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College Station, Texas
Wednesday, May 6, 1970
THE BATTALION
CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle
Listen Up the bait forum
Editor: is still in effect that it is unfair ident of the Class of ’73. After
We would like to endorse to deny any group such repre- working with him for the past
Richard Tillman for Secretary- sentation (as has been the case year, we believe that he is the
Treasurer of the Class of '72 in in the denial of a seat to the most qualified candidate for this
the run-off election to be held University Women’s Association). position. His program of total
Thursday. He also believes that the Sen- involvement has bright new ideas
We endorse Rich because from ate has been unwilling to listen for the success of our entire class
past personal experience and con- to movements favoring reform next year. For example, he plans
tact we know that he will work in electoral procedures and ap- more social activities in order to
hard and will put forth an honest portionment of representatives. increase cooperation and corn-
effort to fulfill the office. We He wants to work to get this munication among the members
also endorse Rich because we, as attitude changed. of our class.
elects, will be working with him Kent Smith has some ideas Tomorrow each member of our
in the coming year to represent about affecting these and other class has the responsibility to
you, and we feel that he would such changes. He wants to put vote and vote wisely. Think of
be the best person to work with these ideas to work for you. a hard worker and then give Nick
as Secretary-Treasurer. We urge all Liberal Arts ma- Jiga the opportunity to work for
Therefore we endorse Richard jors in the class of 1971 to vote you, the Class of '73.
Tillman and encourage that you in Thursday’s run-off election and Paul Puryer, Bill Hartsfield,
vote for him in the run-off cast their ballots for Kent L. Mark Jarvis, Ron Clark
election. Smith. ★ ★ ★
Jerry McGowen ’72, president- Terry Finane, Chairman Editor*
elect; Tommy Orr, yell leader- Liberal Arts Students for Smith T „ ’ . . +1 .
elect; Ricky Perry, yell leader- Kent Caperton President-elect dents at Texag A Vw h o helped
elect of the Student Senate , . • ui
, , rr. tt j o • make our stay very enjoyable,
ir 'w "k Tom Henderson, Senior . . .. , . . ..
. , , t-u i informative and interesting.
Editor: Senator-elect, Liberal Arts T . . , .
This Thursday the run-off for * * * „ I went to^ classes, to an MSC
Sophomore Senator from the Col- Editor: prizegiving , ° pa an
lege of Science will be held. We Thursday, run-off elections will ”\ ee 1 ^. gs ‘ u pe j r aps e m< ? s
the undersigned strongly urge be held to determine next year’s ^ Ca ° a ,^ aS T e qU1 1 e
you to vote for Bill Jermyn. Bill officers in several vacancies in ^ a y W . . 1C , < - rup e • . rea , y
has worked very hard during the which candidates did not have a 1 n ^ , in ^ 1 co y c erup ^ e
campaign and has convinced us clear maj’ority. Michael Milliner speaker rom ustin was so quiet
that he is willing to work equally and Nick Jiga will be trying for as to be almost sleep-walking—
as hard to make the Student the all important post of Sopho- but be waS arrestetl and charged
Senate relevant to the needs and more Class President. with disturbing the peace! All
wants of the students. He has Through our positions on the was ex t r e me ly educational,
expressed a strong desire to make ‘Fish’ Council and personal ac- Now, after I return home, when
Texas A&M a better university quaintances, we have come to I read of students rioting or
and feels that cooperation be- know Mike and his views on many J us ^ protesting in the U. S. A., I
tween al Isegments of the aca- issues quite well. Looking over read on with sympathy. I
demic community is essential in his many activities this year, we never realized you had so much
obtaining that goal. believe he is the best qualified to protest about.
