/.'V i.- g
Dr. Jack K. Williams speaks with facial expressions as well as words during Monday afternoon interview. (Photos by Steve Bryant)
L
eign
r
I’ll always tell students what I’m doing, why: Williams
By FRAN HAUGEN
Battalion Managing Editor
Newly appointed President Jack
K. Williams plans to engage with
faculty, staff and students in a
study of where A&M is and where
it ought to be after he takes over
the position now held by Acting
President A. R. Luedecke Nov. 1.
"Before I take any action, I
need to do some talking and an
awful lot of listening,” Dr. Wil
liams declared. “I want to listen
and talk to all of A&M’s commu
nity interests—faculty, staff, stu
dents, others.”
"I realize that decisions have to
be made in the end. Some of
these are great to you (the stu
dent) because you like them and
some are not so great because you
don’t like them,” he continued.
“But I want the students to
know I will always tell them what
I am doing and why. I’ll be honest
and shoot from the shoulder. The
responsible students I know be
lieve in this. The students I’ve
talked with in the past are tired
of mishmash and beating around
the bush.”
Williams arrived here Monday
for a Board of Directors Meet
ing today. He stayed here last
night in the gray house where
the Board holds its meetings, lo
cated between Sbisa Hall and the
North Gate Post Office. He met
there Monday with Board mem
bers for some preliminary meet
ings.
Williams was commissioner of
the Coordinating Board, Texas
College and University System,
from 1966 to 1968.
“I like the purposes, aims and
ideals that undergird the institu
tion of A&M,” Williams told The
Battalion. “It is the greatest of
land-grant universities, but I feel
that any institution, and certain
ly any university, that doesn’t
study purposes and goals against
modern times is in trouble.
“Working with students and
faculty, I want to add to the pro
gram inventory and subtract if
necessary—when a course isn’t in
line with the seventies and
eighties.”
Williams said he is interested in
preserving, not destroying, A&M’s
uniqueness.
I want to continue the flavor
and quality A&M has been famous
for,” he said.
Williams said he believes
strongly in student representa
tion on working faculty commit
tees, a practice which is being
used increasingly at A&M this
fall.
“It is the procedure you should
automatically follow,” he said.
“This is not to curry favor with
anyone. My experience record
shows that this is what I believe.
At the same time, though, I be
lieve in strong executive leader
ship.”
Williams favors a limited pass-
fail system.
“I want to work with the fac
ulty and the students on this,” he
said. “I don’t want to preclude
what they think. I personally
think there should be a corps of
elective courses, taken just for
sheer fun, and fun isn’t worrying
about whether you might make a
C or D.”
As soon as A&M can program
it, it should have a woman’s dor
mitory on campus, Williams said.
“We will have one eventually,
and by eventually I mean in the
near future,” he added.
Williams doesn’t object to
courses in black or ethnic studies,
but he says he has serious reser
vations about a complete degree
program in black studies.
“I certainly don’t object to
courses (in black studies) which
are well designed and taught by
professionals,” he said, “but I find
it hard to remove the educational
from the practical. I believe in
trying to give a man an idea of
his heritage and an appreciation
of his past, but how does the
black man better himself by ma
joring in black studies ? I want
to put him in full-scale competi
tion with the rest of society”.
Williams served at Clemson
University as a professor and
later as an administrator for 16
years from 1947 to 1963.
When he started at Clemson the
school was all-male, military, re
quiring ROTC training for four
years. ROTC was made volun
tary, the school was opened to
women and a women’s dormitory
was built on campus while Wil
liams was there.
“So you see, Clemson has gone
through what A&M is going
through now,” Williams said.
“Clemson, though, is still predom
inantly male.”
Williams said, he feels the
changes were productive.
Williams is also president of
the Texas A&M University Sys
tem. He has visited all the col
leges in the system—Tarleton
State College and Prairie View
A&M in addition to TAMU.
i-7:30-9J
i Ckef
JC
15 PJ.
JE
M.
n
16-9:12
a
9:15
\IENT
0 P. M,
r
P”
5”
NITE
MR.
T
OF
PEC1A1
E”
ISE”
i.
