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Battalion Number 40: Volume 54 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1955 Price 5 Cents President Pledges Swift Retaliation To Red Aggression ' WASHINGTON— —President Eisenhower held out the hand of cooperation to the new Democratic- controlled Congress yesterday along with a massive legislative program keyed to warding off “the catastrophe of nuclear holocaust.” In a message to the lawmakers on the State of the Union, a mes sage that bid strongly for political harmony and good will, Eisenhow er saw a heartening hope for woi‘ld peace, and progress toward the ultimate “rule of freedom and justice.” Yet, he said that the peace of today is insecure in the face of “military machines and ambitions of the Soviet-Communist bloc” that create sobering problems and world uneasiness. Democrats and Republicans b7'oke in with applause for a pi’om- ise that “America’s response to aggression will be swift and de cisive.” Russian ambassador Georgi N. Zaroubin sat stone-faced and motionless. Among a number of the Con- gress members who heard the President deliver his message in person in the House chamber, there was something less than exuberant enthusiasm for a military progi'am that will cut down manpower and place increased dependence on air- power and new weapons of “rapid iind destnactive striking power. Several key senators and House members adopted a“show-me” atti tude on the manpower question. But for the presidential offer of cooperation, from himself and every government agency, in meet ing the problems of perilous times there was a loud demonstration of approval. With the shift of congressional control to the Democrats, Eisen hower said, both pai’ties now are “on trial.” He called on them to avoid paralysis and “indecision approaching futility.” He urged: “Let the general good be our yardstick on every great issue of our time.” In the domestic legislation field, Eisenhower asked such measures as a 90-ceht minimum wage, new tariff-cutting powers, federal health aids, revision of labor laws, a lowered voting age, “affirmative action” for more school facilities, and statehood for Hawaii. Behind the President as he spoke was a concrete demonstration of at least a temporary political truce. Side by side on the rostrum sat Democratic Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas and Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon, who crossed swords vigorously in the 1954 political wars. ^ tig \ > is. SHE’S MARRIED—Roy McConnell, sophomore from Dal las, pauses to talk to the Memorial Student Center’s new main desk receptionist, Mrs. Iva Ann Bell. (You’re right, there is absolutely no reason for running this picture, ex cept that Mrs. Bell is very pretty.) Senate Recommends Insurance for Autos Begins in February Defense School Scheduled Aggie Film Travels During Christmas The film “We Are the Aggies”, about student life at A&M, can be obtained by students or others for public showing from the office of student activities. A&M students have shown the film at high schools in Los Ange les, Cincinnati, Laredo, Welling ton, and Cuba over the holidays. Anyone who wishes to show the 16 mm movie to a club, school, or organization may make reseiva- tions for it at the student activities office as far in advance as pos sible. Nine copies of the film are available. First classes in a school for full time civil defense workers are scheduled here the week of Feb. 13, according to Col. H. R. Bray- ton of the Texas Engineering ex tension service. The training will be given in Disaster Village, 26 acres near the campus used in the annual Fire men’s Training school. In this area ai’e one, two, and thi'ee-story structures erected to resemble bombed-out buildings. Brayton will direct the course, which is sponsored by the Office of Defense and Disaster Relief in Austin. It is tentatively planned to have workers from the three critical target areas in Texas — Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston—attend the first week-long classes. In structors will be men who have News of the World By The ASSOCIATED PRESS PANAMA—Working around the clock, national and secret police apparently were still without solid clues last night in their efforts to solve the machinegun slaying of President Jose Antonio Remon. Officers maintained silence on all aspects of the baffling murder. ★ ★ ★ NEW YORK—Waves of selling engulfed the stock market yesterday for the second day in a row, but a rally in late afternoon trimmed losses. At the close, wider declines ranged from $3 to $5 a share in the high er-priced issues. Volume surged to 5,300,000 shares, greatest since Sept. 5, 1939, when war broke out in Europe. ★ 'jlc WASHINGTON—Compulsory military training for all draft-age youths and a four-year extension of Selective Serv ice were proposed in Congress yesterday with powerful back ing. Without waiting for the administration to offer details of its own proposals, Chairman Russell (D-Ga.) and six other members of the Senate Armed Services committee in troduced a measure in that body. 