The Battalion
Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1960
Number 115
SP BANQUET
Vanity Fair Tie
First in History
A tie vote between two Vanity-Fair finalists has resulted
in an occurance unprecedented in the history of A&M, ac
cording to Allen McCree, editor of the Aggieland ’60.
Discovered after a recount of votes cast Friday night by
Student Publication Banquet-* ■ — —
guests, the tie showed seven of
the twelve Vanity Fair finalists
are winners. As a result, the top'
seven will have full-page portraits
in the Aggieland ’60, while the
remaining five beauties will have
smaller pictures.
Division Page
All twelve finalists and their
escorts will be in the full-color
Vanity Fair division page as usual.
Since only six bouquets—tradi
tionally a dozen long-stemmed, red
roses—were available when the tie
came to light, the seventh top
beauty will receive a bouquet per
sonally presented by McCree.
The seven winners and their
escorts are: Miss Gay Chandler,
escorted by Gale Oliver III; Miss
Linda Plemons, escorted by Joe
Brooks; Miss Carole Layton, es
corted by Larry White; Miss
Sandra Madere, escorted by Gerald
Lowder; Mrs. Gerry North, wife
of Bob North; Miss Carole Sparks,
escorted by Tucker Sutherland,
and Miss Barbara Layton, escorted
by Pat Craddock.
Miss Chandler, Miss Plemons and
Miss Carole Layton are from Hous
ton; Miss Madere is from Texas
City and Miss Sparks is from
Alice. Dallas is the hometown of
Mrs. North and Miss Barbara Lay-
ton hails from Bastrop.
Babcock Contest
Harry H. Pendery, freshman
pre-dentistry major from Fort
Worth won the annual C. L. Bab
cock Essay Contest award- of $250.
Babcock, who is a member of the
Class of ’20, presented the award
and check to Pendery.
Battalion Awards
Johnny Johnson, outgoing editor
of the Battalion and president of
the A&M Press Club, presided at
the banquet and presented the
annua] Battalion Appreciation
awards. They were given this year
Carole Sparks
. . . Alice, Tex.
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to J. J. Woolket, head of the De- jj|lllw^
partment of Modern Languages;
Dean J. B. Page, dean of the Col
lege and Graduate School; Col.
Frank L. Vaden, assistant com
mandant; Bob Rogers, basketball
coach; Charles Milstead, captain of
the 1959 Aggie football team;
Bennie A. Zinn, director of Student
Personnel Services; C. K. Esten,
director of the Aggie Players;
Bishop Clements, of the College Sandra Lee Madere
Information Office; and Babcock. . . . Texas City, Tex.
Current Reports Okayed
In S W C Sportsmanship
Gay Chandler
. . Houston, Tex.
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Miss Carole Layton
. . . Houston, Tex.
SCONA Holds
General Meet
By ROBBIE GODWIN
Battalion Managing Editor
The Sixth Student Conference on National Affairs held
its first general meeting last night in the Ballroom of the
Memorial Student Center to inform new members of their
duties and to outline the overall plan of the conference.
Tom Reid, chairman of the con- - *
ference, introduced committee
chairmen advisers. He first intro
duced Dean of Agriculture G. M.
Watkins and Dr. Alfred F. Chalk,
head of the Department of Eco
nomics, advisers to the Executive
Committee.
Luther Soules, chairman of the
Finance Committee, introduced
Charles F. Gosper, head of the
Texas Transportation Institute,
who is is his adviser. Soules told
the group the goal for this year’s
solicitations was $16,500.
Jim Smith, chairman of the
Planning Committee, introduced
Dr. E. E. Liebhafsky, professor in
the Department of Economics, as
his adviser.
Don Patton, chairman of the
Secretariat Committee introduced
Mrs. D. D. Burchard as his adviser.
Transportation Committee Chaii’-
man Eugene Stubbs told the group
his committee would send invita
tions to the various schools attend
ing and arrange for the transporta
tion of students and speakers for
the conference.
The Arrangements Committee
has been divided this year into two
parts to handle facilities and food
events. Danny Bow'er will head the
facilities subcommittee and John
McMullen will be in charge of the
food events.
