Page 4 College Station, Texas Tuesday, April 21, 1970
THE BATTALION
Voting Begins at 7:30 a.m.
Five polling places will be open
in Thursday’s general election
from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., accord
ing to Tommy Henderson, execu
tive vice chairman of the elections
commission.
He said that the commission
had tried to make it as convenient
as possible for students to vote
for the 70 positions being con
tested.
Students may vote in the Me
morial Student Center basement,
Sbisa newsstand, Guard Room of
Dorm 2, the north entrance of
the library and at a mobile poll,
he said.
The mobile poll will be at the
North Gate post office 7:30-11
a.m., at the Architecture Build
ing 11:30-4 p.m. and at the Stu
dent Apartment Office (Quonset
Hut) 4:30-8 p.m., Henderson said.
“Students will not be allowed
to vote without their identifica
tion cards and spring activity
cards,” he said. “Graduating
seniors can vote only for the
Senate Executive Committee,
Elections Commission President,
University Women and Civilian
Student Council. Graduate stu
dents can vote for all the offices
and the Graduate Student Coun
cil.”
A referendum will also be on
the ballot, according to Marcus
Hill, chairman of the poll.
Hill said the student opinions
would be used by the Senate to
“really represent the students.”
Among the questions will be
University Women representation
on the Senate, dorms on campus
for women, off-campus housing
for women, coeducational dorms
(men and women in the same
dorm), non-compulsory laundry,
non-compulsory board, higher
board to improve the quality of
meals, higher rent to upgrade
older dorms and the replacement
of the Exchange Store by a co
operative book store, he said.
Texas Intercollegiate Student
Association asked that questions
on the legalization of marijuana,
withdrawal from Vietnam and a
student voice, through the Senate,
in the election of the president
of the university, he said.
“It will be interesting to see
what the students want,” Hill
said. “These results can be used
later to acquire action by showing
the board of directors how the
students feel.”
Henderson said students who
will be out of town Thursday
should check with him or the
secretaries in the Student Pro
gram Office in the MSC about
the possibility of absentee voting
Wednesday.
“We have a lot of polling
places,” Henderson said, “so it
should be easy for everyone to
vote. I want to urge everyone to
vote and have a say in their
student government next year.”
He reminded that all candidates
must remove their campaign signs
by Monday.
V-P Candidate
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rected by mailing subscription
applications to the parents of
every student who attends A&M.
Moore: I feel that student
publications is too restricted by
students and administration. I
want to see a fairer voice from all
the students on this campus. I
plan to see access to our student
publications on equal basis for all
students. My ability to do this
will be determined by our Bat
talion editor for next year. His
willingness to work wtih all stu
dents on this campus will de
termine this. Many of the letters
turned in to the Battalion are
kept from being printed because
of personal and policy reasons. I
state this because of personal ex
periences and the experiences of
others.
Maskal, Caperton Give Views
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we’ve ever had before.”
Maskal: “I’m hoping that by
myself running and that by the
campaign I’ve been doing will get
the students involved in the elec
tion. This is their university and
they should care about it. They
can vote for me or against me,
just so they vote.”
Q. What is your attitude to
ward student publications?
Caperton: “I think there is a
definite need for student input of
some kind since it is paid for by
the students.
“I can’t say just what kind of
input it would be. I do think
that the editor should have the
final authority to determine what
goes into the paper as long as it
does not legally jeopardize the
university.”
Maskal: “I think that The Bat
talion should have self-discipline
coming from within its structure.
It is a student organization
though, and students should have
some effect on the paper. I feel
there should be no censorship
whatsoever by the administrj.
tors. It should be done by re.
sponsible journalists.”
Q. What is your opinion o(
the peace rally held last Wei.
nesday ?
Maskal: “As far as the rallj
goes, the students have freedom
of speech and peaceable assert,
bly; last Wednesday they didn't
have those rights.”
Caperton: “I didn’t see any.
thing wrong till they broke the
rule about outside speakers ot
campus. I think the speaker)
policy should be changed to havr
a committee of one faculty mem
ber, three students, two admin
istrators, and be chaired by Dean
Hannigan. This would be mon
flexible than the present policy.”
Tuesc
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Candidates for Senate
Executive
Committee Take Stands
(Editor’s note: Candidates for
Senate Executive Committee
posts were each asked to sub
mit a 200-word position state
ment to The Battalion. Here is
what they said:
Student Senate
President
Kent Caperton
I am running for Senate Presi
dent because I believe that re
sponsible student government can
make a contribution to the devel
opment of TAMU. I am running
on my record and qualifications
and I don’t want to dwell on
them.
