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Held f?«al mi, yard line v| L P la y follow lth -UMonit,, Dean Battalion To Accept Good Advice, Is But To Increase Your Own Ability. Wednesday — Partly cloudy. Easterly winds 5-10 mph. Low 28, high 61. Thursday — Mostly cloudy. Light rain in late evening. South erly winds 10-15 mph. Low 39, high 62. College Station, Texas Tuesday, November 28, 1972 845-2226 ubba Bean, |u t the Riound the A A* “ nse held twi,, e as time ^ 1 rus h» AiJl 1 , “Perb job jiimj s on 45 j all- A&M lit 16 of : Current Coed Housing Policy Upheld At A&M Directors’ Wednesday Meeting " an impotent se that spelled Rained the ground ii mlf of ies pie] j loans d On Anythinj ► r alue. ih For Any gency. Ready Casl day. ate Credit i Shop Ave., Brjm en Center GENCf .TION 846-3708 IY ill in H.S.) s The Texas A&M University Board of Directors Wednesday told President Jack K. Williams that it would stick to its current policy of housing women in new dormitories only. Williams said Monday that the board members feel that the dorms currently housing males on the civilian side of the campus were designed only for men and that they wanted to continue housing women in only the “finest possible housing available.” “It really wasn’t fair for us to ask the board to change its mind,” said Williams. “But they can see both sides to the situation—stu dents wanting to have girls on the other side of the campus and the fact that they couldn’t con trol building design.” The board also gave its ap proval to the proposed distribu tion of Exchange Store profits drawn up by the Exchange Store Advisory Committee for student organizations. A total of $40,000 was allocated by the board, with $28,291 going to non-departmental clubs and $4,788 being awarded to depart mental and professional clubs. The remainder is being held as a reserve for clubs participating in national meets. In other business, Dr. Dudley T. Smith was named an assistant director of the Texas Agricul tural Experiment Station, the statewide agricultural research activity of Texas A&M Univer sity. Smith is currently associate professor at TAMU’s agricul tural research and extension center at Lubbock. The board also approved the appointment of Navy Capt. John Webster Smith as superintendent of the Texas Maritime Academy at Galveston and named Frank X. McNerney of New Orleans to serve on the TMA Board of Visi tors. Capt. Smith, 51, is retiring as director of instruction at the National War College in Wash ington to accept the TMA ap pointment, effective Feb. 1. Mc Nerney is director of the Mari time Administration’s Central Di award to construct facilities for TAMU’s new agricultural re search and extension center at Corpus Christi. The center will include an administration-labora tory building and a shop facility. TAMU appropriations included $300,000 for detailed design for two additional residence halls in the Krueger-Dunn complex, $113,- 120 for electrical improvements for Hart, Walton and Hotard Halls, $32,000 for Goodwin Hall renovations, $23,000 for geology building remodeling and $3,500 for preliminary design for Hen derson Hall remodeling. Other university appropriations included $50,000 for design of interior furnishings for MSC- auditorium complex, $10,000 for design of MSC-auditorium park ing lot; $65,000, preliminary de sign for utility needs for 1974; $60,000, detailed design for ele vated water storage tank and water mains; $3,000, program of requirements and topographical surveys for the north central mall, and $2,500 to finish the basement in the administration area of the veterinary medicine complex. Appropriations for Prairie View A&M College included $63,500 for completion of furnish ings in a new men’s residence hall, $40,000 for preliminary de signs of an arts and sciences building and $25,000 for furnish ings for the administration build ing. Other appropriations were $4,000 for design of an animal facility at the Texas A&M Re search Annex for the Texas En gineering Experiment Station and $2,000 for preliminary design of a water and sewage system for the university’s new research and extension center at Dallas. In other business, the board approved a Prairie View request to name the college’s new ROTC building and rifle range in honor of Maj. Melvin G. Burleson and 1st Lt. William D. Ware, two Prairie View graduates killed during military service. The fa cility was officially named Burle son-Ware Hall. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Contracts totaling $1,180,453 were awarded for four construc tion and related projects, includ ing facilities for a new agricul tural research and extension center at Corpus Christi. An additional $812,920 was appropriated for 19 other system projects throughout the state. The Corpus Christi firm of E. Eisenhauer received a $503,600 A&M Board Vice-President Beutel Dies In Brazosport Classic Jazz Concert Set By Rotary Series JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFER C. W. Guthrie at tempts to block a shot during a recent A&M intersquad game. The Aggies open the basketball season tonight at 7:30 in G. Rollie White Coliseum. There is no Fish team this year due to the freshman eligibility rule, but the A&M redshirts play a practice game with an intramural champ ionship team at 5:15 p.m. (Photo by Charles Stinson) Silver Taps Slated Tonight For Three A&M Students 73 Aggieland Page Reservations For Organizations Being Taken Now Space in the ’73 Aggieland may now be reserved by university- recognized organizations, an nounced Joe Arredondo, Aggie land editor. Representatives of campus groups may come from now through 5 p.m. Dec. 19 to the Student Publications Office in Room 216 in the Student Services Building to sign up for pages in the yearbook. The price of space will be $55 per full page and $30 per half page. Arredondo said that organiza tions are encouraged to purchase a full page to allow for activity shot coverage. Creativity in the shooting of the organizations will be of major importance this year, he noted. “Instead of having the groups line up in front of the MSC as they have done in the past,” Ar redondo said, “I would like to see variety and ingenuity used in taking the group shots.” Silver Taps will be held tonight at 10:30 for three A&M students, two of whom were killed in a car accident Nov. 17. Ronald W. McDonald and his wife died Monday morning of injuries received in an auto accident Sunday evening on the Hempstead Highway in Houston. McDonald, a 21-year-old senior, died in a Houston hospital. His 19-year-old wife, Rebecca, died at the same hospital about 2 a.m. The couple’s one-year-old son was injured in the two-car accident. The family was apparently returning to College Station after having spent the Thanksgiving holidays in Houston where McDonald had resided before entering A&M. Funeral arrangements are pending at South Park Funeral Home in Houston. The other two students, Billie Joe Pratt Jr. and Robert Riggs Young of Burnet, were killed in the Nov. 17 accident when a car driven by John A. Arnold of Ferris struck a bridge. Arnold was treated for a broken leg, internal injuries and facial cuts at Brenham’s St. Jude’s Hospital before being transferred to Dallas’ Presbyterian Hospital. Pratt and Young were graduates of Burnet High School, where joint funeral services were held for the long-time friends. They were freshmen at A&M. Shoplifting—A Big Problem Here, Too By VICKIE ASHWILL Staff Writer Shoplifters are as big a prob lem in the Bryan-College Station area as anywhere else, according to area merchants and police de partments. Although there are very few shoplifting cases on campus, (only three reported this semester), Bryan police report an average of 10 cases per week. “Shoplifting is a tremendous problem,” said Sgt. J. D. Gossett of A&M’s University Police, “but not with us. Mainly because we have only two stores on campus — The Exchange Store and the Memorial Student Center Gift Shop.” Sgt. Jim Beamer, College Sta tion police, said approximately 50 per cent of small thefts are by students. Also, thefts run in cycles and are on the increase all the time, he said. Stolen items range from cos metics to small appliances to clothing articles, reported area merchants. Die Sustek, Piggly Wiggly store manager, has even caught persons attempting to take meat. “We usually average four thefts a day in the four-to-five- dollar range,” said Boid Hall, store manager for Skaggs Albert son’s. “For the most part we take them directly to the police. Many of them plead ‘guilty’ and the court fines them. When they plead ‘not guilty’ we have to go to court.” “Usually a store will file for theft under five dollars,” said Beamer. “This is not as bad on a person’s record.” This filing is usually made in the city court unless the theft is over five dollars. Minimum bond in College Station is $25 while in Bryan it is $40 with the maximum in both cities at $200. Municipal courts have no author ity to set a jail fine. “Punishment for on-campus thefts depends on the circum stances,” said Gossett. “On-cam pus thefts are usually spur-of- the-moment ideas and under five dollars. The University has no authority over off-campus cases as far as the law is concerned.” One case at the Exchange Store occurred when one Aggie swapped Fish English Board Formed a pair of jeans for a new pair. Fortunately, his laundry mark was inside his old jeans and he was traced. “The Exchange Store does have a plain clothes security man,” said Chuck Cargill, store man ager. “This man ‘gate guards’ in that he helps keep sacks and brief cases out of the store which would be easy to hide items