The Battalion
Number 61: Volume 55
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1955
Price 5 Cents
Aggies Set Up SCON A
Idea Arose After \54 Visit
To West Point Conference
A&M’s “little Geneva” meeting which will draw top ex
perts of international and national affairs to A&M next week
is a project “of the students, by the students, and for the
students.”
The idea for this type of conference originated after
Herbert W. (Bud) Whitney attended a similar meeting in
1954 at West Point. Whitney became enthusiastic over the
opportunities which such a conference offered for students
of the Southwestern area. From this small, but enthusiastic
beginning, grew the first annual Student Conference on Na
tional Affairs, sponsored by the SCONA Committee of the
Memorial Student Center and A&M College.
Expenses for the conference^
total about $12,000, whiU'i was
raised through the efforts of
A&M students from 15 busi
ness men, firms and founda
tions in the state. Working on
their own time, much of it during
last summer’s vacation, and large
ly at their own expense, students
raised the needed money in three
months. With the money came
other help, as top industrialists
lent their aid in lining up national
figures. Foundations loaned ex
perienced consultants to help guide
the program, and some of the early
backers of SCONA called friends
and persuaded them to join in fin
ancing the project.
List of Donors
The following individuals, hanks,
corporations and foundations made
the conference possible financially
by backing:
Houston Endowment Tnc.; An
derson, Clayton & Co., Tnc., Hous
ton; M. D. Anderson Foundation,
Houston; San Antonio Machine &
Supply Company, C. C. Krueger,
president; National Rank of Com
merce, Houston; W. T. Doherty,
Houston; Republic National Bank
of Dallas, Fred F. Florence, pres
ident; E. O. Cartwright Founda
tion, Dallas;
First National Bank in TTouston,
W. A. Kirkland; Texas Power &
Light Co., Dallas; Second National
Bank, Houston; Houston National
Bank; International Business Ma
chines, Houston; Brown &, Root
Inc., Houston; A. F. Mitchell, Cor
sicana; First National Bank in Dal
las; and others.
Jenkins Is Chairman
Chairman for SCONA is senior
John W. Jenkins; vice-chairman is
' Jack Lunsford. On the Executive
Committee are Cyrus Johnston,
planning chairman; Weldon Walk
er, arrangements; Larry Kennedy,
finance; Bob Bacher, transporta
tion; C. M. Crawford, housing; Vic
Moseley, program; Harold Sellers,
publicity; Brad Crockett, secretai’-
iat; Whitney, MSC president; and
J. W. Stark, director of the Stu
dent Center, who is advisor.
On the Advisory Committee for
the conference are Dr. J. P. Ab
bott, dean of A&M College; Dr.
W. H. Delaplane, dean of A&M
i School of Arts & Sciences; Dr.
Ide P. Trotter, dean of the Grad-
(See A&M’s SCONA, Page 2)
DR. WALTER PRESCOTT
WEBB will serve as a round
table chairman for SCONA
next week. He is distinguish
ed professor of history at the
University of Texas. Dr. Webb
received his BA, MA and PhD
degrees from Texas, and a
MA from Oxford. He is au
thor of “The Great Plains,”
“The Texas Rangers,” “Divi
ded We Stand,” “The Great
Frontier” and “More Water
for Texas.” Also he was edi
tor-in-chief of “The Handbook
of Texas” and is contributor
to Harpers Magazine, Scrib
ners, and others.
CS Response
To Aid Appeal
Sets Up Home
Mrs. Kate Johnson, Negro
woman who lost all of her pos
sessions last week when her
house burned, has now re
ceived nearly all she needs to
begin house-keeping again.
The Community Chest appealed
to citizens of College Station to
give what they could to help Mrs.
Johnson.
“She has received many items of
clothing, quite a bit of money for
groceries, and rent for a new house
from the community chest,” said
Mrs. Albin Krolczyk, owner of
Krolczyk Grocery on old Highway
(». The Salvation Army and the
local Chest Charity Fund, both
agencies of the College Station
Community Chest, have supplied
rent, food and shoes.
