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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, APRIL 21,' 1961
Number 101
Civilian Outing Starts
Weekend Includes
Barbecue, Dance
Civilian Weekend activities begin tomorrow at 5:30 p. m.
with a barbecue in The Grove. At 9 p. m., an informal dance
in Sbisa Dining Hall will climax the seventh annual event.
A half a barbecued chicken will be served everyone at
tending The Grove barbecue, according to Randy Sanders,
Civilian Weekend Chairman.
College View civilians will serve the dinner. The Grove
will be set up for the barbecue by Milner Hall and the clean
up will be handled by Hart Hall.
The dance in Sbisa Dining Hall will begin at 9 p. m. and
last until 12 midnight. The P>ennie Paruse Orchestra will
provide the music.
~~ ' * Dance tickets will cost $1.50,
Sweetheart Finals
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and to climax our Civilian Weekend celebration will be th’ crownin’ of our king—
will be th’ last man to collapse from exhaustion!”
'M00 STRUCTURE
Q Underpass OK
Officially Given
* The last obstacle has been brushed aside and now the
as Highway Department can proceed with its plans to
^ jSF la $720,000 underpass at the intersection of FM 2154
1 Highway 6) and Sulphur Springs Road, on the north-
' tcorner of the A&M campus.
bOi- larlier in the year the Department offered to build the
r ~-‘ 1 ^structure provided local governments and the College
certain stipulations. The final condition was met April
Wien the College Station City Council agreed to furnish
necessary right of ways within the city limits.
;"Now that we have this final approval, we can move
n W with our plans and specifications. We’ve set no dead-
1 ^because there are so many agencies involved. Thus, we
18-0*’ f Estimate when the underpass will be constructed,” says
LMcLain, resident engineer.
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The engineer said the new underpass will be much safer
will help speed traffic flow at peak hours, as well as
rove the appearance of the crossing. “We hope to plan
structure and obtain sufficient right of ways so that if
traffic makes it necessary we can make a cloverleaf
lection there,” the engineer stated.
Approximately 10 per cent- of the construction cost will
|torne by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad and the
)uri Pacific Railroad companies. The remainder of the
will be borne by the Texas Highway Department, Mc-
said.
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The basic stipulations from the Highway Department
I Bred Brazos County to furnish unencumbered right of
sand to make all necessary utility adjustments outside
^tity limits of College Station, A&M and railroad property.
In addition to requirements of the City of College Sta-
the Department required A&M to furnish unencumbered
f of ways and to make utility adjustments within the
Its of College property. Now the conditions have been
well within the May 10 deadline.
Engineers have been studying the grade crossing for a
iber of years. In fact, back in 1954, State Highway En-
ierD. C. Greer was directed by the Highway Commission
roceed with negotiations at which time the project was
mated to cost $375,000.
Since that time, and much study later, cost of the struc-
thas risen to an estimated $720,000. It is felt by engi-
ts that present and anticipated traffic demands at the
esing make it necessary to have four approach lanes.
Blood Drive
Set Thursday
Final plans were made last
night for the registering of pros
pective donors for the annual
Aggie Blood Drive next Thursday.
Student Welfare Committee
Chairman Clayton LaGrone told
members of the Student Senate
that donors will be signed up Tues
day and Wednesday at the College
Hospital for the Thursday drive.
The actual donating will take
place Thursday in G. Rollie White
Coliseum. Beds will be taken to
the Coliseum from the College
Hospital Wednesday afternoon and
night to accommodate the donors,
LaGrone said.
LaGrone also reported to the
Senate that $393 has been turned
in following the year’s second
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Aston Keynotes
58th Muster
By RONNIE BOOKMAN
Today is Apr. 21', the 58th an
nual Aggie Muster Day.
Rifle volleys by the Ross Volun
teers, musical selections by the
Singing Cadets and an address by
the president of the Association of
Former Students make this muster
one to remember.
James W. Aston, president of
the Association of Former Stu
dents, is a member of the Class
of ’33 and president of the Re
public National Bank of Dallas.
He was captain of the football
team and cadet colonel of the
Corps his senior year.
The Ross Volunteers’ firing
squad, under the command of John
Kitowski, helped emphasize the
importance of the tradition-laden
ceremony.
Members of the firing squad are:
Jan Ahart, Gary Anderson, Joe
Ashy, Cecil Bailey, Willie Bednar
and Bill Cardwell. Also Chuck
Cloud, Homer Denning, Kent Ellis,
Eldridge Goins, Dan Griffith and
Malcolm Hall.
