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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1960)
Worth Mentioning By Johnny Johnson The report given in this column last week that the Arts and Sciences Council was the only group working on an honor code this year was in error. A group of Air Force ROTC juniors have been making plans for adoption of an honor code for some time and have even written a proposed honor code which will be made public when they feel they have “gotten it down pat.” Meanwhile the Arts and Science Council under Tucker Sutherland is going full speed ahead and has a meeting planned a week from Monday night with several college of ficials invited to talk over the plan. ★ ★ ★ Two hours of military history films will be shown to the public Friday, April 1, from* 7 to 9 p. m. in the Chemistry Lecture Room. According to Capt. Wil liam L. Martin, instructor in the Department of Military Sci ence and Tactics, five films, will be shown including three main films: “Battle of Gettysburg,” “A History of World War II,” and “A Prelude to World War II.” ★ ★ ★ John W. Newton, a member of the A&M College System Board of Directors from Beau mont, has been named vice pres ident of the Committee of Gov erning Boards of Texas. States Colleges and Universities. J. M. Odom, Austin member of the Texas Southern University Boai’d of Directors, was named president to succeed the late Her man F. Keep, who was a member of the A&M College System Board of Directors. The committee will hold meet ings in 19 cities next fall to seek support for improved higher edu cation facilities. ★ ★ ★ The merger of the Bryan, and College Station chambers of com merce has created a problem— the members of the two organi zations are unable to agree as to what to call the merged organi zation. The constitution under which the two chanmbers merged said that the new organization would be called the “Brazos County Chamber of Commerce” but al ready members have called a ^ DRIVE-IN .THEATRE m-vm THURSDAY & FRIDAY “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY” With David Niven Also LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE” With Tab Hunter KiSSI NOW SHOWING "MURDER CAN BE FUN! ' MEIRO-COIOWYN- MAKER punnls GLENN FORD DEBBIE REYNOLDS in AN AVON PRODUCTION ™ E GAZEBO co-starring CARL REINER with JOHN McGIVER in Cinemascope QUEEN HELD OVER “WHO WAS THAT LADY” special meeting Friday, April 1, to hold a vote upon a possible constitutional amendment to change the name to the Bryan- College Station Chamber of Com merce. The new name has the approval of the executive com mittee and the board of directors, but a vote of the membership of the merged chambers is needed to finalize the name of the Bryan- College Station Chamber of Com merce. The meeting will held at 10 a.m. in the Bryan City Hall Coun cil Room. ★ ★ ★ Since Thomas Sanford Gath- right was named president of the college in 1876 the college has had 24 administrations. During these 24 administrations 22 men were involved as head of the college at one time or another while only 14, including President Earl Rudder, have been officially designated president. Chancellor M. T. Harrington served two terms as president. President Emeritus Frank C. Bol ton was acting president in 1943- 44 and then became president in 1948-50 and Roger Haddock Whitlock served two terms as acting president (1898 and 1901- 02). without .ever becoming pres ident. During 1883-1890, the college had no president or acting presi dent -but instead the chairman of the faculty served as top ad ministrative officer. r THURSDAY & FRIDAY (ALT DISNEY,’S * TECHNICOLOR 6 Show Opens At 6 p. m. Today Thru Saturday IF YOU NEVER SEE ANOTHER MOTION PICTURE IN YOUR LIFE YOU MUST SEE GREGORY AVA ' PECK GARDNER A FRED ANTHONY ASTAIRE PERKINS RELEASED THRU UNITED ARTISTS THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op erated by students as a community newspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. E. D. McMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. on, . ;he Act of Con gress of March 8, 1870. liege the MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Ass’n. Represented nationally by N a t i o n a 1 Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An geles and San Francisco. neous origin pul also reserved. republication of all news and local news of other matter here- $6.50 per full year, i Room 4, YMCA, News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the editorial office, Room 4, YMCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. ‘This campaign to save Guion Hall by attending more movies is gettin’ my eyes!” What’s Cooking The following clubs and organ izations will meet tonight: 7:00 Bi-City Coin Club will meet in the Bryan City Court Room in the Bryan City Hall. 7:30 Pasadena Hometown Club will Wee Aggies meet in Room 203 of the Aca demic Building. Bell County Hometown Club will meet in the Memorial Stu dent Center Fountain Room. Wheeler County Club will meet in Anderson Room. Hometown the YMCA Stephen F. Austin and Jesse GOOD WITH CHERRIES You can add well-drained tart red canned cherries to the sweet muffin batter you usually use with blueberries. Before baking, sprin- We Aggies like to read about Wee Ag gies. When a wee one arrives, call VI 6-4910 and ask for the Wee Aggie Edl- A future Aggie, Robert Ridge Cummings, was born March C at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan to Mr. and Mrs. Barry D. Cum mings, ’60, of A-9-Y College View. Robert weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz. Jones of, Houston Hometown Club kle the tops of the muffins with a will be in Room 107 of the Bio- mature of sugar and cinnamon, , . . „ . -n nutmeg or mace, logical Sciences Building. Waco Hometown Club will meet Delaware was first settled by in the YMCA Reading Room. the Dutch and later by Swedes Greenbelt Hometown Club will and Finns. Read Battalion Classifieds Have a SpnnqSavifKi Spree WITH OUR FOOD SPECIALS -GROCERIES- Folgers COFFEE Mb. Can 69c 303 Cans—Libbys Garden Sweet Peas 6 Cans 99c 46-Oz. 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Farmers Home Adminis tration will interview agricul tural economics, agricultural ed ucation, agronomy, animal hus bandry, dairy husbandry, horti culture and poultry husbandry degree candidates for positions in Farm Management Supervis or Positions. 