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te defend- to Florida il Slacks urtus (ten's ut«r 3en! )en Pinball )ays Until it ipot’s) te ing ick ac- ter nd its ;ar an 5 is is • >ries LIBRARY CAMPUS 14 COPIES Che Battalion Thursday — Clear to partly cloudy, g; i-i; winds southerly, 5-10 m.p.h. High 84, :$ low 62. :& Friday — Partly cloudy, winds south erly, 10-15 m.p.h. Highw 83, low 66. Lubbock — 74°, 40% humidity, winds southeast, 10-13 m.p.h. X* VOLUME 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1967 Number 483 Bombing Or Mining Haiphong Won’t Help, McNamara Says By EDWIN B. HAAKINSON Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (A*)—Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara’s insistence that bombing or min ing Haiphong, main supply port of North Vietnam, will not short en the war or cut off enemy sup plies was underlined in testimony made public Tuesday. He made it clear he plans to continue restricted bombing of North Vietnam. McNamara testified Aug. 25 before the Senate preparedness subcommittee and publication of The dean of agricultural eco nomics and sociology at East Pakistan Agricultural University is getting a first-hand look at agricultural development systems at Texas A&M. Extension, research, teaching and administration are of equal importance to Dr. Md. Shamsul Islam, who has barely scratched the surface of a six-month visit to the United States. Dean Islam heads a faculty training 200 undergraduates and 19 at the master’s level. EXCEPT FOR trips later this month to Cornell and Michigan State Universities, Dr. Islam ex pects to spend the majority of his time in A&M’s Agricultural Economics and Sociology Depart ment. Dr. T. R. Timm, head of A&M’s Agricultural Economics and Soci ology Department and advisor to Dr. Islam, announced plans to involve the visiting educator in as many departmental activities as possible. “We want him to work on a specific research program and speak to some of our classes,” Dr. Timm remarked. “Dean Is lam will complement our staff and at the same time gain better insight as to what we do.” Dr. Islam also is auditing an agricultural policy course taught by Dr. Timm. TENTATIVE PLANS call for Dr. Islam to participate in short courses and institutes throughout Texas. Included is a state con ference on market power and an institute with agri-business firms regarding marketing and agri cultural policy. One of Dr. Islam’s personal goals is to learn more about or ganizing agricultural credit. “We are worrying about ways to organize agricultural credit in East Pakistan,” he commented. “Our country has too many farm ers — nearly six million — and nearly all of them need credit. The average size farm is three acres, with about 60 per cent of the farms being less than 2.5 acres. Our current credit system is inadequate to meet their needs.” DEAN ISLAM’S Ph.D. in agri cultural economics is from the University National Bank "On the side of Texas A&M” his testimony follows that of sev eral uniformed military chiefs urging the mining or bombing of Haiphong. THE SUBCOMMITTEE earlier made public excerpts of McNa mara’s testimony playing down the importance of Haiphong, say ing supplies could be brought in over the beach if it were knocked out. Both he and President John son insist that the differences between the military and civilian chiefs on the question are slight. In the testimony made public Tuesday, McNamara, in heated University of London. He earned bachelors and masters degrees in economics in East Pakistan and added an additional B.A. degree at Manchester University. The dean is a member of the British Agricultural Economics Association and formerly was joint secretary of the Pakistan Agricultural Economics Associa tion and a member of the Food and Agriculture Council of Pak istan. Dr. Islam is popular with the 50 students from Pakistan at tending Texas A&M. He has been booked for dinner visits with most of them. TIMM NOTED eight students from Pakistan have completed agricultural economics graduate work at A&M and returned to teach at East Pakistan Agricul tural University. Dr. F. L. Underwood, a mem ber of the A&M Agricultural Economics and Sociology faculty, is currently teaching at East Pak istan Agricultural University. “Our faculty is knowledgable in international situations,” noted Dr. Timm. “At the moment our faculty and staff have either done extension, research, teach ing or special surveys in 50 for eign countries.” Blood Drive Set For 1938 Grad Students are being asked to give blood to a widely known graduate of the university—John S. Kuykendall who is seriously ill in a Houston Hospital. Kuykendall, a