CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle XeXaS COUft mleS that StatC
is able to prohibit abortions
AUSTIN (A*)—The Court of
Criminal Appeals ruled Tuesday
that the state has the right to
prohibit abortions, saying an un
born embryo or fetus “has at
least the potential of human life.”
The decision conflicts with one
handed down June 18, 1970, by a
three-judge federal court at Dal
las that the Texas abortion law
is “overboard” and “vague.”
Appeals from that decision are
pending before the U. S. Supreme
Court.
“Something, albeit sub-micro
scopic, exists which did not exist
before and has at least the po
tential of human life which may
Student leaders of SCONA
to confer in Washingron
“Am I wrong, or aren’t there more decals out now than
before the Arkansas game?”
Student leaders Ben Thurman
and Chet Edwards of A&M’s 17th
Student Conference on National
Affairs will confer this week with
federal government officials for
information and support of the
February 16-19 event.
Thurman, SCONA XVII chair
man of Dallas, and Edwards,
steering committee vice chairman
of Houston, will visit Cong. Olin
E. Teague and officials of the
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare, among others.
Speakers and chairmen for
roundtables and Library of Con
gress research will be sought,
Thurman said. Topic of the 1972
SCONA is “Impact of the Uni
versity.”
“The Library of Congress re
search report will give delegates
Listen up
Civilian lack of spirit knocked
Editor:
Last night’s yell-practice was
held in the civilian quad area in
an effort to get the support of
the entire student body. We
realize that some people were
studying through yell-practice
and we have no bitch against
them, but to those who saw fit
to water-bomb the “CT’s” within
range and who slouched against
the balcony rails through the
yells, the War Hymn, and Spirit,
“our” school song, we have a few
words. First of all, we agree that
“Black Sabbath” is a good group,
but it is totally inappropriate
when played in the middle of The
Spirit of Aggielai^d ?J $girit sym
bolizes A&M and the love each
of us, whether “CT” or “Non-
Reg,” should have for this school.
At the risk of sounding corny, we
get chills up and down our spines
each time we hear Spirit! Now,
if we were “red-necks,” we would
suggest that those so-called “Ag
gies” pack their bags and head
for t.u. However there is one
catch, t.u. has a school song too,
and they sing it!
Danny Eastman *74
Mark Fitte ’74
Mark Sams ’74
★ ★ ★
When I read Mrs. Bill Cham
bers’ letter, I felt like standing
up and cheering because at long
last someone had taken the time
to express what so many of us
are thinking; and yet, when I
read the reply of Jeffrey A. Se-
crest, I could also see his side
of the controversy.
We, the older generation, tend
to equate an “Aggie” with the
Corps of Cadets because the
Aggies we knew (and know) are
ex-military students. We are
aware that all the traditions that
comprise the heritage of A&M
have derived from the military
establishment. There is no great
er spirit at any University or
among ex-students a n yw here
than there is among Aggies who
stand head and shoulders above
the rest when it comes to loyalty
to their school and their fellow
Aggies.
We, the older generation, tend
to be very suspicious of the long
haired, the unshod, and in gen
eral, “hippie” type, for the rea
son that they are tear-downers.
Their image is to ridicule all that
we hold dear and that A&M has
stood for in the past and we fer
vently hope will continue to
stand for in long into the future.
There you have it in a nutshell.
If the long-'haired element at
A&M doesn’t wish to be tarred
with the same brush as the dis
ruptive element in society, then
it is up to them to establish their
own image.
We know what A&M has been
in the past — it’s up to you to
convince us that the image of a
“Civilian” Aggie can compete
favorably with a “Cadet”. Be
lieve me, it’s a pretty hard act
to follow.
Mrs. R. D. Hupp
Odessa, Texas
★ ★ ★
Editor: u i
A number of months have gone
by since the mammoth structure
that has served as a college build
ing in the past at Tehuacana was
put up for sale. It was very rea
sonably priced at around $250,-
000. Anyway, no takers seem
interested.
I would like TAMU to seri
ously consider purchasing the
structure and using it to estab
lish another A&M campus.
The College Station campus
would retain, say, the graduate
school, the Corps, and the sports
teams. The Tehuacana campus
would then be strictly civilian,
coed and handle freshmen
through seniors.
Finally, think of the romance
and history associated with the
word Tehuacana. It makes me
proud already to think that in
the future I may be asked wheth
er I was graduated from Texas
A&M University at College Sta
tion or whether I was a product
of the Texas A&M University at
Tehuacana.
Joe Allison, ’66
★ ★ ★
Editor:
I have just returned from a
very disturbing experience. As
you may know tickets for the
“Association” concert went on
sale at 9 o’clock today. I arrived
at the ticket windows about 8:30
and was about 20th in line. I had
magnificent thoughts dancing
through my head of obtaining ex
cellent seats in return for my ef
forts at arriving early. Alas, my
hopes were soon crushed.
Both ticket windows opened
shortly before 9 o’clock. 45 min
utes later I was still standing in
line. It seems that several of the
illustrious( ?) “Texas Aggie Gen
tlemen,” and in this case I use
the term loosely, were buying
tickets for everyone they knew.
Plus, they allowed a couple of
their friends to join them in line.
These guys were buying tickets
in blocks of nine, ten, and even
more.
I was particularly disturbed by
one guy who took over ten min
utes to be waited on. The secre
tary was trying to do her best
and please him, but he was still
not satisfied. Meanwhile two of
his friends were making snide
comments to the effect of, “I
knew he could pull it off, these
dumb secretaries don’t look like
they know what they are doing.”
I was not very amused by their
fbn. ’
.'A By the time I finally reached
the ticket window nearly all the
main floor seats were taken. I
was totally amazed at the num
ber of seats 20 people can take
up. I have two questions: since
this is a special concert, were
Town Hall season tickets hon
ored ? Second, why don’t the peo
ple in charge of tickets place a
limit on the number of tickets
each person can pick up ? I feel
that it would be fairer to every
one else. If they allow a handful
of people to pick up seemingly
hundreds of tickets, then why
bother opening it up to the rest
of the campus ?
Larry Marquardt
Students are allowed to pur
chase as many tickets as they
want, within reason. The ticket
office does try to discourage buy
ing large numbers of tickets to
prevent scalping and buying up
blocks of seats. A student can
pick up an unlimited number of
tickets if he has student activity
cards and IDs to go with them.
Season ticket holders always
get first priority on the floor.
Bulletin Board
Tonight
Chemical Engineering Wives’
Club will meet at the home of
Mrs. Ronald Darby. For more in
formation, call Eileen Piewetz at
822-1262.
Agriculture Education Wives’
Club will meet at 7:30 in the
home of Mrs. Robert C. Jaska,
3108 Green, Bryan.
Radio Committee will meet in
the Art room of the Memorial
Student Center at 7:30.
Friday
Preregistration for first year
Veterinary students will be held
at 3 in room 201 of the veterinary
Medical Science building.
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background on the conference
topic,” explained Edwards.
Teague has assisted SCONA in
the past in obtaining the report
and in many other ways.
Thurman and Edwards will be
in Washington, D. C., Wednesday
through Friday.
or may not be realized. The
State of Texas is committed to
preserving the lives of its citizens
so that no citizen ‘shall be de
prived of life . . . except by the
due course of the law of the
land,’ ” Judge Leon Douglas
wrote for the unanimous court.
The court upheld the convic
tion of Dr. C. W. Thompson of
Houston, who was assessed a two-
year prison sentence by a jury
that convicted him of performing
an abortion on an unmarried
woman.
Douglas said the state’s mur
der law, protecting “human life
in existence by actual birth” gives
“implicit recognition of human
life not in existence by actual
birth.”
The abortion law defines a life
not in existence by actual birth
as the “life of the fetus or em
bryo,” he wrote.
THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, November 4, i 911
Beat the rap
Minors and booze
QUESTION: What are the factors involved for a minor
in possession of alcoholic beverages?
ANSWER: Minors in possession are usually fined in
the City Court of College Station, since that is where most
of the trouble occurs. You pay a fine of $15 or $20. In
regard to minors in possession, if there is any beer in a car
where there are minors, the minors run the risk of being
held in possession. Ordinarily, testimony of an adult riding
in the car, which indicated that it was his beer and if it was
unopened, will probably get the minor off. However, if the
beer is open, the minor is going to be in a tough spot. It is
really not a very serious offense, however, there being a
small fine in the City Court. The minor in possession laws
still apply to minors drinking in an apartment. But if he
is in his own home or in the presence of his parents in
public, that’s a different matter.
Being drunk in a public place is going to include almost
every place except a private residence. Generally any place
that anyone is entitled to go.
Possession of hard liquor by a minor is the same as
above. If you’re an adult, there’s no problem with possession
unless you have too much on you, which would get you in
the bootlegging category. Too much is anything over a
fifth or a case of beer. It’s not very strictly enforced.
In regard to being caught on campus, the laws of the
State of Texas apply wherever you are in the State of
Texas. You are also subject to university sanctions which
are: (Sec. 47, 5, e) Suspension is the recommended punish
ment for the following offenses: Drinking, or having in
possession, any alcoholic or intoxicating liquor on campus.
There are some places that drinking in public is illegal,
like on state property, but sitting out on the curb drinking
is perfectly legal. Drinking in a car is legal. Most DWI
cases should be handled by an attorney.
If you have a legal question, write: Legal Rights Com
mission, Student Senate.
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