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Seniors Appeal Decision:
Say Penalty 4 Too Severe
Philosophy I > rof
Explains Success
GRADUATES ONLY—Mrs. Bebe Wilder issues senior in
vitations to Darel! Roberts, chemical engineering major
from Corpus Christi. The invitations may be picked up in
the office of student activities.
Young Demos Gel
Two State Posts
Two members of the newly or
ganized Brazos County Young
Democratic club were elected to the
state executive committee at the
state convention in San Antonio
last week.
John Samuels, Oscar Garcia and
Wallace Birkes were members of
the local chapter who attended the
state meet.
Samuels has bee elected to the
state executive committee, while
the other committee member has
not been named.
Function of the state committee,
Samuels said, is to determine broad
goals and policies of the state or
ganization.
Barred From Campus
Barred from holding meetings on
the campus because of an A&M
System ruling which prohibits use
of college facilities for participa
tion in partisan politics, the group
has been striving to have the ruling
reinterpreted.
“I strongly feel that if one is to
point to any single purpose of an
»ducational institution, it would be
to produce good citizens,” Samuels
»aid, “but the administration ruling
prevents students from taking an
active part in local, state and na
tional politics.”
The public apathy of the citizens
of this nation towards politics and
Commencement
To Be Held
Here May 21
The 1954 commencement
exercises will be held May 21,
at 7:30 p. m. in the G. Rollie
White coliseum.
The program will begin
with the processional and the play
ing of the “Grand Choeur” by
Howard B. Curtis, organist.
The invocation will be delivered
by Gene M. Hirschfelt, ’54, pres
ident of the YMCA cabinet.
Greetings will be delivered by
D. H. Morgan, president of the
college.
The commencement address will
be given by W. W. Lynch, president
of the Texas Power and Light com
pany.
J. P. Abbott, dean of the college,
Will present Ide P. Trotter jr., ’54,
who will deliver the valedictory
address.
Morgan will confer the degrees.
The “Spirit of Aggieland” will
be sung by all present, led by
Hollie Briscoe.
Benediction will be given by
Ti’otter, corps chaplin.
The commencement will end with
the recessional and the playing of
the “Marche Triomphale” by
Cm-tis.
All guests and candidates for de
crees are requested to remain seat
ed during the commencement exer
cise and refrain from leaving
until after the recessional as a
courtesy to the graduating classes.
The audience is requested to rise
when the procession enters and re
main standing for the invocation.
national affairs possibly stems
from such attitudes as exists on
the part of this college administra
tion, he said.
In a letter to David H. Morgan,
pi’esident, Samuels asked permis
sion for the club to meet as an aut-
onomus group in the same status
as A&M chapters of religious or
ganizations, Boy Scouts and others.
Morgan’s answer again pointed out
the system ruling.
E. L. Angell, assistant to the
chancelloi , 7 told Samuels there, is a
state law on the appropriation bill
which prohibits funds from being
used for political activities.
Arlington State college, a system
school, was represented at the state
convention by a chapter called Ar
lington State College Young Demo
cratic club and had three votes,
Samuels said.
Active At Texas
At the University of Texas on
registration day, students Set up
booths with political titles and sign
up members. During the roundup
for all college student activities,
Young Democrats and Young Re
publicans sponsor floats in the
roundup parade.
In the last parade, the Young
Democrats won a prize with a
float which pictured two elephants,
one titled “Shivercrat” and the oth
er, “Republican.” Below them was
posed the question, “Which ele
phant is the phony?”
If students at Texas, Arlington
State, North Texas State college,
Texas Christian university, Rice,
Baylor, University of Houston and
Texas Southern are not prohibited
by their administrations to have
political organizations, it seems
strange to me students here should
be so penalized from holding meet
ings, Samuels said.
“Success is finding something
useful to do, paying the price of
learning to do it well, and then
spending one’s life doing it,” Dr.
T. V. Smith, philosophy professor
at the University of Texas, told
students and faculty members in
his speech yesterday at the All-
College Honors Day program here
in the G. Rollie White Colliseum.
His subject in the Honors Day
addrqss was “The Lower and the
Higher Skill.” He pointed out that
the most effective way to achieve
an intergrated personality is to
find some self-rewarding activity
and learn to do it so well that it
becomes its own reward.
