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be Battalion Doubt Whom You Will But Never Yourself Bovee o. 67 No. 138 College Station, Texas Wednesday, August 30, 1972 THURSDAY — Partly cloudy, widely scattered thundershow ers. Wind southeasterly 10 to 15 m.p.h. High 89, low 67. FRIDAY — Partly cloudy, af ternoon thundershowers. Wind southeasterly 10 to 15 m.p.h. Hiph 93, low 71. 845-2226 udent Purchase Program evamped And Expanded IBSU pe A&M Student Government modifying the Student Support )gram and changing the name He Student Purchase Pro- H this year, according to ■ Cuculic, Business Relations airman of the Student Govern- nt. fhe Student Purchase Program s formed last year in appreci- Hof the purchasing power of Hs 15,000 students. Last ir,[Aggies spent $23 million of lirppending money in the Bry- •College Station area. Alipost every merchant in the yan-College Station area has an contacted, and a list of those Bng to participate will be tributed to students’ rooms ;hin two or three weeks. Par- Hting merchants will give fjous discounts to students dis- tylng their current A&M ID •d. \n increase in participating Hants is expected this year, pCuculic. H program is designed to ac- nplish two things. It gives the idents good buying prices at 100I instead of forcing them to wn to their hometowns to buy ■thing from records to Hs to cookies for midnight icks. It also increases the local mer- ants’ volume and profits. Bet- Binanced and more stable sinesses should be able to give ter services, more attractive ndings, and even lower than borderline or mar- 1 businesses. Me benefits flow both ways ■cycle,” said Cuculic. “The dqnt wins convenience and j prices; the merchant wins uitie and higher profits.” tores participating can be Jfied by special signs placed slore windows with large j “SPP” letters on them. A contest will also get under way in which play money will be given to each student when he makes a purchase at the stores,” Cuculic said. A prize will be given away at the end of the year for the stu dent who has accumulated the most play money. “The play money will allow us to know exactly how the pro gram is moving along,” he said. “It should help the store mana gers in addition.” Stores in the program include the Bryan Muffler Shop and Howard-Zikes Motors for auto repair; the Firestone Store for auto parts and tires; Coiffures and Wigs by Jeanette for beauty aides; the Book Center; Loupot’s for clothing; and the Floral Cen ter for corsages. The Premier Service Station will offer a discount on gasoline while Douglas Jewelry and Potts Credit Jewelers will offer dis counts on their items; Jay’s Pack age Store, liquors; H&H Music will offer guitar strings and rec ord discounts; and Barker Pho tography Studio and Campus Photo Center will offer purchase discounts for portraits and equip ment, respectively. Other stores in the discount program are Bryan Radio and TV, Ellison Radio and TV and Tip Top Records and Tapes for radio, TV, stereo and tapes; Bur ger Chef, Casa Chapultepec, Dairy Queen, Denny’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken; Tokyo Steak House and the Zarape Restaurant for dining discounts; and Hoov er’s Tennis Service for sporting goods. Other participators are the Lit tle Dickens Gift Shop, the State Motel, Lady Fair Beauty Shop, Davis Airline at Easterwood Air port, the Villa Maria and W. Y, Ayers One-Hour Cleaners: and Woolworth’s on Friday nights from 6-8 p.m. Cooper Assumes New Position As Admissions Dean mhy To Head Day Care 'enter For Students 9 Use student-run, low-cost day Bcenter remains in the plan- Vstages and is tentatively set open at the beginning of the "g; semester. rginia Leahy will be in ie of the center. She has irked with Head Start in Bryan -’ently with a background of ild care work since she was Ung. She is an education major th an endorsement in kinder- r. her own center. ifo me, our childhood is the >st essential time of our life,” B said. “The world needs people B are interested in helping to Nop a day care center for Be students’ children. It will challenging.” iraduate Student Council Pres- Dick Zepeda hopes to keep fee for use of the center as las possible by obtaining all Ivolunteer help he can. He estimates the charge per child to range between $50 and $60 per month. According to Zepeda, the Our Saviour Lutheran Church has promised the use of its Sunday School classroom building during the week if students can present a workable plan for operating the center. “The purpose of the center,” said Zepeda,“ is to provide inex pensive daily care of the children of A&M students. The size of the center and the number of em ployees will determine whether we can handle the children of faculty, staff and the College Station community.” Zepeda emphasized that the center will take only two and three year old children. “Special problems are intro duced when handling children under two years of age,” he said. “Taking in four-year-olds would cause a problem with numbers.” W: LOST COEDS weren’t the most forelorn people on the campus Monday, but for this pair of ‘sweet young things’ a map of the A&M Campus was probably their most trust worthy friend of the day. They couldn’t go too far off course however, while sitting in front of Krueger-Dunn. Campus Residence Hall Improvements To Continue Some projects within the over all residence hall renovation and improvement program at TAMU will continue into the fall semes ter, Layne Kruse, Student Gov ernment president reported Tues day. “Of prime concern at this time is carpet installation,” Kruse said. “Delivery of inferior car pet that had to be rejected and