As an indication of his true and most capable candidate for On the day of our arrival, The
desire to seek and implement the the position. As Secretary-Treas- Battalion carried an article about
will of his constituents, he has urer of the ‘Fish’ Class this year, the proposed “Forum”. I hope it
suggested reguarly scheduled Mike has proven his interest in happens in a hurry—because then
meetings with the Sophomores our class, and his unlimited de- you can sort out your problems
in the College of Science to allow sire to make it the best possible. and say your piece, without fear
their input on the issues facing If you want an ambitious Presi- of being thrown off the campus,
the Senate. Other areas in which dent next year, who will work I know that I am an outsider,
he has expressed concern are a hard in your interests, vote for and a woman as well, but you
real dead week before finals, a Mike Milliner, President, Class must remember that most of our
limited pass-fail system, and on of ’73. group have played a much fiercer
campus coed housing. Larry Moore, Class of ’73 social game in student politics than as
If you want a Senator who will secretary; Mike Slack, ’73 Elec- played here—ours is often more
work for and with you, we strong- tion Commission; Bruce Brant, national, than j'ust student poli-
ly urge your support of Bill ’73 Education senator-elect; Gin- tics. So we do know a bit about
Jermyn on Thursday. ger Hall, ’73 social secretary- t h e game and its rules. And as
Kent Caperton, Student Senate elect; Jim Griffith, Engineer sen- outsiders who have now watched
president-elect; Roger Miller, sen- ator-elect; Corky Houchard, Ar- on more than one campus, we can
ate vice president-elect; Tom chitecture senator-elect; Gerald sometimes see things, that while
Henderson, TISA president; Mac Betty, ’73 vice president-elect j n G f battle you do
Spears, MSC Council president ★ ★ ★ no t se e
1969-70; Mark Olson, CSC presi- Editor: Finally, people are people
dent; Bob Heger, head resident. It is a rather easy thing to everywhere and as such can
Hughes Hall; Gordon Pilmer, give small consideration to class recogni!ie ; ights . j was n ; t im _
CSC first vice president-elect; offices such as Secretary-Treas- pressed by that flagrant breach
Don Bouchard, CSC secretary; urer. However, if you would think f , . • ht „ of fre _
Harry Need, Moore Hall presi- for a moment you will probably , , ,
, T • and free assembly that occurred
dent; Kirby Brown, senate Issues recognize the fact that class . m * o n/r mu
. . , * ai/ „•, i 0 „ . . . on April 15 at Texas A&M. The
chairman-elect; Allen Giles, Black Secretary-Treasurer is largely re- , . , , ....
0 , , . . ... T u ou -1.1 x * -i school may have a strong military
Student Association; John Sharp, sponsible for the success or fail- T
c. , . T . I* 4? 4-1. i 4. ,. , flavor, but as far as I was aware,
Student Life chairman-elect. ure of the class functions which ’ „ , , ’
..I “state of emergency had not
if 7* k: depend upon money, and most of ,11^ & ^
Editor: them do have a direct connection ieaa ec are ‘
On Thursday, the run-off elec- with the dollar sign. We believe owever, I was impresse by
tion for senior senator from the that this position should be filled ^ be ^ rien i ness °f many of you
College of Liberal Arts will be by a responsible, energetic, and that } met - and h y the honest
held. We urge all qualified voters dedicated individual. We further thinking of many. I hope you
to exercise their rights and vote believe that Laura Sorenson is achieve what you dream for- but
in the basement of the Memorial the candidate most completely don ^ i us ^ dream, do something
Student Center. filling those qualifications and violent, I saw enough subtle
We recommend Kent L. Smith most ably suited to fill the posi- violence to make me feel very
for the office of senior senator tion of Secretary-Treasurer of sick.
because of his willingness to work the Class of ’72. We support Thank you once again—because
for the student body of Liberal Laura unqualifiedly and ask for Texas A&M really gave me things
Arts and the University. you to vote Laura Sorenson on to think about—that’s why we
Kent Smith believes that the Thursday. are on this trip,
present system of ex-officio rep- John Sharp ’72 • Marian L. Logeman
resentation in the Senate must Sophomore Class President Editor’s Note: Miss Logeman, a
be done away with so that no Kirby Brown ’72 New Zealander, was one of a
“special-interest group” can have Freshman Class President group of East Asian students
an advantage over another. But ★ ★ ★ visiting A&M last month via the
he feels that while the present Editor: Experiment in International Liv-
system of ex-officio membership We support Nick Jiga for Pres- ing.
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GREAT ISSUES
STUDENT POLL
In an effort to determine the interests of the students, the Great Issues Committee asks that you fill out
this form and deposit it in one of the collection boxes that will be located in the Academic Building and MSC
lobby Thursday and Friday of this week. These forms will be used in conjunction with planning for next year’s
programs.
The list below is a list of topics that will be considered for Great Issues programs for next year. Please
circle the topics that you would like to see as programs.
changes in Christianity
abortion
inter-racial marriage
legalized pot
birth control e
overpopulation
the peace movement
the draft
pollution
urban affairs
life in 21st century
conservation
organized crime
biological warfare
POW’s
civil rights
voting age
student rights
supreme court
prison reform
military waste
SALT talks
U. S.-communist containment policy U. S.-Latin Amermerica peace talks Sino-Soviet split Others:
What do you believe is the most serious and pressing problem in the United States today?
What type of speakers would you like to hear speak at A&M? Please list any speakers you might have
in mind.
How many Great Issues programs did you attend this past year?
"What is your personal evaluation of the programs you attended? (circle one)
VERY
SOMEWHAT
NOT VERY
NOT AT ALL
relavent
informative
well executed
entertaining
speakers well chosen
topic well chosen
What can be done to improve these programs ?
General Comments: