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Coed Hearing
In Second Day
Number 103: Volume 57
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH, 18, 1958
Price Five Cents
Coed Hearing Gets Off To Slow Start
In Concert Tonight
Cadets to Vocalize
Variety of Songs
The Singing Cadets, after a full
slate of out-of-town concei’ts, will
be back on the compus tonight to
present their annual spring con
cert in Guion Hall at 7:30.
Under the direction of Bill Turn
er, the Cadets will sing such songs
of worship as Gounod’s “Sanctus”;
“This Is My Father’s World”, with
Jimmie Bond singing the solo;
“The Battle Hymn of the Re
public”; and “Create In Me A
Clean Heart, Oh God.”
Ed Burkhead will sing the solo
part for “Rock-A-My Soul.” Other
spirituals on the program will in
clude “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”
and “My Lord What A Mornin’.”
Some of the popular Broadway
hits on the program are “Autumn
Leaves,” featuring Maurice Adams
on the piano; “Nothin’ Like A
Dame”; and “You’ll Never Walk
Alone.”
The cadets will also sing four
American Folk songs, including
“Seein’ Nellie Home,” “Little Liza
Jane,” “Aura Lee” and “Doney
Gal.”
The cadets have appeared this
year in Dallas, Mount Pleasant,
San Angelo, Gatesville and Rock
dale.
The officers for this year’s Sing
ing Cadets are Bob Surovik, presi
dent; James Bond, vice president;
Don Linenberger, business man
ager; Clem Sherek, repoi’ter-his-
torian; and John Lenamon, li
brarian.
No admission will be charged.
WANTED
A&M Director
Of ICY Tells
How It W orks
A&M has one of the two
World Data Centers for
Oceanography, Lt. Comman
der John R. Lumby, Royal
British Navy and head of the
A&M data center, told College Sta
tion Lions yesterday.
Lumby said the other was located
in Russia, but there was still a full
exchange of information with the
local center. The data centers work
in coordination with the Interna
tional Geophysical Year, now un
derway.
Lumby, whose connection with
IGY is concerned solely with ocean
ography, said the program was tru
ly one of the outstanding achieve
ments of our era for the advance
ment of science.
“The outstanding thing about
IGY is that it is international in
the finest sense,” he said.
The IGY program includes some
10,000 scientists from 67 nations
cooperating in a tremendous effort
to learn more about the earth and
its changes and relation to outer
space, he explained.
Studies for IGY are divided into
three groupings, he said. They are:
(1) seismology, rocketry and sat
ellites, which concern the earth
proper; (2) studies of the upper
atmosphere and the control the
sun exercises on the earth; and (3)
oceanography, meteorology and
glacierology, which is the study of
the energy, heat and water budget
of the earth.
Some of the most important
studies are coming in rocketry, the
commander said. “The U. S. alone
has fired some 90 odd rockets for
IGY.”
Also, he cited the studies of the
flow of energy from the equator
to the poles of the earth and the
earth’s glacier structure as exam
ples of the projects studied.
\Manhunt On
For Typical
Cadet Slouch
An intense search has been start
ed on the campus for an authentic
Cadet Slouch and he must be found
by April 1.
Cadet Slouch must be found for
the leading role in “We Is the Ag
gies,” a production of the Aggie
Follies which will be presented the
nights of May 9 and 10 in G. Rollie
White Coliseum.
A search is also underway for
other players for the production, in
cluding Simp, Cedric, fish Jethro
and all the gang of Cadet Slouch
fame.
Anyone may apply for these
parts by contacting Jim Earle or
C. K. Esten by April 1, at which
time other parts will be cast. Ad
ditional information can be obtain
ed from the Aggie Players.
Bobbie Ellen Wood
Combat Cutie
Bobbie Ellen Wood, representing
j the Engineers, was named Combat |
Cutie for 19o8 at the annual Com
bat Ball Friday night.
Escorted by Jerry Roberts, Miss j
Wood, a North Texas State College !
I student, was crowned at intermis-
' sion by John Ligon, 2nd Regiment I
commander.
