Che Battalion
Volume 61
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1964
Number 21
Fish Drill Team Displays Form
The Freshman Drill Team showed its award team took third place honors in the basic
winning style Saturday at the fifth annual drill division, while the Third Brigade Color
Southern Invitational Drill Meet at Louisi- Guard took second place in their competi-
ana State University in Baton Rouge. The tion.
GOP Governor Candidate
Encourages Youth Interest
Jack Crichton, Republican candi
date for governor, encouraged
young people to take an interest
in politics at a meeting of the
A&M Young Republicans Club
Monday night.
Crichton, an A&M graduate of
1937, urged young people to study
both sides of the issues and after
the study, come to their own con
clusions.
“The United States must go one
way or the other,” Crichton said.
“And it is up to the youth to make
a study of the issues. They will
come to the conclusion that our
forefathers were wise men.
“Our founding fathers set up a
system of government in which
men could improve and benefit.
Now we are told this is old fash
ion,” he stated.
Crichton said that federal en
croachment of private affairs is
increasing, but not too much to
be noticeable.
“But there are two wheat farm
ers in North Dakota who are serv-
Marriage Forum
Hosts Final Topic
“Marrying Outside Your Faith
. . . Will Love Find a Solution?”
will be a problem presented by
Dr. John P. Davidson at the mar
riage forum to be held Tuesday
evening at 7:30 in the YMCA.
Davidson will discuss the effects
of interfaith and inter-denomina
tional marriages, their problems
and possible solutions after mar
riage. He will look into the ques
tion of why there are so many
mixed marriages and the problems
of religious and marital stability.
Davidson is a graduate of North
Texas State, Southwestern Bap
tist Theological Seminary. He re
ceived his Ph.D. from the Uni
versity of Texas, and is currently
Professor of Religion at Baylor
University.
Wire
Review
By The Associated Press
WORLD NEWS
SAIGON—A South Vietnamese
peace delegation went home empty
banded Monday but still hopeful
of making peace with Cambodia
despite an explosive frontier inci
dent that torpedoed negotiations.
Both sides agreed to postpone
the talks because of tempers
raised by an attack on a frontier
village last Thursday that killed
17 Cambodians.
U. S. NEWS
WASHINGTON — Gen. of the
Army Douglas MacArthur suf
fered a severe gastro-intestinal
hemorrhage Monday and under
went an emergency operation
which he was reported to have
withstood well.
ing two-year jail terms for over
planting their wheat allotments,”
he said. “And they were held
without free trial or writ of ha
beas corpus.”
The past president of the A&M
Former Students Assn, then said
this encroachment also extends to
the state level.
The Senate race in the Demo
cratic primary shows this, he not
ed. “Control of the Democratic
Party is in Washington, D.C., and
so the control of the state is in
Washington, D.C.,” he added.
Crichton also noted spending
and said the last budget for the
state was $1.5 billion, which was
more than the U.S. budget in the
’30s.
“John Connally promised to cut
the budget 10 per cent,” the speak
er said. “But now it is 20 per cent
higher.”
Crichton pointed out that Texas
leaders are not standing up for
Texas. He cited the allowing of
oil and beef imports, which he said
were cutting down the state’s rev
enue.
On the civil rights bill, Crich
ton said:
“The civil rights bill is a mis-
Batt Men Vacation
The Battalion will cease publica
tion for the duration of the Easter
holidays with this issue. The next
edition will appear April 1.
All students are reminded to
drive carefully during the break.
a po-
nomer. It should be called
lice power bill. It means the fed
eral government can dictate to
business and individuals, and it is
the most dangerous bill ever pre
sented to Congress.”
He also stressed improvement
in higher education and improve
ment of faculty salaries and the
graduate schools in the state.
Crichton is president of the
AMC Corporation, an organization
which supplements salaries of
A&M University faculty members.
Today’s Thought
There is no real faith until there
is full commitment.
Computer Aid Sought
In Officer Selection
By TOM HARGROVE
Next year’s senior cadet officers in the Corps will be
selected with the aid of an IBM computer for the first time,
said James P. Hannig-an, Dean of Students, Monday.
“This is the first year that academic department heads
have been consulted regarding cadet officer selection,” said
Hannigan. “The head of each department filled out an IBM
rating card on each junior cadet in his department. The
cards were due in the Registrar’s Office Monday. From there
they are scheduled to go directly to the Commandant’s Of
fice for evaluation.
“Until now the department heads had no chance to
include information on the academic attitude of the prospec
tive cadet officers. This sys-+
tem will place greater em
phases on academics,” said
Hannigan.