It is not enough to have a
President or even some senators
who are dedicated to student gov
ernment. What’s important is that
the representatives take full re
sponsibility for their job and be
willing to make sacrifices in their
lives to make student govern
ment effective. The Fifth Wheel
offers people like this. They have
indicated a desire to serve by
their past actions and in this
campaign—working door to door
four hours per night, not telling
the students what we want, but
rather finding out how they feel
about the issues. The platforms
we offer were not written solely
by us, rather they were written
by students who represent the
different aspects of our campus.
Student government should have
done this long ago.
We represent all segments of
the campus community and are
dedicated to the principle that
everyone has a role in student
government, be it as an active
participant or as an informed vot
er.
We don’t ask for block vote—
but only that the voters vote for
each candidate on his individual
merits. Furthermore, as soon as
the polls close on April 23rd, the
Fifth Wheel Committee organi
zation will cease to exist. At that
time there will hopefully be a stu
dent government which guaran
tees that every student is rep
resented.
Bill Maskal
My name is Bill Maskal and
I’m running for student senate
president. The reason I am run
ning is because I think the stu
dent senate has been a puppet
of the administration and has be
come a mockery of modern de
mocracy. I am committed to mak
ing the Student Senate a voice of
action to represent the academic
community at Texas A&M. I feel
one of the main issues of this
election is student rights, not only
as students but as citizens of this
country. This institution of high
er learning stresses in the class
room the principles of democracy
but there are some administra
tors who have consistently denied
the student body the right to
practice democracy on their own
campus. These violations to de
mocracy are numerous. I would
like to cite current examples such
as the denial of freedom of the
press, freedom of assembly, free
dom of speech, institutionalized
racism, inequality of women, dis
crimination of foreign students,
the policy that one is guilty until
proven innocent, and the omnipo
tent authority of our Dean of
Students. These violations are a
reality at Texas A&M, and I feel
that students have a right to al
leviate these problems now. Aft
er graduation, students will be
confronted by many social and
political problems. A&M must
equip its students to face these
problems because they may not
be able to cope with them by the
time they graduate. I have been
allotted 200 words to express my
views and find this impossible to
do, so I urge you as concerned
students to attend the rally at the
drill field Wednesday and eval
uate all candidates and use the
backbone of democracy, the vote,
to express your views.
Secretary
Dale Foster
Vice President
Roger Miller
The vice-president of the Stu
dent Senate should be a person
who has more than just the de
sire to serve. It should be a per
son who has definite goals and the
ability to implement them.
The vice-president must be will
ing to spend the many hours nec
essary to carefully research and
document a project; and thus pre
pared he must be willing to stand
for what he believes. The vice-
president cannot be a person ea
sily manipulated. He must be a
strong leader with strong ideas.
The following are three of the
issues I see as especially impor
tant.
Last year the student publica
tions lost around $10,000 of your
activity fee money. I do not un
derstand this. If the Battalion
sent subscription applications to
the parents of every person who
attends A&M (approximate cost
of $50), I feel sure that much, if
not all, of this deficit could be
recovered.
I see no reason why Dead Week
can’t work at A&M. It works suc
cessfully on campuses all across
the country. I personally feel that
the best method to implement this
is through the concept of a “read
ing period.” This would be two
days immediately before tests
when no classes would be held.
In this way, no professor could
give quizzes or projects imme
diately before finals, and students
would be assured of at least two
days to prepare for them.
One issue I can’t stress enough.
We must establish communication
between senators and their con
stituents. If elected, at the first
Senate meeting I will propose the
establishment of mandatory
monthly meetings of senators
with their constituents.
These are just three examples
of my views on issues and my
approaches to them. Throughout
the campaign I have stressed
these and many more. I ask that
you examine the issues and select
the individual you feel can best
approach them in a constructive
manner.
David Moore
I want to take this opportunity
to announce my candidacy for
Student Senate Vice President.
I am asking for your support.
But I am not asking it as a favor.
I am willing to make this office
my number one concern the com
ing year.
My fellow Senators will tell
you that I do not shun responsi
bility. I realize the magnitude of
the position, and the problems
that face the Student Govern
ment of a rapidly changing Stu
dent Body. These problems will
not be solved by a group of “yes”
boys. It will require independent,
sound-minded leadership to
achieve goals worthy of this cam
pus. I hope to help this Student
Body grow and progress without
allowing it to lose the standards
that have made the word “Aggie”
synonymous with “Pride” for
many years.
I am open-minded to new ideas
from all areas of our campus. I
realize the rift in the past be
tween the civilians and the Corps.
