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sdied- 1 Jan, 18—Lamar Tech
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in the Texas Inter-collegiate tele-
.. ^vfeion debate tournament “Young
America Speaks,” the new public
service program carried each week
over an 11-station Texas network.
Top debating teams from the
two schools will debate the topic
“Resolved: that a program of
federal aid to education should
be enacted with funds to be ad
ministered by the several states.”
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Where The Debates Can Be Seen
Sunday
Subsequent
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Sundays
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Dallas-Ft. Worth—WFAA, Channel 8
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Houston—KTRK, Channel 13
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Lubbock—KDUB, Channel 13
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Lufkin—KTRE, Channel 9
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WASHINGTON—President Eisenhower said a last good
night to the American people Tuesday night with a prayer
for peace and prosperity for all and a warning that “crises
there will continue to be.”
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"after half a century of service to
the country, told his fellow coun-
- trymen h^ wished he could say
that lasting peace is in sight.
i‘But,” Eisenhower said, “so
much remains to be done.” -
I And the old soldier said it is
with “a definite sense of disap
pointment” that he lays down his
official responsibilities in the
search for a disarmament he said
is a continuing imperative.
It -was in something of a mellow
and reminiscent mood that Eisen-
hower spoke to the nation in a
farewell radio-television address
from his White House office.
v But he also was in a mood to
look into the dgys and years ahead.
Si* Strongest
I And he told the people that
America is pre-eminent today —
“the strongest, the most influential
and most productive nation in the
world.”
i; Perhaps with the spending plans
of the new administration and
promises of the Democratic plat-
ScoPro Student
Conference For
Spring Planned
All students who are on scholas
tic probation or class attendance
probation for the fall semester
must secure approval of their re
spective deans to register for the
spring semester. The deans or
their representatives will interview
such students in their offices
Thursday and Friday.
form in mind, Eisenhower said at
one point that:
“As we peer into society’s fu
ture, we—you and I, and our gov
ernment—must avoid the impulse
to live only for today, plundering,
for our own ease and convenience,
the precious resources of tomor
row.”
“We cannot mortgage the ma
terial assets of our grandchildren
without risking the loss also of
their political and spiritual heri
tage,” he said. “We want democ
racy to survive for all generations
to come, not to become the insol
vent phantom of tomorrow.”
Usual Business
Eisenhower carried on business
as usual as the time approached
for his , retirement to private life.
The day began with a typical
round of appointments, confer
ences, ceremonial greetings and
document signings, leading up to
his radio-television speech.
Two more busy days were shap
ing up before the 70-year-old chief
executive relinquishes his office on
Friday noon to President-elect
John F. Kennedy.
Tuesday’s schedule began at 8:45
a.m. when new ambassador of the
republic of Ivory Coast, Konan
Bedie, called to present his creden
tials.
Then came the ambassador of
Japan, Koichiro Asakai, bringing
with him a Japanese girl. The
girl, Shigeko Kodera, 17, thanked
Eisenhower for American aid durr
ing an outbreak of polio on the
Japanese island of Hokkaido last
year.
Next, the prime minister of Can
ada, John G. Diefenbaker, was ush
ered in for the signing of a treaty
for U. S.-Canadian development of
the Columbia River basin.
—Another Approach To Finals
Ronnie Ingle and Adrian de Graffenreid, Jr. study for
! |finals in a local drugstore. This approach to finals goes
on anywhere on and off campus where there is a ready
supply of coffee, cigarettes, and proper studying atmos-
phere.
Sinclair Refining Co., the spon
sor, will contribute $1,500 to schol
arship funds of the colleges,
$1,000 to the winner and $500 to the
loser.
The Lamar Tech team, coached
by Arnold C. Anderson, assistant
professor of speech, is composed
of Sue Hill, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. K. H. Foote of Sinton; and
Robert Jerald King, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer E. King of
Orange.
Competing for A&M and coached
by Dr. Harrison E. Hierth, associ
ate professor of English, will be
Donald A. Williamson of Denton,
and Dennis Jay Schepps, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Schepps of
Houston.
Participating in the “battle roy
al” portion of the debate will be
Kathryn Williams and Frank Lee
Myers for Lamar Tech and Robert
M. Denney and George Jordan
Stensrel for A&M.
This week’s winner will meet
Texas Christian University in the
quarter finals March 5.
Dr. Hierth received his AB from
Illinois Wesleyan University, MA
from the University of Illinois,
and doctorate from the University
of Wisconsin. A native of Pontiac,
111., he was a high school teacher
in that state before coming to
Texas in 1946. He is chairman of
speech courses and director of
forensics at A&M.
Williamson, 22, graduate of Cart
hage High School, will graduate
this spring from A&M where he
is majoring in education and his
tory. He has won debating honors,
is president of the Debate Club,
a member of the Arts and Sciences
Council, wrestling team, and of
SCONA. He plans a career with
the U. S. Army.
