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College Station, Texas
Thursday, October 14, 1965
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Texas 1
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Constitutional
By GLENN DROMGOOLE
Battalion Editor
Proposed Amendment No. 1 to be voted on
Nov. 2 would change Section 17, Article VII of the
Texas Constitution, and would increase the state
ad valorem tax for acquiring and constructing
buildings at state colleges and universities.
Texas A&M board of directors have urged
passage of this amendment, even though this
university will not directly receive benefits from
it.
Schools which would gain additional revenue
include TWU, Texas A&I, Texas Tech, East
Texas, North Texas, Sam Houston, Southwest
Texas, Lamar Tech, Arlington State, Midwestern,
Houston, Pan-American and Angelo.
The amendment would also provide for alloca
tion of funds based on a projected enrollment
for ten-year periods.
Arguments for the amandment include:
1. The projected enrollment change is a more
realistic method for use in making adequate pro
visions for classroom and other physical facilities.
Allocations have been based on five-year past
enrollment figures.
2. Expansion of the state college system makes
it essential that sufficient funds be available at
all times to provide adequate school plants.
3. By using this special ad valorem tax for
Mortimer's Notes
FOR THE RECORD: This is National News
paper Week, and I advocate a moment of silence
for newspapers everywhere, including The Batta
lion
Okay, that’s enough ....
Seriously, we should not take our newspapers
so much for granted; not many nations enjoy the
freedom of press that exists in the United States . .
The right to evaluate and criticize is the news
paper’s freedom, and much of our other freedom
hinges around this guaranteed right
Any effort to suppress news — anywhere —
should be cautiously avoided
There will be a dance in the YMCA after the
A&M-Baylor game next weekend
Two solariums will be in use: one with fast
music, the other with slow. In between will be
refreshments
Admission will be $1 a couple
The Cougar, student newspaper at the Uni
versity of Houston, was full of sour grapes
after last Saturday’s game
A column by Cougar editor Edith E. Bell cri
ticized the seating arrangement (so did many
Aggies.) She vented her fury at about 50 Aggies
who were forced to stand in the Cougar section . . .
She expressed displeasure that the 200 or
so Cougars behind these misplaced Aggies also
had to stand to see the game
“UH students will never again believe in Santa
Claus or the theory that Aggies are officers and
gentlemen,” she wrote
Now, doesn’t that just make you want to
cry ?
Also in that same edition, Cougar writer Rich
Burk tried to pass the loss on the Kyle Field
jinx
Anything to pass the buck
Only David Fink, Cougar sports writer, took
an objective approach
He gave credit where credit was due, both
to the Aggies and Cougars, and concluded his
story with this remark: “You might say that
(Aggie field-goal kicker Glynn) Lindsey had
put his foot in the Cougars’ mouth.”
FACTS AND FIGURES: A misprint in Tues
day’s Battalion might have prevented some stu
dents from celebrating the 25th anniversary of
the legend of The Snake
The question was supposed to have been
asked: Never heard of the legend of The Snake?
Well, celebrate it anyway ....
But now you’re too late
The anniversary was Tuesday
OFF THE RECORD: A heavy snowfall is
expected this weekend in Denton See Ya
’Round — MORTIMER.
Amendments
building construction, appropriations now required
from other tax sources can be decreased and free
for other uses.
4. These schools are excluded from benefits
of other funds in a companion amendment to be
voted on next year.
5. The amendment removes the time limita
tion that the constitution presently places on
power to issue bonds for building purposes.
Arguments against include:
1. The amendment would increase the state
ad valorem tax on property. Many people believe
the tax should be completely abolished.
2. There will be a duplication of funds to one
of the institutions if Amendment 1 passes and the
companion amendment fails next year.
3. The tax cannot be abandoned without fur
ther amendment to the Constitution even after the
tax becomes unnecessary and bonds have been
retired.
4. The allocation formula will tend to in
crease the imbalance in space utilization and does
not include other factors which should be con
sidered.
5. Building programs of state colleges and
universities should not be limited by the consti
tution to schools now in existence and to an alloca
tion formula which may be inadequate. Instead,
the legislature should have the authority to ap
propriate funds actually needed by any parti
cular institution of higher learning.
