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Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Local Residents Number 208: Volume 52 The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1952 Published By A&M Students For 75 Years Price Five Cents Junior A Passes Balloting V3 Mark More than Mi of the junior class Voted yesterday for their repre sentatives to the Student Senate and Election Commission. Three hundred and eighty four of 1,006 juniors named the follow ing to the senate: V. M. Montgom ery, Ide P. Trotter Jr., Prince Vickers, B. P. Pantuso, John A. Matush, Eugene Kilgore, Larry W. Hoffman, Boy D. Hickman, Charles Andrew Gary, Leo Draper. Elected to the Election Com- mnssion were: Nick Alexander, uerry L. Ledwig, Raymond Els- C* Aji^te official tabulations on the vot- ln K O^pfeti in alphabetical order) : Student Senate Richard B. Black 40 L- S. Brown . 37 I.ouis Capt . .'.’ .' 52 I.ouls Casimjr Jr ,S9 Rothe Davis . 6*5 James Dale Dowell t . . . . 94 Deo Draper 120 John C. Barrell 86 Charles E. Fenner 80 Charles D. Foxworth 98 Charles Andrew Gary 129 Joe W. Gillespie 98 John Kert Goode 58 Kenneth G. Hall [ 83 Richard D. Harris 61 Richard A. Ifensz 42 Roy 1>. Hickman 116 Carry VP. Hoffman 120 William Ronald Hudson 35 Robert N. Johnson 33 Wdgar Keeling Jr 94 T. H. Keese 77 Eugene Kilgore 107 Morton I., Krumholz 57 Edwin Donald Dehnert 54 Ralph D. Mathis ' 67 <f.>hn A. Matusli 114 Ray V. McManus 28 Edward Mlgura 27 V. M. Montgomery 188 Charles C. Neighbors 55 31. I*. Pantuso 131 Hugh Phllippus i 84 Carrol W. Phillips SO Richard N. Porter C2 Garter Price 29 worth McBride, Norman E. Sliva. Prince Vickers. Foi-ty nine juniors had filed for the senate and . 18 for the com mission. Monday, the sophomore class elected its six senators and five election Commission mem bers. The juniors elected 10 sena tors and five commissioners' in the secret ballot election held in the MSC. The senior class will elect today 15 senators and five members to the commission. Athletic Group To Investigate Date Tickets A committee was appointed by the Athletic Council to study the possibility of reducing the price of date tickets for A&M football games. v The committee, which was ap pointed 9 a. m. Sunday at the Athletic Council meeting in the MSC Senate Chamber is headed by JJ. C. Dillingham, professor of fclectrical engineeiing. Other mem bers include Dr. J. P. Abbott, dean of the School of Arts and Sconces, Barlow (Bones) Izwin, athletic di rector, Price Campbell, Aggie-ex from Abilene, and Bill Bracks, veterinary major from Hondo. Appointed after Frank Manitz- as, co-editor of The Battalion ask ed the council that consideration be given to reducing the price of date tickets, the committee will make its report at the next board meeting in November. Those present at the meeting, were W. L. Penbex-thy, chairman, Dr. G. W. Schlesselman, head of the geography depax-tment, Dil lingham, and E. W. Parnell of the poultx-y husbandx-y depax-tment. Al so present wexe E. P. Dodson, Ag- gie’-e^-jfrom Decatox-, Campbell, Da,:' Hooper axxd Bracks. % dester D. Ownby, business manager of the athletic depax-t- xxxent and Irvin were also present. A repox-t on the stadium expan sion program was also heax-d. Ix- vin repox-ts 550 of the 2560 seat options have been sold. The op tions, which are for 20 yeai's and cost will be sold exclusively to former students until Nov. 1 when sales will open to the public. Options will give holders first choice on seats for evex-y home game for a period of 20 years. The price of the seats will be in addi tion to the options. Weather Today ley bin Arthur J. Rane: Slierwin B. Ru Jolmny Samuels Robert B. Scnwarz Bill' R. Sewell . . . ; Bill Cullom Shepard Norman E. Silva I.ester S. Smith Ide 1*. Trotter Jr Robert Preston Vernon I'rinee Vickers George Edward Waple.s Jr. . . C. H. Woliver Election Commission John Crawford Akard Nick Alexander Richard B. Black John L. Clanton Marvin H. Ford Heriberto A. Garcia Ferman Oscar Gleiser William Ronald Hudson Robert N. Johnson Harold L. Itupfer Jerry L. Ledwig Eugene Thomas Lewis Balke E. Lovelace Raymond Elsworth McBride . . James A. McDowell Bill C. Shepard Norman K. Sliva Prince Vickers Ill . 