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library FE 12 COPIES The Battalion Volume 69 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1960 Number 28 T WTJ Coeds Get Weekend Underway The appearance of six coeds from Texas Woman’s Uni versity, headed by Aggie Sweetheart Louise Kuehn, high lighted yell practice last night in the Grove as Aggies warmed up for the coming weekend in Dallas at the first Corps Trip. Miss Kuehn was introduced by last year’s sweetheart, Rose Anne Annaratone, following the intro- 3 Short Courses To Be Offered During November Three short courses—on bee keeping, plant diseases and farm and ranch credit will be offered by the Short Course Department (luring November. The Texas Bee Keepers Assn, short course will be held Nov. 14- 15 in the Memorial Student Cen ter. About 125 persons are ex pected to register for the Depart ment of Entomology-sponsored course. C. J. Burgin is the course chairman. The Plant Disease short course is scheduled for Nov. 21-22. It is sponsored by the Department of Plant Physiology and Pathology. David W. Eosberg is the course chairman. The Farm and Ranch Credit School for Cemmercial Bankers will be held Nov. 28-30 in the Me morial Student Center. Robert G. Cherry is the chairman of this Department of Agricultural Eco nomics and Sociology-sponsored course. duction of representatives of all four academic classes at TWU. All six urged the Aggies to at tend the TWU-sponsored activities of the weekend, an annual occur- ance with the Dallas or Fort Worth Corps Trips. The group arrived on campus around 5 and entered the Mem orial Student Center through a saber line. They will act as offi cial hostesses at the festivities on the Denton campus over the week end, particularly the Aggie-Tessie dance tonight. Miss Kuehn will officially be crowned sweetheart at the halftime activities of the grid clash in the huge Cotton Bowl. The Corps of Cadets will parade at 9:45 through down-town Dallas tomorrow morning and will be guests at an Aggie party tomor row night in the Dallas Memorial Auditorium. The Dallas A&M Club, which is sponsoring the 9 p. m. dance, will also provide for a barbecue at Fair Park near the Cotton Bowl tomor row at 11 a. m.-l p. m. The barbecue, as is the dance, is open to all Aggies and their guests, plus former students. The football game, at 2 p. m., will .see the hard-luck Cadets fav ored by five and one half points over the winless Methodists. Senate Discusses Dress, Editorials Discussions on the dress of civilian students on campus and two recent editorials in the Skiff, the official college newspaper at TCU, headed a regular bi-monthly meeting of the Student Senate last night. The Senate agreed to submit an't official letter to college officials concerning civilian dress after a report from the Civilian Student Council listed six proposals drawn up and approved by the group. These proposals were 1) no t- shirts or old football jersies will be worn, 2) no shower shoes, 3) no tattered trousers, 4) socks at all times, 5) a neat over-all appear ance will be required and 6) the rulings will be enforced by faculty and staff members. The incident over the TCU edi torials concerned the cannon inci dent following the Aggie-Frog clash here Oct. 15. Two different editorials were read degrading the conduct of the Corps of Cadets during the incident. The senators unanimously agreed to write a letter of explanation to the officials of the TCU publi cations, explaining the causes for the incident. In other business the group dis cussed the Agjjieland ’61 and heard several dislikes discussed over the Aggieland ’60. These included the civilian individual pictures, pin-ups, old pictures of seniors and the availability of miscellaneous snap shots. It was also brought out that the proposed trip of the band to Wash ington is still pending, with no de cision yet issued by the college exe cutive committee. Also the Senate executive com mittee was named to serve as the group’s constitutional committee and revealed that several changes in the constitution are being con templated. The senators then discussed the proposed Twelfth Man Bowl and the group’s participation in the Memorial Fund. The Twelfth Man Bowl was turn ed over to the Issues Committee, which participation in the Mem orial Fund for the third consecu tive year was unanimously approv ed. A&M Graduate Receives Nod In Competition R. L. (Bob) Hunt, Jr., a grad uate of A&M, has been nominated to the Freedoms Foundation Gold Medal Award Competition. The Foundation gives awards to any person or group who has made a contribution to a better under standing of the American way of life. Hunt, who graduated in 1950, is now with the Agricultural Exten sion Service in Nacogdoches. Be fore poining the A&M System he was vice president of Oklahoma Christian College. Hunt’s nomination was baised on an address given to more than 20,000 people in over 300 civic and religious meetings in a two-year period. The address was entitled .