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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Friday, October 25,1
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CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Em
According to Mayor D. A. (Andy) Anderson, this is
Clean Air Week in the city of College Station. Let’s all pitch
in this weekend and go out and pick up the dirty air on
the roadsides and bar ditches.
★ ★ ★
There is perhaps no worse fate for a staff member of
the Battalion than to be assigned, a story for Friday’s paper,
especially if it is before a free weekend.
Ordinarily the paper on Tuesday is the one which is
heavily competed for. There is not much space because
of limited advertising and therefore the pages are few and
prime space is at a premium.
Even the reporters themselves don’t bother to read the
Batt on Friday. A quick survey of the Thursday night’s
staff revealed that a whopping 50 percent will not be on the
campus or in the community when the Batt presses roll
Friday.
The Friday paper reporters are treated more or less
like Cinderella by the ugly Battalion editor who in many
ways resembles the wicked stepmother who gave all the
dirty work to the beautiful child.
As if you have not noticed, this column is in the Friday
paper so therefore we must assume that there is dirty work
afoot. In case you don’t hear from this columnist again,
please go to the bus station and ask for the key to locker
37 and open the file of secret documents. In these papers
you will find the reason for the mysterious disappearance
of this columnist.
Or if you don’t have transportation to the bus station
come and look in the Batt microfilm file for the last five
months and see the Wednesday issues.
★ ★ ★
Mr. X is really making a name for himself on this
campus as he has placed more wrong in the Batt picks than
any other guesser. No wonder he remains anonymous. He
is a throwback from last year’s picks and is at it again.
He calls up here on Wednesday night and will speak
only to John Platzer, the sports editor. Although I enjoy
attending A&M, I would like to ask that this phantom re
veal himself and refrain from using the Battalion as his
mouthpiece.
Becket
★
Editor,
The Battalion:
The First Battalion announces
that it has 138 freshmen in its
four companies this semester.
Company A-l reports 38, B-l 31,
C-l 35 and D-l 34. The announce
ment came from First Battalion
Staff. They are as follows:
(List of names was enclosed.—
Ed.)
The First Battalion is proud
of this number, which surpasses
the 22 new pledges in the off-
campus fraternity.
Michael P.
★ ★
Editor,
The Battalion:
I’m sure the graduate students
of Texas A&M greatly appreciate
the special attention directed at
them during the Saturday foot
ball game with TCU. The written
threat from the Graduate Coun
cil was met with many smiles. I
predict there will be a new ego
istic air of importance surround
ing the graduate section since the
graduates have been informed by
the “displeased” undergraduates
that the continuance of Texas
A&M tradition rests on their be
havior at future football games.
It is unfortunate however that
the little white warning signs
were not made available to amuse
the faculty and staff members
as well as our guests. Or is the
concept of tradition based on co
ercive methods too embarrassing
to broadcast?
I would, no doubt, agree basic
ally with the original idea that
initiated such action. It’s great
to be a part of any school which
displays such exuberant school
spirit but it’s difficult to be proud
of any organization which dic
tate the “proper” way to attend
a recreational sporting event;
Most of the graduate students
attending A&M are mature
enough to look beyond the mere
words of such a message and seek
an understanding of causality. In
doing so some realize that may
be they were the scapegoat of
the “new fear” of Texas A&M.
This “new fear” has been
brought about by the gradual ac
ceptance of more and more civi
lian students on campus. Instead
of accepting this as growth some
fear it. Such unhappy individuals
must be pathetically miserable;
and since misery loves miserable
company, perhaps they are the
ones who need to sit together in
the end zone.
P.S. It is my suggestion that
a copy of the notice “served” to
On Stealing Hats
Once in a while we receive a letter that deserves more
than noncommittal publication in the “Listen Up’’ column.
Such was the one from Capt. John Teague, USAF, who
enclosed a Lubbock sports column telling of a photographer
who almost had his camera snatched away and a Lubbock
man whose hat was stolen by “a fellow wearing an ROTC
uniform” after the Texas Tech game here.
“Today,” Capt. Teague wrote, “I was forced to hang
my head in shame for my school, Texas A&M . . . During
my years at Aggieland (I’m a ’59 grad), we were ‘instructed’
by the upperclassmen that we would be nice to any visitor on
the campus . . . and do nothing to bring shame upon the
name of Texas A&M ... If an incident did occur, you can
bet an Aggie didn’t start it.”
We agree wholeheartedly with Capt. Teague’s further
note that “there are some Aggies there that should be back
in grade school . . . and it’s my personal hope that these
‘children’ will be sought out and sent home where they
belong.” Failing that, we would note, these misfits must
at least be shown by example that they're not with the
program and are not getting away with anything in the
long run.
Granted, that job won’t always be easy. Uncalled-for
practices, such as the Tech bell team’s jaunt through North
Gate and the Tech boosters’ heckling of the Cadet Corps
as it waited to march into Kyle Field, tend to create an
atmosphere in which childish acts might momentarily seem
justifiable.
Well, they aren’t. And a cadet who demeans his uni
form by such an act destroys, in a few seconds, the work of
thousands who wear that uniform.
