Rogers Blasts Faculty Coed Position; Favors
Student Petition
By TOMMY DeFRANK
Sen. Andy Rogers challenged
Thursday the Texas A&M facul
ty stand against his limited co
education bill and charged that
the current faculty petition was
initiated by “apple polishers” ne
glecting their primary task of
teaching.
Rogers also endorsed the idea
of a student petition expressing
support for his measure, and it
was learned late Thursday that
such a petition is being drawn up
and will be circulated among the
student body next week.
The Childress legislator’s SB
290 gained Senate committee ap
proval last week, and the House
version, sponsored by Rep. Mack
Edwards of Pattonville, is sched
uled for an April 9 hearing be
fore the House Committee on
State Affairs.
“Many of the students told me
last week that many profs spend
TITLE CUP
... to go to overall champion in Saturday’s drill meet.
Cano, Hargrove Elected
To Top ’66 Class Posts
Narciso Cano retained the of
fice of president of the class of
’66 in the election held in the
Memorial Student Center Thurs
day.
Jack R. Fickersson was defeat
ed for the position.
Thomas R. Hargrove defeated
Marion Tindall for the office of
vice-president of the Senior Class.
The office of Secretary-Treas
urer went to Louis Sabayrac
over Charles McGinnis.
Roy L. May defeated Russel
Stein for MSC Council Represen
tative and Charles A. Mella de
feated John D. Gaden for His
torian.
President of the class of ’67
went to William W. Gordon over
Donald J. Matocha. Neal C.
Ward defeated Eddie Joe Davis
for vice-president.
Secretary - treasurer went to
Leroy Shafer over Robert J.
Myers.
President of the Class of ’68
was taken by Jack Ronnie Cole
man over Benny G. Mays. Neal
W. Adams defeated Stephen E.
Menczer for vice-president.
Secretary - treasurer went to
Henry G. Cisneros over Wayne
J. Baird.
Social Secretary went to John
Daly over Lee Horton, while
Donald L. Allen defeated Clyde
R. Westbrook for MSC Council
Representative. One thousand
and thirty-three votes were cast.
more time in class running down
the A&M system instead of do
ing what the taxpayers are pay
ing them for—to teach,” Rogers
claimed.
He also maintained that Gov.
John Connally’s coordinating
board, signed into law recently,
would be more harmful to the
university’s academic freedom
than his bill, and he pointed out
that the faculty made no effort
to oppose the coordinating bill.
“It is certainly a strange
group that would push a petition
protesting interference in this
one function while the new board
will take many and more impor
tant prerogatives away from the
A&M Board,” Rogers said.
The faculty petition voices ob
jection to Rogers’ bill “as it in
terferes with the right of the >
Board of Directors to chart the
course of Texas A&M .. .”
Rogers emphasized that the
student petition was proposed by
students after last week’s com
mittee hearing.
“A lot of people wanted to do
something and this was a sug
gestion that came from members
of the Corps who were here last
week. Those I talked with are
firmly against coeducation and
wanted to prove it,” he contend
ed.
“Since such an issue has been
made of these polls, it would be
a tragedy if we didn’t have some
thing more complete and accur
ate than the student poll,” Rog
ers continued.
He was referring to a Feb. 25
student opinion poll in which a
25 per cent turnout of the stu
dent body narrowly approved
full coeducation.
Dr. R. J. Freund, associate di
rector of the Institute of Statis
tics and faculty spokesman, said
Thursday that 260 signatures
had been secured and that the
final count would approach 300.
The faculty presently numbers
approximately 500.
“Several of us felt that this
was a way for the faculty to ex
press themselves. If we didn’t do
anything there would be someone
accusing us of not caring about
the situation,” Freund explained.
Rogers claimed public support
for his bill has been mounting
and the outlook for passage is
becoming more favorable.
“Two members of the Board
of Directors have told me per
sonally that they are not opposed
to the bill, and two others told a
prominent member of the For
mer Students Council the same
thing the other day,” he report
ed.
“In addition, I made a speech
to the McLennan County A&M
Club and was warned I would
meet avid opposition. No one ex
pressed opposition after hearing
my explanation and several peo
ple spoke for the bill later. I
think this will happen many plac
es when people get a chance to
read the bill and have it ex
plained,” Rogers predicted.
The bill upholds the current
coeducation status which permits
wives and daughters of students
and faculty members to be ad
mitted.
Cbe Battalion
Volume 61
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1965
Number 158
Hayride, Ball
Top Weekend
By GLENN DROMGOOLE Nat Stuckey, Louisiana Hayride singing
Managing Editor
The A&M campus becomes the focal point
this weekend for Central Texas entertain
ment with the Louisiana Hayride, the Junior
Banquet and Ball and the A&M Invitational
Drill Meet.
About 3,000 guests will be on hand for
the Saturday spectacles which open with drill
competition at 8 a.m.
The largest Junior Banquet and Ball in
recent years unfolds Saturday night with
about 650 second-classmen and dates ex
pected for the festivities.
The Louisiana Hayride, headlining
George Jones and Jerry Lee Lewis, moves
in at 7:30 p.m. for three and one-half hours.
The G. Rollie White Coliseum performance
should attract 5,000-7,000 persons including
guests from as far away as Fort Stockton.
Nine drill units afe entered in the first
A&M drill meet, sponsored by the Associ
ation of Former Fish Drill Team Members
under the auspices of the Department of
Military Science.
