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their demands on higher education
service.
The land-grant institutions,” the
speaker declared, ‘have become val
ued public instruments of a three
fold function—academic and pro
fessional instruction, fundamentals
and applied research and direct
public service. The normal schools
evolved first into teachers’ colleges
and now, in many cases, into four-
year liberal arts colleges.
‘While it is the basic purpose
of higher education to serve soci
ety, it cannot really serve effec
tively if it is swayed by the short-
run pulls and tugs of the day, or
if it is allowed to drift with the
shifting winds of partisan politics.
This has always been true but
never so true as at present. For
today, as we all know, higher edu
cation faces unprecedented pres
sures which educators must meet
through careful planning — plan
ning which must be characterized
by patience and persistence, coop
eration and even compromise.
Faculty Problem
Dr. Alfred R. Neumann, Dean
of the College of Arts and Sci
ences, University of Houston, in an
opening session address, stated
that ‘the most important problem
facing college administrators in
the next few years is tne problem
of faculty staffing.' The indrease in
enrollment that the rising birth
rate is producing will cause many
dislocations, all of which can be
solved with patience and funds.
The expected shortage of teaching-
faculty will require more than
these two attributes.
“Up to this moment,” Dr Neu
mann declared, most colleges are
solving their staffing problem by
two very simple means: They are
appointing to their faculties in
dividuals of less than adequate
preparation, or they lure away
each other’s faculty.
“Now there will always be, I
hope, a flow of faculty members
from institution to institution as
special opportunities arise, as
needs change, and as personalities
require change. However, there is
growing evidence of serious raid
ing of faculties whenever it be
comes apparent on the market
place that one institution or the
other has had to fall behind in the
granting of salary increases.”
History Increase
A history professor at Tulane
University said yesterday the
number of colleges and universities
conferring the bachelor’s degree
with a major in history has in
creased from 790 in 1957 to 845 in
1959.
Dr. John L. Snell, speaking at
the opening session of the confer
ence, pointed out that “the his
tory majors graduating in 1959
numbered 13,742, per cent more
than the majors of 1957.” The
speaker, who also is director of
the American Historical Assn.
Study of Graduate Education in
History, said that “equally as im
portant, vast numbers of non
majors each year acquire through
history courses a measure of per
spective in time and space.
‘There are few surprises in a
survey of the history of courses
that are being taught in American
colleges,” Dr. Snell said. “Those
most commonly reported as grad
uation requiroments are Western
Civilization, modern European his
tory or world history
54% Require
“Fifty-four per cent of the four-
year colleges in our samples re
port one of these courses ad a re
quirement.
“The increased emphasis upon
American history represents one
of the major changes in the col
lege curriculum since World War
II.
“Today United States history or
American Civilization is a require
ment in 39 per cent of the col
leges.”
Dr. Snell suggested that ‘it will
be fruitful to consider during this
conference the types of history
courses that colleges and junior
colleges should be teaching and the
levels at which they should be
taught.”
Dr. J. M. Nance, Head of the
A&M Department of History pre
sided at the session, which was de
voted to history. A panel discus
sion followed with William An
thony, president, Howard County
Junior College and Billy Jones
San Angelo College, leading the
discussions.
Reveille II
Interviewed
For Broadcast
The Aggie mascot, Reveille II,
was interviewed last Friday after
noon for a five-minute radio broad
cast before the A&M-TCU game
in Kyle Field.
Doing the interviewing was Alec
Chesser, a well-known sports-
caster across the state, who
worked the game for the Humble
Oil Co.
Cadet Col. of the Corps Syd
Heaton and Van Conner, a sopho
more who keeps Reveille, partici
pated along with Chesser in the
session.
Heaton told the radio listeners
the history of the coming of Rev
eille I to Aggieland and brought
the story up to the present time.
Conner, a zoology major from
San Antonio, told of the methods
used today in keeping the mascot,
now approaching nine years of
age, the equivalent of 63 human
years.
Reveille, herself, was given a
chance to speak, as her barks were
recorded to close the interview.
Reveille Interviewed
Reveille II, the Aggie mascot, and her keeper, Van Conner,
a sophomore zoology major from San Antonio, along with
Cadet Col. of the Corps Syd Heaton, are interviewed for a
pre-game show broadcast before the Aggie-TCU clash.
Doing the honors is Alec Chesser, a well-known radio
personality among Texas football fans.
■J’jVl BATFALIjOW- Tuesday, October 18, 1960 College Station, Texas Page 3
Russell Addresses First Meet
Of United Nations Club
BY CHAIRMAN
Christmas Seal
Committees Named
The first meeting of the United
Nations Club for the current year,
held last Friday, was addressed by
Daniel Russell, chairman of the
sociology section of the Depart
ment of Agricultural Economics
and Sociology.
