THE BATTALIOM P«ff« 2 College Station, Texas Tuesday, May 15, 1962 Get a flying start on Continental! WASHINGTON NEW ORLEANS CHICAGO NEW YORK ‘i-^ngine con-stops east. For reservations, call^our TmmnI CONTINENTAL AIRLINES THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a non^tax-supported, non profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op erated by students as a journalism laboratory and community newspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. Members of the Student Publications Board are Allen Schrader, School of Arts and Sciences ; Willard I. Truettner, School of Engineering; Otto R. Kunae, School of Agri culture ; and Dr. E. D. McMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is published in College Sta tion, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, Septem ber through May, and once a week during summer school. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all new* dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republicatioi in are also reserved. ion of all other matter her*. Second-class postage paid at College Station, Texas. MEMBER i The Assooiated Frews Texas Press Assn, Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, C'licagc Eos An geles and Sar Francisco. Mail subscriptions are $3.60 per semester; $6 per school year, $< .60 pet full year. All subscriptions subject to 2% sales tax. Advertising rate furn shed on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA Building. College Static i, Texes. News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the •ditorial office. Room 4, YMCA Building. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6416. ALAN PAYNE EDITOR Ronnie Bookman - Managing Editor Van Conner Sports Editor I Gerry Brown, Ronnie Fann, Dan Louis Jr News Editors Kent Johnston, Tom Harrover, Bruce Shulter Staff Writers Jim Butler, Adrian Adair Assistant Sports Editors Sylvia Ann Bookman Society Editor Johnny Herrin, Ben Wolfe Photographers CADET SLOUCH iliytif'' 1 . , f- by Jim Earle A Reduced Guest Rate Will Aid SWC School Students Student members of next year’s Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Committee took a giant step Saturday toward aiding their fellow students enjoy the high caliber of sports played by members of the Southwest Conference. Delegates to the spring sportsmanship committee meet ing in Waco approved a resolution to the business manager of the SWC asking for a $2 student guest rate for football games. If approved, the reduced rate will replace a former $4 rate that was used here and at most SWC schools. The proposal will cover tickets purchased by students for guests, with the ticket-holders accompanying students at the gate. At most schools, as is true at A&M, students themselves pay a fee that covers their entrance to athletic contests while registering. Then for out-of-town games, SWC students are allowed to purchase student tickets for $1. The action for a lower guest rate was closely associated with the fact that students, while guests for road games, can enter for the $1 rate. Several delegates at Saturday’s meeting sought a $1 rate for guests, however this was upped to $2 in an effort to prevent cutting revenue too much. This will possibly be a big factor at A&M, where the seating capacity of 42,000 is one of the lowest in the con ference. Already the Aggies play several teams only in their opponents’ home stadium because of Kyle Field’s restrictive capacity and the fact that most fans have to travel consider able distances to attend home games. The Battalion hopes a reduction of guest rates will be viewed favorably by officials of the Southwest Conference. Even though less money will be collected from each student guest, we feel that increased attendance due to the lower rate will more than make up for the difference. Also, since most guests will be of college-age, the con ference stands to win even more life-long fans. h*