Battalion Editorials
Page 2 THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1954
Election Proves Points;
Danger in ‘Two Camps 9
Yesterday’s election proved a few things.
The withdrawal of the two non-military
students in the run-off indicates that the
non-regs are sincere in saying that they do
not want to “control” the class officers, or
organize a “machine.” They say they just
want proportionate representation, and the
withdrawals are evidence of their good faith.
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The elections also proved that the non-
regs are interested in participating in stu
dent life. Before the two withdrawals, there
was a non-reg scheduled for the run-off in
each position for the class of ’55 officers.
Because of the more-than-usually heated
races for the elections, there was an unusu
ally large turn-out of voters: 1,806 persons
took part in the elections. This is a start
toward active participation in student elec
tions, but 1,806 is still only about one-third
of the more than 5,000 students enrolled.
Now all candidates are pointing toward
the run-off next Tuesday. Already, just the
day after the election, there is talk of ill-
feeling between the corps and non-military
students.
If the students of A&M divide politically
into two camps—corps vs. non-regs—increas
ed friction and bad feeling will be the result.
This is obviously harmful for the school; it
could possibly lead to violence.
The candidates and the voters should
remember that the elections are for class of
ficers, and that the best man should be pick
ed, regardless of whether or not he wears a
uniform.
Elec tion lie suits
These men are those candidates
in yesterday’s election who did not
get in the run-off, with the votes
cast for them. For a list of those
who will be in the run-off, see Page
One.
Candidates for class agent, class of ’54.
Richard E. Clark 36
Ted A. Ritchey 2G
Alan E. Soefje 8
Candidates for president, class of ’55.
Kurt R. Nauck 77
Ren K. Rector 34
William E. Coppage 20
Robert Rowland 86
Charles Winter 49
Jeff B. Lilley 44
Paul E. Gentry 45
For vice-president, class of ’55.
H. D. Lanktree (withdrew) 175
F. B. O’Donnell 20
Sam Rowland 29
Glen R. Connally 31
Lawrence G. Francis 20
Lolan M. Pullen 17
John W. Benefield 33
Bill Bradshaw 43
Curtis “Pop” Bremer 13
John L. Leimbrook 33
Mac Moore 58
Theo Lindig 32
W. R. “Dusty” Canon 46
Earl L. Pike 41
Jerry Schulz 21
Allen Heimer 21
Bob Roberson 15
For secretary, class of ’55:
James M. Gafney 99
Eugene B. Bockholt 82
For social secretary, class of 55:
Frank A. Davis (withdrew) 166
Ed Wulfe 43
Tony Speica 74
Harold D. Craig 23
Neil Price 78
Bill (Fred) Stuckert 56
Charles (Chuck) Newman.. 70
Jack G. Courtney 44
Thomas R. Schmidt 43
Harry R. Espey 81
For treasurer, class of ’55:
Tex Vanzura 47
Bill (Hittle) Hucttcl 40
Alan J. Ezzell 51
Thomas R. McDade 71
James E. Caffey 41
John (Cookie) Brannen .... 51
John Lee Shanks 61
Thurman H. Johnson 51
Dick McCasland 96
For parliamentarian, class of ’55 :
G. J. (Jim) Johnson 89
Jimmy Wendland 78
John L. Shelton 108
For historian, class of ’55 :
Stephen O. Nall 308
For sergeant-at-arms, class of ’55:
Earl “Bedbug” Bokin 103
John R. Saunders 88
Raymond McDaniel 76
Phil Speairs 109
For yell leader, class of ’55 :
J. R. “Bubba” Plumlee 106
Bobby Carpenter 153
Wiiliam D. King 221
G. J. (Jim) Johnson 80
For president, class of ’56:
Robert “Bob” Barlow 31
Robert L. Francis 24
Stew Coffman 60
Frank D. Westmoreland .... 29
Gaines F. Godfrey 26
Frank Waddell 45
Ray L. Howdeshell 24
William Paul Nourie 50
E. G. “Red” Pittman 34
Kenneth W. Mays 9
For vice-president, class of ’56:
Lee Richards 44
Huprhes McCrary 55
Gerald E. Hord 27
James Braeutigam 54
Clyde R. Adams 33
Warren E. Martin 52
Gene Roper 28
Paul E. Harrison ^... 33
Swan (write-in) 5
Willia/hs (write-in) 1
For secretary, class of '56:
Monroe H. Fuchs 88
Lloyd W. Jary 79
For social secretary, class of 56 :
Jan D. Broderick 89
W. J. Ruez 75
James E. Cook ► 49
Whitney (write-in) 2
Platt (write-in) 1
For treasurer, class of ’56 :
Jack Lor ms 72
R. E. (Mickey) Good 72
Roger R. Reed 55
James A. Cowan 38
Write-in ballots for parliamentarian,
class of ’56 :
Miller 41
Swan 1
Schubert 1
Hill, L 1
Taylor 1
For sergeant-at-arms, class of ’56 :
James E. Rambo 137
For yell leader class of ’56 :
Roy V. Woodle 60
Buford Miller 50
Bert (Ted) Chinnock 69
Kerry E. Burleson 94
DR. MORRIS ABRAMS, profes
sor of agricultural education, will
be the principal speaker at the
annual Parent-Son Future Farmers
of America banquet in Flatonia
April G.
