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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1957
Price Five Cents
Israel Refuses
Withdraw Plea
Off the Cuff
What Goes
On Here
Bull riding Bobby Clint Wake
field of the Texas Aggie Rodeo
Team will appear tonight at 8 on
the Television cast of the Houston
Fat Stock Show Rodeo.
Wakefield, a senior animal hus
bandry major from Madisonville,
is at the Rodeo along with Curtiss
Burlin and Phil Harris. The three
are in the bull riding competition
Wakefield will be among other
stars on the program such as Jim
Shoulders, Harry Tompkins, Buck
Rutherford, world famous cow
boys.
Rodney Butler, team member of
the Rodeo Club, said this is an
excellent opportunity for Wakefield
and should give him a boost toward
becoming a well known figure in
rodeo circles.
Wakefield was not available for
comment.
Three A&M Consolidated agri
culture students will take their
4-H Club projects to Houston next
week for the Houston Fat Stock
Show. They are Donald Barker,
senior; Keith Kidwell, junior and
Marshall Crenshaw, sophomore.
Honeymoon
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. <A>)_Arthur
Lehman Bartelson’s honeymoon
lasted one week—the time it took
the police to catch him. Bartelson,
28, was released from jail for
the courthouse ceremony, then re
turned to his cell. As the days went
by his wife worked as a waitress.
He too was busy—using a bed
railing to dig a hole through the
jail wall. He escaped, picked up
his bride and left town. Police
found him in distant Iowa and
brought him back.
Ben-Gurion Says
Door Still Open
JERUSALEM, Israeli Sector
— UP) — Israel refused last
night to bow to President Eis
enhower’s appeal to withdraw
immediately behind the armis
tice lines. But Prime Minister
David Ben-Gurion insisted the door
is still open for negotiations.
Addressing Parliament after a
critical Cabinet meeting, Ben-Gu-
rion declared anew that Israel
must have guarantees of freedom
of navigation in the Gulf of Aqaba
plus security against raids from
the Gaza Strip.
“No matter what may happen,
Israel will not submit to restora
tion of the status quo in the strip,”
he said. Before last October’s in
vasion Egypt controlled the strip,
formerly a part of Palestine, un
der the 1949 armistice terms.
Ben-Gurion said Israel is seek
ing further negotiations to reach
an understanding with the United
Nations and with the United States.
Ambassador Abba Eban, return
ing tomorrow to Washington, will
convey the Israeli government’s
position. Pie had been summoned
home to give a first-hand report
to Ben-Gurion and the Cabinet,
which met again last after the
prime minister addressed Parlia
ment.
President Eisenhower Wednes
day night called on Israel to meet
U.N. demands that Israel withdraw
from Gaza and from the Sharm el
Sheikh area overlooking the mouth
of the Gulf of Aqaba. He in
effect held over Israel the threat
of. U.S. backing for punitive sanc
tions by the United Nations.
Today in Washington!, Eisenhow
er appealed to American Jewish
leaders to use their influence with
the Israeli government. In Lon
don, meantime, the President’s
statement came under fire from
Laborite members of the House
of Commons. The British Foreign
Office said Britain feels Israeli
withdrawal should be combined
(See REFUSAL, Page 3)
Citizens Group
oundation
ansion
CARL E. SANDSTEDT (left) of the Civil Engineering De
partment last night became “Engineer of the Year” at the
Brazos Chapter of Texas Society of Professional Engi
neers’ banquet at the Maggie Parker Dining Hall in Bryan.
Sandstedt smilingly accepts the certificate from president
of the chapter, Spencer Buchanan of the CE Department.
Gar! Sandstedt,
Engineer of ’57
3-Man Committee
To Study Future
By WELTON JONES
Five men may hold the key to expansion in Brazos Coun
ty for the next 25 years.
They include members of a five-man commission set up
for long-range county planning at a meeting of 32 area muni
cipal leaders last night in the Memorial Student Center.
The meeting was called by city officials of College Sta
tion.
R. B. (Pete) Butler, Bryan contractor, was “drafted” by
the group to serve as chairman of the new commission, under
recommendation of College Station Mayor Ernest Langford.
Butler’s appointment is subject to his acceptance.
“In Butler we will have a fair, impartial, honest chair
man of proven ability with no 4
ax to grind,” Langford said in
Broach Inspired
By Aggies, Campus
I am amazed and inspired by the
religious undertone, or rather the
religious overtone, on the A&M
campus, Dr. Claude Broaqh, princi
pal speaker for the 15th annual
Religious Emphasis Week, remark
ed yesterday. ,
Dr. Broach said that the ease
with which Aggies discuss matters
of faith, their wholesome attitude
toward God and their mutual re
spect for another’s particular sect
is to be admired and preserved.
Today, in the final RE Week
meeting in Guion, Dr. Broach told
students of Christianity’s dare—
and how man could respond to it.
He said, “Let us dare to be men
of strength in the face of weak
ness; pure and unselfish', in a world
of compromise and greed; and
forgiving, in a world where pride
is the rule and not the exception.”
