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• \ SC RED ULE' OF EVENTS A Three-Day New Program Begins Student Feb. 1 md s, •6 for ^ The new student program at A&M (Feb. 1-3) will get under Away Feb. 1, with housing assign- ''e Af; ment and payment of fees. The aa t Ji{ program commences at 8 a.m. us toiii The general assembly at which Dr. C. H. Ransdell, chairman of the New Student Committee, will off { (1 give the welcome address, will’ be i, but held at 1 p.m. in the Lecture Room -311 (113) of the Biological Sciences f theB Building. Testing, in charge of S. A. Kerley, director of the Coun seling and Testing Center, will fol low at 1:15-5:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 at 8 a. m., ROTC students will report to the Biological Sciences Lecture Room. Col. Frank Vaden will be in charge. Civilian students will meet at 8 a.m. at the YMCA with Bennie Zinn in charge. World Wrap-Up By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Revolution In El Salvador WASHINGTON — The military-civilian junta govern ment in El Salvador has been overthrown, messages to the State Department said today. The department said it received reports of a coup but lacked information on which to make additional comment. But a broadcast from a Salvadorean radio station in * t|ie form of an announcement by the new regime said the pew government is military and anti-Communist and wants to “achieve constitutionality as soon as possible.” ★ ★ ★ Hungarian Stag Show BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s stags are hitting back at their hunters. The newspaper Hetfoi Hirek said a beautiful stag hooked his antlers into a rifle hanging from a tree branch while a party of hunters was lunching and made off into the woods. Neither stag nor rifle has been seen since. ★ ★ ★ If Pirate Ship Heads For Africa SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The hijacked liner Santa Maria was reported today to be heading into the Atlantic to ward Africa. A Danish merchant ship advised the U. S. Navy that it had sighted the Porguese ship east of Trinidad. Ip ★ ★ ★ Algerian Lawyer Found Dead ALGIERS—Lawyer Pierre Popie, one of Alder’s few French liberal leaders, was found dead in his office Wed nesday with eight knife wounds in his body. He has sun- ported the French government’s self-determination plan for Algeria. ★ ★ ★ Natives Find Missinjr Fiver ELISA BETHVILLE, the Congo—Gabriel Debure. miss- • ing since New Year’s Day on a flight into the bush, was found alive Tuesday. He drank rainwater that collected in the wreckage of his plane until friendly natives found him and summoned helm Debure, who is white, is in the hos pital with a broken le 0- ard rib. , March Of Dimes - Plans Square Dance || Manning Smith, special events chairman for the New March of Dimes, has announced plans for a March of Dimes Family Snuare Dance Night to be held Saturday from 8 to 11 p. m. in the Crockett Gym. |ti “This is the tvpe of affair that' the whole family enjoys, and we hope that all the square dancers ] a! l in the area plan to attend,” said Smith. e He added that admission will not he charged: however. Contribu tions to the New March of Dimes campaign will be solicited, t Some time during the evening, Smith said, a nl-w nartv souare dance will be held involving all of those attending. “An event of this kind is one that everyone enjoys,” he added. H Sets of dancers from the various schools have been invited to per form in exhibition squares or in counle’s folk dancing. Smith will be the master of ceremonies and do the calling. Meanwhile Berrv Risincer, new manager of the Triangle Bowl, an nounced plans for a Head-Pin Tournament, to be held during the month of February, proceeds from which will go to the New March of Dimes. Details of the tournament have not. been comnleted, however, Ris- inger said a bowler can only score bv hitting the number one oin. If that pin is missed, the bowler gets no score in that frame. The tour nament will begin Feb. 1 and end Feb. 28. I In other MOD news, Brazos County Chairman Paul Hensarling v again has asked mothers of the \Wea to volunteer to help with the Mother’s March scheduled for next Kiursday. ifHe said, “We urgently need At 1 p.m. Thursday, the new students will report according to course of study as follows: All agricultural majors report to Dr. R. C. Potts, room 216, Dairy- Biochemistry Building; all archi tecture majors report to T. R. HoL leman, room 412 Academic Build ing; all Arts and Sciences majors, report to Dr. G. W. Schlesselman, romp 208, Nagle Hall; all Business Administration majors report to Dan C. Love, room 210, Business Administration Buildi»g; all En gineering