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wmmmam The Batfalion Number 96: 'Volume 54 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1955 Price Five Cents Postponed Elections This Year News of the World By The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Ei senhower asked Congress yesterday to approve U. S. membership in a new world trade organization as an important step in the struggle against Communist domination. “We would thus cooperate further with the free world,” he said “to the greater security and the great er prosperity of all.” ★ ★ ★ AUSTIN—Atty. Gen. John Ben Shepperd reported from Wash ington yesterday the federal gov ernment will try to block Texas’ sale of tidelands oil and gas leases scheduled for May 3. Land Commissioner Earl Rudder left at once to confer with Shepperd and Department of Interior offi cials over the offshore land lease questions. 'At 'At "A - NEW YORK—The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis festerday decided on the two-shot JSalk polio vaccine plan for the na- . tion’s beginner school children. Their parents will have to arrange for a third shot that comes seven months or more later. ★ ★ ★ WASHINGTON — The Eisen hower administration asked Con gress yesterday to apply the min imum wage to 2,200,000 more workers and raise the minimum to 90 cents an hour from 75. lit >" %#» If a ,• - gflgi,. m i Ag Journalism Scholarships Given Frank Waddell and Joe Boyd, Agricultural journalism majors, were awarded the Anderson, Clay ton and Co. $500 scholarships for agricultural journalism for 1955- 56, announced D. D. Burchard, head of the journalism department. The scholarships were awarded on the basis of character, scholar ship, need, and the possibility of achieving success in agricultural journalism after graduation, Bur chard said. Waddell was awarded the senior scholarship. He will be next year’s editor of the Agriculturist. Boyd received the junior scholar ship. He is editor of Texas Young Farmer, the new FFA magazine published by the agricultural edu cation department. THIS IS THE LIFE—That’s what quarterback Bobby Conrad seems to be saying as Wil liam Bendix, star of “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial” feeds him a piece of toast. Ben- dix ate dinner with the football team yesterday and gave a “scouting report” on UCLA, 1954 national champs who meet the Aggies in the ’55 season opener. 22 Yesterday Election Filing Mounts Twenty-two students filed yes terday for the general elections, bringing the total entrants to 73. Filings close Wednesday. The election will be April 27 near the post office entrance of the Memorial Student Center. There have been no filings for the Student Publications board posts. Filings for this position are open to one corps student in the class of ’56, and one civilian student in the class of ’56. Might Be Vacant In case no students file for the position, the posts will probably be vacant next year, according to W. D. (Pete) Hardesty, election ad visor. The following students had filed by 3 p.m. yesterday for the elec tion: Student Senate, class of ’56, (15 to be chosen) — Charles Stinnett, John Kessinger, Henry Hill, Sidney Pillow, Clay McFarland, Tommy Short, Bill Swann, Ronald Gai’dner, Jack Edwards, Robert Lee, Frank Vaden, G. E. Hunt, Jennings Bunn, Sam Curtis. Earle Geddes, Edward Castle, John Petty, Jack Pearson, B. A. Parham, Jack Brady, Cecil Stew ard, Glenn Buell, Robert Moore, Robert White, Kenneth Richmond. Inspection Deadline Is Midnight Midnight tonight is the deadline for cars to be inspec ted. After this, owners of cars without proper inspection stickers can be fined as much as $200. Violation of this law is treat ed in the same manner as a traffic violation. It will be enforced by highway patrol men and federal weight sta tions according to the Bryan police department. Local inspection stations are jammed with a last minute rush of car owners. Not enough time remains to in spect all the cars that have not been inspected by April 15, it is feared. Violations of the law will also be apprehended by cam pus police, according to the Campus Security office. Class of ’57 Student Senate, class of ’57 (10 to be chosen ) -—Donald Williams, John Weatherford, William Mc- Caidy, Jon Cobb, Tommy Smith, Jim Rowland, Joseph Sanders, Joe Ross, Bann Farquhar, Thomas Thedford, Jack Lunsford, Durward Thompson, Bernai’d Halverson, C. R. Bollinger. James Goode, David Brothers, Carl Wagner, Douglas DeCluitt, Charles Schweizer, John Aldrige, Jimmie Dellinger. Student Senate, class of ’58 (6 to be