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Cbe Battalion Clear and cool Vol. 67 No. 32 College Station, Texas Friday, October 22, 1971 Friday — Partly cloudy. East erly winds 5-10 mph. High 81°, low 63°. Saturday —r Cloudy to partly cloudy. Rainshowers, thunder showers. Southerly winds 5-10 mph. High 82°, low 68°. Kickoff—Temperature 79°. 845-2226 Nixon appoints two remaining Court Justices r wwi'mmm NO, IT’S NOT A CRASH LANDING, it’s a promotional center in Tokyo. He had the airliner hoisted to the roof stunt by a Nationalist Chinese owner of an amusement where it will be used as a coffee shop. (AP Wirephoto) Former A&M student Judge commends newest RV’s By JOHN CURYLO A Texas District Judge, who, like his grandfather, father and son, was a Ross Volunteer, told new members of the elite honor company last night that they were better Aggies than he and his 1943 classmates were when membership in the Corps of Ca dets was compulsory. Judge Jack B. Miller challenged the oldest student organization on campus to take their roles as leaders of the Corps seriously in evaluating the military traditions at A&M. Speaking at the initiation ban- Sweetheart’s Dance is set for Saturday The Aggie Sweetheart Dance will be held this Saturday night in Duncan Hall from 8:00 to 12:00. The “Southern” band will per form at the dance, which will cost $2.00 for couples and $1.60 stag. The dress will be casual. Cadets are required to wear class-B uni forms with ascots. quet of the official honor guard for the Governor of Texas, Miller emphasized the necessity of good leadership and continual improve ments in the Corps. “I want to challenge you to take a look at the traditions of the Corps,” he said. “Keep the cherished ones that make the pride, but have the courage to throw out the ones that stifle membership and decrease num bers.” A class president and a dis tinguished graduate, Miller point ed to scholarship as an area they should work to improve. “I can see no reason why, with good leadership, you can’t raise the academic standing of the Corps to the level where faculty and parents would be begging students to join the Corps,” he said. “Compulsory membership is not the case any more, and many distinguished graduates of Texas A&M were not in the Corps. I’m not putting down civilians, but I am boasting about the Corps.” Commenting on attitudes about ROTC, Miller pointed out that no one hates war more than the people who have to fight wars, and that no soldier wants to have a war. “There is always a wave of pacifism after every war,” the judge of the 33rd District of Tex- Univemity National Bank - “ 0n the side of Texas A&M/’ BclVlOT as said. “However, experience has taught us that it is necessary to keep a strong force ready to de fend our nation.” Miller told the 1971-72 version of the 84-year-old organization, composed of juniors and seniors, that the hands of time could not be turned back regarding the his tory of civilians at A&M. “The ties of comradeship here go far beyond those of any other school,” he said. “When you met a fellow Aggie, it used to be that you knew you were talking to someone who had gone through a fish year, who had experienced the sadness of Silver Taps and who had stood with pride in the line of seniors listening to ‘Auld Lang Syne’ and the ‘Spirit of Aggieland’ at Final Review.” Miller told the cadets that they should be honored to be in an organization named after Law rence Sullivan Ross, who was President of A&M from 1891- 1898. He said that Aggies were similar to other college graduates, but that the Corps’ love and loy alty for A&M were unequalled. Citation cords, ribbons and cer tificates of membership were pre sented to some 84 juniors, chosen for admittance by senior members of the company. Commander this year is Michael J. Weynand of Hondo. The first-year Ross Volunteers were administered the traditional oath of membership, and they heard brief descriptions of the history and responsibilities of members of the unit. “Your attributes set you apart,” said Jan C. Bertholf, a platoon leader from Annandale, Va. “This is the epitome of leadership at Texas A&M.” WASHINGTON <A>) _ Lewis F. Powell, a Richmond Va., law yer and former president of the American Bar Association, and William H. Rehnquist, an assist ant attorney general, were named by President Nixon Thursday night for the Supreme Court. The President announced the nominations to the nation in a radio and television address. If confirmed by the Senate they will succeed Justices Hugo L. Black and John M. Harlan and bring the court up to full strength. Powell, 64, a soft-spoken law yer, has also headed the Ameri can College of Trial Lawyers. Rehnquist, 47, heads the legal counsel office in the Justice De partment and is, in effect, the President’s lawyer. Nixon said “they will be names to be remembered.” Nixon recalled that he had ap pointed Rehnquist an assistant attorney general, “serving as he chief interpreter of the Consti tution for the whole govern ment.” “I would rate William Rehn quist as having one of the finest legal minds in the whole country today,” Nixon said. “He rates at the very top as a constitutional lawyer and a legal scholar.” Senate hearings are expected to begin in about 10 days. Nixon described both men as “conservatives, but only in a judicial, not a political sense.” The selections were surprising in that neither had been included in a list of six prospects sent to the American Bar Association for evaluation. However, the ABA judiciary committee found neither of the two top choices, Herschel H. Friday, a Little Rock, Ark., lawyer, and Mildred L. Lillie, a California appeals court judge, qualified for the Supreme Court. By choosing Powell and Rehn quist the