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Number 236: Volume 55
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1957
Price Five Cents
-Off the Cuff-
What Goes
On Here
Dear “Off the Cuff:”
We have read of the fellow be
ing- hit by the lamp post and the
tree jumping out in front of the
automobile buti what we would
really like to see is “one of our
students being hit by the Memorial
Student Center” (As in column
Feb. 26)
P. S. Let’s sue Wayne Stark.
(Ed. Note: The mentioned in
cident refers to wording of the
story “. . . . one of our students
was hit on the street by the Me
morial Student Center.”)
The post card was not signed.
★ ★ ★
Gene King, of A&M’s Animal
Husbandry Department, will leave
this afternoon for Dallas where
he will act in an advisory capacity
with the National Independent
Meat Packer’s Association in esta
blishing a similar group in Texas.
★ ★ ★
One of Col. Henry P. Dittman’s
favorite stories for men in the
Air Science Department is the tale
of the Turkish Soldiers in Korean
prison camps.
Although separated from their
officers, the soldiers obeyed the
highest ranking man left and pre
sented a united front against all
Communist propaganda. When
asked the reason for this loyalty
and strength, one soldier answered
proudly “I’m a Turk.”
Yesterday, as lines of white
faced Air Force Juniors waited to
get immunization shots for sum
mer camp, several anxious cadets
noticed one of their number stand
ing apart with a confident look on
his face.
When asked the reason for his
talmness in the face of danger,
kis well-conditioned response was,
Hi course, “I’m a Turk.”
★ ★ ★
Twenty-two boys, all members
of the AH 307 (Meats) class will
spend all day Tuesday touring the
facilities of the Houston Packing
Co. and the Port City Stockyards
in Houston.
★ ★ ★
J. W. Gossett, Doug Wythe, Bill
Thomas and W. T. Berry of the
Animal Husbandry Department are
in Houston organizing and con
ducting the 4H and FFA Livestock
Judging Contests.
Many Absent
From Regular
Senate Meeting
Ask For James Sarran
Memorial In Chapel
By JIM NEIGHBORS
Student senators met last night in the Memorial Student
Center and held their regular business meeting in the Senate
Chambers with Larry Piper presiding.
Following the invocation by Tom Harris, senatb chap
lain, Recording secretary Jon Hagler called the roll with
many of the senators absent.
Using the agenda as a guide, Piper delved into old bus
iness and called for standing committee reports. Election
Committee chairman Tom Hennard reported that an election
was held last week and he expressed his committee’s appre
ciation for help the senators gave them.
According to the agenda, a report on insurance was
♦•scheduled to follow the elec-
nn l tt tion committee. However,
1 alent Hunt
For Follies
Starts Monday
Auditions for the ’57 Follies
will be held Monday in the Mu
sic Hall, according to Connie
Eckard, director. The purpose
of the meeting is, “finding
what sort of talent we will have
to work with for the show,” said
Eckard.
The audition is open to every
body who wishes to try out for the
Follies.
Follies ’57 with the title of “Op
eration: Co-ed”, is near completion,
Eckard said.
Persons who have been on the
writing of the show are Charles
Ware, Jim Liessner, Gene Logan,
Howard Harwell, Duwayne Lund-
gren, Jack Gladwell, Toby Hughes,
Clyde Adams, David Dannenbaum
and Bob Wenck.
The show is to be presented on
the nights of May 10 and 11.
Army Seniors
Flight Hinted
Army seniors who are qualified
for the impending flight program
stand a good chance of receiving
their training as pilots this semes
ter.
Col. Delmer P. Anderson, PMS
&T, is very “optimistic the army
will be able to conduct its flight
program this school year.” How
ever, the college must first deter
mine the proposal that will be
drafted to the commanding general
of the 4th Army.
Biggest difficulty being met by
local authorities is ground school
training for the future army pi
lots. Presently there are about
25 army seniors qualified for the
program. They have expressed an
Board Backs Bill
For ASC, TSC
Backing of the A&M Board of
Directors was added this week to
the bids of Tarleton State College
and Arlington State College for
four year status.
