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Che Battalion Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1964 Number 56 Board Approves Changes During Weekend Meeting New Dorms Near Completion Construction of air-conditioned dorms for grossing- rapidly. When completed the new 2,120 students is on schedule, and the major dormitories will be the most modern student renovation of four older dormitories is pro- facilities on campus. College Station Group Sets July 4th Community Picnic City Hall Reminds Local Residents Fireworks Illegal College Station City Hall has issued a reminder to residents that an ordinance prohibits the sale, offering for sale, exploding, stor ing or having possession of com bustible fireworks without specific authority of the City Council. Ordinance No. 252 states that it is unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to sell, offer for sale, explode, store, or posses foreworks within the corpo rate limits of the City of College Station. The city council may grant to any person, firm, association or corporation, the right to explode, store and have in their possession combustible fireworks, to be used at public gatherings providing the exploding, storing and possession of same are supervised by proper authorities, and provided further that the city is not held in any way responsible for any negligence, accidents or damages as a result of the exploding, storing or posses sion of the fireworks. Any person, firm, association or corporation that shall be found guilty of violating any portion of this ordinance shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. College Station’s July 4th com munity picnic will feature a greater and more impressive display of fireworks than ever before, accord ing to Taylor Reidel, project chair man. The event, sponsored annually by the College Station Recreation Council, will again be held in A&M Consolidated Tiger Stadium. Liberal servings of fireworks, Americanism, and chicken bar-b- que are on tap for the College Station July 4th community picnic, Saturday afternoon and evening. The event will feature 50 per cent more fireworks than before, ac cording to Taylor Riedel, project chairman. Cilmax of the display will be firing a giant American flag made of glowing fireworks. Barbecue chicken will be dis pensed by the College Station Lions Club, starting at 5:00 p.m. Bar becue plates are $1.25 for adults and .75 for children under ten, and will include drink and desert, ac cording to C. F. Ryan and C. F. Meincke, Lions Club general chair men. Lions will also man other concession and general carnival booths, and will provide games and contests during the afternoon prior to the program. The fireworks display, which will begin at approximately 8:00 p.m., will be proceeded by a brief pro gram on the theme of American ism. “Last years display attracted an estimated 5,000 people,” chair man Riedel said, “including hun dreds in cars parked along the Advisor Robert Murray Jr. Reported In Safe Condition Robert O. Murray Jr., Civilian Student Counselor, suffered a heart attack Saturday and was subse quently hospitalized in St Joseph’s hospital in Bryan. Latest reports from the hospital indicate that Murray is in a “safe” condition and resting comfortably. Murray is a well known figure around the A&M campus, having devoted himself to student welfare and counseling. During the years, he has strived to inspire the civilian stu dents at A&M I with the respon- j sibility of student government. In that capacity he was advisor to the Civilian Stu- MURRAY dent Council. As an indication of his efforts, the civilian students in the Spring semester of ’64 camaigned vigor ously enough to capture the ma jority of elected positions on the Student Senate, the official student government. In addition to his position as Civilian Student Counselor, Mur ray is a member of the Scholastic and Loan Committees. He was also partially responsible for the form ing of the Student Senate at A&M in 1948. Murray graduated from A&M in 1942, went to the European Theatre of the war, and emerged as a Captian of Infantry. He was wounded critically and returned to the States for convalescence. Upon recuperation, he returned to A&M in the capacity of student advisor. He is married to Juanita Murray. He is presently vice-president of the Brazos County A&M Club. approaching streets. We expect an equally large turnout this year.” All activities are held in the A&M Consolidated Tiger stadium. A number of significant organizational changes at A&M University were approved by the Board of Directors of The Texas A&M University meeting Saturday. The Texas Commission on Higher Education will be formally asked to approve the creation of a new Department of Philosophy and Humanities within the framework of the College of Arts and Sciences. The new department is in tended to perform in a supporting role to other curricula, and a degree program is not contemplated at this time. The new department would be assigned responsibility for those courses designated as “liberal arts” which do not now have a depart- partment identity. Final Exam Schedule Set First Term, Thursday - Friday, July 9-10, 1964 Date and Hour Series July 9, Thurs, 7 p. m Classes Meeting 1-2:30 July 10, Friday, 7 a. m Classes