Volume 59
The Battalion
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, JANUARY 2 5, 1960
Number 56
Lindley Says Reds Losing in Asia
Lindley Sees Five
For Prexy Election
By JOHNNY JOHNSON
Battalion Editor
Vice President Richard M. Nixon, and either New York
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller or Secretary of Labor James P.
Mitchell on the Republican ticket, and Massachusetts Sen
John Kennedv and Minnesota Sen. Hubert Humphrey on the
Democratic Party ticket, are the choices of Newsweek’s
Washington Bureau Chief Ernest K. Lindley in the November
elections.
Lindley, Thursday night’s Great Issues speaker, made
these choices in response to a question from a representative
of The Battalion in a press conference for Lindley Thursday
afternoon.
Declines Nomination
Despite Rockefeller’s statement that he will not accept the
-♦■Republican Party’s vice presi
dential nomination, Lindley
Lions Plan
District Meet
Here Sunday
Approximately 400 Lions and
their ladies from Lions Club Dis
trict 2S-3, extending from Madi-
sonville to New Braunfels and
from Calvert to La Grange, will
attend the Mid-Winter Conference
at the Memorial Student Center
Sunday.
District Governor J. J. Pickle
of Austin will introduce the princi
pal speaker, Lions Club Interna
tional Director Ivan Jackson of
Cartersville, Ga.
The address will follow a Smor
gasbord for the guests that will
start at noon and a performance
by the Singing Cadets, led by Dr.
Bill Turner.
The* host clubs—the College Sta
tion Lions Club, the Bryan Lions
Club and the Bryan-College Sta
tion Evening Lions Club—will host
the one-day event, with the Bryan-
College Station Auxiliat'y, the
Lioness Club, providing the enter
tainment for the visiting ladies.
Dr. Arch I, Flowers, president
of the College Station Lions Club,
is the general chairman of the
conference and will serve as toast
master.
Teenagers Carry
All-Out Campaign
For March of Dimes
An all-out drive to raise money
for the New March of Dimes cam
paign is being carried out by a
group of teenagers here in Braz
os County.
Miss Ann Rudder, general chair
man; Bryan Captain Sally Lehr;
and Judy Rasmussen, College Sta
tion Captain, will head a group of
60 girls from Bryan and College
Station during halftime at the
A&M Texas University game Fri
day night in the G. Rollie White
Coliseum.
said he felt the New York
governor may be drafted by
GOP party leaders.
“He (Rockefeller) may have to
accept the nomination to satisfy
several prominent party members,”
Lindley said.
“Barring an unforeseen catas
trophe, Nixon is a shoo-in for the
presidential nomination,” said Lind
ley.
Kennedy Choice
At the present, Lindley said,
Kennedy is the obvious choice for
the Democratic presidential nom
ination but may meet opposition
from former Illinois Governor, and
two-time loser for the Democratic
Party, Adlai Stevenson.
Reversing the roles, Lindley
asked newsmen how they felt a
Stevenson-Kennedy or a Kennedy-
Humphrey ticket would go in Tex
as.
Reactions from the newsmen
present for the press conference
were sharply divided with each
holding a conflicting view. Most
of the newsmen conceded, however,
that Kennedy would be a sti’ong
candidate in Texas.
Religion No Harm
Lindley said he didn’t feel Ken
nedy’s Catholic background would
lose him many votes. Catholics
have shown that they don’t vote
solidly Catholic as evidenced bj^
the recent defeat of a Catholic
candidate for governor in predom
inately Catholic Louisiana.
If Kennedy does run, however,
it may regain for the Democratic
Party a number of Catholic voters
who have voted Republican in the
last few years, Lindley added.
Johnson Out
Asked about the chances of Tex
as Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, Lind
ley didn’t think Johnson has much
chance.
“Northern party leaders feel
Johnson is not liberal enough to
suit their needs. The Negro and
labor vote, though both minority
segments of the voters, would
probably be against Johnson be
cause of his Texas background,”
said Lindley.
Asked of the fact that Texans
have a braggart and big-shot repu
tation would also enter into any
(See LINDLEY on Page 4)
Famed Journalist Predicts Future
Ernest K. Lindley, chief of the Washington senation held in the Memorial Student Cen-
Bureau of Newsweek Magazine, predicted ter Ballroom that America and the Free
last night at the second Great Issues pre- World will win out in the “cold war.”
CSC Votes To Integrate
Corps,Civilian Pictures
By DAVE STOKER
In a 10-2 vote members of the
Civilian Student Council moved last
night that a recommendation be
made to the Aggieland ’60 staff to
have civilian class pictures inter-
grated with the Corps in this,
year’s yearbook. I
Last year the pictures were,seg
regated.
James Tucker, junior class rep
resentative, opened the discussion
on the placement of the class pic
tures. Against segregating the
pictures. Tucker said that he was
in favor of having all the civilians
together so that he can turn to the
section and easly find the “ones
whom I have the most dealings and
WASHINGTON OP)—Blaming a
suicide bomb for a Jan. 6 airliner
crash which killed 34 persons, Sen.
