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Large Vote Tallied in Class Elections; McLaughlin, Christian in MSC Council THE BATTALION Number 260: Volume 55 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1957 Price Five Cents Off the Cuff What Goes On Here The Corps formed for its weekly pass-by last night. Bugles in unison sounded “Assembly” and the Band moved across the quadrangle playing the War Hymn. Sweat pants and jean-clad in tramural athletes moved to the side doors of Duncan for the evening meal. One alert, athletic-minded Aggie paused as the Band swung into the final strain of “There’ll Be A Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight,” listened a moment, and said, “That’s a familiar sounding tune. Wonder what it is?” ★ ★ ★ A late car-license plate purchaser yesterday shelled out the necessary cash to register his car at the Brazos County office and was pre pared to have his vehicle branded either TU or TT for the rest of the year. But he was mildly surprised to find the TT and TU numbers were gone, and TS plates were being handed out. “No doubt the TS is abbreviation for Tough Shirts,” he laughingly quipped. Frank Muller Wins EE Paper Contest Frank W. Muller, senior elec trical engineering major from Santa Fe, won first place in the seventh district of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers for his entry “Chopper Stabiliza tion of D.C. Analog Computers,” in a meet held at New Mexico Col lege of Agricultural and Mechani cal Arts Friday. Muller’s paper and oral pi’esenta- tion were, in competition , wlSth 16 other themes, representing schools from six states. In addition to the $25 first prize award, Muller won a gold cup award for A&M in recognition of the student’s accomplishment. This marks the second consecutive year that an A&M student has won the coveted prize. The prize winning paper will be submitted later for judging for the best student paper in the en tire AIEE, for which the prize is $100. Weather Today SHOWERS Today’s forecast calls for most ly cloudy weather with scattei'ed showers. The thermometer reach ed 74 yesterday, with a low of 58 this morning. The temperature at 10:30 was 64 degrees. / ,! ^ 1' jfUbHii.?H MSC SENOR1TAS—Left to right are Dora Magee, Wilma Adams, Earline Atteberry, Marilyn Casper, Shirley Cannon, Alyce Staehs and Janet Lancaster celebrating Pan Ameri can Week by dressing in traditional Latin American costumes. CS Planned May 7; Two Running College Station election problems were cleared somewhat yesterday at a called meeting of the City Council to decide procedure for electing a councilman to fill the vacancy left by Ernest Seeger, who died three days before the recent elections, in which he was running unopposed for re-election. Col. Frank Mathews (USA Ret.) and the Rev. R. L. Brown have both been certified to run in the run-off election and have expressed their intentions to do so. Col. Mathews received 10 write-in votes in the last election but could not CS Post Offices Close Saturdays College Station Post Offices will be closed Saturday and Sundays, effective April 13, according to post office offi cials. City mail deliveries will also be discontinued on these days. Beginning Monday, the post offices will be open from 8 a. m. to 4:30 p. m., Monday through Friday. muster the majority of votes cast that the Texas Election Code calls for. “Matt Warman, who is over 60 years old and got 9 votes in the first election, has graciously con sented not to ask to run,” City Attorney C. E. Dillon said. “The most delicate problem in the whole thing is whether citizens over 60 can vote and hold office without a poll tax exemption in cities under 10,000 population.” Opinion diffei’s on this point, although the newly-drawn-up Tex as Election Code plainly states that these voters must secure an exemp tion. Dillon said he even contacted Texas Attorney-General Will Wil son on the matter. “Wilson seemed to support the group that says those over 60 don’t have to have one,” said Dillon. “However, there have been no test cases under the new law and we might have had some trouble if someone over 60 had decided to run.” The special election has been set for May 7 in the city hall, City Manager Ran Boswell said. Two names will be on the ballot: Col. Mathews and Rev. Brown. “Contrary to what some people have said, write-in votes will be accepted in the contest,” Dillon said. “Also, if someone over 60 receives a majority of votes cast, and he has no exemption, he will still be the new ward three council- Fish Engineers Elect Heye Prexy Members of the newly organized Freshman Engineering Society elected William B. Heye Jr., fresh man engineering major from San Antonio their first president. The club, which met last Mon day night, is being sponsored by the Engineering Council. Elected vice president was Ron ald Lee Harrod, mechanical engi- neeiung major from Houston. Sec- retary-ti'easurer for the coming year is Michael L. McGuire, first year chemical engineering major. Judgi FFA Area III log Contest Here May 2 Nine hundred Texas FFA members will compete in the Area III judging- contest here Saturday to pick the out standing teams to represent this area in the state judging con test May 2. Ninety vocational agriculture teachers will be on hand to wit ness the efforts of the 262 teams they coached in various judging fields. This contest, sponsored by Area III of the FFA, will be conducted by A&M’s collegiate FFA chapter with the assistance of other agri cultural faculty members. Assistants in charge of each phase of judging will be T. G. King, meats; Murray Brown, dairy