The Battalion
Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1961
Number 104
MTT, AGGIELAND TOMORROW^
Nickell, Harrison,
Gossett, Young
Picked As Editors
Four editors and one associate editor have been named
for the academic year 1961-62 by the Student Publications
Board, it was announced yesterday.
Two editors’ appointments are still awaiting release.
They are editor of The Battalion"*
and editor of The Aggieland.
William H. Harrison, Jr., junior
agricultural economics major from
Alleyton, will be new editor of The
Agriculturist, with Melvin Young,
junior agricultural education ma
jor from Lockhart, associate ed-
tor.
Other appointments include Ter
rence D. Gossett, junior electrical
engineering major from Silsbee,
as editor of The Engineer, and
Jessie R. White, fifth-year veteri
nary medicine student from Col
lege Station, as editor of The
Southwestern Veterinarian.
A third eidtor's appointment was
Tom Ned Nickell to head the staff
Local Crippled
Child’s Clinic
Slated Monday
The long-established Crippled
Ihildren’s Clinic will be held Mon
day for the five-county area of
Brazos, Robertson, Madison, Wash
ington and Grimes.
The clinic will be held open from
" a.m.-3 p.m. and will be held in
tie recreation rooms of the A&M
Presbyterian Church of College
Station.
There will be four nationally
brown doctors to conduct this
clinic with four assistants. The
visiting doctors are Dr. Steve R.
Lewis, plastic surgeon from John
Sealy Hospital and the University
of Texas Medical School in Gal
veston; Dr. W. H. Aoinsworth, or
thopedic' surgeon, University of
Texas Medical School; Dr. Richard
l Gasser, orthopedic surgeon
from Waco, and Dr. D. H. Wood
ward, orthopedic surgeon from
Vaco.
Representatives from the Brazos
Valley Therapy Center, Buddy La-
Voux and the Brazos County
Health Unit of Bryan will assist
is consultants. Sponsors for this
Crippled Children’s Clinic, which
is in its 17th year, are the Col
lege Station Kiwanis Club, the
Brazos Valley Shrine Club and the
Brazos County Society for Crip
pled Children.
Residents of the seven county
»rea who desire to enter the clinic
*re invited to come as early as
Possible Monday morning. Cold
brinks and refreshments are being
served for the benefit of the chil-
iren by local business firms in
Bryan and College Station.
the The A&M Review for the year
1961-62. Nickell is a junior jour
nalism major from Odessa.
Outgoing editors include Walter
R. Willms, senior agriculture ma
jor from Columbus, as editor of
The Agriculturist, and Paul York,
senior electrical engineering major
from Marshall as editor of The
Engineer.
Other outgoing editors are Jim
Gibson, senior journalism major
from San Antonio as editor of The
Texas A&M Review, Dick Mc-
Gaughy, fourth year architecture
major from Houston, as editor of
The Aggieland, apd William L.
Hicklin, senior journalism major
from Corpus Christ! as editor of
The Battalion.
All new editors will take over
this week heading their respective
staffs.
Members of the Student Publica
tions board include L. A. Duewall,
director of Student Publications,
chairman; Allen Schrader, School
of Arts and Sciences; Willard I.
Truettner, School of Engineei’ing;
Otto R. Kunze, School of Agricul
ture, and Dr. E. D. McMurry,
School of Veterinary Medicine.
4 New’ Battalion
Staff Takes Over
For Coming Terms
This the last issue of The Bat
talion under the editorship of Bill
Hicklin and sports direction of
Joe Callicoatte. The two seniors
will turn over their slots to the
“new” staff beginning with to
morrow’s paper and continuing
for the remainder of this semes
ter and next year.
The new editor of The Battal
ion still has not been officially
named, but will be soon. Bob
Sloan, junior journalism major
from Dallas, has been named as
managing editor.
Remaining on the staff are nine
members who will continue as the
“new” staff of The Battalion.
Schriever Keynotes Meet
NIFA Conference
Now In Progress
The man who directs this nation’s top military-science
industry brainpower toward an effective Intercontinental
Ballistic Missile program will be the keynote speaker here
Saturday at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association
air meet.
He is Lt. Gen. Bernard A. Schriever, commander of the
Air Research and Development Command, the Air Force’s
high priority project concerned with the research and de
velopment of the Atlas. Titan, Thor and Minuteman ICBMs.
