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BmnBBBBsmn idit for the n to relieve fth inning, the ninth n Collins is y his first ar on the ret appear. :ball game, e nickname f the base- me out of much im. iy as they as the big ie collected mips to the lIBStlM n u co?t» The Battalion Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, MARCH 9,1961 Number 80 ITS Stars Also Appear ' At Rue Pinalle ■i" AY" - v- ■ ■, ing Entertainment unlimited is scheduled for tomorrow night, be ginning with the Intercollegiate Talent Show followed by Cafe Rue Pinalle lasting until early Satur day hours. Ten acts, featuring the tops in talent from a five-state area, will perform at the ITS in G. Rollie White Coliseum. Following the show, four of the 10 attractions will entertain at the Cafe Rue Pinalle, providing a floor show for the occasion. Included in the Rue Pinalle en tertainers are Miss Lollie Kremer, sultry jazz singer from North Texas State College. She is a freshman from Wichita Falls majoring in advertising art, and is in Chi Omega sorority. Miss Kremer, who was last seen on the A&M Campus Feb. 16 when she performed with the NTSC Lab High School Day Flans Completed Plans for A&M’s 13th Annual High School Day to be held Mar. 18 have been completed. The all-day program for the prospective Aggies will feature a comprehensive tour of A&M fa cilities. It will also include per sonal career counseling with mem bers of the faculty concerning the particular degree programs that A&M has to offer. After registering in the Memor ial Student Center upon their ar rival, the high school students will attend an orientation assembly at 10 a.m. in Guion Hall. There they will be welcomed to the college by Dean Frank W. R. Hubert, School of Arts and Sciences. I Others on the program are Ro land Dommert, president of the Student Senate, Syd Heaton, Corps Commander, and Robert Laird, Corps Chaplain. Following lunch in the college dining halls, the students will tour the college by groups which are arranged according to their field of interest. These tours conducted between 1:30-4 p.m. will include the Departments of Engineering, (See HIGH SCHOOL on Page 4) Band, was first place winner of her college’s freshman talent show. Last year, she was first runner- up in the “Junior Miss Texas” pageant, and winner of a gold trophy, and was elected “High School Most Beautiful” when a senior in Wichita Falls. Another entertainer on tab for the Cafe Rue Pinalle will be Johnny Knowles from Texas Christian University. Knowles is a guitar soloist who has performed on tele vision and worked with several stage bands. He is a 1960 gradu ate of Lamar High School in Hous ton, and is a freshman physics major at TCU. Clyde Bateman, smooth vocal solist from Texas Tech, will be the third showman scheduled for the “after hours” night club setting. Bateman sings in “Sinatra-Bobby Darin” style, and has appeared on the Tech “Raider Rambles,” and Radio Station KLIF in Dallas’ “Starmaker” show, and placed third in each contest. The freshman architect major from Paris has various activities on the Tech campus, including the Arts and Entertainment Commit tee of the Tech Student Union, vocalist with the Tech stage band, and member of the Tech choir and glee club. ' Fourth Attraction For the Rue Pinalle Dance, a fourth attraction from ITS will play, the Jokers from Louisiana State University. This stage band will be making its third return to the A&M Campus, and is famous for its original style and arrange ments. Breakfast will be served at 1:30 a.m., consisting of coffee, orange juice, doughnuts and sweet rolls, and admission to the event is $2 per couple, to be held in the Lower Level of the Memorial Student Center. Other acts on ITS will include Miss Sandra Chuddy from LSU, who holds the title of “Miss New Jersey” of 1960; among various other titles won both in her home state and at college. Also on the show will be “The Trio Columbia” from the Uni versity of Texas, Miss Dorothy Nelson from the University of Arkansas, a dance trio from South ern Methodist University, and Charles Marshall, comedian from Texas A&M. A&M Cadets Prep For Military Day Grade Report Shows 1.116 Overall Mark North Texas’ Lollie Kremer . . . appears on Campus second time DUEAPRIL 14 Babcock Essay Deadline Nearing The title for the annual Babcock essay contest, with its first prize of $250, has been announced. The subject of this year’s composition on some facet of life at Aggieland is “Educational Assets I Find at Texas A&M.” C. L. Babcock, ’20, Beaumont in- - * France man, sponsors the yearly