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College Station, Texas
Tuesday, September 16, 1969
THE BATTALION
In The Beginning....
A Statement
(Editor’s note: To properly evaluate the
day-to-day contents of this publication, it is
important that the reader know what prin
ciples govern the editorial policy of The
Battalion. The following is an editorial
published last May 22, the first edition for the
1969—70 Battalion staff, which set forth
three tenets which were to serve as goals as
well as the standards for this newspaper.
Looking at them again after four months,
there seems to be little more that needs to be
said now, other than that we pledge ourselves
anew to these tenets.
For all its delicate parts and intricate
plans, the high-flying Apollo rocket would
never have gotten off the ground if it hadn’t
been for its launching pad. Had the pad failed
to support the tremendous weight of the
rocket or failed to withstand the terrific heat
from its engines, the launch would have not
resulted in a “great leap for mankind,” but a
holocaust of horror.
The 1969—70 Battalion staff, with hopes
for this school year nearly as high as Apollo’s
destination, also recognizes the need for a
launch pad strong enough to withstand the
weight of pressure by special interest groups
and endure the heat of criticism by all. For
whatever course The Battalion will take this
year will depend largely upon the strength or
weakness of this foundation.
The Battalion platform, then rests on
these three pillars:
The Battalion pledges to seek the truth.
The truth will be approached along two
avenues. In its new columns, this newspaper
will strive to keep the public informed of
significant events, reporting the facts as fairly
and completely as knowledge and experience
permit. The Battalion will strive to present
impartially both sides to every important
question, and let the public decide which
holds the greater portion of truth.
'On the editorial page, The Battalion will
accept the responsibility for analysis >and
criticism ,of public affairs. Editorials "will be
The Battalion pledges to maintain its
independence. A&M President Earl Rudder
last May at the Student Publications banquet
urged the Battalion staff to “strive to report
and print the truth.” He also asked that the
newspaper give no special preferential treat
ment to any group, be they student, faculty
or administrative. The staff concurs with the
president’s sentiments, believing that
allegiance to any interest group for any reason
jeopardizes the public’s right to know the full
story.
Independence implies no censorship, and
this is true. It is also true that a staff member
of University Information reads student-
written copy every day before it goes to press.
His job is only to make sure that the news
The Battalion reports is not libelous and that
it is within the bounds of good taste.
The Battalion pledges to provide leader
ship. Milton said: “To sin by silence when
they should protest makes cowards of men.”
The Battalion will endeavor to express a
decided opinion on public questions, being
careful to distinguish between clear thought
and useless noise. The direction this news
paper’s leadership will take will be guided
primarily by the desire to improve the lot of
the citizen of the university community.
When the climate on today’s campuses is
such that communication too often breaks
down to confrontation, when protest too
often brings police and when demonstration
too often becomes demolition, The Battalion
can not and must not do less than speak out
with conviction, and often,
based on facts and effort will be made to
weigh the facts fairly. The Battalion’s aim
always will be to help the average citizen to a
better understanding of current issues.
This does not imply, however, that The
Battalion expects to hold a monopoly on
wisdom. Rather, believing truth is best found
through debate and the free competition of
ideas, The Battalion encourages comments
from readers of every point of view.
Chess Tourney Here
Sept. 27-28
Leading chess players from
throughout Texas will be here
Sept. 27 and 28 for the Brazos
Open Chess Tournament.
Eric Bone, former state cham
pion of Baytown, and Dr. Dusan
Djuric, class A player and A&M
meteorology professor, will be
among 50 players in the U. S.
Chess Federation-rated tourney,
announced David Line, tourna
ment director.
The A&M junior of Monahans
said membership in the USCF
and Texas Chess Association are
required for participation in the
five-round Swiss tourney.
The contest is sponsored by the
Memorial Student Center chess
committee, chaired by Rudy de la
Garza of Brownsville. He said
the competition will be conduct
ed in Rooms 2B-D of the MSC.
