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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1956
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Outta
Bearkats
Price Five Cents
Faculty Outing
Tonite In Park
Dr. W. Taylor Reveley, of South
western University, Memphis,
Tenn., will speak to approximately
60 A&M faculty members on “Fac
ulty Christian Fellowship” at a
steak fry at Cushion Cabin in Hen-
sel Park today at 5:30 p.m. to 7:30
t p.m.
Dr. Reveley is now on a leave of
absence from Southwestern t o
make a tour of the Southwest pro
moting Faculty Christian Fellow
ship. His appearance here is be
ing sponsored by the local YMCA.
“We are indeed fortunate to have
Dr. Reveley with us, and we are
looking forward to meeting him
and healing him speak,” said J.
Gordon Gay, Secretary of the YM
CA. “With a tremendous advance
in higher education, it is signifi
cant that many professors are in
creasingly concerned about moral
and spiritual values in education.”
The Faculty Christian Fellow
ship is defined as a “community of
people in the academic life whose
concern is the relation of Christ
ian Faith to the vocation and J dis-
ciples of the teacher and scholar.”
Its work is the development of cre
ative working interpretations of
the intellectual life, the academic
iiH
Dr. W. Taylor Reveley
YMCA Steak Fry Speaker
disciples, and the meaning and
structure of the college and the
university, Gay said.
A&M does not have an organi-
ized Faculty Christian Fellowship.
“Dr. Reveley’s talk may help us
make up our mind about organiz
ing a fellowship of this kind” said
Gay. “So far, faculty response has
been better than expected.”
Students Go To
NY, West Point
For SCUSA
Five A&M students left by
plane yesterday morning for
West Point and New York to
attend the Student Confer
ence on United States Af
fairs and publicize SCONA II.
Brad Crockett, senior from Har
lingen and Jack Nelson, junior
from El Paso are delegates to
SCUSA at West Point. SCUSA is
comparable to SCONA which is
held here.
SCONA was originated from such
a trip two years ago by Bud Whit
ney, a delegate to SCONA from
A&M this year.
Other students making the trip
are John Hoyle, junior from La-
Grange, John Ligon, junior from
Odessa and Bryan Dedeker, senior
from Boerne.
Hoyle and Ligon went to West
Point to observe the Cadet Corps
hoping that this observation will
be helpful in bettering the Cadet
Corps here.
Dedeker, who is publicity Chair
man for SCONA, plans to stay in
New York City and contact lead
ing newspaper editors and other
publications for the purpose of
gaining more publicity for SCONA.
They plan to return to A&M on
Sunday night.
Corps Freshman Dies
InHighway Smash-up
Trash Fire
Lights Scene
At ME Lot
First
Held
Students gathered in the-
parking lot east of the Me
chanical Engineering Shops
last night at 9:45 to watch
what could either be a “tea-
sip bonfire” or just a trash
fire.
After investigation it was
learned that a Building and
College Utilities Department
dumptruck ran afoul of a mis
placed cigarette and had to
empty its burden in the park
ing lot.
No apparent damage was
done to the truck, or surround
ings and the B&CU saved a
trip to the city dump.
11th Turf grass
Conference
Starts Monday
Eleventh Annual Turfgrass Con
ference will meet here Dec. 10-12,
according to Dr. E. C. Holt of the
Agronomy Department, chairman
for the conference.
Dr. Gene C. Nutter, turf special
ist of the University of Florida,
will outline soil sterilization prac
tices in turf and will lead a panel
discussion of chemical control of
weeds and nematodes.
Other speakers include Dr. O. J.
Noer, agronomist of the Milwaukee
Sewerage Commission and noted
tui’f specialist. He will give a pa
per on case histories of turf im
provement programs, and will lead
a panel discussion on irrigation,
aeration and fertility.
Robert M. Williams of Beverly
Country Club in Chicago will dis
cuss modern maintenance methods
’ with the golf course section of the
group.
There also will be discussions on
weather, water quality control
problems as related to turf, shade
tree maintenance, and reports on
the studies of soil mixtures for
putting greens. Dallisgrass con
trol in Bermudagrass turf is an
added feature, Holt said.
Two Juniors, One ‘Fish’
Dropped From College
Two juniors and one freshman
were suspended from college last
week for violations of the Articles
of the Cadet Corps, according to
Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant.
