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Volume 61
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1965
Number 149
Cadet Corps
Drops Dockery
From Ranks
By TOMMY DeFRANK
Staff Writer
Junior Yell Leader Rodney Dockery questioned
Wednesday the accuracy of complaints against his
classroom behavior that resulted in his dismissal
from the Corps of Cadets.
Dockery’s statement climaxed a chain of events
that included defacing of the Military Science Build
ing Annex, hanging of a coed in effigy and a pro
posed protest march on President Rudder’s home.
“The charges made against me that I used
profane, obscene or vulgar language in the presence
of a woman are completely false. She reported
things in a completely different manner from the
way they were said in class. I have never said
anything profane, vulgar or obscene in her presence
in my life,” Dockery asserted.
The Kirbyville junior was discharged from the
Corps Tuesday by Col. D. L. Baker for conduct
unbecoming a cadet. The dismissal followed a
protest over his classroom language by Paul D.
Mauldin, a graduate student.
Obscenity Claimed
In a written protest Mauldin complained that
Dockery used obscene and vulgar speech this
semester in an economics class of which his wife
is a member. He further stated that Dockery’s
general conduct was “embarrassing to my wife” and
also cited specific incidents to validate his claims.
A protest lodged by Douglas P. Maddox, a senior,
also substantiated Mauldin’s complaint. Maddox
said that his wife was enrolled in a psychology
class last year with Dockery and that she was also
subjected to his obscene language.
Protest Incidents Occur
An effigy of a coed was discovered hanging
from the south wall of the Academic Building
Wednesday' morning. The effigy carried an inscrip
tion which read:
“Being a Maggie isn’t like being a Quaker;
Sometimes they even write to Baker . . .
She’s not wanted by me or you;
Why don’t Baker get rid of her, too?”
The north wall of the Military Science Building
Annex was also painted with the words “Tool Shed”
sometime Tuesday night.
A proposed march on President Rudder’s home
by a group of juniors did not develop Tuesday night.
Corps Juniors Meet
In an unprecedented move Wednesday Col. Baker
called a meeting of junior Corps leaders to brief
them on the Dockery incident. He remarked that
this was the first time he had seen fit to discuss
disciplinary action taken against a cadet with his
associates.
“It’s not my purpose to ruin a cadet. I’m just
going to tell you the entire story and see what the
Cadet Corps wants to do about it,” Baker explained.
He then outlined Dockery’s previous record and
revealed that disciplinary action against him was
averted last year because he had been elected a yell
leader and such action might have cast doubts on
the validity of the election. He also read portions
of the two letters accusing Dockery of alleged
misconduct.
Baker explained that Dockery was a Drill and
Ceremonies cadet not under an Army ROTC contract
and was permitted to remain in the Corps as long
as he was an asset and contributed to it. He then
claimed that Dockery’s actions had done discredit
to the Corps and were grounds for dismissal.
Dockery Defends
Dockery contended late Wednesday that he had
not been able to defend himself against the accusa
tions.
“Col. Baker told me that I had been accused of
using obscene language in class. He told me I was
not an attribute to the Corps and he was revoking
my Drill and Ceremonies status. I don’t believe
that I was given a chance to explain fully or to
defend myself,” he said.
Both men who registered complaints emphasized
they did not ask that he be removed from the Corps.
“I felt a situation existed that was not normal
and which needed correction. I reported the situ
ation to the proper authorities and asked that it
be rectified. Any action they took was strictly
their business and not my responsibility,” Mauldin
noted.
“My statement was merely a verification of Mr.
Mauldin’s statement,” Maddox said.
Seeks Reinstatement
Dockery indicated that he would do “everything
in his power” to attempt to be reinstated in the
Corps.
“Several people have told me they will testify
that I have never said anything vulgar, profane or
obscene in class or in the presence of Mrs. Mauldin.
I’ve also talked to several seniors in my dorm who
have said they will attest to my good conduct in
the Corps this year,” he said.
