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Graduates Urged Teaching STo View Jltdisci Special to The Battalion Liberal arts college students 'raduating this spring should con- "ider teaching opportunities in rivate schools. According to ,, lary Abell Watson, Director of “ ‘ ‘'he Cooperative Bureau for Teach- MKV' rs in New York City, there is a itaster Teat demand for liberal arts graduates as teachers in private chools both in the United States «F abroad. I'Erien “Many liberal arts students do lot realize that it is possible to btain teaching positions without degree in education,” Miss Wat- . ///; ..on said. “In fact, independent il/llll ch r ls P re ^ er teachers with a '' ‘ nhofrough liberal arts background o those who have specialized in . nethods courses. This does not , mean there is not also a great Aeed for teachers with training n education. It does indicate, lowever, that students who have ' iot taken education courses can r^dso find interesting and reward ing positions in the teaching pro- j m'ession." The Cooperative ®L e , . Bureau for iPeachers is one of the best-known ion-profit recruitment and place- "inent agencies in this country. Its ■MjsjjJolicies are determined by a board /jiy* if educators from private schools, public schools, colleges and uni versities. Frederic W. Ness, Vice- President, Long Island University, is Chairman of the Governing Board and Russ A. Miller, Di rector of Studies, Deerfield Acad emy, is Vice-Chairman. “Typical beginning salaries in private schools range, approxi mately, from $3,600 to $4,800, de pending upon qualifications,” Miss Watson said. “Private schools po sitions offer the young man or wo man wdio wishes to devote his life to the teaching profession a pleasant and gracious way of serv ice in an attractive and interesting environment. Many offer excel lent maintenance and other per quisites for married as well as single faculty members.” Students interested in further information regarding job oppor tunities should write the Coopera tive Bureau for Teachers, 22 East 42nd Street, New York 17, N. Y. In cases wdiere a personal inter view in New York is not possible, arrangements can sometimes be made to meet and talk with mem bers of the Board of the Bureau, teachers and administrators in ed ucational institutions throughout the country. iocxoa Payroll Tax Gets Governor’s Support I By The Associated Press AUSTIN — Texas Senators and representatives sat on their hands today while Gov. Price Daniel tried to sell them a payroll tax as the most painless cure to the state’s financial headache. r-pgta “The time has come that a broad- | it based growth tax is necessary to f Hjt'ifteet the present and future needs ’^ ' J )f Texas,” said Daniel, newly in- ^ fexas U. Dental '■M Prof Addresses lit Sigma Xi Tonight Dr. Leon Kraintz, an associate professor of physiology at the Uni versity of Texas Dental Branch, j-1 vill speak to members of Sigma Xi, the faculty and staff and all undergraduate and graduate stu- lents tonight at 8 in the Biological Sciences Lecture Room. I Kraintz is due to speak on “Sali- trary Glands, Their Nature and Punction.” ■ The lecture will review the oc currence of salivary glands in .var- ^ ious species, the varied nature of the function and a review of newer '<J jf knowledge concerning the unusual I nature 1 of substances extracted from salivary glands. In addition, the role of salivary | .fab! glands and saliva in relation to ' ® experimental caries will be re viewed. | Kraintz received his AB degree from Harvard and his MA degree and doctorate from Rice Univer sity. augurated to a third term. There was no applause follow ing that statement or any others in the hour-long, almost sing-song recital of the state’s present and future money. Hpwever, a number of members indicated later they favored Dan iel’s demands that the estimated $63 million deficit be handled im mediately and before the Legisla ture gets tied up in a search for another $206 million in new money for 1962-1963 operations. After the governor’s message to the joint session, both houses ad journed without further business until Thursday. Daniel said he adopted and rec ommended a one per cent payroll- earnings tax, as proposed by his state Finance Advisory Commis sion, as the solution for new reve nue.” “He had to swallow three glass es of water before he mentioned ‘pay roll tax’,” said Rep. Wesley Roberts, of Seminole, author of last session’s big tax bill and a current candidate for U.S. Senate. Daniel said if the legislature did not want the payroll tax, then he would back his finance advisory commission’s alternate money-rais er—“a broadened excise tax which would increase some of the pres ent selective levies and add many other items to the present selec tive sales or excise taxes.” Then the governor went even further. “If any of you has a plan which receives wider acceptance, short of a general sales tax or an in come tax, I will work for and sup port that plan,” Daniel said. ‘LUCKY TO BE ALIVE’ THE BATTALION Thursday, January ID, 1D61 College Station, Texas Page 3 Aggie Junior Survivor Of German — US Battles By TOMMY HOLBEIN George Gaston, a junior at A&M majoring in English, considers him self lucky to be here in school; in fact, he considers himself very lucky to be alive, for he WAS only a child in Nazi Germany when American forces hit the country in full force, eventually conquering it. Gaston was born in Kiev, Uk- rania, which is now a satellite of communist Russia, on Oct. 22, 1938. His mother and father were both architects, and he had one older brother, Alex. In the “old country”, George'’s last name was Meri-Akri. The family lived in Ukrania un til 1943, when the German army occupied his homeland. His father was drafted into the Ukranian ar my to fight on the side of the Rus sians against the German invasion, and was never seen again. In 1943, Gaston’s family, includ ing his grandmother, mother, brother, and