in.” Other area stores have security guards, spotting windows and adequate sales forces to watch for petty thefts. “We encourage stores to prose cute shoplifters when they catch them,” said Bryan Police Force Capt. Charles Phelps. “Otherwise the word gets around and makes it easier to shoplift in that store.” “Everytime I read about shop lifting, it makes me thankful for Aggies, ’cause we’ve got a good bunch of people,” said Cargill. Classic swinging jazz and inter national champion barbershop quartet harmony will provide an exuberant night next Tuesday in the Town Hall-Rotary Community Series. Sunny sounds of Jim Cullum’s Happy Jazz Band and the Mark IV Quartet will emanate from Bryan Civic Auditorium. The show starts at 8 p.m. Ad mission is by Rotary season tick et or TAMU student-date ticket, $2 each at the Student Program Office in the Memorial Student Center, according to Town Hall Chairman Phillip Goodwin. “If this doesn’t get you in your on-off switch,” a critic said of Jim Cullum’s jazz, “you may not have one.” Both Texas-based groups orig inate from San Antonio, where the Cullums—Jim Sr. and Jr.—play at the nationally famous River- walk nightclub, The Landing. The seven-piece jazz band turns on in the warm, swinging, classic tradition of Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and Bix Bei derbecke. It is led by clarinetist Jim Cullum Sr., whose smooth, mellow tone was perfected with popular bands of the 1930s and 40s. Jim Sr. played with the great band of the legendary Texas trombonist, Jack Teagarden. A past performer at Texas A&M, the Cullums’ Jazz Band hosted the World Series of Jazz in the Alamo City four years and is nationwide and across Mexico. Sharing the Rotary Series bill ing is the Mark IV Quartet with sounds such as “Close To You,” “Softly As I Leave You” and “I’d Give a Million Tomorrows,” as well as classics like “Our Love Is Here To Stay,” “That Old Gang of Mine” and “That Lucky Old Sun.” The international champion quartet is composed of Dale Dei- ser, A1 Koberstein, C. O. Craw ford and Franklin Spears. Organized in the summer of 1966, Mark IV required only four months to claim the Southwestern District Champions title. Few quartets reach the top ten in their first international competition, but at Los Angeles in 1967, the Mark IV won third place. Dr. A. P. Beutel of Lake Jack- son, vice president of the Texas A&M University System Board of Directors, died Monday morn ing in a Brazosport hospital fol lowing a brief illness. The 80-year-old retired Dow Chemical Company official had served on the Texas A&M board since 1963. He was serving his second two-year term as vice president. Dr. Beutel retired from Dow in 1971 after 55 years of service, most recently as a director and vice president. He was one of the founders of Dow’s Texas and Lou isiana Divisions and organizer and president of Dowell. Beutel His alma mater, Case Institute of Technology, awarded him an honorary doctorate in engineer ing in 1942. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at Freeport. The Lakewood Funeral Home in Lake Jackson has charge of ar rangements. In lieu of flowers, the family requested gifts be made to Texas A&M, or the Community Hospital or St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, both in Freeport. A&M President Jack K. Wil liams and other top university officials will attend the rites in Freeport Wednesday. “We will sorely miss Dr. Beutel’s advice and leadership on our board of directors,” Dr. Wil liams said. “During his years of service to this university system, he dedicated himself to the im provement of our physical facil ities and to the steady enhance ment of academic excellence in all our programs.” Chairman Clyde Wells also paid tribute to Dr. Beutel’s services as a board member. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Beutel,” he said. “He has been an inspiration to all of us on the board and has been instrumental in helping guide Texas A&M and the entire system during a period of major development.” Bernath Elected President Of The Aggie Club For ’73 R. I. (Bob) Bernath of Bryan has been elected 1973 president of The Aggie Club, the 1,273- member non-profit organization which during 1972 furnished the equivalent of 125 scholarships for A&M student-athletes. Bernath’s election also marks a unique milestone for the club— he’s the first non - graduate of TAMU to head the group. The election was held at the annual Membership Meeting Nov. 18. Bernath will assume office Jan. 1. Other new officers are Doug las Forshagen of Fort Worth and Cyrus Johnston of Dallas, both vice presidents, and a five-man executive committee composed of Past President Joe C. Richardson Jr. of Amarillo, Bill Stephens of Houston, Charles Wiseman of San Antonio, Gus Mijalis of Shreve port and John H. Hopkins of Col lege