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LIBRARY CAMPUS 10 copies n grab bag By Glenn Dromgoole Student Unrest: Part 7 The majority of student protest activity deals wK,. campus problems. Look beyond the headlines of civil rights marches and anti-war demonstrations, and you find students primarily concerned with the quality of education they are receiving. Education and its many facets should rightly be the students’ target for criticism. To them, education is a local problem, and they attack it that way. Embodied with a' new power of academic freedom —•. which they have fought to get — students have launched out forceful, local attacks on their administrators, faculty, fellow students and state legislators for excellence in education. And, as is not the case with their attacks on social wrongs, the students have been heard and their demands often met. At Yale, Northwestern, Wayne State and the University of Oregon among others, students have protested what they considered unfair dismissal of faculty members. SPEAKERS BAN controversies have raged at the University of North Carolina, Ohio State, New Hampshire and Alabama. The University of Colorado opened up a new area of student protest last October with a “Bitch-In on the Multiversity.” Each student was handed an IBM card (which he was urged to fold, bend, spindle, staple or mutilate) and then given five minutes to sound off about a subject of his choice. Students waited around until 3 or 4 a.m. for a chance to air their gripes — or praises, if they had any. Course critiques have sprung up at several colleges and universities, including Washington and Harvard, where students rate their professors. Students are probing, digging, jabbing to uncover better methods of receiving a well-rounded education. They often, but not always, leave mangled administrative toes in their wake. ADMINISTRATIONS have been praised by students of several schools, including: the University of New Mexico, where a committee was formed to study student-faculty- administration cooperation; the University of Chicago, where “alienation has just not set in” because of top-flight ad ministrators; and the University of Oregon, Ohio State and Haverford, where their presidents have guaranteed stu dent freedoms. On other campuses there has been some sharp con troversy: University of California in Berkeley, where stu dents protested not having enough freedom although they have more than nearly any other campus; the University of Boston, where a student-administration dispute resulted in a staff walkout by the college’s newspaper editor; Rice University, where a usually cooperative spirit was disrupted when the student editor was _ canned by the dean of students. Administrators are beginning to accept students’ rights to question actions both in the classroom and behind closed ivy-covered doors. In a recent poll by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Administrations, 71 per cent of the college presidents and 80 per cent of the deans polled considered student freedom to hear, critically analyze, ex amine and express viewpoints as an essential part of the educational process. A MAJORITY of the schools polled would allow semi- controversial speakers, such as Martin Luther King Jr., to visit campus, but not some “farther out” like George Lincoln Rockwell or the late Malcolm X. Thirty per cent considered freedom to picket and demon strate “quite permissive” on their campuses, while 29 per cent held this area “fairly permissive.” Eighty-five per cent of the student editors believed they had considerable editorial freedom, and 90 per cent of the schools said the student government is authorized to speak for the student body. Student governments, unfortunately, do not always speak for their students. Apathy toward student government is present on many campuses, and the organizations are in turn blamed with being apathetic toward student opinion. VARIOUS POSITIVE attitudes toward student par ticipation in campus affairs have lent new weight to the students position. Among the most notable of these was the White House Conference on Education last September, where leading businessmen, government officials and educators said: 1. One of the primary functions of education is the development of better citizens. 2. Some of the most acute observations of course weak nesses are contributed by students. 3. Adults tend to perpetuate that which they were taught and tend to fall into the pit of traditions for tra dition’s sake. 4. Innovations in education can best occur when en lightened administrators establish a sincere climate for innovators, so the innovator is not placed on the defensive. WARREN FARRELL, past vice president of the Stu dent National Education Association, has suggested several areas where students should become involved, including curriculum changes, educational legislation and campus rules and regulations reform. Paul Goodman, in his Thoughts On Berkeley, suggests others: food prices and quality, impractical dormitory housing, clas? size, tuition increase, the campus bookstore. “In my opinion,” Goodman said, “the chief political action of students would be intra-mural — humanizing and making cultural the academic community — for the colleges and universities have become so tighlty interlocked with the dominant tightly interlocked system of society that any intra-mural improvement will be a profound shock to the system. Also, in