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Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Local Residents ini jljl f * Ihe Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Published By A&M Students For 74 Years Number 107: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1952 Price Five Cents 4 AF Summer Camp Reset To 4 Week Duration’—Napier Air Force juniors will attend summer camp for only four weeks •instead of six weeks as previously announced, Col. E. W. Napier, PAS&T, said yesterday. The camps are scheduled to be gin June 23 at Air Force installa tions which will be decided upon latei 1 . ^ added. Ain W '> cadets who will com plete the second semester of the advanced Air Science course, AS III, in May will be required to at tend. Training at these camps will be of a non-specialized nature with formal classroom instruc tion held to a, minimum, the #AS&T added. Headquarters, Continental Air Command, will allocate to each ASC Students Petition Profs Resignation •Six students from Arling ton State College yesterday- sought a hearing before Chan cellor Gibb Gilchrist of the A&M System to protest the the resignation of Kenneth Rock well, an English professor at Ar lington. D. W. Williams, vice chancellor for Agriculture, talked to the stu dents in place of Chancellor Gil- thrist, who is ill at his home. He took their message, and assured them he would give it to the chan- stellor as soon as possible. The statement, which was made by Barbara Block, was taken by Williams on a recording machine. “We are a delegation repre senting the majority of the stu dents of Arlington State College,” Miss Block said. “We believe that Mr. Rockwell not only was forced to resign on false charges, but that the manner on his dismissal was an injustice. “We would like that at least a hearing be held at which our side of the case be presented as well as the other side, which has al ready been presented. The petition which was present ed to Williams contained approx imately 300 names of students at Arlington. ^ After the meeting Miss Block i | rommented, “I have been a student I of Mr. Rockwell, and have tried I several times since then to get I into his classes. The reason is, I 1 Hhink, he was one of the finest 1 teachers on the campus.” James S. Meyers, another of the j six students, said, “He (Rockwell) | was the best teacher we had at Ar- | | lingfeVm He was farr, broadminded, and<^ o a good knowledge of his subject.” AFROTC unit the attendance quot as for nearby Air Force bases will serve as the camp site. Where possible, the Air Force plans to divide students from each school among bases of several different major commands, Colonel Napier said. Sufficient Time Students who will have suffi cient time between final review and the opening date of camp to permit their spending a minimum of seven days at home may be or dered, at their option, to camp from their home address. However, students in this cate gory who wish to report to camp from their homes, and who live further than 700 miles from their college or university will be re ported to ConAC for special as signment to a camp nead their homes, Colonel Napier explained. Colonel Napier said informa tion is expected soon regarding the specific bases which the Air Force will use for summer camp training. Blood Donation Drive Hurt By Summer Camp Shots All juniors who have had their summer camp shots will not be permitted to donate blood when the Red Cross Bloodmobile comes to the campus March 11 and 12, announc ed Jesse Fletcher, chairman of the blood drive. . “Because these juniors will not be allowed to donate,” Fletcher said, “all students and residents of this area are urged to donate, so the quota can be reached.” The quota for the two day stay is 400 donors, which will be 300 pints of blood. People wishing to donate should call the housing office, 4-5014, and make an appointment. Juniors who have not received the shots will be permit ted to donate. To be eligible, a donor must be over 18. Donors between the ages of 18 and 21 must have permission from their parents. A permission form can be obtained from first sergeants of the units. House Kills UMT With 236-162 Vote Hopkins to Discuss Man and Evolution Dr. S. H. Hopkins, biology pro fessor, will discuss “Man and Evo lution” at the first meeting of the Zoological Seminar in the MSC to morrow at 7:30 p. m. The seminar was recently organ ized for the purpose of discussing the basic concepts of zoological biology, according to Robert Men- zel, program chairman. An additional purpose of the organization is to bring students who are interested in zoological study together for an exchange of ideas in the fields of interest and research, Menzel said. Washington, March 5 — tA 3 *— Bitterly-debated Universal Military Training (UMT) appeared today to be a dead issue, for the next few months at least. The House yesterday shelved an administration bill to start UMT. It voted 236-162 to send the mea sure back to committee, climaxing a dramatic and ususual session. Rep. Vinson (D-Ga), chairman of the Armed Services Committee then killed off any immediate chance for reconsideration. He told newsmen his committee would not bring up any more UMT leg islation during this session. Sen. McFarland of Arizona, Dem ocratic leader in the Senate, said that in view of the House action the Senate probably would not con sider UMT before the end of the 82nd Congress. But proponents insisted that UMT was not permonently dead. “We’ll start all over again in the 83rd Congress, after the elec tion,” Vinson said. Chairman Russell (D-Ga) of the Senate Armed Services Committee another strong supporter, said in a statement “it will be a little short of a national tragedy” if the House action “means the death of UMT legislation.” Donald R. Wilson, national com mander of the American Legion, commented: “I can imagine a large number