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Vol. 66 No. 37
College Station, Texas
Tuesday, November 3, 1970
Wednesday — Clear to partly
cloudy. Winds westerly 8-10 mph.
Low 39 degrees. High 68 degrees.
Thursday — Partly cloudy.
Winds southerly 10-15 mph. Low
44 degrees. High 67 degrees.
Saturday — Cotton Bowl, Dal
las. Clear to partly cloudy. Winds
northerly 10-20 mph. 42 degrees.
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^Confrontation’ part
first day on job
By DAVID MIDDLEBROOKE
Battalion Editor
His day began with a breakfast
meeting at 7 a.m. All day visitors
came and went. Monday night,
thousands of Texas A&M students
marched on his house, crowding
onto the lawn in front.
As they stood there shouting,
the tall, athletic man stood on the
porch and smiled while he watch
ed.
“You’re the greatest,” he told
the crowd of students who had
assembled on his lawn for a sur
prise yell practice. “I hope I can
be as good a president as you are
students.”
Dr. Jack K. Williams, 50, was
President Jack K. Williams reflects be- ending his first day as president
fore answering a question in his office Mon- of Texas A&M and the Texas
day. He assumed the presidency Sunday. University System.
He succeeds Earl Rudder, pres
ident of the university for more
than 10 years. Rudder died in a
Houston hospital March 23.
Williams had been expected to
arrive on campus about Wednes
day but, he explained, he had
been able to tie up loose ends in
Knoxville, Tenn., quicker than he
had expected. As a result, the for
mer academic vice president for
the University of Tennessee Sys
tem arrived in College Station
Sunday.
“I was supposed to assume the
job Nov. 1, and I worked yes
terday,” he said, smiling, during
an interview with The Battalion
Monday afternoon. “I feel about
as honest as a man needs to feel.”
One might wonder what his
Sunday activities consisted of.
D Eggers, Bush win
student mock vote
ER
Texas A&M students in a mock
election Monday favored Repub
licans Paul Eggers and George
Bush for Texas governor and
U.S. senator.
Students also favored re-elect
ing Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, a Dem
ocrat, and passage of an amend
ment to the state .constitution
permitting the sale of liquor by
the drink. Those voting also in
dicated they favored allowing 18-
year-olds to vote.
Approximately 1,500 students
participated in the election spon
sored by the Political Forum
Committee of the Memorial Stu
dent Center. Booths were set
up at three campus locations and
manned from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Both Eggers and Bush were
“elected” by nearly three-to-one
margins. Eggers received 1,018
votes, Preston Smith 419. Bush,
with 1,037 votes, was far ahead
of Lloyd Bentsen’s 392.
Ben Barnes received 993 votes,
while Republican Byron Fullerton
had 393 votes in his favor. The
liquor - by - the - drink amend
ment was endorsed 1,038 to 419,
and the 18-year-old vote won
977 to 483.
Ralph Yarborough, incumbent
U. S. senator defeated in the May
Democratic primary by Bentsen,
received 14 write-in votes.
1 1 e seeks leftover candy
for children at Austin school
Leftover goodies for Hallo
ween doorbell ringers are being
sought in the College Station
and Bryan area as Christmas
treats for children at the Austin
State School for the Retarded.
Boxes for the trick-or-treat
surplus are located at several
schools, supermarkets and kin
dergartens and at two points on
the Texas A&M campus.
Aggies wishing to contribute
sweets for the Austin youngsters
who remain in the dorms over
the Christmas holidays are asked
to drop them by Room 41 in the
Chemistry Building or 302 Vet
erinary Medicine Sciences Build
ing.
The collection is being made
by Mr. and Mrs. James Robi
nette, Rt. 4, Bryan. They will de
liver the candy to Austin school
officials next week.
Other collection points are at
Mrs. Beard’s and Mrs. Harda
way’s Kindergartens, Crockett,
Sul Ross, Henderson, College
Hills and South Knoll Elemen
tary Schools, Orr’s Ridgecrest
and Downtown and Kroger’s su
permarkets and Gibson’s Dis
count Store.
“I unloaded a car with 100
boxes in it,” he explained. “I call
that work.”
Williams is no stranger to Tex
as. From 1966 to 1968 he served
as the first commissioner of Tex
as’ college coordinating board.
He and his wife Margaret have
two daughters, Kathy, 20, and
Mary, 15.
Katherine is a junior journal
ism major at Emory University
in Atlanta, Ga. Mary will attend
high school in College Station.
“Both the girls are walking
advertisements for Texas,” the
new president said, leaning back
and smiling, “Real chamber of
commerce types. They lived here
just long enough to get the bug.”
Williams said his wife and
Mary will be here in about a
month, after Mrs. Williams dis
poses of some property and has
a little more time to recuperate
from a recent kidney operation.
“We haven’t given the (presi
dent’s) house too much thought,”
Williams commented. “It’s in
beautiful shape. That’s due to
tender, loving care on the part of
Mrs. (Earl) Rudder. We had din
ner with her last night. She’s a
real Aggie all the way.”
Williams said he definitely is
interested in talking with students
and faculty members, and plans
to as soon as football season is
over “and things have quieted
down.”
“I’ve got a plan,” he explained,”
—to meet people, talk with them, Williams chats about his first day as
find out what they think. Find president and his plans for November.
