Official Paper
Of Texas A&M College
And College Station
COLLEGE ARCHIVjS'p
STUDENT: fc^MORIAL CENTER
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The Battalion
PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE
Number 17: Volume 52
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1951
Published by The Students
Of Texas A&M
For 73 Years
Price Five Cents
Tex Beneke Plays
Before Capacity
Guion Hall Crowd
By WILLIAM DICKENS
Battalion Feature Editor
Presenting “Music in the Mood,”
Tex Beneke and his orchestra
proved his national rating as the
top dance orchestra leader last
night before a capacity crowd for
the first Town Hall performance
in Guion Hall.
Opening the concert with the
familiar theme song, “Moonlight
S e r e n a d e,” Beneke’s orchestra
quickly changed tempo with the
playing of “St. Louis B1 ii e s
Maich,” which was one of the most
outstanding attractions of the eve-
inng.
Changing again from fast to
slow rhythm, the orchestra re
ceived deserving applause for
it’s version of “Star Dust,” which
featured a saxophone solo by
Beneke. Beneke’s ability for
rearranging old - time favorites
was best shown in the orches
tra’s jazz version of “Begin the
Beguine,” which also featured
a Beneke sax solo.
Although nationally known for
h i s saxophone talent, Beneke
proved equally famous for his vo
cal rendition of “Chattanooga Choo
Choo,” “Pretty Eyed Baby,” and
“Kalamazoo.”
Featured vocalist Shirley Wil
son, who for three years appeared
in the movies as Betty Grable’s
double, displayed her well-develop
ed talent by singing “Too Young,”
“The Man I Love,” “I Wonder
Why,” and “Unless.”
Bill Raymond, featured male
Delegation To
Discuss Plans
For Corps Trip
A delegation of A&M stu
dents and Lt. Col. M. P. Bow
den, assistant commandant,
left the campus at 6 a.m. to
day to meet with the mayor
of Fort Worth and other city of
ficials to plan the TCU Corps Trip
scheduled for Oct. 19-21.
The group arrived in “C o w
Town” shortly before lunch and
met with the officials to discuss
plans for the corps parade and
other activities necessary to be con
sidered for the bi-annual event.
Features in plans for the corps
trip weekend will be the mam-
mouth parade through the heart of
Fort Worth by the A&M Cadet
Corps.
Students from TSCW in Denton
will also converge on the nearby
city for their “corps” trip with the
Aggies. Miss Wanda Harris, re
cently selected Aggie Sweetheart
for 1951-52, will be presented dur
ing halftime activities of the A&M-
TCU football game—top event of
the weekend.
^ Making the trip in college cars
were the following: Col. Bowden;
Eric Carlson, cadet colonel of the
corps; Buddy Burch, commander
»f the consolidated band: Bill Tur
ner, corps operations officer; Joel
Austin, Battalion managing edi-
lor; and Dale Walston, corps pub
lic information officer.
The group will return to Col
lege Station tonight.
vocalist showed talent of equal
rating with Miss Wilson in sing
ing the nation’s hit tune, “Be
cause of You.” After hearing his
vocals of “Serenade in Blue.”
“Unforgetable,” and “After All,”
it is easy for one to believe that
Raymond will conquer his one
remaining ambition to play a
major role on a Broadway musi
cal.
“Dancers Delight,” “The Lady on
P a t r o 1,” and “Cockadoodledoo,”
were three new record releases
Beneke introduced and each re
ceived deserving applause fro m
the audience.
Bob Peck, a saxophone player,
was credited with receiving the
greatest round of applause of the
concert for his comical vocal ren
dition of “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of
the Evening.”
The fact that Tex Beneke’s
orchestra has been accepted by
the public throughout the nation
in lieu of Glenn Miller’s band
was best shown in Beneke’s ar
rangements of “String of Pearls”
and “In the Mood.”
Playing the instrumental ver
sions of “The American Patrol,”
“T e n d e r 1 y,” and “Whispering
Rain,” Beneke was easily recog
nized on the Guion Hall stage as
being a fresh personality in the
music business with a style and
personality all his own.