I believe we can remain a great
university by molding these two
groups together. I will work un
tiringly with all my ability to
see this goal accomplished in the
coming year.
I sincerely want to see a bal
anced and representative Student
Government. I ask for the chal
lenge and opportunity to repre
sent all Aggies with sincerity and
dedication. I hope to meet you in
coming days.
In announcing my candidacy for
Student Senate Recording Secre
tary, I have to admit that one of
the reasons I want the office is
to have the title and position to
go along with a job with which I
am already familiar. As an Ex
ecutive Aide on the Senate this
past year I have at one time or
another been responsible for ex
ecuting many tasks of the Re
cording Secretary.
The Recording Secretary, if he
does his job correctly, is the prin
ciple link in the legislative chain
that makes the Senate function.
Although he holds voting privi
leges, by nature of his work he
is not a legislator. He does much
of the behind-the-scenes work
that is necessary for preparation
of legislation. A seemingly end
less amount of mailings, postings,
correspondence, and filing is nec
essary to keep the student gov
ernment up-to-date.
I will refrain from making any
tremendous promises about how I
am going to change all the things
that need changing at A&M be
cause big promises are nothing
but big words. I wil say that I
have several reforms planned for
the functional aspects of Senate
management including plans for
better communication with all
University groups and increased
cooperation with lesser admini
strative bodies.
Bill Hartsfield
During the past months, suc
cessful efforts—Operation Feed
back, Operation Jericho — have
been made by the student gov
ernment to improve the relations
and understanding between itself,
the students, and the administra
tion. However, these efforts must
be continued on a much greater
scale in order for the Senate to
represent the needs of the stu
dents, such as a limited pass fail
system and dead week, and in
order for the Senate to work with
the administration to fulfill these
needs.
As a candidate with the Fifth
Wheel Committee for Recording
Secretary of the Senate, I prom
ise to work for increased under
standing between students and
the administration. I pledge to
present any viewpoint of any
student to the Senate whether or
not I agree with it. Also, I will
work with the Public Relations
Chairman in order to insure that
the students are aware of the re
sults of Senate meetings.
I believe that I am qualified to
be Recording Secretary because
of my experience as an executive
aid, a Senator and interim Re
cording Secretary.
Treasurer
Jimmy Alexander
The Treasurer of the Student
Senate has several important re
sponsibilities, including account
ing for expenditures, budget al
location of funds, and service on
the executive committee of the
Senate. As your Senate Treasur
er, I will analyze these responsi
bilities carefully and implement
changes to upgrade the financial
operations of the Senate.
Any large group dealing with
money must keep accurate rec
ords and an accurate budget.
Standard accounting procedures
and a well prepared, itemized, and
yet flexible budget is essential to
the financial integrity of your
Student Senate.
At the beginning of each se
mester, you are required to pay
a $30 activity fee. For the last
two years the Senate has been
asked to make activity fee allo
cation recomemndations. Howev
er, the research and the proposals
have been quite shoddy and, as a
result, last year’s recommenda
tions were virtually ignored. It
is our responsibility, specifically
mine, as Senate Treasurer, to
seek your input into these rec
ommendations. The administra
tion has taken a step forward in
asking for these recommenda
tions. I want to insure that what
we recommend is what you want.
Furthermore, copies of the
budget and periodic financial
statements will be delivered to all
students. I will also work on the
executive committee to see that
all policies are proposed with the
student in mind.
Eddie Duryea
My name is Eddie Duryea, and
I am a junior from Abilene, Tex
as, running for the office of Stu
dent Senate Treasurer.
Students, Texas A&M is in for
real trouble! The conflict between
the Corps and the civilians is com
ing to a climax, and if we don’t
think for ourselves in this year’s
election, the gap between the two
will broaden. We must vote for
each candidate according to his
qualifications and willingness to
work, not because he is part of a
political party, in the corps, a
civilian, or a member of any
other group. Above all, vote for
someone who cares most about
Texas A&M and not about him
self.
If I were not qualified I would
not be a candidate. I have worked
on SCON A and was business
chairman for Town Hall this year.
This has given me experience in
working with student funds and
cash flow at the “C.” I am also
a Junior representative this year
from the College of Business Ad
ministration, and I am majoring
in Finance. I am eager to learn
more about our student govern
ment, and how I might be able to
help in solving our problems.
Most of all, I feel my best quali
fication is that I care about Texas
A&M and our future I
hope you do too.
Parliamentarian
Mike Essmyer
In announcing my candidacy
for the office of Student Senate
Parliamentarian, I realize that
the position will require diligence
and hard work. It will further re
quire a complete knowledge of
Roberts’ Rules of Order and of
parliamentary procedure.
