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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, September 27, 1967 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle “There’s no mystery to it! I did like you said and studied!” — Sound Off — Editor, The Battalion: I would like to say a few woi-ds in defense of the “non-regs”. In an article in the September 26th issue of the Battalion, “C. H. R.” gave the impression that the civ ilian students do not care about their school. In regard to the yell practice, I know of very few people in my dormitory who had knowledge of it. Being a fresh man, I am considered uninformed as to anything, but I, and many others like me, DO read the bul letin boards regularly, and we saw no notice of the yell practice. I am not trying to defend myself because of being a frosh, but I am trying to show that we at least try to find out what is going on. A little question for C.H.R.— How many of the Corp Freshmen do you think would attend the Yell Practices if they were not forced to? Another point stressed by the biting author, was the fact that the civilians want all the glory and the best seats after obtaining their spirit an hour before the game. I do not know C.H.R. per sonally, so I don’t know if he hap pened to be in the two yell prac tices two days before the SMU game. If he was, then he should have been soaking wet like the rest of us out there. True, there were more Corp students than civilian, but again how many would stand in the rain if they were not compelled to do so ? Last, and worst of all we civilians are accused of hogging all the student seats in Kyle Field at the game. What does C.H.R. propose to do, ban the civilians from the game so that the Corps can have the stadium to itself? I found this letter completely out of taste and was a deliberate slur on the civilian student. I realize that I am not making any friends in the Corps, but this is the chance I take and I feel that I am right. Sincerely, Dan Morgan It seems “frosh” Morgan has little knowledge of Aggie tra dition. So you will know in the future, “frosh” Morgan, yell practices are held Monday and Thursday nights on weeks of away games and Monday nights and midnight Friday nights on weeks of home games. It’s been that way for a long time. —C.H.R. Kissing This past weekend in Dallas may go down in history as a first in the annals of Aggie football watching. I had a date with a Tessie. My first. It may well be my last. Now then, before all you Tessie fans get violent, let me explain. School affiliation had nothing to do with the problem. For those Ags who are chuckling “He got moosed! He got moosed!” that’s not true either. To keep a harmonious relation ship between the two schools, the merits and faults of Tessies will not be discussed here. (This is known in some circles as the chicken way out.) The problem was that this girl had never attended an Aggie game. In fact she wasn’t too sure what a football game was. Now there are obvious advantages — and obvious disadvantages — with a date such as this. To wit: “What time does the game start?” “Kickoff is at 7:30.” “What time is it now?” “5:30.” “Then why are we sitting here by ourselves in the stands?” ‘‘See that line down there ? That is the fifty-yard line. I am a senior. I have been going to school a long time. I have seen many Aggie football games. I have never seen an Aggie foot ball game from the fifty-yard line, or the forty, or the thirty, or the twenty. Tonight we are going to see an Aggie football game from the fifty. Under stand ? Sit there and eat your popcorn. If you have a question, ask.” “I have a question. How will I know when the good guys—the Aggies—come on the field?” “Haven’t you ever seen a foot ball game before? “No.” “NO?! You mean you have NEVER ... not ONCE?? . . . O.K. Listen. See that large opening at the end of the field? Pretty soon men in uniform will come out of there. The crowd around us will stand up and wild cat. Those guys in uniform are the Aggies. “Gotcha. I think they’re com ing now. I see men in uniforms . . . there they are ... a whole bunch of them . . . people are wildcatting. . . . Hey! . . . they’re carrying musical instruments . . . and playing marching music . . . they look just like a band.” “(Sigh) That IS the band.” “I was in my high school band.” “You were? I thought you said that you had never seen a football game ? Didn’t your band play at the games ? What did you do during the game?” “I always talked to the girl who played the piccolo. We never watched the game.” (She talked to the piccolo play er. Women. I wonder if that junior over there needs a date to the game. . .. .) “By the way, there are certain traditions that we observe at THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion MEMBER are those of. the student writers only. 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Try Our “DINNER SPECIAL” Godfrey's Restaurant " Open 7 Days A Week John Hotard On First Down?!? British Psychologist Sees End To Engagement Period A&M football games. For in stance, every time A&M makes a first down or completes a pass, the Aggie kisses his date.” “Says who?” “Whatayamean, ‘Says who?’ Nobody. It’s tradition.” “I don’t believe you. A girl friend of mine says it’s only when you score.” Boy, 16, Declared Adult For Trial GEROGETOWN. <A>) _ Dist. Judge Kirby Vance bound over 16-year-old James Wolcott to the Williamson County Grand Jury Tuesday aftera closed-door exam- f ining trial. Purpose of the trial was to de termine if there was sufficient evidence against Wolcott in the Aug. 5 slaying of his parents and sister to send the case to the grand jury. Vance refused to discuss Tues day’s proceedings, saying trials had been reversed for premature disclosure of evidence. County Atty. Sam Stone, the Williamson County juvenile judge, certified Wolcott as an adult and bound him over to district court jurisdiction. The bodies of his father, Dr. Gordon Wolcott, a Southwestern Universtiy biology professor; his mother, and his sister, Elizabeth, 17, were found shot to death in the Wolcott home. El Paso and junior Donald C. Grevert of Springfield, Va. “So, who are you going to be lieve, her or me?” “Her.” ‘Well, she’s right. Now then, do you know how a score is made ? Everytime we make a first down or complete a pass, it’s known as scoring, even though we are not awarded points unless it occurs in the end zone.” “Oh.” “The game’s started. Watch the guys in maroon and white. We’re starting a yell. Hump it.” “I BEG YOUR PARDON! I WILL NOT!” “Put your hands on your knees, stupid.” “What are those guys doing now ? ” “That’s the chain gang. They’re going to measure to see if we made the first down.” “Not them. The Cheerleaders are. . . . A&M’s Rifle Team OpensCompetition Texas A&M’s rifle team opens its 1967-68 season Saturday, fir ing against Prairie View A&M on the six-point range in the Military Science Building. The Saturday morning match will be the first of 15, according to Maj. Luther Crum, officer-in charge. A National Rifle Association All-American shooter, Christo pher M. West of San Antonio, will lead A&M’s old hands into the inaugural match. Others who will shoot Saturday are David P. Bailey of Waco and William P. Herring of Clint, sophomores; senior John W. Schuepbach of “YELL LEADERS!!” “The yell leaders are making a fist with their left hand and are grabbing their left wrist with their right hand. What does that mean ?” “Uhhh, YEAH. Well . . . uhhh . . . hmmmm . . . You see . . . I’ll explain it all to you when the game’s over.” “When do we get to sit down?” “At the end of the first half. When the band marches onto the field, we wildcat, and then sit down during halftime.” “Are we wildcatting because the band is marching or because we get to sit down?” “That’s an interesting ques tion.” “By the way, if Aggies kiss their dates everytime they score, what do they do if they win?” LONDON. kT) — Engagement rings are doomed. White wed ding will be rituals of the past. Couples will wed only after they’ve lived together. Who says all this? Psychologist James Hemming in “Marriage Guid ance,” official publication of Britain’s Marriage Guidance Council. Most British cities have state- supported marriage guidance councils where citizens may go for free advice on marriage and marital problems. If Dr. Hemming is right, the woi’d marriage itself could become obsolete, replaced by the expres sion “pair-bound.” Dr. Hemming says that to the next generation marriage will no longer be regarded as the only respectable way of having any sexual life. “Social emphasis will not be on maintaining chastity at all costs,” he contends. Instead, couples will concen trate on “sincerity, mutual con cern and responsible mate selec tion.” He does not prophesy that marriage will go completely out of style. He says marriage will become “a social statement of intent, if and when partners desire it.” His article is entitled “Is There a Future for Marriage?” What does the Marriage Guid ance Council think of Dr. Hem- ming’s views? Tuxedo Rental at Stontfa mcn'0 mcnr . m/aiJAJII • IWYAN. HAAS ] GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! Retreat with Mary Hardin Baylor! 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The biggest wheels on campus. The close, fast, comfortable electric shave. ©1967 North American Philips Company, Inc., 100 East 42nd Slreel, New York, N. Y. 10017 Said Gerald Sanctuary, secre tary of the council: ‘My personal View is that Dr. Hemming is wrong. The developments he pre dicts would mean later marriage and less marriage.” FRESHMAN PICTURE SCHEDULE FOR 1968 AGGIELAND CORPS FRESHMEN: Corps freshmen will have their Yearbook Portrait Schedule: portraits made for the Aggie- land ’68 according to this sched ule at University Studio at North Gate in class “A” winter uniforms. Fish should bring poplin shirts, black ties, and bri gade or wing shields. Those freshmen who paid for their yearbook picture at regis tration should bring their FEE SLIP. Those who did not, may pay their $1.50 at the University Studio. Sept. 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