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Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1960 Number 22 Annual Extension Service Conference in Progress “The Young Hunter” One of the many paintings from the Inter national Business Machines collection “Cross Currents in American Art” is this one by Channing Hare. The collection will be on ex habit in the Memorial Student Center Thurs- '■•••‘"A''' ■i ^ /• ^ day. The MSC has had the collection on order for over two years, since its popularity gives it a long waiting list. This painting is one of 20 that will be on display. INCLUDES AIR FORCE BALL Three Dances, Grid Battle Top Big Football Weekend The A&M-Arkansas game and three dances this weekend will keep the campus swinging. One of the dances features four separ ate bands. Friday night Cafe Rue Pinalle will get underway at 8 p.m. and last until midnight yell practice. It will have music provided by Sil vester Munoz and the Stardusters. Tickets are $1 per couple. The Cafe Rue Pinalle is a regular fea ture of the MSC Dance Commit tee. Also Friday night will be the annual Air Force Ball. It will be held in Sbisa Dining Hall from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. Uniform for the event will be Class “A”, Winter. Dance Climax Co-chairmen for the dance are Ken Demel and Bob McDaniel. The climax of the dance will be the se lection of the Air Force Sweet heart. The five finalists for the title are Lyndal Ankenman, Shir ley Anne White, Susan Myrick, Sue Lynn Anderson and Donna Gayle Mayo. After the' Aggies meet the Ar- World Wrap-Up By The Associated Press Fighters Buzz English Queen’s Plane LONDON—Two jet fighters marked with the iron crosses of the West German air force zoomed within 50 feet of Queen Elizabeth’s plane Tuesday as she flew home from a visit to Denmark. “A very nasty moment,” said a crewman on the queen’s jet liner when it landed here safely, after the buzzing. The close call occurred while the plane, manned by members of the Royal Air Force, flew near the German border at 30,000 feet about 20 miles north of Eelde, the Netherlands. It was reported to traffic controllers at Amsterdam airport as a near miss. r ★ ★ ★ Soviets Give Up On Disarmament Debate UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—The Soviet Union has virtually written off U.N. disarmament debate at this time as useless. It said Tuesday the only way to resolve the East-West deadlock is to hold a special General Assembly session next spring at the summit level. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian A. Zorin told the 99- nation Political Committee that unless the United States and its allies accept Soviet Premier Khrushchev l! s approach on disarmament, “we shall have no other choice” than to terminate Soviet participation in committee debate. ★ ★ ★ U.N. To Air Cuban Aggression Charges UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—The*U.N. Steering Committee Tuesday agreed quickly to a full United Nations airing of Cuban complaints that the United States is preparing an invasion of Cuba. The decision was taken without opposition after Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa accused Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon of making Cuba a scapegoat in the U. S. presidential campaign. He called for urgent U.N. action. The United States denied his charges, but said it would not oppose U.N. debate. ★ ★ ★ Airliner Lands On Foam Minus Tail Wheel FORT WORTH—An American Airlines 707 jet with 118 passengers and a crew of eight aboard nosed over at Carswell Air Force Base Tuesday in making an emergency landing. All aboard were believed to be uninjured. The tail wheel on the huge aircraft could not be lowered when the plane, which took off from Los Angeles, attempted to land at Love Field in Dallas. It was diverted to Carswell where Air Force ground crews covered one of the main runways with foam. The plane circled the area for more than an hour to exhaust its fuel supply before attempting the landing here. Coming in its main landing gear lowered, the huge ship skimmed along the ground, sliding on its nose. kansas Razorbacks at Kyle Field Saturday night, the Memorial Stu dent Center will come alive to the music of four bands. Midnight in New Orleans will start immediate ly after the game and last until 12:30 a.m. Music will be provided by Bo Lee and his combo, Silves ter Munoz and the Stardusters, Bill Nauratil and his Orchestra and the Texas Western Playboys. Various Styles The Texas Western Playboys will play western music, Silvester Munoz and the Stardusters will put forth Latin rhythms, Bo Lee will be the rock ’n' roll specialist and Bill Nauratil will feature smooth tunes. Only couples will be admitted and tickets are $2. The dance will take place in different parts of the MSC. The Ballroom, Rooms 2A and 2B, the lower level and the Assembly Room will be used for jdie different events, which will take place simultaneously. Midnight in New Orleans is a project of the Special Dances Sub committee of the MSC Dance Com mittee. The subcommittee is head ed by Benny Wadsworth. Bonfire To Spark Tiger Homecoming By RUSSELL BROWN Consolidated Correspondent tomorrow night when the A&M Consolidated High yell tmoorrow night when the A&M Consolidated High yell leaders touch off the biggest bonfire in Consolidated’s his tory, the wild Tiger homecoming week will hit its beginning note. The opening of the homecoming activity began Monday when the four classes began work on the bonfire. Tomorrow at 8 p. m. is the ignition time. The Tiger