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The Battalion Number 115: Volume 54 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1955 Price Five Cents Juniors Choose Greer A&M Coaches Hit By SW Conference EVERYBODY’S HELPING—These three sophomores are giving the class of ’55 a hand in preparing for the big social event of the year—the Senior Ring dance. Weather per mitting, the seniors will parade through these ring replicas in The Grove Saturday night, their dates will turn the seniors’ rings around, and blushingly kiss. Above are, left to right, Jimmy Dunn, Jimmy Hammers and George Watkins. What A Way To Go! Kiss Ends Inside Big Ring Seniors’ Four Years By HARRI BAKER Battalion Staff Writer Highlight of Saturday night’s Ring dance will be the ceremony inside the big rings, when the senior’s girl turns his ring around and gives him a kiss to celebrate it. The turning around of the ring signifies leaving A&M; the shield is turned so it faces outward, with the A&M em blem on the side toward the wearer’s face, symbolizing the graduate’s duty to his school. (That is if he wears it on his left hand.) During his senior year, the senior wears the ring with the shield turned in, with the Tex as emblem on the side toward his face, symbolizing the stu dent’s duty to his state. < Polio Patients Will Need $30 Million Polio patient care in 1956 will require 30 million dollars, necessitating another March of Dimes campaign, accord ing to Bill Elmendorf, Nation al Foundation for Infantile Paral ysis representative from Austin. He spoke Tuesday night to the Brazos County chapter of the Na tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Overall needs for polio in 1956 will be about 50 million dollars, partly because of a 10 million dol lar deficit caused by not meeting the national goal this year, Elmen dorf said. He also told the group that Basil O’Conner, president of the national organization, will be in Texas June 29 and 30 at San Antonio and Fort Worth, and will outline the future Work of the foundation. Other reports at the meeting in cluded one by Dr. E. S. Freeman, head of the Bryan-Brazos County Health unit. He told the group no new cases of polio have been reported in this county since Nov. 2, 1954. The local chapter, how- evei - , is still caring for 11 patients, he said. The kiss, of course, symbol izes whatever the senior and his girl want it to. Pictures are taken of the ceremony, to preserve it, and this is where confusion some times comes in. The photo grapher who has the picture taking contract has the sche dule of pictures arranged so that no one should have to stand in line more than 15 min utes, but this close schedule re- - quires the cooperation of the seniors. Here is the way it should work, in chronological order: Tickets for the pictures of the ceremony are now on sale in the student activities office in Goodwin hall. They will be on sale until noon Saturday, but since the time of the cere mony depends on when the ticket is bought, the later it is bought, the later the ticket holder’s time in the ring will be. There will be two of the big gold replicas of the ring in The Grove Saturday night. One is for holders of green picture tickets, and the other is for holders of white tickets. There will be colored crepe paper on the rings to tell which is which. Each of the tickets has a number on it, corresponding to a time on the schedule on the back of the ticket. For ex ample, the holder of ticket number 531 is to be in the ring sometime between 8:45 and 9 p.m. The senior and his date should get in line in front of the proper ring at the first of the time indicated on the back of the ticket. Number 531, above, should get in line at 8:45 p.m., which is the first of the scheduled time for his ticket. There will be people at the line to tell the senior and his date what to do next. When the senior’s time in the ring comes, he and his date step into the ring, and wait for the photographer’s instructions. There is a little loudspeaker on the top of the ring; the photographer will give posing instructions through this. First, the date turns the ring around, and a picture is taken of this. Then the senior kisses his date, which seals the ceremony, or something like that. If the senior has ordered two pictures, another picture will be taken of this. Then the senior and his date step out of the opposite side of the ring, and make way for the next couple. The kiss in the ring is an undeniable and deserved right, but if it lasts too long, it can throw the whole schedule off. As the class officers said yesterday about this kissing business—if you want to prac tice, do it before you get into the ring, so it won’t hold up the others. This is the way it works, and it will work, if everybody gets in line at the right time and doesn’t take too much time. DALLAS —(A 1 )— The Southwest Conference yesterday rebuked A&M for laying the blame for its athletic recruiting troubles on the alumni alone. Coach Paul Bryant of A&M im mediately called for the specific charges against him and his staff. Bryant, informed of the rebuke which was voted in a telegraphic poll yesterday and followed a 2- ] I year probation slapped on A&M for violating the recruiting rules, declared that he had asked the A&M Athletic council to either get the conference to make public, or them to