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Number 118: Volume 57
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1958
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Military Plan
Critics Unjust,
Ike Declares
WASHINGTON, (^—Pres
ident Eisenhower told the na
tion Thursday congressional
critics , are besieging his mili
tary reorganization, plan with
nonsense, untruth ami misrepresen
tation.
The whole purpose of the plan,
he said, is “safety with solvency”
and “the country is entitled to
both.”
Launching the battle he has
promised for his plan, Eisenhower
addressed a luncheon of the Amer
ican Society of Newspaper Editors
and the International Press Insti
tute.
Eisenhower repeatedly empha
sized the negative. He said his
defense reorganization program
will create no monstrous, Prussian-
type military command. That was
a direct comeback at Chairman
Vinson D-Ga of the House Armed
Services Committee.
Eisenhower said, too, the plan
will create no czar to “overwhelm
our liberty,” no threat to Con
gress’ purse string power, “no 40-
billion-dollar blank check,” “no
swallowing up of the traditional
services.”
On the positive side, the chief
executive said the program will
stop unworthy and costly bicker
ing among the services and estab
lish unified combat command and
strategic planning.
To cling to the idea of waging
war by separate ground, sea and
air forces, the former general said,
Ivould put the country in deadly
/)eril.
Trooping the Line
—Battalion Staff Photo
C. E. Sandford, ’ll, inspects the Corps of
Cadets at a practice review yesterday. Sand-
ford, from Shiner, was deputy Corps com
mander with the rank of Cadet Lt. Col.
during the school year 1910-11. The practice
review was held in preparation for the an
nual Federal Inspection next week.
Senate Accepts Policy
For Student Insurance
P,y JOE ItUSER
The Student Senate unanimously
accepted and endorsed a non-com-
pulsory student accident insurance
program last night, climaxing al
most a year of planning by a com-
Envoy Discusses
Summit Meeting
MOSCOW—UP)—U. S. Ambassa
dor Llewellyn Thompson opened
discussions Thursday with Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko
on preparations for a summit con
ference.
Thompson was summoned to the
Foreign Office and talked for 36
minutes with Gromyko. The U.S.
envoy was smiling, but noncom
mittal when he departed.
New Flying Club
Organization Set
A flying club for area residents
will be formed at a meeting at
Bryan’s Coulter Field tonight at
7:30.
The club is being formed to en
able members to fly at cheaper
costs.
Safety first will be stressed «it
times and during all phases of the
club’s activities.
Membership in the club will not
be limited and as membership in
creases, more planes will be
bought. Planes will be furnished
for club members use by Owens
Flying Service of Bryan. Insur
ance will be made available, if it
is desired.
Ag Bridge Players
Win National Rank
A team from the Memorial Stu
dent Center Bridge Committee
placed 20th in the National Inter
collegiate Bridge Tournament held
in March, according to Buck Bu
chanan, committee chairman.
The pair, Barney Treadway and
James Christopher, competed by
sending in their bridge hands to
the tournament committee after
playing out problems sent by the
tournament.
John Withers and Joe Spitzer,
also of A&M, were first in the
Zone 9 competition, although they
failed to make the national rank
ings.
The official Tass news agency
confirmed that the meeting re
sulted from a note the Big Three
Western Powers sent the Soviet
government Wednesday. The note
offered to begin presummit talks
at the diplomatic level.
The brief Tass announcement
said: “Gromyko invited L. E.
Thompson, U.S. ambassador to the
Soviet Union, to the Foreign Min
istry and discussed with him ques
tions connected with preparations
for a summit conference.”
Thompson said he had received
no written statement from Gromy
ko and declined further comment.
Reporters asked him whether
things looked good.
Thompson again declined com
ment.
mittee of students and staff mem
bers.
The proposed insurance program
will be pi’esented to the Board of
Directors for final approval by
President M. T. Harrington.
Underwriting the accident in
surance will be the American Cas
ualty Company of Reading, Penn.,
which had the lowest of the bids
received on the program. Their
bid was $4 per student per year
with no limit on the number of
policy holders. Other bids ranged
from next lowest, $5, to a high
of .i;i7.
The insurance will cover students
for a calendar year, beginning
three days prior to Fall registi’a-
tion and extending through the
summer until three days before
the next year’s Fall registration.
Only students who pay Student
Health fees are eligible to be cov
ered by this insurance.
