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Number 191: Volume 52
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1952
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Army Sets
Reserves
Discharge
v Washington, Sept. 4—GT*)—
About 4,000 reserve officers
now serving involuntarily will
be released three or four
months ahead of schedule,
the Army announced yesterday.
Their tours of duty are being
shortened, the Army said, because
a large number of officers have
elected to extend their service per
iods and because officer training
schools and the Reserve Officers
y Training Corps are feeding in
creasing numbers of candidates in
to the ranks.
Medical officers, engineers and
v other specialists, however, will
Hot benefit from the speed-up plan.
The Army made public this
Schedule for the release from ac
tive duty of inactive and volunteer
reserve officers who are serving
involuntarily and desire early re
lease:
• Officers who served at least one
year between Dec. 7, 1941, and
Sept. 2, 1945, and who are over
seas, will be returned for separa
tion as soon as they- can be re
placed in the overseas commands.
In any event, they will be enroute
to the United States by Nov. 30.
• Officers who served at least
one year during Woidd War II be
tween Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 2,
1945, and who are serving in the
United States, will be released no
p later than Nov. 30.
• Officers who served less than
one year between, those dates will
be released not later than March
31, 1953, whether or not they have
* completed 19 months’ service by
that date.
Consolidated High School
To Open September 8
A&M Consolidated High School
will open Sept. 8, according to
Superintendent Les Richardson.
J. J. Skrivanek, principal, and
English teacher, James Forsyth,
are the only new additions to the
staff.
1,800 New Students Arrive
Tomorrow for 6 Fish’ Week
Dr. J. C. Gaines Jr.
. . . new department head
System Gets
New Head For
Entomology
Dr. J. C. Gaines Jr.; recog
nized authority on cotton in
sect control in Texas, has been
named head of the co-ordina
ted department of entomology
of the A&M System.
Dr. Gaines, whose appointment
is effective immediately, succeeds
Dr. H. G. Johnston, who recently
resigned this position to become
head of research for the National
Cotton Council.
As head of the coordinated de
partment, Dr. Gaines will be re
sponsible for teaching, research
and extension in the field of en
tomology for the System.
A native Texan, born at Sims
in 1903, Dr. Gaines took his undei’-
graduate work at Alabama Poly-
Jrechnic Institute, where he gradu
ated in i925 and took an M.S.
degree in 1926. He./was awarded
his Ph.D. by Iowa State College in
1937. Dr. Gaines joined fhe A&M
System in 1942 as an entomologist.
After serving in the Army from
1943 to 1946 as a Major, he re
turned to A&M and has served
since as a professor in the de
partment which he now will head.
Polio Toll Reaches
3,109 Cases in Texas
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
i
With tragic individual cases as
& grim backdrop; polio’s spread in
Texas continued on the wane
Thursday.
But the incidence for 1952 was
at a record high with 3,109 cases
reported aci'oss the state through
Wednesday. Hundreds had died,
and other hundreds vrere crippled,
many hopelessly so.
Only 163 new polio cases were
reported in the state last week, the
State Health Department said.
That was one more than the pre
vious week, but still far below the
mid-summer average of about 200
weekly. The worst week of the
year saw 286 new cases.
„ As Houston and Fort Worth re
ported new cases Wednesday, phy
sicians considered the tragic case
of the Paul Phi family of Stone-
1 wall.
a Pelt! Case Tragic
Five of the Pehl children, doc
tors said, had polio. Pehl and his
wife wei’e sick and the family doc
tor said he would recommend spin
al taps to confirm or rule out the
possibility of polio.
Two more of the nine Pehl chil
dren are ill, but they have im
proved and polio tests were being
delayed Wednesday. Two play
mates of the Pehl children also
have polio and all are in a San
Antonio hospital. One of the play
mates is a cousin.
A field investigation for Gilles
pie County, where Stonewall is lo
cated in Southwest Central Texas,
west of Austin, was being consider
ed.
