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Official Paper Of Texas A&M College And College Station The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE See Sports Thrill of A Lifetime Page 5 Number 9: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1951 Price Five Cents Students Sound Favorable Opinion Of Discipline Rule By BERT WELLER Battalion Staff Writer A new plan under which commanders receive greater con trol over their units attracted a great deal of comment on the cam pus yesterday. Most corps mem bers commented favorably on the new policy which sets down defin ite rules on correction of under classmen by upperclassmen. Interviews around the campus indicate all those who were asked generally favored the system. Some voiced suggestions for improve ments or changes. Approving the new policy, but With some reservations, . was George Harkrider, senior account ing major from Eastland. “It’s good that a definite policy on orientation and correction has been formulated. There have been too many rumors about what would and what would not be permitted. Correction is at times needed at yell practices and if the new rules make such correction impossible, they will have failed in part of their purpose.” “Before this new policy, an un- perclassmen did not know whether he would be in school the next day or not if seen correcting a fish,” said L. A. Walker, junior chemical engineering major from Glade- water. “A definite set of rules has been needed for a long time. Heav ier responsibility has been placed on members of the corps where it has been long needed.” Disapproving parts of the new policy was Russell Smith, senior business major from Dallas. “All through life men must be correct ed and correction will not always be made at arm’s length. Loud shouting has always looked out of place in correcting a subordinate. “The new policy, as a whole is very good and has been long need ed.” Ashley Prather, accounting maj or from Donna said, “It’s about time cadet officers have a little responsibility in running their out fits. Discipline should come down through the cadet officers instead of coming down from the college officials”. The freshmen, who will be most affected by the new policy, were whole-heartedly in favor of it. “This new policy will make a great many fish happy,” comment- (See DISCIPLINE, Page 3)' Draft Deferment Exams Set for College Students Washington, Sept. 27—(TP)—Selective service scheduled two new qualification tests for college students who want to become eligible for deferment from the draft. The first test will be given Dec. 13, primarily for stu dents whose academic year—and current draft deferment— will end next January. The other will be given April 24. Applications for the Dec. 13 test must be postmarked not later than midnight Nov. 5, and for the April 24 test not later than midnight March 10. Students who score 70 or better in the tests may be con sidered by their draft boards for deferment, either on the basis of the test score or on satisfactory rank in class. Filing Deadline for Election Nears; Nine Added Wednesday Nine more students filed appli cations yesterday for positions on the Student Senate and Student Life Committee bringing the total for the week to 62. Deadline has been set at 5 p. m. Friday and no filings will be allowed after that time, the Senate Election Committee has announced. Those who filed Wednesday were Vernon R. Berry, senator at large; Arvis E. Noak, senator for Dorm 8; Charles A. McNeal, senator for Dorm 8; John M. Clifford, senator at large; Vance B. Riley, Jr., sen ator for Dorm 4; Vic Russek, s sen- ator at large; Ronny F. Kasper, senator for Dorm 4; Don R. Buch ner, senator for Dorm 5; and Char les R. Swarz, senator at large. Previously Filed These new names were added to those of students who had filed before Wednesday. Names of oth er students who have filed for Senate seats are as follows: Eugene H. Nixon, Dorm 3; R. N, Dobbins, Hansel C. Kenedy, Dorm 6; Horace W. Van Cleave, Dorm 5; Eddie Holley, at large; Melvyn J. Kanter, at large; James E. Hulse, Edic 0. Holland, Dorm 7; John W. DeVine, Charles A. McNeill, Dorm 8. James A. Damon, Guy C. Jack- son, Dorm 9; Jaul J. Sanders, John H. Winn, John D. Coleman, Dorm 10; James P. Van Way, Robert' Eugene C. Smith, T. J. Wood, Fowler, Dorm 12; John T. Halsell, Wylie L. Briscoe, Dorm 14; John T. Poyner, Dorm 15; Freddy Adickes, Dorm 16. Edward B. Dobbins, Dorm 17; Bernard Lemmons, Hart Hall; Par nell Russell, Mitchell Hall; James R. Stevenson, Milner Hall; Doyle F. Lowrey, Law Hall; Don Young, Charles McCullough, Carroll C. Jones, Day Student. Courses Open For BAFB Personnel A&M is now offering two night classes to officers and airmen at Bryan AFB. Tuition