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Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Local Readers The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Published By A&M Students For 75 Years Number 225: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1952 Price Five Cents Republicans Claim Narrow Margins In House, Senate > WASHINGTON, Nov. 6—(^)—Control of both houses of Congress passed into Republican hands last night, but by slender majorities which failed to match the electoral landslide which swept Dwight D. Eisenhower into the White “House. With only 10 House contests undecided at 7:30 p.m., EST, the GOP had elected 219, or one more than the neces sary majority of the 435-member House. Democrats elected 205. The undecided races appeared about evenly divided be tween the two parties, with three contests—one for Florida’s First District, one for Washington at large and one for Missouri’s 11th District—likely to be decided only by ab sentee ballots. At this point in all-but-complete tabulation of Tuesday’s balloting, Republicans had scored ——— *23 House gains while the Demo crats had overturned six Republi cans for a net GOP gain of 17. Upsets Odds Upsetting pre-election odds, the GOP made unexpected inroads in to what had appeared to be a safe Democratic Senate majority. The surge of the Eisenhower sweep carried Republicans to a hairline edge when Rep. Charles Potter, legless war veteran, late today upset Democratic Sen. Blair Moody to win Michigan’s junior Senate seat for the GOP. Potter’s victory gave the Re publicans 49 seats if Sen. Morse of Oregon is counted and left the Democrats with 47. This exactly reversed the Democratic 49 - 47 edge in the present Congress. Forty-nine is a bare majority. But the degree of Republican con- h'ol was obscured by the tantalizing question posed by Oregon’s insur gent Sen. Wayne Morse. Bolted Party Morse, a Republican, bolted that #party during the campaign and threw his suppoi’t to Gov. Adlai Stevenson for the pi’esidency. As a Republican “independent” .—as he now describes himself— Morse could throw the Senate into a. 48-48 tie by voting with the Democrats. In a situation of this sort, the tie-breaking vote is cast by the Senate’s presiding officer — who after next Jan. 20 will be the Re publican vice president, Richard Nixon. With Potter’s victory over Sen. Moody, the Republicans elected 23 of their candidates, with 26 hold over senators if Morse is counted with the Republicans. The Demo crats elected 12 of their Senate /andidates, with 35 holdovers. Win In House In the House, despite historical precedent and the size of the Eis- ^fnhower landslide, the Republicans "were on safer ground but still with uncomfortably thin reserves. ( The Democrats in most instances -—figuring from the record of the past Congress—could count on the vote of Frazier Reams of Ohio, the one independent who won re- election. Leading Faculty Members Go To Convention p' Top administrative officers of A&M will leave Saturday for the 66th annual meeting *of the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universi ties, said President M. T. Har rington. The convention will be held Nov. 10-13 in Washington, D. C. In addition to Harrington, the delegation includes D. W. Wil liams, vice chancellor of Agi’icul- ture for the A&M System; G. G. Gibson, director of the Agricul tural Extension Service; R. D. Lewis, director of the Agricultural Experiment Station; and D. M. Morgan, dean of the college. Members of Delegation Other members of the delega tion are Ide P. Trotter, dean of the Graduate School; J. P. Ab bott, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences; Charles N. Shep- ardson, dean of the School of Ag riculture; F. P. Jaggi, acting dean of the School of Veterinary Medi cine; H. W. Barlow, dean of the School of Engineering and direct or of the Engineei-ing Experiment • Station; Miss Jessie Whitaker, head of the department of rural home research of the Agricultural Experiment Station, and Miss Gladys Martin, state agent for the * Agricultural Extension Service. TSCW Hep’ On Corps Trip, Dallas Weekend TSCW News Bureau A bevy of TSCW students led by Aggie Sweetheart Miss Claire Williams will migrate to Dallas Nov. 8 for the an nual A&M-TSCW corps trip. This is the 16th TSCW-A&M corps trip. It began in 1936 when the two student bodies got together for a day at the Texas Centen nial and now is continued on al ternate years in Dallas and Fort Worth. Dr. John A. Quinn, president of TSCW, also will be in Dallas Sat urday, and sit in the Aggie re viewing section for the corps par ade. Accommodations at TSCW are available for 350 guests at one dol lar a night per person. Aggies who have dates with