Aggies Topple Porkers; Raiders Sneak Through For Title
The Battalion
Volume 69
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1961
Number 77
WORLD FAMOUS GROUP
Graceful Ballet
Seen At T. Hall
By TOMMY HOLBEIN
Presenting an artistic and entertaining program, the
American Ballet Theatre was featured at Town Hall last
night, bringing the greatest of American ballet groups to
Texas A&M.
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The program, divided into four
parts, opened with the group’s
tewest ballet, “Points On Jazz”,
with music by the foremost jazz
musician, Dave Brubeck; the bal
let recently had its world premiere
in Hartford, Conn.
This scene featured 21 of the
younger members of the group in
a story of “boy and girl” in
which the hero found much adven
ture before discovering the girl of
lis dreams was “right next door.”
Second part of the show was
"The Combat”, a dramatic and
exacting ballet with a theme re
volving around the Crusades. The
opening scene involved the first
encounter of a Christian warrier
and a pagan girl: their final
meeting ended in mortal combat,
in which only too late the Christian
discovered he had killed his lover.
Tchaikowsky’s “The Nutcracker”
tras the source of the third ballet,
intitled “Pas De Deux”, featuring
the famed Toni Lander and Itoyes
Fernandez. The pair gracefully
performed to the music of “Dance
of The Sugar Plum Fairy” and
other selections from Tchaikow-
shy’s great works.
Most delightful of the ballets
was the last entitled “Gradua
tion Ball”. The setting was the
bllroom of a young girl’s school
in Vienna, the night before grad-
oation as the girls awaited the ar
rival the graduating class of a
nearby military academy.
Blending beautiful percision and
artistic *grace with humorous an
tics, the scene progressed as a last
tinute flurry of advice and pre
paration commenced. Then the ca
dets arrived, and an evening of fun
pn,
Pair after pair of ballet artists
performed individual numbers with
founds of applause following, and
the scene ended with a grand fi
nale number featuring all on stage.
Besides ballet, a secondary in
terest prevailed throughout the
program as many Aggies stood by
their transistor radios getting per
iodical results on the A&M-Arkan-
sas basketball game in Fayette
ville. During intermissions, the low
murmur of the crowd was fre
quently broken by short “wildcats”
as the Aggies scored more points.
The enthusiasm grew higher
during the last intermission, dur
ing which the Aggies won the ball
game, 70-68; groups of Aggies
could be seen huddled around ra
dios throughout the coliseum
breaking into celebrated yells as it
was announced that the Aggies had
won.
Before leaving A&M, several
members of the troup had various
comments to make concerning the
work of the company:
“Most of the men in our troup
are older than the girls, since
girls are usually more ready to
^join a ballet company at a young
er age,” said Nan Cogswell, one
of the dancers.
“There are really no limits on
ages, although very seldom is a
girl under 16 hired. Most of the
girls in the troup are ages 17, 18
and 19 right now, although we do
have several more experienced
dancers in their 20s,” she added.
The troup usually keeps 12 bal
lets prepared when they go on
tour, and present those requested
in the cities where they perform.
At present, they are on a 10-week
tour of the United States.
Upon leaving Aggieland, Janet
Morse, ballerina from Los Angeles,
said, “This campus is certainly a
friendly place: I LOVE that “How
dy”!
World Wrap-Up
By The Associated Press
European, Moslem Mobs Clash In Algeria
ORAN, Algeria—More than 2,000 irate Europeans
torched into the center of Oran Thursday night, manhandl
ing Moslems and burning their vehicles to avenge the deaths
Tuesday of two-middleaged French women at the hands ,of a
mob.
Emergency reinforcements of soldier and mobile guards
set up barricades to separate mobs of Europeans on one side
and a quickly growing mob of Moslems on the other.
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Catholic Prelates Demand School Aid
WASHINGTON—Leading Roman Catholic prelates yes
terday opposed President Kennedy’s school aid program un
less it is widened to include loans for parochial schools.
Differing with Kennedy, they said such aid would be
constitutional.
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Soviet’s Lose Contact With Rocket
MOSCOW—The Soviet Union said Thursday it has lost
radio contact with its Venus rocket.
Tass news agency reported Soviet scientists were unable
to establish radio contacts with the automatic interplanetary
station last Monday—15 days after the rocket was launched
from an orbiting space vehicle.
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Alcoholic Indicted In Sex Slaying
NEW YORK—Fred J. Thompson, an alcoholic vagabond,
was indicted yesterday on a first-degree murder charge in
the slaying of 4-year-old Edith Googie Kiecorius.
