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3 COPIES Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Local Residents Number 214: Volume 53 Jrn gg f # Ihe Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE ~ COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1954 Published By A&M Students For 75 Years Price 5 Cents HIGH COLLARS—John Stark buttons Ed Wulfe’s collar as Wulfe tries on his Ross Volunteer uniform, getting- ready for the RV banquet and dance Saturday. The ban quet will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center ballroom. The dance will be in the ballroom after the banquet. Even Fox Hunting Hiding Classes Proposed for A&M By NEO GRANGER Battalion Staff Writer Kenneth C. Biesnen, ’43, of Aiken, S. C., has presented Presi dent David H. Morgan a proposal to establish a riding class at A&M. Bresnen suggests that riding in struction be established as an elec- Local Scooters Hear Council Head Speak Minor Huffman of Houston, Ecout executive of Sam Hous ton area council, as the main speaker at the Together Din ner in the Parker dining room yesterday. Huffman discussed of scouting in the Brazos-Robertson district. Judge W. S. Barron presided at the dinner and was assisted by C. E. Liles, field director. A film, “The Years Between,” was shown to the group following the discussion. W. D. Bunting, pi’oject chair man, was in charge of the separate discussion groups among the dif ferent troop sponsoring instutions. R. C. Dansby, chairman of the district scout committee, conclud ed the meeting with the theme “Where do we go from here.” Twenty-four instutions were re presented with 158 persons pre sent. Weather Today PARTLY CLOUDY Cloudy all day with heavy thun der showers. High yesterday 79. Low this morning 64, tive part of the college curriculum in which students could enrol to re ceive credit for physical education. Polo could be added as a school sport together with jumping, horse shows, a mounted drill team and perhaps even fox-hunting, said Bresnen. As Bresnen visualized equitation in the A&M curriculm, there would be four classes. The students having had little or no previous riding experience would be placed in a beginners class for instruction on funda mentals of riding, saddling and bridling of the horse. Students who would be compet ent at walk, trot and canter would be placed in the intermediate riders class for instruction on beginning jumping and care of the horse. For the more advanced student, the advanced riders class would be available. Instruction would include advanced equitation, advanced jumping, stable management and fundamentals of schooling the horses. The instructor’s ride, which would be limited, to senior students who would be qualified advanced riders, would include instimction on horsemastership and the techni que of instructing equitation. The operation of the large stable on the campus would provide part- time student employment. There would be stable work morning and evening for several students. In addition several seniors from the instructors ride class would be em ployed to work with beginner and immediate riders. Other colleges offering riding in their curriculum ai’e UCLA, Stevens college, Christian college and Lindenwood. Bresnen has studied under the prominent society riding master W. H. Gaylard whoses clients have been such families as the Vander bilts Whitneys, Graces, Corys and and Bostwick’s. Riding tuition would be eighty dollars per semester, which would be payable at matriculation, said Bresnen. Aggie Band Will March In San Antonio Parade The Aggie band will go to San Antonio Thursday to march in “The Battle of the Flowers.” ' The band will give a ten minute exhibition of precision drill in Alamo Stadium Thursday. Friday they will march as the queen’s honor band in the parade. Most Offices To Be In Tuesday Run-Off; Election Commission Announces Rules Justice Hurt In Dormitory Last Night Pete Justice, sophomore from Sherman, suffered a compound fracture of the arm last night when he tripped in the dark. Justice fell over his foot locker during the power failure and broke both bones of his left forearm. Last year he injured the same arm in an automobile accident. He was taken to Bryan hospital at 12:35 a.m. This morning the hospital described his condition as “good.” Authorities