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BATTALION
9 DAYS
TILL FINALS
Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus
Number 72: Volume 57
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1958
Price Five Cents
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Civilians Want
To See Board
^ In Corps Plan
Billy McKown, president of
the Civilian Student Council
has written a letter to Presi
dent M. T. Harrington re
questing audience with the
A&M System Board of Directors
to voice Civilian opinion on com
pulsory military training.
McKown told Councilmen last
night that the letter had been ac
knowledged and “Dr. Harrington
has asked me to see him person
ally about it.”
The Council voted to send five
representatives, chosen from ten
nominees, if an audience was
granted. The next board meeting
is scheduled for Feb. 22.
“I presume he wants to find out
what we intend to say—and how
we plan to back up our assump
tions,” McKown said.
The nine Councilmen present dis
cussed briefly the need for a fact
ual and representative repoi’t. Mc
Kown said, “We mustn’t go with
a chip on our shoulder—that would
be disastrous.”
No Letter Jackets
In other action, the Council de
cided to ask dormitory councils to
remind students about the college
regulation against wearing letter
jackets, awarded by schools other
than A&M. Several members said
that they had noticed violations
of the rule especially by students
from Hart Hall.
High School Day
PlanningScheduled
Hometown club presidents will
meet at 5 p. m. Tuesday in Room
101 of the YMCA to discuss High
School Day.
The exact date for the annual
day of sports is not known because
a new football coach has not been
hired, C. G. (Spike) White, man
ager of Recreation and Entertain
ment, said.
“High School Day is the best op
portunity that hometown clubs
have for contributing to our col
lege,” White said, .urging all home
town presidents either to be pres
ent or to send a representative.
Odom to Preside
Over Short Course
R. E. Odom will head the com
mercial florists short course to be
held here Sunday through Tuesday.
Sessions will be held in the Me
morial Student Center.
The. short course is sponsored by
the Department of Floriculture and
Landscape Architecture.
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Aii Early Start
Jay Kaufman. Houston EE major, starts the long task of
preparing for final exams. In the meantime, coffee pots are
being shined up, and cigarette sales have taken a sharp
climb, as other students also begin preparing.
MSC Boasts New
Carpeting, Sound
While Aggies were gone over the
Christmas holidays, new $65,000
automatic pinsetters in the bowling
alley were not the only changes
made at the Memorial Student
Center.
New carpets were laid in five
rooms on the main floor—the main
lounge, promenade, ladies rest
room and the dining room, at a
cost of about $8,000, Charles G.
Haas, assistant director and busi
ness manager of the MSC, said.
The green carpet which used to
be in the above rooms -is now in
the guest room, which was much
in need of carpeting, Haas said.
A $2,500 folding wall has also
been added to the third floor. The
wall is between rooms 3A and B.
“The folding wall will give the
floor added versatility,” he said.
Painting of the central kitchen
and service rooms, additional light
ing in the gun collection room on
the third floor and plumbing and
electrical repair all was done dur-
ing the two-week period.
Along with this, the central
sound system was remodeled. It
completed a transition in hi-fi-
delity.
Much of the furniture has been
Yule Seal Sellers
Still Taking Gran ts
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Although the drive has officially
closed, Christmas Seal sales books
are still open for late contribu
tions, Mrs. Joe Faulk, county
chairman for the drive, said yes
terday.
Sales officially closed Dec. 31,
but Mrs. Faulk said any late con
tributions would be greatly appre
ciated to help out the drive which
she describes as “weak” this year.
The seal sales now total $5,335,
several hundred dollars behind the
sale at this time last year. Funds
from the drive go to continue the
work of the Brazos County Tuber
culosis Association.
Mrs. Faulk, as spokesman of
the Christmas Seal committee, ex
pressed appreciation to both citi
zens and businesses, as well as
students who have supported the
sale. She mentioned especially
the married students living in col
lege apartments, sent seals by
mail, whose response has topped
that of last year.
“The sales committee regrets,”
Mrs. Faulk, said “that circum
stances over which it had no con
trol, seemed to prevent the fine
response of the dormitory students
to the sale this year as in past
years. However, the light contri
bution from the civilian dormitor
ies is appreciated as very dollar is
important.”
Joe H. Sorrels, a member of the
board of directors of the BCTA
since 1952, and chairman of the
drive to students this year, had
this to say:
“Through the years, Aggies have
consistently supported the Christ
mas Seal sale and their help has
not only been greatly apprecia
ted, but the contributions have
been a substantial factor in put
ting the seal drive over the top.
This year we have missed the dor
mitory Aggies’ dollars and the
fund is feeling the pinch.”
Any further contributions may
be sent to the Brazos County Tu
berculosis Association, Bryan.
Dean Kamm Slates
Talk Monday Night
Dr. Robert B. Kamm, Dean of
the Basic Division, Will speak on
“Some Observations on Integra
tion” Monday night at 7:15 in the
YMCA.
