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Welcome SCON A X Delegates >. —.—_— Volume 61 Cbc Battalion .H, Price Five Cents COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1964 Number 113 Latin American Theme Opens Tenth Student Conference Welcome To Aggieland SCONA delegates are welcomed to campus Craig Buck, A&M; Walt Viglienzone and Tuesday. Left to right, Dick Hangi, Uni- Jerry White, Naval Academy and Gary Tis- versity of New Mexico; Gary Howard, Flori- dale, A&M. da State; Dan McConochie, Florida State; AFTER 2 YEARS R.E. Week Services Revived By University By JERRY COOPER Special Writer Religious Emphasis Week will move back on the campus after two years of being conducted in local churches, said Dean of Stu dents James P. Hannigan. “Present plans,” said Hannigan, ‘are to have different speakers each evening Feb. 15-18. The serv ices will probably take place in Guion Hall and plans are being discussed to have an early supper that week with services immediate ly after supper.” A&M has never gotten complete ly away from Religious Emphasis Week. Even though services were not conducted on campus for two years the week has never been taken off the University Calendar. In 1963 the services were moved into the local churches and a fairly active program was followed. An all-time low was hit last year as only one church, conducted services aimed directly at Religious Emphasis Week. Originally R. E. Week services were conducted in the mornings with one class excused each day. Special speakers and counselors lived in the dormitories during the week also. Dissatisfaction with this method of organization was the main reason for moving it off the campus. After several local churches in dicated that they would stress the different religious seasons, but not this particular week, a group of students asked the administration if they could arrange on-campus speakers again. Freshman Class Run-Off Election Slated Thursday Jack Coleman, Larry Hearn Vieing For Class Of ’68 President Post By GERALD GARCIA Asst. News Editor Run-offs for four Freshman Class offices will be Thursday. The four positions to be filled president, vice president, social secretary and secretary-treasurer — will have two candidates each. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. until noon and from 1 to 5:15 p.m. The polling booths wilf be located in the same area — between the Coffee Shop and the Game Room in the Memorial Student Center — as in the general election. Jack R. Coleman of Huntsville will run against Larry C. Hearn of Cleburne in the presidental race. Coleman received 14.6 percent of the record 739 votes cast in the general election, while Hearn re ceived 13.8 percent. “I will try to do my best to up hold the duties of the office if eleced,” Hearn said, “and I would like to thank everybody who sup ported me in the general election and hope they continue their sup port during the run-off.” “My first project, if elected, will be to try to get the water tower and smoke stack painted,” Cole man said. “I also will try to work as close- as possible with the Student Senate,” he added. Vieing for the vice presidency will be William R. McElroy of Dal las and Dennis R. Parrish of Agua Dulce. Social Secretary candidates are John Daly of Corpus Christi and Donald L. Allen of San Antonio. Candidates in the secretary- treasurer race are Henry G. Cis neros of San Antonio and Ed ward F. Melcher of San Antonio. “We were very pleased with the turnout in the general election and hope that the record set will be broken in Thursday’s run-offs,” said Charles Wallace, chairman of the election commission. Only freshmen -will be allowed to vote and all must have their identification cards before voting. Besides requiring ID cards, vot ers should be able to run the vot ing machines. Here is a run-down on the operation of the machines: 1. When told to proceed by the voting instructor, rotate the large red handle crank all the way to the right. 2. Press the levers above the candidates voting for. Leave the lever down, they will return auto matically to the orinigal position. 3. Return the red crank to its original position. This must be done before the vote will be regis tered. This procedure will also clear the board and open the curtain to the voting booth. Approval was given and Hanni gan made the announcement. Under the leadership of Don R. Warren, a Religious Emphasis Week Committee composed of stu dents from different phases of uni versity life was organized to work a list of suggested speakers. Other members of the commit tee are Charles G. Shook, Jpmes R. Hatton, Waylon O. Ward, Don D. Carter, Ann L. Seward, Frank W. Cox and Carey L. White. This list will be screened by the University Executive Committee as is usual for any on-campus activi ty. Then, the R. E. Week Committee will decide which speakers on the approved list will be invited to address the students. “No classes will be suspended and no state funds will be used for this activity,” said Hannigan. Drawing Contest Deadline Slated More than 11,000 entries from 200 Texas high schools are ex pected in the 1965 Texas State Drawing