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Number 36: Volume 53
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1953
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A g Bom bo rdm en t
Blasts SMU 51-43
The battling Texas Aggies rode
the SMU Mustangs to a 51-43 win
last night at DeWare Field House
in an amazing exhibition of indi
vidual seoring.
| Roy Martin, sparkling Aggie
C-8y 2 soph center, put up a stirring
one man struggle against the Mus
tang five while his teammates were
cold as a puppy’s nose. He rang
up.the first 17 points scored by the
Aggie quintet.
Ponies Get Lead
p The Ponies took a brief lead in
the first quarter, scoring four
points while Martin sank one from
the field, followed by a gratis toss,
to give the Aggies their first three
points.
I Sinking two quick baskets while
Martin managed for another single
marker, the Mustangs then watch
ed as he netted three fast baskets
and a free toss to bring the first
quarter to an exciting end with the
Aggies on top, 11-9, with every
\Aggie point opposite Marti n’s
name in the scorebooks.
Aggies Miss Basket,
v During the first quarter, Rod
ney Pirtle, Leroy Mik'seh, Bob
Johnson, and Don Moon couldn’t
coax the ball through the goal from
any distance, missing long, short,
and free shots with remarkable
consistency.
I Martin continued his hot pace in
to the second quarter, scoring the
next six Aggie points as the Ponies
(Were netting four to give him a
personal 17-13 lead.
Others Finally Score
With the timeclock showing three
minutes and 21 seconds left in the
second quarter, Miksch was fouled,
stepped up to the line and sank
two free throws to break the scor
ing ice for the other Aggie basket-
bailers. Martin then plunked in
another free toss and the fii'st half
^nded with the Aggies leading 20-
Ki, and Martin had personally ac
counted for 18 of them.
As the game started for the
second half, a quick basket by Pir
tle, closely followed by a two-
pointer by Johnson, indicated that
the Aggies were out to spread the
scoring out a little more evenly.
Martin Sinks Another
As five minutes and 18 seconds
remained in the third quarter, Mar
tin sank still another hook shot
from directly out in front of the
basket to give him 20 points, and
extend the Aggie lead to 26-21.
James Addison came into the
Talent Show 7 Starts
Tuesday in MSC
The MSC music committee is
sponsoring the Aggie Talent Show
® Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 8 p. m. in
ffithe MSC Assembly Room. The
■ best of Aggie talent will be shown
|||to an audience of students and
Slater to one composed of local
■women’s and service club represen-
|i tatives.
Fifteen acts have been scheduled
ro far. They include popular, semi-
Hclassical, and hillbilly singers, hill-
V billy combos, barbershop quar-
g||tets and instrumentalists, said
■’H Barton Raynaud, chairman of the
■ music committee.
Admission to the program will
be free, said Raynaud.
Two acts will be chosen to rep-
■ resent A&M in the annual inter-
S collegiate talent show scheduled
P'i here Mar. 20.
At that time, seven southwest-
P ern schools and A&M will compete
i;, for prizes, said Raynaud.
North Texas State, University
lof Houston, SMU, Baylor, TSCW,
TCU, UT, and A&M have tenta-
■ lively been set as competitors in
the contest.
Weather Today
game for Martin and immediately
hooked one in, and the Aggie lead
at this point was narrowed to three
points by a sudden Mustang scor
ing spree which left the Aggies
nursing a 28-25 margin.
The Ponies never drew that close
again-, as Johnson swished one in
from the corner, and Miksch tipped
in another from in front, and fol
lowed it with still another as the
third quarter ended with the Farm
ers out in front 34-28.
Aggies Widen Lead
The final period was hardly
stalled when Pirtle shook the net
ting for two points, Miksch sank a
free one and then tapped in a two
pointer to give the Aggies a 38-30
spread.
Martin came back into the game
to sink a free tosS, shortly follow
ed by his final two-pointer to give
the Ags their greatest margin of
the evening, 41-30, and left the
game in short order by way of his
fifth personal foul. He was given
a tremendous ovation by the crowd
as he trotted off the court.
