THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Tuesday, April 7, 1970
CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle
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Editor:
When Chip Brees calls him
self “an ignorant Yankee for
eigner”, I am inclined to agree.
Anyone who would stay at a
school he regrets choosing could
not be very bright.
If he thinks that “other col
leges are moving forward” while
“A&M is standing still”, he
should come out of his room to
see what has been accomplished
in the past ten years under the
late Earl Rudder.
being built in Galveston. I could
continue to sing praises for
A&M all day, but my letter is
already getting too long.
Present construction shows
that our university is not stand
ing still. Chip Brees’ criticism
of A&M without constructive
content only provides a deterent
to a progressive school. We are
moving forward with the prow
ess of an outstanding academic
institution.
M. Bruce McGee
candidate according to his in
dividual merits. We feel the
Fifth Wheel candidates have
demonstrated a desire to see that
the students are effectively rep
resented and a willingness to
work toward this end.
Kent Caperton,
Candidate for
Student Senate President
Roger Miller,
Candidate for
Student Senate Vice President
“As soon as you’re awake, we need to discuss your pot
plant!”
the graduate
The school has increased its
enrollment from $7,500 to 14,000
students. The value of the physi
cal plant has been doubled with
the addition of srfch facilities as
the Cyclotron Institute, Teague
Research Center, Nuclear Sci
ence Center, Agriculture Build
ing, Library, Plant Sciences
Building, Biological Sciences
Building, Information Services
Building, and major additions to
the veterinary medicine complex,
Kyle Field, and numerous cam
pus buildings. Research activi
ties have been increased more
than 100 per cent with an an
nual research budget of $24
million. The university now has
the highest ratio of graduate
students in the state. The fac
ulty totals about 1,000 with more
than one half holding doctoral
degrees. The number of colleges
in the university has been in
creased from five to 10. In 1962
the Maritime Academy was add
ed, and a whole new campus is
★ ★ ★
Editor:
Since the letter in last Tues
day’s Battalion was published
concerning the Fifth Wheel Com
mittee, we are still getting ques
tions as to the specific nature of
this group.
There are basic principles to
which all of the Fifth Wheel
Committee adhere. Foremost
among these is that student gov
ernment must move away from
its status of being controlled by
a small group of elitists who are
unresponsive to your needs. It
must instead incorporate the
perspectives of all segments of
the campus and effectively rep
resent the feelings of the stu
dents.
Although members of the Fifth
Wheel Committee agree to these
basic principles, there are many
divergent political philosophies
within the group.
We ask that you consider each
J
By Tony Benedetto
Election fever and spring fever
are hitting Texas A&M at the
same time this year, so let’s hope
the spring gas doesn’t carry over
into the elections. By the way, if
you’re tired of bitching about
student government and want to
do something about it, you still
have until Thursday to get in
volved. Having been deeply in
volved in student government for
the last three years, I would
without qualification or hesitation
urge every person on this cam
pus to become a part of it. I am
talking here to graduates and
undergraduates alike. Filing for
Graduate Student Council posi
tions is being held in conjunction
with the General Elections to be
held April 23. There is more in
formation about the elections
and filing procedures in the latest
issue of the GSC Newsletter,
which is now available through
departmental secretaries.
Because of the deadlines nec
essary in publication of the News
letter, one of the items is now
incorrect. The new G.I. Bill was
passed and signed the day after
the Newsletter was printed, so
I shall attempt to explain the
major changes. Additional infor
mation may be obtained through
the Veteran Affairs office in the
YMCA. Benefits under the War
Orphan’s plan also are included
in these changes. An unmarried
veteran will now receive $175 per
month, retroactice to 1 February
1970 as are all changes. A mar
ried veteran with no children
will receive $205 per month, one
child bringing an extra $25 (total
$230) and each additional child
bringing an extra $13 per month.
The changes will not be reflected
until the May 10 checks.
The charge has been levied that
the G.I. Bill article in the News
letter was blatantly political and
out of order in that publication.
It was interpreted this way be
cause of the mention of Lloyd
Bentsen and George Bush and
the omission of the other contend
er in the U.S. Senate race, Ralph
Yarborough. Significantly, it was
a Yarborough supporter who
levied the charge. He pointed
out that in fact Senator Yar
borough had sponsored the bill
in the first place and that it
had been held up in the House.
It was the intention of the article
to say that maybe somebody need
ed a fire built under them to get
some action on the bill, not to
promote Mr. Bentsen or Mr. Bush
or to speak ' derogatorily of
Senator Yarborough. I therefore
fell that there is no need to
apologize for the article and in
deed I shall not.
Bulletin Board
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.
A.I.I.E. will meet at 7:30 p.m.
in Room 226 Library. The speaker
will be from the distribution di
vision of Lone Star Gas Co.
WEDNESDAY
American Association of Uni
versity Professors will hear a re
port of the Feb. 25 meeting be
tween A&M administrators and
the national office of the AAUP
concerning the Leon Gibbs case
at 7:30 p.m. in Room 226 Library.
THURSDAY
Pecan Valley Hometown Club
will meet at 8 p.m. in Room 2A
Memorial Student Center.
El Paso Hometown Club will
meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Art
Room Memorial Student Center.
Officers will be elected and plans
for a party will be made.
SUNDAY
Chemical Engineering Wives
Club will have a family picnic at
Hensel Park 2:30-5:00 p.m. Drinks
will be furnished, but each family
is to bring their own lunch. Ath
letic equipment for football, base
ball, volleyball and horeshoes will
be furnished.
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