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Merits Pliably (la y’ s gam 1 Saturdai ^ny Crabi Floyd ( a Bob Col, Pitcher, ] injured list 'ance^i ttee affe >mBati therlTi rag. rman tham THEE :es ^HS The Battalion Volume 60 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1962 Number 85 Easter Seals Drive To Open Here Thursday Brazos County's Easter Seal Committee will join hun dreds of similar groups throughout the nation for the begin ning of the 1962 Easter Seal Appeal Thursday. The drive will extend through April 22. Release Date Set For New Corps Leaders An announcement concerning leadership positions in the 1962- 63 Corps of Cadets will be releas ed sometime during April, Cadet Col. of the Corps Bill Cardwell disclosed Monday. Interviews for positions, parti cularly Cadet Col. of the Corps, will begin this week, first with current cadet officers and later with other military and school of ficials. “We want to get some kind of announcement out during April,” Cardwell said, “so we can enable those not chosen to feel free to run for elective offices later in the semester.” In the past the identity of the Corps Sergeant Major was an nounced at the Military Ball which this year was held last week end. During the present year, how ever, sergeant majors have been known since the release of the first promotion order. TV Farm Editor Speaks Tonight A television farm editor will speak to members of the Agricul tural Economics Club Tuesday night in a meeting in Room 231 of the Chemistry Building. He is Johnny Watkins of station KWTX in Waco who will speak on “Communications in Agriculture via Television.” Mrs. Charles F. Richardson will lead the local drive as chairman of the Brazos County Easter Seal Committee. Her appointment was announced last week by Maurice Futrell, president of the Board of Directors of the Brazos County Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Mrs. Thomas S. West of San Antonio, president of the sponsor ing Texas Society for Crippled Children and Adults, said more than a million and half homes will be reached in this year’s mail ing. “It will be the most extensive, and if we are to meet our state’s growing needs, it must be the most successful appeal in our history,” she said in a public announcement. The Easter Seal appeal is made by letter, enclosing a sheet of Easter Seals. Preparation of these letters is done by volunteers under the direction of the Easter Seal Committee Chairman. Contributions received in re sponse to the Easter Seal requests will be used to maintain and ex pand a variety of direct services for the thousands of crippled chil dren and adults in Texas. The 1962 drive, conducted simul taneously by the 1,400 affiliates of the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults in the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, will mark 41 years of service to the crippled by the Easter Seal organization. Contributions in 1961 resulted in aid to 243,023 U. S. citizens. Texans helped totaled 8,647. Of these contributions, 77 per cent of the funds were kept for use in the county where they were collected. Wire Wrap-Up By The Associated Press World News LONDON—Air Minister Julian Amery chilled the House of Commons Monday night by saying he believed the Soviet Union quite soon will be able to annihilate the United States. But Amery made clear the Russians have no such cap ability at present, while the United States does have the power to wipe out the Soviet Union right now. 'If NEW DELHI, India—Mrs. John F. Kennedy kicked off her white leather pumps, slid her feet into gold-trimmed, violet, velvet slippers and paid tribute Monday at the shrine of Mohandas K. Gandhi. “It was a very warm and moving experience,” she said later. While thousands of Indians watched, the American First Lady placed a wreath of white roses at the concrete slab where Gandhi, the Indian Independence leader, was cremated 14 years ago. U. S. News GLEICHEN, Alta.—An Indian girl told today how her two companions froze to death at her side when they were caught in a blizzard after playing hooky last week. Geraldine Black Rider, 11, survived the 20-hour ordeal of wind and snow on the bare prairie, suffering only from exposure and a frozen heel. ^ ^ ^ PHOENIX, Ariz.—About a nickle’s worth of the stuff that makes bleached blondes blond is being used to sabotage some cancers and make them vulnerable to radiation attack. Dr. John T. Mallams of Baylor University reported Mon day how highly purified from the hydrogen peroxide, fed into the blood stream, raised the amount of oxygen in tumor cells, making them more sensitive to radiation. Texas News AUSTIN—Horse race betting and poll tax abolition will share the spotlight with Republican candidates in the May 5 primaries. The Republican State Executive Committee, meeting here Monday to carry out several statutory requirements, voted to put three proposition to the primary voters : 1. Whether to legalize parimutuel betting on horse races on a local option basis. 2. Whether to keep or eliminate the poll tax as a require ment for voting. 