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Four Preps
To Kick Off
Tech Weekend
A nationally popular singing
group “The Four Preps,” will open
the Town Hall Series Friday with
a performance in G. Rollie White
Coliseum.
College appearances have taken
“The Four Preps” to every state
of the union. They usually leave
shattered attendance records in
their wake.
Known as one of the busiest
vocal groups in the business, “The
Four Preps” have performed nu
merous times on national television
and at major state fairs and night
clubs. They are perhaps best
known for their smooth vocal blend,
quick wit and sense of timing.
The group includes Bruce Bel-
land, Glen Larson, Marvin Ingram
and Ed Cobb, a singing team since
high school days in Hollywood. A
talent show at Hollywood High
started the boys rolling in 1955.
Soon they were in demand for
every free entertainment.
Starting in 1957 the Preps be
gan “singing for the supper.” They
waxed “Dreamy Eyes” that year
and followed with “26 Miles.” Oth
er big hits include “Down by the
Station,” “Big Surprise,” “Lazy
Summer Night,” “Got a Girl,” and
“Cinderella.’ Smash albums for
the Preps are “The Four Preps on
Campus,” and “Campus Encore.”
Season tickets for the Town Hall
series are now on sale at the
Memorial Student Center Students
Program Office. Across the count
er ticket sales began Monday.
Other bookings and dates for
the Town Hall Series include Cle-
banoff Strings, Oct. 16; Leon Bibb,
Oct. 30; A1 Hirt on Feb. 5; Spoon
River, Feb. 22, and Ballet Folk-
lorico of Mexico, April 13.
THE FOUR PREPS
. open the 1964-65 Town Hall Series at 8 p. m. Friday.
ALONG THE CAMPAIGN TRAILS
Goldwater Says Democrats
Use Lies To Cloud Viet Nam
Sen. Barry Goldwater charged
Wednesday the Democratic admin
istration got into the fighting in
South Viet Nam “by mistake” and
President Johnson is using a “lie
and lie” technique to cover up con
ditions there.
Wheeling across Ohio in a 19-
car special train, the GOP presi
dential nominee challenged Presi
dent Johnson to go on television
and “tell the American people ex
actly what is going on down there.”
Republican vice presidential can
didate William E. Miller promised
Western ranchers worried about
falling prices that “Barry G'oldwa-
Initial Contact Response Spurs
United Fund Workers To Goal
Encouraged by prompt response
from initial contacts, volunteer
| workers in the College Station
1 United Chest fund campaign
pushed ahead Thursday toward the
$19,000 goal.
Gifts through Wednesday totaled
$3,571,38 or 19 per cent of the
amount needed to support 15 agen-
| cies in the coming year.
Robert L. Hunt Jr., campaign
I chief, praised the workers who hod
fanned out over College Station
Tuesday to inaugurate the 10-day
drive.
“Chest leaders are confident that
College Station will respond to the
needs of the community and
achieve the goal before October
9,” he said.
College Station residents have
been asked to contribute one day’s
pay to the United Chest. Re
quests of agencies which partici-
;ists
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New Parking
Plans Aired
The parking problem created in
the old area as a result of the
new dormitories will soon be al
leviated, Dean of Students James
P. Hannigan said Wednesday.
Hannigan explained that Campus
Security is planning to increase
space and improve parking con
ditions in this area and elsewhere
on campus.
The issurance of complimentary
tickets and slips of paper explain
ing about vacant parking spaces in
other lots has been effective in re
ducing the problem, Hannigan said.
Hannigan noted, “Students have
been parking in lots with available
parking spaces when they find the
lots near their dormitories full.”
He stated that lots near Dorms
14-22 are “stacked” while Law and
Henderson lots still have approxi
mate! 150 unused spaces.
More parking space is also being
made available to students by
blocking of some of the USD A
Building’s parking area.
The parking problem is expected
to become more acute when
Mitchell and Milner residents move
into the new dormitories, Hannigan
said.
pate in the funds were screened
and kept at a minimum.
