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COPIES D Che Battalion Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1965 Number 240 Rudder Given Authority By Board To Scrutinize Coed Applications Heldenfels Denies Report Of Secret Board Pact By TOMMY DeFRANK Battalion News Editor Texas A&M Board Chairman H. C. Heldenfels said late Tues day President Earl Rudder has been given temporary authority to admit women to the university who are ineligible under existing enrollment standards. But Heldenfels emphatically denied a Dallas newspaper’s claim that the Board of Directors secretly agreed to adopt a policy of complete coeducation last week. “The Board instructed Presi dent Rudder to consider each fe male application personally,” Heldenfels said, and to use his own discretion in determining if they should be admitted. “If for any reason she cannot get a degree at any other state school in the field she is pursu ing, and if she has proper cre dentials, we feel she should be admitted,” he continued. The policy will remain in effect until the four-man committee selected to study the coeducation question at last week’s Board ses sions submits a recommendation in April. Heldenfels explained the modi fied procedure for female appli cants was approved to avoid potential lawsuits rising from charges of discrimination. He also dismissed charges by Margaret Mayer, Austin corres pondent for the Dallas Times Herald who charged Tuesday Board members had privately agreed to implement complete co- MARCH OF DIMES LEADERS A&M President Earl Rudder listens to plans for the Texas March of Dimes from 1966 Poster Girl, Donna Dill. Blond and age four, Donna is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Dill of Hillsboro. The maroon and white puppy she holds was a gift from A&M students. Rudder will be state chairman for the National Foundation’s annual fund drive which begins Jan. 1. education of the university and also agreed to deny the report if the action was leaked to the press. “There was no secret meeting and if there was I was not pre sent,” he said. L. F. Peterson of Fort Worth, a member of the committee, termed the accusations “straws in the wind. “The report is absolutely not right,” Peterson emphasized. “If there was a meeting I didn’t go, but I’m sure there wasn’t a meeting.” Sterling Evans of Houston, an other committee member, refused to comment on the Mayer article. The committee chairman, Clyde Wells of Granbury, could not be reached for comment. Miss Mayer said Tuesday she received her information from a reliable spokesman. “I think I had a good source,” she said. Heldenfels said he does not wish to see A&M become fully coed and that most Board mem bers share his views. “I do not favor complete co education and the majority of the Boards members do not favor complete coeducation,” he pointed ut. “But most are very much in favor of maintaining the pre sent policy.” Current regulations permit un dergraduate wives and daughters of faculty and staff members to enroll at A&M and all qualified female graduate students. He noted that women not fall ing under these categories have nevertheless been admitted, to the College of Veterinary Medi cine and Department of Oceano graphy as curricula in those fields are not available at any other state school. The coed question erupted in October when State Attorney General Waggoner Carr ruled current admission requirements were discriminatory in nature and would be difficult to defend in court. Carr also declared the A&M Board of Directors had the au thority to either return to the all-male status abandoned in 1963 or adopt a policy of complete co education. >/ T-r>. , .. , . A'4' v A&M CONSOLIDATED COEDS INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Debbie Cooper, 17, of 1101 Walton, and Alice Berry, 17, of ing in the Volkswagen on the left. Miss Cooper received 108 Redmond Drive, were injured in a two-car accident on facial cuts, while Miss Berry was slightly injured. William campus at approximately 11 a. m. Tuesday. The two girls, J. Kildare, student at Texas A&M from Ogallala, Neb., was both students of A&M Consolidated High School, were rid- driving the 1957 Plymouth on the right. Filing Deadline Extended; 59 Fish Apply For Posts By DANI PRESSWOOD Battalion Staff