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•. * V.V.V •. '• ■■ • - Che Battalion wn wasos an into. is e opens, ack, Dusei and Blad nated will •ed duty at Self anj lit end an» tight enj, ey and Df. vere Fore, •k and Tej nter. Hot, humid, windy Vol. 66 No. 5 College Station, Texas Tuesday, September 8, 1970 Wednesday & Thursday—Partly cloudy to <cloudy. Winds South east 10 to 12 m.p.h. High 94, low 72. Saturday Kyle Field — Partly cloudy 84°. Winds Southeast 5 to 10 m.p.h. Relative humidity 65°. Telephone 845-2226 Urban planning alters program a”, we en you Own ivor cas 'i ,0. By FRAN HAUGEN Battalion Managing Editor The urban and regional plan ning program at Texas A&M Uni versity is being restructured to organize and implement a “truly interdisciplinary program,” Act ing A&M President A. R. Lued- ecke told The Battalion Monday. Urban planning students who have been responsible to the Col lege of Architecture will be under a director of Regional and Urban Planning Programs. Fred J. Benson, dean of the College of Engineering, is acting director of the program now, but a new director is being selected, Luedecke said. Dean Edward J. Romieniec, College of Architecture and En vironmental Design, said Dr. Jo seph McGraw, head of urban plan ning, submitted a letter of resig nation to him Aug. 27. "I suppose he wanted to return to 100 per cent teaching,” Rom ieniec said. “Twelve people were into talk to me yesterday (Sept. 2) about this (McGraw’s resig nation). All got carried away with emotion. I’m not interested in rumors. All I’m interested in is that he (McGraw) is a teacher and one of the best in planning in the country. We can’t look at this emotionally. Those of us who are here today have to work for tomorrow.” McGraw refused to comment. It will take three years to make a transition from the present program to a more diversified program, Luedecke said. “We have to fulfill a commit ment to the student who already has his degree planned,” he ex plained, “and at the same time lay out a program for new stu dents.” When the urban planning pro gram began, about four years ago, it was interdisciplinary, Luedecke said. Then it moved over to the College of Architec ture, now it will become more interdisciplinary again. "We would like to broaden the Luedecke will greet Women’s Social Club A&M Acting President, A. R. Luedecke will greet women facul ty members and faculty members’ wives Friday at 2 p.m. in the main ballroom of the Memorial Student Center during a meeting of the TAMU Women’s Social Club. Programs for the coming year will be outlined, officers will be introduced, and founding mem bers of the club will be special guests. Friday will mark the 50th year of the club. Any women having questions concerning membership eligibility may contact Mrs. E. J. Dykster- buis, president, or Mrs. Gilbert Witsell, membership chairman. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. base, to go beyond the capability of one particular college,” Lued ecke said. “If we get too narrow we’re not going to do anybody a favor. The problems urban plan ners will have to face in the fu ture aren’t even known now. You may know the ones staring you in the face, but you don’t neces sarily know the solutions. The new program will include courses in agriculture, architec ture, engineering, geosciences and liberal arts. New courses are not being in stituted, just coordinated into a new curriculum, Luedecke added. A committee advising the di rector will define requirements for students entering the grad uate program. These requirements will be studied and changed with the passage of time, due to the na ture of the problem, Luedecke said. Blacks form campus group Shelton Wallace discusses his committee. (Photo by Bill O’Conner) Students question Luedecke concerning campus problems Black students at Texas A&M now have an organization under the sponsorhsip of the Memorial Student Center (MSC). The Black Awareness Committee is the result of a three-year effort by black students to get a recognized committee on campus. “The committee is designed to integrate black students into student life at A&M, and allow students to be aware of the contributions of black people to society throughout history,” Shelton Wallace, com mittee chairman said. The committee is open to individuals in all ethnic groups, Wallace said. Wallace said black students have a right to express their culture, and by feeling a part of A&M, black students could feel more at ease in