Texas A and M University - El Rancho Yearbook (Kingsville, TX)

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ZR. Fannin P ' . .,.z, 'hi -X ' , J ,X 1, ' , 'N , L-',l?:..X:-it , V -. .gicllbgx ,M N34 X BQ 4 Siva Mx xN' 5 an-I i-2' xc! P. --2 LV X ,N . ..1g11f ?5 Each year the Biology Department holds the Annual Wildlife Show. People from the South Texas Area come to see the many animals, snakes, and birds that are on exhibit. 4111 Biology Department hosts meetingg new fall courses offered One of the busiest departments on the Texas A8tl University campus is the Biol- ogy Department. The department hosted the 1971 meet- ing of the South Texas Association of Bi- ologists on October 21-22. This organi- zation was begun as an association of college instructors. lt has now grown to include biologists working in private in- dustry and government and interested high school biology teachers. The Honors Lecture ,Series Program, held each semester, offers four lectures from various eminent biologists. These lectures are primarily for students in freshman biology courses who have shown a high degree of scholarly attain- ment. The purpose of lectures is to ex- pose students to specialists in different biological fields. The biology department added three new courses this fall, Biology 515, Biol- ogy of Estaurine Organisms, Biology 435, Comparative Animal Physiology, and Biology 439, Introduction to Marine Ecology. Under the direction of Dr. Carl Wood, the Mariculture Research Biological Sta- tion Site 55 situated below Riviera gives the students an opportunity to conduct experiments. The ornithology class under Dr. Allan H. Chaney has made several field trips to the Cd. Victoria, Mexico area to study different species of birds. The zoology class has also undertaken field trips to Bay City to study and collect snakes. Dr. Edwin R. Bogusch travelled in Jan- uary to six southern and midwestern states to give Audubon Society Lectures. The Biology Department has a herbar- ium. Located on top of the Biology-Earth Science Building, it contains approxi- mately 5,000 specimens, mostly from Texas. lt is constantly being expanded with donations from faculty and student collections. lt is utilized by graduate stu- dents in coniunction with their field work, and it is also used as a teaching aid in certain courses in the department.

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Bible Chair brings speakers fo ACSQI, new building opens The Campus Christian Fellowship con- tinued Operation Uplift this year. Every Friday students from CCF went to Youth City and Dos Mundos School in Corpus Christi to tutor slow learning students. The CCF also cooperated with the other Bible Chairs to bring films and speakers to campus. CCF director, Karl Brown, taught courses on marriage and morals and the teachings of Jesus. Over TOO students were enrolled. The Church of Christ Bible Chair started a membership drive this semester. They had speakers every week talking on the different periods of Christ's life. The speakers came from churches in this area. Robert Skeleton, director, taught several courses this semester on the New Testament. Tentative plans have been made for new courses on different books of the Bible. There were 85 students en- rolled this semester. The Baptist Student Union served lunches this semester in an effort to get students together. They also worked three Mission points. They visited local areas and worked with disadvantaged children Dean Mathis, BSU director, reported an enrollment of about 100 students this semester He instructed courses covering the prophets, Old Testament, and the Book of the Genesis The biggest prolect of the Catholic Stu dent Association this semester is the new building which was completed in Febru ar The building is open to all students lt includes a snack bar and lounge lt also has classrooms and a large conference room The Catholic Student Association, Catholic fraternity, and married students use the building regularly The center received a new director this year, the Rev Robert J Ullrich The association continued its annual barbecue to collect funds for a mainte nance fund for the building Top: Rev. Robert J. Ullrich, new director of the Catholic Student Center. Bottom: BSU sponsored Buckner Fannin this year. He spoke to students in the Biology-Earth Science building. .. . ...J f Ss Jfiwf v?'f3.ff4f1V,6 sg. frfrffffg-s1gfaF.'f6s -WMM , . 0 . , . . T 0 ' a . . . ' . I 0 - . l l ' . I I u Ax., , fm. : ' , '- wsww5em...,......,.,. N ' 4 355 - 4 '-- . ' WW: Z I M . ? ,bb-1 I ' A ,WW WM.. - .4 it . L3 Vff ' :Q ,Z 2 Mi ami? ,. sw, 2,4 , ' V ww :ffpi 1 --1 -, Q.. , ,.'f,,,'..,. , I, , .uf..,,,,,, T ,a 'iff '14 If? 'W ---if? ffgfag Ears.. 1 ff! 4 P' 1'5- loch year the see the many

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Re-organization for School of Business Adm in istro tion The School of Business Administration has re-organized for the third consecutive year. During the fall of 1971 the school de- partmentalized into four departments. Dr. Dennis B. Ford, dean of the school, said that the change became necessary be- cause of the huge administrative load re- quired to operate the School. There are approximately 1,650 stu- dents enrolled in business courses at A8tl. Operation began for 1971-72 under the leadership of Dr. Robert Nash, eco- nomics and finance, Dr. Darwin Hoffman, general business administration, and Dr. Leslie Muneke, management and market- ing. Another department scheduled for the near future is accounting and elec- tronic data processing. The newly named department heads will be responsible for many duties once assumed by Dean Ford. Department heads will teach three classes and budget their remaining time to adminis- tration. Ford estimates that the administration load for the past four semesters had in- creased by 15 percent and the proiected rate of increase for the next four years will be between seven and ten percent. Thirty-six full-time faculty members and six graduate assistants began duties in August. During 1970-71 the School had 30 full-time faculty members. The School offers students courses of study leading to the B.B.A. degree in ten specializations. The business administra- tion program has been extended to pro- vide for students to earn a provisional certificate in secondary education under the general business or secretarial studies program. Master's degrees offered by the school include the M.B.A., M.S., and M.A. The School continues publication of its Graduate Handbook, a supplementary guide to the University catalog. A new innovation under study is a plan for incoming freshman students to skip mathematics 105 and 108 and be- gin 116 and 117. The bilingual program, now in its sec- ond year, has two faculty members teaching the program's five courses. Ford said that it is now possible for a student to take one-half of his upper level work in Spanish. Yearly programs carried out by the School include offering business exten- sion classes at several area locations and student recruiting visits to iunior colleges. The School has had only two heads during its 47 year history, Dr. J. R. Man- ning and Ford. Ford succeeded Manning as director of the Business Administration Division in 1964, when Manning retired as head. Ford became dean of the divi- sion in 1965 and when the college was granted University status in 1967, he be- came the first dean of the School of Busi- ness Administration. 52?-52? . f J-W' 'St s. -swf- Lx Top: Marv' M' - . banquet, 5I2Ho,EUImg53ccoUm'n9 S9C'elY President, and special guest speaker James Carroll G7 0 I - I students enrolled in various business courses during the year.