The Battalion College Motion (Brazos County), Texas
PAGE 2 Friday, February 6, 1959
BATTALION EDITORIALS
. . . Our Liberty Depends on the Freedom of the
Press, And It Cannot Be Limited Without Being
Lost . . . Thomas Jefferson
Worth 4 Cents
To Better A&M
Yesterday college officials appeared before the Texas
Legislature asking for more state appropriations for A&,M—
an attempt to fill the college’s empty coffers and make it pos
sible to furnish the young men of Texas with the kind of
education they deserve.
The House Appropriations Committee deferred action
on A&M’s request for an increase in appropriations from $4,-
200,000 to $5,300,000. Apparently, they aren’t sure their
constituents would be in favor of an increase from the general
fund in the amount of $1,100,000.
This is where the men of Aggieland can help.
It is not enough to just tell our state legislators that we
want A&M to regain its former place as the outstanding
school of its kind in the Southwest—WE MUST DEMAND
THAT THEY GIVE US ENOUGH MONEY TO BE ABLE
TO OFFER EDUCATION THAT IS AT LEAST COMPETI
TIVE WITH OTHER SUCH SCHOOLS IN THE NATION. As
taxpayers, the people of Texas should tolerate nothing less.
Everyone has complained about the type of instructors
our pay-scale tends to attract, the condition of the dormi
tories, the out-dated equipment used by some departments.
Now we have a chance to do something to remedy our poverty.
The work that can be accomplished when Aggies pv>ol
their energy is readily visible in the mammoth bonfire each
year. If this same willing labor could be drawn from 6,000
students—and 32,000 former 'Students—the possibility of
A&M regaining its position as an educational mecca would
become a reality.
The letters sent to Austin this week and next by stu
dents, parents and former students may well shape the des
tiny of A&M. If there are enough letters—and if their lan
guage is plain enough—Texas A&M may soon be back where
it belongs as the Southwest’s biggest—and best—educational
center.
At least it’s worth four cents to try. . .
Indian on Warpath in D. C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An
Indian chief is on the warpath
in the nation’s capitol.
Appropriately for these top-
sy-turvey times, the chief is a
lady whose warpath takes her
from one government office to
another by taxicab.
And Dolly C. Akers’ weapons
—how far we have Come from
the simple arrow and toma
hawk — have been lawyerlike
briefs that cite such precedents
as “Peel V. Chotaw Indians’’ and
“Green V. Menominee Indians in
Wisconsin.”
Mrs. Akers, who is one-fourth
Assiniboine, is chairman of the
tribes at the Fort P6ck, Mont.,
reservation.
She says the root of the pres
ent Indian claims fuss can be
summed up in one magical word:
Oil. Oil has been found on the
reservation. At last count, 107
wells were perking away. These,
by Mrs. Akers’ figures, have
enriched tribal coffers by three
million dollars.
The interesting question a-
rises:
Who gets the loot?
Both Asssiniboine and Yank
ton Sioux Indians are on the'
Fort Peck reservation. But the
last roll call was held back in
1934, when 2,500 Indians were
counted.
Another puzzler: How much
Indian blood do you have to have
before you can call yourself an
Indian? For example, if the
Indian blood has dwindled until
it’s but one-thirty-second of the
total, are you an Indian?
“We have split in every direc
tion,” Mrs. Akers says. “Five
members of the executive board
■
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. ....
Twin Aggie boys were born
Feb. 3 to Mr. and Mrs. Don Wil
liams ’61, of 809 Montclair.
The boys, .Russell and Richard,
checked in at 8:16 and ’8:18 a.m.
Tuesday in St. Joseph’s Hospital
in Bryan.
Job Calls
Wednesday
Tex Robertson will interview stu
dents in the Student Employment
office for jobs as counsellors at
Camp Longhorn this summer. Stu
dents may sign up now for in
terviews.
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CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle Who’s Here
Boyd Got Hot Poop at School;
Two Burned Up Around Him.
By JACK TEAGUE
Curtis W. Boyd, 21-year-old
senior animal science major from
Athens, had a bit of trouble get
ting out of high school, but not
because of low grades.
Two high schools he attended
burned to the ground leaving
Curtis and his textbooks search-
in for greener pastures. He
finally finished his senior year
at Henderson County Junior Col
lege after Cross Roads and
Athens high schools burned.
While in high school, Curtis
was vice president and then pres
ident of the local FFA chapter,
president of the countywide 4-H
program, and participated in
a judging team at A&M during
a 4-H Roundup weekend here.
Scholastically, he was ranked
first in his class and judged the
most courteous of his graduat
ing class.
Curtis came to Aggieland be
cause of his interest in agricul
ture and the respect his dad, who
is now nearing his 30th year in
the Texas National Guard, gain
ed for Aggie officers while in
the service.
