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Volume 53
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1954
Price 5 Cents
New I
elevatoi
sengers
let Slouch Book Will
Ready By September
he popular Aggie
who is coristan'.iy
tries desperately
/Iff ears of A&M tra-
ition, and TT ex-
1
\' Aggies
!•, Training
AFB
kggies are among
■ce ROTC cadets
ling at Kelly Air
: e 28-day encamp-
|y iTBare Thomas
U W. Benefield,
?ard, John E. Do-
irlich,; Joseph W.
. Isbell, Joseph E.
Ijovick Jr., Ronald
V. Sauer Jr., Win-
and IRichard P.
resenting 16 col-
lon tin . summer
ider of their en-
of various San
installations will
n flights to Cars-
pryan Air Force
cadets will be
lalized types of
dpate in jet train-
yan, and in heli-
if i flights at Gary.
' - ly will tour the
| ee Aircraft plant
manufactured,
many classes ir*
/■ rbjects, the daily
£ lets includes visits
rajor segments of
B-fifth of all the
supply work gen-
ir Force is per-
Mumps
iients In
posures, is going to be printed in
a book.
Created by James Earle, senior
architecture student, Slopch ^nd
his sidekick Simp skyrocketed to
popularity at Aggieland last y$ar.
The Exchange Store will publish
the new book, which is entitled
“Slouch vs A&M.” Carl Birdwell,
manager of the Exchange Store,
said that the book would be ready
by the start of school in the fall
semester. The book will retail for
one dollar.
The book will consist of all new
Week
N
\ \ rumps outnumber
^ 's in the College
the week ending
yrted officials of
s County Health
dr of measles and
brted in this area,
cases and one in-
e also reported,
leads the Bryan
hber of cases with
eases include dys-
) with four cases,
reasles with three
with two cases,
tuberculosis with
letic Seat
UllUnsold
mi options left on
lf||p50 seats in Kyle
id Barlow “Bones”
administrator of
rtment.
are jfor seats in
on the west side
tween the 30-yard
mtitle the holder
30-yard line (or
ticket to all home
l ext twenty years,
[are being sold for
i INDIANS
Wash.—(A 3 )—T h e
ty assessor says
Itle and farm ma-
trg listed for the
Ite property taxes,
fficials have ruled
ible unless it was
by the federal
ndian Reservation
f thes county. The
assessor, are very
W. T. McDonald
W T. McDonald
Enters Race l or
District Judge
W. T. McDonald, tho only grad
uate or former student of Texas
A&M College in the race, is seek
ing the office of District Judge of
the 85th Judicial District of Texas,
composed of Brazos and Robertson
counties.
McDonald is no stranger to the
campus, as his deceased father,
Mr. J. T. McDonald, known to
thousands of Aggies and faculty
members as “Sgt. Mac,” was em
ployed by the college from 1921
until his retirement in 1945. The
candidate is also a brother of Reed
McDonald, Assistant Comptroller
of the A&M System.
In outlining his qualifications
and experience, Mr. McDonald
pointed out that he received his
Bachelor of Arts Degree from
A&M in 1933. He studied law inde
pendently while holding down a
full-time job and was licensed to
practice law in 1936, upon exami
nation by the Board of Law Exam
iners of the Supreme Court of
Texas. McDonald has engaged in
the general practice of both civil
and criminal law in Bryan for
more than 18 years. He served as
State Representative in the Texas
Legislature from the Brazos and
Grimes county district for 8 years.
While in the Legislature he spon
sored the bill authorizing the con
struction of the 13 dormitories and
the agricultural building just west
of Sbisa Hall, by the issuance of
bonds. During his legislative serv
ice McDonald served 4 terms on the
appropriations committee in the
House and twice served as Chair
man of the Educational Subcom
mittee. It was through his efforts
that college employees received a
full restoration of salaries follow
ing a reduction during the depres
sion.
He is currently beginning his 5th
year as City Attorney of the City
of Bryan, which position is part-
time. He still engages in the gen
eral practice of law from his offices
located in the Old City National
Bank Bldg., Bryan.
The candidate will be 43 years
of age the coming September. He
has been President of the Brazos
County Bar Association and has
served for three years as a mem
ber of the Board of Directors of the
State Bar of Texas. He is a vet
eran of World War II, an active
churchman and belongs to numer
ous fraternal and civic organiza
tions. McDonald has attended the
Law School of the University of
(See McDONALD, Page 5)
cartoons that Earle has drawn up
over the summer. Earle has dedi
cated the book to the class of
1954.
Birdwell said that Earle is work
ing on a, second volume of Slouch
cartoons that will be released short
ly before Christmas if the first vol
ume is successful.
Decals of Slouch have been made
and are on sale at the Exchange
store. Slouch T-Shirts are also
being planned and may be on sale
soon. Birdwell said that the Ex
change Store will be the exclusive
handler of Slouch products in Braz
os county. Earle w*ill be employed
by the Exchange Store to handle
all of the newspaper advertising,
which will be built mostly around
Slouch and Simp.