Station, full-time executive IY ’71 Mod- The Texas Association of Di rectors of Freshman English has been formed at A&M to help co ordinate placement, exemption and credit activities affecting the basic language courses required by all colleges and universities. Creation of the group, expected to grow into a national organiza tion within a year, is an out growth of the recent pilot con ference sponsored by TAMU’s English Department and Coun seling and Testing Center. Dr. Forrest D. Burt, chairman of TAMU’s freshman English program, was named the new association’s program chairman. He also served as director for the conference which attracted repre sentatives from more than 30 Texas colleges and universities. The new group will hold its first formal meeting March 16- 17 in conjunction with a meeting in Dallas of the Conference of College Teachers of English of Texas. Dr. Burt said that in ad dition to creating the new asso ciation, the TAMU conference provided a basis for better com- Juniors Selling Aggie T-Shirts The junior class is still selling T-shirts to students and money raised will be used for the boot dance and junior class ball. The T-shirts feature six differ ent designs with white letters on maroon backing and will cost $2.50 each. Anyone having difficulty plac ing orders may call Christ St. John at 845-5559 or Penny Ball at 823-5959. munications and cooperative ef forts among English teachers, administrators and test makers. “There was general agreement that the English teacher should be the central person in the over all program of placement, ex emption and credit,” Dr. Burt noted. The conference was viewed by numerous higher education offi cials and test-making representa tives as a model for similar meet ings in other states. It also was seen as a possible forerunner for meetings dealing with other basic academic subjects, such as mathe matics. In addition to the placement and related aspects, the confer ence included sessions on train ing of college English teachers, innovative teaching and research in composition. Here’s When To Finally Take Your Finals . Dec. 13, Wednesday Dec. 13, Wednesday Dec. 13, Wednesday Dec. 14, Thursday Dec. 14, Thursday Dec. 14, Thursday Dec. 15, Friday Dec. 15, Friday Dec. 15, Friday Dec. 18, Monday Dec. 18, Monday Dec. 18, Monday Dec. 19, Tuesday Dec. 19, Tuesday Dec. 19, Tuesday 8-10 a.m. 11-1 p.m. 2-4 p.m. 8-10 a.m. 11-1 p.m. 2-4 p.m. 8-10 a.m. 11-1 p.m. 2-4 p.m. 8-10 a.m. 11-1 p.m. 2-4 p.m. 8-10 a.m. 11-1 p.m. 2-4 p.m. Classes meeting MWF8 Classes meeting MWF1 Classes meeting TTh8-9:15 Classes meeting MWF9 Classes meeting MWF2 Classes meeting TTh9:30-10:45 Classes meeting MWF10 Classes meeting MWF3 Classes meeting TThll-12:15 Classes meeting MWF11 Classes meeting MWF4 Classes meeting TThl2:30-l :45 Classes meeting MWF12 Classes meeting TTh2-3:15 Classes meeting TTh3:30-4:45 Final examinations in courses with only one theory hour per week as shown in the catalogue will be given, at the discretion of the department head concerned, at the last meeting of either the theory or practice period before the close of the semester. In those instances where a stu dent is scheduled for three final examinations in one day, the stu dent may request of his academic dean a rescheduling of one of the examinations. The dean, depart ment head, and faculty member will make every effort to accom modate the student when such a request is made. vice president of the College Sta tion-headquartered club. “My election shows there is room in The Aggie Club for all supporters of Texas A&M ath letics,” Bernath noted. “It’s not necessary to be an A&M graduate to become involved in the univer sity’s programs.” Bernath met with President Jack K. Williams and Athletic Di rector and Head Football Coach Emory Bellard Monday morning to start 1973 plans. “I have complete faith in Dr. Williams’ academic plans and Coach Bollard’s athletic pro grams,” Bernath said. “I plan to dedicate the next year to working for The Aggie Club and the overall efforts of the university,” he added. Bernath pointed out the club’s goal is to provide a scholarship to every student-athlete partici pating in one or more of the sev en intercollegiate sports for which TAMU fields a team. He emphasized contributions are tax deductible. A charter member of the or ganization formed in 1950, Ber nath served as a vice president this year. He is a charter 12th Man Scholarship donor, a pro gram begun in 1966. Bernath, a native of Ohio who started working after high school graduation, currently has invest ment interests. Bernath has been a member of the Cotton Bowl Association Se lection Committee the past two years. He is a long-time friend of Coach Paul (Bear) Bryant of Alabama and the pair visit often. University National Bank ‘On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv.