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Number 232: Volume 52
Campus-Beautiful
Projects Underway
Beautification of the campus is
well underway with the planting of
i'ye grass and the addition of
shrubs in many places.
Workmen were busy yesterday
breaking up sidewalks near the
site of old Foster Hall.
Howard Badgett, manager of tjie
A&M physical plant, said a beau
tification plan for the area from
the Exchange Store to the Physics
Building is now being considered
for approval by the chancellor.
Breaking of the sidewalks where
Hines Explains
Church’s Duty
To Colleges
“Counteracting the increas-
* ing fragmentation of truth is
the primary responsibility of
the church on a college camp
us,” said the Rt. Rev. John
E. Hines, Episcopal Bishop Coad
jutor of Texas.
Speaking to the Episcopal stu
dents and parish members of St.
Thomas Chapel last night, Bishop
Hines outlined the work of the
college church.
“The physical unity of our pre
sent has brought about this frag
mentation’!, he said. “We tend to
become specialists, forgetting the
spiritual unity that should be a
part of our lives.”
Rev. Hines defined this frag
mentation as the breaking off of
parts of the truth and presenting
* them as the whole truth.
“We are also guilty of fragmen
tation of individuals,” he said. “We
judge a man’s worth by his utility
to us, rather than his qualities as
0 a person.”
To counteract this, Bishop Hines
said, the church must be a com
munity on the campus.
“Because it is composed of many
families, the church can show the
student how the life of one family
is carried out,” he said.
Helping students choose a voca
tion was another way he suggest
ed for the church to be useful.
“By vocation, I don’t mean pro
fession,” he said. “Vocation is that
quality that makes a profession
enjoyable.”
Many Phones Still
Out of Commission
Only a few of College Station’s
“telephones damaged by Monday
night’s rain were back in service
today. Phones were out in the
Woodlands area, on Main Street,
»and between College Station and
Bryan.
“We have crews out working,”
said John B. Gochenaur, wire chief,
“but I don’t want to estimate how
long it will take to ^ get all the
cables repaired.”
The service failure was caused
by water getting into cracks in
the cables caused by the long dry
spell.
G. M. Brennan, division manag
er, was unavailable for comment.
Dance After Bonfire
Planned for Ballroom
A dance in the MSC Ballroom
after the bonfire is being planned
Joy members of the dance commit
tee.
Tentatively the plans are for a
local band to play, refreshments
to be sold, and no charge for ad-
«nission. However, these plans must
be approved by Miss Betty Boland-
er, MSC program consultant.
Weather Today
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WEATHER TODAY: Clear. The
wmd velocity will be light out of
the north. The low this morning
dyis G7 and the high yesterday was
64.
Foster Hall stood is the first work
to be done on beautifying this
section of the campus which sur
rounds the Academic Building.
The beautification program will
involve changing and adding side
walks first, Badgett said. This will
be completed before landscaping is
begun.
All planting in the program will
be done during the winter months,
so sidewalk work should get under
way soon, Badgett added.
He said officials are considering
placing a walkway of some kind
through the Academic Building
parking lot to alleviate congestion
and the necessity of dodging cars
when students change classes.
Shrubs Added
Shrubs were planted for a hedge
along the new sidewalk between
the Mechanical Engineering Build
ing and the ME Shops Building
last week. Other planting is also
being done at this time by the
floriculture and landscape archi
tecture department.
Landscaping
Landscape plans for the new En
gineering Building and Texas En
gineers Library building are com
plete, Badgett said. Work will be
gin soon on adding greenery to
these new buildings.
Badgett said all planting must
be done during the winter and he
expects a big change over the cam
pus during the next few months.
Workmen were also busy this
week chopping down dead trees,
an annual chore which is done just
before the bonfire.
DH Majors May
Receive Help
From Dairymen
Two $250 a year scholarships
for freshmen agricultural students
planning to major in dairy hus
bandry are offered by the Ameri
can Guernsey Cattle Club, said A.
L. Darnell, professor of dairy hus
bandry.
Students selected will be given
work on one of the major Guern
sey dairy farms in the nation each
summer during their college ca
reers, Darnell said.
Those accepted will receive reg
ular pay for the summer jobs in
addition to the yearly scholarships.
This assistance offers an oppor
tunity for a good job after grad
uation in addition to financial aid
in completing College, Darnell add
ed.
Any interested freshmen agricul
tural students should contact Dar
nell in the Agricultui'al Building.
TU Ticket Sales
Now Going Slow
Only 800 student tickets have
been sold for the A&M-TU turkey-
day tilt, said Pat Dial of the Ath
letic Office.
