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The Battalion Number 28: Volume 55 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1955 Price Five Cents J WmmM — Students Choose TSCW Senior To Reign As Aggie Sweetheart ■Mm m mi STOP IT!—Larry Kennedy, Corps commander, poses for the camera with Aggie Sweet heart Charlene Seth, immediately after the announcement was made in Stoddard Hall on the TSCW campus. Miss Seth is really not camera shy, someone attracted her at tention from the other side of the room just as the picture was taken. MSC Redecorating Discussed SCON A Budget $11,898 The Memorial Student Center Council, meeting last night, ap proved a revised budget of $11,- 898.83 for the Forum Group, Stu dent Conference on National Af fairs, with the understanding that additional money will have to be raised before the budget will be valid. To reach the amount needed to effectuate the budget, the ' SCONA Committee will have to raise ap proximately $1,000, as they now have slightly under $11,000 _con- fcributed or pledged. The confer ence will be held at A&M Dec. 14- t 17, with student representatives from 50 leading colleges in the south and southwest and guest speakers and conference leaders Vhosen from among the nation’s top experts on national affairs. Tentative plans for redecorating the MSC were discussed by J. Wayne Stark, director of the Cen ter and Council secretary-treasur er. The redecorating, which will be done during probably the next two or three years by Robert D. Harrell, Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif., will include new carpeting in the main lobby and the pi’ome- nade. The carpets there, Stark pointed out, have received excep tionally heavy wear during the past five yeai’S. Other plans include reversing the color scheme of walls and fur niture, shifting some of the furni- ture and getting some new furni ture, and folding walls for meet ing rooms on the second floor. Money for all of the proposed work is not in sight as of now, Stark said. Another planned project is re doing some of the rooms to im prove the acoustics, as Stark said that noise from rooms such as the piano and record rooms have often disrupted meetings and programs. This will take many years to get all of it fixed, he said, for it will mean redoing much of what should have been done in the first place. Gudkari To Head .A&M UN Club Peter D. Gadkari of India was elected president of the United , Nations Club at its first meeting last Friday. Other officers are Ivo Ferreira, Brazil, vice-pi’esi- dent; Luis A. Lopez, Mexico, sec retary; Max Casalta, Venezuela, treasm-er; and James E. Caffey, Texas, social and program chair man. After the elections, plans were made for the celebration of the birthday anniversary of the United Nations Organization at the next „club meeting Oct. 21, to be held in the YMCA. Congressmen Meet With A&M Officials Conferring with A&M offi cials over a breakfast table filled with Texas products, a congressional investiga- ting committee visited here Saturday in compliance with Pres ident Eisenhower’s request- that some attention be given to the problem of small farms. M. T. Harrington, chancellor; D. W. Williams, vice-chancellor for agriculture; G. G. Gibson, director of the Texas Agricultural Exten sion Service; and R. D. Lewis, Ex periment Station director were hosts for the congi-essmen. De partment heads and extension per sonnel were also present for the Aggies 19th In National Standings Texas A&M broke into the top 20 in national rankings, being picked 19th by the na tion’s sport writers and broad casters. Other Southwest Con ference schools in the rankings include A&M’s opponent next Saturday, Texas Christian University, seventh; and Rice Institute, 15th. The top team was Michigan, followed by Maryland, Okla homa, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, TCU, Navy, UCLA and West Virginia. A&M Senate Traces ‘Joke’ In TCU Paper An article appearing in the Friday edition of the Texas Christian University news paper stated that Aubrey Ow en, TCU student body presi dent, had received a letter from A&M’s Student Senate requesting TCU girls date Aggies instead of Froggies. A quick call to the Skiff office Ft. Worth by Scotty Parham, Senate president, revealed that the letter was a “practical joke” and had passed their editors before it was caught. Dave Brown, reporter for the Skiff, said a correction to the story would be printed in the next edi tion of the paper and that they were sorry the story had gotten into print. The story was titled “Dateless Aggies Holler for Help, Seek Frog Ferns.” Quoting the last para graph of the story, “Congress re taliated by placing a limit of only $10 on the plaque to be given to A&M as a token of friendship and sportsmanship.” “The Senate has received much undue criticism from A&M stu dents over the matter and it : hoped this will clear things up said Scotty Parham, Senate pres ident. Parham was surprised to hear of the letter since it did not origi nate in the Senate. He said most people should have known the Sen ate would not do such a childish thing as this. Parham has sent a letter to Ow en on the “practical joke” to clear up the mistaken Aggie cry for help on getting a date. (It is a known fact that A&M men do not need help in getting a date at any school!) •* Charlene Seth Gets Title; Aggies