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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1957
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Off the Cuff-
What Goes
On Here
One of the more iron-clad, dis
cipline-minded journalism profes
sors who is a stickler for taking
off a letter grade after a student
is late three times to his classes
had a red face this morning.
Students sat breathlessly watch
ing the seconds tick by waiting
for the minute-hand to reach 10
after, when at the last second red
faced and short of breath the prof
stormed into the class.
Sometimes everyone oversleeps!
★ ★ ★
Expecting a sell-out crowd, or
trying to make up for last years
box-office deficit programs for
the Intercollegiate Talent Show
scheduled for Friday night in
White Coliseum have been printed
with the beginning time set at
6:30.
The program actually is set to
begin at 7—get there early for a
good seat is the basic idea no
doubt.
James Teague’s
Condition
‘Much Better’
James Teague, in Baptist
Hospital in Beaumont with in
juries from a car crash Sun
day, “is much better” his pri
vate nurse said last night.
“He awakened yesterday morn
ing, after being unconscious Mon
day night, and the condition of his
chest was considerably improved,”
the nurse said.
Teague was hospitalized with a
lung puncture, back injury and
arm and facial cuts.
His mother, Mrs. Olin Teague
of College Station has been at the
hospital since Monday night. She
says it will be two or three days
until doctors can determine how
much longer James is to be in the
hospital.
“Several of James' buddies have
visited him at the hospital. Every
one is sure being wonderful,” she
said.
Congressman Olin Teague is ex
pected to join his son at the hos
pital this afternoon or tonight
from Washington, Mrs. Teague
Bald.
Weather Today
CLEARING
Forecase calls for clear skies by
late afternoon. At 10:30 a.m. the
thermometer read 60 degrees. Yes
terday’s high and low were 74
and 56 degrees.
MASTER CHEFS—Chancellor Emeritus Gibb Gilchrist, left, and Ralph Davey, Engi
neering Drawing, practice their cooking arts in preparation for the annual Kiwanis Club
Pancake Fiesta scheduled for March 23. The Fiesta is sponsored by the Bryan and
College Station Kiwanis Clubs for their charity work.
FSA Accepts Nominations
For Five Faculty Awards
By GARY ROLLINS
Nominations for Faculty Dis
tinguished Awards will be turned in
to the Former Students Selection
Committee Friday.
The committee will present five
awards amounting to $5,000 to five
members of the faculty for out
standing character in teaching.
March 30 Set
For Junior Prom
Sbisa Hall will be the setting
for this year’s Junior Banquet and
Prom, scheduled for March 30. The
evening’s festivities will be touch
ed off- with dinner at 6:30, follow
ed by the dance from 9 to 12.
Dress for the occasion will be
Class “A” summer for Corps jun
iors and a dark suit or dinner
jacket for civilians.
Tickets for the banquet are $1.50
plate. Possession of a junior
class dues card will suffice for ad
mission to the ball. Anyone not
having such a card will be charged
$3 at the door, “stag or drag.”
Class dues cards are on sale for
$2 and may be obtained at the Stu
dent Activities Office or from a
junior class representative in each
dorm.
Army Signs Contract
For Flight Training
Army flight training at A&M
became a reality yesterday after
noon when Chancellor M. T. Har
rington and Fourth Army officials
signed a contract for the program.
As if anticipating the signing
of the contract, seven planes of the
Whiterock Flying School touched
down at Easterwood Field about 4
yesterday afternoon. Instructors
and the light planes of the Dal
las company will give the flight
training to the 27 eligible army
seniors and 125 qualified Air Force
seniors.
Col. Delmar P. Anderson, PMS-
&T, wants to see the “first army
senior get his wheels off the
ground and into the air.” He said
the ground school instruction for
the army aviators will be handled
by the flying school and be given
here on the campus.
Cadets eligible for the army
flight training at A&M are: Ad
ams, James R.; Beran, Joseph J.;
Boyd, Billy J.; Carpenter, Oscar
L.; Chandler, Glynn R.; Coblentz,
William S.; Copeland, Robert W.;
Crane, George R.; Durbin, Jerry
C.; Emerson, Richard D.; Fitzwil-
liam, James C. and Gilpin, Jack
E.
Hart, J. Barry; Jones, Charles
C.; Lehmann, Freddie E.; Living
ston, Thomas R.; Lundgren, Du-
wayne C.; Matal, Lamber J.; Mont-
gomei-y, John C.; Presnal, Henry
L.; Rand, Glendall B.; Starr, Luth
er J. Jr.; Todd, Alan R.; Vander-
meer, James D.; Voelkel, Eugene;
Weems, Sands S., Ill and West,
Donald R.
