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•4m )o ^ irculated Daily jl’o 90 Per Cent ;Local Residents The Battalion Published By A & M Students For 75 Years Volume 53 ineers, A&S To Honor Code tin Next Year ,! | i Since§5 u * I Hospital ^ ! “Rabie; . found,”; ; of the veifl ! Seny dep i: y ; cable in •, (i > ‘logs aft * If a do? c- ; easily auj 'g j Position, f d. and wanij & j In the *( » s I type of t lo "'<*i' jai him look Codn w ill be introduc- _ I in his mojt year in the Schools “People in J? arK l Arts and hand inj ure sure Abbott, dean of the ‘dumb’it; ts and Sciences, said If a p he Intercouncil Com- that is si , fScully will be told he should ™ 1 ’ Code so that they ie mediately rnie <i i enough to in- y ; servatioii their classes, o i weeks. should not he pres- ■s “If th- e students but they dead in! about it,” Abbott the Intercouncil that cent of his school has councilman, however, im to say that it was by a “two-to-ono” l of his classes. Barlow, dean of the CVdlecra engineering, said the “fie i-neers’ Council plan- a booklet which ex- iJallKltjnor Code. It will be iroughout the college I n m" said vuvutppgr cent of my school it and 22 per cent of p e operating under it,” said that his faculty Id about the Honor NORiext year. 1 of both deans seem- -.. ,. if the students want will be available for , ie faculty would not LCntlle to install it. from tin* School of llQM/l.aid the code had fail- XluIUlV j n their classes. Dr. lepardson, dean of the BJlgricultuie, was not HARDWAF^ 0 £ the Honor Code, * CHINA the Student Engi- jl and then passed to ouncils through the Committee, requires rproval of each mem- PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1953 Price Five Cents her in the different class sections. Adoption is by class section only. Councilman John S. Samuels explained the final plans for the Aggie Follies. Discussion of how the income from the Follies will be split between the Aggie Players and the councils was planned for the next meeting Monday. r After Dinner Speech Has Poor ‘Meat ’ .Some people might find Dr. R. D. Turk’s after dinner speeches unpopular cvi though he wastes no time get ting to the “meat” of his sub ject. Turk spoke and showed slides yesterday to the College Station Lions Club on infected meat just after the club mem bers had finished eating roast beef luncheon. Turk is head of the veteri nary parasitology department. A&M Consolidated Bond Issue Approved Saturday, 395-231 im Q Aggie Players Open Parents Day Friday ^ 1 ^ e The passing Saturday of a $385,000 bond issue for A&M Consolidated School started plans for construction of a new high school for College Station. The bond issue passed 395 to 231. Plans call for a 14-room high school, a 600-seat auditor ium, a general purpose room for Lincoln School for Negroes and approximately 13 acres of land to be purchased. Architect William Caudill, of Caudill, Rowlett and Scott, will draw up several sets of plans and specifications for the new buildings for selection by the school board. “We anticipate quite a bit of study on the plans before one is accepted,” said E. E. Brown, school board president. to: Open House and Parents’ Day activities begin Friday with the Aggie Players’ production of “Har vey” and the Aggie Follies start ing at 7 p. m. in Guion. The Sixth Annual Chick, Poult and Egg Show will start the Sat urday program at 8 a. m. and will continue through the day at the poultry Center. Awards and Merits convocation of the School of Arts and Sciences begins at 9 a. m. Saturday, in Guion Hall. It will be followed at 11 a. m. by the School of Engi neering convocation. At 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. the Chemical Corps will present smoke demonstrations on the main drill field. The MSC will hold an open house from 2-5 p. m. Saturday. A second performance of “Harvey” will be given at 3 p. m. in Guion and the final Aggie Follies will be held Saturday night at 7:30. “Harvey is Free Tickets, to the Friday perform ance of the Aggie Follies are 75 cents which includes free admis sion to “Harvey”. The Saturday performance will cost $1 and will also entitle the purchaser to free iipiT' '..iP'i .. ;A;r yan Comir First St &Tn olarsh ip A ward ts Set Saturday BBS & group of the 400 R. P. Ward, School of Engineering .. , r. hool seniors who have Dick Hervey, secretary qf the MemberIt^ e aTll | U a| opportunity Former Students Association; and I nB ur aMf irships will take Col- R. G. Perryman, assistant regis trar and secretary of the commit- i tests Saturday May gjimistry Lecture Room. Troup took the quizzes ly in the Chemistry f A II\[D1» from 1 to 5 p. m. gQ scholarships will liis fall to incoming ALF-H00 hr ° u ^ ? e „ T d ^ ve , 1 1 op ' 5aid E. E. McQuillen, & ctf fund - jry of three quizzes AiUhorizedfcjt on reading, math- (jj 01 „ ( ; a general knowledge, s of these tests, 00m- e Block Easti-^eed 0 f financial aid, r igh school scholastic COLLEWrj leadership qualities awarding of these f s will he reviewed by ■immittee, and the win- \/ receive scholarships rf fl. .