A&M System and University of
fices were urged Wednesday by
Chancellor M. T. Harrington and
President Earl Rudder to “give
every cooperation in order that the
campaign can be accomplished ef
ficiently and rapidly.”
“The System and University re
present a large part of the Col
lege Station community, and we
are anxious to do our part in
expediting this community serv
ice,” the co-signed letter continued.
“Each of the 15 agencies renders
valuable aid to this community. The
Chest drive is done with volunteer
workers, thus your contributions
go to support the agencies, not to
individuals for fund-raising work.”
ter and I won’t let a bunch of bu
reaucrats ruin the cattle business.”
Republican candidates for state
wide office opened a three-day bus
tour Wednesday night with a rally
featuring criticism of Gov. John
Connally’s out-of-state campaign
ing.
The ticket leader, gubernatorial
nominee Jack Crichton, said, “I am
not aware that there is any press
ing business for Texas to be con
ducted by the Texas governor in
North Dakota—but it seems there
is pressing political business to be
done for the Johnson-Humphrey
ticket.
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey de
clared Wednesday that Barry Gold-
water’s soft-on-communism charge
against President Johnson is the
“last argument of a dying politi
cal man.”
The Democratic vice-presidential
nominee jet-hopped through the
Midwest and in Detroit he slammed
into Goldwater’s Cincinnati, Ohio,
attack on Johnson.
He said if Goldwater had to
reach into the bottom of the barrel
for that “old, smelly argument, all
I can say is he’ll die in the stench
of this political argument.”
Gov. John Connally says he isn’t
certain but he feels sure the Demo
crats will do better in Dallas Coun
ty in the Nov. 3 election than they
did in 1960.
Republican presidential nominee
Richard Nixon carried Dallas Coun
ty by 60,000 votes in 1960.
Connally said in Dallas Wednes
day that Democrats have to realize
that they’ve got a long way to go
in Dallas before they break even,
much less predict victory.
Honors Study Offered
To Superior Students
In Arts, Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences linger stated. He also mentioned
has joined several other universi- that admission is by invitation on-
ties throughout the nation in of- ly, but that inquiries from interest-
fering an honors program de- ed students are welcomed.
signed primarily for academically
superior students.
The program, announced by Dean
Frank W. R. Hubert after eighteen
months of extensive study and
planning, went into operation this
semester.
The purpose of the program is
to offer the superior student spe
cial opportunities for advanced
academic work appropriate to his
advanced capabilities. Students par
ticipating in the program are en
rolled in special sections of various
courses throughout their college
careers. These sections are smal
ler than regular sections, and stu
dents are expected to participate
more actively in class discussions.
Broader and more complex aspects
of the subject are investigated,
and students have more opportuni
ty for independent work.
Presently, the program consists
of special sections in various Eng
lish, mathematics, history, and
government courses during the
freshman and sophomore year.
In addition to enrolling in these
special sections, students are ex
pected to participate in an honors
colloquium, which features weekly
lectures by both University and
visiting professors on a variety of
topics. Students are also expected
to attend the University Lectures
series.
Although the program Is pre-
presently comprised solely of fresh
men, Dr. Richard H. Ballinger,
chairman of the Honors Program
Committee, noted that all Arts and
Sciences students are eligible.
“The program is available to all
students in the College of Arts and
Sciences who have demonstrated an
ability to do superior work,” Bal-
Agriculture Instructor
Workshop To Open Friday
A student teachers workshop for
75 prospective vocational agricul
ture teachers will be held in the
Assembly Room of the Memorial
Student Center Friday and Sat
urday.
Sponsors are the Collegiate
Future Farmers of America at
A&M and the Department of Ag
ricultural Education.
In the past, there has been a
constant battle between vocational
For Donating, A Gold Star Award
R. L. Hunt Jr., United Chest campaign chairman, explained
Tuesday that campus departments and College Station
businesses obtaining donations of one day’s pay from each
of their employes during the drive will be presented “Gold
Star” awards. Hunt spoke at the kick-off breakfast held in
the Memorial Student Center.
agriculture teachers who graduate
from different colleges, said a
spokesman for the sponsors. The
aim of the workshop is to create
better working relations between
prospective teachers of vocational
agriculture before they graduate.
