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™ BATTALION Number 1 Volume 57 Off the Cuff- What Goes On Here Robert B. Kamm, dean of Student Personnel Services and the Basic Bivisipn, leaves Saturday for Florida State University, in Gainesville, to give a series of lectures at a personnel services workshop. He is presently serving as president of the American Col leges Personnel Association. ^ ★ A note from the Houston Aggie Dingbat on Aggie recruiting . . . “If you have a good prospect, just send his name and data up to Coach Paul Bryant and let him do the contact work. Lavish entertain ment, which can be as much as a hamburger, could get us right back in the doghouse again. So let’s be careful in any dealings with prospective Aggie Athletes.” V ★ ★ ★ And still another note from the Dingbat. . . . “The Office of the Commandant at A&M has asked that Aggie Ex’s donate your old green blouses and pink slacks to the Cadet Corps so that our distinc tive uniform can be retained. The f Air Force will furnish only blue uniforms from now on, so unless we can come \ip with enough of the greens the Corps will be wearing 1 both blues and greens.” Anybody for hand-me-downs? ★ ★ ★ The following item was clipped from the Dal-Aggie, the official weekly publication of the Dallas A&M Club. Their reaction to A&M’s being lifted from the NCAA probation was “we stared in dis belief, as a child stares at his first full size bicycle under the Christ mas tree, for it is more than we could imagine to be free and un tainted in our athletic programs at Aggieland.” It’s not so hard to take! COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, June 13, 1957 Price Five, Cents 4-H Round tip Closes Tod Delegates THIS IS ONLY A SMALL part of the 2,000 4-H Clubbers gathered here on the campus this week. It seemed as if most of the others were either in the MSC or walking around the streets. Milk Industry Leader Says Problem Lies in Marketing Shrode Tells Kiwanis How NIRA Started Bob Shrode told the College Station Kiwanis Club Tuesday about the National Intercol legiate Rodeo Association and how it was started at A&M. He showed the members of the luncheon club films taken of ro deos at several schools in the southern district of the associa tion. Vickie Blankenship, one of the high school biology students at tending summer school here, spoke to the group and told them about the program that enables outstand ing high school students to receive advanced training in several col leges in the Southwest. Under the direction of Tony Sorenson, the group sang several songs. » . , . The solution to the nation’s “sur plus” milk problem lies in maidcet- ing our abundance rather than in limiting our production, a milk in dustry leader recently said. The spokesman, C. Raymond Brock of New Haven, Conn., presi dent of the Milk Industry Founda tion (an international. association of fluid milk processors and dis tributors) came but against pro posals to place quotas upon the amounts of milk that dairy farm ers may be allowed to produce. He pointed out that our present excess of milk production over milk con sumption would be eliminated if each person in the United States could be encouraged to increase his milk use by only two ounces per day, on the average. Mr. Brock spoke at a special “milk industry” luncheon meeting of the New Haven Kiwanis, at which members of the Board of Directors of the Milk Industry Foundation were the guests of honor. The Board is holding its annual spring meeting this week at Pine Orchard, Conn. “Like some other foods, the U. S. production of milk has, in re cent years, exceeded the nation’s consumption of milk apd dairy pro ducts,” he said. “Thus, we are said to have over-production of milk. Consequently, we have heard in recent months of proposals for limiting production, for placing quotas on the amounts of milk that farmers may be allowed to produce; just as quotas have been placed upon tobacco, wheat, and cotton. Local Trio Give Recital In MSC “But, I say to you, the solution of the problems does not lie in artificial limitation of production; nor in having the goveimment raise prices to artificially high levels, at the taxpayers’ expense. “The solution lies, instead, in en couraging the efficient dairy farm ers to do an even more efficent job of producing milk at the low est possible cost, but with a rea sonable return for their investment in land, buildings, equipment and labor. And the second part of the solution lies in marketing this abundance, rather than in eurtail- ng the supply. For the