The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 11, 1956, Image 1
The Battalion Number 132: Volume 55 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1956 Price Five Cents Mother Of Year Is Featured In Parents Day Celebration High School Honor Days Future Ags Publish Butt Staff Takes Rest Eleven high school journalists adventured into the “wee” hours last night pounding typewriter keys after pounding pavement in and around the campus and city in general. The boys met in The Battalion . offices at noon. After a short word of greeting from D. D. Burchard, head of the Journalism Depart ment, Ross Strader, director of stu dent publications and Jim Bower, editor of The Battalion, they got down to work. A staff was elected and copy began to pour in. Editor of this issue is Jimmy Turnage, senior from Milby High »f Houston. Managing editor is Charles Hoehne, senior from Schul- tnburg High of Schulenburg. Assisting Hoehne and Turnage *on the news section of the staff is W'. C. Duncan, Cypress-Fairbanks High; Kenneth Vetters, Jefferson ^High, San Antonio; and Jack Cock- erham, Port Arthur High. Sports staff for this issue is comprised of Bill Blasingame from Port Arthur High; Maurice Olian, A&M Consolidated High, College Station; Roy Carpenter, Stephen F. Austin High, Bryan and Robert Harkrider, Nacogdoches. Photographers for the edition were Bill Gibson, Brackenridge High of San Antonio and Jimmy Dunaway from Bellaire High. The boys have done all the work , involved in putting out the paper. S®me of them labored long and hard writing headlines, preparing topy and working on page layouts. In getting material for their * stories they traveled the length of the campus and to parts of the city. All the way they reported the hospitality of Aggieland w-as much in evidence. Climaxing the two-day event the boys were guests at a luncheon in the Memorial Student Center this afternoon at 1 p.m. W. R. Beau- mier, publisher of the Lufkin Daily News was the main speaker. After a short introduction the newsmen were presented with cer tificates of recognition for their leading work in high school jour nalism in the state. Teasip Loses Boa AUSTIN,—<A > >—Police last night were looking for the 7-foot boa- constrictor, “Crazy Boy”, missing from his cage since early yester day. Jerry Davis, pre-medical Univer sity of Texas student from Beau mont said he took the boa over to his fraternity house. Delta Tau Delta to show it to friends and feed it. The cage glass front was broken this moming and “Crazy Boy” was gone. Poultry Club Elects Don M. Brockman has been elec ted president of the Poultry Sci ence Club. Other officers elected for next year include Samuel White, vice-president and represen tative to the Agricultural Council; Johnny Cates, secretary; Alfred M. (Buddy) Lindeman, treasurer; Rob ert G. (Bob) Foster III, reporter and James Beran, show manager. Students Quiz Dr. Morgan On A&M By CHARLES HOEHNE Battalion Managing Editor Eleveij journalism students be ing feted in the “Texas A&M High School Journalism Honor Days” yesterday bombarded President Da vid H. Morgan with questions deal ing with practically every phase of Aggieland. In the 45-minute press confei’- ence, President Morgan told the boys about the rapid growth of the college enrollment and facilities. “We expect a 20 per cent in crease in enrollment,” he said, “this will mean about 7400 students on the campus next fall.” Morgan went on to tell about the ten-year program the board of directoi’s is planning. The plan will call for expansion with funds fi*om the University School Fund being used. Questions typical of those asked and answered ran something like this: “Is there anything to the rumor that things are going to ‘tighten up’ in the corps?” Yes, beginning in the fall of ’57 it will be necessary for a student to have some sort of recommenda tion to get into the corps. How ever, scholastic probation is going to be far stricter next fall.” “What steps is A&M taking to ward integration?” “We have a committee working actively on the matter. Our sys tem is composed of four colleges, so of course with Prairie View, we have the problem of desegregation as well as integration.” “Will girls be allowed to attend A&M in the foreseeable future?” “No, the board of directors has taken a definite stand against it.” “Is it hard to get a date here on weekends ?” “Not if you bring one with you. Some do—some don’t.” “How much can a student earn toward paying his expenses while enrolled here?” “That depends entirely