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Volume 58
Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1958
Price Five Cents
’58 Bonfire Ready for Torches at 8
Senior Ballot
Returns ‘Walk’
To Old Method
Members of the Class of ’59
voted unanimously last night to
make Elephant Walk this year
the solemn occasion it was in
the past.
The Walk, scheduled for 11:30
this morning, was to see seniors
form a long line by holding on
to the shoulders of the proceeding
man.
Only 40 seniors attended the
brief session conducted by Class
President Gary Pepper. They
voted unanimouslv for a motion
made by John Partridge asking
that the traditional “wandering
off to die” be done in a solemn
fashion.
Corps Commander Don Cloud
and First Wing Commander Jay
Roland urged the small group
of first classmen present at the
meeting to encourage seniors in
their outfits to back the decision.
The class voted to wear boots
ind Class A summer uniforms to
prevent soiling winter uniforms
•for the game Thursday. They also
decided to pull their shi^t tails
out in the manner of Elephant
Walks of the past.
Consolidated Band Commander
Jack Skaggs was asked to limit
the instruments at the walk to one
sousaphone and one piccolo.
Kerosene Soaking
Wraps Up Chore
A&M’s 1958 Bonfire—symbolizing each Aggie’s love for
his school and his burning desire to beat the University
of Texas Thursday — will burn tonight at 8 on the drill
field behind Duncan Dining Hall.
Cadets from Armor ROTC outfits began soaking logs
with oil and kerosene on the stack at 3 this afternoon. Upon
completion of the soaking, the Armor companies were to
form an arm-in-arm circle around the fire and guard it
until it is touched off at yell practice.
The bonfire is double-stacked this year for the first
time since 1954. According to R. D. (Smokey) Hyde, head
yell leader who is in charge of the bonfire, double-stacking
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Tops Trimmed for Double-Stacking
A crew of Texas Aggies make like lumberjacks as they labor will all go up in flames tonight at 8 in the annual pre
trim the top of the gigantic ’58 Bonfire to a level before Thanksgiving Day burning,
adding another stage of logs. Five days of similar hard .
News of the World
By The Associated Press
Legislators Veto School Report
AUSTIN—Two legislators voted Monday against the
final report of the Hale-Aikin School Study Committee which
recommended more classroom instruction and higher teach
ers’ salaries.
The four other lawmakers on the committee of 24 had
voiced bbjections to sections of the report which will face a
stern fight in the 56th Legislature.
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Enough Bombs Stored to Destroy Earth
WASHINGTON—There are now enough nuclear bombs
stockniled to destroy the entire human race, the Council of
the Federation of American Scientists reported Mondav.
It added that there is not. and probably never will be,
any defense against massive atomic attack.
Ar dt
Schoolgirls, British Troops Clash
NICOSIA, Cyprus—Greek-speaking schoolgirls fought
with British troops in strikebound Nicosia Monday.
The girls paraded with anti-British posters. The troops
were ordered to disperse them and used tear gas. Several
hand-to-hand skirmishes took place. No one was reported
hurt on either side. After 90 minutes of chasing around the
narrow streets of Nicosia’s walled city, the girls took refuge
indoors or were rounded up.
Schools, shops and factories were closed by the strike,
which the island’s Greek-speaking majority is staging to
coincide with the start of debate on Cyprus in the United
Nations.
Action Promised
Petition for Street Bond Vote
Presented to CS City Council
By DAVE STOKER
Battalion News Editor
A petition requesting the City
Council to order a $500,000 bond
election for immediate improve
ment of streets was presented to
Mayor E. R. Langford and mem
bers of the council at last night’s
meeting.
The petition, containing the
names of 265 citizens, was pre
sented to the council by Fred Far
rar, spokesman for the group re
questing the bond issue.
Farrar spoke out for the group
and especially asked the council
to give the people of College
Station a chance to “say what
they! want.”
“I want the council to know
that we cannot be labeled a
pressure group but simply a
Lightfoot’s Entry
Wins‘Ad’Prize
Bill Lightfoot, junior business
administration major from Bryan,
was selected the most proficient
copywriter at A&M in Mennen
Company's “There’ll Always Be a
Playboy” ad writing contest.
Lightfoot competed with 3,700
college students from coast to
coast.
The contest, launched on 300
campuses this spring, offered the
individual winner a year’s sub
scription to Playboy and the three
national finalists prizes of $500,
$250 and $100 respectively.
Students who entered the con
test were requested to write an
ad based on a mythical or histori
cal incident with a humorous story
line, into which was woven any
one of the company’s men’s pro
ducts.
Library Announces
Holiday Schedule
Cushing Memorial Library will
observe a special schedule during
the Thanksgiving holidays, accord
ing to Michael V. Krenitsky, as
sistant librarian.
The library will be open, from
8 a. m. to 5 p. m. on Wednesday
and from 8 to 12 a. m. on Satur
day. It will be closed on Thursday,
Friday and Sunday.
Guide Posts
“It is the age that forms the
man, not the man that forms the
age. Great minds do indeed react
on the society which has made them
what they are, but they only pay
with interest what they have re
ceived.”—Thomas B. Macaulay
Research Engineer
Suffers Concussion
In Two-Car Crash
L. S. Paine, research engineer
for the A&M Engineering Experi
ment Station, was hospitalized at
St. Joseph’s in Bryan yesterday
with a brain concussion received
in a two-car collision on Highway
50, fifteen miles southwest of
Bryan at 8:45 a. m.
