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College Station, Texas
Thursday, September 25, 1969
THE BATTALION
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
‘Rights Commission’:
Let’s Go Exploring
There seems to be some difference of opinion
between the Student Senate president and Campus
Security as to just when “routine checks” of student
drivers become “police harrassment.”
He says there are times when they do, and they
say there aren’t.
There also seems to be some disagreement
between the Student Senate president and the local
police as to the average number of A&M students
arrested per week on charges of violating liquor laws.
He says the number is between 15 and 20, and
they generally agree that it’s “much lower” than that.
When he spoke to the senate last week, Gerald
Geistweidt gave both arguments as reasons for
establishing a Legal Rights Commission composed of
students, faculty and others to look into reported
student grievances at the hands of the local law. He
added that he would appoint a committee later to
study the need for such a commission.
It is not surprising that controversy followed
Geistweidt’s proposal and that certain statements he
made to the senate were denied elsewhere. There is
certainly room here for two opinions.
But we hope that the committee Geistweidt
appoints to study the need for the commission will
not base its conclusions primarily on a decision as to
who was right in this instance, the senate president or
the police.
For even if Geistweidt is found to be very
wrong in his assessment of the student-police
situation, we believe the need is just as great for some
kind of commission concerned with student justice.
There would be much for such a panel to do.
It could refer student rights cases to the Brazos
Civil Liberties Union if the commission found that it
could not render significant aid with its own
resources. BCLU board member James H. Fenner said
that the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties
Union would welcome any help from a student
organization in such cases. He added that although
the board considers each case brought before it
individually, the BCLU generally takes a case at the
request of the defendant and if there is a precedent
setting question of civil liberties involved.
It could clear out the cobwebs that seem to
have gathered on the entire system of student honor
courts at the university. What purpose do they serve?
Bob Edgecomb, a member last year of the Civilian
Honor Council, supposedly the student “supreme
court” on the civilian side of the campus, said the
council did not hear a single case. “Being a member
of the court was just kind of a nice honor you could
put down after your name,” he said. “We met a few
times to discuss some changes in the honor code, but
we never accomplished anything.”
There seem to be no clear lines of jurisdiction
between student courts, either. According to
Edgecomb, it is the person who catches a student
violating the honor code that often determines what
“court” a student may wind up in, if any. For
example, if a student from the same dormitory sees
another stealing hubcaps, he may take him to the
dormitory council. If he is not of the same dormitory
as the offender, however, he may take him to another
court, or if he’s a member of Campus Security, the
offender will be taken to no honor court at all.
And what about the Aggie Honor Code? The
commission could study its relevance to the A&M
student. Does it still have a place on campus or
should it be discarded as a meaningless cliche? Or
should it be replaced by a student “bill of rights?”
The area of student justice is practically an
uncharted territory here at A&M. Let’s do some
exploring with a few volunteers.
*errei
“Since last week’s football sign was a little off-color, we
thought we’d do a change of pace ’til the heat’s off.”
Bulletin Board
By Raleigh Lane Other members of the CSC Olson comes from Canyon. His
Special to The Battalion executive committee are Bill major is agriculture economics
The Civilian Student Council Scherle, secretary, a resident of and he’s a junior. Representing
will hold its first regular meeting Fowler Hall and Paul Ammons, Crocker Hall this year will be Jim
of the year at 7 p.m. Thursday treasurer, of Davis-Gary Hall. Bizzack, a junior accounting
in the MSC. Larry Schilhab, Scherle is a sophomore geology major from Crane. President of
president of the CSC, said that major from Henderson, Iowa. Schumacher Hall is Alan Byrd,
this year’s council will be more Ammons, of Houston, is a junior a senior from Port Neches major-
active in sponsoring more activ- majoring in physics. ing in pre-med.
ities and voicing civilian student The CSC has representation This year’s president of Hart
opinions in university decisions. from many campus organizations Hall is Edward Jameson. A junior
Schilhab, a senior petroleum but ^ membership is comprised recreation and parks majori he
engineering major from Conroe, main y o resi ence a piesi- j g f rom Mansfield, Mass. Van
says that the council will also c s - tt . . tt Kinerd represents Milner Hall and
provide idea exchange conferences epresen mg o ai a wi j g a j un j or majoring in account-
for the improvement of residence ^ , a er . eu J 1 ’ a s e ni °i geo- j^j g jg B r y a n.
hall organizations and activities. p ysics major rom oerne. junior in meteorology and
T7- * r. 4- r. -a senior biology major from San . J *
First Vice President David Antonio is Bill Dubel and he » n president of Mitchell Hall is Allen
Alexander will be responsible for rpnr pg pnt Hughes Hall Fowler Mikulencak. Moulton is his home-
this objective of the council. HTl’s presTdeft is John Gr^en- town. The only repeating presi-
David will also keep communica- hut> a senior math major from dent is Phil Sadler of Law Hall,
tions with NACURH (National Bryan The p res ident of Keathley Phil is a senior chemical engineer-
Association of College and Uni- Hal] ig Charles Sanders . H e comes in & major from Alba,
versity Residence Halls), which f rom Lake Jackson and is a senior Tryell of Legett’s president is
the CSC joined last year. Alex- aerospace engineering major. Richard Davis, a junior from Bor-
ander, a resident of Hughes Hall, Jim s wigert wi ii be Moses ger majoring in geological en-
is a junior from Wellborn major- Hall’s representative of the CSC. gineering. Cleveland, Tex. is the
ing in accounting. Jim . g an architecture construe- hometown of Roy Dunham, presi-
Representing the Civilian Stu- tion major from Waco. Gordon dent of Puryear Hall. Roy is a
dent Council on the Student Sen- Smyth, a junior pre-vet major sophomore agriculture economics
ate will be Tommy Henderson, from Houston, is the president major. All of these were elected
a junior political science major of Davis-Gary Hall. Mclnnis Hall president of their respective hall
from Ingram and also a resident elected Charles Hobizal as their l as t spring.
