The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 02, 1963, Image 1

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    Ilf'
y
%
■ :;{■
Che Battalion
Volume 60
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1963
Number 105
Houston Ex To Continue
His Fight Against Co-eds
A
AGGIE JUMPER “UNPACKING”
... Ags host weekend meet at plantation
arachuteClub
ill Host Meet
his Weekend
he A&M Parachute Club will
an Invitational Meet Sat-
ay and Sunday at the A&M
itation, west of the Brazos
er. Sifrns will indicate the way
he landing area.
Velve parachute club from a-
ss Texas have been invited to
ticipate in the meet. Over 50
ipers are expected to compete,
club president Bob Richardson,
riefing and final preparations
beheld 7:00 a.m. on each morn-
HERE WILL be five events:
ovice spot jump from 2800 feet
hstatic cord; an advanced spot
ipwith a ten second delay from
9 feet; an intermediate style
| maninulation of the bodv
in? a 20 second free fall; an ad-
'style with manipulation
in? a 30 second free fall that
lies back loops and figure
its; and a team jump with three
ii who will exit the aircraft at
same time with a ten second
(fall for accuracy,
the chief judge for the events
1 be Bob Shollv, veteran jumper
1 member of the A&M club,
be meet is being sponsored
ough the local Jaycees with
proceeds going to charity.
8ryan and College Station mer-
uits are putting un 21 trophies
'the winners of the events.
WHOLLY SAID that at least two
tbe jumpers will be girls from
lias with possibly two more
® Houston.
Three aircraft from College
ition, Dallas and Killeen, will
provided for the jumpers.
Tickets will be available from
Jaycees, the Memorial Stu
nt Center and at the jump area
te.
Individuals will be charged 25
'ts, couples 35 cents.
Tbe A&M Parachute Club has
been organized since September
1961. During this time members
have made over 1200 jumps with
only two minor injuries.
THE CLUB was granted school
recognition as a student organiza
tion in 1962 and is the only col
lege club in the Southewestern
United States.
It is affiliated with the Texas
Parachute Council and the Para
chute Club of America.
A&M Team To Compete
In ‘G* E. College Bowl 9
A four-member A&M team will | Additional details on the selec-
compete November 10 on the CBS tion process will be announced.
television networK's “G. E. Col
lege Bowl,” Dean Frank W. R.
Hubert announced Thursday.
The Sunday afternoon show fea
tures competition between two
teams from different colleges and
universities. The students answer
questions on varied subjects with
the weekly winner meeting a new
challenger the next Sunday.
A&M’s OPPONENT is .not yet
known, Dean Hub'ert said. The
dean of the School of Arts and Sci
ences stressed that students in all
schools of the college will be con
sidered for the team.
“We will invite moninations by
all department heads and urge any
interested student to come by this
office — Room 208 Nagle Hall —
before the end of the semester,”
the dean said.
Industrial Fair
To Feature Crafts
Approximately 1,200 high school
students and faculty members are
expected for the annual Texas In
dustrial Arts Fair, scheduled here
Saturday and Sunday in the Mem
orial Student Center.
Last year more than one thou
sand persons from 69 schools at
tended, entering projects in 19 dif
ferent areas of competition.
Outstanding students from all
over the state will show projects
in such fields as ceramics, elec
tronics, machine shop, mechanical
drawing and woodcraft.
More than 70 schools will com
pete for 400 trophies, plaques, rib
bons and certificates.
A SPECIAL trophy will be pre
sented to the school winning ^he
largest number of awards. For
the past three years Snyder High
School has dominated the fair.
Students will begin arriving on
campus Friday afternoon and will
have until 9 a.m. Saturday to sub
mit their projects.
Judging will take place from 8:30
—12 a.m. in DeWare Field House,
while the students are attending a
talent show in Guion Hall spon
sored by the MSC Talent Com
mittee.
The talent show will also be open
to the public.
Saturday afternoon the projects
will be displayed for the public
in DeWare Field House from 1-4
p.m., J. L. Boone, fair director, said.
ANOTHER FEATURE of the
fair will be on-campus student
participation contests. This pro
gram will include contests to deter
mine technical knowledge in such
subjects as woodworking, metal
working, crafts, electronics, draft
ing and technical speaking.
Also included will be the annual
state convention of the Texas In
dustrial Arts Student Association.
State officers and a sweetheart
will be elected at the Friday afte-
noon meeting.
An awards banquet in the Ball
room of the MSC will conclude
the festivities.
Winners will be presented a-
wards and student officers and the
state sweetheart for the coming
year will be presented.
: :
V . ‘.TV . - f -, v<-
:
$$*3$ m.
