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' f»Ur I; :^s iqi iWlifl? AWhll 11 T Klrf 6/tli S/!« IS* If If If 29 1 Volume 61 Weather j:j: SATURDAY — Cloudy to partly Ijj: cloudy, few light rain showers. High I:-: g: 76. Low 58. SUNDAY — Continued cloudy to :$ jij: partly cloudy, chance of few rain showers or thunder showers during £: :$ afternoon. High 81. Low 62. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1967 Number 431 NEW CLASS PRESIDENT Daniel Ruiz Jr., (left) and Sanford T. Ward presidency. Not pictured is Ronald L. pose for picture after winning in runoff Adams, the new sophomore class president, election Thursday. Ruiz won the junior class ‘Randy Matson Day’ Plans Announced By Senate Head Plans are under way to cele brate "Randy Matson Day” Sat urday, April 22, announced Stu dent Senate President Barney Fudge on behalf of the student body. Fudge said the observance will coincide with Matson’s final Kyle Field appearance as a member of the Aggie track team. The squad will be hosting a triangular meet with Baylor and Texas Tech and Matson will be out to better his world shotput mark and continue his assault on the world discus record. Marine Corps General To Be Guest Speaker At Muster From Texas to Vietnam, and smashed the Mexican Army at from England to Venezuela, thousands of Texas Aggies will pay homage to fallen comrades Friday, April 21. Although the attendance at musters may range from two in Geneva, Switzerland, to 5,000 at Texas A&M, the ceremony is the same. Aggie Muster is one of the old est traditions of Texas A&M. It was started in 1903 when the A&M Corps gathered on campus to pay respects to Texans who Mom Of The Year Contest To Begin Terry C. Aglietti, chairman of the Student Senate’s Student Life Committee, has announced the opening of the 1967 Aggie Mother of the Year competition. The winner of the annual con test will be recognized May 14 during Parents Day ceremonies at Kyle Field. Aglietti said students will have until May 1 to submit applica tions for their mothers. Entries are to consist of pictures and nominating letters and are to be mailed to Aglietti at 601 Cross, Apartment 5, College Station. San Jacinto in 1836. This year’s muster will mark the 65th annual observance. Some 300 p r o gr a m s are planned throughout the world. Texas will set the pace with 167 musters, while 100 such gatherings are scheduled in other states and 33 in foreign countries. Musters in Vietnam are ticket ed for Bien Hoa, Nha Trang, Quien Nhon and Saigon. Others are planned in Turkey, North Africa, Australia, Bolovia, Japan, Labrador, Pakistan and Thailand. The muster ceremony at Texas A&M is set for 5:00 p.m. on the steps of the System Building. Principal speaker for the cere mony will be Maj. Gen. Raymond Murray of the United States Ma rine Corps. A 1935 graduate of Texas A&M, General Murray is assigned to the Pentagon in Washington, D. C. Highlight of muster will come when head yell leader Tommy Stone of Donna reads the roll call for the absent. When the names of the honored dead are called from muster rolls, someone in the crowd, usually a friend of the deceased, answers “here.” The Ross Volunteers will then fire a volley and Aggie Band members will play Silver Taps. Registration Begins Tuesday For Wadley Blood Bank Drive Pre-registration begins Tues day for the annual Wadley Re search Foundation Blood bank in Dallas. Students and faculty may pre register at a table near the Me morial Student Center post office to contribute to the 600-pint Tex as A&M drive on April 26-27. “Pre-registration will allow donors to schedule definite times for giving blood,” announced Don Allen of San Antonio, Student Senate welfare committee chair man. “Time spent in donating blood will be reduced by proper scheduling.” The drive is co-sponsored by the Senate and Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity. A&M donors have contributed 3,459 pints since the Wadley Foundation drive was begun in 1957. Donors assure themselves and their families a transfusion source if need arises. 5% per year paid on all savings at Bryan Build- b"&L ing & Loan Assn. Adv. Blood not used by the donor or his family within a year helps save the lives of leukemia-strick en persons. “We want to take this oppor tunity to show our appreciation to Randy for the many honors and world-wide recognition he has brought to Texas A&M,” Fudge declared. “The best way we can demon strate our appreciation,” contin ued the Student Senate president, “is to turn out in force for Ran dy’s last official performance at home.” Fudge said specific plans for ’’Randy Matson Day” will be an nounced early next week. Matson is scheduled to gradu ate in January but is considering post-graduate study here in con junction with his preparation for the 1968 World Olympics in Mex ico City. In any event, his col lege track eligibility expires this spring, so the April 22 meet will be the last chance for students and local residents to see him in formal competition. Tickets For Big Weekend Now On Sale Tickets for the Civilian dance and barbecue April 22 must be picked up from dorm counselors before 5 p.m. Monday. Fall dorm activity card holders are entitled to dance tickets for two, but no barbecue tickets. Spring