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Number 233: Volume 55
THE
BATTALION
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1957
Off the Cuff-
)
What Goes
On Here
Don Collins, staff cartoonist for
The Battalion, is used to most of
the comments thrown at him deal
ing with his art which we carry
during the week. But even Collins
was shaken by the remark made to
him Saturday morning.
Friday night one of our students
was hit crossing the street by the
Memorial Student Center. That
afternoon The Battalion had ap
peared with a cartoon drawn by
Collins dealing with the pedestrian
problem on our campus.
What the questioner wanted to
know of Collins was—“How does
‘The Batt’ plan those accidents?”
★ ★ ★
Along the accident theme—
John Dobias, freshman landscape
architect major from East Bernard,
was riding with a group of friends
on their way back to A&M Sunday
night when they lost a “right of
way argument” with a cow.
Although outweighed by 1,350
pounds Old Bossy turned in a good
performance as she was able to
walk away from the wreck.
Damages to the Aggies’ 1954
Chevy are estimated at $400. No
one was hurt seriously.
Pro
Get Your
Polio Shot
Now
Price Five Cents
ram
Thomas To Get
$400 Award
At Meeting
Gary E. Thomas, junior me
chanical engineering major
from Laredo, will be presented
a $400 achievement award to
night at 7 at the regular meet
ing of the Society of Automotive
Engineers in the Mechanical Engi
neering building.
Presenting the award will be
W. I. Truettner, faculty advisor to
the SAE. The award is sponsored
by the Mission Manufacturing
Company, Houston. The award was
confirmed by Bass Hoyler, person
nel director of the company.
“This award is given to students
on the basis of academic achieve
ment and personal needs and may
be spent anytime during this school
year as the student sees fit,” said
Dr. C. M. Simmang, department
head.
Thomas graduated in the top
quarter of his class from Martin
High School in Laredo prior to en
tering A&M. His first semester
he qualified for Phi Eta Sigma,
freshman honorary scholarship so
ciety.
Having an overall g.p.r. of 2.69
Thomas has been a distinguished
student four semesters, a member
of the Ross Volunteers, scholastic
sergeant of Sqd. 7 and parliamen
tarian of the Laredo Hometown
Club.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lyons E. Thomas of Laredo.
HISTORY MAJORS Ted Hayes and Don Williams have a pre-lecture confab with Dr.
Brian Harrison and Dr. Ralph Steen. (1. to r.)
Brian Harrison To Discuss
‘Far East Problems ? Tonight
Directors Praise
Col. H. R. Brayton
A&M’s Board of Directors pass
ed a resolution citing services of
the late Col. H. R. Brayton to the
System and the people of Texas.
Brayton headed the firemen’s
training program in this state for
more than a quarter of a century.
The resolution characterized the
late Col. Brayton as a man who
“. . . for nearly 40 years had serv
ed the (A&M) System and the peo
ple of the State of Texas with dis
tinction .... known as a conscien
tious and able man, devoted to the
best interests of the welfai’e of the
System and the people of this
state.”
Col. Brayton was formerly with
the Chemistry Department here.
He had also served as state co
ordinator of planning and survival
research for the Texas Office of
Civil Defense.
By JOHN WARNER
Brian Harrison, professor of his
tory at the University of Hong
Kong, will speak tonight at 8 in
the Ballroom of the Memorial
Student Center on “Far Eastern
Problems of Today.”
Harrison does not feel the
countries of Southeast Asia are
likely to turn Communist.
“Their main goal is to be on
an equal status with the larger and
older countries of the world,” he
said. “They do not wish to be
come pawns for the big powers.”
Harrison, who has been touring
Europe and the United States since
last March on a Fulbright Travel
Award, began teaching in 1936
after graduating from Dublin
University in Ireland the year be
fore. His teaching career at the
university was interrupted for
3% years during World War II
while he was a prisoner of the
Japanese.
“I was hungry, but I got by
somehow,” he said of his prison-
camp experience.
In 1951-52 he was a visiting
lecturer in the School of Oriental
Studies at London University. He
attained his present position with
the University of Hong Kong in
1953.
Before coming to A&M Harrison
was a visiting professor in the De
partment of the Southeast Asia
Program of the Department of
Far Eastern Studies at Cornell
University. He and his wife Isa
belle, whom manned in 1951, are
on their way to San Francisco
where they will leave for Singapore
sometime in March.
Harrison spoke to Vanderbilt and
Baylor Universities recently and
plans to look over the History De
partments of the University of
Texas and the University of
Arizona before going to San
Francisco.
In addition to several magsteine
articles, he has written “Southeast
Asia, a Short History,” which was
published in 1954. He likes music
and is a member of the Hong Kong
Singers. Both he and his wife
play golf.
Harrison is the second speaker
in the Great Issues programs this
year. Tickets will be $1 at the
door or may be purchased at the
main desk in the MSC. Season
tickets will be honored.
