agricultural faculty
award. He is scheduled to be
graduated in June.
pageant.
Middle brother, Otto, has a BS
degree in agriculture and is now
attending Iowa State College, at
Ames, Iowa. He was a disting
uished student for eight semes
ters.
In his spare time he also found
time to be a Battalion staff mem
ber. He was a News editor.
George, the eldest, received his
The three brothers are graduates BS in agronomy in 1948 and his
of the La, Grange High School. MS in 1950. He is a war veteran
They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. and was a disinguished student
John P. Kunze of the Warda Com- every semester as an undergrad-
munity, near La Grange. uate. He is now attending Penn
At present Ray is the commander State on a fellowship sponsored by
of the composite regiment, winner the American Potash Institute.
Once Largest Girl’s School
Considers Move from Belton
Belton, Tex., May 22—(A 5 )—Trus
tees of Mary Hardin-Baylor Col
lege, once one of the largest and
greatest women’s schools in the
world, are considering moving the
college to Corpus Christi or Hous
ton.
This decision to study a move
arguments and claims for merger
of the two schools:
A general decline in enrollment
of women’s school everywhere, a
trend toward establishment of col
leges in large population centers,
a notable increase in the number
of Baptists in South Texas and
college remain here. The Belton
Chamber of Commerce made no
recommendations other than that
the trustees study means of in
creasing enrollment.
Once Largest
The college once had the title of
came yesterday during a four and the lack of a large Baptist school womans college west of
in South Texas
Get Men
one-half hour meeting of the trus^
tees and a group from the Univer
sity of Corpus Christi, like Mary-
Hardin-Baylor, a Baptist school.
While the groups were meeting,
they received a telephoned recom
mendation that the college be mov- jor financial difficulties,
ed to Houston. The name of the
person making the suggestion was
not disclosed.
the Mississippi.” It reached its
peak enrollment about 1920 and
since then the decline has been
Under this suggestion, men gradual,
would be admitted to the school. „ B. once was nationally known
tvt rr j• o for its fine arts department and
Mary Hardin-Baylor has no ma- pai . ticularly its musi £ department.
The school was founded 106
It always has been a
a few
an endowment of about $1,500,000. mwaw? ho*
If the school is moved, some trus-
tees assumed that the endowment ‘ ? ’ - ?
Mary Hardin-Baylor once had a
resident enrollment of from 1,600
to 2,000.
Enrollment 200
This term’s enrollment is about
200. About 236 others are en
rolled in night schools, extension
courses, an extension service at
Fort Hood and special courses for
children.
A spokesman who would not be terday,
quoted by name indicated that the ciation
Corpus Christi school put up these feient Assn, recommended that the
would go with the college and to
the merged schools.
A committee of trustees was ap
pointed ot investigate all possibil
ities. No date for a report was
set.
Some trustees from the Belton
area said they believed a way could
be found to keep the school here.
The trustees read three resolu
tions from interested schools yes-
The Ex-Students’ Asso-
and the Student Govern-
campus attended classes but were
awarded degrees by men’s col
leges.
The University of Corpus Chris
ti was founded five years ago.
If the school is merged with
the coastal institution, the way
would be clear for the naming of
Dr. Gordon G. Singleton as presi
dent at Corpus Christi. He is head
of Mary Hardin-Baylor. The Cor
pus Christi president Dr. R. M.
Cavness, has resigned for ia study
project.