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TKe Battalion * College Station fftraaon County?, Texat Thurs'day, August (5, 1059 PAGE 3 Recruiter U. S. Air Force Col. P. J. John, ’32, has been named to one of the top jobs in the Air Force Recruiting Service. He will take command of the 3505th U S A F Recruiting Group which covers 13 mid western states and stretches from Michigan to Wyoming. Variety to Head' MSC Pics Sunday Variety is the keynote in Sun day’s version of “Operation Flick,” the Memorial Student Center’s regular Sunday afternoon free film, set for 3 p.m. in Rooms 2A- 2B of the MSC. Included on the hill are “Army Explorers in Space,” Van Gogh— From Darkness into Light” and a sportsreel featuring college and pro football and an international horse race. “Army Explorers in Space” Is a color film recently released by the Ai'my, giving the story of the development and launching of the earth satellite, “Explorer,” from Its design stages to the final count down and firing at Cape Canaveral. The many problems encountered in the filming of the featm-e- length movie “Lust for Life” are shown in “Van Gogh—From Dark ness Into Light.” Revealing some of the technical mysteries of mod ern motion-picture making, the color film recreates many of the actual scenes painted by Van Gogh and shows how some of them had to be rebuilt. In highlights of the sportsreel, Army beats Texas, then is tied by Pittsburgh. Navy loses to Notre Dame, surprising North western knocks Ohio State out of the Big Ten championship, and Ohio State hands a defeat to Iowa, champs of the Big Ten conference. Big Dance Slated For MSC Monday “Rock Around The World” is the motto of the Memorial Student Center Dance Committee this week as they plan for Monday night’s Special Dance featuring Johnny Lyon and the “Nu Notes,” an “Around the World in 80 Days” theme and 200 feminine guests on the MSC terrace from 8 to 11. The 200 feminine guests wil be on the campus attending the High School Journalism workshop, spon sored by the Department of Jour nalism and the Department of Ed ucation and Psychology, Aug. 10- 14. Members of the Summer ,Di rectorate will act as hosts for the journalism conference, reports Ann Fleming, Dance Chairman. “We hope a lot of Aggies will help host the girls who will be at tending the dance,” Miss Fleming said. Approximately 50 male high school students will also attend the workshop. The entire MSC terrace will be used for the dance, and will be decorated with “color” from all parts of the world. Persons at tending the dance should enter by the outside terrace steps, Miss Fleming added, and in case of rain the dance will be moved to the Assembly Room and Rooms 2A-B- C-D. “Le Petit Den”—the new ver sion of the Thursday night “Den Dance” in the MSC Dining Room will begin at 8:30 tonight. Music will be by jukebox. 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Garrett of the Temple Meth odist Church of Houston as the worship leader each night. Rev. Garrett has served as Intermediate Youth Director in Houston and is well-known for his outstanding work in this field. Each evening program will be gin with a dinner at 5:30 p.m., fol lowed by five quest groups. Ada Rummell will conduct a quest on the subject “Being a Christian at Home.” Jarvis Miller’s group will consider “Being Christian in our Personal Lives.” Carleton Lee and his group will survey “Jesus, Our Leader.” “The Way of Jesus” will be the subject of the Rev. Charles Hall and his group. And Lee Due- wall will conduct his group on the subject, “Using My Bible.” Following the Quest Group studies, a period of recreation will be held before the evening Wor ship Service with the Rev. Garrett. The Adventure Week program will be held at the A. and M. Meth odist Church in College Station. “United States Air Force Mili tary Academy Liaison Officers throughout the United States have done an outstanding job of re cruiting Air Force Academy appli cants the past year,” Lt. General William E. Hall, Commander of Continental Air Command, said re cently. “The Academy had over 6,000 nominations for the opening class in 1955. The next year nomina tions dropped and the next two years nominations remained con siderably below the desired level. Last year the Candidate Advisory Service was formed to direct the activities of reservists Liaison Of ficers in a nationwide drive to in increase nominations to the Acad emy. “Results of this effort are now in, and I am happy to report that the Academy received more nom inations than in any previous year including the banner opening year. For the class entering the Acad emy this summer we have received 6,724 nominations. At the same time our initial review of these nominations indicate the quality of candidates has also increased,” said Lt. Gen. Hall. Col. William S. McCulley, as sociate professor of mathematics here, is Liaison Representative for the United States Military Acad emy of the Bryan-College Station area. He began his Air Force service in 1942 as a 6th Air Force chemical officer until March of 1943. • This time was spent over seas. During his 6 years of active duty he was stationed at Tinker Air- Force Base, Oklahoma City, Okla. Army 2nd Lt. William C. Christy Jr., 