Classes Dismissed
At 4:30 Wednesday
All Corps students will be re
leased from classes at 4:30 p. m.
Wednesday to participate in a
review, said Dr. C. C. French,
dean of the college. Non-corps
students will attend classes as
usual.
The review, which is in honor
of members of the Association
of Governing Boards of State
Institutions will start at 5:15
p. m.
Before the review, the mem
bers of the Association will in
spect the campus.
Final Results
Of Elections
Final recount of ballots for the
fall student elections was com
pleted yesterday by Don Young,
chairman of the election commit
tee.
The outcome did not change the
results announced in Monday’s
Battalion, For Dorm 12 senator,
Bobby Jones won with 71 votes
to James Van Way’s 15. Jack L.
Morris won in Dorm 2 with 7(i
votes, while A. C. Burkhalter was
second with 75.
Wallie Briscoe was elected Dorm
14’s senator with a winning count
of 163 votes to 148 received by
the runner-up John Halsell, Hart
Hall senator is Ralph Ellis. Bobby
Layman will represent Dorm 8.
Student-Guest
Tickets on Sale
Student and Guest Tickets
for the Trinity - A&M game are
now on sale. Tickets will be
available at the Athletic Office
until 6 a.m. Thursday.
No reserved seat tickets are
on sale here, the athletic de
partment announced, all reserve
seat tickets have been returned
to San Antonio.
Movie Stars to Visit A&M
John Wavne
Jeff Chandler
Hollywood Stars Due at A&M
Thursday for Short Program
By RAYMOND YORK
Battalion Staff Writer
Hollywood comes to A&M Thurs
day as movie stars galore converge
on the campus and the surround
ing Bryan-College Station area.
The forthcoming sars are part of.
a nation-wide* team which is cur
rently making “Movietime U. S.
A.” appearance in every state in
the union to celebrate the golden
juhilep of American movie theatres,
and create more interest in movies
among the general public.
Top Stars
Among the notables which are
scheduled to make local appear
ances are Keenan Wynn, Greer
Garson, Dan Dailey, Chill Wills,
and Jesse L. Lasky Sr., world fam
ous as the grand old man of mo
tion picture productions.
Motion picture producers and di
rectors will also accompany the
troups. King Vidor, one of film
land’s most noted directors, rank
ing with Cecil B. DeMille and John
Ford in the field of motion picture
producing, will be present with the
troupe.
Seven members of Paramount’s
golden circle of youthful starlets
who are on the “Movietime U. S.
A.” tour will accompany the stars.
They include Mary Murphy, who
appeared in “The Lemon Drop
Kid” and “That’s My Boy”; Ann
Robin, whose last role was in
“Goodbye My Fancy”; Joan Tay
lor, appearing currently in “Fight
ing Men of the Plains”, and Vir
ginia Hall, currently appearing on
Hollywood stages.
Others include Laura Elliot, last
appearing in “The Mating Sea
son”, and Peter Hanson, seen last
in “Warbonnet”. All are under per
sonal contract to Paramount stud
io and each is a potential top star,
say studio officials.
Arrive From Houston
The caravan is scheduled to ar
rive by bus from Houston Thurs
day at four p. m. A complete sche
dule of activities has been ar
ranged during their brief stay
here.
Bryan Police will meet the bus
on Highway 6 for an escort to the
MSC. After a 10 minute rest there
the stars will transfer to convert
ibles for a ride to Bryan with
civic dignitaries. At 5:10 p. m. a
Jr. College Meet
Sessions Underway
The eight annual Junior College
Conference began its two-day ac
tivities here yesterday with a talk
by Dr. Leland L. Medsker, direct
or of the Contra Costa Junior
College, Martinez, Calif.
The subject of Dr. Medsker’s
talk was that of “The Role of the
Junior College in this Critical
Period.”
Dr. Medsker emphasized the val
ue of the small junior college’s
programs in providing an adequate
liberal arts education to these' un
able to spend four years at a sen
ior college because of lack of
money and time.
