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/ f' ■r >]■ The Battalion Number 6: Volume 54 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1954 Priced Cents uminous Signs Aske Council Amends Letter of Intent THEY’RE HERE!—John Murphy picks up his Aggieland '’54 from Mrs. Dorothy Imel soon after they arrived yes terday. Students who paid the activity fee last year may pick up an annual on the first-floor of Goodwin hall. Five amendments to the Civilian Student Council’s letter of intent were passed yesterday to facilitate the operation of the council. In a meeting marked with fiery debate, the councilmen laid down definite policies for the future op eration of the group. The amend ments passed were as follows: • A quorum shall consist of two-thirds of the council. This amendment, passed without oppo sition, requires that at least 10 of the council’s 15 members must be present before business can be conducted. 9 No proxy representative of a member of the council shall have the right to vote on the council, but his opinion may be solicited. The council felt that each member of the council should feel it is his duty to attend the meetings, and those, who fail to attend should lose their vote. • Roberts Rules of Order of parliamentary procedure shall be followed by the council. This amendment first failed by a 9-3 vote because some councilmen said Cancer Death Clarence Reid Davis ’55 Remembered By Friends By RALPH COLE Battalion City Editor Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Monday for Clarence Reid Davis, class 55, who died Sunday in Anderson Research clinic in Houston with cancer. Davis left school at mid-semes ter last year and went to a Bap tist hospital in Beaumont, his home town. He had cancer of the throat Bloodmobile Visits Campus Wednesday The Red Cross bloodmobile will be on the campus Wed nesday, Nov. 3, from noon un til 6 pim.' in the Memorial Student Center ballroom. , Jerry Ramsey, blood drive chair- man* has contacted first sergeants in both dormitory areas asking them^ to notify students in their military units. Donors must be 18 years old and those under 21 must have their parent’s consent before they can donate. Lists of the blood donors in the military units must be turned in by 5 p.m. Thursday at the housing office in Goodwin hall, Ramsey said. “We would like to have 14 from each unit,” he added. Mrs. C. C. Doak is chairman of the volunteer services. She will be aided by about 50 local wom.en in helping with the drive. Pre medical and pre-dental students will assist in taking temperatures and pulse. “One hundred per cent of the blood donated will go for defense,” said Harry Boyer, chief of hous ing, who is aiding Ramsey in the drive. “The students seem very enthusiastic.” Advanced Degree Candidates To File "Candidates for an advanced de gree who expect to graduate in January must file for a degree be fore Nov. 1, according to the dean of the Graduate School. Dec. 15 will be the deadline for submitting • theses for students whose departments want outside readers, and Jan. 20 will be the final deadline for submitting theses to the Graduate School. at the time he dropped from school. His condition improved at the hos pital and he was released. He came' to A&M again but had to drop out for a second time after about two weeks. His condition became worse and he was sent to the clinic in Hous ton where he died Sunday. Davis was a member of battery 8 when he was a freshman and was in A anti-aircraft artillery when he dropped from school. About two weeks ago, several AAA seniors went to see him in Houston. A&M Students To Attend Talk At West Point For the first time, A&M students will take part in the Student Conference of U. S. Affairs at West Point, New York. Two delegates and four alter nates have been chosen for the Dec. 1-4 meeting. Frank Ford, senior, cadet colonel of the corps, and Bud Whitney, junior, Memorial Student Center vice-president, will be A&M’s rep resentatives. Alternates will be Frank B. O’Donnell, Jerry Ramsey, David Bowers, and F. E. (Sonny) Tutt. They were selected by Lee Mar tin, Victor Weining, and Harry Hierth, sponsors of the Aggie Dis cussion and Debate club. Subject for this year’s confer ence, the sixth annual, will be “The National Security Policy of the United States.” The conference attracts about 130 delegates each year, mostly from eastern colleges. After the four-day discussion, the conclusion the group has come to is presented to the state depart ment for their information, said Col. Robert Offer, PMS&T, who has, attended the meetings. “It gives the state department a chance to know what young peo ple are thinking,” he said. Rose Named Prexy Joe Fred Rose was elected presi dent of the Del Rio hometown club. Other officers are Clarence Bol- ner, vice-president; David Fawcett, treasurer; and Roy Ceballos, sec retary. “All he wanted to talk about was A&M,” said Donald P. Dowling, a senior in the AAA. “He knew he was going to die and so did his mother. He just wanted to talk about old times.” “He was one big smile the whole time we talked with him,” Dowling said, “yet he couldn’t cut up his own food.” “He even had a date for the Arkansas game,” Dowling added. According to seniors who knew Davis, he would always evaluate things in terms of A&M. His fa ther graduated with the class of ’27, and was killed during World War II. Davis was always a quiet boy in high school, according to stu dents who have known him a long time. While at A&M, he was al ways easy to get along with and was well liked among the students, they added. He majored in indus- trial technology. Seniors who knew Davis are tak ing up a collection for his mother to help pay hospital bills. Jars will be placed in front of the Aca demic building later this week for anyone wanting to help. they did not