THE BATTALION
Pa^e 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, September 16, 1965
New Semester
Brings Optimism
The Battalion staff welcomes you back to campus.
It’s another year and a new semester. New years
generally produce resolutions. Probationary students re
solve to overcome their grade point deficiency. Distinguished
students vow to be repeaters on the honor roll. Average
students seek their best semester as they strive for the 2.25
bracket.
Freshmen want to get off to a good start. Seniors want
to end on a happy note.
The Battalion also desires a good year. We are highly
optimistic after receiving the Texas Press Association’s
general excellence award for the best small daily in the
state. We want to not only uphold that rating, but also
to improve on it.
You can help us give you a good newspaper — a news
paper which is informative, educational, influential and to
an extent entertaining — by:
1. Writing letters to the editor about subjects which
you are vitally concerned. Letters should be objective, not
unduly antigonistic, legible and concise. Anonymous letters
will not be published, but your name can be withheld upon
request. However, the letter must be signed before we will
withhold a name.
2. Inform staff members of campus events. Bulletin
Board will publicize meetings of all campus organizations,
and individual articles about special club activities may be
run. When requesting coverage of an event, do not be de
manding. Ask the managing editor to publicize the activity,
but do not demand it. Give him plenty of advance notice
so he can work it into the staff schedule.
With just this little cooperation, we believe we can give
you a professional student newspaper about your campus
and activities.
Federal Support
Given Students
The higher education aid bill just passed by the House of
Representatives promises important departures from the
established pattern of financial support to college students.
Among its key provisions is the establishment of “educa
tional opportunity grants.” In effect, these would constitute
the first federal scholarships for undergraduate study. Such
grants, intended to support needy students of academic
promise, could check the inexcusable waste of talent caused
by poverty.
A contemplated program of federally guaranteed loans
to college students through commercial banks and other loan
institutions would relieve the financial pressure of college
costs on middle-income families. This is clearly the adminis
tration’s answer to Senator Ribicoff’s controversial proposal
to provide tax credits for college tuition. It is a sound answer
because it permits postponing payments until the college
graduate’s own earning power allows him to make a contribu
tion to his education. Unlike tax credits, it does not favor
the wealthy by entitling them to greater deductions.
Perhaps equally important, federally guaranteed loans
can effectively police commercial loan practices and eliminate
the fringe of shady operators who have exploited the higher
education boom by demanding usurious interest rates. More
over, the move toward government-guaranteed loans—which
would be no more costly to students or their parents than
loans now made under the National Defense Education Act—
might eventually replace that emergency loan measure. Such
an arrangement would free the colleges of the onerous task
of long-term collection, an especially serious problem for the
smaller institutions.
On the whole, the proposed changes in student aid pat
terns promise the emergence of a permanent philosophy of
assistance-—one that has been too long delayed. A balanced
philosophy, combined with efficient operation, is vital to re
moving economic barriers from the gates of higher education
—The New York Times.
Federal Spending Priorities
Even though everyone may not applaud all of the
administration’s spending programs, the new trend in the
administration toward setting priorities for spending de
serves general support.
Rtrecenhlv- President Johnson asked agency heads to list
the lfc\wer priority 10 to 20 per cent of their budgets. On
anothei' occasion, the White House suggested that federal
agencies ’ that want to expand spending on some programs
should shew where savings could b-e made in others; in
effect setting priorities.
The trend even extends to foreign aid. At the urging
of the State Department, the Alliance for Progress (which
benefits from U. S. funds) is requiring Latin American
countries as a prerequisite for financial help, to set prior
ities for their internal spending programs.
Hopefully the trend toward priorities will produce sav
ings in less essential federal programs. (It would be un
fortunate if administration efforts in this direction should
become window dressing to turn aside criticism of rising
non-military spending.)