“I believe the reason students
aren’t buying is that they think
tickets are going to be sold next
week,” Dial said. “However, tick
ets are being taken off sale at
5 p. m. Friday.”
The remaining ducats will be
sold as reserved seat tickets, and
will cost $3.60 apiece. The space
i-eserved for the Aggies at the
game will depend upon the num
ber of student tickets sold, Dial
added.
Recreation Council
To Ask Tax Support
The Recreation Council will ask
the City Council to pass an ordi
nance putting them on a tax sup
ported basis at the next meeting.
The city Council meeting, post
poned from Monday, will be held
Monday, Dec. 8.
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A LOVELY MISS—Aggie sweetheart Claire Williams shows she has more than a very
charming smile. The pretty TSCW sophomore from San Antonio will be on hand at the
Texas University game to see the Aggies parade. But nix on inquiries, she’s already
dated for the game—ask Corps Commander Weldon Kruger.
—Photo by Burchard, Denton
New Building Just L° ca * Artists
^ w? n i To Show Work
Lrrand —Barlow
By JON KTNSLOW
Battalion News Staff
The engineering department is
still wearing off the newness of
its building which was opened Nov.
5.
Constructed at a cost of $567,000
the building was built to house the
industrial architectural and aero
nautical engineei-ing departments;
the engineering extension service;
and the dean of engineering offi
ces. The building is located be
tween Mark Fi’ancis Hall and the
Agricultural Engineering Building.
Barlow Comments
When asked how he liked the
new engineering building, Dr. H.
W. Barlow, dean of engineering,
said it was “just wonderful.” It
is the best lighted and ventilated
building on the campus, he added,
The building, simple but ade
quate in design, has greatly eased
the pressure of needed classroom
space in the School of Engineer
ing. Before moving into the new
building, the industrial engineer
ing department was housed in
Austin Hall, and the architectural
engineering department under the
rotunda of the Academic Building.
The aeronautical engineering de
partment had been using the Aero
nautical Engineering Building,
which was used by the laundry un
til 1940.
Low Cost
The cost of constructing the
building was less than any of the
buildings built during the recent
building program. It was designed
so that morning classes are held
in the part of the building that is
coolest in the morning.
Similarly, the labs are on the
Cafe Rue Pinalle
To Open Dec. 6
Cafe Rue Pinalle opens again
Saturday, Dec. 6.
Arrangements are being made
for a variety of entertainment on
the floor show, said Oscar Garcia,
manager of the cafe.
Last weekend Carmen Hines,
Fort Worth songstress, and Pete
Mayeaux, Aggie halfback, sang
for a capacity crowd at the French
styled night club.
Admission will be 60 cents per
person.
Large Crowd Attends Final
Showing of All My Sons’
A near capacity crowd of almost
300 persons attended the final per
formance of “All My Sons” in the
MSC Ballroom, last night.
The non-acting crew of the Ag
gie Players had to set up addi
tional chairs to accommodate the
many late -arrivers.
The audience surrounded the
“theatre-in-the-round” on three
sides.
A large network of spotlights
aided the effects of the play, which
depended on mood lighting.
Receptive to all the dramatic
scenes in the play, the audience
was considerably shaken when
Harry Gooding committed suicide
in the last scene.
C. K. Esten directed the Arthur
Miller tragedy, the Players’ first
show of the school year.
Harry Gooding as Joe Keller had
the lead role in the play. His sup
porting cast included Richard
Black, Roger Melton, Joan Brown,
Jeanne McMullan, Jerry McFai--
land, Iris Bullard, Virginia Lem
mon, and Bill Witty.
shady side of the building in the
afternoon. With the exception of
the aeronautical engineering wind
testing lab on the third floor, all
classrooms and labs are on the
first two floors. This is so stu
dents will not have to go above the
second floor to get to their class
es.
Nine Classrooms
Nine classrooms, not including
labs and maintenance shops, are
in the building. In addition to the
classrooms and two design labs,
there are conference rooms where
students may accomodate 55 stu
dents. There is no main lecture
room in the building.
“We like it fine now that we
are beginning to get used to it,”
was the comment of Mrs. Nadine
Havard, who works in Dean Bar
low’s office.
Six months in planning and 10
months in constructing, the build
ing was designed by Adams and
Adams, Dallas architects. The
plans were drawn from sugges
tions of those who use the building.
Draft Board Set-Up
In Housing Office
A sub-division of the Bryan se
lective service board has been es
tablished in the Housing Office,
Room 100, Goodwin Hall, for the
convenience of students.
Registrations hex-e will be foi'-
wai'ded to the student’s home town
selective service board, so the stu
dent will be officially x’egistei’ed at
his legal residence.
Law i-equii‘es that a person i'eg-
ister for the dx*aft within five days
after his 18th birthday.
