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Cbe Battalion ^{NEVre§PEjj/ VOLUME 64 Number 107 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1969 Telephone 845-2226 Bryan Girl May Be Z)nW| Battalion,GrOUp GO’S Of Car That Killed Child | 1 Named For , 69-’70 A 16-year-old Bryan girl re- and Mrs. Rafael Martinez of A- According to witnesses, the ve- ported to the Bryan Police De- 10 College View Apartments, was hide stopped and the driver partment Tuesday that she was pronounced dead on arrival at looked back and continued on, driving a car which fit the de- St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan at Maddox reported. “Investigation at the accident scene shows a driver could not have seen the child after he had been hit,” Ellisor pointed out. “The girl reported she was driving down College Avenue, turned right, stopped, and look ed,” Ellisor noted. Ellisor added that no damage to the girl’s car had been found. He said that the case was still under investigation to determine other possible clues. scription of the one involved in a fatal hit and run accident in College Station Monday night. She told police that she was driving in the vicinity of the fatality and had hit something about the time of the accident, Bryan Chief of Police Joe Ellisor said. Accident victim Andrew Mar tinez, three-year-old son of Mr. Singing Cadets Show Tickets Now On Sale Tickets for the Singing Cadets’ May 9 performance at the Bryan Civic Auditorium are now on sale at five Bryan and College Sta tion locations. Mrs. Gordon Hill of the spon soring Brazos County A&M Mothers Club said the $1 tickets may be obtained at the Student Program Office of the Memorial Student Center, First Bank and Trust, Conways, Jarrott’s at Townshire and Gibson’s in the Remond Terrace Shopping Center. Singing Cadets make numerous local appearances each year be fore private groups but the May 9 performance will be the only open to the general public. Robert L. Boone, director, noted it will be the Singing Ca dets’ 40th appearance of the school year. The leadoff event of Parents Weekend will feature a variety of music in the all-male glee club’s sampling of old and new favorites. Spiritual, religious and liatriotic songs also are a prom inent part of the 42-voice group’s repertoire. Pianist Mrs. June Biering is the Singing Cadet accompanist. WEATHER Thursday — Partly cloudy to cloudy. Afternoon rainshow- ers. Thundershowers. Wind Southerly 10 to 20 mph. High 81, low 61. Friday — Cloudy. Intermittent rain. Thunderstorms. Wind Southerly 15 to 20 mph. High 76, low 69. 8 p.m. Ellisor told The Battalion that the girl called the police depart ment “immediately after hearing about the accident on the radio Tuesday morning.” Ellisor said that the girl’s par ents reported that she was act ing normally until she heard the accident report, and then went into hysteria. Ellisor added that no charges have been filed at the present time. The police did not release the name of the girl. In a statement to police, she said she “hit something in the location where the accident oc curred and at approximately the same time of the accident.” Bryan Patrolman Bobby Mad dox, the investigating officer, said the girl told him that the reason she didn’t stop was that she thought she had hit a dog or some other small animal. “Martinez, an A&M student Jfrom the Dominican Republic, and his son were visiting several persons living at 1813 College Ave., while his wife worked,” Maddox said. Maddox added that the people inside the house where Martinez was visiting heard a noise out side. They ran out and found the child lying in the north-bound curb in front of a private drive at 1819 College Ave. Ellisor said that witnesses told police that the child was walking in a westerly direction when a 1965 Mustang traveling north in the northbound lane struck him. Student Shooting Probe Continues The Brazos County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday continued the investigation in the shooting of an A&M student near the inter section of Jones Creek and Tur key Creek roads early Sunday morning. Ricky Frazier, 21, a junior from Dallas, was admitted Sunday at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan, where he was reported by hos pital spokesmen Tuesday as doing “very well.” Frazier was shot while he and his date were parked near the intersection, Sheriff J. W. Hamil ton reported. Funeral services