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Number 73: Volume 57
Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 195§
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TILL FINALS
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tills Rumors of Entering A&M
Famed Artist Arrives
For Speech Tonight
Xavier Gonzalez, who has been
pronounced the “best living artist”
by many art authorities, speaks
tonight at 8 in the Memorial Stu
dent Center Ballroom on the topic,
“Let the Artist Speak for Him
self.”
The learned artist is scheduled to
arrive by plane at Easterwood Air
port today at 4 p. m., where he will
be greeted by a group of repre
sentatives from the Architecture
Division and the MSC Creative
Arts Group, sponsors of his visit.
Mrs. Emalita Terry, a close
friend of Gonzales and art instruc
tor for the Creative Arts Group,
describes the slight-built, dark
eyed painter as, “The most dyna
mic speaker I have ever heard, on
any subject.”
Mrs. Terry said the ai’tist, who
will be 60 years old next month,
has studied widely and is very
well-educated, full of energy, has
a wonderful sense of humor and
is constantly striving to better
his painting.
Xavier Gonzalez
renowned artist speaks here tonight
Gonzalez is noted for his versa
tility in painting. He can paint
in practically any style on any
subject with excellent results.
He was commissioned to do a
series of paintings by Life maga
zine last year and was sent to
Egypt to gather the material.
When reproduced in the maga
zine, the series received wide ac
claim from critics.
He has won many awards such
as the Guggenheim Fellowship, and
medals and prizes from the Car
negie International, The Academy
of Arts and Letters and the
Pennsylvania Academy. He is the
author of “Notes About Painting”
on his artistic philosophy.
“He has won practically every
award that any artist can receive,”
Mrs. Terry said, “And he speaks
in such a manner that anyone, re
gardless of interest in art, will
enjoy hearing Mr. Gonzalez speak.”
Gonzalez’s wife is also a painter.
A pupil of her husband, Mrs. Gon
zalez paints under the name of
Ethel Edwards. She is not ac
companying her husband on his
trip to the campus due to an art
exhibit of her own which she is
preparing in New York, where the
Gonzalezes make their home.
A dinner will be held in honor
of Gonzalez preceding his speech
by Mr. and Mrs. Theo H. Holleman.
Holleman is acting head of the
architecture division. An informal
coffee will be held after the speech
to give those attending a chance to
meet and talk to the artist per
sonally.
Kamm Says Any Integration
Could Work Only Gradually
Racial integration in schools
ftrust be on a gradual basis and
must be a process rather than an
event, Dean Robert B. Kamm told
the A&M YMCA last night.
He prefaced this remark by say
ing that because of “cultural lag
and educational lag most Negro
youngsters are not now able to
compete on a par in our schools
with our white students.” Also he
said it is a recognized fact that
the separate schools for Negroes
are generally inferior to schools
for white youngsters.
In answering the question of
what the situation at A&M is at
the present time, Kamm quoted
a statement of the A&M System
policy. He said the statement read:
“It shall be the policy of the col
leges of the Texas A&M College
System, pending the findings on
the Board’s study on integration,
to allow no mixed participation of
groups including Negroes and
whites in activities on their re
spective campuses . . .”
Picture Schedule
For Civilians Set
Civilian sophomores, juniors,
.seniors and graduate students will
have their portraits made for the
Aggieland ’58 according to the
following schedule.
Portraits will be made at the
Aggieland Studio, between 8 a. m.
and 5 p. m.
Coats and ties should be
worn.
Jan. 13, 14
A-C
Jan. 16, 17
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Feb. 3, 4
..H-L
Feb. 6, 7
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Feb. 10, 11
..P-S
Feb. 13, 14
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Graduating seniors or any stu-
Kamm told the group that stu
dies of academic readiness of fresh
men and sophomores at the four
A&M System schools point out the
differences in preparedness of
Negro and white students.
He said data shows that a “small
number of Prairie View students
could perform satisfactorily in the
programs of the other three A&M
System colleges and a large ma
jority of those who attend Prairie
View would likely find themselves
so handicapped (because of limited
grade school, high school and home
experience) that they could not
compete successfully academical
ly.”
However, some Negroes, because
of superior ability, or better edu
cational and home situations,
Kamm continued, can now compete
on a par with white students. He
said the University of Texas has
realistically recognized this and
now admits those Negroes who
meet the institution’s entrance re
quirements. “I believe that Texas
A&M might well follow the lead
of the University at this point.”
ActivityFieeRefund
Boa rd Ruling Halts
dent not coming back to school
next semester may have his por
trait made before he leaves.
