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Number 25: Volume 5f*.
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 195:)
Price Five Cents
Goodrich
Tells God’s
Character
American people need to re
cover a sense of the spiritual
values of life said Dr. Robert
E. Goodrich, main speaker for
RE Week, in his fourth Guion
Hall message.
In conjunction with this need,
he said the American Legion is
conducting a “Back to God” cam
paign, but, he emphasized, "every
thing depends on what God is be
ing gone back to.”
The service opened with group
singing led by Larry Eisenberg.
AI Golman presided over the ser
vice, a special musical number was
presented by Lamar McNew, and
Ivan Greenhaw led the morning
prayer.
Dr. Goodrich presented three
views of the character of God and
explained false conceptions which
have cropped up in the minds of
men.
First he presented the view that
God is not a man like absentee
ruler but a Spirit which is present
everywhere.
Neither said Dr. Goodrich is He a
God who sends suffering and trag
edy, though ho can use it for good
by changing it to good.
He further depicted God not as
a devine bookkeeper who surveys
us with an eye of condemnation.
He observes us with an eye of
love.
“God is not,” Dr. Goodrich ex
plained, “a super Gestapo' agent
who is anxious to condemn.”
Neither, he emphasized, should
God be confused with a glorified
image of Uncle Sam. God does not
Jove America so much that he ap
proves of everything we do as
jome people would like to believe.
US Naval Blockade of China
Under Discussion, Says Dulles
Political Embarrassment, Troubles
('uls in Program
Athletics
Fee Is
If
Suffer
Lost
Not \\ anted Bv Secretary of State
(This is the last in a series of 1
articles on expected results to sev- of $7.20 each year ($4.80 first se-
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19—<#)—Secretary of State Dul
les has assured Allied nations the United States is seeking to
avoid “political embarrassments and troubles” with them in
charting new moves against Red China.
One of several actions under consideration, Dulles told
a news conference yesterday, is establishing of a naval block-
Irvin said students pay a total at i e 0 f t h e China coast. Another, he said, is stricter “en-
“IT WON’T HURT”—says the nurse, Mrs. Elizabeth Mur
phy. Tom H. Dolahite, junior from Ysleta, doesn’t seem to
agree. He is one of the many contract students taking pre
summer camp shots in the College Hospital. The students
will be taking the shots every Thursday until March 5.
Every Spring
Juniors Get Their
‘Shot In The Arm’
Briles Elected
HeadofASAW
Poultry Section
Dr, W. E. Briles, associate
professor of poultry husban
dry at A&M, has been elected
chairmen of the poultry sec
tion of the Association of
Southern Agricultural Workers.
Attending the meetfng from the
poultry husbandry department
were Dr. J. H. Quiscnberry, head,
Pr. J. R. Couch, W. J. Moore ami
/. K. Grubbs and Briles.
Dr. Ouisenberry participated in
panel discussions and presented a
paper before the poultry section.
Piiles and Couch presented papers
and Moore took part in a panel
discussion.
Dean C. N. Shepardson of the
Fchonl of Agriculture, retiring
president of the Association, was
succeeded by Frank J. Welch, dean
t»f agriculture, University of Ken
tucky.
Prof. D. H. Reid, former head of
the poultry department, was an
honor guest at a luncheon. He was
one of 20 scientists given recogni
tion of work in organizing the
poultry section. Dr. Briles present
ed the certificates.
By JOE HIPP
Battalion News Editor
Spring on the A&M campus has
been compared to a “shot in the
arm,” stimulating flora, fauna, and
Aggies.
To a certain group of juniors who
are looking forward to summer
camp, the romance of spring is
lost in the realism of shots for
camp. They are taking a series
of typhoid and tetanus shots and
one small p<^ shot
Lions Club
Will Feature
Birch Shoiv
A Shetland pony that vanishes,
and Birch the Magician's escape
from a naih-d coffin will be the
feature acts of the Lions Club’s
magic show Wqdpesday.
There will be two two’hour per
formances, one at 3 p. nl. and one
at 8 p. m., in the Consolidated
High School Gymnasium, said L.
E. McCall, club president
Traveling with Birch on his 2r>th
annual tour will be Mabel Sperry,
girl xylophonist Equipment, scen
ery, and effects valued' at more
than $25,000 will be used in the
show.
