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) , versity ! collegial* Hodeo Ci Under cowboy bership (i . circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Local Residents Batfal ion Published By A&M Students For 75 Years PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE SHOWS if;. 40: Volume 53 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1953 Price Five Cents in non-f college. "ast 2 Tiff : f;.;" '*vy--' H Ji . ;; TALENT—The talented Young - sisters will ap- i Ralph Flanagan and his orchestra March 28. will furnish the music for the Military Ball cins fct 9 p.m. in Sbisa Hall. A&M Profs Get Pay Boost If Senate Passes New Bill A&M professors may expect at least a $300 increase in salary if the senate passes a bill approved Monday by its finance committee. The bill calls for 10 per cent raises for state employes who receive a salary of up to $3,000, and a $300-a-year bonus to those in the higher income brackets. The raise is limited to teaching personnel and the bill prohibits granting raises to administrative personnel. Funds are to be appropriated on the basis of one teacher for each 18 students and $300 for each teacher. Colleges and universities hold the right to apportion the raises where they are most deserved. Senate approval of the bill is probable since 21 of the 31 members serve on the Senate Finance Committee. Another favorable factor is the suggestion of Gov. Alan Shivers earlier in the year of a cost-of-living raise for state employes. America’s Top Band Flanagan to For Military Play Ball By HARRI BAKER Battalion City Editor The dance band that has earned in three short years the title “America’s Number One Band” will play for the Militaiy Ball, March 28. Ralph Flanagan and his orches tra, featuring Harry Prime, the Young Sisters, and the Singing Winds, will also play a concert in Guion Hall before the dance. Famous For Records Best known for his records “with the Flanagan flair,” the young orchestra leader says, “The fh ioneer Af- our Fav: tore, Members irticipate in Meet embers of A&M’s ake an active part iry Manufacturers’ being held in the and tomorrow. 1. Shepardson, School ire, will welcome the I Members to the campus, r J /ilbyman, head of the J j/" - ' and nutrition depart- ( fS^peak ipn “The Nutri- \ ' yrf Milk.” ^ ' i eson,'extension dairy- , '-Jeak ion “Texas Milk Current Problems.” T. - 1, _ L.i|dairy manufacturers’ 3IS DulPeak on “The Use of in Plant Sanitation,” I g #'tter, also of the dairy IS Jfs staff, will speak on Materials for Frozen • *11* Ti- Motheral, one leave from the agricultural id sociology staff to ■* XTffith.e Bureau of Agri- / ‘>nomics, will present ag a dinner session. y do Ism: 1 wil1 as i U(1 ge -ice cream and mello- loke for? clinics. Peters will from the c °ttage cheese clinic. ’’’..Moore, conference i head of the dairy - , fresher,eparfment which spon- to tast e r al | conference - 'LVbri ve Goal ist in a ci; at 200 Pints fresher,Widehts already have UK lonate to the South- Uoodmobile Unit blood 24, said L. J. Phil- n of the campus drive, ledges may be made tarylorganizations for ts and through dorm lon-reg students, Phil- jsier thaihher contributors may •i •■plication blanks in the ,kejm l 'ioe, in Goodwin Hall, es andf-^jg y ear j s 200 pints, lany as ft hat number was don - ,v York^ unit’s first visit here er, Phillips said. CAB Challenges f’ioneer Flight Cuts The Associated Press said last night the chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board ruled that Pio neer Airlines “is under the obli gation of its certificate to contin ue service to Texas and New Mexi co cities. “The board has no intention,” said chairman Oswald Ryan, “of permitting people of Texas and New Mex|^»;,,;-^yv^ .^.^gprlged of those services.” • ' ; - Rejects Request The board last Friday rejected Pioneer’s request for higher mail pay rates and the Dallas firm said it was curtailing its service dras tically. Asked about the action, Ryan commented that the board has— and probably would use—the power to have the service rendered by some other carrier if Pioneer should suspend its operations. Pioneer substituted Pacemaker airplanes for its entire fleet of DC3 planes last June, and asked the board to increase its mail pay over the next five years fi-om the jjres- ent level of about 5 million dollars to $8,400,000. The board found that the in creased pay attributable to the op eration of the Pacemakers was un justifiable under rules covei’ing es- ! Payment 1 Pox Pent \ butis due by March 20, od luduWalton, postmaster of ke, thPUon post office. 