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Fall Room Registration Set
For Civilian Student’s Dorms
By LARRY R. JERDEN
Battalion Staff Writer
The housing office has announc
ed dormitory assignments for the
Fall semester.
The following dormitories will be
occupied by civilian students: Hart
Hall, Puryear Hall, Walton Hall,
Leggett Hall, Law Hall, (Ramps
1-7), Dorm 13, Dorm 19, Dorm 20,
Dorm 21 and Dorm 22. Prefer
ence will be given in Dorm 22 to
graduate, foreign and pre-veteri-
nary medicine students. Prefer
ence in ramps E and F of Walton
Hall will be given to foreign and
pre-vet students, while graduate
students who apply for ramps C
and D of Hart Hall will be given
first choice.
RENT WILL BE $20 a month
in all dorms except dorms 14-22.
These dorms will be air-condition
ed and the rent will be $30 per
month.
Students who are now in school
Wire
Review
By The Associated Press
WORLD NEWS
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia — An
earthquake rolled across northern
Yugoslavia and southern Hungary
on Monday, shook the capitals of
both nations, damaged dozens of
towns and villages and sent. thou
sands fleeing in panic.
At least two persons were killed
in Yugoslavia and incomplete re
ports reaching Belgrade told of
more than 100 injured, some seri
ously.
★ ★ ★
MOSCOW — A Soviet press
official denounced as “rubbish”
Tuesday a report circulated
around the world that Premier
Khrushchev had died.
The vague report originated
with a German press agency
which later asked editors to with
hold it.
U. S. NEWS
CLEVELAND—United Freedom
Movement leaders called Monday
for a “buyers’ strike” against the
Cleveland Press and two large de
partment stores and for a school
boycott next Monday.
The crowd of about 500 gathered
at a rally in the mall beside the
Board of Education office down
town to protest the board’s decision
to proceed with construction of
three new schools in the East Side
Glenville area.
STATE NEWS
HOUSTON — A veteran space
traveler and a rookie astronaut
were picked Monday to close the
gap in the United States’ race to
the moon.
Air Force Maj. Virgil I. Grissom,
38, the second American in space,
and Lt. Cmdr. John W. Young, 33,
Navy test pilot, got the nod as the
first crew to fly a Gemini space
craft into orbit later this year.
and wish to live in civilian dormi
tories next fall must send in room
reservation cards by July 31. Those
wishing to reserve their present
rooms must report to the housing
office by Friday to sign up.
Students who will be classified
as graduates, seniors, or 5th or
6th year undergraduates must re
port to sign for their rooms April
20-24, as well as those being shown
preference in Dorm 22, Walton
and Hart Halls.
All other students will register
for rooms on a first come first
serve basis April 27-May 8.
STUDENTS who plan to attend
summer school must follow the
same procedure, the memo said.
Students who do not report to the
housing office before May 8 must
send in their room reservation cards
during the summer. They may re-
-quest a specific dorm on their cards
at that time.
Because advance room reserva
tions for summer school begins on
May 11 for the first summer ses
sion, the cut-off date for signing
up for Fall Civilian Dorms will he
May 8 and no further names will
be added until after July 31.
ALL STUDENTS who reserve
rooms are reminded that unless
their reservations are cancelled
by August 15, their $20 deposit
will be forfeited.
Undergraduate students are re
quired to live on campus unless
they live with immediate relatives.
Exceptions will not be made unless
the conditions are very unusual.
Students with such requests must
report on the student affairs of
fice and apply for a day student
permit.
A memorandum outlining the fall
reservations in the cadet dormi
tories will be published at a later
date.
Company 1-3 was reactivated for
the ceremony and stood as Beard’s
outfit. He was the former com
manding officer of the disbanded
company.
His mother and father have re
quested that anyone wishing to
send contributions for flowers
should contribute the money in
stead to a fund to he created for
a scholarship.
Texas Highway Patrolman L. R.
Williams of Conroe was the first,
officers to arrive on the scene and
he stated that the driver of the
Oldsmobile, James H. Boney of
Local Library Sets
Washington Exhibit
By CLOVIS McCALLISTER
Battalion Staff Writer
A Shakespearean exhibit from Folgers Shakespearean
Library in Washington, D. C. and a speech delivered by Mrs.
Weldon Lynch, immediate past president of the American
Library Trustee Association, will be the highlights of Na
tional Library Week at A&.M University, which continues
through Saturday.
Other features of the week include displays, mobiles,
posters, exhibits, open house and a challenge issued by Bryan
and Brazos County to 17 Texas cities to a reading contest.