Admission for the matinee will
be .‘{0 cents for students and their
wives, and 60 cents for adults. The
night performance will be 60 cents
for students, and $1.20 for adults.
Tickets may be purchased at Lips
comb’s, Madeley’s and Cannady’s
pharmacies and from Lion’s Club
members. They will also be sold
at the door.
On four consecutive Thursday
afternoons, the summer camp pros
pects are mustering at the College
Hospital for their “shots in the
arm.” Today is the second of
such joyous gatherings.
One of the first questions on
arriving at the hospital is “Where
is the coward's line?” The typical
answer is “Right behind me.”
As the first group went through
the hospital last weok, the others
gathered on the lab'n and were
very nonchalant as the line rap
idly disappeared. But, when the
cadets came out, some with their
arms hanging limp at their side
and an expression of pain on their
face, and others laughing and jok- ]
ing about the same shots, it was
hard to tell who should get the
“Oscar.”
Cracking about the shots Ernest
Eubanks of McAllen, saitl, “Gee
whiz, watch out for that first nurse
in the typhoid line.” Rubbing his
arm he explained, “She comes at
you like she’s- gonna stick a pitch-
fork in a hay stack.”
Crossed His Fingers
“Aw, it didn’t hurt. If I’d known
they were that easy I wouldn’t j
have bothered to cross my fin- j
gers,” said R. (Rooster) Rinnert. j
He might not have sweated off
two pounds either.
One man started pounding his
arms with his fists and exercising |
them vigorously. When asked why j
he was doing this replied, “This !
will keep my arms from getting :
sore.” This was recommended by
Ross Hall in a Battalion article.
There was a friendly warning
as the cadets checked out of the |
hospital. “Don’t miss the next i
one or you start all over again,”
said the sergeant smiling.
Spring is here once more with j
its “shot in the arm.”
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
Athletic Director Barlow
(Bones) Irwin warned students
their athletic program at A&M
may be greatly curtailed if activity
fee money is not made available to
his department.
He was referring to the possi
bility of failure to receive a por
tion of the fee formerly collected
on a compulsory basis from all
students. A bill now in both houses
of the state legislature would, if
passed, allow Texas colleges and
universities to collect an activity
assessment not to exceed fifteen
dollars from all students each se
mester. Collection of this fee was
allowed until the law expired in
October.
At A&M five dollars go to the
College Hospital for protecting
health and welfare of students,
the remainder is divided, between
the athletic department, Student
Publications, intramural athletics,
the MSC, and the swimming pool.
forcement” of United Nations recommendations against trade
with China.
The whole range of “measures of varying kind which
could be adopted,” Dulles said, is under intensive study in
the light of three consideration; “their feasibility, their mil-
i itary consequences and the degree of political embarrass
ments and troubles that might be caused with our allies.”
It was Dulles' first news conference at the State Depart
ment since he became secretary. There were no limitations
ton questioning and a variety of
j subjects were discussed.
Dulles was questioned at length
( bout what the administration
hopes to accomplish by repudiating
“secret understandings . . . which
permit enslavement of foreign
peoples,” as called for by Presi
dent Eisenhower.
Two Purposes Served
The proposed action, Dulles said,
would serve th^se two primary pur
poses :
"One is to register dramatical
ly what we believe to be the many
breaches by the Soviet Union of
the wartime understandings; and,
secondly, to register equally dra
matically the desire and hope of
the American people that the cap-
live people shall be liberated.
“This document or pronounce-
Military Units
Sell Tickets
To 'Stalag 17*
Tickets go on sale today for
“Stalag 17,” Aggie Player’s new
production depicting life in a pris
oner-of-war camp during the last
war. The pi a y will be March 2 and
3 in Guion Hall.
First sergeants in military units
will sell tickets to men in their
units for go cents. Non-corps stu
dents and local residents may buy
the tickets at Student Activities
office in Goodwin Hall.
Assistant Commandant, Lt. Col. 1
Taylor Wilkins urged military stu
dents to attend the production be
cause of the educational benefits
they may need to use while serv
ing in the Army or Air Force in
the future.
Proceeds from sale of the tick-1
eta in military’ units will go to the i
Military R a ll fund, Co!. Wilkins '
said.
Students living in the first div
ision will ^ excused from call to i
quarters to »ee the play on cither
night, Col. Wilkins added.
