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3P/RT 12 COPIIS The Battalion Volume 60 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1961 Number 9 Room Shortage Problem Unsolved In Dorms L'i lior Check Presented For Records lass President John Waddell ,left, and Corps Chap- I Gary Lively presents a $100 check to J. Gordon Gay, :oordinator of religious life and general secretary of the f.AltCA. The check will be used for purchasing records for he AH Faiths Chapel. (Photo by Alan Payne) Corps Totals Not Determined By TOMMY HOLBEIN Battalion Managing Editor With a boom of over 400 students more than last year’s fall term enrollment, many students on the campus have found themselves living three to a room for the past two weeks. According to Bennie A. Zinn, director of student affairs, 126 civilian dormitory rooms still remain with three oc cupants. An official report on Corps dorms will not be available until the end of this week, he said. “We’ve whittled down civilian students living three to a room from 300 to 126 in the past week or so, but there are still some rather unhappy students, “Zinn said. Cause of the room-stacking this term was a combination ♦'of more students than antici- ~|enior Class Presents Jj-OO For Chapel Music To accommodate a ne\vly-ac- «! record player in the Agisie awl, officers of the senior class Tuesday *to provide a $100 Ito buy records for use there. B|P',president John Waddell ■he records would probably be sical and contemporary na- ith some hymn albums, to | be played in the Chapel from 5-6 p.m. daily. J. Gordon Gay, coordinator of religious life and director of the YMCA, in cooperation with stu dent chaplains, will order the rec ords soon. He was presented the check for $100 yesterday after noon. dustrial Meeting |egins Here Today |e eleventh annual Texas In rial Development Conference hnderway this morning in the >rial Student Center with a ming address by President Rudder. Talks by Joe J. Sy- Southwestern Regional Pub- Relations Manager, General ric Company, Dallas, and s W. McGrew, Research Di- r, Texas Research League, in, highlighted this morning’s on. e afternoon session featured inel discussion titled “Indus- Development Next Door.” kers from Dallas, Rome, Ga., Shreveport, La., discussed in- ial programs of Arkansas, siana, Oklahoma and New ICO. [nar used as his topic “What Jstry Needs—To G r o w and fide Jobs. He emphasized the rtance of good business cli- as an attraction to industry. lie definition of business cli- Etc in the General Electric con- according to Synar, is “the et [result of all outside conditions social, economics and political) which enable a business to oper ate in the balanced best interests of customers, share owners, em ployees, suppliers and community neighbors—in other words, in the interest of all the people in a community, area or state.” The GE executive accented his remarks by saying “all other things being equal, we are only interested in communities and states that either have a good business climate or in communi ties that are doing something about improving or maintaining good business climate.” He con cluded by listing four steps to put a business climate program into operation. Research Director McGrew ana lyzed the question of “Texas Tax es—An Industrial Plus or Minus.” William P. Sayles, Area Devel opment Department, West Texas Utilities Company, Abilene, was chairman and panel moderator for the afternoon session. Panel members were Harry Clark, director of industrial de- (See DEVELOPMENT on Page 3) “This is the first of many proj ects for the Class of ’62 during the year,” Waddell said. He re ported a profit of over $300 for the class from the Boot Dance last May. Oct. 4 is the date for the first special program in the Chapel, “Moral Contradictions in the 20th Century.” Singing Ladets Auditions Set For 20 Places Auditions for the Singing Ca dets will continue through this week in a search for 20 new mem bers, Director Robert Boone said yesterday. The usual membership of 60 has dwindled through graduation and loss of grade standards. The or ganization requires members to maintain a one - point overall grade-point-ratio. The Singing Cadets, according to Boone, is basically an organi zation of boys who sing for the joy of singing. Their program for this year will include concerts here and extensive tours of the state. “The Singing Cadets,” Boone add ed, “are a kind of public relations agency for A&M.” The group is going through a process of reorganization this yeai\ blew staging ideas and radio and television techniques will be used in presenting popular and semi-popular music. A good ex ample of the ability of the group, Boone said, is their long-playing record, “Singing Cadets in Con cert.” pated, jmd failure by most to send in their pre-registration room cards and fees, Zinn said. “It’s the same thing every year; we get a very low pex-centage of return on these cards by students above freshman classification, just like we did this year. “Most members of the Corps of Cadets don’t worry about it because they know they’ll have a place to live, with their unit. The Commandant’s Office makes a Corps roster, and the comman ders and first sergeants fill out their unit rosters and block in people. “This year, we found 50 extra beds left over in the Corps dorms, but a sizable number of people living three to a room. Cadets are reluctant to live away from their unit, although Commandant Colonel Joe E. Davis has said they could be attached to their outfit living in another dormitory,” said Zinn. An official report on Cox-ps dormitory situations will not be available until the end of the week, when first .sergeants have com pleted their rosters and living quarters become permanent. All civilian dormitories were filled two to a room through pre registration cards by Sept. 1, and shortly thereafter, a third party was