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Growing Pains
Texas A&M students are already feel
ing the squeeze of an increased enrollment.
Students who eat in the cafeteria feel
it while they wait in long lines to be served,
especially at noon.
Students who visit the Memorial Stu
dent Center coffee shop during the morn
ing rush hours feel it as they search for
a place to sit.
But perhaps even more than these, stu
dents who park their cars on campus feel
the squeeze while hunting for a parking
space near their dormitories.
Parking lots are full this year that
have been half-empty in years past. Stu
dents who have complained before because
they could not park right next to their
dormitories have changed their attitude.
They are now unhappy because they must
sometimes park nearly halfway across cam
pus.
Campus Security officials admit the
situation is tedious, but they also remind
students that there are more parking
spaces on campus than cars.
The “Hempstead” and “Navasota” lots,
so called because of their nearness to these
two communities, are never full. It can
not be said, therefore, that there are no
parking spaces on campus. There are
plenty, but some are in rather inconvenient
areas.
No one can be blamed for the shortage
of convenient spaces.
Certainly the University, or administra
tion, is not responsible, because in other
years the parking facilities have been ade
quate. The lot behind Law Hall, for ex
ample, was just slightly more than half full
almost all of last year. This year it is
packed.
Campus Security is not responsible.
They have done everything they can to
find parking spaces for students—by mov
ing graduate assistants to a special area,
by reserving Guion Hall lot for day stu
dents, by shifting Hart students to the
Dorm 12 lot and finally by advising other
students of the “Navasota” and “Hemp
stead” parking areas.
An increased enrollment housed pri
marily in the central and northern sections
of campus has caused the shortage.
Texas A&M is experiencing this year
what other schools have faced for several
years. The A&M enrollment had not in
creased since 1946 until this year, and
with this increase will come many prob
lems.
While little relief can be provided the
parking problem this year, the University
should explore various solutions to apply
as the enrollment continues to rise in fu
ture years. Possible solutions include:
1. Build more parking area near the
center of new and proposed dormitory
sites.
2. Paint parking lanes in all paved lots
to insure maximum use of space.
3. Prohibit on-campus freshmen from
bringing cars to school.
The parking situation is simply a grow
ing pain, a pain Texas A&M has needed
for nearly 20 years.
We welcome this growth, but we realize
that our facilities must likewise grow. If
not. this university will have a perplexing
problem in very few years.
Detour Dilemma
For many years both Texas A&M and
College Station had a problem with the
dangerous Farm Road 60 railroad crossing.
Finally this summer construction was
begun on an overpass that will eliminate
the nuisande and danger.
Upon its completion, the overpass will
be a luxury to A&M personnel, students
and visitors who have used the old, blind
crossing for years.
During construction, however, the rail
road crossing produces another problem—
the detour.
We realize that a detour is necessary
for construction on the overpass to be com
pleted, and College Station residents, A&M
students and personnel will have to bear
with the highway department until it is
finished.
But while the detour is being used, pro
tection and direction should be provided
either by Campus Security or the College
Station Police Department during the 8
a.m. and 5 p.m. rush hours when traffic
is heavy.
The city and the universit yneed tem
porary assistance.
Adjournment Fever
The men and women who write the
country’s laws aren’t being fooled by the
relentless, midsummer-like heat that is
plagueing the capital. They know autumn
is almost here and they are acting as if
they’d like to get out of town.
Symptom No. 1 of adjournment fever:
Within three legislative days both the
House and the Senate passed a bill carry
ing $46.88 billion for the armed forces, by
far the largest money measure of the year.
Symptom No. 2: Congress snapped a
five-month deadlock over state or federal
control and sent President Johnson the bill
he wants to clean up the nation’s water
ways.
Symptom No. 3: The Senate was poised
to bury its differences on immigration pol
icies and pass a bill that would end the
41-year-old national quota system — and
establish a quota for the Western Hemi
sphere.—The Associated Press.
Glenn Dromgooie: Campaign Questions
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
“I never realized A&M was so friendly—you’re th’ fourth
guy who wanted to be my roommate!”
Gov. John Connally erased
a big question mark in the
minds of Texas Democrats
last weekend when he an
nounced he would seek a
third term as governor in
1966.
His announcement ended
the political guessing game
as to whether he would ask
for reelection or oppose Sen.
John Tower for the U. S.
Senate.
Following three hours on
the heels of Connally’s an
nouncement was Waggoner
Carr’s entry into the Senate
race.
Another state Democratic
figurehead, Lt. Gov. Preston
Smith, said he would also
seek reelection, resolving
any doubts of a Smith-Carr
duel for the Democratic flag-
bearer against Tower in next
year’s election.
Then Monday Crawford
Martin, secretary of state,
said he would run for at
torney general in 1966, a
position he lost to Carr in
1962.
So in two days, state elec
tions began to take form,
and some of the clouds were
removed from the picture.
