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Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Local Residents Battalion Published By A&M Students For 75 Years PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Number 20: Volume 53 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1953 Price Five Cents May Face Ruin Activity Fee Loss Hampers Athletics (This is the first in a series of articles on expected results to sev eral A&M student activities if a bill in the Texas legislature allow ing collection of a compulsory ac tivity fee does not pass.) By JOEL AUSTIN Battalion Co-Editor Students who did not pay ac tivity fees this semester will not be allowed to participate in intra mural athletics, announced Barney Welch, intramural director. Games played by students who have not paid the fees will auto matically be forfeited, said Welch. He has asked athletic officers to check fiscal receipts to see if they have paid the fee. “If we don’t get our share of the activity fee collected from ail students, we will not be able to operate an intramural pro gram at A&M, said Welch. “More than $6,500 is received annually for intramural athletics from student activity fees, paid by students, consisting of 50 cents each semester per student,” said Welch. “Loss of this money or any part of it would cause us to dis continue intramurals or completely alter the program, he added. A&M’s setup is noted as one of the finest college intramural pro grams in the United States. Esti mates show that approximately 0,800 students participated in in tramurals last semester. This is by far the most popular entracur- ricular activity at A&M, s a i d Welch. He estimated more than 80 teams participated in the seven of 20 sports conducted last semes ter — football, basketball, tennis, horse shoes, bowling, ping pong, and swimming. Almost half of the budgeted money goes back to the students, Welch explained. Budgets for this year shows that $2,800 will go to students in the way of payment (Continued on Page 3) CONTINUE RE WEEK PLANNING—CorpsChapIain, O. C. (Put-ter) Jarvis (right) and Ide Trotter, member of the Interfaith Council, confer with Dr. R. E. Goodrich Jr. of the First Methodist Church in Dallas on plans for Religious Emphasis Week. Goodrich is the main speaker for RE week which begins Monday. Sixth AF Finalist To Be Picked at Ball A sixth sweetheart finalist for the Air Force Ball will be chosen from the dance floor, said W. D. (Pete) Hardesty, business manag er of Student Activities. She will be selected by two secret judges. After being picked, she will compete with the five original finalists for the bouquet of roses which designate her as Air Force Ball sweetheart. Other finalists will be given presents. Aggieland Orchestra With Valentine’s Day as its theme, the dance will last from 9-12 p. m. Feb. 14. Music will be provided by the Aggieland Or chestra. In addition to all AF- ItOTC cadets, the dance will be Ipen to! Army ROTC cadets who may buy a one dollar ticket at the floor. All Air Force personnel are in vited, and cadets who have contri- Smted to the Air Force Fund will be admitted with or without dates. A committee headed by Gene Steed, 2nd Division commander, has decided that all pitofits, if any, fi’om the dance will be given to the March of Dimes. Steed is also in charge of all arrangements for the ball. Other committee heads include Mardi Gras Party Scheduled in MSC Employees of the MSC will be entertained at a Mardi Gras Party, at 8 p. m. Wednesday in the MSC Assembly Room, said Mrs. Helen Atterbury, secretary to the MSC director. In keeping with the Mardi Gras theme, the first feature of the party will be a coronation. The all male cast will include a court, king, queen, and duchesses. Skits will be presented by Aly Lasheen, MSC library clerk, and Mrs. Jeannine Green, secretary to the MSC social director; and Frank Manitzas, Joel Austin Karri Baker, and Jerry Bennett of The Battal ion Staff. A chorus composed of the MSC •supervisors will sing at the party, and a barber shop quartet compos ed of Sam Stine, Charles (Chuck) Cargill, Oscar Garcia, and John Geiger, clerks in the MSC bowling alley will also do some vocals. Refreshments will be served following the program, Mrs. Atter bury said. “Music will be furnished for those who wish to dance,” she added. Bill Highsmith, Air Force chair man; Kay Graves, dance chair man; and Jim Haney, decorations chairman. The five finalists chosen for sweetheart of the ball are Jonetta Lovett, submitted by Key Kolb, Chore