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THE
BATTALION
Register
Jan. 31st
Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus
Number 62: Volume 58
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1959
Price Five Cents
CS Mothers Set
March on Polio
College Station mothers will
march against polio next Wed
nesday night between 7 and 8 in
the annual “Mothers’ March for
the March of Dimes.”
Mrs. Grace Martin, chairman
of the event, urged all donors in
College Station to leave their
porch lights on between the
designated hours in order that
a volunteer w r orker might col
lect the donations.
Funds from the march will be
used as part of College Station’s
contribution in the March of
Dimes campaign.
Boston Pops Touring Orchestra
. . Town Hall presentation Monday, Feb. 2
Boston Pops Play
In Coliseum Feb. 2
The Boston Pops, one of the
most popular touring orchestras in
the United States, will be present
ed Monday, Feb. 2, in G. Rollie
White Coliseum by Town Hall as
part of the first annual A&M Fine
Arts Festival.
This is the sixth consecutive
tour being made by the orchestra
which began the trips in 1952.
Under the direction of Arthur
Fiedler, who has been director of
the group for the past 20 years,
the Pops has been a recording
artist for RCA Victor records for
over 20 years. They were listed
first by RCA Victor all-time best
sellers, with 16 different numbers.
Fiedler, a native of Boston, is
the son of the first violinist with
Seventh Annual
Businessmen Start
Conference Sunday
Thirty-five executives from busi
ness and industrial firms enter
A&M Sunday as students in the
Seventh Executive Development
Course sponsored by the Division
of Business Administration.
The course continues through
Feb. 14.
Students registered for the
three-week training are receiving
intensive instruction in five major
areas affecting business and in
dustrial operations—management
administration, accounting and fi
nance, business measurements,
marketing management and per
sonnel administration.
The case study appi-oach to
many of these problems is utilized
in the course this year, as in past
years, with a visiting faculty, com
posed of outstanding men from
business and industry, acting as
lecturers on problems that have
arisen during their careers.
Students are men termed as
“promotable executives” within
their firms, and they use discus
sion and question-and-answer pe
riods after each visiting lecturer’s
address in order to find methods
of applying principles learned to
their own company problems.
Students in this year’s course
will be welcomed at a dinner at
Library Schedule
Varies Next Week
Cushing- Memorial Library will
operate under a special schedule
during the mid-semester holidays,
Michael V. Krenitsky, assistant
librarian announced this week.
Library hours next week are:
Sunday, Jan. 25, Closed
Mon.-Fri., Jan. 26-30, 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31, 8 a.m. to
12 noon
Sunday, Feb. 1, Closed
Monday, Feb. 2, Regular
Schedule
the Memorial Student Center on
Sunday by the course director, T.
W. Leland, head of the Division
of Business Administration, and
President M. T. Harrington.
Members of the A&M staff tak
ing part in this year’s course in
clude Leland; Dr. J. P. Abbott,
professor of English; R. M. Ste
venson, professor of business ad
ministration; Theodore R. Yantis,
professor of marketing; R. L. El
kins, associate professor of per
sonnel administration; Dr. F. C.
Bolton, president emeritus; A. R.
Burgess, head of the Department
of Industrial Engineez-ing; and R.
Henderson Shuffler, director of
A&M System Information and
Publications.
Fine Arts Festival
Begins Here Feb. 1
Process Industries
Hold Annual Meet;
320 Gather Here
More than 320 representatives
of industry from 18 states and
Mexico gathered here yesterday
morning for the opening session
of the three-day, 14th annual
Symposium on Instrumentation for
the Process Industries.
They were welcomed to the cam
pus by Eax-1 Rudder, vice-president
of the college. He said “exchange
of ideas at meetings of this kind
can’t help but, move ind istry for
ward.”
The symposium, conducted by the
Department of Chemical Engineer
ing, is one of a series of annual
technical meetings designed to
lead to an improved understand
ing of the principles and practice
of instrumentation as applied to in
dustries.
