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Volume 53
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1953
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Stalin’s I Ireafh
Is Near
^tow
P^flOW, March 5—^) — Tre-
iseph Stalin was reported
—.ve lut in a coma early to-
- h<“ lecond bulletin from his
prslsaid the Soviet hauler’s
or n ^continued serious.”
bulletin issued at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, disclosed the
ftlPuliinqri'haj’e that struck down
Lyear-old leader of world
nsm Sunday niuht affected
section of tiie brain, in
'"Sflw'i) (o the left sector where
fuH Kkediir.:; occurred. His heai’t
O bowin, [blood cij'culation and
hh taking continued “gravely im-
Mak# Tk’ it [added.
readlap'W Vo''k, cojnpetent medical
said , on the basis of the
—first report on Stalin's
NcWm fsince the initial an-
neni Wednesday of the ill-
:ave the Russian chief “lit-
io, c hance of recovery.” A
n Canadian neurosurgeon
Montreal that if the medi-
ort was correct, the Soviet
would now be dead.
H
ve.
Continues Grave
ards the end of March 4,”
letin declared, “the state of
V. Stalin continues grave.
- tient is in a state of deep
*l5TRI>ioIsness, nervous r e g u 1 a-
_ brlnthing as well as cardiac
wOUr loutinue to remain im-
olku, tn !?.
usllntest report on the oon-
of their leader was an-
rs, DALi to tlie saddened Russian
month, the Communist party news-
’ravda, in a front-page edi-
’alled for “unity of the par-
monthi th<' people” in these diffi-
ys.
Jovernment’s Council of
^ rs Cabinet and the Com-
p'Jrty’s Central Committee
. ... Tt bint announced they were
f
lie Debate Team
for UT Croup
fight of Congress to invest-
olleges and universities will
atid at 7:30 p. m. Thtirfs-
the MSC Assembly Room.
Aggie debaters will meet
u'versity of Texas debating
for the second time this
The Aggies defeated the
team in the previous match
;tin.
debates were held in the
nic Building Thursday morn-
• the speech classes.
mate Starts
esl Drive
irch 16
1953 Campus Chest Drive
1 conducted March lfi-21.
Did Hudspeth, chairman,
he report of the Campus
C&mmittee would be given
,i rid ay night’s Student Sen-
Deting.
iative plans for the drive
nctude a movie, dormitory
atibns, and Fight-Night.
it-Night will consist of in-
ral finals in wrestling and
f aiul an all-star basketball
between Army and Air Force
■laBsmen.
oris fi'om the Muster Day
[other's Day Program Com-
s will also be given at the
ig-
Senate will meet at 7:30 in
ISC Senate Chamber.
palher Today
“guiding” the party and the coun
try, but ther e dras been no indica
tion here an to how government
or party leadership would be af
fected by Stalin’s incapacity.
Moscow Still Normal
Although unquestionably tense
and nervous, Moscow’s citizens
went about their normal tasks as
the morning broke with snow fall
ing from grey, heavy-laden skies
and a biting wind whipping out of
the nor theast.
Factories, stores and offices
were open as usual. There were no
crowds in Red Square, the vast
open area under the frowning
Kremlin battlements.
The chief indication of anything
out of the ordinary was the large
number of people in the city’s
churches. Many flocked to burn
candles and pray for Stalin’s
health after 1 Patriarch Alexei of
Moscow arrd all Russia led special
prayers for the Russian chief’s re
covery.
The medical bulletin from the
K v e m 1 i n doctors said Stalin’s
breathing had improved somewhat
yesterday after the use of medical
drugs but later in the day “grave
b r e a t h i n g disturbances recom
menced.”
Sen. Moore
Called ‘Sip’
In Telegrams
Based On AP Reports
Sen. W. T. Moore of Bryan
has been referred to as a
“teasipper” in many tele
grams he has received from
Aggie-exes who oppose A&M
becoming coeducational.
Telegrams from Houston
read: “Sir, you are a disgrace
to Aggicland; stay over there
with the teasippers and leave,
our school alone.” And an
other': “As an Aggie, you
make a good teasipper-.”
But Moore said he was get
ting many telegrams which
favored his resolution to make
A&M coeducational.
The Daily Texan, student
newspaper at the University
of Texas, front-paged the
story with the headline: “Kit
ties in the Kiddie Corps?”
Sctiale Decides
Coeds
SINGS HERE TONIGHT—Miss Patsy Clay, television star
with WOAI-TV in San Antonio, is one of the talented sing
ers here at 7:30 tonight with the Lone Star Band in Guion
Hall for a two-hour western music concert.
