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H ce fifth: uringd side, In Housto 'ence fin Cadets How i tart unti hit in tl ett slao He score two mei llected by Die up sew ve erroi i up ft iree li The Battalion Volume 69 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8,1961 Number 79 Name-Change Bill Introduced In Senate Board Suggestion Called ‘Asinine9 mGRAMS SCHEDULED Land - Grant Universities Prepare For Centennial m i of thh ! scorin if tackli the scor cond k TD le exit im, Lim -oss yard oil led a r to wi nmage lay, Mai W? i Ik Special To The Battalion Washington—Sixty-eight Ameri- can colleges and universities are preparing to celebrate a centennial -the establishment of the land- grant system of higher education. The actual anniversary is July 2,1962, but a steering committee of educators already has scheduled a series of programs for 1961 and 1962. At centennial headquarters in Washington, D. C., arrangements have been made for nationwide conferences, seminars and exhibits to spotlight the institutions’ ori- gin and their contributions to the economic, cultural and scientific growth of the United States. Born In Civil War The land-grant system was born as a spark of hope for the future thjinthe dark days of the Civil War, recalls the National Geographic fl Society. It was based on the novel fii concept that learning should be practical as well as academic, and that it should be open, not just to l privileged few, but to all who could use it. Congressional legislation to that end was fathered by Representa- tive Justin Smith Morrill of Ver- mont. In final form it provided for a federal grant of land to each With money from sale of the land, each state was to establish and endow “at least one college where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts.” Forward-looking men supported the Morrill bill in the belief that widespread knowledge and train- ing were essential to the nation’s agricultural and industrial prog- ress. Opposition was heavy, how- ever. Though passed by a small majority in 1859, the measure was vetoed by President Buchanan on grounds of expense, potential land speculation, competition with exist- ing universities and infringement on states’ rights. A similar bill was passed and signed into law by President Lin- coln July 2, 1862. Its support owed much to provisions for military training, a lack painfully apparent in the north’s losses earlier in 1862. Contributions To America Today, land-grant institutions flourish in all 50 states and Puer- to Rico. They enroll 20 percent of all United States college students. The schools confer all doctorate state, apportioned at the rate of degrees in agriculture, about half 30,000 acres for every senator and those in sciences, engineering and representative. health professions, and a quarter World Wrap-Up By The Associated Press New Speed Record Set By X-15 EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.—The X-15 be- gan its long-planned assault on the near reaches of space Tuesday by streaking faster than 2,650 miles an hour, a record for manned flight. Officials said instrument checks may revise the figure Upward to 2,800 m.p.h. U. S. Ambassador Flys To Siberia MOSCOW—U. S. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson flew to Siberia today at Premier Khrushchev’s invitation to de- liver a personal message from President Kennedy urging better understanding between their two countries. Thompson’s summons for an out-of-town meeting with the premier is unprecedented here. Unemployment Hits 20 Year Peak WASHINGTON—The government announced yesterday that unemployment jumped 320,000 in February to a total of 5.7 million, the highest in 20 years. Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg announced the new figures and said they underscored a need for urgent ac- tion by Congress on President Kennedy’s plans for emer- gency aid to the unemployed and for long-term shoring up of the economy. U. N. Garrison In Congo Reinforced LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo—The United Nations re- inforced its Leopoldville garrison Tuesday, underlining its naming that U. N. troops will fight the Congolese army if necessary to retake the vital port of Matadi. Moroccan soldiers from the U. N. detachment in Ka- tanga Province were airlifted into Leopoldville and emer- gency arrangements were made to airlift 600 soldiers from Tunisia. The first of 3,000 troops India is sending to the Congo probably will arrive in a week. Attorney General Enters Paris Hospital PARIS, Tex.