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Volume 61
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1966
Number 349
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A JOYOUS RETURN
Like that Ag-gie football team fish Jones? It would take a many waving arms, as hundreds of students greeted the
stouthearted person indeed to disembark upon seeing so football team at Easterwood, early Sunday morning.
Aggies To View
More TV Hours
In Basic Subjects
The Educational Television De
partment expects to double the
amount of viewing this year with
more than 100,000 hours in Stu
dent Hour Service planned.
Some 42,218 student hours of
service were provided by the
ETV program last year. This is
the way the ETV staff analyzes
their work. It refers to the num
ber of students who watch ETV
for one hour. The 42,218 student
hours averaged about four hours
of viewing time for every student
at A&M.
The primary function of edu
cational television is to produce
programs to be used in the class
room. The programs supplement
the work of the instructor. Pro
grams are aired via a four-circuit
four-channel network. Equipment
used by the department is of the
best quality.
ETV is used by the Biology De
partment, the Psychology Depart
ment, and in four individual
courses. A forty lesson series is
used in Mathematics 121. Indus
trial Education 108 programs
make full use of extensive elec
tronic editing, which allows seg
ments recorded or filmed at dif
ferent times to be put together so
one leads smoothly into the other.
A tour of Cushing Memorial
Library is a highlight of the
English 104 series.
Besides providing programs to
be used in the class room, the
ETV department also produces
the Gene Stallings Show. The
educational TV mobile unit was
used last year to film the Inter
collegiate Talent Show held at G.
Rollie White Coliseum. Plans for
the future call for filming the
upcoming debate between the Ox
ford University Debate Team and
Texas A&M University, which
will be held here.
The man chiefly responsible for
this comprehensive program is
Mel Chastain, program director.
Chastain received his B.A. degree
in Communicative Arts from the
University of Denver in 1961 and
got his M.A. degree one year
later.
After graduation he went to
San Francisco to become produc
tion manager for “Science in
Action,” which is produced by the
NBC affiliate there, KRON.
Started in 1950, “Science in
Action” is the second oldest pro
gram still on television. It is
syndicated in approximately 60
cities in the United States,
Europe, and the Orient.
One year later Chastain moved
to the University of California at
Berkeley, where he was producer-
director for educational TV for
two years. During this time he
produced about 800 programs. In
1964 he was hired by ABC as a
remote locations director for the
Republican Convention.
In June of 1965 Chastain came
to Texas A&M. A member of the
journalism faculty, he has taught
a course in radio television news
writing.
Other personnel in the depart
ment are Dr. Lee J. Martin, direc
tor of educational television, Nor
man Godwin, producer-director,
two engineers, two technicians, a
secretary.
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HIGH FLYING PARACHUTIST
The “fall” season bring-s out many Aggie parachutists,
like the one pictured above, who utilize their weekends in
this down-to-earth sport. The A&M Parachute Club boasts
a bigger membership than ever.
A&M’s Rhodes
Scholarships
Tough To Earn
Dr. Richard H. Ballinger, A&M
representative of the Oxford
University Rhodes Scholarships
program, says Oct. 19 is the dead
line for applying for a scholar
ship.
A grade point ratio of 2.5 or
better is considered desirable for
application. The recipient of a
scholarship pursues a degree at
Oxford University, usually for a
period of two years.
A stipend of 1,000 pounds or
approximately $2,800 is awarded
to Rhodes Scholars.
To be eligible, a candidate must
be a male citizen of the United
States, unmarried, between 18
and 24, and have at least a jun
ior standing at a recognized col
lege or university.
The essence of the require
ments is sound character and in
tegrity of character founded
upon sound intellect. Rhodes’
wish was that his scholars would
come “to esteem the performance
of public duties as his highest
aim.” Furthermore, he specifies
that “no student shall be qualified
or disqualified for election to a
scholarship on acount of his race
or religious opinions.
Like Father, Like Son
Professors Bonnen Excell
By LOWELL JONES
Batt Special Writer
“. . . To achieve for the rural
population the quality of living
and levels of opportunity avail
able to other segments of the
population.”
This is the weighty respon
sibility that has been charged to
Dr. James T. Bonnen by President
Lyndon B. Johnson.
Dr. Bonnen, professor of agri
cultural economics at Michigan
State University, is the son of
C. A. Bonnen, professor emeritus
of Texas A&M University. A
graduate of Texas A&M, class of
1948, he also holds degrees from
Duke University and Harvard
University.
Already a recognized authority
on agricultural, Professor Bon
nen will be a member of the
twenty-six man National Com
mission on Rural Poverty.
The Commission, designed to
improve the way of life of citi
zens living in rural areas, will
submit a report, with suggestions
for action for improvements, to
President Johnson. This report
will be completed within one year.
