Battalion Editorials
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THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1953
Elections Postponed Until April
(Continued from Page 1)
College, University Profs
Need Proposed Pay Raise*
'T'HE STATE House of Representatives will
A have to decide soon on progress in Texas’
education.
An appropriations bill calling for 166 mil
lion dollars to run the state’s business for
the next two years is more than the House
-would provide money for at the present time.
Included in the Senate’s bill are pay raises
for state employees which will mean an aver- joe A. Bi-aden, John Akard, Louis
Ford, Leo Drapci', William (Bo)
Bolmanski, Stan Bell, G. W. (Dan)
Dawson, Roy Hickman, Andrew C.
Hudson, Joe Jerry Jones, Bill Row
land, Bill Young.
Ide Trotter, Tom Ratcliffe, Vol
Montgomery, Ralph Mathis, Thom
as Kees, Wesley Gross, T. B. Field,
Donald Davi, G. Don Anderson,
Richard B. Black, John C. Farrell,
Larry Hoffman, Ronnie Hudson,
Ed Keeling, Jake Magee, Harry
Wright, Norman Sliva.
Hugh Philippus, Lary Milrany,
Melvin Longhofer, Larry Joyce,
Buddy Foxworth, Chuck Fenner,
Election Commission
Shows Authority
^pHE ELECTION Commission has proven
it has some authority in handling ballot
ing for elective offices on this campus.
The group decided last night to hold
spring elections as called for in the constitu
tion of the Student Body. This ruling had
been overlooked by two college staff mem
bers to facilitate setting the voting date.
They contended it would be more convenient
to hold the three elections set out in the con
stitution at one time.
The decision was made last summer when
members of the newly established Commis
sion were absent from the campus. The
change was made in good faith, but the mat
ter was not called to the attention of the
Senate or the Commission after school start
ed.
Students found it difficult to run for class
positions, campus organizations, and seats in
the Senate on one ballot. It is not fair for a
man who is unsuccessful in a class officer
post to miss out on the Senate election. And
running for two offices is somewhat a bur
den, and many students do not like to see
their name on a ballot too much at one time.
The Commission stepped in and set two
elections: class officers, and campus organ
izations.
We believe in the long run the organiza
tion responsible for making these rules
should be the one to make exceptions—or at
least should be consulted when the excep
tions are made. The confusion which has
been created through the consolidated elec
tion plan would have been eliminated if the
matter had been settled early this year—re
gardless of what is printed on a calendar.
We are glad to see the Election Commis
sion has set things straight.
age $300 per year boost for instructors in
institutions of higher learning. That in
cludes A&M.
At the present time, Texas ranks 44th in
the nation on money spent per college stu
dent, according to the Council of College
Presidents.
The number of freshmen in 16 state-
supported colleg'es and universities for whites
was 3.5 per cent higher in the fall of 1952
tlan in the fall of 1951. The increase shocked
college administrators who expected a drop
since Texas high schools graduated only
39,091 in 1952 as compared with 46,663 in
1951.
With the increasing enrollment of stu
dents, the supply of trained instructors is
declining. Squeezed between high living
costs and lagging state wages, more instruc
tors are dropping out of the colleges and uni
versities to accept positions and higher sal
aries in business an dindustry.
It is evident that a “living cost increase”
is needed for the higher institution instruc
tor. At the present time, Texas college and
university instructors receive only , about
$4000, which, according to the American As
sociation of University Professors, is 49 per
cent less than instructors in 38 other states
receive.
This depressing situation can be cured by
the legislature.
An increase of 20,000 high school grad
uates is expected in 1962 over the number
graduated last year. Texas’ higher educa
tion institutions must be prepared to meet
the increase.
This means adequate staffs and facilities.
The former is the most important. We urge
an increase be approved for instructors to
insure their presence to provide high quality
education.
“There is not a moment with
out some duty.”—Cicero.
Casimii’, Lee Roy Hahnfeld, Burt
Holdsworth, Bob Johnson, Gene
Kilgore, Edwin Donald Lehnert,
Robert Mousa, Arthur Raney, Alan
Soefje, Eddie Thompson, Joe Whit
aker, Robert Manner.
Chuck Neighbors, Bill Reed, Gil
Stribling, Joe Warrick, H. B. Za
chary, Billy M. Mobley, B. P. Pan-
tuso, Lester S. Smith, Roy Sulli
van,. Bob Vernon and Bill Williams.
Student Entertainment Manager
—John Akard and Ronnie Hudson.
Senior Yell Leader — Monty
Montgomery, Jimmy Tyree, and
Bert Hardaway.
