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Che Battalion Volume 61 A&M To Conduct Library Survey COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1966 Number 335 Bond Issue Sept. 17 CUT IT 37 WAYS Harry Boyer of Texas A&M cuts a retirement party cake while friends wait a taste. Boyer retired last week after 37 years at A&M and Tarleton State, serving as Aggie housing clerk and manager 31 year. Visiting with him at the impromtu party were Walter Parsons, Physical Plant Department director; Bennie Zinn, student affairs direc tor, and Allen Madeley, housing manager. Secretary Of State To Speak At Town, Country Conference A survey of library automation in Texas will be conducted by Texas A&M at a cost of $25,500 DEAN FRED BENSON LBJ Invites Dean To Rite President Lyndon B. Johnson Wednesday invited Dean of En gineering Fred J. Benson, to at tend the signing ceremony of the Highway and Traffic Safety Act of 1966, at the White House Fri day. Benson has been active in highway safety research for many years. He has also been the guiding force in the Texas Transportation Institute, one of the world’s leading transporta tion research organizations. Highway traffic safety has been a major emphasis in TTI’s re search program through the years. ■Benson has become interna tionally known as both an edu cator and a highway engineer. He serves on committees of the Highway Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. under a matching-fund grant from the Texas College and Uni versity System Coordinating Board. The project will be supervised by Robert Smith, Jr., A&M Data Processing Center director, and Rupert Woodward, associate li brary director of the A&M Li brary. Bruce Stewart, library data processing supervisor, will conduct the survey. “The recommendations present ed at the completion of the stu dy,” Smith said, “should assist in providing sorely needed guide lines for future development of library automation in Texas.” The first phase of A&M’s proj ect will run for approximately six months. Utilizing the professional ca pabilities of A&M personnel, with combined backgrounds in library development, systems analysis, and computing, the study plans to inventory data processing re sources of libraries in Texas. Recommendations will concern the future role of computers in the library. It is expected that this study will comprise the first phase of an over-all three-phase study. The second phase is intended to review in detail and present rec ommendations for automation of routine clerical functions in li braries. Phase Three is planned to review on a continuing basis more sophisticated information processing systems and present recommendations for implementa tion on a cooperative basis, Smith said. The A&M Library has been a pioneer in the Southwest in the use of data processing techniques Woodward pointed out. The libra ry created a full-time staff posi tion for data processing in Sep tember, 1964. The Honorable John Hill, Texas Secretary of State, will be ban quet speaker during the 21st an nual Town and Country Church Conference here Oct. 13-14. His topic, “Open the Hearts in Town and Country Areas to Op portunity,” will be heard at 7 p.m. the first day. The non-denominational meet ing is sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and the Texas Agricultural Ex periment Station and is conducted by the Department of Agricul tural Economics and Sociology. Hill, a graduate of Kilgore High School, received his law degree from the University of Texas in 1947. He was cited four succes sive years by the State Bar for outstanding work and continuing legal education. The attorney was presented a gold medal by The Law Science Academy of America in 1960 as the lawyer who had contributed most to the law science move ment. Hill became Secretary of State last March. Program Chairman Reagan Brown, A&M Extension sociolog ist, said that about 200 ministers and lay leaders from throughout Texas are expected to attend the conference. He said the conference theme is “Life Up Your Eyes and See The Man as Pastor, The Commun ity and Its People, The People and Their Needs.” College Station residents will vote Sept. 17 on a proposed $600,000 bond issue to help fi nance a $1,085,000 improvement program for the city’s water sys tem. If the issue is approved by the voters, charges for water, sewer and garbage fees will be in creased a total of $1.25 per month. Mayor D. A. Anderson, in a letter mailed to city residents this week, explained that the City Council felt an increase in the three services was a more practical method of raising the $600,000 to finance bonds than increasing the current tax rate. As proposed, water charges would be increased by 75 cents per month, garbage fees would be hiked by 50 cents per month and sewage service would cost 25 cents more per month. Income from higher rates would bring