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THE ■■MBapn jaa m | Bk ■ /Vl lALION PLU ¥AC€iNi AVAILABLE Number 24: Volume 57 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1957 Price Five Cents Carey Says Could Oust Union If James IIoffn is elected to fill ousted president Dave Beck’s post as head of the g’iant Teamsters Union at the union’s convention now being held in Miami Beach, Fla., that union will be immediately suspended by the AFL-CIO and probably expelled at the annual convention in early December, James B. Carey, vice president of the AFL-CTO said to a Great Is sues audience in the Memorial Stu dent Center last night. Speaking at the first Great Is sues presentation of this school year, Carey used what he called a “tough-minded realism” to paint a pessimistic future of the nation’s economic future. Pan-Am Croup To Hear Woolkct Dr. J. J. Woolket, head of the Department of Modern Languages, will speak at the first meeting of the Bryan-College Station Pan American Round Table Monday night at 7:30 in the Stephen F. Austin Auditorium. He will speak on the meaning and significance of Columbus Day, Also on the program will be a song by Mrs. Robert B. Kamm. Following the opening program for the fourth year of the round table, a social will be held in the homemaking department of the high school. Special guests for the meeting Will be Hector Marcia Jr., presi dent of the A&M College Pan- American Club; Anastio Herrera, president of the Austin High Pan- (Vmerican Club and members of the Allen Academy Pan-American Club. A special invitation has been ex tended to all A&M Latin American students to attend the meeting by Mrs. Mary Ellon Vincent, director of the Round Table. Other officers for the year are Mrs. C. H. Moore, vice director; Miss Sue Albright, secretary; Miss Sara Wiseman, treasurer; Mrs. S. A. Lynch, reporter; and Mrs. George Goodman, historian. Flu Vaccine Here Today: $1 per Dose Anti-flu vaccine became available to students today at the hospital for the usual $1 per dose fee. The hospital at present has approximately 700 doses on hand, but expects to receive more in the immediate future, according to Dr. Charles Ly ons, medical director. Dr. Lyons pointed out that most students who had the flu have temporary immunity or as much as afforded by the vaccine which is about 70 per cent effective. Dr. Lyons has asked that students desiring the shots come in the front door of the old part of the hospital be tween 8 and 5. “We see a new type of unionism coming soon, though,” said Carey, who is also president of the Inter national Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. “The demo cratic labor movement will purge itself of racketeering and gangster elements as finally and as furiously as it rid itself of the Communists just seven years ago.” Departing from his prepared text, Carey told the large audience that he expected to see the AFL- CIO expel erring unions them- sel ves, but also try to help the in dividual members of the unions form better organizations. He pointed out that there are over (15,000 labor leaders in the country who are honest and not ashamed to be connected with labor. “With automation of factories depriving more workers of their jobs all the time I don’t see how we can at present call the labor system in the U. S. ‘normal’ ”, he said. “But our aim is still, as al ways, full employment and con stantly increasing standard of liv ing for all Americans.” Polls Wins 2nd Place Dairy Honors Joel Potts, freshman flori culture major from Bryan, placed second in individual judging in the National Dairy Judging Congi’ess at Water loo, Iowa, Monday. The Brazos County team, of which Potts was a member, placed tenth in the nation, competing against 4-H and FFA teams from every state in the United States. The team placed first in the 4-H Roundup Dairy Judging Contest held on the A&M Col lege campus this summer and represented Texas at the con gress. Other members of the team are Charles Nichols, Joe Dan iel Novosad, and Henry Brew er. Coach for the team was Brazos County Agent Wallace Kimbrough. Potts is the son of Assistant Dean R. C. Potts, assistant dean of agriculture. World Series TV Planned for MSC Three television sets are in the Memorial Student Center for student to watch the World Series. Thursday, the sets will be located in the Social Room, the Fountain Room and the Game Room. There will be no game Fri day. Saturday, Sunday, and Mon* day the sets will be located in the Ball Room, the Game Room, and the Fountain Room. In the event the series con tinues through Tuesday and Wednesday, the same schedule as for Thursday will be follow ed. Baltiilion Staff Photo by Kaoul P.otli gtie Lillie Air Fiorce Readies Papers For Sinn ing gfaMK i i try Congressman 01 in Teague last night termed Air Force ■ I plans to close Bryan Air Force Base “as good as signed.” ™ Teague, still in Washington, D.C., said in a telephone conversation he had talked to Air Force officials yesterday and