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Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus
Number 69: Volume 57
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1958
Price Five Cents
Only Holiday Accident
This 1956 Ford, occupied by two Ozona
freshmen returning to school Sunday night,
-Battalion Staff Photo
was the only Aggie vehicle involved in a holi
day accident. Neither of the occupants was
seriously injured when their car skidded out
of control on College Avenue and hit a tree.
Chemistry Building
Getting Huge Annex
By JIlVl CARRELL
A new annex to the Chemistry
Building 1 , raising A&M chemistry
facilities to the equal of any school
in the country, should be completed
by 1 the fall of 1958.
Construction of the million dol-
lar-plus annex is now underway
with hopes for completion set a-
round Aug. 1, 1958.
Workers are laboring night and
day to complete the project, de
layed over two weeks by rains and
a broken water main that filled
the excavation for the foundation
with about 220,000 gallons of wa
ter.
“We think we’ll have equipment
>nd facilities for undergraduates
and graduates that willj be as fine
»s any school in the country,” said
Dr. Arthur F. Isbell, chemistry de
partment assistant professor and
building project chairman said.
The annex will house badly need
ed freshman laboratories and pro
vide space for upperclassmen and
graduates in regular and special
ized laboratories, Isbell said.
The addition to the southeast
corner of the Chemistry Building,
costing some $1,300,000 will con
sist of five levels—a basement and
four floors.
Over 60 new graduate students
can be accomodated in both indi-
vilual and dual labs.
All levels, except the first,
which houses freshman labs, will
be entirely air-conditioned.
One feature of the new annex
is a lab for dangerous high pres
sure research behind protective
barriers. The high pressure cub
icle, adjacent to the basement, will
consist of separate cells for re
actors.
Another feature is the addition
of temperature and humidity con
trol labs, in the basement, which
the college has never had before,
Isbell said.
Also included in the annex base
ment is an electron diffraction lab
and three others completely furn
ished to handle radioactive mater
ials.
Other features of the annex are
the new chemistry library, a sem
inar room for departmental and
special occasions and a completely
furnished glass-blowing room.
Only Accident
Over Holidays
In jures Two
Aggies fared well over the
holidays with regard to auto
mobile accidents. The only
mishap reported to college of
ficials occurred Sunday night
on College Avenue in which two
Ozona freshmen were injured.
Jerry Donald Gillam, C-AAA,
aiid Thomas Durwood Wylie both
received bruises, minor fractures,
and lacerations, according to their
physician. The doctor said neither
boy’s condition was serious. The
pair is hospitalized at St. Joseph.
The accident occurred on South
College Avenue, near Greenway
Road. The 1966 Fuvd in which the
boys were returning to the college
apparently went out of control af
ter hitting water in the road and
hit a tree. Damage to the car was
estimated at $600 by investigating
officers from the Bryan Police De
partment.
Riissi an. ’ C S i u te j u tup
Of 186 Miles Hinted
Reports Say
L i ving After
liy The Associated Press
MOSCOW, — Soviet Russia has shot a man-carrying
rocket 186 miles into the air and the man parachuted safely
back to earth, reliable sources said last night.
If true, it may be an even more dramatic scientific |
achievement than the launching of Sputnik I and the dog
carrying Sputnik II last fall.
But there was no official announcement whatever con
cerning this venture. It was reported to have taken place a
day or two after New Year’s.
The official silence — in view of the rumors sweeping
Moscow—led to some speculation that all did not go as it
should, that the manned rocket experiment may not have
been a total success.
Difficulties, including
abrupt temperature changes,
are many.
But the informants’ story
was that the Russians fired the
manned rocket up 300 kilometers—
186.41 miles—from wintry Soviet
soil through the 70-below-zei’o cold
of the stratosphere and well into
the blistering heat of ionosphere,
a vast ocean of electricity whose
reflecting layers bounce radio
waves back to earth.
They did not specify whether
the parachutist went all the way
up and it was not made clear
how he succeeded in getting down.
