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CH hi I* nil lan rn-v ied jilt iwaiiMi id 440 RIADiRS Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus Number 57: Volume 57 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1957 LIFT Price Five Cents End of the Line Battalion atari Bnoio Bobby Joe Conrad, followed by John Gil bert, leads the Fightin’ Texas Aggies through long ranks of boot-clad Corps sen iors in pre-game festivities before the Tur key Day clash. This was the last conference game for Conrad and other members of the “Junction Babies”, who helped write history in A&M football annals before falling to graduation. Meanwhile, back at the school— fcnd all that. Hullabalo. I mean, '‘Somewhere the sun is ehining. . . ” And the Sips are all smiles once more. One Ag, returning to the com forts of civilization after “Black Thursday” found the following in scription on the bathroom mirror: Teasips—9 Sharecroppers—7 And all the towels were marked “For Crying.” These people are everywhere. But the cry on the campus this week is similar to the one heard at the Alamo—you know, “Wait ’till San Jacinto”—Everyone i,s saying, “Wait ’till ’Gator Bowl.” Speaking of bowls, the rumor that A&M turned down a bid to the Consolation Bowl to go to Florida is just a rumor. Here’s a twist—a Houston Ag arraigned before that city’s traffic court was asked how he pleaded to a ticket for doing 45 in a 35 zone. “Not guilty,” the Ag said. Nat urally. Wherein, one policeman—with a gun and everything—proceeded to tell the court how “this young hood” was flitting through down town traffic, changing lanes and violating all the rules. Then the judge asked the Ag again “Young hero, what do you say now?” “Well, ,sir,” he said, “I had just come back from school and was going to the hospital to see my girl.” “Where do you go to school?” the judge asked. “Texas A&M,” he said. And then there was laughing. “Son, you boys down there have been having a rough time for the last two weeks. I don’t want to make it any harder. Case dismis sed.” Weather Today Clearing and colder this after noon and tonight, with a low of 40 degrees tonight, is the forecast for the College Station area. Yesterday’s high was 70 degrees at 2 p. m. and this morning’s low, 57 degrees at 3:30. The 8 a. m. relative humidity was 93 per cent #nd the temperature, 59 degrees. By JOHN WARNER Showing they could take defeat in the style of champions, several Aggies praised the University of Texas Longhorns in an opinion poll yesterday and offered varied comments of A&M’s acceptance to play in the Gator Bowl Dec. 28. “Texas wanted to win more than the Aggies did,” said Elbert Smith, sophomore. Ed Cooksie, senior, felt the University -was up for the game more than the Aggies. The Texas line was praised high ly by Roy Skinner, freshman. “Ex cept for Crow our backs couldn’t get through,” he commented. “Also our passes weren’t clicking.” “We were outplayed all the way around,” said Thomas Keever, freshman. “I don’t think we deserve to go to the ‘Gator Bowl. We got that invitation on the reputation Deadline Set For Graduation Gard§ Dec. 4 at 5 p. m. is the deadline for oi’dering mid-semester grad uation announcements according to the Department of Student Activi ties. ' Orders should be placed before this date at the Student Activities office. $105,510 Accepted For Scholarships The System Board of Directors recently accepted $105,527.90 in funds for fellowships, scholarships, grants-in-aid and special gifts for A&M. With the exception of $17,510, this amount will be used for fellow ships, scholarships, or as grants- in-aid for research. Some 57 sources, including form er students, clubs, industries and foundations contributed toward the fellowship and scholarships funds. Teasip Talent At least the Aggies enjoyed something about the Thanks giving game, in the form of outstanding performances by Libby Mullenix and Shirley Snipes, the Texas band’s featured twirlers. Performing during the halftime show, the two twirlers drew much applause from the Aggie section. .Bear’ to Quit A&M. For Alabama Position Aggies Take Defeat With Thumbs High of having been No. 1 in the nation at one time.” Pete Schaar, senior, agreed with him. “We were lucky to get a bowl bid,” he remarked. “But I don’t think we should have accepted.’ The students seemjpd to look at the Gator Bowl as a consolation prize. “I’d rather go to the Sugar Bowl,” said Vernon Yanta, freshman. Senior E. M. Huitt agreed but added, “I’m glad we’re going to the Gator Bowl.” Underneath the gloom came this ray of hope, however. “Wait ’till next year,” Skinner growled, “We’ll beat the hell out of ’em!” igma DeltaChi, ChemicalGroup Plans Forum The Texas Chemical Coun cil and the A&M Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, will co sponsor a chemical forum to night at 7:30 in the lecture room of Nagle Hall. “The objective of the forum,” said Don Burchard, head of the Journalism Department, “will be to provide students with factual in formation of the operation of the Texas Chemical Council.” After a five-minute introduction by modei-ator, W. W. Boddie, public relations director of the Dow Chemical Company Texas Division, the program wil consist of ques tions from the floor. A panel of three men, D. R. Campbell, manager of the Sabine River Works of Dupont; Billon Anderson who ju,st completed a term of service as head of the Na tional Security Council; and Glenn Purcell, plant manager of Shell Chemical Corporation, will answer the questions. The meeting is open to the public with a special invitation to chemi stry and chemical engineering stu dents, Burchard said. Six Juniors Fly To Military Academy Six juniors left this morning in a T-29 for the U. S. Military Aca demy in West Point, N. Y. to at tend the Student Conference on United States Affairs held there and to obseiwe their Corps of cadets. The two delegates from SCONA, which was modeled after SCUSA, are Don Cloud and Ronny Steward. Observing SCUSA will be Bill Meyers and Grady Barr. Corps juniors to observe West Point’s Corps in action are Melbern Glass cock and Randy Curtiss. Accompaning the juniors will be Maj. Charles Taylor and Maj. Kenneth Edwards. They are scheduled to return to the campus Sunday. ParticipantsNamed For Talent Show Winners of the auditions for the 1957 Aggie Talent Show, to be held Dec. 10 in Guion Hall, were announced today by Mike Gill, ATS chairman. Featured on the 10-act show will be Richard Smith, rock and roll singer; Ed Moerbe, juggler; Lane Lynch, baritone; Dave Woodard, magician and di’ummer; John Warner, pianist; James Hickey, ballad singer; John Gear, ventrilo quist; J. D. Nunnelee, dancer; Rich ard Hoff, pantomimist and the Armondo Quiros Latin band. Admission to the performance is free. Special music will be played dur ing intermission. Aggie Wives Set Last Polio Shot The last shot in a series of three polio shots which began last spring will be given Saturday in the Housing Office at College View be tween 1 and 3 p. m. to the families of married students. The Aggie Wives Council is in charge of the project. Dr. C. R. Lyons, A&M medical director, and registered nurses will administer the shots. Cost is $1 per shot. Council Meets To Pick Successor BY GARY ROLLINS Coach Paul Bryant, the football coach with a cure, was released from his contract with Texas A&M to become head coach and athletic director at his alma mater, Alabama Uni versity. This announcement was made yesterday by Dr. M. T. Harrington, president of the college. Bryant’s resignation will become effective January 1, 1958—just three days after A&M meets Tennessee in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. The team wiill begin practice on Dec. 12 for their Gator Bowl appointment. Bryant is presently in Jacksonville, mak ing pre-bowl arrangements. Although his resignation tmd been rumored, the final $d,9o7,UU0 Appropriated For Building A&M has been granted funds for future building and equipment totaling $3,987,000 by the A&M System Board of Directors. This appropriation was part of a $14,344,700 building program ap proved for the two and a half year period beginning Sept. 1, 1958, for the entire system. This is the fii’st quarter of a 10-3^ear building program planned on bonds to be issued next July against income from the University Available Fund and on income from this source above that required for bond retirement. Included in the A&M appropri ation were a utility warehouse and shops, $517,000; water well and equipment, $100,000; plant sciences building, $1,080,000, equipment, $60,000; petroleum engineering building, $850,000, equipment, $100,000; engineering building, $1,- 080,000 equipment, $200,000. In addition to the proposed build ing, the board let contracts under present planned construction. W. C. Hixson Co., Dallas, was awarded contract for laboratory furniture for the new wing of the Chemistry building on a bid of $219,753; W. H. Branson Co., Hous ton, was given the contract for re roofing Deware Field House on a low bid of $11,030 and B-W Con struction Co., Bryan, received the contract for a cold storage room at the foundation seed