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The Battalion Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1960 Number 77 ll 81 ■ i*' 1 ■IS mm 1 m 1 W4V- ; m i 'Bi * W\ ' m B mm *®. i Tappy and Hamp Dickens brother, sister act for annual talent show Intercollegiate Event Ballet Features Friday Performance at Town Hall Show Scheduled At 8 in Coliseum Town Hall will present Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, the most popular and world-famous ballet company in the United States, tomorrow night at 8 in G. Rollie White Coliseum. The company of ballet stars, headed by Nina Novak. Nathalie Krassovska, Irina Borowska, George Zoritch, Alan Howard. Tatiana Grantzeva, Edmund Navak, Eleanor D’An- tuono, Kenneth Gillespie. Irina Kovalska, Paula Tennyson, Eugene Collins and Meredith Baylis, will present four classi cal numbers. Four Classical Numbers Among these are “Swan Lake” by Tschaakowsky, “Giselle,” the oldest classical ballet in continuous perfor- 7 '♦"mance, and “Les Sylphides,” which utilizes the most mem orable of Chopin’s composi tions. A new ballet, “Bollard,” with a specially commissioned score by Herbert Donaldson and choreography by Jan Cieplinski, will also be presented. Over One Hundred Cities The company giyes performances in over one hundred cities in the United States and Canada. After going into rehearsal in September, the tour hits the road in October for seven months of performances. The forty dancers, twenty musi cians, administrative staff and wardrobe department usually don’t see New York City, their home base, again until the end of April. Brother, Sister Act For Annual Talent Slated Show By AL VELA Battalion Staff Writer Tappy and Hamp Dickens, a brother and sister act performing a song and dance novelty blues number, and James Blakely, per forming a violin act, are two more big acts featured in the Ninth Annual Intercollegiate Tal ent Show to be held March 11 in G. Rollie White Coliseum at 7:30 p. m. Other Acts Other acts that will be featured in the event are the Suvans, a quartet from Texas Tech singing Kingston Trio fashion; The Jok ers, a jazz band from LSU; Karol Coin, from the University of Okla homa, doing a torch singer num ber; a singing duet named Cand V. Charles from Southwestern Louisiana Institute; Charlotte Coleman, from Baylor, doing a ballet dance; a marimba act from North Texas State College, per formed by Linda Woods; a Bra zilian song and dance routine from SMU, being performed by Su zanne van de Putte; the Tyler Junior College Apache Bells, who will open and close the show; and A&M’s flamenco guitarist, Jose Maher. Tickets on Sale General admission tickets for the show may be purchased from staff and unit commanders at 75 cents each. General admission at the door will be $1 and reserved Hardesty Requests Junior Ball Pics Before March 17 Juniors desiring to enter their girls in the sweetheart contest for the Junior Prom and Ban quet to be held Saturday, March 26, are asked to take pictures to the office of W. D. (Pete) Hard esty, student organizations ad viser, on the ground floor of the Memorial Student Center before Thursday, March 7. Hardesty requests that an 8 by 11 portrait and a snapshot be entered in the judging. seats are $1.25. Children’s tickets are 75 cents each. Brother and Sister Act Tappy and Hamp Dickens have been in talent shows since they were two years old, and have lost only one. Tappy, who is the fe male half of the song and dance combination, won the talent divis ion in the Miss Arkansas contest and attends college at the Univer sity of Arkansas. A psychology- sociology majbr, Tappy has won as many beauty contests as she has talent contests. Hamp, a speech major attend ing Southern State College, also boasts winning all the talent shows he has entered, except one when he was in grade school. Much of his time is spent as master of ceremonies for college activities. James Blakely, senior vocational agriculture major at Sam Houston State Teachers College, was win ner of 1959 “Press Capades” tal ent show at Sam Houston in De cember. His violin act is well known around Central Texas. Emcee from KTSA Pat Tallman, disc jockey from KTSA radio station, and his side- kick Bob Mersinger, will emcee the show. They have worked over 400 dates in the state, ranging from record hops to graduation exercises. The show will feature these 10 top acts selected from more than 150 acts auditioned at 18 colleges and universities in Texas, Okla homa, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Civil Rights Compromise Sought Today WASHINGTON <A>)_Sen. Lyn don B. Johnson (D-Tex.) pressed for a compromise bill today while the Southern filibuster against civil rights legislation gathered momentum. Sen. Russell B. Long (D-La.) set a new speechmaking record for the current day-and-night debate even as the Senate Democratic leader began talking up a new bill in conferences with Democratic proponents of civil rights amend ments'. Republicans also were sur veying chances of a compromise. Long, son of the late filibuster ing Huey P. Long, spoke for 9 hours and 21 minutes before yield ing the floor early today. With a 75-minute break for other Senate speeches, he held the floor from 1:32 p.m. Wednesday until 12:38 a.m. today. His stint included a solid stretch of 8 hours and 23 minutes. Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D- Minn.), a civil rights supporter and presidential hopeful, took the floor for nearly an hour then and predicted Congress will pass what he called a “reasonable and effec tive” bill. But he included in his proposals some of the points most strongly opposed by the Southern ers. Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.), another • civil rights backer, also spoke briefly before a quorum call signaled the return of the South ern speakers. Nearly a Million In these seven months the com pany plays to an aggregate audi ence of nearly a million .people, many of whom are offered the chance to see “live” stage produc tions only a few times a year al though they are well acquainted with theatre and ballet through the television and motion picture mediums. These million people would fill the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City every night for a year or the Radio City Music Hall, the world’s largest in door theatre, every night for six months. If !the number of people who see the company or its stars on television each season were added to the “live” audience, it would mean a total equal to the population of New York City in its entirety—nearly eight million people. Admission Admission for the production will be $1 for high school and elementary students, and $3 and $2.50 for adults. Town Hall tickets will be honored. Anonymous Group Gift Drive Nets Funds for Trip By ALAN PAYNE Battalion Staff Writer A drive sponsored by an anony mous group of former students has retted $2,982.50 to finance a trip Co the Holy Land by J. Gordon Jay, coordinator of religious life md general secretary of the LMCA, and his wife Emma. The drive originated as a means of expressing appreciation to Gay 7 or his efforts in serving the stu dents of the college and was carried rut solely by the anonymous group rf Aggies. The only part Gay had n these plans was that he ex- oressed an eagerness to go to the loly Land when approached by committee members. Space has been reserved for Gay ind Mrs. Gay on the Arthur Smith Toly Land Tour, which will leave rJew York City June. The Gays •vill see the length and breadth of he Holy Land from the Cedars if Lebanon to Straight Street in Damascus, and the Jordan, Jericho, Bethany, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the Sea of Galilee, Nazareth and other important and inspiring places in the history of Chris tianity. The letter from the group of former students sponsoring the fund drive included the following exert: “In 1928, J. Gordon Gay and his bride, Emma, came to the Texas A&M College campus — young, humble and eager—-eager to do one thing — eager to serve every member of the student body, col lege staff and community.” “For 32 years, Gordon has done just that — SERVE — officially as assistant secretary of the YMCA, and later as secretary of the YMCA. But throughout all these years he has also served in a wide variety of capacities including the following: Ordinator and Director of the Religious Emphasis Week (one of the very best in the Nation), first Chairman of the Recreation Council (served two three-year terms later), Secretary of the College Station Pastor’s Assn. (10 years), Sunday School Superintendent (22 years), the first Coordinator of Religious Ac tivities of A&M, Originator and Director of the Freshman Orienta tion camps (5 years), the perma nent Chairman of the'Student Aid Fund, long-time advisor of the Interfaith Council, “Chef” for tons of steak that he has cooked at more than 1,000 steak-fries for Aggies and others (as a part of his crusade against “beer busts”), and many, many others that each of you know about. All of these extras have been over and above his normal duties on the campus.” Background Training Gay first became interested in religious work while a student at the University of Alabama. Upon completion of training at Vander bilt University, where he went following his stay at Alabama, he went to Southern Methodist Uni versity as YMCA secretary and Director of Religious Activities. Two years later, he came to A&M as associate secretary of the YMCA, a position he held until September 1952, when he became general secretary. He was named to his present post in 1957. Through Gay’s efforts, a recrea tion center was established in Hensel Park within walking dis tance of the campus. It is used by many student groups, church organizations and clubs for re treats, Bible study picnics, weiner roasts, square dances and other social activities. During last year alone, Gay cooked more than 2,000 pounds of steak for student activi ties at the recreation center. Off Campus Activities Gay is just as active off the campus. The father of four sons, he has long served in the Scouting program. For two years he was chairman of a Boy Scout Troop committee, and for the past 14 years he has been treasurer of the troop Committee. At the A&M Methodist Church, he is a member of the official board and was Sunday School superintendent for more than 20 years. The Methodist Educational Building was named in his honor. He is an active member of the College Station Civic Development Association Board. Home Life The Gays and, two of their sons, Michael, a junior at A&M Con solidated High School, and David, an eighth grader, live at 201 Suffolk. The