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| Listen Up ^^^^thebatt^forum I CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Editor: In reference to a letter in the Friday, March 20 edition of The Battalion, I make the following statements: 1. The writer of the letter ob viously has his head so far up in the air that he fails to realize that the only reason that women have not contributed to the tra ditions of the University is that they have not been allowed to. 2. It is people like himself, who refuse to recognize and face the situation head on, who deny the women students on this cam pus their rightful place in the ranks of A&M students. 3. Women are here; why can’t these few bellowing de fenders of a tradition which has passed on with the 48-star Amer ican flag, realize the fact and try to help the women take their place with the rest of the stu dents ? that the governed people not only have the right, but also the re sponsibility to change their gov ernment to suit the needs of the governed, and the welfare of the majority. Therefore, since the women stu dents are obviously here to stay, there are many changes which must be enacted for the welfare of the overall campus. It is my suggestion that the students that wrote this letter to the editor should stop hiding from the changing problems of the campus with outdated cliches and attempt to rebuild the University so that in the future we may all be proud to say that we are Aggies. Donald Alksne ’73 4. If these “defenders” would direct their efforts toward achiev ing assimilation of all students into “the spirit and heritage” of the University rather than brood over the passing of another era in A&M’s history, their time and efforts would be used much more constructively and would help this institution’s atmosphere greatly. I support the women on this campus in their attempt to achieve recognition in the Student Senate, and was disappointed to read that last week, “my” senator from the College of Liberal Arts, voted against them. Kent L. Smith Class of 1971 ★ ★ ★ Editor: In recent issues of The Bat talion, there was much contro versy over the proposed solution to the problems of the coed cam pus. The solution in question stated that “Highway 6 runs both ways.” The party who wrote the letter has, because of much criti cism, decided to clarify their statement. In the March 19, 1970 edition of The Battalion it was remarked that the fact that “Highway 6 runs both ways mere ly means that you can’t buck the system and if you don't like it here you can leave.” It seems to me that the authors of this attempted editorial should reread the Declaration of Inde dependence. The Declaration says nor jib; , . ★ ★ ★ Editor: Tonight has been what will probably be the most memoralble of my stay here at Texas A&M. When the cadets from the band blew taps for President Rudder it made me stop and think of what the Corps actually means to me. I will be the first to admit I have had the bad attitude towards the Corps and its ways. I asked myself what I was doing in the Corps and why anyone would want to join it. Well, to night I realized what it was. It was the respect and pride that the school has for people. When I heard taps being blown for President Rudder, a burst of pride went through my veins to know that I had come to a school where a great amount of respect is held for the administration. Everyone here at A&M ought to thank his lucky stars that we still have a place such as this. I can truly say I am proud to be in Texas A&M’s Corps of Cadets. All of our players are with President Rudder’s family during this time of grief and sorrow. Phil Crosby Class of '73 ★ ★ ★ Editor: As a concerned student, I would like to express my support for the principles contained in the resolution pending before the State Executive Committee of the Texas Young Democrats, a reso lution to censure Texas A&M for denial of certain student rights and freedoms. There is a valid case for this action, but I question the effectiveness of such censure by an outside organization, an organization not even recognized on this campus. Rather, I would prefer that a similar move be initiated by our own so-called “student” government. If there is to be any expression of dis approval, concern, or censure, it must come from within, from the elected representatives of the Stu dent Senate, students who sup posedly have the respect of the Administration as the bona fide voice of the student body. In the past, however, the Stu dent Senate seems to have been more concerned with compromis ing and retreating than with representing the students. A good case in point is the recent Court of Appeals issue. The measure as passed by the Senate was a compromise, watered down in hopes that the Administration would approve it. The Senate attempted to meet the Adminis tration halfway, but the Court of Appeals was