Gen. Schrjever will speak at an awards banquet at 6:30
p. m. to representatives from more than 40 colleges and uni
versities and aviation dignitaries from througout the United
♦States
At 8 a. m. he will be the
Correct Fish Story
It was called to The Battalion’s
attention that the Freshman Drill
Team victory in the San Antonio
Fiesta Flambeau parade Saturday
was not their first victory in 29
years in the parade, but the first
time in 29 years the Sam Houston
Rifles of Arlington State College
have tasted defeat in marching
competition.
‘Elmer Gantry’
Discussion
Opens Series
Participants in the Great Ad
venture Series are reminded that
the first discussion meeting will
be held tonight at 7:30 in the
lounges of the dorm groups.
Civilian dorms Mitchell, Legett
and Milner will meet in the Legett
Longue; Law and Walton will
meet in Walton; Puryear and Hart
will meet in Puryear.
Participants in Dorms 1, 2, 3
and 4 will meet in Lounge of Dorm
1; Dorms 5, 6 and 7 will meet in
Dorm 6; Dorms 8, 10 and 12 will
meet in Dorm 10; Dorms 9 and 11
will meet in Dorm 9; Dorms 14
and 17 will meet in Dorm 14;
Dorms 15 and 16 will meet in
Dorm 15.
Tony Giardina, president of the
Arts and Sciences Student Coun
cil, program sponsors, reports that
160 students are expected to par
ticipate in informally discussing
Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis.
Objectives of the Great Issues
Series is to get students to dis
cover the pleasures available in
coming to grips with stimulating
ideas and to provide an opportunity
to express and criticize opinions
on a controversial subject, accord
ing to Giardina.
Vanity Fair Beauty
Applicants Should
Be In By Friday
The deadline for submitting
nominations for Vanity Fair for
the Aggieland ’61 is Friday. Appli
cations are available in the office
of Student Publications in the base
ment of the YMCA Building.
All nominees will be present at
the Student Publication^ Banquet
May 19 when selection of the top
12 will take place. Voting will be
by paper ballot of all attending
at the dinner.
80 Join Frosh Group
Phi Eta Sigma, freshman honor
’ociety, held its annual initiation
-femonies and banquet last Mon-
fe? night.
Over 80 new members were initi-
-ted in the Birch Room of the
Memorial Student Center at 6:15
A*-, and- at 7 p.m. everyone
%urned to the Assembly Room
‘°f the banquet.
It addition to the initiation, new
jricers were elected for next year.
are: Thomas D. Easley, presi-
:9 >t; Lawrence L. Stewart, vice-
tosident; Howard M. Head, secre-
®y; Paul A. Dresser, Jr., treas-
ar «r; Thomas M. Ashy, historian;
Carles L. Blaschke, junior ad-
and Ramsey K. Melugin.
^oior advisor.
Or. C. H. Ransdell, Assistant
of Engineering, and Dr. W. J.
^bson, Professor of Biology, will
!ef ve next year as faculty advisors
10 the society.
The main address at the banquet
delivered J. Q. Anderson, Pro-
‘Msor of English, with closing re
marks by Ransdell.
Paul D. Cratin, an Instructor in
the Department of Chemistry, was
made honorary initiate for this
year.
Regular initiates are:
Fall 1960
Thomas E. Fields, James C. Hil
ton, Michael D. Leach, Charles R.
Mauldin, William M. Pederson,
Steve A. Shores, Michael E. Tatum,
Roger D. Terry and Thomas W.
Woodward.
Spring 1961
David C. Anderson, Thomas M.
Ashy, James L. Barrilleaux, Theo
dore E. Bernard, James A. Boat-
right, Charles E. Brandt, Macky
L. Brittain, Robert C. Burk and
James M. Butler.
James C. Carter, Kindred P.
Caskey, Jr., Robert L. Cates, Wil
liam R. Chaney, Keith A. Clark,
Glyn M. Cook, Sidney A. Cook,
William G. Cox, Gayle D. Dealy,
Juan G. Dominguez, Paul A.
Dresser, Jr., Cyril J. Durrenburger,
Thomas D. Easley and Robert B.
Eubank.
