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Students Write Complaints
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The Campus Chat
Fraternities Elect Contenders
For Coming Queen Election
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43rd YEAR
NORTH TEXAS STATE COLLEGE. DENTON, TEXAS
FRIDAY. OCT. 2, 1959
NO. 5
Discuss Topic . . .
Debaters Prepare
For '59 Season
Debate and Forensics club mem-
bers began preparations for the i
coming season with a forum on |
the national collegiate debate top- i
ie last Monday at their regular j
meeting. Dr. H. W. Kamp of the1
government faculty and Dr. Sam j
B. McAlister, director of the gov-
ernment department, spoke to the
club about the problems involved
in debating the topic, "Kesolved:
That Congress should be given the
power to reverse the decisions of
the Supreme court."
Five members of the Debate
club will travel to Durant, Okla,
to participate in a workshop on
debate and individual events spon-
sored by Pi Kappa Delta National
Honorary Forensics fraternity
Friday and Oct. 10.
Tournament competition will be-
gin Nov. tl-7, when the team will
enter the Texas Christian Uni-
versity College Forensics tourna-
ment. Trips to Central State
lege, Edmond, Okla.;
Spread, Amarillo; Fast
State college, Ada,
Texas A a.id M
"Although it
added make the coming year
rather bright," stated Dr. W. K.
DeMougeot, Debate club coach.
The Debate club will meet Mon-
day at I p.m. in room '106 of the
historical building. All students
interested may attend, and pte-
vious experience is not necessary.
Hob Hamilton, Texarkana; Sam
Benson, Fort Worth; Jimmy Rob-
erts, Abilene; Russell White,
Houston; Sharon Walters, Lewis-
ville; Marilyn Beth Harris, Car-
thage; Betty Chapman, Sherman;
Lias Campbell, St. Louis, Mo.; Les-
ley Freeman, Denison, and Lynn
Chandler, Denton, all freshmen,
have joined the Debate club.
New sophomore members are
David Williams, Fort Worth, and
Charlie Taylor, San Marcos.
Chut Photo by ADKIAN
DR. A. W. ROACH, botanist,
adjusts a microscope as he
works on his research project.
J
Research Group Awards
Grants to 41 Professors
Legislature Appropriates
Funds for Studies Here
Biologists Conduct
Rabbit Lab Work
col-
Golden
Central
Okla., and
will follow.
vould be difficult
to win as may trophies as the de-
bate team did last year, the fact
that 13 out of 15 letter winners
have returned, including the team
that went to the West Point na-
tion'il meet, and that several prom-
ising newcomers that have been
Faculty Members
Will Participate
In English Program
Dr. E. G. Ballard and Miss Elis-
abeth Lomax of the English de-
partment will be chairmen at the
Fifth District English workshop
to be held at Kimball high school
in Dallas Saturday, according to
Dr. E. S. Clifton, director of the
English department.
"A Closer Look at Proposals
for English Arts Program" will be
the theme at the workshop. The
chairman will comment on the sig-
nificant points of discussion con-
cerning the language arts proposal
submitted by the Texas Education
agency. The agency has a program
/or grades 1-12 now in trial stages.
Recorders will mail a summary
of the group discussions to Dr.
Gladys Maddocks, the general
chairman. These reports will be
sent to the state chairman and to
the state language arts commis-
sion.
The workshop is held annually
with all high schools in the dis-
trict participating.
Senate Announces Dates
For Campaigns, Elections
by JOE HICKMAN
Chat Staff Writer
October has arrived, and as it
does, a month of full-scale political
maneuvering gets underway with
campaign speeches and vote get-
ting gimmicks designed to fill the
student senate with each c lasses'
favored candidates.
Seven senators from each under-
graduate class and two from the
graduate class will be elected to
the United Students of North
Texas before the end of the month
to represent their fellow collegi-
ians, to be the "voice of their
class."
Campaigning for senate offices
vill begin Oct. 22 and the all-
college election will be held Oct.
28.
Senate (iualificatinns
According to Ed Smith, acting
vice-president of U8NT, any stu-
dent who wishes and can meet the
qualifications can be a candidate
for the senate. Smith listed the
following qualifications: (1) the
student must have at least a 1.0
overall grade average, (2) each
candidate must submit a petition
vith the signatures of 25 other
students no later than Oct. 21, and
(3) each candidate must pay a $2
filing fee.
Students who wish to enter the
senate race must pick up petitions
at the USNT office in the union
building on Oct. 14. A copy of
campaigning rules will be handed
out with each petition.
