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Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Toeal Besidents Number 161 : Volume 53 Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), Texas, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1953 Published By A&M Students For* 75 Years Price Five Cents ibrary Schedule For Holidays The following is the holiday schedule for Cushing Memorial Library. Dec. 20—Closed. Dec, 21 through 23- 5 p.m. Dec. 24 through 27 Dec. 28 through 31- 5 p.m. Jan. 1 through 3—Closed. Jan. 4—Regular schedule. -8 a.m. to -Closed. -8 a.m, to KIWANIANS COLLECT TOYS—Mrs. Charles LaMotte donates toys to the Collep;e Station Kiwanis toy drive for underprivileged children. Mrs. LaMotte’s son, Lynn Roy, hands her some books he contributed while drive chairman Robert Shrode looks on, Kiwanis Toy Drive To Close Saturday The College Station Kiwanis rlub’s Santa drive will close Satur day. The drive is an attempt by the dub to collect toys, clothing and Don-perishable food for the under privileged children of the city. Robert Shrode, member of the club’s underprivileged children committee, is in charge of the' col lections. A bin has been set up in front of A&M Consolidated high school, and anyone wishing to donate to the drive can leave their contributions there, Shrode said. “Those unable to go by CHS and leave their gifts should call the Former Students association of fice. Kiwanians will pick up the donations of those who call,” said Shrode. The Kiwanis club will repair the toys in the CHS workshop, J. B. (Dick) Hervey, newly elected president of the club, will be in charge of the work. “Time is short and we must have the toys now so we can repair them and get them distributed,” Shrode said. The club will work with L. S. Richardson, superintendent o f schools, in distributing the toys. Frank Dunn, A&M junior from Civile, donated a bicycle he was not using. “The bike was in good condition and we were glad to receive it,” Shrode said. “Anyone else who has toys they would like to donate should contact us soon.” The club will distribute the toys to children in College Station, but if there is an abundance of gifts they will give to families out of this area. “College Station is our main goal, but we will try and reach other children,” Shrode said. Dorms Close Saturday B N 1 * 1 r or IIolidays All dormitories except Biz- zell will close Saturday for the Christmas holidays. Students who want to stay on the campus during Christ mas should make arrangments with students in Bizzell to use their rooms. To get a room in Bizzell, stu dents should bring a note of per mission from the occupant of Biz zell to the housing office. There each student will sign a roster showing his location so he can be located in case of emergency. This should be done by noon Saturday. Students who need to get into a closed dorm must get a clearance from the housing office. All students are urged to close and lock the window and door of their r’ooms, said Harry L. Boyer, chief of housing. The dorms will be unlocked at noon Sunday, Jan. 3. 12th an Bowl earns Start Polishing Up for Benefit Game About 4,000 To See Thursday's Contest ineer Initiates Forty-eight members were ini tiated Monday into the Texas Delta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering fraternity. Approximately 150 people at tended the ceremonies in the chem istry lecture room. A banquet was held previously in the Memorial Student Center. Paul Weaver, professor of geolo gy, was the main speaker at the banquet. He spoke on “Fresh Out looks—But not from a Freshman.” Weaver is one of 800 men selected by the government to discuss the development of U. S. natural re sources. Undergraduate students initiat ed were Byron H. Anderson, Stan ley W. Angrist, Bobby G. Bailey, Don L. Barksdale, Edward G. Bat tle, Leonard R. Birdwell, Wyndhan K. Brinkley, James E. Caffey. Robert E. Campbell, Rendal G. Crawford, Billie F. Dickard, Billy R. Dickey, Tillotson B. Field, George K. Fling, Hilliard O. French, Jack W. Garrett, Harry N. Gilland, Albert N. Gist, John