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The Battalion Number 102: Volume 55 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1956 Price 5 Cents Ellington Visit Planned by 100 AF Cadets Final arrangements have been made for an airlift of 100 junior and sophomore air force ROTC students at A&M to Ellington Air Force Base at Houston, Thursday and Friday, for a two-day briefing, Col. Henry Dittman, profesosr of air science at A&M, has announced. The briefing will be under the supervision of Col. Norman Cal- lish, commander of Ellington Air Force Base and will acquaint the cadets with the training they will receive in the aircraft observer program after graduation from A&M. The training is designed to pre pare air force officers for duty in radar navigation and eventual duty with radar-interceptor 'aircraft in the defense system. Maj, Edward W. Rodgers, assist ant PAS, is project officer for the flight and will accompany the ca dets to Ellington. Easter Seal Drive Now Under Way The 1956 Easter Seal Appeal for crippled children is now under way, according to Mrs. Dwight W. An dres, chairman of the drive in Brazos County. “Letters with seals have been mailed out to all of the residents of the couny,” Mrs. Andres said. “We hope that everyone will re spond with a donation.” Last y§$r the program, carried on in Sbisa Hall and supported by Easter Seal donations, helped more than 350 children and 11 adults, according to Taylor Riedel, presi dent of the Brazos County chap ter of the Society for crippled children. “We helped eight per cent more children last year than in 1954,” Riedel said, “and we hope to be able to offer even more treatments this year.” The society offers orthopedic and other treatments to children and adults crippled by any disease. Tz-ansportation and appliances needed for treatments are also furnished. Graduate Work Five hundred and seventy-two students are registered for grad uate work as of March 9, 1956, and for the same period in 1955 the registration was 437, Dr. Ide P. Trotter, dean of the Graduate School announced today. The in crease of 135 represents a per centage increase of 30.89 per cent. More Than 5,000 Expected Ceremonies Military Day Combat Ball To Start Activities Friday Night rnmsmmmmm AGGIE EX—Col. Ormond R. Simpson, class of ’36, will be another of A&M’s honored guests for Military Day activi ties this weekend. He spent time during WW II in the South Pacific and ended up in Japan. He has been in command of the sixth Marines (Infantry Regiment) in the Second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune during 1952- 53 and command of the First Marines (Infantry Regiment) in the First Marine Division in Korea in 1953-54. Kiwanis Clubs Plan Pancake Supper Soon More than 5,000 persons are ex pected on the campus this week end for A&M’s annual Fall Mili tary Day activities, which start Friday night With the Combat Ball. Seven generals will be among militai'y dignitaries attending Mil itary Day ceremonies here. The ranking man is Gen. Randolph M. Pate, commandant, United States Marine Corps. Gen. Pate, one of the outstand ing military men of the nation will see the Corps of Cadets review Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on the main drill field. Visiting dignitaries The Kiwanis Clubs of College Station and Bryan will hold their annual Pancake Supper on Satur day, March 24, at the Bryan Coun try Club, according to W. E. “Woody” Briles, co-chairman of the Supper committee. “Price of the tickets will be 75 cents for all but pre-school child ren,” Briles said. “Seconds will be served on everything but milk.” History Classes Double This Year The spring history enrollment is 2,850 stduents, Dr. Ralph Steen, head of the History Department, has announced. The 1955 spring enrollment was 1,450 and the fall enrollment, 2,250. Prior to World War II the de- pai’tment tried to hold sections to 30 and after the war to 50. “Now most sections run between 45 and 55 and sections of 60 are not unusual,” Dr. Steen says. In the course in Texas history the smallest section is 145 and the lai’gest is 206. Sponsored jointly by the Bryan and College Station clubs, the sup per will feature, in person, Quaker Oats’ Aunt Jemima, according to A. M. Madely, of the publicity committee. Quaker Oats will also fuimish the flour and personnel to mix the batter, Madely said. Proceeds fro the supper will go to the local Kiwanis clubs for their youth activities program. P a n - cakes will be served from noon tb 2 