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f 18,440 READERS » BATTALION Last Basketball Game Tonight Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus Number 95: Volume 57 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, ,1958 Price Five Cents Ike Delegates Power For Emergency Rule Daniel Stresses News Freedom At Press Fete AUSTIN,—UP)—Gov. Price Daniel told a group of Texas daily newspaper publishers yesterday that “full reporting is the foundation of freedom and we cannot settle for less, Whatever the price may be.” The liberty and democracy of America would never have existed without freedom of the press and fulfillment of newspapers’ respon sibilities, he told the 37th annual meeting of the Texas Daily News papers Assn. Daniel was the principal speak er at the president’s dinner honor ing S. B. Whittenburg of Amarillo, outgoing TDNA president, and Mrs. Whittenburg. “We must end the present trend toward secrecy and censorship in governmental affairs,” he said. “The public business must be transacted in the light of day, not under the censorship of official seei’ecy. The people and their of ficials must work from the same set of books.” Earlier in business sessions, TDNA speakers stressed the im portance today of newspapers ap pealing to Texas boys and girls to choose joui-nalism as a pro fession. “Can we afford for our youth to reach college age until we try to attract their interest in journal ism?” outgoing president S. B. Whittenburg of the Amarillo Globe-Times said in keynoting the 37th annual meeting. “If you think we are not facing a downhill pull, ponder the fact that there are not enough male graduates annually, from Ameri can schools of journalism to sup ply one man to every daily news paper in the United States,” Felix R. McKnight, vice president and executive editor of the Dallas' Times Herald, said as luncheon speaker. Nixon Would Get Presidental Reins WASHINGTON, UP)—The White House yesterday an nounced an agreement under which Vice President Nixon would become acting president if President Eisenhower should become unable to serve. Press secretary James C. Hagerty described it as more or less the copy of an understanding Eisenhower and Nixon have had. Eisenhower mentioned an understanding at his news conference last Wednesday; he refused then to say' exactly what was in it. Hagerty yesterday issued the following statement: “The President and the vice president have agreed that the following procedures are in accord with the purposes ♦and provisions of Article Two, Town Hallers Score With ‘Sergeant’ Play By WE ETON JONES Seven File For Three Positions On City Council McKown Won’t Discuss Meeting With President Billy McKown, Civilian Stu dent Council president, would not comment last night on what went on at a Saturday meeting with President M. T. Harington. Harrington had called McKown to his office to discuss a story in Friday’s Battalion in which Mc Kown revealed Harrington had asked that the Academic Coun cil’s 49-1 vote be omitted from civilian arguments to the Board of Directors against compulsory Corps. McKown quoted Harrington as saying, “it is college policy and none of the students’ business.” The Civilian leader told of the president’s request after the coun cil meeting Thursday night and not in the meeting as previously reported. Also present at the meeting was Robert Murray, Civilian counselor, who also had no comment on the meeting. Weather Today College Station area will have cloudy skies and some rain today and tonight, with a high of 65 de grees today and a low of 50 to night. The 8 a. m. relative humidity was 69 per cent and the temperature, 53 degrees. Seven College Station men filed for three city council positions which will be decided in the April 1 municipal election. No candidate filed to compete with Mayor Ernest Langford who is running for re-election. Dead line for filing was Saturday at mid night. Candidates filing for Ward 1 are Frank Brown, owner of a Bryan wrecking concern and Carl Landiss, of the Health and Physical Edu cation Department. Marion Pugh, local lumber dealer and present councilman from this ward did not file for re-election. Ward 1 is the area south of the campus between Wellborn Road and Highway 6. Filing for Ward 2, the part of College Hills south of Lincoln Ave nue and east of Highway 6, were Joe Sorrels, present councilman seeking re-election; David Fitch, of the School of Business Admin istration; and Troy McElroy, owner of a local Venetian blind firm. Councilman A. P. Boyett, Ward 3, filed for re-election. Contesting him will be Billie J. Fluker, who is with the Engineering Experi ment Station. Ward 3 is the North Gate area and the section north of Lincoln Ave. and east of Highway 6. Texas Art Exhibit Featured By MSC The third annual Regional VII Arts and Crafts Exhibition, co sponsored by the Creative Arts Committee of the Memorial Stu dent Center and the Texas Fine Ai’ts Association of Austin, will be on display in the main lobby of the MSC through - March 15, according to Mrs. Emalita Tei’ry, general chairman of the art com mittee. Exhibition Judge Robert