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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Friday, February 28. 1969 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle congratulatons SWC BASKETBALL CM AM Ptosis This FUStWU' T£XA5 Boondoggling Hurts Student Senate To those of us who have been around A&M more than a couple of years, the rise of an effective Student Senate to promote student viewpoints in the university administration has generally been an inspiring and stimulating experience. The Senate’s new look is a refreshing change from the days when its most newsworthy projects were those of the civic-club variety, and there seems to be good reason to expect that the improvement will continue. But occasionally—particularly in the last two meetings— the Senate’s conduct has been less than inspiring. Cases in point: • Last week, Senators dickered at length over a resolution condemning defacers of campus buildings. Much of the argument centered on just what types of defacing should be exempt from this dictum, and this was eventually resolved in a dramatic showdown vote against exempting the huge class numerals atop the Academic Building and in another vote which stipulated that “Beat the hell out of t.u.” is not to be considered a defacement of Sbisa Hall. • The first half hour of last night’s meeting was taken up by a reading of each Senator’s telephone and post office box numbers and living address to check the accuracy of Senate records. Had each Senator been asked to write down this information instead, the meeting could have gotten started much sooner and in a more businesslike atmosphere. • On two voice votes last night, both overwhelmingly one-sided, disgruntled Senators on the losing end insisted on “divisions of the house,” or standing votes, which required time to count. (The votes came out 32-9 and 38-3). It should be noted that the second situation probably will be alleviated by President Bill Carter’s appointment announced last night, of three executive assistants (non- Senators) to help with secretarial chores. This should mean more time for actual Senate work at the meetings. But it will take a concerted Senate effort to cut down on the time-consuming and wasteful boondoggling that some times delays worthwhile activities. Student Senators are, after all, students first and Senators second and debating- society techniques are luxuries they can ill afford. The actual time lost in meaningless haggling is only part of the problem; the resulting mental fatigue makes for impatience as the clock inches toward midnight, and that is not the best frame of mind for making decisions that affect the student body. It could well be that the somewhat cloistered character istic of Senate meetings—with very few spectators, if any— brings out the sophist in some Senators, and that a more practical approach would be produced by having present some of the people whom the Senators represent. The Battalion, in cooperation with Carter, has begun publishing the agenda for each meeting, and we hope this will help increase student participation by giving advance notice of the items to be discussed. At any rate, the impediments to effective Senate action don’t seem insurmountable or even major; indeed, they have not demonstrably detracted from the unprecedented number of accomplishments the Senate has made thus far. (The ten by-laws were passed with a minimum of wrangling, for example.) But there is room for improvement in every organization, and the much-improved Senate is no exception. a&m Board Gets Bulletin Board \l Water Bond OK By MONTY STANLEY Southwest Texas is growing up now. First, there was a boycott, and then, last Thursday, more than 200 students gathered to protest the contract renewal of their college president. The dem onstrators had planned a sit-in, but it rained. Consequently, it turned out to be a stand-in for all those except the real sticklers for principle. According to the SWT College Star, there is a ~f student govern ment candidate at i tu in Austin who “blames outside agitators for campus unrest, rejects the idea of putting a student on the Board of Regents and likes Frank Erwin Jr.” In his campaign for the student body presidency, he is attempting to reverse the national trends toward disruption, dis obedience and despair, saying “The vast majority of students on this campus (tu) are satisfied with the present university ad ministration.” Good luck, ol’ hoss. ★ ★ ★ There is a new club being formed at TWU called the Gig ’Em Service Club. Among the projects proposed are a service to arrange rides for girls wanting to come to A&M on weekends, a dating service, and the sale of A&M articles in the TWU book store. Also proposed at TWU is the elimination of Saturday classes. Gad, just imagine having Satur day classes. Would that call for Sunday drill? The thought stag gers the mind. ★ ★ ★ Del Mar College in Corpus Christi is sponsoring a little “in stant group therapy” this week. Anyone who has any problems or just anything to say is invited to come to the auditorium of their Methodist Church to form up