Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1959
Number 6
Impromptu Talk
reague Speaks
F reshmanE valuationGives
To Kiwanians AggiolaiicIScalof Approval
By JACK HARTSPIELD
Battalion Staff Writer
An impromptu talk by a dis
tinguished guest, The Honorable
Olin Teague, congressman from
the sixth district of Texas, high
lighted the College Station Kiwa-
nis Club agenda Tuesday noon at
the regular weekly meeting of the
club held in the Memorial Student
Center auxiliary balh’oom.
Congressman Teague commented
on the past session of Congress
and added clarification to the La
bor Bill, the Public Works Bill
and the Housing Bill which dom
inated the last congressional ses
sion, along with other important
problems relative to this ai’ea.
Following a question from the
floor on the merits of the new
Labor Bill, Teague answered firm
ly, “The bill was not passed to
punish labor, but to expose and
destroy those factions subversive
to fair labor and the American
way of life.”
Teague also commented on the
proposed area dam project which
has been under consideration for
a considerable length of time. “It
will take time,” he said, “but the
dam will definitely be a reality.”
A question concerning the ban
»f obscene literature in this area
•vas also directed to Teague. “I
have visited Postmaster General
Arthur Summerfield’s chamber of
horrors. . .as he calls it. Seeing
the filth that has been and con
tinues to be sold on magazine
stands can be described in only one
conceivable word—horrible,” re
torted the congressman. “How
ever, at that time it was' unlawful
to prosecute those who sold the
material on newstands. The only
lawful prosecution could be to
those responsible for the publica
tion of such material and the or
ganization which printed it.”
< He rebounded by adding, “Times
have changed now and a lawful
ban within any area could be ac
complished if protests warranted
auch action.”
Following the congressman’s
talk and questions from the floor,
Wayne Star, director of the Me
morial Student Center, publicly
thanked Teague for his un
tiring efforts in aiding the Col
lege, the MSC and the Student
Conference on National Affairs
held here each December.
“Few men serving in your capa
city would donate their time and
effort to any college as you have
done for many years,” said Stark,
‘and as a representative of this
institution w r e would like to ex
press our gratitude for your out
standing service.’
Preceeding the talk by Teague, a
short business session was held
by the club.
Brought up for discussion was
the club’s board of directors’ rec
ommendation that net proceeds
from box lunches sold at the Bay
lor game would go to the Brazos
Valley Therapy Center to aid in
the location of a site and the erec
tion of its building. The club
voted unanimously to accept the
recommendation of the board.
Committee reports were also
given by Dave Franklin, inter-club
relations chairman; and Bill Krue
ger, member of the education and
fellowship committee.
Roy Wingren, president of the
club, presided at the meeting.
Guests at the luncheon were
Teague, Cliff Harris, M. F. Reed
and Tommy Atkins.
Group singing was led by Tony
Sorenson accompanied at the piano
by Bob Fletcher.
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V* _
First Week
Drop-Outs
Low This Year
Drop-outs through the first week
of classes this year are lower than
for the same period during 1958,
Dean of Students James P. Han-
nigan said Tuesday.
Thirty-five freshmen have re
signed or left school since the op
ening day of New Student Orienta
tion Period through last weekend
as compared with eighty who had
dropped out of school during the
same period in 1958, said Hanni-
gan.
Only one of the freshmen listed
as a cause for leaving any form of
mental hazing, Hannigan ex
plained.
During the same period two sen
iors were placed on disciplinary
probation for conduct bordering
upon hazing, said Hannigan.
Last week it was announced that
12 freshmen had left school this
year since the beginning of New
Student Orientation Week and the
end of the first day of classes,
while 35 had left during the same
period in 1958.
Dance Class Registration
Three Aggies (center) Ron Hall, Rod Good- the Memorial Student Center. Over 200
mann and George Staples registered last registered for the classes last night,
night for dance classes in the Ballroom of
2,000 Aggies Registered
Student Accident Insurance
Enrollment Closes Saturday
Time is rapidly funning out for
A&M students to take advantage
of one of the most beneficial plans
offered on the campus.
