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Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Local Readers lire Jjattahon PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Published By A&M Students For 75 Years Number 210: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Ag-gieland), TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1952 Price Five Cents Twelve TSCW Nominees Vie For A&M’s Sweetheart Twelve girls chosen by nominees of the three upperclasses at TSCW will be judged by the Aggie Sweetheart Selection commit tee that will arrive in Denton Saturday morning. The winner will be announced Tuesday. Elected by the TSCW girls were Colette Clifton, Ann Herring, Patricia Martin and Betty Ann Timmerman, seniors; Cora Jane „ Becker, Marshalene Green, Carolyn Ham mond and Jane McBrierty, juniors; Erika Heidmann, Peggy Phillips, Patsy Potts and Claire Williams, sophomores. 4 The Aggie Sweetheart will be presented during halftime ceremonies Nov. 8 at the corps i trip game between A&M and SMU. Cotton Ball Queen last yea r.-f Miss Martin is a costume design and fashion illustration major from Starkeville, Miss. She is treasurer of Delta Phi Delta and was a Redbud princess last year. She was also in Class Stunts and a member of the Art Club. Keen Competition Miss Timmerman, upper elemen tary education major from New Braunfels, is president of the Stu dent Council of Social Activities and social representative of the ®Philomathia Club. Last year she was president of the junior class. Also from New Braunfels, Miss ^Becker is an interior design major. ^She is an officer of the Philo- mathia Club and the San Antonio Club. Miss Creen is an art education major from San Saba. A general business major from Eldorado, Ark, Miss Hammond is treasurer of the Junior class. Last year she was a Redbud princess, Cotton Ball duchess nominee and is also a member of the Philo- mathia Club. Secretary of the Junior class, Miss McBierty is a secretarial ser vice major from Ennis. Miss Heidmann, business major from Greenville was a nominee her freshman year and also a Redbud princess. Merchandising major from Crowley Miss Phillips has been a Redbud princess and SCRA dormi tory cha> rrna m Miss Potts was Freshman Class Beauty, secretary of the Sociologi cal Society and a member of the Aquatics Club. Speech major from San Antonio, Miss Williams belongs the speech jlub and the San Antonio club. She will represent the two schools on various occasions throughout the year. Miss Clifton, secretarial service major from Memphis, Tenn., is secretary of the College Government Association and a mem ber of the Aglaian Club. She has been active in Class Stunts and belongs to the Campus League of Women Voters. Last year she was vice-president of the Tennessee Club. Psychology major from Arlington, Tenn., Miss Herring is president of the Philomathia Club and vice-president of the Psychologj’- Club and was on the Dean’s list last year and her freshman year. She was a Redbud prin cess her first two years at TSCW and a nominee for Cotton Ball duchess her sopho more year. iVindow Shot Unexpected Interuptuncf In Shower Bill Kalil, junior geology major, was interrupted from his shower last night when an object believed to have been fired from an air rifle shattered the shower window on the third floor of Dormitory 4. Kalil said he was bathing when he Will'd a pop immediately fol lowed by the sound of crashing glass. When he looked at the win dow, he saw the glass was shat tered. ^ At the time both the inside and fiutside windows were raised. Upon examination a small hole was found in the outside pane while the top corner of the inside pane was shattered. Ted Yaggi, junior from Dainger- field, said the glass looked as if it might have been pierced by a pellet or B-B fired from an air rifle. Weather Today CLEAR WEATHER TODAY: Clear. The high yesterday was 75 and the low 29. DIRECTS LAWMAKERS— J. Glenn Turner of Dallas, president of the Texas Bar Association, is directing the meeting of the or ganization being held here today and Saturday. Defects of Texas Election Law Draws State Bar Here By JOE HIPP Battalion News Staff The directors of the State Bar Association held their first busi ness meeting in the MSC Assembly Room this morning. Presiding over the session was State Bar President J. Glenn Tur ner of Dallas. Another meeting will be held this afternoon from 1:80 to 5 and Saturday from 9:80 Ags Leave To Choose Sweetheart The Aggie Sweetheart Se lection Committee leaves for TSCW tomorrow to select a winner from a group of 12 nominees named by TSCW girls. A&M’s sweetheart will be pre sented at halftime at the SMU- A&M game in the Cotton Bowl Nov. 8. Representing A&M will be Joe Mattei, president of the senior class and chairman' of the com mittee; Charles Scott, vice presi dent of the senior class; Charles Blank, senior class social secret- tary; Weldon Krueger, colonel of the corps; Gene Earl Steed, second division commander; and Bruce Gibson, third division commander. Regimental commanders includ ed on the committee are Shelton Black, Bill Highsmith, Charles Hornstein, and Don Garey. Representing The Battalion will be Frank