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— HaiaM flve -eighth s ,ia P e should er range and distances," ,170 feet per ^ with a 53. arrows at a Ied b y Max technician, was matched i tests. 3r Pus Christi aid he hopes terodynamics n in May. daxine Phil, orpus) g^. 1 of the 19«3 md attended re two years, interest has nghorn Club *d the state Pus Christi, pulls a bow, he time and and fishing, r , by myself," ves it.” 10 War Dead Figured By Counting Bodies By The Associated Press How does the U. S. Command in Saigon arrive at those figures on enemy dead in Vietnam ? By body count, say American spokes men there. But the Pentagon con cedes that sometimes they are just estimates. “When they can count, they count,” said one high Pentagon official. “Otherwise they esti mate.” Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara has suggested that the figures of Communist casualties be “used wtih a great deal of Caution.” He added that they were just as apt to be understatement as exaggeration. Milittary informants said the U. S. casualty reports were be gun in 1962 after McNamara called for measurable indicators of progress in the war. Brig. Gen. Winant Sidle, U. S. information chief in Saigon, said recently that figures released by the U. S. Command come from regular reports issued every six hours by American divisions. from “estimates or guesstimates.” These field counts are relayed to battalion level, Sidle said, and then up the chain of command to division, which issues its situ ation report to the force head quarters. Sidle insisted that casualties resulting from bombings, straf ing by planes and helicopter gun- ships, as well as those caused by artillery fired from great dis tances were not estimated or added into the totals “unless someone actually gets in there and counts the bodies.” '|”|-|£ BATTALION Thursday, February 15, 1968 College Station, Texas Page 5 Correspondents who have been in the field claim that body counts are questionable. The field com mander has plenty to do after a battle, securing his perimeter and taking care of wounded, and counting enemy dead is the least of his worries. As a result, they say, a subordinate usually makes the count or, if the situation is critical, a battlefield estimate is made. ROGERS SCHOLARSHIP A donation by citizens of Rogers, Tex., for Texas A&M op portunity awards presented seven Rogers High graduates will become a scholarship itself. The unusual presentation to Dorsey E. McCrory (left), development director, was made by Darwin R. Schwertner and Travis Rosson, Rogers school officials. USDA Construction Bids To Open For New Facilities Sidle said the body counts may be made by squad, or platoon-size units, and never more than com pany-size. This indicated, he said, that the figures did not result Military sources acknowledge that it is impossible to get any accurate count in cases where a Communist unit is caught by an artillery barrage or air strike and only pieces of bodies litter the area. Rep. Olin E. Teague of College Station announced recently that the General Services Administra tion will open bids March 21 for construction of two U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture laboratories at Texas A&M. A. DEXTER a HAND SEWN MOGS at Stnrnca w w mcnij wear 1 And yet figures are given on KBA, or killed by air. Such counting is supposed to be done by pilots of relatively slow, low- flying spotter planes. But, it has been pointed out that spotter pilots cannot tell whether a Viet Cong is actually dead or faking, or perhaps wounded. The facilities are the Southwest ern Veterinary Toxicology and Livestock Insect Research Labora tory and the National Cotton Dis ease Research Laboratory. Cost of the facilities will be about $3.25 million. Teague said the toxicology lab will be the largest of its kind in the United States. Most of it§ re search will center on toxicity of chemicals (including pesticides) used in agriculture that affect live stock. Other activities will be de velopment of chemical and non chemical methods of livestock in sect control. Dr. R.D. Radeleff, director desig nate of the toxicology lab, said he anticipates construction to start about May 1. He said the laboratories will con sist of two main buildings and 12 smaller buildings to be built across the road and south of the A&M Dairy Center and north of the College Veterinary Medicine com plex. HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY WINNERS! Students Attending A&M Prompt Action By Rogers Rogers, a Central Texas town of 1,000 population, has seven of its high school graduates attend ing Texas A&M on opportunity award scholarships. Citizens of the Bell County community 11 miles southeast of Temple decided recognition was in order. A presentation was made to A&M’s student aid office. A plaque and $200 check were presented by Darwin B. Schwert ner and Travis Rosson, Rogers school officials, to Development Director Dorsey E. McCrory and Robert M. Logan, student aid director. McCrory said the donation will become a Rogers Schools Scholar ship. “The presentation is in appreci ation of opportunity awards A&M has made available to Rogers area boys in recent years,” noted Schwertner, principal of the town’s elementary school. “Our