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Cbe Battalion Vol. 67 No. 186 College Station, Texas Tuesday, November 28, 1972 It Isn’t Necessary To Blow Out The Other Person’s Light To Let Your Own Shine. TUESDAY — Cloudy with driz zling rains throughout. High 48, low 38. WEDNESDAY — Late rain be coming partly cloudy. High 48. 845-2226 John Denver, Bonfire Kickoff Thanksgiving LIKE GIANT EYES watching over bonfire workers, two of the bright lights over the construction area are but a small portion of the light to be shed by tonight’s bonfire, scheduled to be lit at 7:30. Story and more photos on page three. (Photo by Steve Ueckert) Maltz To Head Former Students Melvin Maltz of Houston Sat urday was elected 1973 president of A&M’s 55,000-member Asso ciation of Former Students. Maltz, 45, is a 1947 aerospace engineering graduate of TAMU. He is vice president-secretary of Century Papers, Inc., and will assume the association leader ship Jan. 1, succeeding J. R. (Bob) Latimer of Dallas. President-elect is Joe Hiram Moore of Austin, an oilman with offices in Austin and Midland. Moore will automatically succeed to the presidency in 1974. Members of the organization’s 605-member council elected the 17-member executive board dur ing the annual Fall Board of Directors and Council Meeting here Saturday morning. Also approved was a record $1,155,244 million budget. Program vice presidents were John W. Caple of Fort Worth, activities; Charles D. Kirkham of Dallas, community affairs; Don W. Garrett of San Antonio, fund raising; Dan W. Spears of Houston, high school program; Ben J. Lednicky Jr. of Houston, membership, and Mayo J. Thomp son of Houston, public rela tions. Elected regional vice presidents were J. Lamar Walker, Alice, South Texas; Thomas H. Kenner- ly, Houston, Southeast Texas; Thomas A. O’Dwyer, Dallas, Northeast Texas; Thomas C. Yan- tis, Brownwood, Central Texas; Exchange Store Committee Named To Serve As Student-To-Store Communications Link A Student Senate Exchange Store Evaluation Committee has recently been appointed to serve as a communications link be tween the student body and the Exchange Store, reported Stu dent Senator Curt Marsh. Four student senators, Mark Cuculic, Dennis Kuehler, Curt Marsh and Darryl Baker, have met with Exchange Store Man ager Chuck Cargill to establish the goals of the committee. “Mr. Cargill has been very re ceptive to the idea and has been helpful in setting up a working relationship that will be benefi cial to the students and to the store,” Marsh said. “As far as I can tell, the big gest advantage of a committee of this type is to keep communica tions channels open and the com mittee has assured me this will be done,” Cargill noted. “A service of this type can be of real benefit to the Ex change Store and students in sev- Insurance Covers Bonfire Injuries Accident insurance is available for Bonfire workers said Layne Kruse, Student Senate president. Dean of Students’ office has made this service available for those who worked Sunday or Monday in the cutting or stack ing areas. The insurance is be- University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. ing handled by Hartford Insur ance Company. All claims are $50 deductible with a maximum payment of $500. Anyone injured during previ ously mentioned times should make claim to Jack Gardner of Anco Insurance Company in downtown Bryan at 823-8061. For any additional information, con tact Kruse at 845-3051. eral areas,” Cargill continued. “For example, in pricing, a gen eralization such as ‘Your prices are too high’ is not really help ful. But through the committee we should be able to identify spe cific instances and keep our prices comparable to like items in other stores.” Besides pricing, Marsh noted that the committee would be con cerned with proposing new prod ucts to be added to the Exchange Store line especially when the new bookstore in the MSC ex pansion is completed. The committee will also look at the book buy-back policy and will concentrate their efforts on explaining various Exchange Store policies and the reasons behind them. “We feel that the committee can be helpful to the students and the store and we encourage students to contact their senators or members of the committee for any input or questions they may have,” Marsh concluded. Charles F. Underriner Jr., Mid land, West Texas; Perry A. Luth, Los Angeles, Calif., national, and Rex B. Gray, London, England, in ternational. Latimer will serve as past president on the board and Rich ard (Buck) Weirus of College Station, association executive di rector, also is a board member. Named Student Loan Fund Trustees were Maltz, Weirus, James L. Sewell of Dallas, A. W. (Head) Davis of Bryan and Ed win H. Cooper of College Station. Albert B. (Buzz) Syptak of Bryan was selected for a term on the Memorial Student Center Council. Maltz has been a member of the association board in various capacities since 1958. Maltz and his wife, Phyllis, have two sons and two daughters. Moore is a 1938 petroleum en gineering graduate of TAMU. He has been an association lead er since 1946. Moore and his wife, Betty, have three sons. John Denver and the fourth annual A&M Turkey Trot will highlight local activities in Col lege Station this week as Aggie football fans prepare to evacuate the city for the nationally-tele vised football game between A&M and University of Texas. After - bonfire entertainment Tuesday at A&M will feature musician-singers Meg McDon ough and John Denver. The Special Attraction per formance (no season ticket ad missions) at G. Rollie White Col iseum will begin at 8:45 p.m., announced Town Hall chairman Phillip Goodwin. The later-than- usual starting time will allow students and patrons to partici pate in the bonfire yell practice. Torches will be applied to the 85-foot-high double-stacked logs south of Duncan Hall at 7:30 p.m. Denver returns with a new image from a respectable 1971-72 Town Hall performance at Tex as A&M, in which he shared bill ing with Helen Reddy. Texas A&M’s Corps of Cadets will parade in Austin Thanks giving afternoon, a prelude to the Aggie-Longhorn football game. The bi-annual Corps Trip