Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, December 4, 1969 THE BATTALI^^N
ON OTHER CAMPUSES
By Monty Stanley
Last week gung-ho Aggies
guarded everything on campus
supposedly to prevent any pre
bonfire mischief on the part of
TU students. Meanwhile, how
ever, the T-sips played their own
games back in Austin.
Apparently their bonfire is not
quite the well-watched joint effort
it is here, for the Sigma Nu fra
ternity—one of those competing
in the “Aggie Bonfire Contest”—
lodged a complaint against the
Phi Delta Theta fraternity for a
sabotage job done about 3 a.m.
Monday morning. The Sigma Nu
woodpile was exploded and half
burned, while two wood-carrying
trucks had air let out of their tires
and sugar put in their gas tanks.
The president of the Phi Delta
Thetas agreed to take full finan
cial responsibility for the dam
ages.
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The controversy continues at
the University of Texas at Arling
ton over the school’s rebel theme.
Their athletic
teams are called
W the Rebels, and
A ^.'1 their symbol, of
course, is the old
: Confederate Stars
^ and Bars, both of
| which are consid-
ered out of place
and undesirable as far as black
students on the campus are con
cerned.
The main group formed in
favor of the present motif on the
UTA campus is the Save Our
Flag and Theme Committee, bet
ter known as SOFT. Representa
tives from this organization say
they view the rebel symbols as
representing “the fighting spirit
of the Confederacy, not associated
with any particular Southern
ideology.” SOFT states further
that it will not condone the action
of militants at UTA concerning
any issue, and calls for the im
mediate expulsion and prosecu
tion of such persons.
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The UTA paper lists an organi
zation which has recently been
formed at Wichita State Uni
versity. No details on what the
group does, but it calls itself
SPASM—Society for the Preven
tion of Asinine Student Move
ments.
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The off-again on-again sched
uled appearance at SMU of drug
proponent Timothy Leary has
been cancelled, this time by Leary
himself. Apparently, he got bust
ed, and the presiding judge and
district attorney won’t postpone
the trial or allow Leary to leave
the town in which he is being
held for trial, says a report in
The Daily Campus.
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A University of Florida student
and his wife apparently made an
error of protocol last week when,
handing out anti-war leaflets,
they offered one to a campus
policeman. According to reports,
the officer “neither accepted nor
refused” the handbill but let it
drop to the ground, whereupon he
ordered the guy to pick it up. The
student wouldn’t and, instead, left
the scene and went into a dean’s
office, followed by the KK. He
was then arrested for resisting
arrest, after which his wife
allegedly swore at the cop and
was arrested also. Later on, the
charges were dropped, but then,
about two and a half weeks later,
the UF administration informed
them that they were being charged
wtih public profanity, and they
now face possible suspension from
the university.
★ ★ ★
Bill Toomey, winner of the 1968
Olympics decathlon, is now an
English teacher at Santa Barbara
City College in California.
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Moratorium supporters at Em
ory University in Atlanta, Ga.,
have formed what they call the
Asa G. Candler Memorial March
ing Atrocity Band. It consists of
12 or 79 students dressed in black-
dyed sheets and Halloween death
masks who march to the music
of a bass drum and a violin play
ing a funeral march.
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A motion picture is currently
being filmed on the SMU campus
by Roger Corman, director of
such biggies as “Trip” and “Wild
Angels.” The film, called “Arrow-
feather,” is a story about today’s
young people, and revolves around
a kind of chemical biological war
fare which eliminates everyone
over the age of 25, according to
its author, George Armitage.
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According to the Florida Alli
gator, from the U of F, some of
the nation’s predominantly black
colleges, such as Florida A&M
Universtiy, are now feeling the
backlash of student and black
protest in the form of “raids” on
their faculties. For, after years
and years when being black was
a professional handicap, now
black Ph.D.’s and Master’s degree
holders are among the most sought
after people in the nation, and the
big white institutions are luring
them away from the black cam
puses with offers of more money,
better facilities, more liberal ad
ministrations, and a more intellec
tual faculty-student atmosphere.
John Platzer
Concerning Hog Fan-atics
(This column is respectively
dedicated to all those young glad
iators whose birthdays falls on
September 14. These are the
stout-hearted men who had
enough foresight 19 or more
years ago to get to the front of
the line.)
Every aspect of THE game
Saturday has been debated over
and over again. That is every
aspect but one — the fans.
Arkansas, you see, is very
unique. The Porkers are num
ber two in the nation not only
on the football field but also in
the stands.
Any truly unbiased rating sys
tem must place the Bengal Tig
ers of Louisiana State firmly in
the number one spot though they
have lost ground in recent years.