Months’ ago, however, Russian
scientists sent up dogs to a lesser
height. The dogs were released
and parachuted to safety, appar
ently unharmed. It was a dog
from this experimental kennel, a
female named Laika, that was sent
to her ultimate death in Sputnik
II.
Observers speculated that the
rocket man was released from the
rocket in a pressurized container
equipped so he could survive at
great altitudes and break free of
it to jump with his ‘chute at the
right stage.
If he went all the way up, he
soared nearly eight times higher
than any one else had ever gone.
The American and world altitude
record is 126,000) feet, nearly 24
miles.
Meet
Freshmen to
All old and new Basic Division
students are required to attend a
meeting being held for them next
Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Guion Hall.
Bryan Eagle Urges
A&M Coeducation
Lions Observe
Birthday With
Reded ication
College Station Lions Club
members underwent a rededi
cation program yesterday, led
by Lions A. B. (Doc) Medlen
and A1 A. Price.
The program, consisting of a
brief history of the Lions Interna
tional and the local club, was held
in observance of Founders and Re
dedication Month for Lions.
The local club was founded seven
years ago, the charter being grant-*
ed on Jan. 8, 1951. There were 28
charter members in the original
club, five of which are still mem
bers of the College Station club.
Originally, the Lions Club was
founded when a group of 25 repre
sentatives from civic organizations
banded together in Dallas on Oct.
17, 1918.
Lions International has now
spread to 84 countries throughout
the world, with 13,419 clubs as of
Nov. 1, 1957, having almost as
many members as the next two
leading civic groups, Price said.
“The Lions’ code of ethics could
well be followed by every individ
ual,” he said.
The Lions are dedicated to the
betterment of their community and
helping those in need by working
together.
Rudder
Into Yeep Post
Earl Rudder, 47, will assume
the duties of chief administrator
of A&M Feb. 1, with the title of
Vice President of the College.
Rudder, who resigned the posi
tion of Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land office of Texas to ac
cept the new post here, will be in
charge of college operations, re
sponsible to President M. T. Har
rington.
The new position of vice presi
dent was created by the Board of
Directors Sept. 27, when Dr. Har
rington was named to the joint
post of President of the A&M Sys
tem and President of the A&M
College. Rudder was nominated
for the position by President Har
rington and elected by the Board.
“We are most fortunate to secure
a man of Rudder’s capabilities for
this key position in our organiza-
Silver Taps Held
For Hank Endara
Silver Taps was held last night
for Enrique M. (Hank) Endara, E
Infantry senior, who died of a
heart attack Dec. 22, 1957, at
Greenville.
Endara, a geology major from
LaPaz, Bolivia, was visiting Dr.
and Mrs. Fred M. Turberville, of
Greenville, for the Christmas holi
days when stricken. D. Turberville
was the attending physiciap.
An autopsy revealed the cause
of death as a heart attack brought
on when an inflammation of the
tonsils and throat spread to the
blood stream. Endara’s condition
was described as weak prior to the
attack due to flu which he con
tracted here last September.
Endara met the Turberville’s
through their son, Fred M. Tur
berville Jr., a freshman in Squad
ron 15.
Endara attended the University
of Mexico before coming to A&M.
Officials there advised him to come
to A&M to get his geology degree.
The Bolivian student has re
ceived recognition as a member
of the A&M soccer team, which
has an impressive record through
out the nation. He was also a
member of the United Nations
Club, Geology Club and was In
telligence Officer in E Infantry
with the rank of Cadet 1st. Lt.
Endara is survived by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Julio Endara, a
brother, age 17, and two sisters,
ages 10 and 7, of LaPaz. His
father is legal advisor to the
Bolivian Armed Forces.
The body was sent to LaPaz for
interment.
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Enrique M. Endara
An editorial urging co-education
at A&M which appeared Sunday in
the Bryan Daily Eagle has received
widespread publicity throughout
the state.
