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I'm 'd Back to School Edition The Battalion Section Four Summer Again Reviewed tof iiM Thig section of the Back to School Edition is also devoted 1 f i various summer news and looks into what the future will Hiring during the year. Indeed two of the biggest events will be SCONA VIII and ■he opening of the new Ramada Inn. SCONA reached a reject kBinacle of success last year and should draw a record number iludedtarff student delegates to the campus this December, ufust 1 And the 650 guest rooms in the Ramada Inn will be more ■han welcome to Aggies on the numerous weekends that see wuests flock to campus. Also the new inn is due to be com- aad' ( i®i e t e d in the spring, which should come as good news to stu- Were Bents searching for accomodations for Mothers’ Day and f the Igjaduation, as well as other spring functions. king ® 1 at tke iTitotva be insli is pre>ti permam e raetm whicli of an r n the it t jointli ints. Ivor FOR CREDIT ID Cards To Change Students will have something lew in the way of identification Ifter registering for the fall se- j pnester Friday and Saturday. T Plans for issuing identification lards similar in appearance to gasoline company credit cards have P jTS ’apers Signed ncorporating United Chest ■ The College Station United Ihest officially became incorporat- Id during the summer with the Signing of an incorporation chart er early in July. I Signing the charter application lere Dr. Gibb Gilchrist, former Chancellor of the college, Dr. J. H. Millif, head of the Department bf Veterinary Anatomy; Dr. R. A. Houze, library director; Dr. John B. Calhoun, Jr., vice chancellor of [development for the A&M Sys- [tem; J. B. Hervey, executive secre tary of the Association of Form- |r Students; and Dr. G. M. Wat- Jins, director of agricultural in struction. Each of those who signed the application is a past general lhaifman of the chest, with the pception of Watkins, who is cur rently serving in that capacity. I The planning of the charter ap plication was the work of a three bran committee. They are R. L. lunt Jr., chairman; Calhoun and )r. R. M. Stephenson, all of the [taff. Hunt is director of the Century Study and Stephenson is head of he Division of Business Adminis- iration. been anounced by Dean of Stu dents James P. Hannigan. He be lieves the system should quickly prove its value. The Library, Memorial Student Center and Fiscal Office are re ported considering systems to de rive the most benefits to all con cerned from use of the new ID cards. “We expect that other uses for the new card will evolve,” Hanigan said. The student’s name, an identify ing number, and his age will be embossed into the card, like a credit card, which will be used to imprint this information. Photograph, Too A photograph of the student will be attached to the back of the card. The plans are to make the photograph and have it ready for delivery with in ten seconds, Ho ward Berry, manager of the Photo graphic and Visual Aids Labora tory, said. He indicated that a number of students available to woi'k during the registration period will be needed and asked interested per sons to contact the Student Em ployment Office. $1 Charged Hannigan said a $1 fee for the card will be charged to cover the costs of materials and preparation. The new cards will be good for 12 months. Plans for the new system have been developed over a period of months. The aim was to develop a card which would have the great est value to the student as he identifies himself at many place on and off the campus, while also providing a degree of control so that persons not enrolled at the College could not easily use such cards. Barzak Assumes raduate Position Dr. Robert William Barzak, as sociate professor of English since 1955, has been appointed assistant to the Dean of Graduate Studies. The announcement was made by Dr. Wayne C.' Hall, dean of the Graduate School. Barzak will continue teaching duties on a part-time basis with the Department of English. DR. ROBERT W. BARZAK He has been associated with the Graduate School since June, com piling a list of publications and doctoral dissertation abstracts of the A&M faculty and staff of re cent years. The new assistant dean has serv ed on various college-wide and de partmental committees. He has also been a faculty advisor for the Corps of Cadets. A 1949 A&M graduate, Barzak has both Master of Arts and doc toral degrees from the University of Illinois. His doctoral dissertation was a critical analysis of an Eliza bethan drama, “Faire Em.” He joined the A&M English fa culty in 1955, became assistant pro fessor in 1958 and associate pro fessor in 1962. Barzak