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Editor,
The Battalion:
Ever feel frustrated ? Ever feel
that things are just the way they
are and woe be it to he who tries
to change it? Ever feel that
A&M really needs some construc
tive changes but don’t know just
how to buck the system to get
them accomplished ? Believe it or
not, there is a way — the Student
Senate. But the Senate can’t ac
complish anything without highly
competent members. What the
Senate needs, what you need, are
a few unfrustratable system-
buckers sitting on the Senate. We
believe that the candidate for
B.A. sophomore Senator, Kent
Caperton, is just such an individ
ual. Kent feels that definite, con
structive changes are needed des
perately in such areas of campus
life as tape deck theft prevention,
lighted parking lots and campus
areas, pass-fail elective courses,
and student opposition to com
pulsory meals. He believes that
only through student action can
such changes be effected. Kent
Caperton believes that the status
quo has got to go. Now, B.A.
sophomores, it’s up to you. Kent
Caperton needs your vote . . .
you need Kent Caperton.
Benjamin J. Sims ’69
President,
MSC Council & Directorate
David Maddox ’69
Vice-President,
Student Senate
Wayne Prescott ’69
Executive Vice President,
MSC Council & Directorate
Phil Callahan ’69
Student Life Chairman,
Senate
Ron Hinds ’69
Parliamentarian,
Student Senate
David Howard 69
Welfare Committee Chairman,
Senate
Wayne P. Gosnell ’69
Issues Committee Chairman,
Senate
his work on the Memorial Stu
dent Center Council and Director
ate, he has shown his ability and
interest in working for the stu
dents at Texas A&M University.
Bob’s campaign slogan, “Through
Student Action Comes Student
Power,” demonstrates his under
standing of the type of repre
sentation necessary to make the
Student Senate a powerful tool
for the student body.
Tomorrow in Francis Hall we
will be voting for Bob Edgecomb
as Senior Representative for the
College of Business Administra
tion. Seniors, if you want a
working Senator who will not
only debate but will push for
Action, cast your vote for Bob
Edgecomb.
David T. Maddox ’69
Vice President,
Student Senate
P. Wayne Gosnell ’69
Issues Chairman,
Student Senate
Ron Hinds ’69
Parliamentarian,
Student Senate
Phil Callahan ’69
Student Life Chairman,
Student Senate
Benjamin J. Sims ’69
President,
MSC Council & Directorate
William G. Holt ’70
Vice President,
Civilian Student Council
TONIGHT
Waco-McLennan County Home
town Club will meet at 7:30 p.m.
in the YMCA. Plans for the Bay
lor party will be discussed.
Wichita Falls Area Hometown
Club will meet from 7:30-8:30
p.m. in Room 314, Military Sci
ences annex. “Football Highlights
of 1968” film will be shown. Meet
sponsor, Bafney Welch, and dis
cuss party over Thanksgiving.
Southern Louisiana Hometown
Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the
MSC Lounge. Freshman and
transfer students are invited.
Poultry Science Meeting will
be held at 7:30 p.m. in Room 210
of the Agriculture Building.
El Paso Hometown Club will
meet at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA
reading room. Everyone is re
quested to come and pay dues.
the graduate
THURSDAY
Mechanical Engineering Semi
nar will meet at 10 a.m. in Room
303, Fermier Hall. Duncan Mc
Gregor, engineer at Alcoa, Rock
dale, will speak.
Fort Worth Hometown Club
will organize at 7:30 p.m. in the
MSC assembly room.
Galveston Hometown Club will
meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 3-A
of the MSC. Christmas dance to
be discussed.
Tonight On KBTX
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Editor,
The Battalion:
The true Aggie is behind his
team after losses as well as vic
tories.
Where were you at last night’s
yell practice ?
SteVe O’Neal ’69
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Editor,
The Battalion:
Tomorrow’s election of a Senior
Representative for the new Col
lege of Business Administration
is of special significance to us.
Not only will we work with this
individual, but he will be the per
sonal representative of all Sen
ior Business majors. We recom
mend to you Bob Edgecomb as
Senior Representative of the Col
lege of Business Administration.
Bob Edgecomb is an unusually
qualified student leader. Through
Editor,
The Battalion:
I am asking for the votes and
support of my fellow classmates
in the newly-created College of
Business Administration. My
name is Arthur J. Erickson. I
am running for your Representa
tive position on the Student Sen
ate. I feel that the Senate is close
to gaining the power that it
should have on our campus. I
feel that the Student Senate
should give the students the op
portunity to express tbeir opin
ions on matters concerning stu
dent welfare and student regula
tions.
The Student Senate will con
tinue to gain the responsibilities
as long as it continues to func
tion as a mature, responsible
group of student representatives.
The scope of the Student Senate
must cover all student opinions
without bias. These are the atti
tudes I feel your Student Senate
Representative must have. I feel
that I can represent the students
of our College in a mature and
responsible fashion of which you
can be proud. Also, I feel, in
maintaining this dignity, I can
best support your position on the
problems facing the growing stu
dent body of our great university.
Tomorrow when you vote — I
would appreciate your considera
tion and your vote very much.
Thank you.
Arthur J. “Buzz” Erickson
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Dr. Strangelove
By MITTY PLUMMER
President,
Graduate Student Council
There are four undergraduates
for every graduate student on
this campus, but the use of the
library by these two groups is
far short of that ratio. Because
the graduate student uses the li
brary more than the undergradu
ate, changes there affect him
more.
