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The Battalion
Volume 69
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1960
Number 32
Chest Workers First Bonfire Work
to „ to Due Next Week
Preparing roi
Stretch Drive
Even though the scheduled beginning for work on the
bonfire isn’t until next weekend, quite a bit of work will most
likely be done this week as anxious Aggies head for the
timber regions south of College Station.
Those going home this weekend'* '
By BOB MITCHELL
Every dollar collected in the week-old United Chest drive
was counted in a coffee this afternoon in the Memorial Stu
dent Center as the workers evaluated the progress made thus
far in the drive.
With this information the work-^
ers, both committee chairmen and
volunteers, are due to get a better
prospective of the progress of the
drive and plans for the stretch
drive coming up next week.
The deadline has been establish
ed as Nov. 15, next Tuesday.
Less Than 50 Per Cent
As of Wednesday afternoon
funds collected totaled $7,503, less
than 50 per cent of the desired
goal of $15,150.
The money already reported
came in two separate reports. The
first, submitted Monday, totaled
$5,800, while Wednesday’s second
report added only $1,703 to the
total.
Drive Chairman Dale F. Leipper
cited the election day Tuesday as
the apparent reason for the lag in
the latter repoi’t, but expressed
hope for rejuvenated response
through the weekend.
“The next few days will show
whether or not we will pull out of
the slump or not,” Leipper said.
The organizations belonging to
the United Chest are the College
Station Community House, the Sal
vation Army, the Texas Rehabili
tation Center, the Brazos County
Hospital Fund, the Crippled Chil
dren’s Therapy Center and the
College Station Recreation House.
The final amount collected will
be divided among these organiza
tions.
are reminded that this will be their
last chance to garner work clothes
and materials for the three-work
day weekend ahead.
Especially useful will be axes,
power saws and other heavy tools
and devices for cutting and clear
ing timber.
Once again this year, it will be a
junior privilege to use an axe and
a senior privilege to use a power
saw—if they have one in access.
As the schedule stands now,
classes will be dismissed Monday
and workers will work all day Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday.
The actual burning is slated
Tuesday night, with classes to be
dismissed Wednesday for the holi
day.
The game and pre-game activi
ties are a Corps Trip, with the
Corps of Cadets to parade in Aus
tin Thursday morning. The grid
battle in Austin’s Memorial Stad
ium is scheduled at 2 p. m.
"Must’ Victory Faces
‘High - Flying’ Owls
World Wrap-Up
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Entrants
Urged For
Irs. A&M’
All wives of students currently
enrolled at A&M are invited to
enter the contest to find “Mrs.
Texas A&M.” The Aggie Wives
Council is sponsoring the search.
“We want all Aggie wives to en
ter the contest,” said Mrs. Jean
Vaught, chairman of the event.
Anyone wishing to enter the
contest should send her name and
address, along with a $2 entry
fee, to Mrs. Vaught at 801 Fair-
view Ave. in College Station. En
tries must be received as soon as
possible.
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Cadets Battle
Owls Tomorrow
By JOE CALLICOATTE
The Aggies will head for Houston this weekend to take
on the “high-flying” Rice Owls in a game that Rice must win
to keep its Southwest Conference championship hopes alive.
Coach Jess Neely has worked his Owls hard and long
this week in preparation for the Cadets, who are several rungs
below Rice on the SWC ladder.
Past Visions
As Neely was sending his team through their tough
practices this week, he probably still has visions of A&M-Rice
tilts in the past several years where the outcome was usually
a surprise.
Neither the Aggies nor Rice will be at full strength this
weekend as both teams have^
a long list of ailing men.
By The Associated Press
Seven Machine-Gunned in Paris
PARIS—Seven persons were machine-gunned to death
in a suburban cafe last night in an attack by three Algerian
terrorists.
Two terrorists sprayed the interior of the cafe with gun
fire while the third stood by with a hand grenade threaten
ing to throw it if anyone tried to escape.
All victims were Algerians. Police said it appeared to be
a raid on a group of supporters of the National Liberation
front—FLN—by members of the rival Algerian National
Movement—MNA.
The FLN and MNA are the principal political organiza
tions behind the Algerian rebellion. They are bitter rivals
and frequently battle in similar fashion.
