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nm mi — z 'ish re- of the the sea- •rthorns. on the ave waj Absorbed a in fia- The Battalion Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1961 Number 115 •p Six Seniors Named : ■ i , Tops In Engineering ie fourth d he ft- 'or sixth the lead- nent sail ond day, ter” a ice n Cars”; 2-4517 I UC- : re- ; 00 i m Six students today were named outstanding seniors in the School of Engineering - . They received the Engineering Faculty Senior Awards. The following received awards: Fred Byron Hudspeth of Hous ton, mechanical engineering; Edwin H. Meorbe Jr. or Goliad, F, T. Osborne of Crestwood, Ky., and Darrell G. Pausky of Kings ville, all in chemical engineering; G. Turner Moller Jr. of Corpus thristi, petroleum engineering; and, Paul J. Phillips of Conroe, elec trical engineering. Hudspeth has a grade point ra tio of 2.26, is a member of Phd Kappa Phi and Tau Beta Pi; his awards and honors include Hughes Tool Co. Award Scholarship and the Sons of the American Revolu tion Award. He is a cadet lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 2nd Battle Group, outstanding sophomore “A” Ordnance Company, outstanding junior 2nd Battle Group, perma nent member of the Firing Team, Ross Volunteers and a Distin guished Military Student. Moller has a grade point ratio of 2.65 and is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and treasurer of Tau Beta Pi. His awards and honors include the George P. Mitchell iward, junior year; R. C. Baker Foundation Award; Distinguished Student, seven semesters; George P. Mitchell Award, ami outstand ing senior in petroleum engineer ing. Moller is a cadet major, schol astic officer, 3rd Battle Group; best drilled freshman, “A” Chem ical Company; Corporal “A” Chemical Group; scholastic ser geant, 3rd Battle Group, and a Distinguished Military Student. Osborne has a grade point ratio of 2.74, member of Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi corresponding sec retary, Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Lambda Upsilon. His awards and honors include the Monsanto Scholarship, junior Six Engineers Win Student Council Honors Student Engineers’ Council Awards today were awarded to the following: Outstanding technical article in the A&M Engineer—first place, Edwin M. Morbe, Jr., of Goliad, $10 check and certificate; second, Jerry Linnstaedter, Tyler, $5 check and certificate. Outstanding nontechnical article in the A&M Engineer—first place, Franklin Moore of Cameron, $10 check and certificate; second, John Hampton of College Station, $5 check and certificate. Trophy and certificate to the technical society having the best open house exhibit—American So ciety of Civil Engineers, Carl Raba of College Station, president of the student chapter of ASCE. Student Engineers’ Council award for outstanding teaching, John S. Denison, certificate and name on plaque. and senior years. He is a cadet lieutenant colonel and executive officer, 2nd Brigade and a Dis tinguished Military Student. Phillips has a gi’ade point ratio of 2.25, member of Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. His awards and honors include Gulf States Telephone Award, Square D Engineering scholarship. He is listed in Who’s Who and is a Distinguished Student, three se mesters. Phillips is a cadet lieutenant colonel, Corps operations officer, outstanding sophomore in the Corps, outstanding sophomore in the White Band, senior outstand ing military student, Department of the Army Award, junior and senior years and platoon sergeant, Ross Volunteers. Pausky has a grade point ratio of 2.45 and is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, vice president Tau Beta Pi, Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Lambda Upsilon. His awards and honors include, the Dow Freshman Award, Phi Lambda Upsilon Outstanding Chemical Sophomore Award, Trane Company Scholarship, two years and the Proctor and Gamble Stu dent AIChE Award. Moerbe has a grade point ratio of 2.56, member of Phi Kappa Phi, chapter president of Tau Beta Pi, Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Lambda Upsilon. His awards and honors include Freshman Slide Rule contest, first place; Opportunity award scholar ship, Sophomore Chemical Engi neering scholarship, Cooper-Bes- semer Engineering Award Schol arship and Who’s Who in Amer ican Universities and Colleges. BERKNER TO SPEAK Science Education Topic Set For Graduate Lecture “Advanced Education in Science -National and International Im- flications” will be discussed here tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Lecture Room of the Biological Sciences Building. The speaker, Dr. Lloyd V. Berk- ner, is president of the Graduate Center of the Southwest at Dallas. The graduate lecture is open to the public. “Considerable interest has been expressed in the recently created Graduate Research Center of the Southwest,” Dr. Wayne C. Hall, Dean of the Graduate School, said today. The Graduate Research Center of the Southwest is patterned after Associated Universities, Inc., a regional research and educational center operated by the Univer sities of the Northeastern United States which has been described as a “University for Professors.” Berkner served as president, member of the board of trustees and chairman of the Executive Fred Brison Named Top Ag Professor at Michigan State College and the University of California. He joined the A&M Department of Horticul ture in 1921, and with the excep tion of a few years, has been with the department ever since. He is a member of the American Society for Horticultural Science, is a life member and past pi’esi- dent of the Texas Peqan Growers Association, is past president of the Federated Pecan Growers of the U. S. and is a winner of the Faculty Distinguished Award at A&M. Fred Brison, professor in the Department of Horticulture, has Been selected the outstanding pro cessor in the School of Agriculture Cor 1960-61 school year. He was named to the honor by the Student Agricultural Council. The council based its selection on the following considerations: Preparation for class meetings a nd presentation of subject mat ter; scholarship; ability to interest students and stimulate critical and independent thinking; tolerance, Cairness, liberality and attitude to ward students; personal appear- a nee; activities, such as coaching judging teams and faculty advisor; research, and religious and civic ■ activities. 1 Brison is widely known for his research on pecans, a major cash crop in Texas. He is a commer cial pecan producer and is the co- ; author of a popular text book, “Propagation of Horticultural Plants,” in use at A&M and 36 ether schools. He also has writ ten numerous bulletins on pecans. The horticulturist received his Bachelor of Science degree at A&M and his Master of Science degree issue of the Review. Photo Contest Judging Finished 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 Pub lications Office in the basement of the YMCA Building. A story on the contest with a list of the winners and repro ductions of the winning photos will appear in the pre-summer Committee of Associated Univer sities, Inc., from 1951 to 1960. The stated purpose of the Grad uate Research Center of the Southwest is to increase both the quality and quantity of the doc toral degree graduates of this region of the United States. As an eminent scholar, scientist, educator and administrator, Berk ner is qualified to discuss advanced education in science and its im plications’ to the regional, national and international scene. Berkner received his BS degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1927 and was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma ma ter in 1952. From 1933-35 he did graduate work in physics at George Washington University. He holds the PhD from Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, and has been awarded the D.C. (hon oris causa) by Brooklyn Polytech nic Institute, University of Cal cutta, Dartmouth College, Univer sity of Notre Dame, Columbia University, University of Roches ter and the LLD from the Uni versity of Edinburgh. On the first Byrd Antarctic ex pedition (1928-1930). Berkner served as an engineer and for his services he has received the US Special Congressional Gold Medal, Silver Medal (Aeronautical Insti tute) and Gold Medal, City of New York. He has pioneeYed in Naval Aviation and presently holds the rank of Rear Admiral, USNR. Berkner has served wjth dis tinction on many national and in ternational committees, boards and councils. Among these are: Chair man, Space Science Board; Geo physics Research Board, Interna tional Science Steering Committee (Chairman); National Committee for the International Geophysical Year, 1952-58; and UCAR. He is a member of the National Acad emy of Sciences and has been a member and officer of a long list of scientific and honorary socie ties of national and international scope. 