Registration will be at 8 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27, with play to
start at 9:15 a.m.
Line said an entry fee of $10
per player will be charged. En
trants under 21-years-of-age will
be charged $7. A $100 first prize
is guaranteed and other prizes
will be arranged as entry fees
permit.
A ★ ★
through the MSC social director’s
office.
★ ★ ★
Duncan, Sbisa Hall
Serving Hours Told
Serving hours for Duncan and
Sbisa dining halls have been an
nounced by the Department of
Food Services.
For Duncan, breakfast will be
served at 7 a.m. Monday-Satur-
day and at 8 a.m. on Sunday.
Lunch will be at 11:15 a.m., 12:15
p.m., and 1:15 p.m. Monday-Fri-
day, 12 noon on Saturday, and
12:45 p.m. on Sunday. Dinner
will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday-
Friday and 5 p.m. on Saturday
and Sunday.
At Sbisa, breakfast will be
from 7-8 a.m. Monday-Saturday
and 8-9 a.m. on Sunday. Lunch
will be served from 10:30 a.m.-
1:15 p.m. Monday-Friday and
from 11:30 a.m.-l p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. Dinner will be
from 4:30-6:15 p.m. Monday-Fri
day and 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday.
★ ★ ★
John Platzer
Of Columns and Yearbooks
Once again school “%eg#ife and
once again I find myself sitting
behind a typewriter with really
nothing to say and all the space
in the world to say it in.
If you think this is a very neg
ative beginning for the first col
umn of the year you’re right. It
is really surprising, however, how
many big ideas look totally in
adequate once they are on paper.
Maybe that is why most news
papermen are basically frustrated
politicians. Many times they are
called upon to do the same job
as politicians but it always seems
to be for far less pay. Politicians
have one other big advantage in
that if they speak loud enough
and long enuogh no one may ever
notice that they didn’t say any
thing.
By now you are probably won
dering exactly what this column
is and what it will be about in
the future. I wonder about that
myself.
It will be an informal column
and will deal with anything and
everything depending upon the
mood of this author when it is
written. At times it will be com
ical, at times serious and at other
times corny. Perfection would be
for it never to be too corny to
be interesting nor too serious for
it to be entertaining.
The arrival of The Aggielands
is the first true sign that the
fall semester is underway and
that everyone is in for another
hectic year. Despite all the con
fusion and panic, however, I nom
inate the first week as consistent
ly the best of the entire school
year.
The reason can be stated in
one word: optimism. According to
Webster, {that’s Pete Webster
who flys a crop duster for a liv
ing for those of you who have
always wondered about it) op
timism is the doctrine that every
thing is for the best.
Just think of the pluses the
first week has.
The Aggie football team is un
defeated.
No one has yet to fail an exam.
Few students have any cuts.
Profs are not yet tired of lec
turing.
Students are not yet tired of
listening.
People still believe thisi will be
their semester to shine.
How many of these things will
still be around next week? Not
many, I predict, but one thing
that will be back next week is
this column.
MSC Snack Bar
Has New Look
Between-meal snacks and cof
fee-breaks in the Memorial Stu
dent Center snack bar will be
more colorful this fall.
Four students and the MSC
graphic arts supervisor, Mrs.
Elizabeth Chapman, brightened
up the interior of the food facil
ity with pop art in the style of
Peter Max. He was featured re
cently by a national magazine.
Florescent paint went onto
serving line dividers, four-by-
eight foot entrance posters and a
30-foot long mural with a zodiac
motif in psychedelic fashion.
“Black’ ’lights are used in one
corner.
Designs and painting are the
work of Mrs. Chapman, seniors
Grover Vos of Corpus Christ!
and G. T. Hill of Bryan, soph
Lynn Allen of Groves and a
summer student, Rick Land-
mann.
“It was the students’ idea but
the food service department is
interested in comments for plan
ning purposes,” Dollar said.
