THE
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Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus
Number 112: Volume 57
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1958
Price Five Cents
Vice President Reaffirms
Publications Organization
Classes Elect
Officers Today
Some 139 candidates are seek
ing election to 21 class offices
in today’s campus class elections
with only one candidate running
unopposed.
Dr. J. C. Miller
Miller Resigns;
Ag Dean Going
ToOregonState
Dr. J. C. Miller announced his
resignation as Dean of the School
of Agriculture yesterday, effect
ive June 30.
Miller ■ will assume the job of
head of the combined departments
of animal husbandry and dairy
husbandry at Oregon State Col
lege July 1.
Coming to A&M in 1940 from
Louisiana State University as a
professor of animal husbandry,
Miller left in 1945 to become head
of the University of Tennessee’s
Department of Animal Husbandry.
He returned to A&M in 1947 as
head of the Department of Animal
Husbandry and was named Dean
of Agriculture in October, 1946.
“We genuinely regret the loss
of Dr. Miller and wish him every
success in his new work,” com
mented college President M. T.
Harrington upon accepting the
dean’s resignation.
100 Duchesses Vie
For Cotton Queen
Crowning of Queen Cotton from
a field of more than 100 Texas
beauties Friday night at the Cot
ton Pageant in Guion Hall will
highlight the Student Agronomy
Society’s day of festivities honor
ing cotton.
Merrill Adamcik, senion agron
omy major from El Campo, will
reign as King Cotton at the Pa
geant and the ball, which will fol
low in Sbisa Hall.
The 24th Annual Cotton Page
ant will be presented at 7:30 p.m.
as a tribute to King Cotton. Mur
ray Cox, farm editor of WFAA in
Dallas, will act as master of cere
monies.
The queen will be selected by
tfiree Dallas fashion experts and
a professional photographer.
The Agronomy Society Sweet
heart, Miss Mary Jo Baker, Texas
Woman’s University student, will
lead the parade of duchesses.
Miss Nancy Norton, A&M
Sweetheart, will present flowers
to the Queen and Court.
Agronomy students will use
funds from the event to go on a
study tour.
William McLaughlin, candidate
for Class of ’58 agent, was the
only senior to file for this office.
Voting began this morning at
8 o’clock in the Memorial Student
Center where four voting mach
ines are located and at the news
stand in front of Sbisa Hall where
three machines are in operation.
Polls close today at 5.
A run-off election is slated Ap
ril 15.
For a candidate to gain office
without having a run-off, he must
have 20 per cent of the total vote
more than the candidate nearest
him.
In races with more than five
candidates, three men will make
the run-off, while in races with
five or less office-seekei*s, only
two men will make the run-off.
The Class of ’59 will elect a
president, vice president, secre
tary-treasurer, social secretary,
historian, student entertainment
manager, two yell leaders includ
ing a head yell leader and a repre
sentative to the MSC Council.
Nine men are seeking the pres
ident spot, thirteen the vice presi
dential seat, three the secretary-
treasurer spot, three the social
secretary position, seven the stu
dent entertainment manager, two
the MSC council job and seven
the yell leader offices.
Nine men are running for Class
of ’60 president, ten hope to gain
the vice president spot, ten the
secretary-treasurer position, eleven
seek the social secretary job and
12 seek one of the two yell lead
er spots.
Five candidates from the Class
of ’60 and the Class of ’61 seek
a spot on the MSC council with
both classes voting on the five.
Class of ’61 race finds eight men
seeking the president’s seat, eight
the vice presidential spot, nine the
secretary-treasurer job and five
the social secretary job.
Officials Eye
Crowd of 1,000
HighSchoolDay
Over 1,000 high school seniors
are expected to visit the A&M
campus for the 10th annual High
School Day, April 26.
They will be here by invitation
from A&M student hometown
clubs.
The program, starting with the
registration of the visiting stu
dents, will include informal mu
sical entertainment, an .orienta
tion session with a 30-minute color
film of life at A&M and a con
ducted tour of the campus.
After having lunch in the col
lege dining halls, visiting students
will be given an opportunity to
attend a number of athletic events
sponsored by the student “T” As
sociation in cooperation with the
college athletic department. The
events will include a baseball
game, a tennis match and others.
Activities for the day will end
with the intra-squad Maroon and
White football game at 7:30 p.m.
on Kyle Field.
The annual High School Day
program is sponsored by the stu
dent hometown clubs on the cam
pus, former student clubs over
the state and the A&M Depart
ment of Student Activities.
Engineering
Conference
Set Monday
C. W. Crawford, associate
dean of engineering, will de
liver the welcome address at
the 11th annual Conference
for Protective Relay Engi
neers here Monday through
Wednesday.
