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Number 79: Volume 52
The Battalion
PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17,1952
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MARCHo'DIMES
Price Five Cents
What About My Name?
Semester-End Rush,! Park Here?
Brings Confusion,
Last Minute Work
T?y HARI BAKER
Battalion Staff Writer
The rush and confusion of se
mester-end, semester-beg'in, activ
ities is well under way, with stu
dents’ hopes alternately dimmed by
visions of the nightmares of ex
amination and the dreams of the
holidays.
This is the young man that’s getting all the publicity about what
his name should be. He was named Reveille II a week agm when
the Student Senate accepted him as A&M’s official mascot. The
senior class voted Wednesday night that the Senate be asked to
change his name because there could be only one “Reveille.” The
dog was given recently as a gift to the student body by Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Wienert of Seguin.
Baylor’s Relic
‘Clasped Hands’
Are Recovered
Waco, Jan. 17—(^) — The
“Clasped Hands,” valuable art
relic, stolen from Baylor Uni
versity Monday night, was
recovered at 8:45 p.m. last
night.
The bronze sculpture was of the
hands of Robert and Elizabeth
Browning, 19th century English
poets.
The discovery was made by Dr.
W. T. Gooch, vice-president of the
university, on the front seat of his
automobile which was sitting in
the driveway of his home. The car
had been setting there since about
3:45 p.m.
The hands were covered with
mud, as if the relic had been hid
den in a creek or other wet place.
American Alumni Council
Opens Meeting Here Today
By FRANK HINES I
Battalion Staff Writer
. American Alumni Council mem
bers of District IV are convening
in the MSC today, Friday, and Sat-
.urday to hear addresses and to dis-
^ cuss matters on alumni organiza
tion relations.
The members, including some 50
secretaries and officers of alumni
organizations in Texas, Arkansas,
and Louisiana, heard Dr. M. T.
Harrington, A&M president, give
the welcoming address at the
opening luncheon today.
Vahle to Speak
Of special interest to the con
ference delegates will be a talk by
H. Kurt Vahle, advertising and
tales manager of Cuppies-House
Corporation of St. Louis, Mo.
Vahle, well known in the nation
al field of advertising as a pro
gram headliner and magazine writ
er, will discuss “Direct Mail Tech
niques” at the Fi'iday morning ses
sion.
In addition to being a member of
the Board of Directors of both the
Associated Third Class Mail Users
and the Color Analysis and Eval
uation Institute of Chicago, Vahle
is also the author of newspaper
and magazine articles for such
publications as the Advertising
Digest, Best Insurance News, and
the American Paper Converter.
Addressed Clubs
During the past five years, he
has addressed many of the Adver
tising Clubs and Service Clubs
throughout the country, and has
f—iti
UMT Training
Camps Listed,
Should it Begin
Washington, Jan. 17 — (TP)
Seventeen military camps
were listed today as tentative
sites for universal military
training (UMT), when and if
it begins.
They are:
Army—Camp Chaffee, Ark., Ft.
Ord., Calif., Ft. Riley, Kans., Ft.
Knox, Ky., Ft. Dix, N.J., Ft. Jack-
son, S.C.
Navy—Camp Elliott, Calif., U.S.
Naval Submarine Station, New
London, Conn., and Norman, Okla.,
(for air).
' Marines—Camp Pendleton, Calif.,
El Toro, Calif., San Diego, Calif.,
U. S. Marine Corps School, Quan-
tico, Va., Camp Lejeune, N.C.,
Cherry Point, N.C.
Air Force—Scott Air Base, Belle
ville, HI., Sheppard Air Base, Wi
chita Falls, Tex.
The listing was given by Dr.
Karl T. Compter during testimony
on UMT before the House Armed
Service Committee. He is a mem
ber of a five-man commission es
tablished to work out the details
of a UMT program, which the com
mittee now is considering.
Dr. Compton said the list was
supplied by the armed forces. He
said present plans were to set
aside certain areas of these camps
for UMT, with the remainder of
camp facilities being used as pres
ently.
recently spoke before a national
convention of the Caterers Associa
tion.
