The Battalion
Number 276: Volume 53
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1954
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Council Discusses
Sewer Bond Issue;
No Action Taken
A proposed sewerage bond issue
was the main topic of the College
Station city council meeting last
night.
On Oct. 8, 1953, Mayor Langford
appointed a citizens advisory com
mittee to the city council to study
and make recommendations on
ways of providing adequate sewer
age service to College Station. The
committee reviewed reports and
cani(% up with three plans. One' of
the plans was recommended to the
council for adoption.
* No Action Taken
There was no action taken last
night, but a special meeting was
set for Monday night to discuss
the proposed issue.
Also on the agenda was the ex-
teding of a six-inch water main to
the new A&M Consolidated high
school building. There is only one
fire plug in the area, located out
side of a chain link fence, which
circles the school. It was reported
to be almost impossible to get a
fire truck inside the fence in time
to save the school in case of an
emergency.
Better Service
The new line would serve the
school with another plug, easier
and faster to reach in case of fire.
Jt ws decided the city would
pay^tor half the $2,405 project if
CHS' would pay for the other half.
Ran Boswell, city manager, was
appointed to meet with officials of
CHS and decide on the matter.
The council approved a letter
from L. S. Richardson, superin-
Jendent, requesting' 21 acres recent
ly added to CHS campus be an
nexed to the city.
A request from Carl A. Rutledge
to erect a building on Gorzycki
tract of land to be used for a roller
skating rink was put off until the
next regular meeting.
The council was of opinion the
rink might disturb people in the
surrounding neighborhood. Also,
there is no sewerage system in that
vicinity and the council thought
unsanitary conditions might exist.
A letter from Sidney L. Loveless
with reference to the widening of
highway 6 in the city limits was
rejected after the council found
the cost to be $40,000.
It was of opinion of the council
that the state might do it free,
since it was adjacent to state prop
erty.
Bicycle Registration
It was decided to try to get some
kind of bicycle registration for
children. A course in bicycle safety
is taught at CHS. The registra
tion would reduce loss of bicycles
due to theft or carelessness.
It was suggested to let children
(See Council, Page 2)
Post Office
Names Rules
For Specials
The post office, in an effort
to give better special delivery
eervice to students has asked
the students to follow certain
rules.
The rules are as follows:
• Give a written notice to the
post office to deliver your specials
to y6ur room.
• Write all correspondents your
room, dormitory and box number.
•• Have your room, dormitory,
and box number put on your mail
end telegrams.
• Keep your name on your door
at all times.
• Turn in room and dormitory
changes to the post office gen
eral delivery window.
• Have your first name and
middle initial put on all letters or
telegrams.
• Have your schedule on your
door so emergency messages can
reach you.
Sweetheart
Will Be Named
This Weekend
The Aggie sweetheart for
1954-55 will be selected this
weekend, when a selection
team of 17 Aggies goes to
Texas State College for Wo
men for the annual choosing.
The candidates will be narrowed
down this week by selecting 15 fin
alists from pictures submitted at
the school. )
One girl will be picked from the
15 Saturday, after the selection
team has had a chance to meet all
of them in person.
She will be presented during
half-time ceremonies at the corps-
trip football game between A&M
and Southern Methodist university
in Dallas Nov. 6. She will also
represent the Aggies at various
functions during the year.
Corps members of the selection
team are Frank Ford, Conrad Cum
mings, F. E. (Sonny) Tutt, Dale
Fisher, Pat Wheat, John Deim-
brook, Bill Utsman, John Bene
field, Wallace Eversberg, Jerry
Ramsey and Roy Cline.
Civilian student members will be
Pete Goodwin, Art Garner, Allen
Pengelly, John Cozad and Dick
Ci’awford.
Don Shepard will represent The
Battalion as a non-voting member
of the selection team.
Organization Change
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WHATZIT?—This monster, really a weather vane on top
of Bizzell hall, is a part of a temporary weather station set
up by the oceanography department for meteorology clas
ses. The rest of it, by the side of Bizzell, includes instru
ments for measuring humidity, thermometers, and other
weather instruments, located in a little white building.
The station is only temporary, and will be moved to a
permanent location soon, said Dr. Walter J. Saucier, asso
ciate professor of meteorology.
Non-Regs To Meet
President David H. Morgan will
speak to the civilian students of
the college at 4 p.m. today in the
Chemistry building lecture room.
He will speak on the status of the
civilian student at A&M.
Seniors
Staying
A recommendation that everyone
keep off the new grass on the cam
pus was passed last night at the
first meeting of the senior class
of this year.
Passed with little opposition, the
discussion on the matter began
when one of the seniors brought
up the question of who should walk
an the new grass in front of the
Academic building. A motion was
later made to recommend not walk
ing on any new grass on the cam
pus.
