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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1969
Telephone 846-2226
Plans Said Complete
For ‘Civilian Week’
SOCIOLOGIST SPEAKS
Dr. Nathan Glazer, professor of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley and
a visiting professor of education and social structure at Harvard, noted that the fight
for community control has been underway for 15 years, and not solely a product of the
current “black revolution.” (Photo by Bob Stump)
‘Community Control 9 Fight
Described By Sociologist
By DAVID MIDDLEBROOKE
Battalion Staff Writer
The fight for community con
trol has been underway for over
15 years, and is not solely a
product of the black revolution
in America today, according to
Dr. Nathan Glazer.
“Long before the middle classes
were forced to be concerned with
the problems of the poor,” Glazer
explained Tuesday night, “they
had shown discontent with the
means of providing the services
of government.”
Glazer, professor of sociology
at the University of California at
Berkeley and a visiting professor
of education and social structure
at Harvard, spoke in a session
of the Urban Crisis Conference.
The conference is sponsored
jointly by the Great Issues Com
mittee, the College of Engineer
ing, and the Pittsburgh Plate
Glass Industries Foundation.
“FIFTEEN years ago, the first
books on the suburban problem
came out,” Glazer said. “Subur
banites were criticized for de
priving themselves and their
School Board
Proposes Bond
Of 83 Million
A $3 million bond proposal to
finance construction of a new
high school and other projects
was revealed Tuesday night by
the A&M Consolidated School
Board at a meeting of the College
Hills P-TA.
The board tentatively plans a
bond election May 17.
Proposed location of the new
$2 million high school, approxi
mately a half mile southwest of
South Knoll Elementary, encoun
tered some objection from College
Hills Elementary parents. They
felt the new site should be more
centrally located.
Dr. A. B. Wooten, board presi
dent, said the site was the best
available. Purchase of the land
will soon be transacted, board
members indicated, with the
school to be occupied by fall 1971.
DR. ALAN PORTER, board
member in charge of the Tuesday
night presentation, said the pro
posed bond election would in
crease taxes on a $15,000 resi
dence, for example, by approxi
mately $3.60 per month.
In addition to the new high
school, the board’s construction
program calls for immediate ad
dition of 10 classrooms each at
South Knoll, College Hills and
the present high school site. Col
lege Hills and the present high
school site also will receive new
cafeterias.
When the new high school is
built, Dr. Porter explained, the
middle school will move into the
present high school facilities, ex
cept for the white buildings,
which will be torn down. Long-
range plans call for transforma
tion of the present middle school
(See Board, Page 2)
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.
—Adv.
children of good urban influ
ences.
“The suburbanites said that
they were changing the situation
from one in which they were ob
jects of distant bureaucracies to
ones where they could control
it,” Glazier added.
“The middle classes first dis-
The Great Issues Committee,
in relation to the Urban Crisis
Conference, will present Thurs
day “Why Man Creates,” the
film that won an Oscar Monday
for best documentary short.
The film may be viewed at 9
a.m., 11 a.m, 2 p.m., and 3
p.m. in the MSC Social Room,
according to David Maddox,
chairman.
covered that bureaucracy could
be avoided simply by moving,”
Glazer said as he explained that
“community control” was a way
of bringing local government
more closely under the control of
the citizenry.
He noted that community con
trol is not really a synonym for
decentralization, although some
decentralization is necessarily in
volved.
Decentralization, he noted, can
simply consist of a central gov
ernment with a number of local
offices. This puts government
close to the people, but does not
give them any more control over
it.
Glazer added that some func
tions of government, such as pol
lution control and road building,
can best be handled by a central
group, whereas some other func
tions can be allowed to operate
under purely local control.
“It is possible that we will see
misuses of this local power; the
local nature of the controlling
agents makes them susceptible
to control by a hard-core min
ority of people and groups who
will rise to power and teach race
hatred,” Glazer commented as he
discussed arguments against the
community control program.
