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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1954
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(right) was installed as post commander of
week. Others pictured are (left to right)
; B. Y. Hammer, who conducted the service.
retiring pre
its Team Plans
tice Judging
[being planned for
the meats team
ing at Swift and
th on Sept. 14, 15,
ling done to begin early
ns for the fall se-
ipreparc t ho to.-mi inem-
Itional contests, said G.
lach of the meats team,
luted out that emphasis
It on grading beef and
fees along with the judg-
If, lamb, and pork car
ps are good for an out-
fcar,” he said, “and there
puch competition among
fial team members due to
number of tryouts.”
am consists of three
the judges and two alternates. They
to will represent A&M at Kansas City
Oct. 19, and Chicago Dec. 1, in the
national collegiate contest.
The boys expected to make the
trip are James Durham, Charlie
Davis, Neely Keyser, Clyde L.
Wright, Joe Loftis, Don Dittmar,
Joe Bruson, and Ed Klinkavsky.
ither Today
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-REANl
RTLY CLOUDY
limum temperature of 107
made yesterday the city’s
ottest day of the year,
d only by July 12, when
cury went to 109. The
humidity at 3:30 p.m. was
lent; low temperature this
was 72 degrees,
iriation in the weather is
today; the outlook is for
cloudy skies and possibly
scattered showers.
Cadet Officers
Will Report
Here Early
Approximately 160 cadet
officers and non-commission
ed officers of the corps of
cadets will report Sept. 8 for
a 10-day orientation course.
Lt. Col. Taylor Wilkins, assist
ant commandant, said this will in
clude the full corps staff, the com
manding officers and sergeants
major or fii-st sergeants of each
regiment, wing, battalion and
group in the ROTC organization.
Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant,
will preside at the opening session
of the orientation course. Speak
ers will include Dr. David H. Mor
gan, pi’esident of the college; Dr.
J. P. Abbott, Dean of College;
Dean John R. Bertrand of the
Basic Division; Wayne Stark, man
aging director of Memorial Student
Center; J. B. (Dick) Hervey, exec
utive secretary of Association of
Former Students; Paul (Bear)
Bryant, athletic director and head
football coach; W. L. Penberthy,
director of student activities, and
Gibb Gilchrist, first chancellor of
the A&M System now on modified
service.
The cadet officers will also aid
college officials during Freshman
week, which begins Sept. 10.
Civilian student leaders will al
so arrive early to assist in Fresh
man week.
R. L Elkins
Installed As
Post Head
R. L. (Satch) Elkins was
installed last week as com
mander of College Station’s
American Legion post 541.
The installation ceremony
mony was conducted by District
Commander B. Y. Hammer of
Hillsboro.
Other officers installed were
J. B. (Dick) Hervey, first vice
commander; Ralph Rogers, sec
ond vice-commander; Lawrence A.
DuBose, adjutant; Mike Krenitsky,
finance officer; Luther Jones,
chaplain; Page Cowart, service of
ficer; George Kunze, historian;
and Frank Smith, sergeant - at -
anus.
Retiring officers were John Kin-
cannon, commander; R. L. Elkins,
first vice-commander; A. D. Fol-
weiler, second vice - commander;
Lawrence A. DuBose, adjutant;
John Hillman, finance officer; Lu
ther Jones, chaplain; R. L. Skra-
banek, service officer; Howard
Berry, historian; and Hubert
Schmidt, sergeant-at-arms.
Cadet Corps Dorm
Assignments Made
Dormitory area assignments for
the cadet corps have been complet
ed for the fall semester.
The corps staff will be housed
in dorm 12. The first regiment,
composed of infantry, armor, en
gineers, transportation corps, and
ordnance, will be quartered in dor
mitories 14, 15, 16, and 17.
The second regiment, composed
of field artillery, anti-aircraft ar
tillery, signal coi-ps, quartermas
ter, and chemical corps, will live
in dormitories 3, 5, 7, and 9.
The first wing will be in dormi
tories 1, 2, 4, and 6.
The second wing will occupy 8,
10, and 12. The band will be
housed in dorm 11 and the first
floor of dorm 9.
Mendes-France Government
In Danger Of Falling
PARIS—UP)—France Monday night scuttled the Euro
pean army plan, refusing to allow Germany to rearm within
the program backed by the Eisenhower administration and
Germany herself.
The action lowering the guillotine on the European De
fense Community—launched three years ago at France’s own
suggestion—came on a procedural vote in Parliament. After
bitter debate the National Assembly voted, 319 to 264, to
postpone debate indefinitely. The action was as clear cut as
if the EDC itself had been up for decision.
