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D COFFER 3 COPIES Circulated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Local Residents $ Published By A<&M Students For 75 Years PuiiidSHED Daily IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Number 233: Volume 53 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1954 Price 5 Cents Secret Group Offers Fill xpose til Tt M % [Jf. AWARD WINNERS—Battalion award winners line up to stare at the Battalion photog rapher. They are (left to right) D. D. Burchard, Mrs. Alice Jobe, Carl Jobe, W. H. Delaplane, Auston Kerley and Tom Puddy. Frank Anderson, the other award winner, was not presented. End of Segregation Nears With Supreme Court Ruling- Based on AP Reports The Supreme Court ruling yes terday which declared segregation of Negro and white students in public schools is unconstitutional may require many months before it is put into effect. Unanimously passed by the nine members of the court, the opinion declared: “We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of separate but equal (sic) has no place. Separate educational facili ties are inherently unequal. “Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs (Negro parents) and oth er similarly situated for whom the action has been brought are, by reason of the segregation complain ed of, deprived of the equal protec tion of the laws guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. “This disposition makes unnec essary any discussion whether such segregation also violates the due process clause of the 14th Amend ment.” The 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil War, says no state may deny any person due process and equal protection of the law, nor abridge their privileges or im munities. Local Reactions Realistic Local reaction to the court ruling pllowed a cautious but realistic pattern. David H. Morgan, college presi- lent, said, “I administer the poli cies handed down by the Board of Directors. Any statement on the Supreme Court ruling should come from the chancellor, who has con trol of both the white and Negro colleges of the System.” The chancellor could not be reached for comment. W. W. Armistead, dean of the Weather Today PARTLY CLOUDY Partly cloudy tonight with con tinued cloudiness tonight with scat tered thundershowers. High yes terday 85, Low this morning 62. School of Veterinary Medicine, was contacted because of the unique position his school holds in the state. “Our policy has always been to accept any student the registrar accepts,” he said. Les Richardson, superintendent of A&M Consolidated schools, said the adjustment could easily be made. “This is because so many of our people are originally from the north. Our school people have looked for this a long time,” Rich ardson said. W. A. Tarrow, principal of the Lincoln Negro High school, said an early comment was hard to make. “I have always thought that we would have better race relations without a court ruling. Of course, I am in favor of equal opportuni ties for our Negroes.” Comment throughout the state Firemen School Starts 25th Year The 25th annual Firemens train ing school will be held here July 11 through 16. They will mark the silver anni versary of the school with the most elaborate fire fighting displays since the 40 hour course was start ed. was divided on the ruling. Gover nor Allan Shivers said it would “take years to comply” with the de cision. “I hope that it can be worked out so as not to cause damage to the school children and that children themselves will not be placed at a disadvantage,” Shivers said. School officials in Houston, Dal las, Plainview, Greenville and other cities said all they can do is await state orders on how to comply. A Gainesville white mother and chiarch worker said she would wel come the end of segregation. “That is the way it should be,” she said. In Plainview another parent said, “Surveys have shown that school children themselves don’t ob ject to Negro classmates, so why should we be so concerned?” However, in Gainesville, Princi pal Claud Smith said, “I am afraid, because of past history or past ex- peidence it would have been better to have let it stay like it was.” Methodist Bishop William Mar tin of the Dallas-Fort Worth area said the decision “offers to the churches of the nation a distinctive opportunity to give positive expres sion” to the Christian ideal of the “brotherhood of man.” The opposite view was taken by an unidentified Texas congressman who said, “It’s an outrage.” Sportsmanship (Committee (Changes Voting The Southwest Conference Sportsmanship committee de cided Saturday to change the method of voting for the an nual Sportsmanship trophy. The committee also set the date of Sportsmanship day next year as Oct. 23. Sportsmanship week will be the week immediately pro ceeding it. A&M representitives to the meet ing were Jerry Ramsey, next year’s student senate president; Glenn Langford, next year’s head yell leader; Bob Boriskie and Harri Baker, Battalion co-editors; and George Maniteas, who will be exe cutive secretary of the committee next year. Baker has been exe cutive secretary for two years. The new voting method, pro posed by Will Davis, president of the Baylor student body, will have the more than 60 voters for the annual trophy rate