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R. L. HUNT, JR. AND ROY W. KELLY A&M Consolidated Candidates for 2 school trustee positions, April 2. Favor more school for same tax dollar. •Story on Page 3. P*id Pol. Ad. TODAY & SATURDAY Sophia Loren In “JUDIETH” (In Color) STARTS SUNDAY PALACE Now Showing Lana Turner In ‘MADAM X’ STARTS SUNDAY Robert Vaughn (That Man From U.N.C.L.E.) In “SPY WITH MY FACE” CIRCLE LAST NITE 1st Show 6:55 p. m. Richard Burton In “SPY WHO CAME IN OUT OF THE COLD 2nd Show 9:50 p. m. “CRACK IN THE WORLD” OUR SAT NITE BIG 3 No. 1 “MR. HOBBS TAKES A VACATION” No. 2 “TOWN TAMER” No. 3 “YOUNG LIONS” Stop the Presses Faculty members are very com mon in college . . . teachers are not. A&M, and its students, lost a teacher when Dr. S. S. Morgan died Monday. He began teaching English here in 1921, almost half a cen tury ago. In 1962 he slowed down into semi-retirement, and of late has only been teaching one course each semester. Last spring I was in that one course, which was listed in the catalogue as “Modern Drama — Credit 3.” It was a large section for an advanced liberal arts course because of his reputation. Dr. Morgan’s personality led many to call him “the grand old man,” in a strictly admiring sense. For everything he did in a classroom was completely pro fessional, and showed that gen uine craftsman was doing his job, a job he seemed to thoroughly enjoy. He lectured from a remarkable background of knowledge and personal experience. Each hour in class was something special, something different from the one before. It was like attending a series of performances by a virtu oso, an event to be looked forward to, and not merely tolerated. Class discussion arose freely and spontaneously and the major elements which make up life, as well as the theater, were an- - By Lani Presswood — alyzed, often in a new light from any I had ever heard before. He spent a lot of time on the Prof Determines Sausage Standard For Dining Halls Would you believe that a De- parment of Animal Science pro fessor sets the sausage stand ards for the dining halls ? Fred W. Doljar, director of Food Services, reported that Dr. Gene T. King, associate profes sor in the Department of Ani mal Science, runs tests on the sausage consumed by students to insure compliance with specifi cations. Dollar said the quality of the sausage has been improved. The meat now served is 70 per cent lean and in a higher category than the highest priced brand name market sausage. “Tastes vary and it is difi- cult to please all, but progress is being made,” Dollar said. Sausage is usually cooked be fore meals, and kept in food warmers and as a result appear greasy, but in reality it contains very little fat content, he said. Friday, April 1, 1966 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Page 3 Sound Off subject of illusion and was con cerned with the reality behind appearance. He liked students because of their intellectual hon esty and once gave us a piece of advice in this area which still remains fresh in memory: “Conform in the little things, but never conform in the big things. The big things are ideas.” His assets in the classroom were many, not the least of which were enthusiasm and a complete ly fine professional sense of hu mor. He was a man who had lived, as well as studied, and he existed in our world, not in a dream world of perpetual abstrac tion or in a pedantic world of minutiae. I’ve never taken a course be fore or since in which the inter est of the students remained so high throughout the semester. I remember him talking about fate. He used to say that he had studied fate for years but didn’t really understand it at all. And now that same eternal mystery, fate, has removed him physically from the world and from the classroom. But it is only physically that his presence is gone . . . the real essence of the man will continue to survive in the memories of his students. Because Dr. Morgan was a teacher. PIGGLY WIGGLY! CORNY DOGS EACH OR BAG FULL WITH FREE PEPSI COLA SAT. ONLY SOLD BY TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL WIVES CLUB 9 A. M. TO 7 P. M. SAT. PEPS112 COLAS Btl. Ctn. LIMIT ONE WITH $2.50 PURCHASE Editor, The Battalion, I was happy to read your head line, “AAUP Endorses Student Freedom.” Perhaps at some lat er date Dr. Treacy might give us a concise definition of just what “student academic freedom” is. There has been a tendency in the past for students to use “aca demic freedom” as a defense for highly irresponsible actions. Are the Berkeley “free speech” dem onstrations examples of “academ ic freedom?” Does the AAUP believe that a Communist has as much right to teach as any other person of equal training? When Dr. Treacy says “for this institu tion to accept this (national poli cy statement) would require some far reaching changes . . .,” does he mean that there is no “aca demic freedom” at A&M? I am sure that all students at A&M are interested in “academic freedom,” but I am also sure that a concise definition would be appreciated. Sincerely, Michael F. Linz ’65 ★ ★ ★ Editor, The Battalion, In reality, this is a letter to most of the people sitting directly in front of the stage at the Bren da Lee show. I’m sure that Miss Lee was quite discouraged at the sea of unappreciative faces di rectly in front of her. Not only did those people feel it beneath them to applaud, but they even elected not to join in the second standing ovation. Those who did finally stand did so only because they looked totally out of place sitting while everyone else was standing. I do not feel that everyone should be forced to ap plaud frantically. However, those who feel no desire to