Citizens Croup
To Study Needs
Of CHS District
A citizens committee to
study the needs and resources
of the A&M Consolidated
School district will be formed
tomorrow at 5:10 p. m. in the
YMCA Chapel.
All College Station residents in
terested in the welfare of the
school are invited, said Dr. Char
les LaMotte, who called the meet
ing.
The proposed group would re
place the Citizens Advisory Com
mittee, formed a year ago by the
school board. The school board
discharged this committee at its
request.
The school board has no con
nection with the newly proposed
committee, according to E. E.
Brown, president of the school
board.
“I hope all interested citizens
will attend the meeting Friday,”
Brown said. “This committee could
do some good work.”
Scott May Name Successor
To Stalin in Speech Here
By ED HOLDER
Battalion Managing Editor
Joseph Stalin’s successor might
well be named at 7:30 tomorrow
night in the MSC Ballroom.
If anyone is qualified to pi'e-
dict the world-awaited name, it is
John Scott, who lived and work
ed for nine years in Stalin’s Rus
sia.
He is now making a tour of the
nation’s colleges and universities.
A noted correspondent of Time
magazine, he is speaking on the
mechanics and problems of modern
Council Appoints
Equalization Board
By HARRI BAKER
Battalion City Editor
A College Station Board of
Equalization for 1953 was appoint
ed at City Council meeting last
night.
Serving on the board will be
Mrs. E. R. Alexander, R. L. El
kins, and L. E. McCall Sr.
The Council also appointed Mrs.
C. B. Godbey as manager for the
April 7 municipal election. She will
appoint election clerks. The elec
tion will be from 8 a. m. to 7 p.
m. in the City Hall.
An ordinance setting the tax
rate for the coming year was
passed by the council. The rate
will be one dollar for each $100
evaluation, the same as last year’s
tax.
Of each dollar collected, 74 cents
will be used for general govern
ment, 22 cents for payment on
water and seAver bonds, and four
cents for payment on electricity
bonds.
Fred J. Benson, city engineer,
was authorized to continue invest-
tigating the possibilities of a sew
er serving the College Paxk area.
An expenditure of $1,000 dol
lars was authorized for the pur
chase of two acres of land join-
WARMER
ATIIER TODAY: Warmer
vinds out of the north-north-
The high yesterday Avas G4
xe low was 38.
Burning Beans
i Bring Fire Engines
A burning pot of beans caused
the College Fire Department a run
to College VieAv this morning.
The source of fire, reported by
Ty Jennings’ mother-in-law, Mrs.
Halliburton, was not discovered un
til after the fire department ar
rived on the scene.
It took firemen around 10 min
utes to find the cause of tse smoke
in apartment D-3-B.
ing Lincoln School for Negroes.
The land, now owned by A. G.
Clark and Philip Stein, Avill be
used for reci-eational pui-poses.
In answer to a request from
property owners in the Knoll sub
division, the Council said that they
would consider taking the area into
the city limits when the required
conditions for admittance were
met.
Required Conditions
The conditions are as folloAA r s:
the laying of six-inch water lines
and placing of fireplugs so no
house is more than 1,000 feet
from a plug; the laying of two-
inch Avater lines serving all the
houses; graveling of the streets
in accordance Avith city regula
tions; and approval by the city en
gineer.
Charles P. Moore A\ r as granted
a license to operate a riding stable
within the city limits. Moore plans
to locate his stable behind College
Hills.
Comic And Singer
Perform Tonight
In Western Show
Patsy Clay, talented radio and
TV A r ocalist, appears tonight in
Guion Hall Avith “Pedro,” a com
edian, and the Lone Star Band.
They will stage a two-hour Avest-
em music concert with singing
and dancing added at intervals.
The show starts at 7:30 p. m.
The band will accompany Miss
Clay and “Pedro” as they pet-form.
“Pedro” sings, dances and plays
the marimba. Miss Clay yodels
and sings.
All seats are 50 cents for the
shoAV. Tickets \\ T ill be sold at the
door.
journalism in a period of severe
international tensions.
Scott has reported on European
affairs for twenty years, and is
considered one of the best inform
ed men in America on Russian
affairs. He returned to Europe
last summer on a special assign
ment for the Department of De
fense.
The assignment gave him an ex
cellent opportunity to observe the
impact Avhich both American aid
and Russian threat has had upon
the opinions of Europe.
Scott Avill tell how these tAvo fac
tors haA^e given Europe an added
incentWe to strive toAvard greater
strength and unity.
