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Honor Code:
A Farce
The campus sleeps.
Two lonely figures steal through the
dark, quiet night. Silently and carefully
they edge their way toward the destina
tion.
One rummages through garbage cans
while the other stands guard.
It is the night before a quiz.
“I’ve got it,” one whispers.
“Good. Let's get out of here,” the other
replies.
Two days later, a puzzled professor
wonders how two of his worst students
managed the highest grades.
The answer is simple: they stole, they
cheated.
Cheating has invaded the college cam,-
pus. Ever since competition began, there
have always been persons who used dis
honest methods to “get ahead.” Yet, even
in today’s colleges and universities, with
all the emphasis on intellectual stimulation
and progressive thinking, cheating remains
a malignancy.
Texas A&M supposedly has a system to
regulate this malicious misrepresentation of
knowledge, but it is a code in name only—a
code that has grown from a serious attempt
at controlling dishonesty to a farce.
“The Aggie Code of Honor,” established
in 1961 by students, is based on a well-
meaning, but possibly meaningless doctorine
that an Aggie “does not lie, cheat or steal
nor tolerate those who do.”
So meaningless is the honor system that
if it were mentioned to a student caught in
a wrongful act, it would certainly bring a
hearty laugh.
So meaningless is it that many students
do not know, much less abide by, its con
tents.
So meaningless is it that its usefulness
is drastically impaired.
The code contains five articles:
1. A student will not knowingly make
any false statements, written or spoken,
while acing in any capacity, official or
otherwise, or in any situation reflecting on
Texas A&M University.
2. A student will not unlawfully take
or receive any property of another person
or persons under any circumstances without
specific authority of that person or persons.
3. A student will not impart or receive
any unauthorized assistance, either outside
or inside a classroom or places of instruc
tion, which would tend to give any student
unfair advantage.
4. A student will not use evasive state
ments or technicalities in order to shield
guilt or defeat the ends of justice.
5. A student will report to a regular or
ex-officio member of the Student Honor
Council any honor violation by any student,
including himself, of which he has witness
or unquestionable knowledge.
The formulating committee in 1961 had
these ideal benefits in mind:
A source of pride and prestige for stu
dents and graduates; complete trust placed
on each student’s word; academic achieve
ment based solely on the merit and works
of the individual by elimination of cheating;
elimination of the fear of theft; elimina
tion of lost time and inconvience during
dormitory inspections by use of “all right”
passes placed on dormitory doors ; no feeling
of obligation by professors to remain in
classroom during examinations; a high
standard of honor for all students with
justice tempered by a common sense and
administered by the students themselves.
These are high ideals. Unfortunately,
they have not occurred.
There is very little, if any, pride and pres
tige among students resulting from the code.
Rarely, if ever, does a student turn in a
fellow student. And it is almost unthink
able that a person would accuse himself.
In reality, the Aggie Code of Honor is
nothing more than a booklet of words—un
enforced, meaningless and disobeyed daily.
Such a system can work only if the
students want it to work.
Obviously, Texas A&M’s student body is
not concerned.
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EDITOR GLENN DROMGOOLE
Managing: Editor Gerald Garcia
Sports Editor Larry Jerden
Photographer Herky Killingsworth
Mike Reynolds CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Glenn Dromgoole
Doc Savage Novels
Bring Back Nostalgia
Nostalgia is setting- in on the people of the
United States again.
This time they are rediscovering their love for
the super-heros of comic books and Saturday movie
serials of the late 1930’s and early 40’s.
Playboy has carried an article on the subject.
Jules Feiffer has made a pile from a large color
illustrated book compiling the “Who’s Who in
American Supercomics and Serials.” ABC is plan
ning network exposure for a series featuring Bat
man and Robin. The fad is “in.”
