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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS', TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1954
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Tomorrow In Virginia
vices for Dr. T. F. Mayo, 61, former distin-
v £^£Kr of A&M’s English department will be held
^w^ational Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Tv passed away in Houston’s Methodist Hospital
y ing at 1:00 a.m. He had gone to Houston for
t and was stricken with a heart attack while
iatre. He was taken to the hospital but did
: attack.
c/i General Speaks To
luates At Bryan AFB
ges M. A. de Bu-
Divector of In-
icipal Staff, Offi-
„3tad in office of
fAPE (Supreme
pers Europe), was
r the commission-
8AFB last Thurs-
ey, who has held
lition since July
Lb
mounces
':y For
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1953, is visiting the country on
NATO business.
The general, who graduated from
the French Military Academy and
later from the Flying School in
1924, remained in France during
the Nazi occupation until 1942,
when he escaped and joined the
Free French in Algiers. Later he
organized the French Training
School in Morroco.
During WW II, Gen. de Buretel
de Chassey, served in the staff of
the commanding general in Cas-
erte, France, and also as French
Chief of Staff for the 1st Tactical
Air Force. In 1946 he organized
and commanded the Air Combined
French School in Meersburg, Ger
many, subsequently being assigned
official inspection general of the
French Military Forces.
Since 1949, Gen. de Buretel de
Chassey, has held variolas posi
tions in the. Western Union De
fense organization and in April
1951 became director of plans and
policies at Hdqts. of Allied Air
Force, Central Europe, one of the
commands under NATO.
Decorations which the general
has received include: Officer in
French Legion of Honor, Groijfc de
Guerre, and U. S. Legion of Merit.
.. Second Lt., French Air Force,
Jean P. de' Chassey, the general’s
son, was ariiong the officers com*
missioned at Thursday’^ cererho-
nies. This, plus being invited to
speak here by General Twining,
prompted the general to say, “As
Funeral services were held in Bryan Sunday afternoon
at four o’clock at Hillier Funeral Chapel. Rev. O. G. Helvey,
pastor of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, officiated- The
body was sent to Arlington for interment beside his late
father and mother.
Born in 1893 in Columbus, Mississippi, Dr. Mayo re
ceived his high school education at Franklin Academy in his
home town, and was graduated from the University of Mis-
issippi in 1913 with a, BA degree.
In 1916 he joined the English
staff at A&M as an assistant pro
fessor, later going as a Rhodes
scholar to Oxford University in
London, where he received his BA
degree as well as his MA degree
in English and English literature.
He also held BA and MA degrees
in Modern History and his PhD in
English literature from Columbia
University in New York City.
His studies and teaching career
were interrupted when he served
as a Lt. (jg) in the United States
Navy in World War I.
Dr. Mayo returned to A&M as
an associate professor of English
in 1921, became a full professor in
1935, and in 1944 assumed the
position of head of the English de
partment. Between 1919-1944 he
also served as the college librar
ian.
Retired
In 1952 he retired as head of the
English department to devote his
time to teaching and writing. He
wrote one book, “Epicurus in Eng
land, 1650 to 1725,” and had many
articles in leading publications.
During the summer of 1952 Dr.
Mayo revisited Europe seeking ma
terial for a book expressing his
theory of culture cycles- in litera
ture, architecture, and other arts,
explaining fads by history of the+
you may know, my own son is one
among you today, and this honour
is therefore doubly appreciated by
me.”
In his speech the general said,
that only in “the bonds of which,
among Allies, consistently trans
cends nationality, race and poli
tics,” may the peace of the world
be held. The general went on to
say that in this feeling of unity
lies “progress and hope.”
In speaking to the new fliers
the general remarked, “You and
others like you are the strength
and the hope of the non-commu-
hist world.”
:ESH
1 Bryan attorney,
sks to follow in his
yps as district judge
Robertson counties.
; six years, Davis
11, part time at A&M
*^the business admin-
r . A native of Bry-
. of the late District
|J) avis. He attended
schools, and was
Stephen F. Austin
1940.
od on, Davis knew
ing to be an attor-
tion was to be dis-
Brazos and Robert-
He entered Baylor
tudy law, where his
iuated in 1898. But
I jer was interrupted
II, at which time he
a sergeant in Eng-
and, Germany with
nance Battalion,
discharged from the
5, Davis re-entered
ceived his LLB de-
That same year he
to the Texas Bar.
•d practice in Bryan
actively practicing
it time in all state
ppellate courts, and
district courts.
for civic activities,
diate past president
Lions Club and is
sident of the Brazos
Lssociation. He has
of the Bryan Cham-
:’ce for the past three
VIS, Page 3)
It
l£
li
ter Today
extreme tempera-
and 69 degrees. Fore-
ay is partly cloudy
g late this evening,
ity of thunderstorms
?ht.