applaud at all should sit in the bleachers, or better still, at home and let those who do appreciate the entertain er’s efforts have their seats. Sincerely, Gaston Early Vote For FRANK J. BORISKIE for COUNTY CLERK Brazos County “I will sincerely appreciate your vote and support.” Subject to action of the Democratic Primary May 7, 1966 (Pd. Pol. Adv.) Industrial Education Wives Meet Monday The Industrial Education Wives Club will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the Cashion Room of the YMCA Building. Members have been invited to make a com mosiac creation at the meeting and should bring a piece of plywood, burlap and glue. DfilVL IN THf AIBl -v t PM TONIGHT 2 COLOR HITS 1st Run Bryan 1st Show 6:55 p. m. 2nd Show 9:30 p. m. Tuesday Weld in “Bachelor Flat” Added Attraction Saturday Jerry Lewis In “DELICATE DELINQUENT” Ulysses by James Joyce now available at the WORLD OF BOOKS SHOPPE 207 S. Main Bryan 823-8366 NEED A TUX? buy or rent one for upcoming spring social events LOUPOT'S 1965 -1966 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY Offices — Staff — Students Price $1.00 Now On Sale At The Student Publications Office Y.M.C.A. Bldg. 100% A&M CONSOLIDATED TAX HIKE IN 1966 DRAWS TWO CANDIDA! OPPOSITION R. L. Hunt, Jr. and Roy W. Kelly, Trustee Candidates in April 2nd School Board Election Pledge More School for the Same Dollar COLLEGE STATION R. L. Hunt, Jr. and Roy W. Kelly, conservative candidates for two school board vacant positions at A&M Consolidated, pledged voters total opposition to a 100% tax hike on College Station property and home owners in 1966. The two candidates call ed such a tax hike, “unwarrant ed, unnecessary, unfair to our school children, and ruinous to the tax payer and school dis trict alike” . . . Hunt and Kelly appeared before evening “Meet the Candidate” coffees sponsor ed by the A&M Consolidated School District Property Owners Committee of 1,000. Both candi dates reported tax payers up in arms all over the school dis trict and calling for representa tion of their interests on the school board. “A 100% tax hike allowed to slip through in 1966 would rend this community wide open,” said Kelly. “People should vote their convictions in the school board election Saturday, April 2nd or be prepared to absorb a 100% tax hike blow in 1966 un flinchingly.” “Unless there is careful use of limited school tax monies, Consolidated property owners will face one of three bleak alternatives: school district bankruptcy, merger with Bryan schools, or a 100% tax hike on home owners in the district dur ing 1966. These three alterna tives can only be averted by prudent fiscal policy, establish ed and maintained by a board dedicated to the interest of school child and tax payer alike. We’re to close to insolvency for comfort with a million, three hundred thousand dollars hang ing over our heads; that’s ap proaching $1,000 per home own er. Kelly, local agri-businessman, called attention to the plight of retired school district residents, “. . . who may have to sell their property, perhaps at a loss, and leave the school they organized and the community they have helped build and had hoped to remain in during retirement if home owner taxes are boost ed 100% in 1966. ‘Honor your father and mother,’ the Bible says. It would be a dishonor to our elder citizens to displace them from their homes with high taxes. If the upward tax trend climaxes in a 100% home owner tax rise in 1966, it won’t be the ‘Dodge Rebellion’ folks will be joining, it’ll be a full blown ‘Tax Rebellion’,” Kelly prophesied. Hunt, College Station gradu ate of A&M Consolidated and Texas A&M in School Admini stration, called for some tax coordination between the A&M Consolidated School District and City of College Station. “There are a limited number of tax dol lars available to both govern mental agencies. College Sta tion is hard put to meet growing city service needs. School trus tees owe it to taxpayers not to pre-empt every tax dollar.” Both school board candidates, Hunt and Kelly, suggested prop erty owners take a greater in terest in school affairs. “A school board has great power over the pocketbook of each property owner, more than rea lized. It can meet and hike home owner and property taxes at its pleasure until the max imum tax rate is reached. It can then call for pyramided tax valuations to meet fiscal obli gations and then start the proc ess over again,” Kelly explain ed. The two candidates volun teered pledges to oppose a 100% school tax hike on College Sta tion area home owner property in 1966. Hunt pointed out, “The school district must maintain a favor able tax environment if indus try is to be attracted, business firms are to flourish and home owners to multiply in number. Industry can supply up to 75% of tax funds and balance the mounting burden on city and rural property owners . . ., it's our only reasonable hope out of our school fiscal dilemna.” The point was made that peo ple are not going to paint their homes, add a room or make other improvements if they will be rewarded with higher taxes for their effort to improve the community. Both candidates called for an improved school system with a realistic long range plan for academic development, and building construction. They nail ed down campaign planks call ing for industrial and commer cial training for the one-half of A&M Consolidated students who will never graduate from college. They both favor school expense priorities as being: teacher’s salaries above Gilmer- Aikin, first; school program, second; and school buildings, third. Hunt and Kelly promised to oppose construction of auditor iums that convert to swimming pools when