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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1965)
1 fauon =1 Back-To-School Edition I The Battalion SECTION 3 I— COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS College Station, Texas — Thursday, September 16, 1965 May Violate Civil Rights Act Limited Coeducation Legality Questioned AERIAL VIEW OF TEXAS A&M CAMPUS preading over 5,200 acres, the A&M cam- tional system. The campus is currently us is undergoing major construction which valufed at about $80,000,000 (See stories on ill increase the value of the giant educa- construction projects on Page 6.) $tate Increases Funds "or 1965-66 A&M Budget Texas A&M University’s op- •ating budget for 1965-66 totals !9,871,482, a record for the stitution. Educational funds were in- ■eased 35 per cent over a year ?o. Auxiliary and service mon- s were raised 9 per cent. The jdget does not include funding r the multi-million dollar build- ig program financed through the /ailable University Fund and her public and private sources. A major portion of the budget icreases will go into teaching aff pay raises, expanded re- larch, library enrichment and iholarships. President Earl Rudder called e fiscal plan “an important ;ep in achieving excellence.” “Top quality education is ex- snsive,” the president pointed it, “but the dividend dollars will ice President Ws Awarded To 3 Staffers Three new vice presidents for exas A&M were among person- el changes announced by A&M’s hard of Directors this summer. Appointments include Dr. Ifayne C. Hall, Academic Vice [resident and Dean of the Grad- late College; Tom D. Cherry, [ice President for Business Af- airs; and Dr. Roy W. Dugger, r ice President and Director, ames Connally Technical Insti- ute. Hall and Cherry were pro- loted from the university staff, higger comes to A&M from Washington, D. C., where he was S. Deputy Assistant Commis- ioner for Vocational and Tech- ical Education. I A&M President Earl Rudder |ecommended the three for their iosts. He told the directors of eir keen interest in education nd their outstanding abilities. I "Great universities are made I great men like these three,” udder noted. “They give vision fnd strength to our administra- jon. Their talents are needed in Ur program of excellence.” Hall has served as Dean of raduate Studies since 1960. He fill retain those duties in addition coordination of the overall cademic program. Hall is a oted plant physiologist. He is past president of the uthern Section of the American uciety of Plant Physiologists ®d is currently serving as a unsultant to the National Sci- nce Foundation. Cherry, a native of Elmira, ex., rejoined A&M’s staff in |962 as business affairs director ifter 19 years in industrial man- fgement. Dugger will head the faculty f the Waco training facility to opened in January on the site [ Connally AFB. Dugger has thored three textbooks and a limber of professional articles, e was recently cited for “su- ihor service” by the Depart- Hnt of Health, Education and ^ Welfare. be returned several-fold to the people of Texas.” He noted that general admin istrative expenses for the next school year had increased only 9 per cent. Faculty salary funds were boosted 38 per cent and scholarships raised 63 per cent. “Our teaching salaries must be competitive to attract and retain the best brainpower,” Rudder said. He continued that A&M’s growing enrollment made it nec essary to employ additional professors. Rudder said the enlarged stu dent aid program would “expand educational opportunities for young Texans.” Library funds will cover addi tional personnel and new hold ings, in addition to operating costs, the president added. The A&M Directors have already ap proved plans for a $3^ million addition to the physical structure. Comparison of the selected items in the current year’s allocar- tions with the new budget fol lows: Percentage 1964-65 1965-66 Increase Teaching salaries: $6,065,030 $8,403,963 38.6 4 Aggies Die In Summer Tragedies Four Aggies died this sum mer—one from an illness, two from traffic accidents and the fourth from a touch football in jury. Michael Raybourne, an archi tecture senior and active partici pant in campus government, died June 28 in Jacksonville, Fla., after a two weeks illness. Richard Conrad Dorn, a 1965 A&M graduate and summer post graduate student, died July 26 in Corpus Christi from injuries suffered in a July 19 automobile accident. Jessie Forman, a 23-year-old architecture student, died July 21 shortly after he was injured in a touch football game near the college hospital. John William Day Jr., a fresh man at Junction, was killed Aug. 12 in a one-car accident near the A&M adjunct. Day, from Ro- tan, had never attended a class at the main campus. Forman had been blocking a runner and was hit in the stomach when two other players collided with him. He was described by friends as being in excellent health. Raybourne, a Jacksonville, Fla., native, died of uremic poisoning brought on by chronis nephritis. He had participated in the Stu dent Senate, SCONA X and the Election Commission, was a Dis tinguished Student and was sec retary-treasurer of his sophomore class. Dorn was doing graduate work in marketing here and lived in Hensel Apartments. Library: 371,622 652,582 75.6 State Research: 200,000 434,357 117.2 Auxiliary & Service Departments: 14,208,627 15,484,857 9.0 Fellowships & Scholarships: 123,077 200,000 62.5 Cyclotron Operation: 186,002 new Administration: 490,592 536,792 9.4 The legality of the present coeducation policy at Texas A&M is being studied by state attor ney general Waggoner Carr, at a request made by the Board of Directors this summer. H. C. Heldenfels, new board president, said that recent civil rights legislation could possibly force a change in the status of A&M’s limited coeducation sys tem. Carr has been asked to deter mine if any federal laws pro hibit the current policy of coedu cation at the school. So, for the second time this year, the question has become the concern of Austin officials. Earlier the state legislature at tempted to limit expansion of A&M’s limited coeducation plan. That debate resulted in a House resolution urging the A&M board to keep the school essentially all male. 