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Volume 61
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1965
Number 218
The Lettermen Slated
| For Town Hall Friday
The Lettermen, who have ap
peared at more than 350 col
leges throughout the country, are
scheduled for a Town Hall per
formance at 8 p.m. Friday in
G. Rollie White Coliseum.
Date tickets are now on sale
for the show in the lower level
TOWN HALL PERFORMERS
The Lettermen will perform for a Town Hall show at 8
p. m. Friday in G. Rollie White Coliseum. The trio has
performed at approximately 350 colleges throughout the
country.
Male Prankster Stumps
Beauty Contest Judges
NOTTINGHAM, England (A 5 )—
The beauty contest judges were
about to give second prize to a
buxom blonde listed as Nancy
Harwood — but Nancy let out a
loud whoop, all male.
Shaking with laughter, the
blonde announced he really was
Nigel Harwood, 19, Nottingham
University student.
While the stunned audience
looked on in surprise, Nigel ran
offstage.
“Under the circumstances,”
said the chief judge, “second
prize will go to this young lady
—providing, of course—she is a
young lady.”
“Yes, I am,” said pretty Ann
Mardles.
“Then you get second prize,”
said the official.
Off stage, Nigel said:
“I only did it because of a
dare. I was amazed that I got
away with it. I h a d an extra
close shave, piled on make-up
and tried my best to walk like a
girl.
“I expected to be caught any
moment but the judges seemed
to be taking me seriously, and
so did the girl contestants. Then
I let the cat out of the bag by
Project Receives
$82,878 Grant
The Texas A&M Research
Foundation has been awarded an
$82,878 NASA grant for continu
ation of research for improve
ment of propeller static thrust
estimation.
Alfred E. Cronk, head of the
aerospace engineering depart
ment at A&M, is principal inves
tigator for the project which be
gan July 1, 1964 and may con
tinue for several years.
Cronk said research involves
examination of available theories
and experiments in a laboratory
at the A&M Research Annex.
The one-year grant provides
for several assistants and part-
time student employes. Joseph C.
Brusse is assistant research engi
neer for the study.
laughing. I just couldn’t control
myself any longer.”
Said Malcom Turner, who runs
a local model agency and who
was one of the judges: “I hon
estly thought Nigel was an at
tractive girl student with a very
eye-catching figure.”
Twenty-eight girls — and Ni
gel — took part in the annual
varsity queen competition Sunday
night.
of the Memorial Student Center
for $1. Student activity cards
will also be honored.
The Lettermen feature a wide
variety of entertainment. They
sing folk songs, old songs, new
songs besides comedy and vocal
impressions.
It has been said that every
college fraternity or sorority
house has a complete library of
their albums.
These sell in the millions, their
concerts are complete sell-outs,
their night club appearances
break records and their college
dates draw larger crowds than
any other vocal attraction.
The trio is also in great demand
for television. They have appear
ed on the Ed Sullivan, Red Skel
ton, Jack Benny and Tonight
Show.
They have also appeared in the
Hollywood Bowl; Riviera Hotel,
Las Vegas; The Nugget, Sparks,
Nevada; Crescendo, Hollywood;
Facks San Francisco, and Casino
Royal in Washington, D. C.
Individually each of them is a
performer. All take turns with
the solos, but the quality that
they really share is “singing
for pure-enjoyment.” They feel
that this is one of the major rea
sons for their success.
Tony Butala, Jim Pike and Bob
Engemann make up the trio.
The group was formed after
the one that Butala and Pike
were in broke up. Butala had
known Engemann while both were
students at Bringham Young Uni
versity and he remembered how
well he could sing with him. After
running down Engemann in Los
Angeles, a group called “The Let
termen” was bom.
They rehearse no matter where
they are and usually end up sing
ing for a group of fascinated fel
low travelers. Often they’ll tra
vel coach in the air so they can
sit three abreast as they fly.
They get a kick out of it as they
start to sing softly to dirty looks,
but once they get going, it us
ually ends up with, “Do you
know ?”
Contrary to most vocal groups,
they all have the same range
and interchange their parts, sing
ing the melody line, top or bot
tom.
The Lettermen are often de
scribed as more than just a vocal
group, they are entertainers.
Pulitzer Winner Salisbury
To Speak Here Tomorrow
HARRISON SALISBURY
... to speak at 8 p. m. Thursday at Memorial Student Cen
ter.
Registrar Unveils Portrait
Of Former President Walton
A large, color photograph of
the late T. O. Walton, ninth
president of Texas A&M, was
unveiled by A&M Registrar H.
L. Heaton in ceremonies at the
Gary, Texas High School.
Heaton was guest speaker at
the Panola County school’s home
coming roundup where Dr. Wal
ton received his early education.
A 1922 graduate of Gary High,
Heaton commended the school for
honoring “Gary’s most distin
guished son.”
He described Dr. Walton’s life
from tenant farmer’s son to
country school teacher to county
agent, head of the Agricultural
Extension Service and then the
presidency at Texas A&M.
“Dr. Walton served as A&M’s
president from 1925 until 1943,
a total of 18 years. This is the
longest A&M has been headed by
any president,” Heaton recalled.
“This picture should remind
boys and girls of this school of
a young boy from Gary who
dared to dream of achieving
goals through a spirit of dedi
cated service to others,” Heaton
noted.
The photograph was a gift
of Mrs. Walton, a resident of
College Station. Representing
her at the ceremonies were her
daughter and son-in-law, Ethyl
and Hershel Burgess, of College
Station, and three granddaugh
ters, Shelly, Sharon and Joyce
Cashion, children of Mr. and
Mrs. M. L. Cashion Jr., also of
College Station.
