Battalion
Number 277: Volume 53
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1954
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DON’T BELEIVE IT—No, it’s not your eyes. This is
what’s called a trick picture, and there’s no good reason at
all for printing" it. It’s a picture of Military Walk, looking
toward Sbisa dining hall, taken from the roof of Guion
hail. Everything is all squeezed up because the picture
was taken through Guion hall’s new anamorphic movie
projection camera lens. If you looked through the lens
the other way, it would spread the picture out, and that is
how CinemaScope gets spread out all over a big screen.
This concludes our physics lecture.
Civilian Program
Pushed by Morgan
An appeal for civilian students
to develop a program stronger than
that of any other college or uni
versity was issued yesterday after
noon by President David H. Mor
gan at a meeting for the civilian
students.
“Even in our present ‘unorgan
ized state’ of the civilian students,
it seems to me that A&M has more
to offer civilian students in gen
eral than will be found in most of
cur colleges and universities,” Mor
gan said.
“However, we are not satisfied
with having the facilities available
that are found elsewhere. We want
a program that wil be even strong
er,” he said.
Civilians Are Aggies
Morgan emphasized that civilian
students and members of the cadet
corps are both Aggies and are
both membrs of the student body.
He also pointed out the need for
civilian students themselves to or
ganize a development program pro
viding leadership training for fu
ture life.
“The primary essential is an or
ganization assuring the rights of
the individual including an oppor
tunity to develop his potentiali
ties,” he said.
In reference to such an organ
ization, Morgan asked the group
two questions—1) Should we in
troduce formal courses that will in
troduce you to the theory of hu
man relationships and leadership
development that the armed ser
vices are now stressing, and 2)
What form of dormitory organiza
tion is most effective for this pro
gram.
Problem Larger
The problem of the development
program is, in some respects, more
complicated than that of the cadet
corps since the civilian students
are a more heterogeneous group,
he said. However, Morgan said
it seemed possible to him for the
civilian students to develop the
same spirit toward the group hous
ed in each dormitory as that de
veloped in each oadet unit.
“Through your close dormitory
life,” he said, “you have all of the
experiences of fraternal life. It is
possible that through the estab
lishment of groups within these or
ganizations, this spirit will
emerge.”
Civilians Vote Tomorrow
SMU Apologizes
For Student Brawl
Apologies were received here
Tuesday from Southern Methodist
university regarding a fight early
Sunday morning between several
Aggies and SMU students.
A letter from Ivan Irwin, presi
dent of the SMU Students associa
tion, was sent to Jerry Ramsey,
president of the Student Senate.
The letter expressed regret on
behalf of the student body that
some SMU students had been guil
ty of misconduct.
Dean of students at SMU, Mayne
Longnecker, Tuesday called Lt.
Col. Taylor Wilkins, assistant com
mandant, and offered an apology
for the SMU student body. Long
necker also commended the beha
vior of the A&M students who
were involved in the incidents.
One of th» fights involved A&M
Juniors Robert Wilkinson and
Mr. Jerry Ramsey, President
Student Senate
Dear Jerry:
It is with deep shame that I find
it necessary to write this type of
letter to you, but because of the
circumstances that have rendered
it imperative, I can only hope that
in some small measure it can re
pay a deeper humiliation that was
thrust upon several of your stu
dents who wdre visiting our cam
pus this past week-end; and who,
when placed in a position of fear
of physical harm and of loss of
personal property by a group of
SMU students, remained gentle
men throughout.
I am sure that the events have
already reached your ears, but in
case some doubts remain as to what
did take place, perhaps I should
tell you what has been told me by
our students who were helpless by
standers. A group of SMU male
students gathered around one of
the girl’s dorimtories Saturday
night and as your students return
ed from the dormitory after prop
erly taking in their dates, they ap
proached the cadets and proceeded
to conduct themselves in a manner
of. which I and every loyal SMU
student are very ashamed.
In addition to the damages caus
ed by mental distress, there was an
undetermined loss of property ac
companied by at least one instance
of bodily injury. For these and any
other acts of which I am presently
unaware, I am very sorry, and I
can only hope that your students
will not think that the conduct of
the SMU students involved is rep
resentative of Southern Methodist
University, and I also hope that a
written apology in addition to any
necessary remuneration from those
SMU students involved will follow.
Ivan Irwin, President
Students’ Association
DANCING CLASS—These dancers are part of the 400 students registered in the Memor
ial Student Center dancing classes. The classes are taught on Monday and Tuesday
nights from 7 to 9 p.m. in the MSC. Girls are from College Station and Bryan. Danc
ing instructor is Manning Smith.
