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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1954)
f Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Poeal Besidents Number 173: Volume Battalion Published By A&M Students For 15) Years PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1954 Price Five Cents K : \ mM w ! - WHM ri I- W'"[ v orecaj rout sv#* ifm Force Seniors antes DMS r I f fM I S ■Hiti EVERY DIME HELPS—Miss Jeanne Mickelsen, 15, of College Station, will leave March 1.0 for Warm Springs, Ga., to undergo treatment for polio. She was stricken with the disease in August, 1952. The March of Dimes has taken complete charge of her case. Jn Campus Visitors Short Course Office Increase By DONALD YAGGI Battalion Staff Writer Today there is an average of one short course offered on the campus every week and this is ex pected to imp-ease in the near future. The Short Course headquarters, headed by F. W. (Bill) Hensel, is constantly expanding its range of courses. It is also now in the pro cess of developing a system by which each group will meet on the same date every year to avoid con flict with other meetings and stu dent activities. However, since most people who attend these courses are business Darling Elecled FFA President Glen Darling was elected presi dent of the A&M Collegiate chapter of the Future Farmers of America last night. James Norman was named out standing senior for the year. Other officers elected were Frank Adamcik, vice-president; Ray Kropp, secretary; Garret Card, treasurer; Mel Holubec, sentinel. Hollis Duke, advisor; Ray Wal ker, reporter; Lester Smith, second vice - president; Jack Thedford, third vice president. men, it is hard for the short course headquarters to schedule them at the same time each year because of the men’s personal duties. Almost all short com-ses and eon- ferences are held in the Memor-ial Student Center, xmless they are too large. Large courses are held in the lecture rooms on the campus. Befox-e the MSC was built the most short courses wei'e held in Shisa hall and the YMCA. The coux-ses have from 10 to 800 people and are sponsored by diffex-ent depax-tments and orgain- zations on the campus. The lax-gest of these are the Fireman’s Train ing program and the Sanitary Con ference, each of which averages around 800 people. One of the main difficulties of the short course headquarters is getting space in the MSC at night, since the students have first choice on all rooms. Courses are usually held during the day so rooms will be vacant at night for student activities. The only scheduled night activi ties of the short coux-ses are ban quets. The short course headquarters has exclusive control of the activi ties of all shoi-t courses held on the campus. They handle all the scheduling, financing, registering, arrangements, and bookkeeping of the courses. (Joke Vendors May Be Taken From Dorms Unless the number of soft di-ink bottles broken in school- owned dormitories is cut shax-ply in the near future, all soft drinks machines may be x-emoved from the dormitories, said Cadet Colonel of thq Cox-ps Fred Mitchell recently. During the month of Novem ber 794 bottles were bx-oken in Hart hall, 586 in dormitory 6, 546 in dormitory 5 axxd 439 in dormitox-y 1. If this much breakage coxx- tinues, the machines will px-o- bably be removed from all dorms, Mitchell said. Draft Laws — 4 Foxly - six students have been picked as distinguished air force ROTC students. To qualify for this appointment a student must have: • Completed AS III with an ac ademic standing in the upper third of the class. ® An academic standing in the upper third of all students in his major field and scheduled to grad uate the same year, or an ac ademic average of B or better. • High morals, character and aptitude for service in the air force. ® Distinguished himself by demonstrating leadership, parti cularly by participation in extra- curricular activities, and while at AFROTC training camp. Intercouncil Meets, Elects Mock ford Head Phil Mockford, of the Stu dent Agriculture council, was elected last night chairmarbof the Intercouncil committee to coordinate activities of all the stxxdent school councils. Other officers named at the initial meeting of the group were Bi-lice Sterzing of the Ax-ts and Sciences council, vice - chan-man; Chuck Neighbox-s of the Ax-ts and Sciences council, reportex-, and Ray mond Blackwell of the Agriculture council, secretary-ti-easurer. Dean Howard Barlow of the School of Engineering outlined the duties of the Intercouncil commit tee and gave a background of com mittee accomplishments' in past years. Membex-ship in the committee in cludes foxxr members of each of the student school couxxcils except veterinary medicine. Thex-e ax-e two representatives from the Veteri nary council. Deans of the schools sex-ve the committee in an advisory capacity. Next meeting of the group will be Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 5 p. m. in the Memorial Student Center sen ate chamber. hoc a / Draf t