* sic *
THE YEAR’S THIRD issue of
The Commentator, arts and sci
ences magazine, will be ready for
distribution after the Easter holi
days, according to Bob Hendry,
editor. It will be “full of humor,”
Hendry said.
* * *
J. M. BASS’ Texas history class
will visit the legislature in Austin
during this week. The purpose of
Phone Numbers
Will Get Change
Every telephone number in the
College Station—Bryan area even
tually will have seven digits instead
of five, said Milton Allen, traffic
commercial supervisor of the
Southwestern States Telephone
company.
The change will make long dis
tance calls easier and faster, he
said.
With this new inter toll system,
one operator will be able to take
a long distance call and dial the
number direct without having to
go through several towns before
reaching the city desired.
San Antonio and Houston, as
well as several other Texas cities,
already ai’e using the system. Allen
said.
George W. Parr 59
Barden E. (Bud) Patterson 66
R. A. Rand 61
Gus S. Mijalis 122
Campbell (write-in) 1
Mercer (write-in) 1
Sellers (write-in) 3
Willys (write-in) 1
Nasser (write-in) 7
Larry Hill (write-in) 2
For MSC Council, class of ’55 and ’56 :
T. J. (Bubba) Sammons...193
Jules Vieaux 176
For president of the class of ’57 :
Brad Crockett 66
Dick M. Wall 44
I. T. May jr., £5
For vice president of the class of ’57:
Thomas Livingston 47
Benny E. Fichte 29
Richard T. Bernard 29
For social secretary of the class of ’57:
Donald W. Green 64
John D. Selensky 56
For parliamentarian of the class of ’57:
Thomas E. Norton 97
For 'sergeant-at-arms of the class of ’57:
Bob M. Marshall 57
the trip is to observe the legisla
ture in the special session.
* * *
THE ANNUAL TOWN Hall ap
preciation banquet will be held
Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Spike
White’s house. About 32 persons
will attend the banquet, an outdoor
steak fry.
# * #
MEASLES AND MUMPS led the
list of communiqjible diseases re
ported in Brazos county last week.
Forty-nine cases of measles were
reported and 30 cases of mumps.
* # *
ADVANCED ROTC contract ap
plications are being distributed in
military science classes this week.
Non-corps students who want to
apply must report to Maj. Edwin
W. Emerson, operations officer, in
room 206B of the Military Science
building by Friday.
* * *
N. M. RANDOLPH extension
entomologist, will leave April 11,
for Phoenix, Ariz. to attend the
Southwestern Five States Cotton
Growers assn, meeting. The meet
ing will be held April 13-14 in the
Westward Ho Hotel.
* * *
HENRY L. LOGAN, vice presi
dent and director of the Holoplanc
company of New York, will speak
on “Our Visual Environment” at
8 p. m. April 13 in the biology lec
ture room. The meeting is open to
the public.
ASEE Meeting
Set for Thursday
Improvement of instruction will
be emphasized in the program for
the spring meeting of the A&M
branch of the American Society for
Engineering Education Thursday
at 4 p. m.
The meeting will be held in room
207 of the New Engineering build
ing.