TSCW stu dents should hvae their dates make room reservations for them before Friday noon, TSCW officials said. After that time, rooms will be placed on a first come, first served basis. Sayers Hall, which will be headquarters for housing, will open at 1 p.m. Friday. The Union Building’s recreation room will be open for dancing and games Saturday from 8-12 p.m. Visitors who wish to eat in the student dining rooms may secure guest tickets in any dormitory of fice. Breakfast is 50 cents and dinner is 90 cents. The cafeteria will be open for anyone not wish ing to eat in the dining room. Tessie Alma Mater Sung At Half-Time The TSCW Alma Mater will be sung at half-time of the Satur day game when Aggie Sweetheart Claire Williafns is presented. Students ai'e urged by the Ag gie Welcoming Committee to learn the words to the Alma Mater. TSCW ALMA MATER Hail, Alma Mater, Hail! Joyous we sing; Voices atune with love Shall loudly ring. The daughters sing to thee Praises today: Hail, Alma Mater, guide Us on our way. A&M Corps, Tessies March On Dallas for Big Weekend SMU Spirits High, Set For Cadets “Let’s win this one for Rus ty” is the slogan at SMU this week. The Mustang grid mentor has been under fire from sev eral quarters the past weeks. He was given the 100 per cent support of the student body and the foot ball team this week. The movement began Monday night at fraternity and sorority meetings and has gained momen tum throughout the week. A gi gantic rally Thursday night in the Student Union will climax the spirited backing of Coach Russel. Despite last Saturday’s loss to Texas, spirit here on the Hilltop is high, Hoss Dawson, SMU cam pus editor, said. At half-time the SMU Air Force ROTC will march with one thous and cadets participating. The SMU card section will put on stunts throughout the half-time proceed ings. A special dinner is being plan ned by the SMU student council for the representatives of the stu dents association from A&M. Visitors entering the city will find the route'to the Cotton Bowl clearly marked. PRESENTATION SATURDAY—Lovely Claire Williams of San Antonio, sophomore at TSCW, and Corps Com mander Weldon Kruger of Austin will be the major actors in the presentation of “Aggie Sweetheart 1953” at the SMU football game halftime. Miss Williams was named sweetheart earlier this year. (Photo by Burchard’s Studio, Denton.) Local Voters Feel Ike Man for Job By JOHN KINSLOW Battalion News Writer College Station Democrats and Republicans showed definite ap proval of the election of Eisen hower. Eisenhower Democrat John R. Bertrand, Dean of the Basic Divi sion, said he voted Republican be cause of Eisenhower’s views on state’s rights. “I gained respect for Stevenson by the manner in which he car ried on his campaign, but I be lieve it is time to change parties,” Bertrand said. Bertrand shared the views of many other College Station people on issues similar to state’s rights that directly affect the southern states. A. W. Woods, MSC Post Office employee, said the Demo crats ignored the South on too many issues. Woods, who is also an Eisenhower Democrat, said this is the first time he has voted Re publican in a presidential election. Otis Miller of the journalism de partment, who was active in the Brazos County campaign for Ste venson, said although his candi date lost, Eisenhower is his man now. “After all, it could be that after 20 years in office, we do need a change,” he said. “I only hope that Eisenhower gets a majority in the Senate and House,” Miller said. Bennie Zinn, assistant dean of men, said he thought Eisenhower had the ability to pick good men to work under him. This, is one thing we need in the government now, he said. “I had a great deal of respect for Ike when I was associated with his staff in Europe. In woi-king with his staff, I found the men he chose to aid him were highly com petent,” Zinn said. Cadet Masons Needed For Opening of Lodge Ten or twelve cadets who are Master Masons are needed for the opening ceremony of the Grand Lodge in Waco, Dec. 3, said Bennie A. Zinn, assistant dean of men. Interested Cadet Master Masons are requested to report to Zinn in room 102 Goodwin Hall as soon as possible. Registrars Meet Today The Texas Association of Col lege Registrars will meet here today and Fi’iday. More than 75 are expected to attend, said H. L. Heaton, chairman of the confer ence. The registrars will be welcomed to the college by Pres. M. T. Har rington at 9 a. m. Friday, follow ing an informal reception at the Memorial Student Center tonight. The program has been arranged for workshops by and among the membership,” Heaton said. The workshop programs will start at 10 a. m. following the in vocation by S. W. Hutton of Texas