“Pursuit of Godliness, Our Na tional Purpose?” Spiritual Dedication He said in his address the suc cessful solutions to grace inter national and domestic problems facing the United States today will be determined by the degree of spiritual dedication of American citizens. It was estimated that Hunt trav eled over 90,000 miles throughout the southwest in presenting his address. Hunt is the son of Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Hunt, of 300 Montclair St. in College Station. Dr. Hunt is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and So ciology. The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pa., was organized in 1949 as a non-profit, non-sec tarian, non-political, patriotic group. According to the founda tion’s charter, it exists “to create and build an understanding of the spirit and philosophy of the Con stitution and Bill of Rights and of our ‘bundle’ of indivisible political and economic freedoms inherent in them. To inspire love of freedom and to support the spiritual unity born of the belief that man is a dignified human being, created in the image of his Maker, and by that fact possessor of certain in alienable rights.” Freedoms Foundation trustees include President Dwight D. Ei senhower, Admiral Felix B. Stump, former President Herbert Hoover, Roger S. Firestone, Admiral Ar thur W. Radford and Charles E. Wilson. World Wrap-Up By The Associated Press Cuba Expects US Attack UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa said Thursday night it was logical to expect a U. S. invasion of Cuba by next Tuesday to put Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon in the White House. Roa said Nixon’s election depends on “another ‘glorious victory’ of North American imperialism in Cuba.” He added that “it is logical to presume that this ag gression must take place before Nov. 8.” ★ ★ ★ New Nuclear Weapon Hinted NEW YORK—A former Atomic Energy Commissioner spoke guardedly Thursday night of a revolutionary new type of nuclear weapon—“a third generation weapon, as radically different from the H-bomb as the H-bomb was from the Hi roshima-type A-bomb.” Thomas E. Murray, who served on the AEG from 1950 until 1957, discussed the new weapon in an open letter to presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Ken nedy, in which he again urged resumption of nuclear tests. “I take it for granted that the Soviet Union is actively developing nuclear technology along this revolutionary line. I must assume that they have done some preliminary tests of the new ‘fantastic’ weapon. Such tests could easily have been carried on without detection,” he said. ★ ★ ★ Russia Has West German Secrets BONN, Germany—The Soviet Union is in possession of details of West Germany’s defense plans through 1961. De fense Minister Franz Josef Strauss said Thursday night. The information was in a document called “MC-70,” de scribed by a Defense Ministry official as “the most secret document we have.” Battle For SWC Cellar Rages Tomorrow In Dallas & * •> " ■> ' / •‘■A- } £ ai iaia| ? m •\ Cadets Favored By 6 Points By JOE CALLICOATTE The battle of the bottom rungs on the Southwest Con ference ladder will be staged tomorrow in Dallas’ Cotton Bowl as the A&M Cadets meet the winless Southern Metho dist University Mustangs. Bottom may ring a bell in some people’s mind as just an other cellar battle, but it will be far from that since the Cadets have become known by some sports writers as the “near miss” chamnions and there’s no doubt that the ponies are on the upgrade. In last week’s game with Texas University, the Mustangs showed a definite improvement as they fell, 17-7. With a few breaks going their way, the score may have been better for SMU. , ' • i !^^p|ll!!l|i|I Iff! d A&M-SMU Grid Clash . . . battle of the cellar dwellers Soil Judgers Win Top Place At Littlefield Top honors went to the A&M Soil Judging Team recently at Lit tlefield when the Aggies took first place in a regional soil judging contest. Leading the team were Sim Reeves of Fort Stockton and George Alston of Temple, who tied for second place in the individual awards. Other members of the team were John O’Conner of Petty and Allen Swoboda of Victoria. J. F. Mills, associate professor of agronomy and A&M’s team coach, was named the contest’s outstanding coach. Candidates Cross Paths in Ft. Worth By The Associated Press Flaming political war continued over Texas Friday with Vice President Richard M. Nixon, the GOP presidential choice, and Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, beginning the day in Fort Worth. It was one of the few times dur ing the 1960 campaign that two of the principal opponents crossed paths in the same city. Johnson landed at 7:10 p. m. Thursday night, stepping jauntily from his plane, “The LBJ Victory Special,” behind his smiling wife, Lady Bird. He got off the plane waving a ten-gallon hat to the cheers of RESULT DUE TOMORROW United Chest Money Flowing United Chest contributions have begun flowing in this week as ambitious workers push the drive in Bryan, College Station and on the A&M Campus. Results of the first week of effort will be determined this afternoon at a meeting in the"*~ : Memorial Student Center, when workers gather to report their col lections. Many working on the drive re port the people’s overall response to the program has been very en couraging so far, although they have had opportunity to see only a few