••SC 1 ? Birman David H. Morg- .J! Ijk iHfthe college; E. E. Mc- ttrsiL f&d °f the development E. Redmond, School i®tjjy Medicine; Dr. W. J. fcsaAatidL*~2&ogy department; and int, School of Agrieul- tee. The scholarships are given to the student development fund by the Former Students Association, A&M clubsp Mother’s Clubs, Cam pus Chest, individuals and cor porations. “There are 251 boys now enroll ed in the college on these scholar- ’ships,” said McQuillen. admission to “Harvey” earlier that afternoon. All tickets will be on sale in the MSC and in the Guion Hall ticket booth. Proceeds from Aggie Follies will pay the expenses of Open House and Parents’ Day, said Bert Wel ler, chairman of the Intercouncil Committee. At 8 p. m. Saturday, the Aggie softball team plays the Marlin All Stars on the lighted softball field. A free All-College Dance at The Grove will start at 9 p. m. It is sponsored by Student Activities in honor of Aggje parents. Flower Pinning Parents’ Day activities begin with the flower pinning cei'emony at 8:15 a. m. Sunday. Presentation of best drilled sophomore and freshman awards will be made at the same time. First call for the Parents’ Day review will be at 8:50 a. m. Open house in cadet dormitories begins at 11 a. m. and lasts until 4 p. m. Sunday. President M. T. Harrington will give a reception for students, their parents and friends from 2:30— 4:30 Sunday afternoon, in his home. An hour-long concert by the- Aggie and Freshman Bands will be conducted on the lawn of the President’s home. Exhibits will be given Saturday by nearly every department on the campus. A complete program of special events and activities will be distributed in the housing areas by Friday noon. All students academic councils cooperated to sponsor the Open House and Parents’ Day activities. An Intercounail committee coordi nates all activities and sponsors the Aggie Follies. The cast for “Harvey” includes Veta Louise Simmons, Mrs. D. H. Morgan; Myrtle Mae Simmons, Iris. Bullard; Elwood P. Dowd, Harry Gooding; Mrs. Chauvenet, Elizabeth Cook; Dr. Lyman San derson, Bill Witty. Dr. William Chumley, Ted Cas- (See PLAYERS, Page 2) Cartoon by Bob Hendry Gen. Eugene F. Smith, Ret. U.S. Army “Howdy,” says Presidential-candidate A&M’S NEXT PRESIDENT—I Gen. Smith Shows Military Outlook The question of the times: “Who will be A&M’s next president?” Both Battalion Co-Editors Frank Manitzas and Joel Austin have been plagued by this question from friends, enemies, faculty and stu dents of the college. “We decided it was time some one put a little light on the sub ject, so we asked our news editor and staff cartoonist Bob Heiidry to start investigating what A&M’s next president might be like,” they said. Hendry told the co-editors that he would poll the state, the former and present students and faculty to see whom they believe might be a good president. Starting in The Battalion today, is the first of the series of car toons and features about the per sons who might be the next presi dent. • He is Gen. Eugene F. Smith (Ret., US Army). Increases Prof Interest Instructors Approve Rating Henry nbers of the committee Ransdell, basic divis- enherthy, dean of men; Instructors and professors voic ed approval of student ratings of the faculty, but felt that irrel evant and extraneous factors af fect and distort such ratings. In a report from the Committee on Development of Teaching Per sonnel (CDTP), a survey shows that about 50 per cent of the facul ty believe that students are cap able and qualified to rate in structors while 36.3 per cent say “no”. An analysis questionnarie, con sisting of 46 items and devised by H. H. Remmers and P. C. Baker, both of Purdue University, was &C«i|E Gives Kruger Islanding’ Award HA® FASHj 0 nei 0 f the Corps Wel- TEEIvhas been named one of tstanding Air ROTC 1 the United States by Society of Military M wleceive the award from J f\K. Way, PAS&T, who m MI t ^ ie Society. mJtn t ^ e ordy Air F° rce ca- ittwry ^ jntire southwest to re- ^^d^iward, with no other ig to Texans this year, Hy Ice CreaL-uther Westbrook, Air here. mellp io a °! witl ; a "y. r °tc , Air or Army, is asked “A Nutrili to recommend two men for the honor. One is a student who is a candidate for a degree, the other is a student with one year left un til he applies for a degree, West brook said. The award is limited to engi neering students. Kruger was chosen on the basis of his scholastic standing, mili tary I’ating, rank held and per sonal opinions of him by military and engineering instructors. The cadet who is nominated is chosen in much the same manner as the General Moore Trophy win ner, Westbrook said. sent by the CDTP to 457 faculty members, following