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Weather Today Clear to partly cloudy through tomorrow. Turning warmer to morrow with a possibility^of a few scattered showers. Number 109: Volume 58 BATTALION Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1959 ELECTION TOMORROW Price Five Cents Nine Offices To Be Filled Voting Starts At 8 In General Election Voting in the student general election will be held tomorrow in the Memorial Student Center be ginning at 8 a.m. Voting machines will be open in the area between the bowling alley and the coffee shop of the MSC until 5:30 tomorrow for those students who have classes throughout the day. Nine offices will be filled in the election and 17 Aggies are in the race. Candidate for the president of the Student Senate is Joseph Chicago Prof To Lecture On Astronomy Dr. Helmut Abt of the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wis., will deliver a graduate lecture in the lecture room of the Biological Sciences Building at 8 p.m. tomor row. He will talk on “Radio As tronomy.” He is assistant professor of as tronomy at the University of Chi cago (Yerkes Observatory). He completed his work for the B.S. und M.S. degrees at Northwestern University and received his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1952. He was then at the Lick Observatory for a year and has been at Yerkes since 1953, except for a year during which he took part in a preliminary search for a site for the National Astro nomical Observatory. Abt’s re search subjects are extremely lum inous stars, variable stars, binaries and rotating stars. Starting Sept. 1, he will join the permanent staff of the Kitt Peak National Observatory as head of the Stellar Division. He is a member of the following societies: American Astronomical Society, International Astronomi cal Union, Royal Astronomical So ciety of England, Astronomical So ciety of the Pacific and Sigma Xi. He will also deliver lectures Thursday at 10 a.m. on “The Com position of Stars” in Room 321 of the Physics Building and on Fri day at 5 p.m., on “Magnetic Stars” in Room 320, Physics Building. (Jake) Sekerka. Walter R. Fraz-. ier, Travis Wegenhoft and Rich ard (Jan) Vanderstucken are running for vice president of the Senate. Other candidates are Lee G. Mayfield and Norris R. Gil- breth, Senate recording secretary; Wayne P. Schneider, Senate par liamentarian; Larry D. White, student life committee; W. (Ben) Cook, great issues committee; Tom R. Hamilton and' Jerry H. Hat field, public relations committee; Marvin J. Schneider and Hubert Oxford, student welfare commit tee; K. (Mouse) Cox and William Paul Treude, Civilian yell leader; and Joe Buser and John G. Thom as, class agent. Freshmen, sophomores and jun iors will elect Student Senate of ficers and committees, Hardesty said. “Civilian students will elect a Civilian Yell Leader, and those Corps students who will be Civi lian students next year must also vote in the civilian election, Hard esty said. Those members of the Class of ’59, who will graduate in June, July or August, can vote only in the class agent election, he said. Meteorology Prof Receives Citation Guy Francheschini, assistant professor of meteorology and re search scientist in the Depart ment of Oceanography and Met eorology, received a decoration to day from the Argentine Navy. The ceremony was held in the Argentine embassy in Washing ton, D. C. Francheschini was deco rated for exemplary services ren dered during an Antarctic expedi tion to the Weddell Sea in Jan uary and February, 1958. He ac companied the expedition as an observer on the invitation of the Argentine navy. Admiral Mario Robbio, Argen tine Naval attache in Wash ington, presented Francheschini with a medal and citation. While in Washington, Fran cheschini will attend the joint meeting of the American Meteor ology Society and the American Geophysical Union, May 4-7, to present a scientific paper on rad iation. News of the World By The Associated Press Ike Wants House to Pass Labor Bill WASHINGTON — President Eisenhower wants the House to pass a labor bill with provisions the Senate left out, Republican congressional leaders said Tuesday. After a White House huddle with Eisenhower, House Republican Leader Charles A. Halleck of Indiana told news men he plans to push for provisions to deal with what he called blackmail picketing arid secondary boycotts. ★ ★ ★ Army Experiments With New Propellant ABERDEEN Proving Ground, Md.