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: , . ' ■; ■: ■' • ,, THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Friday, October 9, 1970 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Making the films with Bob Stump FORGIVE US, TEXAS TECHJ FOR WHAT we most DO. Gen. Patton’s jeep stops on a hillside overlooking a column of troop trucks bound for the front lines. Surveying the scene, a smile spreads across the general’s face, and he says: “Compared to war, all other forms of human en deavor shrink to insignificance.” Within that statement lies the essence of George Patton’s char acter as portrayed in the movie “Patton.” George Patton was bom at the wrong time and had to fight in the wrong war. He was a man for the earlier days of history, when his expertise in combat would have allowed him to con quer the world. If Julius Caesar had possessed all the abilities of Patton, the Roman Empire could have extended a thousand miles further in all directions. A student of military history, George Patton believed in re incarnation and often recalled scenes of ancient battles with the clarity of having been present at them. Patton possessed a mastery of combat strategy and the gifted ability to implement victory in the arena of battle. George Patton loved war and everything about it. The sight, the smell, the rumble of tanks, the glory that a man could achieve for himself. He accepted the dying of men because it was a part of war, and one must accept all parts of one’s love. His ultimate passion was for victory. To win at war was for Patton to fulfill his destiny. Immersed in his love for war and the conquest for victory, Pat ton could not have been anything but the excellent field commander he was. It was unfortunate, as TODAY Numbers in ( ) denote channels on the cable. 3:00 3 (5) Corner Pyle 15 (12) Sesame Street (NET) (Repeat) 3:30 3 (5) Town Talk 4:00 3 (5) Dark Shadows 15 (12) University Instructional 4:30 3 (5) Bewitched 5:00 3 (5) General Hospital 15 (12) Misterogers’ Neighborhood (NET) 5:30 3 (5) CBS News 15 (12) Sesame Street (NET) 6:00 3 (5) Evening News 6:30 3 (5) Brady Bunch 15 (12) Campus and Com munity Today 7:00 3 (5) Nanny and the Professor 15 (12) What’s New (NET) 7:30 3 (5) Headmaster 15 (12) Forsyte Sage (NET) 8:00 3 (5) The Great Race— part II 8:30 15 (12) This Week 9:00 15 (12) Special—to be announced 10:00 3 (5) Final News 10:30 3 (5) Tom Jones 11:30 3 (5) Alfred Hitchcock WEEKEND FOOTBALL Saturday 3:00 3 (5) Texas vs. Oklahoma Sunday 1:00 3 (5) Atlanta vs. Dallas 4:00 3 (5) San Francisco vs. Los Angeles MONDAY 2:30 3 (5) Edge of Night 15 (12) Sesame Street (NET) (Repeat) 3:00 3 (5)Gomer Pyle 3:30 3 (5) Town Talk 15 (12) University Instructional 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:30 3 (5) Dark Shadows 3 (5) Bewitched 15 (12) What’s New (NET) 3 (5) General Hospital 15 (12) Misterogers’ Neighborhood (NET) 3 (5) CBS News 15 (12) Sesame Street (NET) 3 (5) Evening News 3 (5) Gunsmoke 15 (12) Campus and Com munity Today 15 (12) Southern Perspective 3 (5) Here’s Lucy 3 (5) Mayberry RFD 15 (12) Black Frontier 3 (5) Doris Day 3 (5) Carol Burnett 15 (12) Speaking Freely 3 (5) Final News 3 (5) The FBI 3 (5) The Law and Mr. Jones LISTEN UP -mmmmm th& bdtt fOKUtft Bulletin Board FRIDAY Table Tennis Tournament will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the As sembly Room of the MSC. Editor: I would first like to say I am a civilian student at A&M. I would also like to say I was one of the “few” civilians fortunate enough to attend All-University night. With the exception of Wal ton Hall, the civilian turnout was pathetic. The purpose of this night was for all university students to unite behind the fpotball team. Not just Jfie corps or civilians or coeds, but”everybody.'It-wifide me sick that more Aggies were not there, mainly civilians, for they missed some inspiring speeches by Kent Caperton (who, by the way, is a civilian and a great student body president), Keith Chapman, a great Aggie, and Coach Gene Stallings who is a great man as well as a great coach. It was just a plain poor turn out by the civilians. It seems to me a lot of the civilians gripe about this and that but it is hard for me, or anybody in this case, to have any sympathy for ci vilians when they won’t get off their tail and do something. Roland Davie ’71 Editor: Last week the campus was cov ered with advertising for a W. C. Fields movie to be shown Friday at 8 p.m. We were disappointed and angered to find upon arriving at the MSC Ballroom we were expected to pay $3 for a season ticket. Even if we wanted to see that one show, we had to buy a season ticket. If those in charge of the Fall Films feel they can make more money by charging for a season ticket, rather than giving stu dents the option of paying 50 cents per movie, that is their de cision. We feel, however, that this policy should be made clear in their advertising. We are sure that many students we saw walk away will think twice before making plans for going to other MSC activities. Patrick Cox Thomas Whatley Carl F. Schoeneberger Lenny Ghanis Those running the film series have found from past experi ence the only way to break even is the season ticket meth od. They aren’t trying to make a profit. —Ed. SUNDAY