Nearly everyone spent a dime when they were
young to follow the monthly adventures of Super
man, Batman, Captain Marvel, Green Lantern,
Captain America and a host of lesser heros. They
were people that all kids could befriend. When
parents or society imposed rules and regulations
that all kids run upon at one time or another,
these were do-no-wrongs that could, with just a little
persuasion, be brought in to aid the fallen children.
They somehow never arrived, yet a kid always
felt better for having wished and believed that the
neighbor next door COULD have helped if a phone
booth had been handy for him to change clothes
in.
I am a peruser of paperback books. Whenever
I have a chance to drop by Houston, I make my
way to a small store in the suburbs which deals
in used paperbacks and buy an armful.
There, in the moldy recesses of the shelves, I
have found my own superhero. Bantam books has
seen fit to start reprints of him from his own pulp
magazine of the 1930’s.
His name is Doc Savage. Who is he ?
“To the world at large, Doc Savage is a strange,
mysterious figure of glistening bronze skin and
golden eyes. To his amazing co-adventurers—the
five greatest brains ever assembled in one group—•
he is a man of superhuman strength and protean
genius, whose life is dedicated to the destruction
of evil-doers. To his fans, he is one of the greatest
adventurers of all time whose fantastic exploits are
unequaled for hair-raising thrills, breath-taking
escapes and bloodcurdling excitement.”
The titles of the books are corny. “Brand of the
Werewolf”, “The Thousand-Headed Man”, “The
Polar Treasure”, “Meteor Menace” and “The Mon
sters” are just a few examples.
The plots are cornier, the descriptions pure com.
The superlatives are all of the third degree.
The heroes are gods and the villians are less
than swine or rodents although they are often
referred to by these names.
Why bother to read them ? They are the past.
They are a part of American Literature whether
American Literature wants to admit it or not. May
be this was the result of the poverty ridden people
of the depression days wishing for a saVior that
was a long time coming. Maybe it was the result
of a large group of people that just didn’t want
to grow up.
Regardless, there is, and always will be, a little
bit of a kid in all of us.
Gerald Garcia
A&M Delegates
Are Best Qualified
Ever since 24 Texas A&M students were chosen
to represent the university at the eleventh Student
Conference On National Affairs, students have
asked numerous questions:
“Why weren’t any of the student leaders such
as the Corps Commander, the president of the
Student Senate, the president of the Civilian Stu
dent Council or the president of the Memorial
Student Center Council chosen?”
“Why was Joe Blow chosen? He is not in any
campus organizations.”
“How could the selection committee leave out
the campus leaders in their selection? Don’t they
know the students selected will be representing
the university at one of the highlights of the school
year?”
The answer to this question could be very
simple: “Maybe none of the student leaders
applied.”
But no one believes this to be the case. Stu
dents asking the questions want more answers.
Delegates were selected by two faculty com
mittees. These 24 students chosen will be only
part of about 240 students from colleges in the
United States, Canada and Mexico who will be
at the conference.
When the committee decided on its list of
delegates, they picked students who, in their opin
ion, have knowledge on SCONA'S topic: “The Far
East: Focus on Southeast Asia (Challenge of a
Dynamic Region).”
The committee did not pick the delegates on
a popularity base. They did not care who the stu
dent was. All they cared was if the candidate was
well versed on the proposed topic.
It would have really brought the university a
lot of credit, if, say for instance, a cadet from
West Point asked A&M’s Corps Commander, who,
because of his position, had been chosen as a dele
gate, a question on the topic and he could not
answer it because he was chosen because of his
position not because of his knowledge on the topic.
The selection committee asked questions on the
topic.
By asking these questions, the committee could
select the best students—students who are informed
on the subject.
If the other college representatives were selected
by as open-minded committee as A&M’s, this year’s
conference should give the greatest results.
Students need to realize that campus leaders
are not always the best qualified for a job.
“Somehow, I didn’t have you figured as th’ Beatle type!”
Go-Go Girl Stuns
Large Audience
At Talent Show
By LANI PRESSWOOD
Battalion Amusements Editor
A magician won first place but
a “go-go girl” stole the spotlight
in the annual Aggie Talent Show
Friday night.
