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College Station’s Official Newspaper; Circulated Daily To 90% of Local Residents Number 181: Volume 51 The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1951 “Just 175 Years Ago” See Editorial, Page Two Price Five Cents 65 Applicants Awarded 1951 Scholarships Opportunity Awards totaling $61,200 for 65 1951 high school graduates wei’e awarded this week by the A&M Development Fund. The scholarships were given to .outstanding boys who could not attend college without financial assistance. ' Winners of the awards were se lected on the basis of scholarship, leadership, character and need after an open competitive exam- / ation in ', which more than 400 ( xas high school boys partici pated. All winners will enter A&M in September with cash awards of $200 to $600 a' year and the oppor tunity to earn the rest of their ed ucational costs at student- jobs. They will swell to a total of 240 the number of men attending* A&M next year under the Opportunity Awards plan. Fifty-three four-year scholar ships and twelve one-year awards Were presented to the high school graduates. A special one-year award, made possible by gifts of the student body Twelfth Man - Scholarship plan was awarded Trond Lund Krokan, a World War II aviator from Oslo, Norway. He will come here in September to study Civil Engineering. » Four Year Winners t Four-year award winners are as follows: Henry Milton Apperson, • Beau mont; Morris Adrian Bailey, Jr., Paris; Charles Jack Banta, Bay- v town; John Wesley Benefield, Jef ferson; Ralph Boone Benton, Ama rillo; William Edmond Billingsley, Beaumont; Billy Ray Brown, Mil am; James Enoch Caffey, Rock dale; Cecil Vincent Chapman, Jr., j3 a l las Robert Lea Cloud, El Paso, Billy Gene Coleman, Overton; Jack Pres ton Collins, Chillicothe; Robert Ed- Jvdn Collins, Clyde; William Eugene Goppage, Galveston; Jack Mercer Couch, Dallas; James Henry Diggs, Quinlan; James Edward Ferguson, Paris; Harold Gene Fox, Munday; John Earnest Frandolig, Aransas Pass. Thomas Joseph Galvin, Level- land; James William Glockzin, Marlin; James Butler Good, Dallas; n Earl Richard Hall, Clute; Thomas Mayfield Hall, Jr., Galveston; Al len Ray Heimer, Blanco; Kenneth Wayne Hill, Odessa; Clifford Dean Hobbs, Longview. Others Receiving Scholarships ' Roscoe Lee Holt, Matador; Buck Odell Isbell, Navasota; Garner James Johnson, Jr,, Tankersley; Bill Wayne Kimmey, Normangee; Wallace Lee Kelb, Houston; John Milton Langford, Bandera; Samuel David Me Anally, Brady; Patrick Norton McDuffie, Houston; Jimmy Dale May, Breckenridge. William Eugene Meyer, San Mar cos; John Keith Mote, Dallas; Clar- vney Murry, Jr., Gatesville; Kurt Rudolph Nauck, Jr., Bgaumont; Lonnie Dale Rhodes, Athens; Ken neth Leroy Scott, Dallas; Morgan Enlow Shipman, Seminole. Charles Lewis Smith, Wichita Palls; Johnny Allan Spannagel, Lytle, Glenwood Waiter Specht, Brenham; Franklin Wayne Stoke- Jy, Kilgore; Donald Eugene Walker, McLeod; Dorman Mac Warren, Fort Hood; Edgar Charles Watkins, San Antonio; Kenneth James Wil liams, Pampa; Lee Edward Wil liams, Mineola; and William James Winter, Jr., Aniarillo. One Year Awards One year awards of $200 each, given by the Sears, Roebuck Foun dation, went to the following: Jimmy Ray Devenport, Evant; William Shelby Gill, Bellevue; Ed die Brace Griffin, Kirbyville; Dan iel Paul Heaton, Conroe; Donald Autry Johnson; Hamlin; Edward Lloyd Joyce, lago; William Riley Pence, Jr., Brady; Lee Roy Solley, DeLeon. Isaac Doss Trimble, Seminold; Roger Glen Welsch, New Braun fels; and Glenn Ellis Wise, Cause. WW II Casualty Endowment Fund Given By Parents An endowment of $5,000 was giv en last week to A&M by Mr. and Mrs. Hennan Larsen of Dallas to establish the Leonard Cage Lar sen Memorial Fund in memoi’y of their son. Lai’sen, a member of the class of ’39, was killed while engaged in military service in World War II. The principle sum of the endow ment, and all additions made to it, is to be invested by the college un der regulations established by its board of directors. The income from the iund is to be used to provide fellowships in the fields of Geology and Aeronau tics. Mr. and Mrs. Larsen expressed their intentions to increase the fund to