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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Thursday, September 26, 1968 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle At The Movies “We’d like for all underclassmen to hang one of these over their desks as part of our ‘instant counseling service!” Listen Up Editor, The Battalion: The events of Monday evening, as Mr. Youngkin said, were very unfortunate. They were, how ever, the inevitable result of the “hate-non-regs” campaign which has been an integral part (if un official) of the organization of which Mr. Youngkin is a member. As far as any C. T. is con cerned, a non-reg simply isn’t an Aggie. Further, all civilians are sleazy, groady two-percenters who have no school spirit and no respect for the traditions and heritage of Texas A&M. Every fish I’ve ever talked to has told me the same story and so have a few intelligent former students. Notwithstanding all this, the people who ordered the attack on Garry Mauro brought shame on themselves and their organiza tion and completed the split al ready started within this student body. The only fitting punish ment is complete exposure and expulsion from this university. For beyond any doubt, they are not Aggies. M. W. Kruse, Jr. ’70 SENATE SHORTS by bill carter Do you know what the Student Senate is? It seems the majority of the students here do not. So, I think it is time the record is set straight as to what the Senate is, what it is supposed to do, and what it is going to do. First, the Student Senate is the governing body of the stu dents. Second, as to what it is sup posed to do, there are six objec tives of the Senate: (1) To act as the official voice of the student bocfy. (2) To democratically repre sent the various interests in the student body of the university. (3) To provide opportunity to train students in the responsibil ities and mechanics of democratic government and citizenship. (4) To promote sound leader ship in the formulation of student body attitudes. (5) To promote the welfare of the student body. (6) To provide a liaison be tween faculty and administration and students. Now, what is the Senate going to do this year? In general, it is going to start assuming its re sponsibilities by carrying out the above objectives. We are defin itely going to do much more in the area of student opinions and in giving our support to other student organizations on the cam pus. Next week I will begin to tell you of the specific projects that we have already outlined for this year. Again I want to remind you that all Senate meetings are open, and that we strongly encourage your attendance. Also, I am sure that many of you have ideas or projects that you feel the Senate should con cern itself with. I am sure you also have some complaints you would like aired, and some ques tions you would like answered. If you desire any such action, the Senate is the organization to which to turn. I will be in my office in the MSC from 9-11 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and from 9-10 a.m. on Tuesday and Thurs day. This will be for the purpose of talking to students. You can be of great assistance to the Senate by simply coming by and expressing your opinions to me. “Prudence and the Pill” is based on modern lines of thought which state: sex is for (a) mu tual satisfaction, fulfillment, and love; (b) procreation of children. With that as a thesis, Hugh Mills’ screenplay and good photo graphic illustrations by the pro ductive team of Kahn and Harper move this sophisticated comedy along quite nicely—in fact, quite humorously. The plot is the pill, and how to take it. Geraldine, 20 years young, full of vim, vigor, and sex appeal, is niece to star David Niven, the head of a multi-million dollar banking concern, Geraldine, while having relations with her fiance, Tony, is steadily, stealthily steal ing her mother’s birth control pills to maintain, as Niven calls it, “certain precautions.” HOWEVER, Geraldine’s moth er is not out of the picture. She comes on like gangbusters when she discovers her daughter has been taking her birth control pills and substituting the missing ones with aspirin. More than being concerned of her daughter’s posi tion, having pre-marital sex with her fiance, she is concerned with her own plight. Instead of being prepared for days of active life ahead without the worry of an unwanted late-life pregnancy, she is faced with: (a) The fact that for months she has taken aspirin instead of birth control pills; (b) she can look forward to a tran- quilized pregnancy. Back to David Niven and Deb orah Kerr, his wife, who wants no children and, somehow, a di vorce from him. Another plot twist. David Niven wants a di vorce and nothing else from her. But it's not that simple, after