samples of the general public here. The United Chest Committee is working under the theme, “One day’s pay: The United Way!” Chairmen have said this is only a yardstick to the program, and any contributions will be welcome. $15,150 Goal Goal for the 15-day drive to end Tessies At Yell Practice Nov. 15 is $15,150, although it is hoped the citizens will exceed this sum with their contributions. Du mas, now leads in contributions, across the state, having achieved 103 per cent of their goal. Fourteen community, charity, medical and youth agencies in Col lege Station and Bryan will bene fit from the fund, uniting drives for all 14 into one. Included in these agencies are the College Station Community House, Recreation Council, Boy’s Clubs of Bryan, Boy and Girl Scouts, Crippled Children’s Thera py Center and many others. The Committee behind the drive renders a service to all these or ganizations by analyzing their re spective needs and alloting funds to them accordingly. the crowd, estimated unoffically at 2,000. Largest Crowd Ever Nixon arrived at 10:57 p. m. and was greeted by the largest airport crowd yet to meet a candidate in Texas—estimated by police at from 12,000 to 15,000. Ham-Hock and Beans Johnson moved from the airport reception to a fund-raising ham- hock and beans dinner attended by 3,800 persons. He planned to stay in the Dallas- Fort Worth area most of the day with appearances at Arlington, Grand Prairie and at the Wynne- wood shopping center in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas. He flies to Houston Friday night. Nixon spoke Friday at 8 a. m. at Fort Worth’s Burk Burnett Park. Labor Backing Nixon, in Texas appearanpes Thursday hit hard at what he called the Kennedy-Johnson ticket’s labor backing. “I can think of nothing more detrimental to this nation than for any president to owe his election to, and thereby be a captive of, a political boss like Walter Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers Union.” Sen. John Kennedy turned to a discussion of farm problems in Amarillo. “It is precisely because his own program does not meet the farme r’s needs that Mi-. Nixon has fallen back on the blackmailer’s tactics of distorted threats—of threats to the consumer and threats to the farmei-,” he said. Must Be Watched SMU certainly can’t be tak en with a grain of salt with men like Frank Jackson, Jer ry Mays and newly discovered Gene (Tank) Sherman. Jackson is “Mr. Everything” in the Pony backfield while Mays is a stalwart tackle in the SMU line. Sherman had played fullback during his freshman year, but was moved to guard last year. The week, preceding the Texas game, Sherman went back to his old full back position and from his per formance last Saturday may have found a home. Both Mays and Jackson were honorable mention on the Dallas Morning News Back and Lineman of the week for their play against Texas. Aggies Favored The Aggies are picked to win Saturday’s game by a slim margin of SVa points, but Arkansas left its mark in the Aggie injury column as Russell Hill nursed an ankle injury; Bobby Huntington hurt a knee; Babe Craig, who missed last week’s game, is still doubtful; and Jack Estes’ playing status is in definite. On the ground, the Cadets are still a big threat to any team as they rank third in the conference. This point was well illustrated in last week’s game with Arkansas. Carrying the brunt of the of fensive load is Sam Byer with 341 yards; Lee Roy Caffey with 166 and Jim Murphy with 151 yards. One thing for sure, no matter how many statistics and records are quoted, the fate of any SWC game won’t be determined until the final gun has sounded. With this year’s closely matched teams, this philosophy is more valid than ever before. Chemistry Research Pact Renewed A research contract from the Office of Ordnance Research. U. S. Army, to the Department of Chemistry, has been renewed for two more years. It is now in ef fect. Since June 1, 1959, the Depart ment of Chemistry has had a re search contract from the OOR. U, S. Army, 'amounting to about $19,000 for research on a new type of compounds called boroxazoli- dines. The renewed contract, like the old one, will be administered through the A&M Research Foun dation and is directed by Dr. H. K. Zimmerman of the department, as chief investigator. The renewed contract for $35- 440 also provides for research as- sistantships for two graduate stu dents in the department, currently occupied by George N. Chremos of College Station and Yecheskal Ea- siel of Israel. “Very little was known about the practical applications of bor- oxazolidines when our research on them began about two years ago,” Zimmerman says. “Partly as a result of our studies, some interest has now developed in their investi gation in connection with the fields of pharmacology, of , agriculture (as possible plant-growth regulat ors) and more recently in electron ics (as potential semi-conductors). The potential applications in these areas are still highly speculative, but they deserve further examina tion.” Rudder Greets Governor President Earl Rudder greets Gov. Price Daniel, in Bryan for a Brazos County Democratic Dinner Thursday night at Jessie Jones Dining Hall at Allen Academy.