‘Quick’ Discipline Method
By JOHN WHITMORE
Battalion Editor
Starting today a new form of punishment for mis
demeanors, which in the past were punishable by the
illegal use of the board, goes into effect.
This new system sets up a daily “bull-ring” in front
of the dormitories. Men assigned to an hour’s tour, be
tween 5 and 6 pin., will Carry rifles and march in a mil
itary manner, the order published by the commandant’s
office says.
Men will be assigned to this extra-duty by the com
pany commander and will march under the supervision
of non-commissioned officers designated by the unit
commander.
Such an addition to the punitive articles of the cadets
corps came out of a recommending committee organizd
by the colonel of the corps, Eric Carlson. It consisted
of Varis “Buddy” Burch, chairman; Lewis I. Stewart;
Roy R. Strickert; J. W. “Doggie” Dalston; and John B.
Wright.
It was approved by the dean of men and the com
mandant.
A need for an afternoon “bull-ring” was brought to
light in a company commander’s meeting several weeks
ago. It was reiterated at a meeting of the non-commis
sioned officers last week.
Under the new order, only unit commanders will be
allowed to pass out punishment. They will, however, be
required to submit a record of the men they have as
signed to this duty to the Assistant Commandant’s Of
fice. Hours marched during the week will be placed on
the individual’s record.
The order specifies that the men assigned to the
Announced for
extra duty will march at 120 steps per minute at atten
tion and carry a rifle. They will march within the area
bounded by the dormitory area.
At the discretion of the unit commander the men may
be assigned to fatigue duty to clean up the dormitory
area. Non-commissioned cadet officers will be assigned
to supervise this duty also.
Unit commanders, the order said, will not assign a
man to more than two hours a week or more than one
hour per offense. Walking on the daily bull ring will
not be considered as credit toward demerits awarded
through regular channels.
Cadet Colonel Carlson said this new form of pun
ishment was proposed to give the unit commanders a
method of administering a “quick” punishment. In the
past the argument was that the “board” provided this
quick means of punishment.
Cadet Corps
He said further, as a general rule, it is to be applied
to sophomores and freshmen.
Rifles to be used during the extra duty will be
checked out of the supply room in Dormitory 12 for the
new area freshmen will get their rifles out of the basic
division supply room. The corps supply officer will des
ignate non-commissioned officers to take care of the
issuance of the rifles.
On the problem of keeping the extra duty drills con
ducted in a uniform manner, Carlson said the regimental
commanders will be responsible for the uniformity.
When asked why the limit of hours was two
per week, he said, the regular means of Saturday bull
ring will be used or sterner means, such as the senior
court, will be used.
(See DISCIPLINE, Page 2)
Official Paper
Of Texas A&M College
And College Station
Number 36: Volume 52
The Battalion
PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1951
Published by The Students
Of Texas A&M
For 73 Years
Price Five Cents
Gets Bigger
Draft Exemptions
Examinations Set,
Deadline Nov. 15
Puffer
New avenues of research were opened recently
by acquisition of an RCA electron microscope.
Dr. A. L. Parrack of the Chemistry Department
who operates the hugh instrument, brings an
image into focus while Dr. S. 0. Brown looks on.
Dr. Browij, professor of biology, is chairman of
the faculty committee which has charge of the
electron microscope.
100 Times Greater
Electronic Scope Added
For Research Problems
Vast new fields of research and
instruction in many branches of
science have been opened by an
electron microscope recently ac
quired by A&M.
Fish Drill Team
To Compete
Eliminations for the fresh
man drill team will start af
ter about a week of prelimin
ary drill, according to 1st Lt.
J. C. B r u s s e, instructor.
M/Sgt. T. C. Black is assistant in
structor.
About 60 freshmen showed up
for the first meeting last Friday.
The next meeting will be Monday
afternoon, west of Dorm 17, at 5
p. m.
A 37 man team is proposed. Eli
mination will be on a basis of
drill, military bearing, and grades.
A large majority of the candi
dates have had previous military
training. Several have commanded
drill teams. The freshman team will
elect its own drill master and pla
toon leaders.
Trips that will be made by the
team are not yet definite. In the
past, the freshman drill team has
gone to Dallas, Houston, San An
tonio, and other cities to put on
shows. The team will also drill
Mothers’ Day.
According to Dr. A. L. Parrack
of the Chemistry Department, who
operates the microscope, it makes
visible objects which are 100 times
smaller than the smallest which
can be seen through the best opti
cal microscope.
“It has applications in practical
ly every field of science,” Dr.
Parrack said. It has proved parti
cularly valuable in the study of
virus diseases such as poliomyelitis,
virus pneumonia and the common
cold.
In addition to its applications
in biological and medical re
search, the electron microscope
has many industrial uses. It en
ables a minute study of the ef
fects of different treatments of
materials, aids in finding the
impurities in various products
and is valuable in determining
the strength of such materials
as steel and other alloys.
