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Pril 1,11 cc :/Ri: of ise sts a lit -a facto on evert : inanciil may not Yet. Sli he odts the per- ondition. n now- 1 family vest In i am tint ation for ructure Her yon ;e costs ty you' 1 ild. e today Ik about give) af—anc feels to i ror *T 5 :nt Lift feterii 10. Cbe Battalion 95 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1969 Telephone 846-2226 yssXyyyXyW Issues Dedicates | Forum To Tke’ J s | Great j Urban The Great Issues Committee has dedicated its April 15-18 Urban Affairs Conference to the memory of Gen. Dwight Eisen hower, Tom Fitzhugh, chairman- elect, announced Tuesday. “If there is any one lesson to be drawn from the life of former President Eisenhower,” the dedi cation in the conference brochure states, “it is the faith he had in man’s ability, under God, to de termine his own fate ...” “ ... It is with this knowledge in mind that we dedicate this conference ... in the hope that through these discussions we may move forward toward the kind of America ‘Ike’ dreamed of— peace abroad, tranquility and prosperity at home.” The conference, jointly sponsor ed by Great Issues, the College By TONY HUDDLESTON Battalion Staff Writer A joint effort by all professions in the five areas of a space project is needed if it is to suc ceed, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration official said Tuesday. Paul Purser, special assistant to the director of the Manned Spacecraft Center at Houston, addressed 196 Phi Eta Sigma pledges and their guests. “Each space project is divided into five areas, the Louisiana native said. ‘‘They are the indi viduals who make the flights, the construction of the spacecraft, the propulsion capabilities needed Rudder In France Making TV Film A&M President Earl Rudder returned to France this week for a featured role in a British tele vision film marking the twenty- fifth anniversary of the invasion of Europe by the Allies. Rudder commanded the 2nd Ranger Battalion which scaled 100-foot cliffs at Pointe du Hoe during the thrust into Norman dy. For his leadership in the assault, Rudder was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, sec ond only to the Medal of Honor in the nation’s combat awards. The retired Army general flew from New York to London Sat urday, accompanied by his 15- year-old son, Robert. Officials of Southern Independence Tele vision will take them from South hampton to the coast of France by ferry for filming of scenes in the documentary, “T e n Men Went to War.” It will be shown on the independent British net work June 3 and later by the Columbia Broadcasting System in America. Rudder and his son will spend a week in Europe working on the film. The British TV camera crew comes to the campus in early May to complete Rudder’s part of the documentary. FIRST BANK & TRUST—Home of the Super CD- 5% interest compounded daily. of Engineering and the Pitts burgh Plate Glass Foundation, has already received praise by telegram from President Richard Nixon. “I wish all the participants in the . . . conference great success in this very promising and in spiring enterprise,” Nixon said. “Your group includes many of the leaders whose energy and imagination will be the key to solving our urban problems . . . ” “I appreciate the leadership of Texas A&M University’s Great Issues Committee and the College of Engineering in organizing this conference.” Los Angeles Police Chief Tom Reddin, who heads one of the nation’s largest police depart ments, will lead an opening dis cussion on “Public Protection and for the flight, the mission and the spacecraft operation.” “The construction of the space craft is the first step in a space project,” Purser said. “It is the responsibility of structural engi neers and other scientists to plan and build a spacecraft that will be protected from meteorites and the sun’s rays and also provide it with adequate power and con trol measures. “The propulsion capabilities of the spacecraft next must be cal culated by chemists and chemical engineers before the flight be cause the capability of each of the craft’s rockets must be known to successfully plan the number of orbits the craft will make,” Purser said. The next step is the selection of the individuals who will make the flight, Purser said. The people selected for these flights are already trained in their areas of the space project, so that no basic scientific knowledge is needed. The mission is the most im portant area because the times for launching, the environmental conditions of the