Scott Has Experience
The veteran foreign correspon
dent for Time and Life magazines
has had a long and unique ex
perience in reporting Soviet af
fairs and the Avbrld problems
Avhich stem from SoAbet thinkiner.
Scott AA-ent to Russia in 1932
to learn first-hand about the Rus
sian experiment. He worked as a
Avelder and chemist in Magnito
gorsk and spent seA^era! years as
Moscoav correspondent for the
London Ncavs Chronicle and the
French news agency, Havas.
March of Dimes
Nets $12,388.24
The Brazos Countv March of
Dimes drive collected a total of
$12,388.24, according to Bennie
Zinn, drive treasurei’.
The three lai'gest contributors
AA^ere special events, $3,194.07:
Mothers’ March, $2551.44: and
Bryan Air Force Base, $1,979.50.
Half of the total Avill be used
in the county to help local polio
victims. The other half will be
sent to the national polio board
for use in research and critical
area aid.
This year’s total is more than
double last year’s, Zinn said.
Rue Pinalle Moved
To Saturday Night
Cafe Rue Pinalle Avill be changed
this AA^eek from Friday to Satur
day night, said Miss Betty Bolan-
der, MSC program consultant.
The change Avill prevent conflict
Avith the Freshman Ball, Miss Bo-
lander said.
Rue Pinalle Avill open at 8:30
p. m. Tickets can be bought at the
desk in the MSC boAvling Ulley for
60 cents.
Entertainers include the Kelly
Sisters from Bryan who have ap
peared on tekwision. Gail Edge,
also from Bryan, will tap dance.
In 1940 and 1941 he traveled
through the Balkans, the Middle
East and Asiatic Russia Avriting
reports AA-hich attracted a great
deal of attention in many countries.
Tavo weeks before Germany at
tacked Russia, the Soviet author
ities booted Scott from the coun
try for “slandering” Soviet for
eign policy and “inventing” re
ports of German-Rus.sian friction.
Scott Went To Japan
He left the country for good,
and Avent to Japan where he joined
the staff of Time.
During World War II he was
sent to Stockholm to open a Time
neAA's bureau AA-hich served as a
valuable listening post near the
sources of news from Germany.
Scott is author of “Beyond the
Urals,” “Duel for Europe” and
“Europe in Revolution.”
He Avas born in Philadelphia,
and attended schools in the Unit
ed States and SAvitzerland. He is
40 years old, married, and has two
children. Scott and his family
liA r e in Ridgefield, Conn.
Resolution Kit 1 e d
Without I )ebate
BULLETIN
AUSTIN, March 5—UP)—There will be no coeds at A&M
after all.
At least, not for the present.
With lightning- speed today the Senate recalled and killed
the resolution that passed two days ago directing the Texas
A&M Board of Directors to open the all-boys agricultural
college to girls.
The vote was a decisive 26-1. There wasn’t a word of
debate.
The lone dissenting vote was cast by Senator William
T. Moore of Bryan, author of the controversial measure that
has flooded the senators with phone calls, letters and tele
grams.
Moore said later it was the pressure from opponents that
killed the resolution.
“There are just as many for it+-
Aetivity Fee Bill
Wins in Test Vote
AUSTIN, March 5—CP)_
The House voted 77-44 yester
day to refuse to send hack to
committee a bill authorizing
a $15-a-semester student ac-
thdty fee for state colleges.
Rep. Anita Blair of El
Paso, who has tried to delay
the bill, said “boys and girls”
A\dio can’t afford the fee had
no opportunity to he heard
against the bill before its ap-
proAml by a committee.
as there are against it, but it A\ 7 as
the opponents Avho were sending
all those telegrams,” he said.
He said the vote ended the mat
ter as fax- as he was concerned this
session, but he predicted the col
lege will go coeducational Avithin
ten years.
“I knoAV I am right,” he insist
ed.
Senator Senx-cy Bx-acewell, Hous
ton, who lead the opposition, re
laxed and declax-ed:
“I feel better. I think the whole
Senate feels better.”
It Avas Bracewell’s motion that
brought today’s x-econsidex-ation of
the resolution that AA r as passed
quietly last Tuesday amid a batch
of routine morning business.
He had tried to get x-econsidera-
tion Tuesday after the Senate Avoke
up to what it had done. But Sen-
ator Moore “filibustex-ed” that at
tempt through the x-est of the
morning until the Senate quit at
noon.
Probably no legislation has
brought down more concentrated
howls in such sudden volume on
individual Senators in i-ecent years.
Senator R. A. Weinert of Seguin
put it this way:
“In all the years I haA^e been in
the legislature this is the fix-st time
my district has gotten sth-red up.
“They are frothing at the mouth.
