The Battalion
Number 134: Volume 55
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1956
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HAM AUCTION WINNERS—above (left to right) D. W. Williams, vice-chancellor of
Agriculture presents knife sets to Stanley Keese, Grand Champion; Cecil Skaggs, Re
serve Grand Champion and G. R. Chandler, third place winner. $2,210 worth of hams
were auctioned at the show.
Keese And Johnston Win
Little Southwestern Awards
Stanley Keese, sophomore animal
husbandry major from Llano, was
named Grand Champion Showman
and Bob Johnston, •senioi’ animal
husbandry major from Petrolia,
was named Reserve Grand Cham
pion Showman of the Little South
western Livestock Show Saturday
night.
Keese was also Grand Champion
winner in the Ham Show of the
event. Reserve Grand Champion
Ham honors went to Cecil Skaggs,
Jr., jpnior animal husbandry major
from Eden, and third place winner
Iras Glenn R. Chandler, junior from
Sanderson.
Keese and Johnston were pre
sented inscribed silver bowls by D.
W. Williams, \ vice-chancellor of
Agriculture for the A&M System,
at ceremonies following the final
judging at the Rodeo Arena Satui'-
day evening for top honors in the
Livestock Show.
Champion winners in each of the
four major divisions were presented
with gold ash trays for champions
and silver ash trays for reserve
champion winners. Each ash tray
was decorated with a model of the
fcnimal he was showing.
Winners of the first three places
In each class was presented en
graved certificates.
Winners of the top three hams
were presented with a carving set,
picnic set and carving knife respec
tively. Next seven winners received
walking canes, they were: Austin J.
Jourde, Bellaire; Sy Matt Rowe,
Dallas; Jerry Keith, Borger; C. A.
Beever, Jr., Piersall; Emily R. Me-
dino, Santo Rosa De Cop, Hondu
ras; Melvin J. Lebo, Austin and
Bill Talbutt, Cotulla.
Top buyer of the auction was
Marvin Bridges, Spotted Poland
China Breeder from Buffalo, who
paid a record $150 for the Grand
Champion Ham. Reserve^ Grand
Champion Ham was bought by
Weingartens of Bryan, for $115.50.
The top ham last year sold for
$145.
Gross total receipts for 84 hams
sold at auction for the show was
$2,210.
Champion' winners in each divi
sion of the Livestock Show were
Pete Wheeler, Champion Hoi'se
Showman; Pat Garner, Champion
Sheep Showman; Stanley Keese,
Champion Cattle Showman and
Bob Johnston, Champion Swine
Showman.
Reserve Champions in each divi
sion were Benton Cassaday, Re
serve Champion Cattle Showman;
Gene Tongate, Reserve Champion
Sheep Showman; Grady Grabbs,
Reserve Champion Horse Show
man and A. H. Link, Reserve
Champion Swine Showman.
A complete list of winners in
each class of each division are as
follows:
Swine Show
David Rusmisel of San Antonio
was the judge. Swine superinten
dent, Charlie Cypert and his assist
ant, Donald Johnson,
Glass 1—Mixed Barrows: (1) Bob
Johnston; (2) LeRoy Williams; (3)
Don Johnson.
Class 2—Mixed Barrows: (1) A.
H. Link; (2) Robert Lee Sifford;
(3) Ken Lewis; (4) John Suthei-
land; (5) Ken Killion.
Sheep Show
Raymond Hicks, Bandera, was
the judge. Don Dierschke served
as superintendent and J. C. Greg
ory, his assistant.
Leighton Elected
AIIE President
Gerald L. Leighton, senior in
dustrial administration student
from College Station was elected
president of the American Insti
tute of Industrial Engineers at the
last business meeting of the year
held recently.
Other new officers include Louis
H. Lavergne, vice-president; Ver-
nie D. Bucher, secretary; Harry
Moore, treasurer and Bill J. John-
I son, reporter.
Other business discussed includ
ed plans for the annual barbecue
to be held May 22 in Bryan, ac
cording to Frank Walker, outgo
ing president.
