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t * Battalion Editorials Page 2 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1954 Fast Disciplina ry Action Aids Consolidation Chances Dean of Men W. L. Penberthy said last night that the recent incident of "the use of the board should not be considered a weak ness of the college or the corps of cadets as a whole. He also said that the test would come in what action the college took against the of fenders. He’s right on both counts. This incident of the use of the board, although serious, involves only three of A&M’s cadets. It doesn’t even involve the whole organization at whose party the board was used. Just three men, out of 3,500. And the action the college takes will show what its attitude toward hazing is. For the corps consolidation proposal to succeed, and for A&M to grow, the board must be elimi nated. Severe punishment for offenders is the only way. But there are nine other men involved in the case, technically as offenders against College Regulations, but realistically unwill ing victims of circumstances. The nine jun iors who have the marks of hazing should be punished, but not too severely. The “system” here is hard for an under classman to fight. One junior said that he had sworn that he would not submit to haz ing. But at the party where the recent in cident took place, he submitted. “What could I do,” he said. “I couldn’t walk out on my buddies.” } What could he do? Few men have the courage to face the possible ostracism and other consequences of such a refusal. Ad- mitedly, more men should have, and perhaps someday A&M men will. But now these juniors are the victims of the “system.” They should not be held re sponsible and severely punished. Who Robs Stamp Machines: One of the unfortunate characteristics of money is everyone doesn’t have lots of it. In fact, many students here either have to work their way through school or figure out some extra source of income to ease the cost of their education. One of them put stamp vending machines in the dormitories in September and had to take out the ones which were left last week. While the machines were in the dormitor ies, 13 of them pere pried open. The stamps and money were removed. Every indication points to the thefts be ing committed by the same person or per sons, since the method of entry w^as the same in each case. All the machines but one were robbed during Easter holidays when dormi tories were virtually empty. There is no way to determine whether a student was involved or whether some tran sient crook saw a chance to pick up a little pocket money and proceeded to rifle the machines. It is extremely difficult to catch a thief of that type unless he is caught in the act. An unusual twist to the situation is the student’s father helped pay his own expenses at A&M in the twenties by doing odd jobs and selling newspapers and magazines. At that time, students had candy tables in dormitory hallways. The tables were loaded down with boxes of candy and had a cigar box with small change for the conven ience of students who made purchases while the candy owner was in class. Magazines and newspapers were sold in the same man ner. The reason we mention the father is to point out how much times and people appar ently have changed. It isn’t likely a student today would dream of leaving a cigar box full of small change out in a dormitory hallway while he went to class. Matter of fact, it’s not even safe to leave a stamp machine out in the hallway. Customs Search For Valuable Cache Of Gems BATON ROUGE, La., May 11 •— UP) — Sheriff’s officers and customs agents searched today for an estimated $500,- 000 in jewels, many of which the owner said he obtained in bombed-out Germany for “ciga rettes, food rations and candy bars.” Sheriff Bryan Clemmons said the huge cache of gems was re ported taken from a bureau draw er in a Baton Rouge home. He identified Woodrow W. Lewis, an industrial plant employe, as own er of the jewels and said Lewis reported them stolen last Thurs day. Lewis told the Baton Rouge State-Times he bought most of the jewels while serving with Gen. George Patton’s army in Germany and “I got them from civilians who let them go for cigarettes, food rations and candy bars.” He said one diamond had been valued by the Smithsonian Insti tution at $131,964.31. He said he found the diamond in 1935 near Smoot, W. Va. Lewis said there were 28 other diamonds missing, ranging in size from 1 Vz to six carats. Also gone, he said were an emerald, rubies, opals, star sapphires and “a loose assoi'tment of all kinds of cut dia monds.” He said he had kept the gems in an unlocked bureau drawer. Customs authorities said they were interested in whether the jewels reported stolen had entered the country illegally. PINALLE DANCER—Miss Josie Guerra is half of a two- girl dance team from Laredo that will perform at the last Rue Pinalle of the year at 8 p.m. in the games area of the Memorial Student Center. 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 $ .76 pei month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Botered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1370. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally hj National Advertising Services, Inc., at New York City, Chicago. Lot 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. BOB BORISKIE, HARRI BAKER Co-Editors Work On Buildings To Begin May 17 Work on new buildings for A&M approved by the board of directors will begin May 17, said T. R. Spence, manager of the Physical Plant. The Highway Research center will cost $178,812 and will be built west of the old veterinary hospital on Jones street. A covered walk will connect the two buildings. A veterinary science building, a small animal building, and a large animal shelter will be constructed east of the new veterinary hospital at a cost of $1,040,086. A warehouse for the Fireman Training school will be built north of College View. A building site for the A&M Press has not been decided yet. Texas Counties To Get Funds For Erosion WASHINGTON, May 11 — UP) — Secretary of Agricul ture Benson announced to day a tentative allocation of 10 million dollars in emergen cy wind erosion control funds among dust bowl states of the Southwest and a list of counties in which the funds will be made avail able. The initial allocations included Colorado, $1,638,000; Kansas, $2,- 344,000; New Mexico, $935,000; Oklahoma $261,000; and Texas, $"2,- 322,000. The 10 million dollar fund was made available last week by Presi dent Eisenhower from his emer gency funds, pending completion of congressional action on a bill to appropriate 15 million for control work. On the basis of recommendations from Gov. Shivers, these Texas counties have been approved for emergency control measures: Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Coke, Collings worth, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Cul bertson, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Ector, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Gaines, Glasscock, Gray, Hale. Hall, Hansford, Hardenman, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Hock ley, Howard, Hutchinson, Irion, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Moore, Motley, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Reagan. Reeves, Roberts, Scurry, Sher man, Sterling, Stonewall, Swisher, Terry, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Wheeler, Wilbarger, Winkler and Yoakum. Whai’s Cooking THURSDAY 7:15 p. m.