know enough about Roberts Rules of Order to vote intelligently on the matter. How ever, after a councilman came in late, the amendment was again presented and was passed by the necessary two-thirds vote needed to amend, 10-0. • Voting (on matters other than amendments) shall be carried by a simple majority. Passed with out opposition. • The permanent officers of the council shall be the president, vice- president, secretary andj parlia mentarian. These officers will be elected at the council’s next meet ing, which will be Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Student Cen ter ballroom. In other action, the council voted to start each meeting with a short prayer. Radio Farm Group Hold Meeting Here Texas members of the National Association of Radio Farm Direc tors will meet here today and Thursday. The association acts as a liaison between producer, consumer and related business interests; and be tween land-grant colleges and the people. Joe Henry, of the Census bu reau, will discuss the agricultural census now going on iri Texas. This discussion is designed to help the directors prepare a good re ception for the census workers in the field. Archie Kahon, director of the A&M Research foundation, will speak on “What’s New in Ag ricultural Research.” Tomorrow, G. G. Gibson, director of Agricultural Extension service, will explain the farm and home de velopment plan to the group. The meeting will be climaxed by a tour of the agricultural facilities at A&M. Morgan To Speak To Legion Post President David H. Morgan will speak to the College Station Amer ican Legion post Thursday on “Minimum Essentials for the Sur vival of the Military College.” Tim meeting will be at 8 p.m. in the biological Sciences lecture room. R. L. (Satch) Elkins, post com mander, has invited all interested students and faculty members to attend the meeting. Community Chest Holds First Meeting The College Community Chest committee met yesterday and ap proved a $150 grant to the colored day nursery for a new heating system. The money came from the local chest charity fund of the community chest. Only 7 of the 20 committee mem bers were present for the meeting which was held in the Memorial Student Center. Another meeting was set for November 3 in the MSC at 7 p.m. Members of the committee are C. W. Price, chairman; R. E. Pat terson and Mrs. C. B. Godbey, co secretary treasurer; Don R. Dale, R. E. Leighton, C. W. Landiss, R. A. Houze and C. H. Ransdell. C. A. Roeber, J. B. Baty, Ed ward Madeley,, John L. Bearrie, Eddie Chew, W. A. Tarrow and Mrs. E. E. McQuillen. Others are Mrs. W. A. Price, E. S. Holdredge, Mrs. F. G. Anderson, Mrs. Marion Pugh and Bob H. Reed. Committee members were ap pointed by the city for the first time in the history of the chest. The^ are usually made by the chancellor of the A&M college sys tem and the mayor of College Station. The committee is planning to mail letters to every citizen in the city explaining the community chest and outline where the money is going. The chest drive has been set for Nov. 8-22. Last year’s goal was $13,070. About 95 per cent of that amount was collected. Price said the goal would “probably be higher this year.” Participating agencies last year were American Red Cross, Ameri can Cancer society, Brazos County Tuberculosis association and the Brazos County Charity Hospital fund. The Boy Scouts, College Station Recreation council, College Station YMCA, Girl Scouts, Local Chest Charity fund, Salvation Army and the United Service Organization. Fred Benson was chairman last year. Cars Endanger Marching Ags By BOB BORISKIE Battalion Co-Editor Use of luminous signs to protect students marching to meals is urgently needed to prevennt tragic accidents during periods of poor visibility, Lt. Col. R. L. Melcher told the Accident Prevention committee yesterday. Melcher said twice during last week’s rains, cars ran up on road guards and were unable to stop until they had swept past the guards and nearly up to the marching stu dents. During the meeting, Bennie A. Zinn, committee chair man, reported the committee was organized four years ago with representatives from all member schools of the A&M system. Last year the present committee was recommended -"•■and adopted. Purpose of the commit- Fellowship iications Now Open Applications for the Dan- forth foundation fellowship are now open to seniors or graduate students who are preparing for a career in col lege teaching. The fellowship, which is good for the first year of graduate study, is worth $1,800 for single students and $2,400 for married students. Dr. J. P. Abbott, dean of the college, has been named local liai son officer for the college, and he will appoint two oV three candi dates from A&M for the fellow ship. Since students with or without financial need are invited to apply for the fellowships, they are called “a relationship of encouragement,” carrying a promise of financial aid if needed. All Danforth fellows participate in the annual Danforth Foundation Conference on Teaching, held in Michigan in September. The qualifications of candidates, as listed by the foundation, are outstanding academic ability, per sonality congenial to the classroom, integrity and character, and faith within the Christian tradition.” All applications must be in by Feb. 15, 1955. Applications should be made through the dean of the student’s school. Appi reciation Tickets Available Aggie Appreciation tickets can be picked up now in the office of student activities in Goodwin hall. Eligible students who will re ceive 16 tickets are junior and sen ior class officers, Student Senate members, Student Life Committee members, singing cadets, intramur al managers, T card holders, train ing room assistant and housemast ers. Others eligible for tickets are Civilian Council members, all