Scoates Discusses
Test Techniques
Speaking at the monthly meet
ing of the Texas Engineering Ex
periment Stations staff on fan
testing recently, W. D. Scoates, as-
socite research engineer in charge
of fan testing, discussed facilities
and testing techniques developed
by the Station.
Scoates was introduced by Fred
J. Benson, vice director of the Sta
tion.
Sutphen Photo In
International Display
Gene Sutphen, owner of the Ag-
gieland Studio, has had one of his
photographs chosen for display at
the 1957 International Convention
of photographers in Washington,
D. C.
A Jury of Selection, made up of
judges holding a Master of Photo
graphy degree, made the selection.
Three awards of $1,000 each are
given for Distinguished Achieve
ment in Teaching in recognition
of superior classroom teaching.
The committee chooses three men
whose ability, personality and
teaching methods indicate the high
est success in teaching and inspir
ing of their students. The program
is not a popularity contest in thait
recipients must have the respect
and even the affection of their
students.
An award for $1,000 is given for
Distinguished Achievement in In
dividual Student Relationships.
This is given as a reward to en
courage and recognize the staff
members whose individual personal
relationships with students are
particularly helpful and inspiring.
While members of the staff
whose principal duties are students
relationships and student counsel
ing are eligible, it is recognized
that there are other individuals
equally deserving of recognition.
Particular attention is given to
those teachers who receive no ad
ditional pay or a lessened load for
such activities.
Another award for $1,000 is pre
sented for Distinguished Achieve
ment in the Field of Research.
This is given to reward, encourage
and recognize the staff members
who are basically teachers but
whose research efforts are parti
cularly successful and outstanding.
All of these awards are designed
for those who teach students at the
A&M College.
The Selection Committee, com
posed of not more than seven mem
bers of the College Staff, makes
the final selection of faculty nomi
nations. Of the 22 nominations, five
are selected.
The presentation of these awards
will be made at a certain time
during the 1957 calendar year at
a time agreed to by the College
President and the Association of
Former Students.
These awards to deserving mem
bers of the faculty at Texas A&M
are given to teachers who are able
to inspire students and lead them
to their best efforts. Their total
influence should be constructive
and inspiring—not only in relation
to the subject matter at hand, but
in their attitudes and in their
general thinking.
Sea Base
sked By US
Ethiopians Want
Aid In Exchange
Funeral Rites
Held Today For
Henry B. Burns
Funeral services were
scheduled for 3 p.m. this af
ternoon for Henry B. Burns,
husband of Elizabeth Burns,
secretary to Associate Basic
Division Dean Cliff Ransdell.
Buims died at 4:30 p. m. Monday
afternoon as he left work at the
International Shoe Factory in Bry
an.
A veteran of World War II and
the Korean war Burns was a mem
ber of the Third and First Marine
Divisions, respectively, and was
37 years old.
He was born near Dobbin, Nov.
11, 1919. Survivers include his
widow; one son, Richard F. Burns;
his mother, Mrs. Mai’y Burns of
Buffalo; two sisters, Mrs. Edgar
Holland of Buffalo and Mrs. Bruce
Scott of Dallas and two brothers,
W. L. Burns of Waco and Roystell
Burns of Ganado.
The Rev. H. R. Early, pastor of
the Northview Baptist church of
ficiated at the service. Pallbearers
included: Barton Adams, Marvin
Nevill, H. E. Connor, Ronald Wiley,
G. M. Nevill, Jr. and Gid Bell. They
are all members of the College
Station Evening Lions Club of
which Burns was a member.
Military honors are scheduled at
the graveside.
Dairy Conference
Starts Tomorrow
Representatives from colleges
and firms in seven states will speak
at the annual Dairy Manufactur
ers’ Conference, to be held in the
Memorial Student Center begin
ning tomorrow.
“We are expecting about 100
visitors, primarily from Texas,”
said A. V. Moore, Professor of
Dairy Manufacture. “The purpose
of the conference is to give the
manufacturers of dairy products
an idea of the developments and
methods in use in other firms and
schools throughout the United
States.”
AN ABATTOIR?—No, the only shower serving the 100 Aggie track men. This room,
8 by 12 feet, is located in old Deware Field House, and is more than adequate (?) for
the thinlyclads. Thirty feet down the hall is an identical shower for both A&M baseball
squads.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, (iP)—The United States has
asked Ethiopia for a Red Sea military base on Egypt’s south
ern flank, reliable sources said yesterday. The locale is south
and east of Suez.
Vice President Nixon, now visiting Ethiopia, has dis
cussed the idea with Emperor Haile Selassie, informants
said. Selassie was reported receptive provided he gets more
U.S. aid.
