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Volume 61
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1964
Number 69
layers Pick Cast
or Season Opener
The Aggis Players Cast for “The
ath of Satan” was selected by
lector C. K. Esten Wednesday
;ht.
Terry Mayfield was chosen to
iy Satan and Richard Jenkins
the role of Don Juan. Other
members are Jim White,
italion; Vic Wiening, Oscar
ide, Wendell Landman, Lord By-
Harry Gooding, Bernard
ew; John Brooks, a bishop; Dav-
ffoodcock, Anthony Lissenden;
tees Flynn, Marcia Lisserden;
ily Lawler, Lionel; Lee Chmelik,
lurch Confab
las Springer
or Keynoter
kck G. Springer, executive
* president of the West Texas
amber of Commerce in Abilene,
1 be a keynote speaker during
19th annual Town and Country
urch Conference, Oct. 14-16,
speaker, manager of the
7an-College Station Chamber of
mmerce for seven and a half
its before going to Abilene, will
tuss “Building a Climate of
f e in Business Relations.”
^ringer’s topic is one of several
fa the conference’s general
ime, Building a Climate of Love
Town and Country Areas.”
Reagan Brown, Extension Serv-
sociologist and general confer-
15 chairman, said other areas to
covered in the meetings are
ding a climate of love in home
family living, race relations
1 church relationships.
Springer was born in Norman,
»•> and received a degree in
aness administration from the
"versity 0 f Oklahoma in 1950.
was manager of the Pauls
1 e y and Seminole Chambers of
merce in Oklahoma
to Texas.
The speaker served as general
of the Galveston Cham-
“ Commerce for about three
to haS been with the West
lT, Uambe r of Commerce since
'“ter, 1963.
tafL ToWn and Country Church
18 sponsored by the
stvioo j 1 icultural Extension
“dtheC 11 !? Experiment Station
condn + i 6 ? 6 ° f Agriculture. It
^cultural E y Department of
^ ial Economics and Soci-
Evelyn; Elinor Garrett, Lady
Moreton; Lee Hance, Henrietta, and
Judith Stewart, a receptionist.
Paul Bleau was named stage
manager for the production, and
Terry Long and Tim E. Lane publi
city directors.
Rehearsals for the first local
stage play of the academic year
begin Monday night.
According to Esten, “The Death
of Satan” is believed not to have
been performed yet anywhere in
the United States. It has been a
big success in England, Esten said,
but the Aggie Players will be doing
the play before any other theater
group in the country.
Registration for five new courses
in theater arts will continue
through Saturday, Dr. John Q. An
derson, head of the Department of
English, announced early Thurs
day.
Courses offered in the program
are techniques of acting, intro
duction to theatre, history of the
theater, technical theater and tech
niques of directing.
The Aggie Players will be used
as a lab for the theater arts
students, but participation in the
stage group will not be limited
to them.
“The Death of Satan” by Ron
ald Duncan is set for its local
opening Nov. 9.
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H.H:
Cadets Meet LSU
In Season Opener
By CLOVIS McCALLISTER
Night News Editor
A large group of Aggies and fans will travel to Baton
Rouge this weekend as the 1964 A&M University football
team begins its march toward the Cotton Bowl.
Usually, between 1,500 and 2,000 tickets are sent to A&M
for sale to students and fans who want to attend the game in
the Louisiana State University Tiger Stadium. In the past,
the season opener for the two teams has attracted a sellout
crowd of 67,500 and indications are that this year’s game will
follow suit.
An official in the Athletic Busi-4
THE THIN WET LINE
Rain didn’t quench the Aggies’ thirst for LSU ducats.
ALONG THE CAMPAIGN TRAILS
Goldwater,
Humphrey
Miller
Heads
Campaign;
For Texas
By The Associated Press
Republican Presidential candi
date Barry Goldwater and his
Vice Presidential nominee William
before
Kyle Field Grass Repaired;
Ready For Football, Band
Kyle Field’s playing surface received a complete repair
job this summer in preparation for numerous practice ses
sions and three home games.
Dr. R. C. Potts, professor of agronomy and A&M grass
specialist, said the job was begun in early summer by churn
ing up the old sod to a depth of about 10 inches with a roto-
tiller machine. Next came dragging, raking and grading.
Texturf 10, a strain of Bermudagrass developed at the
university especially for football fields, was then sprigged
into the soil. The grass resembles common Bermuda except
that it has better color and more underground stems which
produce quick regrowth and denser turf to resist wear and
tear of football action.
After soil testing the 55,000 square feet between goal
posts, the grass was fertilized with three pounds each of
available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium per 1,000
square feet. This is the equivalent of about eight pounds of
such a complete fertilizer as 12-12-12.