Among the other speakers on
the program are Charles P. Mc
Curdy, Jr., alumni sacretary of
William and Mary College, and In
ternational President of the Ameri
can Alumni Council this year.
Other Speakers
Also speaking are Dr. W. R.
White, president of Baylor Uni
versity and John Hamilton, editor
of the Okhahoma. A&M College
magazine, who will lead the dis
cussion on alumni publications.
The Oklahoma A&M College
magazine which Hamilton edits
has been recognized nationally as
one of the best alumni magazines
published at this time.
Exams start Monday morning at
8. Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day morning classes will have ex
ams in the mornings from 8 to 11.
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
class exams will be in the after
noon from 1 to 4. Afternoon class
es will have exams Friday morn
ing and afternoon.
The last examination will be over
Social Club will hold the January
long awaited holiday starts. Stu
dents have to be back for registra
tion for the spring semester Sat
urday, Feb. 2. Registration starts
at 8 a. m. in Sbisa mess hall.
The registrar's office has no fig
ures on the number of freshmen
that will enter at mid-term, but
about 112 are expected, based on
last year’s figures. Possibly an
other 100 transfer students will
enter at the same time.
New Stduents Report
New students are to report at
3 a. m., Wednesday, Jan. 30. They
will spend Thursday taking the
aptitude, achievement, and inter
est tests given by the basic divi
sion. Registration for new students
will be Friday afternoon, Feb. 1.
Entering freshmen will be as
signed rooms in the eighth regi
ment area according to their
branch of service and vacancies in
the various outfits.
Monday, Feb. 4, will be the first
day of classes. The last day for
making changes will be Friday,
Feb. 9.
It will be necessary for students
to pay their fees before they can
reserve the room they now occupy,
according to Bennie A. Zinn, As
sistant Dean of Men. Zinn also said
fees should be payed at the Fiscal
Office as soon as possible.
Students wishing to move must
hgve permission, fyom the new
housemaster or commanding offi
cer.
Veterans may get fee waiver
slips from the Veterans Advisor’s
Office, Room 102 Goodwin Hall,
he said.
Reds Charge US Plane
Bombed Neutral Zone
The steps which many Aggies
gathered around for yell prac
tices in years past are coming
down now. This workman is busy
with an air hammer knocking
down the cement banister. Al
though no announcement has
been made yet, it is rumored
that the space between the new
Administration Building and
Goodwin Hall will be used for
automobile parking.
Range, Forestry
Club Elects Moore
The Range and Forestry Club
elected Jim Moore to head the
club for 1952 at a meeting Tues
day night.
Other officers elected were Sam
Murrah, vice-president; Bob Bell,
secretary - treasurer; Douglas
Shankles, reporter; Floyd Pound,
parliamentarian; and John Welch,
social chairman.
Munsan, Korea, Jan. 17—<#)—
The Communists charged today
that an Allied plane bombed the
Kaesong neutral zone, just six
miles from the truce talk site,
Panmunjom.
The accusation was made during
Thursday’s “no progress” armistice
negotiations.
It followed by two days a Red
charge that Allied planes attacked
North Korean prison camps, kill
ing 15 U. N. prisoners and injuring
(14 others. Monday the Commu
nists complained that Allied planes
flew over cities in northeast China.
Investigators to Check
A team of U. N. investigators
headed by Col. James C. Murray
was ordered to Kaesong to check
on the alleged Kaesong bombing.
The city where the truce talks be
gan last July is guaranteed from
attack by joint agreement.
Communist correspondents at
Panmunjom said propeller-driven
planes were heard circling over the
Red truce camp this morning, at
about the time of the alleged
bombing.
Both subcommittees working on
armistice terms spent the day
wrangling over issues which have
deadlocked the talks for weeks.
Discuss Prisoner Exchange
An Allied briefing officer said
that for the delegates discussing
prisoner exchange “it was merely
a matter of ploughing over the
same old ground with the same
results—no results.”
