The Battalion
Number 71: Volume 54
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1955
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO—A nuclear scientist,
James Arnold, said last night that
the United States now has all the
information it needs about hydro
gen bomb effects in order to start
planning a workable defense.
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WASHINGTON—The Defense
department yesterday issued a
draft call for 8,000 men in April,
the lowest monthly quota since
ttie draft was resumed in Sep
tember, 1950.
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LONDON—R u s s i a rejected a
statement by Great Britain yester
day that British support of West
German rearmament will not run
counter to her obligations under
their friendship treaty of 1942. The
rejection was made in a note reply
ing to a British message rejecting
allegations that West German re
armament would break treaty obli
gations to Russia.
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BUFFALO—A strike of 3,500
employees was ordered for mid
night last night at plants of the
American Locomotive company in
Schenectady, Dunkirk and Au
burn, New York. The strike an-
noucement by the CIO steel
workers union followed collapse
of an all-day last ditch bargain
ing effort by negotiators. Wages
and welfare benefits are at issue
in the dispute. »
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MOSCOW—Three Soviet deputy
premiers have been advanced to
first deputy premier, and now rank
with Foreign Minister V. M. Molo
tov and L. M. Kaganovich. London
observers believe that Premiei' Bul
ganin has begun strengthening his
government.
PARTING REMEMBRANCE—Col. Robert D. Offer, professor of military science and
tactics looks at an engraved gold watch presented him by the cadet corps as a remem
brance of A&M. He leaves today for his new station at Fort Bragg, N.C. Cadets are
John Leimbrock, left, First Regiment commander, and Bill Utsman, comander of the
Second Regiment.
Col. Offer Leaves
For New Artillery
Today
Post
Civilian Council
To Discuss Jackets
The question of civilian students
wearing letter jackets from other
schools on the A&M campus will
be discussed by the Civilian Stu
dent Council at 7:15 tonight in the
Memorial Student Center senate
chamber.
The council will hear a report
on action taken by the Student Life
committee. The council recom
mended to the committee that the OlT Lliclvy Droodlc*
three representatives from Student
Life be elected from council mem
bers rather than the Student Life
appointing three men to the coun
cil:
The general chairman of the
Dance committee will report on
progress of the committee in plan
ning the civilian dance May 14.
A conflict with the Student Life
committee meeting was the reason
for a Tuesday meeting.
Col. Robert D. Offer will leave
sometime today for a new assign
ment with a field artillery group at
Fort Bragg, N. C.
“There is no known replacement
at this time,” said Lt. Col. Taylor
Wilkins, assistant commandant.
“I’ve learned a lot at A&M, and
I regret' that I couldn’t stay long-
Petroleum Banquet
Scheduled Tonight
Outstanding junior and senior
petroleum engineering students will
be honored ,at the annual Petroleum
Engineering banquet tonight.
The banquet will be at 6 p.m. in
the Memorial Student Center, with
about 70 pei’sons expected.
Awai’ds will be presented to de
serving petroleum students, said
Conrad Cummings and Charlie See
ly, co-chairmen of the banquet.
Speaker will be Hank Gruy, an
A&M petroleum gi’aduate.
A&M Student Wins
Wayne Edwards, a sophomore in
squadron 17, has won a $25 award
for a winning entry in Lucky Strike
cigarette’s “Droodles” contest.
His drawing, an up-side-down
triangle called “pyramid built by
crazy mixed-up pharoh,” appears
in this issue of The Battalion.
Paul Breen is the Lucky Strike
representative for the A&M cam
pus.
Directors Honor
Three A&M Men
The A&M System board of directors Saturday honored
three of A&M’s outstanding men: G. Rollie White, P. L.
(Pinky) Downs jr., and the late C. H. Alvord.
White is former president of the board. Downs is the
college’s “official greeter,” and Alvord was director of the
Agricultural Extension service.
The board passed formal resolutions honoring each of
these men.
White’s resolution read in part “whereas, the board of
directors . . : is for the first time in 29 years meeting without
its membership including G. Rollie White, and.whereas, such
valued service as he has rendered to the Texas Agricultural
and Mechanical College System and the State of Texas is
not to be taken lightly, now therefore be it resolved, that
the members of this board wish to express their appreciation
tcf Mr. White for the privilege of working with him through
the years.”