upon the individual. Some students can earn more, some are inclined to spend more. I’d say that one third of your college cost would be a rea sonable estimate.” “If I enroll in Texas A&M as a civilian student, will I have the same opportunities as I would if I were in the Corps?” “Same opportunities in terms of participating in student activities, yes; we do not discriminate against any group, and a great number of our students are not in the corps. Of course, a civilian student is completely left out of corps activi ties. Journalism Dept. Gets National Recognition The eight-year-old Aggie Jour nalism Department has been mov ed into the ranks of the top 39 journalism schools in the nation by the American Council on Edu cation in Journalism. Now officially accredited under the ACEJ program, A&M steps into the role of one of the two top schools for journalists in Texas. The University of Texas is the only other school in the state cur rently accredited under the pro gram. The ACEJ gave A&M the nod on two sequences now being taught community journalism and agri cultural journalism, after a team headed by Dean Earl English of the University of Missouri visited Aggieland last fall. They made their recommendations to the ac- Concession Stand To Benefit Curry A concession stand selling cold drinks and ice cream for the pur pose of raising money for William F. Curry will be in operation to morrow and Sunday at the bus stop across from the North Gate Post Office. Curry, who was hurt several weeks ago in a gymnastic accident, is still in the hospital requiring extensive treatment and care. All proceeds from the concessions will go to help pay his hospital bills. The stand is being sponsored by the Wesley Foundation Kum Dubl classes, Wedded Wesleyan classes and the Tumbling Club, of which Curry was a member. crediting committee which met in March. Dean English’s team was com posed of professor Ralph Lash- brook, Kansas State; Dr. Quintus Wilson, University of Utah; Joe Cook, publisher, The Mission (Tex) Times, and Dr. I. W. Cole, executive secretary of ACEJ. “The accreditation puts A&M among the top schools of journal ism in the country,” D. D. Bur chard, department head, said. “The prestige, as well as the critisim that comes with accreditation re port, is the biggest boost the de partment has had to date.” The accreditation is effective for a five-year period, after which the department is again subject to inspection. Segregation Vote Scheduled Tuesday The Segregation Election, to de termine whether the A&M students are for or against segregation, will be held in the voting booth at the Post Office entrance of the Memo- rial Student Center Tuesday, May 15, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. ac cording to Brad Crockett, election commission chairman. At the same time the civilian yell leader and the class agent for the class of ’56 will be elected. On Wednesday, May 16, the fif teen members of election commis sion will be elected. Five men from each of the classes of ’57-’58- 59 will compose the election com mission. Top Photographers Attend Conference About 150 of the nation’s top photographers are expected to at tend the first annual Southwest regional meet of the National Press Photographers Association Confer ence here. The meet, scheduled for May 21, 22, and 23, will feature some of the big names in photography from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louis iana, New Mexico and Mexico. Most of the major companies con nected to the photography business will be represented. The Encyclopedia Britannica will sponsor a display of what they have chosen as the best news photos of the year. Events filling the three day NPPAC calendar include instruc tion in various phases of “still”, movies, and TV photography. The first two days have been set aside for “stills.” On the schedule for the first day will be classes re viewing the more elementary as pects of taking pictures. The sec ond day’s agenda will be domina ted with more advanced technology and will also deal with legal as pects of taking and using photos. Sessions the third day will deal with movie and TV photography. Flying Kadets Get Fourth In Meet The A&M Flying Kadets took a fourth and a fifth place at the Na tional Intercollegiate Flying Asso ciation’s annual air meet held May 3, 4, and 5 in Norman, Okla. under the auspices of the University of Oklahoma. Don Arneson, junior from Lare do, won fourth place in the bomb dropping event and Ed Rivers, jun ior from Lufkin, won fifth