The Battalion
Number 1: Volume 55
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1955
Price Five Cents
A&M Hosts 1,600
At Annual State
4-H Club Round-Up
This year A&M again is host to
*the state 4-H Round-Up, sponsored
,by the Agricultural Extension
; Service.
About 1,600 pei'sons — district
'delegates, adult leaders, and coun
ty extension agents — registered
for the conference yesterday after
noon and attended the first pro
gram last night at Guion Hall,
whei’e they heard an address by
George Foster, associate leader in
4-H Club programs with the Fed-
gmeers
En
Library Gets
New Collection
An outstanding library of
engineering books, documents
and maps, totaling more than
13,500 pieces, has been pre
sented to the Texas Engi
neers Library by Mrs. J. F. Spring-
field of Austin.
Collected by the late Mr. Spring-
field, civil engineer widely
known throughout the state as a
utilities expert, the material is the
result of- a lifetime of gathering
and preserving engineering mater
ials, chiefly federal and state doc
uments. The collection includes
important sets of the United States
Geological Survey bulletins, mono
graphs, water supply papers, min-
| eral resources, professional papers,
imnual reports and geologic folios.
Other material includes U. S.
Department of Agriculture soil
surveys of the 48 states, annual
reports, yearbooks, technical bul
letins and farmers’, bulletins. The
collection also contains U. S. Army
Engineers Reports on Rivers and.
Harbors, U.S. Bureau of Standards
Reports, U. S. Coast and Geodetic
Survey Reports and many other
federal documents.
The collection is expected to ma
terially strengthen the water and
transportation information files of
the Engineers Library, particular
ly the water collection project
^ started in 1952 by the Water Re
search and Information Center of
; the Texas A&M System.
Estimated value of the material
* is $25,000, but it is considered
priceless by researchers.
eral Extension Service in Washing
ton, D.C.
The group is staying in the new
area dormitories on ttfie campus.
Today, the short courses got un
derway, along with the judging
contests and team demonstrations.
At 1:15 p.m. in Guion the 4-JT-ers
saw the Texas premiere of “The
Town that Came Back,” a movie
made by the Ford Motor Co. show
ing how a. small Missouri town was
brought back by the 4-H Club.
At 6:20 tonight the group will
enjoy a chuckwagon feed sponsored
by the Texas 4-H Recognition Com
mittee. At 8 o’clock they will move
to Kyle Field for the Share-the-
Fun Fest, where entertainment will
be provided by district contest win
ners.
Tomorrow the short courses will
continue. These comprise every
thing from agricultural engineering
1,6 farm and home development, and
include practically every phase of
agriculture and home economics.
The round-up will end Friday
night with the state 4-H recogni
tion banquet at Duncan Hall, fol
lowed by a program at Guion Hall,
both sponsored by Sears, Roebuck,
and Co.
Summer Enrollment
Shows Good Increase
WRONG NUMRER — Seventeen year old Marilyn Miller
makes the last call of (he last crankertype telephone in
service, before it was replaced in Whitney, Tex. Miss Mil
ler had been selected as “Miss Dial Telephone,” in a contest
that highlighted a community celebration on the day of
complete change-over to modern telephone service. The
other girls are, left to right, Carol Haima, Betty Eubank,
Joy Webb, and Jackie Woodside.
Spanish Dances
Inesita Appears Tuesday
Staff Member Is
At AMS Meeting
Dr. Maurice H. Halstead, asso
ciate professor of meteorology and
staff member of the Department of
Oceanography, is participating in
the first meeting of the Agricul
tural Meteorology Committee of
J the American Meteorological So-
| ciety held in conjunction with the
I Society’s 137th national meeting
I at Kansas City.
Formed in June of 1954 in recog
nition of the increasing importance
of agricultural meteorology, the
committee has as its. purpose the
promotion of research in this field
and its applications in the solution
of the unique problems of agricul
tural meteorology.
Weather Today
The first apperance here of Ine
sita at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14,
in the Memorial Student Center
promises to prove an attractive
event, for she has achieved inter-
national recognition for her artist
ry and virtuosity in Spanish dance.
It is noteworthy that the climate,
topography, and architecture of
Southern California, where Inesita
grew up from childhood, bear a
close resemblance to that of the
province Andalusia in Southern
Spain.
More important, here live large
numbers of Spanish-speaking peo
ple whose traditions go directly
back to Spain itself. On Saturday
nights and special holidays no par
ty is complete without the singing
of regional songs, including the
Flamenco of Andalusia, and danc
ing to Paso Dobles, Sevillanas, and
.Iotas. It was in this atmosphere
that the talents of Inesita were
nurtured throughout her early
years. >
The dancer was only of high
school age when she secured her
first employment in a restaurant
on Oliver a Street in the old Span
ish quarter of Los Angeles. Here
she danced each night for many
months with a Spanish orchestra
for accompaniment.
Quickly the word went out
among the aficionados of dancing
that this young Californian would
bear watching. It was said of her
then: “She is accomplished in the
Dow Chemical Co.
