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Commencement To Highlight Week Approximately 900 candidates for degrees will receive diplomas Saturday at the spring Com mencement in G. Rollie White Coliseum at 9 a.m. Degrees will be given to 770 undergraduates and 130 advanced degree candidates at the ceremo ny. Commencement speaker will be Jenkin Lloyd Jones, editor of the Tulsa, Okla., Tribune, and former president of the Ameri can Society of Newspaper Edi tors. Commencement activities will begin with the procession into the coliseum, the invocation, and presentation of the Development Fund Gift by L. F. Peterson of Fort Worth, president of the As sociation of Former Students and member of the Board of Directors. Greetings will be extended by Sterling C. Evans of Houston, president of the Board of Direc tors, and Dr. M. T. Harrington, chancellor of the A&M System. President Earl Rudder will in troduce the commencement speak er. After the degrees are conferred, Robert L. Boone will lead the graduates and audience in singing “The Spirit of Aggieland.” The benediction will be given by Kirk Blackard, chaplain for the corp of cadets. Jones has been editor of the Oklahoma newpaper since 1941 and has traveled around the world twice touring 73 countries. He received the William Allen White Award for Journalistic achieve ment given by Sigma Delta Chi, national society of professional journalists. After Jones’ address, Rudder and the deans of schools will present degrees to the candi dates. Final review is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Saturday on the main drill field in front of the Memo rial Student Center. Following the review, Major General Emmett B. Cassady, com mander of Mobile Air Material Area at Brookley Air Force Base, Mobile, Ala., will be the speaker during commissioning exercises at 3:30, to be held in the coli seum. Approximately 5 0 0 Aggie ROTC students will receive gold bars during the commissioning exercises. About 104 Army and 51 Air Force ROTC students will receive commissions. General Cassady, a native Tex an from Gainsville, has been a part of the air age since gradua tion from high school in 1927. Cassady received his commission in 1933. He was active in com mercial aviation in North and South Texas until ordered to active duty in 1927. Following the afternoon cer emonies, the class of ’63 will celebrate by donning boots and attending the annual Boot Dance on the second floor of the MSC. The dance begins at 8:30. 27 Positions Are Filled In Tuesday Poll Representatives to the election commission and the Stu- lent Senate were chosen Tuesday. Assigned to the Student Senate from the School of Arts md Sciences were Shelburne Veselka ’64, Albert Tijerina ’65 md Larry Martin ’66. Representing the School of En- j] peering are Bill Herrmann ’64, || teles Wallace ’65, and John telson ’66. NEW SENATORS from the Ichool of Agriculture ai’e Charles fisher ’64, James Parker ’65 and loland Smith ’66. School of Veterinary Medicine spresentatives are Roland Mull M and Keith Clark ’65. Selected from the graduate thool was Frank Hall. New Election Commission repre- (ntatives from the senior class (ere MacDonald Cook, Jeff Harp, iess Mayfield, Mike Shaw and lavid Fowler. Che Battalion Volume 60 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1963 Number 116 !;*♦*! ■ * CHOSEN FROM the junior class fere Lovell Aldrich, Bob Palm, Hike Wier, Bill Buckellow and Diaries Wallace. Members from the sophomore lass were Jim Lake, Paul Studley, Ion Holker, Bill Wright and lobert Young. Vanity Fair Photos Are Now Available Any person who has not picked up pictures used in the selection of finalist for Vanity Fair may do so at the Student Publications Office. The office, located in the base ment of the Y’MCA Building, is open from 8 -12 and 1-5 Mon day through Friday. Wire Review By The Associated Press WORLD NEWS VATICAN CITY — Pope John tXHI suffered a severe relapse ii his illness Tuesday night and tewed a blood transfusion, Va tican sources reported Wednesday. The 81-year-old pontiff can- feled his regular weekly audience ® doctor’s orders, but appeared it his window during the day to Hess thousands of people in St. feter’s Square below. Later it was reported the Pope tad napped in the afternoon and *as feeling well by evening. ★ ★ ★ WASHINGTON — Information teaching U. S. intelligence indi cates that Cuba’s Fidel Castro Has received some $300 milPon "orth of Soviet arms since Nov ember and will get about $250 million in Communist economic Help this year. This is in addition to an esti mated $500 million worth of So viet mihtary equipment turned ter to Cuban armed forces be fore last October’s missile crisis Hid $300 million to $325 million in previous economic aid. ★ ★ ★ SEOUL, Korea — South Ko fi's military regime claimed Wed- teiay it had foiled a new plot H kill junta ch'ef Gen. Chung ifoe Park. The Korean intelligence agency Seoul said six civilians were 'tested just before they tried to Park May 16, second anniver- i 1 "? of his taking power. U. S. NEWS WASHINGTON — Jubilant ifopublicians in Congress hailed Wednesday the massive rejection Hr farmers of the admmistra- * Ws wheat control plan, but Resident Kennedy said it means •ter farm prices and more bain surpluses. ★ ★ ★ Washington — a resigned tantagon official testified Wed- Nay that the award of the dis- 1 Nd TFX warplane contract to , f&eral Dynamcis Corp, clearly I IlHte based on “high-level policy I the administration,” not on ferit NASA Grants To Finance Space Work In a special telegi'am to The Battalion, Congressmaa Olin E. Teague of the eighth congressional district confirmed that the National Aeronautics and Space Administra tion has granted $127,589 to A&M for research. Twenty-five thousand dollars has been assigned for research in in- terdisciplined space oriented physi cal, life and engineering sciences. TEAGUE SAID that $102,589 will go to the A&M Research Foundation for “laboratory rer search on automatic neutron acti vation techniques to determine nuclear service elimination com position.” NASA notified the congressman about the two grants late Wednes day. The activation analysis grant will enable Dr. Richard E. Wainerdi, head of activation analysis, Lloyd E. Fite, project Engineer, and Dr. Steele to continue their current project. Activation analysis has been de- cribed as a relatively fast method of determining the composition of a substance by measuring its radio active emission after the substance has been bombarded with neuti’ons. A&M has made progress in the evaluation of this process and is currently engaged in determining the practicality of using the proc ess to determine the composition of the moon’s surface. THE EQUIPMENT necessary for the space project would basically consist of a package that would land on the moon, bombard the its surface with neutrons from an particle accelerator, measure the radiation, and transmit the data back to earth. Upon reaching the earth, the data would be fed to computers that would analysize it, and inter pret the information in such a way that scientists would be able to calculate the moon’s surface com position. Previous to activation analysis, determination of the composition substance was dependent upon a lengthy chemical process. Eight staff members who received $1,000 checks and gold watches Tuesday are (from left) John B. Beckam, chemistry; Dr. Don ald W. Hood, oceanography and meteorol ogy; Dr. Richard J. Baldauf, wildlife man agement; W. I. Truettner, mechanical en- Faculty Award Winners gineering; Dr. C. B. Ryan, poultry science; Dr. Arden G. Kemler, veterinary anatomy; Wallace Beasley, police training program head, and Dr. Raymond Reiser, biochem istry and nutrition. NORTHEAST OF BRYAN Indiana Businessman Dies In Explosion of Light Plane An Indiana man was killed when his light plane supposedly ex ploded in the air about 15 miles northeast of Bryan at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Nels Vorm, 32, of North Judson, Ind., was identified as the pilot and sole occupant of the single-engine Beachcraft Bonanza. An official of the Department of Public Safety said pieces of the aircraft were scattered over a 600 yard area. Vorm’s body was found about 500 yards from the main part of the plane in heavy underbrush. THE CRASHED occurred over the George Dunn fai’m after it appeared to tip a row of trees near the old San Antonio Road. One official, who asked not to be quoted, said the plane appeared to disintegrate after coming out State Commission Approves CS Bank The College Station Bank of Commerce had its charter approved Wednesday by