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.
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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.
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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.)
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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.
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1965 -1966
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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.
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