The contest will put the Texas cities against each other
to see whose public library has the greatest per capita book
circulation during library week.
Mrs. Gail Fitch, senior reference assistant and architec
ture libarian, said that Cushing Memorial Library is to re
ceive the Shapespearean exhibit which will be displayed on
the main floor of Cushing. She said that the exhibit was
supposed to be here but it had not arrived by Monday even
ing. The exhibit will contain reprints, playbills and pho
tographs of engravings of the Shapespearean period.
Mrs. Lynch will be guest speaker during the Brazos
Valley Library Association and Friends of Library dinner
which will be held at Clayton’s restaurant at 6:30 p. m. Fri
day. Mrs. Nan Cardwell, veterinary librarian, said, “Mrs.
Lynch is the greatest speaker who has ever been in this
area.”
Mrs. Lynch is known for her book reviews in colleges
and universities all over the United States, Mrs. Cardwell
stated. Mrs. Lynch has a professional book review on tele
vision known as “Book Theater.”
Mrs. Cardwell said tickets for the event are priced at
$2.50 and can be purchased at either the veterinary library
or Carnegie library.
Cushing Memorial Library has a book exhibit of notable
books of 1963. Mrs. Fitch said the books will be available for
students to check out after library week. She added that
the books jackets of the notable books are also on display
on the main floor of Cushing.
Mrs. Fitch said a list of 1963 notable books may be ob
tained at the circulation or reference desk at Cushing or the
branch libraries. Book marks are also available.
The faculty wives of the College of Veterinary Medicine
will hold their annual open house in the Veterinary Medical
Library Tuesday from 4 to 6 p. m. Mrs. Margaret Wilson,
assistant librarian at the veterinary library, said that every
one is invited to attend the open house. She added that they
will give pamplets based on the motto of “Reading is the
Key,” theme for the week.
Of the 17 cities issued the challenge to the reading con
test, several have notified Dr. Paul B. Crawford of their
intent to give the Brazos Bottoms a read for their money.
R. W. Pettway, president of the Friends of the Austin
Public Library, and head of their National Library Week
activities, said, “Austin, the Capitol of Texas, accepts your
callenge. Anytime the cultural center doesn’t outread the
Brazos Bottom, it’s a reflection on our intelligence. We
love the title of No. 1 of the Nation and expect to maintain
it during the reading derby.”
Crawford, chairman of the Brazos County library week,
wrote W. R. Overton, the Dallas chairman, “The reputation
of Dallas as a cultural and financial center is widely known,
but we have entered this reading contest to win.”
Also in observance of National Library Week, Mrs. John
T. Duncan A&M Consolidated High School librarian,
a new library
Poitier, Neal Take
Top Oscar Honors;
Tom Jones’ Wins
HOLLYWOOD UP) — Sidney
Poitier, the hymn-singing Baptist
who helped nuns build a Catholic
church in “Lillies of the Field,” won
a best actor Oscar Monday night to
become the first Negro to recieve
a top Academy Award.
Patricia Neal, the ranch house
keeper of “Hud,” was named best
actress of the year at the 36th
annual awards ceremonies in Santa
Monica Civic Auditorium.
“Tom Jones,” rollicking repro
duction of Henry Fielding’s 18th
century novel, scored as best pic
ture and for best direction by Tony
Richardson and for best adapted
screen play by John Osborne.
Melvyn Douglas, the patriarchal
Texas rancher of “Hud,” was a
surprise winner for best support
ing actor.
Margaret Rutherford, the dowdy
dowager of “The V.I.P.’s,” was
selected best supporting actress.
The auditorium erupted in cheers
at the announcement of Poitier’s
victory. Wearing a broad grin, he I annuoced that A&M Consolidated will have
trotted up to the stage to accept when school opens in September. The new home for books
his award from last year’s winner, J will be large enough for an entire class and, as in the past,
Anne Bancroft. stacks will be open, Mrs. Duncan said.
Conroe, was attempting to keep
from hitting a slow moving car in
front of him and skidded into the
side of Beard’s oncoming car.
The Olds hit the Corvette almost
broadside and tore it in half. The
two pieces of the fiberglass body
car were thrown approximately 66
feet apart.
Boney, 21, and his sister, Mrs.
R. P. Polasek, 31, of El Campo,
were taken to Brazos Valley Hos
pital in Navasota.
Beard was taken to Montgomery
County Hospital in Conroe where
he was pronounced dead on arrival.
His body was taken to Metcalf
Funeral Home in Conroe pending
the arrival of his parents from
their home in Fort Worth.