Have Big Weekend ' By RALPH COLE Battalion Managing Editor Charlene Seth, senior TSCW beauty from Leechburg, Pa., was selected Sunday to reign as A&M Sweetheart for the coming year. She was chosen from a group of 10 final ists. Ten A&M students arrived in Denton at noon Saturday for a weekend of festivities with the Tessie beauties. They were feted with a picnic on Lake Dallas Saturday afternoon and a formal dance that night. “We had a hard time making a decision,” said Larry Kennedy, colonel of the Corps, “But, we think we picked the best all-around girl to reign as our sweetheart.” Sunday’s activities included services in the “Little Chap ter’ and dinner with the girls before the winner was an- Weather Today occasion. Discussion w r as about a report by A. C. Magee of the Agriculture Economics Department. The i port concerned the status of small farms in 35 counties of east Texas The number has been decreasing since 1934. Congressmen here for the meet ing were Clark W. Thompson, head of the Family Farm Subcommittee of the House of Representatives; Charles W. Grant, Alabama; John L. McMillan, South Carolina; Thomas G. Abernethy, Mississippi; Ross Bass, Tennessee; Pat Jen nings, Virginia; Clifford G. Mc- Inth-e, Maine; and William R. Wil liams, New York. Smith Wins Third In Essay Contest Tommy W. Smith, junior agri cultural economics major from Lawn, recently won third place in a national essay contest, being awarded $75 for his paper on the cotton futures market. The contest was open to agricul tural students in all land-grant col leges for essays on aspects of ag ricultural marketing. The prize was given by the Uhlmann Grain Co. of Chicago. Smith is vice-president of the Agricultural Economics Club, and a member of the MSC Music Com mittee. Fire Prevention Week Observed In CS, Bryan National Fire Prevention Week is being observed this week in College Station and Bryan in conjunction with the national program. In the two local cities, the week is sponsored by the Brazos County Association of Insurance Agents. It is held to call to the attention of the public the ever present dan ger of fire, and some of the ways individual citizens can reduce haz ards. In the senior high schools, a talk on fire hazards will be given by R. N. Craig of the A&M Department of Agricultural Engineering. Craig will speak at Consolidated this af ternoon. The junior high schools will each participate in an essay contest on “Fire Prevention in the Home,” and cash prizes will be awarded for the best papers. A poster contest will be held in the elementary schools, with com petition divided into two divisions— the senior division composed of stu dents in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades, and the junior division con sisting of the first three grades. Cash prizes will be awarded in each of the divisions in each of the schools. Judging of posters and essays will be held next week and winners will be announced shortly there after. Besides cash prizes, ribbons will be awarded to winners. The entire expenses for the contest will be given by the Brazos County As sociation of Insurance Agents. nounced in Stoddard Hall Rec reation room at 2 p.m. Girls in Stoddard had a short yell practice immediately after Kenne dy made the announcement. Capps Hall sponsored the pro gram in the Little Chapel, which began at 8 a.m. The services started with an organ prelude fol lowed by the call to worship. Im mediately following the ' services, the A&M delegation separated from the Tessies to make their choice. The ten Tessie finalists were Brenda Beck, Beverly Crull, Mar garet Dyer, Anna Ochoa, Dorothy McClenahan, Annette (Rusty) Skinner, Janet and Jean Van Eer- den, Llewellyn Watson and Miss Seth. A&M’s delegation included Lar ry Kennedy, John Jenkins, Scotty Parham, Allan Greer, Bill Willis, Joe Bill Foster, Bud Whitney, Don Burton, Bob Lee and Jack Quinn. Miss Seth will represent both A&M and TSCW in activities throughout the school year. She will repi'esent A&M at all football games, the Cotton Bowl ceremony on New Year’s Day, University of Texas Roundup, Rice Rondelet and all other Southwest Conference school functions where A&M needs a female representative. Three Hurt In Weekend Auto Crashes Three A&M sophomores were injured late Saturday night in two separate auto mobile accidents. Floyd Ray Clark and James Teague, Battery D Field Artillery, were hurt when the car they were driving crashed into a bridge rail ing near Pryor, Okla. The third sophomore, Donald Barkman of A Ordnance was injured in a wreck near Texarkana. He will remain in the hospital there several days. Full extent of injuries received by the three are not known, but a reliable source reported yesterday that all should be back in school by the end of the week. Clark and Teague are under sur veillance in Grand Valley Hospital Pryor and are expected to be released Wednesday. Teague, who was reportedly driving, received head and face cuts, while Clark received chest injuries. They were on their way to Stev en’s College in Missouri to visit Teague’s fiancee when the driver apparently was overcome by car bon monoxide fumes which entered the closed car through a faulty ex haust system. The cool spell has passed almost as quickly as it arrived. Forecast is widely scattered clouds, no rain in sight for College Station. Tem perature at 