activity card holders can get one barbecue ticket only. Otherwise, dance tickets are $3 stag or drag and barbecue tickets are $1. Civilian day students may pick up tickets from William G. Brea- zeale, 1-H Puryear Hall or How ard S. Perry, Lounge 22. Univer sity Apartment students may pick up tickets from Perry. Tickets for the Town Hall Ex tra during the weekend will go on sale Monday in the Student Program office in the Memorial Student Center. Student activity cards will not apply for this extra. Orr Speaks To Apollo Gub By NEAL COOK Battalion Staff Writer Dr. John Orr, professor and head of the Department of Phi losophy, spoke on “Who Is Re sponsible For Our Moral Stand ards?” at the second meeting of the YMCA’s Apollo Club Thurs day night. “The United States and the en tire western world idolizes the in dividual. To most of us the indi vidual is responsible for his own set of moral standards,” Orr said. “But we should realize that most of our standards are the re sult of our environment,” he con tinued. “No man can be completely an individual, he is in part a social . product and men should recognize this. Although individualism is important, we cannot live as a complete entity we must establish our morals on a give-and-take, person - to - person compromise,” Orr advised. “Moral individualism is a strong factor, but over empha sized it cuts us off from moral effectiveness. It leads to the il lusion that we are masters of our own ships, but we are really part of a large crew that consists of those we follow and who have es tablished many of our standards,” Orr concluded. At next Thursday night’s meet ing David Gibbons, the YMCA secretary at Denison University will speak on “What Can I Do About the World Situation—The Future Won’t Wait.” Students Elect 13 Officers In Runoffs Ward 9 Ruiz, Adams Elected President ^llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llll^ | the outside worlds VIETNAM A Viet Cong—Vietnamese fight in the Meking Delta last night underlined the fact that the Saigon government’s armed forces are carrying on afield despite diversion of troops for pacification work. WASHINGTON Hayden C. Covington, attorney for Cassius Clay, asked the Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart yesterday for an injunction to stop the heavyweight boxing champion’s in duction into the Army. INTERNATIONAL President Johnson urged the inter-American summit conference to follow up words with prompt economic action so that Latin America may flourish in freedom and dignity. Syria charged Israel at the United Nations yesterday with acts of aggression against Arab lands and said that they will be opposed ‘‘no matter what the cost.” The economic integration of Latin America into a com mon market, as proposed by Western Hemisphere chiefs at Punta del Este, Uraguay, would be a slow, tedious job re quiring much self-sacrifice. NATIONAL “Russia is about to launch a major manned space shot, possible to circle the moon and be recovered,” said Sir Ber nard Lovell, director of the world’s largest directional radio telescope at Jodrell Bank, England. High winds and a few small tornadoes battered por tions of Kansas, Texas, and Arkansas early Thursday as heavy rains and snows covered much of the Midwest and Southwest. Richard Speck’s trial on charges of murdering eight nurses encountered a long delay yesterday. Attorneys for both sides spent the morning in the chambers of Judge Herbert C. Paschen. The subject of their discussions was not made known. TEXAS Sen. Ralph Hall of Rockwall proposed yesterday that the various state legislatures be allowed to vote on a U. S. Constitutional change that would allow prayers and Bible reading in public schools. A fire, which apparently smoldered for hours in a base- ii.ent area, did heavy damage yesterday to the three-story, 40 room San Antonio mansion of millionaire Morris Jaffe, of San Antonio. Town Hall Brings Russians, Back Porchers, Skeeter Here By LEE MORENO Battalion Managing Editor A little dampened by rain, Texas A&M students went to the polls Thursday to elect 13 class officers. Sanford T. Ward, Daniel Ruiz and Ronald L. Adams were elect ed presidents of next year’s sen ior, junior and sophomore classes respectively. Bernard Dawson was elected the second junior yell leader. Ward is a 21-year-old pre-med ical major from Austin. The first sergeant of Company E-l said: “I hope to continue the efforts of the Junior Council as a Senior Council to discuss openly and re ceive as many opinions as possi ble about the fraternity question. “I definitely believe that some kind of organization is needed among the civilians,” Ward con tinued. “I am looking forward to work ing with all the men who are now active in our class and to work ing with the class activities,” he commented. A psychology major from Aus tin, Ruiz, 19, said: “I wish to thank all my class mates who supported me and who stuck it out with me.” Adams, an 18-year-old architec tural construction major from Ty ler, stated: “I hope that I can do the job the class deserves. I would like to set up a Sophomore Council consisting of one sophomore from each Corps outfit and about two from each civilian dorm. “The Council would make it possible to get a better idea of what the sophomore