Also John Imel, Robert Lowrey,
Bill Oliver, Thomas Ralph, James
Reed and Steve Stevens. Also
(See MUSTER on Page 3)
“stag or drag,” and may be
purchased at the door.
Highlight of the weekend
will be the selection of the
Civilian Sweetheart during an in
termission in the dance. The sweet
heart will be selected from 13 fi
nalists representing civilian dormi
tories and housing projects.
Finalists and the dorm they rep
resent are Sue Jean Simmons,
Hart Hall; Sydney Stoughton, Leg-
ett Hall; Cassandra Smith, Mitchell
Hall; Jo Dean Quisenberry, Law
Hall; Hilda Elizabeth Nebeu, Pur-
year Hall; Linda Sue Reedy, West
Walton Hall.
Mrs. Nancy Ruth Riddle, College
View; Mrs. Banette Owings, Col
lege View; Mrs. Carolyn Croft,
College View; Mrs. Betty Werk-
ing, Hensel Apartments; Mrs.
Kathy Winkler, Project House;
Sondra Bogy, Milner Hall, and
Mrs. Betty Simmons, Day Students.
Mrs. Nancy Ruth Riddle
. . . College Station
Mrs. Betty Werking
. . . College Station
Chess Club Slates
1st Meeting Tonite
A campus chess club will meet
for the first time tonight to en
able all chess enthusiasts to in
augurate a weekly club to play
chess.
The organizational meeting, to
night, scheduled at 7:30 in the
Brooks Room of the MSC.
27 Candidates File For
General Elections, April 27
Miss Linda Sue Reedy
. . . Austin
Mrs. Carolyn Croft
. . . College Station
The applications of 27 candidates
have been submitted to the Regis
trar’s Office for approval to be
placed on the ballots for the Apr.
27 general election.
In addition to these 27 persons
vying for eight Student Senate
positions and civilian yell leader,
a run-off will also be held to de
cide the tie between Jeff Went
worth and Dave Halm for Class
of ’62 representative to the MSC
Council.
Bob Bower, election commission
president, said yesterday Went
worth and Halm have agreed to
the run-off after a long discussion
of methods to break the tie.
It had first been reported that
a flip of a coin would be used to
break the dead-lock.
Candidates for the other posi
tions on the ballot, subject to ap
proval by the registrar, are:
Student Senate president: Mal
colm W. Hall, Ballinger, and Hugh
McDaniel, Wanwatosa, "Wis.
Student Senate vice president:
Ronald E. Fix, Tyler; Frederick T.
Graham, Houston; James Ed Sar-
tain, Dallas, and George A. Wie-
deraenders, Norman, Okla.
Student Senate parliamentarian:
Cecil D. Bailey, Dallas, and James
W. Fadal, San Antonio.
Student Senate recording secre-
ttary: Larry Burgoon, Odessa;
Warren Dillard, Houston; Frank
R. Kiolbassa, San Antonio, and
Thomas H. Meadows, Lake Jack-
son.
Student Senate Public Relations
Committee chairman: James W.
Carter, Fort Worth, and Homer L.
Denning, Bryson.
Student Senate Student Welfare
Committee chairman: John R.
Anthis, San Antonio, and Don C.
Ince, Rio Vista.
Student Senate Issues Commit
tee chairman: Norris R. Gilbreath,
Mt. Pleasant; William B. Snead,
Austin, and Rudolph H. Stevens,
Jr., Lake Jackson.
Student Senate Student Life
Committee chairman: Kenneth
Joyce, Empire, Mich.; Edward H.
Kohutek, Jr., San Antonio, and
Larry W. Wallace, Houston.
Civilian yell leader: Robert E.
Anderson, Montgomery; Robert O.
Burnside, Galena Park; James W.
Carter, Fort Worth; Ernest E.
Figari, Beaumont, and Walter R.
Frazier, Dallas.
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Miss Cassandra Smith
. . . San Antonio
Miss Sue Jean Simmons
... Gladewater
^liss Sydney Stoughton
... Houston
Miss Jo Dean Quisenberry
. . . Euless
Mrs. Banette Owings
. . . College Station
Miss Sondra Bogy
. . . Austin
Mrs. Kathy Winkler
. . . College Station
Mrs. Betty Simmons
. . . College Station
Miss Hilda Elizabeth Nebeu
. . . Bryan