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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1952)
rji/'YT T ' ' VWljLiiwWla i i.i HSC, FE 3 COPIES 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 238: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1952 Price Five Cents Mem hers of SW€ /Vow Conduct Final Sports Trophy Poll Voting is now in progress for the annual Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Trophy. The trophy is presented at the Cotton Bowl game by the Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Committee. Sixty - three voters represent ing all aspects of sports, will de cide the winner of the trophy. Voting is in two sections, to cover the entire year. Two Polls Taken One poll is taken in the spring, after track, baseball, and basket ball seasons, and another is taken after football, and basketball sea sons, and another is taken after football season. The two ballot- ings are tabulated together to decide the winner of the trophy. Results of the voting will not be announced until the day of the Cot ton Bowl game. The Executive Sec retary of the Committee, Harri Baker of A&M, is in charge of dis tribution and counting of the bal lots. _ « Membership of the committee is composed of each SWC school’s student body pi’esident, head cheer leader, student paper editor, and an athletic representative. Texas Farm Credit School Begins Sunday The borrowing power of Texas farmers and ranchers will be discussed Sunday through Wednesday at the second annual Texas farm and ranch credit school for commercial bankers. Texas farmers and ranchers bbr- T’owed nearly six million dollars from 851 commercial banks in the statie last year. The pi’ogram will bring togeth er some 175 commercial bankers and A&M scientists. They will dis cuss common problems at the three-day session in the MSG. The school is sponsored by the School of Agriculture. ISyrus R. Timm, professor of agricultural economics, is program chairman. “The Agricultural Outlook for 1953 and Beyond,” will be discuss- >d by 0. V. Wells, chief of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, USD A. Banker's from Texas and adjoining states will attend the school and take par-t in discussions. Gen. Boatner Plans Inspection Dec. 11 * Maj. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner, deputy commander of the Fourth Army, will inspect the Army ROTC Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Gen. Boatner was commandant of A&M from 1948-51 and now is famous for his exploits at the Koje Island prison camp in Koi’ea. While on the campus, Gen. Boat ner will visit ROTC classes and will speak to Army juniors and seniors at 2:15 p. m. Thursday in Guion Hall. A supper at Maggie Parker’s Dining Room in Bryan is tentative ly planned by officers of the Army ROTC office in Gen. Boatner’s honor Wednesday night. After his inspection of A&M, Gen. Boatner will go to Ft. Bliss, near El Paso. ( AMO now to oo AV XMAS SHOPPING SHOPPING DAYS LEFT BUY CHRffiMM SEAL* CLOUDY WEATHER TODAY: Cloudy to partly cloudy with maximum tem perature in the high 60s. Low this morning 46, high yesterday 61. Rainfall yesterday was .51 inches. The committee meets three times a year to coordinate its work and to discuss methods of furthering sportsmanship. Ballots are sent to all members of the committee, and to each school’s dean of students, alumni association secretary, and athletic director. Eight conference officials also vote, as do the secretary of the conference, and seven sportswrit- ers, one chosen by each school. Voting Spread Out Since the trophy is awarded on a basis of the sportsmanship of fans, alumni, and students, as well as teams; the voting is spread out to give a true picture, Baker said. Arkansas won the trophy last year. A school may win the award twice in succession, but no school is given permanent possession of the trophy. A permanent plaque is also presented to the winning school. Besides the trophy, the Sports manship Committee sponsors wel coming committees that go to visiting schools before each game, the saying of a prayer before games, an exchange of articles be tween school papers, the estab lishment of sub-committees for sportsmanship on each campus, and other projects. Battalion Donated Trophy Five-years-old this fall, the Sportsmanship Committee was or ganized by The Battalion in 1948 to promote sportsmanship and good relations in every field of student behavior. The Battalion donated the four- foot high trophy, and gives the permanent plaque each year. Since permanent records of the oi'ganiza- tion are kept here, the executive secretary always is from A&M. At present, no other conference has an organization similar to the Sportsmanship Committee, but several smaller conferences in Tex as, both college and high school, have made plans to start them. WHERE THERE’S SMOKE—Ray Davenport (center) as sistant to the director of the MSC, shows Jim Baggaley the tobacco and pipes