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Number 68: Volume 58
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1959
Price Five Cents
—battalion Staff Photo by Laney MoMath
Almost Springtime at Aggieland
A&M cadets got a little “rambunctious” Sunday and staged attacked another and pretty soon a third took part. The
the first intra-dorm water fight of the year. The weather result: wet Aggies, wet sidewalks—and a sure sign of
was warm, bull ring had been held the day before and the spring coming.
Aggies were restless. One dorm in the New Corps Area
Buford Replaces Wharton
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MSC Council Names
New President, Veep
Ronald Buford, senior agricul
tural economics major from Liv
ingston, was elected president of
the Memorial Student Center
Council and Directorate last night
to replace Hugh Wharton, who
graduated in January.
Buford assumed his duties im-
Ijnediately upon election. Elected
to replace him as vice president of
the council was S. R. (Rush) Mc-
Ginty, sophomore pre-veterinary
medicine major from Abilene.
In a financial report to the
By DENNE FREEMAN
Battalion Staff AVriter
One department on the A&M
tampus was proved to be batty
Monday afternoon! Who proved
it? Bats, that’s who.
Prof J. G. H. Thompson’s Me
chanical Engineering 338 lab was
turned into chaos by an estimated
150 wildly-flying bats which had
come in through a hole in the win
dow frame during the night.
They were discovered peering
over the Venetian blinds by a
group of early-bird engineers who
had just arrived in Fermier Hall
for their lab.
The engineers drew their trusty
Seniors May Order
Grad Invitations
Seniors planning to graduate
in May may begin ordering grad
uation announcements today in
the Department of Student Ac
tivities, Room 210 of the YMCA.
Price of thhe invitations is 10
cents each for the french-fold
type, 40 cents each for card
board-bound invitations and 75
cents each for leather bound in
vitations.
Printed cards are $1.50 per
100 and engraved cards may be
obtained for $2.50 per 100.
March 12 at 5 p.m. is the dead
line for ordering the invitations.
council, C. G. (Charlie) Haas, MSC
business manager, said the Center
showed a 9 per cent financial de
crease for the past five months
over the same period last year.
He said this was no figure to be
alarmed about however, since oth
er business has shown a similar
decrease over the same period.
In contrast to the overall de
crease, the bowling alleys and
game area has shown a 60 per cent
increase, Haas said. The increase
in this area is due primarily to
slide rules and T-squares to do
battle as the web-winged bats be
gan to circle the room in threaten.-
ing gestures. The first swoop past
the excited engineers by the jet-
fast creatures brought no casual
ties for either side.
By quick caculation the engi
neers realized that the winged
mammals have built-in radar and
could quickly dodge a slow mov
ing missle.
The slide rule experts speeded
up their swings, and the bat casu
alties began to mount. Every time
the formation zoomed past, a glee
ful engineer would swing with all
his might and blast a bat into a
crumpled heap into the nearest
corner.
The “batmitton” battle waxed
hot and the sounds of battle drew
a neighboring class from their
studies to the scene. The newly
arrived spectators shouted encour
agement, but seemed lose cour
age whenever a dead bat was bat
ted their way.
Finally, Thompson arrived at
the battlefield and gave orders for
his men to retreat to a room far-
the down the hall. The combat-
weary engineers collected their
blood-splattered equipment and
left.
The final tally included approx
imately 40 bats dead or wounded,
and one badly mangled and broken
T-square.
the automatic pinsetters installed
last spring, he added. His report
also said the barber shop was on
about even keel with last year’s
figures.
“The bowling alley figures are
even above expectations,” Haas
stated. “We have already doubled
our note payment on the auto
matic pinsetters, paying $10,000
instead of the $5,000 due, which
will enable us to pay off the new
equipment must faster than antic
ipated.”
Haas said several factors help
account for the year’s financial
decrease.
