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THE
BATTALION
Ags vs Bears
This Weekend
Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus
Number 99: Volume 58
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1959
Price Five Cents
Moore Stages Fight
Against Arlington
t
Backs Amendment A&M Consolidated
Hosts Play Meet
Talking It Over
Johnny Johnson, left, editor of The Batta- President Earl Rudder,
lion for 1959-60, discusses the workings of
the paper with this year’s editor Joe Buser.
Johnson was appointed yesterday by Vice
Appointment of the
editors of the other student publications
was also announced.
Johnson Named Editor
For ’59-’60 Battalion
Johnny Johnson, sophomore
Journalism major from Bogata,
was named editor of The Battalion
for the 1959-60 school year, L. A.
Duewall, director of Student Pub
lications, announced yesterday.
Marvin McCree, junior jouimal-
ism major from Midland, was an
nounced as editor of The Aggie-
land TO by Duewall at the same
time.
The new editors were nominated
fcy the Student Publications Boai’d
earlier this week and were con
firmed by Vice President Earl
Civilians Have
Top ‘Weekend’
Members of the Civilian Student
Council met last night in the Sen
ate Chamber of the Memorial Stu
dent Center and were told that the
1959 Civilian Weekend was the
most successful “Weekend” to date.
The most surprising success ob
tained by this year’s event was in
the money-making department.
For the first time in the Civilian
Weekend’s short history, a profit
of $111.88 was listed on the books.
In past years the Civilian Week
end had always lost money. The
event was over a $300 failure last
year, and it was believed that if
such happened again, the “Week
end” would be banished.
Each member on the Council
was congratulated for his efforts
by Charles Graham, who was act
ing as president in place of Tom
my Beckett;
However, Graham mentioned
that more councilmen were needed
to take part in the event. He
pointed out that many of the coun
cilmen were not present at either
the dance or the barbecue. He said
that there was no excuse for a
member of the Civilian Student
(See CIVILIANS Page 4)
Rudder yesterday.
The Student Publications Board
also nominated editors for the four
magazines. These nominees were
approved by the deans of the
schools involved.
The 19-year-old Johnson will be
one of the first junior editors of
The Battalion. A graduate of Ab
ilene High School, the Squadron 16
sophomore has worked as a news
editor this year on the paper and
was summer editor during 1958.
He has also worked on The Abilene
Reporter-News and The Mount
Pleasant Daily Times.
Johnson was director of the 1959
Intercollegiate Talent Show,
SCONA IV and a Memorial Stu
dent Center Directorate Assistant.
He is a pledge in Sigma Delta Chi,
national professional • journalism
fraternity.
McCree is layout manager on
The Aggieland ’59 and is also a
pledge in Sigma Delta Chi.
The Agriculturist
George W. Ohlendorf, junior ru
ral sociology major from Lockhart,
Methodists Set
‘Hour of Music’
The Women’s Society of the
A&M Methodist Church will pre
sent an “Hour of Music” program
in the sanctuary of the church on
Sunday from 4-5 p. m.
Music will be provided by sev
eral groups and persons in the
community. The A&M Consolidat
ed Senior High School Choir and
the Crockett Sixth Grade Choir will
both present several numbers.
Mrs. John Gilbert will present
a piano solo; Mrs. Howard Pitts
will present a violin solo accom
panied by Mrs. Gilbert; Mrs. Mar
vin Butler will present a soprano
solo and Miss Mary Varvel will
present a flute solo.
A social hour with refreshments
will follow the musical program.
was announced by Dean of Agri
culture G. M. Watkins as editor of
the magazine for the 1959-60
school year.
The Commentator
A junior journalism major from
Mathis, Thomas L. (Tucker) Suth
erland, was approved by Acting
Dean of Arts and Sciences G. W.
Schlesselman as 1959-60 editor of
The Commentator.
The Engineer
Homer H. Hershey, senior pe-
troleurft and geological engineering
major from Hereford, will edit the
1959-60 engineering magazine.
Dean of Engineering Fred J. Ben
son announced Hershey’s appoint
ment.
