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Che Battalion Weather 1 FRIDAY—Partly cloudy, a few late ^ afternoon showers. Winds easterly, » 10-15 m.p.h., High 95, Low 73. SATURDAY—Cloudy to partly cloudy, g: few late afternoon showers. Wind easterly, 10-15 m.p.h., High 89, Low 68. :£ Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1967 Number 463 Board Approves j Directorate’s Last Dance Record Budget j A record $100,841,702 operat ing budget for the Texas A&M System during 1967-68 was ap proved this week by the system’s oard of directors. The new budget, effective Sept, represents an increase of more I than $27 million over current ex penditures. College Station campus activi ties are budgeted for $45,238,785, i hike of more than $11 million. Largest proportionate boost went to James Connally Techni cal Institute at Waco. The new facility, which graduated its first class last spring and is rapidly expanding its programs, was awarded $8,725,955, compared to $1,364,969 for the current year. Prairie View A&M College at empstead will receive $8,261, 42, an increase of almost $1.5 illion. Tarleton State College at Ste- |>henville gets $3,060,860, up ore than $500,000. ■ The Galveston - based Texas ; Maritime Academy is budgeted for $790,041, an increase of more |han $75,000. Remainder of the budget cov- iers operating costs for the sys- em’s various research and public ervice branches. The board awarded three con- ■truction contracts totaling $198,- ■24. B-W Construction Co. of Bryan was the low bidder on two i)f the projects: $87,544 to reno vate and modify former Air Force buildings to provide tech nical course facilities at Connally jTech and $11,771 to construct additional parking facilities at the veterinary medicine complex On the College Station campus. I The third contract went to |General Electric Co. of Houston for its low bid of $99,409 to fur bish equipment for a main-cam pus power interconnection sub station. 1 Board members also appropri ated $821,433 for continuation of (Various improvement and reno- P'ation projects throughout the [system. Largest item was $460,- IjlOO for additional phases of a 12- Hormitory renovation program at A&M. Also included were $60,- 000 for furnishings and equip ment for Tarleton’s new library addition and Language and Math ematics Building and $25,000 for ‘preliminary expenses to con struct a new dining hall at Prair ie View. | In other action, the board of ficially adopted the provisions of ! the new Senate Bill No. 162 which lauthorizes campus security per sonnel to be commissioned as eace officers, thus giving them authority to enforce all general and criminal laws of the State of exas on campus. Other items included: Formal acceptance of $336,445 in gifts, grants and scholarships. A resolution to seek Texas Col lege and University Coordinating Board approval to divide the De partment of Geology and Geogra phy at Texas A&M and initiated B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. programs in geography. The university currently offers all three degrees in geology. A resolution to seek Coordinat ing Board approval to initiate a B.S. degree program in industrial arts at Tarleton. Kunkel Named Acting Ag Dean The Texas A&M System Board of Directors named Dr. H. O. Kunkel, associate director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, to serve as acting dean of Texas A&M’s College of Agri culture and also acting director of the experiment station, effec tive Sept. 1. Dr. Kunkel, who joined the A&M faculty in 1951, succeeds Dr. R. E. Patterson who an nounced his resignation last spring. Board members also selected Paul R. Kramer to serve as the new director of the Texas Forest Service, effective Sept. 1. Kramer, who has been associated with the Texas Forest Service 19 years and has served the past year as associate director, suc ceeds Dr. A. D. Folweiler who re tired after 30 years of service. In a third appointment, the board named Dr. O. D. Butler chairman of Texas A&M*s Ath letic Council, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Dr. Chris H. Groneman, who has accepted a position at the Uni versity of Hawaii. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M” —Adv. Planned ‘Flower-in’ New Lights Show Set Tuesday Night “FLOWER-IN” ENTERTAINMENT “Lord August and the Visions of Lite” will provide the music for the Memorial Student Center Summer Directorate’s final dance of the summer Tuesday night. The theme of the dance will be a “Flower-in.” Record Enrollment Expected Record enrollment of approxi mately 12,500 students is expect ed at Aggieland this fall, Regis trar H. L. Heaton has predicted. The estimated enrollment rep resents an increase of almost 1,800 over the fall 1966 registra tion when the current record of 10,706 students was estatblished. Heaton said he expects more ... •• . v , . • • than 2,350 entering freshmen, an increase of almost 300 over last year. Graduate enrollment also is expected to reach a new high. Preliminary figures indicate about 2,370 students in this cate gory, up almost 250 from last fall. While Texas A&M has no ad mission deadline prior to start of the semester, the registrar urged all new students to submit their applications and credentials as soon as possible. Entering freshmen and other new students begin registration Sept. 13, with all other students registering Sept. 14-15. Classes begin Sept. 18. Ranger Thinks ‘Sophomorish’ Ranger III, English bulldog of 12-year-old Bob-Rudder, has be come sophomorish in his growing up process. Though technically belonging to Bob, son of Texas A&M Presi dent and Mrs. Earl Rudder, the bulldog is rapidly winning the hearts of Aggies. Ranger’s prowls take him long distances and for extended dura tions away from the president’s home. “He likes to get out and stay gone because students pet and feed