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iri ’(inverted 1 Umber. k follow, 'is after. 0 Aggie, ""day.. The Battalion Volume 60 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1961 Number 15 Houston Tessie Selected Sweetheart Prexy Honored By Dallas Exes Club —! By BOB SLOAN Battalion Editor Passing under the high, arched sabers of a special Ross Munteer honor guard, A&M President Earl Rudder took his fkeat the head table at an appreciation dinner in his honor itthe Sheraton-Dallas Hotel in Dallas last Friday night. More than 500 A&M former students, their wives and uimpressive array of distinguished guests paid $7.50 a plate hear the president give a report of progress of the college. Some of the exes on hand for the Dallas A&M Club psored affair were Dallas Mayor Earle Cabell, ’29, who ad a proclamation to Rudder declaring Friday “Texas A&M MegeDay;” Brig. Gen. Graber Kidwell, commanding gen- d of the 90th Division Artillery, ' ; Chairman of the ted of West Texas Utilities («. Price Campbell. ’1.“; Jni ls Schepps, ’17; contractor I. B. Zachry, ’22; and Con- iressman Olin E. Teague, ’22. Teague praised the role A&M b played in national defense, ding attention to the enRineer- k and scientific advances A&M search has been responsible for n recent years. Judder outlined the recent wievements and lonp-ranpe plans i!the college, calling attention to 1* significant buildings erected ]t Ae campus. He praised the general exoel- hof the A&M faculty, pointing that improved salaries (an Erase of $700,000 last year) iu helped stem the flow of top $4 ifiiltj' members to better-paying iools in other states. “However, dollars alone will not Eg us a good faculty,” he Red. “Faculty members must [able to work in an atmosphere kre they are respected and np- friated.” Rudder said students had a lot do with this “academic atmos- ere’' and called attention to the fflg admission standards of the lege, including the introduction College Board intrance exams P September of 19GB. This emphasis on higher stand- ds“is helping the school attract to students . . . with more ser- isness of purpose (who) seek [her scholastic achievement and ipiaiity education,” he said. The president mentioned the irk of the Century Council in veloping aims of the college for enext 15 years. Several mem- is of the 100-man council were the audience. Entertainment for the dinner is folk music sung by Jim Pat idson, ’62, a member of the iging Cadets. (aster of ceremonies was T. Carr irrest, ’20, president of Forrest id Cotton Inc., consulting engi- Rrs. General chairman for the iner was Jack A. Crichton, ”?7, Bident and director of Oil and is Property Management Inc. lesident of the Dallas A&M Club Rowland Edwards, ’4B. Mrs. Ann Fritzler . . . presided at meeting Wives Council Names Officers Plans Contest By SYLVIA ANN BOOKMAN Battalion Society Kditor Plans for a second Mrs. Texas A&M contest were formulated last night at the year’s first meet ing of the Aggie Wives Council. This year’s contest will be held Dec, 2 in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom, with an entry fee of $2. The first Mrs. Texas A&M con test, held last year, was won by Mrs. G^rry Ann North. In other business last night, the representatives of 31 Aggie wives’ clubs elected Mrs. Jean Vaught council president. Other officers elected were Mrs. Ann Fritzler, vice president; Mrs. Jayne Cherry, secretary; Mrs. Mary Frances Heep, treasurer; Mrs. Doris Evans, reporter, and Mrs. J. P. Hannigan and Mrs. B. A. Zinn, sponsors. Nuclear Center Boss To Attend Vienna Talk Dr. Robert G. Cochran, head of the nuclear science center and De partment of Nuclear Engineering, left yesterday for the Internation al Atomic Energy Symposium in Vienna, Austria. Cochran, who represents the Na tional Research Council-National Academy of Science at the meeting, will present a paper entitled “Pro gramming and Utilization of Re search Reactors.” The paper was prepared in co operation with Dr. J. W. Chastain, head of the Division of Physics, Battelle Memorial Institute, and Dr. T. J. Thompson, director of the research reactor at Massachu setts Institute of Technology. Both are members of the sub committee on research reactors. National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, of which Cochran is chairman. During the trip Cochran will join a