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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Wednesday, April 17, 1968
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“He’s terribly upset—it seems he forgot about Monday be
ing a holiday, and came back a day early!”
Peace Restored
By Holiday Spirit
The traditional celebration, worship, rebirth and rededi
cation during this Easter and Passover holiday season seems
to have had a pronounced effect in several world crisis areas.
In the wake of last week’s riots and looting in scores
of American cities, the holiday found a return to rational
behavior, a withdrawal of National Guard troops, a new open
housing law, and a strong call for peaceful demonstration
from almost responsible official.
In the Far East and in Washington the diplomatic
business of attempting to arrange a mutually agreeable
site for Vietnam peace negotiations continued.
During the holiday the United States all but formally
rejected Cambodia and Poland as sites. Although the North
Vietnamese called it a stall tactic impending preliminary
talks, the United States has offered such a wide range of
other locations that at least one place should eventually
prove agreeable to both.
During the week, ground action in Vietnam has been
light, and although there is new heavy bombardment of
Khe Sanh, the lull in fighting elsewhere is tied to a wait-
and-see attitude toward those first negotiations.
The North Vietnamese will apparently take a hard-line
stance toward any proposal from the United States which
is anything short of a full halt to military action.
But that the talks may prove meaningful is evidenced
by a North Vietnamese reactivation and recall of their top
retired statesmen and negotiators.
In the Middle East, one of the most encouraging Easter-
Passover sights was the influx of both Christians and Jews
to Jerusalem.
For the first time in thousands of years the Israelis
occupy all of Jerusalem. And for the first time since the
crucifixtion, Christians returned to the Holy City in the
midst of a Passover celebration much as it was 2,000 years
ago.
For Christians, cherished sights included the Via Dolo
rosa—the Street of Sorrow—and the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher.
For the Moslem spectator to the two observances it
was a time of peace, where the unusual of Christian, Jew and
Moslem together was realized.
The Easter holiday seemed to provide a welcome respite
from world tension and crisis.
DAVENPORT
(Continued From Page 1)
existence, his remarkable sense of
humor and his keen interest in
people.
“The doctor knew many strange
and interesting things. He once
talked for hours on the history
of bicycles.”
“There was no phonines, no air
of formality with him,” Daven
port continued.
“He never took himself seri
ously; he looked upon his fame
as a meaningless legend which
had unfortunately grown up
around him.”
“BEING WITH Schweitzer re
inforced my own belief that there
is nothing intrinsically wrong
with being selfish. It’s the use of
irrational methods in pursuit of
personal goals that causes trou
ble,” Davenport explained.
“Schweitzer started a hospital
out in the jungle because that
was what he wanted to do, not
because of any great sense of
mission to humanity. His is a
good example of rational selfish-
Dr. Davenport adjusted his
glasses, tamped out his cigarette,
and lit another. He leaned for
ward and his eyes narrowed as
“I believe we are very close to
a break through in the field of
ethics—one comparable in signifi
cance to Einstein’s theory of rela
tivity.”
“PEOPLE are beginning to
realize that the old rigid stand
ards are going out of date. As
people change, new situations
arise for which the old ethical
standards are unsatisfactory.”
“Don’t misunderstand me,” he
warned, “I am not speaking of
situation ethics. Allowing the
situation to govern the ethic is
like having no ethics at all.”
“No, I’m looking for the devel
opment of ‘dynamic standards’
which allow for the kind of
change we know human beings
are capable of. But we need to
know much more about man be
fore we can arrive at any specific
‘dynamic standards’,” Davenport
explained.
“If I could give you a concrete
example now, I’d quit this job
and become famous,” he added,
chuckling.
Editor,
The Battalion:
The following, for what it’s
worth, is my comment on one as
pect of the clothing regulations
question, and on University Regu
lations in general.
I believe that college students
should be old enough, mentally,
to form their own standards of
appearance and behavior. I also
believe that a Procrustean code
regarding standards of student
appearance is an open invitation
to ridicule. Further, if a student
wishes, by his manner of dress,
to expose himself to the ridicule,
ostracism, or pity of his com
munity, then that is his business.