“Last year I had some trouble with superiors,
but this year I’ve done everything expected of me
in the Corps. There is no legitimate reason why
I should be kicked out,” Dockery contended.
The World at a Glance
By The Associated Press
International
BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Habib Bourguiba
of Tunisia said today he had information that West
Germany would not recognize Israel because Bonn
‘‘is not ready to accept Israel’s conditions.”
Bourguiba said Israel demanded a resumption of
arms shipments to Israel and postponement of the
effective date of the statute of limitations on Nazi
war murderers.
★ ★ ★
DA NANG, South Viet Nam—Revived religious
friction brought arson and gunfire to Da Nang, the
site of a strategic air base newly reinforced by
3,500 U. S. Marines.
Buddhist youths burned the homes of four Roman
Catholics in reprisal Wednesday for the fatal
stabbing of a Buddhist soldier by a Catholic soldier
in a card game Sunday.
Vietnamese rangers fired into the air to break
up a crowd of Buddhist demonstrators shouting anti-
Catholic slogans. They arrested 16 persons. No
Americans were involved.
★ ★ ★
CAIRO—President Gamal Abdel Nasser said
Wednesday that Egypt will recognize Communist
East Germany and freeze West German funds if
Bonn establishes diplomatic relations with Israel.
Nasser warned Bonn that 12 other member states
of the Arab League would sever economic and
diplomatic relations with West Germany if it recog
nizes Israel.
National
SAN FRANCISCO—A boycott against the State
of Alabama was proposed Wednesday by Harry
Bridges, president of the International Longshore
men's and Warehousemen’s Union.
About 1,500 persons, demonstrating in favor of
civil rights marchers in Selma, cheered as Bridges
told the meeting that each local of his union would
vote on a resolution declaring the union members
would:
“Refuse to handle any goods or merchandise
from Alabama, coming across the docks or through
the warehouses, until the rights of all the people
of Alabama are recognized and fully protected.”
★ ★ ★
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—A Boston white minister
who came South to help Alabama Negroes win
voting rights lay in critical condition Wednesday
after he was beaten by a gang of white men.
A spokesman at University Hospital said Wednes
day the condition of the Rev. James J. Reeb, 38,
father of four, had worsened.
★ ★ ★
WASHINGTON—The United States is keeping
its hands free to allow U. S. planes and warships
to strike at Red Chinese air and naval bases if the
Chinese should intervene directly in Southeast Asia.
U. S. officials will not discuss the “rules of
engagement.”
But is it likely that Red China would not enjoy
any “privileged sanctuary,” as it did in the Korean
War when American planes were barred from pur
suing Chinese aircraft beyond the Yalu River
boundary.
★ ★ ★
BERKELEY, Calif.—Dr. Clark Kerr implied
Wednesday that his sudden resignation as president
of the University of California was triggered by a
campus demonstration advocating obscene language
as a basic freedom.
Kerr, 53, president of the nine-campus university
system, and Martin Meyerson, 42, chancellor of the
Berkeley campus, announced their resignations late
Tuesday without explanation.
Texas
AUSTIN—A bill aimed at making the Sabine
River navigable from Longview in East Texas to
the Gulf of Mexico passed the Senate and went to
the governor Wednesday.
The measure HB454 creates the Sabine River
Navigation District in Gregg, Rusk, Harrison and
Panola counties. The district proposes to use $15
million in revenue bonds to make the river navi
gable down to the Toledo Bend Dam, where barges
could pass through locks and into the Gulf.
★ ★ ★
NACOGDOCHES—Police Chief M. C. Roebuck
said Wednesday his office has broken up an auto
parts theft ring involving 41 Nacogdoches youths,
ranging in age from 16 to 22 years.
Peace Justice Carl Burrows said the charges
against the youths ranged from misdemeanors for
juveniles to felony theft.
★ ★ ★
AUSTIN — The Senate Finance Committee
approved today for floor debate a 1966-67 state
spending bill which will satisfy money demands of
almost everyone but school teachers.
