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■ ONS rs Off The Record THE BATTALION Wednesday, December 10, 1969 College Station, Texas Page 3 by Gary McDonald VOLUNTEERS— JEFFERSON AIRPLANE Jefferson Airplane and the en- e movement has progressed a igway since “Somebody To ve” and love, peace, and flowers d all that. At this point the rplane are hard core revolu- maries and “Volunteers" is a rd core revolutionary album, ley explicitly define their enemy and leave little to the imagination as to the tactics to be used in overcoming him. For example, they sing, oh, so sweetly: “All your private property Is target for your enemy And your enemy is we!” Strange as it may sound to some, they consider themselves patriots. After all they are “Volunteers of America”: ‘We are voices of chaos and and anarchy Everything they say we are, we are And we are very proud of ourselves.” Account d i % “Christmas Eve Throug-h the Centuries’ 0 THE FIRST CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE The scripture reading found at verses 18 through 21 of St. Matthew, Chapter 1, was used in a Mass conducted by Pope Sixtus III in the Church of St. Mary Major in Rome about the middle of the 5th Century. Tradition states that this was probably the first Christmas Wor ship service held on Christmans Eve. $ The story is still told of a great artist who many years later visited a humble home during Christmas in which a little girl was celebrating her gifts. Among other things she had received a plain fan. The artist aisked for the fan stating he would paint a picture on it. The girl turned away saying impudently, “You won’t spoil my fan”. If only the girl had given her cheap fan to the artist, he would have returned it to her with a beau tiful picture and an increase in value perhaps of thou sandfold. Our lives may be as small and as cheap and we may be Master Artist asks for the still clinging to them as the master Artist asks lor them. He wants our lives to serve and enjoy fellowship with Him. That fellowship is the true and genuine meaning of Christmas. 0 Listening to the Airplane albums in chronological order, their disillusionment, changes in ideals and strategies become obvi ous like the grievances of the original American colonists, who at first remained Foyal to the king, but because of repression and failure to resolve those grievances in a satisfactory way, they drift ed, or rather were pushed farther away until they were ready to sever all ties with the royal gov ernment. After listening to this album, one expects there is to be another shot heard ’round the world. And isn’t Jerry Rubin really a recent incarnation of Samuel Adams? tions, and melodies that the Air- plans has ever done. And they have done some great ones. Grace Slick on “Hey Frederick” has not sounded as good since the days of “Somebody To Love” and “White Rabbit.” The melody is perfect for her eccentric vocal style. Drummer Spencer Dryden’s “A Song for All Seasons” is an amusing look at the internal and external strife today’s bands face. “Wooden Ships,” written by guitarist Paul Kantner, in con spiracy with Steve Stills and David Crosby of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young is a poignant cry from their generation. Urg ently, but not as plaintively urgent as C, S, N, Y’s version, they sing, “We are leaving, you don’t need us.” Ignoring the politics of this album, if that is at all possible, this is an album with some of the best lyrics, harmonies, improvisa- If the politics of this album seem offensive, try to ignore them, because the album is a masterpiece of contemporary mu sic. And if anyone is assembling material for a time capsule, this is a must. Bulletin Board TONIGHT Eagle Pass Hometown Club will have pictures taken at 8 p.m. on the MSC steps. Aggie Christian Fellowship will hear Bill Priebe discuss “The / Canon [163 ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR Types of Calculations: Addition, sub traction, multiplication, division. Con tinual multiplication and division. Product sum and difference. Individ ual quotient. Sum and difference of continual multiplication and division. Constant multiplication and division. Involution. Extraction of square roots. Mixed calculations. Standard deviation calculations. OTIS MCDONALD’S 429 S. Main — Phone 822-1328 Bryan, Texas Dating Game” at 5:30 p.m. in Room 145 Physics. Rio Grande Valley Hometown Club will elect a Cotton Ball Sweetheart and discuss a Christ mas dance at 7:30 p.m. in the lounge between Dormitories 6 and 8. Members are requested to bring pictures of the girls they wish to nominate. THURSDAY Dewitt-Lavaca Hometown Club will discuss Christmas party plans and have the club picture taken at 7:30 p.m. in the second floor lobby of the MSC. Brazos County Post 4692 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will have a social at 7:30 p.m. in the Post Home. Matagorda County Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 304 Physics. MONDAY Chemistry Club will have pic tures taken for the Aggieland at 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Chem istry building. CHRISTMAS SALE DEC. 1 TO DEC. 24 AR SEP - 9800 AR SED - 9060 iirV MtMi! , * 'i" ,i“ u .ji Iflll.jMI d'W' y i" T|' ‘i 1 ' Hri i' t ( ? iTSsr yHnlHMl s illpilwlf tii' 1 11 [i v :■ 'ife fSBlIlllfliSliPf i ; '"f'IB ‘ a lllllliii $69.95 $39.95 SPECIAL: 4 or 8 Trad Stereo Tapes $6.95 Tapes Only $4.98 ea. AR HMX - 4000 $149.95 Only A Few Of The Many Specials At: W! ^STERLING ELECTRONICS 903 South Main ‘YOUR SOUND NEIGHBOR IN BRYAN” Environment Teach-In Meeting Thursday Faculty members and students interested in establishing an en vironmental teach-in at the uni versity have been urged to at tend a meeting at 7 p.m. Thurs day in the Architecture Audi torium. Bill Voight, senior architecture major, said the purpose of the teach-in is to establish an aware ness of our environmental prob lems. “At present,” he said, “a na tional Teach-In is moving along very rapidly with 120 campuses participating.” “There is no question that in the