With the introduction of student
workshops, which are to be held
on a different college campus each
year, a better understanding be
tween students from different in
stitutions should be reached in the
near future, said the spokesman.
The Friday sesion will begin at
8 a.m. with an welcome by Dr.
R. C. Potts, assistant director of
agriculutural instruction. Speeches
by George Hurt, state director of
Vocational Agriculture, and Alton
Ice, executive secretary of the
Vocational Agriculture Teachers
Association of Texas, will be given
in the morning session.
The Friday afternoon session will
be climaxed with speeches by de
mon Montgomery and E. L. Tiner,
consultants of vocational agricul
tural education from Austin. The
remainder of the afternoon will
consist of a series of group meet
ings.
At the opening assembly on Sat
urday morning, a short summary
of the highpoints of the group
meetings held by the area supervi
sors on Friday afternoon will be
presented. Three students will
summarize each of the speeches
given by Payne, Davis, and Jobes.
The students taking part will be
Aaron Robbins from Southwest
Texas State College and Tom
Catchings and Donald Lee, both
from A&M.
Two panel discussions are also
scheduled for Saturday morning.
The first will be conducted by four
vocational agriculture teachers:
Layton Black from Goldthwaite,
Larry Krumnow from Lovelady,
Oliver Sagebiel from Junction and
Jack Pettit from Granbury. Their
topic will be “The Satisfactions I
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Have Experienced as a Vocational
Agriculture Teacher.”
The last panel discussion will
be conducted by J. Paul Rodgers,
principal of Jefferson High School
in Houston; Kenneth Welsch, su
perintendent at West Columbia;
Don Smith, superintendent at
Jacksboro, and Don B. Slocomb,
superintendent at Giddings. Their
topic will be “What I Look for
When Hiring a Beginning Voca
tional Agriculture Teacher.”
Students participating in the pro
gram include Gene G. Byrd, Rich
ard T. Grice, Ronnie J. Hastings,
Guido G. Mark, Gerald L. Moore,
Harry A. Oswald, Larry D. Scott,
Larry L. Sweat, Frank W. Tilley,
Edward L. Vezey and Thomas M.
Williams, physics.
Also, Charles W. Anderson, Ger
ald W. Campbell, Kenneth D. Ken-
nerly, James R. Powell, Robert A.
Power and Joe R. Tillerson, mathe
matics; Kristine F. Anderson,
George S. Buchanan, Robert F.
Dobyn and Troyce F. William, pre-
med; James F. Bauldauf and Rob
ert Stroop, English; Gary S.
Kemph, and Scott H. Roberts, lib
eral arts; William E. Kidd and
Ronald F. Lambert, pre - law;
Charles Marslett and Earl M. Or-
bins, chemistry; Sergei Ceyanes,
modern languages, and Philip
Jamison, meteorology.
Study-Work Plan
Interest Spreads
Cooperative education programs are gaining interest
here from both students and industry. A&M’s program is
headed by J. G. McGuire, assistant dean of engineering. Al
though prime interest appears to be in engineering students,
science majors are also eligible.
Other universities have similar cooperative education
programs. A&M’s is unique in that a student can participate
in the study-work plan and still be able to graduate in about
four and one-half years.
Under the plan started two"*-
years ago, a student alter
nates periods of attendance in
college with periods of em
ployment in industry related
to his major. Each student has a
“partner”. One partner attends
classes while his partner works,
and vice-versa. Usually, students
attend school one semester, then
work one semester.
McGuire says the combination of
industrial experience and college
study make education richer and
more meaningful. Although no
graduates have come through the
program yet, McGuire anticipates
starting salaries for these gradu
ates may be higher than for regu
lar graduates.
Twenty-four students are now
participating in the program.
