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idents. ms 5 tonight at the YMCA. for this year will be f the New Testament, ets for practice at 7:30 church. BAPTIST CHURCH ting of the adult choir at 6:$,0 tonight at the I Baptist Aggies who are invited to join. .UTHERAN CHURCH jrship will be conducted evening. UNITED CHURCH >F CHRIST ig of Sunday school II be held at 7 p.m. ior choir x’ehearses at enior choir at 8. 1 CATHOLIC CHAPEL * be celebrated at 5:15 •, followed by Rosary don at 7:15. * mE BATTALION CiVBfiian Council Meets Tonight COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1957 Price Five Cents 'US Ag Attitudes Mixed In Integration Poll ■ l;- m mal Visual Care N OPTICAL CLINIC s examined ses prescribed tact lens fitted mith and Staff ptometrists enient Terms 105 N. Main r HATTERS Bryan, Texas t! H An opinion poll aimed at the Little Rock integration contro- Hersy and a question on supposed intergration at A&M brought var ied opinions and mixed emotions from students yesterday. J Disfavor of physical violence in A rkansas, beliefs that Gov. Orval Faubus bad acted in the wrong manner and a general “thumbs down” on the A&M integration question dominated students’ opin ions, I “How can the government expect io make integration work if the churches can’t?” was one inter- rogative fired back to the ques tioning reporter conducting the poll. [ The majority of students ques tioned on A&M integration ex pressed hope that it would never happen. “If A&M is integrated, I would j stay but I wouldn’t be happy,” re- | marked Buddy Bradford, B Infan- I try freshman. He said he was def- linitely against integration but be ll ieved it had to happen sooner or | later. Edward Holbein, B AAA, said he ■ was for segregation, but felt Gov. | Faubus bad resisted in the wi’ong Iway. “Since I have been here three I yeai-s and am a graduating sen- | ior, I could not quit if A&M was I integrated. But if I was a fresh- P man, I certainly would,” he add- K ed stoutly. Robei’t Mahon, civilian student IVo Mail Boxes Available At • Either Station from Beaumont, said he was not in favor of integration here. “In tegration should be the student^’ choice,” he said. But some students looked on the brighter side. “Integration won’t make any difference to me,” said Willis Henderson, civilian .from Evant. His opinion on the Little Rock fracus was that it had been undertaken in the wrong way, and that physical violence displayed by students there and their families was a sign of immaturity. John Chamberlain, A FA junior from. San Antonio, indicated he would be for an integration move. “I would accept Negroes as mem bers of the Corps,” he said, “but I would not want to room with them. I would expect the author ities to place two Negroes in the same room, not separated.” n i Numerous Aggies Troop Homeward Fin at A&M appears to have reached its climax at about 1,800 as the number of students reporting to the hospital for treatment decreased yesterday, Dr. Charles Lyons, hospital supervisor said this morning-. Some 400 Aggies massed into the hospital waiting room yesterday for the usual temperature check and a bed if their condition warranted it. However, many men who recently were released from the hospital and sent to the dormitories to rest have left for their homes. Dr. Lyons said. Many of the men could not be adequately cared for al though company commanders had organized supplies and meals for them. According to a dining hall spokesman, over ^ 1,000 meals are being taken to men in the dorms at each meal Cites Ags For ffttll i you want | cest grades of | . And it’s alt I acco * i/vant -v ;xclusivefy fop it really does ! u want liveliest taste Jtte! < or familiar pack No more mail boxes are avail able for students at the main post office at North Gate or at the MSC station, according to Homer Adams, local postmaster. Students with boxes are being allowed to share theirs with some one else, Adams said. Only after all of the 5,569 boxes at the two stations had been rented were stu dents allowed to double up, he said. The same crowded mail box sit uation occurred last year, Adams said, and students were forced to double up. Adams urged students to notify pai’ents of their new box numbers; during the first few weeks of school, post office workers are faced with about 2,000 letters sent to the wrong addi-ess. Directory Price Upped to $1; Printing Slated Price tag on the 1957-58 Student Directory went up to $1 per copy in action taken this week by the Student Publications Board. For the past several years the price has been 75 cents. The Board, which has the re sponsibility for setting all rates and prices for Student Publications, noted that last year’s directory showed a loss of $472.84 and that the deficit for the year before was $97.59. Such a deficit must be made up by the newspaper, yearbook and the four magazines. Although advertising in the di rectory has increased, the book has become larger because of larger enrollments and printing costs have gone up. Work on the new directory will begin in earnest next week when a battery of typists move into the Housing Office to transcribe the information on students from the Housing Office card file. Workers have asked that organi zation commanders and house masters make certain that the Housing Office has a copy of the latest roster of dorm assignments so that room changes can be noted. The directory is expected to be