Rambouillet Ewe Class: (1) Gene
Tongate; (2) Don Dierschke; (3)
Harold Henson; (4) Cecil Skaggs;
(5) Warren Spivey; (6) David Rus
sel; (7) Norman Grigg.
Fat Lamb Class: (1) Pat Garner,
(2) Ken Killion; (3) David Faw
cett; (4) John Langford; (5) Bill
Davis; (6) Travis Langford; (7)
Clinton Bippert; (8) Jack Winter-
rowd; (9) H. Carl Hill; (10) Tom
Newman; (11) David Slemmons;
(12) N. Pati.
Horse Show
D. W. Williams, of College Sta
tion, was the judge; Pete Wheeler
was superintendent and Bobby
Wakefield, his assistant.
One-year-old Class: (1) Grady
Grabbs; (2) Charles Van Zyverden;
(3) Ernest Taylor; (4) Dick Kin-
sel; (5) Bob Krouse; (6) Bill
Webb; (7) John Craig; (8) C. J.
Herpin.
Two-year-old Class: (1) Pete
Wheeler; (2) Wesley Smith; (3)
Lee Blocker; (4) Hugh Lanktree.
(See SOUTHWESTERN, Page 2)
Quiz Stealing Investigation
Uncovers More New Evidence
News
of the
World
By The Associated Press
MOSCOW—The Soviet Union an
nounced last night it would cut its
armed forces within a year by
1,100,000 men and use the man
power in industry and agriculture.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The U.
S. Supreme Court’s refusal to
rule on the University of Ala
bama case left the doors of the
School still open to qualified
Negro students—but not to Au-
therine Lucy Foster, 27. She was
permanently expelled March 1.
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WASHINGTON—Sen. George D-
Ga last night accepted President
Eisenhower’s invitation to serve as
his personal representative in de
velopment of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization into some
thing more than a military unit.
The White House * announced
George’s acceptance after the 78-
year-old chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee had
conferred with the President for
an hour. George announced last
week that he will not seek re
nomination.
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WASHINGTON — The House
yesterday passed a record appro
priation for the Agriculture De
partment—$1,983,512,568 in cash
and authority to make loans up
to $359,300,000. The appropria
tion for the fiscal year starting
July 1 is $3,789,700 less than
President Eisenhower had re
quested.
Tris Speaker batted .320 for
Cleveland in the 1920 World Series
with the Brooklyn Dodgers yet
did not drive in one run.
Butschek, Dierschke Win
Agriculture Faculty Award
Robert J. Butschek, of Moulton,
and Donald J. Dierschke, of Row-
ena, were awarded the Faculty
Award for Achievement to Grad
uating Seniors in the School of
Agriculture last night by Dean J.
E. Adams of the School of Agri
culture.
Both Butschek and Dierschke
will receive engraved certificates
at commencement exercises and
have their names engraved on a
permanent bronze plaque in the
Agriculture Building.
Butschek has received the C. G.
Krueger Award; Luther G. Jones
Fellowship in Agronomy; Boyt
Memorial Scholarship; an alter
nate for the Danforth Fellowship
and was considered for the Rals-
ton-Purina Award.
During his junior year Butschek
was selected scholastic sergeant of
Squadron 1; served as executive
officer his senior year; president
and business manager for the
Agronomy Society; representative
to Agriculture Council; commit
tee chairman 1955-56 Cotton Ball
and Pageant; represented A&M’s
Agronomy Society at national
meeting American Society o f
Agronomy at St. Paul,- Minn.;
twice a member of King Cotton’s
Court; vice-president of Czeck
A&M Club and served as vice-pres
ident and tx easurer o f Lavaca
County A&M Club.
He was also a membei’ of Alpha
Zeta and Phi Kappa Phi.
While enrolled in A&M Buts-
check has supported himself en
tirely and is enrolled in eight
hours of graduate work this se
mester.