Having spent his first t w o
years here in Squadron 16, Cur
tis went civilian his junior year
and then returned to Corps life
this year as commanding officer
of the newly-formed A Medical
Company.
Curtis -won the Danforth
Award as a fish and was also a
member of Phi Eta Sigma. He
was a member of SCONA III;
is in Alpha Zeta, is president of
In terpreting
Macmillan to Sound Out Reds
Before Five-Power Conference
“Why do they always send our grades home when we’re there
for the semester break?”
Zdrastvuyti?
D.C. TV Teaching Russian
the Pre-Med, Pre-Dent Society,
and has been secretary, treasuf-
er, vice-president and president
of the Henderson County Home
town Club. This year Curtis was
selected to Who’s Who.
After graduation, Curtis plans
to enter Southwestern Medical
School in Dallas. He said that,
barring any financial difficulties^
he plans on doing academic Re
search and teaching in medicine.
As for his military obligation
Curtis will finish his -service
with the National. Guard bykthe
time he graduates from J medical
school.
May 1957 and January of . .1^59
were tw’o big months for Ciftt^N.
In May, Curtis became a. licenced
minister in the Baptist church.
He delivered his first sernipn
that month, and then performed
his first marriage ceremony in
September of 1958 for his former
freshman roommate, Paul Mar'-
tin. "
Ibis past Jan. 325, Curtis man-
vied the former La Merle- MatlA
hews of Palestine. LaMerle is
now in Athens attending Hender
son County Junior College' unjil
Curtis graduates this May.
think one way, four think anoth
er and three have been disqual
ified. We can’t agree on any
thing, even on calling a meet
ing.”
As she prepared to dash off to
see someone else, she fired a
parting shot.
“It’s got us all in a tizzy,”
•she said. “With all that oil,
everybody wants to be an Ind
ian.”
By ARTHUR EDSON
WASHINGTON (AP)—Propt-
ly at 6:30 a.m., a pleasant be
spectacled 31-year-old teacher
named Vladimir Tolstoy stepped
in front of a television camera
and said: “Zdrastvuyti.”
And all over the Washington
area sleepy students bellowed
back, “Zdrastvuyti!”—or a some
what butchered facsimile.
With this greeting — freely
translated, it means “Hi there!”
—George Washington Univers
ity, in cooperation with station
WTOP — TV, started its first
full-time TV lesson in beginning
Russian.
Tolstoy, a distant relative of
the great novelist, turned out to
be a personable, but no nonsense,
type. He plunged right into the
mysterious Russian alphabet, the
double dealing Russian vowels
By J. M. ROBERTS Macmillan, on the other hand,
Associated Press News Analyst while traveling semiofficially, will
Prime Minister Harold Macmil- carry with him the questions
lan is going to do for the Allies, which all the Allies would like 1 ^ '
with his exploratory trip to Mos- answered, and be a thermometer DailCC Ua^S' .
cow, what no other Western chief by which they hope to take the
of state or foreign minister could Soviet temperature before plans
do are completed for any possible
. , five-power conference on the Ger-
If President Eisenhower or man question .
Secretary John Foster Dulles
wanted to visit the Kremlin on an This is possible because Mac-
official or semiofficial mission vnillan is in no position to make
they would have to hold back be- any commitments without agree-
and such necessities as how to say cause of constant European fears ment with the United States, and
that American leadership in free the Soviets will know that any of
“I love you” in Russian.
And when he asked members
of his class to repeat something P°b N •
world affairs will become a mono- hig sug . gestions are purely explo-
after him, he would pause ex
pectantly for the answer. A
pleased expression would cross
his face as if he could hear the
multitude of earnest voices.
“Fine, fine,” he would say, and
would plunge deeper into the
Russian wilderness.
Thd Washington administration
has taken the position that it can
not even afford to have Premier
Nikita Khrushchev come to this
country.
The position is that it would be
impossible for a chief of state to
visit “unofficially” as Dep. Pre
mier Anastas I. Mikoyan did, and
that the United States cannot , en-
ratory.
LEGAL NOTICE
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- - -V ".
Possibly late sleepers don’t
realize it, but this sort of thing
has been going on all over the ter officially into unilateral dis-
country. cussions.
NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION
TO THE DULY QUALIFIED RESI
DENT ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, WHO
OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY WITH
IN SAID CITY AND WHO HAVE "
DULY RENDERED THE SAME FOR,
TAXATION:
Notice is hereby (riven that a special
election will be held in the City of Colletrp
Station, Texas, on the 17th day of Febru
ary, 1959s purauan t >i‘«» tlnufollayu mj-,ouJi,
nance adopted by the City Council of said
Assistant Juilfco: Mra. R. J. Bond
Clerk,: Mrs. \V. H. FrieborKor
Clerk: Mra. L. M. • IlmorAk
Section 4; That snd eieetioji shall be
visions of
lurid
the Constit:
Texas, and
i ex as,
electors
•dunce with the provisions
ion and laws of the Stale i f
only duly qualified reside!
