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College Station, Texas
Tuesday, September 22, 1970
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The Texas Aggies started work Monday afternoon in preparation
ir their encounter with the nation’s number one ranked football team,
Ihio State. No doubt, the Ags were in extremely high spirits following
leir last-second win over the Louisiana State University Tigers at
laton Rouge.
The win catapults the Aggies into the spotlight as they travel to
blumbus, Ohio, this week to open the season for the top-ranked
tockeyes.
LSU, feeling the wound of the Lex James-to-Hugh McElroy
19-touchdown pass with 13 seconds to go, fell out of the top twenty in
lie Associated Press’ weekly poll. The Tigers were ranked number
yelve at the start of the season.
For a time it looked like the Aggies might go in the hole in total
tidage as the Bayou Bengals completely blunted A&M’s running
[tack, holding them to a minus 42 yards as they opened defense of
leir number ranking against the run, of last season.
A week ago, the Aggies rambled for 322 yards and junior Steve
lurks picked up 96 of those and sophomore Brad Dusek 83. This week
gainst the Tigers Burks carried for seven yards on eight carries and his
longest gain was five yards. Dusek had the same statistics except his
longest run was three yards.
Doug Neill, starting at fullback, lead the Aggie rushers with 18
yards on nine carries.
Most of the minus yardage was due to the Tigers fierce pass rush
lead by their defensive captain, tackle John Sage, and linebacker Mike
Anderson.
James was dropped for losses totalling 56 yards. The Aggies also
lost 15 more yards off their total when a snap from center on a punt
went over the punter’s head for a safety.
But, the Aggies found a way to pick up the slack in the air where,
James, the Houston Sam Houston graduate, hit on 20 of 42 passes for
314 yards and two touchdowns.
He wasn’t picky on his choice of receivers, but McElroy was his
favorite target, catching six for 180 yards. Neill and tight end Homer
May grabbed three each. One of May’s catches gave the Aggies their
first touchdown and a 13-12 lead.
Dusek and Marc Black caught two passes each and Joey Herr and
Tommy Goodwin grabbed one each.
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THE BEGINNING AND THE END of the biggest play of the year for Aggie football as
Lex James (10) launches winning touchdown pass to Hugh McElroy. McElroy (35)
sprints down the sidelines after snagging pass to go 79 yards with 13 seconds to go to
give A&M 20-18 win over the 12th ranked LSU Tigers. The play was a major factor
in earning James a spot in UPTs National “Backfield of the Week.” (Photo by Steve
Bryant)
A HAPPY ARRIVAL, as the Aggies returned from Baton Rouge early Sunday morning.
Hugh McElroy, who scored the winning touchdown with 13 seconds to go displays game
ball presented him by his teammates as he leaves plane. A crowd of about 1,000 support
ers was on hand to greet the Aggies at Easterwood Airport.
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By JOHN CURYLO
Battalion Staff Writer
Two yell practices, Town Hall,
a car show and a football game
are some of the activities planned
by the Student Senate for All-
University Weekend, announced
John Sharp, Student Life chair
man, Monday.
Events begin Thursday, Oct. 8
and end with the A&M-Texas
Tech football game on Saturday
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night, Oct. 10.
“All-University Weekend is for
the entire student body,” Sharp
said. “We want everybody to par
ticipate. The purpose of these
three days is to make a regular
football weekend into a special
weekend for the purpose of unit
ing the student body behind the
common cause of the football
team. That cause is to beat the
hell out of Texas Tech.”
Thursday night will be All-
University Night. An assembly
of the student body is planned,
at which time speeches will be
given by Student Senate Presi
dent Kent Caperton, Acting A&M
President A. R. Luedecke, and
Coach Gene Stallings. Coach Stal
lings will introduce the senior
football players, and yell practice
will be held. Following the as
sembly, there will be a reception
for the senior football players.
Friday afternoon will be set
aside for joint activities, such
as steak fries, between civilian
dorms and corps outfits. Friday
night, Glenn Yarborough will
perform at Town Hall in G. Rollie
White Coliseum, followed by mid
night yell practice in Kyle Field.
Saturday’s pre-game plans are
not yet complete, but Jimmy
Alexander is working out the
plans for a car show, featuring
the 1971 models. Other activities
are being considered for Saturday
afternoon.