(See AGR. AWARDS, Page 4)
College Officials Reluctant
In Releasing Information
By JIM BOWER
Battalion Editor
The investigation of quiz stealing launched by the Air
Force Department two weeks ago is still being carried on.
College officials have refused to release information on
the investigation, which is reported to have found evidence
pointing to wide spread violations of theft and entering
locked buildings and offices.
Most recent development are the findings of the contract
retention board whose results are reported to have been for
warded today to Col. Joe E. DaVis, commandant, for “the
necessary disciplinary action.” Six Air Force seniors were
called in by the board for questioning.
Col. Davis, at the beginning of the investigation, said
"♦■that “When evidence points
toward a cadet, we investigate
and if the cadet concerned is
found guilty, proper disciplin
ary action will be taken.”
At that same time. Col. Henry
Dittman, PAS, said, “If I find that
any air science cadets holding con
tracts are guilty, I will revoke
their contracts. And, no man guil
ty of scholastic dishonesty will be
granted a contract.”
Bill Dendy, sophomoi’e backfield
star, recently was suspended for
reportedly entering a locked build
ing.
Among the reported violations
outside the realm of stealing quiz
zes are two cases of theft of ath
letic equipment, reportedly by ath
letes.
It has been reported that the
investigation found where two
backfield stars, a senior and a
freshman, were involved in taking
approximately $230 in golf clubs
and shoes from the golf club house.
The other incident includes three
sophomore athletes Who were re
portedly involved in the theft of
148 T-shirts, 72 towels and 18 gym
trunks from the Athletic Depart
ment.
Both of these incidents were
brought to the attention of proper
authorities and action was taken-
In the lattei* case, it was i-eported
that a letter telling of the theft
was sent to the parents of the
boys involved.
Also it has been reported that
the boys have been warned they
will be suspended if caught in con
nection with theft or entering lock
ed buildings or offices again.
Ring Dance
Photo Ticket
Close-Out Set
Friday is the deadline for
purchasing tickets for pictures
for the Senior Ring Dance to
be held in The Grove Saturday
night.
“Pictures will be taken in
the order that you buy your
tickets,” according to Mike
Keen, photographer.” The ear
lier you older your picture, the
earlier you will get yours taken
at the dance,” Keen pointed
out.
All pictures will be delivered
in a folder. One each of the
two poses will cost $2.50. Two
pictures of each pose will cost
only $4.
Pictures can be picked up in
the Office of Student Activities
on second floor of YMCA,
Thursday and Friday before
Final Review.
A&M Consolidated
Chooses Officers
Maurice Olian was elected Pres
ident of the Student Body of A&M
Consolidated High School in the
spring elections held last Friday
afternoon.
Ann Hite was elected Head Yell
Leader, Janette Vance and Cai'lyn
Wilson were selected as Junior
Yell Leaders and Jo Ann Walker
was selected Editor of the Annual.
Candidates for the offices were
as follows:
President: Donald Patton, John
Harrington, Charles Delaplane.
Senior Yell Leader: Mary Lou
Derga, Betty Mead, Mary Beth
Hagler, Lucy Rogers.
Junior Yell Leader: Ann Cleland,
Sharon Rouse, Gaytha Edgar.
Editor of the Annual: Tom Ivey.
Cotton School Set
For Th is Summer
The 47th Annual Summer Cotton
School will be held June 4 to July
13 according to J. M. Ward, of the
Department of Agricultural Econo
mics and Rux’al Sociology.
Photography Short
Course Is May 21
A photography short course has
been planned for A&M College May
21-23. Sponsored by the Journalism
Department, the National Press
Photographers Association confer
ence will be held in the Memorial
Student Center.
Don D. Burchard, head of the
Journalism Department, is local
I sponsor for the meetings. Gordon
Yoder is chairman.
Registration fees are as follows:
; $15 for non-members for two days;
! $10 for members for two days; $5
extra for third day. Prices are one-
half of the above figures for stu
dents from other schools.