So far Mrs. Johnson has received
three quilts, a pillow, two pairs of
shoes, five dresses, two coats, and
a bed with springs and a mattress.
“The main thing that Mrs. John
son needs now is kitchen utensils,
furniture, bedding and especially
underwear,” said Mrs. Ki-olczyk,
who was appointed chairman of
contributions by Chest Chairman
Robert Houze. “She wears a size
20, and we have not yet found any
to fit her.”
Anyone wishing to contribute
may contact Mrs. Krolczyk at her
store or Houze at the College li
brary.
At Right
JUMP BALL—Stewart Heller
(No. 99) leaps high off the
floor to gain the opening tip-
off of the Aggie Fish-Alien
Academy basketball game last
night in Allen Gym. At left
of the jumpers is Gonzalo Di-
ago, A&M freshman from
Santurce, Puerto Rico. Center
is Neil Swisher (No. 56). Al
len won the hard fought con
test, 74-71. It was the open
ing game of the year for the
Aggie Fish.
At Bottom
UP AND IN—Stew Heller, 6-6
forward for the Aggie Fish,
goes up high to dump in a
basket for A&M last night in
the game against the Allen
Ramblers. Heller, who came
to A&M from McKeesport, Pa.,
scored 12 points as the Fish
went down in defeat 72-75. He,
along with Neal Swisher, con
trolled both b ackboard s.
Swisher connected for 16
points.
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Post Office Plans
Christmas Hours
The College Station Post Of
fice will be open this Saturday
until 5 p.m., according to Homer
Adams, postmaster. From Dec.
12 to 22, the office will be open
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., except on
Sundays.
Area Artists Have
Work on Display
Five area artists have paintings
on display at an exhibition of Tex
as ai’tists being held by the Texas
Fine Arts Association in Austin.
Represented are Mrs. Emilita
Terry, Memorial Student Center
ai’t director; Mrs. Ruth Mogford,
College Station; Mrs. Alma B.
Stephens, College Station; Mi’s.
Bertha Clark, Bryan; and Mrs.
Hazel Naylor, Bryan.
Judges at the exhibition, which
is being held at the Associations’
three Austin galleries, selected
two paintings by Mrs. Terry, “Ice
Storm” and “Pueblo Valley,” for
a special sales gallery to be ex
hibited in downtown Austin.
Free To Public
THRUSTON B. MORTON, assistant Secretary for Congres
sional Relations of the Department of State, graduated
from Yale University jn 1929. He joined the navy shortly
before Pearl Harbor, and now is a Commander in the Naval
Reserve. He was elected to Congress in Kentucky in 1946
and reelected in 1948 and 1950. His nomination to his
present position was confirmed by the Senate on Jan. 29,
1953. At the Conference next week he will be a member of
the Wednesday night five-man panel.
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Aggi e Freshmen
Lose 72-75 Tilt
To Allen Gagers
Talent Show Tonight
Aggie talent will blossom forth
tonight to the tune of audience
laughter and guitar strumming as
the fourth annual Aggie Talent
Show rolls back the curtains at 8.
The show, which is sponsored by
the Music Group of the Memorial
Student Center, features 12 acts.
It will be held at Guion Hall, and
is free to the public.
Featured performers tonight are
the Aggie Ramblers; Edward Burk-
head, tenor; Paul Rosenthal, sing
er and guitar player; John Mont
gomery, singer; C. T. Safilippo,
A. H. Cordes and Roger Alexander,
sax trio; Joe Ector, pantomines;
And There’s More
Rose City Sac Rats, comedy act;
Jimmy Patterson, pianist; Lynn
Pixley, singer and guitar player;
The Nuggets, quintet; Martin
Adams, singer; and Don Demming,
spoon player.
Mike Griffin is chairman for
this year’s show, and Dick Hunk
ier is production manager. Joe
Harris is stage manager; Rene
Vela, publicity manager; and Tom
Puddy and Jim Hancock will handle
the lighting.
