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The Battalion
Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1959
Number 25
Chest Provides
Funds for Two
Local Services
(Editor’s Note: This is the
fifth and final article in a
series on the College Station
United Chest. The drive began
Sunday and will continue
through Nov. 15.)
Today’s article deals with the
following agencies:
1. Brazos Valley Crippled Chil
dren’s Therapy Center $1,500
2. College Station Recreation
Council $1,550
The Brazos Valley Crippled
Children’s Therapy Center oper
ates on an annual budget of ap
proximately $10,000. The United
Chest is one of the sources. The
Therapy center serves, not only
Brazos' County, but neighboring-
counties as well.
Directed by a full-time Tera-
pist, the Center located on South
College, Bryan, also has a part-
time speech Thei-apist. Other ex
penses include rent on the Center
building, utilities, supplies, sum
mer recreation program and oth-
ers.
The College Station Recreation
Council is one of the best programs
in the United States, reaching
people from the age of four up.
During 1959 approximately 1,400
were active participants, plus
about 5,000 who enjoyed the July
4 program. Each of the activities
sponsored by the College Station
Recreation Council has a qualified
leader in charge of the program.
Leaders donate their time. All
funds administered by this agency-
remain in College Station.
The Recreation Council summer
program includes softball, archery,
baseball, bowling, golf, swimming,
tennis and tumbling. The City of
College Station and College Sta
tion Chamber of Commei-ce joins,
with the United Chest in provid
ing the $7,245 budget. The Chest
is asking for only $1,550 for this
agency.
Final Plans Made
For Air Force Ball
In Sbisa Saturday
Percy Minims and J. C. Burton,-
co-chairmen of the’selection com
mittee, announced today that final
plans have been made for the Air
Force Ball in Sbisa Hall this-Sat
urday night at 8. '
Ed Sullivan’s orchestra will pro
vide music for the dance which is
the big event of the year for all
Air Force cadets.
Admission to the dance was
covered by $1 collections from all
Air Force ROTC cadets. Army
Seniors may purchase their tick
ets for $1 at the cashier’s office
in the Memorial Student Center.
The Air Force Sweetheart will
be selected during the dance by
popular vote from a bevy of five
girls.
own Hall Presents
Broadway Hit Tonite
Show Begins at 8
In White Coliseum
Carolyn Maye
. . . leading lady at Town Hall tonight
Deceiving the Public
Van Doren Faces
Clouded Future
WASHINGTON (AP) — Charles
Van Doren, out of one job and
suspended from another, faced to
day a future clouded by his story
of deceiving the public on a rig
ged television quiz show.
Within hours of his public testi
mony, Columbia University ac
cepted Van Doren’s offer to re
sign as an assistant professor of
English. The action by the univer
sity’s board, of trustees was made
effective immediately.
The National Broadcasting Co.,
which suspended Van Doren with
pay last month from a $50,000-a-
year post as commentator, said
it was withholding comment. The
suspension was subject to the out
come of the congressional hear
ings.
Van Doren himself was uncer
tain of his future plans.
“I hope to be a teacher,” he
told newsmen. “I think I would be
better at that than anything else.”
To some extent, at least, Van
Doren’s future may depend on
public reaction to his ' emotion-
packed story of accepting help
while winning fame as. a scholar
on NBC’s onetime quiz show
“Twenty-One.”
“I was invtolvdd, deeply (in
volved, in a deception,” he told
the House Legislative Oversight
subcommittee Monday. He added
at another point that “I would
give almost anything I have to
reverse the course of my life in
the last three years.”
The immediate reaction was
mixed. Some of the committee
members praised his. action in
telling the truth at last, and
urged that his employers wait for
public reaction before making any
decision.
The one public interruption dur
ing the hearing was hostile. The
caustic remark by Rep. Steven B.
Derounian (R-NY) that an in
telligent adult shouldn’t be praised
for telling the truth brought a
burst of applause.
Yet as the boyish-faced, wavy-
haired Van Doren left the hear
ing room, spectators- fought their
way through the mass of report
ers to reach his side, shake his
hand, wish him well.
F acuity F ellowship
Set for Tomorrow
The Faculty Christian Fellow
ship will be held in the Interfaith
Chapel Wednesday at 6:45 a. m.
Dr. Murray Brown, assistant
professor fti the Department of
Dairy Science, will provide organ
music for individual meditation
before the main progi’am starts.
Group meditation from 7 to 7:20
a. m. will be led by Dr. Jarvis
Miller, assistant professor in the
Department of Agricultural Eco
nomics and Sociology. Miller’s
message will be “Faith in Aca
demic Work.”