Meeting, will be held in the ball
room. ...«
Students Vote
Today In MSC;
Open ’Til 5 pan.
Students have "been voting
since 8 a.m. today on segrega
tion at A&M. Voting will con
tinue until 5 p.m. at the voting
booth near the post office en
trance of the MSC.
Civilian students are electing a
yell leader for the 1956-57 school
year. Candidates are Van Red
man, Richard Talley, and Don F.
Houston.
The class of ’56 is electing its
Class agent.. Wayne Young, Gus
Mijalis, and Henry Hill are candi
dates for this office.
Five members from each of the
classes of ’57, ’58 and ’59 fill be
chosen for the election commission
in an election tomorrow.
Candidates from the class of ’57
are Ronnie Briggs, Marcus Crow,
Jerry Hayes, Dick Howard, How
ard Martin, Kirby Meyer, C. K.
Orr, John Selensky, Jack Solka,
Luther Starr Jr., Don Webei', John
West and D. C. Wilson.
Candidates from the class of ’58
are Fred Adair, Tom Harris, Sid
ney Kunz, Can-oil Lam, Theron
McLaren, Buddy Maedgen, Jim
my Portei% J. M. Pousson, Jerry
Roberts, Bob Surovik, Morris Til
lery and Hugh Wharton-
The class of ’59 elects its mem-
bers • from candidates James Beth
el, Richard Cawley, Wayne Heller,
William Kelly, Charles McKinley,
Wallis McNeill, John Moore, Ron
ald Stallings and Ronald Stewart.
Vet. Med. School
To Sponsor Meet
The A&M School of Veterinary
Medicine will sponsor a Texas Vet
erinary Conference May 30-June
7 at the Memorial Student Center.
F. T. Lynd, associate professor of
veterinary pathology, will b e
chairman.
An estimated 580 persons are
expected for the conference, which
will be held in rooms 2A, 2B, 2C,
2D, ballroom and assembly room.
Registration will be held in the
Serpentine Lounge from 3 to 5
p.m. May 30 and continue at 8 a.m.
the next morning. A registration
fee of $3.50 per person will be
charged.
At 6:45 p.m. May 31, a banquet
will be held in the Ballroom of the
Student Center. Tickets, which
may be purchased at registration,
will be $3.
Ticket Deadline
Deadline for pm-chase of tickets
for the Student Publications
Awards Banquet Friday night has
been extended until 2 p.m. Wednes
day.
Tickets are $1 each and may be
purchased at the Office of Student
Publications in the YMCA or re
served by calling VI 6-6415 or
VI 6-6618.
White Band Wins Parents Day General Moore Trophy
At the Parents’ Day Review
Sunday at A&M the White Band, i
commanded by Cadet Captpin Wel
don Steward, of Pampa, was nam- j
ed winner of the General Moore 1
Trophy. The cadet awards cere- ;
mony was held as part of the Pa- i
rents’ Day and Open House ac- j
tivities.
The award, consisting of a flag
and plaque for the unit, citation |
cords for each member and gold
keys for seniors, was presented by j
Dr. David H. Morgan, president j
of A&M.
The General Moore Trophy is !
presented annually to the cadet or
ganization having the highest over- ,
all rating based on academic and
military proficiency, intramural j
and extra-curricular activities.
Larry Kennedy, Houston, cadet
colonel of the corps, was presented |
a saber by the Texas Department 1
Reserve Officers Association as
outstanding cadet officer.
Jack Lunsford, Houston, w a s
presented a watch by Caldwell’s
Jewelry Store, Bryan, as outstand
ing junior in the corps.
Douglas DeCluitt, Port Arthur,
was presented a cash award of
$200 by the Texas Society of the
4 T* Club Pictures
Due To Aggieland
Members of the “T” Association
are urged to have their individual
pictures made by May 15 at the
Aggieland Studio if they are to ap
pear in the 1956-57 edition of The
Aggieland.
According to the studio, pictures
will be made free of charge. Those
students desiring to use last year’s
picture are requested to inform
personnel at the studio.