“We must measure our values,
and our lives, by the centuries—
Dick Weick Wins
National Award
2nd Lt. Dick Weick, ’55, was re
cently awarded top honors na
tionally for a research paper on
aeronautical engineeidng by the
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences.
After graduating with a double
degree in English and aeronautical
engineering in June, ’56 Weick was
employed by Boeing Aircraft and
moved to Seattle, Wash. He wrote
the winning paper last year and
entered it in the local contest.
After winning local and regional
awards, last month the paper was
awarded first place nationally.
Weick is son of Fred Weick, of
the Aeronautical Engineering De
partment. At present he is serving
a three year hitch in the Air
Force.
not by the houi's,” Broach said.
“Christianity is the greatest
force in the world,”' Broach said in
Guion yesterday. “We should re
move the shroud of embarrassment
from religion and yell, since Aggies
don’t ‘cheer’,” he said smiling, “for
the church where men can find
strength and courage; for the
reality of redemption which is not a
thing of the past but of the pre
sent, *and for the majesty of
Christ.”
By LELAND BOYD
An A&M Civil Engineering Pro
fessor who is known to many of the
people ^ in his department as
“Sleepy Joe” received high honors
from his profession last night at
a banquet at Maggie Parker Dining
Hall.
Carl Edward Sandstedt unsus
pectingly got ready to attend the
annual banquet for the local So
ciety for Professional Engineers.
Still showing no signs of realizing
what was in store, he went to the
night’s activity, accompanied by
a daughter and grand-daughter.
But as the introductory remarks
“For unselfish efforts in teaching
here at A&M” and “For accom
plishment in the engineering pro
fession” were announced to him
and a witnessing group of about
80 persons, a wave of joy flowed
across his face.
He is “Engineer of the Year”
for 1957.
“Sleepy Joe” Sandstedt fell heir
to the nick-name from students in
his courses.
It seems the name fits him only
a few seconds when he is before a
class. Facing the class, he first
would yawn sleepily. Students
would return the yawn, and while
they were thus transfixed, “Sleepy
Joe” would ‘un-yawn’, and speedily
cover an entire board with a pro
blem.
Even more commendable than
the speed with which he lectures
is his vast amount of structural
designing on what
plenty of work.
amounts to
Pie designed structures for Kyle
Field Stadium, Chemistry Building,
New Administration Building, Pet
roleum Engineering Building and
Animal Industries Building.
Sandstedt, 70, has been with the
CE Department since 1923. His
professional career began when he
was graduated from Leland Stap
ford University at Palo Alto, Calif,
in 1910 with a B. S. degree in civil
engineering.
He entered civil engineering
practice and went about “building
and constructing” in Illinois, Wash
ington, D. C., and California. Part
of that time he was connected with
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, before he came to A&M
He holds an A&M M. S. degree in
civil engineering, of the class of
’28.
Not confining his energy to his
profession, Sandstedt has devoted
not a little time to civic activities
For efforts in the College Sta
tion Polio Drive this year, he holds
a certificate of award in recognition
of his service.
Another proud title he can
claim is “Charter Member of the
Promenaders”, a local square dance
club.
“And he is quite fond of the
square-dance,” members of his
family say.
The Sandstedts live at 205 Hensel
Drive in College Sation. Members
of the family, who describe him
as “sort of a quiet man, but real
nice,” include a daughter, Mrs. W.
S. McCulley and a son, John L
Sandstedt, a Bryan attorney.
RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS IN DORM I—Rev. Russell Ware, Baptist Student Director of
East Texas Baptist College in Commerce leads a nightly discussion in dorm 1. Dorm 3
was also included in the group talks for dorm 1. As the week of religious emphasis ends,
17 religious leaders from over the country have held daily discussions for all dorms on
the campus.
announcing his suggestion
The new commission is
charged with investigating all
sides of the problem of expansion
to meet population increases in the
future. They are to report at an
other meeting like last night’s,
sometime later in the year.
The group voted to have the
County Commissioners Court ap
point one member, the cities of
Bryan and College Station one each
and A&M College one representa
tive.
The County Court, all members
of which were present at last
night’s meeting, appointed County
Judge A. S. Ware as their rep
resentative. The College Station
Council, with a majority present
also, authorized Mayor Langford
to appoint their member, and he
chose J. A. Orr, Mayor Pro-Tern of
College Station.
The Bryan City Council asked to
wait until tonight’s meeting of
their group to appoint a represen
tative. A&M Chancellor M. T.
Harrington also asked to be al
lowed to consider his choice over
the weekend.
Langford Opens Talks
Langford opened last night’s
meeting, after an evening meal,
with a brief summary of the prob
lems that prompted the city offi
cials to call the meeting.
“One of the biggest problems
will be an estimated 12,000 enroll
ment at A&M within 10 years,” he
said. “If there are 4,000 cars reg
istered on the campus now with
less than 7,000 students, think of
what that figure will be in ten
years.”
Other problems listed by the Ma
yor included highways and streets,
railroads and railroad crossings,
public school expansion and A&M
College expansion.
