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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1955)
The Battalion Number 110: Volume 54 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1955 Price Five Cents Tomorrow Is Election Day Recreation Council $5,855 Budget Approved HIGH FASHION — A&M students can keep up with the latest in fashions if they want to. Here Bobby Marks, left, and Tom Strait model walking shorts, high socks, and straw hats—the last word in summer campus wear. Civilian Students’ Weekend Ahead The College Station Recreation c o u n c i 1 yesterday approved a $5,855.50 budget for the 1955 pro gram, including estimated expenses of $5,317,50 plus a 10 per cent contingency of $532. Estimated income this year is $5,009.21. Contributing agencies are the City of College Station, Chamber of Commerce, Community Chest, Lions club and Kiwanis club. Money comes also from the fol lowing council programs: swim ming registration, tennis registra tion, pre-school registration and American legion. The council’s bank balance at the start of this year’s program is $1,157.70, -which together with the estimated income gives a total of $6,166.91. Of this, $311.41 has not been allotted for any specific pur pose. This year’s programs, the amount budgeted for each, and last year’s expenses are as follows: Swimming—$2,800, and $3,323.05 in 1954. Tennis—$480, and $432.28. Pre-school—$135, and $75.68. Lincoln school—$375, and $247.25. Picnic—$100, and $70.49. Tumbling—$240, and $240. Golf—$30, and $30. Little league baseball—$325, and $300. American Legion baseball—$550, and $533.80. Softball—$62.50, and $82.20. Christmas party—$60, and $54.31. Treasurer’s expense—$0.00, and $3.54 in 1954. Administrative program expense —$10, and $0.00 in 1954. Community Christmas program —$0.00, and $10. Basketball—$100, and $85.51. The council postponed until July action on setting up a softball pro gram, because of lack of past par ticipation in this sport. Registration for the swimming program will start June 6 at De- Ware field house, according to Mrs. Fred Weick, chairman of the coun cil’s Swimming committee. The first Civilian weekend ever to be staged at A&M will get un derway at 5:30 p.m. Friday with a tug-of-war on the field, across West boulevard from the Grove. The affair will have civilian dor mitories and housing areas com peting with each other, and each member of the winning team will be given a free ticket to Guion hall. A stream of water from a fire hose will serve as the center of the pull, with the losing team in each contest getting doused. Barbecue Planned At 6:30, after the tug-of-war, a barbecue will be held in The Grove. Tickets, which are 70 cents each, are good for one pound of baby beef complete with the usual trim mings. A limited number of tick ets will be available at the door, and advance tickets may be pur chased from Civilian Student Coun- cilmen, ramp representatives, or at the office of student activities. The beard-growing contest will be judged at the barbecue, and judges will be Jane and Joan Ryba f^-om Rice, Judy Nuhn, Aggie sweetheart and Shirley Woodell from Lamar Tech. Two classes of beards will be judged — fanciest and scroungiest. Prizes The prizes to be awarded are as follows: Fanciest, first place — 8 by 10 portrait from the Aggieland Stu dio; a $3 pair of cuff links from Varner Jewelers; choice of one 10 inch LP record or one 45 rpm al bum from Shaffer’s; 10 gallons of gasoline from the Triangle service station; free shave from the Me morial Student Center barber shop; I bers. a ‘‘best in the house” dinner from the Texan drive-in. Fanciest, second place — 8 by 10 portrait from the Aggieland stu dio; $2 in merchandise from Hol- ick’s Shoe Repair; one pair of Treadlite summer shoes from Lou- pot’s; one dozen doughnuts from Amnuts; free shave from the MSC barber shop. More Prizes Scroungiest, first place—one $2 steak dinner from the Triangle drive-in; $3.50 in merchandise from Lipscomb’s pharmacy; a money clip from the MSC gift shop; 10 gallons of gasoline from the Triangle service station; free shave from the MSC barber shop. Scroungiest, second place'—free suit cleaning from Smith’s clean ers; shave from MSC barger shop; sport shirt from the Student Co op. Only A Part But these afe only a part of the activities. For entertainment at the barbecue, music will be fur nished by the African Combo and the Aggie Ramblers. Master of ceremonies for the weekend will be Charles Parker. Saturday, the first annual Civil ian ball will begin at 9 p.m. Tick ets are $1.50, and music for the dance will be furnished by the Capers Combo. Hugh Lanktree, general chair man for the activities, has prom ised a “whale of a good time” to all students who participate in the activities. All the events except the tug-of-war are, open to corps students, faculty and staff mem- News of the World By The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON—President Eisenhower joined with the leaders of Britain and France yesterday to invite Soviet Pre mier Bulganin to a top level Big Four meeting aimed at re moving “sources of conflict” between the Western powers and Russia. ★ ★ ★ MOSCOW—The Soviet Union made public yester