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Ericson Berg . . ATS Performer SIX BIG ACTS ATS Stars Music, Comedy In Guion Charlie Marshall, junior from Kingsville in Company H, First Brigade, was named first place winner in the All-Ag'gie Talent Show held in Guion Hall last night. Marshall presented a comedy monologue in “Shelly Berman” style, creating images through dis- cription blended with humor. At tired in a red vest and grey suit, the comedian perched on a stool and kept the audience which filled Guion Hall laughing perpetually for 15 minutes. Second place winners were “The Impacts”, a rock-n-roll combo in cluding Bill Smith, Clovis, New Mexico; Marvin Girourd, Port Na- chez; Tommy Holbein, Hebbron- ville; Milton West, Catula; Tommy Sweatman, Fort Worth; and Jerry Gray, Odessa. “The Impacts” played three num bers, and followed these with three others as the judges left the audi ence and deliberated over choosing winners in the talent show. George W. Clark, freshman in Squadron 7 from Lake Charles, La. won third place in the show with his folk singing. Clark gave an explanation of each song,, creating an image of the situation describ ed in the song, and a brief history of its origin. Other Groups Entertain Other groups in the show in cluded the “F. O.s”, composed of Dave Langford, Bob Schulz, Flip Curren and Jerry Freeman. Being the first combo on the program, the “F.O.s” had to bear with tech nical difficulties since the micro phone wouldn’t function until late in the first song. , Also on the program was Eric son Berg, pianist from Washing ton, D. C. Berg mixed subtle com edy with his performance, by first placing! a candle stuck in a liquor bottle on the grand piano as his “candelabra”. After each number, he ably “took a swig” from the bottle and' preceded playing. His style was modern classical, includ ing such numbers as “Scarlet Rib bons” and an original composition. Jose Maher and Richard Novey, a guitar duet, played several class ical Spanish flimence numbers. Maher was winner of last year’s talent show, and performed in the Intercollegiate Talent Show last April. A sixth group was the “John Williams Combo”, composed of Mike Reeves, Jerry Gray, and John Williams. The combo included or gan, trumpet and drums. Adding to the 'entertainment dur ing the evening was Joe Easly, emcee for the event. Easly spiced the show with his wit between each performance; his remarks drew tremendous response from the audience. The Battalion Vrdump 59 nou/FlftE STATION. TEXAS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1960 Number 47 A&M Puts 38 On 4 Who’s Who Selected From Field Of 124 George W. Clark ... Folk Singer Selection of 38 A&M students from a field of 124 nomi nees to the “Who’s Who Among Students In American Uni versities and Colleges” was announced yesterday by J. Wayne Stark, chairman of the Selection Committee. The 38 selected are: James Austin, Jr., senior liberal major from San Antonio; Harvey Barber, senior science major from Dallas; Malcolm Bolton, senior mechanical engineering major from Pasadena; Donald Boren, senior mechanical engineering major from Mc Kinney; William Brasher, senior science major from Mar shall; Michael Carlo, 5th year science major from Alamo; Harvey Cash, senior electrical engineering major from Pel ham, NY; Kenneth Clevenger, 7th year veterinary medicine major from Mesquite; William Curry, Jr., senior liberal arts major from Comanche; Ken neth Demel, senior science major from College Station; Roland Dommert, 6th year veterinary med icine major from Crowley, La.; Aubrey Elkins, Jr., senior liberal arts major from Fremont; Henry Fitzhugh, Jr., senior liberal arts major from Bryan; Others Selected Ronald Frazier, senior architect and civil engineering major from Dallas; Alfredo Garcia, senior in dustrial engineering major from Matamoros, Mexico; Ronny Hamp ton, senior veterinary medicine ma jor from Shreveport, La.; John Harrington, senior liberal arts ma jor from College Station; Sydney Heaton, senior liberal arts major from Tyler; William Hicklin, sen ior liberal arts major from Corpus Christi; Fred Hudspeth, senior me chanical engineering major from Houston; Clifford Jackson, senior industrial education major from Houston; Glenn Jones, senior geol ogy major from Dallas; Warren Kent, Jr., 6th year veterinary med icine major from Fluker, La.; Brantley Laycock, senior liberal arts major from Canyon; Weldon Lee, senior aeronautical engineer ing major from Houston; Frank Lynch, 5th year civil engineering major from Bryan. And Still More Richard Meadows, senior busi ness administration major from Houston; Edwin Moerbe Jr., senior chemical engineering major from Goliad; Clinton Murphy, senior liberal arts major from Bryan; Michael Ogg, senior physical edu cation major from Lufkin; Donald Osbourn, senior agriculture major from Valley Springs; Paul Phil lips, senior electrical engineering major from Conroe; Khalilur Rah man, 7th year agricultural eco nomics major from College Sta tion; Joseph Smith, 6th year vet erinary medicine major from Jus tin; David