for these cour ses will be paid by the government. The courses, freshman algebra and English, are conducted on Tuesday and Thursday night each week. The class sessions will last one and one-half hours each night. The night sessions begins a lengthy education program set up by the base Education and Infor mation office headed by Lt. P. D. Garey and M/Sgt. G. Plank. The program was initiated at Bryan AFB by base adjutant Maj. Wil liam Greenwood. Model Railroad Doors to Public Club Opens Tonight By WILLIAM DICKENS Battalion Feature Editor The Aggieland Model Railroad Club will open it’s doors to the general public for the first time tonight in the form of an open house at 8 in the basement of Buion Hall. Visitors at the showing will have iheir first opportunity to see the dub’s 30 foot regular railroad system, built to a model scale, tdiich runs similar to railroad sche dules. Adding a realistic touch to the model railroad, the HO scale equip ment includes model farm and city buildings, an airport, oil field, and a ship harbor. Planned to Scale All of the material in the dis play was planned and built to an exact scale model by the club mem bers, according to Maj. C. L. Tho mas, member of the club. At the present time, the club members are planning a second model railroad system to be con structed in the 100’ x 60’ basement. Although continuous changes and improvements are being made on the project, the track will be laid over an 80 foot area with a com plete landscape of city and farm buildings, Maj. Thomas said. In addition to the open house tonight, the club will sponsor a model railroad display in the front showcase of the MSC all next week. Diesel Unit Train Included in the MSC display will be a 16’ model train with, diesel units of the General Motors E-7. The train is an exact replica of model scale of the Sunbeam, which is seen daily in College Station, ac cording to Maj. Thomas. Owned by J. E. Anderson, sec retary of the Houston Model Rail road Club, the model Sunbeam has an estimated value of $15,000. The engine alone cost $900, Maj. Tho mas said. In addition to the train, other model locomotives and cars of An derson’s collection will be on dis play in the showcase. “Our club is very proud of the display we have planned for the students of A&M and we are very grateful for the opportunity to display a part of Mr. Anderson’s valuable train collection,” Maj. Thomas said. Outstanding Club Although a comparatively new club on the campus, the Aggieland Model Railroad Club is becoming recognized as one of the more out standing on the campus. Begun last September, the group was first formed for the purpose of building a complete model scale railroad to put on display at this year’s State Fair in Dallas. When the college decided the railroad display would not be used this year, as it was last year, the club members continued with their hobby of building scale models, which has resulted in forming one of the top organizations on the campus. The equipment, which the club members use for their projects,, is that originally owned by the col lege, equipment used in the State Fair exhibit last year, and mater ials 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, Maj. Thomas said. Ot the present time, membership consists of business men and faculty members in addi tion to students, he added. “The general public is invited to attend the open house tonight and may enter the basement through the back door of Guion Hall,” Maj. Thomas said. Cleon Bellomy, senior architect ural major from Bryan, is presi dent of the organization which wel comes all interested persons to be come members. Vet Village; Lawrence R. Tanner, Jr., William H. Morley, College View, Bruce M. Miller, Neil Sto vall, B. G. Lew-is, Lewis Riggan, J. Don Lyles, Ralph L. Shannahan, Dennis Zahn, at large. E. D. Francis, Baxter Honeycutt, O. C. “Putter” Jarvis, Warren M. Pierce, W. E. Montgomery, Bobby Jones, Grady L. Smallwood, Char les A. Gary, C. C. Bellomy, at large; Ted M. Stephens, Dorm 1; Jack L. Morris, Dorm 8; and Ar- lie Winn, Dorm 3. In contrast to the large number of students filing for positions on the Senate, only three have applied for vacancies as non-corps repre sentatives on the Student Life Committee. These students are: John P. Davis, Joe Max Word and Hay den I. Jenkins. Ballots Distributed Oct. 3 Ballots will be distributed in the dorm areas Oct. 3. First sergeants in the Corps area dorms and the housemaster in the non-corps area dorms will be responsible for dis tribution and collection of ballots in their respective areas. Special representatives have been selected to handle the ballots in Vet Village and College View. Candidates desiring to have their election platforms printed in The