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Columns • Editorials • News Briefs Che Battalion Pag-e 2 College Station, Texas Tuesday, November 2, 1965 • Opinions • Cartoons Features U. S. Students Pay More Those critics of the American college student who say he is getting something for nothing should look again. The National Association of State Uni versities and Land Grant Colleges reports that the American student pays a greater share of educational costs than students in most other countries. In many foreign universities, the associ ation notes, there are no fees at all, while in others, almost all students receive month ly allowances to help pay for expenses. Median tuition and required fees for United States students range from $818 in private institutions to $292 in state uni versities and land grant colleges. Only Canada could even compete with these figures, with Canadian students pay ing $400-600 on the average. However, the highest liberal arts charge to our northern neighbors was nearly $600—far less than the $2,000 already charged at several pri vate American colleges. A larger percent age of Canadians receive scholarships. No fees are charged in Afghanistan, Denmark, Norway Sweden, and all of East ern Europe and the Soviet Union, and- charges are very low in France, Austria, Switzerland and much of Latin America. Students receive comparable stipends in several communist nations. highest liberal arts charge in Afghanistan, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and all of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, and charges are very low in France, Austria, Switzerland and much of Latin America. Students receive comparable stipends in several communist nations. All these statistics, comparisons and notations are interesting, but they don’t prove much. Americans have more money, so they pay more for an education. Amer icans have been considered the most wealthy people in the world for many years. However, too large a segment of the American population hasn’t shared this wealth. And as a result, they haven’t shared the educational opportunities and ad vancements of this nation. That is what a major portion of the war on poverty concerns. By eliminating ignorance, the government plans to elimin ate poverty — and vice versa. The National Association of State Uni versities and Land Grant Colleges pretty well summed up the problem with this statement adopted at its annual conven tion last year: '‘Financial needs and pressures are so great and resources so inadequate that uni versities and colleges have been steadily increasing charges to students at a rate which indicates a tendency on the part of the present adult generation to shirk the social responsibility of educating the com ing generations. “The basic requirements if we are to meet the need for higher education for those who can benefit from it, is increased support for our colleges and universities, through public and private channels, to enable them to keep down the charges to students and their families. It is only when these charges mount to the point of denying educational opportunity because of limited family and individual resources that the demand and necessity for individual finan cial relief rises to extreme proportions.” 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. David Bowers, Collegre of Liberal Arts; Dr. Clark, College of Geosciences; Dr. Frank A. Me in ; Robert A. Clark, College of Geosciences; Dr. frank A. Mc Donald, College of Science; Dr. J. G. McGuire, College of Engineering; Dr. Robert S. Titus, College of Veterinary Medicine; and Dr. A. B. Wooten, College of Agriculture. 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Mail subscriptions are $3.60 per semester; $6 per school year; $6.60 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 2% S&lee t&X. A d Vert is iP ^ ▼*«♦■** fn ■»•■?» n-n A rl/I * neater; $6 per ptions subject sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA Building, College Station, Texas. State Capitol Roundup By VERN SANFORD Texas Press Association Married Men Face Draft State draft boards in December will be au thorized to draft any childless married man, re gardless of when he was married, to fill Texas’ largest draft call in 12 years—1,714 men. New policy pertains to men 19 through 25 years old, according to Colonel Morris S. Schwartz, state Selective Service director. Attorney General Speaks Licensed beauty operators cannot legally work in barber shops, shampooing, tinting or styling hair of male patrons, says Attorney General Carr. Barbers and beauty operators, he cautioned, have separate state licensing laws and regulatory boards. In other opinions, Carr concluded that the Dal las Junior College District has no authority to tax intangible assets or rolling stock of railroads; and that a “pour and shake” flour is prohibited from sale because it does not meet standard measures and is not designed for “special or limited