Thirty-two Juniors Are Named As Unit Commanders
By CHARLES ROWTON
Battalion Special Writer
Thirty-two juniors have been
named unit commanders for the
1967-68 school year by Col. L. L.
Baker, Commandant of the Corps
of Cadets.
Maroon Band commander will
be Larry C. Hearn, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles L. Hearn of Cle
burne. Hearn is a mechanical
engineering major. White Band
commander will be Dennis R. Par
rish, a marketing major. His par
ents are Mr. and Mrs. W .R. Par
rish of Agua Dulce.
HARLAN J. BERGER of Wei
mar will command Company A-l
The con of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin E.
Berger, he is a finance major.
Company B-l will be headed by
Neal W. Rockhold, an education
major from Fort Worth. His par
ents are Mr. and Mrs. Orville U.
Rockhold. Company C-l will be
commanded by Lawrence E. Som
mers of Temple. The son of Col.
L. E. Sommers he is majoring in
agricultural economics.
Company D-l will have David
J. Boethel as its commanding of
ficer. An entomology major from
Weimar, his parents are Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Boethel. Sanford T.
Ward, a preparatory medicine stu
dent from Austin, will command
Compjany E-l. His parents are
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ward.
JOSEPH P- Webber will head
Company F-l. The son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe A. Webber, he is
a history major from Waco. Com
pany G-l will be commanded by
Leon A. Willhite of Palestine. An
architecture major, his parents
are Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Willhite.
Gary L. Moon will be the com
manding officer of Company H-l.
The son of Hubert H. Moon is a
finance major from Granbury.
Commander of Company A-2
will be Steven C. Hightower.
Hightower, the son of Mr. and
'Mrs. J. A. Hightower, is a his
tory major from Houston. Com
pany B-2 will be commanded by
Charles E. Kindel of Alice. Mr.
and Mrs. B. C. Kindel are the
parents of Kindel, a chemical
engineering student.
WILLIAM R. McLEROY will
be the commander of Company
C-2. The son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. O. McElroy, Jr., is an industrial
distribution major from Dallas.
William L. Goode will head Com
pany D-2. He is the son of Mr.
J. Philip Goode of Shreveport,
La., and an English major.
Loren J. Parsons will command
Company E-2. The son of Mrs.
Oneita Parsons of Alice, he is a
finance major. Company F-2 will
be commanded by Robert H. Gib
bons of Port Arthur. He is ma
joring in marketing and is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gib
bons.
David W. Powell will head Com
pany G-2. An electrical engineer
ing student, his parents are Mr.
and Mrs. H. W. Powell of Ama
rillo. Company H-2 will have
Donald R. Ray serving as com
mander. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hulen C. Ray. The
Alice native is majoring in chemi
cal engineering.
ROBERT C. HUFF of Wichita
Falls will command Squadron 1.
The son of Maj. W. C. Huff is a
management major. Heading
Squadron 2 will be Brian E.
Heckman of Humble. A meteoro
logy student, his parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Don M. Heckman. Mic
hael P. Booker will be the com
mander of Squadron 3. The son
of John C. Booker, he is a man
agement major from Randolph
Air Force Base.
James R. Thompson will head
Squadron 4. A petroleum engi
neering student, he is the son of
(See Commanders, Page 3)
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1967
Number 444
Typical of action displayed in the 1967 Ag-gie Intercollegiate Rodeo this past weekend was
the “rough and tumble” cadet steer tying contest. Company C-l won top honors in the
contest composed of teams of three individuals, each team representing its respective unit.
SWTJC, Sam Houston Take
Top Honors In Aggie Rodeo
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By JOHN McCARROLL
Battalion Special Writer
Seventeen college teams com
peted May 4-6 at the Aggie Rodeo
Arena in the last National Inter
collegiate Rodeo Association’s
regional contest.
The number one boy’s team at
the Aggie Rodeo was from South
West Texas Junior College. The
girl’s team winning first place
was from Sam Houston State
College. Team placing was deter
mined by the number of points
compiled by the individuals from
the different colleges.
PHIL LYNES from SWTJC
was awarded the title of All-
A round Cowhoy and Willie
Greggson from SHSC was select
ed the All-Around Cowgirl.
Winning teams and individuals
in the regional rodeos held
throughout the year will com
pete in the NIRA finals in Saint
George, Utah, this summer.
Warren Moore and Johnny
Hodges will represent A&M in
the national finals.
Results in the different con
tests were:
Bareback bronc riding: 1st
Gen. Doyle Advises
Senior Air Cadets
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) John P. Doyle,
a soldier who entered the Army
infantry 47 years ago, spoke to
senior AFROTC cadets at Texas
A&M Monday night.
The general is MacDonald Chair
Professor of Transportation at
A&M and serves on several na
tional committees.
Speaking in the Architecture
Building auditorium, Gen. Doyle
advised the contract seniors to be
sure about their commissions.
