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VOLUME 64 Number 112
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1968
Telephone 845-2226
Student Gets Solons’ Ideas |
•ji:
On Campus Speaker Policies!
By TOM CURL
Discussion last fall and again
this spring concerning the ad
ministration policy that forbids
political candidates from speak
ing on the A&M campus prompt
ed a history student here to ques
tion prominent legislators as to
their opinions on the matter.
Phillip Kelly, a junior from
Texas City, sent a form letter to
several lawmakers in the state
and national legislatures to deter
mine their positions on the ad
ministration policy. Among those
contacted were both United
States senators from Texas and
Governor Preston Smith, as well
as Lt. Gov. Gen Barnes.
The administration has ex
plained that the policy is partly
based on a section of the Texas
Appropriations Law that forbids
use of state funds to help elect
Suspensions Case
Taken By BCLU
By DAVE MAYES
The Brazos Civil Liberties Un
ion Wednesday decided to take
the case of the three A&M stu
dents who were suspended indefi
nitely from the university Tues
day for “illegal entry of Univer
sity property.”
BCLU board member James H.
Fenner told The Battalion that
the local chapter of the Texas
affiliate of the American Civil
Liberties Union is in the process
of obtaining counsel for Brian S.
Aggie Mother,
Medal Winner
To See Review
Aggie Mother of the Year Mrs.
P. N. Reed and Spec. 4 Clarence
E. Sasser of Rosharon, recent
winner of the Congressional Med
al of Honor, will be distinguished
guests in the reviewing party for
Texas A&M’s Parents Weekend
corps review. President Earl Rud
der announced.
Guest of honor will be Mrs.
Eeed, mother of a daughter and
three sons, two at A&M and the
other accepted for enrollment in
September.
Known as “Lady” to many Ag
gies she has befriended, Mrs.
Reed will be cited at a Student
A&M’s national champion
Fish Drill Team will appear
Saturday for 1,200 high school
Future Farmers of America
state judging contest partici
pants. The 1 p.m. exhibition
drill will be on the parking lot
just east of G. Rollie White
Coliseum.
Commanded by George Bar
rientos of San Antonio, the
team is also scheduled for a
main drill field exhibition Sun
day, immediately following the
Parents Weekend Corps of
cadets review.
Foye, Larry C. Gill and William
H. Fischer.
“In our judgment,” Fenner
said, “there seems to be a civil
liberties violation in this case.
There is a question of due proc
ess here in that the three were
suspended before guilt was clear
ly established.”
The students were arrested
about midnight Saturday by cam
pus security officers and charged
with burglary after they had en
tered the System Administration
Building through what University
officials believed to be a locked
door.
After hearing the students’ ex
planations Monday and consider
ing the official written police re
port on the matter, Dean of Stu
dents James P. Hannigan Tues
day issued the suspensions along
with an explanation of the uni
versity’s appeals procedure.
Foye told The Battalion Wed
nesday that he and the other two
students would each file a peti
tion of appeal today with the uni
versity’s Appeals Committee.
The decision of that committee,
chaired by Dr. R. C. Potts, associ
ate dean of the College of Agri
culture, and composed primarily
of associate deans, will be con
sidered final by the university.
Foye is a senior economics
major; Gill, a freshman psychol
ogy major, and Fischer, a fresh
man industrial technology major.
Senate program in G. Rollie
White Coliseum on Mother’s Day
morning and will be first in the
reviewing line for the 2:30 p.m.
review.
The reviewing line also will in
clude President Rudder, Army
Col. Jim H. McCoy, A&M com
mandant; Air Force Col. Vernon
L. Head, professor of aerospace
studies, and Sasser.
A 21-year-old Negro youth who
won the nation’s highest award
for valor while serving as an
Army combat medic in Vietnam,
Sasser has accepted an A&M
scholarship and plans to enroll
this fall.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome
Brown won the medal Jan. 10,
1968, when, wounded several
times, he saved the lives of many
of his comrades by giving medi
cal aid to 30 men of Company A,
3rd Battalion, 60th Regiment, 9th
Infantry Division.
The company was ambushed on
a reconnaissance mission in Ding
Tuong Province on the Mekong
Delta.
In a battle two days earlier he
earned the Distinguished Service
Cross for “conspicuous gallantry
in the face of heavy enemy fire.”
Sasser also was awarded the Pur
ple Heart and several other med
als during his 51 days in South
east Asia.
