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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County)', Texas PAGE 2 Friday, May 15, 1959 CADET SLOUCff by Jim Earle — Social Whirl BATTALION EDITORIALS . . . Journalism Which Succeeds Best —and Best Deserves Success— Fears God and Honors Man; Is Stoutly Independent, Unmoved by Pride of Opinion or Creed of Power . . . Waller Williams An Obligation Men of Aggieland can play a large part this summer in shaping the future of Texas A&M. In order to meet this challenge, they must take it upon themselves, individually and collectively, to do all they can to spread the true story of Texas A&M to the citizens oi the state. Aggies should have enough pride in their college to tell as many people as possible what Texas A&;M really is. The true story of the college isn’t wild tales that can be exaggerated about partying. Corps life or the other extra curricular activities. These tales are usually just tales—tales created by the teller in order to impress people with what he is supposed to have gone through. Texas A&M has a true story that’s worth telling. It’s a story of a college that has a proud record of turning out outstanding leaders in every career field. The true story en tails the history and traditions of the school, but most im portant it deals with the future. Some of the elements of this story are: • The oldest state-supported college in Texas. • Home of the first nuclear reactor in Texas. • Home of the first nuclear research center on a Texas college campus. • The largest military college in the United States. • An Association of Former Students that won $10,000 this year for the support of the college. • Home of research projects which are every day af fecting the economy of the entire world. The list could go on and on, for these are just a few of the parts that make up the story. If the college has another drop in enrollment next year or fails to show an appreciably gain, the odds are very lage that the Legislature will once again leave Texas A&M on the short end when it starts passing out money. Without fund, the school can not continue to add to its story and build an even greater record. Spreading the true story means a bigger and better Texas A&M. The responsibility of telling the story lies with the Men of Aggieland. Undoubtedly, many Aggies will fail to live up to the obli gation they owe their college and their fellow students. They are hurting themselves most by failing to do their part in building up the prestige and reputation of the college. How well they assume this responsibility will be reflect ed in how much the college grows and improves next year and in the years to come. Eisenhower Proposes Atomic Research Unit ‘TERRIFIC!” Sunday Fifth Battalion Wives Club will hold a picnic at 2 p.m. at the old Bryan Country Club picnic grounds. Monday Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Wives will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center Social Room for an election of officers. Agricultural Education Wives Club will meet in the Agricultur al Engineering Building at 7:30 p.m. for an election of officers. Mrs. Terry Elected TFAA Vice Prexy Mrs. Emalita Terry, Memorial Student Center creative arts di rector and instructor, was elect ed second vice president of the board of directors of Texas Fine Arts Assn, recently in Austin. Mrs. Terry, Nicholas Settan- ni, J. H. Hinojosa, Mrs. Virginia Erickson and Ralph L. Terry at tended the ninth annual Fiesta of Art and Crafts which was held on the grounds of Laguna Gloria Art Gallery on a lagoon of the Colorado River. Mrs. Terry won the first place in watercolor at the fiesta for her painting, Low Tide. Business Administration Wives Club will install officers at 8 p.m. in the YMCA Cashion Lounge. A social hour will fol low with refreshments. Mechanical Engineering Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA South Solarium. Electrical Engineering Wives Club will meet at 8 p.m. in the YMCA Brooks Room for a game party. Sue Boatwright is new president of the club. Tuesday Fifth Battalion Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Edward Scott at 405 Nagle to elect officers. Handicraft and Rug Group of the A&M Social Club will meet at 9 a.m. in the home of Mrs, John Allphin at 411 Walton. Wee Aggies We Aggies like to read about Wee Ag gies. When a wee one arrives, call VI 6-4910 and aak for the Wee Aggie Edi tor A future Aggie date, Sandra Carole Reynolds, was bom April 22 in St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan to Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Reynolds, ’59. Sandra weighed 7 lbs., 12 oz. Architecture Establishes Robinson Memorial Award NEW YORK (AP)—President Eisenhower proposed Thursday night that the government foot the 10-million-dollar construction bill for a huge atomic research unit as part of America’s secur ity cornerstone. The two-mile-long atom smash er at Stanford University in California would be “by far the largest of its kind ever built,” Eisenhower said in announcing he will ask Congress to under write the cost. It would take six years to complete the vast pro ject. Such engagement in basic re search will “greatly enhance our capacity to defend ourselves” and help preserve the nation’s free dom in this nuclear age, the Pres ident said at a Walfdorf-Astoria Hotel dinner attended by the nation’s top scientists. SUMMER WORK FOR A&M STUDENTS A NATIONAL Organization has several openings for qualified men. Must be willing to travel for complete summer. We have men on your campus who have saved over $1,000 in a ten week period with us. Excellent opportunity for a select group that qualify. TRANS PORTATION FURNISHED. One week training period. CONTACT BOB JOHNSTON, Dorm 10 Room 111 or JOHN KITOWSKI, Dorm 3, Room 120 for interview appointments. THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op erated by students as a community newspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. Member* of the Student Publications Board are L. A. Duewall, director of Student Pub’xcationa, chairman; J. W. Amyx, School of Engineering: Harry Lee Kidd, School of Arts and Sciences; Otto R. Kunze, School of Agriculture; and Dr. E. D. McMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M., is published in College Sta tion, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, Septem ber through May, and once a week during summer school. Entered as second - class matter at the Post Office In College Station, Texas, under the Act of Con gress of March 8, 1870. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Ass’n. Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An geles, and San Francisco' Mall subscriptions are $3.50 per semester, $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA, Col- lag* Station. Texas. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all new* dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Right* of republication of all other matter here in are also reserved. News contribution* may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at tht Hitorial office. Room 4, YMCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6416. JOHNNY JOHNSON EDITOR David Stoker Managing Editor Bob Weekley Sports Editor Bill Hicklin, Robbie Godwin News Editors Ken Coppage, Jack Hartsfield, Joe Callicoatte, Bob Saile, Sam Spence, Jim Odom, Bob Roberts, Jack Cooper, Bill Broussard, Tommy Holbein, Ben Trail, Bobby Dodson, Joe Chambtrs, Jay Collins Staff Writers Dave Mueller, Laney McMath, Voris Riley Photographers Ray Hudson Circulation Manager An architectural award in memory of K. Frank Robinson has been established by students in the Division of Architecture. Robinson, as associate professor of architecture, died in June, 1958. He had been on the archi tecture faculty for 10 years. A fund was established by members of the college’s Student Chapter of the Associated Gen eral Contractors of America to provide an award for an out standing fourth year architec tural student in the construction option. First winner of the memorial award — a certificate of achieve ment and a $25 check—was Wil liam T. Ellis of Houston. He was SpeciallyEquipped Buoy toBelnstalled In Gulf of Mexico A buoy equipped with special temperature recording and broad casting equipment will be in stalled by the Department of Oceanography and Meteorology in the central Gulf of Mexico during the latter part of June. The special equipment on the buoy is concerned mainly with tak ing’ the temperature of the water at different levels. To accomplish this, a 1,000-foot cable will be extended down into the water with twenty highly sen sitive thermometers attached at different intervals. The cable is attached to a radio broadcasting unit on the buoy and a continuous series of temperature readings will be broadcast to receiving stations set up on the gulf coastline. Dr. Louis Capuro of the Depart ment of Oceanography and Metero- logy estimates the cost of the pro ject-to exceed $80,000. It is spon sored by the Bureau of Aeronaut ics and the Office of Naval Re search. Plans have been made to set several other smaller buoys equip ped in a similar manner out in the regions of the Barbado Islands, but nothing is definite on these yet, said Capuro. chosen for the honor by the head of the Division of Architecture, two professors of architecture and two fifth year architectural construction students. Robinson was a 1939 graduate of A&M and received his Master of Architecture degree from A&M in 1956. Engineering Frat Elects Officers For 1959-60 Year Donald R. Phariss, junior pe troleum engineering major from Breckenridge, has been elected president of the A&M Chapter of Tau Beta Pi for the 1959- 60 academic year. Tau Beta Pi is an honorary scholastic society in which stu dents in the School of Engineer ing who rank in the top one- eighth of their junior class or top one-tenth of their senior class are eligible for election. Other new officers are Wil liam B. Garner, electrical engi neering major from ' Jacksonville, Fla., vice president; Allen Lud wig, chemical engineering major from San Antonio, recording sec retary; Bruce B. Johnson, civil engineering major from Port Arthur, corresponding secretary; Lloyd Fite, electrical engineer ing major from Carthage, treas urer;, and Doyce R. Nance, elec trical engineering major from Mesquite, cataloguer. StM SELL YOUR BOOKS NOW! CASH for your USED BOOKS . Shaffer's Book Store North Gate — Open 6 days a week 8 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. A&M Council Picks Three Professors Appreciation awards have been presented to three faculty mem bers in the School of Arts and Sciences, by the Arts and Sci ences Council of the college. Winners of the awards were S. A. Kerley, associate profes sor of education; Arthur Stewart Jr., associate professor of bus iness administration; and Gordon Daniels, assistant professor of economics. They were awarded certificates of appreciation and desk sets. Attention Seniors! ! I Aggie Diploma Frames Ready to go % inch Black molding with glass and backing $2.39 each MINK ARTCKAFT 923 So. College Ave., Bryan Tareyton’s Dual Filter filters as no single filter can: 1. It combines an efficient pure white outer filter... 2. with a unique inner fijter of activated charcoal ... which has been definitely proved to make the smoke of a cigarette milder and smoother. THE TAREYTON RING MARKS THE REAL THING! Hooray for college students! They’re making new Dual Filter Tareyton the big smoke on American campuses! 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