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President Rudder To Be Inaugurated
Tomorrow In White Coliseum Ceremony
LSU President
To Give Address
Earl Rudder, the second graduate of A&M to become
its president, will be formally inaugurated as the 14th head
of the college tomorrow in G. Rollie White Coliseum at 10:30
a. m.
John R. Page, dean of the College and the Graduate
School, will preside at the inauguration, which will be held
immediately following a review by the Corps of Cadets in
front of the Memorial Student Center at 9 a. m.
The main address will be given by Troy H. Middleton,
president of Louisiana State University, Middleton will speak
on “Facing the Future.”
Greetings from Gov. Daniel
■ Greetings from the dele
gates will be given by James
C. Matthews, president of
North Texas State College and
president of the Assn, of Tex
as Colleges, and greetings from
the state will be given by Gov.
Price Daniel.
Chancellor M. T. Harrington will
install President Rudder. Follow
ing his installation, President Rud
der will speak on “A Charge To
Keep.”
Following the president’s speech,
the audience will be led in the
singing of “The Spirit of Aggie-
land” by Dr. William M. Turner,
director of The Singing Cadets.
The benediction will be given by
Cadet Lt. Col. Philip G. Roberson,
Coi'ps chaplain from San Antonio.
Luncheon Addresses
A luncheon honoring President
Rudder will be held in Sbisa Din-
Hannigan Says
Guion Theater
To Stay Open
Corps and civilian student lead
ers held a meeting with President
Earl Rudder this week to discuss
the feasibility of keeping Guion
Hall open.
The students unanimously
agreed that theater should be kept
in operation since it provided a
definite service to Aggies, es
pecially on weekends.
In an effort to cut down the ex
penses incurred in running the
movies, several suggestions from
students were discussed. Among
them were opening the theater at
7 p.m. and showing only one run
of the movie; running the theater
only on Friday, Saturday and Sun
day; a slight increase in the price
of tickets if necessary and getting
the films for less money.
Dean of Students James P. Han
nigan said yesterday that all the
plans were under consideration,
but that none had as of yet been
accepted. He added that Guion
Hall will continue to operate, and
that there are no immediate plans
for closing it or The Grove to show
pictures in the summer months.
Hannigan pointed out that Guion
Hall made a net profit of $689
during January, but the overall
loss for the past five months had
been $1,126.
The dean said three major ef
forts had been made to put Guion
on a profitable basis again after
a loss of at least $1,000 per year
since 1955, and a loss of $7,000
in 1959.
The three plans were getting the
companies to make the films avail
able at a reduced rate, reducing the
dumber of employees needed to
run the theater and shifting part
of the expense of upkeep to the
college rather than the theater.
The latter move is attributed to
Guion’s use by the college for
meetings other than the movie
showings.
The Battalion
Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1960
Number 90
junior Bail Weekend Opens
Saturday In Duncan, Sbisa
See Pages 4-5
For History
Of Texas A&M
Presidents
ing Hall at 12:30 p.m,, with Chan
cellor Harrington presiding.
Speeches at the luncheon will be
given by A. E. Cudlipp of Lufkin,
vice president of the Board of Di
rectors; Dr. Tyrus R. Timm, head
of the Department of Agricultural
Economics and Sociology, for the
faculty; Joseph J. Sekerka, presi
dent of the Student Senate, for
the student body; and Tom A.
Murrah, president of the Associ
ation of Former Students.
Formal remarks will be made by
Allan Shivers, former governor
of Texas, and Hugh M. Milton II,
under-secretary of the Army. •
The president’s reception will be
held in the MSG from 2:30-4 p.m.
I. J. Woolket, head of the Depart
ment of Modern Languages and
general chairman for the event,
has announced the inaugural cere
monies as well as the president’s
reception will be open to the pub
ic.
Later Attendance
Woolket has asked local resi
dents attend the reception later
(See RUDDER on PageS)
Secret Ballot
CSC Member
Award Decided
By BOB SAILS
Battalion Staff Writer
The Civilian Student Council, in a meeting held last
night, decided by secret ballot the recipient of the outstand
ing Civilian Student Council member award.
Fifteen council members voted at the 7:15 p. m. meeting
in the Student Senate Chamber of+
the Memorial Student Center. The
recipient of the award will be
announced at the Civilian Banquet
April 29.
The council also decided to pre
sent the award for the outstanding
apartment council member at the
banquet.
Ticket Announcement
Council member Ben Havard an
nounced tickets for the banquet
would probably be $2.50 per stu
dent. The council voted to admit
guests to the banquet for $1.
The council discussed the present
move to close Guion Hall for the
Twelfth Man
Applications
Being Taken
Workouts for the Twelfth Man
basketball game, to be held some
time in April, begin Moriday in
preparation for the annual Army-
Air Force grudge battle.
Each outfit in the Corps of
Cadets is urged to turn in one
name of a prospective player to
Barney Welch, Intramural Di
rector, so that the rosters may
be made out as soon as possible.
showing of movies because of large
operating expenses. A motion was
made that the council officially
back all efforts to retain Guion
Hall as a means of entertainment
for students. The council unani
mously adopted this motion.
Retreat Reservations
Paul Corder reported reserva
tions for-28 students and 4 coun
selors have been secured for the
annual Civilian Student Leadership
Retreat April 23 in Palestine.
