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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.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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