of people are happy tonight and most of them are with in the confines of the Soviet Un- Begun ame Change Plan Senior Class Bobby Dunn Class Agent, ’52 Stanolind Oil Awards A&M $1,250 Fellowship A&M is one of 12 colleges and universities that have been award ed fellowships by Stanolind Oil and Gas Company, oil-producing company with headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it was learned today. The fellowships are for advanced study and research in various fields of petrolfeum science. The grant awarded to A&M is in the field of petroleum engineer ing, according to Dean H. W. Bar- low, of the Engineering School. Dean Barlow said that the selec tion of the fellow will be made by the college in cooperation with Stanolind. The fellowship carries a stipend of $1250, plus tuition and fees, and will be force for the 1952-53 college year. ‘Modern Jazz Dancer’ Start Construction On ’Mural Stand Construction has begun on a new intramural message center at Sbisa Hall with funds donated by the class of 1951. According to C. G. “Spike” White, assistant dean of men for activities, the ’51 ?pniors left a gift of $900 to the college for the new center. Be tween the two entrances at Sbisa the message center will serve the intramural needs in that area. Weather Today & SNAPPY WEATHER TODAY: Partly cloudy and windy. The high re corded yesterday was 56 degrees and the low 39 degrees. No, this young lady is not trying! to fly. She is practicing her modern jazz dance act which she will present at the MSC Music Committee’s first annual Intercollegiate Talent Show in the MSC Ballroom at 8 Friday night. She is Miss Billie Biggs, 19-year-old sophomore speech and drama major at SMU. The Stanolind fellowships are available to all qualified students upon application to the respective schools. Other institutions receiving fel lowships for the 1952-53 year are: Columbia University, New York City, geophysics; Univei’sity '■ of Kansas, mechanical engineering; Louisiana State University, chem istry and geology; University of Michigan, chemical engineering; Univei’sity of Oklahoma, petrol eum engineering; University of Pennsylvania, accounting; Pennsyl vania State College, petroleum en gineering; St. Louis University, geophysics; University of Texas, geology and petroleum engineer ing; University of Tulsa, petrol eum engineering; and Yale Uni versity, geology. Throughout the tenure of the fellowships, company representa tives from the various departments of the company interested in the work will maintain contact with the fellows in order to discuss practical as well as theoretical as pects of the projects. No Reservations Stanolind makes no reservation whatever regarding patent rights or subsequent employment of fel lows with the Stanolind organiza tion. Any benefits derived from the work will be made available to the entire oil industry. This is the 16th year that Stan olind has granted such fellowships. The program was begun in 1937 with an fellowship at the Univer sity of Texas. Stanolind is one of the leading oil producing companies in the United States, with producing properties in 12 states ranging from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. It has some 8,000 employees. Circulation of petitions and letters will be but a start in a campaign launched by the Senior class for the changing - of the name of College Station to Aggieland. This proposal was approv ed at the class meeting held last night in the MSC. Bobby Dunn was elected class agent and Lew Jobe as assistant, as sixty seniors also picked Clyde McCoy as the band for the ring dance from a choice of four presented by Pete Hardesty, Stu dent Activities business manager. Other bands named included those of Louis Armstrong, Shep Fields, and Henry King. Choosing of the class gift was also completed with a “name marker” for the East Gate set as the Class of ’52’s objective. Other proposals passed with minor recom mendations of committees were the limiting of the wearing of senior boots to two semesters and electing of a duchess to the Cotton Ball. Senior Class President Doggie Dalston out lined plans to divide the city of College Station into eight districts and circulating petitions in each to gather “at least 200 names” in favor of changing the name of the city. • Plans were also mentioned to include a mail campaign, and newspaper advertising in trying to bring up the name changing to a vote. “Mayor Langford of College Station has said that we can pre sent our petitions but the chang ing of the city’s name is up to the voters,” Dalston added. Post Office Okays Prior plans hampered by the Orr Withdraws Ward 1 Candidacy Joseph A. Orr, professor in the civil engineering department, has withdrawn his candidacy fi-om the present race for councilman of Ward I. “I just want to take a rest,” said Orr. He has been councilman since the first election was held in 1939. “Orr has put a lot of time into his work as councilman,” said Ray mond Rogers, city manager, “and he has been doing a lot of survey ing besides teaching in the civil engineering department.” Marion Pugh filed Saturday for councilman in Precinct One, and is unopposed. attitude the post office might take was settled by local postmaster T. O. Walton who said the people determined the name of the city and the post office has to follow suit, added Dalston. The cammpaign is set to start operating within the next week, when the names of the 700 legal voters in the city have been ac quired, Dalston concluded. Ten A&M Delegates Leave For TISA Meet in El Paso Draft Board Has Deferment Forms Applications for draft deferment tests may now be picked up at the Bryan Draft Board, Room 310, Varisco Building. Deadline for filing the appli cations is midnight, March 10. The tests will be given April 24. Ap plicants will be notified where the tests will be given. Ten A&M delegates to the an nual Texas Intercollegiate