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Number 70: Volume 54
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1955
Price Five Cents
Board To Consider
Building, Finances
At First Meeting
Three New Members Now Added;
Election of Officers Set
A new board of directors for the A&M System will meet
here tonight to begin consideration of financial and construc
tion matters for A&M and the other system schools and
agencies.
The nine board members will have committee meetings
tonight, with the regular session set at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
1 Three of the board mem
bers are newcomers — Price
TIME OUT—The members of the A&M Consolidated high school senior play take a
breather during their dress rehearsal. They are, left to right, Helen Ross, Mrs. C. L.
Byrd, sponsor. Jack Smith, Jean Puddy, Bill Little, Jerry Oden, Elsie Richards, Eu
genia Rush, Betsy Burchard, Winfred Pardue, Jean Adams and Martha Blum.
WELL HELLO!—Pretty Miss Betsy Burchard, star of the
A&M Consolidated high school senior play tonight, poses
in her third act costume. Although portraying a middle-
aged spinster, Betsy dons shorts to compete in a track
meet in the play.
News of the World
By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON—The United States yesterday warned
its United Nations allies that the balance of power in Korea
has been upset by Communist armistice violations. Reds
have enlarged their forces and introduced new weapons in
Noith Korea, officials said, and the UN should consider
counterbalancing action.
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LONDON—Henry Cabot Lodge jr., U.S. delegate
to the five-power disarmament conference, said yester
day that he had little optimism for the proposed disarma
ment talks between the United States, Russia, Britain,
France and Canada, but said that the U.S. will try to
develop an honest workable disarmament plan.
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LONDON—The British Trades Union congress warned
yesterday against Red propaganda in connection with invi
tations to labor leaders to travel behind the Iron curtain.
They said Communist countries are using broadcasts and
press statements of visiting trade unionists to make East
Europeans think there is a large body of sentiment in the
west favorable to Russian policies.
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BAGHDAD—Iraq became the first member of the
eight-nation Arab league to join with a NATO member
in common defenses aimed at resisting Communist ag
gression in the Middle East yesterday when she signed
a mutual defense pact with Turkey.
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WASHINGTON — The CIO executive board approved
yesterday the agreement for a merger between the CTO and
the AFL. Only one union, the transport workers union, op
posed the merger.
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WASHINGTON—The House broke out into name
calling yesterday over the Democratic drive to cut in-
- come taxes by $20 per person next year. Democratic
Speaker Sam Rayburn has expressed confidence the mea
sure will be passed today. But GOP leader Joseph Mar
tin says that Eisenhower's fight against the cut has had
a tremendous impact.
Th ree-Acl Comedy
CHS To
The A&M Consolidated
school senior class will present
their play, “An’ That’s Accordin’
to Hoyle,” at 7:30 tonight in the
CHS auditorium.
Under the direction of R. L.
Boone, the play is a three-act com
edy about a middle-aged spinster
who gets bitten by the love bug.
Although previously a confirmed
man hater, she announces that she
is to be married.
All goes well until she mistakes
the new athletic coach for her be
trothed, and he naturally denies
even knowing the woman. But she
is such a changed woman that later
in the play she insists on substi
tuting in a track meet for the
coach’s star athlete, who became ill.
To cap it all off, she ends up
running the wrong way. From
here, the play moves into a laugh
able finish.
Students in the play and their
parts are Betsy Burchard, Hetty
Hoyle; Jack Smith, Leander Tate;
Helen Ross, Olivia Tate; Eugenia
Rush, Thelma Tate; Winfred Par-
due, a dual role of Durwood Dou
glas and Douglas Dombie; Ruthann
Fudge, Bonnie Stan-; Jean Puddy,
Melba; Bill Little, Jim Goidon;
Jerry Oden, Foster Frost; Elsie
Richards, Kim Douglas; Jean
Adams, Rosaleen Dombie; and
Give Senior Play
high Martha Blum, Dr. Carie Ditto. I Marie Lewis is also assisting with
The play is sponsored by Mrs. the prompting.
C. L. Byrd, and Anna Beaty is in Furniture for the stage was
charge of makeup and prompting. I loaned by Stacys.
lieligion Message
Abou t God - - Hines
“What men forget and are sur- I ered. I was also very encouraged
prised to realize,” Bishop John E. by the vital personal interest
Hines said this morning in his final
Religious Emphasis week message,
“is that Christian religion is not
primarily a discussion of desirable
human virtues at all. It is a mes
sage about God.”
