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Councilman Needed
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One third of the residents of College Station do not have
full representation on their city government right now.
Residents of ward - three, that territory north of the
campus, on the campus and east of highway 6 to Lincoln St.,
have only one City Councilman: Alton Boyett.
The other post became empty when Sgt. Ernest Seeger
died on Thursday before election Tuesday last week. “Sarge
was a beloved and able councilman, and his constituents
proved their regard of him when no one filed against him for
re-election.”
His death left a vacancy both on the council and else
where, but the method of picking his successor has stirred up
a controversy felt all the way to the office of the state At
torney General.
Our City Council has now called a special election be
tween two men who received write-in votes. One man got 10
and the other two.
Matt Warman, who had nine votes, was first declared
ineligible because he had no poll tax receipt or exemption.
The city attorney, going by the letter of the new Texas Elec
tion Code, pointed out that even voters over 60, as Warman
is, must have an exemption.
However, the Attorney General, and several others,
overruled the city attorney and Warman was declared eligi
ble.
Since then he has been visited and “graciously” refused
to run.
The situation now is this: Twelve voters have selected
the men to be in the run-off from ward three.
Although the city officials would like to do without the
trouble and notoriety of a “test case” to try the new election
code, they surely want everyone in the city to be represented
as they desire. This they have indicated again and again.
Requirements for the office, according to the College
Station charter and the State Attorney General, are only
that the person must have lived in ward three for two years.
Therefore, the citizens of ward three should go to the
polls May 7 and vote for the man of their choice, whether
his name is on the ballot or not. Even another run-off elec
tion, for lack of a majority, would be better than dissatis
faction with the representative.
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Aggie Poultrymen
Judge In Contest
Clint Hearing, Carl Armstrong,
David Behlen and Ken Holleway
representing A&M’s Poultry Judg
ing team will judge at Mississippi
State College April 25 and 26.
The four were screened from six
applicants. Two or three practice
sessions are left before the team
gets into the competition judging,
according to team coach C. B.
Ryan of the Poultry Science De
partment.
Currant jelly makes a pretty and
delicious glaze for a boneless
smoked pork shoulder butt. This
cut of meat is fine for a small
family.
Agreement Seen
On Mail Problem
WASHINGTON, (A 5 ) _ Progress
was reported last night toward an
agreement in the House Appropria
tions Committee to give Postmaster
General Summerfield most of the
money he says he needs.
However, thei’e appeared to be
no possibility of heading off the
first of a series of economy cuts
ordered by Summerfield to take
effect at midnight tomorrow.
These cuts directed that there
be no regular mail deliveries on
Saturday and that no post offices
be open Saturday or Sunday.
The House adjourned until Mon
day, in the face of Summerfield’s
Saturday deadline for a beginning
of the reduction of services.
DINE OUT
Before the Cotton Pageant and Cotton Ball
at the Beautiful
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LUNCH—11:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M., 7 Days a Week
DINNER—6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M., Mon. thru Fri.
Saddle and Sirloin
Club’s Annual Ham
Sale Will Be May 11
Saddle and Sirloin Clubbers and
students in the Animal Husban
dry Department have about 100
hams in the curing stage and
plans for the club’s annual Ham
Sale area nearing completion.
Chairman of the sale, Janies
Dickey, said yesterday that the
club is far ahead of last year in
advance sales. Bids for about
$1,400 have already been received.
This is about twice as much as we
had last year at the same time,
Dickey said.
The Ham Sale, a part of the Lit
tle Southwestern, sponsored by the
S&S Club, will be May 11 at 8
p.m. Tentative plans list DeWare
Field House as the site for the
sale.
Dickey says the boys are work
ing hard and are anxious to top
the record year in 1955 when the
sale netted $2,427.
“We are shooting for a $3,000
goal,” Dickey said.
Proceeds from the sale pay for
the AH Senior’s trip and for live
stock judging teams expenses,
Dickey said.
H. Schaffer
Of Junior High
Horace Schaffer, head foot
ball coach of Consolidated
High School, was appointed
principal of Consolidated Ju
nior High at a meeting of the
School Board Monday night.
Schaffer will fill the vacancy
left by W. Taylor Riedel, recently
named Superintendent of Consoli
dated schools. Schaffer takes over
the principal’s post in September
when the 1957-58 school year be
gins.
Schaffer has been with the CHS
faculty several years, serving as
Jr. High football coach and teach
ing arithmetic. He has served as
head football coach the past two
years.
