Pag-e 2
College Station, Texas
Wednesday, March 30, 1966
THE BATTALION
Readers Talk
Editor,
The Battalion,
Last Friday night we witnessed
the “politico-cultural” program
sponsored by the Pakistan Stu
dents’ Association. We very
much enjoyed it except the . . .
address of the club president. No
body denies the existence of 20-
year-old Pakistan and its sov
ereignty. How did he harbor
such an apprehension? ... It
sounded pretty much irresponsi
ble and entirely misplaced when
such ... a club president repeat
edly rattles, “we will not tolerate
any interference from any coun
try.”
Which is this country he had in
mind ? . . . I wonder whether
Pakistan Government and the
general students of Pakistan sup
port the loose, irresponsible and
misguiding statements.
If the objectives of the student
organizations are to develop mu
tual understanding and goodwill
among all students ... I would
request the University Authori
ties to censor, or even to ban the
. . . activities of such political
clubs and maintain peaceful
academic and cultural environ
ment.
J. P. Rasalan
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Editor,
The Battalion,
In the Thursday edition of the
Batt, Dean Hannigan stated that
the estimated enrollment for the
fall semester is 11,000 students.
That means that rooms will not
be available to approximately
1,500 students. He also said there
is a remote chance that frater
nities will be allowed “if the
threat of inadequate facilities
materializes.”
Obviously the dean wouldn’t
make such an estimation with
out some statistical support.
Then, if such an enrollment is
inevitable, why shouldn’t frater
nities be allowed to start or
ganizing right now? By the fall
semester they could have their
officers elected, a prospective
membership, and rules and regu
lations set. Funds for a house
will not be available immediately.
In that respect it is necessary
that they organize now.
Why aren’t they allowed? Dean
Hannigan says there are two rea
sons: A&M tradtion is one - there
have never been fraternities on
the campus before. Well it was
a tradition that would not allow
girls to attend A&M, but they
are here and more will enroll
next year. The other reason is
public opinion - “people think
fraternities exist for parties, are
snobbish and engage in question
able hazing practices.” Well, the
Corps (and even the “T” Associa
tion) fit into that category ex
cept they aren’t necessarily snob
bish.
Why must fraternities be put
off until the “acute’ housing
shortage before they even get
sympathetic action from the Exe
cutive Council ?
John S. Carter
2 Former Students
Author Booklet
Two former doctoral students
in industrial education are au
thors of a booklet, “Saw & Ham
mer With Woodie”, released by
the Texas Agricultural Extension
Service.
Dr. L. Dayle Yeager and Nor
man E. Wallace, now faculty
members at Arkansas A&M Col
lege and the University of Hous
ton, respectively, prepared the
guide for basic woodworking.
Safety, planning, operations and
suggested projects are featured
in the illustrated booklet printed
by the A&M Press.
Dr. Everett R. Glazener, pro
fessor of industrial education,
edited, the manuscript. George
R. McArthur, Area 4-H Club
Leader for TAES, was coordi
nator.
Editor,
The Battalion,
Fightin’ Class of ’69.
I am G. Allen Elliff, Jr., your
candidate for the office of Sec
retary-Treasurer. I would like
to express my appreciation to
you for supporting me at the
polls last Thursday and ask you
to vote for me again in the run
off election on Thursday, March
31.
If I am elected to the office
of Secretary-Treasurer, I will
work with the other officers to
make the class of ’69 the best
class to ever hit this campus
and will inquire into the possibi
lities of more fund-raising proj
ects for the sophomore class
which would provide extra funds
for the treasury, thus making
possible a sophomore ball even
bigger that this year’s fish ball.
I would appreaciate considera
tion as your candidate for the
office of Secretary - Treasurer
when you cast your vote Thurs
day in the basement of the Me
morial Student Center.
G. Allen Elliff, Jr., ’69
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Editor,
The Battalion,
Members, Class of ’68,
Serving as president of our
class for the past two years has
indeed been both a pleasure and
a rewarding experience for me.
During this period of time we
have progressed from a disor
ganized and confused mass of
people to a well organized and
conscientious class with an eye
to the future. Outstanding leader
ship in the coming year is im
perative to our continued excel
lence. A1 Allen, I feel, is capable
of providing the dynamic new
leadership that I speak of.
I wish to encourage all of you
to vote in ■ the run-off election,
and to cast your vote for Al.
Thanks for your help during the
past year in class affairs and
thanks also for your support
in the recent election. Please re
member the man who has our
class’s best interests at heart -
Al Allen.
