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Vol. 65 No. 51 College Station, Texas Friday, December 12, 1969 Telephone 845-2226
SCONA Speaker Says’
Economic Growth
‘Slow’ In Africa
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Only slow economic growth is
ting on in Africa, a professor
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tes to A&M’s 15th Student
onference on National Affairs
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it or “conservative” approach
is designed to get private business
to invest private capital.
“This has caused political and
cultural strain on the African
leaders, who view this approach
as neo-colonialism,” he added.
It has also allowed a few to
get an increase of wealth while
not touching the mass of people
economically, Wallerstein said.
“Because of the economic
squeeze on the peasants, it be
came an essential problem as to
who got what few jobs were
available,” he commented.
He added that the conservative
path has lead to severe instabil-
SCONA XV
Tonight
Roundtable Session — 1:30-5 p. m.
‘‘Africa and World Affairs"
Open Forum — 8 p. m. MSC Ballroom
—Arthur N. L. Wina
Paul S. Slawson
All Rountable Chairmen
Saturday
Rountable Sessions — 8-9:45 a. m. MSC
“African-American Relations"
Plenary Session — 11 a. m. MSC Ballroom
Round-Up Speaker
—His Excellency Ebenezer Moses Debrah
ity of the state.
The second approach Waller
stein mentioned was the stopping
of the outflow of money and the
raising of import taxes, or the
“radical” method.
“The radical path just doesn’t
work,” he said.
This policy puts pressure on
the key elements of the ruling
regime, according to Wallerstein.
“This radical policy upset the
newly-developed middle class be
cause it meant a curtailment of
political activity, and it stopped
the inflow of luxury goods,” Wal
lerstein commented.
Wallerstein said that indepen
dence created many political
problems for Africans.
He said that seccessionist ten
dencies in countries were there
because of the division across
geographical and ethnic grounds.
“The single party system
emerged to hold the nations to
gether,” Wallerstein said.
He added that no state has
been able to solve the problem
in the gap of income and govern
ment expenditures.
“The middle class assumed that
the government would help them
obtain larger incomes, expanded
facilities for education and in
WEATHER
Saturday—Partly cloudy. Wind
Southerly 5 to 10 m.p.h. High
75, low 38.
Sunday — Partly cloudy. Wind
Southerly 10 to 12 m.p.h. High
72, low 43.
ifrican Nations Recognize
development Need: Murphy
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attalion Staff Writer
All African nations have come
recognize the need for indus-
lial development, a vice presi-
fnt of the African-Amorrican
istitute said here Thursday.
E. Jefferson Murphy, modera-
)r of the economics panel at the
ith Student Conference on Na-
irnal Affairs, said that there
ere five basic requisites for in-
tstrial development: a system of
ilicies, laws and procedures that
acilitate industrial development;
Dssession of natural resources;
ftilable markets; an adequate
abor supply; and capital or mon-
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Paul S. Slawson, director of
fe investment program in Afri-
and the Middle East for Inter
national Telephone and Tele
graph, and Arthur Wina, former
Minister of Finance of Zambia,
were also on the panel.
Slawson said that industries
such as copper mining and other
low technology industries exist
in Africa, but that ITT is trying
to introduce electronic manufac
turing.
“The challenge is to find Afri
cans who can take over and run
the companies,” he said.
“ITT has five major objectives:
to grow as the country grows;
to establish a local base; to look
for profits; to find a market for
large equipment such as earth
satellite ground stations; and to
find some primary commodities
that can be marketed in the Unit
ed States,” Slawson said.
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“We have tried to adopt and
accept local priorities, but poor
roads and communications sys
tems, political and economic in
stability and cultural attitudes
don’t help,” he added.
“Private investors and govern
ment must play a partnership
role in industrial development,”
Wina said.
“Foreign capital, initiative and
know how have been indispens
able,” he added, “but many bi
lateral agreements have had too
many provisions to them.”
“Loans can be put to the best
. use when they are channeled
through international organiza
tions such as the World Bank,
because that removes many
claims made on African govern
ments,” Wina said.
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n CHRISTMAS REMEMBRANCE
M Rogers, YMCA Cabinet member (left), Monty Goff, cabinet secretary-treasurer,
Kichard Hodge, senior adviser, and Otway Denny, publicity chairman, address Christ
mas cards to Aggies serving in Southeast Asia. The Association of Former Students
|pf Provided names, addresses, cards, envelopes, and stamps for the YMCA’s annual project
Card designed is by Dr. James Earl, Cadet Slouch cartoonist.