each of the seven conference schools on specific points of sportmanship. In the past voters have listed their opinion of the three best schools in general sportsmanship. “The new method will help each school determine in which facet of sportsmanship they are lacking,” Baker said. The Sportsmanship trophy is awarded annually at the Cotton Bowl game. The conference-wide sportsman ship day, set for Oct. 23, is de signed to emphasize and publicize the work of the Sportsmanship committee. A&M will play Baylor that day. Fourteen Members Commencement Assessed Penalties A group calling itself the “spokesman” for the TT’s, a secret fraternity, told President David H. Morgan today that they would give him all information on the organization in an effort to “clear the TT’s for all time.” Fourteen student members of the group were convicted and assessed penalties yesterday on charges of being mem bers of the group by a reviewing board consisting of one fac ulty member from each undergraduate school, the com mandant, and the dean of men. A three-man committee did the investigating. Both groups were appointed by the president. Six more students were to be reviewed today. * “I don’t want to give any more information until we’re No Statement Yet On Contract Status Asked yesterday about the con tract status of the three seniors charged with use of the board, Col. Shelley P. Myers, PMS&T, said, “I have no statement to make at this time.” The three men, Dale Dowell, Bruce Sterzing and Dennis Cole, admitted to using the board on juniors at a Ross Volunteer party. A faculty panel sentenced them Thursday to reduction to private, removal from the RV’s, move off campus, required final exams, no participation in final review, and degrees not granted in May. Abbott Says Dead Week DoesriL Exist “There is no such thing as as dead week,” said J. P. Ab bott, dean of the college. In 1948 the Academic coun cil requested that no quizzes other than daily quizzes be given during the last regular class period. From this request it seems the term “dead week” came into being, he said. “It is a well established custom that no major quizzes be given unless failure to do so would seriously disrupt the schedule of a given course”, Abbott added. The special committee which w&s appointed by the president of the college to study the final examination system may, however, consider the advisa bility of having a “dead week”, Abbott said. Storage Space Set For Personal Gear All students not attending sum mer school may store their per sonal belongings in the basement of dormitory three or the basiement of K ramp, Walton hall. Store rooms will be open Friday from 3 to 5 p. m., Tuesday, May 25 and Friday, May 28 from 2 until 5 p. m. Nuclear Course Will Re Offered Students who are interested in taking a course in nuclear engi neering are asked to contact the chemical engineering department on the third floor of the petroleum- geology building. The course, chemical engineer ing 447, carries three hours credit. It will be taught by Dr. R. V. An drews who has had much experi ence and training in nuclear ener gy. Andrews spent 18 months at the Hanford Plant of the General Elec tric company in Richland, Wash., working in the research and de sign and construction divisions. “The course makes no attempt to develop highly trained specialists in nuclear physics; instead, it tries to give engineers a background in the fundamentals of nuclear engi neering and to show them how the various engineering fields are mod ified by the nuclear phenomena,” Andrews said. clear on what will be done,” Morgan said this morning. Dean of Men W. L. Penber- berthy said this morning that “in the light of additional evidence, penalties may be changed or modi fied.” Of the 14 punished, four are graduating seniors. Their names will be taken off the list of degree candidates for May, which means they will have to take all their final examinations and leave im mediately. Others Of the other 10, two are sen iors who are not candidates for de grees, six are juniors, and two are sophomores. They will be indefi nitely suspended after finishing this semester’s work. Indefinitely suspended, according to College Regulations, means “in voluntary removal for an indefinite period of time or until specific con ditions are met.” “We’ll give them the once over before we let them back in,” Pen- berthy said. “It will be at least a year.” A “great majority” of the stu dents involved are in the cadet corps, Penberthy said. A few non corps students were involved, he said. Started in April The investigation started in April, with the formation of the investigating committee. The re viewing board was appointed Thursday. Twenty-two students were brought before the reviewing board. Of these, five signed a sworn statement that they were not mem bers of the organizations. Seven teen refused to sign. Of the five that signed, two were cleared, one was convicted, and two will be in terviewed again today. Of the 17 who refused to sign, 13 were convicted, and four will be interviewed today. Constitution and Cards The reviewing board has infor mation that the TT’s were meeting ‘more or less actively” this year, and that the group had a constitu- (See TT MEMBERS, Page 2) Will Honor o20 Students Eight hundred and twenty students will