'AAA WASHINGTON—Sen. Potter (R-Mich.) saicl yes terday he has renewed efforts to get Secretary of the Army Stevens and Army Counselor John G. Adams oust ed from the Pentagon. Potter made the statement to a reporter as new rumors, lacking confirmation, circulated that the two men might announce their resignations around Feb. 4. completed similar training at the Federal Civil Defense administra tion school in Olney, Md. Trainees from cities and major industries will be selected to attend the school by the state headquar ters in Austin. Other sessions of the school are planned each month, according to Brayton, under a set schedule through November. Trainees will operate in eight- man teams in realistic drills and will be taught the latest techniques in rescue work. Students will receive instructions on operation of specially designed rescue trucks, which are equipped with more than 100 types of emer gency gear. The vehicles also have two-way radios for contact with local police and fire departments, county sheriff’s offices and the state highway patrol. Permanently assigned for use in the school are rescue trucks, emergency and communications equipment valued at more than $50,000. Weather Today The weather outlook for today is overcast skies with occasional light showers in the afteimoon and evening. RV’s Will Parade For Gov. Shivers The Ross Volunteers will march in the Governor’s inauguration pa rade Jan. 18, according to Joe Bob Walker, RV commander. Walker said the RV’s have made definite plans to appear in two other parades—Mardi Gras, held in New Orleans, Feb. 19-22; and Holiday in Dixie in Shreveport, April 27-May 11. The RV banquet and dance to be held April 2, and the Aggie Mus ter, April 21, are also being plan ned, he said. Walker also said the RV’s may take part in parades in San An tonio, Corpus Christi, and Beau mont. Recommendation Sent To Campus Security The Student Senate last night recommended that all student and staff member automobiles be required to have public liability insurance before being licensed to drive on the A&M campus. The senate also officially disapproved of the wearing of letter jackets from other -schools by civilian students, and approved of the present student activity fee system. The recommendation on automobile insurance, which the Senate adopted “in an effort to protect A&M students”, will be forwarded to the Student Life committee and the Campus Security office for further consideration. The recommendation is that all drivers have the liability insurance required by the" h State of Texas, or not be giv en a campus license. The state requires $10,000 per sonal liability insurance and $5,000 property insurance. The senate had no suggestions on how the ruling could be en- forced or administered. The rec ommendation had been suggested to the senate by the Civilian Stu dent council. The senate voted to go on record as saying civilian students should not wear athletic letter jackets fi'om schools other than A&M, whether high school or college. The action was refered to the Civilian Student council, which had suggested it to the senate. The senate disappi'oved another recommendation from the Civilian Student council, which had sug gested that the items included in the student atcivity fee be avail able individually at the reduced price offered in the activity fee. After a discussion on sports manship, the senate voted to charge the welcoming committee, headed by Charlie Seely, with re sponsibility for sportsmanship on the A&M campus. The campus beautification com mittee, headed by Ray LaCour, re ported that the college planning committee was considering sodding the main drill field and providing an underground watering system, but couldn’t take action while the annual bonfire was still being built there. The senate deferred discussion on moving the bonfire location un til the senators could talk to the students. ' Proposed new locations are the practice field behind Dun can hall, the pasture across from the golf course at the East Gate, and across from the veterinary hospital. Total Fees For Spring Will Be $226 Total fees for the spring se mester will be $226.00 for stu dents who are Texas residents. This include matriculation, medical service, room, board, and laundry. Students who did not pay the optional activities fee the first semester may pay it this semester. It will be $11.55 for the spring semester. The first installment fee, for students who would rather pay in four installments, will be $61.75. The fees are payable at reg istration, Feb. 4 and 5, and checks should be made out to the College Fiscal Department. Symphony Group To Hold Concert The A&M Symphony Orchestra is planning a concert on the cam pus in late February or March, according to Bill Turner, director. Membership of the symphony is composed of students and peo ple in the community. There are still places for several more mem bers, Turner said. Teague To Head Congress Group College Station’s Olin (Tiger) Teague, 6th district Congi'essman, has been elected chairman of the Texas congressional delegation. He succeeds Clark Fisher of San Angelo. Teague, an A&M former student, class of 1932, has been active on the House’s veterans affairs com mittee. Naval