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Che Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1966 Number 369 Flower Exhibit | Held In MSC I America The Beautiful was the theme of the 29th Annual Flow- Show of The Texas A&M ^Garden Club presented in the Memorial Student Center Monday. Exhibits in the show were in hree divisions: horticulture, art istic arrangements and educa- ;ional. ofs, Faculty rade Chow Line For Trimmer Lines Many Texas A&M faculty and staff members trade chow for competition during weekday noon hours. Profs play badminton, handball and tennis and engage in swim- ning, fencing, wrestling, weight- ifting and other recreational activities in a program initiated by the Health and Physical Edu cation Department. “We receive many inquiries Erom faculty members who want to participate,” revealed Carl E. Tishler, department head. Most activities are conducted in the rear of G. Rollie White Coli seum, Tishler noted, but numerous staff members take advantage of 14 handball courts in DeWare Field House and 22 hard-surface tennis courts south of Kyle Field. “We have men working out with weights, rowing machines and other selected equipment,” Tishler added. “Some skip rope and use punching bags.” An indoor swimming pool is available for faculty use in Downs Natatorium weekdays from 4 to 6 _ p.m. The outdoor Cain Pool is open during warm months. - Use of handball and tennis courts is on a first-come, first- serve basis. Handball courts are open 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. week days, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Satur days and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Tennis courts are lighted from ;dusk to 10 p.m. The artistic arrangements were divided into seven classes. Each class denoted some part of the American scene; they included the Gulf Coast, the Plains, the Mountains, the Cities, the Vil lages, the Southwest and the Forest. Six judges from Austin rep resenting the national organiza tion judged the entries Monday afternoon and presented the awards. In horticulture, Mrs. A. I. Ros- prim of College Station received 27 blue ribbons and was awarded the sweepstakes award in that division. She received an engrav ed silver cup from Caldwell’s Jewelry in Bryan. Mrs. Rosprim also received the award of merit for her collection of various cacti. In the artistic division, Mrs. Marion Pugh of College Station won two blue ribbons and one red to qualify as the sweepstakes winner in that category. She also received a sweepstakes cup. Mrs. Guy A. Franceschini of Caldwell and Mrs. Walter L. Pen- berthy of Bryan were also cited for their contributions in the artistic division. Over 200 arrangements were presented in the horticulture divi sion ranging from roses displayed in soft drink bottles to a beet in an aluminum pie pan. Twenty - eight arrangements were entered in the artistic classes, including one showing the windswept Gulf Coast and one the lights of the cities. The entries are judged on de sign, originality, interpretation and distinction. The show is limited to the members of the A&M Garden Club. The organization of the show is begun in the summer months. The various committees are established, the divisions are chosen and the theme is picked. The president of the A&M Garden Club is Mrs. Walter L. Penberthy. Aggies Hold Off Rice In 7-6 Heart Stopper ■ \ -iu ■1 ;l| «*»■ : LVl pH a 1 igtlfi ■ *\. H £ rfjfr •> •• ; * - ± : FG Try Misse s In Final Seconds l IS 1 llllliiWm MSfffiP mm *> m ^ HOUSLEY IN FOR SIX Wendell Housley (27) crashes through the Glynn Lindsey’s extra point made the dif- Rice line for A&M’s game winning touch- ference and kept the Ags ahead of the Owls, down in Saturday’s encounter with Rice. 7-6. Fish Drill Team Organized; Officers, Members Named Senate Shorts By BARNEY FUDGE Talking about games that are worth the price of admission— oh, me—last weekend’s game was really worth it! Both teams helped to make the whole after noon quite interesting. I hope Thanksgiving Day isn’t quite as valuable. It would be better not to receive the full value of the ticket for a close game and beat the "heck” out of the Horns. Meanwhile, back at the Student Senate, which is responsible for appointing students to several committees that serve the Uni versity in various ways. One of these is the Exchange Store Ad visory Board whose purpose is allocating the surplus funds of the Exchange Store. Another is the Accident and Fire Prevention Committee. The main function of this committee is the handling of the safety program for the Bon fire. We are now approaching the weekend during which the Bonfire will be built. There can never be too much said about the hazards of building the world’s biggest fire. To say that it’s a lot of fun and hard work is an understate ment. Just remember to be care ful. Other committees that work with the Senate’s