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Page 2 THE BATTALION Friday, March 6, 1953 NEWS BRIEFS mmmmm till Corp s Reviews Scheduled; 4-H Club Honor Gilchrist E. D. Parnell of the poultry husbandry department will serve as the official judge of both the senior and junior poultry shows dn the LSU Livestock Exposition Saturday in Baton Rouge. He will return to College Sta tion early Monday morning. marily as a text in college courses dealing with estimating the cost of engineering construction. ciation short course here March 9-12, according to J. H. Sorrels of the civil engineering department, sponsor of the meet. Junior agricultural education stu dents will do obseiwation teach ing in 30 Texas high, schools from April 6-11. The week was chosen at a special meeting of junior Ag Ed students Tuesday night. Students selected the schools to which they will be assigned. Dr. J. C. Miller, head of the animal husbandry department, will judge beef cattle at the Rio Grande Valley show in Mercedes Friday. Dr. W. M. Warren will judge fat barrows and fat steers at the Taylor County Show in Abilene, Saturday. The Corps of Cadets will stage its first practice review this se mester Thursday, according to the military department. At present there are four reviews scheduled for this semester. These are Fed eral Inspection, Military Ball, Mothers’ Day and Final Review. J. P. Abbott, dean of the School of Arts and Science, left Wed nesday morning for Chicago, where he will attend the Seventh Annual Conference on Higher Ed ucation. He is expected to return Monday. Air Force seniors who did not complete summer camp physicals can take them at Bryan Air Force Base, said Sgt. R. M. Roller of the air science department. The physicals must be completed before cadets can be cleared for commission, Sgt. Roller said. BACKWARD GLANCES Jerry Bennett Military Ball committee chair men will meet at 5 p. m. Monday March in Colonel J. E. Davis’ of fice in Ross Hall, said Joe B. Mattel, committee chairman. * * * Squadron 4 and 5 will have a combined outfit party in the Jef ferson Hotel Junior Ballroom in Dallas Saturday. Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant, and Lt. Col. Robert L. Melcher, counselor for the Third Division, spoke Thursday to the Houston A&M Mothers Club. Melcher dis cussed “Counselor and Student Re lations,” and Davis spoke on the A&M Corps of Cadets. R. L. Peurifoy, professor of civil engineering, is author of a book, “Estimating Construction Costs,” released recently. The book is expected to be used pri- Gibb Gilchrist, chancellor of the A&M System, will become an hon orary 4-H club member Saturday. The Texas 4-H Council will pre sent him with a membership certi ficate and pin. The presentation will be on W. A. (Doc) Ruhmann’s television program over WBAP- TV Fort Worth. Senate Meeting (Continued from Page 1) Six hundred and thirty persons are expected to attend the Texas Water, Sewage and Wastes Asso- One Year Ago Today A delegation from the A&M Ag ronomy Society, led by King Cot ton Bill Lewis, Will head for Den ton and TSCW to pick the Queen Cotton for 1953. Five Years Ago Today Opportunities for undergradu ates to visit California for the summer were announced by the Placement Office. Ten Years Ago Today The chemical warfare battalion and the signal corps regiment moved out of dormitories 1 and 3 under orders from the command ant. Fifteen Years Ago Today This story comes from the “new” A&M Museum, which used to be Casey’s No. 2. It seems a student, who had not heard about the con version, walked in and asked Dr. O. M. Ball, curator, for a “Coke”. Bennett Appointed SWJC President Jerry Bennett, Battalion manag ing editor, has been appointed president of the Southwest Jour nalism Congress. Bennett succeeds this year’s or iginal president, from the Univer sity of Houston, who withdrew from school. Before taking his new position, Bennett was vice- president. Bennett will preside at the an nual congress meeting March 19-21 at the University of Houston. Members will hear talks con cerning' problems of small town weekly and big city daily newspap ers. The congress is composed of rep resentatives from college journal ism departments and schools throughout Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Haskell Simon was selected to represent A&M at Arlington Col lege’s annual Coronation Ball. He will escort Miss Jane McBrierty of TSCW. Gene Steed raised the question of a U. S. Mail box in the Corps Area. He thought outgoing mail service could be improved by in stallation of the box. Bennie Zinn, staff adviser to the Senate, told the gi'oup of a move made in the past for such a box. Federal postal regulations pre vent installation of mail boxes where no home delivery is made, Zinn said. LETTERS Aggies Like Coeds; Favor Resolution New Location Planned For Future RE Week Who’s Who Awards In reporting results of the last Student Life Committee meeting, Joe Wallace said Who’s Who awards would be presented at the Senior Banquet prior to the Ring Dance. Danny Howell brought out the poor condition of intramural play ing field in the upperclass and basic division areas and wanted to know where money would come from to improve the play areas. Travis will investigate the mat ter. Lamai* McNew, who in addition to his senatorial duties is presi dent of the MSC Council and Di rectorate, was asked to investigate the possibility of keeping the MSC Fountain Room open until mid night. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p. m. Editors, The Battalion: Concerning the article in Wed nesday’s Battalion on “Coed Reso lution Disliked by Aggies.” In our humble opinion we think that there has been a slight slanting of the facts. It is quite possible that there has been a grave mistake made here, for a great many stu dents are highly in favor of this resolution. We think that if you would make a more thorough in spection of the situation that you might uncover some hidden and terrifying facts—AGS LIKE CO EDS—PREFERABLY HERE' Don Strange ’54 Red Harris ’54 • Gus Cain ’54 John Frank Seat ’54 Jake Magee ’54 Donato Carria Jr. ’54 Dick Hensz ’54 Crayton Awtry ’54 Jerry Raney ’54 Jim Walker ’54 Tom Young ’54 Ted Nark ’54 Jack Watson ’54 Gail R. Baily ’55 Jack Custer ’54 Religious Emphasis Week ser vices may be held in the new Phy sical Education Building next year. This was one of the sugges tions for future RE Week improve ments made recently at a idnner meeting of the Inter-Faith Council. Mason (Red) Cashion, president of the council, announced the fol lowing suggestions: Continue broadcasts of the main service each day over Station WTAW. Run film trailers in local the aters. Reschedule hours of main sex*- Wheels Speak (Continued from Page 1) EDITORS NOTE: Too little, too late. The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” Weldon Ki'ugei', corps comman der, was glad to see the x-esolution killed. Said Ki'Uger: “I don’t think there is any place fox' co education at A&M.” “Just what I expected,” said second division commandex* Gene Steed. . He figured the Senate would kill the measure at its fii'st opportunity. If nothing else, ap- pi'opriations necessai'y to make A&M coed wuold have stopped the issue, he added. Consolidated Band Consolidated Band Commander Don Gi'eaney believes coeducation is not the only alternative to make A&M a pi’ospei’ous college. “I guess I’m fx-om the old school of thought,” said Gi'eaney; “I be lieve we can best continue as a men’s college.” He said if coeducation could be proved the only answer he would vice to Monday, Tuesday, 11 a. m.; Wednesday, Thui-sday, 10 a. m.; and Fi-iday 9 a. m. Have counseloi's in three doi'ins give talks in afternoon from 5-6 p. m. on definite subjects. Other counselors to spend the afternoon counseling students. In the fi'ee time of the counse- loi’s, invite them to visit with chui'ch groups. Follow up RE Week with the main speaker and dorm counsel- oi's visiting local churches Friday night. A panel of laymen spoke on dedicating vocations to the church. Bring in a well-known choir to break the attendance slump in the middle of the week. These suggestions and others will be used in planning the pro gram for next year. Poultry Show Set For AH Pavilion The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agi'icultural and Mechan ical College of Texas, is published by students four times a week, during the regular school year. Dui’ing the summer terms, and examination be willing to go all the way with it. and vacation periods. The Battalion is published twice a week. Days of “Just as I had px-edicted,” said publications ai’e Tuesday through Fifday for the regular school year, head yell leader Tom Collins, and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and vacation pei'iods “I knew that when word got and the summer terms. Subscription x'ates $6.00 per year or $.50 per ou ^ eX es student’s pax-ents and month. Advertising rates furnished on request. friends of the college, they would Chick Poult and Egg Show spon- soi'ed by the Poulti'y Science Club, will be held May 9, iix the Animal Husbandi'y Pavilion. “Our show is the biggest of its type in the south,” said W. O. Cawley, executive seci'etary of the show. Pi'oceeds from sales will help sponsor a scholax'ship for some high school gi’aduate who cannot affox'd a college education. The rest will be used to sponsor judg ing team tx-ips. Chicks and poults ai’e gi'aded in this show by the Standai’ds of pexfection and the eggs are judged accoi'ding to United States De- pai'tment of Agiicultui'e specifi cations. BSU Banquet Boyer Reseeks Tops Weekend City \ Council Post For Baptists CHS Hillbilly Gives WTA\i (L>.. Consolidated Hi? unteer