College Station’s Off icial Newspaper; Circulated Daily To 90% of Local Residents Published By Students of Texas A&M For 74 Years PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Number 87: Polume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 Price Five Cents This Makes It Easier ueen ies Frogs in Crucial Game This worhj isn’t so bad says S. M. Gibson as he watches a computing machine in the basement of the Administration Building assort the many var ious cards used in connection with registration for the second semester. Also watching the oper ation of the time saving machine are Vera Hud- nall and Joyce Graves. TSCW History Professor To Speak at Junior Banquet By GENE STEED Battalion Staff Writer It. E. “Prof” Jackson, associate professor of history at TSCW, will lie the main speaker at the Junior Banquet Feb. 16, James Magee, junior class president announced . yesterday. Jackson is a humorist and lec turer known widely throughout the southwest for his ability as an af ter dinner speaker. Pie has ap peared on the campus several times in the past, 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 Student Activities office on the second floor of Goodwin Hall. Only a few pictures have been turned in po far, Joe Blanchette, chairman of the sweetheart committee, said. Three Pictures There should be three poses if ■possible: a formal portrait, infor mal pose (preferably in bathing Mi it) 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 separate sheet of paper attached to the pic- tnres, said Blanchett. Deadline for turning in pictures will be Feb. 9. Six finalists will be selected from the pictures submitted and the Junior Class Sweetheart will be se lected the night of the dance. The judges for the contest will remain annonymous; however, the sweetheart committee chairman said they would not be students. The Aggieland Orchestra will play for the dance following the banquet, Joe Mattel, chairman of the dance committee, announced. The dance begins at 9 p. m. and lasts until midnight. Tickets On Sale Tickets for the banquet and prom are now on sale by first ser geants in all military units and non-military juniors may secure their ducats at the office of Stu dent Activities, announced Joe Wallace, ticket chairman. Tickets for the banquet will be taken off sale Saturday, Feb. 9, and no more will be available, the chairman emphasized. This is to give the men at Sbisa Dining Hall an accurate check on the number of people to expect for the Banquet which will be held there at 6:30 p. m. Dance tickets may be bought at any time before or at the dance. The tickets for the prom will be $2 stag or drag and the banquet tickets will be $3 per couple or 21,50 stag. Junior Class President James Magee asked all juniors to buy a ticket to the dance in order to build up the class fund and insure a bigger and better Senior Ring Dance. He> said purchase of dance tickets could not be made compul sory, but many first sergeants have already pledged near-100 per cent sales in their units. In accordance with the custom adhered to in the past, seniors with dates are invited to the dance, Magee said. The following men were appoint ed by Magee to serve on the Jun ior Class committees: Banquet Committee: Bob Carpenter, chair man; Jack Reynolds, Ed Goetz, Joe Fritz; Dance Committee: Joe Mat- tei, chairman; Weldon Krueger; Tickeet Committee: Joe Wallace, chairman; Harold Hudspeth, Bob (See JUNIOR PROM, Page 4) Recreation Council Aids Negro Group Three hundred dollars was spent by the College Station Recreation al Council last year for a Negro recreation program. This fact was brought out yes terday in a budget report by Mrs. J. D. Lindsay, treasurer, at a meeting of the Council at A&M Consolidated High School. The money, contributed by the Chamber of Commerce, was used for handicraft, story telling, base ball, softball, and square dancing programs for local Negroes Mrs. Lindsay said. Total budget for the council dur ing 1951 was about $4,200. Of this amount, $2,300 was contributed by the Chamber of Commerce, City of College Station, and the City Community Chest. The remainder consisted of activity fees for the recreation programs. Handicraft Program Dropped A pre-school age children’s play time program was added to the 1952 program by the council mem bers in place of handicraft, which was dropped. The handicraft program was dropped because other groups were offering the activity, according to the treasurer. Mrs. Lindsay said enrollment in the classes had dwindled due to private lessons given by two persons, and two pro grams offered by the MSC and the Social Club. Volleyball Starts Feb. 18 The first recreational program for this year will be men’s vol leyball to begin Feb. 18, accord ing to L. S. Richardson, council chairman. “Eight volleyball teams have been organized so far,” Richardson said “and additional teams would be organized if required.” The summer recreation program will follow laat year’s pattern, the council decided, with such activ ities as swimming, tumbling, ten nis, softball, golf, and riflery sche duled. Committee Appointed A nominating committee for new council members to be elected March 19 was appointed at the meeting. The committee consists of Mrs. Fred Hale, Mrs. Lindsay, D. D. Burchard, and Richardson. Four council members terms are due to expire March 19. They are Mrs. Jack Miller, Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Norman Anderson, and W. , G. Breazeale. Each member serves for a period of three years, and a member cannot succeed himself. The