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VOLUME 64
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1968
Number 16
Tomadic Winds Hit Area,
Leave Path Of Damage
Stand-In For Bibb
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EACH
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Rich Little, comedian who has
been on several TV shows and
drew large audiences in university
appearances this year, will re
place Leon Bibb Friday on the
opening Town Hall performance
at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
Little will be on the marquee
for an 8 p.m. curtain opposite
multi-talented Anita Bryant.
Town Hall Chairman Louis
Adams said some reserved tickets
are still available and there are
plenty of general admission seats.
Students will be admitted on pre
sentation of student activity and
ID cards.
LITTLE IS A William Morris
Agency stand-in for Bibb, who
chipped a bone in his ankle in
a movie set accident. The injury
which sidelined the Negro sing
ing star came during the filming
of a new Sidney Poitier movie
in which Bibb has a leading role.
Little has appeared on the Ed
Sullivan Show six times and guest
performed on the Joey Bishop,
Johnny Carson and Dean Martin
television shows.
The comedian had a starring
role in NBC-TV’s “Love on a
Rooftop,” which ran during the
1966 TV season.
In the last 12 months. Little
has performed at several Big 10
schools including Purdue and Wis
consin, to large, enthusiastic
audiences.
ANITA BRYANT has recorded
three million-record sellers and
has been acclaimed in entertain
ment, government and religious
circles.
She received standing ovations
in White House appearances. Re
ligious interest led to a world
concert tour with evangelist Billy
Graham. Her statement of faith
has been published and Dr. Nor
man Vincent Peale devoted a
chapter to her in his best-selling
book, “Seven Steps to Vital
Faith.”
Davidson, ‘Scranton Screwball’
Will Share Stage Here Oct. 18
Singer John Davidson will per
form at the second Town Hall
special attraction Oct. 18 at 8
p.m. in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
Dubbed by Time Magazine as
“The most promising, fastest ris
ing graduate of the Rock ’n Roll
generation,” the movie and re
cording star will be joined on the
program by Pete Barbutti, better
known as “The Scranton Screw
ball.” Besides the guest artist,
Davidson will bring a guitarist,
drummer and musical conductor.
HE IS A REAL professional in
the entertainment field, and we
are lucky to get him,” expressed
Memorial Student Center Direc
tor J. Wayne Stark. “The Town
Hall Committee chose him as the
Hospital Reports
lecrease In
>s, Measles
Texas A&M’s hospital reports a
decrease in the number of cases
of mumps and measles among
students this semester.
A near 100 per cent drop as
compared with the same number
of cases last year was disclosed
by hospital administrator Dr. K.
L. Nelson.
Nelson said his office had re
corded “some 30 or 35 cases of
3-day measles by this time last
year,” as compared with a single
case this semester.
He also pointed out only one
case of mumps has been reported
this semester. Last year at this
time over 20 cases were known,
he added.
Nelson said student immuniza
tions at home before school have
decreased cases this year.
Big D<
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most desirable from among sev
eral numbers that were available
in this part of the country at
this time.”
“For those who haven’t seen
John Davidson perform before, he
will guest star on the NBC Bob
Hope Special Monday at 8 p.m.
Local viewers will be able to see
the special broadcast on the cable
on channels 2 and 6,” he added.
Stark also noted, that advance
ticket sales have been described
by Student Programs Adviser Hal
Gaines as “tremendous,” particu
larly since thei show hasn’t even
been announced. Tickets may be
bought at the Student Program
Office in the MSC from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Fri
day.
ATTENDANCE AT THE per
formance will be by single ad
mission tickets only. This special
attraction is not included in the
price of Town Hall season tickets
or activity cards.
Reserved seat tickets are $3
each for A&M students and their
dates or spouses and $3.50 each
for faculty, staff, patrons, and
other students. General admis
sion prices are $1.50 for Aggies
and dates, $2.50 for faculty and
patrons, and $2 for other stu
dents.
The >M!SC Director explained
that Brenda Lee, who had earlier
been scheduled for the date, had
to cancel this and several other
engagements because of her preg
nancy.
Coming attractions for the Town
Hall special events series will
include Sam and Dave, Nov. 15;
The Union Gap, Nov. 26; A Mid
summer Night’s Dream, Dec. 3;
Harlem Globetrotters, Feb. 4;
and The Roger Williams Show,
Feb. 15.