“THE SORRIEST thing I know
of is an officer who really doesn’t
want to be in the service — one
2,000 Are Expected
For Sunday Meal
Up to 2000 guests are expected
to dine in the mess halls for the
special Mothers’ Day noon meal,
Col. Fred Dollar, Food Services
director, said Monday.
Anyone having guests on cam
pus for the Mothers’ Day week
end and who will want them to
eat in the mess hall should pick up
their complimentary tickets by the
noon meal Thursday, Dollar re
minded. The limit on tickets is
two per student and they can be
picked up just outside Duncan
Mess Hall.
5% per year paid on all
savings at Bryan Build-
I Bb&l & Loan Assn. Adv.
who just marks time and keeps
his nose clean until retirement,”
commented Gen. Doyle.
“If you’re in doubt about the
service, get out early,” he said.
“The service wants no ‘yes
men’,” he continued, “but it does
demand compliance with deci
sions.”
GEN. DOYLE went on to ex
plain that a good officer should
learn the difference between
arguing against a decision and
presenting a differing opinion. He
also advised that a good officer
will get to know the men who
serve under him.
“Know your people, their
names, jobs, families and be fa
miliar with some of the problems
which may confront them,” the
A&M professor said.
HE POINTED out that as of
ficers the cadets would have to
do a certain amount of guidance
and counseling for their men.
“Your men are going to look
to their nearest officer for assist
ance,” he quipped.
The West Point graduate served
in New Guinea, Africa and France
in World War II and commanded
the Far East Air Material Com
mand in the Korean conflict.
Among his decorations are the
Distinguished Service Medal and
the Officer’s Degree of the French
Legion of Honor.
place, Richard Johnson, North
West State College, Natchitoches,
La.; 2nd place, Mike Bradbury,
Stephen F. Austin State College;
3rd place, Lyne, SWTJC.
Calf roping: 1st place, Jimmy
Hobbs, SWTJC; 2nd place, Joe
Price, Baylor University; 3rd
place. Bud Walker, SWTJC.
Goat tying: 1st place, Willie
Greggson, SHSC; 2nd place, Bec
ky Berggren, SHSC; 3rd place,
Paulett Norris, Wharton Junior
College.
Saddle bronc riding: 1st place,
Hodges, A&M; 2nd place, Lyne,
SWTJC; 3rd place, Moore, A&M.
Barrel Racing: 1st place,
Toodie Higgins, SHSC; 2nd place,
Kay Steele, SHSC; 3rd place,
Randa Raine, SWTJC.
Steer wrestling: 1st place,
Lyne, SWTJC; 2nd place, Walker,
SWTJC; 3rd place, Bo Hutto,
SWTJC.
Ribbon roping: 1st place, Bob
Smith; SHSC; Ronnie Williams,
SHSC, 2nd place; 3rd place.
Price, Baylor.
Bull riding: 1st place, Walker,
SWTJC; 2nd place Danny Paler
mo, South Texas College of Hous
ton; 3rd place, Norman Whit
worth, A&M.
Club Elects Head
Of Singing Group
Lee Millikin, a junior psycho
logy major from Floresville, is
the newly elected president of the
1967-68 Singing Cadets.
Millikin takes the leadership
from Kurt Schember of College
Station.
The 55-voice glee club’s major
performance of the year is for
the nationally televised Miss Teen
age America Pageant. Campus
performances, a tour of major
Texas cities, and a concert at
Houston’s Jones Hall are other
highlights each year.
Other 1967-68 officers include
vice president Jeff Cooper, a pre-
veterinary medicine sophomore
from Irving; business manager
Jerry Holbert, a sophomore his
tory major from College Station;
publicity manager Fred May, a
junior physical education major
from San Antonio; and a librar
ian Rod Ellis, a senior animal sci
ence major from Mission.
Mrs. Rehmet Named
1967 Aggie Mother
Mom Of Year Has
Three Aggie Sons
By BILL ALDRICH
Battalion Staff Writer
Presentation of Mrs. Joseph
R. Rehmet as the 1967 Aggie
Mother of the Year will be the
highlight of the many events
scheduled for Sunday’s Parents
Appreciation Day.
Mrs. Rehmet was entered by
her three sons, all students at
Texas A&M. Her oldest son is
Joseph Don Rehmet, commanding
officer of Company A-2, a senior
Yell Leader, a member of the
Ross Volunteer Company and a
senior civil engineering major.
HER SECOND son is Patrick
G. Rehmet, a junior civil engi
neering major. He is First Ser-
gant of Company C-2, a member
of the Ross Volunteers, chairman
of SCONA XIII and Deputy
Corps Commander for the coming
year.
Larry F. Rehmet is the young
est of the three Aggies. He is a
freshman finance major in Com
pany A-l.
In entering their mother, the
Rehmets said, “Prior to 1941, the
year she married an Aggie, our
mother had little connection with
Texas A&M. Since that time,
though, she has served it in an
unofficial capacity in many ways.
“AS PRESIDENT of the Brush
Country A&M Mothers Club for
two years, she has helped to raise
funds for certain projects each
year that our Hometown Club has
participated in. Also, she has
been a sponsor for a number of
years of the Duchess from the
Brush Country A&M Mothers
Club to the annual Agronomy
Society Cotton Pageant and Ball.”
