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Volume 60
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1964
Number 192
^Former Students Reaffirm
Support Of Administrators
PRESIDENT RUDDER GIVES MAJOR ADDRESS
“Another first for the A&M University System.”
Training Ship
By ’65 Is Goal
Of Sea Cadets
GALVESTON—No sooner had the Texas Maritime Acad
emy been dedicated Saturday afternoon in a ceremony held at
the campus here, than A&M President Earl Rudder set the
sights of the academy on still another goal.
Rudder said in his keynote ad-
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41 TAL4 Students
Take Training Trip
Galveston—Forty-one Cadets of
the Texas Maritime Academy
sailed Saturday night for a cruise
to South America with 25 cadets
from the state of Maine aboard
their training ship that put into
Port of Galveston Saturday
morning.
The Maine cadets were present
for the dedication of the Texas
Maritime Academy Saturday
afternoon.
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Wire
Review
WIRE REVIEW
By The Associated Press
WORLD NEWS
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.-
Soviet Union is wooing foreign
students with free tuition and
medical care, cheap housing and
up to $2,500 a year in spending
money.
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U. S. NEWS
WASHINGTON — Miguel J.
Moreno, Panama’s ambassador to
the Organization of American
States, said Monday “the doors
are still open for negotiations”
even though his nation has ac
cused the United States of agres
sion and has broken diplomatic
relations.
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WASHINGTON — A congres
sional subcommittee asked the fed
eral government Monday to revoke
the visa of British actor Richard
Burton because of what the chair
man describes as “immoral con
duct.”
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TEXAS NEWS
HOUSTON — A district court
jury acquitted Jack Q. Bonds
Monday night of the pistol slay
ing a year ago of William John
Walden III, 15. The 29-day-long
trial was the longest murder
trial in Harris County history.
Delegates Wanted
For ‘Model UN’
Students wishing to represent
A&M at the Model United Na
tions to be held April 9-11 at
the University of Texas are re
quested to meet in Room 319 of
Nagle Hall Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Wednesday night’s meeting will
be an organizational meeting for
delegates to the conference in
Austin. The students from A&M
will represent France at the con
ference and plans will be laid
for studies of the different
phases of French society.
Over 450 students from col
leges and universities in Texas,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Mexico are expected at the
UT meeting.
dress at the dedication that the
academy and A&M are seeking to
have a training ship available to
students by 1965.
The dedication was held before
an audience of approximately 500
parents, friends of the institution
and A&M maritime cadets in dress
blues. Also present at the ceremo
nies were 25 cadets from the mari
time academy in Maine who had
arrived the night before aboard
their training ship in preparation
to put to sea for South America.
LT. GOV. Preston Smith spoke a
few words before the official cere
mony as did Byron M. Tunnell,
speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives of the State of Texas;
H. C. Heldenfels of Corpus Christi,
a member of the Board ' ti Direct
ors of A&M; Edward Schreiber,
mayor of Galveston; Captain
Thomas King, Gulf Coast Director,
U. S. Maritime Administration and
Rear Admiral Charles Lyman, nav
al commandant of the Eighth Nav
al District.
Captain Bennett M. Dodson of
the Texas Maritime Academy
handled the introductions.
Rudder summed up in his speech
the opportunities that this acad
emy opened to the youth of the
state of Texas. He said that the
purpose of the school was a well
rounded education for the men of
Texas.
RUDDER pledged the continued
support of the university to the
academy in the coming future.
Tunnell spoke of the new in
dustries that would follow the
academy to the Gulf of Mexico
and of the job opportunities that
it would create. “Before, we had
to depend on men trained else
where,” said Rudder.
“Now we are in a position to en
courage our own young to follow
the sea,” he concluded.
GUESTS WITNESS DEDICATION
Approximately 500 persons were on hand for the ceremony.
