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College Station, Texas
Friday, April 3, 1970
THE BATTALION
Listen Up the bait forum
CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle
Editor:
I am but an ignorant Yankee
foreigner whose opinions have
less value to native Texans than
does the food at Sbisa, using the
word “food” loosely, of course.
However, I feel a few comments
are appropriate, especially after
reading Greg S. Graver’s (Class
of ’72) letter of last Friday
(March 20).
Living in Maryland, I had
never heard of Texas A&M and
all of its “great” spirits and
heritages until my senior year in
high school. I wound Op here
through a process of elimination
— a process, by the way, that I
regret now. No matter. After
my ill-fated arrival here last fall,
I became suddenly and unexpect
edly exposed to the Aggie tradi
tions that Texans need a full
lifetime to get used to. Some of
them I liked, some nauseated
me; the same feeling exists to
day.
Let’s set the record straight.
First, A&M is not the greatest
college in Texas, or even in the
world, for that matter. Second,
some of the Aggie traditions
Mr. Graver mentions are not (I
repeat, are not) unique to A&M;
other colleges have yell practices
and bonfires, even though they
do not destroy quite as much
woodland as we do when they
build their bonfires. Third, as
much as Mr. Graver and others
like him do not like to admit it,
women have in the past and will
in the future contribute to Aggie
traditions. Witness the not-so-
famous half-time kiss that some
“lucky” Maggie receives every
year; without women, A&M
would undoubtedly be known as
the only institution of higher
learning in the world that en
courages its highest ranking
cadet to embrace his favorite
Corps Staffer during the half
time ceremonies of an annual
football game. Fourth, women
are not trying to force them
selves on A&M; they merely ask
to be accepted as equals, which,
by rights, they are. Finally, Mr.
Graver is very, very wrong in
assuming that the presence of
women on this campus is not ap
preciated by a majority of the
student body; to the contrary,
their presence is long overdue
and is deeply appreciated, believe
me. In fact, if we had less Mr.
Gravers and more girls, this
place might be bearable.
Mr. Graver states that the spir
it and heritages of A&M will be
destroyed by women. Perhaps
this would be a blessing in dis
guise. These same heritages
that Mr. Graver mistakenly be
lieves have made A&M great are
now putting this university in
a straightjacket; while other col
leges are moving forward, A&M
is standing still. Sure we have
more than our share of problems,
but that still is no excuse for
A&M’s reactionary attitudes.
Witness the fact that the admin-
ristration appropriated $500,000
for Astroturf for Kyle Field,
presumably to “aid recruiting”.
Hogwash. The past two years
our football recruiting has been
equaled by no one; that money
could have been put to much bet
ter use by purchasing more books
for our library or remodeling
some of the older dorms on cam
pus. Witness also the adminis
tration’s lack of action concern
ing women’s dorms on campus.
Another reason is that we have
a rubber stamp, ineffective Stu
dent Senate, which requires no
further explanation. These two
factors, coupled with A&M’s old
traditions and the prevailing
conservation atmosphere of this
campus, keep A&M from being
great, Mr. Graver. When the
powers that be come to the reali
zation that A&M must move for
ward, when they take actions to
move us forward, then perhaps
will A&M approach greatness.
It seems to me that the first
step necessary to modernize
A&M is to recognize that women
are here to stay. Accept this fact.
If the men and women on this
campus work hand-in-hand and
forget this petty squabbling, then
maybe A&M could turn out to be
something. And, Mr. Graver, if
you can not accept women here,
then tell your father (who is
probably an E-Ag or Ag-Ex,
whatever) to stop donating
money to Gene Stallings and
company and to give it instead
to the U.S. Military Academy
or Allen Academy or some other
group of celibates.
Chip Brees
Universal Ethic Proposed
(Continued from page 1)
juana should be legalized and
controlled like liquor.
She said that although 90 per
cent of hard drug users started
on marijuana, the same result
could have come from licorice
sticks. It is an artificial creation
of society that marijuana is ad
dictive, she said.
“We must stop luring people
into drugs through marijuana by
lying,” she said. “But considering
the heavy penalties, anyone who
has marijuana in his possession
needs to have his head examined.”
The audience broke out into ap-
plause, interspersed with laugh
ter.
Dr. Mead also advocated the
reevaluation of population con
trol and family life.
“I hope the role of the family
will be lessened in the years to
come,” she said. “Society has been
set up like Noah’s Arc. After the
Laundry Committee
To Meet Tuesday
The student laundry commit
tee will meet at noon Tuesday in
the Sbisa Cash Cafeteria accord
ing to Howard S. Perry, director
of civilian student activities.
Students who have suggestions
concerning laundry operations
should contact one of the com
mittee members, Perry said.
Committee members are Allen
Mikulencak, 60 Mitchell Hall;
Harry Need, 204 Moore Hall;
Gene Fisher, A-3 Hart Hall;
Robert R. Harding, Dorm 2,
Room 114; Jack C. Hollimon,
Dorm 6, Room 301; and Albert
Kinkead, Dorm 2, Room 110.
age of 16 there’s nothing to do
but get married.”
“We also need better reasons
than marriage to have children,”
she said. “Just because you’re
married doesn’t mean you have to
have children. We need more
stringent ethical regulations for
parenthood.”
“The way to regulate the world
population,” Dr. Mead said, “is
not by saying that each nation
should limit its growth, but by
setting an optimum population
for each nation. Then the mass
media can educate the masses
about the benefits of achieving
this goal.”
She also said that she favored
universal national service of two
years to the loud agreement of
the audience.
“This would facilitate a large
volunteer army,” she said, “but
I would never put weapons in
the hands of women. They take
fighting too seriously. With wom
en in charge there would never
be a Christmas truce.”
Loud applause followed her
statement that the justification
of violent protest is people who
do nothing because there hasn’t
been any violent protest.
The audience also asked if Dr.
Mead would consider becoming
president of A&M.
As the applause and laughter
died down, she replied that they
ought to wait and see who she
would identify with—the faculty
or the students—before they ask
ed her to be president.
“Of course,” she said, “I’m not
at all sure that I would want to
be identified with a campus that
has no housing for its 1,500 wom
en students.”
The audience roared its approv
al and gave Dr. Mead another
standing ovation at the end of
the question and answer period.
Bulletin Board
SATURDAY
Aerospace Engineering Wives
Club will hold a rummage sale
beginning at 8 a.m. on the park
ing lot of the City National
Bank.
MONDAY
Young Democrats of Texas
A&M will meet at 7:30 p.m. in
the Coffee Loft.
Skin and Scuba Diving Club
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Good
win Hall. Thad Moore, member
of the Dallas Rescue Squad will
speak on “Diving Safety Pro
cedures” and will show the film
“Rescue Divers.”
TUESDAY
Sigma Delta Chi will meet at
noon. There will be a speaker.
Agricultural Communications
Club will meet at 8 p.m. in the
Journalism Library. All agri
cultural journalism students
should attend this important
meeting.
THURSDAY
Army Cadet Wives’ Club will
have a wig party at 7:30 p.m.
in room V-2-L of Hensel. This
is a casual dress affair and all
seniors are urged to come so
they will be eligible for a PHT
degree.
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6 :30 PM—Choir Practice & Teachers’
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