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The Battalion Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1960 Number 60 ChestF und Allocation Receives Senate Okay m .Z’iP*". No Injuries No injuries were incurred in the collision was driven by Walton A. Navratil, employe of two cars at the intersection of Houston in Sbisa Dining Hall, and the pickup truck and Hogg Streets last night. The sedan by L. J. Jones of Bryan. Home, Military. Frosh Leaving A&M Offer Varied Reasons By KEN COPPAGE Battalion Staff Writer Freshmen contemplating leaving A&M at the end of this semester offered several reasons for their Withdrawals in interviews yester- ilay afternoon. Richard Yargus from LaGrange, majoring in business administra tion, said he didn’t like' the mili tary aspect of the college because he couldn’t get a contract. He added, “There is no use going here unless you can get a contract.” He also added he doesn’t like Call to Quarters. Closer to Home George Morris, a business ad ministration major from Temple, said he wanted to get closer to home. He plans to go to Baylor University because all his buddies go there. He also said he didn’t think military life was for him. Larry Copeland from Austin, majoring in general curriculum, said he thought the Corps of Ca dets should become more “Old Army” but added “meal formations should be non-compulsory.” He also said cadets should wear a uniform of the same color as their branch. Copeland stated Call to Quarters should be according to the individual’s class schedule for the coming day. No Grades Larry- Dolezal, an agricultural major from Abilene, said he could not make his grades this semester and was transferring to another school for the next semester but would be back in the Fall. Mike Rhodes from Somerville, majoring in agricultural econom ics, stated he couldn’t make his grades and was leaving to go to a junior college. He believes the Call to Quarters policy is good Dean Calls Meet Of Club Presidents Dean of Students James P. Han- nigan has called a meeting of all hometown club presidents in Rooms 201 and 202 of the YMCA Building at 5 p.m. Friday. Hannigan wants to discuss the role of hometown clubs in ,the an nual High School Career Day cere monies to be held this year on March 5. but “I just don’t know how to study.” Not Well Enough Known Jimmy Johnson, a pre-law major from Highland Park, 111., said A&M was not well enough known as a liberal arts school in the East. He plans to enter the Yale- Harvard Law School and will stand a better chance for accept ance if he completes his pre-law studies in an Eastern school. Robert Thierry, a Galveston res ident studying general curriculum said, “The main reason for my leaving is because the Corps of Cadets shows a general level of immaturity and is not based on actual or realistic foundations to my way of thinking. Personally I have no desire to be a sophomore, junior or senior here at A&M.” He plana to attend the University of Houston next semester. Non-Com pulsory James E. Taylor, business ad ministration major from San An gelo, feels the Corps of Cadets should not be compulsory. He add ed he plans to return but will not be in the Corps because, “I don’t feel the Corps is what it is cracked up to be.” Exec Course Expects 42 To Register A class of 42 executives repre senting a diversity of the nation’s business and industrial organiza tions will register here Sunday for three weeks of training at the college’s eight annual Executive Development Course. During the course the execut ives will tackle such problems as management administration, ac counting and finance- business measurements and personnel ad ministration. A “visiting faculty” of about 40 top business and industrial executives will conduct the train ing sessions, speaking on problems arising in the operations of or ganizations iii today’s rapidly ex panding economy. The group will be welcomed Sunday by President Earl Rud der, followed by a smorgasbord. Monday the class will get down to business. During the course they’ll hear talks by such men as William Oncken Jr., Alexander Hamilton Institnte, Inc., New York City; Robb M. Winsborough, vice presiolent of Middle West, Service Co., Chicago; Marvin K. Collie, president, the National Bank of Commerce of Houston, and Watrous H. Irons, president, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The Executive Development course, in its eight year, was the outgrowth of requests from South western firms for some sort of training that would enable key men to learn more of the problems prising in the area’s booming eco nomy. V Executives who will attend the course were nominated by their companies on the basis of out standing careers and readiness for additional responsibilities. The course is directed by T. W. Leland, head of the Division of Business Administration. CHS To Conduct New Student Poll W. T. Riedel, Superintendent of A&M Consolidated Schools has asked that all mothers in the Con solidated School