Students Prepare Exhibits,
Paperwork For Space Show
Some A&M University students,
like Jack H. Miller, open their mail
with fingers crossed nowadays.
It’s Space Fiesta time, and final
preparations are being made to
welcome speakers and to receive
tons of equipment made available
from private and federal agencies
throughout the United States.
Miller, a Business Administra
tion major from Corpus Christi, is
the 1964 Space Fiesta chairman.
Last weekend he and other mem
bers of the student Great Issues
committee, headed by Hal Brown
of San Antonio, erected the na
tion’s latest space displays.
IN PLANNING the Feb. 3-14
event, the students wrote, among
others, congressmen, generals, cor
poration presidents and space cen
ter directors. They also scribbed
notes to maintenance men in the
Memorial Student Center.
Their return mail is sometimes
baffling. Consider this one:
“We are sending a full-scale
mock-up of the Gemini Space Cap
sule. It is 32-feet long, 13 - feet
high and 18%-feet wide. The ex
hibit weighs 12,750 pounds.
“If 110 volt source is used, it
must be plugged into two separate
20 amp two wire single phase, 60
cycle circuits. If 220 volt is used,
one lead requiring a 30 amp, three
wire single phase 60 cycle circuit
Research Vessel’s
Cruises Announced
A cruise into equatorial Atlantic
waters off the northern coast of
Brazil, and several shorter cruises
will keep the A&M University Re
search Vessel Alaminos busy this
year.
THE 1964 cruise scheduled call
ing for Atlantic cruise, longest
ever planned for an A&M vessel
and reflecting the great capabili
ties of the Alaminos, has been ap
proved by the Ship Coordinating
Committee of the Department of
Oceanography and Meteorology. I
The Alaminos was dedicated Dec.
3 in ceremonies at her home port
of Galveston and has since made
several cruises in the Gulf.
“The cruise schedule calls for j
work in varied aspects of ocean
ography — biological, chemical,
geological, metorological and phy
sical,” associate professor John D.
Cochrane said. He chairs the Ship
Coordinating Committee.
“The Alaminos’ time is very ful
ly utilized; the problem is going
to be enough time to service the
ship,” Cochrane said of the newly-
announced cruise schedule.
The cruise into the equatorial
Atlantic will start July 10 and con
tinue until Sept. 20. It will be pri
marily concerned with physical
oceanography and will provide an
opportunity to gather further in
formation about equatorial cur
rents in the western Atlantic.
Modern investigation of these cur
rents began last year when A&M
and Argentine researchers sailed
those waters.
COCHRANE headed the A&M
Party in the 1963 studies of the
equatorial currents and again will
head the 1964 project.
will be needed.
“The exhibit is lighted and can
be seen and heard at night. The
truck driver will contact Great Is
sues for direction on where to spot
the trailer. The trailer will not
remain with the exhibit...”
THE LETTER was detailed, but
the thought of a 12,750-pound ex
hibit was enough to make Miller
shudder. He turned the project
over to electrical engineering stu
dents.
Other correspondence reports
that various industries and gov
ernment agencies are delivering
other show pieces. One, for in
stance, reports that “our exhibit
will occupy 400 square feet of in
door floor space,” and another
needs 3,000 feet.
Some of the shows will be out
side the MSC, headquarters for the
Fiesta.
Another problem Miller encoun
tered was displaying a missile that
towers 20-feet. He finally found
a spot in the MSC Ballroom.
HE RECEIVED a letter from
Wernher von Braun’s assistant ad
vising the Great Issues group that
the noted scientist couldn’t be here
any earlier than Feb. 14. The stu
dents earlier asked that von Braun
be the lead-off speaker. They set
tled for Feb. 14,
Miller’s mail tells him that such
exhibits as a Hound Dog Missile, a
MC-2 Space Suit, a Stargazer, full-
scale models of Telstar, communi
cation system for Projects Mer
cury, Gemini and Apollo will ar
rive in boxes.