Manitzas, co-editor. Also on the selection committee are Bill Henderson, non-corps yell leader and Lamar McNew, MSC Council president. Nominees for sweetheart are from the three upperclasses at TSCW. The girls were selected as nominees at individual class meet ing where balloting was held for these positions. The committee from A&M will ballot on the new sweetheart Sun day after the social functions planned for the two groups. The A&M delegation will be ac companied to Denton by W. D. (Pete) Hardesty, business mana ger for Student Activities. The Aggie Sweetheart will be announced Tuesday. a. m. until noon in the Assembly Room. Turner was asked by Gov. Shiv ers to select a board of scholars and experts who will devote their time and energies toward removing the defects from the Texas elec tion law. “The election code needs to be re-evaluated and reconsidered by scientists in the field of jurispru dence,” Turner said. “The State Bar is anxious to assist in the ad ministration of justice and will consider carefully the provisions Gov. Shivers has outlined as in need of clai’ification, amplifica tion or correction,” he added. Shivers’ Suggestions In a letter to Turner, Shivers said these problems should be studied: 1. Whether it provides for cross filing of candidates is one of the questionable features of the code. 2. Lack of clearness on whether the deadline ^pr candidates to file for a place on the ballot is also the deadline for payment of the filing fee. 3. The formula for determining filing fees can not be applied to the office of lieutenant governor, and therefore, there is doubt as to what the correct filing fee for this office should be. Other Points 4. Absentee voting for the sec ond primary starts before the re turns of the first primary are cer tified by the executive committee. 5. The date on which reports of campaign expenditui’es must be in the secretary of state’s office needs clarifying. 6. It is not clear whether a va cancy on the ballot must be filed if the nominee of a convention or primary withdraws. 7. It is not clear how many loy alty affidavits are required of the candidates. Is one required for the primary and also the general elec tion ? Lt. Atmar Wounded At Korean Front The War Department notified yesterday Mr. and Mrs. C. L. At mar, 736 Meadowlane, that their son, 1st Lt. Gerald L. (Jerry) At mar had been wounded while serv ing with the Army in Korea. The previous day, the Atmars here had received a letter from their son telling them of his con dition. He was wounded in the left knee and hip, right leg, and eyes. He went to Korea in March. He was graduated from A&M in June, 1951. A forward observer, Lt. Atmar had been directing fire when he was wounded by a grenade. His condition is not serious. He praised the South Koreans, Atmar said. “In his letter home, he called the South Koreans won derful little men. They took care of him for 18 hours after being wounded and had dressed his wound.” Lt. Atmar is now in a hospital in Hwaschom Fourth Army Inspects Here An inspection team has ar rived from Fort Hood to look over various Army equipment here on the campus, Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant said today. This team, appointed by the Fourth Army, also will in spect all other ROTC units throughout this area, Davis added. The inspection, he went on to explain, is not part of the annual Federal Inspection, but will be one of the several periodic surveys made by ordnance, signal, and other teams during the school year. Picture Schedule For Non-Regs Set Now having their pictures tak en for the ’53 Aggieland are the non-military students. All non-military students will have their pictures taken at the Aggieland Studio in College Sta tion by the following schedule: all students whose surnames begin with D-F, Oct. 8-10; G-K, Oct. U- 13; L-M, Oct. 15-17; N-Q, Oct. 18- 20; R-U, Oct. 22-24; V-Z, Oct. 25- 27. Students whose surnames be gin with A-C should have had their pictures taken Oct. 3-6. Students are asked to wear coats, white shirts, and ties, _ 8. Moving the primaries to an earlier date has been suggested. Turner said he will suggest to the directors that prominent mem- bers of the various law schools over the state be asked to under take this task of revamping the Texas election code. 1 Other business to be heard to day is the report of the building committee. The association has purchased land two blocks north of the state capitol in Austin on which they plan to build a $150,000 structure to house the State Bar Association. It is being financed through donations from State Bar members. There 21 directors- repre seating the 21 congressional districts of the state here. The di rectors are elected by the lawyers in their district. Some 1,200 lawyers are members of the Texas State Bar Associa tion. Members of the group that Tir- rived on the campus early Thurs day evening were pleased with the facilities of the MSG. For most of them it was their first sight of the A&M campus. “The campus and the spirit of the cadets is amazing,” Turner said. “Are you always like this?” Cadet Gridsters Head For Michigan State A&M-State Game State Coach Fears What TV May Do EAST LANSING, Mieh., Oct. 