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) Wurfel an on Welcome SCONA XI Delegates ^ynotes Che Battalion SCONA Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1965 Number 243 Emphasis will be on Southeast Asia when the eleventh Student Conference on National Affairs starts Wednesday at Texas A&M. Theme of the four-day con ference, to be attended <by 215 delegates from 85 universities and colleges in the United States, Can ada and Latin America, is “The Far East: Focus on Southeast Asia (The Challenges to a Dyn amic Region) Keynote speaker for SCONA XI is Dr. David Wurfel, associ ate professor of political science at the University of Missouri. He will present the opposition view point to U. S. policy in Southeast Asia. Wurfel speaks at 2 p.m. Wed nesday in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom. His topic, “U. S, Policy in Southeast Asia” (Agreements and Disagree ments), is the same as that of Dr. Frank N. Trager, professor of international affairs at New York University. Trager will dis cuss the U. S. viewpoint. Thursday's agenda features a panel at 8 p.m. Moderator is Downs Celebrate 49th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. P. L. (Pinkie) Downs Jr. are observing their 19th wedding anniversary quietly today at their College Station home. "Since we are planning a big ger celebration for our golden wedding anniversary next year,” Downs commented, “We simply will cut our anniversary cake at home during the noon hour.” Downs, now 81 years old, plans to spend the rest of the day as usual, serving as official greeter for Texas A&M University. Mr. and Mrs. Downs live at 301 Dexter, their home for the past 25 years. They were married 19 years ago in Temple. Congressman Olin E. Teague of College Station. Panelists in clude Col. A. N. Griffiths of the British Embassy Staff, Gen. Paul D. Harkins (ret.), commander of the U. S. Military Assistance Group in Viet Nam from 1962 to 1964, and Kenneth T. Young Jr., president of the Asia Society in New York City. Friday’s 8 p.m. speaker is Charles T. Vetter Jr., information coordinator for the Office of Pub lic Information and the United States Information Agency. Roundup speaker at noon Sat urday will be Carl T. Rowan, immediate past director of the United States Information Agen cy. The keynote speaker is chair man of the Committee on Asian Studies; coordinator for world af fairs, “Communism and American Studies,” Thailand Peace Corps Training Project (1965), and is assistant director of the mid- America assembly, “The United States and Japan,” scheduled for spring, 1966. Wurfel has traveled extensive ly in the Philippines, Japan, Thai land, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Okinawa, Vietnam, Cambodia, Ma laysia and Indonesia since 1947. He earned a doctorate in govern ment in 1960 at Cornell Univer sity. Wurfel has an M. A. degree in political science from the Uni versity of California at Berkeley and a B. A. degree from San Diego State College. Wurfel was a Southeast Asia Fellow at Cornell. He did field research in the Philippines and Southeast Asia in 1955-56 as a Ford Foundation Fellow, and re searched the politically elite in the Philippines in 1961. The speaker has taught at Wells College, Cornell, Interna tional Christian University and University of Singapore. Roundtable discussions by dele gates will be moderated by gov ernment and academic leaders of the U. S. Stallings Hits Football Critics Of Aid Policy 6 Something For Nothing 9 Attitude Blasted By Coach By LARRY R. JERDEN Battalion Sports Editor Head Football Coach Gene Stallings, firmly answering crit ics of A&M’s athletic scholarship policy, said Monday that “giving something for nothing is not the American way of doing things.” Stallings spoke candidly in an interview and added that players who quit should not he allowed to retain their scholarships. He noted that in the strictest interpretation of the NCAA rule concerning the dismissal of schol arship athletes, a player could tell the coach he didn’t want to play, after the first workout, and the school would have to support him with a scholarship for the duration of his college career. $21 Fee Increase Begins Next Fall i&M To Sponsor English, Edu catio n Summer Studies Institutes for advanced studies in English and elementary edu cation are scheduled next summer at Texas A&M, Dr. Lee J. Mar tin, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, announced. J. S. Jemigan, associate