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Che Bdttdlion i-j: Saturday — Clear, winds West, 15-25 :¥ m.p.h. High 41, low 26. 1 . | £: Sunday — Clear, winds Northeast 15- X; :£ 20 m.p.h. High 36, low 21. VOLUME 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1968 Number 524 Senior Suggests | Ij** Docking Device f An idea for a spacecraft dock ing device has been explored by a Texas A&M aerospace engineer ing senior. The universal docking collar would allow any two spacecraft, regardless of mission, to make connections in space and transfer equipment, supplies or personnel, So. 303$ Cans No. 303$ Cans No. 303$ Cans 46-Oz. $ Cans 4-Oz. $ Cans 89 4 No. 2/i C| Cans 7 y’s i -Oz. Can< 59 d N0 - 2 ^ TT Canst 4 No - 2 ^ ./X Cans? Q No. 303 (J ci Cans ? 14-()z.' Keg. OOf' 1 Africans Can’t Be ‘Bought,’ Nugent Says By JERRY GRISHAM “You can’t buy an African na tion. You can just rent it, and then only for a little while.” John Peer Nugent made the comment Thursday night in ap praising Africa’s international political alignment. Nugent, for merly chief African correspond ent for Newsweek Magazine, spoke in the annual Speaker Series of the Memorial Student Center Great Issues Committee. “Africans are neither Pro-East nor Pro-West,” Nugent said. “They are just Pro-African.” He commented that while at times it appears that an African nation might be favoring one or the other of the great powers it ac tually doesn’t signify too much. “They align themselves with the nations which can help them at the moment,” Nugent said. According to Nugent, the Unit ed States and the Soviet Union have learned that the nations of Africa are not for sale and have curtailed some of their efforts to impress the Africans. He asserted that the Chinese have not learned this and are now the biggest foreign threat in the black continent. "The Chinese are training guerrillas in Zanzibar, off the east coast of Africa, for use in the independent countries in Af rica,” he noted. “They are not only training them for use in the white-dominated countries of Southern Rhodesia and South Africa where the blacks could be justified in revolting, but they are also training them for revolt in the black independent nations.” “It doesn’t take too much to cause trouble in Africa and the Chinese can certainly do it,” he continued. Another big problem the Afri cans have to contend with, Nu gent noted, is tribalism. This combined with the conflicting re ligions of the Christian and Mos lem natives has resulted in much bloodshed and political instability. b ioes Good Thur. - Fri. Sat. Jan. 1 - 12*13, according to Richard W. May’s description. May, from River Edge, N. J., made preliminary studies and drawings of the collar for a senior seminar report. “I don’t know why someone hasn’t thought of this before,” commented Prof. Charles A. Rod- enberger. May’s collar is a plug-and-soc- ket arrangement, enclosing a tubular 28 - inch passageway. Hinged flanges swing aside on either craft for docking maneu vers. Locks and gaskets clamp the spacecraft together and seal the connection, allowing pressuriza tion of the channel. “Better locks for higher pres sure are probably available,” the cadet major said. He envisions a model about three-feet in diame ter and hopes to carry the dock ing collar through design in an other course next semester. Scholastic officer of the First Wing in the Corps of Cadets, May is under Air Force ROTC pilot training contract. He will receive an Air Force officer com mission upon graduation. May is in the Ross Volunteers, A&M’s honor military unit, presi dent of the Yankee Hometown Club and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin May, 413 The Fenway, River Edge. His father is head waiter at Hotel Statler, New York City, 10 miles from his home. Council Negates Backing Of Clothing Regulations —ip Referendum Set In Council Action ROOM RESERVATIONS William J. Burton hands his room reservation cards to Housing Office clerk Mrs. E. J. Novosad as civilian students continue reserving their present rooms for next semester. The reservation procedures continue through today. First Bank & Trust now pays 5% per annum on savings certif icates. —Adv. Contractors’ Course Set Twelve men are expected to en roll Jan. 29 for an 18-week spe cialty contractor’s school at Tex as A&M. With apprentice training in mechanical construction jobs, most trainees will study for as signments as construction super intendents or project managers, announced Richard L. Patrick, co ordinator for the hosting A&M Engineering Extension Service. The current 12-man class will receive completion certificates from Engineering Dean Fred J. Benson in ceremonies Jan. 26. Patrick said plumbing, pipefit ting, insulating and administra tive personnel will be taught by 40 men from business and indus try. Topics include supervision principles, business and job man agement, mathematics, engineer ing graphics, counseling and re lated subjects. Graduates of the school earn salaries from $10,000 to $15,000, depending on previous training, Patrick pointed out. New Biology Research Has ‘Fish Knowledge’ As Goal Scientists at Texas A&M are building their own version of the “ole fishin’ hole.” Typical of the times, however, the A&M “fishin’ hole” is a jazzy $100,000 installation which the researchers call a “computerized monitoring unit.” The idea is to hook some clues explaining how a fish