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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1977
Campus Names
Nuclear engineer
receives award
Wayne Simmons was awarded
the Mitty C. Plummer Award
yesterday for outstanding nuclear
engineering junior. Simmons was
selected by students and faculty
members.
chairman, were recognized by
the group. Faubus earned
bachelor’s and master’s degrees
in accounting from Texas A&M in
1939 and 1958. Ahart holds a 1962
undergraduate degree.
McVay receives
engineering award
students are eligible for the
award at the time they are
enrolled in the second of two
basic engineering design courses.
Professors nominate candidates
from EDG 106 who have A aver
ages. A department committee
makes the selection.
Suter to become
associate dean
Accounting society
recognizes alumnus
Texas A&M University’s chap
ter of Beta Alpha Psi, national ac
counting honor society, has
awarded outstanding alumnus
status to an executive of Reynolds
Metals Co. and the head of busi
ness at Abilene Christian Univer
sity. Jan F. Ahart, assistant vice
president at Reynolds, at
Richmond, Va., and Dr. Overton
Faubus, ACU department
Duane A. McVay of Houston
won the 1976-77 T. R. Spence
Award for the outstanding stu
dent in Texas A&M’s Engineer
ing Design Graphics Depart
ment. McVay, a freshman
mechanical engineering major,
has been presented a gold
engraved watch and plaque.
Runnersup for the award are
Allan M. Dewey of Sherburne,
N.Y., and Gerald B. Gump of
Houston, who also received
plaques.
All Texas A&M engineering
Reagan chosen
head yell leader
Joe Reagan of Sinton has been
chosen head yell leader for
1977-78.
Reagan, a junior agricultural
business major, was selected
from among the three recently-
elected senior yell leaders. A
14-member committee chaired
by Dr. Gary Halter interviewed
the candidates and chose the
head yell leader. The committee
is composed of eight students and
six faculty-staff members.
Dr. Dwayne Suter will be
come associate dean for instruc
tion in the College of Agriculture
at Texas A&M University begin
ning Sept. 1.
Suter, associate professor of
agricultural engineering, will as
sume duties for Dr. R. C. Potts,
who has held the associate dean’s
post since 1968. Potts retires
Aug. 31.
The associate dean’s position is
directed toward the instructional
program of the College of Ag
riculture, student counseling and
general faculty relations as they
apply to teaching matters.
Suter, 44, is a native Okla
homan and received his B.S.,
M.S. and Ph.D. from Oklahoma
State University.
Annual salute to Bob Will
features Texas Playboys
Need to borrow a
United Press International
Turkey, Texas — They don’t call
off a memorial salute to Bob Wills in
the West Texas country where he
was raised just because it might
rain.
Crowds gathered last weekend as
fast as the black, threatening clouds
gathered across the Panhandle
plains.
The folks came to hear the music
made famous by their idol, played
annually in memory of the much be
loved Wills in the town where he
grew up, and a little rain wasn’t
going to keep them away.
“Get it on,” someone yelled as
the band on the 50-yard line in the
middle of the grass covered football
field.
On the board stage stood the
Texas Playboys, the band organized
in the 1930s by Wills and whose sur
viving members include Leon
McAuliffe, A1 Stricklin and Smokey
Dacus.
Wills died in 1975. He composed
“San Antonio Rose,” starred in 26
movies and was a member of the
Country Music Hall of Fame —- the
notches in his belt of national rec
ognition.
Locally and across much of Texas,
and Oklahoma, they hail every song
he ever wrote and every note the
Playboys ever played.
chair alongside his pickup
“Lots of memories.”
Six year’s ago the town’s music
lovers decided to set aside the last
Saturday in April to honor their
hero.
There are a lot of
here,” said the fellow ir
Texas Tech group selling Bof
T-shirts. There were even
from bent old cowboys toj
who’d escaped their diapers,
4,000 pilgrims in all, comin;
live the good old days.
Wills originated what is called
Western swing, a blend of jazz,
swing and blues.
“It’s sort of a combination of New
Texas Today
Orleans ragtime. Basically its jazz
on strings,” said Cecil Phillips of
Roswell, N.M.
The band stuck strictly
compositions or ones helm
each song setting loose ck#
recognition among the [ii|
They played “Faded Love,"
All Night, Stay a Little L
“Milk Cow Blues, ” the farm
Antonio Rose” and the Will
ture tune, “Were the
Playboys From the Lone Star!
— which drew a special cliee
the folks around Tulsa,
Phillips, 52, used to play that
style of music on the fiddle in
California during World War II.
“It brings back memories,” he
said, seated in a folding aluminum
“We re here to honor
man who this whole th
Wills biographer Charlesfo«i
announced to the crowd,
Wills they did.
