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ir 1 After posting bond Mutscher says it’s political AUSTIN <A>> — Speaker Gus Mutscher, white-faced, “tired and a little disappointed,” Thurs day denounced indictments against him as “politically moti vated.” Wearing a dark brown suit, Mutscher was taken in an ele vator to the county jail, photo graphed, fingerprinted, booked and released on a $20,000 sure ty bond 25 minutes later. “I think it’s a politically mo tivated thing, designed to des troy me politically and com pletely destroy my future,” Mutscher said of the indictments accusing him of accepting a bribe and conspiring to accept a bribe. “The big fish are still swim ming,” he added. Pressed on what political mo tivation 12 grand jurors might have had to indict him, Mutsch er looked at a capitol reporter and said: “Have you ever thought of how much would have been saved on holes if th’ campus had been built six feet off th’ ground?” “I don’t want to go into it. You could even read your stor ies and other comments and see there has been a lot of lobbying in that direction.” There have been persistent re ports that Mutscher had told key aides he would resign if he were indicted. Asked whether he had any plans to quit, he said: “The future course we will take is something we will dis- Country-western superstar Charley Pride here Oct. 1 Instant superstar Charley Pride will give the A&M-Cincinnati football weekend a country music entertainment kickoff Oct. 1. Skeptics doubted in 1965 that he would be accepted. But Char ley Pride became a virtual living legend, as a Negro singer of country music. Country Charley’s record sales action squelched all doubts. He has gold LPs for four of his al bums and grossed near $2 million in a recent year. Further, his numerous hits such as “Kaw-Liga,” “I Can’t Believe That You’ve Stopped Loving Me,” “Is Anybody Coin’ To San Antone” and the recent “I’m Just Me” are reported in the competitive popular music charts as well as country music top listings. Charley Pride will go on the G. Rollie White Coliseum stage at 8 p.m. Friday in a TAMU Special Attraction performance. Town Hall Chairman Kirk Hawkins reminded that separate tickets are required for the Char ley Pride special. Town Hall and Rotary season tickets and stu dent activity cards will not be honored. His sound comes across in the unique country music format. Entertainment writers invariably ask why Charley Pride doesn’t sound like a black man is sup posed to sound. “It's a matter of a person striving to be himself,” Pride answers. “I never chose to talk any other way than the way I talk, just to satisfy somebody else.” Charley acknowledges his un usual position in music. “Just being a Negro is unique in my country, let alone country music,” the Sledge, Miss., native stated. “And when I say ‘my country’ that means—and I love it—that’s America.” Durability is the biggest factor in Charley Pride’s success in the entertainment world, where tastes fluctuate quickly. He’s in con- sant demand for personal and national television appearances, holds attendance records and gets turn-away crowds in internation al appearances. Pride, his wife Rozene, two sons and daughter live in Dallas. Sieve Hayes Ecology education needed If, indeed, a vast majority of persons are acutely concerned about the environment, as I im plied in my last column, a logical question would be: “Then why isn’t the pollution problem being cleaned up at a substantially measurable rate ? ” While it is difficult to dismiss various pet theories involving the military-industrial complex, the economic situation, the mono-de pendency of the economy upon the automobile, and other much es poused ideas, a clue to the answer may be found in the ecological movement’s lack of coordination and its frequent lack of precise direction. At present, with a few outstanding exceptions such as the prominent national organiza tion, Environmental Action, the ecological movement, per se, does not exist. Instead, a wide variety of groups exist, often counteracting one another’s programs, with a net result of little positive accom plishment. For instance, environ mental engineering may counter act, quite unintentionally, the programs of environmental biolo gists, and vice versa; a prime reason for this is a lack of funda mental understanding and/or ap preciation of other viewpoints. Such a problem implies a need for a common background, most likely and easily accomplished at the educational level. Many uni versities now offer degree pro grams in natural resource conser vation, the Wisconsin State uni versities and some California col legiate systems are notable. De gree programs, although emphat ically a step in the right direction, unfortunately perpetuate the lack of coordination and understand ing. Many degree programs, liberal arts something excepted, concen trate on specialization at the ex pense of diversification. However, in cases today, the problems fac ing environmentalists are unique in that they require diversity. An inter-disciplinary approach is obviously required, both at the graduate and undergraduate lev els. Currently, at A&M, there are some favorable trends. Th© Grad uate College now offers the mas ter of agriculture, earned by study in one