Cadets To Get New Uniform, Jacket
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NEXT YEAR S UNIFORMS
Don Hagle and Lindon Stewart model the proposed uni
forms for next year.
Rules Revision
Needed Step
In ‘New Look’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth part in a series of
four articles concerning the A&M Corps, its organization,
problems, administration and its future.
By RAY HARRIS
Battalion Staff Writer
Revision of “The Articles of the Cadet Corps” and
possibly other publications regulating activities of the Corps
was initiated Wednesday. A committee representative of
classes and units within the Corps met to discuss preliminary
plans for revising the “Articles.”
This time the Corps will be writing the “Articles”,
Corps Operations Sergeant and chairman of the committee,
Neal L. Keltner, said.
“I don’t intend to run the committee,” said Col. Denzil
L. Baker, Commandant of the Corps of Cadets.
Col. Baker pointed out that revisions of Corps regula
tions would be made by cadets and that members of the
Commandant’s Office would serve in an advisory capacity
only. All revisions must be approved by both the adminis
tration and the Commandant’s Office, he said.
The “Articles” are supported by the Cadet Code of
Conduct and the Cadance, Col. Baker said. Many students
and administrators believe that revisions of the “Articles”
has come to mean a collective revision of published Corps
regulations. Student leaders and administrators also agree
that these publications as they now exist are sometimes con
fusing and contradictory.
Col. Baker also said that it is often difficult for unit
commanders to “run” their outfits under the “Articles”
as they now stand. Generally, Col. Baker said. Corps
regulations need to be more specific.
A “basic law,” Col. Baker said, is that you cannot do
certain things. He explained that revisions must be in accord
with state laws and University regulations.
We must be in a position to explain to parents who
complain about mistreatment of their sons that fresh-
wen are treated according to regulations set down by Corps
Policies and that all “fish” are treated in a like manner.
Now, said Col. Baker, we cannot do this — the situation is
just the opposite and we have to be apologetic.
A freshman must know that he is a freshman every
minute of his life in the Cadet Corps, said Col. Baker.
There are, he said, enough provisions now in writing to
uo this even though they are in need of revision.
An important guideline is that everything done in the
badet Corps should keep in mind the University objective
°f academic excellence.
This is especially important, Col. Baker believes, be
cause the student body today is quite different from the
student who went to college 10 years ago.
Today’s student is more serious about his education
I s more elightened, and through changes of the “times
18 more independent — in his thinking and actions, many
administrators said with academics “tougher” than ever
before, they feel students are less apt to tolerate situations
or conditions which constantly keep them from their studies.
The committee to revise the “Articles of the Cadet
Corps’’ will be composed of 19 voting members and four
Se mors who are non-voting, advisory members,. Keltner
said - Eight “staff” juniors, five unit juniors and six sopho
mores will compose the voting membership of the group.
. ] l members, said Keltner, are elected representatives from
ln <nvidual Corps unit.
The assembly will be broken into three, six-man c 01 ^ 1-
mittees, Keltner said. Each of these sub-committees, he
ld , will investigate certain articles in great detail and,
Recording, to the findings of their investigations, will make
^Commendations concerning those articles investigated to
e entire assembly.
Wire Review
By The Associated Press
WORLD NEWS
b n ° m ^ >en B> Cambodia — Cam-
° la charged South Vietnamese
l a rces attacked Cambodian vil-
ges Thursday, thus dumping a
lssue into the laps of a newly
ived peace mission from South
le t Nam.
U. S. NEWS
Labor Department official
said Thursday the nation faces
the “terrifying” prospect that
two million workers a year will
be displaced by machines in this
decade.
Referring to government esti
mates that U. S. industry will
have an annual three per cent
productivity increase through
the 1960s, Undersecretary of La-
i ir Hemline said:
By GLENN DROMGOOLE
About $70,000 will be spent by
A&M University in an effort to
“dress up” its Corps of Cadets.
After much consideration, a
committee appointed to design a
change in cadet uniforms reached
its decision. Their recommended
uniform was modeled by two ca
dets in Duncan Mess Hall recent
ly.
The group proposed a new sum
mer uniform and an entirely new
jacket for cadet wear. Plans
have been made to have the Dac
ron-Viscose uniform and the jack
et ready to be issued at the begin
ning of the Fall semester.
“The purpose of the new uni
form is to provide the Cadet
Corps with a nice looking sum
mer uniform that wouldn’t be too
hot,” Lt. Col. Roger W. Garri
son, head of the joint cadet-mili
tary officer committee, stated.
Pat Nance, cadet member of the
group, said the new jacket will
be introduced “to provide the
Corps with a lightweight jacket
that is neater and less bulky in
appearance than the old field
jacket.”
The new uniform, which is 55
per cent dacron and 45 per cent
viscose, will be worn by all class
es at the option of the cadet for
normal duty wear and will occas
ionally be prescribed for special
Corps performances such as Corps
reviews and Corps trips.
