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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1960)
Kansas State Stops Aggies; Home Opener Tonight At 8 Mrs. Gerry Ann North Cops 6 Mrs. A&M’ Title The Battalion Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, DECEMBER‘6, 1960 Number 42 Frosh To Choose Officers Mrs. Gerry Ann North (right) Shows Surprise, Delight . . . after being named ‘Mrs. Texas A&M’ “When they began announcing the second and first runners-up, I thought I might have a chance . . .just a chance. But after they announced those, I had no hope.” Those were the words of petite Mrs. Gerry Ann North, secretary in the Department of Journalism, seconds after she had been named “Mrs. Texas A&M” by the Aggie Wives Council. Gerry, the 21-year-old wife of a fifth-year architect major, was se lected at a dance given by the Council Saturday night in the Ballroom of the Memorial Student Center. She was presented with a cup from the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce and a bou quet from the Aggieland Flower Shop. Runners-up in the contest were Mrs. Sally Wynn, who was spon sored in the event by the Business Administration Wives Club, and Mrs. Linda Collinsworth, sponsored by the Band Wives Club. Mrs. Wynn was given a mer chandise certificate from Beverly Braley’s Women’s Shop and Mrs. Collinsworth received a certificate from t^he Lady Fair beauty salon. Mrs. North is not a newcomer to titles. She is Miss Dallas of 1956 and a runner-up for Miss Splash Day in both 1957 and 1958. She won a trip to Hollywood and a screen test as Miss Service Sta tion of Texas and she was also chosen Miss Press' Photographer. She was selected for Vanity' Fair for 1960. The 32 entrants in the contest were judged on beauty, poise and personality. Judges included Tino Foster, of Tino’s Hair Stylists, Virginia Erickson, a local artist, and M. Grady Glidden of Lester’s Shart Shops. The master of ceremonies for the affair was Dion Anderson of television station KBTX. Mrs. North is the wife of Bob E. North.' She is from Dallas where she attended South Oak Cliff High School. General Election Unfolds Tomorrow The first general election of the school year—and the election involving the most people the entire year—will be un reeled tomorrow when freshmen elect their class officers and representatives to the Student Senate and Election Commis sion. In addition, one upperclassmen will be elected to the Stu dent Senate. Around 100 first year students will be vying for the 13 positions open in the election—four class officer posts, four positions on the Student Senate and five spots on the Election Commission. The class officer positions are president, vice president, secretary a,nd social secretary. For the Student Senate, one freshman will be chosen from each of the four academic Schools in the College. A grade point ratio of 1.00 is required for a student to hold a class office or an Election Commis sion post. In order to hold a Stu dent Senate'position a student must have a grade point ration of 1.5. The voting machines for the election will be located in the cor ridor between the Fountain Room and the Bowling Alley of the Me morial Student Center. They will be in operation from 8 a. m.-5 p. m. The runoff election for the class officer positions is scheduled Dec. 15. There will be no runoff for the Student Senate and Election Com mission positions. Members of the Election Com- missjon will work in one-hour shifts all day tomorrow at the machines to assure a free flow of voters and instruct freshmen in the operation of the voting ma chines. Mrs. Jean Vaught Presents Award ... bouquet of flowers, trophy to the victor m Mrs. Gerry Ann North: ‘Mrs. Texas A&M’ ... with runners-up Mrs. Linda Collingsworth (left) and Mrs. Sally Wynn World Wrap-Up By The Associated Press Kennedy Hears New Defense Proposal WASHINGTON—A tightly controlled defense force, dis pensing with Army, Navy and Air Force secretaries and em phasizing speedy military decisions, was proposed to Presi dent-elect John F. Kennedy by his defense advisers Monday. ★ ★ ★ Tunisia Opens Algerian Debate UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—Tunisia opened debate Mon day on Algeria with a demand that the United Nations guar antee by its presence the honesty of any referendum on the political future of that explosive North African territory. ^ Whites Slip Through Blockade NEW ORLEANS—Blockade-running white children—a thin phalanx slipped through the segregation boycott at the William Franz School Monday and some became the target of egg-throwing demonstrators. Taunts of “nigger lovers” greeted the white children when they left school in mid-afternoon. ★ ★ ★ Nuclear Test Bans Stall