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Number 139: Volume 55
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1956
Price Five Cents
Murder Trial
Set For June 4
At Livingston
The murder trial for Ronald Ed
ward Menter, confessed slayer of
Jan David Broderick, senior killed
Dec. 31, will be held June 4 in Liv
ingston.
Broderick, business administra-
1 ticm major from the Panama Canal
Zone, was killed by a shot from a
.38 caliber pistol at close range.
He was found early on the morn
ing of Dec. 31 about 50 feet from
a blacktop road near Hempstead
and was still breathing when dis
covered. The victim was going to
Houston where he 7-eportedly plan
ned to spend the rest of the Christ
mas holidays.
Lt. Col. Taylor Wilkins, assist
ant commandant, has urged all ca
dets that live in the vicinity of
Livingston to go to the trial in the
interest of one of their Aggie bud
dies.
Mrs. Howard Gee, Broderick’s
mother, also has requested that
any students who will be in that
area at the time attend the trial
and not only support the cause of
an Aggie buddy but also “stand
up for A&M”.
Menter, the defendent in the
trial, is a former mental patient,
having spent four months in a
New Hampshire institution follow
ing a nervous breakdown several
years ago.
He was arrested in Newark, N.
J. when a motor vehicle inspection
officer noticed a radio transaction
between Menter and a junk dealer.
When asked for his license, Men
ter gave the officer Broderick’s
but was unable to give the correct
Mrth date listed on the license.
Second Annual Faculty Awards
Presented By Former Students
LEGGETT HALL HONORS INTRAMURAL OFFICER—
Jack P. Murrell (left) senior Range and Forestry major
from San Antonio receives an appreciation award from
Charlie Wilson, dorm master at the dormitory’s annual bar
becue yesterday afternoon. The ward, given for “out
standing leadership in intramural sports” was given Mur
rell for leading Leggett to two straight wins in civilian
athletic programs.
News of the World
Veterans Must Sign
Pay Forms May 26
All Korean veterans who are to
receive degrees in May are urged
to complete pay forms in the
Veteran’s Advisor’s Office prior
to graduation and departure, ac
cording to Bennie A. Zinn, head
of the Department of Student
Affairs.
All other Korean veterans may
sign pay forms beginning 28
May.
By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
WHITE SANDS PROVING GROUND, N.M.—Army ord
nance experts fired an array of operational rockets yesterday
in the midst of a continued heated controversy over the na
tion’s guided missile program. One of the weapons fired in
the southern New Mexico desert was the Army’s Nike, which
has figured prominently in the dispute between the Army
and Air Force. An Army spokesman said after the-firing
that the Army had “good reason to believe that the Nikes
hit their target—a tiny drone plane 30,000 feet in the air.
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DENVER--A court-appointed lawyer for condemned
murderer John Gilbert Graham said the case will be ap
pealed to the Colorado Supreme Court whether Graham
likes it or not. John J. Gibbons told newsmen he will go
with Graham’s 22-year-old wife, Gloria, to visit her
doomed husband in death row at the state penitentiary.
Canon City, Thursday. “If he still says no.” Gibbons
said, “I shall ask for a transcript of the record and then
will file a brief with the Supreme Court.”
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WASHINGTON — The Senate accepted a compromise
version of the “second round” farm bill Tuesday passing it on
a voice vote and sending it to the House, where legislative
action may be completed tomorrow. The bill is tailored close
ly to President Eisenhower’s pattern. Its big feature is a
$1,200,000,000 soil bank system for paying farmers to cut
down their production.
Goff Tells Club
Observer Post
Will Be At MSC
Lt. Col. Pei-cy Goff, post super
visor of the College Station
Ground Observed Post spoke to
the weekly luncheon meeting of
the College Station Kiwanis Club
yesterday in the Membrial Student
Center.
Col. Goff told members that the
new post had established a per
manent observation post at the
northeast corner of the MSC ter
race.