Sessions of the confer’enee will
begin in the Memorial Student
Center Monday following registra
tion that morning.
About 200 persons are expected
to attend the conference sponsored
by the Electrical Engineering De
partment. L. M. Haupt, of the
Electrical Engineering Department,
will serve as conference chairman.
Purpose of the conference is to
provide an opportunity for the dis
cussion of joint problems by per
sons interested in the design, appli
cation and opei’ation of protective
relay equipment as applied to elect
rical transmission lines and electi’i-
cal machinery.
A smorgasbord will be held on
the first night of the conference
and a dinner meeting and a pro
gram on the second night. H. C.
Dillingham, electrical engineering
professor, will be the toastmaster
at the dinner meeting, and Dr.
Ralph Steen, head of the history
department, will be the speaker.
Music will be provided by the a
cappella choir of the Stephen F.
Austin High School in Bryan.
Kidd Appointed,
New SP Director
In a called meeting yesterday afternoon of all student
publications editors, Vice President Earl Rudder reaffirmed
the objectives of Student Publications.
He said no major changes have been made in the organi
zation other than the appointment Of W. E. Kidd to the post
of director. N. Ross Strader was relieved of the post Monday
afternoon.
Strader had been told his position with the college would
remain the same until the end of the fiscal year on August
31. In an official statement Rudder said, “I have explained,
to Mr. Strader that the original plan of terminating his
services at the end of the fiscal year was designed to work
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New Publications Head
William Edward (Ed) Kidd stepped into the position of
Director of Student Publications yesterday to fill the
vacancy of Ross Strader, who was suspended from that
office Monday. Before accepting the position, Kidd was
Assistant Director of the A&M System Information and
Publications.
IGY Symposium
Scheduled Here
Engineers from across the state
will hear reports on the progress
of the International Geophysical
Year April 18 in a symposium to
be held in the Memorial Student
Center.
Sponsors of the show will be
the South Texas Section of the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, the American Institute
of Electrical Engineers, the Amer
ican Society of Mechanical Engi
neers, the American Institute of
Mining and Metallurgical Engi
neers and the Institute of Radio
Engineers.
Dr. Clifford M. Simmand, head
of the Mechanical Engineering De
partment, will preside over the
meeting.
DelaplaneQuits
A&S Position;
Goes to SMU
Dr. Walter H. Delaplane re
cently resigned as Dean of
Arts and Sciences to accept
a similar position at Southern
Methodist University.
Dr. Delaplane’s resignation is
effective June 30. He will take
over his SMU position July 1.
After joining the A&M faculty
as head of the Department of
Economics in 1948, Delaplane was
named Dean of Arts and Sciences
in 1953.
“It is with sincere regret that
I accept Dean Delaplane’s resign
ation,” College President M. T.
Harrington said. “He has filled
the position of Dean of Arts and
Sciences here in a most acceptable
manner. We will miss him as a
member of our faculty.”
♦the least possible hardship on
him.
“Since, however, he has
chosen to make the decision
a matter of public debate, the
best interests of the college re
quire the immediate termination
of his connection.”
Last week Strader filed an appli
cation thi’ough President M. T.
Harrington for a hearing on the
case before the Board of Dh'ec-
toi-s.
Kidd, the new director of student
publications, took over the post
immediately. He has been assis
tant to the A&M System director
of information and publications for
the past 3% years.
He served with newspapers in
Garland, Mexia and Waxahachie
before joining the college staff in
1954.
In MSC
Display Set Tonight
Some 28 junior architecture stu
dents will display projects in an
open house tonight from 8 to 10
in the architecture lab on the
fourth floor of the Academic Build
ing.
Rites Held Today
For W. L. Hughes
Services were held in the chapel
of Hillier Funeral Home this
morning for W. L. Hughes, 81,
retired professor emeritus of ed
ucation, who passed away Mon
day night at his home, 306 Sul
phur South, following a long ill
ness.
Rev. Norman Anderson of the
A&M Presbyterian Church con
ducted the services with inter-
Professor Emeritus W. L. Hughes
ment following in Bryan City Cem
etery.
Hughes came to A&M in 1920
to direct the organization of the
A&M Consolidated High School
district and to train teachers for
vocational agriculture. In 1924
he became head of the Department
of Rural Education (now the De
partment of Education and Psy
chology) and continued in this po
sition until he retired in 1947.
A graduate of the University
of Texas and A&M, Hughes was
superintendent of both the Tom
Green county schools and the
Brady Public Schools before com
ing to A&M.
