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Page 2 College iStation, Texas Tuesday, September 8, 1970 THE BATTALION Encouraging sign Black students now have an on-campus organization, one recognized by the univer sity. It took a few years, and there were rough moments, but what once appeared to be improbable now has taken place. During the summer, a Black Awareness Committee was formed and made a part of the Memorial Student Center Directorate. We think this is a good move, since the MSC structure will help the committee get off to a good start and avoid major problems. We also commend Acting A&M President A. R. Luedecke and other administrators for their approval of such an organization. It is an encouraging sign, indicative of a trend we hope will continue. The university seems to be more student oriented than in the past. That student orientation is present here, and also is shown by the hope administrators extend for campus housing for women in the near future—possibly next semester. While praising the university for its action, and congratulating the black students for their success, we also wish to offer a cautionary note. One thing that bothered university officials when blacks first tried to form was the name chosen—Afro-American Society. Some officials feared actions similar to those which had become associated with the national group of the same name. We think the blacks were wise to chose a different name, and organize within the university structure. We can only hope that they will live up to the ideals spoken of by committee chairman Shelton Wallace. We hope this is a positive step forward, and administrators will not come to regret then- decision in future months. Guest editorial Labor decides wisely In a widely noted interview recently, AFL-CIO President George Meany observed that the rise of trade unionists to the middle class had made the strike—labor’s classic and ultimate weapon—a less desirable one than in the past. Voluntary arbitration, with a referee group such as the American Arbitration Association giving binding decisions when labor and management are hopelessly dead locked, may be the wave of the future in labor negotiations, Meany suggested. Pointing out that the days when trade unionists had to cope with a 30-cents-an-hour wage levels were largely over, Meany explained further: “But you have people who are making $8,000 or $9,000 a year, paying off mort gages, with kids going to college; you have an entirely different situation when you think about calling them on strike. They have got obligations that are quite costly—insurance payments and all that sort of thing. “So this makes the strike much less desirable as a weapon. Naturally, we wouldn’t want to give it up as a weapon, but I can say to you quite frankly that more and more people in the trade-union movement—I mean at the highest levels—are thinking of other ways to advance without the use of the strike weapon.” On Labor Day, 1970, that is good to ^know. A lengthy strike, with all the bitter- *ness, inconvenierice ' and economic suffering engendered thereby, is a plague alike to unions, business, and the general public. In the same interview, Meany expressed the hope that eventually the United Auto Workers, with 1.6 million members, and the Teamsters, with 2 million members, would return to the AFL-CIO. These two labor giants are currently linked in the Alliance for Labor Action, the nation’s second largest labor confederation. It could happen, but it is not likely to happen soon. Leonard Woodcock, the new president of the UAW, is known to have an open mind on the subject. But any move in that direction in the near future would be regarded by many in the UAW as a slap at the memory of the late and venerated Walter Reuther, who took the UAW out of the AFL-CIO two years ago as a result of long standing differences with Meany. Another cause that labor is backing on this day when we honor all working men and women is the removal of barriers to the right to vote, such as the annual registration requirement in Texas. In his 1970 Labor Day message, Lane Kirkland, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, said: “We believe in democracy, and we believe it is the right to vote that most distinguishes democracy from dictatorship, and that whatever limits it blurs this most important distinction. “On this Labor Day, 1970, as the political campaigns begin, we in the American trade union movement renew our commit ment to engage as many citizens as possible in this exercise in democracy. We vow to continue the struggle to sweep away the barriers to the voting booth that disgrace democracy and to pave the way to a time when all citizens who wish to vote can do so without impediment.” We concur and salute the trade union movement for the vigorous role it plays in maintaining and advancing democratic processes in this nation. —The Houston Post Numbers in () denote channels Neighborhood 7:30 on the cable. (NET) 8:00 3:00 3 (5) Gomer Pyle 5:30 3 (5) CBS News 15 (12) Sesame Street 15 (12) Sesame Street 8:15 (NET) (Repeat (NET) 8:30 of Monday) 6:00 3 (5) Evening