Thomas L. Ferguson, Joseph L.
Finch, William H. Fisherman, John
M. Fitts, Gilbert H. Forehand,
Daniel L. Galvin, Joel Goldman,
Stephen P. Hammack, Jeffrey
Harp, Howard M. Head, John Hil
liard, Roderick B. Hobbs, John C.
Holliman, Barry R. Hopper, David
S. Jernigan, Jerry H. Jessup, Hale
M. Jones, Russell L. Keeling,
Gerald B. Kieschnick, Bobby L.
Dimmer, Jerry B. Lincecum, Robert
A. May and Thomas H. Meadows,
Jr.
Ralph H. Mitchell, Jr., Alan W.
Myers, Bardin H. Nelson, Jr.,
George E. Paul, Tommie H. Pear
son, Larry G. Porter, Kenneth A.
Radde, Ronald E. Ramblin, William
R. Rector, Robert T. Reinke,
Robert L. Ridley, Harlan E.
Roberts, William C. Robinette, Jr.,
Donnie Rudd and Miguel A. Sala-
barria.
William T. Shults, Gerald W.
Siegelin, Manning D. Smith, Law
rence L. Stewart, Raymond J.
Stover, Victor C. Tisdal, Jr., Donald
R. Veazey and Larry A. Wendel.
guest of honor at a full mili
tary review by the Corps of
Cadets. Following the review,
Gen. Schriever will address the
Coi-ps in G. R. White Coliseum.
The NIFA air meet opens Fri
day with competition among indi
viduals and teams in three cate
gories including power-on and
power-off spot landings, flour
bomb dropping and filing and fly
ing a cross country course.
Following a barbecue lunch at
noon, the Air Force’s crack aero
batic team, the Thunderbirds, will
stage a 30-minute demonstration
of precision flying in Super Sabres.
All flying events are open to spec
tators at no charge.
A graduate of A&M, Class of
1931, Gen. Schriever has compiled
an enviable military record. Im
mediately upon graduation he ac
cepted a reserve appointment in
the Field Artillery and then in
1932 he earned his wings and a
commission as a second lieutenant
in the Air Corps Reserve.
Following a series of assign
ments, including the Panama Canal
Zone, he reverted to inactive re
serve status in 1937 and became a
pilot with Northwest Airlines. He
re-entered the Army in 1938 after
which he was assigned test pilot
duties at Wright Field, Ohio.
While at Wright he took special
ized studies in aeronautical engi
neering and was graduated from
Stanford University in 1942 with
a master’s degree in aeronautical
engineering.
Durihg World War II he saw
action in the Bismarck Archipel
ago, Leyte, luzon, Papua, North
Solomon, South Philippine and
Ryukyu campaigns. Later he was
appointed Chief of Staff for the
5th Air Force Service Command
and in 1944 assumed command of
the Far East Service Command.
Following the war, he had a
series of important assignments.
In 1954 he was made assistant to
the Commander, ARDC, and while
holding this post he also com
manded the Air Force Ballistic
Missile division of the ARDC.
Gen. Schriever was named com
mander of the ARDC in 1959 with
the rank of Lieutanent General.
His chief duties include the man
agement of the widespread mili
tary - science - industry brainpower
required to provide the Air Force
with the military tools to do its
job—'Weapons of superior quality,
created and developed by engineer
ing leadership.
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I World Wrap-Up
By The Associated Press
Algerian Insurrection Leader Jailed
ALGIERS—The leader of the four-day Algerian army
insurrection was clanped into a French prison Wednesday
"■nd his lieutenants fled into hiding as President Charles de
Gaulle reasserted his rule over Algeria.
Gen. Maurice Chelle, retired air force officer and leader
of the insurrection, flew to Paris and surrendered. He was
taken to orison in the capital to await trial and, possibly, a
death sentence.
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Food Stanon Program Begins Operation
WELCH, W. Va.—Jobless men and seme wives stood in .
ime vesterdav to get their names on the list for a new kind
of government helo in the struggle to feed their families.
On the fir c t day for applications, thev were signing up
for President Kennedy’s exoerimental food stamp oroeram.
It is being tried out here in coal-mining McDowell County
•md seven other unemployment-plagued localities in other
states.