Man E Meeting
To Highlight
Incentives Use
New techniques in manage
ment and the use of incentives
by management, will be dis
cussed here at the sixth an
nual Management Engineer
ing Conference March 5-G.
A major talk on “Human Rola-
tions in Industry,” will be given
by Whiting Williams, writer and
consultant in employe relations at
the banquet sessiou in the MSC I ment is not intended to bo a do
mester and $2.40 second semester)
to attend all athletic events held
on the campus. Of this total $1.20
is tax, leaving only six dollars per
student for the athletic department
to distribute within its budget.
“Students would have a hard
time finding a better deal for ad
mission to athletic events. The
price of two tickets to a football
game at $.‘).Rf) is as much as a
student pays in a year to attend
all the home athletic events,” said
Inin.
“If this fee is not made com
pulsory, we will probably be forced
to jump our student rate quite a
bit to justify the loss in revenue,”
said the athletic director.
Unwritten Law
He indicated it is an unwritten
law that every school charges an
activity fee. It is much higher
than the ten dollars A&M is ask
ing at many other schools in the
Southwest Conference.
“We have been able to bring
A&M students a well rounded ath
letic program with teams compet
ing in nine different sports. Eve
ry year we are a potential title
contender in practically every ma
jor sport — football, basketball,
baseball and track,” boasted Irvin.
“We are able to do this partly
through the money received from
students through the activity fee.”
The athletic director predicted
loss of the compulsory fee would
mean several big cuts in the athle
tic program, including less new
equipment, a reduced coaching
staff, and fewer trips for the
teams.
Irvin said he thinks the compul
sory fee is a fair way for all stu-} gineers; A&M Chapter, American viously the emphasis had been on
dents to enjoy the sendee and ac- Institute of Industrial Engineers repudiating agreements which
tivities it entitles while paying and the San Antonio Chamber of “permit” enslavement This was
only a minimum amount. 1 Commerce. , in line with Republican criticisms
—— —— I of the late President Roosevelt and
i former President Truman that in
agreements made with the Soviets
at Yalta and Potsdam they had
allowed Russia to extend its domi
nation over new areas in the Far
East and Eastern Europe.
The line which Dulles took yes
terday, whoever, was that “the en
slavement of these captive peoples
is due to abuse and violation of
the understandings.” Any repudia
tion. therefore, apparently would
l>e blamed on Russian violations
| and not upon the claim that the
understandings were themselves
had in the first place. Hence, the
administration would be able to
appeal for Democratic as well as
1 Republican support.
March
Dr. George Cline Smith, man-
mestir political pronouncement. It
is intended to be a pronouncement
ager, finance department, United relation to foreign policy, which
States Chamber of Commerce, I h<>)H“ W *H receive and I think
will talk on “The Effects of Tax-! s h o u 1 d receive a substantially
ation on the Industrialist and Bus- unanimous backing in the Congress
incss man.” > members of both the principal
, . . , , political parties."
The conference is sponsored by
the Industrial Engineering depart- Change In Thinking
ment; Dallas Chapter, Society for His comments appeared to re-
the Advancement of Management; I fleet some development or change
Houston Society of Industrial En- in administration thinking. Pre-
Collcw Decree l 11 necessary
News Writing Class
To Present Newscast
A 13 minute newscast will be
given over WTAW by the radio
news writing class of the journal
ism department.
Starting March 2, the program
will be at 7:30 a. m. Monday-Fri-
day.
Otis Miller of the department is
the instructor. .
Knowledge of Eternity A ids
Artist Gonzalez
Weather Today
POSSIBLE RAI\
LEATHER TODAY: Possibly
ivy thundershower.*. Rainfall re-
r d e d at Kasterwood * I r *
1 during the past 24 h*mrs end-
; at 6 a m. was .50 inches.
By FRANK N- MAMT7AS
Battalion Co-Editor
A painter should strive to con
ceive Uh* eternal thing, the feel
ing of eternity, before he can be
come an artist, Xavier Gonzalez
1 told his class last night.
“That is why our religious
painters today are so poor. That
is why the Orientals have master
ed this much better, showing their
Buddha as they feel and see Him.
"We have to create. The spirit,
humility, discovery of straight
thinking, not a college diploma,
determines an educated artist. An
education is very important, for
without it. one finds it difficult
to create. One cannot say ‘this is
right' or This is wrong.’ *
Uses Apple
Gonzales has been here since
Sunday, instructing and develop
ing a full richness of art tactics
to his students.