p.m., and again from 6 to 9 p.m. Included on the menu will be pancakes, maple syrup, eggs, ba- 'con, sausage, milk, coffee and oth er items. “Tickets may be purchased from any member of the club,” said Briles. • “We want everyone to come out and support it even more than they have in the past.” Co-chairmen, other than Briles, include W. F. Adams, B. J. Lloyd, Cal Ti’ossen and Gus Lampe. Briles and Adams are members of the College Station club, while Lloyd, Trossen and Lampe belong to the Bryan club. Tickets On Sale Tickets for the Combat Ball for non-combat seniors will be on sale at the Student Activities Office, until 5 Friday afternoon. Pi-ice for tickets is $1. RANKING GUEST—Gen. Randolph M. Pate, 21^t com mandant of the United States Marine Corps, will be the honor guest for Military Day activities Saturday. He will take the 1:30 p.m. review on the main drill field. Gen. Pate is a veteran of WW II and Korean fighting and as sumed his present duties Jan. 1, after 35 years of service as a marine. Democracy Day Draws A&M Men Eleven staff members from A&M will participate in a “Democracy for Action Day” program Friday at Howard Payne College, Brown- wood. Also taking part in the ac tivities will be a College Station church pastor and a color guard from A&M. ' * - ' Dr. Robert B. Kamm, dean of the Basic Division and Pupil Personnel Services, will deliver a chapel ad dress, “Leadership in Democracy,” and also serve on a panel for high school career day guidance. Clifford H. Ransdell, associate dean of the Basic Division, will be principal speaker at a dinner that evening. He will speak on “The Role of Church Related Col lege in a Democracy.” Ransdell will receive an honorary doctor of science degree, following the .night convocation address by U. S. ; Sen. Price Daniel, who is to receive an honorary doctor of law degree.’ Rev. Robert D. Longshore of the First Baptist Church, College Sta tion, will deliver the invocation at the dinner. Dean Walter H. Delaplane, School of Arts and Sciences, will be the principal speaker at the noon lunchean. His subject wall be “Democracy South of the Border.” Staff members from A&M, Har din-Simmons College and Abilene Christian College will lead semi nars. From A&M will be Raymond O. Berry, Animal Husbandry De partment; Bardin H. Nelson, Rural Sociology; Ammon B. Medlin, Biol ogy; Dr. Ide P. Trotter, dean of the Graduate School; John R. Bow en, Basic Division; and Allen E. Denton Jr., Basic Division. William J. Dobson, Biology, and S. Auston Kerley, associate director of guidance, Basic Division, will help to coordinate “Texas A&M College Day” at Howard Payne with college officials there. A color guard fz-om A&M will lead a parade through downtown Brownwood Friday afternoon. Today through Saturday ‘Border Week’ Underway Activities of South of the Bor der Week began today in the Me morial Student Center and will continue through Saturday, ac cording to Don McGinty, directoi - - ate- assistant. Tommy Short’s Hi-Five Com bo started the activities this af ternoon with a program of music accompanied by a feature singing artist. Tomorrow night, the Recital Ser ies, under chairman Bob Rea, will present the Alard String Quartet. Also that night the Film Society will show the movie “Treasure of Sierra Madre” in room 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of the MSC, said Fleming Smith, committee chairman. BRYANITE—Lt. Col. Charles F. Widdecke, born in Bryan on May 11, 1919, will be among military dignitaries visit ing the campus this weekend to observe Military Day ac tivities. He was graduated from the University of Texas in 1941 and commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He served in the Pacific theater during WW II and in Korea in 1954. He was assigned as Aide- de-camp to the commandant of the Marine Corps in Jan uary of this year. Discussion Set Dr. John Q. Andei’son of the English Department will discuss the writing of his book, “Broken- burn,” at 7:30 p.m. Thui’sday in room 306 of the Academic Build ing. The meeting will be spon- soi*ed by the poetry gz-oup, being taught by Chaides Hurley and Bar ry Targan of the department. In terested persons are invited. Fi’iday night, a double feature, “Cheaper by the Dozen” and “Treasure of Sierra Madre” will be shown in the same room3. Fri- Weather Today WAR ME R Partly cloudy, warmer and no rain is forecasted for College Sta tion today. Yestei’day’s high of 44 degrees dropped to 41 degrees last night. Temperature at 10:30 this moz-ning was 47 