stipulation applies to all of the present members with excep tion of Mrs. Anderson who is fill ing the unexpired term of Homer Adams who resigned. Officers of the recreation coun cil are Richardson, chairman; W. M. Dowell, vice chairman; Mrs. Miller, secretary; Mrs. Lindsay, treasurer; and Burchard, publicity chairman. By BOB SELLECK Battalion Sports Editor A&M will be ready to throttle the momentarily stalled TCU bas ketball machine when the two cage clubs meet in DeWare Field House tonight. Game time is set for 8 p.m. The high-flying Frogs were jolted for the first time last Saturday night when upset by Arkansas. By the time they reach Aggieland they will be madder than a deadly snake coiled to strike for revenge. Aggies Also Seek Revenge Likewise, the Aggies were re cently snowed under by the Uni versity of Texas quintet in Aus tin, and are in about the same mood as the Christians if not worse. Both squads have reached a peak in practice and black-board theory sessions, along with the usual inspired pre-game enthus iasm and spirit. Competition will be at its tops as both A&M and TCU enter the game realizing the all importance of the vital contest. For the Aggies ,a win would set the Cadets back into a solid posi tion to continue their drive for the Southwest Conference crown. For the Frogs, a win would help prove that they are not a once great club that has reached its peak early in the season and is now on its way down. TCU Needs Win Naturally a victory for TCU+ would enable them to regain a tie on top of the shaky ladder with Texas. The Longhorns whipped the Baylor Bears 56-46 last night to go out in front by one-half game. By a way of comparison, both teams have played Arkansas. TCU lost to the Razorbacks, while the Aggies won; therefore A&M could be rated a slight favorite. However if one looks at the re sult of the Texas game, which the Cadets lost and the Frogs won, then TCU would be favored. The only trouble with compara tive scores, just like football, is that they don’t mean a thing in the hectic Southwest Conference scramble for any athletic crown. Big TCU “Gun” George McLeod, TCU captain and center, has firmly established himself as the man to stop if the Aggies hope to win tonight. Mc Leod is the leading scorer in the conference with 100 points. (See BASKETBALL, Page 2) I Audience to See 'New Talent’ Sandringham, England, Feb. 6—UP)—King George VI died peacefully in his sleep today. His 25-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, immediately became Britain’s queen. Th 56-year-old ruler of the British commonwealth and empire became king on Dec. 11, 1936. He led Britain through the perilous years of World War II and the economic and political crises that followed. King George had been plagued by poor health since he ascended the throne on the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, the present Duke of Windsor. Princess Elizabeth The King’s elder daughter, Princess Elizabeth—first in line of succession—now becomes Queen and ruler of millions of British subjects around the world. F The King bad been in ill health frequently over the last four years. He was operated on last summer for removal of all or part of one lung under circumstances which in dicated he might have cancer. Fears for Health The reason for the operation was never officially announced, however. Fears for his health had been expressed with increasing fre quency lately. Recent pictures of the King have shown a haggard and tired man, with deep circles under his eyes. But the monarch appametly had felt himself on the road to full re covery. Just before his daughter and heir, Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh left on a trip to Africa and Australia and New Zealand last week the King joined them in a visit to the theater. He accompanied them to the airport to see them off last week. The new queen and her husband now are in Kenya, an East African colony. Coach John Floyd tells three of his cagers how he wants it done. Looking on are Cadet Forwards LeRoy Miksch (in center), Woody Walker, and Guard Don Heft (in foreground). The Aggies meet TCU in DeWare Field House tonight. Tate to Speak Here On RE Week Program Former SMU football great, Wil lis Tate, who is now vice-president there, will conduct the forum and discussion groups in the Hart Hall lounge during Religious Emphasis Week, Feb. 17-22. Tate, a member of the 1931 Championship Southern Methodist University football team, receiv ed honorable mention for All- America tackle the same year, conducted the discussions in Hart Hall last year. As a former coach and player Tate who is now vice-president of SMU, has a common ground be tween himself and the A&M ath letes to use in the forums and discussions of the week. In the afternoon sessions, which Sweetheart Entries Needed For Annual Sophomore By IDE TROTTER Battalion Staff Writer your girl the Class Sophomore! Will the Sweetheart of ’54? Certainly not if you don’t turn in a picture of her to one of the members of the Sweetheart Contest Committee before Feb. 15. Highlight of this year’s social activities as far as the Class of ’54 is concerned will be the Soph- o m o r e Ball, Feb. 23 with its presentation of the Sophomore Sweetheart. Along with the photo must come certain vital statistics. The name of the girl, her home address, her age, her height, weight, waist, hip, and bust measurements, her school if she is attending, and the color of her hair and eyes should be included either on the back of the picture or on a securely at tached piece of paper. Important