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College Station, Texas
Thursday, August 6, 1964
THE BATTALION
The Campus ‘Living Room’
Center Of Activity
For A&M Students
SCONA, Great Issues Series
Provide Discussion, Learnin
Dedicated to the memory of the
men of Aggieland who gave their
lives during World Wars I and
II, the Memorial Student Center
houses social, recreational and cul
tural activities for student, staff
and faculty.
With its many varied facilities,
the MSC has become the center of
student life at A&M. The incoming
freshman will soon find it lives
up to the title, “living room of the
campus.”
The sprawling structure was
completed in 1950 at a cost of
$2 million. Since then even more
money and work has contributed to
the facilities.
It came about through the ef
forts of the Association of Former
Students.
IN ADDITION the hotel portion
and numerous meeting rooms, the
MSC has varied recreation facili
ties.
For the athletically inclined there
are bowling and table tennis areas
in one wing of the building.
Record rooms are found in the
east wing, with a complete collec
tion of all types of music.
The browsing library, where rec
ords are checked out, has maga
zines and books. The materials
are not for checking out and re
main on shelves for the student
who wishes to spend a short while
reading.
Next to the library is the game
room where facilities for playing
cards, chess, dominoes and other
table games are available.
Another favorite place is the
piano room, where an instrument
is available for students to play
or listen to.
....IN THE MAIN lobby are many
couches and chairs. This is a fa
vorite place for visitors to meet
students.
Full meals are served in the
cafeteria three times a day. A
fountain room is also provided
where students may eat breakfast
or grab a sandwich all day long.
The Ballroom on the second floor
is the site of many dances and
banquets.
THE MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER
. . . center of life at A&M University.
A&M’s Student
National Affairs
Great Issues
Conference on
(SCONA) and
program gives stu
dents oopportunities to debate na
tional problems and broaden their
education by hearing leading poli
ticians and statesmen.
SCONA’s objective is to provide
an informal atmosphere for stu
dent delegates from across the
nation and nearby countries to de
bate, hear and reject discussion on
topics of major importance.
THE CONFERENCE is student
planned, financed and operated.
From the start of the idea for
the next year’s conference, the stu
dents take over and engineer the
complete meeting.
This year’s chairman for SCONA
X is Gary Tisdale of Tyler. He an
nounced earlier this summer that
the topic for the Dec. 9-12 con
ference will be “Challenges To The
Americas—Pan American Trends:
Promise or Threat?”
Committees have been working
for months attempting to attract
top speakers for the affair. Last
year’s theme was ‘U. S. Monetary
and Fiscal Policy—A Taxpayers
View.’
Such men as Edwin P. Neilan,
President of the U. S. Chamber of
Commerce, and Philip S. ]
assistant director for legislate
reference, Bureau of the
spoke to the students.
Other committees work at ni
ing money, sending invitations t
other schools for delegates,
ranging transportation and Mgtj
for guests, and planning agenij
The goal of the Great Issk
program is to bring speakers:
the campus who will broadens
dents’ knowledge. Featured inpr,
vious years have been autk®
statesmen, diplomats and peopi
in other fields who can give la
student knowledge he may ners
receive from books.
MSC Operates Ot
Ham Radio Stati«
Ham radio enthusiasts will fia
a home at A&M, too, as the Is
morial Student Center Radio C®
mittee has its own station, WSlt
in the area above the bowlinj
lanes.
Amateur enthusiasts across fe
United States and even in maij
foreign counties have traded idea
tification cards with members of
the committee.
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Freshmen entering A&M receive
all sorts of instructions in the
form of booklets, advertising mat
ter, and official memos before they
arrive on the A&M campus to be
gin their education.
However, smaller items, some
times not covered in these official
guides, can do even more toward
preparing a freshman for life at
A&M.
Dean of Students James P. Han-
nigan was asked to compile a brief
summary of suggestions, based on
his experience, to help the fresh
man off to a better start.
“Don’t try to show how much
you know at first. Better to real
ize how little you know and to add
to that as much as possible in a
short time.
“A&M University has a goal of
Excellence toward which all of
our efforts are directed. This
means excellence in studies, re
search, athletics, military training,
morals and spiritual attitudes. Get
in the stream and start working
for this excellence at once.
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much you are the master of the
skills and subjects which you study.
As you approach graduation the
importance of grades will be ob
vious. Accept this fact now and
work hard so that you will not
have to catch up later.