Battalion must have their state ments in the ^Student Activities Office between 8 a. m. Friday and Saturday noon. These statements, which will be limited to 50 words in length, wall appear in The Bat talion beginning Monday. Truman Signs New Bill To Draft Married Men Washington, Sept. 27 — 'A*) — President Truman yesterday signed new draft regulations which make childless married men eligible for military service. The Presidential action also makes other changes in selective service rules in keeping with the draft law passed by Congress last June. They range from including some aliens in the draft to lowering the volunteer age limit. Of major effect, however, is the permission to draft childless mar ried men, a change Selective Serv ice officials believe will make 500,- 000 men formerly deferred eligible for duty. Brig. Gen. Louis Ren frew, acting director of Selective Service, said about 200,000 of this total may be drafted. The new rules are for the guid ance of local draft boards. Selec tive Service has said a few of them St. Joseph Drive In Second Week The drive for raising a total of $200,000 for the erection of a new addition to St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan enters its second week to day. Over $50,000 has been pledged and contributed in the drive to date. The campaign is scheduled to continue for another three weeks. St. Joseph Hospital is run by The Sisters of St. Francis on a non profit basis. The sisters came to Bryan 17 years ago. As a non profit institution, St. Joseph is eligible for public funds set aside to help build hospitals where they are most needed. Survey Conducted In a survey made by the Inter- City Committee two years ago, it was discovered that Brazos County had only half the minimum number of hospital beds the county needs. In an appeal to the Sisters, the committee learned the Order of St. Francis would donate $200,000 to ward the hospital, in addition to the ground upon which the addi tion is to be constructed. It is Hugh Dane Lanktree This 22-year-old freshman from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who measures 6 feet 9 inches from top to bottom, may get some les sons in basketball before long. (See story on page 5) Intramural Message Center Gift From Class of 1951 An intramural message center which will serve the freshmen and non-corps dorm areas, has been given to the school by the Class of ’51. The message center will be placed in front of Sbisa Mess Hall and inscribed “Donated By The Class of ’51”, or similar words. In a letter received by Spike White, Dare Keelan, president of the Class of ’51, said that the gift “would not only be a memorial to our class, but an addition and help to Texas A&M. To be able to give something to help our school to grow and prosper, and not only to take away from her those things she has to offer, is important to me and my class.” Barney Welch, director of intra mural athletics, said “he is very proud” the Class of ’51 has seen fit to donate their money for an intramural message center. “It is one of the most usable gifts that could have been given and will be placed where people can see it. We really have great need for it and the structure will save much trouble in the distribu tion of messages going to the freshman and non-corps area.” Plans are now being drawn up for the message center which will resemble and serve the same pur pose as the one in front of Dun can Mess Hall. Keelan, president of the Class of ’51 is now in the Air Force and is taking cadet pilot training. Parking Areas Set for Home Football Games Parking areas for cars dur ing home football game week ends have been designated by Fred Hickman, chief of Cam pus Security. Included in the parking areas, will be all college streets, the area west of Law Hall parking lot, across the street on the softball diamond, and the area west of Clark Street (between the tennis courts and The Grove). The trailer area north of Kyle Field, and the old Infantry Drill field behind Duncan Mess Hall will also be used for parking. No one will be allowed to park on the main parade ground, Hick man said. “Due to sell-out crowds for the home games this year, students are requested to leave their cars in the parking lots and comply with all traffic rules,” the cam pus security chief emphasized. Along with, the usual Campus Security force, additional help will be used with the employment of students to help direct traffic, Hickman added. hoped the state will contribute $400,000 toward the erection of the new hospital addition, Bryan officials said. Six committees are operating in the county in an attempt to reach the goal. The Business and Pro fessional Committee is soliciting in Bryan. Bernard Swindler is chair man of the