In Houston
Forty paintings from the
MSC Art Gallery Committee
will be exhibited Nov. 22-25
in the Shamrock Hall of Ex
hibits during the Allied Arts
Association Festival in Houston.
Participating in the festival
which has the motto “Ai't for all,”
the committee will have paintings
fx-om students and College Station
x'esidents on display.
“We are proud and honored the
association invited us,” Mi's. Ralph
Tex'ry, advisor and instructor of
the committee, said. “I am espe
cially proud because the show we
will px-esent is the best exhibit my
students have ever had,” she add
ed.
Louis Hampton, art gallei-y com
mittee chairman, and student art
ists Dick Tarver and Bill Johnson
will accompany 'Mrs. Tex'ry to
Houston Satux-day. Mrs. Hubert
Wamble of Caldwell will help take
the exhibit to Houston, and Mi’s.
Joe S. Mogfoi'd will bi'ing it back,
Mi’s. Terry said.
The pictures to be exhibited fi'om
hei'e ai'e:
“The Strike,” Bill Johnson;
“Gi'een Apples,” Chai’lie Bx’own;
“Castor Beans,” C. B. Campbell;
“Snake Balls,” Marjorie Morrison;
“Gai'den Vegetables,” Lena Searcy;
“Old Relics,” Nina Heni'y; “Zin
nias,” Mae Goodlet; “Landscape,”
Bobbie Goldsmith; “Autumn Near
College Station,” Mrs. E. G. Smith;
“The Rivex - ,” Maxy Dauchy; “On
the Brazos,” Ida Jensen; “The
Lake,” Helen Grumbles; “Juniper
Tx-ee,” Lewis Oden; “Autumn Rich
ness,” Fx-ances Schmidt.
“Avocado,” Vii'ginia Lee Dob
son; “Rainy Day,” Verna Mothei'-
al; “The Lone Tree,” Ann Hilliard;
“In the Glen,” Tiny Micholowski;
“Concho Rivei’,” Ruth Mogfoi'd;
(See ARTISTS, Page 2)
Bonfire Guards
Posted Tonight
Guard fires will be lit tonight
as the first guard details are post
ed for the bonfire. Tonight from
7-11, Sqdn. 5 and A Chemical will
be charged with bonfire secui'ity.
From 11-3, Sqdn. 11 and A Ar
mor will be I'esponsible for the
blaze. From 3-7 a.m. Fi'iday
morning, Sqdn. 4 and A Oi'dnance
will watch the campus.
“I’m not satisfied with • bonfire
progi’ess, but things will impi'ove,”
Tom Collins, head yell leader and
New Library
Moving Near
Completion
Moving into the new Texas
Engineers Library is just
about complete. Only a few
magazines remain to be mov
ed this week, said Howard
Badgett, manager of the A&M
Physical Plant.
The Extension Service and Ex-
pei'iment Station will begin mov
ing next week into new offices on
the campus. Most of them will be
at the System Administration
Building.
Badgett said schedules for mov
ing vans were all that is holding
up transfei'ring the departments.
The school of Militax*y Science
will move into the Extension Build
ing after a complete rennovation,
Badgett said.
Ai'chitects have just finished go
ing over the building and indicate
it will be two or three months bes-
fox'e the “Ross Hall” staff will
move. “It ‘will be a first class
building when the remodeling is
finished,” said Badgett.
“In our oi'iginal planning the
military department had not asked
many changes, but because they
ai'e long ovei'due for moving now,
they have continually added mox-e
requests for x'emodeling, so we ex
pect to make the building like new
before they get in,” he said.
The Extension Building name
will be changed to School of Mili-
tax'y Science Building when the
militaxy depaxtment gets in. Many
students have asked the possibility
of transfei’ring the name “Ross
Hall” along with the military de-
pai’tment.
College Station
Community Chest
Goal $11,019.00
Total now 7,427.17
Still needed 3,591.83
Cherry 6 Fish’ Smiles
Bonfire Spirit Prevails
By JOEL AUSTIN
Battalion Co-Editor
There’s a new air about the
campus this week. Fi'eshmen are
bearing their chei'ry xed smile and
activity on the bonfii'e grows by
the day.
Perhaps the Aggies have been
underdog in scoi'e dux-ing the last
few football games, but that does
n’t mean students have given up
about Texas Univei'sity, who is al-
I’eady picked to play in the Cotton
Bowl by vix'tue of a sux-e win
in the Southwest Conference.
Anything Can Happen
When the Aggies and Longhorns
play anything can happen—and it
usually does. And when the A&M
students stax-t getting x'eady for
the big Thanksgiving game, it
looks like a major opei'ation is
about to take place.