The Aggies began to play a stall
ing game, waiting for opportunities
(See BASKETBALL GAME, pp. 4)
CLEAR
WEATHER TODAY: Clear. The
minimum this morning was 46 and
jthe high yesterday was 76,
AF Has Cure
ForSoreA rms
Air Force ROTC juniors
who are scheduled to take vac
cination shots Thursday, Feb.
12, needn’t worry about how
to relax their punctured
arms.
“Cadets who have taken
vaccination shots will not be
excused from drill Thursday
afternoon,” said Maj. M. B.
Seale, AFROTC instructor.
“Any doctor will tell you
that a person who has been
vaccinated should exercise his
arm so the serum will be
spread throughout his body,”
Seale commented.
Wilson, Kahn Join
Oceanography Staff
The oceanography department
recently added two new members
to its staff.
Basil W. Wilson, a specialist in
ocean wave . research from Johan
nesburg, Union of South Africa
has joined Research Project 38.
Archie M. Kahan, meteorologist
and formerly director of technical
operations for the American In
stitute of Aerological Research, at
Denver, Colorado, was added as
assistant oceanogi’apher for Re
search Project 29.
NEW DIRECTOR—Appointed as director of the A&M
System Tuesday is Harold Dunn of Houston who is also
vice-president of the Former Students Association. He
is president of the Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation
of Amarillo. «
Semester Student
Loans Top $32,000
The Student Labor and Loan
Office made 2065 loans last se
mester totaling $32,016.24, said
George Long, manager.
The loans were made from five
funds which are under the opera
tion of Long’s offjee. They are The
Ernestine Gaber Loan Fund, Davis
Buck Loan Fund, Allsup and Ram
sey Loan Fund, College Loan
Fund, and the Lucy Jane Brea-
zeale Loan Fund.
Gaber Fund
Loans from the Gaber Fund
totaled 686 and amounted to $11,-
457.11. The College Fund supplied
$10,533.38 for 620 loans. Loans
from the Davis Fund amounted to
$4,290.40. There were 330 loans
made from this fund.
The Breazeale Fund provided
$5,281.10 for 363 loans. Loans
from the Allsup and Ramsey tot
aled 66. They amounted to $434.25.
The Ernestine Gaber Loan Fund
was started by the Hillel Found-
Business Leaders To
Speak Here Today
A series of speeches by men
prominent in the field of large
company personnel work will be
held in the MSC Ballroom at 7:30
p. m., Wednesday, Feb. 11. The
program is sponsored jointly by
the MSC Council and Directorate
and the College Placement Office.
Purpose of the meet is to enable
graduates to better assume posi
tions in the field of business. Jun
iors and seniors are particularly
asked to be present but everyone
is invited, said Carroll Phillips,
in charge of the program.
Joseph B. Collerain, senior
placement counselor for Humble
Oil and Refining Co. in Houston
will speak on “Desirable Informa
tion to be Developed in the Intex 1 -
vie;w.”
Dr. J. A. Shanks, of the person
nel division at E. I. Du Pont de
Nemom-s Co. in Wilmington, Del.,
will tell how technical graduates
can obtain positions with the com
pany.
The industrial relations super-
Rev. Darwall Talks
To Kiwanis Club
The Rev. Robert L. Darwall,
rector of St. Thomas Episcopal
Chapel, spoke to the Kiwanis Club
yesterday on “The Church and the
College Campus.”
He.said the main purpose of a
college church was “to help the
student cope with emphasis on
training for earning a living, and
to provide a home away from
home.”
Next Peek’s program will fea-
tm-e a talk by Captain Roxs of
the Nethferlands Air Force, a
Bryan AFB Liaison officer,
visor of Proctor and Gamble Mfg.
Co. in Dallas, Robert Douglas, will
speak on the “Transition of the
College Graduate into a Profes
sional Man.” '
The three speeches will run
about 15 minutes each, said Phil
lips.
