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Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1965 Number 246 Hanger Dies After Short Illness : c r-up 5TERS :9 C i c JDc Lb.5c ,39c [TITY HTS IVED Panelists Analyze SE Asia Former Ambassador Kenneth T. Young, speaking on a panel of Southeast Asian experts, said Thursday night America should not overlook the possibility of eventual negotiations with Com munist China to guarantee the security of the democratic na tions of Southeast Asia. Young told delegates to the eleventh Student Conference on National Affairs the United States should also seek more ac tive participation in Viet Nam by the United Nations. “We should encourage the United Nations to set up a com mission to aid in peace aims for Southeast Asia,” he said. Other panelists at the SCONA XI third plenary session were Congressman Olin E. Teague of College Station; Col. A. N. Grif fiths, member of the British Em bassy Staff in Washington, and Gen. Paul Harkins (ret.), com mander of American forces in Viet Nam from 1962-64. Harkins reviewed achievements of the American forces in Viet Nam while serving in a non combat role during his tour of duty. "We were advisors and had no combat troops in Viet Nam, and w were doing well,” he noted. “We built 170 airfields, in creased economic aid, built up the Vietnamese Air Force and Navy and retrained the whole army.” But a false report to Presi dent Kennedy that nothing had changed in Viet Nam for seven year, and a Buddhist uprising in Hue damaged American success and contributed to the toppling of the Ngo Dinh Diem regime, he added. While pointing out the abund ance of ethnic groups make in dependence virtually impossible, Harkins backed the American committment in South Viet Nam. Griffiths, who participated in the campaign against Malayan terrorists from 1954-58, said Britain’s current conflict in Ma laysia is fast approaching the American situation in Viet Nam. “We are in Borneo as the guests of the Malaysian govern ment,” he explained, “and if we were asked to leave we would legally be required to do so.” Teague, who moderated the panel, briefed the audience on his recent inspection tour of Southeast Asia and praised the job done by American forces there. “If every American were to see what I saw there wouldn’t be one demonstration or draft card burner in the United States,” he said. President’s Dog Campus Legend By GLENN DROMGOOLE Battalion Editor Ranger—campus dog, student’s friend and A&M Pres ident Earl Rudder’s pet—-died Thursday in the College of Veterinary Medicine Small Animal Clinic. He was eight years old and a campus legend. Dr. E. W. Ellett, associate professor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, pronounced the animal dead at 5:20 p. m. after Ranger failed to respond to surgery for serious kidney infection discovered Wednesday afternoon. President Rudder was notified of the dog’s death short ly after 7 p. m. while the HOME, SWEET HOME . . . Ranger lived here when not chasing cars. Sciences Academy Names A&M Prof President - Elect Dr. Sidney O. Brown, head of the radiation biology laboratory and professor of biology at Tex as A&M, was named president elect of the Texas Academy of Sciences today. Announcement was made at the annual Academy meeting in Dallas. Dr. Bobbin C. Anderson of Texas became president after serving as president-elect for last year. Brown will move into the position at the next meeting of the Academy. A&M will be the site of the next meeting, March 16-18, 1967. No annual meeting is scheduled in 1966 because the date was switched from fall to spring. Election results of the 900- member Academy were annuonced by Lawrence Curtis, chairman of the elections committee. Brown and Dr. Clark Hubbs, professor of biology at the University of Texas, were candidates for the presidency on the ballot. A member of the Academy since 1933, Brown served as sec retary-treasurer, on the Board of Directors and as biological sci ences vice president of the state organization. The Academy cov ers six disciplines including chemistry, physics, biology, earth, environmental and social sciences. It is the largest scien tific group in the United States. Except for four years in the Army Medical Corps, Brown has been at A&M since 1936. He ac quired BA and Ph.D. degrees at Texas in 1932 and 1936. The new Academy official retired from the Army in 1963 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was appointed head of the radiation biology laboratory in 1958 in addition to biology pro fessorial duties. At A&M, Brown has received research grants from the Na tional Science Foundation, Army Research and Development Com mand, National Institute of Health and Atomic Energy Com mission totalling $1 million. Recent research by him delves into the effects of low intensity radiation on animal subjects. Rats and the effect of radiation on their reproduction, longevity, fertility, nutrition and nervous systems have been his special area of interest. Brown has written or collabor ated in 33 scientific publications. He holds membership in the So ciety of Experimental Biology and Medicine, Radiation Re search Society, American Nu clear Society, American Society of Zoology, American Association for Advancement of Science, Sig ma Xi and Phi Kappa Phi. He is listed by American Men of Sci ence and Who’s Who in Ameri can Education. p. m Texas A&M administrator was attending second day sessions of the eleventh Stu dent Conference on National Affairs. Burial services will be at 5:15 today in front of the Rudders home. The A&M student body paid the bulldog a tribute when his death was announced immedi ately before the A&M-University of Houston basketball game Thursday night. A fund to buy a gravestone for the campus dog was initiated by The Battalion and Yell Lead ers. Contributions will be col lected at the Student Publications Office in the YMCA Building basement. The sudden illness and death of Ranger, somewhat of a combin ation campus hero and jester, shocked both students and univer sity staff members. “He loved you Aggies,” Rud der told a group of students in the Memorial Student Center, site of SCONA XI sessions. The pet bulldog, who made the entire A&M campus his home, was named for the Ranger batta lion Rudder commanded during