Dowm’s resolution read in part, “whereas, above and
beyond the limits of his official duties, Mr. Downs has
throughout the years been such an enthusiastic and whole-
er, but when the time comes to
go, you go, and the army has re
assigned me,” said Offer.
He said he did not know the rea
son foi - his being transferred so
soon after his arrival, but 'that he
did not believe the Formosan crisis
was the cause.
Offer, a West Point graduate,
attended the army’s Command and
General Staff college for a year
before coming to A&M last Au
gust. He replaced Col. Shelley P.
Meyers, who left for duty in Eu
rope.
Yesterday, students presented
him with an engraved gold watch
as a token of the services he ren
dered the coips during his stay at
A&M.
Col. Harry L. 'Phillips, senior
transportation instructor, will be
acting PMS&T until a permanent
one is named, said Wilkins.
AH Student Wins
Chemistry Award
Allen D. Nelson, freshman ani
mal husbandry major from China
Spring, won an award for the
greatest achievement in chemistry
for the fall semester, according to
Fred W. Jensen, head of the chem
istry department.
The award is presented to the
student taking chemistry who
shows the greatest improvement
during the semester. Nelson star
ted the semester with a grade of
64 for quiz A, 48 in quiz B, 86 for
quib C, 94 for quiz D and a grade
of 99 on the final examination.
The instimctors in the depart
ment go over the records of the
freshman chemistry students and
pick the one who has shown the
most improvement.
Mexico Leads List
Of Foreign Aggies
A&M college has 136 foreign
students from 30 different coun
tries, with Mexico leading with 30
students enrolled.
The countries represented are as
follows:
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, El Sal
vador, Greece, France, Iran, Iraq,
Lebanon, the Netherlands and Par
aguay.
Uruguay, Guatemala, Honduras,
India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama,
Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico and
Venezuela.
MSC Art Display
Is Exchange Plan
LJ
The art exhibition now on dis-
souled supporter of his alma-mater, the A&M College of I play 1° the show cases in the Me-
Texas, and all of its activities, that he isknown and loved morial Student Center is part of
wherever the sons of the college are to be found, now there- : an exchange program between
fore be it resolved the board of directors wdshes to express, | A&M and Texas Western college
officially and personally, a sincere regret for the illness which I said Mrs. Ralph Terry, MSC Art
at this time confines Mr. P. L. Downs and wish for him a group director,
speedy recovery and return to the campus which he loves.” The display includes 17 oil paint-
Alvord’s resolution read in part, “whereas, in the pio- ings, two water colors, 10 prints
neering years of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of | and 15 pieces of jewelry and silvei
Texas and the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, his | smithing. Most of the pieces are
wise counsel and able administration contributed greatly to i for sale, she said,
the growth of these parts of the system, now therefore be it The exhibition will be taken
resolved that the members of this board express to Airs, down at the end of this week, she
Jack Williams, and to other members of his family, their said, to prepare for a new show,
deep sympathy at the untimely passing of Air. Charles H. “For Americans With A Future,”
Alvord.” which will start Monday.
BOARD APPROVES
GYMNASIUM FEE
Teaching Plans
Win Top Honors
Farm electrification teaching
plans developed this year by the
agricultural education and the ag
ricultural engineering departments
have been chosen best in the nation
by the Edison Electric institute of
New York.
E. V. Walton, head of the agri-
eultm*al education department, de
veloped the teaching procedure
and P. T. Montfoi*t, Bob Jaska, R.
N. Craig and Price Hobgood adapt
ed technical information to the pro
cedure.
Purpose of the plan is to im
prove the teaching of farm elec
tricity in vocational agriculture and
4-H club groups.
‘Pinky’ Shows
Improvement,
Says Wife
P. L. (Pinky) Downs jr. is
showing some improvement
although he is still very weak,
Mrs. Downs reported aftfer a
trip to Galveston Saturday.
Downs has been getting- lots of
mail, she said, and he opens it him
self. It is about the only thing he
shows much interest in.
“It is difficult to say when he
will be able to return to the cam
pus,” Mrs. Downs said, “but the
heavy flow of mail fx-om his Ag
gie friends furnishes a medicine
which can’t be found in bottles.”
