The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 06, 1970, Image 1

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 06, 1970, Image 1

Newspaper Page TextH Battalion Vol. 65 No. 112 College Station, Texas Wednesday, May 6, 1970 Telephone 845-2226 WORK CONTINUES—Air conditioning ducts Tuesday await installation as construc tion moves along on A&M's new Engineering Center. Located east of the Cyclotron Building, the center is scheduled for completion in September 1971. (Photo by Robert Boyd) Police Use Tear Gas To End Austin Rally By Robert Heard Associated Press Writer AUSTIN — Tear gas and clubs have been used for the first time in the state capitol building to break up an antiwar demonstra tion, and police braced for anoth er demonstration today. An unplanned demonstration by several hundred protesters be gan on the University of Texas campus Tuesday, then surged to ward the capitol six blocks away. “This was an impromptu dem onstration,” Police Chief Bob Miles said. The Student Mobilization Com mittee previously announced a march on the federal building to day. Asked what the police would do, Miles said: “We’re going to take action. We’re going to be better prepared. We just didn’t have enough manpower today.” Anti-war parades have been permitted on Congress Avenue in the past, but recent requests for parade permits have been turned down by the city coun cil, and an application for a permit today was filed too late. Miles said the police did not fire tear gas until the demon strators stepped into the street and began throwing rocks and bricks. Two reporters for the student newspaper said the police start ed it. They said the leaders of the crowd stopped and sat down on the curb when they got to the street. An officer maced one of them, who threw books back at the officer, and then the tear gas was fired, they said. Miles confirmed that mace was used. The officers pursued the crowd back up the hill to the capitol. Some of the crowd went around the building, many went back through the rotunda. Two large glass panes in capitol doors were broken. Another tear gas cannister was fired in the north wing of the capitol, and at least two officers used their clubs as they drove the crowd out the north door toward the university. The officers followed the crowd back to the campus, where more cannisters were fired and more rocks thrown. The crowd finally retreated to the main part of the campus and broke up. Miles said about 50 tear gas cannisters were fired in all. (See Campuses page 3) Ohio Slayings Spawn Nationwide Reaction Singing Cadets to Perform Friday In Bryan Auditorium Four policemen and one pro tester suffered minor injuries and were treated and released at a local hospital. Four demonstrators were ar rested and charged with failure to obey the lawful order of a police officer to get out of a street. By Jeffrey D. Alderman Associated Press Writer Many students across the coun try responded Tuesday to the deaths of four students at Ohio’s Kent State University with can dlelight services, marches, strikes, sit-ins and, in some cases, rocks and fire bombs. A variety of music from the "Hallelujah Chorus” of Handel’s "Messiah” to “San Antonio Rose” and “Aquarius” performed in the Singing Cadets style will be of fered Friday during the all-male glee club’s annual local perform ance. The music directed by Robert L. Boone and accompanied by Mrs. June Biering begins at 8:15 p. m. in the Bryan Civic Auditorium. “It’s not a concert, if that term bugs you,” a Singing Cadets spokesman said. “We dislike the word ‘concert.’ Our performance will be more relaxed and offers an audience - participation type program.” The opening event of A&M’s Parents Weekend climaxes the 1969-70 school year and is the Singing Cadets’ only two-hour performance open to the local public. One of A&M’s top public rela tions organizations, the Singing Cadets this year sang at more than 20 conventions, conferences, short courses and campus organi zation events, made seven out-of- town appearances and one—the Miss Teenage American Pageant —on national television. The program concluding the Singing Cadets’ 75th year of existence will be varied, accord ing to 1969-70 president G. T. Hill of College Station. It will include religious and inspirational, light classical and popular music. “There will be something for everyone,” commented David A. Kesey, 1970-71 publicity manager. Senate to Consider Resolution On Kent State Deaths Tonight A resolution condemning the national guard for its part in the deaths of four students at Kent State University in Ohio will be presented to the Student Senate tonight at the senate’s last meet ing of the year. David Reynolds, junior agri culture representative, said he agreed to present the resolution after attending a Campus Com mittee of Concern (CCOC) meet ing Tuesday night. Reynolds said that he supports the resolution. The resolution reads: “In light of the recent deaths of four stu dents at Kent State University, be it hereby resolved that the Student Senate of Texas A&M University strongly condemn the national guard units responsible for the unnecessary killing of these students.” Reynolds said that his purpose in