The review on the main drill
field will also feature presenta
tion of outstanding color guard
and unit awards.
Bryan Building & Loan
Association. Your Sav
ing Center, since 1919.
B B & L> —Adv.
‘Good Guy’ Plaque
Is Awarded To
Vet Professor
News leaked out slowly about
an A&M veterinarian who re
ceived a “good guy” award from
his students.
He simply didn’t say much
about it to anyone!
Dr. Gene M. Gowing, an asso
ciate professor of Veterinary
Medicine and Surgery, was call
ed to a classroom recently on a
ruse that students had some
questions concerning an earlier
lecture.
The ruse turned out to be a
first-time plaque appropriately
labeled the “White Hat Prof”
and engraved for Dr. Gowing.
It was provided by the students
of the second-year class in veter
inary medicine.
Shortly thereafter, Dr. Gowing
also received a Distinguished
Faculty Student Relations Award
given by the Civilian Student
Council.
Dr. M. R. Calliham, head of
the College of Veterinary Medi
cine’s Medicine and Surgery De
partment and Gowing’s boss, said
he learned of the award through
the grapevine and informed the
dean who hadn’t heard of it.
“It is a fine honor and award,”
added Dr. Calliham, who pointed
out secrecy at the time of the
presentation attests to Gowing’s
reluctance to call attention to
himself.
Dr. Gowing has served on the
A&M faculty since receiving his
veterinary medicine degree in
1959.
Aggieland To Ship
Copies By Mail
Students who wish to have
their 1969 Aggieland mailed to
their home should leave their ad
dresses with the Student Publi
cations Office in the Information
Services building, according to
James Creel, editor of the Aggie
land.
Creel added that a fee for
postage would be charged.
any candidate or pass any piece
of pending legislation.
The A&M Faculty-Staff Hand
book states that “University
property and equipment of all
types, including technical and
research facilities of the Univer
sity, are to be used only for offi
cial business.”
KELLY’S question concerned
the explanation of the A&M ad
ministration that allowing politi
cal speakers on campus would
jeopardize chances for state and
federal appropriations.
The question asked: Do you
feel that Texas A&M University
would endanger its position as
far as receiving state legislative
funds or federal grants and aids
for school operation by having
political speakers who express
opinions contrary to those of ei
ther the Texas or United States
government ?
He received six replies with no
answer from Sen. Ralph Yarbor
ough.
Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes said
that representatives from all
“spectrums of the political scene”
should be given the right to
speak, but that this should not
allow extremists whose appear
ance might lead to “serious so
cial disruption.”
“I do not believe Texas A&M
would be refused state or federal
funds because of the presence of
political speakers of controver
sial nature,” Barnes added in an
swering Kelly’s query.
U. S. SEN. John Tower replied
with what appeared to be a form
letter that expressed a belief in
freedom of expression while in
opposition to any violence on col
lege campuses.
U. S. Rep. Olin E. Teague, re
sponsible for many of the federal
funds channeled to A&M, also
answered the question of approp
riations for A&M if speakers are
allowed.
“I think that Texas A&M Uni
versity would not endanger its
position so far as receiving state
legislative funds or federal grants
and aids by having political
speakers who express opinions
contrary to those of the Texas or
United States government,” he
commented.
“I think I would agree with
you (Kelly) that, whether left
or right, any political viewpoint
has a very proper place in the
educational process,” Teague
added.
In his answer that funds would
not be withheld from A&M,
Teague also did not specifically
say that political speakers should
be allowed; only that they have
“a very proper place in the edu
cational process.” He did reject
the idea of having “extremists”
speak on campus and used Adam
Clayton Powell as an example.
State Senator Bill Moore of
Bryan did not directly answer the
question of appropriations, but
did say that he had “full confi
dence in our Board (of Directors)
as presently constituted.”
“I AM sure that any rule that
they have made is what they
term in the best interest of the
school,” Moore added.
An answer in accordance with
the administration position was
received from State Rep. Bill
Presnal of Bryan.
“I think that they, the admin
istration, would weaken their po
sition with the legislature if con
troversial figures were allowed
to speak on the campus,” he said.
Presnal added that his answer
was based on committee work on
(See Student, Page 4)
CSC To Host
Avmrds Fete
The Civilian Student Council
will host its annual awards ban
quet at 7 p.m. tonight in the
Memorial Student Center.