The magician is Jim Baldauf,
a veteran in his field. The girl
is Mary Elswick, who didn’t ap
pear to be exactly inexperienced
in her specialty either.
A surprisingly large crowd fill
ed most of Guion Hall’s lower
seats and even spread into the
balcony. An advertising cam
paign which emphasized Miss
Elswick’s presence may have had
a little something to do with the
large turnout.
Bob Bell emceed the show and
it was obvious from the first that
he was in for a rough evening
from the, uh, “responsive” audi
ence. He continually emerged
second best in the frequent
repartee with the crowd.
Miss Elswick, brought up from
Houston as a special attraction,
rather tamely led off the even
ing’s entertainment.
The new version of the folk
singing Wayfarers followed with
a performance which lacked the
local blending displayed by the
group in previous years.
Pianist Richard Manning, whose
talent was hindered by nervous
ness, appeared next.
Then came the Comedy Quar
tet with a pair of light tunes and
Darrell Smith, a Pennsylvanian
who showed poise in singing
three country and western songs.
The final contestant before in
termission, Larry Lehmann, cap
tured runner-up honors as a “one-
man-band.” He played a guitar,
a harmonica, a maraca, and a
tambourine during his three num
bers. ,
Miss Elswick then re-appeared
in a tight, maroon outfit and
performed her go-go dance to
the tune of “La Bamba.” She
stepped up her tempo this time
and a much more enthusiastic
audience reception resulted.
A jazz combo billed as “The
Creators 3” started off the show’s
second half. They displayed tal
ent, if not showsmanship, with
Bob Wetsel doing an especially
good job at the piano.
Justin Liu, a likeable Hawai
ian native with a fine voice, fol
lowed with two popular songs, one
sung in English and the other in
Chinese.
Robin & Lewis, Jackie Smith,
and The Duo appeared next in
that order. Lewis King on the
guitar backed Robin McCaffrey,
who handled his banjo impres
sively. Smith’s stirring rendition
of “They Call the Wind Murriah”
and one other number earned him
third-place honors. The Duo,
Roger Killingsworth and Ron Mc
Leroy, displayed an excellent
sound on a pair of folk songs.
Baldauf’s winning performance
wound up the official entries. He
combined several smooth tricks
with a patter of solid humor and
his poise reflected his ten years
of experience.
Baldauf, a junior English maj
or, has also won community and
high school talent shows and has
been a member of the Texas As
sociation of Magicians and the
International Brotherhood of Ma
gicians. He will represent A&M
in the Intercollegiate Talent Show
here March 5.
After Baldauf’s appearance
came the evening’s grand finale.
Miss Elswick, appearing in her
most revealing and sexy outfit
of the night, twisted, gyrated,
shook and shimmied through two
scheduled numbers and a couple
of encores.
She seemed to warm to her
task as the audience “responsive
ness’ grew louder and louder. Her
sensuous, scorching performance
unsettled the crowd, to say the
least, and almost brought down
the house.
Miss Elswick, a secretary for
a Houston engineering firm, re
ported after the show that she
also dances at conventions and
“half-dances” at high school and
junior high appearances. The sub
stantially-developed dancer, who
is pinned to an A&M student, dis
counts any future professional
ambitions, however.
What did she think of the Ag
gie audience?
“I thought it was terrific. They
made it very easy to perform.”
News Review
Sometimes in the midst of
classes, quizzes, extracurricular
activities and jobs, college stu
dents lose track of major news
events occurring in the world.
Most students read either a
daily newspaper or weekly news
magazine, or both, but others
do not have time or take time
to keep up with current happen
ings.
Time Magazine’s fall news re
view, part of the publication’s
education program, serves both
as a reminder and a measurement
of student knowledge on recent
events.
The review quiz is broken down
into three parts, the first con
cerning men who have recently
been elected to major offices in
the world. Object of this por
tion is to match the man’s name
with his office and location.
