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Volume 61 €bt Battalion JH* COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1965 Number 19$ Stop The Presses By LANI PRESSWOOD So it’s already Thursday. What appened to all that time I was hing to spend preparing for inals? Oh well, no use worry- lg about it now, they’re here nd so is the end of summer. And with the end of summer Imes the temporary end of all lie sights and sounds that accom- Lny summer school at Aggie- [nd. The mornings of despair and udgery spent in the grind of iven o’clock classes. Civil Rights Law May Produce Unlimited Coeducation At A&M The afternoons of pure pleas- k spent in losing the never iding war with The Bag jonster. mmwwm ; ' i i \ jThe nights spent battling mos- litoes, ten-gallons hats and the \ > flllll fojectionist at the Grove. N The unaccustomed sight of eds bouncing in and out of the jirms and outnumbering the eds some courses. The mob scenes in the parking at night and the enthusiastic t abortive attempts to locate id depopulate the male adoles- it population of Bryan. The hours spent at the pool lere everybody wore swim suits t only the kids went swimming. The activity in Guion Hall lere the Fallout Theater Work- jppers kept things constantly pping. The realization that you can a course just as easy in six eks as you can in four months. The resolution to investigate a p to Copenhagen next summer. The pauses to watch the con- nction as the new buildings wly go up. The pauses to watch the de- uction as the Aggieland Tnn d St. Mary’s Rectory rapidly me down. The dances at the MSC with e combos and even some live ncers. The tragedy of a fatal accident campus and several more [Aggie deaths away from school, he surprise at Hank Fold- |rg's sudden resignation and the ' tinual appearance of Randy itson in the news, he excitement of approaching cafeteria and wondering what w odor would be in the air. |The recognition of the first %ns of football fever and the Sought that Baton Rouge isn’t felly so far to go when you «ally think about it. |The anticipation of nearly three peks of vacation to be spent at little of everything except udying. And with all of this has come summer full of glaring head- les, many indicating the shape °f things to come. jThe American advisory effort n a little piece of Southeast Asia illed Viet Nam became a war nd you figure it’ll be a very long e before it comes to an end. The astronauts kept moving her and further along and . S. plans for a manned land- tg on the moon by 1969 don’t found so remote anymore. [The Dominican Republic erupt- d into internal strife and Presi- ht Johnson made a quick de- that it is still being de nted. The LBJ domestic program fcs met with less controversy— Congress at least—and history- iking legislation has been writ- |n into the statute books. The City of Angels became an erno of rioting, pillage, arson M murder. One set of quintuplets was born ght on the heels of another, a tveland reporter finally crossed ■e Atlantic in a 1314-foot boat ter being washed overboard six toes, and the Yankees appear xuned to sixth place in the ®erican League. Like the man said—it was that ud of summer. This cutaway drawing- of spacecraft shows one of the astronauts exercising with an elastic bunge cord to overcome the deteriorating effects of weightlessness. Both Command Pilot L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and pilot Charles Conrad Jr. will exercise with the cord four times a EXERCISE FOR ASTRONAUTS the Gemini V day. Doctors said the 60-pound pull on the cord is an effort to make the heavy work harder in the easy-living space environment of weightlessness and inactivity. Drawing by AP staff artist Peter Linnartz. (AP Wirephoto) Attendance Record For New Student Conferences Broken (Editor’s note: The following story, which was written by Tommy DeFrank, appeared in the Wednesday afternoon edi tion of The Fort Worth Star- Telegram. DeFrank, who will be News Editor of The Bat talion during the approaching school year, is writing for the Star-Telegram this summer.) By TOMMY DeFRANK The chairman of The A&M Board of Directors said Wednes day morning that recent civil rights legislation could possibly force a change in the status of coeducation at A&M. H. C. Heldenfels, a Corpus Christi contractor, also revealed that Attorney General Waggoner Carr has been requested to make a study to determine if any fed eral laws prohibit the current policy of coeducation at the school. However, Carr said from Aus tin that all discussions with A&M officials have been on an informal basis. He admitted that he has been asked to study the question but has received no formal request to deliver a ruling. “We have not made a complete study and will not until we get a request for a formal opinion,” Carr stressed. He did say that study has been given the matter by his office. Heldenfels said that the sub ject had arisen at the June 26 Board meeting because some board members were concerned that the university might loose millions of dollars in federal grants if the present admission policy were ruled unlawful. He added that he personally believed that the current policy is permissible. “The status of coeducation now at A&M is good and should be continued at the present time,” he claimed. “Of course we have no alterna tive but to follow the recommen dation of the Attorney