THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Tuesday, May 14, 1968
CADET slouch by j im Earle Mothers Club ‘Hell, No, We Won’t Go!’
U. S., N. Yiets Open
Paris Negotiations
Elects New
State Officers
Students Shout To Ilerslm
Yesterday, the first serious talks between Hanoi and
Washing-ton began in Paris. The two previous days had
been filled with the diplomatic formalities of international
etiquette which had decided how many men would be in on
the negotiation, where they would sit—that the Americans
would wear gray flannel suits and the Orientals silk.
In past editorials we have sounded a pessimistic note
about negotiations with North Vietnam and we continue
to feel that little progress will be made with such a cunning
and ruthless adversary.
The U. S. representative, W. Averell Harriman, has been
stern-faced, and has walked quickly and quietly to and from
his car and the negotiating site—not the best public rela
tions with newsmen.
North Vietnam’s representative, Xuan Thuy, has been
smiling and waving for camermen, but has been quiet also.
But while Harriman opened his remarks with several
concrete proposals for the beginning of de-escalation of the
war, Thuy began with the usual communist tirade about
Americans imperialism and agression against the free people
of North Vietnam.
Harriman called for a return to truly neutral situation
of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and asked that both sides
withdraw troops from the area. This would be a small but
first step toward toning down the war.
Thuy reiterated that there be an end to American bomb
ing in the north, that the United , *States withdraw its troops
from Vietnam, and recognize the National Liberation Front.
But while the U. S. has paused most of its major bomb
ing of the North for the past several weeks the North Viet
namese have not made any gesture toward similar de-escal-
lation. Instead, they have poured fresh men and material
South—100,000 regular troops at last count.
For the past week they have laid siege to Saigon, not
in hopes of winning a military victory or in taking the city
as much as striking terror into the hearts of the civilians,
in burning and murdering.
The North Vietnamese use negotiations to buy time.
While the talks could be stalemated for months, their troops
will continue to infiltrate the South to cause as much distruc-
tion and dissention as possible. While this country volun
tarily holds back, the North Vietnamese have made no such
promise.
‘Until my graduation—what else?”
Mrs. W. A. Prewitt of Temple,
mother of four Aggies, Saturday
was elected president of the Fed
eration of Texas A&M University
Mothers Clubs.
The Temple businessman’s wife
wll direct more than 2,100 mem
bers of 55 clubs over the state
for the year. She succeeds Mrs.
W. S. Brashears of San Antonio,
who becomes vice president at
large.
Other new officers named at a
statewide meeting here include:
Mrs. John Beasley of Austin, first
vice president; Mrs. Lewis Gross
of Dallas, second vice president;
Mrs. Carter Dibrell of Brenham,
third vice president; Mrs. J. D.
Faulkenberry of Wichita Falls,
fourth vice president; Mrs. E. L.
Haag, Jr., of Abilene, fifth vice
president; Mrs. S. T. Sikes of
Houston, sixth vice president;
Mrs. Henry G. Creel, Jr. of Fort
Worth, recording secretary; Mrs.
J. W. Hinkle of Temple, corres
ponding secretary; Mrs. F. B.
Royder of Dayton, treasurer;
Mrs. Wallace Kimbrough of Bry
an, parliamentarian, and Mrs. B.
R. Koehler of Beaumont, histo
rian.
TOPEKA, Kan. (A>> _ Approxi
mately 50 young demonstrators
shouted “Hell No, We Won’t Go”
from a hallway in the Student
Union at Washburn University
Monday as Lt. Gen. Lewis B.
Hershey, director of Selective
Service, addressed 350 students.
strators were not from the scto
He guessed their number at atx
50 and said a dozen or so to
part in kicking and pound!
Hershey’s car.
About a dozen demonstrators
pounded and kicked the car in
which Hershey was driven away
after his talk.
his
Hershey, 74, concluded
speech with a question and an
swer period, which was repeatedly
interrupted by the sounding of
a fire alarm.
Distinguished Alumni
Named By Association
The next couple of weeks will set the tone of the negotia
tions and decide just how fast progress might be made to
ward a mutally agreeable settlement.
There is no consolation in false hopes. But at least the
North Vietnamese work under one pressure—the knowledge
that total refusal on their part and failure of any peaceful
resolution could lead to the heaviest retaliatory measure of
the war.
Sound Off
Editor,
The Battalion:
Saturday morning I had the
opportunity to see an Aggie re
ception for the party of General
Robbins, the reviewing officer
at the Mother’s Day ceremonies.
I was cashing a check at the
main desk in the MSC when an
officer (I believe he was a
Colonel) came up to the desk
and said he would like to claim
the reservations for the General’s
party.
The gum-chewing “reception
ist” spent the next several min
utes trying her best to irritate
the man with her disgusted tone
of voice. At least twice while I
was standing there, she interrupt
ed the man as he was trying to
explain why he was there.
When she finally understood
what was happening, she told the
officer that the General could
sign the register “as soon as he
gets here.” The officer politely
explained that he was sent ahead
to make arrangements for the
General but the woman curtly
told him that she would “rather
wait till the General gets here.”
lis this Aggie hospitality, es
pecially in the one place on cam
pus where hospitality should be
the by-word?
Tom Curl, ’70
Four prominent Texans, Lt.
Gen. A. D. Bruce and Michel T.
Halbouty of Houston, Roy B.
Davis of Lubbock and Carl C.
