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College Station, Texas
Thursday, March 24, 1966
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Corps Style Justice: A Disgrace
A new low has been reached in the “justice” system
of the Corps of Cadets in the recent trial of Mike Martin.
Tuesday night Cadet Court “B” charged and found
him guilty of disrespect to a senior officer of the Corps,
disrespect to the uniform and using profane language.
The incident that sparked these charges took place
on a Friday night after Martin and other cadets had
finished a practical warfare exercise. According to wit
nesses, Martin was still in his fatigues with his shirttail
out, cap cocked back on his head and pants unbloused.
These cadets were at a drive-in grocery to buy some
thing to drink and sent Martin to purchase it. As Martin
left the store a student in civilian clothes challenged him.
The civilian told Martin if he was going to wear the
uniform, he should wear it right, then Martin walked back
to his car. The civilian got into his car, backed out, then
stopped and yelled over the car:
“Hey, Martin, you want to discuss it further?”
Martin said he did not, and the civilian told him to
take the cigarette out of his mouth when he spoke to him.
This was the basis of the charge, when it turned out
that the civilian was Ralph B. Filburn III, Cadet Corps
Commander.
Filburn brought the matter before Cadet Court, where
the aforementioned verdict was reached.
But this was no ordinary court.
According to the defense, there were enough irregu
larities in court procedure to warrant appeal. Cadet Major
Sim Lake, the defense counsel, said he is preparing an
appeal to take before Col. D. L. Baker, the Corps Com
mander. The Battalion supports this move.
Lake said he did not seek to prove, Martin was in
nocent of the uniform charge, but that he did not believe
the court had proved, beyond a reasonable doubt, guilt on
the other two charges. And he also had knowledge of
some “irregularities.”
A reliable member of the court reported two court
members were biased and should have removed themselves
from the case. One of them was reported to have said
before the trial that Martin was a and
should be disciplined.
Another reliable informant testifed that some court
members questioned witnesses beyond what is reasonable,
that they accepted hearsay evidence, that the sentence
was excessive for the charge, and that the summons was
unsigned when presented to the defendant.
For the defense, Lake brought forward three char
acter witnesses and two eyewitnesses. One witness who
was examined by the court president, Alan Gray, said Gray
“seemed to take over as the prosecutor.”
Sid Medford, prosecuting attorney, was quoted as
saying “Actually I think these charges are chicken . . . .”
Another irregularity appeared when the defense counsel
did not receive his copy of the charge sheet until the be
ginning of the trial.
An official in the Trigon was also quoted as saying
that in a case like this the Court was obligated to find
Martin guilty or a dangerous precedent would be set.
To keep from setting a “dangerous precedent,” Martin
was sentenced to eight weeks of signing in, one year’s con
duct probation and a reduction in rank to buck sergeant.
What kind of justice exists under these conditions?
What are the chances of an NCO when he is tried by
a court with biased members, in which proper court pro
cedures are not followed, hearsay evidence is accepted
and the two plaintiffs are the Corps Commander and one
of his staff officers ?
The defendant was not in the Corps last semester,
had never lived on the same side of the campus as Fil-
bum, and testified he had no idea who he was.
The charges of profanity have been flatly denied by
the defendant and sworn to by witnesses. The person
filing the complaint swore the words were uttered.
How can any court find Martin guilty of this specifca-
tion beyond a reasonable doubt under this circumstance ?
How did the prosecution prove, beyond a reasonable
doubt, that he was guilty of disrespect of a civilian he
had never seen?
How could they give him such a stiff sentence for a
uniform loosely worn when it is a common practice by the
majority of cadets after PW ?
Where is the “justice” in Cadet Court?
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
Civilian Dance Ticket
Deadline Questioned
The Civilian Student Council — the social organization
that occasionally dabbles in politics — has planned a week
end full of activities for A&M’s 70 per cent civilian stu
dent majority.
A formal dance and an informal barbecue Saturday
highlight the CSC’s involvement in the weekend entertain
ment, which also includes a Town Hall performance by
Brenda Lee, baseball game with the University of Texas,
a Parachute Club exhibition, drill team competition and
the final presentations of the Aggie Players’ “The Time
of Your Life.”
Deadline for purchasing tickets of the barbecue and
dance was noon yesterday, an extenson of two days from
the original deadline.
