• \ 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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.