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En- world in common, Reed proposed grouping their strength in a com mon purpose. HE SUGGESTED the group be prepared as individuals and as a profession for extreme changes in environment. History testifies that nations can die, he added. The educator said he “seriously questions the abilities of the uni versity to provide an adequate and complete education in the design professions.” He identified some universities as exporting students from the use what- technology campus to places like Copenhagen or Yucatan, a fishing village, “and they are receiving a better education than on campus.” Reed said educators must pre pare to intelligently ever materials and may be available. “AS THE possibilities are ex treme, less emphasis should be placed upon a mastery of con ventional materials and methods of architectural practice,” he sug gested. “Increased emphasis should be placed upon the ability to synthesize a broad range of human and natural resources.” Increased emphasis must be placed on the development of in dividual aptitudes, less on tra ditional profession conformities, Reed stressed. “We should strive to encourage resilient minds rather than better memories,” he cautioned. vironmental discontent will force the frustrated and the slum dwell ers to join the revolutionaries.” DESCRIBING the remarks as his own rather than those of the AIA Committee on Education he chairs, Reed asserted there must a revolutionary increase in man’s abilities to build a better world or there will be revolution. “Any attempt by ultra-conserv atives to rigidly legislate a return to ‘the good old days’ will only fan the flames to greater intens ity,” he declared. “The winds of change are upon us . . .” He urged acceptance of tasks before the people that “these can be the best of times, and not the worst.” “We must first recognize that civil rights are environmental rights. Housing, education, clean, safe and enjoyable cities, work and recreational opportunities describe our environment, not our politics,” Reed continued. THE KEYNOTER spoke to I representatives from seven Texas colleges and universities plus the architectural profession. “The most important fact I can express to you is that designers and builders are more important than lawyers,” Reed claimed. “If we build a country that reflects our values, fewer laws will be needed. Laws are written to cor rect failures.” 400 High Schoolers To Attend Junior Drill Meet Saturday Inauguration of the Invitation al Junior Division Drill Meet will bring more than 400 high school students on 15 teams here this weekend. Competition begins at 10:20 a.m. Saturday on the Military Science Building parking lot and the last team begins the day’s drill at 5:20 p.m. on the main drill field. Sponsored by the Association of Former Fish Drill Team Members, Aerospace studies and Military Science Departments, the compe tition serves several purposes be sides recognizing the state’s out standing high school ROTC drill teams. meet at Houston and placed sec ond in competition at Arlington. Houston’s S. F. Austin High Legionnaires, Milby Muskets and Jack Yates High Thunderbolts have piled up honors. The Legion naires have first place trophies from the Texas Army National Guard and Marine Corps League Drill competitions. They also achieve top finishes at the Re- seiwe Officers Association meet, Huntsville’s Raven Days and Ar lington. Milby took the top spot of the West End Optimist Club compe tition and third in the National Guard meet. “It will afford opportunity for the teams to compete, see the Cadet Corps in operation and view the defending national cham pion Fish Drill Team in action,” commented Col. Jim M. McCoy, commandant. “Ideally,” he said, “architects are more important than lawyers. Environment more important than law . . . but not architects sas we now know them, nor the environment we now experience.” Noting that students, practi tioners and educators have dis content and the hope for a better The freshman unit will march in exhibition at conclusion of the high school teams competition, which is structured to send visit ing teams through their routines in the briefest possible time. Free time will be used by the high school groups to tour the campus. The entry list includes several of the state’s leading high school units. Laredo’s Martin High Sing ing Cadets won the Gulf Coast The Nixon Rifles of Laredo Nixon High won third places at Arlington and Houston and col lected two trophies at the Texas A&I meet. Fox Vocational and Technical School’s Twirling Rifles of San Antonio have placed first or second for the last 10 years in the city-wide San Antonio com petition. Clark’s Rifles have been a part of the Ball High scene in Gal veston since the corps was estab lished there by Max Clark in 1936. Killeen’s Maroon Berets, the Amarillo High ROTC Drill Team, the Skeeter Mbsketeers of Mes quite High and the White Rifles of Dallas’ W. T. Whte High are in their first or second year of competition. * I. JUNIORS and SOPHOMORES MAKE SURE YOUR PICTURE WILL BE IN THE 1969 AGGIELAND Make Ups Through April 4 ONLY PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN from 8:00 to 5:00 P.M. NOTE: BRING FEE SLIPS uniuersity studio 115 No. Main — North Gate Phone: 846-8019 THE BATTALION Friday, March 21, 1969 College Station, Texas Page 3 “MORE SCARED NOW” Medal of Honor winner Spec. 5 Clarence E. Sasser, appear ing- before a joint session of the Texas Legislature Wednes day, tells the lawmakers he was “more scared now” than while serving in Vietnam where his gallantry brought the Medal of Honor. The young soldier, from Iowa Colony, Brazoria County, was awarded the medal by President Nixon March 7. (AP Wirephoto) 1,200 To Compete At A&M In FFA Judging Contest Approximately 1,200 vocational agriculture students from Area 3 will participate in an FFA judg ing contest here April 12. Future Farmers will judge live stock, dairy cattle, dairy products, meats, poultry, land, pasture and Gorki’s ‘Depths’ Playing At Guion Social commentary in the form of “The Lower Depths” is being presented this week at Guion Hall. The Aggie Players produc tion of Maxim Gorki’s classic play on the meaning of life will run through Saturday. Curtain is at 8 p.m. and the box office opens at 7:30, announced Direc tor C. K. Esten. In the play, Gorki examines the nature of human disaster and advocates that the dregs of humanity are the result of so ciety’s failure to meet funda mental needs of individuals. The Players’ third major pro duction of 1968-69, “The Lower Depths” follows a pattern estab lished in previous plays by the A&M thespian group. “The Tro jan Women” and “Arms and the Man” protested war and individ uals who glorified human con flict. range, Dr. Earl Knebel, head of the Agricultural Education De partment, said. The contest will begin with ori entation for students and teachers at 7:30 a.m. and the actual judg ing will start at 8 a.m. Results of the contest will be announced at 3 p.m. in the lecture room of the Chemistry Building. The annual event is sponsored by the College of Agriculture and coordinated by Billy Lyons of Houston, Area 3 supervisor of vocational agriculture, in coopera tion with the staff of the Agri cultural Education Department. Individual departments in the Col lege of Agriculture assume the responsibility for organizing the several sub-sections of the con test, Knebel said. An informal coffee for teachers of vocational agriculture and guests will be held in the Me morial Student Center at 9 a.m. Howard Mitchell of Bryan, repre sentative of the Texas Limestone Association, will sponsor this por tion of the activity. WEATHER Saturday — Partly cloudy to cloudy. Wind Easterly 10 to 15 mph. High 73, low 58. Sunday — Cloudy. Afternoon rainshowers. Wind Southerly 10 to 15. High 73, low 53. BUSIER AGENCY REAL ESTATE • INSURANCE F.H.A.—Veterans and Conventional Loans ARM & HOME SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Home Office: Nevada, Mo. 3523 Texas Ave. (in Ridgecrest) 846*3708 SENIORS In 1965, we first offered graduating Aggies the popular plan of 100% financing at bank rates and other unique features. Now, for the first time by any dealer, we offer car leasing at even lower monthly rates than car payments. See us about our plan now. Ken Kemp leases his new Chevy. Does he know something you don't? 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