Hughes, born March 1, 1877, in
Granger, is survived by his wife;
a son, R. H. Hughes of Houston;
a brother, Robert Hughes of Chil
dress; two sisters, Miss Sue
Hughes and Miss Opal Hughes,
both of San Antonio; and three
grandchildren.
Manning Smith, Charles N.
Smith, James Y. Alexander, Hom
er Covington, Charles Roeber, and
O. B. Donaho were pall bearers.
Ag Suffers Injuries
At Galveston Beach
Charles Oliver, Squadron 10
freshman, was injured late Fri
day night when he and his Texas
City girl friend were struck down
on a public beach at Galveston by
a car.
Oliver suffered a broken left leg
and possible internal injuries while
the girl received a concussion and
multiple fractures of both legs
and an arm.
Pan America Week
Begins Saturday
Cafe Tropical, Latin American
version of Cafe Rue Pinalle, will
open the annual Pan American
Week Saturday night at 8 o’clock
in the Memorial Student Center
ping pong area.
Dfive Woodard and his combo
will furnish music for the dance.
A special floor show will be pre
sented during the intermission with
tickets selling for $1.50 per couple.
Pan American Week is centered
around Pan American Day, April
14, the anniversary of the 'Organi
zation of American States, founded
in 1890.
Floyd H. Christian and Hugh.
Wharton are co-chairmen of the
MSC T’an American Week Com
mittee which has charge of the
event.
Dr. Hector Santaella, Venezuela’s
ambassador to the United States,
will headline a group of speakers
to be presented during the week-
long special events which will in-
Vanity Fair Pics
Deadline April 18
April 18 is the deadline for en
tries for Vanity Fair or senior
favorites for the Aggieland, Roy
Davis, Aggieland ’58 editor, said
yesterday.
Entries must be turned in to the
Student Publications Office in the
basement of the YMCA before this
date, he- said.
elude speakers, movies and other
special presentations to accent
Latin America and its people.
Dr. Santaella will be a Gi'eat
Issues speaker Friday night, April
18.
Latin American food will be
featured in the MSC during the
week.
Both Gov. Price Daniel and col
lege vice president Earl Rudder
have officially proclaimed Pan
American Week, April 12-19.
Mother Of Year
To Be Honored
A&M’s mother of the year will
be honored at the annual Parent’s
Day revue and convocation, Moth
er’s Day, May 11.
Selections will be made from
nominations in letter form con
taining all supporting information
concerning qualifications. To qual
ify one must: be the mother of a
student currently enrolled at A&M;
be able to attend the presentation
ceremonies on Parent’s Day; and
have overcome extreme difficulties
to make possible an education for
her children.
Letters should be sent to the
Student Welfare Committee, Stu-.
dent Activities, 210 YMCA, not
later than April 21.
Aggie Wives Revue
Monday Night at 8
Aggie Wives will take the spot- j
light at 8 Monday might when they '
stage Aggie Wives Revue Night
in the Ballroom of the Memorial
Student Center.
Sponsored by the Aggie Wives
Council, the show is a fund-raising
project for the Brazos County
Council for Retarded Children.
Master of cei’emonies for the
evening’s entertainment will be
Toby Hughes. The acts, number
ing about 17, will be presented by
various campus wives clubs and
will be judged for first, second and
third prizes by three judges.
Wives clubs participating in the
show will be Aeronautical Engi
neering, Agricultural Economics
and Rural Sociology, Agricultural
Education, Agronomy, Architec
ture, Band, Business Administra
tion, Chemical Engineering, Civil
Engineering, Dames, Electrical En
gineering, Industrial Education,
Weather Today
Partly cloudy today and tonight
is the forecast for the College Sta
tion area. A high of 78 and a low
of 58 degrees are expected.
Yesterday the high was 71 de
grees and the low, 55 degrees.
Industrial Engineering, Mechani
cal Engineering, Oceanography and
Meteorology, Petroleum Engineer
ing and Wildlife Management.
Tickets, selling at 50 cents each,
may be obtained from the MSC,
Student Activities Office, or any
member of a wives club. They
will also be sold at the door.
The Council for Retarded Chil
dren, which will benefit from the
show’s proceeds, was organized
last fall to assist the public, schools
in providing special facilities for
the training of retarded children.
Flans Ready Tor
Mailing Aggielands
All students who have purchased
an Aggieland ’58 and will not be
in school next fall must come by
the Student Publications Office,
YMCA basement, and leave postal
fees and a forwarding address,
Editor Roy Davis said yesterday.
Davis also said all students who
have not turned in their cards
signifying their purchase of an
Aggieland should do so immedi
ately if they expect to receive a
copy.