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fit Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Local Residents The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Published By A&M Students For 75 Years Number 199: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1952 Price Five Cents Cotton Groups Slate Meeting Here Thursday National Cotton and Cottonseed Advisory Committe to the Agri culture Department will meet here Sept. 25-2G, Col. Burris C. Jack- son said today. Jackson is chairman of the State wide Cotton Committee of Texas and a member of the national ad visory g?’oup. He said the meet ing would be attended by some of the best known research leaders in cotton and cottonseed. He added that the technical sub committee, which advises the main advisory body, also will meet in College Station for the two-day period. The Hillsboro cotton man said the meeting’s agenda included a full discussion of various projects being conducted in cotton re search by both government and private enterprise. Round Up Plans Made By MSC ^ Directorate The MSC Directorate held its first meeting Monday f night in the Senate Cham bers of the MSC. Included on the agenda of the two-hour-long meeting, was a discussion of the dh'ectorate’s plans for their annual Round-Up, to be held Tuesday, Sept. 30, after yell practice. Round-Up is an affair held twice every year to acquaint students with the operation of various com mittees included in the MSC Di rectorate. With speeches and ex hibits, members of the committees seek to intei'est students into joining their group. Following a discussion of the Round-Up, Directorate President Lamar McNew bi'ought up the question of a joint directorate— rouncil meeting. A committee composed of Rod- y Jiey Heath of the directorate and Carroll Phillips of the council was appointed to investigate the possi bility of a joint meeting of the two groups. • « Final action on the directorate’s 1952-53 budget was withheld until the executive committee of the council appi’oves the committee budgets. Boy to Receive Sa fety A ward John Henry Young, local Negro boy, will be presented an award from the Texas Safety Association during the noon meetiVig of the College Station Kiwanis Club to day in the MSC. Young is receiving the award for saving four brothers and sis ters from death when their house caught on fire approximately one ^ year ago. John Hill, in charge of Work men Compensation for the A&M System, represented the Texas Safety Association as a member * of its School and College Com mittee in presenting the award. The award was conferred by W. Carlos Morris, Jr., president of the Texas Safety Association. Dr. Isaac I. Peters of the dairy husbamdry department was in charge of arrangements for the piesentation. Weather Today Senior Class to Hold First Meeting In MSC Tonight The first meeting of the senior class will be held after yell practice tonight in the MSC Ballroom, said Joe Mattei, president. Included on the agenda are: Introduction of officers and committee heads and the organization of the committees and of the Former Students Association by Mattei. Committee reports on traditions and calendar sales by Don Greaney and Dale Beitendorf, selection of an orchestra for the senior ring dance and sweetheart selection by Bubba Blank, and campus beautification by Claude Holmes Don Buchner will report on the newly formed Election Commission in regard to the coming elections. Discussion of a new football season greeting probably will be included in the meeting, Mattei added. A&M Mother’s Club Will Ask Lowering of Date Ticket Price Proposal of New Domi Rules T ^ a . n *?° ^ ^ ' '• o Irvin Moans Causes Antagonism in Corps CLOUDY WEATHER TODAY: Cloudy to partly cloudy. The high yesterday was 87 and the low this morning was 63. CONSTRUCTIVE PLANNING — Boyce Holmes (left), chairman of the MSC dance committee, points out plans concerning the MSC’s after football game dances to Miss Betty Bolander, assistant social director, and MSC Presi dent Lamar McNew. (Staff Photo by Nickel.) By BOB HENDRY Battalion News Staff Antagonism which has swept through the second division of the cadet corps concerning strict en forcement of Articles of the Cadet Corps pertaining to room inspec tion erupted yesterday. Monday evening, Maj. Percy Goff, dormitory counselor called a meeting of senior cadets to dis cuss the stiff, opposition develop ing over the