Number 77: Volume 55
7/z^ Bcittnlion
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1956
Price 5 Cents
News of the World
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GENEVA, Switzerland—Possible
agreement between the United
States and Red China to renounce
use of force has been blocked be
cause the United States ' wants to
include Eormosa in its areA of self-
defense, Peiping’s special ambas
sador here said yesterday. Break
ing the official secrecy which has
surrounded his 24 weeks of nego
tiations with special U. S. Ambas
sador U. Alexis Johnson, Wang
Ping-nan issued a 2,500-word state
ment summarizing the Chinese ver
sion of their exchanges. There was
no statement from Johnson.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq — Security
Group
[Youth
Adopts Name,
Constitution
The College Station Youth
Activities Committee changed
their official name to the Col
lege Station Youth Facilities
Council at a called meeting in
the City Hall Monday, “because it
more accurately describes the func
tions of the group,” according to
Bob Cherry, president.
A new constitution was adopted
by the Council making the opera
tion more formal. A committee
with Mrs. R. E. Patterson as chair
man, Dick Hervey and Dr. John
Rogers framed the new document
which goes into affect immediately.
Purpose of the organization, ac
cording to the new constitution, is
to “supplement the work of other
youth organizations who are di
rectly engaged in activities of
youth, but do not have adequate
facilities.”
The latest project finished by the
council was the lighted softball
diamond at Lincoln school. The
work was done with $1,000 alloted
by the 1054 Community Chest
drive. There is a $140 debt left
from this project which will be
absorbed from the $200 given the
Council by the 1955 Chest.
Council members present elected
Cherry president and Mrs. R. E.
Patterson secretary-treasurer.
The new council will consist of
representatives from the Kiwanis
club, Lions Club, Girl Scouts, Boy
Scouts, public schools, College Sta
tion Recreation Council, College
Station Chamber of Commerce and
Development Association, the city
government and the Community
Chest.
Weather Today
CLEAR
Clear all day is foi’ecasted for
College Station. Yesterday’s high
was 31 degrees with a low of 27
degrees. Temperature at 10:30 this
morning was 33 degrees.
chiefs of five Middle Eastern
nations agreed here yesterday on
unified measures to prevent sub
versive and Communist elements
from infiltrating the region. The
five nations which took part in
the conference were Iraq, Tur
key, Tran, Lebanon and Jordan.
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BERLIN—Communist-ruled East
Germany’s Parliament yesterday
voted for a new “people’s army.”
But it will still be the old Russian-
organized barracks police with
Soviet-type uniforms which was
set up six years ago. The Com
munists claim they need an army
to stop an “imperialist invasion”
which they charge is being planned
in West Germany.
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BOMBAY, India—Police fired
on -rioting mobs again yesterday
in Bombay. The death toll in
three days of violence climbed to
10. But Prime Minister Nehru
refused to yield to rioters’ de
mands that he change his deci
sion setting the city of Bombay
apart from rival nearby states
that speak different languages..
Maj. Gen. Mark McClure
To Present Commissions
Commissioning Ceremonies
Cadets Hear McClure
Maj. Gen. Mark McClure, deputy
Fourth Army commander, will be
the main speaker at commissioning
cei'emonies at 1:30 tomorrow aft
ernoon in Guion Hall. Eighty-six
army and air force cadets will re
ceive commissions.
Gen. McClure, a 1922 graduate of
the United States Military Acad
emy, is not a newcomer to Texas.
Following graduation from West
Point, he was assigned with the
12th Field Artillery at Fort Sam
Houston. He returned to Texas in
1942 when he was appointed. G3
of the newly activated 95th Infan
try Division at Camp Swift, Tex.
In May 1944 he was named ar
tillery commander of the 95th In
fantry Division and fought with
that division through France and
Germany.
He was named Professor of Mili
tary Science and Tactics at Har
vard University in January 1940.
Prior to reporting for duty at Fort
Sam Houston, Gen. McClure was
assistant chief of staff of the U. S.
Army in Europe.
Army commissions will be pre
sented by Gen. McClure and Col.
James A. Gunn ITT, commanding
officer of Bryan Air Force Base,
will present air force commissions.
All cadets to receive commissions
will be present and seated as des
ignated by 1:15. Cadets being
commissioned will wear either a
cadet uniform consisting of a green
blouse and pink trousers, or the
uniform of the service in which
Dorms To Re Open
During Holidays
All dormitories will be open
during the between semester
recess,' according to the Hous
ing Office. Students are re
minded that at least the first
installment fe>es for the spring-
semester must be paid before
rooms can be reserved.
Last Day for Paying
Room Reservations
Room r-eservations and spring
semester fees can be paid thi-ough
today to avoid the registration day
rush.
