Mrathor Toilny F»r*ca«t for ( ollner Station and virinit? i« mo«tl> cloudi ttiroufk HninrMday » it h » ulr If arattrrrd Hght rain. THE BATTALION Publinhed Daity on the Texa$ A&M College Camput Number 18: Volume *>8 COLLEGK STATION. TEXAS. TUESDAY. OC TOBER 14. 19.S8 Price Five Cents Miss Millie Rowland: * ¥ ¥ Wo Went New MS Plan (riven Praise - By Col. Davis Mi*» Milli# Howland. *ophomor«* irrrieral major front Hot Spring*. Ark . wa* nam**d l^att-'»9 Aggn Swrrthrart Sunday by a rommittw of 12 Aggir *#niora Thr dark hanod la** from Ti*xa* J Thr A4M Department of Mill- Woman'* I'nivemity ia the *econd tary Sdenre* i* well pleased with sweetheart in three year* to come I the result* of the Saturday mili- from the Otark state. Sh*- wa* a 1 tary program matalleil for the Red Hud piinees* lu*t year and,* 0 '!** °C Cadeta, Col. Joe K Da- one of the ten at TWU. be*t-dre«*ed girl* via, rommandunt. told member* of the College Station Lions Club ye* Millie was chosen from 12 fjna terday. ¥ ¥ ¥ TTc Saw liat* narrowed down from 44 worn- | inees from the upper three clause* j at AdM's *i*tei school. Announce-j went of the sweetheart came at 11 35 am after more than two j hout* of deliberation by the Sweetheart Selection Committee A Full Weekend The Aggie* visiting in Denton I over the weekend received a red carpet reception by Su*an Maxwell, j president of the Student Council j of Social Activities who introduc j ed each of the sweetheart finalists. The group of Ags and Tessies then headed for l ake Dallas and a picnic complete with radio con tact with Baltimore. Md , and the Aggie-Terp football clash Other activities included a din ner in Hubbard Hall and a formal dance in the re< reation room of Stoddard Hall. The Ag* attended chapel service* with the finalists early Sunday morning before go mg off—jury .fashion—to decide upon a single representative for the school. Other finalist* in addition to Mis* Rowland were Misses Jen Kay Keith, Frances Helm, Jeanine Fit*< hen, Virginia (lould, Helga Griffin, Telia Jaynes, Phyllis Ijine, Ellen Jane leister, Sallie Puddy Eunice Robinson and Evalina Wil son Ag* on the selection committee were Don Cloud, John Sackett, Randy ( urtis, Tommy Johnson. Bob Singer, Joe Buser, Roland Dommert. Bill Brinhoeter, Gary Pepper. James Kfrutwolf, Paul Vo- im* and Bobby Wilkins. Dums said the program thus far has met with approval both from j the faculty and military depart ment. "The Saturday drill nnd military activities are not designed to dom inate the academic program at AAM. but rather tn supplement it and develop character in the stu dent body,” he said. "Last year the school must have reached an all-time low in both grade* and retention of freshmen. We were not at all pleased with that record But this year it’s been a different story and we be heve we re accomplishing our pur pose." Davis outlined three basic chang e* which have come into effect here this year: 1 A general military science pro gram has replaced the former "branch” training for Army ROTC courses. Davis said the new gen eral program will allow AAM to develop the officers and the Army will train them in the field of then choice. 2. Saturday morning academic classes have been eliminated and military drills and activities mov«d from Thursday afternoon to Sat Tish’Drop Outs Plunge to Third Of ’57 Number Dormitory 2 Houses Coeds This Weekend Aggies l>egan making room res ervations in Dormitory 2 this morn ing for female guests attending the AAM TCU f<>otl>all game and I other activities this weekend. The dormitory was opened to member* of the Corps of Cadets in j an attempt to furnish inexpensive and convenient accommodations for ' their guests over the weekend Cost of the accommodation* i* fl per night to rover costs of ma tron and maid services. Aggies who reserve rooms for | guests must prepare their room* for their visitors by furnishing linen and towels. Escorts w-tll Ke i held responsible for all equipment uixlay morning, ridding student* of an ^ *upplies in the rooms, the worry of military duties on J jhe guests will be admitted to das* days and giving cadeta units dormitory at 8 p m Friday. All a meeting time, doing away with mU! , t b<> m by 2 a m , both the need for company meetings B(lforf enU . nn|r Hn<1 kav . * Rudder Pleased With '5ft Record Latest figures released by Vice President Earl Rudder Monday revealed that only one-third as many freshmen have dropped from the Corps of Cadets during the first three weeks of the fall semester as compared with the same period last year. The study of freshmen resignations was compiled by the Office of Student Personnel Services headed by Bennie A Zinn Zinn’s report listed % “fish”-drop outs from the Corps since the beginning of the semester compared to 117 in 19f>7. plus 175 transferring to civilian status then. Two civilian freshmen quit this year, while 12 did so last year 4 During the third week of Avvie Talent Show Try-outs Slated For Oet. 27-28 Persons int«re*UKi in auditioninjr ¥ ¥ ¥ B e Picked 1 Sweetheart.. MSC Couneilmen Approve Funds. Piek Group Heads The Memorial Student Center Council last night approved com mitt>e and council funds, agreed to loan the MSC Amateur Radio Committee $400 for the purchase of equipment, appointed heads of two MSC groups and heard re port* from its standing committee*. The council voted to lend the rad.o group $4o»e of the council, compos ed of 47 men who are mass com municationa leaders in Texas, is three fold, Robbins told the group The council was formed to assist AAM journalism graduates m ob taming jobs, to help the Depart ment of Journalism in obtaining physical materials not available through st^Lr funds and to advise on the journalism curriculum F.lmer Summers, agricultural editor of the Houston Chronicle also spoke and outlined the prog ress of agriculture in the Gulf Coast Region during