which will be awarded to winners of the annual Pipe Smoking contest Dec. 11. Frank Scott (left), who directed the contest last year, inspects one of the sets of pipes. Baggaley will be in charge of the event. (Staff Photo by Manitzas.) False Alarm Stirs ‘Fish" Freshmen running across the campus in nothing but un derclothes and others pan- nicking at the word “fire” were set into action Tuesday night by pranksters when the fire whistle sounded. t “Fall out freshmen, the Ac ademic Building is on fire,” was the cry that interrupted the otherwise quite call to quarter period at about 9 p. m. And out they came, with few clothes on running in every direction as if their own dorm- itory^was on fire. Dormitory counselors and cadet officers finally round ed up the freshmen and sent them back to their rooms. The fire was at a, College Station residence on Kyle Ave.. Turf Association Ends Meeting Here “Proper fertilization of turf ed director of research for the as- grass areas reduce water require ments for those areas,” members of the Texas Turf Association were told at a meeting here yestei'day in the MSC. About 100 persons attending the Seventh Annual Texas Turf Con ference heard the fei'tilization and watering requirements of grasses discussed, along with other recom mended procedm-es for good turf management. Representatives from California, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Minneso ta, Maine and Louisiana were pres ent for the conference which of fered special sections on various golf course grasses, athletic fields and play areas, parks and ceme teries. Current Research Those present also were told of current research, by the A&M Sys tem, into development of three strains of Bermuda which are ex pected to stand more traffic and drouth and at the same time yield a better appearance in lawns and other turf areas. In a business meeting during the conference the Texas Turf Asso ciation elected Elo Urbansky, of Texas Tech, president, L. W. Du- Bose, of the Houston Country Club, vice-president and Alfred B. La- Gasse, of Wichita Falls, secretary- treasurer for the coming year. Dr. Marvin H. Ferguson of the agronomy department was elect- PMA Official Stops Hay Orders The Production and Marketing Administration in Texas is taking no more orders for hay in the government’s disaster relief pro gram for drouth stricken areas. No new orders were being taken until the backlog already on file has broken, said B. F. Vance, in charge of the PMA hay program. Even then, he said, he didn’t know if new requests would be accept- eed. ‘I understand just about all the money is gone,” he said yester day. sociation during the same election, At least one result of past con ferences was mentioned during the current one. Bob Shelton, director of parks and cemeteries for Tyler, told of current use by that city of practices approved by the con ference. Shelton mentioned par ticularly a seven-acre addition to Tyler’s Rose Hill Cemetery in which practices are being followed closely. Dr. R. C. Potts, department of agronomy, was general chairman for the conference, which was jointly sponsored by the Texas Turf Association and the college. All sessions were held in the Memorial Student Center on the campus, except for brief trips to experimental plots for demonstra tion pui'poses. Army Contract Students Must File by Dec. 15 Spring- Army contract ap- licants must have all neces sary forms turned in not later than Dec. 13, said Capt. Er win R. Brigham, Army Public Information Officer. Contract applications may be ob tained from the operations office, Ross Hall, or from the student’s branch instructors office. Letters have been sent to stu-’ dents who presently are deferred fbr one semester to complete their requirements for a contract, but others do not know of this dead line, Capt. Brigham said. The reason for the eai'ly dead line is all physical examinations must be forwarded to Fourth Army. No student will be con sidered for a contract until final clearance of his physical has been received by Fourth Army head quarters. Student Senate Sets Meeting Tonight The first December meeting of the Student Senate is Thursday at 7:30 p. m. in the MSC Senate Chamber said Bennie A. Zinn, as- sistantulean of men and advisor to the Senate. The agenda includes a discussion of ticket committee findings. This committee is investigating prob lems concerning possible lower prices for student date tickets for football games. The group also is looking into the possibility of pro viding better seating for faculty members. A report from the traffic com mittee, probing traffic and park ing problems on the campus, also will be heard at this meeeting, Zinn said. Foggy, Wet Weather Finally Clears Today The sun was making a big effort to break through the clouds this morning following the foggy, rainy weather which has prevailed over College Station the last few days. Visibility at Easterwood Airport was cut to one-sixteenth