“This is the surest way to re
sist the temptation to dissipate
one’s energies,” he said.
Smith is a former U. S. con
gressman at large from Illinois,
a veteran of both world wars the
author of many technical articles
and books. He is a graduate of the
University of Texas, and at the
present time is a visiting professor
there from Syracuse university.
In concluding his speech Smith
said, “The more individual freedom
there is in the choice and practice
of skills, the more imperative be
comes the work in keeping a unity
of purpose amid the diversity of
vocations.”
After Smith’s speech 175 stu
dents received awai’ds for outstand
ing work. Among those receiving
honors, 15 graduating seniors were
presented with Faculty Achieve
ment awards from professors in
the various schools of the college.
School of Agriculture awards
went to John Kert Goode and
Roger Q. Landers jr. The School
DS Seniors
May Cut
Next Week
The Executive committee
ruled Tuesday that a disting
uished student’s card is still
valid for seniors missing
classes during the last week of
school.
J. P. Abbott, dean of the
college, said earlier in the
week that seniors would be
required to attend all scheduled
classes.
Instructors were required to
report all unexcused absences,
and such absences will be con
sidered sufficient reason to
retain a student’s degree,
Abbott said.
Battalion To Give
Six Awards Friday
By BILL THOMAS
Battalion Staff Writer
The Battalion will present six
achievement awards to faculty and
staff members at the Press club
banquet Friday night.
Other highlights of the program
include a speech by J. Frank
Dobie, author of Texas tales and
adventpres, and the presentation
of keys to club members.
The Battalion has given achieve
ment awards since 1947 to members
of the college staff and faculty who
have made outstanding contri
butions to the growth and welfare
of A&M.
A remark at a 1947 Battalion
staff meeting gave life to the first
presentation.
Someone made the statement
that it was regretable that there
was no visible recognition of col
lege staff members who put forth
extra effort daily, making A&M
a better and more pleasant college.
That year the first awards were
presented, and have been awarded
each succeeding year.
Each award is an 8 x 10 certifi-
of Arts and Sciences awards went
to Guy W. Dawson, Elmer Joe
Hickman, Robert W. Palmer,
Richard N. Porter, and Robert B.
Willmann.
James R. Bilhartz, Hollie L.
Briscoe, Allan B. Cunningham,
Charles A. Gary, Joe B- McAlister,
Robert E. McCarley, and Ide P.
Trotter jr. received the achieve
ment awards from the School of
Engineering. Everett D Besch got
the School of Veterinary Medicine
award.
In addition the School of Veteri
nary Medicine presented framed
merit certificates to Edward L.
Tieken, Derrell H. Guiles, and
Wallace L. Kleb.
Dr. David H. Morgan, president
of A&M, presided at the annual
program. The Faculty Achieve
ment awards were presented by
Dr. J. P. Abbott, dean of the
college, and all other awards were
made by the deans of the various
schools.
cate, headed by The Battalion
nameplate and inscribed with the
citation to each recipient. They are
signed by the co-editors on behalf
of the staff.
Winners of last year’s awards
were Professor J. S. Mogford,
agronomy department, Dr. John H.
Hill, history department; Dr. T.
F. Mayo, head of the English de
partment; Lt. Col. Marion P.
Bowden, commandant’s office; and
J. Wayne Stark, director of the
Memorial Student Center.
Herdener Relieved
Of Duties Here
Lt. Col. William R. Herdener,
artillery instructor, has been re
lieved of duty and alerted for over
seas assignment.
He is being replaced by Lt. Col.
George H. Watson, a West Point
gi-aduate. Watson has arrived here
with his wife and two sons.
Herdener was assigned to A&M
in August, 1951. He is a graduate
of Colorado A&M college.
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Faculty Panel
May Meet Today
The three corps seniors who were indefinitely suspended
yesterday for hazing have appealed the case to a faculty
panel because the punishment was “too severe.”
The faculty panel will probably meet today, said J. P.
Abbott, dean of the college.
The seniors, Dale Dowell, Bruce Sterzing and Dennis
Cole, admitted Monday night to using a board (an instrument
of hazing) on juniors at a Ross Volunteer party, after an
inspection revealed marks of hazing on nine RV juniors.
