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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas
Friday, March 8, 1968
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Aggies Welcome
Career Day Guests
More than 1,000 high school and junior college students
are expected Saturday for A&M’s annual Career Day open
house.
Each year campus departments utilize imagination and
student aid in putting their best curriculum forward to
attract potential students.
A&M offers unique opportunties unparalleled anywhere
else in the state.
Tuition is low. The quality of professors and instruc
tors is high. The most modern equipment and facilities are
available in almost every field of study.
There is the choice of civilian student life or the “extra
mile” and rewarding military life in the Corps of Cadets.
Although high school counselors urge students to visit
their prospective colleges when applying for entrance, many
students either fail to or are unable to do so.
Therefore, Career Day will afford an exciting insight
into the future and college life.
Each student will get a brief view of his future major,
and that first impression will be important.
But the choice of career fields and the impact of learn
ing will not really prove meaningful until after several
semesters as an undergraduate.
It is only then that a final career determination will be
made. It is only then that the “Aggie Spirit” allows you
to be welcome and welcome anyone as a friend. It is only
then that Aggie jokes aren't quite so funny. It is then
that you begin to take pride in the excellent education
which is yours for a little hard work.
“What did I tell you? A quiz today!”
Senior Boots Are
An Aggie “Howdy” to all those who will be visiting the
campus this weekend.
We hope that you enjoy your visit and that you enjoy
your look at the educational opportunities and friendliness
which is an important aspect of life at A&M.
Made For Trading
AF Academy Cadet Acquitted
In First Court Martial Action
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.
•A*) — Paul D. Speasl, the first
cadet at the U. S. Air Force
Academy ever called to a court-
martial, was found innocent by
directed verdict Thursday after
three psychiatrists testified he is
legally insane.
The 21-year-old cadet from
Tucson, Ariz., was not in court
to hear the verdict that came
about two hours after his trial
was resumed, following a two-
week postponement.
The cadet is a patient in Fitz-
simons General Hospital near
Denver. He had pleaded innocent
to charges of robbeYy, larceny
and forgery when the court-
martial opened Feb. 19.
His attorney, Maj. Richard R.
Lee, moved for a “finding of not
guilty because of insanity at the
time the alleged offenses oc
curred.”
The law officer, Maj. William
H. Carnahan, said he would sus
tain the motion subject to the
wishes of the 10 Air Force of
ficers selected to try Speasl’s
guilt or innocence.
The cadet’s mother, Mrs.
George Speasl, was wet-eyed as
she talked with Speasl’s wife,
Irene, a pretty 21-year-old. They
and the cadet’s father had at
tended all sessions of the hear
ing.
It is uncertain what the next
step will be in the case, a prece
dent-setting one for the nation’s
newest service school, where ca
dets are forbidden to marry be
fore graduation.
A Colorado Springs deputy dis
trict attorney, Allen Spurgeon,
said his office has a detainer on
the cadet, who has been charged
in District Court with robberies
at two liquor stores. Also charged
with Speasl is a former Air
Force cadet, Walter Zehner III,
21, of Metairie, La., who has
refused to waive extradition. His
hearing is at New Orleans April
14.
Spring is ushered in at Texas
A&M by a large-scale logistical
operation.
Barter becomes the by-word
among A&M seniors and juniors
as next fall’s first classmen ac
quire the most distinctive part
of the senior cadet’s uniform,
boots.
An annual turnover of 500 pairs
of senior boots takes place.
About half of next year’s sen
iors have boots that were worn
from four to eight years before.
Others buy the knee-length foot
gear new. Some own boots worn
by a father, uncle or grandfather.
Some 439 pairs will change
hands before Final Review May
25, when next year’s seniors wear
boots the first time. With 460
cadets completing their ROTC
training this semester, opportuni
ties for old-fashioned horse-trad
ing abound.
Many seniors keep their boots
though. A larger number intend
to, but $40 to $60 in hand often
wins over the sentimental value
of boots hanging on the wall.
Media for senior boot trans
actions are plentiful. The Aca
demic Building “sale or swap”
board carries as many as 18 boots
“for sale” notices at a time.
The more astute senior sizes
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his market in advance. Senior
boots have to fit the foot and calf
of the leg.
“One fellow committed himself
to buy when he was a sopho
more,” a cadet remarked. “This
senior had a 19-inch calf and con
vinced the soph—who had the
same size calf—he’d have trouble
finding a good fit later.”