The electron microscope operates
on the same principal, basically,
as the optical microscope. But in
stead of a beam of light, refracted
by optical lenses, the electron mic
roscope uses an election beam. The
electron beam, emanating from an
electrically heated tungsten ware,
passes through magnetic “lenses,”
which refract the electron beam
much as optical lenses refract a
light beam.
Only objects with a diameter
at least as large as half the length
of a light wave can be seen through
an optical microscope. But since
an electron wave is much shorter
than a light wave, smaller ob
jects are visible through the elec
tron microscope.
The image produced by the
electron microscope is reproduc
ed on a film, from which en
larged prints of virtually any
size may be made to enable clos
er study.
Located in the new biological
sciences building, the electron mic
roscope is under supervision of a
committee composed of represen-
(See ’SCOPE, Page 2)
Sixty-three per cent of the 339,-
000 students who took the Selective
Service College Qualification Tests
last spring and summer made a
score of 70 or better, Major Gen
eral Lewis B. Hershey, director of
Selective Service, reported today,
and he also reminded college stu
dents that the deadline for sub
mitting applications for the Dec.
13, 1951 test is approaching. He
said a further breakdown of the
results of the former tests would
be available within a short time.
The new series of tests will be
given Thursday, Dec. 13, 1951, and
Thursday April 24, 1952, by the
Educational Testing Service of
Princeton, New Jersey, at more
than 1,000 different centers
throughout the United States and
its territories. The blanks may be
obtained by the registrant at any
local board office.
General Hershey stressed the im
portance of all eligible students
taking the test, and indicated that
those who do not have test score
results in their cover sheets may
have a “very difficult time in
deed” in convincing their local
boards that they should be deferr
ed as students.
Not Later Than Nov. 15
Application blanks for the Dec.
1 13, 1951 test must be postmarked
not later than midnight, Monday,
Nov. 15, 1951. Applications for the
April 24, 1952 test must be post
marked not later than midnight,
March 10, 1952.
To be eligible to apply for the
test, General Hershel pointed out,
a student must:
• Intend to request deferment
as a student;
• Be satisfactorily pursuing a
full-time college course;
• Must not previously have tak
en a Selective Service College Qual
ification Test.
Students whose academic year
will end in January 1952, General
Hershey said, are urged to apply
for the Dec. 13, 1951 test, so they
will have scores in their files when
the local boards reconsider their
cases in January.
Utilize Intellectual Resources
The Congress, in the 1951
Amendments to the Universay Mili
tary Training and Service Act, de
clared that adequate provision for
national security requires maxi
mum effort in the fields of scienti
fic research and development and
the fullest possible utilization of
the nation’s intellectual resources;
it authorized the President to pro
vide for the deferment of any or
all categories of persons whose ac
tivity in study is found to be neces
sary to the maintenance of the na
tional health, safety or interest.
The criteria for deferment as a
student is either a satisfactory
score (70) on the Selective Ser
vice College Qualification Test or
satisfactory rank in class (upper
half of the freshman class, upper
two thirds of the sophomore class,
upper three fourths of the junior
class). Seniors accepted for ad-
Davis to Address YMCA
On European Summer Tour
mission to a graduate school sat
isfy the criteria if they stand in
the upper half of their classes,, or
make a score of 75 or better on
the test.
Students already enrolled in
graduate schools may be deferred
so long as they remain in good
standing. These criteria are guides
and the local boards are not bound
to follow them.
Objection “Bright Boys”
General Hershey remarked to
day that when the Selective Ser
vice college deferment plan W'as
first announced last spring ob
jection was heard that the plan
gave preferred treatment to the
comparatively small number of
“bright boys” wdio could afford to
go to college.
He said he believed that vir
tually all of the opposition on this
ground has been dissipated, since
there is now a general understand
ing of the fact that the purpose
of the plan is to select those most
fitted to pursue college educations
and that a large proportion of
college students are “working their
way through college”, either part
ly or wholly. He cites a recent sur
vey made by the United States
Office of Education which showed
that fewer than 25 per cent of
college students are solely depen
dent upon their parents.
“We are faced with an emer
gency that many experts predict
will last perhaps 10 to 20,” Gem
(See DRAFT, Page 2)
Porkers Take
Game from Ags
In Last Quarter
Mrs. John Arhopulos
. . . Contest Judge
By BILL STREICH
Battalion News Editor
Fayetteville, Ark. — Arkansas’
Razorbacks, lead by sophomore
quarterback sensation, Lamar Mc-
Han, celebrated their 30th annual
homecoming by racing for two
touchdowns in the final quarter to
defeat the Aggies 33-21 here Sat
urday afternoon.