“We have 39 members at pres
ent,” Col Goff said, “but we need
at least 150 to organize the post
properly. If we have to go on 24
hour duty, the number needed will
double.”
A four week course will be of
fered starting June 11 or 12, he
said. From then on a course will
be offered each month. Col Goff
estimated that each course would
produce about 30 observers.
“Turnout from young people has
been very gratifying,” he said,
but we need adults to supervise
their activities. The Girl Scouts
especially have helped us.”
The local Disaster Relief Organ
ization is headed by “commanding
officer” John Hill. Hill’s staff in
clude Bennie Zinn, “executive of
ficer” and Taylor Wilkins, “opera
tions officer”. The Ground Obser
ver Post operates as a unit of the
DRO.
Married Aggies, That Is
tes
Survey Reveals Most
Pleased With Their Choice
The majority of married stu
dents at A&M, although they have
some difficulties, are satisfied with
their lot, according to a recent sur
vey taken by students in rural so
ciology 315.
Although living in most cases be
low the family average, the coup
les have found a high measure of
happiness.
Ninety-four per cent of the stu
dents say that if they had it to do
over they would get married, w’hile
six per cent shov r they would not.
Fifty-six per cent wmuld even ad
vise other students to marry in
college, w T hile 44 per cent are unde
cided.
Few of the wives contacted in
the survey expressed regret at
their decision- Most counted it as
an opportunity to cooperate in an
educational program that will mean
much to them both in later life.
Most of the questionnaires indica
ted that much depended upon the
attitude of the couple more than
income.
Expenditures reported vary
widely, ranging from $135 per
month to $500, the average being
$243. This indicates a $90 increase
in comparison with a similar sur
vey made shortly after World War
II.
Finances are by far the greatest
problem confronting a married
couple in college according to the
survey. However, one couple with
a $335 income reported saving $200
per month.
Compared with most reports, this
is an exception with the average
couple indicating they have had to
borrow some money during their
school career.
Well over half of the married
students wives work. Survey fig
ures show 88 per cent of the wives
work, while 52 per cent of the hus
bands work. (This includes the 37
per cent of students going to school
on the GI Bill.)
Marital adjustments is a prob
lem that comes* second on the list.
One problem mentioned is that it
is hard for the husband to realize
the wife gets tired after she has
worked for eight hours and then
had to do her house work at night.
Money-handling finds that prob-
leni being met with 65 per cent us-
,r, & a joint affairs method. Twen-
ty-four per cent of the husbands
control the pocketbook while 11
Per cent of the wives are in-charge.
Forty-four per cent follow a bud
get plan. These seem to have less
difficulty as a rule in handling the
family’s money.
The highest item in family ex
penditures is for food, this being
$70.84. The second highest item
is house rent, $38-73. Surprising
ly, the next item is savings, insur
ance and taxes, which runs about
$30.48 on the average. Transpor
tation runs a close fourth with
about $30. Ninety-two per cent of
the students have their ov'n cars.
Clothing is not a high item
among the students, running about
$12-$13 per month. Likewise, the
husband and wufe’s personal ex
penditures are low', running from
$12 to $15^per month.
Sixty-one and one-fourth per
cent of these couples live in Col
lege Station, 31.25 in Bryan, and
7.5 live out of town. The average
number of children is .54, rang
ing from no childi'en to six.
The students who conducted this
survey were John E. Hubbs, Jr.,
Wilton D. Page, and Alton F. Hop
kins.
Basic Division Will
Offer Test; May 31
A&M’s Basic Division will hold
a one-day testing service for all
high school graduates accepted for
fall enrollment and prospective stu
dents at A&M Thursday, May 31,
in the high schoql building at
Greenville, according-to Basic Div
ision officials.
The only expense attached to the
tests will be the students trip to
and from Greenville. Tests will be
administered by Frank E. McFar
land, of the Basic Division.
