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j Ji'kj 11 : ; i!,* <i Che Battalion Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1966 Number 34^ r On iter ? 0R Juco Press Meet Slated Oct. 17-18 More than 100 delegates from 20 colleges are expected for the Texas Junior College Press As sociation Conference here Oct. 17-18. Dr. David R. Bowers, associate G. ROLLIE WHITE A&M Receives $50,000 Bequest From G. R. White A $50,000 bequest by the late G. Rollie White of Brady has been made to the Texas A&M Student Loan Fund, announced President Earl Rudder. Chairman for 10 of the 30 years he served on the A&M Board of Directors, White was a distinguished 1895 graduate in civil engineering. A&M’s coliseum was named for the civic and edu cational leader. “We know of Mr. White’s love for Texas A&M and his great service to us,” Rudder, a Brady native, said. “This endowment is typical of his concern for our youth.” Rudder was five years old when he first met White. White died at Brady in Febru ary, 1965, at the age of 89. He had been a McCulloch County civic leader, rancher and presi dent of . the Commercial National Bank in Brady more than 50 years until his retirement. He lived in the county more than 88 years. A&M also will participate in income from other trusts estab lished under White’s will, which designated the student load fund bequest. “The G. Rollie White Memorial Student Load Fund becomes a very vital part of our student loan program,” Student Aid Di rector Robert M. Logan said. “It will be used in paying students’ university expenses, with first priority to students in financial need.” professor of journalism and con ference director, announced the speakers. Robert Johnson, Jr., Associate Press Bureau chief at Dallas, will make the keynote address. Lloyd R. Spangler, public rela tions director at San Marcos Baptist Academy, will discuss “Effective Communications” at a Monday banquet. A panel, “Senior College Poli cy on Accepting Junior College Journalism Credits,” will be chaired by Dr. Delbert McGuire, A&M Department of Journalism head. Panelists include Dr. Nor ris Davis, University of Texas journalism head, and Wallace E. Carets, Texas Tech journalism head. Reporter Marge Crumbaker, who covered the Candy Mossier murder trial in Miami for the Houston Post, will speak about human interest writing. “How to Write Columns” is the topic of UT’s Dr. Olin E. Hinkle. Lewis C. Fay of Texas Christian University, formerly Sunday edi tor of the San Antonio Light, will discuss functional makeup. Dr. Otha C. Spencer of East Texas State University will cri tique yearbooks. Newspaper cri tiques will be made by Martin Gibson of North Texas State University. D’Eon Priest and staffers from Taylor Publishing Company will give an illustrated presentation on yearbooks. A combined session for news paper and yearbook personnel features staffers from the Hous ton Chronicle’s photography de partment. A&M Basketball Coach Shelby Metcalf will advise aspiring sports writers. His subject: “What a Coach Expects of a Sportswriter.” GUIDE LINES A new sign was planted in front of the Academic Build ing yesterday relating the various departments housed among the building’s confines. Life Sciences Head Appointed By Board AGS NEEDED MORE LIKE THIS Tulane fullback Mike Findley (30) is cracked by Aggie Billy Hobbs (55) and Maurice Moorman at the two-yard line during the third quarter of Saturday’s game. Robert Cortez recovered Findley’s fumble to blunt a scoring drive, but two plays later the Green Wave recovered a fumbled snapback on a punt for six points. The Aggies dropped their second contest in as many starts, 21-13. Mohole Scrapping Disappoints Briton Rudder To Attend Tech Inauguration Texas A&M President Earl Rudder is one of five Texas edu cation leaders with key roles in the inauguration of Texas Tech’s eighth president. Rudder will introduce Rice Uni versity Chancellor Dr. Carey Croneis, principal speaker as Dr. Grover E. Murray is inaugurated Nov. 1 in Lubbock. Croneis’ topic is “Academic Success and Educational Fail ure.” He has been Rice’s chan cellor five years after one year as acting president. Other presidents to participate in the Tech inauguration are Dr. Harry H. Ransom, University of Texas chancellor; Dr. Jack Woolf, Arlington State College presi dent and Dr. Phillip G. Hoffman, University of Houston president. Disappointment in the recent U. S. decision to cancel the Mo hole Project exploration of the earth’s crust was expressed here Friday by Dr. A. A. Smales, chief of the Analytical Science Division of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. “We know more about the ma terial which has come from the Asterodial Belt in outer space in the form of meteorites than we do about the earth on which we live,” the noted scientist observed, ex plaining that we have only scratched the surface here. The role of the analytical chem ist, Smales noted, is to study sub stances and determine what is there, how much is there, where it is and in what form it exists. SMALES, WHO received both his bachelor and doctor of sci ence degrees from