—Lavaca county A&M club meeting, Academic building. San Antonio club meeting, room 301, Goodwin hall. Plans for elect ion of officers. 7:30 p. m.—Panhandle club meet ing, Academic building. To dis cuss function. Wichita Falls hometown club meeting, room 128, Academic build ing. Amarillo A&M club meeting, room 125, Academic building. Final plans for Spring function. Every one please be there. Beaumont A&M club meeting, room 104, Academic building. Final meeting. Plans^ for beach party. Corpus Christi club meetfng, MSC. Important meeting to elect officers for next year and an nounce plans for the end of school party. 8 p. m. — South Louisiana club meeting, room 11, C. E. building. Brief but important. Election of officers. Dobie Will Speak At Press Banquet J. Frank Dobie, author of Texas tales and adventures, will be the guest speaker for the Press club banquet at 7 p. m. Friday in the Memorial Student Center. Royal Family Sail From Gibra Iter GIBRALTAR, May 12—<A>)_An irrepressible Princess Anne and an exuberant Prince Charles put on the main show yesterday as the British royal family sailed happily for home yesterday from this rock fortress. The visit of Queen Elizabeth II as she wound up her globe-gir dling tour was a great occasion for Gibraltar’s 25,000 subjects. De spite earlier Spanish complaints which induced the British to take extraordinary security measures, there were no untoward incidents. Spain, which lost “The Rock” to Britain by treaty 250 years ago, wants it back. The crowning scene came as the new royal yacht Britannia pulled away from Tower Wharf with the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Charles 5, and Anne 3, together on the after deck -waving to the crowd. The marine band on the upper deck struck up with “Rule Brit annia,” and Charles and Anne scampered up the ladder in full view of the spectators to join the band. A stern parental command and a wave of the arm by the Duke Shivers Expects Opposition From Demos POINT CLEAR, Ala., May 11—UP) — Gov. Shivers said today he expected opposition from some Democratic leaders in his third-term bid for gov- Vacationing with his wife and a group of Texas friends, Shivers told the Mobile Press, “I believe I am a better Texas Democrat than many who claim to be Dem ocrats. I believe in the Democratic party as it has always been. Many are trying to turn the party over to the Eastern and Northern pinkos and liberals.” Shivers defended his support of President Eisenhower in the 1952 election, and said the Democratic party in Texas does not have a requirement such as Alabama, where primary candidate s must swear they supported the party nominees in the preceding presi dential race. Shivers will leave for Texas to morrow. He will go on a state de partment sponsored tour to Koi’ea with a group of governors before formally launching his campaign for re-election. Son Born To Geigers At St. Joseph’s Friday A son, John Keith, was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Geiger Friday at 6:15 p. m. at St. Joseph’s hos pital. The baby weighted six pounds and four ounces. The Geigers have one other child, Malcolm Conrad, 2y 2 . Geiger is manager of the Me morial Student Center bowling alleys. DYERf^FUR STORAGE HATTERS 210 S. Main Bryan Pho. 2-1584 brought Charles obediently down. But Anne stuck it out at the top of the ladder, waving to the crowd and having a grand time. The Duke called to her three or four times and waved his arms at her, while the Queen turned around laughing. Finally the Duke climbed . the ladder, tucked Anne under his arm and brought her down to rejoin the family as the yacht swung around past the thousands lined up ashore. Architects To Do Residential Plan Thirty-one architectural students will compete in a residential plan ning contest Friday for $50 in prizes. Dr. F. B. Clark of Bryan is donating the prize money. Fourth and fifth year students of the city planning class were given the problem as class work. The problem includes location of major streets and lots in an area south east of College Station. Total area of the problem is 90 acres. Problems will be judged Friday and awards presented Saturday. First prize is $25, second prize, $15, and third prize, $10. Judges will be Melvin Rotsch and Gale Vetter of the architecture de partment, and Robert White of the landscape architecture department. Landers Presented Danforth Award Roger Q. Landers Jr. has been awarded the Danforth graduate fellowship for the completion of graduate studies in range and forestry. Landers, a graduating senior, was one of 63 students in the na tion selected to receive this award. It is sponsored by the Danforth foundation of St. Louis. He also won the Danforth summer fellow ship in 1953. Landers is chancellor of Alpha Zeta, the national honorary agri cultural society, ex-president of the collegiate 4-H club and mem ber of the Consolidated band. He was awarded the national 4- H achievement award scholarship and has won over 300 individual awards in livestock exhibits throughout Texas. The Danforth foundation was established by William Danforth, chairman of the board of directors of the Ralston Purina company. Senior Invitations Can Be Picked Up Graduation announcements for seniors are in and may be picked up at the office of student activities, said W. D. (Pete) Hardesty, bus iness manager of student activities. A few extra announcements were ordered and will be sold. Receipts must be presented at the main desk when announcements are picked up, said Hardesty. Giraffes have long necks to enable them to nibble tasty sprouts from the ends of tree limbs. WANTED YOUR UNWANTED Text Books Sell Your Books for More C A $ H !! SHAFFER’S BOOK North Gate .Senior S't civorS . 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