sad fact is, despite America’s prosperity and unprecedented level of living, one- fourth to one-third of our people still have inadequate diets. And the deficiencies in their diets can be made up, to a large extent, by a gi’eater consumption of milk and dairy products.” Mrs. .Too Barron, Miss Anita Mowery, and Charles Mitchell are giving a recital Sunday June 17, at 3 p. m. in the Memorial student Center. Mrs. Barron, music graduate of Texas State College for Women, is a voice teacher in Bryan. She has sung leads in many A&M operettas and is now assistant di rector of operettas. Anita, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Mowery of GOG Fairview, is Local Lions Hear Dewey On Legislature Brownrigg Dewey, repre sentative to the state Legisla ture from Brazos County, spoke to the College Station Lions Club Monday about the accomplishments of this year’s House. Carl Lyman presided at the weekly luncheon meeting and in troduced Dewey to the group. The representative then told the group what he considered to be the ma jor achievements made by the House of Representatives and the State Senate. Dewey said he believed the pay raise for teachers was the most important item passed by the leg islature and he considered the re organization of the State Insurance Board next in importance. He went on to explain some thing about the new workmen’s compensation bill and told the group the weekly allotment was raised from $25 to $35 per week. Dewey said that, of the 1,442 bills presented before the legisla ture, 51G were passed and there were 68 proposed constitutional amendments. Dr. Don Davis gave a 1’eport of the light bulb sale put on by the local club and said the group sold almost 90 bags over their quota. On June 24, the group plans a ladies night and smorgasbord. 2,000 A ttend Annual Meeting Today two thousand 4-TT delegates, contestants and vis itors, who attended the annual Texas 4-H Roundup here, leave their meetings and head for home. The grand opening for this year’s Roundup was held at 8 p. m. in the G. Rollie White Coliseum launching the “People- to-People Partnership” program throughout 4-H Club work in Texas. A film featuring President Eisenhower’s related mes sage was a highlight of the evening program, and the key note speech was presented by director G. G. Gibson. The evening continued with the State Share-the-Fun Festival, presented under the direction of Lucille Moore, extension ♦■recreation specialist. Closing the program, was the accompanist for the A&M Con solidated Choir. She studies piano under Mrs. J. B. Baty of College Station. In 1956 she won a first place medal, a cash award, and an honorable mention medal. “For the past four years I’ve played in the National Guild of Piano Teachei’s. Each year I’ve won a National Superior rating,” partment. said the 14 year-old piano player. She has studied music for nine years. Charles Mitchell, a Graceland College graduate fi’om Iowa, has sung in some of A&M’s Operettas. He has one of the leads in this summer’s production of “Smoky Mountain.” Mrs. Barron will open the pro gram with the selections “When I Have Sung My Songs” by Charles, “Zegeuner” by Coward and “A Little Bit of Heaven” by Ball. Anita will perform next with her selections of “Etude opus 10 Number 12” by Chopin, “Lotus Land” by Scott, “Pinnocchio” by Bellini, and “Fantastic Dance Num ber Three’ by Shostakovitch. Mitchell will follow with “Every body’s Got a Home” by Rogers,^ “Water Boy” by Robinson and “Desert Song” by Romberg. Last of the program will be Mrs. Barren and Mitchell in three duets. They are “They Didn’t Believe Me,” “The Song Is You” by Kerr and “It’s a Grand Night for Singing” by Roger. Scientific Program Conducted Here Outstanding high school biolog ists from various schools of the state are attending A&M for an enrichment program under Dr. C. C. Doak, head of the Biology De- Anita Mowery REV. JAMES ARGUE, the new minister for the A&M Methodist Church, preaches his first sermon this Sunday. It is entitled “The House of Faith.” Reverse Twist LANDER, Wyo. ((A 5 ))—Chasing an officer can be just as costly as when they chase you. James Gazewood was fined $30 for speeding after Patrolman Rex Minshall testified Gazewood fol lowed him at 80 miles an hour while the patrolman was rushing to an emergency. Texas Reserves Begin Training Texas’ only Army Reserve Divis ion, the 90th Infantry, begins two weeks of summer training Satur day. Sponsored by the Fund for the Advancement of Education, the Scientific Enrichment Program will last for five weeks. During