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Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Local Residents ion Published By A&M Students For 75 Years PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Number 176: Volume 53 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1954 Price Five Cents More Comm,is,§ions Planned Morgan l Ip holds Military Schools A t Wa sh ington WASHINGTON, Jan. 18—<A>)_ A Defense Department official said today a policy is being formulated ■which probably will permit all ROTC graduates to receive com missions. F. L. Orth, assistant to the sec retary of the Army, told a House armed services subcommittee quo tas previously had been set up for schools having advanced Reserve Officers Training Corps programs to limit the number of commis sions. Orth quoted Mpj. Gen. Lewis Hershey, draft director, as saying that the numbers of officers com missioned must be “tied to the size of the Army.” Under the present program ROTC graduates who are commissioned are taken into the armed forces. The quotas had been set up to limit this number. ROTC graduates who do not receive commissions are subject to the draft. Morgan Speaks David Morgan, president of Tex as A&M and other educators said they were concerned that military schools would be injured if there was no assurance that all who take Hie first two years of the ROTC programs could go on to advanced draining and a commission. In strictly military schools all students receive the full four year course and, are under military dis cipline. In others, students- are re quired to .take two years of ROTC and only those who wish to go on to advanced training. Morgan urged that special recog nition be given to schools such as Texas A&M where students live in uniform and under military dis cipline at all times. He said their training was of more value to the military. He said the students should be assured of commission, receive a $1.50 a day government subsis tence instead of the 90 cents a day now given all senior ROTC stu dents and get a more liberal uni form allowance than semi-military schools. If the Pentagon has reached any decision to de-emphasize military colleges, Morgan said, this should be made public immediately so the schools can make the necessary adjustments and so notify prospec tive students. Bur I lom:»re«! Williams t iliamber Mrs. I). W. Williams Woman of the Year Officials Attend Meet On ROTC President David H. Mo r gan and Commandant Joe E. Davis are now in Washington D. C. to attend a series of meetings on ROTC affairs. Included in ,the meetings will be discussions of ROTC colleges and military colleges. A&M is one of the nation’s eight military colleges. The meetings are being at tended by presidents and com mandants of colleges all over the country. Draft Laws - 7 Status Change Can Alter Draft Class (Editor’s Note: This is the seventh of a series of 10 articles on the draft laws and how they affect people of draft age.> When a man is classified by the draft board, that classification is Hot permanent. It may be changed When the man’s status changes. Each' classified man and each person who has filed a request fo r the man’s deferment must report to the local board in writing any fact that might result in the man’s being placed in a different classi fication. This must be done with in 10 days after the change oc curs. Employers may be requi r ed to furnish information under the law, and police officials or other agen cies may be lequested to make in vestigations. The local board may reopen and consider anew classification of a man (1) upon his written reciuest, (2) written request of a person who claims to be his dependent, or (3) any person who has on file a written request for the man’s oc cupational defe r ment. This can be done, provided such recjuest for re opening is accompanied by written facts rot considered when the man was first classified, which, if true, would justify a change in his clas sification. Draft regulations say that the “classification of a i-egistrant shall not be reopened afte r the local board has mailed to such regis trant an order to report for in duction, unless the local board first specifically finds there has been a change in the registrant’s status resulting from circumstances over which the registrant had no con trol.” Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wakefield, state draft director, points to two things which might happen to a man beyond his control: (1) a ser ious accident, or (2) death of his father, lesulting in his becoming head of the family. Dr. Morgan to Speak To CS Women’s Club Dr. S. S. Morgan, head of the English department, will be the featured speaker at the meeting of the College Women’s Social club at 3 p.m. Fi’iday in the ball room of the Memorial Student Center. “Poetry of Romanticism” will be Dr. Morgan’s subject for the meet ing. The local board must always re open a case at either the request of the national or state director of Selective Service and must cancel any orde r to report for induction, if that is involved in the case. Scientists Research Several of the nation’s top-rank ing marine scientists are visiting A&M and its facilities for oceano graphic research this week. The meeting is being held to re view the importance of the marine sciences to the Southwest, to eval uate existing programs, to recom mend any needed sub-regional or ganization, to recommend means of financial support ■and cooperation, and to suggest means to develop relationships between the sub-re gional program and that of the region as a whole as well as other areas and programs. The group was invited to make