make public, charges brought against the coaching staff. The conference, in placing A&M under probation, cancelling its let ters of intent — contracts the ath letes sign to attend a member school — and forbidding it from participating in post-season con tests, declined to . specify the charges that led to the disciplinary action. In the telegraphic poll the con ference voted to emphasize that it specified both the coaching staff and alumni were responsible for the trouble. The Southwest Athletic confer ence has observed the news reports which attributes the recent discip linary action taken by the confer ence against Texas A&M college almost exclusively to the activities of alumni of that institution,” a statement issued through Howard Grubbs, executive secretary of the conference, said. “These reports have been en couraged by or originated with Coach Paul Bryant of Texas A&M. At its meetings on May 13 and 14, the conference had convincing information that Southwest con ference rules had been violated by both the 'Texas A&M College coaching staff and alumni. The conference desires at this time to emphasize that part of their orig inal statement released to the press on Satui’day, May 14, which after making reference to occurrences at two previous meetings of the con ference, stated: ‘Since these meet ings other violations of the recruit ing rules by Texas A&M college coaching staff and alumni have oc curred.’ ” After the ruling, A&M officials said the coaches would do all the recruiting without help of alumni and Bryant declared “as long as we’re doing it I can assure thei-e won’t be any violations.” Bryant declared: “If any rules were violated by them (the coach es) it was without their knowledge and it certainly will cease.” Bry ant said the coaching staff was dis-associating recruiting from the alumni. W. T. Doherty, president of the A&M board of directors, said the penalty was too severe and “it is extremely difficult to control ac tions of an enthusiastic alumnus which was the case in this in stance.” Howard Elected By Class of ’57 Allen Greer, petroleum engineering and business admin istration major from Dallas, was elected president of the class of ’56 yesterday in the runoff election for class offices of the classes of ’56 and ’57. Approximately 450 juniors participated in the voting. Dick Howard, petroleum engineering major from Borger, was elected by the class of ’57 as president. Approximately 350 sophomores voted in this election. Vice-presidents elected yesterday were Bill (Red) Swann for the class of ’56, and Carlton Hazlewood for the class of ’57. The junior class elected Gus S. Mijalis as senior yell leader for next year. Paul 4- Holladay had been elected head yell leader in an election Student Senate To Elect Officers Next year’s Student Senate elects officers and organizes to night in a meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center assembly room. Seven officers are to be elect ed. They are president, vice- president, recording secretary, corresponding secretary, treas urer, parliamentarian and chap lain. Class vice-presidents elected yesterday are automatically members of the senate. Commit tee chairmen will be named by the president. Nominations for officers will be made from the floor, and the election will be completed at this meeting. The outgoing senate will bear committee reports. Weather Today The weather outlook for today is scattered showers in the vicin ity. This area has received .50 inch of rain. Yesterday’s high was 87, low 70. The tempei'ature at 10:30 this morning was 75. Beverly Humphries Dames Club Prexy Beverly Humphries is the new president of the Dames club. Other new officers, elected at the Tuesday night meeting, are Helen Fear, vice-president; Ouida Kapps secretary; Juanita Simms, treas urer; Dodo Pickering, reporter; and Nina McCarter, social chairman. LE. Fraternity Holds Initiation The Chi chapter of Iota Lambda Sigma, honorary industrial educa tion fraternity, will be installed to night at 7:30 p.m. at a banquet in the Memorial Student Center. Dr. Glen Smith of Oklahoma A&M’s Zeta chapter will be the nstalling officer with Dr. Chris Groneman, Thaine D. McCormick, Harold D. Bearden, Mark Lowrey, Frank J. Konecny and Leslie V. Hawkins. Petitioning for membership in the fraternity from the industrial education department are Glenn E Baker, Ernest F. Biehunko, Tom P. Birkhead, James L. Boone, Earl B. Boykin, Thomas W. Bradley, Ger ard S. Brink, Lawrence E. Brock man jr., Glen R. Connally. Alfred M. Cook jr., Joe F. Dil lard, Curtis L. Flournoy, Rex Hall L. Bryce Hardeman, Dennis M. Heitkamp, Alton J. Hendrick, John E. Huff, Lawrence A. Ingram, Jer ry D. Johnson, Donald L. Jones, Samuel W. Kiker, Jeff B. Lilley jr., Carl C. Livesay. Jack E. Luker, Frank A. Malek, James M. McCurley jr., Frank D Nixson, Donald E. Noble, William L. Powell, Hardy B. Purvis jr., Philip G. Sanders, Archie Stallings jr., Don M. Viguet, Oscar R. White- side and James R. Witte. Dr. David H. Morgan will be giv en an honorary membership. Senior Class ‘Function 9 Set Thursday The senior class is going to have their “function” Tuesday afternoon and night, following a set of rules laid down by the college administration. In the past, the “function” has been a beer bust hiding under a different name. But the college says it can’t be an