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Number 124: Volume 55 Price Five Cents COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1956 Fund For William V. Curry Gets Student Council Support The Civilian Student Council de cided last night to give its sup port to the fund raising drive for William F. Curry, freshman from Comanche who was injured in a gymnastics accident April 12. In the meeting held in room 3B of the Memorial Student Senter, Joe Blair, civilian chaplain, re ported that Curry was improved but badly in need of financial aid to pay for his care and treatment. Blair reported that as of last Sunday, cost of care and treat ment for Curry amounted to about $2,000 and his family was unable to take care of the entire expenses. Curry’s father' is a school teacher in Comanche and his mother is a clerk in a bank. Though Curry’s Dr. Sunday To Speak For Marriage Forum Dr. C. Rodney Sunday, pastor of the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Houston, will speak on “Marrying Outside Your Faith” at the final YMCA Marriage Forum Monday, April 30, at 8 p.m. in the YMCA. Rev. Sunday was an Army Chap lain, serving 46 months with the 103i'd Infantry Division and the 20th Tank Destroyer Group. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and the Presbyterian Theo logical Seminary in Austin. “Will love find a solution to an Interfaith marriage,” is the ques tion Dr. Sunday will raise. Topics for his talk include: What Is the Effect of Interfaith on Interdenominational Marriage, Wholesome Religion and Marital Stability, Are You From the Same Religious Background, If Mixed Marriages Are So Risky Why Are There So Many, How To Solve Mixed Marriage After Marriage, Hill Will Serve As Insurance Head John W. Hill, director of work men’s compensation insurance for the A&M College System, will serve as chairman for the National Committee on Campus Safety at the third national conference of the organization, to be held at Mas sachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Monday through Wed nesday. He will be in charge of sessions of the conference which will repre sent some 60 colleges and univer sities. Hill also will visit the loss pre vention research conference of the Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Company, at Hopkinton, Mass., where studies are being conducted on accident prevention. His trip is being sponsored by the schools and colleges of the Texas Safety Association. and But We’ll Find a Way to Work It Out. An open discussion will follow Dr. Sunday’s talk. Those attending are urged to participate in the dis cussion. This is the final session in a sei'ies of four marriage forums sponsored by the YMCA this month. Admission is free. “The results of our forums have been very gratifying,” said J. Gor don Gay, secretaary to the YMCA. There is a real need for such a program according to Gay. Plans are being made to expand and im prove the program next year. Student Suspended An A&M student has been indef initely suspended after facing a Military Panel Tuesday for taking a number of articles from the Me chanical Engineei'ing Shop. The student, a junior, said he had “found them on the ground outside a window” of the shop, according to military authorities. father has insurance, it does not cover the $42 per day nurse bill ($4.50 above insurance on the room), doctor bills and Mr. and Mrs. Curry’s personal expenses. “Curry needs money as soon as possible and needs our help,” Blair said. “It is our job to help this Aggie buddy at a time when the going is rough.” Curry is in the Methodist Hos pital in Houston, paralyzed from the neck down, and has limited use of his arms. Any Aggies who are in Houston may visit him, accord ing to Blair. In the near future civilian coun- cilmen will be by rooms of stu dents in their dormitories asking for contributions. Council mem bers urged students to give gener ously to help this Aggie in need. Other business of the meeting included a report that Senior Bar becue tickets are in the hands of Council representatives and may be obtained by any graduating senioi'. Also members decided to sub mit a letter to the Student Senate