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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1958)
I- Wralhpr Today K«*re<»*t f«r ('NlatiMi a rf» rail* for parti) rlnodv »kie« throuph Ihurndat Not murk rhanff in trm|M*ralurr THE BATTALION Puhlithwl Daily on the Texan ASr.H. College Cumput Fish vs. Wogs TONIGHT Number 14: Volume r>8 COLLEGE STATION. TEXAS. WEDNESDAY, (KTOBER 8. 1958 Price Fife Cent* Student S Publications Head Named 12 Picked Monday Sweetheart Finalists Seleeted from TWU The A|rifir Sw**«*th«*att Srl«*ction $h«* will h«- cho’ten on all-around Wooten, Civilian yrll Uadrt ; Hobby ('uanmittev 12 fmali«ts at a meetiojf in the Student Artivi t»ea offi«e Monday nt^ht The uere picked from a trruup of 4 4 candidate* nelected by their respective cla«*e« at Tcxa« Woman ),I'nivenuty. John Saikett, chairman of the fommittee. natd the dozen Ay* on the Helection committee will upend Saturday afternoon with the yirU at i.ake Italia* li«temn)r to the AAM Maryland and yetting acquainted (Seetheart I'inaliat picture* »ill appear in Tuesday'• Kattalion ) They will attend a reception and da nee Saturday my:ht and chapel Sunday morning Her ween 10 am. and nca>n Sun-, day, the winner will be announced \« Station Gets $l«,423 Grant The Texas Ayrncultui^il Fxjieri ment Station ha* l.een named re cipient of a research yrant for from the Atomic Kneryy Commission. M a'hmitton. I>. C . through their Division of Biology and Medicine. beauty, charm and personality Other A *yrie* uccompanyinir Sackett Saturday will he .John RALPH LOWEN8TEIN . . . “Big Story* winner El Paso Writer To Speak at Press Meet Nov. Us IS Wilkin.*, commander of the First Regiment; Roland [himmert. Civil ian Student Council treasurer; Don Cloud, Corps commander, Randy Curtin, deputy Corps com mander; Robert Singer, SCON A member ; Joe Baser, editor of The Battalion; Tommy Johnson, C () of A Infantry; William Brinko- eter, CO. of B Fngineer*; (.ary Pepper, president of the Class of “59; Paul Vomis, vice president, CImm of ’59. The twelve finalists from TW l are France* Helm, Jen Kay Keith. Helga (.rifftn N ir- ginia (.ould I eda Jaynes, Kv- alina Wilson. Phyllis lane, Nallie Puddy, f lien Jane I.e«s- ter. Jeanme Fitsehen, Millie Rowland and Funice Robinson. Mobile^ eather Station l nder Construction LaGrange Man Due By Oct. 27 L. A. Duewall, editor and publisher of the l^a Grange Journal for the pant four yearn, will *tep into the role of director of Student Publication* at AANI before Nov. 1, Vice President Earl Rudder said today. Duewall will take over his duties about Oct. 27. filling the jKisition vacant since W. E. (Edl Kidd resiyned July 1. Kidd resigned to return to hut post as assistant director of System Information. He had taken over as director when N. R. (Ross) Strader was fired on April 8, for what was termed "inefficiency.” Duewall. widely known throughout the state for his newspaper work, bought the "worn-out” Grange paper ♦four years ago and built it in- 4* F r *1 to a national prize winner. Air rorce rails In Attempt to Put Man in Ralloon ALAMOGORDO, „ N M., The Air Foie** failwl Tuesday in This year. The Journal won a National tutorial Association award for service to agricul ture and for the past two years has been a Freedoms Foundation winner for editorials. The Journal has been a consist ent winner in state and in regional an attempt to launch n third mar i newspaper contest* since Duewall high balloon flight but immediate- i took over the rein*. L. A. DUEWALL new student publications director I AtM in coordination with the Ralph Lowenstein, assistant pro- Atomic Fnergy Commission and fe *sor i«f journalism at Texas W'e* General Flectrir, is now in the pro- The grant wa« made to support tetn < ollege in El Paso and a win- ce*s of constructing a mobile wet research on a proposal submitted n ^ r "Dig Story" - ther station here on the campus by l>r Vtayne t- Hall, professor “"a 1 ’ 11 ' wl11 ^ » K ue8 t upeakei at Principle investigator for the and head of the Department of th ** T'*** Junior College Preas project is Dr W H Clayton, a Plant Physiology and Pathology. i >n f‘‘ r * n ‘' e ^ ov - lh.1T and 18 member of the Department of entitled •'Radiochemical Studies _ contract for th project was awarded to the c-«| lego last August by the L K. Denial Expected Rehearing Filed bv Vppeal Barron Plant Metabo- s»ith Fthylene lism." Charles S Miller, a department graduate student, ha* been approv ed as co-inve*tigator and will de Vote full time to the project. He expect* to receive his doctor’* de gree in January, 1959 Famous Historian To Ijeeture Here Dr Philhppe Wolff, internation ally known Furopean scholar and histoi ian, will lecture here tomor row at 8 00 pm Room of the Biological Sciences Building on “France Also Has a South." Dr Wolff’s visit is being made possible by his presence in Texas as a participant in the Inteima- Air Force. Jerry Merryman, chief engineer, says that. “The new system will be the first one in existence to provide completely automatic re I While a reporter for the El Paso Mathematics. Times, Lowenstein wrote a series The |!