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' it Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, December 3, 1969 THE BATTALION j Listen Up the bait forum j CADET SLOUCH Editor: I was pleased last Sunday while watching his last post-game tel evision program of this football season, when Coach Gene Stall ings announced his intention to evaluate the entire athletic pro gram at Texas A&M to see where problems could be eliminated and improvement made. Upon fur ther consideration, I now ques tion not only Coach Stallings’ motives for such an announce ment, but also his timetable of action. Two seasons ago Texas A&M acquired an outstanding, enthu siastic, new coach for its inter collegiate swimming program. Along with the new coach came announcement of intentions to perform much needed renovation on P.L. Downs Natatorium, in cluding the installation of a bulk head to make the pool a stan dard length. (If you've ever wondered why the Southwest Conference Swimming Meet is never held at Texas A&M, this is the reason—Downs Natatori um is substandard.) Two years later, P.L. Downs Natatorium stands as it has for years. The much needed improvements don’t seem so needed any more. Is it a question of availability of money ? The promises were made during a winning football season (1967) when money was available, and now it's probably not available. The football pro gram though, with high school recruitng wars about to begin, has suddenly developed a desper ate need for Astroturf. It’s amaz ing, too, how when backed whole heartedly by the right people, improvement programs are com pleted. I’ll bet we are fortunate enough to have the new play ing surface installed for Spring Training — stadium, practice fields, everywhere. I sincerely hope the Astroturf does improve recruiting. Yet even more, I hope the athletic directors will eval uate their program and once again determine that there are needs in every sport. Coach Stallings once talked of an athletic program which would boast a NO. 1 rating in every sport. The question is, “Does Coach Stallings just talk a good athletic program?" Thomas N. Holder Dr. Carl W. Landiss, head of the Health and Physical Educa tion Department, said today that some plans for the bulkhead have been drawn up, but that no money has been appropriated. He added that other improvements are also and said the entire project is still in the “planning stages.”— Ed. ★ ★ ★ Editor: This Generation Gap—I don’t understand! The bonfire finance committee reports to the effect— “Don’t buy at the Northgate stores because they gave very little money for the bonfire.” (Front page Nov. 21 Daily Ea gle) If you would stay in any of these stores for one day and see how many people, organiza tions, clubs, etc. call on them for donations, you’d be shocked and ashamed. And why should the bonfire committee expect a “hand-out”? You are all good, strong, healthy Americans! Do you know how much a cord of firewood cost? $25.00 and $30.00. And it’s hard to find. You have the wood and saws available. Why can’t you cut up some of those logs and EARN the money you need? People are tired of these “give me” deals. And you can deliver the first cord of wood to me. It is not the SIZE of the bon fire that counts—it’s the SPIRIT. I’ve witnessed a lot more Spirit generate from smaller bonfires than the ones the past few years. You can’t build it with one kind of spirit (condemn the Northgate stores because they didn’t give you very much money) and expect it to burn with the TRUE AG GIE SPIRIT. But, This Generation Gap—I don’t understand! Good luck and think about this. Mrs. Helen Pugh College Station ★ ★ ★ Editor: My name is Charles Hicks. I am a candidate for the Student Senate seat left vacant by the resgnation of Kent Caperton. I believe the Senate has a re sponsibility to represent and sup port the students at Texas A&M. I feel there are five areas in which we need immediate action: 1. Parking Pass-Fail Non-Compulsory Board Laundry University Hospital the past, most candidates have listed these same points in some way. I cannot guarantee positive results, but I can guar antee these will be on the floor of the Senate for action. I feel, if elected, my primary responsibility is to represent the wants and needs of the Junior Business Majors on all issues pre sented to the Student Senate. With your support, I will work in these areas for the better ment of the students. Your sup port is needed and appreciated on Wednesday, December 10 in Room 152 of Francis Hall. Please elect Charles Hicks Jun ior Representative from Business to the Student Senate. Charles Hicks ’71 2. 3. 4. 