the study by the heads of the insti tutions involved and'v its report will be submitted to these institutions, which are A&M, the University of Texas, Louisiana State university and the Mississippi State Board of Education. This commission was organized by the Southern Regional Educa tion Board Committee on Marine Sciences. It includes the south western members of that commit tee and other recognized authorities on marine sciences. Members include Dr. Harry J. Bennett, director of the LSU Ma rine Laboratory, Grand Isle, La., member of the Western Gulf Sub- Visit Facilities Regional Committee, the Southern Regional Education Board; Di". Richhrd H. Fleming, chair man of the Department of Ocean ography; University of Washing ton, and member. Advisory Com mittee to the Committee on the Marine Sciences, the Southern Re gional Education Board; Dr. George Gant, associate di rector of the Southern Regional Education Board, and representa tive of the Board on the Study Commission; Dr. Gordon Gunter, acting direc tor, the Institute of Marine Science, the University of Texas at Port Aransas and member of the West ern Gulf Sub-Regional Committee, the Southern Regional Education Board; Dr. Dale F. Leipper, head of the Department of Oceanography at A&M College, chairman of the Committee on the Marine Sciences and chairman of the Western Gulf Sub-Regional Committee, the Southern Regional Education Board. C of C Also Names New Directors H. E. Burgess and Mrs. D. W. Williams were named College Station man and woman of the year yesterday. They were chosen by a committee of the College Station Civic Development Association and Chamber of Commerce. Also named at yesterday’s meeting were five new directors for the Chamber. They are Gibb Gilchrist, Sid Loveless, W. H. Delaplane, Mrs. T. W. Leland and L. G. Jones. Officers for the year will be elected at the next meeting, Feb. 8. A nominating committee was appointed yesterday. Each year the Chamber of Commerce selects a man and woman of the year. Selections are based on accomplishments in the city, said F. C. Bolton, president. Mrs. Williams has lived in College Station for 32 years. She moved to the campus af ter her marriage to D. W. Williams, now vice chancellor V for Agriculture. She is president of the Parent- Teachers association, a Girl Scout commissioner and a Cub Scout den mother. She has been president of the Presbyterian Women of the Church, and in 1953 she was pres ident of the A&M Garden club. Mrs. Williams has also been corresponding secretary of the Presbytery, the state Presbyter ian organization. She is now vice chairman of the Red Cross board. She is a member of the Exten sion Service club, the A&M Moth ers club and the College Women’s Social club. Burgess is a partner of the Bur gess- Price Insurance Agency. He is president of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce and past president of the College Station Kiwanis club. A member of the Inter-City Re lations committee of College Sta tion and Bryan, Burgess is vice president and a director of the Col lege Station State Bank. He was the developer of North Oakwood and South Oakwood res idential areas of College Station. A&M Movie Ready For Showing Soon “We Are The Aggies,” a film on life at A&M, will be completely processed and ready for distribu tion by Feb. 20. The Student Life Committee mo vie committee reviewed an advance showing of the film last week and made last minute suggestions on improvements, said C. G. (Spike) White, chairman of the movie group. Soph Injured In Refug io Car Crash Friday James H. Wuensche, a squadron 7 sophomore from Corpus Christi, was injured in a head-on car collision while on his way home. The collision occurred about 10 miles north of Refugio. Wuensche had just passed a truck and was pulling back into his own lane when a car coming in the opposite direction turned in front of him. He was hospitalized in Refugio Friday night, but was moved to Corpus Christi Saturday. Wuensche suffered a possible concussion, an injured chest and head cuts. Later it was found that Wuen sche had no fractures. He is now at home, 815 Louisiana St. in Cor pus Ch r isti. No one was with him at the time the accident occurred. A man in the other car was in the same condition Wuensche was Saturday. Both cars were badly damaged. H. E„ Burgess Man of the Year No Progress Made On Robbery Case No progress has been made in the investigation of the attempted robbery here Thursday night, ac- coi’ding to Chief of Campus Se curity Fred Hickman. Joe Crenwelge, a junior on the second group staff who lives in 8-202, confronted an armed person in his room at about 3:50 Thurs day morning. The thief pulled a gun on Crenwelge and escaped empty-handed. Another cadet, Taylor Green, who lives in room 313 of the same dormitory, repoxhed money missing from his room, but there is no evi dence linking the two incidents, according to Hickman. MARVIN H. FERGUSON of the egional office of the U. S. Golf association will be chairman of the Texas Turf conference here Jan. 18-20. His office is in the agron omy department. More than 130 persons are expected for the con ference, which is sponsored by the agronomy department, the Texas Turf association, and the greens section of the U. S. Golf associa tion. JOHN H. SOUTHERN, agricul tural economist with the U. S. de partment of agriculture, has re turned from South Asia where he served as chief advisor to the gov eminent of Pakistan for village de velopment. Final Plans Made For Symposium SMOKEATERS—Local firemen battle a fire Saturday at the residence of Mrs. Jo Ann Cruice, 301 Fairview. The fire was centered in the