The two juniors, members of
“A” Quartermaster, were charged
with violating article 12 b-3 which
refers to physical hazing.
Or. Ellis Named
To New Position
Dr. Elmer C. Ellis has been nam
ed assistant professor of education
at A&M, according to Dr. G. P.
Parker, head of the Department of
Education and Psychology.
Ellis was born in Crockett and
attended public school there. He
got his B.S. here and then served
in the Navy three years during
World War II. After the war
he returned to A&M and received
his M.S. in education in 1948.
Ellis is married and has two
children, Steven Phillip and Cyn
thia Ann.
Holiday Collisions
Injure 3 Students
One A&M student is in serious
condition and two others were hos
pitalized as an aftermath of traf
fic collisions during the Thanks
giving holidays.
I'lorman Joel Smith, sophomore
of Squadron 12 is in Scott and
White Hospital in Temple receiv
ing treatment under an oxygen
tent.
Hospital officials said he receiv
ed severe lung and kidney injuries
when his car and a truck met and
side-swiped Monday night.
Smith, electrical engineering ma
jor from Temple, was alone in
the car returning to school when
the accident occurred, according
to his roommate, Jerry L. Low-
ledge.
The truck driver is unconscious,
but his condition is reported fair.
Taken to Hearne Hospital after
a mishap yesterday at 2:30 a.m.
were Albert H. Qrmsby of Squad
ron 6 and Charles W. Bone of C
Infantry.
The two received injuries when
they were thrown from their car
as it smashed into a concrete
bridge railing about two miles
north of Calvert on Highway 6.
Ormsby, marketing sophomore
from Dallas, was treated for cuts
and bruises.
Bone, freshman animal husban
dry major from Waco, received
four broken ribs and a broken arm.
The two were reported in fair
condition.
Upon recommendation by Mili
tary Panel and concurrence by Col.
Davis, one of the juniors was
suspended for the remainder of
the present semester and the other
was suspended indefinitely with
the provision that he not be allowed
to re-enroll in A&M before Septem
ber, 1957.
Col. Davis said the juniors had
been found guilty of using a broom
to haze five freshmen, four at one
time and one at another.
These were the first students to
be suspended this year for hazing.
Also last week, a freshman in
Squadron 25 appeared before Mili
tary Panel and was found quilty of
violating article 22 by “taking
articles belonging to other students
without their knowledge and sell
ing them for monetary gain.”
He was suspended indefinitely.
Article 12 b-3 states that stu
dents may be suspended for the
“use of, submission to, or posses
sion of the ‘board’ or any other
instrument of physical hazing on
or by any student subject to these
articles at any time or place.”
Article 22 on “stealing or cheat
ing, either in regard to scholastic
work or in student activities states
that “stealing shall be considered a
violation of Article 13 (violating
Weather Today
Cloudy skies are predicted, with
no important change in tempera
ture. Yesterday’s high was 80 de
grees, and this mornings low, 67.
At 10:30 this morning the thei*-
mometer recorded 74 degrees.
Lucky Strike
Won’t Swap
Tape for Dog
It was reported to The Bat
talion that certain parties on
the campus were under the
impression that by saving an
unknown quantity of the red
strings on the top of cigarette
packages they could secure a
Seeing Eye Dog for some blind
person.
The Battalion wrote to the
American Tobacco Company
inquiring about this informa
tion and received this reply:
“There is no truth whatso
ever in this rumor. It has
sprung up from time to time
in various localities in the
country involving us and other
companies in like manner.”
The people collecting these
strings, a victim of false ru
mors, should be commended
for their civic-mindedness and
their willingness to help those
people such as they had in
mind, but, sorry — Lucky
Strike won’t swap tapes for
dogs.
state or federal laws) which calls
for dismissal from college.”
In accordance with college policy,
names of the students were with
held.
1,150 Veterans
Enrolled At A&M
Veteran enrollment at A&M this
semester is 1,150, according to
Bennie A. Zinn, head of the De
partment of Student Affairs.
World War II veterans began
enrolling here under Public Law
16' and Public Law 346 in the sum
mer of 1945 and reached a high
of 6195 in the Fall of 1946. The
enrollment then started to decrease
until it reached the low of 546 in
the spring of 1953.
