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Number 34: Volume 54 Price 6 Ceuta COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1954 CHRISTMAS—There is a Santa Claus, and Kiwanians J. B. Baty, left, and W. T. Reidel are busy repairing- toys to prove it. Riedel, principal of Consolidated junior high school, and Baty are working on toys that were collected by the Underprivileged Children's com mittee of the College Station Kiwanis club for Christmas distribution to needy families. Happier Christmas For Underprivileged To Receive Toys News of* the World By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON—The United States went back yesterday to its watchful waiting attitude toward seeking the release of Americans held by Red China. That left it up to the Communists to make the next move. And it returned, the U. S. government to the silent back geat it chose after the United Na tions General Assembly assumed responsibility last Friday. ★ ★ ★ , NEW YORK—The stock mar ket soared up yesterday to an other new 25-year high. The rise ended a period of hesitant re treat that had lasted a little more than a week. ★ ★ ★ WASHINGTON — Russia in a formal note complained yesterday about some remarks allegedly made by American Brig. Gen. John D. Stevenson, commander of the 49th Air Division in Britain. Ex actly what Stevenson had said could not be determined here im mediately. ★ ★ ★ WASHINGTON — T h e Afmy yesterday released money for the construction of 14 reserve training centers in 10 states. The * list of new reserve centers with the training capacity of each includes Huntsville, Tex., 200. Aggieland ’55 Sets Schedule For Civilians Civilian students will start having their pictures made for the Aggieland '55 year book as soon as school starts after the holidays, said Harry Tilley and Lolan Pullen, co-edi tors. The portraits will be made at the Aggieland studio at the North Gate frbm 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Coats and ties should be worn Ihe editors said. Here is the schedule: • Freshmen and Sophomores Jan. 3-4 A - M Jan. 5-6 N - Z Juniors, Seniors, Graduates Jan. 7-10 A - E Jan. 11-12 F - J Jan. 13-14 K - O Jan. 17-18 P - S Jan. 19-18 T-Z Children Needy children in the College Station area will have a happy Christmas, thanks to the toy dis tribution program being put on this holiday season by the College Station Kiwanis club. The Underprivileged Children’s committee of the club has been collecting toys for needy children since Dec. 1. W. T. Riedel, prin cipal of Consolidated junior high school, is chairman for the com mittee this year. Cub scouts have been helping the Kiwanians with the toy collection. “People have been very generous in giving us their toys,” said Rie del. Dixon Made Editor Of Club Journal Keith L. Dixon of the wildlife management depai-tment has been named editor of The Wilson Bulle tin, the journal of the Wilson Orni thological club. The bulletin, a quarterly journal, publishes around 300 pages a year. Articles published are on various aspects of bird behavior, nesting, physiology, and distribution for the club’s 1,600 membei’s. Since many of the toys needed minor repairs or repainting, six nights were used to do this work in the industrial arts workshop at the school. Approximately 25 Ki wanians have been working on the toys, said Riedel. The work-nights were held on Mondays and Thursdays. Next MSC Announces Holiday Schedule The following will be the holiday schedule for the Memorial Student Center’s facilities: Dining room, closed Dec. 18- Dec. 31 Coffee shop, closed Dec. 18- Jan. 1 Fountain room, closed Dec. 24- Jan. 1 . Gift shop, closed Dec. 19 and Dec. 24-Jan. 1 Guest rooms, closed Dec. 19- Dec. 31 Barber shop, closed Dec. 19 and Dec. 24-Jan. 1 Bowling alley, closed Dec. 24- Jan. 2 Browsing library, closed Dec. 18- Jan. 2 General administration and of fices, closed Dec. 18 and Dec. 24- Jan. 2. MSC Will Serve Christmas Meals Students who remain on the campus during the Christmas weekend can purchase meal tickets for $9 at the Memorial Student center main desk, Wayne Stark said. The tickets are good for break fast, dinner and supper meals in the MSC fountain room on Dec. 24, 25 and 26, he said. Weather Today PARTLY CLOUDY The forecast for today is