Swenson, submitted by Rob in Ransome; Patricia Martin, sub mitted by Don Garey; Di Ann Boulevare, submitted by David Wilkinson; and Suisa Yancy, sub mitted by Samuel Warren John son. Flight Operations Wings • Flight Ops Cadets Get Wings Soon All junior and senior flight op erations cadets and seniors in oth er options who have applied for flight school will be authorized to wear special wings on their uni forms, said Maj. Maxie B. Seale, head of A&M’s AFROTC flight operations group. Qualified cadets will receive certificates authorizing wear of the wings, said Maj. Seale. The certificates will be awarded soon at a formal assembly, and a record of the presentation will be placed in each student’s 201 file, he said. The wings will be worn on the left side of the shirt, said Maj. Seale. Last Town Hall Set in Guion Thursday Nile Dance routines, instrumen tals, and choral music will combine in the “Festival of Song”, Town Hall’s last pre sentation of the year. The program will be given at 8 p.m. Thursday in Guion Hall. Directed by Lara Hoggard, chor al director for all of Fred War- ing’s productions,. “Festival of Song” will present classical, pop ular, sacred, folk, and novelty music. Lyrics and music will be played against a background of lively dances, colorful costumes, and subtle lighting. One highlight of the program will be a collection of musically adapted Negro sermons sung by the chorus with a narrative back ground. The performance will in clude 36 musicians which will in clude the choir, dancers, and or chestra. Choral director of Fred War- ing’s famous choir, The Pennsyl vanians, Hoggard also creates and directs all routines seen on War- ing’s television shows. “Festival of Song” is Hoggard’s own pro duction. In addition to his work with Waring and the coming Town Hall show, Hoggard has taught choral techniques in schools. He has won several awards for artistry in this field. Part of Duncan Hall Closes to Cut Costs The east wing of Duncan Din ing Hall has been closed to cut expenses, said John G. Peniston, supervisor of subsistence. Since noon yesterday, all ca dets in the new area are eating in the west wing of the mess hall. Peniston said the change cut about 30 people a day from the pay roll by doing away with a dish washing crew and a sexwing crew. “No student waiters will be filled,” he said. The drop in enroll ment was responsible for the change, according to Peniston. PE Seniors Teach At Consolidated Eleven A&M physical educa tion majors now are teaching Con solidated High School’s physical education classes, said C. W. Lan- diss, instructor of dii’ecter teach ing classes. Those teaching at CHS are Jack Little, William Blair, Roy Dollai*, Clarence Adams, Claude Watts, Alvin Langford, Yale Lary, EaxT Smith, Don Heft, Robert McLel- an, and Leroy Miksch. They ai’e members of the PE 450 class, a inquired coui’se for physical edu cation majors. Student teachers conduct i’eg- ular physical education woidc in junior and senior high schools, teaching both boys and gilds. Besides conducting regular class es, Blair and Dollar ai'e in charge of an inti'amural program held during noon hour. This program includes basketball, horseshoes, shuffleboai'd, softball, and table tennis. Regular classes for gilds offer basketball, rhythms, softball, and tumbling. In boys’ classes, tumb ling, basketball, softball, games and relays, and rhythms are taught. Top Business Men To Talk On Etiquette Business etiquette will be dis cussed at a program at 7:30 to night in the MSC Ballroom, said Lamar McNew, MSC Directoi’ate head. Purpose of the progi’am is to give A&M graduates pointers in getting along in the business woidd, said Cai’roll Phillips, pie- gram chairman. Three speakers from the busi ness world will give talks of about fifteen minutes each which will cover the different phases of bus iness life. Joseph B. Collerain, placement counselor of Humble Oil and Re fining Co. of Houston, Dr. J. A. Shanks of the personnel division of E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co., Inc. of Wilmington, Del., and Rob ert Douglas, industrial relations supervisor for Procter and Gamble Manufacturing Co. of Dallas will speak. CHS Students Plan Teenage Canteen Formation of a Teen Town Can teen will be discussed with Con solidated High School students in as assembly Friday, said Mrs. Eu gene Rush, chairman of the group proposing the Canteen. Robert B. Halpin, who has work ed with teen canteens in other towns, will speak to the students about canteens and their opera tion. Chaplains RE Week