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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1956)
The JBattalion Number 140: Volume 55 Price Five Cents COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1956 Cadets Lose Rank Over Water Fights Four cadet commanding: officers approximately 1,000 persons par- have been reduced to the rank of private as the result of the mass water fights that have occurred the past ten days. Water fights took place every night last week and Monday and Tuesday nights of this week. The larg-est of these took place Mon day night in the west area with Cadets May Go To Class Next Week Non- Reg Cadets may start attending classes out of uniform at 8 a.m. Monday, according- to Lt. Col. Taylor Wilkins, assistant commandant. After this time cadets are re quired to be in uniform only for meal formations. Seniors are re- quii'ed to wear unifoi-ms until after graduation. Cadets began returning uniforms to the Military Warehouse t w o weeks ago bu^ Military Property Custodian B. W. Hearne reports that the uniforms are not coming in very fast and will probably mean long lines for the ones who turn in their uniforms last. “But if cadets go ahead and turn in their uniforms as soon as pos sible the warehouse personnel should be able to handle them with out much delay,” Hearne said. He suggested cadets turn in all items at one time since this lessens handling time. Clothing must be clean when returned. Cadets returning clothing to the Warehouse fi*om June 6 until June 16 will be required to pay a pen alty of 10 per cent of the clothing’s value. Cadets must pay for items not returned by June 10. The warehouse is open daily from 8-12 a.m. and 1-5 p.m. It will be open Saturdays from 8-12 a.m. except Saturday June 2, when it will be open from 8-12 a m. and 1-5 p.m. ticipating, according to Lt. Col. Taylor Wilkins, assistant comman dant. Col. Wilkins said the first time a unit is involved in a water fight, the unit commander get ten de merits. The second time, he is re duced in rank, unless he has done all he can to prevent it. “Up until this month,” Col. Wil kins said, “we have had a good year as far as water fights are concerned.” In addition to the ten demeznts and reduction in rank, every unit participating in a water fight will be given one hour after the fight to prepare their rooms and dormi tory for standby inspection, which is based on the standards of a fed- eral inspection. Col. Wilkins added that any room failing this inspection will cause the entire unit to be inspec ted the following Saturday at 2 p.m. If at that time any room fails, the entire unit or the individuals involved go to the ‘bull ring’ to spend the rest of the afternoon taking extra duty tours. One dormitory was inspected Monday night and two were in spected Tuesday night. As a re sult, units will be inspected Satur day afternoon at 2. Graduation Ceremony Tomorrow in Coliseum Annual Boot Dance Saturday Night The annual Boot Dance, honor ing the seniors of next year, will be held Saturday night at 9 in the Memorial Student Center. Brad Crockett, class social sec retary, said the dance will be $1 per couple. Tickets for the semi- formal dance may be obtained in the Office of Student Activities. Music will be furnished by Tommy Short and his 16 piece band, called “The Moderns.” Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant, announced that the wearing of next year’s rank to the dance was unauthorized. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER—W. E. Moore ’30, pres ident of the Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College, will present the commencement address to some 810 grad uating seniors at exercises tomorrow night in G. Rollie White Coliseum. Ike May Hold Talk After Getting Degree Exam Schedule The final examination schedule for next week is as follows: Monday 8-11 a.m. 1-4 p.m. Tuesday 8-11 a.m. 1-4 p.m. Wednesday 8-11 a.m. 1-4 p.m. Thursday 8-11 a.m. 1-4 p.m. Friday 8-11 a.m. 1-4 a.m. Saturday 8-11 a.m. 1-4 a.m. Classes Classes Classes Classes Classes Classes Classes Classes Classes Classes Classes Classes Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting MWF at 8 TThS at 8 MWF at 9 MWF at 1 MWF at 10 TTh at 1 TThS at 10 MWF at 2 MWF at 11 TThS at 11 TThS at 9 TTh at 2 WACO — (A 5 ) — President Eisen hower may hold a political confer ence after he receives an honoi-ary degree from Baylor University to morrow. The White House made the an nouncement late yesterday but would not state specifically with whom Eisenhower was expected to discuss politics. Herschel Hunt of the state Re publican headquarters said from Houston late yesterday that he had not been advised of any such de- Land Office Reports Non-Collection AUSTIN—(IP)—Failures of the General Land Office to crack down on overdue ac counts were reported yester day in the state’s