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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 <A>) _ 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.