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The Battalion Volume 60 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1961 Number 36 -T CVTTitvKj A > AREA New Handball Courts Planned For DeWare DANCE SET DEC. 2 Thanksgiving Deadline Nears For Mrs. A&M This map, drawn by Cartoonist Jim Earle to help Slouch and Squirt find the new bon fire cutting area may help you too. Head Yell Leader Jim Davis said the best way to reach the new area is follow the road be hind the stacking area (drill field behind Duncan Dining Hall) to the flashing yellow light at the intersection of the road with Highway 6. Turn right on the highway for New Cutting Area about three miles or until you see the Sin clair filling station on the left. Turn left at the station and go down that road for one mile. The entrance to the cutting area will be marked, Davis said. Juniors and seniors are urged to be in the cutting area as much as possible this week to start cutting wood, the yell leader said. Travel Group Approved; Seeks Active 9 Leaders Entries in the Mrs. Texas A&M Contest should be in by Thanks giving, according to Mrs. Jean Vaught, president of the Aggie Wives Council. The selection of Mrs. Texas A&M will be at the annual dance sponsored by the council. Set for Dec. 2 in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom, the dance will feature the music of the George Vincent Sextet from Sam Hous ton State College. Mrs. Vaught said any wife of a currently enrolled A&M student is eligible to compete in the con test. Any campus club or organ ization is allowed to sponsor a contestant. She added that hus bands would be able to sponsor their wives, also. The entry fee is $2. The winner of the contest wil’ receive a cup and a bouquet. The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce is donating the cup and the Aggieland Flower Shop is giv ing the bouquet. The first runner-up will receive a $15 permanent from Lady Fair and the second runnei'-up will re- The recently approved “Aggie Travel Club” is hunting for lead- irs,' The Memorial Student Center Council okayed the organization Honday night with a basic pur- lose to broaden the education of 14M students by making avail- ible information as to summer em- jloyment with opportunities of travel, organized tours to Mexico, Canada, points inside the United States, and trips abroad. “We’ve got the approval, now we need some good, strong lead ers," said Mike Schneider, council president. “We would prefer to kave juniors and sophomores in order to keep some continuity in activities next year.” Appointments for interviews can be made through the Student Program Office of the MSC, said Schneider. Appointments should be made before the weekend. “There is already a great deal of interest in this sort of an ac tivity, so we should be in good shape once w r e get about eight or nine sharp men to pilot opera tions,” he continued. Schneider said the name “Aggie Travel Club” is not official yet, but was pulled out of the air at a council meeting. To operate as a part of the MSC Dii’ectorate, the “Aggie Travel Club” would be on equal footing with the MSC’s Radio Committee, Camera Committee, Bowling Com mittee, etc. Monday night the council with held appropriating $200 to kick off the club’s initial expenses of Economist Says Collegians Should Be Paid By Schools KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A University of Chicago economist suggested yesterday that students should be paid to go to college. Professor H. W. Schultz said that such a practice would be one way of ending the waste of students’ lime and bringing about basic re forms in higher education. Schultz told the American Asso- oiation of Land Grant Colleges and State Universities seriously under estimate the value of the time stu- ients spend at college. "How else,” he asked, “can one explain the wastage of the time of the students?” In 1956, Schultz said, the total school cost of higher education in the United States was $3.5 billion. The total earnings foregone by college and university students that year were $5.8 billion. “But colleges go merrily on,” he said, “treating the time of stu dents as if they were a free re source. What is the remedy?” “Instead of rationing admissions and not economizing on the time of students, one way would be to fecruit and pay each student the earnings he will forego while at tending college. “I venture such a procedure, impractical as it may appear, would bring about basic reforms in the use of school facilities— libraries, laboratories and class rooms—in the use of faculty time, and above all a reform in curri cula.” Lawrence D. Haskew, vice chancellor of the University of Texas asked the association for “just 10 institutions in this coun- try which will invest in the search for better education one-half the money and energy they invest in the search for better pigs and cows.” Haskew said, “One of the things America needs most is a demon stration of what would happen if one public university of high cali ber really committed itself to teacher education for one decade.” organization, but indicated that needed funds would be given as the leaders were selected and the organization went into operation. Schneider said that the goals for this year would be the gather ing and releasing of information on summer jobs where the stu dents would also benefit from as sociating w r ith different people and traveling to new and different places. Schneider pointed out that many resort areas hire college students during the summers. Another aim of the club will be the organization of guided tours both in the United States and in