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SCONA Urges
Participation
By Delegates
hop
By GLENN DROMGOOLE
Managing Editor
About 200 student delegates
and observers to A&M’s Tenth
Student Conference on National
Affairs nestled back in their
chairs Wednesday for opening
sessions of the four-day meeting.
They represent about 75 col
leges and universities throughout
the United States, Canada and
Mexico, and are the proverbial
cream of the student crop in gov
ernment, political science and in
ternational relations studies.
Wednesday they heard ad
dresses by Glenn C. Bassett Jr.,
vice president of Chase Manhat
tan Bank’s International Depart
ment, and Richard Rubottom Jr.,
former Ambassador to Argentina
and currently vice president for
university life at Southern Metho
dist University.
Little of their time here will
be spent listening, however.
SCONA has been established as
a student conference and most
of the discussion, questioning and
thinking will be left to the dele
gates. Roundtable discussions are
usually the nucleus of these stu
dent gatherings.
For the roundtable talks, dele
gates and observers are divided
into eight units. Each discussion
is moderated by co-chairmen,
selected for their particular ac
complishments in the chosen con
ference topic. About 20-25 stu
dents are placed in each group.
Roundtable units met in an or
ganization session Wednesday
afternoon, with their first official
meeting held Thursday morning.
Beginning with the Thursday
meeting, roundtable sessions are
scheduled for about three hours
SCONA STUDENT CHAIRMEN HEAR RUBOTTOM
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SCONA Keynoter Bassett Says Contact
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each. There are five full round
table discussions, plus the one-
hour orientation. So, students will
spend about 15-18 hours in these
meetings during their four-day
visit to A&M.
They also attend five plenary
sessions — or general meetings
where they hear men like Bassett,
Rubottom, Dr. Lewis U. Hanke,
(professor of Latin American cor
respondent for the Chicago Tri
bune Press Service, Inc.)
One panel discussion is on tap
for the general session. Members
include Thomas A. Pastoriza,
Dominican Republic businessman;
John F. Gallagher, vice-presi
dent in charge of international
operations for Sears Roebuck and
Co., and T. C. Hammond, of Cana
da’s Department of External Af
fairs, Latin American Division.
But perhaps the highlights of
the conference come between ses
sions when the students have an
opportunity to meet these leaders
on a person-to-person basis, and
to meet fellow students from oth
er colleges and universities. The
University of Saskatchewan coed
can exchange ideas with an A&M
cadet. The Texas Southern Uni
versity junior feels on the equal
with a University of Toronto stu
dent in discussing current prob
lems. The Alabama coed can chat
with a Latin American student
over conference issues. Student
leaders from the Coast Guard
Academy, New Mexico State and
Florida State can quiz each other
for ideas, opinions and beliefs.
They don’t hesitate to make
new acquaintances regardless of
regional, racial, national or cul
tural differences, because they
are all here for the same thing.
By JERRY COOPER
Staff Writer
“Difficulties which act as bar
riers between the countries of
the Americas are the result of
the very rapid increase in the
actual international intercourse
between peoples of North Ameri
ca and the Latin American na
tions,” said Glenn C. Bassett in
the first keynote address of
SCONA X, Wednesday afternoon.
“The frictions that this contact
produces are, I believe, more than
offset by the opportunities offer
ed to achieve greater knowledge
and understanding,” the vice pres
ident of the International Depart
ment of the Chase Manhattan
Bank continued.
Addressing the 158 delegates
that have already registered, Bas
sett outlined three things that
North Americans can do to aid
in the development of Latin A-
merica. These are:
(1) Recognize and try to close
the vast gap in mutual under
standing that exists between peo
ple in this country and people in
Latin America.
(2) Recognize fully the good
points of our system of govern
ment (balance of power), our in
stitutions of free enterprise, and
our recognition of individual
rights.
(3) Participate in active pro
grams of assistance and cooper
ation with Latin America when
ever and wherever these pro
grams can strengthen free insti
tutions and give forward momen
tum to their economies.
