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:OFFER £ ARCHIVIST rculated Daily ) 90 Per Cent cal Residents nni* ^ Jf3 ^ jljL^ f i ^ ^ Ihe Hattahon ‘ PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Published By A&M Students For 75 Years Volume 53 COLLEGE STATION (Ag-gieland), TEXAS TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1953 Price Five Cents les Open Until 7 City Election b b at the College Sta- will be open until the Municipal elec- 3 City Council posts the three positions pd. /er and G. W. Black ainst each other for Iman. Boyer, A&M is up for re-election is first council term, drugstore operator, councilman before gineering professor, >posed from Ward I. :e W. H. Badgett, le college physical is had 12 years ex- ■ council. sr is unopposed as | idate. He will re- ch, who did not seek ause he has moved tembers of the coun- m. eniors ngmeer ’ y Awards • 's have been giv- 1 of Engineering ievement Award contributions to Engineering and n C.-Burke of East- i engineering; .lim- of Bryan, chemical larence I). Hooper , civil engineering; , iger of Austin, pa- ;ering; and Joe B. Antonio, mechanical s voted by the en- Ity on a basis of • • daip, organizational ;racurricular activi- is -a bronze medal- ' aogany plaque, and nedallions, one en- he pujpose of the : with the winner’s e presented at the anor Convocation to “*>n Hall later in the cil are Marion Pugh, A. P. Boyett, and Joe Sorrels. The terms of these men and Mayor Ernest Lang ford will expire next year. Ward I is the South section of College Station, including College Park, Soutji Oakwood, and West Park. Wai'd II is the College Hills and Woodland Estates addition in the east part of the city. Ward III is the North Gate area. Only the City Hall ballot box will be used for the election. Cit izens will vote only for the candi dates from their wards. Bodies of Chein Profs F oundinNechesRi ver Herschel E. Burg&ss East Texas C Sets Meet In of C MSC “Working for sound practices in government and business” will be the theme of the East Texas Cham ber of Commerce meeting in the MSC April 13 and 14. More than 500 executives from the 72 county area served by the chamber are expected for the con ference, the 27th annual conven tion of the group. The meeting here is sponsored jointly by College Station and Bry an businessmen. Because of the interest in the topics for discussion, county judges and commissioners, and mayors and city officials from all over East Texas have been invited. Local Committee Chairman Hershel E. Burgess, College Sta tion insurance man, has been ap pointed chairman of the group’s Citizenship and Career committee. This committee and seven others A&M Chapter to Go To ASCE Meeting The A&M student chapter of the American Society of Chemical Engineers will attend a regional meeting April 11 at Rice Institute said W. D. Harries, chapter coun selor. Principal speaker will be A. C. Hogge, director of research for Shell Refinery at Deer Park. Speeches will be made by the students and prizes will be award ed for the best two. A tour ..of the Rice chemical laboratory will fol low. '^st Survey Opens ^jjflSC Saturday iberculosis chest X- ns here Saturday. r the Brazos County .ssociation, and the •epartment, the sur- 'ree chest X-ray to 15 years of age or ffort to detect un- losis victims, nit will be set up in will operate from 9 p.m. through Sat- .8, except for Sun- is chairman of the n drive. Dean of , mberthy is head of ty- to Participate 3ush, executive sec- razos County Tuber- tion, ui’ged all Col- ' isidents to take ad- is free service. It LEAR f ' v.-; • \ n x. ' • / ••• A V*?'. ;s. / ; SHOWERS TODAY: Clear, indy with the possi- tonight. The high 73 and the low 62. takes only a few minutes to have an X-ray made and there is no un dressing, Mr-s. Bush said. Last year 12,249 Brazos count- ians were checked during the sur vey, with 6,004 X-rays being made at the College Station location. In reminding everyone to have an X-ray, Mrs. Bush added, that everyone needs a check every year. A light case may develop from one year to the next, she said. “If this is the case, chances are that the case will be slight and cure can be rapid. Persons who carry TB for several years are the ones difficult and expensive to cure,” Mrs. Bush said. Nation-wide The annual survey is part of a nation-wide drive to stamp out TB. Tuberculosis is contagious through contact with persons carrying the disease. An active case of TB costs ap proximately $15,000 to cure, Mrs. Bush said. Although the X-ray is free to citizens, the cost to the As sociation for each X-ray is 75 cents. The funds for financing the drive originate from the sale of Christ mas seals. Posters will be placed in pbvious places over the campus to remind residents and students to have