The case was tried Tuesday by a military panel.
Also at the military panel were the nine RV juniors.
The commandant’s office gave the juniors an official repri
mand, put a copy of the com-
Gasses Choose
Election Croup
ForNext Year
Members of the Election
commission for next year
were elected yesterday.
Thomas Livingston, Don R.
Derby, John D. Janak, John
L. Loggins, Tedd M. Lewis and
Ei'win A. Pavlik were chosen to
represent the class of ’57.
Members from the junior class
on the Election commission will be
Glenn D. Buell, Buddy Patterson,
Bob Boone, William P. Nourie and
Sidney Pillow.
Class of ’55 representatives are
Edwin (Bubba) Bennett, Jerry K.
Johnson, Val H. Canon, James E.
Caffey and Joe E. King.
The complete results are as fol
lows: Class of ’57, Bill Alsup, 5;
Dale Hutton, 6; Thomas Living
ston, 14; Don R. Derby, 10; John
D. Janak, 11; John L. Loggins, 6;
Richard L. Howard, 7; Tedd M.
Lewis, 13; Erwin A. Pavlik, 8.
Class of ’56, Bob Bacher, 34;
Glenn Buell, 75; Vernon Henry, 27;
R. W. Moore, 57; Buddy Patterson,
90; T. W. Short, 60; Bob Boone,
64; William P. Nourie, 65; Sidney
Pillow, 72; Frank Westmoreland,
48; Jan Broderick, 25; Bob Francis,
48; Clay McFarland, 59; David
Parnell, 45; Tom Roberts, 25.
Class of ’55, Edwin Bennet, 81;
E. P. Goodwin, 39; Jerry Johnson,
111; Jeff Lilley, 70; David Mitchell,
54; Bill Soltis, 51; Val Canon, 106;
James Caffey, 81; A. T. Green, 43.
Joe King, 79; Dick McCasland,
69; C. N. Powell, 36; Phil M.
Speairs, 46; Paul Gentry, 77; Allen
Heimer, 67; Hugh Lanktree, 68;
Jimmy May, 41; Keith Savage, 67;
and Harry Tilley, 42.
Rue Pinalle Ends
Season Friday
Rue Pinalle will close this year’s
activities from 8-10 p. m. Friday
night in the games area of the
Memorial Student Center.
During the show, “Miss Rue
Pinalle of 1954” wil be chosen. Any
girl present will be eligible for the
title, said Margaret Long, program
consultant of the MSC. A prize will
be awarded the winner.
The Caper’s Combo will furnish
the music, and Misses Posie Guerra
and Ana Ochoa from Laredo will
dance.
Admission is 65 cents per person.
plete transcription of the mil
itary panel in their 201 files,
and campused them for the
fall semester of next year.
Since they were not placed on
probation, they will be eligible to
hold rank next year, said Lt. Col.
Taylor Wilkins, assistant comman
dant and chairman of the militai'y
panel.
The military status of the three
seniors is still undecided. Since all
three are in the army ROTC, Col.
Shelley P. Myers, PMS&T, will
make the recommendation. Myers
was out of town until yesterday
morning.
“1 have not seen the records of
the panel,” Myers said last night.
“Until I get a full report I am
unable to make a decision.”
Myers said he could recommend
either canceling, suspending, or
retaining the contracts.
“As of this minute,” he said, “I
have no intention canceling those
juniors’ contracts.”
No action was taken against the
Ross Volunteer company or its
commander, Bill Reed. Wilkins
said he had “definite information
that Reed had told the company
that as long as he was commander
the board would not be used and
that any time it was he would
step down.”
The commandant’s recommenda
tion of indefinite suspension for
the seniors was approved yesterday
by Dean of Men W. L. Penberthy,
who must review all punishments
involving separation from the
school. »
The juniors’ punishment did not
have to Bfe reviewed by the dean
of men.
The seniors have appealed under
a provision in College Regulations
that says a student may appeal if
he feels a penalty is “unjust or
too severe.”
