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*1 %/ i.- r» » f V J ft- V J I «4Ui S s 18,436 READERS Wf BATTALION Beat H— Outa Finals Number 218: Volume 55 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1957 Price Five Cents PEANUTS AGAINST POLIO—Mary Lou Ergle is shown selling a bag of peanuts to Glen Hitchcock, while Wayne Woods, right, and Tommy Blanton look on. Steadman Da vis, publicity chairman for the Teens Against Polio group, holds more bags at right. All money collected went to the Brazos County March of Dimes. Polio Drive Half Over; Many Activities Slated By WELTON JONES Latest incomplete totals for the 1957 March of Dimes in Brazos County set the amount of money collected over $1,300, according to figures released by Mrs. P. W. Barker, county chairman of the drive. “The totals we have now are very incomplete,” Mrs. Barker stressed. “In the last half month of the drive, I hope that everyone combines to push Brazos County far above last years sum and com paring with the best totals in the state.” Envelopes mailed out to every one in the county requesting do nations usually yield the most funds, she said. So far only seven per cent of the envelopes have been returned with $1,215.75, as of Thursday. “Our other main sources are coin cards passed out in schools and coin collectors placed in busi ness houses,” Mrs. Barker said. “The cards have not been count ed and the collectors will be picked up at the end of the month.” The group that has probably contributed most to the drive so far has been the Teens Against Polio organization. Made up of high school students in Bryan and Col lege Station, the group has do nated about $825. Maurice Olian is chairman; Jeanelle LaMotte, secretary - treasurer; Steadman Davis, publicity chairman; Bill Doss and Billy Vance, members. Saturday morning peanut sales on the streets of College Station and Bryan have earned most of the money. One group of boys and girls selling packages of the nuts at Bryan Air Force. Base duidng the noon hour Tuesday collected $116. Saturday from 10 a. m. to 11 a. m. over radio station WTAW, a March of Dimes program will either feature Elvis Presley, or will not play any of his records. The decision is being made through voting for or against the star in jars placed over the two cities at one cent per vote. “No matter how the contest goes, listeners may either get a Presley record played or keep one off the air with a $5 donation,” Publicity Chairman Davis said. “All proceeds Saturday 1-4 p.m. Monday 8-11 1-4 a.m. p.m. Tuesday 8-11 1-4 a.m. p.m. Wednesday 8-11 1-4 a.m. p.m. Thursday 8-11 1-4 a.m. p.m. Friday 8-11 1-4 a.m. p.m. Saturday 8-11 1-4 a.m. p.m. will go to the March of Dimes.” Saturday night will be March of Dimes dance night in Brazos County, with two large dances taking place. A teen-agers dance will be held at the Country Club at 7:30 p. m. In DeWare Field House on the A&M campus, sponsored by the Circle Squares of Bryan and Man ning Smith, a benefit square dance will be held. Refreshments and admission will be free, but do nations to the March of Dimes will be solicited. “The cooperation and enthusi asm this year has been most gratifying,” said Mrs. Barker. “We don’t know how much Polio there will be this year, but the local chapter is broke and we must have the money.” Classes Meeting MWF at 3 Classes Meeting MWF at 8 Classes Meeting TTS at 8 Classes Meeting MWF at 9 Classes Meeting MWF at 1 Classes Meeting MWF at 10 Classes Meeting TTh at 1 Classes Meeting TTS at 10 Classes Meeting MWF at 2 Classes Meeting MWF at 11 Classes Meeting TTS at 11 Classes Meeting TTS at 9 Classes Meeting TTh at 2 Exam Schedule Schedule for final examinations which begin Saturday afternoon is as follows: Daniel Favors Local Option On School Integration Issue AUSTIN, UP) _ Gov. Daniel yesterday demanded continued cleanup and prevention of future state scandals, said he hoped there would be no new taxes, and pro mised to back a local option ap proach to school integration. The new governor in his first major message detailing his legis lative program promised that if necessary state service increases indicate a need for more revenue, that it will not come from sales or state income levies. A joint session applauded his statement that he would back every legal means to work out seg regation problems on the local level to make certain such steps “are respected and not over-ruled by federal force.” Daniel put the “emergency” tag on four subjects: • 1. Water conservation with a 200 million dollar revolving fund to finance local pi-ojects. ® 2. Highway safety measures quickly, including 200 new patrol men, because death and destruction on the roads have reached “dis aster” proportions. • 3. Modernized eminent domain laws to help implement the high way progress program. • 4. Establishment of a state wide crime commission to keep a probing eye on