THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, March 24, 1965
BATTALION EDITORIALS
Limited Coeducation
Put In Perspective
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a rebuttal to an edi
torial appearing in Wednesday’s Battalion voicing dis
approval of Senator Andy Roger’s limited co-educa
tion bill now pending in the Legislature. Because The
Battalion staff is so evenly split on this issue, we
feel it necessary to present both sides of the problem.
Senator Andy Rogers’ bill curtailing further female
enrollment here has been clouded by misconceptions and
general confusion since it received Senate committee sanc
tion one week ago.
Many all-male backers were disappointed when his sub
stitute bill replaced the original, which completely banned
women. The present measure does little more than sub
stantiate present policy, and many students who trekked to
Austin last week came home feeling cheated.
Using the Senator’s own explanation, the watered-down
measure is the best that can be achieved, since the courts
have decided that it is unconstitutional to deny education
to any person at a state school provided facilities exist
there which are not present elsewhere in the state. His
bill upholds the court rulings in this respect.
Rogers’ motivation for introducing the legislation is
hinged upon the desire to retain that certain intangible
characteristic which has always set A&M apart from other
colleges. Sister schools have always made Aggies the brunt
of every kind of humor, sordid and otherwise. Aggies are
often condemned and castigated, but beneath the resent
ment and hatred and maliciousness there has always been
a grudgingly-yielded respect for him and his way of life.
The Aggie is distinctive, he is proud of it, and Rogers
wants to keep it that way.
His premise is that quality is not equated with size.
He is not interested in having a super enrollment; he is
only concerned with having his Alma Mater challenge other
schools for academic superiority.
Rogers has pointed out that six of the nation’s top
10 schools are either all-male or have separate campuses
for men and women. He contends that a school does not
necessarily achieve greatness by being coed, nor does he
concede that mushrooming enrollment goes hand in hand
with scholastic supremacy.
If the Board of Directors would quit harping about
women and enrollment and start devoting their efforts to
the pursuance of excellence without regard to quantity, the
school will perhaps not increase in enrollment but will most
assuredly emerge as a better institution.
Andy Rogers has taken a step in the right direction.
If Texas A&M is allowed to become fully coed, it will be
come ordinary. Aggies have never liked that word; now
is no time to become ordinary after 89 years of uniqueness.
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EDITOR — RONALD L. FANN
Managing Editor Glenn Dromgoole
Sports Editor — Lani Presswood
Day News Editor Mike Reynolds
Night News Editor Clovis McCallister
Editor,
The Battalion:
Thursday is the big day. The
runoffs for class officers. For
us, the class of '66, best class
on campus, it is our last chance
to vote in any class elections.
I am Russell Stein. I’m run
ning for MSC Representative to
the Senior Class. I would like
to thank all the voters who put
me in the runoffs by voting last
Thursday. I ask you to vote
again this Thursday too. For
those who voted for the candi
date who was eleminated or who
didn’t vote; I ask you for your
vote.
I am on the executive com
mittee of SCON A and the secre
tary of the Finance Society. I
feel that I am qualified for the
position. Thank You, and re
member this is our last chance
to vote in any class election.
Russell Stein, ’66
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Editor,
The Battalion:
My name is Tom Hargrove.
I’d like to remind you that Thurs
day is the day for runoffs in the
class elections.
I am a candidate for re-elec
tion to the office of vice presi
dent of the Senior Class. I am
currently vice president of the
Junior Class.
I feel that I’m well qualified
to continue to hold their posi
tion. If I am re-elected I’ll try
to do the best job I can.
Thanks for your time. And
don’t forget to vote Thursday
whether for me or my opponent.
Tom Hargrove, ’66
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Editor,
The Battalion:
I am running for the office
of president of the Senior Class.
At present, I am your Junior
Class president — I work at the
job seriously and with pride. I
believe that we have worked
extra hard for the class this
year; and I promise that if I
am re-elected, I will continue to
do my best. Also if elected, I
will need your help and support.
I shall also try to express your
views to the administration.
At the moment I only ask two
things — that you go to the polls
Thursday and that you consider
me for the office of Senior Class
president.
Norris Cano, ’66
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Editor, -..i v
The Battalion:
My name is Marion Tindall.
I’m an accounting and finance
major from Orange. My pur
pose in writing this letter is to
express my gratitude to those
Aggies whose thoughtfulness put
me in the runoff for the office
of vice president of the Class
of ’66 and to urge those of you
who did not vote last Thursday
to support me in the runoff elec
tion this Thursday.
I’ll put it to you straight, Ags.
I’ve had no experience as a class
officer and I make no claim to
genius. My chief assets are
desire and willingness to devote
the time and energy necessary
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to help the Class of ’66 assume
its rightful place as being one
of the most honored and respect
ed ever to set foot on our cam
pus. With your vote, I’m con
fident that we can attain this
goal.