Ballet Russe Opens
Tomorrow Nile at 8
By TOBY MATTOX
The brilliant Ballet Russe de
Monte Carlo, one of the world’s
most “restless” conservatories of
classic dancing, will be presented
by Town Hall tomorrow night in
White Coliseum at 8.
Directed by Sergei Denham,
leader since its inception in 1938,
the Ballet Russe repertoire includes
many of the most renowned classi
cal favorites, including “Giselle”,
“Coppelia”, “Swan Lake” and “Les
Sylphides.”
Tomorrow night’s program will
open with the Balletic version of
the popular Gilbert and Sullivan
operetta “The Mikado.” Yvonne
Chouteau, one of the ballerina stars
will be leading the Three Little
Girls from School as the beautiful
Yum-Yum.
Prima ballerina Nina Novak and
premier danseur Igor Youskevitch
will dance the great virtuoso clas-
* sic duet, the “Black Swan” to the
music of Tschaikowsky'.
“Sombreros,” a ballet pictured in
a Mexican village setting, will be
the third act. It is a very bright
and gay ballet danced to Mexican
folk tunes and colored by brilliant
costumes.
Closing the evening’s program
will be one of the most popular bal
lets in the entire repertoire, Leo
nide Massine’s great “Gaite Paris-
ienne,” laid in an atmospheric Paris
Cafe.
The Ballet Russe, descendant
from Russia, has devoted itself al
most entirely to presenting ballet
in North America and each year
its tour by bus and tnr»k covers
over 20,000 miles. The company
gives in the neighborhood of 200
performances in a hundred-odd cit
ies to an audience of over a million.
Awaiting Nod
Air Force
Proposal May Be Accepted
In Next Two, Three Days
By JIM NEIGHBORS
Flight training leading to private pilot’s licenses for
AFROTC cadets may begin within the next two or three days
if a proposal signed by Chancellor M. T. Harrington is ap
proved by the Air Force.
Col. Henry Dittman, professor of Air Science, received
the proposal last night and said he would call officials at
Maxwell AFB, Ala., this morning and find out if the pro
posal was acceptable. If it is, he will personally fly it there.
At the A&M Board of Directors’ meeting Saturday, the
board accepted the proposal and low bid from a Dallas flying
school for the sub-contract. According to the proposal, a
short-term contract will be made with a flying service which
♦will supply the planes and in
structors for the program.
In the bid by the flying
school awarded the contract,
$10 for solo and $15 for dual
training was the amount given.
The college added $1 per hour for
operating costs and use of hangar
facilities at Easterwood Airport.
Earlier proposals made to offi
cials at Air University had all been
turned down because of the high
expense. The program is set up
so that the college will handle the
training of the 120 men eligible for
the program. Due to the high
cost of equipment for the program,
it was necessary to sub-contract
to a private flying school.
Air Force students will receive
35 hours ground school training in
the advanced air science classes and
then will have 35 hours of dual
control and solo training in the air.
After completing the program and
passing a written exam given un
der the auspices of the Civil Aer
onautics Association, each student
will receive his private flying li-
Polio Shots
Still Attract
Many Aggies
Seven hundred more Aggies
have become immunized
against polio in the last ten
days, according to Dr. Charles
Lyons, college hospital super
intendent.
Dr. Lyons said that sufficent
Salk serum was on hand to
immunize student desiring to
start the eight-month series
before the polio season starts.
Cost per shot is $1.
“No polio shots will be given
on Thursdays for the next
four weeks because of summer
camp immunizations to be
given at that time,” Dr. Lyons
said. “Students may begin the
Salk series any other day,
however,” he said.
Fred Weick
Joins Plane
Building Firm
Fred E. Weick, head of the
A&M Aircraft Research Cen
ter for the past nine years
and well known aircraft de
signer and aeronautical engi
neer, has been named director of
the recently announced Piper Air
craft Development Center at Vero
Beach, Fla.
According to Howard Piper, vice
president of Piper Aircraft Corp.,
Weick will direct research and
development of new Piper aircraft,
beginning April 1. Plans are be
ing made for a modern air con
ditioned building to accommodate
a special staff of engineers and
experimental department personnel
to work on new Piper designs at
the Vero Beach Municipal Airport.
Since coming to A&M, Weick’s
activity has centered on develop
ment of agricultural aircraft (in
cluding the AF-1 and AG-3); dis
persal equipment and measurement
of spray and dust patterns.
Directors Okay
Athletic Dorm
Primary Plans
Preliminary plans and a pro
posal for financing a three-
story dormitory building for
athletes at A&M were ap
proved Saturday by the board
of directors.
Weather Today
No precipitation is forecast for
the area, but skies are to remain
cloudy throughout the day. At
10:30 this morning the temperature
was 55 degrees. Yesterday’s high
was 62 degrees, and the low, 48.
Senate Cancels
Late Appointments
AUSTIN, OP)—Gov. Price Daniel
rolled up a unanimous victory over
former Gov. Allan Shivers today
when the Senate granted his re
quest to pull back six late Shivers
appointments.