“These tests wnll help a student
gain admission to A&M if there is
doubt in his mind as to W'hether or
not he will be accepted,” said C. H.
Ransdell, associate dean of the div
ision.
I Believe
I believe in regular church at
tendance for these reasons:
It is a commandment of God to
attend. One of the sweetest epi
taphs ever written stands engraved
on a marble marker at the grave
of a little girl. It reads, “A child
of whom her playmates said, ‘It
was easier to be good when she was
with us’.” What a tribute to the
power of a good influence.
Going to chui-ch serves as spir
itual food upon w'hich to gi*o\v and
strengthen character, and without
which, you grow weak and lose in
terest in Christianity.
Chui’ch attendance is pleasing to
the Lord. “If ye love me, ye will
keep my commandments” (John
14:15). It enables a prtk’son to in
crease their knowledge of His word.
It presents an opportunity for me
to meet the Lord and be with Him.
“For where two or more are gath
ered together in my name, there I
am in the midst of them.” (Mat.
18:20)
We should attend because we
need all the help we can get. Sure
ly something will be said or done to
help us at each service. Attend
ance encourages othei-s to help
build a better world and sets forth
th<e word of God as tiuth.
W. E. Street, Head
Engineering Drawing Department
r
Five Honored liy FSA;
Receive $1,000 Each
Fred R. Brison, H. O. Kunkel, Alvin A. Price, Charles D.
Holland and John Gordon Gay received the annual Faculty
Distinguished Achievement Awards given by the Associa
tion of Former Students at ceremonies in Guion Hall yester
day afternoon.
The awards, of $1,000 each, are based on achievement
in teaching, research and student relations and are made each
year through the Development Fund of the Association of
Former Students.
This is the second year awards have been presented.
Faculty members and students made the nominations
and final selections were made by a faculty committee.
♦ Teaching awards were pre
sented to Brison, professor of
horticulture, Kunkel, associate
professor of animal husbandry
and biochemistry and nutri
tion and Price, assistant professor
of veterinary anatomy.
Holland, assistant professor of
chemical engineering, received the
award for his work in the field of
research and Gay, secretary of the
YMCA, I’eceived his award in the
field of student relations.
Dr. David H. Morgan, president
of A&M, presided at the Guion
Hall ceremonies where Louis R.
Bloodworth of Wichita Falls, presi
dent of the FSA, made the presen
tations.
A member of the class 6f 1921 at
A&M BRISON received his MS de
gree from Michigan State College
and did graduate study at the
University of California. Return
ing to A&M he was named a pro
fessor in 1938. His citation reads
as follows: .
“During his sophomore year in
college he was a member of the
army training program in World
War I. He has been particularly
active in the problems of the pecan
industry in Texas; he has made a
successful effort to organize and
present his material in an interest
ing, instnactional and practical
manner; his friendly manner and
his interest in the problems of
each individual student have helped
many of them over difficult places
both within and outside the class-
Stuflents Collect
Books For Hospital
A group of seniors will col
lect magazines for the Mc-
Closky Veterans Hospital in
Temple tomorrow at 7 p.m.
Starting i n Bizzell Hall
Dickie Cappel. Lee Blocker,
Kenneth George, Hugh Lank-
tree and Phil McNemer will
collect the magazines and
books students wish to donate.
The group urges students to
place magazines and books in
dormitory halls before 7 p.m.
and invites other students to
join the operation.
May Graduates
Will Return Form
Graduating seniors aie urged to
turn in Former Students registra
tion information to the Former
Student’s Association offices in the
west wing of the Memorial Stu
dent Center.
About 25 per cent of the grad
uating class h&ve returned ques
tionnaires sent out by the Former
Students’ Association. Those who
haven’t are urged to turn in the
form as soon as possible, said
Dick Hervey, executive secretary.
