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* *■ ■ THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Tuesday, February 16, 1971 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Listen up IHE B; College students Student defends the Batt form own lobby AUSTIN </P> — A college stu dents lobby that will work for its favorite legislation just like other interest groups was announced Monday. The Texas Intercollegiate Stu dents Association, formed in 1949 but seldom noticed, said it has reorganized and plans to lobby “like the teachers.” Students “have never commit ted themselves to the serious business of government. Instead, we have been playing games,” said TISA president Tom Hen derson, a Texas A&M senior. Henderson said TISA had hired Ed Wendler of Austin, a veteran of legislative research activity, as full-time executive director. Half the TISA budget comes from a $22,600 Moody Founda tion grant, Henderson said. He listed six current legisla tive issues on which TISA has taken stands: lowering of the voting age to 18 for state and local elections; tuition increase TISA opposes: permanent voter registration; landlord-tenant re lations; legislative ethics and a “realistic pay scale;” and freeing student government fees from administrative control. Wendler said TISA would send delegations to visit with various legislators, in addition to mak ing appearances before commit tees.” “We are going to approach it like the teachers approach it — show the legislature we have the votes and influence and approach it in a mature, responsible man ner. . . . They (students) are go ing into politics in the home towns and support people who support them,” Wendler said. He said he “assumed” the TISA board would have to register as lobbyists. Chancellor Charles LeMaistre of the University of Texas sys tem was present at the news con ference and said he believed “stu dents are ready for much more than they are allowed to do.” “Our generation is proud of its accomplishments. We are look ing forward to testing your gen eration on its accomplishments, rather than its pronouncements,” LeMaistre said. Editor: I feel that I must defend The Battalion, dauntless defender of all that is good in America, from Mr. Vernon’s attack in the Feb. 10 issue. The Battalion is not “new left” or “ultra-liberal.” It is not even ‘slightly left of mid dle-of-the-road.” It is, however, a greeting used cowboys, as in Your kind Town thanks A&M “I decided to stop pollution at th’ source and keep my garbage in my room!” by contributions tonight on the tube slightly to the left of Genghis Kahn. “Ride on” is between Black “Ride on, varmints, ain’t welcome here.” Gerald Daughety ★ ★ ★ Editor: Thursday night a water fight took place in the Moore, Moses, and Davis-Gary Hall area. It re mained friendly and the general emphasis was good wet fun. But, then a group from the “Fightin” Texas Aggie football team ar rived. Now I know why they’re called the “FIGHTIN” Texas Ags. They weren't winning the water fight but, they sure “beat the hell outa” the opponents. I guess if you can’t “beat the hell outa t.u.” you have to support your plastic ego some other way. Re member football team, we’ll sup port you until your last losing game next Turkey Day. I'm not signing this letter as I have no illusions of being the last one standing after the jocks caught me. name withheld Citizens of Rogers, Texas, be lieve Texas A&M deserves more than a “thank you” for educating their children. Texas A&M former students and parents of current students used personal contact in the Cen tral Texas community of 1,000 to raise money for the A&M scholar ship fund. Rogers High School Principal Donald Godwin and elementary- junior high Principal Darwin Schwertner have presented a $110 unrestricted scholarship donation to A&M Development Director Dorsey E. McCrory and Robert M. Logan, student aid director. It marked the fourth successive year the community has contrib uted to the scholarship program, McCrory said. Schwertner estimated 50 Equipment operators finish course Eighteen Texas Highway De partment heavy equipment opera tors Friday completed a six-week instructor course conducted by the Engineering Extension Service. Officials from seven THD dis trict offices attended the gradu ation ceremonies to present cer tificates. Each student received advanced training in heavy equipment op erations and maintenance, plus one week of teacher training by EES’s Vocational Teacher Educa tion Division. Rogers High School graduates have enrolled at Texas A&M dur ing the past six years, including more than 30 currently attending classes. Seven students are from the 1970 graduating class and four of them are attending under A&M Opportunity Award Scholarships. There has been one dropout over the six-year period, Schwert ner observed, and he had to leave because of personal problems, not scholastic problems. “These scholarships are deeply appreciated by our town,” God win said. “This check is a small token of our appreciation.” Schwertner, a 1946 graduate of A&M, declared Texas A&M was the first college to give a scholar ship to Rogers students. Godwin, who also serves as head football coach, is a 1955 A&M graduate. He stressed the contributions come from the com munity with “some University of Texas and Baylor gradutes pitch ing in.” Schwertner and vocational ag riculture teacher J. H. Merka originated the drive. Merka, who has bachelor and master's degrees from A&M, played football for the Aggies and is a member of the “T” Association. He has been at Rogers since graduation in 1934. Other A&M graduates in the Rogers schools include two assis tant coach-teachers and a math teacher who attended A&M with an Opportunity Award. Numbers in on the cable. 