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Number 120: Volume 54 A&M Plays Arizona Monday; See Page 3 The Battalion. Conservatives Win By Large Count In British Election COLLEGE STATION, TCEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1955 LONDON— OP) —Prime Minister Eden and the Conservative party scored a smashing victory in yes terday’s election. They won a new five-year term with an indicated House of Com mons majority of 50 or more seats, against the scant 17-seat margin they had in the last Parliament. Morgan Phillips, secretary of the opposition Labor pai'ty, conceded the party’s defeat at 3:15 a.m. today. World News By The ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW — The Soviet Union agreed formally yesterday to a top-level meeting of the Big Four. But it said the United States’ at titude toward the summit meeting threatens to worsen rather than improve international relations. Notes handed the Western ambas sadors—with special sections di rected only to Britain and France ■—indicated the U.S.S.R. would ob ject violently to any attempt to discuss the status of the Commu nist countries in Eastern Europe. A - A - A WASHINGTON — Five of the six drug companies licensed to make Salk polio vaccine fell in line yesterday with the govern ment’s new rules for manufactur ing and testing it. Their accept ance of the revised standards improved prospects for resump tion of the nationwide campaign to immunize millions of school children against infantile paral ysis. However, the time of the resumption is uncertain. BELGRADE, Yugoslavia—Niki ta S. Khrushchev told President Tito yesterday the Soviet Union is “sincerely sorry” about the 1948 expulsion of Yugoslavia from the Cominform. He blamed “enemies of the people,” including Lavrenty P. Beria, Joseph Stalin’s head po liceman. ★ ★ ★ AUSTIN—Senate showdown on the multi-million-dollar tax bill to balance the state’s books and build t new highways is set for today. Sen. Ottis Lock of Luf kin, administration leader who has dubbed himself a “coerced” sponsor of the House-passed measure, announced the plan to the filibuster-feverish Senate yesterday. Events Schedules For The Weekend With Baccalaureate service over and commissioning well on its way, seniors will only have one more re quired activity, commencement, to make before they become former students. The president will hold a recep tion in his home from 3 to 4:30 p.m. today for the graduates, their relatives and friends, and the fac ulty and staff members and their wives. Commencement exercises will be held at 7 tonight in the White col iseum with Dr. Willis M. Tate, president of Southern Methodist university, delivering the com mencement address. The valedic tory address will follow Tate’s talk. The two remaining events will be the Final Ball and Final Re view. The Final Ball will be held tonight from 9:30 to 12 in The Grove. Admission is $2 per couple and everyone is invited to attend the dance. If it rains, the ball will not be held. Final Review starts at 9:30 Sat urday morning. Seniors will march with their outfits the first time around and will then take their place to receive the traditional farewell salute from the class be low them. The voters dealt a severe blow to Clement Attlee’s Labor forces, who won the popular vote in the 1951 election but lost out in the tabulation of House of Commons seats. This time the Conservatives ran ahead in popular vote, as well. The result is a vote of confidence for Eden on the eve of four-power talks, where he will represent Brit ain. The electors plumped for free enterprise conservatism and re jected the Labor party call for an other whirl at state socialism. When counting stopped for the night the Conservatives had scored a net gain of 10 House of Commons seats, with good prospects of wind ing up with an over-all majority of perhaps 50 to 60. Conservative of ficials confidently spoke of a 70- seat majority. The election was for 630 seats in the House of Commons. Returns from 353 districts gave the Conservatives and allied par ties 174 seats, the Laborites 177 and the Liberals 2. The Conservatives had victory in sight because most districts which will report later today are strong holds of that party, and because of the trend in popular voting. Returns from 350 districts gave this popular vote: Conservatives, 7,444,472. Labor, 7,159,855. Liberals, 283,736. Others, 97,183. Not since 1865 has a British gov ernment in power “gone to the country” and come back with a bigger parliamentary majority than it had before the election. The polling, after an apathetic campaign, took place in Britain’s greatest period of prosperity since World War II. The lethargy of the voters was reflected in the turn out. Apparently only about 75 per cent of the 35 million eligibles voted. In 1951, the percentage was 82.6. The weather was favorable for a big turnout, with rain holding off until the polls closed. All 17 Communist candidates were badly beaten. So were two score