attic over a hot water heater on the second floor. College Station volunteer firemen extin guished the small blaze with a booster line in about 15 minutes. Damage was undetermined. Final plans for the ninth an nual Symposium on Instrumenta tion for the Process Industries to be held here Jan. 27-29 have been announced by Dr. J. D. Lindsay, head of the sponsoring department. The symposium is offered to in dustries of Texas and the South west by the chemical engineering department. Subjects to be covered in the three-day meeting range are “The Only Basis for Progress and Pi'os- perity,” “An Evaluation Program for New Instruments and Con trols,” “Cascade Control Systems,” and “Diffei’ential Measurement and Conti'ol of Cori'osive Streams.” All papers and reports during the symposium will be given in the Memorial Student Center. Through a change in scheduling this year, sufficient time for indi- vidlal questioning and discussion is allowed in each speaker’s sched ule. Speakers will include specialists and outstanding men in their fields from all over the nation. The Honorable William McCraw, for mer attorney general to Texas, will be the speaker following a banquet Jan. 27. Sessions chairmen will be J. R. Martin of Baytown, A. V. Novak of Orange, S. L. Finneran of Hous ton, Porter Hart of Freeport and M. K. Anderson of Texas City. Members of the symposium steering committee are R. A. Barnes of Houston, co-chairman of committee for selection of session chairmen; C. W. Bates of Baytown, exhibits co-chairman; L. C. Books of Houston, exhibits chairman; H C. Givens of Falfurrias, properties chairman; W. D. Hilborn of Houston, pub licity chairman; C. D. Holland of College Station, director of the symposium; J. M. Jones jr. of Port Arthur, editorial chairman; W. B Rawson of Houston, chairman of the committee for selecting ses sion chairmen, and C. F. Woods of Dallas, entertainment chairman. Weath(*r Today Cloudy to partly cloudy, contin ued light rain and fog today and tonight and tomorrow. High yes terday 60. Low this morning 56. News Briefs SEVERAL SANTA GERTRU DAS cattle have been purchased by the college to be used in feed ing experiments. J. K. Riggs of the animal husbandry department is in charge of the experiment. The Santa Gertrudas breed was devel oped by the King ranch in an effort to develop cattle that could stand the hot Gulf coast weather. Inspection Fails To Reveal Stamps An inspection by the cadet offi- cei’s of doi’mitory 12 was held Sat urday fi’om noon to 1 p.m. in the hope of turning up evidence on the robbery of a stamp machine in dormitory 12 Fi'iday night. An undetermined amount of money and stamps was taken from the machine said Maj. Charles Tay lor, dormitory 12 counselor. The inspection, which was au thorized by Taylor, was under the supervision of Leonax’d (Chubby) Eddy, dormitory master of that dormitory and commander of the fourth group. The search for small change and an unusually large amount of stamps turned up nothing, but campus Security Chief Fred Hick man said the investigation will go on. Jackson To Help At Houston Show J. R. Jackson, assistant professor of agricultural education, will serve as assistant superintendent of the lamb division of the Houston Fat Stock show. Jackson will help in receiving the entries, assigning stalls, mak ing the sales lists and keeping the judging records. The show will be Feb. 3-15. Grants, Donations Increase Research Gi’ants-in-aid, donations and loaned equipment made available x’ecently will be used to fui’ther research in many fields by work ers of the Agricultural Experiment station, said Station Director R. D. Lewis. He reports that the Servis Equipmeixt company of Dallas had loaned to the Station a Gyro 84 stalk shredder for use in connection with pink bollworm studies. Kai’l Hoblitzelle of Dallas px-esented a Super C Tournapull with scraper to the Station which will be used in research activities at Bluebon net Farm and at other parts of the A&M System. The Grand River chemical div ision of Deei’e and Company, Px-y- or, Okla., has made available $1,750 to suppoi’t research on the signifi cance of biui’et and urea in the diets or ruminants. The studies ai’e being conducted in the animal husbandry depai’tment. The Monsanto Chemical com pany, St. Louis, has renewed the grant of $3,000 for studies on the supplementary value of hydroxy methyl mercapto butyric acid and related compounds in the nutrition of poultry. These studies are con ducted by the departments of poul try husbandry and biochemistry and nutrition. The National Cottonseed Pi'o- ducts association of Memphis, Tenn., has made a $3,000 grant-in- aid to extend nutritional research studies in the use of cottonseed meal in livestock and poultry ra tions. These studies are now under way in the department of biochem istry and nutrition. Lewis also reports that Armour and Company through the National Flying Fanners foundation has made a final payment of $500 on a gx-ant of $1,250 in support of mes- quite contx-ol studies being conduc ted at the Spur Substation. The American Chemical Paint company through its agricultural chemicals division, Ambler, Penn., has made a grant of $750 for use in cotton defoliation studies being conducted in the depai’tment of plant physiology and pathology. Four Exes Make First Solo Flight Four A&M former students have recently completed their first solo flight as naval air cadets at Whit ing field in Milton, Fla. The cadets will now receive in struction in precision air work and aerobatics. The men are Elmo Walker, Nac ogdoches; Boyd Hamilton, Wichita Falls; Douglas Sowell, Iredell; and John Puckett, Brownsville.