However, when a student de
parts from the accepted norms
of his community, he should be
knowledgeable enough to realize
what he is doing and what the
consequences of his actions may
be. Therefore, a published set of
standards is desirable, in order
that the community may bring
its naive few to a minimal level
of social awareness.
In the final analysis, those who
find themselves opposed to the
University standards should ask
themselves the following ques
tions: Am I living up to the rich
heritage of the institution which
I am attending by my own choice ?
Am I mature enough to face so
ciety as a member of it rather
than an outsider? Am I showing
proper respect for the faculty
and staff? Do I care whether I
am socially acceptable to the
world of the college graduate ?
I don’t believe a student would
show disrespect and lack of self-
discipline to the extent of leaving
his shirttail out, failing to keep
his hair neat, failing to shave or
bathe, failing to wear clean cloth
ing and socks, etc., if he were
going to a job interview, or, in
effect, if he were to consider him
self working towards the stand
ards of the college graduate in
American society.
Rod Ellis ’68
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Editor,
The Battalion:
It appears that certain students
at Texas A&M University are un
aware of the recipocity involved
in their accusations of the long
haired members of our Inanimate
Society.
Specifically, Mr. Huddleston and
Mr. Martindale, in April 5’s Bat
talion, accused persons having
long hair of being criminals and
referred to their extreme dress
as “ridiculous”.
My dear sirs, let us get serious
about the matter and present
some honest proof to back up
these accusations. The cowboys
have already proved their super
ior criminality by committing an
act of aggravated assult upon our
dear friend from Atlanta, Geor
gia. Another instance occurred
last fall when several cowboys
were engaged in the “good bull”
that goes on between Legett and
Mitchell Halls. One cowboy struck
a fellow who was a good six
inches shorten than he was; with
his fist, of course, in the face.
Another cowboy, after being
called “goatroper”, proceeded to
line up the occupants of Legett’s
fourth floor against the wall at
the point of a knife. Is this not
criminal ?
As for calling a mode of dress
ridiculous, dear sirs, have you
ever turned around and looked at
the cowboys standing behind you ?
Look at their high-heeled boots
with poinftd toes and swirling
designs. Look at their worn blue
jeans which drag the ground.
Look- at their shirts with fancy,
pointed seams and pearl snap-
buttons. Look at their outlandish
hats which stay on at the dinner
table (See Rules of Etiquette un
der “Eating outside of the cor
ral”). Look at all this, dear sirs,
and try to tell me that shirttails,
long hair, no socks, ragged
clothes, or anything you might
name looks more ridiculous than
all of that. Try again.
As for embarrassing our young
women, I have seen cowboys
prove that they go for a more
effective and direct method of
embarrassment than riding by
them with a “bird finger” painted
on their motorcycle helmets.
Have you ever heard of the “red-
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eye”, sirs?
You see, Mr. Huddleston and
Mr. Martindale, that it works
both ways, does it not? Please
do not feel so righteous in your
arguments that you fail to see
both sides of the coin. In short,
your letter was about as ’’other
sided” as could be and omitted
quite a bit of intelligent proof.
But, let’s not get ridiculous about
it. We are gentlemen, aren’t we?
Oh, gosh, I forgot: We’re Aggies!
Whooah!
Ryan Bernard
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Editor,
The Battalion:
I extend a sincere THANKS to
all who supported me in the re
cent class elections. To those who
actively campaigned for me and
to those who cast their vote for
me, I will always be grateful.
To the new class officers I of
fer a most hearty congratulations.
I hope that you will guide our
Class of 1971 both carefully and
fairly.
Paul A. Scopel
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Editor,
The Battalion:
To the Class of ’70:
Due to the strange circumstan
ces which have developed concern
ing the election of next year’s
class President and due to the
length of time which has elapsed
since the first primary election,
I am having the following letter
reprinted so that no doubts will
prevail concerning my! issues and
my position in the Class of ’70
presidential election on April 18,
1968.
My name is John F. (Jack)
MacGillis and I am a candidate
for next year’s Class President.
