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A&M’s Board of Directors Saturday approved appoint
ment of a regular military officer as a commandant of cadets
and renffinned its roliov that onslified first second vear
male < 5t"d^nts v^nuire^ to take basic ROTC and belong*
loth' 1 Corns o^ Cadets. (See nage 2).
The conqoh’dation of the ^ommand^nt with a senior
Arwv or Air Forr’e officer will strengthen the Corns bv
providing mo’-e realistic training and will save $60,000
annua 11 v. Cm Board said.
A similar organization was followed until 1951 when a
civilian college emolovee was named commandant. Since
1951 the heads ot t>m A>'rriv and Ain Fonce detachments
lave oniv su^e’^dned ROTC classes and drill.
Pm^ident FaU Rudder, v/ho recommended the change
to the Board nointpd cA t^^t fev r e’- and fewer Corns fresh-
mp’j, were returning for their sonhomore year under the
civilian commandant organization. He nofed that whether
cadets were nltimatelv commissioned er not. thev received
itmre leadership training in a military Corps run by military
Off-'npr'S.
Pearson Named BA Head
Dr. John E. Pearson was aoooioted Professor and Head
of the Division of Business Administration in other Board
action Saturday.
The 37-vear-old educator received his Ph.D. degree in
economics from Indiana University. He came to A&M from
North Texas State where he was chairman of the Division
of Business Services of the School of Business Administra 7
tion.
New Degrees Approved
The Board also apnroved the recommendation bv Pres
ident Rudder that the Texas Commission on Higher Educa
tion be reauested to authorize two new advanced degree
programs at A&M.
Both degree programs. Doctor of Philosophv in Agricul
tural Engineering and Master of Urban Planning, were re
vested to meet needs of Te^as not now being met, accord-
( iug; A Rudder’s recommendation.
No other institution in the state offers a program similar
to the nronosed Ph.D.. and only The University of Texas of
fers one similar ho the proposed Urban Planning program,
itb 1 request t° TCDU stated.
Hiatus-Change Preparation
In preparation for the switch to university status the
jwd gave Rudder the eo-ahead to ask the Texas Commis-
uori on Higher Education permission to change A&M’s
schools to “colleges” and divisions to “schools.”
Pending commission approval, there will be a College
^Agriculture. College of Arts and Sciences. College of Vet-
? rinary Medicine, College of Engineering. School of Archi-
Mum. and School of Business Administration.
Chancellor M. T. Harrington toM the Foard the change
i" a normal procedure in switching from college to university
Jtjatus.
August 22. 90 davs after the state legislature adjourned,
Hhe target df*tp tViv the status change.
$4 Million In Contracts
A total of $4,011,566.60 in contracts was awarded for
instruction projects and some $411,151 in funds were
typronriated by the Board of Directors.
Among the contracts awarded were:
To H. A. Lott. Inc., of Houston, $3,112,425 for construc-
% of new dormitories and lounges at A&M.
To J. M. Odom Construction Co. of Austin $596,000 for
^novation of existing dormitories at A&M.
( To W. E. Kutzschbach Co. of Biyan, $172,755 for utilities
% dormitories at A&M.
To McCann Construction Co. Inc., of Fort Worth, $31,346
‘^utility extension at Arlington State College.
Amono- appropriations approved bv the Board were:
At A&M College:
§95.000 for waterproofing of masonry of six buildings.
§22.000 for construction of an Activation Analysis Re-
fcrch Laboratory at the A&M Research Annex.
. §800 for plans for a seismic station at the Junction Ad
junct.
At Arlington State College:
§200.000 for movable equipment for the library.
$17,000 to supplement previous appropriations for utility
tensions.
§18 451 for construction of parking lots.
$8,600 for plans and preliminary expenses for central
J ®ty plant expansion.
At Prarie View A. and M. College:
§11.000 for storm water drains.
$1,000 for preliminary plans for warehouse and computer
*nter plans.