long-run, the environmental challenge is the greatest faced by mankind,” he continued. “Distin guished scientific authorities have been warning for years that man kind is rapidly destroying the very habitat on which he depends for his survival.” Mayor D. A. Anderson said the open house is a custom which originated with the founding of the city and has been continued over the years, affording an op portunity for all citizens to join in fellowship with their elected representatives, city officials and city employees. Refreshments will be served. Immediately following the close of the Open House, the City Coun cil will convene its December meeting, he said. Civilian Menu Panel To Convene Thursday Orange County Hometown Club will elect officers at 7:30 p.m. in the rotunda of the Academic Building. Students with suggestions on how to improve Sbisa Dining Hall services should contact a member of the Civilian Student Menu Board, according to Howard Perry, director of civilian student activities. The board meets at noon Thurs day in Sbisa Dining Hall. Student members of the board are: Pat Wertheim, 402 Hotard, 6-9944; David Alexander, 312 Hughes, 5-6000; Shelton Wallace, 127 Davis-Gary, 5-1566; and Van Kinerd, 50 Milner, 6-2118. Dr. Bridges Elected To National Post Dr. Charles H. Bridges, head of the Department of Veterinary Pathology at the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has been elected vice president of the American College of Vet erinary Pathologists for 1970. A native of Shreveport, Dr. Bridges graduated from A&M in 1945 with a doctor of veterinary medicine degree. He also holds the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The American College of Vet erinary Pathologists is a certi fication board for the profession specialty. Dr. Bridges joined the A&M faculty in 1955 as associate pro fessor, was promoted to full pro fessor in 1959 and department head in 1960. 1st Armored Division unit. He is with Troop C, 3rd Squadron of the division’s 1st Cavalry. At A&M, Morgan studied his tory, was a member of Company G-2 and summer Memorial Stu dent Center directorate president. Second Lt. Manzell L. Shafer of Trent completed the 16-week helicopter pilot course at Fort Wolters and is in advanced flight training at Hunter Army Air field, Ga. An agricultural journal ism major, he was Cadet Corps information officer, member of the Ross Volunteers and “Agri culturist” editor. Assistant Chosen For Viet College Lyndon Kurtz, a native of Ros enberg, has been appointed ad ministrative assistant in the Col lege of Veterinary Medicine, an nounced Dean Alvin A. Price. Kurtz will be responsible for administrative functions in the college and will coordinate Col lege of Veterinary Medicine in formation services, visitors’ tours and educational displays. His assignment to the recently- created position was effective this month. Kurtz joined the university from Trans-Western Pipe Line Co., where he was assistant ma terial controller in Houston. He graduated from Wharton Junior College in 1963 and A&M in 1965 with a degree in agricul tural economics. Physicist Scheduled To Speak Thursday A physicist who is internation ally known for his research and teaching of astronomy will give a physics colloquium here Thurs day. Dr. A. Dalgarno, professor of astronomy at the Harvard Col lege Observatory, will speak on “Metastable Hydrogen and Hel ium” at 1 p.m. in Room 146, Physics Building. The Cambridge, Mass., educator has an internaitonal reputation in applications of quantum me chanics to atomic and molecular physics, theoretical chemistry, planetary atmospheres and astro physics. Dr. Dalgarno is on the editorial boards of “Planetary and Space Science,” “Chemical Physics Let ters” and “International Journal of Quantum Chemistry.” A&M faculty, staff, graduate students and the public are in vited. A coffee is scheduled from 3:30-4:00 p.m. Schad Named Winner Of Design Contest Douglas R. Schad, junior nu clear engineering student from Bryan, has been named a winner in the 1969 James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation national en gineering student design competi tion. Dr. James H. Earle, head of A&M’s Engineering Graaphics Department, said Schad received a fourth place cash award of $250 for his entry, and automobile luggage carrier called “Tilt-A- Carry.” J. T. Coppinger, assistant pro fessor, was Schad’s faculty ad viser on the project. The awards are given for the best written papers offering so lutions to engineering problems related to steelwork in structures, or to products, machines, or de vices constructed primarily of steel. Schad, a Navy veteran, works as an operator at the university’s Nuclear Science Center. City To Host Open House The City of College Station city officials will host an annual Christmas “come-and-go” Open House from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Friday in City Hall, 101 Church St. Two ’67 Graduates Distinguished in Army Two A&M graduates of 1967 have been distinguished for Army service. First Lt. Thomas J. Morgan of Port Arthur earned the Commen dation Medal at Fort Hood for service as executive officer of a San Antonio Radioman To Address ‘Hams’ Roy Albright, American Radio Relay League director of San Antonio, will speak at a special Thursday meeting of the Memo rial Student Center Radio Com mittee. The 7:30 p.m. meeting in Room 145 Physics is open to all “hams” and persons interested in ama teur radio, announced committee chairman Rick Oshlo of Dallas. Albright will discuss very high frequency (VHF) transmission and show a film, “The Ham’s Wide World.” Committee member Ted Wittliff of Taylor said the talk and film are non-technical and will provide background for individual’s considering becom ing hams. “Everyone is welcome,” Witt liff indicated. “The program will be especially informative for those who have had no radio or electronics experience.” The scheduled film is narrated by Barry Goldwater, one of the nation’s best known “hams.” No socket to it. 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