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Che Battalion COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1965 Number 232 C 3 Senate To Discuss Political Resolution Change In To Ask Policy Issue ANOTHER TRAFFIC HAZARD [Graduate student Lt. John Newman inspects ing addition. The $2 million addition will be one of the barriers erected Wednesday by built at the southeast comer of Coke and the construction firm that began prepar- Hubbard Streets, atory work on the Biological Sciences Build- Service Reliability Studied By Electric Power Institute The Electric Power Institute at Texas A&M has been working for the past two years on prob lems concerning reliability of electric service. Reliability of service is one of the factors involved in the major blackout Tuesday of thousands of square miles in the northeast, in cluding New York City. John Denison, executive direc tor of the EPI, noted Thursday that the massive power loss in volved either failure of equip ment or equipment system de sign, or errors in computation of settings of system protective equipment. “Calculation of all these things is highly complicated and impos sible without the use of comput ers,” Denison said. “Officials here recognized sev eral years ago that design and Philosophy Head Cites Factors In Declining American Morals Dr. John Orr, head of the De partment of Philosophy, told the Apollo Club Thursday night the question of declining American morals cannot be answered with out declaring “the perspective from which you speak.” He cited as an example the contrasting attitudes of Ameri cans toward the destruction of draft cards. “One group sees this as moral decline,” he said. “On the other hand, another group looks at this and says, ‘It’s the most moral thing to do. It shows moral courage.’ ” From his own perspective, Orr feels there are many encouraging as well as discouraging signs. “I see a growth of altruism associated with the Peace Corps and Vista,’ he noted. “I also see a moral growth in political awareness in American universi ties.” Orr pointed out that in the 1940’s, when he was in college, students stayed away from poli tical questions. “Today, they are standing up and taking a stand on American issues,” he said. However, two alarming atti tudes have arisen in today’s so ciety. “These are the cavalier way we treat freedom,, and the ap athy which goes with mass tech nical societies,” he said. He declared need “to value old- fashioned virtues of mutual con cern and cooperation.” operation of electric power sys tems would require highly quali fied personnel in many areas,” he continued. “Among these are system reliability.” So with the help of 12 utility companies, the Electric Power Institute was established. Denison predicted more and more use of computers in the fu ture to determine electrical sys tem reliabilities. “Massive power failures such as the one in the northeast,” he said, “indicate the necessity for further investigation in these areas. “It is not a coincidence that the first man A&M hired in the EPI program has a background in system reliability,” Denison added. A. D. Patton, assistant profes sor of electrical engineering, is developing a workable means of calculating with greater accura cy the reliability of service that will result from alternate sys tems design.” Another staffer, Don Lyle, is working to perfect a digital com puter program to set with great er speed and reliability the over current protective relays on elec tric power systems, Denison ex plained. James R. Jones is doing infra red measurements research and A. T. Druce is working on meas urement circuits, perfecting an analog for nonlinear inductance. The Student Senate will con sider a resolution Thursday ask ing the Board of Directors to permit political clubs to operate on campus. The Senate Executive Com mittee acted on a proposal by its Issues Committee to bring the topic before the full Senate for action. The resolution, submitted by Craig Buck, asks that political clubs be allowed to meet on campus, recruit members and solicit funds from members of the student body. Political clubs are presently banned from the campus by the Board’s interpretation of House Bill 86, Article 5, Section 2 of the 58th State Legislature. The bill states that “none of the money appropriated by . . . this act, regardless of their source or character, shall be used for influencing the outcome of any election or the passage or defeat of any legislative meas ure.” Administrative order 3 of the Texas A&M University System further states that “ all employes of the A&M University Systems are advised to acquaint them selves with the provisions of the State laws with reference to par ticipation in political campaigns. No property under the control of the Texas A&M System will be used for political campaigns, meetings, speeches or in the furtherance of any political cam paign nor used in any way for any political office.” Buck, Senate parliamentarian, will moderate a discussion of both sides of the political clubs issue. Several students active in off-campus political clubs will present their views for adoption of the resolution. Dean of Students James P. Hannigan will present the ad ministration’s views. “I think they (political clubs) should have gone about in this manner long ago instead of plan ning demonstrations,” Hannigan said. “Certain members of the Is sues Committee felt it was time to end the administration’s dou ble standard.,” said Mike Rey nolds, chairman of the commit tee. “They felt if Bryan-College Station residents can hold a ban quet on campus for a politician who will have to seek reelection next year in a new district, why couldn’t Aggies exercise the same rights—rights that are enjoyed by students at almost every other state-supported university,” Rey nolds said. He was referring to last week’s testimonial dinner for Congress man Olin Teague held in Sbisa Dining HalL CORPS HONORS VETERANS The Corps of Cadets paid tribute Thursday to Aggies who have died in wars during Veterans Day ceremonies throughout the nation. Corps Commander Ralph Filburn, second from left, placed