All-University Weekend con
cludes with Saturday night’s
football game against Tech, the
Southwest Conference opener for
the Aggies. There will he the
march-in by the corps before the
game, and the Texas Aggie Band
will perform at halftime.
The Memorial Student Center
quietly began its 20th year of op
eration last week.
Almost 200,000 students have
availed themselves of the MSC’s
facilities and services since the
building opened Sept. 15, 1950.
Innumerable visitors for student
and athletic events, conferences,
short courses and seminars also
have employed the center’s facil
ities.
The structure known as “the
living room of the campus” prob
ably wil not complete its 20th year
as it currently appears however.
Renovations for expansion of
the facility are expected to begin
by next spring.
Made possible by the Associa
tion of Former Students, which
raised $51,000 during the first
year of the MSC fund drive, it
was conceived as early as 1920.
The classes of 1935 and 1936 left
funds for the “C”, gifts used to
purchase buffet silver still in use.
Dirt was turned Sept. 21, 1948,
marking the beginning of con
struction. Robert E. McKee Gen
eral Contractor Inc., of El Paso,
constructed in 510 working days
the memorial to A&M men who
lost their lives in World Wars
I and II.
Operated through the MSC
Council and Directorate as a lab
oratory of government and citi
zenship, the center has had only
one director in its 20 years op
eration.
J. Wayne Stark, known then as
coordinator of MSC activities,
joined the staff in October, 1947,
to work with the A&M system
architect and plan the business
and social departments.
Dr. F. C. Bolton, then A&M
president, viewed the center as
the beginning nucleus of student
activities and the foundation of a
closer union for those connected
with Texas A&M.
1441st year honor students,
majority majoring in science
Of the 144 freshmen entering
the honors program this fall, the
overwhelming majority are in the
College of Sciences, Dr. Herbert
H. Lang, director of the program,
announced.
The breakdown is: 57 honors
students in science, 24 in geo
sciences, 22 in liberal arts, 20 in
prep veterinary medicine, seven
Herron to conduct
seminar in Arizona
Dr. Michael R. Herron, assist
ant professor of veterinary med
icine and surgery, will conduct a
seminar for the Central Arizona
Veterinary Medical Association
Sunday in Phoenix.
The five-hour program will
cover reproductive problems of
cats and dogs.
in architecture, six in business
administration, six in engineer
ing, and two in education.
The honors program is a pro
gram for advanced students, now
mainly during the freshman and
sophomore years. Students are
selected on the basis of college
entrance examinations, ability
tests given during freshman ori
entation and high school grades.
The cutoff score on the SAT test
this year was 1200.
Lang is presently working with
the Honors Committee of the Col
lege of Liberal Arts and the Hon
ors Committee of the University
to expand the honors program to
the junior and senior years.
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“On the side of Texas A&M.”
—Adv.
The inquiring Battman
Would you like to see a women’s dorm on campus?
Steven L. Morris
Sophomore
There is little reason for re
actionary beliefs concerning co-ed
housing at A&M. The school is
unquestionably becoming a co
educational university, and to de
ny treatment in the area of hous
ing to women is comparable to
any other form of discrimination.
James G. Anderson
Junior
It would be a fast foreward
step in a slow move to attract
a student body composed of lib
eral ideas — a breakaway from
complete domination by adminis
tration. It would increase campus
functions — dances, parties, gen
eral fun.
Alana Foster
Freshman
I think there is a need for a
dorm for women, but the regula
tions would have to be such that
girls would want to live there. A
coed dorm might help to “unify”
the different elements on campus.
(Photo by Patrick Fontana)
Allan Campbell
Senior
This would not only boost the
morale on campus, but it would
tend to beautify the campus—as
well as add a new perspective
to the college life that A&M stu
dent are not asquainted with.
Carol Gathings
Sophomore
I suppose they are a necessity,
but I wouldn’t live on campus
unless I had to. I’ve gotten too
used to taking care of myself.
Franklin Moore
Junior
At present there is no univer-
Mark Lothrop
Freshman
It might be a good idea, but
sity housing for females. For a I believe it is a little early for it.
male student under twenty - one
years old, parent’s permission
along with that of the dean of
students is required to live off
campus. This situation should be
reversed.