Aggies have until Saturday to
eni’oll in the Student Accident In
surance Plan which was introduced
on the campus last year. Accord
ing to Bennie F. Trcalek, Assistant
Accountant at the Fiscal Depart
ment, 1,754 students were covered
by the insurance plan last year.
Currently around 2,000 Aggies
are taking advantage of the plan,
Trcalek said.
The insurance policy costs the
student at A&M $4. The student
is covered until Aug. 31, 1960.
The plan was brought about
through the efforts of the Student
Senate and the administration,
who in 1958 joined hands in mak
ing the policy available to stu
dents.
The plan provides insurance
which gives greater benefits at a
lower cost per student than is
available on an individual basis.
Students who enroll in the plan
are covered on their travel to and
Corps Gets Faculty Advisers
Forty-six faculty members have
donated their services as unit fac
ulty advisers for the thirty-nine
Corps units, Dean of Students
James B. Hannigan, said yester
day.
Hannigan went on to state that
more faculty members may be
added later to aid the present ad
visers in dealing with the scholas
tic problems of the various Corps
members.
Kenneth R. McGee, Corps schol
astic officer, stated that he be
lieves last year’s scholastic advis
ers did a very good job and that
this year they will be able to make
a stepping stone between the fac
ulty and the students, especially
with the freshmen.
This is the second year of the
faculty scholastic aid program
which drew praise last year from
the administration and aided in
raising the Corps over-all grade
point ratio from a 1.28 to last
year’s over-all of 1.38.
Band
White Band—Fred E. Smith,
professor in the Department of
Geology and Geophysics; Maroon
Band—Dr. Paul J. Woods, associ
ate professor in the Department
of History and Government.
1st Brigade
Company A—Dr. Lee J. Martin,
associate professor in the Depart
ment of English; Company B—
Rollin L. Elkins, associate profes
sor in the Division of Business
Administration; Company C—Dr.
Harriot O. Kunkel, professor in
the Department of Bio-Chemistry;
Company D—Dr. Van A. Little,
professor in the Department of
Entomology; Company E—Orville
L. Baugh, instructor in the De
partment of Mathematics; Com
pany F—Dr. Edwin L. Harring
ton, professor in the Department
of Civil Engineering; Company G
—Peter D. Weiner, instructor in
the Department of Mechanical En
gineering; Company H—James W.
Amyx, associate professor in the
Department of Petroleum Engi
neering.
2nd Brigade
Company A—Dr. Paul J. Woods,
associate professor in the Depart
ment of History and Government;
Company B—James B. Baty, pro
fessor in the Department of Civil
Engineering; Company C—Joe E.
Sorrels, professor and research en
gineer in the Department of Civil
Engineering and the Engineering
Experiment Station; Company D—
Dr. William S. McCulley, associate
professor in the Department of
Mathematics; Company E—Dr.
David R. Fitch, professor in the
Division of Business Administra
tion; Company F—Donald D. Bur-
chai’d, professor in the Department
of Journalism; Company G—Dr.
Richard H. Davis, Jr., associate
professor in the Department of
Veterinary Physiology and Phar-
jmacology; Company H—Dr. How
ard L. Gravett, professor in the
Department of Biology; Company
I—Dr. John J. Sperry, professor
in the Department of Biology;
Company K—Roger V. McGee, as
sociate professor in the Depart
ment of Mathematics; Company L
—Robert R. Lyle, assistant pro
fessor in the Department of Mathe
matics; Company M—Allen E.
Denton, assistant professor and
counselor in the Basic Division.
1st Wing
1st Group
Squadron 1—Walter S. Manning,
associate professor in the Division
of Business Administration; Squad
ron 2—Dr. William P. Ewens, pro
fessor in the Department of Edu
cation and Psychology; Milam S.
Kavenaugh, associate professor in
the Department of Education and
Psychology; Squadron 3—Harley
C. Dillingham, professor in the
Department of Electrical Engi
neering; Squadron 4—John R.
Hillman, assistant professor in the
Department of Mathematics; Dr.
James D. Lindsay, Head of the
Department of Chemical Engi
neering.