recieve degrees May 21 in the G. Rollie White Coliseum. W. W. Lynch, ’22, president of the Texas Power and Light company of Dallas, will deliver the commencement addi'ess. The processional will start at 7:30 p. m. Invocation will be given by Gene II. Hirschfeldt, president of the A&M YMCA cabinet. Greetings will be given by Dr. David H. Morgan, president of the college, and Lynch’s address will follow. Dr. J. P. Abbott, dean of the college, will present the valdic- torian of the class, Ide P. Trotter jr. Morgan will present the de grees. Trotter, corps chaplain, will give the benediction and Howard B. Curtis will play the organ for the recessional. Dr. Gaston Foote, pastor at the First Methodist church of Fort Woi'th, will deliver the bac calaureate sermon at 10 a. m. Commissioning exercises for the cadet corps will be at 1 p. m. and the president’s reception from 3 to 5 p. m. Miss Bradley Gets Miss Rue Pinalle Miss Shirley (Bootie) Bradley, Texas State College for Women freshman was chosen Friday night Miss Rue Pinalle for 1954. Daughter of Maj. and Mrs. C. H. Bradley, Hamilton AFB, Calif., she also was a queen in the TSCW Redbud festival. Bill Wiseman, Dumas senior, was her escort Fri day night. Runner - ups were Miss Graci® Smith, escorted by Casbeer Snell; Miss Jan Barker, escorted by Syd ney Fulgham; Miss Kay Webb, es corted by Bill Ard; and Miss Bar bara Walston, escorted by Buzzy Kennedy. Miss Bradley was presented a stuffed French poodle and runner ups received Aggie garters. Bill Kalil, manager of the Rue Pinalle, made the presentations. Holdredge Elected -i New ASEE Chairman E. S. Holdredge of the mechani cal engineering department was elected chairman of the A&M branch of the American Society for Engineering Education Thurs day night. Other officers are A. R. Burgess, vice chairman; and Jack T. Kent, secretary treasurer. At Press Banquet iSix Get Battalion Awards The Battalion presented its an nual appreciation awards to faculty and staff members at the Press club banquet Friday. Recipients of the awards were Carl Jobe, assistant manager of student publications; Tom Puddy, Guion hall manager; Frank Andei-- son, track coach; Walter Delaplane, dean of arts and sciences; D. D. Burchard, head of the journalism department; and Auston Kerley, Basic Division counselor. J. Flank Dobie, noted South western author, spoke at the ban quet. Editors of the six student publications w ere presented watches, and staff members of the publications were given keys. The editors are Everrett Besch, Southwest Veterinarian; Ed Stern, Agriculturist; Jack Garrett, Engi neer; Bob Hendry, Commentator; B. C. (Dutch) Dutcher and Allan (Bootsie) Hohlt, Aggieland; and Harri Baker and Bob Boriskie, Bat talion. Baker and Boriskie were given desk fountain pen sets in stead of watches. Student publications staff mem bers also gave watches to Ed Hold er and Jerry Bennett, former editors of the Battalion. Dobie told the more than 200 persons at the banquet that people were the same all over, and the difference between Southerners and Northerners was the “tempo of their lives.” He said the tempo in the South was slower. He also told two “stories” from his books. J. Frank Dobie Banquet Speaker The Battalion awards are framed certificates. Each starts off “The Battalion, on behalf of students at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, expresses its appreciation to:” The individual citations are as follows: CARL JOBE, for stepping in and guiding student publications through a difficult year, and for leading student publications to the highest earned income level in its history. And, most of all, for being a cherished friend to the staff members of the publications. TOM PUDDY, for his many ser vices to students through his work with student activities, for his help to college groups using the facili ties of Guion hall, and for running a first-class, low-price theater for the students. FRANK G. ANDERSON, for keeping A&M’s track team on a consistently high level, and for his genial personality which has in spired track member’s to that extra effort that has produced a long series of conference titles for the school. WALTER H. DELAPLANE, for becoming in less than a year one of A&M’s outstanding admini strators, and for his services to students through his work with the Arts and Sciences council and the Intercouncil. DONALD D. BURCHARD. for building A&M’s journalism depart ment into one recognized as one of the best in the Southwest, and for his many other contributions to the field of collegiate and profes sional journalism. S. AUSTON KERLEY, for ser vices to students as a members of the Student Life committee and as a Basic Division counselor. His work with first year students has won him praise from members of that harassed group. A special award from Battalion staff members was presented to Alice Jobe, wife of Carl Jobe, “for feeding us, serving us coffee at all hours of the day and night, and for listening sympathetically to our troubles.” The receivers of the awards are selected by The Battalion co-editors and staff. MISS RUE PINALLE—Bill Kalil, Rue Pinalle manager, congratulates Miss Bootie Bradley of TSCW, winner of the Miss Rue Pinalle contest Friday night. In the background is Oscar Garcia, member of the Rue Pinalle committee.