The plan contained in the present Section 17,
Article VII, was adopted in 1947 and amended in
1958. Its original purpose was to establish a con
stitutional source of revenue for certain state-
supported colleges to be used for new buildings.
When the plan was first approved, there had
been a tremendous increase in college students fol
lowing World War II. Existing college buildings
were inadequate to meet the needs and the state
schools affected by this plan had no source of
revenue other than legislative appropriations.
The 1947 provisions resulted in a decrease in
state ad valorem tax on property from 35 cents
to 30 cents per $100 valuation by reducing the
Confederate pension fund. The general revenue
fund ad valorem tax was eliminated in 1951, leav
ing only the special tax for colleges and univer
sities at five cents.
The amendment would raise the tax to 10
cents on the $100 valuation.
THE BATTALION
Opinions expressed in The Battalion
are those of the student writers only. The
Battalion is a non tax-supported non
profit, self-supporting educational enter
prise edited and operated by students as
a university and community newspaper.
Members of the Student Publications Board are: Joe Buser,
hairman ; Dr. David Bowers, College of Liberal Arts ;
:obert A. Clark, College of Geosciences: Dr. Frank A.
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EDITOR GLENN DROMGOOLE
Managing Editor Gerald Garcia
Sports Editor Larry Jerden
News Editor Tommy DeFrank
Photographers Ham McQueen,
Herky Killingsworth, Gus De La Garza
Amusements Writer Lani Presswood
TALENT
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ALL NEW TEXAS
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OCTOBER 19th,
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Talent ’66 will feature outstanding per
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and colleges in Texas. Selected performers
will be paid a professional fee. The tele
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ern Bell Telephone Company, will be seen
throughout Texas. The purpose of the show
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ON OTHER
CAMPUSES"-"•
Houston
Januar
In an effort to boost Cougar
High’s spirit before their game
with the Aggies, disc-jockey, Tim
Nolan of Radio Station KPRC in
Houston organized a spontaneous
pep rally at the Cougar practice
field.
The gentleman taught the
Cougars a new yell. It is:
“Jack Armstrong, Little Or
phan Annie
Come on Cougars, get ’em by
the fanny.”
Need anyone really say any
more about the whole revolting
subject?
trainer has
no spring
either.
said,
chicken
★ ★ ★
“I thought I was in real trouble when I got this note to re
port to th’ registrar’s at once! They took my photograph
and congratulated me on being th’ first student to break
th’ 9,500 mark, which Mr. Heaton said was a new record
for A&M!”
Washington State
From Washington State’s
Daily Evergreen—
Spokane — (A’) The brewing
industry is being blamed unjust
ly for a breakdown in young
people’s morality, the president
of the U. S. Brewers Association,
Henry B. King of New York,
said here today.
Addressing the annual conven
tion of the Washington Beer and
Wine Wholesalers Association,
King said people abuse beer, but
beer does not abuse people.
ICerker
SWC Mascots Science ai
Seems that SWC mascots at ^1'
getting on in age. Peruna:^ 0 ^’ !
has relieved SMU’s 15-yea4 s a:
mascot of his duties. na ^
Bevo, TU’s traveling fa “Light
just couldn’t get into the toSpheres i
to go to Dallas. Seems tk su bject o
has arthritis. He will be sponsored
placed next year. ‘‘He’ll i Welch Fo
it to one more Cotton Bowl,: | ,
w ^ h ? s B p '
and A.B.
' Cornell I
Foundatic
Kerker
American
tigirion of
The girls that moved 'ntoft h ^ mistrj
new dormitory on the
campus are having their s!ij on o; f A
of troubles. The ultramo*
dorm is furnished with n| I )r - A.
They are also given one va.president
cleaner to each floor. Tlie:;D r - Kerk<
just one trouble. The varP 1 Millig:
does not clean the rugs. ^ or ^
devours them.
Quote from Carolyn Eaa
column in the Daily Lass4
“A bulldog, black and its 1
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TWU
looking, wandered into mys
ond floor room the other t; ^ _
I should have introduced bin 5aC
the Hoover vacuum cleaner,
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