The next important step might be for Congress to set
up a method for assigning priorities to its spending mea
sures. One way to do this would be the establishment of a
special, joint committee of the House and Senate which
would consider spending in relation to estimated Treasury
revenues, then suggest what programs should get support —
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EDITOR GLENN DROMGOOLE
The
Long,
Hot
Summer
By GLENN DROMGOOLE
Battalion Editor
The long - , hot summer that had
been predicted actually was.
Race riots in Los Angeles, the
war in Viet Nam, the mysterious
murder of two Texas coeds, the
India-Pakistan feud and the death
of Adlai Stevenson intensified the
heat.
For three months headlines of
war and sorrow glared across the
front pages all over the nation.
And it was hot. Vacationers
sweated as much in June as they
usually do in August and the
heat didn’t let up the entire sum
mer.
Then just as fall fashions were
being displayed early this month
the long, hot summer marked up
another tragedy: Hurricane Bet
sy. Ferocious winds and heavy
rains chalked up large economic
losses in Louisiana and Florida,
and the death toll from the fury
is still mounting daily.
Voilence on the streets, loot
ing and a general state of law
lessness raged in Los Angeles in
early August and state troopers
had to use force to quell the
conflict. Californians were
shocked that such racial action
could occur in that state, and all
over the nation persons feared
similar activity in their locales.
Wars and rumors of wars
claimed more space in newspapers
and more time on radio and tele
vision. The Viet Nam conflict
began to be termed a war even
by top administration officials.
India and Pakistan were at each
other’s throats. The United States
watched, and still watches, the
two Asian countries cautiously in
fear of forced intervention by
Yankee troops.
The nation lost a great Ameri
can when Adlai Stevenson died
in London. The United Nations
ambassador had strived for
peaceful relations among the
world’s nations, and the world
was saddened at his death.
Sorrow also reigned at Texas
A&M with the death of four
Aggies. Senior Michael Ray-
bourne died June 28 in Jackson
ville, Fla., after a two weeks
illness. Richard Conrad Dorn,
graduate student, died July 26
in Corpus Christi from an auto
mobile accident. Another wreck
killed John William Day Jr., a
freshman at Junction, Aug. 12
near the A&M adjunct. And a
freak touch football accident
caused the death of Jessie For
man, 23-year-old architecture stu
dent, July 21 on campus.
However, all was not bleak.
Gemini 5 was a success although
the rendezvous in space wasn’t
The United States moved a step
closer to the moon by keeping
two men in space for eight days.
The 20th anniversary of the
atomic bombing of Hiroshima was
observed, reminding the world’s
powers of the ability they possess
to destroy each other. The an
niversary also served as a re
minder of a devastating world
war that was brought to an end
only by wiping out an entire
city. It was observed solemnly,
yet cheerfully.
Construction began on campus
of a $6 million cyclotron and a
$1.9 million space center, as Tex
as A&M moved toward academic
superiority in the sciences.
And it is on that note that we
mark an end to the long, hot sum
mer and welcome the short, cool
fall.
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Housewife Misses
Her Good Friend:
The Newspaper
By KITTY ALLEN
Reprinted From
Publishers Auxiliary
After blinking through break
fast for a hurried husband and
persuading finicky kids to at
least peck at their eggs and juice,
I pour a cup of tea and settle
down to a few precious moments
with my friend.
This time of silent conversa
tion, whether sad, amusing,
thoughtful or just restful, is a
perfect start to the day ahead.
But now I have no friend, and
I miss him.
It used to be so exciting to
meet him on the porch (or under
a bush) and bring him in from
the cold, the heat, or soaking wet
from the rain, but there he al
ways was — the newspaper.
It’s not just the morning min
utes of relaxation and education
that I miss, though. Reminders
pop up'all during the day which
make me realize just how close
we really were.
Of course, he brings the news.
A skeleton of more important
events is given periodically over
both radio and TV, but you must
listen when they are ready which
isn’t always between phone calls
or when the kids are happily en
gaged.
But what about the little
stories, divorces, personalities,
gossip and human interest used
mainly as fillers ? Also the col
umnists, editorials and letters to
the editor must be missed. All
of these can’t be put on the air.