2nd Group
Squadron 5—Robert A. Knapp,
instructor in the Department of
Mathematics; John R. Howard, in
structor in the Department of
Geography; James D. Ingram, in
structor in the Division of Busi
ness Administration; Squadron 6
—Dr. Earl H. Kneble, assistant
professor in the Department of
Agricultural Education; Squadron
7—Dr. Robert M. Stevenson, pro
fessor in the Division of Business
Administration; Squadron 8—John
R. Pedigo, associate professor in
the Department of Petroleum En
gineering.
2nd Wing
3rd Group
Squadron 9—Charles W. Craw
ford, associate Dean of Engineer
ing and professor in the Depart
ment of -Mechanical Engineering;
Squadron 10—William J. Oldham,
Jr., instructor in the Department
of Mathematics; Squadron 11—
Jack T. Kent, associate professor
in the Department: of Mathemat
ics; Squadron 12—Kenneth R. Bai
ley, assistant professor in the De
partment of Mathematics; Victor
Wiening, associate professor in the
Department of English.
4th Group
Squadron 13—Palmer W. Bar
ker, associate professor in the De
partment of Physics; Squadron 14
—Ben B. Boriskie, assistant pro
fessor in the Department of Phys
ics; Squadron 15—James H. Earle,
instructor in the Department of
Engineering Drawing; Squadron
16—Allen E. Denton, assistant
professor and counsellor in the Ba
sic Division; Squadron 17—Dr.
Bardin H. Nelson, professor in the
Agricultural Economics and Soci
ology Department; Dr. Norman C.
Rose, assistant professor in the
Department of Chemistry.
from the college, during holidays,
between semesters and during the
summer vacation.
When hospital or medical care
is employed an account of injury
sustained and treated during the
period for which the student is in
sured, the expense actually incur
red will be paid by the American
Casualty Company of Reading, Pa.
The program is designed and ad
ministered by Higham, Neilson,
Whitridge and Reid, Inc., Chicago,
Ill., in association with Floyd West
and Company, Dallas.
Payment is made for medical ex
penses which may originate from
an accident in which a student is
injured provided such medical ex
pense is incurred within 52 weeks
from the date of injury. Expenses
include X-rays, laboratory costs,
hospital bills, nurses, physicians
and surgeons fees, medicines, sur
gical appliances and practically
any medical costs incurred as the
result of an accidental injury.
Payment is made up to $1,000
for each accident including injury
to sound, natural teeth. The only
limitation is a maximum of $50
allowed for use of ambulance when
such service is not provided by
the Student Health Service.
Benefits under the plan are paid
in addition to any benefits to which
a student is entitled under any
personal policy or membersjiip in
any hospital association. It is the
student’s responsibility to handle
the claim procedure under all per
sonal policies.
All claims must be filed with the
Director of Student Health Serv
ices, A&M College Hospital, with
in 30 days of the date of injury.
Students who have not enrolled
in the Student Accident Insurance
Plan and wish to do so should pick
up enrollment forms and added in
formation at the Fiscal Office be
fore Saturday of this week.
Questions Show
Positive Results
A cross-section of the results of the Evaluation of New
Student Orientation Week this year has shown that the
Class of ’63 has given A&M their seal of approval, accord
ing to James P. Hannigan, dean of students.
The questionaire was made of 16 questions concern
ing New Student Week and its activities, with answer blocks
marked Excellent, Fair and Poor. On the reverse side of
the sheet, students were asked to add any comments or sug
gestions for improving orientation to A&M.
The results were kept completely anonymous, with the
sheets being shuffled before the evaluation process began.
The following statements are a cross-section of the results
^and are no indication of the
W/l O • complete results, which are
White Kesigns
Guide Posts
We must alter our lives in order
to alter our hearts, for it is impos
sible to live one way and pray an
other.—Wm. Law.
Student Center
Staff Position
C. G. (Spike) White, member of
the Memorial Student Center staff
here, has announced his resigna
tion effective Sept. 30 to become
associated with the Central Texas
Agency of the American General
Life Insurance Company in Bryan.
A member of the Class of ’35,
White fii’st became a member of
the college staff in 1939, serving
as director of intramural athletics
until 1942. He returned to this
position in 1945 after three years’
service in the U. S. Navy.
