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College Station, Texas
Thursday, October 30, 1969
Telephone 845-2226
Schriever To Visit
A&M For GI Talk
Retired Air Force Gen. Bernard
A. Schriever will be featured in
A&M activities Nov. 6-8.
Now head of a Washington,
D. C., consulting firm bearing his
name, the former commander of
the Air Force Systems Command
will make a Great Issues address
Nov. 6, and dedicate Nov. 8 a
meditation garden and memorial
to A&M men who have died in
military service since World War
II.
Schriever, 59, also will partici
pate in other activities, including
the Cadet Corps march-in to the
A&M-SMU football game. Army
Maj. Gen. Francis J. Murdoch Jr.,
Fourth Army deputy commanding
general for reserve forces, will be
the reviewing officer.
A 1931 A&M graduate, Gen.
Schriever was a World War II
bomber pilot and directed the
nation’s highest priority project
—development of the ballistic mis
sile program and the Air Force’s
initial space programs.
The propulsion, guidance and
management techniques developed
for the Air Force ballistic missile
program under the four-star gen
eral’s leadership served as the
base of the U. S. space program.
“National Defense Policies and
Priorities” will be the topic of
General Schriever’s 8 p.m. Great
Issues talk in the Architecture
Auditorium, announced chairman
Tom Fitzhugh of Waco.
Located between the wings of
Duncan Dining Hall, the medita
tion garden is the first A&M
memorial erected to the war dead
in nearly 20 years. Designed by
Prof. Robert H. Rucker, campus
landscape architect, the five-by-
ten foot memorial stone centered
in a meditation garden surrounded
by ligustrums will carry bronze
memorial plaques including the
name, rank and A&M class of men
who died in Korea, Vietnam and
while serving at any time since
World War II.
The Saturday morning dedica
tion at which Gen. Schriever will
be the main speaker will also
feature remarks by Corps Com
mander Matthew R. Carroll of
Annandale, Va. Silver Taps and
a salute by the Ross Volunteer
firing squad will complete the
brief ceremony.
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INFORMAL DIALOG
A&M President Earl Rudder chats with students residing in Hughes Hall Wednesday
night during his informal tour of residence halls in the civilian section of the campus.
All involved seemed to enjoy the talks and expressed an interest in having more in the
future. (Photo by David Middlebrooke)
Situation Dangerous
Son Hopes Father Will Lose Future Elections
Hears Suggestions, Complaints
"Rudder Talks With Students
sparing Informal Dorm Visit
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iattalion Staff Writer
A&M President Earl Rudder
vent to several residence halls
ast night to talk informally with
tudents and hear any complaints
>r suggestions.
Rudder was invited to visit
he halls after several residence
hall presidents asked Civilian
Student Council President Larry
Schilab to do so.
Several complaints made by
students dealt with laundry and
food problems. One student said
he had to pay 50 cents, which he
iidn’t have, to get his laundry
sack because he turned it in on
;he wrong day. Rudder took out
dollar and handed it to the
pouth, saying he expected it
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Rudder said the CSC has com
mittees to deal with problems of
this nature and that students
should make more use of them.
There is a definite lack of
communication among the civilian
students, Rudder said.
Residence hall presidents Gor
don Smith (Davis-Gary) and
Mark Olson (Moore Hall) ex
pressed a desire to have a pub
lic announcement system install
ed within the dorms.
They said they have a hard
time spreading announcements
around so everybody in the halls
will hear about it. Schilab and
Howard Perry, director of civil
ian student affairs, said they
would look into the possibility.
Shelton Wallace of Davis-Gary
Hall asked Rudder about the de-
More Open
Desired By
Dialog
AAUP
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By Dave Mayes
Battalion Editor
A desire to have greater com
munication with administrators
and students was voiced Wednes
day by a number of members of
the Texas A&M chapter of the
American Association of Univer-
^ sity Professors.
Several attend in g the first
meeting of the year for the facul-
k y ty organization suggested that
J administrators be invited to
f speak at chapter meetings in the
interest of providing information
and clarifying university policies
and procedures.
Others suggested that a stand
ing invitation to speak at AAUP
meetings be issued to student
leaders.
Dr. Manuel M. Davenport, head
of the Philosophy Department,
said that there often seemed to
be a communications “barrier”
between the faculty and adminis
tration. He noted that this “bar
rier” was not due to a lack of
available information, which he
said he has found plentiful, but
because of a lack of interest in
obtaining the information by
communication.
He urged the local AAUP
chapter to stimulate this interest
by asking administrators to come
to chapter meetings to partici
pate in discussions with faculty
members.
“I think many of them would
be glad to come,” he said
Along similar lines, Dr. Wil
liam P. Kuvlesky, associate pro
fessor of Agricultural Economics
and Sociology, suggested that the
chapter explore the concept of
Bryan Building & Loan
Association. Your Sav
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freedom of expression on the
A&M campus and determine what
the faculty might do to “open
up” communication channels.
