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PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE
Published By
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For 75 Years
Number 217 : Volume 52
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSAY, OCTOBER 23, 1952
Price Five Cents
Parties, Dances, Football,
Planned for Baylor Weekend
Two thousand Aggies will in
vade the Bear's homecoming day
Saturday as “that Old Baylor line”
sags under the weight of numer-
„ ol js parties, dances, and dinners
V'ith a football game thrown in
for good measure.
Aggies, their dates and guests
.will start arriving at the Waco
college Friday to help spark the
weekend celebration and see the
A&M-Baylor game scheduled for
3 p. m. Saturday. An information
booth, sponsored by the Alpha Phi
Omega men’s service fraternity,
will be located on the first floor
oi the Baylor Student Union Build
ing to direct and help all visitors.
Information Booth Will Be Open
The information booth will be
open Friday from 8 a. m. to 10
*p. m. and Saturday moming from
8 a. m. to 12 noon.
The Baylor Student Council will
entertain Aggie Council members
*and yell leaders with a luncheon
At noon Saturday in the north
lounge of the Union Building.
Anyone in a festive mood can
celebrate at one or more of the
many parties scheduled after the
game. The Law Wives Association
is sponsoring a dance at Karem
Temple, 208 N. 7th St., at 7 p.
m. Prices are $2 per couple and
$1.20 stag.
Hold Homecoming Jubilee
The Esquire Club is sponsoring
a homecoming jubilee in the Col
onial Ballroom of the Roosevelt
Hotel beginning at 8 p. m. The
Aggieland Orchestra will furnish
Ihe music. Price is $4 per couple.
Baylor homecoming activities
will start Friday at 10 a. m. with
the presentation of homecoming
queen nominees. Sponsored by Del
ta Alpha Pi, women’s social club,
the presentation will begin at 10
a. m.
Parade Saturday
A parade will be held at 10 a.
m. Saturday followed by dinner
in the Union Building Cafeteria
from 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. The
Baylor Student council will honor
the A&M Council at noon in the
north lounge of the Union Build
ing. An open house will be held in
the Union Building from 7-10 p.
m.
The Union Building will remain
open to all guests Sunday from 9
a. m. to 7 p. m. where breakfast
and dinner will be served.
Sh ivers Ca lIs Dent o
Talk ‘Big Scare
AUSTIN, Oct. 22-—<A>) — Gov.
Shivers derided Adlai Stevenson’s
campaign as “the big scare” to
night.
Speaking at a rally of Central
Texas Democrats for Eisenhower,
Shivers said:
“Some of the commentators are
calling Mr. Truman’s whistle-stop
campaign a practical application
of the propaganda theory known
as the big lie. This means that if
you say something often enough,
no matter whether it’s true or not,
a lot of people eventually will be
lieve it.
“Big Scare”
“Without passing judgment mi
that, I think we can fairly call
Mr. Stevenson’s campaign the big-
scare.”
Shivers has declared for Dwight
Eisenhower and against “Truman-
ism.”
He said Stevenson, the Demo-
‘Cootie’ William’s
Band Here Tuesday
Cootie Williams and his nation
ally famous band will accompany
the Ink Spots to Guion Hall at 8
p. m. Tuesday night.
The “Growl” trumpet king is
currently appearing at leading the
atres, night clubs, and ballrooms
throughout the country.
His distinctive style is familiar
to many in such songs as “Shot
gun Boogie, “Slidin’ and Glidin’’,
“You Gotta Pay Them Dues”,
“Cherry Red Blues,” and “Harlem
Echoes.”
The Ink Spots are I’emembered
for their treatment of “If I Did
n’t Cai'e,” “Java Jive,” “Do I
Worry,” “Maybe,” “Brown Gal,”
“Just For A Thrill” and “Making
Believe.”
» Composing the four jivesters are
Charlie Fuqua, Ivory (Deek) Wat
son, Jimmy Holmes, and Harold
Jackson.
