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Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1960
Number 49
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Sportsman ship Award
Don Meredith of SMU receives the tenth wanis president as Matty Dell, SMU Athletic
annual Kiwanis Sportsmanship Award in Director, left, looks on. (AP Wirephoto)
Fort Worth from R. V. Nichols, center, Ki-
Data Processing Center
To Be Dedicated Thursday
A&M, with $3 million worth of
electronic computing equipment on
hand including the giant TPM 704
computer, will dedicate its $300,-
000 data processing center Thurs
day.
Br. Aaron Rose, director of the
Engineering Experiment Station
here at A&M, which has supervi-
{?iun over the data processing cop
ter, works with a staff of about 30
personnel in offering 200 students
courses in electronic computation
and data processing.
A&M has three IBM computers
-—the big 704, the middle size GOO,
and an older, smaller model known
as the G04. The 704 is 1,000 times
faster than the GOO, according to
T)r. Rose. A&M is the fourth Am
erican college to install a 704, the
others being Massachusetts Insti
tute of Technology, University of
California at Los Angeles and Uni
versity of Southern Califoi’nia.
Pr. R. E. Patterson, A&M vice
chancellor for agriculture who has
taken the lead in developing the
use of computers hei’e, beginning
with pioneer mechanical models in
the 1930’s, stated his opinion
whether man can become a slave
or victim of machines.
“As long as man makes them, he
is going to control them,” said
Patterson. “The machine is a tool
of man, not his master. You’re
not going to get anything out of
the machine that you don’t put
in it.”
This doesn’t mean the men who
know the machines best don’t have
a tremendous respect for their
capabilities and their potentialities.
Pattersop pointed out they have
a perfect merhory—that is, every
bit of information run through
their electiical brain can be pigeon
holed for future use. Another tre
mendous advantage is the speed
with which they can make compu
tations.
Those who work closely with the
machines and understand them best
still stand in a certain awe of
them, he said.
This is admitted with occasional
wry humor. For example, the 704
computer here at A&M, installed
early in December, has a little red
case on top, such as is used for
giving fire alarms. A sign on this
gadget reads “In case of emer
gency, break glass.” Inside is an
abacus, the wire and bead device
with which the ancients performed
their mathematical calculations, he
said.
Secretarial Meet
Set for Saturday
Secretaries from over the area
and state will arrivo in College Sta
tion Saturday to attend a secretai’-
ial seminar at the Memoi'ial Stu
dent Center on the A&M campus.
The seminar “Destination Suc
cess” is sponsored by the Bryan-
College Station Chapter of the Na
tional Seci’etaries Assn, and is
their second seminar.
Two events—a business machine
show and a style show—are sched
uled to attract widespread atten
tion. Business machine firms will
set up displays showing'the latest
in office equipment and local busi
nessmen are invited to come and
visit the displays. There will also
be a style show presented by Les
ter’s with models being chosen
from the chapter members.
Dr. Tmogene Bentley, dean of
women at North Texas. State Col
lege in Denton will speak on
“Transcripts for Success,” and
Miss Helen Howard, chairman of
the Department of Office Admin
istration at Baylor University will
speak on “Personal Qualities which
Lead to Success.” Other major
addresses will be given by J. Har
old Dunn, president of the Sham
rock Oil Co. in Amarillo and James
II. Pipkin, vice president of Texaco,
Inc. in Washington, D. C. Mrs.
Tllien Austin, CPS, president of the
Texas-Louisiana Division, NSA,
from Houston will deliver the clos
ing speech.
Dr. M. T. Harrington, chancellor
of the A&M College System will
welcome the group and will be in
troduced by Mrs. Margaret C. Cole
man, pi’esident of the Bryan-Col-
lege Station Chapter, NSA. In
vocation will be given by the Rev.
W. R. Oxley of the St. Thomas
Episcopal Church. Mistress of
ceremonies for this occasion will be
Mrs. Mary Beth Gandy.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m.,
with the.seminar scheduled to start
at 9. The program will last until
about 4 p.m.