The senate is composed of 30
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senators and the president of each
class. These will be elected in the
upcoming all-college election. Class
officers are elected by the student
body each spring ami serve until
the following spring when new of-
ficers are installed.
Annual Vctivities
After the election is behind them
and the haze of political cam-
paigning disappears, the new mem-
bers of USNT settle down for a
semester of various duties. Beany
ales, share-a-ride, the selection
of freshman cheerleaders, and 'Fes-
sor Graham day are just a few of
the yearly activities for which the
senate is responsible.
Smith stated that the group is
kept busy with special issues which
arise either from the senate floor
r from students and other organ-
ations. He said that the sugges-
tion box brings in many student
problems and that each one is con-
sidered and debated by the senate.
The group meets each Tuesday
at 0:30 p.m. to take care of the
matters that arise. Smith explained
hat the purpose of the senate is
to represent the students and that
any student should be able to ap
rroach any of his senators with
his problems.
Senators are required to main-
tain a one-point average while
holding office. They can miss no
more than three meetings in a se-
mester to keep their name on the
roll.
The group is made up of several
•ommittees appointed by an execu-
tive commitee, which consists of
the president, vice-president, and
secretary.
They are responsible for the con-
ducting of elections, enforcing elee-
ion law ', and tabulating votes.
The supreme court, which consists
of four justices appointed by the
president and approved by the sen-
ate, are responsible for appeal re-
iews, protests, and impeachment
trials should they arise.
Two biology professors, Dr. Ar-
chibald W Roach and Dr. Rufus
K. Guthr'e, are currently conduct-
ing a research project involving
injection of plant extracts into
live rabbits.
The research project was made
possible by a five-year, >311,000
grant which was awarded last
week by the Allergy and Infectious
Diseases institute, a branch of the
Department of Public Health.
Specifically, the problem is the
separation of species in the ex-
tremely variable complex, the ac-
tinomycetes. Some of the actino-
mycetes are antibiotic producers,
and the scpar ion of the species
for patent purposes is of great
economic value.
A new 700-watt sonic disinte-
grator will be used to separate the
plant extract into microscopic par-
ticles for injection in the rabbits.
The extracts are foreign protein
in the blood. The rabbits will build
up antibodies to combat this for-
eign protein.
When the antibodies are ex-
trailed from the rabbit, they can
lie checked against different types
of actinomycetes. Similar types
will have negative clotting tests,
and dissimilar types will have pos-
itive clotting tests. On this basis,
actinomycetes can be separated
into species types.
Dr. Roach, principal investi-
gator in this project, is in the
third year of a five-year $35,000
project. This investigation is con
ccrned with the biology of ma
rine actinomycetes. Dr. Guthrie,
co-principal investigator, is in the
second year of a three-year, $24,
000 complement grant, lie is stud-
ying one of the complement (ac-
tivity t components in the blood
known as C-4.
Forty-one professors have re-
ceived faculty research grants for
the school year, according to Dr.
Robert Toulouse, dean of the Grad
ate School.
The fm ulty research committee
met Monday and Tuesday to con- i
sider applications for research
grants, awarded to faculty mem
hers to conduct research in fields in i
which they are interested.
Employment of student research
assistance as wel! as the purchase j
Maj. Davis Announces
ROTC Field Positions
Jackson Wilson to Speak Oct. 14
On Foreign Service Opportunities
OJackson W. Wilson, representa-
tive of the State department, will
be on campus Oct. 14 to deliver
lectures and discuss with inter-
ested students the prospects and
career opportunities with the For-
eign Service, K. Ray Griffin of
the government department said
Wednesday.
Wilson is a native of Texas and
has been a member of the Foreign
Service since 1946. The lectures
will be held in room 203 of the
government building at 10 a.m. and
2 p.m., respectively. Wilson will
also be available at other times
during the day for individual inter-
views.
Students with backgrounds in
business-public administration, eco-
nomics. history, political science,
geography, language, and area
studies are urged to attend,
% Mike Flanagan, McKinney, edi-
tor of the Yucca, announced
Wednesday that the deadline for
social organizations to make page
reservations in the Yucca has
been moved to Monday.
Frank Burchard will photograph
the organization shots, department-
in-action shots, and the depart-
ment heads.
Faculty members are urged to
make appointments with Cunning-
ham's studio. Faculty pictures are
only made on Saturdays. Students
may still make appointments and
may have their pictures made dur-
ing the week only.