finds its way 1,500 miles back to its spawning ground or how a sea turtle navigates 3,000 miles to that one secluded beach on an uninhabited isle before depositing its eggs. Dr. William P. Fife, who is co ordinating construction of the 4,000-gallon tank and related fa cilities for the university’s Biolo gy Department, said the project will be the first of its type in the United States. TESTING FISH navigational theories, he noted, represents only one aspect of the investigation. The overall goal is better insight into total fish behavior. Whereas there have been pre vious experiments testing a par ticular sense of a fish, the A&M SURVEYOR MAKES ‘DIVINE GUIDANCE’ LANDING This wide-ang-le (25 degree field of view) picture taken by Surveyor 7 television camera after its moon landing shows cluster of rocks near craft’s landing site. Scientists said the safe, soft landing amid rocks was by “divine guidance.” Horizon, northeast of Sur veyor, is formed by ridge characteristic of the undulating topography on flank of crater Tycho. Rocky debris was ejected by Tycho, say scientists. (AP Wirephoto from NASA) researchers plan to test several senses simultaneously. “We want to get down to the fundamentals and understand the interrelations between the senses,” Fife noted. “We want to know how sensitive they are and how they work in unison.” The A&M researchers hope to determine if it is possible to “herd” fish or “attract” them for commercial purposes. Another possibility is development of more effective means for repelling sharks. WHAT MAKES A&M’s 256- square-foot “fishin’ hole” unique are 1,936 highly sensitive photo electric cells built into the floor. The cells will detect the slightest movement by a fish or any other creature and relay the informa tion to a computer. Every possible precaution will be taken to make the fish— whether they be of the fresh or saltwater variety—feel “right at home” in a converted classroom. Various stimuli, such as scents, sound and light, can be interject ed into the tank and a series of adjustable baffle boards will be available to create water flow. The sensory systems of sev eral types of fish will be investi- Ralph Claims He Can Win, Connally Can’t SAN ANTONIO (A 5 ) _ Sen. Ralph Yarborough said in an in terview Thursday he hasn’t de cided as yet if he will run for governor, but he is sure of two things: If he does run he will win and Gov. John Connally won’t be re-elected if he runs. The senator said he thought Connally would be defeated if he reverses an earlier decision and runs for a fourth term. But what ever the governor does, Yarbor ough said, will have no effect on his own decision. Yarborough announced earlier that he would reveal his inten tions Saturday at a news confer ence in Austin. The senator said the major campaign issue, should he decide to run, would be to bring Texas into the 20th Century. Asked his opinion of the Con nally administration, the senator said, “I can’t think of one more unprogressive in the last 30 years.” Bryan Building & Loan Association, Your Sav ings Center, since 1919. —Adv. gated, Fife said. HOPEFULLY, he added, the monitoring unit will enable the scientists to program a fish’s re action to the various stimuli and predict what will happen in any given situation. Fife explained that while he is overseeing installation, the actual experiments will be directed by Dr. Herman Kleerkopper, a biolo gist now at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Dr. Kleer kopper plans to join the A&M faculty this summer. Construction of the tank also has a Canadian touch. Kleerkop per selected a technical Ontario trio, Lloyd J. Suggett, Harry Deem and Ross McAndrews, to put the device together. They built a similar unit at McMaster. The A&M biologists hope to be fishing by early fall. By BOB PALMER Battalion Staff Writer The Civilian Student Council Thursday withdrew its support of the university’s clothing regu lations and called for a student referendum to support or oppose their action. “I know the Cadet Corps will continue to present a neat appear ance to the general public and I hope the civilians will do like wise,” commented Dean of Stu dents James P. Hannigan after hearing of the council’s action. Hannigan pointed out that the regulations were written by the council and at their request were incorporated into the university regulations. “Even last year they wrote a letter to the executive committee and asked that instructors en force the regulations,” Dean Han nigan said. “They said they want ed to improve civilian appear ance and preserve the reputation of Aggies as a neat group.” THE MEASURE carried on a 14 to 8 vote after heated argu ment. Proponents of the bill argued that present regulations are in effective and that individuals will take it upon themselves to “take care of any minority” that of fends public taste. Opponents argued that the issue had been “blown out of proportion” and that all the uni versity asked was for students to wear a clean shirt, pants, socks and shoes. “This is not out of proportion,” declared Council President Griff Venator. “I am opposed to the clothing regulations because they are so pointless without enforce ment. “The majority does not have the right to tell the minority what to wear,” Venator told the council. One leading opponent of the measure argued that education includes developing the whole man, and question how