place in power-off spot landings. The oth er Aggies who attended the meet were Rusty Wells, Tyree Hardy, A1 Muller, Bill Schex-er, and Bud John son. Joe Bi'usse, of aix*craft re- seai'ch at Easterwood Airport, ac companied the gx-oup as sponsor’s repi'esentative. More than 300 students x-epi'e- senting 15 colleges and univei’sities from all pax-ts of the United States participated in powei’-on and pow- ex - -off spot landings, shoi't field landings, and bomb-dropping. This is the second year that the A&M Flying Club has taken part in the NIFA meet. The Kadets opex-ate on funds provided by its members only. The 1957 meet will be held in Stillwater, Okla. with Oklahoma A&M being host. Registration starts at the Me- mox-ial Student Center at 7 a.m. May 21. The meet is open to any one intexested in photogx-aphy, but fees are somewhat higher for non members. Registration fees for members are $10 for two days, non members $15 and both groups pay $5 exti’a for the thix-d day. Students ax-e admitted free and students from other schools may attend for half a non-member’s fee. The meet is jointly sponsoi’ed by National Pxess Photogxaphers Association and the Encyclopedia Binttanica. In expressing his opin ions on the meet D. D. Burchard, head of the Journalism Depart ment said, “We feel foxtunate in being selected as the site of the meet, several other colleges tried, without success, to have the meet held there.” 4 Y’ Secretary Recognized For Church Work J. Gordon Gay, General sec retary of the YMCA, will be recognized for his 30 years work with the A&M Metho dist Church Sunday school progi’am with the naming of the new educational building in his honor. Accoi*ding to the Rev. Nolan Vance, pastor of the chuivh, Gay was voted to be recognized in an official board meeting last Sun day. Gay began his Sunday School wox-k in an old World War I build ing which was moved to College Station for use as a tabei’nacle. Since that time he has taught fx-eshman Sunday School classes, seived on the church boai’d, and helped on many other chui’ch ac tivities. He became Sunday School superintendent when he agreed to take the job temporaxdly for two weeks. Since that time 20 yeax-s ago, he has served continuously. While in College Station, Gay has been on the staff of the YM CA and in 1952, was named genex - - al secx-etax-y. Religious Emphasis Week is one of the major activi ties for which he is in charge. Gay is a gx-aduate of the Univer sity of Alabama and holds two masters degi’ees, one from Vander bilt and one from the YMCA Gxad- uate School. Schedule of Events EVENT Aggie Follies FRIDAY TIME 7:30 SATURDAY Krueger Collection 8 Mothers’ Clubs Coffee 8 Chick & Poultry Show 10 Mothei's’ Club Confei’enee 10 Mothers’ Day Speech Contest 10 MSC Open House 2 Aircraft Flyover 2:30 Aerial Show 3:30 Molten Ix-on Display 4 Smorgasbord 5:30 Little Southwestern Finals 7:30 Aggie Follies 7:30 All-College Dance 9:30 PLACE Guion Hall Cushing Library MSC DeWaxe Field House MSC MSC MSC Campus Eastexwood Field ME Shops MSC Rodeo Arena Guion Hall Grove Flower-Pinning Cadet Awards Adjutant’s Call Fish Dx ill Team Mother of Year Dormitory Open House Lunch Presidents’ Reception Ross Volunteer Drill Award SUNDAY 8:15 ...8:25 9:10 10:40 11 12 12:15 1 2:30 WILLIAM F. CURRY Curry Drive Sponsored By Student Senate Five campus organizations are sponsoring a sale Saturday and Sunday for the benefit of William F. Curry, freshman architecture major who was critically injured four weeks ago in the gym. The membex’s of A Engineers, Cui’ry’s outfit, together with the Wedded Wesleyans, Kum Dubl, the Tumbling Club and the Wesley Foundation are sponsoring the sale to collect money for the William F. (Bill) Curxy Fund. On sale at the Noi’th Gate Saturday fxom 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. will be assorted soft drinks and ice ci’eam. Fred J. Handlei', vice-px - esident of Kum Dubl, an organization of the A&M Methodist Church co sponsoring the sale, urged all Ag gies and their weekend guests to patronize the stand. “In addition to the sale of x-e- freshments, there will be a jar for donations. We want to collect as much as we possibly can,” he said. Curry, who suffered a broken neck while pi-acticing on the txam- poline, is now at Methodist Hos pital in Houston. He is paralyzed from the neck down, and may nev er walk again. His bills at the hos pital are enormous, his nurses’ bill alone being $42 per day. All proceeds from the refi*esh- ment stand will go towards pay ing Curx-y’s hospital