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Students Had Better Start Talking If three events of last week are any indication, students had better start talking. The three in particular: • On Wednesday night, at the invitation of the Civilian Student Council, A&M President Earl Rudder dropped by four civilian residence halls just to talk informally with students living there. • That same night, on another part of the campus, members of the A&M chapter of the American Association of University Professors expressed a desire to invite students to chapter meetings for the sole purpose of simply hearing what they had to say. • Then Thursday night the Student Senate, without a dissenting vote, approved plans to launch “Operation Feedback,” a program that sends teams of two or three senators armed with student opinion questionnaires into every dormitory on campus in an effort to find out what is on the student body mind. Here then are representatives of the administration, faculty and student govern ment all trying to establish some kind of communication link with the “silent majority” of people on this campus, the students. As our columnist Monty Stanley com mented, “this year the mountain comes to Mohammed.” And we commend these mountain-movers. But by the same token, the mountain could just pass Mohammed by, if he doesn’t speak up and acknowledge its presence. Communication, to be meaningful, must stimulate some response. Otherwise it is reduced to the level of useless noise. So if you want to change something, say something, “silent majority.” You’ve got some people listening to you who can help. I Listen Up the batt forum I Editor: I was just reading the letter to you from Robert A. Petty, Ernie Stern, and Tom Tamez that appeared in the Tuesday, Nov. 4 edition of The Battalion. These gentlemen were appalled by the small showing of Aggies at the airport who greeted the team after the last game. They are wondering ‘what things are coming to’ and how ‘AGGIES’ could not show support for the team when the ‘going is rough.’ acknowledgment of appreciation. In my opinion, it is not Aggies who have failed to support the team, but the team who has failed to respond to the undying loyalty of the student body. I did not go out to the airport, nor am I likely to again as long as the football team and coaches give the ap pearance of caring less whether I, or any other Aggies for that matter, support them. Mrs. L. Rohrbough College Station pel-mission from the corps in or der to attend. If a lot of people did not turn out at the airport for the same reason I did not, it was not be cause the “going got rough.” I was one of those hundreds who turned out at the airport after the Army game, after waiting when the plane was late, only to see the entire team and the coaches, with the exception of two players, get off the plane looking like the face of death itself, not looking at, smiling at, or waiving at anyone of the ad miring crowd. When I go out to congratulate someone for a job well done, I expect at least a smile or some Editor: It is the stated position of this University that all students, ci vilian and cadet, are a part of the University and its activities; yet in the “Invitation,” published in the Nov. 6 issue of The Bat talion, there is an obvious belief on the part of some that this is not so. The “invitation” expressed that, “The Corps of Cadets wishes to invite ...” From this statement it appears that the memorial is the private property of the corps, and that the civilian population of this University must receive official May I point out that some of those names on that memorial are the names of civilians, one of whom is my brother; and I resent the attitude displayed by the corps that this memorial to all Aggies is under their private jurisdiction. May it also be pointed out that this University boasts of har monious cooperation between ci vilians and corps, yet when such statements as these are presented it would appear as if this were not true. I am proud to be an Aggie and I think this is a great school; but I think that such articles as “Invitation” are an insult, not only to the entire civilian student body, but to the entire school as well. David Hugh Russell Activities Bulletin Board (Continued from page 1) dents this weekend. The program i& arranged by the Student Senate Welfare and Life Committees and is in its second year. TONIGHT Chess Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 3B of the MSC. MONDAY Chess Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 211 of Francis Hall. Matagorda County Hometown Club will meet at 8 p.m. in Room 2B of the MSC. Army Cadet Wives Club will hear a home economist of the Lone Star Gas Co. speak on Christmas cooking at 7:30 p.m. in the Blue Flame Room, Lone Star Gas