The Battalion
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, f)59
Number 39
Freshman Class Elections
Be Held Thursday
1959-60 A&M Directories Arrive
George Ohlendorf. senior rural sociology major from Lock
hart, purchases his 1959-60 copy of the Texas A&M Col
lege Directory from Mrs. Hazel Patranella, employe in
the Department of Student Publications. The directories
are on sale in the office of the Department of Student
Publications on the ground floor of the YMCA and through
representatives in the varous dorms. Cost of the director
ies is $1 per copy.
Corps To Host
Chief Chaplain
Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Terence P.
Finnegan, chief of chaplains,
United States Air Force, will be a
guest of the Corps of Cadets Sat
urday. The corps will pass in re
view at 8:15 a.m., and immediately
following the review the chaplain
will address the corps in the G.
Eollie White Coliseum, to which the
public is invited.
Sunday Chaplain Finnegan will
be a guest of the A&M Newman
Club.
Saturday from 7:30-9:00 p.m.,
Chaplain Finnegan^ will be guest
of honor at a reception in , St.
Mary’s Student Center, given by
Father Charles Elmer of the Cen
ter.
A native of Norwich, Conn.,
Chaplain Finnegan is a graduate
of St. Thomas Seminary and Col
lege, Hartford, Conn,, class of
1924, with a E.A. degree. In 1930
he received his M.A. and Bachelor
of Sacred Theology degree from
St. Mary’s Seminary and Univer
sity, Baltimore, Md.
Chaplain Finnegan was ordained
as a priest of the Roman Catholic
Church May 30, 1930 at St. Jos-
Injuries Slight
In Collision
A motorcycle driven by David
Pate and a 1950 sedan driven by
Jack Boyett collided at the corner
of Nagle Drive and the farm-to-
market 60 at 4:45 p.m. yesterday.
Pate, 15-year-old son of Sam B.
Pate of Highway 21, Bryan, was
taken to Bryan Hospital for ex
amination. His injuries were slight
and he was kept in the hospital
overnight.
Boyett was not injured, and
there was very little damage to
either vehicle.
Jury Selection
In Addison Trial
Slowed Yesterday
SAN ANTONIO OP)—Jury selec
tion for the trial of uranium pro
moter John Milton Addison hit a
snag Tuesday when attorneys ran
out of prospective jurors.
An additional 32-man special
panel was called for today,
the end of two days of questioning
attorneys had agreed on eight jur
ors, three of whom were picked
Monday. Only one is a woman.
Addison, a 31-year-old former
boxer, is being tried on charges
of stealing $1,250 from Dr. Cliff
Oschsenbein, an Austin, Tex., den
tist; selling .a security without a
license, and conspiring to sell un
registered securities. He could be
sentenced to 17 years in jail if
convicted on all counts.
The number of Addison backers
wearing “I am a lender to John
Milton Addison” buttons Tuesday
was smaller than on Monday.
eph’s Cathedral, Hartford, and
served for six years as a priest
in the Diocese of Hartford.
On April 12, 1956, His Holiness
Pope Pius XII appointed Chaplain
Finnegan a Domestic Prelate with
the title of The lit. Rev. Mon
signor. The appointment was
made in recognition of his fine
contributions to the spiritual wel
fare of personnel of the armed
foi’ces whom he had served for
nearly 20 years.
Appointed chaplain (1st Lt.) in
the U. S. Army reserve on Jan. 4,
1937, he entered military service
the following April. His first as
signment was district chaplain of
the Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC) unit at Silver City, N. M.
Assignments followed in Texas,
South Carolina and Illinois. He was
appointed first lieutenant in the
regular army in August of 1940.
Two days after Pearl Harbor
Day, Dec. 7, 1941, he was named
division chaplain of the 25th In
fantry Division.'
Chaplain Finnegan received the
Bronze Star for meritorious serv
ice against the Japanese forces at
Guadalcanal during the period of
Dec. 17, 1942-Feb. 9, 1943.
He was transferred to the Air
Force July 1, 1949.
Chaplain Finnegan was promoted
to the grade of major general on
July 1, 1958, and took over his du
ties as chief of chaplains, USAF,
Aug. 15, 1958.
His superior officers say of him:
“A gentleman of excellent char
acter and habits; has most sincere
spiritual attributes and strong de
votion to duty; unlimited capacity
for inspiring and maintaining
friendship; knows no class distinc
tion; understands the point of view
of persons with whom he comes in
contact and has their confidence.”
100 Students Vie
For 13 Offices
By BOB SAJLE
Battalion Staff Writer
The general class election of freshman class officers,
freshman Student Senators and freshman Election Commis
sions members will be held Thursday in the Memorial Student
Center, with approximately 100 freshmen candidates on the
ballot.
