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TASK FOR FREE WORLD . .
SCONA VI Underway;
2nd Keynoter Speaks At 8
SCONA VI officially got under
way Wednesday at 8 a. m. with
the arrival and registration of the
first group of student delegates,
advisers and round-table co-chair
men.
The Sixth Student Conference
on National Affairs is being held
on the A&M Campus Dec. 7-10.
This year the Conference will draw
some 140 student conferees from
G3 colleges and universties, rep
resenting The United States, Can
ada, and Mexico.
As keynote speakers, SCONA
VI has invited five men, known
throuhout the world for their keen
insight into the problems of the
foreign and domestic policies of
the United States.
To serve as round-table discus
sion co-caihmen, SCONA VI has
selected 10 outstanding figures in
history, education, economics, and
defense.
SCONA VI is not a littlething.
From the humble beginnings of
the first Student Conference on
National Affairs back in 195$
SCONA has grown into a mam-
mouth operation entailing hun
dreds of man-hours of work, and
a budget of $16,500.
The theme o£ SCONA VI is “The
Tasks for the Free World: Prob
lems and Opportunities in the
60’s.”
Four keynote addresses and five
round-table discussion sessions will
vitalize the theme for the student
conferees.
The theme itself will be broken
down into five discussion topics:
“The Lesser Developed Lands,”
“The Communist Challenge' 1 —Free
World Response,” “World Disarm
ament — Ideals and Realities,”
“Mobilization of Knowledge and
The purpose of the Conference—
the speeches, the round-table dis
cussions is not to try to solve the
world’s problems, but to give the
SCONA VI delegate a better un
derstanding of them.
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areas of government, philosophy, | Resources,” and “The Americas.”
World Wrap-Up
By The Associated Press
Ike, Kennedy Talk Change-Over
WASHINGTON—President Eisenhower and his succes
sor, Sen. John F. Kennedy, met man-to-man Tuesday to talk
about the political changeover and to seal American unity
behind the continued search for world peace.
The Republican President and the Democratic president
elect, chatting at a White House conference for more than
three hours, laid aside the acrimony of a presidential cam
paign in which each had assailed the other’s policies and
proposals.
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Demos To Refuse GOP Demands
AUSTIN—Texas Democrats, were legally advised Tues
day to refuse Republican demands for a statewide recount of
the Nov. 8 election.
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Segregation Boycott Grows Worse
NEW ORLEANS—The segregation 'boycott of Willia™
Frantz School grew steadily weaker Tuesday while women
pickets reacted with tossed eggs and insults.
France Decides To Pay Price ^
PARIS—France finally decided Tuesday to pay the full
price for membership in the world’s atomic club—an independ
ent, exclusively national nuclear stricking force.
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“Sleeping Beauties’ ” Mother Convicted
CLEVELAND, Ohio—Petite, attractive Lillian Fratanto-
nio, mother of this city’s “sleeping beauties,” was convicted
Tuesday of mistreating the two little girls by secretly feeding
them sleep-inducing drugs.
The girls received nationwide attention last summer
Fhen doctors puzzled over what sent them into deep comas.
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Kennedy Congress Opposition Will Not Drag
NEW YORK—Rep. Charles A. Halleck, (R-Ind.,) House
minority leader, said Tuesday night the congressional oposi-
tion to the Kennedy administration will not drag its feet just
for the sake of opposition.
The Republicans, he said, will be cooperative but at the
same time will guard against any attempt by the Democratic
government to “take corners too fast.”
SCONA SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Dec. 7
4:15-5:15 p.m. First meeting
of Round-Table discussion
groups for orientation.
6:00-7:30 p.m.—Smorgasbord in
the Memorial Student Center
Ballroom.
8:00-10:00 p.m. Plenary Ses
sion—Second Keynote Ad
dress.
Aziz Ahmed, Ambassador
from Pakistan to the United
States will speak on “Les
ser Developed Lands” in the
MSC Ballroom.
A reception for all partici
pants will follow the address
in the MSC Assembly Room
and Birch Room.
