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Educational Help
In South Viet Nam
Praised By Rudder
Cbe Battalion
Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1966 Number 289
By TOMMY DeFRANK
Battalion Managing Editor
Educational facilities in the
troubled land of South Viet Nam
are “bush league” conipared to
their American counterparts.
But American dollars and tech
nical assistance are working mir
acles in the field of education,
Texas A&M President Earl Rud
der said Thursday.
Rudder, fresh from a six-day
tour of the Southeast Asian coun
try, added that hundreds of
schools are being built with
American aid in an effort to
create a decent school system in
the country.
“The Vietnamese are keenly
interested in education and are
working hard,” he said, “and with
our help they will have fine
schools someday.”
The A&M President was part
of a team of experts appointed
by President Johnson to visit
Viet Nam to examine educational
and economic aspects of the coun
try.
Rudder visited several educa
tional facilities during the trip,
including the University of Sai
gon and technical and normal
schools in Long Xuyen, Ban Me
Thuot, Can Tho and Dar Lac.
He noted that the literacy rate
of the country is 85%, a much
higher figure than most people
are aware.
He also said one of the most
important projects of American
aid is the printing of millions of
textbooks in the native tongue.
“This is the first time this has
ever happened,” Rudder said, ex
plaining that while Viet Nam
was under French colonial rule
all textbooks were printed in
French rather than Vietnamese.
“These books printed in their
own language for the first time
in history have had a tremendous
impact,” Rudder said.
He said the two most pressing
problems on the domestic scene
Engineer Seminar
To Begin Monday
“Human Factors and Skilled
Performance” is the topic of a
seminar sponsored by the Depart
ment of Industrial Engineering
Monday.
Conducted by Dr. Richard G.
Pearson, the seminar begins at
2 p.m. in the Architecture Audi
torium.
Pearson is curi'ently an engi
neering psychologist with the
Federal Aviation Agency and a
visiting professor of industrial
management at Oklahoma City
University. He has been active in
the human factors area of engi
neering for several years.
Pearson has published several
reports and articles appearing in
such journals as “Aerospace
Medicine,” “Navigation,” “Jour
nal of Applied Psychology” and
“The Public Opinion Quarterly.”
are a lack of teachers and a seri
ous shortage of doctors.
There are only 700 doctors to
care for 13 million residents, and
500 of the doctors are in the
armed services.
But Rudder added the primary
consideration in Viet Nam is to
win the war against the Com
munist Viet Cong.
“To build a school or hospital
or start any kind of welfare pro
gram and fight the Viet Cong at
the same time is an uphill propo
sition,” he noted.
Troop morale of American
troops is good and the people
support and welcome the presence
of U. S. fighting men in Viet
Nam, Rudder claimed.
“I saw not one look nor heard
no remark to make me think
Americans weren’t most welcome
there.”
Rudder said he encountered no
criticism of Premier Nguyen Cao
Ky’s government, the most stable
in the country’s existence.
“The people are looking for an
honest government interested in
winning the war,” he said. “Ky
is dedicated to social reform, edu
cation and to winning the war.”
Besides touring schools Rudder
also visited the U. S. First Divi
sion headquarters in the field and
a Special Forces camp.
He ran into two former stu
dents on the trip, both of whom
served as his escorts.
Capt. J. B. Champagne, of the
class of 1961, accompanied Rud
der while at First Division instal
lations, while a 1950 graduate,
Maj. William E. Goodwin, escort
ed him from Saigon into the field.
While at the Special Forces
camp Rudder was presented pa
pers taken from a captured Viet
Cong advising agents to “pay
more attention” to defeating
American forces by making wives
and children of villagers work
for the VC.
Rudder said a second important
consideration is establishment of
a solid nationalistic spirit to
create a democratic government.
“There are so many people of
different tribes and different re
ligious views that it will take
time to bring about a national
cohesion,” he predicted.
United Chest Group
Elects New Directors
College Station’s United Chest
membership elected five directors
at its annual meeting Thursday
night in the A&M Consolidated
High School.
Named to serve three-year
terms are Carl Landiss, Robert
Schleider, Dr. J. C. Ramge,
George Carroll and Joe Buser.
Resolutions approved at the
meeting commended Clark Mun-
roe for his leadership in last fall’s
successful fund drive.. Dr. Grone-
man, retiring Chest president,
and the outgoing directors re
ceived a vote of thanks for their
service to the community.
PITY THE POOR CAR
Aggie track star Randy Matson bashes a
massive dent into the automobile being used
in a car smash sponsored by the Hillel Club.