We can start tonight to plan
for the next generation if we can
answer ‘yes’ to these three ques
tions,” Mayor Langford concluded,
(1) Are we interested in looking
at the problem from the long range
view, (2) Are we willing to pay
someone to look for us and (3) Are
we willing to carry out improve
ments ? ”
Even looking will cost money,”
he said. “We will probably need to
pay someone to supervise the work,
but we have enough local talent for
the ‘leg work’.”
Traffic Engineer Explains
C. B. Thames, new district engi
neer for the State Highway Com
mission, explained the position of
the State and answered questions.
“There is no doubt that some
thing must be done,” Thames said.
Fiist of all we plan to run an ori
gin-destination survey of local traf
fic within the next two months and
also clear up some right-of-way
questions.” -
Thames pointed out that at pres
ent he could drive from his home in
Hearne to his Bryan office quicker
than he could go from, the office to
the MSC.
(See CITIZENS GROUP, page 3.)
Bryan AFB Men
Killed In Crackup
BRYAN, Tex., Feb. 22 (A 5 )—Two
airmen from Bryan Air Force
Base were killed today when their
T33 jet trainer crashed near here.
They were identified as 1st Lt.
Jerry Stegall, 20, Tyler, Tex., and
Aviation Cadet Joseph E. Nelson,
21, Langhorn, Pa.
The plane smashed into the
ground and burned just west of
the auxiliary field at Hearne, Tex.,
near here. The air base said the
men were .on a routine training
mission.
No details of the accident were
available, the Air Force said.
Weather Today
College Station forecast calls for
partly cloudy skies. At 10:30 this
morning the temperature was 61
degrees. Yesterday’s high was 62,
and the low, 44 degrees.
Administration
Puts Pressure
On Israeli Exit
WASHINGTON, UP) — The
Eisenhower admin istra-
tion sought yesterday to in
crease the pressure on Israel
to withdraw its troops from
Egyptian territory and avoid the
possibility of United Nations
coercion.
A half-dozen American Jewish
leaders were summoned to the of
fice of Secretary of State Dulles
and were reportedly asked to use
their influence with the Israeli
government to get compliance with
the U.N. mandate.
It was also established that
President Eisenhower has sent
another personal message to Pre
mier David Ben-Gurion. Its con
tents were not disclosed by the
White House but other soui’ces re
ported Ben-Gurion had been given
a resume of Eisenhower’s address
to the nation last night-a speech
in which the President declared
the U.N. must “exert pressure”
on Israel to withdraw.
A showdown debate on sanctions
is scheduled for the U. N. General
Assembly tomorrow.
American sources here reported
there is no disposition on the part
of the United States to seek a
postponement of this meeting. Is
raeli spokesman said their coun
try was also willing to go ahead
with the meeting, conviced that
the Israeli position was “strong”
and its cause “just.”
There was some unofficial spec
ulation, however, that room may
still be found for more negotia
tions.
Williams Gives
Tuition Views
The Texas House of Representa
tives Wednesday passed and sent
to the Senate a bill that would
double tuition at state colleges and
universities.
If the Senate approves the bill,
it will go into affect 90 days fol
lowing the close of the session.
President D. W. Williams said
yesterday that he supports the
College Tuition Rate Increase Bill
if the increased funds will be used
to better education facilities.
But he emphasizes his opposition
for the bill if it is merely a device
to shift more of the college expense
load to students.
“If colleges will be allowed to
use the money to pay for better
equipment, hire better teachers and
keep the ones already in the teach
ing field, I think students would be
getting their money’s worth from
the $25-a-semester proposed in
crease,” President Williams said.
But if appropriations are to stay
at the present level, and the funds
from the higher tuition used to al
low cuts in the money from other
sources, I think it would be wrong,
Williams said.
Williams was in Austin attending
hearings for the college’s appro
priations, and said he heard some of
the discussion from the House'
during the second reading.
“A lot of amendments to the bill
were proposed. Some were passed
and others were tabled,” Williams
said.
“If the bill is enacted, I hope
there is provision made for helping
needy students,” he said.
Referring to the present fee of
$25 a semester, he said many stu
dents had a struggle in raising the
money about 25 or 30 years ago.
Today, $50 would not be as much in
comparison to what the $25 was
valued at then, Williams said.
The bill, as passed by the House,
reportedly had amendments calling
for more teacher pay and a scholar
ship program for needy students.
Before final action is taken on
the bill, it is to undergo scrutiny
by the Senate and possible com
mittee additions or deletions.
Patent Chemist
To Speak
Tuesday Night
Russell H. Schlattman, pat
ent attorney for Monsanto
Chemical Co., will speak to
the student chapter of the
American Chemical Society
Tuesday night at 7:30 in the’chem
istry lecture room.
His subject will be “What the
Chemist Should Know About Pa
tents.”
Holding degrees in both chemis
try and law, he is patent attorney
for Monsanto’s Plastics Division at
Texas City and the Lion Oil Divis
ion of Monsanto.
Dr. H. Rakoff said the meeting
is open to the public and that re
freshments would be served.