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Pag-e 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Tuesday, October 15, 1968 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle At The Movies by Mike Plake I once heard it said that since their union, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor charge a flat fee of a cool million each for films in which they play. It’s easy to believe. THUS, BURTON gains en trance to the island, uninvited by Lady Goforth. The pair play mental hopscotch and visceral, painful games while Liz, a multi-million-dollar widow who’s loved and lost five hus bands, one of which she loved, goes about a long day’s dying. You get to wondering about Flanders’ motive. I mean, is he coming to Mrs. Goforth at the extension of a long-forgotten in vitation, which he pleads, or is he coming to bilk her and gain a few riches from her demise ? Burton is “Angelo de amorte,” a traveling poet who seems to reach his maidens’ (plural) sides at their time of passing. He pauses at the isle of Lady Gold- forth, or Gertferth or something. While climbing the mountainside up to her milk-white villa, quite naturally he is attacked by dogs which tooth - and - claw Burton (Christopher Flanders, he is called) until their four-foot mas ter calls them off. If you can figure this out, good for you. “Boom” is from a screenplay by Tennessee Williams, as was “Night of the Iguana,” which played on the boob tube several nights past. It’s funny about Ten nessee Williams and his work: You know he is prolific, and that he is prolific for sometimes some what commercial reasons, and you want to pan or decry his work because of this. You want to say, “Here is one time flagrant com mercialism by some sniveling playwright who thinks he knows more than he does will not suc ceed.” BUT THEN you get engrossed by what Williams has to say about people, and what they do and don’t. He has a way of com municating the toughness that exists when two human beings act as bastards, and the warmth when they interact, caring for each other. He can show Liz, a coughing, writhing witch, dying gently, easily, while Burton non chalantly strips her of jewels. I guess it’s this way: you can watch a movie like “Boom,” and not like it, and walk away com plaining that it wasn’t a good old escape experience, and try to forget it. But it, like the phe nomenon of death, does not erase so easily. Sometimes it makes you think —or, even more disastrous, relate it to yourself. Jan Moulden “That sews it up—there’s no stopping: us now! It’s a tradition that we win conference when we lose the first game!” HHH Misses Opportunity By Shunning Southerners I LISTEN UP I ■■■■■Mi the batt forum ■■mmJ Editor, The Battalion: On October 17, students in the newly formed School of Business Administration will have the op portunity to elect representatives to the Student Senate from the various classes. A good turnout is needed to show interest in student affairs, and so that those elected may represent a majority of the students in each class. I am running for the Class of ’70 representative. I would appreciate your support and work to repre sent your views before the Stu dent Senate. Steve Little ’70 ★ ★ ★ Editor, The Battalion: What? A Student Senate that does something at Texas A&M ? These past weeks have wit nessed something quite remark able, especially when one con siders the traditional role of the Student Senate at Texas A&M. We have seen the Senate, under enthusiastic and competent lead ership, examine new issues, move in new directions, and make con certed efforts to occupy a new position of real influence and value for the students they rep resent and the university they attend and work to make better. The School of Business Admin istration must elect representa tives who will fit into this new concept of the Student Senate, students with respect for tradi tion, but at the same time with an open eye and an open mind to the possibilities and potentiali ties of the future. As a student deeply concerned and aware of the problems, issues, and possi bilities surrounding the Student Senate and its role at Texas A&M, I submit my name for your consideration as the sopho more candidate for Student Sen ator from the School of Business Administration. Sincerely, Kent Caperton ’71 Tonight On KBTX 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 12:00 News, Weather & Sports Lancer Red Skelton CBS Playhouse “The People Next Door” News, Weather & Sports SWC Football Highlights It Takes A Thief Alfred Hitchcock Hubert Humphrey appears to have made a politically fatal mis take in his decision to keep his campaign in the South at an all- time low key. Not only may this decision cost him electoral votes, but it may ultimately have far- reaching effects on the Demo cratic Party. In what might possibly be the last (and best) chance to draw the South back into the Demo cratic Party fold, Humphrey has chosen the