Schepps, 19, is a junior majoring
in business at A&M. He is a gradu
ate of San Jacinto High School in
Houston. He has won debating
honors, is vice-president of the De
bate Club and member of the Arts
and Sciences Council.
Denney, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.
E. Denney of San Antonio, grad
uated from Amarillo High School.
A freshman studying civil engi
neering, the 17-year-old A&M stu
dent seeks a BS degree in civil
engineering. He plans to become
an Army officer.
Sengel, 18 and a freshman at
A&M, is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dick Stengel, Garden City, Kans.,
where he graduated from high
school. He plans to get a law
degree.
Teens Against
Polio’ Style
Show Slated
Sunday a benefit style show will
be held for the Teens Against Po
lio campaign in the auditorium at
A&M Consolidated High School.
The show is being held by Doris
Hampton’s Charm School and will
feature models from the age of five
to 25.
The show is scheduled from 2 to
3 p.m. Admission is 10c, but they
will reportedly accept any other
donations which those in the audi
ence wish to make.
Articles used in the style show
will be furnished by Sears, Lesters,
Margolis, Kelly’s Toy Lane, and
the Collegiate Shoppe.
The Battalion
Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18,1961
Number 57
Two Class Days Remain
For 390 Saturday Grads
Coliseum Services
Begin At 10A.M.
Graduation time for 390 seniors is nearing as only two
more class days stand between them and the ownership of
a college degree.
The 390 will be presented degrees Saturday morning
beginning at 10 a. m. in the G. Rollie White Coliseum.
Saturday afternoon 76 of the graduating seniors will be
presented commissions into one of four branches of the
Armed Services. The commissioning exercises will also be
held in White Coliseum.
Speakers for the two respective graduation services will
be Dr. John P. Newport, Professor of Philosophy of Religion
at. the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft.
Worth, and Col. Jasper N. 4-
Bell, Commander of James
Connally Air Force Base in
Waco.
Schedule
The commencement exercise
schedule includes the invocation
by Cadet Lt. Col. Robert J. Laird,
greetings from William J. Law-
son, a member of the A&M Sys
tem Board of Directors, and Chan
cellor M. T. Harrington; the in
troduction of Newport by Presi
dent Earl Rudder, the main ad
dress, the conferring of degrees
by Rudder, the singing of “The
Spirit of Aggieland,” the benedic
tion by Barney A. Stumbo and the
recessional march.
The procession will he “March
From Athalia” played by Mrs.
A. R. Medlin, while Mrs. Medlin
will I play “Marche Romaine” for
the recessional.
Degrees will be issued by Dean
Wayne C. Hall of the Graduate
School, Dr. G. M. Watkins of the
School of Agriculture, Dean Frank
W. R. Hubert of the School of
Art sand Sciences and Dean Fred
J. Benson of the School of Engi
neering.
Missouri Native
Newport, a native of Missouri,
is a graduate of William Jewell
College in his home state and has
also attended the Southern Bap
tist Theological Seminary at
Louisville, Ky., the University of
Edinburgh, Scotland, the Univer
sity of Basel and the University
of Zurich, both in Switzerland,
Tulane University, Union Theo
logical Seminary in New York
City, Columbia University and the
University of Tulsa.
He is 44.
Bell is a graduate of flying
training from the Army Air Corps
and is, presently assigned as a
wing commander at the Waco base.
His decorations include the Le
gion of Merit, the Distinguished
Flying Cross and the Commenda
tion Ribbon.
Students Give
Opinions Of
‘Dead Week’
By TOMMY HOLBEIN
The usually echoing halls of the
dormitories have resolved into
tomb-like quietness in the past
three days, meaning one thing:
Dead Week is upon us!
Actual Dead Week, as it was
once known, has long since been
lost in the strides of educational
growth, but the idea still lingers.
A question was presented the fol
lowing students, “What do you
think Dead Week should he?” and
these are their answers:
Gary Holland, Agricultural Eco
nomics major from Dumas living
in Law Hall said, “I don’t believe
there should be any quizzes during
dead week. They call it dead week,
but the professors don’t recognize
it, and continue “dishing it out to
the last.”
“That weekend just before fi
nals simply isn’t enough time to
prepare for them, or even give an
effective review; I just wish the
week before finals would be a time
for finals preparation, instead of
a period to madly try to cover the
finish up the semester’s work.”
Ronnie Ingle, junior from Abi-
line majoring in pre-veterinary
medicine and living in dorm 16,
said, “I feel the professors should
step up their quizzing schedules if
necessary during the semester in
order to avoid any major quizzes
during the last week of school.
“There are many students on
this campus who have three and
more quizzes this week, and will
not have any time for thorough re
view before the weekend.”
Adrian L. De Graffenreid, Jr.,
sophomore from Big Spring, maj-
(See ‘DEAD WEEK’ On Page 3)
OPENING DATE CHANGED
Mothers Urged To
With Brazos MOD
Help
Drive
Dr. Paul Hensarling, Brazos
Pounty March of Dimes chairman,
today issued an urgent appeal to
mothers of the area to help with
the annual Mothers’ March.