Lloyd Fite. Here is the story as
told by Wilkinson:
“We were taking our dates back
to the SMU dormitories about
12:30 a.m. Sunday and as we left,
we were approached by 20 or 30
SMU boys. The boys separated us
and wanted to know where our
senior buddies were because they
wanted some senior boots.
“They said parts of our uniform
would do and one of the boys
grabbed my hat and ran. When
he later came back, I tried to get
the hat and he grabbed me by the
shirt.
“As we argued, he backed me
across the street and against a car.
Then both of us went to the ground
and he held my head against the
street with his knee. One of the
SMU boys told him to break up
the fight, and then they told us
to get off the campus and never
come back.”
Seniors Attacked
Later that night, five seniors
were on the campus and a group
of SMU students, apparently the
same g(/-roup, attacked them. Col.
Wilkins said one of the SMU boys
made a pass at an Aggie and the
Aggie “clobbered him.” Police
broke up the fight, he said.
Wilkins said Longnecker assured
him “proper disciplinary action
will be taken” against the SMU
students and the damaged uniforms
will be paid for. Wilkinson, whose
serge uniform was ruined in the
fight, estimated his loss at $50.
No other losses were reported.
Wilkinson said last night, “I ap
preciate the cooperative action that
has been taken by both A&M and
SMU to help clear up this incident.
Also, I realize that the SMU stu
dent body as a whole was not to
blame.”
J Club Discusses
National Meeting
Plans for sending delegates to
the national Sigma Delta Chi con
vention were discussed at the Jour
nalism club meeting last night.
Columbus, Ohio, is the site of the
convention, to be held Nov. 8. A
petition for setting up a chapter
of Sigma Delta Chi, journalism
professional society, at A&M will
be presented to the convention.
Bill Thomas was elected junior
representative to the Arts and Sci
ences council. Jon Kinslow and
Harri Baker are senior representa
tives.
Jimmy Collins was appointed
chairman of a committe to raise
money for the Journalism club. Al
len Pengelly and Ronnie Greathouse
are the other members of the com
mittee.
Georgia May End
Public Schools
ATLANTA, Sept. 29—<A>)—An
agency set up to find a way for
Georgia to evade the U. S. Supreme
Court rule against school segrega
tion yesterday asked the voters to
approve a measure that may mean
the end of the public school sys
tem.
The agency is the Georgia Edu
cation Commission, created by the
last Legislature. Beginning to
draft its report, it called for ratifi
cation in the November general
election of a constitutional amend
ment to enable Georgia to pay
educational funds direct to pupils
instead of support to public
schools.
The pupils would pay their way
in segregated private schools,
which advocates of the plan claim
would be exempt from the high
court decree. Public schools with
mixed classes would get no money.
Sponsor of the private school
oonstitutional amendment is Gov.
Herman Talmadge, who has won
every political race he has run as
a champion of white supremacy.
Job Hunting
Should Begin
For Seniors
Seniors and other students
who will complete their college
work this year should begin
job-hunting now, according to
W. R. Horsley, director of the
placement office.
Even if the graduate is go
ing on active duty immediately
after graduation, he should
begin job-hunting, Horsley
said, because most employers
are willing to start the men
they want even if they have
only a short time before re
porting for active duty.
The Placement office keeps
in touch with organizations
offering jobs, and has informa
tion on the companies.
Horsley suggested that
graduating students register
with the Placement office, dis
cuss their plans for the future
with faculty members and
Placement office staff mem
bers, and watch the placement
notices.
Placement notices, or “Job
Calls” are run in The Battal
ion, placed on departmental
bulletin boards, and broadcast
over radio station WTAW at
4:45 p.m. Monday.
News Briefs
THE TEXAS Dehydrators con
ference will be held Oct. 13 in
rooms 3b and 3c of the Memorial
Student Center. Registi’ation will
be conducted in the lobby of the
MSC Oct. 13 at 8 a.m.
❖ * *
CHRIS H. GRONEMAN, head
of the Industrial Education depart
ment, has been appointed to serve
on the research and publication
committee for the American Vo
cational association.
* * *
A SYMPOSIUM ON “Instru
mentation for the Process Indus-
trits” will be held Jan. 2-28. It
will be presented by the Chemical
Engineering department.
sje * *
MUMPS LED the list of com
municable diseases this week, ac
cording to the Bryan-Brazos
County health unit report. Diar
rhea was second on the list.
* * *
ABOUT 650 Agricultural Exten
sion personnel are attending the
annual Extension conference here
this week.
* * *
SECOND Lt. Douglas E. Sowell
has been designated as a naval avi
ator and received his commission
recently. He is an ex-Aggie.
