THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, March 17, 1965
BATTALION EDITORIALS
College Press Critics
Now Attempt Censorship
The Southwest Conference has recently been witness
to two flagrant violations of campus press freedom.
Once considered above and hopefully immune to the
seemingly endless conflicts between student editors and
university officials which periodically rage the country, the
facade of the SWC came crumbling down last week at Rice
and the University of Texas.
Outwardly, the cases appear unrelated. The editor of
the Rice Thresher was placed on conduct probation for not
answering a summons from a dean. The University of Texas
Student Publications Board placed an embargo on the free
distribution of the university’s Daily Texan outside the
limits of the campus.
Both actions appear quite ordinary and harmless. But
let us take a closer look.
Thresher editor Hugh Rice Kelley was charged with
deliberately leaving the name of the newspaper’s facultv
advisor off the masthead. He compounded this grevious
crime by not speaking with the dean of students over the
telephone—because he was sick in bed.
In reality this faculty advisor’s name had appeared in
the paper 14 of the last 21 issues but not for the last 4 issues
A letter apologizing to the irate dean for not answering
the telephone, brought no results. The disciplinary action
stood. The only recourse was an appeal to the president
for at least due process punishment, but this attempt is
also doomed to failure because the president’s authority is
necessary to impose the probation.
The real reason for Kelley’s probation can be found in
past issues of the Thresher. Their barbs against the uni
versity’s policy on guest speakers and the regulations con
cerning coed dress stung the wrong people. The editor had
to be removed—removed quietly so as not to bring bad
publicity—but nonetheless removed.
The case of The Daily Texan involves no action against
the newspaper’s editors, but against its distribution. Censor
ship by restricting circulation is much less likely to bring
serious outcries, though it is just as effective as personal
action.
Texas Student Publications Board members gave as their
reason for curtailing circulation, the expense of distributing
free newspapers. A more likely reason is the constant em
barrassment the university receives at the hands of this
controversial paper—especially when it is delivered free to
members of the Texas Legislature.
If these men who make it their sacred duty to censor
the college press chose their particular courses of action
because they feared adverse publicity, their sense of direction
is worse than their attitude. There is only one method to
effectively insure a responsible college press. That is to
give the editors authority to make asses of themselves
House Takes New Action Tuesday
On Higher Education Proposals
AUSTIN <A>) — The House
finally passed and sent to the
Senate Tuesday a bill HB14 au
thorizing, but not appropriating
money for, a new state medical
school on the campus of Texas
Technological College, Lubbock.
It would be up to future legis
latures to write a check for the
school.
The Senate passed and sent to
the House a bill SB160 giving
separate boards of regents to
East Texas State College and
West Texas State University.
The two are now under the state
wide board of regents for state
Teachers Colleges.
Meanwhile, the House passed
101-28 and sent to the Senate a
bill HB333 upgrading East Texas
State College in title to East
Texas State University.
The Senate approved another
name change when it passed and
sent to the House a bill SB375
that would drop the word “teach
ers” from the title of Sam Hous
ton State Teachers College.
Senators gave preliminary ap
proval to a measure SJR24 to
raise from 5 to 10 cents the
amount of state ad valorem or
property tax dedicated to college
buildings and to add five col
leges, including Arlington State,
to the 12 current recipients of
the fund. The change would
make another $11 million avail
able annually for college con
struction.
Arlington State also was in
volved when the Senate State
Affairs Committee approved
without debate a bill SB407
that would transfer the school
from the Texas A&M system to
the University of Texas system.
The bill is now on the Senate
calendar ready for debate. Sen.
Don Kennard, Fort Worth, spon
sor, and a number of Arling
ton State supporters from Fort
Worth and Dallas appeared be
fore the University of Texas re
gents last Friday seeking the
split with A&M.
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Managing Editor
Sports Editor
RONALD L. FANN
... Glenn Dromgoole
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Editor,
The Battalion:
My name is Jack Gaden — my
friends call be Gabo. I am run
ning for the office of Senior
Class historian. I think that the
Class of ’66 is the greatest class
in A&M’s history. And I would
like to see that the history of
our class be recorded fully and
completely so that in the future
anyone who reads the history
can easily tell what an outstand
ing class we have.
I want to make sure that the
recorded history of the Class of
’66 is not one comprised of num
bers, dates and places alone. I
want to write a history of the
personality of the Class of ’66. I
want people to read of the out
standing men in our class and
their accomplishments. I want
people to read of the vitality and
interest in Aggieland of the
Class of ’66.
If you vote for me on Thurs
day, I assure you that the writ
ten history of the fighting Class
of ’66 will depict the spirit and
determination that we have and
that if 20 years from now you
should read the history, you
will find it colorful and com
plete.