Awards Given
Roy E. Mitchell of Fort Worth
and Robert J. Ring of Wichita
Falls have been named winners of
freshman scholarship awards spon
sored by the Dow Chemical Com
pany, announced Dr. F. W. Jensen,
head of the chemistry department,
and Dr. J. D. Lindsay, head of the
chemical engineering department.
Mitchell won the award for chem
istry, and Ring, the award for
chemical engineering.
The awards amount to $200 each
and will be distributed during the
sophomore year. Their pm-pose is
to encourage higher interest in the
fields of chemistry and chemical
engineering and to promote higher
scholastic achievement in these
fields.
style of Andalusia without making
a step or movement in bad taste,
manifesting elegance and refine
ment and exquisite distinction, put
ting in it all the soul of an except
ional artist.”
The teacher to whom Inesita is
most indebted for her training in
the classic dance is Jose Fernan
dez. a disciple of the legendary
Argentina, himself a brilliant artist
with the castanets and a highly
admired exponent of the classic
dance. Inesita studied Flamenco
with Joan el Estampio, the fore
most maestro of the Flamenco
dance in Spain today.
Tickets to the performance are
i sale now at the main desk of
I he MSC. Admission to those who
do not have a season ticket to the
summer series will be 75 cents.
Final Total Could
Reach About 1,900
The summer school enrollment at A&M this year has
shown a considerable increase over that of last year. Al
though final figures are not quite ready. Registrar H. L.
Heaton reported that through yesterday 1,672 students had
registered at the college for the summer term.
This figure compares very favorably with last year’s
total of 1,338. Neither includes the students registered at
Junction. Last year, 138 students were at the summer
Junction school, and unverified reports have placed this sum
mer’s total there as around 180.
Adding this Junction figure to the total here, the sum
mer enrollment figures to be around 1,850. Since 59 stu
dents registered later in the^
summer last year, Heaton, es
timating a like amount of in
crease this summer, placed the
final expected figure to be
around 1,900.
In the final breakdown between
last summer and this summer,
counting students both here and at
Junction, there were 1,555 students
last year and around 1,900 expect
ed this summer.
Exactly why the enrollment was
so much better this year cannot be
immediately answei’ed. Heaton had
expected the enrollment next fall
to show an increase. This summer’s
showing possibly could be an indi
cation of that increase.
And, by the way, of the students
registered here, 102 are female.
This compares with 84 “L a d y
Aggies” last summer. No break
down was immediately available as
to just how many are married and
how many are single.
Male summer school students are
living in Puryear, Law, Leggett
and Bizzell halls. Hart Halt has
been kept aside for special short
course housing. The ladies are
living in private homes and apart
ments in the area.
As far as payment of student ac
tivity fees this summer, 678 had
bought activity cards through yes
terday. Last summer, the figure
was less than 400.
Inesita
At MSC Tuesday
AYMA Chapter
Fleets Ofifeers
Joe West was elected president
of the A& t M junior chapter of the
American Veterinary Medical as
sociation for 1955-56.
Other officers elected wei*e Bill
Ard, president elect; Jerry Van
Hoosier, vice-president; E. T.
(Zeke) Skidmore, secretary and
treasurer; Willie Buller, repoiTer;
Rob Dubose, parliamentarian; and
Delbert Davis, sergeant at arms.
Sponsors for next year will be
Dr. A. A. Price and Dr. R. D.
Turk.
PARTLY CLOUDY
Skies today will be partly cloudy,
with a possibility of scattered
thuunder showers late this after
noon. Yesterday’s maximum tem
perature was 93 degrees; this
morning’s minimum, 67 degrees.
Rainfall was .6 inches.
At The Grove
Thursday, June 9—“Beach Head”
Avith Tony Curtis and Frank Lo\-e-
joy.
Monday, June 13—“Because of
You” AA r ith Loretta Young and Jeff
Chandler.
Tuesday, June 14—“The Missis
sippi Gambler” Avith Tyrone Power
Wednesday, June 15—“Her
TAverte Men” with Greer Garson
and Robert Ryan.
Hide-Away
Dance Set
Monday Night
The second of the Memorial
Student Center’s hide-away
dances Avill be held in the MSC
dining room from 8 to 11 p.m.
Monday, June 13.
The Capers Combo Avill play
for the dance, which is part of
the MSC’s summer entertain
ment program.
There Avill be a floor show,
according to Mrs. Frances
Shackelford, summer program
consultant, but definite ar
rangements have not yet been
made for it.
The following week’s dance
will probably be in the ball
room, Mrs. Shackelfond said,
because the croAA'ds are get
ting too big for the dining
room.
Both boys and girls should
feel free to come Avithout
dates, she said, and enjoy the
informal, candlelit atmosphere.
Scout Leaders’
Meeting Is Tonight
The Arrowmoon District will
have a combined meeting of the
Scout Leaders Roundtable and the
Explorer Leaders Roundtable at 8
tonight. The meeting will be held
at the Troop 80 Scout House in
Sue Haswell Park in Bryan.
Roundtables for the coming year
will be planned tonight. Every
Scout troop should have their
Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmas
ters, adAusors and Troop commit
tee chairmen present for the meet
ing.