Principal benefit will be $1,000
which will be allocated for reason
able expenses for hospital room
and board, physician’s or surgeon’s
fees, drugs, X-rays, and so forth
incurred within 26 weeks after the
date of an accident. The princi
pal sum will also be paid for loss
of two limbs or the sight of both
eyes.
The insuring company will not
be allowed to change the premium
Pan Am
Week Closing
Issues Host Talk'
On Foreign Affairs
A talk on foreign relations and
economics by Dr. Hector Santaella
under the sponsorship of the Great
Friendly Snakes
VANTAGE, Sask. CPi—The Os
wald Booth family is convinced
that cats don’t deter snakes. They
have 15 cats on their farm. One
day a snake was seen curled on
the back of a cat sunning itself.
Dr. Hector Santaella
Weather Today
Partly cloudy with a few showers
and thunderstorms is the forecast
for the College Station area to
day. The mercury is expected to
rise to a high of 75i degrees today,
1 with a low tonight of 62.
Issues Series will climax the third
annual Pan American Week to
night at 8 in the Memorial Student
Center Ballroom.
Santaella is ambassador to the
United States from Venezuela and
has held many top positions in that
country. He has served as chief
of the Economics Section, Ministry
of Foreign Relations; director of
Economics and Finance, Ministry
of the Treasury; technical manag
er, Venezuelan Development Cor
porations; professor of economics,
Central University; and others.
During the past week the MSC
has been dotted with various dis
plays and exhibits depicting coun
tries of the Americas. In addition,
lectui'es and film showings have
been held in conjunction with the
event.
Co-chaired by Floyd Christian
and Hugh Wharton, Pan Ameri
can Week is held to promote Pan
American unity, and better under
standing has been the aim of the
celebration, said Wharton. The
MSC Council and Directorate guid
ed the program.
Admission to the talk is $1.
Great Issues Series season tickets
will be honored.
for two years. After this period,
rates can be changed to reflect
the experience of the plan.
The Senate also heard reports
on the possibilities of changing the
ring and the name of the college.
Ross Hutchinson, vice president of
the Texas Intercollegiate Student
Association, was named correspon
dent from the Senate to that body.
Seniors To Meet
The Class of ’58 will hold a
meeting Monday night from 7:30
to 9:15 in the Chemistry Build
ing lecture room.
The Ring Dance and the class
gift to the school will be dis
cussed.
Gen. Schriever
Speaks Monday
At 55th Muster
Sophomore Bail Deceased Aggies
Saturday Mght T<) B(J R ecogn i ze d
In Sbrsa Half
Blasting off with a theme
of space ships and space
travel, the class of ’60 pre
pares to forget the burdens of
the world and have a “ball”
at their annual Sophomore Ball
Saturday night at 9 in Sbisa Hall.
Capturing the spotlight at the
affair will be the naming of a class
sweetheart from a list of five fin
alists. The finalists and their es
corts are Linda Dyess, escorted by
James Sellers; Martha Jo Flynn,
escorted by Tony Koncak; Barbara
Russell, escoi’ted by Leroy Mache-
mehl; Linda Plemons, escorted by
Joe Brooks; and Jan Doole, escor
ted by Charles Dollard.
The finalists will be presented
at 10 and the sweetheart will be
announced at 11. The ball will
close at midnight.
Dance music for the evening will
be furnished by the Aggieland Or
chestra. Guests of honor for the
event will be sophomore military
and air science instructors and all
other professors teaching sopho
more level courses.
Sophomores wishing to attend
the ball may purchase tickets from
one of the class officers or from
the Office of Student Activities
for $2.50. Tickets bought at the
door will cost $3 per couple.
By BILL REED
Maj. Gen. Bernard A. Schriever, ’31, will deliver the
principal address at the annual Aggie Muster ceremony on
the lawn of the Memorial Student Center Monday at 6:45
p. m.
Gen. Schriever is commander of the Ballistic Missiles
Division, Research and Development Command, U. S. Air
Force, stationed at Cooke Air Force Base in Lompoc, Calif.
The campus Muster will pay homage to all A&M men
who have died since the 1957 Muster. A&M former students
will gather together in all parts of the world, wherever they
are to pay final respects to their deceased Aggie buddies
Monday.
Aggie CAP Members Organize
New ROTC Squadron in Corps
A new Air Force R.O.T.C. unit their new dorm this weekend, said
will become official Monday morn
ing when Squadron 24, an outfit
made up entirely of Civil Air Pa
trol members, answers morning
reveille.