Southwestern Veterinarian
Jimmy L. Howard, fifth-year
veterinary medicine major, was
appointed by Dean of Veterinary
Medicine Alvin A. Price as 1959-60
editor of The Southwestern Veteri
narian.
To Make All-Male
AUSTIN (/P)—Sen. William T. Moore of Bryan con
tinued his fight yesterday against the tentatively approved
bill elevating Arlington State College to four-year status.
He offered an amendment to make Arlington an all-male
college.
Sen. Doyle Willis of Fort Worth moved that the amend
ment be tabled and it was killed 22-2. The Arlington bill
was engrossed on voice vote but on a vote to suspend con
stitutional rules to allow immediate passage the Senate
voted 17-9, which was not enough.
Sen. Moore an Aggie-ex of the Class of ’40, introduced
one amendment which was ruled out of order. It would
have made A&M co-educa-*
tional.
“If the board thinks it
needs a he-man school at Col
lege Station they need one at
Arlington, too. If they are going
to run the show, let’s give them
what they want,” said Moore.
He had said that if the A&M
board “is allowed to continue its
ruinous policies in another five
years A&M will have one class
room for each student.” He pre
dicted the bill eventually would
have the effect of placing A&M as
a branch of Arlington, located in
fast growing Fort Worth-Dallas
area.
Sen. Dorsey Hardeman of San
Angelo argued that A&M had
dormitory and classroom space
for 4,000 more students now and
that the state should not be bur
dened with another senior school.
Moore’s blasts followed in the
wake of a filibuster Wednesday
which ended minutes before mid
night on another House approved
proposal allowing the Legislature
to set the interest rates on loans
and license lenders. The bill was
engrossed but no attempt was made
to push it to final completion.
The three major proposals still
will remain at the top of the Sen
ate calendar for consideration
early next week.
High School
Band at Meet
The Brazos County School Jazz
Band, made up of A&M Consoli
dated and Stephen F. Austin high
school musicians, is travelling to
San Antonio today to compete in
the Trinity University Band Fes
tival.
The group will enter the Class
AA competition. Trophies will be
given to the best band in each
class. •
The band is composed of Larry
Godfrey on drums, Alex Quisen-
berry at the piano and Fred Bx-y-
son on the bass in the rhythm
section. Jay Pruitt is lead trum
pet, Billy Letbetter is second
trumpet, Goi’don Darrow is third
and Roger Ayres is fourth trum
pet.
Lefty Hinds plays lead trom
bone, Furman Isbel is on second
trombone, Richard Rasmussen is
thii’d trombone and Lari*y Rice is
fourth trombone. Tommy Letbet
ter is lead alto sax, Patsy Vaxwel
is second alto sax, Alex Rush is
tenor sax and Leslie Brusse is
baritone sax.
Juniors Pick Sweetheart
Tomorrow Night at Prom
The Class of ’60 will choose their head of the sweetheart selection
sweetheart from five nominees to
morrow night at the annual Junior
Prom in Sbisa Hall.
The dance will follow the Jun
ior Banquet which begins at 6:30
in the north wing of Sbisa. The
dance will be held in the South
wing from 9 to 12 p.m.
Jimmy Simon and his 10-piece
orchestra from Houston will pro
vide music for the event. Thei'e
will also be a female vocalist with
the group.
Casey Moore, Hearne humorist,
will px-ovide entertainment at the
banquet, according to Class of ’60
President Allen Burns.
Junior will select their own
sweetheart, said Wayne Schneider,
committee.
At the first intermission during
the dance, the nominees will be
pi’iesented to the group by Schnei
der. Cards will be passed out to
juniors at the dance and after the
ballots are tabulated, the winner
will be announced at a second
intermission, said Schneider. He
will also crown the sweetheart.
Class of ’61 officer nominees
who are in the run-off for election
will serve as ushers, said Burns.
Tom Hamilton is in charge of
banquet decorations and Paul
Barsotti is dance decorations
chairman.
