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SI PAGE 2 THE BATTALION Tliursday, December 3,1959 Worth Mentioning By Johnny Johnson With most of the campus still talking about the heroic battle by the Aggies against Texas Thanksgiving Day and subsequent letters to the football team, an interesting letter was sent to the Memorial Student Center Gift Shop. The letter was written by Mrs. Ralph S. Fuller of Austin for her 10-year-old son, Ralphie. The letter is as follows: “Please send a list of record albums (any speed) recorded by the Aggie Band. Our 10-year-old son has been a confirmed Aggie from way back. Until Thanksgiving Day we questioned his misplaced lojalty (with a Baylor dental graduate father and a Texas graduate mother) but ^ after the sterling perfor mance on the Aggie foot ball field we can under- . stand. Ralphie cannot be denied. Ag gie record albums are a must!” The letter goes to prove a point that most of us w^re al ready well aware of — Texas A&M is a great place. It’s too bad Ralphie isn’t old enough to be entering Texas A&M next fall. We need more like him and with as much spirit as he already has. Just think how many of his friends he would convince to come to Texas A&M with him. ★ ★ ★ You can’t fool ole’ Pinky! Pinky Downs’ first statement after reading the letter from I Precision OMEGA We recommend the Omega Automatic as the thin nest, most precise self-winding watch made today. Again, for the fifth consecutive time, Omega has been selected as official timekeeper of the Olympic Games. Little wonder it is the prized possession of Statesmen ... sportsmen ... men of action every where. 14K gold-filled, 18K gold applied figure dial, $71.50. With sweep-second hand $87.50. Prices include Federal tax. McCarty Jewelers North Gate College Station, Texas THE BATTALION ©pinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non profit, self-supporting educational eviterprise edited and op erated by students as a co?nmunity newspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. Members of the Student Publications Board are L. A. Duewaff, director of Student Publications, chairman ; Dr. A. h. Bennett, School of Arts and Sciences ; Dr. K. J. Koenig, School of Engineering; Otto K. Kunze, School of Agriculture; and Dr. E. D. MeMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. 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 N a t i o n a 1 Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An geles and San Francisco. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester, $6 per sch#ok„year, $6.50 per full year. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion Room 4, YMCA, College Station, Texas. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter here in are also reserved. News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the editorial office. Room 4, Y'MCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. JOHNNY JOHNSON EDITOR David Stoker ! Managing Editor Bob Weekley ; Sports Editor Bill Hicklin, Robbie Godwin News Editors Joe Callicoatte Assistant Sports Editor Jack Hartsfield, Ken Coppage, Tommy Holbein, Bob Sloan, Bob Saile, A1 Vela and Alan Payne. Staff Writers Dave Mueller Photographer Russell Brown CHS Correspondent — WhaVs Cooking “John J. Wilson” was, “He’s no Aggie!” Sure enough Pinky was right. 'A' 'A A r The Clay Pits are officially closed to Aggies now. It was declared off limits to Corps of Cadets personnel earli er in the year and recently Mrs. Dorothy Buchanan, one of the owners of the property, called Dean of Students James P. Han- nigan to tell him that the pro perty is now enclosed by a double fence. A new metal gate has been erected at the entrance and the property is posted. Mrs. Buchanan said that the property is completely dosed to the public and in view of the fact that Texas A&M personnel (See WORTH on Page 3) The following clubs and organ izations will meet tonight: 7:15 Grayson County Hometown Club will meet in the Gay Room of the YMCA. Sam Houston Hometown €lub of Houston will meet in the Foun tain Room of the YMCA. Shelby-Doches Hometown Club will meet in Room 307 of the Academic Bldg. California Hometown Club will meet in the MSC. 7:30 Amarillo Hometown Club meets in Room 225 of the Academic Bldg. Angelina Hometown Club will meet in the Coffee Shop of the Memorial Student Center. Austin Hometown Club meets in Room 125 of the Academic Bldg. Brazoria County Hometown Club will meet in Room 103 of the Academic Bldg. Deep East Texas Hometown Club will meet in the basement of the MSC. Jeff Davis Hometown Club meets in Room 2-C of the MSC. Pasadena Hometown Club will meet on the front steps of the MSC in Class “A” uniform. Port Arthur Hometown Club will meet in Room 107 of the Bio logical Sciences Bldg. San Angelo-West Texas Home town Club meets in Room 104 of the Agricultural Bldg. Waco-McLennan County Home town Club will meet in Room 2-B of the MSC. Christmas party plans will be discussed. Galveston County Hometown Club will meet in the YMCA Gay Room. Wichita Falls Hometown Club will meet