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r Circulated Dally To 90 Per Cent Of Local Residents on Published By A&M Students For 75 Years PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Number 18: Volume 53 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1953 Price Five Cents Three New Men Needed by Senate Three student senators will have to be replaced by elec tion because they have resigned or been disqualified, said Bob Travis, president of the Student Senate last night at its first meeting of the spring semester. Jack Mergele, representative from Mitchell Hall, is disqualified from the Senate because he moved from Mitchell Hall. Doyle Lowry, Law Hall senator, resigned from the Senate. Prince Vickers, a junior class representative, is dis qualified by reason of leaving school. Other business transacted last - * night included a resolution to have Travis notify senators with two absences that they need only one more absence to lose their mem bership on the body. Constitution Says According to the Senate con stitution, three absences in one year (two semesters) is enough to cause loss of a senate seat. Elev en senators were absent last night. Lamar McNew read a letter from President Hereford of Ar lington State College inviting an Aggie and his date to represent A&M at Arlington’s annual coro nation of the student body queen in March. Social Committee Selects The Senate social committee, of which McNew is chairman, will se lect the A&M delegate. Harold Hudspeth revealed that the Campus Chest committee has chosen the week of Mar. 9 for the yeaily Campus Chest drive. Gov. Dan Thornton of Colorado is being considered by the muster jommittee for main speaker at '4he Apr. 21 event, said Gene Steed, chairman of that committee. Ed Harding Set For Tuesday Knife and Fork Ed Harding, humorist and goodwill ambassador of North Carolina, will speak to the Knife and Fork Club Tuesday night in the MSC Ballroom, said Pat Newton, chairman of the meeting. Harding spoke to the Knife and Fork Club two years ago, and he is the only speaker to be asked back, Newton said. He has no sub ject for his speech. “He is regarded by many people as the outstanding humorist in the United States,” Newton said. Harding was deputized by the governor of North Cai’olina and appointed official goodwill ambas sador of the state. The meeting will begin with a smorgasbord dinner and seiwing will begin at 7:lf>. Ag Bridge f layers Will Vie Nationally Aggie bridge players will compete with players from 110 colleges from 37 states in the National Intercollegiate Bridge Tournament, Feb. 19-21, Ray Davenport, assistant to the director of the MSC, said yesterday. Hands will be mailed to all contestants by the National Intercollegiate Bridge Tournament Committee and will be played on the contestants’ home campuses. Colleges winning national titles will be awarded cups. Each of the four individual winners will be awarded a smaller cup. Team cups will be held by winning colleges for one year. Strange Elected New President Of Canterbury Don Strange was elected president of the A&M Canter bury Association Wednesday night in the Parish House of St. T h o m a s’ Episcopal Ghurch. The Abilene junior assumed the office vacated by John Jacobson of Texas City. ■ Also elected were Jules Vieaux, vice-president; Bryon Parham, sec retary; Frank Jochimsen, treaswr- er; John Jacobson, senior director; Jtobert E. Lee, junior director; Henry Coutret, sophomore direct or; Tvree Hardy, civilian director, and Peter Goldstone, freshman di rector. Rev. Robert L. Darwall, Canter bury advisor, said the Canterbury Association would have covered dish suppers with the parish every Wednesday night during Lent. Rev. Charles Gosnell, rector of St. Mark’s Church in San Antonio will speak Wednesday night, Feb. 11. Episcopal Bishops and clergy men will speak at the covered dish suppers, said Rev. Gosnell. The Diocesan Canterbui-y Asso ciation Convention will be in Houston on Apr. 17-19. 4-H Scholarships Picked This Week Winners of two $500 college scholarships for 4-H club girls will be picked this week at the meeting of the state judging com mittee, said Miss Bonnie Cox, act ing state home demonstration leader. The. committee will review the records of district winners and score each contestant. They will then visit the homes of the 4-H Club girls to make the final se lection for the Helen H. Swift and Maggie W. Barry Scholai-ship Awards. These awards are pre sented each year by the Texas Home Demonstration Association to assist 4-H girls with their pollege education. Each college competing in the tournament will be presented a plaque bearing names of the four individual campus champions. Re gional winners also will be given awards. ' Among the colleges with which A&M will be competing are Rice, the 1952 champion, University of Houston, and North Texas State. All interested students are urged by Ray Davenport, director of the local tommament, to attend prac tice sessions which will be held before the tournament. Practice sessions will be held in the MSC Social Room Feb. 3, 5, 8, and 10; in