use.” Business Index Down Texas business activity index dropped six per cent during September from an August high, according to the U. T. Bureau of Business Research. Index still was 7.9 per cent above September of 1964. Biggest monthly drop was in Dallas (14 per cent). Fort Worth and Houston had small de clines and San Antonio a six per cent increase. Business for the first three quarters averaged 12 per cent above the same period for 1964. CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Gerald_ Garda AUSTIN—Texas law enforcement officers are urging Gov. John Connally to call a special session of the Legislature to repeal the controversial new Code of Criminal Procedure before it becomes effective Jan. 1. Texas Police Association has petitions circu lating among lawmen in 60 police departments, calling on Connally to do something about the code. Many lawmen fear forthcoming changes in the statutes will hinder them in combatting crime in Texas. They feel new procedures tend to molly-cod dle criminals. Meanwhile, Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr is con tinuing a series of seminars over the state to ex plain provisions of the new code. A conference at the University of Texas on Nov. 11-13 will explore it in depth. State Bar Association, which assumed leader ship in putting across the changes after years of study, received praise for its efforts from Civil Liberties Union. Commented Austin Police Chief Bob Miles, past president of Texas Police Association: “To be perfectly frank, the more we read of the new code . . . the less encouraged we feel.” Sips FaU Again £A(U£ "... I am definitely not, nor have I ever been, a candidate for the office of school mascot! I have made myself clear in this regard on many instances! On the other hand, if there was a legitimate draft movement, further consideration would be given to th’ matter!” Pollution Studies Strong moves to abate present pollution of Tex as streams and to prevent further contamination are being made by state agencies. Texas Railroad Commission continued its series of moves to pinpoint oilfield salt water pollution and outlaw it. Latest was an order giving oil and gas operators in Lipscomb County until May 1 to quit using surface pits for disposal or salt water. Texas Water Pollution Control Board had a show-cause hearing on seven sewer plant operators in the Clear Lake Basin of Harris and Galveston Counties. Plants failed to come up to standards ordered by the Board to protect the NASA center area watercourses from pollution. They were given until Feb. 1 to comply. Tight rules for the Houston Ship Channel also were proposed by the Pollution Control Board. On December 1, a hearing will be held for suggestions before the regulations are put into effect. A legislator-citizen committee on pollution, headed by Sen Culp Krueger of El Campo, also held two days of hearings. Committee called in 18 operators of sewer plants in Galveston, Harris and Bexar Counties to see what their problems are and what new laws might help improve things. All this activity has as its background the new federal law, giving the states until June 30, 1967, to adopt and make plans to enforce purity stand ards on all their streams. Otherwise, the Federal government will set up its own anti-pollution measures. EDITOR GLENN DROMGOOLE Insurance Bate Cut State Board of Insurance approved an average decrease of 2.9 per cent in Texas workmen’s com pensation rates, effective Dec. 1. Annual savings on premiums are estimated at $4,500,000 a year. There are about 600 categories of compensa tion coverage. Some will be increased, some de creased sharply, but the overall average cut will be 2.9 per cent. PEANUTS By Charles M. Schulz PFANUTS I*. $•«. U. S. CM PERHAPS W00 DIDN'T HEAR ME, LINU£. I SAID,... I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID!' THEN UHV DID I DEUBErATELV 60 OUT OF AW CJAV TO BU6 . L1M0S ABOUT THE "SREAT PUMPKIN^ UNU5 1$ REALLV A OJOHDEAFUL UTILE 6W, AND I SHOULDN'T IN50LT BEUEF5...t0jjW^O YOU'RE RI6HT...IT'S DECA0SE l‘M STUPID J I DO THIN6S LIKE FOR THE RECORD: In case you didn’t get enough of The Let- termen at the last Town Hall, they’ll be on the Red Skeleton Show tonight . . . Wonder if they will complain about that audience . . . Remember, tomorrow night’s when Corps-civilian relation will be discussed at the second Great Issues Discussion Series in the MSC Ballroom . . . No admission will be charged, and you’re invited if you can dis cuss the situation with an open mind . . . Better make plans for the big dance after the SMU game this weekend . . . Three bands will be on hand to provide music for the event in the MSC . . . The Kyle Field seating situa tion might be improved in the near future . . . The rumor is that several thou sand seats will be added to the stadium . . . There have been many empty seats in Kyle Field this year, but not in the student section . . . Nor will there be any vacant ones (anywhere) for the Turkey