area where the spacecraft will travel, and the weather conditions must be cal culated before the flight, Purser added. “It is the job of mathemati cians, computer programmers, as tronomers, and other scientists at NASA to prepare data about these conditions,” he noted. “Without this data, space flight would be virtually impossible be cause man couldn’t survive if these conditions were unknown.” The operation of the spacecraft is basically the responsibility of the electronic technicians who plan the tracking and flight path of the spacecraft, and the armed forces who recover the craft, after it has completed its flight, Purser noted. Purser concluded by showing slides and a film of the recent Apollo 9 flight. The 196 Phi Eta Sigma initiates represented an increase of 50 per cent over last year, according to junior adviser Mike Welsh. Phi Eta Sigma is an honor fraternity for freshmen who rank in the top five per cent of their class. the Urban System” at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Memorial Student Center. The Issues committee is spon soring two keynote speakers dur ing the opening and closing ses sions of the four-day meeting, working jointly with the college and foundation on Reddin’s ap pearance. One of the committee’s speak ers will be Dr. Scott Greer of Northwestern University. The so ciology professor will address the closing session April 16 on “Ur ban Revitalization.” A second Great Issues speaker is John D. Duba, a city planner for New York City and one-time deputy mayor of Chicago. He will speak on “The Future of the Cities—Can They Survive?” Another will be Dr. Nathan Glazer, a visiting professor of sociology at Harvard University, who will speak on “Man and the Megalopolis.” Engineering Dean Fred J. Ben son explained the conference will be presented in two parts, one featuring the two keynote speak ers and the second, a symposium April 15-16. The theme paper will be pre sented by A&M’s Charles H. Sam son Jr. and Charles Pinnell of civil engineering. Five individual panels will be in session April 16 from 10:30 a.m. until noon, Benson said. Panelists will discuss various aspects of urban affairs includ ing public works, public develop ment, public health, public pro tection and urban administration, Benson said. “We hope to examine the major problems of urban areas,” he em phasized, “and consider the use of new technology and the sys tems approach.” He said agencies participating will also examine the use of “a multi-disciplinary (team ap proach)” and study the role of engineering education in prepar ing engineers for service in urban areas. The 26 A&M student delegates elected last week to the more than 200-delegate conference are Wil liam G. Holt, Robert A. Sikes, George W. Ingram, Gloria Shone, Marco A. Lugo, Mrs. Wajeda J. Rab, John Compton, Jim C. Rich ardson, and Abraham H. Awabdy. Also, Khamdker Shahidur Rab. Michael Ward, Gerald Rapp, Kir by Brown, Don B. McCrory, Jim Finane, Thomas R. Kohler, A1 Reinert, Donald Branson, Garry Mauro, Tommy Henderson, Bill Mahomes, Jr., Doanld L. White, David Zoellner, William Dubel, Jr., Jess B. Rhoden and Allen E. Giles. Applications Due For Travel Posts Applications for leadership positions in the Memorial Stu dent Center Travel Committee are available until Friday at the MSC Student Program office, according to Paul Scopel, chair man-elect. WHEELS OF PROGRESS As mountains are made mole hills under the churning wheels of earthmovers, the by-pass east of Bryan and College Station begins to take shape. The 10.5 million construction project, when completed, will stretch from one mile north of Bryan to 2.5 miles south of College Station, intersecting with State Highway 6 at each end. (Photo by Bob Stump) Teamwork KeyToSpace Effort, NASA Official Tells Pledges Reapportioning Plan Approved By Execs Panel Tacks On 3 Recommendations WINNING MARGIN A&M sprinter Curtis Mills turns on a final burst of speed to edge ace Dave Morton for second place in the mile relay in a triangular meet at Kyle Field Thursday. Rice won the event with a 3:10.5 clocking, compared to A&M’s 3:13.9. See story, page 4 (Photo by Mike Wright) SC ON A Solicitors Round Up $12,000 Texas Aggies scored a new victory oA r er the Easter holidays, netting $12,000 for their Decem ber Student Conference on Na tional Affairs (SCONA). The funds exceeded the an nounced $9,000 goal with drives in Midland-Odessa and Bryan- College Station to be made in June, announced Harry Lesser of Brenham, SCONA XV chair man. The fund drive was part of an overall effort