The appripriations bill calls for the spending of
$3.65 billion, including a record $617 million from
the general revenue fund.
NOCTURNAL PROTEST
. . . sign in red paint thought to be connected with Dockery’s dismissal.
AD VALOREM TAX
Moore Sponsors Arlington
For College Building Fund
RODNEY DOCKERY
. . . Junior Yell Leader
Openings Ready
For Ambulance
Drivers’ School
Openings are available for stu
dents for an ambulance driver’s
school Monday through Saturday,
announced Firemen's Training
School officials.
Enrolment will be limited to 100
persons.
The pilot course has already
attracted personnel from fire de
partments, funeral homes, sheriff’s
and police departments, industry
and state hospitals.
Thirty-three instructors are lin
ed up for the 40-hour school. Each
day’s work will be divided into four
hours of classroom activity and
four hours of demonstrations and
practice at the Firemen’s Train
ing Field near Easterwood Air
port in College Station.
Simulated accidents of all kinds
will be set up at the training field.
Students will learn, among other
things, the use of oxygen inhala-
tors, care of the injured, rescue
procedures, safety measures, com
munications, and the use of cut
ting and power tools.
Technical title of the program is
emergency first aid care and trans
portation of the sick and injured.
Henry D. Smith, chief of the
Firemen’s Training School, is pro
gram coordinator for the school.
The school is being conducted by
the Enigeering Extension Service
in cooperation with the University
of Texas Medical Branch at Galves
ton and its Southwest School of
Medicine, Dallas, and Baylor Uni
versity’s College of Medicine, Hous
ton.
Senator Bill Moore of Bryan
recently sponsored an amendment
to double ad valorem tax for
state colleges building funds and
today proposed to add Arlington
State to the list of colleges to be
included.
Lubbock To Host
SW Journalists
Starting Tonight
LUBBOCK CflP) — Approxin
mately 200 top journalism stu
dents and advisors from 15 mem
ber colleges in Texas, Oklahoma
and Arkansas will be in Lubbock
this weekend for the 35th annual
Southwestern Journalism Con
gress.
Texas Tech is the host school
for the three - day program
which will include talks by a
number of leading authorities in
in news field.
Speakers will include Maj. Gen.
Chester V. Clifton, military press
aide to President Johnson; Mrs.
Elizabeth Carpenter, press sec
retary to Mrs. Johnson; Bill
Steven, editor of the Houston
Chronicle; Robert H. Johnson Jr.,
chief of the Dallas Bureau of The
Associated Press; William C.
Payette, southwestern regional
manager for United Press In
ternational; Will Harrison, New
Mexico columnist; and Keen Raf
ferty, head of the department
of journalism at the University of
New Mexico.
Member schools of the congress
include the University of Texas,
Texas A&M, Baylor University,
East Texas State College, South
ern Methodist University, North
Texas State University, Texas
Woman’s University, Hardin-
Simmons University, Texas
Christian University, University
of Houston, Oklahoma State Uni
versity, University of Oklahoma,
University of Arkansas, Louisiana
State University, and Texas Tech.
Friday Seminar
For Mathematical
Programming Set
Seminars presenting “An Intro
duction to Mathematical Program
ming” have been scheduled at 4
p.m. Friday and March 19 by the
Institute of Statistics. The semi
nars to be held in the Animal In
dustries Building, Room 115, will
be open to all interested staff and
students.
Dr. H. O. Hartley, Institute di
rector, will present the seminar
this week. He will repeat his
presentation on “An Introduction
to Linear Programming.” This is
primarily for the benefit of those
who have not been introduced to
the subject.
The second seminar, March 19,
will be presented by Dr. R. R. Hock
ing and Hartley. The topic, “In
troduction to Non-Linear and Dyn
amic Programming.”
At the present time ASC shares
one-third of the allotment given
to the A&M University System
but factions are still at work to
separate the two schools.