10:30 a.m. was 83 de grees. Yesterday’s high was 91 degrees with a low of 70 degrees. *56 Aggieland Picture Schedule Freshmen in A quartermaster corps, A chemical corps, A and B composite, and A and B athletics should have their pictures rfiade for the ’56 Aggieland today at the Aggieland Studio at North Gate. Tomorrow, freshmen in squad rons 1 through 6 will have their pictures made, and will continue through Friday. All students should bring their own brass, but blouses will be furnished at the studio. News of the World By The ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS—The French National Assembly—which has yielded to nationalism backed by violence in Tunisia and Mor occo—starts debate today on how to suppress such national ism in Algeria. Tunisia and Morocco are protectorates but Algeria is considered an integral part of France under a 1947 statute giving Algerians full French citizenship. The French have refused to admit the legality of any Algerian national ist movement and have refused steadfastly to make any con cessions toward more local government. ★ ★ ★ WASHINGTON—The Atomic Energy Commission is going back to the Nevada desert about Nov. 1 for more tests, this time to determine the safety of various weapons in handling and storage. Yesterday’s announce ment from the AEC indicated the agency did not intend to set off any nuclear explosions, but to see how safe the weapons and experimental devices are in the event of accidents, such as fires. "At Ik WASHINGTON—Chairman Olin D. Johnson (D-SC) announced yesterday the Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee is investigating what he called “the illegal, and political removal” of postmasters. He said the committee has received information indicating that postal jobs have been sold to the highest bidder. He accused the Eisenhower administration of using Hitler-like tactics to oust postmasters for political reasons. ★ ★ ★ INDIANAPOLIS—Gov. George N. Craig proclaimed full martial law yesterday on riot-swept New Castle, and Perfect Circle Corp. promptly announced plans to reopen its foundry, where eight persons were shot last Wednes day. The CIO United Auto Workers immediately pro tested Craig’s action as “putting prope above hu man rights” and stayed away from a negotiation ses sion which had been arranged by federal mediators. Hightower to Head Gamma Mu Group Donald E. Hightowei*, Mont Bel- vieu, has been installed as presi dent of the Gamma Mu chapter of Eta Kappa Nu, national honor so ciety for electrical engineers. Other incoming officers, named were Charlie F. Jack, vice-presi dent, Grand Saline, and John R. Harris, treasurer, Wichita Falls. Remaining chapter officers will be named later. At the installation ceremonies, 21 charter members, nine seniors and six faculty membei's were in itiated, along with six members of the SMU Electrical Engineering Department who were taking pre liminary steps to formation of a chapter at SMU. Outstanding freshmen and soph omore electrical engineering stu dents for the past year were an nounced at the installation ban quet. Freshman winner was Char les S. Lessard, Cristobal, Canal Zone, and Douglas R. DeCluitt, Port Arthur, was the outstanding sophomore. Both received recog nition certificates and membership in the American Institute of Elec trical Engineers. Library Gets 19 New Oil Paintings Nineteen additional oil paintings have been presented to the Cushing Library here by C. C. Krueger, widely known businessman and civic leader of San Antonio and former member of the Board of Directors of the A&M College Sys tem. The Cushing collection now to tals 30 paintings, valued at $38,000 All of the paintings are from the Krueger collection which has been maintained in San Antonio for many years. The paintings are on display throughout the recently redecora ted and air-conditioned library building. Meeting Planned On Jan. Graduation All January graduates interested in assembling to look into the pos sibilities of holding mid-term com mencement exercises are invited to meet in the lounge of Puryear Hall at 7:30 tonight. The exercises, if further study deems them possible, would have to be paid for by the graduates themselves, as the college does not have funds for two graduation services. A total cost of about $1,400 has been estimated, plus probably about $3.60 (based on last spring) per student for cap and gown. With around 200 students expected to be graduated in January, the cost for each student would be between $10 and $11. Freshman English Book Now on Sale The new freshman English books are now on sale in local book stores. “Reading for Thought and Ex pression” compiled by Drs. Stew art S. Morgan, John Q. Hays and Fred E. Ekfelt, members of the A&M English Department, is the new collection of essays to be used in place of the old book, “Opinions and Attitudes.” Fee Payment Due Before Oct. 20 Second installment fees are now payable at the Fiscal Office and must be paid before Oct. 20 to avoid penalty. Total payable is $59.95, which included board, $43.20; room rent, $13.35 and laun dry, $3.40. OUR SWEETHEART—Charlene Seth, 21-year-old TSCW senior, was selected to reign as A&M’s Sweetheart for 1955-56. She will represent A&M and TSCW throughout the school year. She will be presented at the half-time activities of the A&M-TCU football game in Fort Worth Saturday.