After having worked with both
Ron Hinds, for whom I was a
proxy, and Ronnie Adams, the
past two Parliamentarians, and
after having studied the Senate’s
copy of Roberts’ Rules of Order
I feel that I have the best back
ground of any candidate for the
office. Furthermore, I have been
more involved in YMCA, MSC,
APO, and honor programs than
any other candidate. I know how
to work with people; I enjoy
working for people; all that I ask
is your vote so that I can work
for you.
Allen Giles
A kind of “ironic backward
ness’ seems to grip our univer
sity. To explain, consider the fol
lowing. Earlier this month Dr.
Margaret Mead pointed out that
at most universities women are
trying to get rid of their Dean of
Women, and it was unusual to
find a university that still wanted
one. Sororities and fraternities
have for years found their place
on today’s campuses and are grad
ually being phased out, but here
fraternities are still trying to get
on campus. Black organizations
on other campuses are beginning
to move off campus to evade the
lurking eyes and ears of the ad
ministration, here a black organi
zation tries to gain on campus
recognition. These academic iron
ies are perpetrated by an inef
fective Student Senate.
As student leaders we must
realize that we are bargaining
for the students and must not for
get this when we confer with
administrators. So our major con
cern should not be our political
careers or how much we are liked
by the Deans, Department Heads
etc., rather it should be for the
promotion of the desires and re
quests of our constituency. To
this end I am dedicated. I stand
for the following:
1. Recognition of an organiza
tion for black students
2. Immediate University sanc
tioned housing for women
3. Women’s dormitories within
the next 2 years
4. Student-Faculty Committee
to assist in selecting president
5. Program for recruitment of
minority students
6. Free expression of opinions
and ideas
Life Chairman
Rudy dela Garza
An example of one Senator who
has worked this year is “Doc”
Watson. To me, his committee,
Student Life, did more than any
other to help the students.
This is not to say more cannot
be done by others. I doubt most
students are yet satisfied with the
Blue Book Regulations as it
stands now. Also, I feel that
more work can be done in getting
active student participation in
this committee and the Senate,
not just at election time. These
are two examples of the job
ahead.
In conclusion, I ask for your
vote in continuing the task that
has been started.
John Sharp
My name is John Sharp. I am
a candidate for Student Life
Chairman of the Student Senate.
I am extremely interested in an
effective, representative, student
government.
The Senate can only be truly
representative when it represents
all of the students of this uni
versity. I think it is imperative
that a senator make a special ef
fort to meet with his constitu
ents, and obtain their views in
stead of voting in his own nar
row-minded way.
My main concerns are student
representation in matters that
concern them; acquiring student
publications that give us all the
facts, not only what some would
have us read; academic excellence
by having a “real” dead week,
partial pass-fail system and pro
fessor-course evaluation; and a
study concerning student rights
in the university and our respon
sibilities to the university.
I am a member of the Student
Senate and its Life Committee,
working actively in both. I am
the Texas Intercollegiate Student
Association coordinator for A&M,
and receive many new ideas for
solving problems through T.I.S.A.
I am also President of the Soph
omore Class. Most important how
ever, I want to see a Student
Senate here that works for you,
not for itself.
I would greatly appreciate your
vote, April 23.
Issues Chairman
Kirby Brown
The Issues Chairmanship of
the Student Senate requires re
source, planning, energy, and a
great amount of time. The activi
ty and effectiveness of the posi
tion has long been hampered by
neglect due to other necessary
obligations. The chairman must
devote all time and effort, how
ever, to this primary resposni-
bility.
Membership on the Senate for
two years as President of the
Freshman Class and Senate Sec
retary has revealed general in
activity and lack of communica
tion to and from students, fac
ulty and administrators. The ab
sence of planning and scheduling
needed legislation adds to tardi
ness and neglect of issues.
As Issues Chairman, I hope to
alleviate the communication prob
lem through explanation of is
sues to the entire university, and
initiate a calendar to outline leg
islative proposals, thus allowing
response and cooperation preced
ing the presentation.
I will also actively devote my
efforts to outlining student re
sponsibilities and rights; a more
responsive and representative
Student Senate; a limited pass-
fail system; published professor
and course evaluation; and the
use of preference in the computer
selection system; immediate coed
housing and publicity concentrat
ed in this direction; and other
necessary issues.
If you support the active in
volvement of students in student
affairs, then I solicit your sup
port and vote on April 23.
Charles Hoffman
During my two terms in the
Senate, there has been much
change in student government.