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 belived 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- ive 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- Library To Tighten Rules Enforcement Plans to enforce more strictly University Regulations concern ing the library have been an nounced as part of preparations for the automated circulation sys tem. The new system is expected to be placed in operation about Oct. 1. Considerable attention was paid this summer to enforcing regu lations as part of the tightening of procedures, according to Dale McCoy, acting circulation libra rian. Cited especially were regula tions concerning renewal privi leges, presentation of student identification cards when check ing out books and the use of reserve books. McCoy also noted University Regulations concern ing the assessment of fines for overdue books. Plans to introduce the auto mated circulation system as among the first in Southwestern libraries were announced earlier. While the new spstem will great ly simplify the charging or check ing out of books, most of the difference will be “behind the scenes.” An advantage cited for the planned system is tightened con trol over library materials inso far as records are concerned. McCoy said A&M library books are ordinarily charged out for two weeks. There is a privilege of one renewal unless there is a waiting list for the book. “All books must be brought in to be renewed,” he said. Overdue books may not be re- Academic Building Loses Rotunda Bell The bell has been removed from the rotunda of the Aca demic Building. W. Howard Badgett, director of the Physical Plant Office, said the bell will be kept in a tem porary storage location until an appropriate place is selected to display it. The bell is an exact replica of the 2,080-pound Liberty Bell which hangs in Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Badgett called the removal part of a long range plan to renovate the Academic Building. newed until the fine has been paid. Great stress will be given to students presenting their identi fication cards whenever checking out library materials. McCoy cited also the regula tion reading: “Reserve books are to be used for not more than two hours, and are not to be taken from the library except when charged out overnight at the Reserve Desk on the first floor. These books may be charged out one hour before closing, and they must be returned within one hour after opening the next day.” Librarians, under University Regulatons, are called upon to collect a fine of ten cents a day for each overdue book regularly charged out. If the book has not been returned with 15 days, the patron will be charged the full price of the book. The regulations also specify that at the dicretion of the lib rarian a faculty member may take out for the term any pub lication needed for constant re ference. Such materials, how ever, are subject to recall in case of demand. House Simple Resolution WHEREAS, Texas A&M University is the largest and one of the finest military academies in the nation and is so recognized around the world; and WHEREAS, men educated and trained at A&M have served on all battle fronts in three great wars since 1876 with bravery, devotion, and distinction and have made for themselves a great place in American history; and WHEREAS, many hundreds of A&.M men have made the supreme sacrific in the defense of our way of life; and WHEREAS, six Aggies were awarded the Con r gressional Medal of Honor during World War II; and WHEREAS, Texas A&M University supplied twenty nine general officers during World War II; and WHEREAS, the Corps of Cadets of Texas A&M University has furnished more commissioned officers for our Armed Forces than any other institution of higher learning; and WHEREAS, the current world situation demands that Texas A&M University should continue to empha size and indeed strengthen its military training pro gram ; and WHEREAS, recent changes at Texas A&M Uni versity admitting female students on a limited basis and changing the military program from compulsory to voluntary has caused a deep division among Former Students, Student, Parents of Students, and interested Citizens of our great State; and WHEREAS, the continuation of this division will prove harmful to Texas A&M University; and WHEREAS, Texas A&M University is the only state supported institution of higher learning which has not had its enrollment policy designated by the Legislature; and WHEREAS, the undergraduate male enrollment-at Texas A&M University has been dropping since the admission of female students in September of 1963; and WHEREAS, the State of Texas is still maintaining a school for women only; and