Sportsman Trophy
Constitution Revised
Committee Drops
Rotation of Award
Cadets IStli in Cage Rankings
By The Associated Press I California’s downfall Saturday
Cincinnati rules high and mighty hands of Southern California
over the college basketball world I Satin day ended a 2r>-game
and the Bearcats’ lengthy reign | victory stieak ovei a two-season
appears almost certain to stretch ? P an an d made things, easier than
at /east another week. I ovei ‘ f° r Cincinnati in the poll.
One of the four major, unbeaten
teams in the country, Cincinnati
(10-0) was a landslide top choice
today in the weekly Associated
Press poll of sports writers and
sportscasters around the country.
The Bearcats were named first I
on 150 of the 175 ballots, collect-1
"i'Clg 1,G8G points. California, which I
took over second in an exchange
of positions with third place West
Virginia, had 11 first and 1,343
points. \ W’est Virginia has 12 first
placers pud 1,140 points. Bradley
was foiiirth in a big promotion
from treeir ninth of a week ago
West Virginia, Utah and Illinois
also fell from the dwindling all
winning group.
There’s one real oddity in the
list of top 20 teams. Kentucky
isn’t in the select group. Adolph
Texas University Professor to Present
Seminar in Physics Building Today at 3
and Uta\i was fifth.
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Dr. Bernard B. Kinsey, professor
of physics at the University of
Texas, has been invited to the
A&M campus to present a seminar
today, sponsored by the Depart
ment of Physics and the Depart
ment of Nuclear Engineering.
Kinsey is internationally known
for his contributions in the field
of nuclear physics. He spent many
years at the Atomic Energy Re
search establishment in Harwell,
England, and in 1950 he moved to
the Atomic Energy Project at
Chalk River, Ontario, Canada.
Kinsey’s work on “capture gam
ma rays” while at Chalk River is
a classic in the field of nuclear
physics.
The seminar will be held in
Room 320 of the Physics Building
at 3 p.m. Kinsey’s talk will be on
a topic of current interest in nu
clear physics. All interested per
sons are cordially invited.
The Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Trophy will
a#ain he awarded each year to the school voted the outstand
ing sportsmen in the conference.
The action to change the constitution of the SWC Sports
manship Committee to restore the old method of awarding
the trophy was taken at a three-day meeting of the group
last week in Dallas.
A constitutional amendment passed at a meeting of the
group at a spring meeting at A&M necessitated last week’s
action. Last spring the committee voted to do away with
selecting the trophy winner by vote and decided instead the
trophy would be awarded on a rotation basis among the mem-
♦‘hers schools of the conference.
Principal reason for the
change was, at that time,
several members claimed the
voting was a popularity con
test.
It took thi'ee days of heated
discussion at the Dallas meeting
last week before the constitution
was changed to restore the voting
selection of the trophy recipient.
The University of Texas was
violently opposed to the change.
Texas was also an enthusiastic sup-
poi’ter of last spring’s change.
Texas was the only one of the
eight SWC member schools to vote
against the new amendment.
The SWC Sportsmanship Com
mittee is composed of five repre
sentatives from each school in the
conference. The student governing
body president, the editor of the
campus newspaper, a varsity ath
lete, (he head yell leader and a
junior representative make up each
school representation on the com
mittee.
Jake Sekerka, Student Senate
president; Johnny Johnson, Bat
talion Editor; Gale Oliver, Aggie
football team co-captain; Joe Leep-
er, head yell leader; and Travis
Wegenhoft, Student Senate vice
pi’esident; comprised A&M’s dele
gation.
Other action at the committee’s
three-day meeting included reports
from each school on the sports
manship of other schools in the
conference during the past football
season.
A&M received good ratings from
each school. The only • criticism
was from Baylor. The Baylor rep
resentatives criticized A&M for
yelling while tjieir quarterback was
attempting to call signals.
Texas Christian University re
ceived the SWC Sportsmanship
Trophy in pre-game ceremonies at
Friday’s Cotton Bowl tilt. TCU
was the first and will be the last
school to receive the trophy under
the now abolished rotation system.
