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Page 2 THE BATTALION , Tuesday, March 9, 1954 The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechan ical College of Texas, is published by students four times a week, during the regular school year. During the summer terms, and examination and vacation periods, The Battalion is published twice a week. Days of publications are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and vacation periods and the summer terms. Subscription rates $9.00 per year or $.75 pel month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Hntered aa second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally bj National Advertising Services, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Lon Angeles, and San Fran cisco. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republi cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444 or 4-7604) oi at the editorial office room, 202 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room 209 Goodwin Hall. 3 win ouOe Acting Editoi Engineers Doing Research For Better Asphalt Paving Several findings involving mater ials and the conditions of their ap plication in construction have been made by the Texas Engineering Experiment Station in a recent phase of research aimed at provid ing information for better asphalt pavements. “The experiments verified that the proper quantity of a given ag gregate for a one-course surface treatment can be determined from the quantity required to cover a square yard one stone thick plus an allowance of 10 per cent for spreading inaccuracy,” Fred J. Benson, research engineer and Bob M. Galloway, assistant research en gineer, announced. The experi ments also revealed the importance of uniform grading, dry conditions and lack of dust. The work, conducted by Benson and Galloway and reported in a bulletin, “Retention of Cover Stone by Asphalt Surface Treatments,” Board Authorizes Phone Rate Raise The Chancellor was authorized to execute an amendment to the Southwestern States Telephone Company franchise to provide for a telephone rate increase at the February meeting of the Board of Directors at College Station Sat urday. The proposed new rates, which will increase costs at College Sta tion by $425,00 a month, will be come effective only when similar increases are accepted by the City Commission of Bryan and the City Council of College Station. ( The rate increase was accepted only for the effective period of the telephone franchise with the Sys tem, which expires January 1, 1955. Save Your Money! Save Your Clothes! CAMPUS CLEANERS showed that “if two aggregates are much the same in price and quali ty, the aggregate having the closer grading is the better. “Wet aggregate,” the engineers report in the bulletin, “depends up on constraction conditions. These control success or failure of its use. If the aggregate is rolled wet and the surface turned over to traffic while the aggregate is still wet, then excessive loss of aggregate due to whip off under traffic would be expected. On the other hand if wet aggregates are used during hot, breezy weather and are rolled after being thor oughly dry, then the retention should be nearly as guod as if dry aggregates are used. “Dusty aggregate causes poor retention,” the report shows “even with the dust quantity small. Wet ting the dusty aggregate aids re tention provided that the aggregate is dried before rolling. When as phalt cements are used as binders for surface treatments, the stone must be placed as soon as possible after the asphalt is applied. “The harder asphalt cements hold the cover stone more tightly, but it is more difficult to' get ini tial retention of the stone. How ever, adhesion of stone to asphalt cements is improved by heating the stone to 150 degrees to 200 degrees fahrenheit.”' Two Agriculturists Head Committees Two A&M staff members were elected to committee chairmanships at the recent Dallas meeting of the Association of Southern Agricul tural Workers. Dr. Guy W. Adriance, head of the horticulture department, was elected chairman of the Southern region of the American Society of Horticultural Science, and Dr. Robert L. Skrabanek of the agri cultural economics and sociology department was named chairman of the association. DR, WILLIAM GOTTLIEB Chiropodist Foot Specialist of 4824 S. Main Houston Will Be In Bryan This Wednesday MARCH 10 at the LA SALLE HOTEL Ground Floor Office for the Treatment of Foot Conditions OFFICE HOURS 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. /. E. Vance Named As Assistan t Editor Recent appointment of James E Vance to the new position of as sistant editor in the Agricultural Information Center has been ap proved by the board of directors, Texas A. and M. College System. Appointments in the Texas Agri cultural Experiment Station con firmed include: Lester J. McCullough, assistant voucher clerk in Administration Department; Bob Stone, junior economist in Agricultural Eco nomics and Sociology; James W. Mann, instructor, and William S. Blair jr., research assistant, in Ag ricultural Engineering; Doris Ann Brents, clerk; Edgar R. Lemon, associate professor, and Thelma F. Zak, stenographer, in Agronomy Department; Kathleen L. Burkett, technical assistant in office of State Chemist; Berna dette S. Urbanosky, clerk-typist in Animal Husbandry Department; CHS Seniors Score Hit In Comedy Play By JERRY HOLMES A&M Consolidated Correspondent The opening performance of the comedy, “For Beauty’s Sake,” was a gigantic success. The play was produced by ten girls of the senior class of A&M Consolidated high school. Another performance will be given this evening at 7:30 p.m. in the school gym. It has been held over by popular demand. ■ Admis sion is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students. Carolyn Landiss played the part of Rosebud, a jovial maid, with the precision and forcefulness of a vet eran actress. Equally well por trayed by