Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1961)
u entury Council Created To Plan A&M Goals (Editor’s note: The A&M Col- je System Board of Directors ftentiy authorized the creation [a Century Council, to be com- ised of 100 outstanding citizens [Texas. The Council, together itl) the College faculty and staff ill be asked to evaluate pro ms and to develop suggested #?-range aspiration for Texas ill. These suggestions will irm the basis for the Board of (rectors to map a “blueprint of [Ogress” for the next 15 years. Inorder that readers may have ickground information regard- g the Century study, The Bat- lion is printing today the fol- mg summary of the entire i 'eject.) During the school year 19G1- ;! Texas A&M will observe its i ith anniversary. This period also marks the centennial of en abling legislation that created land-grant colleges and univer sities such as A&M as an integral part of higher education in Amer ica. This anniversary year becomes a pivotal vantage point from which to analyze the present po sition of the college and project its image embodying goals and aspirations to be achieved over the next fifteen years. The college will commemorate its first century of service to the State of Texas and to the Amer ican heritage in 1976, fifteen years from now. In higher education, A&M must meet critical world challenges of the future. For instance, addi tional ways must be sought to put atomic powdr to peaceful uses. The spread of international communism must be halted. On the domestic scene we must dedicate our efforts to the main tenance of a strong national economy if America is to remain a bulwark of freedom to peoples throughout the world. We must accelerate industrialization a&d expand into new fields. Solu tions must be found to problems relating to agricultural read justment. We must also initiate, develop, and expand markets for products of United States origin. Our youth must be fully prepared to meet manpower requirements of Texas and the nation. In Texas we must maintain and cultivate an environment favor able to continued economic de velopment. We must face and solve problems related to pop ulation urbanization. We must instill in our people the highest ideals of worthy citizenship to combat rasing rates of crime and delinquency. Citizens must be encouraged to pursue opportunity ahead of security and revere principle above experiency. And above all else we must provide, through superior educational opportuni ties, citizens of a creative mind capable of manning the eco nomic, scientific, political, and social machinery of tomorrow. The leadership of higher edu cation in these undertakings is one of fundamental but critical importance. In light of these challenges, A&M must decide what its course will be during the next fifteen years. It must decide what goals it will establish and what objec tives it will pursue to assist in meeting these challenges. Four basic decisions must be made in charting the destiny of the Col lege. It is contemplated that these decisions will he resolved through studies which will center around the following questions: 1. What kind of citizen shall the College aspire to grad uate during the next fifteen years? 2. What shall he the mission of the College and its com ponents in tomorrow’s world ? 3. To what levels of academic excellence, scholarship, and professional preparation shall the faculty and staff’ aspire while carrying out programs of instruction, re search, and extension? 4. What shall be the scope and size of the College by its 100th anniversary, 1976? The effort to find answers to the, above questions shall be known as the Century Study. In fact, the quest for these answers is indeed A&M’s “Search of the Century.” The Century Study will illuminate goals and aspira tions for the college lighting the development path ahead. Because A&M belongs to the citizens of the State it is approp riate that Texans should play a key role in determining the long range destiny of the institution. Therefore, on April 22 the Board of Directors of the A&M College System approved the creation of a lay citizen Century Council to spearhead the Century Study ef fort. The Century Council will re flect a cross section of eminent leaders from the various pursuits of life in Texas. The Century Council will conduct investigative studies out of which will evolve recommendations to the Board of Directors. Nominations to the Century Council may be made by any Texan. A citizen may nominate any number of men and women by submitting to the Director of the Century Study the nominee’s name, address, profession, for mer student or not, achievements in life and any other data per tinent to the nomination. Nominations must be in by (See CENTURY on Page 2) The Battalion Folume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1961 Number 108 Aggie Rodeo Action . . . more of same begins tonight lalveston Quite; Police Kef Explains Actions 1 is quiet on the Galveston t now, and Chief of Police I. Henson, who had one of his ‘Shot out during the weekend Uould like to see it stay that 'arious colleges have asked us spply lists of names of stu- ^ arrested during the Splash : events, but several factors 'made us question whether or *e should send them,” said son. fenyofthe students gave alias i( s when arrested, and since 1 had no identification on twe had no way of checking; i things are quiet here now, I don’t know what benefit : to come from supplying such f the Chief of Police added, “dents on the A&M campus had been arrested have been # “s about the possibility of their fines, most of which ! 