Corps Representative to Athletic
Council — Bill Williams, James
Blaine, Richard (Red) Harris and
Louis Capt.
Junior Class President — Don
Wesch, Harry Ross Espey, W. R.
(Dusty) Canon, Tommy M. Hall,
Jerry Ramsey, Charles Fischer,
Lamar Ashley, Dan Cleveland,
Clarence Hatcher, Bill Riveire,
Cullen Davis, Jim Baggaley, Mer-
rel E. Gaines and Frank (Nick)
Nicholson.
Junior Class Vice-President —
Donald (Johnny) Johnson, Monte
Curry, Don T. Friend, James R.
Henderson, Floyd C.. Trim, Tommy
Brents, Charles Eubanks, Harold
Fox, Bob Rowland, Tullos Franks,
J. F. Dornbusch, Howard F. Chil
ders, Alan Ezzell, Vernie Godwin,
Bob Stout and Travis Wunderlich.
Junior Class Recording Secre
tary — Wallace Eversberg, Tom
Stevens, Chuck Newman, DeWayne
Peterson, Mac Moore, F. E. Whit
son and Garrett Maxwell.
Junior Class Social Secretary—
James R. Buchanan, John Finney,
Ronald Greathouse, Jack Lee and
Tommy Schmidt.
Junior Class Treasurer — J. L.
Blair, Joe M. Mejia, Dick McCas-
land, Don Darsey and James Ma
this.
Junior Class Sergeant at Arms—
Remain Slabbaert, Tad Leifeste,
Bill Huettel and Buzz Ely.
Junior Class Parliamentarian—
Lee Chancellor and Billy Steele.
Junior Class Historian — Thur
man Johnson, Jon Kinslow, Terrell
Hamilton and Taylor Greene.
Junior Student Senator—Cullen
Davis, Jerry Pyle, Chartier New
ton, Terry Macfarlane, Athel Fla
nagan, James Caffey, John Bene-
CHS Has Same A&M Football Star
Holidays as A.&M To Wed Bryan Girl
A&M Consolidated School will
have the same Easter holidays as
A&M College, according to Sup
erintendent L. S. Richardson.
This will enable families with
students in both schools to be to
gether over Easter, he said.
April 2, 3, and 6 are the schedul
ed holidays. Students at Lincoln
School for Negroes will be out of
school April 3 —6 only because of
an earlier holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Haupt,
Jr. of Bryan announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Arrenia, to
Donald Edward Ellis, son of Mrs.
Cecil Perkins of Baton Rouge, La.
The wedding will be in the First
Baptist Church of Bryan June 6.
Miss Haupt is a student at the
University of Texas. Ellis is a
junior business administration maj
or and quarterback on the foot
ball team.
Engineers
Relay Meet
Ends Today
field, John Brannen, Bill Coleman,
Monte Curry, Taylor Greene, Bill
Huettel, Joe King, John Leim-
brook, Gordon Tate, Gerald Van
Hoosier.
Bob Wright, Earl Pike, Mac
Moore, Tad Leifeste, Wallace Ev
ersberg, John L. Buston, Robert
Alcock, Delano Castle, Fair Col
vin, James F. Dempsey, Harold
Fox, Clarence Hatcher, Buck Isbell.
Dave Lane, Dick McCasland, Don
Wesch, Pat Wheat, Tom Stevens,
John Pelt, Garrett Maxwell, Jon
Kinslow, Don Darsey, Charles
Bowers, Ralph Benton, Dan Cleve
land, Jack Courtney, John Dewald,
Paul Gentry, Benny Hinds, Jerry
K. Johnson, Lawrence Lashoskie,
Frank (Nick) Nicholson, and Sun
ny Tutt.
Junior Class Yell Leader—Leon
Randolph Hull, Sam Akard, Rich
ard B. (Dick) Hull, Chuck New
man, James A. Wilson, Doug King,
Glenn Langford, Sam McAnally,
Joe Poitevent, Ernest Stone, James
W. (Bill) Bass, Frank Mandola and
Bob Roberson.
Sophomore Class President —
Jack Barbee, Clyde Adams, H. C.
Hill, Jim Renick, James Denard,
Franklin Waddell and Morris F.
Rogers.
Sophomore Class Vice-President
—Tommy Short, Buddy Patterson,
Eddie Joe Dickerson, Donald Swof-
ford, Thomas Moore, Roger S.
Clai’k, LeRoy Williams, Kenneth
Mays and Roy Woodle.
Sophomore Class Recording Sec
retary—Bert Chinnock.