Hide-A-Way Dance
Will Feature Glenn
Miller’s Music
The MSC has proclaimed tonight
Glenn Miller Night.”
Music at the Hide-A-Way to*
night will be provided by a spe
cial high-fidelity set-up furnished
by Wayne Leverkuhn, next year’s
chairman' of the Radio Club, and
will feature only Glenn Miller ar
rangements.
Gary Bourgeois, chairman of the
summer activities at the MSC, said
that the Hide-A-Way will open its
doors at the fountain room at eight
o’clock. Admission will be 25 ^
stag or drag.
Next week the MSC is planning
a semi-formal dance to be held in
the MSC Ballroom. Music for
next week’s dance will be provided
by a dance combo from BAFB.
Dining Hall Head
Says l ew Students
Fating On Campus
Only abobt 200 students eat the
noon meal at Sbisa this; summer,
with about 100 eating breakfast
and shipper there, said J. G. Penis-
ton, supervisor of college dining
halls.
578 of approximately 1300 stu
dents enrolled are living in the
dorms. All students are eligible
to eat theire, Peniston said.
The serving hours for the cafe
teria are as follow’s:
Weekdays
Breakfast—6:30 until 7:10
Dinner—11:46 until 12:30
Supper—5:30 until 6:00
Saturdays
Breakfast—8:00 until 8:30
Dinner—11:45 until 12:30
Supper—5:00 until 5:30
Sundays
No breakfast is served on Sun
days.
Dinner—12:15 until 12:45
Supper—5:00 until 5:30
Dr. T. F. Mayo
Fifty-Five Degree
Applications Filed
With Registrar
A total of 55 have made appli
cation for degrees to be conferred
at the end of the first summer
session, said James Alexander, as
sistant to the registrar.
“Although the normal deadline
was June 20 for filing degree ap
plications for the first session, they
can still be filed,” assured Alex
ander.
So far, 35 students have made
application for August degrees.
The deadline for filing is July 27,
30 days before the end of the Sec
ond session of summer school.
Advanced degrees will he grant
ed to 18 students at the end of the
second session.
Action Thrillers
Planned For Grove
Movies This Week
“Go, Man, Go,” a story of the
Harlem Globe Trotters, will be
shown tonight at 8:00 p.m. in the
Grove. The movie features Dane
Clark as Abe Saperstien, and the
Harlem Globe Trotters.
“Rogues March,” featuring Peter
Lawford and Richard Greene, will
be shown tomorrow night.
Admission is by fee slips, season
tickets, student activities cards or
single tickets. Single tickets can
be purchased at the gate and are
25 cents for adults and 10 cents
for children under 12.
The Grove will open at 7:00 p.m.
with movies beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Huggett Takes Over
Dr. Mayo’s Classes
Milton Huggett, assistant profes
sor in the English department, will
assume teaching duties in classes
formerly taught by the late T. F.
Mayo, who passed away Saturday
morning in Houston, said Dr. S. S.
Morgan, head of the English de
partment.
Huggett has been working to
ward a Ph.D. degree at Baylor
this summer but has discontinued
this Work for the present to fill
this position. He is teaching Eng
lish 203, Composition and Litera
ture, and English 371, Great Books.
time. This theory formed the
background foy. his well-known
course oh Great Books at A&M. He
was working oh this book at the
time of his (Jeath-
■William Faulkner, Mississippi
author who won the Nobel prize
for literature two years ago, is a
distant cousin and former pupil of
Dr. Mayo.
To' common knowledge, Dr. Ma
yo had no close relatives. His
mother, who resided with him in
Bryan for many years, preceded
him in death. He Was not married.
Because of space and time
limitations, The Battalion is
unable to print in today’s ed
ition all of the many tributes
to Dr. Thomas F. Mayo which
have been written by his
friends and students. Those
which we cannot use at pres
ent, however, will run in the
Thursday issue of The Bat
talion, if possible.
It was my pleasure to have
known Thomas F. Mayo intimately
and personally for about 40 years.
The longer I knew him the more I
respected his judgment and stood
in awe of his tremendous learning.
He was a brilliant teacher, an in
spiration to his students, and his
passing must be a shock to those
who had the good fortune to sit
in his classes.
Ernest Langford
How thankful I am that I knew
“Tommy”—Dr. T. F.—Mayo and
how grateful this College is that
he was permitted to live and labor
among us. We are sad at his
leaving because we wanted to con
tinue the joys of contacts with him
for ourselves and for our students.