Meeting 7-8:30 July 10, Friday, 10 a. m Classes Meeting 9-10:30 July 10, Friday, 2 p. m Classes Meeting 11-12:30 Deadlines Set 1 For GRE, Grads A&M University students who will complete degree requirements this summer must file their degree application with the registrar by 5 p.m. July 20, Assistant Regis trar Luther Harrison announced. Candidates who plan to take the graduate record examination dur ing the second term have another deadline to remember, Harrison said. Registration for the exami nation will be conducted between July 13 and July 20. ★★★ Counseling and Testing Office has announced that the next insti tutional Graduate Record Exami nation will be held Aug. 8. Graduate students may register The Board has also requested the TCHE to approve the estab lishment of a new School of Nat ural Bio-Sciences in the College of Agriculture. The new school would be composed of the Depart ments of Forestry Science, Recrea tion and Parks, Range Science and Wildlife Science. The school would offer the following degree pro grams: Bachelors and Masters of Science and Doctorates of Philos ophy in Forestry Science, Range Science and Wildlife Science, and Bachelors and Masters of Science in Recreation and Parks. The request asks that this school and the degree programs be au thorized effective Sept. 1, 1965. ★ ★ ★ Pinky Announces A total of 5366 visitors were on the A&M University campus dur ing June, P. L. Downs, Jr., official greeter of the university an nounced. The visitors attended 25 short courses, conferences, class reunions and other educational meetings. A total of 929,574 campus visitors have been recorded since June 1, 1949, Downs pointed out. They spent $19,521,054 he estimated. Administrative Changes Made; Department Heads Announced The following administrative changes were approved by the Board of Directors at their June 27 meeting. Dr. J. Autry Dabbs was named Professor and Head of the De partment of Modern Languages on recommendation of Dean of Arts and Sciences, Dr. F. W. R. Hubert. Dabbs will replace Prof. J. J. Wool- ket on Sept. 1, when Woolket re turns to full time teaching. A resolution of the Board of Directors, adopted at the meeting, praised Woolket highly for his long and valuable service to the University. Dr. Charles H. Sampson was ap pointed Professor of Civil Engi neering and head of the Depart ment of Civil Engineering on rec ommendation of Dean of Engineer ing Fred J. Benson. Sampson will replace Dr. S. R. Wright, who has asked to be re lieved of his administrative duties Drivers Warned During Holiday Of Traffic, W eekend The director of the Texas De partment of Public Safety today described the traffic situation in Texas as “critical” at mid-year and appealed to all motorists to make the July 4 holiday weekend the turning point away from a two- year upward trend in fatal traffic accidents. Col. Homer Garrison Jr. an nounced that “Operation Motor- cide” will be in effect from 12:01 a.m. Friday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, in an effort to focus pub lic attention on the added hazards of holiday road travel and at the same time bring about continued safety consciousness among all drivers. During this three-day pe riod, the DPS estimates that 32 persons will be killed in Texas traffic. As part of this program, he said, additional patrolmen from the DPS License and Weight and Mo tor Vehicle Inspection Services will join the regular Highway Patrol force for the three-day holiday pe riod. Garrison added that numerous agencies, organizations and indi-- viduals will take part in “Opera tion Motorcide” in a coordinated attack on traffic accidents. For example, he said the Texas Safety Association will conduct a public information program stressing the need for courtesy and caution on a statewide basis and coordinate local safety council holiday safety emphasis programs. The Texas Council of Safety Supervisors and the Texas Motor Transportation Association will conduct a “Holi day Road Patrol” in which a fleet of 35 to 40 cars will be used over the state to assist stranded motor ists and thus help to relieve high way patrolmen for more enforce ment work. And the State High way Department will conduct a continuing information and educa tion program instructing drivers on freeway driving and the need for caution near construction areas. “And we know we can count on the press, radio and television, as always, to carry the message of safety to the public and thereby make a wonderful contribution to the program,” he said. In a mid-year summary of the traffic situation in Texas, Garri son stressed that fatal accidents on the streets and highways are up about 14 per cent over 1963—which was the worst year in history for Texas traffic with 2,729 fatalities. “If this trend continues through the rest of this year, traffic deaths will go over 3,000,” he said. “We must break this trend toward ever- increasing fatal accidents which seems to have set in almost exact ly two years ago. To do so, we must have public awareness of this dangerous situation and the full cooperation of everyone in saving lives and cutting down on injuries and economic loss.” Garrison said a study of the present situation shows that the increase in fatal accidents has been in the cities and towns as well as on