Hines said religion is not a blue
print of the way men ought to act
in an ideal society. It is an account
of the way God has acted in his
tory, he explained.
As RE week ended, several of
the leaders gave their impressions
of the students here and partici
pation in the forums and discussion
groups during the week.
Rev. Robert Breihan, associate
director of the Wesley Bible chair
and foundation at the University
of Texas said, “I found the students
very kiterested in seeking details
on information the speaker deliv-
Band To Dance
In Ballroom
Saturday Night
The Memorial Student Cen
ter balLoom will be the scene
of the annual Consolidated
Band dance at 8:30 p.m. Sat
urday. **
This year’s theme will be “The
Old South,” with Spanish moss
hanging overhead, old Southern
relics and Japanese lanterns.
W. M. (Bill) Turner and the
Aggieland orchestra will play for
the dance.
The dance is financed by contri
butions from members of the
bands. In charge of finances are
A. C. Flanagan and Paul Roberts.
Arrangements for the dance wall
be handled by Chartier Newton and
John Doi-nbusch. John Finney is in
charge of decorations and program
chairman is Victor'Moseley.
The dance will be formal.
This year the Texas Aggie bands
will salute the band director, tac
tical officer and the cadet com
manding officers.
For Crippled Children
Clinic To Be
shown by the students in the dis
cussion periods.”
Dr. Dallas H. Smith, department
of Christian vocation, Presbyterian
church, in Richmond, Va., said he
had never encounteied a more en
thusiastic and interested group
more determined to found their
marriage on Christian faith. The
cadet leadership seems to instill a
type of conduct and spirit of cam
araderie and warmth you just don’t
find elsewhere, he added.
Chaplain James C. Bean, fourth
army chaplain at Fort Sam Hous
ton said, I particularly valued the
after-session counseling because
the students sought information on
important matters. They give
, . V. , . | Monday in room 105 of the Agron-
promise of being the best motivated i , ,
I omy building. His topic will be
and most competent young officer ; “\Yhy an Agricultural Information
j material I have ever seen.” 'Office?”
IE Department
To Have Meeting
More than 200 persons are due
to attend the Industrial Education
conference here today and tomor
row.
The conference is sponsored by
the industrial education department
and the engineering extension
service. Chris Groneman, head of
the IED department, will chair the
conference, which will be held in
the Memorial Student Center.
Campbell of Abilene, H. B.
(Pat) Zachary of San Anton
io, and L. H. (Howdy) Ridout
of Dallas. The board will elect a
president and a vice-president at
this meeting.
Items of A&M business on the
agenda for the meeting include
taking bids on new classroom
chairs, air conditioning for two
lecture rooms, dining hall im
provements, and student fees for
required physical education.
Bids will be taken on 1,368 tab
let arm chairs for the Academic
building classrooms and the lec-
ture rooms in the Petroleum Engi
neering and Mechanical Engineer
ing buildings.
Bids will also be taken on air
conditioning two lecture rooms and
continuing the improvements in
Sbisa dining hall.
As a part of enlarging the power
plant, bids will be taken on a 7,500
kilowatt turbine generator, a con
denser and a cooler tower.
A student fee for use of the re
quired physical education gymna
sium, to be completed by next se
mester, will be considered.
This fee will include use of lock
ers, clothing, and towels, plus laun
dering.
Routine business will include ap
pointments, promotions, and leaves
of absence and acceptance of gifts,
grants and loan funds.
Moses To Speak
Tad Moses of the Agricultural
Information office will speak to
the Agi-onomy society at 7:30 p.m.
Held May 2
By FRANK WADDELL
Battalion Staff Writer
The services of the top physical
therapy and corrective surgeons
in the state will be available free
of charge to crippled children of
the Brazos county area at the tenth
annual Crippled Children’s clinic
May 2.
The clinic, sponsored by the Col
lege Station Kiwanis club in co
operation with the Brazos County
Chapter for Crippled Children and
Cotton Pageant
Set For April 29
the Brazos County Easter Seal so- I club is proud tto be associated ] Brazos County Society for Crip-
ciety, will be held in the reception [ with in this great endeavor.” \ pled Children, and Mrs. D. W. An-
Other persons active in the plan- I ^ res » ehahman of the Easter Seal
ning for this year’s clinic include | socie ty*
Taylor Riedel, president of the | Members of the Children’s com
mittee of the Kiwanis club include,
and banquet rooms of Sbisa hall,!
said Luther G. Jones, ehaiiTnan of i
the Children’s committee of the lo-
cal Kiwanis club.
