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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Thursday, May 2, 1968
Athletics, Censure,
Draft Jab A&M
Recent problems at A&M are beginning to resemble the
Jimmy Ellis—Jerry Quarry heavyweight title fight of the
past week.
Like Quarry, A&M has been given three solid right
punches to the head—the school is staggering but as yet
still strong enough to stand.
In the first round the Selective Service System threw
a quick jab which will bleed graduate students away from
master's and doctorate studies here.
Last February the system announced that deferments
would no longer be granted for graduate work and that
older men would be called into the service first. The new
provisions will become effective July 1, and for a school
which has received so much in research grants and scholar
ships for advanced studies in the past, it will smart.
In suspended animation of the fifth round, A&M sports
had a punch thrown at it, which may or may not put A&M
out of post-season football bowl competition next fall.
The pressure for a winning football season at any South
west Conference school is heavy. Apparently some SWC
coaches feel if they can’t win on the gridiron they’ll try
badmouthing A&M from contention.
This weekend the SWC Faculty Athletic Committee will
meet in Fort Worth to consider unproven charges that A&M
violated recruiting regulations by offering inducements to
athletes and high school coaches.
If the committee does apply sanctions to A&M, it will
be the second time in three years that recruiting violations
and subsequent probation has been effected.
But the biggest trouble came in the April 26th round
when the American Association of University Professors
censured A&M for ‘‘violations of academic freedom and
tenure.”
The story of Dr. Leon Gibbs of the College of Veterinary
Medicine and his charges after being summarily removed
from his classroom duties has been reported several times.
An offer to clarify charges was not followed up soon
enough by action and so a “reluctant” AAUP censured the
university until conditions are corrected.
Formal charges, which should have been made three
years ago, are expected soon. There is the hope that with a
proper hearing, A&M may be removed from the censure
list by next year.
The censure warns higher education that there are vio
lations of academic freedom and tenure at A&M, which is
not the best bait for new faculty personnel.
What is difficult to understand is why the A&M Board
of Directors, which is responsible to the people of Texas,
has not yet made any public statement about the Gibbs case.
Each of these areas provides potential trouble—grad
uate deferments, athletic probation, and AAUP censure.
A&M must hustle if its going to survive the fight and win
a 15th-round decision.
At The Movies
by Mike Plate
ie Hitchhiker
Lauded By Host
Recently, a letter to the editors of the Houston Chronicle
appeared in their columns describing the actions and appear
ance of an Aggie Hitchhiker.
The author, Thomas H. Shartle Jf^., wrote:
“On March 29, I visited the campus at Texas A&M. I
found their campus to be neat and orderly. Also, I found
the students were basically clean cut and dressed in a
conventional manner. This is in contrast to the Rice Uni
versity campus, where I found all of the current fads in
appearance and most unconventional dress.
"On leaving Texas A&M, I picked up one of the students,
who was hitchhiking to Austin. This young student got into
the car, shook my hand and introduced himself as one of the
freshman class. This young gentleman carried on a pleasant,
polite conversation, was conventionally dressed, and looked
neat. Besides this, his answers were predominantly respec
table, “Yes, Sir,” and No, Sir.”
"I felt my brief contact with the student body in gen
eral, and with this one student hitchhiker in particular,
was a most rewarding experience. The impression that A&M
left in general and this one student left with me, makes
me write this letter as commendation toward A&M and the
students who represent A&M.”
Another letter with a copy of the above enclosed, was
received by The Battalion the day after Aggie Muster.
Written by Keyes Carson, an A&M graduate and and
auctioneer at Cuero, Texas, this letter concerned the Muster
Speaker at Yoakum, Texas, which Carson attended.
Wrote Carson:
The speaker, Bobby Johnson, scholarship superinten
dent for the student aid office at A&M, read the enclosed
letter ... It inspired me greatly . . .
“While I was at A&M I did much hitchhiking and I owe
much for the improvement of hitchhiking, such as this
Aggie has done . ..”
The Battalion is interested in contacting the student
who hitchhiked to Austin with Thomas Shartle. This stu
dent should contact The Battalion, at the Student Publica
tions Office, the Communications Building immediately.
THE SCALPHUNTERS
The advertisements say: “A
scalphunter is the lowest, mean
est, toughest, etc., man alive.”
Then: “I hunt scalphunten!”
says Burt Lancaster.
And he does. Burt Lancaster
goes far in this film to prove
that he*s no bulging, retiring old
man yet The film is great enter
tainment, has solids acting and
an adequate musical score.
The plot is simple; yet nowhere
is there a time when you want
to get up for popcorn.
BURT LANCASTER is Joe
Bass, a trapper coming in from
the mountain winters to sell a
season’s cache of furs. However,
he doesn't quite reach any settle
ment to peddle his wares. He’s
surrounded by Two Crows and
his band of Kiowas. Two Crows
charges a high rent for Joe Bass’s
trespassing on his land and trap
ping hia animals.
Bass is left with his horse, his
rifle, no pack horse and no furs.
He acquires one other item in
his “trade” with the Kiowas—a
Negro slave.