a wreath at the World War I memorial at West Gate Entrance. Deputy Corps Comman der John Gay laid a wreath at the Spence Park Memorial. Civilians Begin Work On Plans For Bonfire The Civilian Student Council began plans Thursday night to help with construction of the Ag gie Bonfire which begins next week. Ronald Liston of the Bonfire Committee met with the council and requested the group’s help. “We are going to form a civil ian freshman outfit under the command of Van Vaselka,” Lis ton told the meeting. “We need the representatives of the dorms to contact the freshmen and get their names to us.” Liston added there will be a safety meeting at 5 p.m. Monday in Guion Hall for all civilian freshmen. It will last about an hour and on following it the freshmen will meet with Vasel ka to discuss bonfire arrange ments. Upperclassmen who wish to work with the civilians should contact ther dorm presidents so that an accurate estimate may be made of their number. Liston requested that any civil- ATS Auditions Slated Monday Auditions for the Aggie Tal ent Show will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thurs day in room 119 of G. Rollie White Coliseum. Auditions may be scheduled in the Student Program Office of the Memorial Student Cen ter. The best three acts will re ceive cash prizes of $25, $15, and $10 respectively and the first place winner will repre sent A&M in the International Talent Show next spring. ians having access to pickups or jeeps and that would like to help, should contact their dorm presi dents. Drivers will be furnished with gas it the vehicles are being used on official bonfire business. “We will also need the help of the civilians once we set up a guard roster,” said Liston. “At noon and evening chow we need civilians to stand guard while the Corps eats. We plan to use them right down the line where ever a replacement is needed in Rice Student Head Regrets Defacing The Battalion received the fol lowing statement Thursday from Bill Broyles, president of the Rice University Student As sociation: “On behalf of the Rice student body I would like to express my regrets for the malicious acts of what appear to be a few Rice students. We are making every effort to discover if Rice stu dents were involved in the de facing of A&M property. If this is the case they will be punished by established procedures. “I hope both that the damage is not permanent and that this regrettable occurrance will not spoil our traditionally fine foot ball game.” any of the groups such as intel ligence and security, oiling or any other activity. “We are planning to set up an inner security ring around the bonfire with civilians man- ing it at all times to keep sight seers and photographers out of the area so that the workers can do their job without worrying about someone getting hurt.” The civilians will have their own cutting lane on the Kidwell property which served as the cut ting area last year. A contract has already been signed with the owner promising that all trees will be cut to ground level and that brush will be cleared. A committee will be policing the area at all times to make sure the contract is not violated. “Last year, Mr. Kidwell had to hire a group of men to come in after the Aggies had left to clean up the area and cut the stumps out,” Liston said. “We don’t want this to happen again or we probably won’t be able to get a cutting area around here for some time. “We hope that by getting these freshmen used to working on the bonfire they will be interested in running one of their own next year. In four or five years we could have an operation that would equal the Corps in en thusiasm,” Liston noted. Candid Comments On Current Crises Students Say No To Ranger As Mascot Replacement Question: What kind of mascot should be acquired to replace Reveille? BOBBY PICKARD j Sophomore, Cresson I think a mascot to replace Reveille should be as much like her as possible. I don’t think Ranger should be made mascot but should remain the campus favorite he is now. The Aggie mascot should be more dignified than Ranger. He’s a good dog for laughs but he’s sure not dignified. wX^r; m u DAVID HOUSE Freshman, Alice The mascot to replace Reveille should be of the same breed. Ranger is a fine dog, but Reveil le is a tradition. It might be hard to find a replacement but a tradition is a tradition. Every body is used to seeing a collie for mascot and we should keep the new mascot as close to Reveille as possible. JOSE TIJERINA Sophomore, Brownsville There are several reasons why Ranger shouldn’t be our next school mascot. One reason is he already is, actually, the campus mascot. Another, he is already too old and I believe our new school mascot should be a young, well trained, full-of-life pup that can follow in Reveille’s place for a good number of years to come. RICKY POWELL Sophomore, Menard I don’t agree with those that think Ranger should be a mascot for several reasons. First of all, the new mascot should be a pedigree and a female, the same as Reveille. Second, Ranger be longs to the school as a whole and should not be controlled by any one outfit. He should be left to roam the campus. JOSE CABAZA Sophomore, Harlingen A mascot should display and create spirit and Ranger sure delivers. As for a “Lady in the Corps”, well, no comment. As there has been enough Corps and civilian controversy. But Ranger certainly should qualify for mas cot in view of his past per formances. DEWEY BRASHER Junior, Breckville I think Ranger would make the best mascot because he is a vital part of our school spirit and he has been here much longer than any of us. He has earned the honor. Ranger would be more representative of the whole school and certainly wouldn't violate a tradition. If he isn’t a tradition, what is ? AMY TURNEY Senior, Weatherford I’ve noticed the Battalion is pro- Ranger. Whether in seriousness or in jest I don’t know, but I disagree. I think a suitable re placement, of the same pedigree as Reveille, should be found. After all, whatever mascot is chosen, it should represent our school. Ranger might not project the best possible image. 1