to raise $12,000 for the university’s fifteenth SCONA Dec. 11-13. SCONA is the only student conference that depends solely on outside funds for support. The conference annually fea tures outstanding personalities discussing world issues. Although early reports were not complete from 30 Aggies who gave up part of their spring recess to participate in the fund raising, Lesser said he is “sure it will be right at $12,000.” “We were able to see nearly all of our old sponsors and in several instances, obtain some neAv ones,” he continued. “Matter of fact,” Lesser said, “we’ve already got some checks in from new sponsors.” Students To Give ^Manners’ Panel Five Texas A&M students will wrap-up a three-part YMCA “Man Your Manners” program at Texas Woman’s University in Denton April 10. The final session will be held in the Academic Center Building at 7:30 p.m. Earlier sessions were held in TWU’s Student Center. The Aggies are David How ard, Houston; Ross Oliver, San Antonio; Monty Goff, Corpus Christi; David Gorcyca, Texas City, and Michael Portie, Vidor. The Aggies were the first to kick off the six-week exchange program which will send the Tessies to Aggieland April 16, 23 and 30. The students are swapping dating and mating ideas in a Christian context, Howard said. “Man Your Manners” is one of several programs sponsored by the Aggie YMCA Student Cab inet. Bryan Building & Loan Association, Your Sav ings Center, since 1919. BB&L —Adv. Target areas included Hous ton, Dallas, Fort Worth, Tyler, Longview, Corpus Christi and San Antonio. Lesser said fund drives will be made for the first time in Mid land and Odessa June 2-6, and ih the Bryan-College Station area. “We’ve got quite a few leads we need to follow up as well,” he emphasized. A third drive will be held again this year in Mexico City and Monterrey during August. “Black Africa—the Dilemmas of Development,” is this year’s topic. John Scott, special editor of Time magazine, was the first invited speaker for this year’s conference to accept. Other invited speakers include Dean Rusk, former secretary of state, and Dr. George Sheppard, chairman of African studies at the University of Denver. Lesser added that possible roundtable discussions may in clude the problems of emerging nations, the U. S. relationship with black Africa, the American responsibility in Africa, and tri balism versus nationalism. The Ross Volunteers will par ticipate in the Medal of Honor Society convention in Houston next fall, President Earl Rudder announced. Living recipients of the Con gressional Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest decoration for combat valor, are members of the society. It meets every oth er year and expects 276 members at the Houston get-to-gether Oct. 9-11. The society president has in vited President Nixon to take part in the convention. If he accepts, the RV’s will form the official honor guard for the President and the society head. A Friday parade and Satur day ceremony in the Harris County Domed Stadium are part of the convention. Dr. Eli L. Whiteley, A&M soil and crop sciences professor, is a Medal of Honor recipient and will attend. The oldest student organiza tion in the state, the Ross Volun teers form an honor guard for the Texas governor’s inaugura tion and annually participates in By DAVID MIDDLEBROOKE Battalion Staff Writer Student Senate reapportion ment, passed by the Senate March 20, was approved Tuesday by the University Executive Committee and will be sent to the Academic Council for final action. The committee also recommend ed three changes in the plan to the Senate, said Dean of Students James P. Hannigan as he made the announcement. “The Senate may adopt these suggestions or not, as it sees fit,” Hannigan explained. “They are just comments made by the Ex ecutive Committee.” Hannigan also said that the recommendations will be forward ed to the Academic Council along with the plan for reapportion ment. ONE recommendation, “in or der to answer complaints from some of the smaller colleges,” is a recommendation that each col lege have at least one representa tive per class. Under the pro posed plan, the College of Geo sciences has only one at-large representative. Another recommendation is that, due to its size, the freshman class should have 10 representa tives instead of the proposed five. The third recommendation, Hannigan said, was a change in wording to make it clear that third, second, and first year vet erinary medicine students are distinct from classified seniors, juniors, and sophomores. “The