for per sonal freedom can go. “WHEN IT BEGINS to hurt 60 Business Leaders To Attend Executive Development Course BB&L, Sixty business executives from the United States, Canada and Nicaragua are scheduled to par ticipate in Texas AM’s 16th Ex ecutive Development Program Jan. 21 through Feb. 9. Dr. John E. Pearson, director of A&M’s School of Business, said the program will be head by W. E. Eckles, director of A&M’s executive development programs. “Our objective,” Eckles pointed out, “is to help executives become more efficient in their present jobs and develop abilities for advancement.” Among featured speakers will be Dr. Gordon L. Lippitt, director of the Center for Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University in Washington, D. C. LIPPITT ALSO is president of Leadership Resources Inc., na tional consulting organization, and a Fellow of the National Training Laboratories of the Na tional Education Association. “Psychology of Groups and the Changes of Behavior That Can Take Place in Development” is Lippitt’s topic. William Oncken Jr., president of Oncken Associates, a manage ment consultant firm in New York, will be the initial visiting speaker Jan. 22. He will discuss “The Nature of Work and Re sponsibilities of Business Leader ship.” “We purposely invite to execu tives from business and industry as speakers,” Eckles noted, “be cause they are accustomed to being on the ‘firing line’ daily in dealing with management prob lems.” THE SPEAKERS’ list also in cludes Edward J. Green, president of Planning Dynamics Inc., counselors in planning ,market ing and management, Pittsburgh, Pa.; David W. Ross, principal of David W. Ross Associates, New York; Joe Batten, president of Batten, Hudson & Swab Inc., Des Moines, Iowa; and Philip E. Cold- well, president of the Dallas Fed eral Reserve Bank. A&M speakers for the program are Dr. J. P. Abbott, distinguished professor of English, and Dr. William A. Luker, head of the Business Analysis Department. your neighbor,” he answered. “Bad clothing habits hurt the name of A&M and Aggies who have graduated.” He admitted that clothing regulations might be “antiquat ed,” but a “decent set of accept able regulations” are needed. A major proponent of dropping clothing regulations, Michael L. Goldberg ,refused even to follow the clothing standards of the council. Instead of the specified coat and tie, he came in an open- neck shirt and khaki pants. Jim Burns, who declared that he was not a revolutionary, ar gued at length in favor of erasing the regulation. “WE DON’T have the right morally or legally to tell these people what they have to wear,” he said. “If the clothing regula tions are dropped, civilian dress ing habits will not change over night. The entire civilian popu lation would not suddenly go hippie.” Another advocate of the motion asserted that a person’s clothes do not affect his ability to learn, and that clothing regulations “have no place in an academic institution.” Goldberg said that A&M was bogging down from lack of change, and if changes were not initiated, the school would be stuck in the past. “People were not forced to come to A&M and if they did not want to act and dress like Aggies they do not have to remain,” Steve Bancroft pointed out. Burns argued that personal pride should determine what a person should wear. Another rep resentative noted that some civili ans lacked education on personal pride. Immediately following the tri umph over the regulations, Mike Jordan, who has fought against the measure, was on his feet call ing for an election to settle the issue. “I want to get the views of the whole student body,” Jordan said. “I don’t feel we can sit here and pass judgment without referring to the students for their opinions. “I am not against change,” he claimed, “but maybe this issue will not come up every year if we settle it now.” The major argument over the election centered on who would vote in it. Some representatives argued that clothing regulations did not affect the Corps, but were coun tered by those who reminded them that Cadets on militaries wore civilian clothing according t o those regulations. Bancroft pointed out that the Corps would be affected at least indirectly, because “they would have to look at them.” A motion was passed 11 to 5 calling for a general election. The final wording of the issue will be decided at the next meet ing, Feb. 8. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M” —Adv. ’66 Grad’s Picture Makes Newsweek—The Hard Way Several months ag-o, Cadet Maj. Larry C. Kennemer of Dallas was a leader of the band at Texas A&M. Last month, 1st Lt. Kennemer, U. S. Army, was a leader of men in battle at Dak To, South Vietnam. Last week, he was on the cover of Newsweek, shown in the arms of a couple of troopers with a bandage around his chest, awaiting evacuation from Dak To. The color photo came as quite a surprise to the young officer’s father, Lewis C. Kennemer, who, according to reports received in Aggieland, just happened to see it on a Dallas newsstand. His parents were previously notified that he had been wounded but reportedly did not know the exact nature of the injuries. This week, Kennemer, a 1966 Texas A&M graduate and former executive officer of the “Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band,” is believed to be back on the job in Vietnam, after being released from a U. S. hospital in Japan.