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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Friday, April 7, 1961
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle interpreting
1 BATTALION EDITORIALS
Interest? Where?
‘Sales Tax 9 Bill
Ready For Debate
By The Associated Press
AUSTIN—The House Revenue
atid Taxation Committee Thurs
day sent to the floor for debate
a' general sales tax bill to raise
$317 million in the next two fiscal
years.
The committee chairman, Rep.
.Charles Ballman, and Rep.
George Hinson, the sponsor of
Gov.- Price Daniel’s selective
sales tax approach, both said the
action' is to give the House “a
free run” on all tax programs.
“I hope this action is not con
sidered as an indication that the
members of this committee are
absolutely for this bill,” Ballman
explained.
Hinson said he opposes a gen
eral sales tax bill.
Rep. John Allen of Longview
is author of the sales tax bill
(HB803) which would levy a two
per cent tax on all items sold at
retail with several exceptions.
These include those items already
carrying a selective sales tax,
such as gasoline and cigarettes
but would not exempt food and
drugs.
Allen said the $317 million
would cover the state spending
recommendations of Daniel’s and
the $800-a-year salary increase
for public school teachers.
The action came in the midst
of consideration of Daniel’s selec
tive sales tax plan, including
several recommendations of the
State Finance Advisory Commis
sion.
The bill (HB918) sponsored by
Hinson would raise $156.5 million
a year, enough to cover the Sen
ate-passed state appropriations
bill and provide $800 a month in
crease for teachers, Hinson said.
Hinson said his tax bill would
derive 45 per cent of its revenue
from business and 55 per cent
from individuals.
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Bob Sloan, Alan Payne, Tommy Holbein News Editors
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Student participation in student government on the Tex
as A&M campus is definitely lacking.
This fact was never more evident than at the annual
spring elections yesterday when but one out'of four students
eligible to make the short walk to the Memorial Student Cen
ter to cast ballots voted. Only 1,825 votes were cast by a stu
dent body of slightly over 6,500.
In the past years, Texas A&M students have complained
vehemently that they have no voice in campus affairs and
decisions. But student government actually offers the most
effective means for expressing the student opinion.
Look back to the actions of the Student Senate and the
Civilian Student Council on the name-change issue. The
student governors have made their opinion known.
But how many class officers made similar efforts to
voice the opinion of their respective classes. For that matter,
how many class meetings have beeri conducted this year?
There are not too many decisions, true, that a class can
make. But there is no standard whatsoever prohibiting the
students from expressing their desires.
At the close of the runoffs, there will again be another
array of class officers. But can any student actually say
why he voted for a certain candidate? We are not saying
that these new officers are incapable, but we are asserting
that few, if any, have made their qualifications known to the
student body.
Where do the prospective officers stand on the numerous
situations that will be confronting Texas A&M in the near
future? Do the candidates you voted for, if you were one
of the few that cast a ballot, agree with your thoughts on
the name-change? On co-education? On compulsory ROTC?
On intergration ?
There is no measure in the College Regulations that pre
vents student candidates from discussing such issues. If
the students chose to do so, an assembly could be arranged
to allow the various candidates to debate their reasons for
running and their qualifications. The administration would
be obligated—and probably pleased—to back the students
in stronger student government efforts.
The purpose of an election is to choose representatives
to express and seek the desires of the public that elected
them. But, then, such a situation would probably never exist
at Texas A&M, because evidently the candidates themselves
are complacent. This fact was noted recently when The
Battalion offered to publish campaign statements from stu
dent candidates before the election. Out of 177 students that
filed for the election, there were but 11 statements received
for publication.
That, indeed, makes the election a virtual farce. For
that reason, The Battalion did not publish the statements.
Student government could be a most effective organiza
tion on the Texas A&M campus. The College Regulations,
the instrument that the students seem to think prohibits
liberal government, does not offer any obstacles to a strong
student government.
The fault lies with the students themselves. Only small
interest is shown, by both candidates and voters, in what
could become a vital part of student life.
’•- It would be nice, we suppose, to say, “I was president of
the Class of XX,” even though no efforts were made to repre
sent the student group that elected him.
UN Faces Money Crisis-
Some Members Won’t Pay
By MAX HARRELSON
Chief AP United Nations
Correspondent
Stripped of diplomatic trap
pings, the current U.N. financial
crisis boils down to a single basic
problem: Some member nations
won’t pay their assessments on
costly undertakings such as those
in* the Middle East and the
Congo.
pending proposal for assessments
to raise the 1961 budget of $120
million, but the prospects for col
lecting all that money is dim.