T. Gray. Donald B. Hayes, William F. Herbert, James M. Hughes, Tom L. Irby, Samuel Jahn, Eugene T. Lewis, Rollin J. Lord; Phillip D. Matthews, George D. Palmer, Group 48 Here James M. Pinson, Wilford C. Ris- ter. Cooper P. Robbins, Anthony S. Russo, Edward E. Sewell, John H. Simmonds, Jack Simmons jr., James C. Trimble, Alfred P. Wil liams, Carl W. Wilson jr. and Rob ert Zumwalt. Alumni initiated were Marshall W. Amis jr., Fort Worth; Wilburn J. Butler, Pasadena; George D. Camp, Mexico; Marvin E. Ervin, Port Arthur; Ronald H. Illing worth, Dallas. Mac D. Oliver jr., Houston; Hen son K. Stephenson, College Sta tion; Robei’t E. White, Beaumont; and Lloyd O. Zapp, Houston. Middle East TCange Experts Visit Here Persons representing eight Mid dle East countries are staying in the Memorial Student Center. They 7 ai'e stopping at A&M while on a tour of Middle East range management experts. Sadek Hussenini is representing Saudi Arbia; Omar Draz, Rashid Hamada and Omar Sabry, Egypt; Mohammed Ali Ajlouni and Yacoub Bey Salli, Jordan; Joseph Chehab, Lebanon; Esmail Moini Zandi, Iran. Rami Sarraj and Osman Ibrahim Gerbi, Libya; Waheed Akhtar and Shahab Ansari, Pakistan; and Nejat Gulgun, Ahmet Varisgil, Hulusi Gul, Omar Bakir, Hildirim Grugan and Sulhi Sumer, Turkey. The permanent tour staff is composed of Floyd D. Larson, Wil liam Mebus, and Odell Child, all of the bureau of land management; Floyd Hodgin, forest service and Charles DeRidder, Greyhound Bus lines. Weather Today LaMotte Elected Sigma Xi President Dr. Charles LaMotte, of the Biology department, was elected president of the A&M chapter of Sigma Xi for 1954. Other officers chosen were Dr. R. O. Berry, vice president, Dr. C. K. Hancock, secretary, and Dr. R. A. Darrow, treasurer. The three members chosen for the Admissions committee are C. B. Godbey, Dr. E. C. Klipple and Dr. G. M. Watkins. Dr, LaMotte succeeds Di\ D. F. Weeks. Grades Given Same Moore Trophy Rating Gay Calls Coffee Hour Successful “The new coffee hour has been very successful,” said Gordon Gay, general secretary of the YMCA. About 48 cups of coffee ai'e served each day, he said. The coffee hour is from 9:30 to 1Q:30 each week day morning. All Aggies are invited over for a free cup of coffee during this time, Gay said. Grades will not be given less value In awarding of the Gen. George F. Moore trophy. Grades will still count 50 per cent of the total score of each unit, with military proficiency, 25 per cent, intramurals, 15 per cent, and extra-curricular activities 10 per cent, according to Bennie Zinn, as sistant dean of men. All recommended changes listed in The Battalion, October 28, in extra-curricular activities will go into effect with a few minor changes. Members of the Aggieland or chestra, associate editor of Aggie land, advertising manager of The Battalion and members of Who’s Who, will not be allowed any points as originally proposed. Members of the Memorial Stu dent Center council and directorate will I’eceiVe three points instead of two and Vice-President of the coun cil dii'ectorate will now receive four points. All hometown club presidents and members of the Engineering council, Agricultural council, Arts and Sciences council, and Vet Medi cine council will receive one point. Mimeogi’aphed copies will be distributed to the different units pi'obably by tomorrow, Zinn said. The Gen George F. Moore trophy was created in 1946 by the dean of men, and the policies for the award were determined by a committee of cadets and the assistant dean of men. In January 1949 revisions were made in extra - curricular point values. Journalism Class To Do Features Members of the journalism class in feature article writing will do a series of featui’e stories for the Bryan Daily Eagle and the Nava- sota Examiner after the Christmas holidays. Exact dates of the editions have not been decided yet. Professor Otis Miller said. Hugh Cunningham, editor of the Eagle, and Bob Whitten, editor of the Examiner, invited the class to write the stories. Class members will gather in formation through interviews and write