Daughters of the American Revo
lution, as an outstanding junior
cadet.
Charles Stinnett, Jr., Ft. Worth,
was presented a saber by the Tex
as Chapter of the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, as an out
standing senior cadet.
James Costa, Fort Worth, was
presented a bronze cup ancb Key
by the Federated A&M Mothers
Club of Texas, as outstanding
sophomore in the corps.
Thomas Upchurch, Amarillo, was
presented a $400 cash award by
the Texas Society of the United
States Daughter of 1812, as a soph
omore cadet enrolled in the School
of Arts and Sciences.
The Houston Chamber of Com
merce Military Affairs Committee
presented citation cords to the out
standing junior in each regiment
and to each member of organiza
tions winning the competitive mil-
| itary drills. These awards were
made to Jack Lunsford, Houston,
sergeant major of the corps; L.
E. Sheppard, Crockett, corps staff;
| Thomas Adair III, Houston, first
j regiment; James Peacock, Cleb-
| urne, first wing; Douglas DeCluitt,
j Port Arthur, second regiment;
i Stanley Crockett, Harlingen, sec-
! ond wing; and Cyrus Holley, Taft,
j band. The unit award winner was
' Squadron 10, commanded by Rich-
! ard Gentry, of Dallas.
The Society of American Mili-
Wea th er Today
Continued thunderstorms and
rain showers is the forecast for
College Station. Yesterday’s high
and low were 91 degrees and 74
degrees. Temperature at 10:30 this
morfiing was 66 degrees.
| tary Engineers presented gold
! medals to Warren Johnson Jr.,
| Marfa, Air Force; Joe Foster,
! Greenville, anti-aircraft; L. E.
Sheppard Jr., Crockett, armor;
’Jon Neeley, Dallas, chemical; Lar-
! ry Piper, Brownwood, field artill-
ery; Robert Patton Jr., Port Ar
thur, infantry; Robert Fuller,
! Beaumont, quartermaster and Le-
| land White, LaFeria, signal corps,
j as outstanding in military and en-
| gineering.
Paul Harrison, Livingston, was
i presented a cup and key by Capt.
iJohn H. Fritz, as most outstand-
j ing company commander in the
corps.
Branch awards were: U. S. Air
; Force Association medal, to John
| Jenkins, Amarillo; Armed Forces
i Chemical Association award, to
* Jack Lunsford, Houston; Associa-
I tion of United States Army (Anti-
Aircraft Artillery), to Jerry Bet-
sill, Doole; Society of American
Military Engineers gold medals to
George Pitre, Thibodaux, La., and
Johnny Basinger, Kilgore.
Association of the United States
Army (Field Artillery), to Wil
liam Braddus, Caldwell; Associa
tion of the United States Army
Boot Dance
Members of the class of ’57 are
urged to get dates for the annual
boot dance to be held in the Me
morial Student Center at 9 p.m.
May 26. Tommy Short and his 16-
piece band will play for the dance,
announced Brad Crockett, social
secretary of the class.
Admission is $1 per couple and
the dress is semi-formal. Tickets
may be purchased at the Office of
Student Activities.
(Infantry), to Cecil Crawford,
Athens; Ordnance Association Key
to Joseph Broesche, Abilene; Quar
termaster Association medal t o
Byron Parham, Dallas, and Fred
die Lehmann, Warda; Armed For
ces Communications Association
medal, certificate and one year
' honorary membership in the asso-
! ciation to Robert Young, Dallas,
I and Leland White, LaFeria;
National Defense Transporta-
■ tion Association gold key, medal
i and certificate to Nathan Board-
i man. Lamesa and the silver medal,
i to Donald Weber, Columbus, Ohio;
Armor Association award to Don
ald Burton, Waco; San Antonio
Post, Society of American Mili
tary Engineers rifle trophy to
George Watkins Jr., Bellaire, and
Association of the United States
(See AWARDS, Page 2)