Her crown was a steel helmet—
complete with shell holes. On the |
helmet was a plaque inscribed
“Combat Cutie-1958.”
Miss Wood was selected from six
finalists representing combat arms
units. The six finalsists were nar
rowed down from two girls nomi
nated by each combat arms com
pany.
Bob Cook, 2nd Regimental Staff,
was head of the Combat Cutie
selection committee.
3 Called to Testify
As Quizzing Starts
By GAYLE McNUTT
Three witnesses appeared before the 85th District Court-
in Bryan yesterday as two women began their legal bid to
enter A&M.
Mrs. Lena Bristol, 34, and Mrs. Barbara Tittle, 20, both
of Bryan, are seeking admittance to the college on an under
graduate level. W. M. and John Barron, a father and son
combination of Bryan attorneys, are representing the
women.
The suit filed against college officials opened yesterday
at 9 a. m. in the Brazos County Courthouse under the juris
diction of District Judge W. T. McDonald, a 1933 A&M
graduate.
H. L. Heaton, director of - *
admissions and registrar, was
Plaintiffs Listen At Hearing
—Battalion Staff Photo
Mrs. Lena Bristol, left and Mrs. Barbara
Tittle, the two women seeking admittance
into A&M, listen intently to witness test
imonies as the hearing to get them into the
college began yesterday. Judge W. T. Mc
Donald, whose decision will rule in this
court, sits behind the bench.
Civilian Weekend Features
Barbeque, Dance, Talent
The fifth annual Civilian Week
end begins Saturday with a full
day of activities for Civilians and
their dates. *
First event of the day is a bar
becue in the Grove scheduled to be
gin at 5 p.m. Food will be furnish
ed by a local catering firm and will
include all the trimmings, accord
ing to Thomas Beckett, vice presi
dent of the Civilian Student Coun
cil. Tickets are $1 for adults and
50 cents for children.
Entertainment at the barbecue
will include a singer from Milner
Hall, James Hickey, and several
skits by Aggie wives.
Highlight of the weekend will be
the Civilian Ball, which begins at
8 p.m. in Sbisa Hall. Music for
dancing will be furnished by Sandy
Sandifer and his Orchestra. Fea
tured with the orchestra are the
Sinclair Sisters and Hal Jones.
Sweetheart of the ball will be
chosen from 14 finalists, one from
each of the Civilian dormitories, 3
from College View, 1 from Project
Houses and 1 from the 25 girls
from Sam Houston State College
down for the dance.
At intermission the sweetheart
will draw the name of a couple to
receive door prizes donated by lo
cal merchants.
A free baby sitting service will
be provided by the College View
Council at Kiddie Korner during
the evening.
Tickets for the barbecue and
dance are available from dorm
council members, College View row
representatives or from the office
of Student Activities an the second
floor of the YMCA.
Junior ‘Bullshoots’
^ ay to Title Win
A junior of the A&M Debate
Team walked away from the Piney
Woods Debate Tournament last
weekend with an unusual title—
that of “Champion Bull Thrower.”
Henry Lyle won the title at the
tournament held at Stephen F.
Austin State Teachers College in
Nacogdoches in the after-dinner
Impromptu speaking contest.
Haynes Dugan, freshman, and
Ray Simmons, sophomore, wxm
their four preliminary debate
rounds in that session, but were
eliminated by a team from Texas
Christian University in the first
elimination round.
the first of three witnesses
called yesterday by the plain
tiffs. Most of yesterday’s
hearing consisted of facts and
statistics for background in the
case.
Heaton said the two plaintiffs
came into his office prior to the
beginning of the spring semester
and filed applications seeking ad
mittance and he told them the col
lege did not admit women.
Heaton said he advised them
that no one but the board of di
rectors could grant them permis
sion to enroll and that it was
the board’s policy not to admit
women.
Girls have attended the college
on a regular basis during a few
school years, but the last instance
was in 1933-34, Heaton testified.
Defense lawyers attempted yes
terday to have the case dismissed
from court on the grounds that (1)
legislative permission was not re
ceived by the plaintiffs to file their
case, (2) the women did not seek
admission through the board of
directors, (3) there were not
enough facts submitted to the
court to apply to a writ of man
damus. The attempt failed how
ever and the hearing continued.