an X-ray. This annual survey is the most important and most far-reaching work done by the Tuberculosis As sociation, Mrs. Bush said. Teams from Five States Debate Here Colleges from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Florida, and Arkansas will send debate teams here for the Fourth Annual Invitational De bate Tournament, April 10-11. Fair employment practices and the value of the FEPC will be de bated. will outline the organization’s pro gram of work for 1953-54. The convention program also in cludes seven speakers. The speak er and their topics are State High way Engineer DeWitt C. Greer of Austin, “State Highway Needs;” Dallas Attorney John D. McCall, “Financing Water Conservation Projects;” Humorist Art Briese of Little Rock and Caesar Hohn of Independence, “Fun and Philos ophy;” Mary D. Cain of Summitt, Miss., “One - Woman Rebellion;” Houston Oilman Hines H. Baker, and Bryan Blalock of Marshall, “Agriculture, Challenge, and Op portunity.” Oppose Socialized Medicine Among several resolutions that will be presented for consideration of the assembly are opposition to socialized medicine, for a statewide toll road authority, stricter laws against stream pollution, against secret national treaties, for mak ing old age rolls public, against na tional price controls, for prohibit ing stray livestock from highways, and others. Entertainment for the conven tion will be provided by the Fish Drill Team, the “Latin Ameincan Trio”, The College Station Har mony Club, the Singing Cadets, and the Bryan High School A Cap- pella Choir. At 7:30 Tonight MSC to Elect New Officers Officers for next year’s MSC •Council and Directorate chair men will be elected at 7:30 tonight by the outgoing Coun cil. The new officers will assume their duties Thursday at the Annual Meeting of the Council. Tickets for the annual meet ing where awards will be pre sented to outstanding students within the MSC’s organization are on sale at the desk in the Main Lounge, said Lamar Mc- New, Council president. Both Killed Saturday In Boat Explosion The bodies of two A&M chemistry professors who were killed in a boat explosion Saturday have been found. The pro fessors were Dr. T. H. Haltom and Dr. Royce H. LeRoy. Also found was the body of Elmo Daunie, a boatman on the cruiser. He was an employe of the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company. The bodies of Dr. LeRoy and Mr. Daunie were recovered late Monday afternoon. Dr. Haltom’s body was found at 10:45 a.m. today. The bodies were found near the remains of the fire- razed 23-foot cruiser on which the men were conducting a research experiment. The cruiser was on the Neches River, eight miles southeast of Beaumont. Observers from Beaumont said that a severe explosion ripped the boat. Its hull was found burned to the waterline near an island on the river. The boat was rented from Mosely and Parker Win MSC Posts Jerry Mosely of Coleman and Charlie (Old D. J.) Parker of Ama rillo were elected last week to the MSC Council. Both of the new councilmen won over their opponents in close vot ing. Mosely, the junior-senior repre sentative, won by a one vote mar gin over Clai’ence (Clancy) Woli- ver of Houston, 73-72. Parker, representing students in the soph omore and freshman classes, held a two-point winning margin over second place Don Friend of Brown- wood, 51-59. was Neches shipyard in Beaumont. The men were testing the Neches River water for the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company, which has a new sulphur recovery plant at Spindle- top, near Beaumont. Not Caused by Chemicals Dr. Fred W. Jensen, head of the chemistry department, said that the explosion could not have been caused by the chemicals the men were using. “I imagine the explosion was caused by gasoline or something on the boat,” he said. A helicopter, airplanes, divers, draglines and a Port Arthur Coast Guard boat were used in the search, which started shortly after the accident and continued day and night until the bodies were found. The banks of the river were search ed on foot. 600’ Wide, 40’ Deep The river is COO feet wide and 40 feet deep where the boat was found. Jensen, Mrs. LeRoy, Travis Bry an Jr. and Dr. Haltom’s son, Bart, went to Beaumont to assist in the search. They returned Monday. Dr. LeRoy, 1010 Foster, has been a member of the chemistry staff for three years. He came here from the University of Nebraska. He leaves his wife, Margaret, and one son, William, who is a geologist, with the Bakersfield Oil Company in California. Dr. Haltom, 505 South Bryan, has been a member of the chem istry department here for 30 years. He leases his wife, Sybil, and three children, Bart, Hal Jr. and Charles. Memorial services for Dr. LeRoy will be held at 4 p.m. Friday in the A&M