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-5 5; Richari tovid Ci ■Kockie T Baggett! :ott Che Battalion VOLUME 64 Number 79 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1969 Telephone 845-2226 Mallard f ittrill (In t Hoflt lucent (111 itfoot (111 Kitchell ( ttmy Gaii John Hi£ and Fit 1:02.8. lexas (Cd md Mofi in, Boyd,S 11.3. larks C! 'arrest S i Bill El gCR 91 Campus Disruption Bill Pajssed By Senate, 31-0 -Four til mpion Ss! added t« i Tourms By LEE JONES Associated Press Writer AUSTIN (iP) — Senators Tues- ay passed 31-0 and returned to House a bill making it a rime to take part in a violent isruption of a school or college ampus. Several amendments were add- to the House-passed bill, rhich the House must either ac- ept or reject. Rejection of the imendments would require ap- wintment of a conference com- Ittee to iron out the House- Senate differences. SENATE approval of the cam- ius disorders bill came after the ddition of several amendments, ne amendment would lower the minimum fine from $25 to $1, allowing less serious offenders to be tried in justice court rather than be charged in county court. Retained is the $200 maximum fine and possible jail terms of 10 days to six months. Also added was a provision incorpor ating a recent U. S. Supreme Court decision upholding the right to peaceful protest on campus. Sen. A. R. Schwartz, Galves ton, failed in an attempt to re move all jail punishment from the bill. Although he said the measure was “about as neces sary as a third shoe,” Schwartz voted for the bill. “We must and will protect the are Texas S: m in tli uare Gn ;on Collep pulled oa Strongest Man’ To Perform Here Paul Anderson, reputed to be the "world’s strongest man,” ap- )ears on the A&M campus March 3, Jerry Campbell, President of lie Fellowship of Christian Ath- nNITkis etes, announced Tuesday. e in 195' ,s Walt Fi Tickets for the 7:30 p. m. pro ram in Guion Hall are free, is span ; am pb e n no t e d, and are available the Athletic Business Office G. Rollie White Coliseum and thanks in the Bryan-College Sta- on. area. Knicks oi ! Assotiii them i >n Did ( re 16-1 “I want to point out to people past t! hat the ticket, while free, is he first! 18-8, Til i appe® 1 West l 1 nr the f* starts H 11 22. ecessary to get in,” Campbell ommented. “We only have a eating capacity of 1,500. Those without tickets will be turned way.” “During the program, Anderson rill lift a platform with eight eople on it, weighing well over ,000 pounds,” Campbell con- iued. “He will probably take a penny nail and slam it through vo one-inch pine boards with his are hands. He will also demon rate some regular weight lift- ig.” Appearing with Anderson, ampbell noted, will be Ray Hil- ebrand, a pop singer and FCA ational staff member, who wrote nd recorded “Hey, Paula” Hilde- rand is a former college basket- all player, having played at Na- arro Junior College and Howard ayne, both in Texas. Anderson, after graduating ’om high school, attended Fur- lan University in South Carolina a one of many football scholar- ilp offers. While there, he be- ime interested in weightlifting. At the outset, he was able to ft more weight than anyone in history of the school and, 'ter a few weeks of training, he as breaking world records that ad stood for over 30 years. Anderson has earned national, world, and Olympic titles. He has toured the world as a goodwill ambassador for the U. S. State Department. He has also ap peared in command performances for heads of state. He has lifted more weight in one attempt, 6,- 270 pounds, than anyone in the history of the world. Fulfilling a lifelong goal, An derson started a foster home for teenagers because he felt they were being neglected by most other organizations. The Paul Anderson Youth Home, Inc., is now located in Vidalia, Ga. An derson and his wife, Glenda, operate the home and try to develop good citizens through spiritual guidance, education, and physical fitness. 