By Monty Stanley
At first, I kind of figured the
Moratorium would leave me with
material for at least one more
column. As a result I listened
fairly carefully last Wednesday,
but somehow I failed to catch
anything new being said by either
side. Guess you can’t expect mir
acles overnight.
Not all campuses got so tre
mendously excited over the Mora
torium as we did—those who did
get more excited did more about
it. Tarrant County Junior College,
for example, ran an editorial
about how bad the kids are mis
using the gym equipment. “Peo
ple have been swimming with no
lifeguard on duty. Some, instead
of proper swim suits, have been
wearing cutoff jeans, and the
loose strings have been clog
ging the filter.”
Seriously, and not only that,
but also “ . . . the door to the
suana bath has been ripped off,
both oars have been ripped off
the rowing machine, gymnastic
chalk has been strewn, and a
glass door has been knocked out.”
It’s good to see other schools
besides our own really concerned
with the crucial issues of life,
and not straying from the prop
er moral path to listen to them
longhairs and atheists and all
babble their communist propa
ganda about trivia like Vietnam,
starving people, and minority dis
crimination.
The University of Florida’s stu
dent government is instituting a
special arrangement for students
with kids this year, a facility
which should be an aid for stu
dents with kids. Called officially
the Baby Gator Nursery, the ar
rangement will provide for a
fenced-in, adult-supervised play
and rest area at a nearby Meth
odist Church.
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More good news. The Univer
sity Daily reports from Texas
Tech that “lewd activities in cam
pus facilities have slowed down
to the point that they are hard
to find, Traffic Security Chief Bill
Daniels said yesterday.”
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The University of Nevada, ac
cording to an AP release, spon
sored a “Sex Week,” which must
must have turned out interesting.
However, it couldn’t have been
as groovey as you might think
at first notice, because what they
were referring to was a pro
gram including films on sex edu
cation and a presentation on birth
control, planned parenthood and
premarital sex. Admitted the dean
of women, “The name is a little
misleading.” A little? Hell, we
could have a “sex week” like
that on this campus.
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This year, for the first time,
OU instructors may have the op
portunity to use IBM machines
J Listen Up the batt forum
Editor:
In response to John Platter’s
article, Oct. 16: Mr. Platzer is of
the opinion that “a person is
going to believe what he wants
to” and that the moratorium,
which prompted a good deal of
healthy discussion on both sides,
was ridiculous. Hopefully, a per
son would want to believe the
truth, and he would strive to
find the truth at every opportu
nity. Such an opportunity, for
searching, at least, was provided
by the moratorium.
Unfortunately, many “unac
tivists,” as Mr. Platzer described
himself, observed the “time-hon
ored” Aggie tradition of “bag
ging it”, either mentally or phy
sically, through the activities.
Mr. Platzer expressed serious
doubt as to whether any views
or opinions were changed.
It is my opinion that many
opinions, as well as the quality
of Mr. Platzer’s writing (his tal
ent is obviously baseball) would
be altered for the better if our
“unactive activists” would take
the time to question and possibly
think about relevant issues.
Steve Bryant ’71
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Editor:
I think it is safe to assume
that every individual American,
from the President to the young
est infant whose father is around
the world, maybe dying in Viet
Nam, would like to see a world
fully at peace, at once, with no
one dying anywhere, much less
in a foreign country in a foreign
war.
But, let me be the first to say
that I do not know all the reasons
and ramifications of our being in
Viet Nam. I do not have a staff
of thousands gathering informa
tion around the world. I have no
way of knowing what the plans
of other nations are. In fact, I
have no way of really knowing
what the plans of my country are.
But I do have a history book of
the world.
At no time have we risen up
against anyone first with inten
tions of hurting or destroying
them. Documented history
shows that even after both World
Wars we helped to rebuild the
shattered lives of our enemies.
Did the aggressor nations send
millions of dollars to England,
to France, or to us to rebuild
shattered lives ? I could go on
endlessly.
I have really only one thing
to go on. This is trust. Trust in
my country and my leaders who
have more knowledge than I.
Michael H. Hopkins
out effort to win rather than tie
in Vietnam.
