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Volume 61
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1964
Number 34
Blood Drive Underway;
Over 700 Donors Set
The seventh annual Ag-gie
blood drive is now under way
in the Memorial Student Cen
ter. The donations are being
taken Wednesday and Thurs
day by representatives of the
Wadley Research Institute and
Blood Bank of Dallas.
About 700 students and faculty
members have registered to don
ate blood, though some have been
eliminated for medical reasons.
It is hoped that others who have
not registered will come by the
MSC during the two-day period and
give blood.
Dr. King Gill (top picture) speaks to the
campus Aggie Muster gathering Tuesday in
front of the Systems Administration Build
ing. Bottom picture: Ross Volunteer fir
ing squad renders 21 gun salute for Aggies
Aggie Muster Observed
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who have died during the year. Silver Taps
ceremony concluded the Muster ceremony
here. Aggies participated in Muster at var
ious places all over the world.
The A&M Alpha Phi Omega
chapter has been in charge of the
registration of donors, setting up
hospital beds and other equipment
for the operation, and has helped
in pushing the drive.
WHEN AN AGGIE donates
blood to the blood bank, he is
guaranteed the full amount he or
any member of his family may
need during the next year with
out having to replace “a single
drop.” in the six years that
Aggies have participated in the
program, only 80 of the A&M cre
dits established have been used.
Blood not used by Aggies will be
used to treat patients suffering
from leukemia.
The A&M blood drive is the
largest single drive of the year for
the Wadley Research Institute.
“I don’t know how we could get
along without the help from A&M,”
Dr. Joseph M. Hill, blood bank
director said. “None of the volun
tary donations surpasses the Ag
gies’ in quanity or spirit.”
Dr. Hill described the operation
of a blood bank as essentially the
same as operating any other bank,
except that the deposits last only
21 days and there is never any
guarantee that what has been bor
rowed will be replaced.
HILL SAID that many patients
are not able to replace blood they
receive because of the quantity
involved. Some cases require as
many as 40 or 50 pints. The insti
tute asks for donations from the
general public to help close up the
gap between blood used and blood
donated by friends of patients.
While many blood banks require
a return of two pints returned for
every pint borrowed, the Wadley
Institute only requires a one pint-
for-one pint return.
If an Aggie who has donated
blood needs to use blood from
the bank, he should get in touch
with Alan Peterson, the chairman
of the Aggie Blood Drive, who will
make the necessary arrangements
Wire
Review
By The Associated Press
WORLD NEWS
VIENTIANE, Laos—Two right
ist coup leaders refused Tuesday
to restore Premier Prince Sou-
vanna Phouma’s coalition regime
to power despite urging by West
ern diplomats, informed sources
reported.
Fearing a violent reaction to
Sunday’s coup from the pro-com
munist Pathet Lao, the diplomats,
headed by President Johnson’s
diplomatic troubleshooter William
Bundy, tried to persuade the two
generals to step aside.
★ ★ ★
BOGOTA, Colombia—U. S. and
Colombian teams expect to start
work this week on a joint sur
vey of the possibility of linking
the Caribbean and the Pacific by
a sea-level canal that would
utilize the Atrato River Valley
part of he way.
The U. S. Geodetic Survey will
supervise aerial map-making and
Colombians under the Augustine
Codazzi Geographic Institute will
handle ground surveys.
★ ★ ★
LONDON—Despite a sudden ill
ness of the top Soviet negotiator,
Britain and the Soviet Union
neared agreement Tuesday night
on a series of deals that will hoist
their trade to record levels.
Seniors, Get Your
Graduation Robes
Seniors who desire robes for
the commencement exercises
must order them before noon,
May 16, in the Exchange Store.
The cost of renting the robe
for a bachelor degree is $4.25
plus 9 cents tax, while the cost
of the master’s degree robe is
S4.75 plus 10 cents tax.