pep rally will be sparked with speeches from exes and the student body. The Tigers and the Tiger exes will gather near the U. S. D. A. Louisianan Joins Staff As Assistant Dr. William C. Ellis, a native of Louisiana, has been appointed as sistant professor in the Depart ment of Animal Husbandry. His special field of study at A&M will be nutrition research on ruminants. Ellis came to A&M from Bucks- burn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, here he was a North Atlantic Atlantic Treaty Organization Post doctoral Fellow at the Rowett Re search Institute. After attending high school at Quitman, La., he studied at Louisi ana Polytechnic Institute where he received his BS degree in 1953. He received his MS degree in 1955 and his doctorate in 1958 at the Uni versity of Missouri. While at the University of Miss ouri, he was an animal husbandry instructor from 1955 to 1958 and an assistant professor from 1958 to 1959. Honors won. by Dr. Ellis, as a graduate include Gamma Alpha, Sigma Xi and Gamma Sigma Del ta. He is a member of the Ameri can Society of Animal Production and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Building at 6:30 p, m, for a snake dance around the campus to the school where the fire will be lit. Following the bonfire, Friday night finds the Tigers of Consoli dated and the Tigers of Rockdale battling for the league lead in Dis trict 19-AA, the inner probably becoming the eventual loop win ner. At halftime one of nine beauties picked by the footballers will be crowned homecoming queen of 1960, along with two princesses. Linda Harvell, Donna Dozier, Carol Ann Kincannon, Sherry Smith, Nancy Beamer, Margaret Patter son, Shirley Rogers, Blair Perry man, and Sue Ross are the candi dates for royalty. The week of frenzy will be brought to a close after the game with a homecoming dance honor ing the queen and the Tiger exes. A dance band will provide the music in the gym. Jackson, Carlo Named Student C of C Officers The Student Chamber of Com merce Executive Committee has elected Clifford Jackson president and Mike Carlo vice president of the chamber for this year. Jackson is an industrial educa tion major from Houston. Carlo is a chemical engineering major from Alamo. At an earlier meeting, Bob Rob erts, Senior journalism major from Kerrville, was elected secretary and Edmond Winston, senior Busi ness administration major from Lufkin, was elected treasurer. Jackson said the group has ask ed the Department of Architecture to build a rack to hold brochures from the various departments in the Memorial Student Center. The chamber has encouraged each department to send brochures de scribing their courses and their activities so that the chamber may assemble them. They will be put in the MSC so that anyone interested in a specific department may get a brochure on it. Jackson said the group intends to continue its program of guid ing tours on campus and bettering relations between student and pro-' fessors. Party Ducat Sale Passes 1,200 Mark The 1,200 mark has been passed in date ticket sales for the Dallas Corps Trip Party after the SMU game, figures re leased earlier this week confirmed yesterday. This means at least 2,400 persons will be present. The party is scheduled in the> : Dallas Memorial Auditorium Sat urday night, Nov. 5, and is spon sored by the Dallas A&M Club. All Aggies, former students, students of Texas Women’s Uni versity and guests of these stu dents have been extended invita tions. Ducats will remain on sale here right up until the time students leave campus the preceeding day. They are available at the Cashier’s Window in the Memorial Student Center and may also be purchased at the door. The price is $4, stag or drag. The party begins at 9. Three bands will play in the two- story auditorium, Ted Weems, Jim my Palmer and the Dave Klein Trio. Some 75,000 square feet of dancing space is due to be available. KYLE FIELD VS. THE GROVE Midnight Yell Practice Locale Opinion Split in Random Poll By TOMMY HOLBEIN Battalion Feature Editor “Midnight Yell Practice will be held in Kyle Field instead of The Grove.” This news released a siege of opinions across the campus con cerning the decision; many feel it is wise, many others disagree. Mickey Metcalf, a junior from Dalhart living in Dorm 17, said, “Under the circumstances, I am glad to see it happen. Midnight Yell Practice has turned into mass confusion, and maybe this will help. “There was no excuse for the injuries incurred at the last one; I believe moving the location to Kyle Field will make it an all round better event,” said Metcalf. George Vogt, senior from Wei mar living in Dorm 16, said, “I’m definitely against moving the loca tion, but if it must be moved to control it, I’ll back it. What hap pened at the last yell practice is not right, but it could be properly controlled in The Grove. A person just won’t get a feeling of togeth erness in Kyle Field like there is in The Grove. “Also, I have always looked upon Kyle Field as a more sacred place, where we see the Aggies whip somebody; not just have a yell practice,” he added. Harry Brand, junior from Hous ton living in Dorm 15, said “I think it is all right, and a very good idea to move Midnight Yell Practice to Kyle Field. There is a lot more room over there, and ev eryone can fit in. At the last Mid night Yell Practice in The Grove, there were scores of people that couldn’t even fit into The Grove. “It might be another improve ment if we could arrange separate gates for the upper and underclass- Smith Keeping Name Tradition—Page 4 men to