MANY of the agencies are send
ing their own representatives to
help erect the equipment, along
with assistance from students and
faculty at A&M from such depart
ments as air science, aerospace and
physics.
The Aggies wanted an X-15 dis
play. They wrote some generals in
Group To Discuss
Cancer Prevention
Cancer and methods for preven
tion of the disease will be the
subject of a free program pre
sented by the local chapter of the
American Cancer Society Wednes
day in the Physics lecture room.
The discussion will begin at 5
p.m. Everyone has been invited
to attend this meeting on a topic
which has gained recent public at-
Research into air-sea interac- tention. A 30-minute film will
tions, one of the major research show results of research and edu-
areas in oceanography, will be cation on the disease,
conducted during the 20-day return Dr. William B. Roman, a Bryan
voyage. Heading this project will physician, will be present to lead
be Dr. Guy A. Franceschini, an the discussion and answer ques-
associate professor of meteorology. | tions on the subject.
Washington, who gave their ap
proval. The students then contact
ed Air Force people in Ohio, where
the replica of the rocket plane is
kept. A sergeant said “no” to the
Aggies’ request, adding that the
plane was damaged in shipment
from South America.
After several letters and other
contacts with Washington, the Ag
gies finally yielded to the sergeant
who earlier said the plane was too
badly damaged for display.
THEY learned another was being
constructed elsewhere for the 1964
New York World’s Fair. Another
letter was sent out, but the plane
hasn’t been assembled, the Aggies
learned.
The Aggies pride themselves in
getting topnotch exhibits and
speakers. Their speaker’s list this
year includes, in addition to Von
Braun, X-15 pilot Robert Rush-
worth on Friday and Willy Ley,
noted space authority, on Feb. 13.
Tickets are necessary for only Ley
and Von Braun.
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Motions Aimed
A t ‘Extrem ists 9
By RONNIEi FANN
Battalion Managing Editor
The Council of The Association of Former Students
affirmed its support of the A&M Board of Directors and A&M
University administrators, Monday by the release of two
resolutions approved at the Council’s regular meeting Jan.
25-26 on campus.
Action came from the group on the heels of persistent
statements by groups of former students who claimed to
represent the views of a large segment of former students
but did not have the official endorsement of the association.
The first motion was made by Bill Chamlee (’53, Temple),
District VI vice president, and read as follows:
1. That the Council, the official governing body of
the Association through its
elected and appointed rep
resentatives present at the
meeting January 25, 1964,
at College Station, Texas,
pledge the full support of the
Association to President Earl
Rudder and his administration.
2. That the assembled mem
bers of the Association of Form
er Students close ranks behind
and in full support of Col. D. L.
Baker, Commandant and Profes
sor of Military Science and Tac
tics and his program with the
Corps of Cadets of Texas A&M.
3. That the Council expresses
its complete confidence in L. F.
Peterson and other members of
the Board of Directors of Texas
A&M and acknowledge their
good judgement, interest, and
devotion toward Texas A&M.
4. That the Council, the offi
cial governing body of the As
sociation, is the only body which
may speak for the Association
of Former Students as a whole.
That any individual or group of
individuals who expresses any
other point of view other than
expressed above does so without
approval, endorsement, or the
blessings of the Association of
Former Students. The motion
was seconded by W. C. McGee
Jr. (’31, Houston) and carried
unanimously.
The recent resolution from
John F. Younger (’37 Midland)
reads as follows:
That the Council of the As
sociation of Former Students
assembled in regular session at
College Station, Texas, on Jan
uary 25, 1964, go on record,
first, as recognizing the complex
and fundamental responsibilities
that beset President Earl Rud
der and his staff in directing the
affairs of Texas A&M.
