The Battalion
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College station (Brazos County), Texas
Tuesday, February 3, 1959
AUSTIN, Tex.—
“The first month’s sugar,
The second month’s pie,
The third month you can work
And so can I.”
This ancient bit of verse, writ
ten for newlyweds, might apply
to the usual pace of legislative
sessions, with short meetings and
long weekends in the early
months, followed by an around-
the-clock grind. But this year
lawmakers are being urged to cut
short the honeymoon.
With committees appointed and
put to work, Speaker Waggoner
Carr urged House members to be
“especially industrious” to save
both time and money. Answers,
he said, will “not be any easier
to find next summer than this
winter and spring.”
House Committees
After Carr defeated Rep. Joe
Burkett Jr., of Kerrville, for
speaker, suspense centered on
how Burkett supporters would
fare in Carr’s committee lists.
Outcome was that Carr men,
naturally, received all choice
posts and approximately 86 per
cent of committee chairmanships.
Of the 43 House committees, 37
are headed by Carr supporters,
four by definite Burkett support
ers and two by persons whose
vote was not known.
Senate Committees
Less dramatic, but fully as im-
Insurance on Sale
For New Students
By BILL REED
Battalion News Editor
The voluntai-y insurance plan
adopted by the Student Senate
last spring has been made avail
able to all new students and
transfers entering A&M this se
mester for only $2.
The same $1,000 policy was
subscribed to by 1,651 students
for $4 at the beginning of the
fall semester. The policy will be
good at both rates until Septem
ber of this year.
Some of the advantages of the
insurance plan are as follows:
• The program was endorsed
last spring by the Student Senate
and approved by a student-staff
committee authorized by Presi
dent M. T. Harrington and the
Board of Directors.
• It is underwritten by a rep
utable national firm which han
dles policies for several large col
leges and universities.
• The policy is for $1,000 and
covers most types of accidents.
• Students will be covered un
til three days prior to registra
tion next September. This in
cludes vacations, summer activi-
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"an insurance policy FOR ANY SIZ{ halo' 1
EUGENE RUSH- - COLLEGE STATION, TEX AS
THE BATTALION
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dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non
profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op
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the supervision of the director of Student Publications at
Texas A&M College.
Members of the
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School of Arts am
McMurry. School of Veterinary Medicine.
Student Publications Board are L. A. Duewall, director of
ns, chairman ; J. W. Amyx, School of Engineering; Harry Lee Kidd,
id Sciences; Otto R. Kunze, School of Agriculture; and Dr. E. D.
CADET SLOUCH
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by Jim Earle
portant to legislative processes,
were Lt. Gov. Ben Ramsey’s se
lections of Senate committees.
Top posts were concentrated
among veteran Senators, exper
ienced in government, and in ac
cord with the conservative philo
sophy predominant in the Upper-
House. Heaviest responsibility
will be in the hands of Sen. Dor
sey Hardeman of ,San Angelo,
state affairs chairman, and Sen.
William S. Fly of Victoria, fi
nance chairman.
Gas “Explosion'^Due
Battle lines are being drawn
swiftly and heavy artillery rolled
up for the fight over Gov. Price
Daniel’s tax program, particular
ly the gas severance tax.
Industry spokesmen criticized
the governor’s program as
“short-sighted” and deplore the
increasing of levies on sources al
ready being taxed. Gas men
promised to fight the severance
tax, if passed, all the way to the
U.S. Supreme Court.
But Governor Daniel declared
he’d gotten many more bouquets
than brick bats for his plan. Only
opposition, he said, was from
those who want to tax “every
thing from shirts and shoes to
bassinets and baby buggies.”
Rep. George T. Hinson of Min-
eola, who introduced the gas bill
in the House, said it would bring
in $1.06 from out of state for
every $1 paid by Texans.
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JOE BUSER ; EDITOR
Fred Meurer Managing Editor
Gayle McNutt Executive News Editor
Bob Weekley Sports Editor
‘Oh, Give Me Your Fee Slip 9
Ags who think registering is a
dilemma should trade places
with the registration workers for
a couple of hours.
Instead of trying to make one
schedule work out (they see hun
dreds), workers listen to the
woes of every distraught Aggie
(and which one isn’t?) in the
long registration line.
Perhaps the nicest job in the
entire state of mass confusion is
that of final fee slip collector.
The duties of this office entail
sitting at the end of the line,
just a step before freedom from
Sbisa Hall, and checking the reg
istration fee slip to see that it
bears all proper stamps and qual
ifications.
Lightening destroys about 20
million dollars worth of property
every year in the United States.
It also takes about 500 lives.
