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Volume 61
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1967
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Huss Is Selected
Outstanding Prof
|ipC The Texas A&M University
student Agricultural Council
this Safe lame d an Honor Professor and
isiana Sta o u r outstanding graduating
ENNIS seniors Monday night during its
,r Smitt lnnua l Convocation program.
a pair Dr. Donald L. Huss, assistant
*iday anbrofessor in the Range Science
courts. Department, was selected as
topped Honor Professor on the basis of
day, 51;eaching ability and student re-
r on Sa ationships.
The four students were Corps
i praijel)f Cadets Colonel Eddie Joe
ved ph;Davis of Henrietta and Leroy
of the Chafer of Trent, both agricul-
boys are ;ura i journalism majors; Johnny
3- fames MacFarlane of Fort
am, aloiitVorth, entomology major; and
ompeteiCerald Max Smith of Pineville,
Houstoi\io., animal science major.
i ()LF MAIN SPEAKER at the ses-
'bion was Donald W. Moeller,
Worth director of public relations for
n theii ^ q g m ith Harvestore Products,
Lake inc., i n Arlington Heights, 111.
ese ColWjjg ^ 0 pi c was challenge of
tlmm agribusiness.
Wortt' ^'^ le Student Agricultural
Council, composed of representa-
* tives from student technical clubs
in ° 1 bin the College of Agriculture,
et, if- 1
8, a
‘"^Student Senate
^ ® Is To Consider
ember c
Fraternity Issue
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Adamso;
The issue of social fraternities
f our tiat A&M will be brought up again
ference ' n Student Senate meeting
t weekeThursday night, according to Sen-
finiskt^te President Barney Fudge,
lodist, > The question was introduced at
Jie last meeting, but discussion
as postponed.
A representative of an off
tampus fraternity spoke on be-
ralf of his organization at the
ast meeting. The group is seek-
ng official recognition.
This is the first time an issue
>f this sort has come before the
Senate and Fudge has urged all
nterested parties to be present
:'or the 7 p.m. meeting.
First Bank & Trust now pays
»% per annum on savings cer-
;ificates. —Adv.
:e
holds the Convocation each year
to recognize an outstanding pro
fessor and students and to hear
speakers on subjects of broad
interest.
Huss is widely known at A&M
as the coach of Plant Identifica
tion Teams which have won three
firsts and six seconds in national
contests. He is past president of
the Texas Society of Range Man
agement, has conducted a summer
range camp for 4-H and FFA
members for the past eight years,
has sponsored the A&M Range
Science Society seven years, and
is national chairman of the pub
licity committee for the American
Society of Range Management.
THE RANGE scientist re
ceived the Memorial Student Cen
ter Appreciation Award and Dis
tinguished Service Award in 1959
and 1960.
Huss earned his BS, MS and
PhD degrees at Texas A&M in
1949, 1954 and 1959.
Davis’ activities have included
that of president of the Fresh
man Agricultural Council, editor
of the “Agriculturist” magazine,
and membership in Alpha Zeta,
Gamma Sigma Delta, Sigma Del
ta, Sigma Delta Chi and the
Society of A&M Journalists.
Some of his awards and honors
are the Anderson-Clayton Schol
arship, Opportunity Award Schol
arship, high school valedictory
scholarship, Dallas Press Club
Scholarship, Outstanding Fresh
man in Agriculture, Outstanding
Junior in Agriculture, Outstand
ing Junior in Journalism, desig
nation as “Distinguished Stu
dent” for five semesters, and
listing in Who’s Who Among Stu
dents in American Colleges and
Universities.
EDDIE JOE is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. D. Davis of Henri
etta.
Shafer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. Shafer of Trent, is editor of
the A&M’s “Agriculturist” maga
zine, national president of Agri
cultural College Magazines Asso
ciated, and a member of Sigma
Delta Chi, Alpha Zeta and the
Student Agricultural Council.
He was president of the Fresh
man Agricultural Society and
the Freshman Collegiate FFA,
(See Ag Council, Page 2)
Girl Watchers’ Corner
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AGRICULTURE HONOREES
Honorees are (left to right) Gerald Smith, Joe Davis, Leroy Shafer, and Dr. Carl E.
John McFarland, Dr. R. E. Patterson, Eddie Shafer.
Sweetheart Finalists Chosen
For Saturday’s Junior Ball
By BOB PALMER
Battalion Special Writer
Finalists for junior class sweet
heart were selected by class of
ficers earlier this week and will
be announced at the Junior Ball
Saturday night in Sbisa Hall.