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general make life more pleasant,”
Wallerstein remarked.
The rural elements wanted
more schools and more jobs, he
said.
He said that, unfortunately,
the limited income of the nations
did not allow them to meet all of
these new demands brought on by
independence.
The two most important
changes given to Africa by co
lonial powers, according to Wal
lerstein, were a map and an in
corporation of countries into a
national unit.
“These new territories, or col
onies, became more important
than the previously existing po
litical entities,” Wallerstein said.
This caused a change in the
power structure, and from this
development a new middle class
society, according to Wallerstein.
“There was a pressure exerted
by colonial forces to get the peo
ple to urbanize and to weaken
the tradition power—the tribal
chiefs,” he added.
Colonial rule was a time of
great disorder and there was a
growing national movement root
ed in the mass of people, Waller
stein said.
Colonial powers granted inde
pendence to Africa for many
practical reasons, he said.
“They (colonial powers) grant
ed Africa independence,” Waller
stein said, “but kept very im
portant cultural and economic
ties with them.”
Taste-In Set
For Sunday In
Student Center
Gourmet foods will be served
to A&M faculty and students
Sunday during the open house
taste-in sponsored by the Host
and Fashion Committee of the
Memorial Student Center.
Two prominent local chefs,
Robert Tapley, owner of the Tex
an Restaurant, and Fred Dollar,
director of food services, will
serve some of their specialties
in the Birch Room of the MSC
from 8 to 10 p.m., according to
Mrs. Dale Torgerson, chairman.
Franklin Simon, proprietor of
Franklin Simon’s Liquor Store,
and James Pye, research assistant
at the Data Processing Center,
will answer questions about wines,
she said.
Members of the committee, she
added, will wear hostess gowns
provided by Beverley Braley, but
students should dress informally.
Czech Professor
To Speak Monday
Dr. Vaclav Hunacek, Czecho
slovakian professor in Texas 10
months as a language consultant
to the Texas Education Agency,
will speak Monday to the Texas
A&M Czech Club.
The 7 p.m. presentation on
Czechoslovakia in the Memorial
Student Center Assembly Room
will be open to all interested per
sons, announced Dr. Jack A.
Dabbs, Modern Languages De
partment head.
Hunacek was recommended for
the TEA consultantship by Dr.
John M. Skrivanek of the A&M
department, who interviewed ap
plicants during a year study in
Czechoslovakia.
Dr. Hunacek, 37, teaches lan
guage at Charles University in
Prague, the oldest university in
Central Europe. Skrivanek work
ed at the institution during his
research trip.
Dr. Hunacek was sent to the
U.S. by the Czech Ministry of
Education and is sponsored by
the U.S. Office of Education.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.”
—Adv.
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TALKING IT OVER
Delegates to the 15th Student Conference on National Affairs take a break and exchange
opinions informally during one of Thursday’s roundtable discussions in the Memorial
Student Center. (Photo by Jim Berry)
7 Carry, 12 Drag’
SCONA Roundtable Score
By George Scott
Battalion Staff Writer
There was the folding of arms;
the stirring of coffee provided by
conference officials; the interest
ing talk of a very few; and the
unconcerning looks of a “silent
majority.”
Seven talked, four participated
and 12 sat back and “soaked up”
the dialogue.
What’s this ?
Supposedly a roundtable dis
cussion at A&M’s Student Con
ference on National Affairs.
“Some of you haven’t been
talking in these discussions and
I don’t want to embarrass any
one by having to call on them
See related story, page 3
to participate,” Dr. Alan Waters,
co-chairman of the panel, told
delegates of one of the panels.
Despite the pleas of the discus
sion leaders, very few students
did actively participate in the
talk about Africa’s economic
problems.
One notable exception was a
junior government major from
Boston University.
“It’s time for this country to
become altruistic. Africa needs
capital; let’s give to to them
without political strings,” Paul
Haley said.
Haley disagrees with SCONA’s
(See SCONA, page 2)
Civilians Elect Olson YP
On Alexander’s Resignation
By Dave Mayes
Battalion Editor
The Civilian Student Council
Thursday elected junior Mark
Olson first vice president after
David Alexander resigned from
the office for academic reasons.
Olson, president of Moore Hall,
defeated council secretary Bill
Scherle in an 11-8 vote of council
members.
Alexander told the civilian stu
dent governing body that resign
ing his position was “the hardest
thing I’ve had to do in my life.”