building for a bid of $8,800. decision to leave A&M was not made until yesterday. With the loss of Bryant, the Athletic Council is confronted with the problem of obtaining a replace ment for the Aggie mentor. Dr. Chris Groneman, chairman, reveal ed that no names have been placed under consideration as yet, but the council will meet tomorrow to con template further action on selec tion of a new coach. “Many names have been tossed into the hat, but we will try to find some outstanding coach be cause we think the players de serve the best coach we can get.” A Houston newspaper reported on authority four “big name” coaches appear receptive to the job. These are Jim Tatum, now at North Carolina, Red Sanders of UCLA, Dal Ward of Colorado and Duffy Daugherty of Michigan State. Tatum and Sanders are ru mored willing to leave their pre sent establishments, but Daugher ty would have to be lured from his job with the Spartans. If the A&M board of directors elects to by-pass a big name, a possible nominee for the job as head coach is Phil Cutchin, prpb- ably the most likely prospect in the assistant coaching ranks at A&M. However, all assistant coaches are in a similar position. Their status in temporarily dependent on Bryant’s desires. All expressed re grets at having to leave A&M, but are willing to make the journey with the former Aggie mentor. One of the undercoaches, Elmer Smith, is reportedly under con sideration for the head coaching position at Arkansas—his home- state—-with the resignation of Jack Mitchell there. The University of Alabama.per sisted in their attempts to acquire (See BRYANT, Page 3) Corps, Civilians Set Honor Code Confab Monday Proponents of the Corps honor code have scheduled a meeting with Civilian Stu dent Councilmen for Monday night to discuss the code. This is the first ,such meeting with Civilians concerning the honor code adopted by Corps seniors Nov. 7. In answer to the question of why the whole student body was not in cluded in the honor code, Corps proponents have said that the Civilian Student Council was in vited to participate in the plan ning last year, yet they never at tended any of the sessions. How ever, Bill Clark, president of the Council last year, said: I received no invitation to work on an honor code; I was not aware that any definite steps had been taken to formulate an honor code until New Student Week this Fall.” The Council has scheduled a special called meeting for Thursday night in the Press Club Library in the YMCA to discuss the code and prepare suggestions and/or recom mendations for the men who will represent them in the joint session Monday night. Lions Club Selling Christmas T rees Christmas trees are now being sold by the College Station Lions Club at the vacant Phillips 66 ser-ir; vice station on Highway 6 near the-/ traffic light at East Gate. Lions are also selling tree stands, lights and all types of Christmas decorations, M. L. (Red) Cashion, > chairman of the sales committee, said. “The trees are very nice this year," Cashion said, “And in ex cellent condition.” Trees of all types are on hand he said. Proceeds from the tree and de coration sales go into a civic fund which the Lions use to help such organizations as the Boy Scouts, Consolidated High School Band and Kerrville Crippled Children’s Camp. A&M Board Names Head For Two Engineering Posts Fred J. Benson was appointed Dean of Engineering and H. D. Bearden named director of the Texas Extension Service last Wed nesday by the board of directors of the A&M System. Both offices became effective last Sunday. Benson succeeds Dr. John C. Calhoun who will be come vice president for engineer ing. Benson, former vice director of the Engineering Experiment Sta tion, joined the A&M System in 1937 as an instructor in engineer ing. He has served as assistant and associate professor, professor, re search engineer and executive of ficers of the Texas Transportation Institute since that time. The new engineering head re ceived his civil engineering B. S. degree from Kansas State Uni versity and his M. S. from A&M. Bearden, former vice director of the Texas Engineering Extension Service, joined the extension ser vice in 1949. Prior to that time he was a member of the Sweetwater High School faculty, San Angelo Junior College and the Lubbock War Training School. He has also served as a member of the State Fred J. Benson Board of Vocational Education. A native of Avery, he received his B.A. degree in 1931 from Texas Technological College and his M. A. from Texas University in 1936. ■.vy. v . g'-masg H. D. Bearden