Wallace Jr., senior lib eral arts major from Pecos; Wal ter Willms, senior agriculture ma jor from Columbus; William Wink ler, 4th year veterinary medicine major from Metairie, La.; and David Woodard, 5th year architec ture major from Houston. The 124 nominated and eligible for “Who’s Who” were screened by two sub-committees of students, which selected 65 to be considered by the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee then named the above listed 38 stu dents to “Who’s Who.” Selection Committee Members of the Selection Com mittee included: Bernard Berman, Robert Laird, Charles Graham, Lee Griggs, R. L. Melcher, W. L. Penberthy, J. Wayne Stark (chairman) and Col. Frank S. Vaden. The 38 were selected on the fol lowing basis: 1. Be at least an academically classified senior with 95 hours and expect to receive his next degree not later than June, 1962. 2. Have a grade-point-ratio of 1.5 or better. 3. Be active in campus activities. 4. Show qualities of leadership as indicated by positions held in student organizations. 5> Be popular with fellow stu dents. 6. A student may be considered for “Who’s Who” only one time. Ft. Worth Pastor Named RE Speaker Dr. Gaston Foot, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Fort Worth, has been named Convo cation Speaker for the 1961 Relig ious Emphasis Week program, to be held on the A&M campus Feb. 19-24. Dr. Foot will speak in Guion Hall each morning during the week on subjects indicated by students on interest locaters given to every Corps and civilian student last week. The twenty member Inter- Faith Council RE week coordinat ing body, is composed of two stu dents from each religious faith represented on the campus. Relig ious Life Coordinator J. Gordan Ga^ is the council adviser. Religious Emphasis Week at A&M began in 1942. Dr. George Truett, pastor of the First Bap tist Church of Dallas was the first Convocation speaker. World Wrap-Up By The Associated Press U. S. Accused Of Algerian Spying UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—The Soviet Union charged the United States Tuesday with sending U2 spy planes over rebel-held areas of Algeria to help the French. The United States labeled the accusation a lie. ★ ★ ★ GOP’s Give Up Recount Hopes HOUSTON—Texas Republican leaders said Tuesday night they definitely plan no further attempts to get a re count of votes cast in the Nov. 8 presidential election. ★ ★ ★ East Coast Weather Grows Worse Record cold—as low as 28 below zero—benumbed the East Tuesday, compounding the misery of the Atlantic sea board’s worst pre-winter blizzard. The digging out task was monumental and anguishingly slow. ★ ★ ★ Silence Envelopes New Orleans School NEW ORLEANS—A cold silence—devoid of jeers, taunts or even icy stares—Tuesday enveloped the William Frantz School where nine children, one of them a Negro girl, attended classes. ★ ★ IT Tower Files For Senate Post DALLAS—Republican John G. Tower Tuesday an nounced as a candidate for the U. S. Senate and declared, “I think I can win without a runoff.” ★ ★ ★ Lumumba Reported Ousted LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo—A leftist lieutenant of deposed Premier Patrice Lumumba proclaimed himself Tues day ruler of the Congo, raising fears of civil war in this troubled land. ★ ★ ★ New Foreign Administrators Praised LONDON—The Rusk-Stevenson-Bowles lineup on the Kennedy administration’s foreign policy front won more ex pressions of approval in the non-Communist world Tuesday. ★ ★ ★ Accused Youth Commits Suicide SAN ANTONIO—A youth being tried to determine whether he was sane enough to face rape charges swollowed poison in the courtroom Tuesday and was dead on arrival at a hospital. Campus Chest Collections Continue In Dorms Tonight The second collection tours for the Campus Chest will be made in the dorms and housing units of the college tonight. The workers will call on the Corps and civilian dormitories dur ing the evening and make the per sonal collections. There are also recepticles in the Memorial Stu dent Center and several other lo cations around the campus for Ag gie Chest donations. Civil Engineer fins NSF Fellowship Edward C. Grubbs, graduate civil engineering student, has been named recipient of a National Sci ence Foundation Faculty Fellow ship. The Fellowship is good for 12 months beginning June 1, 1961. A graduate of Lamar high school in Houston, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Grubbs of 604 Hackney, Lufkin. He holds a master’s degree in civil engineer ing from the Missouri School of Mines and a BS degree in civil en gineering from the University of Texas. Grubbs is working toward his Doctoral degree at A&M, major ing in soil mechanics. “This award, as far as is known, is the first award to be made by the NSF to a student to continue his rectoral studies in civil engi neering at A&M,” said Spencer Buchanan, professor in the Depart ment of Civil Engineering. Grubbs will be one of several students working in the new basic research laboratory to be construc ted soon. Buchanan, Grubbs’ faculty ad visor will be in charge