515, refunded by the City of ,6 ston. Sl >y claimed they were appre- todforno apparent reason, and breed to pay fines for ?os they were not guilty of. have heard of no students "•Pting to get their fines re- ;{ d so far; in order to do so, ‘“dge would have to meet with “ayor and city council who to have to pass on each indi- fine,” said Henson, toso, I have heard of no charges ^ filed against the City of J^ton; they may have been ^ hut I don’t know anything "•them,” he added. ^on explained that much of ^Ported police tactics could be touted to the fact that police- bom 18 different cities were %ed in maintaining order in toknd city. ■ Ca n speak for our Galveston | 6lll on, and I saw no actions of ■ toiity being used at any time; tinot speak for policemen of c >ties working with us, be- °nr officers didn’t see all ki6Bl in action,” he said. Henson said the mass arrests were at fault in certain cases, and that there was a possibility many of the apprehended students were fined for charges of which they were not guilty. His explanation for this situ ation was that “It was necessary to do this in order to establish order at that time.” The Chief of Police described the weekend rioting as “a re- Class Of ’ll 50th Reunion Begins Today By MILLER McGRAW 1911 Class Agent The white sailor-capped members of the Class of 1911 and their wives will hold a three-day reunion on the campus this week. The reunion will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the class, and mark their becoming members of the Sul Ross group of A&M exes. The Class of ’ll saw the Cadet Corps increase in numbers from 623 to 1158, and was the first class to ever graduate over 100 mem bers. The class consisted of 106 members and the best available records show there are 61 members still remaining, the majority of whom are expected to return to the campus this weekend. See Page 3 of this issue for a taste of A&M journalism of 50 years ago. The stories first appeared in the 1911 Longhorn, the forerunner of The Aggieland. If there are any members of the college staff or any students whose relatives were members of the Class of 1911, the class as a unit would appreciate them calling at the Memorial Student Center and making the fact known. gretable event and one we will do everything in our power to prevent in the future.” A new approach will be tried next year, with emphasis on col lege participation, said Henson. He' explained the new idea of having fraternity and sorority advisors and councils, faculty advisors and other members of school staffs work with civic leaders of Galves ton to put on a bigger and better Splash Day next year. For years, Splash Day has been an unofficial Southwest Con ference college event, with students coming from many schools in the SWC area for the festive week end. The City of Galveston hopes to make it more popular as a col legiate event in the future. Meanwhile, students on the A&M campus are still in heated anger over treatment received during the hours of chaos; from all indica tions, it will take some time for these feelings to die down, as stu dents continue to tell their stories to newspapers across the state in hopes of getting retaliation against the City of Galveston. April Visitors Total 8,277 A total of 8,277 visitors were on the campus during the month of April, P. L. Downs, Jr., official greeter of the college announced yesterday. They were attending short courses, conferences, class reun ions and other scheduled meetings. The college had 691,833 visitors on the campus for scheduled meet ings and activities during the eleven years and eleven months that ended Monday. There were nineteen different groups on the campus during April. Rodeo Performances Begin Tonight At 8 100 Competing From 13 Schools? By Gerry Brown Battalion Staff Writer The 12th annual NIRA Aggie Rodeo gets underway to night at 8 p.' m. with the first of four performances to be held in the Aggie Rodeo Arena. More than 100 contestants from 13 Southwest colleges and universities are scheduled to compete for both team and individual awards. Individual honors include a saddle to be given to the all-around cowboy and trophies to go to the champions in each event. Returning are defending champions Royce Rogers of Southwest Texas Junior College and Karen Bland of Sam Houston State. Rogers won last year’s title of all-around cowboy, while Miss Bland holds the title of all-around girl. Events will include bare- 4 ' back bronc riding, tie-down ]r^ -ipw |i • r ee Deadline Ends Tuesday Next Tuesday at 5 p.m. has been announced as the deadline for the paying of fourth and final install ment fees at the Fiscal Office. The fees are $36 for board, $12 for rent and $2.55 for laundry. They total $50.55. A penalty will be assessed for anyone de linquent in paying. calf roping, ribbon roping, steer wrestling and bull riding for men. Women participants will compete in barrel racing and a goat tie-down. Under the sponsorship of the A&M Rodeo Assn., the meet will be the third regional rodeo of the school year, with three more re maining on the circuit. A battle is expected to take place between A&M, Sam Houston State and McNeese State for re gional team honors. The regional winner will compete in the na- (See RODEO on Page 6) FOURTH IN A SERIES Best Profs Alike In Many Respect (Editor’s note: This article is the fourth in a series on the fac ulty distinguished achievement