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— 1 in the in the ces.” >s mem- ih team. ien have :00 )ct. 4) ’MCA, • • rodudB Cream A 2-3768 rm'jy m Own ion DNS ooc(" Louise Kuehn Named 1960-61 Sweetheart The Battalion Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1960 Number 9 Thirty - One RV Seniors On Active List Glen Jones, commanding officer of the Ross Volunteer Company, yesterday released the names of 31 seniors who will have active roles in the company this year. The 31 first-classmen were officially approved late last week by Commandant Joe E. Da-"* - vis of the School of Military Sci ence. The names were submitted to the School of Military Science for approval the preceding week. Juniors To Be Announced Jones added yesterday the names of the juniors in the company will be announced later this week, around Thursday or Friday. Fig ures released last week revealed 91 juniors, were presented for ap proval. The active seniors are as fol lows: Jones, commanding officer; John V. Kitowski, executive offi cer; Walter R. Frazier, adminis trative officer; Richard Meadows, operations officer; Brantley Lay- cock, Guy W. Keeling and Malcolm F. Bolton, platoon leaders; James L. Haygood, first ser geant; Paul J. Phillips, Charles H. Rollins and Kenneth J. Demel, platoon sergeants; Frank McFar land, Jerry T. Gilliland and Jay M. Gardner, platoon guides; Ron- ny J. Hampton, Ernest E. Figari, James S. Gallatin, David W. An derson, Donald G. Patton, Mark Majors, Gerald J. Walla, Bobby D. Under wood, James C. LaGrone, Daniel D. Murdock, William R. Howerton and Ogden T. Baur, squad leaders; and Edward A. Todd. Richard M. Powell, Scott S. McKay, Larry C. Sudderth and Wilburn N. Wynn. The RV’s are the official college drill team and the official color guard for the Governor of Texas. They the also the official honor guard for the annual Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, the highlight of the RV’s year. The group also performs on spe cial occasions in the local area and annually performs at Parents’ Day activities every Mother’s Day. All- Aggie Rodeo To Begin Thursday Once again, the cries of “ride ’em cowboy!” will be echo ing across the A&M campus as the annual All Aggie Rodeo gets under way. The rodeo will have performances Thursday, through Saturday. The first Aggie rodeo was held - * In 1932 in the Animal Husbandry Pavilion. It has been a yearly event since then. All Usual Events The rodeo features all the well known rough and tumble events such as calf roping, ribbon roping and bareback riding. Also saddle bronc riding, steer dogging and the popular bull riding event. An added event this year will be the girl’s barrel racing event, which is sanctioned by the Texas Barrel Racer’s Assn. This event attracts some of the most beautiful cowgirls in Texas to the rodeo. Corps units will find the intra mural wild cow saddling contest and calf scramble will more than challenge the most active cadet. The Aggie Rodeo drew a record crowd last year, with interest shown by local and distant fans. Top Contestants Outstanding contestants entered in the All Aggie Rodeo are Ken neth Beasley (one of last year’s All Around Cowboys and last year’s co-arena dh'ector), Rodney Butler (last year’s co-arena direc tor and first in last year’s bare- back riding), and Lynn Turner (All Around Cowboy for last year). Others are Phillip Cox (outstand ing bull and bareback riding) and Joe Neff (President of the Rodeo Club and ex-Rodeo Cowboy’s Assn. Cowboy). Judges for this year’s events are Ken Dorris and A. G. Ollre. Observers of last year’s rodeo have rated it at the top of similar collegiate rodeos. This one is to be bigger and more exciting. Action at the arena gets under way at 8 p.m. Tickets for the All Aggie Rodeo are available from any Saddle and Sirloin Club mem ber. They will also be sold at the stadium. Flying Kadets To Host NIFA Pilot’s Meet The Flying Kadets of A&M will host the National Intercollegiate Flying Assn.’s national meet at Eatserwood Field April 28-29. Clint Murphy has been elected chairman of the Flying Kadets Committee of the Memorial Stu dent Center Council and his co- chairman is Bob Wright. Murphy announced last night that anyone interested in working on the committee or holding an office in the national organization may get application blanks in the Directorate office of the MSC. “We are going to need a lot of help to make this meet a success, and there will be plenty of oppor tunity for anyone interested to work with us,” said Murphy. 30-40 Schools Planned The national meet will host about 30-40 schools across the United States, with attendance of about 200-250 people. Murphy said in addition to students, repre sentatives from several of the ma jor airlines and aircraft manu facturers would be on campus for the event. “The Kadets will have the re sponsibility not only of holding the meet, but of lodging for the stu dents, the awards banquet and the innumerable other details that go with a meet of this kind,” said Murphy. Added Attraction The group is also hoping to have the Air Force stunt tedm, the “Thunderbirds,” do their aerial acrobatics over the field, said Murphy. Another added attrac tion, he said, .would be the Army’s “helicopter square dance team” at the meet. Murphy said the agenda of the meeting is not complete, but these events have been scheduled: Friday at noon the A&M group will host the visitors to a Texas- style barbecue at Easterwood Field. Friday