A junior college’s vocational pro
gram was also discussed.
“A Report on the Mississippi
Conference on General Education,”
was delivered by Dr. James W.
Reynolds, consultant in junior col-
San Antonio Newsman Will
Address Quarterback Club
Bill Bellamy, assistant managing editor of the San An
tonio Express and Evening News, will adress the Quarter
back Club meeting tonight at 7:45 in the assembly hall.
A Humble Oil Film, ‘1950 Southwest Conference Foot
ball Highlights”, will be shown. The film is in technicolor and
includes action shots of three Aggie games.
Dick Frey, varsity football tackle, won last week’s quar
terback contest. He will be presented two tickets to the
Trinity A&M game at the meeting.
Bellamy will give the second-guessers the inside dope on
the Trinity football team, as well as some interesting anec
dotes about the players and coaches.
Lions Hear
Talk on Turkey
By II. P. Smith
H. P. Smith, who has just
returned from Turkey as an
advisor on Farm Machinery
for the Turkish government,
was guest speaker at the Col
lege Station Lions Club meeting
yesterday.
He spoke on the many incidental
things about the country which he
had noted while over there.
Smith is a member of the Agri
culture Engineering Department.
The speaker said there were 22
million people in Turkey and only
20 percent of the land of that
country is qualified to be used for
their agricultural needs. With a
climate that resembles that of Tex
as and Oklahoma, the average
farmer of Turkey will have a farm
no larger than ISV2 acres.
The main crop of Turkey is cer
eal grains, Smith said, although
they export many raisins and are
noted for their olive industry.
Smith went on to say he was
disappointed in the school system
in that country. An elementary
school with three grades and a sec-
ident of the Paris Junior College; | ondary school with a like number
lege education at the University
of Texas.
At 10:30 a. m. the delegates to
the convention broke up into three
smaller groups to discuss the var
ious social and educational prob
lems in which the junior college
could take a definite role.
Junior College Service Discussed
Under the chairmanship of Ver
non D. Parrott, president of Weath
erford College, the topic of “How
can the Junior College Render
More Effective Service in a Per
iod of Chrisis” was debated.
Discussion leaders for this con
ference were J. R. McLemore, pres
motorcycle escort will accompany
the troupe to Bryan where an in
troduction of stars will be given.
The caravan will then return to
Duncan Mess Hall on the campus
at 6 p. m. so the troupe can eat
with the Aggie Band and A&M
Cadet Corps.
Supper with the corps at 6:30
and personal introduction to stu
dents will highlight their brief
stay here.
After supper the group will make
a brief appearance at the freshman
football game at 7:30 p. m., after
which the stars will depart for
Waco.
A&M Named Records
Home of SWC Group
By JOHN WHITMORE
Battalion Editor
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK., Oct. 8—A & M
was named permanent records headquarters
for the Southwest Conference Sportsmanship
Committee at a meeting of that group here
today.
In their annual fall session, the commit
tee composed of representatives from all
Southwest Conference schools, met on the
University of Arkansas campus.
The group ratified a constitution ap
proved and submitted by a constitution com
mittee. The constitution had been proposed
Top Educators
Attend Conference
Highlighted b y speeches b y
prominent educators from through
out the country, the annual meet
ing of the Association of Govern
ing Boards of State Universities
and Allied Institutions convened
today.
One of the outstanding speakers
at the meeting will be Dr. Franklin
D. Murphy, chancellor of the Uni
versity of Kansas. The meeting
will last until Sunday. Dr. Mur
phy became one of the youngest
men to head a major university
Sept. 1, when he assumed his du
ties as chancellor of the University
of Kansas. He will address the
meeting Friday morning on “Prob
lems of Medical Education.”
Dr. Morrill Speaks
Dr. J. L. Morrill, president
of
the University of Minnesota, will
speak to the group Thursday on
“Current Governmental Develop
ments Affecting Higher Educa
tion.” Richard H. Flock, secretary-
treasurer of the Association and
member of the Iowa State Board
of Education will preside.
• The same day, Judge Dudley K.