profes sor of English, will direct the Eng lish institute, and Dr. William H. Graves Jr., assistant professor of education, will direct the elemen tary education institute. Both institutes begin June 6. The English institute runs eight weeks, while the elementary edu cation institute lasts six weeks. Martin expects about $53,000, from the U. S. Office of Educa tion for the English institute. Funds are provided by the Na tional Defense Education Act. "Forty-five high school English teachers from Texas and other states will attend the institute,” Martin said. “We had 185 appli cations last year.” Courses will cover teaching of English composition, language snd literature. Those who complete the Eng lish institute will receive nine hours of graduate credit. A&M is to receive $41,843 from the Office of Education for its first elementary education insti tute. Graves said 35 elementary prin- dples and supervisors will be 'hosen for the institute. They *>11 receive six hours of graduate credit. Graves said students will learn W to institute, implement and (v aluate reading programs in ele mentary schools. Invitations will be mailed in January. Those selected for the ^hool will receive $75 per week Spends, plus $15 for dependents. The English institute faculty delude Doctors C. D. Laverty, E. Hierth and H. P. Kroiter of fhe A&M English faculty. Tom fh McElroy of Houston Bel Air Sigh School, a graduate of the 1965 institute, will be worl^hop ttpervisor. Elementary education institute staff members are Dr. William J. Robinson, associate professor of education and psychology at A&M; Mrs. Betty Goody, visiting professor from Lamar State Col lege of Technology; and Dr. L. V. NcNamee, associate professor of education at Baylor University. Dr. George Spache, director of the University of Florida Reading Clinic; and Helen Kyle, profes sor of education at Rhode Island State and a reading consultant, will give special lectures. Laundry and board fees at Texas A&M will be increased slightly in September, 1966 to meet rising costs and provide additional services. Howard L. Vestal, director of auxiliary services at A&M, said board would be raised five cents to 55 cents per meal, a hike of $18 per semester. Laundry rates will be raised $3 a term. He explained the board rate of 50 cents per meal was set in 1958. Food rates have increased only 10 cents per meal since 1949, he pointed out. The current laun dry charge of $17 per semester was set in 1961. “Even with the scheduled in creases, A&M’s board and laun dry rates are among the lowest in state-supported institutions,” Vestal noted. Regarding the dining hall op eration, Vestal explained that food prices had increased sharply since the 50 cents rate was set. “Our actual cost per meal is now over 70 cents,” he continued. “The factor that keeps us from losing money is the low number of weekend meals that are served.” Vestal added that new funds will also be used to raise wages in the Food Service Department. “The present pay rates make it difficult to retain top-quality cooks and bakers,” he said. “Last year we experienced a 58 per cent turnover in personnel including 39 key employees. This trend must be reversed if we are to provide high-quality food.” Other expenses of the depart ment to be covered by the boost include airconditioning for Sbisa Hall (a $2,500 ronthly electrical expense) and capittal outlay to airconditioning Duncan Hall. “The situation in the laundry is similar to the dining halls,” Vestal believes. “Personnel turn over is excessive, due to low wages. Additional money will also permit us to add a new sub station near the airconditioned dormitories, purchase new equip ment to streamline the operation and provide additional services.” He added a study has started to determine cost of increasing the number of pieces per weekly bundle and returning shirts on hanger. Vestal termed these improve ments “a primary objective” of the laundry’s improvement pro gram. “Is it fair for one boy to quit the first day, and get the same scholarship as a lad that stays out all through spring practice, fall practice and a full schedule of games?” Stallings asked. “Most of the money furnished for these scholarships is supplied by the fans. Is it fair for the fans to put a boy through school who never attends a practice or plays in a game? Why should the fans pay for quitters?” Stallings said the Southwest Conference sent a lone investi gator to the campus who claimed the