Krueger of San Antonio, have
been named “distinguished alum
ni” of Texas A&M University.
The honorees, jointly selected
by the university and its Associ
ation of Former Students, will be
presented awards at commence
ment ceremonies May 25.
“These awards recognize our
distinguished graduates and pre
sent evidence of the effectiveness
of A&M’s role in higher educa
tion,” noted A&M President Earl
Rudder.
He added that the measure of
any university’s distinction and
influence depends greatly on the
achievements of her alumni.
GEN. BRUCE, who was gradu
ated from A&M in 1916 and re
ceived an honorary LL.D. in 1946,
is chancellor emeritus of The
University of Houston and cur
rently resides at Southern Pines.
N. C.
The general retired in 1966
after serving seven years as
chancellor of the Houston school.
He previously completed a 37-
year Army career which included
service in both world wars. His
numerous military honors and
decorations include the U. S. Dis
tinguished Service Cross.
Halbouty, an independent oil
operator, financier and author of
two geology books and numerous
technical articles, graduated in
1930 and received A&M’s first
professional geological engineer
ing degree in 1956.
He is credited with discovery
of or geological responsibility for,
new production in 46 oil or gas
fields in the U. S. He is president
of The American Association of
Petroleum Geologists and serves
in various official capacities for
many other professional organi-
aztions.
HALBOUTY also is chairman
of the board for five Texas banks
and heads A&M’s Geosciences and
Petroleum Engineering Founda
tion.
Davis, a 1927 graduate, is man
ager of the Plains Cooperative
Oil Mill, the world’s largest cot
tonseed processing plant. Known
as “Mr. Cotton,” he is the new
president of the National Cotton
Council and was previously named
“Man of the Year in Texas Agri-
cultux-e” by Progressive Farmer
magazine.
Last year, Davis was among
a small group awarded Federal
Land Bank golden anniversary
medallions for outstanding con
tributions to American agricul
ture. He has served on numerous
industry, state and federal com
mittees, boards and special cam
paigns. He also was a member
of the Texas A&M Century
Council.
Krueger, a 1912 graduate and
former member of the university’s
board of directors, retired in 1961
after serving 38 years as presi
dent of San Antonio Machine &
Supply Co., during which time
he was active in numerous civic
affairs.
He was the fourth president
of A&M’s Association of Former
Students and was instrumental
in developing many of its pro
grams. He also founded the San
Antonio A&M Club and helped
organize that city’s A&M Mothers
Club. In 1952, he donated 23 oil
paintings to the university.
Jerry Barker, vice president
of the university, said the demon-
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Switzer To Head
Dairy Science Club
Leonard A. Switzer, son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. David S. Swit
zer of Sunnyvale, has been elect
ed president of the Texas A&M
Dairy Science Club for the 1968-
69 school year.
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Switzer, a junior dairy produc
tion major, was elected by accla
mation during a recent club
meeting.
He is serving as the club repre
sentative to the College of Agri
culture Student Council.
In addition to the Dairy Sci
ence Club, Switzer is a member
of Alpha Zeta, the oldest national
agricultural honor fraternity in
the country, and is a student
employee of the Dairy Section.
AWARDS
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TODAY
The Skin and Scuba Diving
Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in
Goodwin Hall, Room 305. A movie
on John Pennecamp State Park
will be shown and plans for the
summer will be made.
THURSDAY
The Mechanical Engineering
Seminar will host Jack E. Mild-
ner, consulting engineer and as
sociate, Smith, Hinchman, and
Grylls, Inc., Architects, Engi
neers, Planners, in Detroit. His
subject will be “Engineering Re
quirements for Buildings and
Their Equipment,” according to
J. H. Caddess, of the Mechanical
Engineering Department. Archi
tects, Civil, Electrical, Industrial,
and Mechanical Engineers are in
vited. The seminar meets in Room
303, Fermier Hall, at 10-10:50
a.m.
The Orange County Hometown
Club will discuss plans for end
of school party at the bell in the
Academic Building, 7:30 p.m. All
members are invited to attend.
The Peace Corps Club will meet
at 7:30 p.m. in Room 202, YMCA
Building. A film, “Confrontation
on Peace Corps Training Pro
grams,” will be shown.
The Bryan Bass Club will meet
at 7:30 p.m. at the Bryan Cham
ber of Commerce building. Color
movies about fishing and the
outdoors in general will be shown.
Members, prospective members
and guests are invited to attend.
FRIDAY
The Deep East Texas Home
town Club will meet in the Me
morial Student Center, 7:30 p.m.
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Engineer’s award to outstanding
AFROTC junior student, Cadet
T. Sgt. Paul M. Mebane;
Society of American Military
Engineer’s award to the outstand
ing AFROTC senior student, Ca
det Lt. Col. Laurence S. Melzer;
Daughters of the American
Revolution ROTC award to an
outstanding graduating AFROTC
cadet, Cadet Col. Richard L.
Engel;
Norman Beard award to the
outstanding student in the Marine
Corps platoon leaders class, Ca
det Maj. Gregory W. Duesing.
Other officers elected were
Kelvin J. Kelkenberg of Clarence
Center, N. Y., vice president;
Houston L. Lane of Stephenville,
representative to the Student
Agricultural Council; Donald B.
Coker of Arlington, secretary;
Randall R. Holdridge of Copia
gue, N. Y. treasurer; and James
N. Chastain of Brownwood, re
porter.
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