91
n
M.
rER”
Cbe Battalion
Vol. 66 No. 17 College Station, Texas Tuesday, September 29, 1970
Cooler,
cloudy,
better
Wednesday and Thursday —
Clear to partly cloudy. Winds
easterly 5-10 mph. High 81, low
56.
MICHIGAN — Cloudy, rain.
Winds westerly 15-20 mph. 64 de
grees.
Telephocse 845-2226
Fall films OK,
spring unsure
By LEE DUNKELBERG
Battalion Staff Writer
The Fall Film Series will be
presented as scheduled, according
to Lynn daggers, co-chairman of
the Contemporary Arts Commit
tee’s series, but the fate of the
Spring Film Series still hangs
in the balance.
It was announced by daggers
last week that the Falm Film
Series was in danger of being
cancelled due to lack of financial
support. The Memorial Student
Center has given the go-ahead
for the Fall Series, daggers said
Monday, but whether or not
there will be a Spring Films
Series depends upon the finan
cial success of the Fall Series.
“It is doubtful that the Spring
Series will be presented if the
Fall Series does not break even
or show reasonable returns,”
daggers said.
Carlos Almaguer, chairman of
the film series, explained that
there was not much hope of suc
cess when the series was begun
four years ago. In the follow
ing years, however, Almaguer
claims, the series has drawn
praise from many people.
“We have in the past had
enough people who were aware
and knowledgeable of the films
or interested in the ideas ex
pressed to support the series,”
Almaguer said. “The audience
always impressed us as being the
intellectual core at A&M.”
In selecting the films, the com
mittee considers outstanding
films from throughout the world,
and presents the best directors,
stories, photography and ideas.
The next feature will be Fri
day, and will be “You Can’t
Cheat An Honest Man,” starring
W. C. Fields, Edgar Bergen and
Charlie McCarthy.
Fields, as Larson E. Whip-
snade, plays a circus manager
deep in debt, who attempts to
get his daughter to marry a rich
playboy so that he can escape
his creditors.
The show will be presented at
8 p.m. in the Memorial Student
Center Ball Room. Admission is
by season ticket only, and they
may be purchased at the Student
Programs Office or at the door.
Batt wins highest honor
in school paper rating
AGGIES TRY for points during third quarter of Satur- him. Ohio middle guard Kevin Fletcher (55) is on the
day’s 56-13 loss to Ohio State University. Quarterback Lex ground, temporarily out of action. Story, page 4. (Photo
James (10) attempts to gain yardage with right tackle by Steve Bryant)
Andy Philley (79) and fullback Marc Black (41) aiding
Campus Chest tries for $3,000
The Battalion has received an
All American rating from the
Associated Collegiate Press at
the University of Minnesota.
Approximately 600 member
newspapers from throughout the
United States were evaluated in
ACP’s 83rd All American Criti
cal Service.
Editor David Middlebrooke
said, according to a letter re
ceived Monday from ACP offi
cials, student newspapers pub
lished during the 1970 spring
semester were judged on cover
age and content, writing and
editing, editorial leadership,
physical appearance and photog
raphy.
Marks of Distinction for su
perior achievement may be
awarded in each of the five cate
gories, and a paper must receive
four such credits to be rated All
American.
Judges gave The Battalion,
judged in the same category as
other university daily newspa-
GREAT SAVINGS PLAN made
even better by new legal rates at
FIRST BANK & TRUST. Adv.
pers, received Marks of Distinc
tion in coverage and content,
writing and editing, physical ap
pearance and photography. The
paper accumulated 3,410 of a pos
sible 3,950 contest points.
The ACP defined the All Amer
ican award as one given to news
papers who have “. . . that extra
spark of liveliness, imagination
and appeal that distinguishes
really top publications. We can
not ignore that the best news
papers have made these intangi
ble qualities an important part of
truly excellent achievement.”
This is the second time The
Battalion has earned the top
ACP rating. Similar recognition
was obtained in the ACP’s rating
of papers for the 1970 fall semes
ter.
Other ratings given by the
ACP on the basis of total nu
merical scores are First Class
(excellent), Second Class (very
good) and Third Class (good).
