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CADET SLOUCH
“Frankly, I think it’s more than just a student report, I
think it’s a test case to see if I read reports when they’re
handed in!”
4 Big Daddy’ Powell
Back In Harlem
The rooster has come home to crow. But unlike other
birds in the spring, this one has come back to tear nests
apart instead of building new ones.
Adam Clayton Powell returned to Harlem last week
to seek reelection to the Congressional seat from which
Congress once removed him.
Powell, who has spent the last eight months in exile
at Bimini in the Bahamas, warned Sunday of a “civil war”
this summer with young blacks and whites “fighting the
middle-aged white power structure.”
The cavalier 59-year-old self-styled black power leader
warned that “You old people better get in line.”
Powell did not predict the revolution would be between
black and whit but welcomed white youth as “troops.”
Referring to himself as as “the old man of the sea,” and
Harlem’s “Big Daddy,” Powell does not support any candi
date for President but feels Negroes “are the only ones who
can save the country.”
Powell, who was ousted from his Congressional seat for
alleged misuse of funds and for evading criminal procedures
in a libel case, said the revolution would make “a better
America—it can’t get any worse, baby.”
It seems hard to understand how a man with such a
lack of character can maintain his position of leadership in
Harlem.
But to many who live there, in the squalor of tenements,
he is the example of wealth, influence and a flippant atti
tude which has long told contemporaries where to go.
Although Congress revealed Powell was misusing his
constituant’s money for his own purposes they continue to
place him on a pedestal.
Now Powell has boarded the bandwagon as the Negroe’s
champion against a “white racist society.”
But Powell represents no one but himself, deceives the
people he represents, and retreats to a vacation spot when
the climate gets hot at home, while sporting well-taylored
clothes, companions and cigars.
Instead of finding a solution to a touchy social situa
tion within his district, he promotes contempt for his Con
gressional associates, while leading with a line of defiance
against the “white power structure” where he has nestled
for many years.
THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Tuesday, March 26, 1968
by Jim Eturle
Sound Off
Editor,
The Battalion:
This letter is concerned with
bulletin boards in our dorms. It
is often considered! “good bull”
to tear down posters placed on
the bulletin boards. These posters
were placed there for a purpose
of keeping you informed. With
elections approaching there will
be many posters on campus. Your
thoughtfulness will be apprecia
ted.
Don McLeroy
Student Life Chairman
Student Senate
Editor,
The Battalion:
I would like to take this op
portunity to introduce myself to
all the members of the class of
1970. My name is Bobbi Van Ness
and I am a candidate for the of
fice of Secretary-Treasurer.
I want to become an active,
working member of our class. If
elected 1 to the office of Secretary-
Treasurer, I would try to serve
the entire class. Corps and civil
ians alike.
I wish I had the chance to meet
more of you in person, but be
cause of extenuating circumstan
ces, campaigning in the dorms
wasn’t feasible. I really would
appreciate your support Thurs
day.
Bobbi Van Ness ’70
meetings throughout the year. Al
though class meetings are notori
ous for getting nothing accomp
lished, they do acquaint the class
with its’ officers.
Also, a class bulletin put out
periodically by the class officers
could be used to inform the in
dividual of class activities.
In addition, an improvement
could be made on the class council
system. The existence of this
council is virtually unknown. With
maximum effective use, the coun
cil could be used to convey the
ideas of each individual to the
class officers.
I feel that by making these
changes, each and every individu
al will have a louder and more
direct voice in the affairs of his
class.
If you feel the need for a
stronger voice in your class, I
ask that you remember my name
when you vote Thursday.
Chip Somerville ’70
Candidate for Vice-
President
Editor,
The Battalion:
“I thought you were running
for Yell Leader, Joe.” This has
been a recurring question ever
since the two Battalion articles
(March 19 and 21) did not list
my name among the other Senior
Yell Leader Candidates.
The mistake was not the Bat
talion’s, but it has had a crippling
effect on my campaign. So I would
like to take this opportunity to
publicly affirm: “Yes, I really
am running for Yell Leader.”
10-7
Joe Hely ’69
Yell Leader Candidate
Editor,
The Battalion:
Although this letter is by no
means a substitute for. personal
contact, as a candidate for class
office I would like to use it to
convey my ideas to you.