The talk, captioned “Around the
World,” was illustrated by slides
on sights and scenes from fifteen
different countries of Asia, Europe,
Africa and Latin America.
While introducing Russell to the
audience K. Rahman, president of
the club, said, “Russell is one of
those rare persons who has the
profoundest respect for other per
sons’ views, beliefs, customs, tra
ditions, religions, hopes and aspira
tions.
For the last several years Rus
sell spent his summer months
traveling over the world working
with various US Foreign-Aid agen
cies. His reports on some of the
Latin-American and Far-Eastern
countries have received high ap
preciation from all quarters.
Outside Interesting
In the course of his talk Russell
pointed out most Americans do
not know how interesting the
world outside America is and how
fine and friendly the people living
across the border and overseas are.
He said the world needs Ameri
can cooperation and assistance.
Some of the slides shown depicted
scenes of humanity in need of im
mediate relief. Pointing at a pic
ture from China he said it was
foolish that some Americans say
they do not see any hungry people.
The talk was followed by a break
for coffee and registration of new
members of the club. Then the
club formed a nominating commit
tee and elected two members—Mrs.
H. H. Williamson of Bryan and
Mrs. Monohar Selot of India—to
the committee.
Special Mention
The opening and closing songs
for this first meeting of the club
were organized by Mr. and Mrs.
David Yolton and Mrs. Guthrie of
Bryan. The president made special
mention of Mr. R. L. Melcher and
Mr. J. Gordon Gay for their serv
ices to the club and thanked all
concerned for their cooperation.
At the end he announced the
election of the office-bearers for
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“Serving Texas Aggies”
Rev. Bulgerin
Leads Faculty
Meditation
The Rev. Melvin Bulgerin, pas
tor of Our Saviour’s Lutheran
Church in College Station, will
lead the group meditation at the
Faculty Christian Fellowship at
the All Faiths Chapel tomorrow
morning at 7.
Dr. Murray Brown of the De
partment of Dairy Science will
provide organ music for individual
meditation from 6:50-7 a.m.
Coffee and doughnuts will be
served in the South Solarium of
the YMCA Building from 7:25-
7:45 a.m., Gordon Gay, co-ordinat
or of Religious Life and. General
Secretary of the YMCA, an
nounces.
Mrs. Charles N. Smith, county
chairman of the 1960 Christmas
Seal Campaign, announced her
committee chairmen for the drive
this week at a coffee given for
the voluntary workers at her home,
303 Crescent Drive.
She discussed plans with the
group for coordinatinng the work
of the many committees for the
campaign which opens Nov. 14, and
is sponsored locally by the Brazos
County Tuberculosis Assn.
Mrs. Otis Miller, executive di
rector of the TB Assn., met with
the volunteers and explained how
the money raised during the cam
paign was spent. She said that
out of every dollar contributed 82
cents remained in Brazos County’
for TB control work. Stressing
the need for funds she pointed out
that 69 Brazos County residents
are presently known to have active
tuberculosis. Twenty-four new
cases were reported the past year,
and one victim died while awaiting
approval of his application to en
ter the State TB hospital.
Committe chairmen named were
Mmes, K. A. Manning, R. M. Sear
cy, Ran Boswell, A. V. Moore,
Bookman Peters, R. P. Marsteller,
Archie Kahan, J. M. Fountain,
Jack CoVan and Miss Mae Belle
Smith.
Chairmen for rural communities
include Mrs. Guy Neelley, Well
born; Mrs. Jesse Heine, Kurten;
Mrs. M. T. Crenshaw, Peach Creek;
Mrs. D. C. Cowan, Millican, and
Mrs. C. J. Cooper, Tabor. .
Organizations that will help are
the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Bry-
an-College Station Chapter Na
tional Secretaries Assn., Inter
national; Quota Club, Boy’s Club,
Bryan Jaycees, Kemp Student
Council, SFA Future Nurses,
Kemp Band, SFA Band, and Stu
dent Wives Clubs at A&M.
First Game Day
Slated Tomorrow
For Newcomers
Lt. Col. Gruber,
A&M Instructor,
Presented Award
Lt. Col. Kenneth W. Gruber,
Education and Plans Officer for
the Department of Air Science, was
recently awarded the Military Air
Transport Service 5,000 Hour Acci
dent-Free pin by Lt. Gen. Joe W.
Kelly, Commander of MATS.
The award was made in appreci
ation of Colonel Gruber’s achieve
ments in the realm of Flying
Safety and his very real and sig
nificant contribution to the stra
tegic airlift capability of our
country.
The Newcomers’ Club will have
their first game day of the year
tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Social
Room of the Memorial Student
Center.
