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Number 158: Volume 53
COLLEGE STATION (Ag-gieland), Texas, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1953
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4 Ipple Polish ing 9
Night Planned Par
Studen is* Facu lty
Plans are underway to study the
possibility of holding an “Apple
Polishing” night when students
will visit faculty members in their
homes..
A sub - committee on student
faculty relations from the Student
Life, committee met yesterday and
decided to send questionnaires to
all faculty members asking them
for their ideas on the subject.
Students will be polled through
their representatives on the coun
cils of the various schools.
The sub-committee decided to
call the affair “Apple Polishing”
night.
This plan was suggested to the
sub-committee for consideration by
W. L. Penberthy, dean of men. It
was unanimously accepted.
Penberthy told Dr. C. W. Landiss.
chairman of the sub - committee,
that a similar plan was being con
ducted at another college. He said
it was very successful at that
school.
The questionnaire to the faculty
also will include questions on the
subject of better student-faculty
relations. These questionnaires will
be distributed through the depart
ment heads.
“Apple Polishing” night as pro
posed, will be like this:
A professor gives his name to
the student activities office. He in
cludes on the sheet of paper the
number of students he would like
to have visit him.
The sub-committee didn’t set a
definite number the professor
could invite, because “some of the
faculty members won’t have the
room to handle as many as others
Will.”
Wilders Receive
Slight Injuries
A&M senior Jack Wilder and his
wife received slight injuries Sun
day in a two-car crash near Con
roe.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilder, both from
Beaumont, were returning to Col
lege Station when a car pulled in
front of them from a side mad.
Wilder said there was no way be
could have avoided the crash.
Wilder’s 1946 Cheverolet I’eceiv-
ed an estimated damage of $1,200.
Damage to the other car was
undetermined.
Wilder had several teeth knock
ed loose, and Mrs. Wilder received
minor cuts and bimsies.
YMCA To Wrap
Christmas Gifts
The YMCA will again wrap
Christmas presents for students.
The Y will do Christmas wrapp
ing and wrapping for mailing.
This is the eighth year the Y has
offered this service.
Fig'ures mentioned included from
two to five students for each pro
fessor, depending upon his choice.
A student then signs tip in the
student activities office on the list
of the professor of his choice.
When one profesor gets the
number of names he listed, his
name is taken from the list.
No further action is planned
until the opinions of the students
and faculty have been combined
and a report is made to the Stu
dent Life committee.
The sub - committee included
Landiss, S. A. Kerley, T. B. Field,
Carroll Phillips, Jerry Bennett and
Ed Holder.
SWC QUEEN — Elsa Jean
Holland, 20, Rice Institute
coed from Houston, will be
queen of the 1954 Cotton
Bowl game Jan. 1 in Dallas.
She was Rice Homecoming
queen last year.
New Farm Airplane
Uses Ag-1 Ideas
By JIM WEATHERBY
Battalion Staff Writer
A&M’s Ag-1 agricultural air
plane is the ancestor of a newly-
designed crop dusting plane that
will make its first test flight in
Yakima, Wash., this week.
The new aircraft, designed by
the combined efforts of an aircraft
engineering firm and a Veteran
Field Day Marks
Aviation Birthday
The fiftieth anniversar-y of
powered flight will be celebrated
in Brazos county Sunday with a
field day at Coulter field.
The Brazos Aviation assocation
is sponsoring - the field day.
Included on the program are
model airplane contests, demon
stration of new airplanes and a
performance by the Bryan air force
base band. Bryan air force base
will also have a display at the
field, including a cut-away jet
engine.
Free airplane rides will be given
to persons whose fiftieth birthday
is this year. ’
The show is free. 'V;
Lions Club Sells
Christinas Trees
The College Station Lions club is
selling Christmas trees this year,
with the proceeds to go to the
A&M Consolidated high school
band and the Boy Scout troop 450.
The stand is located at the east
gate in the Culpepper building. It
will be open from 1 to 7 p. m. on
weekdays and all day Saturday.
crop dusting outfit, is a slow-
moving, squat bi-plane.
