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be Battalion No. 125 College Station, Texas Wednesday, June 24, 1970 Warm, cloudy, humid Thursday mostly cloudy. Friday afternoon rainshowers. Southerly winds 10-15 mph. High 88 de grees, low 72 degrees. Outlook for the weekend partly cloudy, thundershowers Saturday, cooler Sunday. Telephone 845-2226 ADE 'ARE U DINING *1 dlnlni it ft IfWlUlthtK ile la the Jm me (in! uft (htpplnj, NT PMC! oor nuotMun i tumhoc-j entral mall ompletion due y fall term Texas A&M’s picturesque cen- il campus mall is nearing cond ition, officials announced today. Providing an academic environ- >nt in the university library ea, the mall will include large ilks, lights, benches, planters Id a variety of plant life, includ- ifr most of the trees formerly in e area. Construction is 90 per cent com- pte and lanscaping has reached e halfway mark, construction mager Harold Carter said. A water sprinkler system is be- U installed by the university’s lysical Plant Department. The b will be finished by the first Bek in July, noted Robert H. icker, department landscape (chitect. Planting of shrubs, flowers and dges will accelerate as areas come available, in order to take vantage of the planting season, rter added. "We foresee no major problems having all work completed be- ■e the fall semester begins,” said. Wet weather caused delays back March and April, but a current l-day dry spell has enabled irkmen in most cases to make lost time. The mall will encompass the ea between the Academic, Plant fences and Agriculture Build- fs and Francis Hall. ^ i&M officials isit Ft. Sill hear report Texas A&M administrators aded by President A. R. Lue- cke visit Fort Sill, Okla., this iek for a report on the training 337 Army ROTC cadets from 4M. With President Luedecke will Academic Vice President Dr. trace R. Byers and Col. Jim H. tCoy, commandant. The institutional representa- ;es visit will include a briefing training cadets are receiving, sits to training sites and a re- ption. Officials of other col- pes and universities offering e ROTC program also will at- td. Cadets are in training rough July 14 at Camp Eagle, tar Sill. Colonel McCoy will check in Sill Wednesday and probably main through Saturday. Presi- i»t Luedecke and Dr. Byers are fly in Thursday afternoon and uclude the visit Friday. Texas A&M also has three ca- in Army summer training Indiantown Gap, Pa., with 340 rolved altogether, a 10 per at increase over 1969. In ad- lion, the university has 160 Air ROTC cadets in one of two lining camps at Eglin AFB. > $1 w lit $1 Construction underway—The construction being done on Ross Street is for a chill water supply and return line for a new dormitory. Other construction is for the extension of the sewer system. (Photo by Pat Little) Total social collapse due unless gap closed By Frank Griffis Battalion Editor Dr. R. Philip Hammond of the Oak Ridge National Laboratories told a group of graduate stu dents and professors to expect a total collapse of society unless the “energy gap” is closed dur ing a graduate lecture Tuesday in the auditorium of the Archi tecture Building. Dr. Hammond is visiting the campus this week in conjunc tion with the “Nuplex” study, which involves use of nuclear power to provide abundant low- cost electricity and desalted water. He said the poverty gap is really the energy gap. “The earth as we know it seems com fortable, plush place to live but without energy, it would be a harsh, cold place,” Dr. Hammond said. He described the hunger prob lem as a “quiet catastrophe” which is “creeping behind us.” He added that the beer cans, traffic, and smog are trivial in comparison with the battle of hunger,, “Man consumes more food ev ery year, but the ability to pro duce food lessons,” Dr. Ham mond said. He added that hun ger is a short-term problem which must be solved and de plored before the hungry areas of the world lose all rational government. “We have only 10 years to solve the problem and deplore it,” he said. He added that man must look into the future and to continue to use energy to make more energy such as evap orating sea water to make fresh water, using lower grade iron ores, and recycling metals. “Man has been around on the earth a long time, but only farm ing one per cent of the time he has been on earth. Man must learn to use energy property— he must learn to make his en vironment controllable he said. Dr. Hammond said man is run ning out of acreage, yet every second, two babies are born. “Everyone says it’s simple—lim it births, but in the meantime we need to find a way to feed these people and do so in a way that L5c J :<)c '9c Irce ] linin Exchange Store to do U.25 million business I Pat Little The Exchange Store, which is started as a one-room store $1,000 of borrowed money, is pected to do $1.25 million «rth