Friend of all students and for
mer students fox^ many years,
Downs currently is taking it easy
in Room 302, St. Mary’s Infix-mary
in Galveston.
He was 71 Saturday.
At the first of the year he en
tered the hospital at Temple and
about three weeks later returned
to the campus where he entex-ed
the college hospital.
After a few days in the hospital
here, he went to the hospital in
Galveston.
Student Life Gives
Money to Aid Fund
The Student Life committee yes
terday allocated the $1,232.01 profit
from the Twelfth Man Bowl to the
student aid fund and the Twelfth
Man scholarship.
One thousand dollars of the px-o-
fit went to the student aid fund
and the rest went to the scholar
ship.
The SLC also voted money from
its recreation and welfare fund,
supplied by Exchange store profits,
to the Aggie Players and dormi
tory athletic equipment.
Aggie Players got $250, and the
dormitory athletic equipment fund
got $950.
Contracts Awarded
For Improvement
The A&M System of directors Saturday approved an $8
per semester physical education gymnasium required fee,
and awarded contracts totalling $207,027.60 for system im
provements. ^
At the Friday organizational meeting, held on the cam
pus, W. T. Doherty of Houston was elected president of the
board and A. E. Cudlipp of Lufkin was named vice-president.
Doherty replaced G. Rollie White, a member of the board for
29 years and president for the past 10 years. Cudlipp suc
ceeded H. L. Winfield, who resigned last year because of ill
health.
To be put into effect next semester, the PE fee will
‘♦"cover the cost of furnishing
laundered shorts, shirt, sup-
Subcommittee
Approves
Shepardson
C. N. Shepardson, dean of
agriculture, has been approv
ed by a Senate banking sub
committee for a post on the
board of governors of the
Federal Reserve bank.
He was nominated to the $16,000
a year position by Px-esident Eisen
hower.
The final approval is expected
sometime during the lattex* part of
this week, said Shepardson. The
final word lies with the Senate,
he said.
Shepai’dson owns 100 shares of
stock in the College Station State
Bank and 50 shax-es in the Fix*st
National Bank of Hoxxston which
he will dispose of befox-e taking the
Federal Reserve position, when fi
nal approval is granted.
He has been a* director of the
Houston branch of the FRB of Dal
las since 1950, and is now chairman
of that board.
If approved, Shepardson will
serve out the unexpired term of the
late Paul E. Miller of Minneapolis,
Minn. About 13 years of Miller’s
term still remain.
Fred J. Benson
Engineer Of Year Named
Fx-ed J. Benson, College Station |
city engineex*, was named Engineer
of the Year at the annual banquet
of the Bx-azos County Chapter of
the Texas Society of Professional
Engineers last week at the Memox*-
ial Student Center.
In making the presentation of
the citation, Spencer J. Buchanan
said, “Benson exemplifies in ac
tion the ideals that should moti
vate every professional engineex - —
technical excellence, professional
•onsciousness and generous service
to his community.”
Besides serving for several years
as city engineer without pay, Ben
son is credited with getting a bet
ter design for College Station’s
new sewage system. He also has
x-eceived "commendation for his
work as director of the highway
shox-t course, an annual activity
of A&M and the Texas highway
depai-tmerxt that brings hundreds
of engineers to tfxe campus.
In connection with his commun
ity service, Benson said, ‘T feel
that every man has an obligation
to his country and community be
sides his profession, and whenever
he sees a chance to help, he
should.”
Benson also has served as chair
man of the College Station Com
munity Chest and chairman of the
boax-d of stewax-ds of the A&M
Methodist church and is a mem
ber of the Bryan-Brazos County
Junior Chamber of Commerce. He
also acts as consulting engineer in
civil engineering for local archi
tects and other engineers.
The banquet concluded obser
vance of National Engineers week
for the Biazos chapter of TSPE.
C. F. DeVilbiss, chapter president,
was master of ceremonies.
MSC Sponsors
License Sales
The Memorial Student Center
house group will sponsor license
plate sales in the center March
7 to 12, in cooperation with the
Brazos County tax office.
A booth will be set up near the
post office entrance and will be
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Weather Today
The weather outlook for today
is cloudy skies with no rain ex
pected and slightly codes.
Yesterday’s high was 79, low 66.