features on personalities and topics of general interest in the Bryan and Navasota areas. Harri Baker has been named editor-in-chief for the project, and Calvin Pigg will be assistant editor. Corps To Send Cards To Aggies Overseas PARTLY CLOUDY Partly cloudy and slightly warm er today and cloudy to partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow. High yesterday 61. Low this niorning 35. The corps of cadets will send Christmas cards to former stu dents who are overseas with the armed services. Over 590 cards have been order ed. The cards have scenes of the college on them and are embossed “Corps of Cadets.” Any unit or individul desiring to Ag Engineers Sel Christmas Banquet The Agricultural Engineering society and faculty wil have its an nual Christmas banquet Dec. 16 at 7 p. m., in Maggie Parker’s dining room. Master of ceremonies for the banquet will be Center Atkins, Jr. A short business meeting is sched uled and gifts will be presented to the faculty. The banquet will be held in place of the second meeting for the month of December. Harris P. Smith, professor of agricultural engineering, will be guest speaker. He will show some slides taken dux'ing his trip to Turkey. personalize the cards may do so. The cards will be kept by Jerry Ramsey, acting sergeant major of the corps, who lives in dormitory 12 room 112. The Former Students association will take care of addressing the cai - ds and the corps will mail them. All of the cards should be in the mail not later than Friday, Ramsey said. Cost of the cards will be about $75 including mailing. The money will be paid out of a refund re ceived by the corps from a bill paid to cover' damages from “float-outs.” March of Dimes Meeting Planned The Mai'ch of Dimes committee chairmen will meet at 7:30 p. m Thursday in room 107 of the Biological Sciences building. This will be the kickoff meeting for the 1954 March of Dimes drive said J. S. McCulley, chahunan of the drive. “We will also use this meeting to get acquainted with each other,” he said. Op en House Set By City Hall For Dec. 21 Colleg-e Station city offici als will hold their seventh an nual open house Dec. 21 from 2 to 4 p. m. Coffee, tea and cake will be served by wives of the city council- men, mayor and city manager. “The city hall and warehouse will be open for public inspection, but we will still conduct business,” said Ran Boswell, city manager. He explained there was little busines during this season, and people will be free to look over all phases of city government. Mayor Langford, Boswell and the councilmen will be at the open house to answer questions. “More than 100 people usually attend the open house,” Boswell said. “We have been holding it each year since 1947.” There will be a decorated Chi’ist- mas tree in the lobby. Lights were strung Monday in front of the city hall and will be on each night until Christmas. At 4:30 p. m. after the open house the council will meet for a brief session, Boswell said. This will be their regular monthly meeting. “The meeting will be short since there is nothing on the agenda yet,” said Boswell. The army and air force 12th Man Bowl squads Tuesday began putting on finishing touches for Thursday’s game in Kyle field. About 4,000 fans are expected to watch the second an nual student aid fund benefit game. Kickoff time is 2:45 p.m. Tickets are 50 cents, and by Tuesday afternoon over three-fourths of tickets issued to corps units had been sold. Half-time entertainment will be provided by the Fish Band, Fish drill team and the A&M tumbling team. College Station and Bryan fans can buy tickets at the following places—Office of Student Activities in Goodwin ♦hall, Aggieland Pharmacy, Madeley’s Drug Store, Major’s MSC Sponsors Christmas Caroling Chi-istmas caroling will be held in front of the Memorial Student Center at 8:30 p. m., Wednesday. The caroling will be sponsored by the house committee of the MS C to create “a more joyful Christ mas spirit”. The caroling will be led by Lamar Ashley. Ashley will be ac companied by an organ and a piano. Leaflets containing words to