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' ii PAGE 4 Friday, December 12, 1958 The Battalion Collefi'e Station (Brazos County), Texas Health Fees, Services Topic For Meet Here The question of standardizing health fees and health services of fered to students of colleges and universities will be discussed here at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Division of the American College Health Associa tion, Dec. 14-15. Dr. C. R. Lyons, director of Student Health Service, is presi dent of the Southwestern Division which is comprised of Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Delegates to the meeting will include physicians, nurses, teach ers and student deans from col leges and universities in the five- state area. The program will open at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. with the welcome talk by Earl Rudder, vice- president of A&M College. King- man Reid, president of Higham, Neilson, Whitridge and Reid, lie., Boston, Mass., will discuss the latest trends in college health serv ice. » A panel discussion will be held Sunday evening on the subject “The Role of Department of Health and Physical Education in the Health of Students.” E. D. Bx-indley, chainnan of the Depart ment of Health and Physical Edu cation, Texas A. and I. College, Kingsville, will pi’eside. Following an early morning business meeting Monday, two panel discussions will bddxeld. Pi’e- siding at these discussions will be Paul White, dii’ector of Student Health Seiwices, University of Texas and Margaret Jarrett, nurs ing supervisor, Midwestern Uni versity. Addressing the delegates at the noon luncheon will be the Rev. James B. Ai’gue, pastor of the A&M Methodist Church. He will speak on the subject “The Role of Religion in College Health Service.” John W. Hill, director, Person nel Insurance and Safety, A&M College System, will make a talk on health and safety. He is gener al chairman of the Higher Edu cation Section, National Safety Council. Research opportunities in col lege health service will be out lined by Dr. Mai'cel Patterson, di rector of Student Health Services, Medical Branch, University of Texas, Galveston. Potts, Darling Receive $200 Agronomy Awards Richai'd Kent Potts and Dale R. Darling, agronomy majors at Tex as A&M College, have been awarded undergraduate scholar ships sponsoi'ed by the Trans-Mis sissippi Golf Association. Each awai-d provides $200 for one semester. Potts, a senior fi'om Bx-yan, and Darling, a junior fi’om College Station, wei’e presented the awards at the recent annual dinner of the 13th annual Texas Tuifgrass Con ference here. Dr. Maiwin H. Ferguson, Mid- Continent Director and National Reseax-ch Cooi'dinator of the United States Golf Association Green Section, made the pi’esenta- tions. -v r-’T' Recipients of these awards must be a junior or senior majoring in agronomy with a special intex-est in tui'f and are chosen by a com mittee appointed by the head of the Depai'tment of Agi-onomy. Up on completion of their undergrad uate work, Potts and Darling plan to enter gi'aduate school and spec ialize in turf research. Potts, a lieutenant colonel on the Corps Staff, is active in sev eral student organizations. He has received a number of awai'ds and honors, including the Nation al Plant Food Institute Agronomy Achievement Award in 1957, Trans-Mississippi Golf Associa tion Award in the spring of 1958 and the Danforth Fellowship in the summer of 1958. Last spring, Potts won the Agriculturist Awai'd for an article entitled^ “Turf, A - Part o£ t Modem Agriculture”. He‘ grows and sells turf gi-ass for x-eproduction. If!! iP ; i§t ■ ■ sp|jj|ggjgjg|p mi *■<> > : 111! m I 11 -Battalion Staff Photo by Laney McMath One of SCONA’s Seven Roundtables in Session During the SCONA IV meeting in the Memorial Student demy instructor, preside as co-chairmen of Roundtable