“This is the end of it,” said Socialist Jules Moch. His
son was killed in World War II and he became the leading
foe of French adherence to+
EDC.
There was no one to dis
pute him.
Premier Pierre Mendes-
France said simply: “The As
sembly has expressed its will. Now
there is work to be done and this
time it will not take three years.”
German supporters of the plan
were shocked. British officials
said talks will be arranged among
the United States, Britain, France
and Germany to figure out ways
of giving the Bonn Government its
independence—minus the right to
A&M To Get
New Equipment
For Footballers
The government of Premier
Mendes-France was again in dan
ger of falling.
Shattered Hopes
American hopes for quick re
armament of Germany, with
twelve divisions serving in a su
pra-national European army, were
shattered. New negotiations will
be in order to find ways to build
up and integate Europe’s defen
ses.
Both President Eisenhower and
his Democratic opponent in 1952,
Adlai Stevenson, had urged French
ratification of the treaty.
Corridors of the French Assem
bly buzzed after the vote with
rumors that a motion of censure
would be introduced expressing no
confidence in Mendes-France’s co
alition government.
The Premier, who came out
openly against many EDC provi
sions for the first time Sunday in
the assembly debate, was trying
desperately to hold his bitterly di
vided cabinet together.
Monday night’s fatal blow to
EDC came with dramatic sudden
ness in the middle of a scheduled
four-day debate on ratification of
the treaty. Some sixty orators
were left with their speeches un
delivered.
Debate Under Truce
The debate had continued over
the weekend under a truce which
both sides had observed Sunday to
avoid an immediate showdown.
Proponents of EDC withheld a
motion instructing Mendes-France
to renew negotiations with the
other five countries on treaty mod
ifications.
Opponents of the treaty with
drew a motion to postpone the de
bate indefinitely.
Suddenly Monday both sides re
vived their motions. Under par
liamentary rules this precipitated
the fatal procedural vote.
New equipment for the
A&M football team will ar
rive within a few days ac
cording to Charles E. (Smok-
ey) Harper, athletic trainer.
This season, the Aggies will
have a new gray persey to add to
their regular maroon and white
ones.
The Maroon jerseys are trimmed
in white and the white jerseys
are trimmed in maroon. The new
gray jerseys will have maroon
trim and numbers.
Another new piece of equip
ment used by A&M this fall will
be a hip pad designed to give bet
ter protection and be much light
er.
These new light-weight hip pads
replace the old wrap-around pads.
The Aggies also will use rib pads
this year.
Harper and his student assist
ant, Billy Pickard of San Antonio,
have spent part of the summer
renovating the old equipment and
getting the new football gear
ready for the fall season.
College Station
Goes With Winners
(Pictures on Page 3)
Both College Station voting
boxes went with the winners in
Saturday’s Democratic run-off pri
mary election, as did Brazos coun
ty.
Allan Shivers had 384 votes at
A&M Consolidated, precinct 3,
against Ralph Yarborough’s 229.
Shivers also carried the College
Hills box, 232 to 169.
Smith, ’43, Gets
Major’s Promotion
Irvin D. Smith jr., ’43, has been
promoted to major in the army.
A resident of Garrison, he is now
assistant plans and training officer
of the VII corps ai-tillery in Ger
many.
His wife, Jo Ann, and their two
children are with him in Germany.
Apartments,
Houses And
RoomsNeeded
Apartments, houses and
rooms are needed.
Those having such facilities
for rent are urged to get in
touch with A&M’s housing of
fice.
Harry Boyer, head of the
office, says that with the open
ing of school just ai’ound the
corner the need for such hous
ing facilities will increase.
W. T. McDonald, who led the
four candidates for district judge
of the 85th judicial district in the
first primary, defeated W. C. Davis
in the run-off election, 6,016 to
4,733. These figures do not include
absentee ballots in Robertson coun
ty.
McDonald polled 236 votes at
the College Hills box and 334 at
A&M Consolidated school. Davis
ran second at both polling places,
with 161 votes in precinct 16 and
262 in precinct 3.
Justice Few Brewster defeated
his opponent Alfred M. Scott ti
place 1 of the Supreme Court, p<*
ing 4,325 votes in Brazos couil
against Scott’s 2,039.
Brewster and Scott got 399 andj
151 votes I'espectively at A&M*
Consolidated. In College Hills thWi
vote was 252 to 107, for Brewster,M
In the governor’s race, the coun-*
ty reversed itself by going for|
Shivers, 3,739 to 3,542. Shivers’^
opponent in the race, Attorney 1
Ralph Yarborough, had carried the
county by a narrow margin in the
July 24 primary.