The informants said the United States wants an Air
Force communications base and naval anchoring facilities at
the Red Sea port of Massawa.
Massawa is within easy reach of one of the Middle East’s
hot spots, the Gulf of Aqaba,
and would provide bunkering
for U.S. Navy Middle East
units operating in the Red
Sea.
Israeli forces withdrew from
Egyptian positions on the Gulf of
Aqaba last week on an assumption
Egypt would not interfere with
Israeli ships bound up the gulf to
Israel’s port of Filat.
The United States shared this
assumption, but the Egyptian press
has indicated Egypt intends to
block Israel’s ships from the Gulf,
as it did before the Israeli inva
sion last fall.
The word that the United States
was seeking the base apparently
leaked out and touched off furious
diplomatic activity.
The Soviet Union is reported to
have advised Ethiopia it might be
dragged into a major war because
—it contended—the United States
wants to store atomic and hydro
gen bombs on its territory.
President Nasser of Egypt sent
a special mission to Addis Ababa
three days before Nixon arrived.
The envoy reportedly carried an
urgent message asking the Em
peror to visit Cairo.
Both Nixon and Selassie met
the American press after nearly
two hours of conferences. Nixon
did" not say the base was discussed.
He said he had talked with Selas
sie about increased “United States
activity.” Nixon said he was with
holding details on grounds of se
curity.
Selassie received the reporters
at his palace. He was asked about
the possibilities of granting rights
to such a base.
“Ethiopia desires to collaborate
with the United States,” he re
plied, “but only on an equal foot-
ing,”
Parents’ Day
Preparations
Now Underway
Preliminary plans and
groundwork for 1957’s Open
House and Parents Day Week
end were laid at the regular
meeting of the Intercouncil
Committee yesterday in the MSC.
Chairman Fritz Landers called
for reports from various commit
tee chairmen and members heard
a discussion of the Coordination
Committee’s meeting of Feb. 27.
Members discussed various
phases of this years Parents’ Day
Weekend and voted to have four
information booths located about
the campus at strategic spots to
guide visitors and provide a week
end program of events and maps.
These booths will be manned by
members of the School Council
sponsoring the information spot.
Booths will be located at the
North Gate, manned by the Engi
neering Council; West Gate—Arts
and Science Council; East Gate—
Agricultural Council and the MSC
booth will be run by the Veteri
nary Council.
The council will meet again on
March 26.
Camera Club Men
Go on Field Trip
Members of the MSC Camera
Committee went on a field trip to
Houston Saturday where they vis
ited Stiles Photography. Dark room
techniques, lighting, arrangements,
and camei’a usage were of partic
ular interest.
Pogo Creator Slated
For ‘J’ Congress
Walt Kelly, creator of the comic T. Jones, president of the Houston
strip Pogo, will open the annual
Southwestern Journalism Congress
with a speech Thursday, March 21.
The congress, which will last
through Saturday, will present
William Randolph Hearst Jr., presi
dent of Hearst Newspapers, Friday
at the congress luncheon speaking
on “The World Today.”
Other speakers for the Congress
include Sig Mickelson, vice presi
dent of Columbia Broadcasting
System; Kenneth Towery, 1955
Pulitzer Prize winner and Austin
correspondent for Fentress News
paper’s; Miss Gay Pauley, women’s
editor for the United Press As
sociation; Jim Wagner, managing
editor of the Houston Press; John
B. L. Reid Leaves
For Nutrition Survey
B. L. Reid, Department of Poul
try Science, will leave on a trip
to Turkey March 28. He will as
sist in conducting a nutritional
survey of the Turkish Armed For
ces for the Inter-departmental
Committee on Nutrition for Na
tional Defense.
The survey is expected to last
about three months.
Chronicle and Ulrich Bewerunge,
editor, Rheinische Post, Germany.
“Our array of authorities and
personalities for this year’s con
gress offers students in journalism
a once in a lifetime opportunity,”
said D. D. Burchard, head of the
Journalism Department.
Saturday morning students from
the 14 colleges and universities in
the congress will meet for their
business meeting. Last year the
Southwestern Students’ Press Club
passed a resolution condemning
censorship of the press.
This year the group is under
the leadez-ship of Joe Tindel of
A&M and will attempt to do more
than ever before in the service
of its schools and journalism.
Colleges and universities partici
pating in the congz-ess are: Baylor
University, University of Houston,
Louisiana State University, North
Texas State College, Oklahoma
A&M, University of Oklahoma,
Texas A&M, Texas Christian Uni-
vei’sity, Texas State College for
Women, Texas Technological Col
lege, University of Texas, Southez-n
Methodist University and Tulane
University.