these matters the students can really know what they are talking about.” “What the activists are saying,” claims (Moderator Maga zine, “is that students are not merely customers, or degree candidates or somebody’s children: Students are those peo ple who are studying in the University. They should be recognized as such — as students who deserve to be taught, and as people who deserve a voice in their community.” “THE JOB OF A COLLEGE is to educate, not indoc trinate!” write Dr. and Mrs. Richard. E. Gordon. “Stu dents: Beware of malarkey peddlers who ballyhoo one nar row approach. Listen to extremeists; but hear rival opinions' and ideas also. Confer, discuss, argue, get involved in bull sessions. Run to the library to get new ammunition to defend your position better — and to rebut your opponent’s. You will learn to think for yourself and to gain a new perspective. You will grow in intellectual stature.” And while some argue that students are too immature, that they know less than adults, that they are not idealistic enough that they do not have ‘vested interests' enough to he sensible in society’s terms, that they have a poor sense of timing — despite these arguments, students are gaining power to deal with their local problems. It is becoming more and more an important part of the educational process. Friday: Unrest at A&M. Che Battalion Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1966 ITS Scheduled March 5 An array of performers from Albuquerque to Baton Rouge will be spotlighted in the 15th Annual Intercollegiate Talent Show March 5, in G. Rollie White Coli seum. The show will host 12 acts, including a special guest appear ance by the Tyler Junior College Apache Belles. Aggie Sweetheart Cheri Hol land, Texas Women’s University sophomore, will sing and play the guitar as another special attrac tion. Disc jockey Bob White, alias Bob Jay, of Radio Station KILT, Houston, will be the master of ceremonies, according to MSC Talent Committee Chairman Pete Pelinsky. White is a former announcer with Bryan’s Radio WTAW. A&M’s representative to ITS is Magacian Jim Baldauf, a jun ior English major from College Station. Other acts include May Mc- Corkle, Mack Lawhon and John May, bluegrass instrumentalists from Texas Tech. New Mexico University is rep resented by jazz dancers Lucy Linderbom and .Cissy King; rythm and blues singers Ben Chavez and Ron Cardwell, and talented Beth Ertz, a pianist who has performed with Lionel Hamp ton. Broadway musical singers Ter ry Phelps and Louis Perry of Baylor will be presented along with Texas University’s Vocalist Larry G. Smith and singing duet Marie and Molly O’Shaughnessy. The pace will change when Grambling College’s Eddie Jones, who has competed in national dramatic festivals, presents a dramatic monologue. A singing trio composed of Jerrel Elliott, Clark Walter and Jack Wilcox, who call themselves the “Three Windjammers,” will come from McMurry College. Louisiana State University will send the “Just V” folksingers — Bob Graham, Bill Spann, Bill Graves and Jerie Ford. Pop singer Sally Soldo from Arlington State College will round out the show. Tickets, which are now avail able at the Memorial Student Center Student Program Office and Bryan-College Station banks, will cost $1 for general admission and $1.25 for reserved seats. TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE APACHE BELLES . . . popular drill group featured talent show attraction. Biology Addition Receives Grant A $394,925 grant for construc tion of part of an addition to the Biological Sciences Building has been awarded by the U. S. Office of Education. President Earl Rudder said the grant is for construction of un dergraduate portions of the 95,- 337 square foot structure. Howard Badgett, A&M physi cal plant manager, noted the ad dition is almost seven per cent complete. The four-story struc ture is scheduled for occupancy in August, 1967. Lecture Series Begins Tonight Reagan V. Brown of the Agricultural Extension Serv ice is the first of four month ly speakers tonight in lieu of Eoligivus Emphasis Week. The extension sociologist will speak on “The Bigger They Come’ at the All Faiths Chapel at 7:30 p.m. Second speaker in the seri es will be A&M Head Foot ball Coach Gene Stallings March 24. Involved in community im provement programs, Brown works with county agents across Texas in 900 commvmi- ties. The sociologist and native of Henderson is often called “Mr. Community Im provement.” He teaches the Men’s Bible Class at the First Meth odist Church of Bryan and was a president of the Terrell Chamber of Commerce, Kauf man Lions Club and Lockhart Businessmen’s Club. He earn ed B.S. and M.S. degrees at A&M and has done graduate work at Colorado, Cornell and Utah Universities. A captain, he served with the 69th Infantry Division in World War II and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. Brown has served as county agent in Hunt, Kauf man and Caldwell Counties and helped organize the Kaufman County Vetch Fest ival and Luling Watermelon Thump. Student Vote To Determine New Insurance Coverage Students will have an oppor tunity to select the student insur ance policy of their choice in a general election next month. Director of personnel Clark C. Munroe said Wednesday the stu dent accident insurance policy presently under contract will ex pire Aug. 31. Programs under consideration are the straight accident policy and a broader accident and sick ness