—Atty. Gen. Will Wilson, stricken with a severe case of virus while campaigning for the U. S. Senate, entered a Paris Hospital yesterday evening. An aide said Wilson had cancelled his campaign tour through Northeast Texas tomorrow but was expected to be "'ell enough to resume his tour Thursday. Maverick Endorses Public Works Projects AUSTIN—A Democratic candidate for the U. S. Senate said Tuesday it is all right with him if the public works pro- jects used in the 1930s are revived in 1961. Maury Maverick Jr., former state representative from San Antonio, gave his views in a radio interview at Galves- ton. Peace Corps Denounced WASHINGTON—Rep. Frances Bolton, R-Ohio, describ- ed the Kennedy administration’s new Peace Corps today as "a terrifying thing.” Her comment, made at the ninth annual Republican Wo- men’s Conference, drew a burst of applause. in arts, languages, business and education. To them goes much of the credit foy extending the teach- ing of the ljumanities throughout the United Estates. The colleges and universities that grew out of the Morrill legislation now play a vital role in programs providing American technical aid abroad. Through the Reserve Offi- cers Training Corps, they prepare nearly half the civilian-trained regular and reserve officers of the Armed Forces. R.O.T.C., said the late Gen. George C. Marshall, who was a life trustee of National Geo- graphic, speeded World War II mo- bilization by at least six months. Contributions made by land- grant institutions to America and the world include advances in farming methods, new" drugs to treat disease and basic studies of raw materials used in industry. Their pioneering research in atom- ic-age sciences produced the first cyclotron. Leaders of the Land-Grant Cen- tennial plan to open wide discus- sions expected to have far-reaching- effects on the Nation's academic and practical future. Four Brazos Youths Win Show Calves Four Bryan youths entered the calf scramble in the Houston Stock Show and were among the winners in the event. Bill Humphries, Dicky Batton, Ruble Smith and Kenneth Powers, all of the Brazos County 4-H Club, were nimble-footed enough in the contest to capture a calf for them- selves. Humphries, Batton and Smith each caught dairy heifers in the scramble, and Powers was able to snare a beef heifer for himself. Each of the boys who captured dairy animals will receive $200 for the purchase of this class animal, and the boy catching the beef ani- mal will receive $150. Sponsor Named For each entrant who wins in the contest a sponsor is named, and the boys will raise their ani- mals for the show next year. During the year between the two shows, each youth will have to feed and care for the calf, and make a monthly report to the sponsor and the Stock Show Com- mission. In the show at the end of the year all the calves won in the scramble are shown and then sold. Improvement Grant Awarded College An educational grant of $1,000 has been made by the Atlantic Refining Company to the College’s fund for the im- provement of teaching. Announcement of the grant was made by Edgar Kraus, chairman of the the Atlantic Re--+---------------------------------------------------- fining Co.’s sopthwest aid to edu- study, in meeting supplemental cation committee in a letter to Dr. John C. Calhoun, Jr., vice chancellor for development at A&M. The grant’s use in the fund for the improvement of teaching will accommodate faculty needs not covered by the college’s regular appropriation. Needs it can fi- nance are those of faculty develop- ment and teaching methods. These include aid to faculty members in summer graduate travel expenses for trips to im- portant conferences, in paying costs of development of educa- tional materials and new courses, in financing fundamental research studies and in meeting other costs of educational improvement. The fund to which the grant has been made is administered by the A&M Board of Directors and its disbursement is under the di- rection of Fred J. Benson, Dean of the School of Engineering. Sandra Chuddy, Miss New Jersey ... a feature ITS performer ITS Will Feature Top College Talent The cream of college talent from Texas, Oklahoma, Lou- isiana, and Arkansas will be featured in 10 acts on the an- nual Intercollegiate Talent Show Friday night at 7 p. m. in G. Rollie White Coliseum. One ef the show’s special call-'t - ing cards will be Miss Sandra Chuddy, junior at Louisiana State University, who is a vocal soloist. Miss Chuddy holds the present title of “Miss New Jersey,” “Miss Centennial—LSU,” Homecoming Queen of LSU for 1960, Miss Sum- merset County, N. J., 1959, Gumbo Beauty at LSU for three years, and Miss Wildwood Beach, N. J., in 1957. Another special attraction of this year’s ITS will be the Kilgore Rangerettes, famous half-time performers for the Cotton Bowl and many other special bowl games, who will open and close the show with specialty acts. From the University of Arkan- sas comes Miss Dorothy Nelson, popular singer who holds the title of “Miss Little Rock of I960.” Head Of Record Company Speaks At BSU Banquet Jarrell McCracken, founder and president of Word Records, Inc., will be the principal speaker for the annual Baptist Student Union Banquet, Saturday, Mar. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom. The 33 - year - old McCracken heads the Waco firm which is now considered the world’s largest pro- Jarrel McCracken .. . speaker for BSU Banquet ducer of sacred records. From a very obscure beginning, he has put into operation a success pattern which has resulted in national lead- ership in the sacred record field. While studying for the ministry at Baylor University, and announc- ing sports events on radio in his spare time, McCracken was invited to speak at a mid-week church program, and there he performed a sportscast which he likened to a play-by-play football game between the forces of good and evil. The presentation was an immedi- ate hit, and in response to requests from scores of church people the broadcast was recorded, with sound effects, under the title, “The Game of Life.” Almost before he realized what was happening, McCracken was in the recording business. From the one-room operation of ten years ago to an elaborate new plant dedi- cated just a few months ago, the growth of Word Records has been fantastic. “McCracken’s talk at the ban- quet will climax an evening of en- tertainment provided by Baptist students,” says George C. Dunn, general chairman of this annual event. “Both local residents as well as students are invited to attend this semi-formal banquet,” contin- ued Dunn. “Tickets may be ob- tained from BSU members in each dormitory. ” She was also “Miss City Beautiful Princess” of 1959. and has ap- peared in the “Springtime Follies” held at Arkansas State Teacher’s College. “The Trio Columbia,” known asi “the most versatile group north of the Rio Grande,” hails from the University of Texas where they have established an enviable reputation in the past eight months. From LSU are The Jokers, a group which has appeared several times before on the ITS. Miss Lolly Kremer, vocalist from North Texas State College, will perform in her typical sultry jazz style Friday night along with the other tops in entertainment. Miss Kremer last sang hei’e on Feb. . 16 with the North Texas State Lab Band, after being first place winner in the NTSC fresh- man talent show. She is a fresh- man majoring in advertising art, from Wichita Falls, Tex. From SMU comes a dance trio recently appearing in the SMU Fine Arts Festival, comprised of Betty Rae Withers of Beaumont, and Judy Hole and Bob Crest of Dallas. They have appeared in the “Pigskin Review” and “Cen- turies Ahead Talent Show” at SMU. Clyde Bateman from Texas Tech is a vocal soloist, in “Bobby Darin” style. A 1960 graduate of Paris High School, Bateman is a fresh- man architecture major this year, and is a member of the Arts and Entertainment Committee, Texas Tech Student Union, and a vocal- ist with the college stage band. The Calvert Quartet from Lou- isiana State University are a folk song group and members include Larry Heaton, who was first place winner in the LSU Songfest of 1960, Barney Dean McDade, Ear- nest Lynn Singleton, and Clifford L. Forrester. Johnny Knowles, guitarist from Texas Christian University, will also be featured, along with the comedy team of Schwartz and Bledsoe from the University of Oklahoma, who will be emcees for the show. Other entertainment will in- clude the Aggieland Orchestra in stereo, which will open and close the show with their “new sound.” Immediately following ITS, Cafe Rue Pinalle will begin in the Me- morial Student Center, with three acts being featured and breakfast at 1:30 a.m. Admission is $2 per couple. By BOB SLOAN A bill changing the name of A&M to Texas State Uni- versity and the Agricultural and Mechanical College was in- troduced to the Texas Legislature Monday by Bryan Sen. William T. Moore, Ml. Moore said the hill (SB302) left committee status Mon- day and is now on the Senate calendar. It will probably go before the Senate for a vote sometime next week. If the bill is passed by the Senate it would then go to the House of Representatives for a vote. If passed in the House, it would go to Governor Price Daniel to be signed into law. In a motion Monday, Moore asked the Senate to pass on his bill without going+~ through the usual procedure of having the hill first print- ed. Several senators opposed the motion, usually granted routinely for local, uncontested bills, and Moore made no effort to demand a roll call on his mo- tion. Four other A&M-exes in the Senate, Andy Rogers, ’46, of Chil- dress; A. R. Schwartz, ’47, of Gal- veston; George Moffett, ’16, of Chillocothe, and Ray Roy Rob- berts, ’41, of McKinney were list- ed as co-authors of the Bill. The only other A&M-ex serving as a Senator, Bob Baker, ’44, of Houston, has not been associated with the bill. Misleading Name Moore said A&M “hasn’t pro- gressed as much as it should be- cause the name is misleading to students wanting to go there.” He added another reason for the proposed change is that “top flight professors don’t want to teach in a college because they feel it woud lower their standards.” Moore said the A&M Board of Diretors requested the name be changed to Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.” Moore called the board’s sugges- tion “asanine.” “Such a name defeats the pur- poses of putting university in the name,” he said. “A university con- tains many schools, not just schools of agriculture and engineering.” He also added the A&M-exes in the Senate did not like the pro- posed name, and one refused to sign the bill unless the suggested name was Texas State University. ‘A&M’ Is A Word A spokesman for the Board of Directors said the Board suggested (See NAME-CHANGE on Page 3) Consolidated Community Supper Set The spotlight of Texas Public School Week will focus on the A&M Consolidated Gymnasium to- morrow night when the A&M Mothers and Dads Club sponsor the annual Community Supper. Under the direction of Mrs. Ver- gil Clark, chairman of the supper, the serving of the fried chicken menu will begin at 5 p.m. in the Gym. The food will be served cafeteria style and plates will be available “to go” for those who wish to eat at home. Following the supper, the entire A&M Consolidated School System will he open to the public for in- spection of the student’s work. The elementary classrooms will be open from 4:30-6:30; the fifth grade from 6-7:30; the junior high frorf* 7-8, and the senior high and Lirv coin school from 7-9. Teachers will be in the rooms t« talk with parents about their cui> riculum of the school. Abbreviated classes will be held in the junior high section. Tickets are available from any of the school offices, or from any elementary or junior high student. Prizes will be awarded to the in- dividual selling the most tickets in I each division and to the home room that has the greatest sales. Prices are $1.00 for adults and 60 cents for high school students and under. FOR JUNIOR FROSH 1961-62 Danforth Grants Available Two William H. Danforth Summer Fellowships, one for a junior and one for a freshman agriculture major, will again be available this year, according to V. A. Little, pro- fessor in the Department of Entomology and chairman of the scholarship committee. According to Little, the awards were begun in 1929 by William Danforth, founder of Ralston Pu- rina, and have been in force ever since. The first two weeks of the pro- gmm for the junior will be spent in St. Louis, where the student will Professor To Receive Award R. N. Craig, associate professor in the Departments of Agricultural Education and Agricultural Engi- neering is to be given the Texas State Safety Council Farm and Ranch Award for his outstanding efforts in teaching farm safety. According to J. O. Musick, gen- eral manager of the Governor’s Highway Safety Conference the award will be presented at the 22nd Annual Safety Conference Mar. 28. Craig is widely known for his presentations on electrical and farm shop safety. see research in the Purina Labora- tories, tour the company’s research farm at Gray Summit, Mo., discuss problems of management at the main plant and review personnel problems with Purina directors at St. Louis. The following two weeks will be devoted to leadership training at Camp Miniwanca, a 350-acre camp- ing paradise on Lake Michigan. The camp is built around a pro- gram of balanced physical, social and religious development, Little said. The junior fellowship will be from July 31 to Aug. 28, with Purina paying for the two-week stay at St. Louis, the Miniwanca outing and a transportation allow- ance of $100. The freshman scholarship is for a two-week stay at Miniwanca, with Purina paying the attendance cost of the camp, but with trans- portation costs left up to the in- dividual. Applications for the awards may be picked up at the Little’s office in the Biology building any time before Tuesday, Mar. 14.