The sweetheart nominees in
clude:
Miss Ann Blake, a 36-24-37 lass
from Houston, escorted by Bob
Santore, Houston geology major;
Miss Martha Flynn, 35-22-35
Dallas girl, escorted by Tony Kon-
cak, Dallas industrial education
major;
Miss Sai’a Ince, Texas Tech 37-
24-36 lass, escorted by Thomas R.
Hamilton, education major from
Woodville;
Miss Sandra Madere, 35-22%-35
nominee from Texas City, escort
ed by Jerry Lowder, LaMarque
chemical engineering major;
Miss Joan Ruth Smith, a 37-24-
36 Houston nominee, escoi’ted by
James R. Harrison, Houston in
dustrial education major.
; A&M Consolidated High School
will be the host school for the Dis
trict 21-AA one-act plays Monday
at 5 p.m.
Five schools will enter plays in
the contest, the fii'st one to be held
in a host high school auditorium.
The schools entering will be Schu-
lenberg, Bellville, A&M Consoli
dated, Cypress-Fairbanks and Nav-
asota. The plays will be presented
in that oi'der.
Di\ Loren Winship, chairman of
the Depai’tment of Drama at the
University of Texas, will be the
critic judge.
Two visiting schools have sub
mitted the names of the plays they
will present. Schulenberg will give
“The Impoi'tance of Being Eaxm-
est” and Cypress-Fairbanks will
present “The Glass Menagei'ie.”
A&M Consolidated will pi'esent
“Last Flight Over,” a tragic-com
edy concerning a farm family about
to be broken after the death of the
mother. The scene is a farm
house overcome with sadness by
the death of the mothex 1 , and the
eldest son is leaving home. The
son is determined to become an en
gineer and his father wants him
to stay with the fax’m. The play
is centered around the struggle be
tween the two.
Pa is played by Michael Gay.
He is a typical fanner, proud of
having brought his land from a
wilderness to its pi'esent produc
tive state. Dave, played by David
Delaney, is the eldest son who
wants to leave home.
Jenny, the youngest sistei’, is
porti’ayed by Ann Williamson. The
older sistex', Matilda, is playe’d by
Pati’icia Jackson. The neighbor
ing farmer’s wife, Sary, is played
by Mary Varvel.
Admission for the plays is 50
cents.
No Rue Pinalle
Dance Tonight
There will be no Cafe Rue Pi
nalle tonight as previously
planned, according to Tom With-
ey, chairman for the dances.
Plans were called off because
the dance group was unable to
find talent for the floor show,
said Withey.
News of the World
By The Associated Press
Chinese Reds, Tibet Rebels Fight
NEW DELHI, India—Fighting has broken out between
Tibetan rebels and Chinese Communist forces in Tsinghai
and Sikang Provinces on Tibet’s frontier, press reports said
Thursday.
The Times of India said rebels had cut off Chamdo,
deep in Sikand Province on the main supply road between
China and Lhasa, the Tibetan capital.
The correspondent said rebels also were fighting Chi
nese in the Amdo area of Tsinghai Province, birthplace of
Tibet’s self-exiled Dalai Lama.
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Heroin Found In Bank
NEW YORK—Heroin valued at $500,000 has been
found in a safe deposit box in a bank, police disclosed Thurs
day.
Detectives seized Louis Landi, 34, of Manhattan, free
on bail in another narcotics case, and accused him of having
put the heroin—30 ounces—in the bank.
They said it was the first time to their knowledge that
a bank had been used to hide narcotics.
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No Retreat Line Backed
WASHINGTON—NATO’s European commander strong
ly backed Thursday the no-retreat-in-Berlin line taken by
the alliance’s foreign ministers.
But Gen. Lauris Norstad, supreme allied commander in
Europe, also urged Congress to keep foreign aid moving so
his forces could make up for their small numbers with the
best nuclear and other modern weapons.
Norstad urged the House Foreign Affairs Committee
to approve President Eisenhower’s nearly four billion-dol-
lar foreign aid program.
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Joan Ruth Smith
Martha Flynn
Ann Blake
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Sandra Madere
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