CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
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Editor,
The Battalion:
I detest not being allowed to
name individuals . . . but, we cer
tainly don’t want to hurt their
feelings (if they have feelings).,
Coffee is more important to
some individuals than is Silver
Taps. The following is a fine ex
ample of what is not an Aggie.
While posted as a road guard at
Monday night’s Silver Taps, I
had the misfortune to watch sev*
eral young “people” stroll into
their dormitory while Silver Taps
was being played. All concerned
knew the meaning of “Taps” . . .
at least, they claim to know.
Confronted with the information,
one individual—class of ’70, and
professing to be a former member
of the Corps of Cadets—claims it
to be no one’s business other than
his own. Further, he states that
he is not an Aggie, but a “stu
dent.” I agree, definitely he is
not an Aggie; we might also
question his relationship with the
human race. Surely there is a
place where this individual and
his comrades can more easily be
“merely a student.”
Don R. Mathis ’65
★ ★ ★
Editor,
The Battalion:
To the Duncan Dining Hall Staff:
My compliments to the chef.
The steaks were good last night.
Gary Martin ’71
Bulletin Board
*‘1 alternate between the two to express my individualism!”
ABM Fight Looms
TONIGHT
Aggie Wives Bridge Club will
meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial
Student Center. Intermediates
question period begins at 7:20.
Regulars, intermediates and be
ginners with previous instruction
are invited.
Last Tuesday, President Nixon told his news conference he would
announce the fate of the proposed anti-ballistic missile system early this
week. Now he has postponed that announcement until Thursday. One
reason for the delay could be that Nixon is relpctant to commit his
administration and the nation to an immediate deployment of the
system because he anticipates negative public and legislative reaction.
Opponents have pointed up several major flaws in the pro-ABM
arguments, including the following:
The system may be obsolescent before it is deployed. It is not
intended to defend against sophisticated Russian offensive ICBM’s but
only against the first Chinese threats in the 1970’s—threats which will
grow past the system’s capabilities to meet them.
The $8 billion price tag on the first, “thin” system is likely to
be multiplied by subsequent attempts to defend against the Russians.
Sen. Stuart Symington recently cited a Washington research organiza
tion’s estimate that this figure could reach $400 billion—more than the
entire amount of the national debt. Defense spending for the Vietnam
war has already forced curtailment of needed social-welfare programs,
and Sen. Edward Kennedy has asserted that further such diversion of
billions of dollars “could divide the country.”
An often-heard argument in favor of the system is what
columnist William H. Stringer has termed the “instinctive, ‘knee-jerk’
response” to news that Russia is installing a similar system: “We’d
better do the same, pronto!” This presumes, of course, that Russia
makes, no errors in defense policy, and thus ignores completely the
system’s drawbacks.
Some backers of the system contend that this sort of “keeping
up with the Joneses” is needed as a backdrop to the summit talks
expected sometime this year. With both the U.S. and the Soviets
organizing defensive missile systems, the argument runs, negotiators
could comfortably consider cutbacks in offensive weaponry. But
Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, in opposing the system
while in office, noted that U.S. superiority in offensive weapons gives it
enough second-strike strength to offset great numbers of defensive
missiles.
The initial $5 billion which Congress voted last year for the
originally-proposed system is an undeniable reality. But Senate opposi
tion to the Pentagon’s “reappraisal” and subsequent hiking of cost
estimates also seems increasingly real, with Majority Whip Ted Kennedy
leading that opposition. If Nixon foresees a major battle for appropria
tion of the additional funds, his reluctance is understandable.
THURSDAY
Tyler-Smith County Hometown
Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in
room 2-C of the MSC. Pictures
will be taken; wear Class “A”
Winter or coat and tie. Sweet
heart will be elected.
Gavel Club will meet at 7 p.m.
in the YMICA basement.
Mid-County Hometown Club
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the
lobby of the Memorial Student
Center. Club sweetheart will be
elected.
DeWitt-Lavaca County Home
town Club will meet at 7:30 p.m.
in room 203 of the Academic
Building. Officers will be elected
Tonight On KBTX
6:30
Here Come the Brides
7:30
Good Guys
8:00
Beverly Hillbillies
8:30
Green, Acres
9:00
Hawaii Fire-O
10:00
Final News, Weather
and Spbrts
10:30
Wednesday Night Movie
“The Young Lions”
No. 1
In College Sales
Fidelity Union
Life
Insurance Company
303 College Main 846-8228
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published in College Station, Texas daily except Saturday, tv*-
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May, and once a week during summer school. Staff Writers Tom Curl, Janie Wallace, Tony
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Assistant Sports Editor Richard Campbell
Francisco. Photographer W. R. Wnght
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Student Publications Office (Services Bldg.)
Exchange Store
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LIMITED QUANTITY
and spring party will be planned.
Computer Science Wives Club
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Blue
Flame Room of Lone Star Gas
Co. Aggieland Florists will dem
onstrate flower arranging and a
door prize will be given.
Brazos Valley Literacy Council
will hold its first 1969 meeting
at 7:30 p.m. in the Brazos Room
of the First Bank & Trust in
Bryan. A special invitation to
attend is extended to new citizens
of our communities who may have
had some experience with literacy
programs. All former teachers in
this community and others inter
ested are urged to attend.
Panhandle Area Hometown Club
will meet at 6 p.m. at Zarape’s.
FRIDAY
Aggie Wives Bridge Club in
vites all Aggie wives to bring
their husbands to play bridge at
7:30 p.m. in the Lone Star Gas
Blue Flame Room. For reserva
tions or information call 846-4974
or 846-5020. Admission is $1.50
per couple.
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College Station, Texas
Wednesday, March 12, 1969
THE BATTAUO
Ch.E.s, M.E.S, E.E.s, Chemists
If you want
responsibility fast,
talk with Eastex.
On campus
Tuesday, March 25, 1969
Take a look at the top 5 U.S. industries and
you will find papermaking. Take a look at
the fastest-growing companies in the industry
and you will find Eastex. Our rapid growth
makes it necessary for us to give you firm
responsibilities quickly.
At Eastex you will become part of a rela
tively small but highly trained and technically
oriented management group. You will have at
opportunity to sharpen your talents against
the ability and experience of our top people.
You will also work with some of the newest
developments in the business. For instance,
we have just installed and are operating
America’s first complete paper machine and
stock preparation system specifically
designed for direct digital control.
Make an appointment at your placement
;ffice now to see the Eastex representative
on campus. Or send for our brochures. Write:
Personnel Director
Eastex Inc.
P.O. Box 816, Silsbee, Texas 77656
EasTex
An Equal Opportunity Employer
MORE THAN TIN-DEEP
Sure. You like a sharp-looking car. Clean
lines. Gleaming sheet metal. The whole
beauty bit. So do we. But there’s more
to an Olds than a coat of paint or a few
hunks of chrome. A solid Body by Fisher,
for instance. Rugged frames. Bump-
gobbling suspensions. Engines that really
know how to stretch a gallon or get you
there in a hurry. And all the goodies.
Stereo. Buckets. Sport wheels. What
ever you want in your package, you
couldn’t find a nicer package to put it in.
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