the past few years “We haven't even scratched the surface on agricultural develop ment and even now within a two- hour drive from Houston, you can run across up to 750 million dol lars worth of agricultural pro ducts. ing the dormitory all guests must check with the matron in charge W r hen reservations have been made guests will not be permitted check out until departure for home*. All escorts will be held strictly accountable for compliance wi$h regulations concerning the ar rangements. Cadets living in the dormitory must vacate their rooms by 7:30 p m Friday They should report to the Housing Office prior to Fri day noon for a temporary assign ment for the weekend in case of emergency calls. All rooms must be vacated by 2 pm. Sunday. All luggage will be removed from the rooms and the doors locked promptly at that time this semester a total of 15 freshmen (14 cadets and one civilian) left the campus. During that period in 1957, 51 freshmen, including 45 cadeta and 6 civilian** lesigned. "Figures for the first three weeks indicate pangress in our pio- for the annual Aggie Talent Show to l»e held Dec 8 in Guion Hall have until Oct. 22 to sign up for auditions Auditions will be held Oct 27-28 Several act* will be selected to take part in the show The win ner will represent AAM in the eighth annual Intercollegiate Tal- | ent Show to be held March 13 in 1 G Rollie White Coliseum All types of comedy routines, singers, dancers, combos and other entertainers are invited to audi- i tion laist year’s winner, Dave Wood gram, but ‘proof of the pudding’ will be the number we end up with at the close of the semester," said Rudder. New Program He was referring to the new pro gram this year, an effort to retain more beginning students. Stress is being placed on giving freshman students mere time for study and other academic purposes. At this stage in 1958, 129 stu dents combined have dropped from the college, including 100 cadets. Other than the 9b freshmen, one nophomore and three C orps jun iors left. Nine juniors top the list ard, represented AAM on the "Kids of 29 civilians who have left the from Home" tour made under the aponsorship of the Department of Defense to European military in stallations last summer The show is under the sponsor ship of the Memorial StudeWt Cen ter Music Committee Arthur Oswald is chairman for the show Interested persons should sign up in the Program Advisor’s Of fice in the MSC before the dead line date News of the World By Th* Awsociated I’rftw Sausage Averts Possible Explosion COVENTRY, Enfland—A butchar Monday prevented a possible explosion by plujjjring a Kb* lead in a broken street lamp with two of his prime pork sausages. The j(as lamp had been knocked down by a truck ★ ★ ★ Soviets Renew Spy ( barges Against VS LONDON—The Soviet Union Monday renewed its charires that the United States sends up spy balloons to photograph Soviet territory. The news agency Tass said a protest note had been handed to U. S. Charire d'Affaires Richard H Davis at the Soviet Foreign Ministry Monday morning It called for im mediate action to prevent further launches campus so far this year This per iod last year saw 27 civilians walk out, an eight additional corps up perclassmen Reasons Given According to the list of reasons for departure, 18 students left due to ill health and 14 changed school*. Other reasons include "dislike of Corps,” "dislike of AAM," “not prepared for college,” and several others. The list shows one student left because he couldn't study in the Corps as compared with four last year. Two left to get married and one for military service, as com pared with none in b«>th categories last year. ' No freshmen have departed due to hanassment by upperclassmen this year while one did last year. One Corps student was suspended during the first three wrecks this vear. Student Directory Expected by Nov. 1 According to the Office of Stu dent Publications the official di rectory for the current school year will be completed and ready for sale the first week of November The directory contains the name of each student, his home and cam- This wa* the second Soviet protest The United States »ddre*s, a list of the staff, a replied to an earlier note saying the balloons were sent up classified section and a list of the for acientific renearch and not espionage. office* and dormitories. ★ ★ ★ Photo. Court.*? Th. Guide Posts There ia never any place fer those who resist God.—Fenaioa. Installment Fees Payable 'til 21st Second installment fees are now payable at the (ollege Fiscal Department, with the deadline for payment being Oet. 21. The total second in stallment fee m $42 7$. The total fe* includes board room rent and laandrx to Nov 21. The dead Into for tke third pat ment will be Nov. 21. with the fourth and final payment being duo Doc It. West German* to Get VS Mi**ile* BONN, Germany—The government *aid Monday that Went German troops will get their first atomic-capatble mis siles within three or four weeks. A spokesman said the rockets will lie Honest Johns and will be turned over to the West German army by the U. S. Army. American troops will train the 200 German soldiers who will man the 24 missiles. The weapons to be delivered here will have dummy warheads. it it it In the past, information w*s typed directly from tho cards in tho Housing Office, which weiw filled out by the students at regis tration. Now an IBM card list ia obtain ed from the registrar's office, with the student's school address writ ten in. A&M To Host 35 From YA Hospital Marksnmnship Attempt Fail* DETTROIT—Arthur I Benson wa* pretty good at shoot ing a water pistol owned by hi* grandchildren “I thought I ought to be just as good with a real gun,” he aaid So he took a couple of shots at a fleeing holdup and the athlete department at man who robbed his Detroit grocery of $50 Monday. th* T