Corder pointed out that the $5
per person reservation fee would
cover food, housing and recreation
expenses for each delegate. •
“A Tremendous Success . .
Council President Charles Gra
ham, who presided at the meeting,
called on Civilian Weekend com
mittee chairmen early in the meet
ing to give reports on the success
of the weekend. Graham said the
Civilian Weekend was “a tre
mendous success” and commended
all the council members on their
participation and cooperation in
the planning and conducting of the
weekend activities.
Reports were heard from chair
men of the Sweetheart Selection
Committee, the Barbecue Com
mittee and the committees for pub
licity and the dance. All chairmen
indicated the weekend went very
smoothly.
A Modern Cantata
Andy Adams, right, asks Mike Bloom the proverbial ques
tion, “Why Hasn’t She Written?” in the cantata presented
by the A&M Consolidated A Capella Choir last night in
the Consolidated Auditorium. The cantata will be presented
again tonight at 8.
Dance Group Performance
Set For 8 Tonight In MSC
Seventeen girls, making up the Texas Woman’s Univer
sity Dance Group, will present Negro spirituals and original
dance arrangements tonight at 8 in the Ballroom of the Me
morial Student Center.
The presentation will be spon-^
sored by the MSC Dance and Music
Committees and will be free.
Spirituals the group will sing
include “De Gospel Trail,” “Let
My People Go,” “Go Tell It on the
Mountain,” “Little David, Play on
Your Harp,” “Walk Together,
Children.”
Original dance compositions to
be presented are “Chopsticks Fan
tasy,” “Waltz Ballet,” “It’s Old—
It’s New—It’s Dance” and “Sun
and Sack,’ a saga of a Texas cow
boy.
The group is made up of Armida
Barela, Ann Brown, Karen Cohen-
aur, Carolyn Cox, Elaine Davis,
Dora Gonzalez, Genevieve Hogue,
Andrea Keepers, Mary Martha
Monroe, Nella Nagy, Enriqueta
Olivares, Kay Osborne, Gloria
Padilla, Betty Poindexter, Ann
Wilson, Nancy Wright and Rose
Anna Zamora.
The group was organized 23
years ago and has since performed
in Houston, Tulsa, Birmingham,
Louisville and Nashville.
Prom, Banquet
Both On Agenda
By ALAN PAYNE
Assistant News Editor
Final plans have bee completed and all is in readiness
for Saturday night’s Junior Prom and Banquet in Duncan
and Sbisa Dining Halls.
The Banquet, scheduled in Duncan, will begin at G:30
p.m., followed by the Prom in Sbisa at 9 p.m.
Louis E. Throgmorton, public relations representative
for The Republic National Life Insurance Company, will be
the guest speaker at the banquet.
Open With Invocation
The Banquet will open with the invocation, by Don M.
(Mike) Ogg, secretary-treasurer of the junior class. After
dinner, featuring filet mignon, class president Charles C.
(Clint) Murphy will introduce
the honor guests.
Honor guests invited are
Chancellor and Mrs. M. T.
Harrington, President and
Mrs. Earl Rudder, Dean and Mrs.
J. B. Page, Dean and Mrs. G. M.
Watkins, Dean and Mrs. A. A.
Price, Dean and Mrs. F. J. Benson,
Dean and Mrs. Frank Hubert.
Dean and Mrs. J. P. Hannigan,
Col. and Mrs. J. E. Davis, Col. and
Mrs. F. L. Elder, Col. and Mrs.
C. E. Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. B. A.
Zinn, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wayne
Stark and Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Hardesty.
Sweetheart Finalists
The highlight of the Prom, to
follow the Banquet, will be the
selection of the class sweetheart.
Finalists will be:
Miss Eleanor Flynn from Hous
ton, who will be escorted by Doug
las F. Olbrich.
Miss Ann Phillips from Fort
Worth, who will be escorted by
Stephen W. Rohrbough.
Miss Joyce Ann Maloy from
Robstown, who will be escorted by
Jerry F. Prochaska.
Miss Mary West from North
Little Rock, Ark., who will be es
corted by Paul J. Phillips.
Miss Madeline Eads from Hous
ton, who will be escorted by Grady
Light.
Benson Takes
Student CofC
Advisor Post
Fred J. Benson, Dean of Engi
neering, has accepted the post of
faculty advisor to the newly oi’-
ganized A&M Student Chamber of
Commerce. He was voted the Board
of Directors’ choice at a meeting
Tuesday night.
Benson has helped Clifford Lane,
who did the early work on the
organization, to get the idea
started. He said he was interested
in the work of the organization
and thought it could help the
college.
“If we have the interest I ex
pect we will through, the years, it
should be a very successful pro
gram,” said Benson.
The aceptance by Benson fills
the slate of officers for the new
chamber this year. At their last
meeting, the group elected Bruce
W. Ueckert, sixth-year veterinary
medicine major from Houston,
president, and Eugene Stubbs,
junior business administration
major from Wortham, vice presi
dent.
Junior Sweetheart Candidates
Miss Eleanor Flynn
. . .Houston, Tex.
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Miss Madeleine Eads
.. .University of Houston
Miss Joyce Ann Maloy
. . .Robstown, Tex.
Miss Ann Phillips
. . .Fort Worth, Tex.
Miss Mary West
.. .North Little Rock, Ark.