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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)