11-2 Scholastic Record Looms Hard-To-Beat Cadet Medical Co. H-2 set a hard-to-beat award record dur ing Sunday’s Parents’ Day cere monies. The company, made up of pre medical and pre-dental students, received the George P. F. Jouine Scholarship Flag for the third year in a row. Presented by the A&M Moth ers’ Club of Houston, the award is made to the company-size dormitory unit with the highest scholastic standing. Dr. Howard L. Gravett, pro fessor of biology, is sponsor of Co. H-2 for the third year. Col. Edward L. Scott of the Depart ment of Military Science has been the unit’s tactical officer for the same period of time. Gravett, who described the pre-medical and pre-dental stu dents as “high caliber young men with a definite educational goal,” has or. has had most of the cadets in his freshman zool ogy classes. Later in their aca demic life, the professor often meets them again in embryology. The educator visits Co. H-2’s dormitory every Thursday even ing for student counseling and help sessions. And he says his office is always open to the stu dents. Saddle, Sirloin Group Awards Annual Honors The Saddle and Sirloin Club held its annual Awards Banquet and Cattlemen’s Ball last Friday night in the Memorial Student Center. J. S. Bridewell, noted Hereford breeder from Windhurst, and Bob Kleberg of the King Ranch were presented honorary memberships to the club. Included in the evening’s cere monies was the presentation of awards to the outgoing club offi cers. Henry Fitzhugh, outgoing president, was given the tradition al pair of silver spurs. Other officers receiving awards were Grady Tumlinson, Donald Osborn, Leroy Keese, Donald Beerwinkle and Kenneth Smarr. Members of this year’s senior judging teams were awarded gold watches while the junior judging teams received spur-shaped tie clasps. Also honored in the evening’s events were the incoming club officers. Those recognized were Jim Brim from Brownwood, in coming president; Buddy Smith from Huntsville, incoming vice- president; John Kuykendall, sec retary; Frank Bumpus, treasurer; Tommy Shifflett, reporter, and Bryon Stuckey, Agricultural Coun cil representative. Saturday, the Saddle and Sir loin Club was sponsor for the Little Southwestern Livestock and Ham Show. Overall champion showman was Barrie Ward, junior from Llano, with Billy Reagor, freshman from Llano, copping the title of reserve champion showman. Class title winners were Willard Stuard, champion horse showman; Bill Breeding, champion beef cattle showman; Santiago Olvera, champion ham showman; Billy Reagor, champion swine showman, and Barrie Ward, champion sheep showman. New TV Series t z Begins Filming ‘Campus USA 9 Features A&M Shooting will begin tonight on the first show of a new 30- minute television series to premier this fall on national TV. The new program, to be called “Campus USA”, will feature A&M in its first show this fall. Peter Palmer (L’ll Abner from the Broadway Play) will be the narrator and members of the A&M student body will be the actors. The first shots will be filmed about 7 p. m. in the Me morial Student Center Ballroom. As audience participation is necessary to the success of this show, the producer has asked that any A&M student who wishes to be a part of the film audience come to the Ballroom shortly before 7 p. m. The sequence to be made tonight will include Charles Marshal], winner of the In-+ tercollegiate Talent Show this year and the Aggieland Or chestra. Later, at 8:30 p. m., an “early” Senior Ring Dance com plete with giant ring and 25 couples who will actually attend the event May 20 will be staged in the Ballroom. Glenda Fagan will be the featured vocalist at the mock Ring Dance. Tomorrow morning shots will be taken in front of the MSC and later the Six Peppers, a Latin American combo, and Dave Wood ard, magician-comedian, will per form in the Main Lounge. The audience for this sequence will be recruited from anyone who hap- penls to be in the MSC at the time. Thursday afternoon a “married student picnic” will be staged in the grove of trees across from G. Rollie White Coliseum. The Corps of Cadets will be filmed at a Yell Practice tomorrow at 7:10 p. m. in the Coliseum. Friday morning the Aggie Rodeo Arena will be the stage for a “rodeo” rehearsal and music by Bill Arrington and Olin Brown. In ad dition shots will be made of farm equipment, the Nuclear Reactor Center and the Data Processing Center. Friday afternoon the TV cameras and equipment will move in front of the System Administration