Columns • Editorials • News Briefs Che Battalio Page 2 College Station, Texas Tuesday, October 4, 1966 • Opinions • Cartoons Features Yell Practice Conduct Pitiful John Hotard CADET SLOUCH Aggies are their own worst enemies, as we have been told so very, very often. But last Friday night that weary old cliche was never more significant, nor more truthful. Conduct before and during the first Midnight Yell Practice of the year was so poor that one of the most colorful traditions of this campus is now in serious jeopardy. Several hundred students got in front of the band, which traditionally leads the march from the Duncan area to Kyle Field. The band was forced to stop their advance on two occasions. All of which resulted in the band deciding yesterday to dispense with leading the march to the stadium. Head Yell Leader Tommy Stone has begun work on a modification of procedure in view of the band’s decision, and apparently future yell practices will not wind across the campus as did previous ones. There have been habitual rumors the past few years that Midnight Yell Practice might be abolished because of increasingly poor conduct, but in light of last Friday’s demonstration of student “fun,” nobody should blame any one but themselves if such action comes to pass. Midnight Yell Practice is a fine, old tradition which has always provided students with a means of letting off steam the night before a home game. But it is a fine, old tradition which should be permanently sacked unless the student body starts behaving like it wants to keep it. There is no sense in upholding a practice which incites disrespect and disorder, regardless of how tradition-steeped that practice might be. If Midnight Yell Practice is eliminated, we have no legitimate gripe after last Friday. We will have wielded the dagger which slit our throats. What this campus needs is more people like Superman. Well, actually, they don’t have to be all that super. I mean, we don’t need anybody to leap tall buildings in a single bound. In fact, we don’t even have any tall buildings. What we need are people who can leap ditches, construction fences and air conditioning ducts in a single bound. You can’t even get across campus these days without falling into a hole or running into a fence. The Me morial Student Center lawn looks like a buried bone quarry that the dogs found out about. Next in line seems to be the Drill Field. They’ve already lined the thing with concrete pipe. If they continue laying pipe in a straight line, we should have an air-conditioned mall at North Gate in five years. With all the pipe being layed, I have come up with a brilliant plan for anybody who is indus trious and willing to take the risk. Anybody interested should send a stamped, self-addressed envelope and $4,000 to cover mailing and handling charges. Never mind, you probably wouldn’t send it anyway, and the idea is so terrific that I’ll tell you about it anyway. Here’s what you do. First you build a building. Design it so that it doesn’t harmonize with any other buildings on cam pus. This way you won’t arouse suspicion. From this building you run a three-inch pipe through the middle of the air conditioning pipes. Wherever the pipe runs close to a dorm, you branch off with your pipe and go into the dorm. How do you do this? Simple. You can do it your self. They’ll just think you’re part of the construction crew. Or, you can draw up a diagram, fill out a work order and they’ll do everything for you. Now then, after the pipe is laid, you build a brewery in the building you built. Tighten a few loose fittings here and there and . . . WHAM- MO!—hot and cold running beer in all the dorms! (See, I told you it was brilliant.) It's great! Your pipes will stay cold in the summer because of the air conditioning. Think of it! Draught beer in the showers! All you do in the winter is switch to hot toddies or some thing. by Jim Earle Pinkie Says.. September visitors to Tq A&M University totaled 1< lowest for the year. Official greeter P. L. (Pitl Downs Jr. said September is ways the slowest month fon itors, especially since the id year begins about the middls the month. Visitors for the pastli months total 15,620, Downs: ports. They attended : courses, conferences, class unions and other meetings, FRESHMEN PICTURE SCHEDULE FOR 1967 AGGIELAND CORPS FRESHMEN Yearbook Portrait Schedule: Corps freshmen will have thf portraits made for the land ’67 according to this ule. Portraits will be madei University Studio at North Grt in class “A” winter uniform E4rt-<-G- GC. 77 “AH it takes is patience! Last week we had a losing streak goin’ and now we’re tied for the championship!” Fish should bring poplin shirts black ties, & brigade shields, Those freshmen who paid fc their yearbook picture at regi. tration should brin^ their le ■lip — those who did not, mi pay their $1.50 at the Universit Studio. Oct. 3 & 4 4 & 5 5 & 6 6 & 7 7 & 10 10 & 11 A-2 & B-2 C-2 & D-2 E-2 & F-2 G-2 & H-2 White Band Maroon Band CIVILIAN FRESHMEN can If photographed any day durin? this period. Wear coat & tie, I < wl th th ur E: dc th gr hi fr in th ye it SENATE SHORTS By BARNEY FUDGE Student Senate President One of the brainstorms the Senate has concocted has received a cold shoulder in many quarters, but maybe having an Aggie Pin up is a little far-fetched. After all, the Vanity Fair selections are always rather nice looking. One a more serious vein, the Senate has several things on its mind. One is the possibility of reorganizing the Senate itself. Even though it can operate ef fectively, the Senate has a some what cumbersome makeup. Some work has already been done on a project and it merits recon sideration. The other day, in a conference with a non-cadet friend, it was pointed out to me vividly that something needs to be done about school elections. This didn’t catch me completely off guard; however, it was the most con structive criticism I’ve ever heard. His main point was that the major candidates should have an opportunity to speak to the student body. He’s right. As far as I can ascertain there’s nothing that prohibits candidates in a free election student meeting. There are many ways that our student government could be im proved. What better place to start is with the elections them selves ? Hi people. Sorry it took so long to get around writing again .... but here I am with the latest scoop on campus. When this school year is over and people start looking back, this past weekend is gonna be up there on all the charts. . , . It all started off with Town Hall .... if you missed it, you missed a really good one. The New Christy Minstrels packed Jolly Rollie .... that’s about 9,000 bodies .... got a standing ova tion at the end .... and standing ovations don’t come everyday day from Aggie audiences. The comedian of the group .... who also had a good voice and played a mean guitar, .... stole the show with his local humor .... probably grossed a few people out at the same time. After the show Eddie Joe Davis and Barney Fudge were stand ing outside the Coliseum .... by themselves. Seems their blind dates hadn’t shown up yet .... thought they were some where in the town though. Here’s the Corps Commander and the Senate President .... who rule over several thousand Ags 1 ... . and they can’t find their own dates .... makes you wonder sometime. But they finally showed .... and to hear Eddie and Barney tell it, they were well worth the wait. Not much can be said about the game . . . . except terrific. Brought back a few old memories to some grads .... and a few un dergrads .... of the days of yesteryear. It’s the most points scored by A&M in Kyle Field since 1950 .... beat TCU 42-23. For those of you without dates ; . . . sorry about that. Rest of us had a great time. Bob Bell, of local notoriety on the Mar coni wireless, recalled the year 1961 .... when he and some fish buddies went to S. A. for a ball game .... with some team called Trinity .... stomped them 55-0. .... or measured in another way, 15 times to pucker up ... . There’s Bell in the stands . . . . with no date .... talk about being hacked off .... he was the only Aggie there who booed everytime we scored. If this game is any indication, which I’m sure it is, seats are gonna go fast in the student sec tion. One senior saw the whole game from the 50 ... . probably the first in his life .... Also saw a barren field for six hours .... he arrived at 1 p.m. In future, I’d pack my blanket, girl and two lunches .... and go about the same time. It’s the only way. Don’t forget next Saturday. Everybody get their shots and head for Cajun Country. Put a tiger in the hospital. See Ya ’Round .... Mortimer. THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non tax-supported non profit, self-supporting educational enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and community netvspaper. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches cr< otherwise credited in the paper and local lerwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other als •edited to it or not ews of spontanei matter herein are also reserved. 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