Again GENEVA, Switzerland—Three three-power nuclear test ban talks went into another long recess Monday, still dead locked and with no apparent optimism for the future of #ie marathon negotiation. Army Contract Applications Close Dec. 9 Qualified students that are in terested in applying for an Ad vanced Army ROTC contract in the spring semester may report to Basic Section, Room 304, Trigon Building and complete the neces sary forms before Dec. 9. General requirements are: Be a citizen of the U. S., must qualify for appointment as second lieuten- ane prior to reaching 28 years, of age, meet the medical standards prescribed in regulations for ap pointment in the Army Reserve, attain a minimum score of 115 on the ROTC Qualifying Examina tion, have completed MS I and II or received credit in lieu thereof and, have passed a minimum of 60 semester hours and have an A&M GPR of 1 or better. All applications are subject to Board Review and final selection of best qualified by the Professor of Military Science within the quota limitations allocated by the Department of the Army. Fourth And Final Installment Fees Due By Dec. 17 The fourth and final first se mester installment fee is due Dec. 17, it was announced yesterday by the Fiscal Office. The installment is for $64.40 and is payable in the Fiscal Office in the Richard Coke Building. It will bring the total semester expenses payable to the Fiscal Office up to a grand total of $357.15. These fees do not include lab oratory fees. Campus Chest Drive Sets $3,000 Goal The Aggie Campus Chest will begin its foqrth annual drive for funds Dec. 13-14. The Campus Chest offers every Aggie a chance to make one dona tion which will be distributed among the various charitable or ganizations on the campus. This means students will not be asked to contribute to something every time they turn around. Last year 60 per cent of the contributions to the Aggie Chest went directly back to the student body as the need arose, according to Ben Johnson, drive chairman and a member of the Student Sen ate Welfare Committee as a rep resentative of the sophomore class of the School of Veterinary Medi cine. The balance of the funds went to such organizations as the World University JGervice, the Brazos County Tuberculosis Assn., the College Station Community Chest and the March of Dimes. A goal of $3,000 has been pro posed for the drive. Contributions in the Corps of Cadets will be handled by cadet commanders, while dormitory presidents will handle civilian donations. Two receptacles will also be placed in the Memorial Student Center. Other members of the Senate Welfare Committee arfe Lee Griggs, Ben Johnston, George Wei- deranders and Richard Vander- Stucken. '■MAGNA CHARTA’ ‘Summit’ Seeks To End Confusion With 13 Proposals A three-student group working with Dean of Students James P. Hannigan has drawn up a “magna charta” at what has been called a “summit meeting” to eliminate confusion as to the respensibilities of various student organziations on campus. > The group, composed of Student Senate President Roland Dommert, Cadet Col. of the Corps Syd Heat on and Civilian Student Council President Mike Carlo, drew up 13 different proposals. They are: 1) New Student Orientation should include representatives from the Student Senate, Corps Staff and Civilian Student Council whenever appropriate. 2) The Student Senate should formulate seating arrangements for football games and obtain the required ushers. Arrangements for Corps ushers will be made by the Deputy Corps Commander and the ushers should be juniors or seniors who are not duty officers that day. The Civilian Student Council vice president will make arrangements for civilian ushers. 3) The Student Senate should handle all meetings with repre sentatives from other student bodies. The Senate should also communicate with visiting schools prior to football games in order to arrange for cheerleader equip ment and authorized persons who are to enter the game without tickets. 4) Arrangements for the selec tion of the Aggie Sweetheart should be made by the Student Senate subject to recommendations in the detailed outline concerning activities involving the Aggie Sweetheart. 