him,” Mrs. Rudder com mented. The beefy bulldog isn’t old enough to find his way home yet, but numerous students and A&M personnel look out for Ranger’s welfare and phone the Rudders of his whereabouts. The friendly 15-month-old bull dog named for the Ranger Bat talion Rudder commanded in World War II is fast becoming a legend with his exploits. After watching a lawn mower in operation, Ranger charged the machine, receiving a cut toe. The husky dog also joined Memorial Student Center bowlers for a game. He butted balls off the return-way and chased them across the floor until one caught him looking the other way. Ranger’s favorite trysting places are Sbisa and Duncan Din ing Halls, where friendly pats and juicy morsels are plentiful. The parties end only when someone arrives to take him home. IMP THOSE DOG DAYS ARE HERE The shade is where you find it, and even there it’s not always cool. Ranger III trys to beat the summer heat by lying in the shade of his dog house. By WINSTON GREEN Battalion Editor The fourth and final summer dance sponsored by the Memorial Student Center Summer Direc torate Tuesday night will present a “psychedelic lights show” with a “Flower-in” theme. “Lord August and the Vision of Lite,” a group from San An tonio, will provide the music for the dance. “This group is highly popular with college students,” said Den ny Kniery, Summer Directorate Dance Committee chairman. “Their style of music is similar to that of ‘Neal Ford and the Fa natics’ who played for our last dance.” The “Flower-in” theme of the dance will be carried out by wall decorations and a “flowery” arch way o v e i- the entrance to the MSC ballroom. “Possibly we will be passing out flowers at the door, also,” Kniery said. The theme of the dance reflects the current popularity of the “flower people,” or the “gentle, peace-loving younger generation” that began as a fad in California. In place of the usual rectangle tables, there will be smaller round tables with “hurricane lan terns” on them to carry out the theme. Kniery mentioned that “lights show” will be larger and a “little different” from the one given at the first MSC summer dance. He feels it will be “highly psyche delic.” “Lord August and the Visions of Lite” have been currently playing at the “Pussycat” night club, a popular entertainment spot for college students in San Antonio. Last summer this group toured the United States and Canada, with appearances in Boston and New York. They have also ap peared on such national televi sion shows as “Hullabaloo,” “Shin-Dig,” and “Where the Ac tion Is.” The dance will last from 8-12 in the ballroom. Admission is $1 per person. Aggies with dates will be admitted free by present ing their activity card at the door. Art Is Displayed In MSC Lobby A number of art objects col lected by Programa de Educacion Interamericana of Texas A&M are on display at the Memorial Student Center this week. The collection was purchased through a United States Office of Education grant to the Bryan Independent School District for the acquisition of materials to be used in the production of sup- plementatry teaching aids for Texas’ elementary and secondary schools. First Bank & Trust now pays 5% per annum on savings certif icates. —Adv. New Entertainment Series To Open This Fatly Says Hill Post Office Seeks Bids On Facility The Post Office Department is seeking competitive bids for a new building to house its postal operations at College Station for the new College Hills Station, announced Postmaster General Lawrence F. O’Brien. Under the department’s lease construction program, a contract will be awarded to the bidder who agrees to provide a new building constructed according to depart mental specifications and then lease it to the department for a basic period of ten years, with options to renew the lease for an additional 20 years. The department’s capital in vestment will be limited substan tially to postal equipment. The building will remain under pri vate ownership, with the owner paying local real estate taxes. Bidding documents will be available from H. E. Lehman, Regional Real Estate Officer, Room 410, Main Post Office Building, Houston, Texas on or about August 7, 1967. The Real Estate Officer will supply bid ding forms, specifications, lease provisions and other information. Bids must be submitted to the Real Estate Officer by September 29, 1967. Bryan Building & Loan Association, Your Sav ings Center, since 1919. —Adv. A new entertainment series, the Rotary Community Series, in cooperation with Texas A&M’s Town Hall Series, opens this fall. The series was announcel by John Hill, chairman of the Bryan Rotary Club’s Community Series Committee. Opening the series Sept. 29 at the Bryan Civic Auditorium will be the Houston Symphony Or chestra directed by Andre Previn. Flamenco guitarist Carlos Mon toya will be in the spotlight Oct. 30. Following that performance is a musical, “Roar of the Grease paint, Smell of the Crowd,” on Feb. 13. Pianist Lorin Hollander will close out the series April 9. All will be in the Bryan Civic Auditorium. A March 8 program at A&M’s G. Rollie White Coliseum features opera singer Mary Costa. Season reserved seat tickets go on sale Aug. 28 at the Memorial Student Center Program Office. Texas A&M students with ac tivity cards will have priority on purchase of 226 reserved seats for each of the four performances in the Bryan Civic Auditorium. For the Mary Costa perform ance, A&M students with activity cards, and Town Hall season ticket holders will be given free general admission seats. Com munity Series season ticket hold ers will be provided with reserved seats for the show. BB&L NOT WHAT IT SEEMS Pictured above are three Aggies crossing University Drive going from the campus to the east end of North Gate after dark. You don’t see them? See why in the editorial on page 2.