they gave him little hope of changing plans. The Congressman said he had checked some figures on which the Air Force claims it based its decision and definite ly found some “discrepancies.” Teague earlier had indicated that two sets of Air Force figures on money needed to place BAFB in condition had been found in his research on the problem. One set showed $30 million needed while another showed only $8 million. +~~ Kiwanis Club Fetes Kids On 6 Their’ Day College Station Kiwanis Club members hosted their annual “Kid Day” for boys and girls of this community with an outing at Bry an Air Force Base last Saturday. About 140 boys and girls from A&M Consolidated' 1 and Lincoln Junior and Senior High Schools were among the 475 pupils from College Station and Bryan schools who were conducted on the special tour of the base in observance of National Kids Day. Leslie Palmer (7th grade), of 201 Highland, and Janelle Yeager, (8th grade) 'of 00G Montlclair, both pupils at A&M Consolidated, were chosen as Honorary Base Commander and Honorary Execu tive Officer respectively and were presented with appropriate certi ficates, reported Jim Baty, chair man of the boys and girls com mittee. “After being greeted by the ‘other’ Base Commander, Col. James A. Gunn III, in the gym- IVilmf men Needed For II. oV IT. Game Campus Security said yesterday they will need about 40 student patrolmen to handle parking at the Houston-A&M football game Oct. 12. Students interested should con tact Fred Hickman, Chief of Cam pus Security, at the Campus Se curity Office, YMCA Ground Floor. nasium, small gmups of children were escorted by the BAFB cadets on a tour of inspection of a jet trainer, a medium bomber and other plans. The kids also saw a jet performance and an Air Force movie. Finally, they were treated to ice cream and cold drinks by the Kiwanis Clubs of College Sta tion arid Bryan,” said Baty. The club, at its weekly luncheon yesterday, observed National News paper Week with a talk by Otis Miller of the A&M Journalism De partment on “The Early History of American Journalism”. Tt was announced at the luncheon that Joe Sori’els and K. A. (Cubby) Manning were selected by the club’s board of directors to be delegates to the district convention of the club October 5-8. The Kiwanis Club will sell box lunches at all home football game* played at Texas A&M this year announced Bill Krueger, chairman of the box lunch committee. Money Mad! SCOPTENICE, Poland—OP) — Tadeusz Mitery is under arrest here for deceiving a 23-year-old girl. Police said yesterday he took her walking in a wood, persua ded her to undress, ran off with her clothes, watch and handbag, and sold them. Travis Bryan, Bryan bank er and longtime backer of BA FB, when told of Teague’s findings said he could not be lieve it meant finally that the base would be closed. “When all the facts are in on advantages and facilities of BAFB, they will change their minds,” Bi'yan said. Bryan re-emphasized Teague’s findings of discrepancies. “Figures on cost of putting BAFB into shape must be padded some $22 million,” he said. He said he could not understand Air Force reasoning on plans to close the base. Bryan has better facilities for taking care of a base than some other locations not be ing considered for closing, he ob served. Bryan, Teague and the Chamber of Commerce military affairs com mittee have been studying the problem closely for some months. Teague indicated last night he was leaving Washington today and would arrive in this area sometime this weekend. Many modern cooks like to use converted rice because it is easy to cook and have the grains re main whole and of good firm tex- tm’e. Rice of this sort is treated before milling to improve the nu tritive value. Weather Today Clear to partly cloudy with slow ly rising temperatures and light winds is the fo recast for the local ai’ea, according to the college weather station. At 8 this morning the relative humidity was 74 per cent and the temperature, 09. Yestei day’s high was 81 degrees at 2 p. m., and this morning’s low, 61 degrees at 6:30. Motels Overflow; Ags O u l-of -L u ck “Sorry, we’re all filled up.” is the answer being received by Aggies looking for a place their dates can stay during home football week-ends. The Aggie Auto-Tel w r as the one exception to the rule. They have a few precious cabins left, but not enough to satisfy the Aggie wants. Majority of the motels have been booked since some time in August, many before that. One irate motel manager, asked if he would expand to meet the growing demand, snapped, “Expand for only four days a year, it’s not worth it. 1 ” Some Students To Get Refund O f Tuition Fee A limited number of stu dents may be eligible for re fund of the added $25 per semester tuition fee put into effect this fall, according to Dean W. H. Delaplane, Chairman of the Faculty Scholarships Com mittee. The Scholarships Committee has been delegated tw the college to determine such refunds as are per mitted under