Tickets for the Guion Hall pro
gram are 75 cents and are on sale
at the Student Activities Office.
“Tickets will be sold on a first
come, first serve basis,” said Spike
White, director of student activ
ities.
‘Cootie” Williams
cratic nominee, is aiming the basic
appeal of his campaign at Ameri
ca’s fear of a depression.
“ ‘You never had it so good,’ ”
Shivers quoted Stevenson as say
ing. “ ‘Don’t let them take it
away.’ ”
Then Shivers asked: “Don’t let
them take what away ? Who nev
er had it so good ? The boys in
Korea? The grafters in Wash
ington ?”
No Depression
“I don’t think we need to worry
about a depression, no matter who
is President, so', dong as Mr. Tru
man’s war goes on in Korea,”
Shivers continued. “Is this what
they mean when they sing: ‘Don’t
let them take it away’?”
Shivers, who declared he could
not support Stevenson because the
latter favored federal ownei-ship of
tidelands, said there are “only
three real issues in this campaign:
© “Socialism and Communism.
© “That mess in Washington.
• “The Korean War.”
“If the people of Texas and
America are satisfied with the way
the present administration has
handled these three issues, they
ought to vote for Stevenson,” Shiv
ers said.
“If they are not Satisfied and
want a change, they ought to vote
for Eisenhower.
“Personally, my choice is clear.
When the issue is Trumanism and
Stevensonism versus the best in
terests of Texas and the United
States, I’ll take Texas—America—
and Eisenhowe) - .”
These Aggies !
48 In a Car
Wins Prize
At Theatre
It could happen only at Ag
gieland: Forty-eight A&M
students went “all-out” for a
friend and helped him to win
a $100 engagement ring. But
their method of doing it is
something for ‘Believe It or
Not’. They all crowded into a
tudor. 1950 Chevrolet and won
the prize offered by a local
drive-in theatre to the custom-
er who brought the most peo
ple in one car.
A certain young lady, the
fiance of Sam Guthrie, senior
from Biown wood, will be get
ting the ring this weekend—
something Sam had lacked the
money to buy.
How did 48 boys get into
one car? “Simple,” says Sam,
“we just took out both the
front and back seat. It was
a little hai'd to drive,” he said,
“but with one boy working the
pedals with his hands, another
at the gear shift, and another
at the wheel, we got in with
the car in one piece.” (By
standers claimed the tail pipe
was dragging.)
‘Know One’s Self Makes
BetterTeacher’-Brooks
Knowing - one’s self is the main step in be
coming a better teacher. Dr. T. D. Brooks
explained last night to the faculty of the
School of Arts and Sciences.
Speaking on “How We Can Improve Our
Teaching,” the dean-emeritus of the Grad
uate School told the more than 200 teachers
present that “reaching an understanding of
what we should do” is a major step toward
better teaching.
“Improve our techniques by improving
our lectures,” Brooks explained. “Formal or
None Badly Hurt
When Car Flips
No one was injured last night
in a wreck in which the car of
Michael Archer of Houston was in
volved. Archer, a D Battery
freshman, overturned his car on
a road off Old Highway 6, south
of the campus, according to Fred
Hickman, chief of campus secur
ity.
Three freshmen and two upper
classmen were passengers in the
car besides Archer.
Gun Collectors
Cancel Meeting
The Texas Gun Collectors Asso
ciation has cancelled their meeting
scheduled for Saturday in the
Memorial Student Center.
The association previously had
scheduled two meeting dates for
October, but decided on the date
of the earlier meeting, which was
held two weeks ago.
At the meeting, the group dedi
cated the Metzger Gun Collection
to A&M.
Arts, Sciences Council
Slates Meeting Monday
Student Arts and Sciences
Council will hold its first meeting
of the yeai' in the Senate Cham
ber of the MSC Monday at 7:30
p. m.
Business to be transacted at the
meeting includes the election of
officers, action on a petition for
membership from the Building
Products Marketing Club, and a
yeport from the editor of The Com
mentator. New business will be
donated from the floor.
