The Battalion
Number 93: Volume 55
Board Adopts
Resolutions
For Three Men
The A&M System Board of
Directors in its recent meet
ing adopted resolutions on
three men who passed away
last semester.
Appreciation was expressed for
Dr. Edgar S. McFadden, agrono
mist for the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and staff member of
the Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station since 19.‘h r ) who died on Jan
uary 5, 1956.
His many citations and honors
included designation as the “Bur
bank of the Wheat Field” by the
Farm Journal; selection by the
Progressive Farmer as its 1950
“Man of the Year” in agriculture;
the John Scott medal and a pre
mium of $1,000 as one among “in
genious men and women who make
useful inventions”; and an honor
ary doctorate by his alma mater,
South Dakota State College.
George Fraps
Dr. George Stronach Fraps, an
agricultural chemist and an em
ployee of the Texas A&M College
System for 44 years, died pn Nov.
28, 1955.
Dr. Fraps was active in national
affairs in his chosen field, being
connected with the Association of
Official Agricultural Chemists for
more than 40 years. He was a
member of that group of chemists
which first applied the principles
of chemistry to agricultural prob
lems around the turn of the century
and began to develop the present
vast and diversified area of agri
cultural chemistry.
T, D. Brooks
Dr. T. D. Brooks, who died on
January 11, served from 1932 until
his retirement in 1953 as dean of
the School of Arts and Sciences,
dean of the Graduate School and
dean emeritus and pi’ofessor of
education.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1956
Price 5 Cents
Board Changes
Several Titles
Appointments and changes
in titles affecting several ad
ministrative positions within
the college were approved Sat
urday by the A&M System
Board of Directors.
The board approved appoint
ment of Dr. Robert B. Kamm, dean
»f Student Personnel services, to
the post of dean of the Basic Divi
sion, and Pupil Personnel Services,
effective March 1.
Clifford H. Ransdell, who has
been acting dean for the Basic
Division for the past 18 months,
was appointed associate d^an of
the division, effective March 1.
Dr. Richard C. Potts, assistant to
the dean of Agriculture, was made
assistant dean of Agriculture, ef
fective March 1.
The board also gave an approval
to creation of the post of associate
dean of Engineering, the vacancy
to be filled by Sept. 1.
Also effective Sept. 1, the title
of registrar is to be changed to
director of admissions and regis
trar. H. L. Heaton is college reg
istrar.
College Hospital Head Named;
Higher Health Fee Is Approved
Dr. Charles R. Lyons
New Superintendent for College Hospital
New Office Serves
In ternaiiona IF.ield
The board of directors of A&M
authorized an office to serve the
College and System in its rapidly
expanding woi'k in international
fields and with foreign students at
its meeting Saturday.
The board approved a request
for setting up such an office and
for employing a person to direct its
activities following study of a rec
ommendation from 1 D. W. Williams,
vice-chancellor for agriculture of
the System,
Williams’ report showed a rapid
growth in volume and importance
of foreign operations and in the
number of foreign students taking-
part in the colleges and agencies
of the System.
Within the past year, the Sys
tem alone had 382 foreign students
enrolled for various types of train
ing- courses in the colleges and
service agencies. A&M had 148
foi-eign students, regularly enroll
ed, representing 34 nations.
An additional 234 students from
47 nations took special training-
in other parts of the System dur
ing the same year.
Most of these students were gov
ernment or United Nations spon
sored who took short courses in
specialized fields of agriculture or
engineering.
At the present time, the System
is engaged in two major intei/na-
tional projects. These are in coop
eration with the governments of
Junior Pictures
There is room for 43 more
juniors at the end of the Jun
ior Section of the 1956 Aggie-
land, according to Aggieland
editors. Any junior who has
not had his picture made, may
do so before Saturday. Stu
dents will be accepted on a first
come, first served basis.
Liberia and Pakistan.
Personnel of the System are at
woi’k in these countries to set up
or to improve programs already
existing in teaching, research and
extension work in agriculture and
engineering.
This rapid increase in numbers
of foreign students coming into the
System’s schools, and size of its
foreign operations, the report sta
ted, has created a pressing need
for a central office to check on, and
aid the work of all parts of the
System in its relations with for
eign students or governments.
Great Issues
To Present
Hodding Carter
Hodding Carter, editor of the
Delta Democi-at-Times and one of
the South’s most controversal fig
ures, will speak here tomorrow
night at 8.