group of scientists from Oak Ridge Laboratories on visits to re actor facilities in Italy, Germany, Belgium, England and France. Many of these foreign laborator ies are staffed by former students of Cochran, who have extended him special invitations to visit. The National Science Founda tion has awarded $795 to the A&M Research Foundation to finance Cochran’s trip. He will return Oct. 29. New College Hills School To Hold Dedication Tonight College Station’s new College Hills Elementary School will be dedicated tonight at a joint meet ing of the A&M Consolidated School Board and Mothers and Dads Club. An open house will follow a reg ular business meeting after the dedication. The actual dedication ceremony is scheduled at 7:30 p. m. Taking part in the dedication will be Board President J. B. Her- vey, College Hills Principal Mrs. C. K. Leighton, Mothers and Dads Club President Archie Flowers, School Superintendent Taylor Rid del and Miss Ann Hurley, a fifth grade student. Aggie Sweetheart Class of ’62 Social Secretary Juan Martinez pins Miss Ann Edwards, 1961-62 Aggie Sweetheart, to “7,000 Aggies’’ following her selection Sunday in Denton. ( Photo by Bob Sloan) New Sweetheart’s Reactions Related By MYRA LONG Lass-O Business Manager (Special To The Battalion) For the Texas Aggies, hours of fun and frolic along with numerous discus sions and meetings ended at 11 a. m. Sunday with the naming of Ann Edwards as the 19G1-62 sweet heart. In an interview minutes after she had been selected for the cov eted honor, Miss Edwards stated that the first thought she had was one simple word—Me ? Her gloved hands covered her face in a quick gesture before her face broke into a radiant smile. Miss Edwards’ said her first coherent thought was, “the hon or to have been accepted by the Aggies as their sweetheart, and the great surprise.” The blond-haired, blue-eyed sophomore claims Houston as her home town. It is also her school center for the next two years. She is a nursing major affiliated with Rudder, Students Hash Out Problems President Honored ,.. Rudder and wife pass under sabers President Earl Rudder and some 24 Cadet Corps and civilian stu dent leaders met together Monday night for an informal question- answer session at the Rudder’s home. Among those attending the meeting were Student Senate President Malcolm Plall, Civilian Student Council President Doug Schwenk and Cadet Col. of the Corps Bill Cardwell. Problems dis cussed ranged from handball courts to new dormitories; the Century Study to academic excel lence. Rudder invited the student lead ers to ask questions on any cam pus problems. “We can solve these problems only if we get them out in the open. The administration doesn’t always know what the students are thinking, and we won’t know unless you tell us,” he said. In turn, the president asked the students several questions con cerning campus life and school policy. No decisions were reached on any matter, but several problems were discussed. Both president and student leaders indicated they would study these problems and find solutions. Following the “business” ses sion, those attending the meeting visited with President and Mrs. Rudder. Installment Fees Payable Second installment fees are payable now until Oct. 20, As sistant Housing Manager Allan M. Madeley announced today. The fees are payable in the fiscal office in the Richard Coke Building. the Texas Women’s University Nursing Center in Houston. After two days of tension and excitement, the ’ Aggies’ choice found words to express her feelings about the Aggies whom she had met over the weekend: “I think they are the friendliest, most mannerly, and considerate group of men I have ever met. They also put me at ease and made me really feel like a part of the group.” She feels that the honor she re ceived holds many new and won derful experiences, and % she is looking forward to the activities which will include her duty as the official representative of the Fighting Texas Aggies. In answer to the question, “What do you feel will be your greatest duty in representing the Aggies, she thought carefully and then said, “Keeping people informed on the way Aggies really are.’” Aggies are no strangers to Miss Edwards; she hae been on the A&M campus several times. Now, she is anxious to reacquaint her self with the traditions and ways of