room 2A on Feb. 12; in the Social Room again on Feb. 15; in Room 2D on Feb. 19; and in Room 3D on Feb. 21. All sessions will be held at 8 p. m. The contest date will be set at one of the pi’eliminary meetings, Davenport said. NEW DIRECTORS—Recently appointed to fill vacancies on the A&M System Board of Directors are W. T. (Doc) Doherty of Houston, left, and R. H. (Jack) Finney Jr. of Greenville. They were apointed Tuesday by Gov. Shivers along with Harold Dunn of Amarillo. "Gig’um Gals* Get Thum bs Down It u le Seniors May Apply For PES Awards • Senior members of Phi Eta Sig ma, freshman honor society, who wish to apply for the organiza tion’s $300 first year graduate award should file their application at the Basic Division office. In order to apply, a student must be a senior planning to do graduate work next year, and a member of Phi Eta Sigma, Ber trand said. The awards are open to all Phi Eta Sigma chapters in the nation. One to four awards are given each year from the applications filed by all chapters. Selection is made on the appli cants scholastic record, evidence of creative ability, evidence of financial need, promise of success in his chosen field, and personal ity. Entomologists Join Extension Service N. M. Randolph and W. J. Eitel recently were appointed to en tomologist and assistant entomol ogist positions with the Agricul tural Extension Service at College Station. The announcements were made by Extension Director G. G. Gibson, By JERRY BENNETT Battalion Managing Editor With the annual formal dances approaching, a large number of girls will be visiting A&M to at tend these events. Although this feminine influence always is conspicuous on the all male campus, one group of young ladies stands out in particular. They know the school yells and songs better than the Aggies them selves; their thumbs are usually at a 90 degree angle as they practice their seemingly one word vocab ulary consisting of variations on “Gig’um”; and they sometimes sub stitute their jewelry with the AMC brass. These girls are usually termed “corps happy”. One student de scribed an extreme case about a young lady who is known to have used the “board” on her boy friend. Opinions vary concerning these spirited females. They are hon ored by some Aggies and barely tolerated by others. Jim Read, senior, prefers his women to hold their thumbs in a normal position. “The main reason I bring a date here is to forget about this place,” he said. Gus Wulfman, Air Force junior, held the opposite opinion. Wulf man said he liked his date to be “corps happy” at an A&M event. “When I have a date anywhere else, it doesn’t matter,” he said. Fails ’50 Gets Wings At Multi-Engine Base Second Lt. -James C. Fails, ’50 Route 1, Comanche, was graduated with other members of Class 53-A- 1 of the USAF basic pilot school (multi-engine) and was awarded the silver wings of an Air Force pilot at Reese AFB, Lubbock re cently. Lt. Fails entered the Air Force in April 1951. He took his primary pilot training at Bartow AFB, Fla., transferring to Reese in Aug- use, 1952. Stuart Cowan, senior from Mc Kinney said he likes his date to “act feminine” and not become car ried away with A&M traditions. Some students preferred not to commit themselves concerning “corps happy” females. Jim Moore, junior A Armor, said, “I don’t want them to be more ‘corps happy’ than I am.” Fagan Cox, senior from Houston, likes his girls to be just a little “corps happy.” He said if they have some spirit he doesn’t have to explain all the traditions to them. Turning the spotlight on ro mance was John Vaello, sophomore, who said he wants his date to have something better to talk about than A&M. Don Greene junior said, “I want them to like my uni form but no one elses.” Holman Griffin, E Battery freshman, does n’t believe in traditions, standing in the way of romance. He be lieves his date should keep her mind on him only. Feel Conspicuous “Corps happy” girls make you feel too conspicuous,” said Merrel E. Gaines, sophomore from Port Arthur. Burt Holdsworth, Sqd. 10 junior, said he thinks it’s silly for a girl to be “corps happy.” Hold ing a completely opposite opinion was Haskell Simon, senior, who an swered the question whether he liked “corps happy” girls or not with a flat “yes.” “I just don’t like that type of woman,” said Oran (Doc) Hrncir, junior. He likes girls who are at tractive in their own way without having to be corps happy to make boys notice them. Dick Leavitt, Dallas junior, said, “I like my date to get in the spirit of things but not be the type that loves a uniform so much she makes you wear it all the time.” One student was unable to make any comment on the subject. “If I could just get a date, I might find out,” said Bill Hunter Air Force senior. Shivers’ Program Said Threat to Local Plans Air Force Picks Five Finalists For Sweetheart Five finalists for Sweet heart of the Air Force Ball have been selected from pic tures turned in to Student Ac tivities office. The Sweet heart will be chosen at the dance, Feb. 14, in Sbisa Hall. The finalists are Jonetta Lovett, submitted by Key Kolb, Chere