Team Gives Examinations Here A team from the Dallas Naval air station will be here Monday through Wednesday to give exami nations to students wishing to en ter the naval air cadets. The tests will be held each day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center prome nade. To be eligible for this program, a student must be between the ages of 18 and 25, above average men tally, physically and morally, have two full years of college and dem- onsrtate a sincere desire to fly. Polio Campaign To Hold Parade Tomorrow The 1955 Brazos county March of Dimes campaign will be boosted with a parade at 2 p.m. Saturday. Maj. Rob ert T. Willets, of the Military Science department is in charge, assisted by Mrs. John Perry, co- chairman of the polio drive. The parade will start at 19th and Main streets in Bryan. The order of march will be local girl and boy scouts, Bryan air force band, H&S section of 386th armor ed engineers of the national guard, Allen Academy band, and girls from College Station and Bryan high schools. An elephant and numerous floats will also be featured in the parade. The local March of Dimes cam paign opened last Tuesday. The goal this year is $20,000, and cam paign headquaiders is in the Unit ed Furniture store in Bryan. Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Lucille Fos ter are co-chairman for this year’s di'ive. Contributions can be taken or mailed to the headquarters, or put into special plastic coin jars in dif ferent stores. Envelopes will be mailed to potential contributors also. Jan. 22 the Promenaders Square Dance club of Bryan will hold their annual March of Dimes Jamboree in DeWare field house. Manning Smith, nationally known folk dance lead*r, will be master of ceremo nies for the dance and many local and out-of-town caller's will be available. No admission will be charged for those who come either to dance or watch, but everyone will be ex pected to contribute to the March of Dimes campaign. Refreshments will be served on a “give what you can” basis. Mrs. Lola Thompson, club sec retary, is general chairman for the dance. ‘Ah, Wilderness, 9 Needs Thespians Casting for the Aggie Players’ next production, “Ah, Wilderness,” by Eugene O’Neill, will start at the regular monthly meeting at 7:30 Monday night in the Memorial Student Center, according to C. K. Esten, director of the group. There as six parts for women in the play, and Esten asks that anyone, especially women, who would like to be in the play come to the meeting. For TEES Math Machine in Use ELECTRIC COMPUTER—Wayne E. Leverkuhn, electri cal engineering - student, examines the electronic analog computer that is being built by N. F. Rode, research engi neer, in research of the Texas Engineering experiment sta tion. Silvid O. Navarro from Cuba, a graduate student, is assisting with the work. A machine capable of providing almost instantaneous solutions of intricate mathematical problems in research and industry is now in the Texas Engineering Experiment station. N. F. Rode, research engineer, supervised development of this electronic analog computer -r— a machine which solves differential equations. It is in laboratory use here. Such machines, engineers ex plain, have special electronic cir cuits which perform the mathe matical operations of addition, multiplication, diffei’entiation and integration. These circuits adjust themselves on the pai'ticular equa tion, or systems of equations, to be solved. The name “analog” is derived from the fact that the mathemati cal dependent variable is represen ted in the machine by a voltage. while the independent variable is represented by real time. Voltages in the electronic cir cuits vary with team in propor tion to the variation of the de pendent variable with respect to the independent variable of the mathematical problem. Abbott Attending Washington Meet Dean of the College J. P. Ab bott is in Washington today to dis cuss with educators from eleven other states the need for safety education for school children. Abbott is a member of the Na tional Commission for Safety Ed ucation of the National Education association, which is holding its first executive meeting of the new year. The meeting wfll end to morrow. Solution of differential equa tions, Rode points out, is obtained in the form of a time-varying vol tage. This may be plotted by means of any commercial recorder or may be photographed From the face of a cathode-ray tube. Accuracy of solutions values be tween 0.5 and 5 per cent, depend ing on the components used and the equations solved. The experiment station’s com puter now handles linear differen tial equations with constant coef ficients and arbitrary boundary conditions. It is being applied to certain problems involving recov ery rates from oil reservoirs and to the solution of problems in fin ite differences. Further development of the ma chine now is in progress so that it can handle the solution of lin ear differential equations with var iable coefficients. MIDNIGHT OIL—Freshman James Roberts, mechanical engineering major from Houston, wrinkles his brow over his first bout with college final examinations. Examina tion week starts Jan. 24.