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Number 236: Volume 52
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1952
Price Five Cents
Specialized HOTC
Continues—Myers
A&M •will continue with the \ Myers also said the hranch-gen-
speciaii^ed unit system of teaching \ era! program will be particularly
military science until further no
tice, said Col. Shelly P. Myers,
Jr., PMS&T.
Myers made this statement in
regard to the ROTC test program
that may change ROTC instruc
tion at A&M and some 200 other
colleges and universities in the
United States.
The program calls for teaching
only general military science with
no specialized ti'aining units such
as signal corps, artillery, quarter
master, or infantry. Graduates of
this course will receive reserve
commissions. Upon entering the
Army they will be assigned to a
specific branch and will get a
detailed course of study in that
field.
Schools Adopt Program
Twenty-five schools have al
ready adopted this pragram, five
of these schools are in Texas.
The Texas schools are Hardin-
Simmons University, Midwestern,
Sam Houston State Teachers Col
lege, Trinity University, and West
Texas State Teachers College.
All of the 25 schools with the
branch-general program have new
ly sponsored ROTC units. The new
training plan may be adopted vol
untarily by any of the colleges
and universities which have had
long established specialized
branches.
D. H. Morgan, dean of the col
lege, discussed the matter while
attending a meeting of the Asso
ciation of Land Grant Colleges and
Universities. “We are carefully
studying the proposal,” said Mor-
fan. “We haven’t yet reached a
definite opinion as to whether a
change to general military instruc
tion units would be advisable at
A&M.”
Four Factors Considered
Myers said four factors would
be considered in determining the
branch of students entering the
army under the branch-general
program. They are the students’
preference; the students’ academic
course; the students’ academic
standing; and the needs of the
army at the time.
Texas Masons
Grand Lodge
Opens in Waco
Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist
of the A&M system and 12
A&M students will participate
in the opening of the Grand
Lodge of the Texas Masons in
Waco Wednesday.
Gilchrist, who is Grand Master
of the Texas Masons, will preside
at the meetings, which include
religious services, a banquet, and
business meetings.
Price Daniel, U. S. senator and
a prominent worker in Scottish
Rite, will be the principal speak
er at the dedication of the Scot
tish Rites Rooms in the Grand
Temple.
John McKee, of Dallas, is ex
pected to succeed Gilchrist as
Gi’and Master at the election to be
held Thursday.
The A&M students, who are all
Master Masons, will present at the
meeting the national colors and
the six flags that Texas has been
under.
The students are Ken Lowi,
John Whitman, Harry Dawson,
Rubert Gates, C. D. Gwin, Bob An
drews, Henry Ince, Dean Beck,
Bob Wammack, Leonard Davis,
Robert Blum, and Doyle Lowrey.
Weather Today
beneficial to the army. Under the
present system, the army some
times finds itself with a surplus
of one category of reserve offi
cers and a shortage of another.
The branch-general system is
(See ROTC, Page 4)
Weekend Cold Front Brings
2.26 Inches Rain to Area
A weekend cold front' combined with warm coastal
air brought rain to all parts of Texas last week with 2.26
inches falling in the Bryan-College Station area since Thurs
day.
The high temperature recorded at the Easterwood air
port yesterday was 51 and the low this morning was 42.
Late Monday, light rains were still falling at Beaumont,
Lufkin, Tyler, Longview and Texarkana, but skies were
clearing to the west.
The state’s rainfall for the latest 24-hour period was
topped by 1.01 inches at Texarkana.
Corps Tilt Squads
To Workout Today
SUNNY- a prediction
WEATHER TODAY: Clear and
sunny. The high yesterday was 51
knd the low this morning 42*
Workouts for the Army-Air
Force game to be played Dec. 18
on Kyle Field will begin this af
ternoon. The game will be played
to decide the Corps championship.
The teams will be composed of
two men from each outfit in the
two main services. These men were
recommended by senioi's in their
outfits. If each outfit sends the
two allotted men the squads should
be about 60 strong before they
are cut.
During Drill
Present plans call for the game
to be played Thursday afternoon
just before Christmas holidays.
Game time will be 3:45. The mili
tary department has consented to
let the cadets miss di’ill and march
into the game in the form of a
passby.