After the speeches, free coffee
will be served. Following the
coffee break, a question and ans
wer period is scheduled.
ation and was turned over to the
college in 1944 by Mrs. J. J. Tau-
benhaus of the foundation. The
Davis Fund began in 1943. It was
started by W. K. Davis ’16 with
a five dollar donation. This fund
now totals $904.04.
The Breazeale Fund was start
ed by W. G. Breazeale in 1935 in
memory of his mothei*. The fund
began with $403.92 and now totals
$1,099.07. Keith E. Allsup ’50 and
Patrick Ramsey ’48 started the
loan fund which bears their names.
Each contributed $30 to the fund
which now holds $100.96. The Col
lege Fund began in 1950 with
$2500 borrowed from various loan
funds of the Fiscal Office. It now
contains $2,873.86.
These funds are increased by
unit donations from coke machine
profits, individual contributions,
and auctions of articles collected
by the lost and found department.
Long said he has little trouble
with students not paying their
debts. He said the Loan Office
seldom loses money. Loans are
made on a “no questions asked
basis” and no interest is charged.
The maximum amount a student
can borrow at one time is $50.
Long asks students to repay it
within 30 days.
Hipp, Roper Named
Editors of BSU Paper
Paul Roper and Joe Hipp have
been named co-editors of The Link,
Baptist Student paper, Cliff Har
ris, BSU secretary, said.
Roper is a junior BA major
from Dallas. Hipp is a junior
from San Antonio and a journal
ism major.
Doherty, Dunn, Finney
Named A&M Directors
By JOEL AUSTIN
Battalion Co-Editor
Three new members were appointed to
the A&M System Board of Directors Tuesday
by Gov. Allan Shivers. Filling the three
expired terms are W. T. (Doc) Doherty of
Houston, Harold Dunn of Amarillo, and R. H.
(Jack) Finney, Jr. of Greenville.
All three men expressed an eagerness
to tackle the new assignment which places
them in the directorship of all colleges and
divisions of the A&M System.
Final approval of the directors must be
made by the Senate before appointments
become in effect.
City Council OKs
Recreation Board
In a special meeting last Fri
day, the College , Station City
Council passed an ordinance creat
ing a City Recreation Board, re
scinding their original action to
have a referendum vote on a tax
levy for recreational purposes.
The five man Recreation Board
will submit a budget to the City
Council each year. Funds will be
allocated from city funds on terms
of the total budget.
“No tax of any kind will be
levied for recreation,” said Mayor
Ernest Langford.
The five man board is to be ap
pointed by the mayor, with the
approval of the City Council.
Duties of the board, as specified
in the ordinance, are to “operate
parks, playgrounds, and other city
Air Force Fund
To Be Collected
For Formal Ball
Valentines Day will be the
theme of the annual Air Force
Ball scheduled for Feb. 14.
The formal dance will be
held in Sbisa Dining Hall. It
}yill last from 9 p. m. to midnight
with the Aggieland Orchestra sup
plying the music.
Air Air Force fund will be col
lected in all AFROTC units to pay
for the dance. Each cadet will be
required to contribute 50 cents to
the fund. Cadets contributing mon
ey will be allowed to attend the
dance. Army ROTC seniors can
attend by paying one dollar at the
door the night of the dance. All
Air Force personnel is invited.
Deadline for Air Force Ball
sweetheart pictures is 5 p. m. to
day. They should be turned in to
the Office of Student Activities
in Goodwin Hall. The Air Force
sweetheart will be picked from five
finalists.
Gene Steed 2nd Division com
mander is in charge of all arrange
ments for the dance. Heading oth
er committees are Bill Highsmith,
Air Force Fund and guest chair
man; Don Gary, 3rd Wing and
fund chairman; B. Q. Evans,
sweetheart chairman; Kay Graves,
dance chairman; and Jim Haney,
decorations chairman.
recreation program for all resi
dents of the city, especially young
people.”
