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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.