•This is an apple,” be began
his lecture last night And using
the apple, the 55-year-old painter
demonstrated the development of
feeling, thought, logic, variety of
I lines and exprcsaioii.
Xavier (»on*alez
"When a painter paints, he re
peats continuous acts of humility.
It is like writing about our own
incompetence since we feel we can
think more than we can do.
“The struggle to give form to
emotion* our efforts to crys-
talije an ides are never realized.
We must be content with some
thing else, gofnething that appear*
instead.”
And the ari' 11 ** w ho was born in
Spain then |;ved in Mexico, Chica
go, <tan Antm””' France and other
places, exprvase* a deep feeling for
naturalism,
Strr^g* Naturalism
"The nat tlf nli*m of form," he
sajp, "wil| pe transformed into
the realistn of painting, even if
our newly a rquired realism has
no apparent likeness to our pre
conceived rortcept of nature.”
He does rnd want his students
to point “like * camera.” But dem
onstrating hj* strong philosophy of
life and painting he said "Noth
ing (a probJcffl) is good unless it
is polled by an approach with a
great deal ‘ „( integrity: It must
pe )»one*t>
Tpe shorts dark-skinned Ameri
can of Spa r , i? h descent talks rap
idly with r |jnching fists, moves
like on roller skates while keep
ing eye ro>,tj,rt with his audience.
(See GqkZALEZ, Page 2)
(Cartoon by Itrndry .*
Qui eM le phogue maintenant?
(Who’s the big dog now?”)
Differences of Opinion
Caused by Half-wings
By CHUCK NEIGHBORS
Battalion News Editor
The fart that all Air Force
ROTC flight cadets may be wear-
! qg wings soon has created quite
a stir in the corps.
One has only to attend a meal
formation to hear phrases like:
“They can’t make me wear ’em!"
and “I’m gonna cut off the wing
and wear the stars!"
One thing for certain, it’s a very
controversial issue. Even the flight
operations cadets themselves are
undecided on the wrings. Some of
them are of the opinion that the
wings look like something out of
“Jack Armstrong” or "Sky King."
Added Incentive
The desire of the flight section
‘ of the air science department is to
itake the wings and added incen
tive for flight trainees.
I** this respect, they eventually
* nt*y be. Put until the wings are
r.rtually worn fcy senior and junior
A : r Force cadets, no true cross-
section of opinion can be drawn.
A few ground force cadets
have been saying with a decided
chip on their shoulders: "I'm gon
na buy some ordnance brass, turn
it sideways and be a flying sauc
er!" and "Why can’t we wear the
combat infantryman's badge, if the
fly boy* can wear wings?”
"Half-fast Wings?”
Now and then will come the ex
planation that the wings should be
called "half-fsst” because, theor-
eftcally, a bird can only fly half
as fast with one wing than with
tiro.
There is no reason why, in the
future, the wings should not mean
as much to air force cadets as dis
tinguished military badge*.
They signify the fad that the
cadets are patriotic enough to do
nate four years of their lives for:
their country's defense.
New Parkin" Lots
Slimed bv Builder
itoiv
and Law Hall parking facilities
scheduled for completion last week,
was delayed by storm sewer con
struction on Military Walk.
The company scheduled to in
crease space in the lots also is
charged with construction of storm
sewers in the ditch project, said
Howard Badgett, manager of phy
sical plants.
Before the size of the lot* can
be increased, new culverts have to
be built across drainage ditches.
The contractor cannot do this until
he finishes the Military Walk job.
Another reason for the delay,
said Badgett, is the weather,
which has kept the ground too wet
for proper distribution of gravel.
BE Schedule
Sermon topic. Dr. Robert E.
Goodrich, mam RE speaker, Guion
HaP, 9 a. m. Friday: "Your Faith
Makes You."
Forum discussion subject for
meetings in dormitory lounges to
night at ? p. m. (9 p. m. in Hart
Hail):
"Planning for a Successful Mar
riage”—in alt dorm*
Faculty discussion fat tonight at
7:30 p. m. in the Biological Sci
ence Lecture Room: "The Common
Leap of Faith.”
Special Catholic aerrices at St.
Mary's Catholic Chapel at 6:45
a. m. and 7:30 p. m.