ca dets with rank of Lieutenant Col onel and above, commanders of each company, band seniors, drum and bugle corps members, yell leaders and editors of student pub lications. tee Zinn said, is to investigate all conditions on the campus which present accident haz ards and try to eliminate them. Reporting on recommendations made by last year’s committee, Zinn said many hazards had been removed or corrected but many more still exist or are created by carelessness. Some of the corrective steps al ready taken include removal of low-hanging limbs, broken soft drink bottles and trash cans with projecting sharp edges. However, all of these present a recurrent problem, Zinn said. Among the serious problems confronting the committee is a method of keeping students off tops of buildings or out of' the tunnels of the campus, he said. A more rigid enforcement of traffic regulations is needed, most ly in regard to cars speeding on the campus, Zinn said. Also the ever increasing number of bicycles have made them so much a prob lem that the committee last year recommended all bicycles be equip ped with lights or reflectors. A major change in bicycle traf fic procedure is that bicycles now should drive with the traffic in stead of on the side of the street facing the approaching traffic. Also recommended was that safe ty factors be emphasized in class rooms where they are applicable and that instructors should take time to correct improper opera tion of hazardous equipment. In vestigation last year revealed one area where safety guards had been taken off electric saws “because students could see their work bet ter.” An outstanding safety problem is students who drive about the campus with the car full of pas sengers and with many others rid ing on fenders and on top. Campus police are instructed to stop drivers of such vehicles and to give them tickets for violation of driving regulations, Zinn said. John Hill, chairman of the A&M System Accident Prevention com mittee, who was a guest at the meeting, said the present accident and injury report should be re vised. He said the form should state who was hurt, how, where, when, and extent of injuries. Members of the committee pres ent at the meeting included Zinn, W. H. Badgett, Melcher, F. D. Nixon, L. P. Cobble, H. B. Se- grest and Bob Boriskie. C. G. (Bud) Fair jr, corps adjutant, rep resented Cadet Colonel Frank Ford. Other absent members in cluded A. A. Price and B. F. K. Mullins. Rue Pinalle To Have Dancing Floor Show Another dancing floor show Fri day night " will highlight this week’s Rue Pinalle, A&M’s French- style night club. Eighteen-year-old Marge Reneau will bring six pupils of her Hous ton dancing school for the floor show. Ernie Martelino and his combo will play for dancing, and Willard Jenkins will be master of ceremon ies. Rue Pinalle will be in the games area of the Memorial Student Cen- Parade Friday To Preview [ie Rodeo A parade down the main street of Bryan at 3:15 Fri day afternoon will open cere monies for the 33rd annual All-Aggie rodeo to be held Friday night and Saturday after noon. Members of the Saddle and Sir loin club, sponsor of the rodeo, and of the Bryan Saddle club will ride horses in the parade. Local car dealers have made new 1955 model cars available also. Events to be held at the rodeo are bareback bronc riding, steer wrestling, calf roping—tie down and ribbon, and brahman bull rid ing. There is also a girls barrel race. “About 70 contestants have en tered the events,” said Lowie, P’ce, general chairman of the rodt' .. The rodeo is carried on iccoro * ’ ing to the rules of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo association. The profits are used by the club to sponsor meat and livestock judging teams and for other activi ties. The stock for the rodeo is ex pected to arrive Thursday night and Friday morning, said Maurice (Buddy) Black, chairman of the stock handling committee. Lloyd Woodly of Lampasas is the stock producer. The All-Aggie rodeo was started in 1919. It was held in the old Animal Husbandry pavilion for about 25 years and in the Bryan rodeo arena for a few years. The present arena across the street from Kyle field was started in the fall of 1950. The' , rodeo was held there before, the jarena was completed. It was finished in 1951. The labor was done by stu dents in their free time. Tickets are now on sale for the 8 p.m. Friday performance and the 2 p.m. Saturday performance. They may be purchased from any member of the Saddle and Sirloin club, from the student activities office or at the rodeo. Today through Friday, there wfll be a ticket-booth by the post of fice in the Memorial Student Cen ter. Admission is 50 cents for stu dents and their wives, servicemen and school children; and $1 for adults. Kuenen To Speak Tomorrow Night Dr. Philip H. Kuenen, direetor of the Foundation for Marine Geol ogy and head of the geology de partment at the University of Groningen, Holland, will present a Graduate Lecture at 8 p.m. to morrow in the lecture room of the Chemistry building. His subject will be “An Expedi tion Around Trinidad” and will be illustrated with motion pictures and colored slides. Dr. Kuenen arrived at A&M Oct. 19 for a two-week series of lectures. Weather Today UEt' MCTjfc ter from 8 p.m. until midnight yell practice. Advance reservations can be made at the bowling desk in the MSC. Admission is 60 cents a per son. Steags will be admitted only for the floor show, which begins at 10 p.m. The next Rue Pinalle will be Nov. 12, the Friday before the A&M-Rice football game. Jerry Schnepp and Edmund Saad are co- chairmen of the dance. PARTLY CLOUDY Skies will be mostly overcast un til 8:30 tonight. There s a pos sibility of thunder showers or light rains. Yesterday’s high was 86, low 66. The temperature at 10:30 this morning was 57. TFT