Pointing to several Latin A-
merican countries as examples,
Bassett showed the differences in
economic policies and conditions.
One thing most Latin Ameri
can countries have in common are
the inflationary effects of their
economic policies. Venezuela,
Peru and Ecuador have shown
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signs of economic growth in rec
ent months.
In closing, Bassett expressed
hope in conferences such as SCO
NA X which, he said, “inspire a
sincere search by groups and in
dividuals for greater knowledge
and understanding about our
neighboring countries which is
our greatest hope for the future.”
That evening R. Richard Ru
bottom, Jr., former Ambassador
to Argentina, spoke of instru
ments formulated over the years
to protect and improve the poli
tico-juridical, economic and secur
ity standing of the Americas.
Strong measures to enforce the
security of the Americas were
outlined in the Rio Treaty of
1947, said Rubottom.
It was not until 1964 that the
. sanctions of the Rio Treaty were
invoked against communist Cuba.
These include the recall of Chiefs
of diplomatic missions, the break
ing off of diplomatic and con
sular relations, the partial or com
plete interruption of economic re
lations and the use of armed
force.
“Important in any discussion
of the future of the Americas
is the intangible, but necessary
ingredient of confidence in the
Inter-American System,” said Ru
bottom who is presently vice pres
ident for University Life at
Southern Methodist University.
PERSON TO PERSON
... Dr. James M. Schwinden talks with interested students.
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
Friday’s schedule for A&M Student Conference On Na
tional Affairs:
7:30-8:30 a. m.: Coffee and informal discussion in the
Serpentine Lounge.
8:30-11:30 a. m.: Fourth Round-table meeting.
12:15-1:15 p. m.: Luncheon in Duncan Dining Hall.
2:00-4:30 p. m.: Fifth round-table discussion.
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Buffet supper in the MSC Ballroom.
8:00-10:00 p. m.: Fourth Keynote address by Lewis U.
Hanke in the MSC Ballroom. Reception following the address
in the Assembly and Birch Rooms. Singing Cadets Concert
in the Main Lounge.
The World at a Glance
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION
A&M students, TCU coed reminisce after session.
By The Associated Press
International
SAIGON, South Viet Nam—Repulsed in a three-
day battle at An Lao, Viet Cong guerrillas switched
to raids and ambushes at a dozen other places
Wednesday in central Viet Nam.
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TOKYO—North Viet Nam charged that three
warships operating under command of U. S. .and
South Vietnamese authorities shelled one of its
coastal villages Wednesday. The alleged attack was
called the fourth such milittary encroachment since
Nov. 25.
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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—The Security Coun
cil rejected Wednesday a Soviet demand that it
ignore charges by Congo Premier Moise Tshombe
that some African countries with Soviet encourage
ment were shipping military supplies to Congo
rebels.
National
CAPE KENNEDY, Fla.—A last-second engine
misfire on a Titan 2 rocket Wednesday dealt a
severe setback to the Gemini man-in-space program,
postponing the final unmanned launching of the
two-man spacecraft until January.
NEW YORK—Former President Dwight D.
Eisenhower expressed confidence in the future of
the Republican party Wednesday despite its crush
ing defeat in last month’s elections. He said the
GOP was not ready for coffins.
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CHICAGO—The nation’s stores are feeling the
pinch of a severe coin shortage at the peak of the
Christmas shopping rush.
The U. S. mints are running full blast in an
effort to ease the situation but coins have been
slipping out of circulation faster than they can be
minted.
Texas
HOUSTON—The University of Houston appar
ently plans to build two 17-story high rise dormi
tories to meet the space problems of its anticipated
growth.
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SAN ANTONIO—Three airmen stepped from a
large simulated space cabin Wednesday, ending the
first big U. S. test of helium as a possible atmos
phere component for space ships.
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AUSTIN—An angry Gov. John Connally accepted
Wednesday the resignation of University of Texas
regent John S. Redditt and denied that he had ever
attempted to dictate to the Board of Regents on
anything.