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Number 182: Volume 53
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1954
Price Five Ceuta
Dr. Evans Selected Michalske, McArdle Appear on Top
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As Board ot liirectors, Council iVleet
Dr. Louis H. Evans, former
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of! Hollywood, will be the
principal speaker for Religious Em
phasis week Feb. 14-19.
He has been highly recommended
as a forceful, compelling speaker,
Louis H. Evans
RE Speaker
said J. Gordon Gay, YMCA secre
tary.
“Since he spends at least three
weeks each year speaking on col
lege campuses throughout the
United States,' he is familiar with
student problems,” Gay said. “This
will enable him to speak more di
rectly and touch on subjects of.
common interest to students here.’/
Evans was recently selected as
the speaker of the year in religion
by the Tau Kappa Alpha National
College Honor Society in speech.
The award, now in its third year,
recognizes distinguished public
speakers who have made outstand
ing contributions in their field.
In 1941 Evans became pastor in
Hollywood. He was pastor for 11
years, and in 1952 he resigned to
become minister - at - large with
the Presbyterian National board.
His additional duties include be
ing West Coast representative of
the Presbyterian board of national
missions, member of the board of
directors of the protestant film
commission, trustee of the San
Francisco Theological seminary,
and author of “Youth Seeks a
Master”, and “The Kingdom Is
Yours.”
A&M Has Chance
To Get Requests
For Military Dept.
Three Speakers Set
By Journalism Club
Three Speakers have been set by
the. Journalism club for the spring
semester.
Bill Kennedy, publisher of the
Woodsboro News; John Murphy,
Secretary of the Texas Daily News-
Aggieland Sets
Dates for Pictures
Staff junior and first sergeants
should have their pictures made
for the Aggieland ’54 by Feb. (i.
Pictures must be made at the
Aggieland studio at the north gate.
The schedule for other juniors is as
follows;
A-B-C
D-E-F-G
H-T-J-K-L
M-N-O-P
Q-R-S
T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z
Feb. 8-10
Feb. 11-13
Feb. 15-17
Feb. 18-20
Feb. 22-24
Feb. 25-27
Mosher Policies
Outline by Perry
Policies and procedures of the
Mosher Steel company of Houston
were outlined yesterday to the
Executive Development course in
the Memorial Student Center.
Speaking to the group was H. E
Perry, president of Mosher.
“Intoxicating liquor of any de
scription is not allowed in the
plant. Any employe reporting for
work while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor will be subject
to immediate discharge,” Perry
said.
paper association; and Millard
Cope, editor of the Marshall News
Messenger have indicated they will
come to A&M this semester, said
C. C. (Chuck) Neighbors, president
of the club.
“Other speakers have been con
tacted, but none have definitely
been scheduled,” he said.
At the meeting last night, final
plans for the Junior College Press
conference Feb. 12-13 were dis
cussed. The club is sponsoring the
conference. Members of the club
will moderate panels on the various
problems of college newspapers.
R. G. (Bob) Hendry and Jon
Kinslow were presented awards for
the bhst Battalion news stories of
the last two months. The awards,
given each month by Frank
Manitzas, former co-editor, are $5
each. Kinslow won the prize for
December and Hendry received his
award for January.
Abandoned Bicycles
May Be Picked Up
Bicycles left on the campus dur
ing the summer may be picked up
in the basement of Mitchell hall,
said Fred Hickman, chief of cam
pus security.
Students may go by and pay a
two dollar storage fee and get
their bicycles, Hickman said.
Bridge Wins Battle
Win Two Houses
PASADENA, Calif. <A>) — Two
houses and a bridge met on San
Gabriel boulevard. The bridge won,
but it was the motorists who lost.
The house movers with the
houses behind their trucks drove
into a new underpass. The houses
were too tall.
For three noisy hours, the high
way patrol, police, the movers and
stalled motorists worked to turn
them around. When they succeeded,
blocks-long lines of cai’s finally be
gan moving.
CITY COWS
OKLAHOMA CITY—(A*)—Three
cows came to the city to graze the
other day but failed to find any
grass in the asphalt jungle where
they were rounded up before a
downtown crowd on the way to
work.
