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The Battalion
Volume 60
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1961
Number 44
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Performing before an audience
( 200 people, the Aggie Players
resented their second production
(the year, “Candida,” by George
taard Shaw on the stage of
ton Hall last night.
Opening night for “Candida”
us even more successful than
leir previous opening night for
fwelve Angry Men.” When chairs
rame unavailable, late-comers
Bin balcony seats near the stage,
tiers will have opportunity to
K the production starting at 8
ich night through Saturday.
For the play, the Guion Hall
tage has been converted into a
btre in the round, with audi
ts seats surrounding the set on
nr sides. The set is simple yet
igant, portraying the typical
ton of the century” interior
tyle of middle-class London dwell-
Man In Question
Jerald Fletcher, (far right) in the role of Marchbanks,
reacts to dialogue from Dave Lee in the role of Lexy Mill,
as the Rev. James Morell (John Paxson) and Candida
(Sharon Prisk) look on. The scene is from the opening
night of “Candida,” The Aggie Players’ newest production
lieginning last night. (Photo by Johnny Herrin)
% Players Draw
Cro wd for ‘Candid
its standard interpretation, accord
ing to Vic Wiening, director.
The characters ai-e being por
trayed as Shaw himself conceived
of them, giving the production an
unusual quality. Special advisor
on interpi-etation has been Dr. E.
E. Stokes, who is noted as an au
thority on the works of Shaw.
Production staff for Candida in
cluded Don Malcolm, state mana
ger; Jan Jones, Charles Hearn and
Brit Jones, sets; Brit Jones and
Dan Malcolm, properties; Jane
Eisner, costumes; house and pub
licity, Bill Martin, Dave Jones,
Joe Glover, Jim Lewis and Richie
Askew; assistant to the director,
Kate James, Producer, C. K. Esten,
and director Wiening.
IBS,
Airline Planning
With a cast of six, the Shavian
lay presents in three acts the
toy of an English minister and
ie tribulations brought on by a
longer, more entrancing man
to becomes his house guest, and
is wife’s fancy.
Candida, the wife, is played by
kron Prisk, with Rev. James M.
lorell portrayed by John Paxson.
lagene Marchbanks, the young
irtist-houseguest is played by Jer-
ild Fletcher.
Other characters in the produc-
ionare Lexy Mill, played by Dave
«; Prosperpine Garnett, by Ruth
Simmons, and Mr. Burgess by
ttoglas Chalfant.
In performing “Candida,” a new
ipproach has been interjected,
toh interpretation of the play
leingr somewhat different from
Flight To Bryan
WASHINGTON GP)—Cummings
& Groves Aviation, Inc., Houston,
Tex., applied Monday for a certifi
cate to provide scheduled air
service to Bryan and other cities
in Texas, Louisiana and Missis
sippi.
The company proposed to the
Civil Aeronautics Board to use
twin-engine aircraft on these
routes:
1. From Houston to New Or
leans by way of Baytown, Liberty
and Houma, La., returning to
Houston by way of McComb and
Natchez, Miss., Alexandria and
De Ridder, La., j and Jasper, Nac
ogdoches, Lufkin, Huntsville and
Conroe, Tex.
2. From Houston to Kerrville.
(See AIRLINE on Page 4)
Liberal Vs. Conservative’
m
opic Of SCON A Study
STUDENT LEADERS MEET
Many Topics Aired
At Prexy’s Session
Student leaders met for the sec
ond time this semester with Presi
dent Earl Rudder Monday night in
an informal “question-answer” ses
sion.
During the two-hour meeting at
the president’s home, Cadet Corps
and civilian student leaders dis
cussed with Rudder such diverse
topics as the coaching situation,
the college laundry and hand ball
courts.
Rudder said hiring a new head
coach and athletic director to re
place Jim Myers was in the hands
of the athletic council, “the chan
nel where it belongs.”
“The athletic council will report
to the system board of directors
when a new coach has been select
ed,” he said. He added no one else
was in a position to know who will
be selected to replace Myers,
whose contract was not renewed
by the board last month.
Rudder also commented that
“the press has been generally
good to the college in the matter.”
Student Senate President Mal
colm Hall told the group he, Corps
Commander Bill Cardwell, Civilian
Student Senate President Doug
Schwenk and Student Senate Stu
dent Welfare Committee Chairman
John Anthis had talked with Col-
Aggie Wife, Son
Slightly Injured
In 3-Car Accident
An Aggie wife and her two-year
old son were hospitalized over the
weekend for injuries received in a
three-car accident early Friday
night.