A. S. (Mike) Monroney (D-Okla)
said today new laws may be needed
to protect against such acts.
He said the evidence is very
strong that a passenger bent on
suicide caused the disaster.
The FBI reportedly moved into
the case Thursday as the story
was unfolded before the Senate
Aviation subcommittee headed by
Monroney.
The subcommittee heard testi
mony that insurance totaling near
ly $900,000 had been issued since
the one whom I most know.”
Mike Carlo, secretary, was in
favor of integrating the pictures
saying that segregated pictures
make it appear that A&M has two
student bodies.
President Chai’les Graham went
along with Carlo.
Gives Bad Impression
“Strangers will get the idea that
A&M is a segregated school,” Gra
ham said. “We need to satisfy the
people outside of A&M and I feel
that by placing tbe class pictures
together it will be of best advant
age to the college.”
The vote followed. The recom
mendation of segregated pictures
last April on the life of one of the
crash victims.
He was named as Julian Andrew
Frank, 32-year-old Westport,
Conn., lawyer. He died with 33
others when a National Airlines
plane plunged to earth near Bo
livia, N. C., while en route from
New Yoi’k to Miami.
Oscar Bakke, chief of the Civil
Aeronautics Board’s safety divi
sion, testified about the insurance.
Bakke also desci'ibed other evi
dence found by CAB investigators
which Monroney said made clear
the grim story of what had hap
pened.
will be negotiated later with mem
bers of the Aggieland staff
In other business, a band to pro
vide music at the annual Civilian
Weekend dance was discussed. At
the present three bands are in
mind. Larry Clark, chairman of
the weekend, told the members of
the “Hi Fi’s,” a five piece band,
and Ben Havard, treasurer, men
tioned two bands around the San
Marcos area.
Biggest Event
The weekend, which is sched
uled for sometime in the spring se
mester, is still in the early plan
ning stages. It is the biggest event
sponsored by the Civilian Student
Council.
Graham commended Clark on the
fine work done so far in planning
the event, saying that it is the
“best organized yet.”
Also concerning the Civilian
Weekend^ the selection of the Ci
vilian Sweetheart was discussed.
Carlo reported that a chance will
be made in the way the sweetheart
is picked this year. No definite
method of selection has been
brought up but the councilmen will
decide on one at a later date. In
the past college officials have pick
ed the sweetheart at the Civilian
Weekend Dance. In someway, ci
vilian students will pick their final
sweetheart this year.
Other business included a Stu
dent Senate report and a short re
port on Religious Emphasis Week
which will be coming up the third
week of next semester.
Monroney Calls for New Laws
To Protect Against Bombings
Dr. Trotter Announces Retirement
Dr. Ide P. Trotter, associate dear
of the Graduate School, professor
of agronomy and extension con
sultant on personnel and profes
sional improvement, A&M, is re
tiring, effective Saturday, after 24
years of service with the college
He has accepted a two-year as
signment in India and he and Mrs
Trotter will leave for India, Jan
3 6. He will be a consultant in Ed
ucational Administration at Utkal
Krushi Mahavidyalaya Agricultur
al College in Bhunaneswar, Orissa
India. He is going to India under
a University of Missouri contract
with the International Cooperative
Administration.
Dean Emeritus
In recognition of Trotter’s long
and distinguished service. Presi
dent Earl Rudder said today the
title of Dean and Professor Emer
itus has been designated for him
Trotter, one of the most widelj
known men in his field, cam® to
A&M in 1936 from the University
of Missouri, where he was exten
sion agi’onomist, 1923-36.
Very Active
Trotter was assistant pidncipal
Y>r the high school in Hernando,
Miss., in 1916-16; director of agri
culture of the base hospitals at
Camp Travis and Ft. Sam Hous
ton, Tex., from 1918-19; graduate
assistant in agronomy at Missis
sippi A&M in 1920; research as-
istant at the Mississippi Agricul-
ural Experiment Station in 1920;
Toi’eman in 1921, assistant to sup
erintendent in 1922-23; in charge
if federal cotton plow-up program
n Missouri in 1933; in charge of
AAA program in 18 counties in
Southeast Missouri in 1934; repre
sentative for the University of
Missouri on Bankhead Committee
In 1934; agronomy advisor to ad-
ninistrator of USDA, AAA and
;oil conservation programs from
1935- 36.
A&M Posts
At A&M, he has been head of
the Department of Agronomy from
1936- 44; director of the Agricul
tural Extension Seiwice from 1944-
49; dean of the Graduate School
and extension consultant on per
sonnel and professional improve
ment; associate dean of the Grad
uate School, profesosr of agron
omy and extension consultant on
personnel and professional im
provement; participated in devel
opment of professional improve
ment programs for agricultural ex
tension service workers 1928 to
the present; director of regional
training program for extension
workers at Frame View A&M
from its organization in 1949.
Organization Membership
Trotter is a member of many
learned and professional organi
zations and holds many honorai'y
posts.
During the summer of 1948
Trotter conducted a study of the
cotton situation in the Orient. He
was loaned to the Office of For
eign Agricultural Relations of the
USDA. He visited Japan, China,
India, Pakistan and Greece.