for the youth are set for 4 p.m. today at St. Theresa Catholic Church. The Rev. William Buades of St. Theresa’s will officiate. Bur ial will be in the Bryan City Cemetery under the direction of Callaway Jones Funeral Home. BRUCE MORELAND RONALD ADAMS ALLEN JANACEK ‘Lot Of Bull 9 Separates Aggie Rodeoers And $100 For anyone brave enough, a $100 bill can be had for the taking. The century note will be tied onto the horn of a bull, turned loose in the Aggie Arena Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Anyone over 21 who can get it, can have it! The bull-chase is a highlight of the Texas Aggie Rodeo Associa tion’s annual National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s rodeo May 1-3. The gates open nightly at 8 o’clock. Six major events will be held. They are bareback and saddle bronc riding, bull riding, tiedown calf roping, ribbon roping, and steer wrestling. Girl’s events include the barrel race, breakaway roping and goat tying. A special event this year will be a steer tying by Corps of Cadets members. Texas Aggies will be joined by other entries from colleges and universities in the NIRA southern region. Donnell Elected ’69-70 President Of YMCA Cabinet Edward W. Donnell, the son of a Presbyterian minister has been elected president of A&M’s Young Men’s Christian Associa tion cabinet. The junior psychology major is the son of Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Donnell of Freeport. A Brazosport High graduate, Donnell, 20, serves as a member of the Civilian Student Council. He is president of Tryell, a student organization in Legett Hall. Other cabinet officers include Chip Hill, Moody, vice president; Monty Goff, Corpus Christi, sec retary-treasurer, and Ross Oliv er, San Antonio, public relations. Elected committeemen were Ed Rogers, Fort Worth, changing world events; Chris Shaw, Gar wood, religious; Ronnie Owens, Enid, Okla., special programs; David Gorcyca, Texas City, fresh man programs; John Vogelsand, Houston, general YMCA pro grams, and David Spann, Mt. Pleasant, Apollo Club. Senior advisors are Richard Hodge, Pledger, and Gary Ander son, Dallas. The A&M YM'CA cabinet is composed of representative stu dents, both civilian and Corps of Cadets, who are responsible for the development of the campus wide YMCA program. mmmm HARRY LESSER DEAN ESHELMAN RICHARD TAYLOR STEPHEN CRANFORD JOSEPH TORTORICE JOHN McNABB Civilians To Reserve ‘7, , "s hl Next Week For Fall Jbor YMCA Camp Rooms Term Any student interested in being a Fish Camp counselor may pick up an application at the YMCA or contact Gary An derson, Bill Leftwich, Otway Denny, John Vogelsang or David Spann. The 1969 camp will be held at Lakeview Assembly near Pales tine. Deadline to turn in applica tions is May 6. Bryan Building & Loan Association. Your Sav ing Center, since 1919. B B Ij —Adv. Civilian student room reserva tions for the 1969 fall semester will be made here next week. Housing Manager Allan M.J Madeley noted all students who have not made reservations should report to the housing of fice between 8 a.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. Including civilian students who signed recently with resident advisors for their present accom modations, Madeley expects about 2,500 to make reservations for one or more than 3,000 beds to be available to civilian stu dents in September. “Reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis,” he added. Madeley said probably a half to two-thirds of the present civilian student enrollment living in residence halls signed up to retain their present rooms. “The three-day reservation period next week will be for those who want to change halls or roommates,” the housing manager explained. “Since pre-registration for fall semester classes will begin on Monday, May 5, it is necessary to complete room reservations by 4 p.m. Friday, May 2,” he stated. Madeley said students who reserve rooms but do not pre register will be dropped from residence hall rosters at the end of pre-registration. Room reser vation cancellations must be made by Aug. 15 for room de posit refunds. Otto, Garrett, Gower Named 1969-70 Band Drum Majors » *•* **»! is-ft 1 l f. J. ONLY ONE OF NINE Construction continues on the A&M Animal Toxology Research Center, one of a nine-building complex being built West of College Station. (Photo by Bob Stump) John C. Otto Jr. of Dayton, Richard D. Garrett of Freeport and Daniel W. Gower