committee. Memorial Rooms George Adams is chairman of the Memorial Committee which contacts persons desiring a mem- omial in their name or the name of a friend or loved one. The Medical Committee, headed by Dr. Henry Harrison, is solicit ing from the local doctors. ' On the whole, response from local physicians has been excellent, according to Dr. F. C. Bolton, gen eral chairman for the fund drive. A Family Committee for Bryan, headed by J. E. Vincent, has been appointed to contact families in Bryan. Likewise, a Family Com mittee for College Station, headed by Hershel Burgess, has been ap pointed. The last committee soliciting aid is the Committee for Brazos Coum ty. Chairman is W. R. McCullough. already have been reclassifying childless married men. To prevent last-minute claims for deferment “based only on the registrant’s opinion that his wife recently has become pregnant,” the new law clearly defines “child.” Under the amended law, “child” means an infant from date of con ception. A man may obtain defer ment only if his doctor says a child has been conceived before the draftee is ordered to report for in duction. New Regulations The new regulations for the first time also: • Make aliens living permanent ly in the United States liable for the draft. They are exempt only if they are citizens of one of the 20 countries having military ex emption treaties with the U. S., or if they are diplomatic personnel. Under the old law, aliens could not be drafted unless they had taken out first citizenship papers. • Allow 17-year-olds to volun teer with the written consent of parent or guardian. The former age limit was 18. • Force conscientious objectors to do some work of national im portance for two years if physi cally able. All must take physical examinations, and if a conscien tious objector is found not “physi cally or mentally qualified for mil itary service, he should not be re quired to perform work in lieu of induction.” • Spread the draft more evenly through age groups to prevent too- heavy call-up of young men. Ren frew said in some cases draft boards have dipped deeply into younger age groups while pools of older men were available. • Lower physical standards to those of January 1945—the lowest point in World War II—and reduce mental requirements. • Provide for calling up doctors according to length of prior mili tary service rather than by age. Those who have served the short est period would be called first. • Add “pharmacy, chiropractic, : or chiropody” to “medicine, dentist- ! ry, veterinary medicine, osteo- : pathy, optometry” in the provisions for special consideration to stu dents in the healing arts. Dr. E. R. Guthrie Dr. E. R. Guthrie will deliver an address at A&M Oct. 11. Exec utive officer in charge of Aca demic Personnel, University of Washington, he will speak at the annual meeting of the Associa tion of Governing Boards of State Universities and Allied In stitutions to be held here Oct. 9-13. First Performance Saturday Aggie Band -W hat Makes It Go Football halftime activities that group goes through the routine, Colonel Adams was forced to ask thousands of Southwest Conference making necessary changes and the band to practice in the rain fans see the Aggie band perform works out any rough spots that on Monday and Tuesday. This is each week have their beginning may develop with tiny dolls lined up on a table Tuesday afternoon again finds in the home of Col. E. V. Adams. the Aggie marching contingent on Between these dolls on the table the field practicing without in- and the spectacular stunts the struments. The entire routine is football fans see each week are worked out. completely before in- many hours of hai'd work on the struments are ever used, part of the band and Colonel 1 On Wednesday at 4 p. m. they Adams. go through all music to be used on After a basic idea has been Saturday. At 5 p. m. practice with worked out with models, the plans instruments begins. This usually are transferred to large charts of brings new difficulties which must the football field drawn to scale, be ironed out before game time I These charts are marked out to Saturday. Thursday and Friday find the band on the field going over and over the routine they will use. If the game is out of town Thursday is the last practice day they get. For home games one extra day of practice is used. At the Texas Tech game this the first time this has ever been necessary, says Colonel Adams. Morning practices will be substi tuted in the future if extra prac tice is necessary, he said. This year the band is composed of 170 members and three drum majors, marching in formation 10 files wide and 17 ranks long. The Freshman Band has 125 members the largest Fish Band in A&M’s history. ed by