clear to partly cloudy. Yesterday’s high was 72, low 43. The temperature at 11 this morn ing was 46. Monday is the last night that we will have to repair the toys, he said.. Toys Still Needed “If anyone wants to contribute toys for these children, they can bring them by the workshop here at the school,” he said. “We would rather have toys that would not need too many repairs since it is so close to Christmas,” he added. The toys will be distributed to underprivileged children Christmas eve, said Riedel. The exact method of distributing them had not yet been decided upon, he said. Last year, toys were taken to Lincoln school for distribution, and some were given out directly by Ki wanians, he said. Included in the toys thus far collected are toy cars and trucks, doll carriages, a toy tractor (one that a child can ride), several wag ons, several boxfuls of dolls, many diffei’ent games, a scooter, seve ml tricycles and one bicycle. Only One Activity The Christmas toy collection is only one of the committee’s activi ties, said Riedel. In the spring, we sponsor a crippled children’s clinic, to which doctors from all around come to diagnose and pre scribe care for these children, he said. “If the families of these chil dren are deserving of state aid, the clinic can help them get it,” he explained. Cotton Bowl Plans Free Student Party The Cotton Bowl association will sponsor a free party for all college students New Year’s Eve. The party, being held in con junction with the Arkansas- Georgia Tech Cotton Bowl game the next day, will be in Southern Methodist Universi ty’s student union, on the cam pus. Featured at the party, which begins at 9 p.m., will be the Cell Block Seven, a Dixieland band. Apples, Oranges Given To Veterans Frank Ford, cadet colonel of the corps, extended greetings to the patients in the Veterans Ad ministration center at Temple yes terday. He accompanied P. L. Downs jr., who delivered thousands of apples and oranges to the patients. The Christmas cheer for the pa tients from the students and all persons connected with the college, citizens of College Station, Lincoln high school and the Consolidated high school, is an annual afJfeir. BOWL BOUND—Miss Sarah Barber will be Baylor univer sity’s representative to the Gator bowl in Jacksonville, Fla., where Baylor meets Auburn New Years day. She is en gaged to Jack Lonquist, A&M senior, who is planning to accompany her to the game. Long Term Employees Honored for Service Cotton Bowl Hosts Six A&M Students Six A&M students and the Aggie Sweetheart will be A&M’s official representatives to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas Jan. 1. F. E. (Sonny) Tutt, deputy corps commander, will escort Miss Judy Nuhn x>f TSCW, the Aggie sweet heart for this year. A&M members of the Southwest Conference Sportsmanship commit tee, who also will be official rep resentatives to the game, are Jer ry Ramsey, Student Senate presi dent; Howard Childers, head yell leader; Paul Kennon, athletic rep resentative; and Harri Baker and Bob Boriskie, co-editors of The Battalion. Ralph Cole, another A&M stu dent, is executive secretary of the Sportsmanship committee and also will be at the game. The representatives will arrive in Dallas Jan. 30 for a banquet and show that night. The next day they Avill attend the Cotton Bowl lunch eon for all persons connected with the game. That night they are to attend the Cotton Bowl students’ party at the Southern Methodist university student union. They will sit in a group at the Arkansas-Georgia Tech football game Jan. 1. The Sportsmanship committee will meet the morning of Jan. 1 for a short business meeting. The winner of the Sportsmanship Seniors May Work At Houston Show Animal husbandry seniors will have an opportunity to work at the Houston Fat Stock show which is to be held the latter part of Jan uary and the first part of Feb- ruary. The students can work only one week at a time. Different students must work the next week to pre vent students from working more than one week at a time, according to Dr. J. C. Miller, head of the animal husbandry department. “The students will receive $1.50 per hour while they work,” said Miller. The work will include keeping records, ear tagging animals, and other things, he said. Girl Gets