Coffee and doughnuts will be
served in the YMCA immediately
following the service.
Packed with some 35 musical numbers the gay song
and dance production of “The Most Happy Fella” will high
light Town Hall tonight at 8 in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
Recepient of the New York Drama Critic’s Award as
the best musical of 1956, the play was written by Frank
Loesser, who is also the writer of two other top musicals,
“Guys and Dolls” and “Where’s Charley?”
Included in the 35 musical numbers are such great tunes
as “Standing on the Corner Watchin’ All the Girls Go By,”
“Big D” and “Joey.”
Based on Sidney Howard’s popular play, “They Knew
What They Wanted,” the two-year Broadway smash tells of
a California venter’s love for*
his mail-order bride, a young-
lady whose feelings toward
her fiance are complicated by
the fact that he is several
years her senior, although his woo
ing letters contained photos of his
young, handsome foreman.
Richard Wentworth and Carolyn
Maye, both of whom have played
the leading Broadway and summer
theatres in this musical hit, are
featured as the two lovers. Went
worth is portrayed as “Tony” and
Miss Maye portrays “Rosebella.”
Miss Maye, a native of New York
City, studied at the Manhatten
School of Music under a Schepp
Foundation scholarship. She has
appeared in many Broadway shows.
Others featured in the musical
are Lawrence Brooks as “Joey”,
Dee Harless as “Cleo”, Robert Dix
on as “Herman”, Eleanor Knapp
as “Marie”, and Clifford Scott as
“The Doctor”.
Producers qf );hc iq^sical are
Robert Cross and George Lipton.
James Leon is conductor-pianist
and Duncan Noble is the show’s
choreographer.
Town Hall student cards will be
honored at the door tonight.
Tickets can be purchased in the
Memorial Student Center. Adult
tickets are $2 and $2.50. High
school and elementary school stu
dents can purchase tickets for $1.
Distinguished Air Force ROTC Students
These 24 of the 33 Distinguished Air Force
ROTC students were honored Saturday
morning in Guion Hail in an assembly of
all Air Force ROTC cadets. They were con
gratulated by Col. Charles Gregory, profes
sor of Air Science, and presented their
medals by Col. Gregory. Also at the pro
gram, Colonel of the Corps William B. Heye,
Cadet Capt. Bobby Reeh and Cadet 2nd Lt.
John Smith were presented certificates as
outstanding cadets at their summer training
camps.
FFA Officer
School Begins
This Afternoon
Future Farmers of America
District I, Area III Officers Train
ing School meeting will begin this
afternoon at 4:30 at A&M Consol
idated High School.
The FFA chapter officers from
15 chapters present will be wel
comed by the A&M Consolidated
Sweetheart Sue Ross and the three
runnerups when they register.
Sweetheart runnerups are Mar
ilyn McElroy, Anne Rudder and
Judy Rasmussen.
Calvin Schehin- president of the
host chapter and secretary of Dis
trict I, will welcome the guests.
He will introduce W. T. Riedel,
superintendent of A&M Consoli
dated Schools, who will extend a
welcome in behalf of the school;
Lester Buford, area supervisor
for Area III; and James Dotson,
state vice-president from this
area.
At 4:45 p. m. the various offi
cers will attend a lecture regarding
duties of their particular office.
Dowell Hunt, former state vice-
president and presently the pres
ident of the A&M Collegiate FFA
Chapter, will work with the pres
idents; Albert Timmerman, voca
tional agriculture teacher at Rock
dale, with vice-presidents; Ches
ter Booth, gradute student at
A&M College, with secretaries;
Carl Peterson, teacher at Lexing
ton, with reporters; Pat Kelley
of Cameron, treasurers; and Jim
Dooley of Bryan, sentinels.
Following the lecture periods,
a barbecued chicken supper and
short entertainment program will
be presented.
Programs concerning a demon
stration of parliamentary abilities
and an evaluation test will then
conclude the period.
Stewart Talks
To Lions Club
On Marriage
Arthur Stewart, business law
professor in the Division of Busi
ness Administration, spoke to the
College Station Lions Club Mon
day noon on marriage and divorce
problems in Texas.
Speaking before the group in the
Memorial Student Center Ball
room, Stewart explained the sta
tutory ages and how the Texas
laws handle marriages of this
kind.
“The most unusual part of the
Texas statute,” Stewart pointed
out, “is the basis of divorce pe
culiar to this state. Approximately
95 per cent of the divorces in this
state go to court chai'ging cruel
treatmenlt—and this can cover
many possibilities, either oral
cruelty or physical cruelty.”
