i Parents’ Day: Wet but fun
I ®y BARBARA FRICKE Not only did families hear about the The Phelps family came in from i r ± ±. ■
THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1977
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By BARBARA FRICKE
Moms and dads arriving for Texas
A&M University’s 52nd Annual
in n ' U P Parents’ Day last Friday, were wel-
® ase menl(. eC [ by their children and greeted
, PraS vt"; ^ familiar Brazos Valley rain.
msored by the 3 The rain failed to keep the A&M
>mmittee. students and their families inside,
Fisher, Gas ^ however. Throughout the weekend
ects good resultst students were seen showing rela-
■cause the nuirib e , lives and friends around campus,
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Not only did families hear about the
scholastic life, but many got a sam
ple of the nightlife at Aggieland.
Valerie Baty, sophomore recrea
tion and parks major, introduced
her brother, a high school sopho
more, to a Saturday night at
Sparkey’s.
For a rock-and-roller he sure did
like Sparkey’s, and he really
enjoyed learning to kicker dance,”
she said.
The Phelps family came in from
San Antonio to see their son, Rusty,
a sophomore accounting student.
Phelps took his visitors with him to
Lakeview Saturday night.
“They had a great time. I spent
the evening dancing with my mom
and my grandmother, and taught
my sister to dance because she’s
coming up here next year,” Phelps
said.
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Dorothy and Durwood Clader of Midland be
came Parents of the Year Sunday at Texas
A&M University. Chosen by a student com
mittee, Dr. and Mrs. Clader were presented
at a Student Government Parents Day pro
gram. Later Sunday, the honor parents, who
have four sons attending Texas A&M, were on
the reviewing stand for a Corps of Cadets re
view.
left the campus for entertainment.
The Friday night amusement in
cluded two movies, a play and a
night of gambling sponsored by var
ious university committees and or
ganizations. Saturday night
entertainment-seekers were able to
choose between a concert, a play
and two movies.
Sunday was dominated by Corps
activities, and the first ceremony
was held at 7:30 a. m. Outfit awards
were presented to outstanding
cadet companies. Company B-2 re
ceived the military achievement
award, given in memory of Gen.
Bruno A. Hochmuth. Squadron 12
earned the Gen. P.F. Jouine award
for scholastic achievement. Com
pany D-l ranked first in overall
achievements, earning the Gen.
George F. Moore award.
Among other awards was the
President’s Flag for the battalion or
group with the highest scholastic
standing. The Fourth Battalion, led
by Walter Wilson Jr. of El Paso, re
ceived the award.
The Corps Color Guard won the
Gen. O.R. Simpson streamer for
the outstanding color guard of the
year. Outstanding individuals in the
1976-77 Corps were also recognized
and more than 100 cadets received
awards.
The Ross Volunteers, the Fish
Drill Team and Parsons’ Mounted
Cavalry performed drills. The Aggie
Concert B and also performed, and
the Corps of Cadets marched in re
view at Kyle Field.
Parents’ Day was first held May
10, 1925. It was “dedicated to the
interests of the mothers and fathers
of the students at A&M,” said arti
cles in the April 8, 1925, and May 6,
1925, issues of The Battalion.
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Top students receive academic award
Thomas S. Gathright Awards for
academic excellence were pre-
to 30 Texas A&M University
students Sunday at Parents Day.
Named for the University’s first
authors love u president, the awards
were pre
sented by President Jack K.
Receiving the award were the
er. Alvarado poir sen > or > J 1 unior an , d sophomore of
ring little words each colle g e wi ; th th f to P T g rade
dn’t” can complett P oint ratio f o r <- heir class. In case
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waning of a story. GPR Gathright award winners are
,r Inner sneer! mi M ermined by total scholastic hours
r ant l student activities, in that order.
w’X I Gradt ' point ratios of the 1977 re-
cipients ranged between 3.92 and
4.06. A GPR better than 4.0 is pos
sible for students who received
grade points, but no credit hours,
for required physical education.
Recipients, by college and
hometown, are:
Seniors — Joe B. Anders, Sci
ence, Kountze; Sue A. Coveil, Edu
cation, Pasadena; Frederick Evins,
Architecture and Environmental
Design, Bryan; Patricia A.
Grothouse, Geosciences, Houston;
Beverly A Jenschke, Business Ad
ministration, Fredericksburg; Neil
M. Jones, Engineering, Athens;
Mark A. Pitman, Marine Sciences,
Angleton; Lorelei M. Raesner, Lib
eral Arts, Rosenberg, and Randolph
M. Vaclavik, Agriculture, Elmen-
dorf.
Third Year Veterinary Medicine
— Michael E. Paulsen, San Angelo.
Juniors — Grace M. Chen, Geo
sciences, Kowloon, Hong Kong;
Don Harton, Architecture and
Environmental Design, Houston;
Kenneth M. Kuhr, Agriculture,
College Station; Robert A. Lacy,
Science, Lake Charles, La.;
Michelle S. Marti, Liberal Arts,
Cleburne; Bryan E. Mitchell,
Engineering, Houston; Michael
Pate, Business Administration,
Brownsville; Mimi M. Sicilio, Edu
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