Jane Daniels was the part of Patricia Parker, the exotic Hollywood actress. Sandra Couch and Marian Gad dis played the parts of Coraline and Honorine Davis, co-owners of a beauty ranch. Other parts were as follow’s: Bess, a reporter, played by Penny Laverty; Mrs. Chrysler, an eccentric old lady, played by Janice Latimer; Alice, Mrs. Chrysler’s nervouse daughter, played by Pat Owen; Mabel Chip, the sole owner of a marvelous new beauty clay, played by Mary L. Lloyd. Wanda, a beautiful psycho, play ed by Marilyn Fleock; Ann, Wan da’s twin sister, played by Dor othy Huff. The story is a fast moving com ical production in three acts. Kappa Alpha Mu Ho Ids Con ven lion Kappa Alpha Mu, national photo journalism fraternity, will* hold a national convention at the Univer- sityof Houston April 15-17. A&M students interested in, photograhhy can attend. Photographers who wish to enter KAM’s annual photography con test should enter their prints be fore April 1. Categories for com petition include news, sports, feat ures, picture stories or sequence. Individuals may enter as many as ten prints, but not more than five in any one category. McCombs Appointed New Field Instructor The appointment of Don W. Mc Combs to the new r position of field instructor of supervisor training in the Texas Engineering Extension Service was confirmed by the board of directors. Appointment of A. L. Cart wright/a replacement, as field in structor of firemen’s training also was confirmed. Now Open For Business MEAD'S STEAK HOUSE Grand Open House — March 14—1 to5P.M. COFFEE ON THE HOUSE COME O U T A N D M E E T L r S MEAD’S STEAK HOUSE - 701 Hwy. 0 College Station Phone 6-491G DeLois L. Bryant, technical, and James G. Hamilton, post-doctorate and research fellow in Biochemis try and Nutrition Department; Frederick G. Harland, research as sistant in Dairy Husbandry; Billie Gene Hightower and James R. Brazzel, research assistants in En tomology Department; Marcia K Woody, secretary in Extension Service; Minnie G. Vil larreal, stenographer in Feed Con trol Department; Charley J. Kam- merdiener, poultry supervisor; Ola J Hander, technician; Mary E. Conklin and Catherine Hansen, technical assistants, and Ammon B. Medlen, assistant professor in Poultry Husbandry; Jessie O. Whitacre, professor in Rural Home Research (two-third time modified service); Alta M. Vick, department secretary in Vet erinary Medicine; James F. Lan drum, junior parasitologist at Sub station No. 3, Angleton; Dorothy A. Meyer, secretary-bookkeeper at Substation No. 6, Denton; Cornelia F. Sowell, secretary- bookkeeper at Substation No. 8, Lubbock; Mattie Jean Crank, sten ographer at Substation No. 11, Nacagdoches; Joe K. Foster, tech nical assistant, and Virginia T Da vis, secretary-bookkeeper, at Sub station No. 17, Ysleta; Maivin T. Goff, associate poultry pathologist in Poultry Disease In vestigations Department; Edwin William Ehlers jr., agricultural aide in Blacklands Experimental Watershed Project. New positions were filled by Stone, Lemon, Medlen, Whitacre and Ehlers. All others were re placements. Armor To Receive Three New armor section will get new tanks for instruction A'&M’s three purposes soon. The tanks, the M 47 type, will re place the three M4A3 and one M4AE8 tanks now being used. The M 47 has a 90 mm gun and an air-cooled, 810 horsepower V-12 gasoline engine. It weighs 47% tons and has a cruising speed of 35 mph. Senior, junior and sophomore armor students will receive in struction in the tanks, according to Maj. Charles H. Brown of the armor section. LI’L ABNER THAR'S-s0& r - MANY HEARTBREAK IN' THINGS 'BOUT ME, AH HARDLY KNOWS WHAR 5 i h a l 8* Cook ing TUESDAY 5:30 p. m.—El Paso A&M club meeting, front of MSG (main en trance). Picture for Aggieland to be taken. Number 1 uniform. 7:15 p. m.—Society of American Military Engineers meeting, lec ture room, C. E. building, Lt. col. Sory will be the special speaker and will ^ive an illustrative lecture of the work and functions of the Ft. Worth District. Short Course For Managers in MSC About 50 managers of agricul tural cooperatives in Texas ’ will meet at Texas A&M College March 22-25 for the Cooperative Manag ers’ Short Course to be held in the Memorial Student Center on the campus. M. C. Jaynes, organization and cooperative marketing specialist with the Texas Agricultural Ex tension Service, will serve as chairman of the course. Instructors for the short course will be J. K. Stern, president of the American Institute of Coop eration, Washington, D. C.; J. H. Heckman, Farmers Coop erative Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.; M. A. Abrahamsen, Farmers Cooperative Service; W. N. Stokes, president, Hous ton Bank for Cooperatives, Hous ton; And J. D. Hines, analyst for the Houston Bank for Cooperatives. The short course is sponsored by the Texas A&M College System, the Houston Bank for Cooperatives and the Texas Federation of Co operatives. Physical Education meeting, gym. Plan barbecue, delegates for New York trip, representative for Cotton Ball. American Chemical Society (stu dent affiliation), room 106, Chemi stry building. Agronomy society meeting, room 107, Agronomy building. Important business, election of boys for Cot ton Court. 7:30 p. m.—Accounting society meeting, MSC. Mr. Truman, col lege comptroller, will speak on municipal accounting. Pre-law society, assembly room, Y'MCA. Mr. Browning Dewey, state representative from the 44tli district, will be guest speaker. Texas A&M Czech club meeting, room 3D, MSC. Speaker, Dr. J. A, Dabbs and refreshments will be served. Pre-Med, Pre-Den Society meet ing, room 107, Biological Science building. 8 p. m.-—Table Tennis club meet ing, ping pong room, MSC. All members are urged to attend to discuss trip to San Antonio and tournament to be held this month, WEDNESDAY 7:30 p. m.—Knights of Colum bus, basement, St. Mary’s Chapd GOOD BUYS Whole or Half—10-20 Lbs. 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