There just isn’t time, but these
are the things that balance the
depression of Vietnam, strikes,
crime and death that make the
news.
I miss the society news of en
gagements, weddings, births and
parties. The whole family is won
dering about Winnie Winkle and
Apartment 3-G, and wishes they
could chuckle over Dennis the
Menace or Blondie. Who is writ-
ting letters to the lovelorn these
days?
Where are the Orioles now ?
Results in sports are not the only
things worth reading, but the col
umnists’ interpretation, the stand
ings and news of minor sports
are missed, too. And then there
are the bridge hands, the horo
scopes, crossword puzzles, medi
cal questions and youth features.
A friend called to find out
burial plans for a mutual ac
quaintance but without my news
paper, I could not provide the
details. Yes, radio stations were
broadcasting the information but
once again at their convenience,
not ours.
Classified ads mean much to
many . . . the jobseeker, the auto
mobile buyer, the auction follow
er, and those looking for people
to fill the need.
Those of use who are avid ra
dio or TV fans (we can’t recite
channel for channel, hour for
hour what is on) are devilishly
flicking stations in an effort to
find a mystery, musical or news
between commercials.
Ads may seem to be nuisances
sometimes, but having none to
read is worse. Department store
phone and mail orders are low,
foodstore patrons bewail the lack
of extra stamp coupons and the
lists of sale prices which mean
so much to the comparison shop
per.
Sundays have a real lull with
out the many sections to fuss
over, especially the funnies. A
whole hour at least must be al-
loted to something else, in all
probability a nap.
Having no newspaper rather
disturbs the dinner hour, too.
Harried hubby comes home, is
greeted with his cocktail and
slippers, and flops in his easy
chair to await the meal. But he
does not relax. There is no news
paper for him to hide behind to
escape the romping of the kids.
And, too, what can he do after
dinner while the dishes are being
washed but offer to dry them!
And if he offers to take you
out to a movie, how do you know
what is playing?
Also sorely missed is the news
boy who, bi-weekly or monthly,
manages to disturb my nap to
collect his due and punch the lit
tle card.
Newspapers are a real friend
and I miss them. I tried to swat
a fly with a magazine and it
didn’t work at all. I couldn’t find
anything to start the fire in the
grill, either, and finally had to
cook inside.
Perhaps the next time you are
out of bags to line the garbage
can and can’t even find a news
paper, you’ll know you are miss
ing a friend, too.
The Beautiful Blue Danube is
being put to work. Yugoslavia
and Rumania are building a
hydroelectric power station that
will be the biggest in Europe
outside Russia.
TO FACULTY AND
STAFF
Circle your calendar for
Sept. 22 & 23 for the 3M Company
display of all its educational
equipment at the M.S.C.-Room 2A.
8 A. M. - 5 P. M.
State Capitol Roundup
Special Session
Not Necessary
By VERN SANFORD
Texas Press Association
AUSTIN — Texas voters, by
decisively defeating a proposed
constitutional amendment to in
crease the number of State Sen
ate seats from 31 to 39, removed
one possible reason for a special
legislative session this year.
Federal courts control two oth
er legal issues which could re
quire lawmakers to come back to
the capitol for another 1965 pow
wow.
Since no senatorial districting
act has been passed at the regu
lar session, adoption of the
amendment would have meant a
virtually automatic special ses
sion call to decide how the eight
additional Senate districts were
to be divided.
Proponents of the defeated
proposal promptly tagged its re
jection a loss for rural areas.
Eight metropolitan counties ac
counted for enough votes to block
it in the light-turnout, Septem
ber 7, election. But some rural
areas voted against it, too.
Thirteen incumbent Senators
will be jammed together into six
districts under court-ordered sen
atorial redistricting.
The amendment, if adopted,
would have given all incumbents
a chance to retain their jobs.
Now, at least seven Senate vet
erans are certain to be eliminated
at the polls next year.