❖ * *
MARVIN N. CARTER has been
sent to Egypt as an Extension ser
vice specialist. He was graduated
from A&M with a B degree in vo
cational agriculture.
Anti-Segregation
Picket Withdrawn
FAIRMONT, W. Va., Sept. 28—
DP)—Mothers picketing a school at
nearby Four States in a segrega
tion dispute withdrew today in the
face of a court injunction and a
judge’s warning that their action
was a “rebellion against the gov
ernment, which cannot be tolera
ted.”
“If necessary, I’ll fill the jail un
til their feet are sticking out the
windows,” said Circuit Judge J.
Harper Meredith in issuing the in
junction.
The Marion County Board of Ed
ucation sought the injunction af
ter the picketing mothers prevented
teachers from entering the Anna-
belle school for the second straight
day.
Weather Today
Scattered to broken clouds with
scattered thunder showers today
and tomorrow, clearing tonight.
High yesterday was 944, low was
70.
First Step Taken
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Toward Council
The election of civilian dormitory floor and ramp repre
sentatives will be tomorrow. This is the first step toward
organizing the Civilian Students Council.
Thirty-six students will be elected from the dormitories,
and these students, along wii;h the house masters and dormi
tory senators, will elect representatives to the 14-man Civil
ian Council.
The number of representatives to be elected from each
area is Bizzell, 3; Mitchell, 4; Milner, 4; Leggett, 4; Walton,
3; Law, 4; Puryear, 4; College View, 8; project houses, 1;
and day students, 1.
Candidates for the positions must be students in good
standing, have a grade point
ratio of at least 1.0, and have
been a civilian student for at
least one semester.
Student Filings
Lag First Day
Two students had filed yes
terday afternoon for one of
nine positions to be filled by
a student election in the Me
morial Student Center Oct. 6,
said W. D. (Pete) Hardesty, busi
ness manager of student activities.
Filings opened in Student Ac
tivities office yesterday morning
for civiilan student senators, a
civilian student and one corps stu
dent for the student publications
board, and one senior to serve on
the election commission.
Dormitories which are not rep
resented by civilian senators and
which are open for filing include
Bizzell, Law, Puryear, Leggett,
Milner, and Walton.
Student Senate consists of 15
seniors, 10 juniors, six sophomores,
two day students, one representa
tive from College View, all of
which were elected last year and
one senator from each of the non
military dormitories (except
Mitchell), which were not filled
last year.
Student senators must have a
1.0 grade point ratio, and must
have attended A&M for the two
previous semesters.
Representatives on the student
publications board must have a
1.5 grade point ratio.
Qualification for the election
commission is a 1.0 grade point
ratio.
Silver Taps Set
For Two Students
Silver Taps will be observed to
morrow night and the flag flown
at half mast in memory of two stu
dents who passed away during the
summer.
Clyde Blum, graduate student,
died of polio during the second ses
sion of summer school, and Edwin
Bennett, Squadron six, drowned at
Williams Air Force Base July 11,
while attending summer camp.
Candidates also cannot be
on academic or disciplinary proba
tion.
Selected from these students,
representation on the Civilian
Council will be one from each dor
mitory, two from College View,
one from the project houses, one
from the day students, and the
three civilian student members of
the Student Life committee.
Dormitory representatives to the
Student Senate will not be mem
bers of the council, but they may
be called to meet with the council
if they are needed to discuss a par
ticular problem, said Bennie A.
Zinn, head of the student affairs
department.
Housemasters will conduct the
election in each dormitory tomor
row. The ballots will be given out
before 9 a.m. and are to be re
turned before 10:30 p.m. Each
man is supposed to turn in his own
ballot.
Civilian day students can vote
in room 1-H of Puryear hall be
tween 8 and 5 p.m.
This will be the function of the
Civiilan council, as explained by
Zinn:
The council will handle problems
arising among the civilian students*
At least two days before each
council meeting, the floor and ramp
representatives will meet to dis
cuss any problems that have arisen.
If the problem concerns all the
non-military students, it will be
taken to the council.
However, if the cadet corps is
also concerned, the matter will also
be discussed with the cadet colonel.
If the problem is still unsettled,
then it will be taken to the Student
Senate.
Dance Postponed
The meeting of the Memorial Stu
dent Center dance group, scheduled
for next Monday, has been post
poned until Oct. 11. The meeting
was postponed because it conflict
ed with the Town Hall program
scheduled for Monday,
RE-UPPING—Perry L. Crew, chemistry major from De-
Kalb, re-enlists at the army reserve recruiting table in the
Memorial Student Center. Signing him up is sergeant
first class Waconda F. Roscoe, recruiting sergeant.