“Each cadet is rated in
eight categories on a scale of one
to 11, with one being high and
eleven being low. This rating card
is designed to assist the Office of
the Commandant in the selection
of cadet officers to serve next
year. It will be considered with
about equal weight along with the
cadet’s student or “buddy” ratings,
ROTC instructor ratings, disci
pline records and grade point ra
tio,” Hannigan.
Categories listed for evaluation
by department heads are:
1. Rating according to academic
performance in major.
2. Rating according to the ex
tent to which the individual dis
plays initiative.
3. Rating according to leader
ship influence upon others in aca
demic major.
4. Rating of how highly the in
dividual values academic accom
plishment in others.
5. Rating of extent to which
his attitude is authoritarian in na
ture. (One is not authoritarian
while 11 is too authoritarian.)
6. Rating of the student’s abil
ity to accept responsibility.
7. Rating of the student’s de
pendability.
8. Rating showing the depart
ment head’s over-all appraisal of
student from an academic stand
point.
Educator To Speak
At Workshop Here
Mrs. Will Miller of Corsicana
who has won wide recognition for
her services in education and rep
resents eight area counties on the
State Board of Education will be
the keynote speaker for a regional
workshop of school trustees to be
held here April 13.
Mrs. Miller will speak on “Local
Leadership for Public Education,”
Workshop Director J. B. (Dick)
Hervey announced. He is execu
tive secretary of the A&M Associ
ation of Former Students and a
Variety Of Subjects Greet
Game Wardens In Training
Rookie game wardens attending
classes at A&M University this
spring are tackling a variety of
problems, ranging from a study of
complex game laws to lessons in
self defense.
Here’s a sample of their aca
demic diet: law, English, fish and
game management, physical edu
cation and safety practices.
They also must learn to repair
and maintain motors for boats and
automobiles. They must learn to
fire pistols with accuracy, keep
necessary records, protect them
selves from aggressors and practice
public relations.
Their work at A&M is part of a
nine-month training program the
Department of Texas Parks and
Wildlife provides for newcomers.
The trainees have enrolled at A&M
each spring since 1946.
In charge of the new wardens
are Robert S. Evins (ck) of San
Antonio and W. D. Henry of Vic
toria, both district conservation
chiefs with the state agency. Evins,
Henry and A&M faculty provide
the instruction.
Before spring enrollment, the
wardens spend about five months
with “oldtimers” in the business,
participating in various manage
ment practices.
They also go through a rigorous,
week-long rescue training course
conducted by the Engineering Ex
tension Service at A&M.
Field trips will include a visit
to the marine laboratory at Rock-
port to learn coastal laws and
management procedures.
Junior Sweetheart
Miss Judy L. Anderson was
selected the Junior Class
sweetheart at the annual
Junior Ball Saturday night
in Sbisa Dining Hall. Her
escort was Jerry Crider.
member of the Texas Association
of School Boards.
This will be the fifth regional
workshop for school trustees in 18
counties sponsored by the school
boards association and the A&M
University Department of Educa
tion and Psychology.
Dr. Grady P. Parker, professor
of education, serves as workshop
coordinator.
Mrs. Miller began work in the
Parent - Teacher Association in
1946 and has served on the State
Board of Managers.
In 1951 she was elected to the
Corsicana Board of Education and
later served as president of that
board and also of the Texas As
sociation of School Boards.
She was first elected in 1958 to
the State Board of Education and
represents the counties of Brazos,
Leon, Robertson, Livingston, Free
stone, Navarro, Hill and Ellis.
Mrs. Miller serves as area vice
president of the National Associa
tion of State Boards of Education.
She also has won recognition for
service in other fields. She served
on several Governor’s Committees
and was a delegate to the White
House Conference on Children and
Youth.
Marine Selection
Team On Campus
A U. S. Marine Corps Officer
Selection Team is now on campus
to interview and administer tests
to those interested in Marine Corps
training programs. The team,
headed by Capt. John H. Gary,
will be in the Memorial Student
Center until 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The interviews and tests are giv
en without obligation, and the pro
grams available to A&M students
do not interfere with their aca
demic pursuits ... no drills or
meetings are involved. The pro
grams offered are the Platoon
Leaders Course, open to under
graduates, and the Officer Candi
date Course, open to seniors and
recent graduates.
Blood Given Burke
By A&M Donators
Alan Peterson, chairman of
the Student Senate’s student wel
fare committee, said Thursday
night that 17 pints of blood have
been donated to Martin Burke,
Buildings and Utilities Depart
ment employee.
The call for blood was printed
in Wednesday’s Battalion, and
Peterson sent Burke the quanti
ty needed from A&M’s account
with the Wadley Research Insti
tute.
Peterson pointed out that blood
is available through the Wadley
bank for persons needing it. It
can be obtained by contacting
Peterson.
Exchange Aggies
Get Monetary A id
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Three A&M University students
planning to live in foreign coun
tries this summer have received
some unexpected financial assist
ance.