An early closing date is necessary for ordering food
for a banquet or barbecue, but we cannot understand the
premature deadline for purchasing dance ducats. The hall,
band and decorations have already been selected for the
event, and total attendance will have no effect on these
expenditures.
By eliminating some students who may have been un
certain about dates for the annual Civilian Ball, the CSC
has not only lost potential revenue but has also done a
disservice to its constituents.
Of Mice and Men
“How does this sound for a positive platform for office—
’the abolition of failing grades and a three-day weekend?”
Men of the nation, beware!
Gentlemen of the state, take
heed! Animals of Aggieland,
watch out!! The product you are
getting may not be what you
think.
Let me clarify myself. The
girl you are getting may not be
real. In this modern world
everything is synthetic, including
the single girl. I say single be
cause after marriage the average
American housewife lets herself
go to pot. Don’t quote me on this
though.
Anyhow, as I was saying. The
modern girl is synthetic, false.
Take her hair for example. How
many of you men know if that
beautiful hair you love to touch
is real. That’s what I said, real,
or is it dyed. Only her hair
dresser knows for sure you know,
and I doubt seriously if the girl’s
boyfriend is also her hairdresser.
Or maybe that beautiful hair
is not really hair at all, or at
least her hair. Maybe it’s a
wig. How do you know she isn’t
really in pin curlers with some
one else’s hair on.
Forget about the hair. Modern
science has made it impossible to
detect falsity in this. Instead,
consider makeup.
Those rosey cheeks aren’t real
ly that rosey; those inviting lips
aren’t really that red, or pink, or
By Herky Killingsworth
silver, or white, etc.; the eye
lashes aren’t really that black or
that long; and the eyes are really
not that black. Come to think of
it, why does a girl want black
eyes, or blue eyes as it may be,
anyhow ?
Now I’ve said you can see
make-up. This is not entirely
true. Modern beauticians have
invented face make-up that
matches the color of the skin.
You can’t even tell its there until
you sneak a playful smack and
come up with a mouthful of
powder.
Here I must mention the eyes.
They’re not what they used to be.
Who would ever have thought
that you could change the eyes,
but it’s been done with the help
of contact lense and false eye
lashes. Contact lenses can
change the color of a girls eyes.
It has long been known that
padding in the right place gives
the appearance of an abundance
of something that may be miss
ing. But who knows who has
the padding and who doesn’t ?
It could be your girl, but you'd
better not ask. Also in this area
is the busom buding introduced
by Mr. Presswood last semester,
This even gives the girls in bikin
is an abundance as long as they
keep taking the medicine.
The middle of the perfect 37-
23-36 girl can also be changed
through the simple means of a.
should I say it, girdle. For a
few hours of misery on the girls
part, she can hook the unsuspect
ing male with her seemingly
ample charms. Those oversize
hips also shrink under the elasti
city of the corset causing an
hourglass to appear where there
was once an innertube.
And in China they have invent
ed an instant chasity for those
girls who wish to repent. Susie
Wong and Irma La Douce become
virgins.
Gentlemen beware. I have giv
en you my warning although 1
cah’t really give you a solution.
Science has created a synthetic
monster, the beautiful, sexy, false
Carroll’s Corner
Sound Off
Editor,
The Battalion:
After attending the Literary
Festival this week, I have come to
the conclusion that these semin
ars seem to be nothing more than
opportunities to impress each
other with their own knowledge
and they are merely speaking to
allow each other to know what
each has read.
The “papers” do not have any
purpose. The speaker appears to
be using the “audience” as a
sounding board for a paper he
wants to publish. There is no
correct or wrong answer or a
“real answer,” so why bother?
Name withheld on request
Ags To Improve
Fish Lake Angling
Wildlife Science students at
Texas A&M may improve angling
in Fish Lake as a result of a re
search project underway.
According to Van Conner, in
structor in the course in Conser
vation and Management of
Fishes, fishing is poor because
the ratio of bass to sunfishes is
unbalanced.
Fish Lake is located on A&M
property south of Easterwood
Airport on the right side of the
road.
The research project involves
effects of rotenone on the inverte
brates in the lake such as craw
fish and insect larvae, Conner
explained. Students will com
pare the number of organisms
found in the water before the
treatment with those found after
the treatment.
The instructor said the lake
will be treated with rotenone
during the first week of May.
Most of the fish should be killed
at that time.
After the project is completed,
the lake will be restocked with
the desirable number of bass and
sunfishes. Fishing should start
to improve after about a year.
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