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Number 64: Volume 52
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COLLEGE STATION (Aggielancb, TEXAS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1951
Price Five Cents
RVs Sworn In
As representatives of the new initiates Robert Commander of the unit, Dick Ingles administers
Shaeffer and Joe Wallace take the RV oath. the oath.
KingNamed Turf Association
President in Closing Session
Dick King, director of the Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, was
reelected president of the Texas
Turf Association which ended a
Turf Association \\!hich ended a
conference here last weekend.
Association vice president for
1952 will be Jim Jennings, green
keeping superintendent, River Oaks
Tor
.411 Dormitories
Except Bizzell
Locked Dec. 19
In order to conserve util
ities and to protect student
property, all dormitories ex
cept Bizzell Hall will be closed
and locked at 5:30 p. m. Wed
nesday, announced Bennie A. Zinn,
assistant to the Dean of Men.
Zinn said that students other
than those living in Bizzell, who
wish to remain on the campus dur
ing the Christmas holidays, must
make arrangements with some stu
dent in that dormitory to stay in
his room.
To secure rooms, students must
bring a note of permission from
the occupant of a Bizzell Hall
room to the Housing Office in
Gooddwin Hall, where each stu
dent will sign a roster showing his
location for the holidays. This is
done so he may be located in case
of emergency.
Zinn said that if any student
finds it necessary to gain entrance
to a dormitory which is closed
for the holidays, he must check
at the Housing Office for clear
ance.
He asked that all students close
the windows and lock the doors
of their rooms. First floor win
dows particularly should be locked
for security purposes, he pointed
out.
The dormitories will be unlocked
at 1 p. m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. The
last regular meal in the dining
halls will be supper Wednesday-
Regular meals will be served be
ginning with supper, Jan. 2, he
added.
Country Club, Houston. Bob Shel
ton, director of city parks, Tyler,
will serve as secretary treasurer.
Sixty-seven persons attended this
annual three-day conference. It was
sponsored by the Texas Turf Asso
ciation and the A&M System.
Highlight of the meeting was a
question session Thursday after
noon. During a one-hour period 18
questions on turf problems were
answered by a panel of authorities.
The conference program includ
ed sessions on all types of turfs—
for athletic fields, golf courses,
airfields, parks, and cemeteries.
Friday moming’s session open
ed with a discussion of the care
and management of ornamentals
by A. F. DeWerth, head of the
department of floriculture.'
V. L. Rouze, superintendent of
the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, pointed
out some of the problems in man
aging cemetery turf
control of crabgrass during 1951
by the Texas Agricultural Experi
ment Station were reviewed by Dr.
J. R. Watson, Jr., agronomist in
charge of turf research.
. The conference closed out with
a discussion of new developments
in crabgrass control by Dr. W. E.
Zimmerman.
A Coffin for Christmas?
222 Texans Will Need One
Austin, Dec. 17-
Christmas tree?
-(AP)—Want a . coffin under your
That will be the only gift needed by 222 Texans who
will die violently during the Christmas holidays unless more
care is taken, warns the Texas Department of Public Safety.
N. K. Woener, chief of the Department's statistical
division, predicts this tabluation between midnight Dec. 21,
and midnight Jan. 1:
115 Traffic deaths.
42 Homicide victims.
65 Victims of other accidents such as fires, drowning
and the like.
Department director Homer Garrison recalled that
Woerner’s predictions have consistently hit close to the mark.
He urged Texans to prove thb expert wrong this year.
Murphy Named
To Clean House
New York, Dec. 17—(TP)—
Federal Judge Thomas F.
Murphy, an old hand at in
vestigations, has accepted an
assignment from President
Truman to sweep wrongdoers out
of the Federal government.
The jurist, who prosecuted the
government’s perjury case against
Alger Hiss, will direct a non-par
tisan commission designed to take
action against public officials who
betray their trusts.
Protections for honest office
holders also will be set up by the
commission.
Free Hand
Murphy, a Democrat, will be giv
en a free hand to direct the job
as he sees fit. He will be respon
sible only to the chief executive.