Clyde Whitwell will be Confer
ence Manager and will head a com
mittee which will take charge of
the registration desk at confer
ence time.
Sydney Heaton reported for the
Program Committee, .W'hich will be
headed by Doug Yauger. He said
the title for the conference this
year would be “The Task of the
Fiee World in the ’60’s: Problems
and Opportunities.” He announced
the round tables would be divided
into the following topics: Round
table 1 will discuss “The Lesser
Developed Lands.” Round table
2 wbll talk on “The Communist
Challenge—Free World Response,”
and the third round table will dis
cuss “World Disarmament: Ideals
and Realities.” The fourth group
will talk on “Mobilization of
Knowledge and Resources,” and
the fifth round table will discuss
“The Americas.”
J. L. Brand was introduced as
secretary for the conference and
Danny Deupree was introduced as
vice-chairman.
FROM OVER 2,800
Miss Barbara Layton
. . . Bastrop, Tex.
Mrs. Gerry North
. . . Dallas, Tex.
Linda Piemons
. . . Houston, Tex.
June 11
Deadline Set
On Uniforms
Members of the Corps of Cadets
may begin turning in uniforms at
the clothing warehouse until June
1, according to an announcement
from Col. Frank S. Vaden, assist
ant commandant.
Each cadet is urged to turn in
his uniform early, said Vaden,
and the students are also urged
to turn in all their uniforms at
one time to avoid waiting in line.
The clothing warehouse will be
open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily
except for Saturdays when the
warehouse will be open from 8
a.m. - noon. The warehouse will be
open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., May 28
and June 4, Saturdays.
Vaden also said members of
the Corps of Cadets are author
ized to wear civilian clothing
after final review until the close
of school, with the exception of
meal formations.
The deadline for turning in
clothing is June 11, after which
time the student will be charged
for missing items. The clothing
must also be cleaned before it
will be accepted by the Military
Property Custodian.
Combat boots and shoes will
not be turned in. Also, members
of the Corps must turn in their
mattress covers.
Eva luationMeth od
OnlyMajorChange
Current reports of the sportsmanship displayed by South
west Conference schools were approved at the spring meet
ing of the Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Committee
last weekend in Fort Worth, according to Roland Dommert,
incoming president of the Student Senate.
The evaluation insertion was the only major change in
stituted by the Committee.
First of Each Week
Under the new concept, each school in the conference
will sent an evaluation or critique of the sportsmanship dis
played by opponents at the first of each week following a
weekend athletic event. This report is to the Sportsmanship
$818.06 ALREAD Y COLLECTED
A&M Digs Deep For Gift
By BOB SLOAN
Battalion News Editor
The A&M Corps of Cadets and
civilian students opened wide their
hearts and dug deep into their
pockets yesterday afternoon and
the result was a generous dona
tion to be presented to the family
of Carole Jeanne Shirley in the
name of A&M.
Donations totaled $818.06 and
will continue through tonight.
Cadet Col. of the Corps William
Heye said he planned to go to San
Antonio Friday to present the
money to Mrs. Shirley.
Miss Shirley was on her way
to the Senior Ring Dance at A&M
when the car in which she was
riding skidded out of control, over
turned across the pavement on
Highway 21 west into the left and
traveled over 250 feet before fi
nally coming to a halt.
In Good Condition
The 22 year-old secretary from
San Antonio was thrown from the
car and killed. The driver of the
car, Mike McClelland, senior in
Squadron 10, and another senior,
Ed Lux, Squadron 8, were reported
in good condition last night.
Cadet Col. of the Corps William
Heye spoke to the Corps of Cadets
yesterday afternoon before lunch
at Duncan Dining Hall. Heye
asked the cadets to contribute what
they wanted to help the family out
financially.
“We never expect the money to
make up for that girl’s life,” Heye
said, “but we want her family to
know that the A&M Corps of Ca
dets wants to help.”
Incoming Civilian Student Coun
cil President Mike Carlo announced
yesterday that he would meet with
the civilian dorm presidents today
at 5 p.m. to continue the efforts
for the Shirley family.
Mrs. Shirley came to Bryan Sat
urday with some neighbors. She
attended the funeral in Boonville,
Mo. at 2 p.m. today.
