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I SPECIAL EDITION SECTION III Battalion Published By A&M Students For 75 Years PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Number 109: Volume 53 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), Texas, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1953 Price Five Cents ‘Living Room of the Campus’ 1500 Get Acquainted Memorial • Student Center Opens Doors to Freshmen The Memorial Student Center opened its doors Sunday afternoon to 1500 new students in an informal open house with local girls acting rs hostesses. The theme of the gathering was “get acquainted with your MSC”, said Wayne Stark, director of the Center. Exhibits from every com mittee in the MSC were displayed throughout the corridors and rooms of the huge Student Center from 2 until 5 p.m. New students were given the chance to join any of the commit tees in which they may be interes ted. This open house program was calculated to acquaint the new stu dent thoroughly with all phases of the MSC. Members of the MSC Council, a group of students who help guide the policies of the Cen ter have been on the campus for several days working out plans for the coming year and preparing for the open house. Sunday afternoon’s program was the largest in the history of the MSC since it began operations in September, 1950. “'W >, e ; want to stress' to ' all the new [students that the MSC doors are open ,to them just as other studcfntsU” said John Samuels, pres ident of the MSC Council. Samuels said in the past a few upperclassmen have attempted to Film Society To Schedule Movies Soon The A&M Film. Society will again offer an outstanding pro gram of films selected to provide a maximum of entertainment at a minimum cost, Jerry Bennett, film society president, has announced. Included in the series to be shown will be at least four foreign and eight Hollywood films. Encouraged by the response to the summer program, Bennett said every effort would be made to pro vide films that should prove pop ular with the greatest number of patrons. Admission will be by season tick et only, which will sell for one dollar. Tickets may be purchased at the Student- Activities Office and at the Main Desk of the MSC, as soon as the schedule has been com pleted. Film Society officials will be Bennett, president; Bob Hendry, vice-president; Bob Boriskie, sec retary; and Ed Holderj treasurer. prevent freshmen from using the MSC facilities by declaring that this was an upperclassmen’s privi lege. To Orientate Freshmen “That is one of the main reasons we have held this open house, so that the first year students could come in and look over our vai'ious facilities,” Samuels said. Music Committee members fur nished organ music for the' after noon in the Main Lounge of the Center. House Committee members of the MSC were responsible for han dling the informal reception with a roster for those people serving. The Reception Committee, which is a part of the House Committee, provided the welcome for Dean Bertrand and his staff as well as other honored guests. Some of these guests included Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant of the school of military science, Lt. Col. Taylor Wilkins, assistant com mandant, and W. B. Penberthy, dean of men. The Art Gallery Committee of fered a public exhibit, and opened the Art Gallery for freshmen to inspect. • The Browsing Library Commit tee members held the presentation of their area( and maintained an exhibit in the library during the afternoon. The Dance Committee also held a presentation of its - area. This is the cpmmittee which stages “Rue Pinalle,” an Aggieland version of a French night club. “Rue Pinalle” is staged during the semester on the Friday night preceding a football game. Last year the club became so popular that it was in operation nearly every week when a special event was held on the campus. The Camera Club and Radio Club of the Center offered ex hibits Sunday afternoon with a re ceptionist on hand to greet the freshmen and show them the equipment used. Crafts Committee Crafts Committee members kept their shop open and held dem onstrations of their equipment. Forum Committee and Junto Committee members maintained booths throughout the three hour period to sign up any interested freshmen. These committees are of the dis cussion type. They hold regular meetings and talk over various current topics. Games Committee membei’s kept the table tennis area ojlen. * Members of the MSC Council offered an exhibit in the presi dent’s office with a picture display of the council. Laughton Will Star Town Hall Show Gershtein Concert FT?* 5 ° F O • Finish Series By JERRY BENNETT Battalion Co-Editor Town Hall, A&M’s annual concert series, this year will present a dramatic show for the first time in addition to its regular musical programs. Actor Charles Laughton, whose screen portrayal of Henry VIII almost put Elizabethian table manners back into the etiquette books, will offer one of the most ujnusual and popular shows now touring the country. Laughton will read to the Town Hall audience. He will take selections ranging from Mark Twain to the Diciples. His readings have cbme into such great demand that Life Magazine predicts he has set a new trend in entertainment. The programs are backed by Paul Gregory, former con cert manager of a talent^ agency, who hit upon the idea of the reading tour, after see ing the actor do a similar pro gram on television. The show is scheduled for Dec. 7. In addition to the sophisticated growls of Charles Laughton, Town Ha}l will present radio’s popular “The American Album of Familiar Music,” Nov. 17; the songs of Peg gy Lee backed by Jan Garber’s or chestra, Dec. 14; The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, Jan. 7; The Westminster Choir, Feb. 4 and The Gershwin Festival, Feb. 25. Under the direction of Gustave Haenschen, “The American Album of Familiar Music” has long been one of radio’s most popular musi cal shows. The program is now in its 19th'year-on the air. The show is noted for its var iety of music, ranging from clas sical to popular; which is performed by single vocalists, chorus and straight orchestrations. Peggy Lee had already made a hit with pop fans with such num bers as “Golden Earrings” and “Manana” when she recorded ”Lov- (Lee LAUGHTON, p. 4, Sec. Ill) Town Hall Will Play In New Gym Town Hall