at the hospit al said Justice would probably leave this afternoon, depending on how he felt. The power went off in buildings and dormitories east of Military walk about 5:30 p.m. yesterday. The building lights were turned on later in the evening, but dormi tory lights were not repaired un til about 4 a.m. this morning. The power failure was caused by lightning which struck some of the lines. No other serious injuries were reported last night. Fires Cost City $5,531 This Year Fires have cost the city of Col lege Station about $5,531 above fixed costs since July 12. This year’s total operating ex penses will amount to about $7,180 said Ran Boswell, city manager. About $6,000 of this is spent in preventative measures such as mowing grass and weeds, he said. This year there have been 14 fires within the city limits and one outside of town. “This year has been about normal as to the number and severity of the fires in and around College Station,” Boswell said. ’Students Vote By Classes 9 News Briefs Students will vote with the class in which they are aca demically classified in Tuesday’s run-off election. The ruling was made by the election commission after the question arose of fifth and sixth year non-military stu dents voting in class elections. The commission felt that graduate, fifth and sixth year students were adequately represented in the student senate, student life committee, and various other non-military offi ces, Charles (Buddy) Foxworth said. “It would not be fair for them to vote in elections of classes of which they are not members,” he said. Foxworth is chairman of the commission. Student identification cards' will be checked at the polls to insure that no one votes out of his academic classification. Absentee balloting will be allowed in the election. Absentee ballots can be filed in the student activities office, second floor of Goodwin hall. The rules for the Tuesday election will apply to absentee bal loting. Run-off ballots are separate bal lots, the commission ruled. N o one will be selected to fill the va cancies on this ballot brought about by resignations, Foxworth said. He was referring to the resig nations of Hugh Lanktree and Frank Davis, non-military stu dents who were candidates for sen ior class vice-president and social secretary respectively. / They resigned to “further the interest of more proportionate representation in class offices” af ter they had been elected to the run-offs. Before their withdrawal, one non-military student would have been a candidate for each senior class position in the run-off. Under college regulations the election commission is responsible for conducting all student elec tions. Rulings made by the com mission may be appealed to the student senate. Kiwanis Pancake The College Station-Bryan Ki wanis clubs will sponsor a pancake supper tomorrow night from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Bryan country club. Proceeds from the supper will be used for underprivileged chil dren and youth activities in this area. Those from the College Station club who will aid in the supper are as follows: General chairman, W. E. Briles; tickets, Charles LaMotte, chair man, and Dick Hervey; H. E. Bur gess, coordinating chairman. Procurement, Henry Miller, chairman, and Harry Turner; equipment and utensils, W. H. Badge tt, assistant chairman; chefs, Wayne Stark, head chef, W. F. Adams, R. G. Cherry, D. B. Cofer, Nelson Durst, R. L. Elkins, W. H. Fincher, A. C. Magee, W. S. Manning, W. M. Potts, L. S. Rich- ai-dson, R. L. Skrabanek, J. J. Sperry, J. H. Sorrells, Don Vestal, Ralph Steen. Publicity, Otis Miller, chairman, and George Summey jr.; reception, Ralph Rogers, chairman, and Frank Anderson. Parking, R. E. Leighton, chair man, Joe Campbell, A. R. Orr, Charles Richardson, R. M. Win- gren. A&M Scholarships Are Poultry Prizes Poultrymen from Texas and other states will be represented in the annual Chick, Poult and Egg show May 8 said Alton Fuchs, president of the Poulti’y Science club. This year’s show contains a division for 4-H and FFA mem bers which consists of chicks and egg entries, Fuchs said. The boy with the winning entry in each class will be awarded a $200 poul try husbandry scholai’ship to A&M. Trophies will be awarded to the champion and grand champion en tries. To Hold Supper