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Number 113: Volume 53
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), Texas, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1953
Price Five Cents
True D. Morse
Slated To Address
Agricultural School
True D. Morse, under secretary
of agriculture, will speak to the
faculty and student body of the
School of Agriculture at 3 p.m.
Tuesday in the ballroom of the
Memorial Student Center.
The Agricultural Economics club
and the Rural Sociology club are
sponsoring Morse’s visit.
C. N. Shepardson, dean of the
Agriculture school, will preside at
the meeting in the ballroom.
Following his speech, Morse will
meet for an informal coffee with
the faculty of the agricultural ec
onomics and sociology department
and the two sponsoring clubs at 4
p.m. in the Agricultural building.
Following a dinner with school
officials, Morse will return to
Washington Tuesday night.
Don D. Thompson of Temple is
president of the Agricultural Eco
nomics club and Bill Young of
Courses Cut
In Engineer
Curriculum
Engineering students may have
to take less hours next year, said
H. W. Barlow, dean of engineering.
The School of Engineering is
conducting a study of the last two
years of engineering curricula to
determine which courses are old,
)ut of date, need revising or need
lo be supplanted by new material.
Studies of the first two years of
the curricula by the department
last year resulted in several non-
essential courses being cut from
the schedule.
A freshman engineering student
has to take only 1G hours his first
semester and 18 hours his second,
where the schedule formerly called
for 19 hours both semesters.
Four-hour mathematics courses
are no longer required to sopho
more engineering students, also a
result of last year’s study.
Those students whose fields re
quire more mathematics take these
courses dm*ing their junior year.
Houston is president of the Rural
Sociology club.
The Battalion originally report
ed Morse’s speech for 4 p.m.
Prior to appointment' as under
secretary of agriculture, Morse was
president of Doane Agriculture
service.
Before resigning from that or
ganization to accept his present
post, he had been elected chairman
of the board.
He was graduated from the Uni
versity of Missouri in the School
of Agriculture.
While in college, he was a mem
ber of such honorary fraternities
as Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sigma Del
ta, Alpha Phi Zeta and the social
professional fraternity of Alpha
Gamma Rho.
Morse served as president of the
American Sororiety of Farm Man
agers and Rural Appraisers in 1941.
He is one of the originators of
the American Rural Appraisal Sys
tem, and a member of the Mis
souri bar.
Other positions Morse has held
or now holds are: vice president of
the American Farm Economics as
sociation, director of the Mutual
Savings Life Insurance company,
director of the Foundation for
American Agriculture, and trustee
and executive secretary of the Ag
ricultural Institute.
Still others are trustee and sec
retary of the National Council'for
Community Improvement, and a
faculty member of the School of
Banking at the University of Wis
consin.
Morse is a member of the Christ
ian church and has served as pres
ident of his church in St. Louis.
He is trustee of the non-denomi-
national Bible college of Columbia,
Mo., which cooperates with Mis
souri university in running a spe
cial program operated with the Col
lege of i Agriculture for training
rural ministers.
His wife was the former Mary
Louise Hopkins of Sedalia, Mo.
They have one son, a second lieu
tenant in the army who is station
ed at Fort Bliss in El Paso.
Student Cut
By MSC
Glass ‘Door’
Frederick O. Driehs, fresh
man engineering student from
Beaumont, was cut last night
when he walked through a
window in the Memorial Stu
dent Center.
“I thought it was a door,”
Driehs said.
A Campus security officer
said Driehs was leaving the
building through the entrance
at the east end of the prom
enade while the lights were
out, about 7 p. m.
The double glass doors there
are flanked by seven-foot pic-
ture windows. Driehs mistook
one of the windows for a door
and shoved against it.
He was caught in the falling
glass, cutting his face, hands
and body. He was treated at
the College hospital and re
leased.
Driehs is a non-military stu
dent living in dormitory 2.
Freshmen Picture
Schedule Released
Freshmen should start having
their pictures made Monday for
the Aggieland ’54, the college year
book, said Allan (Bootsie) Hohlt,
co-editor.
The pictures will be made in
the Aggieland Studio at the North
gate. Military freshmen should
wear winter blouses with ties.
A blouse is available at the
studio for those who do not have
one, but freshmen must bring their
own brass. Non-military freshmen
should wear coats and ties.
The schedule is as follows: Co.s
A. B. Sept. 21, 22, 23; C, D, Sept.
24, 25, 28; E, F, Sept. 29, 30, Oct.
1; G, H, Oct. 2, 5, G; I, K, Oct. 12,
13, 14; L, Oct. 12, 13, 14.
Sq. s 17, Oct. 12, 13, 14,; 18, 19,
Oct. 15, 1G, 19; 20, 1 21, Oct. 20, 21,
22; 22, 23, Oct. 23, 2G, 27; and 24,
25, Oct. 28, 29, 30. Make-up pic
tures will be taken Nov. 2-G.
Hart hall freshmen may have
their pictures made at any time
in the above schedule.