“We cannot fully protect
against the possibility. We must
hope that the good sense of the
black parents will prevail.”
“WE MUST try to prevent op
pression of minorities, but we
must expect it,” he added.
“Our current system is a ra
tional one, open to change,” Glaz
er told the conference. “Repres
sion of the irrational elements,
however, will not solve our prob
lems. When police must use
force, authority has disappeared
from the scene.
“When authority has been lost,
•as it has in black neighbor
hoods,” Glazer continued, “it can
only be restored by changes re
sulting in new agents of gov
ernmental authority being set
up.”
By DAVE BERRY
Battalion Staff Writer
Plans have been completed for
A&M’s first “Civilian Student
Week,” scheduled for Monday
through Saturday, according to
Garry Mauro, chairman of the
new program.
“One purpose of ‘Civilian Week’
will be to satisfy those who say
that there is never anything to
do here,” says Mauro.
“It will also serve to encourage
students to participate in dormi
tory-level activities. Each day of
the week will have activities and
contests, and each will be given
a title describing very broadly
what that particular day is to
emphasize,” he says.
MONDAY will be called “Aca
demic Awards and Aggie Muster
Day.” Its chairman is David
Wilks, president of the Civilian
Student Council.
Aggie Muster, to be held at
A&M at 5 p.m. in front of the
System Administration Building,
is called every year on San Ja
cinto Day wherever Aggies hap
pen to be.
“During a noon luncheon,” says
Mauro, “professors and seniors
will be given awards. The senior
awards will be based upon aca
demic performance and character;
Urban Crisis
Schedule
(all to be held in the
MSC Ballroom)
8 p. m. Tonight
“Urban Revitalization”
—Scott Greer
2 p. m. Thursday
“The Future for Urban
America”—John G. Duba
Transcript On Gibbs Hearing
Now On File In A&M Library
The findings and transcript of
the hearing conducted for Dr.
Leon W. Gibbs last September is
now on file in the Special Col
lections section of the university
library.
Gibbs’ release from the univer
sity was upheld in January by a
five-man faculty committee who
conducted a hearing after he was
charged with nine counts of mis
conduct while employed as a pro
fessor in the College of Veteri
nary Medicine.
The complete records are avail
able to faculty and staff of the
university, and to students, if
they obtain the written permis
sion of A&M President Earl
Rudder.
“To preserve the integrity of
Dr. Gibbs, the A&M Board of
Directors decided not to make the
transcript available to just any
one wanting to read a dirty
story,” explained Richard T.
Bernard, assistant to President
Rudder.
Bernard emphasized that this
does not mean the records are
inaccessible to A&M students.
“If it’s something to educate
a young man or woman, I‘m sure
President Rudder will approve
it,” Bernard added.
The policy concerning disclos
ure of the documents of the case
further state that no photostatic
copies of the materials may be
made; however, pencil notes may
be taken.
Director of University Librar
ies Dr. James P. Dyke said that
the library has the five copies
of the hearing that were original
ly in the possession of the mem
bers of the faculty committee.
Dr. Dyke stressed the material
is in the library for “historical
interpretation in the future”
rather than “current misinterpre
tation.”
BACK TO THE PADS
Teammates huddle around first-string- quarterback Kyle Gary to check out the next play
as spring football drills get under way Tuesday. The Maroon and White intra-squad
game will climax the spring season May 17. From left are Barney Harris, Jack Kovar,
Rusty Stallings, Kyle Gary, Jim Parker and Ross Brupbacher. (Photo by Mike Wright)
the professor awards upon con
cern for and understanding of the
student.”
Tuesday will be called “Resi
dence Day.” Its co-chairmen are
Earl Roddy and Andy Scott.
“LEGGET, Davis - Gary and
Walton Halls will have open house
from noon to 9 p.m. They will
display booths which will show
what the Pilot Hall Program and
dorms in general accomplish and
what they do for their residents,”
Mauro says.