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Land - Grant Universities Prepare For Centennial
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Special To The BattalionWashington—Sixty-eight Ameri
can colleges and universities are preparing to celebrate a centennial -the establishment of the land- grant system of higher education.
The actual anniversary is July 2,1962, but a steering committee of educators already has scheduled a series of programs for 1961 and 1962.
At centennial headquarters in Washington, D. C., arrangements have been made for nationwide conferences, seminars and exhibits to spotlight the institutions’ origin and their contributions to the economic, cultural and scientific growth of the United States.
Born In Civil WarThe land-grant system was born
as a spark of hope for the future thjinthe dark days of the Civil War,
recalls the National Geographic fl Society. It was based on the novel fii concept that learning should be
practical as well as academic, and that it should be open, not just to l privileged few, but to all who could use it.
Congressional legislation to that end was fathered by Representative Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont. In final form it provided for a federal grant of land to each
With money from sale of the land, each state was to establish and endow “at least one college where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts.”
Forward-looking men supported the Morrill bill in the belief that widespread knowledge and training were essential to the nation’s agricultural and industrial progress. Opposition was heavy, however. Though passed by a small majority in 1859, the measure was vetoed by President Buchanan on grounds of expense, potential land speculation, competition with existing universities and infringement on states’ rights.
A similar bill was passed and signed into law by President Lincoln July 2, 1862. Its support owed much to provisions for military training, a lack painfully apparent in the north’s losses earlier in 1862.
Contributions To AmericaToday, land-grant institutions
flourish in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. They enroll 20 percent of all United States college students.The schools confer all doctorate
state, apportioned at the rate of degrees in agriculture, about half 30,000 acres for every senator and those in sciences, engineering and representative. health professions, and a quarter
World Wrap-UpBy The Associated Press
New Speed Record Set By X-15EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.—The X-15 be
gan its long-planned assault on the near reaches of space Tuesday by streaking faster than 2,650 miles an hour, a record for manned flight.
Officials said instrument checks may revise the figure Upward to 2,800 m.p.h.
★ ★ ★U. S. Ambassador Flys To Siberia
MOSCOW—U. S. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson flew to Siberia today at Premier Khrushchev’s invitation to deliver a personal message from President Kennedy urging better understanding between their two countries.
Thompson’s summons for an out-of-town meeting with the premier is unprecedented here.
★ ★ ★Unemployment Hits 20 Year Peak
WASHINGTON—The government announced yesterday that unemployment jumped 320,000 in February to a total of 5.7 million, the highest in 20 years.
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg announced the new figures and said they underscored a need for urgent action by Congress on President Kennedy’s plans for emergency aid to the unemployed and for long-term shoring up of the economy.
★ ★ ★U. N. Garrison In Congo Reinforced
LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo—The United Nations reinforced its Leopoldville garrison Tuesday, underlining its naming that U. N. troops will fight the Congolese army if necessary to retake the vital port of Matadi.
Moroccan soldiers from the U. N. detachment in Katanga Province were airlifted into Leopoldville and emergency arrangements were made to airlift 600 soldiers from Tunisia. The first of 3,000 troops India is sending to the Congo probably will arrive in a week.
★ ★ ★Attorney General Enters Paris HospitalPARIS, Tex.—Atty. Gen. Will Wilson, stricken with a
severe case of virus while campaigning for the U. S. Senate, entered a Paris Hospital yesterday evening.
An aide said Wilson had cancelled his campaign tour through Northeast Texas tomorrow but was expected to be "'ell enough to resume his tour Thursday.
