Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1970)
r' ■■■■ '■ V -v. ~ Page 2 College Station, Texas Tuesday, May 5, 1970 THE BATTALION A Review Of Jiggers and Goons Editor’s Note: “Barefoot in the Park” continues at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in Guion Hall. According to Fredrick Lewis Allen, there are two kinds of people: jiggers, those of playful spirit, and goons, the world’s perpetual straight-men. The thesis of Neil Simon’s domestic comedy, “Barefoot in the Park,” is that one jigger and one goon (of opposite sex) make a cute couple. Setting: sixth-story one-room walkup. Enter newlyweds: jig ger bride, Corie, and goon groom, Paul — the Bratters. Enter goon- ish mother-in-law, Ethel Banks, popping pills for her tummy and worrying about her bad back. Enter jiggerish upstairs neigh bor, self-styled aging man of the world, Victor Velasco. Ac tion: Corie decides her mother needs some spice added to her dull New Jersey suburb life, so she sets up a blind date for low- octane Ethel with vigorous Vic tor. The two couples depart for an evening on the town, and by 2 a.m. the jiggers have been sep arated from the goons and Corie has decided to divorce her stuff ed-shirt lawyer husband. Can this marriage be saved ? Yes, if Corie will follow her mother’s advice, and if she can coax Paul in off the sixth-story ledge. The Aggie Players’ production of this slick comedy should be delightful. I say “should be” be cause, having seen only the last full-dress rehearsal (the night when anything that can go wrong will), I can but predict what opening night will be like. Let’s assume, then, that what few technical goofs there were will be weeded out, and that director C. K. Esten will coach Kathy Maxwell (Corie) to slow that scatter-gun delivery which rendered about 20 per cent of her ’’fines unintelligible. The old couple will steal the show. Kay Slowey’s vivacious performance of Mother Banks is bound to be the best of the sea son. From her first breathless entrance to her last bathrobed exit, Kay takes the stage by storm — facial expression, ges ture, voice control, presence, tal ented — you name it, she’s got it. Opposite her, Bob Robinson creates an unexpected and well- sustained characterization of the charming and urbane Velasco. Kathy Maxwell and Pat Castle are undeniably right for their parts, and they demonstrate the contrast between nervous, scat ter-brained Corie and stodgy, clumsily forceful Paul, with skill. Robert Wittlinger, as the witty telephone repairman, and Robert Rogers as the ancient delivery boy, are pleasant surprises in their supporting roles. Robert Wenck’s set is, as usual, well done. Costuming and light ing is appropriate, and the prop crew, headed by Scott Wilson, de serves special mention for keep ing track of bottles, pots, gou lash, and all the bits and pieces the play demands. You can see the play through Saturday night this week and Thursday through Saturday next week; curtain at eight. Please do. If the dollar admission were quintupled, it would still be worth it just to watch Kate Slowey light up Guion Hall. Tom McAllen Listen Up the batt forum j Editor: Too long has the silent ma jority sat back without being heard. While minorities are dis rupting society for corruption’s sake, many of us are sitting back hoping to again see a day of nor malcy. The members of the silent majority keep from speaking their personal convictions as an out cry against the rioting and havoc caused by the long-hair radicals, because we are tired of so much “freedom of speech.” We long for peace and quiet. My own personal convictions, combined with a certain amount of nationalistic pride, keep me from agreeing with these radi cals—thus, long hair. In my opin ion, to be a cleancut American, one must regard hygiene and neatness of appearance as well as ethical standards. If one is at A&M, or any uni versity, to sincerely acquire an education, he doesn’t have time to smoke pot and attend illegal rallies. Universities should remain as places to acquire an education— not breeding places for “mag gots” and other smelly things. I stand by our administration. Since they have more experience than we, they just may know the best means for educating us. Wayne Dacy Editor: The recent invasion of the country of Cambodia was initiat ed by President Nixon without the consent of the United States Senate or any other law making body. This act was not constitu tionally, or legally, in the power of our President to exercise. On Monday, May 4 1 , students at Kent State University in Ohio protest ed this abuse of power—a protest which was ruthlessly