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Number 115: Volume 57
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1958
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1958 Cotton Queen
Linda Jean Johnson, Arlington State College
representative to the 1958 Cotton Pageant,
was crowned Queen Cotton by Merrill A^am-
cik, King Cotton, at the annual pageant im
Guion Hall Friday night. Immediately fol
lowing the pageant, the parade of duchesses
moved to Sbisa Dining Hall for the Cotton
Ball.
Petition Seeking Coed
Study Gets Laid Aside
A non-action policy concerning
the question of whether or not
women should be admitted to A&M
was adopted by the Texas Commis
sion on Higher Education at a
meeting in Austin yesterday.
Executive Director Ralph T.
Ureen recommended that the com
mission not take any action on a
petition requesting a study con
cerning the coeducation problem at
A&M until further court action.
The petition requested that a
study be made to determine
whether A&M would better serve
the state as a coed institution with
an ROTC status similar to that of
other land grant colleges, or as it
Hugh E. Wharton Jr., senior
Economics major from San An
tonio, was elected president of the
Memorial Student Center Council
and Directorate last night to re
place outgoing president Don Mc-
Ginty.
Ronald E. Buford, junior Agri
cultural Economics major from
Livingston, was chosen vice presi
dent of the council and directorate.
He will replace Don Cloud in that
position.
Elected as directorate repre
sentatives to the council last night
were Hiram T. French, junior from
San Antonio, and David H. Plylar,
sophomore from San Antonio.
Wharton and Buford will also
serve as representatives.
Other council members for next
year are scheduled for later ap
pointment or election.
Hugh E. Wharton, Jr.
is presently being: operated.
The pee tilriont, signed by more
than 90 Bryan and College Station
residents, was submitted by Vick
Lindley, managing editor of the
Bryan Daily Ea&Ue.
A&M now has an enrollment of
about 7,000' nualla students, about
half of wlioeim aree members of the
Corps of Caderts. The A&M Board
of Directors recently voted to re
quire compulsory membership in
the Corps for all freshmen and
sophomore students who are not
service veterans.
President M. T.. Harrington told
the commission, "‘We think we are
going to win tthe appeal.” He re-
These indnadte Chree faculty mem
bers to join W. B. Horsley of the
Placement QOffiice and W. I. Truett-
ner of tlue Mechanical Engineering
Department, im of fice now; a form
er student tto join H. C. Dillingham
of the EILedtriccal Engineering De
partment in that category; a mem
ber of the Student Senate; repre
sentatives of the sophomore, jun-
ion and semi loir classes next year;
a staff menmbe r oof The Battalion to
be appointed by new editor Joe
Buser; and the: director of the
Center to serve sus secretary-treas
urer without a vote.
Newly eLedtedl beads for various
committees next year include Frost
E. Gardner of Seguin, Public Rela
tions Committee;; Jerry A. Horn of
Dallas, RaiUi»i; Joe F. Lowe of
Tyler, Music; Curtis R. Davis of
Koxmtze. Eridige:;; Ray C. Hudson
of Goldthwaite, Personnel Bureau
and Evaluation.
Also Stanley Hi, Workman of San
Antonio, B.'ovvD5n;»; James D. Pate
of Center, Table Tennis; Dennis
M. Ryan of Dallas, Flying Kadets;
Kenneth P. Allen of Houston,
Chess; John G„ Jeffrey of Alex
andria, Va., Browsing Library;
David H. Plylar of San Antonio,
Film; and David L. Attebarry of
Dallas, Creative Arts..Bob Pfeuffer
is chairman rof the SCONA com
mittee.
All new coumcilmen and di
rectorate ooifffiicers will take their
positions on April 25 at the annual
MSC Co-uncnl and Directorate
Awards BanqnteL
ferred to the case pending in the
Court of Civil Appeals in Waco.
The college appealed a decision
issued by Dist. Judge W. T. Mc
Donald, who ruled that two women
who applied for entrance should be
allowed to enroll.
In other action the University of
Texas gained approval for use of
an extra million dollars to bolster
its basic research and academic
improvement programs.
E. N. Jones, Texas Tech presi
dent, asked commission approval
for master degree programs in
civil, inductrial, mechanical, pet
roleum and nuclear engineering;
reinstatement of the doctor’s de
gree program in geology; and
creation of separate departments
of chemistry and chemical engi
neering to attain higher standards.
201 Residents
Of CS Given
Chest X-Rays
Chest X-rays were taken of
201 College Station citizens
Thursday and Friday, A. R.
Denney, chairman of the case-
finding committee of the Bra
zos County Tuberculosis Associa
tion, said yesterday.