L.G. McGuire will speak on the
subject “WKat Programs of In-
Service Education Have Proven
Effective in the Improvement of
Instruction.” Dr. J. P. Abbott, dean
of the college, will lead a discussion
on the same topic.
Items of business of the local
organizations will be presented and
preparations made for attendance
of local members at the annual
meeting of the southwest section
of the ASEE at Austin on April 16
and 17, and also for the annual
meeting of the national and inter
national American Society for
Engineei’ing Education at the Uni
versity of Illinois in June.
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Non-Regs Resign
(Continued from Page 1)
Treasurer candidates in the run
off will be John Cozad, 189 votes;
Buck Isbell, 138 votes; and Dick
McCasland, 96 votes.
Running for parliamentarian will
be Jerry Johnson, 235 votes; Billy
Steele, 156 votes; and Joe Stovall,
130 votes.
In the run-off for sergeant at
arms will be Tommy Durdin, 121
votes; Paul Savage, 120 votes; and
Clarence Hatcher, 118 votes.
Ag Seniors Take
Field Trip Sunday
Sixteen agricultural engineering
seniors will leave Sunday, on an
inspection trip of the irrigation
and drainage work in the lower
Rio Grande valley.
They will be accompanied by R.
C. Garrett of the agricultural engi
neering department.
Those making the trip will be
C. M. and J. W. Jackson, A. L.
Leon, T. L. Mixon, E. W. Schu
macher, J. S. Milligan, Tom Keese,
Bob Childress, John Cowsar, J.
W. Trousdale, F. S. Kohlaund, J.
B. Whitaker, P. M. Orr, E. T.
Taniguchi, Jose Dula - Navarrete,
Adib Zakiyah.
LETTERS
Editors, The Battalion:
The picture in yesterday’s Batt
of a couple dancing on a table at
the AVMA Ball caused a bit of
comment that could have been
avoided with a more complete cut
line to describe the picture.
The brief cutline that appeared
with the picture left the impres
sion among some people that table
dancing was the order of the night.
Actually, only one tabic was clear
ed and several couples posed as
though they were dancing in order
to have pictures made for their
personal albums. This happened
to be one of those pictures.
The statement that professors
danced on the table tops also was
false, and undoubtedly sprang from
a statement that “several profes
sors enjoyed the banquet and ball
along with the students,” and un
doubtedly in the croping of the
cutline to meet space limitations,
it was assumed that the professors
danced there too.
It was a most enjoyable ball, but
by no means a free-for-all.
S. J. Smith, Jr. ’55
To the Editors:
News travels fast. We have just
received word of the outcome of
yesterday’s elections. In view of
the large number of votes polled
by the non-military candidates, we
are definitely convinced that there
is an active interest in non-reg
participation in student affairs.
Wp feel that this is an appro
priate time to clear up a great deal
of the misunderstanding which has
arisen from our pre-election cam
paign. We, the non-military stu
dents, are not interested in con
trolling the senior class; rather,
we wish only to secure representa
tion in student government.
In view of this, we, the under
signed, are dropping out of the
race for senior class officers in an
effort to assure all concerned that
we are not trying to force a non
military slate upon the class of
’55. We sincerely believe that in
stepping aside we will help erase
the idea that there are two student
factions at A&M.
Wc hope that our action in drop
ping out of the election race will
express the sincerity of the aims
of the non-military students at
A&M.
Sincerely yours,
Frank Davis ’55
Hugh Dane Lanktree ’55
Yell leader candidates are nar
rowed down to Glenn Langford,
370 votes; Howard Childers, 321
votes; and Sam Akard, 261 votes.
Class of ’56
Only one position was decided
for next year’s junior class. J. M.
Bowers, running uncontested for
parliamentarian, won with 471
votes.
In the run-off for president will
be Allen Greer, 84; Lloyd Billing
sley, 83; and Tommy Short, 66.
Vice president candidates in the
run-off will be Glenn Buell, 89;
John Liddy, 67; and Eugene Stub
blefield, 67.
Running for secretary will be
B. A. (Scotty) Parham, 155; and
Richard Tachijpana, 125.
The three men in the run-off
for social secretary are Clay Mc
Farland, 120; Bob Lee, 108; and
Wayne E. Leverkuhn, 99.