Swenson, submitted by Robin Ran- sone; Patricia Martin, submitted by Don Garey; Di Ann Boulevare, submitted by David Wilkinson; and Suiea Yancy, submitted by Samuel Warren Johnson. A sixth finalist will be selected from the dance floor the night of the dance, according to Pete Hard esty, Student Activities business manager. Two secret judges will select the girl. All finalists will be given pres ents, and the Sweetheai-t will be presented with a bouquet of roses. Pictures entered in both the Air Force Sweetheart and junior ball competitions may be picked up in the Student Activities of fice, Hardesty said. Influenza Cases Recede Over Area The influenza epidemic which reached a peak of 485 cases in the Bryan-College Station area dur ing the latter part of January has dropped considerably, said the Bryan Brazos County Health Unit recently. During the week ending Jan. 24, 219 cases of influenza were report ed in College Station; however, the number had decreased to 80 cases by Jan. 31. The college hospital reports the epidemic, has been broken, and only 4 cases of flu wei’e confined in the hospital Wednesday. Magazin e Publishes Hardeman Article L. B. Hardeman, assistant pro fessor of industrial education, has written an article on spun metal lamps for the January issue of “Industrial Arts and Vocational Education.” The article is illustrated and gives a description of the proce dure for making various types of spun metal lamps along with a bill of materials and optional designs for a wall version of the lamp. Professor Hai’deman has written a series of articles on spun metal projects. Miller, Frills, Juel Named RE Week Dormitory Leaders Three leaders for dormitory dis cussion groups in conjunction with Religious Emphasis Week, have been selected said J. Gordon Gay, YMCA Secretary. Discussion will be held in dor mitory lounges and leaders will live in the dormitories where their discussion groups will meet. In the afternoon sessions, any subject students feel is of interest will be discussed, Gay pointed out, while after supper discussions will be on subjects voted on pr-eviously by the students. As a new fea- Iture of RE | Week this year I the interest lo- | cators were tab- | ulated by dorm itories so dif- : ferent topics j will be discuss- i ed in different dormitories Gay said. The Rev. Her bert A. Miller of Houston will lead the dis cussions for Dormitories 1 and 3 in the Lounge of Dormitory 1, Gay said. A native of Atlanta, Ga., Rev. Miller is a gi’aduate of Davidson College in Davidson, N. C. Rev. H. A. Miller Rev. Miller received his BD de gree from the Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va., in 1952. He has had experience working with students, having served as minister to students at Washing ton and Lee University, and Vir ginia Military Institute, Lexing ton, Va. An A&M For mer student will lead discussion groups in the lounge of dor mitory 5 for students living in Dormitories 5 and 7. He is the Rev. John W. Fritts, pas- t o r of the Christ Episco pal Church in Rev. J. W. Fitts Jefferson, Tex as. Rev. Fritts entered A&M in 193G and studied chemical engineering. His education was interrupted in 1940 when he w’as commissioned a second lieutenant in the infantry. Promoted to Captain Advancing to captain before be ing discharged early in 1946, he re-enrolled in the A&M school of Arts and Sciences. After leaving A&M, Rev. Fritts entered Virginia Theological Sem inary, Alexandria, Va., where he received his bachelor of divinity degi'ee, graduating second in his class. From the seminary where he had served as director of student work at George Washington University for two years Rev. Fritts went to his present post. Dr. Martin O. Ill Juel, eo-ordina- 1 tor of health and p h y s i- cal education at Southwest Tex as State Teach ers College, will live in dormi tory 9 and lead the discussions for the groups from dormitori es 9 and, 11. A native of Chicago, Dr. Juel received his BA degree from St. Olafs College in 1937. He re ceived his masters degree in health and physical education from the University of Minnesota in 1940. Di\ Juel served as athletic di rector for Clifton Junior College in Clifton, until 1948 when he re turned to the University of Minne sota to complete work in his Ph. He has been associated with Southwest Texas State Teachers College since the fall of 1950. Dr. M. O. Juel AUSTIN, Feb. 6—(TP)—The Texas State Teachers Asso ciation slapped at Gov. Shivers’ school financing plan yester day as a threat to the school building programs of local dis tricts. The TSTA’s executive secretary said many plans for new school construction may have to be scrapped if local contri butions to the minimum foundation fund are increased by the Legislature. The TSTA is asking a $600 increase in the minimum an nual salary of beginning teachers. Shivers says teachers need a raise, but has recommended only a 10 per cent cost of living boost. “Local schools already are paying more than 40 per cent ♦ of the cost of public education in Texas,” executive secretary Char- Former Prof’s Autobiography Praises A&M One of the last tasks