Spray of Flowers
Heye said the Corps had sent a
spray of flowers to Missouri for
the funeral.
Miss Shirley’s father was unable
to come to Bryan or attend the
funeral Tuesday, Heye said. He
suffered a str-oke some time ago
and has been bedridden ever since.
Prior to the time he suffered the
stroke, Shirley worked for the Red
Cross.
MisS Shirley worked for the
United Service Automobile Assn,
in San Antonio. Heye said he be
lieved she was the only member of
the family working at the time of
the accident. Her father is con
fined to the bed and her mother
has been staying home caring for
him.
The Shirley’s came to San An
tonio from Boonville, Mo., accord
ing to Heye.
Besides her mother and father,
Miss Shirley is survived by a
younger brother’, 12.
The accident was investigated
by Highway Patrolman Don Sy-
bert.
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Seniors Reported In ‘Good’
Condition In Bryan Hospital
The condition of Michael McClelland and Edward Charles
Lux, both seniors, is reported as “good” in Bryan’s St. Joseph
Hospital following Saturday morning’s fatal accident in which
Carole Jeanne Shirley, 22, of San Antonio, was killed.
McClelland and Lux were both 4-
thrown clear of the wreckage, as
was Miss Shirley, and are definite
ly off the “danger” list.
The accident occurred on High
way 21 west as the trio was re
turning to College Station early
Saturday morning for the annual
Senior Ring Dance and Banquet
Saturday night.
McClelland’s 1955 model sedan
failed to make a slight left-hand
Six Named Recipients
Of Achievement Awards
William Heye Jr., Homer Hershey, Norman Dyson,
Michael McGuire, Carroll Sinclair and Wade Dover have been
named recipients of the Engineering Faculty Achievement
Award. Selection of the six recipients came from more than
—— 2,800 engineering students at A&M.
The recipients were selected on
the basis of scholastic achievement,’
participation in campus activities
and demonstrated ability for lead
ership.
Heye is a senior electrical engi
neering major and is also the Cadet
Col. of the Corps of Cadets.
Hershey is a senior geology and
petroleum engineering student and
also was awarded the George P.
Mitchell award as the outstanding
student in geology and petroleum
engineering in addition to the
achievement award. The Mitchell
Award was a $250 engraved gold
watch.
Dyson is a senior aeronautical
engineering student and is a mem
ber of Phi Kappa Phi,' Tau Beta
Pi, Phi Eta Sigma and Sigma
Gamma Tau honor societies. He
also has a grade-point ratio of
2.83.
McGuire is a senior chemical
engineering major and has a grade
point ratio of 2.98 and is a member
of Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi,
Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Lambda
Upsilon honor societies.
Sinclair’s activities include mem
bership on the Engineers Council,
Texas Assn, of German Students,
the Memorial Student Center Fine
Arts Committee and president of
the Calvary Baptist Youth Church.
Sinclair is a student in architec
ture.
Aggie Players Hold
Annual Banquet,
Present Awards
The annual Aggie Players
Awards Banquet was held in the
Assembly Room of the Memorial
Student Center last night, start
ing at 7 p.m., with a smorgasbord
supper, presentation of awards,
ajid election of new officers high
lighting the evening.
Following the supper, awards
were presented to various mem
bers of the Players. Among these
awards were certificates of merit,
silver keys and gold keys given
for service during the productions
performed by the Players this past
year.
An engraved gold plaque was
presented to C. K. Esten, producer
of the Players for 10 years of out
standing service at A&M, follow
ing the presentation of other
awards.
Officers for the coming year in
clude president, Ray Simmons;
vice president, Charles Hearn;
senior representative to the Arts
and Sciences Council, Grady Light;
and junior representative to the
Council, John Wadell.
Committee of the school and*
is to be only a critique. These
reports will serve as a record
for voting in choosing the
school to receive the SWC
Sportsmanship Trophy.
The Sportsmanship Committee is
composed of the president of the
student government organization,
the editor of the campus news
paper, a representative from the
varsity team and the head yell
leader.
