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All obscenity laws should be shall be no law ...” made re
abolished, according to a noted stricting free speech,
communications expert who spoke “Did the writers of the Consti-
at the Memorial Student Center
last night.
Charles Siepmann, speaking to
350 people at a Great Issues pre
sentation, said that in determin
ing the justness of any law, two
criteria should be used: 1) The
law as written must be perfectly
clear; that is, the individual must
know beforehand what he can and
cannot do: 2) All laws must pre
vent acts which do demonstrable
grievous harm to people; that is,
there must be no purposeless law.
Obscenity laws, according to
the visiting Danforth lecturer,
fail the first criterion because
of the varying definitions of “ob
scene;” the word is unclear, there
fore the laws are unclear.
Obscenity laws fail the second
criterion because there is no proof
that obscenity causes demonstra
ble grievous harm. From this,
said Siepmann, it is clear that
other than legal means must be
taken to regulate obscenity.
This problem concerning ob
scenity is indicative of the prob
lem concerning freedom of speech
in general, he said.
“If today the first amendment
were put before the people in a
referendum the majority would
revoke it,” he added. The reason
for this is the absoluteness of the
tution mean this?” asked Siep
mann. “Can we claim absolute
freedom of speech in all situa
tions? We cannot.”
Siepmann went on to explain.
“Man is human and has, unlike
other animals, the power to grow
in mind and soul or not to grow.
Man can choose to merely exist
or to live his destiny.
“This applies,” concluded Siep
mann, “not so much to speech,
as it does to the mind or the soul.
Because the first amendment is
directed more to the soul, then,
than to speech, it is possible that
in certain circumstances freedom
of speech could be restricted.”
Deadline Here
On Permits
For Parking
Registration Poll
Results Reviewed
Fish Sweetheart
Nom ination s Open
Nominations for Freshman
Class Sweetheart are open until
5 p.m. Wednesday.
Class President Kirby Brown
announced today that applications
could be picked up in the Student
Programs office in the Memorial
Student Center or by contacting
a freshman class officer or sena
tor.
All applications, Brown noted,
should be accompanied by the
entry’s picture and measure
ments. The photo should be a
5x7 or larger, and will be re
turned at the close of the contest,
he added.
Applications should be turned
in at the Student Programs office.
Today is the last day that stu
dents can pick up parking permits
for the spring semester, according
to Campus Security Chief Ed
Powell.
No late fees will be assessed
students who fail to pick up per
mits by 5 p.m. today but they
will face the possibility of a $2
illegal parking fine, Powell said.
Parking permits can be picked
up in the basement of the YMCA
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Park
ing fees are $5 a semester, $9 for
two semesters, or $10 for both
semesters and the summer ses
sion.
DELIVERS REPORT
Jim Finane, vice president of the Memorial Student Center Council and Directorate, gives
senators a report on the progress of the MSC building expansion program at the Senate
meeting Thursday night. (Photo by W. R. Wright)
Spring Orientation Planned
By Grad Student Council
For illegal parking offenses,
the fine is $2, if the fine is paid
within 72 hours after it is issued,
noted Powell. If not paid in the
time period, the student will be
assessed $5 more, he added.
The student is then given two
weeks to pay the fine, or bring a
valid excuse to the Campus Se
curity office. If a student fails
to do either, the case will be
turned over to the College Station
Justice of Peace, who issues a
warrant for the student’s arrest.
By DAVID MIDDLEBROOKE
Battalion Staff Writer
The Graduate Student Council
will hold an orientation Wednes
day for all new graduate stu
dents.
The meeting, scheduled for 3:30
p.m. in room 113 of the Biological
Sciences Building, will be the
second of the year, following a
similar fall program, according
to Mitty Plummer, council presi
dent.
“The fall orientation was high
ly successful,” Plummer remark
ed. “We had between 250-300
people present, with standing
room only.”
The main purpose of the orien
tation, according to Wallace
Migura, a representative from
the College of Agriculture, is to
acquaint new graduate students
with A&M’s graduate school,
along with its policies and pro
cedures.
New students will be welcomed,
and the members of the Graduate
Student Council presented to
them.
“This is so they will know who
represents them and who they can
take their questions and com
plaints to,” Plummer said.