The group is offering season tickets to a
local theater to anyone who can top the ace
weightman’s effort on the car. The car
smash, located between the Memorial Stu
dent Center and Guion Hall, is scheduled at
noon Saturday.
April 5 Election To Decide
Mayor, 3 Council Offices
College Station’s city election
April 5 will fill the offices of
mayor and three council positions,
Assistant City Secretary Flor
ence N e e1 1 e y announced this
week.
The councilmen will represent
the three city wards.
Suttle To Discuss
Cyclotron Monday
Dr. A. D. Suttle Jr., vice presi
dent of research and professor of
chemistry, will discuss the cyclo
tron and A&M research grants
at 6 p.m. Monday in the YMCA.
A 1944 graduate of Mississippi
State University, Suttle came to
A&M in 1962.
He is a member of the Ameri
can Chemical Society Committee
on National Defense, part of the
U. S. Department of Defense
Science Board.
In addition, Suttle is listed in
the American Chemical Society,
American Nuclear Society, Ameri
can Physical Society, American
Ordnance Association and the
Institute of Electrical and Elec
tronics Engineering.
Candidates for mayor are T. R.
Holleman and D. A. Anderson.
Running for councilman of
Ward I are H. B. Adams and J.
E. Kirby. O. M. Holt is running
for the office of ward 2 council
man and A. P. Boyett in Ward 3,
both unopposed.
Polling place for Ward 1 will
be the music room at A&M Con
solidated School. Election judge
is L. G. Jones.
The polls for Ward 2 will be
College Hills Elementary School
and the presiding judge will be
F. L. Thomas.
Residents of Ward 3 may vote
at the College Station City Hall.
Presiding judge will be C. W.
Knight.
Polls will be open from 8 a.m.
until 7 p.m. Mrs. Nelley said.
Only qualified voters who are
residents of the City of College
Station will be permitted to vote.
A&M MOVIE PREMIERE SLATED
FOR MUSTER DAY APRIL 21
A 20-minute color movie on Texas A&M will be premiered
around the world on Aggie Muster Day April 21.
The Texas A&M Department of University Information wrote
and produced the film. It is narriated by internationally-known
news commentator Paul Harvey. The Texas Aggie Band and the
Singing Cadets furnished the music.
Former students clubs may purchase a print of the film for
$66. Purchase orders, including check to cover cost, should be
addressed to University Information, 307 YMCA, College Station.
Texas 77843.
The movie is filmed primarily in classrooms and laboratories,
but also includes football weekend and other activity scenes. An
information spokesman noted that the film’s technical quality would
be ‘up to Hollywood’s best standards.”
Classes Name
24 Officers;
22 In Runoff
Twenty-four students won class
offices outright in the closely-
contested class elections Thurs
day.
Twenty-two others will be de
cided in runoff elections Thurs
day.
There were a total of 1431 votes
cast: 383 for senior offices, 509
for junior and 539 for sophomore
offices.
In the runoff for senior Class
president are Louis K. Obdyke
(122 votes) and Terrell S. Mul
lins (117).
Other senior class election re
sults were:
Vice President (runoff) Gene
Neal Patton (68) and Michael A.
Calloway (53).
Joseph O. McNabb (192) won
the Social Secretary position.
Memorial Student Center Coun
cil representative runoff—Robert
A. Beene (133) and William Carl
Haseloff (132).
Senior Yell Leaders—Thomas
Carl Stone (303), Joseph Don
Rehmet (197) and Eugene Leroy
Riser (185).
Secretary Treasurer (runoff)
—Dennis N. Hohman (191) and
Melvin Wayne Cockrell (121).
Historian (runoff)—John P.
Tyson (154) and Thomas M. De-
Frank (105).
Election Commission winners—
Jack E. Myers (301), Richard L.
Kardys (259), Jerry Don Stevens
(275), James Halpin (248), and
Robert Preston Welsh (161).
The runoff for junior class
president is between Gerald W.
Campbell (146) and Albert N.
Allen (103).
Other junior results were: vice
president (runoff)—Maurice V.
Main (195) and Clarence T.
Daugherty (135).
Secretary Treasurer — Kerry
Williams (286).
Social Secretary—John H. Daly
(250).
MSC Council Representative—
Ronald D. Zipp (253).
Election Commission — Walter
Lee Cloud (360), Robert Floyd
Gonzales (328), Howard Hensel
(353), Michael D. Noonan (361)
and Norris Hentbome (4).
Yell Leaders—John Donald Mc
Leroy (208) and Michael R.
Beggs (162).
The runoff for Sophomore Class
President pits Larry Elwin Hen
ry (127) against Leroy Edwards
(220).
Sophomores cast ballots this
way: vice president (runoff) —
Bill Edward Carter (137) and
Harvey Lee Cooper (104).
