The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, July 11, 1968, Image 4

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    THE BATTALION
Page 4
College Station, Texas
Thursday, July 11, 1968
Fish’s Life Not Bad Compared To ‘Make-up’ Camp
Texas A&M students in a six-
week ROTC camp at Fort Pen
ning are prepared to convince
freshmen they should stay in the
Corps of Cadets.
Civilian students during their
first two years, the students are
taking the special camp as sub
stitute for freshman and sopho
more years of on-campus ROTC
training.
They will return to college as
ROTC juniors this fall. Upon
graduatio the students will re
ceive Army officer commissions.
Col. Jim H. McCoy visited Den
ning last week and talked with
most of the 18 A&M students in
the camp.
“The reaction I got was they
wished they had gone into the
Corps and ROTC program as
freshmen,” the A&M commandant
remarked. “One student who grad
uated in May will enroll at Texas
Tech as a graduate student in the
ROTC program in September. He
said he realized he made a mis
take by not staying in the corps.”
McCoy, who will visit Aggies
in camp at Fort Sill this week,
noted the Denning training was
tough, especially in the area of
physical conditioning.
The colonel will be at Fort
Sill six days and will be joined
Thursday by Liberal Arts Dean
Frank Hubert and W. E. Eckles,
management professor in the Col
lege of Dusiness.
Colonel McCoy will tour train
ing sites Wednesday and “talk
to as many cadets as possible.”
Of 2,300 cadets in training at
Camp Eagle near Fort Sill, 281
are A&M students. They con
clude the summer encampment
July 19.
McCoy will attend a Sunday
barbecue given by the Fort Sill
A&M club for Aggies at the
camp.
PICHIC i DANCE
AT
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The crow devours immense
quantities of grasshoppers, beetles
and their grubs, and moths.
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DANCE UNDER THE DOME
UNTIL MIDNIGHT
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EARLY PLANNING
Ross Skillman and John Bendele take a look at some of the
advance publicity for the July 25th picnic and dance at
Hensel Park. The “Chrome Elephant” will entertain at the
dance following- the barbeque. Bendele is chairman of the
Memorial Student Center’s recreation committee and Skill-
mai^ is a member of the committee. Tickets will soon go on
sale at the Student Program Office. Bendele said. (Batt
Staff Photo)
Warmer Weather
Usually July Rult
The summer warming tret/,
continues through July, will
higher temepratures and moistml
in the air placing air-conditioniii||
and shade at a premium.
The average daily temperaturl
will be three degrees higher kjl
the end of the month, according!
to Texas A&M climatologist Joln|
F. Griffiths.
The Meteorology Department!
professor indicated average
high and low temperatures are 9i|
and 73 degrees. Extremes fro®|
July weather records have beet;|
59 degrees and 107 degrees.
“There have been some rartl
days when the thermometer didn’tl
register below 80 degrees,” y
added. “Allied to this heat is J
mean monthly relative humidity|
of 65 per cent.”
Rainfall during the month a\ |
erages 2.8 inches. Showers usuallj I
occur between 3 and 6 p.m. during!
23 hours on six days. The highest!
monthly total is 13.3 inches. Oaf!
July had only a tenth of an inch I
Six to seven mph winds cornel
from the south to southeast better|
than half of the time during July.
Cloudless skies can be expecteil
about 25 per cent of the daylight |
hours.
Sunrise and sunset on July 311
are at 6:41 and 8:19.
Byers Named Academic YP
And Acting Science Dean
Dr. Horace R. Byers, Texas
A&M geosciences dean, has been
appointed academic vice president
and acting dean of science, an
nounced A&M President Earl Rud
der.
The College of Science appoint
ment was effective July 1 and
the academic vice presidency ap
pointment, Sept. 1.
Dean Byers succeeds Dr. Wayne
C. Hall as academic vice presi
dent. Hall has been granted a
leave of absence to accept a posi
tion as director of fellowships
and advisor for new programs in
the National Research Council’s
Office of Scientific Personnel in
Washington.
Dr. Clarence Zener retired July
1 as dean of science but will con
tinue his association with the
university as science adviser.
“We are extremely fortunate
at A&M to have such a capable
individual as Dean Byers who can
assume these important responsi
bilities and continue to provide
leadership for our College of Geo
sciences,” Rudder said.
Byers, internationally known
meteorologist and member of the
National Academy of Sciences,
joined Texas A&M in 1965 as
the first dean of the College of
Geosciences, a position he will
retain until at least Sept. 1.