While the first plane is getting
ready to undergo flight test, a
dozen moz'e are already in pro
duction.
These will be the first of a
batch of 62 turned out for Central
Aircraft, Inc., a Yakima valley
spraying and dusting firm. The
Firm has been selling rights on
all the planes built.
The plane was designed to be
safer and more economical than
any of its forebears, according to
the designing engineers.
It is powered by a 450-hosepower
Pratt and Whitney Wasp, Jr.,
engine, and has the outstanding
feature of being able to cany
more than 2,500 pounds of in
secticides. This is more than twice
the load any crop dusting plane
previously designed has been able
to cany. The plane takes off at
45 miles per hour and cruises ef
fectively at 75 miles per hour. The
double wings allow the pilot more
control of the aircraft than pos
sible with a single wing, and also
gives good climbing characteristics.
Uses Several Features
The new plane has incorporated
several features that were used in
A&M’s experimental crop dusting
plane. This plane never went; into
production because of expense.
It was produced at a cost of
$450,000, while the new plane was
produced at a cost of $50,000.
The Ag-1 crashed this summer in
Lubbock while making a demon
stration flight.
The first 12 of the new biplanes
are supposed to be finished by
June, and the rest of the 62 with
in 18 months. They are to sell at
a price of $13,000, so they may
prove to be the inexpensive means
of crop dusting needed by farmers.
For RE Week
Couples To Have Leader
This year, for the first time,
there will be a leader during Re
ligious Emphasis week, Feb. 14-19,
who will devote his entire time to
topics of importance to married
students.
Married students on the A&M
campus received a questionnaire
this week about their preference
for discusion topics during the
week.
Dr. Sidney Hamilton, professor
of psychology at North Texas
State college in Denton, will be the
leader for this group.
The questionnaire the students
received has a list of thirteen sug
gested topics for discussion at four
meetings during the week.
Night Meetings Set
The four receiving the largest
number of choices will be discussed
at meetings at 7 p. m. each night
during the week.
About 80 students received pre
liminary questionnaires last week,
and the topics receiving the largest
response were the ones used for
this questionnaire.
The original list of topics was
compiled by J. Gordon Gay, secre
tary of the YMCA, working with a
committee of married couples.
Marital Consultant
Hamilton, in addition to his
teaching duties at North Texas
State college, does consultant work
in areas of marital adjustments
and personality problems.
His teaching areas include men
tal testing, clinical psychology,
projective techniques, adolescent
development, guidance and marital
psychology.
He is the author of “Workbook
Weather Today
COLD
Cold and clear to partly cloudy
today and tonight. Clear to partly
cloudy and warmer tomorrow. High
yesterday 62. Low this morning
30.
in Marital Psychology” and
“Workbook in Adolescent Psych
ology.”
Topics from which A&M stu
dents will choose include religion
and marital stability, causes of
family disintegration, how to
handle tensions, problems in child
rearing, emotional adjustments in
marriage, college marriage and
others.
Hamilton will also hold individu
al conferences during the day while
he is here.
A nursery will be provided dur
ing the night meetings so the hus
band and wife may attend to
gether.
No Decision Yet
On Senior Rings
No decision has been reached
on the senior ring privilege, said
Jimmy Tyree, senior class tradi
tions committee chairman.
“Since every Aggie should be
proud of his class, seniors should
have their proper class number on
their rings”, Tyree said.
“Too many boys are failing to do
this,” he added.
The committee met Monday
night in the Memorial Student Cen
ter. Members are Bob Boyd, Dan
Dawson, Ken Norton, Russell
Scott, Phil Jacobs and Tyree.
Ross Volunteers, Alpha Zela
To Take In New Members
Alpha Zeta Sets
Monday Initiation
A&M’s Alpha chapter of Alpha Zeta, national honorary
agriculture fraternity, will hold its formal initiation ceremo
ny for 36 new members Monday in the Memorial Student Cen
ter.
Members are selected on their scholarship, participation
in extra-curricular activities and leadership.
“T feel that the fraternity is taking in some very out
standing members and I am looking forward to a most suc
cessful year of Alpha Zeta activities,” said Roger Q. Land
ers, chancellor.