probe was routine for all schools. “When a boy signs a scholar ship to attend A&M, we ask him to do as well as he can in his school work, put forth an effort on the practice field and be a credit to the university. “Those who quit absolutely on their own were encouraged to stay on the squad and stay in school by me and other members of the staff. “And not one boy who quit came and asked to be kept on scholarship” the Aggie mentor noted. It wasn’t the boys who caused all this.” It has been reported that the investigation will be a main topic of discussion at the upcoming SWC meeting. Because of this advance publicity, Stallings said he felt he should offer some ex planation. The number reported to have quit A&M athletic teams since Stallings reported as head football coach is around 70. “I want it publicly known that if any boy feels like he has been dealt with unjustly, I welcomed the opportunity to discuss the situation at length with him and his parents. But I cannot un derstand why some people are so concerned about giving athletes something for nothing,” he won dered. m DON’T MOVE MOTHER Bob Dansby left, and Jean Reyna go through a scene in Monday night “The Juror,” one of the four one-act plays to be featured at 7:30 p. m. tonight at the Fallout Theater. “Fate Is My Brother,” “Who’s Hubie?” and “Venite” are the other three student-directed plays scheduled. The plays are the last scheduled at the Fallout Theater produc tion for the semester. Fallout Theater Schedules One-Act Plays For Tonight “Fate Is My Brother,” by Robert C. Stewart Jr., leads off the four student-directed plays to be presented at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Fallout Theater. Other plays scheduled are “The Juror,” by Frances Flynn, an A&M stu dent; “Who’s Hubie?” by Elton Miles; and “Venite,” by Miss Flynn and Kipp Blair, also an Yule Parade Set Thursday Heldenfel’s Coed Policy Letter Released By President Rudder A letter from H. C. Heldenfels, president of University’s Board of Directors, was released Mon day by President Earl Rudder. “The Board of Directors in structed Mr. Heldenfels to write me stating a policy for admitting female students,” Rudder ex plained. “I just received the let ter over the weekend and am making it available.” Rudder returned to College Station Sunday night from a Southern Regional Education Board meeting in Richmond, Va. The A&M president continued, “The administration of Texas A&M will comply fully with the instructions set forth in this let ter from the Board of Directors. Of course, admission for women and men will continue to be on an individual basis, as in the past,” Rudder noted. He added that his greatest concern was “to provide students intrusted to A&M’s care—regardless of their mix — with the best possible education.” “We work to provide a good environment for the great stu dent and scholar,” Rudder said. He listed new construction of a $4 million library, a $6 million cyclotron and a $2 million space sciences' building as examples of improvements in the physical environment. “The addition of two members of the National Academy of Sci ences to our faculty this year is one measure of how we are up grading our teaching staff,” Rudder continued. Text of the letter from Helden fels follows: December 1, 1965 President Earl Rudder Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Dear President Rudder: At the April 27, 1963 meeting of the Board of Directors, Minute Order No. 65-63 approved the admission to Texas A&M Uni versity of qualified women on a day-student basis to all gradu ate programs and to Veterinary Medicine. Minute Order No. 66- 63, approved the admission on a day-student basis of the wives and daughters of faculty and staff, and wives of students in residence, and women staff mem bers to the undergraduate pro grams. A subsequent interpreta tion by the Board to the Presi dent of Texas A&M University included wives and daughters of retired or deceased members of the faculty and staff to he ac cepted on the same basis as wives and daughters of active em ployees. In order to implement further the above orders of the Board and to clarify the intent thereof, the following interpretation is given: To be eligible to register as an undergraduate student in a fall or spring term at Texas A&M University, a person must 1. be the wife or daughter of a student registered in a fall or spring term at Texas A&M Uni versity; or 2. be the wife or daughter of a members of