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Jackt light re irofessit; id, amis i in ling fist I money; airs Space Center Chief To Speak At Teague Banquet Cbe Battalion Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1965 Number 227 amada ib get- re just femme er lav- unre- ;ecret: g Aggie Players Raise Curtain On Drama Season Monday Commandant Says No Girls Allowed Cadet Corps RAIN STORM CATCHES AGGIE, VISITOR NAPPING Almost everybody was surprised Wednes- Bradford from Big Spring Junior College, day afternoon by a fast moving rain storm Both watched the rain as other Aggies— that hit Brazos County. Two persons caught with raincoats—braved the weather. As without their raincoats included Aggie sen- usual the rains came after most university ior Larry Jerden and his guest Belinda lawns were watered Tuesday. Panel Calls Problem Minor Between Corps, Civilians By MIKE BERRY Battalion Staff Writer The panel discussion Wednes day night between Corps and civilian leaders lacked the ex pected fireworks, but the "prob lem” of Corps-civilian relations was put into perspective and panel members agreed it is less of a problem than thought by most. The discussion, sponsored by the Memorial Student Center Great Issues Committee, was moderated by Dr. Edwin Doran Jr., associate dean of the Col lege of Geophysics. The panelists included Craig Buck, chairman of SCONA XI; Eddie Carpenter, president otf! the YMCA; Glenn Dromgoole, editor of the Battalion; Tommy DeFrank, Battalion news editor; John Gay, deputy Corps com mander, and Don Peterson, Air Division staff. The discussion began with an attempt to find the elusive ex tent of the problem. Peterson contended “there are no univer sal problems . . . they are more individual problems.” Eddie Carpenter attributed the “small, slightly trivial in cidents” to “not more than 50 students.’ John Gay traced some of the Hospitality Group Sets Game Night Mrs. Tom Prater, chairman of the Hospitality Committee, an nounced a “bring your own game” night for international students at 8 p.m. Saturday in the south solarium of the YMCA. Games usually played at this weekly “come and go” affair are cards, chess and dominoes, Mrs. Prater said. recent disturbances to “disgrun- tlement about civilian participa tion at yell practice” but pointed out that “corps seniors who do not have to go to practice rarely go.” Gay also said the Corps’ cool ness towards civilians stems from the assumption that Corps members are “so much more Ag gie.” He contended the fault lies in the “loss of insight and the tendency to get a haughty at titude.” “These problems,” said Drom goole,” might constitute a threat. They could break up the ‘family’ relationship of A&M.” There fore, continued Dromgoole, an attempt should be made to orient the civilian freshmen about Ag gie customs and traditions just as Corps freshmen are oriented. Gay saw any problem arising between the Corps and the civil ians coming from those “who just sit down and squawk.” The crux of the matter, ac cording to Carpenter, is “the little bit of jealousy from civil ians for the Corps-traditions and organization and the mutual jeal ousy that exists in the Corps for the civilian’s freedom. “Isn’t this the reason for the little digs and animosities that that we call the Corps-civilian problem?” Carpenter asked. By MICHAEL WHITE Battalion Staff Writer Col. D. L. Baker, Commandant of the Corp of Cadets, said Wed nesday no girls will be allowed to audit the military science courses at Texas A&M despite girls en rolling at Pittsburg State Col lege. Three girls are currently mon itoring ROTC courses at the Pittsburg, Kan., college. They are taking the courses hoping it will help them when they enter Officers Training School. DPC Works On Spring Term Schedule Working on a master schedule for spring semester classes is a project underway at the Data Processing Center, said Jimmie C. Forehand, data processing pro grammer. Forehand said the name and course number, section numbers, time, room numbers and hours of credit are fed into the camputer. The computer then determines, from other information provided, if the rooms are available and if there is a time conflict with eith er professors’ or students’ sched ule. This system cuts students not being able to work a course into their schedule that they need. Information from this master schedule is used to print up the schedule. The DPC had to build its own scheduling algorithm for working the problem. Forehand said that an algorithm from MIT was tried but it did not work, “so wd had to build our own.” This system was partially used for this fall’s schedule. It will be tested again during the spring semester registration to he sure it is foolproof before it is used en tirely, Forehand remarked. He said it takes about 15 min utes for the computer to prepare a master schedule of classes once it is programmed. He said one of the major aims is to use the computer to pre-register students and do away with the present system of registration. It would take the computer about 