General,” he continued, “and if he decides that our policy is wrong then we will certainly change it.” Wives and daughters of stu dents and faculty and staff mem bers are the only undergraduate women permitted to enroll at A&M at the present time. Heldenfels said that the con cern of certain university offi cials hinges upon Title IV, Section 401(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964—the section dealing with desegregation of public education. The section states that “ ‘de segregation’ means the assign ment of students to public schools and within such schools without regard to their race, color, re ligion or national origin, but ‘de segregation’ shall not mean the assignment of students to public schools in order to evercome racial imbalance.” Heldenfels noted that no refer ence to sex is made in the section. “I personally believe that the matter of sex was left off in tentionally, but others feel that sex was intended to be included,” he said. If Carr rules that the current policy is contrary to federal laws the university would be virtually forced to permit complete coedu cation or forfeit several million dollars in federal grants received annually. Large federal grants at present include a $3 million grant from the Atomic Energy Commission for construction of a cyclotron, and a $1 million National Aero nautics and Space Administration grant for a space research center. Complete coeducation would de stroy the all-male tradition estab lished when the school was opened in 1876 and maintained until the limited coeducation setup was adopted in 1963. A record number of Texas A&M freshmen and their par ents have taken advantage of the New Student Summer Con ference. The last of the 15 two- day conferences began Monday. Attendance this summer totals 1,243 students, a 15 per cent in crease over last year. Approxi mately 1,000 parents and friends of the freshmen attended special sessions for parents, a gain of 400 over a year earlier. Also reported was “a signifi cant increase” in the number of students taking tests to secure academic credit. Tests may be taken for regular university cre dit in courses of any of five sub jects. The conferences are a coopera tive project of various A&M of fices and groups with the aim of Mayor Hits Code, Hoods In Speech Midland Mayor Hank Avery said here Tuesday the people will eventually become sick and tired of having hoodlums running the streets and do something about the situation. “I’d like for you to look into the new criminal code,” he said. “It’s the sorriest piece of legis lation ever to come outof Austin.” Mayor Avery was addressing a session of the 8th annual Institute on Police-Community Relations at Texas A&M. “It’s the people’s problem--if they want hoodlums to run in the streets, that’s what they will do,” he continued. Referring to the riots in Los Angeles, the A&M graduate said “the blame for this must be shared by Mr. Johnson in the White House and Mayor Avery in Midland. We do everything for the objective—I question some of the national figures’ objectives and motives, whether they are trying to improve the situation or get re-elected.” He recalled an instance in which a man threatened to spend $10,000 to unseat him in the next election because he took a stand which af fected the man’s busi ness. “I told him to go right ahead, that if I didn’t stand up for what was right it was time for some body else to take over anyway,” the lanky oilman commented. “Show me a sorry town and I’ll show you a sorry police de partment,” he continued. “A lot of mayors are not giving their jobs everything they have.” The mayor said some of the needed hedp can come from the police chief, one of the most re spected men in the community. “I believe in the police depart ment,” he said. “I’m here today because I believe the institute can be a leader in this particular field of law enforcement. LBJ Endorses Conference President Lyndon B. Johnson gave a boost last Thursday to the International Research and Engi neering Conference on Expansive Clay Soils set August 30 through September 3 at Texas A&M. co-chairman Spencer Buchanan of co-chairman Spences Buchanan of A&M, the President said: “I ex tend my best wishes to the engi neers and scientists attending the conference on expansive clays. i&M To Gradute 493 This Month The names of 493 candidates r degrees from Texas A&M to conferred at the end of the mmer session have been re- ised by the Registrar’s office. There are 243 candidates for thelors degree, 197 for masters degrees and 53 for doctoral de grees. Classes continue through final examinations Thursday and Fri day. A&M does not hold a summer commencement. The need for this knowledge is increasing as the requirements for highways, airports, buildings and homes grow. I am pleased to note that this conference offers the opportunity for American scientists and engineers to meet with their colleagues from many countries to freely exchange ideas, findings, and solutions de veloped in coping with common problems.” “It is gratifying to note,” Mr. Johnson continued, “the coopera tive sponsorship of this confer ence by the Commonwealth Scien tific and Industrial Research Organization of Australia, the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Texas A&M University.” helping freshmen get off to a good start. Scheduled Sept. 13-15 is a make-up session for