policy. “I have met with the Student Senate, Apartment Council, and Civilian Student Council and have discussed with them the several types of student insur ance programs,” Munroe said. “They are to discuss this with the people they represent to get some opinion as to which way they want to go. “If students have opinions they NTSU Prof Hamilton Opens Marriage Forum Tuesday “How Can You Tell It’s Love?” will be discussed at the first Mar riage Forum program 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the YMCA. Dr. Sidney Hamilton from North Texas State University will speak on the factors in volved in selecting a mate, ans wering questions like “How can I be sure of marrying the right person? Has sex desire influ enced my choice? Am I socially adequate? Should time and dis tance interfere with true love (or. What am I doing in Texas when my girl is in Tennessee) ?” Hamilton received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from North Texas in administrative education and sociology. He received his doc torate from New York University in psychology. At North Texas he teaches courses in mental testing, clini cal psychology, projective tech niques, adolescent development, guidance and marital psychology. Hamilton also does after-dinner speaking at women’s and service clubs along with consultant work in areas of marital adjustments and personality problems. He is the author of “Work book in Marital Psychology” and co-author of “Workbook in Adol escent Psychology” and “Work book in Adolescent Development.” In addition, the speaker is a member of the American Associa tion of Marriage Counselors, which rates him as “professional marriage counselor!.” He has come to A&M before as a dis cussion group leader and coun selor for married student groups. definitely should be expressed to their Student Senate or Apart ment Council representative.” When the students choose a policy the Student Senate, dean of students and University in surance officials will work out the details and place the contract with the appropriate insurance company. “Whatever the students decide they want we’ll give them,” Mun roe continued. Munroe said the university has conducted a study of insurance programs employed at about a dozen other colleges, most of which are more comprehensive than A&M’s. “I think we can come up with a better policy than the one we’ve got,” he noted. “Of course, the cost may be slightly higher for the broader program.” Concerning difficulties some students have had collecting dental claims from the present insurance carrier, Munroe said “all denied claims brought to our attention have been settled in favor of the students except for one, and we’re still negotiating on it.” He said the Student Senate has discussed changing carriers. “I suggest we look at other carriers,” he added, “because there are a number of very good ones in the field. We’ll have no difficulty getting a good one.” v:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;:::::;::::::::: History Of Coeducation 7 MWVmxmtWXX* All-Male Forces Return Coed Fight To Legislature AFTER THE STORM Few traces remained late Wednesday of the storm which dumped sleet and snow on the campus early Wednesday mofning’. Other parts of the area did not fare so well, however. Austin recorded several inches of snow and, while Aggies sloshed to classes, the University of Texas dismissed school. By TOMMY DeFRANK Battalion Managing Editor The 1963 furor over limited co education for Texas A&M had barely subsided when anti-coed forces move4 their fight back into the Legislature for a second round. In March, 1965, the A&M Board of Directors requested the A&M administration to compile a detailed study concerning possi bility of adopting complete co education and submit it by the June meeting. But even as work began on the study a bill calling for an all male A&M was under discussion in the Texas Senate. The measure was the project of Sen. Andy Rogers of Childress, 16-year legislative veteran and an A&M former student. ROGERS said be submitted his legislation because he was dis pleased over the attitude of some college administrators and execu tives in the Association of Form er students, whom he charged were placing emphasis on enroll ment rather than quality of in struction. “The very people who ought to be leading the fight have joined with the throng wringing their hands and crying that we’ve got to be like everybody else,” he claimed in an interview last year. “One of the greatest failures of modem society is an unquench able thirst to conform and be like everybody else,” he added. ‘Our society is suspicious of noncon formists and tries to have them conform. People are trying to judge A&M by their own stand ards, but I have no desire to see A&M modeled after any other school. “To me, these were the great est things A&M had to offer — discipline, respect for society and the realization that we owe some thing to those who went before us. We’ve got a very salable commodity; weVe got to sell it and quit admitting that it’s all wrong.” Rogers also felt that state’s lawmakers should have authority to resolve the coeducation struggle instead of the A&iM Board. “This matter should be deter mined by the Legislature and not by a board which is a creature of the governor,” he said. “The Legislature is more representa tive of the people’s wishes. This prerogative should not lie with the Board — or any Board.” (See ROGERS, Page 7)