The BattalionVolume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1960 Number 98

Annual Cotton Pageant and Ball Scheduled for Tonight at 7:30

New Editor of The BattalionPresident Earl Rudder presents Bill Hicklin, junior journa­lism major from Corpus Christi, with the letter of appoint­ment as Editor of The Battalion for 1960-61. The appoint­ment was made Thursday by President Rudder after Hick­lin was unanimously recommended by the Student Publi­cations Board.

Recital Series Program

Bette Bjoerling To Sing Tonight

■ The noted Swedish-American soprano Mrs. Bette Bjoer­ling will sing in the Memorial Student Center Assembly Room tonight at 8 p. m.

The concert will be the final event in the current MSCRecital Series.

Mrs. Bjoerling, born and raised in Illinois and vocally educated at Chatauqua, the University of Tex­as and the Juilliard School, made k debut as Amneris in “Aida” at Sweden’s Royal Opera in Stock­holm during October, 1947.

Important MemberAn important member of that

first audience was Goesta Bjoer­ling, leading tenor of the Royal Opera and a member of the great Bjoerling singing family. Goesta Bjoerling became Bette’s teacher and inspired her singing to the point where she was able to be­come his co-star. They were mar­ried in 1950.

The Bjoerlings sang together and were acclaimed at the Royal Opera and throughout Europe. Mrs. Bjoerling, then a mezzo-so­prano, achieved individual acclaim in such roles as Carmen, Azucena in “Trovatore,” Delilah in “Samp­son and Delilah” and Fricka in “Waikure”, in concerts under Igor Markevitch, Hans Schmidt-Isser- stedt, Albert Wolff-and Sixten Ehr- ling.

In 195G, she was, unofficially, the first American woman to tour Russia after the lifting of Curtain restrictions.

ill on the way to a concert. His death brought Mrs. Bjoerling back to her family in Staten Island, New York.

She made her American concert debut with the Symphony Orches­tra of Springfield, Mass., on Dec. 9, 1958. 'She is now making her first American concert tour.

Tickets for this concert will be available at the door for $1 per person and 50c for high school stu­dents. A&M students will be ad­mitted on their Recital Series sea­son cards.

Hicklin Named A<!h,ev°'"entAward Goes

Batt EditorBill Hicklin, junior journalism major from Corpus Chris­

ti, was appointed 1960-61 Editor of The Battalion Thursday by President Earl Rudder.

The appointment followed the March 31 unanimousrecommendation of the Student-t--------------------------------- ;-----------Publications Board, chaired by L.A. Duewall, director of Student Publications.

Three ApprovedThree other editors of Student

Publications were approved by the deans of the schools involved. Wal­ter Willms, junior agriculture ma­jor from Colombus, was approved as editor of The Agriculturalist by Dean of Agriculture G. M. Wat­kins; Paul York, junior electrical engineering major from Marshall, was approved as editor of The En­gineer by Dean of Engineering Fred J. Benson; and Joseph Smith, junior veterinary medicine major from Justin, was approved as Edi­tor of The Southwestern Veterina­rian by Dean of Veterinary Medi­cine Alvin A. Price.

Later AnnouncementEditor of The Aggieland ’60 will

be announced at a future date and the editor of The Texas A&M Re­view will be announced within a matter of days. Action on the edi­torship of The Review was delayed by the illness of Dean of Arts and

Sciences Frank W. R. Hubert.The 20-year-old Hicklin is a

graduate of Roy Miller High School in Corpus Christi and has served on The Battalion for two years as assistant sports editor, news editor and managing editor. He is a member of Sigma Delta Chi, the national professional jour­nalistic fraternity, and a member of Co. E-2 in the Corps of Cadets.

SPB NominationsNominations for the respective

editorships were made by the Stu­dent Publications Board. Those present were Dr. A. L. Bennett, associate professor in the Depart­ment of English; O. R. Kunze, as­sociate professor in the Department of Agronomy; Dr. E. D. McMurray, associate professor in the Depart­ment of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology; and Charles W. Crawford, associate dean of Engi- neering, acted as representative in the absence of Dr. K. J. Koenig, associate professor in the Depart­ment of Geology and Geophysics.

The new editors will assume their posts May 1.

Quarter Horse Show Slated Saturday in Rodeo Arena

The Aggie Rodeo Club’s first annual Quarter Plorse Show will be held Saturday at the Aggie Rodeo Arena and will attract quarter horses from all over Texas to com­pete in halter classes, perform-

Iron jance classes, barrel racing, calf roping and cutting horse events.

their horses in 12 halter classes at 9:39 a.m. Eleven performance events are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.

Two years ago Bjoerling became

Mrs. Bette Bjoerling ... Recital Series Singer

High-Point Trophy A high-point trophy will be

awarded to the best horse which has'been entered in a minimum of

showing | one Waiter and two performance classes. Trophies and rosettes will be awarded to the Grand Champion stallion, mare and gelding and the Reserve Champion stallion, mare and gelding. Winners of the halter classes will receive individual trophies and ribbons. Performance event winners will be awarded sterling belt buckles and ribbons through six places.