Waiters, J. II. Southern, chair man, and Jim Baty, C. B. Camp bell, J. R. Couch, J. R. Johnston, R. D. Lewis, R. D. Longshore, Rob ert McCarty, J. G. McGuire, D. F. Martin, B. H. Nelson, J. H. Qui- senberry. E. B. Reynolds, W. T. Riedel, Dan Russell, J. W. Sorenson, Har old Sullivan, Harry Thiers, W. E. Wright, S. A. Kerley, Walter Dela- plane, Charles Taylor, Charles Byrd. Bus boys, H. B. Adams, R. O. Berry, Don Dale, Howard Gravett, B. A. Hardaway, Mike Krenitsky, Bill Krueger, R. E. Leighton, T. D. Letbetter. J. B. Longley, K. A. Manning, J. S. Mogford, J. B. Page, Isaac Peters, E. L. Williams, F. W. Hen- sel jr., A. E. Denton, Curtis God frey. PROMOTED—John Akard, senior business major from Dallas, has been promoted to Battalion feature editor. The job includes handling the lighter side of life in the college community. Voting Boxes To Be in MSI 1 Most class officer positions are to be decided in the run off election Tuesday, after the field of candidates was nar rowed by the primary election this week. The ballot boxes, in the Memorial Student Center, will be open from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Here are the cadidates, by classes: Class of ’55 Running for senior class president will be Giles Schan- en, Conrad Cummings and Don Friend. Vice president candidates will be Charles Seely and Lawrence Laskoskie. Hugh Lanktree, who was voted the run off for vice president, withdrew his name Wednesday morn ing. THIRTY - FIVE RANGE and forestry students will make a field trip to Luling April 23. The pur pose of the trip will be to study native and improved ranges in that area. * * * A ROSS VOLUNTEER platoon will drill in the Neches River Festival parade April 24 in Beau mont. Drill teams from the Uni versity of Texas and Sam Houston state teachers college will also march. * * * THE STATE FFA judging con tests will be held hei’e May 1. Boys from high schools all over Texas who have won a high rating in the area contests will participate. * * * THE HOUSTON Former stu dents association will give the Houston A&M hometown club a barbecue at the Brazos county A&M clubhouse April 29. Football movies of the past season will be shown. * * * KENNETH TIMMONS, ’52, has been promoted to first lieutenant in the seventh cavalry regiment in Japan. Timmons is from Sweet water. * * * J. R. JACKSON of the agricul tural education department spoke to the Tarleton Future Farmers chapter at Stephenville Monday. A&M students who attended the meeting were Glenn Darling, Gar rett Gai’d, Sammy Tatum and Gene Williams. * * * GEORGE T. LEBLANC, ’52, has been promoted to first lieutenant in the 61st artillery battalion in Japan. LeBlanc is a native of Beaumont. SATURDAY is the last day to pui’chase tickets for the College Station-Bryan Civic Music asso ciation. Only members may at- tnd the concerts. Single admis sions will not be sold. Headquar- ters for ticket buying is the La Salle hotel. Maybe Some Don’t Like The Food Aggies must be fond of candy. At least the records in the office of student activities show they are. Mrs. Bebe Wilder, secretary of Pete Hardesty, student activities business manager, said that 235,445 bars of candy have been sold since Septem ber. This is about 22,073 pounds of candy. The candy sales since Sep tember have been $11,772, which is below the sales for last year of $26,000. X-Ray Unit Will Visit Here Week of April 19 The mobile chest x-ray unit will come to College Station Monday, April 19, for a week’s tuberculosis survey. The unit will be here through Saturday, April 24. X-rays will be made in the Memorial Student Cen ter from 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Harry Boyer, head of the hous ing office and in charge of the survey, urged the following clas ses to take advantage of the sur vey: 1. A11 students and members of their families over 15 years old. 2. All employes of the college and members of their families over 15. MSC Council Sets Monday Meeting The Memorial Student Council council will discuss the wearing of fatigues in the MSC at its meeting at 7:30 p. m. Monday in the senate chamber. Fatigues can be worn in the post office, fountain room and throughout the MSC only in incle ment weather, according to cadet coi’ps regulations. “Several complaints have been received concerning just what the policy of the council is on this matter,” said John Samuels, presi dent. “An a matter of fact, the coun cil has never expressed its opinion in regard to the problem. Discus sion and possibly action on the matter is necessary at this meet ing,” said Samuels. Other items on the agenda are committee reports on the council- directorate banquet, Rue Pinalle, the sex relation program and the Aggie Muster. 