With a show of reluctance that
nearly resulted in a refusal to
act on his request, the council
accepted Alexander’s resignation
and proceeded to elect his re
placement.
In earlier business, the council
authorized president Larry Schil-
hab to draft a critical letter to
Humble Oil Co., sponsor of the
Humbled Radio Network football
broadcasts.
Introducing the subject, Schil-
hab said that he and others have
noted that the Humble announc
ers covering Aggie football
games “have a bad habit” of re
ferring to all the A&M students
as “cadets.”
“There are quite a few of us
who believe that this is an injus
tice to our sector, and we share
the feeling that we ought to let
them (announcers) know that
there is a body of civilian stu
dents at A&M.”
Schilhab added that the letter
should also point out that “at
the same time, of course, we’re
all Aggies.”
Garry Mauro, president of
Keathley Hall said the announc
ers “rubbed him the wrong way”
and that they should “let us have
our fair share of glory on the
football field.”
Howard Perry, director of ci
vilian student activities, caution
ed the council to word the letter
carefully if they passed it, noting
that saying “cadets” could be an
unconscious thing with the an
nouncers.
Schilhab was directed to draft
and send the letter to Humble
by an all but unanimous council
vote. Only Van Kinerd, presi
dent of Milner Hall voted “no.”
Mauro, chairman of the Civil
ian Week-Weekend Committee
reported that the annual civilian
event was scheduled for April
20-25. He noted that at present
no Town Hall attraction had been
scheduled for the Saturday of
the week but added that efforts
were still being made with the
Town Hall committee to secure
one.
The council also accepted the
resignation of sophomore assist
ant Roger Miller, who said his
recent election to a regional
chairmanship of student unions
would not allow him time to
do his CSC job justice.
In committee reports Pat Wert-
heim, chairman of the Civilian
Menu Board, noted that $11,000
could be saved annually if stu
dents bused their own trays in
Sbisa Dining Hall.
A spokesman for the Student
Apartment Council said that 300
cans of food for the needy had
been collected from student apart
ment dwellers.
Mary Hanak of University
Women told the council that the
coeds have organized their own
intramural football league. She
added that UW’s handbook for
A&M coeds would soon be ready
for distribution.
Mauro reported that between
1,800 and 2,200 civilians worked
daily on last month’s Bonfire,
adding that this was more than
the number of corps members
who worked. He and other coun-
cilmen criticized The Battalion
for running pictures of cadets
and not civilians working on the
Bonfire in the paper’s Bonfire
issue.
Columbia Geology Professor
Here Tuesday in UL Series
Geological and Geophysical phe
nomena in the continental mar
gins of North America wil be the
topic for the third presentation
Tuesday in A&M’s 1969-70 Uni
versity Lecture Series.
Speaker for the 8 p. m. public
presentation in the Memorial iStu-
dent Center ballroom will be Dr.
Charles L. Drake, chairman of
Columbia University’s Geology
Department and a participant in
numerous deep-water research
programs.
His lecture is entitled “The
Continental Margin of Eastern
North America.”
Drake joined the Columbia fac
ulty in 1948 after receiving a
geological engineering degree
from Princeton. He earned his
(See Columbia, page 3)
Students Here Christmas
Told To Live In Dorm 22
A&M students who will be on
campus Dec. 20-Jan. 4 should
make immediate arrangements
with residents of Schumacher
Hall (Dorm 22) for use of a
room during the Christmas-New
Year holidays.
“A signed note of permission
from all occupants of the suite
he expects to occupy should be
turned in by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec.
19,” announced housing manager
Allan M. Madeley.
All residence halls and dormi
tories except Schumacher will be
closed and locked during the holi
day period to conserve utilities
and protect student property,
Madeley explained.
“There will be no extra charge
for students signing to remain
on campus during the holidays,”
he added.
Students who reside in Schu
macher and plan to remain in
their rooms during the holidays
should sign for the room at the
Housing Office so they can be
located if the need arises.
Madeley said all halls except
Schumacher will be closed at 6
p.m. Dec. 19 and unlocked at
1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4.
He noted that any student,
including permanent occupants,
found living in Schumacher dur
ing the holidays but unregistered
will be subject to disciplinary
action, along with students found
in any of the locked halls without
permission.
Students remaining on campus
will have to make dining arrange
ments either at the Memorial
Student Center, which will go on
an abbreviated holiday schedule,
or off campus. University dining
halls will close after the Dec. 19
evening meal and reopen for
breakfast on Monday, Jan. 5,
when fall classes resume.
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