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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1967)
THE BATTALION Thursday, December 7, 1967 College Station, Texas Page 3 Sound Off (Continued From Page 2) Editor, The Battalion: It is no surprise to me that Texas 35 minutes before reaching the defend a minority group — the You cheer and have a great time highway, which was a distance of “haggard motorist.” He bewails while you are winning, but when two blocks away. the plight of the poor motorist your team blows a (9) nine point The concession stands were who is unduly harrassed as he lead in three minutes you sit very Thirsty Celebrators Look To ‘Dry’ New Year’s Eve A&M College has been given the grossly inadequate. At one cold drives back to Law Hall from the quiet. And if the other team’s fans name “Malfunction Junction.” drink stand two very young men MSC. It’s a real shame that a cheer or anything like that, you I traveled 150 miles expecting were attempting to serve thou- person who wants to drive across get real mad and call them queers to see the football game being sands. Very few peddlers came the campus is almost forced to because they’re outplaying our played on November 23, 1967, as through the stands with drinks, use a four-lane highway instead boys. (If they are a bunch of queer my tickets were purchased in July, or I should say the track. Also, of using Houston Street. The rea- t’sips and they are outplaying us, However, much to my surprise, there were no programs available, son for the existence of Houston what does that make us ?) Then my seat was on the track. It was I n the future I trust you will Street was to serve as a North- when your team pulls the game impossible to see the game without correct these malfunctions, standing in one’s chair, and even Janis P. Davis then very little could be seen. Traffic directions out of the Editor, campus were deplorable. There was The Battalion: not one policeman to give signals I see by the paper that the bility. Oh, woe is us. at a four lane intersection. I waited editor has taken up his pen to If the writer of “Cars Are Dead ly; Concrete’s Not?” South through street, and now out in overtime you are free to “A&M’s secret service” and, by take the spoils. This is done by implication, an administration in- marauding over their fans as best finitely less wise than the editorial you can, especially if there aren’t writer, have destroyed this capa- many of them. ENGINEERING SENIORS Go ahead in a new career in TRAFFIC ENGINEERING with the CITY #f LOS ANGELES The tremendous growth and development of Los Angeles presents challenging career opportunities to young engineers interested in solving traffic problems. Starting salary is $776 per month. In addition to excellent salary, we offer job rotation and tuition reim bursement. Mr. A. L. Hutchinson assistant general manager of the city’s traffic department, will be conducting inter views on Thursday, Dec. 14. For Interviews - Contact Mrs. Bishop, ext. 9 at the Placement Office. Now listen real close because this is the important part—you could see send a second string guard weigh- farther than the end of his nose, i n g around 230, to jump a small he would realize that the campus cheerleader, from behind no less!! streets are not intended to be And when you have taken care of throughways; nay, they are only that you use your other aces to access roads. The pedestrian is pus h, shove, intimidate, and other- supposed to be king on the streets, wise destroy whatever good the but he is well advised to refrain basketball team did accomplish, from attempting to exercise his i’ m sure Coach Stallings has the royal prerogitives. Some poor facilities to find out the football “haggard motorist” making the boys who were mixed up in this long and dangerous trek from the little episode. And it will be inter- Exchange Store to the MSC may esting to see what happens, if run him down. If the editorial anything, writer would stop and think, he would realize that the only way Sickening as it may sound, to reduce through traffic on the Army, the 12th man stuck his own campus is to make it inconvenient f ace * n the mud, not Trinity’s, or impossible. Does the editorial The onl y wa y to ri £ ht the wrong writer contend that Houston that has been done is to openly Street’s purpose is to serve as pri- apologize from the highest level mary access from North Gate to on down to the student body presi- South Gate? If he does contend dent > and for God ’ s sake act like this, what does he conceive the humans Thursday and Saturday, purpose of the Wellborn Road to and send our second string guard be? Would the editorial writer back to high school. By HAL COOPER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK CP> — New Year’s Eve falls on Sunday this year, causing all sorts of complications for those bent on the traditional whooping-up. In some states, an Associated Press survey showed Wednesday, New Year’s Eve out will be bone dry because of strictly enforced laws forbidding the sale of al cohol on the Sabbath. IN OTHERS with Sunday no drinking laws enforcement of ficers will, hopefully, look the other way. For instance, a state liquor official in Sunday-dry Georgia remarked: “My agents lead a normal life—they’re going to have New Year’s Eve off.” A number of thoughtful legis latures passed bills this year exempting Sunday, Dec. 31, 1967, from state laws which ban Sab bath boozing in public places. The District of Columbia had an offbeat situation. There, only beer and wine may be sold until midnight Sunday. One minute later the law permits the hard stuff to flow freely. MARYLAND LAW permits al coholic beverage sales on Sunday, but in Baltimore, the state’s ma jor city, it isn’t that simple. The city issues both seven-day and six-day liquor licenses. Outlets with seven-day licenses can stay open all day and night any Sun day. Those with six-day licenses can’t sell on Sunday, but can start pouring one minute after midnight, Maine, Ohio, New Mexico, Ala bama, Arkansas and Iowa are among the states which forbid the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays and are making no exception for this one. LEGISLATURES which took action to cope with the juxta position of New Year’s Eve and Sunday included those of Penn sylvania and Colorado. The Pennsylvania solons de creed that henceforth alcoholic beverages may be sold on Sun days which coincide with New Year’s Eve. Otherwise, the law against Sabbath drinking stands. A new law in Colorado provided an extension of drinking hours from midnight Sunday to 2 a.m. Monday for outlets which put up a $200 special fee. CIVILIAN SENIORS and GRADUATES STUDENTS Will have their portrait made for the 1968 Aggie- land NOW thru Jan. 15. Portraits will be made at University Studio. (Coats & Ties) care to count the “potentially dan gerous intersections” on Houston Street between Lamar and FM 60? If he would look back a few years, he would find that the odious “tank traps” were probably here before he was. He would also find that A&M has somehow managed to struggle through a football season of two with the so-called “tank traps” in place. No one was ever lost and never heard of again as a result of Houston Street being blocked. If the editorial writer is hard up for things to rail against, I would be glad to furnish him a listing of a few fit subjects. The best one I can think of is people who do not insure that their brains are in fear before engaging their mouths. Robert E. Bigham ’62 An Ashamed Aggie (EDITOR’S NOTE: The writer of this letter used the name of the individual involved, but, in deference to good taste, we have deleted the name in hopes that he will try to make amends on his own. The writer also asked that his name not be used.) Editor, The Battalion: I’m so happy because I have finally found out what the “Spirit of Aggieland” means, and for all the Aggies who still don’t know how it works, let me explain. You start by stealing an airhorn, grabbing mascots from young girl cheerleadrs and generally acting like idiots at basketball games. GRADUATES Meet December 15 Deadline Dissertations and Thesis Bound $3.95 (Discount For 4 or More) Phone 846-6312 Located In Loupot’s Save time & money with fast local service The first horseless carriage with a fare meter was built by Diamlef Motor Company and put to work on the streets of Stutt gart, Germany, in 1897. An ad in a German paper said: ‘‘This mod ern undertaking is warmly recom mended to the gentry, officers, hunting and sport clubs and the general public.” Make - Up Schedule ALL CORPS SENIORS CLASS PICTURES DEADLINE DEC. 20th ATTENTION ! ! ALL CLUBS Athletic, Hometown, Professional and Campus Organizations. 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