Tabulated in Fall
The voting—turned in to the
chairman school (this year Texas
Christian University)—is turned
in at the spring meeting and kept
by the chairman in a secret com
partment. The voting will be tab
ulated at the fall meeting of the
Committee to determine the win
ner of the SWC Sportsmanship
Trophy.
Winner of the Sportsmanship
Trophy is withheld from all con
ference schools other than the
winning school until presentation
at the annual Cotton Bowl game
in Dallas.
Voting on the sportsmanship
of the schools is done on a point
system with the grading running
four points for “excellent,” three
points for “good,” two points for
“fair” and one point for “poor.”
Only half. . .
It was also noted at the meeting
that basketball, the spring sport,
will carry only half the weight of
the fall ballot in the final vote
since the fall sport, football, has
more emphasis placed on it by the
student body. The decrease in bas
ketball emphasis was .also brought
about by the inability of many
students to attend due to the week-
night road games, hindering the
home team to evaluate the oppon
ents’ sportsmanship. The voting
on basketball will be done the same
as for football but the total will
he divided by “two” to obtain half.
Members of the Sportsmanship
Committee from A&M are Dom
mert; Bill Hicklin, editor of The
Battalion; Sonny Todd, head yell
leader; and a representative of the
varsity team to be appointed by
Head Coach Jim Myers.
Students Elect
Six To Leaders’
Posts At CHS
By RUSSELL BROWN
CHS Correspondent
A&M Consolidated Junior High
Kittens went to the polls Friday
to elect leaders for the coming
1960-61 school year, voting on
possibly the largest slate of candi
dates ever seen at Consolidated.
A total of 50 hepefuls ran for
six posts: student council presL
dent, two senior yell-leaders, two
junior yell-leaders, and the editor
ship of Kat Chat, the school news
paper.
Peter Fagan was voted to the
•student council presidency over
four other candidates, including
Dick Pewthers, Bob Jones, Carl
Gough and Jeff Daniels. Fagan
will replace Bob Wright as student
body head.
Sharon Yeager and Diane Ross,
the present junior yell-leaders,
were re-elected for the senior yell
leading posts with Miss Yeager be
ing chosen head yell-leader.
A total of 18 girls tried out for
the positions including Carolyn
Hooper, Janet Gould, Kim Alex
ander, Sharyn Speights, Ann Da
vis, Sanra Free, Linda Bloom, Ai-
lese Houston, Sharon Lynch, Toni
Heitkamp, Ann Avera, Joan Huff,
Linda Rudder, Sallye Sorenson,
Pat Helmers, and Daisy Sloan.
The two will succeed Margaret
Brown, head yell-leader, and Pam
Adams, outgoing senior yell-leadei’.
Junior yell-leader had 15 nom
inees with Sue Stiefel and Suzanne
Brown picked over Diane Sutphen,
Debbie Cooper, Karen Smith, Kay
Eiman, Margaret Owen, Susan So
renson, Sandy Miller, Kay Fisher,
Loretta Covington, Carolyn Jack-
son, Lynda Welch, Virginia Pat
terson, and Linda Williams.
Editor for next year’s Kat Chat
wil be Lorelie Brown who defeated
Jane Martin for the post, replacing
Jan Butler.
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curve and skidded off the curve
and then overturned across the
pavement into the left ditch.
Miss Shirley was pinned under
neath the rolling vehicle. Both
McClelland and Lux were thrown
clear.
Funeral services for Miss Shir
ley, a secretary for the United
States Automobile Assn, in San
Antonio, were held this afternoon
in Boonville, Mo.
Parents of Miss Shirley are Mr.
and Mrs. Lee A. Shirley of 351
Covina in San Antonio.
Dover is a senior petroleum en
gineering student and is the Deputy
Corps Commander and the com
manding officer of the Ross Volun
teers along with membership in
Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, and
Phi Eta Sigma.
Award
Winners of the Engineering Faculty
Achievement Awards have been presented
to (front row, left to right) William Heye
of San Antonio, Homer Hershey of Here
ford, Carroll Sinclair of Bryan, (back row,
Winners
left to right) W. W. Dover of San Angelo,
M. L. McGuire of College Station and Nor
man K. Dyson of Texarkana. At right on
the front row is Dean of the School of Engi
neering Fred J. Benson who made the