2 hit ^ uarter payments on n the MSC is now due G. SW z paid on or before ■MonOi^o prevent closing of 2 on the large boxes, e medium size boxes le small boxes. m estimated 150 boxes ■ “^le present time. Junior Judges Win Honors In Oklahoma The Junior Livestock Judging Teams placed third and fifth in the intercollegiate judging contest held in Oklahoma City, Okla, March 15. Dr. William Warren, coach, said he was more than pleased with the results of contest since it was the first in which the team had participated. A&M placed first and fourth in judging hogs, fourth and sixth in cattle, third and sixth in sheep, and second and seventh in quarter horses. < The top five teams in the con test were Texas Tech, first place; Oklahoma A&M, second; A&M, third; Panhandle A&M, Okla., fourth; and A&M, fifth. Raymond O. Rutledge, senior animal husbandry major and pi’es- ident of the Saddle and Sirloin Club, was high point man at the contest with 46 points out of a possible 50. He was presented a plaque and silver belt buckle. Other individual honors were re ceived by Walter Worthington, Bill Oglesby and Raymond McBride. tablishment of fare rates. Air mail service to College Sta tion will be Cut from the original six deliveries to two per day, ac cording to T. O. Walton, College Station postmaster. The change is a result of a re cent move by the Civil Aeronau tics Board to cut down Pioneer Airlines flights. Incoming and outgoing air mail will be picked up and delivered at 3:52 p. m. and 8:45 p. m. each day. The first plane will take out and bring in mail to and from north ern towns. The second will operate fi - om the south, Walton said. public wants music they can listen to and dance to. I give it to them, with no gimmicks attached.” Flanagan started in the music business as an arranger. Among the name personalities he has worked for are Sammy Kaye, Tony Pastor, Charlie Barnet, Tony Mar tin, Mindy Carson and Perry Como. Big Success After the initial Flanagan rec ords were released, colleges, thea tres, hotels, and nightclubs bom- barded booking agents with re quests for personal appearances by the band. The only trouble was that Flan agan was heading a studio record ing band, not a touring organiza tion. At the insistence of his friends, business associates, and other musicians, he formed a reg ular band. Band Makes Debut The new band made its debut March 15, 1950 in Wrentham, Mass. Three days later, State Po lice had to be called to help con trol the crowds trying to get into the ballroom. A series of dance dates and radio programs helped the new band’s swift rise. By October, 1950, Bill board’s annual disc jockey poll placed Flanagan as the top band of the year. Since then, the Flanagan band has grossed a half million dol lars, played in person to estimated thre.e million people, has 44 weeks of sponsored radio shows, placed first on every important popular- (See FLANAGAN, Page 2) Court Order To Get Coeds Planned at A&M R. W. McDonald Will Address A&S Faculty Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, president of Bowling- Green State University, will address the School of Arts and Sci ences faculty on “The Next Ten Years in Higher Education” at 4:45 p. m. Friday in the Bio logical Sciences Lecture Room. This will be an open meeting and all members of the college community are invited, said J. P. Abbott, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. McDonald is currently touring the country speaking on Ameri can education. The Ohio Univer sity will deliver three speeches in Texas. After his visit here McDonald will deliver the keynote address in Dallas, March 23, at the an nual meeting of the Association of Texas Colleges. He will conclude his Texas tour with a talk at the Texas Junior College Association meeting March 24, in Dallas. Prior to becoming president of Bowling Green in 1951, McDon ald had been, for seven years, executive secretary of the De partment of Higher Education of the National Educational Associa tion. ♦ State Sen. William T. (Bill) Moore said he will make A&M coed by a court order as soon as the Legislature ad journs. The court order will be based on discrimination, Moore said in a telephone conversation to a Battalion reporter. Moore said his associate John M. Barron, Bryan attorney, would work with him on the matter. When asked about his resolution to abolish the chancel lorship of the A&M System, he said if he could be assured Gibb Gilchrist would quit he would be willing to forget about abolishing the office. He further stated that from newspaper stories there seemed to be a difference of opin ion among the board of directors about abolishing the office. He added he felt the newly appointed directors were intelligent business men and loyal Aggie-exes and A mericanism Lecture Set For Saturday J. D. McCleod, sociology profes sor at Sam Houston State College, will discuss “Enlightened Amei’i- canism” at a workshop of the Bryan, Huntsville, and College Station chapters of the Association of American University Women here Saturday. The workshop will be