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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, September 18, 1968 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle “I blew the perfect schedule! No afternoon classes, none Friday and none before 9 o’clock—but it didn’t seem right to take only two courses!” An Open Letter To Corps Fish (EDITOR’S NOTE: The following editorial appeared in The Battalion around this time last year. Although some conditions have changed this year, we feel the basic idea is applicable today.) Right now, many of you feel as thought you’ve backed onto a runaway roller coaster and can’t get off. A few minutes after you arrived here last week, you were being told how to “whip out” by some upperclassman who seemed to consider you the most stupid creature on earth. A little later, you lost much of the hair on your head to a barber who didn't have any sympathy for your plight. The next thing you knew, you were marching for the first time in your life, and you were being yelled at every time you made a mistake. By now you’ve probably heard the same old “chin-up” encouragements from parents and orientation speakers so often that you’ve begun tuning them out. Instead, you keep hearing that still, small voice reminding you how good life used to be, and. asking you why you ever got into the Corps. And several members of your class have already been persuaded by that small voice to quit before they even get started. They’re making a gigantic mistake. We’re not going to repeat what your commanding offi cers have already told you about the Corps. If you really believe being in the Corps will hurt your grades, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary which they have given you, then you must know something the rest of us don’t. And if you think there’s too much bull going on to promote a proper military atmosphere, we’d suggest you read the Standard’s section on A&M’s outstanding military graduates. But if it’s just that still, small voice that makes you gravitate toward the Trigon as you walk across the campus, start talking to your hometown buddies who are Corps upperclassmen. Chances are, you won’t find many who won’t admit they considered leaving the Corps during their first few weeks. But they’ll probably tell you that after they learned what was expected of them, the situation eased up considerably. They became accustomed to their duties and restricted privileges — even if they never became par ticularly fond of them — and after they got through the awkward period of adjustment, the rest of the way was relatively easy. Perhaps some will even tell you they made their best grades during the first semester. And finally, most of them will strongly encourage you to stay in the Corps. They know how much they would have missed if they’d listened to that still, small voice. Bankers Start Scholarship Here Texas Bankers Association has established a $500 scholarship program for Texas A&M’s Agri cultural Economics and Sociology Department. John F. Geis of Beaumont, TBA president, formally presented the funds Tuesday to Associate Dean of Agriculture R. C. Potts and Dr. Tyrus R. Timm, department head. Geis said the association hopes to increase the monetary value of the scholarship program with in the next few years. Dr. Timm, who will administer the program, indicated the funds will be used to assist an under graduate student in his depart ment who is contemplating a banking career. Geis was assisted in the pre sentation by Tommie E. Stuart of Fort Worth, chairman of the TBA Agricultural Committee. More Showers Seen After Dry August Bryan and College Station weather is returning to its sloshy 1968 normal status following the driest month of the year. Average rainfall of 24 stations reporting for a Texas A&M me teorological study of the Burton Creek watershed for August was .59 inch. Normal is 2.4 inches. A&M meteorologists note that September rain has already ex ceeded the average with promises for a near-record year. No observer in the Burton basin gauged more than .81 inch during August. Lowest average for a previous month this year was 1.64 in March. The College Station City Hall had August’s maximum reading and an observer on Texas Ave nue in the heart of the two-city area measured .43 inch for the low. Through August, total 1968 rainfall for some stations is more than 46 inches. The U. S. Weather Bureau out look for mid-September to mid- October includes moderate to heavy precipitation and much below average temperatures. The rain forecast is for four inches or more. The area usually re ceives about 2.8 inches. Temperatures should average 72 degrees, three below the mean for the period. Camera Club To Organize Monday Night Texas A&M photographers will organize Monday in the Memorial Student Center for the fall semes ter. Camera Committee Chairman Bill Black of Pratt, Kan., set the 7:30 p.m. meeting in MSC rooms 3B and 3C. The short business meeting will sign members and check out dark room lockers. Black said. Committee facilities for proc essing color and black-and-white film and prints are available to members. The club also has cam eras, lights and other equipment for member checkout. C. M. Sykes, committee co advisor with Ray Pledger, will explain darkroom use procedure. A&M To Receive $33,600 From NSF A $33,600 National Science Foundation grant has been award ed Texas A&M for polar gas physical properties study, an nounced President Earl Rudder. Dr. P. T. Eubank of the Chemi cal Engineering Department will direct the two-year investigation of experimental measurement of pressure - volume - temperature of highly polar gases such as ethyl and propyl alcohol. The professor said the basic research involves gases whose molecules are like magnets, with positive and negative charges. “The magnetic properties tend to pull the molecules together, decreasing the volume they oc cupy and creating measurement problems,” Eubank said. Experimental and calculational aspects of the work will be per formed at the Thermodynamic Properties Lab in the Teague Research Center. William Kerns Jr. of North Lewisburg, Ohio, assists Eubank in the research. Kerns is working on a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. The grant represents the third consecutive two-year investiga tion by Eubank to be supported by NSF. The A&M lab has been in operation since 1961 and re ceived the first NSF support in 1963. THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non tax-supported non profit, self-supporting educational enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and community neivspaper. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all new dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. Members of the Student Publications Board are: _ Jim Lindsey, chairman ; Dr. David Bowers, College of Liberal Arts; F. S. White, College of Engineering; Dr. Robert S. Titus, College of Veterinary Medicine; and Hal Taylor, Col lege of Agriculture. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M is published in College Station, Texas daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 2% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College, Station, Texas 77843. EDITOR Managing Editor Sports Editor News Editor City Editor Photographer JOHN W. FULLER Dave Mayes John Platzer Tom Curl Bob Palmer Mike Wright GREYHOUND BUS LINES 1300 Texas Ave. — 823-8071 Sam Enloe ’63 Fast, Efficient Package Service To Any Point In Continental U. S. - N. Y. or Calif. In 2/3 Days — Prepaid or C.O.D. Insured To $250; Limit 110 Lbs. « John McCarroll ■■■§ “tell you what Vd do” | A mistake in yesterday’s Battalion almost spilled the milk flowing under the bridge. A photo on page one depicted Russian troops with drawing from Prague, Czechoslovakia. This in itself is probably not too important from the standpoint of the uni versity community. What is important is the credit line which accompanies the photo. “Photo by Mike Wright” is clearly shown at the end of the cutlines. Look now to the bottom of this page and see who is listed on the masthead as staff photographer for the Battalion—Mike Wright. How or when the travel allowances for the Batt or Student Publications were extended to allow a staff member enough money to travel further than Snook is a mystery to me. Evidently Photographer Wright has been taking pic tures for the Battalion and placing Associated Press credit lines after them to cover up his forays. To make sure that money spent on the one-night trip to Czechoslovakia is wisely invested, I would now like to see AP pick up the exclusive Batt photos and credit them to Mike Wright. Actually, it has been rumored that Mr. Wright has previously been sent to cover doings in Chicago, Vietnam, Iran, Biafra and others, and his pictures then were sent around the world erroneously carrying an AP credit line. ★ ★ ★ Correspondence which reaches The Battalion sometimes carries some zingers as far as addresses are concerned. One which really catches the eye, however, is addressed: “The Editor The Batteliar Texas A&M University College Station, Texas” The return address?—“Peace Corps, Washington, D. C. . . .” 'It (Note: Today’s column is respectfully dedicated to the surviving drafters of the Constitution of the United States of America, which was adopted exactly 181 years ago yesterday.) BUSIEK AGENCY REAL ESTATE • INSURANCE F.H.A.—Veterans and Conventional Loans FARM & HOME SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Home Office: Nevada, Mo. 3523 Texas Ave. (in Ridgecrest) 846-3708 Call 822-1441 Allow 20 Minutes Carry Out or Eat-In THE PIZZA HUT 2610 Texas Ave. Decals Pocket Books Bumper Stickers Billiards Comic Signs Pin Bali Party Records Third National Bank Comic Records Aggie Theatre Popular Albums Pin-Ups Magazines Novelties We cash aggie checks AGGIE DEN Open 8 a. m. till midnight 7 days weekly A&M Grad To Be Honored For Air Force Management Air Force Brig. Gen. Guy M. Townsend, who attended Texas A&M, received an Air Force As sociation award today for out standing management of U. S. aerospace resources. gerial ability while serving as director of the C-5 system pro gram office. The World War II bomber pilot holds the Distin guished Flying Cross and two Air Medals. General Townsend, deputy for systems management of the aero nautical systems division, Wright- Patterson AFB, received AFA’s Distinguished Award for Man agement. It was presented at the associ ation’s annual fall meeting in Washington, D. C. He was selected for the top award for leadership and mana- Forestry Student Gets Scholarship A $2000 scholarship for full time graduate study at Texas General Townsend has logged 5,000 hours in experimental flight testing of various aircraft. He enrolled here in 1939 with several other class-of-1943 mem bers well known in Bryan and College Station. He was the class mate of John M. Lawrence III, Ford Albritton Jr. and John B. Longley. The general was a cadet in the same field artillery battery with Richard Weirus. Townsend joined the Army after two years college, at the outset of World War II. Weirus, Association of Former Students director, said General ' Townsend actively supports A&M I through the association. I THE ALLEN ACADEMY JR. COLLEGE DIVISION Schedule of Night Classes Fall Semester 1968 English 131 Rhetoric & Composition Monday English 231 English Litt. Monday Government 232 American National Tuesday Art 131 Art Appreciation Tuesday Art 232 Oil Painting Tuesday Shorthand 131 Beginner’s Tuesday History 131 U. S. History Wednesday Sociology 231 Principles of Soc. Wednesday Typing 131 Beginner’s Wednesday P. Speaking 131 Fundamentals of Speech Thursday Psychology 131 Bookkeeping 131 Introductory Psy. Thursday Thursday Classes 7:00 - 10:00 p. m. - one night per week Transferable College Credit Tuition $50.00 per course - Typing & Art Lab fee $5.00 Terms Minimum no. for class - 10 Registration in progress - classes begin September 9-16, 1968 For further information - Director of Admission 823-0066 A&M has been awarded to an employee of the Texas Forest Service by the Texas Forest Pro ducts Manufacturers Association, Paul R. Kramer, director of the Texas Forest Service, announced today. Recipient of the scholarship for the 1968-69 academic year is Ernest M. Long of 719 Mary Lake, Bryan, Texas, who is work ing on a Ph.D. degree in Forest Genetics at Texas A&M Univer sity. “The TFPMA annually selects and awards this scholarship to a deserving graduate student of forestry. We are very proud that Long has been selected to re ceive this assistance,” Kramer said. ARROW SHIRTS at 3<tm Stnvnco ^ ^ men's incur 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) PEANUTS By Charles M. Schulz