the open highways. A recent report shows that 445 fatal crashes occurred in cities and towns so far this year, compared to 363 for the same period last year. The same report shows that a total of 524 rural fatal accidents have occurred this year, compared to 480 for the same period in 1963. in order that he may return to teaching. Sampson has served as Profes sor of Civil Engineering and Aero space Engineering since Sept. 1960, and is recognized as one of the outstanding experts in structural engineering. Harry E. Whitmore, head of the Space Technology Division of the Engineering Experiment Station, was named Assistant Director of the station on recommendation of Dean Fred J. Benson, director. DR. J. A. DABBS for the exam July 13 through July 20 on the second floor of the Rich ard Coke Building. Cost of the institutional exam is 12 dollars. Seniors must come by Counsel ing and Testing to sign for the taking of the exam. ★★★ The Housing Office has an nounced that students now in school who will attend the second term of summer school should re port to the Housing Office and sign up for rooms according to the following schedule: Monday, July 6th through Wednesday, July 8th: Students who wish to reserve the room they now occupy; Students who bring a room change from the Housemaster of the dormitory con cerned for a room other than the one they now occupy. Thursday, July 9th until 10:00 a.m., July 11th: All students who have not signed for rooms in accordance with the above. They may sign up for rooms on a first come, first served basis, beginning July 9th. Students who have a $20.00 room deposit on file will not have to pay any additional fees t o reserve rooms. Other students must pay the $20.00 deposit in order to re serve rooms. Students who reserve rooms for the second term but later cancel or do not register will forfeit their $20.00 room deposit. Single undergraduate students are required to live on the campus unless they live with near kin. Ex ceptions will not be made except for very unusual circumstances. Students who have reasons which are an exception to this policy must file a request for a day stu dent permit with the Student Af fairs Office, unless they have al ready been cleared to be a day stu dent during the First Term of Summer School. Students who are eligible for a day student permit, including stu dents living in University apart ments and others who are day stu dents at the present time, are strongly urged to secure their per mits early in orde^ to save time for all concerned at registration on July 13th. Permits can be secured at the Housing Office until noon, July 11th. After that, they must be secured in the process of regis tration at Sbisa Hall. Security Officers Attend Conference Ed E. Powell, chief of campus security, and C. E. Bolton, assistant chief of police, at A&M University were among 73 officials who at tended the sixth annual conference of the National Association of College and University Traffic and Security Directors June 24-26 at the University of Kansas. The officials, who represented about 70 schools, heard lectures and panel discussions on common problems. Special attention was given to improving communications within a university or college situation. Special events included a demon stration of police dogs and methods of training, by the Topeka, Kan., Police Dept. NSF Coeds Say Aggies Are Friendly, Laud Grove Movies, Like A&M Life “It’s like having a million dol lars in a candy store,” one coed says about being a student at A&M University. There are five high school girls and six college women residing in Ramp C of Walton Hall for the first term of summer school. They are attending the National Science Foundation sessions. Gayle Riley, student from Aus tin whose father is an Aggie Ex, said that the stress is placed on academics but on weekends the coeds plan parties. Miss Riley said that the Aggies are real friendly. She added that some of the Ags are a little too friendly. “All during the day and night, Aggies drive by and make friendly noises—Whaaa, whaaa.” The coeds were told that the grove movies would be a little old, but one coed said they are newer than those shown in a town 90 miles west of the Brazos. She said that a girl gets used to the un motivated, unbiased noises during the movies. Another coed said that Aggies were different and that most of the visiting students wished they could become Aggies. She added, “I see why A&M kept girls out so long— they wanted to keep all the fun to themselves.” How about the staring of pass ing male Aggies ? “Some just drive straight down the street, never turning their heads toward the dorm. But, one coed explained, several are look ing in the car mirror which is turned toward the dorm. “We are just waiting for some Aggie to wrap his car around a tree,” one coed said. Miss Liz Berner, NSF student from Houston, said that quite a few Aggies visit the girls at the dorm. One innocent Ag came rushing into the dorm and was half way up to the second floor before he thought of the sign at the entrance which said “Ladies Only.” He backed out slowly and asked a coed “since when” and left. “SINCE WHEN- Left to right, John Hime from Dicke- ner from Houston and Tom Regmund from son, Peggy Tyler from Beaumont, Liz Ber- Corpus Christi.