Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Tuesday, March 16, 1965 ^*:’v.:X:r:*:.:.:.x.:.:«:*:«:»:»:*:*:-x*x*:*X‘:%«>:*:*M«:*x*x*x*>: , x*x*x*. # **.*. , -*»*« , «*« , « # «*»*»*«*-** , * , -** % *«***‘******** # «*«***«*****’ , * , **«*****-********'.x | Reynolds 9 Rap | 1 i | by Mike Reynolds | The latest announcements of television shows to be taken off the air at the end of the season includes an entry that causes some wonderment at the tastes of the average viewer in the U. S. “Slattery’s People” appears headed for the “Boob Tube” grave yard. Constantly, week after week, this program has brought a fresh breath of air to the otherwise stale atmosphere of viewing. It has dared to be controver sial. It has dared to deal with matters of government and every day life that other programs wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole. Such an example program dealt with the teaching of sex educa tion in high school; another week brought the question of party subsidy of young political talent to the fore. They have not been handled in the standard shoot-em-up or emotional drip ped manner. THEY MAKE THE VIEWER THINK. Well, could it be the acting? This question would get some where if it wasn’t for the splen did talents of Richard Crenna who plays Slattery with a curi ously warm understanding. It all boils down to the fact that the average Joe wants to come home and put his feet up on the coffee table, sip a cool one and forget his troubles. He likes his TV plots thin, his TV morals low, his TV actors flat, his TV quality lacking and his TV action fast. It is really a wonder that a program such as “The Defend ers” which is very much like “Slattery’s People” has lasted as long as is has. Americans are ostriches. RICE EDITOR THRESHER — the ousting of the editor of the Rice Thresher (see story on page 1) brings up the question of press freedom in American colleges again. It is the opinion of this corner that the action taken by Dean S. W. Higginbotham should be reviewed by an impartial panel (if such can be found) of faculty and students. Then, if it is found that the action was justified, the panel should submit an opinion saying so. If not, Kelley shotild be returned to his job. What is to keep an official of any school from removing a student editor for a personal grudge ? Careful review should be the case, no matter what the circumstances. TEXAN EDITOR — Texan editorial policy has cried for months for an elected editor. Now they have it. However, one of the candidates has sought the support of a campus party. Now the Texan is crying that the edi tor should be free of politics. How, pray tell, can you have an election free of politics ? How can a person receive an majority of votes if he doesn’t appeal for them. One is tempted to say that they made their bed and now they are going to have to sleep in it. Textbook Rental Plan Saves Students $$$ By Intercollegiate Press River Falls, Wis. — Renting instead of buying textbooks is saving students at the nine Wis consin State Universities well over a million dollars this year, the Board of Regents office in Madison reports. At the State University, stu dents may either rent or buy textbooks assigned i for their courses*,.; Nearly all ^ students rent their books at a cost of $6 or $8 a semester, rather than buy the assigned texts at an average cost new of $35 to $40. For the year, the average saving is about $60 per student. Because of the rental system, there is no market in current used texts on State University cam puses. Where there is a market in used textbooks, students sel dom recover more than one-third of the cost of new books after completing their courses, book stores report. Assuming that all student bought texts and sold them for one-third, the rental system re sults in a saving of about $40 a year for each of the 30,000 stu dents enrolled this year on the nine state campuses, or $1,200,- 000. For several weeks during each semester, WSU students have an opportunity to buy any of the textbooks they are using at a discount. Very few purchase their texts, the State Universi ties report. Bulletin Board TUESDAY Math Wives Club will meet at 8 p.m. in the cabinet room of the YMCA Building. Agricultural Education Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Bill Strick at 1010 Winding Road in College Station. The program will be presented by Mrs. Les Hawkins of Bryan. SPECIAL ISSUE! THE YOUNG STARS IN SPORT! 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News contributions m editorial office, Room 4, ay be made by telephoning VI 6.6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the YMCA Building. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. EDITOR RONALD L. FANN Managing Editor Glenn Dromgoole CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Reds Ban Demonstrations By Some Foreign Student VJ-' 5 rirt cd S rWs ^tte? ^ ^s, . es \V'W X>VeSiV Wee v ^ \\t c 5»2S5;'sS. W^\\\W> f§^- “I had it enlarged from the newspaper to hang over my desk!” MOSCOW (A > ) — The Soviet Union, stung by demonstrations which got out of hand 11 days ago, has barred some foreign students from taking part in any future demonstrations, student sources said Monday. The Soviet government drew sharp criticism from the United States for not doing enough to prevent trouble during the March 4 outbreak at the U. S. Embassy and from Red China for doing too much to put down the demonstration. The harsh Chinese accusations made the Chiense-Soviet split wors^c. The student informants said some students at Moscow’s Pa trice Lumumba University were warned after the outbreak against taking part in further demonstrations. The university, named for the Congo’s slain first premier, has no Chinese students but many of its stu dents from underdeveloped na tions frequently join in anti- American demonstrations in Mos cow. The Chinese claimed more than 30 Chinese students were injured, nine seriously, in the March 4 demonstration, which against U. S. air strikes in North Viet Nam. The Soviet Union claimed 30 Soviet police and soldiers were injured by Chinese students, four of them seriously. The soldiers had to be called out to put down the dem onstrators. Soviet authorities in the past have used demonstrations at foreign embassies to emphasize Soviet policy, but they now seem to be moving to prevent had as its pretext protests future demonstrations — 0r least any they do not organj! themselves. Word of the student warni n , accompanied still Chinese attack on the Sovk government, one of the sharpest since former Premier Khm shchev was ousted last October Peking’s official Peolpe’s Daj! ly accused the Russians of be' ing “under the thumb of U. S imperialism, the common my of the people of the ene. world," Job Calls WEDNESDAY Firestone Tire & Rubber Com pany — accounting, business ad ministration, economics, indus trial education. General Motors Corporation — electrical engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineer ing, industrial distribution. LTV Aeronautics & Astronau tics Division, Military Electro nics Division — aerospace engi neering, civil engineering, elec trical engineering, industrial en gineering, mechanical engineer ing, mathematics, physics. San Antonio Air Material Area — aerospace engineering, elec, trical engineering, industrial gineering, mechanical engineer- ing. Docum< Povert; OnTap Chicago, Rock Island & Pacifj ( Railroad Company — accounting, business administration, civil en gineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering. Ingersoll-Rand Company _ chemical engineering, civil engi- peering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, mechani- cal engineering, business admini- stration. A. documenta: title d “The Cap Tuesday at 7:3 lo gical Science: room. The free she by the Departm Economics and William P. 1 professor in th recent federal have stimulatec ence and pers "in the most a: has ever evolve man.” He said “The cates the subj poverty—the fe it is experien family- Editor, The Battalion: My name is Jack Odgee and I am an accounting major from San Benito, Texas. I would like to enter my name as a candidate for the office of president of the Sophomore Class for the school term 1965-66. I am well aware of the duties of this office and I feel that I have the qualifications and ex perience to fullfill these duties. In high school I was active in school extracurricular functions and I had the honor of serving as president of the Freshman Class, president of the Sopho more Class, vice president and president of the Student Council. This year I have had the pri vilege of serving our class as a member of the Fish Drill Team. I want to serve as your class president and I am ready to work my hardest for our class. I make only one promise to you, the Class of ’68, if I am elected. I promise nothing but fairness to all. Jack Ogdee, ’68 ★ ★ ★ Editor, The Battalion: If the sun comes up in the morning no one will think that unusual, will they? If Texas University is not swallowed up by an earthquake tonight, no one will worry about it, will they ? If somebody that is not necessar ily qualified is elected to office Thursday by getting a couple of dozen votes, no one will com plain will they? Will anyone ever take an in terest in anything that happens and is just “taken for granted to be right and natural?” A total of one or two dozen votes does not constitute a rep resentative majority. Yet almost yearly in class elections someone is elected by this bare minimum of votes. LAST DAY Elke Sommers ‘WHY BOTHER TO KNOCK” STARTS TOMORROW f CONNIE DEAN ISTEVENS* JONES and ROMERtf CIRCLE LAST NITE Kim Novak ‘KISS ME STUPID” & ‘GUN FIGHT AT DODGE CITY” Sound Off For best results try The Battalion Classified. For this handful of people that vote maybe the person they elect ed had a “good sounding name” or perhaps it was just that his name was first on the list. At least he was “democratically elected.” That’s what matters, doesn’t it? After all, who cares if he knows anything about stu dent government ? Maybe it is not important, but it is something to think a little bit about. Maybe another something to “think a little bit about” is that among the 36 candidates for next year’s Senior Class officers there are several men who have held or are holding a class office. Norris Cano, Harris Papas, Tom Hargrove, Mike Beck and Joe Bush are in this category. Maybe it would be a good thing to think about Thursday’s elec tion. Oh yes, Mike Nabor’s name will be found on the list of am bitious candidates because he finally found a position in which he can do a little more for our class if someone will recognize his qualifications and potential. John Prewitt, ’66 ★ ★ ★ Editor, The Battalion: In reference to a letter by Dick Carey placing his name as a candidate for Yell Leader of the Junior Class, he mentioned being a member of the Sky Div ers Club. We would like to place his name in nomination for a Purple Heart for being wounded in the lines of duty as a member of this club. On his first jump he landed on the runway, fell on his tu and was given a military for a week because he couldn’t sit down. We recommend him most hardily for Yell Leader for as long as he is in the Sky Divers Club. Battlin’ B-l fish ★ ★ ★ Editor, The Battalion: John “Doc” Holladay is my name and I’m one of the candi- FOR FUN & RECREATION TURF GREEN MINIATURE GOLF COURSE will be open for play March 12 3 p. m. till 11 p. m. daily Located at 120 Highway 6 So. College Station For party rates phone 846-8097 dates for Junior Yell Leader. , I’m from Ft. Hood, majoring in accounting, and am a member of the Semper Fidelis Society, the Judo Club, and a section head on The Aggieland staff, as well as a squad leader in A-2. I have been asked by many why I decided to run for yell leader, and since this is an im portant element in making a choice on election day, I’ll try and explain. Since I’ve been here I have come to consider A&M as my home; I’ll admit that I had different feelings at first, but now I want to do all I can for the school and all that it stands for. This means working for and supporting all of our teams, build ing up the spirit of the 12th Man, and all of the other things which can help to make A&M the very best. The best way to do this is as yell leader. That sums it up real quick, but I don’t thing that I really have to explain how I feel, for most of you feel the same. The best I can say for my campaigning is to ask those who know me to make your choice. On the 18th, I’d appreciate your votes, but most important make sure you vote and make sure you buddies vote — let’s have a full turn-out from the Class of ’67. John “Doc” Holladay, ’67 ★ ★ ★ Editor, The Battalion: Don’t you think Pete Bush, Tiff Simmons or Norris Cano know what the qualifications are for class officials. If you are not sure what it takes to qualify a man for such a position, why don’t you ask one of them — I’m sure they’ll be objective enough to tell you the truth. If not them, ask someone else whose opinion you value. No one else is going to need to know the qualifications except you. Thursday my name along with many other qualified candidates will be listed under the position of secretary-treaurer and the position of MSC representative for the Class of ’66. One of us will represent your desires neict year, but only you can repre sent your desire Thursday. Why vote ? Maybe it is be cause our class has got so much “class” it can’t afford not to. Maybe it is because we’ve al ways been a responsible group. Or maybe there are a lot more maybes that are more apparent but in the end it is those who stand in line that will know. And it will be these self same people that return Norris Cano and other class officials to their positions if they vote qualifica tions instead of “good sounding names,” or “dorm buddies.” If it takes 30 minutes to vote and we select men of quality possibly the inconvenience will be made up for by 36 weeks of dyn- ammic class leadership. Pretty much a bargain, I think. Mike Beck, ’66 BUNGLED A ' BANQUET LATELY? YMCA C Freshma You have Ramada’s sympathies. That’s why we set up our Banquet Planning Service ... to avoid the hundred or so “disasters” possible at any group’s important banquet meeting. Ramada Inn banquets are perfect simply because Ramada has the know-how. Never go through a do-it-yourself “bungled banquet” again. Let Ramada make your next feast a fiesta ... not a fiasco! RAMADA INN (on. Lmx FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION Call Ramada’s Banquet Planning Divi sion— Ramada Inn, 3801 E. Van Buren — 275-4741 — Phoenix. The Sphinx zation of 40 freshmen, has a counterpart c cil, J. 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