Members to be initiated are James B. Hardaway, Edgar
W. Hennig, William P. Riddick, Blake E. Lovelace, William
R. Pence, Harry D. Smith,
Hugh D. Lanktree, James D
Altus.
Ray R. Barrett, Kenneth
W. Durham, Ernie M. Enloe,
Nor-man D. Flados, J. Frank Ford,
John K. Goode, Hugh L. Howard,
Murray H. Milford, Craig L. Wieg-
and, Danny J. Burkard, Louis E.
Capt.
Louis J. Casimir, Dewey L. Har
ris, William D. King, Donald J.
Pearce, Eugene F. Polzer, Tommy
R. Rhoads, Fehrlin E. Tutt, Clay
ton W. Williams, Jack G. Wood-
spn.
Eddie L. Thompson, Dudley B.
Wheller, Wilburn J. Lewis, Lamon
L. Bennett, IgnacioUs G. Janca,
Page W. Morgan, Joseph L. Schirs-
ter and Harold D. Irby.
Journalism Men
Visit Austin
D. D. Burchard, head of the
Journalism department, and Earl
Newson, assistant prof, journalism
will go to Austin Friday to talk
over program possibilities for this
year’s mechanical conference with
Vem Sanford, manager of the Tex
as Press association.
The mechanical conference will
be held here Feb. 20. The con
ference will be attended by about
125 small daily and weekly news
paper representatives from the
state.
Discussions at the conference
will be on typography, mechanics
and methods of cutting cost
through more efficient methods in
the production dept.
Newson is director of the con
ference.
Eighty -Three
Join RVs Tonight
The Ross Volunteer company will take in 83 new mem
bers at its initiation banquet tonight at 6:30 p. m. in the
ballroom of the Memorial Student Center.
J. Harold Dunn, president of the Former Student As
sociation, will be the guest speaker.
Frank Ford and Fehrlin (Sonny) Tutt will take the RV
oath, representing all the new members. William Reed is
commander of the organization.
The new members to be initiated into the organization
are Herbert M. Barnard, James W. Bass, John W. Benefield,
Ralph B. Benton, Robert E. Bond, Curtis W. Bremer, Val H.
Canon jr., Bobby E. Carpenter, Delano D. Castle, Howard F.
1 Childers, Roy M. Cline.
News Flashes
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON-i—Soviet spokesmen gave strong indica
tions last night that the Kremlin wants no part of
President Eisenhower’s proposal for an atomic energy
pool for peaceful uses. There was no “official” reply
from the Soviet government.
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MALVERN, Iowa—A truck carrying artillery shells
and another semitrailer sideswiped near here and burst
into flame, spraying shrapnel for more than 3,000 yards
over the countryside tonight. Highway patrolmen said
neither of the drivers was seriously injured.
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PANMUNJOM—South Korean prisoners converted
to communism today slowed down Allied ‘‘come home”
talks with harrassing tactics and angry outbrusts. Af
ter 24 hours, the explainers had talked to only seven
prisoners.
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HOUSTON, Tex.—Sheppard Abdullah King said to
day he’s sorry for the Egyptian dancing girl he divorced
—but not sorry enough to send her the 8,000 pounds she
wants.
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TOKYO—A revolt boiled up inside the Japanese
Communist party yesterday with 55 card-carrying mem
bers threatening to strike in the party’s own printing
plant. Kyodo news agency said.
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DALLAS—William Theodore Moncrief today was
found guilty of conspiracy to burn the Sportatorium
sports arena here and given the maximum sentence of
five years in the penitentiary.
William E. Coppage, Wal
ton Cotton, Jack G. Courtney,
Conrad M. Cummings, Eldred
E. Dayhoff, James L. DeMars,
John P. Dewald, J. W. Dewbre,
Arch H. Ely, Wallace W. Evers-
berg, Alan J. Ezzell, Edward B.
Field, J. Frank Ford, Arnold R.
Foulk, Lawrence G. Francis, Ed
win E. Forshage, Harry P. Gayden,
Paul E. Gentry.
Also Named
Sidney C. Goyer, Thomas M.
