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Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, December 17, 1969 THE BATTALION John Platzer Of Cowboys vs. Longhairs A&M has made a basic change in the Hollywood scripts of the old Cowboys and Indians movies. It has become the Cowboys and Longhairs all of a sudden with the Corps supplying the most attentive portion of the audience. If you don’t fit in any of these three groups you can forget it because you definitely aren’t “in” anyway. In the old West it was the In dians who went around scalping the Cowboys. At A&M it is the Cowboys who want to do the scalping for a change. It seems rather odd that the all-time expert on this subject was at the same time a cowboy, a soldier and a longhair. His name, of course, was General George Armstrong Custer. Considering the fate that awaited Custer at the Little Big Horn, could it be that this man who fits so nicely in each group would not be accepted by any of them ? To find the answer to this earth-shaking question, a repre sentative of each group was “rounded up” (pardon my pro fanity Longhairs and Corps members) and asked for his opin ion of the General. Answering for the Longhairs was Isit Agirl while Boots represented the Cowboys and Drawn Saber spoke for the Corps. The specific question was: How would you evaluate General George Armstrong Custer’s place in history and is he one of your more highly thought of heroes? Isit Agirl: That warmonger is no hero of mine. He got exactly what he deserved if you ask me. That was a civil war that the Sioux were involved in, what right did he have going where he wasn’t wanted ? That was President Grant’s war. The peo ple weren’t behind the efforts of those capitalistic imperialists. So the Sioux were scalping a few settlers—so what? My gosh, they had to get their kicks some way. I mean like after all, man, who are we to go around knocking someone else’s bag. Anyway, old Sitting Bull wasn’t a bad sort of guy. He begged Custer to come smoke a few joints with him where they could take a trip together. Boots: Well, pard- ner, I haven’t ever really thought about that if you want to know Listen Up the bait forum Editor: An article in the Dec. 10, 1969, Battalion pertains to A&M’s “initiating a broad-based research program to develop techniques for containing oil spillage such as occurred earlier this year off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif.” Oil spillhge need not be on so large a scale to present problems. Environmental destruction occurs when small volumes of oil—say, for instance, four or five quarts of crankcase oil—are dumped where they are drained—for in stance, at the Hensel area service racks—on a recurring basis. From the racks, and extending down stream, the banks of the small creek and standing water in the creek are covered by a layer of oil. This should be an opportune time for the facility to be im proved so that the pollution by oil spillage (and resultant stench) of this area might be eliminated. Containers could be provided for oil drained here, as well as for empty oil cans and old filters. Perhaps one of the service sta tions would provide containers, in return for receiving the oil for reprocessing. It would further seem that students utilizing the facility would be willing to use these containers for the intended purpose and take care to leave the facility as clean as it was be fore they used it. Most persons are becoming in creasingly aware of the problems we are creating by pollution of the environment. The University, as a natural resource-oriented in stitution, has an excellent oppor tunity to further the cause of public awareness of our environ mental problems. A good policy might be to “put our own house in order” and give maximum em phasis to the programs which are designed to further this cause. Harry M. Ohlendorf ★ ★ ★ Editor: I feel that the “milk accident” in Sbisa was quite unfortunate and not exemplary of true Aggie behavior. However, I can feel no genuine sympathy for Mr. Kieras because no one is forcing him to wear his hair in such a fashion. Mr. Kieras made the following statement in his article of Decem ber 10: “My appearance is an invitation to share new ideas and is not a justification for a per son’s contempt.” I would like to point out several things to Mr. Kieras. First of all, a person does not need a strange or weird ap pearance nor does he need to be a non-conformist to bring forth new ideas. Our country has made a tre mendous amount of progress (more than any other country in history) by accepting new ideas and incorporating them into our lives. Many of those new ideas were quite radical at the time and some were quite unpopular, but they were eventually accepted, and no one with long hair or other form of unusual appearance was required to bring these changes about. In fact, if such people had suggested or even supported those ideas, they might never have been accepted. I be lieve that Mr. Kieras refers to such non-acceptance as “narrow mindedness.” On the contrary, this is common sense. People usually do not accept the ideas or respect the judg ments of people who show no re sponsibility or maturity. Mr. Kieras has the constitutional right to believe what he wants to believe, but no one has to lis ten to him if they do not want to. If Mr. Kieras expects to com municate with his so-called “nar row-minded” people (the majority of people in the United States), he will have to conform to their standards. At present, he only alienates them before he even has a chance to express some of his ideas. So I suggest that if Mr. Kieras wants to have his ideas