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I F'FA Contest, Arts Fair
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I Scheduled For Saturday
Nearly 2,000 visitors will con
gregate on campus for a variety
of weekend activities including
a state judging contest and the
Texas Industrial Arts Student
Fair.
Approximately 1,200 Texas Fu
ture Farmers will invade the
campus Saturday for their an
nual State Judging Contest. Con
testants from each of the 10
vocational agricultural areas of
the state will compete for the
chance to enter the national
championships later this year.
First place teams in Satur
day’s competitions will represent
the state at the national meet.
Seven hundred high school stu
dents are also expected here Fri
day and Saturday to display items
at the Industrial Arts Fair.
More than 800 projects will be
on display from 1-3 p.m. in De-
Ware Field House. There will
be entries in 19 divisions rang
ing from architecture to wrought
metal.
The Singing Cadets will pre
sent a concert at 8 p.m. Friday
in Guion Hall. The concert is
open to the public.
The Department of Journalism
stages its Journalism Day activi
ties Saturday beginning at 10
a.m. with a baseball game be
tween members of Sigma Delta
Chi and Alpha Delta Sigma, the
campus professional journalistic
societies.
Initiation of pledges into Sig
ma Delta Chi will be held at
5 p.m. in the Memorial Student
Center. William Payette, south
western regional manager for
United Press International and
regional president of SDX, will
officiate at the ceremonies.
The Journalism Awards Ban
quet will follow at 6 p.m. in the
MSC Ballroom. Several scholar
ships for outstanding achieve
ment will be awarded to students
at the banquet.
Che Battalion
Volume 61
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1965
Number 174
Texas Senators Honor
Stark For MSC Work
By GLENN DROMGOOLE
Battalion Editor
J. Wayne Stark, director of
the Memorial Student Cente: for
15 years, received special recog
nition from the Texas Senate
Thursday.
Senate Resolution No. 439
praising Stark for his direction
of MSC activities was read at
the annual awards banquet of
the MSC Council and Directorate
Thursday night.
Council president Terry Odd-
son presented Stark with the
Senate document to highlight the
final session of the 15th MSC
Council and Directorate.
The resolution recognized
Stark’s contribution to Texas
A&M, including:
1. Directing such programs as
the Student Conference on Na
tional Affairs, Leadership Con
ference, Space Fiesta, the Inter
collegiate Talent Show.
2. Counciling, advising and
guiding many Aggies to continue
in a role of public service after
graduation.
3. Serving as president of the
National Association of College
Unions.
A page in Thursday’s Senate
Journal was devoted to the ex
pression of Senate admiration.
Thirty-seven students and fac
ulty and staff members were
honored by the Council and Di
rectorate for their service in
MSC activities.
The MSC’s highest award for
distinguished service was pre
sented to Dr. J. P. Abbot, ad
visor of Great Issues Committee;
Lee S. Bollinger, arrangements
for SCONA; Eddie L. Bullock,
Space Fiesta; James R. Conner,
Talent Committee chairman; Wil
liam J. Haraway, Town Hall and
Talent committees; Clark G.
Munroe, council members; James
P. O’Connell, advisor for Flying
Kadets Committee; Terrence A.
Oddson, council president; John
T. Rose, finance for SCONA; Dr.
Robert L. Skrabanek, council,
and C. M. Sykes, advisor for
Camera Committee.
Receiving appreciation awards
were Andrew M. Anderson, Craig
G. Buck, Albert Clay, James D.
Fox, Dr. and Mrs. Howard L.
Furr, David E. Graham, Dr. K.
J. Koenig, Colin E. Lamb, Mi
chael D. Laughlin, M. Wesley
Leftwich, Larry A. Maddox, Leo-
poldo Montalvo, James F. Nash
Jr., Henry H. Norman; Gustavo
R. Pena Jr.; Richard A. Rasmus
sen; John Hunter Rodgers; Rob
ert A. Rowland; James M. Sed-
berry; E. C. Smith; Dr. A. Ray
Stephens, Gary L. Tisdale, Dr.
John J. Treacy, Thomas N. Ty
ree, David W. Willis and Dr. M.
A. Zeitoun.
Council president Oddson de
livered his State of the Union
message summarizing events of
the 1964-65 council and then re
linquished the gavel to John
Rodgers, president of the 1965-66
council.
SENATE RECOGNITION
J. Wayne Stark, director of the Memorial Thursday night. New council president
Student Center, receives a resolution from John Rodgers presents the award and out-
the Texas Senate at the awards banquet of going president Terry Oddson looks on.
the 15th MSC Council and Directorate
Apartment Council
Sets Annual Picnic
The Apartment Council will
have its annual spring picnic in
Hensel Park from 2:30-5:30 p.m.
Saturday.
Admission will be 50 cents or
by civilian student activity cards.
Persons should bring their own
picnic lunch. Baseball, football,
volleyball and other games will be
available.