is a mem ber of the American Association of University Professors and the Tex as Conference of College Teachers of Engilsh. In his new position, Barzak will work with special publications, in cluding a new quarterly publica tion on Graduate School activities, counseling students and working on graduate student programs. Reports Show Ags Excelled Over Summer Dean Visits Summer Camp Dean of Students James P. Hannig-an, far from left, Maj. Leland L. Stevenson, Capt. right, paid a visit in July to Aggies at the William Bell and cadets Murray Berry and 4th Army’s summer camp in Fort Sill, Okla. Jackie Benson. Here he chats over the dinner table with, -— — —f RESULT DEFERRED Group Studying Coed Question A&M and the coeducation ques tion popped up again this summer, with a decision by the Texas Com mission on Higher Education defer red until October. Tbe commission was originally to return a decision in early July, but deferred the consideration “to have further time to study the question.” The current study came as the result of request by Miss Eliza beth Koch, a commission member from San Antonio. “I believe women are the only things left in the state being dis criminated against,” Miss Koch declared as she made the motion for the study. Other Cases The commission’s consideration of the question comes after a short lapse from judicial proceedings that have seen all appeals from 1 wo men seeking admission denied. The latest case was in May of 1960. Since then, however, the subject have been brought to the front fre quently. During the past winter, leaked repoi’ts of a partial Century Study report indicated that faculty and staff members of the council were in favor of coeducation. Then in May the student body, in an informal student opinion poll asked for by the administration, voted in favor of admitting coeds. Other issues receiving favorable mention in the voting were a name 12th Man Bowl Donation Made The Student Senate has pre sented A&M’s Development Fund $2,000 to be used for 12th Man Opportunity Award scholarships. Fund Executive Director E. E. McQuillen accepted the donation. The money represents profit from the last three annual 12th Man Bowl football games. The games are played yearly bet- tween Army and Air Force stu dents, but last spring saw the Corps pitted against civilians. Since the annual clash began in 1950, eight students have gra duated on 12th Man scholarships. Another is currently attending school on such a grant. change and the abolition of a com pulsory Corps of Cadets. Also in May both Brazos County winners for seats in the state House and Senate were making co education at A&M a plank in their platforms. In the last judicial opinion ren dered on the subject, the 10th Court of Civil Appeals in Waco turned down the request of a Bryan woman seeking admission on May 19, 1960. The court judge, in his decision, wrote: “We think the trial court in Bryan correctly denied entry to this woman. We feel it is our duty to say that in tbe event she makes application for admission to A&M, she should be permitted to do so.” In ruling that women could apply for admission to A&M, a member of the attorney general’s office said informally that he felt the judge had “left the door ajar” for future coeducation disagreements. Doors Open For Negroes At Arlington The A&M System announced plans during the summer to inte grate classrooms at Arlington State College with the beginning of the fall semester this week. Under the plan Arlington will become the first school in the vast A&M System to integrate. Dr. J. R. Wolf, president of the college, said the action came after the school asked the System Board of Directors to specifically con sider integration at the school. Dr. M. T. Harrington, chancellor of the System, said the ruling for Arlington had no effect on A&M or any other schools in the Sys tem. Harrington added that any other school in the System desiring in tegration would first have to ask for consideration from the direc tors as Arlington did. The Arlington school, which only recently became a four-year col lege, is located between Dallas and Fort Worth. CLAUDE R. JONES Summer, of course, means sum mer camp for senior-to-be cadets in the ROTC program and incom plete reports show that A&M ca dets once again have excelled. Reports from summer camps in Montgomery, Ala., and Fort Sill, Okla., show that at least three Aggies were at the head of the class, with several others close be hind. At Fort Sill, all Army cadets in the Fourth Army area took six weeks of summer training, with three Aggies finishing the period with number one ratings in their respective companies. They were Roger M. John, ’63 from