*o,(MiO of new •■paper articles later cred- ited with influencing a majoi change a Immigration Service pro cedure to bring about reunions of hundreds of families separated on both sides of the l .S.-Mexic an bor der. In addition to the Pall Mall cording of all the vast number of award, Lowenstein received the variables pertinent to micromete Austin (Texas) Headliners Club urology" J.Hihi fust place award and ('o|um- Mirrometeorolgy Merryman went bta L mveraity Journalism Assn.’s on to explain, is the measurement 19.'iT award for distinguished serv-| 0 f such variables as temperature, ire in journalism. wind speed, solar radiation and hu- A native of Virginia, he joined midity, relatively close to the the Lecture *ke Texa* Western faculty in Oc tober of 195(4. He is now advisor to the school’s newspaper, The Prospector. Lowenstein received his B A. degree from Columbia College, and took an M. S. degtee in journalism Bryan Attorney John Barron law to enter (A4M), then we want filed a piotK>n for rehearing of the them to have these rights." A4M Obed case yesterday in the “Of course we re also at a di* 10th Court of Civil App«u!s in advantage because A&M ha* power ly scheduled another try. A spare balloon was to be used at bJKi am this morning to re place the one wrecked when the weather jinxed the third probe of thv stratos phere The three million-cubic-foot bal loon destroyed was to have car ried its observer about 20 miles h gh for a ride of about 24 houra, but gtadually increasing winds flattened it. Lt. Clifton McClure, 26-year-old jet pilot turned balloonist, spent almost nine hours sealed in the 9 x 8-foot aluminum gondola, wait ing in vain for his j»’ urn «y to start. with The recording will he done by electric typewriters and the data will be transferred to punch cards tional Congress of Historians of | from the Columbia Graduate The units will also have their own the l nited States and Mexico. School He is a veteran of both power station. He is a ledding authority on me- the t'. S. Army and the Israeli j The contract calls for the wea- dieval history as well as editor of Army, having served as a volun- ther station to be set up in Har- one of France's scholarly journals, teer during the Israeli-Arab war fold Reservation, Washington, by Annales du Midi." ; of 1948 49. next June. Waco. The appeals court last Thurs day reversed the opinion of Bryan 42nd District Judge W T McDon ald, who said that women had a legal rijfht to attend A&M "This rehearing motion is just a necessary formality before tak ing the case to the Texas Supreme Court," Barron said “The appeal noon chow court should take action on the motion within a week.” If the appeals court refuses to grant a rehearing as Barron says he expket* it to, the appeal will be fi ed with the Texas Supreme in two converted Army van trucks, , ( . ()Urt Barron „, d that lh(i Su . Complete with air-cnnd.t.omng prem# ro<|rt shou , d d#fjd< wh , th „ <id* the Brv- earth's suiface The equipment will he housed and influence on its an attorney said. The news of fhe Waco court’s reversal of the Bryan Judge's opin ion was greeted on the Aggie campus la*t Thursday with mark ed enthusiasm Duncan Dining Hall rocked with wildcatting when the announcement was made at Players Rehearse *The Rainmaker* or not they will hear the case with in 30 days after filing Barron is representing the two ! Bryan women, Mrs Lena Ann Bristol and Mrs Barbara Alice Tittle, who were denied admission ! to A&M during the last spring *e mester The women won their case j in the district court, but Atty * Gen Will Wilson, representing the college, file*! the appeal with the Waco court "If the Texas Supreme Court rules against or refuses to take t>ie c ase, 1 will appeal to the high •at court in the land, the United States Supreme Court," Barron said last Friday “The concept of legal equality hasn’t reached Texas yet, except by television," Barron said "If the women are entitled under the Wteran’s Checks Due Here Oct. .‘II Due to the large number of veterans who have enrolled under I Public Law 550 during September, ' the Veterans Administration will be unable to deliver checks prior ■ to Oct. 31, Robert O Murray Jr , x’eteran* advisor said yesterday For veterans whose enrollment date is Sept 20 or later, benefits Arts Committee Presen is Spea her The Memorial Student Center Creative Arts Committee will pre sent Charles Suckle, professor of Art, Southwest Texas State Teach ers College, San Marcos, Friday at 7:30 p m. in a demonstration lec ture in the Fountain Room of the MSC. Suckle develops clay combina tions and original glazes and makes jewelry, collecting, cutting and polishing all stones for his work. A^examic and jewelry exhibi tion will be displayed in the prom enade of the MSC until Wednes day. Oct. 15. “Duewall brings to AIM a wealth of experience and know how in all phases of writing, pub lishing and public information,” Rudder said “He will be a definite asset to the college.’’ Before going to I a Grange, Due- wall held the position of general manager of the Taylor Daily Pres*. For three year*, he was also a stockholder in newspaper* at An- gleton and Freeport As student publications director here, Duewall will be manager and advisor of The Battalion; four magatines, The Commentator, The Engineer, The Southwestern Vet erinarian and The Agriculturist; and yearbook. The Aggieland Duewall is a native of Caldwell and a graduate of the University of Texas School of Journalism. He served in China and on Okinawa during World War II as a U. S. Marine officer. An active member of several journalistic organizations. Due- wall is president of the Texas Gulf Coast Press Association and a di rector of the South Texas Press Association. He is also a former secretary-treasurer of the Texas Press Association. He is a Manon and active in civic, church and fraternal affair* and ha* been commander of the American Legion Post in la Grange He is a district ley lead er in the Methodist Church and has served on its conference Board of Fvangelism and lay Activities The Aggie Players are currently rehearsing their forthcoming pre sentation of “The Rainmaker" to be presented Nov 3, t ami 5 in the Memorial Student ('enter Ball room Tryouts were held Sept 23 ard 24 The cart was chosen at that time. C K Fsten, director of the pro duction, has announced the fol lowing cart and crews for the pro duction. They are Starbuck, John Glad well; Lizzie Curry, Janet Folwe I er; H C. Curry. Harry Gooding; Noah Curry, Jimmy Best; Jim Gurry, Raymond Simmons; Sher iff, Don Demming; File. Al Risien, stage manager, Toby Mattox He said he wanted to emphasize the importance Moacow lighting Don Reynolds; wardrobe, attaches to a Soviet resolution recommending that all coun- Jim Pitts; publicity, Max Cook tries conducting tents discontinue them immediately, and then negotiate an appropriate agreement. ★ ★ ★ l\ S. Challenge* Russian Proposal WASHINGTON—The United State* called on Ruaaia Tuesday night to *ay whether she really want* a auapenaion of nuclear teata starting Oct. 31. “It i* up to the Soviet Union now ha to whether teat* will News of the World By The Asaociated Presa Reds to (ontinue Nuclear Test* UNITED NATIONS. N Y —The Soviet Union declared Tuesday lack of Eaat-Weat agreement will compel it to con tinue nuclear weapon* teats until the total reaches that of the United States and Britain combined. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko made the state ment at a new* conference called prior to hi* departure VVedneaday for Moscow. He ha* been here since the opening of the U N. General Assembly in mid-September. Mitchell Hall Sets Help Sessions A help session program for stu dents of Mitchell Hall is now in the planning stage Many professors have consented suspended on Oct. 31 or whether they are to continue.’ to conduct these help sessions if a sufficient number of students want help Fred Love, dormitory master of Mitchell Hall, said, “No minimum a* to the number of student* want ing help in a course has beer set, - BatlSiion *t»li pf.«< Take* Part in Clean-Up Week L. H Rausal clean* up his yard a* part of The project was sponsored by the College the annual ('ollege Station Clean-Up Week Station Civic Association, which was held Monday through today. the State Department said. The department's statement was issued with unusual promptness as a comment on Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko’s statements at the United Nations ★ ★ ★ Man to Brave Space Within Month* STAMFORD, Conn.—The head of the Defense Depart- Sept so will b* paid with October or<1#r to justify the profe*»er'» ment’s space agency said Tuesday night, “It is our plan to cheek due Nov 20, he said ) t|Tn * s™ 1 effort " have a man in space inside of 24 to 36 months.” Benefits for October will he Preliminary survey* of students Roy W Johnson, director of the advanced Retaarch Pro- paid Nov 20 in the usual man-1 wha expressed s desire for the jef t s Agency of the Defense Department, inserted the re- ner, said M urr *v j h * ! P sr* being tabulated. niar k without elaboration into the prepared text of a speech Veterans shootd also sign for *"d definite conclusions should he There was no further mention of the project in the text, their September check* prior to reached within a few days accord n or any explanation of what sort of a vehicle might be used Oct. 4 , ing to Love | to put a man into space. due from enrollment date through 1 should attend