O Students who plan a four- or
five-year college degree and who
would like to work a commissioned
officers program into their college
career my contact Capt. Davis
A. Clark and First Lt. Han H.
Madden, representing the Marine
Corps.
Although Wednesday was their
last day on the NT campus, the
orps, with local headquarters in
Dallas, plans to return the latter
part of November to further help
the students interesed in the pro-
gram.
Each enrollee must be not more
than 20 years old, must be a citi-
zen of the U.S., and must com-
plete a physical examinaton. An
examination covering general
knowledge will be given in con-
junction with the physical.
Before being commissioned as an
officer after completing the col- j
lege degree, the applicant attends *
two summer camp requirements.
The program does not require
weekly on or off campus meetings. ;
The Marine program encour- I
ages students to complete college.
0 Dr. George I). Hendricks of the
English department has written
an article entitled "Why is the
Horseshoe Lucky?" for the Penn-
sylvania Archaeologist.
The article, which deals with
the origin of the horseshoe charm
as a carrier of good will for the
person who possesses it, was pub-
ished in the August issue of the
magazine.
Dr. Hendricks has written a
number of articles which have been
published in magazines and pro-
fesniorial journals.
# "Students who dexire their sen-
ior rings before Christmas should
place their orders immediately,"
\ndrew (Swede) Swenson, direc-
tor of the student trading post,
said Wednesday. Orders received
later than two weeks from today
will not enable students to get
their rings before Christmas,
Swenson added.
# Authorized organizations that
need a meeting room should come
by and sign up for one immediate
ly," Dr. Harold Farmer, director
of the UB stated Wednesday. All
organizations that had rooms last
ear must sign up {igain this year
if they desire the rooms.
Dr. Farmer also noted that post-
ers have been placed in positions
other than on the bulletin boards
in the main foyer, the only places
posters are allowed.
The jam session was not held
Thursday because of the World
Series games but will be held next
Thursday, added fir. Farmer.
Absenteeism Plagues
Second USNT Meeting
President Dun Hinkle, Denton,
opened Tuesday night's session of
the United Students of North
Texas to find only 0 of the 28
members present. Because of the
lack of a quorum, a speedy ad-
journment was reached at the sec-
ond meeting of the year.
Attending USNT members were
reminded by Hinkle of the upcom-
ing elections set for the latter part
of October. Primary elections for
Homecoming queen candidates un-
scheduled for Oct. 21, and the all-
college election for student offi-
cers, senators, and Homecoming
queen will be held a week later on
Oct. 28.
Candidates for Homecoming
queen are reminded that petitions
can be picked up Tuesday and must
be handed in to USNT by Oct. 14
Persons planning to run for seri-
ate and class officers must get
their petitions on Oct. 14 and re-
turn them on Oct. 21.
Dexigraphs showing at least a
1.0 over-all grade average should
be presented by all candidates
when they pick up their petitions
in the USNT office.
Hinkle closed the session by urg
ing all members present to remind
absentees to attend next Tuesday's
meeting at 0:30 p.m. in the union
building.
Action is still pending on the
vice-presidential controversy. Last
spring a rule demanding one year's
experience as a senator made both
Pat Woosely of Dallas and Jim
Starr of Crosbyton ineligible for
for the job. Woosely has taken the
tand that the senatorial year and
the senate year are not the same
and has asked that the senate re
examine the situation. Until Hin-
kle appoints a supreme court jus-
tice, no decision can be made. Ed
Smith of Dallas is serving as
temporary vice-president.
Maj. Milton C. Davis has an
nounced assignments for drill field
command positions. The ROTC
wing is made up of three groups
with each group containing three
squadrons.
The three group staffs are:
Group I Commander It. H. Webb,
Executive Officer P. R. Reid, and
Sgt. Maj. J. W. Bcnnet; Grout)
II Commander F. V. Cole, Execu-
tive Officer L. C. Taylor, and Sgt
Maj. G. A. McGregor, and Group
III Commander G. L. Whitington,
Executive Officer J. W. Knox, and
Sgt. Maj. C. A. Reynolds.
The commanders for the nine
squadrons are J. C. Winn, J. F.
Lamb, L. F. Sanborn, R. L. God
by, I). E. Goen, R. M. llodson,
E. R. Haecker, J. M. Pope, and
A. R. Granado.
The first sergeants are J. L.
Voorhees, C. W. Covington, G. O.