listened to and accepted; if he wants dig nity and respect as a member of this democratic society, then let him show a little maturity and common sense so that people will listen to him. Let him present his ideas in a standard way without such childish gimmicks as his “longer than usual hair.” Stephen Mutschink ’72 ★ ★ ★ Editor As vice chairman of Political Forum, I helped Monday in the drafting of the committee’s let ter to The Battalion in answer to Dr. Douglas’ letter of Decem ber 12. I feel compelled, how ever, to make a few more com ments as an individual student that were not made by the com mittee in its letter. Evidently, Political Forum’s efforts to balance its program ming must have been overlooked by Dr. Douglas. Mrs. Walt Ros- tow, whose husband has a vest ed interest in American govern ment, appeared in November. In the spring, Senator Strom Thur mond and Negro Congresswom an Shirley Chisolm should give a fairly well-balanced view of American Politics. Indeed, Politi cal Forum’s success is depend ent upon its balanced program ming. On a little more abstract level, though, any thoughtful, reflec tive American will readily admit the advantages of being exposed to ideas with which he is not nec essarily in agreement. If our reflective American is right, a dissenting opinion, while hope fully stimulating him to thought, will only result in the strength ening of his opinions. If our reflective American is wrong, it might well serve him to heed the arguments of others. After all, a belief that cannot withstand criticism is not worth keeping. David Reynolds ’71 Cbe Battalion 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 MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association The Associated Collegiate Press Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; S6 per school ear; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 4 1 4% lies tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College request. Add 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 77843. Texas 7784 in, 3. Lddress Statior to the use for to it or not irwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneou origin published herein. Rights of republication of all othe herein are also matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. 1969 TPA Award Winner Membe Lindse: embers of the Student Publications Board are: Jim y, chairman ; H. P. Eilers, College of Liberal Arts ; White, College of Engineering ; Dr. Asa B. Childers, Ja. F. S. White, Collegi College of Veterinary Medicine; I legi College of Agriculture. I; JDr. Asa is. Childers, and Dr. Z. L. Carpenter, student newspaper at Texas A&M Station, Texas daily except Saturda The Battalion, rblished in College Stati _, a .. . _ - _ May, and once a week during summer school. published in College Station, Texas daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through Service Franc Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising ■ices. Inc., New York City, Chicago os 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 Robin,son Columnists Monty Stanley, Bob Peek, John Platzer, Gary McDonald Photographers Steve Bryant, Bob Stump Sports Photographer Mike Wright onamiocK Career Opportunities Await ‘Aggie’ Graduates Career Opportunities for college graduates with the nation’s leading employer are available through our office. Visit us Monday thru Friday. College Division EMPLOYMENT SERVICE *THE EMPLOYER PAYS FOR OUR SERVICES* North Gate 331 University Dr. 846-3737 A Division of E.R.C., Houston, Texas” CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle APO Donates $500 the truth. I am just a hard working good old everyday American. I don’t have time to speculate on such things with all this good old American brand work I am doing. He did seem pretty far out, though, and I guess he got what he deserved. Why, do you know he disobeyed the orders of the President of this whole confounded country. A guy like that would probably have hair all the way down to his shoulders and you know how worthless that type is. By the way do you know the real rea son for the battle? You see, Custer was seeing Sittin’ Bull’s daughter behind his back. Drawn Saber: Without a doubt he got what he deserved, sir. Leading his men into a trap like that, what kind of commander was he anyway? Why he didn’t even call in an airstrike to help out. If he had kept up the air attacks he would have ended the struggle against those sav ages in no time at all. Evident ly he just didn’t care about tra dition which is the backbone of everything decent. I guarantee you if he had followed tradition he wouldn’t have lost. To Bonfire Costs Alpha Phi Omega, A&M’s serv ice fraternity, has given $500 to defray costs of the 105-foot 1969 Bonfire which burned Nov. 26. Vernon Bartle, chairman of the APO Bonfire committee, present ed the $500 check, the fraternity’s concession stand profits, to Head Yell Leader Sam Torn at Tues day’s basketball game in G. Rol- lie White Coliseum. ORIGINAL OILS A Beautiful Selection of Original Oil Paintings From Over 17 Countries. A Unique Christmas Gift Showings After 6:00 p. m. Ph. 846-5318 1216 Munson Monty S One of th< ,lion9 adori j Texas ci 'lylor Hall, lints who ranted to Jristmas t fought of.” They did- ■rash — stee ails, bolts, ■in two Jrough gar And atop Carol Sing Christmas Tree Lighting East Steps, System Bldg. 7:30 p. m. Thursday, Dec. 18 The YMCA Student Cabinet and the All Faiths Chapel cordially invite the public to attend the outdoor carol sing, featuring the Singing Cadets and the A&M Consolidated High School Choir. 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