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COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), Texas, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1953
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AGGIE BEAUTIES—Three members of the Aggie Can-Can line practice before tonight’s
Aggie Talent show. The free show will be at 7 :45 p:nr in the MSC ballroom,
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Aggie Talent Show Set
Tonight in MSC Ballroom
The twelve - act Aggie Talent
show will be staged tonight in the
Memorial Student Centei'.
The show will begin at 7:45 p.
m. in the MSC ballroom. The MSC
music committee is sponsoring the
free show.
Master of ceremonies will be
Paniel Alexander’, and Lawarance
Howard is stage manager.
The show will be judged with
two winners to represent A&M in
the Inter-collegiate Talent show 7
here in the spring.
Judges will be C. K. Esten, Aggie
Players director; Bill Turner, Sing
ing Cadets director; and Lt. Col.
E. V. Adams, A&M band director.
Highlighting the show will be
the Aggie Can-Can line, composed
of Bob King, Randy Kanz, Cliff
Douglas, Earl Rossman and John
Bomba.
The Can-Can line is being in
structed by Mrs. Manning Smith.
‘Progress Requires
Change,’ Says Dunn
“Progress requires change and
it would not be my wish that we
return jf we could to the ‘good old
days,’ ” said J. Harold Dunn ’25,
president of the Former Students
association, last night at the initia
tion banquet of thp Ross Volun
teers.
The topic of Dunn’s speech was
•‘Looking Forward to Greater Op
portunities.”
He emphasized the value of
things to be learned from one’s eld
ers and used specifically references
from his'own life and from that of
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, former
president of A&M and namesake
of the Ross Volunteers.
Education Has Changed
Education has changed also, said
Dunn. Fifty years ago, he said,
only 1.1 per cent of American
young people went to high school
and barely five per cent were grad
uated.
Now, he said, 73 per cent of
American teenagers attend high
echool and 49 per cent are gradu
ated.
He added that more young peo
ple are attending colleges and uni
versities today than attended high
school 30 years ago.
Concerning progress, Dunn said
his wish not to return to the “good
old days” applies to A&M as w r ell
as to other things in life.
“Don’t Muff Opportunities”
Dunn warned young men not to
•‘muff” opportunities that come
their way. He said there have
always been opportunities but ad
ded that the future holds more
Weather Today
COLD
Cold with occasional light rain
and thunderstorms today and early
tonight. Clearing tomorrow and
clear tomorrow night. High yes
terday 55, Low this morning 45.
than have been available in the
past.
Changes, progress and opportun
ity, Dunn said, bring problems
which seem to make the problems
of the past seem small in compar
ison.
“The progress in our time and
the good that will be accomplished
will be in proportion to our suc
cess in this regard,” said Dunn.
The RVs initiated 83 new junior
members.
J. Frank Ford and Fehrlin (Son
ny) Tutt repeated the membership
oath for the rest of the juniors.
Dunn was introduced to the
group by William M. Reed, com
manding officer of the Ross Vol-
unteers and cadet commander of
the first v>ing.
Post Office Sets
Longer Schedule
Both the Memorial Student Cen
ter and North Gate post offices vcill
remain open until 5 p. m. tomorrow
and next Saturday.
This move was made to improve
handling of Christmas mail and
packages, said T. O. Walton, Col
lege Station postmaster.
The postoffices normally close at
noon on Saturday.
Both post offices will be closed
all day on Christmas.
New Cantaloupe
Variety Released
A new- variety of cantaloupe de
veloped at the lower Rio Grande
Valley Experiment station now is
ready for release.
The value of the new variety,
Rio-Gold, was first recognized in
1950. Rio-Gold is noted for its high
sugar content and deep tender
flesh.
Limited quantities of seed may
be procured by seedmen for field
trails and seed grow-th through Lee
C. Coffey,' in the agronomy depart
ment of the Agi’icultural Expei’i-
ment station.
Saddle and Sirloin
To Hear Watts, King
Billy Bob Watts and Bill King
will be the guest speakers at the
Saddle and Sirloin club Tuesday
night.
Watts is general manager of the
Southw-estern Exposition and Fat
Stock show held each year at Fort
Worth. He w-ill discuss certain as
pects of how the show is managed.
Their costumes w-ere designed by
Mrs. Smith and Miss Margaret
Long, MSC program consultant.