all. Niven attempts to get the divorce by attempting to gain evidence of hanky-panky by his wife. They have separate and equal bed rooms. Niven substitutes aspirin for his wife’s birth control tab lets, hoping she, like his sister-in- law, will become pregnant, by her secret lover. FINE. ONLY the maid, given “vitamin” tablets by her boy friend, the family chauffeur, to take regularly once a day at the same time, exchanges her vita min tablets for Deborah Kerr’s birth contro . . . er, aspirins. The pills and pregnancies are tossed back and forth like ping-pong balls, and the results in the end are nearly as high in total score. Deborah Kerr has aged since last we saw her on film. David Niven still has the uncanny abil ity to keep a dry, sophisticated comedy from being too dry and missing its mark. He projects enough worry and natural warmth to keep our attention. In addition, a special note: Dame Edith Evans participates in this comedy, and it is helped by her presence. Lady Evans has a spirit pleasant to be around, a toughness and dignity that projects deeply . . . enough said. WHEN ACTION in the film is lacking or the prop man has gone 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 BATTALION Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising rices, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San ncisco. 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The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M is published in College Station, Texas daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. EDITOR Managing Editor Sports Editor JOHN W. FULLER Dave Mayes John Platzer Tom Curl MEMBER The Associated Press,' Texas Press Association City Editor Photographer Bob Palmer Mike Wright ?° You’re in charge of building the float, decorating the house and dressing up the party. So you need Pomps, the flame- resistant decorative tissue. You can decorate anything beau tifully with Pomps, inside and out, and do it faster, easier, better. Pomps don’t cost much. They’re cut 6” x 6" square, ready to use, come in 17 vivid colors that are virtually run- proof when wet. Buy Pomps at your bookstore, school supply dealer or paper merchant. And ask your librarian for our booklet “How to Decorate With Pomps.” If she doesn’t have it, just tell her to write for a copy. Or, order your own copy. Send $1.25 and your address today to The Crystal Tissue Company, Middletown, Ohio 45042. _ '»r pomps to the apothecary for more pills, the film is aided by professional ism in its production; a short segment of Grand Prix-type racers and a 28-second pit stop make exciting viewing. The music, composed and di rected by Bernard Ebbinghouse, is good and listenable. It con veys the moods of the scenes it accompanies, which is its intent. This is a pleasant movie about a subject, the pill, which interna tionally has become a household word. The only criticism we could find is that not all babies are born into such families as were by Mike Plake these. Legitimate or illegitimate, born in or out of wedlock, in or out of love, the fact today is they are not. Which is the reason for relief associated with the pill. Not all children are this fortu nate. If they were, laughs of joy at pregnancy would replace tears of fear. People would welcome babies. People don’t. It’s great entertainment. LINCOLN LOG CABIN HODGENVILLE, Ky. US) — The log cabin in which President Abraham Lincoln was born was built near here in December 1808. GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! Retreat with TWU (Nursing School) Friday - Saturday Sept. 27-28 OPEN TO ALL AGGIES Deadline, Thursday Noon, Sept. 26 Cost $4.70 Call 846-6411 or Come By The BSU, 201 Main At North Gate Recreation - Discussion - Fun Read Battalion Classifieds Attention Aggies! CAMPUS SALESMEN WANTED! All persons interested in becoming Dormitory Salesmen for the Student Floral Concession must meet with the manager of the concession on Thursday, September at 5:00 p. m. at the Floriculture Building — Comer of Lamar and Nagle. This Will Be A SHORT Organizational Meeting Only! Fl6uH9 SOUP 10 7Z>Hnrro Lin 1 ' 1 1, ib.a* %%* POTATOES 4ir REDEEM AT BROOKSHIRE BROS. 50 FREE TOP VALUE STAMPS With Purchase of 6 Cans Heinz Soups Coupon Expires Sept. 28, 1968 REDEEM AT BROOKSHIRE BROS. 50 FREE TOP VALUE STAMPS With Purchase of Johnson’s Favor With Lemon Wax Coupon Expires Sept. 28, 1968. _ redeem" AT BROOKSHIRE BROS. 100 EXTRA TOP VALUE STAMPS With Purchase of $10.00 or More (Excluding Cigarettes) • One Per Family BROOKS* iRe BKOS . Si-ICT£D D4CON ^ lb r Ks U9PA C-HOKC tf&AVY B^jETF QEVtH EOAST * Coupon Expires Sept. 28, 1968. Ghccfisftfoe Wics. PEANUTS By Charles M. Schulz PEANUT'S IF HE EVER TRIES IT AGAIN, I'LL CLOBBER HIM' I THOUGHT MV KISSES (JEKE SUIEETER THAN U)INE..