Twelve students enrolled under
Public Law 634, which provides
educational benefits for orphans of
veterans of WWII and the Korean
conflict.
Silver Taps
Last Night
Jose A. Torres, freshman architecture student from Hato
Rey, Puerto Rico, was killed Thursday morning when he ap
parently lost control of the car he was driving and smashed
into a tree near Old Dime Box.
Silver Taps was held for Torres last night. The body
was shipped to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday for funeral
services.
Torres, a member of “A” Transportation Corps, was
found alone in the car Thursday by highway patrolmen.
Campus Security officers say the wrecked car belonged
to Fred Staples of Wichita Falls, senior petroleum and busi
ness major.
gt a p] es reported his
A&M Obtains
Securities In
Bolton’s Honor
Securities valued at nearly $6,-
000 honoring Dr. F. C. Bolton were
presented to A&M recently by sev
eral hundred donors and former
students of Bolton, president emer
itus and member of the College
faculty since 1909.
The securities will be placed in
a permanent fund for an annual
honor award to a senior in electri
cal engineering. Dr. Bolton head
ed this department for many years
before becoming Dean of Engineer
ing and president of A&M.
Dr. David H. Morgan, president;
M. C. Hughes, electrical engineer
ing department head; Dr. Bolton
and Chancellor M. T. Harrington
attended the presentation ceremon
ies.
Maj. Gen. P. W. Clai’kson, (re
tired), of San Antonio; C. C. Yates
of Brownsville and E. C. Rack of
Waco, represented the donors and
former students of Bolton.
car
Security
7 a.m.
missing to Campus
officers at about
Thursday.
Wednesday night Torres
and a companion, Alfonso Flores-
Estrada, business administration
freshman from Rio Piedras, Puerto
Rico, attended a picture show in
Bryan. Flores-Estrada left Torres
at Dormitory 1 at midnight, he
said, intending to pick him up
Thursday morning to go to Austin.
When he came for Torres Thurs
day morning, Flores-Estrada found
that Torres’ bed had not been oc
cupied.
Officers summoned ambulances
from Giddings and extracted the
body after working for three
hours. At 10:45 a.m. they notified
Bennie Zinn, of the A&M Depart
ment of Student Affairs.
The officers reported that they
found the car “wrapped around” a
tree 15 feet from the highway.
Apparently it was heading back to
College Station from Austin when
the driver lost control, they said.
There were no signs of another oc
cupant, officers said.
Judging Teams
Return Home
With Laurels
Members of A&M’s Meats
Judging and Livestock Judg
ing teams returned to Texas
just in time to make the Tur
key Day game in Austin from
their contest in Chicago, Ill. at
the International Livestock Ex
position.
Meats Judging Team members
brought home fifth place honors
overall in their contest. The Live
stock Team finished 15th.
Twenty-four teams were compet
ing in the Meats Division and 39
entered the Livestock Division.
Aside from their fifth place in
overall standings Meats Team
members finished fourth in beef
grading, third in lamb judging,
10th in pork judging and ninth in
beef judging.
David Terry was sixth high in
dividual in the entire contest and
finished second in the beef grading
class. Melvin Lebo was third high
individual in lamb judging class.
Kermit Wahrmund and Don
Johnson were other members of
the team making the trip. Gene
King is coach for the team.
The Livestock team took seventh
place in beef cattle and 15th over
all in the contest. Team members
include Joe D. Ross, Jim Renick,
Pat Garner, Bobby Wakefield,
Tommy Darnell and J. C. Gregory.
J. W. Gossett is the Livestock
Team coach.
Twelfth Man Bowl
Classes scheduled for 3 and
4 p.m. Tuesday, December 18,
have been dismissed by action
of the Executive Committee of
the Academic Council so that
students and the faculty may
attend the annual Twelfth Man
Bowl game, President David
H. Morgan announced yester
day.
Mrs. L. J. Rountree
Dies This Morning
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree, publisher
and managing editor of the Bryan
Daily Eagle since the death of her
husband in 1923 died of cancer this
morning at 4:26 in Bryan Hospital.