on sale at the Office of Student Publications and the Memorial Stu dent Center early in November. ilj )7 4i —Battalion Staff Photo Dinner Is Served-—In the Dorm, That Is About 1,000 Aggies have been fed in the dorms this week, due to the flu outbreak which has confined almost a third of the Corps to their rooms. On Zachry Story Editor Not Censured Publications Board 'Ail ‘ i k 1 ■. m mmmmm lliamsburg ia and he U.S.A. iple are it Parade Student Publications Board mem bers reported today they un animously voted not to censure the Battalion editor for publishing a Sept. 17 news story headed “Zachry’s ‘No’ Vote Keeps Corps Optional.” In a formal report to President M. T. Harrington, the board in dicated that “the editor did not violate good newspaper practices or the fundamental ethics of journalism and that his decision to publish the article—a matter of judgment—does not require cen sure.” However, the board did report that it “judged that the editor . . . would have been more courteous if he had communicated with Mr. H. B. Zachry before publishing the story.” They further stated that “the decision to publish the article with out having done so (consulting Zachry), howevei’, was rightfully the editor’s and, though perhaps questionable, does not deserve cen sure.” The board stressed that they “acted on the belief that a news paper has an obligation to inform its readers of matters of vital importance to them.” In making the decision the board said it “reaffirmed its adherence to Aggie Hurling Ace Jimmy Wright, 175-pound senior quarterback and two- year letterman from Edinburg will direct the Aggie offense against Tech Saturday night. He completed longest pass of the Maryland game—a 31-yarder to Bobby Joe Conrad. Nominations Open For Civilian Board New candidate applications for representatives to the Civilian Student Council were received yes terday—one day before the voters go to the polls. Project housing and the junior class have each only one candidate. Billy A. Sprayberry will run for the Project House and Lester Berry will be the lone applicant from the junior class. The senior and sophomore clas ses will each have two choices to pick from. Senior candidates are Jarrell D. Pruitt and Robert L. Mc- Guill. Fred Pendleton and Leon ard Shoemaker will run for the po sition for the sophomore class. There are no candidates from the day students. the Code of Newspaper Ethics as adopted by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. . .” The report disclosed that the board considered two questions which they felt were pertinent to the issue. The questions were “(1) whether in publishing the story the editor . . . violated good newspaper prac tices or the fundamental ethics of journalism and (2) whether his judgment in publishing the article was such as to requite censure.” The boai’d pointed out that the Battalion editors decision was made only after consultation with his staff. In concluding the report to Har rington the board stressed the fol lowing: The board concluded “that the Director of Student Publications should continue to advise with the editors of all student publications in an effort to make each editor fully aware of the seriousness of the decisions he may have to make for his publication. “Each editor should again be re minded that in selecting or reject ing material for publication he has a deep responsibility to his own personal integrity, to Texas A&M College, to the people of the State of Texas and to the profession of journalism—a responsibility that he should never forget. “Finally, the Board believes that by holding the editors to a high sense of obligation while giving them full responsibility for their decisions, the A&M College of Tex as can continue to maintain a pro- gi'am of student publications that is the best in Texas and one of the best in the nation. “The A&M College has an ex ceptionally good program now, and the Board hopes to maintain it so.” Help At Wreck Shortly after the Cotton Bowl victory Saturday, a small group of Aggies dis played the stuff they are fa mous for before the eyes of a host of Dallas citizens on a crowd ed expressway. According to a letter sent to President M. T. Harrington by Roy C. Garrett of Dallas, four cars were involved in a collision on Central Expressway at 6:30 p.m. as the weary football crowd slow ly wound its way homeward. The crack-up blocked two of the thi’ee expressway lanes, adding to the confusion already existing be cause of pouring rain and an end less stream of traffic. Amid pimlonged honking and the hissing of tires on wet pavement, four or five Aggies, “realizing the seriousness of the situation and seeing that no policemen were present, got out in the rain and began directing traffic around the wrecked cars,” reported Garrett in his letter. “The prompt and decisive action of these Aggies not only aided in keeping traffic moving, but per haps prevented other accidents from occurring. I personally feel lhat these young men are to be highly commended for their ef forts,” he added. Garrett was unable to secure the names of the Aggies, but guessed “they were probably sophomores or juniors.” Band Performance At Tech Cancelled Effects of the flu that has swept the campus since Friday is being felt as far away as Lubbock. The Texas Aggie Band, schedul ed to perform at the half-time of the A&M-Texas Tech game this Saturday, has canceled train reser vations due to 102 of