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D. L. Baker at a meeting, of cadet representative held re
cently.
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consideration, the Department of Military Science had de
cided that the present uniform worn by the cadets was not
the best that could be offered. Not only is it sub-standard,
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the new polyester material
that was issued in limited
amounts last fall. The new
uniforms look better, wear bet
ter, and are cheaper in the long
run as far as maintenance and
cleaning are concerned, Baker said.
Because of this, additional sets
of the uniform will be issued at
the beginning of the fall semester.
This new issue will be limited at
first, but it is hoped that it will
eventually replace the khaki.
First to be turned over to the
cadets will be a new short-sleeve
shirt and another pair of trousers.
Changes will also be made in
the brass, rank insignia, and the
shoulder patches.
The familiar AMC worn on the
collar of the shirt will no longer
be worn by cadets having rank.
In the future, all insignia of rank
will be worn on the collar. For
those cadets without rank, a new
piece of brass will be added, name
ly AMU. Baker said that the
“C” no longer represented any
thing. “The official title of the
school is Texas A&M University.
The change from “C” to “U” has
been only a matter of time,” said
Baker. The same change will be
made on the TAMC shoulder patch.
Cadets having the rank of non
commissioned officers will wear
that rank on their collars where
they used to wear the AMC. An
insignia firm is now fashioning
metal cheverons similar to those
now worn on the helmet liners.
These will eliminate stripes on
the sleeve entirely.
It was brought to the attention
of the Commandant’s office during
the last federal inspection that
regular army directives state the
cadets will not wear rank insig
nia similar to that of worn by
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his rank. Officers already wear
their insignia here.
Cadets officers will also wear
their rank on the collar of their
shirts, instead of on their shoulders
as they do now.
Class Offices
Filing To Run
Until March 9
Filing for class offices and sen
ior and junior yell leaders will
continue until March 9 in the Stu
dent Programs Office of the Me
morial Student Center.
At least five positions will be
open for candidates, except in the
Senior Class, where seven offices
will be contested.
Positions open are president,
vice president, social secretary,
secretary-treasurer and MSC rep
resentative. In addition the Sen
ior Class will also have a historian
and a student entertainment man
ager.
Senior and Junior Classes will
have two Yell Leaders represent
ing each class.
All candidates, except MSC rep
resentative and Yell Leaders, must
have an overall grade point ratio
of 1.00 and must have posted a
GPR of 1.00 last semester. The
MSC representative must have an
overall GPR of 1.50 and had at
least that last semester. Yell Lead
er candidates must have an over
all 1.25 with the same for last se
mester.
“All students filing should be
well informed by reading Univer
sity Regulation pages 30, 32-33
and revised election rules for their
office before filing,” said Charles
Wallace, Election Commission
chairman.
“If a student wishes to file for
student entertainment manager he
must read the regulations careful
ly,” he added.
Regulations read in part for stu
dent entertainment manager: must
have had at least one year’s ex
perience on the Student Entertain
ment Staff; must have the consent
of the Manager of Recreation and
Entertainment ... to file an ap
plication for this position.
In the Yell Leader election, the
top senior vote-getter will be as
signed the Head Yell Leader posi
tion.
Students can file applications
anytime between 8 a.m. to noon
and from 1-5 p.m. for the March
18 election.
Directors Request Study
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The Student Senate has placed a suggestion box in the
Memorial Student Center for the use of any student who
has a “gripe.” Bunny Balmer of the Student Programs
Office fills out one of the blanks supplied by the Senate.
Former Students 9 Plans,
Voting, Speakers Checked
The Board of Directors re
quested Saturday a detailed stu
dy by administration officials re
garding a possible switch to full
coeducation and a non-compul-
sory Corps of Cadets, possibly
by September.
Following closely on the heels
of Thursday’s student opinion
poll which sanctioned full coedu
cation and non-compulsory Corps,
the Board instructed the study be
presented at a later meeting,
either the next regularly sched
uled meeting in June or an earlier
called hearing.