audit of the office under the administration of Bascom Giles, former land com- Nineteen state auditors, under the supervision of C. H. Langdeau, worked on the 127-page report, submitted by C. H. Cavness, state auditor. The audit report was sent to Gov. Allan Shivers, Earl Rudder, who succeeded Giles Jan. 4, 1955 as land commissioner, and to members of the Legislature. The report cov ered the period Sept. 1, 1951 to Jan. 4, 1955. In concluding the report Cavness said: “From time to time during this audit we have made several de- j tailed recommendations for the J betterment of accounting and oth- | er controls, and these recommen dations have been or are being put into effect.” The audit report said that pro- cedures followed by the university oil and gas personnel in the Gen eral Land Office are “much more comprehensive” than those of the | general office. velopment. Hunt also said that Jack Porter, GOP National committeman from Texas, had no plans to confer with Eisenhower. Gov. Allan Shivers was not avail able for direct comment, but Jack Dillard, an executive assistant, said “We have no conference with the President. The governor plans to greet him, but that’s all. I imag ine Jack Porter will meet with him if anyone does.” Shivers’ name was brought into the development by reportei's at the White House. Asked whether Shivers would sit in at any such conference. White House assistant press secretary Murray Snider said he did not know. In response to other questions, Snyder said he was unable to elab orate at this time and that he did not know whether any such confer ence would be with Republicans, Democrats-for-Eisenhower or both. The original announcement stat ed that Eisenhower would remain in Waco about a half hour longer than originally intended. Asked whether that time would be given over to a conference with Texas politicians, Snyder replied: “There is a possibility of it.” aign On Safety Begins Tonight at 12 The Wing Ground Safety and Provost Marshall Offices of Bryan Air Force Base will initiate the “Slow Down and Live” campaign beginning at midnight tonight and lasting 100 days. The campaign is coordinated with local city, county and state civic groups and agencies in an effort to combat the idsing toll of deaths and injuries on the nation’s high ways and streets. In addition to the local and state effort, the campaign will be pro motet! by the National Conference of State Safety Coordinators and the National Safety Council on a nationwide basis during the sum mer of 1956. Campaign efforts will be pro moted through television, radio and newspaper outlets and traffic safe ty films. “Slow Down and -Live” stickers will be distributed by members of the A&M Campus Safety Council to all cars on the campus Wednes day, according to Larry Cobble, acting chairman of the council. Cobble has urged all car own ers to place the safety stickers on the right rear bumper of their cars. A series of traffic safety films and related items will be broadcast and televised over WTAW; KCEN TV, Temple; KORA, Bryan; KMLW, Marlin and KWHI in Bren- ham to keep the public informed of the progress of the drive. The opening program which started yesterday features check ing of speedometers by radar speed testing equipment furnished by the Bryan Highway Patrol Unit, Tex as Department of Public Safety. 810 To Be Graduated; 312 Receive Commissions An estimated 810 students will walk across the platform in G. Rollie White Coliseum tomorrow night at 7 to receive their degrees from Dr. David H. Morgan, president of the college. Earlier in the day, at 10 a.m., candidates will hear Dr. William V. Elliott, pastor of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church of Dallas, give the baccalaureate sermon. Maj. Gen. William N. Gillmore, commanding general, 4th Armored Division, will deliver the commissioning address to the 312 graduating seniors who will receive Army or Air Force commissions at 1:30 p.m. He also will present Army commissions to 184 new second lieutenants. Col. Norman L. Callish, TTCrCfV/V St t comman d er of f^e 3605th Ob- Scholarship For Journalists Students majoring in jour nalism classified next year as juniors or above may now compete for a $200 scholar ship from the Texas Gulf Coast Press Association, accord ing to Robert H. Whitten, publish er of the Navasota Examiner and president of the TGCPA. “We are happy that the TGCPA has recognized the work of the A&M Journalism Depaitment,” said D. D. Burchard, head of the department. “This is the first gen eral journalism scholarship that we have had.” The scholarship, open to stu dents of present sophomore or jun ior status, will be awarded by the A&M Faculty Scholarship Commit tee. Awards will be made on a basis of “need, promise of profes sional proficiency, and scholastic record”, Bruchard said. Deadline for applications, which may *be