Writer Fifty-nine students had filed for 14 freshman offices by late Tuesday, announced Election Newman Club Sets Saturday Dance The Texas A&M Newman Club will hold a Christmas Dance from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Bryan. A sweetheart will be chosen from candidates selected at vari ous schools invited. The Spades of Austin will pro vide the music. Admission is $1.25 for non members, 75 cents for members and girls will be admitted free. Amara Elected Head Of Club Ezzeddine Ben Amara of Tuni sia is the new president of the International Club at Texas A&M. Other new officers are vice president Abdul Azeez of Pak istan, secretary Orlando Sia Madrigal of the Philippines, and treasurer Adolfo El-Hage of Bo livia. A vice president for publicity, corresponding secretary and so cial chairman will be chosen at a Dec. 10 club meeting. A&M has 542 international stu dents from 51 countries enrolled this semester. College Station UF Checks Delivered To Community The first of 15 College Station United Chest checks have been delivered back to the community. Dr. Chris Groneman, chairman of the early 100 per cent drive, delivered the check to J. Gordon Gay. The general secretary of the YMCA at Texas A&M said the funds would be used to in stall recreation facilities at Hen- sel Park. “Checks to the other 14 agen- this will Ag Players Work On Yule Program The Aggie Players of Texas A&M are working on their an nual Christmas show, “The Oth er Wise Man.” C. K. Esten of the Department of English is directing the play which will be presented in five area churches, Allen Military Academy and Caldwell. Esten is director of the Aggie Players. “The Other Wise Man” is the group’s second major production of the school year. “Death of A Salesman” recently drew the sec ond largest audience, 1,400, to see a Player production. “Mac beth” drew 1,500 in 1958. FIRST FRUITS One of 15 College Station United Fund checks, presented by Fund chairman Dr. Chris Groneman, goes to YMCA general secretary J. Gordan Gay. Gay said the $750 would be used to construct recreational facilities in Hensel Park. cies are being forwarded week,” Groneman said. Additional initial checks go to the College Station Com munity House, Inc., recreation council, Boys’ Club, committee on alcoholism, Brazos Valley Re habilitation Center, hospital fund, youth counseling service, Salva tion Army, boy and girl scouts, Texas Rehabilitation Center, American Red Cross, Texas Unit ed Fund and United Service or ganization, he said. Funds will come from the $20,- 000 budget over-subscribed by citizens of College Station. The surplus $1,313,77 will be dis tributed in accordance with re commendations of the budget committee headed by Dr. Paul B. Crawford. Distribution will be made at a January meeting of the Board of Directors. “It is a real pleasure serving as president of an organization in which so many people are wiling to give of their talents to pro mote the campaign,” Groneman said in presenting Gay the check. “Credit should be given the many citizens participating in the drive with their donations so that wc exceeded our budget within the 10 days allotted in October.” Commission Chairman Harris Pappas. Deadline for filing has been extended to 5 p.m. Thursday. Students running for offices must have at least a 1.25 grade point ratio at mid-semester and/ or 1.0 overall. A 1.5 GPR is required for freshmen seeking Student Senate positions. Pappas said candidates will meet Friday in the Ballroom of the Memorial Student Center to be instructed of campaigning procedures used in the election. The election will be held Dec. 9 and the run-off Dec. 16. All students wishing to file who have not done so are urged to report to the Student Programs Office of the MSC. Candidates who have filed are: President — James B. Starling, Craig M. Smith, Joseph Sauter, James Mobley, Harley J. Harden, Robert E. Glazener, Russell L. Burgess, Douglas Corey, Ray mond L. Armour Jr., John H. Focke III, Thomas K. Hamilton, Emil H. Koenig III, Kenneth L. Reicherzer and John C. Suther land. Vice president — Stephen A. Holditch, Harvey L. Cooper, Rob- ger Johnson, George C. Magby, Paul M. Mebane, John Williams, Guillermo Chavez, Jerry Keys, Miles L. Sawyer, Terry M. Stock and Walter W. Williams. Secretary-Treasurer — John L. Bearden, Kermitt L. Stosberg, David E. Thompson, Mack Fraz ier, Michael E. Murphy, Douglas Talent Show Set For Friday Night The Aggie Talent Show will open at 8 p.m. in Guion Hall. Admission is 50 cents. Acts for this year’s show range from a magic act to a one-man band, comedy routines and selec tions of country and western music. Along with the acts pre sented by Aggies, the Talent Committee will present its special attraction the “ATS Mystery A Go-Go Girl.” The best three acts will receive cash prizes of $25, $15, and $10 respectively and the first place winner will represent Texas A&M in the Intercollegiate Talent Show next spring. Secretary — Charles Richard K. Newman, Stratton II and Bill M. Scott and Timothy G. Ter rell. Social Bradley, Max M. Walther. Student Senate Representatives (four positions) — George A. Teer, Donald A. Swofford, Mich ael J. Keeton, Patrick F. Hill, John W. Fuller, Allen G. Elliff, Kenneth J. Edwards, Lome A. Davis, John E. Clark, John B. Cheatham, George M. Antilley, Arthur Lane, Larry B. McWhor ter, Larry K. Adams, David M. Howard, William R. Howell Jr. and Larry C. Napper. Election Commission (five posi tions)—Stephen A. Collins, Rob ert O. Segner Jr. and Harold D. Talley. Pre-veterinary representative to Student Senate — James H. Willbanks, Allen M. Zschech and William W. Zemanek. A&M, UH, Rice Libraries Eye Coop Programs The possibility of cooperative acquisitions by Texas A&M, the University of Houston and Rice libraries has been explored in a recent meeting here. A&M and Houston librarians met to discuss automation of ac quisitions at Houston and ob serve operation of A&M’s auto mated charge system. Visiting A&M are Dr. Edward G. Holley, library director at University of Houston; Hanna Hodina, data processing super- vistor, and Bob Anderson of IBM. Rice Was unable to attend the usual three-way conference. Cooperative acquisitions by the three schools is in the explora tory phase, R. C. Woodward, act ing librarian at A&M, emphasiz ed. “Discussion is only in the pre liminary stage,” Woodward said. He pointed out advantage of joint acquisitions would allow the individual library to get more volumes in a particular subject and geographic area. “Cooperatively, we will be able to have a better collection among the three libraries, than any one library can attain,” he added. Humanities Conference Scheduled Eighty representatives from 18 Texas universities and colleges will participate in a “Computers and Research in the Humanities” conference Friday at the College Station Ramada Inn. The one-day conference is spon sored by the Texas A&M College of Liberal Arts, Department of English and Data Processing Center. Dr. Lee J. Martip, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, is conference chairman. Speakers include Dr. Sally Y. Sedelow of the Department of English, St. Louis University; Dr. W. A. Sedelow of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, St. Louis University; Robert L. Smith, director of A&M’s Data Processing Center; Philip C. Nettleton, programmer for the IBM Corporation, Beaumont; and Milton A. Huggett, Department of English, A&M; and Dr. Charles W. Hagelman Jr., and Dr. Robert J. Barnes, Department of English, Lamar State College, Beaumont. Dean Frank W. R. Hubert of the College of Liberal Arts, A&M, will welcome delegates. Others on the program will be Dr. A. D. Suttle, A&M vice presi dent for research; Dr. John Q. Anderson, A&M Department of Engiish head; Dr. Haskell Mon roe, assistant dean of A&M’s Graduate College; and L. C. Hubbard, branch manager of IBM Corporation, Dallas. Aggies To Attend Louisiana Confab Seventeen Texas A&M dele gates will participate in the Region 12 Association of College Unions conference, Thursday through Saturday, at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. Larry Hearn, ACU coordinator for A&M, will head the Aggie delegation. DeJegatog from the Memorial Student Center Council and Direc torate are John Rodgers, David Graham, Steve Gummer, Dick Franklin, Mike Pierce, Scott Rob erts, Richard Gummer, Perry Kinder, J erry Stevens, Sammy Pearson, C arl Feducia, Ken Vanek, Harold Schade, Jim Pat ton, Charles Segrest and Cary Trlica- Advisers include Bill Lancaster, Hal Guinea and Betsy Fisher of the MSC staff.