Last week, two school board
members were elected in the board
election, one under unusual cir
cumstances. George Carroll was
not running for a school board
post, but was elected as a write-in
candidate over James L. Boone Jr.
by a 19-17 majority. Henry H.
Allen received 33 votes to be re
elected to the board. Thirty-eight
votes were cast in all.
Social Whirl
The Battalion
The Editorial Policy of The Battalion
Represents the Views of the Student Editors
The Battalion, dally newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Texas and the City of College Station, la published by students In the Office of Student
Publications as a non-profit educational service. The Director of Student Publications
la Ross Strader. The governing body of all student publications of the A.&M. College
of Texas Is the Student Publications Board. Faculty members are Dr. Carroll D.
Laverty. Chairman; Prof. Donald D. Burchard, Prof. Tom Leland and Mr. Bennie
SSinn. Student members are W. T. Williams, Murray Milner, Jr., and Leighlus E.
Sheppard, Jr., Ex-officio members are Mr. Charles Roeber, and Ross Strader, Sec
retary. The Battalion is published four times a week during the regular school year
and once a week during the summer and vacation and examination periods. Days of
publication are Tuesday througu Friday for the regular school year and on Thursday
during the summer terms and during examination and vacation periods. Subscription
rates are $3.50 per semester, $6.00 per school year, $6.50 per full year or $1.00
per month. Advertising rates furnished on request.
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News contributions may be made by telephone (VI 6-6618 or VI-
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YMCA. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (VI 6-6415) or at
the Student Publications Office, ground floor of the YMCA.
JIM BOWER Editor
Dave McReynolds
Barry Hart
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Oceanography and Meteorology
Student Wives Club will meet at
8 p.m. Tuesday in the south so
larium of the YCMA.
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Wildlife Management Wives
will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
at the home of Marie Tiller, 413B
Stasney St., College Station. The
evening will be spent in prepar
ing Easter baskets. Each mem
ber is to bring three hard-boiled
eggs for this project.
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A bridge-o party is planned
by the Agronomy Wives Club for
8 p.m. Monday at 810 Mitchell.
Each member is asked to bring
a 25-cent gift. Hostesses for the
evening will be Nina Johnson and
Jane Hawkins.
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Dr. C. C. Doak will speak on
“Hobbies” before Business Admin
istration Wives at their 8 p.m.
meeting Monday in the south so
larium of the YMCA. Officers for
the fall semester will be elected.
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Civil Engineering Wives will
have their spring picnic at 5:30
p.m. April 24 in Hensel Park.
Faculty members and families of
club members are invited. Bar
becued chicken and drinks will be
served along with the covered
dishes brought by the wives.
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Mrs. Chester O’Donnell will be
hostess to the Rug Group of the
A&M Women’s Social Club at
9:30 a.m. Tuesday in her home,
315 Lee St.
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Aero Wives will have a social
at 8 p.m. Monday at the home of
Mrs. B. B. Hamner, 111 Kyle, Col
lege Station.
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A cooking demonstration at
the Lone Star Gas Company in
planned for Electrical Engineering
Wives at 8 p.m. Monday. Mem
bers eligible to receive Ph.T. de
grees this spring should contact
Jeannie Crist, VI 6-5185, not later
than Monday.
Mechanical Engineering Wives
will not meet Monday, April 15,
but will meet April 29. Candi
dates for the Ph.T. degree should
call Nancy Osborne, VI 6-4492, af
ter 5 p.m.
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Range and Forestry Wives will
have a business meeting at 8 p.m.
Monday at the home of Sally Da
vis, 302-A Ayrshire, College Sta
tion.
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Entomology Wives will have a
business and social meeting Mon
day evening at 7:30 at Bobbie
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house, B-16-C, College
Petroleum Engineering Wives
will meet at the YMCA in the
cabinet room at 7:45 Monday to
complete plans for a picnic. Honor
ed guests will be faculty wives.
Hostesses will be Margaret Keith
and Doris Grandberry.
Letters to the Editor
Elditor
The Battalion:
For quite awhile now most of
the civilian students have been
increasingly aware of the ‘“back
seat” position they hold at A&M.
In an attempt to begin correcting
this situation the newly formed
dormitory council of Law Hall has
been formed.
At the present time we are in
the process of drafting a dormi
tory consitution for Law Hall.
When completed, the constitution
will contain the policies of the
dorm concerning student govern
ment as related to dorm life, in
other words election of dorm of
ficers, social and other activities,
athletics, improvement of dorm,
morale, pride and general living
conditions. Last, but certainly not
least, the constitution will outline
policies concerning new student
indoctrination in accordance with
basic traditions so long cherished,
but steadily deteriorating, at A&M.