- ■ ^.
■Mmm :
East Gate Of The Future?
•:* F. Smyth (left), William R. Doreen, and architect
tofessor Samuel T. Lanford examine a third year class
'ode! of proposed design for the East Gate shopping area.
Architects Design
Future East Gate
Shopping Center
A design proposal for the future
development of the East Gate shop
ping area will be made in the
Council Room of the College Sta
tion City Hall at 8 p.m. Thurs
day.
The proposed design is the re
sult of a third year design prob
lem of the A&M Department of
Architecture. The design takes into
account future needs of the area,
including traffic flow.
The area involved is that in
cluding Coach Norton’s Pan Cake
House, Pruitts Beautv Salon.
.......Werner’s Insurance Building and
Wilson’s Plumbing Center. The
area will extend to Foster Street,
the first paved street behind the
buildings.
Samuel T.,Lanford, assistant pro
fessor of architecture, said that
the design will be presented to the
property owners concerned, but
that the public is welcome to the
meeting.
Lanford said that if the design
is favorably received, the East
Gate merchants may form a co
operative or similar type of or
ganization to govern future de
velopment of the area.
The four students and their coach
will travel to New York City by
jet airliner, stay at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel and otherwise be
guests of the show.
SUBJECTS covered by questions
on the General Electric-sponsored
“bowl” include ancient and modern
European history. American, Eng
lish and European literature, philo
sophy, science, mathematics, eco
nomics, current events, classical
and popular music, art, mythology
and the Bible.
The college or university repre
sented by the winning team on the
weekly program receives a $1,500
scholarship grant. The losers get
a $500 scholarship grant for their
school.
BASKETBALL THIS YEAR
Practice Underway
For 12th Man Bowl
By DAVID MORGAN
Battalion Staff Writer
Practice began Wednesday for
the Twelfth Man Bowl basketball
game to be held Saturday morning,
May 11 in DeWare Field House, an
nounced Doug Hotchkiss, chairnian
of the Student Senate issues com
mittee.
Hotchkiss said the game will
match corps and civilian students.
All those intevested in playing may
report to DeWare at 5 p.m. Thurs
day is the last day of practice
before the teams are selected,
Hotchkiss added.
Col. Joe E. Davis has yielded
commandant’s drill time for the
game, and all members of the
Corps will be allowed to attend the
CSC Decries
T Shirts,
Shower Shoes
The Civilian Student Council is
sponsoring a campaign to erase
the “T-shirt and shower shoes”
image of some civilian students
In a letter to President Rudder,
council president Jeff Harp report
ed the CSC has voted unanimously
in favor of stronger enforcement
of the clothing regulations, and
asked Rudder’s help in the matter.
HARP REFERRED to the sec
tion of the college regulations
which states no T-shirts will be
worn on camnus unless the stu
dent is participating in an ath
letic event, and no shower shoes
will be worn outside dormitories
at any time.
Regulations also state that a
student is required to have a neat
appearance on the campus at all
times, will be clean shaven with
proper hair cut and without a
beai’d.
“The council would appreciate
any action which you could initi
ate toward achieving such an en
forcement program,” Harp wrote.
Dean James P. Hannigan said the
Executive Committee approved the
request and will ask the faculty
and counselors and dining hall
supervisors to familiarize them
selves with the regulations and to
assist the CSC in the matter.
ANOTHER violation of the
clothing rules discussed was the
wearing of clothing which dis
plays athletic or similar emblems
awarded by schools other than
A&M, including other colleges and
high schools.
Hannigan reported the matter
was discussed informally with
members of the Board of Directors
at their last meeting. The di
rectors expressed admiration for
the Civilian Student Council’s ac
tion in seeking stricter enforce
ment, he said.
game. Normally scheduled drill will
follow.
GAME TIME is 7 a.m. Admis
sion will be 50 cents.
Head coach for the Corps is Bil
ly Atkinson, assisted by Dickie
Stringfellow. The civilians are
coached by John Reynolds, assisted
by Lynn Merritt and Lee Walker.
Coach Shelby Metcalf is giving as
sistance.
The annual bowl games are
sponsored by the Student Senate
supporting the 12th Man Fund
Scholarships. Hotchkiss said thus
far 11 Aggies are on the scholar
ships, one of whom will be gradu
ated in May.
The basketball game is held this
year in lieu of the annual football
game because the issues committee
had “run into difficulties with the
athletic department,” according to
Hotchkiss.
HOTCHKISS told the committee
April 18 that he had been trying
to talk to Coach Hank Foldberg
about the matter since the first
part of March, but was unable to
see Him.