Funeral services are tentatively
scheduled for 4 p. m. Thursday at
the First Methodist Church in
Bryan with Bishop Frank Smith of
Houston officiating, and burial in
Bryan City Cemetery. Hillier
Funeral Home is in charge of ar
rangements. Rev. Harry V. Rankin
will assist in the services.
Born in Llano ^county, the exact
date of her birth is unknown but is
estimated hlose to 90 years ago.
Her maiden name was Frances
Mitchell. Early in her childhood
she moved to Williamson county
near Georgetown where she was
graduated from Southwestern Uni
versity.
Here she met and married Col.
Lee J. Rountree while he was
publisher of the Georgetown Com
mercial, now known as the William
son County Sun. Col. Rountree and
his wife moved to Bryan in 1918
when he first became associated
with the Eagle.
In 1920 he bought a controlling
interest in the paper and was
still managing it at the time of
his death in 1923.
Col. Rountree died of a heart
attack on the floor of the House
of Representatives in Austin. Mrs.
Rountree succeeded her husband
both in the newspaper and in
politics to finish his term and then
won one term as representative for
herself.
She had been in ill health since
1950 and dropped many of her
activities but still remained active
in the Eagle and wrote her daily
column “Pavement Pickups.”
She collapsed Nov. 26 at her
typewriter while writing her
column and was taken to Bryan
Hospital.
Survivors are one brother, T. F.
Mitchell of Houston and two
sisters, Mrs. Alice Garrett of El
Paso and Mrs. W. M. Kelly of
Waco.
Red Cross Relief
Upped ToHimgary
WASHINGTON, UP) — The
American Red Cross yesterday set
aside an additional one million
dollars for Hungarian relief, and
the U. S. Chamber of Commerce
called on businessmen to provide
jobs for Hungarian refugees.
UT, A&M Officials
Laud Aggie Actions
Members of the student body of
both A&M and Texas University
were praised for their exceptional
conduct after the Turkey Day
game Thursday by officials of both
schools.
A letter received from Anro No-
wotny, dean of Student Life at
UT, says:
“I was particularly pleased by
the splendid rivalry between our
institutions before, during, and af
ter the game. We have not receiv
ed a single complaint about any of
your students during their visit
Help In Store
For Troubled
Gift Wrapper
Students who are “all thumbs”
at wrapping packages can get a
helping hand with their Christmas
gifts this year.
Aggies may get their gifts wrap
ped free, either in gift paper or
for mailing, according to J. Gordon
Gay, Secretary of the YMCA.
Council members of the “Y” plan
to give their talents to help out
those who face the task of en
closing their Santa Packages in
colorful covering.
Packages to be wrapped are to
be left at the main desk in the
YMCA lobby. The wrapping service
is now underway, and will continue
until school is dismissed for the
holidays, Gay says.
All students will be required to
furnish is the package. The YMCA
will furnish all wrapping paper
and their time. No rush jobs can
be promised though, according to
Gay, and students are requested to
bring their gifts in a few hours
before the time they wish to pick
them up.
to our campus. These fine demon
strations of your sportsmanship
will be remembered by all of us
long after the score of the game
is forgotten.”
Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant
at A&M, says the “conduct of the
cadets is commendable” and he is
highly pleased”. Col. Davis at
tributed this attitude to the “high
quality” of leadership in the Corps
of Cadets at A&M.
President David H. Morgan of
A&M, said “this has been a good
year and we are all proud of the
conduct of our students”.
On a whole the conduct of both
student bodies is to be commended,
he said. The only misconduct re
ported was the throwing of card
board flashcards into the A&M sec
tion: This immediately brought a
roar of disapproval from the Ag
gies but cadet officers stopped the
“card-throwing” shortly.
After the final shot sounded,
thousands of A&M students rush
ed on the field carrying the play
ers to the dressing rooms.
A mass of celebrating Aggies
crowded around the south goalpost
on Memorial Field trying to wrest
it from the ground.
Their efforts were in vain, since
the posts were well-constructed,
made of iron, and sunk in concrete.
The Aggies did succeed in bending
them out of shape somewhat.
Risien Receives
Magnolia Award
George Lewis Risien of San An
tonio, senior geophysical student,
has been awarded the Magnolia Pe
troleum Company Scholarship for
the current school year. The schol
arship provides $400 for A&M and
$400 plus tuition and fees for the