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* Jiaiii i have bee, . u l a tetl Dally • "^90 Per Cent become t >cal Kesidciits ' All cfc and a list I he avaii S(; , Volume 53 1 ardson s; The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE “ COLLEGE STATION (Ag-gieland), TEXAS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1958 “ Published By A&M Students For 75 Years Price Five Cents Win tlier/ fropi, y the coxsv,:, ease a uels Elected President /t ’ P lUlJr ue\s of Galveston jivi- night president of j ce ^ il and Directorate ■ outgoing Council, ',,‘jicceed Lamar Mc- Station. Samuels, y or 3 major, has been c./ ’or three years. J .f Brown wood was , ./• sident. s ie Council for next ' 1)11 Phillips of Hen- I, [all of Croom. Both \icers and Council ir duties Thursday Teeting of the MSC ectorato. uncil members are Coleman and Char- narillo. Both were pular student ciec-| \ \ I- council also namedl \\ timbers and chairmen The committees M PANY IY re; 'OMPANI 1 ^ Krueger of New wsing Library—E. NU of Bishoj); Camera — he Jr. of Ft. Worth; ‘..aaMMMfcGai'cia of Laredo; Heath of Corpus —Holman King of He Relat ions--Jim ■ Dallas, chairman; ■or newspapeu-, C. C. ■bors of Kane, I’a.; W for radio. < ha i lie ■arillo; Radio < 'nr! pf cksbutg, Miss. couples committee named because* of s of the club,” said ew. ■ reactivate the or- he summer and se- * tudent Set 1 Dinner Pc \'’s members will \;d at the annual 1 meeting of the l and Directorate gj/i held ir^h^aiy norgasbord will be *| > v night at 6:30. 1 include round roast s relishes and salads Cherry Jubilee for two speakers oti ^Hgl One to be given by v and the other by III ssident. McNew will ||1|I to outstanding mom- mimitteos and coun- iming president will ne of things he ex- ^■^aplish next year. M J elusion of the ban- officei’s will be of- i.rge. They will have r j/jwork under the old months. banquet, the organ d by Roddy Peeples, lect a chairman at that time, he said. In other business, the Council moved to work with the A&M Mus ter Committee in the operation of the affair this year. J. B. (Dick) Hervey, secretary of the Former Student Association and a member of the Council., ex plained the Muster progi’arn to the Council. The Muster will be held in front of the MSC. It was held there in 1951. Louis H. Evans Evans Scheduled 1954 RE Speaker ||No Senior Companies Next \ ear, Says Davis New Cadet Rank May Re Needed Louis H. Evans, minister at large for the Presbyterian board "of National missions will be princi pal speaker for Religious Em phasis Week next yeaix Dr. Evans was pastor of the First Presbytei'ian Church in Hol lywood for 12 years. He made it into the largest Presbyterian church in the world with 6,400 members. In the summer of 1952, Dr. Evans visited mission stations of Africa and the Near East. He met with national leadei’s and addres sed various missions along the way. Received Many Degrees Dr. Evans received the Degree of Bachelor of Arts from Ossident- at College and Bachelor of Divinty from McCormick Theological Sem inary of Chicago. He also holds the honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws, and Doctor of Humane Let ters. While in college, Dr. Evans was active in athletics having been chosen as All-Conference and All- State end in football. “Dr. Evans is one of the most successful clergymen in the U. S. In his 30 years of pastoral work, he has swept into churches with the kind of enthusiasm that trans- forms backsliders into church eld ers’,, said J. Gordon Gay, secre tary of the YMCA. General Completes Inspection Here An inspebtibh 'of all' quartermas ter training facilities and equip ment at A&M was completed re cently by Maj. Gen. H. L. Peck- ham, commanding general of the QMC Training Command, Fort Lee, Va. Gen. Peckham is on a two week liaison tour of ROTC and Army Reserve QMC units. He was sche duled to inspect three ROTC units in Texas, the University of Hous ton, University of Texas and A&M. The Quartermaster Training Command is giving additional tech nical assistance to ROTC and Army Reserve units. Gen. Peckham’s visit to Texas is part of this plan to increase assistance to those units. % omores to Hold Dance bisa Saturday Night' RRI BAKER ion City Editor ] tO tljght for the Class of , ined Saturday, when cinO pres and their dates the music of the