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COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1953
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*ol Board Adds
ndence District
CHS Protest
&J|ilRI BAKER
^ t City Editor
i County School
ist niftht to annex
! Common School
i'AKE?' Sme tana Common
i-ASTEiiidatcd School of-
l the move. They
2nce should be an-
lonsolidated district,
meeting at Bryan,
upt. L. S. Riehard-
,;he Providence dist-
\annexed to Consoli-
isons 'were:
isolidated’s students
that area.
includes college pro
as always been eon-
ider Consolidated’s
in li
its the
.development of Col-
will be in that (li
the year.
/e Consolidated few
to come, dents with a large
ax revenue.
tion move was re-
e Providence School
Distinci aid l a,, f? ei ‘ school
be to their advant-
school officials said
HART 36 R'tad to have the
•ea,” land that thev
l)Oin to handle the .19
dents involved,
ence School Board
etition signed by re
ting the move.
Exclusive 711 ’ P res ' de nt of the
school board, said
)assed a similar peti-
f J7A\T me area six months
[jFUd leotslagreed then to
isolidated.
said he thought the
(^l Id sign any petition
iem.
R( dnately Xe O’ )*o
mce school district is
■ Negio. W. D. Bunt-
—irdson in a telephone
-that|the Providence
ted the annexation
ately to discourage a
u filing for a school
q ue£n i nn
one
every
Smetana district is
e* are .^ 2 / white, a consolida-
taS tc o districts would dis-
piafi*
pnlv^' Delegates
cuss ROTC
tives'from Schools of
of 13 southern land
■s will meet Monday
in the MSC to discuss
of ROTC and schol-
nuents on southern
schools.
3 N. Shepardson, dean
1 of Agriculture, will
meeting.
ttee of department
this region has been
■ agriculture curri-
md grant colleges and
ndings at the meeting,
courage a Negro from running for
the position. Providence School
Board authorities admitted they
had “heard a rumor” about a
Negro filing, but that the reason
for making the move was not to
avoid having to elect a trustee
from both districts, instead of only
one for the new combined district
in the April 4 election.
Richardson suggested a com
promise of spliting the Providence
district, giving half to Consolidat
ed and half to Smetana. A rider
was attached to the annextion mo
tion. The rider allows persons who
own property in the Providence
district adjacent to the Consolidat
ed distidet the option to ti’ansfex*
to the Consolidated district.
Wilcox Rebels
In the discussion of the move,
G. B. Wilcox, president of the
county school board, said the an
nexation w r as “none of Consolidat
ed’s business.” He accused Con
solidated of “trying to run the
show for their own benefit.”
Brown said thp county school
board was losing sight of educa
tion as their purpose, and that
Wilcox was trying to create a
clique.
The annexation involves only the
first eight grades of the Negro
school. High school students go to
either Kimp School in Bryan or
Lincoln School in College Station,
whichever they prefer.
Senate Kills
Effort to Quash
Chancellor Job
Based on AP Reports
An effort to abolish the job
of Chancellor at A&M was
smothered yesterday by a 29
to 2 vote on the Senate floor.
Sen. William T. Moore of
Bryan offered an amendment to
strike out the $17,500 annual sal
ary item for the chancellor.
He argued that Chancellor Gibb
Gilchi-ist was “kicked upstairs”
into the chancellorship after a leg
islative investigation into con
ditions at A&M six years ago.
He said A&M would be better
off if it had never heard of Gibb
Gilchrist. Nothing personal was
involved,” he said.
Last week, Moore told The Bat
talion that if he could be assured
Gibb Gilchrist would quit he would
be willing to forget about abolish
ing the office.
Chancellor Gilchrist had no com-'
ment to make on the Senate’s act
ion.
Four Senate leaders defended
Gilchrist and the chancellor sys
tem.
“Gibb Gilchrist is one of the big
men, not only of Texas, but of the
United States,” said Sen. A. M.
Aikin Jr. of Paris.
“H i s leadership has brought
about one of the great business
administrations of this state,” said
Sen. Rogers Kelley of Edinbux*g.
