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Number 52: Volume 55 The Battalion Burned-OutFamily Receives Loca l A id For Thanksgiving COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1955 By WELTON JONES Battalion City Editor Residents of College Station have united to make the Thanksgiving of the Willie Phillips family one of the happiest of their lives. Last week a $3,500 fire com pletely destroyed their frame house fc on South Highway 6. An urgent appeal to College Station 1’esidents by Robert A. Houze, chairman of this year’s Community Chest-Red Cross drive, was presented in Fri day’s Battalion. Houze said that the Salvation Army and the Local Chest Charity Fund, both agencies of the Community Chest, had con tributed funds and supplies to the family, but more help was needed. “The response,” said Houze, “was terrific. More than 25 people had called by noon yesterday, and more calls were coming in. The family now has almost everything it needs for a new start.” . Included in the contributions re ceived were a cook stove, room heaters, three complete beds, a baby bed, chairs, tables, a rug, cui'- •tains, blankets, pillows, sheets, towels and washcloths, clothing for all of the family from the skin out, and cooking utensils. The Phillips family has four childi’en ranging from two months to seven years old. They were res cued from the fire by a neighbor, Mrs. Anna Mae Blake. The fif teen-month-old girl suffered third degree burns on her leg, but the other children were uninjui’ed. Kennon Acts For A&M At Forum Paul A- Kennon, Texas A. and M. College architectural student from Shreveport, La., is represent ing A. and M. at the first Archi tectural Student Forum sponsored by the American Institute of Arch itects this week. Ernest Langford, head of the Architecture Department, is also in Washington attending a meet ing of the National Committee on Education of the American Insti tute of Architects. He will repre sent the 13 Texas AIA chapters and the five Texas schools with Architecture Departments. The architectural student forum , meeting will he£^r leading archi tects discuss aspects in the develop ment of closer relationships be tween the national professional ar chitectural society and students of architecture. Elephant Walk Seniors will not be excused from classes tomorrow to attend the an- ’ nual Elephant Walk. Those sen iors who do not have classes at 11 should meet in front of the Aca demic Building at 11:15 tomorrow morning. Houze said that he had received “carloads” of clothes and other goods in a “surprisingly short time.” He stressed that the family now had all that was needed—and more. “The extra material will be put in a local chest charity pool for use in future emergencies,” said Houze. Lawrence P. Cobble of the Build ing and College Utilities has fur nished trucks to carry all furniture to the new house which was rented by funds from the Chest. In addition to the rent, the Chest Charity fund paid doctor bills for the baby, and several miscellaneous expenses. “The charity fund would have paid for the entire furnishings, but it would have depleted our money to practically nothing. We knew that we could count on the people of College Station,” said Houze. PRICE 5 CENTS JOE PASCUZZI is stopped after a seven yard pick-up in the third quarter of the A&M-Texas freshman game at Memor ial Stadium in Austin last Saturday. The Fish were plagued by numerous fumbles, and pass interceptions. A&M finished third in the first-year SWC race. Garber To Play For Dance Jan Garber and his Orchestra with Larry Bean and Jerri Ran dolph will furnish the music for the All-College Dance in Sbisa Hall after the bonfire Wednesday night from 9:30-12:30. Garber will hold a concert in Guion Hall at 6:15 p.m. The con cert will be over in time for the bonfire at 8 p.m. The entertainers, featured on ra dio and TV, will come to A&M from such engagements as the Hotels New Yorker, in New York, Edge- water Beach in Chicago, and Roose velt in New Orleans. They have played in such motion pictures as Universal Studio’s “So’s Your Un cle,” Republic’s “Whei-e’s Elmer,” and Columbia’s production of “Jam Session.” The orchestras’ “Sweet With A Beat” music is currently being re corded on Capitol records with a string of credits for Black and White, Decca, Victor and Okeh rec ord companies to their credit. They have a reputation in the en tertainment world for calling the new and popular trends in music and have organized a zand that is sweet and danceable. Garber hails from Minneapolis, Minn., where he acquired:' a local reputation for his Sousa renditions. His interest, however, was in base- ’55 Aggie Bonfire May Be Televised This year’s, bonfire may be on television. Humble Oil & Refining 'Co. is planning to film the activities at the bonfire for their television