tonipetition which is designed to Produce an outstanding paper on some part of life at A&M. In addition to the first prize of 1250 ten honor certificates will be Warded to'the runner-ups. The Wards will be made at the Stu- dent Publications Banquet May 19. In the past, winners of the con test have had their writings pub lished in the U. S. Congressional Record and publications through out the state. The essays will first be screen- d by members of The Battalion staff and the best ones will be sent on to a judging committee for the final decision. The committee "’ill be named by President Earl Rudder. Rules for entering the competi tion are as follows: Apr. 14 is the deadline for en tries in the contest. Entries must be typed in regular manuscript form with double spacing, and the original and two carbon copies turned in to The Battalion office on the ground floor of the YMCA Building on or before the dead line. Manuscripts can be no less than 250 nor more than 1,000 words in length. Any full time student enrolled in the college for the current se mester, with the exception of members of The Battalion staff, is eligible to submit an essay. Criteria used in deciding the winner, according to Babcock, will be the four principles of student journalism: ‘Is It the Truth?” “Is It Fair?”, “Will It Build Good Will?”, and ‘Will It Be Benefi cial?” I World Wrap-Up By The Associated Press Brazil Suffers Severe Water Shortage RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Gov. Carlos Lacerda pro claimed a “state of calamity” in Rio de Janeiro Wednesday as this city of 3.5 million persons entered the fifth day of the most serious water shortage in its history. Just one-fifth the normal water supply was reaching the city as engineers labored to repair pumps put out of com mission last week by floods. ★ ★ ★ Two Die In Train-Truck Collision ROARING SPRINGS, Tex.—Two men died in a thun derous train-truck 'crash which knocked three Diesel loco motives off the track and piled freight cars three deep late yesterday. The collision involved a heavy eight-wheeled truck load ed with wheat and a westbound Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railroad freight. It happened at the east edge of Roaring Springs, 60 miles northeast of Lubbock in West Texas. ★ ★ ★ Texas Unemployment Hits New Peak AUSTIN—Unemployment in Texas hit its highest level since the depression of the 1930’s in mid-January, the Texas employment commission reported today. Some 222,800 persons, 6.3 per cent of the state’s civilian labor force, were out of work. The TEC said a slight de crease in joblessness is expected in mid-March. ★ ★ ★ Britain To Give Malta Home Rule LONDON — Britain announced yesterday it will give limited home rule to the Mediterranean fortress island of Malta and hopes for election of a 50-member Parliament by the end of this year. Colonial Secretary Iain Macleod told the House of Com mons that home rule will apply in all fields except defense, foreign affairs and internal security. ★ ★ ★ Castro Militia Units Demobilizing HAVANA—Militia units assigned to combat rebels in the Escambray Mountains are being demobilized, the gov ernment radio said yesterday. Prime Minister Fidel Castro said recently that all but small groups of rebels had been wiped out in the south-cen tral Cuba region. ★ ★ ★ Goldberg Predicts Economic Trends WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Gold berg predicted Wednesday, April will see an upturn in the economy, but also another rise in unemployment. Goldberg linked his forecasts at Senate hearings with an appeal for swift enactment of the administration’s emer gency program to speed an additional $1 billion of unem ployment compensation benefits to jobless workers. ★ ★ ★ Congolese Issue Five-Point Demand LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo — The Congolese govern ment yesterday presented to the United Nations a five-point demand upping the price for permitting return of U. N. soldiers to the vital supply port of Matadi. The U. N. Command is expected to reject it even though its bargaining position was weakened by the announcement that Morocco is withdrawing 800 soldiers from the Congo destined to reinforce the United Nations in Leopoldville. Dances, ITS Show Share Spotlight By RONNIE BOOKMAN Shoes and brass have to be shined. Uniforms have to be cleaned and pressed. Rooms have to be scrubbed spot less. With these and other chores ahead of them, the Ca dets of A&M are busy in preparation for the annual Spring Military Day ceremonies. The Combat Ball, the Intercollegiate Talent