I would like to inform you of my
plans for next year if I am elect
ed.
My first official act will be to
call a class-wide assembly to ob
tain suggestions from you stu
dents as to types of social func
tions to have, ways to raise mon
ey and also to learn about any
other major projects that you
would like the officers to work
on. If the first meeting is even
moderately successful, others will
be called throughout the year.
Since I am a civilian, I will
have an informal Cadet Advisory
Board consisting of about six
active, informed, interested ca
dets who will enable me to keep
abreast of the activities and prob
lems of that part of the campus.
Since my main objective is to
unify the class, I will attempt to
have more social functions sched
uled for the ENTIRE class.
In short Aggies, I want to work
with you for the betterment of
the entire class, for no matter
what side of the campus we live
on, or what type of clothes we
wear, we are all Aggies, and I
sincerely believe that, with your
help, we can make the Class of ’70
the “best d— class on the cam
pus.”
John F. MacGillis ’70
Candidate-
Class President
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Editor,
The Battalion:
With your hospitality may we
all express our deep appreciation
to the PSA, Texas A&MU Chap
ter for presenting a few pieces of
the cultural traits of the Pakistani
Culture.
We have all tremendously en
joyed it, every moment of it was
an experience of education and
cultural anthropology plus lilting
music, songs, and dances. Believe
us Mr. Editor, the PSA, Texas
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WAS KEATS THE BOB DYLAN
OF HIS DAY?
Who was the greatest of the English Romantic Poets-
Byron, Shelley or Keats? This question has given rise to
many lively campus discussions and not a few stabbings.
Let us today try to find an answer.
First, Keats (or The Louisville Slugger, as he is com
monly called.) Keats’ talent bloomed early. While still a
schoolboy at St. Swithin’s he wrote his epic lines:
If I am good I get an apple,
So I don’t whistle in the chapel.
From this distinguished beginning he went on to write
another 40 million poems, an achievement all the more re
markable when you consider that he was only five feet
tall! I mention this fact only to show that physical prob
lems never keep the true artist from creating. Byron, for
example, was lame. Shelley suffered from prickly heat all
winter long. Nonetheless, these three titans of literature
never stopped writing poetry for one day.
Nor did they neglect their personal lives. Byron, a devil
with the ladies, was expelled from Oxford for dipping
Nell Gwynne’s pigtails in an inkwell. (This later became
known as Guy Fawkes Day.) He left England to fight in
the Greek war of independence. He fought bravely and
well, but women were never far from his mind, as evi
denced by these immortal lines :
How splendid it is to fight for the Greek,
But I don’t enjoy it half as much as dancing cheek to
cheek.
While Byron fought in Greece, Shelley stayed in Eng
land, where he became razor sharpener to the Duke of
Gloucester. Shelley was happy in his work, as we know
from his classic poem, Hail to thee, blithe strop, but no
matter how he tried he was never able to get a proper edge
on the Duke’s razor, and he was soon banished to
Coventry. (This later became known as The Industrial
Revolution.)
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in England. Meanwhile Keats went to Rome to try to
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Although / am only five feet high,
Some day I will look in an elephant’s eye.
But Keats did not grow. His friends, Shelley and Byron,
touched to the heart, rushed to Rome to stretch him. This
too failed. Then Byron, ever the ladies man, took up with
Lucrezia Borgia, Catherine of Aragon, and Annie Oakley.
Shelley, a more domestic type, stayed home with his wife
Mary and wrote his famous poem:
I love to stay home with the missus and write,
And hug her and kiss her and give her a bite.
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Mary Shelley finally got so tired of being bitten that
she went into another room and wrote Frankenstein.
Upon reading the manuscript, Shelley and Byron got so
scared they immediately booked passage home to Eng
land. Keats tried to go too, but he was so small that the.
clerk at the steamship office couldn’t see him over the top
of the counter. So Keats remained in Rome and died of
shortness.
Byron and Shelley cried a lot and then together com
posed this immortal epitaph:
Good old Keats, he might have been short,
But he was a great American and a heck of a good sport.
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