Gen.
From
Bruce
Army
Retires
Today
After a 37-year army career Military guests will include Maj.
A&M fonner student Lt. Gen. An- Gen. and Mrs. Albert S. Johnson
drew D. Bruce retires from active of Dallas, Maj. Gen. K. L. Berry,
duty today at Fort Hood—the post adjutant, State of Texas, and Mrs.
which he founded, built, and com- Berry, and Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Ike
manded in 1942. Ashburn of Austin.
A colorful retirement review will Maj. Gen. Hobart R. Gay, III
be held in his honor at 4 p.m. on Corps commander, will accompany
the main parade ground. Tomor- Bruce as reviewing officer. Just
row he will fly to Houston to before the troops — from the 1st
assume the presidency of the Uni- and 4th armored divisions—pass in
versity of Houston.
Hugh M. Milton, assistant sec
retary of the army, and Mrs. Mil-
ton will head a distinguished group
of guests who will attend the cere
mony. Among these will be out
standing civic and business leaders
review, there will be a fly-over by
six helicopters, six Beavers and
six L-19s.
Bruce graduated from A&M in
1916 and entered the regular army
as a second lieutenant in June,
1917, while serving in the first offi-
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aduation Speech
organ Calls Now ‘Golden Era’
present time is a “golden I f\ e lds available,” Morgan said,
or college graduates accord-1 Morgan also said the choice be-
! President David H. Morgan, 1 tween action and inertia, between
tow is the time for work, 1 security and world service, is not
tvice, for leadership.” easy.
aking to the University of The country’s inordinate de-
of
on’s graduating class Fi’iday,
in said more opportunity was
(ffered college graduates than
before, because of increased
tial and reduced competition,
become a little impatient with
philosophy voiced in some
ters that depicts this period
pe time of tidal and hardships
(the college graduates of this
}try,” he said.
actually there are more vistas
Uo you than ever before, more
mands on leadership have caused
some of the positions of leadership
to be filled by people of “mediocre
ability and of low moral charac
ter,” Morgan said.
“Is it not, therefore, an obliga
tion for each graduate here tonight
to fill the highest position within
his ability to the best of his
ability so that individuality as we
know it may be known to our chil
dren and their children?” he said.
Morgan told the graduates that
their degrees represented certain
tools they had been given to
achieve certain objectives in life.
“The value of these tools de
pends on the use you give them,”
he said.
He suggested that the graduates
not wait for the “breaks,” but go
ahead now and “meet the chal
lenge.”
Morgan said the graduates would
need a sense of pm-pose and a gen
eral direction, enthusiasm, desii’-
able personality traits, objective
ness, and physical and nervous
energy.
He also said the awareness of
the individual importance of man
is the greatest achievement of this
country and the main contribution
The year 1954, and the years i we can to the people of the
to follow, should be challenging
ones for you, providing rich op
portunities if you are prepared to
meet the challenge,” he said.
“Now is the time to meet this
challenge, not to sit back passively
and wait for the world to recognize
your talent,” he said.
Morgan addressed the first part
of his talk to Houston’s new presi
dent, A&M former student A. D.
Bruce, congratulating him and the
University of Houston on his ap
pointment.
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from many parts of the country cers ’ training camp at Leon
and from all parts of Texas. Springs, Tex. He served as an in
structor and then left for Europe
with the 2nd (Indian Head) infan
try division.
While serving with the division
the general was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross, second
highest American medal for hero-
Following World War I, Bruce
served as instructor at army
schools and aided in the revision of
textbooks. At one time he was
professor of military science and
tactics at Allen Academy in Bryan.
In 1941, after looking over sev
eral possible sites, Bruce, who had
been assigned to start the tank de
stroyer center, selected the area
now known as Fort Hood. He saw
the ai-ea transformed from ranch
land to the largest military train
ing area in the country.
The general was awarded a Dis
tinguished Service Medal for com
pleting the mission. In September,
1942, he was promoted to major
general.
Guam and Okinawa
In May, 1943, he took command
of the 77th infantry division, which
fought in Guam and Okinawa.
In October, 1947, after a duty
tour in Japan, Bruce became dep
uty fourth army commander at
Fort Sam Houston. He was en
gaged in the ROTC, national guard
and organized reserve corps train
ing activities.
Bruce’s work as a teacher
brought him a Legion of Merit
award. The system of visual train
ing, including training films, film
strips, charts and posters, which he
directed has been commended by
many of the nation’s leading edu
cators. It is now standard for all
military services.
Lt. Gen. A. D. Bruce
Retires Today