—The Army is experi menting with a new rocket engine propellant which may boost the power of solid-fuel motors by about 15 per cent. Scientists at the Army proving ground told visiting newsmen Tuesday the new propellant would be of major im portance not only in missiles but in power plants for future space exploration craft. ★ ★ ★ Warsaw Pact Ministers End Conference WARSAW, Poland—The foreign ministers of the War saw Pact ended their talks Tuesday on the forthcoming East- West Geneva conference, apparently set to echo the Soviet line on Germany and other cold war issues. The group, headed by Soviet Minister Andrei Gromyko spent less than eight working hours spread over two days. The conclusion of the talks came the day before the Western foreign ministers open their pre-Geneva conference in Paris. ★ • ★ ★ Patrols Hunt for Kidnapped Negro POPLARVILLE, Miss.—Weary, leg-heavy patrols press ed the hunt Tuesday for a 23-year-old Negro prisoner kid naped while awaiting trial on charges of raping a pregnant white woman. Mississippi Gov. James P. Coleman punctuated the search by asking FBI agents to remain on the case indefinitely. After four days of scouring the hill country of southern Mississippi and the nearby marshes of eastern Louisiana, of ficials directing the search indicated it had settled into routine. Public School Head Named Dean of Arts and Sciences SADDLE & SIRLOIN CLUB PLANS ANNUAL BANQUET The annual Cattleman’s Ball and Awards Banquet, sponsored by the Saddle and Sirloin Club, will be held Friday, May 8, in the Me morial Student Center Ballroom, according to G. T. King, assistant professor of animal husbandry and co-sponsor of the Saddle and Sir loin Club. The banquet, scheduled to start at 7 p.m., is the high-point of the year for all club members, states Martin Graham, president of the Santa Gertrudis Judging Meet Set Tomorrow The Santa Gertrudis Breeders International, in cooperation with the Department of Animal Hus bandry, will conduct a judging con test to be held here tomorrow and Friday, according to W. T. Berry, Jr., assistant professor in the De partment of Animal Husbandry. Berry said the conference will start Thursday night at 7 p.m. with the welcoming address being deliverd by Dr. R. E. Patterson, A&M System vice president for ag riculture. The program will also include a film, “Santa Gertrudis, An Amer ican Beef Breed.” This will be followed by a talk given by Dr. A. 0. Rhoad, chair man of the breed improvement committee of the group, on “The Santa Gertrudis Standard of Ex cellence and Classification Judg ing.” Informal comments by Dr. O. D. Butler, head of the Depart ment of Animal Husbandry, will conclude the night program. Friday morning activities will begin at 8:30 with judging of San ta Gertrudis cattle by conference participants. J. K. Riggs, profes sor in charge of beef cattle, will be in charge. Following the judging, J. Frank Leigh, classifier from Kingsville, will conclude the conference by giv ing a talk on “Explanation of Offi cial Classification,” Berry said. Aerophysics Prof To Lecture Friday “The Philosophy of Research in Engineering” will be the topic of a graduate lecture by Dr. Au gust Raspet in the Biological Sciences Lecture Room at 4 p.m. Friday. Raspet is the head of the De partment of Aerophysics at Mis sissippi State College, and is rec ognized as an outstanding author ity in the field of aerophysics. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1935, a Master of Science de gree in 1940, and the Ph. D. degree in 1942 from the University of Maryland. • From 1942 to 1946, Raspet held the position of research physicist for Gould Aeronautical Division of Pratt, Read and Co. and Spec ialities Inc. of New York. During 1946 he was director of research for the Soaring Society of Amer ica on the Thunderstorm Project. In October of 1957, Dr. Raspet be came president and director of research for the Aerophysics In stitute, Inc. He came to Mississippi State in 1949, first serving as Sailplane Projects Leader for the Engineer ing Research Station. He went on to the position as head of the Department of Aerophysics. Saddle and Six-loin Club. Approximately 200 people, in cluding many parents and dates, are expected to attend the dual function. Awards will be presented to the championship meats, livestock and wool judging teams. Other awards to be given at the banquet, which are now on exhibit in the MSC, include individual team medals, Little Southwestern Showmanship awards, ham sale awards, the Sayer Farmer Essay Contest award, ham show awards, Freshman-Sopho more Judging Contest awards, and outstanding students awards. Roy Brewer, an Aggie graduate, will present in person the Brewer award, which recognizes