himself, were given a choice of either fleeing deep into communist Russia or going into Germany. “At this time, the Third Reich was at its r peak, and it looked as though the Germans were going to win the war, so we went into Ger many,” said Gaston. Never Again Seen Soon after entering Germany, Mrs. Meri-Akri was forced into the service of the Germany army, and was never again seen. Later it was found she had been killed in an American bombing raid over Ger many,. “The American air raids just started picking up pace as we en tered Germany. We stopped in east Germany in a city where the larg est of the German aircraft plants and bases were, and while we were there, I experienced my first air raid. “We were very lucky we sur vived the raid; it lasted all day long, and completely demolished BA Graduate Interviews Announced Students interested in graduate study in business administration are invited to talk with Robert C. Huenefeld, Assistant Dean of Stu dents in the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chi cago Thursday, Feb. 16. Huenefeld will be on campus from 9 a.m. until 11 a.h. to discuss graduate programs of study lead ing to the MBA and PhD degrees at the University of Chicago. He will also explain the scholarship program and career opportunities in informal interviews arranged by James P. Hannigan, Dean of Students. Regardless °f their undergrad uate major, students who expect to receive the bachelor’s degree or its equivalent are eligible to apply for admission to the School. pfijduCliW ol {SON KitS ► ONf r muuiW ry GUSM 11,114 Riclure A FRIENDLY REMINDER All Loans And lOU’s Are Now Payable At Lou’s. Pay Now So That We Can Continue This Service Next Term. It Has Been A Pleasure Making These Loans. There Will Be No Interest Or Carrying Charges. I Would Like To See Them Paid For I Would Hate To Lose Your Friendship, Future Business And My Money. I’d Much Rather Be Able To Loan You Aggies Money When The Need Arises. It’s Hard To Say No To A Good Aggie. YOUR FRIEND LOU 15 the city. There were only about three buildings left standing, and fortunately, our barracks was one of them,” said Gaston. The three members of the fam ily left after entering Germany settled in a suburb of Nurnberg at a time when the German Army was flourishing and at its peak of pow er. “Six months later, we witnessed the complete decay of the army; at first, our town was a larg-e ar senal base, filled with troops. They began diminishing soon after our arrival, and during the next half- year, the armies crumbled. “During this time, the American air raids picked up pace, first once every two days, and then every day they hit the city. My brother and I resorted to spending every night in a bomb-shelter to survive the massive attacks. In late 1944, the American occu pation forces landed in Germany, and settled in Nurnberg among other strategic German cities. Very Nice “T h e American occupational forces were very nice to the chil dren where my brother and I were. We were lucky, because there was a clan of us Ukranian children, and the Americans took care of ys. “They gave us rides in their jeeps, and candy bars—a rare lux ury to us. Also, I became friends with an American mess sergeant, and this also helped a lot. There wasn’t much to eat in those days,” said Gaston. “After the occupation, the troops didn’t stay very long, and relief centers were set up. All school children got one meal a day, usual ly broth, but it certainly helped ease the hunger we all knew. The Americans also gave us a Christ mas party where I received the first gift I had ever been given. They really won the hearts of the kids over there,” he added. After the war, Gaston entered school in Germany, and went to the fifth grade; then, he and his brother began moving around, and he never finished the fifth grade. “My brother began making ar rangements for he and I to be sent to the United States as war or phans, and finally in 1950, we were able to come. We arrived in New York, and two weeks later were sent to Roundrock Lutheran’s or phanage here in Texas, where we chose to go. No Trouble f T couldn’t speak any English until I arrived in the U.S V but had no trouble picking it up; in fact, it was very surprising how easily I did learn it. I guess when a per son is forced to do something, as I was with English, he acquires it more quickly”, said Gaston. “I decided to take adoption, and was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. George Gaston of Hondo, Texas, where I went from the sixth grade through high school. My brother was too old to try adoption, so he went to San Antonio, worked his way through high school with the help of the orphanage, and even tually got a scholarship to A&M. He graduated last year in civil en gineering,” said Gaston. After graduating from Hondo High School, Gaston entered A&M majoring in English, and plans to go to law school after graduating in 1962. Gaston can speak German fluent ly, but says his Ukranian language has gotten away from him since he arrived in the United States. “Ukranian is a cross between Polish and Russian, and if a per son can speak the language, he can understand and get by with the other two. I plan to take two years of Russian here and pick up as much of my native language as possible before I graduate,” said Gaston. Surviver Of European Bombing . . . George Gaston SHAFFER'S needs YOUR used TEXTBOOKS (You CAN Get More For Your Books) At •Shaker J (J^ooL •Store —Open Saturday All Day— North Gate w rsfJ, r ■ ppiiiir Hip. l CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF TENDER AGED BEEF JUICY, SUCCULENT TENDER-AGED BEEF * O^' SHOULDER Round Steak Sirloin Steak T-Bone Steak 39 Tender-Aged |f% C Beef # iflb 89S. Tender-Aged Beef Tender-Aged Beef 955. Shoulder Roast »-49 TOP SPRED a 13c J.W. COFFEE EGGS sunfarm "iK.3£ A 53 t PILLSBURY MIRACLE WHIP « 49< Special Blend Enriched Flour 3 Lb. 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