Recently, while talking with
some classmates about school pol
itics, I tried to namer my class
officers. I must confess that I
could name only two. I asked a
number of my classmates the
same question and got the same
negative results. This clearly in
dicates a lack of contact between
that class and its’ officers. What
can we do to correct the situ
ation ?
First, we can hold a few class
Editor,
The Battalion:
With election time less than a
week away, students at A&M
should be deciding whom they
will vote for. However, this is
more difficult than it seems. Sure
there have been many handshakes,
posters and cards; but more im
portant very few of the candi
dates for office have publicized
their intentions if elected. In short
very few of the candidates have
let the student body know what
their platforms are.
In the past the majority of the
officers have been Corps mem
bers and have tended to be more
(representative of the Corps.
Therefore the candidates should
make known whether they are
civilian or Corps and if they will
represent the student body as a
whole or represent the minority.
The candidate has several ways
that he can make himself better
known. He can use The BATTAL
ION, write letters to the indi
vidual students, write letters to
their dorm, or post in public pla
ces letters informing the students
of their plans. Perhaps the Stu
dent Senate or the Civilian Stu
dent Council could publish a list
of the candidates and whether
they are Corps or civilian. In
some way the candidate should
better inform the students about
himself and his platform.
John D. Fambrough ’70
Editor,
The Battalion:
Congratulations! We are pleased
to see that, in the March 20th
issue of The Battalion, you
have succeeded in triumphing over
the manifold evils of good news
paper reporting. Unfortunately
for you we will not tell you what
Political Forum Speaker Urges
Belief In The ‘Spirit Of 1776’
‘Sound Off’ Policy
In the past, the “Sound Off” column of the Battalion
has provided space for the free expression of student opin
ion.
Its purpose is to allow dialog or comment about an
editorial or a news story appearing in this paper, and to
provide a means for students to present fresh insights and
opinions of their own in other areas.
That the column has rarely been used for much more
than political announcements rather than a healthy ex
change of opinion relates directly to the students who read
the paper and who have opinions but do not speak.
We wish to provide for responsible student opinion.
“Sound Off” letters must be signed, although the name
may be withheld upon request in certain circumstances
Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Be concise
and to the point.
Letters should be typed. Letters will not be accepted
which represent personal attacks or which contain potential
ly libelous material.
No opinion of the editor or of the editorial staff is
quite as important or as interesting as the opinions of the
student body, and of each individual..
Comment on topics which interest you and on the
editorial comment presented.
Youth will help “navigate the
gulf between peoples of Texas,”
State Senator Barbara Jordan
predicted here Friday.
“Let’s begin anew, let’s start
again in the spirit of 1776,” the
state’s first Negro woman sena
tor urged at a Political Forum.
An overflow crowd heard Sen
ator Jordan declare “white racism
must be given up.”
She called “the quality of life
in Texas” the primary issue of
“Texas Politics in 1968,” her as
signed topic from the student
forum.
“Give us new ideas, new in
novations, not the same old solu
tions to the same old problems,”
the senator pleaded.
All of the state candidates fav
or education and oppose crime,
she pointed out.
“BUT NONE of them have
dealt realistically with the plight
of Texas cities,” Senator Jordan
contended.
The Houston attorney said
there is “no place to reduce gov
ernmental expenditures” in meet
ing required services.
Texas numbers more poor peo
ple than any state in the nation,
she recalled in urging more
thought to the quality of the state
populace. Ills have been treated
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with patchwork rather than bold,
dramatic solutions, the senator
claimed.
She proposed an agency for
development of human resources
with “invest in people” mission.
Opposition was expressed to a
reduction in state expenditures
because of the need for govern
mental services.
SENATOR JORDAN noted
$122.8 million in new monies
must be provided in the nearing
special session of the Texas Leg
islature.
“There is no place to cut ex
penditures,” she said. “Quality
of life for every man, woman and
child living in Texas must be
considered.”
Senator J o r d a n condemned
those who ignore the recent re
port of the National Advisory
Commission on Civil Disorders.
“They don’t want to talk jus
tice,” she said.
In the question period follow
ing her address, Miss Jordan re
iterated her support of President
Johnson.
