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VOLUME 64 Number 93
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1969
Telephone 846-2226
^Autoreg Committee Beginsl
Work On Improvement f
By DAVE MAYES
Battalion Managing Editor
The 27-member Ad Hoc Auto
mated Registration committee
has begun planning to improve
the computerized system before
fall pre-registration in May.
The committee, composed of 18
faculty and staff members and
nine students, divided itself into
three sub-committees — students,
faculty and deans—to determine
major registration problems from
each group’s viewpoint. The sub
committees will then pool their
findings at an April 8 meeting.
Dr. Billy R. Stewart, assistant
professor of agricultural engi
neering, was elected committee
chairman in the absence of stu
dent Senator Albert Reinert,
originally appointed chairman in
February by A&M President Earl
Rudder.
REINERT, attending a Texas
Intercollegiate Student Associa
tion state convention in Corpus
Christi with other members of
the Student Senate, told The Bat
talion Thursday that he had
designated junior Harry Lesser
to chair the committee in his
absence.
Lesser told The Battalion that
at the meeting he believed him
self “not well-enough versed” on
the computer registration to pro
vide the leadership for the com
mittee.
“I didn’t get the information
I needed from A1 (Reinert),”
Lesser explained, “and so I didn’t
object when President Rudder
suggested that a new chairman
be elected.”
Lesser added that he was un
der the impression that Dr. Stew
art was elected only to preside
over the organizational meeting
and that Reinert would assume
the chairmanship when he re
turned.
“THE COMMITTEE elected an
other chairman to get on with
the business at hand,” Rudder
explained, who said Thursday
that at the meeting he had not
been informed that Lesser had
been designated to act in Rein
ert’s place.
“Results have to be obtained
quickly by this committee if they
are to be incorporated in the
May pre-registration,” he said.
“Whether Dr. Stewart will remain
chairman will be up to the com
mittee to decide,” he added.
At Wednesday’s meeting, Rud
der charged the committee to
“look at the system, examine
how it works, and see how it
can be improved.”
“Before computer registration
was adopted here, we had looked
at automated programs across
the nation and picked what we
thought was best from each.”
“Clean it up; make it the best
computer program anywhere. We
(See Autoreg, Page 3)
Class Offices Filled
With Small Turnout
Top’ Or ‘Cultural’ Town Hall
Debated By MSC Committee
By JANIE WALLACE
Battalion Staff Writer
Questions about “pop or cul
tural” Town Hall performances
and “controversial or non-contro-
versial“ Great Issues presenta
tions were brainstormed in a
Memorial Student Center Coun
cil and Directorate Evaluation
• More
fc Beer,
Council, Directorate Set
Public Relations Meeting
The Memorial Student Center
Council and Directorate will spon
sor a Public Relations Conference
Saturday in the MSC, announced
Kent Caperton, conference chair
man.
“The conference is designed to
isolate and examine several as
sets of public relations,” Caper-
ion explained, “focusing on spe-
ific trouble spots in campus
anion programs and seeking new
ideas and approaches to improv
ing these areas.”
Caperton noted that Dick Hor
ner, member of Alpha Delta Sig
ma, national advertising fratemi-
;y, P. Wayne Gosnell, Senate
Issues Committee chairman, and
[)ave Mayes, Battalion managing
Mrector Casts 16
n ‘Everyman,’
II Medieval Allegory
Aggie Players casting for
“Everyman” has placed senior
Carl Masterson of Sherman in
he lead role and introduced sev
eral newcomers to the 16-member
last, Director C. K. Esten an-
lounced.
"Everyman,” a medieval moral
allegory, is scheduled for May 5-
and 14-17 presentation in
Guion Hall. Robert W. Wenck
vill direct the production.
Masterson as “Everyman” will
"ill the role of all humanity.
Other parts in the 471-year-old
play also are types, not person-
ilities, Wenck noted. Masterson
|iyji| played Kostylev in the Aggie
VH Player production of Maxim
■ W Gorki’s “The Lower Depths.” He
attended St. Mark’s School in
Dallas.