Members of the State Commis
sion for Higher Education were
given a brochure by Dr. M. T. Har
rington, A&M System chancellor,
asking that the Commission join
the System directors in recom
mending that the 55th Legislature
make the change in the colleges,
both branches of the System.
A new state law requires that
any such changes be referred to
the Commission before considera
tion by the Legislature, so the
Commission is making a study of
the request.
interest in the program and have
already passed a flight physical
certifying them for flight train
ing.
The college must determine who
will give the army seniors ground
school training, but as yet no plan
has been proposed. As soon as a
plan is evolved, according to Col.
Anderson, the army will begin
flight training.
“I, too, feel that we will get
this show ‘off the ground’ this se
mester. I want to make it clear
that the Army is still in the pic
ture,” Col. Anderson said.
members of that committee
had not prepared a report so,
none was given.
Joe David Ross took the floor
and informed the Senate that he
hoped everybody had not given up
the idea of a group insurance
policy. He said he had been work
ing with college oficials and had
talked with two different insurance
men about college insurance. He
said he was unable at the present
time to disclose what companies the
men worked for.
Malcolm A. (Buddy) Maedgen
told the Senate of the impending
Texas Intercollegiate Students As
sociation convention scheduled to
be held in Beaumont later this
month.
Stemming from Tom Harris’
Welfare Committee report, much
discussion was raised over the
placement of a memorial honoring
the late James Sarran for his
bravery. The committee had two
suggested sites for the memorial,
but neither seemed to be acceptable
to the local legislators.
Several senators said they were
under the impression the Senate
had already favored placing the
memorial in the new chapel. Har
ris replied by saying Dean Kamm
had told him that since Sarran was
not a religious leader, it would
not be an appropidate place for the
memorial.
Ross Hutchison, sophomore sen
ator, moved to recommend to the
Chapel Committee (not a Senate
body) that Sarran’s memorial be
placed in the chapel. The motion
carried.
Harry Green was appointed
chairman of a committee to re
commend to the Former Students
Association the Senate’s choice for
the distinguished achievement
award in individual student re
lationships.
Following the appointment of
a committee to investigate the
possibilities of a Campus Chest
program, the Senate adjourned.
Weather Today
Partly cloudy skies are forecast
ed for the area. At 10:30 this
morning the temperature was 62
degrees. Yesterday the high was
71 degrees, and the low, 45.
Proclamation
WHEREAS, one of the basic institutions upon which we rely for
the furtherance of our American ideals, and a source of assurance for
the future of the American way of life is our Public School System; and,
WHEREAS, Public Schools provide the tools of knowledge which
equip our young men and women to become constructive and respon
sible citizens in this land of freedom, and,
WHEREAS, the continued progress of our school system requires
increased public understanding of the importance of education, and the
necessity to keep pace with the growing needs of our schools by pro
viding new facilities and by encouraging loyal, able, and qualified
men and women to adopt teaching as a lifetime career,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ernest Langford, Mayor of the City of
College Station, in the State of Texas, do hereby proclaim the week
of March 4-9, 1957 as PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK, and urge every
citizen in this City to visit at least one public school during this period
and become personally acquainted with the work and activities of our
public school system.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name
officially and caused the seal of the City of College Station, in the
State of Texas, to be affixed this 26th day of February, 1957.
(Signed:)
Ernest Langford, Mayor
WILLIE C. HILL—“From YMCA to farm, fishing”
26-Year Veteran
A. &M Re tires
Of
Willie C. Hill retired to his 140-
acre farm south of College Station
yesterday after working for the
college for 26 years.
He started to work at A&M’ in
the college dining hall. After a
few years there he moved to the
college electricians section. He
then went to work with the land
scaping section, but for the last
20 years he has worked for the
YMCA.
His job in the YMCA was man
aging the bowling alleys until
they were closed in 1955. Hill was
then assigned to the job as clerk
in the “Y” working with J. Gor
don Gay, YMCA secretary.
Fund Donated
For Ag Student
Scholarships
An endowment for $50,000
has been set up to provide
scholarships for students in
the School of Agriculture.