Allen Pengelly
'Named Editor Of
Ex-Student Paper
Allen Pengelly, former navy
newspaper editor, is now editing
the “Texas Aggie.”
Pengelly, class of ’53, joined the
navy in July, 1952. He served as
a seaman journalist until May,
1954. While in the navy, Pengelly
was editor of a ship newspaper on
the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lake
Champlain. He also worked in the
public relations department of the
ship.
Pengelly first entered A&M in
1949, enrolling in journalism. Dur
ing his first three years here, he
was feature editor of the freshman
Battalion, city editor of the Bat
talion, a member of the MSC
dance committee and an assistant
manager of the first Cafe Rue
Pinalle program.
Pengelly, now a senior, re-enter
ed A&M this June.
Grove Movie
Attendance
On Increase
Attendance at the summer
movies at the Grove indicates the
movies have been a great success
this year. Last week there was an
average attendance of 383 persons
for the four nights.
To date there have been 847
season tickets issued. Student Ac
tivities has issued 664 season tick
ets to the students attending sum
mer school. There have been 123
adult season tickets sold and 60
children’s season tickets sold.
The movie for tonight is to be
“Escape From Fort Bravo,” a west
ern adventure starring William
Holden and Eleanor Parker.
Col, Effingham’s
Raid To Be Next
Film Society Show
“Colonel Effingham’s Raid” will
be presented by the Film Society
Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. in
the Memorial Student Center ball
room. The picture will star Charles
Coburn and Joan Bennett.
In this 20th Century Fox picture
Colonel Effingham proves that the
individual is very important in
dealing with local corruption.
GHOSTLY VOICE
NEWPORT, Ark.—(A 3 )—Mrs. J.
A. Gregory was practicing on the
organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church here when, suddenly, a
voice boomed out of the instrument.
“I got to thinking about all the
funerals I had played for,” said
Mrs. Gregory, “and it scared me
plenty.”
Investigation showed that the
organ’s amplifier had acted as a
receiver to pick up an amateur
radio broadcast.
Barlow
Reeiens As
Head Of
Engineering School
iiesday
1200 Firemen Due
For Training Session
More than 90 instructors includ
ing assistant fire chiefs of Austin,
Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and
San Antonio, are on the staff for
the 25th annual Firemen’s Train
ing school being held here July
11-16.
Col. H. R. Brayton, director of
the school conducted by the Texas
Engineering Extension Service,
said he expected a record enroll
ment of upwards of 1,200 firemen
from around the state. Always in
Cotton Oil Men
In Short Course
The 22nd annual short course for
Oil Mill Operators will be held at
A&M July 7, 8 and 9. The course
will be conducted by the Institute
of Oilseed Technology of A&M in
cooperation with the Texas Cot
tonseed Crushers’ Assn, and the
National Oil Mill Superintendents’
Assn.
President David H. Morgan will
give the welcome address at 8:30
a.m., July 7 in the Assembly room
of the Memorial Student Center.
Dr. J. D. Lindsay, head of A&M’s
Chemical Engineering Department,
will preside. One hundred persons
from all over Texas are due to at
tend.
Weather Today
CLEAR
Clear today, with no thunder
showers in sight. Low tempera
ture this morning was 74 degrees:
high yesterday, 96 degrees.
the past there have been another
100 more from as many as 26
states. Always, too, there have
been fire fighters from army, navy
and air bases in the South-west.
Increased credit on the key fire
insurance rate accrues to ail cities
sending three or more men to the
school, under a ruling two years
ago by the State Fire Insurance
Department. Such cities can quali
fy for a five per cent credit on the
key rate where the maximum oth
erwise is three per cent.
Last year 325 Texas cities were
represented by firemen, fire mar
shals or inspectors.
More than a quarter-million dol
lars’ worth of equipment is now
available for use in the school, in
cluding an aerial ladder truck just
recently donated by the City of
Austin. Four pumper trucks, and
the very latest in all types of ex
tinguishers will be used in the
six courses of instruction.
The school is under auspices of
the State Firemen’s and Fire Mar
shals’ Association. It is conducted
by the TEES in cooperation with
the Texas Education Agency.
Baptist Church Is
Being Remodeled
Remodeling of the College Sta
tion Baptist church is expected to
near the $5,000 mark before com
pletion in August, Gene Layman,
educational director, said.
Layman stated that there Will
be a complete redecoration of the
auditorium. The contract also calls
for refinishing of the extqrior trim
and repainting of the Sunday
school room and offices.
Other changes and installations
to be made include new carpeting
in the auditorium, installation of
modern folding doors in the up
stairs, and refinishing of the plat
form furniture.
Sbisa Hall Floors
Replaced By Tile
The wooden floors in the Sbisa
dining hail are being tom up and
are to be replaced by tile, said J.
G. Peniston, supervisor of subsis-
tance, Sbisa dining hail.
So far, half of the floors have
been tom up.