However, several questions
still remain:
1. Will Sen. Ralph Yar
borough, whose U. S. Senate
seat is not up for bid until
1970, decide to oppose Con
nally for the governor’s
chair ?
The more liberal wing of
the Texas Democratic party,
including the AFL-CIO, has
Lani Presswood
Beauty And The Aggie
The month of September
brings with it many things.
It brings the opening of
school, football season and
autumn leaves. And it also
brings that cherished na
tional institution—the Miss
America Pageant.
Once again this year we
were treated to a two-hour
look at fifty of the most
shining examples of Ameri
can womanhood. It opened
with the parade of states,
made more authentic this
year by the elimination of
representatives from the
large cities.
Then the annual rigama-
role of introducing judges,
getting a speech or two over
with and boring the audi
ence with a couple of tune
less songs followed. If mem
ory serves, the first of the
lengthy Toni commercials
interrupted at this point and
then the show’s first bit of
drama was unveiled in the
presence of Bert Parks’ an
nouncement of the ten fina
lists.
Now just what Bert does
the other 364 days of the
year I’m not quite sure of
but he’s become a fixture at
this event and the proceed
ings wouldn’t seem authen
tic without him now.
Anyway, he revealed the
ten lasses still in the run-
nig and naturally the over
whelming majority of the
girls that registered with
me were eliminated. How
the judges could have left
out Miss Hawaii I’ll never
. . . but as Max Schulman
says, I digress.
The girls ran through
three events, swimsuits,
evening gown, and talent.
None of them looked too
bad all dressed up or in their
beach attire either, al
though many of us agree
I think, that’s it’s about
time for the pageant to
start installing bikinis to
keep up with the times.
This left the talent com
petition and as usual there
was a pretty good variety
of acts. There was a piano
number which didn’t exact
ly bring the house down, an
unusual interpretive dance,
a dramatic skit and several
songs, ranging from classi
cal to earthy.
There was a disappoint
ment here, however. No
thing in these talent shows
has quite the impact of an
apparently operatic song
stress who jumps without
warning into a pop number
and winds up by belting out
some brassy tune with the
accompaniment of body-eng-
lish. These are usually
show-stoppers, but nary a
one turned up.
After all this I decided
that Miss Mississippi was
the only choice they could
make and thus she surpris
ingly was chosen one of the
five finalists. She and four
competitors smoothly glided
to the forefront and then
the most distasteful part—
to me—of the whole affair
began. Each of the girls
is forced to come up with
an immediate answer to a
somewhat insipid, impromp
tu question.
Actually, they were a
little better questions this
time than in years past but
still some were more diffi
cult than others and the
whole process seems like a
shallow, unfair basis for a
decision.
With this nonsense out
of the way, the winner was
narrowed to four, three and
then two girls—Miss Missis
sippi and Miss Kansas. You
couldn’t help wondering
what was going through
their minds as they smiled
at each other.
As everyone knows by
now, the nod went to the
girl from the Sunflower
State and she swept down
the aisle with Parks’ fami
liar rendition of “There she
goes ...” swelling forth
over the packed house.
Then there were some
brief interviews, the last
commercial and a final smile
from longtime hostess Bess
Myerson as the annual rit
ual came to an end.
Although there are quite
a few other beauty contests
around, this is still the big
one. Why? It must be
tradition. The event has
had television coverage for
so long that a veteran army
of viewers has grown ac
customed to its face.
And besides that it’s got
enough ham and hoopla for
half a dozen contests and a
little of that every now and
then doesn’t hurt anybody.
It’s quite a spectacle though
your favorite is overlooked
every year.
Good-night, Miss Missis
sippi, wherever you are.
urged the senior senator to
challenge Connally in 1966.
Connally, regarded as a
moderate-conservative Dem
ocrat, and Yarborough have
not enjoyed the best of
friendship in political circles
for quite some time. Indeed,
it was President Johnson
who drew them close enough
together for a unified party
attack in the 1964 elections.
2. Who will oppose Carr
in the Democratic primary?
The most likely opponent is
Congressman Jim Wright of
Fort Worth, a solid Johnson
backer, and a supporter of
repealing Section 14-B of
the Taft-Hartley Act (state
right-to-work laws.) Carr
has been an avid supporter
of the right-to-work clause.
3. Should Wright enter
the race, political observers
ponder, would President
Johnson give him solid back
ing? Sen. Ralph Yarborough
and other liberal forces
would quite likely support
Wright.
Carr, considered a moder
ate, has been a strong mem
ber of the “Connally team”
and would probably receive
Connally’s blessings if the
governor takes a stand.
4. Who will replace Carr
as attorney general? With
Martin, another strong Con
nally backer, already in the
race, other candidates can
be expected to enter soon if
they plan to wage a strong
campaign.
Among the most-mention
ed candidates likely to op
pose Martin are:
—State Sen. Franklin
Spears of San Antonio, a
liberal Democrat, who has
said he is interested only in
reelection to the Senate or
election as attorney general.