Secretary Treasurer (runoff)
—Allan G. Eliff (131) and Rob
ert James Foley (113).
Social Secretary (runoff) —
Richard Kurt Newman (196) and
James Arnold Mobley (289).
MSC Council Representative—
Davis Gordon Mayes (289).
Election Commision—Robin A.
Young (315), Walter Riggs
(317), Stephen Anthony Collins
(312), and Garland Clark (287).
Research Vessel
Leaves On Cruise
Texas A&M’s research ship
Alaminos left this week on a 13-
day cruise in. the Gulf of Mexi
co to investigate areas with un
usual sediments and animals, ac
cording to Dr. Leo Berner Jr.,
administrative scientist.
Dr. W. E. Pequegnat, acting
head of the Department of Ocean
ography, is in charge of the
cruise, with 13 other scientists.
The primary purpose of the
voyage is to conduct biological
research in the Gulf of Mexico
starting in DeSoto Canyon 60-70
miles east of the Mississippi delta
to the southern coast of Florida,
Berner said.
From the southern Florida
coast, the Alaminos will turn
west and south to a point north
west of the Yucatan peninsula.
The two areas under investiga
tion, one off the southern Florida
coast and the other off the coast
of Yucatan, were found last Octo
ber, Berner said.
Water plankton and bottom
samples will be taken from these
two areas and analyzed, he said.
The Alaminos is scheduled to
return to Galveston April 6.
Band To Appear
In Parade April 22
The Texas Aggie Band travels
to San Antonio April 22 for an
appearance at the “Battle of
Flowers” parade.
Lt. Col. E. V. Adams, director
of the nationally-famous march
ing group, said the band voted to
make the trip at their own ex
pense. The 240 musicians will
travel in personal cars.
The San Antonio A&M Club
will entertain bandsmen and their
dates with a barbecue at Aggie
Park following the Friday after
noon parade.
Civilian Dance, Brenda Lee To Highlight Weekend
SHARON WILLINGS CYNTHIA RALLS CAROL KAISER GINGER PEVETO
SIBYLL SPESPY
JOYCE LINDSEY
An exciting and event - filled
Civilian Student Weekend begins
early Saturday with “high” ad
venture and ends that night with
a Town Hall performance by fe
male singing star Brenda Lee.
Numerous events will include a
barbecue for civilian students, an
invitational drill meet, parachute
jump, baseball game with the
University of Texas, the final
performance of the Aggie Play
er’s “Time of Your Life,” and a
car smash.
The final Town Hall show of
the year will feature “The
World’s No. 1 Female Vocalist”
for 1966, “Miss Dynamite,”
Brenda Lee.
Miss Lee has performed
throughout Europe, South Ameri
ca and the United States. Her
unique style, strong voice, rhythm
and beauty have combined to
make her the top female vocalist.
The 7:30 p.m. show will over
lap the 9 p.m. kickoff of the Ci
vilian Dance. It will cover the
entire second floor of the Me
morial Student Center.
Entertainment will be provided
by the Traits and possibly the
Aggieland Orchestra. The theme
of the dance will be the Roaring
’20’s.
The civilian sweetheart will be
chosen and door prizes will be
awarded.
Tickets are free to student ac
tivity card holders and extra
tickets will sell for $3 each.
The day will begin when three
planeloads of daring young men
from the Texas Aggie Parachute
Team take to the air in a display
of sky-diving skill.' . «
The demonstration is scheduled
for 11 a.m. over the Civil En
gineering Field at Highway 6 and
Farm Road 60.
The Grove will provide the out
door setting for the barbecue for
civilian students and their guests
at 12:15 p.m.
Should the weather play havoc,
the meal will be moved to De-
Ware Field House.
Students with activity cards
may pick up tickets from their
counselor. Additional tickets will
cost $1 for adults and 50 cents
for children.
At Kyle Field at 2 p.m. the
Texas Aggie baseball squad will
take the field against a strong
University of Texas team.
The Texas Invitational Drill
Meet Saturday will draw an esti
mated 350 participants from 13
top college drill teams.
The various units will then
compete in an inspection, basic
drill and finally, that afternoon,
in precision drill for $400 in tro-
phies.
Saturday night will mark the
final performance . of the Aggie
Player’s “Time of Your Life.”
Penned by William Saroyan,
the play is set in a run-down San
Francisco bar in 1939.
Another weekend event will be
a car smash sponsored by the
Hillel Club between the Memorial
Student Center and Guion Hall at
noon Saturday. The club is offer
ing season tickets to a local thea
ter to anyone who can put a dent
in the car bigger than that of
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