in $47,100 annually, Anderson said, which would be coupled with $16,000 a year from the city’s operating budget to raise the $63,100 yearly bond premium. The funds would be used to install 10 miles of water lines in the city to aid in water distribu tion and fire protection. Also included in the plan is the establishment of a 2 million gal lon ground storage reservoir an«l a 1 million gallon elevated stor age tank to insure an adequate water supply and pressure at all times. Cost of the improvements would be financed in part by a $484,250 federal grant, with the increase in water, sewer and garbage service bringing in the remainder. Anderson said the improve ments are needed because water pressure falls considerably dur ing the summer and a dangerous situation would result if a major fire occurred. He also added some parts of the city are not served adequately with fire hy drants, thus posing a serious fire protection problem. “Fire insurance rates are also a consideration,” Anderson not ed. “Our citizens are presently being penalized on these rates House members of the Legis lative Budget Board visit Texas A&M today and tomorrow in con tinuing an inspection trip of state institutions. Speaker Ben Barnes heads the group, which is scheduled to ar rive at 4:40 p.m. The legislators will be met at Easterwood Air port by university officials who have planned an immediate tour of selected campus projects. Agriculture Dean R. E. Pater son will conduct the tour of the mesquite control area with Dean Alvin A. Price taking over at the College of Veterinray Medicine. Academic Vice President Wayne Hall will direct the tour of the Plant Sciences Building, Cushing Library and Biological Sciences Building in concluding the three- hour schedule for this afternoon. The solons will view the A&M film, “Focus on the Future,” after dinner at Briarcrest Cpuntry Club. due to the lack of adequate ground and elevated storage.” Polling stations include: Ward 1 — A&M Consolidated School Music Room. (Ward 1 in cludes parts of the city south of Texas A&M and between old and new Highway 6.) Ward 2 — A&M Consolidated Elementary School. (Ward 2 in cludes parts of the city east of Highway 6 and south of Lincoln Avenue.) Ward 3—City Hall. (Ward 3 is the remainder of the city, in cluding Texas A&M.) Questions from the visitors will follow presentations tomorrow morning by A&M President Earl Rudder and the Executive Com mittee. A tour of the President’s home is set at 10:15 a.m. before the legislators leave for James Connally Technical Institute at Waco. The representatives opened their tour Tuesday in the Dallas area tour. They come to A&M from Huntsville. Barnes said the House members will attempt to visit all major in stitutions in the state before Jan. 1. The tour is designed for mem bers to better acquaint them selves with the operation and needs of the institutions, he ex plained. Expected here with Barnes are Reps. W. S. Heatly of Paducah, Maurice Pipkin of Brownsville, Ben Atwell of Dallas and Gus Mutscher of Brenham. State Budget Board Visits A&M Today Aggie Gridders Continue To Impress During Workouts By GERALD GARCIA It’s a firm belief at the Texas Aggie football camp this fall that the Aggies will have to avoid injury to key personnel to make a good showing during the up coming gridiron campaign. After six days of two-a-day workouts, which included a con trolled scrimmage Tuesday after noon, the Aggies have avoided the injury bug. Head football coach said re cently: “For the Aggies to make a good showing this fall we will have to do three things — avoid Community House Inc. of Col lege Station is listed among 10 national finalists for Lane Bry ant Annual Awards for volunteer service to the community. Two of the finalists will re ceive $1,000 awards in December. Preliminary screening of nomi nees was by New York Univer sity’s Graduate School of Social Work. Finalists represent ap proximately 15 per cent of all nominees. Established in September, 1954, Community House Inc. is flourishing as a kindergarten and day nursery for Negro chil dren in the community. It is an affiliate of the College Station United Chest. Community House Inc. ob tained a license in 1964 from the Child Welfare Division of the Texas State Department of Wel fare. Average enrollment for the nine-month school is 33 students. Enrollment sometimes climbs to 40. Mrs. Gladys Stewart is head : teacher at the 400 County Road : location. A dedicated teacher, she learned to play the piano in order to provide music for stu dent singing sessions. Since Mrs. i Stewart’s college training was not in elementary education, she has received guidance from com munity women in that area. a lot of injuries, have a better quarterback situation than we had last year and our defensive secondary will have to come through.” A&M has almost solved two of these problems — the quarter- backing