the student rating in the fall. About 85 per cent answered. The student rating was a sur prise thrown to both students and the faculty by the Executive Com mittee of the college under the di rection of Dr. David H. Morgan, dean of the college. The rating is taken every two years and the next one will be in 1954. Increase Interest One of the items which 66.9 per cent of the faculty strongly agreed was that student rating program tends to increase the interest of the teaching staff in teaching problems. About 80 per cent of the faculty approved the item that analysis of student opinion may call a 11 e n- tion to undesirable methods of in struction, courses of study and instructor personality of which the instructors themselves are un aware. Another item which received 58.6 per cent agreement with the faculty was that “whatever might be the validity of student opinions, they exist and exert a powerful in fluence on the effectiveness of the course.” The committee felt that through out the questionnaire, the faculty’s answers showed the instructors ac cept student ratings in a “positive manner.” About 47 per cent of the in structors agreed that hostility to ward student ratings, on the part of the faculty, may interfere with teaching efficiency, but 41.8 per cent said “No” to the item that a predominance of low ratings will discourage the teacher. About 59 per cent of the faculty also said “No” when asked if stu dent ratings tend to disrupt the morale of the faculty. About 67 per cent disagreed with the item that student ratings tend to have a disruptive effect on the morale of the students. “The use of student ratings makes possible a wholesome kind of coopeiative effort to improve learning”, agreed 60.2 per cent of the instructors. The faculty voted 52. 4 per cent “No” to the item that “student ratings cause instructors to cater to adverse student opinion at the expense of quality teaching.” But in the question asking “If student ratings are used, there is a danger students may acquire the feeling that they are the judges of the worth of the teachers,” the faculty voted 51.4 “yes.” Placing confidence in the stu dents, the faculty voted 64.3 per cent “Yes” that the judgments of the students are generally reliable, but also voted “Yes” that students are inclined to make “snap” judg ments. A strong 58.6 per cent “No” was registered to the question that students are, on the whole, imma ture, superficial and prejudiced in their evaluation of teaching. About (See RATINGS, Page 2) Gen Smith started at A&M but left after two weeks for. The Citadel when he decided to make the Army a career. After two months at The Citadel he transfer- ed to VMI, but soon he received an appointment to the United States Military Academy. Being a good athlete and a poor student, Smith did not finish at West Point but left and joined the Army. After he went to OCS and when World War I started was given a commission. Serving faithfully in the Army for 35 years, Smith rose quickly to the rank of general. He is famous for his “whipping out” and remembers the names of all his sergeants. Although Gen. Smith never re ceived a bachelor degree, he was awarded two doctor degrees from univei’sities on the islands which he liberated in the Far East Cam paigns. A strict disciplinarian, Gen. Smith never allows his wife to address him without his title (general). He is known affection ately to his 19-year-old-son as “the general” and his cocker spaniel, ‘Single,’ salutes him every time he passes. His Corps unit during the war was known as the friendliest in the Far East campaigns, another rea son why he is a likely candidate. When asked if he would like to return to his Alma Mater, Gen. Smith said. “It would be unique, I, who never received a degree from A&M, to return there as president. I would accept.” Bonnen Named School Board President C. A. Bonnen was elected president of the A&M Consol idated School Board of Trus tees last night. Other new officers are John Rogers, vice-president, and Milton William^, secretary. The board canvassed and ap proved the results of the bond election Saturday. A $385,000 bond issue passed, 395 to 231. Letters of appreciation were sent to people who helped the school board in the election, including one to The Battalion. “On behalf of myself, the school board, and the children of Consoli dated, I want to thank the voters for restoring my faith in democ racy,” said E. E. Brown, president of the school board. “There is no better place to start preparing for the future than the school—a good school will provide for the welfare of the community for the years to “I hope those who voted against the bond issue will see the ne^d in the future a?id work with the school,” he added. The school board will call on the Educational Commission to help choose a plan if they can help in any way, Brown said. It probably will