Three western bands will be on
the program, the Dorm 16 Play
boys, the Aggie Ramblers and the
Dunn, Johnson and Sanders Band.
Other performers will be Dean
Duncan, magician; Florencio
Doromal, singer; Jimmy Harrison,
folk singer; Charles Willis, pianist
and singer; Tommy Short, guiter
player; Jerry Schnepp, magician;
Ronnie Bretz, singer, Don Smith,
piano.
Film Club Shows
Fight Brigade^
Again on Sunday
The A&M Film society will
show “The Charge of the
Light Brigade” again Sunday
night. The film starts at 7:30.
The society is bringing the
film back to the Memorial
Student Center ballroom for
members who missed its
earlier show-ing, said Jerry
Bennett, club president.
The movie stars Errol Flynn
and Olivia de Havilland.
Holidays for CHS
To Begin Dec. 18
A&M Consolidated High school
will be dismissed for the Christmas
holidays Friday afternoon, Decem
ber 18. They will return Monday
January 4.
A Christmas party will be given
at the school Friday before the
holidays begin.
No construction or repair work
will be done to the school during
the holidays.
MSC Offers Use
Of Santa Suit
The Memorial Student Center
has just bought a new Santa Claus
suit.
It is for use by student and de
partmental groups or any College
Station organization that needs the
suit for a Christmas party.
Student groups will be given
preference, however, said Mrs.
Ann Hilliard of the recreation and
education department of the MSC.
Anyone who wants to use the
suit can contact Mrs. Hilliard in
the MSC. No charge will be made
for using the suit, she said.
Student Life Committee
ame Who’s
o
Who Monday
Two Policemen
To Guard Here
For Holidays
The A&M campus will be
patrolled by two campus
policemen at all times during
the Christmas holidays, said
Fred Hickman, chief of cam
pus security.
The two men will work in shifts
to provide a 24-hour vigil. No
increase or decrease in the x’egular
number of campus policemen has
been made.
Hickman said traffic problems
will be at a minimum here during
the holidays, but a constant watch
must be made in the doi-mitory
areas to stop break-ins.
Students breaking in the dorm
itory to pick up a forgotten pos
session have caused trouble in the
past, Hickmen said.
Anyone should see Hickman in
Goodwin hall before trying to
break in the dormitories.
During the holidays campus
police also guard classroom build
ings and offices against un
authorized entrance.
Sbisa Waiters
Have Banquet,
Dance Saturday
_ The second annual Sbisa
Volunteer’s banquet and
dance will be held tomorrow
night.
The banquet will be at 6:30
followed by the dance.
Those pi-esent will be the dining
hall staff, Col. Robert L. Melcher,
the waitei’s, head waiters and their
dates. The waiters for the Hart
hall section of the dining hall will
also be present.
Rickey Black, head waiter of the
Hart hall section, will be master
of ceremonies.
“We hope we have something^
started that will continue in the
future,” said Blake Lovelace, head
waiter. “We are grateful to the
dining hall staff for making this
banquet and dance possible.”
Members of the staff assisting
in arrangements are J. G. Penis-
ton, supeiwisor of subsistence; Bill
Dahlkemper, assistant supeiwisor;
T. L. Berdine, dining hall steward;
and Paul Rodriguez, head waiter.
Graduate Records
Due By Dec. 18
Graduate School students to be
graduated in January must sub
mit their records for clearance by
Dec. 18.
Normal filing date for these re
cords is not less than four weeks
before the close of the regular
semester. Since this date falls dur
ing the Christmas holidays, it was
necessary to set the final date for
Dec. 18.
Record changes and examina
tions must be completed by Jan. 16
to permit clearance for graduation.
The thesis binding fee should be
paid to the fiscal department and
the receipt shown to the secretary
of the dean of the Gx-aduate School
when the thesis is presented.
Clearance cannot be assured on
a thesis slbmitted late.
News Briefs
THE FORT WORTH hometown
club will hold its annual Christmas
dance Dec. 28 at Glen Garden
country club. Tickets for the dance,
which features Red Woodard and
his band, are $2.50, stag or couple.
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DR. M. N. ABRAMS and J. R.
Jackson of the agricultural edu
cation department went to Hunts
ville today to meet with the Com
mittee of Teacher Trainex-s. The
puxpose of the meeting is to plan
some definite objectives for train
ing teachers in x’epard to planning
activities and responsibilities for
the Future Farmers of America.
