Columns • Editorials • News Briefs Che Battalion Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, June 16, 1966 • Opinions • Cartoons Features MORTIMER’S NOTES Howdy! Guess you are wondering- who I am? I am what you would call a flunky; I call myself a student, who through pres sure from the head of my department, my dean and the registrar, had to lay out a semester from school. All you good Ag gies who were here in the fall semester of 1965 remember me as the night prowler who would deliver information to The Batta lion staff and they would print it under the above name. For some unknown reason, the persons named in the first paragraph decided that I should not attend this university in the spring of 1966, but I still managed to in form The Battalion on some hot poop during the semester. Since I was g-one from the Golden Industrial Crescent most of the time, I had to discontinue my information to The Battalion. But now I am back giving the university another fling and hoping that this time I will be able to stick around longer. New students — both freshmen and those who are just coming here for summer school — beware. I am everywhere, at anytime and print anything. So remember to keep silent if you see an unfamiliar face in your crowd. You might see what you said in print. Now for my comments for the week: I understand that the Grove is having better movies this summer and because of this they are having a better turnout .... If you wish to enjoy yourself a couple of nights a week, head out to the Grove and watch a movie .... For the first couple of weeks, I am going to write a little item about the university’s administration .... Today’s is about Presi dent Earl Rudder .... These items will help new students know a little more about the heads of this campus .... Rudder became president of Texas A&M in 1959 .... at that time he started two programs: academic excellence and trying to air-condition every building on campus .... Both programs have gone far since they were started, but summer school students have profitted more from the second one .... Because of this program, summer school students consider A&M a very “cool” campus. The Fallout Theater, located in the back of Guion Hall, will stage nine one-act plays in the latter part of June and early July .... Interested students who wish to do a little acting or anything else connected with a pro duction should go by the Theater and see either C. K. Esten or Tim Lane .... Something needs to be done with the Coffee Shop at the Memorial Student Center .... Everytime I want to go get a cup of coffee during a break from classes, the place is jammed or the tables are so piled with trays and other things that it is impossible to sit down ... A solution is badly needed . . . It is rumored that the 1966 Aggieland will be one of the best ever .... Bob Heger, Ag gieland editor, has been toiling night and day since the spring semester was over to meet deadlines .... At last report, he said every thing was going fine and that the Aggieland should be ready when school opens in the fall. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Man learns through his sufferings . . . See Ya ’round —Mortimer. Sound Off Girls, Booze Could Aid A&M’s Growth Dear Editor, The Battalion I jest finished writin’ my ma ’n pa, my Aunt Bess, my Unkle Tom (his great-great grandpaw owned a cabin), my sister Sessy, and 1 thot youse might like a litter also, I jest know it be a lonely job workin’ all alone ’n puttin’ out a big paper like the Battalion. I allways sez thet put tin’ out a paper is mighty teedius work. Actually I didn’t say thet first but someone aroun’ the house sed it ’n it sounds good. You are tired ain’t you? As I sez in all my letters back home, school certainly is hard. Why thet algebra back home was as simple as failin’ out of a rock in’ chair comparied to the stuff I’m workin’ with now. I sed thet in every one of those letters— probly should have used a carbon but Aunt Bess sez it turns her hand blue. Anyhow this one course I’s takin’ goes all the way into the xyz unknowns. I never got past abc unknowns in Sneed- ville hi — thet’s short for high school. Of course thet’s why 1 came to college was to learn my xyz’s, but I hadn’t planned to get into upper mathmatiks until another week or two. Oh the funniest thing happened on my first day of classes. Those courses I signed up for durin’ registration was Senior classes. I guess those three juniors made a mistake when they told me to take them. Naturally I knew im mediately when they’s started talkin’ about George Washing ton and other big important Americans so I got out of there. Also those three juniors made a mistake about my major. Did you know thet there’s no such thing as physical agriculture? Boy was I surprised. They realized their mistake though and felt real sorry. They did help me git into a good course though —home economics. I checked it ’n it’s in the curricullum. They sez it is a good course for learn- in’"home money management. I’s pinchin’ pennys anyhow ’n I guess I could use some good pointers. Actually I likes everythin’ about A&M but I haven’t yet seen me a cadett. I’s always heard of the cadett corp but I see no evi dence of it really existin’. Is it dead already. If so I might as well go over to those teesips (is thet what you call them) because I” greatly prefer an easier school were it not for the corp. Over there I could take Sit-in 301. Thet’s a joke the juniors tell me. Guess I’s better start study in’. By HERKY KILLINGSWORTH I have long been distressed with the slow progress of Texas A&M’s academic excellence pro gram and inwardly strive to ad vance it in every way possible. True, it could be said that my excessively low grade point ratio is a definite block in the program or my cutting of classes sets it back with every absence. It could even be said that my lack of work may harm the program, but deep down inside I secretly hope that some day A&M will take its place among the great colleges of the world. This is the reason that I have taken it upon myself to investi gate those