a predominantly white institution. “Since we live together, work together and go to school together, we should learn about each other,” Wallace said. “We now have an element with which to do this.” “We want to get across that this is not a separatist movement, it is not a fear group. We hope that through the committee we can become closer to both students and admin istrators, and push A&M upward in an orderly manner,” Wallace Said. Mac Spears, 1969-70 president of the MSC Council and Directorate, Kent Caperton, Student Senate president and Tommy Henderson, Texas Intercollegiate Student Association president, were instrumental in finding a common agreement with the admin istration about a black organization, Wallace explained. “I liked the way (acting A&M) President (A.R.) Luedecke talked; he seems very student oriented, and very involved in student welfare,” Wallace said. Wallace said he hopes to include such activities as art exhibits, a few speakers, an all-university dance and possibly a perform ance by a recording star such as Issac Hayes in the committee’s agenda this year. The officers of the Black Awareness Committee are Wallace; Ray Jones, vice chair man; Vernon Lewis, treasurer; Anthony Jean, secretary; and Sidney Chacere, advertising and public relations. ■ies” JG* ?J0N Situational training, self-eval uation, analysis of problems at A&M and meeting other student leaders on a casual basis were aspects of the two-day leadership conference at Lakeview Methodist Assembly in Palestine last week end. Eighty-nine students from res idence halls, corps outfits, clubs and organizations attended the conference directed by Dr. Wil liam R. Smith, Psychology De partment head. The conference opened Friday night with a speech by Acting A&M President A. R. Luedecke. He spoke of a faith that, he said, should be created between the ad ministration and the students. “I can say my door is wide open 24 hours a day, but I can’t spend 30 minutes a day with each Students asked to Ml V jobs Student applications are now being accepted for Memorial Stu dents Center Vice President of Recreation and Chairman of Con temporary Arts Committee at the MSC Student Program Office, Paul Scopel, director of public re lations, said Monday. Deadlines for applying is Sept. 9 at 5:00 p.m. Applicants’ inter views will be held the evening of Sept. 10. All applicants must not be on probation of any kind, and must have a minimum grade point ratio of 2.5 for vice president and 2.4 for committee chairman. student,” he said. “It comes down to a matter of understanding where you stand, a faith. If the administration has a policy, then everyone knows you mean it and knows you can bank on it. The same is true from the student’s point of view.” “Everyone is looking at us,” he continued. “People wanting chaos look at us as a target. Those proud of us are looking to us as an example. A large group is just looking to see what we’re going to do. Those need convinc ing. This can be done only be per formance. Financial support is as high as it has ever been. I hope we can maintain this kind of an image.” Students questioned Luedecke and a panel made up of Dean of Students James P. Hannigan, As sociate Dean of Students Don R. Stafford, Dean W. David Max well, College of Liberal Arts, Howard S. Perry, civilian student activities director, Col. Jim H. McCoy, commandant of the Corps of Cadets, and Col. Keith C. Han na, air science professor. When questioned how a stable university could change and im prove, Luedecke replied: “I didn’t mean to imply that we should be staid and stable. The administration feels that if change were needed and not made, there could be no worse situation except one: and that is making a change which isn’t progressive, and that’s easy to do.” When asked what he saw as the biggest problem facing A&M, Luedecke commented: “I’m not convinced we have any really big problems that we can’t handle collectively. The president and the panel were questioned about students on policy-making boards, student parking, the possibility of replac ing the Exchange Store with a co-op, student rights and respon sibilities, women’s housing, cam pus speakers’ policy, the univer sity hospital, recruiting programs in the high schools, and why mili tary science can no longer be counted for four years’ credit. There never was a lull in the questions. Saturday, student leaders, in 10 small groups, evaluated each others as leaders. In these groups, they also tried to list the