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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1960)
Featured Attraction Julius Herrmann conductor of the world-famous Deutsch- meister Band, will be the featured attraction of the gala “Vienna on Parade” production which will be presented at G. Rollie White Coliseum at 8 p. m., Thursday, Feb. 11. * “Vienna on Parade” is the fourth Town Hall presentation of the year and a part of this year’s A&M Fine Arts Festi- . val. — Students Doubt New Policies By BOB SABLE Battalion Staff tVriter Reactions and feelings concern ing two changes in Corps policy announced Monday by Dean of Students James P. Hannigan are Varied, but the conclusion reached by most cadets is basically the game: the changes won’t work. Dean Hannigan announced be- gining yesterday, and continuing until further notice, breakfast for mations will be optional for all ca dets except one senior and one jun- !g|ior per unit. Second Change The second change authorizes all cadets to wear civilian clothing C for unofficial, off-campus activi- > ties after retreat and from 12:30 p.m. Saturday until reveille Mon day, unless otherwise specified by * the commandant. David T. Richburg, senior in C-l ®f the 1st Brigade, felt non-com- jmlsory. morning formations would create confusion in. the mess halls, |i with large groups eating break- $j| cast some mornings and very few || eating on other days. “I think freshmen and sopho- H mores will be more apt to be late |§ for clas&, and less likely to clean up their rooms properly,” he com- 1 mented. ‘ No Help . . .» Richburg commented the priv ilege of going non-reg was sup- • posedly accorded to underclassmen to help them, but he failed to see i how it would do this. “They’re still going to have to meet C. Q.”, he said. “They should t be able to wait till their senior year for this privilege, when their ! ; rank will warrant it,” he added. Room Inspection Bill Nix, freshman in H-2 of the ? 2nd Bi’igade, said he thought non- [ compulsory morning formations would be good as long as rooms continued to be ready for inspec tion and cadets were not late to class. He did not feel the change ^ in uniform regulations would work. “This change would be okay if cadets did not take advantage of it, but this much of a relaxation in restrictions will encourage vio lations,” said Nix. Gerald Wala, 1st Sgt. of Sqd. 1, was not in favor of either of the changes. “I don’t think missing break fast is going to help anyone,” Walla said. “They’re still going to pay for the morning meal, whether they eat it or not.” Convenient Time W’alla added morning formation has always been a convenient time for making announcements of im portance to the outfit, and this op portunity would be eliminated. ^ In regard to the privilege of go ing non-reg, Walla felt that it should be a privilege accorded only to seniors. Donley Brothers, sophomore in A-l of the 1st Brigade, had no comment on the formation change, but had this to say in regard to the new uniform policy. ‘Waited . . “I don’t think it will work. I waited a year to be a sophomore, and I can wait until my senior year to enjoy the privilege of go ing non-i’eg upon occasion.” Craig Trotman, senior on the 1st Battle Group Staff, felt both changes were good ideas. “In the Army you don’t have to wear the uniform after evening formation. Why should you have to do it here?’” Affirms Changes Trotman said he felt underclass men should not have to meet morn ing formation if they did not wish to do so. Clarence Burnett, Sqd. 12 fresh man, felt the changes stand little chance of working. “There will be so much bad feel ing and opposition from the sen iors in regard to the uniform reg ulations being changed that it will hurt the Corps,” Bm-nett comment ed. “If we’re going to go non- reg at night we might as well go non-reg all the way,” he added. Not Necessary Richard Bean, also a freshman in Sqd. 12, said he wasn’t sure how the changes would work, but he stated emphatically he failed to see the necessity of either change. Expert Available For Tax Questions An Internal Revenue represent ative will be on the A&M Cam pus from 2 to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow to assist all interested students, and particularly for eign students, with any of their income tax problems. The Battalion Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1960 Number 64 Transfer Number Reduced By 205 From Last Year Hannigan Notes Big Improvement The number of cadet and civilian students transferring - from A&M at the end of January was reduced to 314 this year as compared to 519 who cleared school at the same time last year, Dean of Students James P. Hannigan