The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, August 01, 1968, Image 6

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EDUCATION FAMILY AFFAIR
Mr. and Mrs. Ramon T. Mosley’s doctoral dissertations are scrutinized by the entire fam
ily, which is studying this summer at Texas A&M University. The parents of Jerry (left)
and Danny have accepted faculty positions at Western Illinois University.
Mosley Family Picks A&M
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To Get Higher Education
Mi
Every member of the Ramon project snd studied chemistry Lis
T. Mosley family, 149 Lakeside,
Bryan, is studying at Texas AAM.
Ray Mosley, his wife Francos
and their two sons, Jerry and
Danny, are working toward de
grees.
Aim of each is to attain the
title of Dr.
Ray and Frances are doscsL
Married 26 years, both have com
pleted Ph.D. course work and
are researching and writing dis
sertations. They will probably
graduate in January.
Daniel, 21, will be a senior this
fall in pre-medical studjes at
Loma Linda University (formerly
La Sierra) in California. Jerfy.
19, studied at AAM last year but
plans to join Danny in pre-med
at Loma Linda, t
BOTH INTEND to become
medic*] doctors. Danny works
a Bryan Hospital late shift as
an orderly. Jerry assiats Dr.
Howard Kaye, Chemistry De
partment professor, in a research
freshman year at AAM.
“We’re going in all 'directions
at all timoa,” smiled Mrs. Mosley,
whose Ph.D. work is in education.
She completed bachelor degree
studies in Spanish at the Uni
versity of the Americas in 1958
and obtained the masters in edu
cation at Sam Houston State in
1960.
A Houston native, she has 10
years teaching experience, in
structs special language sessions
for AAM Agency for Internation
al Development personnel and
is writing her dissertation on
“Changing ( oncepts Relative to
Instruction Procedures in High
School History Since 1900.’’
EDUCATION Department head
Dr. Paul R. Henaarling rates
Mrs. Mosley high in ability.
“She anticipates requirements
and is alwss s step or more ahead
of what is needed,” he said.
Instructor in the Modem Lan
guages Department since 1965,
Roman Moxley, like his wife.
Holcomb Selected
For Dominican Post
■peaks fluent Spanish. He di
rected a U, S. State Department
grant school in Mexico. While
at Mexico City, he earned bache
lor anfl master's degrees at the
University of the Americas.
The Mosleys were located in
Mexico six years and Colombia
two.
HE GRADUATED from Tex
arkana, Ark., High, spent four,
years in the Navy and worked in
payroll-personnel for a Houston
ireophysical firm. Ray has taught
15 years and is writing hi* edu
cation dbaorate dissertation on
“The Development and Applica
tion of a Scale for Measuring At
titude* toward Spanish-English
Bilingualism.”
* He is considered uniquely qual
ified by Hensarling for a teach
ing position he will take in
September.
Mr. and Mrs. Mosley will join
the faculty of Western Illinois
University, Macomb, for the start
of the fall term and make special
trips to AAM to defend their
dissertations.
“If it works out, we also hope
to return for January commfgce-
ment,” Moaley said.
/ THE BATTALION
Soph Receives
Heroism Award
Danisl L. Merkel of Bryan, a
sophomore journalism major, is
attending Texas AAM on a schol
arship awarded in recognition of
hia'heroism in saving a drowning
youth.
Merkel, 18, received the schola--
ship from the Carttegie Hero Fund
Commission of''Pittsburgh, Pa.
The award included a Bronte
Medal and |750 scholarship for
his freshman year of study. >
Danny’s sophomoro year awartl
is for |S50, announced David B. i
Oliver, commission manager,-7
Danny was fishing near the
Llano River bridge in the City of
Llano in mid-May, 1966, when
he saw a lad struggling in the
water.
Merkel, then 15, went to the
lt-y«ar-old’s aid, was pulled un
der twice in l&Toot deep water,
but finally pulled the youngster
20 feet to safety.
“He was swimming in hi*
jeans,” noted Merkel, a 1967
Llano High graduate. “He wasn’t
a very good swimmer and the
wet clothes weighted him down.”
Ohe of six children of Mr. and
Mrs, Johnnie M. Merkel, 3906
Hilltop Drive, Bryan, Danny
works at the AAM Press. He was
employed by newspaper publisher
Harold Cunningham in the Llano
News printing plant three months
after saving the awimmer’s life.
I. Ed. Clubs Plan _
Pies And Steaks -
Tpe Industrial Wives Clufc. will
host a “pie supper” Monday in
Room 107 of the Mechanical En
gineering Shop Building, accord
ing to Judy Devlin, reporter of
the club.
The supper will start at 8 p.m.
All members are invited to bring
a guest, their favorite pie and
five copies of the recipe on an
index card.
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The Iota Lambda Sigma fra
ternity is sponsering a steak-fry
tomorrow in Hensel Park, Jimmy
Hatley, member of the Industrial
Education Organisation, has an
nounced.
Games will begin at 5:30 p.m.,
and supper will be served at 6:30
p.m. Adults will be charged tjA5
children 50c.
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and
John W. Holcomb Jr., Texas
AAM agricultural education pro-
feaaor since 1960, has been named
chief of party for university
personnel in the Dominican Re
public under Agency for Inter
national Development contract,
announced President Earl Rudder.
Holcomb, SO, will replace Dr.
Jarvis Miller at Santa Domingo.
Aden McGee of agricultural eco
nomics ha* been acting party
chief since Miller left the position
last year. t
Former coordinator of an
AAM-Ford Foundation agricul
tural education project with the
University of Coahuila, Saltillo,
Mexico, Holcomb will coordinate
and supervise an AAM staff of
25 in the Dominican Republic.
The former executive secretary
of the Vocational Agriculture
Teachers Association of Texas
also will provide personal ad
visory service in agricultural pro
duction and maintain liaison with
sponsoring agency personnel in
the Carribaan country, according
to Dr. Jack D. Gray, AAM Inter
national Program* director.
The AAM offic^ cooniinstcs
AID programs that assist insti
tutions in several countries with
technical knowhow and on-campus
degree training. The Dominican
Repablic has 85 students study
ing agriculture it AAM under
AID contract. They account for|
the largest segment of the uni
versity’s summer international
student enrollment.
“Holcomb is qualified technical
ly and by experience in agricul
tural production,” noted William
E. Beach, campus coordinator of
D.R. programs.
A 1940 AAM graduate, Hol
comb served the Agriculture
Teachers Association two years. |
In the AAM department, he co
ordinated vocational agriculture
services and supervised work of
about 20 personnel including 13
professionals.
The Bosque County native
studied at Tarleton State and
AAM for hi* agricultural educa-
tioa degree. The master of edu-
eation was swarded at AAM in
1953 and Holcomb did doctoral
level work in educational admin
istration at the University of
Texas.
He taught in Pioneer and
Brady school districts, super
vised vocational agriculture for
the Texas Education Agency and
Adjustment Administration. He
is member of numerous profes
sional asaociationa.
Holcomb joins the International
Programs staff July 15 and after
language training will depart for
the Dominican Republic in early
September. He will be accom
panied by his wife Lola.
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