Rear Adm. R. E. Libby asked
Chinese Col. Tsai Cheng-Wan for
whom he was speaking Wednesday
when he declared angrily that Red
China will “fight to the end” if
any Chinese soldiers in Allied
hands are repatriated to Chinese
nationalist Formosa.
Tsai, in firm control of his tem
per, gave no direct answer.
Libby accused the Communists of
violating the Geneva convention
by failing to mark their prisoner
of war camps. He suggested that
safeguards be set up to avoid any
future attacks on North Korean
prison camps.
North Korean Maj, Gen. Lee
Sang Cho said he would think it
over.
An official U. N. release quoted
Lee as saying that since the alleged
attack Monday on a camp near
Kangdong occurred at night it
would have made no difference if
the camp were marked.
Lee also was quoted as saying
the Communists tried marking the
camp, but Allied planes attacked it
anyway so the identification marks
were not replaced.
Allied headquarters said planes
were bombing military targets in
the Kangdong area Monday night,
but it had no way of knowiftg
whether the prison camps were ac
cidentally attacked since the Reds
never have disclosed the location of
their camps.
Two representatives of the inter
national Red Cross apparently
abandoned their attempt to enter
North Korea. Thursday they
handed an envelope to General Lee
and received assurances it would
be delivered to top Communist mili
tary commanders.
Jackson to Speak
At Junior Banquet
R. E. “Prof” Jackson, associate
professor of history at Texas
State College for Women, will be
principal speaker at the Junior
Banquet Feb. 16, it was announced
by Junior Class officers and com
mitteemen in a special meeting
yesterday.
“Prof” Jackson is a humorist and
lecturer known widely throughout
the Southwest for his ability as an
after dinner speaker. He has a
reputation for cleverly tieing in
anecdotes and jokes with his gen
eral subject.
Appeared Here Before
The TSCW history professor has
appeared on the campus several
times in the past, and most recent
ly when he was principal speaker
for the Annual Kiwanis Club
Christmas Banquet in December,
1950.
Picture applications for the
Sweetheart of the Junior Class
are now being accepted at the Of
fice of Student Activities on the
second floor of Goodwin Hall, an
nounced Joe Blanchette, chairman
of the sweetheart committee.
There should be three poses if
Diploma,, Orders--All in One
Seniors Comment on Orders
H. Kurt Vahle
Alumni Council Speaker
Dr. Shrode Back
From Costa Rica
Dr. R. R. Shrode of the Genetics
Department, has returned to A&M
after spending six months in Costa
Rica as head of the Department
of Animal Industries.
The Department of Animal In
dustries is a division of the In
ternational Institute of Agricul
tural Sciences located in Costa
Rica.
Dr. Shrode, voted most popular
agriculture school professor last
year, took on active part in help
ing to improve the program for
grading up the native beef cattle
of Costa Rica. He definitely rec
ommends the introduction of Brah
man blood to the native cattle.
ManE Conference
Top ics Announced
The importance of the economic
education of workers, the need for
and the development of a train
ing program in the economic sys
tem that gives workers jobs and
freedom, the program “In Our
Hands” and the benefits achieved
through it, will be discussed at
the Management Engineering Con
ference to be held, Feb. 27-28.
The speaker,. William G. Caples,
is president of the Inland Steel
Container Company of Chicago.
A number of other top-flight busi
ness executives will also take an
active part in the conference.
R. F. Bruckhart of the Industrial
Engineering Department, the spon
soring department, is conference
director.
By PAUL CROSSLAND
Battalion Staff Writer
Over 350 Aggies were affected
by the army’s press release yes
terday, which stated that all
ROTC students receiving commis
sions in the United States Army
Reserve during the spring and
summer of 1952 would also receive
active duty orders at the time the
individual is commissioned.
Although many of them will not
have to report immediately, one-
third of the graduates will re
port by July 31, two - thirds by
Aug. 31, and the remainder by
Sept. 30. The army intends to
give the officers an opportunity
to select the month they wish to
report should the above procedure
,be fulfilled.
Topic of Discussion
Throughout the dormitories the
topic of discussions among the
army seniors is this newly released
plan to call them to active duty
immediately after graduation.
Some of the students have a nega
tive attitude and some have a pos
itive outlook. Cadet Lt. J. H. Winn,
A Transportation, commented after
reading the first few lines, “No
Bull, so that’s what they say. But
I guess with the new pay raise
it might be all right if they let us
report when we want to.”
Cadet Major Kelly Anderson, i det Major Teddy J. Hirsh, B En-
Infantry regimental staff, said, gineers, commented, . “That’s a
“Not too much of a shock, ex- blow and nothing we can do about
pected something like that,” Ca-1 it, but it will eliminate confusion 1
det John Wallace, C Artillery, re
plied, “I expected it—didn’t think
it would be any other way.” Ca-
‘Revelers’ On Town Hall
Program in Guion Tonight
Tonight the fourth Town Hall program this year will
feature the Revelers male quartet. Their concert of popular
and art songs begins at 8 p. m. in Guion Hall.
The Revelers will present a program of vocal music de
signed to have something for everybody, including selections
from “South Pacific”, barber shop melodies, The Dance of
the Skeletons, and classical pieces.
Long prominant in the concert, radio, and recording
fields, the Revelers have made five European tours and have
appeared on many radio programs in the United States. The
group was first organized in 1916.
Members of the organization are as follows: Thomas
Edwards, tenor; Wilfred Glenn, basso; William Gifford
Hogue, tenor; Calvin Marsh; baritone; and Paul Sargent,
piano accompanist.
and uncertainty.”
Likes It
Committeemen Meet
Military Day Arrangements Planned
Over in C Armor, Cadet Major
Guy “Jug” Jackson said, “I like
getting orders when commissioned
because you know what the score
is.” Then Cadet Lt. Col. Jim Hulse
remarked, “In other words, com
mission in one hand and orders in
the other. Well boys, I’ll be seeing
you. Not any use in trying to get
a job.” An Air Force cadet, Tom
Spencer, commented, “It’s better
than the Air Force’s; they at
least know where they stand.”
“Sounds like a good deal. No
body will volunteer though,” com
mented Cadet W. D. Bennett. Cadet
Lewis E. Bruecher, A Transporta
tion, said, “Been expecting it. Just
as soon get in and get it over
with." But Cadet Lt. Howard L.
Stanley, A Quartermaster, explain
ed, “What I have to say wouldn’t
do to put in the paper.”
Col. S. P. Myers, PMS&T said
that his office will forward all in
formation to the cadets on any
new developments pertaining to the
recently released plans.
possible, a formal portrait, infor
mal pose (preferably in bathing’
suit) and another in formal dress,
Blanchette added. Accompanying
the pictures, there should be such
vital statistics as, height, weight,
bust, hips, and waist measurement,
of the girl entered in the contest.
Each Junior entering a photo
should include his own name,
dorm, and room number on a sep
arate sheet of paper attached to
the pictures, said Blanchette. Dead
line for turning in pictures will be
Feb. 9.
Six Finalists
Six finalists will be selected from
the pictures and the Junior Class
Sweetheart will be selected the
night of the dance.
The judges for the contest will
remain anonymous; however, the
sweetheart committee chairman
promised that they will not be
A&M students.
Orchestra for the Prom follow
ing the Banquet has not been def-
inintely booked, although the band
from Prairie View A&M College
or the Aggieland Orchestra are the
most likely choices. A group of
Juniors are planning to attend a
dance at Prairie View Fi'iday night
>to hear the type of music the color
ed band plays, said Joe Mattei,
head of the dance committee.
Tickets Sold Soon
Tickets will soon be on. sale in
Student Activities Office for all
non-corps members of the Junior*
Class and through the first ser
geants in the Corps area, Joe
Wallace, ticket committee chair
man said.
Bruce Vanzura will handle tick
et sales in the Basic Division area.
Tickets will probably be on sale
beginning sometime next week and
ending on Feb. 9.
The Banquet tickets will be $3
per couple or $1.50 stag and tick
ets for tbe Prom will be $2 stag
or drag.
Plans for the 1952 Military Day of the United States and many
at A&M were mapped this week foreign countries. Invitations to
in a special meeting of committee the prominent military personnel
chairmen in the office of Col. Joe in this area and in Washington, D.
