s library FE 12 COPIES Weather Today Cloudy today and Friday with a possibility of scattered showers. Low tonight near 45. THE BATTALION Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus CSC Meets Tonight Number 78: Volume 58 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1959 Price Five Cents By Racketeering Na tionTh reaten ed Warns McClellan WASHINGTON up started singing to gether (Jpi September, 1958, and have jfcWpeared at many college banqueM and shows. They placed second win the Aggie Talent Show and t|prd in the annual College Caper jf held at Sam Houston State Collect/. Th)0 Silvertones are scheduled to ap)’ <0, hr in the Baylor Intercollegi ate*. Talent Show on Saturday, Mjflpch 14. r According to Hickey, their record should be available to the public by the end of March. Guide Posts “Live and let live is not enough; live and help live is not too much.” —Grin E. Madison 1. Edward Vogel, described by a committee investigator as the real power behind the Chicago In dependent Amusement Assn., Inc. This organization allegedly hired strongarm men to terrorize amuse ment machine operators into join ing and paying off. Committee council Robert E. Kennedy said Vogel is “one of the overloads of the underworld at the present time.” 2. Hyman Earner, named as tit ular head of the association. Ken nedy accused him of operating a “well-organized shakedown of all the game machine operators in the Chicago area.” Earner refused, among other things to say how he has been able to afford a home in Florida, a Chicago apartment, six autos and two cabin cruisers—all on the $8,700-a-year income the commit tee said he has reported for tax purposes. The committee contefids Earner’s income from Chicago coin machine rackets came to $100,000 in 1957. 3. Fred Tom Smith, otherwise known as “Jukebox Smitty.” Smith heads the coin machine di vision of Local 134, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. His name has been linked in test imony with alleged shakedowns in the coin machine industry. Kennedy said Smith’s tax re turns listed average income of about $7,000 a year since 1951. But, Kennedy added, Smith has been living lavishly. MSC Arts Group Sponsors Course Night and day creative arts courses, sponsored by the Memor ial Student Center Creative Arts Committee are now being offered for the spring program, according to Mrs. Emalita Terry, advisor for the group. Mrs. Terry will instruct paint ing and drawing. The crafts in structor will be Mrs. Edra David son. Sculpture art will be taught by Josep Tompa, and will include wood, clay, and cast stone. More Paint The-bronze shrine of Law- ence Sullivan Ross in front of the old Academic Build ing got another coat of paint Tuesday night—this time a wan shade of green tracing the initials “BU” on its base. Battalion Staff Photo Here's the Air Force Way Col. Charles E. Gregory, PAS, rears back to Frank L. Elder, PMS&T, a former diamond fire the opening pitch of the Corps Base- standout. Elder took his turn on the mound ball League last night in Travis Park. Set after Gregory toed the rubber, to adjust an eagle eye to the pitch is Col. Teacher Conference Starts Here Friday Problems concerning trade and industrial education and teacher training will be discussed Friday and Saturday at the 11th annual Industrial Teacher Conference at A&M. Between 500 and 600 industrial arts teachers, supervisors and teacher trainers are expected to attend the conference which is be ing held under the sponsorship of the Department of Industrial Edu cation, the Texas Engineering Ex tension Service and the Texas In dustrial Arts Assn. The conference will, be preced ed by a meeting of the executive committee of the Texas Industrial Arts Association Friday morning at 8:30 with Terrell Newberry of Beaumont, president of the asso ciation, presiding. Earl Rudder, vice president of A&M, will welcome the delegates at the conference general assembly Friday night at 7:30. Kermit A. Seefold, president of the American ' Industrial Arts Assn, and chairman of the Depart ment of Industrial Arts, Santa Barbara College, University of California, will be the principal conference speaker. He will speak on the subjects “Industrial Arts tor Tomorrow,” “What Do You Know?” and “Industrial Arts, Functional or Fictional?” Other conference speakers will include James S. Gupton, director of vocational education, Houston Public Schools, Houston; Joseph Cafe Rue Pinalle Slated Friday Night Cafe Rue Pinalle will be held Friday sight from 8 until mid night in the Memorial Student Center ping pong area. Two girls from the University of Texas—Paula Craig, a vocalist, and her accompanist, Peggy New berry—will headline the floor show. Others on the floor show will be. impersonationist Jerry Hatfield; and the Happy Knights, a vocal trio composed of Ruben Hino josa, Oscar Hinojosa and Joe Fernandez. J. Tapal, principal, Houston Coca- tional-Technical School, Houston; and Jesse Carrell, area supervisor, Vocational Industrial Education, Texas Education Agency, Waco. Discussions on problems con cerning trade and industrial edu cation and teacher training will be led by Terrell F. Gates, principal, Burbank Vocational High School, San Antonio; A. B. O’Connor, co ordinator of instruction, Technical High School, Fort Worth; and A. H. Pieper, instructor, vocational drafting, Burbank Vocational High School, San Antonio. Dr. C. H. Groneman, head of the A&M Department of Industrial Ed ucation, will lead a discussion on College and Supervisors. Two Directors Okayed; Biggs Action Tabled AUSTIN (AP) — The Senate confirmed today two Texas A&M directors but took no action on a third appointment. The Senate confirmed the ap pointments of Sterling C. Evans of Cameron and John W. Newton of Beaumont as A&M directors but took no action on John Biggs of Vernon. Bigg’s name was on the same sheet as the others. The Senate action was in clos ed session. Members are pro hibited from discussing the re sults of the session. Reagan indicated Biggs would be considered at a later session. He would give no reason for the delay. News of the World By The Associated Press Second* Titan Flight Successful CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.