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VOLUME 61
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1968
Number 524
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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.
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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.”
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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.