11 Class Offices Need Candidates Five positions on the election commission and six senior offices remained unfiled for Tuesday, according to Gerald Geistweidt, president of the election commis sion. Filing closes at 5 p.m. Fri day. Students may file for positions in the Student Program office of the Memorial Student Center. Senior class offices open are concession manager, historian, social secretary, secretary-treas urer and MSC representative. Places are open on the commis sion for two senior class repre sentatives, two junior class rep resentatives and one of the two class positions open to sopho mores, Geistweidt said. Only one person has filed in each of the several positions, Geistweidt added. GOn 0NE ANOttttR 'IS is PERFECTED 1 JOBH 4 19 Pm |A WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN Appearing here March 13 in Guion Hall will be Paul Ander son, a weightlifter who hammers nails with his bare hands. [Tickets to the 7:30 p. m. program are free, but must be I obtained in advance from the Athletic Business Office in G. Rollie White Coliseum. rights of campus dissenters and the campus protesters to do so peacefully, but at the same time, we must protect the rights of other students and the people of Texas. The bill will help to do so,” said Sen. Mike McKool, Dallas. Bill To Lower Voting Age Out Of Committee AUSTIN GP) — A Senate com mittee approved today a proposal lowering the voting ages from 21 to 19. The same committee pre viously approved a measure drop ping the age to 18 so both are now ready for floor debate. In all, there are five) proposed constitutional amendments which would lower the voting age to either 18 or 19. Sen. Ronald Bridges of Corpus Christi gave two main reasons for setting 19, rather than 18, as: the voting age: • “If the decision to lower the voting age to 19 is later shown to be still too high a voting age, the mistake can be corrected. But if the decision to lower the voting age to 18 is later felt to be a mistake, nothing, as a practical matter, can be done about it.” • 81 per cent of the 18-year- olds are still in high school, but only 22 per cent of 19-year-olds are, according to statistics on the last full school year, and youths out of high school gener ally are more mature—have “cut the apron strings so to speak.” Bridges estimated that lower ing the voting age to 18 would raise potential voters in 1970 by 672,696 and by lowering the age to 19 would bring in 451,174 more potential voters. About half would be expected to vote, he said. There was no objection from the Senate Constitutional Amend ments Committee to the proposal. Students, Lawmakers Plan Better Communications Meetings, Polls May Resolve Issues: Carter MAKING WAY FOR THE NEW Construction workers bulldoze the remains of one of the old College View apartment units, razed to make way for new facilities for married students. Seven old units containing 56 apartments will be demolished and replaced with seven new air-conditioned units. The new units will include 84 apartments similar to those in the Hensel area, but larger. University Regs Revisions To Be Key Senate Issue Army ROTC Gives 29 DMS A&M has added 29 more Dis tinguished Military Students in its Army ROTC program, Col. Jim H. McCoy announced. Fifty-five DMS cadets were designated last fall, bringing the year’s total to 84. Seniors accorded the honor have demonstrated leadership ability, rank in the upper third of military science, the upper half of their academic field and were recommended by summer camp commander. Maintaining the level qualifies the cadet for Distinguished Mili tary Graduate designation and a Regular Army commission. Spring semester recipients in clude Louis W. Adams III of Kingsville; Michael B. Benton and Allen C. Gunter, Dallas; Michael H. Bishop, Beverly E. Davis III, John C. Johnson, Robert E. Nickle, William S. Pitman, Charles F. Schwab Jr. and James D. Wil liams, San Antonio. Also, James H. Cartwright, Decatur; Michael E. Caudle, Lin- dale; Bernard P. Dawson, Wichita Falls; Glenn R. Dresner, Marlin; Michael F. Emerson, Kalua, Ha waii; William D. Green Jr., Fris co; James D. Herring, Shreveport, La.; Stephen A. Holditch, Tyler; Lynn R. Irby, Irving; Robert H. Johnson, Paris. In addition, William B. Jones, St. Davids Church, Va.; Arthur B. Lane, Houston; Lawrence A. Lippke, Yorktown; George C. Magby, Corpus Christi; Michael S. Meharg, Bartlesville, Okla,; James E. Mudd, Yoakum; Joseph P. Pettibon, Castroville; George H. Rau, Angelton, and Sherman D. Roberts, Bryan. Bryan Building & Loan Association, Your Sav ings Center, since 1919. —Adv. BB &L By TOM CURL Student-proposed revisions of the university regulations gov erning student life will be dis cussed and possibly decided upon at the Student Senate meeting Thursday night. The proposed changes, as adopt ed by the Student Senate, will go to the University Regulations Commission for final approval. Members of the administration group include Senate President Bill Carter. “This is the first year the stu dents have had a voice in making the regulations,” said Senator Collier Watson, chairman of the four-man subcommittee that be- ban study of the “blue book” in October. Other members are Fred Magee, Tom Fitzhugh and Gary Anderson. MOST OF the changes were in the form of rewording existing sections