Representatives to the council
consists of students majoring, in
different fields offered by the col
lege. Charles Berger and John
Hildebrand represent the prepara
tory medicine field; Ralph Wal
lingford and Patrick Wood, ac
counting; Jack Reynolds and Al
len Holt, business.
W. G. Crane and John Steen,
preparatory law; Charles Hudgins
and Richard Porter, chemistry;
Roy D. Wells and William Young,
economics; D. J. Kallus and John
‘A Field’ Sign Wins
“A” Field Artillery won the $5
first prize in last week’s sign
contest sponsored by Eugene Rush,
life insurance salesman.
Second prize of $2.50 was won
by Squadron 21, who placed in
the money twice before. Squadron
10 is the only other outfit which
was placed more than once this
year.
Smith, education and psychology;
Berthold Weller and Robert Hol
land, English.
Joe Riddle and John Samuels,
debate and discussion; Arvis Noak
and B. Sterzing, history; Arnold
Damon and Jerrel Bennett, jour
nalism; Ed Rodrigues and Charles
B. Bragassa, modern language.
Don Heft and Lewis Merrill,
physical education; James Tillit-
son and Joe Williams, physics;
and Arvis Noak and Robert Bynes,
The Commentator.
Health Council
Seeks Amendments
State scholarship to medical
schools for students who intend to
practice in rural areas lacking
adequate medical service will be
an amendment submitted to the
resolutions committee of the Texas'
Council on Rural Health.
This proposed amendments to
the state constitution will be
brought before the' voters in the
general election Nov. 4.
The committee will meet Friday
night in the MSC. Their findings
will be presented to the council
at its annual meeting Saturday,
said Dan Russell, chairman of the
council and head of the Rural Soc
iology department.
Foreigners
Think Highly
Of Residents
mm-,
Baylor University Campus—Open to Aggies This Weekend
“My people don’t know the type
of people that live here or what
their home life is like. This plan
for United Nations helps us to
learn more about your people.”
This was Indian student G. S.
Grevval’s oppinion about the Unit
ed Nations Week plan being un
dertaken by the church and civic
groups of College Station.
Their plan is to invite A&M’s
foreign students into College Sta
tion homes for dinner and fel
lowship throughout UN Week, Oct.
ober 18-25.
Grewal, who is enrolled in grad
uate agronomy, plans to return
to his 1,000 acre farm in India
when he completes his work at
A&M. The farm, which is operated
cooperatively by three families,
raises wheat, Sugar cane, and cot
ton.
When asked about Texas hos
pitality, Jean Sequin, a Swiss stu
dent majoring in graduate bio
chemistry, said, “You’ve got it.”
Sequin said that he was amaz
ed at the way the people around
College Station are inviting for
eign students into their homes
even though they don’t know them.
“When you come to Texas, you
get to know everyone immediately,
and even though they don’t know
you they just invite you in,” he
said.
Manubhai C. Patel, graduate
chemical engineering major from
Ugandi, British East Africa, said
that A&M impressed him as a
“fine place.” He especially liked
the “unity among the students
that the school has.”
There are 93 foreign students
enrolled in A&M, representing 31
foreign countriese. Mexico leads
the enrollment with 24. Some of
the countries represented are In
donesia, Thailand, Syria, Norway,
and Turkey.
brief comments, the lecture constitutes a
major instrument in teaching - . We can im
prove our lectures by organizing materials
in large and definite units.
“This will let us do a better job of our
assignments and places responsibility on the
student for keeping up with the activity,”
he added.
An idea of progress is necessary to the
student, Brooks said. Students should be
taught to think through to a conclusion.
“The process for arriving at a concept is
— ♦■more important than the conclus
ion,” he pointed out.
Explaining students differed
from teachers in a sense that each
looks at material with a different
slant, Brooks demanded that in
structors remain patient in trying
to get the pupil on his side of
thought.