the University of London, is president of the So ciety for Analytical Chemistry. He is a member of the Commis sion on Analytical Radiochemistry and Nuclear Materials of the In ternational Union of Pure and Ap plied Chemistry. He became a member of the Order of the Bri tish Empire in 1960 for his re search work of 20 years. One of his chief projects cur rently is the study of trace ele ments.. “We are keenly interested in pushing down the limits of deter mination of these trace elements,” he said. “Ten years ago we were working with parts per million. We are now studying parts per billion and within the next 10 years we expect to be down to parts per trillion.” Smales said “activation analy sis,” a key research program now being conducted at Texas A&M, is one of the best methods of ap proaching this goal. TURNING TO the subject of nuclear power and research, the British scientist said there is an excellent flow of information be tween his country’s Atomic En ergy Authority and the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. “There’s not a country that we get on with better than the U. S.,” he added. After a brief stop in Houston for a visit to the Astrodome, Smales will go to the AEG fa cilities at Oak Ridge, Tenn., for a conference. He continues to Washington for another meeting before returning to England Oct. 10. SMALES IS no stranger to AEG officials. He was instru mental in starting Britain’s atom ic energy program in 1943 and a year later was one of that coun try’s seven scientists selected to come to the U. S. for top-level work at Oak Ridge. He said peaceful use of nu clear power is the most important area of work in Great Britain’s program, pointing out that his country produces more units of electricity from nuclear sources than any other country in the world including the U. S. This nuclear generated electricity, he added, is now being produced com petitively with conventionally gen erated power. Dr. Johannes van Overbeek, chief plant physiologist of the Shell Development Corporation and known for plant hormones development, was approved as Life Sciences Institute director and biology professor by the Texas A&M Board of Directors today. Van Overbeek’s appointment, part-time until September, 1967, was one of nine approved by the board. Dr. Charles F. Squire, College of Science associate dean, was named head of the Depart ment of Physics. Dutch-born van Overbeek has been with Shell at Modesto, Calif., since 1947, continuing studies of plant growth regulators and lead ing time research in plant nutri tion, herbicides and exploratory biology. HE STUDIED biology, chem istry and physics at the Univer sities of Leyden and Utrecht, acquiring advanced degrees cum laude in 1932 and 1933. After his plant hormones work attracted worldwide attention, the scientist was invite to Cal Tech to dissemi nate the new knowledge in the U. S. Van Overbeek headed plant physiology research in Puerto Rico’s Tropical Agriculture Insti tute four years, then joined Shell. The Institute director had teach ing experience at Cal Tech, Puerto Rico and as guest lecturer at Western U. S. universities, Puerto Rico and Peru. He lived on a farm and operated a com mercial vineyard. Squire has been physics pro fessor and associate dean of sciences since 1962. He replaces Dr. J. G. Potter, who will become assistant to the vice president for academic affairs, Dr. Wayne C. Hall. Potter, at A&M 21 years, will continue as physics professor. The new department head taught at the Universities of Pennsylvania, Rice and Paris, MIT, and was a guided missile project supervisor in the Office of Scientific Research and Develop ment. Before coming to A&M, Squire directed research for United Aircraft. HIS BASIC research in low temperature physics paralleled fuel cell problems that almost caused early termination of a Gemini space flight. Also approved for appointment were Dr. Arthur E. Martell, pro fessor and Department of Chem istry head; Dr. Terry W. Spencer, professor and Department of Geo physics head; Col. William P. Fife, biology professor and as sistant director, Life Sciences Institute. Also Dr. Morris Ostrofsky, professor and Department of Mathematics head; Dr. Lee J. Martin, Department of English head; Dr. Jack W. Coleman, pro fessor and Department of Ac counting head in the School of Business Administration, and Prof. R. B. Bossier, professor emeritus in petroleum engineer ing. Directors Accept Gifts Totalling Half Million RVs To In Bowl March Parade The Ross Volunteers will parti cipate in the nationally televised Cotton Bowl parade Dec. 31, RV commander Tommy Stone an nounced today. “The Aggie eleven may not be on the field but there will be uniformed Aggies in the Cotton Bowl,” Stone quipped. The honor Aggie military unit will receive reserved seat tickets to the Cotton Bowl that after noon. In addition to appearing in the Parade for the first time, the RVS will again serve as the lead unit for the King Rex Mardi Gras Parade. The unit is also honor guard for the Governor of Texas and will participate in the Governor’s Inauguaration in Aus tin in 