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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1957)
THE Number 27-3: Volume 55 18,440 READERS ATTALION 17 Days Until Pinal Review COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1957 Price Five Cents Reserve ting, Integration Killed CONTINUOUS FLOW of Aggies flocked to the voting machines in the MSC to reject integration and reserved seats, balloting the second largest turn-out for voting in A&lVTs recent election history. Students ‘In the Dark’ On New Insurance Plan By JERRY HAYNES Calendar Dates Announced For 1957-58 Year Choice All - College Calen dar dates were selected at the May 1 meeting of the Calen dar Committee, reported C. G. (Spike) White, director of recreation and entertainment. Approximately 20 students re presenting the various campus organizations were present at the meeting to place their meetings on preferred dates. Dates chosen were May 17, Senior Ring Dance and Banquet; March 15, Military Ball and Spring Military Day; March 22, Civilian Student Weekend; March 14, Com bat Ball; November 8, Air Force Ball; November 9, Fall Military Day; March 29, Junior Prom and Banquet; April 11, Cotton Page ant and Ball; April 19, Sophomore Ball; March 1, Freshman Ball; October 20 and November 27, All- College Dance; February 15, Band Dance; April 20, Ross Volunteers Ball and April 12, ITillel Ball. May 9, Cattlemen’s Ball and Awards Banquet; December 11.-14, Student Conference on National Affairs TIT; March 14, Intercollegi ate Talent Show; October 11 and 25, March 14, May 9 and Novem ber 8, Rue Pinalle; November 9, Midnight in New Orleans; May 7, Hillel Banquet; October 12, Me morial Student Center After Game Dance; May 1-3, National Inter collegiate Rodeo Association Rodeo; October 14, Saddle and Sir loin Fall Barbecue; May 2, Saddle and Sirloin Freshman - Sophomore Judging Contest; May 10, Little Southwestern Livestock Show; March 23, Radio Club Hamfest and November 5, Ross Volunteers Initiation Banquet. 40 Attend Course For Scoutmasters About 40 people attended the first study period of the 28th an nual Boy Scout Leadership Train ing Course held in the Biological Science Lecture Room last Friday. Purpose of the study periods is to train scouting’ leaders and ac quaint them with common prob lems and duties of scouting. These completing the course will receive a scoutmaster’s certificate and be come eligible to lead a scout troop. Two more sessions will be held to complete the program; the next meeting is Friday night’ also in the Biology Lecture Room. Members can continue to enroll through the second session by tak ing a makeup session, according to Daniel Russell, one of the program leaders. Recently the Student Senate chose a non-compulsory student in surance policy, about which the students of the college know very little. In a cross section of the students, in which 18 were asked whether they, planned to take the insurance, the results were far from satisfac tory. Many Aggies knew very little about the policy, and many thought it was the same one the Senate discussed last fall. The recently adopted policy, which is being covered by Lloyd’s of London, is first of all NON- COMPULSORY. In case of death or loss of a limb, the policy will pay the policyholder $1,000. Medical reimbursement will cover as much as $1,000. It will cover the entire expense of an ac cident. If a student is injured on the campus, his college medical fee will cover the expense. If, how ever, the expense is beyond that allowed by the medical fee, the policy will,cover it. This policy will also cover any injuries received while participat ing in intramurals, blit not those received in intercollegiate athletic contests. Coverage for the policy will apply while going to and from col lege, while at college and during the summer. Lloyds of London’s policy would not conflict with any private in surance policy held by any in dividual. Over half the students asked about the policy did not want to Cattlemen Banquet Set Tomorrow Nite The Saddle and Sirloin Club Awards Banquet is scheduled for tomorrow night at Maggie Par ker’s Dining Room at 6:30. Following the banquet the Cat tlemen’s Ball will be held in the American Legion Hall, with Dwight Allen’s “High Five” pro viding the music. Main feature of the banquet will be the presentation of awards to judging team members, outstand ing students in animal husbandry and the year’s club officers. take it. Many of their reasons stemmed from the fact that they were' ignorant of the policy’s com ponents. A minimum of 2,250 persons will have to participate, said Jim Baytes of B a y t e s Insurance Agency, underwriters of Lloyds of London, or the policy will not go into effect. At a yearly cost of $3.15, the policy will cover wives of students and professors, but not children. This is a very broad policy in coverage with very few exceptions, said Baytes. Arch, Exhibits Moved From MSC Art exhibits currently on dis play in the Memorial Student Cen ter will be moved to the Architec ture Division Area on the fourth floor of the Academic Building Friday in preparation for the Par ent’s Day display. The display was prepared chief ly to show work of the first, sec ond and third year architecture students, though some fourth and fifth year "work will be displayed to show more advanced work. The Parent’s Day Exhibit will be open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Weather Today CLOUDY Maximum temperature for yes terday was 80, with a minimum of 68 this morning. Mostly cloudy with few scattered showers is to day’s forecast. Temperature read ing at 10:30 was 69. Banquet Tickets Sale Ends Tonite Tickets for the Senior Ban quet go off sale tonight, an nounced Durward Thomp son, social secretary of the senior class. Anyone who still needs tickets is advised to con tact his dorm representative immediately. Banquet tickets sell for $1.50. Ring Dance tickets which cost $2.00 per couple will go off sale Tuesday. A limited number of these ducats and the $2.75 picture tickets are still available in the Student Activities office. GEORGE P. MeKNIGHT AND BILL LOFLAND (left to right) tinker on a stripped T-6 which is to be displayed Parents’ Weekend. Avant, Lihhy Win Positions As Students Vote Heavily — : A&M Mothers Set Meeting Aggie Mothers will meet Saturday for their 28th an nual meeting of the Federa tion of Mother’s