WHEREAS, the conversion of Texas A&M Uni versity to a full co-educational institution will result in this State denying our young men the opportunity of pursuing a non co-educational education and will result in our State exporting some of these young men to all-male institutions in our sister states; therefore, be it RESOLVED, THAT co-education at Texas A&M University not be expanded beyond its present limita tions ; and be it further RESOLVED that no on campus housing be pro vided for female students; and be it further RESOLVED that no further steps be taken that will weaken the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M Uni versity; and be it further RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to all members of the Board of Directors of Texas A&M University, to the President of Texas A&M University, to all officers of the Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University, to Presidents of each local A&M Club, to each Class Agent of Texas A&M Uni versity, and to all Officers and local Presidents of the Federation of A&M Mother’s Clubs; and be it further RESOLVED that by adopting this resolution, the Senate of the State of Texas, declares the policy of this State to be that Texas A&M University should remain essentially an all-male institution with continued emphasis on its fine military training program. 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 overcome 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 annaully. 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. Battalion Sweeps Honors In State Newspaper Contest The Battalion took top honors in editorial writing and general appearance to sweep its division at the annual Texas Press Associ ation newspaper contest this summer. Texas A&M’s daily captured two first place awards for out standing editorials and page make-up, a second place award for newswriting, and a general excellence award for being the top TPA daily newspaper in Tex as published in a city with a pop ulation of 15,000 or less. Ronnie Fann, who edited the newspaper during the 1964-65 school year accepted the three bronze plaques and certificates of merit in behalf of his staff and the university. “I am extremely proud of The Battalion’s performance in this competition,” Fann said. “This is the first year we submitted entries and The Battalion won over some of the outstanding small daily newspapers in the state.” The Battalion, College Station’s official newspaper, was the only college entry in the contest. James L. Lindsey, director of University Information and Pub lications praised Fann and his student staff for their work dur ing the school year. “The Battalion has earned the recognition it deserves as an out standing daily newspaper,” Lind sey commented. Bronze plaques were awarded the newspaper for: General apearance and make up for editions appearing Oct. 20- 22, 1964. Editorials concerning service clubs, student yelling at football games and statements made against the paper made by a yell leader, appearing Oct. 9, Nov. 18, and Dec. 4, 1964, and General excellence in all cat egories. A second place certificate of merit was presented for general news writing in editions appear ing Sept. 25, Sept. 29 and Sept. 30, 1964. Categories for the competition consisted of general appearance, column writing, editorial writing, news pictures and news writing. Others winners in Division II beside The Battalion were the Waxahachie Daily Light, McKin ney Courier-Gazette, Hillsboro Daily Mirror, Henderson Daily News, Freeport, Brazosport Facts, Kermit Daily Sun, Gon zales Daily Inquirer, Athens Daily Review and Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel. Arts, Sciences College Split By Commission The Texas Commission on Higher Education has given ap proval to Texas A&M to recog nize the College of Arts and Sciences into separate colleges. The commission during the sum mer also approved requests from A&M to: 1. Reorganize the School of Business Administration so as to create five departments. No degree programs or courses are affected by the departmentaliz ing. 2. To offer a graduate pro gram leading to the Master of Urban Planning degree. Students entering the program will have completed undergraduate studies in civil engineering or archiect- ure. Reorganization of the College of Arts and Sciences into separ ate colleges, each with a dean, is described by A&M officials as “in line with accepted structures in the better colleges and univer sities throughout the country.” In the College of Liberal Arts will be the School of Business Administration and seven depart ments in the humanities and so cial sciences. The College of Science will in clude the biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics depart ments. Texas A&M officials said the division “will strengthen offer ings in both colleges and allow proper emphasis to be placed in each area.” The creation of departments in the School of Business Adminis tration was described as pro mising to provide for better counseling of students and more effective and efficient profes sional leadership and instruction. The departments established formally Sept. 1 are accounting, business analysis and research, finance, management and market ing. All except the Department of Business Analysis and Re search will be degree-granting departments. The master’s degree program in urban planning will be offered to help meet the need for persons trained in this separate profes sional field.