23, whose parents live at 1228 Franklin St., Danville, Ill., recently was assigned to the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood, Tex. Lt. Christy, a platoon leader in Company A of the division’s 51st Infantry, entered the Army last June. He is a 1954 graduate of Dan ville High School and a 1959 grad uate of A&M. His wife, Eliza beth, lives in Killeen, Tex. ★ ★ ★ Army 2nd Lt. John H. Boysen, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus W. Boysen, 400 W. Chandler St., Brownwood, Tex., recently was as signed to the 2nd Armored Divi sion at Fort Hood, Tex. Lt. Boysen, platoon leader in Company D of the division’s 41st Infantry, entered the Army in May of this year. He is a 1955 graduate of Brown- wood High School and a 1959 grad uate of A&M. ★ ★ ★ Army 2nd Lt. Donald E. Driggs, 25, whose wife, Betty, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Driggs, live at 211 Ave. B., La Marque, Tex., completed the officer basic course July 15 at The Engineer School, Fort Belvoir, Va. Lt. Driggs received training in logistics, administration, building and airfield construction, and com bat tactics and techniques. He is a 1952 graduate of La Marque (Tex.) High School and a 1958 graduate of A&M. ★ ★ ★ Army 2nd Lt. Charles R. Puls, 23, son of Mrs. C. A. Puls, 908 Key St., Houston, Tex., completed the officer basic course July 15 at The Engineer School, Fort Bel- reserve duty, 12 of these years in the Air Force Reserve. Before that he was assigned with the U. S. Army Reserve. Col. McCulley took his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Iowa in 1932, his Master of Arts at A&M in 1936, and his Ph.D. at the University of Texas in 1956. His first degree was in chemistry and the latter two in mathematics, He presently resides at 205 Hensel, Bryan, Texas, along with his wife, Jean. He has three chil dren: two boys; Edward and Mich ael; a girl, Julia. Col. McCulley said anyone de siring information for appoint ment to the United States Air Force Military Academy may reach him at his home address or call VI 6-6311. MAURICE EVANS CONSIDERS TWIN-BILL NEW YORK (TP)—Maurice Evans is eyeing a Londan twin-bill for his next starring Broadway ven ture. The two plays are “The Dock Brief” and “What Shall We Tell Caroline,” by John Mortimer. Evans previously appeared on Broadway in 1949 in the Terence Rattigan due “The Browning Ver sion” and “Harliquinade,” played here last year in a revival of “The Apple Cart.” voir, Va. He received training in logistics, administration, building and air field construction, and combat tac tics and techniques. Lt. Puls is a 1953 graduate of John H. Reagan High School and a 1959 graduate of A&M. ★ ★ ★ Two Army men from Fort Worth, Tex., Second Lieutenants William K. Meals and Mike Gor don Jr., completed the eight-week officer leadership course July 14 at The Infantry School, Fort Ben- ning, Ga. The course, designed for newly- commissioned officers, trained the men in the responsibilities and du ties of infantry unit commanders. Lt. Meals, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Meals, 1104 Park, is a 1953 graduate of North Side High School and a 1958 graduate of A&M. Lt. Gordon, 23, whose parents live at 1048 Cole St., is a 1953 graduate of Fort Worth Technical High School and a 1958 graduate of A&M. Kasten to Speak At Lutheran Meet Dr. Frederick H. Kasten, as sistant profrqssor of Zoology, has accepted an invitation to speak at a meeting of Lutheran ministers to be held at Lake Buchanan, Aug. 24-27. He will speak on the subject, “Let’s Take A Real Good Look At Evolution,” at the Fourteenth Annual Buchanan Theological Re treat. A&M Student Gets Top Camp Position Cadet Lawrence F. Guseman Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence F. Guseman Sr., of 143 Carmine, Beaumont, and a student at A&M, was selected as cadet Executive Officer of the 2nd Battle Group for the final ROTC review and parade this past Saturday. The 1959 ROTC Summer Camp ends this week culiminating six- weeks of practical field training for 1,377 cadets from the Fourth US Army Area colleges and uni versities. Guseman is in the Mathematics Club and on the Arts and Sciences Council, Dance Group Committee, Inter-Council Committee and a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Hon or Society at A&M. Wee Aggies We Aggies like to read about Wee Ag gies. When a wee one arrives, call VI 6-4910 and ask for the Wee Aggie Edi tor A future Aggie, Mark Drake Jackman III was born Aug. 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jackman Jr., 414-A N. Main, College Station. The boy weighed 7 pounds and 15 ounces. A future Aggie date, Pamela Dawn, was born July 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Leon New of C-9-D, Col lege View. The baby girl weighed 6 pounds and 13 ounces. While subway fare in New York City is 15 cents, you can take an enchanting boat ride on the ferry between Manhattan and Staten Is land for 5 cents. FLY TO DALLAS Liaison Officers Aid AF Academy He has a total of 26 years of Look your best at formal affairs Look your best on gala occa sions in formal clothes cleaned to perfection by us. Your “audience” will applaud! Try us soon. 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