While in Dallas, the members of
the committee were guests of the
Cotton Bowl Classic Assn. The
Cotton Bowl provided the commit
tee members with tickets to the
State Pair Music Hall production
of “My Fair Lady” and the Cot
ton Bowl, as well as several din
ners and luncheon.
The committee members also
participated in the Cotton Bowl
parade.
Southei'n Methodist University
was the host school for the meet
ing. The next meeting will be held
in May at TCU.
No Aggies Lost
In Accidents
Over Holidays
Aggies for the fourth consecu
tive year have returned from the
Christmas Holidays without suf
fering a traffic fatality.
Col. Frank S. Vaden, Assist
ant Commandant, and Bennie
Zinn, Director of Student Affairs,
said that they had not received
any reports of student fatalities.
Col. Vaden said as far as he
knows all cadets were back with
the exception of those who were
unable to make transportation
connections.
The last Christmas holiday
traffic fatality occurred in 1955
when two Aggies were killed near
LaGrange on their way home.
A hunting accident caused one
Aggie fatality during the 1956-57
holiday period and the 1957-58
holiday period had no violent
deaths.
Vandals Sought
In School Break-in
Vandals who broke into the
A&M Consolidated High and Jun
ior High Schools during the re
cent holiday period are being
sought by College Station Police.
An estimated $200 in damages
resulted from the vandalism.
Equipment was damaged in the
high school science and home
making laboratories and a num
ber of books in the junior high
building. Books and other equip
ment in the two laboratories had
been scattered all about the
rooms. Apparently nothing was
stolen. .
Rupp’s shooters were 13th a week
ago. But when Georgia Tech
handed Kentucky its fourth defeat
the Wildcats plummeted out of the
rankings.
The top 10, based on 10 points
for a first-place vote, 9 for second
etc., with first-place votes in
parentheses:
1. Cincinnati (1R0)
2. California (11)
2. West Virginia (12)
4. Bradley
5. Utah (10)
6. Georgia Tech (2)
7. Ohio State
8. Wake Forest
9. Illinois
10. Southern California
Second ten:
11. Indiana
12. St. Louis
13. Texas A&M
14. Miami. Fla.
15. Detroit
16. VilfcnpTa
17. Utah State
18. Western Kentucky
19. North Carolina
20. Tie Iowa
Toledo
Points
1.686
1.343
1.140
891
640
615
574
278
257
245
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153.
121
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101
84
71
70
66
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AgronomyProfGets
Citizenship Papers
Dr. A. G. Caldwell, associate
professor of agronomy at A&M
and his wife received their final
citizenship papers Monday, Dec.
21, in District Court in Bryan.
The Caldwells are natives of
Ontario, Canada and have been in
Texas five years. Caldwell re
ceived his Ph.D from Iowa State
and was then on the staff of On
tario Agricultural College.
They have three children, Cathy,
eight, who was born in Iowa;
Martha, five, and Steve, two
both born in College Station. Home
is now 1009 Dexter Street in Col
lege Station.
With March of Dimes
Rupel Urges Help
Of Health Board
The College Station Lions Club
heard Dr. Walker Rupel of the
Brazos County Board of Health
urge their support for the I960
March of Dimes Monday noon at
the club’s regular weekly meeting
in the Memorial Student Center.
Following a short talk by Dr.
Rupel, a film entitled “Doing Un
to Others” prepared by the Na
tional Foundation of the March of
Dimes.
Proceeds from the new March of
Dimes drive will go for medical
care in cases of birth defects, ar
thritis and polio.
It was the National Foundation
that provided the funds, the direc
tion, the programming and coor
dinating of scientific abilities—the
total sponsorship—which produced
the polio vaccine.
This took years of hard work,
millions of dollars. It took some
thing more—the pioneering spirit,
the drive, the heart to go on in
the face of vast discouragement.
It is the classic example today of
the advantage of “venture capital”
in medical research.
The National Foundation which
directs the March of Dimes drive
is the only voluntary health agen
cy in America to have mastered
the secret of a major disease.
The goal for the new 19G0
March of Dimes has been set at
$10,000 to lie split between the
Brazos County Chapter and the
National Foundation.
