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The Battalion Number 24: Volume 55 World News By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS—The colo nial powers suffered another set back in the United Nations yester day. The General Assembly over rode objections by the Netherlands and voted to take up the' contro versial issue of West New Guinea. * ★ ★ CAIRO, EGYPT — George V. Allen emerged from a 90-minute meeting with Premier Gamal Ab del Nasser yesterday and told reporters, “I now hope for good relations between the United States and Egypt.” ★ ★ ★ WASHINGTON — President Ei senhower’s illness may delay for- rrtal U. S. acceptance of Dr. Adolfo Vicchi as new ambassador of Ar gentina to Washington, it was learned yesterday. Because the Ignited States regards ambassadoi’s as personal representatives of chiefs of state, the procedure of formal acceptance of an ambassa dor is referred to the White House for the president’s personal ap proval. Fiesta Mexicana COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1955 Price Five Cents MEXICAN FIESTA—Music will be from South of the Bor der tonight at the Coliseum, when the Town Hall series presents “Fiesta Mexicana,” at 8. Featured will be songs and dances, such as the “Jarabe de la Botella.” Town Hall Opens Tonight Town Hall will present its first Reduction of the year tonight when the doors of White Coliseum open for Fiesta Mexicana at 8. The ingredients of this spectac ular production are dance, music, cllor and a light heart. The show features such dances as the world famous Jarabe Tapatio, Mexican Hat Dance, which is now the na tional dance of Mexico; Bamba, where dancers tie and untie a knot with their feet without losing a step; and the Pluma, where the Directors Approve Five Scholarships j Five new scholarships for stu dents from Latin-American na tions, bringing to 22 the total of “Good Neighbor” scholarships now hvld by A&M men, were approved by the Board of Directors of the A&M System. Scholarships were approved for Ivo Marino Ferreira of Brazil; Roberto Prodencio, El Salvador; Carlos Salinas, Bolivia; Roberto Julio Ildarraz, Argentina; and Luis Ernesto Espinoza, Peru. The scholarships are made pos sible through a program enacted by the 47th Texas Legislature, pi'o- yiding payment of full tuition for approximately 100 students from nations of the western hemisphere who want to pursue degree pro grams in Texas state-supported schools. Valued at about $300, they are renewable each year for four years provided students maintain an acceptable record in college. Already enrolled as scholarship holders in the program at Texas A&M College are 17 students. They come from Argentina, Brazil, Cos ta Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Hondu ras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador and Venezuela. Weather Today RAIN * Today’s forecast is widely scat tered thunder showers after 1:30 p.m. Temperature at 10:45 a.m. was 86 degrees; Yesterday’s high i*yas 91 degrees with a low of 71 degrees. men wear circular head dresses made of feathers from quetzal birds. Natives of Mexico’s Veracruz coast boast that when the Bamba is played, the bed posts and the souls of the dead have to get up and dance to the irresistable at traction of this music. This is the first national tour for Fiesta Mexicana with a com pany of 30 artists, selected from the nation’s best at auditions re cently held in Mexico City. Brayton Named To Head Relief Col. H. R. Brayton, director of the Texas Firemen’s Training School at A&M since 1929, has been named to head a survey of all Tex as disaster relief plans according to William L. McGill, state coordi nator of civil defense and disaster relief. The survey, one of many which will begin this fall in all states, has been made possible by appropria tions from congress which provides for state-wide coordination of local and regional relief plans in all states. The idea of this survey is to find out just who will do what and how much, to eliminate needless confus ion, and to bring together scatter ed planning into an organized large scale, efficient work. Naval Reserve Unit Being Organized Civilian students between the ages of 17 and 18 ai’e eligible to join the Naval Reserve Division, now being formed on the A&M campus. The division will train radiomen and yeomen and each man will re ceive pay for 48 training periods pei' year. Openings are also avail able for men already in the Naval Reserve and former reservists who want to re-enlist. Anyone interested should contact Lt. Comfort in room 124 of the Academic Building or call 4-8596 after 5 p.m. Pre-Med Society Names Officers John Simms, senior pre-med ma jor from Port Arthur, has been elected president of the Pre-Medi cal Pre-Dental Society for the 1955- 56 school year. Other officers elected are Jim Burns, vice-president; Robert Man illa, secretary; Carlos Mata, cor responding secretary; James Cook, social chairman; Bob Newsom, par liamentarian; and Rodolfo Margo, reporter. Bill Willis was elected senior rep resentative to' the Arts and Sci ences Council. The show comes straight from the hearts of the people and their everyday lives. Elements of the company are