those un able to attend a regular con ference. Approximately 600 fresh men are expected. “We’ve notived an increasing number of families plan the cam pus visits as part of their sum mer vacation,” S. A. Kerley, di rector of A&M’s Counseling and Testing Center, said. The program has evolved over a decade as the best answer to needs of the new student, par ents and A&M. The conferences provide time for the greatest possible amount of individual at tention. A student may do every thing but attend his first classes while on campus for the two days. “We lost very few of the stu dents who participate in these conferences,” Assistant Dean C. H. Ransdell said of engineering students. He is a veteran parti cipant in the summer program. SCONA Plans Mexican Trip To Gain Funds Four Texas A&M students will be in Mexico next week for a fund-raising drive for the 11th Student Conference on National Affairs. The SCONA leaders will also extend invitations to Mexican col lege students to participate in the December 8-11 conference at A&M. SCONA Chairman Craig Buck of Tyler will head the team which included Robert H. Dil lard of Houston, Robert Heaton of Tyler and Don E. Allen of Fred. Another conference lead er, Enrique Tessada, will join the group there as will David A. Saloma-Arozco, a SCONA work er last year. Tessada and Sal oma-Arozco live in Mexico City. Buck said $17,000 of the $19,- 000 budget is to be raised in fin ance drives, while the remaining $2,000 will come from delegate registration fees. The Aggie quartet will drive to Laredo Friday and visit with Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Longoria before going to Monterrey and Mexico City. Theme of the conference is “The Far East: Focus on South east Asia” (The Challenges to a Dynamic Region). Final Exam Schedule The second summer session at Texas A&M will be offi cially over after final exams are finished Friday. The exams will follow the same schedule used last semester. Exam Time Class Meeting August 26, Thursday, 7 p. m 1-2:30 p. m. August 27, Friday, 7 a. m 7-8:30 a. m. August 27, Friday, 10 a. m 9-10:30 a. m. August 27, Friday, 2 p. m 11a. m.-12:30 p. m. This fall the new students will register on September 15 from 8 a. m. to noon. All other students will register on September 16 from 1-5 p. m., and on September 17 from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Faculty Gets 19 Per Cent Salary Boost Average salary for Texas A&M faculty members will increase 19 per cent in September. The 9-month teaching staff average jumped from $8,144 last year to $9,732 in 1965-66, Presi dent Earl Rudder reported. Average salary for full profes sors wil Ibe increased 18 per cent from $10,555 to $12,423 for nine months, he said. Other raises include: Associate professors, up 15 per cent from $8,700 to $9,985. Assistant professors, from $7,349 to $8,499, a 16 per cent increase. Instructors, raised from $5,781 to $6,551, a 13 per cent jump. Salaries from A&M’s 500 faculty members will range from $4,536 to $26,250 for nine months. Increased faculty pay was a major provision of A&M’s $64 million operating budget ap proved for 1965-66. “Competitive faculty salaries will help us attract and retain teaching brainpower,” Rudder noted. Faculty salaries have been in creased 46 per cent since Rudder became president of A&M in 1959. WILLIAM LUKER RICHARD CHERRY GEORGE RICE Department Heads Announced For Business Administration Three Texas A&M professors become department heads Sept. 1 as part of the creation of de partments within the 1,200-stu dent School of Business Admini stration. Expected shortly are announcements of acting heads for the two other new depart ments. The appointments were an nounced by Dr. John E. Pearson. Head of the school of business, his title becomes director Septem ber 1. The appointments: Dr. Richard T. Cherry, head. Department of Finance; Dr. William A. Luker, head. Department of Business Analysis; and Dr. George H. Rice, Jr., head, Department of Management. The other new units will be the Department of Accounting, largest of all with 500 students, and Department of Marketing. Dr. Cherry, a 1951 graduate of A&M, joined the faculty here in 1962. He advances from as sistant to associate professor Sept. 1. Dr. Cherry completed graduate studies at the Uni versity of Texas and also has studies at the Free University of West Berlin. He is the author of numerous publications. Dr. Luker received his first degree from A&M and then at tended North Texas State Uni versity. He taught there and also served as assistant registrar before returning to A&M in 1963. He advances from assistant to associate professor Sept. 1 Dr. Luker is the author of several papers. The Department of Business Analysis which Dr. Luker will head is the only non-degree de partment in the new school of business organization. The de partment will offer analytical courses such as statistics used by all of the departments. Dr. Rice had extensive exper ience in industry before becoming a professor. He completed un dergraduate studies in electrical engineering at A&M, received the MBA degree from the Univer sity of Denver while employed there in the aerospace industry and completed doctoral studies at Stanford University. He has taught at California State College and is the author of several papers. Dr. Rice came to the A&M faculty in 1964 as an as sociate professor.