Symbolic of what is considered
the “cookie-pusher” school and its
students commonly referred to as
“teasippei's,” the Aggie freshmen
try to porti'ay students of the
“other” state school by wearing
lipstick and rouge for over a week
before the game.
Swinging Axes
Out in the woods many miles
fi'om the campus students ax*e
swinging axes and cutting down
ti'emendous logs to go on the big
bonfire scheduled to burn Tuesday
night.
The fi'eshmen dxessed in fatigue
clothes with the white freshman
stripe on his right sleeve, is put
ting in many work houi-s on the
big wood pile. And likewise you’ll
see the sophomore, who tines to
look busy and marshal the ‘fish’,
or the junior who is ready to help,
but more ready to see the sopho
mores and freshmen. The seniors
are in on the over-all supervision
of the structure.
Many students are wondering
about the big sign which usually
goes up on the stadium in Austin.
The sign is hung just below the
name “Memorial Stadium” each
two years before A&M plays there.
It reads something like this—
“Where the Aggies have never
won a game.”
Just This Once
Some Aggies have been heard to
remark, “Golly, wouldn’t it be won
derful if just this year ...”
There will be fifteen members
of the football team, playing their
last game for A&M, who will re
member what it is to taste victory
in Memorial Stadium. In 1949 those
men, then freshmen, defeated the
Texas Shorthorns on TU soil.
The tempo of feeling and spirit
on the campus is on the upgrade,
and by the time the bonfire glows
brightly Tuesday night, most stu
dents will have their saws sharp
ened to cut off “varsity’s horns.”
chairman of the bonfire commit
tee, said this morning.
“We had a hard time with the
pole raising,” said Collins, “but
stacking the logs was begun yes
terday and a lot of work was ac
complished by upperclassmen in
the woods.”
Fred Haddad was responsible
for obtaining assistance in weld
ing the king pin on the large flat
bed trailer truck last night. He
was in a North Gate cafe when he
met Mac Gough, sophomore ME
from Muleshoe, who offered to
borrow his employer’s equipment
to repair the truck.
Trailer Repaired
Gough called his boss, and bor
rowed the welding tools. Dukie
Childs, Haddad, Collins and Ed
Flynt, the driver of the disabled
truck, worked until after 3 a.m.
getting the vehicle back into run
ning shape. The truck was on the
drill field, ready to carry men to
the woods this morning.
The centerpole of the fire is 52
feet above the ground, Collins
said. A few large logs were on
the drill field at 8:30 this morn
ing ready to go on the pile.
No Wood Brought In
No trucks brought freshmen to
the woods yesterday, and no wood
was brought in. Tflife'' was the re
sult of the broken king pin on the
trailer truck.
All cutting yesterday was on
land donated by W. E. Street of
the engineering drawing depart
ment. The land is four miles south
of A&M, off Highway 6.
Fred Wolters, Claude Burgin,
and Clyde Goen have consented to
let students cross their land to
reach the cutting site. The route
to the woods is well-marked, ac
cording to Collins.
The only casualty was Bud Wil
liams, senior, who cut his finger
while sharpening an axe.
PE Building
Project Ahead
Of Schedule
Construction on the Physical
Education Building is running
slightly ahead of schedule accord
ing to J. A. Orr, ’45, superinten
dent of the project.
The only thing that will slow it
down in the next few months is
the shortage of structural steel due
to the big steel strike early this
year.
There was a mix-up in the struc
tural steel allocation for the fourth
quarter of 1952. The contractor
won’t have this year’s quota until
the second quarter of 1953. Ac
cordingly, the building won’t be
ready until sometime in the first
semester of next year.
“Even with all these stoppages,
the job is progressing very well,”
said Orr. “We have no man-power
shortage now except for engineers.
We did have some trouble during
cotton picking season, but we’re
set, now,” he added.
The building is about 25 per cent
finished and will be the second
largest building on the campus
when completed. Only the Academ
ic Building will be higher, and not
by a very large margin.
Chest Group
May Extend
Fund Drive
With only $7,427.17 of the $11,-
019 Community Chest goal collect
ed, the Chest committee will meet
this afternoon to decide on con
tinuing the drive another week.
The drive had already been ex
tended through yesterday.
“I think the committee will de
cide to carry the drive over for
another week,” said Bennie Zinn,
chairman. “Even if they don’t, a
few contributions will be coming
in until the end of the month.”
Two major reports were still
out yesterday. The two are ex
pected to add $400 to the present
total.
If the goal is not reached, cuts
will have to be made in the al
lotments of the benefiting organ
izations.
Last year’s Chest reached ^
$9,850 goal after the drive was
extended three weeks.