Langford said the board would
probably be appointed at the next
meeting of the City Council, Tues
day, Feb. 24. The present Recrea
tion Council will be asked to sug
gest people to be members of the
board.
“We saw no point in having an
election about the recreation
board,” Langford said. “The City
Council is empowered by the char
ter to create and maintain a recre
ational program.”
Passed Unimously
The ordinance was passed unani
mously.
In order to create as much in
terest in recreation as possible,
the Recreation Board was author
ized to create a Recreation Advis
ory Board. This board may have
any number of people.
“The Recreation Council as such
will continue to exist,” said Donald
D. Burchard, chairman. “T h i s
Board will probably be a part of
the Council.”
Burchard estimated that by 1954
the recreation program would cost
$5,000 dollars, with half to come
from the city. The rest would come
from donations and fees.
“This is' an estimate for full
operation,” Burchard said. “It is
based on previous experience.”
This year the Recreation Coun
cil got $600 from the city.
Members of the City Recreation
Board, which will have status
equal to the city’s other boards,
will receive no compensation. They
must be qualified voters of the
city. City Manager Ran Boswell
will be an ex officio member.
Members of the board are to be
appointed in April for three year
terms. Of the original appointees,
one will be chosen for a one year
term, two for a two year term,
and two for a three year term.
The Boai'd will hold regular
monthly meetings. A chairman,
vice-chairman, and secretary will
be elected.
The new board members are all former
students of A&M.
Doherty, who graduated in 1922 in
chemical engineering, is president of the
Mound Company and vice-president of the
Fidelity Oil and Royalty Company. He is
noted as a prominent oilman in the Houston
area.
Finney, who heads a bread firm operating
throughout the north Texas area, graduated
Already established as a part of the
college’s family, Harold Dunn is vice-presi
dent of the Former Students Association.
He graduated with a degree in mechanical
engineering in 1925 and received a profes
sional degree in that field in 1937.
in 1938 in agricultural administra
tion.
“I hardly know what to say about
my appointment,” said Finney
when asked for comment. “I am
looking forward to serving with
great pleasure and hope I can do
a good job.” He indicated there
are three loves near to his heart—•
his family, church, and A&M.
Dunn plans a visit to the campus
Feb. 10 to discuss his new job
with certain college officials. He
also hopes to hold a meeting of the
Former Student’s Association
Chapel Committee, of which he is
chairman.
”A Pleasure to Serve”
“I hope to be able to be of maxi
mum service to the college and its
vast system through this connec
tion,” said Dunn who serves as
president of the Shamrock Oil and
Gas Corporation in business life.
“I am sure I will get much pleas
ure and satisfaction from working
with the board of directors.
A classmate of President M. T.
Harrington, Doherty has served as
a member of the executive board
of the Former Students Associa
tion.
“Maintained Contact”
Tech Outjudges A&M
A&M finished sixth behind Tex
es Tech in the intercollegiate
meat judging contest yestei'day at
the Southwestern Exposition in Ft.
Worth. Oklahoma A&M finished
first.
Brings New Ideas, New Text
Stapp Says, ‘Glad to be Back’
By FRANK HINES
Battalion News Staff
With a new textbook to show
for his seven months of tempor-
aa'y duty at the Air University, Lt.
Col. C. R. Stapp is once again
back at his job as head of Sopho
more Air Science.
“Sure glad to be back,” he said.
“I didn’t know that I would miss
this place so much until I had been
away for awhile.” When asked
what it was that made him so glad
to be back, he replied that it was
the friendly atmosphere of the
place, plus seeing all his old
friends and associates again.
A&M to Use Book
The new text is entitled “Lead
ership Training Guide,” and will
replace the present Leadership,
Drill, and exercise of command
manual now in use by the RO'fC.
Going into effect this fall, the
book presents an entirely new
concept of teaching leadership in
the ROTC. The text puts into ef
fect Col. Stapp’s theory that a stu
dent can learn to lead only through
actual practice of leading.
