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-w v'/. YJiV.v.v.'v: Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Tuesday, March 5, 1968 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Mike Plake Romney Bows To Nixon, Rockefeller Republican backers of Gov. George Romney were thrown for a spin last week after the governor announced his abrupt decision not to run for the Presidency. Romney had apparently take the advice of four aides who laid the losing facts on the line. Private polls in New Hampshire had indicated that Romney would have taken a beating from Richard Nixon and would have even lost to a write-in vote for Nelson Rockefeller. By pulling out early Romney could s^ve face now for a possible return in 1972. But the most important factor was that it would de prive Nixon of the opportunity to prove that he could be a winner through a big victory in the primary. According to the latest Gallup poll Nixon is still the front-running favorite among Republicans with Rockefel ler a close second without formally announcing his candi dacy. Rockefeller had been committed to campaign for Rom ney,, but no one can deny that his speeches for Romney also gave him exposure. Within the past week, since Romney pulled out of the race, Rockefeller has been beseighed and badgered for a defi nitive statement on his plans for candidacy. At first, the answer was a strong “no.” then Rocke feller said he would consider running if there was and honest draft by Republicans. Romney’s early exit will give enough time for a mean ingful draft-Rockefeller movement to build. The quest for the Presidency is one office which few politicians could refuse if they thought there was a good chance for victory. Nixon is the proof. After the 1960 elections, Nixon bitterly told the press that they wouldn’t have Richard Nixon to kick around anymore, yet he has returned to the Let’sLookAtEducatio arena. When interviewed last week, Nixon left the distinct impression that he was trying to challenge Rockefeller or goad him into a primary and remarked that no man would be chosen by the Republicans without first having com peted in the primaries. Nixon needs a big win in order to lose the image as a loser. But he is like a five-year-old horse trying to race with three-year-olds. He has no more and probably less to offer than he did eight years ago. His present lead will likely dwindle now that the fancy footwork of Romney and Rockefeller has narrowed to the more than probable candidacy of Rocke feller. Waiting in the wings for action should the two men in center ring falter, are such experienced and unbiased leaders as Ronald Reagan and George Wallace. The Democrats has a record to rest on, and the almost certain candidacy of President Johnson for re-election, while the Republicans are playing coy with each other and waving a flag of indecision and competition. 110 “I don’t know why it makes everybody nervous—it’s a name tag and it tells who I am!” Schriever Blasts U.S. Missile Policy rnmmmmmmm Sound Off * 4 S'"v Editor, The Battalion: It is said if one can’t say some thing good about someone, then best to say nothing at all. I believe this should also apply to pictures appearing in a news paper. It one can’t get a good picture, then print none at all. I am referring to many of the pictures which are being printed in the Battalion. Some of pic tures are so dark that the people in them are not even iden- tifible. Why not print better quality pictures or print none at all. Jim Wyrick ’67 WASHINGTON <A>>—A retired general who formerly headed the Air Force Systems Command, Bernard A. Schriever, said Mon day night that while the United States has been concentrating on Vietnam, “the Soviet Union has moved forward steadily with a new and more diversified stra tegic threat to the United States and the free world.” Schriever is a 1931 graduate of Texas A&M. Schriever, delivering the annual Goddard Memorial lecture of the National Space Club, said the most significant element in the new Russian strategic force has been the orbital missile, a space bombardment system, supported by an antiballistic missile system. Schriever directed the develop ment of U. S. ballistic missile and space systems during his career in the Air Force, and was fre quently at odds with former Sec retary of Defense Robert S. Mc Namara over military aviation and space goals. Schriever said the Soviet anti ballistic missile system is based on considerable data about high- altitude X-ray and electro-mag netic effects gathered in the 1961- 62 Soviet nuclear test “carried out in direct violation of the inter national moratorium on atmos pheric nuclear testing.” And he said the Soviet Union is attempting again, as it did 10 years ago, to develope a strate gic force superior to that of the United States, with the key em phasis on a space system. “Every indication points to ward the development by the Soviet Union of still more so phisticated space systems, includ ing improved versions of orbital weapons,” he said. Schriever said the comparative strength of the U. S. missile force is declining Steadily as the Soviet Union enlarges its force at a rate of about 200 missiles a year while the United States rer- , mains at a virtual standstill. 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 neivspaper. The Associated Press republication of all otherwise credited in origin published matter her: Second-C d exclusively to the use tot news dispatches credited to it or not the paper and local news of sponti herein. Rights of republication of all ein are also reserved. Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. spontaneou of all othe Members of the Student Publications Board Lindsey, chairman ; Dr Arts; F. S. Whit. Titus, Colie: lege of Agriculture. len David Bowers, te. College of Engineering; J of Veterinary Medicine; and Hal Taylor, Col- College ing ; Dr are: Jim of Liberal Robert S. to 2% est. Address: Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M The iblished in Coll lege Station, Texas daily except Saturd jnday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September throug 1 ler at daily ay. igh May, and once a week during summer school. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association News contributions may be made by telephoning 846-6618 or 846-4910 or at the editorial offioe. Room 4, YMCA Building. For advertising or delivery call 846-6415. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school ear; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 2% lies tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA Building, College Station, Texas 77843. EDITOR CHARLES ROWTON Managing Editor John Fuller Features Editor Mike Plake Editorial Columnist Robert Solovey News Editors Steve Korenek, Jim Basinger Sports Editor Gary Sherer Asst. Sports Editor John Platzer Staff Writers - Bob Palmer, Dave Mayes Photographer Mike Wright AGGIES and MAGGIES MIMA’S adventure bur 6 Exciting Days—5 Thrilling Night Join Your Friends From T.C.U. - T.W.U. & North Texas U. Bulletin Board The Amarillo Hometown Club will meet at Zarape’s for dinner at 6 p.m. TODAY The American Marketing So ciety will hear Gary Rollins, Ac count executive for the McCann Erickson Advertising Agency in Houston, at 7:30 p.m. in Rooms 2A and 2B of the Memorial Stu dent Center. Monday, March 4, brought an editorial on the condition of our present educational system. Said the Houston Post on that occasion: “If there is any place on earth where one would expect to find a community of civilized and ma ture human beings, rather than irresponsible juveniles and sav ages, it is here.” “HERE” REFERRED to the university campus. I disagree both with this edi torial and the idea from which it may be derived. It has long ben traditional to assume a growing responsibility for the educational system not to educate, but to teach our children courtesy, honesty, and moral up rightness. This myth has become especial ly familiar to many conservative schools. It has been labeled “in loco parentis.” Under this concept, it is the duty of the school to take the place of parents when the chil dren grow old enough to leave home. THIS IS A FALLACY." Today, we see mothers taking children to school, then leaving for their part-time or full-time job. The children come home from school and bide their time to themselves. Fathers come home, work in their workshop, play golf, or watch television. Mother arrives, fusses with Father, adds her paycheck so the family can have a new color television. With this comes more substantial argu ments, in living color. FATHER AND MOTHER put the kids to bed, and tell them to be sure they did their homework. When Junior grows older and begins his college preparation, he is told by his parents that it is essential to make the best grades possible. He is assured by his draft board that his very best efforts should be placed towards good grades. Upon regis tration, he is reassured by 37 deans to make the best grades possible. Then he comes to college, and sees the truth. GRADES ARE a farce. The draft board is a bunch of mean old lechers. The President of the United States is responsible for the lousy condition of the world, so he should get hit in the head with a bottle. Fortunately, many students are raised by responsible parents. They are taught honesty and courtesy before being shoveled into the educational mud-holes. When they go to college, they are at least basically prepared to meet the obstacles, and to over come them. THEY DID NOT necessarily make high grades or low grades. They did, however, gain a real college education. They are the ones who learned that the world of the college student is a class room in itself, and many subjects there are never touched by the chalked hands and horn-rimmed eyes of a college professor. The Post editorial continu “We could not agree more Frank Erwin, chairman oil board of regents of the Un sity of Texas, when he obs| recently: ‘WHEN 300 ARMED policj are required to bring the dent of the United States! a college campus, we need examine the aims of higher| cation’.” On this point I sincerely with the dean and the Poslj torial writer. We do need much to re-examine the aims (I higher education. We also new re-examine the responsibility parenthood. A DECISION should be whether the student shou taught how to live in the or the university. We must decide whethe educational system or the p: will assume the duty of teai honesty and sincerity in a mode for living to young p< Money Raised For Olympians Disappears, Probe Underwayl DALLAS <A > )—An investigation the solicitations and “did! was underway Monday into the apparent disappearance of $72,000 raised in Texas for the U. S. Olympic Committee. Atty. Gen. Crawford Martin sent an investigator from Austin at the request by the Olympic Committee in New York. U. S. Post Office Department inspectors are looking into pos sible mail fraud involving the money, the Dallas Times Herald said. Crawford’s office said that a Dallas advertising firm, Dodson & Co., was in charge of solicita tions throughout Texas for the Olympic Committee. The manager of the Dallas of fice of Dodson & Co. said an em ploye, who is no longer with the firm, had been put in charge of comply with our wishes or of the Olympic Committee.] The office manager said when she discovered a disi ancy in the solicitations, she her information to Asst. U. Atty. Tim Timmins in Dalli The office manager said firm was hoping to avoid licity on the missing funds cause 1968 is an Olympic She said the firm had hiredl vate detectives, but had not cated the ex-employe. Atty. General Martin said ! office “is not accusing anybodj but said the investigation “is c of the things we are doing in c new consumer protection divisic The New York people said $72,0 was raised in Texas and they c not receive it.” Tuxedo Rental gtoa Sturne* ^ ^ mot'a wear * "JJ mi i • im% w. i INCULDES: Jet-Powered Flight, Resort Hotel, Ground Transportation Airport- Hotel-Airport, Bag Handling, Music, FUN & SUN . . . Plus Much More . . . Surprises Galore! 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We move around in 50 countries. Our man will tell you all about it. Make a date through your placement office. Who knows? We might live happily ever after. [Gulf] An equal opportunity employer. PEANUTS By Charles M. Schul PEANUTS mv Team plays wifam tojelve TIMES...tt)E SLAUGHTER YOU TWICE IN APRIL,SMASH YOU THREE TIMES IN MAY AMP RUIN R0U ONCE IN JUNE.. I UJANT EACH PLAYER TO PO TWENTY PUSHUPS EVERY PAY' COE MURDER YOU TWICE (N JULY, ANNIHILATE YOU THREE TIMES IN AU6UST AND POUND YW ONCE IN SEPTEMBER rr( H0(0 ABOUT ONE PUSHUP EVERY TWENTY PAYS? CJHAT A CRABBY MANAGER..