Liberals. Refunds Offered For Ring Pictures Seniors who are not satisfied with their Senior Ring dance pic tures may return them to Student Activities office before noon Sat urday and get a refund, H. G. Bishop, photographer, said yester day. The camera got out of focus the latter part of the dance, Bishop explained, causing some of the prints to be fuzzy. “We have had about 10 to ask for refunds so far, and will be more than glad to refund anyone else’s money who is not satisfied,” Bishop said. Pictures must be returned in or der to receive a refund. Weather Today Price Five Cents AT LAST—Sam Levingston, veterinary medicine major from Port Arthur, tries on his cap and gown before com mencement exercises in White coliseum tonight at 7. Help ing him with the task is George Berglund. Exam Schedule The follows: Monday Tuesday final examination schedule for next week is as 8-11 a.m. Classes meeting MWF at 8 a.m. 1-4 p.m. Classes meeting TThS 8 a.m. 8-11 a.m. Classes meeting MWF at 1 p.m. 1-4 p.m. Classes meeting TTh at 1 p.m. Wednesday 8-11 a.m. Classes meeting MWF at 10 p.m. 1-4 p.m. Classes meeting TThS at 10 p.m. Thursday 8-11 a.m. Classes meeting TThS at 9 a.m. Friday 8-11 a.m. Classes meeting MWF at 11 a.m. 1-4 p.m. Classes meeting TThS at 11 a.m. Saturday 8-11 a.m. Classes meeting MWF at 2 p.m. 1-4 p.m. Classes meeting MWF at 9 a.m. Man of Experience Consolidated Has Familiar Figure m The weather forecast for today is widely scattered rain showers this afternoon. The high tempera ture was 89 and the low 75. There was .9 inches rainfall last night. The temperature at 11 this morn ing was 84. A familiar figure to everyone connected with A&M Consolidated schools is Eddie Chew, keeper of the grounds and supervisor over half-a-dozen janitors. Chew’s experience with educa tional institutions dates back to 1917 when he sought a job at A&M college. He was born and reared in College Hills. Chew’s first job here was keep er of the grounds, with special em phasis on the football field. When he got the job, he planned to save his money and attend Prairie View college in the fall of that year, but the death of his father forced him to support the family. Made Many Trips In 1925, Chew began looking af ter football equipment for the school and went on nearly every trip the team made. He hesitates to estimate how far he traveled, but remembers the team, one year, played three games in one week— the last being in California. Out of his many years at A&M, Chew thinks the 1940 football trip to New Orleans was his most mem orable one. The 1939 team had won the conference and also the national football championship giving them the right to play in> the Sugar Bowl. They beat Tu- lane 14-13. Chew can remember many foot ball players and coaches that have been around A&M in the past 35 years. Many players, such as Joel Hunt, Jim Thomason and John Kimbrough, are among his fondest memories. When Chew retired from his po sition at A&M, Dr. L. S. Richard son, superintendent of the Consol idated to come to work. He accepted and has been at Consolidated since. way, smoothly again Bill Shivers Signs Okeying Union Fee A&M Uniform Faces Changes In September Corps students returning next year will have several uniform changes to learn and abide by, according to the mil itary department. The following uniform changes become effective September, 1955: All issued shoes will be dyed cordovan and will be worn exclus ively to all reviews and parades. Green boot pants, pink shirts, olive drab items, shoes with peb bled finish, gold-plated buckles and other gold plated brass, and low- top “fruit boots” will be prohibited in the corps of cadets next year. Green belts will not be worn with green pants, khaki belts must be “sun-tan” color and pink caps will be worn with pink pants only. Service stripes must be on all blouses. Pink caps and pink belts will not be authorized after June, 1956. Davy Really Isn’t Davy; It’s David Based on ASSOCIATED PRESS Davy Crockett may be the biggest thrill for small fry since the all-day sucker was invented, but its doubtful if the rugged frontiersman would have taken kindly to the cur rent spelling of his first name. At any rate, Crockett’s auto biography is called “Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of Tennessee.” And it includes several letters, all signed “Da vid Crockett.” All that is needed now is for - Hollywood to produce a movie called “Davy and Bath- sheba.” Combo Will Play For Boot Dance ... The Aggieland Combo will play School district asked him for the second annual boot dance Saturday night from 9-12 in the ever Grove. The dance is being presented in According to Richardson, if any- the honor of the class of ’56 and thing goes wrong, Shew is sent tickets are $1 per couple. Faculty cents for lamps, and 40 cents for for and, in his quiet but efficient members will be admitted free, ac- all other baggage not exceeding s Q°n has things functioning cording to Bill Nourie, chairman of two cubic fet. sa i eg