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Cbe Battalion Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1967 Number 448 Company C-2 Is Winner Gen. Moore Trophy Squadron 13 Wins Academic Award RECEIVES HONOR CHORD Bob Handley (right), is shown attaching the white honor chord to the uniform of Mike Mann after Company C-2 was named winner of the Gen. George F. Moore Trophy during Sunday’s Review. Annual Competition Awards Eleven Graphics Students Eleven Texas A&M students are award winners in the 1966-67 Engineering Graphics Competi tion for the annual T. R. Spence watch. Pat A. Wertheim, a freshman geophysics major from Boerne, was judged the best engineering graphics student and presented the watch made possible through the Spence fund, announced Pro fessor L. E. Stark. CLARENCE E. Carter, fresh man industrial engineering major of Bryan, was a second place win ner in one of the four competition categories, working drawing. Other winners of plaques con tributed by the Exchange Store were, by class: Working drawing, first, Abra ham Moreno Jr., freshman, aero space engineering major from Brownsville; Descriptive geometry, first, Wertheim; second, Harold Jack- Mrs. Brashears Is Elected President Of Aggie Mothers Mrs. W. S. Brashears of San Antonio was elected president of the Federation of Mother’s Clubs at Texas A&M for 1967-68. Thirteen other officers were voted to serve with the mother of two, who comes from a family of 10 Aggies. Mrs. Brashears had six brothers who attended Eight Aggies Win In Photo Salon Eight Texas A&M photograph ers placed in the ninth Intercol legiate Photo Salon sponsored by the Memorial Student Center Camera Committee. STEPHEN L. McGREGOR of Amarillo won first in human in terest with “A Cheap Date.” Michael J. Welsh of Houston ex hibited second and third place prints in nature and pictorial categories. Arvie Caughfield of Combes also had a second place ribboned photo and thirds were taken by Donald Scafe of Duart, Ontario; Doug Wade, Amarillo; Raleigh Lawrence, San Antonio; Gary Sherer, Binghamton, N. Y., and Jud Rogers, College Station. BOB DOONAN of Sam Hous ton State entered the top print and Darrel Thomas of Texas Tech was judged the outstanding salon photographer. Other ribbons were won by Sam Houston (six), Tech (six), Mon mouth College, 111., and Thiel Col lege of Greenville, Pa., each one. Winning and accepted prints are on display in the MSC this week. A&M between 1928 and 1951. Her son, William H., graduated in 1963. Gerry, another son, also attended A&M. A painting was presented President and Mrs. Earl Rudder at the Saturday morning busi ness session. Rudder said the Larossa still life will hang in the entrance hall of the presi dent’s home. Serving with Mrs. Brashears for the next yeaj will be Mrs. Rudder, honorary president; Mrs. J. C. McLaughlin of Bryan, vice president-at-large who is im mediate past president; and vice presidents Mrs. W. A. Prewit Jr. of Temple; Mrs. John O. McLe roy Jr., Dallas; Mrs. S. T. Sikes, Houston; Mrs. M. E. Hill, Del Rio; Mrs. David Glassford, Fort Worth; and Mrs. J. D. Petty, Groves. Mrs. Ed Flinn of Tyler was installed as recording secretary, Mrs. C. E. Noonan, San Antonio, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Carl J. Cantella, Baytown, par liamentarian, and Mrs. Harold Powell, Amarillo, historian. son, freshman, electrical engineer ing, Marshall; third, Kwok Fun Tsao, freshman, aerospace engi neering, Hong Kong; LETTERING, first, David Bor- dovsky, freshman, agricultural engineering, Mart; second, Eric A. Rios, freshman, electrical engi neering, Panama City, Panama; third, W. P. Temple, senior in dustrial education, Houston; Freehand sketching, first, Bob by W. Davis, sophomore, indus trial technology, Waco; second, Temple; third, William L. Mose ley, freshman, aerospace engi neering, San Antonio. STARK SAID the awards pres entation was videotaped for later showing to freshman engineering graphics classes. Competition winners are in en gineering graphics classes of Dr. James H. Earle, department head; Samuel M. Cleland, Michael P. Guerard, Paul M. Mason, Rich ard F. Vogel and Stark. Bulletin Board TODAY Agriculture Economics Club will meet in rooms 112 and 113 of the Plant Sciences Building at 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY Lavaca Dewitt Hometown Club will meet in room 301 of the MSC at 7:30 p.m. Waco Hometown Club will meet in the YMCA at 7:30 p.m. Ring Tickets Still Available For Activities Tickets for the Ring Banquet, available now in the Student Pro gram Office of the Memorial Stu dent Center, go off sale 5 p.m. Thursday. Ticket sales for the dance will end Friday at 5 p.m. A package ticket is being of fered for couple admission to both the dance and banquet plus two pictures of the couple at the dance at $11.50. Time periods have been al- loted according to blocks of tick ets, when couples may have their pictures taken. The Claude Gordon Orchestra, voted the number one new orches tra in the nation by the American Association of Musicians, will pro vide the dance music. “Early ticket sales indicate a large attendance,” Terrell S. Mul lins, senior class president, said. Formal attire will be the dress for the dance, but cocktail dress will be appropriate for the ban quet. 59o per year paid on all savings at Bryan Build ing & Loan Assn. Adv. By CHARLES ROWTON Battalion Reporter Company C-2 won the Gen. George F. Moore Trophy and Squadron 13 won the Houston Academic Achievement Award in Parents Appreciation Day cere monies at Texas A&M Sunday. All other awards were made in G. Rollie White Coliseum Sunday, following the presentation of Mrs. Joseph R. Rehmet as Aggie Mother of the Year. THE GENERAL MOORE Tro phy is presented annually to the best overall unit in the Corps of Cadets. CADET COLONEL of the Corps Eddie Joe Davis of Henrietta re ceived the Reserve Officers Asso ciation saber from Col. Stanley V. Rush, AF Reserve. Colonel Rush is president of the ROA Texas Department. Other awards included the N. S. Meyer-Raeburn Foundation saber to Cadet Lt. Col. Charles M. Berry Jr. of Fort Worth. Berry also accepted the President’s Award to the Third Battalion for the highest grades for a battalion sized unit. The Fritz Award for the out standing .company commander was presented to Cadet Maj. Ernest M. Hudgens of Lufkin. Hudgens commands Company D- 2. Cadet T. Sgt. Lonnie C. Minze of Houston won the Caldwell Trophy as top noncommissioned officer. THE DAUGHTERS of the American Revolution Award to the top junior went to Cadet 1st Sgt. Patrick G. Rehmet of Alice. Cadet Cpl. Arthur B. Lane of Houston received the Federated A&M Mothers’ Clubs Awards as outstanding sophomore. The N. S. Meyer-Raeburn Foundation medal to the top freshman went to Cadet Harry K. Lesser Jr. of Brenham. The Lulie-Hughey Lane Schol arship, presented to an arts or sciences sophomore, was pre sented to Cadet Cpl. David M. Scott of Port Neches. THE DEPARTMENT of the Army Award to outstanding cadets in each class were awarded to Davis, Rehmet, Lane, and Cadet Arthur G. Geistweidt of Mason. Cadet Lt. Col. Thomas D. Edgar of Lake Jackson was the recipient of the American Ord nance Award presented to the top senior selected for assignment in the Ordnance Corps. Cadet Sgt. Maj. Scott H. Roberts of Austin and Cadet Sgt. Maj. Joseph P. Webber of Waco won U. S. Army Association Awards as outstanding juniors. American Legion ROTC Awards to Army ROTC seniors and juniors for military and scho lastic excellence went to Cadet Col. Robert M. Miller of Bloom ington, Minn, Cadet Maj. Pedro Garza of Santa Rosa, Cadet M. Sgt. James L. Yogas of Galves ton, and Cadet 1st Sgt. William M. Jacqmien of Flemington, N. J. Cadets Richard J. Hodge of Pledger and John R. Stallings re ceived Sons of the American Revolution Awards as the top Army ROTC freshmen. THE ARMY Association Award for cadets excelling in military history was won by Cadet Cpls. John C. Abshier of Port Arthur and John W. Groves of Universal City. Cadet Maj. Ernest M. Hudgens of Lufkin received the Defense Supply Association Award, given to a senior military science stu dent. Cadet Lt. Col. Thomas D. Edgar of Lake Jackson won the Society of Military Engineers Award for a senior engineering- student in military science. The Air Force Times Award for a senior cadet with outstand ing ability and initiative was given to Cadet Lt. Col. Thomas C. Stone of Donna. The American Legion ROTC Awards to AFROTC seniors and juniors for military and scho lastic excellence went to Cadet Col. Arturo Esquivel of Eagle Pass, Cadet Maj. Tommy W. Casey of Fairfield, Cadet