Pra- iaSn%M Ramblers for the imore Ball. r ' —— m0ier Today esters rery l' : CLEAR WlR TODAY: Clear from the west-south- temperature yes- 87 and the low this . iron ly 5^ high jyriglit - is 67, Highlight of the affair will be the selection of a Sweetheart from five finalists, already chosen from pictures submitted by sophomores. Soph Finalists The finalists are Sarah Barber, submitted by Jack Lonquist; Bar bara Burke, submitted by Bennie Canity; Aline Groner, submitted by Paul Kennon; Joan Seaman, sub mitted by Don Friend; and Mar garet Ann Ammer, submitted by Ted T. Croon. The dance will be from 9 to 12 p.m. in Sbisa Hall. Tickets are $2, stag or date they will be on sale in the dormitories through Thurs day. After Thursday they can be obtained at the Student Activities office, second floor of Goodwin Hall. Dorm Salesmen Dorm salesmen are Lolan M. Pul len, 6; Walalce Eversberg, 4; Ken neth Reynolds, 2; Theo Lindig, 8; Kenneth Wesson, 12; David Flor ence, 11; and James Dempsey, Wal ton Hall, freshman area. Tommy Schmidt, class social sec retary, is in charge of overall ar rangements for the dance. Other sophomore officers are W. R. (Dusty) Cannon, president; Pat Wheat, vice-president; Wallace Eversberg, secretary; Thurmond Johnson, treasurer; and Mac Moore, sergeant-at-arms. Tau Kappa Alpha, national col lege honor society in speech, se lected Dr. Evans “Speaker of the Year” at its annual convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Evans has also written two books, “Youth Seeks A Master,” and “The Kingdom Is Yours.” He makes it a practice to spend at least three weeks on the cam puses of America every year. In the past 12 months, Dr. Evans has been invited to lecture at 30 col leges and universities. Resigned as Pastor Dr. Evans resigned as pastor of the First Presbyterian Chm-ch of Hollywood in December, 1952 to accept his present post. He gives four Sunday sermons and ave rages four major talks each week, not counting informal talks. In this work, Dr. Evans spends half the year writing and prepar ing his talks, the other six months on the road, preaching to men in the armed services, at colleges, church gatherings and various secular meetings. Corps Review Set For Aggie Muster A corps review has tentatively been scheduled for the afteimoon of the Aggie Muster, April 21, said Cadet Colonel of the Corps Weldon Kruger at a meeting yes terday of the Aggie Muster Com mittee. The committee has as its mem bers student senators and students who will be on the Muster program, said chairman Gene E. Steed. Gov. Dan Thornton of Colorado will be main speaker for the pi’o- gram, which will be held at 5 p.m. following the review in front of the MSC, Steed said. Posthumous Award The Silver Star medal will be presented posthumously to the parents of Lt. David A. Rives ’51, who was killed in Korea. They requested that the citation cere mony be included in the Muster program. In case of rain or wet grounds, the campus Muster will be held in Guion Hall, Steed said. Last year, the ceremony was held on the East side of the Sys tem Administration Building. In 1951, the program was held in front of the MSC. The Muster will begin with the “Star Spangled Banner,” played by the Aggie band. Introductions YMCA Set for Renovation Summer The YMCA building will be renovated completly during the summer months, said J. Gordon Gay, secretary of the YMCA. Gay did not say when the ^im provement would begin. “It’s something we have over looked for the last few years and the building is in dire need of re pair,” said Gay. “Money has been appropriated for much of the work, but no de- fin ate plans have been made on the overall renovating. I hope to consult either Howard Badgett or T. R. Spence to work out the de tails before the summer months,” Gay said. W. H. Badgett is manager of the physical plants for the col lege and Spence is manager of A&M System of the Physical Plants. Tndefinte plans include rebuild ing many worn out portions of the building, and new furniture for the rooms and lounges. Cay said. “We want to paint the building from top to bottom, including the rented rooms,” he said. “Asphalt tile will be laid on some parts of the buildings floors and new win dows will be installed in the Chap el.” Gay explained that lack of time and personnel needed to complete the reworking of