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Laotian Airlift Opened Bv Air Force
VIFMTIANE. Laos—The U. S. Air Force onened an
arms airlift to government soldiers Wednesday after Vien
tiane officals charo-ed the pro-Communist rebels had launch
ed affacks on all fronts. ,
Desnite talk of an imminent cease-fire, a government
communique said the Pathet Lao rebels had struck in five
areas, creating a grave situation.
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One Shin Rescues Anti-Oastro Survivors
CORPUS CHRITST—An ore phin traveling from the Car
ibbean to the Texas coast nicked un five survivors of the
Cuban invasion and was steaming toward this city yester
day.
A Reynolds Metals Co. spokesman. Dave Clinger, said
all five were “in bad shsne” physically. It was not determined
whether they suffered from wounds or exposure.
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Soviets Reaffirm Cuba Stand
UNITED NATIONS. N. Y.—Soviet Deputy Foreign Min
ister Valerian A. Zorin declared today his country will stand
by its promise to come to the aid of Cuba if it is attacked.
He declared the Soviet Union viewed the question of aid
to Cuba even more seriously that Britain regarded its pledge
to Poland just before World War II.
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State Appropriation Bill Sets Record
AUSTIN—The House yesterday passed a record-high
$2.5 billion state appropriation bill, including $380 million
from the deficit-ridden general revenue fund.
The bill, an amended version of the Senate-passed ap
propriation bill SB1, now goes to a conference committee to
work out differences between the House and Senate versions.
The House added $16 million in additional general revenue
fund spending to the Senate bill.
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Cuba Voted Out At Defense Session
WASHINGTON—Cuba was voted out of secret sessions
of the 21-nation Inter-American Defense Board Wednesday.
The board is a military group that meets. here every
week or two to plan defense strategy for the Western Hemis
phere.
300 GOAL SOUGHT
Blood Drive Donations
Completed During Day
Students contributed today to
the annual Aggie Blood Drive, one
of the campus’ best promotional
efforts of every school year.
As of yet, no reports are avail
able of results, but Clayton La-
Crone, chairman of the Student
Senate Student Welfare- Commit
tee, said last night the maxisnum
of 300 pints of blood that could
be collected appeared a near cer
tainty.
Around 200 students registered
to give blood Tuesday and yester
day and several more were ex
pected to appear.
Donating ended at 3 p.m. in G.
Rollie White Coliseum.
Supervising the collection of the
blood were staff members of the
J. K. and Susie L. Wadley Re
search Foundation & Blood Bank
in Dallas.
The contribution made by A&M
students will be used in aiding 22
clinics and hospitals in 15 cities.
The blood also aids in the research
directed toward the cure of Leu
kemia or cancer of the blood,
which causes the death of 12,000
persons yearly in the United
States.
The Wadley Research Institute
and Blood Bank was established
as an independent, non-profit or
ganization by Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Wadley of Texarkana, Ark., in
memory of their little grandson
who died of leukemia. The insti
tute exists solely from gifts, re
search grants and services ren
dered.
Research scientists at the insti
tute study blood diseases of all
types with major interest placed on
blood cancer, hemophilia and var
ious anemias. Patients are usually
referred by their family doctors.
They come from 38 different states
and three foreign countries.
The institute’s staff processes
25,000 pints of blood each year and
is composed of 123 members.
Babcock Contest
Offers $250 Prize
Entries in the annual Babcock Essay Contest are still
being accepted and a check for $250 is still waiting for some
Aggie to claim it.
Sponsored by C. L. Babcock, ’20, the contest deals with
a different facet of life at Aggie-"*—
land each year.
The subject for this year is “Ed
ucational Assets I Find Here at
Texas A&M.”
The essays will be screened by
Battalion staff members and then
sent to a judging committee named
by President Earl Rudder. The
first place winner will collect his
money and 10 runners-up will re
ceive honor certificates at the Stu
dent Publications Banquet May 19.
Rules for the contest are: man
uscripts must be typed double
spaced in regular form; the orig
inal and two Carbon copies must
be turned in to The Battalion of
fice in the YMCA Building; man
uscripts must be no shorter than
250 words and no longer than 1,000
words in length.
Essays will be judged on the
basis of “Is It the Truth?” “Is It
Fair?” “Will It Build Good Will?”
and “Will It Be Beneficial?”