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*\ Welcome To Texas A&M University Summer School Registration Runs S Smoothly And Ahead Of Schedule ■ CN I ^} A total of 6,127 students en- irnllpd fnr snmmpr MrmHnv Che A&M Appropriations Total $150 Million Battalion Vol. 67 No. 263 College Station, Texas Wednesday, June 6, 1973 rolled for summer school Monday as registration ran ahead of schedule despite a mid-morning tie-up at the cashier desks in G. Rollie White Coliseum. “Except for the problem at G. Rollie, there were very few com- Services Held In Temple For Mrs. Richardson Funeral services were held Tuesday in Temple for Mrs. Ber- nice M. Richardson, A&M em ployee killed Saturday in a three- fatality accident east of Snook. Mrs. Richardson was a clerk in the reports section of TAMU's Payroll Office. Services will be at 10 a.m. in the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. The 22-year-old woman, her husband, Jim, 25, and Edwin Wil- kening, 70, of Somerville died in a head-on collision on FM 60 be tween Snook and College Sta tion. Mrs. Richardson had been with the payroll office 214 years. Her husband did some course-work at TAMU and had been accepted for fall study at a Dallas theological seminary. The Richardson resided at 602 Luther St., College Station. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” Adv. plaints,” said Dean of Admissions Edwin Cooper. The east wing of Duncan Hall was opened at 6 a.m. to allow students to secure card packets and get in line for class registra tion and academic approval which began in the west wing at 7. After completing at Duncan, students reported to G. Rollie to have fees assessed and paid, day student permits issued and hous ing, food service and vehicle regis tration arranged. “We tried to make every effort to make registration as conven ient as possible to everybody,” said Registrar Bob Lacey. “We used the two biggest facilities and tried to keep most of the lines indoors.” This is the second time both Duncan Hall and G. Rollie White Coliseum have been used. Registration went so smoothly the schedule was moved ahead 30 minutes and most students were finished by noon. “The problem at G. Rollie was probably caused because the stu dents completed the first half (Duncan) so rapidly that we be came bogged down at G. Rollie,” said Cooper. “We should have a better situation for the second term.” “We try to mill through the crowd and work out problems on the spot,” said Lacey. “We try to get the students registered quickly and accurately and make this as painless an operation as possible.” According to Lacey, it looks as if the number of students regis tered will fall short of the 7,000 predicted earlier. “We won’t hit 7,000 unless we have an exceptional number of late registrations,” said Lacey. “Registration for the summer ses sions is totally unpredictable. In the fall and spring, pre-registra tion figures helps you guess how many students to expect but in the summer there are no guide lines for predictions-. ’’ The deadline for late registra tion is being held in the foyer of the Richard Coke Building un til 5 p.m. Thursday. A fee of $4 is charged for late completion. The deadline also holds for add ing and dropping of classes. Such procedures must be handled dur ing the summer through the class’ department head instead of the student’s faculty advisor. Dr. Anne Elmquist First Woman Dept. Dr. Anne Marie Elmquist will become A&M’s first woman de partment head this fall when she succeeds Dr. Jack A. Dabbs in the Modern Languages Department. The appointment, effective Sept. was announced by Liberal Arts Dean W. David Maxwell. Dr. Elmquist has been a mem ber of the modern languages fac ulty since 1965. An associate pro fessor, she teaches French. Dr. Dabbs will return to full time teaching and research. “He has compiled an outstand ing research record while serving as department head,” noted Dr. Maxwell. Department head since 1964, Dabbs has taught language at TAMU since 1950, except for a year leave in 1957-58 to direct an American Language Institute in Iraq. He studied Spanish, Ger man and French at the Univer sity of Texas, which awarded all three of his degrees. Dean Maxwell called Dabbs’ ability as a research scholar “out standing. Dr. Dabbs’ Bengali dic tionary is the only document of its type and his book ‘Dei Gratia’ has been recognized for its schol arship as has earlier work on Mexican history.” “Dei Gratia in Royal Titles” is the study of the Latin phrase meaning “the divine right to rule.” Dr. Elmquist received her Ph.D. in education at TAMU in 1970. She was awarded earlier degrees in language at UT-Austin. A