News 9:00 3:30 3 (5) Town Talk 6:30 3 (5) CBS Tuesday 4:00 3 (5) Dark Shadows Movie—Cutters 15 (12) University Trail 10:00 Instructional 15 (12) Campus and 4:30 3 (5) Bewitched Community Today 10:30 5:00 3 (5) General Hospital 7:00 15 (12) What’s New 15 (12) Misterogers’ (NET) 3 (5) Folk Guitar 15 (12) Downcast Smile-In (NET) 3 (5) Fall Preview ’70 15 (12) Viewpoint 3 (5) Billy Graham 15 (12) Black Journal (NET) Final News ABC Movie— Along Came a Spider (5) (5) Bulletin Board TONIGHT Tridelta Alumni Chapter will meet at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. L. L. Stuart, 703 Broadmoor, Bryan. A&M Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society will meet at 8 p.m. in Goodwin Hall for an orientation session. Range and Forestry Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Plant Sci ences room 103. Rugby Club of A&M will meet at 8 p.m. in room 2C of the MSC to elect officers. Marketing Society will meet at 8:30 p.m. in MSC rooms 3B-C. Marketing Professors will be present, and films of last sea son’s Superbowl will be shown. WEDNESDAY Range and Forestry Club will hold a weiner roast at 6 p.m. in Hensel Park area 2. Texas A&M Sailing Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Geology room 105. The film “Gold Medal Sail ors” will be shown. Anyone wish ing to take sailing lessons should attend. THURSDAY Texas A&M Students for George Bush will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the old College Station city hall, 101 Church St. to or ganize. Texas A&M Polo Club will meet at 7 p.m. in Animal Sciences room 203. No horses, equipment or ex perience playing polo are required to join the club. Panhandle Area Hometown Club will meet at 8:30 p.m. in the MSC Art Room. Mid County Hometown Club will meet at 8 p.m. in the MSC lobby. It is an organizational meeting for all persons from Port Neches, Nederland and Groves. TUESDAY Range and Forestry Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Plant Sci ences room 102. Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax- supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and community newspaper. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor must be typed, double-spaced, and no more than 300 words in length. They must be signed, although the writer’s name will be withheld by arrangement with the editor. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Th iblis he Battalion, hed in Colie student newspaper at Texas A&M, is published in college Station, Texas, daily except Saturd Sunday, Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. ay, igh MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association The Associated Collegiate Press Mail subscriptions are $3.50 year; $6.50 per full year. All jl sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, 1969 TPA Award Winner erwise credited in the paper origin published herein. Rights of repub matter herein are also reserved. to the use for to it or not of spontam ion news of spontaneou dication of all othe Members of the Student Publications F. S. Coll. ers Lindsey, chairman ; H. F. Filers, College c F. S. White, College of Engineering; Dr. Asa College of Veterinary Medicim of Agriculture; and Roger Mi Board are: Jim of Liberal Arts; gineering; Dr. Asa B. Childers, Jr., Medicine; Dr. Z. L. Carpenter, College Miller, student. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. Servi Fran Represented nationally by National E dees, Inc., New York City, Chicago, ncisco. National Educational Advertising Los Angeles and San EDITOR DAVID MIDDLEBROOKE Managing Editor Fran Haugen News Editor Hayden Whitsett Women’s Editor Cindy Burleson Sports Editor Clifford Broyles CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle ‘Doesn’t the Army make clothes for an average-size quy?” Pit longhairs against crewcuts, retired Army colonel suggests WASHINGTON (TP) — It has been suggested that hippie-like platoons of long-hairs be formed in the Army to compete with crew-cut regulars in training and combat. “Let the long-hair, bearded, and mustached ones be placed arbi trarily into separate platoons and companies where they can mani fest the facial images of General George A. Custer,” says retired Army Col. Robert B. Rigg. “Then let them compete as identified units on maneuvers, even combat, with the crew-cut and short-hair variety of other units. This would not be permis siveness as such, but plainly competition wherein the so-called long-hairs would be dared to out do or make a better showing. Rigg’s comments are in Mili tary Review, the publication of the Army’s General Staff College. Strict discipline still should be maintained, Rigg says. He offers his suggestion to show how com promise could be reached to make room for change. Read Classifieds Dal FLOWERS ^ Complete Store Baby Albums - Party Goods Unusual Gifts Aggieland Fl6wer & Gift Shoppe 209 University Drive College Station 846-5825 THERE ARE APARTMENTS AND THEN THERE IS TANGLEWOOD SOUTH For Those who Desire Quiet Luxury Living, Excellent Location and Congenial Atmosphere. $145. - $260. 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