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'Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Local Besidents Number 153: Volume 53 Published By A&M Students For 75 Years * PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), Texas,’ WEDNESDAY, DECCEMBER 2, 1953 Price r ive Cents Brooks Elected Vice i p re§ Men t Of State (JCTA Dr. Melvin S. Brooks, of the agricultural economics and so ciology department, has be.en elected vice-president of the state College Classroom Teachers as sociation. Brooks, who is head of the A&M chapter, will start his duties as vice - president Jan. 1. He was elected Friday at a meeting of the CCTA in Dallas. State Senator Ottis Locke of Lufkin spoke at the Dallas meet- ItV Inis sal ion net Set Dee. 10 The Ross Volunteers will initiate 83 juniors Thursday, Dec. 10 at their annual initia tion banquet in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom. Names of the 83 men selected from 124 applicants for the honor military company have not been released. J. H. Dunn, president of the Former Student’s association will be the banquet’s guest speaker. The size of the company is deter- fciined bjr the number of senior Members who stay active. A two junior to one senior ratio is main tained with 125 members the largest allowable size. A 1.5 overall grade point ratio and a “B” average in military (science are qualifications for RV membership. Names of the qualifying juniors will be released later this week. Ten Students To Attend Church Ten A&M students will at tend an Episcopal student conference in San Antonio this weekend, said the Rev. Robert Darwall, chaplain to students. The group will leave f i id ay afternoon and return Sun day. Theme of the conference is “Community or Chaos”. It is aim ed at presenting the Christian re sponsibility in the community, Darwall said. Episcopal laymen who are active in community work will head the discussions. The conference, which is to be held in Christ church will feature discussion groups, workshops, and a dance Saturday night by L. D. Harris and his Negro orchestra. The Rev. Roy Strausburger of San Antonio is in charge of the ar rangements. Students attending from A&M will be Rm-t Acheson, Don Collins, Bryan .Dedeker, Lloyd Jerry, Tom McDade, Len Magruder, Don Strange, Bill Utzman, Jerry Schnepp and Jules Vieaux. Singing Cadets Set New London Concert The Singing Cadets will give a concert at 8 p. m. Dec. 6 in the high school auditorium in New London. Members will leave A&M at noon Saturday by bus, said Bill Wise man, president. The group is di rected by Bill Turner. Wea lh or Today COOLER Scattered thundershowers and continued rain today. Cooler to morrow. High yesterday 66. Low this morning 60, ing. He urged CCTA members to submit information to the State Commission on Higher Education ■which would help its project of im proving operation of state sup ported colleges. Assist the Pi’ogram Locke, who is a member of the commission, suggested the CCTA contact the Texas Legislative Council for ways to assist the pro gram. This council is the research agency for the state commission. One of the commission’s principal aims is to improve coordination among state schools. The A&M chapter has already taken steps to help the state com mission. Letters were recently dis tributed to instructors here asking for suggestions to improve higher education i n state supported schools. All suggestions and information should be sent to Wesley W. Smith at the mechanical engineering de partment, Brooks said. Smith is chairman of the local chapter’s re search committee. Send Suggestions Brooks explained that anyone at A&M can send suggestions to Smith. Dr. E. N. Jones, president of Texas Tech, spoke on coordination of state supported schools at the Dallas meeting. MSC Bars Game Ticket Scalpers Three groups of “ticket scalpers” were removed from the Memorial Student jCenter Thursday before the A&M- Texas football game. Working' in groups of two or three, the scalpers bought extra tickets from people at regular prices and re - sold them for $10-$15. Three of these groups were made known over the build ing’s public addres system, and ticket seekers were told to go to the ticket exchange booth in the lobby* One man had his pocket picked while exchanging tickets at the booth. READS HERE MONDAY—Charles Laughton, famous mo vie and radio actor, will read selections from well-known books and from the Bible Monday evening in Guion hall. Students may obtain tickets for the show by presenting their Town Hall season tickets at booths outside the two dining halls or at the student activities office. Vanity Fair Entries Taken Until Feb. 8 Vanity Fair applications for the Aggieland ’54 are now being ac cepted at the student activities of fice in Goodwin hall, said Bill Bowdoin, activities editor. Application blanks may be pick ed up at the student activities of fice or from Bowdoin in room 218, dormitory 7. Both a full length and bust pic ture of a candidate must be sub mitted with the completed applica tion form, he said. Only 5x7 or 8 x 10 pictures will be accepted. Only students in the class of ’54 News Briefs A WORKSHOP course in Christ mas decorating and arrangements, sponsored by the Department of Floriculture and Landscape Archi tecture, will be held at A&M Dec. 8-10. DR. I. W. RUPEL, head dairy husbandry department, will dis- Gilchrist, Woolket Attend Mason Meet Gibb Gilchrist, A&M research engineer, and Dr. J. J. Woolket, head of the