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Thursday, February 11, 1971 College Station, Texas Page 5
^resident briefed by corps staff
‘Not your granddad’s Corps’: Williams
President Jack K. Williams has
amended Corps of Cadets ob-
:tives and reminded staff offi-
rs that success will be deter-
ned “by what you do.”
“If the Corps rids itself of the
via of another age, it will stay
althy and a vital force,” the
esident said.
Re-emphasizing a stand he has
cen in appearances throughout
xas, Dr. Williams said he is
ledged to maintain the Corps
Cadets as a visible and viable
fee at Texas A&M.”
The top university official who
ik office last November pointed
t other responsibilities and ben-
Soloman of 15 mem bership in the corps.
Williams was given a special
irps staff briefing this week,
ceiving from Cadet Colonel Van
Taylor of Temple, Deputy
§imniander Thomas C. Bain of
er level uni-
senior grade!
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l students It
anson said.
Dallas and Thomas C. Fitzhugh,
corps information officer of Waco,
his first close-up look at the in
ner workings and detailed facets
of the 2,343-member organiza
tion.
The briefing, held regularly for
invited faculty-staff members, in
cluded a 30-minute session at the
corps headquarters conference
room, a brief tour of the corps
area, and evening meal formation
pass-by, dinner and dormitory
visits during Call to Quarters.
“The Corps is very, very close
to the hearts of A&M former stu
dents,” President Williams assur
ed the cadet officers. “In speaking
all over Texas, I’ve become aware
of two trends of thought.”
One says “don’t let it go out
of business,” the president com
mented. The other indicates a de
sire for A&M to return to an
all-military student body.
“Just remember that it is your
Corps, not your granddaddy’s,”
the president added. “It will be
made into what you want. It is
my desire not only to see the
Corps preserved, but to grow.”
Williams said that the land
grant college concept of academic
and military training of civilian-
soldiers for times of emergency
is the very foundation of the Unit
ed States.
He said the Corps’ development
al objectives and striving toward
perfection, outlined by Fitzhugh,
are commendable. More important
and what its individual members
will remember most in years to
come, Williams said, will be “the
comradeship you have now and
the friendships you are forming
for life.”
Scholastics receive priority at
all times within the Corps, Fitz
hugh indicated, and new scholas
tic policies underscore the need
for academic attainment.
He noted that assignment of
cadets to units by scholastic ma
jor “to provide built-in tutoring”
and more strictly-enforced study
conditions during CQ, among oth
er programs, underscore the goal
of seeing that the primary thing
the cadet leaves here with is the
degree.
Officer production and leader
ship training provide a broader
education, which helps prepare a
man to make the right decision
when he comes to the crisis
points in his life, Fitzhugh said.
“A true education,” he added,
“includes the development of
judgement and ability to make
reliable decisions. This is what we
are trying to do.”
Reception planned
for Mrs. Williams
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Mrs. Jack K. Williams, wife of
A&M’s president, will be the guest
of honor at a reception sponsored
by the Coordinating Board of
Texas A&M Student Wives, Sun
day.
The reception, which will be
held from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. in
the Social Room of the Memorial
Student Center, will be held to
welcome Mrs. Williams and be
come acquainted with the uni
versity’s first lady.
Those attending the reception,
other than members of the board,
will be the officers and sponsors
of the various wives’ clubs on
of the projefl
of power plait
rsity and
ruments.
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to, and promote fellowship and
cooperation between the 31 wives’
clubs which now have membership
in the board.
These clubs provide student
wives the opportunity to meet
with other women whose husbands
are studying in the same fields.
Through a wives club, the
wives become involved with others
on campus who share the same
problems, benefits and concerns
peculiar to their husbands’ field
of study.
Reasons behind death sad
(continued from page 1)
And the press conference on the
way home. Shepard’s most excit
ing moment? When he splashes
down. Not a word about the sights
on the moon.
Do they have any message for
their families, whom they haven’t
seen in ten days? No, we’ll see
them soon. How touching.
To change the subject, it
should be noted that problems
along the way snowballed the neg
ative attitude. First was the only
Apollo lift-off that didn’t occur
on time. Then there was the dock
ing problem that threatened can
cellation, nearly copying Apollo
13. After that was the battery
deficiency which put lunar landing
on the doubtful list. The oxygen
flow foul-up Worried the execu
tives for only a while, but more
was to follow. Communications
threatened the first moon walk,
and an oxygen leak and a prob
lem with waste disposal delayed
the second.
The main goal of the whole
thing was cancelled when samples
could not be collected from the
rim of the crater Cone. The origin
of the entire solar system escaped
geologists when the cliffs of the
moon defeated two very exhaust
ed Americans. Lunar lift-off came
on time, and docking was perfect,
with no recurrence of the probe-
drogue trouble, but the whole
activity might have been a hope
less disaster due to a failure of
the ags (abort guidance system).
A display of scientific experi
ments on the way home Sunday
night proved to be as interesting
as the moon walks themselves.
Everyday occurrences were stud
ied in the weightless state, but
this was pre-empted by the tele
vision networks’ desire not to
show the 30-minute broadcast.
Only those few hooked up to Mis
sion Control were able to view it,
and the audience reaction among
the fifteen people in the Associat
ed Press newsroom was high.
What made one want to sit
down and cry was the impassion
ed plea at the end by Alan Shep
ard, talking about world peace,
prisoners of war, the scientific
value of what he hoped they were
accomplishing, and the earthly
unity of all the people around the
world who were watching him.
His most quotable and news
worthy words in over a week, and
everybody’s watching Ed Sulli
van.
But, all in all, there is no way
the above gripes can outweight
the value of Apollo 14. The excite
ment, the nostalgia, and the out
right thrilling sensations of a
moon shot cannot be forgotten.
The lift off, the drama and guts
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of solving the docking trouble,
the sense of accomplishment when
radio contact was re-established
and lunar orbit had been attain
ed, the unfounded apprehension
of un-docking, and finally that
climactic moment when Mitchell
exclaimed “We have touchdown!”
are all so vivid.
Then came the walks and dis
covery of the area around Fra
Mauro. Listening to the astro
nauts’ explorations brought back
memories to the “oldtimers” of
listening to one’s favorite radio
show. The lift-off and docking
were the first activities that
came off without a hitch. After
that, they were homeward bound.
The magnitude of Shepard’s
close of the show that opened
with the Apollo 14 symbol and
Stuart Roosa’s “Good afternoon,
and welcome to Apollo 14” only
built up to the results of the ex
periments that could lead to med
ical and industrial breakthroughs.
The high point of satisfaction
was the near-perfect splashdown
and the precision recovery by the
men of the USS New Orleans. A
beautiful day and a pinpoint land
ing seemed appropriate for man’s
latest space feat.
Yes, it may all seem routine
and draw a brief ho-hum from
some, but little can come close
to matching it. Involvement is a
big thing at Nassau Bay, and as
tronauts’ pictures decorate many
a store wall. “The mission” is ut
most in the minds of all who
enter the numbered buildings on
“the campus” to do so much more
than just draw their salaries and
occupy space. Look at history
books in the future; these days,
numbered though they may be,
will never be forgotten.
For the benefit of those who
still care, let’s hope that the
space shuttle and sky lab give
the same thrill. Otherwise, Mer
cury, Gemini, and Apollo, so long
—and thanks for the memories.
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