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The Battalion Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1961 Number 114 Tennessee Prexy Named Commencement Speaker 923 Scheduled To Get Degrees Dr. A. D. Holt, president of the University of Tennessee, will deliver the commencement address here May 27 when 923 A&M students are scheduled to receive degrees. The graduation ceremonies are to be held at 9 a. m. in G. Rollie White Coliseum. Holt has served in virtually every capacity of the educa tional profession. He is an internationally known educator. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and master’s and doctor’s degrees from Columbia University. He joined the University of Tennessee staff in 1950 and has served as president since 1959. He was president of the National Education Association 1949-50. He was chairman of the U. S. delegation to the - * Dr. A. D. Holt ... named commencement speaker Dr. Hall Named Aspirations Head Dr. Wayne C. Hall, Dean of the Graduate School, has been named chairman of the Faculty-Staff Study Committee on Aspirations. Callicoatte To Head Batt Summer Staff President Earl Rudder yesterday tppointed Joe Callicoatte, senior from Atlanta, editor of The Bat talia for the summer of 1961. Callicoatte’s journalism exper ience includes services on the Ope lousas Daily World, Opelausas, La. He has worked on the -Bat talion for four years, starting off as a staff writer in his freshman year and working up to sports edi tor hi's senior year. He is a member of Sigma Delta Chi, the national journalism so ciety, and the Society of A&M Journalists. His, appointment followed the unanimous recommendations o f the Student Publication Board headed by L. A. Duewall, director of Student Publications. Other members are Dr. • A. L. Bennett, School of Arts and Sciences; Dr. K. J. Koenig, School of Engineer ing; Otto R. Kunze, School of Ag riculture, and Dr. E. D. McMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. The announcement was made by President Earl Rudder. The Faculty-Staff Study Com mittee on Aspirations will develop plans for faculty-staff participa tion in the school’s new Century Study project, a long range plan ning study for A&M. Bob Hunt, Jr., formerly with Texas Agricultural Extension Serv ice, is director of Century Study. Go-operating with the faculty- staff group will be a lay-citizen Century Council committee. 1 Hunt said the College board of directors will appoint 100 persons to the council. Members will represent a cross section of Texas interests. The goal of the study is to evolve recommendations for the board of directors’ consideration in guiding the college through the next 15 years of its first century of serv ice to Texas, the nation and the world. The overall objective of the Col lege Board of Directors is the de velopment of A&M to the .fullest, in line with needs of the state, be tween now (its 85th year) and its 100th anniversary in 1976, Hunt said. About two years will be de voted to making the long range plans. Hunt said the Board of Direc tors will accept nominations for membership on the Century Coun cil from now until July 1. Nomi nations should be submitted in care of the Director of the Century Study, A&M College. World Organization of the Teaching Profession at Berne, Switzerland, in 1949. He has received many international, national, regional and state hon ors. Carl Tishler, head of the Depart ment of Health and Physical Ed ucation, is chairman of the con vocations committee. Tishler announced the commence ment program as follows: Eugene Darby of Pharr, presi dent of the board of directors of the A&M College System, will ex tend greetings from the board and Dr. M. T. Harrington, chancellor of the System, will give greetings from the System. President Earl Rudder will in troduce the speaker and confer the degrees. Development Fund Gift James W. Aston, of Dallas, pres ident of the Association of Former Students, will make a presentation of a Development Fund gift to the College. Mrs. W. L. Guthrie of College Station, will be at the organ. Bar ney A. Stumbo, civilian chaplain, will give the invocation and Rob ert J. Laird, corps chaplain, will give the benediction. Edward A. Todd, head yell lead er, will lead in the singing of “The Spirit of Aggieland.” In addition to professional activ ities, Holt is prominent in many civic, fraternal and religious or ganizations. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Great Smoky Mountains Historical Association; the Executive Committee of the East Tennessee Hearing and Speech Center; the Executive Board of the East Smoky Moun tains Council of the Boy Scouts of American; the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Division of the American Cancer Society, and the Board of Directors of the Knox ville YMCA. He is a member of the Rotary Club, the Scottish Rite, the Shrine, the American Legion, Delta Tau Delta and the Amateur Chefs of American. Holt is active in church work and is a member of the Board of Stewards of the Church Street Methodist Church of Knoxville. CSC Names Carlo ‘Best’ At Banquet Civilian Student Council Presi dent Mike Carlo was named the outstanding CSC member at the Council’s annual awards banquet Monday night at the Memorial Student Center. Carlo, a senior chemisti'y major from Alamo, was presented the award, a walnut plaque, on the basis of a secret vote made at a meeting of the Council in April. In presenting the award to Car lo and service keys to other mem bers of the Civilian Student Coun cil, Advisor R. O. Murray praised the work of the CSC. Murray cited the get-out-the- vote campaign the Council waged in September, the work of foot ball seating and better dress com mittee, the Council-led leadership conference and the highly success ful Civilian Student Weekend held in April. Both Law Hall and the Civilian Apartment Council were presented plaques as co-winners of the out standing housing unit awai’d. Bar- i-y Philipp was named the out standing Apartment Council Mem ber. Twenty-one Council membei’s re ceived service keys for their work on the 1960-61 CSC. Guest speaker at