-—A Titan ICBM, the power- hpuse of U.S. missiles, logged its second highly successful test flight in a row Wednesday, informed sources said. The 100-ton missile rumbled off its pad at 2:45 p. m. It blazed over the prescribed course in minutes, winding up in the ocean some 250-300 miles from the launching site, it was learned. It was the second Titan success in three weeks. ★ ★ ★ Macmillan, Khruschchev Continue Talks MOSCOW—British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan had lunch and a long talk with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrush chev on cold war issues Wednesday in an atmosphere that a British spokesman termed “fairly cool, calm and collected.” With relations strained by the public attack by Khrush chev on Western policies in his Kremlin speech Tuesday, they met at a country house. Thursday they plan to fly to Kiev together. Macmillan, suffering from a cold and clearly tired, was the host in the resumption of a series of conferences marked earlier by a show of affibility and good humor. ★ ★ ★ Ike Blasts Defense Critics WASHINGTON—President Eisenhower shoved “humili ty and modesty” aside Wednesday to say he is better quali fied than individual military chiefs to determine the nation’s defense needs. The former five-star general said that just spending money doesn’t make the country stronger—“indeed, if you spend too much money, you will make us weaker.” Violence Flares After UT Game Tuesday Night More than 1,000 People Involved in Fighting A disturbance involving an es timated 1,000 students broke out Tuesday night following the Uni versity of Texas’ 71-61 .basket ball loss to A&M. Alex Palmrose, 31, of Fort Worth, received a broken jaw, possible broken nose, and loss of several teeth, attendants at the University Health Center said. Palmrose told police an unkown person slugged him. According to local reports, sev eral Aggies stepped out of the Gregory Gymnasium and wei’e met by a crowd of students who, after a few words, began grabbing brass and other parts of their uniforms. The game was marked by sever al demonstrations by the crowd, during which cups were thrown on the playing court. The usual cries of “Poor Aggies” and Poor Teasips” marked the closing half of the game, as the respective teams took the lead. Aggie Coach Bob Rogers once stepped onto the floor and waved the crowd to momentary silence, but soon the din was again ( in full volume. Several requests from the UT cheer leaders had no ef fect on the unusually unruly crowd. Four Aggies in uniform, sur- runded by about 200 others, made their way to the steps of the gym, where the initial disturbance began. Officers reported several fights spread to dormitories, but they were only minor, and were quick ly broken up. “The boys involved got away with the assistance of students and ex-students,” said Allen R. Hamilton, chief security officer at the university. “I think several on both sides got bloody noses.” Numerous minor injuries were reported after the unruly crowd surged into the streets outside the gym, said The Austin States man. Scene Is Set As Fish Ball Draws Near Plans for the annual Freshman Ball to be held Saturday night in Sbisa Dining Hall are drawing to a close, Chuck Cloud, class presi dent, said last night. Highlighting the event will be the crowning of the. Freshman Sweetheart. The winner will be presented to the class by Eddie M. Dyer, chairman of the Sweet heart Committee. Pictures of the five finalists will be in Friday’s issue of The Battalion. Cloud said yesterday that 305 tickets have been sold and “it looks like a lot more will be sold between now and Saturday night.” Tickets are $3.00 stag or drag and may be purchased in Room 210 of the YMCA. The ducats will also be on sale at the door. Finalists in the contest and their escort*, are: Martha Kaye Daniels, escorted by Joe C. Hill; Ann Douglas, escorted by Robert Joe Kepke; Juanita Wirch, es corted by Jerry J. Cowley; Anita Marchant, escorted by George Eitt; and Dorothy Ann Phillips, escorted by Jerald Fletcher. Sputnik Loses Limelight As Aggies Rush for Russian The Aggies’ interest in Russia here at A&M has turned from Sputnik to language. Dr. John M. Skrivanek, Depart ment of Modern Languages, said that there was at least a 500 per cent increase in the number of students enrolling for the Russian languages coui’ses this semester. Skrivanek added, “It is most dif ficult to get the students to learn their A-B-C’s in Russian because as it turns out, it is A-B-V’s.” He said, “The first word that most Aggies learn to say, for some rea son, is vodka.” But one way or another, the students learn to speak, write and read Russian in two years. “If one could get just two se-’ mesters of this language, it would be invaluable to him in the com ing age just ahead of us,” he added. “The communications systems and present day publications almost make it necessary for one to have Slide Rule Course Now Being Taught Tau Beta Pi, honorary freshman engineering society, began a four- week introductory slide rule course Monday. Open to all students, the course is primarily designed to give fresh men an opportunity to learn to op erate the slide rule—replacing M.E. 108, the old slide rule course which was dropped this semester. Classes are held each afternoon Monday through! Friday from 5 to 6 in the M.E. and E.E. buildings. No tuition is charged for the course and no credit is given. The same topics will be covered each Monday and Tuesday and on Wednesday and Thursday, accord ing to Bobby Richardson, chair man of the course. Friday’s are devoted to review, he said. a fair understanding of some for eign language in order to really appreciate the culture of other na tions.” Skrivanek said that if he were 20 years younger he surely would concentrate his studies on Russian and Chinese because these two languages give a more complete background in understanding any foreign language. New Help Sessions To Be Conducted To Assist Juniors A new program for junior math ematics students will be included in the math and physics help ses sions, according to R. V. McGee of the Department of Mathematics and Eddie Reyna, a graduate phy sics major. The new sessions will provide assistance for students in Math ematics 307 and 308, said McGee. The meetings will be held each Monday and Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. in Room 223 of the Aca demic Building. Advanced math majors will conduct the sessions with the help Horn faculty mem bers if necessary, McGee added. These sessions will be a suppli- ment to the present math help session programs which offers help to freshmen and sophomores Mon day through Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. in Room 224 of the Academic Building. Announcements of meetings of help sessions for students taking sophomore physics courses will be posted on the bulletin board in the main entrance of the Physics Building, Reyna said.