foreign, countries. Robert Melcher, staff advisor to foreign students on. campus, told an informal organizational meeting last week that there are many foreign students that strike out on their own during Christ mas and mid-term holidays to see the United States. He said that a tour of our own country for foreign students would be received very well by visitors and new comers to America. Schneider said he felt the “Ag gie Travel Club” was definitely needed here, due to the large num ber of students that are born in Texas, reared in Texas, go to school in Texas, live their lives in Texas and die in Texas without seeing much of America, much less other countries. In discussing the forming of such an organization, Schneider met with students and staff, as well as travel agency representa tives in sessions last week. Appeals Court Orders Judge Briggs To Stop Stickney’s Execution Stays AUSTIN <A?)—The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a writ of prohibition Tuesday ordering Judge Cullen Briggs of Corpus Christi not to issue any more stays of execution for convicted killer Howard B. Stickney. Three members of t he court signed the writ, requested by Atty. Gen. Will Wilson, Harris County Dist. Atty. Frank Briscoe and Asst. Dist. Atty. Sam Robert son. The order asks Judge Briggs to appear before the court Nov. 22 “to show cause” why the writ should not be granted. It orders Judge Briggs, who is sued the last 10-day stay of execu tion for Stickney and one before that, to “cease and desist” from taking any further action on Stick ney and to refrain from any action in reference to issuing writs of habeas corpus (freedom on bond). Stickney was scheduled to die last Fiuday night in the May, 1958 slaying of Mrs. Shirley Barnes. The writ also set aside the writ of habeas corpus issued by Judge Briggs minutes before Stickney was to go to the electric chair. Farm-City Week Opens Tomorrow American agriculture will be in the spotlight throughout the Lone Star State this week as Texas joins other states in observing Na tional Farm-City Week. Farm-City Week has officially been set for Nov. 17-23, but ac cording to Dolph Briscoe Jr. of Uvalde, Texas Chairman of Farm- City Week, many communities have already begun activities de signed to show the interdepen dence between urban and rural neighbors, and the contributions of each to the strength of our na tion. I IT Mascot-Killers Given Suspensions AUSTIN, Tex. (AP)—The nine University of Texas students who took part in last Thursday night’s kidnapping and killing of Baylor’s mascot bear wei'e suspended Tues day until Feb. 1, 1962. The five-member faculty and student disciplinary committee also ruled that the students must make complete financial restitu tion to Baylor University. The decision was reached at closed session. The committee and university officials refused again to reveal the identity of the nine confessed culprits. Other restrictions put on the stu dents include a provision that they will be on disciplinary probation for one semester if and when they return to school after the begin ning of the new semester next February. Dean of Student Life Arno No- wotny said attorneys first capxe to him last Friday with the fact that the youths had killed the mas cot. He said “I did not want to give the information out then be cause of the game coming up Sat urday.” Texas defeated Baylor 33- 7. Nowotny confirmed the mascot’s death Monday. The dean said none of the nine students was a member of the football squad or held any campus office. ceive a gift certificate from Bev erly Braley. Any Aggie wife wishing to enter the contest should contact Mrs. Millican Lake Site Revealed FORT WORTH (AP)_The U.S. Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday the selection of a site near Navasota for a reservoir with a total storage of 3,179,900 acre feet. The reservoir, to be known as Millican Reservoir, farthest downstream of any of the pro posed sites along the Navasota River, would provide a conserva tion pool of 2,359,800 acre feet for water supply. Some 770,000 acre feet would be for flood control. Cost of the dam is estimated at $65,700,000, with local inter ests paj’ing $41,325,000 of the total cost for water conservation storage. Another site, Ferguson No. 3, originally was approved. The Millican Reservoir, however, will meet the increased demand for water in the area. Expert Calls ‘Total Picture’ Necessary Architects must learn to appre ciate the total picture of urban design or ultimately accept par tial responsibility for continued decline of beauty in our cities, an authority on city planning de clared here yesterday. Norbert H. Gorwic of Wayne State University told architecture students the modern architect has abdicated his. responsibilities in building design by failing to real ize that relationship among build ings is as important as the build ing itself. Gorwic was speaking at the third in a series of Architecture Guest Lectures sponsored by the Division of Architecture. An as sociate professor of urban plan ning at Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich., Gorwic has spe cialized in urban planning and re development of business districts. “The modern architect faces a special challenge—he has to over come both a habit of the mind and natural human vanity,” Gorwic said. “He must stop looking at his building as being the center of the universe. He must be pre pared that, for the good of the townscape, his building will often have to act as a background or foil—not always as a star stealing the show,” he added. Gorwic pointed to the ageless beauty of Piazza di San Marco in Venice and the Champs