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KOREAN VETERANS are urg
ed to sign monthly certificates
for December befox-e they leave for
the holidays, said Bennie A. Zinn,
veterans advisox*.
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J. WHEELER BARGER of the
agricultural economics and soci
ology depai’tment spoke Wednes
day at the Texas farm credit
school for commercial bankers in
the Memorial Student Centex-. He
discussed “Keeping the Fann in
the Family.”
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CHRISTMAS DINNER in the
dining halls will be Thursday. The
dinner will be at the x-egular time,
and blouses will be worn by corps
students.
Will Also Study
Bowl Game Profits
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The Student Life committee will pick 25 A&M students
Monday to be in Who’s Who in American colleges and univer
sities.
The students will be selected from 85 nominees, who
were selected on a basis of scholarship, popularity, activities
and leadership. The number of students that can be elected
to Who’s Who from any school cannot be more than one per
cent of the juniors, seniors and fifth-year students.
The committee studying the distribution of Twelfth
Man Bowl profits will also make its report at the meeting.
Carroll Phillips is chairman of the committee making the
study.
Pat Wood, president Of the*
senior class, will report on the
Senior class evaluation.
The committee will consid
er an amendment; to the Stu
dent Life constitution to cx-eate
standing committees on student
publications and the yell leaders.
The meeting is set for 4:30 p.m.
in the student senate chamber of
the Memorial Student Center.
Corps Nominees
The cox-ps nominees for Who’s
Who are John C. Akai’d, James M.
Addison, Stanton P. Bell, Jeri-eil
Bennett, Richard B. Black, James
Blaine, Glen Blake, William R.
Bowdoin, Bobby K. Boyd, Robert
Bx-aslau, Hollie L. Bx-iscoe, Louis E,
Capt, James D. Dowell, Leo Dra
per, Barent C. Dutcher, Leonard
D. Eddy, Tillotson B, Field, Mar
vin H. Ford, Charles D» Foxworth,
Jack W. Garrett, Charles A. Gary.
John K. Goode, Wesley E. Gross,
Roy D. Hickman, Allan H. Hohlt,
Lax-x-y W. Hoffman, Melton G. Hol-
ubec, William R. Hudson, Roscoe
L. Hunt, Elmer E. Kilgore, Roger
Q. Landers, Jerome L. Ledwig,
John A. Matush, Joe B. McAlister,
Fredex-ick H. Mitchell, Vol M.
Montgomery, Norbert K. Ohlen-
dorf, Carroll W. Phillips, Richard
N. Porter.
William M. Reed, Jerry Robinett,
Albex't D. Scott, Carl B. Sterzing,
Gilbex-t T. Stx-ibling, Roy F. Sul
livan, Ide P. Trottex-, James B.
Tyx-ee, David W. Williams, Carl
W. Wilson, William R. Wiseman,
and Clai'ence H. Woliver,
Non-Corps Nominee
The non-corps nominees ai’e By
ron Andei'Son, Richax-d S. Atmar,’
Otis B. Beard, Evexett D. Besch,
James R. Bail'd, Wallace B. Birkes,
Ralph F. Cox, Hai-x-y N. Gilland,
Donald B. Hayes, Rodney T. Heath,
Billy J. Hinton, Billy W. Hen
derson, Henry W. Ince, Hax-old D.
Irby, Walker Jacobs, Tyre L. Jen
nings, Howard H. Jones, Wilbux-n
J. Lewis.
Doyle F. Lowery, Hayden E.
Mayeaux, Alton L. Mui-phy, James
L. Nyggax-d, Bobby J. Rankin, Wil-
foi'd C. Ristex-, Cooper P. Robbins,
Ted S. Samuel, James G. Schnei-
dex-, Johnny D. Scott, Michael R.
Sliman, Seymour Smith, William
H. Smith, William B. Staltex-,
Bi’uce H. Vanzux-a and Joe E. West.
Neiv Gym
Will Have
Largest Floor
The new gymnasium will
soon have the largest portable
gym floor in the world.
Floor measurements sound
like someone’s city lot—100
feet wide and 136 feet long.
Intei-loeking panels in the
floor will be 4 by 8 feet. The
panels are of white beechwood.