pa rade up Congress Avenue will begin at 2 p.m. Maj. Gen. Gordon F. Blood, commander of the 12th Air Force headquartered at Berg strom AFB, will return salutes of 34 Air Force, Army and Naval ROTC units comprising the 2,650- member corps. The main body of the Aggies corps will be preceded into the Capital City Wednesday by corps sophomores. They will run a 108- mile marathon from College Sta tion to Austin to show support for the TAMU football team and raise funds for the Campus Chest. Corps Commander Ronald L. Krnavek of Corpus Christi will lead the corps staff and Aggie Band onto Congress at 2nd Street for the parade, which will end at the Capitol. Gen. Blood, TAMU President Jack K. Williams and other dig nitaries will be on the reviewing stand in front of the Austin Hotel. The Aggie Band will turn west on 7th Street and counter march to play the corps by the stand. A 35-year military veteran who flew 70 combat missions in Korea, Gen. Blood was review ing officer at an A&M football game march-in last year. He commanded the 49th Fighter- Bomber Group in Korea and was deputy chief of staff for opera tions and intelligence. Allied Forces Central Europe (SHAPE) before taking the 12th. TAMU sophs will leave the campus Tuesday after the an nual bonfire yell practice to run “Operation Pegasus” in two-man teams of 1(4 miles each. After running all night, they expect to arrive at Eastwood Park, at mid afternoon Wednesday. Several firms have agreed to pay a dime a mile for the effort. Funds go to the Student Senate-operated Campus Chest which helps A&M students in time of need. Walton Hall residents ran their second annual marathon from Austin to College Station Mon day. The Thanksgiving game corps trip is the second of the year. A similar operation in Dallas was conducted for the Nov. 11 SMU game. People who plan to put away a big Thanksgiving dinner can head off the calories in the forth Turkey Trot at A&M. The Turkey Trot is a 3.2-mile run, jog or walk (“According to the individual’s condition,” says Dr. John Chevrette) that will start at 8 a.m. Thursday, “rain or shine,” at G. Rollie White Coliseum. A popular Thanksgiving morn ing event the last three years, the Turkey Trot has attracted participation by whole families. More than 500 runners usually get into the action. “It’s a non-competitive event for anyone who wants the exer cise,” stressed Chevrette, who coordinates the Turkey Trot for the Health and Physical Educa tion Department. He noted the many non-university partici pants of all ages and from all over Texas ran in the 1969-71 Trots. Certificates will be awarded individuals who complete the (See Bonfire, page 2) Two Aggies Killed, Another Injured In Friday Accident Two A&M freshmen were killed and a third was seriously injured Friday in a one-car accident four miles east of Brenham on Hwy. 90. Dead are Billie Joe Pratt Jr. and Robert Riggs Young, both of Burnet. Injured was the car’s driver, John A. Arnold of Ferris. Arnold was treated for a broken leg, internal injuries and facial cuts at Brenham’s St. Jude’s Hospital. He was transferred to Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas late Saturday, a hospital spokesman said. The students’ car hit a bridge about 2 p.m. Friday. Joint funeral services for the two long-time Burnet friends were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Burnet High School Auditorium. Both youths were 1972 graduates of Burnet High School, where they were active in school programs. Pratt was a star football player and Young was president of the Burnet Student Council last year. Graveside services for Pratt were at Post Mountain Cemetery. Graveside services for Young were at Burnet City Cemetery, all under the direction of Clements Funeral Home. Pratt is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Billie J. Pratt Sr. of 801 Highland Dr.; a sister, Becky, and a brother, Bryan, both at home. Young is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Young of 500 E. Kerr, and one sister, Betty, at home. Dunn Hall Trash Fire Cause Told A recent fire in a trash chute at Dunn Hall was caused by someone dumping burning trash into the receptacle, University Fire Marshal Douglas Landua noted after his investigation. “A large percentage of the fires on campus originate in this manner,” Landua said. “Last year we investigated 21 fires that involved trash chutes or dumpster-type trash receptacles.” Landua attributed most of these fires to carelessness, but added that some were caused by prankishness. He emphasized that any fire that was intentionally started would be considered ar son which in Texas carries a minimum two-year prison sen tence. During his ten years with the university, Landua has seen some changes in the role of TAMU’s fire department. In September 1971, fire suppression activities were turned over to the city of College Station. “State law provides that the nearest municipality will pro vide fire fighting support for state installations,” he added. “But until recent years, the local community could not bear the burden of supporting an instal lation the size of A&M.” The majority of Landua’s time and that of his assistant, Larry Orsak, is now spent in checking and maintaining over 3,000 fire extinguishers located on campus and conducting formal and in formal inspections of buildings for potential fire hazards. Landua is also responsible for investigating all fires on campus and making recommendations for prevention of loss of life or prop erty through preventive meas ures. He pointed out recently en acted federal legislation under the Occupational Safety and Health Act will place additional empha sis on fire prevention and safety. No More Batts This Week Due to Thanksgiving vacation and the A&M-UT game in Aus tin, there will be no Battalions published for the remainder of this week. Happy holiday and drive carefully. SEXY HUMOR and ‘Soul” music provided the combination for Friday night’s Town Hall perform ance delivered by Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose. The trio was preceded by a round of tunes from the rock quartet of ‘Looking Glass.’ (Photos by Charles Stinson and Steve Ueckert)