Bellaire; John Henry Meyer, ’63 from Hondo; and Lawrence W. Chi'istian, ’62 from Houston. All Commanders John will command the Ross Vo lunteers and the First Brigade this year, Meyer will head the Third Brigade and Christian was last year’s commander of the White Band. And at Montgomery, Claude R. Jones, ’63 from New Boston, was named one of the top nine Air Force summer cadets in the na tion. Jones was awarded a silver medal and will attend the annual Air Force Association convention in Las Vegas. Jones will command the Second Wing this year. At least ten other students have won honors in press releases re- cevied here. Complete tabulations and the announcement of Distin guished Military and Air Science students have not been completed here. Tops At Base At Otis Air Force Base, Mass., Frank M. Townsend, ’63 from Har wood, was named top cadet at the base for the July 29-Aug. 5 period. The nine other award winners were at Fort Sill—William R. An drews, Sterling P. Bassett, Wil liam E. King, Jr., James E. Nelson and Ray A. Kappel, all second place in their companies; and Travis C. Carr, William B. Terrill and John T. Tibbies, tentative Distin guished Military Students.' ROGER M. JOHN JOHN H. MEYER TO ACCOMODATE 600 New Ramada Inn Expects To Open By Early March Convention facilities that will handle 600 persons will be available early in March of 1963 for the Bryan-College Station area. The convention hall will be part of a 185-unit Ramada Inn to be constructed in College Station at Highway 6 and Sulphur Springs Road by Joe A. Ferreri, In addition to the convention hall, three indoor dining rooms, an outside dining room, and a 24- hour pancake house will be pro vided. One of the dining rooms will overlook an Olympic swimming pool. According to Ferreri, the esti mated cost of the Inn will be $1 million. Ferreri said, “The rea sons for locating the Ramada Inn in College Station is that this is my home and Bryan-College Sta tion is the ‘gateway to the gold en gulf coast’.” Also the location of A&M in College Station was a factor, Feri'eri noted. Handle 650 In conjunction with the conven tion facilities the Ramada Inn will have 185 units capable of handl ing 650 guests at full capacity. Each unit will be equiped with tele vision, be completely carpeted and will have an automatic dialing system telephone. The leisure time of the guest may be spent in the olympic-type swimming pool, exactly like the newly constructed one on campus. This pool will be available for in- tercolligate meets in conjunction with the athletic department of the college. “There will be approximately 120 employees to provide the best of service for the guests,” said Fer reri. There will also be a dietician and two imported chefs to pro vide correctly balanced and tasty meals that evferyone enjoys. Outside Look The external appearance of the Ramada Inn will be that of Wil liamsburg Colonial while the in terior will be exclusively French Provincial. The date of opening is tentative ly set for March, 1963. Other facilities to be present in the Ramada Inn will be a beau ty shop, barber shop, gift shop and office facilities for business. The automatic dialing system used in each room will be con nected directly with the Triangle Resturant to provide dining room reservations. New Summer Frosh Program Called Success By Officials College officials have described as “most successful” the series of two-day conferences held through out the summer for entering stu dents. The two-pronged program was planned to assist both the recent high school graduate entering col lege for the first time and the tranfer or junior college gradu ate. Separate sessions were held for the two groups. Limited en rollment allowed the greatest pos sible individual attention. The program is described as the most extensive plan of its type in Texas. Attendance at these sessions was voluntary, but a sizable majority of entering students took advant age of the opportunity. Students who had summer jobs or come from out-of-state attend ed the final session this week. “We are quite pleased with the response of the students,” Clifford H. Ransdell, chairman of the New Student Week program, said. “We’ve talked with about three- fourths of the new students and are confident they will be off on ‘the right foot’ with the opening of .the semester.” He also observed that “having accomplished so much during the summer means these students will face fewer long lines during their first few days on campus.” Ransdell pointed out that “a nice number of junior college and transfer students have taken ad vantage of their periods to visit the campus.” Students Get Your Town Hali RESERVED SEAT FOR $2.00 AT THE M.S.C