Building for a performance by the Singing Cadets. . Then the Ross Volunteers and the Freshman Drill Team will give precision drill de monstrations. The A&M Band and a segment of the Corps of Cadets will appear in front of the Admin istration Building between 2 and 5 p. m. Hewitt Named Easterwood FA A Specialist The Federal Aviation Agency announced today the appointment of James P. Hewitt to begin train ing as a flight service specialist. Hewitt, formerly of Pasadena, Tex., has been assigned to the College Station, Tex., Flight Serv ice Station located at Easterwood Field. Hewitt’s duties, William S. Hall chief flight service specialist, said today, “will be to furnish vital as sistance to pilots. It will become his responsibility to accept and relay pilot flight plans, issue wea ther reports and relay messages between pilots and FAA air route traffic controllers. In emergency cases, flight services specialists initiate ground and air search or ders when an airplane is missing or overdue.” Upon completion of his training as a flight service specialist, Hew itt will become one of the many trained FAA employees in the United States. This experienced team of career specialists, along with the giant web of electronic air aids, makes up the more than 158,000 miles of air highways used by both military and civil aircraft. Hewitt lives at 400 College Main, College Station. Prior to report ing for duty at the College Station flight service station, Hewitt served four years in the Navy and was attending Lee Junior College, Baytown. Ag Economist Named To Post V- In Washington John H. (Dixie) Southern, since 1946 an agricultural economist for the US Department of Agricul ture doing cooperative research with the Texas Agricultural Ex periment Station, has been trans ferred to Washington, D. C. He has been named chief of the rural development branch of the USDA’s Economic Research Service. In his new position, Southern will coordinate the research now in progress by various agencies on rural development. The re search will be used in connection with programs now underway or soon to be initiated in low income agricultural areas of the nation and to support the Rural Area Development program of the de partment. Southern’s special fields of re search since 1946 have been farm income and land use. He is the author of numerous publications, reports and papers on these sub jects. He has served as a repre sentative of the Agricultural Re search Service on many regional and state committees since coming to A&M and for the past few years served as Investigations Leader on agricultural development re search for the USD A in the South Central States. Southern is a native of Okla homa; holds a BS degree from Oklahoma State University; an MS from A&M and has done grad uate work at A&M and Colorado State University. He has been a USD A employee since 1936. He served in the US Navy from 1944- 46; served for 15 months in Rome, Italy, with FAO and a year in Pakistan under the International Cooperation Administration. Southern and his family will continue to make their home in College Station until July or Aug ust when the move to Washington will be made. He will spend con siderable time in the Capitol City. Mailing Addresses Needed Of Grads Graduating seniors wishing to have their copy of the Aggieland ’61 mailed to their home address next September must pay a mail ing fee at the Student Publica tions Office in the basement of the YMCA Building before they leave school, Aggieland Editor Dick McGaughy announced yes terday. New Mothers’ Officers were elected for the coming year at the annual meeting of the Federation of A&M Mothers’ Club on campus Saturday and Sunday. They are: (seated, 1-r) Mrs. Joe A. Smith of Pasadena, president; Mrs. Carroll W. Cox of Beaumont, first vice presi dent; Mrs. H. E. Dew of Tyler, second vice president; Mrs. J. D. Petty of Groves, third vice president, and Mrs. H. D. Florence of Kingsville, fourth vice president. Standing (1-r) are Mrs. M. T. Harrington and Mrs. Club Officers Earl Rudder of College Station, honorary presidents; Mrs. Fred Cole of Corpus Chris- ti, 1960-61 president; Mrs. J. G. Frank of Houston, recording secretary; Mrs. Emo- gene Bunkley of Pasadena, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Desiderio Trevino of Laredo, treasurer; Mrs. W. M. Dantzler of Dallas, parliamentarian, and Mrs. Victor Weber of Victoria, historian. Mrs. Grace W. Gilliam of Austin, fifth vice president, is not shown.