the building have caused the postponement. “It’s awfully hard to get enough painters and workers to do the job, especially during the summer months when they have so much to do,” Gay said. The YMCA’s budget, Gay said, is taken care of from “some” col lege fund, and the money raised from rented rooms on the buildings third floor and the recreation facilities, the bowling alley and billard tables in the basement. “The bowling alley and -billiards do not pay too much during the summer months,” Gay said. “The Six Colleges Enter Debate Meet Here Six colleges have entered the fourth annual Invitational Debate Tuornament here April 10-11, ac cording to John D. Ebbs, A&M de bate coach. Colleges'now entered are Del Mar Junior College, Allen Academy, Texas A&I, Baylor, Blynn Junior College, and Wharton Junior Col lege. Out-of-state invitations include the following: Louisiana, Okla homa, Florida and Arkansas, Ebbs said. rooms rent from $25 to $30 a month. We furnish linens and maid service.” Gay said that in 1942 the movie revenue obtained by the YMCA was taken over by CuiQn Hall. With the opening of the MSC, he continued, the YMCA lost revenue it originally had obtained from the barber shop in the Y building and Casey’s and George’s Confection aries. “Our budget has, however, been well supplemented by the school,” Gay said. Besides the Chapel, bowling al leys and billiard tables, the YMCA houses the operating offices for the YMCA, some meeting rooms and lounges. will be made by Lawrence (Ash) Ashburn. After introductions, Corps Chap lain O. C. (Putter) Jarvis will give the invocation. Muster Talk Following Jarvis, Joe Mattei, senior class president, will make a short talk on the Muster tradi tion. A. F. Mitchell, president of the Former Students Association will speak after Mattei. Kruger will make a short speech after Mitchell’s talk. “The Twelfth Man” will be sung by the Singing Cadets following Kruger’s speech. Ashburn will then introduce President M. T. Harrington who will present Gov. Thornton. The band and audience will play and sing the “Spirit of Aggieland” after Gov. Thornton’s speech. The traditional roil call of Ag gies who have died since the last Muster will be led by Cadet Lyle Wolfskill. The Ross Volunteer firing squad will shoot three vollies of blank cartridges in memory of those who have died. The Singing Cadets will then sing “Auld Lang Syne.” After the closing ceremony, a group of cadets from the Aggie Band will play “Silver Taps” which will end the 1953 Miister at A&M. Short Program The entire program, from the national anthem to Silver Taps should last only about 35 or 40 minutes, Steed said. J. B. (Dick) Hervey, secretary of the FSA, told the committee that they should be concerned with putting on a first class program. There is a chance, he said, that the ceremony will be filmed by Hous ton’s KPRC-TV for later trans mission over television. The Muster will be transcribed by the Texas Quality Network for a later broadcast at 9:35 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, Steed said. The restriction on walking on the MSC lawn was waived by the MSC Council because they felt it was only proper that the Center, a memorial to w’ar dead, be used for the Muster. Guidons and flags, flanked by their cadet bearers, will dress the front of the MSC for the program. RVs will also be stationed along the steps, said RV commander, Cadet Col. Joe Wallace. By JERRY BENNETT Battalion Managing Editor Senior companies will be abolished next year with the possibility of cadet second lieutenants being added to the cadet corps table of organization, said Col. Joe E. Davis, com mandant. Both new policies have been caused due to a change in scholastic requirements for academic classification which will enable more seniors to hold rank, he said. Beginning next year, a student having 95 hours will become an academic senior, said David H. Morgan, dean of the college. Junior classification will require 60 hours and sophomore classification will start with 30 hours. Classification will be based on hours only and not on ■ : —: ♦what courses a student has com pleted. The new scholastic re quirements will eliminate the sys tem whereby a student with not more than an eight hour deficiency may classify, he said. The change in hour require ments and abolishment of all