A&M’s Fish Drill Team, fresh from a
convincing triumph at Louisiana State Uni
versity last weekend, will host teams from
Texas A&I, the University of Houston, the
University of Texas, Sam Houston, Arling
ton State, Hardin-Simmons, West Texas
State University, and Southern University
and A&M College of Baton Rouge, La.
Marine Corps and Army Drill Instructors
from the area will judge the competition
which includes inspection, basic and precision
drill.
The inspection and basic divisions will
be conducted from 8 a.m. until noon, with
precision competition starting at 1 p.m.
Awards will be presented at about 4 p.m.
Trophies will be given the first, second and
third place winners in each division, plus
a title cup to the overall champion.
The meet will be held on the Main Drill
Field. In case of rain, tentative plans have
been made to hold it in the National Guard
Armory in Bryan.
star and an announcer for KWKH in Shreve
port, La., will be special guest at the Junior
Banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday in the east wing
of Duncan Dining Hall.
Members of the Junior Class will be
special guests at the Louisiana Hayride show
at 7:30 p.m. in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
The event, sponsored by A&M’s chapter
of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalistic
society, will feature Jones, Lewis, Stuckey,
Connie Smith, Johnnie and Joanie Mosby,
Don Bowman and the Louisiana Hayriders.
Tickets for the country and western sing
ing show will be on sale in the Memorial
Student Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur
day. Advance prices are $1.25 for students,
$1.75 for adult general admission and $2.25
for reserve. After 4 p.m. tickets will be
25 cents higher.
Coliseum doors will open at 6 p.m. and
tickets will be on sale outside the Coliseum.
The Junior Ball gets under way at 9 p.m.
in the Ramada Inn with Gill and the Brothers
Seven providing music. The evening will be
capped with the crowning of the Junior
Sweetheart.
Candidates for the title include Miss
Carolyn Cooper of Houston, escorted by
Jerry Harbert; Miss Marcia Dycus of Beau
mont, escorted by Mike Fritsche; Miss Nikki
Gober of Nome, escorted by Chuck Kluge;
Miss Carol Mikolas of Temple, escorted by
Joe Bush; Miss Angela Pickett of Houston,
escorted by Paul L. Ouellette, and Miss
Betsy Balmer of Beaumont, escorted by Ray
Wathen.
Other weekend activities include the A&M-
TCU baseball game at Travis Park in Bryan
at 2 p.m. Saturday and a benefit movie at
the Campus Theatre at 11:15 p.m. for in
jured Aggie basketball star Paul Timmins.
Timmins was struck by a baseball bat
while umpiring a baseball game in Brenham
last week. He is in Bryan Hospital and
proceeds from Saturday night’s movie will
help offset his family’s expenses.
“Love—The Italian Way” will be shown,
featuring Elke Sommers.
MARCIA DYCUS BETSY BALMER
CAROL MIKOLAS CAROLYN COOPER
andid Commsnts n Current Crises 1
Students Voice Disagreement Over Third Brigade Abolition
Question: Do you approve of the recent decision to dissolve the Third Brigade?
BOB HOLCOMB
Sophomore, Fort Worth
The deactivation of the Third
Brigade was necessary for the
good of the Corps of Cadets.
In that respect, I am in favor of
this move. It was, however,
Unfortunate in that many persons
with ambitions in the Corps will
be “cheated” out of possible
positions, both on staffs and in
companies. It has happened so
we’d just better make the best
of the tricky situation.
MIKE LAUGHLIN
Senior, West Columbia
I think this is just another move
in the reorganization of the
Corps of Cadets. The Third Bri
gade was formed when we were
fish and now that we are seniors,
it is being deactivated. This
just shows the loss in the
number of people in the
Corps. This also shows that
something is wrong somewhere
when units are destroyed in
stead of created.
JIM BOURGEOIS
Senior, New Braunfels
Naturally, as the present Bri
gade Commander, I am dis
heartened to see the brigade de
activated. However, the large
number of extremely small units
in the Army element of the
Corps of Cadets necessitated con
solidating the three brigades in
to two. Let me point out that
many former Third Brigade units
will remain the same while func
tioning in another brigade.
H v /
JOHN W. SCHUEPBACH
Freshman, McAllen
I feel that this decision could
have waited until next year, or
until a better estimate of how
many Army Cadets there will
be in the Corps of Cadets next
year. If companies must be
moved, they should be moved
intact. The smaller companies
are the ones that should
be broken up. The move
could have waited until next
year.
SHE 1 - jr.
GARY GRAHAM
Freshman, West Columbia
I personally hate to see the
Third Brigade broken up because
a freshman learns to live and
fight for his outfit. Now we will
have to learn to live and fight
in another company. I am sad
dened to see so many men having
to give up the spirit they have
for their outfit. Many of us
will have a difficult time getting
the Third Brigade out of our
hearts.
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DAVID W. MILLER
Junior, Fort Worth
I am sorry to see the change. Of
course the change might have
had to be made, but the decision
could have waited until next
year when a better estimate of
how many Army Cadets there
would be. I see the reason why
the Department of Military
Science is breaking up the Third
Brigade. We juniors have seen
many changes—some for the
worse.
JOE DE PASQUAL
Senior, Dallas
I hate to see the brigade de
activated, but with the number
of cadets deminishing the way
they are I think that this is
good. The consolidation into two
brigades is practical and will re
sult in more unity for the Corps
of Cadets. I am sure the people
who made the decision considered,
all circumstances and acted in
the best interest of the Army
elements of the Corps.