“At 6 p.m. there will be an egg
throwing and molasses drop con
test in the quadrangle opposite
Sbisa Dining Hall.”
In a molasses drop contest a
blindfolded girl tries to drop mo
lasses onto a boy sitting in a
chair. He tries to avoid the mo
lasses while remaining seated.
Wednesday will be called “Ac
tivity Day.” It will begin the
activities and contests, which will
run through Saturday. Roger
Knapp and Mike Durham are the
activities co-chairmen.
From 5:30-8 p.m. a mud foot
ball tournament will begin in the
field behind the civil engineering
building; from 8-10 p.m. there
will be a spades and chess tourna
ment at the Memorial Student
Center and a pool tournament at
the Aggie ■ Den.
THURSDAY, “Get Out to Vote
Police Need Help
Of Public—Reddin
By TONY HUDDLESTON
Battalion Staff Writer
Better cooperation from the
public and an understanding of
the problems and procedures of
the police departments are need
ed if the mounting criminality
problem in the United States is
to be cured, Los Angeles Police
Chief Thomas Reddin said here
Tuesday.
“Dissent and protest are con
stitutionally guaranteed rights of
the American public,” Reddin
told the Urban Crisis Conference
audience. “But the manner in
which these rights are exercised
is entirely a different thing.”
“There is no constitutional
right to violate the law and after
having violated the law, demand
amnesty for one’s voluntary
acts,” he added.
REDDIN, who resigned last
week, effective May 6, to be
come a newscaster with a Los
Angeles television station, noted
that the problems of a police
man have taken a strange turn
in the last five years.
“The rise of crime, which is
nine times higher than in 1960,
has caused the policeman to be
come a social worker as well as
a law enforcer, the 28-year vet
eran lawman pointed out.
He must contend with prob
lems caused by unrest of youth,
minority groups, protest move-
★ ★ ★
Reddin Speaks
On Disorders,
Mafia, ‘Image’
By TONY HUDDLESTON
In an interview with the Bat
talion Tuesday, Los Angeles
Police Chief Thomas Reddin
made the following comments:
BATTALION: What part
should the police department
play in campus disorders?
REDDIN: “It is the primary
job of the college administrators
to control campus disorders, but
when a disorder gets out of
hand, the police should step in
and arrest all involved.”
BATTALION: What special
procedures do the Los Angeles
Police Department use in com
bating campus disorders?
REDDIN: “We take pictures
and movies of the disorders and
later use them in obtaining in
dictments for the leaders and
conspiracy charges are filed
against all others involved. By
using these strict methods we
have been able to cut down on
riots in our area. If the students
know they are going to be
prosecuted strictly they will re
frain from participating in such
activities.”
BATTALION: How do you ex
plain the absence of big-time
crime in the Los Angeles area?
REDDIN: “We have an intel
ligence squad that keeps track
of all members of the Mafia
brotherhood in the United States
and when a member visits Los
Angeles, he is watched from the
minute he gets off the airplane
until he leaves the city which
tends to discourage him from
(See Reddin, Page 2)
Day” will feature general elec
tions during the day. Mud football
will resume at 5:30 p.m., a Fris-
bee tournament will start at 7
in the quad, and the pool, spades
and chess tournaments will re
sume at 8.
Friday, “Get Your Date Here
Day” will conclude all preliminary
elimination tournaments.
On Saturday, the first day of
Civilian Weekend, there will be
a noon barbecue followed by a
greased pig chase, the finals of
all competitions and the award
ing of the trophies.
“The trophy awards will high
light the week’s activities,”
Mauro says.
“The dorm, group and individu
al winners of these trophies will
be proud of them because they
are not cheap. The winners will
have worked hard to win them,
so we bought trophies worthy
of the winners’ achievement.”
ployment, and “most insidious of
all, that promoted by the profes
sional agitator.