Several instrument manufac
turers from throughout the coun
try have equipment exhibits of an
the Boston Symphony. His first educational nature in rooms ad-
music lessons were given him by
his mother
He studied music in Vienna and
later in Berlin at the Royal Aca
demy. When World War I broke
out, Fiedler returned to the United
States where he joined the Boston
Symphony as a violinist.
In 1930 Fiedler assumed con-
doctorship of the Boston Pops
Concert, a feature of Boston musi
cal life since 1885.
Tickets may be obtained at the
Department of Student Activities
in the YMCA.
Three Graduates
Receive Awards
At Cornmencement
Three graduating seniors were
presented with Distinguished Hon
or Awards at the commencement
exercises Saturday.
Recipients of the cezdificate
awards were Stanley Louis Arch
er, English major from Tyler;
Charles Ray Barlow, education ma
jor from Robstown, and Lorenzo
Manzanera, math major from San
Antonio.
They were selected for the honor
by a faculty committee from the
School of Arts and Sciences for
their outstanding records in scho
larship and leadez-ship. The cer
tificate awards were presented by
Dr. G. W. Schlesselman, acting
dean of the School of Arts and
Sciences.
joining those where the technical
sessions are being held.
In his address, Rudder said, “It
is a privilege to welcome you to
this conference—you have brought
with you much information that
will be of value to the faculty of
this college.
“By hearing about some of the
problems encountered in your work
we can fit our educational program
to better serve the people,” Rudder
said.
The vice-president declared that
“only through a critical appraisal
of our program can we go forward,
so we want you to inqume about
the services we are rendering and
be critical if we are not meeting
the challenge of today.”
G. F. Brockett of the Fisher
Governor Co., Marshalltown, Iowa,
presided at the opening technical
session.
Dr. I. M. Stein, president, Leeds
and Northrup Co., Philadelphia,
Pa., addressed the group on the
subject “Outlook for Computer
Control”. Dr. J. O. Houghen, Re
search and Engineering Division,
Monsanto Chemical Company, St.
Louis, Mo., spoke on “Ten Years
of Systems Engineering in the
Chemical Industry”.
Dr. J. D. Lindsay, head of the
Chemical Engineering Department,
will be the master of ceremonies
at a banquet to be held this eve
ning. The speaker will be Chester
Lauck, president of Continental
Oil Co., Houston. Lauck is “Lum”
of Lum and Abner.
Post-Game Brawl Aired
Ag-Baylor Feud Talk
Passed on to Students
After two hours of heated dis
cussion last Friday, representa
tives of Baylor and A&M agreed
to refer the growing problem of
tension between the two schools
to a committee of students which
is slated to meet here Feb. 7.
Most of Friday’s meeting was
devoted to airing both sides of
the squabble which erupted after
a basketball game in Waco Jan.
13. One Aggie was hospitalized
after several brief scuffles be-
tweent students of the two
schools.
Representing the Waco Univer
sity at the meeting was W. C.
Perry, dean of men, and two of
his assistants, “Bucky” Qualls
and Travis DuBois. The three ex
pressed a desire to patch the
troubles between A&M and Bay
lor, saying they were willing to
forgive and forget—to do “any
thing that is fair.”
Representing A&M at the meet
ing were Col. Joe E. Davis, com
mandant; Bennie A. Zinn, director
of Student Personnel Services;
Robert O. Murray, director of
Student Affairs; Barlow (Bones)
Irvin, assistant athletic director;
W. L. Penberthy, director of Stu
dent Activities; and four students
—John Thomas, president of the
Student Senate; Thomas Beckett,
president of the Civilian Student
Senate; Don Cloud, Corps com
mander; and Joe Buser, editor of
The Battalion.
Describing the events leading
up to the incident in Waco, Perry
said:
“There was a lot of yelling at
the game on both sides. Most of
the trouble afterwards was spear
headed by two or three Aggies
who were ‘pretty well stewed’.
“Without the help of one Aggie
senior (Charles Messer, 2nd Regi
ment inspector g-eneral from Ty
ler) there would have been more
trouble.”