for what they call “The Psy chomat.” The idea is an awful lot like the theory behind the “En counter, discussed in an earlier issue. Whether student uprisings will be good or bad in the long run may be debatable, but they sure are causing people to finally just plain care about others’ thoughts. ★ ★ ★ Washington State University has found a way to catch the Classes In Archery Start Saturday The Brazos Bowman Archery Club will sponsor archery classes beginning Saturday, from 9 to 10 a. m., at the archery range on University Drive (Farm Road 60) across from the Country Kitchen Restaurant. Membership to the club will not be necessary to participate in the lesson, according to Club Re porter John Bendele. The only fee will be to replace lost or broken arrows. Instructors will be club officers and members, including the national champion, Bendele said. Additional information is avail able from James Ross, club presi dent, at 823-0802, or Bendele, at 846-3091. Officers’ Wives To Give Coffee The Army Cadet Wives Club is giving a coffee Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Mem orial Student Center, room 210. A panel discussion headed by the wives of Army Officers will discuss “Happiness is Being an Army Wife.” Wives of Army cadets, fiancees and girl friends of advanced Army cadets are invited. Tonight On KBTX 6:30 7:30 8:00 10:00 10:30 11:30 Wild Wild West Gomer Pyle Friday Night Movie “The Killers” News, Weather & Sports Judd For The Defense Alfred Hitchcock 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. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor should be typed, double-spaced, and must be no more than 300 words in length. They must be signed, although the writer’s name will be with held by arrangement with the editor. Address corre spondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association yes sal ar; $6.50 per fu »n, 77843. per tax. Advertisi The Battalioi Texas $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year. All subscriptions subject to 4% Mail subscriptions H l sing rate furnished on request Room 217, Services Building, College Station, rate furnished The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all new dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news origin published herein. Rights of republicatic ter herein Second-Cl rved. and local news of spontaneous of all other lerv ass postage paid at College Station, Texas. Lindsey, Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim chairman ; Dr. David Bowers, College of Liberal . ivo. v uower Arts ; F. S. White, College of Engineering; Dr. Donald R. Clark, College of Veterinary Medicine; and Hal Taylor, Col lege of Agriculti The Battalion, ished in College oxation, icxas uauy except su -t lay, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September ..‘ough May, and once a week during summer school. pul Su student newspaper at Texas A&M is Station, Texas daily Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services. Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San EDITOR JOHN W. FULLER Managing Editor Dave Mayes Sports Editor John Platzer News Editor Bob Palmer Staff Columnists John McCarroll, Mike Plake, Monty Stanley, Jan Moulden Staff Writers Tom Curl, Janie Wallace, Tony Huddleston, David Middlebrooke Assistant Sports Editor Richard Campbell Photographer W. R. Wright interest of those students who ignore the payment of their fees or completion of their registra tion. They have simply sent out 800 letters that begin with the words, “You are being disen- rolled,” followed by a red arrow pointing to whatever amount is due, or what they need to do to complete their registration. ★ ★ ★ Last week’s sports award, which went to an outstanding athletic supporter from Austin, may have been given just a bit prematurely, not to take away from that brilliant performance on the part of tu’s sports colum nist. He still must rank highly on the list, but the latest bid for the Sour-Grapes award (or the Unmunched Bunch, as it’s called backstage) comes from Rice Uni versity’s Thresher. It was writ ten, of course, about that one- pointer over the Owls, and ended with this flourish: “So back to College Station they marched—to the tune of that Yogi Bear song which houses the words of the Aggie War Hymn, and beneath the banner of Truth, Justice, and the Aggie Way . . . They had successfully defended the Farmer Way of Life.” Meanwhile, while the avid Rice fans (Come on, give them credit—just because none of them came to College Station for their earlier game doesn’t mean they don’t have any avid fans) chant “Wait till next year,” Aggies simply offer the advice, “Suck it up.” In the credit-where-credit-is- due department, however, it must be mentioned that, in response to the issue of whether or not ROTC should be a part of col leges, Rice students—both gradu ate and undergraduate—have of fered the staunchest support for the program. ★ ★ ★ From Long Island University’s Seawanhaka comes this short but potentially useful advertisement: “Did you ever miss a good movie because you didn’t have a date ? SECUR - A - DATE 