5 All official activities of the HURRAY FOR BASKETBALL UCLA Student Uses A&M Tradition In Proposal (Editor’s Note: The Daily Bruin, the student newspaper at the University of California at Los Angeles, printed a letter con cerned with the Texas A&M tra dition of kissing dates at football games when the Ags score.. The following letter is a proposal to Board of Regents at UCLA in corporating the Texas A&M tra dition and appeared in the Nov. 29 issue of The Daily Bruin.) “Last Thursday, I inadvertantly happened to turn the television dial to the national network that carries the NCAA Game of the Week. The football game, Texas vs. Texas A&M, was a good one. But of greater interest to me was the rooting section of the A&M Aggies. A&M, it appears, is the only co-ed military school in the nation. Since the cadets of the military academies always stand throughout the games, the co-eds at the A&M games are forced to do the same. (Poor girls.) Fur ther, THEY SPEND a good por tion of the game arm-around- shoulder swinging back and forth, which must fatigue the female con tingent even more. Ah, but here is the rub. As I remember it, A&M scored two touchdowns. Lo and behold, a picture of the A&M section showed the men in uniform Consolidated Still Winless — Page 3 kissing their dates. The conver sions are made, lo and behold, a picture of the A&M section showed the same. Such nice traditions A&M has. “There is constant grumble on this campus for establishment and maintenance of traditions. Now is our big chance, Bruins. I propose the following recommendations to the Board of Regents for their Dec. 16 decision: “1. Retain compulsory ROTC. “2. Include in the program the requirement that all cadets wear their uniforms to the athletic events of the university. “3. Suggest to the students that they reward each other in the Texas A&M manner after each score. (Hurray for basketball.) Pat Hughs, Society for Social Reform, UCLA” At Corps Open House Company B-2 freshman Michael W. Keogh and the outfit’s scholistic adviser, James B. Baty, professor in the Depart ment of Civil Engineering, get together for a friendly chat at the Corps-wide Open House held Friday night for faculty members and their wives. While various Corps units have held faculty open house before, this was the first time the entire Corps participated. The project was termed a success by Corps Scholastic Officer Clayton LaGrone, Aggie Sweetheart will be coordi nated by the Student Senate. 6) Arrangements for the Corps Trips will be handled through Corps channels and the Aggie Sweetheart will be presented by the Cadet Col. of the Corps and the Civilian Student Council Pres ident. 7) Bonfire will be handled by the yell leaders. 8) . S"-irig Military Day activi ties wid be planned.through Corps channels. 9) Class balls will be handled by class officers and class spon sors. 10) Aggie Muster will be plan- ned by the Student Senate. 11) Civilian Student Weekend is to be a function of the Civilian Student Council. 12) The Student Senate will be in charge of the selection and pre sentation of the “Aggie Mother of the Year.” 13) An annual meeting should be held in May each year so that the retiring Student Senate Presi dent, Cadet Commander and Civil ian Student Council President can meet their newly elected or ap pointed replacements. Concerning Aggie Sweetheart activities the “magna charta” con tinued: 1) The Aggie Sweetheart selec tion arrangements should b{ handled by the Student Senat<5 subject to recommendations from the Civilian Student Council and the Corps Staff. 2) President of the Student Sen ate, Cadet Col. of the Corps and Civilian Student Council President should be known as- the executive members of the Sweetheart Selec tion Committee and they should be responsible for selection of the other committee members. The following positions should be in cluded provided the individuals have personalities compatible with the social activities involved in the selection: President of the Student Senate, Cadet Col. of the Corps, president of the Civilian Student Council, president of the Senior Class, dep uty corps commander, vice presi dent of the Civilian Student Coun cil, one wing commander, one bri gade commander and two civilian dormitory presidents. 3) Changes in the above list and/or additions should be made by the three executive members of the Committee. 4) There should be the same number of Committee Members as there are Sweetheart finalists. 5) The social secretary of the senior class should assume the re sponsibilities of chairman of the Selection Committee while in Den ton. In the event the social sec retary is unable to serve in this capacity, the executive members should decide who will act in his place. 6) The Student Senate should be in charge of handling the Aggie Sweetheart Fund. 7) Presentation of the Aggie Sweetheart at the Corps Trip should be done by the Cadet Col. of the Corps and the Civilian Stu dent Council President or their re spective representatives. The Ca det Commander or his representa tive will kiss the Sweetheart and the Civilian Student Council Pres ident or his representative will present the flowers. 8) All official activities of the Aggie Sweetheart should be co ordinated by the Student Senate.