I Published by Students Of Texas A&M For 73 Years The Battalion Oldest Continuously Published College Newspaper In Texas / PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE .. Number 186: Volume 51 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS* THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1951 Price Five Cents Aggies Apprehended While Changing Rock Formations Based On AP Report ' A group of A&M students at- -HMHtending Summer Geology Camp ■found it a little difficult to cope |||Swith the dilligence of the law— glland angry rivals, yesterday. The students had completed their study of rocks of the Big - Bend country and were headed home. [ Forty-six strong, they had been . .based at A&M’s Summer Adjunct linear Junction where college pre- Jpai'atory students and civil engin- Eeering campers are also stationed. Tuesday night 18 of them decid- ! ed to make a study of rock forma- made from rocks which form a huge “S R”. Finding the forma- . » tion “out of place,” the Aggies got to work and rearranged the rocks to read “A M.” A group of Sul Ross boys at the Band Hall heard the commotion and caught on to what the Aggies were doing. Seeking aid from the local constabulaiy, the Sul Ross men moved in and took charge of the Aggies. Sixteen of the Brazos Bottom boys were apprehended and since they were caught in the process of arranging the rock formations in a more appropriate manner, they could not understand why the law insisted they spend the night in | tions near the city of Alpine where t h e local calaboose. Sul Ross State College is located. On a distant hill from the in stitution are large white letters One of the Aggies who es caped the strong arm of the law was seeking refuge in the yard of an Alpine residence only to be discovered by the owner— Texas Ranger Arthur Hill. And .that was too had. Instead of leaving for home Tuesday morning, a delegation of some seventeen A&M men marched up the hill followed by the college band and Sul Ross boys who “came along to watch.” The Aggies wei-e put to the task of replacing the “S R” in its ori ginal form. At intervals, during their lab or, the Sul Ross Band would play “The Eyes of Texas” and the geologists were ordered to drop their rocks and stand at attention. Latest reports indicate the task was completed and the men are enroute home now. Semester Gone Exams Begin Friday Cease-Fire Negotiations Halt As Reds Stop U. S. Newsmen Take a good look at the in scription on Guion Hall: “Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge the wings wherewith we fly to heaven.” Oceanography Researchers Find Gas Reserves in Gulf Tremendous gas reserves under the continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas, perhaps the world’s greatest, are now more readily available as a result of research done by the De partment of Oceanography during the year ending June 30, 1951, ac cording to Dr. Dale Leipper, head of the department and supervisor of Project 25 for the A&M Re search Foundation. “Oceanographic Analysis of Marine Pipe Line Problems” is the title of what Dr. Leipper said is probably the most comprehensive study of engineering phases of oceanography ever made. The Sponsor was the United Gas Pipe Line Company of Shreveport, La. Important Gas Discoveries During the seaixdi for tideland oil, a number of important dis coveries of gas had been made and shut-in for lack of a means to transport the gas to market. Lay ing pipe lines underwater presents special problems such as whether the pipe will sink or rise,- what are the effects of storms, bacterial ac tivity and of chemical action of sea water or even how to ditch and to Graduation Orders Taken Until July 20 Orders for summer school grad uation announcements will be tak en until July 20, to enable sec- qnd summer session students to place orders, according to Mrs. Pat Morley, Students Activities Of fice, Goodwin Hall. Maroon leather announcements, illustrated and containing the com plete summer graduation list, are 50