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.
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