to Lead Groups Causes Wrecks; No CS Injuries Several automobile collisions occurred yesterday in Col lege Station as .71 inches of rain fell through the afternoon and night. The most rain, .58 inches, fell from midnight through this morning. The CAA Weather Bureau at Easterwood Airport re ported that the low temperature last night was 44 degrees. More rain is expected through the day, and the temperature should remain in the 40 to 50 degrees range, the bureau said. Winter returned to other parts of Texas last night as rain and mist caused wrecks responsible for the death of five persons and injuring eight. No one was hurt in the minor collisions at College Sta tion. Two of the accidents occurred during the noon hour traffic on Sulphur Springs Road. The Associated Press reported that five persons were killed and three others were hurt+ near Waco Tuesday when two auto- ® O 1 r oreign student Wins Top Place In Talent Show Lt. Col. Vernon M. Goodhand will lead forums and discussion groups for students in Dorms 6 and 8 during RE Week, Feb. 15-20. The sessions will be held in the lounge of Dorm 6 with afternoon sessions immediately after supper. Chaplain Goodhand, chief of the Plans Branch Office of the Chief of Air Force Chaplains, received his AB degree from Asbury Col lege, Wilmore, Ky., and his BD degree from Drew Theological Seminary, Madison. N. J. After entering the army as a chaplain ‘ in 1941, he served with the 37th Infantry Div. in the Pa cific Theater during World War II. Student Discussion Maj. Everett M. Robie, assist ant Fourth Army chaplain, will lead student discussion sessions for Dormitories 10 and 12 in the lounge of Dormitory 10. A native of Iowa, he was or dained in the Congregational Christian Church. During World War IT, Chaplain Robie served with the 10th In fantry Reg. in Etirope. During this time he was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action and five battle stars. Before coming to his present Fourth Army Headquarters post, he served four years with occupa tion forces in Heidelberg, Ger many. Youth Work The Rev. Erwin A. Juraschek of Austin, a specialist in youth work, will conduct services in St. Mary’s Chapel, during RE Week. (Continued on Page 3) A&M Debaters Tackle Longhorns In Austin Two A&M debate teams, final ists in the Baylor Forensic Tour nament last weekend, left today for Austin to compete with the University of Texas. The teams are John Samuels and Ken Scott of the varsity and Len Crawford dnd H. W. Whitney, freshmen. Both teams won three and lost one match in the Baylor tournament. Another team of Bert Weller and Joe Riddle was eliminated af ter losing three and winning one debate. One hundred and fifty teams from Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Kansas participated. Ditch Diggers Cut Goodwin Phone Lines Telephone conversations in Goodwin and Bizzell Halls were interrupted Monday when a dragline crew digging a ditch mistook the phone cables for tree roots and hack ed through them. Walter Sayers, foreman of the dragline crew from H. J. H. B. Hogan, Bryan dragline contractors claimed the blue prints given him which show ed underground obstacles in the area, did not show the cables. Since they had been con stantly striking tree roots since the ditch had been start ed, the crew thought the lines were tree roots, and therefore cut through them, Sayers said. Other live wires that lead to Hart Hall were not shown on the blueprint and conse quently, were nearly cut by tbe workmen, the foreman said. “We’ve found everything in this ditch but money,” Say ers said. The telephone lines had been repaired by noon Tues day. The A&M debaters will attend the Southern Tournament and Conference at Greenville, S. C., Mar. 30-Apr. 3. On their recent trip through the midwest, the debate teams of Sam- uels-Scott and Weller-Riddle fin ished third among 16 teams at the Ohio State University Tourney at Columbus, O. The team of Sam uels and Scott defeated the win ners of the meet, Wake Forest of North Carolina. The group also debated teams at the University of Chicago, Northwestern, Kent State, De- Paul, and Vanderbilt. The teams were gone for 14 days and return ed last week. Dorm 17 Cadets Have Separate Study Rooms Dormitory 17 unit commanders are establishing lounges in the building’s vacant rooms. Each class of cadets will have a separate room in which to study and hold meetings. The rooms will be used for recreation during cer tain hours. mobiles and a diesel truck collided on the McGregor-Waco Highway. A State Highway Diesel