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Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Local Headers The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Published By A&M Students For 75 Years Numt>or 219: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1952 Price Five Cents Non-Military To Sign For Meals On Monthly Basis A sui-voy is being- made in the non-military dorms by their stu- * dent senators on the possibility of paying board by the month and having college served meals, Bob Murray, dormitory council for civ ilian dormitories, Vet Village, and College View, said. The. meals, if served, will be' cafeteria style. The reason for not sex-ving family style, he said, is because this system was tried back in 1946 and 1947 and the re sults proved unsatisfactory. Jay Peniston, college mess hall * supervisor, commented that a civil ian mess hall might be possible if as many as 200 students would sign up as regular boarders. There t would have to be at least this Dr. Goodrich To Be Principal RE Speaker Leaders for Religious Em phasis Week, Feb. 16-20, have been selected, J. Gordon Gay, YMCA Secretary told mem bers of the Inter-Faith Coun cil last night. Dr. Robert E. Goodx-ich, pastor ^ of the Fix-st Methodist Church in Dallas, will be the principal speak er for RE Week this year. An Army and an Air Force fhaplain remain to be appointed «•, l<y their respective seiwices Gay laid. Thi’ee of last yeax’s doi-mitoiy discussion leadex-s will return this year, he pointed out. They ax-e Larry Eisenberg, P. W. Hirst; and Hei'bert Polinaxd. Gay stressed the need for a vigoxous pxomotional campaign to make students awai’e of px-ograms available to them duxing RE Week in February. An added feature in the dis cussions will be a session on mar riage relations to be conducted by a man and woman team Gay added. Red Cashion, Intei’-Faith Coun cil pi’esident, explained the plan in stituted last year for shaiang out dated text books with needy for- * oign univex-sities. A similar dx-ive will begin in Novembex*, he said, and outlined the pi-ocedure to be followed. *13 love. Auto Hits Horse, No One Injured Bei-nai-d Swindler Jr-., ’53, struck a mare while dxiving on Farm Highway 59, about 9:45 p. m. Sunday. Swindler was i-etuming fi-om Austin in a ’51 station wagon when the mare started on to the x-oad. He attempted to miss the animal but struck it anyway. He lost control of the car after hitting • the mai'e and the car turned over two or thi’ee times. The top of the station wagon was ei-ushed level with the top of the seats but Swindler escaped without a scratch. The mai-e was killed. Swindler is a Poultry Husban dry major from Biyan. Weather Today amount, he said, because the col lege would be losing money below that figure. In event a cafeteria should open on this basis, the px*esent system of itemized cost pex - meal would be done away with and the cost per month would be the same as the corps is charged. In case any one wished to eat in the cafeteria but did not want to pay by the month, they would be required to pay for their meal on a guest basis, the amount varying with the meal, rather than a fixed price for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The chief worry of the mess personnel at the present is the transfer-ring of meal tickets. In case of such a possibility, they an nounced, anyone found handing out their tickets will be prohibited from eating in the cafeter-ia for the rest of the semester. How soon these changes take place depends upon the number of students interested and how soon the mechanics of the matter can be worked out. All students interested in paying their board by the month should sign up with the senator of their dorm. Sweet Music DUSTY WINDS WEATHER TODAY: Clear. Wind with dust will be out of the north and northeast with a velocity of 15 to 20 miles per hour and decreasing about sundown, Ink Spots In Guion The Ink Spots and Cootie Wil liams are the feature attraction in Guion tonight, with their unique rhythm and instrumental stylings in jazz and blues. The two groups are currently appearing at leading theatres, night clubs and ballrooms through out the country. Composed at present of Charlie Fuqua, Ivory (Deck) Watson, Jim my Holmes, and Harold Jackson. Fuqua’s baritone voice and gui tar have been with the Ink Spots ever since their start years ago in Indianapolis. The lightning like strumming of his guitar has been a mainstay to the quartet since its debut on a Cincinnati radio station many years ago. Watson is also one of the ori ginal members, of the group. His