20 minutes to place stu dents in all of their sections. What’s Wrong With The Corps? Dean Cites Problems By ROBERT SOLOVEY Battalion Special Writer Dean of Students, James P. Hannigan, discussed Wednesday problems of the Corps of Cadets. He revealed two guidelines for Corps and civilian organizations —the University Rules and Regu lations and the Standard. Hannigan emphasized that neither were gimmicks or poli cies of the administration, but were written and approved by the students. In one instance, a civilian stu dent protested Article 58 in the University Regulations which de fines the proper campus dress. Clothing to be worn had been passed by the Civilian Student Council which represents the civilians. The Standard is another pub lication which was adopted by the students. Hannigan feels that it is unfortunate that “99 per cent of the students show no desire to follow the Standard as it is written.” “The Corps cannot violate its side of the contract if parental complaints are to stop and the Corps is to survive,” he said. The dean said cadet rank should have precedence over scholastic classification. He re commended rigid adherence to the chain of command urging cadets to respect rank and posi tion of classmates. Hannigan criticized the “tra dition” of freshmen stealing commanding officers’ footlockers. The first-year cadets usually re turn the chests during halftime on Thanksgiving Day. The girls are Mary Hunker, a biology major; Linda Searcy, a premedical major, and Kay Court- ner, a history major. They chose the Navy for their service. Two of the girls plan to enlist follow ing graduation and the other wants to be a physician before entering the service. The girls made their own class uniforms. They wear a black skirt and white long-sleeve blouse with black tie. Dean of Students James P. Hannigan said girls would prob ably have to go through the ap propriate branch of the service if they wanted to get the ROTC program here. Chances for the girls to get into the A&M pro gram are slim. “Traditions at A&M would not allow the girls to go to class or make formation. The girls going to classes in Kansas were prob ably the company sweetheart or the company sponsor,” Baker ex plained. “The only students allowed in military science courses here are members of the Corps of Cadets. Others allowed to register for the courses are juniors or seniors that cannot qualify for a contract because of grades,” Baker said. He said no girls have ever ap plied or tried to apply for the military science course here. He termed the practice unde sirable and said it causes con siderable complaints from par ents. Any activity which drasti cally interferes with food, study or sleep should be eliminated, Hannigan noted. Hannigan praised West Point’s spirit and mutual activities by freshmen as a method to instill class solidity. It is ironic, he said, that each year upperclassmen believe in coming freshmen are the poorest ever and that they are being hazed less. Praising the Corps for its long tradition of producing officer personnel, Hannigan attested the lack of objectionable protest movements at A&M to the great er Corps and civilian responsibi lity than exists on other cam puses. Academic Institute Applications Open Applications of junior high school science and mathematics teachers for the 1966 Academic Year Institute at Texas A&M are now being accepted. Applicants may write C. M. Loyd, National Science Founda tion coordinator at A&M. Dr. J. G. Potter, director of the Academic Year Institute, said 30 teachers from all areas of the United States will receive NSF grants for advanced studies in the sciences. Loyd said applicants should be under 40, have three or more years of experience in junior high school teaching, and a minimum “B” average in undergraduate work. They should have a year of college-level chemistry and phys ics, plus one semester each of col lege algebra and trigonometry, he said. Teachers chosen for the pro gram will receive a living stip end of $3,000 for nine months, plus allowances for dependents, travel, tuition, fees and books. Most AYI course work is ap plicable toward a master of edu cation in science degree. SCONA Needs Cars, Drivers Students desiring to offer their cars and services as driv ers for the eleventh Student Conference on National Affairs may apply through Monday at the Student Programs Office of the Memorial Student Center. Each car used during the conference must be driven by its owner. The cars will be needed for one or more 12- hour period Dec. 8-11. All cars must be four to six passenger vehicles and must be of 1962 make or newer. Students volunteering their cars and services will be reim bursed for all expenses, grant ed SCONA memberships and will be allowed to attend the SCONA barbecue. ‘Death Of A Salesman ’ Set For Six Performances Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” raises the cur tain on the Aggie Players’ 1965-66 schedule Monday. Miller’s prize-winning modem classic opens at 8 p. m. Monday in Guion Hall. The Players’ first major production of the year will run through Friday. “Death of a Salesman” is one of a few plays to win the Pulitzer and New York Drama Critic Awards in one year, 1949. C. K. Esten, director of the Players, says it is “probably the greatest American play of this century.” The story centers on sales man Willy Loman, age 63. He is one of life’s “little people” who has done everything he didn’t want to do and has two sons about to follow in his foot steps. The salesman is played by Har ry Gooding. Aileen Wenck por trays Linda and Loman’s sons, Biff and Happy, are depicted by Kirk Stewart and Tim E. Lane. Others in the cast include Karl Rubenstein as Willy’s entrepre neur brother Ben; Harry Howell as Charley, the Lomans’ neigh bor; Steve Thurman as his son Bernard; Lani Presswood as Howard Wagner, the salesman’s employer; Leon Greene as Stan ley, a waiter; Heide Spitz as Let- ta; Lyn Brown as Jenny; Jan Gannaway as Miss Forsythe, and Marie Crook as “the woman.” Production crews announced by Esten and technical director Robert W. Wenck include T. W. Alley, George White, Jim Wright, John Ratcliffe, Sheryll Moore and Mike McAdams working with sets designed by Wenck, H. P. Bloomer, David Woodcock and Karl Patton. Stage manager is Cynthia Smith, assisted by Kipp Blair. Lights are to be handled by Frances Flynn, Larry Manna and Paul Bleau. Jim White, Ed Rey na and R. L. Manna will control sound. In charge of properties are Don Carter, Jay Ferguson, J. R. Williams, Kenneth Falkin and George Clarke. Costumes are in the care of Linda White and Jan Gannaway; men’s makeup, Richard Vann; women’s makeup, Billie Jean Bar ron; house. Bud Franks, Sheryll Moore, Dick Gustafson and Lin da White; publicity, William Ul- bricht, Charles Coffin and Glenn Dromgoole. General admission will be $1 for adults and 75 cents for A&M students. Advance tickets may he obtained at Guion Hall, Student Programs office in the Memorial Student Center and in College Station at Gibson’s Discount Cen ter, Carroll’s Corner or Lew- Ann’s. In Bryan, tickets are avail able at First Bank and Trust. 9 Students Get Engineering Scholarships Nine recipients of chemical en gineering scholarships at Texas A&M have been announced by Dr. C. D. Holland, department head. W. E. Groce received $400 from South Texas Section of the Amer ican Institute of Chemical En gineers. Groce, a sophomore, is a distinguished student and mem ber of Phi Eta Sigma, American Institute of Chemical Engineer ing. Johnny W. Vance was awarded $500 from Lubrizol. A senior, Vance is a graduate of Bryan Adams High School in Dallas. Charles Ray Risinger got $500 from Monsanto Company. Rising er is secretary of the campus chapter of the American Insti tute of Chemical Engineers. Thomas David Edgar received $500 from Texas Metal Fabricat ing Company. Edgar, a junior, is a member of Phi Eta Sigma. Paul A. Franks was awarded $250 from Universal Oil Prod ucts. A sophomore, Franks is a distinguished student. Randolph A. Ruedrich was giv en $250 from Universal Oil Prod ucts. A junior, Ruedrich is a graduate of Marion High School. John T. Ferguson received $250 from Universal Oil Products. Ferguson is a junior and a grad uate of Harvey High School, Painesville, Ohio. Danny Morris Clifton got $250 from Universal Oil Products. A sophomore, he is a graduate of Valley View High School. Eugene Damron received $800 from Socony Mobil. A senior, he is a graduate of McArthur High School in West Hollywood, Fla. Gilruth To Speak At Teague Fete Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Center in Houston, was added Tuesday to the list of speakers for the Con gressman Olin Teague apprecia tion dinner here Friday. Gilruth will speak in place of NASA’s launch chief, Dr. Kurt Debus, who has been hospitalized in Florida. The dinner is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday in Sbisa Hall. Other speakers include Astro naut Scott Carpenter and Vet erans Affairs Administrator Wil liam J. Driver. Gilruth, a Texas A&M visit ing lecturer in 1963 and director of Project Mercury, was award ed NASA’s Distinguished Serv ice Medal by President Kennedy in 1962. He was awarded the Sylvanus Albert Reed Award by the In stitute of Aeronautical Sciences for outstanding contributions to teronautical research. He also received the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy of the National Rocket Club in 1962 for his leadership of Project Mer cury. He was elected an hon orary fellow of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences that same year. The 23-year government serv ice veteran has served as a De partment of Defense advisor on guided missiles and aeronautics and an Air Force scientific ad visory board member. A color movie of Astronaut Ed White’s walk in space, “Four Days of Gemini 4,” has also been added to the dinner program. Previously shown only to gov ernment officials and visitors to the Manned Spacecraft Center, the movie traces the White- James McDivitt flight last June from countdown at Cape Ken nedy to splashdown in the Paci fic.