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Hits Record 164 Freshmen
Practice Makes Perfect
Anne Harrison and Jackie Semmelrogge The presentation is being worked up by the
rehearse a dance scene for the July 7-9 “Shirt Sleeve Opera” group as part of the
production of “South Pacific” in Guion Hall. MSC’s summer program.
SUMMER SESSION MUSICAL
4 South Pacific’ Presentation
Slated For Guion, July 7-9
Dorm Cooling
Work To Start
Next Month
Construction is expected to begin in July on the first
phase of a $4,700,000 student housing program at A&M to
provide air-conditioned quarters for 2,120 students.
The basic construction contracts totaling more than
$4,000,000 were awarded by the Board of Directors Saturday.
Plans call for completion of two new dormitories and
complete renovation and air conditioning of four existing
dormitories by September, 1964, Tom D. Cherry, director of
business affairs for the College, said. Completion of the
third new dormitory is expected by the end of 1964. Five
student lounges will be built at the same time.
Construction’s to begin as soon as possible on the new
dormitories. Renovation of the*
Rogers and Hammerstein’s
“South Pacific,” the summer ses
sion musical production by A&M’s
“Shirt Sleeve Opera” group, co
directed by Bob Boone and Mrs.
B. J. Barron, will be presented
July 7-9 at 8:15 p.m. in Guion
Hail.
The production, handled by the
Student Programs Office at the
Memorial Student Center, is based
on James A. Michener’s “Tales of
the South Pacific.” The action
takes place on two islands of the
South Pacific during a lull in the
war with Japan.
CHARACTERS ARE marines,
seabees, nurses, sailors and island
ers. The plot is formed on two ro
mantic themes. The first is the love
affair of Nellie Forbush (Ann Har
rison), a young navy nurse, and
Emile de Becque (Charlie Mitch
ell), a middle aged French planter
on the island. The second romance
is that of Lt. Joseph Gable (Bill
Dansby), an American marine, and
the young, beautiful island girl,
Liat (Lavada Barbee).
Billis (Dr. Bill Andrew) and
Bloody Mary (Barbara Carson)
are cast in comic roles. Billis is a
hardy Seabee who hasn’t seen lib
erty with women for sometime.
Bloody Mary is the shrewd and
anxious mother of Liat.
Hard work by the cast and co
directors is 'enabling the group to
complete and stage the play in four
Blood Needed
At St. Joseph’s
For Area Mae
Frank Gainey of Bryan appealed
Wednesday for blood donations
from area residents and A&M stu
dents to reimburse a Houston bank
for blood given to Philip H. Tre-
mont, who is in very serious con
dition in Galveston’s John Sealy
Hospital.
At least 18 pints of any type
blood are needed. Donations will
be accepted at Bryan’s St. Joseph’s
Hospital, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
Tremont was injured late Sun
day afternoon when he fell into the
blades of a rotary-type mower on
his farm six miles northeast of
Bryan. He lay bleeding four hours
before help came.
existing buildings will be
started in February, 1964.
Student housing at A&M
is financed by rental fees
from student. No state appropri
ations are involved. The new stu
dent housing program' is being
financed under a $4,743,000 loan.
“THESE IMPROVEMENTS are
expected to attract a larger sum
mer school enrollment,” Cherny
said. “A year from September
we’U have essentially an air-condi
tioned campils.”
The A&M campus has 18 class
room and laboratory buildings al
ready air-conditioned. Work has
started to air-condition another
building.
A&M students of veterinary
medicine have just begun studies
weeks. Boone says that usually, on the trimester program in newly
plays of this type by amateurs re
quire at least six weeks’ prepara
tion.
According to Boone, “this year’s
group is one of the most outstand
ing I have ever worked with, from
stage crew through orchestra, and
entire cast.” Many have had con
siderable experience in theatrical
productions and related entertain-
nmnt fields.
MRS. HARRISON, as an exam
ple, who plays a leading role, holds
a music degree from Louisiana
Polytechnic Institute. She has had
several years of professional ex
perience at Houston’s KPRC-TV
and is familiar to local audiences
as a performer of first rank at
many civic and church programs.
air-conditioned buildings which in
volves regular class offerings
throughout the year.