Supporting his proposal, Sen
ator Moore added that since Ar
lington is not under the tax levy
building program it would be in
serious straits.
Dr. J. R. Wolfe, president of
ASC echos spoke in favor with
the senator’s statements.
Chief witness for the resolu
tion, Dr. J. C. Matthews, presi
dent of North Texas said, “This
will put all 22 state colleges and
universities based under one con
stitutionally based plan instead
of one group being on one system
and another on another.”
Gov. Connally is seeking to
abolish the ad valorem tax. He
would like 10 million dollars per
year for five years appropriated
by the recently formed higher
education coordinating board.
A proposal by Sen. Hardeman
would raise the ad valorem tax
for the college and university
building fund from 5 to 10 cents
on the $100 valuation. He was
also on the subcommittee that
produced a set of budget recom
mendations. As they stand it
does not include that 10 million
dollar appropriation for the high
er education coordinating board
is not included.
In support of his proposal Sen.
Hardeman stated, “This method of
building college and university
buildings has shown its wisdom
for 20 years.”
In answering questions by Sen.
A. M. Aikin, Sen. Hardeman add
ed that 10 cents would be insuffi
cient, he would be willing to sup
port another increase to 11 cents
or higher at a later secession
of the legislature.
Schools already receiving bene
fits are Texas Tech, North Texas
State, TWU, Texas A&I, Texas
Southern, East Texas State, Sam
Houston State, West Texas State,
Stephen F. Austin, and Sul Ross.
Sen. Hardeman seeks to add U
of H, Midwestern, Pan Ameri
can and Angelo College in the
Senator’s home town of San
Angelo.
“International Night” with mus
ic, songs and dances from around
the world, plus a display of handi
craft, will be staged at 8 p.m.
Saturday by the A&M Interna
tional Club. The public is invited
to the free program in the Mem
orial Student Center, club officials
said.
Scheduled to perform are more
than 50 performers. “Almost all”
will wear native dress. Across the
hall from the MSC Ballroom will
be two rooms filled with handi
craft and other items from nations
of the world.
“This is the biggest event of
of the year for all of the interna-
The only dissenting member of
the committe was Sen. George
Parkhouse of Dallas who voted
against the addition of Arling
ton.
Post Office
Position Open
The United States Civil Commis
sion announces an examination for
“Custodial Laborer” at the start
ing salary of 2.05 per hour, PFS-2,
for employment at the College
Station, Texas Post Office.
Competition in this examination
is restricted by law to persons
who are entitled to veterans’ pre
ference.
To qualify, applicants must be
able to read and follow simple signs
and directions, to use hand or
power cleaning equipment, to
handle weights and loads, to
operate independently without im
mediate supervision. Applicants
must also reside within the delivery
area of the Post Office for which
they are applying or be a bona
fide patron of that office.
Full information and applications
may be obtained from the Post Of
fice, College Station.
A&M Receives
Research Grants
Four research grants totaling
$9,440 have been made available
to the Agricultural Experiment
Station, Dr. R. E. Patterson, sta
tion director, has announced.
Two of the grants for $3,500 each
are from Shell Chemical Company
for research on cotton insect con
trol. Dr. J. C. Gaines, head of the
A&M Department of Entomology
is project leader.
The Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
at Lubbock has made $2,000 avail
able for studies on conservation and
utilization of rainfall and irriga
tion water.
Neuhoff Brothers Packers of Dal
las have provided $440 for disease-
free swine investigations.
tional students on the A&M cam
pus, and we hope that our friends
from throughout the area will join
us,” Club President Kamal El-Zik
said.
Secretary Michael Onwauazo
said nations and regions of the
world to be represented by per
formers include Iran, the Arabian
nations, China, India, Pakistan,
Latin America, the Philippines and
the United States.
The International Club is for all
of the more than 400 A&M stu
dents from other lands and also
includes United States citizens
among its membership.
INTERNATIONAL NIGHT SET
IN MSC BALLROOM SATURDAY