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Vol. 65 No. 70
College Station, Texas
Friday, February 13, 1970
Telephone 845-2226
Civilians Endorse Aims isESf#
Of Environment Group
By Pam Troboy
Battalion Staff Writer
The Civilian Student Council
Thursday night endorsed the aims
of the Symposium on Environ
mental Awareness, sponsors of
an environmental teach-in sched
uled here April 22.
The council also discussed cen
suring The Review and The Bat
talion for “prejudicial” stories on
Bonfire.
The CSC suspended its rules to
approve a resolution giving its
“active involvement and influence
iu support of the Symposium on
Environmental Awareness,” in re
sponse to a plea by Tom Ellis,
symposium member.
Ellis had asked that the coun
cil not delay its decision for two
weeks, because the momentum for
the project would be lost.
He said that while students
were “hung up on red tape,” kids
would be starving at east gate
and south gate.
The council tabled discussion on
financial aid to the symposium,
but agreed to include the teach-
in sponsored by the group in ci
vilian week.
Harry Need, Moore Hall presi
dent, said that an article pub
lished in the January issue of The
Review made the Bonfire appear
as if it were strictly a Corps proj
ect with no civilian students
working on it and suggested that
Vancy Manning, editor, and Bill
Hathaway, author of the article,
be censured.
CSC Secretary Don Bouchard
claimed that civilians did more
work on the Bonfire than did the
cadets and even cut down “twice
as many trees as the corps.”
Garry Mauro, Keathly Hall
president, said that he had served
as chairman of the civilian bon
fire effort and that he realized
how much effort the civilians had
put out.
“The point is not,” Mauro said,
“who did the most work; it was
a joint effort by both groups. We
have to look at this article and
consider who wrote it, however.
Hathaway is in the band, and
proud of it from what I under
stand, and the magazine is edited
by a girl.”
He suggested that action on
the matter be delayed until the
people in question could appear
before the CSC.
“I’d hate to censure someone,”
Mauro said, “when she isn’t even
here to defend herself.”
A vote to suspend the rules and
immediately censure Miss Man
ning and Hathaway was defeated
by a 19 to 2 margin.
Several representatives noted
that by postponing action until
the next meeting, more people
could be told about the article.
“In this way,” one explained,
“we can get a running jump on
elections."
Other representatives comment
ed that resentment about the ar-
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HILADELPHIA
GOING HOME—Sophomore Gary Beckcom, hospitalized in Bryan’s St. Joseph Hospital
since he broke his leg helping build the Bonfire, heads for his San Antonio home Mon
day. Gary’s leg, which sustained three breaks when a log rolled over it, will be in a cast
for the next six months. He’s already walking on crutches though, and plans to be back
here in the fall. (Photo by David Gawthorpe)
tide could help unite civilians for
the coming election.
Another member suggested that
Dave Mayes, editor of The Bat
talion, also be asked to appear
at the next meeting.
“We never got anything settled
about how the Batt carried the
bonfire story anyway,” he said.
He said that the only picture
with civilians in it was the shot
of the whole bonfire, and “they
couldn’t help that.”
Mauro also outlined prelimi
nary plans for Civilian Week,
April 20-25, based on a theme of
“The Great Race,” and climaxed
by a Grand Prix go-cart race.
On Monday, Academic Day, one
faculty member from each col
lege will be honored at a luncheon
for being “student-oriented.”
Tuesday, each residence hall will
try to “sell” its hall to students
and intramurals start on Wed
nesday. Wednesday will also be
devoted to the environmental
teach-in.
Thursday, the day for spring
elections, is “get out the vote
day.” The CSC will sponsor a
street dance Friday night, with
each dorm having the option of
holding its own activity.
A barbecue, a carnival, the go-
cart race, Town Hall and the Ci
vilian Ball where the new sweet
heart will be presented are sched
uled for Saturday.
They tentatively approved “A
Group Called Smith” and Tony
Joe White for the Town Hall per
formance, with “Smith to play
for the ball.
Pat Wertheim, menu chairman,
4 No Change’
On Rudder
HOUSTON — A spokesman at
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
this morning reported that there
was “no change” in the condition
of 59-year-old Earl Rudder, pres
ident of Texas A&M and the
A&M University System.
Rudder has been in serious
condition since suffering a cere
bral hemorrhage Feb. 4. He
has undergone two operations,
one to remove a blood clot from
his brain and another to stop
bleeding from an ulcer.
announced that civilians with
dates will be allowed to eat in
the Memorial Student Center Ca
feteria on their identification
cards. He said that this would
include the four meals from Fri
day night to Saturday night.
Five freshman assistants were
introduced by President Mark Ol
son. They are Gordon Pilmer, Sid
Alexander, Phil Spurlin, Dennis
Archer, and Debbi Drashpil.
Bouchard was named to estab
lish a CSC Information Center on
the intramural bulletin board
near Sbisa Dining Hall. Bill
Scherle, first vice president, an
nounced that a definite number
of delegates to the National As
sociation of College and Univer
sity Residence Halls convention
March 11-14 in Lubbock must be
registered today.
A&M FIRST—Mary Hanak, University Women representa
tive to the Civilian Student Council, speaks her mind dur
ing- Thursday night’s meeting. She is the first coed mem
ber of the council. (Photo by Jim Berry)
Financial Backing Needed
For Success of Teach-In
Financial backing is needed if
the on-campus environmental
teach-in is to succeed, the coordi
nator for the sponsoring Sympo
sium for Environmental Aware
ness said Thursday.
Bill Voight told the 50 or 60
who attended the hour-long
planning session that the sympo
sium had the advisory help it
needed but lacked the money to
implement the projects being
undertaken.