Starting early, it will be un
necessary for the mess halls to
change their schedule, as it would
be if the game was to start at
four of five o’clock.
Proceeds from the game will be
used to bolster the Stuclent Aid
Fund used to help students having
trouble meeting medical bills. The
loans are on a non-interest pay-as-
you-can basis.
Full pads and regulation col
lege rules will be used for the
game. The only difference may be
in the length of the quarters.
Quarters may be shortened to
twelve minutes because of the
short time the teams have to get
in shape.
Price of Tickets
Ticket price has been set at 50
cents per person. They may be
purchased from first sergeants.
Persons living in and around the
College Station area will be charg
ed the same price, and may pur
chase their tickets at the gate.
Any Cadet not attending the
game may stay in the Dorm area
where supervised drill will be held.
Ray Graves, will coach the Air
Force offensive backs, and will be
assisted by Darrow Hooper on the
ends, Bobby Dixon tutoring the
tackles, Dick Frey helping the
guards, and Charlie Saxe working
with defensive backs.
For the Army, Jack Little will
coach tackles, Walter Hill the ends,
Marshall Rush the guards, Herb
Scott the defensive backs, and
Connie Magouirk will take care of
the offensive backs.
Non-military and Day students
will hold a meeting in room 301
Goodwin Hall at 5:15 p. m. Thurs
day to make pl&ns for forming a
football team. Any civilian stu
dent who is interested in playing
is eligible.
Under present plans, the non
military team would play the win
ner of the Army-Air Force game.
Both teams have their share of
players who distinguished them
selves in high school play. There
are about five All-District and All-
City players on each squad.
All District Players
Several men have had three and
four years experience playing on
high school elevens. Some gained
experience while playing on regu
lar army teams while in the ser
vice.
This game resembles the battal
ion type football played years ago,
before the intramural program be
came so large uniforms could not
be supplied.
Plans now are under way to or
ganize a team made up of non
military students. A meeting will
be held in Room 301 Goodwin Hall
Thursday night to elect a coach
and get plans for forming the
team under way. If the present
plans are carried out, the non-mili
tary students football team will
meet the winner of the Army-Air
Force game. This second game will
be held on Kyle Field, Jan. 15.
Phi Eta Sigma
To Initiate 25
The Phi Eta Sigma national
honor society will initiate 25 new
members in a meeting to be held
in the Assembly Room of the MSC
at 7 p. m. Monday, Dec. 8, Dr.
John R. Bertrand, dean of basic
division disclosed yesterday.
There will be a smoker after
the initiation. All the present
members of Phi Eta Sigma and
a group of freshmen will be in
vited, Dean Bertrand said. Those
freshmen invited are those who
had a 2.0 grade point ratio or
better at the mid-semester grade
report.
Phi Eta Sigma is a national
scholastic honor society for col
lege students who make a 2.5
grade point average or better in
their first semester or first year
of work. The men are active mem
bers during their sophomore years.
Jerry Ramsey is the president
of the local chapter of Phi Eta
Sigma. Other officers are Harri
Baker, vice-president; W. R. Mc-
Casland, secretary; Jules Vieaux,
historian; and Frank Ford, treas
urer. Senior adviser of the chap
ter is Lyle Wolfskill.
Directors Start Action
On Stadium Expansion
The A&M College System Board propriated from athletic depart-
of Directors took action at a meet
ing last week to start plans for
construction of an addition bf 2,500
seats plus a new press box for
Kyle Field.
The directors authorized Chan
cellor Gibb Gilchrist to engage the
W. E. Simpson Co. of San Antonio
to design and supervise the con-
struction. The meeting was held
Thursday at the Driskill Hotel in
Austin.
Gilchrist was also authorized to
receive bids for the construction
after allocation of necessary con
trolled materials has been obtain
ed.
Ten thousand dollars was ap-
ment- funds for engineering and
preliminary expenses. The board
also asked for further study. of
the financing plan for stadium ex
pansion. At present the athletic
department is selling options for
seats in the new addition.
Larger Water System
The directors authorized the
chancellor to proceed with plans
to enlarge the present water sys
tem for A&M college. The plans,
when complete, would almost
double the present water supply.
Appropriations totaling $100,000
were taken from reserve to finance
the water supply expansion.