Show, a re view and the Military Ball will help make this weekend a hectic and fun filled weekend for Aggies. Many special guests and dignataries are scheduled to be on campus for the events. Louis Kuehn, Aggie sweet heart; Gen. Clyde D. Eddlemen, vice chief of staff of the Department of the Army, and Walter C. McGee, past presi dent of the Former Students'* Association, are on the guest SWC Swim Meet Set Today — Page 8 list. It is expected that more than 5,000 persons will attend the varied activities here. The review will be held on the main drill field Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Gen. Eddleman and Congress man Olin Teague will arrive here tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. They will be met by the Ross Volunteer Honor Guard. Included on the guest list are Congressman and Mrs. Teague; Gen. and Mrs. Eddleman; Maj. Gen. and Mrs. R. A. Palladino, military executive of the Reserve Forces Police Board; Maj. Gen. and Mrs. L. S. Griffing, 4th Army deputy commanding general, and Maj. Gen. and Mrs. K. L. Berry, adjutant general of the State of Texas; Also on the list are Maj. and Mrs. J. L. Thompson, Jr., com manding general of the 49th Ar mored Division; Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Norman Callish, commander of Mather AFB in Sacramento; Brig. Gen. and Mrs. J. W. Sutton, assistant division commander, 90th Infantry Division, and Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Graber Kidwell, division artillery commander, 90th Infantry Division. Col and Mrs. John A. Way, chief of staff national headquarters, Civil Air Patrol; Col. and Mrs. Delbert L. Bjork, senior advisor 90th Infantry Division; Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Young, sponsor of the Ross Volunteers at the New Or leans’ Rex parade, and Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Heaton, parents of the Cadet Corps Commander. Noted Explorer To Speak At ‘Great Issues’ Dr. Paul A. Siple of Washing ton, D. C., scientific advisor to the Chief of Army Research and De velopment and an internationally known explorer, will be the speak er next Tuesday for the Memorial Student Center Great Issues Pro gram. The speaker’s topic will be “The Challenge of the Polar Regions.” He will be heard at 8 p.m. in Guion Hall. Siple is best known for his ex plorations in the polar regions. These actvities began 30 years ago when he accompanied Adm. Rich ard Byrd on the first expedition to Little America. Since then, Siple has made six trips to Antarctica and three to the Arctic. From 1954-1957, he was director of scientific projects on Navy operation “Deepfreeze 1.” On this expedition, he was sci entific leader in the first year of operation of the U. S. Geophysical Year Geographical South Pole Sta tion. He endured a record low temperature of a minus 102 de grees. The explorer is author of sev eral books and many scientific ar ticles. He has received honors for his polar, scientific and military work. He hold many academic honors and the highest geographic medals of the American, National and Royal Geographic Societies. F-2 . 1.1907 28 G-3 ' 1.1799 29 C-l 1.1687 30 H-l 1.1671 31 G-2 *1.1536 32 D-l 1.1483 33 Sqd. 9 1.1459 34 Sqd. 17 1.1375 35 E-2 1.1359 36 Sqd. 2 1.1033 37 Sqd. 13 1.0728 38 Sqd. 16 1.0080 39 Sqd. 6 .9526 40 Second Brigade outfits were able to take seven of the top ten positions in the Corps grades. With the release of the official Corps grade report Monday, by Clayton LaGrone, Corps Scholastic Officer, Co. 1-2 showed to be the top unit. Only two of the outfits which were in the top ten at the report ing mid-semester grades were found to have dropped from the top ten. These were Sqd. 7 and Sqd. 15, which were replaced in the new count by Co’s D-2 and F-l. Co. Ct2, which was the number one outfit in the mid-semester re port, moved down to eighth place. Overall in the Corps the grades in the end-of-the-semester report were lower than they were in the mid-semester report. At the end of the first half of the semester the overall grade point ratio was Ffl 1.2428, while at the end of the 3.X .T llTH. semester it had dropped to a mark of 1.116. m n Cl 1 o Be Shown Tomorrow A film on the state’s tax prob lem will be shown tomorrow at 5 p.m. and again at 9 a.m. Saturday in Room 103 of the Academic Building. The public is invited to the showing of the film. The film will be shown tonight at 7:30 p.m. for graduate students in industrial education, agricul tural education, education and psy chology and business administra tion’. The showing is sponsored by the Department of Education and