The highly competitive tryouts
inserted several new thespians
jV into the Players’ fourth major
Production of the year, Wenck
added.
New players include David
Serry of Concord, Mass., as Mes-
•«nger; George Scott of West
Columbia, Death; Dennis Turner
San Antonio, Fellowship; Rob-
art Pitts of Brownwood, Discre
tion; John Cohagen of Overton,
Strength; Sam Olivarez of Mis-
aion, Five-wits, and Michelle
Kavles of Bryan, Knowledge.
Parts won by players who have
appeared in previous productions
are God, by George McCoy of
Marble Falls; Kindred, John
Friedrick, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Cous
in, Bill Hobgood of McLean, Va.;
Confession, Tom Emshoff of
Houston; Goods, Kay Slowey of
Bryan; Good-Deeds, Irene Faz-
«•/« l ^° Bryan; Beauty, Hazel
£§ I Pillans of Madisonville, and An-
W H ?el, Melanie Haldas of Houston.
FIRST BANK & TRUST—Home
of the Super CD- 5% interest
compounded daily.
editor, will be leading group dis
cussions, along with various pub
lic relations experts.
“THE FORMAT of the confer
ence will be a general session
followed by small discussion
groups,” Caperton remarked. “In
formality will be stressed, since
we are seeking to promote active
discussions and full participa
tion.”
Schools participating in the
conference, Caperton said, include
East Texas State University, Sam
Houston State College, Texas
Technological College, Stephen F.
Austin College, and St. Edward’s
University.
Invitations, he added, were lim
ited to schools that had expressed
particular interest in having a
conference of this type.
“THIS CONFERENCE will be
of great value for the other
schools participating,” Caperton
commented. “We also believe that
it will have immense benefits for
our own committees. Most of the
public relations people at the MSC
will be either graduating or mov
ing on to other areas, and this
aspect of student programming
will fall on underclassmen who
have had only limited experience
previously.
“For that reason, and the fact
that our public relations are by
no means ideal now,” Caperton
added, “we are certain that this
program will be of great value
to all concerned.”
Committee meeting Thursday.
The purpose of the committee
is to find out from members out
side the MSC how programs are
being received, according to Jim
Wiley, evaluation committee
chairman.
“What are you reaching for—
fun, or things you never found
before?” asked J. Wayne Stark,
director of the MSC, regarding
the “pop or cultural” question.
“If you end up with a pop pro
gram completely, you lose the
opportunity to be exposed to, for
example, a top ballet company.”
“The basic criticism of Town
Hall is that students do not feel
their interests are being con
sidered,” Wiley said.
“The civilians do resent Town
Hall; I think it’s evident,” Gary
Mauro, representative of the Ci
vilian Student Council, said.
“The Supremes questionnaire—
the first time the student body
was asked its opinion for a selec
tion—nothing happened,” he add
ed.
“Since we had that deficit fac
ing us and we had a very short
time limit to accept, we had to
turn it down,” Stark commented.
Don McCrory, chairman of
SCONA XIV, suggested that
Town Hall start a program so
that the entertainers know “what
to expect in front of an A&M
audience.”
The Great Issues discussion re
volved around “which is the best
way—depth or controversy ? ” and
“what draws the crowd—topic or
speaker?”
John Cunningham, member of
the Great Issues committee, told
the speaker is usually the draw
ing card, unless the topic is pub
licized well.
“Great Issues has been a great
educational aid, but I would like
to see a debate of two opposites,”
Dr. Manuel Davenport. Philoso
phy Department head, said. “Stu
dents need to see how two experts
fight it out without choking one
another.”
POSSIBLE CHANGE EXPLAINED
Bill Holt, Civilian Student Council vice-president, explains a proposed method of CSC
reorganization as the Council discusses its future role at A&M. A Council committee
will study this and other proposed changes before the next meeting. (Photo by Bob
Stump)
Civilians Postpone Resolution
On ‘Keep Off Grass’ Plan
By DAVID MIDDLEBROOKE
The Civilian Student Council
Thursday night voted to post
pone action on a campus beauti
fication resolution after some
councilmen expressed doubts con
cerning the effectiveness of the
resolution’s passage.