presenting the resolution was to force the senate to take a stand on the issue. ‘T am insistent that the Stu dent Senate take a moral stand one way or the other on this,” Reynolds said. “I will fight any move to water down or postpone the resolution.” The meeting, which begins at 7:30, is to be devoted mainly to committee reports summing up the senate’s work in the past year, said Kent Caperton, senate vice president and president-elect. Gerry Geistweidt, senate presi dent, said the agenda has been left open for new business, and Reynolds plans to introduce the resolution at that time. Reynolds said that the CCOC called for the resolution Tuesday night and that he volunteered to present it to the senate. He added that members of the CCOC indi cated to him that they would be present at tonight’s meeting to see how the motion fared. The CCOC has asked students to wear black arm bands today in protest of the Kent State inci dent. Finals Schedule Final examinations for the spring semester, 1970, will be held according to the following schedule: Date Hour Series May 25, Monday May 25, Monday May 25, Monday May 26, Tuesday May 26, Tuesday May 26, Tuesday May 27, Wednesday May 27, Wednesday May 27, Wednesday May 28, Thursday May 28, Thursday May 28, Thursday May 29, Friday May 29, Friday 8-10 a.m. Classes meeting MWF8 11-1 p.m. Classes meeting MWF 12 2-4 p.m. Classes meeting TThSFl 8-10 a.m. Classes meeting MWTh2 11-1 p.m. Classes meeting MWF9 2-4 p.m. Classes meeting MSTThlO 8-10 a.m. Classes meeting TF2 or TWF3 or TThF3 11-1 p.m. Classes meeting MWF 10 2-4 p.m. Classes meeting TThl2 8-10 a.m. Classes meeting M4TThl 1 11-1 p.m. Classes meeting MWThl 2-4 p.m. Classes meeting TTh9F2 8-10 a.m. Classes meeting MWF 11 11-1 p.m. Classes meeting TF1 “There will even be some popular western tunes, such as ‘Ghost Riders in the Sky’.” Accenting the first half of the program will be the selection from Handel’s “Messiah” and “O Happy Day,” a popular spiritual. The second portion will include “San Antonio Rose,” “This Guy’s In Love With You,” “Aquarius,” “Let the Sunshine In,” and num bers by Sigmund Romberg, Burt Bacharach and arrangements by Norman Luboff. Members of the 51-voice glee club accompany special numbers with the guitar, bass, drums and clavietta. Tickets—at $1.50 per adult and 75 cents for children under 12— are available at the door, Student Program Office in the Memorial Student Center or from any Sing ing Cadet. All proceeds go to the group’s scholarship fund. Members of the Host an Fash ion Committee of the MSC will greet the public and provide ushers. The committee, made up of men and women members, do nates its time and services for such university functions. Others interested in such arrangements should contact Miss Mina Akins, 845-1515. The crowd marched into the capitol despite pleas by some leaders to stop. They shouted anti-war slogans in the rotunda for a couple of minutes and then moved out the south door and down a broad walk to the head of Congress Avenue, Austin’s six-lane main street where pa rades are held. Preregistration for the fall se mester will be held today through May 15, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to Don Carter, direc tor of registration. Preregistering students should secure their registration card packets at their major depart ment, where they will register for their courses. They should then report to the Housing Of fice representative to secure a fee data card. Women should report to the Housing Office in the first floor of the YMCA, cadets to the Dun can area to Loung B between dorms 2 and 4, civilian students to Hart Hall lounge and all day Student reaction, sparked by the deaths and the Southeast Asian situation, was predomi nantly peaceful, but many cam puses were tense as the protests spread. The four were killed when Na tional Guardsmen fired into a group of students during an an ti-war demonstration Monday. students to the Legett Hall lounge. After securing their fee data cards they should report to reg istration headquarters, Room 001 YMCA to complete preregistra tion and turn in his card packet. No fees for the fall semester will be collected this semester. Fee statements will be mailed to students at their permanent mail ing addresses on or about June 15. Fees must be paid to the Fis cal Department by Aug. 1. Class schedules, fee receipts, and identification cards will be mailed to students at their per manent mailing addresses, Carter said. May 16 Deadline To Preregister Brigade, Wing, Band CO’s for ’70-’71 Named Major unit commanders serving under Cadet Colonel of the Corps Van H. Taylor of Temple in the 1970-71 Corps of Cadets will be Charles V. Brown of San Antonio, Charles H. Herder of Weimar, Sigurd S. Kendall of Houston, Fritz Koehler of C u e r o and Michael A. Zwartjes of Alex andria. The five will command the corps’ two brigades, two wings and Texas Aggie Band, announced Col. Jim H. McCoy, commandant. They were recommended by Taylor, interviewed and selected through the commandant’s office and approved by A&M Acting President A. R. Luedecke. Brown, a finance major, will command the First Wing. He is presently cadet sergeant major of the wing, composed of