The squadron will be made up
of cadets from practically every
Air Force unit on the campus, ac
cording to Capt. J. M. Palmer, Air
Science II instructor and sponsor
of the local C.A.P. unit and the
new squadron. Approximately 40
cadets have already joined.
Bob Hamilton, Squadron 5 sen
ior, will assume command of the
organization and Ward Boyce,
Sixth Group Staff junior, is first
sergeant.
The unit, attached to the First
Group, First Wing, will live in
Dorm 9. Members will move to
Capt. Palmer.
Capt. Ralmer said the purpose
of the new outfit is to put men to
gether who have a common inter
est, and also to centralize the men
for their work in the C.A.P.
Selection of members for the
squadron was limited as to the
number of men from any one out
fit who could transfer.
Capt. Palmer also said the unit
will accept selected junioi’s and
seniors who have no contracts and
are not taking air science as squad
ron members.
Army or Air Force cadets inter
ested in joining the outfit either
this year or next year should see
either Boyce or Hamilton, Capt.
Palmer said.
South American Way
-Battalion Sta/I Photo
Two Corps juniors look over Pan American Week displays
in the Memorial Student Center. Studying the wares are
Robert Pogue (left) and Frank Barnett. Displays from all
Latin American countries have been shown in the MSC
during the past week.
Maj. Gen. Schriever
Fourth Installment
Due Wednesday
Wednesday is the last day that
fourth installment fees may be
paid without penalty.
A penalty of one dollar a day
will be charged for each day past
deadline the $71.20 fee is un
paid. They are to be paid in
the Fiscal Office in the Richard
Coke Building.
Besides honoring the Ag
gies who have died during the
year. Muster Day, April 21,
is the anniversary of the Bat
tle of San Jacinto which was
fought in 1836.
The campus Muster will be one
of more than 400 similar ceremo
nies scheduled for all parts of the
world. This year is the 55th year
Musters have been held.
The Muster will open with the
Aggie band playing the “Star
Spangled Banner” before a gather
ing- of the student body, faculty
members and guests from all parts
of the state.
Bill Libby, chairman of the Mus
ter committee, will give the intro
ductory speech. Following the in
troductory remarks, John Thomas,
vice president of the Student Sen
ate, will give the invocation.
Bob Surovik, Student Senate
•♦•president, will give the customary
story of Muster tradition.
Former Student Speaker
E. M. Freeman, president of the
Former Students Association, will
deliver a short talk in behalf of
the association. Following his talk
the Singing Cadets, under the di
rection of Bill Turner, will sing
“The Twelfth Man.”
President M. T. Harrington will
introduce Gen. Schriever.
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In Money Query
A&M Officials Give
Adequate Answers
A&M officials “satisfactorily an
swered” questions put to them yes-
texday lw a Legislative Budget
Board committee looking into
spending for education.
President M. T. Harrington and
vice president Earl Rudder con-
ferred with tho Legislators, and
Sen. Crawford Martin of Hillsboro
said “questions raised by our com
mittee have been satisfactorily an
swered by those two gentlemen.”
Martin heads the program audit
committee which is seeking a way
to economize government spending.
Martin said his group examined
the general operations of A&M,
Tarleton State College, Prairie
View A&M College, Arlington State
Ag Eco Prof Gives
Birmingham Talk
Dr. Bardin H. Nelson, Depart
ment of Agricultural Economics
and Socialogy professor, represent
ed the Texas Agricultural Experi
ment Station at a meeting in
Birmingham, Ala,, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
He gave a talk on “Factors in
the Adjustment of Families and
Indivduals in Low-Income Rural
Areas.”
College, the Agricultural and En
gineering Experiment Stations and
extension services and the Texas
Forestry Service.
Martin did not give any details
of the conferences or the findings
of his group.
ME Profs Building
Force Recorders
Two Mechanical Engineering De
partment staff members are build
ing sensitive instruments to meas
ure and record such forces as dis
placement, flow, pressure, strain,
force, temperature and light.
E. S. Holdredge and A. M. Cad
dis are perfecting instruments
called “transducers,” which re
ceive and convert these forces in
to an electric signal. Through
this electric signal, the rate of
change in the force is determined.
Chance-Vought Aircraft recent
ly gave the college a Miller Re
corder to record the various phen
omena, but the two men still need
instruments which can feed sig
nals to the recorder. They are
now collecting some of these in
struments and building others.