District having children who will be six years of age on or before Sept. 1, 1960, and who have not been contacted already to contact Mrs. H. S.Cres- well, Elementary principal. Riedel said this is an effort to get a census on all children enter ing school next fall. Volunteer Workers Needed Urgently Volunteer weather observers within a T75-mile radius of Col lege Station are urgently needed by the Department of Oceanog raphy and Meteorology to assist in its study of severe local storms. Dick Adams, administrative as sistant for the department, said reports from observers are used to confirm radar observations of storms and thus help in determin ing the usefulness of radar as a tool to detect severe weather phe nomena. Reports of thunderstorms, time of beginning and ending of hail storms, size of hailstones, extent of storm damage, amount of rain fall and presence of high winds are examples of the type of in formation needed, Adams said. Persons wanting to assist in the project should write to Radar Meteorology Section, Depart ment of Oceanography and Me teorology, A&M, College Station, for additional information. Johnson Declares Religion, Ancestry Are Not Important NEW YORK OP>—Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex) says religion, ancestry or plare of birth should play no part in selection of the next president. Johnson, Senate majority leader and a potential candidate for the Democratic presidential nomina tion, spoke Thursday night in Brooklyn at a dinner honoring Rep. John J. Rooney (D-NY). The affair was sponsored by the Cathedral Club, a social organiza tion of Roman Catholic laymen. Johnson is a Protestant. “We must select our next presi dent on the basis of grown-up, adult issues. We must select the man we feel is best qualified to lead this country in the face of the Communist threat. We must look to our strength and not fall into the Soviet trap of looking to our fears.” “In the last war,” he went on, “nobody objected that Maishall was a Virginian, that Nimitz, Wainwright and Chennault—and might I add Dwight D. Eisenhower —were born in Texas. No one ob jected that Wild Bill Donovan of New York was a Roman Catholic. “No one objected that the man who thought out the theory of the atomic bomb was a German Jew named Einstein, and the man who put the uranium into the atomic bomb was an Italian named Fer mi.” Reveille, Coliseum Plans Also Heard By BILL HICKLIN Battalion Managing Editor Allocation of funds collected from the Campus Chest Drive as recommended by Marvin Schneider, chairman of the drive, received a solid vote of approval from the Student Senate at the monthly meeting last night. The Senate, meeting in the Senate Chamber of the Memorial Student Center, voted by a 17-4 margin to allocate ten per cent of the $1,500 collected to the World University Service, ten per cent to the College Station Community Chest, five per cent to the Brazos County Tuberculosis Assn, and five per cent to the March of Dimes. 70 Rer Cent on Campus The remaining 70 per cent will remain on campus for aid to Aggies who have need for financial assistance. Before the vote approving the allocation, the Senate con sidered contributing 15 per cent of the funds to the World University Service—an organiza tion which gives financial aid to student facilities and services in underdeveloped countries. Reveille Fund In addition, the student govern ing body debated taking funds needed for the care of Reveille, the A&M mascot, and eliminate the Reveille Fund Drive later in the spring semester. But the motions were overruled and the Reveille Drive will be conducted early next semester under the auspices of the Issues Committee, chairmaned by Ben Cook. A formal date for the drive will be announced shortly after the semester opens. Entrance Issue Cook also reported on the en trance issue which the Senate in vestigated for basketball games in G. Rollie White Coliseum. It was brought before the Senate at the last meeting and Cooks reported a “misunderstanding had develop ed,” but Aggies and their wives and guests could enter in the same entrance. He reported the only prerequisite to Aggies entering the same gate with wives and guests was for the husband and wife to have their tickets and both enter together. No Seating Plan The Issues Committee also aban doned the seating plan for basket ball games 'in the coliseum. Cook said it would not be feasible this late in the season and not enough friction existed to warrant such a move. Cook cited the A&M-University of Texas cage clash last week in which the conduct of students was outstanding—even receiving a per sonal letter of commendation from the head coach at Texas, Harold Bradley. Dispute Over Labor-Politics Relations Seen WASHINGTON (A>)_A dispute over the political activities of la bor unions was injected today into Senate debate on a bill to regulate the financing of federal elections campaigns. Sen. Strom Thurmond (D-SC) said a ban on political continbu- tions or