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The Battalion
Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, MARCH 11,1960
Number 82
War College Commandant
To Take Corps Review Salute
5,000 Expected
For Military Day
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Harrold, commandant of the National
War College at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D. C.,
will take the salute at the annual Spring Military Day re
view to be held tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. on the Main Drill
Field.
Distinguished Guests
Other distinguished guests who will witness the Corps
of Cadets review to the music of A&M’s 245-member band
include Lt. Gen. and Mrs. Edward T. Williams, commanding
general, Fourth U. S. Army, Fort Sam Houston; Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. L. S. Griffing, deputy commanding general, Fort
Sam Houston; Maj. Gen. and Mrs. C. Stanton Babcock, com-
' ♦’manding general, headquar
ters, 8th U. S. Army Corps
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Poultry Class
To Be Held
Saturday
The Department of Poultry Sci
ence teacher-researchers and stu
dents will set up market and
breeding classes of eggs and poul
try at the College Poultry Farm
March 12 to aid vocational agri
culture teachers and county agri
cultural agents in training their
judging teams for spring and sum
mer contests.
C. B. Ryan, assistant professor
in the Department of Poultry Sci
ence, said more than 100 students
from 30 to 40 counties and schools
tire expected to participate.
He said the classes also will be
}sed to train members of his Jun
ior Judging Team, which will com
pete April 21-22 in a contest at
Knoxville, Tenn.
Dr. Bird To Attend
Pecos Cotton Meet
Dr. Luther Bird, associate pro
fessor in the Department of Plant
Physiology and Pathology, will
present a paper at the Trans-
Pecos Cotton Production Confer
ence to be held March 17 at Pecos.
Bird will discuss disease con
trol in cotton crops.
(reserve), Austin; Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. W. J. Sutton, assis
tant division commander, 90th
Infantry Division, USAR, San An
tonio; and Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Graber Kidwell, division artillery
commander, USAR, Dallas.
Gen. and Mrs. W. W. Sterling,
fonner adjutant general, State of
Texas, Corpus Christi; Col. Joseph
A. Steihglein, USAF, assistant
commandant, Air Force ROTC,
Maxwell AFB, Ala.; Col. and Mrs.
John A. Way, chief of staff, na
tional headquarters, Civil Air Pa
trol, Ellington AFB, Tex.; Capt.
and Mrs. A. D. Blackledge, chair
man, Military Affairs Committee,
Houston ‘ Chamber of Commerce;
and Mr. and Mrs. Tom A. Murrah,
San Antonio, president of the As
sociation of Former Students.
Others Honored
Other honored guest include
Mrs. Ellsworth S. Lorms, presi
dent, Federation of A&M Mothers’
Clubs, San Antonio; Mrs. William
B. Heye Sr., mother of the Cadet
Col. of the Corps, San Antonio;
and Miss Rose Ann Annaratone,
Aggie Sweetheart, Texas Woman’s
University.
5,000 Expected
Five thousand visitors are ex
pected to attend the Spring Mili
tary Day Review. Spring Military
Day is a regular spring activity
of the college.
Following the drill field activi
ties, President and Mrs. Earl Rud
der will honor guests with a re
ception in the Memorial Student
Center Ballroom.
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To Review Corps of Cadets
These officers will review the Corps of Cadets at the an
nual Spring Military Day. At the top, left to right, are Lt.
Gen. Thomas L. Harrold, commandant of the National War
College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D. C.; and Lt.
Gen. Edward T. Williams, commanding general, Fourth U.
S. Army. Bottom, left to right, Maj. Gen. L. S. Griffing,
deputy commanding general, Fourth U. S. Army, and Maj.
Gen. C. Stanton Babcock, commanding general, Headquar
ters Eighth U. S. Army Corps (Res.).
Playboy Pillow Party To Offer
Late Evening Entertainment
A Playboy Pillow Party, sponsored by fourth-year stu
dents in the Division of Architecture, will offer late evening
entertainment for architecture students and their guests Sat
urday night.
The party will be held at thef’
Bryan Country Club at 10 p.m.
and is the first dance of its type
sponsored by the architects.