modern language de partment, left Tuesday morning to attend the annual Masonic Grand Lodge convention in the Grand Lodge Temple in Waco. The convention began Tuesday and is scheduled to adjourn Thurs day. During this, the 118th annual meeting, the new Grand Master and Grand Lodge officers will be installed. Committee reports will be given before the assembly, and special awards will be presented during the final session. Among the top dignitaries to speak to the Masonic assembly will be Secre tary of the Navy Robert B. Anderson, Gov. Allan B. Shivers, and Texas’ Attorney General Price Daniels. Gilchrist is a Past Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge and is presently serving on the Masonic Juris Prudence committee. Also attending the convention from the local area are Chester Higgs and N. M. McGinnis. Walter Pidgeon Stars In Film Society Show “Man Hunt” starring Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett and George Sanders will be shown tonight by the A&M Film society. The show starts at 7:30 in the I Memorial Student center ballroom. cuss “Legislation and Bangs Di sease” at the dairyman’s short course to be held at A&M Dec. 3-4. More than 135 persohs are ex pected to attend. * * * THE COMMITTEE on student- faculty relations from the Student Life committee meets today at 4 p. m. in the main lounge of the Memorial Student Center. Carl Landiss of the physical education department is chairman of the committee. * sH * GEORGE DRAPER, turkey specialist here, will be a judge at the world’s largest turkey show in Turlock, Calif., today through Thursday. * * * INFLUENZA AND diarrhea are leading the College Station-Bry- an health i-eport this week, each with 18 cases reported. College Station has five cases of influenza and six of diarrhea. Next on the list is strept throat, with eight cases in College Station and seven in Bryan. are elgible to submit Vanity Fair applications, Bowdoin said. No ap plications will be hccepted after the Feb. 8 deadline. Six winners and six runner-ups will be selected this year. The judge has not been chosen as yet. In the past, such men as Earl Car- roll, Kaye Kyser and Earl Powers have selected the winners. Candidates will be chosen on the basis of beauty both in the face and figure, said Allan (Bootsie) Hohlt, co-editor. The six winners will be presented May 15 at the annual Senior Ring dance. Winners must be able to at tend the dance, and also have their pictures made for the yearbook that afternoon at the Aggieland studios, he said. Supper To Honor Bonfire Workers V. M. (Monty) Montgomery, head yell leader, announced today that the 1953 bonfire would be officially closed with a bonfire supper in Ducan dining hall at the annual student Christmas dinner December 17. “An extended effort is being made to show appreciation to all that assisted in any way on the 1953 bonfire,” Montgomery said. The 1953 yell leadfer staff will be host at the occasion, he said. AG Commissions Here Unaflecled By Change Ex-Batt Editors Attend Reunion In MSC Nov. 25 Approximately 50 people attend ed the informal reunion Nov. 25 of former Battalion editors. Former editors attending the re union were Charley Murray, Viv Lindsey, Charlie Kirkham, C. C. Monroe, Bill Potts, Chuck Cabaniss, Jimmy Nelson, Kenneth Bond, Mack Nolen and H. O. Johnson. Distinguished kuests present were Gib Gilchrist, Dr. J. P. Ab bott, W. L. Penberthy, J. Wayne Stark, Roland Bing, Otis Miller, D. D. Burchard, D. E. Newsom, Carl Jobe and Jones Ramsey. A smorgasborg meal was served. Qualifications For Batt Editor To Be Discussed Qualifications for Batta lion editors will be discussed Thursday by the student sen ate. The qualifications now, ac cording to college regulations are as follows: 1. A minimum of one years experience on the staff in a capacity which will provide train ing. The manager of student publi cations must furnish a certificate of eligibility before appointment is made. 2. Candidate must be a classified junior and must have a grade point ratio of at least 1.25 through the preceding semester. 3. Candidate must expect and be will ing to serve for two semesters. Editorship may not be held for more than two semesters. The senate will also discuss thefts in the parking areas around the college. Enlisted Quota Is Increased It is not likely that an increase in air force manpower will mean more commissions for the air force ROTC program. This announcement was made yesterday by Col. John A. Way, professor of air science and tactics. The Nov. 28 issue of the Army Navy Air Force Journal reported the armed forces may avert the proposed 10 per cent cut in man power. Action on the proposal for the cut has not been taken, but a decision must be reached by Satur day, the Journal said. The article said there was a possibility that the air force quota would be increased 10,000 men over the present 960,000 men. “This 960,000 figure is only for air force enlisted men and does not include officers,” said Way. “There fore, it is doubtful that any in crease in officer quotas will be made.” Far East Film Shown Monday To Reservists A film, “Korea and Communism in The Pacific”, was shown to mem bers of the 9807th air reserve training squadron at their weekly meeting Monday night. The film presented many new facts and ideas concerning the United States’ responsibilities in the Far East. The 43 reserve officers and air men present listened to a tran scribed talk by an American report er who was allowed to