Limit CARMI, Ill. (A>)-_Myrna Embree proved what’s sauce for the gan der is for women, too. She shot two Canadian geese to become the first woman hunter of the season to bag the limit at Horseshoe Lake. Trophy for last year will be an nounced during the half-time of the game, and the trophy will be presented to the student body pres ident of the winning school. Texas Christian university won the trophy last year. Hospital Says Goodwin Is ‘Bit Improved’ The condition of Robert Goodwin, Bryan graduate stu dent who was injured in an explosion in the petroleum en gineering building this week, is described as “ a little bit im proved” by St. Joseph’s hospital authorities late yesterday after noon. Goodwin, who suffered severe burns in the laboratory explosion, was on the hospital’s critical list until yesterday morning - . Also injured in the explosion were Denton Wieland, graduate student from Falfurias who was released from the college hospital yesterday, and Howard Andrew, senior from Houston, who is at home. The exact cause of the explosion, which caused an estimated $50,000 damage to the laboratory and equipment, is not yet known. Denton and Weiland were doing an experiment with gas under a pressure of about 5,000 pounds per square inch. Wieland said he was leaving the laboratory when the explosion occured. Denton was still at the experi ment, he said. About 24 other students who were on the first floor of the build ing when the accident occured es caped injury. Dormitories Close Saturday At 2 P.M. All dormitories except Bizzell will be closed and locked from 2 p.m. Saturday until noon Jan 2, Harry Boyer, chief of housing, an nounced. Students who do not live in Biz zell but who plan to stay on the campus during the holidays must get a note of permission from a student in Bizzell for the use of his room. Dinner Features Group Completing 25 Years Service Twenty-three employees of the A&M system tonight will receive citations and pins for 25 years service at the em ployees annual Christmas din ner at 7 in Sbisa hall. In addition to those who this year complete 25 years with the system, Chancellor M. T. Harring ton will introduce fonner system workers who have retired. Master of ceremonies for the dinner will be Mike Krenitsky and Harrington will deliver the Christ mas message and present the cita tions and pins. Those to be honored include Dr. C. C. Doak, biology department; Robei't G. Reeves, genetics depart ment; Joseph A. Orr, civil engi neering department; A. E. Finlay, mathematics department. H. R. Covington and Charlie Smith, buildings and college utili ties department, Dr. Joseph F. Fudge, Byron C. Langley, Otto P. Seeman and Nolan V. Thurmond, agricultural experiment station. David Andrew Adam, Thelma Casey, Elmo V. Cook, Mi*s. Irene Duncan, Jack P. Forgason, Vida Holt, Doris Leggitt, Gladys Martin, Charles Wade Simmons, agricul tural extension service; Anton Bla- zek, farm service department; Frank Nedbalek, Texas Forest service; Paul L. Rodriquez, subsis tence department and Henry Turn er, animal husbandry department. Program for the evening will open with everyone singing Christ mas songs, followed by the invoca tion by the Rev. R. D. Longshore of the College Station First Bap tist church. After the turkey dinner, the Singing Cadets, led by Bill Turner, will present several numbers after which Harrington will make the presentation of citations and pins. The dinner program will end with everyone singing “Auld Lang Syne.” Following the dinner program, dancing will begin in Sbisa hall to juke box music. Fourteen Attend Chemical Meet Fourteen A&M staff members and students of the chemistry de partment attended the Southwest ern regional meeting of the Ameri can Chemical society in Fort Worth recently. Faculty members who presented papers at the meeting were Dr. T. S. Burkhalter, Roy C. Stout, Dixon P. van Tuyl, Dr. John O. Page, Dr. Fred W. Jensen, G. H. Crook, and A. N. Brown. KEEP SCHOLARSHIPS—Seven dairy husbandry students received $1,300 in scholar ship awards recently at the H. F. Keep presentation ceremonies. Shown with C. N. Shepardson, Dean of Agriculture, (fourth from left) are L. M. Braziel, Bill Tennisen, Harvey Richards, Paul Thomas, Leniel H. Harbers, Alfred Croix, and Arvill Gene New by.