chosen)—D. L. Smith, Joel Spitzei% John Herren, James Hall, Cai-1 Ditmore, Eax-l Huitt, Don Ell- edge, Ted Lowe, Ridley Ruth. Civilian Senators Student Senate, Milner hall — Walker Porter and Dudley Thomas. Student Senate, Law hall—Frank Webber. Stxident Senate, Hart hall — G E. Hunt. Student Senate, College View— Melvin Newsom. Student Senate, Puryear hall — Don Davis. Student Senate, Leggett hall -— Tony Bi'ucks. Student Senate, day students — Dayton Moses. Student Life committee civilian representatives, (three to be chos en)—John Jones, Hugh Lanktree, John Brannen. Civilian yell leader—John Cozad, Ronald Gardner, Clifford Chud- leigh, Thomas Hendrick. ■4 Senate Also Outlaws Primaries The Student Senate last night decided to reopen filings •in the controversial class of ’56 and ’57 elections and have the election some time this spring, and also recommended that primaries be made illegal. The two class elections were postponed by the Election commission because the army students in both classes had pri maries to determine a slate of officers. Here is what the senate decided in more than two hours of sometimes-violent debate: The present filings for the two sets of class officers will be erased, and filings will be reopened to anyone, including the persons now filed. ♦ The election for these offi- i"\l cers will probably be held at 1 jvilians t >kay I Concessions In Dormitories Students living in civilian dormitories were polled by the Student Life committee in February and March to deter mine what concessions they desired, said Bennie A. Zinn, head of student affairs. The results of the poll were stud ied and the following concessions approved for 1955-56: Christmas cards, magazines, newspapers, Ag gie “T” pictures, bonfii’e pictures, student directories, student floral concessions and songs of A&M on record. Students who live in civilian dor mitories and desire one of the listed concessions for 1955-56 should ap ply with W. G. Breazeale, civilian student advisor, at 1H Puiyear hall before May 1. College apartment residents have approved the following items for concessions, and the Student Life committee approved the plan: Milk, newspapers, Avon products. Fuller brush products, and cleaning and pressing establishments who do not charge for pick-up and delivexy. Students who desire concessions in College apaiLment areas should file applications with Robert O. Murray, jr. of the department of student affaii's in 105 Bizzell hall before May 1. No solicitors except those author ized will be allowed to operate in civilian dormitories or , college apartments, Zinn said. On 54th Birthday the same time the election for Election commission members is held, May 12, said Dave Lane, chairman of thp Election commission. The Election commission will meet Monday night to decide def initely. They will also decide when to hold the class of ’58 run-off, postponed pending senate decision on the other elections. Primaries Outlined The senate also prepared a rec ommendation outlawing primai’ies, to go to Pi’esident David H. Mor gan, who is also acting dean of stu dent personnel services. The recommendation reads as follows: “Any student election not authorized and sanctioned by'the student Election commission is in valid and any student involved in such election will be ineligible to become a candidate for any elected student office for the period of one year.” If approved, this will become a pai’t of the college regulations, ef fective • next September. Primary- type elections are not now specif ically prohibited by the college reg ulations. At the start of the special called meeting, Lane offered the senate three possible courses of action on the postponed elections. They wex-e (1) use the original ballots, (2) reopen filings, and (3) postpone all but the yell leader elections until next spring. A motion to outlaw primaries and have the two elections next fall was defeated, and the bicker ing started. (See ELECTIONS, page 2) Fifty Cents Will Buy Meal Of Pancakes You can eat all you want for 50 cents, said Maj. Charles Taylor, publicity chairman for the Kiwanis Club’s “Pancake Fiesta”, which starts tomor row at noon at the Bryan country club. The menu for the affair, a joint pi'oject of the College Station- Bi’yan Kiwanians to raise money for local undei'privileged children, will include syrup, bacon, marga rine, milk, coffee and gidddle cakes. To make sure the chefs for the supper do a good job, expert cook ing advice will be given by Aunt Jemima, in pex*son direct from Col. Higbee’s Landing on the Missis sippi. From the noon starting