A native Texan, Col. Stapp was
born near Georgetown, and grad
uated from Southwest Texas State
Teachers College in 1939 with a
major in mathematics.
First Teaching Job
His first teaching job came soon
after graduating from college
when he became an instructor at
the Texas State School for the
Blind at Austin, Texas. Soon af
ter WWII began, he was drafted
into the service of Uncle Sam.
After completing Aviation Ca
det School, he was sent to the
Middle East, where he flew 300
combat missions, and in 1943 was
returned to the states.
The period 1943-48 Col. Stapp
spent serving as an Administrative
Personnel Officer in various Air
Force units in the states. An op
portunity to see war on a smaller
scale came in 1949 when he was
selected as field observer for the
United Nations in Palestine.
Reported on Conflict
Here he spent a year reporting
on the conflict between the Arabs
and the Jews, trying in the mean
time to help them settle their dif
ferences.
Returning in 1949, Col. Stapp
had the dubious good fortune to be
assigned to the Annex at A&M.
Moving to the campus in 1950, he
taught here until he was pulled
out of summer camp in July of
1952 for special duty with the Air
University, Headquarters, AF
ROTC.
His job there was to write a
textbook that would put a pet
theory of his into practice. “We
have tried to develop an entirely
new approach to teaching leader
ship,” he said. “Our primary ob
jective is not drill proficiency,” he
emphasized. “What we want is the
student to learn the qualities and
attributes of leadership through
actual practice.”
Col. Stapp went on to say that
he felt too much emphasis was
placed on winning at A&M, and
not enough on teaching leadership.
When one or two men are drill
ing a unit, he asked, who is learn
ing leadership, the men leading
the unit or the unit itself?
Changes A&M System
He pointed out that through
A&M’s present system the men
who need the practice in leadership
most get the least of it.
The purpose of the new text is
to remedy this situation, and let
the students learn to lead by lead
ing.
“I accepted this job with humble
pride and will do my best to be a
good diretor,” said Doherty. “I
have tried to maintain contact with
the college through the years since
graduating in 1922 and will al
ready be familiar with some of
the problems facing the board of
directors,” he added.
While a student Doherty was a
member of the Ross Volunteers and
lettered in baseball for two years.
Finney was a member of D
Troop Cavalry while a student and
Dunn was in Company E Infantry.
The men will fill the expired
terms of C. C. Krueger of San An
tonio, Tyree Bell of Dallas, and
Rufus Peeples of Tehuacana.
AF Vaccination
Schedule Released
Schedules for Air Force vac
cinations were released yester
day by Capt. J. N. Hoffman,
AFROTC Adjutant.
Vaccinations will be given on
the following dates: Feb. 12,
typhoid and tetanus; Feb. 19,
typhoid and small pox; Feb, 26,
typhoid and read smallpox;
Mar. 5, second tetanus.
Students receiving vaccina
tions will be scheduled by op
tions as follows. 1:10 p. m. ad
ministration and logistics; 1:39
p. m. flight operations; 1:50 p.
m., air installation; 2:05 p. m.,
armament; 3:20 p. m. commun
ications; and 3:25 p. m. main
tenance.
Capt. Hoffman emphasized
that students should report to
the hospital at the proper time.
“Anyone who has had a
smallpox vaccination or the ty
phoid and tetanus series within
the last six months, should
bring their record with them
when they report,” said Col.
* J. B. Way, PAS&T.
Dance Classes
Filled for Spring
Beginning and intermediate
dancing classes are filled to over
flowing, said Miss Betty Bolander,
MSC program consultant yester
day.
There is room in the Latin Am
erican classes, exhibition and
square dance classes, she said. The
exhibition class will concentrate on
dance routines for use in shows,
Miss Bolander explained.
Sponsored by the dance commit
tee of the Center, the classes cost
those enrolled $2.50 for ten con
secutive lessons spread over ten
weeks.