youth have won other scholarships from businesses and other areas,” pointed out Rosson, school counselor. “These were the first from a college itself.” Rogers High graduates pres ently on opportunity scholarships are sophomores Richard L. Green, sociology; Darwin Schwertner Jr., liberal arts; Johnnie Lee Cooksey and David Joe Sebek, education. Also freshmen Edwin A. Smith III, agricultural education; Ken neth L. Doskocil, math, and Rob ert J. Trampota, education. “They are doing well,” Logan said of their academic work. Rosson, Schwertner and voca tional agriculture teacher J. H. Merka originated the donation. “We felt something could be done in return,” Schwertner com mented. “You don’t realize what these scholarships mean to our high school.” Rosson indicated many Rogers citizens contributed, including numerous Texas A&M graduates. Schwertner studied business, graduating in 1946. Merka re ceived bachelor and master’s de grees in agricultural education, graduating in 1934. A 1955 grad uate, Donald Godwin, coached Rogers to the Class A Football semifinals last fall. “Some University of Texas and Baylor graduates pitched in too,” Schwertner noted. Logan said the plaque contain ing Rogers school officials’ names and a statement of the presenta tion’s meaning will be displayed in the student aid office. “This check does not represent our feeling but is only a small token of our appreciation,” it reads. Top Freshmen Announced For Corps Units u mm ■j " l *1. r JIT Three Texas A&M fish, Willard Frysinger of Harlingen, Craig C. Martin of Wichita Falls and Fritz Koehler of Cuero, have been named outstanding freshmen of their respective wings and bri gades for the fall semester. Koehler/ an accounting major, is an Army ROTC cadet of Com pany B-l, 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade. A Squadron 9 fish of the 2nd Wing, Martin is studying mathe matics and had a 3.06 grade point ratio last fall. Frysinger is studying Spanish, German and Russian in modem languages, with the view of en tering Air Force intelligence work when he is commissioned. He is in Squadron 1, 1st Wing. The outstanding freshmen were selected from about 150 fourth classmen in each wing or brigade by company or squadron, battalion or group and wing or brigade cadet officers. Outstanding corps freshmen are selected by separate pro cedure for presentation by the Commandant’s Office on Mother’s Day. Baptists Hunting Books For Asians FFA WEEK PROCLAIMED Governor John Connally has proclaimed the week of Febru ary 17-24 as FFA Week in Texas. Left to right are George Hurt, State Advisor of the Texas FFA, Governor Connally, and Danny Burns, President, Texas Association of Future Farmers of America. GRE Registration Announced The Graduate Record Examina tions will be given March 29-30 to all seniors scheduled to gradu ate in May and who register in the Counseling and Testing Cen ter prior to March 1. Each student will receive through the mail an admission card telling where and when to report. This card should reach the student about five days be- FINAL MAKE - XJP Pictures For 1968 Aggieland All Seniors and Graduate Students fore testing. Any student not re ceiving a notice by March 26, should go by the Centex - . Students who canot take the tests at this time may register for the national testing program of the Graduate Record Examina tions to be given on the campus April 27. Applications may be obtained from the Center. The student’s completed application must reach Princeton, New Jex - - sey, prior to April 2. The Texas Baptist Student Unions ax - e undertaking the proj ect of tx - ying to supply some Baptist Student Union libraries on universities in Indonesia with books. At present, it is not un common for one book to be shai - ed by 10 students. Nearly all books axe useful. Medical books; any type of Eng lish study, including paperbacks of the classics; language study texts such as French or German; mathematics; all of the sciences and engineering, architecture, and other texts are needed. Devo tional books, and others with a Christian message ax - e also needed. This campaign began November 1, 1967 and will continue thx - ough July 1, 1968. Any pexson wanting to donate books, new or used, should bring - them by the Baptist Student Centex - , 201 N. Main. Thru Feb. 17. University Studio ALL JUNIORS and ALL SOPHOMORES Pictures for 1968 Aggieland A - D Feb. 19-24 E - J Feb. 26 - Mar. 2 K - N Mar. 4-9 O - S Mar. 11-16 T - Z Mar. 18-23 UNIVERSITY STUDIO -CORPS- Sophomores and Juniors IT IS NOT TOO EARLY TO ORDER YOUR SUMMER SERGE AND BOOT BREECHES FOR FINAL REVIEW Come by Today MARCH 5 DEADLINE FOR ALL GROUP PICTURES FOR 1968 AGGIELAND The LAND IS AT AGGIELAND FLOWER AND GIFT SHOPPE North Gate ZUBIK’S North Gate Meet Jim Bart JIM BART, Hair Stylist, has been added to the staff ^ I of JIM’S HAIRSTYLING STUDIO. Bart, formerly of California and Washington, was ap pointed to JIM’s staff to help accommodate the in creasing demand in this area for distinctive and creative men’s hairstyling. Call 846-5541 today for an appointment. Open from 10 a. m. to 7 p. m. Hairstyling $6 Razor Cut $3 Regular $2 Jim Hairstyling Studio For Men Main Entrance To A&M — College Station (Formerly Located at Ramada Inn) w.. .y