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READERS Vote Today In MSG Number 262: Volume 55 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1957 Price Five Cents Off the Cuff-— What Goes On Here Crew-cut Pete Hardesty of the Department of the Student Activi ties was certainly having a ball at the Cotton Ball Friday night, according to a couple of casual ob servers. It seems that Hardesty was mak ing the most of the occasion and trying his dead level best to dance with every duchess among the many there. As ho and a sweet young thing danced, she was impressed enough to ask long-legged Hardesty, about 35: “What are you majoring in?” One of Hardesty’s friends saved the flattered gent from answering that by off the the cuff-like chirp ing, “Where are your wife and children, Pete?” ★ ★ ★ Seems like the Cotton Pageant and Ball were in quite capable hands with chairman of entertain ment Vol Davis around to make sure things went straight. To prove Vol’s efficiency a couple of his friends tell how he handled the following situation. The Cotton Queen had been selected and crowned. But lo and behold, an embarrassing techni cality arose because somebody goofed and didn’t get the charming lassie registered correctly. In other words the Agronomy Society needed to collect $7.50. So Vol Davis automatically was volunteered to do what had to be done. Vol ambles over to the queen and suggests politely, “If the registra tion fee isn’t sent in pronto, looks like we’ll have to take that crown away from you.” All’s well that ends well. A certified check for the registration fee was in hands of the proper authorities the next morning, the informers said. SEARCHING FOR A BREAK in the telephone cable last night between Bryan and Col lege Station are left to right J. J. Skrabanek, Wallace Morris, A. H. Foltermann and Joe Lero. This picture was taken about three hours after the power failure and the linemen had then narrowed the “break” between two points 1,000 feet apart. The workmen said the power failure was due to water reaching the cable. Aggies Win Second At McNeese Rodeo ★ ★ ★ Ernest Hedgcock of the English Department was in Houston last Monday giving a lecture on “Con- To Cut 2nd Voters ference Technique” to a group of Humble oilmen studying problems of the oil industry. After his lecture, Dr. Hedgcock asked them what they thought of the college graduates they hire. Obviously hedging, they said, “Oh, they’re good guys, but we have a lot of trouble with them. They don’t think they should have \o work; they expect to be super visors from the start. The damned A.rmy has ruined them.” Led by Rodney Butler, Curtis points, Aggie riders won the team Burlin and Kennith Beasley each topping 100 individual points, the A&M rodeo team rode, roped and wrestled their way to second-place the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association meet held at the McNeese State College arena last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Though out-scored by McNeese’s cowboys, G54 to 541% total team Guard Being Used UT Coed Crowned ’Queen of Cotton’ Carlene Johnson, a junior at the University of Texas, was crowned Queen Cotton at the annual Cotton Pageant and Ball Friday night in Sbisa Hall. Miss Johnson was selected from a procession of 161 duchesses entered by hometown clubs and A&M Mothers Clubs throughout the state. Judges were: Miss Graydon Heartsill, fashion editor of the Dallas Times Herald; Miss Mary Carter, dress designer and Max, from Photo Associates, all of Dallas. King Cotton, John Beaty, senior agronomy major from Comanche, crowned Miss Johnson soon after she and the eight members of her court were selected. Earlier in the evening Beaty was crowned King by Bryan C. Miller of the Texas Textile Mills, McKinney. Morris Frank of the Houston Chronicle, was master of cere monies for the pageant. In an attempt to eliminate two votes being cast by the same per- n, the election commission said yesterday voters would be handed a 3 x 5 card at a desk near the voting machines for writing their names and ID numbers. “We will check names after the voting is over tonight, “said Theron McLaren, who was acting chair man at a meeting of the election commission yesterday. Voting is scheduled to end at 6 p. m. today, with all voting to be on machines. “We haven’t publicized this yet, but we offered opportunity for people to vote absentee if they were planning to be out of town today,” said W. D. (Pete) Hard esty, adviser of the election com mission. “One absentee ballot was turned in to me and two were given to the secretary, Doris Bahlmann.” ti'ophy because of. the NIRA rul ing that the host cannot obtain the prize. A&M collected enough points to retain their first-place rating in the Southern Region of the NIRA. They now have a total of 1,362 points as compared to second-place McNeese’s 1300. Butler was high scorer for the Ags, gathering 150 individual tallies. His list of achievements in cluded second and first in the first two go-rounds of saddle-bronc rid ing and third in average score for the event. In steer wrestling, he captured second and fourth places in the first two go-rounds and highest in average score. Burlin ran a close second for A&M, gathering 144 points. He placed second in both bareback riding and bull riding. Cushing Library Slates Holidays Cushing Library will observe the following schedule during the spring recess, according to M. V- Krenitsky, assistant