—Houston District Attor
ney Frank Briscoe, who said
this week that he is con
sidering either the attorney
general post or a seat in
Congress.
—John Hill, Connally’s
Harris County campaign
manager, and a moderate-
conservative.
—Dallas District Attorney
Henry Wade, another Con
nally friend, who has re
portedly been interested
either in the office or a
federal judgeship.
—C ongressman Jack
Brooks of Beaumont, a lib
eral, who faces a tough race
against Congressman Clark
Thompson of Galveston un
der the new redistricting
law.
With party primaries still
more than seven months
away, next year’s elections
are already shaping up into
what should be an interest
ing, “off-year” campaign. A
year from now, there could
be some surprises.
People In The News
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON—John H.
Glenn, America’s first man-
in-orbit, is off on a good
will tour of Europe with the
best wishes of President
Johnson.
“Wish I was going with
you,” said Johnson when
Glenn and his wife, Annie,
dropped by the White House
Thursday before setting out
on a government-sponsored
tour.
★ ★ ★
TAIPEI — Dr. Glenn T.
Seaborg, chairman of the
U.S. Atomic Energy Com
mission, arrived in Taipei
today for a two-day visit to
Formosa.
He was accompanied by
a congressional group head
ed by Rep. Chet Holifield,
D-Calif., chairman of the
Joint Atomic Energy Com
mittee of the U.S. Congress.
LONDON — Dancer Ru
dolf Nureyev wrenched his
right ankle Thursday when
he skidded during a re
hearsal for the Royal Bal
let’s film production of
Romeo and Juliet. Nureyev,
who was born in Russia, was
in considerable pain but
completed the rehearsal.
★ ★ ★
CHICAGO — The Rev.
Richard F. Morrisroe, a
young Catholic priest criti
cally wounded a month ago
in Hayneville, Ala., is being
treated at Oak Park Hos
pital.
He was flown here Wed
nesday from Alabama. Jona
than M. Daniels, an Episco
pal seminarian from New
Hampshire, was shot and
killed in the attack.
A medical spokesman said
that Morrisroe’s “prognosis
seems to be good.”
PEANUTS
By Charles M. Schulz
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NEWS
BRIEFS
By The Associated Press
Pakistan Troops Violate
Cease-Fire Agreement
NEW DELHI, India — Pakistani troops
violated the India-Pakistan cease-fire in
two widely separated places, the Indian
defense ministry charged today.
The ministry said in a communique that
Pakistani troops crossed into the Indian
controlled part of Kashmir in the north
sector Thursday, a few hours after the
cease-fire went into effect and that in the
southern sector, Pakistani rangers attack
ed an Indian police post.
Gemini 5 Space Twins
Get ‘Lost’ Over Africa
KEEKEROK, Kenya — American as
tronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles
Conrad Jr. lost themselves in a tiny plane
over Africa Thursday.
They were flying from Nairobi over
the floor of the Great Rift Valley for a
visit at Kenya’s Keekerok game lodge with
President Jomo Kenyatta. Cooper took
over the Aztec’s controls, announcing it
was the first thing he had flown since
Gemini 5, in which the two orbited the
earth for eight days. Soon they were
buzzing buffaloes in the desert scrub. Then,
roaring up after the chase, Cooper an
nounced he was lost.
Senate Passes Intact
Foreign Aid Measure
WASHINGTON — A virtually intact
$3,143,000,000 foreign aid appropriation,
last of the year’s money measures, has
cleared the Senate after just one day of
debate.
A bipartisan 59-21 vote Thursday night
approved the bill after administration
forces beat back a barrage of amendments
that sought to trim it. Only one reduction
was made, and that amounted to only $50
million.
The bill now goes to a conference com
mittee to compromise the few differences
between the versions passed by the House
and Senate for the 1966 fiscal year, which
started July 1.
The Senate bill is just $142 million less
than the amount voted by the House two
weeks ago and is $127 million beneath the
aid ceining imposed earlier when Congress
passed the foreign aid authorization bill.
L
Red Guerrillas Push
War In South Viet Nam
SAIGON — Communist guerrillas over
ran an outpost, shelled a district capital
and ambushed Vietnamese relief forces
in an area about 290 miles north of Saigon,
reliable sources said today.
During the fighting near Que Nohn a
U. S. Air Force F1Q0 was shot down by
ground fire, but the pilot was rescued,
U. S. military spokesmen said. They had
no details on the ground action.
Reports of the fighting came from local
informants who said the Viet Cong overran
an outpost defended by government troops
five miles south of Bong Son, the district
capital.
Sealab 2 Makes Deepest
Descend To Ocean Bottom
LA JOLLA, Calif. — Aqtfanatus M.
Scott Carpenter and Wallace T. Jenkins
have descended to 253 feet in the deepest
ocean drive yet at the Sealab 2 underwater
living project.
Two previous attempts to make deep
dives had been postponed and apparent
trouble with a depth gauge required the
aquanauts Thursday to stop short of their
goal of 266 feet. Their previous record
was 234 feet.
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