Battalion EditoriaIs
Page 2
THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1955
A New System
It looks like something is going to be
done about the traffic situation at A&.M and
the awkward situation that has been brought
about in days of yore by students who piled
up too many violations of college traffic rules.
Whether students realize it or not, a col
lege official does not like to have to suspend
a boy for having too many tickets. Some
thing like this seems petty, and the college
officials know it—and probably resent it.
Yet, something had to be done to keep
students in line about the use of cars on the
campus, and with no other system in effect—
the threat of suspension was the only alter
native.
The proposed new traffic system should
change the entire relationship between stu
dents and college traffic regulations. Too
often, students who know very well the rules
will violate one or more of them—because
they have five tickets coming to them.
Under the new system, it is doubtful if
any student, or college employee, will take it
for granted that he has five tickets coming
to him. That could get a little expensive.
No doubt, many students will be very dis
pleased with the new proposal. Especially
so, if they are chronic violators of the rules.
From now on, car owners are going to
have to earn the right to drive on the campus.
The school does not have to let cars here.
The University of Texas found its situation
so bad that the school officials banned cars
owned by freshmen. A&M’s situation is
pretty bad, too.
The fee that is to be charged for the re
turn of a driving permit automatically taken
away because of a violation is definitely not,
a fine. No student or employee has to pay
it, for he does not have to have the right to
have a car at A&M.
The decision will be entirely up to the vio
lator.
One can earn the right to drive here, and'
earn it free of charge. Or one can buy the
right to drive here. It’s strictly a matter of
principles, and the main principle involved
is honesty. The college has rules—if you
obey them you’re honest; if you break them,
you’ve only yourself to blame.
It’s your principles—and your pocket-
book.
Long, Bolton Honored
The Board of Directors of the
A&M College System adopted two
resolutions praising former A&M
staff members at the weekend
meeting here.
One resolution commended the
work of the late George Alvin
Long, who served the system for
almost 40 years, first as assistant
county agent, later as a member
of the staff of the Agricultural
Extension Service and later, as
auditor and supervisor and ac
countant for branch colleges. In
1947 he was made director of stu
dent labor and loans, in which po-
Ag Ed Department
Adds Dr. Gray
Dr. Jarrell D. Gray will join the
Department of Agricultural Edu
cation tomorrow.
He replaces W. W. Mcllroy, who
is on leave of absence to serve as
project leader for the cooperative
educational program between A&M
and the Antonio Narro School of
Agriculture at Saltillo, Coah., Mex
ico.
Dr. Gray is the first person te
receive a doctor of education de
gree with a major in agricultural
education, Prof. E. V. Walton, head
of the Agricultural Education De
partment, said. Gl’ay received the
degree from the University of Ar
kansas.
Since receiving his BSA degree
from U. of A. in 1947, he has been
active in vocational agriculture and
FFA work. He built an enviable
record as teacher of vocational ag
riculture at Jacksonville High
School in Arkansas before taking
his master’s degree in 1950.
Leading Diseases
Diarrhea and influenza were the
leading diseases in College Station
during the we.ek ending June 25.
Three cases of each were reported.
There was one case of measles.
sition he remained until his death
June 2, 1955.
r ! he resolution reads in part:
“Whereas, in these 38 years he
was conscientious and able and
his services reflected credit upon
him and upon the Texas Agricul
tural and Mechanical College Sys
tem, now therefore be it resolved
. . . that this Board wishes to re
cord its, appreciation for the many
years of faithful service by the
late Geoge Alvin Long.”
A copy of the resolution was
sent to Mrs. George Long.
Another resolution adopted the
same day honored President-Emer
itus Frank C. Bolton, who will re
tire from active service August
31 after 46 years as a member of
the A&M faculty.
Botlon joined the college staff
Special Vet
Program Held
The first of a planned series of
one-day courses for post-graduate
veterinarians was held this week
at A&M with five practicing vet
erinarians in the limited enroll
ment course.
Purpose of the course is to keep
practicing veterinarians of the
state abreast of the latest meth
ods of diagnosing diseases of ani
mals through use of laooratory
tests. Sponsored by the School of
Veterinary Medicine, the program
will include four one day courses
during the summer and twelve
others during the next school year.
Participants in the first contin
uation course were Dr. C. D.
Brown, Amarillo; Dr. Drue S.
Ward, Fort Worth; Dr. C. D.
Stallworth, Austin; Dr. Thomas E.
Harding, Bryan Air Force Base
and Dr. Henry Fisherman, Hous
ton.
Dr. W. C. Banks, Department
of Veterinary Medicine and Sur
gery, is supervisor of the post
graduate program.
