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Number 115: Volume 53
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), Texas, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1953
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MSC Council
Rules Out
New Committee
The MSC council voted last nig'ht
against forming a committee to de
cide whether or not freshmen class
distinction rules be allowed in the
student center.
MSC President John Samuels
asked the council to form the com
mittee. He said the student cen
ter had no policy concerning fresh
men corps rules.
Samuels indicated he was against
these roles in the MSC. He said a
college official recently had com-
plained about upperclassmens’
treatment of freshmen in the stu
dent center.
Samuels said the MSC should set
a definite policy.
Whether a freshman should come
to a stiff attention when meeting
an upperclassmen in the MSC has
never been settled. Whether these
students should use the standard
freshman routine for introducing
themselves also has been question
ed.
Some upperclassmen let fresh
men drop these rules in the MSC.
Othei’s do not.
Some council members felt Sam
uels’ request might cause trouble.
Councilman J. B. (Dick) Hervey
said he questioned the advisability
of going into the matter now. He
thought it would be better to wait
until after December. Hervey told
the council he thought it would be
sufficient to say that MSC facili
ties were open to all classes.
Councilman Carroll Phillips said
he thought the committee’s decis
ion might hurt the MSC if it re
ceived too much opposition.
Argument for and against the
committee was ended by Council
man John Lawrence, Bi-yan lawyer
and former student. He moved the
touncil not take action on forming
the committee. The motion was
passed.
CHS TWIRLERS — These girls will lead the A&M Consolidated high school Tiger band
in half time activities Friday at Madisonville. They are (left to right) Martha Williams,
Sally Puddy, Ann Fleming, drum majorette, Carol Butler and Mildred Dew.
Rep. Teague Shows
Inaugural Film
Films of president Eisenhower’s
inauguration were shown by Con
gressman Olin (Tiger) Teague to
the College Station Kiwanis club
yesterday in the Memorial Stu
dent Center.
The last Congress worked with
the attitude of cooperation for the
good of the countfy, Teague said.
“The next session will be one
of the most important in the his-
tory of the country,” Teague pre
dicted.
The film showed both the in-
aurguration and highlights of the
parade that followed.
Teague is representative from
the 6th Congressional district.
CHS Board of Trustees
Approves School Plans
Plans for the proposed A&M
Consolidated school building pro
gram have been approved by the
A&M Consolidated school board of
trustees.
The board will advertise for bids
on the $385,000 project Oct. 5 and
accept bids Oct. 27, said Les Rich
ardson, superintendent.
Construction must be finished by
Sept. 1, 1954, to handle the ex
pected increase in enrollment,” he
said.
It was necessary to pay ap
proximately $5,000 more for land
than was originally estimated.
Total cost for the 21 acres and
eleven houses on the property was
$31,000.
“This will not hurt the other ex
penditures because we will receive
some federal aid and the sale of
the houses will give us a little
more”, Richardson said.
Griggs and Sheffield
Win Special Election
Acreage Binds
Are Toughest
USD A Problem
Acreage restrictions of high
profit crops is the most press
ing problem presently facing
the Department of Agricul
ture, True D. Morse, under
secretary of agriculture said yes
terday in the Memorial Student
Center.
Speaking to members of the
School of Agriculture on USD A
problems, Morse bemoaned the fact
that there would be some 16.2
million acres of wheat land alone
which could not be planted in
wheat next year because of restric
tions. Cotton and possibly other
crops would also suffer acreage
restrictions, he said.
In outlining the major problems
of USD A, Morse emphasized that
under high price supports, many
farmers were producing corn for
the government instead of for
feed. Conversely, the high price of
corn has for^ced the cattle and dairy
(See USDA, Page 2)
‘Less Yets Enrolled
Than Expected’—Zinn
There are 477 veterans enrolled
in A&M this fall.
This is about 60 less veterans
Experience Totals 18 Years
Experienced Staff Guides Bait
The Battalion starts the year
with a staff whose experience
totals 18 years on the paper. The
average experience for each man
in a top-level position is more than
two years.
Co-editors for the year will be
Jerry Bennett and Ed Holder.
Bennett, a senior journalism
major from Fort Worth, is now in
his third year on The Battalion.
He has been a reporter and was co
managing editor last year.