order calling for strict adherence to pages 61, 62, and 63, articles 26, 27, and 28 of College Regulations. These orders were* issued by Maj. Goff, dormitory counselor of Dm*ms, 2, 4, and 6. Present at the meeting were Maj. Goff, Maj. Charles M. Tay lor, Jr., dormitory counselor; Ca det Col. Gene Steed, second divi sion commander; Cadet Capt. J. H. Armstrong, Squadron One com mander and a group of Squadron One seniors. Consult Cadet Officers Although the cadets present ex pressed their wish that all the cadet officers of the corps should be consulted, it was decided that the main complaints they had should be declared. Bystander Jailed Ags Pick Busted by Fight, Get Lip Pro Footballer The Chicago Cardinals and the Aggies will probably never meet in the football field, but a player for one and a rooter for the other met in a one-punch battle in down town Houston early Sunday. Don Joyce, a six-foot-three 250 pound guard for the professional Cards, was the winner by a knock down, police said. The loser by a split lip was Bruce McCarty, an 18-year old Ag gie majoring in Petroleum Engi neering from Lubbock. Patrolmen D. B. Stoltje and C. D. Hammer received a call at about 2:25 a. m. Sunday to break up a gang fight in front of the Rice Hotel. Account Given When they arrived, the gang was still there but the brief fight was over, Officer Stoltje said. He gave this account of the after game attraction after talking to witnesses: Joyce was walking toward the doors to the lobby of the hotel and finding his way through a group of celebrating cadets who were milling about. Apparently some of them recog nized him as a player from Chi cago, for several persons yelled: “Yankee! Why don’t you go back North?” About that time, McCarty— Student Tickets Off Sale Thursday Tickets to the A&M-Oklahoma football game in Dallas Satur day night are now on sale at the Athletic Office. Student tickets are $1.20 and student date tickets are selling for $3.60. Deadline for students to buy tickets is 5 p.m. Thursday, said C. D. Ownby, Athletic depart ment business manager. Squadron 10 and 22 Win Sign Contest The weekly pre-game sign con test for the. University of Hous ton game was won by Squadron 10. Runner up in the contest Was Squadron 22. The winning outfit received $5; the runner up had $2.50 added to its fund. Eugene Rush, College Station insurance man, presents the awards weekly, spotting quite a few inches and pounds—began the battle by draw ing back a fist. With one punch from Joyce, a former Tulane play er, the Aggie hit the ground. Pointed Out When Officer Stoltje arrived several cadets pointed to Joyce and said, “There he is—that’s the man. Get him!” But later the officer explained to a reporter why he didn’t “get him.” “I’m just a little guy. I didn’t want him,” he said. After conferring with Joyce, McCarty and a military counselor from A&M the officers made no arrests and no charges were filed. McCarty was taken to St. Service Set To Honor New Bible The A&M Ministerial Associa tion will hold community wide ser vice at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the A&M Presbyterian Church to honor publication of the new “Revised Standard Version of the Holy Bible.” Featured speaker will be Dr. Paul Southern, head of the De partment of Bible at Abilene Christian College. His subject will be “The Word of Life in Living Language.” “The completion of the “Revis ed Standard Version of the Bible” marks an epoch in the religious life of the English speaking peo ples comparable to that marked by the issuance of the King James version in 1611,” said J. Gordon Gay, secretary of the YMCA and general chairman of the local com mittee of ministers. “The work is the fruit of 15 years labor by the International Council of Religious Education, re presenting 40 major denomina tions. The translation was done by 32 eminent Bible scholars. These scholars had the advantage of all past translations as well as all available manuscripts, many of which have been discovered since the King James translation,” Gay said. A three cent stamp will be plac ed on sale by the Post Office Sept. 30 to commemorate the publication of the new Bible. All residents of College Sta tion are invited to the service, Gay said. Joseph’s Infirmary where his cut lip was patched. He explained— too late—that he wasn’t going to hit anyone when he drew back his fist. He was just kidding, he said. Joyce, however, didn’t think anyone was kidding about calling him a “Yankee.” Although born in Steubenville, O., some 22 years ago and now a Chicago boy, he played most of his football at Tulane Uni versity—in the Deep South. He just didn’t, cotton to that kind of talk, he said.’ The officers dispersed the crowd and the cadets, still tasting the heady wine of victory after their team’s win over the University of Houston went on their way. Wouldn’t Move On A 30-year-old man, registered in the Rice Hotel and attracted by the noise outside, didn’t want to leave the scene, however. The officers arrested him and jailed him under the “failure to move on” ordinance of Houston. Officer Stoltje bemoaned the fact that his regular partner wasn’t riding with him early Sun day when he encountered the huge pro football player. His usual cohort, Patrolman E. G. Page, is himself quite a large man. First subject discussed at the meeting - was the conditions exist ing in the second division was the first step in a proposed standard ization of the entire corps. This step was deemed necessary, ex plained Maj. Goff, by the low rat ing A&M received in room uni formity during federal inspection last spring. Challenged Some Rules Since the entire corps will event ually be affected by these regula tions, the group of students chal lenged some of the rules which seemed unnecessary and somewhat ridiculous. Falling into this eategory was the regulation calling for no more than a 100 watt light bulb in the room. Maj. Taylor commented that the counselors had realized their error in requiring this regulation and that it was no longer in ef fect. Placing of blankets on beds was discussed with no conclusion reached. It was asked that beds should be made without blankets during the warmer months and with blankets during the colder ones. This would be regulated in the same manner as the wearing of ties. The officers argued that the cadets were not capable of keeping their sheets clean without coverings. Attempts Repulsed All attempts by the cadets to eliminate the regulation concern ing excess furniture were repulsed. (See REGULATIONS, Page 4) Fifteen Have For Election Filed Posts Fifteen persons have filed for posts in the coming student elec tions of Oct. 6-9. Filing will close Thursday, Oct. 2. Three seniors, nine juniors, one sophomore and two civilian stu dents had filed. No students had filed yesterday, the first filing day, for posts on the Student Life Committee and the Election Com mission. The new Student Body Consti- tuition, lists 15 senators to be elect ed by and from the senior class, 10 by and from the junior class, six by and from the sophomore class; two by and from the day students, one by and from each of the sep arate housing areas, Vet' Village and College View, and one by and from each of the civilian dormi tories. Only civilian students can file and vote for the threS posts va cant on the Student Life Com mittee. The Election Commission will be composed of 20 members, five -elected from each of the senior, junior and sophomore class- ers and from the Student Senate. Seniors who have filed for the Davenport Starts New MSC Duties Ray Davenport was introduced last night to the MSC Directorate as a new assistant to J. Wayne Stai'k, director of the center. Dav enport, who attended the Univer sity of Chicago and the State Uni versity of Iowa, was introduced to the group by Stark. Davenpoif will assume duties as assistant to the director today. Previously he worked in similar capacities at Chicago and Iowa State. He will work with such student committees in the directorate as games, publicity, and others. senate are: Raymond A. Gerdes, A. E. (Ed) Gilless, Lyle A. Wolf- skill. Juniors who have filed for the senate are: Richard Black, Dale Dowell, C. D. (Buddy) Foxworth, Charles A. (Andy) Gary, Richard L. (Red) Harris, E. D. (Don) Leh- nert, C. C. (Chuck) Neighbors, Blase P. Pantuso, Bill C. (Spook) Shepard. Only one sophomore has filed for the senate. He is Jon P. Kins- low. Filihg for the senate in civilian dormitories are Doyle F. Lowery of Law Hall and Alfred C. McAfee of Bizzell Hall. Col. Anderson Talks to Lions Col. Frank Anderson, A&M head track coach, was guest speaker Monday a,t *the weekly meeting of the College Station Lions Club. Col. Anderson told the group about his trip to the Olympic games in Helsinki last summer as he accompanied Walt (Buddy) Da vis and Darrow Hooper of A&M who competed. Giving many interesting side lights about the Olympics, Col. Anderson also explained briefly some of the customs of the peo ple in Finland. An announcement was made that the Lions will hold a joint meeting probably next week with the College Station Kiwanis Club in order that both groups may hear an address by Maj. Gen. Hay- don L. Boatner, deputy commander of the Fourth Army and former commander of the Koje Island prison camp in Korea. Gen. Boatner is also a former commandant and PTvlS&T of A&M. .1 -.'