The voting machines for the election will be located
in the corridor between the Fountain Room and the Bowling
Alley of the MSC. The machines will be in operation from
8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
The number of freshmen who have filed for posts this
semester is the largest in recent years, according to W. D.
(Pete) Hardesty, student organizations advisor.
A runoff election for class*
officers will be held Dec. 15,
Hardesty said. No runoff will
be held for Student Senate
and Election Commission.
Four freshmen will be elected to
the Student Senate and five fresh
men wil be elected to the Election
Commission.
A grade point ratio of 1.00 is
required for a student to hold a
class office or an Election Com
mission post. In order to hold a
Student Senate post a student must
have a G.P.R. of 1.5.
Other Senate Posts
Other Student Senate positions
which will be filled in the election
are recording secretary and junior
agriculture representative to the
Student Senate.
Norris Ray Gilbreath and Eaid
J. Wentworth, both sophomores,
have filed for the recording sec
retary position. All, classes will
vote on this spot.
William R. Millsaps and Leo C.
Rigsby have filed for the position
of junior School of Agriculture
representative. Only classified
juniors in the School of Agricul
ture will be allowed to vote on this
post.
Freshmen who have filed for po
sitions are:
Presidential Race
President: Jackie L. Benson,
Fred K. Blackard, Ronald W. Book
man, John F. Brarnero, Robert E.
Bryant, John Burke, Victor “Vic”
Donnell, James A. Dotson, Robert
A. (Bob) Gay, Jack L. Gibbs, Har
ry M. Jones, Kelly W. Morgan,
Charles L. “Chuck” Nichols, David
D. Kelly, William C. Kerley, James
E. Ray, Allen R. Sassin, Dan M.
Scarboi’ough, Word (Wordy) Sher
rill, Dick Simpson, Joe E. Terral,
Joel B. Terrill and Carlos Vela Jr.
Veep Candidates
Vice-president: Glynn D. Baker,
Charles L. Blaschke, Earl E.
Braun, Ronald E. Fix, Kenneth L.
Ladd, James S. Lovick, Charles W.
Kuykendall, Steven K. “Stevo”
Moore, Nicholas M. Nahas, James
R. Norwood, John J. “Jack” O’Con
ner, Don N. Packer, John S.'
(See FRESHMAN on Page 3)
Selection Stall
Picks SCONA
Representative
The selection committee of the
Fifth Student Conference on Na
tional Affairs has released the
names of the A&M students who
will represent the College at the
meeting which starts here Dec. 9.
The students are F. IT. Cleve
land, W. B. Heye, W. A. Myers,
Fred A. Pendleton, A. R. Dommert,
John R. Lister, A. A. Dommert,
Alvin P. Rainosek, W. P. Thomp
son, Olegario Barrellier, Parviz
1 toushmand, K. Rahman, M. F.
Blazek and Hugo Estrada.
In addition the following stu
dents were recommended as alter
nates: John B. Brazzel and R. E.
Petersen.
The selection committee respon
sible for these students being cho
sen was composed of H. O. Kunkel,
C. H. Hall and A. F. Chalk. Inter
views were held Nov. 17, Nov. 18
and Nov. 23.
Recorders for the confei’ence will
be Robert Tinsley, Calvin Hines, A.
George Pechacek, Richard S.cott,
Russell Neisig, James Rhodes,
Douglas Yaugei% Walter Willms,
Laney McMath and J. C. Spurlock.
Starting its fifth year, SCONA
has grown from a representation
of two delegates from each of 48
schools into an attendance of 176
students from 75 schools. Other
delegates, selected as student lead
ers on their own campuses by the
presidents of thdr schools, come
from all over the South, Southwest,
Canada and Mexico. Most of the
delegates’ expenses are paid by
SCONA.
Lawrence Tries Jump Shot
Wayne (Tarzan) Lawrence scored 13 rebounder on the team. The Farmers won,
against Centenary last night in White Coli- and set a new school scoring record, 95-38.
seum. The Aggie senior was also the top (See story on Page 4.)
For Another Three Years
McElroy Declares Soviets
Will Lead US in Missiles
By JAMES MARLOW
Associated Press News Analyst
WASHINGTON, (AP) — As one
of his last acts in office, Secretary
of Defense Neil H. McElroy con
ceded the Soviets will be ahead of
this country in missiles for an
other three years.
Since the democrats have ham
mered at the Eisenhower admini
stration for months—complaining
that it lacked a sense of urgency
in meeting the Soviet missile chal
lenge — next month’s opening of
Congress should be a fiery one.
McElroy made his statement
Tuesday shortly before leaving of
fice to go back into private busi
ness and -just a few hours after
Premier Nikita Khrushchev boasted
in Hungary the USSR now has
enough nuclear rockets to flatten
all its foes.
But McElroy made these two
points:
1. As of today, he said, the Sovi
et Union and the United States
have about the same number of
long-range missiles and the num
ber is “quite small” on both sides.