path which will per manently remove it. The reasons behind his decision seem clear, even though the shrewdness of the decision does not. THE OVERWHELMINGLY conservative element in the South, shown especially in the 1964 elec tion, is obviously the reason Hum phrey has written off these states. However, by taking a leaf from George Wallace’s campaign stra tegy book, Humphrey might see that the South is one of his most fertile areas. Wallace moved into the indus trial North predicting good chan ces of winning some of those states. His reasoning was based on the idea that with three can didates in the elections, he could conceivably get 34 per cent of the vote and win. He was right—providing, of course, that the other votes were equally split between Humphrey and Richard Nixon. What he over looked (and so has everyone else) is that the same rules work just 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 newspaper. THE BATTALION Represented nationally by National Educational AdTertiaintr ices, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San icisco. Service Franci The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use epublieation of all new dispatches credited to it or therwise credited in the paper and local news of apontan rigin published herein. Rights of republication of all latter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. use foe not Members of the Student Publications Board Dr. David Bowers, Colleg< College of Engineering; Di Clark, College or Veterinary Medicine; and Hal Taylor, Col lege of Agriculture. »ers Lindsey, chairman Arts; F. S. White, Clark, College of V. i Boar College Dr are: J im of Liberal Donald R. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 3% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M is bliahed in College Station, Texas daily except Saturday, inday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association EDITOR JOHN W. FULLER Managing Editor Dave Mayes Sports Editor John Platzer News Editor Tom Curl City Editor Bob Palmer Photographer Mike Wright « ;■ - v' ■ : 1 LOUPOTS Your Fall Wardrobe Headquarters H.I.S. PURITAN CAMPUS LEE HICKS PONDER WEMBLY PHI-BATES GOLD CUP AETNA Loupors ‘Traditional Clothing At Student Prices” as well in what is termed “Wal lace country.” And according to last week’s Gallup poll, the area closest to being split between two candi dates is Wallace country. The poll shows that Wallace is lead ing the South with 38 per cent of the vote, with Nixon holding 33 per cent. Humphrey has 21 Bulletin Board TONIGHT Skin & Scuba Diving Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 305, Godwin Hall. Plans will be made for repairing the air compressor. Associated General Contractors will meet at 7 p.m. in Room 110 of the Architecture Building for a lecture on construction financing. Texas A&M Sailing Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 210 of the Military Science Building. Special Guest, Dr. Doran, will have an interesting discussion on sailing. WEDNESDAY Waco-McLennan County Home town Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA. Plans for the Bay lor party will be discussed. Wichita Falls Area Hometown Club will meet from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in Room 314, Military Sci ences annex. “Football Highlights of 1968” film will be shown. Meet sponsor, Barney Welch, and dis cuss party over Thanksgiving. Southern Louisiana Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the M S C Lounge. Freshman and transfer students are invited. per cent with eight per cent un decided. True, though he still would be far behind, even if the undecided votes swing in his favor, Hum phrey seems to be doing remark ably well in this area with little or no campaigning. With concen trated campaigning, Humphrey could very possibly overcome his deficit. HE WOULD most certainly draw almost the entire huge Southern bloc of Negro votes, and there are enough white lib erals in the South to win him a plurality if Wallace and Nixon closely divide the remaining votes. Campaigning in the South might also add to Humphrey strength in other areas. Instead of the ap pearance of running scared, such a campaign would present him as a confident man battling for votes in what would seem to be his toughest area. But Humphrey continues to shun the South, as if any vote from that area is tainted. And with this attitude, Humphrey has alienated even his Southern Ne gro and liberal supporters and has cut the few remaining strings that once led to the Democratic “solid South.” ALPHABETICAL CHOICE GREELEY, Colo. <A>> _ Can didates in the municipal election at Greeley ranged from Z to A. Mayor Dorothy Zabka was re elected, but Ralph Aab, running for the City Council, lost. PIZZA INN FREE DORM DELIVERY Open 11 a. m. to 12 p. m. Sundays 1 p. m. to 12 p. m. Call 846-6164 or 846-9984 For Orders To Go Or Eat In 413 Hwy. 6, So. 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