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The Battalion Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1960 Number 70 Religious Emphasis Week Speakers, Schedule Set Fish Ball Weekend Activities Underway IS : giiiy, . ... Dr. D. M. Nelson . . . Convocation Speaker For RE Week Counselors Named To Hold Forums And Discussions Three more counselors have been announced for Religious Emphasis Week; they are Dr. Niels C. Niel son, Jr., Dr. Sidney Hamilton, and the Rev. Mr. Janies W. Mosley. Dr. Niels C. Nielson Dr. Niels C. Nielson, Jr., of the Dept, of Philosophy at Rice Insti tute in Houston wil Ibe leading the forums and discussion groups for the faculty in the YMCA. Dr. Neilson will live in the Board of Directors Rodims, and will be avail able for counseling during Relig ious Emphasis Week. Native of California A native of California, Dr. Niel son received his B.A. degree from George Pepperdine College, Los Angeles, Cal. in 1942. He attend ed Yale U Iversity and in 1946 received h R.D. degree, and in 1951 his p. While attending Tale, he taught as an instructor in religion from 1948 to 1951. Came to Texas In 1951, he came to Texas and began working at Rice Institute. He has taken several trips abroad, which include India, Ceylon, and Egypt in 1952; Europe and the Middle East, Turkey and Israel in 1953; Japan in 1956, and Eu rope, Sabbatical in 1957-58. Dr. Nielson is a Methodist or dained elder, and a member of the American Philosophical Society, American Association of Univer sity Professors, Southern Society for Philosophy of Religion, Na tional Council on Religion in High er Education, and President of the Southwestern Philosophical So ciety. Published Pamphlet Di\ Nielson published a Rice In stitute pamphlet, (Monograph) “Contemporary Philosophy and Religion in Japan”, in 1957. A book on the USA will appear in German in Germany this spring with articles as November 4, Christian Century, “The Philosop hers’ East-West Conference”, (Ha- Research Head Tours Aggieland David K. Berio, head of the Communications Research Center, Michigan State University, toured the campus Wednesday as part of a special tour for the National Project in Agricultural Communi cations. • Berio specifically discussed the possibilities of agricultural com munications studies on the grad uate level at A&M. Berio arrived by plane at 1:30 a.m. and conferred with Dr. R. E. Patterson, Vice Chancellor for Ag riculture; Dean J. B. Page; Tad Mosas, head of the Agricultural Information Office; and W. N. Williamson, Assistant Director of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. He left for Baton Rouge on the next leg of his tour Wednesday afternoon. waii, summer.) Dr. Sidney Hamilton Dr. Sidney Hamilton, professor at North Texas State College, Den ton, Texas, will lead the forums and discussion groups for the mar ried students in the YMCA. He will live in the Board of Directors room, and will be available for Dr. Niels C. Nielson . . . faculty leader Dr. Sidney Hamilton . . . married students Rev. James Mosley . . . Puryear and Law counseling during the week. Dr. Hamilton received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from North Tex as State College in the fields of administrative education and so ciology, and received his doctorate from New York University with emphasis in psychology. Some of the courses Dr. Ham ilton teaches include mental test ing, clinical psychology, projective techniques, adolescent develop ment, guidance, and a class in marital psychology. The last nam ed class is offered only once a year and consists of some 350 stu dents per class. Book Author Books written by Dr. Hamilton are Work Book in Marital Psy chology, and Workbook in Adoles cent Psychology and Workbook in Adolescent Development, of which he was co-author. Dr. Hamilton does quite a bit of after-dinner speaking to serv ice clubs, women’s clubs, and other organizations as well as consultant work in areas of mari tal adjustments and personality problems. Being elected as a member of the American Association of Mar riage Counselors, Dr. Hamilton retains the rating of “professional marriage counselor”. He is one of five in Texas who has been elected to full membership in this associa tion. Rev. James W. Mosley The Rev. Mr. James W. Mosley, of the Westminister Presbyterian Church in Galveston, Texas, will be the dormitory counselor for Puryear, Law, and Mitchell Halls. He will lead the forums and dis cussion groups for these halls in the lounge of Puryear Hall. Rev. Mosley was born at Con way, Ark., and graduated from Conway High School in 1948. He received his B.A. degree in His tory and political science from Hendrix College, Conway, Ark., in 1952. Attends Hendrix While attending Hendrix Col lege, Rev. Mosley was very active in extra-curricular activities. He became a member of the Hendrix Band, Blue Key National Honor (See COUNSELORS on Page 4) Cafe Rue Pinalle Set For Tonight Chairman Frank Callahan of the Memorial Student Center Dance Committee has announ ced that Cafe’ Rue Pinalle will be in operation tonight in the ping pong area back of the bowling alleys in the MSC. A juke box will be in operation tion, beginning at 8:30, to ac commodate freshmen and their dates here for the Fish Ball to morrow night. Admission will be 75^ per