The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, June 13, 1968, Image 7

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, June 13, 1968, Image 7

Newspaper Page Textv. .. - . . .v . .... ■ Echols Cops Medalist Trophy At School Officials Tourney Wilburn O. Echols of Gaines ville was presented the medalist trophy Wednesday as winner of the annual Texas School Admin istrators and Supervisors Con ference golf tournament. The three-day conference and tournament are an annual sum mer feature at Texas A&M. Echols, superintendent of Gainesville schools, fired a 77 over A&M’s par 70, 6,065-yard course to win the tourney the second straight year. Robert Turner of Groesbeck was handicap winner over the field of about 50 golfers who are school administrators, supervisors and teachers nine months of the year. The Groesbeck superintendent carded a 71 by the Callaway sys tem. Golfers who spend most of their time in the classroom were also recognized at the Wednesday Aggie Is Picked For Intern Post Harry Ledbetter of Brecken- ridge, a former Texas A&M quar terback, has been named a legis lative intern for the 1969 Texas Legislature. Ledbetter, economics graduate student, is one of 12 persons an nounced for intern posts by House Speaker Ben Barnes. The graduate assistant in A&M’s community services semi nar program was among out standing graduate students select ed to participate in a seminar on Texas politics and government. At the same time, Ledbetter will receive training in legislative re search as part of the third annual Ford Foundation sponsored pro gram. An All-State quarterback at Breckenridge, Ledbetter played both offense and defense for the Aggies. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics last year at A&M. An associate said Ledbetter plans to complete courses this summer, then work on a thesis concerning state government operations. Ledbetter and his wife, Linda, have two daughters and live in College Station. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Ledbetter of Breckenridge. awards ceremony. James I. Thig pen, Harlingen superintendent; Elwood (Bubba) Schomburg, Bell- ville principal, and O. E. (Pete) Hendricks, New Braunfels super intendent, posted the highest scores. THE BATTALION Thursday, June 13, 1968 College Station, Texas Page 7 Intramurals Get Going This Week A&M summer intramural pro grams started this week with softball competition between teams of three leagues. They play two games each night, start ing at 6 and 7:30 p.m., R. L. Fletcher, director of intramurals, has announced. Intramural golf and bowling will begin Monday. Green fees and bowling lines will be paid for by the Intramural Athletics Office. Anyone interested in either golf or bowling is invited to come by the Intramural Office for further information, Fletcher said. Asteroid Icarus Barely Seen At Closest Point Next Month rjm OFF THE BAG San Francisco Giant Juan Marichal slides safely to third base from first on Frank Johnson’s single in sixth inning of game with Pittsburg at San Francisco. Pirate Maury Wills jumps high for Matty Alou’s throw from outfield as Marichal slides under him. Giants won, 8 to 0. (AP Wirephoto) AstroFiacts Baseball people in the know think a lot of Ron Davis, the Houston Astros’ center fielder, and some say he may be the best, defensively. The 26-year-old Davis, a native of North Carolina, has had more than his share of impressive mo- ments-both at bat and in the field since he got his first real major league shot in the 1966 season. This season, except for missing one weekend series because of military committments, Davis has been Houston’s regular center fielder — and has been showing why he’s so well-regarded. Astro Manager Grady Hatton characterizes Davis as “a hard- nosed, bear-down player.” “Like most good athletes, he has the ability and the judge ment to be outstanding,” Hatton continues. “He’s as good as any center fielder in baseball at cutting off the extra-base hit,” says John Mullen, Astros’ executive assist ant. “In a park such as the Astro dome, they’d be doubles and triples Junior Zoology Major Is Named Oak Ridge Trainee Texas A&M zoology major Sam H. Coleman Jr. of Junction will be at Oak Ridge, Tenn., 10 weeks this summer for research project training at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Coleman is one of 90 college juniors selected for the summer student trainee program admin istered for the Atomic Energy Commission by Oak Ridge As sociated Universities (ORAU;. Through actual AEG lab re search program work with sci entists, he will gain keener per ception of factors involved in se lecting, planning and executing research projects. The ORAU program is designed to encourage students to continue studies at graduate levels and enter careers in their chosen fields. Coleman, one of three Texas students selected, will work at the University of Tennessee-AEC Agricultural Research Laboratory through ORAU support. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Coleman is a Junction High graduate and Distinguished Stu dent at A&M. He is studying at A&M under an Opportunity Award, is vice president of the Russian Club and a member of Phi Eta Sigma, national fresh man scholastic fraternity, and Phi Kappa Phi, graduate and undergraduate scholastic frater nity. if he wasn’t able to cut them off. “He has saved the ball club a lot of runs this year,” Mullen adds. Ron, one of the most popular Astros, got away to a slow start at bat this season, spending the first six weeks well below the .200 level, despite an excellent spring training when he looked like one of Houston’s most promis ing hitters. But a recent nine-game hitting streak snapped him out of the doldrums and pulled his average up to the .230 level, still below what is regarded as his potential. “Ron’s been doing a lot of work with Harry Walker (the Houston system’s batting instructor) and it’s helping improve his average and cut down on his strikeouts,” Mullen reports. An all-NCAA Tournament sele ction for Duke University in 1961, Davis knocked around in the minor leagues for more than five years before getting an emer gency call to the majors. Ron, who admits he was about ready to call it quits in baseball in 1966, when he was playing for Amarillo in the Texas League, got his crack at National League ball in mid-season that year when the Astros lost star outfielder Jim Wynn for the season with an injury. Responding to the Houston dis tress call, Ron came to the majors and went on to bat .247 the rest of the year. Last season, playing mostly in left field, he hit .256. Because of his good speed and range, he was moved to center field this season. It was a move that has appeared to help the Astros defensively. “He’s a good center fielder who runs well and who throws well,” Mullen says. “And he has a very accurate and good arm, which of course helps him that much more.” In what actually amounts to less than two seasons in the major leagues, Davis has become one The Barbecue Barn SPECIAL WEDNESDAYS Chopped Beef Sandwiches (LIMIT OF 6) 39 Family Special—Yours Every Day (FEEDS FOUR) • 1 Lb. Barbecue • 1 Lb. Beans • 1 Lb. Cole Slaw • 1 Lb. Potato Salad • 4 Slices Texas Toast *3 47 THE BARBECUE BARN 4613 TEXAS AYE. 11 A. M. TIL 10 P. M. — New Hours — 846-3901 of the better center fielders the game. Prof. Jack Kent of Texas A&M’s Mathematics Department has suggested an eye-strain sav ing technique for persons hoping to catch a glimpse of asteroid Icarus during its close approach to the earth next month. Don’t look. The half-mile across chunk of rock will pass within 4,258,000 miles of earth June 14. It will be in the constellation bootes on June 17, when the as teroid will be its brightest. But Icarus will be invisible to the un aided human eye. “At the asteroid’s brightest, it will shine at about 13.2 magni tude,” noted Kent, who teaches A&M astronomy courses and di rects a National Science Founda tion in-service institute in astron omy. Moderately good vision is nec essary for a person to see a sixth The cold Labrador Current and relatively warm Gulf Stream meet in the vicinity of the Grand Banks. Air passing over the contrasting waters often produces dangerous fog, but the mingling of cold and warm currents also creates favor able conditions for plankton — a major food for fish. magnitude star under ideal see ing conditions. Binoculars bring eighth to ninth magnitude stars into view. “At its brightest, Icarus will be within range of a six-inch telescope, but then only for about four or five days,” Kent added. The asteroid will brighten rapidly to the 13th magnitude and then dim quickly as it passes the earth in a highly elliptical orbit. Even owners of six-inch or larger aperture telescopes will have difficulty distinguishing Icarus from background stars. Only its movement against back ground stars over a period of time will mark the asteroid’s brief visit. Astronomers use long-ex posure photography and radar to study phenomena. Kent, who cited preliminary or bital data furnished the Inter national Astronomical Union by Dr. Samuel Herrick of UCLA, said the asteroid will be 178 times further away from the earth than the moon when it is closest to us. “There certainly isn’t any dan ger of a collision with the earth,” he smiled. THE EPISCOPAL, CHURCH WELCOMES YOU ST. THOMAS’ CHAPEL 906 Jersey St. South Side of Campus Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. — 9:15 a.m. The Rev. W. R. Oxley (49) The Rev. M. W. Selliger (62) "For all your insurance needs, See U. M. Alexander, Jr. ’40 221 S. Main, Bryan 823-3616 •TATI fARM INSURANjCa State Farm Insuranee Gomparvies - Home Officos Bloomington, 111, The Church..For a Fuller Life..For You.. One of the earliest emotions a child ex periences is fear. And from the first loud noise that awakens him until the moment of his death he knows no day without the recurrence of some foreboding danger. From the beginning of time religion has been our tested antidote to the poison of fear. In the dark forests of antiquity, on the boiling seas of exploration, in the fox holes of modern strife, men have calmed