Boar Review Each Case Athletic Council To Discuss Football, Basketball Thurs. (Editor’s Note: This is num ber four in a sei-ies of ten ax-ticles on the draft laws and their affect persons of draft age.) How does a local dx*aft boaid consider a draft registrant’s case when it comes before the boax-d in the manner governed by law and x-egulations ? The members of a boax-d sit around a table—and the file con taining the man’s papers are placed before it by the clerk. The boax-d then considers the man fi-om following standpoints, based on infxomation in the file: The A&M athletic council will meet hex-e Thuxsday at 1 p.m. to hear lepoxts on contacts made in the seai - ch fox- a new head foot ball coach. Dean W. L. Penbex-thy, council chairman, announced that the coun cil also will discuss A&M’s basket ball pxogram, which ordinarily would have been discussed at a lat er meeting. Athletic dii-ectoi 1 Bax-low (Bones) Irvin and Penbex-thy were in Cin cinnati last week for a meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic association. ^ ’ f To/n the MARCH OF DIMES lonyiw 3 fs §! - Penbex-thy and Irvin had confer ences with 18 coaches at the meet ing—all pxospective replacements for Ray George—and each of these will be discussed tomorx-ow. Penberthy said that no fixxal de cision will be made tomorrow, but that the field will be narrowed con- sidex-ably. George resigned as head coach Jan. 4 to “enter px-ivate bushxess.” In basketball, two startei-s, Rod ney Pix-tle and Don Moon, have qxxit the squad within the last few days. They blamed Coach John Floyd as their x-eason for quitting. Floyd said Monday night that to offer a defense to their statements would add credence to what had been said. “They have coopex-ated with me as neax-ly as possible to their ability, and we feel they do not think basketball at A&M is giving them what they desex-ve,’ he said. Weather Today Cloudy with light dx-izzle today, tonight and early tomorrow. Oc casional light rain until tomorrow moxning. High yesterday 44. Low last night 35. Robert Robex-t Akard, Evaluation of the students par ticipation in AF ROTC summer training camp activities is made from camp reports forwarded to the PAS&T by AF ROTC camp commanders. Students selected were Richard Poi-ter, Albex-t Gist, Don Barks dale, Samuel Jahn, Philip Orr, Mar vin Swink, James Willis, Luther Rogers, Robert Willman, Braslau, Thomas Darling, Palmer, Carroll Phillips. Robert Manner, John James Burns, Kert Goode, Glenn Blake, Donald Dodson, Blake Love lace, Robex-t Miller, Andy Gary, Vol (Monty) Montgomery. William Hudson, Donald Greene, Daniel Atkinson, Richard Black, William Reed, Elmer Hickman, Arthur Scott, Allen Hohlt, Roscoe (Bubbs) Hunt, Joe Williams, James M illigan. William Rheman, Edward Sewell, Robert Lee Harris, Lloyd Jaynes, Elmer Kilgore, Eugene Lewis, James Altus, Donald Binford, Allen Cunningham, Dale DeRouen, Rol ando Dominguez axxd Randall Fowl- ex-. These students will meet with Col. John A. Way, PAS&T, 4 p. m. Thux-sday. He will discuss “the advantages of being a distinguish ed AF ROTC student.” Inauguration Flan Still Indefinite Plans ax-e still indefinite for the inauguration of Dr. David H, Mor gan as A&M’s president. Morgan took office Sept. 1, 1953 as president of the college when fox-mer president M. T. Harrington was named chancellor of the A&M System, The official inauguration will px-obably take place soxxxetime dur ing commencement, week, said Dean W. H. Delaplane of the School of Ax-ts and Sciences, who heads the president’s commencement committee. The committee will xxxeet agaixx next week to set a definite date for the ceremony and to plan the inaugux-ation program, Delaplane said. •h-rfBUhi «« r I~i * |a 1 oliigm; omorrow Snow in Panhandle Threatens I tighways No relief is in sight for College Station today and tonight from the cold drizzling rains which moved in early this morn ing, the weather bureau reported. However, a warm front from Mexico tomorrow morning is expected to raise temperatures from College Station south. The weather bureau reports this front will not move much farther north than here. The temperature this morning at Easterwood airport was 38 degrees, and Waco reported light freezing rain with a temperature of 32 degrees. Tyler reported 31 degrees this Wiychar Heads Columbia Fete Here Feb. 5th “Man’s right to knowledge and the free use thereof,” will be the theme of the World wide Columbia university an niversary program to be held here in 1954. Donald F. Wivchar, will be com mittee chairman for A&M. A meeting to organize the pro- gx-am, which will feature guest speakers and exhibits dxxring the spring semester, will be held Feb. 5th ixx the Memox-ial Stxxdent Cen tex’. Plans for Columbia’s 200th a.n- nivex-sary celebration were fox-mxx- lated in 1952 when now Px-esident Dwight D. Eisenhower was presi dent of the university. Committee chaii-man ixx Texas is William E. Moreland, superientend- ant of Houston schools. Affiliated with the Columbia celebration here are Dc..T. F. Mayo, David E. Cax-lson, Hax-ley C. Dill ingham, Dx\ Mox-i'is J. Gax-ber, Dr. Thomas R. Hamilton, Di\ Gustav M. Watkins, Geox-ge B. Wilcox, Paul Weaver and George Summey Jr. Ez Vote nor W rong The vote of the Academic covxncil on abolishing final examination examptions was 29 to 15, instead of 20 to 15, as reported ixx yesterday’s Bat talion. A proof - x-eading error caused the mistake. 