Plans call for drilling a well ap-
Texas Police School
To Be Located Here
A Texas Municipal Police Train
ing School will soon be opened on
the A&M campus, according to E.
L. Williams, vice-director of the
Texas Engineering Extension Ser
vice.
The school will train policemen
from smaller towns since many
cities have already established
police training, he said.
Only three national schools for
training policemen are in existence
in the United States today. They
are The Southern Police Institute,
Louisville, Ky.; Northwestern Uni
versity, Chicago; and the FBI Aca
demy in Washington.
Operated by the Texas Engineer-
i ing Extension Service, the school
will teach the basic fundamentals
of municipal police work with em
phasis on public relations.
. Williams submitted a plan for
a series of one month training
periods. The course will cost ap
proximately $125 plus the salary
of the policemen attending, Wil
liams said. Since each training per
iod would last only a month, none
of the policemen would be absent
from their jobs too long, he said.
Twenty-four men at a. time can
take the course, Williams said. A
training course will be given in
structors representing larger de
partments that might have diffi
culties getting enough men
(See POLICE, Page 4)
A BIG BLAZE—A&M’s annual bonfire before each tra
ditional Turkey Day football game was witnessed by
more than 8,000 persons last Tuesday night as it burned
on the main drill field. Battalion Photographer Lonnie
Wilkerson captures in this picture the bonfire at its
burning height as the onlookers begin to back off be
cause of the intense heat,
rfiqi i"
Next Year, Army
Spirit Strong But Jinx Holds
By JOEL AUSTIN
Battalion Co-Editor
cool winds which moved in from
the north. A dance at the city
coliseum highlighted activity for
The thousands of Aggies who students Wednesday night. Given
made the trek to Austin Wednes-by the Austin A&M-Club, several
day and Thursday found the fate hundred Aggies and their dates
of football fortune a bit nigged, danced to the music of the Aggie-
in fact a little more than they had i an d Orchestra until all hours of
hoped. the night.
After the 32-12 shellacking by x yell practice was held at the
the not-so-loved Texas Longhorns, dance at midnight,
the students found their way out a&M’s corps of cadets paraded
of Memorial Stadium, a place A&M down Congress Ave. Thursday
has never won a game, and swal- m0 rning. From Second St. to the
lowed their pride while the words s tep S of the capitol, the Aggies
“poor Aggies” echoed from every marc hed before thousands of en-
comer of the “40 acres.” thusiastic onlookers who braved
From all reports, the cadets ^be cool north winds to see how
restrained any action of repercus- Aggies put on a show for the
sion and found their way home, Thanksgiving game,
a bit saddened, yet hopeful of next p or ^lie seniors it was the last
year’ . football game of their four year
Cool Winds, Cool Aggies stay at A&M, and perhaps many of
The pregame activities were held them had built hopes a little too
to- a brisk pace because of high for coming away with a vic
tory. But at least they could re
member beating Texas last
Thanksgiving. And many recent
graduates of several years can’t
make that statement.
Helmet Liner Stolen
Trouble in downtown areas was
diverted by cadet officers otf the
guard and officers of the day. Ag
gies milling in the area near Aus
tin hotels were almost thrown into
a riot with what military depart
ment officials called youthful van
dals and possibly a few University
of Texas students. Dormitory coun
selors. were also on hand to keep
any trouble fxom brewing.
Only one case of a stolen uni-
foxm was repox-ted by a cadet OD.
He was stationed at the UT bon-
fire to keep Aggies fx-om causing
trouble. His helmet liner was tak
en by ovex‘-enthusiastic Texas stu
dents, he roported.
Assistant Commandant Lt. Col.
Taylor Wilkins said no x-epox-ts
had been received from Texas of
ficials concerning painting of UT
campus buildings by A&M stu
dents.
“We are pleased with the con
duct of A&M students dux-ing their
visit to Austin for the Thanks
giving game,” said Col. Wilkins.
But everyone wasn’t pleased
with the way Aggies coxxducted
themselves. For example several
former students were bemoaning
the px-esent day generation.
Overheax’d in an Austin night
club, the exes were disgusted be
cause the cadet were appai’ently
too calm at their pax-tying. “Back
in the old days,” said one, “we
really threw a whing ding when
we came to Austin.”