Day game . . . But everyone is counting on a sellout crowd for each home game as the Aggies hit the winning trail in not too many years . . . Dean of Students James P. Hannigan told a reporter last week that statements appearing in The Battalion that the admin istration was opposed to contro versial speakers was “an inven tion of their own” . . . Was it? . . . If the higher authorities are not opposed to controversial speakers, then why have various SCONA and Great Issues guests been re jected by the Executive Commit tee? . . . Dean Hannigan also told the reporter of “a lot of loose criti cism during the past week con cerning Silver Taps” . . . He believes that turning the lights out in the dorm areas is a tradition of the students’ own vo lition . . . He also said there are areas which must be lighted for import ant experimentation and securi ty .. . FACTS AND FIGURES: To day marks the second anniversary of the celebration of the Legend of the Snake . . . The legend, 25 years old on Oct. 12, was first celebrated on Nov. 2, 1963 . . . So if you missed the annivers ary, celebrate the celebration . . . See Ya ’Round—Mortimer . . . Mike Reynolds Ice Hockey Introduced To Lone Star Sportsmen The average Texan probably draws a big blank when he sits down and tries to conjure an image of ice hockey. There has been little fraternizing between the people of the Lone Star State and those daring men on the ice skates. The usual contact com ing on Saturday afternoon when the old movie on the other TV channel gets too dull. However, a group of the swarthy French-Canadians have taken pity on the people In south Texas, and Houston now is the home of a franchise in the Cen tral Hockey League, the Houston Apollos. What is the first impression of hockey ? Violence ? Mayhem ? Daredevil speed? First, take 12 hot tempered Puerto Rican baseball players and put them in the middle of an ice rink measuring 200 feet by 85 feet wide. Take away their bats and give them a shaved down, lighter model that is curved on the end. Give them the excuse of trying to hit a three inch wide, hard rub ber puck into a net at either end of the rink. Change their names to sexy French. Put razor blades on their feet. Stand back. Most of the time the players drop all pretenses of trying to hit the puck and go after each other. Then penalties at the referee’s command to keep the game from resembling one of Attila the Hun’s raids show best what tricks are up the sleeves of these gentle looking monsters. The whistle blows and the referee goes through the inter national coded language that his professional brothers practice on the soccer field in South Amer ica and the football gridiron in the United States. the home crowd that one of the cheribs has been guilty of “high- sticking.” This usually means that a player has lifter his stick off of the ice and tried to re model an opponent's face, neck and/or ears. He is given two •minutes in the “penalty box” to contemplate the seriousness of his crime against humanity and his team is forced to play short- handed. The wait in the box is used most often to plan other methods of ruining his opponents' health. After a two minute wait, out he comes and inserts his stick between the fast moving legs of one of the members of the oppos ing team. The result is a catas trophic bundle of arms, legs, sticks and heads sliding across the court ice where just a moment ago there existed a serious threat to score. Our hero has suddenly taken an interest in the lights in the ceiling or the blonde just be hind the press box and is trying his best to look one foot high. However those champions of jus tice, the men in the convict suits spotted the offense and a whistle is blown, the announcer says “tripping. Two minutes.” And off our hero goes for another rest in the home for wayward, misguided players. It Is then left to the faceless voice of the announcer to inform Every once in a while, the players forget their grudges and the beauty of coordinated play Is shown to the fans. It lasts the length of the court and usually ends with that last line of de fense, the goalie, throwing him self across the front of the net just in time to catch a puck in the middle of the breadbasket. The spectators cheer and wonder if the man is really getting paid to play or if he is serving time for beating defenseless old granny ladies. Since Oct. 9 TU football fanj. tice have walked the campus on Saturday nights without the aid of the lighted University Tower, The TU Tower, a landmark at the Austin campus, is lit la orange every time the Horns win They have not given the light- turner-oner the opportunity to do his job since the Oct. 9 game with Oklahoma. A lot of people always agreed that Texas had a great football team, but a lot, especially in this part of the state, thought they lived in a “tree.” After three Sat urdays of football against South west Conference rivals, man; more started thinking if the “tree” theory wasn’t true. One