The game, played in 45 to 50
degree weather, was the second
loss of the Southwest Conference
season for the Aggies and Virtual
ly eliminates A&M from the possi
bility of championship honors. For
Arkansas, the tilt was their sec
ond conference victory.
Leading 21-20 at the close of the
third period, the Cadets saw their
margin vanish as McHan ran the
Porkers to two touchdowns, one of
which came in the last 40 seconds
of the game.
A&M won the toss to open the
game and elected to defend the
south goal with a brisk 17 mile
an hour wind at their backs. Ar
kansas chose to receive.
Lary Gains 41 Yards
After three running plays failed
to pick up a first down, McHan
punted 37 yards to the Aggie 35,
where Yale Lary gathered the
ball in and returned 41 yards to
the Hog 20 before being stopped.
Nicotine Slaves Get Reward
AtMSC-Batt Contest Tonite
Dan Davis
Dan Davis, winner of last year’s
European Tour Award, will address
the YMCA members, and all inter
ested persons tonight in the chapel
at 7:15.
During the past summer he took
part in a YMCA conducted tour
of the European countries. Part
of his expenses were paid for by
the college. He was picked by the
Student Life Committee at the last
of the school year.
Gordon Gay, assistant YMCA
secretary, announced the talk and
said Davis would illustrate it with
slides and pictures taken during his
trip.
Davis toured England, France,
Italy, and Switzerland with a
group assembled and conducted by
the YMCA.
Addicts of the tobacco leaf will
get their chance to win their
share of prizes in The Battalion-
MSC Pipe Smoking Contest to
night at 7:30 in the ballroom of
the MSC.
A stockpile of prizes valued at
approximately $200 will be award
to the first, second, and third place
winners in each division of the
contest. A tentative list of prizes
has been set up. It may be chang
ed by contest officials if any new
AAUP Smoker
Tuesday Night
The A&M chapter of the
American Association of Uni
versity Professors will hold
its first annual smoker for
the college faculty in the
Ballroom of the MSC, Tuesday,
Nov. 6, at 8 p. m.
Dr. M. T. Harrington, president
of the college, will give an informal
talk. He will be introduced by
Professor Otis Miller, journalism
department, president of the local
AAUP chapter.
Preceding Harrington’s talk,
Bert Avera, a senior in physics,
will sing and play folk ballads on
the guitar. Throughout the even
ing, coffee, hot chocolate, pop-
com, cigars, and fruit will be
served.
The purpose of this get-together
is to enable the many members
of A&M’s faculty to become bet
ter acquainted with each other and
with the aims of the AAUP.
In charge of arrangements for
the evening are Dr. John H. Qui-
senberry, poultry department head,
general chairman; Professor S. A.
Lynch, geology department head,
program and refreshments chair
man; Dr. L. G. Jones, agronomy
department, invitation and trans
portation chairman; Dr. Fred Jen
son, chemistry department head,
finance chairman; and Dr. J. Q.
Hays, English department, pub
licity chairman.
prizes arrive or if conditions in
the contest warrant a change.
Free tobacco and cigarettes will
be distributed to the kibitzers. One
lone woman contestant will brave
the smoke infested area to puff
for her share of the loot.
Judges Keep Time
A staff of judges will serve as
timekeepers and will have the final
say in case of ties. They will also
measure the size of the smoke
rings in the ring-blowing contest,
which should be quite a feat to
watch. The staff of judges com
posed of Spike White, Major C.
L. Thomas, Mrs. John Arhopulos,
Barney Welch, W. H. Rothrock,
and C. K. Esten.
Contestants will be allowed to
enter as many divisions or sec
tions of a contest as he wishes.
Points will be awarded to winners
in each division and the person hav
ing the most points will be awarded
a “sweepstakes” prize at the end
of the smoke fest. Each first place
finish will count 25 points, second
place will receive 10 points, and
third place five points.
A “la,zy-susan” revolving silver
center-piece for the table will be
the “sweepstakes” prize. The “lazy-
susan” contains four briar pipes
and five packages of smoking mix-
tures.
Pipe collectors are reminded to
enter their display by four p. m.
today. A special section has been
set aside for the collections in the
MSC Ballroom. This entry deadline
is to allow the judges to gauge the
entries before the contest begins.
The contests and a tentative
list of prizes that will be offered
ar - e as follows:
Division I—Pipe Collections
First prize—A genuine Kaywoodie
Meerschaum pipe; second prize—
one pound humidor of Holiday and
one Hickory pipe; third .prize—A
one half-pound tin of Briggs.
Division II—Pipe Smoking
Large Bowl: First prize—One Al
ien “bulldog-style” pipe and one
pound tin of Sir Walter Raleigh;
second prize—one corn-cob pipe
and a half-pound Briggs.
Metal Bowl: First prize—A one
pound tin of Holiday, a half-pound
can of Sutliff’s 79 and one corn
cob pipe; second prize—a one
pound tin of Sir Walter Raleigh;
third prize—A hickory pipe plus
two pocket tins of Bond Street.