Billiards Tournament will be held at 8 a.m. in the Game Room of the MSC. $1.50 per event, or $4 for all four. College of Education Senators will meet with constituents at 7:30 p.m. in room 100 of the Chemistry Building. Pass-fail and other subjects will be discussed. ate campaign will be discussed. For more information, call Mike Lindsey at 845-5057. Texas Student Education Asso ciation will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 401 of the Academic Build ing. A guest speaker from TSEA will be there and refreshments will be served. Laredo Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Aca demic Building to discuss the Christmas dance. Texas A&M Sports Car Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the old College Station city hall, 101 N. Church St. MONDAY Veterans Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the MSC. A speaker from the Waco office of the VA will be there. Christian Business Men’s Com mittee will meet at 11:30 a.m. in Peniston Cafeteria for a Dutch lunch. Bible study will be held at 12:30 p.m. Prophecy will be discussed. Host and Hostess Committee will meet at 7:30 at 311 Redmond Apt. 116. Subcommittees, policies and coming events will be dis cussed. Pre-med Pre-dent Society will meet at 7:45 in room 113 of the Biological Sciences Building. Dean Bing of the Houston Allied Col lege of Health Science will be guest speaker. TUESDAY Texas A&M Students for George Bush will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the old College Station city hall. 101 N. Church St. Plans for precinct drive and Sen- 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 zuith the editor. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. student newspaper at Texas A&M, is Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, jnday, Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. The Battalion, jblished in Colleg MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association The Associated Collegiate Press Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school 1 year. All subscriptions subject to 414% g rate furnished on requesi 217, Services Building, Coll< year ; $6.50 sales tax. The Battalion, Room Texas 77843. per full year. Advertising jest. Addre liege Stati' 1969 TPA Award Winner The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Members Lindsey, chairman ; H. F. F. S. White. College of En of Veterinary Med are: Jim ibiications Board . Filers, College of Liberal Arts ; gineering; Dr. Asa B. Childers, Jr., licine; Dr. Z. L. Carpenter, College Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. College of Veterinary Medicine; Dr. Z. L. of Agriculture; and Roger Miller, student. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. EDITOR DAVID MIDDLEBROOKE Managing Editor Fran Haugen News Editor Hayden Whitsett Women’s Editor Diane Griffin Sports Editor Clifford Broyles Senior & Graduate Students Make sure your picture will be in the 1971 Aggieland A-D—Oct. 5-9 E-I—Oct. 12-16 J-K-L—Oct. 19-24 M-N-O—Oct. 26-30 P-Q-R—Nov. 1-6 S-T-U—Nov. 9-13 V-W-X-Y-Z—Nov. 16-20 Make-up week—Nov. 23 - Dec. 11 Civilians — Coat and Tie Corps Seniors — Uniform: Class A Winter Pictures will be taken from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. NOTE: BRING FEE SLIPS UNIVERSITY STUDIO 115 N. Main — North Gate WEDNESDAY Recreation and Parks Commit tee will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Recreation and Parks Building. FOR BEST RESULTS TRY BATTALION CLASSIFIED Buy The Original OLD SARGE Football Corsage. Picture of OLD SARGE In Center of Corsage. Price To Make You Proud You Bought It And Proud You Have It. NAN’S BLOSSOM SHOP 822-1658 — After 6 822-3505 ^ PiZZA EAST GATE Open: 3 p. m. - Midnite Saturday ’til 1 a. m. SMORGASBORD ALL YOU CAN EAT Monday Thru Thursday 5 - 7 p. m. — $1.25 NORTH GATE FREE DORM DELIVERY Open 5 - 12 p. m. 846-4112 the movie very poignantly shows, that he was not allowed to con tinue his plans after the war and attack the Russians and hustle them back to their own borders. Being a student of world mili tary history, Patton knew the Russians would eventually pose a threat to further world peace in several years. If he had been given the authority to continue, Patton was confident he could have eliminated that threat. The movie shows Patton too much in association with the or dinary soldier, giving orders and doing things without the aid of a staff. No commander during the second world war could have been effective with all the direct contact Patton had with his troops. The movie fails to give a true picture of how Patton had to operate as an administrator as well as troop commander. “Patton” is a character sketch of a dynamic militarist, a classic soldier and an ideal leader. It reveals the workings of one of history’s military geniuses. The power of Patton walks boldly across the screen, bespeaking the true function of the military. BROWN - ALLEN MOTOR CO. OLDSMOBILE SALES - SERVICE ‘Where satisfaction is standard equipment” 2400 Texas Ave. CANTEBURY BELTS ^uo Stnrncs umbersiitp men’s torar 329 University Drive 71S/846-2706 CoJleire Station, Texas 77840 We take pride in the personal attention your prescription re ceives here. 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