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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 202: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1952 Price Five Cents v Sophomores React Election Filing Increases to 85 ' S V Thirty-three students have add ed their names to the rapidly in creasing list in the coming elec tions to be held Oct. 6-9. Thursday Oct. 2 is the last day candidates may file. Included in the 33 students were seven sophcmnores, who prior to yesterday listed only one candi date for^tudent Senate positions. A"Tsd ’ among the new list were 31 seniors, two juniors, and seven sophomores for the Student Sen ate; three juniors for the Election Commission; two non-military stu dents for Student Life Committee; one from College View for Stu dent Senate; two students from Vet Village; and one representing the Day Students. Four File Wrong Four students filed for Senator- at-large, a position not opened this year. Under the new senate member ship rule 35 seniors, If) juniors, six sophomores, two day students, one College View resident, and two non-militai’y representatives from Investigations Underway On Canon Shots’ Two shots fired, heard 'round the campus. At about 1:10 a.m. Thurs day, two homemade “shells” were fired from the cannons in front of Ross Hall. The loud reports followed each other during a few seconds. Lt. Col. Taylor Wilkins, assist ant commandant, said no one at the military department knew for ► sure whether or not the reports heard had come from the cannons. Investigations were being made, he said. The Campus Security said the explosives were set off in the can nons but nothing is known as to how or who did it. They too are still investigating. “Although the students were rhecking the canons early Thurs day morning, no indication of wear and tear on the guns were seen,” Col. Wilkins added. The cannons placed in front of Ross Hall are obsolete antitank guns which were used at the be ginning of World War II.. each civilian dormitory will be elected to the senate. Seniors who filed for Student positions are Guy Shown, Joseph Galle, Don R. Buckner, Vernon K. Roberts, John L. Halsell, Jim (T- Bone) Thomas, Harold Hudspeth, Johnny Brown, T. E. Kelley, James Read, and D. P. Richardson. Up until yesterday the junior class has led in the number of filings but suffered a sharp set back when only two juniors, Ralph D. Mathis and Caroll W. Phillips, were added. Sophomores who filed are Don Friend, John Pelt, John Cozad, Jerry Van Hoosier Jr., Frank Dunn, Jerry K. Johnson, and Ter rell H. Hamilton. Three juniors have applied for the newly created Election Com mission. They were J. L. Clanton, Raymond E. McBride, and Harold L. Kupfer. Two non-military students, Bill Drucks and Paul T. Cardeilhac, fil ed for the Student Life Commit tee. Civilian students also filed for senate positions. Included were Frank Scott ftom College View, Bill Maddox and Robert F. Wam- mack from Vet Village, and Billie Joe Pratt representing Day Stu dents. This brought the total number of students who filed for positions to 85. Cadets Tangle Cowpokes In Cotton Bowl Saturday Tough Game Set, Says Coach George mm. fH;. ti lllp m Au '■’- i -x ' . . 29 PASS, FLANKER LEFT, ON THREE—Ray Graves, quarterback, calls the play as the Aggies warm up for Oklahoma A&M. Bending (L. to R.) are tackle Durwood Scott, guard Sidney Theriot, center Bill McMahan, guard Marvin Tate, and tackle Bobby Dixon. Standing behind are Darrow Hooper, end, Raymond Haas, right halfback, Don Kachtik, fullback, Don Ellis, left halfback, and Eric Miller, end. These are the probable starters with the exception of Connie Magouirk at fullback and Leo Marquette at center. I Students Favor Lowering Football Date Ticket Price By JOHN MOODY Battalion News Writer Football season is again -in full swing and the date ticket situation again rears its dollar-marked head. This year the State Federation of A&M Mother’s Clubs brought the matter up, to which a howl of ap proval was heard up and down Mil itary Walk. As Moose Kelly, third wing staff commented, “I am always in favor of lowering prices.” Most of the students agreed that $3.60 is just too much to pay. Says, John Ferguson, air force junior, “It’s- all right for one game, but by the time they are all added up, you’re bankrupt.” Young Woman Cause <Pf Fight, Vaden Says