House Reunited
The policy of the new Battalion staff will remain
largely the same as that of previous staffs. The only
change will be our perserverance to attain more student
activity within the Batt as a student publication.
, We at the Batt feel it is our job to report news
objectively and as fairly as possible.
The column “Sound Off” has been reinstated with
certain new ground rules.
First, all letters to the editor will be considered for
publication only if they are signed and contain some form
of identification such as a phone number, address, or dorm
and room number. This is to prevent the publication of
any “crank” letters.
Second, all letters to the editor for publication should
be of a constructive nature. Constructive criticism is
good — destructive criticism is of poor taste.
Aggies must stand up for Aggies! A house divided
against itself will fall.
Aggie Laughs Last
The effects of A&M’s 35-14 thrashing of Texas Tech
two Saturdays ago are still evident in a letter received
here this week.
L. R. Morris, who graduated from A&M in 1941, mailed
to the Battalion office a clipping from the Lamesa Daily
Reporter, and added this comment:
“We Aggies, living in this hotbed of rabid Tech sup
porters, have in the past, and particularly since the game
of 1965, had to be the butt of many sly digs, overt jokes,
and outright insults.
“Therefore, the win over Tech last Saturday night pro
vided us with a tremendous amount of satisfaction, and at
the same time provided us with a bit of fuel with which
to light a small fire under the already hot collars of some
of the more diehard Tech fans.
“The fuel with which we have kept this fire ignited is
a small ad in the Personal Column of the local daily paper.”
The ad read “NOTICE — TEXAS TECH FANS: Tell
us another A&M joke. Signed, LAMESA AGGIES.”
CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle
“It a decal design!”
Talent Show
Auditions Set
For Oct. 24
Auditions for the 1966 Aggie
Talent Show, scheduled for 8 p.m.
Nov. 18 in Guion Hall, have been
set for Oct. 24-28.
The MSC Talent Committee,
which selects the acts and pre
sents the show, will be present
to watch and listen to acts night
ly from 7:30-9:00 in room 19 of
G. Rollie White Coliseum.
“These auditions are very in
formal; we discuss the act with
the performer or group, perhaps
suggesting changes in style or
selection. We try to help people
present their talent as effectively
as possible,” said Charles Segrest,
chairman of the Talent Commit
tee.
As in past years, ATS will offer
cash prizes of $25 for 1st place,
$15 for 2nd, and $10 for 3rd.
This year the Talent Commit
tee will expand to include an
Available Talent Subcommittee.
The MSC has received calls from
individuals and organizations re
questing entertainment for occa
sions ranging from picnics to
formal wedding receptions.
This subcommittee will meet
this demand by keeping an up-
to-date file of students with tal
ent of all varieties who are in
terested in gaining experience
and some extra money.
Fullers
As if we didn’t have enough
to worry about, what with the
Bomb, the Draft, and the Cut in
the Number of Bottles of Milk
at Supper, along comes a group
called the Texas Smokers League
with real, sure-fire scare blurbs.
I’m referring to a little pamph
let which, accompanied by an
official-looking document marked
IMMEDIATE RELEASE and a
reprint of a New York Times ar
ticle, arrived at the Batt cave
this week. The cover reads “If
you enjoy smoking . . . Act Now
to PROTECT YOUR FREEDOM
TO SMOKE!” The typography
is reminiscent of that of a “con
temporary card,”—so much so
that I couldn’t help eagerly open
ing it to read the punch line.
Well, the inside is just full of
punch lines, but only if you go
in for subtle, tongue-in-cheek
humor a la Stan Freberg. “Do
you enjoy smoking?” it begins.
“ . . . Millions of us do!” Then
it hits you with the cold, hard
facts: “Certain pressure groups
are out to stop you.” The heart
falters for a split second; the
breathing quickens; nerves and
sinews tighten, and the little
veins on the side of the head
stand out.
“They are using punitive, dis
criminatory taxation as an ap
proach to their ultimate goal of
prohibiting outright, by law,
Follies
your right as an adult to smoke,”
it continues. And what dastard
ly villains of democracy are un
dertaking this foul scheme ?
“You know the type of person
we’re talking about—the kind
who makes a hobby out of spoil
ing other people’s pleasures—the
prohibitionist types.”
Then, just in case you haven’t
got the message, there’s a
cute little drawing of a Carrie
Nation-type babe carrying a sign
reading “Down With Smoking”
in front of a Capitol dome. The
“Smoking” part replaces a
scratched-out “Demon Rum” on
that sign, you see.
Then there’s a more definitive
description of the villains: “Many
of these are the same people who
were responsible for the Vol
stead Act—the Prohibition of the
1920’s — which led to bootleg
ging, gansterism, and a break
down in public respect for the
law.” At the top of the next page
is a montage of Roaring Twenties
headlines: “Speakeasy Raid Nets
100,” “Cicero Gang War Erupts,”
“Bad Liquor Kills 10.”
Immediately, the mind wanders.
A furtive, shifty-eyed individual
raps twice on the door of what
is apparently an innocent dry-
cleaning establishment. “Joe sent
me!” he whispers hoarsely. The
door swings open just long en
ough to let him in.
by John Falter
The interior is a veritable bac
chanal. Vision is limited to six
inches because of the thickness
of the smoke, but what can be
seen is shocking —- lavishly-
dressed, lissome young women
perch dazzlingly on the laps of
disreputable-looking vulgarians;
wild dancing is going on in every
corner; and above the din of hon
ky-tonk piano music is heard
persistent coughing. Toward the
back of the room, a youth has
just collapsed and been carried
out, and one gangster-type re
marks to his moll: “Them’s the
breaks when you don’t know how
to handle bath-tub tobbacco.”
Suddenly the door is bashed
in; heavy boots tramp through
the speakeasy. Shouts of “Raid!”
and “Fuzz!” cut through the fog
gy atmosphere, mingled with the
shrieks of women.
The scene fades — sorry about
this — in a wisp of smoke, and
we’re back to the relative reality
of the pamphlet—the rest of
which is devoted to a description
of the Texas Smokers League
(“ . . . an informal group of peo
ple like YOU who enjoy smoking
and want to retain their freedom
to use tobacco without harass
ment or discrimination”.)
To arms, America! Join the
Texas Smokers League, and pre
serve our Heritage!
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 nexospaper.
Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim
Lindsey, chairman ; Dr. David Bowers, College of Liberal
Arts ; Dr. Robert A. Clark, College of Geosciences; Dr.
Frank A. McDonald, College of Science; Dr. J. G. McGuire,
College of Engineering; Dr. Robert S. Titus, College of Vet
erinary Medicine; and Dr. A. B. Wooten, College of Agricul
ture.
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Sound Off
Editor,
The Battalion;
Let us give credit to those who
have done their part to increase
the prestige of Texas A&M as a
progressive and modern universi
ty. First place would be great
but even runnerup for the W. R.
Beaumier Award is quite an hon
or.
Although I have sometime dis
agreed with the opinions the
former editor of the Battalion has
expressed, I must admire his
courage and determination. Mr.
De Frank should be congratulated
for the honor he received in Fort
Worth Friday.
I hope Mr. Green will show
equal courage in the face of his
critics.
Sincerely,
Thomas W. Clapp
212 Montclair St.
College Station, Tex.
Editor,
The Battalion;
Booooo!
Yours truly
Richard B. Riddel
Department of Chemistry
Texas Christian University
Editor’s Note.
Since our reader is so vague
as to what he is booing, we de
cided to interject his letter in
return for an Aggie “Yea” for
the sake of Saturday’s ballgame.
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