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BATTALION Great Is Truth And Shall Prevail Number 221: Volume 55 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1957 Price Five Cents r U . i i hm I TRIUMPHANT JUDGERS—Tlie four-man A&M Range Plant Identification team, which won national honors last week, is shown with their advisor, Don Huss, right. Team mem bers are, left to right, Fritz Landers, Orville C. Lindsey, Dean Bibles and John A. Buck. Red Brick House Mom Claghorn: Fairy Tale Comes True With Gift Home by VAL POLK After 38 years of caring for Aggies throughout all their sick nesses and troubles, Mrs. Irene “Mom” Claghorn now has a home. Jack Blankfield, class ’42 and a Pasadena doctor, gave “Mom” a house this past week. For “Mom” this will be a home within a home since the house is in College Sta tion where her Aggies are. “Mom” said, “this is like a fairy tale come true for me. I never dreamed that someday someone would give me a home.” Her joy and appreciation about the gift Fee Change Bills Before Legislature Two bills were introduced to the state legislature this week pro posing higher tuition for state rolleges. Basic fee now is $25 a semester for Texas students. One bill, by Murray Watson of Mart, ■'* ould double fees, bringing in ab ut $5,000,000 more a year. Am uer, by Rep. Harold Parish o^ Taft, would allow the college governing boards to set the tuition fees. Other proposed measures in clude one to prohibit the sale of merchandise at less-than-cost price if the quantity purchased is limited or if the merchant refuses to sell to any “willing customer” and one to have brake fluid sales regulated by the Department of Public Safety. can still be seen when tears al most fog her eyes when she tells about Blankfield giving her the house. Blankfield, who wished to re main anonymous to the public, told real estate man H. E. Burgess “there is no price limit for the house. Get “Mom” what she wants.” “Mom” picked out a five- room red brick home on Gilchrist in College Hills. “Mom” came here in 1918 as an Army nurse with the rank of Captain. She plans to retire from nursing at the college June 1, 1957. “Mom” is always receiving let ters and cards from Aggies all Plant Team Wins National Judging Meet Setting a new record for the National Range Plant Identi fication Contest, A&M’s team walked away with the honors at the 10th annual meeting of the American Society of Range Management last week. Two members of the four-man team, Fritz Landers and Dean Bi bles, took second in individual hon ors with a 196 out of a possible 200 points. A third member, Or ville Lindsey, was third high in dividual scorer with 194^ points. (See PLANT TEAM, page 2) over the world, especially after her car accident last spring when she was seriously injured. News about her accident traveled so fast that the next day she got a cablegram from a colonel in Seoul, Korea. After seeing all the letters that “Mom” received and after getting hundreds himself, “Mom’s” doctor was converted into an Aggie fan. The doctor’s letters were filled with praise for “Mom” and they told about all the wonderful things that “Mom” had done for students. After reading them he refused to accept payment on the hospital bill from her. Stories about “Mom’s” tireless efforts in aiding sick and injured Aggies are endless. “After listening to only a few of the stories, one could easily say that ‘Mom’ is the golden angel of A&M”, said a former student. Sen. Paul Douglas Discusses 4 Our Trouble Spots’ Friday U. S. Sen. Paul H. Douglas, Democrat from Illinois, will dis cuss “Our Trouble Spots” Friday night in the Birch Room of the Memorial Student Center at 8. Another Great Issues Committee sponsored speaker, the senator, termed by some as a “fighting liberal and New Dealer”, is a form er economics professor and the author of several books. Sen. Douglas was graduated from Bowdoin College in 1913 and did graduate work at Harvard and Columbia Universities. He received his Ph. D. degree from the latter. In 1925 he became a professor of economics at tbe University of Chicago. His books on economics are popular throughout the nation. Some are on display at the entrance of the MSC Fountain Room and are available for reference. Sen. Douglas came to be highly regarded in Democratic circles as a possible 1952 standard bearer. But he said: “I do not regard myself as fitted for the position.” He ex plained that in his opinion a presidential nominee should be first, a unifier, and second, a non worrier. He claimed he couldn’t qualify on either count. Douglas is said to have been devoted to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and supported most of the policies of President Truman. He especially agreed with Truman on the Korean action. In regard to the action he said: “The disintegration of the whole non-Communist world would have Weather Today Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies. Yesterday’s