“This sort of thing is really
helpful to the students,” com
mented Migura, “especially when
you realize that about 60 per cent
of the graduate students here did
not graduate from A&M.”
Following the introductions,
Plummer added. Graduate College
Dean Dr. George W. Kunze will
explain the requirements for an
advanced degree. This will include
setting up a research program,
filing degree plans, and related
matters.
“This is a good opportunity
for people to get information
straight from the horse’s mouth,”
Plummer concluded, “as for what
is required of them. It also gives
them a chance to ask about policy
or anything else they might want
By TOM CURL
Battalion Staff Writer
The Student Senate Thursday
night strongly endorsed a resolu
tion supporting formation of a
Faculty Senate to represent aca
demic personnel here.
In introducing the resolution,
Vice President David Maddox
pointed out that the Student Sen
ate represents the student body
and the Academic Council repre
sents the administration, but
there is no existing organization
representing the faculty.
The Academic Council is made
up of heads of the different aca
demic departments on the cam
pus.
“I think it is a great step for
ward in improving relations at
the university,” Maddox com
mented.
AT THIS TIME, most faculty
committees are appointed by the
administration.
Maddox said he would request
Academic Vice President Horace
R. Byers to allow members of the
Student Senate to appear before
the next meeting of the Academic
Council to explain the Senate
position on the matter.
Senator A1 Reinert recapped
the results of the student poll
on automated registration taken
Tuesday in the dining halls. The
poll showed general approval of
the new system but reflected stu
dents’ unhappiness with the add-
drop procedures and no choice of
professors or time schedules.
A BREAKDOWN of the results
showed seniors the most satisfied
and sophomores the most disap
pointed in the procedure.
“I want to discourage anyone
accepting the poll as a mass vote
of confidence for the system,”
Reinert said.
the Campus Chest Fund. First
place went to Company F-l. The
Army ROTC unit contributed
more money per capita than any
other campus organization. Com
pany G-l was second and Squad
ron Five was third.
The Senate Committee on Edu
cational Procedure and Excellence
will conduct open meetings each
week at 7 p.m. in the MSC to
discuss possible innovations in the
academic procedures at A&M.
Items being considered are
courses taught on a “pass-fail”
system and published teacher
evaluations. Any student with
ideas, or those otherwise inter
ested, are invited to attend the
(See Senate, Page 2)
State Alert Out
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From Brazos Jail
At Saturday’s Dance
to know.”
Aggie Band To Pick Sweetheart
Pair Charged
In Connection
“The real sore spot is the add-
drop procedure. I had to pick up
my sixth schedule this morning,”
he continued.
By JANIE WALLACE
Battalion Staff Writer
Saturday’s annual band dance
will be highlighted by the crown
ing of the Texas Aggie Band
Sweetheart from five finalists.
This year’s dance will salute
Lt. Col. E. V. Adams, band direc
tor, according to Charles Eads,
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NANCY WHITMAN
combined band staff operations
officer.
A green-eyed blonde, Roxie
Ash, is a freshman at Sam Hous
ton State majoring in home eco
nomics. She is from Dayton and
her escort is Jim Otto.
Valeria Anderson, a senior at
Belton High School, has long
blonde hair and blue eyes. She
is from Belton and her escort is
Craig Pearson.
A MEMORIAL Student Cen
ter secretary, Mrs. Linda Day, is
a blue-eyed blonde from College
Station. Her escort is her hus
band, Mike Day.
Linda de Masters has blue eyes
and long brown hair. She is a
senior at Bellaire High School in
Houston. Her escort is Herbert
S. Hilburn.
A junior at Sam Houston State
majoring in business, Nancy
Whitman is a brown-eyed bru
nette. She is from Dayton and
her escort is John Otto.
THE SWEETHEART will be
chosen by all band members pres
ent at the dance by secret ballot,
Eads said.
The sweetheart selection com
mittee which chose the finalists
consists of Jimmy Natho, execu
tive officer of the white band;
David Howard, executive officer
of the combined bands; Callan
Oltman, executive officer of the
maroon band; Richard Garrett;
Larry Farmer; Richard Sanchez;
Ralph Jenke; Stan Garner; Darrel
Tate; Bob Clayton and Eads, com
mittee chairman.
