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Number 201: Volume 52
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1952
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PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT—Bright sunny weather is keeping construction schedules
at A&M on the move. Pouring of foundations on the new physical Education Building
is nearing completion. Other physical units are moving closer to their finishing stages.
(Staff photo by Nickle.)
‘Big Move’ Coming in October
For Several Campus Offices
Filing Continues
Wi th 52 Candida tes
Fifty-two students have filed for
various posts in the coming elec
tions to be held Oct. 6-9. The ma
jority of those who have filed are
juniors. Oct. 2 is the last day for
candidates to file.
The 32 students who filed their
names yesterday include four sen
iors, 17 juniors, one sophomore,
and two civilian students for Stu
dent Senate positions; six juniors
for the Election Committee, and
two non-corps students for the
’ Stevenson Eyes
Tour of Dixie;
Silent on GOP
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Sept.
25—UP)—Gov. Adlai E. Stev
enson, silent on political funds
and GOP “vindication” ses
sions, took a look today at
Dixie campaign schedules and
chances of patching up political
troubles in the Southland.
Campaign maneuvers that will
reach deep into Dixie were in the
final planning stages at headquar-
» ters of the Democratic presidential
nominee.
Stevenson aides told a report
er that through the middle weeks
, of October the Illinois governor
will be jumping back and forth
from his Springfield base to key
spots both in the South and in the
Midwest.
Sen. Rupsell Long of Louisiana,
a staunch Stevenson supporter in
a state where fires of rebellion
are smouldering among some ele
ments of the Democratic party,
was an overnight lodger at the
Illinois Executive Mansion.
Gov. Robert Kennon of Louisiana
has deserted the Stevenson banner.
Gov. Allan Shivers of Texas is
refusing to back the Democratic
nominee too.
And the GOP is fanning hopes
of splitting those two states, and
perhaps more, from the usually
v Democratic South. The hopes are
built partly on Democratic dissen
sion, partly on the glowing recep
tion given Republican presidential
nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower on
nn early September expedition into
pixie.
As a result, Democratic cam
paign sorties into the South are
coming up in the next round of
political skirmishing.
Entomologist Says
Rain Brings
Bug Plague
“No need to worry about
the numerous ‘bugs’,” said Dr.
V. A. Little of the entomology
department. He was explain
ing the wave of small insects
that have hit the campus.
They multiply after periods
of rain and will naturally
swarm to the lights around
the campus, he added.
Erases
Nixon’s
Doubt
Status
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dwight D. Eisenhower wiped out
all doubt that Sen. Richai-d Nixon
would stay on as his vice presi
dential running mate.
, The Republican presidential can
didate told a cheering crowd of
9,000 at Wheeling, W. Va., last
night that Nixon “is not only com-
National Kids’ Day
In Observance Here
A&M Consolidated’s Future
Homemakers Club is expected to
-net about two hundred dollars
from selling National Kids’ Day
buttons.
The money which the homemak
ers receive is only half of the
amount expected to be gained
from the sale of the buttons. The
other two hundred dollars will be
turned over to Dan Russell of the
Kiwanis for use in conducting the
Squadron Guidons
To Be Issued Soon
Col. Joe Davis, commandant,
said yesterday the Corps of Cadets,
squadron guidons will be issued as
soon as they are available. At the
present time there is a shortage
and until requisitions are made,
the issuing will be delayed, he add
ed.
The first corps parade will be
held on Oct. 4, which is the date
of the Kentucky football game,
Col. Davis added.
Weather Today
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FAIR and BRISK
WEATHER TODAY: Light
winds and partly cloudy. The
high yesterday was 88 and the
Jow this morning was 60.
Patterson Is
Drum Major of
Freshman Band
Buddy Dwain Patterson of
Dallas was selected head drum
major of the Freshman Band
in tryouts held yesterday af
ternoon under the supervision
of Col. E. V. Adams, band director
and Doyle Krueger, head drum
major of the Consolidated Maroon
and White Band.
Ronald Victor Baron of McCam-
ey was selected assistant drum
major.
Patterson will be in charge of
the band during reviews, half-time
shows, and parades. The Fish
Band will play at all freshman
football games and will make all
conference game trips.
They will play when the Third
Division marches on the field and
will play with the Consolidated
Band in the stands at all home
games.
The band has 122 members, Ger
ald Staffel, animal science major
from San Antonio is commanding
officer. The band had its first
taste of marching with instru
ments yesterday when tryouts
were held.