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Farmers Warned Of Federal Control
DALLAS—The president of the Texas Farm Bureau
Yesterday listed wheat as the farmers’ number one commodi
ty problem and cautioned of the danger of domination from
government.
J. H. West of Bishop declared “We are going to be faced
with much pressure for a supply management program that
could place farmers under the complete domination of orders
from Washington and eventually destroy commercial agri
culture.”
He reviewed the wheat program in an annual message to
the membership at the organization’s annual convention.
“The lure of security for the farmer and cheaper food
for the consumer has a strong political appeal.”
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Pulling Owl Feathers
.. slated tomorrow in Houston
BY COLDER WEATHER
‘Winterset’ Timing To Be
Given Special Significance
CSC ACTION
Civilians Seek ‘Summit’
Better representation of civilian
students at functions involving the
entire student body, and better
relations between Corps and civil
ian students as activly debated
at Thursday night’s Civilian Stu
dent Council meeting.
“We have done a good job—no,
an excellent job—this year in bet
tering relations between the two
parts of the A&M studeht body,”
CSC President Mike Carlo told the
Council, “but there are still some
problems that need to be worked
out.”
Some of the problems cited were
the deletion of any civilian student
representative from the welcoming
committee that met Aggie Sweet
heart Louis Kuehn on her first i Dave Beauchamp, reporting for
official visit to the A&M campus Civilian Yell Leader John Garner
Nov. 3, lack of cooperation by both asked that civilians desiring to
Corps and civilian student with | work on the 1960 Bonfire contact
student ushers at home football
games, and intergration of Corps
and civilian student pictures in
the class section of the Aggieland.
Work Through Senate
The Council decided to work
through the Student Senate to set
up a “Summit Meeting” between
the Corps and civilian student body
leaders to work out some of the
problems. It was decided to “put
in writing certain precedents con
cerning Civilian-Corps relation
ships to be used as guides in the
future.”
In other Council action:
Murphy Leads FIP Cadets
Who Have Already Soloed
Three of the 25 A&M cadets enrolled in the flight in
struction program this semester have already soloed, Maj.
Charles B. Wells, officer in charge, announced yesterday.
The three are Charles C. Murphy, Robert P. Lee and John
H. Parks. Maj. Wells declared*
Murphy soloed after only two
hours and 45 minutes of dual in
struction.
Other cadets enrolled are Alvin
R. Adamcik, Duane Ayers, David
J. Bailey, John C. Blevins, Charles
E. Brame, Charles E. Cole, Don W.
Copley, Aubrey C. Elkins, Edward
J. Francis, Rodney S. Griffith,
David N. Lupot, Harry H. Price,
Thomas H. Plummer, Richard M.
Powell, Frederick L. Riggle, David
G. Webb, Glenn A. Jones, David
R. Bene, Doyle W. Krauss, Charles
C. Pale, R. E. Thomasson and
R. W. Vanderstucken.
Garner as soon as possible. Civil
ian students are needed to drive
trucks and jeeps and to operate
chain saws in the cutting area.
Volunteers
Civilian dormitories have vol
unteered to guard the bonfire Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday while
the Corps is eating.
Sunday morning Milner and
Hart Halls will guard the fire,
with College View guarding it
Sunday evening. Monday morning
Mitchell Hall 'will guard, and Mon
day evening, Puryear Hall. Tues
day morning the Civilian Student
Council members will do the guard
ing, with Law and Leggett Halls
taking over Tuesday evening.
The Bonfire will be burned at
7:30 p. m. Tuesday.
Carlo said call slips will be sent
to the dorm presidents the day
before their dorm is to guard the
fire.
The SCS Executive Council plans
to invite several persons who have
helped the Council in the past to
eat Thanksgiving Dinner with the
civilian student body Nov. 21 in
Sbisa Dining Hall.
Bill Nolen, Walton East council
man was appointed a committee
of one to obtain the tickets from
the dining hall.
With cold weather prevailing,
the timing of the play, “Winter-
set,” to be performed in Guion Hall
Monday through Friday nights by
the Aggie Players, has gained sig
nificance.
Starting at 8 p.m. each night,
“Winterset” will offer the greatest
of American tragedies, performed
by a cast of 19 and directed by
C. K. Esten.
Theme for the production is an
individual’s desire for revenge
against society, a Mio, victim of
social condemnation because of his
father’s reputation, strikes out
against his world in New York
City.
Scenes during the three acts are
set under a bridge, with the sky
line of New York in the back
ground. The weather is cold, Dec.
21, as winter is setting in. Amid
this atmosphere, a play of suspense
and deep emotion emits on the
stage.
parts include Sue Abbot as Piny,
David White as Mio; John Paxton,
Trock; Richard Reiser, Shadow;
Ray Simmons, Garth; Marlene
Rushing, Mirianne; Harry Good
ing, Esdras; Sam Cely, the hobo;
Libby Alexander, first girl and
Gale Wilson as the second girl.
Others include Jack Gladwell,
Judge Gaunt; Gerald Fletcher as
Carr; Juan Lobo as Herman; Al
fredo Garcia, Lucia; Bob Ham
mons, a sailor; Dudley Griggs, a
radical; Mike Yates, a sergeant,
and Charlie Hearn and Dave Wood
ard, two men in blue serge.
Following the “Winterset” pro
duction, the players will launch
into another play for the enter
tainment of all interested. This
will be “The Fourposters,” a
sophisticated comedy concerning
hazards of married life.
Three Scenes
The play will involve three scenes
“along the road of a marriage,”
and will be done in the round, in
the Lower Level of the Memorial
Student Center. Only two persons
will act in the play, the man and
his wife. It will be directed by
Harry Gooding.
The biggest injury gap in
the Cadet squad is at left end.
Ralph Smith, who hasn’t
missed starting all year, injured
a knee late in the SMU game and
is very doubtful. Smith’s position
is exected to be filled by Senior
Don McClelland, who saw consider
able action at the left end spot
last week. Also Bobby Huntington
has about recovered from a knee
injury and will be running with
McClelland.
• Murphy Out
Starting left halfback Jim
Murphy is out for Saturday’s
game and Randy Sims will be fill
ing in for him.
Aggie fullback Sam Byer missed
a couple of practices this week
with a bruised hip and although
Lee Roy Caffey is expected to
start, Byer will be available.
George Karam is the Owls’ ma
jor injury loss for Saturday and is
not expected to see any action.
Rice lost their first SWC game
last Saturday to Arkansas by a
last minute field goal. That’s the
main reason that ever a tie would
hurt the Owls championship chan-
Arkansas tackles the last place
Ponies this weekend and next to
last place Texas Tech next week
end, while the Owls are still in
competition with the top of the
ranks from now on out.
Next week the Owls play TCU
and the next week take on Baylor.
SCONA VI
Applications
Being Taken
Applications are now being re
ceived in the Director’s Office of
the Memorial Student Center from
students wishing to represent A&M
as official delegates to SCONA
VI.
The forms can be picked up in
the Commandant’s Office, the Of
fice of Student Affairs and in the
Post Office Area of the M.S.C.
They must be turned in to the
Director’s office no later than
Wednesday.
A four member selection com
mittee, made up of faculty and
student members of the Memorial
Student Center Council and
SCONA advisers, will pick eight
national students and seven inter
national students as delegates.
They will be selected on the basis
of their interest and ability in the
field of national and international
affairs, their grades, and their
leadership in campus activities.
When the student turns his ap
plication in at the Director’s Of
fice, he will arrange an interview
date with the selection committee.
The interviews will be conducted
the following Thursday, Friday,
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 17, 18,
21 and 22, according to Dr. Lee
Martin, chairman of the committ-
tee.
Comparable to Greats
“This play is comparable to the
great Greek tragedies,” said Esten.
“It is different from the Shake
spearian sequence of events in
tragedy, especially in its ending,
and it incorporates the ancient and
the modern concepts of tragedy,
making it the greatest American
tragedy on stage today,” he added.
The entire play is written in
blank verse, and is one of the very
few plays to become a great suc
cess written in such style, said
Esten.
On the backstage, design and set
crews have been actively at work
for the past month and a half pre
paring stage props and lighting,
costumes and arrangement for the
mammoth production.
The Players casted for “Winter- 5'
set” during the last of September, U
and since then have been hard at
work three times a week, prepar
ing for opening night next Monday.
Outside Depth
Outside depth of the play can be
seen in its cast: Persons having
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Fish, Rice Game Wrapup
Gale Wilson and Libby Alexander
... In “Winterset” Monday night
Things Get Rough In “Winterset”
... Mio threatens enemy