universities with higher reputations (education ally) and have noted a few im provements A&M might use to speed up its program. At Rice, Texas’ claim to the intellectual power, I discovered that students are allowed to study in comfort, mainly by being allowed to keep alcoholic bev erages in their rooms even on campus. Now this may appear to be bad to the administration of our campus but when seriously and fairly thought upon, maybe even rationalized, one will see the noticeable relaxation found im mediately after consumption. Every great educator admits that relaxation is the key to good studying. So by logic this little chang in our regulations should up the average grade point ratio at least one point. Having already improved the campus greatly I decided to dis cover the success behind the highly regarded Ivy League Col leges out on the east coast. A few years back there was an article on their success that took the form of a slight scandal in some Puritan weekly magazine which I will not mention at this time mainly because I do not remember the magazine or the campus. Nevertheless I definitely remem- I’s already behind in my sewin’. I really can’t understand how thet’ll help me in money manage ment but it’s on the curricullum so I guess I’s takin’ it for me on good. Don’t work to hard down there but I do appx-esheate the good paper. Cyric Hayseed ’70 ber this article and the essence of the story was that boy and girl students are allowed to study together, in the rooms. The rule is that as long as there is a book in the door, a female student may study quietly (is there any other way) in a boy’s room. The book is the im portant factor. With the excep tional intellectual capacities suf fered by most ivy leaguers, they quickly figured out to use match books. Under this system the grade point ratio would probably increase at least two points. Of course A&M will suffer sev eral handicaps in this improve ment measure, mainly the lack of girls, but where there is a will, there is a way. Maybe part of the advertising campaign to get new Aggies could be the slogan, “A Girl in Every Room.” Then watch A&M grow. By further extending this offer to our faculty we could probably obtain those better profs we are constantly striving- for. Because space limits me to only introduce these minor changes, I must begin my experimentation on these ideas. If anyone knows of a girl whose fater owns a liquor store and wishes to do re search on behalf of academic ex cellence, let me know will you. Progress must be obtained and I humbly volunteer to take the first giant steps. Sbisa Schedule Sbisa Cafeteria hours of opera tion have been increased to im prove service for our many regu lar customers and visitors during summer months. New hours of operation are: Week Days Breakfast - 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Dinner - 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Supper - 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Breakfast - 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Dinner - 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Supper - 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Dining hours at the Memorial Student Center 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. each weekday 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Read Battalion Classifiesp THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion The . Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for are those of the student writers only. 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The Battalion^wm *4 *YMCA B^-'ld'-ng 3 C 0 "] g^Stat' if^Texas 1 The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M is — — published in College Station, Texas daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through EDITOR GERALD GARCIA May, and once a week during summer school. MEMBER Editorial Assistants Herky Killingsworth, The Associated Press, Texas Press Association -v-—■ =—-—- • TinVi -Vn .' Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, ' m Inc.. New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Photographer Herky Killingsworth CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle “I’ve checked every reference book he gave on th’ list and who has every one checked out? My instructor!” CEREBRAL PALSY DRIVE NEEDS YOUR HELP About 200 men and women will march Tuesday so that children crippled by cerebral palsy may someday walk These volunteers representing a cross section of com munity life will call house-to-house throughout the city in United Cerebral Palsy’s annual fund-raising appeal. Mrs. A. W. Reynolds, chairman of the residential drive said that the volunteers will be spreading the message that “Happiness is Helping,” theme of the campaign, to each home they visit. Every donation made, she pointed out, is an investment in the life of a child afflicted with cerebral palsy. The UCP leader reminded local residents that cere bral palsy is a form of brain damaged that strikes 25,000 infants yearly and has already disabled 600,000 Americans, Because it cruelly cripples arms and legs, and may also affect a child’s ability to speak, see and hear, its victims often need years of specialized treatment, education and care in order to become self-sufficient. Last year funds from the UCP drive in Bryan and College Station went toward the purchasing of needed equipment at the Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center. Also a portion of the funds will be invested in the national program of research which seeks to find the cause and pre vention of cerebral palsy. ENCHILADA DINNER THREE Cheese Enchiladas with Chili, Beans, Rice, Tortillas and Hot Sauce, Candy. Regular QQ $1.25 Fiesta Dinner Guacamole Salad, Beef Taco, Two Enchiladas, Tamale and Chili, Beans, Rice, Tortillas and Hot Sauce, Candy. ’rr $1.09 CHAPULTEPEC — College Station Moved to CASA CHAPULTEPEC — DINING ROOM AVAILABLE OPEN 11:00 A. M. CLOSE 10:00 P. M. 1315 COLLEGE AVENUE PHONE 822-4217 CASA CHAPULTEPEC BIG 2 DAY SALE — Friday and Saturday Gigantic July 4 th Tinstone Now thru Sat. July 2 n