“I am not for Bobby Kennedy,”
she emphasized.
these evils are, but your stunning
(3!) series of editorials give good
evidence as to what they are not.
It was with loyal admiration
that we read the list of subjects
on which you implied that you
were informed. We used to wish
there was more expression of
opinion (tricky Dick ? ? ?) in the
Batt, but now we wish you’d kept
your mouth shut. And don’t think
that we shouldn’t write on such
as this, either. For solid, docu
mented proof read your second
paragraph dealing with the sub
ject of college newspaper editors
(“Some of them look like they
don’t know which way is side
ways.”)
John Woo ton ’70
Howard James ’69
Editor,
The Battalion:
In your article, “Things To
Come,” in the Wednesday, March
20, Battalion, I was appalled by
your attack on George Wallace’s
right to campaign for the Presi
dency of the United States. You
insinuated that since a race riot,
started by his opponents, caused
loss of life, he should pack up
his bags and go home. This is
another case of blaming the riots
on everyone but the rioters. It
is a shame that so many citizens
of our nation, including yourself
Mr. Rowton, \yant to yield to bar
baric force and take the easiest
way, even when it affects such
a basic American privilege as
running for public office.
The Negro has every right to
work toward equality and against
the evil of discrimination. But
things seem to have defeated
their original purpose. There is
an ugly scar growing from the
civil rights strife—discrimination
against whites. In the all out ef
fort to help the Negro, the rights
of the whites have been sadly
neglected. An example of this is
your own article. Suppose Martin
Luther King had been the candi
date in Jackson, Mississippi, and
the white racists had caused loss
of life. You probably would have
rightly blamed the whites for
the deaths. So why discriminate
against Wallace and give him
the wrong end of the boot.
Wallace’s platform is based on
states rights. He wants more
rights for the individual, not just
more protection for the Commun
ists and criminals. He wants our
nation to regain the world’s hope
and esteem that we have lost
through years of softness.
George Wallace is not a racist!
The night before young Wallace
was to fight for the “Golden
Gloves Championship,” in which
he was the favorite, he broke
knuckles in both hands defending
a Negro from white thugs,
many of our other candidi
would have gotten involved
so much at stake ? If you tl
George Wallace’s platform! i;
based on racism, I suggest L|
you consult those who know hin
best, and those least affected Ij
liberal slander; that is, the peopli
of Alabama. If you would died
your facts more closely insteai]
of racking your brain for sarcej.
tic remarks, you would find dint
in the last gubernatorial election
Mrs. George Wallace polled ovet
three-fourths of the Negro vot(
in Alabama, while gaining (Inly
sixty-four percent overall. This
was in an election with several
prominent candidates, including
representative Richmond Floweti
who ran on a civil rights slab!
Almost all the Negroes in Ala.
bama will vouch that Wallace has
done more for the Negro in bis
state than any other governor®
any state. The liberal contn
press and broadcasting networka
try to pose Wallace as a symbol
of hate by using statements froir.
handpicked black racists; buttbi
power of the polls, the Amerb
can’s sacred right, doesn’t lifc
If anyone would like to discilai
Wallace, I invite them to c<§|
by Dorm 17, room 416.
Ardis V. Almond ’
By VERN SANFORD
Texas Press Association
AUSTIN, Tex. — First flurries
of activity on the 1968 presiden
tial campaign front remind that
it is going to be a long, long
political year.
Entry of Sen. Robert Kennedy
into the contest for the Demo
cratic nomination set off more
speculation than action.
Less than a week after Ken
nedy’s announcement, however, a
Beaumont college teacher an
nounced he had accepted an invi
tation from the senator’s office
to head up his drive in Texas.
Ron Platt, chairman of the small
group known as Texas Liberal
Democrats and a Lamar Tech
assistant professor, said the Tex
as Committee for Kennedy soon
will open an Austin office.
Dissenting Democrats of Texas
reaffirmed its support of Sen.
Eugene McCarthy for president
despite Kennedy’s emergence.
Co-Chairman Don Allford said
DDT welcomes efforts of the
Kennedy backers and expects
help from them in some areas in
opposing President Johnson.
DDT claims a force of about 3,-
000 working to organize precinct
conventions for McCarthy.