Thursday, Dec. 8
7:30-8:30 a.m. Coffee and in
formal discussion among
speakers, delegates and chair
men in the Serpentine Lounge,
second floor of the MSC.
8:30-11:45 a.m. Second Round-
Table meetings.
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch at Dun
can Dining Hall.
1:30-5:00 p.m. Third Round-
Table Meetings.
6:30-7:30 p.m. Texas-style bar
becue on the lawn of the
MSC.
8:00-10:00 p.m. Plenary Ses
sion—Third Keynote Address.
Horace H. Smith, State De
partment Adviser to the
War College of the Air
University, will speak on
“United States Foreign
Policy in the Changing
World” at Guion Hall.
A reception for all partici
pants will follow the address
in the MSC Assembly Room
and Birch Room.
Dudley C. Sharp Thomas C. Mann
Secretary of the Air Force ... Assistant Secretary of
State
William P. Hobby
... Managing Editor, The
Houston Post
Aziz Ahmed Horace H. Smith
Pakistan Ambassador to ... State Department Advisor
The U. S.
The Battalion
Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1960
Number 43
Frosh Clipose
Class Officers
Cadets Grab 2nd
In Fort Hood Meet
The A&M Army ROTC .22 Caliber Rifle Team took
second place in the Fourth U. S. Army Central Texas Confer
ence' Match Dec. 3 at Fort Hood.
Arlington State College won first with a score of 3,779
out of a possible 4,000. A&M
Runoff To Decide
Eventual Winners
Freshmen went to the polls today to select their class
officers and representatives to the Student Senate and Elec
tion Commission. Final tabulations of the election are ex
pected to be finished early tonight.
There were about 100 frosh trying for the 13 open posts.
There are four class officer positions, four Student Senate
openings and five spots on the Election Commission.
Class officer positions are president, vice president, sec
retary and social secretary. One freshman from each of the
foujr academic schools will be chosen to the Student Senate.
T A grade point ratio bf 1.00 is'required Tor eligibility Tor
a class officer or an Election Commission slot. Student Senate
•♦hopefuls must have at least
a 1.5.
totaled 3,723.
McCloud B. Hodges of Arlington,
Va., was the A&M high point man
with 387 points out of 400.
The Army ROTC Rifle Team
will return to Fort Hood in mid-
February to compete in the Fourth
U. iS. Army championship matches.
A&M will compete in the match
with the winning team from each
Leading Scorers
In UofH Victory
of the five conferences that fired
Dec. 3.
The conferences are Louisiana,
Central Texas, South Texas, Okla
homa and the Western Conference.
A&M team members in the Dec.
3 match, in addition to Hodges,
were Sterling C. Burke Jr., Craig
S. Abbott and Joseph W. Straube
of San Antonio, Gary L. Byrd and
Robert L. Acklen Jr. of Dallas,
James H. Elder of College Station,
Franklin Loudermilk of Comanche,
Nathan W. Pippin of Corpus Christi
and Benjamin R. Matula of Sinton.
Team coaches are Capt. William
D. Old and M-Sgt. Coy E. McCol
lum.
Voting took place from 8
a., m. -5:30 p. m. today. The
voting machines were located
in the corridor between the Foun
tain Room and the bowling alley
in the Memorial Student Center.
Runoffs Slated
Winners of the four hotly con
tested class officer positions will
not be definitely decided until next
Thursday, Dec. 15, when the run
offs are scheduled.
Personnel for the runoffs will
be announced when the official re
sults are announced—around 9
p.m.
No runoffs will be held for the
Student Senate and Election Com
mission posts, with the person cap
turing the largest number of votes
taking the decision.
There will also be no runoff for
the lone upperclassman Student
Senate post.
Members of the Election Com
mission worked in one-hour shifts
during voting hours to insure a
free flow ‘of voters and to provide
instruction for freshmen in the use
of the voting machines.