expenditures by labor or ganizations has been circumvented by union groups which have set up separate political arms. “The power now wielded by la bor in the political field is practic ally unfettered,” he said in a pre pared Senate speech. He offered an amendment that he said was designed to prevent labor unions from spending money to influence the public at large to vote for one candidate in prefer ence to another. Thurmond’s amendment also would apply to corporations, which likewise are prohibited by existing laws from making political con tributions or expenditures in con nection with a federal election. He said it would not prevent unions or corporations from tak ing a stand on issues or candi dates through their own house or gans or other communications with their members or stockholders. Thurmond advanced his amend ment after the Senate, late Thurs day, adopted by voice vote two more major amendments to a bill that has been under debate sincq the middle of last week. The measure, revising the 1925 Corrupt Practices Act, would re quire fuller reporting of political contributions and expenditures and raise legal spending limits in federal election campaigns. 325 To Receive Degrees Tomorrow Graduating seniors, 325 strong, will receive their degrees and com missions in ceremonies tomorrow in G. Rollie White Coliseum. Fifty-one students are in line to receive advanced degrees, and 274 will receive baccalaureate de grees at 10 a. m. Following the processional and introduction, President Earl Rud der will introduce Dr. Eugene Sla ter, who will give the commence ment address. The Rev. Dr. Slater is present chairman of the Texas Methodist Commission on Christ ian Higher Education in addition to being pastor of the Polk Street Methodist Church in Amarillo. He has served as dean of the School of Missions in Texas and as past president of the Amarillo Minis terial Assn. Following Slater’s message, Rud der will confer the degrees. Commissioning Program At 1:30 p. m., 55 Army cadets will receive reserve commissions as second lieutenants, with one of them being named to receive a public health service commission at a later date. Thirty-four Air Force cadets are in line for reserve commissions and one is candidate for a regular commission. Maj. Gen. Lewis S. Griffing, deputy commanding general for reserve forces, Fourth Army, will deliver the address at the commis sioning program. Griffing is former chief of staff, U. S. Army, Seoul, Korea. He served as chief of the Texas Mili tary District of the Fourth from Two-Car Collision Damages Both Cars, Injuries None A two-car collision at the inter section of Houston and Hogg Streets at 11:15 last night resulted in damages to both vehicles but no injuries. Campus Security Patrolman Ray S. Rosier said a 1950 sedan driven by Walton A. Navi-atil, employe at Sbisa Hall residing in Dorm 13, was in collision with a 1954 pickup truck owned by the W. T. Tubbs Service Station and driven by L. J. Jones of Rt. 4, Box 448, Bryan. Jones was driving north on Houston St. and Navratil was making a left turn off Houston onto Hogg St., said Rosier. Rosier stated an accurate esti mate of the damages could not be made immediately. The truck received a damaged radiator, left fender and bumper. The sedan was damaged on both fenders, the hood, radiator and grille. Sept., 1955, until being assigned to Korea in August, 1957. Order of Events The order of events is as fol lows : At appi'oximately 1330 hours the distinguished party will enter the stage, as which time Cadet Col. Bill Heye will call the Corps to attention. Cadet Lt. Col Robberson, corps chaplain, will give the invocation. The audience will participate in singing the “Spirit of Aggieland” followed by announcements by President Earl Rudder. Maj. Gen. Lewis S. Griffing, the principal speaker, will then de liver the commissioning address. Capt. Simmons will then have the cadets being commissioned rise, and the oath will be administered. Cadets receiving commissions will raise their right hand and repeat the oath of office. Presentation of Commissions The first two rows of Army of ficers will proceed to the east side of the stage. Succeeding rows will be called up by designated ushers at the appropriate time. Immedi ately following the presentation of commissions to the Army officers, the first two rows of Air Force Officers will proceed to the west side of the stage. Succeeding rows will follow as indicated. U. S. Pub lic Health Officer will follow the last army officer. After Gen. Griffing has present ed the commission and shakes hands, the officer will salute, leave the stage through the wings, and I'eturn to his seat in the audience Upon completion of the cere mony, Robberson will give the Benediction, after which the audi ence will participate in singing “The Star Spangled Banner.” N'ewly commissioned officers and guests will remain seated until the distinguished party leaves the stage. Maj. Gen. Lewis S. Griffing . .. To Present Commissions