The three fugitives were part of
a herd of 21 which escaped when a
semi-trailer skidded into a ditch
and overturned near a packing
plant.
What Will Happen
About Back Taxes?
ERVTNG, Mass.—(A*)—Listed for
the first time in the town Clerk’s
annual report yesterday were the
following births:
George J. Durand, June 2, 1882;
Jennie Castine, Dec. 18, 1882; Dur-
ward D. Deeper, Oct. 3, 1899; and
Timothy Sullivan, Nov. 25, 1914.
Town Clerk Florence Rankin
said Sullivan’s was a correction.
The others, she said, apparently
just never got around to recording
their births.
President David H. Morgan has
said that five of the six requests
he made at special meetings with
officials in Washington recently
concerning A&M’s military situa
tion have a good chance of being
adopted.
Morgan and Col. Joe E. Davis,
commandant, met the morning of
Jan. 18 in The Pentagon with rep
resentatives of the armed services.
The chief representatives were
John A. Hanna, under-secretary of
defense, and Gen. Hugh M. Milton,
assistant secretary of the army.
Morgan and Davis presented six
recommendations for “Improving
Status of MC Colleges.” (A&M is
an MC type college.)
The six recommendations were:
1. Open enrollment quota for
contracts to those qualified.
2. Continued commissioning of
all MC graduates.
3. Credit, for purpose of long
evity pay, for the two years of the
advanced course.
4. An increase in the subsis
tence pay to $1.50 per day.
5. An increase in the basic issue
of woolen trousers.
6. An increase in the basic issue
of shoes.
Morgan said the recommenda
tions, with the exception of number
three, were discussed, and the rep
resentatives at the meeting led him
to believe there is a good possibili
ty of them being accepted.
He said the officials told him
A&M “probably wouldn’t want” the
credit for two years of advanced
years courses, because this'would
place these students under military
rule.
The second meeting of the trip
was at 2 p.m. that afternoon when
Morgan and Davis met with the
House sub-committee on Armed
Forces. Representatives from
VPI and Clemson also were at the
meeting.
Morgan said he felt this group
also conveyed the idea that the
recommendations have a good pos
sibility of being adopted.
Davis said he “felt the response
was very good” which he and Mor
gan received, at the two meetings,
Teague Files Again
For Sixth District
CORSICANA, Feb. 4—<A>)_Rep.
Olin Teague of Bryan filed today
for renomination in the 6th Texas
district. He is the only candidate
thus far.
although there were “no promises
made.”
Morgan said Olin Teague, repre
sentative from this district, arrang
ed the morning talk with the rep
resentatives of the army and air
force.
News Flashes
WASHINGTON — The Eisenhower administration
showed growing concern today over the situation in Indo
china, where Communist-led rebels are pressing a new as
sault in a war that has dragged on for eight years. President
Eisenhower told his news conference yesterday he views the
battle as critical in the sense that there is some lack of
enhusiasm for it.
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CAIRO, Egypt—Press dispatches reported to
day that 16 persons were killed and 1,800 left home
less by fires that destroyed two villages in northern
Egypt.
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PANMUNJOM—Twenty-one Americans who spurned
their homeland for communism attended a Chinese New
Year’s party last night at Kaesong. Communist correspon
dent Wilfred Burchett said a number of Korean and Chinese
girls attended the party, and there was plenty of Chinese
wine.
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VATICAN CITY —Pope Pius, ailing for 10
days with gastric trouble and hiccups, rested “fairly
well” last night for the third night straight. Vat
ican circles said today. The lingering nature of the
Pope’s ailment and his seclusion from all but his
closest associates have caused widespread anxiety
about his health.
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SEOUL—The Indian command today turned over to the
U.N. Command 15 North Korean war prisoners who changed
their minds after asking to go to neutral nations. The Ko
reans had wanted to go to the United States. Under the
armistice they could not because the United States fought
in the war.
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KENNETT, Mo.—The County Court says last
year’s scorching drought has left an estimated 5,000
persons virtually without food and without money
to buy food in southeastern Missouri’s Dunklin
county.