unanamious vote of the State Banking commission. A partial charter application was first filed with the commission on Feb. 25. Bill Edgar of Beaumont was named executive vice presi dent a short time after. Directors of the new bank are slated to be Elmer McVey, John Naylor, Cecil Culpeper, P. G. Long- mire, Nat B. Allen, R. W. Butler and Joe Ferreri. Naylor is chair man of the Board of Directors. Final Exam Schedule May 27 8-11 a. m. MWF8 May 27 1- 4 p. m. TTh8Fl May 28 8-11 a. m. MWF9 May 28 1- 4 p. m. MWThl May 29 8-11 a. m. MWF10 May 29 1- 4 p. m. TF1 May 30 8-11 a. m. M3TThlO May 30 1- 4 p. m. MWTh2 May 31 8-11 a. m. MWF11 May 31 1- 4 p. m. M4TThl 1 June 1 8-11 a. m. TTh9F2 June 1 1- 4 p. m. TF2. TWF3. TThF3 of a dive. Other reports noted that the craft exploded in the air. No reason was given for the sup posed explosion. Information found in the wreck age area indicated Vorm had been in San Antonio Wednesday and was due in Dallas Thursday. The small plane belonged to the American Oak Preserving Co., of North Judson of which was opera tor-owner. He also operated and owned the Tri-County Farms, Inc. The Bryan sheriff’s department investigated the accident, along with highway patrol units of Bryan and Hearne. ALSA SCHEDULED to investi gate are the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Federal Aeronau tics Administartion. Vorm’s body was taken to Cal- loway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan, from w 7 here it will be ship ped to North Judson for burial. The body was not too badly dam aged, a funeral home official noted. A Korean War veteran and mem ber of the Masonic Lodge, Vorm was graduated from Culver Mili tary Academy in Culver, Ind. Included in his survivors are his wife, his father, a brother and a child. Carr To Address Conference Here Texas Attorney General Wag goner Carr will speak June 12 at the final assembly of the annual School Administrators and Super visors Conference on the A&M campus. “The Role of the Public Schools in Teaching Americanism” will be his topic. A&M President Earl Rudder will introduce Carr at the general as sembly in the Memorial Student Center. ABOUT 500 schoolmen are ex pected for the June 10-12 confer ence, Dr. Paul Hensarling, head of the A&M Department of Edu cation and Psychology, said. Several professional groups also meet during the conference which features top state and national speakers. “This is a very dynamic sub ject in the schools today,” Dr. Hen sarling said of teaching Ameri canism. Carr became attorney general in January. He served as Speaker of the House in the 55th and 56th Legis latures and is one of three men in the history of Texas to be speaker for two consecutive terms. Carr served five terms in the House where he played an import ant part in the passage of laws relating to law enforcement, pre vention of crime and juvenile de linquency, education, state fiscal management, promotion of the state’s economic growth and the investigation of official corruption and private fraud. BEFORE ELECTION to the House, he served as county at torney of Lubbock County and lat er assistant district attorney in the 72nd Judicial District. Carr was born at Fairlie, in Hunt County, but the family moved to Lubbock County in 1932. He graduated from Lubbock High School and Texas Technological College. In 1947, Carr earned a degree from the University of Texas Law School after service in the Army. June 1 Is Deadline For Dorm Moves All dormitory students now in school who intend to go to sum mer school are reminded that they must he moved to their new rooms by 6 p.m. June 1. Those dormitories which will not be used during the summer session will be closed and locked at that time. Faculty, Staff Given Awards For Service Eight faculty and staff members each received $1,000 checks and gold watches at the ninth annual recognition and awards program of the Association of Former Students Tues day. Cited for distinguished achievement in teaching were Dr. Richard J. Baldauf, associate professor of wildlife man agement; Dr. Arden G. Kemler. associate professor of vet erinary anatomy; Dr. Cecil B. Ryan, assistant professor of Poultry science, and W. I. Truettner, professor of mechanical engineering. John B. Beckham, associate professor of chemistry, was presented the distinguished achievement