day a proposal calling for immediate withdrawal of the bulk of foreign forces from both East and West Ger many. ★ ★ ★ AUSTIN—The bill raising Tarleton State college, a member of the A&M System, from junior college to senior college status gained final approval in the House yesterday and was sent to the Senate. Cushion, Hensel Late Staff Men Honored Class Elections Scheduled in MSC The primary-postponed class elections will be held to morrow in the Memorial Student Center, with the voting booth by the post office entrance. The election opens at 8 a.m., closes at noon, reopens at 1 and lasts until 5:15 p.m. Because of primaries held by army juniors and sopho- ‘ mores, the election commis sion, following Student Sen ate instructions, reopened fil ings for officers of the class es of ’56 and ’57, two yell leaders for each of the classes, and a student entertainment man ager for the class of ’56. The senate also made a recom mendation, later approved by the Academic council, outlawing any election not held under the auspices of the student activities depart ment. Runoff for the class of ’58 offi cers also will be held at tomorrow’s election. This class was not in volved in any charge of holding a primary, but the election commis sion delayed its runoff until this time for convenience. Fifteen election commission members are also to be elected to morrow, five from each of the three classes. , After a meeting of the Election commission last night, Dave Lane, chairman, said, “We have no rea son to believe there was any type of primary conducted for this filing by any of the classes taking part in tomorrow’s elections.” (See list of names of candidates on Page 2, under Class Candidates.) By RALPH COLE •Battalion Managing Editor Markers have been erected for two of A&M’s most beloved and widely known men. Mason L. Cash- ion and Fritz W. Hensel, in Hen sel Park. Cushion was one of the most widely known YMCA men in the college field. He came to A&M in 1926 and worked with the social and spiritual welfare of students until his death in 1952. He was 65 years old. He was executive secretary of the YMCA here for 26 years, dur ing which time he won the heart of many students. For many for eign students, Cashion was their first taste of the American way of life. The Iran Secretary of Ag riculture, a former student, recent ly visited Mrs. Cashion. ^ Old Social Center During the times before the Me morial Student Center, the YMCA served as the hub of the social ac tivities on the campus. Most stu dents depended on “Mr. Cash” for some level-headed advice. Cashion created the Cosmopoli tan club, now known as the United Nations club, to bring students from foreign lands into close con tact in the field of entertainment and social activity so they might understand the problems they fac ed. Cashion was secretary of the YM CA at Austin college in Sherman before coming to A&M. He was born in Hunterville, N. C., and was graduated from Ers- kine college in Due West, S. C. in 1912, when he came to Texas. During World War I, he served with the YMCA divisions in France and later served with the British Army of Occupation in the Sudan until 1921, when he returned to his former position at Austin col lege. Cashion has two boys, both A&M graduates. Jimmy graduated in 1950 and is now teaching and coaching at Odessa. Mason jr. is now stationed in Washington, D.C. and is due to be discharged later this month. He was presented a plaque by the YMCA cabinet which stated. In appreciation for more than 25 years of unselfish service to the students of Texas A&M College. A job well done.” The marker is erected in front of Cashion Cabin in Hensel Park. It reads, “This cabin built by Ma son Lee “Mr. Cash” Cashion, sec retary of the YMCA, 1926-1952, for the inspiration and enjoyment of the Aggies he loved.” Hensel Honored The other marker, erected in the honor of Fritz W. Hensel, is lo cated in the Hensel Park area. Hensel was head of landscape arts department here from 1926- 1949, when he died. Besides plan ning all the entrances to the cam pus, Hensel designed the present system of having an oak tree for each of the World War I dead placed around the drill field. He was a native of San Antonio and came to A&M in 1903 as a stu dent and graduated in 1907 with a BS degree. He received his mas ter of science degree from Cornell in 1914 and returned to A&M as an instructor in the horticulture department. He became the head of the landscape arts department in 1926, when it was established. Hensel is planning the golf course. He is responsible for having developed the A&M cam pus into one of the most beautiful in the country. He received The Battalion Ach ievement award in 1949. Hensel Park was outlined by Hensel and was named in his honor. The inscription on the memorial states: “Hensel Park, this park is one of many projects built for beauty and pleasure by Fritz W. Hensel, head of the landscape arts department 1926-1949.” A&M Students Admit Robbing Several Stores Two A&M students have admitted the theft of goods totaling more than $700 to the Bryan police department. The students, Jerry W. Bruce and Paul Smith, have admit ted entering the Hillcrest Hard ware store, Central