Last July he estimated the Sovi
et Union had fewer than 10 inter
continental ballistic missiles cap
able of hitting the United States.
He said then that over-all the
United States could more than
match Soviet ICBM capabilities.
But only recently Khmshchev
said one Soviet plant was turning
out 250 missiles a year, which
would be a lot more than the 10
McElroy said the Soviet Union
had.
2. McElroy said the administra
tion will ask Congress for money
so that bombers capable of sarry-
ing nuclear weapons can be main
tained on an airborne alert.
The money Would go, he said,
to buy additional engines for B-52
strategic bombers and to train Air
Force crews so that some degree
Aggie Campus Chest
To Start Fund Drive
Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Finnegan
,.. guest of Corps of Cadets Saturday
By BOB SLOAN
Battalion Staff Writer
The Aggie Campus Chest will
begin its third annual drive for
funds this weekend. The Campus
Chest offers every Aggie a chance
to make one donation which will
be distributed among the various
charitable organizations on the
campus. This means that Aggies
j will not be asked to contribute
to something every time they turn
around.
Sixty per cent of the contribu
tions to the Aggie Chest will go
directly back to the A&M student
body as the need arises, according
to Marvin Schneider, chairman on
the Student Senate Welfare Com
mittee. The balance of the fund
is divided among such worthy or
ganizations as the World Universi
ty Service, an organization de
signed to provide lodging, health
and educational facilities to stu
dents in foreign colleges and uni
versities; the Brazos County Tu
berculosis Association, which sends
Christmas Seals to Aggies every
year; the College Station Com
munity Chest, and the March of
Dimes.
A goal of “a dollar an Aggie”
has been proposed by the Welfare
Committee. Last year about $2000
was collected from the A&M stu
dent body, but this was nearly
$5000 short of the “dollar an Ag
gie” goal.
Next Saturday, Dec. 5, money
for the drive will be collected in
the Corps. Each military unit will
decide how the money will be col
lected, but it is suggested that
the collection be made during com
mander’s time from 7:30 to 7:50
Saturday morning, said Schneider.
The money collected Saturday
will be turned into Marvin Schnei
der in the area of dorm’s 14-17,
and to Wade Dover in the dorm
1-12 area.
Money from civilian students
Will be collected next Monday and
Tuesday night. William H. Brown
and Roland Dommert are in charge
of the civilian collections.
Boxes will also be set up in fhe
MSC at the end of the coffee lines
to enable day students to contri
bute to this year’s drive. Collec
tion in the Vet school will be con
ducted by the president of each of
the four classes, according to
Schneider.
The Welfare Committee of the
Student Senate is th,e group behind
the Aggie Campus Chest. Mem
bers of the committee include:
Marvin Schneider, Wade Dover,
Bill Brown, Frank McFarland and
Tim Pixley.
Among the organizations that
the Aggie Campus Chest contri
butes funds to is the Brazos County
Tuberculosis Association. The TB
association has asked that Aggies
use the Christmas seals that were
sent to them last month. A lump
sum contribution from the Campus
Chest will be made to them.
of ah'borne alert can be ordei’ed
when the Joint Chiefs of Staff con
clude the Soviet Union has a sub
stantial ICBM lead.
The B-52 is a jet bomber capa
ble of making 650 miles an hour
and with a range of over 6,000
miles without refueling. Soviet jet
fighters which would try to inter
cept the bombers can do up to 900
miles an hour.
This country is going in for
B-52 model jet bombers which can
fire the Hound Dog missile. This
weapon, carrying a nuclear war
head, can be fired from the bomb
er at a target 500 miles ahead.
McElroy explained: If the Sovi
ets build the number of ICBMS
they are capable of building and
if the United States builds the
number it now intends to, the
Soviets will have more missile
capability over most of a three-
year period.
McElroy was defense seci'etary
26 months. Under his direction
this country developed its first in
tercontinental ballistic missile, the
Atlas, and worked toward perfect-*
ing more advanced weapons.
But as time went on and the
Soviets inflicted one embaimas-
ment after another on this country
in space development, plus their
missile boasting, the Democi’ats
protested the administration wasn’t
doing enough to keep up or get
ahead.
Last winter McElroy finally said
this country didn’t plan trying to
match the Soviets missile for mis
sile.
Grad Student Gives
Nuclear Talk Here
John W. Sheldon, graduate stu
dent in the Department of Nuclear
Engineering, will give a lecture on
“Nuclear Energy for Space Propul
sion” Friday at 4 p.m. in Room
101 of the Mechanical Engineer
ing Shops Building.
Sheldon is now on leave from the
National Astronautics and Space
Administration.
The lecture is open to all inter
ested persons, according to Dr.
Robert Cochran, head of the De
partment of Nuclear Engineering.