Woodward Jr., of Dallas, president
of the board of regents of the UnL
versity of Texas, will deliver an
Robert Mickle Portraits
Now On Display in MSC
Portraits by Robert Mickle, pro
minent American portrait photo-
pragher, are on exhibit in the walk-
in show case of the MSC through
the courtesy of Perry A. Glick, of
the Federal Department of En
tomology.
Glick and Mickle have been
friends since 1939 when Glick was
a resident of Waco where the
artist’s studio is located. Glick has
received twenty-three portraits
which include character studies and
glamour shots.
Tutored by Father
“The photographic career of Rob
ert Mickle began under the tute
lage of his father, a photographic
pioneer,of Texas, and soon after
finishing school he established his
studio in Waco in 1911,” reads an
article in Who’s Who in American
Photography.
The article continues, “Mickle
and his wife are confirmed travel
ers and have visited 10 foreign
countries and nearly all states of
the Union. In satisfying their 1 wan
derlust they have brought pleasure
to thousands of stay-at-homes
while at the same time publicizing
the Mickle Studio most thoroughly
in their section of Texas.
“From motion pictures and nat
ural color slides which they make
whever they go, they have ac
cumulated an impressive collection
of travelogues, and requests to
(See ART, Page 2)
address on the “The Endowment
Fund of the University of Texas.
Rufus R. Peeples of Tehuacana,
member of the board of directors
of the A&M College System will
preside at this session.
Panel Discussion
by Bill Parse, former president of the A&M
Student Senate.
According to the new constitution, mem
bers of the committee will include: (1) Pres
ident of the student government organiza
tion, (2) Editor of the school paper, (3) Head
yell leader—or any yell leader for schools
that do not designate a head yell leader, (4)
A representative from varsity athletic
teams who may either be elected by the
athletes or be appointed by the student gov
ernment president. (5) An executive secre
tary who will always be an A&M
student. He will have not vote at
meetings, but will record all prcP
feedings.
The committee, which was or
ganized in 1948 at A&M, presents
annually a trophy to the South-
west Conference school that dis
plays the most sportsmanship in
qll athletic events, as well as in inv
ter-school student relations. The
Battalion of A&M donated the
trophy which was presented last*
Jan. 1 at the Cotton Bowl to SMU. -
Previous winners are Rice, 1950;
A&M, 1949; and SMU 1948.
Trophy Presentation Set
A panel discussion on “The Im
provement of Counseling and
Teaching” will have as speakers
Dr. E. G. Williams, dean of stu
dents, University of Minnesota; Dr.
George W. Frasier, president-emer
itus, Colorado State College of
Education; and Dr. E. R. Guthrie,
executive officer in charge of aca
demic personnel, University of
Washington. Dr. Frank C. Hocke-
The Southwest Conference’
Sportsmanship trophy will again
be presented at halftime ceremon
ies at the Cotton Bowl, the com
mittee agreed. Voting procedure to
determine the winner was changed
from the method used in previous
years. Two ballots will be cast by
voting parties annually and thq
school with the largest total num
ber of votes wins the honor.
Ballots will be cast by the fol-
ma, vice-president and executive j i ow ing people according to the new-
dean of Purdue University, will lv ratified constitution:
preside , at this session also to be I • Members of the Sportsman-
hel Thui’sday. i s |u'p Committee.
Saturday the group will journey j • The Eexecutive Secretary of
to Austin, where they will have j the Southwest Conference,
lunch following a tour of the Cam- : • Athletic Directors of all con-
pus. Dr. T. N. Painter, president j f ei . ence schools,
of UT, will address the luncheon * Deans of students in all con-
group on “A Brief History of the 1 f C r eilce schools.
University of Texas”. David M. I # Seven sports writers (each
Warren’ regent of the University,{ colle „. e designates one sports writ
ers they wanted to vote).
• E a c h conferee school offi-
will preside.
From Possessions
Top-flight educators and govern
ing board members of the higher
educational institutions of the Uni
ted States, Puerto Rico, and Ha
waii will attend the meeting which
will feature a review by the Cadet
Corps on Wednesday.