Committee believes that freshmen are frequently the ones who see things they think ought to be changed,” Hannigan ex plained. • “The easiest way for them to voice their opinions is through the Senate.” “I AM pleased that reappor tionment passed this morning,” remarked Bill Carter, Senate president, Tuesday. “I will take their recommendations to the Senate, but I doubt the Senate will change the original plan. Changes require a two-thirds vote, and I don’t think we will get it. “If the Senate sustains the original plan, I will strongly op pose the recommendations,” Car ter added. “I believe the Senate is a student organization, and if it wants to reapportion, it is its decision and not the Executive Committee’s.” In a memorandum to the Com mittee, the Geosciences Student Council claims that the plan is not a proportional one, that Geo sciences is the only college to suffer a cut in representation, the Rex Parade at Mardi Gras. The elite honor military unit composed of top senior and jun ior cadets also forms honor guards for visiting dignitaries and is the only unit to partici pate as such in the April 21 Muster. Deadline Thursday For 6 Editorships Thursday is the deadline for filing applications for editorships of Texas A&M’s six student pub lications, reminded Student Pub lications Department Director Jim Lindsey. The positions include editor of The Battalion (also 1969 summer editor), Aggieland, The Review, Texas A&M Agriculturist, The Southwest Veterinarian and the Texas A&M Engineer. Lindsey said application forms are available in the Student Pub lications Office in the Services Building. New editors will be formally announced at the annual Student Publications Banquet May 16. and that Geosciences is the only college electing senators at-large. THE MEMORANDUM also charges that two classes will go unrepresented, that Geosciences is denied representation, and that the proposal was passed by the Senate with “flaunting of adopted parliamentary procedure, the bla tant disregard of the rights of the members of the assembly, and the acceptance by the chair of five illegal . . . votes to secure a one-vote winning margin.” “I don’t agree with any point in it (the memorandum),” re marked Carter. “It’s a minority group interest and not worth the trouble to comment.” “All the points raised by the Geosciences people were consider ed by the Senate,” commented Bill Holt, Civilian Student Coun cil Senate representative and originator of the plan. “I hope the Academic Council doesn’t try to reform the plan. The entire matter should be handled through student government. The Aca demic Council should leave our government alone.” Legislator To Talk On Revision Of State Constitution Texas Constitution revision will be examined Thursday by Rep. R. H. (Dick) Cory of Vic toria in a Political Forum pres entation. Cory’s noon series talk will be in Rooms 3B and C of the Mem orial Student Center, announced Forum Chairman Ron Hinds of Midland. Sub-chairman of the House In terim Committee studying the possible revision of the state’s constitution, Cory has been state representative of Victoria and Calhoun counties 14 years. Among the 50-year-old legisla tor’s committee assignments are rules and state affairs, the latter of which he chaired. Among numerous pieces of legislation he wrote or helped author is the “Little Hoover” Commission bill for abolishing waste in govern ment by limiting expenditures and eliminating duplication and overlapping of services. Cory also has been active in fishing, insurance, real estate, schools and teachers, taxes and water legislation. He wrote the 1967 bill establishing the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Clinic at A&M. Speech Cancelled By Great Issues Pulitzer Prize winner Haynes Johnson’s Thursday talk has been cancelled here. A Great Issues spokesman said the rescheduled speakers series presentation was cancelled be cause of schedule problems. He also noted the date would con flict with the Urban Crisis Con ference coming up next week. Johnson had been rescheduled this week following a February postponement for an assignment. He accompanied President Nixon to Europe and made another overseas tour. The Memorial Student Center Directorate committee hopes to obtain Johnson as a speaker next fall. WEATHER Thursday & Friday — Cloudy to partly cloudy. Early morning and late afternoon thunder showers. Wind Southerly 10 to 15 mph. High 79, low 68. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M. —Adv. Medal Of Honor Society- Invites RV’s To Confab