member of the class of 1938, has been manager of the livestock division of the Houston Livestock Show for many years. He was made an honorary member of the A&M Saddle and Sirloin Club in 1965 in recognition of his contributions to the Texas livestock industry. Blood donors are urged to call Mrs. Watson at 846-4315 and make an appointment before Fri day. A Blood Services of Hous ton bloodmobile will be stationed Friday in the Community Sav ings and Loan Association park ing lot. Students under 21 years of age, unless married, must have their parents’ consent to give blood. exchanges with members of the subcommittee, made a string of denials to senators’ questions and suggestions: —THAT HEAVIER or earlier bombing attacks on the North would have reduced U.S. casual ties in the sporadic but bitter ground war in the South. —That there has been any change in the basic bombing pat tern, even though numerous tar gets have been authorized for first strikes recently. —That he is following a “no- win policy” or that U. S. forces might as well “throw up our hands” and get out. McNAMARA agreed with Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D-Wash., that if supplies from Soviet Russia and Communist China could be cut off, North Vietnam would be forced to end the war. But the Pentagon chief said he knows of no way to do this militarily or politically. McNamara estimated that last year Russia supplied North Viet nam with about $670 million in aid while Communist China pro vided about $150 million. That would put total Communist aid at far less than $1 billion. Library Gets French Books A set of books on French flora has been acquired by Cushing Li brary for the rare books collec tion. “Herbier de la France,” a four- volume set published at Paris during 1780-1793, is on display in the Cushing lobby, announced Dr. James P. Dyke, director. The four-volume set containing 601 colored plates was written, illustrated and published by Jean Baptiste Francois Bulliard, a fam ed botanist and father of French mycology. The A&M set came from the Netherlands and had at least two previous owners, Edwin Clark and H. S. C. Huijsman, according to Miss Clara M. McFrancis, catalog librarian. She noted many sets of “Her bier de la France” were printed and it did not become a rare item until the 20th Century. The work contains history of fungi, poison ous plants of France and a bot anical dictionary in the first vol ume. Others contain plates o f flowering plants and fungi. Phi Delta Sigma Plans Fall Rush The off-campus social fraterni ty of Phi Delta Sigma will con duct its fall rush next week, an nounced Phillip Tyree, fraternity president. Tyree said rush is open to all male freshmen, sophomores, and juniors in good standing with the university. In addition to its social activi ties, Phi Delta Sigma participates in various civic programs. Last year the group sent cigarettes to the 1st Cavalry Division in Viet nam. Tyree said the fraternity plans to stress even more the civic serv ice aspects of the organization this semester. The fraternity president re quested that students interested in joining the group send self- addressed stamped postcards to him at Box 4993, College Station. Postcards must be received by Friday. Instructor To Talk At Safety Meeting W. H. Poe, supervisory devel opment instructor for Texas A&M’s Engineering Extension Service will address the National Safety Congress Oct. 23 in Chi cago. Poe’s talk, “Effective Super visor Training to Improve Safety in Mines,” will be made to the mining section at the five-day conference. M Bryan Building & Loan Association, Your Sav- , ings Center, since 1919. —Adv. —Adv. RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS This quintet of Texas A&M floriculture and horticulture students have been awarded scholarships totaling $4,900. From the left, they are Richard Kent Kimmins of Amarillo who received $3,000; William J. Pehl of Fredericksburg, $1,000; Miss Diane E. Ruedrich of Marion, $500; Bruce Moreland of Lancaster, $250, and Miss Linda Jean Shirley of Longview, $150. . / Pakistani Visitor Views Facilities Baylor Student Dies In Initiation Mishap SPURRING UP FOR RAIDERS Animal 8 fish, George Walton, Robert Keeney, Charles Kubricht and Robert Arizpe put on their spurs in front of Hart Hall Tuesday. In past years fish have worn spurs before the football game with Southern Methodist, but this year because of early date with SMU, the tradition has been altered to "‘spur the Texas Tech Red Raiders.” Prof Plans Study In South Africa Ecological studies of South African chinch bugs for compari son with the Texas and Mexico variety will