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■ 5 nds as well owed in i, who k— Che Battalion Cadets Host Rice Here.. See Page 4 8 shots f 1 *— Volume 60 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1963 Number 51 ?ears had t t. The Fi i 34 for a an 8-2 ne game q ^ fell tolh e champios ston Class ;ht before 11 victor) 1 ute surge. iM beatlii| anaged a nia to takel boro, ArtlH^ John H. Foster, San Antonio civic leader and major •Hiera 1 in the Air Force Reserve, will be the featured speaker on 19 when 61 cadets receive Air Force and Army commis- Lubbw.'. j 0 L s as secori( | lieutenants. The ceremony is scheduled at 1:30 p. m. in G. Rollie Bite Coliseum, following’ morning commencement exercises, til Foster is president of the Reserve Officers’ Associa- |lI ion of the United States. fit 11 Announcement of the speaker came from Air Force lol. James F. Starkey, professor of air science. The Army -nd Air Force ROTC units at A&M alternate in arranging :<4.F Reservist To Address New Officers ^missioning ceremonies. ti’s Own tvice at in YE MAJ. GEN. J. H. FOSTER iilent Bryan Man low Faces Trial ; A Bryan man who refused to mswer the legislature’s questions ibout alleged Southwest Confer ence basketball point shaving will tried for contempt Jan. 23 in .Ustin. M. D. (Duck) Mallard was in- ted by the Travis County grand ury for failing to answer 125 estions in a hearing before the :ouse General Investigating Com- tee in Waco last May. allard was indicted with M. C. ’earson of Austin and E. D. (Sig) ickson of Dallas. Pearson and Dickson also refus- to answer the committee’s ques- ibns concerning point fixing and )Qokmaking. HContempt of the Legislature is )finishable by fine of $100 to $1,000 and a jail term of ,30 days to 12 months. THE SERVICE career of Gen. Foster dates to 1931 when he completed flight training and was commis sioned a second lieutenant in the Air Corps Reserve. A native of Waco, he attended the Univer- I sity of Texas before entering flight training at San Antonio. His Air Force Reserve assign ment is aide to the commander of the Twelfth Air Force, Waco. Foster has been a major general since 1961. He had served since 1954 as a brigadier general. Foster was called to active duty early in 1941 and organized and commanded the first radio-con trolled target squadron at Biggs ♦Field. He later supervised 25 such squadrons from Washington headquarters. Other service during World War II was in the Second Air Force and then in the combat operations section of the Mediterranean Allied Air Force. FOSTER RECEIVED the Bronze Star Medal and the Order of the British Empire, for distinguished service in the Mediterranean the ater, in addition to other campaign and service ribbons. A command pilot, he was promoted to the rank of colonel in December, 1944. Returning to San Antonio after World War II, Foster r-emained active in the Air Reserve program. He organized and for 10 years commanded the 433rd Troop Car rier Wing. He is a member of the Reserve Forces Policy Board of the Department of Defense and holds other assignments on re serve policy committees. The Alamo Wing Chapter of the Reserve Officers’ Association was organized under the direction of Foster. Federal ROTC Plans Miss A&M Program A proposal by the Department of Defense to eliminate compulsory ROTC at land-grant colleges and to reduce en- ^ roliment in all ROTC programs will not concern A&M, accord ing to President Earl Rudder. The plan, released Saturday by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, calls for an end of ROTC in high schools, elimination of the compulsory ROTC in land-grant schools and reduction of the four-year military programs in most colleges and universities to two years. Rudder said: “Texas A&M is not materially affected by the proposal.” RUDDER, A MEMBER of the Department of Defense’s Reserve Forces Policy Board 4 which made the initial recom mendation to Secretary Mc Namara, said A&M would not Wire Review Flavor y The Associated Press WORLD NEWS LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo The United Nation’s military takeover of Katanga rolled on Monday and the Congo central government set up civil control o^er the secessionist province. Bit was the first time Katanga President Moise Tshombe has jbeen superseded politically in the capital of his mineral-rich do main. B Swedish U. N. troops seized the railroad town of Kaniama, 360 miles northwest of Elisabethville. and neutralized its airfield with out a fight, the United Nations announced. The action tightened the U. N. grip on north Katanga : — ^ and further boxed up Tshombe’s yj/ battered forces at Kolwezi, his emergency headquarters 150 miles northwest of Elisabethville. B- U. S. NEWS [ WASHINGTON — U. S. ex perts said Monday they expect the growing Moscow-Peking rift to be a central issue at the forth coming Berlin Communist meet ing to be attended by Soviet Pre mier Khrushchev. They figure Khrushchev may also pave the way for a later shakeup in the high command of the East German Communist re gime. Not expected, for the time be ing at least, is any major effort by Khrushchev to heat up the Berlin crisis again. ★ ★ ★ OXFORD, Miss — Negro James S. Meredith said Monday he would withdraw from the University of hes sent semester unless “very definite and positive changes are made” in his situation. He didn’t say