Our progress seems to be slow,
but we are moving in a positive
direction. During this campaign,
I feel that all candidates are in
general agreement on most issues.
We are all aware of the problems
that exist on our campus.
Where many candidates dif
fer, and where I certainly differ,
is in the means by which we ap
proach these problems. I was re
cently told that any means justify
the ends we all seek. This atti
tude is indeed frightening. It is
appalling to know that there are
some who would completely de
stroy all the progress we have
made for our university. These
individuals tend to overlook that
no matter what the Senate does,
it is subject to final consideration
by our administration.
I have worked closely with the
administration during the past
three years. As an MSC chair
man, I can fully realize and ap
preciate the already established
and proven channels through
which we work. And these chan
nels do work. We have been suc
cessful in impressing the admin
istration that we are sincere in
our efforts to mold a constructive
student government. We must
continue working in this manner.
I am a candidate for Student
Senate Issues Chairman. I pledge
myself to continued progress in
your behalf through responsible
actions.
Welfare Chairman
Charles Hicks
Student government must rep
resent the students! In the past,
this has not been the view of
many Senators.
I am a candidate for Senate
Welfare Chairman on the Fifth
Wheel Committee. If elected, I
will work for all the students.
All students’ views and needs
must be heard.
The Welfare Committee in the
past has coordinated the Aggie
Blood Drive, Campus Chest, and
arranged for the orphans from
Houston to spend a weekend at
A&M. I think these are fine ef
forts and should be enthusiasti
cally supported. I also think there
are some areas that the Welfare
Committee might look into in the
future. These are in the area of
community relations and publicity
in the area of individual partici
pation in many welfare programs
on campus.
As a member of the Executive
Committee and the first married
student on this committee in a
long time, I will insure that mar
ried students have a choice and
that their needs are heard. There
are three areas I consider of ma-
or importance here—(1) Improv
ed drainage in the apartment
area, (2) paved parking lots, anj
(3) a change in university hos
pital policy to allow Aggie wives'
and children’s admittance. I wil
assure you these issues will In
raised if you elect me Welfare
Chairman on Thursday.
Public Relations
Chairman
Jimmy O Jib was
I would like to announce ID)
candidacy for Public Relations
Chairman of the Student Senate.
While at A&M I have played
on the fish baseball team, beer.
V.P. of my hometown club, sopt-
omore representative, and Junior
Senator from the College of Bus
iness. While serving as Senator
this year I served on the Publk
Relations Committee. There I
learned the functions and respon
sibilities of this committee. Oni
of the main goals is to create
better communications betweer
the Students, Faculty, and Ad
ministration. Everyone talk!
about it, but no one ever seems
to do anything about it. I cannot
make any promises, except that
if elected, I will do my best. I will
work 100% for you, the student
body.
I’d appreciate your considera
tion of my ideas, qualifications,
and desire to serve you, when you
vote Thursday, April 23.
Mike van Bavel
The time has come for Student
Government to be responsive to
the student! For too long the Stu
dent Senate has failed to act on
the needs of the student body. To
this date the student representa
tives have not sought and acted
on the feelings of their constitu
ents. The students have not been
informed of the issues before the
Student Senate.
As a Fifth Wheel candidate for
Public Relations Chairman of the
Senate, I believe that senators
not only should ask the students
about their problems and feelings,
but also should inform the stu
dents about all of the issues. I be
lieve that my responsibilities as
P.R. Chairman should include the
establishment of a Senate News
letter bringing out the issues and
also giving the arguments pri
and con. The P.R. Chairmat
should give out the information
about scheduled meetings between
senators and their constituents
through The Battalion and other
newsmedia. Student opinion polls
should be used frequently and stu
dent forums should be scheduled.
I believe that my qualifications
say enough for my capabilities
and willingness to do these jobs-
As past Summer Chairman and
P.R. Chairman for the Great Is
sues Committee, I have gained the
knowledge and interest in per
forming the necessary duties. 1
can promise that as Public Rela
tions Chairman I will do the job
which has never been done be
fore.
Letters
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majoring in some field of Engi
neering will be elected to serve
as our Sophomore Representative
to the Student Senate. I place
myself before you as a candidate
for one of these positions. As
President of our Freshmen Class
this year, I had the honor to be
a part of our Student Senate
serving as an Ex-officio member.
This year I was also a delegate
to Operation Jericho and other
events. Having these past experi
ences has given me the insight
to what is needed in our Student
Government. Therefore, I believe
that I am qualified to fulfill this
position as Senator and ask for
your support.
Bill Darkoch, Class of ’73
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