In 1947 he moved to the Depart
ment of Student Activities and be
came a member of the Memorial
Student Center staff when serv
ices of the Department of Student
Activities and the MSC student
program were consolidated in late
August this year.
Among the contributions White
has made to A&M in the past 20
years, most noted are his expan
sion of the Town Hall Series, his
promotion of the college through
planning the production of A&M
songs on records and the film “We
Are The Aggies,” inauguration of
the Twelfth Man Bowl, supervision
of the layout and construction of
the golf course and improvement
of many campus entertainment and
sports facilities.
Included in the famous names
from the cultural and entertain
ment world appearing on the Town
Hall roster since White began its
direction have been Sir Thomas
Beecham, the Houston Symphony,
Bob Hope, Doris Day, Edie Gorme,
Joni James, Oscar Levant, The
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, “No
Time For Sergeants,” “Lil Abner,”
The Four Freshmen, Marge and
Gower Champion and many others.
MSC Director J. Wayne Stark
said, “Mi-. White’s long experience
in handling the A&M College Town
Hall series is invaluable and will
be missed.”
White will continue to operate
Kanakuk Kamp for Boys and Kan-
akomo Kamp for Girls, both near
Branson, Mo., in the summer.
A&M Prof Speaks
In Australian Meet
Dr. Lawrence S. Dillon, associ
ate professor of biology, was a
guest speaker at a recent meeting
of the Australian and New Zea
land Association for the Advance
ment of Science. The meeting was
held at the University of Western
Australia in Perth.
The professor is presently on
leave of absence for a year from
the department on a National Sci
ence Foundation Science Faculty
Fellowship. He is stationed at the
University of Queensland, Bris
bane, Australia. ,
now being tabulated, accord
ing to Hannigan.
In regard to New Student
Week, one anonymous freshman
had this to say:
“The attitude of the upperclass
men during New Student Week
was one of helpfulness and keen,
courteous treatment. I only hope
that someday I may be as helpful
to freshmen as they (upperclass
men) were to me.”
Lengthy Meetings
One criticism of orientation was
the length of the meetings.
“Orientation was all excellent,
but perhaps a little lengthy. The
New Student Week had too many
welcoming speeches and not
enough time to get settled.”
One man stood in favor of
“whipping out.” “I believe that
this business of going around and
‘whipping out” or intorducing
yourself to other people is a great
thing. It gives you an idea of
what the men are like, and that
really helps.”
He had one reservation, however.
“We should have a less formal way
of doing it. You should get to
know people better.”
Two new Ags wanted to speed
up uniform issue. “I think I made
a wise choice in choosing A&M
College,” one said. “I can’t think
of any way of improving accom
modations except for speeding the
issuing of uniforms. That is the
slowest line I have ever stood in.”
Another just remarked, “New
arrangement for issuing uniforms.”
Return of “Old Army”
Several expressed the wish for
the “Old Army” to be re-instated.
“Bring back the old A&M. Sen
iors and other upperclassmen have
been here longer and deserve more
priviliges than other students. If
it does not interfere with the school
or with academics, I believe that
the freshmen should be properly
trained by sophomores without the
sophomores being punished by the
military or academic supeiwisors.
I don’t want to see A&M as a coed
school or washed out either. . .”
Another put it this way. “Every
thing is just grand. I have been
treated like a king. However, if
I had wanted to party, I would
have gone to TU. Why not get
some of Old Army back!”
Still another commented, “I don’t
believe that this fish class should
have life any easier than last
year’s or the year before. If a
person has a deep admiration for
A&M and the good it will do for
him, he will be able to take any
thing the upperclassmen hand out.”
Too Fast
Still others found life a little too
fast for them to keep up with.
“Everything came too fast for
me to grasp,” writes one.
“I needed more time,” was also
stated.
Some constructive criticism was
also forthcoming from the group.
Concerning Call to Quarters and
afterward one said this, “I think
everyone should be made to be a
little quieter at night past 10:30,
and no loud music until 1 a.m.”
“I would like to be allowed to
eat more,” was another comment.
“Have all the upperclassmen be
uniform in telling us the little
courtesies of the Corps. No two
upperclassmen agree on the correct
(See EVALUATION, Page 4)