123 . 98 .110 .124 . 123 Rifle Team Lists Matches This year’s A&M Rifle Team, coached by T/Sgt. M. L. Oberstie of the Air Force, will fire matches with all the Southwest Conference schools except Ai-kansas. Members of the team will fly to Lansing, Michigan Fxiday and their match will be Saturday morning before the football game. There is also" a tentative match on the West Coast sometime next spx-ing. Matches of some importance on the schedule to be fix-ed out-of- town ax ; e at El Paso, the South western Invitational' Small-hox-e Matches, a match at Denton with TSCW, and one with Axtington College. Going to Michigan State will be Carl Schlinge, Ray Lyon, Dwight Huffman, Leonard Brace, Harry Gayden, Owen Hill, Lyle Wolfskill, Nugent Oliphant and Jack Andex*- Officers, Cadets Speak to SA Moms Two members of A&M’s military department and five top ranking cadet offieex-s will speak at the San Antonio A&M Mothers’ Club meeting at 8 p. m. Wednesday at the Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio. Col. Joe Davis, commandant, and Col. Robext L. Melcher, dox-mi- tory advisor, will be the represen tatives from the militax-y depait- ment. Repxesenting the cox*ps ax*e Wel don Kx-uger, cadet colonel of the cox-ps; Joe Mattei, deputy coxps commander; Guy Shown, cox-ps ad jutant; Joe Wallace, first divi sion commander; and Bx-uce Gib son, third division commander. A film on the activities of the school is also scheduled to be shown. TOWN HALL FEATURETTE—Doing the “bunny hop” down the aisles of Guion Hall Monday sparked the performances of Ray Anthony and his orchestra. The lady in white seemed to have a little trouble with someone’s hands but everything else was all right. - (Staff photo by Peeples.) Senior Class Voting Today Fifty-nine senior class candi dates for Student Senate and Elec tion Commission positions in the senior class election being held in the MSC today. The polls will open at 8 a. m. and close at 5 p. m. Fifty-five seniors have filed for Student Senate positions and four for the Election Commission. Four seniors were disqualified from the race because of not be ing enx-olled in school for two con secutive semesters, duplicate fil ings and academic staxxding Student Senate Positions Senior candidates competing fox- student senate positions axe Rich ard V. Alexander, Howard C. Alli son, F. C. Blackstock, O. D. Bretches, Johnny Bx-own, Don R. Buchner, E. X. (Paco) Coronado, Fagan A. Cox, E. D. (Dee) Fx-an- cis, J. R. (Jack) Fx-ey, and Joseph S. Galle. Also xunning are Ray- ixxond A. Cex-des, A. E. (Ed) Gilles, Victor W. Gillett, Doug Goode, John T. Haskell, Sam Harper, Bill Harper, Joe P. Hartwell, John C. Heft, Danny Howell, Hax-old Huds peth, Jim W. Keeling, T. E. (Moose) Kelly and R. E. (Rick) Lannex-t. Othexs included on the list are William C. Moses, Don F. New- Film Society Sets 15 Top Flickers The A&M Film Society will schedule 15 top motioxx pictux-es with a possible four bonxxs films for its 1952-53 program, said Ed Holder, px-esident. Season tickets ax-e now on sale in the Office of Studexxt Activities. Pi-ice of the tickets is one dollar. Sponsox'ed this year by The Bat talion, MSC, and The Amexlcan Associatioxx of University Womexx, the film society bxings to the campus annually several of the best motion pictux-es filmed in past years. All filnxs