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BATTALION
10 DAYS
TILL FINALS
Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus
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Number 71: Volume 57
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THUSRDAY, JANUARY 9, 1958
Mapped
Month
Final plans are being completed
for thet 14th annual Religious Em
phasis Week observance, Feb. 16-
21, YMCA Secretary J. Gordon Gay
said yesterday.
Sei-vices will be held each day
in Guion Hall and discussion groups
will be conducted in all dormitories,
during the week. Discussions will
also bei conducted for married stu
dents and faculty members.
Convocation speaker for the ser
vices in Guion Hall will be Dr..
Ronald Merideth, pastor of the
First Methodist Church of Wichita,
Kan.
Discussion groups for married
students will be led by Dr. Sidney
Graduating Seniors
Get Activity I* cfund
Graduating seniors who paid
Student Activities fees and will not
be in school for the Spring semes
ter may obtain a refund on the
Spring portion by making applica
tion at the Housing Office.
Students must present their
Town Hall, Great Issues, and ath
letic tickets in order to be eligible
for refuhd.
Graduating seniors who live in
dormitories may also receive a re
fund of fees for the last week of
school. Both refunds may be se
cured at the cashier’s window at
the Fiscal Department after 8 a.m.
Jan. 13.
Students other than graduating
seniors who will not be in school
in the spring may make arrange
ments for their activity refund
when they turn in clearances at the
Housing Office at the end of the
semester.
Hamilton, professor of education
and psychology, North Texas State
College, each night in the YMCA
chapel at 7:15.
Dr. Dewitt Reddick, associate
dean of the College of Arts and |
Sciences, University of Texas, will
lead faculty discussion groups, in
the Y^MCA chapel each night at
7:30.
Leaders of Civilian and Corps
dormitory discussions will be 12
pastors of various religious denom
inations and two chaplains from
military services.
Classes will, in all probability be
dismissed an hour each day for
the services, Gay said. Final ap
proval of the plan still rests with
the executive committee.
The various groups will discuss
matters of interest that were shown
on the interest locators sent out to
all groups on the campus.
A nursery service will be pro
vided for married students attend
ing the discussions at the College
Station Baptist Church, Gay said.
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Aggie land ’58
Extends Deadline
All clubs that haven’t sched
uled a picture for the ’58 Aggie-
land have until the end of
January to register, Aggieland
Editor Roy Davis said last night.
The deadline was extended to
the end of January to take care
of the clubs which have not
scheduled pictures thus far.
Davis urged all clubs, both pro
fessional and hometown, to come
by the office of student publica
tions in the basement of the
YMCA as soon as possible and
set a time for the picture to be
taken.
Signs of Protest
About a hundred copies of yesterday’s Battalion were de
livered to Batt Editor Joe Tindel’s Room. Reportedly in
protest of an tditorial advocating co-education. Shown
holding one of the torn issues is John Avant.
Three-star General
Quits In Disfavor
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, </P>—Lt. Gen,
James M. Gavin, Army research
chief, told senators yesterday his
decision to retire Mai’ch 31 is
Majority Of Faculty
Favors Coed
ove
By JOHNNY JOHNSON
College faculty members agreed
almost unanimously that co-educa
tion would be beneficial to A&M,
as several top men voiced their
opinions on the issue.
Local mei’chants agreed five to
»ne Tuesday that coeds on the
campus would aid Aggieland im
mensely.
J. C. Miller, dean of the School
of Agriculture, opened the inter
views by commenting:
“It’s no secret, I’ve been in favor
of co-education at A&M for many
years. I think it is highly prefer
able.”
Another dean, Dr. A. A. Price,
of the School of Veterinary Medi
cine, remarked he had not reached
a definite opinion either for or
against co-education because his
school would probably be the least
directly affected by the move.
President M. T. Harrington,
A&M System president, said the
policy as it now stands was set up
by the Board of Directors and un
til the board changes its stand, he
could not comment on the situa
tion.
Meanwhile, Sen. William T.
Moore and Rep. Brownrigg Dewey,
both of Bryan, told The Battalion
that the Board of Directors could
make such a switch to co-education
without waiting for a bill to be
passed in the state legislature.
But almost everywhere else sen
timent ran in favor of co-educa-
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To Speak At Commencement
tion. A high college official who
asked that his name be withheld
said he felt co-education would be
a highly desirable step for A&M.
