V Tk* Battalion <- Collmgm Station (Broom County), Tomm PAGE 2 * TuflMfcy. Octobmr 14. 1*68 BATTALION EDflOBIALS . . . Our l.iberty Drprnfl* on Iht Frrvdom of thr hmt*. And It (Bonnot Be Liotitrd Without Be in# L. I AW j • • • / HttfiMfl Jt‘ / fH fWAOtt Individual Sweet hoar In Twelve Agfif neiiiors fmed the mf the moet Ijeautiful girl* at Texas Woman s I’nKersit y for thfc Aggie Sweet heat of After more than two houre of deliberation. Miss Millie Rowland, a sophomore from Mot Springs, Ark. was choaen. And after the SMI’ Corps trip, no one will feel the selection committee made an unw ise choice. There were 11 girls however, who were not selected as THE Aggie Sweetheart. But certainly they would make some Aggie an extra special individual-type sweetheart as would the other l»eauties seen on the TWU campus this weekend. It seems only fair to the other girls that the men of Aggieland do a little selecting on their own . . . AUSTIN, Tax.— Mor« dunt is bfin}( stirred up ovrr issues than over candidates, in th« build-up to th* General hlettion, Nov. 4. Texans will vote on nine pro posed amendments to the Con- situation. One of them, providing for annual sessions and salaries in the LeKisiature, is the subject of hot debate. A condensed outline of the amendments and arguments be ing presented for and against follow* t Numbers correspond to the order in which amend ments will appear on the ballot.) 1. Would provide for annual Aessions of the Legislature, odd year sessions would be devoted t* aff matters, as before, and and even year sessions would at tend to budgeting and emergency mutters. Legislators would re ceive an annual salary of }?,500 (instead of $25 a day for a 120-day session) and an unspec ified amount for “ex|>en*es of office ” P.RO: Supporters say annual session* will allow more time for consideration of important'mas ters State financial fanning could t»e done for one year at a time No more having to “guess- timatt" financial needs for two years shead Better pay would be a step toward attracting the best qualified oerson* to lawmak ing Such influential and hard working groups as the Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce are pushing this amendment CON: Kqually outspoken are the opponent* who say it wsnild cause needles* expense when money is already short More time in session means more chances to spend money. Pro posed salary atill is not enough ko attract top-notch talent, but “expenses of office" could open the door to "fat-catting'’ with public funds. Sen Lhvrsey Hai de man of San Angelo is the rec- ogixed spokesman for the "antis" when include some other law makers and other group* 2. Would allow countie* to extend participation in their re tirement, disability and death compensation plans to elective of ficials of the county and precinct Present arrangement cover* only appointive officials ami employ ees of the couhty. PRO; It is a permissive law No county has to do it unless the voters say so It would give elective officials the same priv ilege as appointees, tie an at- atrction to office CON; It sets no requirement for length of service An official might serve one term—or less— and receive benefits d. Would allow the County Commissioners Court to fill va cancies in the office of County Judge and Justice* of the Peace only until the next general elec tion. Presently such appoint ments are for the remainder of the unexpired term, up to fou years. PRO: It would give voters th< right to choose their own re placement to office as soon ar possible. CON; Since campaign* are s< costly, there would he less incen tive to run for the office foi only a two-year term : SENIORS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS : IN ENGINEERING, PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS The Douglas Aircraft Company INVITES YOU TO ON CAMPUS INTERVIEWS NOVEMBER 3 and 4 Find «if about the interesting poaitions. Maiatarve in furthering your education and outstanding promotion opportunities with the world’s leading manufacturer of aircraft and miaailea Get facts on living conditions, research facilities and opportunities to advance pro- 1 I feaaionally at Douglas facilities located in California, Florida (Mdahoma North Carolina and New Mexico Reserve your career decision until you have talked with the Douglas represents live It may be the moat important interview of your Ufa. SK YOUR DIRECTOR Of PLACEMENT FOR YOUR INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT TW OaftMc Art* Stereo, Mono Records Good Buy for Collectors By HENRY LYLE emit di Sants Cacilia, Rome (Lon- Ftne Arts Columnist dwi). This is the first of a senes of Thl » '» example of how re columns which will appear per pmceamng in the record business iodically concerning recent releases r,,n war k if reverse. This opera in ' lasaigal record music. w, * , recorded in both stereophonic It is hoped that these comment* *"* '"o"°*ural form originally but will ad the Ag record buyer a* wa " fir,,t rel»*a*ed several month* he determinedly shuffle* his way ^ a8 * standard LP. Last week through the confused disorder Lffd 01 ' issued a sterwi LP of the prevails at most record “So thiH in how Slouch could afford that trip!” W ho'* Here Bill Myers Starting Business Career Here which shops. * * * A period of retooling and re processing has occurred in the rec