Six major awards will be pre-
s e n t e d including outstanding
councilman, outstanding housing
unit, president’s award for ex
ceptional duty, resident hall-in
tramural, resident hall-academ
ic, and for the most years of
Civilian Student Council Service.
Special keys also will be pre
sented to members who have
completed one year of service.
Certificates of appreciation
will be presented to both faculty-
staff members and students for
service to the council throughout
the year.
Aggies Give $3,000
To U.S. Servicemen
FORUM DISCUSSION
State Rep. Dave Allred of Wichita Falls clarifies a point for his Political Forum audience
Wednesday. Rep. Allred, a journalist turned public servant, calls himself a brass collar
Sam Rayburn type Democrat.
Citizens’ Suggestions Needed
In Problem Solving—Allred
By TONY HUDDLESTON
Battalion Staff Writer
The public must suggest re
sponsible solutions if today’s
social problems are to be solved,
State Rep. Dave Allred told the
Political Forum Wednesday.
“Every citizen should make a
contribution to solving the social
problems of the country,” Allred,
a Wichita Falls native pointed
out. “He can do this by taking
the responsibility of the freedom
and rights he processes to insti
tute a change.”
He added that a major way
the public can make contribu
tions to the solving of problems
that affect the community and
country is to encourage their
area newspapers to take respon
sible stands on major problems.
Allred noted that a great topic
today is the freedom of the press,
but nobody mentions the respon
sibility that the press should
take.
“JUST once I’d like to see a
newspaper take a stand on the
responsibility of the press.” He
added that a few newspapers in
Texas were responsible, but the
majority were not.
Allred, a former Washington
bureau writer for the Houston
Post said that a newspaper
should play a bigger part in the
community than merely an in
former of local and out-of-town
news.
“Good newspapers should per
form two vital functions in the
community,” he added. “They
should first inform the public
through interpretive reporting,
and then serve as the watchdog
to ask questions and make sharp
criticisms on any problem that
will affect the public.”
“The public can also help solve
Marijuana Charge
Filed On Student
An A&M student has been ar
raigned on charges of illegal
possession of marijuana, univer
sity authorities disclosed.
Mark A. Summers of Dallas
was released on $10,000 bond
after being arrested in Laredo
for possession of 18 pounds of
marijuana.
A customs agent said a hear
ing was postponed pending ap
pointment of an attorney.
A second youth was also ar
rested at the same time, but was
not an Aggie, a university spokes
man said.
Summers is a sophomore stu
dent.
some of our problems by reading
and studying the problem at hand
before passing judgment,” noted
Allred, a graduate of Texas
Christian University and Colum
bia. “After studying the prob
lem thoroughly, he can voice his
opinion on its merits and faults.”
He added that he’d rather see
protest and rebelliousness in this
country than withdrawal through
narcotics, adoption of hippie at
titudes or suicide. “As long as
the people protest, some form of
change will be accomplished.
“LOGICAL, orderly protest
can accomplish change, especially
if the protestor knows the proc
esses. It’s up to him and every
responsible citizen to learn and
use these processes so we don’t
arrive at ‘1984’ before George
Orwell thinks we will,” the 35-
year-old House member declared.
“Headlines that violent pro
tests are getting, because of the'
rock throwing and other lawless
acts have caused the public not to
listen to what the protestor has
to say, some of which has merit,”
he added. “An example of this is
last year’s Democratic conven
tion in Chicago where if the pub
lic had listened to what the dem
onstrators had to say, they might
have avoided some of the vio
lence that occurred.”
Allred, a fourth generation
member of his family in public
service, noted that the processes
of our government were rapidly
changing from a simple process
into one that was complex.
“WE’RE seeing a blurring of
the lines between the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches
of government,” said Allred, who
refers to himself as a brass-col
lar Sam Rayburn-type Democrat.
“Each of the three branches
have begun to overlap into each
other’s area,” he added. “An ex
ample of this is the legislature
which in recent years has started
interpreting the constitutionality
of certain acts that have come
before them.”
Allred said that more and more
of the expertise is coming from
legislative agencies specializing
in a special field.
“We’ve got the situation that
they need not only carry out pol
icy but are also formulating it,”
he said.
“For instituting change, I rec
ommend the field of politics, All-
red said. “But not everyone is
cut out for it and for these there
is agency or volunteer work or
just being well-informed citi
zens, who pass on to their chil
dren proper attitudes about their
fellow man.”