The show has been approved by the American Quarter Horse Assn, and the National Cutting Horse Assn. Horses appearing in the

j AQUA - Permanent, Tentative or ! Appendix registry and the Na­tional Quarter Horse Breeder’s Assn, registry are eligible for entry.

Committee ChairmenCo-chairmen of the Horse Show

Committee are Tommy Hastings of Dallas and Willard ' Stuard of Aledo. Chairman of the Trophies and Awards Committee is William Redman of Saint Jo.

Ralph Howe of Seymour will ; judge halter classes and Novis Rodgers of Snyder will judge per-

. formance classes. Both men have ; had previous experience in judging horses.

Ringmaster for the show will be Houston E. Smith of the Depart­ment of Agricultural Economics artd Sociology. Miss Jerry Ann Bowman of Fort W’orth is show secretary.

Events ScheduledPost entries will be accepted at

the Aggie Arena Saturday until one class prior to the class of entry. Morning halter classes in­clude 1959 Stallion; 1958 Stallion; 1957 Stallion; 1959, ’58, and ’57 Mares; Stallions Foaled 1956 or

Before; Mares Foaled 1956 or Be fore; Geldings Foaled Before o: After 1956; Get of Sire; and Pro­duce of Dam.

Afternoon performance events include Junior and Senior Quarter Horse Western Pleasure; Junior and Senior Quarter Horse Reining; Junior and Senior Quarter Horse Barrel Race; Junior and Senior Quarter Horse Roping; and Junior and Senior Quarter Horse Cutting.

ToJ. W.AmyxThe Student Engineers Coun­

cil will present an award for outstanding- achievement in en­gineering teaching to James W. Amyx of Ithe Department of Petroleum Engineering at a banquet tonight in the Memorial Student Center.

The banquet will be held in Rooms 2-B and 2-C at 7 p.m. Amyx has been selected by the council to receive the award be­cause of outstanding work in student - faculty relations and extra-curricular activities.

Col. Blake W. Lambert... speaks Monday

Reserve To Hear Colonel Monday

Col. Blake W. Lambert, deputy chief of staff for opera­tions of the Air Force Missile Development Center, Holloman Air Force Base, N. M., will be guest speaker at the Air Force Missiles Briefing sponsored by the 9087 th Air Reserve Squad­ron and open to the public, to be-t--------------------------------------------

190 Duchesses Vie for TitleSome 190 beautiful girls, representing organizations

throughout Texas were eagerly awaiting the 26th annual Cot­ton Pageant and Ball and the crowning of Queen Cotton to­night.

The Cotton Pageant will begin at 7:30 in Guion Hall. The Hon. Olin E. Teague, U. S. congressman of the 6th Dis­trict, will crown Harold Henk, King Cotton. Included in the King’s Court are Charles Blue, Alan Ford, Allan Marburger, Boyd Proctor, Anton Coy, John O’Conner, Walter Willms, and William Stuhrenberg.

Miss Ward to LeadLeading the parade of duchesses will be Miss Emily

Ward, Agronomy Society-^Sweetheart from Tulia. Miss

held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Chemistry Lecture Room.

Col. Lambert began his military career in 1938, entering the 1st Battalion, 12th U.S. Infantry. He entered Air Force pilot training in 1939 and graduated from the Ad­vanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Tex., in October, 1940.

Next Five YearsDuring the next five years, Col.

Lambert served as flying instruc­tor, commandant of cadets, direc­tor of instrument flying and head of maintenance of the 492nd Air Service Group at Naples, Italy.

After returning to the U.S. from Italy, Col. Lambert attended the Air Command and Staff Schools in 1949, and in 1952, he received his M.S. degree in aeronautical en­gineering from the University of Florida.

TransferredCol. Lambert was transferred to

Arnold Engineering, Development Center at Tullahoma, Tenn., in June, 1957, and an early assign­ment was to organize, staff and

Nominations Open For Aggie Mother

Nominations may now be submitted in this year’s Aggie Mother of the Year contest. Students have until April 21 to submit their entries to the Honor Mother of the Year Selection Committee in the office of Pete Hardesty, studentorganizations advisor.

This announcement was released last night at the Student Senate meeting, presided over by Travis Wegenhoft in the absence of Pres­ident Jake Sekerka. Also discussed were the twelfth man basketball game Saturday morning, the up­coming Muster ceremonies, the se­lection of the outstanding cadet staff member and the Senate pic­ture in the Aggieland.

One RequirementTom Hamilton, chairman of the

public relations committee, empha­sized in the Aggie Mother discus­sion that the only requirement is that the winner be present at the Parent’s Day ceremonies. The pur­pose of the award, as stated by John Thomas, is “to recognize some mother who has undergone supreme hardship in order for her son to get an education.”

Thomas, who is in charge of the committee in charge of nomina­tions for the outstanding staff member award, expressed his ap­preciation for the cooperation the committee has received in the

screening of candidates. He also declared that “I feel the committee has been able to do a very good job.”