high was 82 degrees and this morning’s low, 64. At 10:30 a.m. the reading was 73 degrees. Sen. Blakley May Stay ntilGeneralElection Irate AggieWife Attacks Writer Of ‘Sex’ Story A story published in the latest issue of the Commenta tor has stirred up enough re sentment from one of its reader-critics to draw a letter of protest from an Aggie’s spouse. In a letter to writer James Pro- vard, signed “A married Aggie wife”, the criticism goes farther than the traditional “The story is lousy” and attacks even the per sonality of the author. Provard’s story, “L’Affaire Uni que”, is an intricate account of how a connoiseur of fine women makes out with a fine French fe male, fiction of course. (See AGGIE WIFE, Page 2) Judge Ware Talks To Jour. Students Brazos County Judge A. S. Ware will speak before the sophomore reporting class in Journalism to morrow morning at 10. Covei’ing the general subject of reporting on public affairs. Judge Ware wil give special emphasis on the County Commissioner’s Court which plays a big part in all county affairs. His talk is open to the public, said Otis Miller, instructor for the course. begun had we not sent our troops to Korea.” Sen. Douglas combines the! at tributes of a quiet professor and a fighting Marine. He has been both. In 1942 at the age of 50, he enlisted in the Marine Corps as a private. Before retiring in 1946, he had attained the rank of lieuten ant colonel. He served in the First Marine Division and was awarded the Bronze Star for “Heroism in Action” in the cam paign at Pellelieu. More recently Sen. Douglas be came known to the nation of television viewers who watched coverage of the Democratic Na tional Convention. He was one of the] principal supporter’s of a more liberal Civil Rights plank in the Democratic Party platform. Admission to the speech will be by Great Issues season ticket or tickets purchased at the Office of Student Activities or at the door. Piper Selected For Refugee Aid Program Larry D. Piper, president of the Student Senate, has been named a member of a student board to govern a program of aid to refugee Hungarian stu dents. Governing board members in clude student leadership of Texas Tribute to Freedom, a collegiate group formed last fall to honor Hungarian students who sparked the uprising- against Red tyranny, Piper says. First of its kind in the nation, the scholarship propect will be fi nanced and administered largely by students. It was organized as the Texas Hungarian Scholarship Division of the International Res cue Committee. The fund will be administered in connection with the World University Service, he said. * Basis of the fund for providing scholarships to Texas colleges and universities will be $8,000 collected during the football season by Tex as Tribute to Fx*eedom and assign ed to the International Rescue Committee, non-sectarian refuge resettlement agency, Piper said. He said $6,000 was collected at the A&M-Texas game for the ref ugees. Some A&M, students con tributed then. “I would like to see some effort made to collect more money for A&M’s share of the fund,” he said. “At this time I don’t know what kind of campaign could be conduc ted but it could be arranged.” With Piper at a statewide Texas Tribute to Freedom meeting last Tuesday in Dallas were represent atives from the University of Tex as, Texas Tech, Baylor and South ern Methodist University. Piper said representatives from UT, Texas Tech and SMU were named to a special committee to draft specific proposals for admin istering the scholarship fund and for expanding its activities to other Texas colleges and high schools. English Exam Set For Class of ’58 Arts and Sciences juniors, in cluding Business Administration majors, who graduate after Jan. 30, 1958 must take an English Proficiency Examination next week, Dean W. H. Delaplane says. Exams will be given by students respective departments and de partment heads should be con sulted by Feb. 9 to schedule ex aminations, he says. Juniors affected must pass the examination to graduate. Failure to pass the exam will result in a student having to take a remedial course with no credit, Dean Dela plane said. Texas Senate Bill Proposes Change: AUSTIN, GP)—A proposal which might keep U.S. Sen. William Blakley in office until after the next general election —blasting Republican hopes for control— was introduced in the Texas Senate yesterday. Sen. Charles Herring of Austin submitted the bill, which would do away with special elections to fill vacancies in the U. S. Senate. He said the elections “involved needless and burdensome expense.” Under the bill, the Governor would name a successor within 15 days after the vacancy and his term would expire after the results of the next general election were declared. Boston Pops To Coliseum Tomorrow Nile Silver-haired maestro Ar thur Fiedler strikes his baton at 8 tomorrow night to start