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.