Thf Rnttnlinn Coll+f* Station (Rmxo* Count)). Tn.va* Thur«1>rv, October 16. 1958 PAGFS What Does SCONA Do? Bv J A('K TEAGl’K “SCONA’ What'a that?” This i* the reurtion that many atiidenta irive when they are asked about AAM * Student Conferenee on Na tional Affair*. SCONA. a committee of the Me morial Student Cepter Directorate, i* an informal seminar to survey the impact of world problems on the nation that ha* emerged the leader of the Free World; it is an attempt to irrasp the complexity of these problems rather than to solve them; it is a long ranire ef fort to promote enlightened, re sponsible citir.enship through free diacuaaion of the crucial issues oar tim«. of The -First Student Conference on National Affair* (SCONA I) was founded in the belief that the select group of college senior* and juniors in attendance would be among those future leaders in pub lic affairs who will influence the whole people, who have always been the final authority in direct ing the course of this nation. SCONA I was the outgrowth of a visit by the vice-president of the Memorial Student Council. Bud Whitney, to the annual Student Confarenee on United States Af fairs at the U. S. Military Acad etny, West Point, N. Y , in 1954. On his return from the meeting, Whitney got together with the MSC Council and friends to dis cuss the possibility of a similar meeting for students from college* of the Southwest and Midwest By September, 1955, students had raised SI 2,000 from interested year the first conference at AAM was held Students from AAM went out throughout the state and raised their own money. Doors were slam med in theif faces, people were nasty and the future looked pretty dismal for these interested “pio neers" from AAM But, they stuck to their g >al and finally hit pay dirt. This has tieen the custom of SCONAs II, III, and IV. also, to foundations, business and Indus- i raise their fwn funds. trial organisations and individu als; had received the blessing of college authorities; and were on their way. In December the same Students Lead SCONA These are the student members ing Committee, is a physical edu- of the SCONA IV They art pre paring now for the conference to be held in I»eeem!>er. Robert T (Bob) 1‘feuffer, chair man. SCONA IV, is a history ma jor from New Braunfels. He is aJ«o Corp* Operations Officer, ca det lieutenant colonel As overall chairman, he is responsible for the outcome of the entire conferenee. J Gray Peeples, is a senior phy sical education major from Mexia Gray is Secretary of SCONA IV Charles H McKinley. Conference Manager, is an aeronautical engi neering major from Ki.gore He is also a cadet lieutenant colonel 6th Group Commander Hugh F Wharton, Jr. President of the MSC Council, doe* not take an actual part in SCONA IV, but is a member of the F.xecutive Com- witte and approves SCONA activ ||ies. George A Stansell. Chairman. Great Issues Committee, is a per sonnel major from Gladewater Great I-sues and SCON A work hand in hand and is a member of the Fxecutive Committee. He is a'so Dpy Student liason officer, Did Wing Staff Rona'd D Stewart. Chairman 4 rr-mgement* Committee is a me •hatiKal engineering major from New 1 ondon He is also comman der. Squadron 5. Other members of the Arrange ments Committee are T F Downs, Patrick J Ham. Billy J I-eftwich HerUmt F. Whalen. Albert G. Cox, Bernard N Roarnet, John M Mc Mullen, Charles F, Dahl. Samuel l, Neal, Jr . Gordon C Graham, Frank R Buchnnan. Milton P Mar tin. W lliam G Shenkir D Patrick Harlev Hubert Oxford III. Joseph T Hea me, Thomas F Crbanosky and W Ray Olds Jay B Bisbey, Chairman, Fi nance Committee, is a mechanical •ngineering major from Houston. He i* also cadet colonel, Comman- Jer, 2nd Regiment. (Mher members of the Finance Committee are Kenneth F Keller, Byr^n C. Blaschke, Travis I>. Weg- enhoft. Joseph J Sekerka, Herman A Ayers. Teddy R I,owe. John T Jaeckle, Alden J Smith, Charles N Messer. Robert F Turner and H Jarrell Gibbs Grady W Barr, Chairman, Hous- cation major from Big Spring He is also cadet lieuteaant colonel. Commander, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment. Other members of the Housing Committee are Charles W. Philipp. Harley H McAdams. Floyd H Christian, I^*e R. Ratliff. Thomas L. Johnaon, Ross F. Hutchison, Robert Bower, Jr., Charles E. Oualline, Roger S. Terry. Ray L. Bums, M Michael Reid, Clarence E. Mamail, and Glenn A Junes. Jack N. McCrary, Chairman. Planning Committee, is s mechan ical engineering major from Fort Worth. He is also cadet captain, commander, B Ordnance Other members of the Planning Committee are Charles W Phillipp. Donnie R. Duplissey, Richard K Thomas, James Eugene Stubbs. Theodore C. Shields, Steve P Vo- init, Gustavo Barrera, Frank M Foster, Raymond R. Hannmgan, Jr, Aaron B Moses, Ffraim P Ar- mendam, James M Vrba, Jr and Tilmon J Reeves lawrence R. I.ynd, Chairman Program Committee, is a general business major from Fort Worth. He is also a cadet major, execu tive officer. 6th Group Staff. Other members of the Program Commsttee are William R Markil- lie, Thomas H Miller, S Rush Mc- Ginty, Guyron B 1 aycock, Delma P Posey, Bryan R Simmons. Ken neth W Moore, William B Crist, Marvin J Schneider, Jerry H Hatfield. David M Wallace. John L. l.igon and Theron D. McLaren. John O (Jack) Teague, chair man, Publicity Committee, is a journalism major from Washing ton, D C. He is also a cadet lieu tenant colonel. Corps Public In formation Officer. Other members of the Publicity Committee are James W Boyce, Robert A Reeh, Thomas L. Suther land Jr . John H (Johnny) Johnson Jr., William E. (Billl Reed, Ed ward W Hill, John V Kitowski, (See SCONA, Page 8) SCONA I attracted lOrt students from 48 colfege sand universities in 16 states and 2 localities in Can ada and Mexico These young men and women lieard addresses on “The Role of rhe United States in World Affair*.’’ At SCONA II -held Dec IT-16. 1956- 116 delegates came from 55 colleges and universities In Texas and from 14 other states and 2 localities in Canada and Mexico. And SCONA III grew even more. Some 146 delegates from 64 col leges throughout the United States Canada and Mexico found them selves welcomed by Aggies when they arrived here at College Sta tion. The budget grew to 114,500 Under the leadership of Jack E Nelson, SCONA III chairman. AAM develop the finest program of its kind in the Southwest, and one that gained national reeogm tion. SCONA IV, to be held Dec. 10- 13 of this year, will continue to add merit to the conference which have been held in the past. The budget remains the same, $14,500. 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