the faculty, be an employee, or be associated with the faculty and staff at Texas A&M University; Or 3. be the wife or daughter of a retired or deceased member of the faculty and staff of Texas A&M University; or 4. be intending to enroll in a class, pursue a course of study, or use facilities not offered at any other Texas state-supported college or university, or be seek ing an academic goal which for any reason can best be achieved at Texas A&M University; or 5. be pursuing a course of study leading to a graduate or professional degree offered at Texas A&M University, the un dergraduate requirements o f which can be fulfilled at Texas A&M University but not at any other Texas state-supported col lege or university. 6. Any female student enrolled in a summer session, who meets the residency requirements for a degree will be given a degree on the same basis as any other stu dent. The above to be the admission policy until amended by the Board of Directors. Sincerely yours, H. C. Heldenfels President of the Board In Bryan Jerry Hopkins of the Chamber of Commerce reported Thursday’s Christmas parade will be the largest ever in the history of the event. More than 70 units will parti cipate in the parade. Hopkins pointed out an in crease of 18 units over last year in the float, band and drill team divisions. There are 29 float en tries, 10 more than last year competing for 19 prizes. The parade will start at 7 p.m. and proceed down Main Street in Bryan. The parade route is the same as last year’s: North from 28 and Main, South on Main to 21, West one block to Bryan, and South on Bryan to 31 Street. No parking will be permitted on Main Street from 21 to 29 streets, with the Bryan Police Department enforcing the tem porary regulation. The main attraction of the par ade will be the official Chamber of Commerce float with Santa Claus and a little boy and girl, winners in the Chamber’s letters to Santa contest, riding atop. Deadline for placing entries in the contest is 6 p.m. Wednesday. Winners will be announced Thurs day morning. The contest is open to children under seven years of age. The letters must be in the child’s own words, although parents may write the letters. Prizes will be given to the top seven floats, the best three drill teams and the five top bands in Thursday evening’s parade. Also scheduled Thursday, the Stephen F. Austin Bronco Band will present a concert at 6:30 p.m. at the comer of 25 and Main in Bryan. At 6:50 p.m. the Forensic Soci ety of SFA will present two Christmas plays at 25 and Main Streets. A&M student. “Fate Is My Brother,” direct ed by Tim E. Lane, makes its second appearance in the thea ter. Appearing in the play are Ed Reyna, Larry Barbee, Mike Ryan, Leon Greene, Mike Mc Adams and Scott Hervey. “The Juror” is being directed by Jim White and features Jean Reyna, White, Bob Dansby and George Clarke. Also appearing are Greene, Blair, Louis Wommer, Roger Wil liams and Steve Thurman. Third on the program is “Who’s Hubie?” directed by Kirk Ste wart. The cast includes Mike Beggs, Stewart, Margaret Curtis, Cynthia Smith, McAdams and Ed Reyna. Assistants are stage manager Ken Green and Frances Flynn will handle lights. “Venite,” set in the Orient, features Heidi Spitz, Thurman and Shirley Whatley. Directing the play is Charles Coffin. Miss Smith is the stage manager and Miss Flynn will run the lighting. These four plays mark the end of the Fallout Theater produc tions for this semester. “Courage, Brother,” by Lane, wlil be produced in early March. Also in March is the Aggie Play ers’ second major production, “The Time of Your Life,” by Wil liam Saroyan. Other student-di rected plays will be scheduled for March and April. Admission is fifty cents. A&M Professor Gets NASA Grant An NASA grant of $32,752 has been awarded by Dr. Thomas Ko- zik of Texas A&M for analysis of structural shells. The Manned Spacecraft Center grant was announced by Dr. Clifford M. Simmang, head of mechanical engineering. The one-year study at A&M will be monitored by MSC. Dr. Harry Sweet of the aerospace engineering department will as sist Kozik. Kozik works for A&M’s De partment of Mechanical Engi neering Experiment Station’s aerospace engineering efforts. Kozik completed undergradu ate studies at Rensselaer Poly technic Institute and acquired master and doctoral degrees at Ohio State. The grant finances study of a general method of spacecraft and missile shell design which applies for all shell structures.