The whole incident was the re sults of a misunderstanding, ac cording to Lt. Col. Frank S. Vaden, Counselor of Milner Hall. He was speaking of the fight which took place in Houston, Saturday. Col. Vaden who happened to be upon the scene at the time of the fight reports it in. a different light than what • was previously reported in The Battalion. According to Col. Vaden, the cause of the fight was because of a young lady who had too much to drink. The young lady, Col. Vaden said, was returning from a party and feeling rather biddy, proceeded to Weather Today CLEAR WEATHER TODAY: Clear. The high yesterday was 88 and the low this morning 61. sit down on the sidewalk and take off her shoes. About the same time, he adds, several football players of the Chicago Cardinals, who had played that night happened to be passing by. Seeing the girl sitting there, one of the players hinted that this was rather unladylike. To this the young miss replied she didn’t particularly care how she looked. After several attempts to get the young lady to move from her position, the players finally lifted her up bodily and moved her to the center of the side walk. Nat urally, the colonel chrfckled, this was quite a spectacle. By this time people were begin ning to form a circle around the girl and football players to see what was going on. In this group were several Aggies. About that time the colonel, says, the football players motion ed for the crowd to get back. One of the Aggies, he reports, told the Cardinals he had a right to see what happened as much as any one else. This started hot words back and forth on both sides. Just when blood was beginning to boil the thickest, Bruce Mc Carty, Aggie freshman, came up and edged his way to the front, trying to find out what it was all about. In doing so, he was pushed into Don Joyce of the Camidals. Joyce, thinking McCarty hit him on pur pose, retaliated with his fist^That, Col. Vaden said, was the fight. “As far as McCarty tackling this big football player, he laughs, the boy didn’t know what happen ed until I woke him up.” __ Ralph Sayers, post-graduate anything would be done. Curtis hall, said the same and added, “Personally I’m not having a date this game, you’ve got to eat. If I had a wife she wouldn’t go to the game if I had to pay those prices.” Thad Howard, Senior in Veter inary School, even put in a good word for the faculty. “I think the faculty should get a better deal on their tickets and be taken out of the end-zone. As for the new price, if the tickets could be lowered, there were varying opinions. Bob Jones, Ted Fields, and Joe Paford, sen iors of Walton Hall believed that $2.40 would be a fair price. “Of course we would like the price as low as it could go, though,” they explained quickly. Although generally favorable, many had doubts as to whether Clothes Destroyed At Cleaners Fire A flash fire at the Campus Cleaners this morning destroyed clothes in a drying tumbler and did undetermined damage to the tumbler. The fire followed an explosion which could have been set off by a spark or possibly a match left in some clothes, said Joel English, manager of Campus Cleaners. English said the clothes had been .placed in the tumbler after having left the solvent extractor. Fumes from the solvent were still in the clothes when they went in the tumbler, he said. The college fire department an swered the call at about 10 a.m. English said clothes destroyed are covered by insurance. Mills, Squadron 4 said, “Sure I’d like to see the ticket price lowered, but I don’t see how it can be done.” Then there were others like Jimmie Persons, B Armor, “I’m for lowering the ticket price any way it can be done.” Finally there were some that couldn’t see any way out. As W. T. Riley, freshman in D Battery said. “Well all I know is that it’s a rough all the way around.” Mrs. Landiss Host At CSC Social Incoming officers and committee chairmen of the Campus Study Club were entertained Wednesday evening at the home of the club’s president, Mrs. Carl Landiss of 803 S. Dexter Drive. Mrs. Landiss was host during the get-acquainted period. Refreshments were served and plans for future meetings were made. Those present were: Mesdames A. L. Parrack, John Dennison, Roy Carpenter, A. P. Boyett, Ray mond Reiser, L. C. Kapp, E. B. Reynolds, Price Hobgood, J. S. Mogford, Eugene Rush, John