of the lab oratory. Tonight’s collection will be con ducted by Corps commanding offi cers and the civilian dorm presi dents in their respective dorms. $3,000 Goal A goal of $3,000 was set for the drive by the Student Welfare Com mittee, the sponsor of the drive. As an incentive slogan the com mittee has adopted “A Dollar for an Aggie, from an Aggie.” “We don’t know how close to the goal we have come until sometime Thursday,” Clayton LaGrone, the drive chairman, said Tuesday. The main objective of the drive is to provide money needed by stu dents in case. of illness or injury, if they are in great need of finan cial aid in their particular emer gency. Just One Collection This drive consolidates all the | other collections and appeals which [ had been previously made on the campus into one single collection, which makes it impossible for stu- | dents to be asked to contribute to I something frequently. The student body will receive sixty per cent of the contributions for their needs. The rest of the collection will go to several worth while organizations; such as the World University Service, the Col lege Station Community Chest, the Brazos County Tuberculosis Asso ciation and the March of Dimes. Last year the funds were di vided in the same way said Clayton LaGrone. The goal last year was set at $7,000 in the belief that each stu dent could be depended on to give one dollar. However this proved to be impractical and the goal was lowered this year. Other members of the Senate Welfare Committe are Lee Griggs, George Wiederanders and Ben Johnston. Frosli At Polls To Fill Posts Again Runoff Freshmen go to the polls once more Thursday to choose their class officers. An election on Dec. 7 selected nine frosh to be placed on the ballot for four places. The offices open are president, vice president, secretary- treasurer and social secretary. Freshmen in the race for presi dent are Larry Burgoon and Frank R. Kiolbassa; for the vice presi dential runoffs are Mike C. Dodge and Vic Mitchell; for the secretary- treasurer runoff are Sam W. Blas- ingame, Macky L. Brittain and Butch Johnson; for social secretary are. Mac Cook and William C. Stur geon. Forty-seven hopefuls originally filed for the four positions. Voting machines will be located in the Memorial Student Center in the corridor between the Fountain Room and the Bowling Alley. Voting hours are to be from 8 a. m. - 5:30 p. m. Balloting will be conducted by the Pllection Commission. In the Dec. 7 election nine fresh men were given positions on the Student Senate and the Election Commission. Named to the Student Senate were Warren M. Dillard, Michael E. Keeling, John H. Kirk and James W. Smith. Newley elected to the Election Commission are Bill A. Matthews, Tommy Ransdell, Ricky Shaw, A M. Williams and Warren R. Woods MOON IN POSITION U.S. Lunar Attempt To Be Fired Soon By The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The moon moved into a favorable position yesterday and a giant U. S. rocket is poised for another attempt to launch the first lunar satellite. Scientists here are making final preparations to fire an Atlas-Able rocket on the exacting-h ; - mission of propelling a 388-pound space craft deep into space and guiding it into orbit about the moon, some 240,000 miles away. The space craft, named Pioneer VI, is packed with electronic in struments designed to make the most extensive study ever at tempted of lunar environment. They will collect and transmit in formation on radiation, magnetic fields, micrometeorites and other space properties. This data is needed before man ventures forth to the moon. If he is not properly protected, deadly radiation would kill him before he got there. And a strong magnetic field could upset a space vehicle’s guidance system and send it off course. The most favorable time for the launching is a five-day period starting now. The chance of suc cess is greater in this period be cause the paths of the earth and the moon are most closely aligned as they orbit about the sun—and the sun therefore is not in a posi tion to distort the rocket. If the launching is not accom plished in this time, it will be postponed until the next optimum period, which occurs each 28 days. The Atlas-Able is' designed to push the space craft to the neces sary 23,200-mile speed needed to put it on the proper path. Then a “start-and-stop” rocket in, the payload will be commanded by ground signal to steer Pioneer VI to the moon. imssii Hungary Eagar For More Tourists BUDAPEST, Hungary (A 5 )—Ea ger to build up its tourist trade, Hungary is going to ease visa restrictions after next March 15, the state-run travel agency an nounced Monday. The agency said future tourists will be granted immediate entry visas on applica tion. Aggie Carolers Christmas vacation is just a couple of days annual tradition at A&M, the carolers walk away, so Corps freshmen and sophomores all around the dorm, stopping below each are getting the Christmas spirit by singing junior or senior room to voice their Christ- carols to juniors and seniors at night. An mas cheer.