His feeling coincided with those of
a cross-section of professors.
Another point in favor of co-edu
cation was advanced by an engi
neering department head who ex
pressed the opinion that the re
cruiting of teachers is hampered
by the lack of girls on the A&M
campus. He said many top-notch
teachers want to teach at a school
where it is possible for their wives
or children to attend the college at
which he is teaching and also to
teach mixed classes.
A conflicting opinion was voiced
by a mathematics professor who
felt that all-male classes are easier
to teach than co-educational
classes. He added that many oth
er professors agree with him in
this feeling, although he had no
real sentiment for or against co
education.
Another college official said co
education would serve two useful
purposes — to better serve the
needs of the people of the state
and to improve the school.
A point that raised much com
ment is the effect female students
would have on traditions.
The above college official seem
ed to think that some traditions
would be affected but could not see
how very many would be complete
ly destroyed by co-education.
One professor commented that
the college is losing ground now
and will continue to do so unless
co-education is adopted. He said
A&M has a fine educational plant
that is going to waste and the sit
uation will get worse unless co
education is adopted.
On the campus, talk has been
raging about co-education ever
since an editorial in the Bryan
Daily Eagle Sunday began a drive
to admit women to the school.
However, the final decision rests
entirely with the Board of Direc
tors, and no comment on the situa
tion is available from them.
final because the Army’s position
is deteriorating rapidly and “I
can’t get anything done” about it.
“I can do better for the Army
outside than in,” the 50-year-old
Army veteran and missiles expert
testified before a closed session
of the Senate Preparedness sub
committee.
Pentagon officials had offered
Gavin the choice of two assign
ments with four-star rank in 14
months if he would stay in uni
form. Some senators also had
urged him to reconsider his plans
to quit. Gavin himself had said
only yesterday there was a 50-50
chance he would not retire.
But the outspoken three-star
officer told newsmen today that
promotion to full general “has
nothing to do with it.”
If it were what he regarded as
the right kind of an army, Gavin
said, he’d be willing to serve in
it as a private.
A summary of Gavin’s testi
mony was made public by Sen.
Lyndon B. Johnson D-Tex, sub
committee chairman, in Gavin’s
presence. Gavin himself used
many of the same statements in
talking with reporters later.
“I have no ax to grind,” John
son quoted Gavin as saying. “I
am not unhappy with my secre
tary. I am not going out and
write to raise a rumpus and
things.”
Vestal To Attend
New York Meet
Donald M. Vestal Jr., supervisor
of heat power research and testing
at the Engineering Experiment
Station, will attend a meeting of
the American Standards Associa
tion’s sectional committee B76 on
cooling towers in New York City,
January 28.
Vestal is the chairman of the
committee’s new subcommittee on
performance analysis of cooling
towers.
Weather Today
Cloudy and warmer is the fore
cast for this area, with a high of
62 degrees today dropping to a low
of 40 tonight.
Yesterday a high of 49 degrees
was recorded at 2 p. m. This morn
ing’s low—at 1 a. m.—was 33 de
grees.
Relative humidity at 8 a. m. was
65 per cent, and the temperature,
37 degrees.
Angry Students
Burn Battalions
In Coed Revolt
Dulles Knocks
Summit Talks
With Russians
WASHINGTON, — (TP) —
Secretary of State Dulles told
congressmen emphatically
yesterday there is no point
now in holding new summit
talks with the Russians.
Both Democratic and Republican
members of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee seemed to
agree with Dulles on this point
after a three-hour secret briefing,
which also touched on most other
major international issues.
Committee members gave re
porters a partial fill-in on the tes
timony.
It was apparently a harmonious
meeting. Dulles will appear be
fore the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee tomorrow.
The oft-criticized secretary faced
little hostile questioning from
members of either party during
his appearance before the House
group, those who attended the
closed session said. But he was
asked about troubles simmering
within the Republican family.
Rep. Fulton R-Pa said he made
a firm request to the secretary
that Harold E. Stassen, President
Eisenhower’s disarmament adviser,
“either fish or cut bait and stop
running a campaign for governor
out of the White House.”
The Pennsylvania congressman,
not a candidate for the governor
ship himself, said Dulles “seemed
plenty interested” in his request.