A case committee will be select
ed to hear the appeal case. It will
be composed of five faculty mem
bers, chosen by lot from the group
of 50 faculty members who com
pose the appeal panel. One of
the undergraduate deans will be as
signed as chairman of the commit
tee, without vote.
Indefinite suspension, according
to the College Regulations, means
“removal for an indefinite period
or until specific conditions are
met.”
Abbott said a student given in
definite suspension during one se
mester could be allowed to return
the next semester, if the college
approved.
“Every case is decided on its
merits,” he said.
Little Damage
Caused By Storm
The College Station - Bryan area
suffered light damage from Tues
day night’s storm.
The worst damage reported was
a barn roof which was blown into
REA lines south of College Station.
With the exception of a light
circuit that was knocked out by the
storm, buildings and college
utilities suffered no damages.
College Station suffered some
damage to its lighting system in
the north and south parts of the
town said Ran Boswell, College
Station city manager. A water-
main broke in College Hills.
In Bryan, water overflowed into
houses in some of the lower parts
of the town, according to reports
from the Bryan city hall.
Seniors Requested
To Turn In Money
All seniors ai’e requested to turn
in their money for the senior
function to their battalion com
manders, said L. D. Eddy, chair
man of the function.
The function wil be held at the
clay pits May 18.
Bruce Sterzing
inr:
Letter Written
For Gvilian
Student Council
A letter of intent for the Civilian
Student council was compiled
Tuesday at a meeting of civilian
students, according to Bennie Zinn,
assistant dean of men, and advisor
to the group.
“The letter will have to be sent
through the proper channels for
approval,” said Zinn.
Purpose of the council is to
promote unity of the civilian stu
dents, encourage greater partici
pation in activities open to them,
and to encourage closer cooperation
between the civilian and military
student groups, Zinn said.
Some objectives of the council
are to develope student pride and
morals, unity among civilian stu
dents, pai’ticipation in intramurals,
social functions and recreation, re
presentation in student govern
ment, and the fostering of better
school spirit, he said.
The council will consist of one
representative from each civilian
dormitory, one from the project
houses, two from College View, and
one representative from the day
students. The three civilian stu
dent representatives to the Student
Life committee will also serve.
Candidates for the council must be
students in good standing, and
must maintain a grade point ratio
of not less than 1.0.
The election of council members
will be as soon as school begins in
the fall, said Zinn.
Dale Dowell
Parade To Mark
Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day celebrations
dn Bryan Saturday, will open with
a street parade at 10:15 a. m.
A&M artillery pieces will appear
along with marching units and
bands from Bryan air force base
and Allen academy, vehicles of the
386th engineers (National Guard)
and bands from Bryan and Kemp
high schools.
Open house will be held at Bry
an AFB’s jet pilot school from 1
to 5 p. m.
Travis Bryan jr., chairman of
the military affairs committee of
the Bryan Chamber of Commerce,
is parade marshall.
College activities and exams will
prevent A&M cadets from march
ing in the parade, said Major
Robert T. Willets, officer in charge
of the parade.
Dennis Cole
Japanese Group
Will Visit Here
Twenty-three Japanese business
executives and specialists will visit
here May 19.
The group will observe cotton
genetics and cytology, spinning and
fiber research, cottonseed process
ing research, and the farm and
field units in this area.
Dr. J. E. Adams, head of the
agronomy department, is in charge
of the tour.
College Student
Sought By Rangers
George Sewell, student at North
Texas State college, is being sought
for thefts including some at A&M
by the Texas Rangers, according to
the Associated Press.
Sewell, 21, is sought for ques
tioning in the theft of billfolds
which were found in the trunk of
his car. The billfolds belonged to
students at A&M, McMurry col
lege, Texas Tech, Abilene Chris
tian, TCU, LSU, Texas, SMU, Har
din Simmons and other schools.
“It is possible that this is the
same man wanted for the thefts
here earlier this year,” said Fred
Hickman, chief of campus security.
Bailey Will Head
Horticulture Club
Morris Bailey was elected presi
dent of the Horticulture society
at their student - faculty banquet
Tuesday.
Other officers elected were Don
Kachtik, vice president; anj
Clarence Sissell, secretary.
Weather Today
CLEAR
Continued clear with no changes
in weather. High yesterday
Low this morning 59.
68.