eldest son, J. Gordon Gay, Jr., attended A&M two and a half years and is now in Indiana with the Air Force. Lloyd Gay attended A&M a year and then got a degree in forestry at Colorado (See Anonymous Gifts Page 5) Combat Ball Plans Closing Plans are nearing completion for the annual Combat Ball Fri day night, March 11, Byron Bla- schke of the Combat Ball Com mittee announced. Blaschke pointed out girls wearing fatigues or flight suits would not be admitted to the dance. Air Force seniors may pur chase their tickets for the event at the Cashier’s Office in the Memorial Student Center for $1 per couple, according to Bla schke. .The Ball will feature a “South Seas” theme. Combat boots will be optional for cadets to wear with their fatigues, but those not wearing fatgues must wear mil itary shoes and socks. Sopho mores, juniors and seniors will wear rank on their collars and Air Force seniors may wear flight suits. Seniors who have received their branch assignment can wear branch brass. Foreign Students From 41 Countries Enrolled for Semte There are 221 foreign students representing 41 countires enrolled for the spring semester at A&M, with Mexico leading the list, hav ing 40 students enrolled. Pakistan is next, with 29 stu dents, and India is third with 26; Panam and United Arab Republic have 11 students each and El Sal vador has nine students. Peru has eight student, Guate mala and Honduras have seven each, and China and Cuba have eight each. Bolivia and the Philippines each have five students, Brazil, Greece, and Thailand have four each and Canada, Costa Rica, Iran, Jordan, Portugal, Turkey and Venezuela have two students each. The countries with one student each include Afghanistan, Ceylon, Chile, Ecudor, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Nicaragua and Vietnam. Governor’s Advisory Kenagy Appointed To State Committee H. G. Kenagy, associate professor in Division of Busi ness Administration, has been appointed by the Governor’s Advisory Committee On Aging. The advisory committee has been formed, Kenagy said, to make an extensive state-wide - * 1 * survey in preparation for the White House Conference On Aging, called by President Eisenhower for January, 1961. Purpose of the project is to study problems of aging persons and to arrive at ways and means to help them plan for retirement years. Subcommittee Chairman In accepting the governor’s ap pointment, Kenagy has been named by State Sen. Crawford Martin as chairman of a subcommittee on the study of population trends, re search and training. Sen. Crawford is chairman of the steering com mittee of the governor’s advisory committee. Six major study areas have been designated in the state survey. In addition to the population trends, research and training area headed by Kenagy, they are income and employment, welfare, health, edu cation and recreation and housing. Kenagy’s subcommittee of the state committee will attempt to show the increased number of aging population in Texas in pro portion to the total population in crease, and to illustrate the gen eral shift from rural to urban living and its effect on older persons. Other Coverage His group also will cover activi ties to increase knowledge in aging and gerontology; study ways; to improve skills of professional per sonnel working with older persons, and to test new programs and new methods. Kenagy is a member of the National Committee on Aging and has been an active promoter for years in industry plans designed to help employees plan intelli gently for their retirement years. He is a charter member of the Texas Society On Aging. The educator also is a member of the planning committee of the Bryan Chamber of Commerce Geriatrics Committee, which has been studying housing needs of older persons in the Brazos Valley, The Bryan group has decided to go ahead with building plans for a home for thq aged and a fund raising campaign will be launched in May. Bryan Committee The Bryan committee is headed by Henry Clay, president of the First State Bank in Bryan and Kenagy, who has been named chairman of the speakers commit tee during the fund drive. The professor said the home will be run on a self-sustaining basis. Most of the persons living there would be able to take care of them selves financially. The home would offer nursing services, well planned meals and special activities suited to older persons, Kenagy said. Singing Cadets Plan Concerts The Singing Cadets of A&M, under the direction of Dr. Bill Turner, will give several concerts in South Texas during March. The Cadets will give a concert March 17 at 8 p.m. in the Gon zales high school auditorium, sponsored by the Gonzales Music club. On March 18 they will give a concert at an assembly program in the West Columbia high school, at 11 a.m. That night they will give a concert in the high school auditorium of Refugio at 8 under the sponsorship of the A&M Mothers’ club of that city. On Saturday, March 18, the Ca dets will give a concert in the Edna high school auditorium at 8 p.m. under the sponsorship of the Texana Scholarship Assn. Fifty-five members will make the trip, leaving March 17 and re turning March 20. ;■ : \ \ ' ■■■ . : • A; i mm A * rW A# < w r- ’ L j; . ,r - - 1, / l fWlf ' Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo ... most popular in U. S., world-famous