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ST. LOUIS—A vice president of the Federal Reserve
Bank of St. Louis today disclosed that at least two St. Louis
banks have accepted 270,000 in forged bonds as collateral for
loans in recent weeks. William E. Peterson, in charge of ex
aminers at the Federal Reserve Bank here, said the forgeries
were uncovered in a routine bank examination.
BULLETIN
Dean W. L. Penberthy, head of the Athletic council,
announced early this afternoon that the council has
reached a decision for head football coach and will make
the recommendation to President David H. Morgan im
mediately.
The A&M board of directors, the athletic council, inter
ested former students and financial backers of the college
converge on the campus today for what could be the decisive
round in the choosing of a new head football coach.
The ball started rolling at 10:10 a.m. today when the
Athletic council met in the Memorial Student Center. Mean
while, the Board of Directors was awaiting its meeting at
2 o’clock this afternoon.
Any recommendation of the athletic council must be ap
proved by the board of directors.
As the athletic council went into session, the two appar
ent top candidates were Line Coach Mike Michalske and Joe
McArdle, assistant to Frank Leahy at Notre Dame.
Asked yesterday by The Battalion if he would stay on
Mf he d idn’t get the head coaching
job, Michalske said, “I have an
open mind toward the situation.”
Last night Charles Burton of
The Dallas Morning News reported
McArdle “loomed as the hottest
prospect yet” since Ray George re
signed Jan. 4. But Dean W. L.
Penberthy, chairman of the Athle
tic Council, said “he is not being
seriously considered right now.”
“McArdle is believed en route
here for an audience with the ath
letic council,” wrote Burton. Pen
berthy said that McArdle had not
been invited by the council. Bur
ton said it is thought Terry Bren
nan, Leahy’s successor at Notre
Dame, does not plan to keep Mc
Ardle on as his line coach.
McArdle played under Leahy at
Fordham and was one of his assist
ants at Boston College and Notre
Dame. Both he and Michalske are
line coaches.
Wednesday, rumors circulated in
Dallas that Paul (Bear) Bryant,
University of Kentucky head coach,
would be the next Aggie coach un
der a five-year contract.
Bryant reportedly talked to W.
T. Doherty and R. H. (Jack) Fin
ney, jr. in a Dallas hotel over the
weekend. Doherty and Finney are
on the three-man sub-committee
appointed by the board of directors
to aid the athletic council in an
“advisory capacity.” The other
member is A. E. Cudlipp.
Bryant still has nine years left
on his 12-year contract at Ken
tucky.
The announcement of the board
of directors meeting apparently
clears the road for the selection of
the new coach—a selection which
reportedly has been delayed by a
split between a majority of the ath
letic council and the three-man sub
committee appointed by the board
of directors to aid the council in an
“advisory capacity.”
These three men and three or
four members of the council are
said to favor hiring a nationally-
known, high-salaried coach. The
council is said to have twice rec
ommended Michalske to the board
of directors but that Michalske fail
ed to receive the board’s approval.
(See MICHALSKE, Page 5)
Embezzlement
Charges Filed
Against Dudley
There still is no word as to the
whereabouts of J. A. Dudley, miss
ing since Jan. 5 after his resigna
tion from the Military Property
Custodian’s office.
A complaint was filed recently
against Dudley for embezzlement,
and the sheriff has issued a war
rant for his arrest.
Dudley’s car was found Jan. 25
near the Sabine river by police of
ficers from Orange.
The officers found in the car in
surance papers indicating the car
was from Bryan.
They called the Bryan police. Lo
cal officials learned the car be
longed to Dudley.
Mrs. Dudley had reported Jan.
9 to the Brazos county sheriff’s
office that her husband was miss
ing.
Mrs. Dudley said yesterday, “The
only thing I know is that he just
left. Police and the sheriff are
doing everything they can do to
find him.”
A reliable source told The Bat
talion that Dudley left his job af
ter “considerable pressure” had
been put on bim.
Dudley was a retired army ser
geant who had served 30 years, 2
months 19 days up until the time
of his disappeai’ance.