World War II. He was the Rud der’s second Ranger. The first one died shortly before the fam ily’s arrival in College Station in 1958. Being the university's presi dent’s pet gained Ranger nick names of “Earl” and “Rudder” among students. The dog was a vital part of campus life. His greatest claim to fame resulted from an unpre cedented car-stopping procedure that awed many an A&M guest and never ceased to amuse the student body. Unsheduled appearances in classrooms and dormitories and more regular appearances in Sbisa and Duncan Dining Halls kept Aggies aware of his con tribution to the lighter side of A&M life. He was, in most quarters, the unofficial Aggie mascot, and was recently endorsed by The Batta lion for the official position after the Student Senate announced plans to begin training a replace ment for Reveille, the school’s official mascot. The Battalion also adopted the dog as its candidate for the 1964 Presidential election. Praising his “bulldog tenacity” and “unquestionable moral inte grity,” The Battalion light-heart edly backed Ranger for the posi tion and practically made him a staff member. A new editor’s wife made the dog an outfit with large letters proclaiming “I read Batt editor ials.” The newspaper also ran a picture of Ranger and an editor checking election returns on Nov. 2, 1964, when President Lyndon B. Johnson won a landslide vic tory over Sen. Barry Goldwater and The Battalion’s candidate. BULLDOG GROWL . . . tenacious expression gone from campus. Freshmen Decide 9 Of 13 Posts In Thursday’s Poll By MIKE BERRY Battalion Staff Writer In one of the best attended class elections in recent years, freshmen decided Thursday nine of thirteen class offices. Runoff elections Dec. 16 will decide president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer and Social Secretary. Positions to the Election Com mission and Student Senate were decided by the 901 freshmen who voted. The five winners in the race for Election Commission are: Robin Alan Young (261), Ste phen A. Collins (233), Gary Lynn Davis (261), Jerry Tilden North- cutt (212) and Walter L. Riggs (240). Freshmen elected to the Stu dent Senate are: William R. Howell (221), Thomas Glen Can ter (176), Larry B. McWhorter (165) and Benjamin J. Sims. (123). Harris Pappas, Election com mission chairman, was pleased with the “very good turnout.” “It shows,” he said,“ the in terest of the Class of ’69 has by the large filing and voting.” This year voting machines were located in the lower level of the Memorial Student Center. Pappas said election proceedings in the basement worked very smoothly, and are a great im provement over the past arrange ments. The top two finalists for the runoff in the contest for class president are Leroy W. Edwards with 187 votes and John Focke HI, 97. Contending for the position of vice president are Harvey Lee Cooper, 115, and Richard L. Goode, 117. In the race for secretary-treas ure are Steven Lee Brown, 136, and Douglas M. Scott, 113. The top two vote getters in the social secretary race were Gary R. Mayes, 112, and Rich ard K. Newman, 125. The primary requirement for candidates running for office is a grade point ratio of 1.25 and/or a 1.0 overall. Student Senate representatives must have a 1.5 GPR. There were 110 freshmen who filed for class offices. Running for president were 18 freshmen; for vice president, 13; for secretary-treasurer, 10; for social secretary, nine, for repre sentatives to the Election Com mission, 23; and for the Student Senate, 37. SCONA Event Schedule FRIDAY 6-7:30 p.m. Buffet Supper (MSC Ballroom) 8-10 p.m. Fourth Plenary Session (MSC Ballroom) Reception following address (Assembly and Birch Room) SATURDAY 7:30-8:30 a.m. Coffee and Informal Discussion (Serpentine Lounge) 8:30-11:15 a.m. Sixth Round-Table Meeting 12 noon Luncheon Roundup Address (MSC Ballroom) Delegates Praise SCONA Organization, Objectives > I 1 DIANE DOWLING Senior, University of Houston It's one of the best organized con ferences I have ever seen. I was unazed. We haven’t decided any thing but we discussed quite a few things. However, I don’t think we came to make any de cisions. I’m glad to see I wasn’t the only one with the opinions that I have. LINDA EDWARDS Senior, Baylor University It’s extremely affective in in forming the youth and exchang ing ideas on the important issues. I’m impressed with the presenta tion of the pro and the con, the way that the con has been taken and looked at objectively. The Roundtable discussions are thought provoking in that they bring out the views of various segments of the population. KATRINA WEHKING Senior, Southern Methodist University I’ve liked the speakers. Dr. Wur- fel brought out points that had not been brought out before. The feeling of the majority of dele gates I’ve talked to has been pro administration. The participation of A&M’s international delegates has been valuable. I enjoy the exchange of ideas from the many schools represented. JUDY BALDRIDGE Senior, University of Arkansas As an English major, I don’t feel that I've been able to contribute anything 1 significant, but I’ve cer tainly learned a great deal. The organization of the conference, the participation of the A&M students and the high caliber of speakers have all impressed me greatly. KAY BOX Junior, Baylor University It’s an excellent opportunity for university students Interested in world affairs to come together and discuss their opinions. By discussing these ideas one could not expect the groups to come to one decision, but more im portant, each can arrive at a more definite concept of the problem backed up by facts. CID SUTORIS Senior, University of Arkansas All in all SCONA is doing a good job of acquainting students with the issues of Southeast Asia. Perhaps the only real problem Is the rehashing of the same points of view. I have heard only a few ideas which were new to me. This situation is probably the result of the large amount of coverage the American press has given to it. JIM GARDNER Senior, West Point I feel quite at home here. And as for the conference itself I find it very enlightening and very comprehensive. I feel that the greatest benefit of the conference is the exposure that students with civilian background and those of military background get from each others’ views.