Clubs of A&M to elect new officers and take care of any business that the Moms might have, according to Mrs. George Peel, third vice-president. Reports and history books from the 48 clubs will be on display during the weekend and newly organized clubs will be recognized and welcomed info the federation. Preceding the regular meet ing will be a Board meeting Friday at 2 p.m. in the MSC. All presidents of the local clubs are urged to be present, Mi’s. Peel said. Convocation Rites Honor Shepardson Former Dean of Agriculture Charles N. Shepardson will be honored at a spring convocation ceremony Monday at 5:10 in the Ballroom of the Memorial Student Center, where his portrait will be unveiled, according to Fritz Lan ders, Chancellor of Texas Alpha Zeta. After the unveiling the portrait will be taken to its permanent home in the Dairy Science Build ing. The unveiling is being: sponsored by the Texas Alpha Chapter of the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta and the Student. Agriculture Council through the School of Agriculture. After the ceremony there will be a barbecue in The Grove at 6 p.m. Corps members may wear class “B” uniforms to the evening bar becue. Aggie voters amassed 2,145 votes, one of the largest in recent election history to reject the Student Senate’s pro posed reserved and mixed seating for Corps and Civilian juniors and seniors. Bill Libby ran away from Baxter E. (Pete) Hogue for Corps representative to the Student Publications Board while John Avant edged out Vannis Redman for Civilian representative to the Board. The question of whether there would be reserved seat ing on Kyle Field next year went down to defeat before a flood of 1,470 votes, with only 546 cast for the question. Mixed seating of Corps and Civilian juniors and seniors also was rejected with 1,446 votes cast against and 472 votes Moon watchers To Observe Comet Tonight Members of the local “Moonwatching” group are bolding an Open House for the general public tonight in Room 310 at the Physics Building to observe the Arend- Roland comet. Four telescopes will be available on the Physics Building roof to observe the path of the comet. Over 1,500 people have scanned the skies from the telescopes pro vided by the moonwatchers this year, according to Jack T. Kent, sponsor of the group. Another open house is planned for Saturday night by the group as their contribution to the annual Open House Day. They will again have their telescopes available to the general public for gazing up into the skies. A practice “fly by” is scheduled for Friday night to test their facilities to spot aircraft. Aircraft from Bryan Air Force Base will fly over the campus at 30,000, 35,000 and 40,000 feet with a light showing. Telescopes manned from atop the Physics Building will be trained toward the sky to try to spot the planes. Purpose of the practice is to prepare for another “fly by” May 17. +for. Libby received 1,189 to 517 votes for Hogue while Avmit polled 920 votes to Redman’s 677. Only one otho^ time in the re cent election history lias there been such a large vote. The largest vote was recorded at the referen dum election this spring on wheth er or not students would accept a compulsory insurance policy rec ommended by the Senate. In that election 2,802 votes . were cast. Ham Sale Starts Little S’Western Annual Little Southwestern' Livestock Exposition’s will begin Saturday morning with the Ham Show in the A&T lecture room, re ported-Kermit Wahrmund, superin tendent of the show. Entered in the show will be 37 hams, from which the top three will be picked by Roy Snyder, Ex tension Meat Specialist. The hams are from hogs selected and killed by the student contestants. They were cut up into wholesale cuts and cured by the students also. Judging for the event will be solely on skill and workmanship of the contestants. After the judging, the hams will be sold to the highest bidder at 8:30 p. m. in the lecture room. Pre-sale receipts are about $2,285, according to James R. Dickey, sale chairman, and sales are expected to reach $300. Auctioneer for the sale will be Walter Britten, of Bry an. Siamese Orphan Former Aggie Adopts Son With his adopted five-year-old, Siamese son toddling- at his side, Ernest Cheek, a 1951 graduate of A&M presently serving with the United States Operation Mission, a foreign branch of ICA, paid one of his few visits to*Aggieland yes terday while on vacation from his foreign post. Cheek, now stationed in Laos, just south of China, adopted the orphan boy last year while serving a six year tour aiding Siamese government paratroopers in Siam. The youth had been under the care of his uncle, Cheek’s employee, who was killed in an automobile accident. Though Cheek is not mari’ied, Siamese law allows single persons to adopt children. After the close family of the child has signed a release, it is taken to a Siamese Court. If the court approves it, the American embassy will approve the adoption. Cheek brought the boy, Daja, to the States to live with his sister, a school teacher in London, Tex., until he has completed his duty in Laos. He plans to remain overseas for another year, after which he will live in Comanche and enter politics “after I get a little more age under my belt.” Daja will be come an American citizen after he has been in this country for three years. Daja, who can speak some Eng lish but won’t do so except in his father’s presence, likes the United States “much better than Thai land. You people over here have many moi’e kinds of candy,” he told his dad. Cheek remarked that as a rule, Siamese people wei’e poor in me chanical ability, but that Daja had more than he’d ever seen in a boy his age. He said the youth had taken apart several mechanical toys, and put them back together again correctly. “Daja will be in the Class of ’74 at A&M,” announced Cheek with a smile. Cheek was in the Class of ’50, but actually graduated in 1951, getting his degree by mail. He ex plained he went to Thailand just after his senior year, and took his final three hours by correspond ence. He majored in history at A&M and was a member of “D” Infantry. While attending school here, he served on The Battalion staff as a reporter for one year. DAJA, ADOPTED SIAMESE SON of former Aggie Er nest Cheek, is shown with his father on their visit to A&M campus. The boy will make his home with Cheek’s sister in London, Tex.