program, “Texas In Review.” Cameramen will arrive here Wed nesday morning to film building activities during the day and the ceremony that night. ball and he pursued the game until he met with a broken nose. After ward he returned to the violin with such energy that he was soon play- Faculty Meeting Set This Evening A special meeting of the fac ulty and staff will be held at 4:30 today in Guion Hall for the purpose of presenting the faculty achievement awards established by the Association of Former Students for out standing teaching, research by a teacher and individual stu dent relationship. Dr. David H. Morgan, pres ident of the College, has re quested that all members of the faculty and staff attend this meeting. Families are in vited and the meeting is open to the public. ing for the Philadelphia Symphonic Orchestra. When the war came along he led a fifty-piece brass band in the Amei’ican Expeditionary Force. Following his discharge he organ ized a string tino which became a “Hotcha” band and he became known as the originator of Hokum. This was followed with many years of popularity and success. He abandoned this for the oppo site type of music and with his soft, sweet style he received the title of “The Idol of the Airlanes.” This remained his style until re cently when Garber blended the two varieties of music together and came up with the Sweet with a Beat style of entertainment. Tickets for the dance and con cert are on sale at Student Activi ties Office on the second floor of Goodwin Hall. Dance Tickets are $2, stag or drag, and 75 cents, each for the concert. Sliiclenl Cri iically Hurt In Guarding Accident Pushes Two to Safety Before Hit by Car BULLETIN Hospital authorities at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bry an reported this morning- that James Sarran’s condition is “still critical” and that he lias not regained conscious ness. James E. Sarran, sophomore from Brownsville, is re ported in critical condition at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan following an early morning accident yesterday. Sarran, coffee truck attendant fpr bonfire guards, pushed two other students to safety before being struck by an auto mobile driven by Walter Galloway of Wellborn. Donald L. Moore, junior accounting major from Borger, gave his account of the accident as follows: “The coffee truck pulled into the vicinity of our entrance guard, just west of The Grove, and was parked on the right ^shoulder of the road while coffee was being served to those on that particular guard post. James Sarran Injured in Accident Ten A&M Students Compose Prayer After a month’s preparation, the first traditional prayer for A&M has been composed. Ten students (all corps chaplains) worked to gether in preparing the prayer which will be said tonight at the banquet. They expressed the hope that the prayer will become tra ditional for Thanksgiving at A&M. The prayer is as follows: “God of all men everywhere, we are thankful for Your love which penetrates all barriers. Help us then to be the men we ought to be. Make us deeply aware of the short ness and uncertainty of human life. Forgive us when we seek anything but doing Your will. As we rea lize our positions of leadership, may our devotion to You be be yond the call of duty. Teach us to be unashamed of Your presence in us as we stand upright before our fellowmen, our leaders, and our loved ones. Instill in mankind a sense of brotherhood and a desire for peace. Amen.” Unusual Dry Weather Helps Bonfire Become ‘Largest’ From the fii-st log to the last, there’s always something for every one to do on the world’s lar-gest bonfire. This year’s bonfire is now offi cially larger than last year’s, ac cording to Paul Holladay, head yell leader. This is (lue mainly to the dry weather. According to Dr. V. A. Little, of the Entomology Department, it’s been a long time since a bonfire was built in dry weather. “Seems like it was dry once,” he said, “but it was a long time back.” A BIG LOAD—One of the largest trees to be hauled from the cutting area this year was hoisted on a trailer truck by a winch truck. Six men had to stand on the front of the truck to keep it down while the log was being loaded. Demonstrating the size of the log is James L. Charles, standing, freshman from Sanger. The Oceanography Department, during the opening days of the bonfire, predicted dry weather for the occasion. And, things turned out that way. Holladay said this year’s stack was not quite as high as it was last year but that it was larger around the bottom. This is due mainly to the fact that larger logs were gathered this year because of the winch trucks being used. One winch truck was located on the drill field and one was in the cutting area. Trouble started Saturday morn ing when the center pole cracked and the