G Center roundtables like the one above have been in session, in the Assembly Room. Bob Weekley is the recorder for Dr. D. F. Leipper, head, Department of Oceanography and this session. Meterology, and Capt. John B. Keeley, U. S. Military Aca- Free Gift Wrapping Offered by YMCA The YMCA will again this year offer students fx - ee Christmas gift wrapping. J. Gordon Gay, general secretary of the YMCA, said students want ing to have packages gift-wrapped or wi'apped for mailing should stop by the main desk of the YMCA. Last year 480 students took ad vantage of this free program. Two Grad Professor Get Scholarships FRIDAY Two assistant professors here have been chosen as recipients of National Faculty Fellowships of the National Science Foundation. They are Joseph M. Egar of the Department of Geology and Geo physics and Eai'l Logan Jr. of Hu ■- u ;P' VmI -i V i•••y-'iH'i * > . C' FOURTH STUDENT CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL AFFAIRS PRESENTS FOREIGN AID PRO and CON PANEL DISCUSSION TONIGHT MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER BALLROOM - 8 P. M. HEAR THESE FAMOUS MEN P •••• 'c- ~ ~ pffxgg- dl - 4m \ wmmmt the Department of Engineex-ing. Egar’s fellowship provides stipened of $7,900 for a period of 15 months. He will enter the Uni versity of Oklahoma in June, 1959, to study branches of mathematics essential for utilizing high speed computers in the analyses of var ious problems encountered in geology. Logan will receive a stipened of $7,100 for 12 months and will en ter Pux-due Univei'sity in Septem ber, 1959, to work towai'd a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. The National Science Founda tion awards these fellowships to individuals to improve their com petence as college or university teacher’s of science, mathematics and engineering. Selection is made solely on the basis of ability. He joined the A&M staff in September, 1955, as an instructor, halftime, and became an assistant pi'ofessor in 1957. starring ^ RKTIIUMI A WARWICK PRODUCTION • A COLUMBIA PICTU& OnbmaScoPE with ANTHONY NEWIXY • BERNARD LEE ■ HELEN CHERRY • Scr»«np!«r by JOSEPH LAND0N and KENNETH HUGHES • Bawd on an original itot* by JACK DAVIES • Directed by JOHN GILLING • Associate Producer PHIL C. SAMUEL • Produced by IRVING ALIEN and ALBERT R. BROCCOLI SATURDAY GILFORD’S Weekly Specials Chicken Fried Steak ONLY French Fries Choice of Salad or Vegetable Hot Rolls and Butter Tea or Coffee Special good through Friday 5 to 8 p. m. Must Bring This Coupon North Gate FRIDAY Vincent Price in “THE FLY” Plus Shirley Booth in “HOT SPELL” His First Big Motion Picture! ’ VIIIGIHIA “"bRImT RICHARD WrmenbyBUKirattffana GEOMSfV/. GEORGE-Produce* by MAfflIN RflCKIN • Dlracted by GORDON D0im.rsuy Plus fSMlIpV Released thru United Artists T H e A T R e Mr. Thomas E. Mann, Secretary of State for Econmic Affairs, will be unable to appear on the Panel Discussion tonight due to illness. He will be replaced by Mr. Chai’les W. Adair, director of the Office of Internal Finance and Development Affairs, Bureau of Economics, State Department. “How Foreign Aid Can Decrease Tension” SATURDAY 4 Cartoons Plus “DAVY CROCKETT & RIVER PIRATES” “CRASH LANDING” “RIDE OUT FOR REVENGE” Preview Sat. 10:30 p. m. Also Sunday & Monday FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Congressman William Jennings Bx-yan Donx U. S. Representative from South Cai’olina “How Foreign Aid Can Increase Tension” ¥ Mr. Michael V. Forrestal Attorney, Sheai*man, Sterling & Wright New York, N. Y. Moderator. IT WILL SO* RE THE LIVING YELL OUT OF YOU! I, M. ¥ LANA No admission charge 0 You are guests of The Great Issues Committee and Student Conference on Natl Affairs ? &•. JERRY WALD’S Peyton Watt The Town- The People- Everyone’s Talking About! COLOR by oe LUX* OnemaScoPc •r tR« •' BTeRSO*MON»C ttOUNO Teenage GAVEMAN Ilf liter 1