2:30 3 ( 5 ) 15 (12) () denote channels 6:30 3:00 3:30 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) (12) 4:00 4:30 ( 5 ) (5) (12) 5:30 ( 5 ) (12) 6:00 3 ( 5 ) Edge of Night Sesame Street (PBS) (Repeat Monday) Corner Pyle Town Talk University Instructional That Girl Bewitched What’s New (NET) CBS News Sesame Street (PBS) Evening News 7:00 (5) (12) 7:30 ( 5 ) (12) 8:30 9:00 10:00 10:30 ( 5 ) Beverly Hillbillies (12) Campus and Com munity Today Green Acres Know Your Antiques (ETS) Hee Haw The Turned On Crisis (PBS) All in the Family Viewpoint Marcus Welby, MD 15 (12) The Advocates (PBS) Final News Realities (NET) Movie (5) (12) (5) ( 5 ) (12) (5) Associate Dean of Students Don R. Stafford said today the matter is “under investigation right now.” He said no disciplinary action has been taken yet, but that such action may take place by the end of the week. Head football coach Gene Stallings said he has been away lately recruiting and really doesn’t know enough about the matter to comment.— Ed. ★ ★ ★ Editor: This letter is in regard to the article in the Feb. 4 issue of The Battalion dealing with the holding of Silver Taps for any Texas A&M student who dies, regard less of the circumstances of his death. I am no longer a student Bulletin Board TONIGHT Dallas Hometown Club will meet at 8 p.m. in the Social Room of the MSC to elect a sweetheart. Marketing Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. in rooms 2C-D of the MSC to hear a talk on “Promo tion Plans for 1971.” Sociology Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Dr. Rob ert Skrabanek, 307 Gilchrist in College Station. WEDNESDAY Intervarsity Christian Fellow ship will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 304 of the Physics Building. Petroleum Engineers Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 209 of the Petroleum Engineering Build ing to hear Wayland Jordan of Conoco speak on transient flow tests in the North Sea. Aggie Wives Bridge Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at 101 Church St. in College Station (the old city hall). at Ralph’s Pizza at THURSDAY Young Americans for Freedom will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the old College Station city hall, 101 N. Church. Dallas Hometown Club will meet at 8 p.m. in the lobby of the MSC to have pictures made for the Aggieland. Irving Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Eastgate. Panhandle Area Hometown Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Country Kitchen. Civil Engineering Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Blue Flame Room of the Lone Star Gas Co., 201 E. 27th in Bryan. El Paso Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the MSC front desk to have pictures taken for the Aggieland. 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Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San iciscc EDITOR DAVID MIDDLEBROOKE Assistant Editor Hayden Whitsett Managing Editor Fran Zupan Women’s Editor Sue Davis Sports Editor Clifford Broyles ATTENTION TO ALL JRS. & SOPHS Urgent Pictures will be made at the University Studio according to the following schedule. S-V Feb. 15 -19 WXYZ Feb. 22-26 Make ups will be made March 2 -12. Your cooperation is necessary for your picture to appear in the Aggieland. Rotary Community Series Presents . jmmEa ‘-msmrm, . i THE FRED WARING SHOW G. ROLLIB WHITE COLISEUM Tuesday Night, Feb. 16, 1971, 8:00 p. m. ADMISSION: Rotary Series Ticket Holders: Reserved Sections—Rows 1-15 Main Floor Rows 1-15 West Balcony (Sec. 104-107) Town Hall Season Ticket Holder and A&M Activity Card Holders: FREE GENERAL ADMISSION OTHER PRICES: Reserved Seats: A&M Student and/or date $2.25 or $2.50 All Others $4.50 or $5.00 General Admission: A&M Student & Date $2.00 Other Students $2.50 All Others $3.50 Tickets, information MSC Student Programs Office Call 845-4671 PEANUTS at Texas A&M, but I would like to voice my opinion on this sub ject. Silver Taps has long been an honored tradition at A&M. It is very moving to see thousands of members of the student body at tend Silver Taps to pay final tribute to a fellow Aggie — an Aggie who many of them prob ably did not know. I know of no other university in the world that would take the time to pay tribute to a deceased student. Texas A&M University has be come famous throughout tt( world because of its glorious tra ditions. I do not think that AM should be associated with payinf tribute to a criminal by holding Silver Taps for him. J. Chris Cooley ’46 Charles Wolfer ’72 was shot and killed by Brenham police Jan. 22 while supposedly flee ing from the scene of a crime. Charges were never filed. That means he cannot be classified a criminal, Mr. Cooley. —Ed. ’32 grad donates $11,000 machine The Mai tailed a s lysteni at ’exas Cli umping ( tors and i The 15,( , small n porld witt | a id Adm. luperinten 01 INC< SAL A 1932 graduate has donated an $11,000 Gradall to the Heavy Equipment Operators School, an nounced Engineering Extension Service Director H. D. Bearden. Cliff English, president of Hi- Way Machinery Co., 3612 Com merce St., Dallas, made the con tribution. 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