Elysees in Paris where the buildings are not alike but have unity with eiach other in proportion with the streets and landscaping. He is director of the “Detroit Tomorrow” project and project di rector of the University City Mas ter Plan for Detroit. The architect has had experi ence in England in the field of urban planning. He is co-author of the “London Master Plan” and was a technical officer for the London county planning council before going to Detroit as a city planner. Vaught at VI 6-6109 or 801 Fair- view in College Station. Mrs. Vaught said that contest ants could wear either long or short formals during the dance and judging. Tickets for the dance are $2 per couple. They are available from any wives club member and will be on sale at the door. The affair will begin at 8:30 p.m. and end at 11:30 p.m. Talent Show Auditions Open December 4 Time is approaching for the annual campus-wide “talent pool” to be converted into the Aggie Talent Show Dec. 14 in Guion Hall, according to Bob Stark, talent committee vice chairman. Talent of all kinds, including singers, musicians, magicians, comedians, jugglers, dramatists and any other entertainment, is needed for the show. Auditions will be held in the Music Hall Dec. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Stark said Dec. 11 is the absolute deadline for all auditions. Any person interested in enter ing the competition, which has as a reward, $25 first prize, $15 sec ond prize and $10 third prize, should pick up forms at the Stu dent Programs Office in the Me morial Student Center. Forms must be filled out before audi tioning. If any further information is desired concerning the Aggie Tal ent Show, Stark said he was avail able to be contacted through the Student Programs Office. Bids Set For 14 Courts The recent razing of the old Little Gym building does not mean the end of handball activity on the campus, How ard Badgett, manager of the Office of Physical Plant, has an nounced. The Little Gym, which housed the college’s handball courts, was torn down to make x'oom for the new outdoor, Olympic-type swim ming pool now under construction just west of the P. L. Downs Natatorium. Badgett said an axea in DeWare Field House has been set aside for construction of 14 handball courts. Construction bids will be opened Nov. 17, and work is expected to start shortly after Dec. 1. Architect plans show the courts to be built on a new “floor” in DeWare, to be supported by a steel See Related Picture on P. 3 framework 25 feet above the exist ing basketball court. Four courts will be situated on each side, over the bleacher area. Six more will occupy the area above the present basketball court. The courts ax-e to be official size and mechanically air conditioned, with ducts in the walls to allow air ventilation. The courts would serve the physical education program, intra murals and off-hour play, just as the others did, according to Carl E. Tishler, head of the Department of Health and Physical Education. Tishler added that the new courts will enable the department to increase the size of its classes and get more students into the handball course. Many students used the old coui-ts as a means of getting exer cise later in the evenings and dur ing- the day. The new courts will mean that more students can take advantage of the facilities. AN EDITORIAL False Rumors Tuesday, several newspapers around the state reported that the Texas A&M football squad and Coach Jim Myers were at odds over Myers’ survival as head coach and athletic director of the school. There were several different reports in Texas daily newspapers, including the Waco News-Tribune, Houston Post, and the Dallas Times-Herald, that were released to the public yesterday. These ranged from stories of a player revolt in which Aggie co-captains Wayne Freiling and Wayland Simmons had quit the team to another story stating the assistant coaches at A&M told the co-captains the team would not play for Myers in the last two games against Rice and Texas. All of these rumors proved to be untrue, although they stirred up a lot of dust before being settled. Another rumor was that several Agcrie exes had already contacted Jim Owens, head coach of the University of Wash ington, for the A&M mentor nost. The Aggie squadmen, with Simmons as spokesman, said they felt Mvers is a fine coach and gentleman. The rumors were so ridiculous that Freiling didn't even know he had “quit the squad” until he read the newspapers Tuesday. Simmons said, “I hope the people who started those rumors are in Houston this Saturday when we play Rice. We (the squad) are going to show everybody what we think of Coach Myers.” Of course. Simmons was on the spot when he made this comment Sunday night, but what else could he say? Since this is the last year of the school’s contract with Myers, The Battalion feels the stories were unjustified rumors designed to put Myers on the snot before the meet ing of the Board of Directors on Tuesday, Nov. 21. We feel that Myers and the Aggie football squad should be given every bit of a chance, as any human being deserves. With only two games remaining on the schedule, A&M can really be put on the map if they are victorious. Let’s be behind the coaching staff and squad in these games, and give them all the support that can possibly be given. If you could take three plays during the games the Aggies have been outscored in, they would be undefeated. This year has been far from a failure, and things look good for the future, so lets forget those rumors and help concentrate on defeating the Rice Owls and Texas Longhorns in Southwest Conference Championship team style.