A dance and a floor show will
highlight the party, with music
to be furnished by the Dallas
Combo.
Playboy Magazine has cooperated
in recent years with student groups
at other campuses in promoting
similar parties.
Tickets for the dance are $3,
stag or drag, if purchased before
Saturday night from any archi
tecture major. Tickets at the door
will be $4. Included in this price
will be refreshments for the
evening.
Those attending the dance should
bring pillows with them, according
to Gordon Barker, senior architec
ture major and master of cere
monies, since couples will be re
quired to sit on the floor.
Nominations Urged
CSC Talks Plans
For Faculty Award
By BOB SAILE
Battalion Staff Writer
The Civilian Student Council, in a meeting Thursday
night, discussed plans for the recommendation of a recipient
for the Faculty Achievement Award and planned for a Civil
ian Leadership Retreat to be held this summer.
The meeting, presided over by*
President Charles Graham, was
held at 7:30 p.m. in the Student
Senate Chamber of the Memorial
Student Center.
Three-Man Committee
Graham appointed a three-man
committee to select a faculty
member they feel would be de
serving of the $1,000 Faculty
Achievement Award to be pre
sented by the Executive Committee
of the Association of Former Stu
dents. Graham appointed James
Manley chairman of the committee
with Ken Cox and Jim Lively to
assist him.
Nominations Urged
The members of the council were
urged by Graham to submit nomi
nations for this award to the com
mittee so they can send their
recommendation to the Executive
Committee.
Graham then appointed Paul
Corder chairman of a three-man
committee to formulate plans for
a civilian Leadership Retreat some
time this summer. Graham pointed
out the first such retreat was held
last summer at Bastrop with 24
civilian students attending.
Promote Leadership
The purpose of the retreat is to
promote leadership qualities and
better understanding of problems
among civilian leaders on the
campus.
Graham called upon council mem
bers Ben Havard and James
Crouch to organize plans for the
Civilian Banquet scheduled for
April 29.
Outstanding Member
The Council president also re
minded the members of the Council
that March 24 is the date set for
the. election of the outstanding
CSC member. The voting, he said,
will be by secret ballot in the
Senate Chamber and the winner
will be announced at the April 29
Banquet.
Graham also announced the
council picture will be taken in
the lobby of the <MSC at 8 p.m.,
March 24.
Reports from the Civilian Week
end committee chairmen earlier in
the meeting indicated all plans and
preparations are in order for the
weekend program March 19.
Plant Disease
Studies Made
By Dr. Joham
Dr. Howard E. Joham, associate
professor in the Department of
Plant Physiology and Pothology,
has announced a new development
which will aid in future diagnosis
of nutritional diseases of plants.
The researcher and his co-work
ers have succeeded in producing
symptoms of two deficiencies in
the same plant in current green
house studies. Subject of the pro
ject were effects of low levels of
both magnesium and nitrogen on
cotton.
Joham said poor growth of
plants in the field due to low
levels of plant nutrients are often
incorrectly diagnosed as lack of
a single plant food. Actually, the
abnormal condition may be the
lack of more than one element.
The resulting complex of symp
toms from two deficiencies tend
to obscure the true courses of poor
plant growth, he said.
Additional work is now plan
ned on this new approach to the
understanding of plant nutrition.
Plans for Various
Events Completed
By TOMMY HOLBEIN
Battalion Staff Writer
Plans have been completed for the annual Spring Military
Day Weekend, with scheduled events including the ninth an
nual Intercollegiate Talent Show, the Combat Ball, Cafe Rue
Pinalle and the Military Ball. ,
ITS will feature 10 acts selected from more than 150
acts auditioned at 18 colleges and universities in Texas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Master of
ceremonies will be Pat Tallman, disc jockey from radio sta
tion KTSA in San Antonio. The show will begin at 7:30
p. m. tonight in G. Rollie White Coliseum and will last until
9 p. m., when the Combat Ball and Cafe Rue Pinalle open.