the body’s trembling with the soul’s faith. We have faced the unknown, the hostile, through trust in the Known, the Faithful; we have challenged the insurmountable, confident in the power of the Almighty. How essential, though, that each genera tion passes on our Faith to the next! Who dares deprive a child of the chance to con quer fear? Who would rob his son’s soul of the Christian heritage martyrs died to preserve ? Bring your children to God’s House every Sunday. THE CHURCH FOR ALL . . . . . . ALL FOR THE CHURCH The Church is the greatest factor on earth for the building of character and good citizenship. It is a storehouse of spiritual values. Without a strong Church, neither democracy nor civiliza tion can survive. There are four sound reasons why every person should attend services regularly and support the Church. They are: (1) For his own sake. (2) For his children's sake. (3) For the sake of his community and nation. (4) For the sake of the Church itself, which needs his moral and material support. Plan to go to church regularly and read your Bible daily. Copyright 1968 Keister Advertising Service, Inc., Strasburg, Va.- THE CONQUEST OF FEAR Sunday Monday Tuesday t Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Matthew Mark Romans II Corinthians Galatians 11 Timothy 1 John 5:1-9 14:32-42 8:12-17 6:1-10 5:16-26 1:3-7 3:1-1 1 <Sh? t <5i2? + <5±2? t <Si2? + <Tt7? f <xfr> f <S±2? + <xi2? + <XT77 + <S22? + <522? t <5±2? | CALENDAR OF CHURCH SERVICES ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL 906 Jersey Street, So. Side of Campus Rector: William R. Oxley Asst.—Rev. Wesley Seeliger 8:00 A.M. & 9:15 A.M. Sunday Services A&M CHURCH OF CHRIST 8:00 & 10:00 A.M. Worship 9:00 A.M.—Bible Study 5 :15 P.M.—Young People’s Class CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 9 :45 A.M.—Sunday School 10:45 A.M.—Morning Worship 6 :30 P.M.—Young People’s S 7 :00 P.M.—Preaching Service ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC Sunday Masses—7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 FAITH CHURCH UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETT 9 :30 A.M.—Sunday School 11:00 A.M.—Sunday Service 11:00 A.M.-2 7:00-8:00 P.M.- ,,—, 8 :00 P.M.—Wed. Evening Worship 9 :15 A.M.—Sunday 10 :30 A.M.—Morning Worship 7 :30 P.M.—Evening Service Sunday Service P.M.—-Tues. Reading Rm. .M.—Wed., Reading Room COLLEGE HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD FIRST BAPTIST 9 :30 AM—Sunday School 9 :45 A.M.—Sunday School 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship 6 :30 P.M.—Young People’s Service 7:30 P.M.—Evening Worship 5 :15 P.M.—Young P 6 :00 P.M.—Worship 7 :15 P.M.—Aggie Class 9 :30 A.M.—Tues. - Ladie 7 :15 P.M.—Wednesday - i Bible Class Bible Study 9:30 AM—Sunday School 10 :45 AM Morning Worship 6 :10 PM—Training Union /ening Worshir loir Practice & gs (Wednesday) lid week Service non 7 :20 PM—Evening Worshir 6 :30 PM—Choir Practice meetin 7:30 P.M.—M Teachers’ Services (Wed.) UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 8 :45 A.M.—Mornir SECOND BAPTIST 710 Eisenhower 8 :45 A.M.—Morning 10:00 A.M.—Bible Cl Worship ass UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP 305 Old Highway 6, South No Meetings Until Late September A&M PRESBYTERIAN 7-9 A.M.—Sun. Breakfast - Stu. Ctr. 9 :46 A.M.—Church School 11 :00 A.M.—Morning Worship 6:00 P.M.—Sun. Single Stu. Fellowship 7:15 P.M.—Wed. Student Fellowship 6 :45 A.M.—Fri. Communion Service Wesley Foundation 6:30 P.M.—Training Uni 7 :30 P.M.—Church Servi OUR SAVIOUR’S LUTHERAN 8:30 & 10:45 A.M.—The Church at Worship 9 :30 A.M.-—Bible Classes For All Holy Communion—1st Sun. Ea. Mo. CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH 3205 Lakeview 9:45 A.M.—Bible School 10 :45 A.M.—Morning Worship 6 :00 P.M.—Youth Hour 7 :00 P.M.^—Evening Worship A&M METHODIST 8 :30 A.M.—Morning Worship 9 :45 A.M.—Sunday School 10:55 A.M.—Morning Worship 5 :30 P.M.—Campus & Career Class 5 :30 & 6 :G0 P.M.—MYF Meetings CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS 26th East and Coulter, Bryan 8 :30 A.M.—Priesthood meeting 10:00 A.M.—Sunday School 5:00 P.M.—Sacrament Meeting FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Homestead & Ennis 9 :45 A.M.—Sunday School 10 :50 A.M.—Morning Worship 6 :30 P.M.—Young People GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 2505 S. College Ave., Bryan An Independent Bible Church 9:15 A.M.—Sunday School 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship 7 :30 P.M.—Evening Worship AfiPHier ^hinerad ASo BRYAN, TEXAS 502 West 26th St. PHONE TA 2-1572 Campus and Circle Theatres College Station College Station’s Own Banking Service University National Bank NORTH GATE Sure Sign of Flavor Sure Sign of Flavor SANITARY Farm Dairies Central Texas Hardware Co. BRYAN • HARDWARE • CHINAWARE • CRYSTAL • GIFTS J8&. ICE CREAM AND MILK The Exchange Store “Serving Texas Aggies” B B & L BRYAN BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION •v.vyv ”,•? v vv’-, .w . . ■■ v ■

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