The Explorer units should have
their advisors, assistant advisors
and committee chairmen at the
meeting.
Two Students
Charged With
Theft At A&M
Two A&M students have
been charged with misde
meanor theft of articles be
longing to the Athletic De
partment at the college. The
charges were filed in justice court.
Charged are Gerald K. Forester
19, a last year’s freshman from
Fort Worth, and Carl E. Green,
18, from Austin, also a last year’s
freshman.
Forester was released on bond
in his hometoAvn Tuesday, after
Bryan Sheriff J. W. Hamilton and
Deputy Billy Hanover had found
several pieces of athletic equip
ment at his home.
Green was released Saturday af
ter other pieces of athletic equip
ment had been found in a cabin
he had rented at a tourist court.
Included in the equipment taken
Avere Amrious kinds of balls, warm
up suits and shoes. '
Sheriff Hamilton said that Green
admitted taking the articles, and
that he said he intended to return
them.
Trial for the students will be
held later.
So far, no action has been taken
by the college, but Lt. Col. Taylor
Wilkins, assistant commandant,
said that definite action will be
forthcoming.
Library Shifts
Will Be Made
This Month
Several changes in the ar
rangement of the library will
be made this month, accord
ing to Robert A. Houze, li
brarian.
The books for reserve and re
quired reading will be moved soon
to the new room on the first floor.
At the same time the catalog de
partment will be moved from the
second floor to the present reserve
and required reading room on the
third floor. The old cataloging room
will become the science and agri
cultural reference room.
The order and bindery prepara
tions departments have already
been moved to the third floor. The
Asbury room will remain on the
third floor as a browsing room but
will be equipped with tables and
chairs for study purposes.
Study carrels for the use of
graduate students and the faculty
will be set up in the air-conditioned
basement.
These changes will place all pub
lic service departments on the first
and second floors and all the tech
nical processing departments on the
third floor.
Hornbeak Honored
By AGC Chapter
The student chapter of the As
sociated General Contractors, com
posed of architecture students in
the architectural construction op
tion, A&M College, recently pre
sented a gift certificate to their
faculty sponsor, Harold Hornbeak.
Mr. Hornbeak is an assistant pro
fessor in the Architecture Depart
ment.
The certificate was presented to
him by C. D. Foxworth, president
of the AGC student chapter in ap
preciation of his efforts in their be
half during the past academic year.
Warden School
Has 15 Graduates
Fourteen men chosen by the Tex
as Game and Fish Commission and
one regular student of A&M were
graduated from the college’s Game
Warden school this week.
The school for wardens, offered
by the college’s Department of
Wildlife Management and the
Commission, consists of a full se-
Ag«ie-Ex Writes
Book On Fishing
“Night Fishing in Texas,” by
John W. Honea,- ’48, has been pub
lished by the Naylor company of
San Antonio.
The book contains information
for Texas fishermen and was com
piled from data gathered during
Aveekend and vacation fishing trips.
Honea helped pay his way
through college by selling bullfrogs
to Houston hotels, during which
time he began gaining data for the
book.
Couch Gives Paper
Dr. J. R. Couch of the depart
ments of Poultry Husbandly and
Biochemistry & Nutrition recently
appeared on a radio progi’am with
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft
Benson. Couch was in Chicago to
grte a paper, “The Atomic Age of
Poultry Nutrition,” before an esti
mated 1,500 persons attending the
American Feed Manufacturers’
Meeting.
mester of intensive training. In
struction is given both by regular
teaching staff and by seasoned
game wardens.
Those graduating were R. L.
Flanagan of Comanche, William V.
Lowry of Quanah, N. E. Glover of
Gatesville, Weldon Fromm of Chil
dress, Travis L. Hobbs of Fort
Worth, Sherman Bales of Marshall,
Robert Lys of Wheelock, Charles
McCallum of Mesquite, Bill Hoyle
of Georgetown, Billy V. Perkins of
Pearland, George W. Vickers of
Van Horn, Charles W. Burnette of
Bagwell, Sanford DeVoll of San
Saba, James D. Clay, and Homer
A. Floyed of Beaumont. Clay has
been assigned to the Anahuac area
for duty.
GRADUATION DAY—Dr. J. E. Adams, Dean of Agricul
ture, presents a diploma to James D. Clay of Fort Worth,
who was graduated from the college’s Game Warden School
this week. The school is offered by the Department of
Wildlife Management and the Game and Fish Commission.
Staff Members
Revise Text Book
A new, second edition of “Propa
gation of Horticultural Plants,”
written by Dr. Guy W. Adriance
and Fred R. Brison has been an
nounced by the McGraw-Hill Book
Co. of Noav York City.
The publishers say, “For the past
15 years this top-level work has
been generally regarded as the
standard text for undergraduate
courses in the subject.
“This book is designed as a basic
text for college students in horti
culture, and also for the amateur
propagator and gardener who is
interested in both a broad survey
and in accurate, detailed informa
tion.”
The authors are, respectively,
head of the department, and pro
fessor in the Department of Horti
culture at A&M.