The X-rays are a part of Bra
zos County’s TB survey and were
conducted by the mobile X-ray unit
from the State Health Depart
ment. Seventy-five of the local
X-rays were taken of food-hand
lers, Denny said.
Bryan chest X-rays began today
in front of the McCullough-Dansby
stores, corner of North Bi'yan and
25th Street, in Bryan, to continue
through April 25, every weekday
with the exception of April 21,
San Jacinto Day.
This year, through a request of
the State Health Department, the
X-ray surveys are being centered
on the 50 years and older age
group. This group is the major
source of tuberculosis cases in
Texas.
Everyone 20-49 years of age
must have a card from a doctor,
the health unit or the tuberculosis
association to get an X-ray.
Younger people, ages 15-19, must
have a positive reaction to a tu
berculin test before an X-ray may
be given.
Costs of the smwey are paid out
of funds from last year’s Christ
mas Seal sales.
Hugh Wharton Gets
MSC Prexy Nod
Last Respects Paid
To Charley Meissner
ASC Coed Crowned
Cotton Queen Friday
Linda Jean Johnson was crown
ed Queen of the 24th annual Cot
ton Pageant Friday night in Guion
Hall by Merrill Adamcik, King
Cotton and ruler over the night’s
events.
Miss Johnson was a representa
tive of Arlington State College in
the contest.
Earlier in the evening, Adamcik,
senior agronomy major from El
Campo, was crowned King Cotton
by A. L. Ward, Dallas, director of
education services, National Cot
tonseed Producers Association, to
open the pageant.
King Cotton then sat back to re
ceive presentation of more than
100 court duchesses, representing
A&M Mother’s clubs, Exes clubs
and campus organizations; Texas
Sparger Promoted
In Research Group
Carter R. Sparger, operations
manager of the A&M Research
Foundation, has been promoted to
vice-director, Archie Kahan, foun
dation director, said yesterday.
Sparger joined the A&M Ocean
ography and Meteorology Depart
ment in 1951 and did research
work under government contract
until 1955. He received his mas
ters degree in physical oceano
graphy in 1953.
He was an' oceanographer with
the Naval Electronics Laboratory
for two years, and returned to
A&M in 1957.
Run-Off Election
In MSC Today
Eighteen class officer spots will
be decided by the run-off elections
today.
Run-off spots were determined
in races with more than five can
didates by the top three men in
the April 9 elections making the
run-offs or if there were less than
five candidates, only two are in
today’s election.
Three other offices were decid
ed by the balloting on April 9.
These were the new student en
tertainment manager, J. T. (T)
Hearne, Memorial Student Center
Council representative won by Rob
ert F. (Bob) Turner and William
McLaughlin was unopposed for
Class of ’58 agent.
Cancer Discussion
Set For Tonight
Dr. Joseph W. Beard, Duke Uni
versity School of Medicine pro
fessor, will discuss “Viruses as a
Cause of Cancer,” in the Biologi
cal Sciences Building tonight at
8 p. m.
Dr. Beard was educated at the
University of Chicago where he re
ceived his B.S. degree, and receiv
ed his M.D. from Vandex-hilt Uni
versity. He was intern, resident
and instructor in surgei’y at Van-
derhilt University School of Med
icine, a pathologist at Rockefeller
Institute, and in 1937 went to Duke
University where he is now pro
fessor of sux-gex-y, in charge of ex-
perimental sux'gery and associate
professor of virology.
Vanity Fair Entry
Deadline Friday
Deadline for seniors wishing to
place enti’ies for Vanity Fair and
Senior Favoxutes, is Friday, Roy
Davis, editor of the Aggieland ’58,
said yesterday.
Woman’s University campus clubs;
other Texas colleges; and local wo
men’s and civil clubs.
After Miss Johnson and the
eight members of her coui't were
selected, King Meriill placed the
crown upon the head of his queen.
Handling the difficult job of se
lecting the queen and her court
from the procession of beautiful
duchesses were two fashion ex
perts and a pi’ofessional photo
grapher all from Dallas. Making
the selections were Mrs. Velma
McKee, Dallas Fashion Center;
Miss Graydon Heartsill, fashion
editor of the Dallas Times-Herald;
and Max, of Photo Associates.
Murray Cox, farm editor, WFAA
in Dallas, was master of ceremon
ies for the pageant which conclud
ed with Hie Gi’and Mai'ch led by
King and Queen to open dancing
at the Cotton Ball in Sbisa Hall.
Sophs to Pick
’60 Sweetheart
Saturday Night
Sweetheart of the class of
’60 will be selected from a
list of'five finalists as sopho
mores entertain guests at the
annual Sophomore Ball in
Sbisa Hall Saturday night at 9.