The charge carries a mandatory death penalty upon con
viction.
Ballerinas Backstage
Dancers prepare to change costumes back stage
Ag Convocation To Hear
Ohio State Professor Speak
Mervin G. Smith, Chairman of
the Department of Agricultural
Economics and Rural Sociology at
Ohio State University, will present
his views on what is in the future
of agriculture at the annual Agri
cultural Convocation to be held at
8 p.m. Monday in the Memorial
Student Center Ballroom.
Smith has a varied background
in agriculture and is reported to
be an outstanding speaker. He
grew up on a farm in Indiana and
received his degrees from Purdue
University. He taught vocational
agriculture and supervised 4-H
Club work for a while in Indiana.
Gained Recognition
He has had many activities
which have gained him recognition
in the field of agriculture. He has
directed research for a large nur
sery company in Iowa and has
served as Agricultural Extension
Economist for Ohio State Univer
sity, specializing in agricultural
outlook and agricultural policy.
He has served as United States
Agricultural Representative t o
Mexico in which capacity he ad
vised the College of Agriculture
and Ministry of Agriculture in
Mexico.
Special Study
On the international scene of
agriculture, Smith has made a spe
cial study and presented recom
mendations for the development of
agricultural credit in Central and
South America. He served as Di
rector of the First International
Seminar on Agricultural Marketing
for the Western Hemisphere held
in 1959.
He was also a United States del
egate to the International Confer
ence of Agriculture Economists in
1955.
At home, Smith has served as
Chairman of the National Agricul
tural Policy Advisory " Committee
and is widely consulted in the area
of agricultural policy and develop
ment.
The Agricultural Convocation is
sponsored annually by the Student
Agricultural Council in cooperation
with the School of Agriculture in | come together to hear an outstand-
order that the students and facul- ing individual speak on an impor-
ty members in agriculture may tant phase in agriculture.
$1,200 MORE EXEMPT
Student Tax Relief
Measure Proposed
By The Associated Press
One candidate for the U. S. Senate proposed tax relief
Thursday for college students while a second proposed tax
credits for growing Texas industries.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Frank Lane advised any
others who want to join the cur--* ;
rent 52 candidates — last count
available — to have their $50 fil
ing fees in his office by noon Sat
urday. Mail postmarked before
noon, Mar. 4, but received at the
office later will not be acceptable.
The latest member of the cam
paign club are Carl Schrade, 59, ad
vertising specialist of Runge; Har
old Franklin, 43, Jacksonville farm
er; and Jim W. Amos, 58, real es
tate-farmer, Dallas.
In Washington, the interim sen
ator who also is a candidate for
the full term, Sen. William A.
Blakley, introduced a congressional
bill to provide tax relief for col
lege and high school students and
their parents. It proposes an ad
ditional $1,200 a year exemption
on income taxes for each full time
college student and $400 a year for
a full time high school student.
Atty. Gen. Will Wilson told a
breakfast meeting in Victoria that
he believes immediate tax credits
should be extended to industrial es
tablishments which construct new
or expanded- plant facilities and tax
credits to those businesses which
purchase new machinery.
Wilson said such action would
help relieve the growing unem
ployment problem and spark
growth in local economies to assure
long term job opportunities.
At Houston, Wilson claimed that
another candidate, U. S. Rep. Jim
Wright, has lost out as a major
contender in the race. He called
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Wright’s candidacy “insignificant.”
In San Antonio, Wright told a
luncheon of South Texas support
ers that he wanted to call on all
Texas “to assert their independence
from blocs, factions and vote as
Americans.”
Sophomore Ball
Slated Saturday
Five Girls Vie
For Sweetheart
By RONNIE BOOKMAN
The sweetheart of the Class of ’63 will he chosen to
morrow night from a field of five finalists. The scene will
be the annual Sophomore Ball in Sbisa Dining Hall.
In the running for the title are:
Mrs. Pamela Burke of College Station, ecsorted by John
Burke.
Miss Patsy Patterson of Texas Christian University sub
mitted by Ronald Hunter.
Miss Sandra Rein of Austin, escorted by Tom Kennerly.
Miss Jessica Ann Ledbetter of Texas Technological, sub
mitted by John H. Meyer.
Miss Sharon Moore of San Antonio, entered by Bill
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Brashears.
Dance Music
Music for the dance will be
nrovided by Ed Sullivan and
his orchestra. The 11-piece
group is from Houston.