The presentation will be the
Tickets On Sale
For Ring Dance,
Includes Banquet
Tickets for the Senior Ring
Dance and Banquet are on sale
in the Student Program Office of
the Memorial Student Center.
A package price of $11.50 will
cover a couple’s admittance to
both the banquet, which begins
at 6 p.m. in Duncan Mess Hall,
and the dance, starting at 8:30
in Sbisa. The one price will also
pay for two pictures at the dance.
CLAUDE GORDON and his
orchestra, voted the number one
new orchestra in the nation by
the American Association of Mu
sicians, will provide the music at
the dance.
“Tickets sales indicate a large
attendance,” Terrell S. Mullins,
president of the senior class, said.
“Times have been allotted for
the taking of pictures at the
dance. Each photo ticket is num
bered and certain blocks of num
bers will be allowed to have their
pictures taken,” Mullins ex
plained.
“THE EARLIER the tickets
are bought the earlier the time
period.
“This change is due to the mass
confusion that has occurred in
past years around the picture
lines,” Mullins said.
Cocktail dress will be appro
priate for the banquet but dress •
for the dance will be formal.
highlight of the Memorial Stu
dent Center-sponsored program
scheduled for G. Rollie White
Coliseum Sunday morning at 9
a.m.
Prior to the program will be a
flower pinning ceremony in the
dorm areas. The mother of the
company or squadron’s com
manding officer will pin a flower
on each cadet’s uniform.
THE BEST drilled freshmen
and sophomores will be announced
and at 8:30, unit commanders
will be presented gifts from their
units.
On the afternoon agenda the
Ross Volunteers will perform a
special drill on the main drill
field at 1:30. The Corps will
pass in review at 2 and the Fish
Drill Team will present a pro
gram at 3. The Ross Volunteers
will follow this with a program
at the MSC.
Also on the afternoon program
is an open house of cadet dormi
tories from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
TROPHY WINNER
Delbert Stanley (right) presents Jim Ray of College Sta
tion a first place trophy for winning the time trials held
Sunday at the Bryan Air Force Base. (See story, page 3)
Texas Maritime Aggies Stage
Spring Dance, Pick Favorite
Texas A&M’s sea-going cadets
held their first Spring Dance and
chose a sweetheart last weekend
at Galveston’s Galvez Hotel.
Camille Thiel, an 18-year-old
senior at Ursuline Academy, was
selected the first Texas Maritime
Academy Sweetheart. Aggie
Sweetheart Kathi Austin present
ed Miss Thiel at the dance.
A 5’-4” blonde, Camille com
peted with four other finalists
for the title. She was escorted
by Harold Brown and plans to
attend Saint Edwards University
at Austin in the fall.
PATSY STALLINGS, Gwendo
lyn Bush, Sharon Bush and Kathy
Morrow were the other four
finalists.
Miss Stallings, a Houston secre
tary, was the escort of Van Wag-
non.
Gwendolyn and Sharon Bush
are sisters. The Pecos girls were
escorted by G. Wildon Mareno
and Robert Wise, respectively.
Gwendolyn is a pharmacy major
at San Angelo Junior College and
Sharon is a registered nurse.
A Galveston senior at Ursuline
Academy, Miss Morrow was es
corted by James King.
MISS AUSTIN was the guest
of the Academy for the weekend
and toured the Galveston cam
pus and “Texas Clipper” for the
first time. She was escorted by
Thomas Craig, executive officer.
Cadet Commander William
Pickavance presented Kathi a “sea
chest” in which to keep her Ag
gie memories. Inscribed on the
chest was:
To Kathi Austin
Aggie Sweetheart ’67
From the Sea Coin' Ags
Of Texas Maritime Academy
MUSIC FOR the dance was
provided by the “Innkeepers” of
LaMarque. The dance was spon
sored by the Propeller Club of
the Port of Texas Maritime Aca
demy. Club President, John
Eckert and Secretary Otto Schik-
schneit presided.
MARITIME SWEETHEART
Camille Thiel was named the Texas Maritime Academy’s
first sweetheart at the Sea-going cadets’ first Spring
Dance.
Photo Salon Has
Lots Of Variety
Photographs of people, news
events, fashion, nature and still
life will begin ariving at the
Memorial Student Center early
this week for the ninth Inter
collegiate Photo Salon sponsored
by the Texas A&M Camera Com
mittee.
An overall Salon ’67 winning
picture and photographer will be
selected Saturday, May 13, along
with three top winners in each of
eight categories.
Photographic Society of Amer
ica exhibitor Joe Hedrick of Luf
kin; Herman Kelly, photograph
er-writer of the Texas Highway
Department’s travel information
division, and Roy Allison, artist-
typographer of the A&M Press,
will judge entries from colleges
and universities across the nation.
Entry deadline for the salon
is 5 p.m. Wednesday.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M”
—Adv.