hour un til closing time, 9 p.m., entertain ment will be provided by a commit tee headed by J. H. Southern of the College Station club and Jerry Massey from the Bryan Kiwanis club. W. E. Briles is co-chairman for the fiesta with Dick Holmgreen of Bryan. Briles said of the supper, “it is a good chance to get acquainted with your neighbors and should be a wholesome afternoon for young and old alike.” Advance tickets for the fiesta can be bought from any Kiwanian or at Loupots, McCarty Jewelers and Lipscomb’s Pharmacy. Tickets will also be sold at the fiesta. SLC To Discuss Civilian Campaigns The Student Life committee will meet Monday to study the civilian student request to allow them to campaign in student elections. A sub-committee, headed by Bob Murray, has recommended the ci vilians be allowed to campaign within their areas in only the elec tions limited to civilian students. Other business will include a con sideration of the proposal for so liciting on the campus. The meet ing will be at 4:30 p.m. in the Me morial Student Center senate cham ber. Loeffler Gets Aggie Welcome By JERRY WIZIG The newest Aggie of them all got an A&M welcome on his 54th bii’thday at the Grove last night, as 4,000 welcomed basketball coach Ken Loeffler, builder of champions, to probably his biggest task. In just his thix-d day on the campus, Loeffler appeared as much impressed with his official x'ecep- tion as with the task before him. In tine Aggie tradition, Loeffler took off his coat and bow tie, rolled up his sleeves, and told his wildly yelling audience, “I just hope we on the basketball court will some time justify a reception like this, and that you all can be at a na tional tournament. “You’ll have to wait a little while, because it takes a little time, but you’ll be there sooner or later, and it won’t be too far off.” “How can you keep from getting better with this kind of suppoxi;?” said the tutor of six national tour- AGGIE BARBER—Someone has finally found a use for sabers as the senior with the “sword” is shown demonstra ting. Shaving the civilian entrant in the beard growing contest, Lamar Hisey, junior animal husbandry major from Odessa, is Roy H. Markwardt, CO of squadron 23, an indus trial technology major from Palacios. Brazos Aggies Set Muster Rite A&M former students who live in Brazos county will meet at the A&M club house in Bi'yan at 7 p.m. Thursday to observe the 52nd an- niversai'y muster. It will be one of more than 400 similar ceremonies held when foi'- mer students pay homage to their fellow classmates who have passed on, and a humble tribute to the Texans who won the freedom of the state at the Battle of San Ja cinto. Families are invited to bi'ing their own picnic supper and soft di’inks will be served. Weather Today The weather outlook for today is clear and warmer. Yesterday’s high was 84, low 56. The tempei’ature at 10:30 this moi'ning was 75. Saturday is expected to be fair and warmer and Sunday there is a possibility of showers. HOWDY—New basketball coach Ken Loeffler looks over the Aggies as he is introduced at the yell practice held in his honor last night. Behind him are members of the A&M band. ney teams in six years at LaSalle, whex-e he won 145, lost 30. It was the second time in 14 months that A&M has held a tu multuous welcome for a top figui'e in the spoi-ts world whom Aggies hope will lift the Mai'oon and White fi'om the athletic doldrams. Paul (Bear) Bryant, head foot ball coach and athletic directox*, came to the campus in Febniary, 1954. At Yale, where he coached for eight years, Loeffler lost only three games to arch-rivals Princeton and Harvaxd, winning or tieing for the Big Three title seven times. Entering the air force in 1942, Loeffler, a professor of business law at LaSalle, came out four years later to find that Red Rolfe, foi’- mer manager of the Detroit Ti gers, had his Yale job. So Loeffler signed with the St. Louis Bombers of the now-defunct Basketball Association of America and piloted them to two straight division titles. The Bombei's had finished last the year befoi*e he joined them. “I’m the only coach that ever left Yale of his own accord,” says Loeffler. “I’ve never been fired—- maybe this will be the first time.” He won’t hold a workout today, because he flies to Amarillo. Mon day he goes back to Philadelphia, where his teaching contract at La Salle is due to run until June 15. Jerry Claiborne, assistant foot ball coach (and straight A student at Kentucky) will handle the final week of spring drills. Loeffler will not sign his assistant for at least several more weeks.