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Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, March 27, 1969 THE BATTALION Moilldeil I " Si I Into The Vast Wasteland s i With Gun And Camera The story you are about to read is true. Only the names have been changed to protect me and Rick Rivard. Eight weeks’ intensive research has proven conclusively that the only thing worse than being able to receive one television station is being able to receive two. The mammoth study began early one night when an idiot (to be known here as Id) discovered that a numbskull neighbor had a pair of rabbit ears (an antenna, not his own) capable of gathering very high frequency radiation from distances of 90 miles (North west). This marvelous discovery offered the two maladjusted ge niuses the means of defeating the old “television’s not worth a damn” theory. SO AFTER years of not turn ing on the old cathode ray because of the knowledge that the single channel offered but garbage, it now became possible to switch from a show not worth watching to something even worse. This wonderful ability made it possible to sit through almost anything in the name of rating a program’s valueless contribution to the world in general, and the viewer in particular. Night after night, week on end, Numb and Id charted TV’s descent until they had the programming down pat. Now, they wondered, was it possible to get the best of CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle the worst through this research? It was time for the experimentum crucis. A Sunday evening was desig nated and an elaborate rating system was devised to show a complete profile of the shows. The system used digits from zero to nine for rankings ranging from worthless to poor. THE FATEFUL day arrived and the viewing was tipped off by Lassie, to which both scientists quickly granted a mulligan and rated it zero. Then, like a flash, before the bear came on, the channel was switched to the boy and his horse special, part II. Three minutes into this master piece Numb decided a beer apiece could not possibly effect the valid ity of the experiment. Six hops later, the boy regained possession of his wayward horse and the scene was switched to the last half of smiling Ed and his variety circus. Half a show was too much, but a change to boilermak ers made it easier. Next came the evening’s dilem ma—the difficult choice between the soap cowboy family featuring daddy, fatty, and little brother, and the other brother’s pseudo comedy act. The dilemma was solved by periodically changing channels, allowing the viewers to catch a maximum of commercials and a minimum of either show. THE NEXT entree had some thing to do with a man who spent 20 minutes driving a forklift over some bumps, and a truck which poured brake fluid over road and floor for 19 hours without ill ef- fectj until the last. “We have elected you entertainment officer for our outfit and your first assignment is me—this Saturday!” The news wasn’t bad, but the weatherman blew it again. The eventful evening was top ped off with an avant-garde, nou veau art, stream-of-consciousness movie which no one could possibly understand, let alone enjoy (the producer had one mickey too many) . The grand experiment shot, the researchers elected to try again the next night. Unfortunately, the lead-off show Monday evening was some thing called “Laugh-In” where an escapee from the Tiny Tim farm used his half-wit to coax laughs from an electronic box. The proj ect was ruled a total loss and Numb and Id switched to bourbon and water. At The Movies by Mike Plake Peppard and Taylor: The Entertainers There are stars in films; then there are actors in movies. Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, James Cobum and Clint Eastwood al ready have stellar status or are fast acquiring it. Still hanging in there, though thirtyish and more beat-up with each effort, are George Peppard and Rod Taylor. acter. He has helped end the era of the super-dooper Bondish hero who never loses and has brought in the area of the friendless, beat- up guy who was just trying to make a Hying. TAKE, FOR instance, violence in “P.J.,” “Pendulum,” and “House of Cards.” When he gets beat up, it hurts. He limps, just like a regular guy. He doesn’t like being beat. When he gets Peppard made his bid, if you remember, in machine-gunning biplanes on the side of the Ger mans in “The Blue Max.” He rose to even lower heights in the coagulation of that multifacted cinematic gem, since re-cut and re-hashed on television, “The Car petbaggers.” SINCE THEN it’s been no bed of roses for Peppard. He played a down-and-out detective in “P. J.” He played, more or less, a down - and - out American in “House of Cards.” Then again, he plays a straight police captain who’s forced to go down and practically out in “Pendulum.” Bulletin Board Peppard should be applauded. After he crashed and burned in “The Blue Max” and bought the world in the veritable image of Howard Hughes, he has since grown to be an admirable char- Galveston Hometown Club will elect its sweetheart and plan the Easter party at 7:30 p.m. in the Lobby of the MSC. Panhandle Area Hometown Club will meet at 8 p.m. in room 3-B of the MSC. Rides home and Easter party will be discussed. Gavel Club will meet at 7 p.m. in room 4 of the YMCA. “Ameri- can-Asian Relations” will be dis cussed. Collegiate FFA will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 231 of the Chemistry Building. President Rudder will speak. MONDAY Industrial Education Wives Club will meet at 8 p.m. in the Medallion Room of Bryan Utili ties. Hazel Richardson of Carne gie Library will review True Grit by Charles Portias. stabbed, and the villain in “Pen dulum” continues to slug him, he hurts again. In fact, he loses the fight. In fact, in all three of the films, he loses the fight, and somebody has to help him. It’s refreshing. It is the epito me of the anti-hero, but it's just realistic enough to be refreshing. Rod Taylor is similar in his methods of acting. When there is a sad moment, he doesn’t let the corny dialogue of “Chuka” and “Hell is For Heroes” or “The High Commissioner” get in the way. When he is sad, he cries. A regular guy. IT’S CHILLING, to see Bul litt smashing down the highway and killing the bad guys; it’s ex citing to focus your attention on the perfect blueness of Newman’s eyes. But even this gets old. It’s pleasant to see someone with a few imperfections make mistakes and still manage to make it to the end of the flick in one piece, with a relatively happy ending. In fact, it’s fine to be able to go to the flicks and get turned on by the sexual attractions of Newman’s eyes and McQueen’s cycles and Mustangs. It’s also enlertaining to watch a good old story, with good, bad, and other guys, in the movie tradition. People like Peppard and Tay lor should keep up the good work. THE BATTALION OpinionJ enpretsed 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 Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year; $6.60 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 4% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217. Services Building:, College Station. Texas 77843. Members of n ; Dr. White, College Lindsey, Arts ; F. ►ers of the chairman : Dr. Student Publications Board are: Jim David Bowers, College of Liberal Clark, College of Veteri lege of Agriculture. rid Bowers, College of Lib of Engineering; Dr. Donald Medicine; and Hal Taylor, i R. Col- Tbe Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M blished in College Station, Tex and Monday, and holiday 1 d once a week during summer school. Sunday, May, an lege Station, Texas daily except Saturday, nd Monday, and holiday periods, September through Francisco. ted nationally by National Educational Advertising Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San 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 of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. 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 Listen Up Editor, The Battalion: To the Class of ’71: Tomorrow you have a choice to make. In a run-off election, the position of Class President will be chosen from two candidates. Before you make your decision and cast your vote, I want to clearly present to you exactly what the choice involves. The run-off includes myself, Gary Martin, and a good friend and fine fellow, Jim Tramuto. The choice is not one of desire. We both want to help the class, spend the time, and face the re sponsibility involved in holding the office. We wouldn’t be run ning if we didn’t. The choice, rather, is one of experience. The efficient and productive responsi bilities of Class President require a working knowledge of our own form of student government, both in its present forms and those forms through which it has evolved. This requires experience and exposure, both of which I have had a full year. It also requires an established workihg and personal friendship with those people who will be surrounding him in the student government. Fortunately, as Sophomore President, I had time to meet these people and discover these methods first hand. The office of Junior Class President, how ever, becomes more involved and time-consuming, and the task of integrating into totally unfamiliar surroundings would, as you can imagine, be time consuming and dangerously inefficient. With the experience I have obtained as serving as President this past year, this long period of insertion and familiarization would be avoided. The choice is up to you. Desire is not a question—experience is! I am running for re-election to give you the opportunity to choose, and I am again more than willing to accept the responsibil ity, and the honor, of being the President of the finest class on campus. I ask for your support, but whatever your choice, express it this Thursday. Voting is not only our right and privilege, but more importantly, our responsi bility. Gary Martin President, ’71 ★ ★ ★ Editor, The Battalion: To the Class of '72: In the general election last Thursday, the Fish class gave us a rousing vote of confidence. For this vote, we are very thankful; however, it was not enough to put us over the top. We call on our class again—the class of ’72—to give us your vote again in the run-offs this Thursday. Our class had a promising year, and with the right leadership, next year’s sophomore class will develop into the leading group on campus. We sincerely believe that we can provide the leadership nec essary to make next year’s class a more outstanding year for our class. With your support, we will strive to make the class of ’72 one which no one will soon forget! John Sharp For President ’72 James R. (Rick) Perry For Social Secretary ’72 Glenn Garrison For MSC Representative The following endorse these candidates for office: Sonny Benefield, Billy Bob Barnett, Skip Carleton, Robert Threadgill, Rick Duplantis. lirsda Hayakawa Sees Conspiracy In ‘Connected’ Student Riots By JOHN PLATZER “There were about 100 of them, mostly white but led by a big black fellow carrying a round stick. He beats on a desk with this stick and announces, ‘Class is dismissed.’ Anyone who re fuses to leave is threatened with having his head bashed in. “They read off the 13 Negro demands. They beat drums, set off fire alarms. Finally they push chairs and tables off the teaching platforms. “Believe me, it’s hard to keep your mind on your studies.” to come out of the disturbances, emphasizes the conspiracy aspect of the disruptions. “CERTAIN familiar faces ap pear and reappear—at Berkeley, As unbelievable as it seems, the above is a first-person ac count of a recent class disruption at the University of Wisconsin. Scenes such as this one are be coming commonplace throughout America’s educational system and they must be stopped, regardless of the amount of force needed to accomplish the feat. Columbia University, the Uni versity of Michigan, San Fran cisco State College, and Chicago,” Hayakawa said recently. “In fact, the day the newspapers published the first list of those arrested at demonstrations at San Francisco State College after I became president, I got a telephone call from the police chief at Chico, Calif. He told me that the same people had been arrested the week before at Chico State Col lege. So a kind of connection is becoming apparent.” bers of the community. TlJ call for amnesty, the head of j president on a platter, the! plete submission to any anij demands.” THE MOST dangerous ofl student rebels, however, are tf[ that are in the movement for j Arm ipt. 1 ited jrious Bror the Another college president who has adequately controlled the cli mate on his campus is Rev. Theo dore M. Hesburgh of Notre Dame. money. “Another type of young lutionary is now coming to lii"! the one who sees any uproaif a means of getting power arti more importantly — access] money,” Hayakawa has said “He seeks control of studa association funds which existl most universities and collegesj America. Bluntly speaking, element of gangsterism is dei oping in some of our insl tions.” Ope 413 THE GREAT majority of col lege students are in school to get an education so that they can better their job opportunities upon graduation. In many cases, however, they are forcibly kept from obtaining their goal by the small but vocal group of “revo lutionaries” on campus. This must not be allowed to continue. According to Rev. Hesburgh, the demonstrations on the na tion’s campuses follow a three part pattern. He states it as: “Find a cause—any cause, silly or not. “In the name of the cause, get a few determined people to abuse the rights and privileges of the community so as to force a con frontation at any cost of boorish ness or incivility. The “revolutionaries” are not interested in any great “cause” but rather are either attempting to destroy the educational system or to make money. Dr. S. I. Hayakawa, president of San Francisco State College and one of the few good things “Once this has occurred—justi fied or not, orderly or not—yell, “Police brutality!” If it does not happen, provoke it by foul lan guage, physical abuse, whatver, and then count on a larger meas ure of sympathy from the up-to- now apathetic or passive mem- COOPERATION between administration, the police and serious, non-demonstrating dents seems to be the only swer to the problem. One dent group that is moving these lines is the Young Ai cans for Freedom. “The majority of the sti body is just apathetic, thrust of YAF work now is photograph students who ki us out of classes, identify and prosecute them. We are ing to take legal action in criminal courts,” Charles Yail chairman of YAF, says. Through police and student operation such as this, the tion’s college campuses k. someday soon return to th peaceful atmosphere which sen ous students deserve. SENATE SHORTS Vice-President David Maddox’s Committee on Educational Excel lence and Procedures will be bringing before the Senate on the first meeting in April proposals on published professor evaluation and pass-fail courses. ★★★ I want again to remind every one that the Student Senate meetings are open to everyone. I will also try to have Senate Shorts in the paper at least once a week to keep you informed as much as possible on Senate ac tivities. ★★★ Work has been the word in the Student Senate this semester with the various committees of the Senate doing a great amount of research and preparation on projects that they plan to bring before the Senate. Probably one of the most im portant things the Senate has done this year is the passing of a reapportionment bill that will go into effect this spring. The reapportionment is such that we will stay with the college repre sentation that we now have, the difference being the amount of senators from each college isp: portional to the number of £ dents in that college. For exis pie, the College of EngineeiEl will have three representatie per class (not including the frt.? man class) while the Colleget Architecture will have one rep? sentative per class. B YOUR STUDENT SENATE TRIES DO YOU? r— Jl CANADIAN BACON Flavor Of The Month FREE FIRST DRINK FREE WITH EACH ORDER WHEN YOU PRESENT THIS ADVERTISEMENT OFFER EXPIRES APRIL 15 Ralph’s Pizza No. 2 120 Walton 846-4266 Ralph Pizza No. 1 413 Univ. Dr. 846-4112 ALLOW 15 MINUTES • CARRY OUT OR EAT IN COLLEGE STATION NEEDS EFFECTIVE COUNCIL LEADERSHIP • • • ELECT T. J. HIRSCH and RE-ELECT DAN R. DAVIS DAN R. DAVIS Councilman, Place 5 TUESDAY, APRIL 1 TEDDY J. HIRSCH Councilman, Place 1 5S? VOTE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEN PLEDGED TO SERVE YOU (Pol. Adv. paid for by friends of Dan R. Davis and Teddy J. 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