scheduled this year will be presented in the MSC Ball room. Formerly they were shown in the YMCA Chapel. Dates have already been set fox- three of the coming movies. These films include “The Maltese Fal con,” Oct. 27; “The Sea Hawk,” Nov. 3; and “The Tx-easux-e of Sierx-a Madx-e,” Nov. 24. Other scheduled films whose dates have not been definitely set include “Lost Horizon,” “Gx-eat Ex- pectatioxxs,” “Pygmalion,” and “High Siex-x-a.” One of the scheduled films, “The Tx-easux-e of Sierra Madx-e,” is classed by xnaxxy cx itics as a classic in cinema art. Some filnx authori ties call it oxxe of the best xxxovies ever i'ilmed. Starring Humphx-ey Bogart, Walter Hustoii, and Tixxx Holt, the xnovie violently depicts the character degeneration of three pi-ospectors seax-ching for gold in the mountains of Mexico. “The Sea Hawk,” starring Ex-x-ol Flynn, is a swashbuckling yara of action on the high seas dux-ing the reigxx of Queexx Elizabeth. “The Maltese Falcon,” consider ed one of the best cixxema who dunits, is a fast moving thx-iller involving the popular Sam Spade. Stars include Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorx-e, and Sid ney Gx-eenstreet. Other films to be sex-eened with their scheduled dates will be an nounced in The Battalion as soon as they are booked, Holder said. Former Students Hold Four Class Reunions Approximately 620 foi-mer stu- dexxts and their w-ives invaded the campus this weekend for class re unions. Represexxted were the classes of ’07, ’22, ’37, axxd ’42. The bx-eakdown on the classes is as follows: class of ’07, 25; class of ’22, 150; class of ’37, 120; axxd class of ’42, 325. These figux-es in clude the Wives of the Exes. * The class of ’07 celebrated its forty-fifth annivex-sax-y Satux-day with a luncheoxx ixx the MSC, a class meetixxg, a buffet dinner at Sbisa, and the Aggie-Wildcat ball game that night. Registex-ed Fxiday Registering Friday for their thirteenth anniversary was Presi dent Harrington’s class, the class of ’22. The class of ’22 started their reuxxion with a luncheon and class meeting at Sbisa Hall Annex. Following the xneeting was an in- fox-mal coffee given by Px-esident and Mrs. Harxington, after which all went to the MSC Assembly Room for a buffet dinner. The ballgame that night concluded the x-euixion. Few, General Qualifications Rhode Scholarships Open By WILLIAM FOLEY Battalion News Writer Applications for Rhodes Schol arships now are available to stu dents wishing to apply, said Dx\ T. F. Mayo of the English depart ment who is institutional x-epx-esen- tative for this scholax-ship at A&M. The Rhodes Scholai-ships ax-e open to undergraduate and grad uate students. Although applicants must have completed their sopho more year at college, all fx-esh- men and sophomox-es interested in the scholarship to investigate it SNAPPY WEATHER TODAY: Clear. The The high yesterday was 48 and *the low last night 36i Local Scouts Advanced In Rank Merit Badges At a Coux-t of Honor held Sun day, 16 local Boy Scouts advanced in rank and 31 xxxex-it badges wex-e awarded. A total of 38 boys parti cipated in the Court. Albeit Stevens of Tx-oop 411 x-e- ceived his Life Scout award. Star Awards wex-e given to Mike Bx-iggs and Charles Hextel of Tx-oop 89 and Bill Fudge of Troop 411. New Fix-st Class scouts are Tom Ivy, 102; Alvin Schiller, 80; Tom my Hanns, 383; Chax-les Vincent, 383; and Geox-ge Rivers, Scoutmas ter of Ti*oop 102. New Second Class scouts are Clifton Bates, 102; Hardy Faulk, 80; Gayle Bux-rage, Jerx-y Mosley, David Phipps, Geox-ge Ventux-a, and Fx-ank Zemanek, all of Tx-oop 383. Boys from Troop 80 who x-eceiv- ed merit badges were Kenneth Millex-, Bob Allen, and Charles Hertel. Those from Txoop 102 x-eceiv- ing badges were Julian Donahue, Nicky Hopkins, Tom