The Battalion
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1961
Number 94
MSC Council Selects Slate
Officers A ndFunds
Top Business Tab
By ROBERT DENNY
In one of the longest sessions in year, the Memorial
Student Center Directorate Council finished its year of opera
tion with the final business meeting last night.
Plans for the Directorate Banquet were also announced.
The banquet is the official installation ceremony for next
year’s officers and committee chairman, and will be on a
Polynesian Theme this year. Chancellor Harrington, Presi
dent Rudder, the Board of Directors and student leaders have
been invited to the banquet as guests of honor.
Main item on the agenda was the selection of officers
for next year. Officers for ’61-’62 are Mike Schneider, Presi
dent ; James Ray, Vice-president; Council place 1, Joe Easley;
Council place 2, Sheldon Best+
and Former Student Repre-
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Cotton Pagent
King Cotton XXVII. John O’Connor, senior Hall. Miss Taylor representing the Corpus
agronomy major from Petty, seats his Christi A&M Club was named Queen over
Queen, Miss Janet Taylor, 18, of Beeville, at 169 other candidates from all over Texas.
Friday night’s Cotton Pageant in Guion
^an American Week Opens
In Memorial Student Center
Pan American Week opened last
ght in the Memorial Student
jgpl Cinter with a student commentary
the problems of Latin America
Bid what should be done about
lem.
A panel of students from several
of the Latin American countries,
Ijoderated by Robert Thompson of
tie Division of Business Adminis-
[ation, presented their views on
lie economic, educational and re-
Itions problems which are im-
prtant for the future of Pan
merican cooperation.
The panel said their biggest
arrier to progress in the Latin
merican countries is education.
& the countries of South America
lie illiteracy rate varies from 30
io 70 per cent. To combat this
problem, they said, a system of
public schools is needed adequate
to the needs of each of the differ
ent countries. To provide an ade-
uate education the individual
ountries need to improve their
techniques, import foreign teachers
to instruct in the schools of higher
learning, send students to other
areas and to improve the libraries
and other facilities in the educa
tional system.
“Next to education, economics is
the most important problem. Aid
from the United States is import
ant to the Latin American coun
tries, but more important is the
proper application of this aid,”
said Francisco Garza, a student
from Mexico.
“The economic aid will do the
World Wrap-Up
By The Associated Press
Satellite Recovery Attempt Fails
LOS ANGELES—An attempt to recover a capsule from
he satellite Discoverer XXIII failed Monday when the cap-
uile went into orbit instead of returing to earth.
The Air Force said the satellite, launched from Vanden-
ierg Air Force Base, Calif., Saturday, failed to achieve the
lability necessary for precise ejection of the capsule.
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New State Medical School Site Chosen
AUSTIN—The University of Texas board of regents
igreed yesterday to build a new state medical school in the
suburban Oak Hill district of San Antonio.
The aggrement ended a years-long dispute between Oak
lill developers and proponents of a site in downtown San
Antonio. The broad met with both groups here Friday.
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U.N. Plane Fired Upon In Congo
BRUSSELS, Belgium—The Belgian radio said Monday
light Congolese military guards opened fire on a United
Rations plane attempting to land at Bakwanga airport in the
liamond-mining state of South Kasai.
The radio, quoting the Congolene Press Agency, said a
lontingent of Indian U.N. troops was abroad the plane.
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Wilson Announces Runoff Support
DALLAS—Atty. Gen. Will Wilson Monday announced
iis full support of Sen. William A. Blakley in the Senate run
off election.
Wilson became the first of the four Democrats elimi
nated in last Tuesday’s special U. S. Senate election to an
nounce support of Blakley.
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Soviet Rumors Spark Spaceman Mystery
MOSCOW—Moscow’s newsmen—Communist and West
ern alike—were kept on edge for hours yesterday by rumors
that the Soviets had launched a spaceman.
Then, while reporters were still gluded to their radios
awaiting an annuoncement, the official press spokesman at
the Foreign Ministry threw a cold blanket on the whole thing
by declaring he knew nothing about it.
Latin American countries no good
unless it is properly put to use
in the proper places.”
In their talks the students
stressed that more time should be
spent by each country in learning
more about the others.
“No friendship between peoples
can endure without the knowledge
of each other’s way of life,” said
Peter Boy of Colombia.
Throughout the program the
main theme of the talks were
noticeable in the ideas presented
by the speakers. “Neighbors in
Need or Needed Neighbors” was
illustrated by two basic principles,
Latin America needs help, and the
U. S. needs and wants friends.
Following the discussion pro
gram there was entertainment pro
vided by a group of Latin Ameri
can students and three girls from
Bryan. Melanie Clark played sev
eral pieces on the harp, followed
by Panama Joe and His Hot
Peppers, a combo headed by Jose
Maher of Panama. After a series
of Latin American tunes by the
Hot Peppers, there was a piano
duet by Judy House and Betty
Jester of Stephen F. Austin High
School. In line with the theme
of the week their number was
Malaguena.