Victoria College
Takes Top Spot
At TJCPA Meet
Victoria Junior College was
awarded a plaque Tuesday as
sweepstakes winner in newspaper
competition of the Texas Junior
College Press Association Con
ference at Texas A&M Univer
sity.
“The Jolly Roger,” Victoria’s
student newspaper, captured
eight awards, including two first
places.
Winners, announced by Dr.
David R. Bowers, conference di
rector, include: Del Mar of Cor
pus Christi—sports story, James
Hollas, San Antonio — general
column, Martha Sifuentes; news
photography, Bennie Humphrey,
Navarro—news story, Bill Hay,
Tyler—news story, Mike Win
slow; general feature, Mary L.
Morphis, Victoria — editorial,
Bruce Spinks; cartoon, Gary
Smith, Wharton—sports column
and sports photography, Jack
Stein, Odessa—yearbook, The
Branding Iron.
One hundred and three dele
gates from 20 colleges participat
ed in the two-day conference.
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IN HAPPIER DAYS
Ranger, everybody’s Big Dog On Campus, is the bulldog was hauled into the dog pound
oblivious to the attentions of secretary Phyl- by a College Station policeman for failure to
lis Merka as he indulges in his daily siesta, wear his dog license. Ranger was finally
The picture was snapped last week before released from jail Tuesday.
Pultizer Prize winning report
er Harrison Salisbury, assistant
managing editor of the New York
Times, will discuss Russian-Chi-
nese relations at 8 p.m. Thurs
day in the Memorial Student
Center Ballroom.
Salisbury will launch the first
speaker in the World Around Us
Series, sponsored by the MSC
Great Issues Committee. He will
will speak on “American and the
Triple Revolution.”
The distinguished reporter and
author won the Pulitzer Prize in
1954 for excellence in foreign
reporting. The award was given
for a series or articles called
“Russia Re-Viewed.”
The series was based on ex
periences during five years as a
Moscow correspondent for the
Times and extensive travel in
Soviet Central Asia.
Soviet authorities barred him
from Russia for five years after
the series was published. Salis
bury worked on the Times city
staff during this time, produc
ing articles on urban transporta
tion and juvenile deliquency.
Returning to Russia in 1959,
the writer visited Siberia and
Mongolia. His book, “To Moscow
— and Beyond,” is a report of
the Soviet Union and its rela
tionships with Red China.
Salisbury accompanied Vice
President Richard Nixon on his
visit to Russia, and Premier
Khrushchev on his trip to the
United States.
His other books include “Amer
ican in Russia,” “The Shook-Up
Generation,” “A New Russia?”
and “The Northern Palmyra Af
fair.”
Born in Minneapolis, Minn., in
1908, Salisbury attended the
University of Minnesota, where
he edited the college newspaper.
He joined the United Press in
1930 and covered prohibition
gang wars and the trial of A1
Capone.
In 1940, Salisbury moved to
the foreign desk in Washington,
D. C. In 1943 he became Lon
don bureau manager and directed
coverage of the war in Europe.
He became head of UP’s Moscow
staff in 1944, returning to the
U. S. at wars end to become for
eign news editor.
Salisbury joined the New York
Times staff in 1949.
15 Candidates
File For Senate
Fifteen students have filed
for six Student Senate seats
to be filled in a special elec
tion Thursday.
Those filing include Jos-
esph Paul Weber, Charles
Patrick Stewart, John Wil
liam Morgan, Robert J. So-
lovey and Stanley P. Clark,
sophomore representatives
from the College of Liberal
Arts.
Patrick Thomas Gordon and
James Russell Swope filed for
senior representative from the
College of Geosciences.
Junior candidate from Geo
sciences is Robert Alvin
Houze, and sophomore can
didates are John Thomas,
Richard Frank Kuklinski and
Stephen Gregory Tillman.
College of Sciences candi
dates include Thomas Edward
Moon and Frank O. Watson,
seniors, and Robert Allen Hol
comb, Michael Walker and
Kenneth N. Vanek, junior rep
resentatives.
Teague Banquet
Scheduled Nov. 5
Olin E. Teague’s friends in
Bryan-College Station have been
invited to a dinner Nov. 5 honor
ing the congressman for his serv
ice to Texas and the nation.
The banquet, scheduled for
Sbisa Dining Hall on the Texas
A&M University campus, will
climax a full day of activities
spotlighting the 1932 Aggie
graduate.
Keynote speaker for Teague
Day will be announced soon, re
ported Ford D. Albritton Jr., gen
eral chairman of the event.
Albritton said, “We are over
due in showing. ‘Tiger’ Teague
how much we appreciate his work
for this area.”
He called upon Teague’s
friends to “join us in honoring
a good representative for Texas
and the nation.”
Tickets for the event are avail
able from the Chamber of Com
merce, all local banks and the
Memorial Student Center, he not
ed.
MSC Plans
Radio Program
The Memorial Student Center
will start a radio program at 8
p.m. tonight called the “MSC
Hour.”
The program, scheduled for an
hour every Wednesday, will be
broadcast over Radio Station
WTAW-FM.
Dave Graham, a member of the
MSC Council, will handle the
broadcasting chores. The pro
gram will provide music, news of
interest on campus and group
discussions on campus issues.
Batt Staffer Joins The 6 Jet Set’
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RV’S INDUCT NEW MEMBERS
Col. D. L. Baker presents a membership citation to a Ross
Volunteer junior during initiation ceremonies in the
Memorial Student Center Tuesday. At center is Air
Division Commander Alan Gray. The honor unit inducted
72 new members at the initiation and banquet.