the bands men confined to their beds by the flu. “We would be unable to work a drill routine in the short time re maining, even if no one else be came ill,” said Lt. Col. E. V. Ad ams, band director. “Wd had 82 members ill on Monday and the number had grown to 102 by Wed nesday, although 25 of the Mon day group had already recovered”, he added. formation. The Houaing office w a a swamped with telegrams and men last night as they received over 125 telegrams from parents who either gave their sons per mission to come home or asked about their health. One man showed up at the East Gate last night with foot locker, duffel bag and hitch-hike bag. When asked by Campus Security patrolmen whether he was leaving school for good, the former Aggie replied “I’m joining the army.” For men who are recovering from a bout with the flu, Dr. Lyons advises a two or three days’ rest after the “acute phase” of the flu is past. Going back to class too soon may cause a relapse and these men might still spread the sickness. It is extremely unwise, say Dr. Lyons, for men who have been sick to attempt to attend the foot ball game this weekend. They should stay away from crowds and avoid excitement. According to the state epidemi ologist, Dr. J. E. Peavy, the rest of the week should show a decline of cases throughout the state. How- evei’, with most of the flu cases earlier this week confined to mem bers of the Corps, now some Civilian students are turning out with the flu. Still little or no vaccine is available at present, but the hos pital expects a supply soon. Dulles Draws Blank From K ey Co u n tries WASHINGTON i (/P) Secre- Ike Plans Meet With Governors SEA ISLAND, Ga., LT’) — President Eisenhower agreed today to meet with a commit tee of Southern governors probably early next week, to discuss possible withdrawal of fed eral troops from Little Rock, Ark. Announcing that arrangements for such a meeting had been made tary of State Dulles apparently with the White House, Gov. Frank Senior, Wife Hurt In Car Accident Hugh Wharton, senior business administration major from San Antonio, and his wife, were both injured early Monday morning when their car skidded off the road and into a culvert. Evidently; Mrs. Wharton was driving the car in the vicinity of Calvert. As she approached a curve the car hit a patch of water on the road and went out of con trol and careened over the edge of the road into a deep culvert. They were taken to the Bryan Hospital, Wharton with a concus sion and his wife with facial cuts and shock. Weather Today Local residents can look for cloudy skies with occasional rain to continue through the weekend, according to the college weather station. A low pressure area centered in the northwest Gulf of Mexico is still the dominant weather factor for this area. However its north! easterly movement during the day should give some improvement in the weather over Texas. Total rainfall during the 24- hour period ending at 8 this morn ing was 1.91 inches with the re lative humidity recorded at that time as 97%. Yesterday’s maximum tempera ture of 66 degrees came at 3 p. m. This morning’s low—at 6:30—was 61 degrees. faces opposition from several key countries to his plea that the Uni ted Nations discuss Soviet arms shipments to the Middle East. Italy, Japan, Greece and Saudi Arabia have made it clear within the past few days they believe backstage diplomacy rather than public debate would be more ef fective in easing tensions, Dulles, reportedly undisturbed by their attitude, was described as confident of enough support from other countries to put across his proposal. Britain and the commonwealth countries along with many Latin American nations are -reported ready to back any American move to focus world attention on the dangers of Soviet propaganda and arms deliveries. Crown Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia is reported to have made known his government’s opposi tion to such public debate on the Middle East during his call on President Eisenhower Monday. The Saudi Arabian Prime Min ister also is known to have sug gested that as a matter of tactics Dulles soften his outcries about the danger that a Soviet armed Syria poses in the region. Italian Foreign Minister Giu seppe Pella took somewhat the same line in a meeting yesterday with Dulles at the State Depart ment. Clement of Tennessee said a com mittee of five chosen by the South ern Governors Conference “will be willing to talk about anything the President indicates he wants to discuss.” But Clement made it plain, in speaking to reporters, that the governors will be seeking primari ly to work out some arrangement with Eisenhower to remove U. S. troops which have conducted Ne gro students into Little Rock’s previously all white Central High School. Clement, a member of the com mittee, said that regardless of their views on segregation the governors are “gravely concerned” about Eisenhower’s action in fed eralizing the Arkansas National Guard and then sending in para troopers. Previously the governors had adopted by an 11 to 1 vote a reso lution setting up the five member committee and urging “the with drawal of federal troops from Arkansas at the earliest possible moment.” Gov. Luther Hodges of North Carolina, retiring chairman of the conference, was named to head the group. Director Meeting Set The board of directors of the A&M College System will meet tomorrow at 9 a.m. on the cam pus.