FS 12 COPIES Che Battalion »E Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1964 Number 35 ^Sweetheart To Be Named At Soph Ball Saturday evalynn EICHHOLTZ Mike Hereford ALICE ZIMMERMAN Tom Hudler DONNA BYROM Frank Watson HARRIET ANN EDWARDS John Roberts DANA GAY LINDSAY LORETTA MARIE McCARTY Chuck Kluge Russell Hollingsworth 29 Candidates Fill Ballots In Election It’s not too late to have your vote recorded in the campus elec tions that are taking place today. “The polls” close at 8 p.m. allow ing time for late voters to take their turns at the voting machines. Nine students from 29 candi dates will be elected to next year’s campus posts. On the ballot for Student Body President are Donald R. Warren, Prank M. Miller, and Roy D. John son. Donald J. Bowen, Robert A. Beene, and Daniel A. Fisher are running for Recording Secretary. Candidates for Senate Public Relations are Sam S. Henry, Eu gene H. Gregory and Michael I. Wier. Running for the Senate Welfare post are William K. Altman and James S. Bourgeois. Student body Vice President candidates include Mike O. Beck, John D. Gay, Richard M. Dooley and Ronald E. Pate. Heading the senate issues post will be either Jay Jaynes or Rob ert G. Lee. Three students including David S. Clifton, James H. Allen, Jr. and William R. Budkelew are running for the senate student life office. Next year’s Parliamentarian will be selected from David Mor- man, Thomas R. Arnold and Charles E. Wallas. The Civilian Yell Leader posi tion will go to either Darrell E. Smith, James R. Benson or Harvey M. Bashor. One of seven finalists will be named Sophomore Sweet-f heart Saturday night at the annual Sophomore Ball. The celebration will be held in Sbisa Hall and will begin at 8 p. m. The theme for the 1964 edition of the ball will be a com bination of “Spring” and “May Day.” The dress for the evening will be class A winter or dress whites for corps stu dents and semi-formal for civilian students. The schedule for the day includes a reception for the finalists in the Memorial Student Center at 3 p. m. The in formal gathering is to allow the selection committee and the finalists to become better acquainted. The candidates will be presented during the first inter mission and the winner will* be announced during the sec- 11 I erms settled In Rail Dispute; Unions To Vote WASHINGTON ) _ President Johnson announced settlement Wednesday night of the 5-year-old railroad work rules dispute. The settlement, which requires ratification by the five unions in volved, removes the threat of a nationwide rail stoppage scheduled to start at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. “This is a good day for our country,” Johnson said in announc ing the settlement on a hastily arranged nationwide radio-televi sion hookup. Speaking for the unions, Roy E. Davidson of the railway brother hoods said the agreement was ac cepted in principle subject to the ratification procedures of the labor organizations. “While the agreement falls short of satisfying all the impor tant demands of the employes,” Davidson said, “we recognize that significant gains have been made.” J. E. Wolfe, chairman of the National Railway Labor Confer ence and chief management spokesman, said the settlement “promises to restore the morale of our 700,000 employes to its high est level and brings a rebirth of the spirit of cooperation between union and management leaders.” Without going into details, John son said the settlement terms are “just and fair.” Johnson announced the settle ment after returning from a quick trip to New York where he helped open the World’s Fair. ond. Travis William, Sopho more Class recording secre tary, will make the award and present the sweetheart with her flowers. Nanette Gabriel, the 1963-64 Ag gie Sweetheart, will assist in the selection and presentation of the winner. Music for the ball will be pre sented by the Aggieland Orchestra. Tickets are $3 a couple and may be purchased in the Student Pro grams Office of the MSC. Finalists for Sophomore Sweet heart and their escorts are: Miss Donna K. Byron of Austin, escorted by Frank D. Watson; Miss Betty Hess of Dallas, es corted by Robert W. Hawkes; Miss Evalynn Eichholtz of Hous ton, escorted by Mike Hereford; Miss Dana Gay Lindsay of Aus tin, escorted by Chuck Kluge; Miss Harriet Ann Edwards of Waco, escorted by John S. Roberts ; Miss Loretta Marie McCarty of Ft. Worth, escorted by Russell C. Hollingsworth, And Miss Alice Zimmerman of Houston, escorted by Tom Hudler. Student To Receive Rotary Club Grant The Bryan-College Station Ro tary Club has agreed to pay half of the expenses of an A&M stu dent to visit Europe this summer under the Experiment in Interna tional Living program, said Charles Crawford, president of the local chapter. The student will go as a Rotar- ian ambassador and will spend six weeks living with a family abroad, he added. AGGIE DONATES BLOOD TO GOOD CAUSE Margaret Metcalfe of Wadley Institute and David Anderson. Measles, Shots Knock Dent In Blood Donor Prospects By JAY FERGUSON The seventh annual blood dona tion drive, conducted by the Wad- ley Institute and Blood Bank of Dallas, was greeted with 272 pints of “good old Aggie blood” Wednes day, on the first day of a two day stay. “But,” says Dr. David Soules, as sistant director of the Wadley Blood Bank, “a considerable dent has been put into our expectations All-Purpose Pin Adopted For Distinguished Students BETTY HESS Robert Hawkes A small gold Distinguished Stu dent pin, to be worn by civilian students as well as cadets in civi lian clothing, has been adopted for use next semester by the Univer sity Executive Committee, said Dean of Students James P. Han- nigan Wednesday. “The pin will be approximately %” long and will be gold with the A&M seal and the wording ‘Dis tinguished Student’ across the face. It will be handled through Hal tom’s Jewelries of Ft. Worth,” said Robert O. Murray, adviser to the Civilian Student Council. The council has ordered distin guished student pins to be award- Carter Selected Apartment Prexy The Apartment Council held their annual