Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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I (• ARNOLD AIR AF Campus Leaders Arnold Air Society, the honorary fraternity of Air Force cadets, has the function of service to the Air Force, the university, and the community. As part of the AFROTC recruiting program, Arnold Air sponsored Pen- ny-a-Pound Day. The cadets offered a half-hour ride in a Cessna 177 for the price of a penny per pound of the passenger. Arnold Air were hosts to over 14 brother chapters in their area con- clave this year. The agenda included business meetings, seminars, and a banquet featuring General Aurthur Agan as speaker. Their continuing project is the sponsorship of the Ballinger School for the Mentally Retarded. They host activities weekly for the children. ly gil Cadet Tim Walker and Sgt. Lewis of the Military Science Department pre- pare to take off at the Arnold Air Penny-a-Pound Day. recruiting for Tech and the AFROTC Blood, Sweat And No Tears! ANGEL FLIGHT Arnold Air Sisters Angel Flight, drill and service organization sponsored by the Arnold Air Society, supports and promotes Arnold Air Society and the AFROTC program through a number of on-and- off-campus activities. The Angels were official host- esses at the area conclave co-hosted by Arnold Air. The group performed a special drill in precision for the visit- ing Angel and Arnold Air delegates. Every fall the Angels help the AF cadets build the homecoming float and march in the parade. They also participate in the ROTC card section at the game. The Angels were special angels to the Ballinger School children when they helped Arnold Air with the holi- day functions. Angel Flight Commander Marilyn Davies encourages Arnold Air member Emanuel Honig as he donates blood to the Arnold Air Blood Bank. available blood for all Tech students .Angel Flight marches at the half-time performance of a Tech Ij.i-m iluii f jme. The Flight shows the spectators the drills they execute in competiiion with other colleges and universities in the U.S. representing and supporting Tech and the Air horn- Tyme—23

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ARNOLD AIR Jim McCarty, Arnold Air president, and Tim Veneziano, pledge trainer, help some of the children at the Ballenger School for the Mentally Retarded present their Christmas play at a party sponsored by Arnold Air members. the accomplishment is in their sense of accomplishment Marilyn Davies, Angel Flight member, and Tim Veneziano exchange salutes with General Arthur C. Agan, the guest speaker at the Arnold Air Society-Angel Flight Area Conclave sponsored by the Tech chapters of both organizations and held this year in Lubbock. proudly representing the United States Air Force m 22—Tyme

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HONOR FLIGHTS (ipilk f J JAMES McCARTY Commander DAVID HENNEKE Executive GARY BRACKETT Administration JIMMY WARD Comptroller Lennol Absher Fred Boling Charles Borders Rrnald Bredemeyer John Conlin Melvin Copeland Ron Driggers Michael Eck James Fester Robert Fleer mU Bruce Goodman David Gulheinz Emanuel Hi nig Steven Knight Carl Little Donald McCullough Richard McElroy Michael McMahan David Martin William Mundt Bruce Ott ARNOLD AIR SOCIETY Top Cadets Arnold Air Society, the profes- sional honorary service organization of advanced AFROTC cadets, has been busy in actively serving Tech, AFROTC, and the community. Visiting and entertaining children at Bailinger School, a home for men- tally retarded children, has remained the largest project carried on by Arnold Air. Besides Tuesday and Wednesday visits to the school, Arnold also gave Christmas and Halloween parties with Angels for the home. Among other projects, CHAP (Children Have a Potential) is oper- ated by AAS. Under this program paintings are collected and sold to raise money to support a school for mentally and physically retarded chil- dren of Air Force personnel. Several members of Arnold Air have been teaching members of the local Civil Air Patrol on subjects as aviation, history, theory of flight, elec- tronics, navigation, and weather. Sup- port of CAP is another AAS com- munity service. The largest undertaking this year was preparation for the AAS Area G-1 Conclave held in Lubbock. Represent- atives from other squadrons were pres- ent from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The continuing project of the AAS is the Blood Bank for Tech stu- dents and faculty. Larry Roseland Thomas Sherley John Valusek Timothy Veneziano Mollie Marcum, Angel Flight member, offers David Henncke, Arnold Air mem- ber, a doughnut as a welcome break from the stadium clean-up. Every year Arnold Air takes on the job of cleaning Jones Stadium alter Tech home games. 24—T mv