said Tues day. 215 More Registrar H. L. Heaton also announced Tuesday that, through Monday at 5 p. m., 215 more students had registered for this spring semester than for the spring semester last year. Heaton said 6,163 had registered by 5 p. m. Monday as compared with 5,948 who had registered at the same time last year. Registration Continues Registration continues through Saturday, Heat o n said. In making his announcements, Hannigan noted 257 cadets and 57 civilians transferred from the col lege at the end of this January while 422 cadets and 97 civilians transferred at the same time in 1959. “I wish to express my thanks to all conceimed for the fine im provement shown in the semester clearance report. This is a note worthy improvement and it is hoped that future figui-es can show an even greater decline in losses,” Hannigan said. ‘Speaks Well. . .’ President Earl Rudder said of the reduction, “It speaks well for the entire college for it is not only a reduction in losses in the cadet area, but also a reduction in losses in the civilian area.” The number of freshmen in the Corps of Cadets transferring this year was only 55.2 per cent of the number who transferred at the same time last year—339 in 1959 and 187 in 1960. Civilian fresh men lowered their dropouts from 27 in 1959 to 12 this year. Same as Last Year \ The number of sophomoi'e in the Corps who transferred this year is the same as last year—58. Ci vilian sophomore transfers were cut this year from 30 last year to 15. Eighteen juniors in the Corps transferred last year while 11 transferred in January of this year. Civilian junior transfers in creased from 18 last year to 21 this year. Dropped- 7 to 1 Corps senior transfers dropped this year- from 7 to 1 and civilian seqjor transfers dropped frofn 16 to 5. In the special student and grad uate student level, all civilians, three special students transferred this year while none transferred last year the the number of grad uate students transferring de creased from 6 to 1. Purchased Trujillo Ranch F. O. Masten, left, a onetime farm hand who worked for $20 a month and board, became one of the largest individual landholders in Texas. Here Masten and his attorney, Paul Spillman of Wellington, Tex., go over papers pertaining to purchase of the Trujillo Ranch of the Matador spread. Masten’s arm rests on the 1,180 page abstract. $500 Damage To Barricades Reported Here An estimated $500 in damage was done to street barricades on Spence Street between Dorms 1-3-5 and the golf coarse driving range Monday night shortly, before mid night, Dean of Students James P. Hannigan repoided Tuesday after noon. Unknown vandals were surprised in the acts of vandalism and chased by " Campus Security PaUolmen, Hannigan said. The Dean of Stu dents said the vandals disappeared into dorms 3 and 5 and the Cam pus Security Patrolmen were un able to determine if the vandals stayed in the dorms or went out the other doors, Hannigan said. The unknown students reported ly pulled out wooden barricades and threw concrete blocks onto the golf course and dropped three of the concrete blocks into a storm sewer man hole on the driving range. Other wooden posts block ing off the road wbre set on fire, Hannigan said. A barrier that keeps traffic off the Band Drill Field was also pull ed up and destroyed, Hannigan Hannigan said Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant, reported as soon as the exact amount of damage is de termined the guilty groups will be billed if the guilty parties can be identified. Remnants of Barricade This picture shows the remnants of a barri cade that kept cars off the band drill field. The barricade was destroyed by unknown vandals Monday night along with other bar ricades on Spence Street between Dorms 1-3-5 and the Golf Course Driving Range. Dean of Students James P. Hannigan esti mated damage done by the unknown vandals at $500. Room Applications OpenFridaylnMS C Applications for meeting rooms for student organizations and clubs will be accepted in the Social and Educational Office of the Memorial Student Center beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, according to Mrs. Ann Keel, social director of the MSC. In Coeducation Case Both Parties Say Decision By Judge Was Warranted By ROBBIE GODWIN Battalion News Editor Both parties could agree on one thing about the decision in the co education suit brought before Judge W. T. McDonald in the 85th District court today. They agreed McDonald had made the decision fairly and with just cause. ‘Court Was Warranted’ John M. Barron, Bryan attorney and attorney for the three women seeking admission into A&M, said yesterday afternoon he thought the court