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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with outdated cliches and attempt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
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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; , .
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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College of Veterinary Medicine; and Dr. Z. L. Carpenter,
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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,
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Class starts immediately and finishes before spring graduation.
An income is provided while you learn.
For information call 822-1332
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THURSDAY
Business Administration Wives
Club will hold a Tupperware Par
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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. His
name became so associated with
the series that researchers gen
erally cited the work as “Han
sard.”
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CITY COUNCIL-PLACE 4
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
Honesty, Integrity & Dedicated to Serve — With No Axe To Grind
CECIL B. RYAN
• Resident of College Station 24 years.
C. B. 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.
Fiscal Responsibility in All City Functions;
A Continuing Cost-Return Ratio Study on Services
provided by the City;
Tax Equalization so that All Citizens pay their
Fair Share;
A Sound Zoning Program that will benefit the
Community but is against Spot Zoning;
A Workable Program with HUD that can provide
Housing for Citizens with Lower Incomes;
Adequate Park & Recreation Facilities and a definite
program of Park Land Acquisition and Development;
Adequate Sewerage Treatment Facilities;
Consideration of a Summer Work Program to utilize
local youth on City Projects;
Improvement of Secondary Streets on a Pay-as-you-
go Basis;
Increased Efforts to Beautify College Station;
Full cooperation with Texas A&M University, local
business, and the A&M Consolidated School District.
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