The front page editorial called on
the A&M Board of Directors to
“take the necessary step and make
plans for the admission of women
to full scholarship at the college.”
In the editorial the Eagle ad
mitted that co-education would be
good for Bryan, but said it was
not the most important reason for
the change. They felt that A&M
could not carry out its full re
sponsibility to the state of Texas
on an all male basis.
After listing the reasons they
thought the change to co-education
should be made, the Eagle asked
the question, “What has kept A&M
in a difficult position as an all
male college for so long, while the
trend of education moved in the
opposite direction?”
In answer, the Eagle said, “We
fear that it is the ‘Old School Tie’—-
the sentimental wish to keep A&M
‘the same as it has always been’—
an easily understood sentiment, but
A&M is not and cannot ever be
again what it was in—say—1908,
or even 1938. The world changes
and A&M must change with it.”
The editorial went on to say it
is no secret that many professors,
officials and coaches at A&M and
other Texas colleges have expres
sed off-record opinions constantly
for many years that A&M needed
to -be co-educational.
1 Sagler Marries
jo Winchester
During Holiday
In a small, impressive can
dlelight ceremony at 6 p. m.
December 21, 1957, Corps
Commander Jon L. Hagler
and Miss Jo Ann Winchester
were united in marriage at the
First Baptist Church in Munday,
Texas.
Following a reception at the Sid
ney Winchester home, the bride
and groom left for a honeymoon in
New Orleans.
Both the bride and the groom
plan to continue their studies. The
bride, a graduate of Hardin-Sim-
mons University, is doing graduate
work at the University of Texas.
For his wedding Hagler chose a
white dinner jacket, black bow tie,
white shirt, black tuxedo pants,
black cummerbund, black socks and
black shoes. The best man Glen H.
Hagler, brother of the bridegroom,
and the usher, Bobby R. Winches
ter, cousin of the bride, were
dressed identically to the groom.
The bride wore white.
tion,” Harrington said in announc
ing his appointment. “He has ren-
dered most valuable service in
every position in which he has
served, and I am confident that he
will contribute much to the future
progress of our institution.”
Rudder, a graduate of A&M in
1932, was born in Eden, Concho
County, Texas, May 6, 1910. He at
tended John. Tarleton Agricultural
College (Now Tarleton State Col
lege), from 1927 to 1930 and grad
uated from A&M with a degree in
industrial education. He later did
graduate work at Texas Christian
University.
He served with the 2nd Ranger
Battalion of the 83rd Division dur
ing WWII and later as commander
of the 109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Division, during the Battle
of the Bulge and subsequent ac
tion.
His decorations include the Dis
tinguished Service Cross, Legion
of Merit, Silver Star, Bronze Star
with Oak Cluster, Purple Heart
with Oak Leaf Clusters, French
Legion of Honor with Croix de
Guerre and the Belgian Order of
Leopold with Croix de Guerre and
Plam.
He is now Commanding General,
90th Infantry Division, Reserve,
4th Army, with the rank of Major
General.
Rudder is married and has five
children.
New Pinsetters
During the holidays, the Memorial Student Center’s bowling
alleys acquired this mass of seemingly complicated equip
ment : new, semi-automatic pinsetters.
]\ew Pinsetters
Installed in MSC
Work has been completed on the
installing of eight new Brunswick
automatic pinsetters in the Bowling
Alley of the Memorial Student
Center.
The new pinsetters will speed
things up, according to John Vitt-
rup, a desk clerk in the bowling
alley.
“They work faster and steadier
than a man can. Before, when we
were short a pinsetter, we had to
leave two alleys vacant. Now, as
long as we have electricity, all the
alleys may be used,” he said.
At a cost of $7,800 per alley the
new pinsetters will cut down per
sonnel needed to set pins from five
to one, the one being a porter to
oversee things, Vittrup said.
Prices per line will remain the
same until next semester. Then
the .cost wall be 35 cents per line
for students and 40 cents for non
students.