He also announced that the
Mothers’ March drive will be held
Feb. 2, instead of January 26 as
originally planned.
In making the appeal to mothers
of the area, Hensarling pointed out
that this is one of the major fund
raising activities of the New March
Of Dimes campaign.
\
“The success of the campaign
against crippling diseases may very
well depend on the response of
mothers of the area,” Hensarling
said.
He added that “We have some
very fine women heading up the
drive in the county, and with
sufficient help the drive will not
be a burden to any one mother.”
Hensarling urged mothers to
contact the chairman of each of
the different areas to volunteer
for Mothers’ March work.
Listed as key workers are: Mrs.
Roy Snyder, general chairman, 311
Cresent; Mrs. Henry Clay, Bryan
chairman, 801 Esther, and Mrs.
Donald Conlee, Assistant Bryan
chairman, 2001 Wayside Drive;
Mrs. Edwin S. Holdredge, College
Station chairman, 1118 Ashburn
SWC Race Still Wide
East; and Miss Emily Ritter, Rural
Areas chairman, 413 Sulphur
Springs Road.
In other MOD news, Hensarling
reported that response to the
direct mail campaign has been
unusually poor. He urged each
person to return the self addressed
envelope with a contribution.
“Some people may have lost
their mailer. If that is the case,
they may make a donation to the
drive by addressing an envelope
to the New March of Dimes, P.O.
Box 409, Bryan,” Hensarling said.
The chairman further stated that
he is confident the drive will meet
its goal of $8,000. He said this
amount is necessary if the Brazos
County Foundation is to continue
its aid program to needy children
of the area who are suffering
from crippling diseases.
An Approach To Finals
Mike Schneider “hits it” during dead week
Carol Lane
To Discuss
Auto Travel
Carol Lane, leading authority
on automobile travel, will be guest
speaker at the Friday meeting of
the A&M Women’s Social Club,
Mrs. John Hutichson, 503 East
30th, Bryan, announced today.
Miss Lane, women’s travel direc
tor of Shell Oil Co., will discuss
“Adventure a la Car”. The meet
ing will be held at 3 p. m. in the
Memorial Student Center, with
over 300 club members and their
guests expected in attendance. The
program was arranged by Mrs.
Don Young, 601 Restwood, Bryan,
general chairman.
“As part of her talk, Miss Lane
will discuss how to budget a vaca
tion by car”, Mrs. Hutichson said.
She has also promised to give her
famous demonstrations of how to
pack a complete two-week ward-
Irobe into a single 26-inch suitcase.
Often called “America’s First
Lady of, Touring”, Miss Lane
travels more than 60,000 miles each
year for Shell Oil Company, con
stantly studying better ways for
Americans to travel by automobile.
Her reputation as an authority on
motoring is largely due to her
many original ideas for car com
fort, ranging from ways to make
slippers from newspapers to en
tertainment of children on long
trips.
January GI Bill
Graduate Checks
Now Available
Graduating seniors who are at
tending school under the G.T. Bill
may sign for January at the Veter
ans Advisors office before Satur
day.
World Wrap-Up
By The Associated Press
Lumumba Reported Captive
ELISABETHVILLE, the Congo,—Patrice Lumumba was
reported here yesterday under close guard and in handcuffs,
but the reason was a mystery.
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Texas Ex-Convict Admits Rape
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—A Texas ex-convict Tuesday
admitted luring a frail 6-year-old heart patient from her
home, raping her then strangling her. He said his pregnant
wife helped, and at one point struck the child on the head
with a tire wrench. The wife denied it.
Texas Unemployment Claims Rise
AUSTIN—Unemployment insurance claims last week hit
their highest peak in 20 years for that particular date, Texas
Employment Commission Administrator R. L. Coffman said
yesterday.
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Two Million Dollar Embezzlement Discovered
SHELDON. Iowa—A $2-million embezzlement, which
closed its oldest bank, and the arrest of one of its most promi
nent citizens, shocked this Iowa community yesterday.
The shortage was discovered at the Sheldon National
Bank, of which Burnice Iverson Geiger, 58, was assistant
cashier and board member. Her father was the president.
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Laos Scene Of Drive, Counter-Drives
VIENTIANE, Laos—Victory at Vang Vieng heartened
government forces Tuesday and cleared the way for a flank
ing drive against leftist rebels holding the strategic plateau
called the Plaine Des Jarres.
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Train Kills Six; Injures Six
MAGNOLIA, Miss.—The streamliner “City of New Or
leans,” speeding toward Chicago at nearly 80 miles per hour
with its “whistle blowing like hell,” smashed into a gasoline
truck Tuesday, killing six and injuring six others.
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Washington Demands Halt To Russian Arms
WASHINGTON—The United States issued a new de
mand yesterday that the Soviet Union halt its airlift of arms
and ammunition to Communist-led forces in Laos.