The endowment, made pos
sible by Houston Endowment, set
up first by thelate Jesse Jones 10
years ago, will be used to provide
scholarships from $200 to $500 be
ginning in September this year.
President D. W. Williams said
in acknowledging the gift, it will
contribute greatly to attempts to
get more students in agricultural
studies and “better future leaders”
in the field.
Aimed at helping remedy the
dropping enrollment in agriculture
the first scholarship funds contrib
uted by Jones are said to have
helped 65 selected students.
Among the 65, 35 have gradu
ated, 23 are still in school and five
dropped out of college. Several
of the scholarship holders returned
the funds because of earnings over
a summer enabling them to pay
their expenses without too much
trouble.
“This shows what type of stu
dents the funds are helping,” the
administrators have said.
Tom Nelson Given
Chemistry Award
Tommy R. Nelson, freshman en
gineering student from Dallas, has
been awarded a copy of the “Hand
book of Chemistry and Physics”
as the outstanding freshman chem
istry student for 1956.
The winner of the award, which
is given annually by the Chemical
Rubber Publishing Co., is selected
by the faculty committee.
Other nominees for the award
were Michael McGuire, Marcus Ed
wards, Albert E. Swarts, Gayle E.
Oliver, Percy D. Mims, Luis N.
Pena, John Paul Bayse and Paul
D. Folzenlogen.
A reception and party was held
for him yesterday at 4 p.m. where
he was given several fishing lures
since fishing is his favorite hobby.
Hill is a native Texan and grew
up on a farm near Franklin. He
married Cora L. Glaze 50 years
ago last summer. He has five
daughters and a deceased son, who
went to A&M, 13 grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
Upon his retirement to the farm
he plans to “just sit, fish and take
life easy.”
Jensen To Speak
At Sewage Course
Emil C. Jensen of Seattle, Wash
ington, president of Federation of
Sewage and Industrial Wastes As
sociation, will deliver a speech to
the Water and Sewage Short
School Monday morning in the
MSC.
0
Dr. John C. Calhoun, Dean of
the School of Engineering will give
the welcoming address and J. R.
Bryan, president of Texas Water
Works Assn., will give the re
sponse.
Council Hears
Baclier Letter
Criticizing Batt
Hear Chimes Complaint;
Talk Civilian Weekend
By JOE TINDEL
A letter criticizing- The Battalion for “not printing both
sides of the issue” was read to Civilian Councilmen last night
by Bob Bacher, Civilian Chaplain, at their regular meeting.
The letter, referring to recent coverage of the insurance
plan, was sent to Dr. Carroll D. Laverty, chairman of the
Student Publications Board; Ross Strader, director of Stu
dent Publications and Jim Bower, editor of The Battalion.
Bacher, chairman of a special committee to draft the
letter, said it charged The Battalion with “not presenting to
the student both sides of the proposal, in order that the
student might come to an intelligent decision.”
The letter says “the Council feels there was a misrepre
sentation of facts and would A
like to question the use of
news writeup, bold print in
news stories and cartoons for
the purpose of expressing the
newspapei’’s editorial policy.”
After the letter was read John
Avant, vice president of the coun
cil, questioned Bacher on what he
meant by misrepresentation of
facts.
“I have read the stories and
can’t see any misrepresentation in
any of them,” Avant said.
Bacher cited a poi'tion of a story
which he said read, “Larry Piper
says that there is a non-compul-
sory policy for $5 per semester
which will cover both sickness and
accidents.” He said this was a
misquote since Piper didn’t say it.
The story in Feb. 13 issue
reads, “—a brochure obtained from
Senate President Larry Piper de
scribes a policy which would not
be compulsory and cost only $5
per semester.”
Avant also questioned Bachqr’s
authority to say “the (Civilian)
Council feels . . .” in the letter when
the letter had not been approved
by the council as a body.
Bacher claims that his commit
tee had been given power to speak
for the council in the matter.
With the exception of Avant the
council accepted the reading of
the letter with ho further discus-
Councilmen spent a considerable
long time in approving a proposal
to ask Wayne Stark, Memorial Stu
dent Center director, to do some-
(See COUNCIL HEARS, Page 2)
Parent’s Day
Committee
Makes Plans
Parents Weekend Coordi
nation Committee is sending
letters to all departments in a
try to get many ideas of what
people want for a Parent’s
Day program.