Most boot shops custom-make
the 20 to 30-inch long footgear,
but Aggies usually patronize the
same dealer.
“Word has a way of getting
around,” one leather-legged sen
ior explained.
Holick’s annually gets a large
order. Another popular dealer,
Max Amaro, is located in Crosby,
just outside Houston. San An
tonio and Houston have senior
boots specialists too.
Boots receive exceptional care.
A junior said he has had his since
late August. He’s polished them
six times and has yet to wear
them the first time.
With that sort of handling,
the boots may dress up a decade
of seniors.
The average salary of a teacher
in Texas is $300 a year less than
an offer that New York garbage-
men turned down.
According to a report recently
issued by the National Education
Association, the average salary
for Texas teachers is $6,500.
Striking garbagemen in New
York City turned down an offer
for $6,800 and demanded $7,204
a year.
At the same time, teachers in
one of the richest counties in
the nation (Montgomery County,
Maryland) were on strike to get
a starting salary of $6,600 a year
—$200 less that what the gar
bagemen refused and $100 more
than Texas teachers average.
Compared with what other
teachers make across the nation,
the average Texas teacher is
$1,069 poorer at the end of the
year than his national counter
part. The national average re
ported by NEA is $7,569.
The report further shows that
only 11 per cent of Texas teachers
make over $7,500. Nationally,
36.7 per cent draw salaries above
this amount.
Elementary teachers in the
state fare a little better in na
tional standings. Their salaries
rank 30th, $682 below the na
tional average. Salaries for sec
ondary teachers rank 33rd, $954
under the national mean.
Citing the study. Miss Bobbie
Wilborn, president of Texas
Classroom Teachers Association,
said, “From our low rankings, it
is obvious that Texas teachers
are still in need of higher pay,
despite the raise they received
during the last legislative session.
Texas salaries have increased 48.4
per cent in the last 10 years,
but this is lower than the in
creases in 44 other states. Sala
ries increased 61 per cent in that
time.”
“TCTA has introduced into our
1968 resolutions a move to pro
vide salary legislation for Texas
classroom teachers to move to or
above the national average with
a state index scale guaranteeing
at least a $1,000 increase in
salary on the minimum and maxi
mum levels. We’re also calling
for a guarantee that a beginning
teacher’s salary 'will at least
double in 12 years,” said Miss
Wilborn.
She explained that this resolu
tion will be voted on by delegates
to the organization’s state con
vention in April.
Statistics show that Texas is
third in the number of teachers
employed, but 31st in the ratio of
pupils per teacher, which is 24.2
in the state.
Miss Wilborn said the associa
tion is also urging legisaltion to
lower the pupil-teacher ratio to
Bulletin Board
TUESDAY
The Texas Student Education
Association will meet at 7:30 p.m.
in Rooms 2C-D of the Memorial
Student Center.
The Russian Club will hear a
discussion of the movie “Dr. Zhi
vago” by Col. Moses in Room 3D
of the Memorial Student Center.
The Mechanical Engineering
Wives Club will meet at 7:30
p.m. in the South Solarium of
the YMCA.
The Pre-Medical Pre-Dental So
ciety will hear Dr. E. A. Elmen-
dorf, radiologist, speak at 7:30
p.m. in Room 113 of the BSB.
FANCY SHOOTING
GROEBMING, Austria <A>> —
A hunter aimed his rifle at a deer,
and caused rail traffic to be dis
rupted for over two hours after
he pulled the trigger.
Police said the bullet hit the
overhead powerline of the rail
road. The deer escaped unhurt.
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45.5 million students enrolled i
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ALL JUNIORS and
ALL SOPHOMORES
Pictures for 1968 Aggieland
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Tennessee Gentlemen
Monday, March 18, 8 p. m,
G. R. White Coliseum
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Gen. Admission $2.50
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The Corps of Engineers offers a wide variety of professional engineering work
in all fields of engineering. Training programs provide excellent opportunities
for increased technical knowledge as well as early promotions for those who
satisfactorly complete the training.
Representatives of the WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION, Corps of Engineers,
Vicksburg, Mississippi, will be in campus for the purpose of interviewing interested
students. Salaries will be discussed at the time of interview. Students with superior
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Applications will be accepted for employment with the WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT
STATION and with any other CORPS OF ENGINEER installation throughout the
United States and overseas. See your Placement Officer today.
The Corps of Engineers is an equal opportunity employer.
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