Ivy, David Lloyd, James Simpson, Ralph Shufflex-, Ernest Tauzer, and Ben Trotter. Boys from Ti*oop 411 who x-e- ceived badges were Skippy Fletch- ex-, Waimer Dahlberg, and Albert Stevens. Receiving badges fx-om Troop 383 wex-e Don Restivo, Hubex-t Vykukal, Pat Stacy, George Ven tura, David Phipps, Gayle Bux-- rage, Fx-axxk Zemanek, Donald Kochman, Marvin Pustka, Jerry Mosley, Patric Fxanklin, Tommy Hanus, Gex-ald Zubik, Bobby Mer- ka, Charles Vincent, Robex-t Dyal, a«d Luke Di Leo. now, Dx\ Mayo urged. Qualifications for the scholax-- ships ax-e few and general, said Mayo. An applicant must be a male citizen of the United States with at least five yeax-s x-esidence; unmarried; between the ages of 19 and 25 on Oct. 1, 1953, must have completed his sophomore year by the time of application, and must x-eceive the official endorsement of his school. To apply for a Rhodes Scholai-- ship, a student should first con tact Di\ Mayo who will give him the necessaxy forms. The applica tions must be in the hands of the seex-etax-y of the state committee not later than Nov. 1. Students who are studying under the G. I. Bill of Rights or other military educational funds may ex pect the same benefits at Oxford as at A&M, said Mayo. Five applicants fx-om A&M will be selected to go to Houston Dec. 10 for preliminary selection. Other Texas schools will also be repre sented at Houston. Fx-om these applicants, two will be selected to attend the final selections by the district commit tee Dec. 13. Each district is com posed of six states. Four appli cants will be chosen from each disti-ict as recipients of a Rhodes Scholax-ship, Mayo explained. A Rhodes Scholai-ships is fox- two years of study at Oxfoxd with a thixd year being possible de pending on the students record and coux-se of study. The x-ecipient of a scholarship will receive ap proximately $1400 per yeai\ No stx-ings ax-e attached to this scholax-ship such as beliefs ox- traits, said Mayo. It does not in clude any examinations, he said. All judging is done on the basis of personal interview and the ap plicants past record. Accox-ding to Mayo, two fox-mer students have been selected fox- this scholarship. They ax-e Di\ C. W. Thomas, ’22, head of New Yoi-k State Teachex-s’ College, and Jack Bx-ooks, who is teaching and do ing x’esearch in mathematics and physics in New Yox-k. Notices of the scholarships will be posted over the campus, Mayo said. An informal Dinner-Dance Fri day night stai-ted the fifteenth an- niversary reunion of the class of ’37. Saturday’s piogiam began with a Stag Breakfast followed by a class x-eunion axxd a luncheon, all in the MSC Assemlby Room. After a tour of the MSC, conducted by J. Wayne Stark, ’39, director, the class of ’37 retired to the Sbisa Hall Annex for a Buffet Dinner. The reunion adjourned after the ball game that night. Initiating First Reunion Initiating their first reunion Friday was the class of ’42. The program Fx-iday consisted only of an informal x-eception in the MSC Ballx-oom. A luncheon stalled Sat- ux-day’s x-ound of events followed by a class picture on the front steps of the MSC and a class meet ing in the Ballx-oom of the MSC. A buffet winner in the.Sbisa Hall Annex and the ballgame that night finished Satux-day’s activities. A breakfast in the MSC Sunday clos ed out the reunion. Accoi’ding to Dick Hei'vey, exec utive seex-etax-y of the association of former students, each class passed several xesolutions, but he has not received a run-down on them as yet. Panhandle Club Elects Officers The Panhandle Club held its an nuel meeting for the election of offieex-s last Friday. Jack Ramsey, Plainview, was elected px-esident and Dennis Zahn, Littlefield, vice-president. The sec- retax-y-tx-easui-ex- elected is Bex-kley