10—OP)— Biggie Munn is worrying and wondering if his unpredictable Michigan State football team is going to try to do it the hard way again against A&M Saturday. Michigan State has won 17 in a row. But in eight of the last 11 games the team had to break a tie or come from behind to win. Munn admit’s it’s exasperating. “But it must be awfully exasperating to our opponents, too.” he added. “They do it the hard way, but they do it,” Munn said. “They seem to have hearts big enough to get out of any hole once the chips are down.” Munn' is hoping that Michigan^ State will turn but to be a “tele vision team” Saturday. This is the first Michigan State game to be televised to a national audience since the Spartans met Notre Dame toward the end of the 1951 season. Were Great Then With the television cameras watching, Michigan State operat ed like a murderous precision ma chine, played what was termed “a dream game” by the sports writ ers and won 35-0. Some of the players are just as unpredictable as the team. Full back Dick Panin, a starter last year who bolted the length of the field for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage against Notre Dame, has been dropped to third man at the position. Billy Wells, a second string “pony” back last season has been the leading ground-gainer and edged out Vince Pisano, a senior, for the stax-ting position at right half. Captain Don McAuliffe, consist ently good at battering out yard age, has retained starting honox*s at left half. Michigan State has been px’e- paring its defense for a wide-open Texan passing attack with Quar- tex’back Ray Graves expected to do the tossing. Civilian Election Draws 422 Votes Nine Student Senators and three members of the Student Life Committee were elected by non-military students in a general election held in the MSC yesterday. Four hundx-ed forty-two cast their ballots compai-ed to the 443 cast by the seniox-s in Wednesday’s election. The seixioi-s still hold the record of having cast the most votefe. Only 384 juniors voted while 395 sophomoies made it to the polls. Elected to the senate wei'e Ray mond Rushing, Bizzell Hall; H. H. Jones, Puryear Hall; John D. Rice, Post-Gxaduate Hall; Lamar Mc New, Fxancis Fishback, Day Stu dents; Doyle Lowrey, Law Hall; Jack (Spud) Mergle, Mitchell Hall; Darrow Hoopex - , College View; Bill Maddox, Vet Village. Army ROTC Issued Rifles Rifles have been or will be is sued to all Arxxxy ROTC students, Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant said today. These xifles were used in drill Thursday and will be used on oth er drill days, he added. Students will keep the rifles either in their room or in the dormitory’s gunroom, Monday thx-ough Friday. In that way, the colonel continued, cadets can learn the nomenclatuxe, proper care, and cleaning of the weapons. On the weekends all rifles will be turned in and kept in the gun- COs Meeting Monday; ‘No Show’ Thursday A commanders’ meeting in the YMCA Chapel last night was dis missed axxd x-escheduled for 5 p. m. Monday, Col. Joe E. Davis, com mandant, said. Lack of commanders was the rea son for not holding the meeting, Davis added. The civilians also appx’oved for the Student Life Committee Bill Bxucks, Paul Cai’deilhac and John P. Davis. In the closest race of the day, Jack Mex-gle edged Wallace Birkes and Thomas Burk for the senate post in Mitchell Hall. Mex’- gle xeceived 27 votes while Burk got 26 to 25 for Bix-kes. The civilians voted in the new method adopted by the Senate last yeax\ Cards were signed and filed, and ballots were then given to voters who dx*opped their un signed ballots in a box after be ing mai’ked. Official Election IXesnlts Bizzell Hall Itaymond Itiishinjc 29 I’uryear Hall John Haas 18 H. H. Jones 72 Jack Morris 21 Post-Graduate Hall John David Klee 5 Day Students Francis Fish beck 25 I. amar McNew 21 Billie Joe Pratt 15 Law Hall Ronald Dokell 8 R. A. Hoffman 16 Ernest Horres 19 Doyle Lowrey 67 George Sturgis 16 Mitchell Hall Wallace Birks 25 Thomas Burk 26 David Haltom 3 Jack (Spud) Mergle 27 College View Thomas Henderson 4 Darrow Hooper 16 George Rush 8 Frank Scott 3 Vet Village Bill Madder 5 Student I.ife Committee Wallace Birkes 108 Bill Bracks 253 Paul Cardeilhac 2C3 John P. Davis 23H Hayden Jenkins 51 Jack (Spud i Mergle 101 Thurmond Munson 92 Richard Pigott 84 Inspection of Rifles Postponed Till Oct. 20 Inspection of xifles in the first regiment was postponed from Monday and reset for Oct. 20, Col. Shelly P. Myers, PMS&T, told a gi’oup of commanding offi- eexs yesterday. Cadet officex's had asked for the delay because more time was needed to get the xifles in con- , dition, Myers said. Radio, TV Starts 12:50 The A&M and Michigan State football game, which will be telecast over a nation wide netwoxk, will be canned by Houston television station KPRC-TV beginning at 12:50 p. m. Saturday. The game also will be tele cast by a Foi’t Worth TV sta tion. Radio station WTAW will cai’ry the game also. Christian Youth Leader Speaks Here Sunday Kirby Page, nationally known Christian youth leader and author, will appear at both the A&M Christian and A&M Presbyterian Churches under the joint sponsorship of these two and