Khaki uniforms will, at least
for the present time, continue to
be issued, but in smaller numbers.
Lt. Col. Garrison said the reduc
tion in khakis issued will prob
ably be by about two long sleeve
shirts. No reduction is planned
for the short sleeve khakis or
trousers, Garrison said.
Two sets of the new uniforms
will be given cadets to replace
the khakis, Garrison noted.
The dacron wear will be about
the same color as the serge pre
sently worn by junior and senior
cadets. However, it will be much
lighter and not as dressy as the
serge, according to Bill Setchell,
who headed the cadet section of
the committee.
Only long sleeve dacrons will be
issued next year, with the possi
ble addition of short sleeves in
future years. The new shirts may
also be worn with pink trousers
during the winter season if the
cadet desires.
Shoulder rank only will be per
mitted to be worn on the dacron
uniform and the new jacket.
Patches will be worn just as they
have been in past years.
Serge uniforms will continue to
be authorized for junior and sen
ior cadets at their option. Caps
of the serge type will be made
available for wear with both the
serge and dacron garb.
Setchell pointed out that A&M
has no intention whatsoever of
changing the cadet uniform to Air
Force blue and Army green.
Rumors have been out that the
change would be made, Stechell
said, but they are unfounded.
Che Battalion
Volume 61
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1964
Number 20
Cox, Tisdale, Dockery
Pace Class Elections
GAYLA SCHWARTING
VICKY DILL
Student Senate
Squelches Poll
On Coed Rings
A motion by Jeff Harp presi
dent of the Civilian Student Coun
cil to present the issue of coed
rings and silver taps in a student
opinion poll was defeated by the
Student Senate in their meeting
Wednesday night, climaxing two
weeks of work on the problem.
Harp had brought the issue to
meeting last week but the motion
was postponed because it could
not be discussed since it was not
on the agenda.
Harp said that the senate’s de
decision of Feb. 21 to recommend
that a different ring for coeds
be created and that Silver Taps
be held for male students only
was contrary to the wishes of the
majority of the student body.
Michael Weir, vice-president of
the Memorial Student Center Coun
cil, stated that if the senate, which
is elected by the student body,
cannot and does not represent the
wishes of the student body, “we
might as well go study and forget
it all.”
Bob Miller, chairman of Senate
relations committee, expressed the
opinion that it is the senate’s duty
to vote for what is best for the
student body and not just what
the majority of the students want.
The unanimous approval of the
senate was given to the Champ
Project to buy a new car for bas
ketball coach Shelby Metcalf.
The senate voted to give no sup
port to a request by a national
committee to solicit donations for
the Kennedy Memorial Library in
Boston.
Crichton To Speak
To Republican Club
Jack Crichton, former president
of the Association of A&M For
mer Students and Republican gu
bernatorial candidate, will be
guest speaker of the A&M Young
Republicans at 8 p.m., Monday, at
the Triangle Restaurant.
Crichton, Class of ’37, is an in
dependent oil operator, engineer
and petroleum consultant. He is a
member of several groups connect
ed with the University. The candi
date is currently a colonel in the
Army reserve and is a veteran of
World War II.
CAROL VAN KEUREN
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By LARRY R. JERDEN
Battalion Staff Writer
Three offices out of the 20 on the ballot were decided
at Thursday’s class elections. Frank W. Cox, Gary Tisdale
and Ronald L. Dockery all received majority votes for their
offices.
Cox will be the head yell leader for the 1964-65 school
year. Tisdale will serve as the Social Secretary for the Class
of ’65, while Dockery will be one of next year’s junior yell
leaders.
Cox, a member of First Wing- Staff, is an accounting
major from New Boston. He won his majority by 46 votes,
out of the 595 votes cast for the offices of the class of ’65.
Tisdale, a pre-law major from Tyler, received over 320
votes to take social-secretary.
Dockery, an accounting major
from Kirbyville, polled 365
JUDY L. ANDERSON
MAUREEN NANKIVELL
‘Gay Parse ? Set
For Junior Ball
“Gay Paree” will be the theme
of the annual Junior Ball to be
held in Sbisa Dining Hall at 8:30
Saturday night.
The Ball will be preceded by a
banquet for juniors and their dates
at 6:30 in Sbisa. Tickets for the
banquet are no longer on sale.
Playing for the ball will be the
“Nightcaps” of “Wine, Wine
Wine, from Dallas. Dress will be
semiformal. Tickets are $3 per
couple.
Highlighting the evening will be
the selection of the Junior Sweet
heart. Contestants for the honor
are:
Miss Judy Anderson, escorted by
Jerry Crider; Miss Maureen Nan-
kivell, escorted by William E. Tay
lor; Miss Carol Van Keuren, es
corted by Pat Gibson;
Miss Vicky Dill, escorted by
Tommy Liles; Miss Gayla Lor
raine, escorted by Leonard R. Bar
ker. The prospective sweethearts’
pictures are shown above.