awards to be presented May 23 in Guion Hall). On May 23 seven faculty and staff members will be recognized with awards of $1000 each for dis tinguished achievement in the areas of teaching, reseai'ch, exten sion, and individual student rela tionships. Who will the seven be? No on6 knows. But there are several at tributes of the recipients that will be known well in advance. For instance, the four professors who will be recognized for dis tinguished achievement in teaching will have several distinguishing j marks about them. First of all they will have the ability, personality, and methods j about them which indicate an un usually high degree of success in teaching and inspiring their stu- ! dents. Though they may not be the \ most popular professors on the campus, they have the sincere re- i spect and affection of their stu dents. Their total influence is con- I EVANS TO SPEAK Senior Banquet Scheduled Tonight The Association of Former Stu dents will honor the Class of ’61 at the annual Senior Banquet to be held tonight in the main dining room of Sbisa Hall. Sterling C. Evans, ’21, a former president of the Federal Land Bank and a prominent rancher and agriculturist, will be the main speaker for the dinner. Evans is a present member of the A&M Board of Directors and for many years was one of the student loan fund trustees for the Association of Former Students. Presiding at the dinner will be J. W. Aston, ’33, president of the Association and also president of the Republic National Bank of Dallas. All members of the Class of ’61 who will graduate in May, August or February are invited to attend the banquet, which will begin at structive and inspiring, not only in relation to the subject matter at hand, but also in their attitudes and in their general thinking. Likewise, the recipient of the award for individual student rela tionships will be a man with an unusually high sense of dedication to be helpful and inspiring to his students over and beyond his pri mary duties. The award for distinguished j achievement in research will go to a staff member whose research ef forts are particularly successful j and outstanding. In the case of j extension, the recipient will be one | w r ho has brought credit to the Col lege and to the Extension Service through his or her dedication, in terest, enthusiasm and attitude in successfully accomplishing his mis sion in the field of work in which he or she is engaged. All of these things are known about those who will be honored. Now, all that is needed is to find out the names. However, these won’t be disclosed until 4 p.m., May 23, in Guion Hall at the sev enth annual Faculty Distinguished Achievement Awards program. 4th Army Lauds Corps The Corps of Cadets was giv en high praise yesterday by* Col. Lawrence E. Cummings, chief of the Fourth U.S. Army In spection team, following the an nual federal inspection. The inspection included in spection of administrative rec ords, supply records, classroom facilities, quality of instruction, storage and maintenance of gov ernment equipment and military appearance, knowledge and per formance of the Corps. A&M Review Photo Contest Judging Ends Judging of the photographs for the A&M Review Photo Contest has been completed and contest en trants may now - pick up their photographs at the Student Publi cations Office in the basement of the YMCA. Checks in the amount of $25, $15, and $10, has been mailed to the winners of first, second and third places. A story on the contest, the win ners, and reproductions of the winning photographs will all ap pear in the Pre-Summer issue of the A&M Review. 6:30 p.m., although tickets have been limited to 1,200 persons be cause of dining hall facilities. The Arrangements Committee has requested that all seniors at tending the dinner wear either Class “A” uniforms or coats and ties. One of the main functions of the banuet is to welcome each member of the graduating class as future members of the Association of Former Students. Seniors attending this special dinner are requested to complete and leave with the association a form which will place ‘each mem ber of the class on the active mem bership roll of the association. Dr. Samson To Participate In Conference Dr. Charles H. Samson, Jr., a professor of structural mechanics in the Departments of Aeronaut ical Engineering and Civil Engi neering, has been accepted to par ticipate in the National Science Foundation - National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Virginia Polytechnic Institute- sponsored Conference on Solar Physics and Reentry Dynamics. The two-week conference is to be held on the VPI campus, July 31- Aug. 11, 1961. The purpose of the conference is to present the results of vitally important current research and thus to provide training on an ad vanced level for about 100 invited physicists and engineers engaged in teaching and research in space physics and re-entry dynamics as well as a number from industry. Conference participants were selected primarily on the basis of their responsibility in teaching and research in fields covered by the Conference. Samson has been with A&M since September, 1960. He received his PhD degree from the Uni versity of Missouri in 1953, majoi - - ing in structural engineering. He is the author or co-author of many engineering reports on the subjects of analysis of built-up aircraft structures, analysis of beam sys tems, analysis of flanged tubes and development of perforated plate models for aeroelastic test ing.