★ ★ ★Maverick Endorses Public Works Projects
AUSTIN—A Democratic candidate for the U. S. Senate said Tuesday it is all right with him if the public works projects used in the 1930s are revived in 1961.
Maury Maverick Jr., former state representative from San Antonio, gave his views in a radio interview at Galveston.
★ ★ ★Peace Corps Denounced
WASHINGTON—Rep. Frances Bolton, R-Ohio, described the Kennedy administration’s new Peace Corps today as "a terrifying thing.”
Her comment, made at the ninth annual Republican Women’s Conference, drew a burst of applause.
in arts, languages, business and education. To them goes much of the credit foy extending the teaching of the ljumanities throughout the United Estates.
The colleges and universities that grew out of the Morrill legislation now play a vital role in programs providing American technical aid abroad. Through the Reserve Officers Training Corps, they prepare nearly half the civilian-trained regular and reserve officers of the Armed Forces. R.O.T.C., said the late Gen. George C. Marshall, who was a life trustee of National Geographic, speeded World War II mobilization by at least six months.
Contributions made by land- grant institutions to America and the world include advances in farming methods, new" drugs to treat disease and basic studies of raw materials used in industry. Their pioneering research in atomic-age sciences produced the first cyclotron.
Leaders of the Land-Grant Centennial plan to open wide discussions expected to have far-reaching- effects on the Nation's academic and practical future.
Four Brazos Youths Win Show Calves
Four Bryan youths entered the calf scramble in the Houston Stock Show and were among the winners in the event.
Bill Humphries, Dicky Batton, Ruble Smith and Kenneth Powers, all of the Brazos County 4-H Club, were nimble-footed enough in the contest to capture a calf for themselves. Humphries, Batton and Smith each caught dairy heifers in the scramble, and Powers was able to snare a beef heifer for himself.
Each of the boys who captured dairy animals will receive $200 for the purchase of this class animal, and the boy catching the beef animal will receive $150.
Sponsor NamedFor each entrant who wins in
the contest a sponsor is named, and the boys will raise their animals for the show next year.
During the year between the two shows, each youth will have to feed and care for the calf, and make a monthly report to the sponsor and the Stock Show Commission. In the show at the end of the year all the calves won in the scramble are shown and then sold.
Improvement Grant Awarded College
An educational grant of $1,000 has been made by the Atlantic Refining Company to the College’s fund for the improvement of teaching.
Announcement of the grant was made by Edgar Kraus,chairman of the the Atlantic Re--+----------------------------------------------------fining Co.’s sopthwest aid to edu- study, in meeting supplementalcation committee in a letter to Dr. John C. Calhoun, Jr., vice chancellor for development at A&M.
The grant’s use in the fund for the improvement of teaching will accommodate faculty needs not covered by the college’s regular appropriation. Needs it can finance are those of faculty development and teaching methods.
These include aid to faculty members in summer graduate
travel expenses for trips to important conferences, in paying costs of development of educational materials and new courses, in financing fundamental research studies and in meeting other costs of educational improvement.
The fund to which the grant has been made is administered by the A&M Board of Directors and its disbursement is under the direction of Fred J. Benson, Dean of the School of Engineering.
Sandra Chuddy, Miss New Jersey... a feature ITS performer
ITS Will Feature Top College Talent
The cream of college talent from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas will be featured in 10 acts on the annual Intercollegiate Talent Show Friday night at 7 p. m. in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
One ef the show’s special call-'t -ing cards will be Miss Sandra Chuddy, junior at Louisiana State University, who is a vocal soloist.
Miss Chuddy holds the present title of “Miss New Jersey,” “Miss Centennial—LSU,” Homecoming Queen of LSU for 1960, Miss Summerset County, N. J., 1959, Gumbo Beauty at LSU for three years, and Miss Wildwood Beach, N. J., in 1957.
Another special attraction of this year’s ITS will be the Kilgore Rangerettes, famous half-time performers for the Cotton Bowl and many other special bowl games, who will open and close the show with specialty acts.