Could it be possible something
has happened to “Old Ax-my?”
Students Injured
In Auto Accident
Three A&M students were in
jured in a two-car collision 6:30
Thux-sday night oix the Austin-Dal-
las highway south of Belton.
The injux-ed were Elmer Joe
Hickman, junior fi*om Cooper and
dxiver of one of the cax-s; Joe R.
Scott, fx*eshman from Sulphur
Spx-ings; Robert C. Templeton,
freshman from Cooper; Jim Ray
mond, East Texas State sopho
more; and Margax-et Watkins, who
came to the bonfire with Ray
mond. All of the injured received
cuts and bruises and Scott x-eceiv-
ed a spx-ained ankle.
Accox-ding to Hickman, the col
lision occurred when a car ap-
pi*oaching him tried to pass a
tx-uck.
proximately 1,300 feet to Can'izo-
Wilcox sand, the biggest water
sand in this area. All college water
wells, in addition to wells for Bry
an and Bryan AFB, axe dx-awing
from a depth of approximately 260
feet from Sparta sand.
The new well is expected to px-o-
duce 800 to 1,000 gallons per min
ute, almost as much water as ob
tained fx-om four of the px-esent
wells.
Profits of the Exchange Store
totaling $32,963.55 wex-e appro
priated by the board. Retained for
the Exchange Store to increase its
operating capital was $2,963.55.
The Memoxial Student Center
was alloted $20,000 and the x-e-
maining $10,000 went to the Stu
dent Life Committee for student
welfare and recx-eation, including
the Aggie Band.
Library Named
The hoax'd passed a x-esolution
naming the new Texas Engineers
Librax-y in honor of Gibb Gilchrist
chancellor of the A&M System.
The resolution said, in pax-t:
“The building to house the Tex
as Engineers’ Librax-y on the cam
pus of the Agileultui-al and Me
chanical College shall be knowxx as
the Gibb Gilchx-ist Engineex-ing Li
brary Building in honor of Gibb
Gilchrist ...”
More than $100,000 was appx-o-
priated for repair to foundations
of several campus buildings. The
chancellor was authox-ized to re
ceive bids and awaxd contracts
for repair to the College Hospital,
Exchange Stox-e, Cushing Libx-ary,
and Bolton Hall.
Twenty-one thousand dollars
was appropriated for repairs to
buildings at the Junction Adjunct.
Worn x-oofs on several buildings
will be x-eplaced with the funds.
Chapel Discussed
A committee fx-om the Former
Students Association discussed lo
cation of an All-Faith chapel on
the campus which the Association
intends to construct dux-ing the
next few years.
Px-esident M. T. Harrington said
he and the chancellor had been
coxxsidex-ing a possible site for the
building, but were not ready to
make a recommendation. Both
gx-oups agreed it would be better
to take their time and find the
best place to locate the chapel.
The board also passed a x-esolu-
tion commemorating the 50th an-
niversaxy of the Agricultux-al Ex
tension Service in Texas. The I’eso-
lution cited accomplishments of the
Extension Sexwice since its origin
in February, 1953.
Bloodmobile
1 Sets 200 Pints
As Aggie Goal
Two hundred pints is the
goal set for the Red Cross
Bloodmobile first visit of the
year, Dec. 17.
On this trip, the first of
four, blood will be solicited main
ly from students. Any College
Station i-esidents may donate if
they wish. Prospective donor s
should call the housing office to
make appointments.
Parent’s consent forms for stu
dents between the ages of 18 and
21 who wish to donate, have been
passed out by fii-st sex-geants.
These fox-ms, and a list of the
donors from each outfit must be
retux*ned to the housing office by
Fx-iday, Dec. 12.
The Bloodmobile will be on the
campus from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Dec. 17. Donors will be scheduled
to allow all who wish to give
blood.
Course for Dairymen
Starts Here Thursday
The Daii-yman’s Short Coux-se
will be held Dec. 4-5 in the As
sembly Room of the MSC.
Registration will be held from 8
to 9 a. nr. Dec. 4 in the MSC. A.
L. Dax-nell, of the dairy husbandx-y
I depax-tnxent is chairman.
College Station
Community Chest
Goal $11,019.00
Total now 8,870.00
Still needed , 2,149.00
Deadline Dec. 5