Hall, Terrell H. Hamilton, Allen
R. Heirner, James R. Henderson,
Buck O. Isbell, Gamer J. Johnson,
William D. King, Leonard C. Kutac.
John L. Leimbrook, Robert H.
Linskie jr., Leo Q. Mahone jr.,
Frank M. Mandola, Jimmy D. May,
Brad H. Miles, Charles H. Minfer,
James M. Moffitt, Page W. Mor
gan, George W. Moses, William R.
McCasland, James A. McDowell,
Kurt R. Nauck jr., Charles D.
Newman, Charles C. Newton.
Other Cadets
Francis B. O’Donnell, Seinwil
Perl, Earl L. Pik.-> jr., Sidney C.
Pitzer, Robin K. Rahsbhe, Joe B.
Roberson, William C. Homing, Joe
F. Rose, Robert C. Rowland, Floyd
H. Sanders jr., Robert L. Sanders.
General B. Schulz, John L.
Shanks, Robert V. Smith, Glenwood
W. Specht, John M. Starke III,
Ernest M. Stone, Fred W. Stuckert
jr., Fehrlin E. Tutt, Ray F. Ulrich,
Bill J. Utzman, Joe B. Walker.
Sands S. Weems III, Pat Wheat,
Leroy White, James L. Witfield,
Frank E. Whitson jr., Glenn E.
Wise, Charles D. Williams and Ed
mond D. Wulfe.
WHO’S COLD ?—The cold snap doesn’t seem to bother
this young lady, who certainly is not dressed for the weath
er. Her name, if you’re interested, is Pat Crowley, and she
works for Paramount pictures.
From the City Desk
CS Fire Service
Benefits City
By JON KINSLOW
Battalion City Editor
One of the many services provid
ed by the city that citizens often
take for granted is fire protection.
College Station operates under
the volunteer fireman system, us
ing trucks furnished by the college.
The city pays the college for the
use of the trucks, and each fire
man receives $1 for each call he
answers. This is also paid by the
city.
Each time the city uses the col
lege’s fire equipment, they pay the
college $25. Even if the firemen
are called out on a false alarm, the
city must still pay the $25 plus the
$1 for each fireman.
According to Ran Boswell, city
manager, each fire costs the city
.$45 to $50. Last year, use of the
fire equipment and the payment to
the firemen cost the city about
$550. Boswell estimates that the
cost for this fiscal year, which be
gan July 1, will be about $700.
Already since September there
have been five fire calls answered
Czech Club Hears
Speech by Marek
Education of youth and human
fellowship was the topic of a
speech given Tuesday night in the
Memorial Student Center by Ed
ward Marek, president of the
Slovenic Benevolent Order of the
State of Texas.
Marek, in addressing members
f the A&M Czech club, emphasized
comradeship among students and
the virtue of perseverance in stu
dent life.
by the city. Three of these fires
actually required the use of the
city’s equipment, but the other two
did not. One of the two unneces
sary calls was in Bryan and College
Station equipment was not used.
The other was a small grass fire
put out by one fireman.
This grass fire cost the city $45.
Two of the other fires needing
the equipment were residences. The
fifth fire was in a North Gate
cleaning plant. These fires cost the
city about the same amount as the
false alarms.
Fires Cost $200
In the first five months of the
present fiscal year, more than $200
has been used for the city’s fire
protection, leaving about $450 for
the remainder of the year, if the
city is to operate within its bud
get.
College Station pays less for fire
protection than other cities its size.
In 1953 the Hearne fire depart
ment answered 108 calls. Of these,
26 were residences, 30 were grass
fires, and 7 were businesses.
For cities under 25,000 popula
tion, the average cost per taxpayer
for fire protection is $3.27. Bos
well said College Station operates
on about this average each year.
As a city grows, the expenses
for public services grow also. Last
year Bryan paid $66,000 for fire
protection.
“We have a very low fire loss
in the city each year,” said Bos
well. Besides fire-fighting, we also
do fire protection by mowing the
grass on vacant lots. This one
thing alone has reduced the num
ber of fire calls each year.”