sponsorship are the Peace Corps Advisory Council and the Traffic Claims Court, which is one of our most active committees. During the course of the year, the Senate itself forms commit tees to carry out specific jobs. We have, at the present, three such committees. One is working on student government reorganiza tion, one on the Twelfth Man Bowl, and one on making arrange ments to provide Reveille III with formal obedience training. Remember to build the Bonfire with caution. It will be bigger and better if it’s built with no Aggie injuries. With the biggest bonfire and sweetest victory in quite a while, this Thanksgiving is going to be a lot of fun. Finance Barbecue Slated Tonight The Finance Society will have its fall barbecue tonight at 6:30. Tickets for the barbecue are $1.25, and may be purchased from J. G. Mitchell, club advisor, or any Finance Club member. The barbecue will be at the Aggie Club. Anyone who needs a ride should be at Frances Hall by 6:00 p.m. Club members will provide transportation from there. Justo Gonzales of San Antonio has been chosen commander of the Fish Drill Team. Other officers of the 61-cadet unit are Richard G. Gonzales of San Antonio, executive officer and right guide, and Allan R. Bacon of San Antonio, guidon bearer. Dick Grossenbacher of San Antonio serves as senior advisor to the all-freshman unit, which specializes in precision rifle drill. Junior advisors are Mitchell Woodard of Houston and James Yogas of Galveston. Lee Pais of San Antonio, Rich ard Calvert of Shreveport, La.; Michael Casey of Washington, D. C.; Roy Lewis of Hurst, and Don Kilfoyle of Longview are sophomore advisors. TEAM MEMBERS were chosen from 300 candidates and are formed into Maroon and White teams of 34 and 26 cadets each. Reese said the unit will probably be reduced by the spring semester. Scholastic and Cadet Corps rec ord deficiencies usually thin out the group. Team members must maintain a “C” scholastic average to remain eligible. FUNDS FOR team operation are provided by the Comman dant’s Office through the Ex change Store and by Federation of A&M Mothers Clubs. The team—composed of Air Force and Army cadets—drill daily. Its dis tinctive uniform includes Army pink pants bloused over white- laced combat boots, polyester shirt, white scarf, black helmet liner, white pistol belt and chrome-plated uniform brass and rifle sling. Members of the 1966-67 team are Frederick M. Abbott of Mid land, Richard Allison of St. Louis, John W. Bailey of Lancaster, John C. Baker III of Houston, David E. Ballard of Freeport, and Clyde M. Bandy of Albuquerque, N. M. Also, John Bendele of San An tonio, Charles R. Cahill of An drews, Gordon Campbell and Jose Castillo of San Antonio, Edwin A. Chauncey of Lubbock, Roy Clark Jr. of Arlington, Va.; Thomas W. Crowell of Baton Rouge, Michael R. Cunningham of San Antonio, Robert B. Daniels of Fort Sam Houston, and Patrick F. Davis of Humble. ALSO, JESSE T. DeRusse of Beeville, James L. Dunn of Lake Jackson, David F. Edwards of Abilene, John Fisher of Oklahoma City, Grant D. Gordon of Pasa dena, and John M. Gray of Shreveport. Also, Barry R. Griffin of Hous ton, Michael L. Harrison of Burle son, Thomas R. Hazel of Houston, Robert F. Hoyt of Shaw AFB, S. C.; Louis R. Juarez of Dallas, Robert F. Keane of Wiesbaden, Germany; John S. Laun of Dallas, and Gerald B. Lien of Donna. Also Charles W. Maguire of Stephenville, Garrett C. Martin of Mountainside, N. J.; Tommy A. McAlister of Abilene, Donald W. McClure of Midland, Bruce G. McKenty of Arlington, Va.; Jose H. Merla of San Antonio, and Joseph W. Mettauer of Chireno. ALSO, MELVIN M. Miller of Benavides, Leonard Moseman of Dallas, Richard A. Nance of Dallas, Steven T. Nichols of Farmington, N. M.; William K. Ohlmeyer of Westover AFB, Mass.; Gerald E. Petrash of Dickinson, Michael G. Portie of Vidor, Charles H. Roach of Fort Worth, Robert D. Robison of Memphis, Tenn.; David M. Rose of Denver, Colo., and Charles L. Salomon of Dallas. Also, John W. Schrage of High lands, Leslie F. South of Dallas, Eugene A. Taylor Jr. of Fort Worth, William W. Taylor of Alexandria, Va.; Rawle B. Thom ason of Huntsville, and Tom B. Wieshaupt of Houston. Also, Gary D. Westerfield of Crawford, Michael D. Willett of Galveston, Raymond L. Wong of San Antonio and Richard A. Young of El Paso. By GARY SHERER Head Sportswriter Smog was in their noses, their hearts were in their mouths ■— and tears were in their eyes. This was the condition of the Rice Owls football fans in Saturday’s 7-6 loss to the Aggies. In a day of hazy weather, the play was equally indistinguish able as each team took turns stopping the other’s offense and punting the ball up and down the field. In all, there were 18 punts, including 10 for the Aggies and eight for Rice. The crowd of 43,000 watched the Owls add another frustrating defeat to their already bulging bag of similar losses this