Narrowed to a field of five
candidates, those left in the run
ning are: Misses Janet Wilson,
Madeline Wilson, Carolyn An
derson, Melinda Malone and
Carol Austin Bell.
Miss Janet Wilson, a 19 year-
old San Antonio sophomore at the
University of Texas, will be es
corted by William M. Hughs.
Miss Madeline Wilson, escort
ed by James H. Averett, is a 17
year-old senior at Bryan Adams
High School in Dallas.
A 20-year-old sophomore at
North Texas State University,
Miss Anderson, will be escorted
by B. A. Wolfe..
A senior high school student
from Montgomery, Ala., Miss
Bell is 18 years old and will be
escorted by Clarence T. Daugh
erty.
Miss Malone, a 20 year-old resi
dent of Ingram and a junior at
Texas Tech, will be escorted by
Robert R. Merritt.
3 MARTI SILVER
Marti is a music education major from Fort Worth. The
744 20-year-old sophomore at Texas Woman's University en-
^joys playing the guitar, singing, and Aggies.
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I the outside world\
NATIONAL
A witness in District Attorney Jim Garrison's probe
of the Kennedy assasination testified that Clay L. Shaw
was one of three men he heard plotting to kill President
Kennedy.
A court ruled that Adam Clayton Powell must submit
to arrest for criminal contempt if he wants to press his
appeal of the charges. Powell's attorney said that he may
not return to Harlem Sunday as he promised.
WASHINGTON
Two of Senator Thomas J. Dodd's testimonial bene
factors insisted that the money they helped raise was
for the senator to spend as he saw fit, but documents
linked the fund-raising dinners to campaign activities.
President Johnson prodded Congress Tuesday to pump
$25.6 billion into programs directly aiding the poor as
part of “a total strategy against poverty.”
The “feud” between President Johnson and Senator
Robert F. Kennedy simmered down a bit as both sides
found a common ground: denying reports of a turbulent
exchange over Vietnam policy.
Secretary of the Treasury Fowler gave Congress an
other strong argument for President Johnson’s income
surtax proposal and asked for another measure that would
reduce taxes.
VIETNAM
U. S. artillery dueled with Communist mortars in the
central highlands, challenging enemy crews that have staged
a half-dozen attacks near the Cambodian frontier.
The U. S. effort to wipe out the jungles and crops that
hide and feed Communists in Vietnam is about to become a
$100 million program.
INTERNATIONAL
Five years of investigation ended with criminal charges
filed against the makers of thalidomide, the tranquilizer
blamed for the maiming of infants around the world.
TEXAS
The railroad commission scheduled a March 27 hearing
Tuesday for Texas Oil Conservation Co., Inc., to show
cause why its permits to operate a tank bottom treating
plant in Odessa should not be revoked.
Joseph Stassi Sr. of Brooklyn, New York, was convicted
Tuesday in Corpus Christi of a conspiracy to smuggle
$4.5 million worth of heroin into the United States from
Mexico and of a conspiracy to conceal its transportation.
Taxicab service was curtailed in Houston yesterday
as Seafarers International Union members picketed major
taxi stands.
27 Positions To Be Filled;
Applications Made In MSC
Deadline for filing for class
elections is 5 p.m. Friday,
Candidates may submit their
names at the Student Programs
Office in the MSC.
Jack Myers, election committee
chairman, said class candidates
must have a one-point overall
grade point average, including a
one-point for the fall semester.
Yell leaders’ requirements are
a bit stiffer, being a 1.25 overall,
and the same for the first semes
ter of this year.
A president, vice president, sec
retary-treasurer and social secre
tary will be elected from each of
the four classes. A representa
tive from each class will also be
elected as an MSC representative.
This office requires a 1.5 overall
and a 1.5 in the fall semester.
A class historian and a student
entertainment manager will be
additional openings for the class
of ’67. These candidates are re
quired to have posted a 1.25 over
all and in the fall.
Five yell leaders will also be
chosen. Two will be incoming
juniors and the other three will
be from next year’s senior class.
Gavel Club Open
To All Students
The YMCA’s Gavel Club, an
affiliate of Toastmaster’s Inter
national is now open for campus
wide membership.
Headed by co-chairmen David
Gay and Ron McLeroy, the club’s
purpose is to give A&M students
a chance to practice public speak
ing before a group of fellow stu
dents. In this way the individual
can learn to think quickly and
clearly on his feet, as well as,
give a better organized and more
articulate speech, Gay explained.
The club meets each Wednes
day night from 6 to 7:30 at the
Chicken Shack.