Tommy’s viewpoints were always
fresh and stimulating. He swept
cobwebs from our brains. He
stressed the real values in life.
His influence grew as the years
mellowed the lives of those whom
he had touched.
We are sorry he has gone. We
are happy that he chose to stay
so long among us.
D. W. Williams
Thomas Mayo, warm friend and
couhsellor of thirty-two years, was
the most stimulating and thought-
provoking teacher I have ever
known anywhere. His ability to
stimulate thought in others sprang
(See TRIBUTES, Page 2)
40,000 Ticket Blanks Sent
Out By Athletic Department
The Athletic Department has
just finished the mailing of ap
proximately 40,000 ticket applica
tion blanks for the 1954 football
season.
Deadline for ordering priority
Grant Enters
Race For District
judge Position
Davis Grant of Bryan, in making
his formal announcement relative
to his candidacy for judge of the
85th Judicial District, stated today
that he would ask the people of the
district to promote him to the of
fice of District Judge.
He is serving his eighth year as
county attorney of Brazos County,
which because of a special act by
the Texas Legislature, is the same
as district attorney for the county.
He said that he will attempt to see
as many of the voters in the dis
trict as possible consistent with
the administration of his office,
but that “I will not neglect the du
ties of the position I now hold to
conduct my campaign.”
As a civil attorney. Grant has
engaged in the general practice of
law since 1942, when he was ad
mitted to the State Bar of Texas,
except for 38 months he spent in
the United States Army Air Corps'*
in the United States and overseas
as an enlisted man during World
War II.
Grant at the present time is
serving as president of the Brazos
County Bar Association, in which
organization he has also served as
secretary. He has held every of
fice in the Bryan-Brazos Cotmty
Junior Chamber of Commerce as
well as vice-president of the Texas
Junior Chamber of Commerce and
a national director for Texas of the
United States Junior Chamber of
Commerce. He is one of two hon
orary life-time members of the lo
cal organization. He is also a
member of the Lions Club and the
American Legion. Grant is pres
ently serving on the Board of
(See GRANT, Page 3)
tickets is July 31. All applications
must be returned by that date in
order to receive tickets under the
priority system.
Both faculty and employees will
be in the top priority group this
year and will not be subject to the
drawing. But they will be limited
to two season books plus two tick
ets to each out-of-town game. All
orders exceeding two season books
or two out-of-town game tickets
will lower the priority to another
group. Top priority tickets to out-
of-town games will require the pur
chase of season books.
All faculty and employees again
will be admitted to all athletic de
partment events on the campus
with the football season book. Sea
son books, however, will admit the
general public only to home var
sity football games.
Price of tickets has been reduced
this year from $3.60 to $3.25 for
reserved seats, while season books
are now $13.
FREE COFFEE LAGS
ATLANTA — Restaurateur
Ralph Hand wonders if coffee
really is as popular as the recent
hullaballoo over its price would in
dicate. For a week he gave away
coffee at his restaurant, found
many drank tea or milk even
though coffee was free and passed
out only about 500 cups.'
Davis Grant
The four home games this fall
are with Texas Tech on Sept. 18,
Texas Christian on Oct. 16, Arkan?
sas on Oct. 30 and Rice on Nov. 1$.
For full ticket information write
or call the athletic department.
Governor Shivers
Will Speak In
Bryan Tomorrow
Governor Allen Shivers will ar
rive in Bryan Wednesday morning
enroute through this portion of the
state on his current campaign tuor.
Gov. Shivers is scheduled to land
at Easterwood airport at 11:30
a.m. and will be taken directly to
Bryan. He will deliver his cam*
paign speech in front of the Var-
isco building.
A caravan of approximately 40
automobiles, headed by Herschell
Burgess and Sid Loveless, will as-
cort the Governor to Bryan. A mu
sical program will precede his
appearance. Master of ceremonies
for the affair will be Joe Vincent,
Bryan insurance man and president
of the Bryan school board. The
invocation will be given by Rev.
R. E. Day, retired Baptist minis
ter. Reverend Day was once the
Governor’s pastor.
Mayor R. I. Bernath will intro
duce the Governor, who will give
an impromptu speech dealing with
his campaign issues.
The Governor has expressed the
desire to shake hands with all his
supporters. All College Station
and Bryan civic leaders have re
ceived invitations to attend the
affair.
Delegates from six near-by
counties will attend Shiver’s ap
pearance. After the speaking en
gagement, the Governor will at
tend a luncheon -with the Rotary
Club, after which he will meet with
the “Shivers for Governor” clubs
for Brazos and surrounding coun
ties.
From here the Governor will go
to San Antonio for a T.V. appear
ance and a speech before a gath
ering of the State Bar Associa
tion.