dance groups bring ing the dances of regions from which they come, a trio singing ro mantic popular songs, a tenor and soprano, a Mariachi band and a number of musicians playing Mex ican instruments. Nothing anywhere known to man compares with the originality and color of Mexican native ward robes. They are a part of every ceremony, celebration and festival. Dance costumes, drawn from 2,000 years of textile art and three civilizations are of the most skill ful needlework. Tickets for the production were included in the student activities fee or may be purchased at the door or at the Office of Student Activ ities in Goodwin Hall. Price of the tickets are $2.50 reserved seats and $2.00 general admission. Aggielands Arrive; Ready for Students The ’55 Aggielands were expect ed to arrive today and distribution to start as soon as they are un loaded from the trucks. Students should bring their iden tification cards and their fee slips from last yeai', showing they paid their student activities fee, in case their name was left from the ros ter. Aggielands will be distributed on a first come, first served basis on the first floor of Goodwin Hall. Students Approve Union. Fee Souvenier Hunters Manhandle Cadet An A&M Cadet Regimental Duty Officer was beaten Saturday night as three husky souvenier hunters over-powered him and took his hel met liner. Bill Gilbert, victim of the out burst, was walking down ramp Q in Kyle Field when he noticed three boys dressed in civilian clothes standing by the gate opposite the ramp. • As he turned to go into the vis iting team tunnel he heard one of them say “let’s get that helmet liner.” Ignoring the remark, Gilbert was continuing down the tunnel when he was hit from behind, twisted his neck and stole his helmet liner. As the boy started running away, Stu den tsHope Sun Sinks Earlier Soon Cadets now can start hoping for the Sun to go down faster. Pass-bys started Wednesday evening and will continue to be held every Wednesday until it gets too dark. The best-dressed cadet in each outfit will be selected at every pass-by formation, ac cording to Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant. Town Hall Staffers Named for ’55-’56 Les Robinson, Town Hall student manager for this year announced the members of his staff yesterday. Senior members are: Don Driggs, James R. Henderson, Gay Henry, Bob Bacher, Bobby Lee, B. F. Wat kins, Walter Parsons, Bill Huskey, Harry Scott, Hugh McCrary, Cookie Brannan, Ken D. Burke, Ben Allen, James Hammers, Har old Sellers and Wade Ingram. Junior members of the staff are: Bob Best, Bill Rasco, Damon Camp bell, Jimmy Dellinger, Doug De- Cluitt, Charles' Skillman, Jerry Cash, Warren Johnson, Brad Crockett, Larry Lee, Bill Alsup, Lee Hilgartner, John Loggins, John Heard, Gilbert Steile and George Bahlmann. Calhoun Speaks To Petroleum Club Dr. John C. Calhoun, Jr., dean of Engineering, was the main speaker at the organizational meeting of the Petroleum Engineering Club last night. The club also elected Junior Class Officers. They are Harry Piper, secretary; Buddy Byrne, treasurer; George Manitzas, reporter; and Bill Tom, junior representative to the engineering council. Gilbert pulled his saber and started hitting him across the back with the flat side. Just as Gilbert was getting ready to call for help, another boy hit him in the mouth with his first and knocked him down. From then on he doesn’t remember very much about it except that he was kicked while down. When he finally got away, he rushed outside and called Capt. Joe C. Brusse who immediately went to the scene. A lady standing there pointed to the direction in which the attackers had left. Brusse saw them about two blocks away still running. He followed but was un able to catch them. Gilbert suffered two broken ribs in addition to cuts on his lips and bruises over most of his body. Lt. Col. Taylor Wilkins, assist ant commandant, said that it was a natural assumption to assume that the attackers were University of Houston freshmen football play ers, but that there was no evidence pointing as to who the boys were or that they were UH students. He said that notice of the inci dent would be given to UH officials in hope that they might be able to help locate the boys. Union Charge By 1,535-216 Wins Vote Senior Meat Team Plans Kansas Trip The Senior Meats Judging Team, consisting of three members and one alternate, is now working out for the Oct. 18 American Royal In tercollegiate Meats Judging Con test in Kansas City, Mo. J. A. Loftis, Kenneth G. Killion, Melvin Lebo and Robert W. Cald well are meeting with G. T. King, judging team coach, each evening at 5 to work with all classes of carcasses and meat cuts. The team is sponsored jointly by the Saddle and Sirloin Club and the Animal Husbandry Depart ment. They hold practice workouts in Fort Worth, Oct. 7-8; Oklahoma City, Oct. 13-14; Kansas City, Oct. 17; and the American Royal Con test on Oct. 18. The union fee was approved by a landslide vote, 1,535 to 216, by students voting in the election held last week in the Memorial Student Center. The result of the election was announced by the A&M System Board of Directors at its meeting here Saturday. The