elections Wednesday night. President for the 1964-65 school year will be Don Carter, a junior marketing major from Splendora. Jim Simpson will be the vice- president representing College View and Wally Groff will serve as the Hensel Apartments vice- president. Tommy Fields will be the new secretary, Kenny Shipman will serve as treasurer, and Joe Benes will be the parlimentarian. The apartment council has the responsibility of representing over 2,000 individuals, and is the only civilian council that operates a full 12 months during the year. It is the governing body of all the mar ried students living in College View, Hensel, and the project houses. The 25 member council includes eight representatives from College View, four from Hensel and one from the project houses. It also includes two intra-mural managers and two chaplains. The council is sponsored by R. O. Murray Jr. mm NEW DISTINGUISHED STUDENT PIN CSC Proposed Honor. ed free of charge to civilian stu dents who achieve a 2.25 grade- point ratio this semester, said Murray. “We are hoping that the pin will also be furnished at no cost to the cadets who qualify to wear it,” he said. “No student will be awarded more than one pin. Should one of the approximately 500 distin guished students lose his pin, a re placement will be provided for $1.75,” Murray said. The design being used was drawn by Mrs. John Booker of College Station. Her husband, John Booker, who is chairman of the traditions committee of the CSC, helped lead the drive for the pin. “Although for the cadet uniform a distinguished student ribbon is available, as well as a Distin guished Military Student badge to show Military or Air Science pro ficiency, there has never been any means of recognizing the scholas tic achievements of the individual civilian student or cadet when out of uniform at A&M,” said Hanni- gan. “Other schools recognize dis tinguished students by means of honor fraternities, keys or similar pins. This pin will immediately identify anyone achieving academ ic excellence at A&M,” he added. “Nothing on the pin will indi cate the number of semesters the individual was designated a dis tinguished student. Our present intention is for the pin to be worn only during the period the indi vidual is actually classified a dis tinguished student,” said Hanni- gan. by a large number of disqualifica tions due to the recent measle epidemic and the summer camp shots given to ROTC students.” Soules related that almost 100 students were turned away because of these two reasons, with another 40 being refused because of low blood pressure. IN ORDER to better last year’s output of 593 pints, A&M stu dents and faculty will have to produce more than 320 pints on Thursday. The largest donation ever received from A&M has been 605 pints. Dr. Soules, who prepares the donors by taking their blood pres sure, pulse, temperature and hemo globin content, expects the dona tions to be more numerous Thurs day. “There are approximately 300 donors signed up for Thurs day,” said Dr. Soules, “with a good number of others expected to do nate who did not previously sign up.” In order to qualify as a blood donor, one must fill out a small questionnaire which, according to Dr. Soules, serves to protect the patient who will be receiving the blood. It also serves to disqualify some who can’t afford to give blood and don’t know it. “SEVENTY-FIVE per cent of the donors are giving for the first time, said Dr. Soules, ‘but that doesn’t keep A&M from far out distancing other schools. No place last year gave more than 100 pints, whereas A&M presented the Blood Bank with almost 600.” After donating a pint of blood, the donors are asked by Dr. Soules to sit down, enjoy some light re freshments and rest for about 15 minutes and to refrain from en gaging in any strenuous activities for the rest of the day. One donor who was nibbling on a cookie and enjoying some fruit juice said, “It just makes your arm a little weak. Other than that, it it just like any other shot, it just lasts a little longer.” THE BLOOD BANK, which Dr. Soule says makes about 40 mobile visits a year to different places, receives most of its donations from manufacturing plants and churches. ‘But,’ he added, ‘we only go where we are invited.’ A large portion of the donated blood is used to aid lukemia patients who are treated at the Wadley Institute. The Bank will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. .It is being handled by Dr. Soule and eight “sweet young things” of the nursing profession from Dallas. Dr. Soule expressed special thanks to Patsy Schlicht, Nancy Gore and Jayne Dodson, who were supplied by the Memorial Student Center to handle the typing and recoi’d filing. Army Announces Enlistment Policy Army Reserve leaders in Bryan- College Station learned Wednes day that qualified individuals may enlist for one or two-years. Pre viously individuals were required to serve three or six years. The Department of Army also permits former members of the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps, with no remaining service obligation, to enlist in the Army Reserve for one, two, three or six- year tours of duty. Provision for the new short tours is spelled out in an amendment to Army Regulation 140-111. The change in reserve enlistment op tions was announced through the Pentagon office of Maj. Gen. W. J. Sutton, chief of U. S. Army Re serve. Wire Review By The Associated Press WORLD NEWS LONDON — Businessman May nard Greville Wynne came home Wednesday in a British-Soviet spy exchange after 17 months in Com munist jails. He was traded for Soviet master spy Gordon Lons dale, convicted of looting the se crets of a British naval base. ★★★ VIENTIANE, Laos — Neu tralist Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma has been invited by leaders of a rightist coup to head a new coalition regime in Laos, a member of their junta said Wednesday. This startling development came as Souvanna and foreign diplomats opposed to Sunday’s coup conferred on the crisis with King Sayang Vathana at the royal capital of Luang Prabang.