to update the book and enumerate student rights and responsibilities. However, some of the proposed changes would significantly alter student life at A&M. Perhaps the most unusual pro posal concerns the presence of women in men’s dormitories. Under present rules, women are allowed in the dormitories only on special occasions approved by the commandant of the Corps of Cadets or the director of the De partment of Student Affairs. The subcommittee proposes to allow women in the dormitories from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekends in addition to the special occa sions already permitted. “It’s the idea of getting a few more privileges involving wom en,” (Magee explained. “IT ALL goes back to the be lief that everybody at A&M is supposedly a little more mature than other people our age,” he added. Watson said that the sub committee was not in complete agreement on the issue. Another suggestion of the group is revision of the rule con cerning search of dormitory rooms. The rule now states that search can be made by a univer sity official in the presence of a cadet commander or resident ad viser. The group proposes that search only be conducted in the presence of at least one occupant of the room. “This protects both the student and the university from accusa tions,” Watson pointed out. A third proposal involves uni versity disciplinary action for students in violation of drug and liquor laws. Under the present rules, any student violating the Texas Liquor Control Act or the Federal Narcotics Law is subject to suspension. The subcommittee suggests that mention of the liquor law be deleted and the rule be retained concerning the drug laws. “WE REALIZE this is judg ment of the gravity of a crime, but the violation of the narcotics act generates instant publicity that might be bad for A&M; whereas a minor possession (of alcohol) charge isn’t that bad,” Watson explained. Another proposal which will probably draw much Senate dis cussion is the suggestion that class officers must be “academi cally” classified with their re spective classes at election time or at the beginning of the year for which they are elected. Under the present rules, there may be a conflict in the case of Corps members who are academically in one class and in another class based on semesters of ROTC completed. 3,650 Tickets Left For Game With Trinity Saturday Tickets for the A&M-Trinity game Saturday went on sale Tuesday at the G. Rollie White Coliseum ticket window, an nounced Bill Youngkin, head yell leader. “We have 4,000 tickets allotted to us,” Youngkin said, “and so far only 350 have been sold. If this keeps up, the Aggie Band and their dates will outnumber the rest of the student body at tending the game. “Last night at the TCU game, people were calling us ‘poor Ag gies’,” Youngkin continued. “If we don’t go out and buy tickets for the game to support the team, we deserve the name because we are poor.” “Some people seem content to sit at home and watch the game on television instead of taking the time to drive to Fort Worth and be there in person.” Harry Gillam, station manager for KBTX-TV in Bryan, said yes terday that the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 9 p.m. game could very- well not be televised. “We have asked them (the Television Sports Network) to let us clear it,” Gillam said. “How ever, unless the game is sold out 48 hours before game time, we won’t be allowed to carry it. We want to carry it, and are working to see if we can.” “The team has really been put ting out for us all this year,” Youngkin concluded, "and it’s really a shame we won’t put out for them when our turn comes. I really hope everyone will get to the game that possibly can.” The subcommittee also sug gests deleting all classification requirements for Student Senate officers except the president, who still would be elected from jun iors, seniors, and (graduate stu dents. The final change proposed is a restructuring of the Activities Point System which is designed to keep a student from becoming involved in so many extracurricu lar activities that his academic performance is adversely affected. THE NUMBER of activity points a student may amass is based on his academic standing and grqde point ratio. The changes would increase the num ber of activity points of some of the more important student posi tions and delete from the list those positions that are no longer active in student affairs or else no longer exist. “We are trying to review the book and bring it up to date,” commented Magee on the purpose of the subcommittee’s work. The group considered each sec tion and paragraph of