strutting, prancing and singing is nationally and internationally known. Holmes a native of Philadelphia*, sang as soloist with the Blue Jacket Choir of the US Navy and the American Male Chorus. He sings tenor lead when the unit sings sweet ballads. Jackson, bass and bass fiddle player for the quartet, is a per fect blend to the well-rounded group. The Ink Spots are famous for their arrangements of “If I Did n’t Care,” “Do I Worry,” “May be,” “Java Jive,” and others. The other half of this “big” show is “Cootie” Williams and his nationally famous band. Williams, known as the “Growl” trumpet king, and his band have made a name for themselves with the distinctive style used in such songs as “Shot Gun Boogie,” “Sliding and Gliding,” “You Got- to Pay Them Dues,” “Cherry Red Blues,” and “Harlem Echoes.” Glen Black Picked For Ohio Meeting Glen Black was elected repre sentative to the student section of the national convention of the Agronomy Society. The convention will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 17-21. Black received the position at a special meeting of the Agronomy Society late last week. Accompanying Black will be Dale Fischgrabe, national treasur er, Pat Hitt, and Kert Goode. Aggielands Ready At Goodwin Hall The 1952 edition of the Aggie- land are being distributed to stu dents in room 101 and 104 of Goodwin Hall. I. D. cards are needed to pick them up. Approximately 1500 copies have been distributed, Harvey Miller, co-editor of the Aggieland, said* Commanders Want Action On Discipline Problems B Armor Dissolved For Hazing B Company Armor, one of two Armor units in the cadet corps, was dissolved Friday as disciplinary action after evi dence had been found by col lege authorities that hazing had been carried on in that unit. Junior’s and senioi-s in the com pany were dispersed to other- ground force branches in the corps. They will wear the insignia of the company they live with, but will continue to take Armor military science. Sophomores in the company, other than five found guilty of being hazed, were allowed to move into A Armor. The B Company commander, Vic Gillet of Corpus Christi, was re lieved of his command and moved to a non-corps dormitory. No ac tion had been taken against his advanced contract at press time today. Five sophomores were found guilty of having submitted to haz ing, which is against college regu lations. The men would not dis close the name or names of men who had hazer them and further refused to answer direct questions from an investigating military panel. The panel took action on their case by barring them from the ca det corps, but allowed them to re main in school as non-corps stu dents. Their deferments were can celled. Other sophomores in the unit were at first ordered by college of ficials to be dispersed to other- companies, but a committee head ed by Corps Commander Weldon Kruger and First Division com mander Joe Wallace appealed the case to President M. T. Harrington on grounds that the sophomores were being punished for something over which they had no control. After- due consideration, Presi dent Harrington agreed to allow the sophomores to move into A Armor. Jack Willingham, commander of A Armor, assured college authori ties that no hazing would be car ried on in his unit. “I’ll stake my entire college career on that,” said Willingham. By JOEL AUSTIN Battalion Co-Editor “We’ll appeal our case to the board of directors.” This was the sentiment of many corps unit commanders yesterday as they hammered out complaints about the corps of cadets in a session which dragged for three hours and saw little accomplished. The meeting was called by the commandant to clarify certain points of college authority which pertain to a student New Officers Picked to Head A and S Council Ralph Wallingford, senior accounting major, was elected president of the Arts and Sci ences Council at its first meet ing of the year last night in the MSG Senate Chamber. Bert Weller, senior English major, was named vice president and Jim Tillotson senior physics major was elected secretar-y-treas- urer. A motion was passed to select both a junior and senior represen tative for the Inter-Council Com mission. E. P. Rodregues, mathe matics major, was elected senior- representative and John Samuels, economics major, was elected jun ior representative. A motion was passed to allow the Business Products Marketing Club full membership in the A & S Council. Reports were made concerning the financial condition of The Com mentator, magazine of the School of Arts and Sciences. No national advertising