“The All American, with four
or five marks, is symbolic of the
best newspapers,” wrote Otto W.
Quale, ACP executive director.
“Covering the college campus
and relating to national events
offers an increasing challenge to
the newspaper working with lim
ited time and funds,” he added.
“An overall study indicates they
are doing an outstanding job,
fully aware of both the oppor
tunities and obligations of a free
and responsible press.”
By LEE DUNKELBERG
Battalion Staff Writer
The Campus Chest this year
will be picking both beauties and
beasts as workers strive for a
goal of $3,000, Jerry McGowan,
Campus Chest chairman, said
Monday.
The campaign began this year
at the A&M-Wichita State foot
ball game, where collection bar
rels were located at all exits
from Kyle Field.
“We collected $250 at the Wich
ita game, McGowan said. “Each
player gave 25 cents, and we’re
asking each student to do the
same, and miss one cup of coffee
for two days.”
The second fund raising project
TISA president will discuss
students’ role in government
By MIKE STEPHENS
Battalion Staff Writer
Tom Henderson, president of
the Texas Intercollegiate Student
Association (TISA) and Student
Senate representative for the Col
lege of Liberal Arts, will attend
a meeting Oct. 3 in Austin to
discuss student voice in the Texas
Legislature.
The meeting will be attended
by representatives from most ma
jor colleges in Texas. Henderson
said the idea was brought up
during the TISA conference at the
first of the school year.
Ed Power, assistant to the gov
ernor on student affairs, will be
in charge of the meeting, Hender
son said. The students will break
down into groups to discuss how
much a role the college student
should play in Texas givernment.
“We hope to establish a good
working relationship with the
Texas Legislature and show stu
dent interests in Texas govern
ment,” Henderson said.
Power said, “The governor’s of
fice hopes to create a viable
method of student participation
in the Texas Political process that
is an effecitve alternative to
radical politics.”
Henderson was elected presi
dent of TISA last spring. TISA
is a statewide organization aimed
at coordinating student bodys of
the major universities and col
leges in Texas.
The next conference will be in
November, Henderson said. The
two main areas to be discussed
are student government structure
and the students rile in the Texas
Legislature, he said.
for Campus Chest, according to
McGowen, will be an “Ugliest
Senior on Campus” contest. Stu
dents may nominate candidates
for the title with a 50 cent do
nation, and every five cents col
lected in that candidate’s name
is counted as one vote. The nomi
nee with the most votes will be
named the ugliest senior at Town
Hall Oct. 9.
On Nov. 5, Campus Chest will
launch its “Miss Campus Chest”
contest. Nominations will be tak
en from each civilian dormitory
and each corps outfit. A booth
will set up at the MSC for voting,
and a chart will be posted in
front of Guion Hall to show the
progress of each nominee.
Miss Campus Chest will be an
nounced Nov. 24 at the Fifth
Dimension show. The top three
dorms will receive special recog
nition.
“We’re trying to get away from
the civilian-corps fight,” stressed
McGowan. “We’re hoping that it
will all be friendly competition.”
Other projects include a dance
at the Grove before the A&M-
Texas Tech game and a fund drive
requesting $50 donations from
local businesses, whose names
will appear in an ad in The
Battalion.
The main portion of the Cam
pus Chest funds go to the Helping
Aggie Loan Fund, according to
McGowan.
“This fund provides small loans
of $100 to $200 to students,” he
explained. “To be eligible, a stu
dent must have first applied to
the Student Loan Office in the
YMCA.”
The Campus Chest also helps
support the Faith’s Children’s
Hospital in Houston. Once a year
they sponsor an “Ag Big Brother
Day” to let the orphans know
what it is like to have a big
brother.
Along the same vein, the Cam
pus Chest also supports two or
phans on the Muskogee Indian
Reservation in Oklahoma, and
sponsors a trip to A&M for one
of the orphans annually.
“We also send flowers to the
families of students honored by
Silver Taps,” McGowan added.
The Campus Chest is a Student
Senate Committee under the Wel
fare Committee.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.”
—Adv.
' , v » ' **
‘try*,. *-« *-*-c