President may have averted a bruising Senate battle. Giving his reasons for his two nominations, Nixon said propos als had included appointing a woman and appointing a member of Congress. Other wanted ap pointments from religious or na tionality groups, he said. But, he added, he believed the entire nation should be repre sented. He said high court members should be among the very best lawyers in the nation. “The Supreme Court is the fastest track in the nation,” he said. He said the judicial philosophy of court members need not agree with those of the President. Their responsibility is to the American people, he said, not to the President who appoints them. Their job is to interpret the con stitution, and “not twist or bend” the constitution to any philoso phy, he said. Nixon compared Powell to John Marshall, a Virginian who was the third and probably the most important chief justice in history. Traffic gripes to be collected Student voice is possible in Athletic Council affairs A&M students may soon have a voice in the Athletic Council if the Board of Directors approves of a resolution passed Wednesday night by the Student Senate. The resolution calls for the placing of the Student Sen ate vice president on the council. He would provide student input into the council’s decisions and help make council policy. For this year, the student member would be Mike Essmyer, currently senate vice president. Students have served on the Athletic Council in the past. The council is in charge of setting salaries, hiring and firing personnel, and setting athletic policies. Because of the nature of its business, any student on the Athletic Council would have to hold all the business transacted by the council in strictest confidence. President Jack K. Williams has expressed his approval of having a student on the Athletic Council. He also feels that the board will approve of having a student on the board. If a student was appointed to the council, he would have little effect on this year’s policy. A mass collection of student traffic complaints and suggest tions will be collected next week by the new Traffic Complaints Committee, according to Steve Wakefield, chairman of the com mittee. The new committee is a sub committee of the Student Sen ate’s Issues Committee. The traffic program is an ef fort by the Student Senate to organize complaints and sugges tions concerning parking prob lems on campus, the pedestrian predicament ,and the current bi cycle dilemma and present them to the Traffic Panel. The complaints and sugges tions will be collected from the student body through the civilian resident halls and corps dorms. The dorm president of each resi dent hall, and each first sergeant of the corps dorms will be re sponsible for getting student comments to the members of the Traffic Complaint Committee. Any student having a sugges tion concerning the present traf fic problems, or having any com plaints concerning personal ex periences should contact the ap propriate person. Students working on the Stu dent Senate sub-committee are: Tom Nance, Jerry Arterburn, Bruce Clay, John Moore and Wakefield. “We hope we can cover most of the students on campus effi ciently,” Wakefield said, “but we will have to make special ar rangements for the day stu-i dents.” “We plan to have suggestion boxes in the entrances of park ing lot 50, and in front of Pur- year-Law Halls for those stu dents who are not on the cam pus but periodically during the week.” One of the problems facing the University Traffic Panel cur rently includes the insufficient number of parking spaces now available for students who have purchased parking permits for this semester. Pedestrian traffic is also ex periencing trouble with speeding cars throughout the campus, especially in front of Sbisa Din ing Hall and in the walkway lead ing to the new east parking lot. Also, bicyclists on campus are reviewing current bicycle laws passed by the state legislature last month which prohibits bi cycles on sidewalks and parking lots. Sweetheart named Saturday Melody McNeil The Aggie Sweetheart will be selected this Saturday afternoon at half-time of the Aggie-Baylor football game from 10 semi-fin alists. The semi-finalists are: Sandy Eichorn, a 19-year-old junior at A&M. Sandy is 6' 4" tall has brown eyes. She has in SCONA and the Junior Class Council. Becky McCreery is a 20-year- old sophomore at T.W.U. She is 5’ 1” and has blue eyes and blond and participated worked for hair. She is active in the Gig ’Em Club. Treva Jeter is a 19-year-old sophomore at A&M. She has blue-green eyes and blond hair. Sue Rantal is a sophomore at T.W.U. She is 6'6" tall and has brown hair. Her activities in clude the Student Council and the Gig ’Em Club. Jeanne Limb is a 19-year-old sophomore at T.W.U. She is 5' 6" tall and has brown hair. She is active in the Student Nursing Association and the Gig ’Em Club. Susan Wittens is a 21-year-old senior at A&M. She is 5' 6" tall and has brown hair. She is ac tive in the Mamselles. Wanell Cogdell is a 19-year-old sophomore at T.W.U. She is 6' 4" tall and has brown hair. She is active in the Villigers Club. Shelly Reid is a sophomore at A&M. She is brown-eyed and 6' 8" tall. Shelly is active in the Host and Fashion Committee and sings at the Basement Coffee House. Cathy Bridgewell is an 18- year-old sophomore at T.W.U. She is 5' 7" tall and has brown hair and green eyes. She is a member of the Fashion Club and the Gig ’Em Club. Melody McNeil is a 20-year- old junior at A&M. She is 6' 2" tall and has brown hair and blue eyes. She is active in the Uni versity Women and the Account ing Society. Cathy Bridewell Wanell Cogdell Michelle Reid Susan Wittens Treva Jeter Becky McCreery Sandy Eichorn Sue Rantal Jeanne Limb