held in the library of Consolidated High School, at 2:30 p. m. Afterward, a panel of four people will dis cuss various phases of McCleod’s topic. Panel members are Dr. T. M. Brooks, Dr. R. Layer, Mrs. Madge Wallace, and Mrs. A. Melloh. The public is invited to attend the talk and discussion, said Mrs. W. H. Delaplane, president of the Col lege Station AAUW. A luncheon will be held at 1 p. m. in the MSC Assembly Room proceeding the workshop. AF Summer Camp Locations Named Preparations for the largest Summer Camp program in the AFROTC’s history are now being made at 61 Air Force Bases throughout the United States. Approximately 17,000 cadets from 209 institutions will use the bases as camp-sites for the four week program that is part of AFROTC training. A&M’s summer camp site will probably be announced tbe latter part of next week, said Col. John A. Way, PAS&T. It will be one Fifty Candidates Enter Race For 26 Campus Positions Sixteen students filed Tuesday for eight of the 80 positions to be filled in the general student election March 26. Filing is being conducted in the Office of Student Activities, second floor of Goodwin Hall, and will continue through Friday, March 20. Yesterday, thirty four had filed for office. The candidates are as follows: Battalion Co-Editors Battalion Co-Editors — Jerry Bennett and Ed Holder. Aggieland Co-Editor — B. C. (Dutch) Dutcher. Senior Class Vice-President— Roy Hickman and Lester J. Smith. Senior Class Historian—Chuck Neighbors. Senior Class Social Secretary— Clancy Woliver and Richard B. Black. Water Tower Top To Be Replaced The water tower will not be torn down completely, said J. K. Walker, superintendent of build ings and campus utilities. The three rusted top rings of the tank will be replaced, and two coats of aluminum paint will be put on both the inside and outside of the tank. The inside of the tank will be sand blasted before it is painted. Tank repair specialists have been contracted to do the work. It should be finished within a month, Walker said. The “Welcome to Aggieland” sign and the branch insignias will be repainted on the tower, Walker added. Senior Yell Leaders—J. B. (Jim my) Tyree. Senior Student Senator Senior Student Senator—John C. Akard, E. L. Hensen, Roy Hick man, Ronnie Hudson, Edwin D. Lennert, Joe J. Jones, Lester S. Smith, Alan E. Soefje, Clancy Wol iver, Chuck Neighbors, Richard B. Black, and B. F. Vance, Ji\ MSC Council—B. F. Vance, Jr., and Clancy Woliver. Junior Class President—Jim Baggaley. Junior Class Vice President— Robert Rowland. Junior Class Secretary—Wallace Eversberg. Junior Class social Secretary— Ronnie Greathouse. Junior Student Senator Junior Student Senator—Joe E. King, Frank J. Ford, Dave Lane, Dick McCasland, Buck Isbell, and Jerry K. Johnson. Sophomore Class President—Jim Renick. Sophomore Class Vice President —Donald D. Swofford. Sophomore Class Recording Sec retary Bert E. Chinock. Junior Class Treasurer— Jim Mathis. Student Life Committee—Wal lace Birkes, and Doyle Lowrey. Junior Yell Leaders Junior Yell Leaders— R. B. (Dick) Tull, and Gleen J. Lang ford. Athletic Council Corps Repre sentative—Louis (Louie) Capt. Athletic Council Non-Corps Rep resentative—Bill Brucks. Student Senator from College View—Lewis N. Springer. Student Senator fi-om Vet Vil lage—Earl W. Dancer Jr. Sophomore Student Senator-f— B. E. Chinnock, and Donald D. Swofford. Student Senator from Mitchell Hall—Wallace Birkes. Student Entertainment Man ager—Ronnie Hudson, and John C. Akard. Med Schools Okey Fre-Meds, Dents Twelve A&M preparatory medi cal and four preparatory dental students have been accepted for enrollment by the Baylor Medical School, Southwestern Medical School, and the University of Tex as Medical and Dental Schools said Dr. George Potter. A complete list of the students accepted will not be available un til later in the year. Dr. Potter said. The students to be accepted for enrollment in the A&M Veter inary Medicine School will not be announced until May, Dr. Potter said. Summer Uniforms Worn March 30 Cadets will be authorized to wear summer uniforms begin ning March 30, said Col. Joe Davis, commandant. Students may begin to turn in their winter uniforms to the Military Property Custod ian also on that date, he said. Blouses, short coats, caps, and trousers must be cleaned prior to turning them in, he added. of the 61 bases being prepared, however, he added. About 700 officers and 450 airmen from the 209 AFROTC detachments will take part in the summer program. The 61 Air Force Bases at which camps will be located are as fol lows: Camp Locations Alabama: Brookley, Craig, Max well; Arizona: Luke, Williams; California: Castle, George Hamil ton, Long Beach Municipal, March, M a t h e i’, McClellan; Colorado: Lowry; Florida: Elgin, MacDill, Tyndall. Georgia: Lawson, Moody, Rob