the most outstanding senior majoring in ani mal husbandry. Also recognized at the banquet will be the outstand ing freshman, sophomore, junior and senior members of the Saddle and Sirloin Club. Two honorary members, who have made significant contributions to the livestock industry, will be honored by receiving lifetime hon orary membership plaques. The Cattleman’s Ball, with mu sic furnished by the Aggieland Combo, will immediately follow the Awards banquet. Tickets for the occasion may be purchased from any Saddle and Sirloin Club member, or directly from the Department of Animal Husbandry office, said King. Grading System Due Faculty Study A committee made up of nine professors has been appointed by the Executive Committee to ex amine grades and grading systems at A&M, according to J. B. Page, dean of the College. Members of the committee, chosen to be broadly representa tive of the faculty, are Vance W. Edmondson, chairman; R. W. Barzak, R. B. Bossier, C. H. Bridges; T. C. Cartwright; E. W. Ellet; S. A. Kerley; R. M. Win- gren; and R. D. Whealy. The purpose of the committee, according to Page, is to make a study for the faculty of the school grading system to determine if it is adequate and to recommend any needed improvements. The committee will attack the problem from two points of view— a comparison between A&M and other institutions with regard to grades; and a comparative exam ination of elements within the col lege itself. The members of the committee view their responsibilities as of an examination type rather than in the nature of action, Page said. Materials examined and persons contacted will be confidentially treated, and it is hoped that all elements of the academic com munity will cooperate freely, he added. “It is quite important that the faculty and students understand both what this committee is and what it is not,” said Page. “We hope that no one will get the idea that this is a “snooping” committee or that it will be used to redress any grievances a stu dent might have in regard to the grading practices of an instruct or,” he added. Guide Posts Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and en dowments of the human mind— Cicero Sami Hadawi . . . speaks next week Arab Researcher To Give Talks, Interviews Here Sami Hadawi, member of the re search section of the Arab States Delegation Office in New York City, will be here next Tuesday and Wednesday to take part on radio and television panels shows and to give an address. He will speak Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Student Cen ter Assembly Room on “Arab Na tions in Israel and the Middle East.” He is being sponsored by the Department of Economics and the Department of. History and Gov ernment. Tuesday he will take part on a radio show on Radio Station WTAW. On the show he will be asked questions on his speech top ic by Dr. Paul J. Woods of the De partment of History and Govern ment; Dr. Sam B. Southwell of the Department of English; and Dr. Earl H. Knebel of the Department of Agricultural Education. Wednesday he and Woods and Southwell will appear on KBTX-TV for another question and answer show. Hadawi spent 30 years of his life in the service of the Iranian government. His posts included chief of the land taxation section of the Department of Land Settle ment. In 1948 he joined the serv ice of the Jordan government, first as director of Land Tax Assess ments and later as chief of the Inland Land Revenue Department of the Finance Ministry in Amman. In 1955, Hadawi resigned from the United Nations and in coopera tion with Dr. Issat Tannous, a fel low Palestine Arab refugee, estab lished the Palestine Arab Refugee Office in New York. In January, 1959, Hadawi was commissioned by the Arab Infor mation Center as regional director of a branch office to be opened this year in the southern United States. Texas Grad Takes! New Post July 1 Dr. Frank W. R. Hubert, superintendent of public schools at Orange since 1955, yesterday was named dean of the School of Arts and Sciences here. Hubert, whose appointment was announced by Dr. J. B. Page, dean of the college, shortly after 5 p. m. Tuesday, will assume his new duties July 1. The new dean will succeed Dr. G. W. Schlesselman, who has been acting dean for the past year. Schlesselman will become associate dean. “I am delighted to join the faculty at Texas A&M,” said Hubert, “and am looking forward very much to working at the college.” “I’m anxious to get to the - * campus and begin work,” con tinued the new dean. Hubert, a native of Milam County, Tex., holds a doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Texas. In addition, he has a B.A. degree in govern ment and an M.A. degree in edu cational administration from the university. Hubert attended ele mentary school in Cameron and high school in Austin. Following his graduation from Texas in 1938, Hubert worked six years as a music director for the Orange Public Schools. During World War II, he served with the Field Artillery School in Fort Sill, Okla. After the war, the new dean returned to Orange where he be came principal of Luther Stark High School. In 1947, the post of director of secondary education was added to his duties. The year following, he became research assistant in the De partment of Curriculum and In struction at Texas, after which he worked 10 months in the State Auditor’s Office as assistant to the director. From that time until he took over his present post in Orange, Hubert worked with the Texas Education Agency, moving from assistant director to the director of the Division of Professional Standards. He has also written numerous articles and books on educational administration and has done ex tensive research in fields such as “Teacher Supply and Demand in the United States” and “Duties and Responsibilities of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification.” Hubert is serving on sevei'al professional and related service organizations in Orange and is presently chairman of a commit tee of 75 at the University of Tex as on Basic Undergraduate and Liberal Arts Program. Nationally, he is working with the American Assn, of School Ad ministrators and the National Education Assn. The new dean will bring his wife, Mary Julia of Orange, and two children, Frank W. R. Jr., 16, and Mary Kathrine, 9, to A&M with him. Austin Club To Present Fountain Here The Austin A&M Mothers Club will present to A&M a memorial planter-fountain to commemorate seven former students from Aus tin who gave their lives for their country in World War II or the Korean War. The presentation ceremony will be Mothers Day, May 10, at 2:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Memor ial Student Center. Mrs. James Miller of The Aus tin A&M Mothers Club will pre sent a metal dedication plaque to Ronald Buford, president of the MSC Council, who will accept the memorial for A&M. The plaque will be placed in the vicinity of the planter-fountain said Wayne Stark, director of the MSC. Stark, general chairman of the ceremony, said the men to be commemorated are Jack M. Bal- agia, ’42; Ray Parks Shipley, ’46; Jack S. Lipscomb, ’47; Virgil Dewey Fugler, ’42; William B. Wetzel, ’43; Odis B. Torbett, ’45; and John F. Helm, ’48. The rela tives of the men will attend the ceremony. The ceremony will begin with music by the Singing Cadets which will be followed by a scripture passage read by John Partridge, Corps Chaplin. After the presen tation by Mrs. Miller and the ac ceptance by Buford, the Singing Cadets will sing “Let There Be Music”. Partridge will then deliv er a prayer and benediction. The planter-fountain may now be seen in the lobby of the MSC. The rock in the planter-fountain is “feather rock”, a porous rock which will support plant roots. The present plants will be replaced after Mothers Day with plants that will take root in the rock and become permanent, Stark said. To Discuss Student Government Civilian Leadership Retreat Set At Bastrop State Park Leaders of Civilian government will get a chance this weekend to discuss ways to improve the Civ ilian government program at A&M when they meet at Bastrop State Park for the first annual leader ship Retreat. Old and new dormitory presi dents and vice presidents, Civilian Student Couuncilmen, dormitory council members and invited guest will attend the retreat which be gins Friday evening. Purpose of the retreat is to dis cuss Civilian student government problems and to discuss ways to improve dormitory programs, Den nis Ryan, chah’man of the Leader ship Retreat Committee, said. Registration will be Friday from 7 to 7:30 p.m., followed by a gen eral meeting where Ryan will de liver an orientation and W. L. Pen- berthy, Director of Student Ac tivities, will deliver the keynote address. Actual work will begin Saturday at 8:15 a.m. with Workshop I, “How to Motivate The Civilian Stu dent To Take Part In Campus Ac tivities.” Three discussion groups will tackle the subject. Discussion group A will discuss the subject as it regards dormitory council projects, discussion group B will discuss it as it regards student organizations and discussion group C will discuss the subject as it re- (See CIVILIAN Page 4)