enter Kyle Field, also. If the freshmen and sophomores could enter at one gate, and the juniors and seniors through an other, that would split the packing almost in half, and create less con fusion,” he added. Frank Hall, junior from Megar- gel living in Dorm 3, said he was totally against the change. “It is another direct breach of tradition, and we’ve already had too many traditions go down the drain this year as it is,” said Hall. Arlon Ragsdale, freshman from Alba living in Dorm 10, said, “It should be much better in Kyle Field. There is a lot more room, and the field of vision is much bet ter. “In The Grove, a person is lucky if he can even see the yell leaders, much less hear them. In Kyle Field, this problem is totally elimi nated, since the crowd will be ele vated, and the yell leaders can be seen from everywhere,” Ragsdale added. Raul Garcia, senior from Heb- bronville living in Leggett Hall, disagreed. “I can’t see where there would be any improvement over holding the midnight yell practice in The Grove. I believe there will be just as much confusion in Kyle Field, and actually it is more dangerous there, with so many more obsta cles in the way, such as the rows of seats for people to trip over the trees and other obstacles.” Morris Tate, sophomore from Houston living in Dorm 15, said “It would make the yell practice much better. Seems like we will be yelling louder, and it is just better in Kyle Field.” Charles Robinson, freshman from Orange living in Dorm 14, said, “It looks like moving the mid night yell practice to Kyle Field will cut out a lot of spirit. It will be just like a normal, ordinary yel 1 practice except that we will not be in uniform.” These opinions, taken at random across the campus, show great di versification. Next Friday night will be the initial test on the de cision of having Midnight Yell Practice in Kyle Field. More Than 700 Attending Meet By MORRIS ASBILL The largest Annual Conference of the Texas Agricul tural Extension Service is now in progress on campus. The conference started Tuesday and will end Friday. “Approximately 700 staff members and 25 guests are here for the conference this week,” according to J. D. Prewitt, Associate Director, Texas Agricultural Extension Service. The purpose of the meeting is to take a look at the pro gram generally and decide what changes need to be made to move ahead in our agricultural work here in the state, said Prewitt. All Represented All counties were represented, based on figures received from registration which start ed, Monday afternoon. The first general session was held in Guion Hall yester day morning. This session consisted of a welcome to the campus by President Earl Rudder; presentation of Administrative Of ficials and Remarks on Purpose of conference by R. E. Patterson, Dean of Agriculture; an address by Helen Hurd, Dean of Students and Assistant Professor of Sociolo gy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N. J.; and an address by W. A. (Bill) Porter, Porter Farms, Terrell. Workshop Sessions The agenda for yesterday after noon was workshop sessions on the scope report. The purpose of these studies and reports is to determine the direction of future study and emphasis for the overall program, according to Prewitt. Among these studies are Efficiency in Agricul tural Production; Efficiency in Marketing, Distribution and Utili zation; Public Affairs; and Com munity; Improvement and Resource Development. The program for today was an address on “Public Relations and You” by D. B. (Woody) Varner, Chancellor, Michigan State Uni versity Oakland, Rochester, Mich., and Workshop Sessions on Public Relations. This afternoon’s program was the presentation of the scope re ports given by the various areas of program emphasis. Tomorrow’s sessions will . be spent on Public Relations Reports and an address by President Rud der on “Your A&M College of Tex as.” The Joint Agent’s Assn. Banquet in the Sbisa Hall Annex will wrap up the day’s activities. Nelson to Chair Regional Group Dr. Bardin H. Nelson, professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Sociology, was elected chairman of the Technical Committee for the Regional Re search Project S-44, “Factors in Adjustments To Changing Condi tions in Low-Income Rural Areas,” at the October meeting in Birming ham, Alabama. Dr. Nelson succeeds Dr. Harold Kaufman of Mississippi State Uni versity. Nine states and the Agricultural Marketing Service and Agricul tural Research Service of the United States Department of Agri culture are cooperating on this project. A&M Graduate Studying at Tufts Fletcher School Capt. Dwan V. Kerig, graduate of A&M, is studying at the Fletch er School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, under the inter national Law Program of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General. The college is a graduate school of international affairs adminis tered with the cooperation of Har vard University, and is located in Medford, Massachusetts. Now in its 28th year, the school has over 100 students representing 54 colleges and universities from the United States and abroad. ■ • > 7 7|;liil Bruins Bury Murphy Jim Murphy (42), almost hidden by a mass of green Baylor jersies, is halted after a short gain near mid-field in second half action in Waco last Saturday. Baylor passes proved to be the difference as the Bears dropped the Ags, 14-0, hand ing the Cadets their first conference loss to go with two ties. Making the tackle for Baylor are Royce West (78) and Ronnie Bull (25) as Horace White (45) looks on.