night the awards ban quet will be held at which the air line representatives will present trophies for winners in the contests scheduled for the afternoons. They will also give trophies for the best male flyer, best female flyer, team traveling the farthest distance, and the best team score. Contests To Be Held Some of the contests to be held are the navigation problem, power- on and power-off spot landings, and flour sack bombing. “With the cooperation of all our committee members and the help of other interested people, this could be one of the greatest meets A&M has ever seen,” Mur phy added. ANOTHER AGGIE FIRST Waco Students And Exes Sponsor A&M Booth At Fair By TOMMY HOLBEIN Battalion Feature Editor Texas A&M will be well repre sented at the Heart of Texas Fair in Waco this week, as members of the A&M Waco Hometown Club monitor a display booth sig nifying student life at A&M Tues day through Saturday. The booth is sponsored by the Waco Chapter of the Former Stu dents Assn., and this year marks the first time that A&M has been represented at the fair, which is the second largest in the state. The idea came about this sum mer, when some Waco Aggies heard of some students in Dallas setting up an Aggie booth at a Boy Scout circus. “We gave the idea some thought, and decided to help bring A&M before the eyes of the public through a booth at the Heart of Texas Fair, so since then we have been planning and preparing for the occasion,” said Dave Dickens, student from Waco. After talking to various sources on campus, the Waco Hometown Club, working with the Former Students Assn, in Waco, collected various visual aids, brochures, banners, and other things signi fying the life of an Aggie and some of the facilities available to him. The booth, located in the Main Exhibits Building at the Waco Fairgrounds, was set up last week end when various members went to Waco to prepare for the fair this week. Several of the men going up returned with tales of interest shown by people at the fairgrounds .as they were setting up the booth. “We’re mighty glad to see you men setting up an Aggie booth this year,” said one former stu dent in town for the fair. “It’s fine to see that Baylor booth will have some competition this year,” said another ex passing (See DISPLAY BOOTH, Page 3) Chosen Sunday Night In Denton Louise Kuehn, “brown haired, brown eyed, with an olive complexion,” was named 1960-61 Sweetheart by the Aggie Sweetheart Selection Committee in Denton Sunday night. The junior nursing student from Corpus Christi eould only say “Thank you, thank you” when she learned she had been chosen over the 12 other finalists to represent A&M as it’s Sweetheart. The presentation was made Sunday morning following a weekend crowded with dinners, parties, dances, and several all-important caucuses, “She didn’t say anything Avhen her name \yas called,” said Corps Commander Syd Heaton who made the presenta tion. “She just closed her+" eyes and counted to ten to ill! Syd Heaton Congratulates Louise Kuehn ‘.. . counted to 10 to keep from crying’ Vet Employee Announces Resignation H. H. (Howard) Broach, a vet eran of more than 34 years with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, and since 1953 a joint em ployee. with th^ Agricultural Ex periment Station in the Agricul tural Information Office has re signed effective Oct. 1 to enter private business in Bryan. Broach began his long service Feb. 26, 1926, as postal clerk but very shortly was named mailing foreman, the title he now holds. While not as well known to the public in general as extension ad ministrators, supervisors and sub ject matter specialists on the head quarters staff, he is one of the best known and liked staff mem bers by the personnel of the serv ice and those who had opportuni ties to know him. It was a major responsibility of his to see that county offices and staff members got the needed supplies and as sistance to make their work more effective. ‘None More Loyal’ In announcing his resignation, Director John E. Hutchison said, “The Extension Service has never had a more loyal and dedicated staff employee than H. H. Broach. He has demonstrated a high level of competence in a difficult job. He will be hard to replace.” The Brazos County native at tended Bryan High School, Bryan Baptist College and Allen Acad emy and his family name is closely linked with the history and de velopment of the county. His wife is the former Grace Gilland of Franklin. They will continue to make their home at 3411 Highway 6, North in Bryan. Broach will be succeeded by Claude A. McAdams, who has served as mail clerk since Jan. 1, 1929. McAdams is a native of Grimes County. He resides with his family at 1100 Ettle Etreet, Bryan. Aggies Finally Win One—Page 4 World Wrap-Up By The Associated Press Another Bomb Threat Hits New York NEW YORK—A hand-scribbled threat of another bomb blast in Times Square came Monday less than 24 hours after an explosion in the area injured seven persons. However, as the day drew toward a close, the threat failed to materialize. It had vowed death to 100 people within a week. Police swarmed into a crowded West 42nd St., movie house, halting the film and turning on the lights while a check was made. A note had been found in the theatre saying: “Please forgive me for the first bomb but I have to kill 100 people in one week. I am sick like before. Next bomb will be Oct. 3, 1960, on 42nd Street.” ★ ★ ★ Stimulant Blamed, for Olympic