3. All residents of College Sta tion over 15. 4. All A&M Consolidated high school and Lincoln high school stu dents over 15. The x-ray will be free. It will not be necessary to remove articles of clothing. Persons taking the x-ray will be notified of the results by mail, and all results are con fidential. Hometown Club Shows Aggie Film High school students of eight southwest Texas towns will see the film “We Are The Aggies” while it is on a three day tour in that area. Sponsored by the Southwest Tex as hometown club, the showings on April 11, 12 and 13 are designed to acquaint high school boys with A&M and to build up ipterest in the college. Members of the club will be available during the trip to answer questions that might arise con- cerning curriculums offered at A&M, the athletic program, mili tary life and other phases of in terest. Scheduled showings in c 1 u d e Hondo, Devine, D’Hanis, Uvalde, Crystal City, Carrizo Springs, Pearsall and Cotulla. In the run-off for secre tary are Wallace Eversberg and Dick Crawford. Dave Ashcroft and Roy Cline are running for social secre tary. Frank Davis also withdrew from the social secretary race, after being voted into the run off. Treasurer candidates will be John Cozad, Buck Isbell and Dick McCasland. Running for parlia- mentaiuan will be Jerry Johnson, Billy Steele and Joe Stovall. In the run-off for sergeant at arms will be Tommy Durdin, Paul Savage and Clarence Hatcher. Yell leader candidates will be Glenn Langford, Howard Childers and Sam Akard. The candidate with the most number of votes will be head yell leader; the next man will be senior yell leader. Class of ’56 Running for president of next year’s junior class will be Allen Greer, Lloyd Billingsley and Tom my Short. Vice president candidates will be Glenn Buell, John Liddy and Eu gene Stubblefield. Running for secretary will be B. A. (Scotty) Parham and Richard Tachibana. In the run - off for social secre tary will be Clay McFarland, Bob Lee and Wayne Leveikuhn. Treasurer candidates will be Robert Whitley, Jack Pearson and Larry Kennedy. Ed Fries and Pete Scrivano will will be in the run-off for sergeant at arms. Running for junior yell leader will be David Baily, Paul Holladay and John Cunningham. The two with the most votes will be next year’s junior yell leaders. Class of ’57 John Peeler and Douglas De Cluitt will be in the run-off for next year’s sophomore class presi dent. Vice president candidates will be Joseph Sanders, Jon Cobb and Irv ing Ramsover. Run-off candidates for social secretary will be M. E. Melson and Durward Thompson. Running for sergeant at arms ^will be Howard Butter an Warren Chapman. Erwin Pavlik and Leon Curtis will be in the run-off for parlia mentarian. MSC Council In the run-off for junior-senior representitive to the Memorial Stu dent Center council will be Dave Ashcroft and James R. Mathis. Competition between corps stu dents and non-military students brought out a vote of 1,806 for the primai-y election Tuesday. The results of the primary caused two non-military students who were voted into the run-off to withdraw their names. The stu dents, Lanktree and Davis, said they withdrew “in an effort to as sure all concerned that we are not trying to force a non-military slate on the senior class.” A non-military candidates was voted into the run-off for each senior class position at the pri mary. Fourth Installments Due at Fiscal Office Fourth installments are now due and may be paid at the fiscal of fice. This is the last payment of the year. The amount due, including board is $63.45. Without board it is $16.70, Fish, Sophomore Math Contests Set The mathematics contest will be held Tuesday from 7:30 to 9:30 p. m. Freshmen contests will be held in room 223 of the Academic build ing, and sophomore contests will be held in room 225. Prizes offered in each of the contests are as follows: First prize, a gold wrist watch; second prize, $15^ third prhWj ^IQa