was warranted in its deci sion to turn down the suit for his clients’ admission in view of the previous ruling of the higher court. Barron added he was expecting the ruling because the Waco Civil Court of Appeals’ had reversed Judge W. T. McDonald’s decision in the previous case in 1958. Barron said he will file for an appeal in the Waco court, and he said the hearing would probably be three to four months from now. Two Bases The attorney stated he was go ing to base his suit on two grounds. He said the 14th amendment to the U. S. Constitution should also include no exceptions for sex in its first paragraph concerning civil idghts. His second argument is the de gree plan for a bachelor of Agri culture in floriculture is sought by Margaret Allred. Barron point ed out that this degree is not of fered in any other state school. He added sex is an irrelevant matter in many of the courses offered at A&M. Passmore Agrees Leonard Passmore, attorney from the Attorney Genei-al’s office, said last night he felt sure the case would be taken to the U. S. Supreme Court. He said he and his companion, John Reeves, will carry the case for A&M through whatever courts it appears in. He said he felt Judge McDonald’s decision was def- nitely affected by the revei*sal by the Waco court in the previous case. “There was no direct precedent for the case before, and this time the previous case did set a prece dent for the decision,” said Pass- more. College Officials Pleased President Earl Rudder said yes terday, “I think it was a just and proper decision.” Dean of Students James P. Han nigan said, “I am glad to see they have reached a decision. The col lege administration will run the college whichever way it is told by the courts. In Payola Questioning Probers Call Second Man WASHINGTON <A>)_House pay ola probers called a second former disc jockey today after hearing a colleague tell of receiving $15,500 in side payments over a two-year period. Joseph Finan, who said he receiv ed the money as a consultant, and Wesley Hopkins, today’s new wit ness, both spun records for Cleve land’s radio-TV station KYW until thev were fired last Dec. 3. Hopkins has denied that he took payola-under-the-table payments or gifts for promoting records or products. He was called before the House Legislative Oversight sub committee, which is looking into payola on the ground such pay ments fool the public as to a re cord’s worth or popularity. Finan, 32, said he had received $15,500 from 15 record firms in 1958-59 for his opinions on which records would be hits and which would flop. In addition to that money, he said, there was his annual salary from KYW of up to $40,000 and almost $2,000 a year additional for presiding at record hops for teen agers in small towns around Cleve land. According to a sworn statement read at the hearing, both Hopkins and Finan once agreed to push se lected new RCA Victor records on the air for fees. The fees—according to the state ment by Byron Burneson, an inde pendent Cleveland RCA Victor dis tributor—were to have been $50 weekly from his firm for every record that was plugged. Finan said that just wasn’t right. If it were, he said, he would have made up to $600 a week on that account alone. Finan testified that Big Ten Re cords gave him $450 for promo ting three records and said that one Madison record he played for $150 went on to become a hit. Herman Heep Dies in Austin Special to The Battalion AUSTIN—Herman F. Heep, vice president of the A&M Col lege System Board of Directors died this morning in an Austin hospital. Heep. a 1820 agriculture grad uate of A&M, had served on the Board of Directors since Janu ary, 1957, and his present term would have expired January, 1963. Heep resided at Buda, near Austin, and was president of the Heep Oil Co. in Austin and owner of the Heep Hereford Ranch at Buda. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Buda Friday morning at 10. Finan said he also gave special attention to Hugo and Luigi rec ords in making up his show. He acknowledged getting $1,400 in sev en $200 monthly payments from this firm. Subcommittee counsel Robert W. Lishman listed these other firms from which Finan also asknowl- edged receiving payments. Jay Cee Records and Cosnat Distributing Co., Mercury Records, United Ar tists and Shad Records. Finan listed the others as Decca, Cameo, Carlton, Epic, Coed, Meridian and London. Commenting on his agreement to “keep a special watch” for the labels of the firms paying him, Finan said: “It did not seem im moral, because I felt I was render ing a service.” To a question by Rep. John Moss D-Calif, Finan said that all of the record firms dropped his service when he was fired.