pulley and rope had to be taken down. This left only the winch truck to stack logs, except for smaller ones manhandled by students. Three trailer-trucks hauled all day Saturday and Sunday. Even though some students went to Aus tin for the Fish football game, there were more than enough fresh men in the woods to help load these trucks out. Woik should be completed around 1 p.m. tomorrow, according to Gus Mijalis, bonfire coordinator. The center pole, which was do nated by Dr. S. J. Buchanan of the Civil Engineering Department, is 60 feet from the ground up and set eight feet in the ground. Last year’s center pole was 73 feet tall before 15 feet was sawed off to allow the familiar “tea house” to be placed on top. Weather Today CLOUDY Forecast for the College Station area is cloudy to partly cloudy. Continued warmer, with late after noon scattered showers predicted. Yesterday’s high was 79 degrees and low, 69 degrees. Temperature at 10:30 a.m. was 79 degrees. B Field Artillery won the best sign idea for the UT game. They were awarded the first place prize of $10 by Lou’s Ti-ading Post. Guarding has been stopped on outer areas of the campus due to the accident which occurred yester day morning. The only areas to be guarded are Kyle Field, the Bonfire itself and the dormitory areas. The newly formed bonfire safety committee, headed by Ernest Bie- hunko, Corps Operations Officer, has helped to control accidents in the cutting and stacking areas. I was the last one to ar rive at the truck and was get ting- a paper cup while talking to Sarran, when someone be gan to yell. I turned to see what was wrong when Sarran yelled ‘look out’. “I saw the car nearby and Sar ran pushed me and Roy Guthrie, freshman engineering major from Dallas, out of the way. The car smashed into the back of the truck. “The next thing I knew, San-an was under the truck and someone was yelling for us to get help.” The men were standing at the rear of the vehicle talking at the time of the accident. Sarran was crushed between the truck and the car, breaking both legs below the knees, his right arm, right pelvis and both ankles. Sarran underwent surgery early yesterday. His right leg was am putated four inches below the knee. He also- received severe head in juries and a brain concussion. The side of the truck had to be lifted to free Sarran from the wreckage. He was carried to St. Joseph’s Hospital in a Calloway- Jones ambulance. An all night prayer service was held last night for Sarran in three College Station churches with each of the three basic denominations pai’ticipating. Also last night, a collection was started to help pay expenses. Because of the accident, Byron A. Parham, head of bonfire guards, has pulled in all the outer-area guards on the cam pus except for the bonfire area and Kyle Field area. Three units will make the shift of the two areas. Civil ians will be guarding with Corps units. There will be three com panies guarding the bonfire ar ea, three companies guarding Kyle Field and the rest will guard the dormitory areas. Second Battalian Armor will guard tomorrow. NOTICE A collection is being taken up by YMCA secretai-y J. Gordon Gay for helping to pay hospital bills. Such collections are also being held among the student body, but Gay said that anyone else, faculty mem ber or resident of the community, who wished to help could send mon ey to him. Chest Drive Closes As Coal Crossed The A&M College - College- Station Community Chest - Red Cross went over its $12,100 goal by at least $700, Robert A. Houze, chairman of the drive said today. “The money collected and pledg ed was $12,801, a new record for money collected in one year by the Chest,” said Houze. “It was also collected in the record time of three weeks. This is the first time in five years that the Chest has made its goal.” All tw r elve of the participating agencies will receive their promised share, and a meeting of the full Chest Committee will be held after Thanksgiving to decide on the dis position of the surplus funds. “Money is still coming in, and we expect to have at least $13,000 by the time of the meeting after Thanksgiving,” Houze said. “I attribute the success of this year’s drive to the members of the Chest committees and the other workers who have given unselfish ly of their time,” Houze concluded. Directors To Meet The Board of Directors of the Texas A&M College System will meet Wednesday morning, on the campus of the college. Routine business will be discussed. NEW ARMY—The New Army method of stacking logs, with a winch truck, proved to be a success as the world’s largest bonfire grows. The center pole cracked early Sat urday morning, and logs had to be stacked with this truck. Another winch truck in the cutting area loaded the largest logs onto the trucks for their haul to the drill field.