A theme of space ships and space
travel will be used as decorations
for the event, Joe Brooks, sopho-
more social secretary, said. The
Aggieland Orchestra will furnish
dance music for the evening as
couples dance by candlelight.
The five finalists will be pi’e-
sented at 10 and the class sweet
heart will be announced at 11. The
ball will close at midnight, Bx-ooks
said.
Sophomores wishing to attend
the ball should purchase their
tickets from one of the class of
ficers or from the Office of Stu
dent Activities. Tickets bought at
the door will cost $3.00 a couple.
Guests of honor for the occasion
will be sophomoi'e military and air
science instructors and all other
professors teaching sophomore
level courses.
Silent Ags, Taps
Honor Deceased
Silver Taps was held at 10:30 last night for Charley
Meissner, freshman animal husbandry major from Brook
shire, who died of injuries sustained in a two-car collision
Friday afternoon near Navasota.
Two other Aggies were injured and the other driver
killed in the collision which occurred about 4:45 p. m., three
miles north of Navasota on Highway 6. Meissner was taken
to the Brazos Valley Hospital in Navasota, where he was pro
nounced dead at 8:45 p. m.
Still in the Navasota hospital are Blevins Glen Bundick of
Barker and Tommy Alfred Plato of Baytown. Bundick is
suffering from internal injuries and Plato has both legs
* broken.
Another Aggie passenger,
Trailer-Truck
Accident Puts
2 In Hospital
A College Station couple
was in St. Joseph’s hospital in
Bryan for observation last
night after being involved in
an accident in which a trailer-
truck jackknifed and landed on top
of their car near A&M’s East Gate.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sullinger, of
1304 Foster, suffered numerous lac
erations, but Dx\ Henry C. Mc-
Quaide reported late last night
their injuries were not serious. The
truck driver was uninjured.
Melvin Luedke of the College
Station Police Force, who was in
vestigating officei’, said, according
to statements from the truck driv
er, Glenn Chodrick of Enid, Okla.,
and a witness, Sullinger made an
improper turn off Highway G into
Moss Street.
Luedke said both the car and
truck swerved to the right as Chod
rick attempted to dodge the car,
and that they both turned over as
they hit the cui’b. The truck flip
ped on its left side, smashing into
the top of the cax\
Weather Today
College Station forecasts calls
for clear and mild today and to
night, with a high of 72 degrees
today and a low tonight of 48.
Yesterdays’ high of G7 degrees
came at 4 p. m. The low, recorded
at 5:30 this morning, was 47 de
grees.
Don Barton of Sweetwater,
was not injured.
Also a victim of the acci
dent was Gus Hutchins of Rice,
driver of the other vehicle. He was
pronounced dead about an hour and
a half after the collision. His wife
is in “serious” condition.
The four Aggies, riding a 195G
automobile belonging to and driven
by Bundick, were traveling south
on Highway 6 enroute to the Wal
ler FFA Rodeo in Hempstead.
Meissner, who had occupied the
right front seat, died from internal
injuries, hospital officials said. A
call for blood donors was sent to
the college, bringing mox-e than 100
Aggies to the hospital, the offi
cials said.
A member of C Infantry during
the fall semester, Meissner had left
the Corps on the advice of the col
lege physician this semester be
cause of a recuriing hack injury
and lived in Milner Hall.
Meissner graduated as salutato-
rian from Pattison High School in
1957 and was attending A&M on a
scholai - ship provided by the Tri-
County A&M Club. He was a 4-H
and FFA Club member and was
awarded the Lone Star Farmer de
gree in FFA last July in Fold
Worth. He was also named all-
district in basketball during his
senior year in high school.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 Sunday afternoon in Bellville
and burial was in Oak Knoll Ceme
tery. Pallbearers were Henry Kitz-
man, ’61, a high school classmate;
Marcus Graves, ’Gl; Donald Bark
er, ’59; Jim Buller, ’54; Norman
Kitzman and Lindsey Young.
Meissner is survived by his pai’-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Meissner
of Brookshire, and one sister, Cai'-
olyn, of Houston.
Faculty Members Receive Awards
-Battalion Staff Photo
Pictured above are three faculty members
in the School of Arts and Sciences as they
received Faculty Appreciation Awards from
Bob Kidd, president, Arts and Sciences coun
cil, (1 to r) Milam S. Kavanaugh, associate
professor of Education and Psychology; Al
fred F. Chalk, head of the Economics De
partment; and Thomas E. Comfort, associ
ate professor of Modern Language.