the A&M Methodist student groups Sunday. Di\ Page and local religious leaders will meet Sunday at 4 p. m. to discuss techniques in devel oping pexsonal religious discip lines. At 6:30 p. m. the Presbyterian Student League will be host to the community in a brief song and devotion seiwice aftex* which Dr. Page will speak on “Living Cxeatively in Days of Cx-isis”. Dr. Page is the author of 24 books and 12 phamplets. Included in these axe “Living Abundantly;” “Living Prayerfully;” “Living Cre atively;” and “In Cx-eative Revolu tion of Jesus: Then and Now.” His books have been translated into 12 languages. An ordained minister in the Disciple of Christ, Dx\ Page is a native Texan and has spoken in mox'e than 400 colleges and univex-- sities. His tour is being sponsored by the Amex’ican Friends Service Committee. Aggies Rated 14-Point Losers Without a word, Coach Ray George’s A&M football team left yell practice last night for Houston, the first stop of a 1,500 mile trip to East Lansing, Mich, and its game with the Michigan State Spartans. Rated a 14-point underdog by The Asso ciated Press, the Aggies have been describ ed as “youthful but not capable of matching Michigan State in experience, manpower or savvy.” The Corps of Cadets held a special yell practice last night before the team left by bus for Houston. The team will fly tomorrow morning to East Lansing. Game time is 12:50 (CST). Unbeaten State will match theix* Spartans against the once-defeated Aggies. Kentucky handed the Ca dets theix* first loss last week, 10-7. A field goal won for the Spartans last weekend and one cost the Farmers a win. Coach Geoxge’s machine will be at full strength Saturday, with Exic Millex-, end, the only starter who won’t be in the lineup. Mil ler is still out with a back in- jux-y which has plagued him since the Oklahoma Aggie tilt. His re placement will be Jerry Crossman, who played for Miller in the Ken tucky game and caught the pasa which gave the Aggies their only touchdown. Marshall Rush, who was slated on px'eseason lineups as one of the Aggie starting guards, is an other figui’e whom a lot of people will be watching Saturday. Rush sxxffex’ed a face bone fractxxre be- fore the season and has been kept out of unifoi’m since that time. ^ Two Soph Steady During his absence two s.opho- mox’e guards, Marvin Tate and Sid Theriot, have been doing out standing seiwice, said Coach Geoxge. “Should Rush claim his place among the startei’s, one of these boys may have to mount the bench. But the answer to this problem is not expected to be ans- wei’ed until the final moments be- foi’e the kick-off against Michi gan,” he added. Should the weather be cold at Michigan, the Aggies are prepax-- ed. For the past two days they have been working out in 60 de gree temperature. This sudden change in climate apparently hasn’t harmed the players for the throwing arm of Quatrei’back Ray Graves, and the fast churning legs of halfbacks Don Ellis and Ray Haas, are still functioning per fectly. If anything the coolness is an advantage, fox* the team shows more pep and desire than they ever did during the sulti’y weeks. Local Demos Meet Monday In Courtroom Local Democrats held the sec ond of a series of weekly meet ings for Stevenson and Spax-kman in the Brazos County Courtx-oom Tuesday night. The group decided to meet regu- lai’ly at 7:30 p. m. each Monday night in the coux-tx*oom to give evei’yone intei’ested an oppoxtunity to obtain facts about the cam paign and x'eceive literature and buttons, Judge W. S. BaiT-on, chairman said. Heading the Stevenson-Spaxk- man $5-campaign hexe, Barron ex plained contributions from corpox- ations, labox* unions, or fixmis hav ing government contracts could not be accepted. Individuals of such organiza tions, however, may contribute if they desire, he added. Campaign officex-s for this ai'ea are Baix-on, B. H. Dewey Jr., vice president; Mrs. Emmitte Wallace, secretary; Mrs. Clifton C. Cax*ter, treasurer. 800 Fullbright Awards Offered About 800 Americans will have opportunities to under take graduate study or re search work abroad under the terms of the Fullbright Act during the 1953-53 academic yeax\ The awards will enable students in all fields of graduate work and those with specialized research projects to study in many fox-eign universities and institutions. The scholarships will be made for one academic year and will include round-trip transpoxlation, tuition, a living allowance and a small amount for necessai’y books and equipment. The grants will be made in the curx-encies of the I’e- spective fox'eign countries. Any students who are interest ed in applying for a scholai’ship under tlxe Act should see Di\ G. W. Sclesselman in Room 112 of the Chemistry Building, the Fullbright adviser at A&M. They will be able to obtain information about the grants and application blanks there. The closing date for x’eceipt of applications is October 31. Ag Injured In Rodeo Released From Hospital James Ragland, fi’eshman from Mission, was released from the College Hospital yesterday. He had injured his back when he was thi'own from a horse at the All- Aggie Rodeo Saturday, said Di\ J. E. Marsh, college hospital super visor.