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These Are
Candidates
The following is the list of can
didates voted on today in the fresh
man elections:
President: R. C. Balfour, Paul
A. Dresser, Gilbert Forehand,
Larry Burgeon, Howard M. Head,
H. Gary Jernigan, Gary L. Doerre,
Frank R. Kiolbosse, Mike L. Lu-
tich, George L. McWilliams, David
L. Miholdi, Bill K. Monier, Har-
low Rawls and Mouse Steen.
Vice President: Ted Bernard,
Jim C. Carter, Robert L. Cates,
Dennis Christian, Mike C. Dodge,
Eddie S. Duncan, John W. Hull,
Russell D. Jasek, Bobbie R. Lowell,
Vic Mitchell, Zorro Petrazio, Eddie
Pickett, Louis A. Shone, Jerry E.
Simpton, Ronald L. Sperberg, Dick
Stengel and Monny Zerbe.
Secretary-Treasurer: Sam W.
Blisingame, Macky L. Brittain,
Tom H. Fergus, Robbie L. Galla-
way, Daniel L. Galvin, Butch H.
Johnson, Royce M. Knox, Greg H.
Laughlin, Bruce P. Maxwell, James
R. Spurger, Charles R. Sullivan
and Shelly Veselka.
Social Secretary: Mac G. Cook,
Gene E. Latham, George J. Lesi-
kar, Jess Mayfield and William C.
Sturgeon.
Student Senate: Robert A. Ad
ams, Jim M. Butler, Warren M.
Dillard, Charles R. Graham, Rick
Heibel, Bob S. Hawkins, Russell
R. Huddleston, Michell E. Keel
ing, Jerry B. Kieschnick, James G.
Kinsen, John M. Kirk, Duane Long,
Hershel J. Martin, Thomas Mea
dows, Jakie F. Nicholson, Ken A.
(See CANDIDATES, Page 3)
Carroll Broussard (54) Goes High For Bucket
... two of 20 totaled by versatile forward
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AT CONSOLIDATED
6 Our Town’ Presentation
Begins Thursday Night
CHS Senior Play Grovers Corners Citizens
. . . Victor Barry, Jay Pruitt, Larry Maddox, Dave Garrison
By RUSSELL BROWN
Thornton Wilder’s production of
“Our Town” will be presented
Thursday and Friday nights in the
A&M Consolidated High School
Auditorium by the 1961 Senior
Class. Curtain time will be 8 p.m.
This widely acclaimed play is
unique in itself since Wilder
chooses to leave his stage almost
completely void of scenery and
uses a visible stage manager.
The stage manager is used by
Wilder to set the mood, to outline
the actions of the characters and
to present the author’s interpreta
tion and his feelings on the matter
of life and death. The characters
themselves have no props, leaving
the action and the thoughts of the
plot strictly to the audience’s
imagination.
Cadets Ease Past U of H
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“Our Town” is a three-act play
production concerning the life of
a small New England town, Gro
ver’s Corners, N. H. Wilder looks
into the lives of two of the leading
families of the small town, the
town doctor and the editor of the
Grover’s Corners Sentinel.
The first act deals primarily
with a day in Grover’s Corners,
the daily happenings and moods of
the New England time around the
turn of the century. Wilder intro
duces love and marriage in the
second act and caps the production
with a stirring third act.
Ticket Sale
Tickets are now on sale from
any Consolidated senior or from
the school ofifee. Student admis
sion is 50 cents and adults are 75
cents.
Anyone that would be willing to
lend a black umbrella to the senior
class for the production would
please contact either the school
office or Mrs. Ermine Worrell.
Approximately 15 are needed for
the Thursday and Friday night
performances.
Returning Date
Now Official;
It’s January 3
An official change in the Christ
mas recess was announced yester
day by H. L. Heaton, director of
admissions and registrar. The re
turn date has been moved up one
day, from 8 a.m. Jan. 2 to 8 a.m.
on Jan. 3.
‘We decided to make this change
because of the greater danger in
volved for students driving back
to school on Sunday, Jan. 1,” said
Heaton.
“We also felt that the boys
would like to spend New Year’s
day at home instead of on the
highways.”
Don Stanley (44) Chalks Up Score
... also hit 20 against Cougars