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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
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ig of Sunday school
II be held at 7 p.m.
ior choir x’ehearses at
enior choir at 8.
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•, followed by Rosary
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Meets Tonight
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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
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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.”
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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
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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.
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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.
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Editor Not Censured
Publications Board
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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
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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.