of a mile between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. yesterday while the ceiling was dropped to only 100 feet from 5 to 9 a.m. The ceiling lifted to 200 feet at 9 a.m. but was never much higher until 3 p.m. when the sun came out for a few minutes. All Traffic Halted Air traffic at Easterwood Air- poi't was halted yesterday until 4 p.m. when the first plane landed since Tuesday. Water was standing all over the city, and in many spots on the campus small lakes were caused from the abundance of rain which has fallen in the last two weeks. The main drill field across from the MSC was virtually covered with water yesterday afternoon. Rainfall yesterday was reported at .51 inches. A norther was not in sight for the College Station area. Cold air masses were reported this morn ing in south Texas and northern Louisiana, but none were expected to hit here. Today’s forecast is cloudy to partly coludy with the maximum temperature in the upper 60s. M in imum temperature this morning was 46 degrees, maximum yester day was 61. Sun Out for Few Minutes Yesterday afternoon the sun broke through the clouds at about 3 p.m. for a beautiful blaze of sunlight, the first seen in this area for many days. But just . Palestine .34, and Dallas and Vic- seven and one-half minutes later it toria .27. Knapp to Speak At YMCA Tonight Frank T. Knapp, professor of ichtyology, will speak tonight at the second meeting of the zoologi cal seminar. The meeting will be at 7 p. m. in the South Solarium of the YMCA. Knapp’s topic will be “The Phil osophy of Science Teaching.” He will leave A&M soon to take the post of chief marine biologist for the state of Georgia. ducked behind the clouds and had n’t been seen again late this morn ing. Thundershowers followed the showing of the sun yesterday af ternoon. The Associated Press reported rain fell on much of East Texas and the coast throughout Wednes- day. Best Rain at Hillsboro The best rains were recorded from Hillsboro which had about 2.25 inches, Ennis with 1.45, Tex arkana .95, Waco .51, Tyler .40, Less than a quarter of an inch fell in the 24-hour period at Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Fort Worth, Laredo, and Lufkin. After nightfall the fog closed in at numerous points. San An tonio reported zero visibility at 7:30 p.m. Dallas had one-fourth mile, Lufkin one-half mile, Tyler one mile, and Fort Worth one and one-half miles. High temperatures Wednesday included a balmy 81 at Brownsville. Corpus Christi and Alice had 78 and Houston and Victoria 75. Ch estSh ort $2,000; Only One Day Left With only one day left in their active drive, the Community Chest is still more than $2,000 short of their $11,019 goal. Fifty dollars added yesterday brought the total up to $8,920. Deadline for the drive is Friday. All major departments of the college and areas of the city have turned in completed reports, ex cept the mechanical engineering department, from which some $200 is expected. The ME department has kept returns out in an effort to get .100 per cent contributions. “1 believe we’ve gotten all we’re going to get, except for a few small checks,” said Bennie Zinn, chairman of the Chest committee. Several businesses have prom ised to donate after the first of the year. Zinn said post-dated checks will be accepted, if any one wants to donate. “We’ll take donations through out the whole year,” Zinn said. The Chest committee will meet next week to make a count of total returns and to allot money to its 12 participating agencies. The agencies, and the amount they were to have received if the goal had been reached, are as fol lows: Brazos County TB Assn. $1,000 Girl Scouts 2,000 Bryan YMCA 400 Salvation Army 500 Youth Committee 800 Boy Scouts 2,294 Recreation Council 1,000 Needy Childrens Fund 700 Brazos Co. Hospital Fund .... 500 American Cancer Society .... 300 College Station YMCA 400 Local Chest Charity Fund .. 1,000 Misc. Expenses 125 The committee does not have to allot the new budget on a .per centage basis with this budget, according to Zinn. The new allot ment is completely up to the com mittee. The drive was extended from Nov. 9. Last year’s Chest reached its $9,850 goal after the drive was extended three weeks. More Than $80 Stolen In Dorm 6 Robbery Four students in Dormitory 6 lost a total of $85 last week, in an outbreak of sneak thievery while they were working on the bonfire. Someone familiar with corps schedules went through the pock ets of George Munns, 6-209; Aure- lio Correa, 6-414; Clifton Daven port, 6-416; and John Brannen, 6-419, according to Lt. Jimmy Cashion, counselor for the dormi tory. The students left the dormitory around 1 p.m. Nov. 22 and returned in time for supper that evening, Lt. Cashion said. The case first was reported to Chief Fred Hickman of the cam pus security office Nov. 24, by Munns. He suffei'ed the largest loss, when $50 was taken from his wallet. Davenport lost more than $20 when the thief or