has been acquired so far this year with prospective ad vertising totaling only $275, said Dr. J. P. Abbott, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.. The Commentator lost $1472 last year he said. Subscriptions to the magazine now total 503, according to Arvis Noak, editor of The Commentator. Members of the council volun teered to sell subscriptions in dor mitories and in their respective clubs. ing. The commanders expressed a definite amount of dissat isfaction with the way they had been allowed to “run” their units and asked the possibilities of bringing in the Presdent or Board of Directors to hear their complaints. No definite answer was given to this request. . ' Instead, a committee headed by First Division Com mander Joe Wallace, was appointed by Corps Commander Weldon Kruger to accept all complaints from commanders, submitting himself to physical inspection as a check on haz- 1 This committee was charged with the responsibility of de- -termining what grievances now ex ist in the corps and with the added responsibility of presenting these grievances to the military depart ment to find a solution, if possible. Commandant Col. Joe Davis as sured the commanders that all points would be considered by the military department. Members of the committee are Joe Wallace, chairman; Gene Steed, Sam Har per, Davis Bottom, Pat Richmond, Lyle Wolfskill, Lee Phillips, Dan ny Howell, and Dick Birdwell. Col. Davis opened the meet ing by explaining certain authority the college enjoys as far as re quiring physical inspections to de termine if hazing exists in a unit. “It has been proven through courts that the A&M System Boar d of Directors, through the Presi dent, has the authority to estab lish rules and regulations it feels necessary for the oper-ation of this college,” said Col. Davis. “The college is granted the authority to take whatever steps it deems nec essary to enforce these rules,” he added. Read Administrative Order Col. Davis read an adminis trative order issued yesterday by President M. T. Harrington con cerning physical inspections o f students. The order read as fol lows-: ■■ • - • ’ ' . “Upon my appointment as Pres ident of this college, I was charged by the Board of Directors with the responsibility of eliminating haz ing in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. The cadet of ficers have been most cooperative, and we feel that they have helped to make a great deal of progress in eliminating this practice. “In order to be sure that the “board” will not be used, there will be frequent and unannounced physical inspections of students by designated staff members and cadet officers. It is the responsi bility of the Commandant and the Dean of Men to see that this or der is carried out.” The commandant pointed out students come here on their own volition and are therefore subject to the rules and regulations of the college. “T h e s e regulations supersede civil rights in many cases,” Davis explained. College Can Make Laws “The college has the authority to inspect personal belonging^ without a search warrant; this haS been upheld by court action, “Da vis explained. “The college can set its own traf fic laws and other laws which are necessary; it is a separate and dis tinct organization.” “We can handle certain cases without referring to civil courts. We inflict less punishment than civil courts would in many cases, (See CD’s, Page 2) BETTER RELATIONS—Glen Walker, president of the Baylor Student Council, presents a scroll in the interest of better relations between A&M and Baylor to Student Senate President Bob Travis. Pictured left to right are Leo Parchman, Baylor’s head yell leader. Walker, Travis, and Tom Collins, A&M’s head yell leader. Consolidated Show Draws Pet 800 A bustling crowd of about 800 people was on hand last night to see the Thirteenth Annual A&M Consolidated Pet Show. Local residents watched, as chil dren paraded their pets around the high school football field. The pets ranged from grasshoppers to ponies. Winners in the various classes are as follows: Pure-bred Dogs Large, long-haired: Julian Rain water’s “Rusty.” Large, short-haired: Janet Da vids’ “Blue Lady II.” Small, long-haired: Mary-Bard- gett’s “Peggy,” James Baldouf’s “Lucky,” and Kathryn Gould’s “Reeky” were tied. Small, short-haired : Jack George’s “Pretzel.” Heinz Variety: Large, long-haired: Elton Roy Hagler’s “Skippy.” Large, short-haired: Betty Ruth Felty’s “Rex” and Don Avery’s “Blackie” tied. Film Club Shows First Movie Tonight The A&M Film Society will pre sent “The Maltese Falcon” at 7:30 tonight in the MSC Ballroom. Season tickets can still be pur chased in the Office of Student Activities, said Ed Holder presi dent. No tickets for individual shows will be sold, he said. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre, “The Maltese Fal con” is Warner Bros.’ movie adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s detective novel. SMU, Arkansas Ducats Now on Sale SMU and Arkansas guest and student tickets are on sale at the Athletic department, Pat Dial, bus iness manager, said today. SMU tickets will go off sale Nov. 5. Arkansas tickets will be sold through Friday, Dial added. Small, long-haired: Brenda But ler’s “Bitsy.” Small, short-haired: Mary Lou Ergle’s “Skipper,” and Johnny Turner’s “Tippy” tied. Cats: Yvonne Felty’s “Tom.” Miscellaneous Armadillo: Lyni Bulow’s “Joe.” Birds: Barry Bulow’s “Chip per,” a parakeet. Grasshopper: Peggy Jane Brea- zeale’s “Mr. Bow Legs.” Fowl: Bob White’s “Cocky Lockie,” a rooster. Squirrel: Judy Litton’s “Mus- tard.” Snake: James Baldouf’s “Mis sy.” Turtle: Sonny Brown’s “Sonny.” Rabbits: Bobby Adams’ “Peter.” Pets over 100 pounds: Horse and buggy: Jud Roger's’ “Trigger.” Ponies: Idalou Felty’s “Pakita.” Calves: Susan Dowell’s “Sam.” Music, Spooks Set For Variety Show Hallowe’en will be the theme of the Bryan-College Station Rotary Club’s fourth annual variety show, Oct. 30 and 31, in the Stephen F. Austin High School auditorium. The acts will be mostly musical, with singers, instrumentalists, and dancers performing. Comedy skits will provide intermissions for the musical acts. Also on hand will be the Ro- tarians Chorus and Dean Howard Barlow with “Bud Barlow’s Braz os Bottom Boogie Busters.” Before the show, and during in termission, boxes of candy con taining prizes will be raffled to the highest bidder. All proceeds of the show will go to local school libraries and civic youth organi zations. Tickets may be purchased in College Station at the Aggieland Pharmacy, and in Bryan at Krafts, W. S. D., Canady’s Guy-Denton’s, Waldrop’s, and Bullock-Sims. Tick ets also may be purchased from any member of the Rotary Club. Aggie Rodeo Team Rides In Huntsville The Aggie rodeo team will journey to Huntsville to com pete in the 3rd annual Sam Houston State College Inter collegiate rodeo. Sponsored by the Sam Houston rodeo team, the rodeo will be held in the Huntsville State Prison rodeo arena. The stock used will be the same used in the Huntsville Prison Rodeo. Teams from colleges throughout Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana will compete. Only col lege students are eligible to parti cipate in these rodeos and they must maintain a C average or better to enter events. Team members from A&M and the events in which they will par ticipate are: Bobby Rankin, bare- back bronc riding and bulldogging; Don Tabb, bareback bronc riding and bulldogging; Joby Connell, calf tie down and ribbon roping; Darrel Hargrove, calf tiedown and ribbon roping; Lowie Rice, calf tie down, ribbon roping and bull dogging; Jim Watson, bull riding. A team trophy will be awarded to the team that wins the most points. Individual prizes will be given to winners in each event. The individual with the largest total of points will be named all-around cowboy and will receive a hand tooled saddle. Harrington Speaks At Tessie Kickoff Dr. M. T. Harrington will speak to the students of TSCW at their Golden Anniversary Kickoff cere monies Nov. 6. Women from every county in Texas are expected to attend the day-long affair, which will include a convocation, anniversary lunch eon, demonstrations and exhibits. The morning academic proces sion will feature representatives from women’s colleges throughout the nation. In the evening thous ands of visitors are expected to visit the 18 TSCW dormitories, during an open house. Rev Attends Big IT Dog Academy Reveille, German shepherd Ag gie mascot, is attending school in Dallas where she is receiving a short course in animal training, said Jack E. “Spud” Mergele, stu dent senator from Mitchell Hall. She is under the direction of Calvin Boykin, animal trainer. The school was recommended to students in the band by Mrs. Mary Ann Elmquist, wife of K. E. Elm- quist of the English Department. Writing to Boykin and finding tuition would be free, the band members sent Reveille immediate ly. A collection was made among the musicians to pay for R e v’s room and board. Reveille will be taught to heel, back on command, and sit, while the corps is at a hump. All reports indicate Reveille will soon be free from her studies and able to attend the SMU game, Nov. 8.