“THE PROFESSIONAL agita
tor wants disruption, turmoil,
conflict, and is basically a de
stroyer whose only purpose is to
discredit the Establishment,” the
graduate of the FBI National
Academy said. “However, I am
not saying that all who partici
pate in protest marches are agi
tators and I would estimate only
five to six per cent of those who
participate are agitators.”
“The discrediting of the Estab
lishment has caused the public to
blame the policeman as the cause
of the conflict,” Reddin added.
Reddin pointed out that society
must get realistic in the way that
it treats these lawbreakers. “We
must tell them that society hasn’t
failed you, but you have failed
society.”
THE PUBLIC must accept the
policeman’s role as one whose job
is to prevent crimes and enforce
the laws that govern society,
Reddin added.
He added that the public should
not judge the policeman too
sternly for the action they take
when they apprehend a suspect.
“A policeman on a dark street at
an early hour in the morning
does not have as much time to
determine what action to take
when apprehending a suspect as
the Supreme Court does when it
renders a 5-4 decision determin
ing the procedures a policeman
should take when apprehending
a suspect.”
Reddin emphasized that
stronger cooperation is needed
by law enforcement and science
if police departments are going
to handle crime in the future.
REDDIN NOTED that in the
future, law enforcement agencies
and science need to work to
gether to prevent crime by devel
oping more efficient means of
(See Police, Page 3)
Army Scholarships
Granted 14 Cadets
Selection of 14 A&M sopho
more cadets for two-year Army
ROTC scholarships has been an
nounced by Col. Jim H. McCoy,
commandant.
The award by the Department
of the Army will pay each in
dividual’s tuition, textbooks, lab
oratory fees and a $50 per month
subsistence allowance.
Upon graduation and success
ful completion of the Army
ROTC program, the cadets will
be commissioned in the Regular
Army or Army Reserve and serve
at least four years active duty.
Recipients selected by a com
mittee headed by McCoy are
William L. Braddy Jr. of Fort
Worth; Francis S. Conaty III,
Annandale, Va.; James D. Gras,
New Braunfels; Gary L. Griffith,
Bruce B. Hamel and John C.
Simms, San Antonio; Robert B.
Hanson Jr., Dallas.
Also, Michael R. Hardin, Fort
Stockton; David L. Herzik, La
Mesa, Calif.; Fred M. Hofstetter,
Bellaire; Ralph K. Jenke, Gid-
dings; William E. Marshall, Fort
Riley, Kan.; John E. Richardson,
Floresville, and Patrick M. Rog
ers, Lennox, Calif.
REDDIN MAKES A POINT
... to open Urban Crisis
Conference
Foley Names RV’s
To Firing Squad
Ross Volunteer juniors have
elected a 21-member firing squad
for 1969-70, announced Robert J.
Foley, commander of the elite
honor military unit.
The squad will fire the tradi
tional salute Monday at the an
nual Aggie Muster.
It also fires at Silver Taps and
other appropriate occasions, such
as recent memorial services for
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The
unit is commanded by the RV
executive officer. Election to its
ranks is considered the highest
honor a Ross Volunteer can
achieve, Foley said.
Members of the squad an
nounced at the recent RV ban
quet and ball are Barry W. Bau-
erschlag and Michael A. Villars
of Houston; Matthew R. Carroll,
Annandale, Va.; Kenneth H. Fen-
oglio, Fort Worth; Justo Gon
zalez, Jr., Robert R. Harding Jr.,
George I. Mason III, William D.
Reed and Thomas V. Stinson Jr.,
San Antonio.
Also, Marvin J. Hoelting, Naz
areth; Jimmie N. Hughes, Dal
las; Allen D. Janacek and How
ard D. Plagens, Baytown; Har
ry K. Lesser Jr., Brenham; Rich
ard J. Oates, Pineland; Michael
E. Orsak, Ganado; Joseph V. Tor-
torice Jr., Beaumont; Kenneth
W. Trawick, Chipley, Fla.; Mark
Vandaveer, Freeport; Gary D.
Westerfield, Crawford, and John
E. White, Pearsall.
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