he two to four Aveeks before the plans are ready for consideration. A site committee composed of school board members C. A. Bon nen, Don Vestal and John Rogei-s is making arrangements for buying the Dobrovolny-Holick tract east of the present school. Approxi mately 13 acres will be purchased, with an option on another seven acres south of this site. The school board has appointed Phillip Goode as attorney for con demnation proceedings. Rauschier, Pierce and Co. al ready has contracted to buy the bond issue. Arrangements cannot be completed until the city evalu ation board has finished certifying the evaluation raise effected to raise taxes to pay for the bond issue. “We’ll have to wait until the school census is completed next week,” said Superintendent L. S. Richardson. “On a preliminary count, it looks like we’ll have a JO or 11 per cent increase in the school population next year.” Judge for the election was Dr. E. E. Vezey. Clerks were Mrs. C. B. Godbey and Mrs. Curtis Wil liams. This was the school board’s sec ond attempt for a bond issue this year. A $650,000 bond issue was deefated Jan. 20, 463 to 325. The defeated plan included construction of an elementary school in College Hills. Tl’s a Farce’ Inspection Wastes Time, Cadet Says Federal Inspection should be im proved, said a majority of the stu dents interviewed yesterday. The opinions were pretty well summed up by James Dempsey, sophomore from Fort Woi’th, who said, “There’s no point in federal inspection the way it is now. Anyone can clean a room when ever he knows the inspection is going to take place.” “It’s a farce,” said Robert Jones, sophomore from San Antonio. “The inspecting officers didn’t take time to inspect properly.” Another view of the inspection came from Donald Kemp, junior from San Antonio. “It’s a good idea as long as we haA 7 e it only once a year.” “Waste of time,” said Thomas Coffman, freshman from Port Ar thur. “I spent fourteen hours cleaning my room and the inspect ing officer asked me if I liked ROTC and left.” C DTP AsksContinuation Of Student-Prof Ratings Student ratings should be con tinued as one method of appraising instructor effectReness, recom mended the Committee of Develop ment o f Teaching Personnel (CDTP). In an analysis questionnaire, the committee seeked the faculty’s at titude toAvard student ratings, and in conclusion, proposed four re commendations to the Executive Committee of the college. Dr. David H. Horgan, dean of the college, said he has not of ficially been notified of the recom mendations, but knoAvs about them. He said the recommendations pro bably will be submitted soon. Other proposals, besides the con tinuance of student ratings, were: • To give careful study to the content of any rating fonn and the rating procedure in order to reduce ambiguities and to remove, as many; as possible, extravenous and irrelevant factors Aidiich may distort rating results. • Both faculty and student re presentatives should share in the planning of student rating of in structors so as to make this a democratic cooperative endeavor. • Results of ratings should be reported directly to the faculty member with administrators shar ing indhndual rating information only at the request of the individu al instructor. “The major aim and purpose of the student rating,” the committee said, “is one of personal develop ment.” Members of the CDTP include Chairman J. G. McGuire, C. B. Godbey, H. O. Johnson Jr., J. E. McAfee, J. H. Hill, B. C. Moore, J. W. Paxton, P. W. Bums, L. W. Gibbs, C. M. Simmang, Robex’t Jacobs, A. J. Kingston. Russell Marlett, sophomore from Newgulf, said, Federal Inspection is good, but not the way it is now. “It should be a surprise, because anyone can get ready for it, if given enough time.” Paul Kennon, sophomore from Shreveport, said, “Good idea, be cause getting ready for it you find things you don’t know you have.” Band Presents Annual Spring Concert Tonite The Aggie Band, under the direction of Col. E. V. Adams, will present at 7:30 p.m., a program of 14 numbers in their annual spring concert. The first portion of the program Avill consist of five numbers by the freshmen band, the last part of the shoAv will feature nine numbers by the upperclassmen band. The freshmen will open the pro gram Avith the “Star Spangled Banner,” folloAved by a march, “Air Waves” and an overture, “Student Prince.” Two marches will fol low, “Marche Fantastique” and “Purple Pageant.” “Annie Lauria a la Moderne,” a cornet trio with band accompani ment, featuring Jim Thomas, L. A. Walker and Jerry Jenkins, will be one of the featui’ed numbers on the upperclassman band poi’- tion. Other selections on the second part of the program will be “Hail Miami,” “American Overture,” “El Burrito,” “Amparito Roca,” “Eroi- ca,” “Fitter Pat Parade,” “The American Way,” and “The Spirit of Aggieland.” The concert is free, said Col. Adams. »