Methodist Church. Dr. Ferris Baker, director of the Wes ley Foundation at Denton, will conduct the services. Arrange ments are pending for Dr. Haltom. Three Re-elected To School Board After a storm of controversy that included one man backing out of the race, all three A&M Con solidated School Board of Trustees were kept on the board. Re-elected Saturday were Milton Williams, Ernest J. Redman Jr. and C. A. Bonnen. They will serve three-year terms. Defeated candidates were D. A. Anderson, Charles J. Gorzycki. E. R. Alexander withdrew his name from the ballot Wednesday, “in the interest of harmony and fair play.” Votes Received Williams received 390 votes, Redman, 386; Bonnen, 360; Ander son, 255; Gorzycki, 195; and Alex ander, 205. Kiwanians Receive Attendence Awards College Station Kiwanians were honored last week for perfect at- endance at the club’s weekly meet ings. Those given attendance pins and the years of perfect attendence are as follows: Joe R. Sorrels, 8; Roy Wingren, 7; W. M. Potts, 5; C. A. Bonnen, 5; J. G. McGuire, 3; George Sum- mey, 4; R. O. Berry, 2; J. B. Her- vey, 2; Doyle Letbetter, 2; J. B. Longley, 2; J. J. Sperry, 2; J. B. Baty, 1; W. E. Briles, 1; H. E. Bur gess, 1; Luther Jones, 1; Otis Mil ler 1; and Issac Peters, 1. The Kiwanis Club will meet Thursday instead of today this week so they can meet with Kiwan ians who will be here with the good-will tour from Shreveport. Unanimous Vote Honor Code Adoption Starts Today in Individual Classes Voting for the adoption of the scholastic Honor Code begins today and will last through Friday. The Academic Council commend ed last week the students who conceived and proposed the code and recommended its favorable consideration by the staff and stu dents. Adoption is being carried on by Secret ballot in individual classes. The Honor Code must be adopted by unanimous vote of the class and instructor. If a unanimous vote of approval fails on the first ballot an additional ballot shall be taken. If this ballot fails to be unanimous, the code will not go into effect in that particular class. When the class adopts-the Hon or Code, the following pledge is read to the class by the teacher or by a student and signed" by each student. Personal Considerations “I hold my honor above all other personal considerations. In ob servance of this, I pledge on my honor that in this section; “I will not lie, cheat, nor steal, no* will I condona them. “I will take no unfair advantage of my fellow students nor of the teacher. “If I come to know of the viola tion of any of these by a fellow student in this class I will make known to the teacher in private, the offense, but need not report the offender and leave to the discre tion of the teacher any action that shall be taken in continuing or re voking the Honor System in this class.” The Honor Code may be revoked at any time by the same method through which is was adopted. Proposed by the Student Engi neers Council, the Honor Code has been approved by the Intercouncil Committee Mar. 3. According to the rules of the code, only the offense and not the offender is reported in cases of cheating. The offense will be re ported to the instructor in private. He then will take whatever action he sees fit. Old Examinations The use of old examinations for study purposes will not be consid ered cheating. Students working together on homework and lab re ports is approved. Instructors may consider direct copying of anothers home work or report as cheating. Whether an instructor will re main in the room or not during a quiz will be left up to the indi vidual teacher. This point will be discussed by the teacher and the class. During an examination the teacher or any student is free to leave or return to the class at any time. The use of old lab reports as reference material is not considered cheating as long as each student does his own work. His submitted report should be his own data, calculations and writeup. Alternate Seats Placing students in alternate seats during examinations will be decided by the instructor and the class. H. W. Barlow, dean of the School of Engineering, said, “The adoption of an Honor Code at A&M will increase the prestige of our col lege and will result in better rela tions between students and teach ers and a feeling confidence in the honor and reliability of one’s fel low students.” Members of the board who were not up for re-election were Presi dent Ewing E. Brown, Don Vestal, John Rogers and Henry Allen. Controversy in the election was over the “gentleman’s agreement” that has allowed rural areas equal representation of the board. Wil liams and Redman represent the Wellborn area. Anderson, Alexan der, and Gorzycki all live in Col lege Station. Rond Issue Favorites The three defeated candidates favored