To borrow a phrase: To play a
game in the swamps of Baton
Rouge or the hills of Fayetteville
is a “completely unique experi
ence.”
Judging from the past records
of the two schools’ teams and the
sobriety of a large portion of
their fans, it could be hypothe
sized that winning instead of los
ing leads one to drink.
“Baton Rouge is the only place
in America where you can walk
out onto the field at halftime and
get drunk breathing the air,” an
opposing Southeastern Confer
ence coach said last year.
This may account to some de
gree for the tremendous success
LSU enjoys on its home field.
The atmosphere takes some get
ting used to.
The atmosphere in Fayette
ville takes some getting used to,
also. A blanket sea of red greets
the eye as the Razorbacks play
before the home folks admist the
earth-trembling call of “Sooey
Pig!”
Another unusual aspect that
enters into games played at LSU
or Arkansas is the matter of the
point spread. A coach of the
Tigers is more likely to be fired
for losing to the point spread
than for losing to an opponent.
It matters not that you win or
lose but by how much.
Things are far from that stage
Correction
The Battalion erroneously re
ported Wednesday that the A&M
Consolidated High School Choir
would perform in the lobby of
University National Bank today
and Friday, and Monday, Tues
day, and Wednesday of next
week.
The story should have said the
choir will perform Dec. 11, 12,
15, 16, and 17 from 11 a.m.-12:15
p.m.
in Fayetteville where the mighty
Frank Broyles rules supreme.
Many pay raises have been given
the President of the University
of Arkansas in recent years in
an attempt to keep his salary up
with Broyles’.
When the national television
cameras focus in on Fayetteville
at 12:30 there will be little doubt
where the sentiments of the vast
majority of the fans lie. If every
one reacted to a Saturday foot
ball game in the same way Ark
ansas fans do, earth and not
Mars would be known as the
“Red Planet.”
As far as this corner is con
cerned, the funniest part of the
whole pre-game fuss is over the
allotment of tickets to the Texas
students.
The entire Austin student body
had to fight over a grand total
of 600 tickets of which 288 went
to the school’s band. Before
jumping to conclusions, however,
it should be pointed out that the
Razorbacks are completely blame
less for the ‘Horns’ dilemma.
Arkansas shipped 5,000 tickets
to Texas University. It was the
Austin school which decided 600
were plenty for their students,
selling the rest to former stu
dents, season ticket holders and
the like. It seems that students
rank the same at most schools.
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Most Aggies have vague ideas
about the job of the Welfare
Committee of the Student Sen
ate. Sure, we contribute to char
ities and organize the blood drive
every year, but there are many
more projects which mean as
much for A&M, yet receive little
publicity.
Take the “Big Brother” pro
gram for the SMU game: the
Welfare Committee brought 36
orphans up from Houston for the
ball game. Each boy was escort
ed by an Aggie and his date all
afternoon. Ole Army Lou (J. E.
Loupot) gave them all Aggie tee-
shirts and the escorts treated
them to almost any other souve
nir they wanted. (I say almost
because mine wanted a complete
uniform.)
Then there are the two chil
dren A&M is helping support,
Carla Reimer and Clyde Spencer.
Both are part of a Cherokee In
dian Project in Oklahoma spon
sored by the Christian Children’s
Fund. The money we give helps
pay for their clothes and their
noon meal at school. On their
birthdays and at Christmas we
send presents to be certain that
they aren’t forgotten.
After the Christmas meal, fruit
will be taken up at the doors of
Duncan and Sibisa Dining Halls.
After it’s collected it is given to
the Bryan Boys Club and dis
tributed to children throughout
Bryan and College Station. Be
lieve it or not, this small act on
the part of each Aggie makes a
big difference in the Christmas
of many of these kids. When
you see the boxes in the mess
hall remember what it’s for and
do your part.
The Campus Chest gives and
loan^ money to Aggies who can
find no other help. Last year
more than a thousand dollars
was given to students who were
about to drop out of school for
financial reasons. Also, using
these funds, money is donated to
several charities and institutions.
Alpha Phi Omega has collected
more than $1,000 at the home
football games for the Chest and
the total at the end of the year
should reach $4,000.
The Welfare Committee works
for A&M in all its projects, and
the reputation it makes is not
for the Student Senate but for
the Aggies as individuals. The
thank you letters I receive are
always addressed to the student
body, and the people who write
will remember our projects when
ever they meet an Aggies, not
just senators. If you have an
idea for a project you think the
committee can handle, suggest
it — we represent you.
town Club will select a sweetheart
and plan a Christmas Party and
dance at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2B,
MSC.
Grayson County Hometown
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Association of Studewts from
Mexico will discuss a Christmas
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