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Vol. 66 No. 51
College Station, Texas
Wednesday, December 2, 1970
WEDNESDAY — Cloudy after
noon rainshowers and thunder
showers. Winds Southerly 10
to 20 m.p.h. High 78, low 64.
THURSDAY — Partly cloudy
to cloudy. Winds Southerly 10
to 15 m.p.h. High 76, low 66.
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Man’s focus on fertility
tremendous: GI speaker
By CHARLES MASTERSON
Battalion Staff Writer
Man has given tremendous in
tellectual focus to the manipula
tion of his fertility, Dr. Alan
Guttmacher said Tuesday night
in a Great Issues speech.
Guttmacher’s speech was a fol
low-up to last year’s Great Is
sues “Man, Morality and Society
it Commissioning
Seminar” which is presenting
programs again this year.
Guttmacher, a member of the
American Association of Obste
tricians and Gynecologists and
the Planned Parenthood Federa
tion of America, related the his
tory of contraception and abor
tion to a crowd of three hundred
students and faculty.
The author of “Case for Legal
ized Abortion Now” and “Birth
and Love” stressed birth control
and abortion as pragmatic means
to combat unwanted pregnancies
and children.
Birth control and abortion
methods date back to ancient
times from the earliest Egyptian
methods to Greek laws, originat-
General to address officers
ing from Plato and Aristotle,
Guttmacher said.
He traced the rise of birth con
trol through these eras up to the
early 1900’s in America when the
first birth control center was
started in Boston.
Birth control and abortions al
ways have been controlled by re
ligious and social attitudes, he
added.
“The newest thing about con
traception is its democratiza
tion,” Guttmacher said. The
poorer people have no knowledge
or chance for birth control litera
ture or methods.
“The rich get richer and the
poor have children,” he said.
Guttmacher said existing abor
tion laws are discriminatory to
minority or poor people. Gutt
macher said Planned Parenthood
is trying to combat these laws by
giving out birth control informa
tion and medical advice to any
woman regardless of age, race or
marital status.
One abortion law passed in
1828 legalizing abortion only in
the case of possible death to the
mother, still is on the statutes
in most states—including Texas
(See Man’s, page 2)
Army Lt. Gen. Richard G. Stil-
tell will address newly-commis-
lioned Army, Air Force and
Marine Corps officers at Dec. 12
tommissioning exercises here.
Commissions will be awarded to
129 cadets at the mid-school year
ttremony, announced Col. Jim H.
McCoy, commandant.
The group will include 92 new
Army officers, 34 Air Force and
three Marines.
Stilwell, 53, is deputy chief of
itaff for military operations and
icnior U. S. Army member of the
United Nations military staff
wmmittee.
The 32-year veteran who com
manded an engineer battalion of
Texas’ Own” 90th Infantry Di
vision in the Normandy invasion
itudies international relations and
politico-military problems as an
avocation, occasionally writing
and lecturing in the fields.
He was a Freedoms Foundation
gold medal winner, for an article
titled “Challenge of the Profes
sion of Arms.”
The much-decorated three-star
general participated in Norman
dy, North France, Rhineland,
Ardennes and Central Europe
campaigns in World War II; com
manded the 15th Infantry Regi
ment in two Korean campaigns
and held a variety of positions
in Vietnam, including operations
chief of U. S. Military Assistance
Command and chief of staff to
Gen. William C. Westmoreland.
The former commanding gen
eral of the 1st Armored Division,
Fort Hood, was commissioned in
the Corps of Engineers upon 1938
graduation from the U. S. Mili
tary Academy.
Stilwell commanded the 315th
Coordinating board convenes
Special meeting
set here Friday
The Coordinating Board, Texas
College and University System,
*111 hold a special meeting here
Friday.
Dr. Bevington Reed, commis-
lioner of higher education, said
the meeting is part of a new pol
icy initiated by Coordinating
Board Chairman Manuel DeBusk
to have the board visit various
campuses throughout the state.