3. Whether Padre Island should be made a state or federal park or whether there should be no park on the island at all. Students, Dates Enjoy Military Ball Cadets and their dates dance to the music ITS, Midnight in New Orleans, Combat Ball of Ralph Marterie at Saturday’s annual Mili- and a review of the Corps of Cadets. (Photo tary Ball in Sbisa Hall. The dance concluded by Bill Semmelrogge) an activity-filled weekend highlighted by 4,000 Attend jj Military Fetes Over Weekend Over 4,000 visitors flooded the Bryan-College Station area last weekend for A&M’s annual Spring Military Day Saturday. A full-dress review by the 4,200-member Corps of Cadets highlighted the weekend during a warm, pleasant Saturday afternoon. In addition Miss Ellie Walter was crowned the annual “Combat Cutie” at the Combat Ball, a huge crowd of an estimated 5,000 attended the annual Intercollegiate Talent Show Friday night and the Corps of Cadets played host to numerous dignitaries at the annual Military Ball Saturday night. Miss Walter, a student at 4 Texas Woman’s University Drill Team Exes Form Association Members of former freshman drill teams met last night and offi cially formed the Association of Former Freshman Drill Team Members. Elected officers were Roger John, ’63, president; Bill Schmid, ’64 vice president; Robert Carr, ’64, secretary; David Trash- er, ’63, social chairman; and Ed Zatopek, ’64, treasurer. John, who also serves as the junior advisor to the Fish Drill Team, outlined the general aims and purposes of the organization. The association was primarily formed to provide a group to spon sor an annual inter-collegiate drill meet on the campus. The group also will furnish financial aid to the Fish Drill Team. According to Thrasher, the group is planning several functions in cluding the Initiation Banquet some time after Mother’s Day. Regular meetings of the associa tion will be held on the second Monday of each month with dues as $2. The next meeting is. set for April 2. All former Fish Drill Team members who have received the Drill Team Award are eligi ble to join the association. Fourth Annual Photo Salon Announced For April 1-7 The Memorial Student Center Camera Club has announced that the fourth annual Southwestern Intercollegiate Photo Salon will be held April 1-7 in the Memorial Student Center. Judging will be at 10 a.m. Sat urday March 31, and the prints and awards will be placed on ex hibit immediately in the cases along the promanade of the MSC, according to W. F. Semmelrogge, chairman of Salon IV. The purpose of Salon IV is to promote and maintain intercollegi ate photographic competition a- mong the colleges and universities of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. The salon is open to all mem bers of clubs or associations spon sored by any college or university in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, and to students and graduate students of these colleges and universities. Medals will be presented to each first-place winner and a trophy will be presented to the outstand ing print and photographer of the Salon if one appears. Prints shall be classified in one of six categories: pictorial, still life, nature, portraiture, news and spoi'ts. Prints may be of any size but must be submitted on white mounts measuring 16 x 20 inches. A maximum of six prints (mono- chrone) may be submitted by each entrant. An entry fee of $1 will be charged each entrant (not each print). Previous entries in this salon will not be eligible. All entries and fee’s must be received no later than 5 p.m. Fri day, March 23, Semmelrogge an nounced. Ford Aeronutronic Expert To Speak L. F. Heilig of Aeronutronic Di vision of Ford Motor Company, Newport Beach, Calif, will address the student chapter of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. in Room 229 of the Chemistry Building. His subject will be “Missiles and the Professional Engineer.”. The presentation will concern the inter- gration of new engineers into the missile industry and the factors that influence their rate of pro gress. Heilig received his undergradu ate and graduate degrees in Aero nautical Engineering at the Uni versity of Minnesota. The public is invited to hear the presentation. UNIQUE ORGANIZATION Cadet Court Has Important Role In Corps Discipline By TOMMY HOLBEIN Battalion Managing Editor One of the most important and yet most seldom understood organi- ations within the Corps of Cadets is the Cadet Court, the only stu dent group of its kind on the cam pus. Concepts of Cadet Court pow ers and functions appai’ently fluc tuate with each individual in the Corps; some cadets are partially correct in their understanding of Court workings. Unfortunately, too few cadets realize the role the Court plays in maintaining disci pline in the Corps. Purpose of the Cadet Court is to determine the innocence or guilt of persons accused of certain of fenses against the Corps of Cadets, and to submit a recommended sen tence of those found guilty to the Commandant, Col. Joe E. Davis. Once the Commandant receives the recommendation, it is his choice to either follow the recommend ed punishment, or change the fate of the convicted cadet. According to Robert Timme, law officer for Cadet Court B, the recommended punishment is administered in most cases. “We have about 15 cases each semester, and most of these are for excessive demerits. The others are miscellaneous cases such as insobordination, ’’said Timme. The Cadet Court is divided into two groups, A and