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Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus
Number 94: Volume 57
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1958
Price Five Cents
TV Chief Says
Sales Success
Depends on Ads
Advertising is an integral
factor in the success or fail
ure of any business, Harry
Gillan, station manager of
Bryan’s television station KB-
TX, told the Advertising Club last
night in Nagle Hall.
Gillam is a seven-year veteran
of the broadcasting field, the last
three years of which have been in
television. He has been associated
with KBTX. since its opening in
1957.
“A business will suffer if its
owner overlooks sound advertis
ing,” Gillam said.
Gillam outlined the three basic
fundamentals of successful ad
vertising. An advertiser must first
have a product to sell. He has to
sell it the right way. Finally the
advertiser must have an audience
to advertise to.
Television’s advantages over
other media were named by Gil
lam. He pointed out that radio is
not dead but that action and sight
added to sound make TV much
better.
A newspaper has the responsi
bility to its advertisers to see that
attention is drawn to advertise-
ments, warned Gillam.
Following his talk Gillam ans
wered questions from the audi
ence concerning advertising as a
career and the particular prob
lems in television.
Rudder to Talk At
Independence Fete
A&M Vice President Earl Rud
der will be principal speaker at a
Texas Independence Day Celebra
tion at Washington-on-the-Brazos
Park Sunday afternoon at 2.
Sponsored by the statewide Tex
as Independence Day Organization,
the program will include music by
the First Baptist Church Choir of
Brenham. Boy Scouts and Girl
Scouts will later perform Indian
dances at a replica of an Indian
village being erected on the park
grounds.
A silver in the reconstructed An
son Jones Home will follow the
program.
“You’re Funny ..
And funny is the theme expected for “No which features the humorous antics of a
Time For Sergeants”, a Town Hall produc- Georgia farm boy in the Air Force. The
tion appearing in Guion Hall Monday night production enjoyed a two-years stay on
at 8. Above is a typical scene from the play, Broadway.
Inspection Release
Given Fish, Sophs
By GAYLE McNUTT
Despite protests from Corps
leaders and attempted negotiations
with Military Department officials,
the scheduled inspection of units
involved in the water fight Tues
day night in the new Corps area
will be held at 1.30 p. m. Saturday.
Military heads relented in part,
agreeing to excuse all freshmen
and sophomore cadets who had
previous plans for the weekend.
This compromise camfe after Corps
unit commanders protested the re
quired stand-by for all unit mem
bers, because of the Fish Ball Sat-
From Civilian Contentions
Harrington Asked
49-1 Vote Struck
Billy McKown, president of the
Civilian Student Council, said last
night he was asked by President
M. T. Harrington not to use the
Academic Council’s 49-1 vote
against compulsory Corps in argu
ments to the Board of Directors
last Friday.
McKown revealed Harrington’s
request in a report to the Council
last night. He said that Harring
ton made the request because “it
is college policy—and none of the
students’ business.”
He said he used the vote in his
arguments against compulsory
military training despite the pres
ident’s request. He also said he
told Harrington he and Roddy Os
borne, who accompanied him,
would withdraw their request for 1
audience if they couldn’t present
the points they wished.
The CSC president expressed op
timism on action on their requests
but he told the Council “we’ll just
have to wait and see.”
“I was told that every point we
Tessies Preparing
For Soph Invasion
Members of the Class of ’60 have
a chance to show their dancing
abilities in Denton tomorrow by
Way of a dance invitation from
students at Texas Woman’s Uni
versity.
A special reception, beginning at
5:30 p.m., is planned for the sopho
mores. The dance begins at 8:30
and lasts until 11:30.
made would be considered befoi'e
the program is initiated,” McKown
said.
In other action, the president
said several of the dorm councils
were not being informed of CSC
plans and actions.
He said this must be remedied
immediately or “the Council will
have a big flop on its hands.”
The Council spent about an hour
discussing the qualifications of
men who had lived in the Corps
four years and were seeking posi
tions on the Council as fifth and
sixth year students. McKown ap
pointed the Election Committee to
look into the question.
The Civilian president suggest
ed that the Council start thinking
about a Civilian organization for
honor students and leaders, simi
lar to the Ross Volunteers.
“If we could start an organiza
tion—something for the students
to belong to—as long as it wasn’t
a fraternity, I think we owe it to
them,” McKown said.
On the upcoming Civilian week
end, the various committee chair
men reported that plans are shap
ing up for the annual affair. They
said tickets for the barbecue and
dance are already on sale from
dorm council presidents and mem
bers of the Council.
A letter from the president of
the student body at Texas Wo
man’s University was read, ex
plaining that a conflict on their
campus would keep a lot of poten
tial dates from coming to the
dance.
urday night and tKe dance being
held for sophomore cadets at Texas
Woman’s University in Denton.
Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant,
made the provision yesterday af
ternoon at a meeting of Corps sen
iors in Guion Hall. During the
meeting A&M Vice President Earl
Rudder spoke to the cadets on the
responsibilities entrusted in a Ca
det officer and his duty in carrying
out the school policy.