of business this year, and ost of the profits will go to udent activities and organiza- tns. The store’s book department as recently expanded, since, teording to Store Manager luck Cargill, “the previous face wasn’t sufficient enough if us to carry the required toks, much less the supplemen- reading material.” The remodeling expanded the 'ace from 2,400 to 2,700 square 'et, and required the rearrang- ig of the clothing, drugs, and ift departments. Additional cash registers have een installed to make shorter ®ies during the rush periods at beginning of the semesters. Vgill said there is also more emphasis on self-service in the store. He said there will be signs placed to direct the student to the books he wants and, if he needs help, there will be an in formation booth where the stu dent can ask for assistance. Car gill noted the store is cutting down on the number of employ- SREAT SAVINGS PLAN made f en better by new legal rates at RST BANK & TRUST. Adv. Chuck Cargill ees due to the self-service policy. The store’s book ordering pro cedures have been altered to a computerized method to speed up handling, and will cut the order ing time from approximately two weeks to one day. Cargill said the computerized ordering process will benefit the student by making a list of books which will be distributed throughout the store. The list contains the course number, the book title, and the professor’s name when several professors are using different books for the same course. Cargill said the only thing the student will need to know is the course and his professor’s name, which can be obtained before the class meets. A black lighting method of pricing books has been installed to prevent switching price tags. A florescent powder which glows only under a special light will be used to mark the price on the books and each check out counter will be equipped with the lights. (See EXCHANGE, page 3) prevents the breakdown of the entire society.” He pointed to a chart on a screen which showed the division of the earth by use. “Major crops use seven per cent of the land, but 36.8 per cent of the land is warm, arid and fertile— but lacks water. We hope to pro vide much more of the crop acreage providing we can get the water,” Dr. Hammond said. He pointed out a slide which displayed a energy plant used to irrigate the desert. Dr. Hammond scoffed at sug gestions that energy should be conserved by having people give up items such as electric tooth brushes and can openers. He pointed out that “we don’t hear many suggestions that we should give up TV and aluminum pro duction.” See Dr. Hammond, page 5 Scientists end deep experiment Two Texas A&M oceanograph ers came up Sunday for a breath of nature’s air. They had been 50 feet undei’- water near the Virgin Island of St. John for the last 21 days. Dr. Thomas J. Bright and doc toral candidate William W. Schroeder of San Diego were par ticipating in the Tektite II under water science program. It in volves more than a dozen govern ment agencies, educational insti tutions and private industry. Lead participant is the U. S. Department of the Interior. Once Bright, Schroeder and two other scientists left the Tektite II habitat, another team of re searchers entered the cylindrical underwater living quarters and laboratories for further research. Battalion places second in TPA The Battalion, Texas A&M Uni versity newspaper, placed second in the Texas Press Association’s news writing category for dailies in cities of 15,000 to 150,000 pop ulation. Announcement of the award was made Friday at the annual TPA meeting in Houston. Jim Lindsey, Texas A&M information and publications director, accept ed the association’s Certificate of Achievement for The Battalion staff. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. Residents sue C S councilmen in Austin court Twenty-five residents of Col lege Station filed suit Friday in an Austin district court against six city council members asking that State Comptroller R. S. Cal vert be enjoined from paying their salaries as employees of Texas A&M as long as they are also serving as elected members of the council. The defendants are Mayor D. A. (Andy) Anderson, Mayor Pro Tern Clifford H. Ransdell, and councilmen Cecil B. Ryan, J. H. Dozier, Dan R. Davis, and Joseph J. McGraw, in addition to Calvert. The plaintiffs in the suit are A. P. Boyett Sr., A. P. Boyett Jr., Natalie E. Boyett, Lynda Wilson, W. D. Fitch, W. D. Howard, Lula Howard, Pat Callahan, Ed Garner, Allie Garner, John W. Buttery, Harriet J. Buttery. Also, George H. Boyett, John nie I. Junek, Dorothy C. Junek, Neil P. Ward, Joe A. Ferreri, L. M. Gunter, Virginia Gunter, Mrs. C. H. Godfrey, Larry Godfrey, E. W. Sayers, Dr. Joe R. Parker, Mrs. Joe R. Parker and B. R. Craig Jr. A. P. Boyett Jr. said that he believed that allowing state em ployees