of El Paso will guide the Texas Aggie Band during 1969-70. Next year’s drum majors were announced by Lt. Col. E. V. Adams following recommenda tion to President Earl Rudder through the commandant, Col. Jim H. McCoy, and Dean of Students James P. Hannigan. Otto, an accounting major, was recommended for combined See picture, page 3 bands drum major which carries the rank of cadet major. He is cadet technical sergeant in the White Band this year. Maroon Band drum major is University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. Garrett, a management major and cadet master sergeant. Gow er is White Band drum major, a cadet technical sergeant and management major. Maroon and White Band drum majors are cadet captains. All three are Army ROTC contract cadets. Selection of the junior candi dates was by a 14-man commit tee including the band director. Other members were the current drum majors, Michael B. Benton of Dallas; Lawrence A. Lippke, Yorktown, and James J. Hall III, Corpus Christi; Band Com mander William R. Howell Jr., Brenham; Maroon Band CO M. Scott Beck, San Antonio; White Band CO Jonathan IM- Beall, Houston; the sergeant major of the band staff, first sergeants and a sophomore and freshman each from the Maroon and White Bands. 5 Battalions In New Setup By DAVID MIDDLEBROOKE Battalion Staff Writer Battalion and Group command ers for the 1969-70 Corps of Cadets were announced Tuesday night by Matt Carroll, Corps sergeant major and 1969-70 com mander. Next year’s Corps will have five Battalions, as Carroll indi cated by announcing a Fifth Bat talion commander. Commanding the First Battal ion will be Bruce M. Moreland, botany major from Lancaster. A distinguished student, he is also a member of the Ross Volunteers and a technical sergeant on First Battalion Staff. Allen D. Janacek, a mechanical engineering major from Baytown, is next year’s Second Battalion commander. He is currently ser geant major of the battalion and a member of next year’s RV firing squad. HEADING T h ir d Battalion Staff next year will be Ronald L. Adams, currently the battalion sergeant major. Hailing from Ty ler, the mechanical engineering major is an RV, a distinguished student, secretary for the Student Senate, and next year’s Senate parliamentarian. Harry K. Lesser, Second Bri gade scholastic sergeant, is the 1969-70 Fourth Battalion com mander. The Brenham physics An article explaining the new Corps organization in greater detail will appear later this week. major is a member of next year’s RV firing squad, a distinguished student, and chairman of SCON A XV. Dean Thomas Eshelman, chemi cal engineering major from Hous ton, is next year’s Fifth Battalion commander. The Third Battalion scholastic sergeant is distinguish ed student, RV firing squad member for next year, and chair man of the special programs com mittee for SCONA XV. He is currently a member of Town Hall and Junior Class representative to the Memorial Student Center Council. JOSEPH TORTORICE, 1969- 70 First Group commanding of ficer, is the group’s sergeant major. A marketing major from Beaumont, he is a member of next year’s RV firing squad and will serve as Town Hall business manager. He was the outstand ing fish in Squadron 1 his fresh man year, and the next year was the outstanding sophomore in the First Group. Second Group commander for next year is John M. McNabb, industrial technology major from Sheppard AFB. He is group ser geant major and a member of the RVs. Steven Michael Cranford, phy sical education major from Belle vue, Neb., commands the Third Group for 1969-70. Beginning this year as Second Wing opera tions sergeant, he is currently Third Group sergeant major. FOURTH GROUP commander for next year is Richard Eugene Taylor, mathematics major from Santa Fe, N. IM. The Squadron 8 first sergeant is a member of the RVs and a distinguished student. “The purpose of the Corps is to furnish leadership experience,” Eshelman said as he explained the reasons behind establishing a fifth battalion in the Corps. “Existing conditions in the Corps were such that people were not given adequate opportunity to exercise leadership. “One purpose of the new unit is to establish more leadership positions for people to fill,” he added. “It will provide, as well, a method by which the Corps can grow in future years.” Fifth Battalion will consist of companies C-2, G-2, F-l, and parts of A-l and A-2, according to Carroll.