The solution to the problem,
he said, seemed to be to ask
campus and community organiza
tions to co-sponsor the teach-in
by contributing money as well as
talent.
He said that thus far only the
College of Architecture has
agreed to contribute to the under
taking. Voight added, however,
that co-sponsorship of the sym
posium was being considered by
the Graduate Student Council,
the Great Issues Committee, the
Civilian Student Council, the Stu
dent Senate, the Wildlife Science
Department and a number of
other organizations.
Voight stressed that commun
ity civic organizations could also
co-sponsor the teach-in.
The organizers voted to offi
cially make the goal of the sym
posium to be “to bring about a
general awareness of environ
mental problems facing the world
today and the students and full
time residents in the Bryan and
College Station area.”
They voted to set the day for
the culmination of their efforts
on environmental awareness as
April 22, the same day as the
National Teach-in on Environ
mental Problems.
Projects planned by the sym
posium’s 14 forums (committees)
include presenting an environ
mental display next week at the
Memorial Student Center, selling
bumper stickers with slogans,
“Stamp Out Pollution” and “Have
you thanked the Green Plant to
day?”, and arranging slide shows
and lectures on the environment
to be given to civic clubs and
local schools.
Other suggested activities were
the revamping of some of the
playgrounds in the Bryan-College
Station area and the cleaning up
of litter from stretches of high
way. The main goal of these ef-
fords, Voight said, would be to
secure community participation
in the Symposium and teach-in.
The coordinator said the next
meeting of the symposium is
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. next
Thursday in the Architecture
Auditorium.
Women’s Adviser Appointed
Mrs. Patricia Self has been ap
pointed Graduate Counselor for
Female Students at A&M, Dean
of Students James P. Hannigan,
told the Battalion in an interview
Thursday.
Mrs. Self was formerly a full
time employe of the Counseling
and Testing Center of the Uni
versity of Tennessee at Chatta
nooga. She is here working on
her doctorate in counseling and
testing.
Hannigan said that she had no
office as yet, but that she was
working from both the offices of
the dean and the Civilian Stu
dent Activities director.
She is the first women’s ad
viser officially on the A&M pay
roll, Hannigan said.
‘Dedicated to Public and Educational Broadcasting’
KAMU-TV on the Air Monday
By Bob Robinson
Battalion Staff Writer
“The commencement of broad
casting services by KAMU-TV
to the residents of our commun
ity represents two milestones to
us . . .”
The foreword in the February
1970 program guide by KAMU-
TV Station Manager Mel Chas
tain marks the opening of a local
television station devoted to pub
lic and educational programming.
“The first is the culmination
of four and one-half years of
planning, eighteen months of ne
gotiation with the U. S. Depart
ment of Health, Education and
Welfare and the Federal Com
munications Commission, six
months of equipment purchases,
installation and test, and finally,
a frustrating sixty day delay
caused by a major strike against
the company which was to build
our transmitter . .
Although regular programming
begins at 2 p.m. Monday, KAMU-
TV will go on the air Sunday
night at 8:30 for an hour and a
half preview of the station itself
and the programs it will be bring-
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.”
—Adv.
ing to local viewers.
“More importantly, it marks
the beginning of a new service
available to the residents of our
community. Clear and consistent
viewing of the excellent Public
Television programs from the Na
tional Educational Television Net
work and the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting is now a
reality. Augmenting this service
is a weekly total of more than
KAMU Debut
5:00 Misteroger’s Neighborhood
5:30 Sesame Street
6:30 Campus and Community
Today
7:00 What’s New
7:30 French Chef
8:00 Spectrum
8:30 Kukla, Fran & Ollie
9:00 International Magazine
four hours of full color local
news, information and public
service programming.”
The objective of public tele
vision is to inform and enlighten
its viewers.
“The primary point concern
ing public TV,” said Norman
Godwin, KAMU-TV program di
rector, “is doing what the people
of Bryan and College Station
want us to do.”
Programming at KAMU-TV
will fall into four general areas;
news, children’s shows, the per
forming arts, and instructional
programs.
News programs will either be
local or in depth probes into
national and international affairs.
“Commercial television is a
timely source of national and
international events,” Godwin
said, “whereas public television
tries to provide analysis and dis
cussion of the causes and impact
of these events.”
One such program is “The Ad
vocates,” shown in color Friday
at 9 p.m. This NET production
is for people who feel they “can’t
do anything” about crucial prob
lems. Each skilled “advocate”
will argue opposing aspects of a
significant issue.
Their presentations will be
made before a “decision-maker,”
an individual in public life who
will play the major role in the
actual decision of the specific
issue. Key figures who oppose
one another on the issue will ap
pear as star witnesses. The viewer
also has an opportunity to give
his view, as opinions by mail are
requested at the close of each
issue.
Another program for the view
er who wants more than just an
outline of the day’s national
events is NET’S “News in Per
spective,” in color at 9 p.m. every
other Monday. This program uses
the staff of the New York Times
and is moderated by Managing
Editor Clifton Daniel. The show
provides analysis and commentary
on current affairs.
Alternating one week each
month with “News in Perspec
tive” is NET’s “International
Magazine,” also in color. This
program, which is produced in
England, features filmed reports
from around the world.
The fourth week each month
in the 9 p.m. Monday slot is “Your
Dollar’s Worth,” which investi
gates for the consumer the best
way for him to get the full value
out of his dollar. The program
will evaluate brand name prod
ucts and prices, drawing on re
search provided by government,
(See KAMU, page 3)
REHEARSAL—Harvey Nachlinger, left, and Mel Chastain, station manager, go through
the motions in preparation for Monday night’s program debut on KAMU-TV.