The PhD robe rental cost is
$5.25 plus 11 cents tax and an
additional S5.25 and 11 cents tax
will be charged for the hood.
Senate Committee Studying
Proposed Student Aid Bill
By BOB SCHULZ
Battalion Staff Writer
A bill that would provide for the
college education of more than a
million students annually is now
under study in the Senate Educa
tion Subcommittee.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Vance
Hartke (D.-Ind.), provides for the
financial assistance of capable and
deserving students who would
otherwise be unable to proceed past
the high school level.
“The basic aim of the program,”
says Sen. Hartke, “is to insure
that no capable student will be
denied the opportunity for educa
tion beyond high school because of
his or his parents’ inability to meet
the financial burden.”
Army Chooses 4
For DMS Awards
Four A&M University seniors in
the Army Reserve Officer Train
ing Corps are newly - designated
Distinguished Military Students.
Students who maintain their rec
ord and qualify as Distinguished
Military Graduates may receive a
Regular Army instead of a reserve
officer commission and enter the
service on the same basis as a
graduate of the U. S. Military
Academy (West Point).
Newly-named as Distinguished
Military Students are:
Larry L. Crutsinger; an account
ing major from Brownwood. A
member of Company H-3, Crut
singer received a varsity letter
in football;
Charles E. Brandt of El Paso.
Brandt is majoring in electrical
engineering and is a cadet major
on Third Battalion Staff; Kenneth
A. Radde, an animal science major
from Meridian. Radde serves on
First Battalion Staff as a cadet
major;
David P. Payne of Waco; a busi
ness administration major. Payne
is Commander of Company E-l.
The financial aid listed in the bill
would be in the form of scholar
ships, long-term student loans, edu
cation loan insurance and student
work-study programs.
The bill is fast gaining backers
from the fields of education and
business. More than 20 senators
have asked that they be listed as
co-sponsors of the bill.
Provisions of the bill are: under
graduate scholarships—a program
of four-year undergraduate schol
arships to be awarded by commis
sions in the states to entering col
lege freshmen. Grants of up to
$1,000 would be awarded on the
basis of need, academic promise
and high school records;
Long-term student loans — the
present loan limit of the National
Defense Education Act would be
raised from $1,000 to $1,500 for
undergraduates and from $2,000 to
$2,500 for graduate students. Loan
authority would be broadened to
include new institutions, such as
two-year technical schools;
Educational loan insurance — a
program to guarantee commercial
or college loans negotiated by stu
dents. Eligibility would be based
only on full-time enrollment and
satisfactory academic progress.
Loans so insured would be limited
to $2,000 per academic year for
any one borrower and $10,000 total.
Repayment could be extended for
Seatbelts Delayed;
Here Friday (?)
There has been another delay
in the shipment of the seatbelt
model J800, according to the
manufacturer. They are to be
delivered by the end of the week,
and there will be a notice in The
Batt when they can be picked up.
Models J600P and Jch600 may
be picked up at the rear of the
old fire station across the street
from the Exchange Store from
5-6 p.m. this week.
a ten-year period following gradu
ation;
Student work-study program —
students would either work and
study at the same time or work for
a period of weeks and attend school
for a period of weeks. Jobs would
relate to the student’s field of
study and would include research,
public service, internships and
assistantships. Total payment to
any one student would be limited
to $1,000 per academic year at the
undergraduate level and $2,000 for
graduate students.
for securing it.
THE WADLEY Research Insti
tute and Blood Bank houses an in
ternationally-known research oper
ation. The doctors and scientists
of the institute do research in the
quest for cures of such diseases
as cancer and leukemia.
Aggies have donated a total of
1,828 pints of blood in the past
drives, and the goal of the 1964
drive is 1,000 pints. Any student
who would desire to donate a pint
of blood to the drive should go to
the MSC either Wednesday or
Thursday between 8 a.m. and 5
p.m.'