The two important reasons for
turning in the forms as outlined
by the association are:
1. A new directory is being
made up and will be printed in
These
KUNKEL, class of 1943, received
his MA in 1948 from here and re
ceived his PhD from Cornell Uni
versity in 1950. His citation read
as follows:
“After graduation in 1943 he
served through World \yar IT as an
officer in the army; his first con
nection with the faculty was as a
graduate assistant in biochemistry
and nutrition while working for
his MS degree; after receiving his
PhD Dom Cornell he returned to
A&M in 1951 as assistant professor
and now holds the rank of associate
professor; he has a splendid record
both in teaching and research.”
ED NOTE: Dr. Kunkel was
recently named Outstanding Pro
fessor in the School of Agricul
ture for the second time in three
years.
DR. PRICE did his basic work
at Tarleton State College and came
to A&M for a degree in dairy pro
duction and received his DVM in
1949. His
Poultry Work
Aided By Gifts,
Grants-In-Aid
Poultry research work in
several fields will be aided by
recently-made grants to the
Texas Agricultural Experi-
m e nt Station, according to
Director R. D. Lewis.
The Clinton Corn Processing Co.,
Division of Standard Brands Inc.,
Clinton, Iowa, has made available
a grant-in-aid of $4,000 to support
research on the value of coin fer
mentation solubles as a source of
unknown growth factors for the
chick and turkey poult. These stud
ies are being supervised by Dr- J.
R. Couch.
The DeKalb Agricultural Asso
ciation, Inc., DeKalb, Ill., through
their poultry research department,
has made available their grant of
$3,000 to support research on the
relationship of breeding to feed
efficiency of egg production. This
work is also being conducted in
the Department of Poultry Hus
bandry under the supervision of
Dr- J. H. Quisenberry.
A gift to the station from the
Buckeye Cotton Oil Division, Buck
eye Cellullose Corp., Cincinnati,
Ohio, consisting of 55 gallons of
soybean oil will be used in synthet
ic type diets which will be fed to
chickens and turkeys. Unidenti
fied growth promoting activity of
various ingredients and fractions
from the same will be studied.
The American Cynamid Co., of
Pearl. River, N.Y., has also made a
renewal of their grant-in-aid for
$4,500 for studies on “Aureomycin
Chloretracycline Effect Against
Turkey Ornithosis and Chicken
Synovitis.” These studies are be
ing conducted under the supervis
ion of Dr. J. Delaplane, of the
Department of Veterinary Bacteri
ology and Hygiene.
1957 by the Association.
forms must be turned in for sen- J veterinary medicine in
citation reads as follows:
“Employed in a commercial
creamery for two years and served
iors to appear in directory.
2. Football ticket application
will be sent out this June on the
basis of forms of registration re
ceived before graduating
leave the campus
seniors
in the army during World War II,
receiving his discharge as a major.
(See FACULTY AWARDS, P. 2)
Safety Stickers
To Be Distributed
“Slow down and live” stickers
Will be distributed by members of
the Campus Safety Council to all
cars on the campus Wednesday,
May 30, according to Larry Cobble,
acting chairman of the council.
The distribution of stickers is
A&M’s contribution to the 100-day
Safety campaign launched by state
Safety coordinators all over the na
tion. The 100-day campaign is ded
icated to safe driving for the per
iod beginning May 30 and ending
Sept. 3.
Cobble has urged that all car
Owners put the safety stickeis,
'vhich will be placed in the cai»
op the campus, on the right ieur
bumper of their cars. Faculty an
s taff members on the safety c< ’
c U will hand out the 2,500 stickers
Wednesday afternoon.
Weather Today
Lf'tVN d ,
SCATTERED CLOUDS
Alvin A. Price
Charles D. Holland
Fred R. Brison
High scattered clo “^ S ti ^ JdaF-
casted for College
Yesterday’s high of
dropped to 67 degrees
morning. Temperature
a.m. was 83 degrees.
91 degrees
early this
at 10:30