obtained in the office of the journalism department, is June 1. Selection will be made early in June. server Training Wing, Elling ton Field, will present Air force commissions to 128 sen iors. Delivering the address at the eightieth commencement will be W. E. Morgan, president of the Col orado A&M College and a member of the class of ’30 here. Honoi'ary degrees will be con- fei-red upon Olin E. Teague, U- S. congressman from this district; Darwich Al-Hadairi, of Iraq, na tionally known leader in the field of education and research; William E. Morgan, the commencement speaker and Wenzell L. Stangel, dean of agriculture, Texas Techno logical Colleg’e. Dr. John P. Abbott, dean of the college, will present the honoi’ary degrees. M or g a n, the commencement speaker, besides graduating from A&M, obtained a master’s degree from the University of California and also attended Harvard Univer sity. He will be introduced by President David H. Morgan. Dr. Elliott, the baccalaureate speaker, is the author of three books of sermons: Coming to Terms With Life, For The Living of These Days and Lift High That Banner. Gen. Gillmore has served in va rious command capacities with the (See GILLMORE, Page 6) Seniors Get Refund Graduating seniors may report to the fiscal office for a refund on expenses, according to C. A. Roeber, of the Fiscal Depart ment. Refunds may be obtained on board, room rent and laundry fee;. $9.65, $2.10 and $1.35 re spectively — totaling $13.10 for seniors who paid all three fees. Weather Today Congress President Passes Farm Fxpected To Bill; Sign WILL PRESENT AIR FORCE COMMISSIONS — Col. Norman L. Callish, commander of the 3605th Observer Training: Wing - , Ellington Field, Houston, will present Air Force Commissions to 128 graduating seniors tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 in G. Rollie White Coliseum. Bryan Bird Blows Local Poiver Out BRI AX —CP)— Power got the bird yesterday in down town Bryan after an unknown bird flew between two output cables in the municipal power plant, short-circuiting a 13,700 volt current. Repairmen found only burn ed feathers marking the spot where the current arched be tween the two lines. Electric ity was off some one and a half hours for repairs. m&dr. RAIN SHOWERS Occasional light rain showers are | forecasted from 2:30 to 8:30 today. Yesterday’s high and low was 91 ! degrees and 66 degrees. Tempera- | ture at 10:30 this morning was 80 degrees. WASHINGTON— CP) —Congress completed action yesterday on the second farm bill of this session, a measure setting up a billion dollars a year soil bank and giving farmers other new benefits. The House passed the compro mise legislation on a 304-59 roll call vote. The Senate appi’oved it Tuesday. Now the bill goes to the White House for President Eisenhower’s signature. He is expected to ac cept it as a substitute for farm legislation he vetoed April 16. The President objected to the first bill mainly because of its provisions for a return to high, rigid crop supports. The new bill does not contain these provisions. Rep. Poage (D-Tex), floor man ager for the compromise legisla tion, urged it on the House as “not the second best farm bill we have had before us this year’’ but “probably the third or fourth best, but the only one which seems to have a chance to become law.” Poage accused the Eisenhower administration of “a lack of un derstanding” of the farm program. Many Democratic agi-icultural pro grams were cut out of the bill in j an effort to make it acceptable to Eisenhower. Rep. Heselton (R-Mass) opposed the bill because, he said, it neg- \ eterans Must Sign j Pay Forms May 26 AM Korean veterans who are to receive degrees in May are urged to complete pay forms in the Veteran’s Advisor’s Of fice prior to graduation and departure, according to Bennie A. Zinn. head of the Depart ment of Student Affairs. All other Korean veterans may sign pay forms beginning May 28. lects “the legitimate interests of important segments of agriculture, particularly in the Northeast, and ignores almost completely the in terests of consumers and general taxpayers.” The soil bank program will get under way this year, but not on any substantial scale, since most spring crops have already been planted. Congress refused Eisenhower’s request for authority to advance farmers up to 500 million dollars this year for land they promise to put in the soil bank next year. The bill pi-ovides for supporting oats, rye, barley and sorghums, the small feed grains, at 76 per cent of parity this year without any planting ox’ marketing restric tions. Mil L 4DDRESS NEW COMMISSIONED OFFICERS- -: r - G en William N. Gillmore, commanding general of the Fourth Armored Division will address the 312 gradu ating seniors that will receive commissions in the Army and Air Force tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.