Here’s where “The Scalphunt-
era” becomes similar to another
race-oriented film—“In The Heat
of The Night.” As the critics at
Playboy call it, “In The Heat of
The Day.” A factor substantiating
this is that the film takes place
out in some desert-mountain area,
evidently on the way towards
Mexico.
ANYWAY, the slave Joe Bass
inherits, admirably played by
Ossie Davis, is not a run-of-the-
mill human pack horse or field
hand. He was educated by his
master on a Southern plantation,
taught to “read, writs, and ci
pher,” and evidently had learned
enough of his master’s library
that a man “is not a tool or an
animal to be bought and sold.”
So Lee, the Negro, knows what
freedom is. And after he is cap
tured by a group of mangy scalp-
hunters, on the way to Mexico,
he decides to stay with them.
There is no slavery in Mexico.
The movie abounds with good
humor. Caustic exchanges be
tween Lancaster and Davis split
your sides. Telly Savalas and
Shelley Winters, who head up
the scalphunters, make up the
remaining composite of jokes.
BUT THE main point is not
that humor exists. The main
point of the movie is Joe Bass
and his furs. After the furs are
taken by the Indians, they are
in turn swiped by the scalphunt
ers. Using his wiles and sharp
shooting skill, he eliminates the
gang, one by one, and comes
close to getting the furs. Close,
but not quite.
Does he finally get his furs?
Does Davis find his freedom?
Does Shelley Winters finish her
cigar?
We’ll leave that for you to see.
One last comment. There exists
a fight in that show, between
Lancaster and Davis, the likes of
which have not been seen since
John Wayne’s “McClintock." And
with just as much mud.
THE GRADUATE
By Tom Carl
It would be ridiculous to say
“The Graduate’’ portrays the
modern American college/man
relatively unknown. Anne Ban
croft had already won an Acade
my Award for “The Miracle
Worker” and Katherine Ross will
probably bechosen the sweetheart
of several fraternities and mili
tary outfita. Dustin Hoffman
could very possibly be the young
women’s replacement for the
aging Paul Newman.
The performances of these
three are outstanding (even the
Oscar nominators agree), but the
best performance is by Hoffman.
His portrayal of a confused young
man who is prone to beating his
head against available hard sur
faces when things go wrong is
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an example of superb acting.
Hoffman’s spontaniety of com
ment and expression of emotion
is something many actors never
achieve. *
Last, but certainly not least,
comes the soundtrack. Although
we heard such songs as “Sounds
of SQence” and “Scarborough
Fair” long before we ever heard
of “The Graduate,” they take
on new meaning when applied
to this movie setting. The haunt-
ingly beautiful lyrics and har
mony of Simon and Garfunkel
contribute greatly to the mood
and do much to carry the action
of the whole movie.
Sound Off
Editor
The Battalion:
In Wednesday's Battalion you
published a letter written by Jeff
Daniel, spokesman for the SDS.
In this article Mr. Daniel stated
that his organisation originated
and circulated a petition demand
ing that the administration do
everything in its power to rectify
the AAUP censorship.
Tuesday night an identical pe
tition was circulated and signed
by-160 members of Dorm 20. At
that time we had no knowledge of
the SDS being the originator of
that petition.
Although we, the 150 members
of Dorm 20, believe that the ad
ministration must do everything
to correct the situation and re
store A6M to its prior status, we
DO NOT support the SDS organi
sation in ANY way. We signed
the petition without any knowl
edge of the SDS organising and
circulating this particular peti
tion. That is, we DO believe the
ideas stated in the petition sub
mitted to us, BUT DO NOT sup
port the philosophy of the SDS.
159 members of Dorm 20
PROMOTE
W. T. (Tom) MCDONALD, Jr.
Assistant County Attorney
To
COUNTY ATTORNEY
of Broxos County r
if.
The Candidate With Experience Will
Appreciate Your Vote and Support.
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It Now serving as Assistant County Attorney of Brazos County. |
★ 2 Years Assistant District Attorney, Austin, Travis County.
★ Hearing Examiner, Tax Law Division, Comptroller of Public
Accounts.
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★ Staff of Senator W. T. (Bill) Moore, 59th Session. *
★ 3 Summers on the Staff of Congressman OHn E. Teague.
it LL.B. Degree School of Law, University of Texas.
★ B.A. Degree, Randolph-Macon Men’s College, Ashland, Virginia
it Graduate of Stephen F. Austin High School,.
it 28 years of age. Native and lifelong resident of Brazos County. I
it Worked three Summers as a laborer, Street Department, City
of Bryan, and one summer for ASC.
There Is No Substitute For Experience!
Vote For
w. t. (Tom) McDonald, jr.
For County Attorney
Pd. Pol. Adv. by W. T. McDonald, Jr.
because very few of us are cap
tain of the debate team, an honor
student, member of the track
team, and blesaed with a neigh
bor like Mrs. Robinson.
The movie does show, however,
the complex snd bewildering
world that many college gradu
ates find themselves thrust into.
THE ACTING is exceptions!,
when you consider that two of
the three main characters are
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