The event, which will last from
9 p.m. until midnight, will have
a spring garden setting.
Tickets are scheduled to go off
sale at 5 p.m. today at the cash
ier’s window in the Memorial Stu
dent Center. Tickets are $4 per
couple.
A reception line to introduce
class officers and their dates is
to be held. In the line will be
Tommy Thomas, president; Ed
Sartain, social secretary; Scott
Brown, vice president, and John
Burton, secretary-treasurer.
Scott Brown and Don Brister
are in charge of decorations for
the dance.
Other committees are the sweet
heart committee composed of Ed
Sartain and Bill Brashears; the
invitations committee, comprised
of Tommy Thomas and Roger
John, and the tickets committee,
John Burton and Shelby Traylor.
The uniform for cadets will be
Class A Winter, formal.
The actual naming of the girl
chosen as the Class of ’63 sweet
heart for 1961 will take place mid
way through the dance.
“We think that this Sophomore
Ball will be the best ever,” said
Sartain. “We have a fine band
and good decorations. The boys
on the various committees really
outdid themselves for this dance.”
Researcher
From England
Joins Staff
Dr. Derek Gibbons of England
has joined the A&M College staff
as associate head of the Activa
tion Analysis Laboratory and as
sociate professor in the Depart
ment of Chemistry.
Gibbons, who will be at the col
lege for a year, will concentrate
his research on fast neutron acti
vation analysis. He is assisting
Dr. R. E. Wainerdi, Head of A&M’s
Activation Project, Assistant to
the Dean of Engineering and an
associate professor of petroleum
engineering.
Gibbons received his Bachelor
of Science Degree in Chemistry in
1951 at the University of Birming
ham. His doctorate in analytical
chemistry came ,in 1954 at the
same school. He is an Associate
of the Royal Institute of Chemis
try and a member of the Society
for Analytical Chemistry.
Before coming to A&M Gibbons
worked at the Wantage Research
Laboratories of the Atomic En
ergy Research Establishment,
Harwell, of the United Kingdom
Atomic Energy Authority. He di
rected activation analysis at Wan
tage.
Gibbons, his wife, Dorothy, and
his 16-month-old son, David Brian,
are living in the Hensel Apart
ments in College Station.
Committee To Interview
Muster Speaker Candidate
A prime candidate for speaker
at the annual Apr. 21 Aggie Mus
ter will be interviewed this week
end by members of the ^Student
Senate Student Life Committee.
Committee Chairman Billy Hud
son said last night at a meeting
of the Senate the man, a promi
nent leader in the Association of
Former Students, will be on cam
pus over the weekend and has
agreed to discuss being the guest
speaker.
Nothing was revealed as to when
a speaker will be officially named
for the Muster.
In other Senate business during
a relatively slow night, Roger Rat
cliff of the Issues Committee
promised a complete report at the
next meeting on the arrangement
of Corps and civilian portraits in
the Aggieland ’$1.
It was noted by several mem
bers that much confusion has
arisen over the integration-segi’e-
gation question.
Clayton LaGrone of the Student
Welfare Committee reported ne
gotiations are still in progress
with the Wadley Blood Foundation
of Dallas and he expects a date
for the annual blood drive to be
announced soon.
It was also announced that Ag
gie Sweetheart Louise Kuehn has
agreed to represent the school at
the annual Texas University
Round Up Apr. 5-9. The sweet
heart annually performs this func
tion.
Mechanical Conference, Photo
Workshop To End Saturday
About 100 persons are attending the 12th annual Me
chanical Conference and Photo Workshop under way at the
Memorial Student Center.
Wesley Calvert, assistant professor in the Department
of Journalism and conference"*
chairman, said the meeting will
continue through tomorrow. Em
phasis this year is being placed
on photography procedure^.
He said speakers are attending
from as far away as Salt Lake
City, New York City and Cleve
land.
The session is sponsored by the
College and the Texas Press Assn.
Calvert said one of the main
attractions is an exhibit of prize
winning news pictures on the main
floor of the MSC.
At noon tomorrow, President
Earl Rudder and L. B. Smith of
Brady, president of the Texas
Press Assn., will address confer
ence members at a luncheon.
Pamela Burke
. . by John Burke
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Patsy Patterson
. . by Ronald Hunter
Sandra Rein
. by Tom Kennerly
Jessica Ledbetter
... by John Meyer
Sharon Moore
... by Bill Brashears