That work began again early last week; it continued
through Saturday’s TCU game. It must continue through
the coming weekend and through many more.
By MONTY STANLEY
The University of Houston’s
Student Course and Teacher Eval
uation committee is circulating
questionnaires to find what items
students would like to know about
before taking a course. With this
aid, the Student Association plans
to publish a pre-registration
giudebook containing the most
important items at the end of
this semester. This way, before
getting in over his head, a stu
dent would know course objec
tives, types of material covered,
amount of reading assignments,
type of classes (discussion, lec
ture, etc.). Now how about the
same kind of thing about profs ?
★ ★ ★
Plans at ETSU for this week
end’s game call for the students
to obtain blue and gold balloons
outside the gate and release them
all at once when they score. It’ll
look pretty neat, but hopefully
it’ll never replace A&M’s display
of spirit upon scoring.
★ ★ ★
Washington State’s Daily Ever
green runs a sports analysis
column called “Jock It To ’Em.”
In addition, a WSU columnist
asked some thought-provoking
questions in his article this week.
Like, just exactly what is wrong
with dandruff? And pimples—
“Think about it. What the hell
is wrong with a pimple ? A pimple
is a result of some pleasurable
event, such as eating chocolate
or fried chicken or maybe even
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City Editor Mike Wright
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Staff Columnists John McCarroll, Mike Plake,
Monty Stanley, Jan Moulden
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playing in the dirt. Therefore,
when observed, a pimple should
bring back fond memories.”
When you think about it, he’s
got a point. These society-imposed
complexes are not nearly so self-
evident as they may seem at
first glance.
★ ★ ★
Long Island University’s stu
dents are worried about the recent
arming of their campus defenders,
the Burns Guards. Inspector
Lewis Fambro, who oversees the
guards at the university (but is
not connected with them other
wise) did not know that there
was anyone armed with a revolv
er, but said, “There will be no
trouble as long as he keeps it in
his holster. If you see a guard
with his gun drawn, then let me
know about it.” The superinten
dent of Buildings and Grounds,
when informed of the situation,
reassured a reporter for the
school newspaper by saying,
“Don’t worry. If some of the
guards do have guns, they’re not
loaded.” The whole deal was
capped beautifully by a spokes
man from the Burns Detective
Agency who said in all serious
ness, “But, in case there is any
trouble, we are trained to load
them in a hurry.”
★ ★ ★
A picture, you’ve heard, is
worth a thousand words. And so
it seems when one sees the front
page of Wednesday’s Daily Texan,
with its photo of a beaming Hu
bert Humphrey, arms outstretch
ed in a double “Hook ’Em, Horns”
sign. The theme behind Tuesday’s
rally in Austin was inscribed on
a banner which read “Hook ’Em,
Hump.”
★ ★ ★
Here’s a rundown of weekend
events taken from this week’s
school papers: Emory University
in Georgia—Stevie Wonder; Trin
ity University in San Antonio—
the Sandpipers; University of Ok
lahoma—Bill Cosby; tu at Austin
—Dona van; and the University
of Minnesota—The Rascals, Tiny
Tim, Joe Tex, and the Moody
Blues. Take heart, though, read
ers. At least one school is show
ing a little “culture” and class—
Castleton State College in Ver
mont is having the Army Field
Band for their weekend perform
ance. Wonder if there’s any
chance, say, for a Spring dance
weekend . . . ?
Tonight On KBTX
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10:30
11:30
News, Weather and Sports
Wild Wild West
Gomer Pyle
TX Friday Night Movie:
“House of Wax”
News, Weather and Sports
Judd for the Defense
Alfred Hitchcock
Nurses Host Dance
A&M students are invited to
an “Un Hallowe’en-Like Happen
ing” tonight at 1810 Inwood Rd.,
Dallas. Sponsored by the TWU
College of Nursing, the 8 to 12
p.m. dance will feature the U. S.
Malebag Band.
the graduate students at the
game be published with this let
ter.
An undergraduate senior,
C. Anne Clark
1310 Timm Dr.
Sorry, we didn’t get a copy of the
Graduate Student Council’s notice.
Perhaps we attended the wrong
“recreational sporting event”? —
Ed.
★ ★ ★
Editor,
The Battalion:
Although I have tried to keep
out of the tremendous contro
versy which has developed from
a letter to the editor a few days
ago, it is time for a definite
statement.
I would consider it a personal
favor if potential letter-writers
would withhold their comments
until Thursday or Friday, as I’ve
been placed in a terrible disad
vantage, having to write my
Wednesday column for Friday.
John McCarroll ’69
Granted, the situation got
out of hand. In the future, we
will follow the policy of major
news magazines, which avoid
redundancy by printing only
the clearest and most readable
statements of a particular
viewpoint in the letters col
umn — rather than publishing
some 120 column inches of re
sponse, as we did this week.
—Ed.
“I can’t see why it’s necessary to lose a weekend—wera
study on th’ way up, at halftime, after our dates ando
the way back!”
Ashland
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Call the placement office now
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If unable to arrange an interview, write for free brochure.
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