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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Friday, February 10, 1967 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Apathy At A&M: The Post Report Luci Nugent Is Enrolled At T.U. Connally Will Seek Fourth Term He all but said he would swl The Houston Post’s Thursday article in its current series about A&M concentrated on the administrative policies of President Earl Rudder. In the process, Report er Jerry Lockett analyzed the circumstances of last Octo ber’s removal of the top three Battalion staff members. “Some have cited the rather weak outcry against The Battalion incident as an example of the apathy of the A&M students about campus affairs,” Lockett noted. “Rudder himself says the students are not apathetic, rather ‘they are too busy with their studies for such things’.” It is not our intent to rehash the controversy or the way in which the administration dealt with it. It could probably go without saying that The Battalion has co operated with President Rudder in his wish to protect the reputation of the university by keeping publicity about the situation to a minimum. But now one of the most widely read newspapers in Texas, and one which has almost surely increased its al- ready-large Aggie readership this week, has chosen to look at the events again; and we feel justified — and com pelled — to remark at least briefly on Mr. Lockett’s findings. President Rudder’s explanation for the apparent apathy here, as quoted in the article, is a reasonable and logical one. Presumably, it was given in response to a question from the Post reporter, and it is hard to imagine a better response to what must have been an unfair question. Un fortunately, it is too charitable to the student body. The voter turnout in the last general election was less than 11 per cent of the student body. Although the candi dates for the top senate office were two potentially power ful vote-getters — an outstanding athlete and a popular Cadet Corps leader — the elections commission chairman remarked that they apparently couldn’t “arouse enough interest.” A month later, in the Student Senate elections, less than half of that small number of voters turned out. Six candidates were elected without opposition — after the filing deadline was extended until someone finally signed up for one of the positions that had no applicants during the standard filing period. We wish we could reasonably surmise that the fantasti cally poor turnout was due to the students’ lack of time for anything but their studies, but we feel differently. We think the explanation is apathy. Considering the awkward position in which the ad ministration found itself last October, it did the only thing feasible within the confines of its policy. Surely there were students who saw injustices in The Battalion’s actions, just as there were those who defended them; yet, aside from a few pointless theatrics by a small group of anti administration students, very little interest was shown by the majority of students in what was happening on their campus. President Rudder is eminently justified in his wish to prevent wide-scale demonstrations and general strife at A&M which could hurt its image in the same way the University of California has been hurt. But the specter of Berkeley which seems to haunt him does, after all, represent a gross perversion of the principle of idea- inter change which A&M is so sadly missing. What we would propose, for those members of the stu dent body whose pride in this university was aroused by the Post’s unflattering Thursday report, is not a succession of revolts in the name of “academic freedom”jar. in .-defense,, of any and every attempt to oppose administration policies. We don’t want another Berkeley any more than President Rudder does; in fact, we don’t even want another Univer sity of Texas. What we would like to see is active participation in SCONA, in Great Issues, in student elections. We would like to see better turnouts for the Political Forum. We would like to see discussions and maybe even a few heated See Post Report page 3 ONLY fiel MORC weeRsI *— Until th’ end of the semester — what else!’ Engineering Hopefuls To Compete All-State engineering drawing students will be selected from Texas high schools through the 24th annual Drawing Contest sponsored by Texas A&M's Engi neering Graphics Department. Contest problems will be sent to participants Feb. 13, announced Dr. James H. Earle, Texas State Drawing Competition chairman. “We expect to surpass last year’s entry list of 11,000 stu dents from 175 high schools,” the department head said. Participating high school draw ing teachers will supervise draw ings as a classroom project and select the best three solutions per class for all-state competition at A&M. Four competition classes include working drawings for first and second year students, isome tric pictorial and architectural drawing. All-state competition entries Scholarships Are Available Applications for Spring Award Scholarships are available at the university’s Student Aid Office. Robert M. Logan, student aid director, said about 45 scholar ships ranging from $160 to $800 a year will be awarded about May 10 after winners are selected by the Faculty Scholarship Commit tee. Total value of the scholarships is approximately $25,000, Logan noted. 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 newspaper. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the republication of all news dispatches credited to it otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spoi origin pu matter hi use for or not herwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneou •igin published herein. Rights of republication of all othe tter herein are also reserv Second-Class postage paid Rights of repx: reserved. at College Station, Texas. News contributions may be made l 846-4910 or at the editorial office, R r advertising or delivery call 846-641 by telephoning 846-6618 YMCA Building. oom 4, 6416. Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim y, chairman ; Dr. David Bowers, College of Liberal John D. Cochrane, College of Geosciences ; Dr. Frank ers Lindsey, chai Arts Arts ; John D. Cochrane, College of Geosciences ; Dr. Frank A McDonald, College of Science; Charles A. Rodenberger, College of Engineering; Dr. Robert S. Titus, College of Vet- ngineermg; Dr. Robert S. Titus, Co erinary Medicine; and Dr. Page W. Morgan, College of Agricul ture. Mail subscriptions are J3.50 per semester; $6 per school crip dvertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 4,' YMCA Building, College Station, Texas ans year; $6.60 per full year. All subsc sales tax. Advertising rate furnished bscriptions subject to 2% st. Address: The Battalion, a student newspapi S . a May, and once a week during summer school. he jblished in inday, and Monday, Texas A&M is lion, a student newspaper at College Station, Texas daily except Saturday, ,nd holiday periods, September through MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising vices, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Services Francisco. Publisher Texas A&M University Student Editor Winston Green Jr. Managing Editor John Fuller News Editor Elias Moreno, Jr. Staff Writers Patricia Hill, Mike Plake, Robert Borders, Jerry Grisham Sports Editor Gary Sherer Staff Photographer Russell Autrey 3L TO THE VALLEY ^ AND WEST VIA DAVIS AIRLINES TO AUSTIN Leave College Station 7:00 a. m. Arrive Harlingen 9:57 a. m. Arrive McAllen 10:22 a. m. Arrive Corpus Christi 1:28 p. m. Arrive San Antonio 8:40 a. m. Leave College Station 4:00 p. m. Arrive Brownsville 8:43 p. m. Arrive Harlingen 11:12 p. m. Arrive McAllen 10:34 p. m. Arrive Laredo 9:35 p. m. Arrive Corpus Christi 7:55 p. m. Arrive Abilene .... 12:53 p. m. Arrive El Paso 10:59 a. m. Arrive Lubbock 1:59 p. m. Arrive San Angelo .... 9:41 a. m. Arrive Midland-Odessa 10:29 a. m. Arrive San Antonio 6:58 p. m. Arrive Abilene 8:12 p. m. Arrive Lubbock 1 9:16 p. m. Arrive San Angelo 10:26 p. m. Arrive Midland-Odessa 11:14 p. m. For Thru Reservations Call: 846-6398 822-3047 (Nights & Holidays) OUR AUTHORIZED TRAVEL AGENCIES BEVERLEY BRALEY TOURS- ROBERT HALSELL TRAVEL TRAVEL 846-7744 SERVICE 822-3737 are due at A&M March 15 with the winners to be announced by April 1, Earle said. “Many of the high school stu dents who enter the contest will be here May 5-6 for an on-campus contest as part of the Texas In dustrial Arts Fair,” he went on. A 14-person committee includ ing Dr. Cliff H. Ransdell and J. G. McGuire, engineering assistant deans, and engineering graphics faculty will judge all-state com petition drawings. AUSTIN <A>) — Luci Johnson Nugent is, too, enrolled at Texas University this spring, Chancellor Harry Ransom said Thursday. Earlier in the day, the regis trar’s office said it had no rec ord that the President’s 19- year-old daughter was enrolled. But the latest registration pap ers processed by the registrar’s office were for last Tuesday. Ransom said it was against university policy to disclose de tails about a student’s schedule, but a girl who said she was in Luci’s class told The Associated Press Luci was taking a non credit typing course. The classmate, who preferred not to be named, said the class meets five times a week in the afternoon. She said the Secret Service has the name of every one in the class. She said there was no doubt in her mind that reports that Luci will have a baby in June are true. Luci’s husband, Patrick, also is enrolled at the university. He is working on a master’s degree in business administration. He is reported taking courses in “management and resources.” This ended rumors he was dropping school this spring be cause his job with a television station owned by the Johnson family interests was too time consuming. The Nugents registered late — registration week ended last Fri day — but they were delayed by a snowstorm in their return from a week’s visit with Pat’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Nu gent in Waukegan, 111. AUSTIN <A>> — Gov. John Con nally indicated Thursday in his strongest statement on the subject to date that he will seek an un precedented fourth term if a size able part of his legislative pro gram is not passed. reelection, and acknowledged with a rueful nod that the filing dead, line for next year’s elections ii less than a year away, in Febm. ary 1968. MEET THE CHALLENGE OF EG & G Albuquerque, New Mexico — Las Vegas, Nevada — San Ramon, California — Santa Barbara, California Exciting growth positions for Engineers & Scientists. Unlimited potential, diversified assignments, superb facilities and services in a stimulating professional environment. Investigate EG&G now! Personal interviews here February 13 Lc ft An A niand t< senior ci Col. 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