Competition sponsored by the Department of Engineering Graphics which closes Jan. 1, 1965. Entry into the 22i-year-old com petition is open to all Texas high schools having programs in draft- Glenn Bassett, R. R. Ruhottom Speak Today The tenth Student Conference on National Affairs got underway Wednesday after a 2 p.m. opening address by Glenn C. Bassett Jr. in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom. Bassett, vice-president of the In ternational Department of the Chase Manhattan Bank, spoke on “Problems and Bright Spots in Latin America.” The second keynote speaker will be R. Richard Bubottom Jr., who will speak on “An Evaluation of the Inter-American System” at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the MSC Ball room. Thursday activities include two round-table discussions and a luncheon, but the Corps review scheduled for 5 p.m. has been can celed by the Academic Council. The Council turned thumbs down on the request by the Department of Mili tary Science to dismiss Thursday lab classes an hour early to enable students to prepare for the re view. SCONA Chariman Garry Tisdale noted that this was the first year that the Council had refused to allow a review. Rubottom is vice-president for university life at Southern Metho dist and is a former assistant secretary of state for Inter-Ameri can Affairs. A 1932 SMU grad uate, Bubottom was assistant dean of student life at the University of Texas from 1937-1941, and then served in the Navy. He was vice- president of a Corsicana bank until 1937, when he entered the State Department. Since then he has served as a secretary in the Colom bian Embassy, director of the Of fice of Middle American Affairs, director of the economic mission in the Spanish Embassy, assistant secretary of state for Inter-Ameri can Affairs, ambassador to Argen tina, and a State Department ad viser to the Naval War College. Rubottom received the Superior Service Award by the State De partment in 1952 and a citation by the National Civil Service League in 1958. He won a Dis tinguished Alumnus Award from SMU the same year. Following Bassett’s keynote ad dress a round-table discussion was held for orientation purposes. The five remaining round-table discus sions will include 20 or more dele gates and co-chairmen from various professions. BASSETT RUBOTTOM THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE Thursday’s schedule for A&M Student Conference On National Affairs: 7:30-8:30 a.m.: Coffee and informal discussion in the Serpentine Lounge. 8:30-11:45 a.m.: Second round-table meeting. 12:15-1:15 p.m.: Luncheon in Duncan Dining Hall. 1:45-4:45 p.m.: Third round-table meeting. 6-7 p.m.: Barbecue. Lower level of the MSC. 8-10 p.m.: Third General Session, MSC Ballroom. Panel discussion: “Pan American Cooperation (Or Lack of It).” Reception following address in Assembly and Birch Rooms. Singing Cadets Concert in MSC Main Lobby. Note: The Review of the Corps of Cadets, scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday on the main parade ground, has been canceled. SCONA Gets New Panelist T. C. Hammond, a member of the Latin American Division of the Department of External Affairs for the Canadian Government, has been named a substitute panelist for the 10th Student Conference on National Affairs at A&M. The conference opened Wednes day and runs through Saturday. Hammond will replace J. Dun can Edmonds, special assistant to the Secretary of State, Canada, who was forced to withdraw Tues day because of pressing govern ment business. The new panelist will appear on a panel at 8 p.m. Thursday for a discussion of “Pan American Co operation (Or Lack of It)”. Thomas Pastoriza, a prominent Dominican Repubilc businessman and civic leader, will serve as panel moder ator. Also on the panel is John Galla gher, vice president for Interna tional Operations for Sears Roe buck & Company. Hammond, a graduate of the University of Toronto, studied political science as an Oxford Scholar. He joined Canada’s De partment of External Affairs and became assistant to the admini strator in 1959. In 1960, he be came second secretary and consul to Havana, Cuba,a nd served in that capacity until April, 1963. The panel discussion will be the highlighted event of SCONA X activities Thursday evening. Cyclotron Staff Adds Jones As Chief Engineer, Professor Royce Jones, considered “one of the outstanding cyclotron engi neers in the nation,” has joined A&M as chief engineer and pro fessor in the Cyclotron Institute, Dean Frank W. R. Hubert an nounced. Jones returned to his native Tex as from Oak Ridge, Tenn., where he was among the first to work on the Manhattan District to build the A-bomb during World War II. Except for a brief period after the war, he served 21 years at Oak Ridge and most recently was chief engineer for the electro magnetic division. Plans for a $6 million dollar cy- cltron or “atom smasher” occupy ing an airplane hangar-sized build ing call for the start of construc tion early next year. The World at a Glance By The Associated Press International MOSCOW—The Soviet space shot Zond 2 was reported 1.5 million miles from earth Tuesday, still trailing the U. S. Mariner 4 in the run for Mars. ★ ★ ★ LONDON—The British government sought today to persuade West Germany to buy British goods and ease the annual $900-million drain of foreign ex change spent for Britain’s overseas military bases. ★ ★ ★ UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—Ireland appealed to the smaller nations Tuesday to oppose firmly and vigorously any attempt to establish a big-power financial veto over U.N. peace keeping. National WASHINGTON—Leaders of a group of House Democratic liberals are canvassing their colleagues for support of sweeping changes in both party and House rules and procedures. ★ ★ ★ WASHINGTON—Patrick Gordon Walker, the British foreign secretary, and Andrei A. Gromyko, the Soviet Union’s foreign minister, will meet Wednesday in Washington, a British spokesman said Tuesday. ★ ★ ★ WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N. M.—A Little Joe 2 rocket boosted a dummy moonship sky ward Tuesday in a test of this nation’s Project Apollo launch escape system, which officials said appeared to be letter perfect. ★ ★ ★ MARIETTA, Ga.—An Ugly Duckling aircraft that the Air Force says can pluck downed fliers from the jungle, pick up returning spacemen and help the United States attain cold war objectives was unveiled Tuesday. ★ ★ ★ CHICAGO—Three shop unions Tuesday called a nation-wide railroad strike for Dec. 15—near the start of the Christmas holiday travel period—for a wage hike larger than that recommended by a presidential board. ★ ★ ★ OKLAHOMA CITY—A 31-year-old woman gave birth to a six-pound boy in 34-degree weather on a downtown Oklahoma City street Sunday. A crowd gathered around, but did little to help as the infant lay screaming on the sidewalk. ★ ★ ★ CAPE KENNEDY, Fla.—A delta-winged Project Asset space glider rocketed over a jarring 8,800- mile-an-hour sub-orbital course Tuesday night to measure structural and aerodynamic pressures which might buffet future manned spaceships de signed to maneuver and land like airplanes. ★ ★ ★ BERKELEY, Calif.—The University of Cali fornia’s Academic Senate overwhelmingly adopted Tuesday night a resolution offered to settle the controversy that has disrupted the campus for two months. Texas GALVESTON, Tex.—Burns from gasoline he poured over himself last week proved fatal Tuesday to Alton Crook, 18, a West Texas State freshman basketball player from the Panhandle town of Fritch. “We are now fully finished with the implementation of the con struction plans,” Hubert said. “Plans for the building are near ing completion and plans for con struction are well underway.” The cyclotron will be the largest “atom smasher” in the South. “Professor Jones’ principal du ties relate to the design, procure ment, construction and testing of the complete cyclotron facility,” the dean said. “His duties as pro fessor will be those of chief engi neer.” Jones was raised on a cotton farm near Ferris, south of Dallas, he attended the Dallas schools. In 1943 he completed undergrad uate studies at Baylor University, majoring in chemistry and physics with a considerable study in math ematics. “They had broken ground when I got to Oak Ridge, but there were no buildings at all,” Jones said. He was issued badge number 462 of the eventual 80,000 badges is sued before the project was cut back as the war ended. Jones returned to Texas and taught physics at Southern Meth odist University and worked at some engineering problems in the Dallas area but was recalled to Oak Ridge. “He had made such an impres sion on the Oak Ridge engineering staff that they sought him out to return for the purpose of construc tion of a new cyclotron,” Hubert said. The Oak Ridge National Labora tory also used Jones as design and development engineer as well as project supervisor on several other nuclear accelerators. By 1960 he was chief engineer for the electro magnetic division reporting directly to Dr. Robert Livingston, one of the nation’s most outstanding cyclotron design ers. “Jones has the unqualified sup port and highest recommendations from the AEG personnel at Oak Ridge and in Washington,” Hubert said. JONES YMCA Gift Wrapping, Aid To Needy Included In Christmas Program Plan Christmas plans for the YMCA include a free gift wrapping serv ice and solicitation of military units and civilian dorm groups to aid needy families in Bryan-Col- lege Station. In a memorandum circulated a- mong student groups, J. Gordon Gay, coordinator of Religious Life and General Secretary of the YMCA, suggests that each group take one or more families, visit in the homes and then provide useful gifts. In this way, said Gay, need ed and lasting gifts can be chosen. Campus groups have been asked to come by the YMCA before Sat urday to make arrangements and receive information on the family they want to adopt for Christmas. Gay asked that church organiza tions wishing to take a family please contact the YMCA after Dec. 12. The free gift wrapping service offered by the YMCA helps many students each year. Last year 543 packages were gift wrapped at the main desk of the YMCA. Gay urged all students to take advantage of this free service.