Paine’s car collided with another
auto driven by Jack Castoria of
Caldwell after Castoria pulled to
the right and started into a left
turn, according to highway patrol
men. Both cars were total losses.
Castoria and his children, Vir
ginia, 7, and Paul, 4, were re
leased from St. Joseph’s after
treatment.
John W. Tippit, assistant re
search engineer, was riding with
Paine and was also released after
treatment of a cut over his eye.
group that is dissatisfied, Farrar
said.
Farrar said the group felt con
fident that the council was able
to fulfill the desires of the
citizens.
Want Good Streets
“We dont think, however, that
the council really knows what the
citizens want. What we want is
some good streets. The town be
longs to the people and the people
are ready for some new streets,”
he remarked.
He said the council’s policy for
street improvement was good as
far as it goes, but that it did
not go far enough. He suggested
that the council find out what
the people want and to give
them a chance to say what they
want.
Mayor Langford told Farrar
that the council was certainly
willing to let the people speak.
Accepts Petition
“We will accept the petition.
We positively want to hear what
the citizens have to say. When
we get where we are not willing
to listen to the people, then it
is time for a new council,” Lang
ford said.
Farrar asked the council to
put the bond up for election.
“If the bond is defeated you
will never hear from us on the
matter again. Personally, I don’t
see how the bond can be defeat
ed. I’m sure that it is what the
majority of the people want,” he |
told the council.
In other business the council
discussed erecting school cross
ing signs near the crossing at
Jersey Street and Highway 6.
The issue was put off until the
Crossing could be studied more.
The highway department had
earlier requested speeds from 45
to 55 along Highway 6, but
council members voted against
the proposal because of the school
children.
Members of the council also
passed a motion to clean up the
various streets in College Sta
tion that are badly littered.
The council was requested to
improve the conditions of the
sidewalks and drainage system
around the Consolidated School
District.
Mayor Langford said the
council would look into the sit
uation.
age of big timber.
“I don’t think any group of
men could have put out any
more than these men have.
They wanted a bonfire and built
it,” Hyde commented.
He expressed pleasure at the or
ganization and the manner in
which work was conducted this
year. The fact that food was
served to workers out in the cut
ting area making it unnecessary
to lose working time by coming in
to eat in the dining halls, an ex
cess of good equipment, and work
ing crews on an outfit basis helped
bonfire construction, Hyde said.
Hyde also commended the Bon
fire Committee, AAA juniors and
several seniors for their outstand
ing efforts on the project.
Although Aggies started work
on the bonfire three days later
than in previous years, more than
enough felled trees were piled up
in the cutting area Sunday after
noon making it necessary to con
clude cutting operations agjjj con-^
tinue stacking until nd*tjpght.
Wood choppers, truck 1 ' drivers
and stacking crews worked under
ideal weather conditions to build
the bonfire, unhampered by rain
or cold as in years past. Roads
where crews sunk ankle-deep in
mud last year were dusty trails
this year.
The percentage of bonfire in
juries was lower than in previous
years, with only a few minor mis
haps occurring during the course
of w y ork.
No incidents of vandalism were
reported during the building per
iod, as individual Outfits took
turns guarding campus areas.
383 Due Diplomas
After Fall Term
There are 383 candidates for de
grees at A&M for the Jan. 17,
1959, graduation.
Of these, 280 are candidates for
baccaulreate degrees and 103 are
candidates for advanced degrees, night there.
Spirit of ’Sips
Up in Smoke-
If Aid Comes
“Teasippers” » are planning a
bonfire tomorrow night from
which “flaming clouds will paint
the Tower orange and climax a
week of pep rallies and intense
spirit,” according to the Daily
Texan, the University of Texas
campus newspaper.
The article added however,
that “the bonfire will be a flop
if everyone doesn’t pitch in and
collect the wood.” Trophies will
be given away to the men’s or
women’s group which collects
the most wood.
Apparently the “Sips” have
trouble finding the right kind of
fuel for their “Aggie Funeral
^Kl’yres.” In 1950 one UT fra
ternity had to return 340 vege
table crates and 300 crate lids,
stolen from an Austin market.
And a number of outhouses Had
to be returned in 1952, the ar
ticle said.
Austin Moms’ Club
Slates Aggie Dance
The Austin A&M Mother’s Club
will sponsor a dance for Aggies
and their dates from 9 p. m. to' 1
a. m. Wednesday night at the City
Coliseum in Austin.
Admission price is $1 “Ag or
stag”. Tickets may be purchased
at the door. J. Leutwyler’s Orches
tra will furnish the music for the
dancers.
Midnight yell practice will be
held inside the coliseum at 11:30
p. m. The coliseum will remain
heated after the dance and blank
ets will be available at no charge
for cadets who wish to spend the,
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Turkey Day Sign Winner
This sign, originated and drawn by B-AAA, Aggie bonfire tonight. The winning sign
was judged tops among signs placed on the won a .$10 prize from Loupot’s for the out-
drill field prior to the burning of the 1958 fit’s use.