committee. Students’ Approval Would Be Needed Governor Allan Shivers has signed Senate Bill 305 which authorizes the Board of Directors of A&M to levy a student union fee to operate and maintain the Memorial Student Cen ter. For the fee, which carries a maximum of $2 per semester during- regular semesters and $1 per summer semester, to go ^ wou ld have to be approved by a majority of the A&M student body at an election called by the board. If approved, the fee would apply every year. There would not be an election held each year. J. Wayne Stark, director of the MSG, said that this money the fee would make available “is necessary if the MSC is to maintain the stan--* dards it now has.” “One source of money the MSC has had for eight years will not be available next year,” he said. “Profits from the college Exchange store had been used to help maintain the center, but with the building progi’am un derway there, the funds will no longer be available.” Stark explained that the MSC is now past the “brand new” stage, and that money is needed to be set aside for replacing and recondi tioning the facilities there. The MSC takes in money from several of its departments, but many of the services, such as rooms for club meetings, are not directly paid for. The funds derived from the fee would not take up all of the slack left by the loss of money from the Exchange store. Stark said. The center will have to dip into the money it has saved for deprecia tion purposes this year, he said. Where the MSC will be able to get enough money for operating properly if students reject the levy ing of the fee. Stark was unable to say. He did say, however, that if the money is not gotten somewhere, the MSC could quickly go on the downgrade, even though it is in good shape now. Summer Storage To Open Monday Students wishing to store trunks and other personal items during the summer may leave them in the basement of dormitory 3 or in K ramp of Walton hall. Both store rooms will be open to accept items from 3-5 p.m. Mon day and 2-5 p.m. Wednesday. All charges must be paid at the time of storage. Rates are 40 each. Bicycles will be $1 Seniors Should Pick Up Refunds Graduating seniors should get fee refunds before leaving school. They may be picked up any time in the College Administration building. Refunds on room, board and laundry are due because seniors paid fees through next week. Civilian students must present a meal coupon book to get their board refund. Final Review Set For 9:30 Saturday The corps of cadets will move out at 9:15 Saturday morning for the annual Final Review, which is scheduled to begin at 9:30. The order of march is standard for all corps re views. Officers and colors, front and center, will be omitted in the re view for the playing of “The Spir it.” While the song is being play ed, the entire corps of cadets will remain at attention. Trooping of line will also be omitted. Units and staffs will go down Houston street and turn left at the bugle stand, going along the side walk to their original position aft er the first time around. The unit commander will give “halt” and “parade rest” until all troops are back on line. Then, the colonel of the corps will give “dismissed” and seniors will form on two ranks in front of the units along line with regimental commanders. The corps will be dismissed for approximately 15 minutes. Seniors will move to the far side of the field, in front of the re viewing stand on the command of the colonel of the corps, to accept the traditional salute from the class below them. The rest of the corps will then re-form and the corps sergeant major will give “pass in review.” Little Leaguers To Open Season Opening day ceremonies for the College Station Little League will begin at 5:15 Friday in the Little League Park. J. Wayne Stark, vice-presidenl of the league will give the opening speech following the invocation and the flag-raising ceremony. Joe Hardgrove will throw out the first ball to Mayor Ernest Langford and the Little League will officially be gin. The first game of the majoi league will be between the White Sox and the Red Sox, and the first minor league game is between the Pirates and the Cubs. HANDBOOK WINNERS—These six students have been awarded the “Handbook of Chermstry and Physics by the physics department for outstanding work in their field of study. They are, from left to right, R. L. Patton, Jerry C. Martinets, Robert L. Rid ings, Dr. J. G. Potter, R. L. Burley, D. M. Stalmach and D. R. Huffman. CHS Graduation To Be Wednesday A&M Consolidated high schoc will observe commencement Wed nesday night at 8 in the hig school auditorium. Diplomas wii be awarded to 39 graduates. J. £ Rogers, head of the Consolidate board, will award the diplomas. The speaker for commencemen will be L. P. Spurgeon, public re lations director of the Texas Stat Teachers association. Baccalaureate service will be p.m. Sunday in the auditoriun Reverend Norman Anderson, pas tor of the A&M Presbyteria church, will deliver the sermon.