Suits challenging Congression
al and House Representatives re
districting by the 59th Legisla
ture and attacking constitution
ality of the poll tax still could
require a special session.
Congressional redistricting case
was heard by a special three-
judge federal court at Houston
last Thursday. Same court also
conducted a pre-trial hearing on
the legislative re-apportionment
suit. A ruling that either act
is unconstitutional conceivably
could carry with it a mandate
that lawmakers redo their work
before the filing deadline for the
1966 elections.
Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr,
continuing his opposition to the
federal government’s suit to ban
the poll tax, last week fired off
letters to all congressmen asking
them for evidence to support
their findings (in 1965 Voting
Rights Act) that the Texas levy
violates constitutional rights.
Federal Education
Aid Planned
State Board of Education has
accepted administrative ground
rules for participating in new U.
S. elementary - secondary educa
tion act which will bring about
$60,000,000 in federal funds to
public schools.
At the same time the board ap
proved proposals to triple Texas’
migrant school pilot program to
reach 18,000 children in 40 dis
tricts. It also set up special pro
grams for at least 3,000 adult
migrants.
Children whose families follow
the crops will get intensive, six-
months schooling. Adults parti
cipating will receive basic educa
tion and training in fundamental
homemaking and occupational
skills.
Forty-five districts were warn
ed of accreditation violations. Ea
gle Pass district was officially
notified it will lose accreditation
next July 1 unless substantial
progress is made. Eagle Pass
Supt. J. I. James assured board
the district already is hastening
to correct shortcomings.
State Surplus Growing
State government started its
new fiscal year on Sept. 1 solidly
in black. Surplus was $136,800,-
000, according to Comptroller
Robert S. Calvert. This is near,
ly $40,000,000 more than previ
ously estimated.
State revenue for the fiscal
year was $1,800,000,000 — $161),•
000,000 more than the year be
fore.
Water Suit Filed
Altus, Okla., attacked constitu-
tionality of new Texas law pro
hibiting transportation of under
ground water to another state in
federal court suit filed here.
City has approved $2,000,000 in
bonds to develop underground
water supply on the Texas side
of the Red River before the Leg
islature passed a law to ban pipe
lining water across the state
boundary.
Law Enforcement
Conference
More than 450 law enforce
ment officials representing all
of Texas’ 254 counties will be in
Austin on Sept. 23-25 for the
15th Annual Attorney General’s
Law Enforcement Conference.
District Attorney Bill Waters
of Pampa, president of the Dis
trict and County Attorneys As
sociation of Texas, will open the
meeting.
Principal speakers will be Lou
isiana’s Atty. Gen. Jack P. F,
Gremillion and Texas’ Atty. Geu,
Waggoner Carr.
Changes set out in the new
Code of Criminal Procedure and
recent Supreme Court decisions
will be focused on during the con
ference.
Attorney General
Opinions
Attorney General Carr has rul
ed that:
• County commissioners can re
allocate budgeted funds by cor
rect budget amendment proced
ures.
• Justices of peace may be paid
on either a fee or salary basis.
• State Board of Control may
reject rental space bids not felt
in the best interest of occupants.
• Shrimp regulation revisions
for Carancahua Bay in Jacksoit
County are in effect.
Short Snorts
Hospital administrators report
a “frightening” shortage of nurs
es in Texas . . . State capitol
dome soon will be reopened to
tourists . . . Top state water au
thorities addressed Texas Water
Conservation Association munici
pal panel meeting here Mon
day . . .
Parks and Wildlife Depart
ment reports outlook for big
game hunting this fall is good
generally, excellent in North Cen
tral, East Central, Southeast and
South Texas . . . First chapters
of the Texas Plan to Combat
Mental Retardation were written
by the 100 citizens on the Gov
ernor’s Committee on Mental Re
tardation over the weekend
(Sept. 11 and 12) ...
U. S. Sen. John Tower an
nounced Farmers Home Adminis
tration loans to Brazoria, Cald
well, Delta, Galveston, Hays,
Limestone and Montgomery
Counties.
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