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THE BATTALION Pag-e 6 College Station, Texas Thursday, July 21, 1966 Campus Briefs Services Held For R. J. Miears Funeral services for Texas A&M Extension Agronomist R. J. Miears were held Sunday in Bryan. The rice and small grains authority died Friday night in a Houston hospital. Burial for the 48-year old Gor man native was in Bryan City Cemetery. Miears is survived by his wife, Marjorie Helen, two boys, Glenn and Ted, and a daughter, Gail. They live at 2409 Morris Lane, Bryan. An A&M employe since 1962, Miears spent the 13 previous years as assistant agronomist for the Louisiana State Univer sity Experiment Station. He earned masters and bachelor’s degrees in agronomy at A&M. From 1941 to 1945, Miears served as a yeoman in U. S. Navy Intelligence. Dr. Richard H. Poss, pastor of Bryan’s First Baptist Church, spoke at funeral services in Hil- lier Funeral Chapel. Miears was a deacon at First Baptist. Pallbearers were James W. King, Dr. Hubert L. Prevost, Er nest Toepfer Jr., C. C. Vick Jr., M. D. Faulkner and Ben Spears. Other survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Miears of De Leon; three sisters, Mrs. Dee Burleson of Austin, Mrs. Claude Kelly of Clifton and Mrs. Jerry Floyd of Big Lake; and a brother, James Miears of De Leon. Price Named Head Of AAVMC Dean Alvin A. Price of the Col lege of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M was named presi dent-elect of the American As sociation of Veterinary Medical Colleges at its annual meeting in Lexington, Ky. The association, composed of deans of veterinary medical col leges in the U. S., Canada and Latin America, promotes educa tion in its several fields. The 17-year A&M educator was association secretary and served on several committees of AAVMC. Price is member of numerous veterinary medicine groups and active in Bryan-Col- lege Station civic affairs. He began teaching veterinary anatomy at A&M in 1949 after acquiring his DVM. The 48-year- old dean earned degrees in agri culture education, dairy husband ry, veterinary medicine and vet erinary physiology. Price has served in various sections of the National Insti tutes of Health and as a consul tant in foreign countries. Wildlife Students <xet Scholarships Two top-ranked wildlife science students at Texas A&M have been named winners of cash awards for scholarship. David Christopher, a Fort Worth senior, captured the Bor den Scholarship with a grade point ratio of 2.93, highest in the College of Agriculture. He re turned recently from a bat col lecting expedition to Guatemala for the National Science Foun dation and the National Institute of Health. Glen Wayne Ivie of Purdon will begin a National Science Foundation traineeship this fall in A&M’s Department of Ento mology. He receives a $2,400 an nual stipend for graduate stud ies. Ivie posted a 2.77 GPR and received his B.S. degree in wild life science in May. Dr. Richard J. Baldauf, acting Wildlife Science head, announced the awards. Orientation Meeting Set For EDL Friday An orientation meeting on the Southwest Educational Develop ment Laboratory will be held for the Central Texas region at the Ramada Inn Friday. About 30 public and private educational institution officials will meet with Region 7 coordi nator Dr. Robert S. Randall, on leave of absence from Texas A&M, and lab executive direc tor Dr. Edwin Hindsman of Aus tin. “Purpose of the lab and pro^ cedures for obtaining member ship will be explained,” Randall said. The 37-county meeting con venes at 6:30 p.m. Eighteen ex ecutive heads of public and pri vate schools are expected. The conference is hosted by A&M’s Liberal Arts Dean Frank Hubert, superintendents Alton Bowen and Taylor Reidel of Bryan and A&M Consolidated schools. The lab will research, analyze and find solutions for inter- cultural educational problems through combined efforts of in dustry, government agencies, civic organizations, schools and colleges. Planning underway is funded by a $216,000 Title IV grant. 2 A&M Professors Elected To Top Posts Two members of Texas A&M’s Department of Veterinary Micro biology received national recog nition at the annual meeting of the American Veterinary Medi cal Association in Louisville, Ky. Prof. C. F. Hall was elected vice president of the American Association of Avian Patholo gists. The organization repre sents the avian disease research workers of America. In the usual progression of of ficers, Hall is expected to be come association president. Dr. L. C. Grumbles, profesor and head of the College of Vet erinary Medicine department, was elected editor of the journal, Avian Diseases. He will assume editorship of the scientific jour nal next Jan. 1. Grumbles also was named a charter diplomate of the Ameri can College of Veterinary Micro biologists and elected vice presi dent of the organization’s Board of Governors. He also was ap pointed to the Examination Com mittee to formulate and admin ister a new specialty board and certification program for veteri nary microbiologists. Egyptian Students Postpone Celebration Twenty-two Egyptian students at Texas A&M will postpone celebration of the 14th anniver sary of the 1952 liberation revo lution. ^ Hamed A. El-Feky, a doctoral student in educational psycholo gy, spokesman for the Egyptian students on campus, said the Sat urday holiday will be observed here July 30. El-Feky said the revolution brought about numerous chang es. He pointed to expansion of electric power for increasing re sources, particularly the High Dam Project scheduled for com pletion in 1970. t , “The people of Egypt are striv ing to improve and expand in dustry,” El - Feky commented. “The levels of living and educa tion are being gradually im proved via exploitation of rich natural resources. Our increas ing population is seeking equal opportunity in politics, economics and other social fields.” Simmang Honored With Decoration A decoration rarely accorded a U. S. Army Reservist was pre sented retiring Brig. Gen. Clif ford M. Simmang as he passed along commander’s colors of the 420th Engineer Brigade this week. The Texas A&M Department of Mechanical Engineering head received the Legion of Merit, sec ond highest award for meritori ous service in the armed forces. It is superseded only by the Con gressional Medal of Honor. Simmang’s medal was present ed by Eighth Corps commander Maj. Gen. William R. Calhoun. Col. Joe G. Hanover accepted brigade colors, signifying the change in command. Simmang has been with the 420th since 1960. The 54-year- old flag officer also wears the Purple Heart, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and campaign ribbons. The department head obtained bachelor and master degrees in mechanical engineering at A&M, acquiring his doctorate at the University of Texas. Hanover has been assigned with the 420th since 1951, becom ing deputy commander in Decem ber, 1965. District 17 engineer of the Texas Highway Department, he has served as highway, rail road and bridge engineer, opera tions chief and executive officer. He commanded the 353rd Engi neer Group in Dallas, a subordi nate unit of the 420th. Hanover, 48, took the bache lor's degree in civil engineering at A&M in 1940. Seminar Set For Tonight A new Texas A&M professor will conduct a seminar Thursday in the Department of Meteorolo gy. 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