Texas Hard ware store. Western Auto store in College Station and Nita’s news stand. Both students are fresh men. The goods consisted of six rifles, ammunition, baseballs, bats, and numerous other items. Most of the stolen goods were recovered from the weekend robbery of the Western Auto store in College Sta tion. The biggest theft was at the Central Texas Hardware store where four high-powered rifles and two .22 calibre rifles were stolen. The stolen articles were stored in a house outside Bryan with some friends of Bruce, who said they didn’t know the things were stolen. Other articles were found in dormitory rooms. Bruce was arrested in College Station Monday night and Smith was arrested before noon yester day. Commentator Staff Meets Tomorrow Commentator staff members will meet in the Commentator office to morrow at' 5 p.m. for their 1955-56 organizational meeting, said Con nie Eckard, editor. Next year’s staff will include Don Powell, managing' editor; Bill Willis, associate editor; Ronnie Greathouse, sports editor; Walt Bell, art editor; and Phil McNemer, business manager. Great Issues Sen. George Smathers, Demo crat from Florida, will speak for the Great Issues Series Monday night. Sen. Smathers was educated at the University of Florida and later went into private practice of law in Miami. Exchange Store Plans Remodeling The Exchange Store’s “new look” will be ready for the Sep tember rush, according to Carl Birdwell, manager. A complete remodeling of the present store will start early in June and is planned to be completed in August. Bids will be opened May 20, Birdwell said. The $65,000 renovation, designed by Arch Baker, college system ar chitect, and his staff, will replace the front show cases with windows, break up the interior into distinct departments, and increase the num ber of entrances to three. A large extension of the men’s shop will handle both military and civilian clothes. The store will follow the pattern of the new book department with 85 per cent of the merchandise available for self-service. The Exchange store will operate in the lounge of Leggett hall dur ing the reconstruction period. Bird- well said. Growing Enrollment CHS Football Stadium Moved The push of a growing school enrollment has resulted in the moving of the A&M Consolidated football stadium from its present location behind the old school buildings across the street to the new high school campus. Work began last week on mov ing the 1,200 wooden seats from the old Tiger field to the west side of the new site. An additional . 1,200 new steel-supported seats Weather Today The weather outlook for today is mostly cloudy with possibilities of thunder showers. Yesterday’s high was 89, low 69. The temperature at 10:15 this morning was 72. will be erected this summer on the east side, along with a small press box and scouting booth. The work is expected to be finished during the summer, according to Dr. L. S. Richardson, superintendent of Con solidated schools. Space will be left for a cinder track which will be put in at a later date. A chain-link fence will be erected completely surrounding the field and stands. The stadium is being moved for two primary reasons, Richardson said. First, the old location will provide more playground and phy sical education space for elemen tary and junior high pupils in an area closer to these schools. And second, more football seating ca pacity is necessary. It was not deemed practical to add it on the old field with its limited space. Consolidated will participate in Class AA football by the fall of 1957, Richardson said. It could pos sibly be 1956 if a change was made in the Interscholastic league ruling of the size of schools which parti cipate in AA* football, he added. &*3ce attendance at A A football games is expected to be consider ably larger than in previous years Manning Elected Walter S. Manning of the busi ness administration department has been elected to membership in the American Institute of Accountants, national organization of certified public accountants. in A competition, the present seat ing capacity is not enough. At tendance has increased with school enrollment to the point where there was standing room only at five of the six home games at the school last fall. The new stadium will double the old capacity, providing nearly 2,500 seats. A modem concession stand will be erected, and public toilets and improved lighting will be installed. The lighting is de signed to benefit both spectators and players. The work is being done by maintenance crew at the school, with electricians brought in The project will be financed by revenue bonds to be retired over a ten year period from gate re ceipts, Richardson said. No tax money or state funds will be used. PROGRESS — Because of an increasing enrollment in school, the crowds at A&M Con solidated high school football games have become too large for the old stadium. The stadium was moved to the new high school campus so as to provide room for more stands. Enjoying the preview of next year’s view of the football game are, right to left. Tommy Barker, Betsy Burchard, Marie Lewis and Alfred Linton. In the foreground is Jim Bevans, coach of the Tigers.