In a Corps commanding Offi
cers’ meeting last night, Davis
also agreed to excuse any junior
or senior cadet from the stand-by
in the case that they present a
valid reason for their absence
through their unit commander.
Any member of the Corps ex
cused from the inspection will be
required to leave his room ready
for the inspection. All cadets not
excused will stand a federal-type
inspection in accord with Articles
of the Cadet corps.
Staff members from the School
of Military sciences will conduct
the inspection, Davis said.
The only units not involved in
the water-throwing were those in
Dorm 8, Squadron 3 and Squadron
1, Corps commander Jon Hagler
said. These units will be excused
from the inspection.
BSU Invited To
Party in Houston
A “Sadie Hawkins” party is slat
ed Saturday night in the Memorial
Hospital School of Nursing in
Houston for the A&M Baptist Stu
dent Union.
A free supper will be given for
the Aggies at 7:30, before the par
ty. Everyone is asked to come
to the party dressed “Dogpatch”
style.
Anyone interested in going can
make arrangements for transpor
tation to Houston at the BSU.
Donkey Hoop Game
On Tap Tomorrow
A donkey basketball game
matching male faculty members of
A&M Consolidated High School
and FFA members will be played
tomorrow night at 7:30 in Con
solidated gymnasium.
The game is being sponsored
by the high school’s FFA Chapter
and Ralph Godfrey of Crescent,
Okla. There will also be specialty
acts consisting of a hobby donkey
derby and a trained donkey act.
Parents Invited
To Open House
In CS Schools
Public School Week begins
Monday, giving local citizens
the best opportunity of the
year to see their children’s
example of “democracy in
action” as College Station schools
hold open house next week.
“Parents are invited to visit and
inspect the schools anytime during
the year,” Taylor Riedel, superin
tendent of the Consolidated School
System, said yesterday, “but we
want to extend a special invitation
for them to drop in during Public
School Week.”
Besides the open house which
will last Monday through Friday,
two special events are planned for
parents and the public at large next
week, Riedel said.
The first is a Mothers and Dads
Club meeting Tuesday night at 7:30
in the CHS auditorium. The chief
topic of the meeting will be the
Hale-Aikin Committee’s study of
Consolidated schools. The four
main topics of this study are school
program, finance, teacher supply
and school construction.
Thursday evening a “community
supper” will be held in the Con
solidated gymnasium. The supper,
with chicken as the main course,
will be served buffet style and be
gins at 5:30. Tickets for the sup
per are 85 cents for adults and 70
cents for children. '
Following the supper, grades 6-
12 will give an open house “school
day” for the visitors, bginning at
7 p.m. During the open house,
junior and senior high school stu
dents will enact a typical morning
of classes in an abbreviated form.
During the program, both high
school groups will present an as
sembly for the guests.
The junior high assembly will be
highlighted by the junior chorus,
directed by Frank Coulter. The
senior high assembly will be led
by the senior chorus, under the di
rection of Robert Boone.
Geology Professor
Due to Get Award
Paul Weaver, geology professor,
has been named to receive the Sid
ney Powers Memorial Medal of
the American Assn, of Petroleum
Geologists.
Weaver will be presented the
award, given in recognition of con
tributions to and achievements in
petroleum geology, at tlie associa
tion’s 43rd annual meeting March
11, at Los Angeles.
U.S. Appoints
Parley Leader
On Disarming
Photo School,
Printing Shows
Here March 7
Photographers arid news
men interested in improving
their knowledge of camera
work will be on the campus
Friday and Saturday, March
7-8, for a two-day clinic and work
shop on photography.
Part of the 9th Annual Texas
Newspaper Clinic and Mechanical
Conference, co-sponsored by the
A&M Department of Journalism
and the Texas Press Association,
the meeting will also feature a “Do
It Yourself Theme” for non-metro
politan newspaper pi’int shops.
“All photographers interested in
learning how to improve their work
are welcome,” Wesley Calvei't of
the Journalism Department said.
Darkrooms, chemicals, photo sup
plies and live models will be fur
nished Friday afternoon, he said.
A $5 fee to cover costs will be
charged for the photography ses
sion.
Included in the clinic will be
talks by various publishers on im
provement of shop methods and
equipment, and demonstrations on
the operation of machines.
An added attraction will be an
exhibition of the 14th Annual
Newspaper Pictures of the Year,
sponsored by the National Press
Photographers Association and the
Encyclopedia Brittanica.
Vice President Earl Rudder will
welcome the guests Saturday. TPA
President Jimmie Gillentine will
acknowledge the welcome.
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Ken Collins, disc jockey
Houston DJ Takes
MC Job for ITS
Ken Collins, disc jockey for
Houston’s Radio Station KXYZ,
has been named master of cere
monies for the 7th Annual Inter
collegiate Talent Show by Joe
Lowe, director of the 1958 ITS.
ITS will be held March 14 in G.
Rollie White Coliseum. The show
will feature the Kilgore College
Rangerettes in addition to 10 acts
selected from colleges and univer
sities in Texas, Louisiana, Okla
homa and Arkansas.