The Board issued the following
statement after their meeting:
“The board of directors dis
cussed the recommendations of
the Former Students Association
and heard representatives of the
student body regarding the cam
pus voting on Thursday in re
gard to the question of co-edu
cation and the cadet corps and
instructed the administrative of
ficers of the university to study
the matter and report back to
the board at a later meeting.”
The Association of Former Stu
dent raised both questions three
weeks ago when it adopted a
resolution asking the Board to
look into possible changes ii|
the current setup, possibly in
cluding a change to complete co
education and non - compulsory
Corps.
Student voting Thursday ap
proved both issues by closer mar
gins than expected. With ap
proximately 25 per cent of the
student body balloting, non-com-
pulsory Corps was favored by a
1,216-961 count. Full coeduca
tion passed over no coeducation
by 1,029-993, but including bal
lots cast for limited coeducation,
complete coeducation was defeat
ed, 1,235-1,029.
In other action the Board ap
proved a proposed split of the
College of Arts and Sciences into
two distinct units, a College of
Liberal Arts and a College of
Sciences. Both units are to be
operational by September. The
Academic Council endorsed the
separation by a 37-12 margin
last week.
House Accepts Ground Rule
To Postpone All Pay Raises
By The Associated Press
AUSTIN — The House quietly
accepted Monday the senate ver
sion of a new legislative ground
rule that roused senators to spir
ited debate.
The rule change provides that
no special appropriation bill —
such as teacher and juidicial pay
raises—can be considered during
the first 120 days of a legislative
session unless the general ap
propriation bill is passed first.
Senate critics of the change
said it was designed to strength-
The World at a Glance
By The Associated Press
International
MONTREAL—A mighty, roof-lifting explosion
and fire destroyed a sprawling suburban apartment
house Monday, kiling 22 or more persons and leav
ing as many as 50 injured.
Most of the victims were children.
★ ★ ★
LONDON—Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart
said today he will consider a special conference of
the world’s atomic powers—including Red China—
to seek an end of the arms race.
National
WASHINGTON—Sen. Mike Mansfield of Mon
tana commended President Johnson today for “try
ing to keep the lid on a highly dangerous volcano”
in Southeast Asia.
★ ★ ★
CHICAGO—The heavily guarded Black Muslim
convention was over today without major incident,
hut police still considered the Negro cult’s leader,
Elijah Muhammad, a likely target for those who
would avenge the killing of his rival sect leader,
Malcolm X.
★ ★ ★
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court ruled Mon
day that movies may be censored before public
showing only if provision is made for speedy court
review of bans imposed by the censors.
★ ★ ★
OXFORD, Mich.—Brace Beemer, whose hearty
“Hi Ho Silver” thrilled a generation of Lone
Ranger radio fans, died of a heart attack early
today.
★ ★ ★
SELMA, Ala.—Negroes by the hundreds an
swered a new right-to-vote call from Dr. Martin
Luther King Monday in Selma and five neighboring
Alabama counties. There was no disorder.
★ ★ ★
NEWELL, S. D.—An unarmed Minuteman
missile—the kind destined to travel over 6,000 miles
in case of war—was fired successfully today under
operational conditons.
★ ★ ★
WASHINGTON—President Johnson and Him,
the White House beagle, both showered attention
today on 10-year-old Barbara Staten.
Barbara, from Owensville, Ind., called on the
President in her capacity as Easter Seal Child of
the Year—and delivered to the President the first
sheet of Easter Seals.
Texas
DALLAS—Lawyers picked a jury of five women
and seven men today in a swift-paced start to the
third trial of bankrupt promoter Billie Sol Estes.
This contrasted sharply with his previous two
trials which took several days to complete a jury.
★ ★ ★
AUSTIN—The House tentatively approved today
a bill aimed at reducing high school drop-outs by
raising the compulsory school attendance age to 17
from 16.