Preparing the Memorial Stu
dent Center Ballroom for the
dance, the band architecture stu
dents will work all day Saturday
decorating it in the San Francis
co theme. Throughout the dance,
slides of San Francisco will be
projected on the walls.
ACCORDING to Eads, the en
trance way will display the bugles
and pictures of the band in all
halftime performances.
Starting at 8 and lasting until
midnight, the dance will feature
the Maynard Gimbel orchestra, a
ten piece dance band from Hous
ton. Dress for the dance will be
Class A with black bow tie and
dates will wear formals.
“In presenting the finalists to
the guests, band members and
dates, they will be escorted by
members of the combined band
staff,” Eads noted.
The dance is by invitation only.
A few of the guests include Presi
dent and Mrs. Earl Rudder; Dean
and Mrs. James P. Hannigan,
dean of students; Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Stallings, athletic director
and head football coach; Mr. and
Mrs. Shelby Metcalf, head basket
ball coach; Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Waldrop, a former student, and
the college deans.
Also invited is the Texas Aggie
Band Association executive com
mittee: Tom Murrah, president;
W. T. Reidel, A&M Consolidated
Schools superintendent; Dr. Mar
tin McBride, veterinary medicine
professor; and Joe Buser, former
assistant to A&M President Earl
Rudder.
The executive committee re
cently adopted a policy of sup
porting the band financially on
an extensive football trip every
four years. Implimentation will
begin next fall with the band’s
appearance at the Oct. 4 Texas
A&M - U. S. Military Academy
game at West Point, N. Y.
With Robbery
Two women were charged
Thursday with being accessories
to armed robbery in connection
with the holdup of the Redmond
Pharmacy, reported District At
torney Brooks Gofer Jr. They
were identified as Lanell Marie
Trimmer and Mary Gorina John
son, both of whom listed Houston
addresses.
Charges of attempted murder
and armed robbery were filej
earlier against Melvin Smith Jr.
and Clarence Jones by the district
attorney’s office.
At the same time, two other
men, Billy Brown and Carl D.
McDonald, were charged with ac
cessory to armed robbery, and
accessory to assault to murder.
All of the suspects are listed
with Houston addresses and are
being held in the Brazos County
jail.
Joe Shaffer, manager of the
Redmond Pharmacy, wounded in
the robbery when he refused to
surrender narcotics to the rob
bers, was reported in good con
dition today by Methodist Hos
pital officials.
The four men were arrested by
College Station and Brazos Coun
ty law officers Tuesday afternoon
on Farm Road 2154 five miles
south of College Station, only
one hour after the robbery oc
curred.
Shafer was taken from Bryan
General Hospital to the Houston
hospital Tuesday night. He was
listed in poor condition Wednes
day, but was improving Thurs
day, according to hospital spokes-
Reinert said that most of the
complaints were really simple and
he was surprised they could not
have been solved before registra
tion began.
“THE SIMPLEST part of the
thing was getting what the stu
dents wanted; and they (registra
tion officials) didn’t do it,” he
concluded.
Senator David Howard, chair
man of the Student Welfare Com
mittee, recognized the top three
organizations in contributions to
A state-wide alert is out for
four men, two of whom are
charged with murder who es
caped from the Brazos County
jail at 3:30 a. m. this morn
ing.
Brazos County Sheriff J. W.
Hamilton identified the four
men as follows:
Del Monte Whitehurst, 41,
charged with accessory to mur
der in Harris County. He is 5
ft. 7 inches, weighs 140 lbs., has
brown hair and a dark complex
ion.
David McEndorffer, 25,
charged with murder in Brazos
County. He is 5 ft. 10 or 11
inches, weighs, 200 lbs. and has
brown hair, blue eyes and dark
complexion.
Gene Bryan, 26, charged with
burglary.
Michael Chafa, 29, charged
with interstate car theft.
Sheriff Hamilton said no de
scription was available on the
latter two men.
He added that all four are
white and that it is not known
whether they are armed.
The four escaped the jail by
cutting a hole in the ceiling and
climbing to the roof by means
of a rope made from blankets,
Hamilton said.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.
—Adv.
GETTING READY FOR MARDI GRAS
The Ross Volunteers, the oldest student organization on
the A&M campus and the elite honor guard of the governor
of Texas, bone up on their drill routines before they lead
the Mardi Gras parade Feb. 18. Photo by W. R. Wright)