Acts for ITS
Acts for ITS will include* '
The Jokers, a Dixieland jazz
band from Louisiana State
University; the Suvans, a
quartet from Texas Tech
singing Kingston Trio fashion;
Karol Coin, a torch singer from
Oklahoma State University; Lynne
Bryant from the University of
Texas, doing modern jazz dances;
a marimba act performed by Linda
Woods from North Texas State
College; and the Charles Sisters,
a duet from Southwestern Louisi
ana Institute.
Also included in the ITS acts are
a Brazilian song and dance routine
performed by Suzanne van de
Putte of Southern Methodist Uni
versity; the Tyler Junior College
Apache Belles, who will open and
close the show; A&M’s Western
singer, Bobby Philips; and Tabby
and Hamp Dickens, a brother and
sister dance team from the Uni
versity of Arkansas.
‘South Seas Theme
Featuring a “South Seas” theme,
the Combat Ball will be held from
9 to 12 p.m. in Sbisa Dining Hall.
Highlight of the dance will be the
naming of the Combat Cutie to
be chosen from five finalists by
a committee of special guests.
The five finalists for Combat
Cutie are Diane Trahan of Shreve
port, La.; Pat Doran of Houston;
Susie Seidel of Brenham; Marlene
Skelton of Dallas; and Sharon
Roark of Nacogdoches.
Byron Blaschkle, Combat Cutie
Committee Chairman, has pointed
out girls wearing fatigues or flight
suits would not be admitted to the
dance.
Combat Dress
Combat boots will be optional
for cadets to wear with their
fatigues, but those not wearing
fatigues must wear military shoes
and socks. Sophomores, juniors
and seniors will wear rank on their
collars and Air Force seniors may
wear flight suits. Seniors who
have received thier branch assign
ment may wear branch brass.
Cafe Rue Pinalle will feature
three acts from the ITS, along
with the Jerry Brown Band tonight
in their special dance lasting from
10 p.m. until 4 a.m. in the lower
level of the Memorial Student
Center.
Floor Show . . .
The floor show will begin at
11:30 p.m., featuring Miss Woods,
Miss Goin and Tabby and Hamp
Dickens.
Breakfast will be served to those
at the dance at approximately 1
a.m., according to Frank Callahan,
chairman of the MSC Dance Com-
(See WEEKEND on Page 3)
Arkansas Hit
By Sit Downs
By Negroes
By The Associated Press
Negro discontent over segrega
ted lunch counters has spread to
Arkansas, but the ' situation has
cased in Montgomery, Ala., where
Negro student leaders called a
temporary halt to demonstrations.
The leaders voted Thursday night
to suspend their campaign for in
tegrated food service until after
spring vacation at Alabama State
College, a Negro institution.
Thirty seven Negroes arrested
during a student demonstration
three days ago face trial in Mont
gomery City Court today. Specta
tors have been barred from the
trial. .
Meanwhile, a college official
said about two-thirds of the 2,300-
member student body met Thurs
day night and agreed to refrain
from any further demonstrations.
In Columbia, S. C., Negro lead
ers discouraged a planned pil
grimage on the state capital after
Gov. Ernest Rollings warned that
such a demonstration would not
be tolerated.
Sign carrying Negroes marched
through the business districts of
Huntsville, Ala., Thursday and
there were brief demonstrations
at two white lunch counters at
Tallahassee, Fla.
Junior Ball
Ducats Ready
Tickets for the Junior Ban
quet and Ball are now on sale
at the Cashier’s Window in the
Memorial Student Center.
The Banquet, to be held in
Duncan Dining Hall preceding
the dance in Sbisa Dining Hall,
will cost juniors $3 per couple.
Tickets to the Ball are also $3
per couple.
“The Collegians” from Prairie
View A&M have been signed to
provide the music for the dance.
Thursday, March 22, is the last
day tickets for the banquet may
be purchased or they may be ob
tained at the door of Sbisa the
night of the ball.
Sweetheart pictures must be
turned in to the office of Stu
dent Publications, ground floor
of the YMCA Building, no later
than Thursday, March 17.
Miss Sharon Roark
... First Battle Group
Miss Marlene Skelton
... Second Battle Group
Miss Diane Trahan
... Third Battle Group
Miss Pat Doran
,.. Fourth Battle Group
Miss Susie Seidel
,.. Fifth Battle Group