a $150,000 school bond program, while the three newly elected members favored the $385,- 000 bond issue proposed by the school board. In another vote Saturday, G. B. Wilcox was elected to represent the Consolidated district on the county school board. Running un opposed, he polled 312 votes. Don ald D. Burchard received 178 votes in an unsuccessful write-in cam paign for the position. Red Cross Gets $1,500 Here In Home Drive Over $1,500 has been collected in College Station for the Red Cross. Only the project houses area of the city has not been covered, and as soon as this area is canvassed, the drive will be closed, said Mrs. W. Armstrong Price, College Sta tion chairman. The drive was scheduled to close Saturday. Most of the College Station col lections have been in the residential area, where 120 women volunteers made a house-to-house canvass. The business area was also contac ted. “I believe this area has been thoroughly covered,” Mrs. Pri«e said. The goal for College Station was set at $2,500. Last year’s collec tions totaled $1,239. The MSC elections were held early so that the councilmen could attend the annual MSC meeting which is Thursday, said Council President Lamar McNew. The remainder of the Council is composed of four members of the MSC Directorate or Council which the Council elects; two for mer students; five college instruc tors who are named by the presi dent of the college; the co-editors of The Battalion; one member of and elected by the Student Senate; and the director of the MSC. John S. Samuels, Carroll Phil lips, and Ken Hall were Council members in charge of the election. Dates Mixed-Up The MSC election date was mov ed from Thursday, April 30, to Tuesday of last week after a mixup of dates was caused by lack of co ordination between the Election Commission and the Dean of Men’s office. The Student Body Constitution calls for three separate elections. These are the class elections, scheduled for the first and second weeks of April; the general or student organization elections, to be held during the fourth week of April, and the Election Commission elections to be held during the sec ond week of May. The MSC usu ally holds its own election. Change On Calendar A change by the Dean of Men’s office on the college calendar con solidated the three elections into one. The Election Commission was not notified of the change, and after hearing complaints from some students, changed the one election date, March 30, to meet the three separate dates as called for in the Student Body Consti tution. • Official nesult* Junior-Senior Clancy Woliver 72 B. F. Vance Jr 8 John Matush 57 Jerry Mosely 73 Allen L. Crowley 33 Robert Johnson 18 Robert Dawson 13 Gene Kilgore 58 Darell Roberts 22 Oscar Garcia . 65 Freshman-Sophomore Jules B. Vieux 17 Harrt Baker 36 David Bowers 8 Garner J. Johnson 17 John L. Leimbrook 22 Don Friend 59 Charlie Parker '. . . . 61 • The second in a series of elec tions this year will be held Thurs day when the different classes elect their officers for next year. Voting will be by secret ballot in the MSC promenade, near the en trance to the Postoffice. Filing for class offices closed last Wed nesday. Student organizations elections are scheduled for April 30. Filing will reopen Wednesday, April 15, and continued through Thursday, April 22. Those already approved are not required to refile, said C. R. (Bubba) Blank, Election Commis sion co-chairman. Walton Is New Head Of Ag Ed Department E. V. Walton took over his duties last Wednesday as head of the agricultural education department. He succeeded E. R. Alexander, who resigned and had been head of the department since 1935. “We are fortunate to have a man of Walton’s qualifications in the department to succeed Mr. Alex ander,” said C. N. Shepardson, dean of the School of Agriculture. Walton came to A&M in 1947 as associate professor - of agricultural education. In 1951 he was named professor. A native of Hamilton, he receiv ed his BS degree in agricultural education in 1937 from A&M and his master’s in 1947. He gradu ated from Tarleton State College in 1931. He taught in Texas public schools 1933-36 and was vocational agricultural teacher at Lancaster High School, 1937-43. Walton is a veteran of World War II, having served as lieuten ant in the Navy, 1943-46. During the summers he did graduate work at Ohio State, Michigan State and the University of Texas. He is now completing work on his Ph.D. “He has done outstanding work in the in-service training courses for teachers and as a leader of conferences on vocational agricul ture methods and administration,” Shepardson said. Alexander will be agricultural repi - esentative of two private busi ness concems and do some agricul tural writing. He joined the A&M staff in 1919.