Interested persons should ap
ply through the YMCA.
Squadron Conducts
Drive Thursday
A reception for the finalists
will be given in YMCA at 2:30
p.m. Saturday.
Neal Ford and the Fanatics,
who played for the Sophomore
Ball, will provide the music for
Saturday’s ball the theme of
which is “Partytime U.S.A.”
A banquet, beginning at 6:30
p.m., will precede the ball which
starts at 8:30.
Tickets, now on sale at the
Student Programs Office in the
Memorial Student Center, cost $2
per person for the banquet and
$3 per couple for the ball.
Uniform for the banquet will
be midnights and for the ball,
midnights with battle scarfs.
Dress will be semi-formal for
civilian students.
“Everyone connected with the
ball has put in a lot of effort to
make this the best dance A&M
has ever had,” John Daly, class
social secretary, said.
“I think we have succeeded,”
Daly added.
“This ball and banquet is for
the whole class,” Daly continued.
“We want everyone to participate
and help the class out.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M”
—Adv.
Thirty-three members of
Squadron 11 are conducting a
dorm-to-dorm drive for donations
for the Easter Seal Fund Drive in
cooperation with the Brazos
County Easter Seal Society.
The drive will be conducted
Engineering Meet
Addressed By
John C. Calhoun
Dr. John C. Calhoun Jr., Texas
A&M vice president and former
science advisor to Secretary of
Interior Stewart Udall, will be the
banquet speaker for the univer
sity’s “Engineering for the 1970’s”
convocation next week.
Texas A&M Engineering Dean
Fred Benson said the convocation,
scheduled Tuesday and Wednes
day, will focus on the Southwest
and explore new areas of antici
pated growth and opportunities
in such fields as materials, energy
conversion and urban engineer
ing.
Dean Benson said the meeting
is attracting a large group of
leading academic, industrial and
governmental engineers from
throughout the state and sur
rounding area, along with inter
ested engineering students.
Dr. Calhoun will discuss “Re
sources Engineering” at the 7:30
p.m. banquet Tuesday in the Me
morial Student Center ballroom.
Dr. Calhoun came to Texas
A&M in 1955 as dean of engi
neering and was named vice pres
ident for engineering two years
later. During 1963-65, he took
leave of absence to serve as as
sistant and science advisor to
Secretary Udall. He also served
during this period as acting di
rector of the newly formed Office
of Water Resources Research.
When he returned to A&M, he
was named vice president for pro
grams.
Thursday night from 7:30 to 8:30.
“Every year Squadron 11 per
forms some type of civic service
for the community and this is it
for this year,” said Micky Bat-
sell, executive officer of Squad
ron 11 and a marketing major
from Phoenix, Ariz.
Assisting Batsell in organizing
the drive is Steve Brower, a jun
ior math major from El Paso.
“Aggies have been known in the
past for their co-operation in
service projects and we hope they
will really support the Easter
Seal Drive,” Batsell noted.
Squadron 11 is commanded by
John P. Tyson, economics major
from Timpson.
Mrs. Frank Hughes of College
Station, chairman of the Easter
Seal Drive, said “All the money
collected through tlje drive will
be used to provide services for
the Brazos Valley Rehabilitation
Center.”
The center provides free ther
apy, transportation and recrea
tion for the handicapped in this
area.
Weather
THURSDAY — Partly cloudy to
cloudy, winds easterly 10 to 15
m.p.h. High 72. Low 42.
FRIDAY—Clear to partly cloudy,
winds southerly 10 to 15 m.p.h.
High 70. Low 54.
Dallas Symphony,
UT Choir Present
Sunday Program
The University of Texas Con
cert Choir and the Dallas Sym
phony Orchestra will join forces
for a performance here Sunday.
Sponsored by the Memorial
Student Center’s Town Hall Com
mittee, the presentation is set for
3 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coli
seum.
Town Hall Chairman Sammy
Pearson said the combined groups
will perform one of the most dif
ficult and demanding works ever
written, Bach’s B Minor Mass.
Season Town Hall tickets and
student activity cards are accept
able for the presentation. Indi
vidual tickets are available at the
MSC Program Office.
At the request of Donald Jo-
hanos, director of the Dallas
Symphony Orchestra, the size of
the choir and orchestra will be
reduced to dimensions near those
of Bach’s own time, Pearson
pointed out.
TEXAS A&M MARITIME VISIT
Aboard training ship “Deutschland,” ex- compares notes on the 12-inch Mercury-
navy man Luke W. Able from Houston Xeon signal lamp.