a principle sum of at least $10,000 in the near future. The Board of Directors of the A&M System notified the Larsens of the acceptance of the gift after the Board’s meeting on the campus last week. Directors Let Contracts For Construction Projects Operetta Rehearsal I library to Close V'.The college library will be closed ^iuly 4, according to Robert A. Houze, librarian. Directors Approve Staff Promotions Promotions in rank of faculty and staff members of A&M weve approved Saturday by the board of directors of the A&M System at their June meeting here. The promotions are as follows: Agriculture Agricultural Engineering, R. C. Garrett, assistant professor to as sociate professor; Animal Hus bandry, G. L. Robertson, assistant professor to associate professor; Biochemistry and Nutrition, R. T. Holman, associate professor to pro fessor; Entomology, R. L. Hanna, instructor to assistant professor. Floriculture and Landscape Ar chitecture, W. M. Ruff, instructor to assistant professor; Genetics, J. J. Garber, instructor to assistant professor; H. H. Hadley, assistant professor to associate professor; Horticulture, T. S. Stephens, in structor to assistant professor. Plant Physiology and Pathology, W. C. Hall, assistant professor to associate professor; Range and Forestry, R. A. Darrow, associate professor to professor; Poultry Husbandry, W. E. Briles, assistant professor to associate professor. Arts and Sciences Biology, Lawrence S. Dillon, A. B. Medlen and Harry D. Thiers, instructors to associate professors; John J Sperry, associate profes sor to professor; Business Admin istration, Robert P. Wood, instruct or to assistant professor; Chemis try, John O. Page, assistant pro fessor to associate professor. Economics, Alfred F. Chalk and W. E. Schenk, associate professors to professors; Education and Psy chology, M. S. Kavanaugh, assist ant professor to associate profes sor; English, Fred E. Ekfelt, as sociate professor to professor; J. P. Clark, J. G. Pierce, Harry E. Hierth, Lee J. Martin, C. K. Es- ten, Milton H. Huggett, C. F. Al len and H. S. Creswell, instructors to assistant professors. History, Joseph M. Nance, as sistant professor to associate pro fessor; John T. Duncan, instructor to assistant professor; Modern Languages,' W. H. Rothrock, as sistant professor to associate pro fessor. Physical Education, Paul M. An drews and Carl Landiss, assistant professors to associate professors; Emil Mamaliga, instructor to as sistant professor. Engineering Architecture, M. M. Rotsch, as sistant professor to associate pro fessor; Chemical Engineering, R. V. Andrews and G. L. Farrar, as sistant professors to associate pro fessors; Civil Engineering, T. R. Newton, W. H. Nedderman and L. A. DuBose, instructors to as sistant professors; Electrical En gineering, Jack A. Baird, John S. Denison, A. J. Druce and W. T. Matzen, instructors to assistant professors. Engineering Drawing, L. E. Stark, assistant professor to as sociate professor; B. A. Hardaway, instructor to assistant professor; Geology, A. N. McDowell, assistant professor to associate professor; W. L. Russell, associate professor to professoi*. Industrial Engineering, S. A. fessor; Mechanical Engineering; T. Allen Jr. and C. E. Jones, in- (See PROMOTIONS, Page 4) By JOEL AUSTIN Battalion Editor The A&M System Board of Directors let contracts total ing $93,178.10 at their meeting here Saturday for road sur facing, construction, and building moving. Meeting in the regular Summer session, the board ac cepted the W. C. Edwards of Bryan bid of $19,977.10 for grading culverts and gravel base on 2.6 miles of farm roads. W. S. Conner of Austin was awarded the job of asphalt sur facing five and one-half miles of farm roads totaling $19,576 and a $3,175 contract for rock asphalt topping on parking areas and street intersections. A. D. Griggs of Bryan was low bidder at $30,450 on mov ing, repairing and painting 19 poultry houses, building con crete floors and installing utilities. C. L. Andrews of Bryan, who is already constructing six new buildings at the poultry center, had an additional building added to his contract at $20,000. “iYIi-mi . . . do-mi-so.” It’s rehersal time for the Summer operetta “H.M.S. Pinafore” sched uled in The Grove next Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. With a cast of all-local talent, the musical will also include an orchestra made up of Summer school students. Musical arrange ments are being conducted by Bill Turner. The building committee an nounced that bids will probably be received by this Fall for new con struction to cost $1,445,200. Includ ed in the program will be an Ag ronomy Laboratory, $150,000; En gineering Building and Equipment, $611,000; Engineering Library, $172,800; Library Stacks, $41,000; Veterinary Hospital, $395,400; and Dairy Husbandl y Building, $75,000. The committee also announced that plans may be ready for bids on a new $1,251,000 Physical Edu cation Building and Colesium by early Spring of 1952. Harrington Gives Report Dr. M. T. Harrington, president of A&M, made his annual report at the Saturday meeting. Dr. Har rington reviewed his first year as president of this institution which saw most emphasis placed on A&M’s 75th anniversary. Meet ings on the campus, the opening of the MSC and other outstanding activities of the year were dis cussed by the new president. Commenting on the new basic di- From Texas Through Mexico AFArmyROTC Change Qutotas The Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force have announced a new policy for the equitable distribution of students be tween the two services at A&M, the Military Department said this morning. Each branch of the Army and I mala, the seventeenth annual sum- t /VV* Y* O 1 YY I lY YyF 1 VI /"vF F 1y /V A 1 > 1 WY.y-v 4-F 4- . ^ 1 1 1-p A XLTV/T , C~1 'IT' v-v /-V A . Aggies Touring Aztec and Mayan Country on 17th Annual Cotton Trip It’s instructive and fascinating— the land of the Aztec and the Mayan country—to a group of four A&M students now in that coun try on a cotton study tour. “From Texas through Mexico,” G. Jones, faculty sponsor ign Dr. L. G. Jones, facult; of the tour reports, “the Aztec and Mayan country and to Guate- Career Training Option of the Air Force has been assigned an annual quota oi Commissioned Reserve Officers. The totals of these quo tas represent the total numbers of annual commissioned graduates that have been established as a goal by the two Services for grad uating ROTC students here at A&M. From these totals new percen tages for newly enrolled students have been established, with the Army receiving 53.5% and the Air Force receiving 46.5%. The ratio for newly-enrolled students in the past has been 60% for the Army, and 40% for the Air Force. Model Railroad Enthusiasts mer cotton tour of A&M is exper iencing one of its most instructive and fascinating pilgrimages in years,” he says. “With Europe and air travel to South America impracticable, the group this year decided on a land cruise to Mexico, Guate mala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua with perhaps Costa Rica thrown in.” The students are Raymond J. Kunze, La Grange; Leo G. Mike- ska, Temple; Walter H. Tanama- chie, San Benito and Pabla Maurer of Puebla, Mexico. They are win ners of the annual cotton pageant trip award on a cotton study tour. “Mexico proved to be a series of interesting revelations,” Jones says. “Producing over a million bales of cotton last year, this country is rapidly learning the art of broad scale cultivation. With in one hectare one can see the tractor and the crooked limb wood en plow with oxen. “From sea level with almost desert dryness one rises within half a day to a cool high alti tude. The same thing is true of Guatemala where bananas grow in profusion naturally on the coastal plain, and peaches, ap ples, coffee, cherries, plums, lemons and limes grow around Guatemala City which is a mile high.” “Ambassador Kyle’s letters of introduction gave the party an entree into the best society and research of the country of the Quetzal. Dr. Lorenz of the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations guided the party through coffee plantations in the mountains down to the banana, papaya, and mango groves at the 1000-foot level. Corn was everywhere.” “Cotton was seen at about 300 feet. This seems to be replacing some of the banana groves injured by Panama disease.” “The students wor'x during the day and see the sights at night. Having