POW Home After Six Years
By Jon KINSLOW
Battalion City Editor
A College Station man who had
teen a prisoner of the Communists
for 31 months came home yester
day for the first time in nearly
|.ix years.
Sgt. Hubert H. Hawkins, son of
Mrs. Eleanora Washington, Glenora
Addition, stepped of the bus yes
terday and was greeted by his
mother and about 15 other College
Station people. Smiles were mixed
with tears and everyone shook
hands with the 21 year old soldier
with the ribbons on his shirt.
“Oh, I feel just wonderful now”,
Mrs. Washington said.
Hawkins said it was hard to ex
press his feelings about being
home again.
“I’m so happy I don’t know what
to do,” he said. “I just want to
rest awhile.”
While serving as squad leader in
the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Division, - Hawkins was captured
November, 1950, in the battle of
Kurni. His company ran out of am-
mounition after the Communists
sm’rounded them and 23 men were
taken prisoner.
“Worst We Had”
Hawkins described the battle as
the “worst we had.”
They were moved north to Camp
4 at Weiwon where many .other
allied soldiers were held.
“At first they didn’t give us any
more clothes to wear, and thei-e
wasn’t much food value in what we
got to eat,” he said. “About all
they fed us was rice, potatoes and
bread. Good water was always
scarce and the sewage was all
filthy.
“They tried to make Communists
out of us but the boys didn’t take
HELLO, MOM—Sgt. Hubert H. Hawkins was greeted by
his mother, Mrs. Eleanora Washington, as he stepped off
the bus yesterday. Hawkins, released August 31, was a
prisoner of the Communists for 31 months,
to it. Everyone was forced to at
tend lectures and some of the boys
were -1 talked to privately.
“American exploitation and raci
al discrimination were their main
weapons,” Hawkins said. “How
ever, the Reds didn’t mistreat me
because I was a Negro.”
Reds Envious
“We got to play basketball and
softball a little. The Red soldiers
wanted to play with us, but the
high officials wouldn’t always let
them. The soldiers seemed to envy
us even though we were prisoners.
“A chaplain who had gone back,
into active service conducted Sun
day services for us, but the Reds
didn’t like this either. No Red
Cross parcels came to us until
after the armistice.
“We could write all the letters
we wanted, but they never let them
go through,” Hawkins related. “I
wrote a whole bunch, but they
were never delivered. Occasionally
they delivered a letter fi’om home
to us.
Morale Good
“We had to go on wood-gather
ing details because heat was scarce
during the winter. Morale was
generally good, but sometimes the
boys would get downcast.”
Hawkins, who talked freely, ap
peared strong and healthy, even
though he lost 30 pounds after he
was captured. He showed no ill ef
fects from his nearly three years as
a POW.
“When we first got the news of
the armistice it seemed to good to
be true,” he said. “It was 24 days
befoi’e they started' moving us. I
don’t think anyone in our camp
was withheld by the Reds.
“We were released August 31,
and the trip home seemed like it
took two or three months. Thei'e
was a boy from Hearne in our
camp, but he left before I did.”
Hawkins said he doesn’t know
what his future plans ai - e. He has
30 days of convalescent leave, and
then he will decide if he is going
to stay in the army or not.
Hawkins enlisted in the axuny
when he was 13 by falsifying his
papers. He was in the sixth grade
when he enlisted.
Among the people meeting him
were W. A. Tarrow, principal of
Lincoln School for Negroes, and
James Hawkins, his sixth grade
teacher and no relation.
Aggie s Mee tfien t uc k y
In Seasonal Opener
Costly Injuries
Hamper Chances
New Accounting System
MSC Clarifies
Financial Setup
By Bob Boriskie
Sports Editor
“We’re not making the trip to Lexington just to look at
the blue grass country. We’re going out there to do our best
to win,” said Head Football Coach Ray George before he and
his 34-man squad boarded the plane for Kentucky.
Eric Miller, first team end, in all probability will not be
able to play in the season opener against the University of
Kentucky Wildcats tomorrow night.
Bill Shroeder will take over for injured Miller at left end.
Schroeder is a 188 pound sophomore from Dallas.
George said Miller, a costly loss, was suffering from a head
injury. Charlie Hall, junior halfback, is listed as another who
won’t likely get into the game. Hall suffered a leg injury in
practice earlier this week.
Kentucky will be celebrating sportsmanship day at the
game. They defeated the Aggies 10-7 last year in a top-notch
thriller on Kyle Field. A field goal turned the tide for the
Wildcats in that game. ♦
George said he is taking a
smaller traveling squad this
season because “there just
isn’t any reason to take a boy
along and suit him up when he
won’t do any playing.”
Quarterback duties will be hand
led by Don Ellis. Connie Magouirk
will be at left halfback and Joe
Boring gets the call at right half
back. Big Don Kachtik will be the
fullback.
The rest of the starters will be
guard; Fx-ed Broussard, center;
Marvin Tate, right guai’d; Law
rence Winkler, left tackle; Dur-
wood Scott, I’ight tackle and Ben
nie Sinclair, right end.