“Having only three home foot
ball games instead of the usual
four was a telling factor as well
as the fact that 400 less students
paid the MSC activity fee this
year as compared to last,” h e
stated. “But as for the exact num
ber of students using the MSC as
compared with last year, we can’t
say.”
He said that although the de
crease presents no immediate
problem, the long range program
must be taken into consideration.
Current efficiency studies and
proposed alterations in the food
programs and other operations
may furnish part of the answer,
he added.
Wayne Stark, MSC director,
backed up Haas on the need for
long-range consideration.
“Although we are in no im
mediate financial danger, we must
take the future into our plans,”
Stark said. “Furniture and equip
ment is going to wear out and
necessitate replacing if we plan
to keep the MSC operating at its
present standards.”.
Installment Fee
Due by March 20
Second installment fees for the
spring semester are now pay
able in the Fiscal Office.
This installment — $56.70 —
eovers room, board and laundry
until March 20. The last two
payments for the semester will
be $61.40 and $74.75.
Milstead Elected
Football Captain;
Oliver Named A ide
Charlie Milstead was elected
captain of the 1959 Aggie foot
ball team by a near unanimous
vote yesterday. Gale Oliver was
picked alternate captain.
Head Coach Jim Myers re
marked that he didn’t believe bet
ter men could have been chosen
for the honor.
Both gridders are honor stu
dents. Milstead, the Aggies’
single wing tailback from Tyler,
is majoring in industrial engi
neering and Oliver, A&M’s first
string center from Refugio, is a
mechanical engineering major.
Milstead and Oliver both won
their second varsity letter during
the 1958 campaign. It was large
ly due to Milstead’s guidance that
the Aggies managed to salvage a
4-6 season record. At one point
he was recognized as the nation’s
leader in total offense.
Tot Hit by Car
Reported Okay
Cal Linne, four-year-old son of
Milner Hall Counselor Alton C.
Linne Jr., returned home yester
day morning after spending two
days in St. Joseph’s Hospital fol
lowing an accident in which he
was struck by an auto Saturday
morning.
The child was struck by a car
driven by James T. Jones, a day
student, while walking out from
between two parked cars in front
of Milner Hall Saturday looming.
Linne said his son was uncon
scious until shortly before the am
bulance arrived to take him to St.
Joseph’s Hospital.
Attendants at St. Joseph’s Hos
pital said the boy received a con
cussion, a broken collar bone and
multiple bruises from the accident.
Alton Linne, father of the boy,
said he was still confined to bed,
but was allowed to come home yes
terday morning. The Linne fam
ily lives at 1997 Milner in College
Station.
Patrolman Howard C. Kirkland
of Campus Security investigated
the accident.
ME Lab Students
Have ‘Batty’ Time
School Aid Plan
Unveiled by Ike
Dimes Leader
Pleased With
Drive Outcome
Mrs. Grace M. Martin, chairman
of the College Station 1959 Moth
er’s March of Dimes Drive, was
‘greatly pleased’ with progress
of the drive and extended con-
gi’atulations yesterday to all who
participated.
Mrs. Martin extended sincere
thanks to area captains, the 100
mothers that marched, the contrib
utors, the national guard, the
press, radio and TV.
“The students were most gen
erous this year, contributing $109
from their Campus Chest fund,”
Mrs. Martin said.
“The area captain, Mrs. Jim
Riggs df College View, collected
over $150, the largest amount
brought in from any area. Mrs.
Riggs and the students’ wives that
worked with her and the A&M stu
dents who contributed so gener
ously are to be congratulated on
their part in this worthy cause,”
she said.
More than $1200 were collected
this year, three times the amount
collected last year, Mrs. Martin
said.
Minute of Prayer
To Be Observed
On Campus Friday
The College whistle will blow
Friday at 10 a.m. to signal a min
ute of prayer in observance of
“World Day of Prayer,” Vice Pres
ident Earl Rudder said yesterday.