As seniors next year we will
bear the responsibility of carry
ing on the time honored tradi
tions of those who preceded us
and to set the pace for those who
will follow in our footsteps. I
want to see our entire student
body function as a unit and be
given much more voice in the
administrative decisions that will
affect us.
In closing, I want to empha
size that your preference for any
office can be heard effectively
only through your vote. Only
one-third of our class voted last
Thursday. Let’s not put our class
representative in the position of
knowing that only a minority
of our class gives a damn about
our school. Vote!
Marion H. Tindall, ’66
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Editor,
The Battalion:
I am interested in knowing
more about the new parking
limits that have been imposed
amongst those students who park
their cars along Sulphur Springs
Road across from the parking
areas of Dorms 21 and 22.
Students living in Dorms 19,
20, 21 and 22 normally use this
parking area since it is close
to their dorms and therefore a
conveniencse to them especially
during times when the weather
is not at its best.
But now the users of this park
ing area have been granted a
parking limit of two hours be
tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. during
weekdays. Anyone parking more
than two hours during this time
will receive as a bonus a nice
traffic violation ticket.
It was brought to my atten
tion that the origin of this park
ing limit was a petition signed
by those we so dearly love —
the North Gate capitalists. I
am pleased to say through that
not all of the people in North
Gate signed this petition. My
main interest is to find out who
signed the petition and why they
wanted to impose such an incon
venience among the students.
Hector X. Gutierrez, ’66
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Editor,
The Battalion:
As a paid-up subscriber to The
Battalion, a taxpayer, a “sacri
ficing” parent (who does not
mind doing without a few things
to send my son to the BEST
school) and as an active member
of a Mother’s Club working to
help other boys, I feel I am en
titled to voice my opinion and
that of numerous other parents
about this business of changing
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name.
Those students who complain
about the lack of “social activi
ties” because of limited coedu
cation — surely they were aware
of the fact before they came
up to College Station! Frankly,
I do not feel like doing without
so much as a lOtf Coke in order
that my son may have a wider
choice of female companionship.
A college education is a PRI
VILEGE, not a right — which
some of the students seem to for
get. If you want to go to a
“finishing school” I am sure
there are many where the girls
actually even outnumber the boys
— why not go there? And as
far as that poll was concerned,
it would appear that only about
one-fourth of the students chose
to vote — that is not much of a
victory.
Texas A&M has a splendid
record, both for academic excell
ence, unfailing courtesy and un
questionable loyalty. I am proud
that my son is an Aggie! The
only reason I am asking that
this letter be published without
my name is that I do not want
my son to be embarrassed in
any way — despite the fact that
he feels even more strongly about
this than I do.
Name Withheld by Request
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Editor,
The Battalion:
I’m Jack Gaden, known to my
friends as “Gado.” My name
will be on the ballot for the
position of historian of the Sen
ior Class when you go to the
polls to vote in the run-off elec
tion Thursday.
I’d like to thank all those who
supported me in my campaign
last week and would appreciate
any continuation of this support
this Thursday. I’ve tried to con
tact and talk to all members of
the class of ’66 the past few
days, but in case I’ve missed any
of you, then I would like to ask
you to consider be for this im
portant position.
If elected, I plan to write a
colorful and complete history of
our class and one which you will
be able to look back on some
day with pride. This history will
in every way reflect the out
standing personality and unique
ness that our class possesses.
Please consider me for this
office and, above all, be sure
and vote Thursday.
Jack Gaden, ’66
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WEDNESDAY
The Hillel Club will meet at
7:30 p.m. in the Hillel Founda
tion Building. Filing for offices
closes after the meeting, and
tables for benefit bridge will be
set up Thursday.
THURSDAY
Bell County Hometown Club
meets at 7:30 p.m. in Room 205,
Academic Building.
El Paso Hometown Club meets
at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2-A, MSC.
San Angelo — West Texas
Hometown Club meets at 7:30
p.m. in Room 2-C, MSC.
Dallas Hometown Club meets at
7:30 p.m. in the Fountain Room,
YMCA Building.
Beaumont Hometown Club
meets at 7:30 p.m. in Room 203,
Academic Building. Plans will
be made for Easter Party.
American Nuclear Society
meets at 7:30 p.m. in Room 211,
Doherty Building.
Chemical Engineering Wives
Club meets at 7:30 p.m. in the
South Solarium, YMCA Build
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Juniors Extend
Ticket Deadline
Ticket sales for the Junior Ball,
Louisiana Hayride and Banquet
will be extended through Thurs
day, Norris Cano, junior class
president said.
Junior are urged to purchase
their tickets as early as possible,
They are available at the cashier's
window of the Student Finance
Office in the lower level of the
Memorial Student Center.
Juniors are reminded that the
dress will be semi-formal. Civilians
should wear a suit and tie. Cadets
should year Class A summer.
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