judging; W. T. Berry, livestock; E. D. Parnell, poultry; J. F. Mills, land judging and Dr. Isaac Peters, dairy products. “This contest is the final labora tory in a study in selection of ani mals by these students. The im portant thing in this contest is not winning but the experience gained by the contestants,” according to E. V. Walton, head of the Agri cultural Education Department. Many of the boys presently at tending A&M received their first look at the college as members of these teams, Walton said. Robertson, Fayette, Harris, Montgomery, Calhoun, Walker, Wharton, Brazoria, Matagorda, Victoria, Lavaca, Colorado, Burle son, Austin, Washington, Ft. Bend, Waller, Gi’imes, Walker and Braz os counties will be represented by the teams. Over 40 Men In April 16 Runoff Nearly 1,500 Aggies turned out yesterday either to pick the best men for the job or out of fascination at the new voting machines to elect their class officers for 1957-58. In one of the largest turnouts for class elections in recent years, 46 men either got elected to office or went into the run-off April 16. Bill McLaughlin, ran away from other candidates to be elected senior representative to the Memorial Student Cen ter Council. Floyd F. Christian grabbed junior representative to the Council. Theron McLaren and Bob Surovik battled neck and neck for senior class president to* go into a runoff. In the run-off for vice pres ident are J. W. Stone, F. B. McLaughlin and Buddy Maed- gen. Tom R. Harris, R. G. Anthony and George Ragsdale will fight it out April 16 for secretary-treas urer. In the second primary for so cial secretary will be David Mc Lain, J. P. Gatlin and T. C. John son. J. W. Cantrell, C. E. Garcia and F. Hardimon will be fighting for historian in the runoff. Still in the running for yell leaders will be Ted R. Lowe, J. Wilkinson and J. N. McGown. In the runoff for president of the Class of ’59 are Willian R. Markillie, Gene R. Birdwell and R. (Dick) Noack. Others in the runoff for junior class officers are: Vice president: Meibern G. Glasscock, William A. (Bill) Mey ers and Roderick D. Stepp. Secre tary-treasurer: Manley W. Jones, Charles H. Robinson and R. T. G. (Bob) Lassiter. Social secretary: Edward W. Hill, Calvin D. Camp bell and Don S. Cornwall. In the runoff for junior yell leaders are Ross F. Hutchison, Bob L. Williams and Tom (Killer) Miller. The Class of ’60 put Byron C. Blaschke, Allen N. Burns and Gene R. Laningham in the runoff for president of the, sophomore class. Others in the runoff are: Vice president: Robert Van (See RESULTS, Page 2) Corps Headquarters Moving to Dorm 2 College officials are taking steps to move the Corps Staff head quarters to its new location in Dormitory 2 sometime in the near future, with the purpose of mak ing it the “Gateway of the New Dorm Area.” According to L. E. Sheppard Jr., deputy corps commander, the shift is to be completed possibly by the end of this semester or de finitely by early next September. “It depends on whether or not the new furniture we’re waiting for gets hei'e on time,” he said. The flag pole and Edwin O’Brien Bellinger’s bugle stand have al ready been placed alongside of Dorm 2. In addition, attempts are being made to bring in two old French .75 mm cannons from the motor pool to dress up the ap pearance. Sheppard said they were think ing of installing a reveille cannon, “much like that used at West Point,” but that firing it once a day would run into expense. “Besides,” he added “think of all the gripes we’d get from sleep ing juniors and seniors.” The new quarters are. i;o be equipped with new steel office furniture, steel filing cabinets, fluorescent lights and veneian blinds. A special room with over night facilities will be provided for privates of the guard. Preliminary plans are being made for an open house in the new quarters on Mother’s Day weekend. Four Lads Sing At Town Hall Final Show Town Hall will present its final show of the year April 29 in White Coliseum featur ing the Four Lads, backed up by Hal McIntyre and his or chestra with Debbie Brown and the Mclntots. Voted “America’s favorite vocal group,” by the Make-Believe-Ball- room-Poll, the Lads have had such top releases for Columbia as “Standing on the Corner,” “Paper of Pins,” “Who Needs You” and “No, Not Much.” They will replace the Four Freshmen, who were previously scheduled but are unable to ap pear because of an extended en gagement on Ray Anthony’s tele vision show. The Four Lads, whose names are Frank Busseri, Beinie Toorish, Connie Codarina and Jimmy Arnold, began singing in the St. Michael’s Cathedral Choir School in Toronto, Canada. Their first big break in the music industry came with a “tryout” at Le Ruban Bleu which lasted for a 30 weeks engagement. Backing the Four Lads will be Hal McIntyre and his orchestra McIntyre played for many years with the original Glenn Miller Orchestra and organized his own group at the suggestion of the Great Miller. Admission for this musical treat will be $2 for adults and $1 for elementary and high school chil dren. Season tickets will be honor ed. Salesmen Needed For Vita Craft A meeting for all students In terested in selling Vita Craft as a part-time job for the summer are urged to attend a meeting tonight at 7:30 in the lecture room of the Animal Industries Building accord ing to Tom Montgomery, executive board member for the A&M chap ter. Montgomery said in the past sev eral years, numerous Aggies have financed their way through A&M by selling Vita Craft. He said three boys last summer made more than $2,300 profit each plus re ceiving a $300 scholarship. Cotton Pageant, Ball Duchesses