No formal announcement of the
judge’s selection has been made by
the White House in Washington.
However, it was learned here last
night that Murphy will take the
job.
The source of the information
on Murphy’s acceptance could not
be disclosed.
Meet Twice
President Truman and Murphy
met twice in Washington Satur
day, apparently to discuss the new
job. But no definite statement
concerning the talks was made as
Murhpy returned here and the
President left on an overnight
yacht trip down the Potomac.
Mr. Truman returned to Wash
ington last night from the trip,
which was regarded in the capital
as more a business cruise than a
pleasure jaunt—the business being
the planning of a housecleaning
program.
The list of persons accompany
ing the President was not announc
ed. But it generally was believed
that Mr. Truman had taken along
a number of advisers on whom
he relies for working out the pro
gram.
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SAFETY EDITION
IN BATE TODAY
As most of our readers know,
the largest number of holiday
traffic deaths occur during the
Yuletide season.
For that reason, The Battalion
today publishes a special safe
ty edition to warn our readers of
the many traffic hazards which
exist. We hope it will help you.
—The Editors.
Army Opens New
Program of OCS
Deadline Set at 6 pan. Today
For Decorations Contest Entry
Six p. m. today is the deadline
for entering The Battalion Christ
mas Decoration Contest.
For the benefit of those who
failed to mail an entry blank, en
tries will be taken by phone today
Results obtained in experimental until 6 p. m. Anyone wishing to
“Most constructive and worthwhile,” said R. R. Gilbert, left, pres
ident of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, as the closing ses
sion of the first annual Farm and Ranch Credit School for Com
mercial Bankers held at A&M College last week. Gilbert and C.
N. Chepardson, right, dean of agriculture, got together for a chat
during the school.
Tau Beta Pi Initiates 24
Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineer
ing fraternity, initiated 24 stu
dents into the A&M Texas Delta
Chapter, in services held in the
Chemistry Lecture Room Friday
afternoon.
Six alumni members and one fac
ulty member were also initiated.
Dr. Mayo Speaks
Approximately 100 guests at
tended the banquet which followed
in the MSC. Dr. T. F. Hayo, head
of the English Department was
principal speaker for the banquet.
Dr. Mayo’s talk on “Great
Books” was presented after a wel
coming address by N. F. Rode,
professor of electrical engineering.
Toastmaster for the banquet was
Teddy J. Hirsch, president of the
Texas Delta Chapter. Dr. W. E.
Street, head of the Department of
Engineering Drawing, gave the in
vocation.
Undergraduate Initiates
Undergraduate initiates includ
ed: Glen A. Breaux, Robert F.
Brown, John C. Burke, Daniel D.
Clinton, Jr., Jimmy E. Curtis, Rich
ard F. Dolan, David J. Engel,
James L. Fenley, Richard A. Green,
Donal B. Hall, Dick M. Jennison,
James I. Jordan.
Robert B, Killan, Weldon D,
take advantage of this opportun
ity to share the $175 in prizes may
call 4-5444 and add his or her
name and address to the list of
homes to be judged.
Ail Residents Eligible
All residents within the city
limits of College Station are eli
gible for prizes for the most beau
tiful doorway, the most attractive
window, the best decorated outside
tree, and a miscellaneous section
for any decoration other than those
listed. Everyone in the city who is
not a student of A&M may try
for one of the four prizes for Di
vision I.
The three most beautiful win
dows of apartments or houses oc
cupied by students will be award
ed prizes. This division, comprised
mostly by married students in
college housing areas, is Division
II. In addition to the first second
and third prizes for the best dec
orated window, a first prize will
be awarded the decorators of the
most attractive miscellaneous dis-1
play.
Entries need not be made by dor
mitory students wishing to have
their halls judged; a committee will
consider all dormitory floors deco
rated by companies.
Cash Prizes
First and second awards for
this section of the contest will be
cash prizes to be put into the win
ning company’s fund. Company
Christmas signs will also be judged,
with similar prizes for the two best
signs.