(See ‘Confrontation’, page 3)
In Artist Showcase Series
Opera star sings today
Williams,watches as thousands of students turn out for
yell practice in front of his home Monday night. (Photos
by Hayden Whitsett)
KAMU-TV will air election special tonight
KAMU-TV will carry two lo
cally-oriented election specials to
night, announced Mel Chastain,
station manager.
Initial coverage will be provid
ed at 8:30 with a 30-minute pro
gram pre-empting “Viewpoint.”
A “wrap-up” special begins at 10.
Chastain said KAMU-TV will
provide “in-depth” analysis” of
key races, comparing local and
statewide results. He noted the
station will have direct communi
cations with all local polls.
Joy Davidson, America’s lead
ing mezzo soprano whose artistic
homes are the operas of New
York, San Francisco, Santa Fe
and Miami, will appear in a Tues
day recital at Texas A&M Uni
versity.
Nationally acclaimed by virtue
of two seasons’ tours with the
Metropolitan Opera National
Company, Miss Davidson will
perform under auspices of the
Artist Showcase Series of Town
Hall.
Curtain for the Memorial Stu
dent Center ballroom recital will
be at 8 p.m., Town Hall Chair
man Bill Leftwich announced.
Recipient of exultant reviews
and public accolade throughout
the U. S., in Bulgaria, England,
Germany, Canada and Mexico,
Miss Davidson is said to have “a
natural stage presence and rich
warm mezzo (voice) that comes
across with fire and majesty.”
The 1968 guest star of Eur
ope’s most respected company,
the Munich State Opera, has been
consistently saluted by critics and
public in leading operatic roles
requiring widely different styles
of singing and acting.
They include Lucretia in Brit
ten’s “Rape of Lucretia,” Bizet’s
“Carmen,” Cherubino in Mozart’s
“Marriage of Figaro” and Suzuki
in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”
From Gluck to Menotti, her
impressive repertory includes 11
major roles performed many
times. For example, she has
done 45 Carmens in the U. S.,
Canada and Mexico.
International fame followed
Miss Davidson’s winning of the
formidable three-week Third In
ternational Young Opera Singers
Competition at Sofia, Bulgaria,
in 1967.
The graduate of Occidental
College, Los Angeles, and profes
sional ice skater at age 14 stud
ied with former Met star Elena
Nikolaidi at Florida State Uni
versity.
“Opera is great,” she says,
“but I also love to do recitals,
especially in smaller cities. You
know these audiences care, that
it’s something of an event in
their lives.”
Student activity cards and
Town Hall season tickets enable
admission to Artist Showcase
presentations. Single admissions
at the Memorial Student Pro
gram Office are $3 for faculty,
staff and patrons, $1 for A&M
students and dates and $1.50 for
other students.
Keathley Hall sets up sound
for away-game yell practices
By CHARLES MASTERSON
Battalion Staff Writer
Keathley Hall has been supply
ing the public address system for
the football players’ speeches dur
ing Thursday night yell practices
at Henderson Hall, as a hall proj
ect, Keathley Hall president John
Shepherd said.
“We have been setting up the
PA system since the second yell
practice and are planning to con
tinue throughout the remainder
of the season,” the sophomore in
dustrial engineering student said.
Jody Rhoden, sophomore, elec
trical engineering student, owns
the 240 watt amplifier and eight
12-inch speakers that are used
in the yell practices.
In all, Keathley Hall has do
nated and set up the equipment
for all of the away games except
the LSU game after which the
project was started.
“Some of our residents were
compalining they couldn’t hear
what was being said, so we de
cided to take some action,” Shep
herd said.
The yell leaders now bring a
microphone for the system. Previ
ously they used the Memorial
Student Center PA system which
“just didn’t cut it,” he said.
The amplifier and speakers will
be up for sale after the season
is over. Anyone interested should
contact Rhoden, Room 119, Keath
ley Hall or phone 845-7180.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.”
—Adv.
The inquiring Battman
What are your thoughts about the new soapbox forum?
Randy Parker
junior
“I think the soapbox forum is
something Texas A&M has needed
for a long time. It’s just what
we need to communicate our ideas
to our fellow students.”
Howard D. Hicks
graduate
“I think the attendance was
poor considering this is a college
campus and every one needs to
hear different angles on impor
tant issues. Although there is a
lot of griping about lack of free
speech at A&M, very few people
got up to express their views.”
Stephen Swanner
junior
“I think the forum is a good
idea. It allows the student to ex
press his opinion on important
matters.
William B. Dry den
senior
“What good does a soapbox
forum do if the discussion is pure
ly among the students ? Discus
sion (gripe sessions) among stu
dents does little good if the opin
ions of the administration are not
represented or at least argued
for.”
Tom Henderson
senior
“If we really want a rally to
discuss the war and try to ac
complish something meaningful—
fine. But, if it is to be only the
farce this has been, those of us
in student government are wast
ing our time working for such
projects.”
Rod Huddleston
junior
“The size, or lack of size, of
crowd here is a good indication
the liberal trends found at other
universities are not found at
A&M. Personally, I’m a conserva
tive — so, I don’t miss these
trends.”
Rhonda Krulger
freshman
“The soapbox forum is a great
idea. It’s new to A&M, and A&M
needs a way of sharing ideas and
opinions between student s.”
(Photos by Patrick Fontana)
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