two members of the party who speak Spanish fluently is a great asset.” “The small native Mayan In dians with their 100- to 150- pound burdens on their heads present a challenge to Frank Anderson’s cross country team.” “Traveling at five to ten thousand feet elevation for 1200 miles spoils the traveler, and he resents descent to sea level to get into a different location.” “The worst part of the trip was shipping the car 165 miles by train from Arriaga to Tapachula on the Mexican-Guatemalan border. The trip took 24 hours. Rains had soft ened the roadbed and the train crew had to make track repairs at frequent stops in order to proceed.” “The upstairs was used by members of the family and the downstairs for workers and other staff members. The even ing meal consisted of an appe tizer first, then mango or papa ya. This was followed by pine apple, then fish, then rice, and then the piece de resistance, roast. Then later came turkey, wine, and cake with almonds. “By way of instruction, the col lege-trained men have seen the accomplishments of the Rockefel ler Foundation in Mexico, the Of fice of Foreign Agricultural Re lations in Guatemala City, and the actual farming of oranges, corn, coffee, rice, cotton, bananas, pen nyroyal and lemon grass by suc cessful producers.” “After 8 p. m. the same mem bers of the party generally man age to find a dance by marimba music at, beautiful Lake Atitlan, Casa Contenta, Royal Palais or Lake Amitlan. Perhaps that is why they prefer the highlands to the lowlands. Being south of the Tropic of Cancer fills the air with the aroma of gardenias and the flash of orchids.” “At Fortin de las Flores, Mex ico, the Aztec girls hung wreath of flowers around the necks of visi tors and brought hollow banana stems beautifully filled with or chids for 50 cents.” “At Chichicastenango, Mayan girls pressed bouquets of orchids on the visitor for five cents.” Railroad Tracks in Guion A&M Model Railroad Club Becomes a Top Organization By WILLIAM DICKENS Battalion Feature Editor railroad display would not be used Adding a realistic touch to the this year, as it was last year, the railroad, the equipment, which is club members continued with their all H. O. scale material, consists Railroad tracks in the basement hobby of building the scale models of model scale city buildings, of Guion Hall? The question may which has resulted in the forma- houses, and farm buildings. but it’s far tion of one of the most outstand- The equipment for the project ing clubs on the campus. is that originally owned by the vision, Dr. Harrington said, “The results of the first year’s activity of the Basic Division have been most satisfactory. We continue to receive praise of the Basic Divi sion, of Dean Bertrand and of his staff from parents of freshmen.” In conclusion, Dr. Harrington re viewed the highly-successful athle tic year just past. “From an athletic standpoint, the calendar year of 1951 has made an auspicious beginning at A&M, and we hope it will continue through the football season of 1951,” the president said. Airport Improvements The board approved an appropri ation of $3,500 for improvements at the college-owned Easterwood Airport. The money will be used to provide accommodations for the Civil Aeronautics Administration communications and weather sta tion which is to be moved to Eas terwood Airport from Bryan Air Force Base. Included in building and improve ment projects at other A&M Sys tem schools were $5,000 for fencing of the East Farm at Arlington State College, $2,600 for street paving costs at Tarleton State Col lege, with an additional $8,000 for plans for wood and metal shops and sidewalks. A contract for con struction of heat tunnel extensions was awarded, and $1,500 was al- loted for plans for a new presi dential residence at Prairie View A&M. Joe R. Turner of Houston received the contract for the tun nels. New allocations for construction the building program were agreed upon by the board members. In creased allocations are as follows: Horticulture headhouse for green house, increased to $32,000; Agron omy Field Laboratory (enlarged! increased to $150,000; Dairy Hus- bandry Centers, increased to $75,- 000. New Allocations New allocations totaling $11,000 are as follows: Range Management Field Laboratory and Pasture Roads, $19,000; Poultry Husbandry Buildings, moving and repairs, $32,000; Animal Husbandry, Gar bage Feeding Plant, first unit, $23,- 000; water line to garbage plant, $4,000. In other action, the board of di rectors re-appointed Tyree Bell, vice-chairman of the board, to the (See BOARD PRAISES, Page 4) Miss Brazos Valley Contest Wednesday sound preposterous from being untrue. To add to the typical sounding “campusology” question, the base ment not only houses a train and railroad, but a complete land scape of city and farm buildings as well. The regular railroad system, built on a model scale, is the work of the Aggieland Model Railroad Club, which was organ ized last September. At the present time, the mem bers are building additional tables for more track space. Al though continuous changes and improvements are being made on the project, the track will be laid over a 60 foot by 40 foot area when completed, according to Maj. C. L. Thomas, AF Pit) and a member of the club. college, that used in the State Fair display last year, and that which individual members have purchased themselves. The club meets every Friday night at 7:30 and is open to all persons who have an interest in building model scale railroads, ac cording to Maj. Thomas. Member ship at the present time consists Enthusiastically working on their latest section of track are these members of the A&M Model Railroad club. Left to right, Maj. John Otts, Maj. C. L. Thomas, R. S. Meihkat, T/Sgt. E, R. Watson, C. C. Bellomy, C. R. Miller, Sherman Tucker, C. E. McCullough, Maj. P. J. Brennan, and H. C. Kennedy. of business men and faculty mem- The club was first formed for When the project is completed, bers in addition to students, he the purpose of building a complete the regular railroad system on*a added. scale railroad to put on display model scale, which runs similar “All interested persons are wel- al- to railroad schedule,' will be shown come to visit the club and see our at open house displays next Fall, work during the Friday night ses- ?t this year’s State Fair in las. Although the college decided the Maj. Thomas said. sion,” Maj. Thomas said. The annual “Miss Brazos Valley” beauty contest sponsored by the Bryan Junior Chamber of Com merce will be held tomorrow night at 8 in Sports Park, A semi-pro baseball game, a baby contest, an exhibition of magic, and a chance to win a television set;,are other highlights of the Fourth of July celebration. Tomorrow’s program will open at 2:30 p. m. with a baseball game between the Grand Prize Pale Di-ys of Houston, considered one of the best Negro teams in the South, and the Blue Moon All Stars, composed of area Negro diamond stars. Baby Contest At 7 The annual baby contest will take place from 7 to 8 p. m., with regis tration for the event scheduled for 6:30 p. m. at the park. Gold loving cups will be given to the boy and girl winners in the four divisions. Nine girls have entered the beauty and talent show. The win ner will have the opportunity to compete in the “Miss Texas” con test held in New Braunfels August 3-5. Alta Jean Bradley is College Station’s sole entry in the beauty contest. Jean Kennedy, Bryan; Jeanine Brown, Bryan; Juanita Hendricks, Thorndale; Lura Mc Donald, El Campo; Dorothy Hen- Huntsville; Beverly Anderson, Al- line; and Betty Jo Birdwell, Wood- ville are the other young ladies entered. Judges for the beauty and talent show include Miss Kay Cardeman, Cardeman School of Modeling, Houston; Miss Gwen Wilson, who was Miss Brazos Valley in last year’s contest and placed second in state competition, now from Houston; and Col. and Mrs. J. H. McGhee. Zaney Blaney of Austin, billed as the craziest magician in the world, is included on the evening’s fare. At The Grove This Week Tues., July 3, Holiday (no movie scheduled). Wed. July 4, Skating and juke box dancing—8 p.m. Thurs., July 5, Movie—“Sleep ing City” with Richard Conte and Coleen Gray—8 p. m. Friday, July 6, Dancing—Music by Aggieland Combo—8 p. m. Sat., July 7, Square Dancing— 8 p. m. Sun., July 8, Skating—8 p. m. Mon., July 9, No Movie Sche duled (Dress Rehearsal for “H. dricks, Thorndale; Nancy Wilson, M. S. Pinafore.”)