The Battalion
Number 28: Volume 55
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1955
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Students Choose TSCW Senior
To Reign As Aggie Sweetheart
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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!)
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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.
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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.
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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.