na tive of Vienna, Austria, Dr. Elm- The Texas A&M University System fared well during this year’s legislative session, assess ed President Jack K. Williams in noting a record $150 million ap propriation and authorization to build new facilities at Galveston and several other parts of the state. Dr. Williams noted the $150,- 233,529 appropriation, still sub ject to final approval by Gov. Dolph Briscoe, represents net general revenue for the next two years. TAMU was allocated $35,778,- 556 for its main campus during the new fiscal year beginning Sept. 1, for a 24-per cent increase over current funding. The appro priation for fiscal year 1975 was increased to $37,162,545. Included in the appropriation are 3.4 per cent salary incerases for all faculty and for non-fac ulty employees earning more than $9,500 per year, effective Sept. 1. Also effective for fiscal year 1974 are 10.2 per cent increases for all non-faculty employees earning less than $6,500 annually and 6.8 per cent for those earning from Named Head quist attended school in Prague, Czechoslovakia. She taught English for foreign students at TAMU in 1960. The new department head instructed French, German and Latin at Al len Junior College and High School and Bryan High School during 1959-65. She earlier was a research analyst with the Army Security Agency in Washington, D. C. Dr. Elmquist is a member of several professional groups, serves on a number of academic committees and has had exten sive travel and residence abroad. She restructured the department’s entire French program and has been in charge of departmental French exams for Ph.D. candi dates. $6,501 to $9,500. Provisions are included for 3.4 per cent increases for all university personnel during fiscal year 1975. Two new items were included in the university’s appropriation: $350,000 to start a medical careers program and $100,000 each year for the Institute of Comparative Medicine, with both programs to be conducted in cooperation with Baylor College of Medicine. State funds for the Sea Grant Pro gram were increased from $200,- 000 annually to $250,000. The university also was award ed a special appropriation of $400,000 to cover the extra costs this year for use of fuel oil for energy sources when faced with shortages of less expensive nat ural gas. The university’s Galveston-bas ed Moody College of Marine Sci ences and Maritime Resources, including the Texas Maritime Academy, received $1,062,424 for 1974 and $1,038,842 for 1975. TAMU’s Galveston operations also received a major boost with passage of legislation which al lows the university to use tuition- backed bonds to finance construc tion of buildings totaling up to $7.5 million. “The enactment of this legisla tion is the culmination of a dec ade of effort to build a great ma rine campus in Galveston,” Dr. Williams noted after Governor Briscoe formally signed the bill into law. Additionally, the Legislature authorized the TAMU System to expend up to $3 million in es tablishment of new research and extension centers in key parts of the state. The Legislature also provided $950,000 to build a West Texas branch of the uni versity’s veterinary diagnostic laboratory, to be located in either Potter or Randall County. Appropriations for other parts of the system are (1973-74 appro priations listed first followed by those for 1974-75): System ad ministration and general office— $597,404 . . . $617,289; Agricul tural Experiment Station — $9,506,354 . . . $10,022,306; Agri cultural Extension Service — $9,407,384 . . . $10,108,449; Engi neering Experiment Station — $2,386,498 . . . $2,627,916; Engi neering Extension Service — $872,090 . . . $898,098; Texas Forest Service — $2,590,553 . . . $2,737,795; Prairie View A&M College —- $7,187,584 . . . $6,241,- 433; Rodent and Predatory Ani mal Control Service — $859,810 . . . $887,490; Tarleton State Col lege — $3,650,441 . . . $3,217,321; Texas Veterinary Medical Diag nostic Laboratory — $352,140 . . . $359,807. Included in the appropriations are $1,408,267 in repairs and re habilitations for Prairie View dur ing 1974 and $25,000 for 1975 and $507,700 for Tarleton in 1974 and $10,000 in 1975. Miller Joins A&M Staff Roger P. Miller of Hamilton, 1972 A&M graduate who was ac tive in student government and later served as a Congressional assistant and newspaper editor, will join the staff of TAMU President Jack K. Williams June 18. Dr. Williams said Miller will succeed Kent Caperton who is entering law school this summer. Miller will work closely with Dr. Tom Adair, assistant to the president, particularly on matters pertaining to student relations, Dr. Williams noted. Miller, who majored in journal ism, was vice president of the TAMU student body in 1970-71. He interrupted his college educa tion in December, 1971, to become a staff assistant to Cong. W. R. Poage. Since graduating, Miller has served as editor of the Hamilton- Herald-News. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Miller Jr. of Hamilton. Weather WEDNESDAY—Clear to part ly cloudy. Mild. Northeasterly winds 8 to 15 m.p.h. light and variable tonight. High 90, low 65. University Life Is Real Life — Sears Barb Sears Student Senate External Affairs Chairman “So many people say, ‘Don’t you want to get into the real world ?’ But I think there is some thing very real about university life—and even if there isn’t, I don’t want to leave it!” The speaker is Barb Sears, chairman of the External Affairs Committee of the Student Senate. She may be one of the most in volved students at TAMU. Barb, whose parents both hold Ph.D. degrees and are involved in genetics research at the Uni versity of Missouri, also wants to go into genetics in teaching and research capacities. “I’ve been raised around a uni versity environment and I really love it,” the senior botany major declared. Besides her Student Senate work, Barb is the regional direc tor for the National and Texas student lobbies. She is also active on various university committees and boards including the Student Publications Board, the Centennial Committee, the University Disciplinary Ap peals Panel and the committee to select the vice president for student services. “The univers ity commit tees really eat up a lot of time,” Barb sighed. “And although I enjoy the work, I really feel like I’ve been appointed as sort of the token woman.” Barb says she consumes about 40 hours a week on student gov ernment matters, and as a science major she also spends at least three hours every day in the lab. “Sometimes it’s really hard for me to balance studies and student government work,” she admitted. Even with all these activities, she maintains a 3.82 GPR on TAMU’s 4.00 system. Barb’s home is in Columbia, Mo. She said she decided to come to TAMU because she planned to major in marine biology. “At first my parents wanted me to stay closer to home,” she explained. “But A&M was the closest school where I could study marine biology. Even though I’ve changed my major, I’ve never re gretted my decision to leave home and attend an out-of-state school.” Barb decided she really liked genetics, and plans to get her B.S. in botany here and then do graduate work in genetics else where. She will attend the World Genetics Congress in California with her parents this summer. She likes student government, she said, because she enjoys meeting people and becoming ac quainted with them. “Another neat thing about stu dent government is that you can see the things that need to be changed and work to change them. And if there are tangible results, you can say, ‘I’ve worked hard on this, and it’s a good thing’,” she pointed out. Barb entered TAMU in 1970, and was the first girl to be elected senator from the freshman class. She was also the first female officer of the Student Senate, serving as recording secretary during 1971-72. She noted a change in the male attitudes toward girls at A&M. “Many boys were rude to me during my campaign,” she re called. “There were 32 candidates, so I knew I really had to work hard. I thought no one would ever vote for a girl. But I think most of the resentment toward girls has disappeared now.” Some of the resentment must have disappeared in 1970, for Barb received more votes than any of the other 31 candidates. Barb served as external affairs committee chairman this year, and will hold the same position during 1973-74. She was unop posed in this year’s election. Barb will graduate next May. She tested out of 25 hours, and could graduate earlier, but em phasized that, “I just enjoy school so much.” She recently received her senior ring, and exclaimed, “I still really get a thrill from looking at my A&M ring.” Barb considered seeking the vice presidency for legislative lobbying of TISA. Several people in the organization tried to talk her into running. “They told me I really ought to be in Austin to do the job, and that maybe I should transfer to TU. When they told me that, I just said “Forget it!’ ” she de clared. Barb enjoys the many things about TAMU which make it dif ferent from every other school. “A lot of the traditions really mean a lot to me—they make this school unique. People are really friendly here. I can walk down the sidewalk and say ‘hello’ to everybody and not feel weird. I really wouldn’t want to go to any other school,” she assured.