Sen. Dorsey Hardeman of San
Angelo and Sen. George Moffett
qf Chillicothe also opposed the
Moore amendment.
Commission Cancels
Election Until April 9
Engineer Building
Dedicated Thursday
Kiwanis Hears Talk
On European Problem
Band Plans
t April 14
1 spring concert of the
Band has been sched-
Mlril 14 in Guion Hall,
Mit. Col. E. V. Adams,
The United States can’t hope to
change Western Europe by making
them more like this country be
cause “they’re not that kind of
people,” said Col. Willard T. Chev
alier, executive vice-president of
the McGraw-Hill Publishing Com
pany.
Speaking yesterday, on the ec
onomy of Western Europe to the
Kiwanis Club Chevalier said the
average European won’t sacrifice
his personal welfare for the wel
fare of his country.
Many people in the US have
been wondering why European
countries can’t their economy
to the level of this country, Chev
alier said.
W W IT Caused Lag
World War II caused productivi
ty of other countries to lag be
hind the US, he said. He pi-edicted
m., the con-
program of
5
t 7:45 p
elude a
ions, said Col Adams,
man Band will also be
Ihe program, he added.
;ion will be charged.
her Today
Army ROTC
Camp Sites
Announced
Summer camp training for
all Army ROTC students
will begin June 22, 1953 ac
cording to the military science
department.
Students will arrive at camp
on June 20. Camp will end
July 31.
The various branches will
report to the following loca
tions: .infantry, Fort Benning,
Ga.; engineers Camp Carson,
Colo. transportation, Fort
Eustis, Va.; Quartermaster,
Fort. Lee, Va.; Ordance, Aber
deen Proving Ground, Md.;
Armor, Fort Knox Ky.; Sign
al, Camp Gordon, Ga.; Chemi
cal, Fort McClellan, Ala.;
Field Artillery, Fort Sill,
Okla.'; A. A. A., Fort Bliss,
Tex.; A. S. A., Fort Devens,
Mass.
TLY CLOUDY
ER TODAY: Partially
W HP S ou ^ south-
re ieC The high yesterday
Pinalle to Hold
Two Friday Shows
A midnight performance will fol
low the regular 8:30 Rue Pinalle
show Friday, said Miss Betty
Bolander, MSC program consult
ant.
The second show, from 12 until
2 p. m. will enable couples at the
Combat Ball to attend Rue Pin
alle afterwards.
Claude Harris and his band ac
companied by Jane Quast, a Hous
ton vocalist, will furnish the dance
music.
Tentative plants for entertain
ment include talent from some
Texas college.
Tickets are 60c a piece and may
be purchased at the MSC Bowl
ing Alley desk.
that a gap would arise between the
“dollar countries” and the “non
dollar” countries.
“Even if the nations of Western
Europe were in pei*fect economic
condition”, he said, “the dollar
gap would still remain”.
Chevalier said the governments
of the European countries could not
force their countries to re-arm at
the expense of their standard of
living because the people of the
countries have a say about what
is happening.
Russians Have Low Standard
“Russia can re-arm at the ex
pense of their standard of living
because the Russian people have
never known a high standard of
living,” he said.
Chevalier has traveled widely in
Europe in recent years. He also
has consulted the coi’respondents
of the McGraw-Hill Publishing
Company on the European situa
tion.
To help Europe, the United
States must boost imports and in
vestments, avoid booms and busts
in raw materials, supplement
European hard currency and avoid
business recession here.
“Even a mild recession here
would cause Western Europe to
go bankiupt,” Chevalier said.
“I am optimistic about the out
look,” he said, “if we have what it
takes to keep on as we are doing.”
Class and student organization elections were postponed
last night until April by the Student Election Commission at
its meeting in Goodwin Hall.
Class elections will be held April 9, and filing for these
offices will reopen Thursday, and continue through April 1.
Those who have already been approved need not file again.
Runoffs in the class election will be held April 12.
Student organization elections are scheduled for April
30. Filing will reopen April 15 and continue through April
22. As in the class elections, those already approved are not
required to refile.
Filing was originally scheduled to close March 20.