and the defensive sec ondary. Of course no one can forecast if a team will go through a season without any injuries. The two problems were practi cally solved during Tuesday’s scrimmage. All three Aggie field generals — Harry Ledbetter, Ed Hargett and Charlie Riggs — performed beautifully during the Parents of students are asked to pay $1.50 each week, but if they are unable to pay this tui tion, necessary funds are provid ed by citizens, church groups or civic clubs. Milk for a morning snack for the children is donated by church women. A major 1966-67 project of Community House leaders is to set an example for others by cleaning up and beautifying the yard. The campaign is in coop eration with the City of College Station and the Lions Club. Community House, with help from the Agricultural Extension Service at Texas A&M, presents evening programs and demon strations for parents on nutri tion, child care, recreation in the home, and health routines. Girl Scout troops make toys, picture books and rhythm band instruments, and have given par ties on special occasions. Student wives’ groups from A&M have provided Christmas trees, re freshments and presents. Stu dents make tree decorations. The governing board includes chairman, W. A. Tarrow; presi dent, Mrs. A. A. Blumberg; treasurer, Mrs. T. W. Leland, and members Mrs. Fannie Taylor, Tommy Preston, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bossier, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shafer, Dr. Luther Jones, IV2 hours scrimmage and the defensive secondary showed promise of developing. The three quarterbacks direct ed six touchdown drives and passed for a combined total of 116 yards on 10 completions out of 14 attempts. This, along with the fine running of all the first and second team backs, gave the Maroons a 41-0 victory over the Whites. “Our backs, as a whole, ran well and with authority,” Stal lings said after the scrimmage. “They ran better than I have seen them run in a long time.” Mr. and Mrs. Von Injun, Henry Williams, and Mrs. Matilda Jones. Improvements are made an nually to the building itself. Par titions were removed to make rooms more usable. A second bathroom was added and a front porch is under construction. Boy Scouts who meet in the facility during summer months keep the yard. Daily Bible classes are held in the summer. High school stu dents, both Negro and white, work as volunteers. The house also is available to all churches in the community for Vacation Bible School. The Community House’s sum mer reading program is unique. It began in 1955 in an unusual manner. Two Negro children of fered a gallon of dewberries for sale to a high school Spanish teacher. She agreed to buy the berries if the students would read a book. They agreed and returned to use her library. Soon, her living room could not handle all the interested children. Even tually, the reading program was moved to the Community House and became a regular part of its program. Volunteers, both Negro and white, contribute their efforts to building and program improve ments. Sophomore Wendell Housley started the Maroon rolling in the scrimmage by going 50 yards on an off tackle slant on the opening play. He scooted about 10 yards beyond the line of scrim mage and ran into a line of tack- lers, but excellent faking broke the Richardson halfback into the open before he was caught from behind by Tom Sooy. Housley finished the day with 99 yards on 10 carries. He was followed by Bill Sallee with 30 yards on four tries, Bob Long with 28 yards on six carries and Ronnie Lindsey with 26 yards on six tries. The Maroon amazed 245 on 39 plays, wihch includes the yards passing, while the Whites could only muster 29 on 28 plays against the stout first team de fensive. Ledbetter directed four of the six touchdown drives as sopho mores Hargett and Riggs pushed the Maroon into pay dirt once each. In a recent interview, Stallings described his quarterback situa tion like this: “Riggs is a good scrambler; Ledbetter has a year experience; and Hargett throws the ball well. But on the other hand, Riggs is too small; Ledbet ter is too slow and Hargett has had two operations on his knee.” After Tuesday’s scrimmage, Stallings seemed pleased with what he saw. The defensive secondary also performed well Tuesday. . With the addition of track speedster Gilbert Smith and the transfer of offensive halfback George Walker to safety, the newlook- ing A&M secondary is shaping up. Both Smith and Walker looked good deflecting passes and stop ping end runs, but holdover Dan Westerfield was the big news for the Aggies. The Crawford product plifered a pass and re covered a fumble to lead the de fensive charges against the Whites. Others who rated good after First Bank & Trust now pays 5% per annum on savings cer tificates. —Adv. the workout were tackle Maurice (Mo) Moorman, who was the on ly