He previously had been associ
ated with the University of Chi
cago 25 years, serving almost
half that time as chairman of
the institution’s Department of
Meteorology.
The 62-year-old educator and
scientist received his undergrad
uate degree in geography at the
University of California and mas
ter’s and doctorate in meteorology
at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Byers was elected chairman of
the National Academy of Scien
ces’ Geophysics Section in 1966
and last year was appointed
chairman of the Texas Water
Development Board’s Weather
Modification Advisory Commit
tee.
He also was elected chairman
of the board last year for Gulf
Universities Research Corpora
tion, an educational research
ganization concerned with effec l
tive use and exploration of the|
Gulf of Mexico.
The dean is a member and of |
ficer of numerous professional I
organizations and has served a:I
a consultant to Department of|
Defense and Atomic Energy Coni-I
mission laboratories, the U. $,
Weather Bureau and Encyclope j
dia Britannica.
He is the author of two mete-1
orological books and a host of|
scientific articles and serves ir.|
editorial positions for several U.j
S. and foreign scientific journals, |
The position of academic vice I
president was established in 19ii|
in view of the university’s di-|
versifying curriculum and grow-|
ing enrollment, Rudder noted.
Col. Head Leads
AF Field Camp
BYERS
Col. Vernon L. Head of Texas
A&M will command a four-week
fielding training encampment for
Air Force ROTC cadets at Hamil
ton AFB, Calif., July 21-Aug. 17.
Col. Head is professor of aero
space studies and A&M’s ranking
Air Force officer.
The encampment for cadets in
the four-year AFROTC program
provides training in Air Force
customs, courtesies and practices,
leadership and a curriculum in
cluding aircraft and aircrew in
doctrination, survival orientation,
first aid, small arms marksman
ship, physical and junior officer
training.
Head’s duties include directing
training, supervising and inspect
ing classes and commissioning ca
dets who have completed the AF
ROTC program and academic de
gree work.
Cadets to attend the Hamilton
encampment include Jack R.
Thompson Jr. of Houston, A&M
student.
The colonel, a veteran of 27
years service, flew fighter air
craft at Hamilton on his first
active duty assignment in 1911
and later served there with the
Air Defense Command. He fle«
in Australia, New Caledonia.
Guadalcanal, New Guinea and the |
Philippines.
Colonel Head volunteered fori
recall to active duty in 1951 and
served in Tokyo, the Pacific and |
Vietnam.
The Cleburne native was pro-1
fessor of aerospace studies at
San Jose State College before he [
came to A&M in 1966.
CASA CHAPULTEPEC
OPEN 11:00 A. M. CLOSE 10:00 P. M.
1315 COLLEGE AVENUE — PHONE 822-9872
Specials good: Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Fiesta Dinner
Guacamole Salad, Beef Taco,
Three Enchiladas, Beans,
Rice, Tortillas and Hot
Sauce, Candy.
K Zo’ $1.09
TACO DINNER
Two Beef Tacos, One Chili
Con Queso, Guacamole Salad,
Tortillas and Hot Sauce,
Dessert.
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Billiards
Cue Sticks
Pin Ball
Magazines
Party Records
Decals
Pocket Books
Bumper Stickers
Comic Signs
Other Games
Open 7 Days A Week
Aggie Den
(Next To Loupot’s)
MSC Positions
Open For Workers
Texas A&M students interested
in working with the MSC Summer
Directorate are asked to contact
directorate officers through the
Student Program Office.
President Ron Hinds of Mid
land, Programs Vice President
Harry Snowdy of Port Lavaca,
and Operations Vice President
Kathleen Cotropia of Hearne in
vited applicants to help in plan
ning new programs, a civilian
weekend-type barbecue, and a host
of additional activities.
“We can use just about all
types of assistance,” Hinds said.
“But I’ll tell applicants in ad
vance this is no picnic. It’s work.
Working members will be admit
ted free to directorate projects.”
“Committee chairmen are com
piling member lists of workers,”
he pointed out. “Others will be
dropped.”
Architect Named
For CS Buildings
C. R. Watson of Bryan has
been selected by the Council as
Architect for the new City Hall-
Police Headquarters and Fire Sta
tion, Mayor D. A. “Andy” Ander
son has reported.
In making the announcement,
the Mayor reported that Watson
would immediately undertake ini
tial plans for these facilities, with
final plans to be available in a-
bout five months.
Mayor Anderson said that the
building program would be ex
pedited in every way possible.
Money for the construction of
the buildings was earlier approved
by the public in a bond issue.