The Soviet bloc and France al
ready have ruled out any pay
ments whatsoever. Other coun
tries are expected to follow their
lead.
United States is the only one
which has offered a voluntary
contribution toward 1961 costs.
Now and then a delegate raises
the possibility of invoking penal
ties against delinquent members,
But there is virtually no chance
of action at this time.
So far the General Assembly
has concentrated on stopgap
measures to meet day-to-day
bills. It has not come to grips
with the broad question of how
to collect from reluctant mem
bers. As a result, the organiza
tion continues year after year to
spend more money than it col
lects. It has been getting along
by some fancy juggling—the ju
dicious transfer of money from
one fund to another or by use
of reserve funds.
U. N. officials hope that a sub
stantial part of the deficit will be
liquidated by voluntary contribu
tions, but member countries have
shown no great enthusiasm for
such contributions.
The United States is the only
country which volunteered a cash
contribution to 1960 Congo costs,
although some others, including
the Soviet Union, wrote off the
cost of services such as the air
lifting of troops. Up to now, the
The only penalty provided in
the U. N. Charter is the denial
of voting privileges under certain
circumstances. Important legal
issues are involved in special'as
sessments like these. Apart from
this, many countries would have
serious reservations about taking
harsh action against any of the
big powers.
The United Nations seems able
to avert bankruptcy for a while,
but eventually it will have to find
a way to bail itself out.
“ .. . I’d like to have an election to vote for or against having elections.”
Job Interviews
The following firms will inter
view graduating seniors in the
Placement Office:
April 10
The Seguin Independent School
District will interview seniors
majoring in physics in the Place
ment Office. A position is avail
able in the science department
which could eventually lead to
head of the depai'tment.
★ ★ ★
April 11
The Ceco Steel Products Corp.
will talk to seniors majoring in
civil engineering or architectural
construction. Employment in de
tailing, estimating and designing
of steel bridges is available.
★ ★ ★
Kendavis Industries, Inc., will
interview seniors majoring in
business administration, electri
cal engineering, mechanical engi
neering or petroleum engineer
ing. Positions as sales trainees
leading to management are now
offered.
Since 1956 the United Nations
has been running a deficit of $4
million to $5 million a year on
the U.N. Emergency Force in the
Middle East. This is caused by
the refusal of the Soviet bloc, the
Arab countries and some others
to pay assessments.
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Bridge Meet Saturday 1
The A&M Invitational Bridge Students will be coming from
Tournament will get off to a start Louisiana, Arkansas and Okla-
at 7:30 p.m. Saturday with schools homa as well as Texas. The con-
from four states competing. The testants will be eligible for mas-
April 13
The Fairchild Camera and In
strument Corp. will talk to
seniors majoring in electrical
engineering, mechanical engi
neering, or physics. Openings in
the industrial products division,
the semiconductor division, the
defense products division, the
components division and the. ae
rial surveys division are avail
able. Summer employment is
also available.
On this operation alone, the
deficit has mounted to more than
$21 million not counting this
year’s expected arrears.
A major crisis came with the
U. N. entry into the Congo last
July. To date, the United Nations
has collected less than half the
$48 million which members were
assessed for 1960. Of the 99 coun
tries only six have jmid anything
at all.
The Congo costs are continuing
at about $10 million a month. The
assembly likely will approve a
AGGIES-
Bring The Date To
YOUNGBLOOD’S
This Week-End
Fried Chicken
Barbecue — Steaks — Seafoods
Good Food At Prices You Can Afford
Orders Prepared To Take Out
In Special Boxes
Call TA 2-4557
YOUNGBLOOD’S
Rock Building
South College
Midway Between
Bryan & College
annual tournament, which this
year is larger than ever before,
will offer prizes and enjoyment to
those who enter.
Registration will begin at 2 p.m.
Saturday and continue through 5
p. m. in order to give the entrants
time to settle down after they get
here.
The actual play will be conduc
ted in Rooms 2-A, B, C and D of
the Memorial Student Cencer and
the public is invited to attend.
ter points and trophies if they win.
Morris E. Tittle of the Depart
ment of Matmematics is serving
as tournament director, with Layne
Turner as chairman, John Ratcliff
as housing chairman and Wiley
Bunton as registration chairman. ..
A&M students who would like to
enter the contest may do so by
registering with Miss Gladys Black
in the Food Department of the
MSC.
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