Last year, 115 children from i
Brazos, Madison and Burleson I
counties were treated, said Jones,:
and more than twice that many;
are expected for this year’s clinic.;
Top Doctors Here
Some noted orthopedic surgeons ;
I and physical thrapists who have :
voluntered their services for this
year’s clinic include Dr. G. W. H. |
Eggers, University Medical school,:
Galveston; Dr. T. C. Blocker, John
Sealy hospital, Galveston; and Dr.
The Cotton Style Show pageant] W. H. Ainsworth, University Med-
and ball, an annual event at A&M ical school, Galveston. Two inde-
since 1931, will be held at G. Rollie ! pendent orthopedic surgeons from
White Coliseum April 29. Waco, Dr. P. W. Bailey jr. and
Over 300 letters and applica- | Dr. Arthur P. Heps, also have of-
tions have been mailed to differ- I fered their services,
ent clubs for the selection of 1 These specialists will be on hand
duchesses for the ball. i to make free diagnosis and to give
Seven boys will be selected to! recommendations for treatment, *
go to TSCW to choose the Queen said Jones. They will provide
and the Queen’s court. So far, the ' their own transportation to the |
king has not been chosen. i clinic.
For the past several years the ‘Benerolont Gesture’
style show has been put on by peo- : "This is a most benevolent ges- j
pie from out of town. This year, j ture of these fine men.” said It. G.
Beveaiy Braley of Bry’an may han- Cherry, president of the local Ki- j
die the style show. ! warns club, “and a group which our I
besides Jones, J. F. Fudge; Isaac
Peters; W. W. Potts; E. B. Rey
nolds, Riedel and J. J. Sperry.
ORGANIST—Miss Margar
et Elaine Berry will be pre
sented in an organ recital
by her teacher, Mrs. J. B.
Baty, at 4 p.m. in the Me
morial Student Center ball
room, Sunday. Miss Bern'
is a junior student at A&M
Consolidated high school.
Bush Accepts
Executive Post
Edward H. Bush, a native of
Bryan, has accepted the position of
executive rice-president of the Tex
as Cotton Ginners association, ef
fective March 1, with headquarters
in Dallas.
Bush is recognized throughout
the South for his work in the
cotton industry as cotton gin spe
cialist for the Texas Agricultural
Extension service. He will repre-
j sent the cotton ginners of Texas
: in their relations with all branches
! of the cotton industry, and with
! the state and federal governments.
! He also will publish a yearbook and
i an annual directory of cotton gin
ners.
Bush, who was graduated from
I A&M in 1938, lives at 707 Meadow
, lane.
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Fish Urged
To Pay Dollar
To Class Fund
Freshmen who have not
paid their dollar for the class
fund are urged to do so as
soon as possible, said I) o n
E 1 1 i d g e, president of the
freshman class.
Most of the money will be used
for the Freshman ball March 5
from 8 p.m. to midnight, in Sbisa
hall. Non-military freshmen are
asked to pay their money' at the
student activities office in Goodwin
hall and pick up their compliment
ary ticket there, while those in the
corps are to pay their first ser
geant.
The Aggieland orchestra will
play for the ball, and refreshments
will be sold.
Five finalists for the Fish Sweet
heart will be chosen tonight and
will be presented at the ball. The
sweetheart will be chosen by “a
committee of qualified judges” at
the ball, according to Ellidge.
The complimentary pass given
to all freshmen will carry date
privileges, and seniors with dates
will be welcome if they pay’ a dol
lar to the freshman class fund,
Ellidge said.
Weather Today
HOLD IT—These men of the George Fagen Surveying
company of Dallas line up their transit along the line which
will ultimately be the course of the city’s new $300,000
sewer system. Bids on pipe for the sewers will be taken
soon by the City CounciL
The weather outlook for today
is continued cloudy with light
showers and cooler in the after
noon and tomorrow.
Yesterday’s high was 65, loW 49.
The temperature at 10 this morn
ing was 54.