collection of the fee is authorized for the fall term, 1955, and for all semesters thereafter. Payment of the fee, which is $2 per regular semester and $1 per summer semester, is compulsory for all students. Two dollars was collected from each student upon pay ment of fees to the Fiscal Office at the opening of the pres ent term. If the vote had gone against the assessment of the ■♦union fee, this amount would have been returned. At its last session, the State Legislature, in what apparent ly was a compromise measure for the loss of the compulsory student activities bill, passed leg islation authorizing the A&M Board of Directors to hold a stu dent election to decide on the un ion fee. The money from the fee is to be used for the operation, mainten ance and repair of the Center. The MSC faces a deficit of $45,000 in its budget for this year. The com pulsory fee will take up almost $30,000 of this lack, caused by loss of Exchange Store profits and an increased cost of facilities; the re mainder will be made up of depre ciation funds accumulated by the Center last year. Board Accepts $160,79466 Grants-in-Aid A total of $160,794.66 rep resenting grants-in-aid, schol arships, fellowships and spe cial gifts to the A&M College System, was accepted by the Board of Directors of the System meeting here Saturday. Texas A&M College received the greatest portion of the total amount—$103,947.05. Of this sum, $76,600.01 was for scholarships, from 89 sources over the state, in cluding alumni organizations, serv ice clubs, industries, business firms and private individuals. The re maining portion of the total con sisted of fellowships, grants-in-aid and special gifts of equipment and books for the college. The Texas Agricultural Experi ment Station received $49,430 in grants-in-aid for study of twenty- six major agricultural problems, and $3,066.61 in gifts of equipment for use in research work. Prairie View A&M College was recipient of $1,460, of which $1,000 was earmarked for a student loan fund for junior and senior majors in agriculture. The Texas Transportation Insti tute received a $20,000 grant-in- aid for study of transportation problems and $1,901 in equipment for use in research on better as phaltic mixes and road surface ma terials. Tarleton State College has re ceived $1,000 for scholarships also an egg cooler for use in its Poul try Department. Dorm 15 Drownout Being Investigated An investigation is now under way in the Sunday night “drown out” of several students on the first floor of dormitory 15. Identity of the assailants is still unknown although military author ities said they “thought” they knew who two of the boys were. They said Bennie Zinn, head of student affairs, would have to talk to the students first. The students were assumed to be civilians since they ran into dor mitory 16 after throwing water through windows of the Signal Corps outfit. The Military Department said they did not know if they were civilian students or not, but should find out within the next two or three days. The trouble was very minor, they added. $150,000 Given Board Inter-Faith Chapel Planned A check for $150,000, a letter of committment for an additional $50,000 if needed, and plans and specifications for an inter-faith chapel for A&M students were pre sented to the Board of Directors of the A&M System at its meeting Saturday. Presentation of the check and promise of additional aid in build ing the chapel was made by a dele gation of officers of the Former Students Association. The group consisted of W. L. Ballard, Long view, Association president; Louis R. Bloodworth, Wichita Falls, vice- president; O. T. Hotchkiss, Port Arthur, immediate past president; and J. B. Hervey, College Station, executive-secretary. W. T. Dougherty, president of the System Board, in accepting the Courtesy Of Former Students check, said, “Former students have made many wonderful gifts to A&M, but this is undoubtedly the finest and most wonderful they have ever given.” Plans shown to the Board call for a steel structure with stone and glass facings, having 9,200 square feet of floor space. The chapel will contain a sanctuary with seating capacity for 162 persons, chaplain’s office, rooms for meditation and counseling, a religious library and a large enclosed garden opening on the sanctuary. It will be built on the campus, between the presi dent’s home and Law and Puryear Halls. Construction, planned during 1956, will climax a campaign be gun by the FSA in 1952. Since that year thousands of former stu dents have contributed to the fund. The building will provide a center for prayer and meditation for stu dents of all faiths, and will be available for augmenting programs of churches operating near the campus. Design for the chapel was done by Richard Vrooman, a member of the college’s Department of Arch itecture. Vrooman’s fees will be paid by the Association. President Elected Fred Gregory, senior Animal Husbandry major, was elected pres ident of the Port Arthur Hometown Club at their regular meeting in the Biological Science Hall last week. Other officers elected were Clark Holloway, vice-president; Dan Owens, secretary and treas urer and Billy Runte, reporter.