8th U. S. Civil Service Region will interview accounting, chem istry, mathematics, physics, eco nomics, English, history, aero- SUMMER JOBS meet in the Room 2-D of the MSC. South Louisiana Hometown Club meeting has been canceled. The following companies will interview students for summer jobs Friday in the Placement Of fice on the third floor of the YMCA Building. Soil Conservation Service^ U. S. Dept, of Agriculture will inter- Social Whirl Thursday Animal Husbandry Wives Club will meet in the YMCA South Solarium at 7:30. Friday College Women’s Social Club will meet at 3 p.m. in the Me morial Student Center Assembly Room. Mrs. Ruth Barkham, Aus tin antique dealer, will talk and show slides on antiques. o 1 f** I T 8S IwKSSiS s 1 a 1 a MEANS Best Looking Coat In Town $35.00 to $45.00 Beautiful colors and patterns in this fine lightweight • sport coat make it just about the best looking sport coat ' you’ve ever seen— speaking of that, come in and see one today. CONWAY & CO. 103 N. Main Bryan PEANUTS PEANUT'S By Charles M. Schuli /LINUS, OjHV DON r YOU POT AWAY THAT BLANKET WHILE GRAMMA'S HERE? YOU COULD J05T PRETBID TO Give it op, And scd never KNOWTME DIFFERENCE.... JOHNNY JOHNSON EDITOR I FKAOSEI DONT PEEL IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR HER TO HAVE HER OWN WAY.... ■ HOW DO YOU EXPECT HER EVER UTO BECOME MATURE? 7 view agricultural education, ag ricultural engineering, animal husbandry, range management and agronomy majors with at least sophomore standing and the entire summer free for work for position in student trainee work. Southwestern Publishing Co., Nashville, Tenn., will interview any student with the summer free for work in two group meet ings at 2 and 4 p.m. in Room 101 of the YMCA Building. nautical, architectural, chemical, civil and electrical engineering degree candidates for positions as accountants, junior scientists, student trainees, chemists, phys- | j icists and in management posi tions. Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Dept, of Agriculture will inter view agricultural education, ag ricultural engineering, animal husbandry, range management and agronomy degree candidates for positions in soil, water and plant conservation. Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co. will interview accounting, agri- cultural economics, business ad ministration, economics, indus trial distribution and industrial engineering degree candidates for position as foreman trainees, office assistants and cost anal- lysts. American families now own an estimated 270 million insurance policies, an increase of about 50 million in the past five years. Advertisement — ROBBIE 0 DWII LOOKS AT LIFE Reverse fore from Iraq, Fori Australia and I states of Florii is improving tl for Texas citn ’ entists of the Experiment S1 cently. , The insects, controls of pe: and fruits, are dators. The scale, mites, other tiny dest In a report : Horticultural S and Jack C. B substation at V that within the importation of hunters and ki aging pests ha; * nomic value to ers. In the coni for example, pest of citrus 1 ’ the category o pest . . the ; The Texas t foreign aid in; Agricultural 1 scientists give SI State Ft Texan We aim to drivers onP have allowed dends to Te: year after ye Farm Mutual Au After all, as is the case with all exclusive clubs, there are cer tain requirements. A T-Bird is o.k., but one of the family models? —They rate nothing more than a long look down the nose. Econ- ^ bmy cars? This is a laugh'! You don’t even get in the door, even if there are only three of them in the world. For all the particulars on which cars to buy, and how to handle them, and how to tell the phonies and fakes from the real thing, read “Farthest Gone Motorists” in this weeks LIFE. Kennedy’s Bandwagon Wisconsin again becomes the arena for the trying-out of politf- ical issues. Jack Kennery, Demo cratic hopeful tries to overcome several handicaps by involving the whole family campaign which He is opposed by Hubert Humphrey, his biggest opponent at present, Was the outcome of the Finch trial, a result of personalities, or was the jury hung on the actual facts in the case? LIFE’S report ers interviewed all the jurors that photographers cover, would answer questions and re vealed certain things about the jury’s closed sessions shows a pos- w ^° con ducts a campaign of his sible fault in American justice. own amon g farmers in the Wis- LIFE’S story on the case, which has gotten its share of publicity since its beginning, combined another topic of considerable dis cussion, the racial issue, and points up what the result of personality differences can be even in ’ the American judicial system. consin area. The result of this early primary could be the de ciding factor in the fight for dele gates from other states. 35 MM Clue The film from the bashed and battered Argus camera found at the scene of the recent slaying of three Chicago women may not give any clues to their murder, but they cast an ominous shadow over the mystery. The women are shown in the pic tures enjoying themselves until One juror said she thought cases of this type should be tried by judges with a superior knowledge of the law. The judge’s 90-page document of instructions to the jury caused considerable discus sion among the jury as to its full their slayer attacked, meaning. For this and other rea- , sons, most of the jury has em- Hidden Russian Art phatically stated they hoped never . wor ks of Russian masters to be called for jury duty on this ' n m °dern art are type of case again. stored in an insignificant room be cause they dared vary from the pattern established by the govern ment. They are shown for the benefit of art lovers in LIFE’S color pages. Reading Out Loud The custom of reading in the American family is the pitch be hind a recent TV series in which Pulitzer prize winners and other prominent people read to children in an ordinary home situation. It sometimes results in real-life sit uations on the show, too, such as the extraction of a tooth by one of the youngsters before a tele vision audience in seven cities. Do You Really Own A SPORTS Car? All you rodders driving around gasoline-inebriated and loving nothing more than the feel of the surge of power under the hood of your sports model better take a closer look. You may not even be considered one of the club. LIFE c at t nize the the Disl Cas’. Uni Obli Cor-j Loa Ban Rea Oth Den Tim Dep Dep Oth Oth Cap Sur Unc *Th stat