Christian University. No Paper Friday Because most students will be in Dallas tomorrow after noon for the corps trip and to give our staff members a rest after the many hours they devoted to the paper to give you up-to-the-minute election returns, there will be no Bat talion published Friday. The next regular edition will be Tuesday, Nov. 10—The Edi- tOX’S. Schools Dismiss Saturday Classes A&M’s cadet corps will invade Dallas this weekend for the first corps trip of the year. More than 4,000 cadets will parade down Main St. Satur day morning as a prelude to the SMU football game that afternoon. No classes will be held Saturday, all having been cancel ed so students will have a whole weekend filled with dances, parties, and other activities which have been planned weeks in advance. Students at TSCW, Aggies sister school in Denton, are planning a “corps trip of their own. They will also be dis missed from classes Saturday to attend the A&M-SMU game. The weekend will start with an all-college dance at TSCW Friday night. Transportation will be provided Satur- ♦day morning from the Denton school for both Aggies and Tes- Officers Ready Answers For Committee The corps grievance com mittee met with officials of the School of Military Science and Commandant’s office yes terday to present complaints of the corps which cadet officers sar submitted to the committee. The meeting lasted four houi’s and both gi-oups showed no signs of discouragement after the ses sion. Heading the cadet committee was Joe C. Wallace, first division com mander. Also sitting in at the meeting was Joe Mattei, px-esident of the senior class and deputy corps commander. On the other side of the table wei’e Col. Joe Davis, commandant; and Lt. Col. Taylor Wilkins, as sistant commandant. Fi’om the school of Military Science w e x-e Col. John A. Way, PAS&T; a n‘d Col. S. P. Myers, PMS&T. Colonel Davis and the other of ficers met yestei’day afternoon to work up their answers to the stu dents’ demands. “I hope to have our answers ready as soon as possible,” said Colonel Davis. He indicated the officer's may complete their x’eport by this afternoon. “We want to have our answers ready to all points, rather than try to take one question at a time,” Colonel Davis added. (Complete text of the grievan ces presented to the seniors is pi'inted else where in today’s Bat talion.—The Editoi’s.) Metermen Meet Here The Electrical Metermans Short Course will be held at A&M Nov. 10-14. This coui’se is sponsored jointly by the Electrical Engineex-- ing Department and the Public Utility Companies of the state. Presented Yesterday to College Officials Grievance Committee’s Full Report Purpose We, as representatives of the Corps of Cadets, feel that certain changes and variations should be made in the policies which ai'e now in effect in the school. With all due respect to the military de- pai'tment, faculty and administra tion, we feel that our rights as students, membei's of the corps, and individuals have been infx-ing- ed upon. We have definite aims in mind which we believe would be beneficial to the cox-ps and to the school as a whole. First, we believe that the initia tive of the individual at A&M is gx-adually being cxushed. This is especially tiue of the command ing officers and senioi’s. We feel qualified to sa ythis because we are pi’esently in that position. The commanding officei’ no longei' has the pi'ivilege of exei’cising his own pi’ei'ogative in the numei'ous oc casions which ai'ise evex-y day. Without this authority, he is en- capable of handling the men in his outfit successfully. Second, we believe that the pride in the school is being killed. The only thing distinctive about A&M as a school is the Cadet Corps. Px-ide in the corps is presently at a vei'y low ebb, pi'imarily because of the way it is i'un. We believe the standai'd of the cox-ps should be x-aised by both the administx’ation and the senior class. In shox't, we believe A&M should tx'y to turn out quality x-ather than quantity. With these aims in mind, we wish to submit the following sug gestions which wex-e condensed from x-epox’ts turned in from evex'y commanding officer in the cox-ps. We believe these changes would benefit the school as a whole and hope that each will be weighed for its merits and given sincere considei'ation. Condensation of grievances and suggestions from the cadet offi cers in the corps: I. Topic: Company discipline A. Complaint: The need for a quick and effective meaxxs of dis cipline. Suggesetions: 1. C. O. may authoi'ize close or der drill, with or without rifles, to his outfit or any pax't thex-eof, at any time he deems most satis- factox-y. This di’ill must be supex-- vised by a cadet commissioned or noix-commissioned