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"larkJ Volume 60 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1961 Number 20
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15 Agencies
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Fifteen agencies will share in the College Station United
jest fund to be raised in a drive to begin Nov. 1 and sched-
*1 to last two weeks.
Dr. John C. Calhoun Jr., vice-chancellor of development,
pneral chairman of the chest 4,
rectors.
All of the agencies have been
allocated a proportion of the
amount and have stated their dis
tribution of the money.
The American Red Cross was
recommended for $2,000 by the
Budget and Admissions Commit
tee. This amount will be used
for home services, which include
telephone and telegram bills and
reports to the Veterans Admin
istration and counseling in family
problems and social histories for
military personnel.
Other services are first aid and
water safety which send volun
teers to the Aquatic School for
teaching water safety and first
aid. Nursing services will also
come out of the fund for the
American Red Cross.
Another agency, the Bryan Boys’
Club of America, has been allot
ted $500 which will help pay for
athletic equipment, instructors,
art and craft supplies and rent.
The Brazos Committee on Al
coholism will receive $200 which
will go for advertisements, mail
ings, printing, and other necessi
ties.
The Brazos Valley Crippled
Children’s Therapy Center will
receive $1,800. The funds will be
used to pay the salaries of a ther
apist, speech therapist, rent and
other necessities.
The Brazos County Hospital
Fund will have $800 from the
Chest, of which the majority will
be used for purchasing medicines.
This is the first of series on the
15 agencies participating in the
College Station United Chest
Fund.
igoal of $16,200 has been for-
fiy adopted by the College Sta-
United Chest Board of Pi-
ggie Dies
i Accident
In Texas Ave.
Jerbert E. Rogers, *61, an elec-
al engineering and business ad
oration major from Hebbron-
k, Tex., died last night of in-
m received when his car over-
as he and three other per
is were heading north on Texas
Bine.
[he accident occurred just after
f.!n. at the intersection of En
id St. and Texas Ave. Rogers’
id Willis station wagon sud-
If went out of control, over-
wi and hit a pole. No np-
mt reason for the incident was
irmined, investigating officers
Kited.
hssengers in the car other than
[frs were Thomas W. Brown,
Say, ’61 graduate now living
ffaco; Ennis R. Holmes, ’64,
(•veterinary medicine major
o Mexia, and James Dennis
y, ’61, electrical engineering
jw from Texarkana,
foie of the three were seriously
ired and all three have been
Bsed from hospital care,
bgers was taken to St. Joseph
ipital, and died at 11:50 p.m.
Krai arrangements are pend-
atthis time.
Newest In Classroom Facilities
\ ! ew buildings may be springing up on every corner of the
lampus, but the architect, with pencil in hand and drawing
bard across his knee, remains faithfully at his vigil. Here
two architecture students prepare sketches of the Aca-
iemic Building, a favorite architecture pastime and a
familiar sight on campus. (Photo by Johnny Herrin)
Wildlife Specialists
These two A&M professors are preparing
to embark on a three year, $54,000 study
of bats in Latin American countries. They
are Dilford Carter, left, instructor, and Dr.
W. B. Davis, head of the Department of
Wildlife Management. Both are well-known
for their research with mammals such as
these bats, one of 66 species collected by the
Department of Wildlife Management.
SEARCH SPANS LATIN AMERICA
Professors Migrate South
For Three-Year Bat Study
Late this fall when the nippy
northern air pushes into Texas,
two wildlife management profes
sors will move south.
They will load all sorts of gear
aboard a station wagon to begin
a three year, $54,000 study of bats.
They plan to take literally dozens
of pieces of equipment, including
cameras, nets, binoculars — and
food.
They will trek through caves,
jungles and along the coastal
fringes of Mexico, Central America
and South America in search of
the small, fuzzy animals.
During the study, the Aggie
professors will delve into the hab
its of bats a‘s part of a study grant
provided by the National Institutes
of Health.
Dr. W. B. Davis, head of the De
partment of Wildlife Management,
and Instructor Dilford Carter will
concentrated on a study of the hab
its of free-tailed bats of the genus
“Tadarida.”
Much of the habits of these fly
ing mammals, however, will be
nothing new to Davis and Carter,
who are recognized as Southwest
ern specialists in mammals.
. They already have 95 different
species of bats in their collection.
Only 24 species of bats are known
to exist in Texas, whereas the
world contains more than 2,000.
The first year of their study will
be spent in Southern Mexico. A
year later the research team will
shift to Central American coun
tries and the third year’s study will
center on northern and western
parts of South America.
