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.
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Parents Day Review
. . . honor guests take salute