officei’. The ca det officers feel that this type of correction will also impi’ove the drill pi'oficiency of the undei’class- men and the juniors and seniors who are supervising it. In other woi’ds, it will have a consti-uctive pux’pose behind it. 2. The C. O. may authorize pre scribed Ax-my physical exercises for his outfit or any part thereof at any time he deems most satis factory. These exei-cises will be supervised by a cadet commission ed or non-commissioned officer, and the company commanding of ficer will be directly responsible to see that they are given in the pxoper manner. The cadet giving the exex-cises will be requix-ed to participate in the exeicises him self—this means being used to pre vent the over exei'cising of any man. The cadet officers feel that this type of activity will not only serve as disciplinary measux-es, but also serve build leadership in those men in charge of the exercises. The U. S. Ax-my feels that supervised P. E. is one of the ways to build leaders and mox-ale within an out fit. 3. On an individual level, the juniox-s and seniors should have the authority to authorize any ca det in their organization to pi-e- scribe to individual physical exer cises. In all cases the C. O. will be completely x-esponsible fox* the ex ex-cises given to any man in his outfit. It is believed that a sys tem to carry out these exercises could be as follows: a. Violations of Cox-ps traditions brought to any senior or junior in the cadet’s outfit. b. These seniox-s and juniors is sue ram slips with P. E. given as punishment. c. Type and amount of exercise stated on x-am slip. d. C. O. should file one copy, cadet violator keeps other signed duplicate copy. e. A company punishment P. E. book would keep a current file of the number of exercises given to each man in order that he will not be over exercised to the ex tent of his physical build. B. Complaint: Company com manding officers may, at any time, call an outfit meeting if he feels it is necessary. Suggestion: Company commanding officer* may at any time, call an outfit meeting if he thinks it is neces sary. This meeting must be sup- (See GRIEVANCE, Page 2) sies to get to Dallas in time for the parade. The pax-ade will get under way at 10 a. m. Cadets will begin form ing near the triple underpass at 9 a. m., and the parade will start at Main and Market Sts. The line of march will turn off Main and Hawkins Sts. and will break up one block further at Commerce St. A reviewing stand will be set up at the City Hall on Main and Hai-wood Sts. Officials of Both A&M, TSCW, SMU and the city of Dallas will be on the reviewing stand. Boatner In Party Also on hand for the parade and an honored member of the review ing party will be Maj. Gen. Hay- don L. Boatner, deputy commander of the Fourth Ax-my. Gen. Boatner was commandant at A&M befox-e going to Korea whex-e he com manded the Koje Island px-ison camp. A&M’s sweetheart for 1952-53 will be presented at the halftime period of the football game in the Cotton Bowl. Miss Claire Wil liams, TSCW sophomore fx-om San Antonio will be given the tx-adition- al bouquet of roses and kiss by Cadet Colonel of the Corps Weldon Kruger of Austin. During halftime the A&M band will salute SMU, A&M, and TSCW. The band will form the letters P-O-N-I-E-S, A-G-G-I-E-S, and T-E-S-S-I-E while playing “Pe- runa,” “Aggie War Hymn,” and the TSCW Alma Matex-. The band will then spell the first name of the Aggie sweetheart C-L-A-I-R-E, at which time she will be presented. The band will also perform sev eral precision marching maneuvers befoi-e fox-ming these letters. Seniors Keep Guion Seats Underclassmen will not be allow ed in the senior section of Guion Hall, the tx-aditions committee of the senior class decided Tuesday. The committee also demanded freshmen quit abusing uniform privileges when escox-ting guests on the campus. One motion passed by the com mittee read: The senior section at Guion Hall is to include the main floor center- section between the side aisles fx-om the cross aisle to the stage; and, this section is to be closed at regular perform ances to all Aggies except seniors and undex-classmen with dates. The other motion read: No un derclassman may jump uniform privileges when he is with guests on the campus. Both these motions will go into effect immediately and will be announced in both mess halls, the committee' added. Several other tx-aditions were brought befox-e the committee be fore it adjoux-ned and will be pre sented at the next senior class meeting, the committee said. Don Greaney, is chairman of the com mittee. Weather Today WEATHER TODAY: Clear to partly cloudy. The high expected today will be between 65 and 70. [ The low this morning was 42.