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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Friday, May 5, 1967 . . Right through a 2-inch board, but I’ve since given up karate!” Romney-Powerful, But Limited By RICHARD COOK Special Battalion Writer Will the huge construction crane atop the new Cushing Memorial Library be lowered in the same manner as a similar crane was removed from a Hous ton skyscraper under construction Wednesday? Harvey Thigpen, general super intendent for Temple Associates of Diboll, expressed hopes today that this would not be the case. He was referring to a construc tion crane that fell 27 floors to Main Street in Houston Wednes day causing $250,000 in damage. No injuries resulted from the freak accident. Thigpen explained that in ap proximately 30 days, when the time comes to remove the $55,000 crane, it will simply lower itself to the roof of the library where it will be disassembled. A port- Graduate Council Fallout Theater-Workshop Presents Antigone Dance Is Tonight An informal spring dance will be sponsored by the Texas A&M Graduate Student Council tonight Sports Car Club Has Time Trials Saturday, Sunday Michigan’s Governor Beorge Romney is our all-star choice when it comes to broken-field running in politics and calling confusing signals. His success in avoiding to make a stand or give away his position on any of the national issues, especially the Vietnam War, is enough to make a sandlot quarterback turn green with envy. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Romney called for “military force as necessary against the enemy” in his speech outline April 8. In the next breath he cau tioned against “Massive military escalation.” Where will this leave Governor Romney if “massive military escala tion” becomes “military force as necessary?” His definite stand on this vital issue will alienate neither the hawks nor the doves. He is either a tame hawk or a fighting dove, or maybe a dawk or a hove, names which might apply to a cross between the two. Romney isn’t saying. The Post-Dispatch said Romney advocated “powerful but limited military force,” but did not quote him as ex plaining what in warfare could be considered “powerful but limited.” The Dallas Morning News reports that Governor Rom ney had been sharply critical of the way President John son has handled the Vietnam War. But despite steady questioning, Romney refused to say where he thought Mr. Johnson had gone astray, or to detail what he would have done had he (Romney) been in the White House. The Austin American-Statesman reports that Presi dent Johnson expressed appreciation or Romney’s “strong endorsement of the administration’s . . . policy,” but that Romney reserved his option to differ later with the White House on the conduct of the war. Democratic Senator Abraham Ribicoff of Conneticut said of Romney at his Vietnam policy speech: “Basically, all he does, he comes out in full support of President John son, I think.” Romney called the Vietnam war “the nation’s para mount issue,” and we agree. But Romney also said that he refused to let the war become a political issue between he and Mr. Johnson. President Johnson’s popularity declined early last fall as a direct result of his Vietnam War policy, and the Presi dent is politician enough to realize that the war and his policy will probably be the single most important factor when the country considers whether or not to reelect him in 1968. Won’t this factor and Romney’s policy on the war affect him too? Romney isn’t saying. Romney men considered the Vietnam policy speech “crucial to his undeclared campaign for the presidential nomination,” so they apparently think the governor wants to live in the White House for at least four years. Romney isn’t saying yea or nay to questions on the subject. In closing, we offer this piece of advice to Governor Romney: “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” . . . and of his speech, “. . . full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” and of his silence concerning the Presidential nomination . . . “Blessed is he who seeks nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” Time trials are set at the Bryan Air Force Base, seven miles west of Bryan on Highway 21, Satur day and Sunday. “REGISTRATION begins Sat urday morning at 10,” said Del bert Stanley, president of the Brazos County Sports Car Club. “The rest of the day will be open for practice runs on the 1.5 to 2-mile course. Saturday evening there will be a party for partici pants where racing films will be shown.” Late registration begins Sun day morning at 8:00 with drive- throughs beginning also at 8:00. “Competition starts at 9:30. The course is open and very quick —similar to a road course,” he added. ACCORDING to club secretary Roger Meads, “There will be eight men’s and two women’s classes. “The cars are placed competi tively,” he continued. “We don’t feel a TR-4 