“The dimes you spare,” said
Dr. Rupel, “may spare a Brazos
County child from birth defects,
arthritis or polio.
Music preceeding the luncheon
was directed by Capt. Jim Kille-
brew and Mrs. A. B. Medlin was
the pianist.
A. L. Flowers, president of the
local club, presided at the Monday
noon meeting.
Price Daniel Announces Plans
To Run For Governor Again
AUSTIN CP)—Gov. Price Daniel
wants a third term and the backing
of Texas voters to shove unfin
ished major parts of his program
all the way through the Legislat
ure.
He answered the reelection ques
tion that has kept many political
hopefuls on the edge of their
chairs in a statewide appeal Mon
day night for public support.
Daniel said he wants Texans to
join him in what he called a “cru
sade” for better public schools and
colleges, and adequate and equit
able long-range state fiscal pro
gram, and water board reorganiza
tion along lines now followed by
the State Highway Commission.
He suggested there may be some
changes needed to correct possible
“Inequities” in the auto insurance
law—now a raging issue.
The governor listed a dozen
items of unfinished or half-finished
business left hanging by,the 1959
Legislature. Higher teachers pay
and other school improvements is
the No. 1 plank in his reelection
platform.
He blamed “selfish interests,
pressure groups and powerful
lobbyists” plus the lawmakers’
preoccupation with taxes as the
reasons for the 52nd Legislature’s
failures. It held one regular and
three special sessions.
A big remaining unanswered
question is whether or not Atty.
Gen. Will Wilson will run against
him, or seek reelection. Wilson
has not commented on Daniel’s
announcement or indicated when
he might.
Daniel already has two oppon
ents in prospect. They are former
Rep. Jack Cox of Breckenridge
and former Highway Commission
Chairman Marshall Formby.
Cox predicted after the an
nouncement that he will be in a
runoff with Daniel next July.
He said he would spell out his
platform by Feb. 1.
Cox is an oilman and former
executive secretary of the conserv
ative group. Freedom-in-action,
which is interested in government
and economic issues. He said fi
nances and educational needs are
Texas’ biggest problems.
Texas, the governor warned,
“must face the fact that a bal
anced budget and public school im
provements will require some ad
ditional taxes.”
Daniel said he was sure Texas
could balance its budget, pay for
better schools and other needed
seiwices and start a long-range fi
nancing program without using the
“last resort” general sales or state
income taxes.
He promised to appoint a study
group to help prepare a tax pro
gram for the next regular session.
“It will be a program designed
to preserve a good climate for
business and for individual human
beings,” the governor said.
Daniel warned that “selfish in
terests, pressure groups and pow
erful lobbyists” would try again
to “stop the wheels of progress
and good government.” He said
he chose now to continue the fight
rather than turn his back on the
conflict, “leaving the job undone.”
Wallace Elected
Delegate to World
Teaching Meeting
David Marshall Wallace, 20,
junior at A&M, has been elected
a delegate to the World Teaching
Conference to be held next July
15-Aug. 1 at Strasbourg, France.
Sponsored by the World Student
Christian Federation, the confer
ence will attract approximately
GOO delegates from throughout the
world. This will include about 58
American students representing all
the major denominations and the
YMCA and YWCA.
A preparatory conference
was held Dec. 27-Jan. 2 at
Athens, O., which will be related
to “Life and Mission of the
Church.”
The Ohio and Strasbourg con
ferences grew out of a five-year
Life and Mission study begun by
the World Student Christian Fed
eration. Present emphasis is
the “Mission of the Church In The
World,” while next year’s emphasis
will be on the “Mission ^ of the
Church In. the University.”
Wallace is a history major at
A&M, a member of the National
Student Committee of the "V
and is son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Wallace of Pecos.
Among the seminars he will at
tend at the conference in France
are “Peace In the Atomic Age”
and “Christianity In the Univer
sity.”
Main speakers at the Strasbourg
meeting will he Dr. M. Richard
Shaull of Brazil; the Rev. Charles
Long, Geneva, Switzerland, and
the Rev. Harry Daniel, general
secretary of the India Student
Christian Movement.
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