George said Pete Mayeaux, half
back, has dropped from the squad.
“Pete was a fine boy and we
certainly hate to see him go, but
his injuries from last year were
bothering him and he thought his
play would be affected as a result
of them,” said George.
George said Bob Easley, power
ful sophomore fullback, shows a lot
of promise and is trying Kurd, but
just isn’t quite ready to go all the
way yet.
“Easley is progressing, but he’s
not ahead of Kachtik,” he said.
“I’m not a bit displeased with him,
and he’ll play a lot of football for
A&M.”
The Aggies plan to get in a prac
tice session under the lights to
night in Lexington. It will be their
only night workout before • taking
the field at 8 p. m. tomorrow night.
Listed as plane passengers for
the, trip to Lexington were:
Chancellor M. T. Harrington,
President D. H. Morgan, Dean of
Men W. L. Penberthy, William
Brucks, student athletic council
member, and H. C. Dillingham.
Trainer Bill Dayton, coaches Bill
Duncan, Mike Michalske, Dalton
Faircloth and George.
R. H. Harrison, team physician,
Barlow Irvin, athletic director, Vol
Montgomery, head yell leader, John
Surovick and Gerald Anderson,
team managers, and William
Brucks.
T
The Memorial Student Center
has changed its accounting proce
dures to pi’esent a more easily in-
terpreted picture of its financial
condition.
Where.the MSC used to pi’esent
only a single pi’ofit and loss state
ment, the accounting will now be
broken up into business, facilities
and student program categoiies.
Although bookkeeping is compli
cated, the new systexn is expected
to clarify the MSC’s financial con
dition.
Business Section
Included in the business section
of the new system are all the rev
enue-producing agencies of the
MSC: the food department, the
fountain room, gift shop, bowling
and games area, guest rooms, bar
ber shop, Aggieland Inn and mer
chandise stands.
All magazine stands and candy
and cigarette counters ax-e part of
the merchandise stands account.
The business section of the new
system also includes business of
fice expenses, the accounting of
fice, and wholesale pui’chasing.
Non-Revenue Sections
Under facilities are all non-rev
enue px’oducing sections of the
Center.
The social and educational of
fice, dixectox-’s office and building
supervisor are included in facili
ties.
Meeting and activity x’ooms svxch
as dark x'ooms, piano room, x’ecoxd-
playing I’oom and game room also
are included in facilities.
Under the student pi’ogram of
the MSC come the salaries of the
progi’am consultant, art advisor,
browsing library attendant, and
social and educational director and
her seci’etary.
Council and Directorate
The MSG couixcil and directorate
are also under the student program
as is the revolving fund which fi
nances the dance committee, Cafe
Rue Pinalle, all-college dances and
the intercollegiate talent show.
The xxeed for a change in ac
counting methods became obvious
in the past when the MSC has
shown large deficits. This way, it
is expected the deficits will still
show, but ixr a more understandable
light.
Darkness Doesn’t
Bother Diners
Three hundred and eighty people
ate an unexpected candlelight sup
per last night. The College Em
ployes club dinner was plunged in
to daxkness when a power • failure
caused all the lights to go out at
the Memorial Student Center. .
In spite of nearly losing the des
serts, the dinner went off smooth
ly, and lights and the air coxxdit-
ioning came on just in time for
dancing.
Dr. G. W. Schtesseknan, head of
the geogi’aphy department, was
master of cex’emonies for the eve
ning. Dx*. David Morgan, college
pi’esident, welcomed the new em
ployes, who were the guests of the
club.
Winning
Football
Formation
For 1953
WELCOME HOME—W. A. Tarrow, Lincoln school principal, welcomes Sgt. Hubert H.
Hawkins, recently released POW. Hawkins joined the army when he was L> yeais old by
falsifying enlistment papers. With him is his mother* Mrs. Eleanora Washington.
A&M Can’t |
Add Any New
Degree Courses
A&M can’t add any new de
gree courses to its program
for the next two years, be
cause of a state law limiting
1 | money.
The law, which was repassed by
the legislatux-e last spring, has been
| in effect for the last two yeai’s.
It says that none of the appi’o-
j pxdation money can be used to con-
j tinue or start a department of in
struction that was not offered be
fore October, 1950.
This law applies to all 18 Texas
state-suppoi’ted schools.
If the law is not x’epassed at the
I next session of the legislature in
1956, state colleges can then add
I degx-ee courses if they want to.
A degree in meteox-ology is the
only one that A&M is now consider
ing offering, said President David
| H. Moi’gan.
A&M is now teaching meteoi’ol-
ogy courses for the oceanography
degree.
Morgan said a meteorology de-
gx-ee is need in the state and A&M
is the logical school to teach it.
The hist degrees added to the
college were oceanography and
agricultural journalism. They were
both started befoi’e Octobex - , 1950,
so they are not affected by this
law.