award in student relations. * Dr. Donald W. Hood, ocean- oerranhv professor, and Dr. Ravmond Reiser, biochem- istrv and nutrition nrofessor, were research award recipients. Wallace D. Beasley, chief of the Police Training Program, received the extension service citation. Representing the former students at the meeting and making the presentations was their president, L. F. Peterson of Fort Worth. Peterson also is a member of the Board of Directors. Baldauf, a member of the wild life faculty since 1959, was cited for “outstanding work in teaching and training young people in the scientific method of research.” His primary responsibility is the fish eries program. KEMLER JOINED the veteri nary staff in 1959. His nomina tion was made by his students, who mentioned the professor’s “insistence on the highest stand ards of excellence in the classroom and laboratory, his thorough and meticulous prepai’ation and his effective method of presentation.” Another professor cited by his students for “his ability to stimu late independent thinking and pro vide an intellectual classroom atmosphere” was Ryan, employed as a part-time teacher and part- time research specialist. A mem ber of the faculty since 1947, Ryan received his Ph.D. degree from A&M in 1962. A mechanical engineering pro fessor, Truettner joined A&M in 1930. He was pi’aised for “his knowledge of the subject matter and his unique ability to impart this knowledge to his students.” HOOD, chemical oceanographer, teacher and researcher, has con ducted research at A&M for 13 years. He currently is writing a textbook on “Chemical Oceanog raphy.” Reiser became a chemist with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in 1940. He was cited for various reseai-ch projects, includ ing a more recent paper concern ing the relationship of fats and cholesterol to artery and heart ail ments. 1st Summer Term Registration Is Set Registration for the first sum mer term is scheduled between 8 a .m. and 12 noon June 3, Regis trar H. L- Heaton has announced. Classes will begin June 4. The first term ends July 12, and the second term opens July 15 . Registration cards for students whose surnames begin with any of the letters .“A” through “L” will be issued from 8 to 9:30 a.m. June 3. Registration cards for other students will be issued from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Senate Passes New Resolution On Co-ed Fight The Texas Senate passed a re solution Tuesday commending the Board of Directors for its recent decision admitting women to A&M. Introduction of the resolution by Sen. W. T. Moore of Bryan, came during a brief lapse in a filibuster on a congressional redistricting bill by Sen. Abraham Kazen of Laredo. There was no discussion on the measure, which passed by voice vote, and senators paid little at tention to it. Minutes after passage of the re solution, several requested that they be shown as voting “No.” Their requests were denied as Kaz en continued his filibuster. “We fully endorse the board’s action in giving the youth of Tex as a great legacy to help them find real success in the years ahead,” said Moore’s resolution in part. “The board of directors trans cended political demagoguery and personal, selfish whims in its de liberations and so distinguished it self as one of the finest and most honorable boards ever to serve A&M,” the resolution said. American Teams Try Dual Assualt On Mt. Everest KATMANDU, Nepal —- Two American assault teams neared the top of fabled Mt. Everest on Wednesday — one of them from the hitherto unconquered west ridge. If both make it, it will be the first dual triumph over the world’s highest and most forbidding mountain. Hopes ran high here. Allen C. Auten of Denver, Colo., reported from his camp at 25,000 feet that Dr. Thomas F. Hornbein of San Diego, Calif., and Dr. Wil liam Unsoeld of Corcallis, Ore., had been seen struggling towards the summit up the perilous west ridge. An expedition spokesman said it was presumed Luther G. Jer- stad of Eugene, Ore., and Barry C. Bishop of Washington, D. C., were nearing the top on the south side because their Sherpas were seen descending. Hornbein and Unsoeld had not been given much chance of reach ing the summit because they lost much of their oxygen and food supplies in a snowslide and wind storm last Thursday.