Kin- cannon, Tom Covey Jr., L. J. Horn, John Ashton, C. W. Crawford, Marvis Garber and Miss Jennie Oliver. Beekeepers Hold Course in MSC The Texas Beekeepers Associa tion, sponsored by the Entomology Department and the Texas Bee keepers Association, will hold a short course at the MSC on Sept ember 29-30, 1952. Dr. F. L. Thomas is the chair man and announces that registra tion will begin in the MSC lobby at 8 a. m. on September 29. The registration fee is $2.50 per per son. The meetings will be conducted in the MSC Assembly Room and necessary forms and personnel to conduct registration will be fur nished by the Short Course Office. The MSC will furnish meeting rooms, hotel accomodations, and also three tables for exhibit use in the Assembly Room. The Entomology Department ex pects a short course attendance of an estimated 100 persons. Football Ducats Off Sale Today Approximately 2,500 students tickets have been sold to the Ok lahoma A&M game. An added 1,500 student date tickets have also been sold. C. C. Ownby of the ticket office continued ticket sales until five yesterday after noon. Special tickets are now on sale to student’s wives. So far 397 tickets have been sold to student’s wives to the Oklahoma A&M game. However, difficulties have arisen here. Student’s wives are not bringing proper identification tick et sellers Rosey Shaffer and Mrs. W. L. Hooper say. Student’s wives must bring Marriage license and their yellow fee slip in order to get their tickets. Tickets will go on sale for the Kentucky game on Monday. Squadron 21 Wins Grid Sign Contest Squadron 21 took first place honors in the weekly football sign contest sponsored by Eugene Rush, College Station insurance man. Placing second was Squadron 10. Prizes of $5 for first place and $2.50 for second place will be given. Heading the contest committee was Corps Chaplain O. C. (Putter) Jarvis. Representatives of each di vision were also on .the committee. Cotton Experts Study Problems The National Cotton and Cottonseed Adversory Com mittee of the Department of Agriculture opened its meet ing yesterday in the MSC headed by Burris C. Jackson, chairman of the American Cot ton Congress. Gibb Gilchrist, chancellor of the committee, reviewed research work done on cotton and cottonseed in Texas and told how public funds had been expended on that pro gram. Discussions during the meeting were held by Lyle Hessler, Joel Elbree, Dr. Robert Lewis, Dr. H. P. Smith and others. Fifty members from all cotton producing states attended the con ference. Howdy, 9 Cars, Khaki Mix Parking Lot Jambalaya By JERRY BENNETT Battalion News Writer The days of the trampling herd ended with the introduction of barbed wire. The days of the trampling uniform began with the construction of the Academic Building parking lot. Since that date and the open ing of the shacks, this area has been an inspiration for writers de siring to depict a mob scene. Every morning at 10 minutes be fore each hour the parking lot become swamped with khaki color ed humanity swarming to classes in both directions as if their lives instead of their grades depended in getting there on time. Mingled with tan clothed figures are splotches of color from an occasional cowboy hat protruding above the human bedlam standing out like a verbal mistake in church. When uniforms meet, something in their chemistry, or the senti ments of the senior class, causes them to react vocally to the en counter. This goes on everyday, everywhere (or almost) but not in such a volume that occurs dur ing this hourly stampede. Each “howdy” is multiplied by several echoes which bounce back and move through the mass of book-swinging arms and anxious eyes so that the whole area lies in an atmosphere of forced and clipped verbal confusion. Occasion ally the uniforms scatter* to make way for cars controlled by profs and uniforms who drive as if hoped up by their morning cup of By ED HOLDER Battalion Sports Editor Coach Ray George’s Aggies will take the test Saturday night at Dallas in the Cotton Bowl when they meet one of their oldest rivals Oklahoma A&M. “It will be a tough game, and a close one,” said Coach George. “Arkansas took us by 10 points last year. They are sup posed to have an even better team back. And looking- at what Oklahoma A&M did to them last week, I would say this should be a very hard one