The new gym will be opened
about Jan. 15, said J. A. Ox-r,
superintendent on the job.
Courts will • be marked off
for basketball, volleyball, ten
nis and badminton.
Di Natale Flooi-s Inc. of
Boston, Mass, ai-e the makers
of the portable floor.
Debate Teams
Set Free Trade
Discussions
The question of free trade
as a national policy will be de
bated by about 44 teams this
afternoon in the Memorial
Student Center.
Some 12 colleges and universities
are expected to pax-ticipate in
the A&M Debate Tournament.
The tournament is sponsored by
the Aggie Discussion and Debate
club.
Debating for A&M will be John
Samuels, Richai’d Black, Ken Scott,
H. W. Whitney, John Wilson,
Chai-les Bx-iggs, David Bowers,
John Chapman, Joe Dotson, Tyree
Hai’dy, Alan Soefje, Dick McGown
and Van Redmon.
Most of the debates will be held
in the MSC and all are open to
the public.
Directors of the tournament are
John D. Ebbs and Victor Wiening
of the English department.
Colleges and universities which
will be at the tournament ai’e the
University of Texas, University of
Houston, Baylor university, Whart
on junior college, Abilene Christian
college and Stephan F. Austin col
lege.
Possible competitors will be Rice
Institute, North Texas State col
lege, San Antonio junior college
and Corpus Christi university.
‘Oedipus Rex’ Casting
Begins After Holidays
Casting for “Oedipus Rex”, the
Aggie Players next show, will be
gin at 7:39 p. m. Tuesday, Dec. 15,
in the Music, hall.
Tentative plans are for rehersals
to begin as soon as posible. The
play will be presented sometime in
March, accoi-ding to C._ K. Esten,
dii-ectoi-.
The play, which will be px-esent-
ed in the Memorial Student Center,
will be done “in the round”, with
Air Reserve Unit
Practices Wing Setup
The 9807th air reserve training
wing squadron has started a new
program designed to acquaint its
membex's with the new organization
of the air force.
The squadron will set up, in the-
ox-y, a new Air Force Wing, as a
paid of its training pi'ogi’am for
1953-54.
Lt. Col. W. S. McCulley of the
mathematics depai’tment is com
mander of the squadron.
TWINS Twin calves are unusual in the bovine world, but
the mother doesn’t seem very concerned. She and one of
her children are busy watching the photographer. The
+TTri« ia Vinno-x'v to nav atention to the camera.
the. audiepce surrounding the
players.
The set and costumes will be of
Greek design, and the Greek chox-us
will be used. Victor Wiening of the
English department will be in
charge of the chorus.
“Women will be needed for both
the play and the chox-us,” Esten
said. “Local women who are in-
tex-ested should come to the cast
ing meeting.”
New officers for the Aggie
Playei's are Ricky Black, px-esident;
R. L. Shanks, vice-px-egident; Mary
Makin, seex-etax-y; liif! Stewart,
px-opei’ty custodian; Harry Espy,
progi’am chairman; Eleanor Burch-
ard, publicity director; and Ted
Castle, business manager.
Livestock Team
Wins in Chicago
A&M’s senior livestock judging
team won the quaider hoi'se judg
ing ti'ophy at the Intel-national Ex
postion show in Chicago x-ecently.
The team was fifth in the en-
tix-e contest and G. T. Rawson of
the A&M team was thix-d in in
dividual scox-ing in the hox-se
judging.
Dr. W. M. Warren, coach of the
team, said he was “more than
pleased” with the results of the
contest.
Competing in the contests were
37 teams, x-epresenting 35 colleges
and two fox-eign countries.
Team membei*s from A&M were
Rawson, Cax-1 Randolph, Walter
Wox-thington, John McClux-e, R. O.
Rutledge and Wex-t Love.
RS Class Tours
Prison System
About 25 members of the Rural
Sociology 304 class are making a
tour of the Huntsville Prison sys
tem today.
They will look over Winn’s Farm
and the women’s prison. The main
paid; of the men’s px-ison, commonly
called “The Walls” and the pri
soners “Pidling Shop” are also in
cluded in the tour.
County Courthouse
Plans Not Ready
No plans have been received for
the new Brazos county courthouse
and jail, said County Judge A. S.
Ware.
“I don’t expect the plans to be
ready for another 90 days,” he
said.