third of the tree was chop ped on Oct. 16 by the Hogs of Arkansas. Another portion fell when the Rice Owls upset Tern But Saturday the remaining por tions of the “tree” was chopped to ground level by SMU. There is an old saying which goes, “That’s the way the cookie crumbles.” TU haters hare changed the saying to “That’s the way the tree tumbles.” I attended Saturday’s game, It was quite a site. The Sips looked quite well be fore the game even though the; had suffered two shocks the previous Saturdays. SMU fans looked quite worried because it was their 50th birth day and homecoming and the; thought the Ponies were no match for the Homs. By halftime the facial com plexion had changed. Fans froi both teams were amazed. Tit sips couldn’t believe it; neithei could Pony fans. SMU led at the half 10-0. SMU fans were so happy dur ing halftime activities that the; just joked instead of watching tit gala affair on the field — tit crowning of the homecomiu! queen. The PA announcer was not heard as the last name of dm of the candidates was announfed She was representing Alpls Alpha Alpha. Her first name was Nancy. Everybody asked, “Nancy who,” An SMU fan remarked, “Nancy Nancy Nancy.” A small roar moved through the crowd. TU fans in the neit section just smiled and said that will be your last laugh of tit game. They were wrong because a 8!- yard run, a 58-yard touchdown on a pass interception and a 45- yard pass were too much for the sips. Walking down the ramp, an SMU student asked, “Heard the latest TU joke?” “No,” echoed the crowd. “Wait till next year,” remarkfl the student. At the Movies with Lani Presswood Two international views of Woman Discontented are current ly playing at local theaters. From France comes “Circle of Love” while “Darling” bears an English brand. “Darling,” showing at the Pal ace Theater, focuses on one un happy girl, played by extraordi nary Julie Christie. On the other hand, the Campus’s “Circle of Love” contains no single plot but instead relates a series of linked episodes. Both films have something to say and at times both say it well, although “Darling” is definitely the more important motion pic ture of the two. loid imitation of them. For one thing, you’ll have to go a long way before you find a screen performance more convinc ing than Julie Christie’s. Julie is called upon to express nearly every emotion in the book and she comes across so well it’s a little scary. And the movie as a whole is done with enough craftsmanship to make you feel like a real part of the proceedings. After the show is over and you’ve slept on it a night or two, vague impressions still linger . . . and linger. It’s like you were remembering events you had seen happen, not a cellu- In “Darling” a character is analyzed and the deeper you go the less you like her but you’ve still got to feel sorry for the poor girl at the end. She starts out so nice it hurts . . . enthusiastic, long blonde hair that blows nicely in the wind, good conversation, ap parent fidelity. She’s such an all-round doll you wonder how they’re going to build a heavy drama around her. She’s a model and the guy (naturally there’s a guy) is a serious sensi tive television commentator play ed in fine fashion by Dick Bo garde. They’re both married, unfortu nately not to each other, but this is soon resolved by a couple of separations followed by their joint occupancy of a London apartment. They’re happy, they make a great pair and you don’t see why it should ever bust apart. But bust apart it does, when Julie gets bored one dismal after noon. She starts roving and from then on her life starts getting complicated. She has her ups and downs and her ins and outs aft erwards but she never regains the contentment she found with Dick. Really, the plot is not really all that special but deft direction and topflight acting make the picturi what it is, which is very good in deed. The in-depth character excava tion of “Darling” directly con- tracts with the fleeting surfat* images of “Circle of Love.” Roger Vadiin directs titf strange but effective production- which “stars” Jppe Fonda. Actual ly, she’s before the cameras t* longer than several others W hers is the only big name in tl< cast. What the picture amounts to a sequence of bedroom scene!- unified in an ingenious way. Tie story begins with a brief encoun ter between a soldier and a prosti tute. Next the soldier and a ntf* find a few things in common, the 2 the maid and a college student then the student and a young mat' ried wife (Jane Fonda) then th* wife and her husband, then th* husband and a nineteen-year-o> girl, and so on and so on. Sex provides the substance ^ the show, just as it does in “Da” ling.” And the women in both films are unable to find any laat' ing joy in sex. Happiness is i# ed with sadness in all cases, the haunting violin music of “Cif cle of Love” captures it bette-’ than any dialogue ever could. Cai Pictu tions now 1 Stud fi< M<F Hill (Spor Chi Hi BR TV 15