1. Is he on active duty in the militax-y service? (1-C.) 2. Is he a conscientious objector who has been ordex-ed to a civilian job? (1-W.) 3. Is he too old for service under the law? (5-A.) 4. Can it be determined at the boax-d level whether he is physi cally, mentally, or mox-ally unfit for service? (4-F.) 5. Is he a minister of religion or divinity student? (4-D.) 6. Is he subject to exemption as an alien? (4-C.) y 7. Is he a public official deferred by the law? (4-B.) 8. Is he a World War II veteran as defined by the law? (4-A.). 9. is he subject to deferment be cause of his dependents? (3-A). 10. Is he eligible for deferment as a member of the armed forces xesex-ve ox- a student taking mili- tax-y training? (1-D.) 11. Is he a student in a college ox- university deferrable under local board authority? (2-S.) 12. Does he meet the x-equire- ments for farm or other civilian job defex-ment? (2-C and 2-A, re spectively.) 13. Is he a college or high school student subject to defex-ment by law for a short pex-iod ? (1-S.) 14. Is he one of the two types of conscientious objectors? (1-0 and 1-A-O.) If the evidence in the file indi cates to the satisfaction of the local boax-d that he is eligible for none of these, then the registrant is considered available for military service, (1-AJ CROP COTTON MAID—Miss Sylvia Rogers is the new Maid of Cotton in Texas for the Christian Rural Overseas program. She is a high school senior in Plainview and will take part in the Houston dedication of the ship which will carry CROP gifts to Korea Jan. 12. Hale county chose the state queen because it pledged more cotton to CROP in 1953 than any other Texas county. morning with no rain. Lubobck was overcast with 22 degrees but no rain. Dallas had 33 degrees and Ft. Worth had 31. San Antonio re ported 38 and Austin 35, both with rain and fog. A blanket of snow over the up per Panhandle brought wax-nings of dangerous highways in that area late Tuesday. All Panhandle highways remain ed open but motorists were urged to stay at home because roads were slick and dangerous. A light snow started falling in the Wichita Falls and Red River Valley area Tuesday night. Heaviest At Sunray The heaviest Panhandle snowfall was reported at Sunray, aboixt 60 miles nox-th of Amarillo, where 2‘/2 inches fell. Dalhai’t had two inches. Amax-illo had about a third of an inch on the ground, but report ed clear skies. The snow avex-aged aboxxt an inch across the xxpper Panhandle. The tempex-atxxre had dropped to 19 at Dalhart and to 20 at Axnai-- illo Tuesday night and hit a low of 16 at Amax-illo this morixing. Snow in the Panhandle phis the low temperatures brought a warn ing from Potter County agent Gene Soxxthall that emex-gency live stock feeding would px-obably he necessary especially for livestock now oxx wheat pasture. The most sevex-e cold of the sea son nxxmbed the Upper Mississippi Valley. Plum Cx-eek, a forest rangers station near International Falls, Minn., had a low of -43 de- gx-ees. International Falls had -39. Bemidji and Bx-ainerd, Minn., had lows of -36. The cold persisted dxxring the day with Grantsburg, Wis., and Duluth and Minneapolis, Minn., x-e- porting aftex-noon readings of -6 degi’ees. Soixxe of the cold air slid across the northern Rockies into the Pa cific Northwest giving Seattle, Wash., a chill afternoon reading of 33. Kiwanians Hear Water Expert Dr. Paul Weavex-, water expert, discussed the problems of water supply, distribution and disposal at the College Station Kiwains clxib Tuesday. Weaver pointed out situations of larger cities wh have water pi*o- blems. He said cities should plan ahead in order to have a water system that will adequately handle a city’s needs. When cities provide adequate systems, businesses are more apt to move into the community, Weaver said. “A business expects the com munity to provide certain services and among these is water,” he said. A&M Officials Plan New Police School Plans for the Texas Municipal Police school to be held here Feb. 1-26 ax-e under way, according to Wallace D. Beasley, co-ordinator of the school. The school is sponsored by the Texas Engineering service and is limited to 30 men or less so that more individual attention can be given the men. The school teaches the essentials of good police work, such as duties and x*esponsibilities of an officex-, patrol techniqxxes, and the rights of citizens. Dorms Will Remain Open During Holidays The doi-mitories will not be lock ed during the week-long vacation between semesters, according to H. L. Boyer of the housing office. “Students should lock their doors and windows before leaving the ! campus,” Boyer said.