crushed by the National Guard at the cost of 5 students being shot and kill ed, while 11 others were wound ed. The Campus Committee of Concern (CCOC) asks that the G. ROLLIE WHITE COLISEUM—SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1970 AT 8:00 P.M. A TAMU Special Attraction — Everyone Must Have a Ticket! Reserved seats $2.50 Only a limated number of reserved General Admission $1.50 seats available — Get your tickets NOW! Tickets on sale at MSC Student Program Office — Telephone 845-4671 Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of MEMBER the student writers only. The Battalion is a non tax- The Associated Press, Texas Press Association supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enter- The Associated Collegiate Press prise edited and operated by students as a university and .. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester: $6 per school community newspaper. year ; $6 50 per fu „ year A11 subscriptions subject to sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: LETTERS POLICY The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Letters to the editor should be typed, double-spaced, „nd no more than 300 word, in length. They mu,l be “o u* signed, although the writer’s name will be withheld by otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous arrangement with the editor. Address correspondence to matter 'herefn^re^also reserved ° f reput>licat!on ot a11 other Listen Up, 1 he Battalion, Boom 217, Services Building, Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. College Station, Texas 77843. loco Managing Editor David Middlebrooke 1969 TP A Award Winner Women’s Editor Cindy Burleson News Editor Pam Troboy Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim Sports Editor Richard Campbell 5- &1SS& $?*$&***«* B4} tor . v;;v: ■ • M*? Wright College of Veterinary Medicine; and Dr. Z. L. Carpenter, Staff Writers Hayden Whltsett, Bob Robinson, College of Agriculture. Chancy Lewis, Janie Wallace, Fran Haugen, Randy Murdock, The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is Billy Buchanan, Gibril Fadika, published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Tnmmv Thr>mn<5r>n Sunday, Monday, and holiday periods, September through o^ j i May, and once a week during- summer school. Sports \VritGr Clifford BroylGS — Columnists Roger Miller, Mike McClain Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Photographers > ■^ a Y^ Gawthorpe, Services. Inc.. New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Mel Miller, Robert Boyd Francisco. Sports Photographer Mike Wright iiTinii in IjiiffTMimT CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle COM<5£ATU LATINS C.OACH THOMAS AMP TUP 1970 SOUTHW&T COUFEttUCB TOWNSHIRE / BRYAN. TEXAS 77SOl TTACKOAMK The Chicken House 3 Pc. Order of Chicken TUB BA wn FREE DORM DELIVERY 846-4111 student body and faculty of Tex as A&M University indicate their disapproval of the actions of President Nixon and of the Ohio National Guard as being of the most criminal and irresponsible nature, and an affront to the consciences of the free peoples of this country and of the world. We of CCOC believe the Bill of Rights entitles people compelled by their spiritual and moral dictates to protest these events and to dem onstrate their disfavor publicly. We respectfully ask that this be done in the most peaceful man ner possible in the hope that this may bring an end to the breeding of the insanity that plagues our country. CADE MOTOR COMPANY SALES CADE MOTOR COMPANY 1916-1970 SERVICE AIRLINE RESERVATIONS & TICKETS CHIC WIT Make The BIG TRADE With CADE On May 6, 1970, we of CCOC request that concerned students wear black armbands to symbol ize their abhorence of these hor rible acts. William Fischer John McAuley FORD AIR FORCE DRESS BLUES ARMY DRESS BLUES NEW AND USED LOUPOTS ITAL USE YOUR PERSONAL CHARGE ACCOUNT FREE DELIVERY Call The MSC - 846-3773 ITA MEMBER . . . tours . . travel / FRI Bonded ASTA Agent HEY AGS! Beautiful CORSAGES for PARENTS DAY —MAY 10 Order NOW from your Dorm Representative Dorm 1 Bill Bettis Dorms 2 & 3 David Konze Dorm 4 Ron Crone Dorms 6 & 15 Bill Herring Dorm 7 John Grumbles Dorm 9 Kenneth Brennen, Jr. Dorm 10 & Walton Mark Riser Dorm 11 Jack Lamm Dorm 12 Bill Bambrick Dorms 14 - 16 & 17 Stan Dreiss Dorm 8 Henderson & Hart Tom Bonn Dorms 18 - 19 & 20 Fred Hazekamp AT THE FLORICULTURE GREENHOUSE — CORNER LAMAR AND NAGLE STREETS THURSDAY & FRIDAY BETWEEN 8 A. M. & 5 P. M. (no phone orders taken at the greenhouse) Student Floral Concession ‘RUN BY AGGIES FOR AGGIES FOR OVER 40 YEARS’* SIJ]N and For Purch Poultr itispec