The board will hold its business
cession at 10 a.m. in the Assem-
lily Room of the Memorial Stu-
ient Center.
Board members will later con
fer with Texas A&M President
Jack K. Williams and other uni
versity officials in a general
briefing regarding the institu
tion’s current programs and ac
tivities, as well as future plans.
Dr. Williams was the Coordi
nating Board’s first commission
er of higher education.
The board’s Friday session is
designated a special called meet
ing to distinguish it from the
regular quarterly meeting it is
required to hold in Austin.
Combat Engineer Battalion of
the “Tough ’Ombres” 90th Di
vision and also was division en
gineer and assistant chief of staff
for operations during final field
training and planning for the
Normandy invasion.
He was division operations of
ficer during initial landings and
through combat that followed.
Stilwell afterwards served on
a board under Gen. George Patton
to study conduct of the war and
draw lessons from it, was assis
tant military advisor to the Sec
retary of State, special military
advisor to the American Ambas
sador in Italy and held important
posts in the Central Intelligence
Agency.
He instructed at the Army War
College, was senior advisor of
the 1st Republic of Korea Army
Corps, served at Supreme Head
quarters, Allied Powers of Eur
ope, was detailed to the Presi
dent’s Committee for the Study
of Foreign Assistance Programs
by Eisenhower and was comman
dant of cadets at West Point.
In his last combat post, the
Buffalo, N. Y., native commanded
a three-division force in the north
ern two provinces of South Viet
nam. Under Stilwell, the force
became the 24th U. S. Army
Corps.
Among his decorations are the
Distinguished Service Medal with
two Oak Leaf Clusters, Silver
Star, Legion of Merit, Distin
guished Flying Cross, Bronze
Star, Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Most of the medals carry Oak
Leaf Clusters, the general’s Air
Medal 29.
RVs will head
holiday parade
The Ross Volunteers, in the
Texas A&M unit’s second prece
dent-breaking this year, will
march Thursday night in the an
nual Christmas Parade of the
Bryan-College Station Chamber
of Commerce.
Parade marshal Claude Dob
bins announced that the elite
honor military unit will lead the
parade.
More than 25,000 people are
expected to view the annual event
in downtown Bryan. Entries so
far include 15 floats, 13 bands
and six drill teams, Dobbins said.
RV commander Edward E.
Duryea of Abilene will move the
white-clad, three - platoon com
pany in behind parade officials
at 7 p.m.
The parade will move north on
Bryan Street, turn east on 21st
and go south on Main to dismis
sal at 32nd and Main. Units will
81 student activities receive
$30,000 from Exchange Store
Preregistration over Tuesday
University National Bank
"On the side of Texas A&M.”
—Adv.
Spring semester preregistra
tion is now in progress at A&M.
Students must report to the
head of his major department
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
through Tuesday. Departments
register the student for classes,
fee data cards are issued at the
housing office station and the
process ends in room 001, YMCA.
Fee statements will be mailed
by Dec. 11 and must be paid by
Dec. 31. All mail will go to the
student’s local mailing address.
Spring semester classes begin
Monday, Jan. 18.
A record 81 student activities
will share this year in $30,000
derived from 1969-70 Exchange
Store operations.
The Texas A&M University
System Board of Directors au
thorized distribution upon recom
mendation of the Exchange Store
Advisory Board chaired by Dean
of Students James P. Hannigan.
Hannigan noted that 69 stu
dent activities benefited from
Exchange Store allocations last
year.
Sharing in the funds this year
are the reserve for national
meets with $5,185; band awards
form along West 28th and turn
onto Bryan Street at that inter
section.
The RVs, with their three pla
toons labelled the “Trees,”
“Meatballs” and “Squats” have
made a previous company ap
pearance this year, participating
as a unit in the A&M-Rice foot
ball march-in.
Membership is limited to ROTC
juniors and seniors with high
academic and personal standards.
The three platoons of the 118-
member company are led by
Richard A. Glomski and Stephen
W. Hughes of San Antonio and
Ernest D. Wueste of Eagle Pass.