two groups made up of eight cadet squadrons. A history major, Zwartjes will head the Second Wing. He is a cadet staff sergeant in Squadron 7 this year. Koehler will command the First Brigade. First sergeant of Com pany B-l this year, he was the University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. unit’s outstanding freshman and also received the honor .in his battalion. Koehler is studying for a degree in finance. Second Brigade commander will be Herder, a chemical engineering major. He is cadet sergeant major on the Second Brigade staff this year. Kendall will wear the two- diamond insignia of cadet lieu tenant colonel as band command- The Civilian Student Council awards banquet will be Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the Memorial Student Center, according to Mark Olson, CSC president. Awards to be given include the president’s award, outstanding councilman award, participation key and plaque awards, service awards, appreciation awards, and the presentation of the outstand ing academic, intramural, and overall residence hall, Olson said. The president’s award is given to the council member who, in the opinion of the president, has er. A pre-dental major, he is sergeant major on combined band staff. Koehler, Herder, Brown and Zwartjes will officially take their commands and don the three- diamond insignia of cadet colonels on Aug. 31, the first day of class for the 1970-71 school year. They will first step into the positions May 23, however, for the second circuit of Final Review. been the most help to the council and especially the president, he said. The outstanding councilman is selected by secret ballot of the council members and the partici pation key and plaque awards are given to council members for their service to the council. About 100 members and guests are expected at the banquet which will conclude with the president’s final address to the 1969-70 coun cil and the introduction and in stallation of the executive com mittee of the 1970-71 counqil. CSC Will Present Awards During Thursday Banquet Kent State was evacuated after the deaths and was virtually de serted Tuesday. At some schools the response was a call to shuti down the cam pus and in many cases admini strators cooperated. At others there were marches with partici pants wearing black armbands or carrying black wooden coffins. The presidents of 37 Northeast schools sent a petition to Presi dent Nixon criticizing his Asian policies. The White House ac knowledged receipt of the com munication but said Nixon has no immediate plans to meet with them. “The President, of course, un derstands the feelings of many students and faculty members on the war and he respects the right to express those feelings,” Ronald Ziegler, the President’s press secretary, said. Many schools were quiet. No demonstrations were reported on most Oklahoma campuses or at the University of Wyoming. Clemson, Citadel, East Carolina, Wake Forest, University of North Carolina in North Caro lina were reported quiet. Most schools in Texas reported no pro tests, a situation also occurring elsewhere around the nation. The Iowa College Young Re publican Federation executive board announced support of Nixon’s Cambodian policy. There were no antiwar demon strations at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, but seven male students were arrested there when about 350 made a spring time panty raid. In Wisconsin, Gov. Warren P. Knowles called up the National Guard to deal with antiwar dis orders on the University of Wis consin campus in Madison. The mobilization came after a night of violence during which hundreds of students set fires and smashed windows. The National Guard was also on duty in College Park, Md., in case trouble again broke out at the University of Maryland. About 3,000 students there lis tened to Dr. Benjamin Spock denounce the war. In Washington, D. C., antiwar (See Kent State, Page 5) Beckcom Fund Collection Set For Saturday Spectators at Saturday’s Ma roon and White game will have the opportunity to donate to the Gary Beckcom Fund, according to Lee Crawley, Student Senate Issues Committee chairman. Collections will be accepted throughout the game and an an nouncement at halftime will ex plain what the fund is for, Crawley said. Crawley said that he contacted associate athletic director Marvin Tate who cleared the project with head coach and athletic director Gene Stallings. Collections made at the game will be added to those collected Thursday during Gary Beckom Day, Crawley added. Contributions to the fund can be made at Sbisa and Duncan Dining Halls, the library en trances, and the Memorial Student Center on Thursday, he said. Off-campus persons wishing to help should call 845-1515 or 845- 1516 to make a pledge with Stu dent Program Office personnel. Checks should be made payable to the Gary Beckom Fund and may be mailed directly to the MSC. DEEPER AND DEEPER—Work continues Tuesday on the site for a new chiller unit for the power plant. The construction, being carried on across from the Exchange Store, is part of a planned expansion of power plant facili ties. (Photo by Robert Boyd)

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