Running for treasurer are Rob
ert Whitley, 120; Jack Pearson, 95;
and Larry Kennedy, 82.
Ed Fries, 218; and Pete Scrivano,
164 are in the run-off for sergeant
at arms.
Running for yell leader will be
David Bailey, 193; Paul Holladay,
185; and John Cunningham, 130.
Class of ’57
Next year’s sophomores elected
three men to serve. Bob Wake
field, running unopposed, will be
treasurer, receiving 246 votes. L.
E. Sheppard, 152 votes, will be
secretary. Charles Williams, un
opposed, 278 votes, will be reporter.
In the run-off for sophomore
president will be John Peeler, 112;
and Douglas DeCluitt, 76.
Running for vice president in the
run-off will be Joseph Sanders,
107; Jon Cobb, 76; and Irving
Ramsover, 50.
Run-off candidates for social
secretary are M. E. Melson, 115;
and Durd'ard Thompson, 77.
Erwin Pavlik, 102; and Leon Cur
tis, 100 are in the run-off for
parliamentarian.
Running for sergeant at arms
are Howard Butter, 1(>5 votes; and
Warren Chapman, 99.
MSC Council
In the run-off for junior-senior
representative to the MSC council
will be Dave Ashcroft, 464; and
James R. Mathis, 399.
Freshman-sophomore representa
tive to the council, chosen yester
day, will be' Jerry Schnepp, 253.
Aggieland
Don Friend and Mac Moore are
automatically co-editors of the
Aggieland ’55.
They were not put on the ballot
because they were the only filers
for the positions.
What’s Cooking
WEDNESDAY
6 p.m.—Saddle and Sirloin club
meeting, front of the MSC. To
have picture made for the Aggie
land. Urgent that all members be
present.
7:15 p.m.—Election commission
meeting, serpentine lounge, MSC.
Picture for Aggieland.
7:30 p.m.—T h e Commentator
staff meeting, office in Goodwin
hall. Staff pictures will be taken,
number 1 summer uniform, non
regs wear ties.
THURSDAY
5:15 p.m.—Shreveport club meet
ing, MSC. Pictm-e for the Aggie
land will b» made on the front
steps of the MSC. Class “A” uni
form.
5:30 p.m.—Panhandle A&IVJ club
meeting, front of the MSC. To
have club picture made.
7:15 p.m.—Rio Grande Valley
club meeting, YMCA. Discuss
Easter party and club picture.
Abilene hometown club meeting,
room 128, Academic building. Fi
nal plans for Easter egg hunt and
party.
Houston hometown club meet
ing, room 125, Academic building
Call meeting, very important, dance
plans have been completed.
Amarillo A&M club meeting,
room 125, Academic building. Fi
nal plans for Easter banquet.
Rusk county hometown club
meeting, room 307, Goodwin hall.
Plans will be completed for the
party.
TRIANGLES
SPECIAL
Businessmen’s
Lunch
Thursday, April 8
85c
CHOICE OF ONE WITH
TWO VEGETABLES —
(1) Meat Loaf
(2) Veal Cutlet
DESSERT Bread pudding
with raisins.
BEVERAGE—Tea or Coffee
TRIANGLE
Drive-In Lounge
Try Crowflite Gas at
Triangle Station
7:30 p.m.—Corpus Christi club
meeting, MSC.
South Louisiana club meeting,
room 11, C. E. building. Final
plans for bar-b-q.
Range and Forestry meeting, 2nd
floor, Ag Eng building. Mr. Goff,
guest speaker.
Society Making
Plans for Trip
To State Court
Plans are being made for
a trip to the state supreme
court and the court of crimi
nal appeals in Austin said
Richard (Rick) Black, presi
dent of the pre-law society.
The trip is sponsored by the so
ciety and will be April 28.
Two cases involving insurance
claims from the Waco tornado are
on the docket of the supreme court
for the day of the trip, Black said.
The group will also tour Townes'
Hall, the new law building at the
University of Texas.
Black stressed the fact that those,
making the trip do not have to be
pre-law majors. Anyone interest
ed may see him in Mitchell 48.
Judge Sam C. Hoyle, sponsor
of the society, and J. T. Duncan
of the history department, will ac
company the group.
Supreme Court Justice Will Wil
son is making the arrangements
for the trip.
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