Colonel Adams. The Fish Band will play for all Aggie freshman home games and is expected to make the trip to Austin for the annual game with the TU freshman. There are possibilities of other out of town trips for the Fish Band, Colonel Adams said. The Aggie Band is a voluntary organization which receives no pay except their transportation to the games. Each year the group plays for reviews held on the campus and give an annual concert from G. W. “Doggy” Dalston, president of the Class of ’52, led the Sen iors in their first meeting of the year Monday night, Dalston is also commander of the Infantry Regiment’with the rank of Cadet Lt. Colonel. j correspond to the thirty-inch step { the band will take. Music is fitted to the designs and the marching j patterns are then worked out. Basic plans completed on pap er, the entire band begins work on the stunt. On Monday after noon of the week preceding the game the band meets in the practice room on the top floor of Dorm 11. From 4-5 p. m. the group rehearses music to be used and has halftime plans out lined orally. Commander of the Consolidated the lawn of the presidents home on Band is V. E. Burch of Liberty. Mother’s Day. At parades this The Maroon Band is headed by year they will play the songs of Lowell Holmes of Donna and the various military services when White Band by Grover Ellisor of playing before the reviewing stand. Dallas. The Freshman Band is led “The band has gotten off to by Frank Cheaney of Coppers Cove, a fine start this year,” says Col- The men who lead the band onto the field are Consolidated Band Drum Major, James Rogers of Tex- week in Dallas the band will spell arkana; Maroon Band Drum Major out “TECH” and then TAMC fac- R. L. Robinson of Gladewate; and onel Adams. Every man is show ing a fine spirit. This year’s group should be one of the best ever,” he added. Colonel Adams, who is a mem- ing both sides of the field at once. White Band Drum Major Grover ber of the Class of ’29, lived in From this formation they will shift Ellisor. Bryan during his boyhood and re- into a salute to the host city of Traveling by bus to all except members watching the band prac- Dallas. Leaving the field the band the Arkansas game, the band will tice then. The band master’s big- At 5 p. m. the band moves to will march in two block T’s. This follow the team to every game. The gest ambiton was to one day be a the drill field which the Athletic formation is new this year. group will go to Fayetteville, Ark. Department keeps marked off for To insure high quality of the by train. Several invitatons for the band east of Dorm 11. The band’s performance this weekend, other out-of-town trips are expect- member of the Aggie band—he achieved his ambition, and then some. Coach George To Address QB Club Tonight Coach Ray George will addresf the Quarterback Club at its first meeting of the year tonight at 7:45 in the Assembly Hall. Movies of the A&M-UCLA game will be shown. Last week’s winner of the Quarterback Club contest, A. D. Graham, will be presented two free tickets to the Aggie-Texas Tech game to be played in the Cotton Bowl Saturday night. The Quarterback Club and con test are open to the public. No ad mission or entry fee is charged. Its aims are developing interest and support of the football team and its coaching staff. Coach George is serving his in itial year at the Aggie helm. Be fore coming to A&M George coach ed the line at Southern California. In his college days, George starred as a 260-pound lineman for South ern Cal. He later played professional football with the Detroit Lions and the Philadelphia Eagles. As a naval officer during World War II, George served in the Guam-Saipan campaigns and played football with the Iowa and St. Mary’s pre-flight clubs. Advertising space purchased by Bryan and Colege Station business men, who are interested in further ing team support and interest, make it possible for The Battalion to sponsor the club and the con test. These firms are Sanitary Farms Dairies; A&M Grill; J. C. Penny Co.; Lack’s Associate Store; Par- ker-Astin Hardware Co.; Cade Motor Co.; McCall’s Phillips 66 Service Station; Kelley’s Coffee Shop; American Laundry & Dry- Cleaners. Morris Frank, columnist for the Houston Chronicle, will address the October 2 meeting of the Quar terback Club. Movies of Satur day’s clash between Texas Tech and A&M will be shown at this meeting. Program Sellers Needed For A&M-Tech Contest Additional football program sell ers are needed for the A&M-Tex- as Tech game in Dallas Saturday night, Roland Bing, director of Student Publications, said Wednes day afternoon. Interested students should con tact Bing in the Student Publica tions office on the second floor of Goodwin Hall immediately.