A few misplaced Ags have to
be sent back upstream to pick
up a missing tab. However, most
get the go-ahead. The usual re
action is a stunned look followed
by a slow, unbelieving smile and
a doubtful, “Really?” Once the
answer is reaffirmed, the more
typical Aggie breaks into a glee
ful “wildcat” and dashes through
the door.
• But one lone “fish” who said
he’d entered early in the morn
ing finally staggered to the end
of the line shortly before 4 p. m
After his fee slip was checked
and found to be in order the in
spector said, “All okay, you’re
finished.”
To which the glum fish re
plied as his knees wobbled un
steadily, “Boy, am I ever.”
“Biltrite” Boots and Shoes
Made By
Economy Shoe Repair and
Boot Co.
Large Stock of Handmade Boots
Convenient Budget & Lay-Away Plan
$55.00 a pair Made To Order
Main Office: 509 W. Commerce, San Antonio
CA 3-0047
. . I did it . . . I’m registered!”
Who’s Here
Gleason Uses Vet Training
To Fight Off Angry Frogs
ties and all college activities ex
cept varsity sports.
• The policy has no effect on
policies students may currently
be enrolled under or plan to par
ticipate in in the future.
• Students elect to participate
in the program. Since the under
writing firm has a two-year con
tract the rates cannot be affected
by the number enrolled at least
until 1960.
• This program complements
present health services offered by
the college hospital and provides
Aggies with treatment at low
cost in case of injury.
During the fall semester 15
claims were paid off, according
to Don Rummel, chairman of the
Student Senate’s Student Life
Committee. These claims amount
ed to $1,897.45, and one claim is
' still pending further action.
“The persons V’ho have bene
fited from the plan are well
pleased with the results,” Rum
mel said. Most of the cases
were settled within two or three
weeks with very little delay.
New students may subscribe to
the program at the Fiscal Office.
By JACK TEAGUE
Jerry D. Gleason, commanding
officer of A Veterinary, has a
special remembrance of the 1958
Corps Trip to TCU. Someone
threw an orange at Jerry after
the game and he then rubbed el
bows with about 10 TCU Poly-
wogs. The result was one smil
ing Aggie and at least two dis
gruntled TCU football players,
according to Gleason.
A 21-year-pld senior veterinary
medicine major, Jerry was born
and reared on his dad’s farm near
Muleshoe where they raise cot
ton and grain sorghums!
Lazbuddie High School was a
real experience for Jerry, for be
was not only president of the
Studeryt Senate and of his fresh
man and junior classes, but he
also graduated as salutatorian of
his class. In addition, he was se
lected to the All-District football
squad as a halfback and made
the All-Tournament basketball
team two years.
Jerry came to Aggieland at
the urging of his county agent,
a former Aggie student. A dedi
cated veterinarian-to-be for many
years, Jerry didn’t discover that
Texas A&M had a Corps of Ca
dets until he enrolled as a fish.
“I was pretty shook up at
fast,” Jerry admitted, “but what
fish isn’t?”
Jerry entered A&M in 1954
and spent his fish and sophomore
years in Squadron 14. He joined
A Non-Regs his junior year in
order to be relieved of some pos
sible service problem resulting
from his six-year curriculum.
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“A Four Star Performance”
Last year Jerry was first ser
geant of the newly-organized A
Veterinary outfit and is C.O. this
year.
Jerry has served as an intra
mural manager, a member of the
Student Senate and election com
mission, and is a member of the
American Veterinary Medicine
Assn. After graduation in 1960,
Jerry plans to go into the Air
Force for three years and then
set up a small animal clinic some
where in Texas.
Besides a love for animals,
Jerry loves water sports. He
owns his own boat powered by a
30-horsepower outboard.
“I’ve fished and skiied on near
ly every large lake fi’om Buffalo
Lake in Amarillo down to Lake
Buchanan,” said Jerry, “and I
still say there’s nothing like it.”
Wee Aggies
We Aggies' like to read about Wee Ag
gies. When a wee one arrives, call VI
6-4910 and ask for the Wee Aggie Edi
tor
A future Aggie date was born
to Mr. and Mrs. James P. Smith
of Bryan on Jan. 17.
Carol Raye arrived in St. Jos
eph Hospital, Bryan. Her dad is
a graduate student in the De
partment of Oceanography and
Meteorology.
★ ★ ★
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Cros-
lin, ’58, of 406-A Eisenhower, Col
lege Station, are the proud par
ents of a future Aggie sweet
heart.
Cheri Lee was born on Jan. 23
in St. Joseph Hospital.
★ ★ ★
A future Corps commander
was born Saturday to Maj. and
Mrs. Edward L. Scott, 4005 Nag
le, Bryan.
Walter Gordon, weighing 7
pounds, 11 ounces, arrived at St.
Joseph Hospital.
Maj. Scott is tactical ofifeer of
the 5th Battalion, 2nd Regiment.
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