YMCA Officers
To Be Installed
The YMCA will have the Officer
Installation Steak Fry Monday be
ginning at 6:00 p.m. in Hensel
Park.
The new president is Eddie Car
penter. Louis Obdyke is vice-
president.
W elcome
State FFA
Judging
Finalists
Welcome to the 1,200 Future
Farmers and their advisors who
will be participating in the an
nual State FFA Judging Con
test on the Texas A&M campus
Saturday. As your Land Grant
Institution, Texas A&M takes
pleasure in hosting this impor
tant event. We wish you con
tinued success in your many
worthwhile endeavors, and hope
that you will visit our campus
whenever you have an oppor
tunity. We also look forward
to seeing many of you here as
students next year.
Sincerely,
EARL RUDDER
Cushing Staff Concerned
Over Present Facilities
Editor’s Note: This is the last
of a three-part series concern
ing the expansion of Cushing
Memorial Libary and its serv
ice.
By GERALD GARCIA
Managing Editor
The staff of Cushing Memorial
Library’s main concern during
1964-65 was not just the proposed
$3.6 million expansion, but also
methods of improving present
facilities to accommodate the in
creased use of Cushing, said Li
brary Director Robert A. Houze.
“Circulation increased 25 per
cent in 1963-64 over the year be
fore and use of the library is now
75 per cent greater than it was
five years ago,” Houze said.
“Because of this increased use
we knew some improvements had
to be made to keep up with the
anticipated increase, so we start
ed work on the the expansion.”
“But we also knew that present
facilities had to be improved to
help the students during this year
so we made some changes,” Houze
added.
Some of the changes were:
1. Bookstacks in Cushing were
opened to all users, and re-lighted
with florescent lighting.
2. Central charging desk and
card catalog cabinets moved from
the second floor to the first level,
consolidating scattered circula
tion activities at one convenient
point.
3. Program launched to apply
data processing techniques to li
brary operations. Work began
with a feasibility study of serials
acquisition and circulation con
trol.
4. Many innovations and im
provements were accomplished in
technical services, and a rapport
was established between that di
vision and the faculty.
5. Liberal Arts 311, Use of
Library Resources, was offered
in the spring and fall semester
for the first time because of the
heavy demand by both undergrad
uates and graduate students.
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Opinion Varies Over Voluntary Corps Effect On Enrollment
Question: Do you think the board decision for voluntary Corps will have any effect on enollment?
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CHARLES B. WATTS
Freshman, Jefferson
No, I do not feel that it will have
a major effect on the enroll
ment—-at least not immediately.
A&M, to me, has always been
the Corps. With the Corps be
coming non-compulsory, possibly
enrollment will decrease because
of the many traditions which
will be destroyed. I personally
feel that the school’s reputation
will be down-graded somewhat.
TERRELL S. MULLINS
Sophomore, Garwood
Yes, I think that the enrollment
of the school will increase, but
not to a great extent. I feel that
this decision will not make any
drastic change in the amount of
people in the Corps. Many stu
dents simply do not want to be
associated with the Corps and a
military program and shun A&M
because of this. Non-compulsory
Corps will not effect the decision
of students outside the Bryan-
College Station area, however.
THOMAS M. FINE
Senior, Brownwood
If there is any change at all, it
will probably be an increase. 'To
day’s emphasis is certainly not
on the “hill-charging” Corps, and
high school students are defi
nitely more interested in an edu
cation than a commission. As
A&M’s facilities and educational
opportunities are being constant
ly improved, it shouldn’t be long
before the university emerges as,
not just an average, but a top-
rated center of education.
DANNY M. GORDON
Junior, Corsicana
I don’t feel the decision for a
voluntary Corps will effect the
enrollment in the near future.
I have this feeling because I
don’t believe the incoming fresh
man has any idea of the true
situation at Texas A&M. The
desire to become an Aggie has
been out into the high school
student because of the Corps of
Cadets, not despite it.
ALVIN L. PRICE
Junior, Nederland
I think there will a small increase
in the enrollment this fall as a
direct result of the board’s de
cision, with each succeeding year
increasing. I believe there will
be a recisive shift in the ratio of
Corps to civilians as many Corps
members resign and many new
freshmen choose the civilian life.
I think the board is right in mak
ing this decision, and I hope it
is beneficial to A&M. <
JACK TAYLOR
Sophomore, Freeport
I believe the decision will have
an effect on the enrollment of
A&M. Most students who come
here know they have to be in the
Corps their first two years. If
they don’t want to be in the
Corps they go to another school
and then transfer in. Now stu
dents who don’t like the Corps
will be able to come. A&M has
a fine school and with voluntary
Corps the academic standards
will be raised.
ALVARO GUEVARA
Senior, Chihuahua, Mexico
The board decision will surely
have an effect on enrollment. I
think the new student enroll
ment will increase to a great ex
tent because the student will
have a complete freedom of
choice between the Corps of
Cadets or the civilian life. I
believe this is a very successful
step toward academic excellence.