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1 ^ a me Ijj *■58 in o ( ston. ! lim three ^ Benefid, nie Per E 1 Billy | arting ^ • to P SCOj and it, ; 11 1 ^hootit ,her gaii, ^ 17 agai Pe x as),n upped I average y need ft 1 be upt Aggies, and \% minate tl es. Thej nc e shoui negardiei m NANCY HARDIE . Alamo Heights senior I CLAUDIA MARPLE ... SA Jeff senior LINDA WILLIAMS . . .WTSU freshman PAMELA LANE . . . A&I freshman CAROL ANN RABON . . . Westbury senior Che Battalion j:j: ML" Wednesday — Cloudy to partly cloudy £: winds Southerly 10 to 20 m.p.h. becom- ing- cloudy early afternoon with rain, winds Northerly 15 to 25 m.p.h. High 64, low 43. Thursday — Occasional light rain $: winds Easterly 10 to 15 m.p.h. High i;:; 44, low 35. VOLUME 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1968 Number 537 New Law sparks] Fi s h Name Five Finalists Interest In ROTC 1NETT rm ipm :e t® from racial po to the 1! City by majorii! 1 the Inlt mittee. icre Thi’ raisedi I other! sssibly ti roycott tl g Oct. 1! ials atti had ini ?ek that rs in tl the Soli! vever, l) Thursdi! y the M( which 1st )f the IS James as: Games , secretai! . favorallt ade by tk eadmittii; c compels : the exit! “absolfS lT >WER PPE all dties s ?gies” New draft provisions affecting graduate students are populariz ing the Reserve Officer Training Corps program here according to Aerospace Studies officials. The officials have noted in creased interest in the two-year ROTC program as a result of the new selective service law designed to draw older men into the armed forces first. The two-year program — open to undergraduate and graduate students — provides the graduat ing senior with time for his studies if he wants to get a master’s degree before he enters the military. Col. Vernon L. Head, professor of aerospace studies, pointed out deadlines must be met if a student plans to enter the two-year pro gram next fall. APPLICATION must be made by Feb. 26, he announced. Testing and processing must be completed before the applicant goes to summer camp. Two-year program information and applications are available from Maj. Hal Wandry or Capt. Samuel J. Boles at the military department. “The program is open to all college degree categories, but quotas prohibit us taking students who are not interested in pilot training or navigation,” Wandry said. “The Air Force is in short supply for pilots and navigators.” APPLICANTS must also have two years of undergraduate or graduate studies remaining and be under 27% years of age when entering pilot training. After making application, stu dents will take the Air Force Of ficer Qualification Test, a flight physical at Bergstrom AFB and meet an A&M officer review board. Applications will be for warded to AFROTC headquarters at Maxwell AFB by April 1. Applicants will then be okayed for six weeks summer camp. Ad vanced ROTC contracts will be awarded next September on the basis of tests, review and sum mer camp. For Class Sweetheart Fish Dominate WT Drill Meet The Fish Drill Team won every trophy on the display stand for the second straight year at West Texas State’s Scabbard and Blade Tournament over the week end. The team took first place tro phies in inspection, basic and fancy drill and for overall points. Sammy Garcia of San Antonio commanded the unit in the six- team competition, conducted in below-freezing weather. The meet was Garcia’s first as CO. A&M graded 96 out of a pos sible 100 in inspection, tied New Mexico Military Institute in basic drill, then won by a point in a march-off and scored 93 of 100 in fancy drill. An observer thought the team’s precision in the fancy phase was better than the 1966-67 team’s at West Texas. That team won all four trophies at Canyon and went on to take second in the national drill championships in the Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington D. C. “Timing for the basic drill was perfect,” commented Jim Vogas of Galveston, senior advisor. “Seven minutes were allowed to complete the drill. If we had taken one second more, the Fish Drill Team would have been penalized for taking too much time.” The FDT’s next competition will be the 15-team A&M Invita tional conducted by the Associa tion of Former Fish Drill Team Members March 16. Ball Set Saturday At 8 In Sbisa SMITH SPEAKS HERE Lt. Gov. Preston Smith, one of the leading - candidates in the Texas governor’s race, re plies to a newsman’s question during an informal press conference here Monday. Smith continued his tour of the state following the College Station appearance. (Photo by Mike Wright) ‘Qualifications Will Decide Gubernatorial Race ’—Smith UNDERWOOD SCORES Johnny Underwood scores on a second-half layup in Satur day afternoon’s 67-63 Aggie victory over Baylor at Waco. Defending for the Bears is Tommy Bowman while Sonny Benefield for the Aggies looks on. See story, page 4. (Photo by Mike Wright) By MIKE FLAKE Battalion Features Editor What is the most important is sue of the 1968 Texas guberna torial campaign? It isn’t crime and it isn’t taxes, according to Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith, the front runner in this year’s race. “Mainly, it’s the simple ques tion of which, candidate is best qualified,” Smith said in a press conference at the Ramada Inn here Monday night. “All the candidates are against Debaters Win 4 In SFA Tourney Texas Aggie debaters bested arch-rival S. F. Austin College but could win only four of 10 matches in the Piney Woods Tournament at Nacogdoches over the weekend. Both A&M teams defeated SFA. Ron Hinds of Midland and Robert Peek of Jacksboro also beat Louisiana College and La mar State for a 3-2 effort. Hinds-Peek, regulars on last year’s team that won the Piney Woods junior division champion ship, were stopped by Tyler Jun ior College and Southwest Texas State. Senior Charles F. Stephan of Fresno, Calif., and freshman Morgan F. Heien of Beaumont comprised the other Aggie team. They beat SFA and lost to South western Louisiana, Lamar Tech, Southwest Texas and Louisiana College. Both teams debated in the senior division. Hinds is a junior, Peek a sophomore. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M” —Adv. crime,” Smith noted. He explained that crime was an important con sideration in the past, but now everyone has almost the same position. “AND AS for taxes, the people themselves are now showing the initiative in this area,” he con tinued. “Most Texas cities have approved their own city sales tax. This is an indication to me that the citizens are taking upon themselves the responsibility of taxation.” Smith said the question boils down to which, candidate has the best qualifications. He feels his 18 years of ex perience in state government qual ifies him for the top position. The former Lubbock businessman is serving his sixth year as lieu tenant governor. He previously served six years each in the House of Representatives and State Sen ate. Smith was questioned on the recent Liquor Control Board in vestigations. Commenting on Tex as Speaker of the House Ben Barnes’ appointment of a commit tee to investigate present state liquor laws, he said: “I really don’t think this type of action is necessary. I think it might be a waste of the taxpay ers’ money to appoint such a com mittee when we already have sev eral committees that could effec tively perform this function.” HE CONTINUED that he “has every confidence” that problems uncovered in the investigation will be solved. Concerning teacher strikes, such as the present statewide strike in Florida, Smith said: “I would be in favor of legisla tive measures that would prohibit teachers from striking in this manner.” “In addition, he said, “I don’t think it’s fair to the citizens of their state or to their children.” “I have worked many years with Bill Moore, the senator from this district,” he noted. “We’ve worked on many programs, such as building plans on the A&M campus and many additions to the A&M College of Veterinary Medicine.” Smith said such issues as liquor by the drink and parimutuel bet ting should be decided on a local option basis. By BOB PALMER Battalion Staff Writer Five candidates for Freshman Class Sweetheart have been chosen, Freshman Vice President John Bebout announced Monday. The sweetheart will be named at the Fish Ball, scheduled for Saturday night from 8 to 12 in Sbisa Dining Hall, featuring the Fun and Games Commission. Dress for Corps members will be Class A Formal and tuxedoes or dinner jackets for civilians. Dates may wear either long or short formals. Tickets for the ball are avail able in the Student Program Of fice of the Memorial Student Center and from any class officer. Tickets will also be on sale at the door of Sbisa the night of the ball. A PHOTOGRAPHER will be at the dance to take color pic tures at $3.50 for five prints. A reception honoring the five finalists — Carol Ann Rabon, Pamela Lane, Linda Williams, Nancy H a r d i e and Claudia Marple—is planned for 2 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the MSC to select the sweetheart. Miss Marple, who will be es corted by David E. Frost, is from San Antonio and is a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School. She is 18 and is five feet, four inches tall. The blond candidate plans to study nursing in college. Miss Williams, a five-foot, six- inch brunette from Andrews, will be escorted by Windle Harper. She is an elementary education major at West Texas State Uni versity. A FRESHMAN biology major at Texas A&I, Miss Lane is a five-foot, four-inch honey-blonde. The 19-year-old Corpus Christi native will be escorted by Charles N. Gibson. Submitted by Albert L. Reese Jr., Miss Rabon is a senior at Westbury High School in Hous ton. The 17-year-old ash-blonde is five feet, seven inches tall. Miss Hardie, a senior at Alamo Heights in San Antonio, will be escorted by Bobby M. Christie. She has brown hair and is five feet nine inches tall. The 18-year- old candidate plans to attend Stephens College. “We want the whole class to participate in this ball,” Bebout remarked. “To really make this a success we are all going to have to work together.” First Bank & Trust now pays 5% per annum on savings certif icates. —Adv. WilsonF oundation Cites Byrd As Top Future Prof Gene C. Byrd, A&M senior from Waller, has been designated one of the best college teacher pros pects in the United States and Canada by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Byrd, majoring in physics and listed as a top prospective as tronomy instructor, is one of 1,124 seniors selected from a list of almost 12,000 nominees. A&M’s Woodrow Wilson desig nate has a 2.9 grade point ratio and is described by his professors as “one of our top young schol ars.” “He has shown an unusual ability to absorb the fundamental knowledge which we have pre sented and which will be so useful to him in his future career in astronomy,” noted Dr. Nelson Duller, associate physics profes sor who serves as Byrd’s faculty advisor. Bryan Building & Loan Association, Your Sav ings Center, since 1919. —Adv. B B 5c L SOPHOMORE SWEETHEART Patti Walker, Mexia High School senior, was named sopho more Sweetheart Saturday at the Sophomore Ball. She was escorted by Ricky Wayne Holloway, an aerospace engineer ing major. The 19-year-old brunett plans to attend Ste phen F. Austin State College after graduation. BWKvA-av ' •