be made during the next eight months by Dr. Merrill H. Sweet of Texas A&M’s Biolo gy Department. The research is supported by the National Science Foundation and will be performed in associa tion with Dr. James A. Slater of the University of Connecticut. Dr. Sweet, associate professor of biology, is on a year leave of absence for the studies, according to Dr. William P. Fife, acting head of the department. Sweet and Slater are head quartered in Capetown, Union of Grad Lecture By Frenchman Set Monday An internationally known French scientist, Dr. Philippe Albert, will give a Graduate Col lege lecture Monday. Academic Vice President Wayne C. Hall announced Dr. Albert’s presentation for 8 p.m. in the School of Architecture Auditori um. “Cyclotron Activation Analy sis” is the topic of Dr. Albert, director of research for the Ra dioactivation Analysis Labora tory, National Center for Scien tific Research, Vitry, France. Dr. Hall said Dr. Albert is recognized internationally for his work on systematic determination of trace impurities in high purity metals through use of activation analysis. The speaker earned the doctor of science degree from the Uni versity of Paris and has been associated with the National Cen ter for Scientific Research since 1947. Dr. Albert and his co-workers are credited with development of various analytical schemes to de termine up to 60 trace elements by neutron activation analysis in zone refined metals. Currently, they are conducting research in the field of photon and charged particle activation analysis. The professor is the author of a recent book, “Radioactivation Analysis.” South Africa. As spring pro gresses and winter rainfalls cease, the scientists will move inland to Pretoria. Dr. Sweet’s wife, Jan, and four children accompanied him. Samples of the ant-size chinch bug of the lygaeid family will be shipped to A&M for mounting and labeling and maintenance by Haskell L. Yandell, zoology grad uate student from Seminole. Dr. Sweet will spend the second year of the $32,556 NSF grant period analyzing environmental and bio logical data for publishing re sults. Field work in South Africa un der climate conditions similar to those of South Central Texas are necessary to see the insect in its natural habitat, Fife explained. “The Southwest Cape region was little disturbed by Pleisto cene climate fluctuations in con trast to the North Temperate Zone (including Texas),” Sweet pointed out. He said the study affords opportunity to compare ecologically a presumably old mature south temperate fauna with the relatively new, immature north temperate fauna. Fife noted that man-made in terferences are rapidly changing the insect’s habitat in South Af rica, alterations that were made in Texas more than 100 years ago. “Through the study there, pre dictions of the impact of weather changes here can be made, with local implications,” Fife contin ued. Klemm Awarded $17,281 Grant Dr. W. R. Klemm, associate professor of biology, has been awarded a $17,281 U. S. Health, Education and Welfare Depart ment grant for continuation of research related to physiological mechanisms of animal hypnosis. Klemm’s research, started here last year, is scheduled to con tinue through August, 1970. Research shows that hypnosis reduces pain in animals, Klemm noted. He said pain might he abolished if trances could be made more effective. Klemm indicated a possible future application of hypnosis to humans might result in increased reduction of pain for minor op erations. Physical Hazing Banned By Prexy WACO, AP — Baylor Universi ty President Abner V. McCall ban ned all physical hazing Tuesday after a 19-year-old student died during’ a campus service club ini tiation. Justice of the Peace Joe John son said an autopsy showed that John Everett of Crosby, a sopho more accounting and business stu dent died from a concoction of five different kinds of laxatives and garlic he was forced to drink. Johnson ruled the death acciden tal. Johnson said Clifton “could have drowned either on vomit or the juices from some of the stuff he had been given. When he choked this caused an automatic trauma of the trachea and larnyx. This cut off his breath and as he strained t o get h i s breath it caused hemorrhaging in his throat and lungs.” Clifton was one of nine initi ates of the Baylor Chamber of Commerce who were running in place during the initiation on a farm 15 miles west of Waco about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. With the pled ges were 38 members and three other persons. The group, which has no affilia tion with other Chambers of Com merce, is the oldest organization at Baylor