Committee Closes
Announcement Bid
Graduation announcements, in
vitations, and dance programs will
be printed by the Southern En
graving Company, announced Joe
Mattei, president of the senior
class.
The bids were let for the next
three years, 1952-55. Southern En
graving Company also held the
contract last year.
Attending the meeting were C. G.
“Spike” White, assistant to dean
of men for student activities, Ray
Perryman, chairman of business
committee and T. B. Fields, pres
ident of the junior class.
next Crippled Children’s Clinic
in Brazos and adjoining counties.
But Satuxday will be the big
day for 500 high school boys and
girls in the College Station and
Bryan area.
To observe its National Kids’
Day program, the Kiwanis club is
sponsoring a tour of Bryan Air
Force Base for the boys and girls.
The tour will last from 9 a. m. un
til noon, and will include a picture
show, orientation lecture, guided
tour of the base, and refreshments.
The students will be divided
among schools as follows: 75 from
A&M Consolidated, 325 from Ste
phen F. Austin, 50 from Lincoln
School for Negroes in College Sta
tion, and 50 from Kemp School for
Negroes in Bryan.
Eleven buses will pick up the
students at their schools at 8:30
Saturday morning.
Air Cadets to Guide
After the picture show and ori
entation lecture, the students will
be broken down into groups of
about 25 and will be guided around
the base by Air Cadets.
Each boy and girl will have an
opportunity to examine a jet plane.
Cold drinks and ice cream will
be supplied by the Dr. Pepper
Bottling Co. and the Lily Ice
Cream Co.
Working on the program are
Otis Miller, Kiwanis president; Ed
Ivy, chairman of the Kiwanis
Boys and Girls Committee; and
Lt. W. M. Hodson, BAFB public
information officer.
Col. James McGehee, wing com
mander of BAFB, extended the in
vitation to the Kiwanis Club. The
Air Force and the Kiwanis are
cooperating nationally on this
year’s Kids’ Day program.
pletely vindicated as a man of
honor but as far as I am con
cerned he stands higher than be
fore.”
Then Eisenhower revealed that
Republican National Chairman Ar
thur Summerfield messaged him
that 107 of 138 members of the
GOP National Committee polled
want Nixon to stay. Thirty-one
expressed no opinion.
The California senator, who had
arrived in Wheeling minutes be
fore on a 1,700-mile flight from
Missoula, Mont., spoke before Ei
senhower.
“Case To People”
Nixon referred to his Tuesday
night radio-TV explanation of the
$18,000 expense fund collected on
his behalf by California friends.
He said Eisenhower had told him
to “take my case to the people,
tell the truth, and then we will
decide what will be done.”
Nixon said in his broadcast he
would leave the decision to the Na
tional Committee.
Eisenhower told the crowd that
Nixon had “been subjected to an
unfair and vicious attack.’’
Room For Everyone
In a speech prepared for Wheel
ing delivery, the Republican pres
idential candidate said there was
room in his party for members
who don’t agree with all his views.
Eisenhower mentioned no names
but he obviously referred to at
tacks on Sen. Joseph McCarthy
of Wisconsin and Sen. William E.
Jenner of Indiana. Both are seek
ing re-election.
The general said he welcomes
into his “crusade” all of those
who “share a common repugnance
of the mess in Washington.” He
said the Democrats were trying
to “most generously advise me
which senators I should work with
and which I should disown.”
Student Life Committee.
Previously four seniors, 11 jun
iors, three sophomores and two
civilian students had placed their
names at the Student Activities
Office in Goodwin Hall.
Under the new senate member
ship rule is seniors, 10 juniors, six
sophomores, two day students, one
College View resident, one Vet Vil
lage reseident, and two non-mili
tary representatives from each
civilian dormitory will be elected
to the senate.
Senior Candidate
Seniors who filed for Student
Senate positions are: Haskell L.
Simon, Richard V. Alexander, R.
S. (Bob) Travis, and Joe D. Hart
well.
Thus far the junior class has led
in the number of filings which
have been submitted. New filings
include: Larry W. Hoffman, Bob
Vernon, Ken G. Hall, Robert N.
(Bob) Johnson, John A. Matush,
John C. Farrell, William R. Hud
son, Lester S. Smith, Roy D. Hick
man, Arthur J. (Jerry) Raney, E.
E. (Gene) Kilgore, Louis Casimir,
Prince (P. E.) Vickers, Sherwin B.
Rubin, Billie Joe Pratt, and Tho
mas E. Henderson.