.v A C ■ 'Ji- -Uf t . v V. ;■ - N - m -* t v 3 IrE | l 'jiJ-V' V . * < jS kti^m GATHER FOR CHAMP—On hand to honor Walter (Buddy) Davis at a testimonial din- ner'Thursday night in Beaumont were many top people of Texas. Included in those pres ent were, left to right. Col. Frank Anderson, A&M track coach ; Genneth Montague, pres ident of the Beaumont A&M Club; Gov. A llan Shivens, principal speaker; Davis, Olym- pice high jump champion; and Dr. M. T. Harrington, president of A&M. (Photo Courtsy Beaumont Enterprise.) The State Federation of A&M Mothers Clubs plans to do something about the long time campus problem—price of football date tickets. Debated for many years without any success (for the student’s part), the $3.60 football date tick et aroused the . ire of the Deep- East Texas A&M Mothers Club, who presented a letter on the prob lem. Mrs. S. M. Greene of Glade- water, president of the club, pre sented the letter. It called for the federation’s president, Mrs. R. M. Harris of San Angelo to appoint a committee to investigate what could be done about the high cost of date tickets. A point of controversy brought out in the letter, Mrs. Harris said last night, was the student wife’s tickets. “They (the Deep East Texas Club) were not happy about stu dent wives getting in at a lower rate. I would have liked to have fotTnd out more about it while I was at College Station this last week end.” The federation met in the MSC Saturday afternoon. It was their annual fall meeting of the execu tive group and the presidents of the clubs. Irvin Says Yes—No Athletic Director Barlow (Bones) Irvin, when told of the mothers club’s plans said “a con ference rule won’t permit a lower price on tickets.” No one but stu dents can be admitted for $1.20. When questioned as to why for many years students at Southern Methodist University were allow ed free entry into games, Irvin said, “Yes,. If the athletic depart ment would assume the extra cost it could be done. But there would be no way of distinguishing who was getting in on what ticket.” The athletic director emphasized it was a conference rule on the cost of date tickets being $3.60. He made no comment on student wives’ tickets. (See DATE TICKETS, Page 4) Scholarships^ Library Aid Given College New gifts and grants total ing $53,188.43 in fellowships and scholarships, have been received by the college, E. E. McQuillen, director of the de velopment fund, said today. The program was begun in 1946, with 16 scholarships. Now there are 251 students in school in four-year opportunity awards, 170 are old students and 81 are new students, McQuillen added. There are also 20 Sears and Roe buck Co., winners of one year awards enrolled this fall. The new gifts and grants re ceived within the past month are from the Texas Co., Westinghouse Educational Foundation, Student Senate’s campus chest. Col. T. H. Barton, X. I. T. A & M Club R. B. George, W. H. Wallerich, M. J. Neeley, Ross Stewart et al., 4. I. Forbes Jr., W. A. Green Jr., Sid W. Richardson, Dallas A&M Mothers Club, West Texas A&M Club, Andei-son, Clayton Co., T. I. Larsen, Texas Electric Service Co. Wofford Gain, West Texas Util ities Co., Permian Basin A&M Club, S. W. Nichols, Tyler Ki wanis Club, First American Life Insurance Co., Jim Tucker, Asso ciation of Former Students, Dow Chemical Co., Beaumont A&M Club, Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. Shan non, Houston Endowment Inc. (Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Jones), Sears and Roebuck Foundation, E. Constantin Jr., Lane-Wells C., Fe lix T. Terry, Harris County Agri cultural Youth Committee, Mont gomery County A&M Club, C. S. Gainer and Ralph H. McCullough. The college was bequeathed a personal library and $500 in the will of the late Mrs. Nellie Walk er Nolte of New Orleans. The $500 is to purchase additional books. The library formerly belonged to Mrs. Nolte.