Tonight’s main event in the
series of Pan American Week pro
grams is a presentation of a series
of sports films of Latin America,
to be presented free to the public.
The films will be shown in the
MSC Ballroom beginning at 7:30
p.m.
Senior Favorites
DeadlineScheduled
Friday, April 28
Seniors are' reminded that the
deadline for turning in Aggieland
’61 Senior Favorites has been set
for Friday, April 28.
All pictures of Senior Favorites
should be glossy black and white
prints and must be either billfold
size or 5x7. The fee is $2 for each
shot.
Pictures should be turned in at
the Office of Student Publications
in the YMCA Building.
Every picture left at the office
will be returned upon request fol
lowing publication. Efforts will be
made to take care of submitted
pictures, but the Office of Student
Publications is not responsible for
loss beyond their control.
sentative, Robert Murray.
Following the election of of
ficers, the treasurer’s report
for the past seven months of opera
tion of Guion Hall indicated a
profit, of $2,358 as compared to a
loss of $1,813 for the same period
last year.
In addition, the treasurer’s re
port showed that the Intercolle
giate Talent Show had an audience
of over 6,000 and made a profit of
nearly $2,200. Although the re
port did not give statistics for the
Cafe Rue Pinalle, it was reported
that crowds at the Cafe were good
and it was definitely in the black.
Those elected to Committee
Chairman positions are as follows:
Evaluation Board, Ronnie Hamp
ton; Dance Committee, James Fi
del; Camera Committee, James
Moore; Flying Kadets, Bob
Moore; Flying Cadets, Bob
Wright; Talent Committee, John
Betts; Public Relations, Kirk
Blackard; Bowling Committee,
Chuck Haynes; Gi’eat Issues, I)on-
ovon Kirkpatrick, and the Radio
Committee, James Adams.
The Council next approved an
appropriation of $1,000 for part
purchase of a complete set of
United Nations Flags. The flags
will be bought at about one-half
their retail price, the best quality
for either indoor or outdoor dis
play.
The Council voted to buy two
extra U.S. flags and a specially
designed flag to honor Aggie War
Dead which will be designed by
the Council and made to order by
the company.
The flags will be placed at the
north and south entrances and also
inside the halls of the Memorial
Student Center.
The Council next formaly ac
cepted gifts to SCON A totaling
$18,305 from all over the United
States and Mexico.
Soviet Union
Can’t Contact
Venus Rocket
By The Associated Press
FLORENCE, Italy —The Soviet
Union admitted Monday it had
failed so far to re-establish radio
contact with its Venus space roc
ket.
Speaking at an international
space symposium, A. A. Blagon
ravov of the Soviet Academy of
Sciences said, however, the rocket
was on course. H esaid the ‘auto
matic interplanetary station”
would pass Venus at a distance
of about 62,000 miles “without
needing correction.”
Blangonravov did not indicate
whether the Soviet Union had es
tablished contact hy means other
than radio.
The rocket is scheduled to come
closest to Venus May 19.
Photo Entries
Must Be In
Friday At 5
Friday is the final day for en
tering the Texas A&M Review
photo contest. All entries must be
submitted by 5 p.m., April 14.
To be eligible to enter the con
test you must be a student and
have an A&M ID card. The photo
should be printed on 8x10 paper
and must have been taken in
Texas; however, the subject matter
and type of paper used is optional.
Prizes of $25, $15 and $10 will
be awarded for first, second and
third places.
Names of the winning photog
raphers and their entries will ap
pear in the pre-summer issue of
the Texas A&M Review.
Entries should be brought to the
Student Publications Office in the
basement of the YMCA Building.
Be sure to include your name and
mailing address and, if you wish,
a title for your print.
The judges will be looking for
good composition and ofiginality,
and it is not too late to enter and
win, so get your prized photo in
before Friday.
Fish Impressive At Relays — Page 4
Would Change
In Name Be
Constitutional?
A&M Council Studies
Plans Future Events
Various, items of business high
lighted the meeting of the Arts
and Sciences Council held in Room
3-D of the Memorial Student Cen
ter last night starting at 8 p.m.
Presiding was Tony Guiardina,
president of the Council, who
brought forth results of the recent
High School Careers Day which
has been termed an overwhelming
A SHEET OF FlJAME
B-52 Survivor
Tells Ordeal
Would a constitutional amend
ment be necessary before the
name of Texas A&M could be
changed?
The question of the legality of
the State Senate changing the
name of the 'school was raised
recently by Sen. George Moffett
of Chillocothe. Moffett indicated
in a prepared statement of his
views on the name-change that
since the name “Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas” ap
pears in the text of the state
constitution, there might have to
be an amendment before the name
could be changed.
There was no indication, how
ever, that this was definitely
the case.
Leonard Passmore, a lawyer in
the state attorney general’s of
fice, said the constitutionality
question had been submitted to
that office and an opinion would
be forthcoming in a week or ten
days.
Until an opinion is written,
however, no person or group can
definitely say there need he, or
need not be, an amendment to
the state constitution.