Perry said an estimated $10
damage was done t o shrubs
around Baylor’s student union
building by scuffling Aggies who
were “begged to leave.” He es
timated that “250 Aggies partici
pated in the brawl, outnumbering
the Baylor students about 3 to
1.”
Some question arose as to the
number of students involved in
the fracas. All four A&M stu
dents at the meeting expressed
doubt that A&M outnumbered
Baylor.
At the suggestion of Penberthy,
the group decided to refer the
question to student leaders from
both schools. It was agreed that
both seniors and junior's would be
selected to represent the two col
leges in order to allow next year’s
leaders to be in on the discussion.
Features Music, Daniel Names
Exhibits, Tragedy Three to Serve
On A&M Board
Students Making
Low Grades Must
See Basic Division
Clearance procedure for mid
term registration for students still
in the Basic Division has been
made, Associate Dean C. H. Rans-
dell said yesterday.
Students passing less than 10
hours with less than 10 grade
points must schedule a conference
with a Basic Division staff mem
ber prior to Jan. 28.
If he is granted permission to
return, a green-striped card will
be issued to him which must be
presented at the dean’s table at
registration.
All other students must also
have a green-striped card and may
secure it by calling at the Basic
Division office Jan. 30-31.
The first A&M Fine Arts Festival—a weekful of fine
arts entertainment featuring: popular and classical music
presentations, an art exhibit and lecture and the staging of
a Greek tragedy—has been set for Feb. 1-8.
AMFAF is a product of the united efforts of members
of the Memorial Student Center Recital Series and Creative
Arts committees, Town Hall and the Aggie Players.
Schedule for the week will include the Recital Series
presentation of Leslie Chabay, tenor, at 3 p. ,m. Sunday, Feb.
1, in the MSC Ballroom; Town Hall’s Boston Pops orchestra,
conducted by Arthur Fiedler, at 8 p. m. Monday in G. Rollie
White Coliseum; and a recital reading of the Greek play
“Antigone” Tuesday and Sat-+
urday at 8 p. m. and Sunday,
February 7 at 3 p. m. in the
Ballroom.
Also a Creative Arts lecture
by Amy Freeman Lee, artist and
lecturer, Wednesday at 8 p. m. in
the Ballroom; Recital Series
presentations of Philippe Entz-e-
mont, pianist, on Thursday and
the Hollywood Sti’ing Quartet on
Friday—each at 8 p. m. in the
Ballroom.
Student chairmen coordinating
the events are Truman (T) Hearne,
Town Hall; Jim Best, The Aggie
Players; David Atteberry, Creative
Arts; and Gordon Reynolds, Recital
Series.
Staff and community members
of the AMFAF planning committee
are C. G. (Spike) White, Vic Wie-
ning, Louis Hauer, Frank Whit
more, Frank Coulter, Mrs. H. A.
Luther, Mrs. Emalita Terry, Mrs.
Peter Dehlinger, J. Wayne Stark
and C. K. Esten.
AMFAF’s opener, Hungarian-
born Leslie Chabay, first became
known to the American public as a
member of the Metropolitan Opera
Company. Resigning from the
“Met” in 1951 in order to appear
more often as a recitalist and solo
ist, he has sung with companies
and symphonies in most of the
major cities in the United States
and Europe. He may be heard on
recordings by RCA Victor, Bartok,
Contemporary and Concert Hall.
For Classical Music Haters
Record albums like “Classical
Music For People Who Hate Clas
sical Music” and “Classical Juke
Box” will give listeners a taste of
the type of music to be played by
the Boston Pops Orchestra. On its
fifth consecutive national tour, the
orchestra boasts a repetoire which
includes show tunes, symphonic and
ballet music, folk music and con
temporary American and European
works.
Special lighting effects, formal
costuming and original music will
highlight the Aggie Players’ read
ing of Sophocles’ tragedy, “Anti
gone.” Director Wiening selected
for the production a new transla
tion of the play, and theme and
mood music for woodwinds, brass
and tympani was composed by Al
len Schrader, A&M professor of
English who has studied with Juil-
liard School of Music staff.