Local officials said Dudley’s rec
ord in the army “was one of the
finest.”
Dudley was treasurer of the All-
Star Bowling league.
Marvin H. Butler, a professor in
the economics department and
coach of the Aggie bowling team,
said the amount involved in the
embezzlement complaint was $257.-
05.
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NO MEN ALLOWED—Informal rehersals have begun for the A&M Consolidated high
school senior play, to be presented Feb. 25 and 26. The play, “For Beauty’s Sake”, has an
all girl cast. Those practicing are (left to right) Marilyn Floeck, Carolyn Landiss, Janie
Daniels, Penny Laverty, Pat Owen, Mary Lou Lloyd, Sandra Couch and Marian Gaddis.
Westminster Choir
Performs Tonight
One thousand tickets have been
distributed for the 7 p.m. perform
ance of the Westminster Choir
Town Hall program Thursday in
Guion hall.
A few less have been passed out
for the 9 p.m. sh.nv, said John Ak-
ard, student entertainment man
ager. Special performance tickets
will be available at the door for
both performances, he said.
Season ticket holders should ex
change their passes for either a
7 or 9 p.m. performance ticket. In
dividual tickets also are available
for $2.00 each at the student ac
tivities office in Goodwin hall.
The program includes selections
from both classical and folk music.
Directed by John Williamson, the
choir is ill its 31st season before
Judge Blair Plans
Water Talk Here
Judge Mallory B. Blair of Austin
will speak on “Water Laws and
Rights in Texas” during the Ir
rigation Service and Suppliers
short course here Feb. 11-12.
He will speak during a banquet
meeting of the group in the Me
morial Student Center Feb. 11.
C. N. Shepardson, dean of agri
culture will be toastmaster for the
banquet.
Dr. M. T. Harrington, chancellor,
will welcome participants in the
short course to the campus.
the concert public. The group con
sists of 40 voices, and has sung
throughout the United States, Cu
ba and Canada.
'i he choir was first organized to
serve as the volunteer choir of the
Westminster Presbyterian church
of Dayton, Ohio. Although still
retaining its name, it is no longer
connected with the church, but is
a touring concert group of the
Westminster Choir college in
Princeton, New Jersey.
Marlins Get Help
On New Home
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — OP) — Sher
iff’s Lt. George Grantham vows
this story is true:
Spring before last he built a
birdhouse for martins in the yard
of his suburban home. The martins
prepared to move in—but found the
doorways too small.
Much to the disgust of the mar
tins and Grantham, sparrows found
the entrances just right and moved
in.
Last spring the martins came
back—bringing a woodpecker with
them.
“That woodpecker went to work,”
Grantham says, “and pecked away
until he made the holes big enough
for the martins to get into the
house.”
The job finished, the woodpecker
moved on. The martins moved in.
Jailed Father
Freed in Richmond
RICHMOND, Tex., Feb. 4—<A>)_
The Rosenberg father who went to
jail here last week to serve a six-
month sentence for the ci’imes of
his delinquent son has been re
leased.
County Judge George Roane set
Fernando Rodi-iguez free and plac
ed the custody of his two children
temporarily in the hands of the
Catholic Charities at Rosenberg.
The son, 8, and a daughter, 11,
had been living with their blind
grandmother. Neither the children
nor the grandmother had anyone
to suppoi’t them. The mother is
dead.
Repeated law violations of the
boy caused Roane to send Rodri
guez to jail. The young one had
been accused of burglary, theft and
arson.
The father was one of four given
suspended six-month sentences
Nov. 30 under a new state law
making fathers responsible for
their children’s crimes.
GUN IS DANGEROUS
GREENVILLE, S. C. <A>)_The
woman asked the magistrate for a
warrant charging her husband with
breach of peace. She told how he
had drunk too much and tried to
shoot her.
“You understand, I am not one
bit afraid of my husband,” she said.
“It’s just that gun I don’t like.”
Weather Today
CLEAR and WARM
Clear and warm today, tonight
and tomorrow. High yesterday
74. Low this morning 43.