Patron enjoyment is the only
motive, the originators indicate.
They used a minimum amount of
red since it stimulates eating, ac
cording to psychologists.
★ ★ ★
Cbe Battalion
Paintings, Sculpture
On Display In MSC
Contemporary art including
paintings and sculpture by Hous
ton artists will be on display in
the Memorial Student Center
through Sept. 30, announced Tom
Ellis of the MSC Contemporary
Arts Committee.
Fifteen surrealistic paintings
and caricatures in oil, ink,
acrylics and mixed media and
four pieces of sculpture are by
Guy Johnson, Gerald Purdy, Jim
Kearns and Bob Fowler.
Their work is handled by Da
vid Gallery of Houston.
Ellis said the items may be
purchased with sales handled
Intramural Athletics
Officers to Meet
Corps and civilian athletic of
ficers will meet Wednesday after
noon to organize intramural
sports, announced Director of
Intramurals Ray Fletcher.
Competition entrees are due
Sept. 24. The intramural sports
program will start Sept. 29.
Fletcher requests the athletic
officer of each unit, dorm or or
ganization attend the Wednesday
meeting. Corps unit athletic of
ficers will meet at 5 p.m. arid
civilians will meet at 5:30.
Managers and officials are also
needed in order for the intra
mural program to function,
Fletcher said. Interested students
should contact the intramural of
fice in DeWare Fieldhouse.
Class A and C activities, which
include upperclass Corps and ci
vilian students, will begin with
flag football, bowling, handball
and golf.
Class B sports for Corps fresh
men will include basketball, ping-
pong and horseshoes.
★ ★ ★
Adult Fitness Program
Organizes Wednesday
Persons interested in their
physical well-being reorganize
Wednesday for an adult fitness
program.
Dr. John M. Chevrette of the
Health and Physical Education
Department said the 12:15 p.m.
organizational meeting will be in
the White Coliseum lobby.
He conducts the noon “run for
lunch” program. The department
also keeps “score” for joggers
and runners in the 100 Mile Club
and the recently initiated 50 Mile
Swim Club.
All three activities are volun
tary and free, though the noon
program and swim club utilize
university facilities.
“Basic purpose of the noon pro
gram is to provide opportunity
for people who wish to improve
their level of fitness to partici
pate,” Chevrette said. “Hopefully,
more and more people in our uni
versity and community will be
come aware of this tremendous
need and make a decision to do
something about it.”
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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.
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Saddle, Trail Riding
Group Formed
Faculty, staff and graduate
students owning or interested in
horses have formed the A&M
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Bulletin Board
TONIGHT
The American Veterinary Medi
cal Association Student Auxiliary
will meet for a Pot Luck Supper
at 6 p.m. tonight at the A&M
Methodist Fellowship Hall.
The association is not affiliated
with the university, but is a non
profit organization set up to fos
ter the enjoyment of owning a
horse, to develop horsemanship
and to provide fellowship among
members and their families.
WEDNESDAY
The A&M Soccer Club will or
ganize at 6:30 p.m. in room 3B
in the MSC. New officers and a
team captain will be elected and
the 1969 game schedule will be
announced. A practice schedule
will be formulated at this meet
ing, so all students interested in
playing soccer with A&M this
fall are invited to attend.
Association officers are Dr. L.
C. Grumbles of A&M’s Depart
ment of Veterinary Microbiology,
president; Dr. Nat M. Kieffer,
Animal Science Department, vice-
president; and Dr. Phil Linerode,
Veterinary Public Health Depart
ment, secretary-treasurer.
THURSDAY
The Brazos Valley Society of
Medical Technologists will meet
at 7:30 p.m. at the Vet Public
Health Lounge. Medical techni
cians, lab technicians and other
lab personnel are invited.
Fall plans of the newly formed
association include a September
trail ride to Washington-on-the-
Brazos and a November camping
and trail ride to a campsite below
Canyon Dam near New Braunfels.
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