He said he then talked to Barlow
(Bones) Irvin, assistant athletic
director, and S. M. Meeks, equip
ment manager, but they told him
it would be impossible to have
the bowl game because equipment
had been cleaned and stored or was
being repaired.
Attorneys Study
Legal Loopholes
By GERRY BROWN
Battalion Associate Editor
Houston radio announcer Robert W. Roland, ’57, told
the Battalion Wednesday night that he is' continuing his fight
against co-education at A&M with the aid of attorneys who
are already working on legal steps to reverse the decision
made by the Board of Directors last Saturday.
“The decision is being briefed and a lot of .things are
being studied. All I can say now, is that there are ways to
overthrow this thing,” he stated.
Rowland pointed out that the worst thing that could
happen now is for the former students, the Corps of Cadets
and friends of the school to feel that nothing can be done.
“The fight has just begun and will be won eventually
by the people of Texas whrrt
feel the need for at least one
all-male institution,” he re
marked. Continuing, he said
“I do not feel that any woman
who respects A&M’s past would
want any part in destroying its
future.”
THERE ARE petitions circulat
ing among Houston high school
students in opposition to co-educa
tion at A&M, Rowland reported.
He indicated that he had also re
ceived numerous letters support
ing’ his position from high school
boys in Houston.
In response to a question con
cerning his previous statement
that he would give up his Aggie
ring because it stood for “the A&M
that is no more,” Rowland replied,
“I’m holding on to my ring until
I can see how this turns out.”
The former student said that the
fight against co-education may last
through September. “The Board of
Directors will have a long summer,
I hope that they don’t have too
many plans,” he added.
ROWLAND was graduated from
A&M in 1957 with a degree in
personnel administration. A mem
ber of “D” Field Artillery while
at A&M, he served six months ac
tive duty with the army at Fort
Sill, Okla.
The issue of co-education will
come under further discussion
Thursday night when Sterling C.
Evans, president of the A&M
Board of Directors, meets with
Corps and civilian student leaders
in the Chemistry Lecture Room.
Also attending the closed ses
sion will be L. F. Peterson, presi
dent of the Association of Former
Students, who expressed an inter
est in joining the discussion.
Corps To Offer New Award
For Scholastic Achievement
Corps Commander Bill Nix an
nounced Wednesday that the Corps
will offer a scholastic award for
which all outfits are eligible.
The presentation will made along
with others at the annual Mother’s
Day ceremonies May 12.
Nix said that in the past a flag
has been presented each year by
the A&M Mothei-s’ Club of Hous
ton to the company-sized dormitory
unit with the highest scholastic
standing.
The new award is being offered
so that outfits not housed in dorm
itories will also have an opportun
ity to be honored for scholastic
prowess.
The winning outfit will receive
a plaque and its members will be
given individual ribbons to wear
on their uniforms the following
year, said Nix.
Fourth Fee
Due May 10
The Housing Office issued a
reminder Wednesday that fourth
installment fees are due by May
10.
Students will not be given
credit for course work they are
now taking if payments are not
in.
TU Drops
Presidency
AUSTIN — UP) — W. W. Heath,
chairman of the University of Tex
as Board of Regents, announced
that the position of president of
the main university is being dis
continued.
Heath said he was announcing
the decision after polling other
members of the board.
Dr. Joseph R. Smiley, presi
dent of the university, resigned
Saturday to take over the pres
idency of the University of Col
orado effective July 1.
Heath’s statement said:
“THE BOARD of regents has
decided to consolidate the pres
ent administrations of the sys
tem and the main university ef
fective July 1, 1963.
‘‘Under this consolidation, the
presidency of * the main univer
sity will be discontinued and the
administration of the University
of Texas unified under the office
of the chancellor, the position held
by Dr. Harry Ransom.
“IN ACCORDANCE with the
usual procedure of the board of
regents and the central admin
istration, the chancellor will con
sult appropriate faculty commit
tees concerning the implications
of this administrative consolida
tion and will report to the
board’s May 24 meeting at which
time the regents will consider the
details incident to such consolida
tion.”
FFA Banquet Set
For Saturday
The A&M Collegiate Chapter of
Future Farmers of America will
hold its annual Student-Prof Ban- i
quet at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at !
Clayton’s Restaurant.
Layton Black, chapter president,
said awards will be presented to j
outstanding junior and senior agri- !
culture education majors, leader- I
ship winners and a junior scholar
ship winner.
The guest speaker will be Jerry
Clark, president of the Texas As
sociation of Future Farmers of
America.
Architects Like Them
Mike Greer of Fort Worth poses with the fourth year
architects’ sign hung from an Academic Building window.