THREE $325 GRANTS came
from Bryan-College Station clubs
and organizations, Frank Ray of
Conroe, A&M Travel Club chair
man, reported.
The recipients include Bob
Knight Barsch of Brady, a senior
wildlife management major; James
Edward O’Neill, senior aerospace
student from San Carlos, Calif.,
and Gary Lee Tisdale of Tyler,
junior pre-law major.
Final approval for the overseas
trips for the Aggies is expected
to come from the national head
quarters for “Experiment in Inter
national Living” in a few days,
Ray said.
Tentative plans show Barsch will
live in Israel, O’Neill in West
Pakistan and Tisdale in Chile.
THE EXPERIMENT is a non-
Mrs. A&M Tells
Of ‘Average 9 Life
What is
There are
an Aggie wife like?
approximately 1,500
married students across the cam
pus who would be willing to des
cribe their wife as an example
if they were asked. But there is
one wife that might best exem
plify all Aggie wives and she is
Mrs. Texas A&M.
Mrs. Sandy Surovik, the 23-
year-old registered nurse who re
cently won the title, likes to think
of herself as about an average
Aggie housewife. With a child,
a husband and a full time job to
look after, Mrs. Surovik is indeed
a busy homemaker.
During the day Mrs. Surovik
works full time in the surgery
ward at Bryan Hospital. In the
evenings she likes to help her
husband Joe T. Surovik, a senior
wildlife management major, with
his studies. This she feels is
the greatest benefit of living in
their College Station home.
Mrs. Surovik said, “I feel we
miss a lot not living with the
majority of the students but you
get a lot more studying done this
way.”
Then there is always Michael,
their two-year-old son. While
she works, Michael is in the care
of a baby sitter, but when the
family is together he is the cen
ter of their attention.
Mrs. Surovik doesn’t let her
many responsibilities completely
dominate her life. Although for
her there isn’t much social life,
she does try to have couples over
for bridge often. Always think
ing of that big “M,” money, Mrs.
Surovik said, “It’s cheaper than
going out and spending money
for dancing and things and it
is a lot of fun.
The Range and Wildlife Man
agement Wives Club is another
of her social activities. She is the
club’s representative to the Aggie
Wives Council. Whenever she
can find time, she applies herself
to her hobbies of music, painting
and reading.
The out-of-doors has a strong
calling for her and her husband
and whenever possible they take
off for a weekend of camping.
They both enjoy hunting and, as
Mrs. Surovik said, “I like to hunt
a lot. As a matter of fact, I
got a deer rifle for my first an
niversary which was a pretty
practical gift.”
A practical gift for a practical
woman.
I
profit, private organization de
signed to promote peace through a
greater understanding of various
peoples through an exchange pro
gram of peoples from 40 countries.
The $325 grants will be used to
help defray travel and other costs
during the three-month overseas
stay. Ray said estimated costs
for each student is $900.
This is the second year for
A&M students to participate. In
1963 Lee Walker of Three Rivers
and Wallace Deen of Alexandria,
La., spent the summer months with
families in Yugoslavia and Poland,
respectively.
DONATIONS came from the Ex
change Club, College Station Ki-
wanis, Woman’s Club of Bryan,
First Methodist Church, Daughters
of the American Revolution,
Bryan-College Station Rotary and
Beta Sigma Phi Council of Bryan.
Barsch, finished high school in
Brady.
Tisdale is an officer of various
campus organizations, including
chairman-elect of A&M’s Student
Conference on National Affairs.
O’Neill is a transfer student
of San Mateo College.
Wives To Hold
‘Spring Debut’
Baby Contest
Proud Aggie fathers will again
be allowed this year to prove who
has the cutest baby, as the Archi
tecture Wives Club sponsors a
Baby Contest April 5.
The contest, called “The Spring
Debut of Babies,” will take place
in the Memorial Student Center
Ballroom.
The judging will include three
classes of babies; “babes-in-arms,”
3-3:45 p.m.; “toddlers,” 4-4:45, and
2-3 years of age, 5-5:45. There
will be boy and girl winners from
each class.
The winners will be awarded
blue ribbons, crowns and gifts
from local merchants. The Aggie-
land Studio is donating an 8x10
color portrait of one of the babies
entered as a door prize.
The deadline for entering the
contest is April 1. A $1 entry fee
will be charged. This fee includes
the parents.
Admission will be 50 cents for
adults and 15 cents for children
under 12.
Breaking Ground For New Bank
Mrs. Dona Carnes breaks ground for the be- Ridley Briggs; W
ginning of the new First Bank and Trust
construction. Watching, from left to right,
H. Higgs, chairman of
the Bryan bank; and Henry Clay, president
of the firm.