possible official misconduct, along with a better Weather Today Continued clear skies are fore cast until 2:30 this afternoon, to be followed by some possible cloudi ness. At 10:30 this morning the temperature had risen to 45 de grees from last night’s low of 22. Yesterday’s high reading was 48. lobby registration and control law, and a code of ethics for state of ficials. He warned the Legislature not to forget that the public remembers the recent state scandals. He urged lawmakers to “expose, expel and punish” those who are guilty, keeping the “spotlight of whole truth” on the situation. He also hit at “purveyors of false charges,” saying they too should be exposed lest they harm the innocent. He emphasized his belief that most state officials are honest and trustworthy. The governor offered his 25-point program in a 6,100 word message that took 50 minutes to deliver. He promised a budget message soon giving in detail where he thinks the money should go, and how any additional funds might be raised. Graduation Service For 230 Tomorrow Ike To Stay In Mid-East: Clear Dulles By J. W. DAVIS WASHINGTON, UP) _ Secretary of State Dulles has assured congressmen that President Ei senhower will “lean over back ward” to keep from using Amer ican armed forces in the Middle East. The statement came in secret Laundry Stations To Close Holidays Laundry sub-stations will close at noon Jan. 26 and will remain closed until 8 a. m. Monday, Feb. 4, according to J. H. Kincaid, Sr., laundry manager. The main laundry office will be open between semesters. New stu dents or old ones who have not had laundry marks since 1947 will have to come by this office to get a laundry mark. All laundry between semesters will be at commercial prices and must be brought to the main laundry and picked up there. The schedule for this week will be Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday before 9 a. m. Only One Batt There will only be one issue of The Battalion published next week, Thursday after noon, for believe it or not, the staff is only human, and humans are not exempt from final examinations at A&M. testimony before the House For eign Affairs Committee Jan. 9. The committee made it public yes terday after editing Dulles’ re marks in the name of national security. Dulles has been saying all along that Eisenhower would not abuse the authority he has asked of Con- gress-to use American forces to help any Middle East country that is overtly attacked by Commu nists, and asks for help. The testimony released yester day said Eisenhower would “lean ever backward not to intei'pret the facts as justifying the use of armed forces unless there was real danger to the United States in the situation.” Housing Office Assigning Rooms Room reservations for the spring semester are now being taken, according to Harry L. Boyer, head of Housing Depart ment. Fees must be paid and the fee slips presented before reservations for spring rooms can be made. Students changing rooms must bring a room change slip signed by the housemaster or organization commander concerned. Those changing from military to civilian dormitories must have both the organization commander’s and the technical officers signatures on the room change slip. Long Sought Aims Become 1 Reality On Guion Stage Tomorrow at 10 a.m., 230 Aggies will attain their goal after four years of sweat, toil and cramming when they will walk across the stage of Guion Hall and receive their diplo mas. Thirty-seven of these men will receive advanced degrees and the remaining 193 will receive bachelor degrees in the first combined Baccalaureate-Commencement Exercises held at A&M. Dr. M. Norvel Young, minister, Broadway Church of Christ, of Lubbock, will deliver the address at the exercises Saturday morning. At 2 p.m. those graduates who are eligible will receive ♦their commissions as reserve Ed Seniors °^ cers ^ ie F° r ce and Practice Teach Next Month Seventy-two senior Agri cultural Education majors will have their second opportunity to teach high school vocation al agriculture when they be gin two weeks of practice teaching Feb. 11-22. The students will be assigned to various high school vocational ag- liculture departments throughout the state for their practice teach ing work. The Texas Education Agency has selected 36 vocational agriculture departments which gives the students a wide choice of schools to select from. “The purpose of this practice teaching work is to familiarize the prospective teacher with the duties and responsibilities of a high school vocational agriculture teach er and provide an opportunity for him to become acquainted with teachers’ problems,” said E. V. Walton, Head of the Agricultural Education Department. Army. Maj. Gen. Gabriel P. Disos- way, commander flying train ing, USAF from Waco, will deliver the commissioning address and present 20 brand-new “second johns” with