In addition to the two professors,
other workers will be added to the
team, including graduate students
to assist with the preparation of
study specimens and native work
ers to help with collecting the ani
mals.
Contrary to popular belief, Davis
said he does not expect to find all
the bats in caves. Like many other
bats, the free-tailed finds over
hanging roofs, cliffs, hollow trees
and other places ideal for roosting
sites. A few have even been found
on the ground under boulders.
What do the A&M professors
hope to reveal from the study ?
More information is needed on
the whereabouts of the bats, espec
ially in winter, and data is lacking
Five Reunions Scheduled
During Football Weekends
Five anniversary reunions will
be held this fall in conjunction
with A&M football games, the
Pro Engineers
To Hear Benson
Dean of Engineering Fred J.
Benson will speak tomorrow night
at the regular monthly meeting of
the Brazos County chapter of the
Texas Society of Professional En
gineers.
The meeting is docketed for 7:30
in the Memorial Student Center.
Benson will speak on “Second
ary School Preparation for Study
in Engineering and Science.” A
short business meeting will pre
cede his address, in which a nom
inating committee for choosing
next year’s officers will be elected.
The A&M student chapter will
hold its monthly meeting next
Tuesday, with Jim Stewart, TSPE
executive secretary, to speak.
This meeting is scheduled at
7:30 in Room 231 of the Chemistry
Building.
Association of Former Students
office announced today.
Heading the list will be the
25th and 10th anniversaries of the
Classes of ’36 and ’51 at the Hotel
Texas in Ft. Worth this weekend.
Members of these classes will
be taken to the A&M-TCU game
in chartered buses following the
Corps Parade and a class luncheon.
Class agents are Col. Taylor
Wilkins, ’36, commandant of Allen
Military Academy, and Maj. Wil-
man D. (Pusher) Barnes, ’51.
Other reunions* on tab for the
immediate future are the 35th
anniversary of the Class of ’26
and the 20th anniversary of the
Class of ’41 on campus during the
weekend of the A&M-Baylor game.
Also slated this year is the 15th
anniversary of the Class of ’46 in
Houston, Nov. 17-18 at the Rice
Hotel.
Other class agents are Jack Wil
liams, ’26, of San Marcos; Preston
JV1. Bolton, ’41, or Houston, and
William J. Terrell, ’46, of Nava-
sota.
on the different species and their
habits.
“It’s hard to realize the economic
importance of any animal,” Car
ter explains, “without first know
ing all about it.”
Data will be compiled on the
distribution, habits and kinds of
free-tailed bats. Information, too,
will be gathered on their differ
ences, similarities, roosting sites,
association with other bats and
feeding habits.
Already some knowledge exists
about these bats in their countries
to the south, but much remains un
known. Both Davis and Carter have
done research there before.
For. the most part, the scenes—
and most of the bats—will be fam
iliar to Davis and Carter. During
their stay, they expect to capture
bats that feed on fruits; others
that eat fish; vampire bats that
feed on blood of large animals and
man, and some that are cannibalis
tic.
A never ending struggle that
confronts the researchei’s will be
the netting of bats for closer ex
amination and collection purposes.
The most common method of cap
turing bats that are low flying
mammals is the use of “mist” nets
which have fine netting, similar
to the net a woman uses to hold
(See BAT STUDY on Page 3)
Insurance Agents
No Longer Allowed
In Campus Vicinity
Insurance agents are no longer
permitted to operate either on
campus or in college apartment
areas, Dean of Students James
P. Hannigan disclosed today.
“Because the average student’s
time is fully occupied with studies
and extra-curricular activities, it
has been decided that commercial
salesmen will not be permitted to
solicit or sell on campus,” the dean
said.
Hannigan added, however, all
students’ are encouraged to ar
range sufficient programs for
themselves. He said the college
has no objection to students vis
iting off-campus offices to discuss
or purchase insurance.
“Also there is no objection what
soever to companies or agents
sending students literature
through the U.S. mail,” Hannigan
i said.
December 1 Set
As Opening Date
All graduate students will be required to take the apti
tude and advanced tests of the Graduate Record Examina
tions in December, according to Dr. Wayne C. Hall, dean of
the Graduate School.
This program is a supplement to the existing graduate
requirements, and will be administered as part of the admis
sions, counseling, placement and testing procedures.
Administered by the counseling and testing center, the
tests will cost $4.50 per student and first year graduate stu
dents will take the tests as one group Saturday, Dec. 2.
Students in their second year and beyond will take the
examinations as one group Saturday, Dec. 16.
Names of all graduate stu- 4 1
‘DAS’ Ratings
(nven Fifteen
Here Saturday
The Department of Air Science
has designated 15 Air Force ROTO
cadets as “Distinguished Air Sci
ence Students.”
The cadets were honored Satur
day with a review in which all
Air Force ROTC students par
ticipated.
Honored were John M. Beakley
of Center Point, James W. Card-
Related Picture On Page 3
dents and their year classifi
cation (1st, 2nd) in graduate
studies must be turned in to
the Graduate School by de
partment heads no later than Fri
day.
Additional information required
by Friday will be the field or maj
or in which the student selects to
take the advanced test. If a student
has already taken the examination,
the year, location and area of the
test must be indicated.
The aptitude test provides a
measure of general scholastic abil
ity at the graduate level and yields
two scores: verbal and quantita
tive ability. This test allows a total
working time of two and one-half
hours.
The advanced tests, which are
three hours long, are designed to
measure comprehension of the ma
terials basic to success in the stu
dent’s major field. The student
may select one of 16 available
fields in which to take the ad
vanced test.
Fields included in the advanced
tests are biology, chemistry, eco
nomics, education, engineering,
French, geology, government, his
tory, literature, mathematics, phil
osophy, physics, psychology, soc
iology and Spanish.
Students should select a field as
close to their own as possible in
taking the advanced tests.
W'ell of Luling, Charles M. Cloud
of Kerens, George M. Crawford
of Overton, Walter Dahlberg of
Bryan.
Homer L. Denning of Bryson,
Paul F^. Jieye >pf Sun Antonio,
Paul W. Hilburn Jr. of Dimmitt,
Charles R. Munnerlyn of McLeod,
Elmer E. Goins Jr. of McGehee,
Ark.
Dean K. Pettit of Corpus Chris-
ti, Sam Piccolo of Bryan, Ronald
V. Smith of Miles, Conley R. Wil
liams of Mineola and Richard C.
Smith of Little Rock Air Force
Base, Ark.
33 Seniors Named
To RY Positions
Thirty-three senior cadets have
been named commissioned and non
commissioned officers in the Ross
Volunteer Company, Col. Frank S.
Vaden, assistant to the comman
dant, announced today.
The company still lacks its pri
vates—approximately 75 to 100
junior cadets. These new mem
bers are expected to be named
within the next few weeks.
This year’s company -will be
commanded by Tilmon J. Reeves,
62, from College Station, who
holds the rank of captain. Other
members appointed to positions
are:
First Lts.: Rudolph H. Stevens,
executive officer; Cecil D. Bailey,
administrative officer; Gardner D.
Krumrey, operations officer; Gary
Chemistry Professor
Dr. Fred Sicilio from Geor
gia Tech has been named an
associate professor ip the
Department of Chemistry.
Sicilio, who held an Atomic
Energy Commission fellow
ship at Vanderbilt, has been
actively studying nuclear
science since 1951. (College
Information Photo)
R. Anderson, first platoon leader;
Homer L. Denning, second platoon
leader, and Thomas H. Ralph,
third platoon leader.
First Sgt., Elmer E. Goins;
T/Sgts.: John F. Imle, first pla
toon . sergeant; Jimmy L. Cash,
second platoon sergeant; Kenneth
P. Gudgen, third platoon sergeant;
Juan M. Martinez, supply sergeant,
and Robert W. Timme, public in
formation sergeant.
Staff Sgts.: Charles W. Mc
Clain, first platoon guide; James
R. Holley, second platoon guide,
and Mark T. Peyton, third platoon
guide.
Other staff sergeants, all squad
leaders, are Jan F. Ahart, Tim
othy A. Pixley, Stephen W. Seale,
Roger J. Walker, Richard H. Beal,
Richard E. Withers, James M.
Hall, Richard C. Smith, William
J. Bednar, Joseph S. Davis, Rob
ert D. Hatinger and Charles P.
Garner.
Color guard sergeants are Ron
ald V. Smith, William T. Oliver,
Walter G. Dahlberg, Brian M.
Stancil and Thomas L. Sims.
Aggieland Club
Picture Deadline
Set December 8
Club pictures must be scheduled
by Dec. 8 for The Aggieland, ’62,
Michael S. George, editor of the
clubs section, announced today.
In addition toG scheduling pic
tures, George said, each club must
also submit an article explaining
the club’s activities, a list of offi
cers and positions and the pi'esi-
dent’s or sweetheart’s picture by
Dec. 8.