Each student employe is assigned
a job in industry which will ad
vance his skills toward a future
in engineering.
Naturally, students must demon
strate ability as well as interest in
the program. They must have al
most a “B” average to qualify.
A&M requires a student to dem
onstrate his ability in the class
room the first two semesters be
fore starting the work portion of
the program.
“Industry won’t take risks on
students with lesser grades,” Mc
Guire commented, adding “The
program is pretty well planned and
is meeting with enthusiastic re
sponse.”
McGuire said A&M expects to
have 100 pairs of students partici
pating in the program within five
years. /
NSF Grant
Paves Way
For New Lab
A $109,400 grant from the Na
tional Science Foundation for con
structing and equipping a new elec
tron microscopy laboratory on cam
pus was announced Wednesday by
A&M President Earl Rudder.
The grant, together with match
ing non-federal funds supplied by
the University, will be used to con
struct a new wing containing 5,053
square feet to the existing Biologi
cal Sciences Building.
Rudder also received announce
ment of the grant Wednesday from
Sen. Ralph Yarborough.
Dr. Frank Hubert, dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences, said
he was pleased with the grant but
could not set a date for start of
construction.
“Preliminary drawings on the
building have been made and the
site picked for the new addition
but working drawings and bids for
the building will have to be pre
pared before construction can
start,” he said.
Construction of the wing to
house the laboratory must begin
within the next 18 months, accord
ing to terms set forth in the grant.
The Electron Microscopy labora
tory is presently housed in the
Herman Heep Building.
The World at a Glance
By The Associated Press
International
TOKYO—Red China celebrates its 15th birthday
Thursday with speeches and parades amid reports
the Red Chinese soon will explode their first nuclear
device.
★ ★ ★
BUKAVU, the Congo—Congolese soldiers, re
inforced by white volunteers, have claimed a major
victory in beating off a strong rebel attack against
Bukavu.
★ ★ ★
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Deputy Premier
Abdul Razak said Wednesday authorities have un
covered a subversive organization linked with
Indonesia seeking to overthrow the government.
★ ★ ★
SAIGON, South Viet Nam—Maj. Gen. Nguyen
Khan culled his official family again Wednesday
and forecast he will hold the premiership until he
turns over the government to civilians.
★ ★ ★
SAIGON, South Viet Nam—Two U. S. Army
helicopters were wrecked in an aerial collision today
and eight Americans aboard them were injured, two
seriously.
National
MIAMI, Fla.—Cuban exile sources said Wednes
day they heard a Cuban military broadcast indicat
ing an anti-Castro landing. Official sources in
Washington said it sounded only like maneuvers.
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NEW ORLEANS, La.—Hurricane Hilda, a
youngster with a growing wallop, churned up
through the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday toward a
Louisiana coast hastily mobilizing for a threatened
onslaught.
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.—A new
jet fighter designed to knock down any bomber
known in the world bolted down a runway and into
the sky Wednesday in a breath-taking display of
new U. S. defense might.
★ ★ ★
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department
displayed “disinterest and stagnation” in the han
dling of the Billie Sol Estes phony cotton deals and
nearly lost track of them in a bureaucratic maze,
the Senate Investigations subcommittee said Wed
nesday.
★ ★ ★
WASHINGTON—A Senate-House conference on
a social security bill recessed today while proponents
of health care for the aged worked to find some
proposal that Congress might accept in the adjourn
ment rush.
★ ★ ★
HATTIESBURG, Miss.—Another postponement
has been ordered in the underground nuclear test
blast, to be set off in the Tatum salt dome near
Hattiesburg.
★ ★ ★
WASHINGTON—The United States announced
today that it is drawing an additional $100 million
from the International Monetary Fund.
Texas
DALLAS—Gov. John Connally said Wednesday
the Texas petroleum industry is being throttled by
excessive foreign oil.
★ ★ ★
AUSTIN — Republican senatorial candidate
George Bush said Wednesday neither he nor com
panies with which he is associated have ever im
ported oil into the United States.