Why should the most powerful
nation in the world be faced with
another Korea, Cuba, or Pueblo ?
Anyone interested in organiz
ing a day of display of support
for all-out effort to win in Viet
nam contact me.
Mike Jaynes
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Editor:
The Student Senate of Texas
A&M needs change! Virtually no
one, not even senators, will argue
that point. But when further prob
ed, how many alternatives are
proposed, and how many ideas are
offered for change to be made?
The problems are obviously not
simple ones, and there are a mul
titude of meaningful campus is-
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Editor:
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1969, I
witnessed students displaying
their dissatisfaction with the
Vietnam conflict through the
wearing of black armbands. Na
tional media reported speeches,
debates, and demonstrations pro
testing the same subject, Viet
nam.
At this time', I also would like
to register dissatisfaction with
the Vietnam conflict. However,
my dissatisfaction is not with our
involvement, but rather with our
type of involvement, that being
our limited war effort.
It is my suggestion that those
students at A&M who are con
cerned over loss of lives for the
signing of a treaty organize their
own day of display. This day of
display would not be one of pro
test but one of support for all-
One thing is for certain, in or
der for the problems to be solv
ed, much dedication and effort
will be necessary. I certainly don’t
have all the answers, but because
I am sincerely interested in ef
fecting meaningful changes in the
Student Senate and in resolving
the many problems which the
students of TAMU face, and be
cause I want to devote my atten
tion and energy to the realization
of these general goals, I am a
candidate for the office of Stu
dent Senate Vice President in
the election to be held Thurs
day.
Recognizing the fact that due
to space limitations, I can speak
only in general terms, I welcome
questions concerning any specific
issue and will hopefully speak
with you some time in the near
future concerning this matter.
Your vote will be appreciated.
Kent A. Caperton ’71
Cbe Battalion
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
to grade, statistically analyze,
and print out class means and
individual rankings in class. May
be it’s just another step toward
a Brave New World, but the sys
tem does get the tests back in
24 hours.
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When the Ags went up to Tex
as Tech for the football game,
there appeared a picture in the
University Daily of several guys
rowdily frolicking in the foun
tain near the Tech entrance. The
caption under it read “Passers-
by thought they might be Ag
gies arriving early” for the
game.
Speaking of that game, there
is a popular anti-Aggie legend at
Tech that also appeared in that
paper. That is, the legend of the
Will Rogers statute, called “Soap
Suds.” The statue, of Will Rogers
on his horse is officially called
“Riding into the Sunset.” So one
might figure that it should face
to the West (See, that’s which
way the sun goes down). How
ever, Lubbock businessmen had
quite a few words to say about
the fact that the rear end of
Soap Suds would then point to
wards them. The controversy was
settled when the head of Parks
Admiinstration and Horticulture
compromised the plan, faced the
statue broadside 21 degrees north
of west and thus into the sum
mer setting sun. As legend has
it, the less famous end of the
statue now faces this way.
r
“I guess my date was unusual, but I’m partial to big girls!”
Bulletin Board
TONIGHT
American Society of Civil En
gineers will hear Dr. David Car
rier of the Manned Spacecraft
Center in Houston discuss “Lunar
Geology and the Flight of Apollo
11” at 7:30 p.m. in the MSC
Ballroom.
of the YMCA.
TAMU Wrestling Team is
holding workouts at 5 p.m. every
day in the Wrestling Room of G.
Rollie White Coliseum. More in
formation is available from An
drew Beck at 845-4586.
WEDNESDAY
Hillel Club will meet at 7:30
p.m. in the Hillel Building.
SCONA XV will meet at 7:30
p.m. in Rooms 3B and 3C at the
MSC.
Society for the Advancement
of Management will hear a talk
on “Your Interview and How to
Use It” at 7:30 p.m. in the MSC
Assembly Room
THURSDAY
San Angelo-West Texas Home-
Club will have a salad supper at
7:30 p.m., in the home of Mrs.
Barbara Davidson, 1702A Law
yer, College Station. Each mem
ber is to bring a salad with the
recipe on a recipe card.
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