The student housing program in
volves the northwest corner of the
campus. The three new dormi
tories and student lounges will be
built in the vicinity of the existing
Dormitorites 14 through 17, Walton
Hall and the Hospital.
THE NEW DORMS will be four
stories each. Their red brick will
match Dormitories 14 through 17,
which will be renovated.
“The students in the new or re
novated dormitories assuredly will
have quieter, more comfortable liv
ing accomodations that will be con
ductive to study,” Cherry said.
Features of the new dormitories
will include exterior hallways, a
Aggie
After
Catches Up
Visit To UN
Senior Dan R. Davis, Jr., of
202 South Montclair, College Sta
tion, is busy these days catching
up with summer school classwork.
He was the A&M repi'esentative
at the eighteenth annual National
Institute of the Collegiate Council
for the United Nations.
The experience of hearing 30
national or United • Nations of-
A&M Scientist Seeks Method
To Improve Fish-Processing
Research at A&M to chemically
clean fish may provide an econo
mical and nutritional diet for un-
| dernourished people of the world.
A grant of $39,832 from the
' Bureau of Commercial Fisheries,
an agency of the Department of
j the Interior, will support the food
^M’s summer program at the ]
•^junct, located 250 miles west
main campus, has a record
. freshmen enrolled for the first
r; *-*eek term.
^Panded facilities allow the re-
T 0 enrollment. In earlier years
Opacity was 120 freshmen.
A* 1 ® Adjunct located at Junction
i b used as the base for field
** by the civil engineering and
students.
Adjunct Director W. D. Kutach
said the first six-week term ends
July 12 and the second term begins
July 15.
The program bridges the gap
between high school and college
study with instruction offered in ?
summer camp atmosphere.
The freshmen study mathematics,
English and physical education.
Kutach said the freshmen group
includes 158 Texans and six from
other states.
Housing Office
Posts Note On
Reservations
The Housing Office announced
Wednesday that all students now
in school but who will not register
for the second session should turn
in fall room reservation cards be
fore leaving the campus.
The notice said that students who
entered as fi-eshman in June should
fill out the white cards available
at the Registrar’s office; upper
classmen should fill out red ones.
The reminder said that students
who already have a $20 room de
posit on file will not have to pay
any additional fees to reserve
rooms for the fall.
Students who signed up for a ' processing research,
civilian dormitory for September j Dr. W. W. Meinke, head of j than hand cleaning,
at the end of the spring semester j A&M’s Chemurgic Research Lab
and Cadets who wish to be as
signed space in their old organiza
tion for the fall were reminded
j that July 31 is the deadline for
j having room reservations into the
[ Housing Office confirming their
; requests. Summer school students
! are included.
| Any cancellations of room reser-
: vations must be made by Aug. 15
! or the students will forfeit the
| $20 deposit.
The notice said that students
who will not register for the second
J summer session but will return in
I September should retain their room
jkeys and trade them for keys
I to their new rooms in the fall.
Students were reminded that
! they should turn in mattress covers
to the Warehouse during the last
week of summer school to avoid
* being charged for them.
ficials, asking “off the record”
questions and meeting with 253
other students was well worth the
extra study, Davis said. Majoring
in history and sociology he was
among the five A&M delegates to
the regional United Nations ses
sions held in Austin last spring.
DAVIS LEARNED only two days
before leaving for New York City
that he would be able to make the
trip. He flew to New York ear-ly
June 14 and the institute adjourned
last Friday.
“The institute was the best learn
ing vehicle I could find,” David
said. He described its primary
purpose as “giving us first hand
information and allowing us to ask
questions of men who are in in
ternational affairs.”
The 254 students represented in
oratory and an associate professor
of chemical engineering, is project
supervisor.