the cai’ols will be distributed so every one can join in the singing. The public is invited. Tieks Are Duplicated COTTAGE HILLS, Ill. 0T> — recent reunion of the Tiek family brought a large representation in duplicate and triplicate. The family has six sets of twins and one set of triplets. Mcllroy to Return From India Soon W. W. Mcllroy, assistant pro fessor of agricultural education now on leave as a specialist in the Point IV Program in India, will land in New York Dec. 18. . He will return to his home in Bryan by Christmas and will re sume his duties in the agricultural education department next semes ter. Mcllroy taught vocational agri culture for 13 years in Texas schools at Lancaster, Caldwell and Heaime. He served as student ad visor to the president of the Texas association of Future Farmers of America. MSC Employes May Buy Gifts At Discount The Memorial Student Cen ter gift shop will have special evening* hours for employe's of the MSC to purchase Christ mas gifts at a discount. Hours in which employes may purchase gifts at a discount will be Dec. 15, from 7:30 p. m. to 9:30 p. m., and Dec. 21, from 5:30 p. m. until 7 p. m. The gift shop will be closed to the public during these houi*s. Each employe is asked to bring an identification slip signed by his departmental supervisor. This I D. slip must be presented for admit tance and turned in at the time of payment for purchases. The gift shop manager will re serve the right to sell commodities wher« stock is low. Drugs, maga zines, and tobaccos will not be sold at a discount. No gift wrapping will be done, but enough wrapping paper will be given to the employe customer to wrap items at home. Shepardson Speaks To Alpha Zeta Charles N. Shepardson, dean of the School of Agriculture, spoke at the formal initiation of the Texas Alpha chapter of the fraternity of Alpha Zeta Monday. Thirty eight candidates were ac cepted into the chapter’s member- i ship. Cafe, Canady’s Pharmacy, L i p s c o m b’s Pharma cy, Smith’s Cleaners, Young- blood’s and the Memorial Student Center. Tuesday the air force team sharpened offensive plays and de fense and worked on punts and kickoffs as the starting lineup be gan to take shape. Head Coach John Salyer an nounced the following baekfield starters in the air force’s Y-foi’ma- tion — Quai-tei’back Dale West, . squadi'on 17; Halfbacks, Fred Wilms, White Band and James Denai’d, squadi'on 13; Fullback, Da vid Rochelle, squadi’on 25. The defensive baekfield will be— Halfbacks Robert Smith, squadron 21, and Adrien Helms, squadron 20; Linebackers — Jerry Keith, squadi’on 4, and Ross George, Col lege View; and Safety, Ralph Pet tit, squadron 14. The air force today will review plays and defensive alignments after shai’pening passing, blocking, punts and kickoffs yesterday. Starting Line Line Coach Louis Capt and End Coach Bennie Sinclair named the following linemen as pi’obable starters: Offense-Centex’, Frank Urbanic, squadron 13; Guards, Charles An derson, squadron 23, and James McNeely, squadron 21; Tackles, Louis DeHaes, doi'm 5, and DaVid Vexble, squadron 8; Ends, G. T. Pi’uitt, dorm 4, and Muid Bishop, squadron 15. Defense—Warren Grant, squad ron 2; jeri’y Pyle, squadron 7; Carl McGeej squadron 22; and G. "M, Keller, P. G. Hall, Bishop and Pruitt also will play some defense, said Sinclair. Line ‘Doing Fine’ “Our linemen have been doing fine,” said Capt. “They’re small, but they sure have a lot of fire. I think their hustle will make up for their lack of weight.” Other air force coaches are El- wood Kettler, backs, and Bob Gos- ney, line. Starting positions on the army team are still “wide open,” said Head Coach Connie Magouii’k. ‘Worth 5C Cents’ “Our team is coming along pret ty darn good, and it’ll probably be Wednesday nigth before we know who the starters are,” said Ma- gouix-k. “That game is gonna be worth 50 cents to see.” Magouirk called Buddy Fair, a 155-pound halfback from company C, “as good an all-round back as we have.” (See 12TH MAN, Page 3) Who's Who At Texas A&M Yul M. Montgomery William Reed John S. Samuels Fred IL Mitchell