The Council also considered
what it believed its role in fu
ture years should be, and dis
cussed possible methods of re
structuring to best fulfill that
role.
Lawrence Stelly, graduate eco
nomics student, appeared before
the group to present his case for
a “keep off the grass’ campaign
he has initiated. He explained
that a similar program, “four or
five years ago,” had been suc
cessful for a while, and that an
effective program could become
permanent.
STELLY told councilmen that
similar proposals were slated for
Student Senate and Senior Coun
cil consideration, and that edi
torial support had been prom
ised from The Battalion.
“I don’t think that the part
about (civilian) responsibility is
MORTAR DAMAGE TO U. S. BASE
American helicopter pilots look at wreckage of gunships in front of badly damaged Navy
warehouses at Dong Tam base, south of Saigon, after a Viet Cong mortar attack. One
pilot was seriously injured and the copilot was killed when concussions from exploding
ammunition dumps knocked the craft to the ground. (AP Wirephoto)
necessary,” objected I. Brent Car-
rell, Mitchell Hall president. “I
don’t think we’re the only ones
at fault.”
“Maybe not,” Stelly replied,
“but in the Corps only seniors
can walk on the grass.”
“Well, why pass it if no one
knows we’ve done it?” Carrell
questioned.
Stelly again explained that
other organizations are consider-
Easter Service
Set Monday
At All-Faiths
Texas A&M will present its
annual pre-Easter Religious
Emphasis program Monday at
7:30 p.m. in All Faiths Chapel,
announced Logan Weston, YMCA
general secretary.
The joint Corps of Cadets and
civilian program will highlight
readings from the “Seven Last
Sayings of Jesus From the
Cross.” Renderings will be by
students.
The call to worship will be led
by Ross Oliver of San Antonio,
followed by an invocation and
the Lord’s Prayer by Corps
Chaplain Ray Dillon of Kilgore.
An introduction to the say
ings as well as a conclusion or
the sayings will be offered by
David Gay of College Station.
The sayings and their readers
are:
• “Father, forgive them; for
they know not what they do,”
Gary Anderson, Dallas.
• “Verily, I say unto thee, to
day shalt thou be with me in
Paradise,” Chip Hill, Moody.
• “Woman, behold thy son —
behold thy mother,” David Gor-
cyca, Texas City.
•“My God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me?,” David How
ard, Houston.
• “I thirst,” Bill Leftwich,
Dallas.
• “Father, into thy hands 1
commit my spirit,” Jerry Hol-
bert, College Station.
Benediction will be given by
Civilian Student Chaplain Larry
Schilhab of Conroe.
The special program is open
to the public as well as students
and faculty-staff members, Wes
ton added.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.
—Adv.
ing similar resolutions, and that
Robert H. Rucker, university
landscape architect, would coop
erate.
“THE STUDENT Senate re
cently passed a resolution on the
defacing of buildings,” argued
Tommy Henderson, Council as
sistant. “Nothing else has been
done. It goes to show what reso
lutions do: nothing.”
After more debate, Ed Don
nell, Leggett Hall president,
moved to table the motion for
committee consideration. Bill
Holt, Council vice-president, said
the resolution will be sent to
the Council Executive Commit
tee.
Roger Knapp, Moore Hall pres
ident, reported that, in the light
of the recent Senate reappor
tionment, revision of the CSC
constitution is not needed. Holt
then dissolved the council into a
committee of the whole to con
sider future goals of the Council.
COUNCIL opinions favored a
more residence-hall-oriented ef
fort, with one or two members
still favoring the present struc
ture. Holt explained one meth
od of decentralization that has
been considered by some Council
members whereby the Council it
self would be a much smaller
body.
BULLETIN
WASHINGTON (A*)—Dwight
D. Eisenhower, commander in
World War II of the mightiest
armed force ever assembled
and former president of the
United States, died today.
