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Editor,
The Battalion:
I wish to thank the people who
voted for me last Thursday, plac
ing- me in the run-off election for
Senior Representative to the Stu
dent Senate. Now I would like to
ask these people to help complete
the job that they have started.
The issues that have come to
my attention this week are the
same as last. I do not feel that
Student Senate is the place to
question the necessity of enforc
ing traffic regulations on cam
pus. If rules are not enforced,
chaos will result. The Student
Senate is not the place to ques
tion the integrity of Col. Dollar
or other University employes.
These men are state employes,
responsible to their superiors, and
should not be subjected to un
due irresponsible criticism by the
Student Senate, which is sup
posed to be representative of our
mature student body. Another
point was the electing of the
editor to the Batt. Just over two
years ago, a single irresponsible
person caused us to lose the pri
vilege of having a student publi
cation. I do not feel we can al
low this to happen again. I feel
electing the editor for the Batt
would be opening the door for
an unqualified person to achieve
this important position and pos
sibly through some irresponsible
act cost us this important post.
These are my stands on these
issues brought up this week. I
would hope these stands adequate
ly answer any questions that you
have on how I will represent you
in the Student Senate if I am
elected Thursday.
If I am going to win, I need
your vote. I don’t think we can
afford to have the Student Sen
ate lose the respect it has gained
over the past few years. Vote
for Arthur J. “Buzz” Erickson
tomorrow in the typewriter room
of Francis Hall, and vote for a
stronger student government
through responsibility.
Thank you very much.
Your candidate for
Student Senate,
Arthur J. “Buzz”
Erickson ’69
Dorm 9 Room 101
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Editor,
The Battalion:
Tomorrow’s election of a Senior
Representative for the new Col
lege of Business Administration
I Listen Up the bait forum I
individual, but he \VilT 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
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
Charles D. Slovak ’69
President,
Marketing Society
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Editor,
The Battalion:
As a candidate for Senior Busi
ness Representative to the Stu
dent Senate, I believe that im
mediate action should be taken
in the following areas:
1. POLITICAL SPEAKERS
on campus are a must. The
Administration should take a
more liberal point of view and
allow political speakers to speak
at A&M. A mature college stu
dent should be allowed to hear
a speaker in order to form his
own opinions rather than re
ceiving edited and sterilized
news.
2. COMPUTER REGISTRA
TION—Is this the administra
tion’s way of forcing the stu
dent to take classes taught by
unknowledgeable and out-dated
professors ?
3. A PUBLISHED STUDENT
EVALUATION of all profes
sors.
4. A PASS-FAIL GRADING
SYSTEM should be installed at
A&M. This system would al
low an individual to take up
to 18 hours of non-major elec
tives for cultural development
without fear of receiving a bad
grade.
5. MESS HALL —Does Col.
Dollar make cents? Compulsory
Board is unfair. What happens
to the profits?
6. BATTALION EDITOR
should be elected by popular
vote. Why are there no stu
dents on the student publica
tion board?
7. ROLL CALL VOTE by the
Senate on all issues so that
everyone can know how his
senator voted.
8. A REVISED TRAFFIC
CONTROL SYSTEM is neces
sary. Why are the “KK’s” more
concerned about writing tickets
than they are about directing
traffic ?
9. A NEW BUILDING for
the new College of Business
Administration is needed if this
very important college is to
continue growing.
I believe that only through
student action will come student
power. When you vote this Thurs
day for Bob Edgecomb—you will
be casting your vote for student
government.
Thank you for your considera
tion and your votes.
Bob Edgecomb ’69
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Editor,
The Battalion:
This i^ in direct answer to
Cadet J. R. Teipel, Co. E-l, Eng
lish major, class of 1966, who in
all honesty and sincerity does, I
believe—and I am sure I speak
for a great many Aggies—deserve
a worthy response. This letter
is not meant to be an instrument
to destroy the spirit of unity that
literally thousands of military
and civilian Aggies have endeav
ored to strengthen. It is not meant
to be an intellectual retort full
of “witticisms and points of
logic.” Its sole purpose is to make
it known that there are many
Aggies who have the true spirit
of Aggieland.