Winn, director of the San Antonio Art Institute, selected 12 of the en tries—including paintings, crafts and sculptures—as the best exam ples of composition and medium techniques. The prize winning en tries will be a part of a state regional show in Austin, at the Laguna Gloria Galleries, June 15 through August 15. Of the 122 entries, 48 drawings and paintings and 22 pieces of craft and sculptures were selected for display in the exhibition. At least one entry from each partici pant is on display. Prizes will be cash and gift merchandise con tributed by business firms, civic organizations and individuals. All donations will be pooled and then divided among the 12 winners. Al so, the 12 winners will receive special citations from the Texas Fine Arts Association. Some of these winners will be put up for sale. Section One, of the Constitu tion, dealing with presidential inability. They believe these procedures, which are intend ed to apply to themselves only, are in no sense outside or contrary to the Constitution but are consist ent with its present provisions and implement its clear intent. “(1) In the event of inability the President would-if possible- so inform the vice president, and the vice president would serve as acting president, exercising the powers and duties of the office un til the inability had ended. “(2) In the event of an inability which would prevent the Presi dent from so communicating with the vice president, the vice presi dent after such consultation ns seems to him appropriate under the circumstances, would decide upon the devolution of the powers and duties of the office and would serve as acting president until the inability had ended. “(3) The President, in either event, would determine when the inability had ended and at that time would resume the full exer cise of the powers and duties of the office.” The Constitution provides that the vice president shall take over the duties of the presidency in the event of the pi’esident’s re signation, ouster, death or dis ability. It does not say in so many words how a decision is to be reached on when a president is disabled, hor who should make the decision. After Eisenhower disclosed the existence of an understanding last week, various members of Con gress called for details to be made known. Rep. McCormack of Massachusetts, the Democratic leader of the House, said in a typical comment that “this is a matter of public concern.” A show such as the touring production of “No Time for Sergeants”, which Town Hall presented last night, taxes the resources of a reviewer. With so impi’obable a farce and such broad comedy as the book by Mac Hyman and the play from his book by Ira Levin, it is hai’d to tell about acting ability and, of course, impossible to look for a “message”. But there was no doubt, last night, that the troupe was present ing entertainment, and entertain ment of a sort that often was particularly delectable to the local audience. One wonders how the military personnel in attendance can main tain a straight face, now, while saluting. The entire cast gave hilarious performances. There were spots when the writing of the play cai’- ried the action, and toward the end this writing began to sag, but the effect was still present. The aui’a had been created. Notable among the cast were Charles Hohman, who did yeoman service as the coufused country lad, getting all possible milage out of the part, and the three veterans of the original cast, James Mill- hollin, a neurotic psychiatrist, and Howard Freeman and Royal Beal, two belabored generals. Rex Everhart, who approaches acting with the same gusto as Lou Costello, shown in the role of Sgt. King, portrayed one of the most tormented non-commissioned of ficers that any service has ever known. A word should be said about the show’s crew, which transformed the White Coliseum into a pro scenium theater within the space of one day. They showed that such a task could be done. Instead of merely complaining about the facilities, they did something about them. The sets, executed by Gerald L. Ritholz, were stylized but still served to convince the audience very adequately that they were witnessing a barroom scene or an airplane in flight. !t ..rdv* ^*3 if t « : " * * w ■ P ; AT- f :v : * . i-.-nr i & I Mi ■. f. w ‘Sergeant’ Staff Goes Texan —Battalion Staff Photo Three members of the “No Time For Ser- dale, a Georgia plowboy turned airman; Rex geant” cast, typically dressed for their Everhart, who filled the role of the bewilder- Broadway-to-Texas visit, discuss plans for ed Sergeant King; and Christian Flanders, last night’s Town Hall production previous who acted as Irvin Blanchard, a know-it-all to curtain time. Left to right are Charles airman with former ROTC experience. Hohman, who played the part of Will Stock- . ‘Underground Paper’ Airs Campus Affairs By GAYLE McNUTT Dawn yesterday saw Corps dormitories filled with a 1-page mimeographed publication of doubtful origin which in a combi nation of nonsense, fact and philosophy commented upon Corps life at A&M. The one-page commentary was labeled “The Mole” and under its title bore the words “published in Barrens Talk To Witnesses in Austin John M. Barron and W. S. Bar ron, attorneys representing two women seeking admittance t o A&M, interviewed two witnesses in Austin yesterday and worked on certain legal principles involv ed in the case. Both witnesses are state offi cials whose testimonies will be used in connection with court pre sentation of co-educational statis tics and trends, said John Barron, the son of the father-son team. The legal points looked up in Austin will also be used in the suit, he said. The pair is representing Mrs. Lena Bristol and Mrs. Barbara Tittle who ai'e seeking to break a co-ed barrier which has existed since the school opened in 1876. Indians Donate Books to Library Students and faculty members from India and A&M President M yesterday presented several books on the life of Mohandas Gandhi, Hindu nationalist, to the college library. In the picture, left to right, Bennie Zinn, head of Student Affairs, —Battalion Staff Photo T. Harrington look over a book handed them by Ram Narain of the bio-chemistry department, and Ambuj Mukerji of the physics department. the steam tunnels of Texas A&M.” Practically every room in all Corps dormitories received a copy of the paper sometime eai’ly Monday morning. The paper was chiefly concerned with seemingly good-natured kid ding of the Military Science De partment, Corps operation and col lege administration. One statement obviously referr ing to Col. Henry Dittman, PAS, whose tour of duty here ends this years, read as follows: “We checked, Pelly; Highway 6 does run both ways. Which way are you going Col.?” Dittman has made a statement several times in the past to those wishing to leave A&M, to the ef fect that, “Highway 6 runs both ways”. Chuckling over the statement Dittman said, “As for the Mole, I’m going to Germany.” He said that although he had received no official orders as yet, he had received unofficial word that his next assignment would be in Europe and probably Germany. Several of the statements made by the “Mole” referred also to Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant. Davis was visiting Louisiana State Uni versity yesterday and did not learn of the publication until last night. Faculty, Students Argue Conformity A student-faculty panel discus sion on “Conformity vs. Individu ality at A&M” is scheduled Wed nesday night at 7:45 in the Wesley Foundation. Dr. John Calhoun, vice president for engineering, will moderate the panel. Members are Dr. J. Q. Hays of the English department, Dr. Dan Russell of the agricultural econom ics department, and students Bill Libby and George Ragsdale. The program is jointly sponsored by the YMCA and four local chui’ch groups. The public is invited to at tend and questions may be pro posed from the floor, according to planners of the panel. CHS Junior Class To Present Play “Meet Me in St. Louis”, a three- act comedy, will be presented by the junior class of A&M Consoli dated High School, March 7-8, at 8 p.m. in the high school auditor ium. This comedy, dramatized from the book by Sally Benson by the same name, is a story about a St. Louis family and their experiences during the World’s Fair of 1904. He said that since he knew nothing about the matter, he would have no comment to make. Other butts of the paper’s com ments were other military officials and tac-officers, none called by name, but rather by nicknames such as “goose” and “porky.” It also sounded out a feeling that thinking w a s discouraged by “Trigon” officials. Ray Bowen, deputy corps com mander, said last night he did not believe the paper was written with a serious intent, although some parts could be taken that way. “It seemed to be written more with a feeling of ‘good bull’ in mind,” he said, “although I couldn’t get much sense from most of it.” Houston Beauty Is ‘Fish’ Sweetheart Miss Michaele Carlisle of Hous ton, escorted by James W. Wills was chosen “Fish” Sweetheart by the Class of ’61, Saturday night at the annual “Fish” Ball. Other finalists and escorts were: Susie Seidel escorted by Donald T. Jones; Susanne Neal, by Wil liam T. White; Linda Ann Daugh erty, by Charles C. Murphy; and Kathleen Peabody, by Don V. East- wood. President and Mrs. M. T. Har rington, Vice President and Mrs. Earl Rudder, and Commandant and Mrs. Joe E. Davis were among the honored guests. Other college officials that at tended the dance included acad emic schools deans, military de- partment heads, tactical officers and civilian counselors. Parents to Hear Reports on Schools The College Station Mothers and Dads Club will meet tonight at 7:30 in the Consolidated High School auditorium, with the chief topic of discussion to be the Hale- Aikin Committee’s report on Con solidated Schools. The meeting is being held in con nection with the current Texas Public School week. Four main topics are provided in the committee’s studies. They are under the heading of school program, school finance, teacher supply and school construction. One purpose of the study is to deter mine what steps must be made to meet the rapid rise in school pop ulation expected in the next few years.