Since the winner of the Talent
Show will represent A&M at the
Debate Tourney
Ends Tomorrow
The seventh annual A&M Col
lege Invitational Debate Tourna
ment started here today with
round one kicking off at 1 p.m.
Seventy debate teams from 18
colleges are participating in the
two day tournament. A&M’s team
is not entered due to the fact all
members are needed to manage
the tourney.
This year’s debate topic is .“Re
solved: That the non-agricultural
industries of the United States
should guarantee their employees
an annual wage”.
The schedule for tonight and to
morrow is as follows:
Friday: 7-8:15 Round three
8:45-10 Round four
Saturday: 8:30-10 Round five
10:15-11:30 Round six
West Area Flag
Gets 1st Raising
The American Flag was raised
today at noon for the first time
in the West Corps area, flying
from the new flag pole which was
erected Nov. 29.
The flag was donated by Robin
K. Ransone, ’55, senior aeronauti
cal engineering major from Fort
Worth, and was the one draped
over the casket of his father, the
late Lt. Col. R. K. Ransone. Col.
Ransone died Jan. 24, 1954, of a
heart attack while on temporary
duty at Fort Bliss. He was buried
at the National Cemetery at Foi't
Sam Houston, San Antonio.
Col. Ransone’s 18 years of ac
tive military service included par
ticipation in four major battles in
the World War II European cam
paign and three while in Korea.
He spent two years with the
Third Army in Europe, three years
with the army of occupation in
Japan, 18 months in Korea, and
was chief army umpire in Exer
cise Longhorn at Fort Hood.
The flag pole was acquired in
1954 by Air Force juniors who
wanted to get a flag for their area.
The erection cost of $150 was paid
by the Military Science Depart
ment.
Intercollegiate Talent Show to be
held here April 13 at White Coli
seum, a panel of judges will hold
jury duty on the production. The
four judges are Mrs. George Pot
ter, C. K. Esten, Herbert W. (Bud)
Whitney and R. P. Wai’d.
A coffee for the judges and
their guests will be held in the
MSC Dining Room tonight at 6:30.
180 Students File
For Ten Offices
Filings for class of ’59 officei’s
and one student senator from the
senior class closed Wednesday at 5
p.m., after approximately 180 stu
dents had filed for the ten offices.
Eleven seniors filed for the one
student senate position. In the
freshman class filings, 33 signed
up for president, 33 for vice-presi
dent, 14 for secretary, ten for par
liamentarian, eight for reporter,
and four for sergeant-at-arms.
Elections will be held Dec. 14 in
the Memorial Student Center, ac
cording to W. D. (Pete) Hardesty,
Business Manager of Student Ac
tivities.
TauBetaPi
Will Initiate
New Members
The Texas Delta Chapter of
Tau Beta Pi will initiate 49
new members Monday night
at a banquet in the Memorial
Student Center.
Members to be initiated are Ar
thur W. Adams, Kenneth M. Adler,
Ashley N. Beasley, Jerry F. Bowen,
Olin H. Bradley, Kerry E. Burle
son, Val It. Cannon, Jr., Howard L.
Chevalier, Robert R. Coffman,
Claude C. Culver, Lawrence R.
Dausin, Robert R. Dean, Ray N.
Finch, Dale R. Flournoy, Joe B.
Foster.
Robert L. Gilliland, Wilbur B.
Goldsmith, Richard O. Guthrie,
Herman L. Hassel, Jr., Frederick
W. Heldenfels, John L. Irwin, Da
vid M. Isiminger, Warren B. John
son, Jr., Herman H. Keller, Paul
A. Kennon, William B. Ledbetter,
Gei’ald L. Leighton, Jack H. Lipp-
man.
Firmin L. Lucas, Jack H. Luns
ford, Gerald B. Mori’is, John H.
Moser, Douglas D. Mounce, Rex L.
Rowell, John S. Sheffield, Charles
R. Steele, George S. Teutsch, Joe
R. Tucker, John W. Vineyard, Leo
B. Weiss, Codie S. Wells, Franklin
D. Westmoreland.
Clyde J. Wharton, Charles D.
Williams, John C. Williams, Rich
ard Allen Williford, and Robert W.
Young.
Installment Fees
Installment fees are now. pay
able in the Fiscal Office for the
period ending Jan. 28. The total
fees are $56.85. Breakdown of
that amount is as follows: Board,
$36.45; room, $17.50; and laundry,
$2.90. This is the fourth and final
payment for this semester, and
must be made before the Christ
mas holidays start.
Job Calls
Monday
JOY MANUFACTURING COM
PANY, Pittsburg, Pa., will inter
view aeronautical, chemical, elec
trical, industrial and mechanical
engineering majors for possible
openings in manufacturing, ‘sales
and service engineering, and for
eign sales.
U. S. PATENT OFFICE will in
terview all interested students in
physics, chemistry, aeronautical,
architectural, chemical, electrical,
civil, geological, industrial, me
chanical engineering, petroleum,
and agricultural engineering. Rep
resentatives will also interview
juniors for summer work.
Pre-Law Society
Thomas B. Estep, from the
Houston office of the Federal Bu
reau of Investigation, will speak
to the Pre-Law Society at 7:30
Tuesday night. The meeting will
be held in room 113 of the Biologi
cal Science Building. Refreshments
will be served.
Weather Today
CLEAR
Forecast for College Station area
is clear, warmer, and fairly windy
Yesterday’s high of .60 degrees
dropped to 32 degrees early this
morning. Temperature at 10:30
a.m. was 42 degrees.
Roberts Paces
Night’s Scoring
By BARRY HART
Assistant Sports Editor
Playing brilliant basketball
at times, but showing mental
lapse on defense, the Aggie
Fish lost a 75-72 thriller to
strong Allen Academy in their
season opener last night in the
Allen gym.
IT WAS SIMPLY a case of giv
ing the Ramblers too much time
to get set and shoot and the high-
scoring Academy crew took ad
vantage of it, missing their 80-
point-per-game avei’age by only
five points.
Alex Roberts, 6-2 Pawtucket, R.
I., product and one of the four out-
of-state starters for the Fish, led
the scorers of both teams with 23
points and kept A&M in the game
with his fine all-ai’ound play.
The only Texan in the starting
lineup, Victoria’s jump-shot special
ist Neal Swisher, scored 16 points
and played a terrific defensive
game. Swishei’, along with 6-6
Stew Heller, who played his high
school ball in McKeesport, Pa., con
trolled both backboards. Heller
meshed 12 points for the night.
GONZALO DIAGO, two-handed
sharpshooter from Santurce, Puer
to Rico, who according to Plead
Coach Ken Loeffler has the best
eyes he’s ever seen, scored only
one field goal in the first half, but
hit three sriaight in the last three
minutes to pull the Fish within
three points. Diago wound up
with 10 points.
High point man for Allen was
co-captain Carlos Montemayor with
22 points. Behind him were Jack
Collier with 17 and Ed Lilley with
15.
The first-year Aggies opened the
scot’ing as Swisher tipped one in
after 1:45. Bill Davis broke the
ice for Allen with a free throw
seconds later. Heller tipped in Jim
McNichoTs attempted free throw
and the Fish pulled away to a 12-7
lead only to see it melt under a
swift three-basket onslaught. Al
len’s co-captain Mark Mosley and
Collier swiped three straight A&M
passes to drive in for easy count
ers.
ROBERTS TIPPED another in,
Heller hit a lay-up on the fast
bieak and Roberts came back with
a one-handed set shot to give the
Fish an 18-13 lead midway in the
first half.
With the score 22-18 the Ram
blers caught fire, and wath Monte
mayor hitting for 10 points, pump
ed 24 points through the hoop while
holding A&M to 13 to lead at half
time, 42-35.
Allen was still hot as the second
half opened and pulled to their
largest lead of the game, 55-42.
Collier scoi’ed seven points in the
outburst while Swisher, Roberts
and Heller combined for only 10.
Roberts, Swisher and McNichol
all hit from the floor but couldn’t
match Montemayor, who hit four
(See FISH, Page 2)