“Will you please see that some
thing gets in the newspapers that
thex-e aren’t going to be any gix-ls
at A&M?” he pleaded A\-ith news
men.
The smoothness of toady’s re-
cinding action hinted at a behind
ihe scenes agreement among the
senators to shut off the howl —•
primarily from A&M exes—before
the Aveekend \Adxen many of the
la\Annakers would be returning
home.
Over in the House another group
still had a bill to make it a law
that A&M should be opened to stxi-
dents of both sexes. Backers how
ever claimed they were using it as
a “feeler.”
Aggieland Club Pic
May Be Scheduled
Clubs and societies Avho want
pictures taken for the Aggieland
’53 should ax-range the time, place,
and date with the Office of Stu
dent Activities, said Haxwey (Spi
der) Miller, Aggieland co-editox-.
Senioi*, juniol-, and freshman
yearbook sections haA-e been com
pleted, he said.
The xemaining picture schedule
for sophomores is as follows:
Mai'ch 4-5—E-H
March 0-9—I-M
March 10-11—N-R
March 12-13—S-Z
Make-up schedule for sopho
mores will be Max-ch 14-21.
Spring
I 9 *'*** a -Ml
H ilmg
Filings for the coming spring
electioxis AA T ill be accepted March
10-20 in the office of Student Ac-
tndties, said W. D. (Pete) Hardes
ty, business manager of Student
ActiAdties.
Battalion and Aggieland Co-edi-
tox-s and magazine editors must
have one year experience on the
staff of the publication AA-hich Avill
px-ovide training for the editorship.
He must be a classified junior
with a grade point x-atio of at
least 1.5 through the preceding
semester, and must be Avilling to
serve two semesters.
Non- military representatives
and military representatives to
the Athletic Council must be a
Election
Starts Soon
CHS Evaluation Sessions
Held Every Night This Week
Parents of A&M Consolidated
School children are. getting a
chance to giA-e their opinions on
the operation of the school as a
part of Public School Week.
Evaluation sessions ar-e being
held at CHS every afternoon and
night this Aveek. The meetings ai-e
open to all residents of the com
munity, whether they have chil
dren in school or not.
A special consultant attends
each meeting to help the parents
Avith their problems.
“Sganetimes the meetings get
stormy,” said Mx-s. M. A. Huggett,
chairman of the program. “EA , 'ei'y
parent ought to come out and
get in them.”
Social living, social studies, and
homeAVork will be discussed this
afternoon from 3 to 5. Dr. Bardin
Nelson will be consultant.
The Rev. Chax-les Workman Avill
lead a discussion on moral, spix--
itual and esthetic values in school
life fx-om 7 to 9 tonight.
Tomorx-ow’s topics will be the
school plant and grounds with
Prof. M. S. Kavanaugh as con
sultant, and library facilities and
reading, Mrs. Jennie Flowers,
consultant. The Friday programs
Avill be from 3 to 5 p. m. and
from 7 to 9 p. m.
Community resoui-ces, Avith Mi-s.
D. L. Belcher as consultant, and
personnel and community plan
ning, with Dr. T. D. Bi'ooks as
consultant, will be discussed Sat-
uxday. These sessions Avill be fx-om
1 to 3 13. m. and from 3 to 5 p. m.
classified senior and haA^e a 1.25
gx-ade point ratio. Non-military
representatives are selected by
vote of non-military students and
military x-epresentatives by \-ote of
the junior class.
Filings for the Student Enter
tainment Manager and Memorial
Student Council Avill he filed at
this time also.
Thx*ee non-military members
Avill be selected for the Student
Life Committee. These members
m u s t be classified sophomores
with a grade point x-atio of 1.0,
and have attended A&M two pre-
A-ious semesters. The student must
Iwe in the ax*ea he is repx-esenting
during the term of office.
Yell Leaders
Yell leaders xnust have a gx-ade
point i-atio of 1.25. Tavo Avill be
junior cadets selected by the jxxn-
ior class. The two receiving the
most votes will be head yell lead-
exs.
Tavo must be sophomores who
shall be selected by the sophomore
class, and must become juniors
scholastically with their class. One
will be selected from non-military
students and must he a classified
junior or sophomdre and aaTH be
elected by non-military students.
Election Commission Members
Avill be selected by and fx-om xe-
spective classes. Fh-e seniors, 5
junioxs, 5 sophomox-es and 5 per
sons from the Student Senate make
up the commission. All members
must have a grade point ratio of
1.0 and have attended A&M 2 pre
vious semesters.
Qualifications of caxxdidates will
he verified by the Election Com
mission.