The duties of the commission,
of which Texas A&M’s President
Earl Rudder is also a member,
will require that the members be
absent from their regular duties
for two or three days a month.
Considering his past, Dr. Bon-
nen’s qualifications for the ap
pointment are excellent.
After his graduation from
A&M in 1948, he did graduate
work at Duke University. In
1954 he joined the staff at Michi
gan State University, and in 1957
he earned his doctorate from Har
vard University.
For his graduate thesis for his
Ph.D. he received an award from
the American Farm Economics
Association for the thesis of that
year on agricultural economics.
In August of 1966, he received an
other award from AFEA for the
best article published in the Jour
nal of Farm Economics in 1965.
The article was titled, “Present
and Prospective Policy Problems
in U. S. Agriculture.”
In addition, he has already
served as a member of the Presi
dential Task Force on Agricul
ture in 1964 and as senior staff
economist with the President’s
Council of Economic Advisors,
1963 through 1965.
Although he is married and
the father of five children, he is
obviously far from settled down
to a mundane existance. With
his past in mind, he is an Aggie
with no place to go but up and
on to bigger and better things.
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EVERYTHING IS O.K.
Smiling linebacker Ivan Jones gave the crowd the O.K. sign
after returning from Baton Rouge and a 7-7 game with
favored LSU.
Advisor Says Goal
Needed By Students
Northgate Assn.
To Host Dinner
The Northgate Merchants As
sociation will host civilian and
corps representatives to a good
will dinner Wednesday at tho
Briarcrest Country Club.
The purpose of the gathering
is to promote good-will between
the Northgate merchants and the
student body, and between the
civilian and military students of
A&M, according to Herb Shaffer
and Don Ballard, both members
of the association.
Both Shaffer and Ballard said
the intentions of the merchants
association is to show the stu
dents of A&M that the local mer-
chnts sincerely appreciate all of
the students on the campus.
The members of the association
expect about 160 students to
attend.
Among those attending will be
James T. Oliver, president of the
Civilian Student Council; Eddie
Joe Davis, Corps Commander;
Barney Fudge, president of the
student body and Lewis “Griff”
Venator, vice-president of the
Civilian Student Council. Others
invited include Corps Staff, the
Civilian Student Council, Bat
talion and Wing Staffs, the
civilian counselors and each com
pany commander and their first
sergeants.
After the dinner the students
will be entertained by local talent
furnished by Stage Center Inc.,
a non-profit organization, Frank
Coulter, president and director.
The entertainment will be an
audition showing of the “Fantas-
tiks,” featuring Misses Shirly
Ellis and Donna Files playing the
role of Luisa.
Stage Center Inc. is presenting
this preview to the A&M students
as a forerunner to their showing
on November 3 thru 5 at A&M
Consolidated High School Audi
torium.
Assisting will be William An
drew Jr., assistant director of the
240 member Stage Center Inc.
The emcee of the program will
be Mike Mistovitch of KORA.
Herb Shaffer said, “The 40
member Northgate Merchants
Association has joined together in
this effort to show the students
of A&M that they hold each stu
dent more important than mone
tary values.”
Teaching Field Big
With June Grads
American students are aspiring
to higher and higher education,
according to data issued today by
the U. S. Office of Education.
During the academic year end
ing June 1965, as in previous
years, the field of education was
the most popular among those
earning bachelor’s and master’s
degrees. Among those receiving
doctorates, education was second
to physical sciences by a small
margin.
The annual survey also showed
that:
—In all, 667,592 degrees were
earned by 410,573 men and 257,-
019 women. The total is 8 per
cent more than in the 1963-64
academic year.
—Bachelor’s degrees, totaling
493,000, were up 7 percent from
the previous year. Master’s de
grees totaled 112,200, up 11 per
cent, and doctorates reached 16,
500, a 14 percent increase.
—F i r s t professional degrees,
granted chiefly in medicine, law,
and religion and requiring more
than four years of study, went
up 10 percent to 46,000.
—The 118,500 bachelor’s de
grees in education accounted for
nearly one-fourth of all bachelor’s
degrees. The 43,700 master’s de
grees in education represented
about two-fifths of the degrees in
this category.
—The physical sciences led in
doctorates, with 2,800. Education
was second with 2,700 and engi
neering third with 2,100.
—The number of women win
ning bachelor’s degrees was 213,-
207, up 8 percent. Women won
Rudder Reception
For New Faculty
Texas A&M President and
Mrs. Earl Rudder will honor new
faculty and staff members at the
University Tuesday night in a
reception from 7-9 p.m. in the
Memorial Student Center Ball
room.
Held annually, the Rudders ex
tend a general invitation to all
faculty and staff members and
their wives and husbands.
Also welcome are retired facul
ty and staff members, their
wives and husbands and widows
of faculty and staff members.
The receiving line will include
the Rudders and new deans and
department heads who have as
sumed their position since Sep
tember, 1965.