com pleted by Dean Dexter S. Kim ball, Cornell University Col lege of Engineering, and for mer distinguished professor of A&M College, was checking proofs on his autobiography, “I Remember.” He died Nov. 1, 1952, after more than three-quarters of a century of service to the engineering pro fession. Mentioning A&M College in the book, Dean Kimball said: “. . . I was invited to go to the Agricultural and Mechanical Col lege of Texas as a ‘distinguished professor,’ a title bestowed by that college upon some visiting profes- sors who were to help them set up a new department of industrial engineering. This was. a very de lightful experience for me and a very broadening one. “Texas A&M is vigorous and progressive. I have never lectured to a finer body of young men. My wife and I were most kindly re ceived by the faculty. To Dean Gibb Gilchrist, now president of the College (since made System chancellor), and to Professor Vir gil Faires we were greatly indebt ed for many kindnesses.” Crippled Kids Clinic Set Here May 4 The annual Kiwanis Crippled Children’s Clinic will be held May 4 in Sbisa hall this year, said Dan Russell, chairman of the Ki wanis crippled children Commit tee. Each year specialists from over the state donate their services for diagnosis and care of crippled children in this area. The clinic gives free diagnosis, but those who are financially able are asked to pay for any treatment other than the diagnosis. “We are going to get all chil- d h e n we can,” Russell said. “All crippled children are invited, including the children of A&M students.” Russell said they are expect ing over 100 children to receive help at the clinic. The Kiwanis Club pays the expenses of putting on the clinic, including expenses of the specialists. Mayeaux to Sing For Talent Show Part of the program for the Ag gie Talent Show, scheduled Feb. 10, has been announced by Miss Betty Bolander, program consult ant of the MSC. Performers announced yester day were John Sutton, popular vo calist; Jimmy Harrison, folk sing er; Ernest Martelino, popular pi ano stylist; a barbershop quartet composed of Robert Jones, Truett Fields, Ronny Cheves, and Ken Jones; a Latin American trio com posed of Malcolm Stephen, Severin Schaffer, and Jerry Lindner; Another barbershop quartet from the Singing Cadets, compos ed of Don Friend, Ben Blanken ship, Lamar Ashley, and Richard Reynolds; and Pete Mayeaux, pop ular vocalist. Robert Boone, director of music at Consolidated High School, and Carl Best, director of music at Stephen F. Austin High School of Bryan, will be two of the judges who will select the two acts to represent A&M in the Intercol legiate Talent Show. les Tennyson said. : “Those who want to rearrange the school fi nancing pattern cite only the fig ures showing that local schools pay about 20 per cent of the min imum foundation program cost.” The gover-nor has suggested arranging of school financing to re-establish the 75-25 division be tween state and local contribu tions, to the minimum foundation school program. Gilmer-Aikin Law The Gilmer-Aikin school laws of four years ago used a 75-25 ratio in fixing the amount of local sup port of the minimum program at 45 million dollars per year’. Be cause the cost of the minimum program has gone up, that 45 mil lion now represents only some 21 per cent of the combined state and local total. Tennyson said it is misleading to consider only the cost of the min imum program as this does not represent total school costs. “Local school districts must pay additional expenses themselves, in cluding the cost of new buildings and facilities,” Tennyson said. He quoted figures compiled by the Texas Education Agency to show the total cost of public edu cation in Texas the past school year was $318,963,078, of which the local school districts paid 41.6 per cent; the state, 56.7; and the federal government, 1.7. Hughes Offers Engineers Aid In Grad Work All June graduates getting degrees in electrical engineer ing, physics or mechanical en gineering will be eligible to apply for aid in working for a MS degree from Hughes Re search and Development Labora tories of Culver City, Calif. The Hughes Cooperative Plan for MS degrees was initiated last year and under it the successful candidates will spend half their time working for their degree and half in regular work in industry. They will be employed, full-time during the summer. The studying toward the ad vanced degree will be done either at the University of California at Los Angeles or the University of Southern California. Approximately 100 cooperative awards will be given if sufficient candidates present themselves, the Hughes announcement stated. Those interested should write immediately for application forms to Committee for Graduate Study, Hughes Research and Develop ment Laboratories, Culver City, Los Angeles County, Calif. Final date for submitting completed ap plications in Feb. 28. Weather Today CLOUDY and RAINlt WEATHER TODAY: Cloudy to partly coludy with widely scattered rain showers. The maximum tem perature will probably be in the upper 60’s and the minimum about 50.