Dulles has reportedly been at odds
with Stassen over what America’s
position should be on negotiations
with the Russians.
Upset Student
Asks Help In
Finding Crate
Anyone knowing the whereabouts
of a 200 pound crate containing
virtually all the worldly possessions
of L. Kevin Lynch, has been asked
to report immediately to the Cam
pus Housing Office.
The housing office began a
search for the missing crate after
a letter received from Lynch, a
Northwestern State College stu
dent. NSC is located in Nat
chitoches, La.
Just how the crate was lost on
the campus is a long story.
Lynch had planned to enroll here
last fall and shipped his possesions
ahead in the crate. He then changed
his mind and went to the Louisiana
school. Thus he and his belongings
parted company.
The return address on the crate
was F. T. McMahon, 7100 SW,
DCS/Compt., APO 633, New York,
NY., and was shipped from Ger
many, Lynch said.
He said in his letter, “I would
have acted earlier in the matter,
but considered the crate safe. Time
has passed and it has been quite
a few months since the crate was
shipped. This crate contains virtual
ly all my worldly possessions;
therefore it is imperative that I
locate said crate.’'
If anyone can throw some light
into the' muddy situation of the
lost crate, he should notify the
housing office and they will see
that Lynch gets his lost posses
sions.
Cut Papers Piled
In Editor’s Room
Several hundred copies og The Battalion were burned
last night in the New Corps area by a small group of Corps
students, reported protesting the newspaper’s stand on co
education at A&M.
The group also filled Battalion Editor Joe Tindel’s room
with about a hundred copies, torn neatly in half.
Missile Chief
Leads Muster
Maj. Gen. Bernard A. Schriever,
commander of the Air Force
Ballistic Missile Division of the
Air Research and Development
Command, is the 1958 Aggie
Muster principal speaker.
The second highest ranking A&M
graduate has one of the most im
portant and crucial jobs in the Air
Force today. Schriever is a mem
ber of the class of 1931 and holds
a bachelor of science degree in
architecture from A&M.
Gen. O. P. Weyland, commander
of the Tactical Air Force, is the
only A&M graduate who out-ranks
Schriever. He is a member of the
class of 1923.
Economics Prof
To Teach In Brazil
Dr. Aurelius Morgner of the De
partment of Economics, has been
awarded a United States Educa
tional Exchange Grant. The grant
will enable Dr. Morgner to serve
as visiting professor of economics
at the Escola de Sociologica e Po-
litica of the University of Sao
Paulo of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
He has been granted a leave of
absence for the spring semester to
accept the appointment, Dean W.
H. Delaplane of the School of Arts
and Sciences, said recently. He
will return to his teaching duties
next September.
The award is made under the
provisions of Public Law 402, 80th
congress, the Smith-Mundt Act. It
-is one of a limited number of
grants for lecturing included in the
program for the academic year
1958-’59.
The fire was spotted about
8:30 p.m. by Cadet Officer of
the Day, John Garnett. He
said that the group attracted
his attention by loud talking,
but that there was no noisy dem
onstration. The group, which was
estimated to number about 30,
sang Auld Lang Syne before wan
dering back to their dorms.
Maj. Ulrich Crow, Officer of the
Day, said that he did not recognize
any of the group as they disband
ed. The incident was reported by
him to Lt. Col. Taylor Wilkins, as
sistant commandant.
The issue of paper reportedly in
question contained an editorial by
Tindel, advocating reversal of the
board of director’s action making
military training compulsory for
the first two years. It also point
ed out that forced co-education, if
brought about suddenly, as a re
sult of bitterness over the coach
ing situation, might cause dissolu
tion of the Corps.
“But the Corps can remain a
valuable body to A&M . . . even
when A&M is co-educational if its
leaders and members initiate and
support a planned step-by-step
preparation toward co-education,”
the editorial continued.
Civilians to Hear
Reports Tonight
Reports on the pending meeting
with the college Board of Directors
will highlight the regular Civilian
Student Council meeting tonight
in the Senate Chamber of the Me
morial Student Center.
Sharing in the importance of the
meeting will be the election of a
new treasurer, while Committee re
ports will round out the program
for the evening.
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Maj. Gen. William S. Biddle
To Present Commissions