The Battalion
The Editorial Policy of The Battalion
Represents the Views of the Student Editors
The Battalion, newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas and the City of College Station, is published by stu
dents four times a week during the regular school year. During the
summer terms The Battalion is published once a week, and during
examination and vacation periods, once a week. Days of publication
are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, Thursday
during the summer terms, and Thursday during examination and va
cation periods. The Battalion is not published on the Wednesday im
mediately preceding Easter or Thanksgiving. Subscription rates are
semester, $6.00 per school year, $6.50 per full year, or $1.00 per month,
per month. Advertising rates furnished on request.
Entered as second-class
matter at Post Office at
College Station, Texas,
under the Act of Con
gress of March 3, 1870.
Member of
The Associated Press
Represented nationally by
National Advertising
Services, Inc., a t New
York City, Chicago. Los
Angeles, and San Fran
cisco.
The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republi
cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in
of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved,
the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights
News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444 or 4-7604)
or at the editorial office room, 202 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may
be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Publication Office,
Room 207 Goodwin Hall.
Bill Fullerton Editor
Kerstin Ekfelt Woman’s Editor
Stanley Holcumb : Advertising Salesman
Russell Reed Circulation Manager
F* W. Young- , Circulation Staff
in 1909 as the first head of its
electrical engineering department.
He became dean of engineering,
dean of the college, and finally
president.
In the resolution the Board ex
pressed to Dr. Bolton “our genuine
gratitude for the many great con
tributions he has made to the
progress of the A&M College of
Texas during- his 46 years of ac
tive service, our appreciation for
the lasting influence for good
which he has, by his personal ex
ample, exerted on succeeding gen
erations of young Texans who h-ave
been privileged to work under his
guidance at this institution, and
our sincere wish for many happy
and peaceful years of his well-
earned retirement.”
Orie copy of the resolution was
sent to Dr. Bolton and another to
the College Archives. Each mem
ber of the board signed the reso
lution.
Livestock, Money
Given f or Research
A loan of livestock and a grant-
in-aid have been made to the Tex
as Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion for use in research projects
here and at the McGregor substa
tion.
Tht loan of livestock was made
by Mrs. Pauline M. Turner of Wes
laco. She has loaned two Char-
bray heifers which will be used
in research studies aimed at im
proving beef cattle within pure
breeds and certain of their crosses
through breeding methods. This
work is being done at the substa
tion.
The grant-in-aid was made by
the Geigy Chemical Corporation,
Agricultur-al Chemicals Division of
New York City. The $300 grant
will be used to support studies on
the evaluation of diazinon and
phosphorus compound 24483 for
insect control. This research is
being conducted under the direc
tion of Dr. J. C. Gaines, head of
the Entomology Department.
Rely On Us for
Superior Service
When you put clothes in
our hands, you know
they’ll be returned clean,
well pressed and in top
form. Our reputation
rests on your satisfaction.
CS Community
Picnic Tomorrow
Houston A&M Club
Has UCLA Special
College Station will celebrate
Independence Day tomorrow night
with a real, old-fashioned commun
ity picnic complete with brass band
and fireworks.
Local girl scouts will begin the
festivities at 5:30 p.m. with a flag
ceremony in front of the new high
school. Afterwards evei-yone will
move to the new football stadium
to eat their basket suppers and
visit with friends. The fireworks
will begin at about eight.
Robert Boone, director of the
A&M Consolidated High School
band, will lead the band in a pro
gram of patriotic music. Anyone
who would like to play with the
group is invited to bring along his
instrument.
Georgt Reynolds, who is getting
the band together, promises a per
formance which “may not be pol
ished, but which will be loud
enough to suit everybody.”
The fireworks display will in
clude spinning wheels, colorful
rockets, fire fountains, and set
pieces. Raymond Rogers is in
charge of the show, to which Bry
an children and also Negro resi
dents of College Station have been
invited.
Mrs. E. C. Klipple is in charge
of the celebration, which is spon
sored by the city Recreation Coun-
«il. Assisting her will be Mrs.
Dan Jackson, who will supervise
candy sales, and Capt. and Mrs.
Walter N. Heritage, who will han
dle the soft drink stand.
About 2,000 people attended the
Short Courses
Announced Here
The Short Course office has an
nounced two short courses for the
month of july. They are an Oil
Mill Operators Conference, July
6-8, and a Seedsmen’s Short
Course, July 18-20.
The Oil Conference is sponsored
by the Chemical Engineering De
partment, with Dr. J. D. Lindsey,
department head, as chairman.
Meetings will be held in the Me
morial Student Center, and a ban
quet will be held July 7 in the
MSC ballroom.
The other course is sponsored by
the Agronomy Department. Dr.
R. C. Potts, head of the depart
ment, is in charge. About 40 are
expected for the program, the
meetings of which will be held in
the MSC.
affair last year, and more are ex
pected this year. The evehit has
been scheduled in advance of the
Fourth, so that those families who
are planning to spend the weekend
out of town can also enjoy the
festivities.
VIC Initiates
18 Members
In Chapter •
The Vocational Industrial Club
of Texas Advisors Chapter recent
ly initiated 18 new members at
ceremonies in Bagley Hall. The
group is composed of trade and in
dustrial teachers in Texas high
schools who are completing course
work for degrees or certifiaction
at A&M.