M. Sgt. Anthony W. Groves of Universal City, and Cadet Sgt. Maj. Wayne Julian Baird of Big Spring. CADET CPL. David M. Scott of Port Neches won the General Dynamics Award, presented an nually to an outstanding AF ROTC sophomore. The Sons of the American Revolution Award for leadership, bearing, and all-around excellence went to Cadet John D. White of Pearsall. Cadet Lt. Neal C. Ward of Pasadena received the Air Force Association Detachment Award as the outstanding aerospace studies senior. Deputy Corps Commander Rob ert A. Been of Big Spring won two awards: The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Award for the top senior AFROTC cadet in elec trical, electronics, or communica tions engineering; and the Society of American Military Engineers Last-Year ROTC Award for a senior engineering major. THE NORMAN Beard Award for the outstanding Marine Corps Platoon Leaders’ Class student (See Gen. Moore Award, Page3) AGGIE MOTHER OF THE YEAR Mrs. Joseph R. Rehmet, Aggie Mother of the Year, is shown reviewing the Corps of Cadets during Sunday’s Mother’s Day ceremonies. Kirmse To Leave For Vietnam Duty Lt. Col. George R. Kirmse of Texas A&M Military Science De partment departs Saturday for assignment with the U. S. Army in Vietnam. The officer is in his third year at A&M. He will arrive in Sai gon June 23 for assignment with the Military Advisory Command, Vietnam, (MACV) as exchange officer and military advisor on Gen. William C. Westmoreland’s staff. COL. KIRMSE and his family reside at 1005 Skrivanek Drive, Bryan. His wife Helen and sons, Brian 14 and Kevin 12, will move to the vicinity of Elberon, N. J. The Fordham and George Wash ington University graduate has been an associate professor and officer-in-charge of the basic sec tion in the military science de partment. His duties under Col. D. L. Baker included public in formation officer. KIRMSE, 39, entered the Regu- Services Held For Col. Crawford Funeral services for Col. Stuart F. Crawford, Texas A&M staff member for six years, were con ducted at 9:30 a.m. today at Cal- laway-Jones Funeral Chapel in Bryan. The Rev. Bruce Fisher, pastor of the A&M Presbyterian Church, officiated. Crawford died Sunday at his home, 1112 Edgewood, Bryan, ap parently of heart seizure. Crawford has been an admin istrative assistant in the planning engineer’s office at A&M for the past year. Prior to that time, he served five years as assistant di rector of the A&M Physical Plant. A native of Plymouth, Ohio, Crawford attended Bethany Col lege and was graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. He served from 1942 to 1946 at Guadacanal, and addi tional assignments in Germany, Korea and Japan before retiring in 1960. lar Army in 1951 from Distin guished Military Graduate status at Fordham. The quartermaster officer served in Alaska, Iran and Germany in addition to several states-side assignments, includ ing depot maintenance officer and depot adjutant at Belle Meade, N. J. He was logistical advisor to the Iranian Army Corps and two Army Divisions with the Mil itary Assistance Advisory Group, Iran. Five Sophomores Named Advisors To Drill Squad Five sophomore advisors to Texas A&M’s 1967-68 Freshman Drill Team will be Richard G. Gonzales of San Antonio, Garrett C. Martin of Mountainside, N. J., Steve T. Nichols of Farmington, N. M., Michael G. Portie of Vidor and Eugene A. Taylor, Jr. of Fort Worth. Team advisors Calvin Reese and Maj. Gerald J. Harber an nounced the appointments. THE SOPHS will assist senior advisor Jim Vogas of Galveston and junior advisors Michael E. Casey of Houston and Roy D. Lewis of Hurst with drill team preparation for competitions and parades. Advisors design and in stall manuals and movements the team employs. Members of the 1966-67 team that won second in the nation against upperclass competition, the freshmen were instrumental in adding 21 trophies to the FDT collection. Gonzales is executive officer and right guide of this year’s team which will march in the Houston Armed Forces Day pa rade Saturday. Nichols is guid on bearer and Taylor a squad leader. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M” —Adv. RV PERFORMANCE The Texas A&M Ross Volunteers are shown executing part of a precision drill during the Mother’s Day Review held on the Drill Field. i