There will be bridge for reg
ulars and beginners, as well as
canasta, dominoes, forty-two and
scrabble. Teachers will be on hand
to help beginners in bridge, and
there will be an opportunty for
beginners to sign up for a series
of six evening lessons, to be held
once each week./ Those who wish
may bring their sewing. Others
may prefer to visit and become
better acquainted with fellow-
members.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Robert
Crookshank, Mrs. Dennis Stipe
and Mrs. Walter Heck.
Nursery accommodations are
available at A&M Methodist
Church.
the next executive committee of
the club would be held Friday, Oct.
28, at which time the club will
also celebrate the birthday of the
United Nations.
Plans Drawn
In Waco TTI
Recent Meeting
Activities, accomplishments and
aims of the A&M Transportation
Institute were outlined at a meet
ing recently of the Waco branch
r ' f the American Society of Engi
neers, by Bob Gallaway, research
engineer with the TTI.
Gallaway also showed slides on
the project “Earth for Homes,”
which is currently under study in
conjunction with the International
Cooperative Administration by the
TTI.
The research was initiated in
June, 1959, and will continue until
Sept., 1961.
The initial portion of this project
consisted of library research on all
phases of earth, housing with em
phasis on rammed earth, adobe and
compressed earth blocks. Labora
tory research was then directed
towards filling the voids that ex
isted in engineering knowledge on
these subjects. Included in this
research was the development of
efficient hand tampers and sturdy
forms for rammed earth con
struction.
Characteristics of compressed
earth blocks produced by a man
ually-powered machine have been
determined. Future work will in
clude construction of several earth
test-walls and determination ol
soil characteristics required fot
various types of earth houses.
The final objective of the project
is to produce a printed manual on
earth house construction for use
by the International Cooperation
Administration in their aided self-
help program in undeveloped coun
tries.
Faculty, Staff
Health Program
Meeting Slated
An organizational meeting to
morrow afternoon will begin pro
ceedings for the offering of a
faculty health and recreation pro
gram through the sponsorship of
the Department of Health and
Physical Education.
The meeting is slated at 5:15
in Room 262 of the new addition
to G. Rollie White Coliseum.
All interested persons have been
invited to attend the organization
al meeting for the one-semester
course.
The offering of the course, a
relatively new idea at A&M, was
tried during the spring semester
last year and proved to be a big
success.
SHOOTING
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eral dorm counselors and a cam
pus security officer began conduct
ing a search and investigation of
Walton Hall.
One suspect in the shooting was
a student who had just returned
from throwing a smoke bomb in
front of Franklin’s, a night club on
the road to Easterwood Airport
west-of the College.
The individual was questioned,
and smoke bombs were confiscated
from his car, but no weapon which
could cause Gilliland’s wound was
found on his person or in his room.
A student living in Walton Hall
reported seeing a mysterious per
son come up to the top of the dor
mitory and observe the area from
the top to the quadrangle, about
5 p.m. yesterday, then disappear.
The student said he could not make
any positive identification of the
person.
A FUN CONCERTS am E r.cas
m SONGS, MUSIC and HUMOR starring
Y AMERICA'S FAVORITE HUMORIST «
Herb ShriSf
POPS AMeNCW
Folk Balladeer GEORGE ALEXANDER
Conductor-Composer GUSTAVE HAENSCHEN
Name of Your Symphony Orchestra
TOWN HALL
PRESENTATION
OCTOBER 20
STU’S EXPLAINING HOW MACHINES WILL
SOME DAY "OUTTALK” PEOPLE
“Stu” Smith graduated from Southern Cal
with a powerful yen for excitement. His kind of
excitement—Engineering.
He got what he bargained for (and a little
more) when he joined Pacific Telephone. One of
Stu’s early assignments was to find out how
existing Long Distance networks could be used
to pipeline high speed “conversations” between
computers in distant cities.
The fact that he did a fine job did not go
unnoticed.
Today, four years after starting his tele
phone career, Senior Engineer Stuart Smith
heads a staff of people responsible for telegraph
and data transmission engineering in the huge
Los Angeles area. As a pioneer in this new data
transmission field Stu predicts data processing
machines will some day do more Long Distance
“talking” than people.
Stu/contacted 12 other companies before join
ing Pacific Telephone. “I don’t think there’s any
limit to where a man can go in the telephone
business today. Of course, this isn’t the place for
a guy looking for a soft touch. A man gets all the
opportunity he can handle right from the start.
He’s limited only by how well and how fast he
can cut it.”
If Stu’s talking about the kind of opportunity
you’re looking for, just visit your Placement Office
for literature and additional information.
! to’ ^have in all
most vital, inlclli*
gent^jyoktive and imaginative men we
can possioly find”
Frederick R. Kappel, President
American Telephone & Telegraph Co,
BELL TELEPHONE COMPANIES