of five interdiscipli nary areas; pertinent to this article is the area of natural re source development. While it is unfortunate, from an environmentalist viewpoint, that emphasis is placed on the word 'development,’ as opposed to ‘conservation,’ (better still would be a program called Environmen tal Affairs, which by implication includes population and degrada tion problems, in addition to re source conservation) the program does permit freedom in obtaining a broader understanding of en vironmental problems. A&M also offers certain grad uate courses with coordination of priorities in mind. Noteworthy among these courses are Dean Earl F. Cook’s geographical series, Man and Nature, and courses offered by the Civil En gineering Department, designed to give the non-engineer a better understanding of the problems and philosophy of engineering. At the undergraduate level, the university does not yet offer any program leading to a degree in natural resource conservation, or environmental affairs, such as that now offered by the Graduate College. While it may be possible to accomplish these goals within the present academic structures, per haps the idea of a school of en vironmental affairs should be in vestigated further. A degree pro gram which allows maximum co ordination is imperative to those planning/a future in environmen tal affairs. Hopefully, the univer sity will soon take further steps to fulfill these needs at both the undergraduate and graduate lev els. Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. 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Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. EDITOR HAYDEN WHITSETT Managing Editor Doug Dilley News Editor Sue Davis Sports Editor John C urylo Assistant Sports Editor ... Bill Henry cuss with House members in the next few days.” Mutscher also was asked about Houston financier Frank Sharp’s testimony to the House General Investigating Committee that he and Mutscher had a “tacit under standing” that Sharp would ar range financing for the speaker to buy stock in return for Mut- scher’s efforts to get two bank deposit insurance bills passed. “I don’t think that is the truth by any stretch of the imagina tion,” Mutscher replied. The speaker told newsmen, “I Scholarship (Continued from page 1) highest order, and we are in debted to him for his confidence in our programs and goals for the education of tomorrow’s lead ers,” observed Dr. Williams. “We are indebted, as well, to Mr. For syth for this latest of his many contributions to his alma mater.” Forsyth, a 1912 Texas A&M graduate, said the idea to estab lish a scholarship in the name of President and Mrs. Nixon oc curred to him while listening to Sen. John Tower read formal greetings from the President at Dr. Williams’ inauguration last spring. Senator Tower assisted in ar rangements for the Nixon schol arship. Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth previous ly endowed a President’s Scholar ship in their own name. He is founder of Forsyth Engineering Co. Appelt, who also has endowed one of the scholarships, explained President’s Scholars are selected prior to their senior year in high school. Principals of high schools throughout Texas are invited to nominate their outstanding junior student for consideration. Stu dents selected for the program receive $1,000 stipends for each of their undergraduate years at Texas A&M. have said all along I feel I could get acquitted.” Mutscher was clearly angered that his wife, a former Miss America, learned from a televi sion newscast Wednesday night that he would be indicted. “She was naturally very shocked and disappointed,” he said. Another of those for whom ar rest warrants were issued on the basis of sealed indictments re turned by the Travis County Grand Jury was Rep. Tommy Shannon of Fort Worth, spon sor of the two banking bills. “I am not guilty of the charg es brought against me. In my 15 years as a member of the House, I have never supported nor opposed legislation for com pensation or reward. I have nev er been approached to do so. I am certain that I will be cleared in court,” Shannon, 61, said in a statement released by his of fice. Big car insurance dividends? State Farm is now paying eligible Texas policyholders a big 15% dividend on expiring six-month policies. See: U. M. Alexander '40 221 S. 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He is convinced that the spiritual future of this country rests with his generation only, and, accordingly, he advocates a program of compulsory euthanasia for anyone over 25. Foremost among Mark’s antagonists is President King, who finds Mark so engagingly harmless that he occasionally lets him occupy his office out of pity. Mark, who in turn respects the President’s magnanimity, tries to limit his occupa tions to times of special crisis, or to when he needs to use the xerox machine. Mark Slackmeyer is the most unpredictable of the DOONESBURV people. Some days he is a fiery Stalinist; other days he is a discouraged existentialist. He does, however, appear com mitted to human decency, and that’s nice. c Dooqesburv CAMPUS RADICALS? They rate laughs, too in Doonesbury It’s a daily laugh starting Monday, Sept. 27. 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