The Baptist Student Union Banquet Saturday and vesper program Friday will climax the biggest social weekend for Baptist students this year, said Cliff Hands, BSU director. “Fantastic Faith” is the subject on which Joe Atchison ’49 will speak at the BSU Banquet, Sat urday night. Atchison is pastor of the Cal- vai’y Baptist Church in Mai'ble Falls. His speech will end the program planned for the banquet. The'banquet will be in the MSC Ballroom at 7 p. m. Tickets are on sale but going fast, said Ray Gi'aves, chairman of ticket sales. Over half the tickets have been sold. Jack Frey will emcee the pro gram. A Houston senioi’, Fi - ey has emceed many BSU programs. A group of gilds from the Uni versity of Houston and Lamar Tech will be on the progi’am for the night. The BSU quaitet will sing and Lamar McNew will vocal ize “OT Man River.” The Mary Hardin-Bay lor BSU will present the vesper program Friday night in the Baptist Stu dent Center. They are doing this on a return basis, the A&M BSU will present a program at their school. Harry Boyer, 1206 Milner, has filed for i'e-election from Ward Two to the City Coun cil. This brings the total num ber of candidates in the April 7 election to foui\ Hillbilly ks; JTj the last program:' Week over WTAF m ri 6 p. m. ional Sat Eleven Slate Chi I) Formed Monday A home town club for students from 11 southeim states will be formed at 7:15 Monday night in Room 226 of the Academic Build ing. The pi'oposed club has had two oi'ganizational meetings. A name will be chosen at the Monday meet ing. States to be x-epresented ai’e Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Geoi'gia, Virginia, Florida, Ken tucky, North Cai'olina, District of Columbia, and the southeastei'n tip of Louisiana. m. Sponsor for tlr Skx ivanek, print' ams Ralph Harris, a r le ' master of ceremor/ w ^ ; ; _Jfflg|n A > the : npioii Arrow Gordon Dover SeCa* the > Campus Favorite Forj™" or me Button-Down Oxford Clai30 a. Overwhelming Favorite' 8111 ' All signs point to a big year on campus for An * MALDEN Dover—the neat, button-down Oxford so ws ^luAle men prefer. Available at all Arrow dealers, yuE 11 ARROW SJf/RTCH »» iSI Of WA - SHIRTS • TIES • UNDERWEAR • HANDKERCHIEFS ■ SKggJgg —-— " 1 ■■■■ Starring rick CRfl r ^jscidhion 5 irbara H tOlUMBlA Pr QWS - (Tease Resistant, Fast Color, 36 Inches Wide . . . 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Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. legislature we don’t want coeds. “I saw no I’eason to get excited about it,” Collins commented; “it just proves the power of A&M spixit.” News contiibutions may be made by telephone (4-5444 or 4-7604) or at the editorial office room, 202 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room 209 Goodwin Hall. Only 250 Civilians Eat in Sbisa Hall FRANK N. MANITZAS, JOEL AUSTIN .Co-Editors Ed Holdei’, Jei’i'y Bennett Managing Editors Harri Baker City Editor Peggy Maddox Women’s News Editor Today's Issue Jerry Bennett. Bob Hendry ... Jeri’y Estes /. Managing Editor News Editor Spoi’ts News Editor Bob Hendry, Joe Hipp, Chuck Neighbors News Editor Gus Becker, Bob Boriskie, Jerry Estes Sports News Editors Vernon Anderson, Frank Hines, Bob Alderdice.AI Leroy Bruton, Guy Dawson, W. P. Franklin, R. D. Gossett, Carl Hale, Donald Kemp, Alfred McAfee, Bill Rogers, Ray Smith, Jerry Sonnier, Edward Stern, Roy Sullivan, Jon Kinslow, Dick Moore, Lionel Garcia, John Moody, Bob Palmer. Bill Shepard ..Staff News Writers Jerry Wizig, Jerry Neighbors, Hugh Philippus, Bill Thomas Sports News Writers Jerry Bennett, Bob Hendry Amusements John Kinslow, Dick Porter, Calvin Pigg City News Writers Wilson Davis.... Circulation Manager Conrad Strelau, Lawrence Casbeer, Robert Huey, Jewell Raymond, J. R. Shepard, Don Young, Fred Hernandez, Charles F. Chick . . Circulation Staff Bob Godfrey, Davey Davidson, Roy Wells, Keith Nickle, Melvin Loughofer. Herman Meiners .Photo Engravers Geno Rydell, Perry Shepard, John Merrill Advertising Representatives Dean Kennedy File Clerk Only 250 of the six to eight hundred non-military students on the A&M campus are taking ad vantage of the civilian mess hall in Sbisa. The cafeteria-style mess hall will I'emain open without changes until the end of the school yeai\ Since so few have been eating there, no futui'e plans for it have been made, said J. G. Peniston, subsistence supervisoi’. Opened at the beginning of the 1952-53 teX'm, the mess hall was designed to furnish non-reg stu dents with a place to eat at the same price cadets pay. The menu is the sanxe that is served in Sbisa and Duncan Halls. Although meals are sei’ved cafe teria style, seconds ai’e available on all foods except meats and des serts. LFL ABNER What Next? NO HOOM1N BEAN CLIMBED BACK FROM TH'BOTTOM O BOTTOMLESS PIT" j2ouJLle*4j f crySlij, I. - ■. iA>-&-craL- <TKS^ OmcL* 2U- rtAp, igod&i ''p. y