Agronomy Authority
Ti’otter is an authority in the
field of agronomy and is one of
five Texans who are Fellows of the
American Society of Agronomy.
He is a member of the American
Society of Agronomy, a Fellow of
the American Assn, for the Ad
vancement of Science, American
Assn, of University Professors,
Soil Science Society of America,
International Society of Soil Sci
ence, Texas Academy of Science
and several other professional so
cieties and fraternal organizations.
Native of Tennessee
A native of Tennessee, he grad
uated from Mississippi College
with a B.A. dgree in Liberal Arts
and a B.S. in Agriculture from
Mississippi A&M and later took
his M.S. degree in agronomy at
the University of Wisconsin. He
taught school in Mississippi until
the outbreak of World War I, when
he entered the war as a private
rising to the rank of second lieu
tenant.
War Service
During the war he served as di
rector of agriculture for base hos
pitals at Camp Travis and ' Fort
Sam Houston, Texas. After the
war he did agricultural research
work and graduate work at Mis
sissippi A&M.
Trotter will travel via San Fran
cisco, Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong,
Bangkok and Calcutta. They will
visit with friends and former stu
dents of A&M in each of these
stops.
Two Sons
They are the parents of two
sons, Ide P. Trotter Jr. and Benja
min Trotter, both graduates of
A&M. They are now officers in
the Army. Ide P. Trotter Ji\ is
married to the former Miss Luella
Haupt of College Station, and they
have one child, a daughter, Ruth
Elizabeth, six months old.
Trotter is a Baptist, Mason and
Rotarian. Both he and Mrs. Trot
ter are leading church, community
and civic workers.
Great Issues Talk
Given by Analyst
By JACK HARTSFIELD
Battalion Staff Writer
Ernest K. Lindley, chief of the Washington Bureau of
Newsweek Magazine, stressed Thursday night that “America
cannot afford to let the Communist achieve any further gains
through strongholds in the Asiatic countries.”
“The Free World and America must not suRmit to any
further aggression, regardless of the form,” warned Lindley,
one of America’s greatest journalists and television commen
tators.
Lindley, who returned last summer from a tour of 17
countries covering the area from Lebanon to Korea and Japan,
was principal speaker before a packed house for the second
Great Issues presentation held in the Memorial Student Cen
ter Ballroom Thursday at S*
p. m.
In recalling his experiences
while on the Asiatic tour last
summer, Lindley revealed that
he had found encouraging signs
for the Free World in tremendously
improved political attitudes favor
ing America.
“There are vai’ious reasons for
these improved attitudes, one of
them being Communist China’s be
havior on the Indian border. India
has long favored neutralism in the
present world struggle, but she has
learned her lesson,” Lindley added.
Looking stern, but hopeful, the
Newsweek chief said he is con
vinced that Khruschev does hot
want war at the present time.
“As long as the United States
and the Free World have a mighty
means of retaliation.” said Lindley,
“Russia will not take aggressive
action against us.”
However, he pointed out that
in many such cases in the past
concerning the Communist conquest
of Yugoslavia, Poland and other
countries, Russia has proclaimed
that these were not actions of ag
gression.
Lindley warned that we must
not be deceived by Russia’s/ claims
to non-aggressive actions in what
they call “peaceful intervention.”
“If the Asiatic countries which
have been facing Communist inter
vention fail in deterring the strong
arm of the Soviet Republic, then
America has failed in her objec
tive for preserving peace,” said
Lindley.
America’s role in preventing com
munist domination in Asiatic coun
tries, Lindley pointed out, relies on
two points; one of them being se
curity again aggression and just
ly important, support of economic
development in countries soliciting
our aid.
“I do not merely mean techni
cal aid and militai’y aid, but capi-
(See GREAT on Page 4)
Loose Mouse
Meets End
In Typewriter
Mrs. Beverly Hannah, a secre
tary in the Texas Engineer’s Li
brary, arrived at work Tuesday
as she does every day. She hung
up her hat and coat as she does
every morning, then she sat down
at her electric typewriter as she
does every morning.
But something was wrong.
“I smell a rat,” said Mrs. Han
nah.
“I smell something,” said Tra
vis C. McLane, Civil Engineering
student from White Oak.
They look on the floor. They
looked in the drawers. They look
ed in the waste-basket, but no
results.
Then McLane suggested the
typewriter. It looked innocent
from the top, as well as the sides
and bottom. But sure enough,
the closer they came to the ma
chine, the stronger the stench.
So McLain got to work with a
screw driver, and soon, with the
sides off, the mystery was sol
ved.
“There, between two gear
wheels,” said Mrs. Hannah, “was
a little brown mouse. All you
could see was his head and tail.”
The two sleuths figured the
mouse crawled into the' type
writer last night and became
wedged between the wheels. They
haven’t found just what the mouse
was looking for yet.
Anyway, Mrs. Hanah is using
a different typewriter today.
Hers has been sent away to be
thoroughly de-moused and de
odorized.
Dr. Ide P. Trotter
. .. resigns A&M position