On the opposite end of the
political stage, supporters of
former Alabama Gov. George
Wallace held their state conven
tion here and kicked off their
drive for 14,259 signatures to
petitions. Petitions are neces
sary to get Wallace’s name on the
November ballot as presidential
candidate of the new American
Party headed in Texas by former
State Sen. Weaver Moore of
Houston. Signers must not par
ticipate in Democratic or Repub
lican primaries or conventions.
State Democratic Committee,
meanwhile, has emphasized its
support of President Johnson.
Gov. John Conn ally has an
nounced he intends to head a
Texas delegation to the national
convention committed to the
president’s renomination.
To date, there is little evidence
of any major effort to take the
Texas Democratic conventions
away from Johnson.
Texas Republicans, already
leaning toward Richard Nixon,
were left one less choice when
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller an
nounced he would not campaign
for the nomination.
DRAFT CALL UP
State draft boards must fur
nish 2,378 men in April and, for
the first time in two years, part
of the group will go into the
U. S. Marine Corps.
Figure compares with the
quota of 1,947 for the Army in
March and is the largest monthly
call for draft boards since Oc
tober, 1966, when Texas’ share
was 2,845.
Local boards will send 8,500
men to armed forces examining
and entrance stations in April
for pre-induction physical and
mental examinations in prepara
tion to fill future quotas. March
total was 7,200.
April induction and pre-induc
tion quotas were mailed to local
boards by state Selective Service
headquarters in mid-March. Na
tional quota for April is 48,000,
of which Army will get 44,000
and Marines 4,000. Draftees are
in 19-25 age bracket.
MIXED DRINK
DEBATE SHAPING UP
One of the great debates of the
season seems to be over the meth
od of legalizing sale of liquor-by
drink.
Former Atty. Gen. Waggoner
Carr, campaigning for governor,
argues no constitutional bill can
be written on the subject, and
that an amendment to the
constitution’s “open saloon’’ bat
is necessary to legalize mixeil
drinks. Eugene Locke is can.
paigning heavily for local optiot
mixed drinks bills, as has Gw
ernor Connally.
Attorney General Martin, callei
on for advice by the House cffi
mittee studying liquor laws, sldi'
stepped the issue. He sent the
committee the 29-year-old (»
ions of former Atty. Gen. Gel
'Mann that the legislature in (!(■
fining “open saloons” acted “ii
obedience to command of the
people.” While acknowledgiii
the legislature can change laws,
Martin suggested that courts, 1W
the attorney general, must to,
constitutionality of the new "opes
saloon” definition.
House committee, which is
compiling a report for the sp«'
cial session this year, was ad
vised that the Liquor Control
Board should be “more forth
right” to regain confidence t!
public.
Bulletin Board
TODAY
The Pre Medical Pre Dental
Society will see a movie at 7:30
p.m. in Room 113 of the Biologi
cal Sciences Building.
The Southern Louisiana Home
town Club will reorganize at 8
p.m. in the Main Lobby of the
Memorial Student Center.
The Agronomy Society will
meet to work on and finish plans
for the Cotton Ball at 7:30 p.m.
in Room 105 of the Agronomy
Building.
The Skin and Scuba Diving
Club will see two films at 7:30
p.m. in Room 305 of Goodwin
Hall.
WEDNESDAY
The El Paso Hometown Club
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the
Academic Building.
THURSDAY
The Peace Corps Club will
organize at 5 p.m. in Room 2D
of the Memorial Student Center.
All return volunteers and any
one who has applied for the Peati
Corps is invited.
The Corpus Christi Hometom
Club will elect officers for net
year at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial
Student Center.
The Bell County Hometown Clul
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Emu
205 of the Academic Building,.
The Lubbock - South Plaint
Hometown Club will make plant
for an Easter party at 7:30 p.t
in Room 3B of the Memorial Sto
dent Center.
The Garland Hometown Clnl
will meet in the Lounge of the
Memorial Student Center at t
p.m. and go to Willow Grove for
dinner.
The Mechanical Engineerini
Seminar will hear John
Pierce of the Johnson & Johnsol
Manufacturing Plant in Sher
man at 10 a.m. in Room 303 oi
Fermier Hall. Pierce will speak
on the role of the engineer in a
manufacturing plant.
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