class wants to do,” Adams explained. In two tight races, Ward de feated William R. McLeroy 198 to 189 and Ruiz squeaked by John G. Adami 247 to 238. Adams de feated Gerald Geistweidt 244 to 193. Dawson trounced Charles E. Holt 307 to 177.. In othe other senior class races, Maurice Main won over Richard L. Gummer for vice-president 241 to 142. Secretary-treasurer went to Robert K. Nordhaus over Charles A. Joyner 239 to 136. Kenneth Kennerly will hold the position of class historian. He downed Michael L. Lanning 213 to 161. .Richard C. Westbrook of Beau mont, Marc A. Sheiness of Alice and James W. Crisswell of Brady have been chosen Texas Aggie Band drum majors for 1967-68, announced Lt. Col. E. V. Adams, bandmaster. For the junior class positions, Beverly Early Davis outgunned James R. Horner 253 to 212 for vice-president. William A. Mc Kean defeated Dennis J. Fontana for social secretary 276 to 184. Vice-president of the sopho more class went to John L. Cas sell. He swept by Nokomis Jack- son 219 to 202. Richard O. Love won over John D. Cunningham 268 to 160 for secretary-treas urer. Social secretary went to James St. John with 235 votes to Carroll L. Cawley’s 185. MSC representative will be Dean T. Eshelman with 220 to Barry W. Bauerschlag’s 189. Jack Myers, election committee chairman was pleased with the turn out in spite of the rain. He reported 1,357 ballots cast. Myers reminds all students to keep their registration cards in order to vote in the two upcom ing elections. Vandals Damage Golf Course Rip Up Tee’s’ Vandals left broken hole mark ers jabbed into the greens cm holes 13, 14, and 16, ripped up tee markers and used their shoe heels to dig into the three greens at the A&M golf course Tuesday night, according to Ed E. Powell, campus security chief. “It’s happened before,” Powell said, “but this time we have an identifiable finger print from one of the tee markers.” Vandals have used motor bikes or motor scooters to slash across the greens at the course in earlier incidents, Powell said. “The vandalism began last fall,” LutRer A. Harrison, golf course manager, said, “just after we planted winter seed. I’m going to leave those greens as they are for a while and let the players see just how severe the damage is. “I think parents of children who have motor bikes or motor scooters should be concerned about this vandalism,” Harrison commented. ments in football halftime per formances, military reviews, pa rades and appearances across Texas during the 1967-68 school year. G. Rollie White Coliseum is in for a storming week as Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossack Chorus and Dancers present a Wednesday night Town Hall performance and the Back Porch Majority and Skeeter Davis invade the gym Saturday night. The Don Cossack Chorus and Dancers are a regular Town Hall presentation and activity cards and season ticket holders will be admitted free. This is the 35th coast-to-coast tour for the Rus sians. The combined Back Porch Ma- jority-Skeeter Davis Show is a Town Hall Extra and tickets are now on sale for $1.50 for stu dents with an activity card and $2.00 for all others. The show is slated for 6:30 p.m. and will pre cede the Civilian Dance. Tickets for the Saturday night performance may be purchased at the Memorial Student Center Stu dent Programs Office until the concert and also at the door. The Back Porch Majority was originally organized by Randy Sparks along the lines of the New Christy Minstrels, which Sparks also organized. They soon came up with a folk sound all their own and an individuality apart from other folk groups. Also on the bill for the Satur day night extra is Grand Ole Opry singer Skeeter Davis. Some of her top recordings are “Last Date,” “The End of the World,” and “Sunglasses.” The Civilian Ball will be on the second floor of the Memorial Student Center following the Back Porch-Davis show. Jimmy Heap and the Yaks will play for the event. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M” —Adv. Trio Named As Drum Majors For 1967-68 School Season The trio of juniors was chosen by a 14-man selection committee for recommendation to President Earl Rudder through the com mandant’s office for appointment to cadet rank next September, Adams said. The class of ’68 drum majors were selected from 13 applicants who directed the band in the “Na tional Anthem” and “Aggie War Hymn” and in marching maneu vers outdoors. Westbrook, a graduate of For est Park High in Beaumont and a chemical engineering major, was recommended for head drum major. Recommended for Maroon and White Band drum majors, respec tively, were Sheiness and Criss well. Crisswell, an industrial dis tribution major, is a graduate of Brady High School. Sheiness graduated from William Adams High in Alice and majors in his tory. Three drum majors are re quired for “whistle power” to co ordinate movements of the large band, 12 files wide and 40 ranks deep. Westbrook, Crisswell and Sheiness will direct band move- First Bank & Trust now pays 5% per annum on savings cer tificates. —Adv. NEW DRUM MAJORS The Texas Aggie Band announced its nomi- to right, James W. Criswell, Richard C. nees for ’67-68 drum majors. They are, left Westbrook and Marc A. Sheiness. JiSc-V y-r m flii?] "P** ; 11 \CX i