The announcement of the gen
eral’s death was made in a
somber voice by Brig. Gen.
Frederic Hughes Jr., command
ing general of Walter Reed
Army Hospital who said that
Eisenhower had “died quietly
at 12:25 p.m. EST after a long
and heroic struggle,” and that
he had died peacefully.
The 78-year-old five-star gen
eral, known as “Ike” through
out the world, was hit by con
gestive heart failure March 15
and again last Monday while
recuperating from an intestinal
operation and pneumonia com
plications.
WEATHER
Saturday — Partly cloudy to
cloudy. Wind Northerly 15 to
25 mph. High 68, low 58.
Sunday — Clear to partly
cloudy. Wind Northeast 15 to
20 mph. High 58, low 39.
By TONY HUDDLESTON
Battalion Staff Writer
Merrell B. Richardson nosed out
Robert N. Nesmith by a vote of
118-113 for vice-president of next
year’s senior class in Thursday’s
runoff election.
Voting was reported as light,
with 1,375 voting, according to
Tommy Henderson, vice-president
of the election commission.
“It was less than the usual
voter turnout at a class election,”
Henderson said.
He pointed out that the YMCA
voting booth might not be used
in future elections because of the
light voting in both the regular
Filing for general elections
opens today and will remain
open through April 15, Tommy
Henderson, election vice-presi
dent for publicity, said Thurs
day.
Applications for Student Sen
ate and Civilian Student Coun
cil offices may be picked up in
the Student Program Office in
the Memorial Student Center,
Henderson noted. He added
that all applications must be
returned to the Program Office
by 5 p.m. April 15.
Senate offices open for filing
include president, vice-presi
dent, recording secretary and
parliamentarian. Chairmen for
the Public Relations, Student
Life, Issues and Student Wel
fare committees are also open
for filing, Henderson said.
Civilian Student Council offi
ces of president, vice-president,
secretary, and treasurer may
also be filed for, he added.
and the run-off elections. Only 10
per cent of the total vote in
Thursday’s election came from the
YMCA.
In the ’71 presidential election,
James A. Tramuto polled 29'7
votes to Gary Martin’s 137.
John S. Sharp walked away
with the sophomore class presi
dency by a vote of 647 to Philip
G. Morley’s 192.
Juniors elected John W. Bebout
with 226 votes as vice-president
over Mark Riser with 202. The
junior class also selected Randall
E. Betty as secretary-treasurer
over Bobby M. Christie by a vote
of 292 to 136.
Bruce N. Clay swamped the
voting for sophomore vice presi
dent with 510 votes to Ira R.
Lee’s 210 votes.
The class of ’72 selected Steve
Young with 424 votes compared
to A. L. Bradley’s 296 as secre
tary-treasurer, and for the posi
tion of sophomore social secre
tary, James R. Perry defeated
William E. Loveless 436 to 297.
John Bailey with 133 votes was
selected as senior Memorial Stu
dent Center representative over
John Cunningham, with 93 votes.
For class of ’71 positions on the
MSC council, Mitchell J. Timmons
defeated Thomas C. Fitzhugh 214
to 211.
Next year’s sophomore class
elected Glenn G. Garrison, with
474 votes, over opponent Patrick
W. Castle, who had 248, as their
MSC representative.
Movie Postponed
“L’Awentura,” scheduled to
be shown in the Memorial Stu
dent Center tonight as part of
the Spring Film Festival series,
has been postponed due to non
arrival of film.
Series Committee Chairman
Carlos Almaguer, who made the
announcement, said the Italian
film will be rescheduled.
SW Veterinarian
Is Now Available
The winter issue of South
western Veterinarian magazine
is now available, according to
editor Clem Malone.
Copies may be picked up at
the Student Publications office
in the Services Building or at
a Pre-Vet Society meeting, Ma
lone said.
Bryan Building & Loan
Association, Your Sav
ings Center, since 1919.
B B & L —Adv.