Jack Gaden, 66
★ ★ ★
Editor,
The Battalion:
I, Bill Peoples, as a candidate
for secretary-treasurer of the
Class of ’66 am coming out in
support of A&M, its policies, its
direction and its leadership.
We as Aggies stand on the
threshold of a bold and challeng
ing new frontier. Never before
in the long and distinguished
history of A&M has so much
been placed within the grasp of
the small select group of men
that bear the name Aggie. The
world, moving as fast as it is,
is not moving as fast as A&M.
The leadership of A&M is at
tempting with every muscle and
senew of its spirit to give to
this proud school both a pride
in the past and a confidence in
the future.
We, the men of A&M, while
noted for our fibre are also noted
for our unrelting energy, the
energy to claim and support one
of the proudest mottos in the
world, “We’ve Never Been Lick
ed!” Therefore we owe it to
ourselves, to our school, and to
our nation’s future^ to support
our school and its "'policies;
On behalf of my candidacy I
earnestly solicit you vote.
Bill Peoples, ’66
★ ★ ★
Editor,
The Battalion:
I would like to take this op
portunity to thank all my fri
ends for all the help they have
given me in my campaign for
yell leader.
Everyone has been real help
ful, and I certainly appreciate all
the help everyone gave me. I’ve
had numerous people come to me
and offer their help. To me
this exemplifies the saying, “Ag
gies Stick Together,” and makes
me very proud to be an Aggie.
I would again like to ask for
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everyone’s consideration at the
polls. I feel like I can do a good
job as yell leader, and if I should
get it, I’ll certainly try my very
best.
Above all, I’d like to urge
you to be sure to vote on election
day, whether for me or my op
ponents. Thank you for your
time.
Dick Carey, ’67
★ ★ ★
Editor,
The Battalion:
There have been many changes
since the seniors of next year
entered this institution. Among
many other things, the Class of
’66 will be the last to have at
tended an all-male Texas A&M
College. These facts and others
will be recorded in our class his
tory, and it is my desire to
have the opportunity to do just
this.
It is my belief that the Class
of ’66 will have a history that
will warrant more than its class
historian poking fun at his fellow
classmates and the administra
tion, as has been done in recent
years. For these reasons, I wish
to serve our class as its his
torian next year and then ask
both your vote and support.
Dave E. Graham, ’66
★ ★ ★
Editor,
The Battalion:
Election time has rolled around
again and we face the “task”
of going to the polls and pulling
a lever. But voting is much
more than just a few minutes in
a line and pulling a lever. Vot
ing is a way we have of express
ing our choice. It is a right we
would fight for if we lost it. And
yet it is one of our freedoms
which we are most apathetic to.
Urge your friends to go to
the polls this Thursday. Pick
your candidates and back them
by campaigning for them. In
terest by each individual in each
class, expressed by your vote will
make next year’s class officers
the best we have had.
I urge all you juniors to con
sider me for secretary-treasurer
of the Class of ’66. I am cur
rently corresponsing secretary
for Alpha Phi Omega and past
secretary of the wrestling club.
I will put out my best for this
office. See you at the polls.
Louis Sabayrac, ’66
★ ★ ★
Editor,
The Battalion:
My name is Tom Hargrove and
I’m running for re-election as
vice president of the Class of
’66. Having served as vice pres-
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realize the duties and responsi
bilities this office carries and if
I’m re-elected, I intend to con
tinue to do the best job I can.
I’ve tried to talk to all the
members of the Junior Class per
sonally these past few days, but
if I missed any of you then I
would like to urge you now toi
consider me when you go to
cast your ballot Thursday. I
feel I am well qualified for this
job. I am a member of the
Corps of Cadets and I have been
fairly active in school activities,
especially in the field of student
publications.
Above all, I’d like to urge
each of you to get out and vote
Thursday, whether for me or one
of my opponents. Thank you for
your time.
Tom Hargrove, ’66
★ ★ ★
Editor,
The Battalion:
I am a candidate for presi
dent of the Senior Class. I feel
that I am fully capable of not
only handling the job, but pro
viding a maximum amount of
time and effort for the Class of
’66. I will further add that I
do not want the job “to look
good on my record” or for the
prestige, but I am ready, will
ing and able to fulfill my duties
if elected.
Although I have not previ
ously served as a class officer,
I have a good deal of experience
in planning functions similar to
the class activities we will want
to remember as the best of our
college career.
I want to urge everyone to
be sure and go to the polls and
I would appreciate your vote.
Charles F. Wetherbee, ’66
★ ★ ★
Editor,
The Battalion:
I would like to thank the Class
of ’68 for your fine support dur
ing my first year in office and
especially for your help in mak
ing the Fish Ball the success
that it was. Together we have
had a great year and now I ask
for your continued support in
my behalf.
I now have the experience that
I think is necessary to be a
capable leader. Please re-elect
Ronnie Coleman as president of
the Class of ’68.
Ronnie Coleman, ’68
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