E. Davis, commandant. C. will be mailed soon, guest chair-
More than 30 students and mem- men J. W. “Doggie” Dalston and
bers of the Military Science De- Jim Anderson said.
vs. Ohio State, at 3 p. m.; reception Mohle; orchestra, Vic Russeck,
partment attended the meeting to
plan a schedule of events for the
March 22 affair.
Jurgens May Play
The group tentatively agreed
to sign Dick Jurgens and his or
chestra for the dance. Jurgens will
be asked to play a one hour con
cert before the dance.
The Military Day observance
will include visits to A&M by
high ranking military authorities
Schedule of Events
A tentative schedule of events,
which is still far from being com
plete, will include the following:
Saturday morning: Welcome to
the college of distinguished guests;
reception for guests; a tour of the
campus for guests; and dinner in
Duncan Mess Hall for all students,
including freshmen, and guests.
Afternoon: Full dress corps re
view at 1:30; baseball game, A&M
honoring distinguished guests in
the MSC at 4:30.
Evening: Supper in Duncan Mess
Hall at 5:30 p. m.; concert by Dick
Jurgen’s orchestra at 7 p. .m; Mili
tary Ball at 9 p. m. in Sbisa Hall.
Committee Leaders
Committee leaders named by
dance chairman Dunn are as fol
lows: finance, Ted Stephens; in
vitations, Bibb Underwood, Lew
Jobe; guest, J. W. Dalston, Jim
Anderson; decorations, Bob Kirk,
Dave Carnahan.
Publicity, Dale Walston, Joel
Austin; program, John Caple;
transportation, John Storey, Ted ing,
Voris Burch.
Members of the Military De
partment appointed to serve with
the committees by Lt. Col. B. P.
Browder, dance coordinator for
that department are as follows:
orchestra and refreshments, Lt. J.
N. Hoffman.
Transportation and tickets, Lt.
A. J. Armstrong; publicity, Capt.
Erwin R. Brigham; decorations,
Maj. J. C. Lowell; invitations and
program, Capt. J. D. Muehleisen
and guests, Maj. W. R. Burruss.
Col. S. P. Myers, PMS&T; Col.
E. W. Napier, PAS&T; and Lt.
Col. Taylor Wilkins, assistant com
mandant, also attended the meet-
Waterworks Study
Opens Here Jan. 21
A Laboratory Short School for
Waterworks and Sewage operators
will be held at A&M Jan. 21-26.
Registration will be conducted in
Room 27 of the Chemistry Build
ing from 8 until 9 a. m. Jan. 21.
All meetings will be conducted in
the Chemistry Building.
Classes will be instructed by A.
C. Riba, bacteriologist, A. D. Pot
ter, chemist, both from the State
Department of Health, and chair
man Joe Sorrels of Civil Engin
eering department.
The instructors will demonstrate
tests, controls and operations of
water and sewerage plants.
Singing Cadets
Quartet Will
Perform on TV
A quartet from the Singing
Cadets will appear on two
television shows in Houston
Feb. 5, announced Tom Sav
age, president of the Singing
Cadets.
The quartet includes Savage,
Harold Hughes, Dale Walston, and
Kenneth Wiggins, all seniors.
They will appear on Dick Gott
lieb’s afternoon television show and
that night on the Battlesteins pro
gram. These programs feature rec
ords and interviews. While on the
shows, the quartet will sing such
songs as “Do I Worry?”, “I Don’t
Know Why I Love You Like I Do,”
“Winter Wonderland,” “September
Song,” and “Undecided,” with
many other popular songs.
The quartet is accompanied on
the piano by Rufus “Roddy” Peo
ples, Jr.
Paulson on Workshop
Planning Group Soon
Dr. W. E. Paulson, marketing
specialist for the Agricultural
Economics Department is going to
Washington, D. C. in the very
near future to help plan the Na
tional Marketing Workshop.
This Workshop which deals with
the technoligical phase of market
ing agricultural products, will be
held on the A&M campus in July.