after results of a poll of civilians to determine seating next fall at Kyle Field. The results would be considered by the Senate as a re quest for seating by the civilian students. Next meeting of the Council will be held Thursday, May 10 at 8:30 p.m., after the Senior Barbecue in stead of the regular time of 7:30. ASME Society Conference In Student Center American Society of Me chanical Engineers parent so ciety in New York is sponsor ing Student Conference of six Southern Colleges and Uni versities, beginning registration to day at 7:45 a.m. Participating in the conference is Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, Rice Institute, Southern Methodist University, Texas Technological College, University of Texas and A&M, which is host college for the meet. These colleges make up re gion eight of the Southern Tier. Highlighted in the activities will will be the awards luncheon in which winners in the contest of technical paper presentation will be announced. A $50 prize will go to first place winner, $25 for second prize, $15 for third and $10 for fourth place. The welcoming address was giv en by John C. Calhoun Jr., dean of the School of Engineering Presentation of papers began at 9:30 a.m. today. Presiding will be Harold E. Schildknecht, A&M AS ME president. Guest speaker at the awards luncheon to be held tomorrow at 12 noon in the MSC ballroom will be Appreciation Given at MSG Awards Banquet Parents To See A&M Life Skit At Aggie Follies Plans for this year’s Aggie Follies, highlight of the an- C. H. Shumaker, vice president of I nual Parent’s Day weekend at region eight, Southern Tier of AS ME. In addition to the four awards for best papers, two mil eage awards will go to the largest number of students attending the conference from the farthest dis tance. DR. C. RODNEY SUNDAY Center A/ews Sunday at 2 p.m. the Film So ciety will present Lloyd’s of London starring Freddie Bartholomew, Ty rone Power and Madeline Carroll in the MSC Ballroom. This film com bines the drama of the Napoleonic period with the growth of empire to produce a compelling motion pic- ture, according to the Film Society. A talent show for 1,500 Texas FFA boys will be held in Guion Hall Saturday, May 5. A&M stu dents are eligible to enter the show. Anyone now enrolled in A&M is eligible to enter. Persons who in tend to participate in the competi tion should contact the MSC Di rectorate office. Prizes will be given to the top four acts. There will be $45 first prize, $30 second prize, $15 third prize, and $10 fourth prize. Sc/i o o lS t u dyCro up Wa n Is L ongerDays (Editor’s Note: This is the last in a series of articles on the report of the College Station Education Commission after a recent survey of the A&M Consolidated School System.) “One change we favo,r which is not dependent upon additional funds is lengthening- the school day for the senior high school ap proximately 30 minutes, so that pupils capable of doing so can take one extra elective without elimi nating their study period, and other students that need to do so can study under the guidance of a teacher longer. “A corollary change we favor is amendment of the Gilmer-Aikin law to appropriate state school funds on the basis of average daily attendance for the current school year rather than the previous one. Special provision is made for some Weather Today WARMER Partly cloudy and warmer is forecasted for this area. Yester day’s high and low were 85 and 64 degrees. Temperature at 10:30 this morning was 75 degrees. additional funds for the most rap idly growing schools, but it is en tirely inadequate because expand ing schools need money for new facilities in addition to the opera ting expenses at more stable schools. We recommend that pa trons of all growing schools urge their legislators to pass the amend ment in the next session of the Legislature. “In compliance with a policy set by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges, (See SCHOOL STUDY, Page 2) Initiation Monday For Tan Beta Pi Initiation ceremonies for recently elected alumni and undergraduate initiates of the Texas Delta Chap ter of Tau Beta Pi will be held Monday at 4:30 p.m. in the Chem