Selection Sophomores should not put their name, dorm and room number, or their home town on their entry’s picture, Hugh Philippus, chairman of the Sweetheart Contest, printed out. This will help insure a com pletely impartial selection he add ed. Six finalists will be selected by the members of the contest com mittee. The final selection of the Sweetheart will be made by a panel of distinguished judges dur ing the last intermission, and she will be announced immediately af ter her selection. Gifts for Finalists Each of the finalists will be presented a gift by Philippus, and after the selection of the Sweet heart she will receive the tradi tional kiss from Bill Rowland, class president. The Aggieland Orchestra di rected by Bill Turner will furnish music for the gala occasion start ing at 8:30 p. m. Tickets can be obtained now from any member of the ticket committee or dormitory ticket salesman, Harvey Dienenberg, chairman of the ticket committee announced. The tickets will be $2.50 for each sophomore, with or without a date. Complete impartiality is insured in the Sweetheart Contest by the method of recording the names of sophs who enter girls in the con test Philippus said. A number and the initials of the submitter will be placed on one corner of each picture turned in. The name of the second year man who makes the entry will be entered on a master sheet which each of the commit tee members has. Master Sheet It will be recorded in a numbered space corresponding to the number on each photograph. Each submit ter wil also keep a copy of the number assigned to his entry’s photograph as a safety precaution This the first time this system has been used here Philippus said. He added that in using the idea there can be no bias in the final selection. Members of the Sweetheart Con- (See SOPH BALL, Page 4) run from 4:30 to 6 he will conduct discussions on any subject which the individual groups may select. The evening sessions will .start im mediately after supper and last till 8:30. Subjects which the stu dents picked on a questionnaire cir culated earlier in the year will be covered at these meetings. Not only is Tate adept at sports, he has a formidable array of de grees to his credit. A native of San Antonio, he was graduated from SMU in 1932. He received his Mastei'’s degree in Sociology in 1935 and has done additional grad uate work in the University of Chicago and Texas University. Coached Two Years After coaching athletics for two years and while serving as princi pal of several San Antonio schools, he was awarded the title of the outstanding Young Man of the Year by the San Antonio Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1942. He moved to Houston where he served as executive assistant to the pastor of the First Methodist Church. From Houston, he return ed to SMU to become assistant Dean of Students in 1945. The Annual Rotary Variety Show presented by the Bryan- College Station Rotary %ib tomorrow and Friday in 'the Stephen F. Austin High School Auditorium of Bryan in cludes some “real talent.” “Most of the performers are ■j new to this area,” said G. W. } Schlesselman, president of the club, “yet will be top quality en tertainment and new to most of j the audience. The Rotary Club has indeed been fortunate in rounding ; up these performers.” Top Performers Among the performers are Burt i Avera, folk singer and guitarist who has been singing over KORA; Bud Mathews and Harold Turner, acrobatic clowns who have per form for many college functions; Mi's. Dorothy Butler, lyric soprano; and Arthur Stewart, comedian. There will also be a magician, a pianist and a, mens chorus, added Schlesselman. The exact project for which the funds derived from the benefit are to be used will be decided by the board of the directors of the club, although it is known that they will be used in this community. Part of the evening’s entertain ment will be a printed program which will include both jingles and “jokes.” In Bryan, tickets may be bought at Chapman’s Paint Store, Jones Pharmacy, and the office of John M. Lawrence III. Shaeffer’s Book Store is selling tickets in College Station. DebateTourney Expects Several More Entries Scoot Troop Plans Weekend ctivities Willis Tate Troop 102, Boy Scouts of America will have their An nual North Gate Camp Satur day, in observance of National Boy Scout Week. Approxi- imately 25 Scouts will arrive at the North Gate about 9 Saturday morning where they will set up camp north of Walton and west of the post office and remain until Sunday morning. The camp will be open to visi- tors all day Saturday. Any ques tions the visitors might have will be answered by the troop mem bers. Scouth leaders Barney Welsh, George Rivers, and Charles Lina- cek will supervise the camp site and scouting activities. One big event in the annual camp is the mulligan stew supper. This supper will be served from 6 to 7 p. m. Saturday to any Cub Scout in the local area. The only requirement is that the Cub must be in uniform. Other Saturday night activities include a Tenderfoot ceremony and j possibly a midnight show. The Ten- derfoot ceremony will be held to raise several boys to the rank of Tenderfoot if they have met the requirements by Saturday night. A vote will be taken sometime Saturday afternoon to see if the troop will go to a niidnight show Saturday night. The intercollegiate debate tournament being held here Friday and Saturday and sponsored by the Aggie Dis cussion and Debate Club, is expecting a few more entries. Har rison Hierth, the club sponsor, sai