in Room 3B in the MSC. Odessa Hometown Club will meet in the Academic Bldg. El Paso Hometown Club will meet in Room 12G of the Academ ic Bldg. Southern Louisiana Hometown Social Whirl The Industrial Education Wives Club will have a weiner roast and dance for the members and their husbands at the Episcopal Stu dent Center Friday night at 7:30. The Electrical Engineering- Wives Club will hold their Christ mas Banquet Dec. il at the Tri angle Restaurant, Members wanting to make reservations should get in touch with Mary Dicke, A-l-B College View, VI 6- 8294, by Dec. 7. Club meets in Room 306 of the Academic Bldg. Austin of Houston Hometown Club will meet in Room 105 of the Biological Sciences Bldg. Rio Grande Valley Hometown Chib will meet in Room 2D of the MSC. Jefferson Hometown Club will meet in Room 127 of the Aca demic Bldg. Wheeler County Hometown Club will meet in the YMCA Lob by. Marshall Hometown Club will meet in the Serpentine Lounge of the MSC. Pictures will be taken for The Aggieland ’60. Civilian Student Wee AggWS SC ON A Prepares StudentsforF\uture Portrait Dates Set Civilian students will have their portrait made for The Ag gieland ’60 at the Aggieland Stu dio between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. according to the fol lowing schedule. Coats and ties should be worm Sophomores & Juniors We Aggies like to read about Wee Ag gies. When a wee one arrives, call VI 6-4910 and ask for the Wee Aggie Edl- Dec. 2-3 Dec. 7-8 Dec. 9-10 Dec. 14-15 Surnames A-D E-K L-R S-Z By JACK HARTSFIELD Battalion Staff Writer Through SCONA, students at Texas A&M are preparing them selves and their fellow students at other universities as future leaders. This fact was pointed out in the 1958 Congressional Record where Sen. Hubert Humphrey ad dressed the U. S. Senate on SCONA’s outstanding work. SCONA is the student-spon sored conference held at A&M each December to promote a gen eration of responsible leaders in national and international af fairs. Its full name is the Student Conference on National Affairs. The fifth such annual conference is scheduled to be held Dec. 9-12 in the Memorial Student Center located in the center of the cam pus. In four years, SCONA grew in all directions. The number of conferees increased, students from more colleges and univer sities attended, and more spon sors have given financial backing. It has grown from a represen tation of two delegates from each of 48 schools into an attendance of 176 students from 75 schools. The delegates, selected as stu dent leaders on their own cam puses by the presidents of their schools, come from all over the South and Southwest, Canada and Mexico Most of the dele gates’ expenses are paid by SCONA. Eminent keynote speakers who are leaders in the United States and other countries address each conference, and “round-table” conferences with distinguished co- chairmen and small groups of stu dent delegates permit student participation in active discussion. The theme of this year’s con ference will be “The United States: Problems of World Lead ership.” Triival s : wmm andWEAR FLANNEL Mil shirts cixt duftfetuffog Here is an excellent buy fbr cold weather comfort. You get the warmth of cotton flannel with the ease and convenience of a little or no iron fabric in these new shirts by Truval. Smartly styled plaids in bright outdoors colors — blue, red and brown. Select your wash and wear flannel shirt now. Principal speakers expected to be present include Gen. John B. Medaris, chief of Redstone Ar senal and a top man in the new Space Program; Ceylon’s Ambas sador R. S. S. Gunewardene; Dr. Howard R. Bowen, president of Grinnell College in Iowa; Dr. Na- bor Carrillo, rector of the Na tional University of Mexico; Sir Leslie Munro, former president of the United Nations General Assembly, former Ambassador of New Zealand to the United States, and now United Nations’ special representative to the State of Hungary; and William H. Lawrence,, president of the National Press Club and New York Times correspondent for the Washington Bureau. Civilian Seniors and Graduates (Including Jr. and Sr. Yet Med., 5th Year Architects) Jan. 6-7 A-D Jan.11-12 E-K Jan. 13-14 L-R Jan. 18-19 S-Z A 9 lb., 1 oz. boy was born to Dr. and Mrs. Fred Kasten Dec. 1 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan. Kasten is an assistant professor in the Department of Biology. The fourth son for the Kastens was named Glenn ThOin- 8c Black And White Prints A&M PHOTO SHOP -S>t=k-5R MAKE and TAKE CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Sponsored hy the Woman’s Society of Christian Service <Jf the A&M METHODIST CHURCH First Floor Educational Bldg. SAT. DEC. 5 — 4 P. M. - 7 P. M. FRIED CHICKEN SUPPER Serving Continuously 5:00 - 7:00 Wesley Foundation Bldg. Tickets: Adults $1.00 Children SOt* Gifts • Teen Age Shop Baked Goods • Candy Christmas Decorations sv, : WHITE SIDEWALLS Prices start as low as. plus tax and recappabfe tire SIZE 6.70-15, TUBED-TYPE, WHITE SEE THE NEW 1960 . 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