should run against a Lotus Elan, a TR-3 against a Porsche, or a Minnicooper “S” against a Volkswagen. Also, Porsches will not be allowed in sedan classes.” He noted that there will be a special “GT” class for American “V-8” sedans. “This eliminates Corvettes from the same class as Camaros and Mustangs,” he said. STANLEY reminded drivers that each car “must be in safe working condition” and that each must have seat belts. More than $100 in trophies will be awarded. Corbusier Chevrolet will pre sent a trophy to the time trials’ fastest Corvette. Hickman Gar ret Motors will give a trophy to the fastest Volkswagen and Stub blefield Imported Cars will award trophies to the fastest Datsun, Sunbeam Alpine and Triumph. from 8 to 12 p.m. at the Holiday Inn. “Tickets for the dance may be purchased by any student regis tered in graduate school, from any council member or at the Student Programs Office in the Memorial Student Center,” said council member Phil Lanasa. “They are $2.50 now, or $3 at the door.” Music will be by the “Yaks,” a local group. Refreshments will be provided at no extra cost. Tickets may be bought from the following Council members: Richard Duble, Soil and Crop Sci ences; Lanasa, Education and Psychology; Mitty Plummer, Nu clear Engineering; Larry Clay- pool, Statistics; Joe Harris or Kary Mathis, Agricultural Eco nomics; Kay Reader Ray, Ray Emerson, Veterinary Medicine; Nat Edgar or Jeffery Moore, Business Administration. By BOB ROBINSON Special Battalion Writer Jean Anouilh’s adaptation of “Antigone,” one of the greatest of the Greek tragedies, plays to night in the Fallout Theater- Workshop. Creon, King of Thebes, played by Paul Bleau, has ordered the body of Antigone’s brother to be left unburied. Antigone, played by Frances Flynn, has disobeyed this order and attempted to bury her brother. Because she is the daughter of his own brother, now dead, Creon does not want to pun ish her. She is adamant that her brother should be buried, however, and leaves him no choice. In the end, Antigone is en tombed alive and her betrothed, Haemon, Creon’s son, commits suicide. Also cast are Shirley Whatley as Ismene, Antigone’s sister; Kathy McCann as the nurse; Robby Robertson as the guard; Dick Gustafson as the messenger; and Millie Foye as the Greek Chorus. Jan Kauffman is Stage Manager. Directed by Roger Williams, Anouilh’s version of Sophocles’ drama is in no sense a translation, but rather a brilliant reflection of the original play. Many of the characters are in modern dress and a single in formal narrator replaces the more formal Greek Chorus. The values of Sophocles’ tragedy are made forcibly relevant to the twentieth century in this adaptation. It focuses on the conflict between man’s laws, political expediency, and common sense on one side, and moral law, human dignity, and decency on the other. Air Division To Be Tested In Program State Ends FFA Busy Contest Week The State FFA Judging Con test awards presentation Satur day afternoon will climax a busy week for the A&M Collegiate Fu ture Farmers of America Chap ter. Awards to outstanding students and the Distinguished Service Award to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to agriculture during his career will be announced. Tonight at 7 p.m. the annual Student-Prof Banquet will be served in the Ramada Inn Ban quet Room. This event’s purpose is to show the students’ apprecia tion to those who have helped them during the past year. Accounting Group Has Houston Trip Saturday morning, judging com petition in livestock (7 a.m.), dairy, dairy products, poultry, and meats (7:30 a.m.) will begin between the top FFA Chapter teams from schools from over all of Texas. About 1350 partici pants are expected. A field trip to Houston is plan ned for this weekend by the Ac counting Society. While in Houston, the society will visit the Tennaco Oil Com pany and Arthur Anderson and Company, certified public ac counting firm. About 75 agricultural education students plus staff will supervise the large number of Future Farmers who will attend with hopes of reaping a state award. Tabulation will also be handled by the students in preparation for the Awards Program at 4 p.m. in Guion Hall. There will be live entertainment and films present ed in Guion Hall from 1:00 p.m. Members of the Cadet Air Divi sion, except for Drills and Cere monies cadets, will be tested in the Air Force’s 5BX program next week, according to a memoran dum issued to unit athletic offi cers and sergeants by Corps Scholastic Sergeant Steve Melzer. The test, an adaptation of the “five basic exercises” practiced by members of the Royal Can adian Air Force, is a regular fea ture of Air Force ROTC summer camp following the cadets’ junior year, and is the physical fitness standard for Air Force person nel. Exercises consist of sit-ups, pushups, knee bends, a stretching exercise and a mile run. The test will be taken on the intramural field