bills. It is hoped that this money, together with the donations collected by the Student Senate Welfare Commit tee, will pay a substantial amount of the bills. Cox-ps Areas j Corps Areas j Main Drill Field 1 Main Drill Field : i Guion Hall j Doirn A reas j Sbisa and Duncan Halls 1 MSC Main Dxill Field Big Weekend Features Honors, Review, Exhibits By W\ C. DUNCAN Battalion Guest Writer In climaxing- a gala weekend of festivities, Mrs. Maria V. Reyes will capture the unique honor of reigning as Aggie “Mother of the Year.” The College, acting through a special committee of the Student Senate, chose her to be the symbol of all Aggie Moth erhood. Mrs. Reyes is receiving the award on behalf of all Aggies’ mothers throughout the world. She will be the honor guest at the Parents Day review of the Corps of Cadets Sunday morning. Special ceremonies will follow at 11 a.m. in Guion Hall in honor of visiting Mothers and Dads. Mrs. Reyes will be presented with a plaque at this time. Kickoff time for the week end of celebration is 7:30 p.m. Friday night with “Khaki Jungle”, an Aggie Follies presen tation. The play depicts student life on the A&M campus—in a com ical mannex-. It will be staged in Guion Hall. The completed Krueger collection of oil paintings will be on display in Cushing Memox-ial Library the first thing Satux-day morning. The paintings were gathered thx-oughout Eux-ope, and featui-e the work of many old masters. Fx-om 9 until 10 a.m. a coffee will be held in the MSC by the Brazos County A&M Mothers’ Club in honor of the Fedex-ation of A&M Mothex-s’ Club. The eig-hth annual Chick, Poul- try, and Egg Show will present its awards and auction in DeWare Field House beginning at 10 a.m. The Bxazos Bar Association and the English Department will spon sor a Mothers Day Speech Contest in the MSC. Aerial Show By Jets A half-hour aerial show, by the Thundexbirds, will transpire from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., there will be a smorgasboaxd in the Dining room of the MSC. Final judging to select the cham pion cattle, sheep, swine and horse showman; Gx-and Champion and Resexve Champion showman; and Ham Auction will stai’t at 7:30 in the Aggie Rodeo Ax-ena. A x’epeat of Friday’s pexform- ance of “Khaki Jungle” will be given in Guion Hall fx-om 7:30 to 9 p.m. The day will be climaxed with an All-College Dance — honoring Ag gie Pax-ents—at The Grove. It will be sponsox-ed by the Department of Student Activities. It begins at 9:30 and tei-minates at midnight. Exhibits Open At 8 Some 47 depai-tments will con duct touxs, show r expex-iments, and give exhibits thx-oughout Open House Day—Satuxday. Exhibits will x-ange fx-om collec tions of dangex-ous insects to films on atomic energy and radioisotopes. While some students are explain ing fax-m equipment, others will ex plain insti-uments for px-ospecting for ui-anium. Sunday, the Pax-ents Day px-o- giam will open at 8:15 with the tx-aditional flow-er pinning cere mony at which Mothex-s pin flow-- ex-s on the Aggies. Immediately following, the Ca det Cox-ps will pass in review and individual membexs, as w'ell as un its and organizations, who have excelled will be presented aw-axds. The Freshman Drill Team will then give a demonstx-ation. Px-ogxams honoring Mothex-s and Dads and special guest, Mx-s. Reyes, will stax-t at 11 a.m. The time betw-een noon and 4 p.m. will be allotted to open house in the doims. A special dxill by the Ross Vol- unteex-s Company, at the Main Drill Field, will put the finishing touch on the w-eekend celebxations. All six schools of the college will have exhibits on display at their departmental buildings all day Saturday. A complete pxogram of these exhibits and schedule of events are available at the Office of Student Activities on the second floor of the YMCA. Starters Register For Grade School Pre-registxation for those chil dren w-ho ax-e to enter A&M Con solidated Elementary School in September will be held at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the school cafetex-ia according to Mrs. H. S. Creswell, principal. Pax-ents are asked to bring their children at 1 p.m. for a visit to the fix-st gxade classes before the reg istration. In order to xegister then- chil dren, parents must bring both the bixth certificate and small pox vac cination certificate for each child. Weather Today CLOUDY Cloudy skies are forecasted for College Station today. Yestexday’s high and low temperature were 91 degrees and 71 degrees. Tempera ture at 10:30 this moxning was 85 degrees.