Judges for Divisions I and II
will be Mrs. W. W. Armistead, Mrs.
A1 B. Nelson, Mrs. Armstrong
Price, Mrs. Marion Pugh, and Mrs.
S. L. Loveless.
Decorations entered in the con
test by married students and other
residents will be judged during the
day Tuesday, with additional con
sideration after dusk of displays
employing special lighting effects.
Division III Judging
Judging for Division III, dorm
itory students, will be done by
Corps Commander Eric Carlson,
Coi'ps Chaplain C. L. Ray, and
the eight regimental executive of
ficers. This group will also de
cide winning decorations tomorrow.
Prizes which have been offered
by local businessmen for the best
(See CONTEST, Page 4)
The Army started a new officers
candidate school program this
month which will give warrant of
ficers and enlisted men of all
branches of the armed forces, as
well as civilians, an opportunity to
earn second lieutenant commis
sions.
The program will allow immed
iate active service, Col. C. M. Culp,
chief of the Texas Military Dis
trict, said yesterday.
The opportunity is open to both
men and women. Enlisted mem
bers of the organized Reserve and
members of the National Guard, in
a civilian status, may apply for
a two year active duty tour es
pecially for the purpose of being
selected to attend one of the
schools, he said. Civilians can now
enlist for a two year period for
this purpose.
All applicants will be required
to pass tests which will be con
ducted by the Army and Air Force
recruiting stations. Those receiv
ing the highest grades will be se
lected first on a monthly quota
basis.
Applicants not selected during
the first three months after entry
on active duty will be notified of
their non-selection officially and
informed that they may apply
again in six months, Colonel Culp
said.
Rounds to Speak
At ASCE Meeting
Problems of the land engineer
and the surveyor in the oil indus
try will be discussed by W. A.
Rounds, Fort Worth, area land en
gineer for Continental Oil Com
pany, when he addresses the A&M
Chapter of the American Society
of Civil Engineers Tuesday.
Rounds, prominent in Texas
land engineering circles, is a grad
uate of A&M.
Rumors of a large scale influenza epidemic on the campus
which had jammed the College Hospital to capacity were dis
qualified yesterday by Mrs. Irene “Mom” Claghorn, assistant
hospital superintendent.
She said the hospital had approximately 92 patients
at noon today and could easily take care of more than 300
students.
A total of 120 students were in the hospital at one time
Friday, she said, but there w r as still ample room for many
other patients to go to bed if they are ill, the long-time hos
pital attendant said.
Rumors were circulating thick and fast around the dor
mitory areas over the weekend about the large number of
patients in the hospital, ”. . . many more than they can take
care of.”
▼ Students were observing the ru
mored influenza epidemic as a pos
sible means of school being dis
missed early because there was
no hospital space available to take
care of the “sick” people.
Mrs. Claghorn said that at no
time had there been any where
near a capacity number of patients
in the College Hospital this year.
Quick To Speak Up
Those not selected to attend and
those who fail to complete the
course will not be relieved from
active duty, or if a civilian, dis
charged, but will be reported to
the Adjutant General at Washing
ton for a new duty assignment,
the military chief pointed out.
Civilians and members of the
armed forces other than the Army
may submit applications to the re
cruiting station nearest their home.
Apply Through Channels
Reservists now on active duty
and members of the Regular Army
are authorized to- apply through
their commanders, while National
Guardsmen will go through the
usual channels to the Adjutant
General of the state.
Members of the Army Organ
ized Reserve not on active duty
may obtain complete information
and submit their applications
through their local Organized Re
serve Unit instructor, he added.
Left Heres
Not Left Out
The students who stay on the
campus over the Christmas holi
days will not be completely left out
when the 25th of December rolls
around.
Aunt Katie is going to have a
party for all of the men who will
be on the campus over the holidays.
She is going to serve a free Christ
mas dinner for all students who
would like to take advantage of it.
This morning she, Mrs. John Ar-
hopolus the owner of the 12th Man
Inn, told The Battalion that she
bought a 25-pound turkey for the
party.