No refunds of student activities
fees can be made unless a student
is withdrawing from the college
and does not intend to enroll again
the following semester.
A special committee made up of
Student Personnel Services staff
members made this point clear at a
meeting held yesterday. They cited
a ruling made by the A&M Board
of Directors which specifically
states that a student must be with
drawing from the college in order
to receive a refund on his Student
Activities fee.
About 30 or 40 students at
tempted to get refunds on their
activities fee Friday and Saturday.
They sought refunds under the
authorization of a statement in the
1957-58 edition of the undergrad
uate catalog which said “stu
dents withdrawing or requesting
refund after the first week ‘of the
fall semester and before the end
of the first week of the spring
semester, will receive a refund of
$6.55 and will be entitled to re
ceive a copy of th student annual.”
The statement in the 1958-59
catalog concerning refunds will be
changed to conform with the Board
ruling. No refunds will be made
unless it is determined that a stu
dent does not plan on reenter
ing fo rthe spring semester
after resigning following comple
tion of final examinations and de
manding the $6.55 refund.
An open meeting has been sched
uled Friday, Jan. 17, to give inter
ested students an opportunity to
present their thoughts on the mat
ter. The meeting will be held in
the meeting rooms of the second
floor of the YMCA Building.
Weather Today
College weather station forecasts
clear and partly cloudy skies
through Wednesday and colder to-
ftight and tomorrow.
At 8 this morning the relative
humidity was 98 per cent and the
temperature, 46 degrees.
Yesterday’s high was 69 degrees
1 Lions To Host
Area Meeting
Next Sunday
Miss Ann Adams
upset over false “start co-education’
rumors
CS Man
First ’58
Becomes
F atality
Dr. Hubert Schmidt, 71, 712
Eagle Pass St. died last night in a
local hospital from injuries sus-»
tained in an automobile accident
Thursday night. He was the first
Brazos County traffic death of the
year.
Dr. Schmidt was an authority on
veterinary medicine, credited with
40 years of distinguished service
to the livestock industry.
He had retired in 1956 after
serving 20 years as head of the
department of veterinary science.
He is survived by his wife, Ger
trude; two sisters, Mrs. Ima Ling
of Comfort and Mrs. Hullda
Schwab of San Antonio; one
brother Herbert, also of Comfort;
and a number of nieces and ne
phews.
Degree Candidates
Warned About Cuts
Dean John B. Page, dean of the
college, reminded undergraduate
candidates for degrees that they
are required to attend all scheduled
classes through Jan. 13-17.
Unauthorized absences during
this period will be considered suf
ficient cause to withhold the degree
at regular commencement exercises
on January 18. Students are re
sponsible for telling their pro
fessors about authorized absences
in order to avoid assumption that
the absence was unauthorized.
Graduation exercises will be held
in Guion Hall on Saturday, Jan.
18. The Academic Council will form
part of the processional and will
sit in a reserved section.
Local Man to Run
For Representative
E. R. Alexander, of College Sta
tion, filed last week to oppose B.
H. Dewey Jr., in the race for the
office of State Representative,
44th District, Brazos County, sub
ject to the action of the Democra
tic Primary, July 26.
Dewey, 40-year old Bryan at
torney, is seeking re-election to
his fourth term in the legislature,
He has served as Brazos County
representative in the 53rd, 54th and
55th Legislature.
There have also been reports
that other candidates planned to
file for the office, but Alexander
and Dewey are the only candidates
to do so thus far, according to
Clifton Carter, county chairman,
Democratic Executive Committee.
Funeral services will be held in
the Hillier Chapel at 3 p. m. Wed
nesday, Jan. 15, 1958.
Interment will be in the College
Station City cemetery, with the
Rev. Norman Anderson, pastor of
the A&M Presbyterian Church, pre
siding.
Pallbearers include Dr. A. A.
Lenert, Dr. Hilton Smith, Dr. R. D.
Turk, Dr. Ted Franklin, Dr. D. W.
Burns and Dr. Harold Redmond.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr.
T. T. Walton and all the members
of the faculty of the Department
of Veterinary Medicine.
Pedestrian Dies
After Being Hit
In Bryan Street
A 53-year-old Bryan man
was killed last night about
8:15 when he was struck by a
car as he crossed North Col
lege Ave.
Killed instantly was Frank S.
Havel, 1212 N. College St. He was
a 20-year resident of Bryan.
Driver of the car was Jesse B.
Brown, a 26-year old Negro A.l/c
from Bryan AFB. Brown told in
vestigating officers he was blinded
by high lights and did not see
Havel crossing the street until he
hit him.
No charges have been filed. W.