Only One Sophomore
James H. Baggaley is the only
sophomore who made a filing for
the Student Senate yesterday.
Civilian students running for the
senate are: Quillermo Gardenas, a
junior Jack (Spud) Mergele and
Wallase B. Birkes, both seniors.
Three new filings have been
made for the newly created Elec
tion Committee. They are Eugene
Thomas Lewis, P. E. (Prince)
Vickers, and Robert N. (Bob)
Johnson, all juniors.
Jack (Spud) Mergele and John
P. Davis also filed for the Stu
dent Life Committee.
October is the big month of moving on A&M’s campus,
as many departments make plans to get into new or remodel
ed homes.
The new Engineering Building and Texas Engineer’s Li
brary, scheduled for completion in January, are receiving
finishing touches now and will be ready for occupancy prob
ably early in October.
Also included in “The Big Move” will be the Extension
Service which moves out of its own building into newly pro
vided space in the System Administration Building. This
project, however, is far behind schedule.
Originally the Extension Service was to have moved last
summer and the military depart-
ment would have moved into their
building.
Parts of the Experiment Station
will also be moved to different
quax*ters. The director of both the
Expex-iment Station and Extension
Service will have offices in the
System Administration Building.
Howax’d Badgett, manager of
physical plants for the college, said
the militai’y department will move
into the thx'ee above-ground floors
of the Extension Building shortly
after that space is vacated. He
said the only repairs needed are
painting some spots, x-eplacing
panes, and other odd jobs.
The Extension Service publica
tions office, which is housed in the
basement of the Extension Build
ing, will be moved to the old horse
bax-ns building after it is remod
eled. This office will not move im
mediately, howevei’. Scheduled to
occupy the publications office space
after it is moved is the militai’y
property custodians publications
office.
Library Stacks Coming
Steel stacks for the Texas En
gineer’s Libi-ax-y are now enroute
to College Station and should be
installed within the next two or
thi-ee weeks, Badgett said. The
conti’actors will not turn the build
ing over to the college until after
their installation because light fix
tures must also be installed above
the stacks.
The architecture department
classi’ooms and offices in the
foui’th floor of the Academic Build
ing are now undergoing a thorough
renovation. All walls ai’e getting
a complete paint job and a new
acoustical ceiling is being installed..
(See BUILDINGS, Page 3)
Chandy Asks Further
Assistance To India
“It is our responsibility, if we
love the other man, to know his
condition”, said K. K. Chandy of
South India to the A&M Wesley
Foundation last night.
Speaking on the conditions of
India’s staiwing millions, Chandy
asked the outside world for help.
“The United Nations has been
helping, but even more is needed”,
he said.
Chandy is a Chi’istian woxker
in the Travelcox-e section of India.
His work is concei’ned mainly with
feeding and clothing the destitute
population.
Commenting on a world federa
tion, Chandy said, “befoi*e a woi’ld
federation will actually work, our
individual attitudes towai’d pi’opei’-
ty will have to change.”
According to Chandy, the women
of India ai*e no longer confined
to household tasks. Several gov
ernors, magisti’ates, and lawyers
are women.
“The minority discrimination in
the United States reminds me of
India’s caste system,” Chandy
said. He observed this while tour
ing all over the counti’y.
Chandy’s brother, John Chandy,
is a student at A&M.
Town Hall Ticket
Sales Set Record
“Mox*e Town Hall Tickets have
been sold this year than we have
ever sold before,” Lyle Wolfskill,
student entex’tainment manager,
said today. At registration the
Town Hall staff sold 534 tickets.
Since that time they have sold
520 more.
At the present there are 20
student general admission tickets
left and only 5 student resexwe
tickets. C. G. (Spike) White, di-
x-ector of Student Activities, said
these tickets will continue to be
sold on a first come, first served
basis.
Non-student reserve tickets will
go on sale at 7 a. m. Thursday,
Oct. 2 at Guion Hall, White con
cluded.
I Go Pogo’
Okefenokee Characters
Return in Tuesday Batt
He’s coming back.
Remember the funny little guy from the Oke-
fennkee, the gxanddaddy of all swamps, and all
his fx-iends that spent their time making fun of
we humans ?
You guessed it, “Pogo” is the guy, and he
stai’ts again in The Battalion Tuesday. Pogo
and his buddies from the swamp ai’e in the midst
of playing the Woi’ld Sei’ies, although their tact
ics ai’e a little diffei'ent fi’om those employed
by our major league teams.