A member of Phi Eta Sigma
honor society, he has also been
president of the Southwest Journ
alism congress. He is now presi
dent of the A&M film society.
Bennett worked last summer as
a reporter for the Fort Worth
Press
Holder, a senior journalism ma
jor from Wichita Falls, is enter
ing his fourth year on The Bat
talion, having served as reporter,
sports editor and co - managing
editor.
He has been president of the
A&M film society and is now
treasurer. He also has been presi
dent of the Wichita Falls A&M
club, the Quarterback club and
vice-president of the Journalism
club.
He and his wife, Trudy, live in
College Station.
Holder and Bennett both are
members of the Arts and Sciences
council, the Student Life com
mittee, and the Memorial Student
Center council.
Managing Editor
Managing editor of The Battal
ion is C. C. (Chuck) Neighbors,
senior journalism major from
Kane, Pa. Now in his fourth year Sigma honor society, executive Re is starting his third year on
on The Battalion, Neighbors is secretary of the Southwest Con- The Battalion.
president of the Journalism club, ference Sportsmanship committee, Winner of an award for editorial
and editor of the Texas A&M and corps intelligence sergeant. excellence in the 1952 national
Journalist. Baker worked as editor of the safety contest for a cartoon that
He has been a member of the Marfa Big Bend Sentinel last sum- ran in The Battalion, he is also
Aggie players and chairman of the thG e ^ itor of The Commentator maga
zine.
MSC public relations committee.
He worked last summer as an ad
vertising man for the Bradford
(Pa.) Era.
Harri Baker will be campus edi
tor this year. A junior journalism
major from Memphis, Tenn., he is
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
City Editor
Jon Kinslow, junior journalism
major from Dallas, will be city
editor. This is his third year on
The Battalion. He is a member of
the Singing Cadets and publicity
starting his third year on The Bat- chairman of the Journalism club,
talion. He has been a reporter and Feature editor will be Bob
city editor. Hendry, a senior business admini-
He is a member of Phi Eta stration major from San Antonio.
Jerry Bennett
Co-Editor
Ed Holder
Co-Editor
He is a member of the Arts and
Sciences council, the Town Hall
selection committee, and vice-
president of the A&M film society.
Student publications
now has an automatic
photo engraving machine
capable of reproducing
photographs for printing
in less than 30 minutes.
A “Cadet” model of the
Fairchild Scan-A-Graver,
the machine electronically
etches the impression on
plastic plates.
The old method involved
chemically treated zinc
plates.
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Bob Boriskie, junior journalism
major from Bryan, will be Bat
talion sports editor for this year.
He was managing editor of the
summer Battalion, and is sports
editor of the Aggieland, treasurer
of the Journalism club and secre
tary of the A&M film society.
Boriskie is married and has two
children. He is a veteran of 14
years in the navy and was a pri
soner of the Japanese for three
years during World War II.
Barbara Rubin, a journalism
(See BATT STAFF, Page 2)
than was expected, said Bennie
Zinn, veteran’s advisor.
The record veteran attendance
was in 1949, when there were 6,600
enrolled.
Of those now enrolled, 243 are
under the World War II veterans
education law and 234 are studying
under the Korean GI bill. Zinn em
phasized that benefits under these’
laws are different and that vet
erans should realize this before
jumping to the conclusion that the
government is cheating them.
Benefits under the World War II
bill include matriculation fee, medi
cal fee if the person is living in
college housing, books, supplies
and the usual subsistence check.
Under the Korean bill, the men
pay for everything but receive a
larger subsistence check. This bill
covers veterans who served after
June, 1950, anywhere and in any
branch of the service.
Below is a comparison of money
received per month by men under
the two different laws.
Status, Korean Bill, World War
Only 96 Students Vote
In Year’s First Ballot
W. C. (Bill) Griggs, Lubbock junior; and Donald H. Shef
field, fifth year student from Franklin, won the two Student
senate seats in yesterday’s non-military special election. •
The election was held to provide Student senate representa
tion for the two new non-corps dormitories.
No run-off election will be held, said Leo Draper, chair
man of the Election commission, because of the clear majority
in each case.
