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COLLEGE STATION. TEXAS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1961
Number 39
CONA Pulls
Iqual Efforts
ieir center of operations was
entire Memorial Student Cen-
and there were few places in
InildinK left unoccupied or un-
by the committees at work.
had fully invaded the
for the first time this year,
gjleconference, set Dec. 6-9 with
[icof ‘‘Trends in Government:
Liberal and Conservative,”
feature top leaders in ^overn-
land international affairs as
ote speakers, panelists and
1-table co-chairmen.
legates from over 70 schools
ie United States, Canada and
ico will begin arriving during
early part of next week. Be-
they get to A&M, thousands
ian-hours’ work, from SCONA
yommitteemen will have gone
ompleting preparations for
inference.
important and essential ef-
of soliciting the funds for
NAVII was begun last spring,
students contacted leaders of
pry, labor and foundations in
contributions to the conference.
These finance calls were made
periodically through the months by
letter, phone call and personal
calls. This year’s SCONA budget
is in excess of $16,000, the funds
coming as a result of these efforts.
Another vital area of work was
in obtaining speakers, panelists
and round-table co-chairmen. Great
Issues and SCONA VII worked
jointly on this phase, and are fea
turing Senator Hubert Humphry,
Democrat from Minnesota, and
Senator Roman L. Hruska, Re
publican from Nebraska, as key
note speakers.
Also scheduled are Laurie Battle,
representative of the National
Manufacturers’ Association, and
Ralph Schowalter, representing the
AFL-CIO, combined in a discussion
panel.
A second panel will include five
national congressmen. Roundup
speaker for the conference will be
William S. White, noted Washing
ton correspondent and New York
journalist.
World’s Largest
Burns Tomorrow
Good weather and a good cutting area have combined
this year to bring promise of one of the best bonfires A&M
has ever seen.
Crews stopped hauling logs out of the cutting area at
1:50 p. m. yesterday, and work was concentrated on clearing
the loading area by nightfall. And that deadline was met,
too. All logs were in the stacking area and all that was left
at dark yesterday was stacking.
Fueling is scheduled to start at 4:30 p. m. tomorrow,
with the lighting to be at 8 p. m.
“We are definitely going to double stack, and perhaps
triple stack before it is finished,” Head Yell Leader Jim Davis
brps Seniors To Form
ock *7 " Before Game
Approximately 400 Corps of Cadets seniors will form
lock “T” on Kyle Field before Thursday’s Turkey Day
sic, Head Yell Leader Davis reported yesterday.
The “T” will replace the usual Corps march-ins since
ling chairs will be placed in the cinder track on the west
i of Kyle Field to accommodate the national television
ience that will view the clash on the ABC television net-
I,
Davis said the seniors would form in the southeast
Her of Kyle Field’s cinder track, march north at 1:05 p. m.
turn onto Kyle Field at the 50 yard line. They will move
the field in time for the prayer, national anthem, meet-
ofthe captains and school songs.
The highly-ranked Longhorns, among the nation’s top
all season, will be heavily favored in the 1:30 p. m. grudge
e.
Coach Jim Myers’ Aggies will carry a 4-4-1 record into
season’s final contest.
“ . .. you’ve gotta pull yourself together!” Without you we’re nothing!”
LAST^ YEAR_ STILL REMEMBERED^
Bonfire Workers Welcomed
By Unusual Good Weather
Near perfect weather welcomed
bonfire workers both Sunday and
yesterday as the world’s largest
bonfire began taking shape for its
Wednesday night lighting.
The good weather was in sharp
contrast to conditions students
faced during last year’s three-day
working period. Temperatures
Sunday and yesterday ranged from
highs in the high 60’s to lows in
the mid 40’s.
Skies were partly cloudy Sun
day but almost perfectly clear yes
terday. More of the same has
been predicted for the remainder
of bonfire activities.
Last year’s 65-foot tall bonfire
was considered “nearly a miracle”
by workers in the stacking area.
Over four inches of rain was re
corded from Friday night to the
Tuesday night the 50-foot diam
eter stack went up in flames.
The 300 gallons used to ignite
the blaze were barely sufficient
as the blaze sputtered for quite
a while before blasting into the
customarily large flames.
Several times during last year’s
construction period work was
brought to a complete stand-still.
Less than 24 hours before the
bonfire, water covered the entire
area where the blaze went up
in flames.
The rains, which came in tor
rents, made manual labor impos
sible the day before the blaze.