More than 150 members of the
association are expected to witness
the review, along with their wives
and other guests.
E. L. Angell, executive assist
ant to Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist of
the A&M System, is in charge of
local arrangements for the meet
ing. ■ ■
Turk Named Member
To Research Council
Dr. R. D. Turk, head, depart
ment of veterinary parasitology of
the School of Veterinary Medicine,
has been appointed a member of
the Research Council of the Amer
ican Veterinary Medical Associa
tion.
His appointment began Sept, 1
and terminates August 31, 1954.
cial.
• Southwest Conference athletic
game official will get eight votes.
The officials will vote in the fall
and spring since a different group
is used for all sports.
Howard Grubbs, executive sec
retary of the Southwest Confer
ence, spoke at a dinner meeting of
the group. He praised the work
done by members of the Sports-
(See SPORTSMANSHIP, Page 2)
Getting Calendars Ready
and Andrew Edington, president
of the Schriener Institute. The con
sultant was Dean A. Ray Sims,
school of Technology, the Univer
sity of Houston.
The study question for the sec
ond group was, “How Can the Jun
ior College Become the Center of
the Educational and Cultural Life
of the Community?” Chairman E.
C. Dodd, president of Howard
County Junior College, presided
over the discussions led by E. B.
Masters, president of the Kilgore
Junior College; Orvil Pirtle, presi
dent of the Henderson County Jun
ior College; and John W. Stormont,
dean of the Victoria College.
Consultant for this issue was E.
J. Howell, president of John Tarle-
ton State College.
Functional Guidance Studied
The third group studied the'
question of, “How can the Junior
College Establish a Functioning
Guidance Program for Students
(See POSITION, Page 2)
of grades constituted most of the
Turkish children’s education.
President A1 Price announced
that Lions will hold a Ladies Night
Dinner-Dance Oct. 29 in the MSC.
R. L. Nolan called on members of
the club to respond to an urgent
need for funds to finance educa
tional facilities for school child
ren in Korea.
Hershal Burgess visited the
group and asked their support to
the St. Joseph’s Hospital Fund
campaign.
Program Salesmen
To Meet Wednesday
Students interested in selling
programs at the A&M-Trinity foot
ball game Saturday night in San
Antonio will meet in the Student
Activities office Wednesday at 5
p. m., Roland Bing, manager of
Student Publications announced to
day.
The Senior Class Calendar Committee, under the
direction of Duane “Van” Vandenberg, (third
from right) prepares calendars for sale in the
freshman area Monday night. Assisting Vanden- (
berg were (left to right) Boyd Taylor, Arnold
Hayes, Don Williford, John Schmidt, Tom Ma-
bray, and Guy I). King. "Initial program sales
exceeded our previous expectations,” Vandenberg
said late last night.
Informal Meet
CS City Council
Slated Tonight
An informal meeting of tins
College Station City Council
will be held tonight in the
MSC. An election date for
the proposed home rule char
ter and consideration of proposed
sewer disposal improvements are
scheduled to be taken up.
Homer Hunter, consulting en
gineer of Dallas, will meet with
the group for discussion of pro
posed long-range sewer disposal
improvements. Hunter, who plan
ned the water system installed at
A&M last year, has made a com
plete survey of College Station’s
sCwer system, according to Ray
mond Rogers, city manager.
The monthly meeting of the city
council was changed from Monday
to Tuesday night to avoid conflict
with other sessions in the com
munity.
Each member of the city coun
cil has Invited two public-minded
citizens to meet with the group
for discussion of the two items of
business.
Take a Break
By POGO
AMONG the many interesting
things which happened at the
A&M-OU game, the third quarter
rain set things up for the couples
with only one raincoat. But the
fourth quarter comment was,” . . .
it’s quit raining ???”
NOTICE to English profs: Your
students are well trained in prac
ticing speech making. One speech-
maker practiced his oration by re
citing and demonstrating same
while completely soaped from head
to foot in the shower. His speech:
“How to use a fishing rod.”