Medium Bowl: First prize—One
Arlen “bull-dog” style pipe and
a pound tin of Edgeworth; second
prize—one corn-cob pipe and a half
pound can of Sutliff’s 79 mixture;
third prize—Six pocket tins of
Guide tobacco.
Small Bowl: First prize— A
Taw» deluxe travel kit and a half
pound tin of Briggs; second prize
—a pound can of Briggs; third
prize—six pocket tins of Revela
tion.
Calabash Bowl: First prize—One
Tawn deluxe kit and a half pound
tin of Briggs; second prize—one
pound of Holiday and one corn
cob pipe; third prize—six pocket
tins of Country Doctor mixture.
( See PUFFERS, Page 2)
Small Boy Is
Critically Hurt
A small boy was critically
injured on Highway 6 Sunday
afternoon when he was struck
by an automobile driven by a
Wharton resident.
Kenneth Ray Bledsoe, 7, was
rushed to Bryan Hospital shortly
after 4 p. m. with head and body
injuries. Dr. Joseph Cox, who at
tended the boy, described his con
dition as critical.
The automobile involved in the
accident was driven by Mrs. Ruth
Rucher Lemming of Wharton, ac
cording to Rip Collins, Bryan Po
lice chief.
Bledsoe was walking along High
way 6, south of Delwood Street,
when the accident occurred. He was
taken to the hospital in a Hiller
ambulance.
Extent of injury was described
as fractured skull and right leg
and severe cut on left arm. The
boy’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. V.
E. Bledsoe, Star Route, Bryan.
Jack Little, who played the entire
game, until taken out late in the
ball game, threw a key block on
two Porker defenders.
From the 20, the Cadets needed
but five plays to score. Highlight
of this series was a 20-yard run
around right end by Glenn, Lipp-
man. Hooper kicked goal and the
Aggies were off to a ■ seven point
lead after three minutes and 30
seconds of the first quarter.
But, Arkansas came back fight
ing, and pushed across a score of
their own six minutes later.
Hooper’s kick was taken in by
Lary Hogue on the Razorback 17
and the swift halfback returned to
the A&M 48 before being tackled
by Billy Tidwell.
From this point, McHan took
charge of the Hog attack. On three
successive running plays, the Ar
kansas quarterback carried to the
Aggie 28.
Then Troxell, and Sutton worked
the ball to the four before the Ag
gies stiffened their defenses. A
five yard penalty for offsides set
the Pigs back to the nine.
On fourth down, needing five for
a first, Pat Summerall, Arkansas
field goal specialist entered the
game. However, an Aggie offside
penalty moved the ball up to the
five.
Thomason Gets Ball
It appeared that Summerall
would try again for a field goal,
but instead he handled the ball off
to Thomason who canned the ball
around end to the one.
Sutton rammed the middle and
the Aggies lead by only one point,
7-6. Nix’s try for point was good,
and the game was tied 7-7, still
early in the first period.
Following an exchange of punts,
Arkansas owned the ball on their
own 26. McHan, a constant thorn
in Aggie sides all afternoon, pass
ed 17 yards to Bogard, who was hit
by Scott.
Another pass to Bogard moved
the ball to the Aggie 44. Three
running plays moved the ball to
the Aggie 33 for a first down.
McHan swept left end for five but
a penalty on second down rubbed
out the gain.
The Porkers were not to be
denied, however, and McHan, on
third down spotted Troxell in the
A&M end zone for a 33 yard touch
down pass. Nix again kicked goal
and Arkansas lead 14-7 early in
the second period.
Fumble on Pork 27
The Aggies, after making a first
down on a 13 yard pass from Gar-
demal to Hodge, were forced to
punt. Lary kicked 39 yards to
Britt who fumbled on the Porker
27. Britt recovered, but the Aggies
drew a 15-yard penalty for un
necessary roughness, moving the
balk to the Arkansas 42.
On the first scrimmage play,
following the punt, McHan, behind
beautiful blocking, cut into the
Aggie line, darted to the right
and outdistanced the entire A&M
team for the third Arkansas score.
The Porker star was trapped three
different times, but managed to
elude his would-be tacklers. Nix’s
try for point was wide and the
Hogs held a 20-7 lead midway in
the second period.
Tidwell took Summerall’s kick
off in the Aggie end zone and cut
up the left sideline, returning the
ball to the A&M 36 before being
downed.
After a 10 yard gain by Lipp-
mann, Bob Smith hit the center
of the Hog line, cut to the right,
and behind good blocking moved
to the Arkansas 12 before being
trapped by Griffin. The play gain
ed 40 yards.
Two running efforts gained but
three, and on third down, Aggie
quarterback Dick Gardemal faded
back to pass.
(See AGS LOSE, Page 3)