ord industry this season -a trend likely to continue for some time. The adoption of the new stereo- phonir process by all the principal companies, of course, has caused __ __ # t this trend, and the two practical lO^l 10CllIlic*llin results that it has produced mean |x o s rwx • ■ obvious savings for the smart rec- •* O oDOdK I OFIIJJilt ord buyer. g A. Klein of the IBM Develop- The first result is the appear- ment Ubormtori€ , ( JoM , ctf., ance of, under nearly all labels, win be the ^ apwlM , #t the the stereophonic version* of mono identical performance. Although buyer* of the original release have an artistically solid performance (especially by del Monaco,), the certain amplification or intensifi cation that is the trait of the mere recent recording, as stereo accomp lishes that effect, is not theses simply because they bought early. By JACK TEAGUE With one more year of col lege still to go, William A (Bill) Myers is already suiting on u busmevs career. Bill, born and raised m Bryan, plans to open a one-hour dry cleaning service there in Novem ber. A graduate of Stephen F Austin High School, Bill had a diversified high school career. As a member of the track team, he threw Uie shot put and hurled the discus. He was president of Bov's Forum, an organisation which met and discussed prob lems which arose concerning students. As president of this oi gani/.ation he also led a career guidance week, when outstand ing men in their field* gave talks on the advantages and disadvan tage* of their particular occu pation* Bill wa* also vice president of the A Capella Choir, was a member of the National Honor Society, and wa* a delegate to the state Hi Y Yputh and Gov ernment Convention (comparable to SCON A i Being a local man, Bill was under the influence of Aggie land all during high school. He says he liked the disclipinc of the Corps and it was this rea son which caused him to live in one of the Corps dorms instaail of at home. As a "fish.’’ Bill was a mem- 10. He was phonic reditions released one or two month* ago. This is the na tural pr<)durt of that period when eveiy company, anticipating the change, began recording some per formances in both stereo and mono form before actually issuing any album* or discs. The currently existing price war, her of Squadron elev ted recording sect clary of "hich many people are unaware of, the "fish” class, and -was also 18 the second and equally natural vice president of the B. S. U. r r*ult Many very recent record- Fish Council. in K>' of the “old" (non-stereo) LP As a sophomore, Bill became type are being reissued under var- a member of SION A II and also '°us trade labels at price* almost the Singing Cadets, lai-t year half of those originally asked, he was named vice chairman of When one recalls some of the im- planning committee of SCON A mortal performances which must and this year is chairman of t* 1 a part of thi* vast library of SCONA IV Secretariat Commit- pre-steieo records, the splendid op- tee Bill is also a member of the portunitie* for accumulating a fine Ross Volunteers. collection at minimum cost become Last year Bill was a delegate apparent, from SCONA HI to SCISA at * * * West Point. He remembers this OFFENBACH: "Ga.te Pari.ianne” ballet suite, played by the Boston meeting of the combined engineer ing societies of the School of En gineering, tonight at 7:45. Klein will talk on "Work With the Young Engineer in the Computor Field.” The talk will be given in the Chemistry lecture room, to which faculty and student* are urged to attend, C. W Crawford, associate dean of the School of Engineering said. Wt AggiM uk« to N*d shout Wm Af- lit* WMa s out uni vs*, call V! « ivm *n<) salt for U>* Was A|| s Edi tor A future corps commander was horn to Mr. and Mra. Floyd Jones' *57, Rout* 3, Bryan. The little :»oy arrived at 11:25 pm, Oct. 14. at Bryan Hoapitat. A future Aggie data was bom • to Mr. and* Mr* I,owie Keith Ru-e, '5k, 401 Live Oak. The little girl waa bora at 5:51 p m., Oct. 14, at 8t Joaeph Hospital. A future Aggie date waa born to Mr. and Mra. William Ralph Sparks Jr, 440| Aspen, Bryan, <>ct. 13. at St. Joseph Hospital. There i* nothing that makes us love a man *o much u* praying for him.— Wm. Law as his tno.^ interesting trip, he was able to observe their Cadet ( orps at its l>est. This year Bill is the Corps Scholastic officer and holds the rank of < adet Lt. Col., Corpa Staff It is his responsibility to maintain rigid study conditions Bo8ton -PP«» r throughout the Corps and to Pop* Orchestra under Arthur Fied- I lei (Camden). This is an excellent example of a low price re issue and should be of particular interest to Aggie* here this season. This is the iden tical "Gaite Patiaienne” that was the best-selling classical LP of LMd Camden is the label adopted by RVA Victor for its cut-price high keep cadets aware of their stud ies. This past aummer Bill drove to New York with two other SCONA representatives to gain financial and publicity support in fidelity line. that area He then went to sum- GIORDANO: "Andrei Chenier” mer camp at Bergstrom AFB complete opera, with Mario del in Austin and worked Ihe latter Monaco, Renata Tebaldi and the part of the summer. orchestra and chorus of L'Accad- WM MENS SHOP 1 03 MAIN — NORTH GATf AGGIE OWNED *4 S. 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