priori ties of challenges to be faced at A&M. These centered around im proved relations between the stu dent leaders and the students, between different student groups, and between the students and the administration. Luedecke to host faculty, spouses at evening social A reception for university faculty and staff members and their wives or husbands will be hosted Tuesday by acting A&M President and Mrs. A. R. Lue decke. Honored guests at the 7 to 9 p.m. social at the Memorial Stu dent Center Ballroom include new faculty members. Retired faculty and staff members and their hus bands or wives have also been invited along with widows of faculty and staff members. Twenty high school seniors chosen president’s scholars Twenty Texas high school sen iors whose academic work has been near perfect have been named President’s Scholars at A&M. The students receive the most lucrative scholarships offered by A&M and carry the President’s Scholar designation accorded by the university throughout their final year of high school study. Acting A&M President A. R. Luedecke said 1970 recipients of the elite award are Linda G. An derson of LaMarque; Thomas A. Bell III, Robert L. Fountain, Da vid W. Gent, Bruce C. McComas, William E. Moerner, Antonio F. Pelletier and Timothy M. Wold, San Antonio. Also, J. Steve Chaffin, Mid land; Steven J. Eberhard, New Braunfels; David M. Funder- burke, Terry W. Myrick, John D. Nash and John O. Tyler, Hous ton; Corbett D. Harkey, Victoria; Paul L. Hirt, Harlingen. Additionally, Randal L. Janne, College Station; Walter W. Kingsberry, Beaumont; Ruben E. Ochoa, Laredo, and John D. Shel ton, League City. They were selected from 670 students nominated by the state’s high school principals and will be joining 55 President’s Scholars at A&M next fall. Ten of the 75 President’s Scholars will be sen iors during 1971-72. Enrollment at A&M activates a $l,000-a-year scholarship for up to five years of study. The 1970 recipients rank from first to 11th in high school classes of from 21 to 1,020 mem bers. Their scores on standard tests rank the 20 students schol astically in the top one per cent of the nation’s 1970-71 graduat ing classes, Luedecke said. The President’s Scholar awards program, inaugurated by the late President Earl Rudder in 1967, is designed to recognize outstand ing scholars and retain the state’s most promising students in Texas for their advanced edu cation. “These students are not only outstanding scholars but also are developing into well-rounded adults through leadership strengthening extracurricular ac tivities,” said Robert M. Logan, student aid director, who con ducts the program. In order to be considered for selection by the A&M faculty Scholarships Committee, students must rank high in scholastic achievement and show, through school, church and community activities, evidence of non-aca demic interests and abilities. Phi Delta Sigma meeting to entertain interested men Phi Delta Sigma (PDS), off- campus social fraternity, tonight opens its annual fall rush for pledges. Sam Parigi, president of PDS, thinks there is a lack of social atmosphere at A&M. He says his organization can give students a more rounded social outlook on life and the future. PDS also strives to serve the commuity in many ways, he said. Rush opens with a smoker at the Casa de Sol party room at 8:30. All interested male stu dents are invited to attend and learn exactly what the fraternity is all about, Parigi said. There is no obligation. Dress for the meeting will be coat and tie. If any information is needed, booths are in front of the Ex change Store and Sbisa Dining Hall, Parigi said. What do Ags do when they don’t leave on weekends? - - - " V v, DIVER Robert Hitchcock, Midland zoology sophomore, takes a cool dip and prac tices form over the weekend as student looks on. FOOTBALL PLAYERS Bill Core (left), Abilene fresh man, Richard Thomson, Abilene freshman and Jim Perrin, Adrian freshman get in some plays over the first weekend of the school year. STUDYING is always in style, as Larry Hurst, Weatherford fifth-year stu dent, shows. Most students find other, less painful, ways to spend the weekend. WNmmmmm 88$—P CYCLING is the big thing for some, like Nick Naccoarato, Donna fifth-year student, and without it the weekend wouldn’t be complete. TENNIS turns some stu dents on, even if the weath er is hot and humid. Dan Truit, Houston sophomore gets in some sets as he passes the time over the weekend. (Photos by Pat rick Fontana)