5. In by jim Earie 3 Medals Awardedl Posthumously to E] “It’s a petition to give us Monday off if Arkansas beats Texas!” Bulletin Board TONIGHT Garland Hometown Club will meet at 7:45 p.m. in the lounge by Dormitory 1. A Senator Speaks Senate Wants to Serve By Marc Powell Public Relations Chairman Howdy! From the Student Sen ate. This column is an attempt by the Student Senate to explain to you, the student body, why the Student Senate exists, what the Student Senate doep, and how it goes about accomplishing its goals. These goals should not be those of another student organization, but those of you—the students. In the past the Student Senate has had the reputation of ex pressing only the ideas of itp membership. THINGS HAVE CHANGED! We, the senators, were elected by the students to represent them and to express their views to the administration. It is the responsibility of the Public Relations Committee to be the mean,s by which the students can express their ideas to their representatives, the senators. In an effort to fulfill this mis sion, the Public Relations Com mittee has placed Student Senate Suggestion Boxes in the MSC and Library. All students and in terested faculty are encouraged to make good use of these boxes to present grievances or sugges tions for improvement of campus facilities or student life. Operation Feedback was an en deavor to acquaint the student with /some of their senators and to offer them a personalized in vitation to express their ideas to a senator either in writing or verbally. We were very pleased at the response we received from this project. We feel that as a result of this project the Student Senate is better informed as to how the student body feels and in what fields the .students want to see their senate emphasize their efforts. As a further effort to intro duce the senators who represent students, the Dec. 2, 1969, issue of The Battalion contained the Student Senate Roster for the current year. All students are encouraged to save that page and contact their .senate representative at any time to secure assistance or to suggest action by the Student Senate. The Public Relations Commit tee will keep the students in formed in The Battalion on cur rent topics under discussion in the senate. Senate meetings are certainly not held behind eloped doors and all students are in vited to all of our meetings. The senate convenes on Thursday eve nings at 7:30 in the Conference Room of the Library. Society of Automotive Engi neers will hear the Humble Oil Co. presentation, “The Northwest Passage Voyage of the U.S.S. Manhatten” at 7:30 p.m. in Room 303, Fermier. Port Arthur Hometown Club will elect a sweetheart at 8 p.m. in Room 110, Military Science. THURSDAY San Angelo-West Texas Home town Club will discuss holding a Christmas dance at 7:30 p. m. in Room 2B MSC. El Paso Hometown Club will distribute tickets for the Sun Carnival Basketball Tournament at 7:30 p. m. in Room 2A MSC. SATURDAY Organization of Arab Students will meet at 5:30 p.m. in Hensel Park. Arabian dishes will be served at the cost of $1. The Oak Leaf Cluster to the Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal and Commendation Medal were pre sented posthumously to Army Capt. Eugene C. Oates III, Tex as A&M graduate killed in a heli copter accident lapt August in Vietnam. Receiving the decorations was his wife, the former Sharon Wald- ing of Bryan. The son of Col. and Mrs. Eu gene C. Oates Jr., Jone Bridge Road, was cited for service in the Corps of Engineers. The three medals were pre sented in the presence of Oates’ parents and Mrs. Oates’ mother, Mrs. W. G. Walding, 1008 An toine, by Army Col. Jim H. Mc Coy, A&M commandant. Colonel Oates is residence hall program adviser in the Civilian Student Activities office. Captain Oates was commis sioned at A&M in 1967, when he received the bachelor degmj civil engineering. Following i at Fort Hood, he attended jm warfare school in Panama, 1 gineer officers basic at Fortl voir, Va., and Ranger schoolj Fort Bragg, S. C. He had served a tour in ( many and had been in South Asia seven months, the latterti as a captain. At A&M, Oates was a men of the Ross Volunteers andC pany E-l, of which he was) segeant in 1964-65. life iiS RETIRED DENVER <A>)—Bill Rice, estimates he has helped vei and widows to claim more $252 million in benefits over last 21 years, has retired as of the veterans affairs dr of the Colorado Social Senil Department. jm MAN, MORALITY & SOCIETY SEMINAR llembe ing’ acl lo atte llishm* lamed lusines lade t CASH FOR CHRISTMAS Yet us help you fill your Stocking UNIVERSITY LOAN 317 Patricia College Station, Texa,s Tel: 846-8319 Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of 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. LETTERS POLICY 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. 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