official, sanctioned college ac tivity if the class buys alco holic beverages, so anybody who wants beer or other alco holic refreshments will have to bring his own. The dining hall will supply the food—iand the lemonade. The “function” starts about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday near the Fin Feather club, off College Road. Signs will be put up telling the seniors how to get there. A bonfire will be built, and the night will end on “a senti mental note,” said Roy Cline, class social secretary, with the seniors singing A&M songs and giving a few yells. held May 12. Two yell leaders were elect ed by the class of ’57. They were William (Bill) Dorsey and Ran dolph Newcomer. Qther officers elected by the class of ’56 were R. E. (Mickey) Good, recording secretary; Frank (Pane ho) Patterson, treasurer; Don Burton, parliamentarian; and Jerry M. Sides, sergeant-at-arms. At the May 12 election, the jun ior class had chosen Joe Bill Fos ter social secretary, and Thomas R. Olsen historian. Other ’57 Officers Other officers elected by the class of ’57 were Don W. Green, secretary; Brad Crockett, social secretary; Charles D. McMullan, treasurer; Dean Duncan, parlia mentarian; and Don A. Weber, sergeant-at-arms. These two classes were the only ones voting in yesterday’s election, which was held in the Memorial Student Center. The class of ’58 had held its runoff election in the May 12 voting. Most Elections Close Rec Council Registration Starts June 6 Registration for summer Recreation council programs will start June 6, said E. E. Ivy, president of the coun cil. Registration for swimming will be at DeWare field house. Sign ing-up for other summer programs will be announced later. The programs available this summer, besides swimming, in clude: Tennis, tumbling, golf, little league baseball (which has already had its registration), American Legion baseball, and possibly a softball program later in the sum mer for adults. The adult softball program, which has been held annually until this year, was delayed at the last meeting of the council until a study of whether anyone wanted to par ticipate could be made. Delay was caused by a lack of support in the past. A. E. Denton is committee chairman for the softball program. Most of the elections yesterday were close, especially two in the class of ’57. Winner Duncan, in the voting for parliamentarian, beat his opponent William Alsup by a margin of only one vote. The count was 178 to 177. For treasur er, McMullan had only a four vote margin over Karl J. Springer, Mc Mullan had 171 votes to 167 for Springer. The closest margin of victory in the class of ’56 runoff was Pat terson’s 19 vote defeat of Jack H. Edwards for treasurer. The larg est margin in either class was 98 votes in the voting for class of ’56 president. (A complete list of candidates and votes received is on Page 2.) Agronomy Society Holds Barbecue The Student Agronomy society will hold its annual barbecue at 5 p.m. Monday, in Area II of Hensel park, said Holman M. Griffin, chairman of the barbecue commit tee. Softball games and horse-shoe pitching will start at 5 p.m. Bar becue and accessories will be serv ed at 6:30 p.m. at $1 per plate. Paid-up student members of the Agronomy society will not be charged. Members of the Agronomy so ciety, employees of the Agronomy department, and their families are invited. WASHINGTON — Chief Justice Warren dropped a strong hint yes terday that the Supreme Court will issue its follow-up ruling on public school segregation within the next few weeks. Bailey To Speak At Press Banquet Clay Bailey, assistant director of public relations for the Gulf-South west division of the United States Steel corporation, will be principal speaker for the Press Club banquet Friday night. He will speak on “The Value of the Written Word.” Bailey has been amusements edi tor and radio-TV editor of the Dal las Times-Herald, and has also taught journalism at North Texas State college and Southern Meth odist university. Other highlights of the annual student publications banquet will be the presentation of keys to staff members of the six student publi cations, presentation of engraved watches to the publications’ edi tors, and announcing of the Bat talion Award winners for this year. Garber Chosen (1TA President Dr. M. J. Garber of the genetics department was recently named president of the A&M Chapter of the College Classroom Teachers as sociation for the school year 1955- 56. Other officers named were J. R. Jackson of the agricultural educa tion department, vice-president; and L. B. Keel of the English de partment, secretary-treasurer. C. H. Bernard of the physics de partment, current president, and M. S. Brooks, president-elect of the state CCTA, reported on the recent activities of the organiza tion and the latest developments in the legislature on teacher re tirement and social security for college. Brooks reported that some revis ion of the retirement law suitable to both college teachers and public school teachers can be worked out and approved within the next two years. VOTERS—Two members of the class of ’56 cast their bal lots in yesterday’s election which chose 16 to fill stu dent body posts. Voting are Curtis Lancaster (left) and Don Driggs. Checking voting procedure from the booth are James E. Caffey (left) and Tom R. Livingston.