couple. Anticipation has reached fever pitch for tomorrow night’s Fish Ball as girls have begun arriving from all over the state for the event. The formal ball, to be held in Sbisa Hall from 9-12, is one of the big highlights of the fresh man’s year and has been highly anticipated ever since initial plans began to be discussed several weeks ago. The definite highlight of the Ball will be the crowning to the Ball Sweetheart. She will be picked by the class from the fol lowing five finalists: Andrea Coulter, from Texas City, escorted by Howard Ham, Jr. Carol Bartlett, from Waco, es corted by John D. Burton. Rita Johnson, from Houston, es corted by Roland C. deWaal. Judy Lynn Radke, from Seguin, escorted by Edward Allen. Carolyn Bedford, from Abilene, escorted by Jimmy Gunn. Plant Society Gets Prof As Officer ^)r. H. E. Joham, associate pro fessor in the A&M Department of Plant Physiology and Palhology, was elected vice president of the Southern Sectidn of the American Society of Plant Physiologists dur ing a recent meeting of the so ciety at Birmingham, Ala. Dr. Wayne Hall, head of the A&M Plant Physiology Depart ment, will continue as the society’s national executive committeeman. The Queen wil be crowned by Earl Henderson, class social sec retary. One-hundred-twenty-five invita tions have been sent to company commanders, cadet staff members, tactical officers and faculty spon sors, in addition to the special in vitations personally delivered by the class to the honor guests. Music for the Ball will be pro- Drive and Reveille Fund, and dis- Graduate Student Takes First Place With Cotton Paper Gene Guinn of Fayetteville, Ark., graduate student in A&M’s Department of Plant Physiology and Pathology, won first prize for presenting the best graduate stu dent research paper at a recent meeting of the Southern Section of the American Society of Plant Physiologists held at Birmingham, Ala. Frank Katterman of /Honolulu, Hawaii, graduate assistant in the A&M Department of 'Plant Physi ology, placed third and received an honorable mention in the same contest. Guin’s paper presented results on studies of the influence of che lation on uptake and distribution of trace elements in cotton plants. Katterman presented studies of deoxyribonucleic aoid in cotton. Michigan Prof To Address Teacher Meet Dr. John A. Fuzak, head of the Industrial Education Department at Michigan State University, will deliver the major address at a general meeting of the Industrial Teacher Conference to be held at A&M, Feb. 26-27. The theme of the conference will be “Industrial Arts and the New Age.” It is sponsored by the Texas Industrial Arts Assn., the Texas Engineering Extension Service and the Department of In dustrial Education at A&M. Welcome E. Wright of East Texas State College is program chairman and Leslie V. Hawkins of A&M’s Department of Indus trial Education is program direct or. Dr. Frank W. R. Hubert, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at A&M, will give the welcome ad dress at the 7:30 p.m. general meeting, Feb. 27. It will be in the Ballroom of the Memorial Stu dent Center. Dr. Fuzak, the prin cipal speaker, will talk on “Where Are You Going—Up? or Out?” He will also be consultant for the conference. Top-flight men in the industrial arts field of the nation will take an active part in the conference. About 400 are due to attend the conference. Outstanding exhibits will be on display durjng the con ference. Opening Service Monday Morning .r 6 Silver Chalice ’Presentation To Conclude Arts Festival Tonight’s MSC Film Society showing of “The Silver Chalice” will conclude the presentations of the A&M Fine Arts Festival after a highly successful two-week stand. The Festival, which began Feb: 8, will have completed its second year as one of the most outstand ing campus programs at A&M. AMFAF Chairman, Gordon C. Reynolds said the show was a gen eral success especially as far as attendance was concerned. He re lated that the Town Hall presenta tion of ‘Vienna On Parade’ and the D. D. Feldman Art Exhibit were especially successful attend ance wise. ‘Vienna On Parade’ was pre sented Feb. 11, while the Art Ex hibit, which was also worked on by the Art and Architecture Ex hibit of the Designed Student So ciety of the Division of Architec ture and the MSC Camera Com mittee, was on exhibition in the MSC promenade throughout the festival. Dr. Peter Guenther, art histor ian and member of St. Mary’s Uni versity faculty in San Antonio opened the Festival Feb. 8 with a speech in the MSC Assembly Room on the Feldman Art Exhibit. Tuesday, Feb. 9, the MSC Re cital Series presented the Grish- man-Ryce Duo in the MSC Ball- roorp. Wednesday, Dr. Bill Tur ner’s famous “Singing Cadets” gave a free concert in the MSC Ballroom to highlight that day’s activities. Thursday, Feb. 11, turned out to be the biggest day, with the Film Society presenting “The Ed die Duchin Story” and “Pablo Casals” and Town Hall’s presenta tion of ‘Vienna On Parade.’ The MSC Recital Series presen tation of pianist David Bar-Illan Friday, Feb. 12, concluded the first week’s activities. The Aggie Player’s were sche duled to present Shakespeare’s Air Force Sergeants Prove Space Travel Can Be Happy By The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (A>)—Two Air Force sergeants think they have proved that space travel can be a healthy and happy adventure. Technical Sergeants William W. Henderson, 30, Alice, Texas, and Hobart M. Craft, 36, Wedowee, Ala., emerged Thursday after a 14-day stay in an 8 by 12 foot simulated space ship cabin at the School of Aviation Medicine here. The sergeants’ knees were wob bly and they complained of nag ging headaches but a physical checkup showed them to be in tip top shape. “I could have gone on another week if my wife would let me,” said Henderson, an energetic, fast talking blond who sprouted a scrubby full beard during the ex periment. “I’d like to do it all over again,” said Craft, a droll brunette who reappeared with a new neatly trimmed mustache. “Twelfth Night” every night this week, but a seige of influenza among the cast caused the pre sentation to be canceled. Rey nold’s emphasized that this set back severely hurt this week’s schedule. In conclusion Reynold’s stated, “We realize that we were at a ti’emendous disadvantage because or fine arts at he college, but we or fine arts at the colege, but we tremendously appreciate the pat ronage of the people of this com munity. We feel that they were the back-bone of this show.” By TOMMY HOLBEIN Battalion Staff Writer “What is Religion, Anyway?” will be the sermon topic of Dr. D. M. Nelson, convocation speaker for Religious Em phasis Week as he speaks at the opening service to be held Monday morning at 11:00 p. m. in Guion Hall. Religious leaders from all over the country will begin ar riving by plane, bus, and car beginning at 1:15 p. m. Sat., and will be greeted by members of the Interfaith Council. Sunday morning, the men will preach in local churches, and the convocation speaker. Dr. Nelson, will speak at the A&M Methodist Church. At 2:00 p. m. there will be a briefing session with officials of the college held for the men in the YMCA, and following that, a reception will be given by Pres. “♦■and Mrs. Earl Rudder from 3:00 to 5:00 p. m. in the Me morial Student Center, where the men will have an oppor tunity to meet students, fac« culty, and staff of the college. v - Sunday Night Sunday night, the religious lead* ers will eat in Sbisa Dining Hall, and from there they will go to their respective dorms to get ac< quainted with students. Monday morning, and every morning thereafter, the religious leaders will eat breakfast in the Memorial Student Center, and at 11:00 a. m. Monday, Dr. Nelson and the other men will be intro duced by Pres- Rudder in Guiot Hall. Then Dr. Nelson will delive the morning me.ssfige.^ speak atAtff:00 a. m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, and services will begin at 9:00 a. m. Thursday and Friday. Classes will be dismissed during these hours to enable every one on the campus to attend the services. At 12:00 noon on Monday, all religious leaders will be the guests of the Tnterfaith Council and stu dent leaders in Sbisa Dining Hall, and at 2:00 p. m. the leaders will meet with tactical officers and dorm counselors of their assigned dormitories. Dorm Counselling From 4:00 p. m. to 6:00 p. m* each evening, counseling will be held in the dorm counselors’ in dividual rooms, and from 7:00 p. m. to 8:30 p. m. each night, forum and discussion groups will meet in the designated dormitory lounges. At this time, Dr. Neils Neilson of Rice Institute will conduct forum and discussion groups for the fac ulty, and Dr. Sidney Hamilton of North Texas State College will hold forum and discussion session during the week. Dr. D. M. Nelson, convocation speaker for Religious Emphasis Week, was born in Clinton, Miss., (See RE WEEK on Page 2) Student Senate Set Dates for Future Events On Campus The Student Senate, in a meet ing Thursday night, set tentative dates for the coming campus Blood Reveille Fund for the care and cussed plans for a possible 12th Man basketball bowl. The senate met at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Senate Room of the Memorial Student Center, with President Jake Sekerka presiding. Marvin Schneider, chairman of the Welfare Committee, announ ced that March 17 is the tentative date for the start of the Blood Drive, the proceeds of which will go to the Wadley Foundation in Dallas. Tentative date for the Reveillee Fund for the care and feeding of the Aggie mascot will be March 9-10, said Schneider. Ben Cook, chairman of the Is sues Committee, then brought up the possibility of scheduling a 12th Man Bowl in basketball. Cook suggested that the bowl be held sometime after the close of the basketball season. Cook explained that the purpose of such a game would be to raise funds for a $500 scholarship. A discussion followed Cook’s proposal, in which possible dates for the game were suggested. It was decided that the Issues Committee would continue to work on the proposal and attempt to find a suitable date for the game. The senate also discussed pos sibilities of forming a Student Senate Welcoming Committee for guests and high school 1 students visiting the campus. The Public Relations Committee was appoint ed to form a tentative plan on this program. Mardi Gras Practice The Ross Volunteers practice street forma- Company will lead the parade and later will tions in preparation for the Mardi Gras pa- attend the King Rex Ball, rade in New Orleans later this month. The