That the Council express its
respect and appreciation for their
intelligence, courage, and devo-
Homecoming Ags
Meet BU Tonight
By MAYNARD ROGERS
Asst. Sports Editor
After charging halfway through the halfway mark of
the Southwest Conference cage slate with an unheard-of-
for-an-Aggie-team 4-0 record, the A&M fearsome five take
on the patsies of the league, the Baylor Bears, tonight at
8 o’clock in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
Going with the Aggies is the hope of winning their first
outright conference roundball title since 1920, and that’s
so long ago even Pinky Downs should have trouble remem
bering it.
Looking on the Bear side, Baylor is still searching for
its first league win and a way out of the conference cellar
which it occupies with TCU.
Coach Shelby Metcalf said his youngsters have seen
the Baylor crew drop two close ones to the Houston Cougars
and Arkansas, and have too much at stake to lose at this
stage of the race.
The Aggie mentor plans to open with a pair of 6-7 boys
at forward, veteran Bill Robinette and soph Tim Timmer
man. John Beasley, the hero of the Rice game which put
the Cadets in everybody’s sights, gets the nod at center
while the Clear Creek crowd-stoppers, Bennie Lenox and
Paul Timmons, get the nod at guards.
The visiting Bruins will make the tip-off with Ronnie
Monks, Winston Moore and Spencer Carlson, all 6-6, on the
front line while 5-9 Lee Yearwood and 6-1 Roy Wolf work
the back court.
Monks, a recently acquired junior college transfer,
should keep the Cadets busy while Moore tries to better
his status in the conference scoring race.
Speaking on the importance of the contest, Metcalf said:
“It’s our toughtest game, because it’s the next one on
the schedule.”
The Aggie Fish and the Baylor Cubs will start with a
preliminary bout beginning at 6:15.
tion demonstrated in the pro
gram being followed.
The Council of the Association
support of and confidence in
their abilities to meet the un
solved challenges of the present
and the future.
This motion was also adopted
unanimously.
J. B. Hervey, executive secre
tary of the organization was un
available for comment Monday
night, but in a special interview,
Sterling C. Evans, chairman of
the A&M University Board of
Directors, said that speaking
strictly as a former student, he
wholehearedly supported the
resolution.
61 Seniors Prepare
For Teaching Duty
The A&M University Department
of Agricultural Education will soon
send 61 of its senior students to
practice teach in selected high
schools.
Dr. O. M. Holt, associate profes
sor and co-ordinator of the Depart
ment’s student teaching program,
said the students will spend seven
weeks at the schools.
He said the purpose is to develop
teaching ability and to meet state
teacher certification requirements.
Agricultural education faculty
members from A&M will visit all
the students once a week to see
how they are progessing.
Holt said the seniors will go to
high schools as far west as Cole
man, south of Goliad and Wharton,
Sherman on the northeast and
Weatherford on the north. Most
of the schools are in the Central
Texas region.
Former Students
Get New President
John H. Lindsey of Houston has
been named president of the As
sociation of Former Students of
A&M University, replacing Jack
A. Crichton of Dallas, who resign
ed this week to seek the Republi
can gubernatorial nomination.
Lindsey, formerly vice president
of the 40,000-member association,
is a partner with a Houston insur
ance agency. His successor will
be named at a March meeting of
the association’s executive board
He is active in other former
student groups, including the Hous
ton A&M Club and the associa
tion’s planning committee. He
formerly served as a district vice
president, representing the Hous
ton area.
Lindsey serves as a general ad
visor for the A&M Student Con
ference on National Affairs, held
annually on campus.
‘Players 9 To Select
New Cast Tonight
Casting for the Aggie Players’
production of “Dr. Faustus” is
scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
in the Music Hall, Producer C.
K. Esten said Monday.
“Anyone in the community is
eligible to participate in any ca
pacity,” Esten said.
The production of Christopher
Marlowe’s “Dr. Faustus,” sched
uled April 13-18 by the Aggie
Players, will be the third dra
matic production of this aca
demic year. The season closes
May 8-9 with the traditional
“Aggie Follies.”