Mrs. C. E. Still, wife of fifth
year architecture student Charles
E. Still, and their son Marcus
Scott, were admitted to St. Jo
seph’s Hospital in Bryan for minor
injuries.
The accident occurred about
6:15 p.m. near Bryan Municipal
Airport on Highway 190.
Drivers of the two other ve
hicles involved were not injured.
Highway Patrolman Wynn Wil
liams, investigating officer, said
several stitches were needed to
close cuts in the child’s head.
The boy was released from the
hospital Saturday and Mrs. Still
was dismissed Sunday.
The Stills live at 405A Milam in
College Station.
mNA CO-CHAIRMEN—5
Lipscomb Has Double Role
As Chairman, Harvard Rep
(Editor’s Note: This is fifth ini
As associate director of over-,
i series of stories on roundtable | seas relations and director of the
to-chairmen who will be directing
tocussion groups during the Sev-
toh Annual Student Conference
M National Affairs starting to
morrow.)
James Samuel Lipscomb will be
serving in a dual-role capacity
»hile on the A&M campus Wed
nesday through Saturday during
SCONA VII. His primary function
*ill be round-table co-chairman
to one of the eight discussion
froups for student delegates.
Lipscomb will also be represent
ing the Harvard Graduate School
of Business Administration, and
till be interested in talking with
by students who might want to
torn more about the Business
School.
International Teacher’s Program,
in the Harvard graduate business
school, Lipscomb has had wide and
varied experience in the fields of
education and management.
Any students interested in talk
ing with Lipscomb concerning the
Harvard Graduate School of Busi
ness may locate him through
SCONA VII Headquarters in the
Serpentine Lounge of the Me
morial Student Center.
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James S. Lipscomb
. Harvard Graduate School
The director has emphasized the
fact that the Harvard business ad
ministration graduate school is
not primarily for students doing
undergraduate work in Business
Administration. Over 50 per cent
of the students are liberal arts
majors, and business majors com
prise only 15 per cent, he added.
lege Laundry Manager James H.
Kingcaid Sr. in an attempt to se
cure better laundry service for the
student body. He reported talks
with Kingcaid were successful, and
“we understand their problems and
they understand ours now.”
Rudder said the new handball
courts to be built in De Ware
Fieldhouse should be “completed in
the near future.”
Following the business part of
the meeting, the student leaders
visited with Rudder and his wife.
This was the second meeting of
this sort with the president. The
first was held at the president’s
home Oct. 9.
Mrs. Boren
Named ’62
Mrs. A&M
Thii-ty-eight Aggie wives held
their breaths Saturday night as
Mrs. Claudia Jane Boren was nam
ed Mrs. Texas A. & M. Mrs. Judy
Wright was chosen first runner up
and Mrs. Carolyn Croft was select
ed as second runner-up.
The winner was presented a
bouquet and silver cup at a dance
sponsored by the Aggie Wives
Council in the Memorial Student
Center Ballroom.
Mrs. Boren, 20, is the wife of
Donald F. Boren, graduate stu
dent in mechanical engineering.
They live at Y-4-J Hensel Apart
ments.
“It’s just great,” she said after
she was asked how she liked be
ing an Aggie wife.
A native of Texarkana, Mrs.
Boren and her husband have been
married six months. She attended
Texarkana Junior College before
her marriage.
She was sponsored in the con
test by her husband.
Her bouquet was given by Ag-
(See MRS. A&M On Page 4)
Studen t Delega tes
Arrive Today
Sen. Humphrey
. . . begins SCONA
Deadline Nearing
For 3 Vacancies
Applications must be submitted
by 5 p.m. tomorrow for the filling
of two vacancies on the MSC
Council and the chairmanship of
the newly formed MSC Travel
Committe .
Council Prexy Michael M. Sch
neider said today the applications
must be filled in with the secre
tary in the Student Program Of
fice. Requirements are a 1. grade
point ratio and no scholastic or
disciplinary deficiencies.
Interviews of all applicants are
now scheduled Thursday afternoon.
The two vacant Council posi
tions were created by resignations,
while the travel committee is just
being organized.
Encouragement of student travel
has been designed as the primary
goal of the new travel committee.
Its written purposes are:
1. To encourage student travel
in the Untied States, North Ameri
ca, South American and overseas.
2. To plan and organize such
trips.