PREPARING THE PATIENT
Residents of Walton Hall make final adjustments on one
of a pair of junkers, each labeled “Wreck Tech!” and
doomed to be rocked and socked by sledgehammers Friday
at the residence hall’s all-university car smash. (Photo by
Mike Wright)
LEVELED
Roof, walls and everything inside went a-flying as tomadic gusts were reported reaching 49 mph and one and a half
winds swept by this maintenance shed in the Hensel-Col- inches of rain fell within a 80-minute period. (Photo by
lege View Apartments area Wednesday afternoon. Wind W. R. Wright)
To March 264 Strong
Band Set For Tech Halftime
The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band
will make its first public per
formance of 1968-69 Saturday, at
which time 114 freshmen members
will become veterans of the half
time musical format.
A near capacity crowd is ex
pected in Kyle Field’s 54,000-seat
stadium when the Corps of Cadets
begins to march in at 6:20 p.m.
Under Lt. Col. E. V. Adams, the
band will present an all new musi
cal program.
Adams, now in his 23rd season
as band director, directs the music
and plans the intricate drill per
formed during the half-time.
FROM A 13-MAN group form
ed in 1894 by Joseph F. Holick
Car Smashing Bash
Planned By Walton
An all-university car smash
will be sponsored by Walton Res
idence Hall Friday afternoon at
3 p.m. between Walton and the
hospital.
“Coach Gene Stallings and
three selected varsity players will
kick-off the car smash with the
first hits,” said Andy Scott, pres
ident of Walton Hall.
Two old cars, donated by Leon
ard Auto Supply will be painted
with names of Tech’s defensive
and offensive starters.
“The two cars will symbolize
the Texas Tech football team,”
said Scott,” and we want to
wreck Tech.”
“Everyone in Walton Hall is
working for the car smash. There
is a 24-hour guard on the car.”
All smashing will be done with
sledge hammers. The cost will
be 25tf for three hits.
“If anyone can put a hole in
the metal with one lick, he will
get one extra hit free,” said Jim
Story, treasurer of Walton Hall.
“The car smash is for everyone
to attend,” emphasized Scott.
FIRST BANK & TRUST—Home
of the Super CD- 5% interest
compounded daily.
(class of ’84), the band has swell
ed to 264 men. Unlike other
school bands, the Aggie Band
offers no scholarships and re
quires no auditions. Membership
is on a voluntary basis.
“Drum majors Michael B. Ben
ton of Dallas, James J. Hall III
of Corpus Christi and Lawrence
A. Lippke of Yorktown will di
rect the half-time drills for the
largest band since 1960,” said
Adams.
“The formation for the band
will be 12 files wide and 22 ranks
deep. The block T, which we use
to conclude our performances,
will be spread to new propor
tions.”
HAILED as the largest march
ing band in the nation, the or
ganization has entertained mil
lions over the years. This year
the band will be seen on nation
wide television when the Aggies
battle the University of Texas,
Austin, in the the traditional
Thanksgiving Day game.
Not all the members of the
band are cadets. Two civilian
students, Gene Bollinger and Don
Brogdon march with the band.
“I was in the band my fresh
man and sophomore years and
when I didn’t get a contract, I
left the Corps, but not the band,”
said Bollinger, senior agronomy
major from Sealy.
“SINCE DON AND I had the
experience in the band, Col.
Adams allowed us to stay. My
main reason for remaining with
the band is because I get such
a thrill standing on the goal line
at half-time, knowing I’m a part
of the greatest band in the na
tion.”
A great deal of practice goes
into each performance. The band
members assemble at 7:25 a.m.
and 5 p.m. each Monday and
Thursday to practice. Though the
members are a conglomeration of
Army, Air Force, and Drill and
Ceremonies cadets, there is little
confusion due to the supervision
of Col. Adams.
DURING THE intermission of
the Tech game Saturday, the band
will present the “Aggie War
Hymn,” Barnum and Bailey’s
“Favorite” and a Carl King
march, “Cyrus the Great.”
During the Corps march-in
Saturday, the band will play four
new marches. Army ROTC units
will march to a new arrangement
of the Army march, “The Caisson
Song.”
Air Force units will pass by
the reviewing stand to the strains
of “The Air Force Song.” Other
marches played will be “Semper
Fidelis” and “Orange Bowl.”
Cadet Lt. Col. William R.
Howell, Jr. of Brenham is the
band commander and right guide.
Fish Yell Leader Try-Outs
Scheduled For Friday
Fish Yell Leader try-outs are
to be at 5 p.m. Friday in the
Grove, according to Garry Mauro,
junior yell leader.
Any freshman interested in be
ing a yell leader should be at this
practice, Mauro said.
WEATHER
Friday—Partly Cloudy to Cloudy.
Winds East 5 to 10 mph. High 77.
Low 64.
