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
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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.