275-4900.” Would you believe “Did you ever miss a date because you didn’t have a good move?” SENATE (Continued From Page 1) Redding chose Senator Blaine Purcell as his co-chairman. Election Commission President Gerald Geistweidt introduced sev eral changes in election rules and regulations that were discussed and, after some amendment, ap proved by the Senate. Under the revised rules, pre- verterinary freshmen will be al lowed to vote in freshman elec tions and elect a senator for rep resentation during the sophomore year. A proposal to make the presi dent of the Election Commission a member of the Senate Executive Committee was defeated. SIGN OF THE TIMES MEMPHIS, Tenn. (JP) — An other bit of Mississippi River lore is about to pass away. For years the U. S. Engineers has posted the river stage on a large sign on the bluff overlook ing the river for the benefit of the pilots guiding the big Mississippi towboats. But that information is avail able now — much faster — by radio and the engineers say they are thinking about removing the sign. Greyhound Bus Lines 1300 Texas 823-8071 • Inexpensive Charter Serv ice for student groups or classes. • Group accomodations arranged. No. 1 In College Sales Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company 303 College Main 846-8228 A measure which allows the Board of Directors of the Texas A&M System to issue revenue bonds for extending and improv ing the water and sewer systems on its campuses was passed Wednesday (February 26) by the Texas House of Representatives. The Senate passed the bill, Feb. 13. The bill, sponsored by Senator Bill Moore and Rep. Bill Presnal of Bryan, “was necessary due to the rising needs of the institutions of the Texas A&M University System,” Rep. Presnal said. Previously, the Board had the authority to issue revenue bonds for only minor construction of the water and sewer facilities. The proposed law was needed due to the increased growth of the cam puses. TRY BATTALION CLASSIFIED PALACE Bryan 2'8879 NOW SHOWING Show Times 1:45 - 4:11 - 6:50 - 9:05 NOW SHOWING Rod Steiger In “THE SERGEANT’ MIDNIGHT FROLIC TONITE & SATURDAY NITE SNEAK PREVUE Sunday Nite 7:15 p. m. CIRCLE TONITE AT 6:30 P. M. “THE BOSTON STR AN GEER” With Tony Curtis At 9:00 p. m. “HOMBRE” With Paul Newman SUNDAY “ANYONE CAN PLAY’ “2 WEEKS IN SEPT.’ ti 1, s ' I id.'4i T r r T H.iOtlN UfcDIBi; Yl abs f R£T LAST NITE AT 6:40 P. M. “NAKED WORLD” At 8:35 p. m. ‘LOLLIPOP” OUR SAT. NITE SPECIAL 3 Big Hits At 6:30 p. m. ‘NORTH TO ALASKA” With John Wayne At 8:50 p. m. “LAST SAFARI” With Stewart Granger At 11:00 p. m. “THE STRIPPER” With Joanna Woodward SUNDAY The Rugby Club of A&M will practice weekends at 3 p. m. and weekdays at 5 p. m. on the field across from Deware Field House in preparation for a match against t.u. in Austin March 8. MONDAY Texas A&M Chapter of DPMA will meet at 6:30 p. m. in the Holiday Inn Banquet Room for a get-acquainted session, to be fol lowed by a meal at 7:30. Charles L. Davis, DPMA International president, will be guest speaker Division 3 Chairman Dan Lucas will present the charter. Industrial Education^ Club will meet at 8 p. m.atBr Building and Loan. MaryE Gandy of Merle Norman present a program on “CosnuJ and Their Use.” Industrial Engineering Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Courtesy Room of the Bail A&M. Mrs. Emily Riter, County Home Demonste Agent, will be the featured sja er. All E.E. wives are invite: B.A. Wives Club will meet 7:30 p. m. at Beverly wa (Townshire). Beverly Bralej;R wer £ present a- style show. All! wives are invited. Moore ie gen |30 a.m (EJnSahjOM For Complete Insurance Service Dial 823-8231 Ray Criswell, Sr.; Ray Criswell, Jr. “Insure Well With Criswell” 2201 S. College Ave., Bryan, Texas Representative TRAVELERS l Would You Believe? Fresh From The Gulf OYSTERS on the half-shell or fried to order Served Right Here on the Campus 5 to 7 each evening at the famous Oyster Room MSC Caftterb Jlfficial r | Student \ i.m. of CASA CHAPULTEPEC ike i ortin OPEN 11:00 A. M. CLOSE 10:00 P. M. 1315 COLLEGE AVENUE — PHONE 8M-MI! | repori shoul SPECIALS GOOD FRL, SAT. & SUN. BEEF TACOS. BEANS - RICE ' " —■ CHEESE TACOS, BEANS - RICE CHALUPAS WITH GUACAMODE CHALUPAS WITH CHEESE - BEANS HOME MADE TAMALES WITH FRIED BEANS BEEF ENCHILARAS, BEANS - RICE CHEESE ENCHILADAS, BEANS - RICE CHILES RELLENOUS WITH SPANISH RICE AND CHEESE SAUCE GUACAMOLE SALAD - 2 CRISPY TACOS MEXICAN DINNER COMPLETE SPRINC plication lolarship Ident Fi |CA Bu 17th lions mi Bancial |0 p. m i will i TO TAKE OUT OR DINE IN FIESTA DINNER Guacamole Salad, Beef Taco, Three Enchiladas, Beans, Rice Tortillas and Hot Cheese Dip and Tortilla Chips. Regular $1.50 TACO DINNER Two Beef Tacos, One Con Queso, Guacamole Salsi, Tortillas and Hot Sauct Cheese Dip and Tortilla Cliifi — Regular ~ BAN-LOfl Mock Turtleneck Knits of Ban-Lo 11 GIVE US A MINUTE TO SHOW YOU OUR BIG SELECTION J’a ONLY $6.95 tsUOUpot 6 Traditional Clothing at Student Prices PEANUTS By Charles M. FIRED?! THAT u CAN'T 0E1THEV CANT FIRE MISS OTHMAR! SHE HAS A CONTRACT'SHE HAS TENURE' 3HE HA* HER OWN PARKING PLACE if Did ( u