A graduate of the University of
Houston, Collins, 25, majored in
radio and television and has eight
years experience in the field.
In addition to spinning records
for KXYZ, he also serves as pro
motion manager for the station.
Prior to entering the radio field
Collins was art director for an ad
vertising agency.
A cartoonist, Collins’ cartoons
have been syndicated by a concern
catering to college publications.
Stassen Replaced
In Negotiator Role
WASHINGTON, GT*)—The United States yesterday
named a new disarmament negotiator, backed up by four
citizen-advisers, and called on Russia to meet with him in
“urgent” new talks.
In a grim coincidence, the U. S. move came as Russia
exploded two potent hydrogen test weapons in a single day.
James J. Wadsworth, deputy United Nations ambassador,
was designated for the post of successor to Harold Stassen
who quit two weeks ago as disarmament specialist.
President Eisenhower approved his appointment and
also named a four-man panel of distinguished citizens to
“advise and consult” on disarmament policy.
Members will be Gen. A1-+-
fred M. Gruenther, former Al
lied commander in Europe
who is now American Red
Cross president; investment
banker Robert A. Lovett, former
undersecretary of state; banker
John J. McCloy, former high com
missioner to Germany, and Gen.
Walter Bedell Smith, ex-undersec
retary of state.
The State Department announced
these moves within minutes of an
announcement that Russia had set
off its second big nuclear explo
sion of the day north of the Arctic
Circle.
The twin shots, presumably of
hydrogen bombs, were disclosed by
the Atomic Energy Commission.
They raised to three the number
of Soviet firings of nuclear weapons
this week.
A State Department announce
ment made no mention of Russia’s
continued test firings at a time
when the Kremlin is also actively
pushing its “ban on the bomb”
campaign.
But, the announcement in effect
accused the Soviets of stalling an
urgently needed disarmament
agreement by refusing to resume
arms talks at the United Nations.
High School Day
Set for April 26
High School Day will be held
this year once again in connec
tion with All-Sports Day on April
26, C. G. (Spike) White, director
of recreation and entertainment,
said yesterday.
Candidate Filing
Deadline for City
Tomorrow midnight is the
deadline to file for four city of
ficial positions to be filled in the
April 1, College Station city elec
tion.
A mayor and three councilmen
will be elected.
Council posts open are Ward
1, the area south of the campus
between Wellborn Road and
Highway 6; Ward 2, taking in
the section of College Hills south
of Lincoln Ave. and east of
Highway 6; and Ward 3, the
North Gate area and the section
north of Lincoln Ave. east of
Highway 6.
Applications for filing may be
obtained at the City Hall.
TWU, SFA Girls
Act at Rue Pinalle
Charlotte Tomberlain, junior mu
sic major from Texas Woman’s
University, will be featured vocal
ist at Cafe Rue Pinalle tonight in
the Memorial Student Center table
tennis room from 8:30 to 12 mid
night.
Juke box music will be provided
during the cafe, which is an extra
attraction of Fish Ball weekend.
A pantomine by Pamela Durre
and Judy Oliver, with Linda Brady
as accompanist, will also be includ
ed in the show. The girls are stu
dents from Stephen F. Austin High
School in Bryan.
Sweetheart Pick on Tap
Ball to Make Fish
‘Kings for a Day 9
Freshmen, with hair brushed
best as possible, literally rule the
campus tomorrow as they prepare
for the annual Fish Ball and the
crowning of Freshman Sweetheart
in Guion Hall from 9-12.
The sweetheart will be chosen
from five finalists previously se
lected from pictures of girls enter
ed in the contest. Actual selection
of the sweetheart will be made by
one of the honored guests attend
ing the ball.
The sweetheart will be crowned
by Class of ’61 Vice President Paul
Martin. Martin was also in charge
of selecting finalists.
Finalists and their escorts are
Susie Seidel, escorted by Donald
H. Jones; Susanne Neal, by Wil
liam T. White; Linda Ann Daugh
erty, by Charles C. Murphy; Kath
leen Peabody, by Don Easterwood;
and Michaele Carlisle, by James
W. Willis.
Traditionally boasting the love
liest girls in Texas, fish will pa
rade thir beauties before such col
lege dignitaries as President and
Mrs. M. T. Harrington, Vice Presi
dent and Mrs. Earl Rudder, and
Commandant and Mrs. Joe E. Da
vis.
Other college officials to attend
the dance include academic schools
deans, military department heads,
tactical officers and Civilian coun
selors.
Tickets are on sale at Student
Activities or may be purchased
from freshman class officers for $2,
stag or drag. Seniors with dates
and tickets will be admitted.
The Aggieland Orchestra will
provide music for the event, the
highlight of the fish social year.
Preferred uniform for Corps fish
is Class “A” with white shirt and
black bow tie.
Fish officers are Charles C. Mur
phy, president; Paul Martin, vice
president; Robert Bower, secretary-
treasurer; and Tilmon Reaves, so
cial chairman.