Dr. Burgess
To Be Prof
In BA School
Dr. Leonard R. Burgess, business
and economics statistician whose
recent book, “Top Executive Pay
Package,” has drawn international
reviews, will join A&M Universi
ty’s School of Business Adminis
tration in September.
Burgess will come here as an
associate professor, Dr. John E.
Pearson, business school head, an
nounced.
Burgess has taught at North
Texas State University since 1961.
He has worked with industry and
the National Industrial Confer
ence Board in addition to his aca
demic background.
“Dr. Burgess is one of the finest
scholars in the Southwest,” Pear
son said.
At Columbia University’s Grad
uate School of Business Adminis
tration, where he completed his
doctorate in economics, Burgess
studied under Dr. Arthur F. Burns,
an advisor to President Eisenhow
er. Burgess completed the B.A.
degree at Brown University and the
M.B.A. degree at the Harvard
Graduate School of Business Ad
ministration.
He entered the Army as a pri
vate in 1942 and now is a major
in the Army Reserve. He won
five battle stars and the Purple
Heart during World War II.
Burgess has been active as a
reserve officer. He is enrolled in
the Command and General Staff
College through a Dallas reserve
training center.
Following his graduation from
Harvard he became chief statis
tician for a pulp and paper com
pany in New York City. In 1952
he joined the National Industrial
Conference Board as a senior staff
associate.
He later taught in the Bernard
M. Baruch School of Business and
Publication Administration of The
City College, New York.
Proper Manners
Form Of Respect
By CLOVIS McCALLISTER
A panel of four Texas Woman’s
University students and their spon
sor told approximately 200 stu
dents Tuesday night that the
practice of good manners is an
example of individual respect and
the respect for others.
The panel, composed of Jane
Sullins, Carol Nevils, Nanette
Gabriel, Elaine Meeks and modera
tor Gertrude Gibson, said that good
human relations stem from good
manners.
Miss Nevils said, “It is the little
things that count in dating, as in
life.” In giving small details in
good manners, she said the boy
should walk on the curb side of
the street, offer his hand to the
girl getting out of the car, and if
he makes a mistake, joke about it
and forget it. Miss Nevils said,
“If there is anything a girl likes,
it is attention.”
In discussing table manners,
Miss Sullins said that table man
ners are no more than the most
easy and convenient way to do
things.
Miss Sullins said the male leads
the female to the table if a waiter
is not around and he gives the
order for the female. She added
that 15 per cent of the check is
the proper tip for the waiter.
Banquet Speaker
Robert J. Phillips of Tyler, pres
ident of Howe-Baker Engineers
Inc., will speak at the A&M Stu
dent Engineers’ Council banquet
at 6 p.m. Monday. Phillip’s firm
has offices in England and Italy,
in addition to American offices.
He is a member of the board of
Tyler Savings and Loan Associa
tion and Peoples Life Insurance
Co.
Miss Gabriel stated that formal
dinner invitations are engraved
and an answer on personal sta
tionery should follow the invitation.
The hostess at a cocktail party
should serve fruit juice or some
other drink for those who do not
drink, Miss Gabriel said.
Miss Meeks discussed driving and
walking etiquette. She said always
walk on the right side of the side
walk, try not to walk three or four
abreast, do not stop in front of
doorways, be careful if carrying an
umbrella or packages and do not
eat while walking.
‘Bearded Bard’
Events To End
With Program
The Shakespeare Commemoration
at A&M University will be cli
maxed Thursday night with a pro
gram of reading and acting scenes
from the bard’s plays, plus madri
gal singing.
The free performance is sched
uled at 8 p.m. in the Assembly
Room of the Memorial Student
Center.
“This program, along with the
six lectures, showing of the movie
‘Henry V’ and the presentation of
the Marlowe play add up to a
successful commemoration,” Dr.
John Q. Anderson, head of the
Department of English, said.
“We hope in the future to spon
sor other activities related to the
humanities as part of our efforts
to enhance the role of A&M as a
university,” he added.