News Briefs
TODAY is the last day for graduating seniors to file
for a degree. Filing can be done in the registrar’s office.
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LONNIE E. LOCKE, squadron adjutant of the 9807th
air reserve squadron, has been promoted to the rank of Ma
jor. He was a B-26 pilot during World War II and was
graduated from A&M in 1950.
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WALTER S. MANNING of the business administration
department has been elected a member of the American In
stitute of Accountants, national professional society of Cer
tified Public Accountants.
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THE TEXAS Water and Sewage W^>rks association will
hold a short course on the campus March 6-11. The civil
engineering department will sponsor the course, which is ex
pected to draw 700 persons.
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BRIG. GEN. J. EARL RUDDER, former student and
new land commissioner, has been promoted to commanding
general of the 90th division. He replaces Gen. A. P. Wat
son, who retired last year.
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THE EIGHTH ANNUAL Management Engineering con
ference will be held here March 3-4. The conference is spon
sored by the industrial engineering department, the Waco
Chamber of Commerce and Texas Chapters of the American
Institute of Industrial Engineers.
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ROY GARRETT, of the agricultural engineering depart
ment, will conduct a short course on irrigation at Palestine
March 7-11. The off-campus short course is part of the
adult education program of the School of Agriculture, part
of A&M’s responsibility as a land-grant college.
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MAJ. CHARLES TAYLOR, A&M tactical officer, will
speak on “Recent Military Trends” at a meeting of Post 541
of the American Legion at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the bioiogical
sciences building.
porter, socks and towel to re
quired PE students during the
semester.
Among contracts awai’ded was
one for 1,368 chaii’s for classrooms
in the academic, mechanical engi
neering and petroleum-geology
buildings. A contract was awarded
for air conditioning lecture rooms
in the biological sciences and chem-
istx-y buildings, and another for
continuing repairs to Sbisa hall.
Appropx-iation of $25,000 was
made to - covex* repaix-s and repaint
ing of dormitories 15, 16 and 17,
and for repairing and refinishing
Walton hall.
Another $6,500 was appropriated
for construction of a fire escape
and storage unit at the chemistry
building. Pui-pose of the fire es
cape is to impi’ove safety of the
chemistry building because of high
ly volatile chemicals presently stor
ed under the lectux-e rooms.
The stox-age unit is a separate
building to be constmcted in the
rear of the chemistry building to
keep such chemicals.
The libi-ai*y was awarded $23,000
to be used to i*efinish the interior
and install air conditiorxing, and to
refinish or replace furniture.
Repairs to Sbisa will include in
stallation of a ventilation system,
a new suspended acoustical ceiling,
new lighting, wainscoating, addi
tional painting and new aluminum
entx-ance doors.
Three new board members at
tended their first meeting Satur
day. H. B. Zachry, San Antonio
construction company president;
Price Campbell, px-esident of the
West Texas Utilities company in
Abilene, and L. H. Ridout jr., Dal
las automobile dealer, were named
to the board eax-lier in the month.
In addition to vacancies created
by White and Cudlipp, E. W. Har
rison of South Bend died in Sep
tember from a heart attack.
Other members of the board in
clude J. W. Witherspoon of Here
ford; Robert Allen of Raymond-
ville; J. Harold Dunn of Amarillo
and R. H. Finney of Greenville.
Society To Award
Outstanding W ork
Awards will be made this year to
the outstanding fi-eshman and
sophomore in electincal engineering
by the A&M group of Kappa Nu,
EE society, according to M. M.
Newsome, president.
Winners will receive certificate
and a year’s dues in the American
Institute of Electrical Engineers,
and will be announced about Moth
ers Day, he said.
The A&M group is now working
on a petition to get a national
chapter of Eta Nu established here
by the end of the semester. New-
some said. Other officers of the
group are H. M. Barnard, vice-
president; D. E. Hightower, re
cording secretary; K. R. Thomp
son, corresponding secretary; and
L. A. Parker, treasurer.
The next meeting of the group
will be at 7:30 p.m. tonight in
the Electrical Engineering build
ing.
Rathbone Elected
Pembroke Rathbone recently was
elected president of the Golden
State club. Other officers are Bob
Scarborough, vice-president; Pat
Farley, secretary-treasurer; and
Donald Swanson, program chair
man.