From the University of Arkansas comes Miss Dorothy Nelson, popular singer who holds the title of “Miss Little Rock of I960.”
Head Of Record Company Speaks At BSU BanquetJarrell McCracken, founder and
president of Word Records, Inc., will be the principal speaker for the annual Baptist Student Union Banquet, Saturday, Mar. 18, at
6:30 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom.
The 33 - year - old McCracken heads the Waco firm which is now considered the world’s largest pro-
Jarrel McCracken.. . speaker for BSU Banquet
ducer of sacred records. From a very obscure beginning, he has put into operation a success pattern which has resulted in national leadership in the sacred record field.
While studying for the ministry at Baylor University, and announcing sports events on radio in his spare time, McCracken was invited to speak at a mid-week church program, and there he performed a sportscast which he likened to a play-by-play football game between the forces of good and evil.
The presentation was an immediate hit, and in response to requests from scores of church people the broadcast was recorded, with sound effects, under the title, “The Game of Life.”
Almost before he realized what was happening, McCracken was in the recording business. From the one-room operation of ten years ago to an elaborate new plant dedicated just a few months ago, the growth of Word Records has been fantastic.
“McCracken’s talk at the banquet will climax an evening of entertainment provided by Baptist students,” says George C. Dunn, general chairman of this annual event. “Both local residents as well as students are invited to attend this semi-formal banquet,” continued Dunn. “Tickets may be obtained from BSU members in each dormitory.”
She was also “Miss City Beautiful Princess” of 1959. and has appeared in the “Springtime Follies” held at Arkansas State Teacher’s College.
“The Trio Columbia,” known asi “the most versatile group north of the Rio Grande,” hails from the University of Texas where they have established an enviable reputation in the past eight months.
From LSU are The Jokers, a group which has appeared several times before on the ITS.
Miss Lolly Kremer, vocalist from North Texas State College, will perform in her typical sultry jazz style Friday night along with the other tops in entertainment.
Miss Kremer last sang hei’e on Feb. . 16 with the North Texas State Lab Band, after being first place winner in the NTSC freshman talent show. She is a freshman majoring in advertising art, from Wichita Falls, Tex.
From SMU comes a dance trio recently appearing in the SMU Fine Arts Festival, comprised of Betty Rae Withers of Beaumont, and Judy Hole and Bob Crest of Dallas. They have appeared in the “Pigskin Review” and “Centuries Ahead Talent Show” at SMU.
Clyde Bateman from Texas Tech is a vocal soloist, in “Bobby Darin” style. A 1960 graduate of Paris High School, Bateman is a freshman architecture major this year, and is a member of the Arts and Entertainment Committee, Texas Tech Student Union, and a vocalist with the college stage band.
The Calvert Quartet from Louisiana State University are a folk song group and members include Larry Heaton, who was first place winner in the LSU Songfest of 1960, Barney Dean McDade, Earnest Lynn Singleton, and Clifford L. Forrester.
Johnny Knowles, guitarist from Texas Christian University, will also be featured, along with the comedy team of Schwartz and Bledsoe from the University of Oklahoma, who will be emcees for the show.
Other entertainment will include the Aggieland Orchestra in stereo, which will open and close the show with their “new sound.”
Immediately following ITS, Cafe Rue Pinalle will begin in the Memorial Student Center, with three acts being featured and breakfast at 1:30 a.m.
Admission is $2 per couple.
By BOB SLOANA bill changing the name of A&M to Texas State Uni
versity and the Agricultural and Mechanical College was introduced to the Texas Legislature Monday by Bryan Sen. William T. Moore, Ml.
Moore said the hill (SB302) left committee status Monday and is now on the Senate calendar. It will probably go before the Senate for a vote sometime next week.
If the bill is passed by the Senate it would then go to the House of Representatives for a vote. If passed in the House, it would go to Governor Price Daniel to be signed into law.