refabricated caused considerable delay in completion.” “All corridor-type hall floors have been completed with the ex ception of those scheduled for blue carpet,” Kruse added. “The blue carpet will arrive sometime after school begins, and with the cooperation of the residents, in stallation will begin as soon as it arrives.” “Due to some early student ar rivals, the contractor was unable to complete installation in ramp- type dormitories,” Randy Ross, Student Government vice presi dent and chairman of the carpet selection committee, emphasized. “After all of the students arrive, we hope to make arrangements with them to vacate each ramp for about four hours so the in staller can complete the project.” Ross added that in a meeting last week with Howard Vestal, director of management services and coordinator of the renova tion program, he and Kruse were brought up to date on the sum mer progress of the entire pro gram. “There are a couple of other major contracts in the program that have not been completed due to equipment delays,” Ross con tinued. “The electrical power feeder to the Duncan area has been slowed, but Mr. Vestal in dicated that we would be able to continue the rental refrigerator operation in the halls unless it creates an unbearable strain on the power supply. He expects the power project to be completed during the Christmas holidays.” Ross added that Law and Pur- year Hall electrical renovation has been completed with the ex ception of the transformer, which should be completely installed by mid-October. Kruse indicated that several improvements were completed over the summer. Included were weather stripping of all exposed room doors in the five new halls in the west area, installation of 52 new water fountains, installa tion of obscure shower glass, painting of halls and doors in the 12-dorm area, air conditioning of Walton and Leggett Hall lounges and complete interior renovation of Walton Hall. Other projects that will con tinue into the fall semester in clude renovation of the Walton Hall roof, new exterior doors in the 12-dorm area, shower im provements and various lounge improvements. Powe Takes Over As New Health Center Director “Are you there?” could be the thought running through cadet commander Malcom e wart’s mind as he keeps a wary eye on his new ‘Fish’ recruits. Stewart is the com- ? n y commander of ‘Ramblin Rogues’ otherwise known as Company G-l. The appointment of Dr. W. H. Powe Jr. as director of health services parallels the construction of the new Texas A&M Univer sity Health Center. “My ambition is to make the A&M health center a real out standing operation using the team-method approach,” Powe said. “The team method will include working with any other offices in the form of guidance and coun seling.” Formerly associate director of the New Mexico State University Health Center, Dr. Powe joined the staff Aug. 1 and becomes director Sept. 1. Dr. Kenneth Nelson retired July 31 as University Hospital Director upon completion of 15 years service t o A&M. “I have sensed a tremendous team effort at A&M and I hope to become part of it and have a small part in making it one of the best health centers in the nation,” Powe said. Dr. Powe has served as tempo rary director of the New Mexico University facilities which cares for the health needs of 10,000 students. He has also been on the staff of Memorial General Hospital in Las Cruces and was an associate member of the Dona Ana County Medical Society. Powe earned a B.S. degree from Furman University in 1938 and his M.D. degree from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1942. He received the Robert E. Allen pre-medical prize for his undergraduate achievements. After completing his intern ship at Garfield Memorial Hos pital, Washington, D. C., in 1943, Powe served as a U.S. Army bat talion surgeon in North Africa and Italy. At the end of World War II his awards included the Purple Heart, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Medic Badge, and Presidential Unit Citation. Powe was born October 30, 1916, in Greenville, South Caro lina, and returned there after the war to open a private practice. During 18 years of private prac tice, he served several years as city physician for Greenville and physician to Greenville City Schools. President Jack K. Williams an nounced recently the appointment of his assistant, Edwin H. Cooper, to the post of Dean of Admissions and Records for the university. In addition to this move, Roger Feldman, College Station United Chest president, announced that Cooper had been chosen to serve as the drive’s chairman this year. The drive is scheduled for October. Cooper will succeed H. L. Heaton, who retires August 31 after 38 years of service to A&M. “I will miss Cooper in my own office, but his experience in ad missions and in our student selec tion procedure makes him ideal for this important position,” said Williams. “He will be following in the footsteps of a man who has made major contributions to this insti tution,” Williams continued. Cooper is a 1953 graduate of A&M with almost 16 years of service with the university. Prior to being named assistant to Dr. Williams last spring, Cooper was director of admissions. He had previously served as the uni versity’s first director of civilian student activities and as assistant to the late Gen. Earl Rudder during his presidency of the uni versity. One of Cooper’s major respon sibilities as assistant to Dr. Williams involved liaison with the student body. The Student Senate voted him the Outstand ing Administrator in the univer sity for 1971-72. As a student, Cooper was a member of the