The six were appointed to the
Board of Regents of the Univer
sity of Texas and the Board of
Directors of the Texas A&M Col
lege system. Daniel now must
name six who then will have to
be confirmed. He has said he
would reappoint several of those
named by Shivers.
Last week, Daniel asked the
Senate to return the appointments
and based his request on a 24-
year-old attorney general’s opin
ion which said such appointments
should be made by the incoming
rather than the outgoing governor.
Shivers had appointed these men
Jan. 10, just a few days before
he left office: Joe C. Thompson,
Dallas; Thornton Hardie, El Paso,
and J. P. Bryan, Freeport, as Tex
as regents; L. H. Ridout Jr., Dal
las, Eugene B. Darby, Pharr, and
Herman Keep, Buda, to the A&M
board.
Dispute Rises Over Zoning
At CS City Council Meeting
By WELTON JONES
Tempers flared and angry words
were exchanged, as some 40
residents of the College Hills area
protested proposed zoning changes
last night before the College Sta
tion City Council.
Other action taken included pass
ing a new dog law, setting city
speed limits, discussing the pro
posed underpass on Farm Road 60,
authorizing several purchases and
removing pelrsonal automobile
taxes.
A. G. Anderson presented a
petition from about 100 residents of
College Hills demanding that re
zoning of four lots in that section
be upheld and that they remain
residential lots. .The Council re
jected the change, to the applause
of about 40 residents of the area,
after a great deal of debate.
C. E. Dillon, city attorney, ex
pressed doubt that certain zoning
restrictions were still in effect,
since they had been violated so
often.
Many people present disagreed
with Dillon and several persons
spoke out against the attorney,
saying the Council had no power
to change zoning restrictions found
in the original contracts.
The Council voted to disregard
recommendations of the zoning
committee, who made the recom
mendations after a petition from
several land owners on Highway
6 asked for business zoning.
C. B. Thames, district traffic
engineer for the State Highway
Commission, appeared before the
Council to discuss the proposed
railroad underpass on Farm Road
60. The Commission, in an Official
Minute, set aside funds and authori
zation to build the underpass if
the City of College Station would
donate right of way.
The council voted to grant the
right of way and to investigate
some proposed changes that the
two railroads involved may make
City Ordinance 248, concerning
confinement of dogs, was passed
by the Council. The new law calls
for all dogs running loose to be
licensed and vaccinated. Female
dogs “in season” will not be per
mitted to run loose at any time.
At any time, the Mayor can de
clare a state of emergency due to
an epidemic of rabies or other
reasons, and require all dogs not
confined to wear muzzles. Dogs
thought to be sick or dangerous
will be taken to the A&M Small
Animal Clinic for observation at
the expense of_ the owner.
The police chief may enforce all
these restrictions by confining dogs
or, if impossible to catch them,
shooting them. Any dog confined
may be returned for a fee of
$2.50..
Speed lirpits were set on state
roads around the A&M campus with
the State paying for installation
and upkeep of the signs. All roads
around the campus were fixed at
40 m. p. h. for all roads except
from the traffic circle on Farm
Road 60 to Old Highway 6 and
Consolidated Schools east to High
way 6, which were set at 30 m.p.h.
Limits will be 15 m.p.h. in front
of the schools.
Personal automobile taxes were
removed by the Council, after City
Manager Ran Boswell reported
than one citizen refused to pay
the tax, protesting that persons
who do not own property are not
subject to the tax. The Council
decided that the added expense
needed to reach other car-owners
was" not feasible.
Detailed plans for the brick con
Crete building, to house 80 to 92
students, were ordered drawn.
Chancellor M. T. Harrington was
authorized to advertise for bids
on construction, to be acted on by
the board of directors at its next
regular meeting, in April.
The building is to be paid for
out of income of the intercollegiate
athletic program of the college.
Securities for $500,000 are to be
issued, pledging income of the ath
letic program over a 15-year per
iod for their retirement.
Plans call for a three-story dor
mitory with basement, providing
40 to 46 dormitory rooms, a lounge,
study room and an efficiency apart
ment to be occupied by one of the
coaches and his wife.
Present estimates indicate the
building and equipment may cost
less than the $500,000 included in
the issue. In case sufficient extra
funds are available the number of
rooms will be increased and a small
snack bar may be added to the
plans.
At the present time, only senior
category I (pilot) contract stu
dents are eligible for the program.
The only connection the Air Force
will have with the training is the
ground school training they are
giving the cadets plus paying for
the program.
While approving the flight pro
gram for the Air Force, the Board
of Directors also approved one for
the Army even though no plans as
yet have been settled for their
training.
HUNGARIANS AND AGGIES mixed it up at Downs Nata-
torium last nig-ht as part of the Hungarian Athletes Free
dom Tour. The 1956 Olympic champion water polo team
was split up to make the contest even.
— (Photo by John West)