year. The script was a little differ ent, but the final result was the same — a game lost in the final minute of play. This tear-jerker had a goat and a hero as it worked toward its exciting climax. BIG TACKLE Frank Pustka, Rice’s field goal kicker, was 4-7 going into the game. He came out 4-11 as he missed four three- pointers in which either of them being successful would have meant a possible win as the game turned out. The last one proved the most meaningful, as it did mean the difference between winning and losing for the Owls. Rice had reached this final sit uation in a series of exciting moments that started following their 86-yard, 14-play drive for a score with just over a minute left in the game. Rice quarterback Robby Shel ton, who had been ineffective, was replaced by Robert Hailey who Rice Coach Jess Neely calls on when the pass is needed. It was Hailey who directed the Owls as they made their successful TD drive. It was also Hailey who figured in a crucial defensive play by Aggie tackle by Rolf Krueger. AFTER ITS score, Rice decid ed to go for a two-point conver sion. Hailey took the snap and dropped back to pass. This was a pass he was not going to com plete, as the 225-pound Aggie sophomore tackle draped around him and together they took a fast trip to the turf. This was only one of the many tackles that Krueger turned in all day, but it proved the most timely. This was not the end of the drama, though. As relieved Ag gie fans looked on, the Owls pulled off an on-sides kick and recovered the ball on the Maroon and White’s 46. Then, after two clutch catches of Hailey passes by first, fullback Lester Leh mann, and second, wingback Glen Hine, the Owls had a first down on the Aggie 15 with 14 seconds left in the seemingly endless game The stage was now set for Pustka. He had missed three longer tries, as this one was to be attempted from the Aggie 21, making it a 31 yard attempt. The boot was long enough, but it was just to the left of the uprights. UNTIL THIS chain of events, the game had been made up pri marily of the kicking of the Ag gies Steve O’Neal and Rice’s Chuck Latourette. O’Neal’s 10 (See Krueger, Page 4) Election Filing Begins Nov. 16 Freshmen begin filing for of fices Wednesday at 8 a.m. in the Student Programs Office in the MSC. According to Jack Myers, elec tion commission chairman, any freshman may file for a student office who has a 1.5 grade point ratio by mid semester. Offices to be filled are fresh man class president, vice-presi dent, secretary-treasurer, social secretary, 4 Student Senate Rep resentatives, and 5 election com missioners. Elections will be Dec. 8. Smile And Hula Impress Escort By PATRICIA HILL Each day Andy Tice hustles on over to the P.O. in great antici pation of what the mail has in store for him from a popular teen-ager. Tice, a junior marketing major from Rockport, was the escort for Sandy Roberts, who won the title of “Miss Teen-Age America” in Dallas November 5. “Gee! It was sort of unbelieve- Fall Vet Magazine Available In YMCA The fall edition of the South western Veterinarian can now be picked up in the Battalion office by all pre-vet students. The cost of the magazine was included in pre-vet registration fees, and the students need only come by Room 4, of the YMCA and pick them up. NEW SWC CHAMP John Heffner stands tired, relieved—the new Southwest Conference cross country champion—1966. AND THEY’RE OFF! Ed Vezey (third from left) and John Hef- the 1966 Southwest Conference Meet, fner (right) react to the starting shot in Story Page 4. See able,” was Tice’s answer to “what was it like . . .” Tice also escorted Miss Rob erts to a dance and barbecue on Friday before the Saturday pag eant. He had no idea at the time that she was to be the luckiest teen-ager in the United States in less than twenty-four hours. Tice said that at the dance on Friday he and Sandy got to know each other. “Her smile and her hula” were two things that impressed Tice. He also com mented that Sandy was “an in telligent young lady” who hopes to study electrical engineering at Stanford University in California when she graduates from high school next spring. Tice said that it was hard for him to realize that Sandy had won. H^ said she was “still the same down to earth, level headed girl” that she was the night be fore. “I’ve never seen a girl cry as much as she did,” he remarked of the Milpitas, California, resident. Although Tice had to wait for about an hour before he could dance with her, he still enjoyed the ball. He said the celebrities there for the pageant sat and talked to them as if they were “just one of the bunch.” “It’s a big joke now that I’m Mr. Teen-Age America,” said Tice. Of course, he expected to get teased just a little bit by the rest of the Singing Cadets. Tice feels that it was “the greatest pageant ever!” But naturally . . . when you’re “Mr. Teen-Age America!”