Ausit Mos cow. The newsman spoke on con ditions in the SoAnet Union last sum mer. Maj. Charles C. Armstrong, Com. of A flight, introduced Col. Wil liams, Com. of the 9171st reserve training group in Austin. Also present were Maj. Heitt and Mac- Math, members of Col. William’s staff. Sportsmanship Ballots Sent Out Magazines Due To Be Out Soon The Commentator will bp releas ed by the end of this week. The Agriculturist will come out about Dec. 10, said Ed Stern, editor. Students Avho paid their student activities fee and turned in their card will receive a magazine by mail. The publications will also be on sale at Nita’s News stand at the North Gate. This is the first of four publi cations for each magazine. Automobile Removes Eight Guard Posts A black 1941 Chevrolet knocked over eight guard posts at the in tersection of Sulpher Springs road and Highway six, said Curtis E. Bullock, College Station patrolman. The accident occurred about 1:30 Sunday afternoon. The posts were knocked com pletely out of the ground. The driver drove the car off after the accident. The identity of the driver was not known, said Bullock. Fall ballots for the Sportsman ship Trophy are being sent out, ac cording to Harri Baker, A&M jun ior and executive secretary of the Southwest Conference Sportsman ship committee. The results from these ballots will be added to the results of a balloting last spring. Breakdown Is Reason For No Battalion Henry Kindt jr., A&M Press employe, received slight in juries yesterday when he fell into one of the presses. Kindt said he slipped and one of his arms went into the press AAdrich prints The Battalion. X-rays were taken, but they shoAved no broken bones. As a result of Kindt’s in- ' jury one third of the papers for dormitory distribution could not be printed. Damage to the press was being re paired today. Campus Job Study Starts This Week Industrial Education 423 stu dents will analyze campus jobs this week. Frank D. Nisom of the industrial education department set up the project to give students experience in job analysis. Jobs were taken from lists pro vided by the A&M press and A&M laundry. The reports may be used by the department for future study. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS The winner will be announced Jan. 1, in the Cotton Bowl. The trophy will be presented to the win ning school at that time. Rice Institute won the award last year'. Sixty-six people are polled in se lecting the winner. Included are the student body president, head cheer leader, paper editor, athletic representative, dean of the stu dents, athletic director, and Alumni secretary of the seven Southwest conference schools. Also, eight conference officials, secretary of the conference, and seven metropolitan sports writers will vote. Bait To Publish - Safety Edition A safety edition will be featured in The Battalion before the Christ mas holidays, according to Ed Holder and Jerry Bennett, co-edi tors. The tentative date of publi cation is Friday, Dec. 18. Safety in driving, hunting, fires and the home will be stressed. The Battalion will enter a public safety contest sponsored by the Lumbermen’s Mutual Casualty company. The Battalion won first place in this contest in 1949 and third place last year. The Battalion has also Avon awards in other contests for their safety editions. No Bonfire Damage Reported by MSC The bonfire did no apparent damage to the Memorial Student Center, said J. Wayne Stark, di rector. Last year, sparks burned the lounge chairs and umbrellas Avhich were on the veranda. This year, they were moved inside. Ashes and soot which landed on the sidewalks outside the MSC was swept off early Thursday morning to prevent damage to the carpets inside. Convertible owners were warned to keep their cars away from the bonfire area because of damage to cars last year. There was no re ported damage to cars this year. ' ■■ ■ • " N® iRfp a. ^ ■f N '■ Ay kBf ' NWmmNLriw fet® ■ • » ’fa*., WHERE THE ROAD ENDS—The above pictured gaps in campus roads may someday result in a car spinning off the road into the ditch. For a driver unfamiliar with the campus and its horse and buggy age streets, these two dirt stretches in the middle of asphalt or concrete roads could result in his losing control of his car and ending up in the ditch. These gravel patches are especially dangerous during rainy weather and at night when headlights do not reveal them until it is almost too late to slow down. New Phone Booth Put In Dorm 15 A sound absorbing telephone booth Avas installed in the gun room of dorm 15 Tuesday after noon. The neAV acousticon telephone booth absorbs sounds AA r hich pre viously made phone conversation difficult. Sounds cannot penetrate the booth and telephone com 7 er- sation cannot be heard outside the booth. A man will be assigned each night from “call to quarters” to 7 a. m. to ans\A 7 er the phone ancj deliver messages in the dorm, said Jack Farley, commander of Sqd. 20. Another telephone is being ap plied for to allow persons to make local and collect long distance calls. The new phone room AA T ill also haA'e the neAv 36 volume set of en cyclopedias donated to the 6th group last week. Three A&M Students Attend Chemical Meet Norris Beard, Hollie Briscoe and Ide P. Trotter jr. will attend the American Insititute of Chemical Engineers 46th annual meeting, Dec. 13-16 in St. Louis, Mo. The program is designed for the members, their friends, and chemi cal engineering students, Trotter said,