Texas, on the 17th da
1
City, to-wit:
ORDINANCE NO. 273
]> rope it S', "with i n said City and vrho have
duly, Wndewu'l the. same ’ for taxation shall
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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVE
MENT BONDS OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION: PRESCRIBING
CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS
RELATING THERETO: MAKING
PROVISION FOR THE PAYMENT OF
THE INTEREST THEREON AND
PRINCIPAL THEREOF: PROVIDING
FOR AN ELECTION AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS;
AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVI-
SIONfe RELATING TO THE SUBJECT
WHEREAS, under the Constitution and
laws of the State of Texas and the Home-
Rule Charter of the City of College Sta
tion, Texas, said City has authority to is
sue tax bonds for street improvement pur
poses ; and
WHEREAS, before such bonds can be
elec-
resi-
ity who" own tax-
ble property within said City and who
:ve duly rendered the same for taxation,
ting at said election ; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of said
City wishes to proceed with the authoriza
tion of such bonds and to call an election
for such purpose: THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION:
Section 1 : That an election shall be
held in and throughout the City of College
Station. Texas, on the 17th day of Febru-
1959, at which election there shall be
Jnly duly quutnied resident
mid City who own. taxable
lin said City :
the. same" for
■lection fiodeg; the , St.ut ¥ ,.pf, X.oqi
Tr 492, Acts of the l)2nel Leg is I,-
of 'leSas, RigttlAr S/thsivn. HtM.
The
issued, they must be approved at an
tiein by majority ejf the eiuly qualifieel
dent electors of said City whe>' own
nb
ha
the ejecti<
Chapter <
ture of 3«Sas, KogiMAr- S*5isi.vi}„ 1961, as
'th nCI f il <m * ■ s * lu ^ hav<v printed thereon
.afV-xvo 1 uJU •• Y" Y
' OFFICIAL BALLOT
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $350,000
STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF s/.n.
P"0 STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS
”oter shall vote on the •prppositioti by
hing or marking out the. expression
-— — — vote for. thus
leaving the one not so scratched or mark
ed out as indicating his voteApn sdeh
proposition, in accordance with said Elec
tion Code, as am nded. •’
.Section 6: That notice of said elction
shall he given by posting a copy <>f 8
notice containing a substantial copy o|
this ordinance at the City Hall fijnd at *
public place in each of said wards wit hit
said City not less than fourteen, <14,) days
prior to the date on which said election
is to be hold, and by publishing)'...such
scratching or marking out the.
that he does not wish
paper of
within said
official
me same day in each of two
weeks in The Battalion, a tiews.
notice on the same day in each
successive
ier
hin
the ohiciui newspaper
first of said publication
general
Git
icial no
ty and
circulation
which nc
in puli
later than fourtei
date set for said elect
also be published on
of two successive weeks in The flm*
;. s
a hews.
published
:n newspaper is
.'said City., the
to be - miulu , hot
14) dny.v. prioit.to the
ion. Said .noticehfttidl
the same, day in Aich
ary,
submat
electors
mitted to
of
erty wi
sa
thi
there shal
the duly qualified resii
id City who ov
n said City and
wh
th
Mr > *^?~53s w ” fc ssaa»i:
B i” "t? .*<&
resident Station the first of said nuldicationk to
not later thti
City vof CfeUcvce
1 aubllcHt-ionW, t
in fourteen (14) ;cfav
for said *1^
circulation
SiW
taxable be
hav e Prior to the date set for said 'clt i ctto'n'‘"‘ , °
Section 7: That if sakl proposition!.' is
approved by a majority vote of the electors
voting at said election, the Same will con-
slitute an approval of this Ordinance and
of the authority of the City Council to
issue
Sccti
bonds is neretjy au
ipfoval thereof by
sident qualified
s votir
on 8: That the issuance of Isuid
is hereby authorized; subject to .the
al thereof by a majority vote,mf'the
operty tax pacing
election hereiti above
iwn
property within said City and who, have prii
duly rendered the same for taxation, for
their action thereupon, the following pro
position, to-wit:
PROPOSITION
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY. OF COLLEGE STATION, TEX
AS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE
BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE
AMOUNT OF 8350,000, MATURING
SERIALLY WITHIN 30 YEARS FROM
THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND
BEARING' INTEREST AT - A RATE
NOT TO EXCEED 5te PER ANNUM,'
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCT
ING PERMANENT STREET IM
PROVEMENT IN AND FOR SAID
CITY, AND TO LEVY' AN ANNUAL
TAX ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY
WITHIN SAID CITY SUFFICIENT
TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID
BONDS AS IT ACCURES AND TO
CREATE AND PROVIDE A SINK
ING FUND TO PAY r THE PRINCIPAL
OF SAID BONDS AS IT MATURES?
