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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, December 19, 1968 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle What's Happening At The MSC PRive FOLLY Checklist One of the things that makes Christmas such a senti mental time is the unearthing of old, time-worn, nostalgia milking items that are traditionally forgotten from one December to the next. The Batt editorial page is no ex ception to this tradition; after all, we’re as vulnerable to that epidemic of Christmas GAS as anybody else. Without further ado, then, we bring you excerpts from an editorial in the Dec. 19, 1967 Batt: “Local merchants may say that happiness is Bryan- College Station, but for most Aggies happiness will be see ing the campus in their car’s rear-view mirror as they leave for the holidays . . . Everything looks warm, rosy and promis ing; but the most important thing to remember is that Santa laughs Ho Ho Ho and not Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum. And when you drive, that can make the difference between a warm and a cold body . . . We’d like you to enjoy many more holidays, and watch the clock change in Times Square until Guy Lombardo fails to host New Year’s Eve or the sun fails to rise in the east—and no one knows which will come sooner.” It’s become pretty trite to point out that the human body was not designed to withstand head-on collisions and that if you drink you shouldn’t drive and vice versa. But ther;e are a few positive pointers concerning winter driving which have recently been called to our attention, and we’d like to share them with you here . . . • Is the cooling system properly checked and filled with anti-freeze? • Has the electrical system received adequate in spection and attention? • Are tires adequate for proper traction on ice, snow, or wet roads ? Some areas may require use of snow chains; if you have them, do you know how they should be installed? • While the car is warming up, window areas should be cleared free of ice and snow—including the outside mirror. • Brakes should be pumped to slow down or stop on slippery surfaces. • Keep a good distance behind the vehicle ahead, allowing enough room to stop instantly if you have to. These points, of course, can be found in your car’s owner’s manual, but that sometimes takes a while to locate under all the bottle openers, misfolded road maps and Tiger- rama cards in the glove compartment. Merry Christmas and all that. By MONTY STANLEY At the U of H, there are little red survey ballot boxes above each Daily Cougar newsstand. These were opened for the first time this semester, in an effort to prepare them for use in the “1968 Super Fantastic Home, Mother, Flagg, and Apple Pie Groovey Cougar Christmas Tree Contest.” It turns out that the sur- ——A vey boxes yielded quite a variety of non - survey mis cellany. Enough, according to the editor of the pa per, to necessitate the quiet removal of the Cougar staffer who cleared the boxes and is now in the advanced stages of “raving paranoia.” Among other things, the boxes yielded a rich harvest of cigarette butts, matches, coffee cups, ice cream and gum wrappers, numerous in vitations and notes addressed to the newspaper staff (all “preg nant with hate and malice”), a 12^ donation to the staff, two ball point pens (one of which worked), 12 library check-out slips, a stamp pad, one electrical engineering examination, and a $1 donation “for the expressed purpose of buying peacocks.” ★ ★ ★ The editor of the student news paper at Mary Washington Col lege in Virginia has really thrown herself into controversy with a November issue on “Christian Radicalism.” The issue featured a front page picture of Jesus Christ in the form of a “wanted” poster. Among the charges levied against Jesus were “conspiring to obstruct the draft by requiring followers not to kill, practicing medicine and wine-making with out a license and interfering with businessmen in a temple.” The article described him as “typical hippie—beard, long hair, sandals, young,” and said he “may be en countered in any slum pad, love- in or anti-war demonstration,” but was less often seen in church or suburbia. At Texas-El Paso, you can tell the sorority a girl belongs to by her “uniform,” which will gener ally consist of a dress and a blazer. For example. Kappa Del tas favor olive green, the Tri Delts wear bright orange, while the AE Phis favor green culottes. ★ ★ ★ A special experimental dormi tory has been created this year at TCU, it was announced in the Skiff. Filled with a select group of the top students, it is also manned part time with faculty members chosen as “dorm dons,” who spend time in the dorm and take part in evening discussions. Evidently, from this new type of dormitory arrangement is sup posed to evolve a new type of “evening discussion” on the part of college students. ★ ★ ★ . In the field of random statisti cal good poop, Washington State’s Evergreen announced that in the period 1955-1964 WSU produced more Negro sociology doctorates than any other school in the United States. Their total of 5 THE BATTALION 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. Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim chairman ; Dr. David Bowers, College of Liberal neerini Clark, College of Veterinary Medicine; anc lege of Agricultu Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 ; S6.50 per full year. All subscripts ix. Advertising rate furnished on ttalion. Room 217, Services Building 77843. year; $6.50 per full year, sales tax. Advertising rate The Battalio: Texas $6 per school ubject to 3% quest. Address: College Station, The Associated Press is eni ipublication of all new disi herwise credited in the paper titled exclusively to the use for Lindsey, chairman ; Dr. Arts ; F. S. White, Coll erw origin pul matter he Secon cred blish ed herei ?rein are als< d-Cli papei Righ reserved, ass postage paid patches credited to it or r and local news of spontane ts of republicatii spontaneou of all othe at College Station, Texas. ng ; Dr id Hal Taylor, Col- The Battalion, a student newspaper blished in College Station, Texas dail at Texas A&M is pubusl Sunda: _ j and Monday, and holiday period! May, and once a week during summer s y, and Monday, and he k durin Is, Sept school. except Saturd ember aturday, through MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Francisco. os Angeles and San EDITOR JOHN W. FULLER Managing Editor Dave Mayes Sports Editor John Platzer City Editor Mike Wright News Editor Bob Palmer Staff Columnists John McCarroll, Mike Plake, Monty Stanley, Jan Moulden Staff Writers Tom Curl, Dale Foster, Tim Searson, Janie Wallace, Tony Huddleston, David Middlebrooke Assistant Sports Editor Richard Campbell Photographer W. R. Wright The Chicken House at North Gate Free Dorm Delivery Call 846-4111 ME N U 3 PC. CHICKEN 1.00 7 PC. CHICKEN 2.00 Served with hot rolls & french fries ONION RINGS & FRENCH FRIES 30 FRIED PIES 19 Negro doctorates was 27.8 per cent of the total number pro duced. ★ ★ ★ Whitey struck back in New York, at least on the high school level. White students at racially- mixed Central Technical High in Syracuse held a demonstration, including chants of “W-H-I-T-E” and placards reading “White is beautiful.” A formal demand was made by the delegation for police protection from assault by their Negro schoolmates. ★ ★ ★ From Chicago comes the AP report concerning two Mundelein College coeds who were recently surprised when a newly-released ex-convict entered their dormi tory room, apparently through an unlocked door. According to the wire, the girls—both psychology majors—got the convicted rapist to settle for a kiss from each and a three-hour interview on their personal lives, their friends, their activities and their college work, and ended the frightening inter view with the announcement that they had to “go shopping for groceries.” The intruder offered to go along but fled the scene when he spotted a parked police squad car. He was later appre hended and charged with attempt ed armed robbery and attempted burglary. What is it, now, about “the best laid plans of mice and men . . . ?” By PAT LAFFERTY In past columns I have stressed attendance to Memorial Student Center events. I would now like to encourage participation. If you’ve found that in spite of all your studies you still find time to hang around the “C” or “bag it” every afternoon, perhaps you ought to use this time finding your place on campus. I direct Listen Up Editor, The Battalion: You do not know me but my son Rodney W. Kelly was a stu dent at A&M, and graduated in 1961. Rodney was in the Band and I am sure that some of the profs remember him and will help me by picking some young man in the Band that will not be able to go home for Christmas because he lives so far from A&M. When Rodney was a student I remem ber him bringing boys home for holidays that lived in other states. I would be happy to share Christ mas with any young man that wants to spend the day with a former Aggie’s mother. Rodney is married and has a 6-year-old little boy and lives in Dallas, so I am alone and would be happy to do for some young man what I would want someone else to do for Rodney if he were away from home at Christmas. Mrs. Ethel Kelly 934, Texas Ave., San Antonio this not only to freshmen but to all who have an interest in what goes on around campus. As I mentioned last week, the Tonight On KBTX 6:00 News, Weather and Sports 6:30 Blondie 7:00 Flying Nun 7:30 Bewitched 8:00 Thursday Night Movie — “Guns at Batasi” 10:00 News, Weather and Sports 10:30 Premiere—Hell Fighters 11:00 Journey to Unknown MSC is accepting applicmj for Committee Chairmen and a ecutive positions on its Com and Directorate. Of course, r< everyone can be in a position! leadership, but anyone with iia can contribute by filing for o| positions on one of their fourt« committees. You’ll have time to think ak this over the holidays, for app; cations will be accepted mi Jan. 13. 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