Another question raised from the
floor was in regard to how mem
bership in the senior class 1 should
be determined. Suggestions on the
matter included that membership
be open to all students who had
’55 on their rings, those academi
cally in the class of ’55, and those
taking senior privileges.
Further debate on the question
ended after Bill Bell said, “All this
discussion is useless —• everyone
knows what class they are in.”
The class then voted to restrict
membership in accordance with the
constitution, which reads, “All stu
Approve
dents who have been academically
classified as a senior and have
been at the college at least two
semesters . . .”
Pete Goodwin suggested that the
seniors bring back the custom of
saying “beat h out of (what
ever team A&M plays). Speaking
has “sure gone down,” Goodwin
said.
After arguments for and against
the proposal, most seniors were
in favor of just improving the
speaking on the campus.
In reference to Goodwin’s pro
posal, J. B. Lilley said, “Some men
resent it. Even though it is just
one small word, it can amount to
others.”
“Why don’t we go on record as
grown men,” said Alfred McAfee.
“We had better say ‘fight Aggies’
and just hold our own this year.
A&M students are not tough.”
A motion to just say “howdy”
died for lack of a second.
Sandy Schreiber then moved that
the senior class set an example by
speaking to each other first. It was
seconded.
However, another senior suggest
ed that such a motion, if approved,
would not look good on the records
of the senior class, but he did not
know how to amend the original
motion.
Wallace Eversberg, class secre
tary, said it could be killed just as
easily by being defeated by a vote,
although it would still be on the
records.
A vote was taken and Schreiber’s
motion was defeated with no affir
mative votes being cast. Thus, the
seniors had gone on record as op
posing speaking to each other.
The last question raised by the
class was a suggestion to inform
the seniors as to what will be dis
cussed at the meetings. Eversberg
asked that if any senior had any
thing to put on the agenda, he
should contact one of the officers
of the class.
Proposal To Eliminate
Board Over MSC Council
By HARRI BAKER
Battalion Co-Editor
A change in organization for the Memorial Student
Center that would make the MSC council the ruling body of
the Center has been recommended by the Executive com
mittee of the Academic council.
The proposal, which was announced last night at the
MSC council meeting, would eliminate the MSC board now
over the MSC council.
Other business taken up at the MSC council meeting was
naming of standing committees, naming of chairmen, com
mittee reports, and budget approvals.
The Executive committee’s proposal must be voted on
by the Academic council. The Academic council meets today.
The change would m a k e*-
the MSC council, instead of
the board responsible for the
general policies and organiza
tion of the Center, directly
under the president.
This would eliminate the five-
man board now in effect, to which
the MSC council reports. The
board is composed of faculty mem
bers, with the dean of men as
ex-officio member and chairman.
This position is held by W. L.
Penberthy, former dean of men and
now head of the student activities
department.
The change, if approved by
the Academic council, would also
give the MSC council power to
recommend the appointment of the
Center’s director. This power is
now held by the MSC board.
The MSC council is composed of
four students from the MSC direc
torate, one member of the student
senate, the co-editors of The Bat
talion, five appointed faculty mem
bers, two former students, and two
student representatives elected ait
large.
Standing committees and their
chairmen named at last night’s
council meeting were executive,
Charles Parker; gift, Dave Ash
croft; constitution and by-laws,
Doug Krueger; and nomination,
Charles Parker.
Also approved were chairmen for
three of the directorate commit
tees. They are film society, Jules
Vieaux; bowling, Tommy Cox; and
recital series, Tyree Hardy.
On the report of the gift com
mittee, the council approved four
gifts to the Center—a copper chaf
ing dish from the Beaumont Moth
ers club, a cash donation for the
browsing library from the Bell
County Mothers club, $1,830.35 in
donations for the MSC television
fund from various sources, and the
class of ’54’s $944.57 gift to start
the west wing fund.
Budgets approved were the great
issues series, $4,200; recital series,
$1,700; film society, $149; and in
tercollegiate talent show, $1,324. •
Jules Vieaux, in reporting on
the film society plans, said he
wanted to change the film society’s
objectives to present more “for
eign and cultural” moving pictures.
No council action was required on
his suggestion.
The council also heard reports
from the MSC retreat and summer
program committees. The coun
cil voted to send a letter of appre
ciation to the hosts for the re
treat, held just before school star
ted, and to Gary Bourgeosis, chair
man of the MSC summer program.
Aggies Bruised
In Dallas Fight
Two A&M students were in
volved in a fight in Dallas Satur
day night, but suffered no ser
ious injuries, according to Lt.
Col. Taylor Wilkins, assistant
commandant.
Wilkins said last night he did
not have the full information on
the fights, but he expected to get
the full sltory today. He said he
had one verbal report of the
incident and two written reports.
The fight occurred after the
Oklahoma A&M game and the
A&M students suffered only
bruises.
The Associated Press reported
that officials of Southern Metho
dist university said last night they
were investigating reports of a
fight last Saturday night between
several Texas A&M cadets and a
number of SMU students following
the Texas A&M-Oklahoma A&M
football game.