Sophomore Class Social Secre
tary— Jan David Broderick and
William J. Ruez.
Sophomore Class Treasurer —
Frank Patterson, Donnie Stewart
and Clay McFarland.
Sophomore Class Parliamenta
rian—Marion Williams.
Sophomore Class Sergeant at
Arms—J. H. Sutherland.
Sophomore Student Senators —
Byron A. Parham, Joe Bill Foster,
James Braeutigan, Jim Renick,
Bud Whitney, A. E. Lord, Don
Dixon, Bert Chinnock, Tommy
Short, Marion Williams, John
(Kess) Dessinger, Jan Broderick,
F. E. Patterson and Donald D.
Swofford.
Senior Class Agent — Gene
Sparks and B. O. (Buck) Evans.
Non Military Representative of
Student Life Committee—Charles
Beagle, Wallace B. Birks, Bill Hen
derson, Ernest Hones, Doyle F.
Lowrey, A. L. Murphy and Ralph
L. Shanan.
Non Military Representative to
the Athletic Council—Bill Bracks,
Connie Magouirk and A. L. Mur
phy.
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ACCOUNT I N (;
Plan to see D. M. Withers, division accountant
of Stanolind Oil and Gas Company, who will be on
the Texas A. & M. campus Friday, March 27.
Withers will interview students receiving - ad
vanced or undergraduate degrees in accounting for
jobs with Stanolinds division accounting office in
Houston.
Stanolind is one of the five leading producers
of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids
in the U. S. The company has operations in 13
states, with division accounting offices located in
Houston, Fort Worth, Casper, and Oklahoma City.
The company’s general office is in Tulsa.
Excellent opportunities are provided for capable,
qualified accountants. You should investigate
Stanolind before making any job decision.
For an appointment to see Withers, contact Mr
Wendell R. Horsley, Director, Placement Office.
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Nearly 260 persons conclude to
day the sixth annual conference for
Protective Relay Engineers held in
the MSC.
More than 160 of the representa
tives registered Monday and were
welcomed to A&M by Dr. M. T.
Harrington, president of the col
lege.
Other speakers during the first
session of the conference Monday
afternoon were M. C. Hughes, ses
sion chairman; L. F. Kennedy of
the General Electric Company, M.
R. McKenzie of the Texas Electric
Service Company and W. K. Son-
nemann of the Westinghouse Elec
tric Corporation.
The purpose of the conference is
to provide opportunity for joint
discussion of problems common to
protective relay engineers as con
nected to relay equipment for
electifcal machinery and trans
mission lines.
L. M. Haupt of the electrical
engineering department, is chair
man of the conference which is
sponsored by his department.
News contributions 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.
NTSC Graduates
To Attend Dinner
FRANK N. MANITZAS, JOED AUSTIN.... Co-Editors
Ed Holder, Jerry Bennett..... Managing Editors
Harri Baker- City Editor
Peggy Maddox—.— Women’s News Editor
Today’s Issue
Jerry Bennett Managing Editor
Bob Hendry News Editor
Giis Becker :.. j ...Sports News Editor
Bob Hendry, Joe Hipp. Chuck Neighbors /..News Editors
Gus Becker, Bob Boriskie, Jerry Estes Sports News Editors
Vernon Anderson, Frank Hines, Bob Aiderdice.Al Leroy Bruton,
Guy Dawson, W. B. 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
Jolm Kinslow, Dick Rorter, Calvin Figg. ....... City News Writers
Conrad Strain Circulation Manager
Lawrence Casheer, Jewell Raymond, J. R. Shepard, Fred Her
nandez, Charles F. Chick Circulation Staff
Bqb Godfrey, Davey Davidson. Roy Wells. Keith Nickie. Melvin
Longhofer, Herman Meinera Photo Engravers
Gene Bydell, Perry Shepard, John Merrill Advertising Representatives
Dean Kennedy t ile cierls
About 50 North Texas State
College alumni from the Bryan
distinct -will attend at 6 p m. Tues
day a dinner in the MSC Dining
Room, said Mrs. Ed Holder, chair
man of the arrangements commit
tee.
The dinner is part of a state
wide observance of North Texas
Day.
At 6:15 p. m. a broadcast from
North Texas will be held, featur
ing Dr. J. C. Matthews, president
of NTSC; William Wood, dean of
men; Dr. Imogene Bentley, dean
of women; and the a capella choir
of NTSC.
Toastmaster for the dinner will
be Dr. R. O. Berry of the animal
husbandry department here.
Reservations may be made by
contacting me, said Mrs. Holder.