The procedure to be followed in
reserving rooms and paying fees
JUST LOOKING—Appraising - an unseen picture in the
new art show in the Memorial Student Center are A&M
seniors John Liddy, left, and Frank Waddell. The show is
the Winter Juried work of the members of the Art Gallery
Group, and winners have been announced by Mrs. Emilita
Terry, Art Group advisor. The show will be on display
until Feb. 1
is as follows:
Veterans attending school under
the World War II GI Bill should
secure fee waiver slips from the
Veterans Advisor’s Office in room
102 of Goodwin Hall, and if they
wish to keep the rooms they now
occupy, they must present fee wai
ver slips to the Housing Office in
Goodwin Hall.
All othei* students should pay
fees at the Fiscal Office in the
Administration Building and regis
ter with the Housing Office.
All students must present their
fee receipts when reserving rooms.
Students who wish to reserve the
rooms they now occupy should reg
ister for these rooms before 5 p.m.
Beginning tomorrow' at 8 a.m. all
rooms go on a first come-first serv
ed basis.
If a student wishes to occupy a
room other than the one he now r
has (including those moving from
military dormitories to civilian dor-
mitoi-ies and vice versa) he must
present written permission from
both the Housemaster and the Or
ganizational Commander involved.
A student moving from a military
to a civilian dormitory, in addition
to other signatures, must also have
the signatuie of his Tactical Offi
cer on the room change slip.
As only one day has been alloted
for the registration of old students
it is imperative that every effort
be made to pay fees and reserve
rooms prior to registration’ to
avoid confusion.
Day students, including those liv
ing in college apartments, can save
considerable time by paying fees
early. Anyone who will be a day
student during the spring semester,
including those now day students,
must secure a day student permit
from the Housing Office befm-e
paying fees.
he is being commissioned. The lat
ter uniform will consist of a blouse
(not jacket) and trousers.
The distinguished party w T ill
reach its position on the stage at
approximately 1:30 p.m. Upon
their entrance, Cadet Colonel of the
Corps Larry Kennedy will call the
Corps to attention. Corps Chap
lain Robert H. Scott will give the
invocation. The oath of office for
the new officers will be adminis
tered by Maj. Charles H. Brown,
senior Armor instructor.
The first two rows of air force
officers will proceed to the w r est
side of the stage. Simultaneously,
the first two row's of army officers
will proceed to the east side of the
stage. No officer will enter the
stage until his name has been call
ed by Maj. Brown. At this time
the cadet named will move onto
the stage to a spot about tw*o
paces in front of Gen. McClure or
Col. Gunn, and salute.
Officers wall accept the commis
sion in the left hand so the i-ight
hand will be free to accept the
hand shake. After the commission
has been presented and the office!’
shakes hands and salutes, he leaves
the stage and returns to his seat.
The oath of office for the 59
Aiany cadets will be held at 7 to
night in the lecture room of the
Civil Engineering Building. They
will be sw'orn in by CWO Harry
G. McKimm, adjutant of the Army
Military Science Department. Uni
forms are not 1'equired for this
ceremony. All cadets to be sworn
in should be in the lecture room and
seated bv G:50.
Meeting Rooms
Must Be Reserved
Applications for meeting rooms
of student organizations and clubs
for next semester will be taken be
ginning at 8 a.m. tomorrow until
all of the rooms are filled. The ap-
lications can be filled in the Social
and Education Department of the
Memorial Student Center, and will
be accepted primarily on a first
come, first serve basis.
If a club or organization used the
MSC as a meeting place this se
mester, there is not much chance
they will be able to meet there
again next semester.
“We try to let as many clubs as
possible have a chance to use the
rooms and the only w-ay we can
do this is to alternate the organi
zations,” said Mrs. Ann Keel, So
cial Director of the Student Cen
ter.
Graduation
Begin Tomorrow at 10
241 to Receive Degrees
At 6:30 (Commencement
Tomorrow is graduation day for about 241 students who
will receive various degrees, including 39 advanced degrees.
The exercises begin with the Baccalaureate sermon at 10
a.m. in Guion Hall. Dr. Robert I. Kahn, Rabbi, Congregation
Emanu El, Houston, will deliver the sermon.
All candidates for degrees are required to attend both
this service and the commencement services tomorrow night,
unless registered in absentia or officially excused. Attend
ance will be checked.
The procession will form on the first floor of White
Coliseum at 9:30, with roll call at 9:45.
The commencement exercises will be held that night at
6:30 in Guion. Speakers for+
this program will be Dr. M. T.
Harrington, chancellor of the
A&M College System. The
procession for commencement
will form at fi on the first floor of
the coliseum, and roll will he taken
at G:1 5.
Reserve commission for gradu
ates in the ROTC program will be
awarded at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in
Guion. Maj. Gen. Mark McClure,
deputy commander of the Fourth
army, will present commissions.
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Ph.D. Candidates are to wear the
doctor’s caps and gowns in both
processions. Candidates for the
Master’s Degi-ee will wear the Mas
ter’s caps and gowns.
Civilian students who are candi
dates for the Bachelor’s Degree
will w'ear Bachelor’s caps and
gowns. All military personnel, in
cluding ROTC students, will wear
uniforms.