“Most of our new and renovated
dormitories will be ready by the
start of school and will add a new
dimension (air conditioning) to
housing here. A few may not be
ready for a few weeks and we
may be crowded temporarily if
this proves true. Just bear with us
for that short period. Remember
there were times when all rooms
on the campus held three students
and there were even times when
most students lived in tents.
“If you budget your time care
fully you will have adequate time
for sports and extracurricular
activities. The Memorial Student
Center, the YMCA, service groups
like the scouting service fraternity
Alpha Phi Omega, all offer fine
opportunities for you to serve the
community and to work with other
students for worthwhile purposes.
Participate.
“Texas A&M produces MEN
but we have no magic formula
for “instant men.” It takes four
years to build men. We receive
mostly teen-agers as freshmen.
We graduate only men.
College Performers Show
Ability Twice During Year
Twice during the school year col
lege talent gets a chance to show
its ability in two separate shows
presented by the Memorial Student
Center Talent Committee.
Coming first on the calendar, the
Aggie Talent Show giv^s students
at A&M a chance to perform, with
the winner going to the Intercol
legiate Talent Show later.
MSC Music Director Robert L.
Boone said he believed there was
more talent on the A&M campus
than ever showed up for auditions.
“I HAVE HEARD, and heard of,
singers, dancers and instrumental
ists on campus who are as good as
any college talent in this area.
But they just will not show up for
the Aggies show,” Boone said.
He urged entering freshmen who
possess ability to sing or play some
instrument to audition for the
Aggie Talent Show this year.
Soon after the local show, the
MSC Talent Committee begins a
tour of campuses in the Southwest
to bring A&M a variety show sel
dom equaled elsewhere.
The best talent from many
schools were at last year’s Inter
collegiate Talent Show, and the
packed house was thrilled.
Each year the talent committee
brings a big-name master of cere
monies for the ITS. The Intercol
legiate Talent Show is usually
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held in March.
Acts featured at last year’s
ITS included The Kings Three
from Baylor, The Four Naturals
from Oklahoma State, Betsy Hurn
from Southwestern, the Original
New Orleans Jug Symphonette
from Tulane, The Briarwoods from
University of Southern Louisiana,
the Appache Bells from Tyler
Junior College and Jules d’Hene-
coutr from LSU. There was also
Tomie Coleman from U. of Arkan
sas.
Each year a group from the
MSC Talent Committee tours sev
eral colleges and universities and
auditions the best acts that tli
institutions can offer. A wide rf
resentative choice of talent is tk
made for the ITS show at A4M.
The coming ITS will be 01
March 5.
Civilian Students
Are Represented
Civilian students at A&M are
not without representation in the
management of affairs of stu
dents. The civilian Student Coun
cil, elected annually by students
not in the Corps, is a potent force
in a growing A&M.
The Council was established to
promote unity of the civilian stu
dents, encourage greater partici
pation, and to encourage closer
cooperation between the civilian
and military student groups.
THE COUNCIL consists of 22
members. One member is selected
from each of the nine civilian
dormitories, two from College View
apartments, one from the Project
House area, two representatives of
Day Students, one from each of
the four undergraduate classes,
one representative form fifth year
or above and graduate students,
Civilian Chaplain, a reporter from
The Battalion, and one representa
tive of the Corps of Cadets.
Each member of the council, ex
cepting the class of ’67 representa
tive, was elected at the close of
the last school year.
Town Hall Shows
Bring Well-Knowi
Performers Here
The Town Hall Series, sponsori i
by the Memorial Student Centa,
brings nationally-known entertain
ers to the campus each year.
Bearded, jovial A1 Hert and his
trumpet, the Four Preps, Clebanof!
Strings and Leon Bibb are part of
the 1964-65 Town Hall attractions
planned for A&M University audi
ences, Robert L. Boone announced
For the first time, Town
also will feature a dramatic pro
duction. “Spoon River,” a curreii
Broadway hit, will be presented
Feb. 22.
“The new Town Hall series of
fers the broadest scope in entfl-
tainment than any in recent years,’
Boone said. “The series promises
to be one of our best.”
The Four Preps, one of the top
vocal groups, will begin the series
Oct. 2, followed by the Clebanolf
Strings Oct. 16 and a repeat p‘
formance by Leon Bibb Oct. 20,
Bibb, a folk singer, will be or
the campus for the third straiglt
year.
A1 Hert will perform Feb. 5
The other show will feature tki
Ballet Folklorico of Mexico April
13, a company of 75 dancers
have won attention at the World 1 - 1
Fair, among other places.
Season ticket sales will begin it
early September and continus
through Oct. 2.
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