Randall E. Betty of Springtown
is executive officer, and Charles
B. Williams of Comanche is first
sergeant.
Advisors are Frank K. Nicolas,
Maj. Roscoe P. Thorpe, and Capt.
Mario Macaluso.
and trips, $2,800; Civilian Stu
dent Council and the Saddle and
Sirloin Club, each receiving $2,-
000; dormitory athletic equip
ment, $1,620; Fish Drill
Team, $1,500 and the Bonfire,
Reveille, Yell Leaders Commit
tee and All University Calendar,
collectively receiving $1,500.
Also receiving a share of the
money will be the University
Women with $1,250; the Ross
Volunteers with $1,000; the
YMCA-Religious Life Program
and Chapel receiving $800; the
Singing Cadets with $600; and
thq soccer team receiving $500.
Dr. Alan Guttmacher, clinical professor in the College
of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, speaks
on abortion during a Tuesday night Great Issues presenta
tion. (Photo by Steve Bryant)
Ag singers escort
beauty contestants
Texas A&M’s Singing Cadets extend an arm and musical support
to 42 of the nation’s most talented and attractive teenage lasses tonight
in Fort Worth.
The Aggie glee club, enthusiastic performers at any appearance,
will pour extra fervor into this assignment as escorts for 42 young ladies
competing for the Miss Teenage America title.
Climax of four days at the Tarrant County Convention Center
will come at 9 p.m. Saturday in the national colorcast (CBS-TV)
pageant.
It will be the Singing Cadets’ seventh year with the pageant.
Director Robert L. (Bob) Boone and the Cadets left A&M at 11
a.m. today and began rehearsals this afternoon. Sessions at the
Convention Center will continue Thursday, Friday and Saturday
morning.
The annual CBS-TV special will be available in the Bryan and
College Station area on Channel 11. KBTX-TV (Channel 3) manager
Harry Gillam said the Bryan station is committed to broadcast the
Saturday night NCAA football game between Houston and Miami.
Boone said 42 members of the 63-voice Singing Cadets were to
make the trip. They are staying at the Fort Worth Sheraton Hotel,
across the street from the pageant rehearsal and presentation site.
Singer Sergio Franchi will be guest entertainer along with the
Singing Cadets, vocalist Bob Sturm and the Teenage Hobo Band.
One of the highlight events, according to the cadets, comes
shortly after their arrival in Fort Worth. An 8 p.m. banquet for
contestants, their chaperones and pageant personnel will be followed by
a Singing Cadets concert for the young ladies.
The Miss Teenage America competition, in its 10th year, selects
the nation’s top teen miss from regional and state winners between ages
13 and 17.
Master of ceremonies will be Dick Clark. Emmy award winner
Karen Valentine, former candidate for the Miss Teenage America title,
will be hostess.
Miss Debbie Patton, 1970 titlist from Odessa will crown her
successor.
The inquiring Battman
Should A&M students select female
Odie Wright
sophomore
“I don’t thing A&M needs girl
Fell leaders. A&M has had the
tr adition of always having 1 male
Fell leaders. Why break the
tradition?”
William J. Cerynik
senior
“No, not at the present time.
A larger female representation is
needed on campus first.”
Steve Fullbright
graduate
“No. They can’t yell loud
enough to tell a fable.”
Kenn Kimbrough
j unior
“No. Texas A&M is a very
conservative school, but is unique
in its own way. If we change
the old traditions, it just would
not be the same.”
Susan Gowen
senior
“No. A&M should not have
female yell leaders. The very
idea is nauseating. Women should
not try to wreck the traditions
of their school. There are other
areas where we can contribute.
yell leaders?
Gaddy Wells
graduate
“Female yell leaders would be
a significant step toward a new
A&M. The trend away from the
01’ Army system has already be
gun and must continue if A&M
is to continue to grow.”
Bill Braddy
senior
“No! What tradition we have
left, we should keep as is. Girls
belong in the stands as dates.”
(Photos by Patrick Fontana)