Practically all stacking work was
done by cranes working 24-hour
shifts.
In the cutting area, many units
were forced to push trucks from
the mud rather than bring in logs.
Others spent nearly all their time
on roads to allow the trucks to
roll through to the stacking area.
said Monday night.
“Between 500 and 600 logs
have been brought out, and
we hope to get every one on
the bonfire by Wednesday
evening,” he added.
Accidents have been few and
minor this year. Steadman Davis,
safety officer, said a fine degree
of cooperation with safety offi
cials and dry weather were the
major reasons.
Several minor cuts and bruises
were treated at First Aid tents and
at the hospital during all work
days, but no serious injuries had
occurred by press time Tuesday.
Crews worked during off hours
today, and that schedule will con
tinue tomorrow until all logs are
stacked.
Col. Joe E. Davis, corps com
mandant, said crews working to
day and tomorrow would be hand
picked by the stack officer. Jack
Odell, and the services of the whole
Corps would not be needed.
Following the bonfire, from 9-
12 p. m. the Aggieland Dance Band
will play for the annual bonfire
dance on the second floor of the
MSC. Tickets are $2.25 stag or
drag, and refreshments will be
served.
During the afternoon, the an
nual MSC Lost and Found Auction
will be held in the Fountain Room.
It will run from 3-10 p. m. except
during the bonfire. Articles to be
auctioned were on display on Room
2-A of the MSC from 2 to 4:30 p.
m. today and will be from 9-10 a.
m. tomorrow.
Proceeds from the auction will be
used for decorations for the MSC
during Christmas, check room ser
vice and poll tax service. The auc
tion will be conducted by Keyes
Carson of Cuero, assisted by Char
lie Brandt, Eddie Duncan and Gil
bert Forehand.
About 1,000 tickets were re
turned from UT yesterday to the
ticket office, and late in the after
noon sales were running steadily
with about 700 left, all end zone
seats.
Members of the University of
Texas Student Congress will be
honored by the Student Senate
with a reception from 9-11 a. m.
Thursday.
★ ★ ★
The University of Texas will
(See BONFIRE On Page 3)
United Chest
Drive Slows;
$12,993 In
Fund totals in College Station’s
United Chest drive continued yes
terday to creep slowly toward the
$16,000 goal, drive general chair
man Dr. John C. Calhoun has re
ported.
“The drive is going more slowly
than last year’s, but we are con
fident of reaching the goal,” Cal
houn said.
He added that $12,993 had been
turned in to drive headquarters as
of 2 p.m. yesterday. He said more
funds have been collected but not
yet reported.
Calhoun also said the drive will
be held open until the goal is
reached. The original goal was
Nov. 15, with the second goal to
be reached tomorrow.
Two contributors have already
passed totals they submitted last
year, Calhoun said. They are fed
eral employees, who showed an
11 per cent increase, and A&M
Consolidated Schools, who have
increased their contributions 36
per cent.
Agencies which will participate
in this year’s fund, and the
amounts recommended for each
by the Budget and Admissions
Committee, are:
American Red Cross, $2,000;
Bryan Boys’ Club of America,
$500; Boy Scouts, $2,000; Brazos
Committee on Alcoholism, $300;
Brazos Valley Crippled Children’s
Therapy Center, $1,800.
Brazos County Hospital Fund,
$300; Brazos County Youth Coun
seling Service, $1,400; Bryan-Col-
lege Station Girl Scouts Area
Council, $2,500; College Station
Community House, Inc., $350;
College Station Recreational Coun
cil, $1,700; Salvation Army, $750.
Texas Rehabilitation Center,
$300; Texas United Fund, $750;
College Station YMCA, $300; and
College Station Local Chest Char
ity Fund, $950.
he Bonfire Is Flaming Aggie Spirit...
Related Pictures
On Pages 3 and 4
tame
Center Poles Goes Up
orkers step aside as a crane lifts the 110-foot center
)le into position Friday. One hundred feet of the pole
te above ground level, with a flag from Company D-l
srched at the pole’s top. (Photo by Bill Semmelrogge)
At Night The Work Continues
Darkness did little to slow down activity in place. Two giant flood lights helped crane
the stacking area, with crews working operators and ground crews continue the
“round-the-clock” to put the big logs in 24-hour job. (Photo by Johnny Herrin)
Heave!
A junior directs members of a Band stacking crew as they
bring another log into place. The giant bonfire, made up of
more than 600 such logs, is set to burn Wednesday night at
8 p. m.