and was founded i n 1919. “The group is known as one of the finest on the campus,” a uni versity spokesman said. It has sponsored such activities as foot ball banquets and picnics for ath letes. A spokesman for the Baptist school said Tuesday night no ac tion has been taken pending com pletion of the investigation. McCall said that the Baylor ad ministration and the student Con gress have been seeking for sev eral years to eliminate physical hazing. “Some of the men’s clubs have maintained some of the milder physical aspects of the initiation, such as calisthenics and the drink ing o r distasteful concoctions. We shall continue our policy until we eliminate all such club initia tion practices at Baylor,” McCall said. Funeral services for Clifton will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Crosby. Camera Group Enters Slides In Competition Color slides by Phil Nelson of Houston, G. E. Minnick of La conia, N. H., Bob Stump of Bry an and David S. Green of Dallas won the first 1967-68 photo con test of Texas A&M’s Camera committee. The four winning slides will be forwarded to Gulf States Cam era Clubs Council competition, announced Arvid Van Dyke of Grand Rapids, Mich., contest chairman. Photos were judged best out of 40 competing slides in novice and advanced classes. Nelson, a senior architecture major, had two photos tie for top place. Judges selected his slides of the St. Louis arch and the Marina Towers in Chicago first. Rules permit only one of the two slides to be forwarded to GSCCC. Minnick, a senior geology maj or, won with a picture of a de stroyer off the coast of Virginia at the start of a hurricane. A freshman mechanical engi neering major, Stump caught the judges’ fancy with a mountain scene from the White River Na tional Forest in Colorado. Green’s winner was a night architectural photo. He is a fifth year archi tecture major. CEEB Spokesman Stresses Placement In Junior College Effective guidance and place ment of students entering a jun ior college is of central impor tance, the director of program development for New York’s Col lege Entrance Examination Board declared at Texas A&M. Dr. Winton H. Manning, a speaker for the 24th annual Jun ior College Conference, noted that the junior college is the fastest growing institution of higher learning in the nation, with near ly 2.5 million students expected to be enrolled in 1,100 junior col leges by 1975. Manning termed the junior col lege the institutional instrument offering the greatest promise for realizing the nation’s goal of uni versal opportunity for education beyond high school. “WE LIVE in a period in which universal higher education has become a common assump tion, diversification of education al opportunity an accepted neces sity,” Manning said, “and greatly expanded adult education a social requirement.” “These trends may take sev eral decades to be realized,” he added, “but they seem certain to create a continuous series of new problems which the community college must anticipate and meet.” Manning called the chasm be tween secondary school and col lege a great opportunity for self examination, for taking stock of things. The speaker said the CEEB is sponsoring a two year research program involving 40,000 stu dents in 50 colleges across the nation. “THESE TESTS can be used to support the basic decisions of choosing and entering a field of study,” he noted. “In a nutshell, what we are trying to find out is whether we have the tests and the services which will help them fulfill the job they are trying to achieve.” Manning said tests of aptitudes and special abilities which, along with other measures, provide ex pectations of success in various programs can enable students to make realistic choices and deci sions. “The process of placement is an integral part of the whole process of guidance,” Manning stressed. “The student feels the questions of career and educa tional planning, choice of pro gram, of self discovery and eval uation should not be sharply sep arated.” “FROM THE institution’s point of view,” Manning continued, “the broadest and most diverse description of its students is nec essary and relevant to the ques tion of planning in terms of cur riculum offered, and in terms of course content and teaching method.” The conference continues through noon Tuesday. Dr. Rich ard R. Burnette, Institutional Re search and Testing director for Florida Southern College, is the featured morning speaker. Also scheduled is a panel head ed by Dr. Lorrin Kennamer, as sociate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Texas. First Bank & Trust now pays 5% per annum on savings certif icates. —Adv.