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THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1980 Page 11 : local what's the ultimate a LETTER tA&RP FOR. TUFT MOW* -that's GROSS, OFF- EAISI\/E. . Ra 1/fJC.hy ANP F>£RM\I$SH/G ? obby addresses graduates f Emotions soar Review dur- by DEBBIE NELSON Battalion StafT About 3 p.m. on Friday, the first iaduate of the Texas A&M Univer- fty's Class of 1980 received his di- iloma. Nearly 20 hours, two graduation leremonies and 3,130 degrees later, le last diploma had been awarded lid the last whoop of the ceremonies lad reverberated in G. Rollie White loliseum. I The graduates were in typical high ggie spirits, from President Jarvis Hiller’s opening “Howdy” to the fin- 1 benediction. | There were many proud and luching moments during the three eremonies, held Friday at 2 p.m. nd 7:30 p.m., and Saturday at 9 p. j Sometime during the ceremonies, e 100,000th degree was presented, tiiller offered some perspective on ie University’s growth, saying half f those degrees have been pre- snted since 1970, while only 20,000 jgrees were presented in the riod from the University’s origin 1876 to 1950. Sara Joanne Feldman, a finance nd accounting major, and William t smansit d to 5 useittoi Carl Altman, a December 1979 gra duate in electrical engineering, won the Brown Foundation Earl Rudder Outstanding Student Award, to hon or the memory of former Texas A&M President Rudder. Feldman and Altman won $5,000 each as outstanding graduating seniors, based on leadership, pat riotism, courage and humility judged by an anonymous committee. Altman is also a Rhodes scholar, with his fellowship to begin in Sep tember. Texas Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby addres sed the second and third graduation ceremonies on what he termed “the traditional ‘your education is just be ginning’ theme.” Hobby startled the audience by saying, “The world, quite frankly, doesn’t give a damn that the class of 1980 at Texas A&M is about to climb on board. “You will have to prove yourself to a world as uncaring and skeptical of you as you are of t.u.,” Hobby ex plained. Hobby said the “energy mess” will be a growing concern for the next generation. “You will sire and raise the first generation of Americans since the technological revolution to have lived without energy abundance. “That’s where the Aggies come in,” Hobby said. He told the gradu ates they will be responsible for find ing energy solutions and making de cisions that will affect future genera tions. Hobby concluded, “Exactly one year from now there will be thousands and thousands of young men and women sitting where you are now who are primed and ready to take your jobs. You’ve got a one year head-start. Get busy. We’re count ing on you.” Dr. Haskell Monroe, dean of faculties and vice president for academic affairs, addressed the first ceremony, at what he termed was also his own graduation. After 21 years on the Texas A&M faculty, Monroe is leaving to assume the presidency of the University of Texas at El Paso. “We are now about to become part of a maroon line which for 104 years has symbolized high achievement, diligent concern for others and the defense of freedom.” i&M reaches ‘milestone’ Texas A&M University is in ‘ ex tent condition,” President Jarvis ws til fc said in his annual state-of-the- niversity address last Thursday. “The numbers and quality speak jut offilorthemselves,” he said, referring to erecord 31,000 student body, and ie current academic standards. Calling graduation of the Univer- ! jiity’s 100,000th student last sekend a major milestone, Miller the number of graduates has nost doubled since 1973 and in- eased five-fold since 1950. The class of 1980 alone equaled total number of students who aduated in Texas A&M’s first 50 jortafe ears, he said. Miller challenged the faculty to aintain the atmosphere of a school students know the faculty res, where young minds can grow. “It is a school where a very ill young woman received cards from three of her professors,” he said. “This kind of attitude sets this Uni versity apart.” Vice President for Academic Affairs J. M. Prescott, Student Body President Ronnie Kapavik and Asso ciation of Former Students Presi dent Raul Fernandez joined Miller in his address to the faculty. Fernan dez presented Distinguished Achievement Awards and $1,000 checks to 15 faculty and staff mem bers on behalf of the University’s 95,000 alumni. Prescott said, although prospects are not bright for initiating new prog rams, “I propose that we place emphasis on improvement in quality — good faculty, good students, good facilities.” Miller and Prescott also saluted Dr. Haskell Monroe, Texas A&M’s dean of faculties and associate vice president, who is leaving to become president of the University of Texas at El Paso. by DEBBIE NELSON Battalion Staff With the familiarity and exhiliaration accompanying most tradi tion-filled ceremonies, the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets celebrated commissioning and Final Review on Saturday. Gen. Bennie L. Davis, commander of the Air Training Command, headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, presented commissions to 122 cadets at commissioning ceremonies held at 1:30 p.m. in G. Rollie White. Before the ceremony Aggie spirit swept the audience as the Aggie Band pounded out songs in anticipation of final review and every outfit proudly proclaimed it was “the best damn outfit on the campus.” William Dugat of Weslaco, the 1979-80 corps commander, received the William T. Doherty Award given to a commissioned graduating senior. Selection was based on high moral character, outstanding academic record and respect of officers in the Corps. Davis praised the newly commissioned officers for accepting the “commitment of officership.” “You have all had friends,” Davis said, “who changed their minds about becoming officers. They found the price was too high, the demand was too great, the sacrifice was unacceptable.” Davis urged the cadets to be innovative, yet to avoid rigidity, and to be cool-headed, yet not cool-hearted. Commissioning, as well as the Final Review which followed, was a proud and joyous ceremony, with smiling parents and friends, the singing of the Spirit of Aggieland and the National Anthem and the precision and perfection of the Corps. The Corps marched onto the drill field at 3 p. m. with horns blaring, flags unfurled and senior boots shining. General Davis reviewed the cadets for the first review, as senior members of the Corps marched with their outfits for the last time. Shutters clicked and movie cameras whirred. After the last outfit had passed by the reviewing stand, the non-graduating cadets changed into their 1980-81 uniforms so they could pass in review for the senior cadets. Many a proud mother announced her son was putting on his senior boots for the first time. Many a senior cadet posed for pictures with his or her friends and tided not to think it was a sad day. 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