Short Course Set
A short course, “Instrumenta
tion Symposium For The Process
Industries,” will be conducted in
the ballroom of the Memorial Stu
dent Center Jan. 25-27. The con
ference is sponsored by the Chemi
cal Engineering Department and
C. D. Holland is chairman.
A reminder has been issued to all
graduates that all bills ow'ed to tbe
college must be paid at the Fiscal
Office by 5 p.m. today. Candidates
also should check the bulletin board
in the Registrar’s Office today or
tomorrow to determine w'hether or
not they ai-e academically clear
for graduation.
C. E. Tishler, head of the Phy
sical Education Department, is
chairman of the Convocations Com
mittee w'hich includes P. M. Goff,
R. O. Murray, R. G. Perryman, C.
G. (Spike) White and R. L. Whit
ing. Tomorrow’s ceremonies will
be the first mid-term graduation
in more than ten years. The action
to get the program was instituted
by January graduates and approved
by the Executive Committee of the
College last November.
Social Club Meets
A&M Social Club will meet at
2 p.m. Friday in the Memorial Stu
dent Center ballroom, one week
and one hour earlier than the
usual time.
The ladies of the School of Mil
itary Science will act as hostesses
for the affair which has the theme
of “Let’s Play”. Bridge, canasta,
forty-two and crazy bridge will
be among the* games played.
Missing A
Pin Helps
Polio Drive
This week has been desig
nated as Polio Bowl Pin Week
by John M. Geiger, manager
of the Memorial Student Cen
ter bowling alleys. The bowl
is in effect all this week.
A pin with a red band
around its middle and a red
top w'ill be placed in each set
of alleys. If the bowler fails
to knock the pin down in a
complete frame, two balls, he
will be asked to contribute five
cehts to the Polio fund drive.
This bowl pertains to lea
gue play and Physical Educa
tion classes only. The leagues
themselves voted to use this
system to collect money for
the College Station polio fund.
Vet Dean Finishes
PhD Degree Work
Dr. W. W. Armistead, dean,
School of Veterinary Medicine, has
received his Ph.D. degree from the
University of Minnesota. He com
pleted course w'ork and residence
requirements at Minnesota in June,
1953.
Research and preparation of his
dissertation were accomplished at
A&M College.
D r. Armistead’s dissei’tation,
“The Intraperitoneal Use of Skin
Autografts in Veterinary Surgery,”
involved research conducted over a
period of two years on Six differ
ent species of domestic animals.
He received his DVM degree
from A&M in 1938 and M.Sc. de
gree from Ohio State University
in 1950.
Livesay Elected
Carl Livesay has been elected
president of the Chi chapter of
Iota Lambda Sigma. Also in the
election, which was held due to
the graduation of Bill Powell, for
mer president, Gus Baker was
elected vice-president of the chap
ter.
Military Needs
To Determine
Cadet Service
by
be
of
M i 1 i t a r y obligation
Army ROTC cadets will
determined by the needs
the military service—not the
personal desire of the individ
ual, according to Col. D. P. Andei*-
son, PMS&T.
Some arms and services are short
of company grade officers and will
order their new officers to longer
periods of active duty than other
arms or services. But, there is no
way to guarantee the newly com
missioned officer a six month tour
of duty or a two-year active duty
call.
“The graduating senior can make
his desires known,” Col. Anderson
said, “but his desire will merely
serve as a guide to the officer as
signment offices in The Pentagon.”
Quotas for the two-year active
duty training will be filled first by
distinguished military gi-aduates
who have applied for and have
been accepted for the Regular
Army. The remainder to reach
prescribed quotas will then be se
lected to meet branch of service
requirements.
About one-third of the 6,000
Army ROTC graduates scheduled
to enter active duty training during
the first six months of this year
will serve normal two-year pei’iods.
The balance will be called for six
months active duty. A program
for June graduates will be announc
ed at a later date.
From the date of commission,
reserve officers who spend six
months on active duty will be re
quired to serve seven and one-half
years in a ready reserve unit while
those who complete two years of
active duty will be required to join
a ready reserve unit foi* four years.
A one year delay may be granted
before the student is called to ac
tive duty. Graduating seniors re
ceive their orders before being
commissioned. This is the first
time the officer-to-be learns his
date of active duty and the amount
of time he will have to spend in the
army.
Konecny Named
Program Leader
F. J. Konecny, executive assist
ant, Texas Engineering Extension
Service, will serve as program
chairman for the Trade and In
dustrial Division of this year’s
convention of the American Voca
tional Association, to be held in
St. Louis.
He is secretary-treasurer of the
Texas Vocational Association.
The convention has been named
“The Golden Anniversary Conven
tion.”
A&M IN THE RAIN—Looking across part of the A&M campus from the East Corps
area provides one with a lovely view of mud and rain. Weather around College Station
has been of the type that makes students stay in—cold, colder, and rainy. One report
last night said that our area might get some snow, and another report said that tempera
tures should begin to slowly rise. Neither were local reports—but.everyone around here
could make one weather prediction: It’s freezing even if the sun is shining.