500 Lectures in 10 Years
In the past 10 years, Amy Free
man Lee has given more than 500
fine arts lectures on platforms,
radio and television throughout the
United States. Her paintings have
been represented in 240 exhibitions
in 26 states, and in New Zealand
and France. In addition to her talk,
the Creative Arts committee will
sponsor an exhibition of her paint
ings in the MSC Promenade area
Feb. 1-14.
At 24, Philippe Entremont is
making his fifth transcontinental
tour as a concert pianist, including
reappearances with the Dallas,
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, Philadel
phia and Atlanta symphonies. In
(See FINE ARTS Page 5)
Three new members were named
to A&M’s Board of Directors by
Gov. Price Daniel Saturday in
Austin.
The new directors are Stezding
C. Evans of Houston, John W.
Newton of Beaumont and John
Biggs of Vernon.
They are replacing W. T. Doher
ty of Houston, J. Harold Dunn of
Amarillo and Jack Finney of
Greenville, whose terms of office
expired this month. Doherty was
chairman of the board at the time
of resignation. Dunn was indus-
trial executive.
Evans, Class of ’21, is president
of the Federal Land Bank of Hous
ton, trustee of the A&M Research
Foundation, and a trastee of the
Student Loan Fund.
Newton, Class of ’12, is vice
president and manager of the Mag
nolia Petroleum Refining Co. He
was a member of the board sev
eral years ago.
Biggs, who is not a Former Stu
dent, is manager of the Waggnor
Estate in Vernon.
Appointment of the trio is pend
ing the approval of the Texas Sen
ate.
In announcing the new appoint
ments, Daniel said he was follow
ing established policy of not re
appointing present members for a
second 6-year term.
News of the World
Guide Posts
“We can’t cross a bridge until
we come to it; but I always like
to lay down a pontoon ahead of
time.”—Bernard M. Baruch
By The Associated Press
Governor Raises Own Personal Tax
AUSTIN—Gov. Price Daniel asked the Legislature Wed
nesday to raise his personal taxes 20 cents a day. Daniel
doesn’t smoke, but he chews cigars—now tax free. He said
he chews or gives away 20 nickle cigars daily. If the Legis
lature approves the tax he recommended it will cost him an
extra penny for each cigar.
★ ★ ★
Cecil B. DeMille Dies
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Cecil Blount De Mille, a founder
of the Hollywood film industry and the most successful of
all movie makers, died of a heart attack Wednesday at 77.
It was the third serious heart attack for the producer-
director, whose name became a symbol of flamboyant films.
He suffered the first in Egypt in November 1954, during
location scenes for his last great biblical epic, “The Ten Com
mandments.” He refused doctors’ advice to stop the film,
saying, “I’ll continue working until God wants me to quit.”
Last June he suffered another attack. But in December
he undertook a strenuous tour to exploit the last film he
supervised, “The Buccaneer.” The end came at 5:30 a. m. at
his Hollywood home with his daughter Cecilia and her hus
band, Joseph Harper at his bedside.
★ ★ ★
Democrats Have “Budgetary Schizophrenia’ ,
WASHINGTON—President Eisenhower diagnosed Dem
ocrat criticism of his 77-million-dollar budget Wednesday as
a case of “budgetary schizophrenia.”
Eisenhower told a news conference some call the budget
too big, others complain it is to small—“They are on all
sides of it.” Schizophrenia is a mental disorder popularly
called split personality.
On this and' several other topics woven into the session
with newsmen, Eisenhower was inclined to be more positive
than usual.
★ ★ ★
Governor Offers Plan to Legislature
AUSTIN—Gov. Price Daniel Wednesday gave the Legis
lature a mass of figures and a maze of fiscal routes which
he said would wipe out the deficit by Aug. 31 and balance the
budget for the next two years.
He proposed new or increased taxes on four items and
drew warm applause when he said his planned levy on natural
gas would give Texas a fair share return on its own product
which northern and eastern states now tax heavily.
Daniel also was given hearty handclaps when he lashed
out at President Eisenhower’s proposed federal gasoline tax
boost. He is organizing the other governors to fight it, he
said, and if anybody adds to this tax it should be the state.