Aggie Band, Alpha Zeta Scholastic fraternity and was a Distinguished Student. He received his Bachelor of Sci ence degree in Wildlife Manage ment in 1953 and has completed most of his course requirements for a Master of Science degree. Cooper has been an Assistant County Agricultural Agent in Wildlife Conservation for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and sales manager for Heaton Awarded Dean Emeritus Dean emeritus designation has been awarded to H. L. Heaton by the Texas A&M University System Board of Directors. The new title becomes effective Friday, one day after the TAMU dean of admissions and records closes out a 38-year career with the institution. Dean Heaton also will be hon ored at an appreciation dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Ramada Inn ballroom. Heaton became the university’s first dean of admissions and records when the position was created in 1969. He was ap pointed registrar in 1941, with his title changed to director of admissions and registrar in 1956. As registrar and dean, he has signed more than 50,000 diplomas —nearly 90 percent of the total conferred during TAMU’s 96- year history. Soil Fertility before returning to A&M as Gen. Rudder’s assistant. In regard to the United Chest drive, Cooper said that an ar rangement has been made allow ing A&M faculty, staff and stu dents to decide what percentage of their donations will go to the College Station fund and how much will go to the United Fund in Bryan. Cooper cited the over lap in populations as a reason for this arrangement. Announcement of the goal for the United Chest will be made prior to the drive in October. A kickoff breakfast will precede the drive. “I’m looking forward to work ing with the United Chest Board of Directors,” Cooper said. “I hope to learn a lot from the past chairmen. We want to have good personal contact with all the the people involved to make the drive successful.” Night School Open For Fall A&M is offering 74 evening courses this fall which can be ap plied to undergraduate or grad uate degrees — many especially for the convenience of area resi dents, noted Dr. John C. Calhoun Jr., vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Calhoun pointed out classes began Monday, but interested persons can enroll as late as Fri day. Applicants must meet the uni versity’s minimum entrance re quirements and pay the regular fees, including a $50 minimum tuition. Undergraduate courses are numbered in the 100, 200, 300 and 400 series. All graduate courses are in the 600 series. One Saturday morning class also is scheduled. It is English 650, studies in 20th Century American literature, meeting from 9 a.m. until noon. The following is a list of eve ning classes by departments, with the course number, title and meeting times: —Agricultural Education: 605, Supervision of Occupational Ex perience Programs in Agricul ture, Monday 5-8; 610, Principles of Adult Education, Wednesday 5-8. —Architecture: 681, Seminar, Tuesday 7:30-8:30. Biology: 481, Seminar in Biol ogy, Monday 5; 681, Seminar, Wednesday 5. —Educational Administration: 609, Public School Laws, Thurs day, 5-8; 616, Administration of Staff Personnel, Tuesday 5-8; 635, Administration of Special Services, Thursday 5-8; 639, Processes in Educational Leader ship, Monday 5-8; 641, Commun ity Education, Monday 5-8; 652, Educational - Governmental Rela tionships, Tuesday 5-8; 653, The Nature and Problems of Admin istrative Behavior, Wednesday (See Seventy-four, page 4) Tom Adair Fills Post As Williams’ Assistant Dr. Tom Adair has been named assistant to Texas A&M President Jack K. Williams, succeeding Edwin H. Cooper, the institu tion’s dean of admissions and records. Adair, 37, joined the TAMU faculty in 1966 as assistant pro fessor of physics. He was se lected last spring for promotion to associate professor, effective Sept. 1, the same date he assumes his new position in the presi dent’s office. For the past two years, Dr. Adair has served as assistant to Science Dean J. M. Prescott in conjunction with his teaching and research activities. He will con tinue to teach and conduct re search on a part-time basis. Dr. Williams said Adair’s pri mary responsibilities will be in the areas of student relations, community activities and special events. The TAMU president noted Dr. Adair is “held in high regard by students and faculty alike, and rightly so. He is a dedicated teacher who enjoys working with young people.” Williams said Adair will share assistant-to-the-president respon sibilities with Robert G. Cherry, who also serves as secretary for the Texas A&M University Sys tem Board of Directors and acts as Dr. Williams’ liaison with off- Tom Adair campus parts of the system. Dr. Adair, a Houston native, is a 1957 TAMU graduate. He was a member of the Corps of Cadets’ Ross Volunteers and par ticipated in numerous campus activities as an undergraduate. After earning a master’s degree at Rice University in 1959, he worked for three yearse at the Humble Research Laboratory in Houston before returning to TAMU to study for the Ph.D., which he received in 1965. The following year, he was on a post doctoral fellowship at the Kamer- lingh Onnes Laboratory of the University of Leiden in Holland. In conjunction with his teach ing duties, Dr. Adair has served as faculty advisor for several Memorial Student Center activi ties, including the Student Con ference on National Affairs and the Travel Committee. He is married to the former Miss Carolyn Maniha, who earned a master’s degree in education at TAMU in 1969 and is currently studying for a Ph.D. and serving as a program advisor at the MSC.