terms of the legisla tive bill which increased tuition at all state supported schools. The bill permits only a limited number of refunds and only to students who can show that the added tuition has created a ser ious financial hardship for them. Other requirements for tuition refund are: A student must have been in attendance at A&M for at least one semester; a minimum grade point average of 1.00 on all work taken at this college; appli cations must be filed with the Secretary, Faculty Scholarships committee, office of the Registrar, on or before October 15 for the fall semester, and March 15 for the spring semester. Application forms are now available in the Registrar’s Of fice. Rev' Wins Huge Following Following In Her Steps Reveille IT, pride of modern Aggielaml, stands in the shad ow of a memorial to Reveille I, mascot of * Old Army daj s, at the main gate to Kyle Field. By RONALD EASLEY Aggie sph'it takes life at each football game halftime when a 50-pound, brown and white shepherd dog romps back and forth through the 240-piece band captivating thousands of fans. The story of this loveable Aggie mascot, Reveille IT, and her earlier counterpart, Reveille I, begins 26 years ago when a group of Aggies returning to A&M from Houston in an automobile ran over a little mongrel pup near Navasota. They picked up the yelping, injured pup and brought her to Colleg’e Station and began one of the greatest traditions in the history of a tradition- rich school. The next morning the dog began barking at the sound of reveille and was immediately dubbed “Reveille.” For 33 years the little dog endeared herself to thousands of Aggies’ heai’ts as the school’s official mascot. In January, 1944 Reveille I died and was buried with full military honors. A memorial in her honor was erected at the north entrance of Kyle Field. Two dogs, “Rusty” and “Spot” 1 were then taken in as the unofficial mascots of the school, but never regained the prominence of Reveille I. In an election in the fall of 1951 the students expressed a desire for another mascot. Their wish was granted in January of 1952, when the late Arthur Weinert, ’00, donated a three- month-old Shetland shepherd pup to the school. Reveille IT began living with sophomore Sam Netterville in “A” Quartermaster, and she has lived with the Quartermaster Corps ever since. This year she is living with sophomores Doyle Krauss and George Ohlendorf in Dorm 3. Krauss and Ohlendorf have complete charge of caring for “Rev,” including feeding her. Reveille eats two cans of dog food a day, but usually turns up her nose at the dining hall food, says Ohlendorf. She marched in all formations to chow. Without fail Reveille is up front at The Grove yell practice barking- at the top of her voice with the Aggies. Like all Aggies she is inspired and “wildcats”, in her own doglike way, at the first strains of “The Aggie War Hymn.” On Corps trips “Rev” is usually cared for by a member of the band. She guards with jealous pride .the position of the famed A&M band on the field at halftime, chasing all those who would even dare to tread the sidelines. But she has never bitten anyone. As long as there is a Texas A&M there will be a Reveille symbolizing the intense love of all Aggies for their school. Future FFA Sweetheart Consolidated High FFA Sweetheart candidates are (1. to r.) Ann Cleland, Nancy Ray, Pat Jackson and Sue Ross. ’ The winner will be selected in an election Oct. 11. CMS Girls Tangle In Sweetheart Tilt Four contestants for Consolidat ed High School Future Farmers of America Sweetheart began cam paigning this week in a race which ends with the selection of the win ner on Friday, Oct. 11. This year the entire student body will decide between Ann Cle land, senior candidate; Patricia Jackson, junior; Nancy Ray, soph omore and Sue Ross, freshman. In the past only the FFA chanter vot ed o)i their sweetheart, but it was decided to give all students a part in her selection this year since she is to represent the whole school. Each contestant selected a cam paign manager and campaigning began Monday. The winner will compete in the District I contest at the Sweetheart Banquet next Apiil in Lexington. If the CHS candidate wins the district contest, she will vie for Area Ill sweetheart at a meeting next May at Blinn College. Area sweetheart will then be entered in the state contest at the State FFA Convention in San Antonio next July. Miss Jackson and Miss Ross have other interests in the FFA besides competing for sweetheart. Miss Jackson’s father has served as a vocational agriculture teacher in the past and is now a member of the A&M Agricultural Education Department. Miss Ross’ brother, Bobby, is a third year vocational agriculture student and is secretary of the FFA Chapter. Canterbury Plans Program On FBI Arthur Carter, a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and a resident member of the FBI, will speak on “FBI and Its Work” at the meeting of the Canterbury As sociation at 7:15 p.m.