Sponsored by the Great Issues
Committee of the Student Center,
Carter will lecture on “The New
| Southern Rebellion.”
In his 20 years of editing and
publishing small city dailies in the
South, Carter has become widely
known for his stands against po
litical demagoguery and prejudice.
His personal courage has become
a legend, even among those who
disag-ree with him. He has been
known to at least once when threat
ened with death by a local office
holder, to go to church with his
prayer book in his hand and a pre
cautionary pistol in his pocket. His
first paper, The Hammond, Louisi-
ane Courier was all but put out of
business by his arch enemy Huey
Long.
Carter’s first novel, “The Winds
of Fear” has been published in
eight countries including the Uni
ted States. “Flood Crest”, written
on a Guggenheim Fellowship, re
ceived wide critical acclaim and his
most recent book, “Southern Leg
acy” is considered one of the fin
est interpretations of the South
published to date.
Admission to the lecture will be
by Great Issues Series member
ship card or by purchasing tickets
at ‘the door. Price for the tickets
is $1.
News of the World
By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN—An economist from Baylor, Dr. Ralph T.
Green, will direct the work of the Texas Commission on
Higher Education. His appointment was announced yes
terday by Commission Chairman A1 Muldrow of Brownfield.
Dr. Green is chairman of Baylor University’s department of
economics, has been financial economist of the Federal Re
serve Bank of Dallas, and has taught economics at Texas
A&M College and Duke University.
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WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court yesterday up
held the right of employes to strike against unfair labor
practices during the Taft-Hartley Act’s 60-day “cooling
off” period. The 6-3 decision does not affect the Taft-
Hartley 60-day ban On strikes for economic benefits, such
as higher wages.
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WASHINGTON—Sen. Fulbright (D-Ark.) opened a new
Democratic attack on Secretary of State Dulles in the Senate
yesterday accusing him of wuthholding the truth about “our
present peril” from Soviet Russia. He said Dulles may en
danger administration hopes for passage of a foreign aid
program by implying that “The battle against the Soviet bid
for world dominion has been won.”
WASHINGTON—Sen. Humphrey (D-Minn) said
yesterday that “lobbyists” pushing the Eisenhower ad
ministration’s farm proposals are making the “oil and
gas people” look like pikers. Humphrey told the Senate
that thousands of dollars are being spent on a “barrage
of propaganda” promoting proposals put forward by Sec
retary of Agriculture Benson.
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Board Approves $10 Hike
Tor Student Health,Service
Dr. Charles R. Lyons, health officer of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, has been named superintendent of
the College Hospital, effective March 15. He will probably
arrive in College Station around the first of April. The Sys
tem Board of Directors made the appointment.
Along with the new doctor comes a hike in the student
health fee approved by the board. The fee will be raised
from $5.25 per semester to $10 per semester and $4 per
summer semester. The old fee is approximately the same
health fee as paid at the time of the founding of Texas A&M
in 1876, despite greatly increased costs of operation.
Additional special charges will be limited only to those
leases where special services
and medications are unusually
costly and when treatment is
prolonged. The fee has re
ceived unanimous support
from the Student Senate and stu
dent-faculty constituted Student
Health Services Board.
The hig-her fee will allow a more
adequate program of health serv
ices, make possible future addi
tions of staff personnel and will
help meet rising costs of drugs,
medications and equipment.
Dr. Lyons received his pre-med
ical education at Miami University,
Oxford, O., and was gi'anted his
A. B. degree. After completing
medical training at Ohio State Uni
versity, he was granted his M. D.
degree in 1941.
From there, he was trained at
Grant Hospital in Columbus, O.,
and Ball Memorial Hospital, Mun-
cie, Indiana. He then entered pri
vate practice until 1947 when he
became director of student health
service at Montana State Univer
sity. He remained in this capacity
until 1951.
While at Montana State, he or
ganized the student health service
and started their first infirmary.
In 1951, he took over as the stu
dent health officer at VPI.
“He is being- brought in to study
the health program and needs and
to make any recommendations for
changes,” said Dr. Robert B.
Kamm, dean of student personnel
services.
Day students will not be effect
ed by the change in health fees un
less they want to pay it, Dean
Kamm said.
Dr. Lyons is 39 years old,
married and has two children. He
has worked in the field of student
health for the past ten years. An
nual salary for the new doctor is
$12,000.