south of Duncan Dining Hall, and each cadet must do all the exercises at the 5BX chart “A-plus” level within 12 minutes in order to pass. The running portion of the test will consist of a lap around the field plus an additional 200 paces. Melzer indicated that all ROTC enrollees except those with doc tor’s execuses must take the test. Any cadet failing to meet the standard will be given until May 23 to pass, he added. Cadets were tested near the end of the fall semester after practice sessions began in Novem ber. Two Professors Will Join Economics Dept. Next Fall Dr. Horst Siebert and Dr. El bert V. Bowden have joined the Economics Department faculty, effective in September. Dr. Siebert, who will serve as visiting lecturer, is a faculty member at the University of Munster, Germany, where he re ceived his doctorate. He received his masters from the University of Cologne, where he graduated “Mit Auszeichnung,” an honor given only twice since 1945. Dr. Bowden, currently chief economist for Robert R. Nathan Associates, Inc., will serve both as associate professor and re- Cushing Library Crane To Be Lowered Same As One On Houston Skyscraper? able crane will then be moved in to remove the parts. Minor con struction work will then be need ed to fill in the space left by the Work on the $3.5 million dollar library is scheduled for comple tion late this year. search economist for the Eco nomics Department and the In dustrial Economics Research Sec tion. The growth in faculty comes with a large jump in graduate student enrollment coupled with the addition of a doctoral pro gram. “We are expecting between 35- 40 graduate students, about half of whom will be on the doctorate level in the graduate program,” Dr. M. L. Greenhut, department head, said. Dr. Siebert has written a book, “On the Theory of Regional Growth,” and has recently had an article on the distribution of technical knowledge published in a German economics magazine. A graduate of Duke University Dr. Bowden has worked on the economic development of Upper Peninsula Michigan and of Saipan in the Mariana Islands. A specialist in regional eco nomics, Dr. Bowden is the author of a book on economic principles and is working on another about economic development. Dr. Siebert will teach regional resource management and region al income accounting. Dr. Bowden’s courses will be on location theory and the Ameri can economy. CASA CHAPULTEPEC BIG 3 DAY SALE—FRI., SAT., & SUN. Fiesta Dinner Guacamole Salad, Beef Taco, Two Enchiladas, Tamale and Chili, Beans, Rice, Tortillas and Hot Sauce, Dessert. Eesu,ar $1.09 $1.50 TACO DINNER Two Beef Tacos, One Chili Con Queso, Guacamole Salad, Tortillas and Hot Sauce, Dessert. Regular $1.25 99c OPEN 11:00 A. M. CLOSE 10:00 P. M. 1315 COLLEGE AVENUE PHONE 822-9872 Now take the newest multi-sensory trip: Walk to any soft-drink machine and have some Sprite. THE EYE NEED CASH Money Gone After 9 Months of School? Then see us for a personal loan. Take advantage of our prompt, confidential loan service now. 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Before regressing to the delightful infantile pleasure of taking your bottle, stop. And listen. Because Sprite is so utterly noisy. Cascading in crescendos of effervescent flavor. Billowing with billions of ebullient bubbles. And then sip. Gulp. Guzzle. Aaaaaaaaaaa! Sprite. So tart and tingling o'er the taste buds. And voila! You have your multi-sensory experience. But what about the olfactory factor, you ask? Well, what do you want for a dime--a five-sense soft drink? PEANUTS PEANUTS In the desperate finality of An tigone’s resistance is seen ths spirit that has toppled tyranti and dictators for three thousani years. Creon is victorious but his victory is a hollow one for he is left alone — alive, but with noth ing for which to live. Antigone begins at 8:00 p.ni, Admission is fifty cents. Texas Solon Visits EducationBanquet On Saturday Night Texas House Representatin David G. Haines of Bryan speak at the A&M Student Edu cation Association Spring Ban quet, Saturday at 7 p.m. in Clay ton’s Restaurant. Dr. William W. Stokes, faculty sponsor of the A&M SEA, wil receive the Texas Student Educa tion Association Quality Quoti; Award at the banquet. “Our SEA chapter received tit award for meeting the standaids of meeting programing and mem bership increases prescribed kj the TSEA,” Don Houston, SE1 president, explained. Dr. Paul Hensarling, head ii the department of Education and Psychology, will install 1961-ffi officers of the A&M SEA. Dr. Paul Hensarling, head o! the department of Education atl Psychology, will install 19674 officers of the A&M SEA. They are: President, Do: Houston; vice-president, Janie; Floyd; treasurer, Randy Myers secretary, Alice Liles; parlian* tarian, Roval Juira; historic Chuck Jones; senior represent tive and liberal arts council edi tor, Richard Moreno. 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