“The College and System offi
ces will join the College Station
Council of Church Women Friday
for the occasion,” Rudder said. “It
is requested that we halt our ac
tivities for a minute of silent
prayer as we unite with the peo
ple throughout this country and
around the world in observation
of this occasion.”
The college whistle will blow at
10 and again one minute past the
hour.
Guide Posts
“Nothing good ever comes of
violence”—Martin Luther.
Program to Offer
Billion Dollar Aid
WASHINGTON (JP)—The Eisenhower administration
Monday formally unveiled a five-year program of federal
school aid, aimed at helping to provide five billion dollars
worth of facilities.
The program was presented by Arthur S. Flemming,
secretary of health, education and welfare, as one that would
help needy school districts and institutions of higher learn
ing without pushing President Eisenhower's budget into the
red.
Flemming disputed advance criticism by Sen. James Mur
ray (D-Mont), chairman of the Senate Education subcommit
tee, that the administration plan is aimed at helping bankers
rather than students a n d*
teachers.
The secretary told a news
conference that under the new
bill, school districts urgently
in need of schools could get fed
eral aid amounting to half the cost
of bonds and intei’est incurred to
build schools.
He figured this would make it
possible to begin three billion dol
lars worth of construction during
the next five years in money-short
communities.
Colleges and universities could
get federal help in debt retire
ment with the government agree
ing to pay 25 per cent of the prin
cipal of long-term bonds issued
by institutions to finance hous
ing, academic or other educational
facilities.
The federal payments would be
limited to half a billion dollars,
or 25 per cent of the total con
struction cost of two billions in
the college program.
A total of three billions was
figured for the public school pro
gram, for a grand total of five
billions.
The total cost to the federal
government, spread over 25 years
or so, was estimated at 2 1 /£ bil
lion dollars.
Sen. Murray and 30 other sena
tors are jointly sponsoring a bill
that would provide $1,100,000,000
in federal aid to states the first
year and increase this to $4,700,-
000,000 after four years. The mon
ey could be used for construction
or teacher pay.
On the “banker’s bill” taunt,
Flemming said: “I would like to
point out that all pending pro
posals for assistance in this area,
because they call for deficit fi
nancing, would require borx-owing
on the part of the federal gov
ernment at interest rates compar
ing to interest rates on school
bonds.”
Mexican Group
Visits A&M’s
Ag Facilities
Gen. Lazaro Cardenas, former
president of Mexico, headed a dele
gation of visitors from Mexico who
toured agricultural facilities at
A&M yestei’day.
Gen. Cardenas, president of Mex
ico from 1934-40, is completing a
world tour in which he is observ
ing industrial, agricultural and cul-
tm-al developments in various na
tions.
Accompanying Cardenas was
Alejandro Carillo, former vice
mayor of Mexico City; Manual
Santillan, former minister of econ
omy; Gonzalo Martinex; and Luis
Quintanill, Mexican ambassador
to the Organization of American
States.
President M. T. Harrington wel
comed the visitors to the campus.
Dr. R. E. Patterson, A&M vice
president for agriculture, made a
talk outlining the organizational
setup of the system and explained
the broad scope of the agricultural
teachings, research, and extension
of the system.
Patterson and Jack Gray, coordi
nator of foreign programs, led the
visitors on a tour of the agricul
tural research and training facil
ities and the quarterhorse breeding
unit of the college. The group
visited the Department of Agricul
tural Education and confered with
the head of the department, E. V.
Walton, and members of his staff.
They were officially escorted by
Louis F. Blanchard of the U. S.
Department of State.
There Will Be at Least One Fish at the Ball
Ted Wilson, A Infantry freshman from Feb. 28. Freshman officers have already
Meridian, Monday was assured a place at begun preparations for the annual ball,
the Fish Ball when he purchased the first Tickets are on sale in the Office of Student
ticket to the ball to be held in Sbisa Hall Activities.