The body was moved to Fort
Worth and the funeral was held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
♦ Registration for the Aggie Blood Bank began today at
8 p. m. in the Memorial Student Center.
A&M students and faculty will be able to register for
donations through 5 p. m. Thursday. The actual donations
will take place April 22 and 23.
The Aggie Blood Bank is set up as a service to A&M
students and their families. A person who has donated
blood to the program has access to an unlimited amount of
blood in case the need arises within a year.
PLANNING for the program is under the direction of
the Student Welfare Committee of the Student Senate. Alan
Peterson, head of the committee, urges all students, faculty
members and campus organi-+-
zations to back the program.
“Everyone benefits from
this drive,” he said. “It is a
chance for students to help
themselves, fellow students and
blood research.”
Handling the actual donations
will be Wadley Research Institute
and Blood Bank of Dallas, the
Southwest’s largest blood bank.
The Wadley Blood Bank processes
more than 26,000 pints of blood a
year. A spokesman for Wadley’s
said that it has never failed to
meet its pledge of “any quantity
of blood, of any type, at any time.”
WADLEY’S also combines re
search, blood banking, teaching
and patient care in the areas of
blood, blood diseases, cancer and
leukemia.
Registration will be conducted
at a table midway between the
post office and the Coffee Shop
in the Memorial Student Center.
Assisting the Student Welfare
Committee will be members of
Alpha Phi Omega, a service fra
ternity made up of former Boy
Scouts.
Civilian Sweetheart
Miss Carol Lyn Voekel,
representing Mitchell Hall,
was selected the new Civil
ian Sweetheart Saturday at
the annual Civilian Ball in
Sbisa Dining Hall. Her es
cort was Gerald LaBlanc.
Aggie Players
Stage Opener
By JIM HUNT
Special Writer
The Aggie Players, in conjunc
tion with the Shakespeare com
memoration, had the opening of
“Dr. Faustus” by Christopher Mar
lowe, a contemporary of Shake
speare, Monday night in Guion
Hall.
The play concerns the story of
Dr. John Faustus, who, according
to legend, sold his soul to the Devil
in return for knowledge. The
story unfolds as Faustus, played
by Bob Hipp, contemplates the re
wards of his bargain with Lucifer
and continues through his experi
mentation with his new-found
powers. Faustus refuses to repent
and is carried to hell by Devils
Carol Schultz and Doris White-
lock, which really doesn’t seem to
he such a terrible fate.
THE SUPPORTING role of
Mephistophiles was played by
George Long, a freshman, who
gives a surprisingly good perform
ance in his first appearance on
the stage.
The Players rendered a creditable
performance with more than half
the cast appearing in their first
play.
MSC Council
Selects Heads
For Next Year
Chairmen to head next year’s
Memorial Student Center activity
committees were selected Monday
night at the council’s last regular
meeting of the semester.
Selected to head the Great Is
sues Committee was James H.
Gunter, a junior accounting major.
Thomas M. Turzak, a senior chem
ical engineering and industrial en
gineering major, will lead the
Chess Committee.
ELECTED TO HEAD the Travel
Committee was Frank Ray, a soph
omore pre-med major. The new
P&n American chairman will be
Enrique Serna, a junior marketing
major. Billiards committee chair
men will be Leo Montalvo, a sopho
more math major.
Heading the Leadership Confer
ence will be David Fox, a junior
animal science major. Vice chair
man of that committee will be
Wesley Leftwich, a sophomore pre-
vet major.
THE COUNCIL also changed the
name of the Browsing Library
Committee to the Contemporary
Arts Committee, and selected
Joseph DePasqual, a junior English
major, as its new chairman.
Councilmen at large for the ’64-
’65 MSC Council will be Michael
Wier, a junior electrical engineer
ing major, and David E. Graham,
a sophomore history and English
major.
Seat Belts Here
The Civilian Student Council
has announced that auto safety
belts numbers J 600P and JCH
600 have arrived. Day students,
faculty and staff may pick up
their belts at the rear of the old
fire station across from the Ex
change store. Dorm students
will have their belts delivered by
their respective dorm presidents.
Belts numbered J 800 will ar
rive during the latter part of the
week.
Today’s Thought
Silence is the most perfect expres
sion of scorn.
—George Bernard Shaw
TWIT “Man Your Manners” Panel
These three Tessies will help compose the ing behavior. Left to right are Johanna
YMCA’s first “Man Your Manners,” panel Leister, Lynn Parks and Paula Rich. Not
to be presented Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. in the pictured is Charlene Mabry.
YMCA Building. The girls will discuss dat-