A little later, available nitrogen was put on at different
periods at the rate of two pounds a 1,000 square feet.
Potts said that in the middle of August, two pounds of
available potassium were applied, along with a complete
organic fertilizer with a ratio of four pounds of nitrogen, two
pounds of phosphorus and two pounds of potassium per
1,000 square feet.
He said the field has been watered as needed and the
grass mowed to a height of three-quarters of an inch.
E. Miller dominated the political
scene Wednesday, as President
Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Hum
phrey took a break from political
warfare.
Goldwater, in the heart of the
South, invited Democrats “by the
tens of thousands” to enlist in
the Repubilcan cause. His side-
kick, Miller, directed fire at the
liberal philosophies of Humphrey,
his Democratic rival for the num
ber two national post.
President Johnson flew into the
Northwest Wednesday on his first
foreign trip as President on route
to Vancouver, B. C., for ceremonies
marking the final ratification of
the U. S.-Canadian Columbia River
treaty.
Senate duties retained Hum
phrey from the campaign trails
Wednesday, but he left Washington
Thursday morning for a two-day
tour of Texas.
Thursday’s schedule sees Gold-
water continuing his campaign in
the South, Humphrey touring Tex
as, Miller entering the third day
of an 11-state swing and Johnson
remains in Canada and the north
west U. S.
In other political action Wednes
day night, Sen. Strom Thurmond
of South Carolina switched his al
legiance from the Democratic party
to the Republicans, urging election
of Goldwater as President.
Also St. Petersburg, Fla., police
chief Harold Smith said Gold-
water’s life had been threatened
during the Republican hopeful’s
trip there Tuesday.
ness Office said Wednesday night
that all the local tickets but six
had been sold at the 5 p.m.
Wednesday deadline.
The 8 p.m. kickoff in the 28th
meeting between the two schools
will bring LSU into the series with
a 14-11-2 edge over the Cadets.
The Bengals won last year’s tilt
14-6, and have taken the last four
outings.
In addition to the game and other
Baton Rouge activities, Jere W.
Higgs Jr., ’47, president of the
Baton Rouge A&M Club, has in
vited those who will make the trip
to visit the Aggie Hospitality
Room at the Bellemont Motor
Hotel on the Airline Highway.
Higgs said the Hospitality
Room will open at 1 p.m. Satur
day, remain open until the game
and open again after the game.
The Baton Rogue A&M Club will |
provide live music during both the
afternoon and evening sessions and
a buffet breakfast will be avail
able after the game.
Aggie who will make it to the
Hospitality Room by 11 a.m. Satur
day have been urged by Higgs to
help the Louisiana club greet the
team.
Local radio station KORA will
broadcast the game for those not
able to attend. Broadcast time is
scheduled at 7:45 p.m. with the
pre-game roundup. Game time is
8 p.m.
A&M won the season opener in
1899 with a 52-0 victory. The
Cadets set the widest margin in
1914 by setting the Tigers back
with a 63-9 victory. LSU took
their most one-sided victory of the
series in 1949 with a 34-0 victory.
The last Aggie victory was in
1956 when the Cadets won 9-6.
Rudders To Host
Reception Tuesday
The annual Faculty-Staff Re
ception honoring new faculty
members will be held from 7
to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Mem
orial Student Center Ballroom.
Faculty and staff members and
theri wives and husbands, as
well as retired faculty and staff
members and their wives and
husbands, have been invited by
the hosts, A&M President and
Mrs. Rudder. Widows of faculty
and staff members also are in
vited to the reception.
No individual invitations will
be extended.
Con tributions
All memorial contributions
for the late Robert Murray
should be made in his name to
the Association of Former Stu
dents, Bennie A. Zinn, Director
of Student Affairs, has request
ed.
Murray, longtime civilian stu
dent counselor here, died Aug.
29.
Langford Proclaims Week
To Observe Constitution
College Station Mayor Earnest Langford has proclaimed
Thursday through Sept. 23 as Constitution Week in the City
of College Station. This week will mark the 177th anniver
sary of the signing of the Consitiution of the United States
of America.
The proclamation signed by Mayor Langford is in accord
ance to the official recognition to this memorable anniver
sary and the proclamation issued by President Lyndon B.
Johnson recently.
College Station schools will hold special programs to ob
serve the week, while the business establishments have been
urged to fly the American flag during the week.
A joint resolution in Congress on Feb. 29, 1952, first
approved the observation of Constitution Week. During the
signing of the resolution, it was also noted that Sept. 17 of
each year would be Citizenship Day in commemoration of
the signing of the Constitution of Sept. 17, 1787.
The American Constitution is the oldest Constitution
still in use. It has served as an example for other nations,
including Canada, Mexico, Australia, India and many Central
and South American countries.