No TroubleLarry White, who is in charge

of the Muster Committee, said the program is now being formulated and “there will be no trouble con­cerning a time limit.”

A final announcement was that the Senate Banquet, originally scheduled for May 5, will be held May 12.

CorrectionThe election story carried by

The Battalion Thursday,, stating Sonny Todd would not serve as head yell leader next year because he will be commander of the 2nd Brigade, was incorrect. The ap­pointment of cadet officers next year has not been announced.

head the Research and Develop­ment division and to direct AEDC’s Research and Technical program aimed toward new and improved facilities and testing techniques. His final assignment there was as­sistant deputy chief of staff for operations. Upon arriving at the Air Force Missile Development Center in January, 1959, he as­sumed the position he now holds.

Col. Lambert directed the initial studies concerning the feasibility of a special high-speed test track, which was later constructed at Hurricane, Mesa, Utah, and called the Supersonic Military Air Re­search Track.

Nine Grants Given Students In A&M Work

Nine fellowship grants and as- sistantships totaling approximately $39,000 have been made to ad­vanced students by the Department of Oceanography and Meteorology.

The recipients will do their work at A&M.

Four National Defense Graduate Fellowship grants cover a three- year priod of study. The others are for the academic year 1960-61.

The United Gas Fellowship in engineering oceanography, w a s awarded to Joseph J. Schwind, University of Utah, who will re­ceive his M.S. degree in geophysics in June.

National Defense Graduate Fel­lowships:

For study in physical oceanog­raphy awarded to Bobby Herod of Grapeland, who will receive his B.S. in civil engineering from A&M in June.

For study in physical oceanog­raphy, awarded to Worth Nowlin of 5746 Monticello, Dallas, who will receive his M.S. in mathematics from A&M in June.

For study in meteorology, awarded to Robert C.. Runnels, who will receive his B.S. in physics from the University of Houston in June.

For study in geological oceanog­raphy, to William J. Goff, who will receive his B.S. in geology from the University of Kansas City in June.

Recipients of research assistant- ships:

James H. Saylor, who will re­ceive his B.S. in physics and mathe­matics from Kalamazoo College in June, for advanced study in phys-

(See GRANTS on Page 3)

Dorothy Sinz of The Dallas Times Herald, Mrs. Kim Daw­son of the American Fashion Assn, and George Dawson, fashion photographer for the association will select the Queen of Cotton and eight duchesses who will compose her court.

Included in the 190 queen hope­fuls are 18 entries from student wives’ clubs; 17 entries from A&M campus clubs, 18 from Aggie exes clubs, 26 from A&M mothers clubs, 22 from colleges and high schools; 30 from hometown clubs; 24 from local women’s and civic clubs and 34 from Texas Woman’s University campus clubs.

Watkins Will EmceeMaster of ceremonies for the

Pageant will be Johnny Watkins, ’48, KWTX-TV Waco, and KBTX- TV, Bryan farm director. Musical numbers during the event will be offered by the Troubadours, an Aggie duo composed of Bobby Phillips and Barry Cauley of Dal­las; by the Emeralds, a group of six from Dallas, and by Miss Virginia McBride, a Bryan soloist.

The master of ceremonies, Wat­kins, is a graduate in the Class of ’48 with a B.S. degree in agron­omy. He participated in the 1947 Ball and Pageant and has been a farm director of the Waco and Bryan stations for nine years. Watkins is married and has two children.

Cotton BallImmediately following the Pag­

eant will be the annual Cotton Ball, which will be held in Sbisa Hall, beginning at 9:00 p.m. The Aggieland Orchestra will play for the event. Tickets for the Ball are $2.50, stag or drag. Those who have not purchased tickets for the event, may do so at the door of Sbisa Hall.

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‘Twelfth Man’ Cage Clash Set Saturday

The “12th Man Bowl” basketball game will be held in DeWare Field House Saturday morning, starting at 8:45 a.m., according to Ben Cook, chairman of the Issues Com­mittee of the Student Senate.

Cook said tickets will be avail­able through unit commanders and can also be purchased at the gate, selling at 75 cents.

“DriR will be held from 7 to 8:30 a.m., in place of Commander’s Time, and from 8:30 to 10, a dorm inspection will be held. Cadets wishing to attend the game will ba excused from the inspection by put­ting half of the duplicate ticket on their doors, with their names signed on it,” said Cook.

An outstanding feature about the proceeds of the “12th Man Bowl” is the fact that through these funds is offered the only op­portunity for students to give a scholarship, said Cook.

“The money received from the game will be turned over to the administration to be used to award some deserving entering student a $500 scholarship. The student body has no other opportunity to do this except through the funds of the “12th Man Bowl.”

Last year’s contest between the Army and Air Force was a foot­ball game played in Kyle Field, in which the Army topped the Air Force. In 1958, the contest was a basketball game.

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Agronomy SweetheartMiss Emily Ward has been chosen the Agronomy Society Sweetheart and will lead the parade of duchesses at the Cotton Pageant. She will present the girl chosen queen with the bouquet of flowers. Miss Ward is a freshman at Baylor University from Tulia.

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