Among the positions which will reopen for filing are
student senator, MSC council, co-editors of the student pub
lications, non-military representatives, athletic council, and
civilian yell leaders.
The reason given by the com-'*
mittee for the postponement was
conflict between the school calen
dar and the election constitution.
By Friday, 135 seniors, 119 jun
iors, 39 sophomores, and 40 non
military students had filed for 42
positions for a total of 333 candi-
dhtes. All of these have been
approved.
The candidates are as follows:
Senior Class President—Charles
A. (Andy) Gary, Pat Wood, R.
Warren Sexton, Jack L. Fowler,
Bob Willmann, John S. Mearns,
Ray V. McManus, Ted J. Uptmore,
Jack Custer, W. T. Barron, J.
Beikeley Sorelle, Sidney (Sid)
Maxwell, Dale Dowell and Buddy
Foxworth.
Senior Class Vice-President—H.
L. Briscoe, Wesley E. Gross, Ed R.
Keeling, Doug Symmank, Roy D.
Hickman, Lester S. Smith, Lamon
L. Bennett, Lee Roy Hahnfeld,
Carroll W. Phillips, Bill R. Sewell,
Bill Rowland, .Dwain (Mac) Mc-
Cuiston, T. B. Field, Jim Henni-
gan, Josh Mitchell Spadachene,
Denny Cole and William M. (Bill)
Reed.
Senior Class Recording Secre
tary—Edwin Donald Lehnert, Hugh
Phillipus, John A. Matush, Eddie
L. Thompson, B. P. Pantuso and
Charles J. Hlavinka.
Senior Class Social Secretary—
Richard B. Black, Clancy Woliver,
Harold Kupfer, Gil T. Stribling
and Raymond E. McBride.
Senior Class Treasurer—William
(Bo) Bolmanski, Jim Sojournei*,
C. E. (Chuck) Fenner, Carl W.
Wilson, M. L. Longhofer and Bill
Young.
Senior Class Parliamentarian—
Alan E. Soefje, Marvin H. Ford,
Edward Migui’a and Larry Mil-
rany.
Senior Class Historian—Joe Gil
lespie, Ed Stern, and Chuck Neigh
bors.
Senior Class Sergeant at Arms—
Rothe Davis, W. R. Curry, Larry
Joyce, Chas. Delbert Davis, Leo
O. Mueller, Lee Roy (Pete) Wright
and Robert (Bob) Johnson.
Senior Student Senator—Clancy
Woliver, L. L. (Dutch) Zaeske,
Carl W. Wilson, John Frank Seat,
Leo Mueller, J. A. Matush, J. L.
Ledwig, Lee Haviland, Marvin
(See ELECTIONS, Page 2)
Academic ‘Seniors ;
May Wear Ring
Any student who is qualified to
order his senior ling may wear
the ring when he gets it.
Academic seniors who are not
allowed to take senior privileges
in the Corps of Cadets may still
wear the school ring, said E. E.
The Gibb Gilchrist Engineer
ing Libi’ai’y and the new Engineer
ing Building will be dedicated at
10 a. m. Thursday.
Ceremonies will be in front of
the new library, which has been
named in honor of Gibb Gilchrist,
chancellor of the A&M System. A
luncheon will follow at 12:15 p.
m. for distinguished guests. Tickets
for the luncheon may be purchas
ed from engineeiing departmental
offices not later than noon Wed
nesday.
H. W. Barlow, dean of the School
of Engineering, will preside at the
dedication ceremony and Rev. No
lan R. Vance, College Station Me
thodist Church, will give the in
vocation.
Speakers will be: Tyree Bell,
former member of the A&M
Board of Directors; Dr. M. T. Har
rington, president of A&M; Carl
L. Svenson, excutive director of the
State Board of Registration for
Professional Engineei's, and T. C.
Forrest, president of the National
Socity of Professional Engineers.
Chancellor Gilchrist will give
the response and Rev. Vance will
pronounce the benediction.
Luncheon Speakers
Luncheon speakers will be: A.
F. (Smiley) Mitchell, former chair
man of the State Board of Regist
ration for Professional Engineers,
and Col. Willard Chevalier, exe
cutive vice-president of McGraw
Hill Publishing Company. H. W.