The new members are J. W.
Bates, Angleton; W. A. Burdett,
Big Spring; Seaburn Cravey, Bay-
town; Desiderio Rios, Brownsville;
C. W. Brassfield, College Station;
W. W. Wilkinson, Corpus Christi;
R. C. Smith, Dallas; Mrs. E. L.
Bishop, Fort Worth; E. O. Culver,
Houston; B. L. Ditto, Houston;
Mrs. E. E. Thornhill, Houston; C.
E. Winters, Monahams; R. C. Ohm,
New Braunsfels; L. R. Carter, San
Antonio; E. L. Foster, San An
tonio; J. C. Jackson, Snylder; and
O. U. Moltz, San Antonio.
W. H. Mulkey, president, ap
pointed D. A. McRae as chairman
of the Paraphernalia Committee;
F. J. Reininger, chairman, Refresh
ment Committee; and W. J. Vin-
yard, chairman, Entertainment.
Ball team managers ’ elected
were: VIC I — Moltz, with R. F.
Davis of Foi-t Worth, assistant
manager; VIC II — W. R. London,
manager, with J. B. Reeves, as
sistant manager.
The Houston A&M Club has
worked out a deal which may be
of interest to supporters of A&M
along or near the Southern Pacif
ic Lines in South Texas.
Keith Langford, ’39, has obtained
a rate of $136 a couple round trip
from Houston to Los Angeles for
the UCLA football game to be
played Friday night, September 16.
Langford’s proposition is this:
If as many as 45 persons book pas
sage, the SP will provide a special
chair car on the Sunset Limited,
leaving Houston at 8 a.m. on Wed
nesday, Sept. 14. The train will
arrive in Los Angeles at 4:45 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 15, giving Thurs
day evening and all day Friday to
see the city. The game is Friday
night, and the next day is also
available for sightseeing until train
departure time at 6 p.m.
The train will arrive back in
Houston at 8:15 a.m. on Monday,
Sept. 19. The cost for a single
is $88. Departure must be on Sept.
14, but the return trip can be made
at any time, in case one wanted to
stay and see the town some more.
Langford said that east of Hous
ton, the rate will be higher; and
west of Houston, it will be lowef.
Anyone desiring to go to Califor
nia on this train should ai’range
to get his ticket at the nearest SP
office. (In College Station, at
West Gate.)
Motor Supervisors
Have Course Here
A 40-hour training course for
the motor transportation super
visor will be conducted here July
25-29 by the supervisor training
department of the Engineering
Extension Service.
The course is styled to provide
a training program which will as
sist the motoi*' transportation su
pervisor in carrying out the uni
que, indirect form of supervision
which his duties require, and to
give him further development in
employee relations and public re
lations.
All instruction in the course is
given on a group discussion basis,
supplemented with visual aids and
various conference techniques.
PORTABLE AND STANDARD
TYPEWRITERS
Buy your typewriter from . . .
BRYAN BUSINESS MACHINE COMPANY
We maintain a service department to give you
the guarantee that the manufacturer wants
you to have.
SPECIAL CHARACTERS INSTALLED
WHILE YOU WAIT
Use our rental purchase plan
Bryan Business Machine Company
SALES SERVICE — RENTALS — TERMS
429 South Main St. Bryan Dial 2-1328
Free Parking Air Conditioned
AGGIELAND MINIA1URE GOLF COURSE
v Accuracy Counts Moore lhan Distance
LOW SCORE EACH WEEK WINS PRIZE
Free Game for Low S’ "’.ore of Each Foursome.
Fun for the Kids . . . and
Fun for YOU!
Located on EHLINGER STREET
Two streets south of Texan Drive-Inn
OPEN MON. thru SAT.
From 7 p.m. — 11 p.m.
/
Chevrolet’s
special
hill-flatteners!
162 hp V8
180hpV8
See that fine fat mountain yonder?
You can iron it out, flat as a flounder
... and easy as whistling!
Just point one of Chevrolet’s special
hill-flatteners at it (either the 162-h.p.
“Turbo-Fire V8” or the 180-h.p. “Super
Turbo-Fire”*) . . . and pull the trigger!
Barr-r-r-r-o-o-O-O-OOM! Mister, you
got you a flat mountain!
. . . At least it feels flat. For here are
engines that sing as sweetly as a dynamo
. . . built to pour out a torrent of pure,
vibrationless power. Big-bore V8’s with
the shortest stroke in the industry.
So most of the time they loaf. Even at
the speed limit they just dream along,
purring out a fraction of their strength.
An engineer can understand why they
are so hyper-efficient. But you don’t have
to be an engineer to know that these are
the sweetest running V8’s you ever
piloted. Just come in and try one out!
*Optional at extra cost.
See Your Chevrolet Dealer