Daniel Webster, a great American statesman, once said,
“Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution of the United
States, and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do
not cluster, and what has happened once in six thousand
years may never happen again. Hold on to your Constitution,
for if the American Constitution should fail there will be
anarchy throughout the World.”
Samson Named
Civil Engineer
Faculty Head
Dr. Charles H. Samson Jr. has
been appointed head of the Depart
ment of Civil Engineering, accord
ing to Fred J. Benson, dean of
engineering.
Samson, who is a graduate of
Notre Dame and the University of
Missouri, will continue in his pres
ent position as head of the Depart
ment of Structural Research of the
Texas Transportation Institute.
Prior to joining the A&M staff
in 1960, Samson worked with the
Convair Division of General Dy
namics Corporation at Fort Worth
where most of his assignments in
volved structural research prob
lems.
In 1962, he was given the
General Dynamics/Fort Worth Ex
cellence in Teaching Award for his
work in organizing and teaching
in-plant courses in the field of
structural mechanics.
During 1952-53 and 1956-60,
Samson was graduate lecturer in
civil engineering at Southern
Methodist University. From 1953-
56, he served as assistant professor
of civil engineering at Notre Dame.
In addition to his teaching
duties, he has authored and co-
aufhored a large number of publi
cations. He has also been selected
for Who’s Who in Engineering,
Who’s Who in the South and South
west and Leaders in American
Science.
■■■■■
The World at a Glance
& s WumK di ? ator Bob BoomTjoldngly ^oor^Mrs! June Biering, piano accompanist,
J- 11, one to Jerr y Strickland, looks on. Boone stated that the tryouts will
^forthpe; . tbe many students trying tbr^no-b Fridav. 2:30 until 4:30
agmg Cadets Wednesday after
looks on. Boone staieo liuu, cue ^/ oV,
continue through Friday, 2:30 until 4.3
p. m. in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
By The Associated Press
International
SAIGON, South Viet Nam—Premier Nguyen
Khanh’s government abandoned a forgive-and-forget
formula Wednesday and placed five leaders of Sun
day’s abortive coup under arrest. Prospects are
that all will be tried and punished.
★ ★ ★
VIENNA, Austria—The Soviet Union accused
the West on Wednesday of discrimination in con
trolling nuclear power stations in developing coun
tries under the safeguards system of the Interna
tional Atomic Energy Agency.
★ ★ ★
LABIS, Malaysia—Helicopters airlifted British
Gurkha troops into action against Indonesian guer
rillas today as fresh gunfire broke out in the south
west jungles of Malaysia’s mainland.
★ ★ ★
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—Secretary-General
U Thant named 58-year-old Galo Plaza Lasso,
former president of Ecuador, as the U. N. mediator
in Cyprus Wednesday and gave him a free hand
to seek peace in his own way.
National
WASHINGTON—Federal charges of conspiracy
to fix prices were disclosed today against 11 felt
manufacturers, including a company of which the
Republican vice-presidential candidate, William E.
Miller, is a director.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Dr. Edward Teller,
nuclear scientist often described as the father of
the hydrogen bomb, said Wednesday that Soviet
Premier Khrushchev’s boasts of a weapon to end
all life should not be brushed aside.
SAMSON
To Open Soon
WASHINGTON—The Senate Finance Committee J\[g^ I Ml I OV3C
approved Wednesday a House-passed bill increasing j ^ lAy J-JUU M
nonservice-connected veterans pensions by about
$72 million the first year.
Texas
BURNET—Billie Pratt, Republican candidate fori The four new lounges in the air-
Congress, says he will file suit if necessary to stop conditioned dorm area will soon be
President Johnson from voting in Blanco County, °P e ned for students, while the new
part of the district Pratt wants to represent. lounge behind Walton Hall has
Pratt said he hopes to communicate with Presi- i been * n operation for sometime,
dent and Mrs. Johnson before going to court. i re P or fs Dr. Stuart R. F. Crawford,
^ ^ ^ Physical Plant Office assistant di-
rector.
HOUSTON — Republican senatorial candidate “Completion of the four lounges
George Bush officially opens his campaign Thurs- , win be around 0ct . 15 » said C raw-
day night with a 30-minute statewide telecast. ; f ord
Seventeen television stations will carry the pro- j With their comple ti 0 n, the era
gran^from Houston s Music Hall from 8:30 p.m. to l f dates waiting for cadets in the
quadrangle will come to an end.
'k | Two of the four lounges remain
AUSTIN — A congressional redistricting plan to be completed. The other two
suggested by a Central Texas legislator came under are presently being used as stor-
fire today from two members of a special Legis- age facilities until construction
lative Council Reapportionment Committee. work is finished.