rejected. Having compromised the important prin ciple of judgement-by-one’s-peers to the absolute limit, the Senate must not retreat any further. The Student Senate should demand nothing less than full approval of the Court of Appeals as pro posed. If the Senate will assume, its rightful role on this campus and represent the students conscien tiously and vigorously, demand ing that student voices be heard, then student rights and freedoms will become a reality. If the Sen ate does not assert itself, then Texas A&M, as Dr. Byers stated it, will not be governed demo cratically, and the students will continue to lack even the basic freedoms guaranteed to students in virtually all universities. Raleigh Lane '70 "At "At "At EDITOR: It seems that the name of the game for some of the Northgate merchants is to take the Univer sity student for all he can. It seems that one store there sells defective record needles. Five dollars may not seem like very much, but to a college student, it is. No wonder so many Aggies shop at Cook’s. At least they’ll refund your money when they sell you defective equipment! Ray Ranzau '73 Board of Directors Fete Set April 27 The University’s annual Board of Directors-Faculty-Staff Din ner will be held April 27 in Duncan Hall, announced Maj. Gen. A. R. Luedecke. The new acting A&M president said the 7:15 p.m. dinner will be preceded by a reception, begin ning at 6:30 p.m., with board members in the receiving line. Featured speaker will be Clyde Wells of Granbury, president of the board. Tickets for the dinner will be available on campus, beginning April 15. ★ ★ ★ Mrs. Fryxell Wins Oceanography Grant Mrs. Greta Fryxell has been awarded an American-Scandina- vian Foundation grant for ocean ographic work in Norway during 1971. The University of Norway In stitute of Marine Biology research will be with Dr. Trygve Braarud and Dr. Grethe R. Hasle, former visiting professor here. Mrs. Fryxell's purpose during the March to July, 1971, stay in Oslo will be essentially an exten sion of phytoplankton studies be gun here with Dr. Hasle. Samples studied were taken by Dr. Sayed Z. El-Sayed of the Oceanography Department on Feb. 10, 1968, from a ndwly dis covered marine life bloom in the Weddell Sea of Antarctica. Mrs. Fryxell is a research as sistant for El-Sayed. Her $2,000 King Haakon VII grant was obtained on a compe titive basis from the American- Scandinavian Foundation, which makes the annual trans-Atlantic competition awards totalling $160,000. Purpose of the Founda tion is to promote international educational exchange between the U. S., Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. ★ ★ ★ selection and breeding. A gradu ate lecture at 7:30 p.m. will be for the general public. The afternoon meeting will be devoted to discussion of principles of improvement in the cross-pol linated grasses. The evening pre sentation will center around the general proposition and philoso phy of development of superior adapted strains of important range grasses and their use in range improvement, according to Dr. Leinweber. Seed production and distribution will also be dis cussed. Agronomy Lectures Scheduled for Friday Dr. Laurence C. Newell, pro fessor of agronomy at the Univer sity of Nebraska, is scheduled for two lectures on selection and breeding of native range plants Friday. The noted agronomist will be the eighth and last speaker in a series of presentations on natural resource conservation and use, according to Dr. C. L. Leinweber of the Range Science Department. Dr. Newell will conduct two sessions during his appearance here. An afternoon seminar will be aimed at faculty, staff and interested students on a techni cal level in the study of plant ★ ★ ★ Library Receives Microprint Gift The library has acquired in mi croprint form 852 years of British parliamentary history through a gift from the Clark Foundation of Dallas in memory of its found er, Dr. Anson L. Clark. The Clark Foundation contrib ution was arranged by Col. (USAF-Ret.) Walter Kerbel, ex ecutive secretary. Colonel Kerbel was recently at A&M to confer with students un der Clark Foundation scholarship. Four students received Clark scholarships through the Univer sity Interscholastic League and two are direct awards. The Foundation’s $3,550 con tribution to the library was its Cbe Battalion tn The BmttaBon 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 Hie Associated Press, Texas Press Association The Associated Collegiate Press LETTERS POLICY 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. Mail subscriptions are S3-SO per semester: $6 per school year; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptiona subject to 4*4% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building. College Station. Texas 77843. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republicstion of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. 1969 TPA Award Winner Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim Lindsey, chairman; H. F. Filers, College of Liberal Arts ; F. S. White, College of Engineering ; Dr. Asa B. Childers, Jr., College of Veterinary Medicine; and Dr. Z. L. Carpenter, College of Agriculture. The Battalion, a student n< jblished in College Station. T< ewspaper at Texas A&M, is dail: published in College Station, Texas, daily exc Sunday, Monday, and holiday periods, Septe: May, and once a week during summer school. except Saturday, imber through ented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services. Inc.. New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Repi oei vices. Francisco EDITOR DAVE MAYES Managing Editor David Middlebrooke Women’s Editor Cindy Burleson News Editor Pam Troboy Sports Editor Richard Campbell Assistant Sports Editor Mike Wright Staff Writers Hayden Whitsett, Bob Robinson, Chancy Lewis, Janie Wallace, Fran Haugen, Randy Murdock, Billy Buchanan, Gibril Fadika, Tommy Thompson Sports Writer Clifford Broyles Columnists Roger Miller, Mike McClain Photographers Jim Berry, David Gawthorpe, Mel Miller, Robert Boyd Sports Photographer Mike Wright THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Thursday, April 2, If; BUSIER AGENCY SEAL ESTATE • INSURANCE F.H.A.—Vetera*• mwd Coaveatfenal Lmn ARM A HOME SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Hwae Office: Nevada, Me. 3523 Texas Arc. (la Ridgecrest) 845-1708 FLOWERS ^ Complete Store ID cn Baby Albums - Party Goods Unusual Gifts Aggieland Flower & Gift Shoppe 209 University Drive College Station 846-5825 ATTENTION: WIVES OF GRADUATING SENIORS Why Not Qualify Yourself For A More Responsible Position? You can step into the growing computer job market wherever you and your husband move. If you qualify you can become a Data System Technician in only six weeks without giving up income. Qualified people are needed in the computer field. “Would you please start from the beginning so I can record it? This is the most creative alibi for being late with an assignment that I’ve ever heard!’’ Class starts immediately and finishes before spring graduation. An income is provided while you learn. For information call 822-1332 Bulletin Board THURSDAY Business Administration Wives Club will hold a Tupperware Par ty at 7:30 p.m. in the Blue Flame room of the Lone Star Gas Com pany. For further information, contact Mary Jane Roberts at 846-4628. San Angelo-West Texas Home town Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2D Memorial Student Center. The Association of Students from Mexico will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Room 3B Memorial Stu dent Center. Final preparations for Pan American Week will be made. Institute of Continuing Education Division of International Computer Graphics. £800 Texas Ave. Bryan, Texas Wildlife Biology Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 113 Biology. Michael Frome, con servation editor of Field and Stream magazine, will speak on “Conservation of Our Natural Resources” and other related | topics. TUESDAY Sigma Delta Chi will meet at noon. There will be a speaker. tonight on the tube Numbers in ( ) denote channels on the cable. 5:00 3 (5) General Hospital 5:30 3 (5) CBS Evening News 6:00 3 (5) News 7:00 3 (5) Jim Nabors Hour 8:00 3 (5) CBS Thursday Night Movie 10:00 3 (5) Final News 10:30 3 (5) The Young Americans 6:30 3 (5) Family Affair 11:30 3 (5) The Detectives first major support to the uni versity other than scholarships, according to Dorsey E. McCrory, development office director. Acting library director John B. Smith said the gift was used for acquisition of the Readex Micro print edition of “Hansard,” which traces British parliamentary his tory from 1066 to 1918. The acquisition, available for use in Special Collections, forms a basic resource for research into certain aspects of British history. Smith said, The 38 boxes of mi- crocards containing reproductions of several publications have been suitably marked in memory of Dr. Clark. The microprint grouping in cludes William Cobbett’s “Parlia mentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803” and “Parliamentary De bates,” published from 1813 by Thomas Curson Hansard. 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RYAN STANDS FOR: • Resides with wife Helen and 2 children at 1114 Marsteller. • Associate Professor, Department of Poultry Science, Texas A&M University. • MS and PhD degrees from Texas A&M. • Currently Chairman, Board of Equilization, City of College Station. • Currently President, College Station Lions Club. • Executive Secretary-Treasurer, International Poultry Science Association since 1954. • Currently Chairman, College of Agriculture Scholarship Committee, Texas A&M. • One of the five Piper Professors selected at Texas A&M University. 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