what changes he had in mind, but he told news men in a statement at his domi- tory that he felt he had to have a “situation more conducive to learning.” Almost from the date of his en rollment Oct. 1—the first Negro ever knowingly accepted as a stu dent in the university — rumors have persisted he was in aca demic trouble. TEXAS NEWS HOUSTON — A Houston at torney said Monday he is willing to waive a federal indictment of former Gen. Edwin Walker and “proceed with a trial on the basis of an information.” Percy Foreman said he and two other attorneys will repre sent Walker in any legal pro ceedings. Foreman said there would be no trial unless Walker is indicted. “But I am willing to waive indictment and proceed with a trial on basis of an information,” he said. ★ ★ ★ KINGSVILLE, — A group of businessmen from thi’oughout Tex as announced formation Monday of the Texas Racing Association to establish horse racing. An organizational meeting at the King Ranch was attended by business and civic leaders from Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Midland, Amarillo, Cor pus Christi, Tyler and other cities. Arthur Seeligson Jr., prominent in San Antonio business circles, pMississippi at the end of the pre- became temporary chairman. Singers Entertain These were part of the Texas A&I College tion area. The group is recognized through- Singers, who presented a program in Guion out the state for its performances. They Hall Monday night for an audience of Ag- were sponsored by the music committee of gies and residents of the Bryan-College Sta- the Memorial Student Center. PROJECTS ARE VARIED Arts And Sciences Research Recommendations Made A variety of research studies by members of the School of Arts and Science’s faculty has gained recommendations of support from the college’s Fund for Organized Research. Projects to be undertaken this spring run from gamma radiation and the growth of algae to Shel ley’s influence on Gandhi. Other studies scheduled are a history of uranium mining in the United States and an investigation of current aspect of U. S. Army civil affairs policy. “The competition for support from the fund was keener this year than ever before,” said Arts and Sciences Dean Frank W. R. Hubert. HE SAID there were more than twice as many proposals as could be supported with available funds. A faculty reviewing panel stu died the proposals and then made its recommendations to Hubert. He, in turn, approved and for warded the recommendations to Dean Wayne C. Hall, administrator of the fund for Organized Re search. The recommended proposals for support carry a total value of $22,700. The financial support is from state-appropriated funds. Most of the grants will under write salaries for faculty engaged in research and range from $1,000 and $2,000. “This program stimulates schol arly production, and, I think, is one of the finest investments of the state-appropriated dollar in higher education,” Hubert said. HE SAID NUMEROUS publica tions in various journals should re sult from the research findings. Much of the research is accom plished during the summer when faculty members are not teaching, he said. Department of Biology faculty members receiving support for projects include Drs. William J. Clark, Sewell H. Hopkins, Donald D. McLain and John J. Sperry. Dr. J. K. Gladden of the De partment of Chemistry and Dr. Albert Casey of the Department of Education and Psychology are among the expected recipients. RESEARCH PROJECTS propos ed by John P. Quinn Jr., and Drs. John Q. Hays, Harry P. Kroitor and Carrol D. Laverty of the De partment of English also are on the recommended list for support from the fund. Peter A. Ford, Dr. Herbert H. Lang, Dr. Martin T. Kyre and Dr. A. Ray Stephens of the Depart- MSC Announces New Executive William B. (Bill) Lancaster has been named assistant director and business manager of the Memor ial Student Center. The announcement was made by MSC Director J. Wayne Stark. The new MSC official replaces Charles E. Cosper, now assistant W. B. LANCASTER director of the Louisiana State Uni versity student center. Cosper was an MSC staff member for four years. A native of College Station and graduate of A&M Consolidated High School, Lancaster received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from A&M in 1950. Following graduation, he was an administrative assistant with the 386th Armored Engineer Battlaion in Bryan from 1950-54. He then joined the Engineering Experiment Station as chief clerk in 1954 and became district man ager of American Coin Meter Corp. in St. Louis, Mo., in 1956. Lancaster returned to College Station in 1958 for graduate work in accounting. He joined the Agri cultural Experiment Station as auditor in 1959. In his new position, Lancaster will be responsible for business affairs of the MSC. The Lancasters have three child ren: Laura, 9; Nancy, 6; and Bradford, 2. ment of History and Government proposed research which gained re commendations of financial sup port from the fund. Other members of the Arts and Science faculty in the research program include Dr. John C. Mer rill of the Department of Journal ism, Dr. H. A. Luther of the De partment of Mathematics and Dr. Jack A. Dabbs of the Department of Modern Languages. I be included in the proposal because of its status as a “military college.” Lt. Col. T. A. Hitchkiss, opera tions