Co. building, 201 E. 27th St., Bryan. TUESDAY Mechanical Engineering Stu dents Wives Club will hear Bon nie Lay Speak on decorating a small apartment at 7:30 p.m. in the Brazos Room of First Bank & Trust. Society for the Advancement of Management will hear two speakers from Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. at 8 p.m. in the MSC Assembly Room. Brazos Valley Kennel Club will elect officers and view a film of the Chicago International Dog Show at 7:30 p.m. in Seminar Room 1 in the Veterinary Hos pital. Pre-Vet Society will elect offi cers at 8 p.m. in Room 100 of the Chemistry building. Range and Forestry Club will hear Sid Goodloe discuss manage-' ment practices on the rangeland of Kenya, Africa, at 8 p.m. in Room 103 of the Plant Sciences building. THURSDAY Texas A&M Polo Club will meet at 7 p.m. in Room 203 of the Animal Science Building. No horses or equipment are required for membership. Also on campus this weekend will be 70 members from the Class of 1934 for their 35th an niversary reunion, and 200 for mer students for the fall council meeting of the Association of Former Students and the associa tion’s board of director’s meet ing. The Floral Test Garden will be an added attraction this week end. Fifty-seven varieties of chrysanthemums are at their peak bloom on the one-half acre garden located east of the foot ball stadium op Houston Street Besides the 2,500 chrysanthe mums, several varieties of bego nia and a bed of snap-dragons are blooming. CANTEBURY BELTS Stnrnca umbersttp men’s toear 329 University Drive 713/846-2706 College Station, Texas 77840 Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student vrriters 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. LETTERS POLICY MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association The Associated Collegiate Press Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school 11 year. All subscriptions subject to 4^ sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, ■; $6.50 per full tax. Advertis: Letters to the editor should be typed, double-spaced, and must be no more than 300 words in length. They must be signed, although the writer’s name will be with held by arrangement with the editor. Address corre spondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77S-13. Texas 77843. lusively to the use for -edited to it or not son tan The Associated Press is entitled exch republication of all new dispatches cr otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneoi origin published herein. Rights of republication of all oth matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. 1969 TPA Award Winner Members Lindsey, chairman ; F. S. College College of Agriculture. of the Student Publications Board are: Jim H. F. Filers, College of Liberal Arts ; ' ?y, chairman ; H. F. Filers, College ol Fiberal Arts ; White, College of Engineering ; Dr. Asa B. Childers, Ja. e of Veterinary Medicine; and Dr. Z. L. Carpenter, The Battalion, blished in Colle: puolishe Sunday, a May, and student atior at Texas A&M is newspaper Station, Texas daily except Saturday, nd Monday, and holiday periods, September through ek during summer school. once wee Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services. Inc., New York City, Chica cago, Los Angeles and San ‘EDITOR DAVE MAYES Managing Editor David Middlebrooke Sports Editor Richard Campbell Assistant Sports Editor Mike Wright Staff Writers Tom Curl, Janie Wallace, Jay F. Goode, Pam Troboy, Steve For man, Gary Mayfield, Payne- Harrison, Raul Pineda, Hayden Whitsett, Clifford Broyles, Pat Little, Tim Searson, Bob Robinison Columnists Monty Stanley, Bob Peek, John Platzer, Gary McDonald Photographers Steve Bryant, Bob Stump Sports Photographer Mike Wright hhhhmhhhhhhi THE “BASEMENT” M.S.C. OPEN 8-12 THUR., FRI., & SAT. Country, Folk & Rock Free Refreshments CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texa,s O Friday, November 1,1! On KBTX Tonight 6:30 Get Smart 7:00 Brady Bunch 7:30 Hogan’s Heroes 8:00 TX Friday Night Movie “The Thrill Of It AH" w/James Garner & Doris Day 10:00 TX Final News 10:30 TX Friday Late Movie “Paranoic” w/JanetteS ‘Now that’s what I call a real ‘Howdy’ !’ Some real cute barbers got a good laugh on the Drag at TU this week. They glued a shiny new half dollar to the sidewalk in front of their shop and then watched the show from the front window as passersby tried to scoop it up in midstride. The story has a happy ending, how ever. Some girl pulled a pocket knife out of her purse, bent over, and scraped it up without so much as a glance around. HEY Architects, Engineers, the Sciences Want technical work overseas this summer? and travel? try IAESTE slides and information Tuesday, Nov. 11, MSC Room 3B 8:00 p. m. 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