In a motion Monday, Moore asked the Senate to pass on his bill without going+~ through the usual procedure of having the hill first printed. Several senators opposed the motion, usually granted routinely for local, uncontested bills, and Moore made no effort to demand a roll call on his motion.
Four other A&M-exes in the Senate, Andy Rogers, ’46, of Childress; A. R. Schwartz, ’47, of Galveston; George Moffett, ’16, of Chillocothe, and Ray Roy Rob- berts, ’41, of McKinney were listed as co-authors of the Bill.
The only other A&M-ex serving as a Senator, Bob Baker, ’44, of Houston, has not been associated with the bill.
Misleading Name Moore said A&M “hasn’t pro
gressed as much as it should because the name is misleading to students wanting to go there.”
He added another reason for the proposed change is that “top flight professors don’t want to teach in a college because they feel it woud lower their standards.”
Moore said the A&M Board of Diretors requested the name be changed to Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.”
Moore called the board’s suggestion “asanine.”
“Such a name defeats the purposes of putting university in the name,” he said. “A university contains many schools, not just schools of agriculture and engineering.” He also added the A&M-exes in the Senate did not like the proposed name, and one refused to sign the bill unless the suggested name was Texas State University.
‘A&M’ Is A Word A spokesman for the Board of
Directors said the Board suggested (See NAME-CHANGE on Page 3)
Consolidated
Community
Supper SetThe spotlight of Texas Public
School Week will focus on the A&M Consolidated Gymnasium tomorrow night when the A&M Mothers and Dads Club sponsor the annual Community Supper.
Under the direction of Mrs. Vergil Clark, chairman of the supper, the serving of the fried chicken menu will begin at 5 p.m. in the Gym. The food will be served cafeteria style and plates will be available “to go” for those who wish to eat at home.
Following the supper, the entire A&M Consolidated School System will he open to the public for inspection of the student’s work. The elementary classrooms will be open from 4:30-6:30; the fifth grade from 6-7:30; the junior high frorf* 7-8, and the senior high and Lirv coin school from 7-9.
Teachers will be in the rooms t« talk with parents about their cui> riculum of the school. Abbreviated classes will be held in the junior high section.
Tickets are available from any of the school offices, or from any elementary or junior high student. Prizes will be awarded to the individual selling the most tickets in
I each division and to the home room that has the greatest sales. Prices are $1.00 for adults and 60 cents for high school students and under.
FOR JUNIOR FROSH
1961-62 DanforthGrants AvailableTwo William H. Danforth Summer Fellowships, one for
a junior and one for a freshman agriculture major, will again be available this year, according to V. A. Little, professor in the Department of Entomology and chairman of the scholarship committee.
According to Little, the awards were begun in 1929 by William Danforth, founder of Ralston Purina, and have been in force ever since.
The first two weeks of the pro- gmm for the junior will be spent in St. Louis, where the student will
Professor To
Receive AwardR. N. Craig, associate professor
in the Departments of Agricultural Education and Agricultural Engineering is to be given the Texas State Safety Council Farm and Ranch Award for his outstanding efforts in teaching farm safety.
According to J. O. Musick, general manager of the Governor’s Highway Safety Conference the award will be presented at the 22nd Annual Safety Conference Mar. 28. Craig is widely known for his presentations on electrical and farm shop safety.
see research in the Purina Laboratories, tour the company’s research farm at Gray Summit, Mo., discuss problems of management at the main plant and review personnel problems with Purina directors at St. Louis.
The following two weeks will be devoted to leadership training at Camp Miniwanca, a 350-acre camping paradise on Lake Michigan. The camp is built around a program of balanced physical, social and religious development, Little said.
The junior fellowship will be from July 31 to Aug. 28, with Purina paying for the two-week stay at St. Louis, the Miniwanca outing and a transportation allowance of $100.
The freshman scholarship is for a two-week stay at Miniwanca, with Purina paying the attendance cost of the camp, but with transportation costs left up to the individual.
Applications for the awards may be picked up at the Little’s office in the Biology building any time before Tuesday, Mar. 14.