1967. Rounding out a busy year, the unit will make its first appear ance in the Buccaneer Day’s Pa rade in Corpus Christi this Spring. “We have a good schedule this year and are expecting a record number of juniors to apply for membership,” Stone added. To be eligible for membership cadets must have a 1.3 overall grade point ratio, a 1.5 military science grade and possess the highest traits of leadership. The number of members in ducted this year will depend upon the quantity and quality of ap plicants. “We would like to exceed last year’s membership of 100 but we will not sacrifice quality to gain members,” Stone pointed out. Deadline for filing member ship applications is 5 p.m. to morrow. Additional information may be obtained from battalion and wing supply sergeants. Nearly $500,000 in grants-in aid, scholarships and gifts were accepted by the Texas A&M Board of Directors at its first meeting of the current fiscal year today. These funds and gifts were re ceived by the A&M System since the Board met last June. Texas A&M received 119 dona tions totalling $119,360 in schol arships, fellowships and awards, including gifts of $5,000 or more from the George W. Brackenridge Foundation, Dow Chemical Com pany and Houston Endowment, Inc. Research and grants-in-aid funds received amounted to $80,- 473, including $11,500 in unre- Class of ’41 Sets Reunion Here Friday Twenty-fifth anniversary re union of the Texas A&M Class of 1941 is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the Ramada Inn. Mrs. Willie May Sheppard, class secretary of The Assoc iation of Former Students, said approximately 350 former stu dents are expected for the gath ering. Planning for the reunion was done by the class agent, Preston Bolton, a Houston architect, and his local committee. The reunion is scheduled every five years after an initial 10 year period. Highlight of the reunion will be an 11:30 a.m. luncheon Sat urday at which Cong. Graham Purcell of Wichita Falls will serve as master of ceremonies. Other highlights will include the Texas A&M-Texas Tech foot ball game Saturday, dinners Fri day and Saturday and dances at 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday after the football game. stricted funds from the Rocke feller Foundation and $27,590 from The Robert A. Welch Foundation in support of chemi cal research projects. Capital gifts amounted to $30,- 597 including 200 shares of Union Oil Company of California preferred stock worth $15,500 from C. J. Davidson, and a $10,- 000 bequest to the College of Veterinary Medicine from Mrs. R. P. Marstellar. Special gifts, worth more than $61,000, also were announced. Forty-two grants-in-aid to the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station amounted to $99,901 and included $25,000 from the King Ranch in support of research in basic animal science. James Connally Technical In stitute received $23,751 in gifts and equipment. Prairie View A&M College accepted a total of $24,477 in gifts, research funds and grants, including $18,000 from Houston Endowment, Inc., to support a physician and two public health nurses at Prairie View’s Public Health Clinic. Tarleton State College received $18,022 in gifts and grants. Journalism Gets Digest Grant A renewal grant of $1,000 has been given the Department of Journalism at A&M by the Read er’s Digest Foundation. The grant is to be used for student travel research. The foundation made an initial grant to the department last year, arid it was used to support stu dent travel to seminars, meet ings, and publication sites. A magazine seminar traveled to five publications by automobile for day-long sessions with publishers and their representatives. Delbert McGuire, head of the department, said this year’s grant would be used in part to acquaint majors with the work of the legis lature with emphasis on the new free press-fair trial legislation. Mice Cause Alarm Educational Equipment On Display Tomorrow Electronic educational equip ment from a microfiche reader with 72 pages microfilmed on an IBM-size card to magnafax, a device for transmitting printed or visual material via telephone, will be demonstrated here today and tomorrow. Twenty firms will exhibit and demonstrate half a million dol lars worth of equipment at the Ramada Inn for the Creative Ap plication of Technology to Edu cation Center. Superintendents, principals, teachers and school board mem bers from the 39-county CATE Center area will attend. Texas A&M’s Civil Defense Division had a menace to guard against last week. Mice. Secretary Juanita Guzman called the repairman when her electric typewriter pammed. Miss Guzman screamed when a diagnosiss of the trouble was made. A mouse had given birth to five babies in a clever ly concealed nest in the rear casing of the typewriter. The nest jammed the machine’s works. Miss Guzman is now consid ering a daily call to the re pairman to guard against fur ther infiltration. And she’s become suspicious of typewriters that are quiet as a mouse. SQUEAKY TYPEWRITER . . . Dr. Willis Bodine inspects baby mice. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM