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; - Vv;:-:• v '- ■ ■ • • Page 2 College Station, Texas Friday, March 20, 1970 Editor: The American Revolution was fought, among other things, be cause of taxation without repre sentation. The (proposed Brazos County Airport Authority, if passed Sat urday, will mean just that, taxa tion without representation. The limits of the tax have no bear ing. The fact remains that the proposed authority would be ap pointed, not elected. We, in College Station, chose to elect another taxing body, the School Board, rather than have them appointed as the Bryan School Board is. Let’s not allow the Brazos County Commission ers to appoint another taxing body. H. B. 189 allows reconsideration of the issue in one year. Why not wait and plan the Authority a little better? Bruce Shulter James Brewster ★ ★ ★ Editor: I would like to address my com ments to the six authors of a letter that appeared in The Bat talion, Thursday, March 19th. In this letter these individuals advo cated a policy of complacency. They stated that “you can’t buck the system. . .” Such a statement implies that if an individual has a problem or obstacle to over come, he has two possible choices of action. One is to solve his problem, and if this is not im mediately feasible, then (2) he should avoid this problem or avoid the reality that this problem ex ists. In other words, if a principle or policy of an individual, insti tution, or governmental agency is considered to be incorrect by a person, then this person should withdraw from the environment — THE BATTALION wm I Listen Up the batt forum in which this problem exists. In my opinion you can and must buck the system at certain times. The only way to spear head action into reform of an invalid principle is to let the “system” know about your griev ances and, most importantly, what suggestions you have to alleviate the situation. Every system or organization is a target for change. Every system must change within its changing environment in order to survive and prosper. Turning our backs on institutionally orien tated problems isn’t going to get people anywhere. We must face our problems head-on and insti tute change where the situation dictates change should occur. B. Paul Quinn ’71 ★ ★ ★ Editor: The coeds ask for an attitude change among Aggies. A group of seniors retort that they don’t want to change—hit Highway 6. This is followed by an answer to the seniors that since they are in the minority maybe they should walk Highway 6 instead. When will Highway 6 cease to be a Lim bo into which closed-minded in dividuals banish those that disa gree with them ? Highway 6 should be the route by which any one with something to contribute to the well rounded education that Texas A&M University is supposed to give may enter. Don Bouchard ’72 ★ ★ ★ Editor: I would like to disagree with the current Battalion policy in tably the presence of women stu- the printing of letters in “Listen dents at A&M. To him and the Up.” It seems that all the col- rest of the student body I would umn has become is simply an- like to tender the following com other battleground for students ments. to make known their immature To the majority of Ags, Texas prejudices against those who dif- a&M is more than just a school, fer from them. One day we hear i t ig a S p ir j t and a heritage as CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle attacks from one side of the cam pus, and the next day the other side of the campus replies with attacks of their own. The real tragedy is that no new points are brought out by either side, and the same old material is rehashed again. When I came to A&M, I was told that prejudices existed be tween the corps and civilians, and that it was up to our class, since we had no prejudices before com ing here, to start unifying the student body as a whole. It is now almost two years later, and I have yet to see any progress at all. In fact, now the campus seems to be split into more fac tions, corps, cowboys, coeds, hip pies, racial minorities, etc., than when I first came here. I believe that one factor con tributing to continuing these prejudices is the Battalion policy of printing prejudiced letters. Surely the “Listen Up” column is more than an old ladies gossip column. The drive to unify the study body needs all the support it can get, and I feel that the re fusal to print prejudiced letters is exactly the kind of support need ed. Leon Charles Norton Class of ’72 ★ ★ ★ Editor: I would like the student body of Texas A&M to note the fact that the ”6 boys” Mr. Darkoch refers to in his letter of 17 March did not construct their letters to Listen Up from their own words. They merely used quotes taken from interviews with the women students themselves. Their ob vious purpose was to show that the Aggie coeds, themselves, realize their presence is not ap preciated by a major portion of the student body. The fish class president, in his letter, then states that the male student body should accept inevi- CMLc M4£ 70 “Help me with this letter to the editor! What could I say to go with my punch line—‘Highway 6 runs both ways’?” Scout-O-Rama Circus Show Scheduled Indian dancing, disaster pre paredness, pioneering projects and other scouting skills go on public display Friday and Satur day in the 1970 Scout-O-Rama Circus. Six hundred cub, boy and ex plorer scouts of 22 units in Bryan, College Station, Caldwell and Snook will participate in the Ar- rowmoon District function at the Animal Science Pavilion. A grand entry of massed U. S. flags starts the circus each night at 7 p.m., announced district ac tivities chairman Ralph D. Mc Cormick. Che 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. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association The Associated Collegiate Press LETTERS POLICY Mail year; J6.60 per full year. All subscriptions subje sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, Colli Texas 77843. Letters to the editor should be typed, double-spaced, and no more than 300 words in length. They must be signed, although the writer’s name will be withheld by arrangement with the editor. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. lege Station, The Associated Press is duction of all ne\ wise credited in the use for i entitled exclusively to the reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not nd local news of spontaneoos republication of all other Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. 1969 TPA Award Winner Lindsey, chairman; H. Jt'. Jailers, F. S. White, College of Engineerint College of Veterinary Medicine; Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim hairman; H. F. Eilers, College of Liberal Arts; g; Dr. Asa B. Childers, Jr., EDITOR DAVE MAYES Managing Editor David Middlebrooke Women’s Editor Cindy Burleson News Editor Pam Troboy iieg:« College of Agriculture. , » a-'*, a-xoci xj . vyjjuucxo, and Dr. Z. L. 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American Interna tional Academy is the only fully accredited program of its kind. With AIA, you can enjoy an exciting fun-filled vaca- Kina. With AIA, you can enjoy tion—and get college credit, too! nort mum ^Wnte cAIft cfoday* MIDWEST REGIONAL OFFICE P.0. Box 1636 DEPT-C IRVING, TEXAS 75060 well. It is this spirit and heritage that makes A&M different from all other schools. These qualities have evolved over the years as a result of the many traditions such as speaking, whipping out, yell practice, bonfire and even whoop ing, all of which are exclusive to A&M alone. These qualities have instilled a pride and determina tion in the ttien of Aggieland just as important to their obtaining their goals in life as the educa- the corps and civilians. Not long ago an article was written con cerning the use of fowl language in the presence of ladies. An in cident of this nature provides firm grounds for an article such as that. Conduct of such an appaling nature is degrading to the char acter of any individual and es pecially to one in the uniform of the Corps of Cadets. Those wear ing the uniform should do so with pride and distinction and should never do anything to dishonor it. Any person either in uniform or not should have more self respect and pride than to act in such a degenerate manner. Henry Wiatt tion they receive here. Women never have nor never will contribute to these traditions which are responsible for the spirit and heritage of A&M. While it is true that the presence of women on campus will prob ably do nothing to hurt it as a school, it is also true that their presence can do nothing but de stroy, whether purposely or not, the spirit and heritage that has made A&M great. For those Ags that welcome the coming of Texas A&M as merely another American multi university whose name is recog nized only at the end of a good football season, I am sure women students are very welcome. On the other hand, for the Ags who are proud of the reputation, spirit and heritage which A&M men have built in the past, I can only hope that they never accept the presence of women students as inevitable. Moreover, why can’t the women accept the fact that their presence is not appreciated and stop trying to force them selves upon us. Greg S. Graver Class of ’72 ★ ★ ★ Editor: An incident occurred last Sat urday afternoon that reflects very strongly on the corps and civilian relations. Two aggie co-eds and I were sitting on the steps of the MSC, very quietly playing my guitar and writing down a list of songs which we were to play that night. Several members of the corps walked by, one carrying the American flag. This cadet is a junior and is supposed to be set ting the example for his subordi nates. 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