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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1976)
Cadets spend break rafting on Rio Grande Several cadets eooihinrd fun and militant survival -type training on their spring hohda>, Led by Army Capt. Vic Fryunger. they rafted down the Rio (.rande River in the Big Bend National Park Though the water was lower than usual, they found some challenging adventure." Capt. Frysinger observed In all. they spent three days and covered 30 miles on the Rio Grande. The eight Army ROTC cadets conquered white water.’ a rucksltde and the usual hararris of camping in wilderness settings They also rescued a goat mired in quicksand and another visitor who stuck his car in river bottom sand The group spotted wild burros, antelope, deer, snakes and iguanas The spring recess out ing also provided them opportunity to use sur vival techniques, such as mountain climbing, fishing and raft paddling, among others. The all senior and junior group included Dannv Davis and Frank Gearing, Ranger School graduates with some rafting experience Others aktng were Ken Gifer. Kelly DeWitt. Bart" Jennings. Bill l^angfnrd. Rick Wall and Tony Woifskill. Each agreed the trip was enjoyable, and sev eral want to gn hack again, perhaps during the Christmas holidays this year." Frysinger said. He earlier took his .Army company on a similar jaunt. After a tiOO-mile car trip, the first campsite on Camino del Rio west of Big Bend Para was a welcome sight They launched two-man rafts at laqitas. a small trading post, the following day From there, they paddled 15 miles down-river to the entrance of Santa Elena Canyon, one of the deepest gorges cut by the Rio Grande It is seven miles of riv er laixed between sheer walls averaging 1.500 feet from river level. Although the water level is low at this time of year, there was still enough white water tojpro- vide a challenge, the A&M-assigned officer commented. A ruckstide was encountered about halfw-av through frysinger recounted. It required some unusual navigating and portaging. The first day in Santa Elena included Gearing's rescue of a goat bogged in quicksand on the river bank. They found additional white water in Poquito Canyon on the third da> And made a friend by freeing the stuck ear. The group also stopped in C hisos Basin for a while on the way hacK. V Cadets to sail with foreign cruise *T#»«ac AAr V4'* I ii* \'rs • I.. t 1* 1-II * t Texas AAM's 150 Naval ROTC cadets on summer cruise this year will include two on foreign ex change. Arthur C. "Chris” Braun of Georgetown will sail with the Swedish Navy. Erwin A. Haynes of Anson, with the West German Navy. t The eight-week special cruises will prov ide the cadets with basically the same experience of other seniot cadets on cruise Haynes’ and Braun's cruises will also have good will ov ert oih's Col. Jack Ivins, professor of nav al science, said the duo will he A&M's first foreign exchange cruise par ticipants. This will be the third only Swedish billet Haynes will l»e among three NROTC cadets from the U. S. on West German cniise, according to Lt. Cmdr. George Huxhold. Nominees from the AAcM de tachment were screened for at titude, military liearing, academic lierformaiK-e and language ability. Haynes, whose* parents now reside in West Germany, graduated from high school and resided there six years. His father works for the LL S. Army in Europe. Both do very well in their NROTC studies. commented Cmdr. Huxhold. It has included op erations. tactics, rules of the road. * ■■■- (■ 111 vJ ivyss.-t, (JI lilt:, rilclll, summer of NROTC’ cruises from piloting and celestial navigation, crit- Texas AAcM Braun and Haynes were chosen from among some 250 candidates nominated b> 58 NROTC detach ments nationwide A AM nominated three. Twenty countries participate in the foreign exchange program, al- kmrtM L’. S. midshipmen to serve aboard their ships on an exchange basis. Braun has been assigned the ical knowledge' for the* senior cadet headed for final cniise. "As with other senior cadets on cruise, they will Ih* assigned bridge' duties such as junior officer of the dec k, assuming the con — or driving the ship — and taking part in tactical signal drills and tactical ship evolu tions,’ Huxhold explained. In line with previous Swedish foreign exchange program cruises. Braun expects to tour the Swedish naval ayademy and see and sail on a variety of vessels. They might in clude* a torpedo boat, submarine, cruiser, destroyer and mines- weeper. His tour could include one of two sailing schooners operated by the Swedish Navy for Cadet training. Haynes expects similar experi ences with the West German Navy. They will be on half ensign’s pay while on cruise. Cruise dates are to lie determined. Braun is a mechanized agriculture major and first sergeant of Company S-2 this year. A political science major, Haynes is in Company E-l erf the Corps of Cadets. Both are on Naxal ROTC scholarship, with two cruises behind them. NROTC cadets on scholarship make three cruises. The first and last, after the freshman and junior years, are prolonged ship cruises that sail all waters of the world. After the sophomore year, NROTC cadets go on indoctrination cruises that in clude tours at several U. S. installa tions. i Regents OK Tarleton funds »**i . * .... Vlftftin i v . The' 1cxas AAM University Sys tem Board of ftegents Tuesday ap proved contracts totaling more' than 52 million lor construction at Tarle- ton State* University, including rt'- novation of its ibotliall stadium, and authorized planning for a fine arts complex at the school. Dr. W O. Trogdon, Tarleton pres ident, said the new fine arts complex is expec ted to cost more than $6 mill ion. It will include an auditorium, an educational theater and a workshop theater ’This complex will become the local point of the* campus,” Trogdon predicted. "It will cut across all dis ciplines liec-ause the fine arts apply to almost evervone. Construction of the 60,000- square-foot facility is expected to begin within a year. The regents appropriated 565,000 for preliminary design of the com plex. A $1,778,660 con tract was aw arded to K. A. Sparks Contractor, Inc., of Hamilton to build a two-story 27,000-square-foot addition to the building housing the university’s home economics and women’s phys ical education programs. Tarleton’s f<x>tball stadium will re ceive a major facelifting under a $304,000 contract awarded to Jones & Williams Construction Co. of Waco. Improvements include instal lation of concrete bleachers on one side of the field, construction of a press box and additions in the con cession and restroom areas. Embrey’s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggie Rings. 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Schill smelled smoke and noticed flames in the neighboring apart ment He ftsked another neighlxar. John Bracks to call the fire depart ment and obtain a hose. Firemen arrived, and with re spirators and Schill’s assistance, re moved the woman t<> safety. She was the only occupant of the apartment. Department of the Army general orders cited the non-com’s "take charge attitude and disregard for his own personal safety" in the situation. "Eyewitnesses reUted the SFC Schill’s immediate ‘vigorous action saved Mrs. Hendrick’s life and pre vented adjoining apartments from being destroyed,” the citation stated. Sgt. Schill. of Weslaco, has almost 20 years military service. He has been with the A AM detachment five years. He has operated the Trigon rifle range and coached ROTC and Aggie rifle teams. SENIORS L UNIVERSITY STUDIO 115 College Main Norihqate 846 8019 ! 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