Kamm will, explain the present
college policy on integration and
will discuss questions on such ques
tions as whether or not Negroes
may eat in the mess hall or stay
in the dorms.
redone and not junked as rumor
has led many people to believe,
Haas said.
Haas said the MSQ is in its
third year of a three year reno
vation program, and he estimated
that between 30 and 40 thousand
dollars would be invested in the
program.
Only the fountain rooms, gift
shop and a few meeting rooms
have not been worked on.
One of their next steps is to
have air conditioning installed in
the Post Office area.
The business profits within the
MSC are paying for the entire
renovation and not state appropiu-
ated funds or student fees.
Ike Stresses Safely
In Congress Speech
Dulles Used 5th
Senator Says
WASHINGTO N—Sen.
Morse D-Ore said that Secretary
of State Dulles took “the adminis
tration Fifth Amendment plea”
yesterday when asked to discuss
his admitted differences with Har
old E. Stassen.
Dulles had a discussion behind
closed doors with the Senate For
eign Relations Committee. Morse
is a committee member.
In a statement, Morse said
Dulles did not say a word that
indicated recognition of need for
worldwide disarmament.
He said Dulles admitted dis
agreement with Stassen, the Pres
ident’s disarmament ambassador,
but took his “Fifth” plea in “the
form of hiding behing executive
privilege when he was asked to
discuss what those differences
were.”
Graduation Regalia
Deadline Nearing
Graduating seniors have been re
minded that Saturday is the final
day for ordering graduation regalia
from the Exchange Store.
Corps seniors will wear uniforms
and civilian seniors will wear caps
and gowns. At the pi-esent time
only 50 gowns have been ordered.
Yoshihara On Job
MIDWAY ISLAND (A 5 )—Lieut.
(J.G.) Takeshi Yoshihara, the first
American of immigrant Japanese
parents to graduate from the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, is now
stationed here as assistant public
works officer.
Sets Up Program
For Space Needs
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON,—President Eisenhower proclaimed yes
terday a program of “safety through strength” and issued
to the American people and an applauding Congress a confi
dent, ringing “calt for action.”
This was the essence of Eisenhower’s answer, in his an
nual State of the Union message to Congress, to what he
acknowledged are real, growing, space age dangers from a
Communist imperialism “waging total cold war.”
Eisenhower set forth an eight-point program, and sum
moned the country and Congress to rally behind it with sacri-
ficesi and understanding. Many Democratic leaders promptly
lined up with Republicans in expressions of support and
Space Rook List
Added To Library
With attention being focused to
day on space travel, rockets and
ballistic missiles, a new list of
books in this field has been pre
pared by the Cushing Memorial
Library.
Miss Jane Forgotson, science
reference librarian, has revised and
enlarged a bibliogi-aphy entitled
“Conquest of Space” which she
prepared a year ago. This biblio
graphy contains 83 titles arranged
under the headings “History of
Rocketry and the Earth Travel
Concept,” “Conditions Beyond the
Earth,” “Rocket Engineering,”
“Guided Missiles,” “Space Ships
and Satellites,” “Interplanetary
Flight” and “Flying Saucers.”
Copies of this bibliography are
available in the Science and Agri
culture reference room on the sec
ond floor of the library.
Eagle Says
Didn’t Ask
Merchants
for Coeds
By FRED MEURER
In its second front page editor
ial of the week heralding a switch
to co-education at A&M, the Bry
an Daily Eagle yesterday denied
rumors and opinions that the pro
posed move had been inspired by
local businessmen.
Spurred on by some votes of
confidence given it in letters to
the editor, the newspaper rapped
back at other letters which oppos
ed the Eagle’s stand.
The Eagle defended its move by
saying in the editorial:
“No Bryan merchant knew
anything whatever about the
Eagle editorial until the morn
ing it appeared. Anyone who
implies that this is simply a
campaign for» business is rais- •
ing a false issue, probably in
order to avoid facing the facts
about A&M. We are concern-
with one thing: that A&M ful
fills its complete obligation to
the State of Texas.”
Without actually denying that
coeds at A&M would greatly aid
business in the area, the Eagle
editorial presented a long list of
possible ways co-education might
benefit A&M and the taxpayers.
Among them were that co-edu
cation would give women a chance
at an economic education, provide
a better environment for faculty
members and their families, and
serve as an attraction for athletes
and coaches.
PRO’S BATTLING CON’S
The two factors are now bat-
ling it out, toe-to-toe, with the pro
co-education group trying to tear
down the “old school tie” and bring
A&M to modern standards, while
the other group is digging in to
defend A&M traditions and a
strong military training program.
Yesterday’s editorial stated: “Al
though co-education has been pro
posed before, we don’t believe it
has ever had such support from
former students. There are still
some, of course, who are bitterly
opposed and have written to that
effect.”
An example of the support came
in a letter from a Class of ’39 stu
dent in Wichita Falls who said;
“The changing times, in my opin
ion, dictate that such a policy (co
education) be undertaken. One
only has to observe the rapid
growth and advancement of Texas
Tech to see that we are losing
ground at A&M, not only as re
gards the school itself, but pri
marily in the manner that the
school serves the people of the
State of Texas.”
BRYAN CHALLENGED
On the other side of the fence,
a Class of ’48 member sent a tele
gram to the Eagle, saying blunt
ly:
“Your recent editorial regarding
co-education at A&M confirms a
thought I’ve had in mind for many
Weather Today
Local resident can expect cloudy
and warmer weather, with the
mercury rising to 65 degrees to
day and falling to a low of 45 to
night.
At 8 this morning the relative
humidity was 95 per cent and the
temperature 47 degrees.
Yesterday’s high was 52 degrees
at 1:30 p. m. Thel low was reached
at 7:30 this morning, when a read
ing of 41 degrees was recorded.
years, that the only thing wrong
with Aggieland is its close proxi
mity to Bryan, Tex.”
One letter received at the Bryan
newspaper office indicated to the
Eagle that Aggies “hate Bryan
business men.” The letter, written
by an unidentified junior at A&M,
said, in part:
“I believe that anyone who
takes the time to look into this
sudden movement will have to
agree with me that it is the mer
chants and businessmen of the
Bryan area who are pushing this
newest crusade.”
The letter indicated that the bus
inessmen had been treating Aggies
just as they please, saying: “We
could go into almost any estab
lishment in Bryan and we were
treated as a second class citizen.”
POOR BOY’S SCHOOL
Another letter which was sign
ed “A Poor Boy” and which the
Eagle felt it must print without
“guaranteeing its authenticity” be
cause it was “so amusing” asked:
“Is the answer to the dilemma
(which you so beautifully framed)
to make A& coed ? I think per
haps not, since you’re fighting
something almost as big as Uncle
Sam—Aggie exes.” In the letter,
the student attacked the Eagle’s
reference to A&M as a “Poor boy’s
school.”
Though arguments for and
against co-education may ring
across the countryside for a long
time, any switch is up to A&M’s
Board of Directors. One veteran
Aggie professor commented in a
class yesterday that the board
“would not make A&M co-educa-
tional in a million years.”
praise
The President called for a
stepped-up missiles program,
a shakeup in the Pentagon to
halt harmful rivalries, greater
economic aid to countries facing
“a massive economic offensive”
from the Kremlin.
And, bypassing Soviet leaders
completely, the chief executive ap
pealed directly and dramatically
to the Russian people to help the
world “turn the corner” toward
lasting peace.
The chief executive conceded
that “most of us” failed to an
ticipate the “psychological impact
upon the world of the launching
of the first earth satellite” by
Russia. He said the consensus is
that at the moment America prob
ably is “somewhat behind the So
viets in some areas of long-range
ballistic missile development.”
“But,” he added, “It is my con
viction, based on close study of
all I’elevant intelligence, with the
best information that the scientists
can bring me, that if we make the
necessary effort, we will have the
missiles in the needed quantity and
in time, to sustain and strengthen
the deterrent power of our increas
ingly efficient bombers.”
This was considered one of the
most important messages Eisen
hower ever delivered to Congress.
Students May
Reserve Rooms
For Next Term
Students wishing to reserve
the rooms they now occupy
or a different room for the
spring semester should pay
their fees and reserve their
rooms beginning at 8 a. m. next
Monday, Harry L. Boyer, Housing
Manager, said yesterday.
Fees are to be paid at the Fiscal
Office in the Administration Build
ing. The fee receipts must then
be brought to the Housing Office,
where rooms can be reserved.
Those wishing to occupy a room
other than the one they now oc
cupy, including students changing
from military to civilian dormi
tories or vice versa, must present
room change slips from both house
masters and Organization Com
manders concerned. A student
moving from a military dorm to
a civilian dorm must obtain the
signature of his tactical officer on
his room change slip.
Beginning January 22 all rooms
will be available on a first come,
first served basis. Since there is
only one day allotted for registra
tion of old students, fees should
be paid and rooms reserved before
registration day.
Day students are urged to se
cure their day student permits and
pay their fees early. These per
mits must be secured before fees
can be paid.
BA Head to Chair
Training Program
Dr. T. W. Leland, head of the
Division of Business Administra
tion, will chair the Executive De
velopment Training Program to
be held here Jan. 26-Feb. 14.
Thirty-six young executives are
due to attend the sessions to be
held in the Memorial Student Cen
ter.
Highest Paid, Best Looking
National Office Management Assn., announced that private
secretaries in Beaumont were paid highest in nation—$105
a week. Beaumont immediately staked another claim—that
its private secretaries are also the prettiest and here’s
one—Charlene Mitchell to prove it. National average is $83.
(LSP) Wirephoto)