Aggieland. Upon arriving on the TWU cam pus, Miss Edwards had a chance not only to make new friends among the Aggies, but to renew old friendships established during her freshman year, which was spent in the Denton Classrooms. Several hobbies rank high on her list of “things I enjoy.” Swimming and bowling head the list, with reading and dancing falling into place, she added. She said that for the next year. Aggies and A&M will he her main hobby and she felt sure it would be one of the most interesting, if not the most wonderful things she had ever undertaken. In the months to come, Miss Edwards will represent the school at ball games, banquets and teas. As the answer to a final ques tion, Miss Edwards used one sen tence to sum up what she had learned during the hectic routine —“I learned to respect the Ag gies.” Ann Edwards Will Reign In ’61 - 62 By TOMMY HOLBEIN Battalion Managing Editor After two caucuses and a second interview with each finalist, the Agtfie delegation to Texas Woman’s University selected Miss Ann Edwards, sophomore nursing major from Houston to be the 1961-62 Aggie Sweetheart Monday. This was the conclusion of an active and entertaining weekend as 14 Tessies vied for the coveted title of “the girl pinned to over 7,000 Aggies.” Miss Edwards attends the Texas Woman’s University Nursing Center in Houston, enrolled in clinical training. She is a graduate of Jesse Jones High School in Houston. The sweetheart committee arrived on the TWU Campus late Friday night, and official functions of the weekend be gan the next afternoon at one 4 with an informal “get ac quainted” session. From the initial meeting, the group moved to Lowery Woods for a buffet-style picnic, with the girls attired in casual sportswear. Following the picnic, a relaxed afternoon of television and hi-fi commenced in the lounge of Hubbard Hall. Dinner for the Aggies and final ists was served in the southeast dining room of Hubbard Hall, fol lowed by a formal dance from 8:30 until 12 p. m. in the Hubbard Ballroom. Robert Boone, music co ordinator from A&M. provided record selections for the evening dancing. A rotation system was set up for the dance, where members of the selection committee changed part ners after every third dance. In More Pictures on Page 3 this way, all finalists were in terviewed, screened and a complete interchange of participants was accomplished. Sunday morning events were opened with a service in the “Lit tle Chapel in the Woods” conduct ed by TWU students. Coffee in Hubbard Hall followed the devo tion, and then breakfast was served. Tension and suspense began reaching climax during and fol lowing the meal; at 10 a. m. the Aggies filed into a caucus room while the finalists waited, seated in a semi-circle, in Hubbard Hall ballroom. After almost 30 minutes, an an nouncement was made that the committee had ended in deadlock, necessitating a second interview with each girl. Fifteen minutes later, the Ag- (See SWEETHEART on Page 3) Junior College Meet On Tap Here Monday A two-day conference of Texas Junior Colleges will get underway in the Memorial Student Center next Monday for the purpose of creating a better understanding of the programs of both junior and senior colleges in the state. Each year A&M sponsors the conference in an effort to aid the Junior College Education Program in this state. “Junior colleges ' have a real ‘place in the sun’ in this state. Since many students transfer to A&M from junior colleges, we want to coordinate our program with that of the junior colleges in order to help the student better his education,” conference chair man Dr. C. H. Ransdell said. Highlighting the conference will be an address by Dr. Homer D. Babbage, assistant U.S. commis sioner of education for higher edu cation, Washington, D. C. His subject will be “Junior College Participation in Federal Assist ance to Higher Education—Cur rent and Future Plans.” Also on the program are con ferences on “The Role of the Jun ior College in Teacher Education in Light of the New Certification Requirements” and “S u m m e r Counseling and Testing Clinics.” Closing out the conference, Dr. Lee Wilborn, assistant commis sioner for instruction, Texas Edu cation Agency, will demonstrate and discuss “Effective Uses of Various Instructional Media.” Hospitality, Tech Style . . . the pause that refreshes