E. Darby, investigating officer
from the Bryan police department,
said last night that investigations
had not been completed.
Havel’s survivors include two
daughters, Mrs. E. R. Polansky,
Bryan and Mrs. L. L. Sweat of
Grand Prairie; four sons, Andrew
of Colorado Springs, Colo., Hubert,
Raymond and Edmond, all from
Bryan; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday in St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church. Time for the service has
not been set. A rosary will be said
in the Hillier Chapel tonight at 8.
Interment will be in the Mount
Calvary cemetery.
Engineer Asks Aid
Juniors and sophomores inter
ested in working on the Texas
A&M Engineer staff are invited
to attend a meeting tonight at
7:30 in the Engineer office lo
cated in the YMCA basement.
Source of Story
Remains Unknown
Ann Adams, 18-year-old Bryan girl, said last night she
has no intention of seeking admittance to A&M for the spring
semester^
Miss Adams, freshman journalism student at Texas Tech,
instead will enter the University of Texas as soon as housing
arrangements can be made, her mother, Mrs. G. B. Adams
reported last night.
Mrs. Adams said her daughter called home last night
expressing concern over news reports indicating she was con
sidering seeking admittance to A&M. Her mother said Miss
Adams made it clear she would not enter A&M.
A story in the Sunday Houston Chronicle revealed Miss
♦Adams “might resort to court
action, based on the 14th
Dudley L. Simms of Charles
ton, W.Va., first vice president
of Lions International, will
be the chief speaker as Lions
Club members from all points
of the state gather in the Memorial
Student Center Sunday for the
Lions Area Mid-Winter conference.
College Station Lions yesterday
made final plans for the conference.
The local club members and their
wives will act as hosts for the
conference which will see approvi-
mately 200 Lions and their wives
come here for the meetings.
The conference registration will
take place Sunday morning, fol
lowed by a noon luncheon. The
program will begin at 1 p. m. with
Simms’ opening speech. The Lions
will then br’eak down into groups
for special meetings on the duties
of each office in the Lion organi
zation.
The mid-winter conference lasts
only one day, and will be adjourned
Sunday evening.
Yesterday’s luncheon program
was brought to the Lions by Dr.
John Sperry, a member of the
Board of Directors for the 1958
March of Dimes. Sperry gave a (
talk on the March of Dimes and
how it aided polio victims in their
fight for recovery.
He read reports on a list of
patients from this area who had
received treatment from the March
of Dimes. The list included
children and adults of the College
Station area, as well as Aggies,
stricken by the disease.
Sperry stressed the Salk polio
vaccine shots as a great factor in
combatting the disease. He also
showed a film on polio cases and
how they were cared for through
the March of Dimes.
amendment, if the college re
fused to admit her.”
The story said Miss Adams
was “seriously considering seeking
admission for the spring semester.”
Mrs. Adams said last night she
had no idea how the reports of her
daughter’s intentions began.
“They definitely did not start
with our family,” she said.
In a telephone conversation with
The Battalion yesterday. Miss
Adams said she was “completely
surprised” by reports of her ser
iously seeking admittance to A&M.
She admitted talking with a re
porter from the Chronicle, how
ever, and said other newsmen had
been interviewing her.
“I don’t know how they got the
idea I was considering entering
A&M,” she said. “I haven’t been
considering much of anything late
ly except finals.”
Mrs. Adams said her daughter
was undoubtedly thought to be in
terested in entering A&M because
of her desire at one time to major
in agricultural journalism. A&M
is the only school in the state of
fering this course.
Unofficial sources have indicated
if Miss Adams does not choose to
seek admission to A&M, another
girl will be found to seek admit
tance by coui’t action.
A Houston attorney is reported
to have said that a law suit to en
ter a girl under the 14th amend-
met would surely succeed.
Sunday the Bryan Daily Eagle
received a letter from E. M.
Hughes, Rt. 1, Bryan, with a one
dollar bill enclosed “toward court
costs to start a fund so that a coed
from Brazos County can get a good
lawyer and try and enroll at Texas
A&M next fall.”
Protests over Battalion editorials
supporting co-education continued
Friday when Editor Joe Tindel was
bombed with a “Bab-o bomb” while
asleep in his room Friday night.
The bomb is made by putting a
large firecracker in a can of clean
ser. Tindel reported damages were
only slight.
Just Looking?
Navy Football Coach Eddie Erdelatz relaxes during a press
conference while visiting the A&M campus. Erdelatz is the
latest of a string of football coaches to visit the campus.
So far, all seemed to be just looking? The Erdelatz question
is still on the table however.
— Battalion Staff Photo J