officer of the Military Science Department, told The Bat talion: “I understand that this institu tion Avon’t experience any changes when this proposal goes into ef fect.” He said that the plan must meet legislative approval before the old ROTC set-up would be discarded. Hitchkiss said A&M is one of about six “military collegs.” He listed them as: The Citadel, Virginia Military Institute, Virginia Poly technic Institute, Norwich and Georgia Military Academy. PROPONENTS OF the revised ROTC program claim possible savings of several million dollars annually. .At present, the Army, Air Force and Navy operate student training programs in numerous educational institutions, supplying uniforms, arms, equipment, instructors and pay- According to spoonsors of the proposal the armed services have been getting relatively few of ficers, either career or reserve, compared to the high training costs. Legislative A ides Believe Kennedy Will Get His Way WASHINGTON (A 5 ) — President tion of four Republicans and two Kennedy’s legislative leaders are optimistic about winning a crucial battle over the House Rules Com mittee. Kennedy is openly concerned in the outcome of this battle, which will be decided right after Con gress convenes Wednesday noon. But he is staying out of a fight to change the Senate antifilibust er rules. This struggle could plunge the Senate into a filibuster before it even starts on legislative business. SENATE DEMOCRATIC Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana dash ed cold water on hopes vocied by some members that Kennedy would jump into the Senate scrap too. “The President is taking no part in this and should not,” Mansfield told a reporter. “This is entirely a Senate matter.” Mansfield spoke after Sen. Hu bert H. Humphrey of Minnesota, the assistant Democratic leader, said he and other supporters of a drive to adopt a stronger rule against prolonged debate hoped the President “would be as inter ested in the rules of the Senate as he is in those of the House.” MANSFIELD said he hopes to postpone the Senate fight, with its threat of a filibuster by Southern opponents of a rules change, un til after Kennedy has delivered his annual State of the Union mes sage. This is set tentatively for next Monday. Kennedy has said in effect that “We are through if we lose” the fight to prevent the House Rules Committee from reverting to 12 members. This lineup in the past has enabled a conservative coali- Southern Democrats — Chairman Howard W. Smith of Virginia and Rep. William M. Colmer of Mis sissippi—to dominate the commit tee. HOUSE SPEAKER John W. Mc Cormack, D-Mass., told newsmen he is optimistic about prospects for making permanent a temporary increase in the committee’s mem bership to 15, which was approved by a 217-212 vote two years ago. Smith, who has been waging an energetic campaign against the committee enlargement, told a newsman “We are picking up votes,” but he gave no figures. Smith drew support from House Republican leader Charles A. Hal- leck of Indiana who said “I am against the packing of the Rules Committee and I’m going to do what I can to prevent it.” ... 'JIM DR. A. M. KAHAN Researcher Resigns; Takes Oklahoma Post Dr. Archie M. Kahan, executive director of the A&M Research Foundation, will become executive director of the Research Institute at the University of Oklahoma Feb. 1. Kahan was named to the found ation position here nine years ago. He came as a scientist in oceano graphy and meteorology from Den ver. Colo., where he was associated with the Arperican Institute of Aerological Research. Since May 1, 1962, Kahan also has served as director of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station here. , - FRED J. BENSON, dean of the School of Engineering, will also serve as acting director of the Foundation and TEES, President Earl Rudder announced. “Kahan’s leaving is a real loss to A&M,” Rudder continued. Rudder noted that the research foundation was administering only $800,000 annually when Kahan as sumed the directorship. “This has increased to $2,000,000 under Kahan’s leadership,” the president said. KAHAN SAID the situation in Oklahoma appealed to him and he praised the Oklahoma legislature’s attitude toward higher education. “I believe research foundations enjoy a better climate there than they do in Texas,” he noted. He will receive a 25 per cent boost in pay at his new post. Kahan received his Ph.D. from A&M in 1959 with a major in meteorological oceanography. “I feel my family and I have had a very satisfying stay at A&M,” he said. “We have enjoyed a high degree of acceptance and we will be leaving some deep x*oots behind in this community.” Aggie Remains In Hospital After Holiday Auto Crash A senior entomology major from Alleyton remains in a Galveston hospital following a holiday accident in which he was pinned in his car for more than an hour. Harvey Frers, 21, was seriously injured in a one-car accident shortly before dawn New Year’s Day. The mishap occurred two miles west of Alleyton in Colorado County. Investigators said Frers apparently went to sleep and his car hit a tree and spun into a ditch. He was taken first to a hospital in Columbus and later transfered to Galveston. He is being treated for broken jaws and chest and arm injuries. Frers was alone in his car at the time of the accident. He lives in Mitchell Hall.