Cyclist’s Death ROME—Italian police notified the state attorney’s office Monday night that Knud Jensen, member of the Danish cycling team in the Olympic Games, died of “an overdose of a stimulating drug.” Jensen, 26, collapsed during the 62-mile Olympic open road race on Aug. 30. He died later in a hospital. Plospital attendants at first attributed Jensen’s death to sun-stroke. Later it was learned Jensen had taken a drug known as ronicol before the race. The drug, described by doctors as comparitively mild, is to stimulate blood circulation. keep from crying.” Heaton said the selection committee left the girls in the lounge of Stoddard Hall, the senior girls’ dorm at Texas Woman’s Uni versity, and went into their final caucus about 10 a.m. Sunday. The photographer was told who the winner was, and the committee left to meet the girls. Heaton pinned a miniature Aggie ring charm on Miss Kuehn, then the 13 Aggies present kissed her. “All she could say was ‘Thank you’,” said Deputy Corps Com mander Brantley Laycock. Miss Kuehn then named Senior Class President Marvin Girouard “Mr. Congeniality.” Miss Kuehn, a nursing student at Parkland Hospittal in Dallas, was the first Parkland girl to en ter the contest. She was up until 5 a.m. Saturday with an emergency case in Dallas. The 13 civilian and corps stu dent leaders from A&M left Col lege Station early Saturday morn ing and arrived on the TWU campus about noon, despite a flat tire-between Dallas and Denton. At TWU they were met by last year’s Sweetheart, Rose Ann Annaratone, then shown to their quarters at Zavala Hall. About 1 p.m, the Aggies went over to Stoddard Hall and met the girls as they came down the steps one at a time. The rest of the afternoon was spent getting acquainted at a pic nic and watching the Syracuse- Kansas football game on television. Later, the Aggies held their first caucus while getting ready for dinner. A formal, program dance was held in Hubbard Hall at 7:30 p.m. Members of the Corps wore serge uniforms with boots and civilians wore tuxedos. As each girl was presented, she came down a wind ing stairway in her formal dress and stood beside the boy on whose program her name was first. Each boy danced three dances with each girl in the course of the evening. “During the dance we kept get ting reports on the progress of the A&M-Tech game,” said Corps Operations Officer Paul Phillips. “We scored twice, and celebrated in traditional Aggie style with the girl we were dancing with at the time.” Bob Boone, new director of the Singing Cadets, sang during the intermission, accompanied by Miss Kuehn. After the dance, the Aggies held (See SWEETHEART on Page 3) Dr. Prescott To Address LectureTonight Dr. David M. Prescott, biologist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will give a graduate lecture to night at 8 in Room 113, Biological Sciences Building. The lecture is open to the public. The biologist will discuss “Nu clear Function and Nucleocyto- plasmic Interactions,” Dr. Wayne Hall, Dean of the Graduate School announces. He received the BA degree in biology from Wesleyan University in 1950 and his PhD in zoology in 1954 from the University of Cali fornia. Corps Freshmen Portrait Dates Set Freshmen in the Corps will have their portrait made for the A^gieland ’61 at the Aggieland Studio, one block north of the Post Office at North gate be tween the hours of 8:00 A. M. and 5:00 P, M. on the days scheduled. Uniform for portraits will be winter blose. Blouses and Brass will be furnished at the studio. Each man should bring his own shirt and tie. Oct. 5-6 Squadrons 4, 5, & 6 Oct. 6-7 Squadrons 7, 8, 9 & 10 Oct. 10-11 Squadrons 11, 12 & 13 Oct. 11-12 Squadrons 14, 15 &16 Oct. 12-13 Squadron 17 & White Band Oct. 13-14 Maroon Band Downs’ Visitor Total For Month Hits 591 Total A total of 591 visitors were on the campus during the month of September, 1960, P. L. Downs, Jr., official greeter of the college, an nounced today. They -were at tending short courses, conferences, class reunions and other scheduled meetings. The College had 659,590 visitors on the campus for scheduled meet ings and activities during the eleven years and four months that ended Oct. 1, 1960. Military Team Remains Here Through Today A military inspection team will remain on the campus through to day for the annual inspection to determine A&M’s military status. The team is composed of Col. Stewart H. Knowlton, operations, plans and training, Headquarters, U. S. Continental Army Command and Col. Graydon J. Jones, in spector general, Headquarters, Air Force ROTC, Maxwell AFB, Ala. Each service on alternate years provides the team chief. This year Col. Knowlton is the team chief. This annual inspection is re quired by regulations at institu tions which are classified as a military college, to determine if the criteria established for the military college classification and eligibility for special rates of commutation in lieu of uniforms, are being met, Capt. John Sim mons of the A&M Military De partment, announces. The date of inspection each year is within 30 days after the beginning of the fall enrollment. m napi V ' -UP-yV! . •'CXa U P- V' V:' : !v Touchdown, A&M Babe Craig (16), on ground, dives into the The four-yard plunge climaxed a 59-yard end zone late in the fourth quarter for the Aggie drive in 11 plays and gave A&M a 14- Cadets’ final touchdown against Trinity 0 lead. Jim Phillips (63) looks on. University last Saturday in San Antonio. ...