Reeves, li, W. Tatum, .1 II. Wiser,
P. T. Jones, L. W. Phillips, M.T
Smith, and L. S. Mewhinney.
The nine executive officers are
D. T. Tompkins, D. M. Dean, L. G.
Milburn, B. W. Taylor, B. R. Jus-
tice, C. M. Prichford, D. E. Bale,
J. II. Black, and A. M. Shaffer.
The 18 flight commanders are
R. T. Shanks, R. C. Hicks, ('. J
Belcher, J. L, Lewis, W. R. Moore,
I). W. Turner, B. G. Williams,
J. L. Murphrey, J. D. White, D. B
| Chandler, E. P. Wright, J. G
i Craft, W. D. Ferguson, T. J
Kelly, L. E. Larry, D F. Martin,
S. J. Moreman, and 1). F. Reid.
Annual AFROTC base visita
tions begin Monday with a visit,
to Carswcll Air Force base in Fort
Worth. Transportation for the 28
cadets making the trip vvlil be fur-
nished by the Air Force. The num-
bers of cadets making the trips
will be proportioned from the air
scien 'lasses.
The cadets tour the bases as
part of their officer training. Each
member of the corps must make at
least one base visitation each year.
Vice-President Slates
Advanced Exams
For Monday, Tuesday
Advanced standing cxitinimi-
tions will be given Monday mid
Tuesday for all transfer stu-
dents from colleges and schools
which are not accredited b>
the Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools,
Vice-President James J. Spur-
lock explained Wednesday.
During their first semester lit
North Texas State college stu-
dents should request the ex
animation for credit in courses
taken at non-accredited schools
within the Southern associa-
tion's region.
At Boston Gallery . . .
Zelanski Shows Paintings
is en
Paul Zelanski
his second year as a
the North Texas art
is also recognized by
bis profession for his
Although
tering only
member of
faculty, he
members of
exhibits.
An exhibition by Zelanski at the
Carl Siembah gallery in Boston, to
continue through Sunday, consists
of 30 paintings and 10 drawings
in ink.
Most of the paintings were done
in oils, but a few were in a new
meduim, rhoplex.
Robert Wood, art critic for the
Boston Sunday Herald, described
Zelanski's work in a recent arti-
cle as "an abstraction to create
mood and essence of nature's
work." Wood also noted, in a stati
merit that might be considered as
criticism, that "Zelanski's paint
ings have affinities for baroque
music."
Zelanski, however, feels that
this is a compliment, because he
likes baroque music.
Dorothy Adlon, art critic for
the Christian Science Monitor,
who can be a harsh critic, ex
pressed high compliments of Zc-
lanski's work. She mentioned that
"Zelanski could take a natural
phenomena with a static theme
and work the idea into a dynamic
painting which in itself creates
an individualistic mood or moods."
Zelanski, who was a student at
both Cooper Union in New York
City and Yale university, com
pleted his graduate study at
Bowling Green university.
Each year Zelanski enters his
work in numerous art exhibits
around the country, but he ex-
pressed preference for the eastern
shows.
Zelanski plans to have work in
the Berkshire Arts association
show in late October; a show in
Silver Mine, Conn.; a show for art
instructors of the Southwestern
states, which takes place ill Lit-
tle Rock, and a Southwest show
which will begin in Dallas and
travel to the major cities.
Zelanski mentioned that 75 to
81) per cent of his paintings are
owned by t.h' artists and the rest
by individuals, an indication that
bis work is valued highly by
members of Zelanski's own field
of work.
Recently the Art Institute of
Massachusetts accepted some of
Zelanski's paintings for the an-
nual art festival it: Cambridge,
of resell left equipment and supplies
are made possible by the grants.
In tonie eases, released time from
some instruction activity for fac-
ulty in hers is feasible because
of the grants.
Legislative V |> prop rial ion
This yeai the state legislature
appropriated $53,342 to be used
for faculty re .earch at North Tex-
as. "While NTSC has bad a fund
for faculty research for the past
several years," stated Dr. Tou-
louse, "this is the first time in re
cent years that research poten-
tials of the faculty members has
been recognized by the legisla-
ture vs itii an appropriation specifi-
ally designated for research."
Members of the faculty reuearch
committee are Dr. Toulouse, chair-
man; Dr. A. Witt Blair, dean of
the School of Education; Dr. M. E.
Honncy, distinguished professor of
psychology, and Dr. E. S. Clifton,
chairman of the division of hu-
manities and director of the de-
partment of English.