The first change I noticed was
that the air conditioning cleared
the dark recesses of the old Cush
ing stacks of the musty odor that
accompanies the decay of periodi
cals in physical composition as
well as technical pertinence. Next,
the library building grew, be
came more beautiful, and is really
a pleasant place to visit now.
ACCOMPANYING the arrival
of Dr. James Dyke as Director
of Libraries, a whole host of
changes either are planned Gl
are presently being executed. In
a meeting with members of bis
staff and representatives of the
Graduate Student Council, he suc
cessfully imparted the concept
that the library is truly a reposi
tory of knowledge and an active,
vital center of learning.
This was a great revelation to
me, since I had felt from child
hood that the library was a sort
of lighted tomb, haunted by the
yet - warm corpses of ancient
crones left on Earth to “hush”
the slightest disturbance of the
slumbering volumes.
ONE OF the changes Dr. Dyke
explained was the reclassification
to the Library of Congress Sys
tem. This will take place over an
extended period of time during
which any volume or periodical
run may be removed and renum
bered. So if you can’t find some
thing vital to your research, don’t
automatically assume that “an
enemy hath done this.” The re
classification may frustrate you
in your literature survey for a
short time, but the next crop of
researchers should find the going
much easier because of it.
Something being considered by
the Library Staff to aid the grad
uate student is a counseling pro
gram on the use of library ma
terials. The counseling would be
on an individual basis and directed
specifically to individual areas of
interest.
WITH THE coming of increas
ed seating in the library there
may follow the loss of privilege
to check out periodicals for a
week. This privilege was neces
sary when the library couldn’t
give the graduate student a quiet
corner in which to read the per
iodicals. Such places are now
found on the third and fourth
floors of the new building.
The possible loss of the check
out privilege is far better than
the occasional loss of the periodi
cals themselves, when you realize
that replacement of periodicals
(which isn’t always possible) can
cost many times the price of the
periodical itself in the necessary
man-hours and postage.
I PERSONALLY recommend
the half-price special now on for
overdue books. Pay the bill when
you bring the book in. This saves
the library from consulting the
IBM 360 who mails you the bill.
It’s better to be billed by a hu
man than a computer, especially
since the computer doubles the
fine for its services. What is
worse is the terrible embarrass
ment when the robot comes to
your door to collect and all the
neighbors are watching.
What's Happening At The MSC
KELLY'S OYSTER BAR
SEAFOOD MARKET
Oysters On The Half Shell • Boiled Shrimp
All Types of Seafood
2600 Texaa Ave., 1 Block South Of The Holiday Inn.
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By CHRIS CARLSON
The month of October seems
to turn heads toward campus acti
vity. As hub of fall interests, the
MSC promises another week of
varied programs for student body,
faculty, and community.
“The Urban Crisis: The People
and The City Seminar,” first of
three inter-related seminars to
be presented by Great Issues, of
fers discussion in depth of major ,
problems confronting contempor
ary American society. A distin
guished panel, providing “food”
for thought, consists of Alvin
Henry, Negro administrative as
sistant to Houston Mayor Louis
Welch; Joe H. Foy, chairman of
Houston Area Poverty Program;
and P. H. Robinson, President/
Chairman of Houston Lighting &
Power Co. The urban crisis se
minar, which begins tonight, will
be followed by a second round
table discussion on police com
munity relations Oct. 31.
DISCUSSION also may shift
toward other horizons, for “globe
trotters” are urged to explore
Thursday’s Travel Emphasis
Night at 7:30. Opportunities for
living abroad and summer work,
independent European travel tips,
general info and question session
are guaranteed to make adven-
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turesome spirits soar.
Cinematic escapism in the form
of Swedish classic “The Seventh
Seal” is Friday’s Fall Film Festi
val presentation. A medieval Eur
opean setting creates the mood
for Ingmar Bergman’s allegory
of man’s search for the true
meaning in life. Contemporary
Arts has set the hour for 8, the
place as MSC Ballroom.
A&M’S StJB-LEVEL hang-out,
The Basement, welcomes Aggie
duos for opening night on Fri
day. Between Town Hall and yell
practice, and from 2 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, the coffee
house will provide entertainment
(live on Friday, an Amateur Hour
on Sunday from 3 to 4) for stu
dents.
.... Remember John Davidson
for Town Hall on Friday night,
just before Midnight Yell Prac
tice .... and .... Gig those
Horned Frogs!
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Tonight Is The Night
THE PEOPLE and the CITIES SEMINAR
A Rpundtable Discussion with
Houston's Leaders
"Total Community Committment"
Ask the kid who owns one.
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Some people have a hard time
communicating with youth.
Not us.
We just bring on the 1969
Camaro, then tell it like it is.
It is: Restyled inside and out
with a new grille, new bumpers,
new parking lights, new instru
ment panel, new steering wheel,
new striping, and new colors
including Hugger Orange, which
is wild.
It is: Full of new features
including bigger outlets for the
Astro Ventilation, a 210-hp stand
ard V8, and a lock for the steering
column, ignition and transmission
lever.
It is: Available with a little
device that automatically washes
your headlights when you hold the
windshield washer button in.
It is: Still wider and weightier
than the rival sportster we’re too
polite to name.
You should drive a 1969 Camaro
at your Chevrolet dealer’s the
first chance you get.
Even if you’re 42.
Putting you first, keeps us first.
8 P. M. TONIGHT MSC ASSEMBLY ROOM
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