Barlow will preside and Rev. Ro
bert D. Longshore, College Sta
tion Baptist Church, will give the
invocation and benediction.
The new’ Engineering Building
is the first unit of a plan wdiich
calls for a grouping of all engi
neering departments at the north
east comer of the campus. The
building houses the departments of
aeronautical engineering and in
dustrial engineering, offices and
some laboratories of the Engineer
ing Experiment Station and the
office of the dean of engineering.
Begun in late November, 1951, the
$530,000 structure was completed
and occupied early in November,
1952.
The new Engineers’ Library had
its beginning when ground was
broken in October, 1951. The $177,-
000 building w r as completed and
occupied in November, 1952. The
library now possesses 13,000 books
and 800 maps chiefly in the fields
of geology and petroleum and
about 10,000 volumes of technical
periodicals.
NEWS BRIEFS
City Council Cancels Meet;
License Plate Deadline Set
AN EXHIBIT displaying the var
ious ways a former or rancher
may better manage his pasture
will be featured in the range and
forestry department’s annual Mo
thers Day exhibit, said W. J. Wald-
rip, instiuctor. “Keys to Successful
Management” will be its theme.
* * *
THE DEADLINE for buying ’53
Texas license plates is March 31.
Plates may be obtained at the Bry
an Court House by showing own
ership title and last year’s license
receipt.
* * *
COLLEGE STATION City Coun
cil meet, scheduled for last night,
has been tentatively postponed un
til Tuesday, April 7. A quorum of
the six-man council w r as unable to
attend last night, said Ran Bos
well, city manager.
* * *
THE COLLEGE WOMEN’S So
cial Club will meet at 3 p.m. Friday
in the MSC Ballroom to hear Mis.
R. Henderson Shuffler review “Re-
I memberance Rock” by Carl Sand
burg. Refreshments will be served
after the meeting.
* * *
APPLICATIONS for college op
portunity awards are being accept
ed in the registrar’s office, said H.
L. Heaton, registrar. Applicants
will be judged on ability, ambition
and leadership, he said.
♦ * *
DEADLINE for senior favorites
pictures is April 7, said Harvey
Miller, co-editor of the Aggieland.
Pictures should be tumed in to
the Student Activities Office. A
cost of $1.50 is required for evei’y
picture submitted. There is a limit
of two pictures per pei’son, Mil
ler said.
* * *
PICTURES of the Range & Foi’-
estry Club for the 1953 Aggieland
will be made at 5:15 p. m. tomor
row in the MSC, said Ken Hall,
president.
* * *
ALL CLURS pictures must be
turned int ot the Student Activities
Office by March 28, said Harvey
Miller, co-editor of the Aggieland.
Home town clubs and all other
clubs which have not had their
picture made for the Aggieland
may obtain complete information
on time and place from the office
of Student Activities, Miller said.
* * *
A&M FIELD artillery juniors un
doubtedly will see the Army’s
new atomic artillery weapon dur
ing summer camp at Ft. Sill, Okla.,
said Lt. Col. Jordan J. Wilder-
man, head of the field artillery
section. It is not know whether or
not they will see it in actual ope
ration, he said.
* * *
FRANK COOLEY, YMCA World
Service secretary from China, will
speak at 7:15 p. m. Wednesday at
the Wesley Foundation.
A graduate of Springfield Col
lege and Yale University Divinity
School, Cooley reached in his work
many students and young people
in China. He taught at Nanking
and Chunking National Univer
sities. He now ^ traveling for the
Student Volunteer Movement.
Full Dress
Review Set
For Saturday
First call for the graded re
view Saturday is at 1:30 p. m.
Units will leave the dormitory
area at 1:35 p .m.
Adjutant’s call on the Main
Drill Field will be at 1:50 p. m.
Uniform for the review, as an
nounced by the corps operations
officer, will be Class A with hel
met liners; with white gloves and
khaki ties for freshmen, sopho
mores and juniors.
Seniors and staff juniors will
wear green ties. Battle jackets will
not be worn.