Student Association left for El Paso last night. Election of officers for next year is the main topic scheduled on the agenda. Members of the party plan to arrive there tonight and be present for the first discussion tomorrow morning. Previous plans for events at the convention included two dis cussion periods each day, one in the morning and one in the after- Bryan Reserves To Be Interviewed Members of Bryan’s Volunteer Air Reserve Training squadron will be interviewed Satui’day by an Air Force team in Houston to bring their military records up to date. An estimated 100 air reservists of the Bryan area will discuss with the Air Force their current status, including such changes since their release from service as additional education, dependents and physical condition. Maj. John W. Marshall, project officer for the reserve inventory, said that the interviews are not connected in any way with recall to active duty. The inventory is designed merely to allow the Air Force and the reservist to know his current status. MSC Intercollegiate Talent Show Set The Memorial Student Center’s first annual Intercollegiate Talent Show will go on the stage of the MSC Ballroom Friday night at 8 p. m. Jimmy Rollins, MSC Dance Committee chairman, announced this morning. Sponsored by the Music Commit tee, the show will feature thirteen separate acts to be presented by students from five Texas colleges. A dance will be held immediately following the show so that A&M students may have an opportunity to meet the performers. Performers will include male and female popular vocalists, individual and duo pianists, modem jaz dan cer, Spanish dancer, hillbilly vocal ist, semi-classical and classical vo calists and a presentation of an original monologue. Tickets for the show are limited to the 500-seat capacity of the MSC Ballroom. Admission is 50 cents per person and tickets may be obtained at the ticket booth in the Student Center, in the Direc torate Offices, or from any mem ber of the Dance Committee. The fourteen student perform ers are from SMU, TSCW, Univer sity of Texas, NTSC and Univer sity of Houston. Master of Cere monies will be A&M student Jer ry Schnepp, who is from Houston. Coming from SMU will be three girls. Billie Biggs, who will do a modern jazz dance act, is a soph omore speech and drama major from Fort Worth, Bop singer Lou Ann Massengale, who reports she is no relation of former A&M stu dent LeVon Massengale, is a jun ior social science major from Al- tus, Oklahoma. Pat Tremble, also a bop singer, is a junior music education major from Corsicana. TSCW Sends Three Three more girls will come from TSCW. Jerry Horning, a semi- classical singei', is a sophomore Chemistry major at TSCW. She is from far away Glascow, Ken tucky. Tap dancer Terry Kantrow- itz is a senior dance major from New York. And Kay Carpenter, who is a pianist, is a sophomore voice major from Mertzon. From University of Texas will come an all-male aggregation. Mac Corrigan, who is a senior educa tion major from Laredo, will do a Spanish dance act. Bill Flynt and Bruce Billingsley are a duo-piano team. And Gilbert Kissling will present an original monologue act. Kissling is a sophomore business major from San Antonio. U of H Entries The University of Houston is sending two-male vocalists and a female vocalist, Janet Smith, who has done TV shows in Houston. Johnny Ragsdale will do hillbilly songs and Leonard Tretico will sing popular numbers. Helen Marshall, a classical vocal ist from NTSC has not yet con firmed that she will appear, but word is expected from her late to day, according to Betty Bolander, MSC program consultant. Conceived as a possible annual presentation, work began on the Talent Show in November. A group from the Music Committee accom panied by Miss Bolander, on an auditioning tour last month. Each of the participating schools pro vided a series of acts from which Friday evening’s show was select ed. , The Talent Show is a non-profit event with admission funds going to cover food, lodging, and travel expenses for the performers. While here the performers will be guests of the Music Committee for a buffet supper following their show and breakfast the following morn ing. The convention will be held to morrow, Friday, and Saturday. A dinner Saturday night will high light the affair. Some of the delegates from A&M plan to stay Sunday and go to Juarez, where they will attend a bull fight. However, this is not a part of the official trip, and only those who want to will go to Mexico. Attendance Unknown The estimated attendance is as yet unknown, but the number is not expected to meet last year’s congregation from 34 colleges and universities. Such subjects as The Place of Students, Teacher Rating, Student Publications, Faculty-Student Re lations, and Student Entertainment were discussed in last year’s meet ings. Delegates Named The A&M delegates were nam ed at a special meeting of the Student Senate Friday in the MSC senate chamber. This meeting was called by Grady Smallwood, pres ident of the senate, in order to name. three replacements for men who were previously named as del egates to the convention to be on the campus of Texas Western Col lege. The purpose for these annual meetings is for the student repre sentatives “to get together” and discuss their various problems and programs in student government. Wiggins Elected Ken Wiggins, student senate member, was elected Cultural and Entertainment manager for TlSA at last year’s meeting. The following student senators making the trip this week-end: Don Young, Bob Layton, Hansel Kennedy, Don Buchner, Bruce Mil ler, Bob Travis, Ted Stephens, Gene Steed, Duane Vandenburg, and Jack “Spud” Margie. Technical Books Now Available The technical books which were scheduled to go on sale at the Exchange Store on Monday, have arrived and are now on sale. These books were delayed in transit.