These and other suggestions
were referred to Dr. Clinton A.
Phillips, professor of manage
ment, first vice president and
programs chairman.
Biology professor Dr. Sewell H.
Hopkins, chapter president, re
ported that a chairman was still
needed for Committee T, con
cerned with faculty participation
in college and university govern
ment. Noting the work of the
committee, a member said he
understood that for the first time
this year every college at A&M
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Fish, Soph
SCON A Forms
Due Friday
Applications are still being ac
cepted for freshman and sopho
more delegates to the Fifteenth
Student Conference on National
Affairs (SCONA XV), according
to Harry K. Lesser, chairman.
“All interested freshmen and
sophomores should apply at the
SCONA office in the Memorial
Student Center by 5 p.m. Friday,”
Lesser said. “Sophomores must
have a 2.5 grade point ratio from
last semester and must not be
on probation. Freshmen must
have scored 1,000 points or better
on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.”
Lesser noted that 38 freshmen
have applied for the 20 delegate
positions. Twenty-seven sopho
mores have filed for the 20 posi
tions allowed their classification.
cision of the Executive Commit
tee barring the Afro-American
Society from campus recognition.
Rudder said he agrees with the
committee’s decision.
Rudder went on to say he
wanted one student body, not
one divided into black, white, or
any other factions.
Wallace complained of The
Battalion calling the society a
militant group.
“P ast actions of the Afro-
American Society have been
miltant, although I’m not saying
yours would be,” Rudder said.
“Once the society was estab
lished, militants could move in
to cause disruptions.”
Wallace countered by saying
they wouldn’t let any militants
take over their society.
He said he wished there was
more literature in the library
concerning black culture and his
tory. Rudder said he could tell
this to the library committee and
that he would look into it also.
Charlie Miller of Keathley Hall
complained that Corps members
walking with people he knew did
not whip out when he spoke to
the individual he knew.
“They must not be very good
Aggies,” Rudder said.
Rudder visited Hughes, Keath
ley, Davis-Gary, and Moore halls.
He went to several rooms in
each hall.
Perry said he hopes President
Rudder will make more of these
visits to the halls to meet the
students and talk with them.
By Raul A. Pineda
Battalion Staff Writer
“I would not like to see my
father winning the 1970’s presi
dential elections in the Dominican
Republic, because being president
is too risky and troublesome in
my country,” said Guillermo
Garcia-Godoy Pastoriza.
He is the son of the 1966-67
president of the Dominican Re
public, Dr. Hector Garcia-Godoy,
and is enrolled here as a fresh
man in business administration.
Talking about the Dominican
politics, Garcia-Godoy said that
there are too many people want
ing to be president in his country.
“Opportunities are great for
my father to win the election,”
he said, “but chances to be in
volved in national crises, damag
ing rumors and so forth are
equally great and dangerous.”
“I am sure my father will retire
from politics if he doesn’t win,
and if he does, he will retire
after completion of the four-year
presidential term.
Garcia-Godoy Pastoriza came
to the university following a rec
ommendation from his father,
who visited the A&M campus last
April.
He had been already accepted
by other American universities
and colleges, including American
University in Washington, D. C.
Garcia-Godoy Pastoriza, 19, is
a native from Santa Domingo,
the capital city of his country.
He said he is non-partisan but
enjoys talking about politics and
politicians.
Regarding the present Domini
can President, Dr. Joaquin Bala-
guer, Garcia-Godoy Pastoriza said
that Balaguer actually is the
center of attention in the country
because the nation is uncertain
that he will decide to run for
re-election.
Following the talking style of
his father, a veteran politician
who now is candidate to the main
office in the Caribbean island,
Garcia-Godoy said that Dr. Bala
guer is guided by partiotism and
goodwill toward the country.
“I believe President Balaguer
is thinking about the possibilities
of being overthrown if he goes
seeking another presidential term.
“I don’t believe Balaguer wants
to be president just to stay in
office four more years, but he is
guided by partiotism and goodwill
toward the country,” Garcia-
Godoy concluded.
In his opinion, President Bala
guer is observing and considering
the attitudes of the already-nomi
nated presidential candidates be
fore taking any decision.
The youngest member of the
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Earle Named Head
Of EG Department
$800 Contributed At A&M
To Relieve Biafran Hunger
Approximately $800 has been
collected so far for the Biafran
Children’s Relief Fund, a project
being carried out by a group of
A&M students.
The group began collecting Oct.
20 in the Memorial Student Cen
ter, where they had a booth set
up for two days. Collections from
the booth totaled about $300,
according to Richard DuBois,
organizer of the project.