“ . . . The Mint has begun to
print more counterfeits than the
genuine article.” Who is the Mint,
Sir? The administration of our
fine school ? Must we believe that
we are being formed by the hands
of these people? Of course not,
Mr. Teipel—just as you do not
believe that you are being made
to order by that organization of
which you are such a zealous
member. It bothers me, Sir, that
I must consider myself a “coun
terfeit,” created by “the Mint.”
What is the Aggie Spirit, Mr.
Teipel ? The answer lies, I am
sure, in your very own state
ment: “The Aggie Spirit is a
state of mind ...” This is exactly
the point (which you then contra
dicted) that struck me with such
a blow, that I could not finish
my evening meal as I read your
letter. My pride (or should I say
our pride) was shaken as I read
the words that all but said I was
not a true Aggie because I was
not in the Corps of Cadets. But
then again, the Aggie Spirit is
a state of mind! Sir, to say what
you said in your letter would be
to utterly destroy everything the
Aggie Spirit stands for. You have
told me, in essence, that our
civilian yell leaders are not true
Aggies; you have told me that
some of our best athletes have
taken the guise of counterfeit
Aggies, unworthy to continue the
traditions of one of the most re
spected schools in the United
States and the best in the state
of Texas. You have made—by
your obvious feeling—our student
government representatives t o
feel as aliens to the functions
of their school because they are
not a part of the Corps.
The Aggie Spirit, Sir, is some
thing which must be felt deep
down inside — it can never be
forced upon a person by regimen
tation (which is the reason you
cannot truly say all Corpsmen are
true Aggies.) A true Aggie—no
matter what his role might be—
must feel that Spirit inside him
to want to “whip out,” to greet
a fellow with “Howdy!” He must
want—not be forced—to attend
campus events; to back the team
as the Twelfth Man. He must
truly feel the words of our Found
ing Father, Richard Coke: “ . . .
Let honor be your guiding star
in your dealings with your su
periors, your fellows, with all . . .
Stand by the right even to the
sacrifice of life itself . . . Learn
that death is preferable to dis
honor.” This, Mr. Teipel, is the
Aggie Spirit, the kind of Spirit
not many schools in our country
can proudly boast.
Sir, to say that we are not
Aggies because we do not par
ticipate in the Corps would be to
say that we are not Christians
because we do not attend an
organized church regularly.
Again, each person must feel the
Spirit inside of him. He must
want to do what is fitting and
exemplary of that name! He
must not be forced into it. True,
the Corps of Cadets were the
first Aggies, but they are not
now the only Aggies.
Mr. Teipel, please understand
that I do not disagree with your
main statements about “counter
feits”: civilians who wear part
of the Corps uniform or under
classmen who violate the impor
tant privileges of the Senior
Class without deserving those
privileges. The only thing that
I am in violent disagreement with
is the fact that you have made
many of those who feel Aggie
Spirit feel as aliens. Your state
ment, it seems to me, fully de^
picts those of us on this campus!
who are along for the ride —
the Two Per Centers — the true
Counterfeits. My question put
directly, Sir, is this: Must I walk
among my fellow students here
on the campus or on the streets
back home, feeling that I am con
sidered a Counterfeit — an alien
— to this great school ?
Let it be known to all who
read this letter that I am not
trying to sever the relations we
students enjoy as part of the
Twelfth Man. I am not contrary
to the Corps of Cadets. Rather,
I salute them and everything
they stand for. The Corps is
an integral part of the Spirit of
Aggieland — but not the only
part. It is solely my intent to
join in with all true Aggies say
ing:
We are the Aggies—the Aggies
are we,
True to each other as Aggies
can be,
We’ve got to fight, boys,
We’ve got to fight.
We’ve got to fight for Maroon
and White . . .
We are the Aggies—the Aggies
are we,
We’re from Texas A.M.C.
—Marvin H. Mimms, Class of ’26
Bill A. Ashworth Jr. ’70
Most sincerely yours.
The right of quotation is not
extended. Either my letter has
to be printed as is or not at all.
(Ashworth’s signature was
followed by 34 others. — Ed.)
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Editor,
The Battalion:
This letter is an answer to
Mr. Teipel’s letter appearing in
the Oct. 18 issue of The Battalion.