to hold another position of “honor, trust, and integrity” was in conflict with the state constitution. Boyett said the citizen’s group filed the suit at this time because “the council has gotten to the point where it is dominated so thoroughly by the university that the local resident and local busi nessman now feels that he has only one representative of the council.” He said he was referring to Bill Cooley, the only councilman not named in the suit. He added that too often de cisions made by the council were not in the best interest of the taxpayer but in the interest of the university. “I’m not charging that the council is influenced that much by A&M, but I think there’s no question that it could be influ enced by the university.” The question is not whether the defendants should serve on the council or not, he continued, but if they do serve, shall they be paid by the state? Boyett said he interpreted the constitution as meaning that if state employees are serving in another governmental capacity, they may not draw any compen sation from the state. “All we’re asking for is a judi cial determination one way or another,” Boyett was quoted as saying in the Eagle. The Austin law firm of Patman and Patman filed the suit. C. H. Ransdell had no comment this morning concerning the law suits and the other councilmen could not be reached for comment. Tom Gisenschlag, assistant city attorney, told the Battalion this morning that he had been contacted, but he doesn’t know if he will represent the councilmen. “I really don’t know if I will American business is “dealing with a new crisis every year” the retiring head of Texas A&M University’s Executive Develop ment Program contends. William E. (Bill) Eckles, who has worn three hats at the uni versity during the past 10 years, says these are the times of many threats to business, coming from both internal and external sources. “Many company presidents ask me ‘what prerogatives do I have left to run my business ? ’ I can not answer this question. But I do try to show them how to understand and live with the changes,” Eckles explained. He admits most businessmen, including himself, are optimistic about the future. But optimism is what has kept Bill Eckles ticking for almost 65 years. And although he is retir ing for what he calls “the third time,” it is not necessarily his last retirement. Eckles has had a remarkable life, serving as a public school educator, military leader and university teacher. He is director of A&M’s Exec utive Development Program, serves as Assistant Dean of the College of Business Administra tion and is an associate professor of management. A&M President Earl Rudder, who died in March, hand-picked Eckles for the Executive Devel opment Program. Eckles has used his many years of experience to represent the council members on this since the suit isn’t against the city, but the indi vidual councilmen,” Gisenschlag said. He said his first move will be to delve into the law and deter mine the merits of the case. “It might turn on the fact that these council members aren’t paid for this—they hold two state jobs, but are only paid for one of them. Until I can dig into this, I don’t think anyone can make an intelligent statement on it,” Gisenschlag said . make it one of the nation’s best. Approximately 12 companies actively backed the EDP when Eckles came to Texas A&M in 1960. Today it has support from over 200 major businesses in the Southwest and nation. Eckles has expanded the pro gram, brought in creative speak ers, added two management seminars and in 1965 started a President’s Forum program for high company executives. The acceptance has been over whelming. A 1965 Harvard study showed more senior executives attend the A&M programs than any others offered in the United States. Eckles officially retires in Aug ust. Although he will miss the EDP activities, he admits he will miss classroom teaching and his association with A&M students the most. “I will miss teaching very much. In fact, more than any thing else,” he declared. “Teach ing is most rewarding. It is a wonderful opportunity and a ter rific responsibility. It’s more than a job, it’s an influence on a lot of young minds.” Eckles believes the young graduates are better prepared and dedicated to American busi ness. However, he stresses any person in business today must continually upgrade his educa tion and experience to meet the many new challenges “due to the acceleration in the rate of change.” New crisis dealt with every year First dirt turned—From left to right, Father Donald Chatham, C. H. Ransdell, Karl Krause, and Father Edward Jordan participate in ground breaking ceremonies for a 200 unit housing project for low and moderate income families which is sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Austin, Texas. (Photo by Pat Little)