Last Thursday group members,
both male and female, solicited
donations in all but five civilian
residence halls. Total collections
amounted to about $500, DuBois
said.
He also said that next week
group members will seek contribu
tions from the Corps area as well
as from deans and department
heads.
“I’m confident we’ll reach our
goal of $1,000,” he said Thursday.
It really makes me feel good that
Aggies care enough to contribute
to something like this.”
Money collected, DuBois said
last week, is deposited in the Stu
dent Finance Office in the MSC.
When all contributions have been
collected, the money will be sent
to Joint Church Aid, a body made
up of several world relief organi
zations, including the World
Council of Churches and Canadian
Air Relief, he added.
DuBois reminded those giving
contributions to a solicitor to ask
to see the authorization to solicit
signed by Dean of Students James
J. Hannigan that all members of
the group have.
The appointment of Dr. James
H. Earle as head of the Depart
ment of Engineering Graphics,
effective Saturday, has been an
nounced by Engineering Dean
Fred J. Benson.
Earle has been with the de
partment since 1957, holding each
rank from instructor to pro
fessor.
Prof. A. E. Cronk, who has
headed the activities of both Aero
space Engineering and Engineer
ing Graphics, will continue re
sponsibilities as Aerospace Engi
neering head, Benson said.
Earle holds the degrees of
bachelor of architecture, master
of education and doctor of edu
cation from Texas A&M. He has
served as associate professor and
professor in charge of Engineer
ing Graphics since 1965.
Earle is co-author with other
members of the Engineering
Graphics faculty of several text
books and problems books which
are used at Texas A&M and other
universities throughout the coun
try.
Earle is widely known as a
technical illustrator and cartoon
ist, particularly for his “Cadet
. Slouch” cartoons, which have ap
peared in The Battalion and other
A&M publications since 1953.
Earle estimates that Slouch and
Squirt have been the subjects of
about 2,200 cartoons. Cadet
Slouch also has furnished material
for the publication of four books.
Earle’s technical illustrating
experience has included assign
ments for oil companies, furni
ture manufacturers, and other
industrial operations. He was
cartoonist for The Bryan Daily
Eagle in 1962. He served with
the U. S. Air Force in 1955-57.
Earle was recipient of the Gen
eral Dynamics Corporation award
for excellence in engineering
teaching in 1958. He is vice chair
man of the division of Engineer
ing Graphics of the national
American Society for Engineer
ing Education and will be chair
man of this group in 1970.
New Club Provides
Plane for Students
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FIRST IN 20 YEARS
Frank Gertson, Texas A&M Aeroclub Inc. president and Flying Kadets chairman, stands
before the club-owned plane, a single-engine Cessna. The plane, Gertson says, is the
first in over 20 years to be provided for students by an A&M club.
The Texas A&M Aeroclub Inc.,
a newly chartered, non-profit
corporation, has purchased an
airplane for use by students,
faculty and staff of the university,
Frank Gertson, club president,
has announced.
The club is an outgrowth of the
Flying Kadets, a former Memorial
Student Center committee, Gert
son, who is also chairman of the
Kadets, said. He explained that
the Kadets are now operating with
Exchange Store funds under the
Exchange Store advisory commit
tee headed by Dean of Students
James P. Hannigan.
The club was formed, Gertson
explained, because the university
would not allow the Kadets to buy
an airplane because of the liability
the universtiy would assume. Since
the aeroclub is a corporation, he
said, the university is not liable
in any way.
The purpose of the club is to
provide the lowest possible rates
for flying to all people in the
university community, Gertson
continued, noting that club rates
will be the lowest in the South
west.
The aeroclub is the first club
at A&M in over 20 years to pro
vide an airplane for students, he
said. Before World War II, Gert
son said, A&M had a “hipped up”
aviation program, complete with
courses and plane. After the war,
he noted, the program just
stopped, and the courses were
gradually phased out.
One can be a member of the
Flying Kadets without being a
member of the aeroclub, Gertson
said, but every aeroclub member
must belong to the Flying Kadets.
Membership in the Kadets is
$10 per semester, he said, and
includes ground school flight in
struction free of additional
charge. A 535 lifetime member
ship fee is required to join the
aeroclub, Gertson added, but the
$35 is only paid once.
“This means,” he said, “that
once you pay you are a member of
the club for life. If you come
back 10 years from now and want
to fly the plane, you can because
you’re a member of the club.”
The cost of flight instruction
is $4 per hour for those seeking
a private or commercial license,
Gertson said, and $5 per hour for
those seeking an instrument rat
ing. Average price elsewhere, he
noted, is $7 per hour.
Members of the club can fly the
plane whenever they wish on a
reservation basis, the club presi
dent said. He explained that a
member is charged $5 per month
for any month in which he flies,
plus $9 per hour of flight time
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University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.”
—Adv.