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Published By
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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
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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.
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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.