“The Star Spangled Banner”
will be the only national anthem
played at Saturday’s review. In
the past, the band has honored
visiting foreign military men with
their respective national songs.
A practice review will be held
at 4:15 p. m. tomorrow on the
Main Drill Field. It will be in the
same oi'der as the review Satm-
day, except for uniforms. Units
will leave their areas at 4:05 p. m.
Uniforms for the practice re
view will be Class B with helmet
liners. Khaki ties and belts will be
worn by freshmen, sophomores and
juniors.
Cadet officers will cai*ry sabers.
Aggie-Exes Meet
To Improve A&M
Representative^ from 13 Form
er Student Association Clubs will
meet here Monday with hometown
clubs to discuss work being done
in their communities for improv
ing A&M.
J. B. (Dick) Hervey, head of the
ex-students association, said ex
students will meet with hometown
club members in group meetings
so the clubs can better acquaint
themselves. Students will learn of
the work exes are doing at home
and former students will learn of
the activities at A&M today, Har
vey said.
The 13 ex-student clubs to be
represented here are Beaumont
A&M Club, Cooke County, Collin
County, Corpus Christi, Dallas, and
the Houston Club.
Other ex - student association
clubs to be represented are Lime
stone County Club, West Texas,
Shi’eveport, Victoria, Waco - Mc
Lennan and the Pecan Valley Club.
McQuillen, head of the Senior Ring
Committee.
Nothing is written in the rules of
the Ring Committee which states
an academically qualified cadet
must have gold braid on his cap
before he can wear a senior ring.
According to the Ring Commit
tee rules, any man who lacks not
more than eight hours to classify
as a senior in his school of study
may wear the ring. To oi'der a
ring a student’s mid - semester
grades must signify he will classi
fy at the semester’s end. He will
not receive the ring until the final
grades are posted.
According to unwritten tradi
tions, a man must be in his senior
year in the corps before he can
wear the ring.
Senior Class
At the last senior class meet
ing a complaint was made that
some academic seniors who are
juniors in the cadet corps were
wearing their rings.
In addition to McQuillen, the
ring committee is composed of the
four class presidents, Weldon
Kruger, cadet colonel of the corps,
H. L. Heaton, registrar, C. G.
White, head of student activities,
Dick Hervey, executive secretary
of the Association of Former Stu
dents, and E. L. Angell, assistant
to the chancellor.
Senate Okeys
10 Per Cent
Faculty Raise
AUSTIN, March 25 (AP)—The
Senate yesterday passed its bill to
appropriate 166 million dollars to
run the state business and services
for the next two years.
The bill included pay raises for
state employes of 10 per cent of
the first ,$3,000 of their salaries,
an avei’age $300 per year boost for
teachers in institutions of higher
learnings.
An attempt to extend the 10 per
cent pay boost to adpiinistrative
boost of colleges was defeated.
The bill will go to the House
where its defeat is expected. The
166 million dollars asked for is six
million over the House’s appropri
ation estimate. A joint conference
committee of the Senate and the
House probably will rewrite a
new bill.
No Change Verified
On Military Tours
A .rumor that Army ROTC grad
uates will serve three years of
active duty instead of the required
two was neither verified nor deni
ed yesterday by Col. Shelly P. My
ers, PMS&T.
“I have not heard anything
about it,” he said.
The rumor started yesterday
after it was announced by the Air
University Command that Air
Force ROTC graduates entering
flight training would serve three
instead of four years.
Col. John A. Way, PAS&T, was
unavailable for comment concern
ing the possibility of all Air Force
options having to serve three in
stead of two years.
Film Club Lists
Summer Program
Eleven movies will compose the
A&M Film Society’s summer pro
gram.
Films include “Hangover Squ
are,” “Foreign Correspondent,”
“S u e z,” “Blockade,” “Captain
Kidd,” “Arsenic and Old Lace.”
‘Y'ou Can’t Take It With Y r ou,”
“Les Miserables,” “The Prisonei’ of
Shark Island,” “The Rains Came,”
and “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town”.
Tickets will cost one dollar
apiece. They will go on sale Fri
day, April 10, at the film society
movie.