istry Lecture room. A banquet will be held Monday night at 7:30 in the ballroom of the Memorial Student Center. Prin cipal speaker for the banquet will be Howard Tellepsen, president of the Tellepsen Construction Co. of Houston. Ayres Will Speak To Phi Kappa Phi’s Center’s Purpose Defined In Overall A&M Mission Eighteen service awards were given at the annual Stu dent Center Council and Directorate banquet last night. Five Faculty Appreciation Awards were given. Those receiving the awards were F. D. Lawyer, John B. Longley, Dr. Norman T. Huss, Dr. Tyrus Timm and Dr. Ralph Steen. Those receiving Student Appreciation Awards for their work the past year were Frank Vaden, Fleming Smith, Wel don Walker, Bill Fullerton, Bob Rea, Brad Crockett, Frank daggers, Don McGinty, Dick McGown, Jack Lunsford and Dick Wall. Three Distinguished Service Awards, the highest honor given by the Center were given to Robert Stansberry, Bill •♦■Willis and John Jenkins. Outgoing Center President Herbert W. (Bud) Whitney spoke on “The Memorial Stu dent Center and A Changing A&M.” Whitney was given a gold watch. Whitney told of the inaugura tion of A&M in 1876 when Gov. Richard B. Coke set forth one of the underlying philosophers of A&M by saying the mission of A&M is “to prepare the young men of Texas for the high duties of American citizenship.” He also declared “that a high moral and intellectual development of the masses of the people is nec essary condition to the stability and excellence of government”. He also declaied “that a high moral and intellectual development of the masses of the people is a necessary condition to the stability and excellence of government”. Whitney went on to add how the Student Center has helped carry on these same beliefs and further the moral, intellectual and citizen ship growth here on the campus. He pointed out that, “true, we are producing technically trained men to keep America strong in order to survive the ominous threat of war. “But our nation today has even a greater need—the need for ac tive and infoi-med citizenship.” “T h r o u g h the responsibility, leadership and self-expression giv en to students here, A&M is pro viding- the training necessary to build and keep American ideals alive.” He closed by saying that it had been his pleasure to work with men who have felt “that spirit of unity and closeness which comes with seeking some far off goal. It has been my privilege to have had some part in what you are doing.” Dick Wall, new Council presi dent, said that his goals would not be to add to list of new develop ments but to improve on the ones already present. He listed some of the proposed changes as being closed member ship on the Center committees, a personnel system, better publicity and better handling of the budget. In general, “better business meth ods of handling Center affairs.” Officers of the MSC Council for next year are Wall, president; Don D. McGinty, vice-president and J. A&M, are rounding - into shape The show will be presented Friday and Saturday nights, May 11 and 12. This year’s production, titled “Khaki Jungle”, is a take-off on life on the A&M campus. It fea- tm - es the trials and tribulations of a senior trying to get his four- year course into five. The senior, portrayed by Rocky Arnold, has been “harrassed by everything from freshmen to pizza eating deans.” His roommate, played by Bill Fink, has only saving time to worry about. The Aggie Players, A & M’s drhma group, are presenting this year’s show in cooperation with the Intercouncil Committee. Members of the Players have written the production which closely follows the trend established by last year’s Follies. Ted Castle is directing the play with Joe Dannenbaum serving ag stage manager. Dance scenes are directed by Bill Swann, and the musical arrangements by Rocky Arnold. Sets for the production are being designed by Paul Ross. Others in the cast are Dan Ryan, Vince Giardina, Deloris Schoedel, Toby Hughes, Connie Eckard, Gene Logan, Iris Bullard, Jack Swann, Phil McNemer, Bob Blake, Roger Claik, Ward Boyce, Frank Eichman and Dwight Allen. Hugh Lanktree and Kenneth George are in charge of the Fri day night premiere. Floodlights and side-walk interviews will pro vide a Hollywood-type premiere. The Friday night performance has been named student night and the Saturday night performance has been dedicated to parents who will be here for Parent’s Day, May 13. Tickets go on sale May 1. Dr. Clarence E. Ayres, professor of economics at the University of Texas and nationally known eco nomist and author, will address the annual initiation banquet of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society in the Memorial Student Center ball room Tuesday at 7. He will speak on “The Values of an Industrial Society.” A graduate of Brown University and the University of Chicago, Dr. Ayres taught at Chicago, Amherst and Reed Colleges before coming to UT in 1930. He was associate editor of the New Republic for a year, 1924-25; with the U. S. De partment of Labor in 1936; and has for years been a director of the San Antonio Branch of the Fed eral Reserve Bank of Dallas. Dr. Ayres has written seven books, his latest ones being “The Divine Right of Capital” and “The Industrial Economy.” Phi Kappa Phi is a national so ciety for the recognition and en couragement of superior scholar ship in all fields of study, a grade- point ratio of at least 2.25 being required by the A&M Chapter. Students admitted into the society must be in the top 10 per cent of their class, and good character also is an essential requirement. Dr. William E. Street, head of the Department of Engineering Drawing and president of the local chapter, will preside. Members of the committee on arrangements for the banquet are Dr. A. W. Mel- loh, Engineering Experiment Sta tion; Dr. E. C. Klipple, Mathemat ics; and Dr. J. H. Milliff, Veteri nary Anatomy. Students qualifying for mem bership in Phi Kappa Phi this year are as follows: Veterinary Medicine: Seniors James W. Ard, Derrell H. Gui les, James W. Kyle, Wallace R. Larson, James R. Pearce, Walter E. Roe, John R. Watkins. Veterinary Medicine: Juniors James L. Forgason, William H. Kirksey, Wallace L. Kleb. Graduate Students Daniel M. Bass Jr., James R. Brazzel, Bruce M. Carswell, Rob ert D. Carter, Charles B. Ellwood, William R. Hudson, Lewis W. Johnson, Charles C. Luther, James M. Neil, Frank K. Robinson, Ralph L. Shannon, Garland B. W’hisen- hunt Jr. Agriculture: Seniors Claude Alexander, Homer R. An derson, Joe M. Auld Jr., Leonai-d H. Berger, Edwin L. Bieri, Robert J. Butschek, Monroe H. Fuchs, Ronald G. Gardner, Stanley P. Holz, Edward L. Joyce, Leo N. Namken, Milton W. Nitsch, Jim L. Renick, Harvey L. Richards, William R. Stephenson, Allie R. Thallman, Franklin D. Waddell, Curtis D. Wilkinson. Agriculture: Juniors Jerry M. Bestill, Fritz Eugene Landers, John C. Montgomery. Service Test The final selective service test for this school year will be given May 17. Application blanks may be obtained at the Housing Of fice. Deadline for applications is midnight May 7. Arts & Sciences: Seniors Vernon D. Anderson, David A. Bowers, William L. Broaddus, Wil liam M. Cocke Jr., Robert E. Du- dek, George W. Ernst Jr., Richard E. ‘ Gentry, Charles R. Haning, George H. Hartung, James D. In gram, John W. Jones, Robert I. Pender, Ronald L. Robbins, Kerry K. Whitton. Arts & Sciences: Juniors Thomas W. Adair III, Michael J. August, Jimmy C. Burns, Clif ford L. Condit, Walker B. Griffith, Charles L. Heaton, Bernie G. Hew- ett, Robert J. Hotard, Donald R. Huffman, Ronald L. Huffman, George A. Kelt Jr., William A. McCarty, Richard L. Moore, Gene C. Nash, Lee H. Smith, Verdis D. Urban, Drew D. Williams. Engineering Seniors Kenneth M. Alder, Raymond C. Arhelger, Robert C. Barlow, Ash ley N. Beasley, Allen M. Brandt, Charles Bremer Jr., Joseph Broe- sche, Jose R. Castillo, Fred B. Cox, James S. Crabbe, John D. Cunn- i rr-K n rvt Lawrence R. Dausin, Patrick H. Drake Richard C. Durbin, Jack H. Edwards, Dale R. Flourney, Melton t Fly Charles A. Ford, Robert L. FuHer, James I. Ginnings, Robert C* 1 Goodman, David ^Crueller, j "hn R Harris, Alfred O. Hdgers, John L. Irwin, Charlie F. Jack, r V,n W. Jenkins, Herman H. i? Bill W. Kimmey, Sam C. Jr William B. Ledbetter, Lade V Leslie, F. L. Lucas, Her- G E Lynch,' E. F. Lyon, Dan o McAlexander, Clay McFarland, S ‘ = M Moffit, G. B. Morns, Jar ?I n * W Morris, Douglas D. Weldon r Nauck> Charles Mounce, w Nitsch, Donald £ SavaT'David C. Fame... , B Russell (graduated d aCO ,_-v q E. Schildknecht, rhfr.es B- Steele, G. S. Teutach, pth R Thompson, Joe R. Tucker Weldon W. Walker Edgar f Wallen. Richard F. Weiek. Cod.e Cotton Pageant, Ball In Grove Tonight at 7:30 Duchesses and their escorts began arriving on the campus this morning to participate in the twenty-second annual Cot ton Pageant and Ball to be held here tonight. This year’s Cotton Pageant and Ball will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. in The Grove. Holman Griffin, senior agronomy major from Hillsboro, will he crowned King Cotton and his Queen and her court will be chosen from the attending 148 duchesses. Dr. J. E. Adams, Dean of the School of Agriculture will place the crown on the heads of the Royal Couple. J. J. Woolket, head of the Modern Languages Department, will serve as master of ceremonies during presentations. A panel composed of Pat Dun ham, from Battelstein’s in Hous ton; Mrs. Jessie Southworth, from Sanger Bi-others in Dallas; and Max, of Photo-Associated, of Dal las, will choose Queen Cotton and her court. Immediately following pi-esenta- tion of the King and Queen and their couit, The Grove will be cleared of seats and the Grand March and Cotton Ball will follow. Funds from the Pageant and Ball are used by the Agronomy So ciety to send junior and senior agronomy majors on a tour of agriculture and related industries in the state. Tickets are on sale at the Agron omy Department and at the Office of Student Activities, on the sec ond floor of the YMCA. Price is $2 a couple for the Pageant and Ball and $1 for spectator tickets. W. Stark, secretary-treasurer. Student members of the council include Bryan Dedeker, Richard L. McGown, Jim Bower, Don R. Cloud and John L. Loggins. One more student councilman will be elected from the Student Senate. Faculty members on the MSC Council are W. F. Berndt, E. D. McMurry, O. D. Butler, C. H. Rans- dell and P. J. Woods. Brownrigg Dewey and one more representative, yet to be elected, represent the Former Students As sociation of the Council. Commission Filing Opens On Tuesday Filings open Tuesday in the Of fice of Student Activities for posi tions on the election commission. Five members from each of the classes, excluding the class of ’56, will be elected. Since there is no run-off in the election, the five men in each class receiving the highest number of votes win. Filings close at 5 p.m. May 7 and the voting will be held at the Post Office entrance of the Student Cen ter on May 16. Students entering the race must have a 1.0 gpr. Singing Cadets Plan Annual Banquet, Dance The Sing-ing Cadets have scheduled their outstanding social function of the year— the Singing Cadet Annual Awards Banquet for Satur day at 7 p.m. in the MSC assembly room. At this banquet, awards will be presented to members of the group and next year’s officers will be announced. Charles H. Scott, president of the organization, will serve as toastmaster for the banquet. W. S. Barren, former speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and District Judge for 15 years, will be the guest speaker. Awards to be presented to mem bers include silver keys, gold keys, letter sweaters and other gifts for several members. Silver keys will be presented to 29 stu dents who have two semesters of membership in the group. Gold keys will be awarded to 11 stu dents representing four semesters membership. Three students per forming with the group for six or more semesters will be awarded letter sweaters. Following the smorgasbord ban quet, a dance for Singing Cadet member-s and their guests will be held in the assembly room and on the terrace. Corps Review Set Twenty ambassadors will at tend a Corps review- tomorrow morning at 10:30 on the Main Drill Field. They will be on the campus as a part of a three day tour of Texas. The group will arrive from Dallas at 8:30 tomorrow- morning and will be met by Dr. David H. Morgan, president of the col lege. They will leave for Houston at 11:30, following the review.