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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)
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