Men wishing to take advantage
of this party may register either
in The Battalion office or at the
12th Man Inn.
Guest Speaker
She was quick to speak up
against the rumor that it took 103
degrees temperature to be admit
ted to the hospital. “I will per
sonally see to it that any Aggie,
whether he has fever or not, will
be put to bed if he feels that he
is sick and needs hospital atten
tion,” said the assistant superin
tendent.
She also asked that if any stu
dent had been turned away from
the hospital because his tempera
ture wasn’t “high” enough, she
would like for him to pay her a
personal visit so that she might
investigate the matter.
Amid the many rumors circulat
ed were stories about .students who
had purposely caused their temper
ature to rise so they would have
to be put in the hospital. Students
reported to be doing this to “fill
the hospital and then they will
have to let us go home early.”
Nurses Complained
The hospital attendant said sev
eral nurses had complained to her
that many students seeking ad
mittance had nothing wrong with
them, but strict orders were is
sued to take care of those who
claimed to be ill.
“It is absolutely foolish for the
Aggies to do this,” she said. “They
come in here with nothing wrong
at all and then go to bed in wards
with boys who have bad cases of
flu. It isn’t long until they are
really sick.”
She cited the case of one boy
who admitted he didn’t have any
thing wrong when he went to the
hospital. “I just didn’t want to
go to class’ he told her later after
getting a bad case of flu and regis-
(See HOSPITAL, Page 4)
Kruger, James B. Kyser, Joe B.
Mattei, John L. Park, Thomas K.
Perkins, Jim B. Russell, Amos J.
Ehiver, Harold J. Springfield, Huel
C. Tucker, James P. Van Way, and
Richard M. Zeek.
Alumni Members
Alumni members initiated were j
R. J. Cummings of Houston, J. J. |
Maurer of Corpus Christi, H. L. !
Miller of Houston, \V. H. Oswalt
of Midland, J. E. Warren of Mid
land, and J. B. Winston of Wesla
co.
Faculty member initiated was
John Gilbert McGuire, professor
of engineering drawing.
Fees May Be Paid
After Christinas
In order to hold the rooms they j
now occupy for the second semes
ter, students must pay fees and
reserve rooms at the Housing Of
fice in Goodwin Hall before Jan.
22, announced Bennie A. Zinne, as
sistant-to the Dean of Men.
The Fiscal Office will begin tak
ing fees for the second semester
immediately after the Christmas
holidays, beginning Jan. 4.
First installment fees for mili
tary students for the Second Se
mester are $75.20 and for non
military students are $48.80. Fees
for the entire semester are $244.60
for military students and $92,85
for non-military men.
Korean Front
Remains Quiet
Seoul, Dec. 17—(JP) —The
Korean war was relatively
relatively quiet today. Only
minor patrol clashes were re
ported. H a z y weather re
duced aerial activity.
On the battle front, the U. S.
Eighth Army reported not a single
American was killed in a 24-hour
period ended Sunday evening. It
was the first time since August
a “deathless day" was reported at
the front.
There were other Allied casual
ties Sunday, but they were light.
Fifth Air Force fighter-bombers
struck at Communist rail lines.
Most of the Fifth’s jet fighter-in
terceptors stayed home because of
the overcast.
The air force was busy Sunday.
Some 925 sorties—individual mis
sions—were flown. Although Rus
sian-built MIG-15s were sighted
there were no major dogfights.
The RV’s rise to applaud Major Gen. Bruce
Clark at the conclusion of his address to the RY
initiate and members. At the initiation of new
members he talked on the attributes of a leader.
Left to right are President M. T. Harrington,
General Clark, Dick Ingles, Chancellor Gibb
Gilchrist and Commandant, Col. Joe Davis.
Fickets Off Sale
Tuesday for Party
Tickets for the annual employe
Christmas Party will be taken c
sale at 12 noon Tuesday, accordii
to J. G. Penniston, Supervisor
Subsistence.
The party will be held Wedne
day at 7:15 p.m. in Sbisa Hall
honor of employees who have wor
ed for the college 25 years.