Griggs had 16 more votes than his nearest opponent in the
dormitory 2 race and Sheffield had four more votes than his
nearest opponent in the dormitory 4 contest.
Only 96 students voted out of the approximately 500 stu-
dents living in the two dormi
tories.
“As the year’s first elec
tion,” Draper said,” this is a
pretty poor showing, percent
age - wise. It just doesn’t repre
sent the Aggie spirit.”
The results are as follows:
Dormitory 2
W. C. Griggs
Alexander Brailas
Buford Dobie
Billy G. Coleman
Dormitory 4
Donald Sheffield 19
Charles Caldwell 15
Douglas Symmank 12
John P. Sutton 7
II Bill:
Single
$110
$75
1 dependent
135
105
2 or more dependents
160
120
College Dress
Expert Agrees
With Designers
A clothing specialist in the
Agriculture Extension service
agrees with many American
designers in saying women
should wear clothes which suit
their figure or is most becoming to
the individual.
Miss Nena Roberson, 206 North
Ave., Bryan was answering a
question on raising the skirt hem
to 16 inches from the floor. She
said some women’s becoming
length might be the 16 inches sug
gested by French designer, Dior.
Other trends that are being em
phasized in an advanced dress mak
ing course she teaches to home
demonstration agents are the
round, deep and open necklines
and the natural waistline. She also
tells of the pinched waist line and
the natural curved hipline.
Joni James
Tickets Now Available
For Joni James Show
Tickets for the Joni James-Bud-
dy Morrow show are now on sale
in the Office of Student Activities.
The popular singer and dance
band will be on the Guion hall
stage in person at 8 p.m. Monday.
Student tickets cost one dollar.
Non-student tickets are priced at
$1.50. Student activities office also
is accepting mail orders.
Miss Janies and Morrow are both
recent hits in the music world.
Backed by the Morrow band, Miss
James will sing many of her hit
tunes.
These include “Why Don’t You
Believe Me?,” “Have You Heard?,”
“Is It Any Wonder?,” “You Be
long to Me,” “Let There Be Love,”
“Almost Always,” and “Purple
Shades.”
Miss James, who gave up a
dancing career to sing, is one of
MGM Record’s top recording stars.
Several music critics have called
the 5 foot, 23 year old brunette the
“Miss America of Music.”
Also included in the Guion hall
musical will be blonde Morrow
band vocalist Jean Terry and a
singing comic, Frankie Lester.
Morrow’s band is considered by
some musicians as one of the na
tion’s top dance bands. Many of
his RCA records have been hits
with disk jockeys and- record buy
ers alike.
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New IE Shop
To Re Finest
In Country i
A&M will soon have the
finest industrial education
woodworking shop of any
school in the country, said
Chris H. Groneman, head of
the department.
Located on the lower floor of the
old Texas Engineering Library
building, the laboratory has com
pletely new benches, woodworking
equipment, lighting and flooring.
The model shop was made pos
sible through the cooperation of
the Delta Power Tool division of
Rockwell Industries of Pittsbui’g,
Pa., the DuPont Paint company of
Houston, the Wright Rubber Tile
Floor company of Houston and
Wessendorff-Nelms of Houston.
The Wright rubber tile floor
covering is being tested for use in
school industrial shops, and Du
Pont three-dimensional color paint
is being used on all ceilings, walls
and equipment.
Each working station has fluor-
esent lighting and a dust collector
which collects dirt and wood shav
ings. Estimated cost of the shop
is $20,000.
The shop, which will be com
plete within two weeks, is for the
teaching of courses in woodwork
ing, upholstery and manufacturing
processes. The facilities include
rooms for shop work, storage for
lumber projects, finishing and of
fices.
Foreign Students
Visit Houston
Twelve foreign students will
leave Friday morning for a week
end sponsored by the International
Relations committee of the Hous
ton Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Arriving at the Prudential build
ing about 11:30 Friday morning,
the students will pair off with
girls from the staff for swimming
in the Prudential pool, lunch and a
tour of the building.
Harri Baker
Campus Editor
Chuck Neighbors
Managing Editor
Bob Hendry
Feature Editor ^
Jon Kinslow
City Editor
Bob Boriskie
Spoi'ts Editor
Barbara Rubin
Women’s Editor
Bill Turner
Advertising Manager