The council wishes to stress the
fact that we do not advocate going
back to “Old Army.” We realize
that an Aggie will become a
civilian student because he doesn’t
like the regimented life in the
Corps or he has some physical de
fect.
What we hope Law Hall will of
fer a civilian student in the future
is a chance to be recognized as an
Aggie and all that the word im
plies, instead of a “second class”
student, and to make dorm life here
at A&M consist of more than eat-
“Bird proofing” in the form of
low-voltage, electric-pulsating wir
ing to discourage roosting birds
was installed on New Yorks City’s
renovated city hall.
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ing, sleeping and studying.
We would like to acknowledge
the cooperation of The Battalion
and particularly that of Lee Boyd
in publicizing our efforts along the
above lines. The Law Hall council
feels sure that The Battalion will
cooperate to the best of its ability
with all other dormitories in
establishing a similar improvement
in their dorm life.
Bill Montgomery, Secretary (’56)
Law Hall Council
CMS Seniors To
See Legislature
The senior class of A&M Con
solidated High School will - visit
Austin Wednesday in order, to ob
serve the working of the Texas
Legislature ht first hand, accord
ing to principal J. J. Skrivanek.
“All the seniors are taking
either civics or Texas history this
semester,” Skrivanek said. “Mrs.
S. S. Sorrensen, who teaches Texas
history, and 1 felt that the trip
would help them in these courses.”
OnCamwe
with
MaxQhuIman
(Author of "Barefoot Boy With Cheek,” etc.)
HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGFISH
IN THE WINDOW?
Dear Mom and Dad (writes Zelda May Nirdlinger, soph).
You have been asking me to account for all the money
I spend. There follows a day by day summary of recent
expenditures. Don’t forget, you asked for it.
MONDAY:
$2.78 — telegram to the Secretary of the Army, offering
to go instead of Elvis.
$0.26 — pack of Philip Morris, my favorite, and yours,
if you know a good thing when you taste one!
$0.50 — sorority fine for oversleeping and missing my
first hour class twelve days in a row.
1 bowkt J master tete/pfc
$2.95 — I bought a rooster named Ralph to wake me in
the morning. (Can’t sleep with an alarm clock
ticking all night.)
TUESDAY:
$0.50 — sorority fine for not cleaning my plate at dinner.
(I just couldn’t! Dinner was Ralph.)
$0.50 — sorority fine for dating undesirable boy. (Rod-
erigo is not undesirable! Some people say he is
“fast” and a “devil” but I say he is just insecure.
Why else would he go steady with eight girls?)
$0.26 —pack of Philip Morris. What joy! What zest!
WEDNESDAY:
$557.38 — a motorcycle for Roderigo. (He is giving up all
his other girls for me, but they are so widely
scattered that he needs a fast conveyance to go
around and tell them all goodbye.)
$0.26 — pack of Philip Morris. (Have you tried them
yet? If not, you’ve got a big treat coming. Light
one soon. Light either end.)
THURSDAY:
$0.50 — sorority fine for staying too long in the shower.
(Gee whiz, a girl gets mighty dirty polishing a
motorcycle!)
$0.52 — two packs of Philip Morris —one for Roderigo.
{Dear Roderigo!)
FRIDAY:
$0.26 — pack of Philip Morris — a happy smoke for a
happy day. Yesterday Roderigo broke with the
last of his girls, and today he is mine, all mine!
$8.57 — new dogfish for zoology. (I was dissecting a
dogfish in zoology when I happened to look out the
window and see Roderigo riding by with Mary
Ann Beasley on his buddy seat. I got so upset I
threw the dogfish at them.)
SATURDAY:
$2.59 — a carton of Philip Morris, one pack for me, the
rest for Roderigo. (I was foolish to be angry about
Mary Ann. Roderigo explained that she meant
nothing to him—just helping him with English lit.
Similarly, Grace Krovney is helping him with
Spanish, Betsy Pike with econ, Mazda Notkin with
psych, Lola Tweet with phys ed, etc. The least he
can do is give them all Philip Morrises.)
Well, mom and dad, you can see how expensive college is.
Send money.... Love and kisses, Zelda May
©Max Shulman, 1957
The price may vary from place to place, but Philip Morris
continues to be a natural smoke that daunts no purse, however
small. It is made in regular and long size by the sponsors of
this column, and is ignitable at either end.
PEANUTS
By cartoonist-of-the-year Charles M. Schulz