The still mysterious malady hit
Turkey Short Course
Set Here Sept. 8-12
The annual Tui’key Short Course
for training flock selecting and
blood collecting agents will be
held at A&M Sept. 8-12. Registra
tion will be in the D. H. Reid
Poultry Laboratory at 8 a.m. on
* Bepb 8.
three new Texas counties last week
for the first time this year. They
were Collingsworth, Deaf Smith,
and Moore Counties.
Counties reported new cases as
follows: Harris and Potter, 20
each; Dallas, 13; Lubbock 12; Hale,
11; Bexar, 10; McLennan, 7; John
son, 5; Galveston and Tom Green,
4 each; Midland, Nueces, Collings
worth and Runnels, 3 each; Braz
oria, Ector, Edwards, Floyd Kle
berg, Tarrant, Taylor, Victoria and
Deaf Smith, 2 each.
Brazos, Cameron, Cooke, Fay
ette, Freestdne, Hardin, Hidalgo,
Hill, Howard, Hunt, Hutchinson,
Lamb, Lynn, McCulloch, Mills, Mit
chell, Moore, Ochiltree, Rains, Rea
gan, Rusk, Smith, Travis, Val Ver
de, Van Zandt, Young and the
Armed Forces, 1 each.
Two New Bu i Id ings
To Open in October
Two new buildings now under
constraction on the A&M campus
wjll be completed and placed in
service during the next two
months.
They are the new Engineering
building, valued at $527,000 and
due for completion about the end
of October, and the Texas Engi
neers’ Library, valued at $180,000,
to be completed about the end of
September.
'The Engineering building is of
reinforced' concrete construction
with brick exterior walls and in
terior walls o|f concrete block and
glazed tile. It contains 51,500
square feet of floor space in three
stories.
Fate of Storm
Decided Today
Miami, Fla.—GP)—Wheth
er the Atlantic hurricane will
strike the United States main
land or whirl to a harmless
death over open water may be
determined today by a high pres
sure area from the Midwest.
The hurricane, with walloping
winds of 110 miles an hour, was
estimated to be 700 miles east
southeast of Jacksonville, Fla., in
a pre-dawn advisory today.
The Miami Weather Bureau not
ed late last night that the high
pressure front, then over Illinois
and Ohip, was moving at a rapid
pace toward the East Coast.
“There’s a chance it will reach
the coast today and block off the
hurricane,” said meteorologist Al
len Marshall. “At any rate, we
should have a good indication to
day of what is going to happen.”
In an advisory at 5 a.m. EST,
the Weather Bureau said the storm
was traveling toward the north
west at about 12 to 14 miles an
hour, on a curving course that ap
peared for the present to have
taken Florida out of range.
Aggie Flying Club
Started by Students
A group of students are antici
pating an Aggie Flying Club says
John R. Vilas, senior industrial
education major.
It is hoped that a plane and col
lege facilities will be donated by
some air-minded sponsor. The
members will contribute dues and
provide for expenses for the plane
as a group.
Shelby Cain (right) former A&M student of Kenedy, of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture and now with the Point Four program
in Iraq serves as a director of field crops at the Abu-ghraib Ex
perimental Station at Baghdad, Iraq. Specialists on his staff in
clude (left) Ahmed al-Saig of the University of Cairo, and Tarig
al-Orfali of California State Polytechnic in 1951.
It will house offices for the
dean of engineering; the Aeronau
tical Engineering Department; the
Industrial Engineering Depart
ment, and the Texas Engineering
Experiment Station offices and
laboratories.
Other special laboratories in
clude a wind- tunnel laboratory and
a structural analysis laboratory.
Two^ special features were includ
ed in the building’s structure.
They are a special boom and
window assembly so constructed
that an airplane fuselage can be
hoisted through the windows, and
a truck ramp with large doors to
admit heavy cargo, on the ground
floor.
Contract for the building was
let to the F-isher Construction
Company of Houston, Oct. 11, 1951.