programs will be held this year in the new Physical Edu cation Building when it is com pleted instead of Guion Hall. Since more seating is available in the new building, no reserved seat tickets will be sold. Concerts will be on a first come-first serve basis. Students will receive their Town Hall tickets upon paying the stu dent activity fee. Those not pay ing the fee will be charged $2 for each show. Non-student season tickets cost $6.50. All tickets go on sale Sept. 11 at registration. They will be sold in the Office of Student Activities starting Sept. 14. * --'f PREPARATIONS FOR FRESHMEN—The Memorial Student Center staff and various student leaders have been working for the past week in preparation for the big Open House which was held in honor of the first-year men from 2 till 5 p.m. Sunday afternoon. The affair was informal and Johnny Samuels, president of the MSC Council extended tre welcome to all freshmen to “drop by and get acquainted with their MSC.” Question Mark Vocalist Will Sing Sept. 28 Joni James, the little brunette who sang questions to the top of the nation’s record sales will give A&M a chance to answer Sept. 28. Backed by Buddy Morrow’s trombone and orchestra, the 26 year old vocalist will sing the pop ular “Why Don’t You Believe Me?” and “Have You Heard?” at a spe cial concert. Morrow band vocalists Frankie Lester and Jean Terry will add other songs to the show. The performance will start at 8 p.m. Student tickets will sell for one dollar and non-student’s for $1.50. Morrow and Miss James are both recent hits in the music world. Morrow’s band has become one of the top musical groups with dance fans. His RCA records ai’e favorites with many disk jock eys and record buyers alike. Miss James, who gave up a dancing career to sing, is one of MGM Record’s top recording stars. Singing Cadets Schedule Sites Of Spring Tour The Singing Cadets, a 55 voice choir, are tentatively scheduled to visit Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton, Brownsville, New London, and Baytown during their spring tour, Bill Turner, director, has announced. The group is a student organi zation created to build up and sup port musical interest on the cam pus, and to furnish music for the college assemblies, religious serv ices, club meetings and special oc casions. During the past year, the Sing ing Cadets presented concerts for high schools, civic clubs, and A&M clubs at different cities throughout the state. The membership is made up of students who like to sing and en joy the fellowship which singing affords, and who have decided to make the Singing Cadets one of their extra-curricular activities. Reheai'sals are held four times a week, from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Music Hall, Monday through Thursday, and Turner stressed the fact that music reading is not es sential in order to participate. Everyone who likes to sing is urged to attend the rehearsals, he said. Recreation Council Teaches Athletics The College Station Recreational Council offers a varied program of social and athletic activities for the benefit of people of all ages. Sponsored by the city, the coun cil gives free instnaction in all its activities, and carries on its pro gram throughout the year. LOVER—Peggy Lee, pretty blonde vocalist who has scored record hits with such hits as “Manana” and “Lover,” will be one of Town Hall’s feature attarctions for the coming season. Fish 9 Registration Begins Big Year The Aggie “fish” started this year’s college activities this morn ing as they filed into Sbisa Hall for registration. A full first se mester is set up for students. The semester’s activities will be: September: 12—Registration for old students. 14— Classes Begin, All College Night, Agricultural Council, MSC Council. 17—Intramural Athletic Officers, • Employees Dinner Dance Club. 19—Last Day for Enrolling or Ad ding New Courses, University of Kentucky Football Game at Lexington, Ky. 21— Entries Close—Table Tennis, Basketball, and Swimming, MSC Directorate, Engineers Council, Senior Class. 22— Intramural Athletic Officers’ Bar-B-Que. 23— Entries Close—Football, Horse shoes, Bowling. 24— Student Senate, Quarterback Club. 25— MSC Rue Pinalle. 26— Last Day for Dropping Cour ses, University of Houston Football Game (here, night), MSC Afmr Game Dance. 28— Joan Janres and Buddy Mor row Orchestra (tentatively scheduled), Southwest Confer ence Sportsmanship Week be gins, Intramural Swim Meet. 29— Quarterback Club. 30— Entries Close for Open Hand ball. October: 1—Tarleton-Fish Football Game Here, Student Senate. 3—University of Georgia Football game (Dallas, night). 5— Arts and Science Council, Al pha Zeta, Engineers Council. 6— Quarterback Club. 8—Baylor-Fish Football Game (Here). 10—Texas Tech Football Game (Lubbock, night). 12— Agricultural Council, MSC Council, Basic Division Coun cil. 13— Quarterback Club. 15— TCU-Fish Football Game {Here) Student Senate. 16— Deadline on Subsistence Pay ment. 17— Holiday, TCU Football Game at Ft. Worth. (Corps Trip). 19—Alpha Zeta, Student Life Com mittee, MSC Directorate. 22— Employees Dinner Dance Club, Quarterback Club. 23— Aggie Rodeo, Service or First Regimental Ball, MSC Rue Pin alle, Deadline on Club Aid Re quests. 24— B a y 1 o r University Football Game Here), Aggie Rodeo All College Dance, “Tex” Ben- eke (tentatively scheduled). 26—Senior Class, Basic Division Council. 29—Quarterback Club. 31—University of Arkansas Foot ball Game at Little Rock, Ark. November: 5— Student Senate, Quarterback Club. 6— F o r m e r Student Reunions, Rice - Fish Football Game (Here), MSC Rue Pinalle. 7— SMU Football Game (Here), Ray Anthony (tentatively sched uled). All College Dance, For mer Student Reunions. 9—Aggie Players’ production of “Mr. Roberts”, Mid-Semester Grade Reports, Begin Ordering Graduation Announcements. 10—Aggie Players’ production of “M r. Roberts”, Agricultural (See CALENDAR, p. 4, Sec. Ill) Korean Veterans’ Certificates Due All students who are attending A&M under the Korean GI Bill should submit their Certificate of Education to the veterans’ advisor in Room 102 of Goodwin Hall and complete registration forms before registration day. Bennie A. Zinn, veterans’ advi sor, will be available for confer ences pertaining to any GI Bill problems or regulations. Students who do not have the certificates now should submit them to Zinn as soon as they arei received.