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College Station, Texas
Tuesday, January 14, 1969
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THE BATTALION CADET SLOUCH by Jin. E a r k Bulletin BodrA
Editor,
The Battalion:
Please express my thanks to
the student body for the Christ
mas card I received. Your collec
tive thoughtfulness is just another
reason why I am so proud to be
an Aggie-Ex.
Best of luck to each of you.
Maj. James P. Westbrook ’60
Adv. Tm. 45
APO San Francisco
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Editor,
The Battalion:
In this age of hippies and pro
tests, I have now found something
to protest about. Texas A&M Uni
versity is an institution built on
tradition and one of the most
popular of these has now been
done away with. The fish haircut
has been banned. Not only does
the new ruling break the tradi
tion, but it also destroys one of
the most important distinguishing
factors between fish and sopho
mores. A recent issue of The Bat
talion stated that 47 per cent of
the fish were in favor of having
long hair. As yet, I have not found
one fish that wants to keep his
hair. And I do not believe the
fish that wants to be a true Aggie
is in favor of long hair.
The retention factor was given
by Corps Staff as the main reason
for doing away with the fish hair
cut. Yes, it might help increase
the enrollment in the Corps, but
what type of people will con
tribute to this increase ? There
are many sacrifices demanded of
and Aggie that are more impor
tant than sacrificing his hair.
I know that I speak for the
fish in my outfit, and I hope for
the rest of the true Aggie fish
on campus.
D. L. McQueen ’72
Company C-l
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Editor,
The Battalion:
In regard to the decision made
by the Executive Committee of
the University concerning the is
sue on whether or not to hold
finals before the Christmas holi
days, we as students would like
to express our opinion. We con
tend that having finals before
Christmas would be beneficial not
only to the students but also to
the profs. As it stands the Com
mittee has voted to continue with
the present system.
However, we as part of the
student body believe that we have
a right to exert our influence in
formulating such policies. Some
views on the subject ar» as fol
lows:
1. A greater appreciation for
the holidays by eliminating
worry over finals.
2. Elimination of the sudden
strain and readjustment after
the holidays to prepare for
finals.
3. A 4 or 5 week holiday which
would require only to begin
the fall semester one or two
weeks earlier and to include
the semester break in with
the holiday. An extended holi
day would also provide an ex
cellent opportunity for those
who need jobs.
We feel this would be a pro
gressive measure in educational
policy here at A&M and hope that
the new system is adopted as is
being done in other Universities
and Colleges in Texas.
Company B-l Vets ’71
Although Vice-President Dr.
Horace Byers has indicated he
favors such a change, the com
mittee postponed changing the
calendar until the fall 1970 se
mester because members felt
the problems involved could not
be worked out before then. See
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Editor,
The Battalion:
Beginning last September an
experimental program was initi
ated in Walton Hall to provide a
center of unity for the civilian
student. The success of the pilot
program can be measured by the
strong participation and leader
ship of our hall in many activities
on campus. Internally, we have
organized an elected council to
direct the hall, an activities com
mittee to plan an active social
calendar, a judicial committee to
supervise the behavior of our
members, a Walton Newsletter
published weekly, a game-night
held weekly in Walton Lounge,
and a formal Christmas Banquet
held at the Ramada Inn. Our or
ganization has provided leader
ship in yell practice attendance,
a Spirit Car-Bash-In, co-sponsor
ing an all-campus dance, the Cam
pus-Chest drive, all areas of bon
fire activities, and the Bryan
Jaycees Christmas Toy Drive. We
take great pride in present ac
tivities and future plans of our
organization.
Our greatest need for next se
mester is more student members.
Our activities will include any
thing the members of Walton are
willing to work to accomplish.
There is a place in our hall for
any student looking for an active
student organization, an open so
cial calendar, and a unified fellow
ship of college men. We challenge
any other hall to provide a better
organized and constructively pro
ductive program than ours in
Walton.
This letter is an open invitation
to all students who are interested
in providing leadership in unify
ing and building the A&M student
body. To those who are dissatis
fied with the apathy apparent on
campus, Walton Hall has the po
tential to utilize your talents.
Anyone interested in joining our
organization should contact our
office (5-1979).
Andy Scott, President
Carl Kinney, Vice-President
Richard Ferguson, Secretary
James Story, Treasurer
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TODAY
The Brazos Valley Art Associ
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Texas Room of Bryan Building
& Loan to hear Mrs. Cornelius
Van Bavel discuss design and
production of modern jewelry. A
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