Dear Randy,
I’m writing this letter as the
response which you seemed to
expect from “many intellectuals.”
Well, as I’m sure anyone who
knows me will agree, I am not the
intellectual you expected, and I
am not very witty: but I did
take English 210, and I’ll do my
best to retort with points of
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logic.
First, I admit that some of
the things that have happened
so far this year have seemed
rather in keeping with high school
spirit rather than Aggie Spirit,
and that some traditions have
not been upheld. But, I’d like to
ask you: What have you done
about it, Randy? Have you been
one of those who yelled as gruff
ly and commanding as possible,
“Get off the G— D— wood, non-
reg!” This is what I’ve observed
time and time again this year.
People are funny alright; but,
you know, most people respond
in much the same manner that
they are treated. All a person
sees when somebody suddenly
“chews him out” is contempt.
This helps no one.
YOU REFER to a f rat-rat
rush week to build Aggie Spirit.
Again I ask you: What have you
done to help the students on this
campus understand what Aggie
Spirit is ? Did you spend most
of the summer working out plans
to better involve your fellow stu
dents in campus activities? Did
you come early to school so you
could talk to all the new students
as they arrived on campus? Have
you spent hours upon hours each
week trying to organize the hall
(dorm) in which you live into
an organization which will one
day become a vital part of a
civilian student’s life? Have you
spent even more hours telling
new students in your hall (that
don’t have to come listen) what
Aggie Spirit means to you, and
what A&M offers its student
body? Well, I know quite a few
who have been doing just that;
and you say they are not Ag
gies! Granted, some of these
leaders were briefly in the Corps,
which by your classification might
make them Aggies; but they chose
not to stay in the Corps. Others
have never been in the Corps. I
spent four good years in the
Corps, so if that qualifies me to
say so, I’m here to tell you that
these men do have the real Ag
gie Spirit.
Now of course this offers no
excuse for what has happened,
but it does show that something
is being done about it. It shows
that some people care enough
about A&M and the Aggie Spirit
that they are using their head
for something besides a Senior
hat rack. Again I ask: What have
you done to help the situation?—
oh yes, you wrote that beautiful
letter in the Friday, October 18
issue of The Battalion.
RANDY, WHAT do you sug
gest that we do with the 10,000
students who are not in the Corps
and do not intend to be ? Tell
them Highway 6 runs both ways! ?
Don’t kid me, you don’t even use
that phrase in the Corps any
more. I’m saying that there are
people who are doing something.
But anything of real value re
quires a lot of hard work—and
a touch of patience. I think that
something is being accomplished
in this area, but it is not going
to change this campus overnight;
and it certainly won’t come any
sooner with people writing let
ters like yours.
You said many men have walk
ed these same grounds before us
for a century with pride, honor,
and respect. Randy, we are doing
the walking now, and “resting on
the laurels” of our predecessors
will get us nowhere. It is out of
respect for those men who have
been before us that I can see
nothing but contempt, shame, and
disappointment in the attitude
expressed in your letter. My ex
perience as Corps Chaplain last
year taught me that there is a
lot of work to be done in the
Corps, too. If I were to general
ize as much as you did, I would
say that the Corps does not have
long to exist because your atti
tude will kill it. Thank goodness,
I know this attitude is not that
of most of your leaders. I just
hope that those fightin’ Texas
Aggie Fish don’t listen to those
with this attitude. I hope they
have enough sense to listen to the
real leaders of the Corps, for
whom I have great respect.
Clarence Daugherty ’68
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About That Mail
If you brought in a Listen Up letter Monday
hasn’t yet seen print, have patience. We’re getting tot
in more or less the order we received them, except tha!
campaign letters for Thursday’s Student Senate elec:
had to take preference because of the time factor invoke
Actually, there probably wouldn’t have been any pro!
if it weren’t for our regrettable failure to post a
letter length at the start of the year. Be forewarned, t
that the following policy applies to all letters, begin!,
with those we receive Monday: Letters should be typed
doublespaced, if possible; they must be no longer than!
words; and, as we’ve said earlier, they must be signed,
though we’ll withhold the author’s name at his request,!
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