(The probable period of usefulness of the
improvements for which the bond funds
are to be expended is 40 years.) and manner, and at the sa
... Section 2. That the probable period of City taxes are lovie
usefulness of the improvements for which leeted, i
the bond funds are to be expended is 40 current year, continuing ttirec'
yodrs. ad ^valorem tax upon -all taxable
voters voting' at the election horcih.Xve
pi ovule for, rn accordance with th* yirovi-
sions of Section 63 of Article VI of the
City s Home-Rule Charter; and that'. ■ if
' l ' fixed
shall be fixid and'lpe'c'ffied^by "irSce
or ordinances duly adopted by the Citv
g-mneu subsequent to the .holding . «ty,sai'd
eiectioh.
Section
proval,
the principi
remain out!
hereby levied and there shall be an
assessed and collected, in • 1 '- '
and
•em tax upon
Section 3: That said election shall be w| thin said City sufficie
held at the following polling places, and re,, t interest thereon r
the election officials shall be, for the pur- 9™ Vll p' ^ ■ sln .king fund
" That', Mii'tiect ,to Add, ap-
whde said bonds or • any . pari of
icipal thereof or interest' th'erwm
outstanding and unpaid', there is
levied and there shall be annually
Hi collected, in due tirho, form
r, and at the same tin*- 'other
are levied, assessed, *amd * col
each year, beginning with the
car, continuing direct, animal
ion officials
pose of this election, as follows:
(1) In Ward No. 1, at the Music Room
in the A&M Consolidated School
Building.
Presiding Judge: Dr. L. G. Jones
Assistant Judge: Mrs. F. R. Brison
Clerk: Mrs. J. B. Hervey
Clerk: Mrs. J. G. McGuire
(2) In Ward No. 2, at HI Walton Drive
in the College Hills Shi
Presiding Judge: Mrs.
of
r the principal amount
then outstanding or of
ount required
cient to pay tjhi
md bo oreati
annual
Dlqpoi'ty
lev.rur-
ardson
/Assistant Judge: Mrs. Omer Sperry
Clerk: Mrs.. A. Y r . Alexander _
Clerk: Mrs. D. W. Andre
111 Walton Drive
Shopping Center,
rs. Charles Rich-
oreiiie • and
not less, .tjian
of such bonds
amount required to pay tf^'prihcfp^pay!
able out of said tax, whichevej; is greater
full allowance being made for deliquencies
and costs of collection, and such taxes
when collected, shall be applied to the
stated purposes and to no other. *i|
Section 10: That this ordinance shftll
take effect from and after its
PASSED AND APPROVED,
26th day of January, 1959.
passage,
this the
So Station,
<3 ) c;,. W f I r . d u No - 3 ’ at the Cpllege Station
Presiding Judge: Mrs. W. D. Lloyd
PEANUTS
PEANUTS
By Charles M. Schulz
OH, ITS JUST
something your
SISTER SAID..
SHE SAID MY FACE HAS NO
CHARACTER...AND SHE'S RIGHT,
TOO..,I'M A NOTHING/
DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO
LUCY CHARLIE BP0CUN...CUHY IF
I LISTENEDT0 HEP, I'D HAVE
BEEN A NERVOUS (JURECK
~XA LONG TIME AGOlj—
day of January, 1959.
/s/ Ernest Langford
Mayor, City of Colie;
Texas
ATTEST:
/s/ N. M. McGinnis
City Secretary
(SEAL)
THE STATE OF TEXAS S
COUNTY OF BRAZOS f
I the undersigned. City’Secretary of the
City of College Station, Texas, do hefe-
by certify that the attached and fobe-
fujug is a true and correct, copy of •
NOTICE OF BOND EJ-ECTIOn! includ
ing a true and correct copy of the ordi
nance calling said election (which ordi-
nanee was adopted by the City Council
of said City at a meeting held on the 2(ith
nay of Janua
a. .m-cuiug utiiu on me ztith
taiy, 1959), together with an
excerpt from the minutes of said meeting
adoption thereof, ay same
icial minutes
, . - -- ps Ox »aiu meetimr
showing the adoption thereof, as same
appears of record in the official minutes
of said City Council on file in mv office
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE 0F-
FICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY, this the
26th day ot January, 1959.
/*/ N- M. McGinnis **.. ,
City Secretary, City of College
Station, Texas
Slates Registration
Registration for sprinp; se
mester dance classes offered in
the Memorial Student Center
will begin Tuesday with an in
formal dance in the MSC Rajl-
room at 7:30 p.m.
The classes will begin Feb. 24,
with 10 classes being .guaran
teed pupils during The semester.
Fees for the classes will |I
for boys and $4 for girls.
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