Finals
Schedule
Final exams for
the Spring Semester, 1969, will be
held May 22-31, according to the following schedule:
Date
Hour
Series
May 22 Thursday
7-9 p.m.
Chemistry 101
May 23, Friday
8-11 a.m.
MWF8
May 23, Friday
1-4 p.m.
MWF12
May 23, Friday
7-9 p.m.
Mathematics 102, 121,
124, 130, and 209
May 26, Monday
8-11 a.m.
TThSFl
May 26, Monday
1-4 p.m.
MWTh2
May 26, Monday
7-9 p.m.
Biology 101, and 107
May 27, Tuesday
8-11 a.m.
MWF9
May 27, Tuesday
1-4 p.m.
M3TThlO
May 28, Wednesday
8-11 a.m.
TF2 or TWF3 or
TThF3
May 28, Wednesday
1-4 p.m.
MWF10
May 29, Thursday
8-11 a.m.
TThl2
May 29, Thursday
1-4 p.m.
M4TThll
May 29, Thursday
7-9 p.m.
Mathematics 103, 104,
122, and 210
May 30, Friday
8-^.1 a.m.
MWThl
May 30, Friday
1-4 p.m.
TTh9F2
May 31, Saturday
8-H a.m.
MWF11
May 31, Saturday
1-4 p.m.
TF1
NOTE: Final examinations in courses with only one theory
hour per week as shown in the catalogue will be given, at
the discretion of the department head concerned, at the last
meeting of either the theory or
practice period before the
close of the semester.
KTSA Project
Well Received
Across Nation
By DAVID MIDDLEBROOKE
Battalion Staff Writer
Texas Aggies contributed over
$3,000 last Saturday to Project
Thank You, a service project for
American servicemen in Vietnam.
The project, sponsored by San
Antonio radio station KTSA, net
ted a total of $18,500, according
to the station. The station relin
quished local “spots” for 18 hours
to promote the project, and had
wide area telephone service
(WATS) lines installed to accept
contributions over the phone from
people outside the San Antonio
area.
Hector Gutierrez, Corps com
mander, and David Wilks, Civilian
Student Council president, both
said that they learned of the
project through friends, tuned in,
and liked what they heard. Each
called in and pledged $500 from
his organization. Gutierrez said
that Robert Wells, Squadron 5
senior, also called in a $500 pledge
for the Corps, making total Ag
gie pledges $1,500.
“WHEN I found out what was
involved,” Wilks said, “I thought
it was a cause A&M students
would go for, and I called in a
pledge.”
In addition, Gutierrez added,
various outfits pledged amounts
to the cause, as did classes. He
said Wednesday night that a
collection was being made in the
Corps to cover the pledge. Wilks
reported that, as of 10:30 Wed
nesday night, over $300 had been
collected to cover the SCS pledge,
with bnly two residence halls’
contributions in, plus money col
lected in front of Sbisa Dining
Hall.
Wilks also said that the Me
morial Student Center and Direc
torate and the Former Students
Association had contributed $100
each to the project.
While the project was under
way, KTSA disc jockeys created
an atmosphere of rivalry among
Texas schools to help collections.
“THEY were challenging other
schools to outdo the Ags,” Guti
errez noted. “They kept telling
t.u. that they could beat us on
the football field, how about the
heart. I really didn’t like the
idea, but there is no comparison
between how much the Ags con
tributed and what other schools
did.”
William Armstrong, KTSA
newsman, said Wednesday night
that the project began in Michi
gan about three years ago, started
by a small local radio station.
The project caught on, and an
organization operating out of
Michigan for the project works
with radio stations, like KTSA,
to collect contributions.
Armstrong also said that peo
ple from all over the state and
the nation called in, noting that
calls from South Dakota and Ken
tucky had been logged.
The money, he said, goes to
send kits containing the eight
most requested items to service
men in Vietnam. The items in
clude a package of Kool-Aid, a
pair of dry socks, a pen, a pencil,
paper, an envelope, a Bible, and
a towelette.
ALONG WITH contributions by
Aggies and others, Armstrong
said that he had auctioned his
turtle, “a big one, named Tommy
Turtle,” over the air, and had
received $56 for him from John
Marshall high school. The money,
he added, went to the project.
A&M President Earl Rudder
was pleased with the actions of
the students.
“Anything that we can do to
help our fellowman, and make his
plight easier, is a noble thing to
do,” Rudder commented. “This
certainly sounds like it.”
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.”
—Adv.