To Direct Washington’s
Institute Of Technology
Dr. H. W. Barlow has resigned
as Dean of Engineering at A&M,
director of the Texas Engineer
ing Extension Service, and direc
tor of the Engineering Experi
ment Station to become director
Rooms Mast Be
Reserved By
Next Wednesday
All students who expect to at
tend the Second Term of the Sum
mer Session should pay fees and
reserve rooms beginning at 8 a.m.,
Tuesday, July 13, by following this
procedure:
a. World War II veterans (not
Korean) will secure fee waiver
slips from the Veteran’s Adviser’s
Office, Room 102, Goodwin Hall.
b. Korean veterans who have
not signed enrollment papers for
the second six weeks should report
to Veteran’s Adviser’s Office and
sign same.
c. All pay fees at the Fiscal
Office in the administration build
ing.
d- Reserve rooms at the hous
ing office according to the follow
ing schedule:
1. Students who wish to reserve
the rooms they now have may re
serve their rooms between 8 a.m.
Tuesday,-July 13 and 5 p.m. Wed
nesday, July 14. Students who
wish to move to a different room
in the dormitory they now occupy
may also reserve rooms between
8 a.m. Tuesday, July 13, and 6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 14, by presenting
a room change slip signed by the
housemaster of the dormitory con
cerned.
2. All other students may reg
ister for rooms on a first come
first served basis from 8 a.m.
Thursday, July 15, until noon Sat
urday, July 17.
3. Day Students, including those
living in College Apartments, are
reminded that they may save con
siderable time in the registration
procedure by paying fees early.
John R. Grace
Grace Announces
Candidacy For
District Judge
John R. Grace, Hearne attorney,
has recently announced his candi
dacy for district judge of the 85th
Judicial District, which is com
posed of Brazos and Robertson
counties.
Grace’s announcement statement
was as follows:
“It is with great humility that
I, John Grace, decided to seek ad
vancement to this most important
office. Fully realizing that . the
people of the district who are not
acquainted with me will want to
know something of my back
ground, my experience and my
qualifications, I ask your indul
gence while a brief history of my
life is outlined, together with a
few of the proposals I intend to in
augurate, should you elevate me to
the office of District Judge.
“I was born on a farm in Rob-
(See GRACE, Page 2)
of the Institute of Technology of
Washington State College* it was
announced here by Chancellor M.
T. Harrington of the A&M Sys
tem. Dr. Barlow is expected to
assume his new post by Septem
ber 1.
A native of New York, Barlow
took his B. S. degree at Purdue
University, M. S. at the University
of Minnesota and Doctor of Engi
neering Science at New York Uni-'
versity. He came to A&M as head
of the aeronautical engineering de
partment in 1940, became Dean of
Engineering in 1944 and assumed
directorship of the Engineering
Experiment Station and Es^tensioil
Service in 1947.
Dr. Barlow was on the staff of
the University of Minnesota, 1932-
38 and 1939-40, and New York Uni
versity 1938-39. He holds mem
bership in many professional and
learned associations.
One of the most widely knowpi
men of his profession, he also was
connected with the Glenn L. Mar
tin Co., 1924-30 and the National
Aircraft Engineers Inc., 1930-32.
At A&M Dr. Barlow organized
and managed the faculty orchestra,
one of the most unique and out
standing of its kind in the U. S.
A trustee of the A&M Research
Foundation, he was a member of
the Executive Committee and Aca
demic Council and Tau Beta P5
Advisory Council.
An ardent civic worker, he was
active as a member of the gov
erning board of the Brazos County
Health Unit, the College Station
Civic and Development Association,
Inter-City Relations Committee,
past chairman of the College Sta
tion Recreation Council. He is a
member of Sul Ross No. 13Q0,
A. F. and A. M.
Dr. Barlow takes an active inter
est in the Boy Scouts of America.
He is one of the organization’s
most enthusiastic workers.
Stags, Daters
Well Represented
At Tuesday Dance
‘The first semi-formal Dance of
the summer semester was a great
success” said Gary Bourgeois,
chairman of the Summer Program
committee.
Over one hundred attended the
dance, sponsored by the Memorial
Student Center Summer Program
Committee, which was held in thq
MSC ballroom.
Music was provided by the Bryan
Air Force Base combo under the
direction of Sgt. Bill Coker.
Due to complications, the floor
show scheduled for the dance wag
not held. Plans are now being
made to assure a fine floor show
for the next dance.
There was a fine attendance, of
stags, said Mrs. Helen Atterbury,
MSC secretary, as well ag a good
number of daters.
SNOW PROVIDES HOUSER
FORT WILLIAM, Ont.—UP)—O.
J. Weiben, Fort William airlines
manager, said it gave him “quite
a start” his first night on the Bel
cher Islands in Hudson Bay to see
lighted windows like a small town.
In daylight he had seen nothing
but a desolate waste of ice and
snow.
The lighted windows were in Es
kimo igloos.
“They make their windows with
a clear sheet of ice,” said Weiben.
With little use fo? white man’s
goods, except guns and ammuni
tion, some 200 Eskimo families are
spread through the 3,000 - Square-
mile area of the islands in mid-
Hudson Bay. Housing presents no
problem. Within two or three
hours they can “whip up an igloo."