“They roared with
book for finals?
announcer shouted over til
crophone, “Bob Willsandhisf
Playboys are on the air.”
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The day began with a[
through the weather-beatea
ings downtown.
Lou has all
your last-minute
calculator needs &
accessories.
And when you come in, bring
in your old used books. We’ll
buy ’em back for cash or give
you 20% above their cash
value in trade.
With the FID
MgRug
Bouquet
“We are seeing two ui
things in Turkey today. Then
most no wind here for a cl
there is mud on the wheels
floats in the parade.” saidMai^ 1 UI
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The atmosphere at the oj Ineers
more resembled a rodeo. 6 |er, C
horses tied to bumpers att ■; fatl
growing between recreational | broth
cles, pickup trucks and
parked around the football(i
Your Mother loves you,
so call or come in today
and send her this bright
bouquet in its own
hand-painted ceramic pitcher.
A perfect way to say,
| love you, too.
One longhaired memberofiL as W(
generation of Wills lovers pidfc as
wad of tobacco and stuffed it« as a r
mouth.
Lou has lots of used reference books — great for
starting your own library — now 95c
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Northgate
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Aggieland Flower & Gift Shop
209 University (between Campus Theater & Handyburger)
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“I just suck on it,” he sail
A male member of the
T-shirt patrol found a homsi|
and dropped it in thelapofa
friend wearing a floppy sun
froze panic-stricken until soi
brushed it off. The perpel
chuckled, the music played
the thunderstorm passed!:
south of town, with ban
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MCDONALD’S
INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Mullets win again! Starr, Brown
Double plays ended the Over-the-Hill Gang’s hopes for
victory as they were defeated 6-5 by the Buckhorns.
Super summer fun
Kyle Field was the sprightly
scene for the All-University Track
meet held on Monday, April 11.
The finals for all track events were
held at that time. In overall men’s
team competition, the Mullets
scored 70 team points to capture
the All-University title for the sec
ond straight year. The Mullets
placed extremely well in both the
field and track events. In second
place was Crocker with 43 points
Schuhmacher was third with 24
points. E.P.U. Elite captured the
women’s All-University title with
48 points, closely followed by the
Mullettes with 43 points. Third
place was taken by the Cinder
Queens with 32 points.
In men’s competition, winners
of the events included: 120 yd. low
hurdles, Keith McCarty (Gulf
Coast) with a 13.4 time; 440 yd.
dash, Doug Chester (BAG) with a
52.1; 440 yd. relay, Crocker with a
44.2; mile run, Keith Spiers (Mul
lets) with a 4:32.8; 220 yd. dash,
G. Clark (Cain) with a 21.6; 880
yd. dash, W. BayYy (Loops) with a
2:01.6; 100 yd. dash, C. J. White
(Cain) with a 9.8; and the mile re
lay, Mullets with a 3:27.8.
In women’s competition, the
winners were: 50 yd. dash, Eunice
Mudd (Gruder’s Gang) with a 6.5;
440 yd. dash, Kathy Wendt (Cin
der Queens) with a 1:07.2; 440 yd.
relay, Mullettes with a 54.8; 220
yd. dash, Eunice Mudd (Gruder’s
Gang) with a 27.7; 100 yd. dash,
Eunice Mudd (Gruder’s Gang)
with a 12.1; 880 yd. relay, Mullet
tes with a 1:58.8; and 880 yd.
dash, Susan Kimbro (Mullettes)
with a 2:34.4.
The co-rec 440 yd. relay was
won by the Bananas Track Club
with a 51.1 while the Has Beens
were victorious in the co-rec 880
yd. relay with a winning time of
1:48.3.
The master’s mile was also held
at this track meet for students,
faculty, and staff over 35 years of
age. Bartley Braden was trium
phant with a 5:47.8.
Intramural Superstars
Debbie Starr sponsored by the
Texas A&M Water Polo Team and
Thomas Brown sponsored by
Briarwood Apts, braved tough
competition to become the 1977
Intramural Superstars! Starr came
away with a total of 58.5 points
while Brown accumulated 44
points in the contest which
spanned the last three weeks.
Eunice Mudd and Mark Scott
were runner-up winners with 56
and 38 points respectively.
Competition was stiff as contes
tants participated in seven of the
eight events that made up the IM
Superstar Contest. The men’s
tennis contest was wrapped up
Thursday, April 28 as Leonard Rej-
cek topped Robert Stringer for
first place honors. Lisa Nehring
beat Chris Piccione for the wo
men’s tennis title.
men with a time of 10.1. In the
softball throw Tom Brown threw
323 feet to place over Mike Pfister
who threw 299 feet. Debbie Pis-
tone heaved the ball 164 feet 11
inches to out distance Debbie
Starr who threw 161 feet 3 inches.