★ ★ ★
GALVESTON—The top West Gulf district long
shoremen’s union official said today he would not
order a vote on the district’s new contract “until
everything in the South Atlantic is settled.”
★ ★ ★
HOUSTON—Construction of a dam on the
Trinity River above Wallisville will start during the
fiscal year that begins July 1, Mayor Louis Welch
said today.
en Gov. John Connally’s position
in the teacher pay dispute by giv
ing extra time to drum up sup
port for his 10-year graduated
pay raise bill.
The 120-day provision wasn’t
in the House version adopted
Feb. 11. It stated simply that no
one-shot appropriations bill could
be considered at all until the
general spending bill was passed.
The old rules had a 75-day ban
on special appropriations bills.
The only ripple in the House
over the rules change—which had
Overhead Screen,
Projector To Aid
Chemistry Class
An overhead projector flashing
instructional materials upon a
large screen is helping A&M fresh
men better understand chemistry.
And some of the same freshmen
also are learning composition and
rhetoric in a section taught with
use of a projector and screen.
Satisfaction with the results is
expressed by faculty and students.
“The principal advantage of the
overhead projector is its versati
lity,” said Dr. R. B. Alexander,
head of the freshmen chemistry
program.
Dr. Lee J. Martin said a question
naire completed by more than 300
students in the special large sec
tions of freshman English showed
use of the projector helped the
students during the Fall Semester.
The English class sees materials
prepared from varied sources while
the chemistry students mainly view
materials taken from their text
book, notably charts, diagrams and
tables.
“The use of these illustrations
from the text allows us to quickly
place a large amount of material
before the class for discussion and
interpretation,” Alexander said. He
noted special slides can be prepared
using cellulose-acetate film and
special inks.
less impact there than in the
Senate—was stirred by Mineola
Rep. George Hinson, sponsor of
the Texas State Teachers Associ
ation bill for a $405-a-year pay
raise.
“As interpreted in the past,
there have been times when bills
requiring other appropriations
were given public hearings al
though there was no action at the
time,” Hinson said. The usual
interpretation in the House had
been that the ban on considera
tion of special appropriation bills
extends to hearings.
At a news conference, Speak
er Ben Barnes said, “It is just a
misinterpretation when they say
the teachers are better off under
the old rule.”
There will he 50 to 60 days for
a conference committee to pro
duce a final appropriations bill.
College Heads
Nix Connally’s
3-System Plan
AUSTIN UP)—The Council of
College and University Presidents
has gone on record against Gov.
John Connally’s plan to regroup
the 22 state-supported colleges in
to three systems.
The organization, composed of
presidents of the tax-supported in
stitutions of higher learning,
adopted a resolution Sunday night
opposing any proposal for new
systems at this time.
In a statement Monday the
council said the resolution was
adopted without dissent.
Connally has said a bill imple
menting his plan would be intro
duced soon. Another bill, already
introduced in both houses, would
set up four systems. The gover
nor’s plan calls for a University of
Texas System, a Texas State Uni
versity System and a State Senior
College System.
“The question of grouping or
not grouping the 22 public colleges
and universities of a major state
into systems is not something that
can be determined overnight,” the
resolution said. “It is instead a
complex and fundamental problem
requiring study both by profes
sional educators and by knowl
edgeable laymen over an extended
period of time.
“Otherwise, instead of accelerat
ed progress toward excellence
there could well be costly errors
and the loss of gains made with
difficulty over the years.”
The College of Liberal Arts
would contain the School of Busi
ness Administration and the De
partments of Economics, Educa
tion and Pschology, English, His
tory and Government, Journalism,
Modern Languages and Physical
Education. The College of Sci
ences would contain the Depart
ments of Biology, Chemistry,
Mathematics and Physics.