The same company received the
contract for the Texas Engineers’
Library at that time.
Two-Story Library
The library building contains
10,300 feet of floor space in two
stories and a partial basement.
It cost $180,000 and will be used
to house alb material fpr the Tex
as Engineers’ Library, which main
tains a mailing sei'vice of books
and technical data for professional
engineers in the state.
It also is a reference point for
students and engineers in other
states and bordering nations.
Consulting architects for both
buildings are Adams and Adams
of Dallas. T. R. Spence, manager
of physical .plants for the Texas
A. and M. College System, is in
charge of the entire program.
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Friday’s Schedule
HOUSING ASSIGNMENTS, FEES, UNIFORMS
All entering students will obtain room assignments at the
housing desk in Sbisa Hall Annex. Fees also will be paid
in Sbisa Hall Annex. Uniforms will be drawn at the
Clothing Warehouse.
REFRESHMENTS—Sbisa Hall
Sponsored by the Y.M.C.A. for new students, their par
ents and friends, and members of the faculty.
NOON MEAL—Sbisa Hall—Students and parents
EVENING MEAL—Sbisa Hall.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY—The Grove.
Presiding—C. H. Ransdell, Asst, to Dean, Basic Division
INVOCATION—Cadet Lt. Oliver C. Jarvis, Corps
Chaplain
INTRODUCTIONS—John R. Bertrand, Dean of Basic
Division
“College Exchange Store”—-Carl Birdwell, Manager
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AGGIE SONGS—Group singing led by W. M. Turner,
Director of Musical Activities
YELL PRACTICE—Tom Collins, Head Yell Leader
MOVIES—1951 Texas A&M vs. Texas University Foot
ball Game
Highlights ‘Fish’ Week
First Session
FridayNight
New faces get their first look at A&M
today as freshmen start arriving on the cam
pus to begin a week of college indoctrination.
By Friday night, an estimated 1800 new
students will be housed in the Third Divis
ion area.
Officers and non-commissioned officers
of the Third Division moved into their quar
ters yesterday and today to prepare for the
week’s training period.
Refreshments will be served tomorrow
morning at the YMCA and meals will be pre
pared at Sbisa Dining Hall, but activities
will not officially get underway until 7 p.m.
At that time a general assembly will be held
in The Grove where freshmen will be intro
duced to members of the faculty and parti
cipate in their first Aggie yell practice. Dr.
•♦•John R. Bertrand, dean of the Ba
sic Division, will make the intro
ductions.
Friday night’s program will con
clude with a screening of the 1951
A&M-University of Texas football
game.
Assignments to rooms will be
gin at 8 a.m. tomorrow at the
housing desk in Sbisa Hall Annex
where fees may also be paid.
Freshmen may start drawing
their uniforms from the clothing
warehouse at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
The clothing warehouse will re
main open all day the rest of the
week. Alterations will be made at
the warehouse as the uniforms are
issued.
Beginning Saturday morning at
7:45, freshmen will be given a
series of vocational and aptitude
tests to discover what course of
study each is best suited.
The testing period will last until
noon. Students who have already
participated in the testing program
administered during the past sum
mer will assemble in Guion Hall.
Top Entertainment Planned
For Freshmen Programs
Music, movies, entertainers, col
lege yells, and a reception in the
MSC will introduce the freshmen
to A&M.
Activities that will provide en
tertainment for the traditional
freshman week will take place to
morrow through Sept. 11, nightly
at 7 p.m.
Open house sponsored by the
various religious denominations
and an address on “The Life of
the A&M Cadet” by Cadet Lt. Col.
O. C. “Putter” Jarvis, corps chap
lain, are scheduled for Saturday.
Walter Jenkins, noted song lead
er for the International Rotary
Club, and a two-piano team, Thel
ma Lindsay and Mabel Edith Oliv
er, will entertain Monday. Jen
kins has been participating in this
event for the last five years.