Commission
Sets Election
For October 6
Election commission mem
bers discussed the election of
civilian student senators, a
civilian student and one corps
student to the student publi
cations board, and one senior to
serve on the election commission,
in a meeting yesterday afternoon.
Dave Lane, senior marketing
major, was selected chairman of
the election commission. Other
officers elected were Bob Boone,
vice chairman; and Glenn Buell,
secretary.
Filings opened in Student Ac
tivities office this morning for the
various positions to be filled, and
will remain open until Saturday
noon.
Dormitories which are not rep
resented by civilian senators and
which are open for filing include
Bizell, Law, Puryear, Legitt, Mill-
ner, and Walton.
Student Senate consist of 15
seniors, 10 juniors, six sophomores,
two day students, one representa
tive from Oollege View, all of
which were elected last year, and
one senator from each of the non
military dormitories, which were
not filed for in last year’s student
elections.
Qualifications for civilian stu
dent senators are 1.0 grade point
ratio, and must have attended
A&M for the two previous semes
ters.
Students filing for election com
mission and student publications
board must have a 1.5 and 1.0
grade point ratio respectively.
Balloting for the above offices
will be held in the Memorial Stu
dent Center, Oct. 6 from 8 a.m.
until 5 p.m.
Dancing Classes
Begin Tonight
Registration for the Memorial
Student Center dancing classes will
be from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight in the
assembly room.
Classes will meet once a week
the first semester. There will be
two classes each of basic and inter
mediate dancing, and one of ad
vanced. The fee for the term will
be $3.50 per student.
The basic groups will meet from
to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday
nights. The waltz, foxtrot and
THE WINNERS—These artists from squadron 6 pose beside their creation, the winning
sign in last week’s football sign contest. They were awarded $5. On the left are L. R.
Marrow and F. R. Sensat and standing, A. W. Kiker and J. R. Hudson. On the right
are G. P. McKay and M. M. Jones, and standing are W. J. Dolan and G. W. Parr.
Math Help Session
A mathematics help session is be
ing conducted from 3 to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday in room
224 of the Academic building. Stu
dents needing help in any fresh
man or sophomore mathematics
course are invited.
Weather Today
Scattered and broken clouds,
moderate rains tonight. Cloudy
with scattered showers tomorrow
High yesterday was 94, and low
last night was 65.
Knights To Install
Officers For Year
The College Station Council of
Knights of Columbus will install
officers for the coming year at
their first meeting Wednesday in
the St. Mary’s Catholic student
center.
The officers will be seated by
the district deputy, Stanley Gor
zycki of Brenham. Officers will
include, Grand Knight Donald
Dierschke, junior from Rowena;
Pete Goodwin, deputy grand
knight; Pat Drake, chancellor;
Harry Kalina, recorder; Warren
Didion, treasurer; Alfred Nassar,
warden; Bert Hoff, inside general;
James Wheeler and Jacob Koehl,
outside guards; Louis Gorzycki, fi
nancial secretary; L. M. Hovorak,
Dr. Wayne Hall, and Edward Ho-
lick, trustees, and Father Elmer,
chaplain.
other ballroom dances will be
taught in these groups.
The intermediate classes, which
will be from 8 to 9 p.m. both
nights, will feature the jitterbug
and South American dances such
as the tango, the rumba, and the
samba.
The advanced class will meet
from 9 to 10 each Tuesday night.
Square dancing and exhibition dan
cing will be. taught in this class,
and some students may be selec
ted to dance at various exhibitions
throughout the state.
Manning Smith, dancing instruc
tor, will screen all students at reg
istration and place them in classes
according to their dancing ability.
Also on hand will be the other
members of the classes—girls from
College Station and Bryan.
Included in the plans for the
first semester is a formal dance to
be held in the ballroom Nov. 9.
The fee for the dance is included
in the $3.50 paid at the first of
the term.
Mike Kuick, chairman of the
MSC dance committee, is in charge
of the dancing classes. The rest
of his committee will be appointed
later.
Silver Taps Set
For Two Students
Silver taps will be observed, and
the flag flown at half mast, Thurs
day for two A&M students who
died during the summer.
Edwin Bennett, squadron six,
drowned at Williams air force base
July 11, while attending summer
camp, and Clyde Blum, graduate
student, died of polio during the
second session of summer school.
Regulation Sets
Fatigue Limits
New uniform regulations for the
corps of cadets permit wearing the
fatigue uniform in the Memorial
Student Center fountain room, gift
shop, bowling area, craft shop and
post office.
The regulation, issued by the
commandant’s office, prohibits the
wearing of fatigues in the MSC
front corridor, lounges, dining
room, coffee shop and second and
third floor areas.
During bad weather, according
to the order, fatigues may be worn
“any place on the campus.”