their gold bars. Brig. Gen. David W. Traub, armor artillery commander, Fourth Armored Division stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, will present the 40 candidates for Army commissions with their insignia of rank. The names of candidates for degrees for the mid-term Class of 1957 are as follows: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Charles H. Bridges, Veterinary Pathology; Donald L. Flock, Pet roleum Engineering; William D. Hockaday, Jr., Plant Physiology and Pathology; George Joseph Mountney, Poultry Science; Gene F. Payne, Range Management; Al bert Kirk Sparks, Oceanography; Robert David Wales, Chemistry and Olof Charles Wallmo, Wildlife Management. MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Richard Slocum Werner, Ac counting. MASTER OF EDUCATION Dr. Stewart S. Morgan English Department Head In 36th Year At A&M By JIM NEIGHBORS Dr. Stewart S. Morgan, head of the English Department, has de voted almost 36 years of his life in an attempt to pass on to Ag gies an appreciation of drama and the English language. While at A&M, he has written or collaborated with other authors on six books including the current freshman English text, “Reading for Thought and Expression.” However, drama is his first love. An enthusiast of 18th century drama for many years, he has done extensive research on the subject. Besides heading the English De partment, Dr. Morgan teaches several literature courses. He has done more to popularize drama courses than any other professor in the department. Dr. Morgan is constantly striv ing to increase the size of the de partment and he feels that “a knowledge of the English language is of the utmost importance to everyone.” The popular professor would like to stress the study of humanities in colleges as he thinks there is a definite need for better understanding of them. Reins of leadership in the Eng- Dr. S. S. Morgan, English Department head lish Department were put in Dr. Morgan’s capable hands in 1952. He has been a member of the department since 1921. After re ceiving his B. A. degree with honors in English, he went on to work for his master’s and Ph.D. from Ohio State University. His doctor’s degree was attained in 1933. During the First World War, Dr. Morgan served with the Navy and in World War II was an in structor at Biarritz University in France for the Army. “My greatest hope is for more students at A&M to become in terested in English as a major or minor,” said Dr. Morgan. Dr. Morgan lists membership in several professional organizations among his many activities. He is a member of the Modem Language Association, the College English Association and the National Coun cil of Teachers of English, among others. Few faculty members on this campus hold as much respect in the eyes of the students as the ageless mentor of the English Depart ment. + Suspended Sophs Decline Comment The four sophomores, Jim Sparks, Don Stringer, John Den nis and Bill Presswood, who will have to leave school as a result of Military Panel decision earlier in the week declined to comment on their situation yesterday. They were found guilty of haz ing with a broom by the Panel and were suspended from school. This sentence was suspended until after their last final in order to allow them to finish this semester. Larry K. Hayes, Education. MASTER OF SCIENCE Mohammad D j a v a d Abedi, Sushanta K. Banerjee, Gary Dee Bearden, Stuart G. Bigler, Thomas E. Brents, Fred T. Cooke, Jr., Marc Glover Davenport, Raymond Arthur Dietrick, Gerald Lewis Feldman, Herman Gerhard Gade, Roy David Gaul, Robert Allen Gilcrest, Martin H. Gonzalez, Andrew Crenan Hud son, Wayne Leach, Paul Walker Leeper r William Richard McCas- land, James Newton McDonald, William A. Mauer, Thomas Jef ferson Ousley, Jr., Scott Tabor Poage, Jack Dean Price, Johnny Allen Spannagel, Richard Lincoln Svacha, Lawrence Ernest Truppi, John Sherman Westmoreland, Houston E. Smith. SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Economics Ray Franklin Cox, Johnny Ray (See GRADUATION, Page 2) Navy Adopts New Policy On Recruits A new program for reenlist ment into the Navy, has been an nounced by Chief Charles T. Bay lor, Jr., Navy recruiter in Houston. To to eligible for this new program the men must have been discharged not longer than 90 days and must join within 90 more. The program provides a months pay for each year of reenlistment, 30 days advance leave, travel time to new station, and choice of the coast for initial assignment. Re enlisted persons may take their private car along and will receive their new pay record in Houston. This will make possible their get ting regular pay while on leave by presenting the record at any mili tary installation in the United States, said Baylor. Personnel will be able to keep their old rating held at last dis charge. This program is only offered by the Navy added Baylor.