3. To locate summer employment
opportunities in the U. S., Canada,
Mexico or Europe which would en
able students to travel and live
in a new environment and work to
offset expenses.
By TOMMY HOLBEIN
Battalion Managing Editor
Bringing together over 160 student delegates from col
leges and universities in three countries, the Seventh Annual
Student Conference on National Affairs will get underway
tomorrow in the Memorial Student Center.
Arriving tonight by plane will be Senator Roman L.
Hruska, Republican from Nebraska, who will be a featured
keynote speaker tomorrow night in the MSC Ballroom.
Tomorrow morning, a delegation will leave by private
plane to meet Senator Hubert H. Humphrey at the Houston
airport and return with him to A&M by 11:30 a. m. Humph
rey, Democrat from Minnesota, will present the first keynote
address tomorrow at 2 p. m. in the MSC Ballroom.
~~ ¥ Both senators, in keeping
Transpi
sportation
Committee Sits
Ready To Go
In previous years, SCONA con
ferences have been faced with nu
merous problems in transportation
pertaining to speakers and dele
gates. However, this year, these
problems seem to be fairly well in
hand, according to David Spencer,
SCONA VII chairman.
Spencer said two business men,
Dudley Sharp, Jr. of the Mission
Manufacturing Company of Hous
ton, and Ford Albritton, of the Al
britton Engineering firm in Bryan
have each provided a plane for the
transportation committee’s use.
Special fleets of college and indi
vidual cars are also ready to go as
soon as the committee has a need
for them.
Last year, Spencer said dele
gates were stranded in Dallas be
cause of foggy conditions around
the College Station area prevent
ing landing at Easterwood Air
port, and members of the “SCONA
transportation corps” went to Dal
las in their cars to get them.
Cases have arisen in the past
where the college had to fly speak-
(See TRAVEL On Page 3)
with the conference topic,
“Trends In Government: The
Liberal and Conservative,”
will speak on “The Role of
the Federal Government in Social
Security, General Welfare, Labor-
Management Relations and Educa
tion.” Humphrey will present the
liberal side, and Hruska the con
servative.
The conference event will be a
return for Humphrey, who was
keynote speaker at SCONA III in
1956. The senator will be leaving
from Easterwood Airport before
the day is out to other pressing en
gagements elsewhere, remaining
on the A. & M. campus for only a
few short hours.
On the second night of the con
ference, Deb. 7, a panel consisting
of Laurie Battle, representative of
the National Asociation of Manu
facturers, and Ralph Showalter of
the AFL-CIO, will discuss “The
Role of the Federal Government In
The Affairs of the Economy.”
These and all other plenary ses
sions during the conference will be
piped through the Memorial Stu
dent Center, and the entire public
is invited to attend and hear the
speakers of note.
Friday afternoon at 4:30, the
Corps of Cadets will participate in
a review honoring the delegates to
SCONA VII on the main drill field.
(See SCONA On Page 3)
Marines Laud
Ralph, School
Thomas H. Ralph, ‘62 from Clif
ton, and A. & M. this weekend
were awarded the Commandant’s
Trophy from the U. S. Marine
Corps.
Ralph received the award for
making the highest score in the
nation in summer training last
year, which the college was laud
ed for “developing those traits in
an individual which lead to selec
tion for the award.”
Both trophies were presented by
Col. John Lirette, 8th District
Director of the U. S. Marine Corps
in New Orleans.
Col. Lirette in explaining that
this was the highest scored by
anyone in the nation, said the
award is presented to the individ
ual student for military proficiency
and leadership exhibited during
summer training at Quantico,
Virginia.
The Commandant’s Trophy pre
sented the College will be for dis
play during the current academic
year. Later another trophy for
permanent retention will be pre
sented.
A. & M. is the first Texas college
or university to win the award.
The two presentations were
made in ceremonies in President
Earl Rubber’s office with Dean
of Students J. P. Hannigan pre
sent, as well as other Marine Corps
and College representatives.
SCONA VII
In its final planning stages, SCONA VII is
almost ready to materialize on kickoff day,
tomorrow. The busy group of steno and
committeemen includes the following, from
left to right: Mrs. Jennie Fletcher, secre-
Roles On!
tary; Milton Hickman and Reed Armstrong,
transportation; David Spencer, conference
chairman; Bill Weisinger, (background)
secretariat, and Mickey Metcalf, housing
committee. (Photo by Johnny Herrin)