thieves cleaned out the money from his wallet. Brannen lost $8 and Correa $2. Evidently, said Lt. Cashion, when the students changed from their uniforms to work in the woods, they neglected to put their wallets into the fatigue clothing. Davis Bottom, corps inspector general and Gene Steed are inves tigating the theft. Earlier this fall, according to Lt. Cashion, students in Dormitory 4 and another in Dormitory 6 had cash stolen from their rooms while they were absent. Enthusiastic Support Shown Aggies Eye Coming Corps Tilt By ED HOLDER Sports Editor Some of the finest support ever shown on the A&M campus is being displayed in connection with the Army-Air Force benefit game coming up Dec. 18. The entire affair is being plan ned, scheduled, and executed by students, for students. Opei-ations are led by Bill Munnerlyn, head of the committee appointed to handle the game. Barlow (Bones) Irvin, head of the athletic department, started things off in a big way when he donated the use of Kyle Field with all football equipment and facilities. If lights were needed for the event, the athletic department would donate them free of charge, Irvin said. Several students chimed in with ideas and followed through with action. The band and tumbling team said they would be glad to put on the halftime show. Intramural Director Barney Welch offered to take charge of referees for the game, and Head Football Coach Ray George con sented to announce the play by play. Committee Heads Named Munnerlyn asked several stu dents to head committees, and they promised full cooperation. Gene Sparks, first division athletic offi cer, was appointed head of the ticket committee. He distributed tickets yesterday afternoon through athletic officers of the various units. Ed Holder, Battalion sports edi- toi', was named publicity chairman and Rodney East, third division athletic officer, was appointed Holder’s assistant. These men have been in charge of publicizing the game, printing posters, and taking care of programs. Jerry Lastelick, Aggie baseball player, took over as head of the stadium committee. He was given the responsibility of having the field lined off for the game, pro viding a chain, down box, and men to run them. He is also having gates one and three open with ticket takers and boxes reddy for the tilt. These membei'S of the special committee met recently and flipped a, coin to decide which side of the fifty yard line the two groups of supporters would sit. It was decided that the Air Force will sit on the south side of the division markers and the Army is to take up the north side. Both units will sit on the west side of the stadium, so in case of a sunny day, everyone will be in the shade. Robert Womack, athletic offi cer for the non-reg and day stu dents, volunteered to have his Prairie View Baptists To Give Program The weekly program of the BSU Vesper Sendee will be presented by 38 Baptist students of Prairie View A&M. This service, 7:30 p. m. Friday, will be the second inter-racial program for the A&M BSU this fall. The first meeting of this type was held on the Prairie View campus Oct. 21. Seventeen Aggies attended Prairie View’s weekly religious meeting. “The turnout for that meeting was amazing,” said Cliff Harris, BSU secretary. “There wei’e over 1,400 students there for the meet ing and we were told ‘the crowd is small because of tests tomor row’,” he added. Rev. Edward Hill, leader of the group and pi-esident of the Na tional (colored) Baptist Associa tion, will preside at the service and bring the principal message. A fellowship will follow the ves per service. All interested students are in vited to attend the meeting, Har ris said. team ready to go if the winner of the Army-Air Force game chooses to play them for the school champ ionship. His team has begun or ganizational meetings. Coaches Chosen from Varsity The coaches of the two squads, who were picked from this year’s varsity football team, have taken over the responsibility of training their men and cutting the teams to playing size. Each unit will have to be shortened to about one-half its present number. Ray Graves, AU-SWC quarter back, will lead the Air Force squad and Jack Little, All-America tack le, will be head mentor of the Army team. Assistants for Graves are Darrow Hooper, Charles Saxe, Dick Frey, and Bobby Dixon. Little’s assistants are Hub Scott, Howard Zuch, Connie Magouh’k, and Alvin Langfoi'd. These men are working out each day at Kyle Field to prepare their teams. Funeral Services Set for Aggie-Ex Funeral services for Lt. PapI Coffin ’51 of Itasca will be held at 2 p. m. Friday in the First Presbyterian Church at Itasca. He’ was killed by a landmine in Korea early in October. Lt. Coffin was graduated from A&M with a degree in animal hus bandry. He was a battalion com mander in the infantry division while at school. College Station Community Chest S’ Goal $11,019.00 Total now 8,920.00 Still needed 2,089.00 Deadline Dec. 5