player to play both ways for the Maroon, Jim Singleton, who normally plays center but was stationed at guard and end Ed Breding who caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Ledbetter. “We still have a long way to go,” Stallings said after the scrimmage. “Our defense looked good at times but they are still Offer 48 Five Texas A&M departments will offer 48 teacher education courses during the fall semester. The agricultural education, education and psychology, health and physical education, sociology and industrial education depart ment courses are arranged for evening and Saturday classes for teachers. Department of Educa tion and Psychology head Dr. Paul Hensarling noted teachers commute from as far as Houston and Crockett to take advanced work toward masters degrees. Regular registration will be during daytime hours Sept. 15 - 16. Extended registration ar rangements Sept. 17, have been made for teachers unable to reg ister those days. Courses available: Education and Psychology Monday—Educ. 603, Organiza tion and administration of ele mentary school, 5-8 p.m.; Educ. 606, Secondary school administra tion and supervision, 5-8 p.m.; Educ. 607, Programs and proce dures in supervision, 3:30-5 p.m. (and Wed.); Educ. 623, Standard ized tests and measurements, 5- 8 p.m.; Educ. 638, Trends in cur riculum and instruction (for regu lar graduate students), 5-8 p.m.; Educ. 642, Diagnosis and correc tion of reading disabilities, 5-6 p.m.; Educ. 685, Seminar in teacher education (doctoral stu dents only), 5-8 p.m.; Psych. 634, Principles of human development, 5-8 p.m. not hitting hard enough.” Stallings was well pleased by the condition of the players when they reported for workouts Sept. 1. All the players in uniform now were required to run a mile before they were issued equip ment and the team average was five minutes and 40 seconds. “This shows that the squad re ported in good shape,” Stallings said. Courses Tuesday—Educ. 604, Psycholo gical foundations of correctional reading instruction, 5-8 p.m.; Educ. 631, Techniques of counsel ing, 5-8 p.m.; Educ. 633, Methods of group guidance, 3-4:30 p.m. (and Thurs.); Educ. 635, Organi zation and administration of pu pil personnel services, 5-8 p.m.; Educ. 639, Processes in educa tional leadership, 5-8 p.m.; Educ. 681, Seminar, 4 p.m.; Psych. 207, General psychology, 5:15-6:45 p. m. (and Thurs.). Wednesday—Educ. 616, Admin istration of staff personnel, 5-8 p.m.; Educ. 629, Practicum in counseling and guidance, 5-7 p.m. (lab to be arranged); Educ. 653, Nature and problems of adminis trative behavior, 5-8 p.m.; Psych. 636, Techniques of research, 5-8 p.m. Thursday—Educ. 601, College teaching, 5-9 p.m.; Educ. 620, Teaching secondary school alge bra, 5-8 p.m.; Educ. 624, In dividual testing, 5-7 p.m. (lab to be arranged); Educ. 632, Educa tional and occupational informa tion, 3-6 p.m.; Educ. 638, Trends in curriculum and instruction (for science educ. majors), 5-8 p.m.; Educ. 351, Reading and language arts in elementary school, 6-9 p.m. Saturday—Educ. 605, Adminis- tartion and utilization of educa tional media, 9-11 a.m.; Educ. 640, School-community relation ships, 9-12 a.m. Agricultural Education Monday—607, Future farmer The head mentor believes the biggest asset on this year’s squad is their winning attitude. “The players believe that they can win and that is the most important thing,” he said. After six days of workouts, the Aggie coaches are finding solu tions to their main problems. If the injury bug stays away, the Aggies “could surprise a lot of folks,” Stallings says. In Fall and young farmer activities, 5-8 p.m.; 640, Methods of technolo gical change, 2-5 p.m. Tuesday — 605, Supervised farming, 5-8 p.m.; 613, Adminis tration and supervision of agri cultural education, 5-8 p.m.; 630, Guidance and counseling for rural youth, 2-5 p.m. Wednesday—610, Methods in adult and young farmer educa tion, 5-8 p.m.; 616, Program building in agricultural education, 5-8 p.m. Thursday — 601, Advanced methods in agricultural educa tion, 5-8 p.m.; 615, Philosophy of agricultural education, 5-8 p.m.; 619, Agricultural education work shop, hours to be arranged; 685, Problems, hours to be arranged; 691, Research, hours to be ar ranged. Health and Physical Education P.E. 622, Supervision of health and physical education, 5-8 p.m., Wed.; P.E. 627, Kinesiology, 5-8 p.m., Thurs.; P.E. 685, Problems, hours to be arranged; H. E. 685, Problems, hours to be arranged. Sociology Soc. 619, Educational sociolo gy, 6-9 p.m., Mon.; Soc. 609, So cial change, 6-9 p.m., Tues.; Soc. 621, Social psychology, 6-9 p.m., Thurs. Industrial Education Wednesday—603, Administra tion and supervision of vocation al industrial education, 5-7 p.m.; 627, Teacher training for local supervision of trades and indus trial classes, 7-9 p.m. Community House Listed Among 10 National Finalists 5 Education Departments