librarian, Wednesday, April 17—8 m. to 5 p. m. Thursday, April 18—8. a. in. to 5 p. m. Friday, April 19—8 a. to 5 p. m. Saturday, April 20—Closed Sunday, April 21—Closed Monday, April 22—Closed WO Out reshmen Runoff Pair Plan Appeal To Student Senate By LELAND BOYD “You cannot be a candidate in the run-off election!” That is what the election commission told two freshmen yesterday afternoon. The disqualifying action was taken against Gene R. Laningham and Robert Van Winkle. Laningham had hoped to be elected president of the Class of ’60 and Van Winkle aspired to win the vice presidency, Class of ’60. The pair plan to appeal to the Student Senate. But their names are not on the voting machine ballots today because of a hard to understand section of the 1956 Book of College Regulation on student elections, according to Laningham. And the election commis-"* sion has thrown out any hopes Kennith Beasley, with a total of 101 points, won two second-place spots and one third-place in bronc- busting. He also tied for fifth in bull riding. Behind him came A. G Ollre with 96% counters, winning fourth-place ties in bareback and saddle-bronc riding and thii’d in bull riding. Roger Lacy accounted for 50 of A&M’s points, placing third in the first go-round of bronc-riding and second in, average ribbon roping. John Kiker was the sixth mem ber of the squad. All-around champion cowboy at the rodeo was Clyde May of Mc Neese, mustering 317 points. The rodeo team will travel to the Texas Christian University-Arl- ington State College Rodeo on April 19-20. The same team mem bers will make up the squad ex cept for Kiker, who will be re placed by Vergil Patrick. Rains Short Out Electrical Power Bryan and a part of College Sta tion, the section serviced by the Bryan Electric Service, was temporarily out of order last night due to heavy rains that shorted out the underground cable. Both phones and electrical services were out of order during this period of time. The only communication be tween the twin cities for a while last night was between the local police forces via car radio, accord ing to R. P. Batten, of Campus Security. the two might have had by de claring “write-in votes will not be valid in today’s run-off election.” Advisor to the commission, W. D. Hardesty, said he did not con sider write in votes fair since a candidate had not troubled him self to enter the regular election. We aren’t trying to run elections around here like it is done in state elections, Hardesty said. In disqualifying Laningham and Van Winkle the commission passed the following motion made by Tom my Hennard and seconded by Bud dy Maedgen: “In view of admitting their guilt in placing mimeographed cop ies of names for officer behind door cards, I move that Gene R. Lan- ingham’s and Robert Van Winkle’s names be removed from the ballot for offices for which they have filed.” The motion passed, unanimously. Theron McLaren, acting chair man in the absence of commission chairman Don Weber, said the two had placed the literature on door cards. McLaren said this violated the I'ules governing methods of campaigning for student offices He said everything except per sonal solicitation is prohibited And the election commission de fines personal solicitation as “£ guy going around to different peo pie and whipping out and not leav ing any written material.” Laningham said he was acquain ted with the rules of elections. But he feels the reason he was disqual ified was a matter of interpreta tion of rules. He says he was campaigning the new Corps area and finished going to rooms of all fi'eshmen in Dorms 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12. (See DISQUALIFIED, page 2.) Latin Engineer Will Study A&M Methods Dr. Carlos Furtado de Sim as, director of the School of Engineering, University of Bahia, Brazil, will be on the campus for four days, begin ning May 4, to study American en- gineeidng curricula, methods of in struction and work in petroleum engineering and soil mechanics. He is being sent hei'e by the Committee on Leaders and Special ists of the American Council on Education and will also visit other American schools, according to Dr. Walter H. Delaplane, dean, School of Arts and Sciences. A graduate of the School of En gineering, extension work. School of Fine Ards, University of Bahia, Dr. de Simas is primarily interes ted in the organization of schools of engineering and the process of preparing engineers in the United States. His special interests are experimental analysis of struc tures and architectural acoustics Dr. de Simas is a Rotarian and amateur radio operator. Latin Speaker Discusses Our Hemisphere “The Western Hemisphere: a bastion of peace,” was the title of the Pan American Day speech made by Julio A. La- carte, ambassador from Uru guay, in the Memorial Student Cen ter April 14. “Latin America can hardly af ford to remain a group of 21 indi vidual nations, each battling to maintain its place in the world economy in which large, blocs pro tect and further the interests of their members. In taking mea sures in the light of this situation, these counti’ies will welcome any and all initiatives taken by the United States to join in such ac tion, for along this path lies the aim of closer hemispheric rela tions that we all pursue,” Lacarte said. “Our strategic interdependence is obvious and it has been recog nized in the Rio Treaty of Mutual Assistance, whereby an outside at tack on any