the banquet was A&M System Chancellor M. T. Harrington. Harrington com mended the Council for its work in building the prestige of the ci vilian student body. “Civilian students comprise about one-half of the A&M student body,” he said. “Therefore, it is imperative that the two student groups—civilian and Corps—work together for the betterment of the college. “Rivalry is good. There is xa- valry between units in the Corps and Cadets and there is rivalry between the Corps and civilian students. This is good as long as it is constructive rivalry for the betterment of A&M,” he added. FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Fulbright Competition Opens The annual competition for Ful- bright Scholarships is now open, J- M. Nance, Head of the Depart- m ent of History and Government, announced yesterday. The Fulbright progx*am offers an opportunity for graduate study abroad to students who have shown ability in their undergraduate work k do more advanced study. Two types of award are avail able: a complete award for travel and tuition and an award for trav- d expenses only. The award is paid in the currency of the par ticipating country over the period of one yeax\ During this time, grantees are required to be en rolled in an approved educational institution abroad. Under the Smith-Mundt Act, a limited number of grants are avail able for study abi’oad from the U.S. govex-nment. Grants will be available for graduate study in some Latin American countries; these awards provide travel, main tenance and tuition. The Committee of International Exchange of Persons has an nounced the opening of competi tion for Fulbright Awards for graduate study in all 32 partici pating countries, and Inter-Amei - - ican Cultural Convention Awaxds are available for study' in 20 Latin American countries. In addition, travel grants have been established for 10 countries, and grants have been set up for four new countries which have just joined the pxo- gram. Information concerning coun tries to which grants are offered, recommended fields of study, ap plication blanks and procedures for making application may be ob tained from Nance, Room 203, Nagle Hall. Competition for the 1962-63 school year must be in by Nov. 1, 1961. Students must apply through Nance, and the deadline for submitting applica tions to him is Oct. 20, 1961. Anyone not enrolled at thfe time of application should apply in the at-large categoiy and file their application direct to the Institute of International Education, 1 East 67th St., New York 21, N.Y. Regardless of the classification into which the applicant may fall, Nance urges all those who would like to learn more about the pro gram to come by and discuss it with him in room 203, Nagle Hall. General George F. Moore Winner Co. C-2 ... Cadet Capt. Jerry Gilliland accepts flag Awards Highlight Weekend; C-2 Wins General Moore The pi’esentation of cadet and unit awards was one of the high lights of the annual observance of Parents’ Day Sunday, as more than 5,000 pei’sons wei’e on campus for the ceremonies. The President’s Award—a flag, presented annually by the presi dent of the college to the battle group or group with the highest scholastic standing, was won by the 5th Battle Group, 2nd Brigade, commanded by Cadet Lt. Col. Clyde Norris Hale of San Antonio. The Texas Department, Reserve Officers Assn. Ayard—a saber, presented annually by the Texas Department Reserve Officers’ Assn, to the Coxps Commander, Sydney N. Heaton of Tyler, Cadet Col. of the Coi’ps. United Daughters of the Con federacy Trophy—the Albert Sid ney Johnston saber, presented by the Texas Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to an outstanding first class cadet, Cadet Col. Kenneth J. Demel of Needville, commander of the First Wing. Association of the US Army Award—presented to an outstand ing second class Army Cadet, Ca det M.Sgt. Malcolm W. Hall of Ballinger. The Caldwell Trophy—a watch, px-esented by Caldwell’s Jewelry Store of Bryan to the outstanding non-commissioned officer in the Cadet Corps, Cadet Sgt. Maj. James W. Cardwell of Luling. Daughters of the American Rev olution Award—$200 cash, pre sented by the Texas Society of the Daughters of the American Revo lution to an outstanding second class cadet, Cadet M.Sgt. Gary R. Anderson of Corpus Christi. Federated A&M Mothers’ Clubs of Texas Award—a bronze cup and key, px-esented to the most out standing thixd class cadet in the Cadet Corps, Cadet Cpl. Chai’les L. Blaschke of Skidmore. 36th Infantry Division Award— a flag and bronze plaque, present ed by the 36th Infantry Division to the company showing the high est military px-oficiency in the 1st Brigade, Co. F-l, commanded by Cadet Capt. Lynn A. McKinnie of Bellaire. Outstanding Freshman Cadet— a medal pi’esented to the outstand ing freshman in the Cadet Corps, Cadet Paul A. Di'esser of Foi’t Sam Houston. George P. F. Jouine Scholar ship Award—a flag, px-esented by the A&M Mothers’ Club of Hous ton to the compaany-size dormi tory unit with the highest scholas tic standing, Co. H-2, Medical, commanded by Cadet Capt. Tommy J. Davidson of Austin. Woolridge Awaxd—a saber pre sented to the outstanding Air Force unit to be used by the unit commander, Squadron 10, com manded by Cadet Capt. Douglas F. Olbrich of Houston. The Fritz Award—a cup and key presented to the most out standing company commander in the Cadet Corps, Cadet Capt. Don M. Ogg of Lufkin, Co. C-l. US Air Fox-ce Assn. Medal— presented to an outstanding senior Air Force Cadet, Cadet Capt. Aub rey C. Elkins of Px-emont. The Genex-al George F. Moore trophy, a flag and a plaque, cita tion cords and gold keys for cadet officers, went to Co. C-2, com manded by Cadet Capt. Jerry I. Gilliland, a senior electx-ical engi neering student from Liberty. The award is for the best all-around organization in the Corps of Ca dets. President Earl Rudder made the presentation. The freshman drill team gave a dx-ill demonstration at 10 a.m. Dormitories were open from 12 noon-4 p.m. At 2 p.m. the Ross Volunteers, honor military guard, gave a special drill. I Parents Day Review . . . honor guests take salute