The program Thursday night will
be preceded by lectures of two
scholars from the history and gov
ernment department in the MSC
at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Vic Wiening, assistant professor
of English and a staff member
of the Aggie Players, is in charge
of the final program.
Scenes will be acted from “The
Taming of the Shrew,” “Macbeth”
“Hamlet.’ Scenes will be read out
of “Richard III,” “Othello’ and
“Henry V.”
The madrigal singers, under the
direction of Carroll Schoenewolf,
English instructor, will sing six
numbers.
FORMER STUDENTS
Engineering Students: Advice
Editor’s Note: This is the first
of a weekly series of articles
about former Aggies who achieved
positions of leadership in their
respective fields. It is hoped that
students can benefit from the ex
perience and the advice of these
leaders.
By GLENN DROMGOOLE
Battalion News Editor
“T o d a y both the chal-
leng-es and the rewards for
the engineer are greater
than they have ever been be
fore, “Gen. B. A. Schriever,
head of the Air Force Systems
Command, recently told a group
of engineering students.
General Schriever, who was
graduated from A&M in 1931,
could quite truthfully be called an
expert in his field. He has spoken
to many student groups throughout
the nation, always stressing the
need for a college education.
“Science courses in our schools
should be designed to help produce
urgently needed technical people,”
Schriever pointed out. “In addi
tion, they should give an adequate
background for the many students
who will not enter any field of!
science or technology.
“These students will still need
at least a basic understanding of
science, because it will greatly af
fect their future lives, no matter
what work they may choose to do.
As citizens they will be called to
make decisions that involve at
least some understanding of sci
ence and its applications.”
The four-star general urges
students to be creative. “It is
relatively easy to find people who
have been pumped full of facts.
It is much more difficult to find
people who know how to put those
facts to work,” he noted.
What about the graduating stu
dent engineer’s future ? General
Schriever says, “Young people to
day live in a time of unlimited op
portunity. No generation in his
tory has had a greater chance to
acquire knowledge. This is espec
ially true in the sciences. First
of all, you have inherited a great
store of scientific information from
the past. You learn facts in your
classrooms today that were com
pletely unknown 20 years ago, or
even 10 years ago.
“In the past few years, man
kind’s store of scientific knowledge
has more than doubled.
“Secondly, the scientist today
makes use of powerful new tools
of research, including techniques
such as mathematical analysis and
devices such as the electron micro
scope. Today’s methods of tak
ing scientific measurements are far
more accurate than those of the
past, and they are improving all
the time.
“There is a great shortage of
engineers. Today we are training
45,000 engineers annually, as com
pared with 58,000 ten years ago.
By contrast, the Soviet Union turns
out 126,000 engineers annually.”
According to the former Aggie,
“We have two powerful reasons
to encourage the advance of sci
ence — first, to insure our own
protection, and second, to provide
the answers to hunger, poverty and
disease — the common enemies of
all mankind.”
General Schriever got his start
in the field which he now heads
immediately after graduating from
A&M. He received a reserve ap
pointment in Field Artillery fol
lowing graduation day. He enter
ed flight training at Randolph
Field in 1932, receiving a commis
sion as a second lieutenant in the
Army Air Corps Reserve in 1933.
After receiving his master’s de
gree in mechanical engineering
from Stanford University in 1942,
he joined the 19th Bomb Group
in the Southwest Pacific.
He stayed with the Air Force
after World War II ended, and in
1954 he assumed command of the
Air Force Ballistic Missile Divi
sion. It was he who had charge
of developing the intercontinental
ballistic missile.
On April 1, 1961, he became
commander for the newly created
and expanded Air Force Systems
Command. This group is respon
sible for research, development,
procurement and production actions
acquired to place a complete aero
space system in operational use.
Over the years, several institu
tions have recognized the general
by awarding him various degrees.
He has received seven honorary
doctorates.