Respectfully yours,
Ronnie Coleman,
President, Sophomore
Class
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Editor,
The Battalion,
I want to thank all my friends
who have supported my candi
dacy for senior class president
and have made it possible for
me to reach the run-offs. The
large percentage of juniors who
voted last Thursday show$ the
interest in this election and I
want to encourage you to con
tinue this interest in the run-off
elections this Thursday.
Many juniors I’ve talked to
this year are interested in leav
ing a gift to the school from the
class of ’67. I believe the new
library may offer an excellent
location for such a gift. In ad
dition to devotion to the regular
duties of class president I am
interested in making this gift
a special project, perhaps in con
junction with the classes of ’47
and ’57.
I shall appreciate your support
in this Thursday’s election, and
I shall do everything in my power
to make the year 1966-67 one
that will be remembered.
Respectfully submitted,
Terrell S. Mullins
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Editor,
The Battalion,
Howdy Future Sophomores,
Class of ’69.
In leading our class along the
forward path which it has trav
eled throughout our fish year,
we need positive, just and active
leadership. The Fightin’ Texas
Aggie Class of ’69 has witnessed
such characteristics in our class
president, LeRoy Edwards. In
his effort to make this the best
Aggie class in A&M’s history, he
has done what the majority of
the class wanted. The Fish Ball
was a great success, the cleared
profits filled our treasury above
the advanced speculated sum. He
also took a fish buddy’s sugges
tion and checked about having
cross stitching on uniforms for
our class. Although cross stitch
ing has been ruled out by the
commandant, LeRoy made a val
iant effort doing his best for the
class of ’69.
For a continuation of class
spirit and worthwhile activities,
LeRoy suggests a class steak
fry here or maybe a dance at
TWU for the coming year. He
pointed out that these are only
suggested activities and that he
would welcome suggestions from
any class members. Further, he
encourages complaints and rec
ommendations be brought to him
personally. Through a united ef
fort we can increase class spirit
and cohesiveness.
I have worked with LeRoy on
the YMCA cabinet and many oth
er YMCA and class activities and
he has shown time after time his
capability to lead for the interest
of all concerned. He coordinated
freshmen helping in high school
career day activities which
proved to be a tremendous suc
cess. Prospect for next year’s
freshman class are good as a re
sult of ’69, vote Thursday for
LeRoy W. Edwards, Jr., Presi
dent of the Sophomore Class of
’69.
Doug Pearson, ’69
President Delta Y
Sbisa Area
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Editor,
The Battalion:
The class history may seem an
insignificant project to some stu
dents, but in order to write a
history truly representative of
four years at Aggieland a good
deal of research and effort must
go into the project.
After looking through past Ag-
gielands I have found that the
class histories are only allotted
one page. I do not believe one
page is sufficient space to ade
quately cover even the high
points of four years, and if elec
ted senior class historian I will
try to see that the history is
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EDITOR GLENN DROMGOOLE
Managing Editor Tommy DeFrank
Associate Editor Larry Jerden
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given more space.
I have also discovered that
most historians usually copy
material from previous histories,
making the histories rather dull
and stale. I believe that the
class history should cover as
many episodes of an Aggie’s four
years as posible and still be live
ly and readable instead of taking
material from past histories.
I believe the class historian
should take suggestions from as
many seniors who desire to con
tribute, and if elected I will have
a notice printed in The Battalion
when I begin work on the history
so that all seniors can provide
suggestions as to what should
and should not be contained in
the history.
The class history should be a
class project, not the work of
one individual.
For most offices a great
amount of prior experience is
not needed. However, the office
of class historian requires that
the person filling the office have
some practical writing experience
in order to insure that the his
tory is accurate as well as en
tertaining.
I sincerely believe that my sev
en years of newspaper writing
experience, including two years
on the The Battalion, make me
the most qualified person for
the position of senior class his
torian, and I earnestly solicit
your vote in Thursday’s runoffs.
Tommy DeFrank, ’67
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
“Not only was th’ civilian weekend an overwhelming
success, but I’m gonna propose that we have another one
this year—as soon as I get my strength back.”
I
THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB
AND
THE COLLEGE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION
ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
The Tirst JLnnual
Book-of-the-Month Club
Writing fellowship
Trogram
The program will consist of four
teen fellowships of $3000 each to be
awarded to seniors during the aca
demic year 1966-67, which coincides
with the fortieth anniversary of the
Book-of-the-Month Club.
For complete details, see a member of
your English Department or write to:
DR. DONALD SEARS, DIRECTOR
BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB
WRITING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
c/o COLLEGE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20001
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