B. Each group is presided over by a president with the rank of a cadet colonel; besides the president, each court has a vice president (Lieutenant Col.) and nine other cadet officers appointed by the presidents of the Court, the Corps Commander and approved by the Commandant. Other members of the cadet Court include the law officer, (who is G-2 Intelligence Officer of Corps Staff) and the court re- portei’. An accused cadet is entitled to a defense counsel, who serves as his lawyer. He may be his own counsel, or he may have any upper classman in the Corps (junior and above) be his counsel. If he re quests, the law officer will choose a defense counsel for him. Never during trial may a cadet be forced to incriminate himself or to answer any question not re levant to the issue when such an answer might tend to degrade him. The accused is advised of the accusation against him at least two full school days prior to the trial date. At this time, he is in formed of his rights and other nec- esary facts about the trial to be conducted. To initiate a trial before the Cadet Court, the person who is accusing the cadet of his alleged guilt fills out specifications for Cadet Court trial; it is signed in the presence of a tactical office!’, who also signs the paper. The law officer of the Cadet Court is the next person to see the specification sheet. The Law Officer can either accept the ac cusation, or dismiss it if he feels it does not wai’rent Court atten tion. Once the court is actually in session there is a certain proce- dure followed in opening the Court. This includes administering of the oaths, presentation' of list of witnesses, and explanation of functions of the Cadet Court to the accused. The Trial Counsel and Defense Counsel present evidence for their cases, and it is weighed by mem bers of the court. Then, the court goes into a secret session to dis cuss the evidence presented. Dur ing this time, the guilt or innoc ence of the accused is determined, and if it is guilt, his recommended punishment is decided. The accused is informed of his recommended punishment as soon as the court convenes; the actual final word is received either by personal summons to Col. Davis’ office, or by official letter. from Corpus Christi, was Eugene Darby, president of the Systems Board of Directors; Ty ree L. Bell and T. L. Smith Jr., crowned at the second inter-j Agsociation of Former students; mission of Friday nights Combat Ball. A representative of the 1st Battlegroup, she defeated nominees from the other five bat- tlegroups. She was escorted by Gene Fu- gitt of Company C-l. Eleven acts from colleges throug- out the Southwest performed at the well-received Intercollegiate Talent Show. Probably the biggest hit was Frank Perry, a male vocalist from Midwestern University in Wichita Falls. Perry and two other acts, the Sidewinders and Jokers, both from Louisiana State University, were called back by the crowd for additional numbers. Lt. Gen. Paul L. Freeman Jr., deputy commanding general for reserve forces at the U. S. Con tinental Army Command at Fort Monroe, Va., took the salute from the corps at the Saturday after noon review. Afterward the Freshman Drill Team gave a precision marching exhibition and President Earl Rud der held a reception for guests in the Memorial Student Center. Also two plane-loads of three jumpers each gave a parachute exhibition near the System Admini stration Building. The jumpers fell 10,000 feet in 45-second free-falls. Guests other than Gen. Freeman for the weekend were Maj. Gen. Thomas R. Yancey, commanding general, Headquarters Eighth U.S. Army Corps; Maj. Gen. W. J. Sutton, assistant deputy command ing general for reserve forces, U.S. Continental Army Command; Brig, en. Graber Kidwell, commanding general of the 90th Infantry Divi- aion, Artillery Reserve. Wiley W. Young and John H. Cuthrell, sponsors of the annual Ross Volunteer trip to Mardi Gras; Mrs. Joe A. Smith, president of the Federation of A&M Mothers Clubs; and Mrs. Walter W. Card- well, mother of Cadet Col. of the Corps Bill Cardwell. High School Day Housing Deadline To Be Wednesday Deadline for reporting Career Day housing arrangements for high school guests of Aggies or home town clubs is Wednesday noon. Reporting cards will be furnish ed company commanders and houselnasters. The cards should show the guest’s name and home town, who he is staying with, and the dorm and room where he will stay. 1st Brigade, Band, and Air Force should turn in cards to Marshall Smith, Dorm 10, Room 314. 2nd and 3rd Brigades may give them to Tommy Paul, Dorm 16, Rooifi 101. Civilians should leave them with their housemasters. Smith, chairman of the Career Day Housing Committee, requests that vacant rooms be left avail able for assignment by the com mittee. * ■ All high school guests should i-eport to the Memorial Studept Center on arrival and register at the Career Day Registration Desk beginning at 2 p.m. Friday. ‘Combat Cutie , Congratulated 1st Brigade Commander Chuch Cochran plants a congrat ulatory kiss on “Combat Cutie” Ellie Walter after she was named at Friday night’s Combat Ball. Miss Walter, a TWU student, defeated five others for the honor. Cochran was a member of the selection committee and served as master of ceremonies. (Photo by Bill Semmelrogge)