Offices include: A. President;
B. Chancellor; C. Prime Minister;
D. Vice President.
Locations are: E. Bonn; F.
Manila; G. United Nations; H.
Ottawa; J. Dar es Salaam; K.
Karachi; L. Paris.
Now for the matching ques
tions:
1. Julius Nyere.
2. Amintore Fanfani.
3. Ludwig Erhard.
4. Lester Pearson.
5. Charles DeGaulle.
6. Diodado Macapagal.
Now select the correct answer:
7. At the start of its 20th ses
sion, the General Assembly of the
United Nations seated three new
members, bringing the total to
117. Seated were all but one
of the following countries:
A. Maidive Islands.
B. Singapore.
C. Malaysia.
D. Gambia.
8. Pope Paul VI made an his
toric trip to the United Nations
and addressed the Assembly with
a plea for world peace. All but
one of the following is true about
his visit:
A. He was the first Pope to
cross the Atlantic Ocean and see
the United States.
B. This was the longest trip in
all his world travels.
C. He was the first Pope to
address the United Nations.
D. He was the first Pope to
meet officially with a President
of the United States.
9. As a result of its conflict
with Britain over more political
power for the African majority
in Rhodesia, the white-minority
government of the self-governing
colony threatened to:
A. Join in a federation with
the Union of South Africa.
B. Declare itself fully indepen
dent immediately.
C. Ban nuclear testing in its
territory.
D. Blockade the neighboring
country of Zambia.
10. Dead in Africa at 90 was
Albert Schweitzer, who in his
long life was world-renowned as
all but one of the following:
A. Theologian.
B. Musician.
C. Doctor.
D. Politician.
Fill in the blank:
11. A power struggle between
pro and anti-Communist elements
in Indonesia weakened the 20-
year rule of that country’s ail
ing president... His name:
12. Although a cease-fire agree
ment was reached between India
and Pakistan, sporadic fighting
continues between the countries.
In dispute is the territory, now
a part of India, wnokn as:
13. Leading the opposition in
the U.S. Senate to the administra
tion-backed bill to repeal the
“Right to Work” section of the
Taft-Hartley Act was Senate
Minority Leader:
14. Last season’s “Oliver!” and
the recently opened Broadway
musical “Pickwick” are both Bri
tish imports based on characters
from the novels of a famous Et;
lish author. His name: .
15. “The Agony and the Ets
tasy,” a recently-released moii
based on a best-selling biograpk!
by Irving Stone, is the story ofi
great 16th century Italian artis
and sculptor. His name:
Each of the following event!
A. Happened or B. Did not hap
pen.
16. President Johnson receatlj
signed a bill providing for esti
blishment of a National Fom
dation for the Arts and Humaii.
ties.
17. A bill giving the Distrirt
of Columbia the right to elect i
municipal government and runiti
own local affairs was passed lj
Congress.
18. The President has negotial
ed a treaty which recognizes Pai
ama’s sovereignty over the Pai
ama Canal.
19. The new immigration lai
recently passed by Congress t(
stricts for the first time the tola
number of immigrants to tin
United States from Westcn
Hemisphere countries.
20. Madame Chiang Kai-sM
in her recent visit to the D. S
publicly advocated the adraissia
of Red China to the United Nt
tions.
21. Fidel Castro announced thil
any Cuban with relatives in tki
United States may leave Cuhi
and emigrate to the U. S.
22. Historians discovered a loti
century map which seems topron
that the Vikings had arrived ii
North America before Columbss
23. Hurricane Betsy caused ei
tensive damage and loss of fill
in New Orleans.
24. The Los Angeles Dodgas
lost the 1965 World Series to th
Minnesota Twins.
25. During the President’s op«'
ation. Vice President Humphry
was called on to act as Chief Ev
ecutive and deal with a majot
crisis in the Near East.
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used to wear during home bask#
ball games ?
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night for the second time tte
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