The plaintiffs are basing their
case on the premise that the re
fusal to admit women to A&M is
a violation of the 14th Amend
ment to the Constitution and the
“misconception that the school is
established only for white males.
The law implies it is open to every
one seeking admittance.”
Defense lawyers are James N.
Ladlum, first assistant for the at
torney general of the State of Tex
as, John Reeves and Leonard Pass-
(See HEARING on Page 4)
A&M Hospital
Nurse Refuses
Soccer Player
A college hospital nurse
Sunday refused to admit an
injured member of a visiting
soccer team because he was
not a student at A&M.
The athlete, Ernest Ui'banowick,
was taken to a Bryan hospital by
teammates after he was barred
from the college hospital, treated
for a “mild concussion” and re
leased. He was a member of the
Galan Construction Company of
San Antonio, here for district
semi-final playoffs.
Di\ Charles Lyons, college hos
pital superintendent, said last
night that the emergency room
nurse examined the soccer player
and thought it would be all right
to move him. Dr. Lyons remarked
that “nm-mal procedure” was to
call the doctor on duty, but he was
in surgery at the time.
Dr. Lyons said he was planning
to write a letter to the construc
tion company explaining the in
cident and apologizing for the mis
understanding. He said the nurse
had been working at the infirmary
only a short time and apparently
misunderstood the college policy
on treating visiting athletes.
Dr. Lyons said they participated
in a reciprocal program, whereby
visiting athletes here were treated
in college facilities and Aggie
teams were shown similar courtesy
| away from the campus.
Music For Dancing
Sandy Sandifer and his trumpet-led orchestra is scheduled
to furnish the dancing sounds for the fifth annual Civilian
Ball in Sbisa Hall Saturday night at 8. Featured with his
group is a trio, the Sinclair Sisters, and Hal Jones.
Outfit Bowling Set §200 Architecture
For Corns. Civilians ( ' , ant Tw Be Given
_ rourth-year architecture stu-
Outfit bowling for prizes of dents will begin competition for the
bowling equipment will begin in J. Rodney Tabor Award immediate
the latter part of March.
ly after mid-semester, Robert An-
Both Civilian dorms and Corps ! derson ’ of the Division of Archi
outfits may enter teams in the tec J i ure * Monday.
Each applicant will undergo two
event. Teams will consist of five
members who will bowl against
opponents on a scratch (total
; points) basis. There will be no ,
handicaps, according to John ^JV*** by * he winnin * student for
weeks of study on some problem
in architectural design.
The award, valued at $200, will
Geiger.
furthering his education in archi
tecture. Students entered in the
Entrants will be notified of the competition are members of An
date of the event.
derson’s architectural design class.
Kiwanis Sponsor
Pancake Supper
All the pancakes you can eat
j for 50 cents is the offer being
1 made by local Kiwanians this week
as they prepare for Saturday |
j night’s Aunt Jemima Pancake
Supper.
The supper, a joint effort of
Bryan and College Station Kiwanis
Clubs, will be held at Bryan Coun-
i try Club from 5-8 p. m.
Proceeds from the pancake sup-
| per will go to needy and crippled
children of the area. Tickets may
j be purchased from any member of
! either club for 50 cents a ticket,
according to Johnny Longly, presi-
1 dent of the College Station Kiwanis
Club. *
j
Weather Today
College Station forecast calls
for rain and high winds today and
tonight, with a maximum of 44
degrees and a low of 35 expected.
Precipitation during the 24-hour
period ending at 8 this morning
totaled .10 inch.
Relative humidity at 8 a. m.
: was 87 per cent and the tempera-
j ture, 37 degrees.
,f|yj
—Battalion i
Injured Soccer Player
Ernest Urbanowick, a member of the Galan Construction
Company soccer team here for district semi final playoffs,
is carried off the playing field after he was injured in
Sunday’s game. The San Antonio athlete complained he
couldn’t see, so his teammates covered his eyes with a
blanket before they took him to the college hospital where
he was refused admittance because he wasn’t a student.