to win,” he added. George was refering to the way the Cowpokes held highly favored Arkansas last week 20-22. Those who saw the game said anyone could have won, that the Razorbacks just got one more break than the Cowboys. Both teams are the light hard-running type, and speed should be the main factor. ♦ They should also be well match ed in the aerial end of the game. Both squads boast -a top-notch passer. Ray Graves of the Maroon and White will match wits and throw ing arm with Don Babers of the Okies. Leading the SWC in total yards compiled after one game, Graves will be a hard man to beat in eith er department. He quarterbacked a beautiful game against the Cou gars last Saturday night, and showed he could pass when he completed 9 out of 14 for 121 yards. Graves also displayed a good ground game wtien he rolled up 87 yards in 13 tries to stand third in the conference among leading ball carriers. Babers of the Cowpokes was de scribed as “one of the sweetest passers I have ever seen,” by a scout at least week’s game against Arkansas. The Cowboys don’t have the ends the Aggies do, but they boast an Indian halfback named Bill Bredde from the hills of Oklahoma that is supposed to make up for the weakness. Halfback Bredde Bredde runs from the halfback spot and is said to be a terror. He is big and fast and doesn’t know when to quit. He is a pi*ob- able for the Missouri Valley All- Conference team. Running against Bredde for the Aggies Avill be Raymond Haas and Don Ellis. Neither is the line charging type, but both are fast and hard to pull down. These men are also good re ceivers for Graves passes, and if called on, Ellis can turn in a good job at throwing. He threw once and hit last week against the Cougars for a touchdown. Co-Captain Hooper At ends for the Aggies will be Eric Miller and co-captain Dar row Hooper. Hooper snagged a pass for a touchdown last Satur day and Miller ran up 39 yards in three catches. - Tackles will be big Bobby Dixon and All-America Jack Little. Iron- Man Little will probably see a great deal of defensive work in addition to his starting position on offense. He is the other co-captain for the game. Marvin Tate and Sidney Theriot are scheduled for the guard slots. These are the boys who held the huge Cougar linemen who out weighed them almost 30 pounds per man. Leo Marquette will hold down the center post. This is another of the Louisiana sophomore lads on the Aggie eleven. Connie Magouirk is slated to start at fullback. One of the hard- driving type, Magouirk is counted on by the Aggies for the line-buck ing chores. Hillel Foundation To Hold Services ' The B’nai B’rith Hillel Founda tion in co-operation with the Bry an Jewish community will hold Yom Kippur Atonement Day ser vices at Temple Freda in Bryan. Services Sunday evening, Sept ember 28, will begin at 7:30 p. m. Services Monday, September 29, will begin at 9:30 a. m. and con tinue through the^day. Morris Chotin of the Bryan Army Air Base will be in charge of the services, assisted by members of the B’nai B’rith Hillel Founda tion. ‘Welcome Strangers’ Tea Set for 3 p.m. Monday A “Welcome Strangers” tea will be given by the College Station Council of Church Women at 3 p. m. Monday in the YMCA. MSC Council Meets The MSC Council will meet at 7:30 p. m. Monday in the Senate Chamber of the Center for its first meeting of the fall semester, Lamar McNew, president of the council, said. coffee. Other uniforms ignore the mechanical danger fearing they might neglect a one-peak crush or white belt which they should greet. When the herd reaches the street its fluidity disappears as uniform jams against uniform waiting for the never ending stream of traffic to go by. As a break in the traffic appeal's a group of uniforms will dodge across the street and regroup to continue towards its destination. Finally the area will clear of uniforms as quickly as it was fill ed and all will be quiet until the next hour when the great migra tion to preserve the grade point ratio and the contract will begin again. . MSC Round-Up Starts Tuesday The annual fall Round-Up of the MSC will get underway at 7:45 p. m. Tuesday in the MSC Ballroom, according to John Akard and Ken Hall, chairmen. “All students and faculty mem bers are invited to attend to see the programs planned by the in dividual committees of the Direct orate,” Akard said.