ins, Turner; Illinois: Chanute, Scott ; Louisiana: Alexandria, Barksdale; Massachusetts: Otis, Westover; Michigan: Selfridge; Mississippi: Greenville, Keesler. Nevada: Nellis; New Jersey: McGuire; New Mexico: Walker; New York: Griffiss, Mitchell, Ste wart; Ohio: Wright-Patterson; Ok lahoma: Vance; South Carolina: Donaldson, Shaw, Tennessee: Sewart. Texas: Briggs, Bryan, James Connally, Ellington, Foster, Good- fellow, Harlingen, Kelly, Laredo, Perrin, Randolph, Reese, San Mar cos, Sheppard, Webb; Utah: Hill, Vermond, Ethan Allen; Virginia: Langley; Washington: Fairchild, Larson, McChord. Site for A&M will probably be announced the latter part of next week. Misunderstanding Delays Honor Code The recently proposed scholastic Honor Code is at a standstill. A lack of understanding by stu dents and instructors of the aims and operations of the proposed system is delaying its promotion, said H. W. Barlow, dean of the School of Engineering. Investigations by the Intercoun cil Committee and by- department heads show there is considerable misunderstanding among students concerning the operation of the honor system, he said. More time is needed for students and faculty to familiarize them selves with the proposal, Barlow added. Earlier indications were that students would vote in their in dividual classes on the proposed system about March 24. would work for the best interests of A&M and the System. Two Years to Go When asked if he intended to run again for the Senate, he said he had not given it any thought yet and had two years before his term expired. Moore said if he decides against running for the office again, he will not leave Bryan. Abilene papers in announcing the set up of a partnership by Senator Moore and Wayne Dur ham of Abilene, to write general insurance, intimated Moore would leave Bryan. This partnership has been plan ned for a number of years and it is not a “pumped up affair*” accord ing to Mooi’e. Moore and Durham were born and raised in Bryan. Both attend ed A&M. Each received a bache lor of science degree in market ing and finance in 1940. No Comment When asked to comment on Sen ator Moore’s statement, Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist said that he had no comment to make. R. Henderson Shuffler, director of information for the Texas A&M College Sys tem, however, said: “These most recent statements by Sen. W. T. Moore are on a par with his other statements of the past few weeks on matters con cerning A&M College and the Tex as A&M College System. They are ridiculous, vicious, and display an amazing ignorance of this organi zation and of the facts concerning it. Entitled to Opinion “Sen. Moore is, of course, en titled to his opinion concerning the advisability of co-education at the A&M College of Texas, even to the point of continuing the fight for it in the face of a clear expression of opinion by the people of the state and by the Senate, of which he is a member. If he wishes to take the matter into court, and can find a client, it will become a mat ter for the court to decide. “Sen. Moore’s statement that, if he could be assm*ed Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist would quit, he would be willing to forget about abolishing the Office of the Chancellor of the Texas A&M College System, clear ly defines his objective as one of personal prejudice, rather than one of organizational principal. If his objective in introducing a resolu tion in the Senate was to frighten Chancellor Gilchrist into resigning, I am sure he is wasting his time. Gibb Gilchrist is well known as a man who doesn’t scare easily. “It is a matter of record that in June of 1951, Mr. Gilchrist re minded the Boar^d of Directors of the Texas A&M College System of the established policy of retir ing from executive duties any em ployee of the System who has reached the age of 65. At this time the person retiring from ex ecutive duties becomes eligible for modified service in a non-executive post. Asked for Successor “Mr. Gichrist asked the Board in June of 1951 to begin a search for a successor so that one might be named in time for him to go on modifed service in March of 1953. “In their September, 1952 meet ing the Board of Directors told Mr. Gilchrist that they had not been able to select a successor for him and asked him to continue in the position of Chancellor until Aug. 31, 1953, completing the fiscal year of the System and giving them some additional time in which to make a selection. Mr. Gilchrist agreed to this request. “Mr. E. W. Harrison, Chairman of the Board Committee for nomi nating a successor to Mx*. Gilchrist, has stated that he later asked Mr. Gilchiist if he would consider con tinuing in office beyong Aug. 31, if the Boax*d had not been able to find the man it wanted to fill this (See CHANCELLOR, Page 4£ ’TES