Other members of the committee
include Dr. Sam II. McAlister, dis-
tinguished professor and chair-
man of the division of social sci-
ence and director of the depart-
ment of government, and Dr.
J. K G. Silvey, distinguished pro-
fessor and chairman of the division
of science and director of the de-
partment of biology.
Grant Winners
Exact amounts designated to
each faculty member are not yet
known. Dr. Toulouse paid. Those
receiving funds include Dr. James
l.ott, Dr. Archibald W. Roach, and
Dr. Rufus K. Guthrie of the biology
department; Dr. C. L. Littlefield,
Dr. Horace Brock, Dr. John E.
Pearson, and Dr. Stanley A. Sell
of the School of Business, and Dr.
J. L. Carrico, Dr. R. B. Escue Jr.,
Dr Gerald Perkins Jr., Dr. Price
Truitt, Di. C W. Schimelptenig,
and Richard J. Thompson of the
chemistry department.
Also, Dr. R. B. Melton and Dr.
Sain Barton of the economics and
ociology department will receive
grants. In the School of Education,
Dr. George ('. Beamer, Dr. Edward
r Honk, Dr. A. Witt Blair, Dr.
Merl E. Bonney, Dr. John Curry,
Dr. Richard S. Ilampleman, Dr.
Earl W. Kooker, and Dr. Roy lj.
'jellamy are grant award winners.
Other winners are Dr. E. G. Bal-
lard, Dr. William F Belcher, Dr.
.lame* ,V1. Brown, Dr. Martin
Shockley, and Dr. Sumner Ives in
the English department; Dr. Keith
Eubank, Dr. W. T. Ilagan, Dr.
Irby C. Nichols, and Dr. Jack B.
Scrnggs in the history department,
and Dr. Florence I Scoular and
Miss Nell Davis in the School of
Home Economics.
School of Music research grant
winners are Dr. Rode' it k Gordon,
Dr. Robert W. Ottnuin, and Dr.
George Morey. Winners in the
physics department include Dr. L.
F. Council Jr., Jason Ellis. Dr.
Bruce P. Foster, and Dr. Pat Wind-
ham.
The 41 professors are from 10
different departments. Faculty
members of any department in
• he college may request grants.
Geography Students Tour in West,
Spend 28 Days Visiting 12 States
A greater appreciation of Amer-
ica and its people can be attained
from seeing than reading.
This is the theme that 31 stu-
dents carried with them on their
11th consecutive geography field
trip this summer. For 28 days this
group of students spent more
hours in class than any other
group at North Texas State col-
lege. Class lectures and demon-
strations were not the usual col-
lege formalities; however, a lec-
ture was held in the depths of
Carlsbad caverns, another at the
Grand canyon. The Royal gorge
ill Colorado provided another lee
ture setting.
Geography 385 is offered during
all over the nation. The final two
weeks are spent on campus ana-
lyzing the features observed and
studied during the trip.
Prof. L. G Knox of the geogra-
phy department explained that
the course was organized to teach
students how God has made our
country Other factors include
man's adjustment to his environ-
ment and his use of nature's fa-
cilities. Man's agricultural pro-
duction, his use of minerals, and
his natural resource development
were inspected in Utah. A modern
ghost town was observed at Je-
rome, Ari/.., and a tour was con-
ducted through the Italian Swiss
Colony winery in Asti, Calif.
The cities of San Francisco,
Portland, Seattle, and Salt Lake
City were analyzed for reasons of
location and growth
At Salt. Lake City the class was
instructed on the manner in which
fresh mountain water is piped to
the population via aqueduct. A
tour was taken through the Iloo-
are also important fields of study. ....
This year's trip was conducted ver dam Explanation, were given
by Professor and Mr- Knox.',tn <'!>"" «•
Travel was by chartered bus Geology, industry, agriculture,
Twelve western states were visited i cities, and naturul resources are
plus ventures into Mexico and >>H included in this unique course,
the second six weeks of the sum-1 Canada. The geography class of summer,
mer session. The first four week* j The class visited lead and zinc : l'.tOO, will participate in a similar
are spent in outdoor classrooms i mines in Idaho; uranium fields I trip to the eastern U.S.
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NUMBER 7000 REGISTERS as Janet Virginia Dowler of Irving pays her fees to George Lindley of
the business office. By the end of Wednesday, which was the deadline for full-load reglitration,
♦he total enrollment reached 7016, a 253 increase over last year.
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