The fall reception offers the
opportunity for faculty and staff
to meet colleagues and members
of the university administration.
35,984 master’s degrees and 1,775
doctorates, gains of 12 and 16
percent respectively.
The survey was based on data
from 1,496 colleges and universi
ties that granted bachelor’s or
higher degrees during the 1964-
65 year.
Cuban Refugees
Get Student Loans
Texas A&M has made available
more than $2,000 in Federal loans
to five of 12 Cuban students
here, under a government pro
gram for Cuban refugees.
Federal loan funds will help
more than 3400 Cuban refugees
go to college in the United States
during the fall semester, the U. S.
Office of Education said today.
Long-term, low-interest loans
are available to Cuban nationals
who have been cut off from fin
ancial resources in Cuba and are
unable to pay their own way
through college.
Undergraduates may borrow up
to $500 a semester or $1,000 per
school year; graduate or profes
sional students may borrow as
much as $2,500 a year. The money
may pay for tuition, room and
board, books and related college
expenses.
By ROBERT BORDERS
Batt Special Writer
“Failure to find a goal in life
is the biggest problem a student
faces today,” said Foreign Stu
dent Advisor Robert Melcher last
night in the first of the YMCA
Last Lecture series.
Melcher said over the years a
person gathers ideas as to what
to tell his son as he prepares to
go out into the world. He empha
sized young people need this
philosophy.
“It is easy to be lost. There is
panic and disorder everywhere,
and it’s hard to Understand why
our government is spending bil
lions for defense, poverty, and
space, while it seems to neglect
other things. We have so much
freedom, but at the same time we
have so little freedom,” Melcher
said.
Or, the Aggie may think, “Old
Army is going to pot.”
Melcher said students’ most
asked question is—What am I
doing here?
He said there are many reasons
given, among them: My parents
wanted me to come; because my
friends are here; it’s easier than
working; it’s better than being
drafted.
“But these are only reasons,
and the student needs goals,”
Melcher said. “College is an ex
citing and terrifying experience.
Failure to find a goal is like an
airplane without a pilot.”
“To many students, the purpose
of being here is lost in the mad
scramble for grades and a de
gree. The system encourages us
to cut corners,” he said.
“The concern of the student
shouldn’t be what to study or
how to study, but rather why to
study,” Melcher said. “And the
only reason is to understand God’s
universe.”
Melcher emphasized there are
certain definite goals we should
seek.
The first of these is to become
intellectually competent. By this
he meant to develop a curiosity,
drive, and a scientific approach
to thinking.
The second is to attain a level
of cultural achievement, along
with social achievement.
The third is to achieve a compe
tence in certain practical things
such as holding a job. He said
time was the student’s most
precious commodity—it will never
be any earlier than right now.
The fourth goal is integrity,
not just skin-deep honesty, and
the last one is emotional balance.
Melcher said this is one of the
most important goals because it
determines our ability to make
and keep friends, and make
adjustments to other people, and
to be ourselves.
In concluding, Melcher posed
this question for students to ask
themselves—How can I find my
place?
He said the answer is “Wher
ever your particular talent to
meet human need is, that is the
place for you. Your responsibility
is to attain high ideals and goals
—that is your destiny.”
Fire Prevention Week
Contest Winners Named
Twenty-five College Hills and
A&M Consolidated Elementary
School children were named win
ners in a poster contest held dur
ing Fire Prevention Week this
week at Texas A&M and College
Station.
Local school classes are invited
to visit the University Fire De
partment and see a field demon
stration Tuesday night to high
light the observance, announced
O. O. Haugen, operations super
intendent of the Physical Plant
Department.
“Classes accompanied by teach
ers are welcome at the fire de
partment at any time during Fire
Prevention Week,” Oct. 9-15,” he
said.
In a special fire-control demon
stration, a small house will be
burned on the drill field south of
Duncan Dining Hall, Tuesday at
7:30 p.m. Portable extinguishers
and breathing apparatus will also
be demonstrated, Haugen added.
Posters were designed by chil
dren, second through sixth grades,
at College Hills and Consolidated
schools in competition for $6
prizes.
Winners at College Hills were:
second grade, Sandra Sutherland;
third, Ross Hines; fourth, Lorena
Thomas; fifth, Susan Powers,
and sixth, Barbara German.
Consolidated winners were:
second grade, Martha Lambert;
third, T. J. Wainerdi; fourth,
Sharon Cullen, and fifth, Kerry
Hyde Kuttler.
Winning posters will be dis
played at the fire station and
drill field.
East Texan Dies
In Viet Nam
CP) — The Defense Department
said Monday night that Army
Pfc. Halley D. Whitlock, son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Whitlock,
Box 864, Big Sandy, Tex., had
been killed in the war in Viet
Nam.
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