The Battalion
Number 127: Volume 55
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1956
Price Five Cents
Investigation Being Conducted
In Connection With Quiz Theft
Aggies Do Not Lie, Cheat
Or Steal; Some Aggies Do
News of the World
SPIT ’N POLLISH—LITTLE SOUTHWESTERN STYLE—Bob Johnston, senior animal
husbandry major from Petrolia, and president of the Saddle & Sirloin Club, grooms his
Angus bull calf for the annual Little Soutliwestern and Ham Sale to be held here May
12. Johnston will be judged in the show, not by his calf itself, but by how well he has pre
pared the animal and all-around showmanship.
Phi Eta
Initiate
Sigmas
T onight
The freshman honor society, Phi
Eta Sigma, will have its annual
spring initiation banquet tonight
fn the ballroom of the MSC at 7
. following the 6 p.m. initiation of
freshmen qualifying for the so
eiety this semester.
An expected 80 guests will hear
the main addi - ess by Dean Robert
B. Kamm. Jon L. Hagler, presi
Boyd, Fichte Will
Get Scholarships
Leland Boyd of Chilton and Ben
nie E. Fichte of Megargel, have
„ been awarded $500 Clayton Fund
agricultural journalism scholar
ships for 1956-57, according to Don
aid D. Burchard, head of the jour-
“ nalism department.
Fichte, junior agricultural jour
nalism major, will be editor of the
A&M Agriculturist and Boyd, also
a junior agricultural journalism
major, has been selected to serve a
Texas Daily Newspaper Association
internship next summer.
The awards are sponsored by the
Clayton’Fund, established by W. L.
Clayton, former chairman of the
board of Andei'son, Clayton and
Co.
“Majors in agricultural journal
ism prepare for a wide open and
very rewarding field,” Burchard
said. “Agriculture and business
and industi’y serving agriculture
need men trained in this field. Job
opportunities exceed the supply of
trained men by a ratio of eight to
one.”
dent of the society for this year
will be master of ceremonies.
Also initiated into the Phi Eta
Sigma’s honorary membership will
be S. Auston Kerley, associate di
rector of the Basic Division, and
Earnest R. Keown, of the Mathe
matics Department.
Further activities on the pro
gram will be installation of next
year’s officers. Officers which
have been selected are Lawrence
B. Sullivan, president; Thomas H.
Miller, vice-president; John B.
Mooseberry, secretary; Lester S.
Wood, treasurer; James R. Jones,
historian; Jon L. Hagler, junior
advisor, and Larry D. Piper, sen
ior advisor.
Main qualification for member
ship in the Phi Eta Sigma is a
grade point ratio of 2.5 or better
for the first semester, or a 2.5
grade point ratio for the over-all
freshman year.
The A&M Phi Eta Sigma is en
tering its seventh year since it
was organized, and has 868 mem
bers on its roll currently.
Dean C. H. Ransdell, faculty
sponsor of the society, will deliver
the closing remarks.
Disease Report
Twenty-five cases of measles
were reported in College Station
last week, according to the Bryan-
Brazos County Health Unit. Six
teen cases of chickenpox also were
eported. Bryan’s leading diseases
were measles with 22 and chicken-
pox with 15.
Aggie Follies
Needs Ferns
For Dancers
“Khaki Jungle” the 19 5 6
Aggie Follies, to be present
ed May 11 and 12, finds itself
in the position that so many
of the A&M students find
themselves.
The producers of the show
need girls.
“Several parts for the mu
sical are still open,” said di
rector Ted Castle. Not only
do I need actresses hut dan
cers are needed by Billy
Swann, who is in charge of
the dnacing for the produc
tion.”
The group holds rehearsals
every Monday through Thurs
day at 8 p.m. in the Music
Hall.
Castle describes “Khaki Jun
gle’’’ as more than just a skit
on student life. He says that
it is one of the most well-
rounded shows that has ever
been produced on the A&M
campus. “Few professional
shows can boast the dancing
numbers that this year’s Fol
lies boast of,” Castle said.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PARIS—France yesterday urged
the United States to join in oigan-
izing a new international agency
to distribute economic aid to the
world’s needy. Fi-ench officials
said Foreign Minister Christian
Pineau laid the plan before U.S.
Secretai’y of State Dulles in a two-
hour conference at the foreign of
fice. The two ministers met shortly
after Dulles flew into Paris for
what Western diplomats say may
be a momentous session of the
Ministerial Council of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization. Be
fore leaving Washington, Dulles
said one of the main aims of the
session is to plan the reshaping of
NATO “into something more than
i military alliance.”
★ ★ ★
WASHINGTON — The House
began debate on a new Demo
cratic farm bill yesterday, while
behind the scenes party leaders
worked closer to a compromise
deemed acceptable to President
Eisenhower. Rep. Halleck of
Indiana, Republican House whip,
reported “good progress” was be
ing made in revising the soil
bank section of the bill. The
soil bank is the main bone of
contention.