Meinke and his associates are
studying methods of cleaning fish
with enzymes baths which “digest” ] stitutions from Ivy League schools
the visera, scales and eyes. Such to community junior colleges. The
chemical cleaning could be much . students came from 40 states, Can-
faster and thus more economical ada and Puerto Rico. Among them
were 10 Texans.
Data from his experiments in- Davis had a regional scholarship
dicates that 32,000 fish can be provided by the national council,
cleaned with enzymes in two hours. Parent organization of the col-
This selective chemical treatment legiate council is the American As-
followed by a water rinse to re- sociation for the United Nations,
move the “digested” material, can Keynote speaker for the insti-
be used even on species of small | tute was Richard N. Gardner,
fish. Lp to now, many abundant , deputy assistant secretary of state
kinds of fish have not been used for international organizations. The
as food sources, because of the high 1 American official discussed ‘The
DR W. W. MEINKE
cost of cleaning them by hand
Studies by the A&M group will j
include comparisons of different j
fish species to find those most -
suitable for chemical cleaning and
evaluation of different enzyme
cleaning agents. Prototype proces- j
sing equipment for the chemical taches, an ambassador and UN of-
cleaning will also be constructed ficials.
for the experiments. i Among the topics were interna-
L Itimately, the chemically! tionalism and the American public,
cleaned fish will be converted into arms control, the Republic of South
fish protein concentrate by con- 1 Africa, and financing the Lmited
ventional methods, Meinke said. j Nations.
United Nations and the National
Interest.’
SIR HUGH FOOT, former Brit
ish official and now high consult
ant for the special fund of the UN,
was among the speakers.
The students also heard press at-
bath between each two rooms,
acoustical ceilings, rubber tile floor
and many built-ins. Two students
will be housed in a room.
The architect is W. R. (Dede)
Matthews of W. R. (Dede) Mat
thews and Associates, architects
and engineers, of Bryan.
Student Loans Will
Be Stopped Friday
J. B. Hervey, executive sec
retary of the Association of For
mer Students announced Wed
nesday that his office will dis
continue making student loans
Friday.
He explained that a Central
Student Air Office is being cre
ated, through which all student
loans, scholarship administra
tion, and student employment
will be handled, and that the As
sociation will transfer its funds
to the new office Sept. 1.
Physicist Talks
On Swedish
Schools Tonite
A Swedish physicist from the
University of Uppsala will speak
at 8 p.m. Thursday on “The Swed
ish School System.” The public is
inyited to hear Dr. Torsten Lind-
qvist’s lecture in Room 113 of the
Biological Sciences Building.
Lindqvist has been director of
the International Seminar for Re
search and Education in Physics
since 1960 in addition to his serv
ice at the University of Uppsala.
His special research interests
are in nuclear physics and in par
ticular beta-and-gamma-ray spec
troscopy.
Lindqvist studied at the Univer
sity of Indiana, Columbia Univer
sity and the Swiss Federal Insti
tute of Technology in addition to
his studies in Sweden.
He is a member of the Ameri
can Physical Society and was a
UNESCO expert in nuclear phy
sics for Argentina in 1959-60.
Foreign Enrollees
Hit Record: 187
From 37 Nations
An A&M summer session record
of 187 foreign students from 37
nations was reported Tuesday by
Robert L. Melcher, foreign student
advisor.
The record continues the trend
of increased enrollment of foreign
students and A&M’s general pat
tern of growth, he said.
A total of 3,358 students, more
than any year since the 1947 post
war boom, has enrolled for the first
term at A&M.
Melcher said his correspondence
indicates “A&M is just getting
better known, especially in the
graduate study areas”.
The number of foreign students
here for graduate study is three
times the figure for 1961. The cur
rent figure also is 50 students
higher than last year.
Foreign student enrollment at
A&M set a record over the world.
Fifty-five are citizens of other
countries of the Americas.
Nations represented by six or
more students at A&M include Ar
gentina, 6; China, 8; India, 26;
Mexico, 19; Pakistan, 40; Tunisia,
9; and the United Arab Republic,
10.