You’ll again see the nationally known comic
strip character who rlaims to be “A ’possum by
trade.” Then thei’e’s Chug Chug Curtis, the mail
man, and OT Albert, the alligator, “handsome,
brilliant an’ modest to a fare the well,” as he
says.
“Don’t Like Anybody”
Also in the strip is Poi’ky Pine who “don’t
like anybody or anything including this so-call
ed comic (haw) stxip.” You’ll see Boll Weevil,
who’s “smart as a whip;” Howland Owl, a char
acter who claims he is “an owl of paxt and a
natural born scientist what knows pi’actical
evei’ything.”
Of couxse there’s Beauregard Bugleboy, man’s
best fi’iend, who says he is “the beloved dog, A-
lert, A-ware, an4- A number one in pei’spicacity.”
In addition to these there’s “Chui’chy La Femme”
the tui’tle, the three little bats, who don’t know
who is which and which is who. You will also
see Mam-selle Hepzibah, the skunk with an alux - -
ing aroipa; the cow birds; the Deacon, who
speaks in old English; Phinas T. Baxnum, wTxo
expounds in sign board language.
Makes Grand Entrance
Hundreds of students have been inquiring
when the belated “Pogo” comic sti’ip would be
resumed. The explanation is simply he believed
in waiting a couple of weeks to make a grand
enti’ance, rather than “just be here” when regu
lar publication was resumed this semester.
Battalion comics were discontinued last June
when the publication schedule was changed to
two papers a week.
Our little friend of the swamps has grown so
in popularity that The Daily Texan at the Univer
sity of Texas has even followed The Battalion
in adding “Pogo” to their paper’.
To pi’ove the student’s demand for Pogo’s re
turn, a senior asked for the floor Tuesday night
at a meeting of that class and inquired “What
happened to Pogo?”
For the benefit of that senior and all our
other thousands of readers, Pogo and company
will return to The Battalion Tuesday.
Demo Impurity
Gets Blame For
Crime Increase
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25—
(HP)—The Democratic adminis
tration must take responsibil
ity for the nation’s increase
in violent crime, Rep. Bernard
W. Pat Kearney said today.
The New Yox-k Republican cited
this week’s report by the FBI that
1,022,200 major crimes were com
mitted in the United States during
the fix-st half of 1952, a 6.4 per
cent increase over the correspond
ing pex-iod a year ago.
Kearney, a member of the House
Un-American Activities Commit
tee, said in a statement disti’ibuted
by the Republican National Com
mittee:
“The whole spirit of lawlessness
and cox-ruption which the New Deal
and Fair Deal have built up in
the country was bound to have an
effect. If we don’t have honesty
and integi’ity in high levels of our
national government how can we
expect these moral pi'inciples to
apply elsewhere.”
Soda Pop Tops
WCTU Says
TV Causes
Dry Politics
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25—LT>).
Television is putting the na
tion’s political conventions on
the wagon, the president of
the national Women’s Christ
ian Temperance Union said today.
“The Republican assembly at
Chicago in July appeared almost
bone di’y,” said Mi’s. D. Leigh Col
vin of Evanston, 111. “The Demo-
ci'atic convention was slightly wet
ter.”
“Drinking,” Mrs. Colvin said,
“obviously was confined to hotel
rooms. But even this was reported
at a minimum, because as one
Texas delegate remai'ked, T never
knew when television would show
me all over Dallas.’ ”
Mi’s. Colvin, in St. Louis for pre
convention sessions of the WCTU’s
78th annual meeting which opens
tomorrow, said more political can
didates this year are dx-inking fruit
juices and soda pop for photog-
I’aphers.
“We hope they will stay as sober
if and when elected,” she said.
Bryan Field Cadet
Dies Near Hearne
HEARNE, Sept. 25—WP)—Air
Cadet Howard Fx-umin, 23, of
Bi’ooklyn, N.Y. was killed yes
terday when a jet training plane
fi'om Bi-yan Air Force Base
dived into the ground five miles
east of here.
The explosion was heard five
miles from the crash scene. The
plane dug a hole six feet deep
in a creek bottom. The wreck
age burned. «
Sophomore Class
Meets Tonight
The sophomore class will hold
its fix-st meeting of year in The
Grove after yell practice tonight,
announced W. R. (Dusty) Canon,
class president.
Canon urged the Class of ’55 to
stai’t filing for the coming student
elections, and said he would give
them “the low down” on this at
the meeting.