degrees. day afternoon all Latin American students are invited to join the combo in the main lounge for an hour of Latin American music. The Dance Group is sponsoring a special dance Friday night for all students who do not attend the Combat Ball. Admission is $1 per person. The Capers Combo will provide music. A floor show featuring 28 girls from the Uni versity of Texas doing Latin Amer ican dances will be presented. Charles Burleson of Huntsville has' been invited to play Latin American music on the oi’gan in the main lounge after the Coi’ps Review Saturday. All MSC employees will be wear ing Latin American costumes and their offices will be decorated along this line through Satui’day. The Browsing Libi'ary will feature a collection of Latin American books and magazines. A Latin American ai't collection will be on display for the i-emain- der of the week. The exhibit is sponsoi’ed by the Art Group, head ed by Paul Ross and Mrs. Emalita Terry. Engineering Dean Elected Chairman Dr. John C. Calhoun Jr., dean of Engineering, has been elected chairman of the Mineral Indus tries Education Division of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. At the annual meeting in New York, Dr. Calhoun was in charge of the program for the division, which include a discussion of the report on evaluation of engineer ing educatiozz, put out by the Amer ican Soicety for Engineering Edu- cation and a discussion of the training engineers for manage ment. The American Institute of Min ing and Metallurgical Engineers is one of the Engineering Found ing Societies which encompasses peti’oleum and geological engineers as well as mining engineers, me tallurgists, geophysicists and allied technical engineers. The educa tional arm of the Institute is the Mineral Industries Education Di vision which acts as a forum and clearing house for all educational .matters of the Institute. Morgan Receives Institute Invite Pi'esident and Mrs. David H. Morgan have been invited to attend the 1956 Presidents’ Institute, which will be held June 19-27 in Boston, Mass. The Institute was offered last year for the first time, conducted by the Institute for College arid University Administrators under the direction of Robert W. Merry of the Harvard Business School. Sponsoring agency is the Asso ciation of American Colleges. will be luncheon guests of Larry Kennedy, colonel of the Corps, be fore the review. Kennedy will escort Gen. Pate and other guests to the campus frozn Washington, D. C., Friday. They will be met at Easterwood Airport by an honor guard com prised of Ross Volunteers and commanded by Ernest F. Biehun- ko, R. V. commander. A second R. V. honor guard will meet Gen. Pate’s party at the entrance of the Memorial Student Center. Frank Westmoreland, R. V. executive of ficer will command the second hon or guard. Gen. Pate has been awarded the Legion of Merit, a Gold Star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Service Medal, and the Order of Military Merit Taiguk from the Republic of Ko rea. Other generals to be on the campus include Maj. Gen. Caid L. Phinney, commanding general, 36th Division, Texas National Guard; Maj. Gen. William N. Gillmore, acting commanding general III Corps, Foi’t Hood; Maj. Gen. Al- bei’t S. Johnson, commanding gen eral, 49th Armored Division, Na tional Guard, Dallas; Brig. Gen. Robert M. Ives, commanding gen eral, 36th Infantr-y Division, Texas National Guard, Houston; Brig. Gen. George Smith, Military Af fair's Committee, Houston; and Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckels, commander 33rd Air Division (De fense), Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Okla. Maj. Gen. Gillmore has a wide reputation as a combat leader, dip lomat and athlete. He was grad uated from the United States Mil itary Academy in 1925 and com missioned a second lieutenant in the field ai'tillery. He was then assigned assistant football coach at the academy. After various tours of duty as a battery officer and football coach, Gen. Gillmore attended sevei’al ser vice schools, served as an instruc tor at the Field Ai'tillery School, Fort Sill, Okla., and then served a tour of duty in the Philippine Is lands. He entered WW II on the Anzio beachhead in Italy in May, 1944. In August, 1953, he was named chief of the military mission to Thailand, returning to the United States in August, 1955 to com mand the Fourth Armored Divis ion, Fort Hood. This series will be continued in tomorrow’s Battalion. . 4 W i MONICA LEWIS, Singer for Military Ball