Being Funny Hurts
“We also can improve our lec
tures by quitting the idea of try
ing to be funny. Do what comes
naturally,” Brooks said. If we try
to make students laugh constantly,
we cannot expect them to hold our
lessons in respect, he added.
“Sometimes we go stale. When
we lose enthusiasm, the students
do not gain any from us. We have
none to give. To fight going stale,”
Brooks continued, “think back to
why you decided to make this your
life work and returning to it you
will rid yourself of this stale
ness.”
Quoting from the famed educa
tor A. S. Bar of the University
of Michigan, the dean-emeritus
showed a teacher must fulfill four
rolls. Brooks said:
© The teacher must remain a
citizen. We must face freater and
social responsibilities. Citizenship
will improve teaching. An ivory
tower teacher is a misfit today.
® We must work as a team.
There should be no washroom crit
icism” of the school’s policies, or
of our colleagues.
©We must have the friendship
of the students. It must be based
on respect of personality. It is
highly desirable to be as scholarly
as possible, but we should not
crowd out our eagerness to serve
our students. Students are not in
classrooms because of us; we are
(See BROOKS, Page 3)
Honor Fraternity
Names Delegates
Thi’ee members and the advis
or of A&M’s Phi Eta Sigma chap
ter left Wednesday for Phi Eta
Sigma’s national convention at
Purdue University in Lafayette,
Ind.
Students making the trip are
Jerry Ramsey, president; Jules
Vieaux, historian; and George
Knipple. John R. Bertrand, dean
of the Basic Division and advisor
of the group, also went.
The convention is Friday and
Saturday. Business meetings, a
banquet, a smoker, and a tour
of the Purdue Campus are in
cluded on the schedule. The dele
gates are traleving by college car,
returning Sunday.
Phi Eta Sigma is a national
honor society for freshmen. Re
quirement for initiation is a grade
point ratio of 2.5 or better - dur
ing the freshman year of college.
Members are active during their
sophomore year.
Pet Show Slated At
C. S. High School
Consolidated High School will
hold their annual pet show Mon
day, Oct. 27, Walter S. Manning,
chairman, said today.
The program will begin at 6 p.
m. in the high school stadium and
the grand parade at 7 p. m.
Prizes will be awarded to win
ners in five major categories.
Pure bred dogs and Heinz var
iety dogs will be judged in four
divisions. They are: large, long
haired; large, shorthaired; small,
longhaired; and small, shoi*thaired.
Cats will be judged in one
group.
Other pets make up the fourth
category, which ranges from birds
to horses.
All pets are eligible for the
special tricks awai’d.
This is a map of the Baylor University Campus, published to familarize
A&M students with the buildings and location of points of interest at the
Waco school. More than 2,000 students purchased tickets to the Baylor-
A&M game which pits the Aggies against the Bears Saturday. This
map is furnished through the courtesy of the Baylor Chamber of Com
merce and printed in accordance with Southwest Conference Sportsman
ship Committee recommendations which ask the visiting school to ac
quaint its students with the host school campus.
Baylor Ticket Sale
Extended to Friday
Student tickets and student date
tickets for the A&M-Baylor game
will contimxe on sale here until
Friday noon.
Baylor University authorized
this extended sale of student tick
ets here, accoi'ding to Pat Dial,
assistant business manager of ath
letics. Dial poined out that the
supply of tickets was limited and
that when-the current supply was
exhausted, no more tickets would
be available.
Truettner Attends
Auto Engineers Meet
W. I. Tniettner, professbr of
mechanical engineering, x'ecently
attended a meeting of the Gulf
Coast Chaptex* of the Society of
Automotive Engineers in Houston.
Sid Shannon of Boeing Aircraft
Corp. was the xxxain speaker. He
spoke on the Boeing Gas Turbine.
Weather Today
CLEAR
WEATHER TODAY: Clear with
vei’y light wind. The high yester
day was 73 and the low 45.