Texas Top Hands
The Texas Top Hands Western
Band, from the dude ranch coun
try of Bandera, will provide the
tricky music and songs for the
freshmen on Wednesday. These
boys will offer the music and mer
ry making that the dudes dance
MSC Parking Lines
Painted by College
To comply with traffic regula
tions, the parking lines around
the MSC and other heavily used
places are repainted, according to
Fred Hickman, chief of Campus
Security.
All of the lines that are badly
faded, no parking, and restricted
areas will all eventually be paint
ed.
The painting job is not a new
task and is done nearly every sum
mer, Hickman added.
the boogie, cotton eyed joe, schot-
tisches, square dances, and the
Bandera polka too.
Anything can happen when this
colorful team pick up their instru
ments and it usually does. They
often switch instruments in the
middle of a tune and walk around
among the dancers. They occa
sionally bring out hats and nov
elty costumes and swing into a
comedy routine. All members of
the band are vocalists which they
make up solos, duets, trios, quar-
Car Inspection
Deadline Nears
Car inspection stations in
Brazos County were swamped
today as last minute checkups
were being made for car own
ers before the Sept. 6 dead
line.
All cars in Texas which do
not bear yellow inspection
stickers after Saturday will be
subject up to a $200 fine.
tets, and any other combination,
depending on their inclination.
The band is lead by Walter Kley-
pas, who plays a lively piano. The
band includes: Leon Men-it, chief
guitar player; “Buck” Buchanan
and “Easy” Adams, who are fiddle
players. Other members are Leon
ard (Brownie) Brown, who plays
the trampet and drums; and
George (Knee-Hi) Holley, who
stands 4 feet, 11% inches, and
plays the bass fiddle. Miss Patsy
Clay, radio TV star will be the
top vocalist.
A reception will be held on the
final night, wheer the freshman
will meet the college faculty and
officials.
President Calls Meeting
Of Faculty for Sept. 11
There will be a meeting of the
faculty and staff of A&M in Guion
Hall, Thursday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m.,
Pres. M. T. Harrington has an
nounced.
Temperatures Low Across
State As Sun Takes Rest
By Associated Press
Fall-like weather finally cover
ed Texas Thursday—but without
more, cool fronts the state is in
for a gradual warming up that
might be almost like August
again.
The cold front that moved into
the state early in the week had
gotten clear down to Brownsville
before it became stationary and
began breaking up.
The drought still lingers on.
And the weather bureau said clear
skies and a hot sun would warm
up the state today.
Rain was reported at Corpus
Christi, Victoria and Palacios Wed
nesday.
The high temperature at College
Station yesterday was 94. Pre
sidio topped the state with 105.
Receive Indoctrination
In addition to the issuing of uni
forms, testing, and a series of as
semblies included in Freshmen
Week, new students will receive
an indoctrination in Aggie tradi
tions and fundamentals of military
life. Instruction in these subjects
will be given by officers and non
commissioned officers of the Third
Division.
Throughout the week’s training
program an abundance of enter
tainment will be supplied the new
students. One highlight will be a
performance Wednesday night by
The Texas Top Hands, a western
band from Bandera.
Activities will end Thursday
night with a reception in the MSC
Ballroom where freshmen will
meet the college faculty and offi
cials.
MSC Plans
Open House
The Memorial Student Cen
ter will hold its first open
house from 3 to 5 p.m. Sun
day, according to Lamar Mc-
New, president of the MSC
Council.
Along with entertainment from
a six piece orchestra which will
present continuous shows in the
Ballroom during that time, five
organists will display their musi
cal talents in the main lobby. •
In rooms 2A and 2B the Center’s
Directorate will have exhibits and
displays explaining the various
committees of the MSC, McNew
added.
The House Committee will have
a reception for freshmen in the
Assembly Room.
In the bowling alley, top notch
bowlers, including Billy Welu of
Houston, the Texas individual
bowling champion, will display
their form in exhibition matches.
“Freshmen, their parents, and
friends are invited to come look
at the MSC,” McNew concluded.