The obstacle course was the
final event of the competition and
by far the most grueling. It con
sisted of running, balancing,
jumping, agility, and endurance
skills. Each contestant was al
lowed two time trials. Debbie Pis-
tone came back on her second il
with a 1:07.3 to just edee rf|
Nehi
; who had a 1:07.5.
men’s battle for first place '*]
equally tough as Billy Jack Bivafl
completed the course in 58.0 stfl
onds. His closest competitor'
David Cardwell with a 101.6.
Congratulations to all who pai
ticipated in the Annual SupersM
Competition and to Debbie Statl
and Thomas Brown, a specii|
CONGRATULATIONS
coming the IM SUPERSTARS.
For all you poor souls who have
to spend the summer months at
tending classes at Texas A&M,
don’t despair!!! Don’t let the study
blahs get you down. Escape and
unwind into the fun and exciting
world of summer Intramurals. Ac
tivities for the first summer ses
sion include slow pitch softball, 3
man volleyball, 3 man basketball,
racquetball doubles, tennis sin
gles, cross country, and handball
singles. Entries open May 30 and
close June 3.
Second summer session ac
tivities are slow pitch softball, 3
man volleyball, 3 man basketball,
handball doubles, tennis doubles,
golf doubles, and racketball sing
les. Entries open July 5 and close
July 8. So don’t let your studies
sour your sunny disposition. Es
cape and unwind with summer In
tramurals!!
Buckhorns take All-U
softball title
Special . . . Special . . .
Another exciting and successful
year of Intramurals was wrapped
up with a series of special events.
These were comprised of the
home run hitting contest, tug-o-
war, and punt, pass, and kick con
test.
Thirty-six participants com
peted in the home run hitting con
test that was held April 11 on the
varsity baseball field. Each partic
ipant was allowed 10 swings, with
points awarded for different dis
tances. Mark Olmo was the All-
University champion “swinger.”
In the tug-o-war competition
held April 25, Sausalito out tugged
2nd Wing to become the All-
University champion. Eight teams
saw action with twelve people
constituting a team.
The practice astro-turf was the
scene for the punt, pass, and kick
contest on April 25. The eleven
participants were given 3 attempts
to punt, pass, and kick the football
as far as possible. Robert Stringer
captured first place with a total
distance of 159 yards 1 ft. 6 in.
Last Thursday the Intramural
slow pitch softball season drew to a
close with the Over-the-Hill Gang
and Buske’s Buckhorns colliding
for the All-University title. The
Over-the-Hill Gang hoped for a
repeat performance from last year,
in which they clinched the All-
University championship. But this
year the Buckhorns shattered
their hopes by defeating the
Over-the-Hill Gang 6-5 in an ex
citing contest.
From the beginning, the Over-
the-Hill Gang was hampered by
pop ups, getting only two base hits
the first three innings.
The Buckhorns got off to an
early 1-0 lead in the first inning
with Pelletier scoring their first
run. Their next big inning came in
the third when the Buckhorns
scored four runs.
But the Over-the-Hill Gang
would not give up, scoring two
runs in the fourth inning. Still
they could not keep the Buc
khorns from scoring another run in
the bottom of the fourth. The
score remained 6-2 in favor of the
Buckhorns until the climatic
seventh inning. The Over-the-Hill
Gang gave it their best, scoring
three runs and making it a thrilling
championship game. But their
surge came too late. A beautifully
executed double play by the Buc
khorns ended their thrilling com
eback. The Buckhorns’ strong hit
ting and good pitching earned
them the All-University title.
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Free throw competition was
close as Blair Smith and Mike To
bias as well as Eunice Mudd and
Lisa Nehring went into a shoot-off
for first place. Mudd came out
victor for the women’s division
and Smith placed first over Tobias.
The Bowling event, which
entailed a total score of three
games was led by Tom Gamier
and Debbie Starr. Gamier bowled
a total of 537 and Starr had a total
of 395. The winners were followed
by Tom Brown with 531 and Lisa
Nehring with 388.
Starr easily won the 100 yard
swim with a time of 59.0 seconds
followed by Cindy Hallaran with a
1:02.9. In the men’s division Mark
Scott poured it on to place first
with a 50.2. His closest competitor
was Bill Lewis with a 57.7.
The weightlifting was computed
on the percent of body weight
lifted. Thomas Brown lifted 191%
of his weight while Mark Scott
took second place after lifting
190% of his weight. In the wo
men’s competition Eunice Mudd
lifted 80.15% to win first in that
event.
Mudd sprinted to victory in the
100 yard dash with a time of 12.2.
Jack Bukley won easily over the
liillfiil
Willow Oaks representative Billy Jack Bivens steps thro J
hoola-hoops as the first part of the Superstar Obstacle
Course.
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