★ ★ ★
LONDON — The Soviet L T nion
may announce a big cut in its
armed forces soon in spite of the
apparent deadlock in disarmament
talks with the West, diplomats
predicted last night. This expec
tation apparently was based on
secret talks which British Prime
Minister Eden and Harold E. Stas-
sen, President Eisenhower’s per
sonal representative on disarma
ment, had separately with Soviet
Premiei’ Nikolai Bulganin and
Communist party Secretary Nikita
Khiushchev during the Russian’s
10-day visit to London.
Phi Kappa Phi
Names Officers
Dr. Charles LaMotte, of the
Biology Department, was named
president of the A&M Chapter of
Phi Kappa Phi for next year.
The announcement was made at
the Chapter’s annual initiation
banquet Tuesday. C. B. Godbey,.
professor of genetics, will be vice-
president for next year; Ernest
Langford, professor of architecture,
will be treasurer.
Elected to second terms in office
were Dr. A. A. Price, professor
of veterinai’y anatomy, who is sec
retary, and Dr. J. Q. Hays, pro
fessor of English, journal corres
pondent.
Phi Kappa Phi, a society hon-
oring superior scholarship in all
fields of study, initiated 136 stu
dents and four faculty members
into its membership at the ban
quet.
Campus Cops
Seek Witness
To Accident
Campus Security is seeking
an eye witness to a hit and
run accident that occurred yes
terday morning on Ireland
SHeet, on which the A&M
Press and Power Plant are lo
cated.
Paul M. Curda, 18-year-old
freshman from Azle and a
member of Squadron 19, were
struck from behind by a “hit
and run” driver while walking
north on Ireland. He received
bruises and abrasions.
An eye witness to the acci
dent whose name is not known,
gave Cui'da the license number
of the automobile, but when
authorities checked the owners
they stated their car hadn’t
left the yard all day.
“Will this person who saw
the accident, please see me at
Dorm 12, Room 313,” said Cur
da, “or Campus Security in
the YMCA to act as a witness.”
I low To Select,
Prepare: Theme
Of Meats Class
Former Students Association
By RALPH COLE
An investigation is now being conducted in the Air
Science Department in an effort to find the person or persons
guilty of taking air science quizzes during the fall semester.
Definite proof has turned up showing that two such quizzes
were stolen from the Military Science Building sometime dur
ing that semester.
Col. Henry Dittman, PAS, said, “If I find out that any
air science cadets holding contracts are guilty, I will revoke
their contracts. And, no man guilty of scholastic dishonesty
will be granted a contract.”
No action has been taken on any cadet or other student
but several have been questioned about the matter. A con-
: ♦tract elimination board is do
ing the investigating. No of
ficial investigation by the
School of Military Science has
been undertaken, according to
Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant.
“When evidence points toward a
cadet, we investigate and if the
cadet concerned is guilty, proper
disciplinary action will be taken,”
Col. Davis said.
One student, an athlete, was sus
pended Tuesday for entering a
locked building. He has now ap
pealed the action, the outcome hav
ing not been announced as yet.
Earlier this semester, a fresh
man student had disciplinary ac
tion taken against him after being
identified as one of several students
who had entered the Chemistry
Building and a locked office.
Many contracts have been brok
en, two just last week, for schol
astic dishonesty, according to Col.
Davis.
Rumor also states that many
cadet officers of “high ranking”
are involved in the affair.
Something bigger than scholastic
honesty is involved in the whole
affair — something that concerns
every student in A&M College as
well as faculty, staff and just plain
Bill Citizen of the State of Texas.
Without student help in combat
ing this sort of thing, A&M will
turn into a “hang-out” for thugs,
punks and any other dishonest per
son who might want an “easy way
out.”
Outstanding Welfare Group
In doing things for A&M, the
Association of Former Students
has proven through the years to
be the outstanding organization
contributing to the welfare of
A&M.
Organized to aid the college in
every way possible and maintain
the school-day ties among former
students, the group has every for
mer A&M student in its member
ship, even if he did not graduate.
The association now 29,000
strong, is a non-profit corporation
chartered under the laws of Texas.
It’s offices are located in the Me
morial Student Center.
Here are a few of the things the
association has*done for A&M.
Launched the building of the
MSC by contributing over a quar
ter million dollars in bonds; pro
vided the college golf course; giv
en the college a new Chapel for
meditation and prayer; established
substantial awards in recognition
of superior achievement by five
faculty members annually; intro
duced “Faculty Appreciation
Cards” by which former students
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Will Be Indexed
send greetings and thanks to their
former teachers; originated and
continued the famous oppoxtunity
award scholarships; presented the
Cadet Corps with new flags and
dress rifles; sponsored the publi
cation of George Sessions Perry’s
book The Story of Texas A&M;
provided display cases for the fam
ed Metzger Gun Collection in the
MSC; and set up the president’s
emergency fund fox- the president
of the college.
The association originated what
is now the College Placement Of
fice, and initially financed the Of
fice of the College Archivist.
The association carries out all
it’s goals by soliciting one gift an
nually from each member to the
Association’s Development Fund.
This fund has a higher percentage
of contributions than any other
college or university in Texas hav
ing a similar fund, and in 1955
ranked fifth nationally among
leading men’s colleges and land
grant institutions.
In the thirteen years since the
development fund began, $1,141,-
791.10 had been contributed by the
close of 1955.
The first organization of former
students, started in 1879, was call
ed the “Association of Ex-Cadets.”
Miss Anna Bines, with the
Texas Electric Service Com
pany, will discuss things to
consider in selecting meats
and proper methods of pre
paring meat at a meats demonstra
tion to be held in the Animal In
dustries Building tonig-ht at 7:30.
“Five Ways to Cook Meat” will
be the main subject of the program
presented by Miss Bines, formerly
with the Amei’ican Meat Institute,
nationally known for her cooking
demonstrations and schools.
The demonstration will be spon
sored by the Animal Husbandry
Wives Club. Members of the ani
mal husbandry 307 (meats) class
will attend the demonstration and
receive credit for two hours of
lecture, according to Dr. O. D. But
ler, professor of animal husbandry.
Every type of meat cookery ex
cept frying will be demonstrated
by Miss Bines. They are: one-inch
Porterhouse steak, broiled; six
one-inch stuffed rib pork chops,
braised; two pounds boneless beef,
stewed; five six-pound legs of
lamb, roasted; three four-pound
beef arm or blade pot roasts, brais
ed; and one half-inch slice of ham,
broiled.
Pyrex ware to be used in the
demonstration will be furnished
through arrangements made by C.
W. Van Etten, manager of the
southern district of Corning Glass
Works. The Animal Husbandx-y
Department will furnish meat for
the demonstration. Meat dishes and
the Pyrex glass ware will be given
away as door prizes. Tickets may
be obtained from members of the
Animal Husbandry Wives Club.
Short Com 'se Set
A photography short course,
sponsored by the Journalism De
partment, will be held on the cam
pus May 21-23. Encyclopedia Brit-
tanica and the Newspaper Photog
raphers Association will help with
the short course.
Parham To Report
On Segregation
Heading the list of business to
be presented before the Student
Senate tonight will be a report on
the proposed segregation election
by Byron A. (Scotty) Parham.
The Senate meeting will be in
the Senate Chamber of the MSC
at 7:30.
Other old business will be the
continued study of the senate con
stitution’s revision.
New business will include Dr.
Charles Lyons, head of the College
Hospital, who will speak on Stu
dent Health Services and the Col
lege Hospital; civilian student
seating at Kyle Field and keeping
Reveille during the summer.
Weather Today
1956-57 EDITOR OF THE AGRICULTURIST — Benny
Eugene (Bud) Fichte, junior agricultural journalism major
from Megargel, will head the editorial staff of next year’s
School of Agriculture magazine. Fichte is shown in the
magazine office located on the ground floor of the YMCA.
Pictures in the ’56 Aggieland
will be arranged alphabetically and
indexed, according to James Cook,
Aggieland assistant editor.
The index will be located near
the back of the book with the ad
vertising section, and will list stu-
AF Camps To Be
At 11 Air Bases
Summer camp at 11 Air Force
Bases throughout the country has
been announced for 217 A&M AF
ROTC Cadets, according to Col.
Henry Dittman, professor of ajr
science.
The rigorous training program,
designed to acquaint the cadets
with the functions, duties and re
sponsibilities of Air Force officei’s
on active duty, will be carried out
j under a training officer assigned | ]
by the base.
Included in the list of bases,
where the cadets will take part in
either the first or second summer
j camp training periods, are Hax
| lingen Air Fox-ce Base; Ellington .
Scattered closds with no precip- AFB; Bi-yan AFB; James Connolly
dents’ names and the number of j itation is forecasted for College AFB; Webb AFB; Elgin AFB;
the page on which the picture is Station. Yesterday’s high was 79 Fla.; McClellan AFB, Calif.; March
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printed. The reason for this ar
rangement is to increase advertis
ing space to be sold. Cook said.
degi’ees; low, 61 degrees. Temper- AFB, Calif.; Williams AFB, Ariz.;
ature at 10:30 this moxning was McDill AFB, Fla.; Fail-child AFB,
* 77 degi-ees. i Wash.; and Tyndall AFB, Fla.
NEW EDITOR OF THE ENGINEER—Joe Bill Foster, sen
ior petroleum engineer and general business major from
Greenville, will be the “guiding force” behind the magazine
next year. He is shown in the new office of The Engineer
located on the ground floor of the YMCA.