The Board also awarded con
tracts totaling $499,985 and ap
propriated $357,500 for various
projects, including air condition
ing of Sbisa Dining Hall and ad
ditions to the Memorial Student
Center. In addition, $6,000 was
allotted for preliminary plans for
the air-conditioning of G. Rollie
White Coliseum.
Other appropriations included
$25,000 for preliminary expenses
of the Space Research Center;
$95,000 for parking area improve
ments, and $30,500 for landscape
improvements of the north dormi
tory area.
The Board also accepted schol
arships, fellowships and awards
totaling $30,922 and accepted
$114,700 in grants, including
$100,000 from the Moody Founda
tion.
Un derwa ter
Diving Course
Now Offered
A SCUBA diving short course
will be offered this semester at
A&M.
Gene Cantrell, physics teacher
and SCUBA instructor, said the
course is sponsored by the Depart
ment of Oceanography and Meteor
ology and will start at 8 p.m.
Wednesday in Room 146 of the
Physics Building.
Cantrell said that SCUBA stands
for self - contained underwater
breathing apparatus.
The course is restricted to uni
versity students, staff, and their
families, male or female, with a
minimum age of 16.
A fee of $15 will be charged
for registration.
He added that the student will
furnish swim mask, swim fins, and
snorkel, but the SCUBA tanks
will be made available.
Instruction will consist of 12
hours in the classroom and eight
hours of practical swimming in the
P. L. Downs Jr., Natatorium.
CLIFF CARTER
LBJ 9 s Aide To Speak Here
Cliff Carter, one of President
Johnson’s top aides in the Demo
cratic Party organization, will
speak to the Greater Brazos Val
ley Texas Exes Club at 7 p.m.
Tuesday in the Triangle Restau
rant. He was also scheduled to
attend a public coffee from 4-6
p.m. at Clayton’s Restaurant.
Carter, executive director of the
National Democratic Party, will
also attend a stag breakfast Wed
nesday morning at the Ramada
Inn before returning to Wash
ington.
The 46-year-old Johnson ad
visor returned to his hometown
of Smithville Monday for a pub
lic reception and a testimonial
dinner.
Carter lived in Bryan for sev
eral years after World War II
after purchasing a bottling plant
here. He later became president
of the Texas Bottlers Association.
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While in Bryan he was active
in civic and church activities,
serving as president of the Cham
ber of Commerce and the Junior
Chamber of Commerce. He was
also a commissioner of Little
League Baseball and was active
in the United Fund, American
Legion and YMCA programs. He
later served as president of the
Lion Club, chairman of the board
of deacons of the First Presby
terian Church and a Bryan City
Commissioner.
Carter attended public schools
in Smithville and was a star tac
kle on the 1934 team, coached by
Harry Stiteler of Bryan, that won
the regional championship. He
attended Schreiner Institute in
Kerrville, where he was all-state
and also president of the student
body. He entered the University
of Texas on a football scholarship
in 1938, but left when the 36th
Infantry Division was taken into
federal service in 1940. During
the next four years he rose to
the rank of lieutenant colonel and
was division quartermaster, win
ning the Legion of Merit, Bronze
Star and six other wartime com
mendations.
Carter got his political start
while attending Schreiner by
handing out cards at Lyndon
Johnson-for-Congress rallies.
He was campaign manager for
Olin Teague’s successful Congres
sional bid in 1946, and was select
ed Texas’ Outstanding Young
Man the following year. He be
came campaign manager for
Johnson’s winning Senate cam
paign in 1948, and later was nam
ed U. S. Marshal for the southern
district of Texas by President
Truman upon Johnson’s recom
mendation, serving until 1954.
He was campaign manager for
Johnson’s Senate reelection cam
paign in 1954 and joined the Sen
ator's staff in January of 1957
as his assistant in Texas. He has
been a member of the Johnson
team ever since.
Carter was the then Vice
President Johnson’s advance man
when Johnson spaoke at SCONA
VIII in 1962.