The contestants will be judged
by the Junior Class officers and
Aggie Sweetheart Nanette Ga
briel.
The events have been planned
by the Junior Ball Committee.
Members of this committee are
Frank Muller, class president;
Gary Tisdale, social secretary;
Charlie Wallace, finance and
guests; Butch Triesch, decorations.
Special guests will include Pres
ident and Mrs. Earl Rudder and
the junior Air and Military Science
instructors and their wives.
Class President Muller said last
night that the Ball is expected to
be very attractive because of the
decorations and the well-known
combo. He added that door prizes
will be given during the events.
votes out of 553 cast for the
junior offices.
THE BALLOTING, according
to Shelby Veselka, the chairman
of the election commission, was
“ . . . better than usual . . . but
about half of what it should be.”
He said there were 1556 votes cast
in the election.
Run-off elections for the remain
ing positions will be held the first
Thursday after Easter. The polls
will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 8
p.m. in the Memorial Student Cen
ter.
The names appearing on the run
off ballot for senior president will
be Paul R. Oliver and H. Hale Burr.
The senior vice-president contest
will be between J. Don Vicki and
Mario A. Macaluso. The candidates
for secretary-treasurer are Ronald
W. Furber and William Charles
Bender; for historian are Joel E.
Miller and Edward L. Gainer. The
finalists for the MSC Council are
Albert W. Clay and David More-
man; for student entertainment are
C. D. Lindsay and Donald T. Mar-
burger.
IN THE RUN-OFFS for pres
ident of the class of ’66 will be
Richard M. Dooley and Julian S.
Smith. The vice-president slot will
be contested by Ronald W. Fletcher
and Narc'iso O. Cano. The candi
dates for secretary-treasurer are
Simeon T. Lake and Ronald D.
Smith; for social secretary are
Harris S. Pappas and Travis R.
Williams; for the MSC Council are
Ellis C. Gill and Donald E. Allen.
The two candidates for the second
(See Elections, Page 3)
Early Break
Only Rumor
“Classes will continue through
March 25 as planned,” said Dean
of Students James P. Hannigan
Wednesday afternoon.
Hannigan’s remark was spurred
by a rumor that because of an
above average number of measles
cases which have b^en reported
students would be allowed to leave
school on Friday for their Easter
vacation.
Thirty-five students and one
nurse were listed by the campus
hospital with the three day mea
sles.
Dr. Charles R. Lyons, director
of the Student Health Service, said
the outbreak was nothing to wor
ry about and the situation would
return to normal as soon as the
weather permitted students to
leave their windows open at night.
Hannigan added, in reference
to Easter vacation, “Also no pro
vision has or will ever be made
to permit students living a great
distance from the campus to leave
for home early.”
The dean could offer no grounds
for the extended-vacation rumor
that starts annually before the
Christmas and Easter recesses.
Today’s Thought
The hope of advance lies in
those who are intelligent enough
to be aware of their ignorance.
Former Students Contribute
$97,887 To ‘Excellence’
A&M University’s Association
of Former Students has contribut
ed $97,887 in unrestricted funds
to the university’s program of
excellence.
President Earl Rudder, in an
nouncing the gift Friday, said
“these dollars and the attitude of
the former students who gave
them will be a big boost to our
program in the pursuit of excell
ence.”
John H. Lindsey of Houston,
association president, said these
funds are “tangible evidence of
the support and interest of former
students in Texas A&M.”
The exes in 1963 contributed a
total of $316,954, an increase of
$23,478 over the 1962 figure. The
gifts came from 14,744 former
students, which represents about
42 per cent of the association’s
membership, J. B. Hervey, execu
tive secretary, reported.
From the $316,954 donated,
$40,000 will be used to supple
ment faculty salaries, another
$20,000 to faculty research pro
jects and $8,407 for distinguished
faculty achievement awards.
Approximately $86,000 has been
contributed for scholarships and
other aids to students, plus an
other $15,000 for graduate fellow
ships. An additional $30,000 will
be used by departments, school
and colleges of the university for
improvement.
In addition, $70,000 will pay for
publication and distributoin of the
Texas Aggie, former student
newspaper, Hervey reported. An
other $20,000 has been allocated
for former student office opera
tion, including directory and tape
conversion expenditures.
The remainder of the $316,954
goes for operating expenses of
the Association of Former Stu
dents and other purposes design
ated by the association.
Hervey reported that the assoc
iation had already committed
$243,000 to the university for
1964. A statewide fund-raising
campaign will begin in April.
Sports Car Group
Hosts Obstacle Run
The Chaparrel Sports Car Club
will sponsor an gymakhana in
Townshire Shopping Center Sun
day afternoon.
All entrants must register by
2 p.m. Cars will be divided into
classes above and below 1200cc.
There will be eevnts for compacts
and economy sedans.
Trophies will be awarded to an
over-all winner and winners in
each class.