Saturday—Partly Cloudy. Winds
Southeast at 10 mph. High 80.
Low 68.
Kyle Field—Partly Cloudy. Winds
Southerly at 10 mph. Temperature
76 Degrees. Relative Humidity
60%.
“The duties of a Fish yell
leader are to attend all fresh
men football and basketball
games, and to encourage the
freshmen class to support the
fish teams,” Mauro explained.
From the freshmen entries at
the try-outs, 10 will be selected
by Mauro and Junior Yell Leader
John Holscher.
From these 10 selected, five
will be appointed as freshmen
yell leaders by a yell leader com
mittee appointed by Dean of Stu
dents James Hannigan.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.
—Adv.
United Chest
To Open Drive
For $27,500
College Station United Chest
officials have announced a rec
ord $27,500 goal for the 1968
fund-raising drive which begins
Wednesday.
Robert H. Schleider, president
of the United Chest board of
directors, said this year’s budget
represents an increase of $5,000,
or 22 per cent, over the 1967 goal.
“This will be a banner year for
the drive if the enthusiasm of
the board of directors spreads
throughout the community,” noted
Schleider, assistant district en
gineer for the Texas Highway De
partment office here.
“Based on the overwhelming
support the College Station Unit
ed Chest has received in the past,”
he observed, “we are certain that
we will again go over the top.”
The United Chest official said
this year’s budget will support
16 charitable and civic agencies,
three more than last year.
Schleider also announced the
selection of Edwin H. Fenner as
campaign director. Fenner, as
sistant director of Texas A&M’s
Engineering Experiment Station,
will spearhead the campus drive
in addition to directing the over
all campaign.
“The campaign committee, head
ed by Joe Sawyer and assisted
by Dr. Carl Landiss and O. O.
Haugen, selected a most capable
(See UNITED CHEST, Page 3)
Campus Strewn
With Branches,
Broken Glass
High winds Wednesday after
noon ripped large limbs off num
erous trees, broke a glass door at
the Exchange Store, and wrecked
a maintenance shed at Hensel
Park, but no injuries were re
ported.
“After the storm we were able
to trace a path from Kyle Field,
by the Memorial Student Center,
across the parade field, through
the Exchange Store, to the Uni
versity National Bank, Hensel
Park, and into Bryan,” said uni-
verstiy Meteorologist James W.
Lightfoot.
THE Meteorology Department
received reports of a funnel-type
cloud but was unable to verify
the observation with its radar unit
on top of Goodwin Hall.
“We intend to plot the full
course of the damage tomorrow
to determine if the winds were
a definite tornado,” Lightfoot
added Wednesday. “Our recorder,
though, did show a complete 360
degree wind shift.”
“On a casual observation, the
winds were almost from due north
to due south. The general con
sensus is that it was a tornado,
but not fully developed. It was
more of a funnel cloud that would
touch down occasionally,” he con
tinued.
A&M meteorologists recorded
light hail accompanied by 25-mph
winds as the front moved through
the Bryan-College Station area
from the northwest.
A one and one-half inch down
pour within a 30-minute period,
along wtih wind gusts of 49 mph,
was recorded by the Federal Avia
tion Agency at Easterwood Air
port.
Walter H. Parsons, Jr., director
of the Physical Plant Department,
said the winds caused damage
totaling approximately $1,000 to
a university maintenance shed,
noting that the structure’s metal
roof was blown about 50 feet from
its original location.
HE ADDED that several tempo
rary woden buildings sustained
an estimated $500 roof damage
and a glass door at the west en
trance to the Exchange Store was
broken when the wind slammed
it against the side of the building.
Approximately 20 trees were
badly damaged on the west side
of the campus, mostly in the
vicinity of Kyle Field and the
Memorial Student Center.
The Bryan Police Department
commented that most of the re
ports they received were from the
North Avenue area. Some dam
age was also reported on the east
side of Texas Avenue near Ridge
crest Shopping Center.
REPORTS called in included
damage to two houses on Lazy
Lane, serious destruction to a
house on Broadmoor, windows
blown out on Enfield, some water
damage, and numerous cases of
ripped-off shingles.
Most of the roof on a house
at 909 North Avenue was taken
off, and the garage wall of a
house on Windomere caved in.
Dr. T. O. Melcher, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist at Bryan
Hospital, and his wife reported
seeing a rotating movement of
wind in their front yard, causing
an upheaval of cedar boughs and
leaves flying in a circle.
Later when the doctor and his
wife looked outside, someone’s
house roof had been deposited in
their driveway.
Bryan Building & Loan
Association, Your Sav
ings Center, since 1919.
—Adv.
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