being assigned to many of the rooms. “We first tried assigning a third man to the larger rooms in Milner, Leggett, and Mitchell Halls. We had told the occupants of these rooms last spring that we might have to do this, so most were ready for it. “However, this didn’t solve our problem at all. Before too long, we were stacking them three to a room in almost every other civil ian dormitory on the campus,” Zinn said. An answer was to start issuing permission to live off campus to (See THREE IN ROOM on Page 3) Fish Drill Team Tryouts In Progress Around 540 freshmen began trying out Wednesday for positions on the famed Freshman Drill Team. One hundred will be assigned to the team next week to begin prepara tions for competition that will carry the freshmen to var- ous celebrations across the state. Their first appearance most likely will be in the march-in before the SMU home football game. Drills are being conducted by Pat Stancil, ’62, Roger John, ’63, and Harold W. Schmidt, ’64. (Photo by Johnny Herrin) Life With Two If every fish on the campus thinks he has problems, he should try living with not one, but two “fish old ladies.” Here’s how it’s done—desks for two and a mattress for the EXPERIENCES NEVER END ‘Fish Old Ladies’ third. Chances are there’s quite a bit of bargaining when it comes time to trade places. (Photo by Johnny Herrin) ‘Three -In- Roomers 9 Always Find A Way By RONNIE BOOKMAN Battalion Nows Editor “The hardest thing about living three to a room is not having a desk.” Edwin Dulin, ’65 business ad ministration major from Houston, smiled as he looked up from the top of the phonograph he was studying on. For the past three weeks he has used the record player, or his bed, for doing his homework. A member of Company E-2, Dulin was losing one of his two roommates last night as more dorm space was being made avail able by drop-outs. The pair who have been sharing two-man facili ties with Dulin for the past three weeks are Jasper Northcvitt, ’65 animal husbandry major from Emory and William Lane, ’65 bio logy major from Waco. Northcutt was moved to another room last night to at least'ease part of the room shortage. “It’s harder to get a room ready for inspection with three living in it,” he said. “We keep stumbling over each other,” Lane added. “Last year I attended Bridgewater College in Virginia where I roomed by my self. It sure is hard for me to study here with all of us getting in each other's way all the time.” “We didn’t have too big a prob lem with only one dresser,” North cutt said, “since I lived out of my footlocker and suitcase instead of drawers.” “We got along okay, I guess,” Dulin grinned, “but not having a desk bothered me.” Another batch of “three-to-a- roomers” like living that way. Their room in Mitchell Hall is one of 126 civilian dormitory rooms “stacked” with three beds and three desks. “I wish we could fit another dresser in here; we’re kind of short on drawer space,” said Jerry Stil- well, ’65 business administration major from Houston, “but we just Student Insurance Deadline Is Oct. 1 Deadline for purchasing the Student Accident Insurance Plan is Oct. 1, according to John R. An- this, chairman of the Student Sen ate Student Welfare Committee. Anthis said 1,784 policies have been sold so far. The policy, which Pictures Available Pictures that appeared in the Aggieland ’61 may be picked up by students who submitted them to the yearbook for publication last year. The pictures, including vanity fair, senior favorite, sweetheart and other special pictures, are available in the Office of Stu dent Publications, Room 4, YM CA Building, according to Ag gieland ’62 Editor Raleigh Cop- pedge. sells for $4.75, is valid up to 12 months and covers all medical ex penses resulting from accidental injury. Expenses include X-rays, labora tory costs, hospital bills, nurses, physicians’ and surgeons’ fees, medicines, sui’gical appliances, and in fact, practically any medical costs up to $1,000. In case of ac cidental death the student’s bene ficiary receives $1,000. These policies are handled through the school with all claims filed through the College hospital. Anthis said that according to Dr. C. L. Lyons, director of student health services, approximately 58 claims were paid last year, two of these amounting to $1,000 each. The policy is available at the Fiscal Office in the Richard Coke Building. can’t seem to find room for one.” “There are a few inconveniences, like being jammed up together, but it’s not bad,” said William Kessler, ’62 pre-veterinary medi cine major from Garland. “I like it,” added Mike Jones, ’65 animal husbandry major from Houston, “there is an extra per son to help me with my home work.” Jerry Simon Awarded First Mally Award A Bexar County sophomore, Jerry Simon of Converse, has been named the first winner of the recently established Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Mally Memorial Scholarship. The 18-year-old animal husband ry major has been presented a $300 check by Dr. R. E. Patter son, dean of agriculture. Simon will continue to receive about the same amount each semester for the remainder of his four-year- college career. Fred W. Mally, widely known entomologist, was Bexar County’s agricultural agent 1925-1938. He died in 1939 in San Antonio at the age of 70. He was assistant en tomologist with the US Depart ment of Agriculture 1890-1892; A&M professor of entomology, 1899-03, and Webb County agri cultural agent, 1915-25. The scholarship is limited to Bexar County boys with 4-H Club or Future Farmer backgrounds. Simon was selected for his out standing 4-H activities and aca demic standing both in high school and college. Simon participated in 4-H work for seven years; was secretary- treasurer, vice president and pres ident of the county club; was vice chairman of the County 4-H Coun cil, and was a delegate to the dis trict 4-H Club.