de ficiencies will make it easier for a student to classify, Morgan ex plained. Since the classification change will enable a student to become an academic senior more easily and thereby be eligible for cadet rank, senior companies will not be plac ed in next year’s table of organi zation, Davis said. Student Life The commandant said senior companies also had been found, unsatisfactory as far as student life, discipline, and military train ing are concerned. Cadet second lieutenant’s rank might be needed for the increased number of seniors eligible to hold rank, he explained. Seniors who do not hold rank next year will not be allowed to live with their units, the comman dant said. Davis added it was un decided where these students would be hotised. Few seniors are ex pected to be without rank next year because of the new classifi cation system, he said. In addition to qualifying aca demically, a senior must have had two semesters of advanced ROTC to hold rank, Davis said. Juniors must have a contract to be eligible for rank, while sopho mores need only classify academi cally, he added. Required Rank Juniors and sophomores will not be required to hold rank in order to remain in a unit, Davis explain ed. One group or battalion may be housed in each dormitory next year, Davis said. The battalion or group commander will command the entire dorm, he said. Dormitory counselors will han dle military and administrative work through this commander, the commandant explained. Individ ual student counseling by dormito ry counselors will still be done, Davis said. RV Company Plans Annual Ball Saturday The Ross Volunteers, A& M’s drill unit, will hold its banquet and ball Saturday night. Only members of the RVs, their dates, and invit ed guests will attend, said Joe Wallace, RV commander. The banquet is scheduled for Maggie Parker’s dining hall in Bryan at 6:30 p.m. The ball will be held in the MSC Ballroom after the banquet. The Aggieland Or chestra will provide the music at the ball. Guests who have been invited to the banquet and ball are: Chan cellor of the A&M System Gibb Gilchrist; President of the College M. T. Harrington; Dean of Men W. L. Penberthy; Col. Joe Davis, commandant; Col. Shelly P. Myei’s, PMS&T; Col. John ‘ A. Way, PAS&T; John Cuthrell, president of the New Orleans A&M Club; W. D. (Pete) Hardesty, business manager of student activities and Miss Irene Claghorn, superinten dent of the College Hospital. Also invited are the RV spon sors, Maj. Charles C. Waddell, Maj. Charles M. Taylor and Maj. H. 6. Johnson. Joe Wallace is commander of the RVs. Fagan Cox is coordinator of the ball and banquet committees. Committee chairmen are Davis Bottom, banquet; Gene Sparks, dance; Charles (Red) Scott, pro gram; Lee Phillips, guest; Arvis Noak, decoration. TOP MEN in the field of accounting and professional and business in general, will take an active part in the sixth annual Accounting Conference to be held here April 17-18. In cluded are, top, (1. to r.) Hugh J. Bernard, vice-president. The Second National Bank, Houston; F. V. Gardner, member management consulting firm; Chicago; Amos J. Coff man, regional counsel, Chicago Regional Renegotiations Board. Bottom row, (1. to r.) Ivan Oden, Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, Truxton Shaw, assistant professor of ac counting, SMU; R. L. Brummage, controller, Dressers Industries Inc., Dallas; G. L. Phil- lippe, mhnager-finance, apparatus sales division, General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y. Black Wins Ward II Spot In Election G. W. Black replaced Harry Boy er as Ward II City Councilman in the only contested position of the j municipal election yesterday. Black received 40 votes, Boyer received 32. J. A. Orr received 110 votes, running unopposed for Councilman from Ward I. Ernest Seeger, also unopposed in the election for Ward III Councilman, received 17 votes. Orr replaces W. H. Badgett and Seeger replaces W. D. Fitch, who did not seek re-election because he has moved to Ward III. A total of 203 people voted in the election. Remaining members of the Council are Marion Pugh, A. P. Boyett, and Joe Sorrels. The terms of these men and Mayor Ernest Langford will expire next year. Election judge was Mrs. C. B. Godbey, and election clerks were Mrs. Ernest Langford and Mrs. W. B. Clements. '