truck then plowed into the wreckage. Offi cers thought slick pavement was responsible for the accident. At Houston, five persons were injured when a Pioneer Lines bus collided with an automobile at a city intesection during light rain. A mass of moist, warm air mov ing ahead of the front produced light drizzle or rain over Eastern Texas. Behind the front, temper atures dropped as much as 30 degrees. The U. S. Weather Bureau warn ed stockmen in the Texas Panhan dle and South Plains to protect stock against freezing rain or snow and low temperatures of 15 degrees. Snow was not forecast Except in the Panhandle, but forecasters said rain in North Central Texas would freeze late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Temperatures as low as 28 degrees in East and South Central Texas and 24 degrees in North Central Texas were • fore cast. Temperatures Drop Temperatures dropped quickly as the slow-paced cold front moved across Texas. Abilene’s tempera ture dropped to 38 degrees after the front passed there at 11:30 a.m. At Mineral Wells, ahead of the cold air mass, the temperature was 69 degrees. A Weather Bureau forecast of strong winds to 30 miles an hour from the north and northwest— and unofficial Air Force Weather Service warnings of even higher winds—brought about evacuation Monday night of all tactical and support aircraft, including the na tion’s headquarters force of B-36 atomic superbombers, from Cars well Air Force Base at Fort Worth to other fields. A standing-room-only aud ience heard Ernesto Marteli- no, a pianist from Manila, Philippine Islands, finish first in a competition in the MSC last night to find the most talented Aggies. Jim Harrison, junior from San Antonio, took second place with his renditions of popular folk songs. A trio from Mexico City took the alternate place, and after the show was over, played for almost an hour in the MSC Fountain Room. Malcolm Stephan, Jerry Lind ner, and Severan Schaeffer made up the trio of two guitars and a vocalist. The first and second place win ners will represent A&M at the Intercollegiate Talent Show here on Mar. 20 in Guion Hall. If complications arise, said Bar ton Raynaud, chairman of the MSC music committee which spon- sofed the program, the trio will be used in the Intercollegiate Show. Other acts included two western combos, two popular singers, two quartets, a popular song trio, an accordionist, a classical pianist, and a semi-classical vocalist. Lions Club Plans CHS Magic Show “Birch the Magician” will be presented Feb. 25 by the College Station Lions Club at the A&M Consolidated High School. Proceeds from the project will be used to aid crippled children. A part of the money will be util ized locally, and the remainder to help support a camp for crippled children at Kerrville. This camp is sponsored jointly by the Lions Clubs of Texas. Two performances will be given. An afternoon mattinee will be presented at 3 p. m., followed by an evening show at 8 p. m. Admission for adults will be $1.29, students 69 cents and chil dren 39 cents. FOR HEROISM—Col. Shelly P. Myers (right) presents Maj. Chas. H. Brown the Soldiers Medal for heroism while serving in Korea. Maj. Brown Gets Medal For Heroism Maj. Charles H. Brown, Army ROTC instructor recently assigned to A&M, was presented the Sold iers Medal for heroism Friday by Col. Shelly P. Myers Jr., PMS&T.’ Maj. Brown was cited for hero ism on August 17, 1952, near Sachon-Ni, Korea, when he rescued a soldier from the flood waters of the Soyang-gang River. “He courageously plunged into the treacherous, rock - infested stream, and struggling against the flood waters, was able to reach the semi-conscious man and bring him back to shore,” Col. Myers said. Maj. Brown returned to the United States from Korea last fall. He has been assigned duty with the Basic Section. Award Deadline Set for March 1 Mar. 1 is the application dead line for the $300 Founder’s Fund Scholarship Award of Phi Eta Sigma, national freshman honor society, said Dean John R. Ber trand, faculty adviser of A&M’s chapter. The scholarship will be used for first year graduate work by Phi Eta Sigma members. Winners will be selected from this year’s sen- iors by a committee appointed by the society’s national president, he said. The following points will be considered in granting the awards: high scholastic record, evidence of creative ability financial need, promise of success in the appli cant’s chosen field and personality. Applications can be obtained at Bertrand’s office in the Aggieland Inn.