of Hughes Hall. Henderson and representative. He is a senior Walton Hall’s acting president
Schilhab will be the civilian stu- from Wharton majoring in me- Charles Mueller will represent
dents’ voice in meeting with uni- chanical engineering. them until a new president is
versity officials. Moore Hall’s president Mark elected.
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TONIGHT
Odessa Hometown Club will
organize and elect officers at
7:30 p.m. in room 3C of the Me
morial Student Center.
Texas A&M Parachute Club
will discuss training class sched
ule at 7:30 p.m. in room 113 of
the Plant Sciences building. All
interested people are invited to
attend.
DeWitt - Lavaca County Home
town Club will meet after yell
practice at 8 p.m. in room 203 of
the Academic building.
Brazos County Post 4692 of
Veterans of Foreign Wars will
conduct its monthly business
meeting at 8 p.m.
Memorial Student Center Tra
vel Committee will explain pro
grams offered by the committee
at 7:30 p.m. in the MSC Ball
room. New members will be ac
cepted.
Grayson County Hometown
Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in
the lounge between Dormitories
2 and 4. Officers are to be elect
ed. Call Tom Bonn at 5-1077 for
more information.
Alpha Phi Omega will have a
pledge smoker at 8:15 p.m. in
the Assembly Room of the MSC.
Tau Beta Pi will elect officers
at 7 p.m. in room 145 of the
Physics building.
A&M Sports Car Club will meet
at 7:30 p.m. in the Military Sci
ence building.
Bell County Hometown Club
will meet in room 205, Academic
building immediately after yell
practice. All residents of Bell
County are urged to attend.
and second year newcomers at
Area 2 in Hensel Park from 6
p.m, until sundown.
Please bring enough meat for
your family plus either a vege
table, salad or dessert to serve
12 and place setting for your
family. Beverages will be fur
nished. For further information,
contact Mrs. Rezneat Darnell,
(846-8595).
MONDAY
Handball Club will meet and
elect officers at 7:30 p.m. in G.
Rollie White Coliseum. A film
will be shown.
Memorial Student Center Cam
era Committee will meet at 7:30
p.m. in room 2C-D of the MSC.
Membership cards will be issued.
The Chemical Engineering
Wives Club will hold its annual
“Get Acquainted Party” at 8 p.m.
in the home of Mrs. R. R. Davi
son, 303 Crescent Drive. Invita
tions have been mailed to all
known Ch. E. Wives. Anyone
who has not received an invita
tion should contact Mrs. Adrian
Hutton (846-2393), or Mrs. W. J.
Kerns, president (846-7340).
TUESDAY
Marketing Society will meet at
7:30 p.m. in the Social Room of
the Memorial Student Center.
Guests will be Dean of Business
Administration John Pearson and
Dr. James McNeal, head of the
Marketing Department.
SATURDAY
Texas A&M Newcomers Club
will have a family picnic for first
WEDNESDAY
Houston Hometown Club will
elect officers at 7:30 p.m. in room
321 of the Physics building. Plans
for the Rice game will be dis
cussed.
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To Meet Monday
Senate Agenda
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Dean of Business Administra
tion John E. Pearson and Dr.
James A. McNeal, head of the
Marketing Department, will be
special guests of the first meet
ing of the Marketing Society at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Social
Room of the Memorial Student
Center. All members of the Mar
keting Department faculty are
also invited to attend.
Filmed highlights of the 1969
Super Bowl game will be shown
and refreshments will be served.
All students in the marketing
field and any other interested
students are invited to attend.
Officers this year are Bill
Haas, president; Richard Bisch-
off, vice president; Jim Miller,
secretary; John Summers, treas
urer and Samuel Gillispie, faculty
adviser.
The club plans to have monthly
speakers, participate in the Mich
igan State University marketing
competition, have at least two
field trips, a sales clinic and a
barbecue.
These topics will be taken up
at a Student Senate meeting at
8 p.m. tonight in the library con
ference room.
A Old Business
A. Football Seating
B. Constitutional Amendment
C. Constitutional Revision
Committee
it New Business
A. Minority Questions Com
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B. LSU Letter
C. Election Regulation Revi
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ATTENTION AGGIES!
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If so, why don’t you try something different & exciting!
Take advantage of the American Airlines Youth Fare.
It gets you where you’re going when you want to go,
and at half the normal fare. Your Youth Fare Card is
$3.00 and is available at Dorm 9 Room 301.
Fly home after finals and relax in the friendly
asmosphere of the American Astrojets. For those of
you planning to fly to the Army game try flying the
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If you need flight information, reservations, or a
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noons or you may contact me at 845-2967
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