it rains, single wall, non-divided, “Way-out” class rooms that are melting hot in spring and shivering cold in winter, or any other unservice able “dream building” that might be proposed in the forth coming building program. “Consolidated property own ers won’t tolerate experimental building construction, as there is not enough to afford expen sive mistakes. Let’s have aca demic excellence and leave it to rich school districts to build experimental building monu ments to men,” Hunt stated. Candidates questioned the ad visability of construction of a multi-thousand dollar air condi tioned administrative complex while herding little children into sheet iron classroom buildings. “If there ever was world com petition to determine the out standing ‘hodgepodge’ school campus, we’ve got a winner,” Kelly quipped. “Consolidated draws some 80% of its operational funds from the state treasury. We should be able to operate on the 20% we raise locally without resorting to a 100% tax hike in 1966 on College Station home owners,” Hunt suggested. Both candidates have children attending A&M Consolidated. They expressed a desire for more education for the same dollar before hiking taxes again. “Effective representation for the property owner whose money it is that keeps the schools going is needed,” Kelly concluded. In a question and answer ses sion following, Hunt was asked why his name was initially re fused a position on the school board election ballot. Hunt ex plained, “I was told my name might not be allowed to appear because the “Jr.” was not on the candidate petition, and that the other candidates might be con vened and asked to vote whether they would agree to permit me to make the race. Calls were placed to two local attorneys and the district attorney’s of fice, all of which advised that there was no law or court case permitting the removal of a candidate from any ballot be cause “junior” was missing on the candidate’s petition! I was further advised that fellow cand idates had no right to vote on whether the name would appear on the ballot, as candidates for office have no legislative or judicial powers prior to election. There was no necessity to call upon the State’s Attorney Gen eral for a ruling, as whatever the motivation was that blocked appearance on the ballot was suddenly withdrawn. The why of the whole matter is a com plete mystery to me.” Kelly was asked why the Con solidated School Board recently was considering ending present election procedure, the election of school hoard members at large, and setting up election by “place.” “Huntsville, Navasota, and Hempstead are attempting this now. I am told it may be an effort to ‘gerrymander’ the Ne gro out of his voter rights in these communities. Whether this is the motivation here I'm not sure. I’m of the opinion fair- minded Consolidated citizens wouldn’t stand for any such treatment of our Negro proper ty owners. Every voter deserv es the opportunity to cast his ballot for each and every school board candidate,” Kelly respond ed. “Consolidated school district race relations are the best in Texas! Integration has been smooth. Our district couldn't possibly finance ‘separate but equal' school facilities, even if that policy were permitted by law. Every child now has equal education opportunity at lower cost to the taxpayer. I don’t believe people of this school dis trict will tolerate ‘gerrymander ing’ any group’s voting rights,” Hunt added. Candidates Hunt and Kelly were introduced by Doyle Al bright, Chairman of the A&M Consolidated School District Tax Committee of 1,000. “Hunt is the son of Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Hunt, retired Professor Emeri tus of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M. Hunt served as a public school supervisor, cham ber of commerce manager, vice president for development of an Oklahoma College, was a mem ber of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service Staff and is presently a member of the A&M University Staff. Kelly resides just south of the A&M Campus. He operates a dairy farm and distributes commercial plant foods. Roy Kelly never mi ;3 or fails to support Consolidated sponsored student events,” Al bright said by way of introduc tion of the two Consolidated School Board candidates. It was reported at the recent annual meeting of the A&M Consolidated Property Owners Committee of 1,000 that rural property owners experienced a 100%-500% tax hike in 1965-66, and that College Station home owners may be headed for a similar jolting school tax hike in 1966. The committee was alerted that all personal prop erty, including automobiles, home furnishings, savings and bank accounts are subject to taxation next, and could be the next likely items to be added by a free spending, liberal school board, to the tax rolls, should a blanket, across the board 100% tax hike on school district homes slip through in 1966. Hunt and Kelly were endorsed by the A&M Consolidated Prop erty Owners Committee of 1,000 at its annual meeting as being the only candidates with an nounced platforms and willing to speak out on vital issues. Chairman Albright recom mends each school district prop erty owner go to the polls Satur day, April 2nd and vote. He sug gests that, “Each voter find out the platform of every candi date for the school board. How else can the voter intelligently select the two men on the ballot who will best represent his con viction and interest regarding school policy. Those who do not vote Saturday should not com plain if a 100% tax rise befalls them in 1966.” Pol. Adv. paid for by A&M Consolidated Property owners Committee of 1,000, Doyle E. Albright, Chairman. 622740