of our countries, is considered an attack on all,” he said. “Speaking for Uruguay in this connection, may I express our view that the improvement of the stand ard of living in our hemisphere attained through positive develop ment plans, constitutes a basic factor in the free exercise of rep resentative democracy, which is itself the best deterrent to the in filtration of alien and unhealthy ideology which seeks to attack the essential concepts of human dig nity and respect which are the common heritage of Western civ ilization,” he added. Drive Begins Today $5,300 Sought for Cancer IL Athletic Head To Speak Tonight Dr. Rhea H. Williams, Athletic Director of the Interscholastic League, is guest speaker for the Physical Education Club tonight at 7:30 in Room 231 of White Coliseum. Coaches from surrounding dis- tricts have been invited to hear Williams speak. The Physical Ed ucation Club extends a cordial in vitation to anyone interested in By JOE BUSER Sixty cents of every dollar raised by the American Cancer Society during the Cancer Crusade will be used within the state for local can cer control programs, local ACS Chairman, Charles D. Hart said today. The ACS campaign gets under way today with a goal of $5,300, Brazos County’s share of the $30,- 000,000 being sought nationally. Hart said it was the public’s right to know how cancer contri butions were to be used. He said 60 per cent remains with the Texas Division of the ACS for state wide and community cancer control programs; 25 per cent is used to support a nation wide program of cancer research conducted by more than 1,000 scientists in nearly 140 institutions; and 12 per cent is sent to national headquai’ters of the ACS to administer national programs of professional and public education and service. Of for general administra- 2.4 per cent for fund allocated tion and raising. The remaining three per cent provides medical grants, scholar ships and fellowships. Since this program was launched in 1951, nearly 600 young scientists have received advanced training in can cer research. the talk to attend the meeting. this percentage, only 2.8 per cent is Aggie Band Slates Concert April 30 Music of all varieties will be featured in a free concert given by the Texas Aggie Band in Guion Hall at 7:45 p. m. on April 30, ac cording to Col. E. V. Adams, band director. A general type concert with various musical selections ranging from popular to classical fills the program, Adams said. A piccolo solo, a baritone solo and coronet octet are feature attractions. The concert is open to the public and no admission will be charged. The ACS leader pointed out the Society’s books are audited and made public annually. “The cancer dollar is used efficiently and economically in the best tradition of American busi* ness,” Hart said. “The dividends we pay are in an ever-growing number of American lives saved from cancer. No better investment can be made this April than a contribution to the annual Cancer Crusade.” Weather Today RAIN Thunder showers are forecast for the area until 5:30 p. m., with skies to continue cloudy through out the ady. Pi’ecipitation yester day and early this morning to taled 1.71 inches. Yesterday’s high and low temperature readings were 66 and 61 degrees. At 10:30 this morning the mercury stood at 67 degrees. Luncheon Starts SCONA III Plans SCON A III was born yesterday with a kick off luncheon at noon in the Memorial Student Center. Heading SCONA III is Jack Nel son and sub-committee chairmen are Thomas Upchurch, program; Pat Resley, planning; Don Kirby, finance; Toby Eady, secretariat; Theron McLaren, housing; John Ligon, publicity; Thatch Shepard, transportation; Carl Zeitler, ar rangements; Lamar Smith, secre- tai-y of the conference and Don Mc- Ginty, the 1957-58 Memorial Stu dent Center Council president and Robert Kidd, the 1957-58 chairman of Great Issues. The conference this year plans to broaden out and take in more delegates and universities, Nelson said. In this way the information obtained at SCONA can be passed on to the students of those colleges. Teague Receiving Plastic Surgery Jim Teague, injured last month in an automobile accident near Beaumont is to begin receiving plastic surgery Wednesday for the left side of his face and his right arm, acording to his father. Rep. Olin (Tiger) Teague. Rep. Teague said young Teague’s lung, once collapsed, “has not completely responded” but his injured back now seems to be “in good shape.” Engineer Meeting Opened By Benson Fred J. Benson, vice director, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, gave the Welcome address at the opening session of the tenth annual Conference for Protective Relay Engineers, which began yes terday. , The convention extends through today. M. C. Hughes, head of the Electrical Engineering Department, was chairman of the opening ses sion. Speakers yesterday included John A. Savage, Southern Meth odist University; John P. Barron and W. D. Jordan of Dallas Power and Light Co. and Arthur Koberl- ing. Supervisory Head Moved to Dallas Pierce Wood, representing the supervisor development program of the Engineei’ing Extension Ser vice of the A&M System, haS been assigned to serve in the Dallas area as a permanent resident instruc tor, effective Monday, QUEEN COTTON—Miss Carlene Johnson, junior at the University of Texas, was crowned Friday night in Sbisa Hall by King Cotton John Beaty, senior agronomy major from Commanche.