that time the 24 students will take two overnight trips. One trip will be to San Antonio and the other to the Galveston, Houston area. While at A&M the students will begin biological projects which will he entered in the National Science Fair next spring. The students will stvidy biological methods in panel discussions under the supervision of Doak and various guest speakers. Lectures, film studies, field trips, and museum visits are all part of the program. Similar programs are being con ducted at other colleges and uni versities in the state. Math pro grams are in progress at Southern Methodist University and Rice In stitute, chemistry at Texas Uni versity and physics at Texas Tech. These programs were established by the Ford Foundation. This is the first year A&M has entered such a program. Twelve selected schools received letters asking for their outstanding biology students. One year of high school biology and an I.Q. of 120 or better was required before a student could become eligible for consideration. Their own teachers made the selection, limiting it to a school wide choice. Houston Pastor Named By CS Methodists Reverend James B. Argue of Houston will take over the pastorate of the A&M Metho dist Church Sunday June 16, relieving Rev. Nolan R. Vance. Rev. Argue was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1921. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. He is a member of Sig ma Nu and Pi Sigma Alpha fra ternities and president of Houston DePauw Alumni Club. His grad uate work was done at Southern Methodist University and the Uni versity of Houston. Rev. Argue entered the Metho dist ministry in 1947 and has serv ed the pastorates of Arcadra, Alta Loma, Tenarha, and Foster Place Methodist Church in Houston. The past five years have been spent at the Foster Place church. The former Ann Bourland of Galveston and Rev. Argue were married in Bryan in 1948. Mrs. Argue was born in Vernon, Texas, and is a graduate of Texas Univer sity. Rev. Argue has two children; James B. Jr. and Marsha Lynn. James Jr. is five years old and Marsha is two. While in college, Rev. Argue let tered in football and was a track trainer. He was also manager of the college radio station. His first sermon in the A&M Methodist Church will be on “The House of Faith.’ a candle lighting service em phasizing the spiritual side of 4-H Club work, or the Heart H”. Developing their “Roundup” theme, “People-to-People Partner ship,” county delegates, adult leaders, and county extension agents exchanged ideas and set up new goals in six different discus sion groups: The role of the 4-H citizen, 4-H in civil defense, 4-H in group action, 4‘-H in agriculture, home economics and related sub jects, improving people to people communications, and fitting 4-H into farm and home development. At the same time, district con testants were engaged in competi tion in 20 contests in various pha ses of agriculture, home econom ics, and related subjects. A reunion tea was held in the Ballroom of the Memorial Stu dent Center. This is also an an nual affair planned for 4-H mem- bei’s and others having pai’ticipa- ted in special activities such as 4-H Junior Leadership Laboratory, Texas 4-H Council, National 4-H Club Camp, Danforth Leadership Camp, and National 4-H Club Con gress. Members of the 4-H Recog nition Committee and extension headquarters staff also attended. An old-fashioned chuckwagon barbecue Wednesday evening, cli maxed the conclave. Because of rain, the barbecue was held under the stadium stands. The barbecue was sponsored by the Texas 4-H Recognition committee. Special en tertainment provided by the cour tesy of the Sears Roebuck Founda tion followed introductions of A&M System personalities and com ments by Chancellor M. T. Har rington. On that date, 4800 Texans com posing the 90th move into Fort Polk, La., where they will train this year. The Division has nearly doubled in size since 1955, the first year it went to camp under its present Commanding General, Brigadier General Earl Rudder. 2500 men at tended summer training that year. Weather Today SHOWERS Widely scattered thundershowers are forecast for this aftexmoon. Yesterday the mercury rose to 93 degi'ees, with the low this morning, 75. At 10:30 a. m. the temperature was back up to 83 degrees. IT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR—tearing down steps that is. This time Mitchell Hall is getting the business. Soon all the residents of Mitchell will need is a new dormitory to sit behind the steps, if new ones are being built. afjssss'*