Sorelle, Canyon. The social chair man for the year will be Ted Perk ins, also of Canyon. Repox-ter for the gi-oup is Paul Roper, Sham rock. The next meeting will be held after yell practice Oct. 9, in the Academic Building. man, Arvis E. Noak, Pat Richman, Vex-non K. Roberts, Ralph L. Shan ahan, Alva Shepard, Guy Shown, Haskell L. Simon, Charlie Smith, Warren Smith, Gene Eaxl Steed, James J. Storrie, Jim Thomas, and Jack Thox-nton. Others include Wil liam S. Thornton, W. B. Travel- stead, R. S. Travis, James S. Upt- more, Joe C. Wallace, Ralph E. Westphal, Lyle A. Wolfskill, Francis J. (Ox) Fisbeck, Thomas E. Henderson, Dax-row Hoopex - , Lamar McNew, Billie Joe Pratt, George B. Rush, and Frank T. Scott. Four Seniors The four seniors who have filed for the election committee are Charles R. Blank, James A. Earl, W. R. Green and James R. Holder. In the civilian student’s election to be held Thursday in the MSC, 14 candidates are xunning for Student Senate, and eight for Stu dent Life Committee positions. Civilian Students, imnning for Student Senate, include Wallace B. -Bii'kes, Thomas K. Bark, Jr., Ronald B. Dokell, David Lee Hal- tom, R. A. Hoffman, Ernest C. Horres, Doyle F. Lowrey, Jack (Spud) Mergele, Thurman Walker, John R. Haas, Howard H. (Jack) Jones, Jack L. Morx'is, John David Rice, and Raymond Gene Rushing. The eight civilian candidates in the Student Life Committee Race are Wallace B. Bii'kes, Bill Bracks, Paul T. Cordeilhac, John P. Davis, Hayden Jenkins, Jack (Spud) Mex 1 - gele, Thurmond Munson, Richai'd E. Piggott. Fire Almost Causes Death A visitor on the campus barely missed falling four stories to the ground when the room in Leggett Hall where he was staying sud denly caught fix'e early Sunday morning. Dennis Klatt, who was visiting Robert Fojt, Squadi-on 18 fresh man, crawled out the window and hung from the ledge when the fourth floor room where the two were sleeping buxst into flames. Just as flames were beginning to burn Klatt’s hands, he was pulled into the thixd story room directly underneath by freshman Jerry Joneg and Ed Dardaganian, occu pants. Fojt escaped through the door thinking Klatt was behind him, said Ex-nest (Red) Williams, first sergeant of Squadron 18. . Williams estimated damage to the gutted room and burned clothes amounted to approximately $240. The fire was extinguished by students in the dox-mitory. Winners Named In Kentucky Parade Tying for fix-st place in the re cent passby befox-e the A&M-Ken- tucky football game wex-e the Ma- x'oon Band, White Band, and A AAA, announced Lt. Col. Taylor Wilkins, assistant to the comman dant. Colonel Wilkins said that no date had yet been set for the cox-ps to go into ties. Cadets will px-obably go into greens in Novem- bex-, he continued, but, if the cold weather continues, winter uni forms may be authorized soonex-. Library Receives ‘Great Books’ Set Cushing Memox-ial Libx-ary has x-eceived a set of the 54-volume, “Great Books of the Westexn Woxld,” published jointly by En cyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., and the University of Chicago. These books compx-ise 443 woxks on fun damental ideas and basic ax-gu- ments and are wx-itten by 74 auth ors ranging from Homer to the present. Added to the collection is the two-volume “Syntopicon” which is the key to the set. Classified under “102 Great Ideas”, the “Syntopi con” contains 163,000 references to passages in the “Great Books” themselves. By means of the “Syntopicon,” a reader can txace the discussion of any idea through all the authors in the set. This key is the x-esult of seven yeax-s work by mox-e than 100 authox-s. NEW GREAT BOOKS HERE—Robert A. Houze, Cushing- Memorial Library director, checks over the new set of the 54-Volume “Great Books of the Western World.”