By The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. —A
survivor from the B-52 bomber
shot down Friday told Monday
how he ejected himself from the
stricken aircraft through a sheet
of flame.
S. Sgt. Ray Singleton, 27, Havre
de Grace, Md., was the tail gun
ner on the B-52 struck by a Side
winder missile from an F-100 Air
National Guard jet over western
New Mexico.
He was in the rearmost section
of the bomber when the missile
hit the left wing. Singleton suf
fered burns on his hands and over
his face. His wife, Gloria, a resi
dent of El Paso, Tex., appeared
with him during a brief interview
Monday at Sandia base hospital.
Five bomber crewmen were res
cued. Three others were killed.
Their bodies were recovered from
the wreckage and returned to Al
buquerque Sunday.
The sergeant said the first he
knew of the accident was when
he heard a muffled explosion.
“The plane made a steep bank
to the left and flames started
coming back. I could not see the
left wing at all,” Singleton said.
The B-52 “assumed a nose-down
position” after the explosion.
He said he jettisoned the tail-
gunners’ bubble, then ejected him
self in his parachute. There was
some flame inside his compart
ment which he assumed was sucked
in during the loss of pressure,
Singleton said.
“I was in clouds from the time
I left the aircraft until the time I
touched down, and I did not see
any other chutes at all,” Singleton
said.
“I landed in a tree. After I got
down, I just more or less stood
around to collect my thoughts. I
started flexing my arms and legs
to see that I wasn’t hurt.”
The sergeant said it was snow
ing and foggy and he could not
see far.
Singleton started walking and
soon heard someone yelling.
“I yelled back and asked if he
could help me. He answered, ‘No,
I’m hurt myself’.”
The two men kept yelling at
each other to determine direction
and Singleton located Capt. Donald
C. Blodgett, 39, Kalamazoo.
Singleton found a large rock
and more solid ground nearby and
helped Blodgett move to the shel
ter.
The sergeant pulled Blodgett’s
parachute > over to the rocks and
devised a shelter to block off the
wind and snow.
The snow continued for, 30 to 45
minutes, then the skies cleared.
He heard aircraft overhead and
saw a helicopter flying along a
ridge two or three miles away.
Another snow flurry hit and,
when it cleared, Singleton saw a
helicopter and two T-33 jets flying
circles over the area. One of
these passed directly over the two
men, but the pilot apparently did
not see them.
Then, one of the T-33s flew over
and the pilot rocked the wings to
indicate he had spotted the men
on the ground. A short time later
a helicopter picked the two up.
Part of the missile was found
Monday by Air Force and Na
tional Guard officials about a
quarter-mile from the wreckage.
An Air Force board of inquiry
went to the crash site. Its mem
bers indicated it may take 10 days
to determine the cause of the
accident.
success, with over 900 high school
seniors registering for the activi
ties during Career Weekend.
Of those registering for the
event, 500 showed interest in pur
suing curriclum' within the School
of Arts and Sciences, 200 in the
School of Engineering, 120 in the
School of Agriculture and 79 in
the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Included in those of Arts and Sci
ences were 35 uncommitteed or
tentative general curriculum stu
dents.
It was announced to the 13
members present of the 41-mem
ber council that a called meeting
would be held next Monday night
in Nagle Hall to select those mem
bers of the faculty to receive
awards. Each club represented in
the Council will submit two appli
cants for the honors.
Other discussion was centered
on the Great Adventure Series pro
gram planned for the duration of
the semester. Approximately 160
students have registered for the
program and have agreed to read
the book “Elmer Gantry” for dis
cussion.
The book, written by Sinclair
Lewis, is of a controversial nature
portraying the life and experiences
of what some might term an ex
tremely hypocritical minister.
The first campus-wide discus
sion will be held on Friday, Api\
27, in the lounges of nine different
dorms, both Corps and civilian.
Theer will be nine groups with a
faculty discussion leader for each
group.
The second meeting is scheduled
for May 15, and will be conducted
in the same way, for the purpose
of stimulating creative thinking
and opinion forming.
After deciding on method of
voting to be used by the Council
in selecting faculty members for
awards next Monday night, and
emphasizing promotion of the
Great Adventure Series, the Coun
cil meeting was adjourned until
next week.
Correction
An article which appeared in
The Battalion April 7 discussing
the possibility of a constitutional
block to the name-change said that
a letter dated March 17 and sent
to Sen. William T. Moore of Bryan
“advocated the name ‘Agricultural
and Mechanical University of
Texas,’ if a change was to be en
acted.”
The Student Senate approved
name is “Texas A&M University,”
the name supported by the A&M
Board of Directors.
In this name, “A&M” stands
alone, and does not mean “Agri
cultural and Mechanical.” In this
sense, “A&M” is a name by itself
and would be used much the same
as “Rice” is used in Rice Uni
versity or “Baylor” is used in
Baylor University.
Cotton Ball
Students and guests dance to the music of Society sponsored ball followed the 27th
the Aggieland Orchestra at Friday night’s annual Cotton Pageant in Guion Hall.
Cotton Ball in Sbisa Hall. The Agronomy i, 1