the regu lations that govern student life in an attempt to clarify the rela tionship between the administra tion and the students, according to Watson. Watson pointed out that any one who does not have a list of the current regulations may ob tain one at the Registrar’s Office in the Coke Building. By TONY HUDDLESTON A&M student leaders met Tuesday with several members of the state legislature to plan bet ter lines of communication be tween the two groups, according to Bill Carter, Student Senate President. Accompanying Carter to Aus tin were David Wilks, Civilian Student Council President and Garland Clark, deputy corps commander. The three-man team met with nine former A&M stu- dents-tumed legislators at an in formal luncheon to discuss ideas of better communication. “Better communications will enable the legislature to get stu dents’ opinions about issues through polls conducted by the student governments,” Wilks said. ANOTHER purpose of a defi nite communication link Carter stressed to the legislators, “was that the A&M student govern ment was trying to remedy the problems of its students by talk ing directly to the legislators, rather than by using violent means of protest common to other campuses.” The meeting, arranged by State Rep. Bill Presnal of Col lege Station, allowed the leaders to give their opinions and the general opinion of the A&M stu dent body on certain issues now facing the legislature, Wilks said. A problem stressed was the lowering of the voting age to 18, which the student leaders said the majority of the student body at A&M favor, Wilks asserted. LIQUOR-BY-the-drink was also discussed. Wilks said that the leaders noted that the majority of students favored this resolu tion. On the issue of doubling the tuition, the student leaders said that most of the student body was against the increase, Wilks added. Parimutuel betting on horse racing was another issue dis cussed with the legislators. Wilks said the student leaders agreed that the student body was divid ed equally on this issue. “At the present time, I do not believe polls will be taken except when the bills need the support to pass or fail. The state legislature will probably use these polls to get student opinions on problems that concern them,” Wilks point ed out. Carter and David Maddox, Stu dent Senate vice president, will testify before a House commit tee March 18 on the voting age issue. Marriage Usually Indicates Only Infatuation: Hamilton WEATHER Thursday — Cloudy. Rain early morning, ending mid-morning. Wind Northerly 10 to 15 mph. High 59, low 54. Friday — Partly cloudy. Wind Northerly 5 to 10 mph. High 68, low 48. By DAVE BERRY At marriage a couple doesn’t generally know each other well enough to be in love; for this reason marriage usually indicates only infatuation. So spoke Dr. Sidney Hamilton last night at the first of a series of YMCA-sponsored marriage forums here. Dr. Hamilton, a professional marriage counselor, teaches courses in mental testing, clinical and marital psychology, adolescent development, and guid ance at North Texas State Uni versity. “As knowledge of the mate grows, infatuation becomes love. Infatuation, then, is the spring board to love in later marriage. Thus, a happily married couple is more in love after ten years of marriage than it is after five years of marriage,” Dr. Hamilton said. “Infatuation, which is at one end of the scale, is still a duality; love, at the other end, is a one ness. As infatuation becomes love, therefore, a re-orientation of per sonalities must occur.” Dr. Hamilton spoke next on love as opposed to sex. “Love is not as necessary as sex,” he said. “Note that love is a fairly recent development in history; even today there are so cieties which are without this emotion. “Formerly, man was able to tender all the ingredients of love (respect, envy, trust, etc.) on other men. Women served only to satisfy the sex urge and to bear children,” he said. Dr. Hamilton explained that sex is an innate biological urge which appears without the aid of external factors. Because the sex urge is an inborn character istic, it did not at first have any personal meaning to man. “Like any other biological sys tem in man, the sexual system is not bad. The sex urge is bad only when it controls man,” he said. “So often today teenagers con fuse sex with love. Sex is an ex pression of love; if improperly used, sex can lead to hate instead of love. Sex can sustain courtship but not marriage. “True love is giving. It is giv ing of yourself in love for the return of happiness in love,” he said. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M. —Adv.