majors report to Dr. C. H. Ransdell, room 114, Engineer ing Building; all Pre-Veterinary Medicine majors report .to Dr. E. D. McMurry, room 119, Veterinary Medicine Building. A general assembly will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in room 107 of the Counseling and Testing Cen ter. Ulrich Crow will be in charge; identification photographs will be taken at 11 a.m. in Sbisa Hall and registartion will get under way at 12:30 p.m. Classes begin at 8 a.m., Mon day, Feb. 6. Lamar State Trips Cadets In Debates Lamar State College of Tech nology, at Beaumont, defeated Tex as A&M College Sunday in the Texas intercollegiate television de bate tournament “Young America Speaks.” Lamar State will meet Texas Christian University in the quarter finals March 5. Sue Hill and Robert Jerald King, debating for the winning team, had the affirmative side of the question “Resolved: that a program of fed eral aid to education should be en acted with funds to be adminis tered by the several states.” Don ald A-. Williamson and Dennis Jay Schepps debated for Texas A&M. Sinclair Refining Company, the sponsor, presented $1,000 to the scholarship fund of Lamar State and $500 to A&M’s scholarship fund. E. B. (Gene) Germany, president of Lone Star Steel Company, Dal las, was a special guest. He spoke on behalf of the Texas Industrial Commission, of which he is chair man. Debating teams from Baylor University, Waco, and Southwest Texas State College, San Marcos, will debate next Sunday on the topic “Resolved: that capital pun ishment be abolished in Texas.” Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1961 Number 60 340 Receive Degrees; 72 Receive Commissions Col. Bell Addresses New Officers Col. Jasper N. Bell of the James Connally AFR, Waco, gave the commissioning ad-1 dress Saturday at commis sioning exercises for 72 Ag gies. Col. Bell was introduced by Pres. Earl Rudder of the College. The administration of the oath of office was given by Capt. Bax ter T. Duncan of the Air Science Department. Bell presented com missions. The following received commis sions, second lieutenants, U. S. Army Reserve. ANGLETON—Joseph U. Mun son, Jr. BRYAN-COLLEGE STA TION—Norman B. Floeck, Frank L. Lynch, Charles H. Vincent. CROCKETT — George M. Jones. CUERO—Robert H. Muenter, Rop- ert L. Warzecha. DALLAS—Richard G. Ghiselin, James C. Hartley, Richard A. Mad den, Wm. F. Phillips, William M. Reagan, Richard JS. Watts, Jr., William L. Whitney, Haddon O. Walker. FORT WORTH—Emmett E. Dye, Malcolm L. Hollingsworth, John Kingston, Jr., David G. Pulliam. GOLIAD — Arlis W. Adickes. GONZALES—A1 B. Brothers, Jr. GARLAND — Robert A. Jones. GROESBECK—Donald L. Turner. GRAPEVINE—Robert G. Wool- weaver. HAMILTON—Dorsey D. Blue. HOUSTON—Herbert D. Burling, John G. • Karrer, Thomas F. W. Kelly, Leroy H. Machemehl, Jr., Howard B. Payne, Jr., William A. Smith III, Richard D. Wade. HUNTINGTON — Morgan P. Flournoy. LONGVIEW—Kenneth E, Hensley. MONTGOMERY — Billy R. Powell. MISSION—Robert A. White. PASADENA—James R. Johnson. ROXTON — Robert T. (See COMMISSIONING, Page 3) For Some! It’s All Over Benny Gillis, junior industrial technology major from Houston, bids good-by to books, notes, profs, and worry—at least for this semester. Gillis was one of the luckier Ags who took their last exam this morning and headed home for the long awaited week without books, keeping in mind, of course, classes resume Feb. 6. Up from a large number of c thers in the county. If suffic- / numbers volunteer, the Moth- March need not be a burden \ny one mother.” Jplft requested mothers who are tested in helping with the atvher’s March to contact Mrs. ferny Clay or Mrs. Donald Conlee % Bryan, Mrs. Edwin S. Holdredge i College Station, or Miss Emily Jtler for the rural areas. WATCH- OUT Highway Danger Comes With Cold By RONNIE BOOKMAN As the mercury sagged beneath the freeze mark yes terday, area traffic officers held their breath. For with the low temperatures came the drizzle and sleet. The Texas Highway Patrol re-4 : Cadet Debaters Receive Award Jack Wyatt, moderator for the Texas Intercollegiate tele vision debate tournament, “Young America Speaks,” thanks members of Sunday’s losing team, Donald A. Wil liamson, left, and Dennis Jay Schepps, from A&M. Presi dent Earl Rudder, right, of A&M congratulates the cadets for their fine performance. Sinclair Refining Company’s check for $500 goes to the college’s scholarship fund. Broussard High In SWC Stats — Page 5 ported no accidents but a spokes man added, “We’re keeping our fingers crossed.” The Bryan Police Department said that they had not experienced an unusual number of accidents. Elsewhere in the state, however, a