After a recent visit to College
Station, Dr. Lyons said, “My wife
and family are now sold on Texas.
We form our likes and dislikes
more on the people in a community
than on the geography and truly
I have never been more impressed
by everyone.
“I was most favorably impressed
by all of the students whom I met
and know I will enjoy working with
them.”
Fund Created
For Improving
A&M Teaching
Creation of a fund for the
improvement of teaching at
A&M College was approved by
the Board of Directors of the
A&M College System Satur
day.
Purpose of the fund is to improve
quality of teaching, provide incen
tives for teaching beyond those
possible with state appropriated
funds, give financial support for
carrying on studies to analyze and
improve the teaching program, and
provide assistance for writing text
materials, purchase of special
equipment, or providing assistance
in any manner that will improve
the quality and efficiency of teach
ing at the college..
Action by the Board enabled the
college to establish an account to
receive contributions from founda
tions, industrial organizations or
private individuals to be used in
the program of improving teaching
at the college.
The set-up for solicitation, opera
tion and administration is to be
subject to Board action.
The fund would engage in such
specific projects as setting up pro
fessional chairs in various subjects,
financing leaves for scholarly
studies or research, giving support
to staff membei’s on projects de
signed to improve teaching meth
ods or equipment and provide for
visitations of special lecturers, ex
perts and consultants on the cam
pus.
The fund would engage in solici
tation of support from former stu
dents, industry* friends of the col
lege, national foundations or other
sources that might contribute.
Dr. Wee Presented
Texas-Style Hat
A Texas-style Western hat was
presented Dr. Morris Wee on the
Guion hall platform prior to his
concluding Religious Emphasis
Week Friday morning.
In accepting the hat, Dr. Wee
said the gift would cause much
disillusionment when he returned
to Wisconsin, since it is taken for
granted there that only Texas mil
lionaires wear such hats.
Colbert Is
Architect Head
For September
Charles R. Colbert, nation
ally-known architect, has been
appointed head of the Divis
ion of Architecture here ef
fective Sept. 1.
He succeeds Ernest Langford,
who has been a member of the ai 1 -
chitectural teaching staff of the
college for 35 years and head of
the Division of Architecture since
1929. Langford will go on modi
fied service to the college on Sept.
1.
Colbert’s appointment was con
firmed by the Board of Directors
of the Texas A&M College System,
meeting here Saturday.
An architect of wide experience,
he is currently in private practice
in New Orleans, La. He has served
with the Bureau of Ships, U. S.
Navy 'Construction Corps; as an
instructor and assistant professor
of architecture at Tulane Univer
sity; as associate architect, Sol Ro
senthal, California Building; and
as supervising architect for the
Orleans Parish School Board, New
Orleans, La.
He holds memberships in the
American Institute of Ai’chitects,
Louisiana Architects Association,
American Association of School
Administrators, National Council
on School house Construction,
AmeVican Society of Planning Of
ficials and American Planning and
Civic Association.
Colbert received a bachelor of
architecture degree from the Uni
versity of TeXas, a master of archi
tecture degree fi-om Columbia Uni
versity and has studied at the Uni
versity of Michigan and Loyola
University. He is the author of a
number of articles on architecture
in national publications.
Swimming Class
To Charge
Fee
Students who take swimming at
A&M will be able to pay a $3 fee
in lieu of the regular $8 required
physical education fee, following
action Saturday by the System
Board of Directors.
The fee for swimmers will cover
locker and shower room facilities,
including a swim strap, rubber
bathing cap and a towel.
Weather Today
CLEAR
Yesterday’s high of 75 degrees
dropped to 45 degrees last night.
Temperature at 10:30 this morn
ing was 60 degrees. Forecast for
College Station is clear.
Here Are Fish Sweetheart Finalists
Miss Barbara Anne Allen
Date, Albert Klopfenstein
Miss Camille Pratt
Date, Fred Hunter
Miss Barbara Moody
Date, Bob Williams
Miss Robin McQuarter
Date, Freddy Schuster
Miss Lana Moore
Date, Marvin Maberry
THE WINNER—Miss Mildred Taylor, sponsored by Clin
ton White, of Dallas is kissed by Junior Class President
Dick Howard as a congratulatory award for winning the
title of “Junior Sweetheart.” Another finalist, Miss Shir
ley Cook, looks on. The event was the Junior Ball Satur
day night in Sbisa Hall.