the music of the Boston Pops Tour Orchestra in G. Rollie White Coliseum. The Town Hall presentation by arrangement with the Boston Sym phony Orchestra will open with Rimsky-Korsakoff’s cortege from “Le Coq D’Or”. The opera takes its title from the enchanted roos ter which points out the direction of any invasion of King Doden’s kingdom. Russia’s great poet, Pushkin, wrote the allegorical poem which was the basis of the libretto of the composer’s final operatic work. “Water Music” is called “Han del’s finest orchestral composition” in his biography by Herbert Wein- stock. The spirit of the music is that of, a serenade and the com poser is believed to have added to the movements in later years. Grainger’s arrangement of “Lon donderry Air” was known long ago as “Farewell to Cucullain” in the violin transcription of Fritz Kreis- ler. Melodies selected from the var ious works of Offenbach are com bined from one of the most popu lar productions of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in suite from “Gaite Parisienne”. “Parisian Life” found its fun in showing what might happen if members of the working class should mimic their betters in the social whirl. The orchestra will also present selections from the musical com edy “My Fair Lady” and the film “Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing”. It also said, if the act be comes effective, if Texas has an appointee in the Senate he will hold office until the next election. That apparently means if the bill is passed before April 2, date of the special U.S. Senate election to fill Gov. Price Daniel’s remain ing time, Blakley will stay in Washington. Daniel declined to comment on the bill. During the Democratic primaries last year, Daniel promised he would resign in time for his successor to be elected. After winning the nomination—usually tantamount to election in Texas—-Daniel offered a conditional resignation. Gov. Allan Shivers said it was not valid until Daniel was inaug urated. Daniel went to Washing ton and voted with the Democrats to organize the Senate, giving them a 49-47 majority. The day Daniel took office as governor, Shivers appointed Blak ley, a Dallas man who had crossed party lines previously but took his place with the Democrats. A special election was called for April 2 to fill the seat. Thad Hutcheson of Houston, a Republican, is running against a wide open field of Democrats. Blakely is not a candidate. Under present law, no majority is needed and Hutcheson is rated a chance against a split Democrat ic vote. Should he be elected, the Senate will be split 48-48 and Vice Presi dent Nixon could cast the deciding ballot for the Republicans. Legislation is pending to require a runoff in such an election. Her ring told a reporter, “I have talked with several senators and mem bers of the House and I have not found ahy one against it.” Yarborough and Blakley were not immediately available for comment. Rep. Teague Signs Petition Against Tito Olin E. Teague is among signers of the petition pro testing a proposed invitation to Marshall Tito of Yugoslavia to visit the United States. Teague is member of the House of Representatives from the Sixth District of Texas which includes Brazos County. The visit was never officially ar ranged but indefinitely prostponed after opposition arose and Yugo slav circles indicated the time was not right. Teague said in a newsletter “It is therefore a questionable action on the part of the Chief Executive to even consider receiving a man who has been an accomplice of the Communists on an official basis and worse yet, a man who has played the United States for every cent he was able to eke out of us.” Dean Explains Grad Assistants To A&S Council The old Aggie problem of “too little too late” made itself known in another form at last night’s Arts and Science Council meeting when the question of how effective are grad uate assistants in teaching classes arose. Dean Walter Delaplane, of the School of Arts and Sciences and faculty advisor to the Council, rose to explain the situation which has forced the college to resort to the extensive use of graduate as sistants. The skimpy budget is the direct cause of the situation. As an example of this situation Dean Delaplane cited the Econo mics Department. “We will have to pay at least $1,000 per year over what we now pay to get a replacement in that department,” Delaplane said. “Until the legislature makes more money available the trend at A&M will be toward more grad uates teaching rather than less,” he added. This problem of graduate assist ants is not common only to A&M (See DEAN EXPLAINS, page 2) * | >« COACH “HUMPS IT”—Head Basketball Coach Ken Loeffler and one of his hopes for the future, 6-foot-9-inch “Fish” basketballer Wayne Lawrence, “hit a hump” as they spell it out for George (Mehaffey). Mehaffey had just spoken to Aggies gathered in the Grove for Yell Practice last night.