Letters asking for their ideas and
a schedule of events which the de
partments plan to present are also
going to school councils.
The letters and their answers
are expected to build a higher in
terest in exhibit program.
These letters should be returned
to the committee no later than
April 1, said Fritz Landers co-
chairman.
Parents Weekend is May 11 and
12.
“One thing the Coordinating
Committee wants to make clear,”
said Landers, “is that no depart
ment or group is required to
participate.”
“We want them to participate
of their own free will,” he pointed
out.” “In this way we feel that
more interest will be created and
the exhibits will be more interest
ing to the visitors on our campus.”
The committee, composed of
representatives from all the dif
ferent schools and organizations
on the campus, will meet again on
call from the chairmen, depending
upon when the need arises.
1,000 Students Expected
High School Day Begins
Tomorrow in Gnion Hall
By DAVE McREYNOLDS
An estimated 1,000 high school
students will begin gathering here
this afternoon, tonight and early
tomorrow for the annual High
School and Sports Day festivities.
Sponsored jointly by the Former
Students, Hometown Clubs, “T”
Association and Office of Student
Activities, the affair is to honor
and show the prospective students
what A&M has to offer in the way
of brains, buildings and brawn.
Highlighted by a morning pro
gram in Guion Hall, tours of the
campus, an afternoon of sports
activities, the program will be
“topped off” with an intrasquad
football game beginning at 7 p. m.
on Kyle Field between Maroon and
White teams.
Students arriving Friday after
noon who will require housing over
night are asked to report to the
Housing Office located on the
ground floor of the YMCA.
Saturday morning at 8 activities
will begin in Guion Hall, located at
the south end of Military Walk,
where visitors will be given a
complimentary ticket to all Sports
Day events courtesy of the “T”
Association.
At 8:30 an informal musical
entertainment program will begin
under the sponsorship of the Me
morial Student Center’s Music
Group. Dudley Brown will chair
this part of the program.
A “Get Acquainted Meeting” will
begin at 9:15 with Cadet Lt. Col.
Larry Piper, president of the Stu
dent Senate presiding.
Included on this part of the
program will be an invocation by
Joe Blair, chairman of the Inter
faith Council followed by a welcom
ing address by A&M President D.
W. Williams.
Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant,
will tell the visitors of the ad
vantages of military life at A&M
and W. G. (Breezy) Breazeale,
civilian counselor, will describe
civilian life at A&M.
Following this preiminary pro
gram the guests will be shown a
film, “We Are the Aggies,” a
color film of life at A&M.
Group toui’s of the campus,
guided by students from the
various departmental clubs and
societies within the college, will
begin from in front of Guion Hall
at 10:15.
Student visitors are urged to at
tend the tour which will take them
to the depai'tment of their propos
ed major course of study. Those
visitors who are undecided should
contact A. E. (Buddy) Denton, of
A&M’s Basic Division for counsel
ing and proceed on a tour of thefr
choice.
R. G. Perryman, assistant
registrar at A&M, will be available
concerning questions for registra
tion at A&M.
A registration table for visitors
interested in the Texas Aggie Band
will be set up in front of Guion
Hall. Prospective band students are
asked to register at this table and
be the guests of the Aggie Band at
the noon meal in Duncan Hall.
Saturday aftei’noon activities will
be sponsored by the “T” Associa
tion and will begin at 1 with a
golf match between Lamar Tech
and A&M on the A&M Golf Course
located on the southeast corner of
the campus fronting on Highway 6.
At 2 p. m. baseball and swimming
will begin. The University of Hous
ton Cougars will play the Texas
Aggies at the Baseball Park and
at the same time the freshman
swimming teams of A&M and SMU
will begin a battle in Downs
Natatorium.
At 3 p. m. the varsity swimming
match will begin between A&M
and SMU.
Sports Day activities will end
with an intrasquad football game
on Kyle Field beginning at 7 p. m.
The 1957 arsity team will be
divided into Maroon and White
teams who will scrimmage each
other.