nine-year-old girl was killed when the vehicle in which she was riding skidded on an icy highway. The mishap occurred near Marfa. In San Antonio police yesterday shut down the city’s expressway system and school authorities made plans to suspend classes. Sleet and cold drizzle were given as the reasons for both moves. Winds generally from the north at between 15 and 20 miles an hour were expected to continue. Easterwood Airport said yester day afternoon that there were no flights either in or out. Very lim ited visibility was- also reported. The Highway Department had crews patrolling all road sections to spread sand on bridges and other particularly bad spots. A weather forecast from the San Antonio Weather Bureau said that more freezing rain and sleet were expected. The terminal outlook from Eas terwood Airport late Wednesday did not foresee any change in local weather conditions. Yesterday the temperature dropped to 29 degrees but later climbed back to 30 degrees. With a greater threat of finals staring them .in the face, Ags merely uttered a short expletive and put on their long-handles. Newport Addresses Graduates “What is your world-view ?’ : That was the question that Dr..John P. Newport, profes sor of Philosophy of Religion at Southwest Baptist Theo logical Seminary at Fort Worth, asked 340 graduating Aggies Sat urday. “If your life is to be what it should be,” Newport declared, “you must find a philosophy, a world view, a religion, which will be for you a frame of reference, a rally ing point.” Newport was introduced by Earl Rudder, President of the College. The commencement exercises were held in the Rollie White Coliseum. “In this era, even in a great aca demic community, I unashamedly ask yo’’ re-examine and restudy the great Hebrew-Christian world view which has been at the heart of all that is worthwhile in the west. “Have we really understood it, or do we know it in a perverted form ? Have we really tried it and committed ourselves to it? “Seen in its purity,” Newport said, “it is my deepening convic tion that the Hebrew - Christina world-view is the most comprehen sive and realistic of all available alternatives. It agrees with Hin duism that there is a spiritual reality behind all phenomena. It agrees with Buddhism that the in ner .attitude and self-renunciation are important. It agrees with Is lam that there is a personal sov ereign God at the spiritual center of the universe. It agrees with Spengler that civilizations do rise and perish. “There is no inevitable progress. “However, the Hebrew-Christian world-view avoids the pessimisns and fatalism of Spengler becausi it affirms the possibility of spiri tual renewal and new life in any given culture or generation.” He said that cultures wax and wane according to the creative and spiritual life of a generation ago. “It has similarities with Marxism. “Marx contended that there is a law of change in history which is working for justice. Its triumph is sure. It should be cooperated with. “This is only a palid and inade quate reflection of the great God of the Hebrew-Christian view who is working in history. “Marxism claims to attack the injustices of the modern world (ex cept its own.) In China it prom ised to do something about the pov erty, the landlord system, the po litical corruption. “In Africa it is telling the peo ple that there will be no racial dis crimination under Communist lead ership. “But is must be remembered that (See GRADUATES on Page 3) Range Team Will Compete In Utah The A&M Range Plant Identification Team will compete in a national intercollegiate contest at Salt Lake City, Utah. The contest will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting Feb. 1-4 of the American Society of Range Manage ment. Team members are Gerald Wake field of Childress, Merwyn Koth- mann of Mason, Bill Brown of Gatesville and Ernest Nimtz of El dorado. Coaching the group is Don Huss, assistant professor in the Range and Forestry Department. The Range and Forestry Club, a student oi’ganization, will send six delegates to represent A&M at the national meeting. Delegates are Wade Johnson of Channelview, George Hamilton of Bryan, Bob Armstrong of Fort Worth, Michael Murphy of Dal- hart, Phil Cox of Baytown and George Sultemeier of Johnson City. Both groups will leave College Station Saturday and will return on Feb. 5. Huss said plans are being made to study ranching practices and vegetation conditions in portions of Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah during the trip to Salt Lake City. Team and delegates expenses are partially paid by the Range and Forestry Club from proceeds obtained from pine cone sales and a turkey shoot.