Commenting on under-age mar
riages, Stewart said the Texas
laws are well equipped to handle
such incidences. Provisions are
made to see that parental consent
is given before the issuance of a
marriage license, added Stewart.
The well-known Aggie professor
also touched on the division of
community property when a di
vorce takes place.
A question-and-answer period
followed the brief talk by Stewart.
Preceeding the program, Dave
Fitch made an appeal to the mem
bers of the club to support the
local United Fund Drive for
$13,500.
“We expect to finish the drive
by the end of the week, if at all
possible. Let your conscience be
your guide, but take to heart our
motto—‘One Day’s Pay . . . The
United Way’,” urged Fitch.
John Sandstedt, program chair
man for November, introduced the
main speaker.
A. L. Flowers, president of the
club, presided at the meeting.
FFA Sweetheart
Sue Ross reflects her delight as she is named FFA sweet
heart for the A&M Consolidated chapter by Calvin Schehin,
chapter president. She was given a white carnation cor
sage.
Only Junior
Sue Ross Named
FFA Sweetheart
By BOBBIE GODWIN
Battalion News Editor
Sue Ross, A&M Consolidated
High School junior, was named Fu
ture Farmers of America sweet
heart at a party at the school last
night.
Chapter President Calvin Sche
hin gave Miss Ross a corsage of
white carnations as he named her
sweetheart.
The only junior candidate, Miss
Ross is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Ross of Welborn Road,
College Station. She is a member
of the choir, FHA and Drama Club.
She was sophomore class secretary
and was FFA sweetheart when she
was a freshman.
Miss Ross will represent the
Consolidated FFA chapter at var
ious events this year. She will also
be the chapter nominee for Dis
trict I, Area III sweetheart in
April..
Marilyn McElroy was voted run
ner-up and alternate to Miss Ross.
Miss McElroy is a senior and is
the daughter of Mrs. Georgia
McElroy. She was a candidate
for FFA sweetheart last year and
was aso nominated for Homecom
ing Queen.
About 50 members and guests
were present at the party in honor
of the candidates. Cokes and cook
ies were served.
The other candidates were Anne
Rudder and Judy Rasmussen, both
seniors at Consolidated.
Anne is the daughter of A&MI
President and Mrs. Earl Rudder.
She is homeroom president, third
vice president of the FHA, head
yell leader and was candidate
for FFA sweetheart last year.
Miss Rasmussen is band pres
ident, senior business manager of
the yearbook and drum major
of the hand.
Trinity River Mix-up
Reservoirs Plans Hit
AUSTIN (AP)—Plans for two
major reservoirs on the Lower
Trinity River were attacked Mon
day as illegal and impractical.
Attorneys for the San Jacinto
River Authority and persons whose
land would be flooded by one of
the lakes sought unsuccessfully
to have consideration by the State
Board of Water Engineers post
poned.
Durwood Manford, chairman of
the state agency, rejected the
motion as the board opened hear
ings on proposals for a five mil
lion dollar salt water harried at
Wallisville and a 33-35 million dol
lar reservoir at Livingston.
The Trinity River Authority
and Houston, seeking joint permits
to build the structures, also met
opposition from irrigation com
panies, the North Texas Munci-
pal Water District and the city
of Denton as they began their
presentation.
Tom Gee, representing 30 owners
of land at the Livingston site, i waste of time and money because
said hearings on plans submitted the blueprints do not show navi-
by the TRA and Houston are a I gation facilities.
Who's Who Closes Friday
Friday is the deadline for filing
nominations for Who’s Who in
Among Students in American Uni
versities and Colleges.
Forms are available in the
Memorial Student Center Post
Office area, the Commandant’s
Office and the Department of
Student Affairs in the YMCA.
The applications may be filed
by the students being nominated,
another classmate, members of the
faculty or college staff personnel.
Deans of the degree-granting
schools and the Dean of Students
have been sent letters inviting
them to nominate students for the
highest recognition offered by the
college, according to J. Wayne
Stark, director of the Memorial
Student Center and chairman of
the Who’s Who Committee.
To be considered for Who’s Who
a student must be a senior (95
hours), have a minimum grade
point ratio of 1.5, be active in
campus activities, show qualities
of leadership and be popular with
fellow students, Stark said.
A student may be considered
for the honor only once.
Approximately 35 students from
A&M will be selected Lrom among
the nominees early in December
and will be announced prior to
the Christmas holidays, Stark
said.