Psychology. The Texas Research League pro duced the 30-minute film which is narrated by James McGrew and Alvin Burger of the league. It had its first showing last week in Austin before capitol newsmen. The film is pointed out as en tirely objective in its analysis of the tax structure and that it does not advocate one plan above an other. Company G.P.R. ' Place 1-2 1.4272 1 H-2 1.4098 2 B-2 1.3820 3 L-2 1.3757 4 D-2 1.3741 5 K-2 1.3640 6 Sqd. 10 1.3559 7 C-2 1.3514 8 F-l 1.3265 9 Sqd. 8 1.3220 10 Sqd. 7 1.3206 11 Sqd. 14 1.3061 12 A-2 1.2914 13 Sqd. 15 1.2865 14 Sqd. 1 1.2800 15 Sqd. 4 1.2771 16 M-2 1.2653 17 Sqd. 5 1.2574 18 E-l 1.2517 19 B-l 1.2473 20 Sqd. 3 1.2269 21 G-l 1.2254 22 Sqd. 11 1.2152 23 Sqd. 12 1.2093 24 A-l 1.2071 25 W. Band 1.2061 26 M. Band 1.2009 27 UNCONSTITUTIONAL JFK Slams Federal Loans By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a plea that religious and desegregation interests not kill his education bill, President Kennedy said Wednes day federal loans to private sec ondary schools — just like grants — are unconstitutional. At the same time, the President told his news conference that the question of loans — unlike the question of grants — is open to debate. “If Congress and congressmen wish to address themselves to the problem of loans,” he said, “I am hopeful that it will be considered as a separate matter.” Asked whether he would veto such a separate bill, Kennedy re plied: “I think it is always a mis take before we even have legisla tion to talk about what I am going to do, but I think it is very clear about what my view is of grants and loans across the board to non public schools.” Kennedy’s $2.3-billion bill, under consideration by Congress, would provide federal grants to public schools, scholarships to college students, and loans to colleges. Spokesmen for the country’s Ro man Catholic bishops have an nounced opposition to the bill un less it is revised to include a pro gram of low-interest loans to pri vate and parochial secondary schools. The President spent much of his 30-minute conference with 350 newsmen discussing the question of grants and loans to private schools. At several points, how ever, he turned to foreign affairs and commented on U.S. relations with Communist countries. He discussed Communist China’s belligerent attitude toward the United States and its refusal Tues day to accept an offer by this country to exchange foreign cor respondents. “They have been unfailing in their attacks upon the United States,” the President said. “I would like to see a lessening of that tension. That is our hope from the beginning. “But we are not prepared to surrender in order to get a relax ation of that.” Again and again, in reply to questions, the President returned to the problem of education aid. A newsman recalled Kennedy’s statement last week that “there is no debate” about the unconstitu tionality of aid to parochial schools. “No room for debate about grants,” Kennedy said, clarifying his previous statement. “There is obviously room for debate about loans, because it has been debat ed.” But, he added, “my judgment has been that across-the-board loans are also unconstitutional.” Kennedy said he looks for com pletion in the next few days of a Defense Department study which will indicate whether the Soviet Union has a missile advantage over the United States. A reporter re minded the President that he said some time ago that he expected to have an answer from the Pen tagon by this time. As a result of a review of pur chasing and construction plans in the federal government, $660 mil lion more will be spent before June 30 than had been planned orig inally. The speedup is an effort to spurt the lagging economy. Under a program aimed at re lieving unemployment hardship, the number of people receiving surplus food has doubled—from 3.5 million in December to 6.1 mil lion at this time—Kennedy report ed. He added that the value of such food being distributed monthly al so has doubled. He estimated the worth of allotments at $12.80 a month before the expanded pro gram went into effect, and at $24.40 in current retail value. At the outset of the conference, the President announced that the Cuban Red Cross, the American Red Cross and the U. S. Navy be gan combined efforts Wednesday to combat a polio outbreak in Guantanamo City, Cuba, about 31 miles from the American naval base in that area. Needed vaccine to deal with the outbreak was acquired from U. S. supplies. Kennedy said this incident em phasizes that U. S. differences are with the Cuban regime and not with the Cuban people.