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Vol. 67 No. 46
College Station, Texas
Wednesday, November 17, 1971
Thursday — Cloudy, intermit
tent rainshowers and thunder
showers. Southerly winds 10-20
mph. High 77°, low 68°.
Friday — Cloudy to partly
cloudy. Northerly winds 10-15
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CENTER-POLE of the Bonfire went up Tuesday
Jfioon. The pole, 100 feet long, is set in the ground
Qfeet It was donated by the Navasota plant of the In-
wnational Paper Company. (Photo by Mike Rice)
% undergraduate classes
'Dill be taught on Monday
Undergraduate classes will not be held on Monday, according to
IPP. Hannigan, Dean of Students.
This is to allow undergraduate students an extra day to work on
sThanksgiving bonfire,” he said.
Graduate classes and classes in the professional curriculum in
Urinary Medicine will not be dismissed, however.
Junior and senior students who do not have afternoon classes on
‘ 0V ' 17, 18 or 23 can work on the Bonfire on those afternoons.
Ashmen and sophomores can only work from Saturday through
^ay, Nov. 20-22.
Monday cannot be considered a holiday for University em-
ftyes, ’ Hannigan added.
At President William’s request, the Office of the Commandant,
1,5 Environmental Safety and Health Committee and the Fireman’s
School of the Engineering Extension Service will cooperate
^ the safety aspects of the Bonfire.
No official decision has been made about whether or not
Jonday will be a holiday if A&M beats the University of Texas
foanksgiving Day.
Dictatorship established
by premier of Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand UP>—Pre^
mier Thanom Kittikachorn took
over absolute power in Thailand
today.
He dissolved the Cabinet, abol
ished Parliament and suspended
the constitution.
An announcement broadcast
nationwide said Thanom heads a
new Revolutionary Council con
sisting of personnel from the
army, navy, air force, police
forces and some civilian elements.
Martial law was declared.
The premier, a field marshal
who has headed the predomi
nantly military government eight
years, declared himself the head
of the Revolutionary Council. The
action amounted to a coup d’etat
against Parliament.
It was in effect a return to the
conditions that prevailed before
Parliament was reconstituted in
1969. There were 10 years of mil
itary rule before that. Thanom’s
predecessor, Sarit Thanarat, also
was a field marshal. He died in
1963.
The action was a surprise, but
it reflected the government’s pre
viously expressed dissatisfaction.
There was no indication of a
change in status for the air bases
the United States operates in
Thailand. Besides allowing the
bases for Indochina operations,
the Thanom government has giv
en support to ground operations
in South Vietnam.
The decree was broadcast
shortly after a full police and
military alert was ordered
throughout the country. That
spread rumors of a coup d’etat.
Cabinet ministers seemed un
aware of what was coming. Tha-
nat Khoman, who has been for
eign minister, heard the an
nouncement on a portable radio
at dinner.
The announcement said there
was no change in the structure of
the military and police com
mands. The Revolutionary Coun
cil ordered all officials to con
tinue working and asked that the
people remain calm.
While Thailand has been a
backer of U. S. policy in South
east Asia, it also has started to
reappraise its views toward Red
China. The Thais assert that Chi
na is behind an insurgency which
has threatened to wrest northern
areas from Bangkok’s control.
“We are not the enemy of the
people in China but we are
against those who export Com
munist doctrine to our Kingdom,”
the premier has said.
As foreign minister, Thanat
Khoman sought more than two
years ago to arrange talks with
China to consider coexistence for
this and other Southeast Asian
countries. No response from
Peking was ever announced.
Thailand abstained in the U.N.
vote expelling Taiwan and seat
ing Peking.
This country is a kingdom, and
King Bhumibol Adalyadej is con
sidered above politics. He took
the throne in 1946.
C. K. Esten
They don’t recognize him, just his voice
By CLIFFORD BROYLES
The car has stopped after leav
ing Interstate 21 at the Madison-
ville exit. The man’s foot hits the
accelerator and he proceeds down
U.S. 190 with his destination, Col
lege Station, only about 35 miles
down the road.
It’s nearly 2 a.m. and the man
is anxious to get home. It’s early
Monday morning and he has to
teach a class at 8 a.m.
As he wheels his auto onto the
highway past Madisonville he is
followed closely by another car.
The car comes closer. The man
speeds up to about 55 miles per
hour and the trailing car does the
same, keeping only a short dis
tance between the two vehicles.
The lead car nears the speed
limit and still the other auto is
riding his bumper.
As the man increases his speed
to about 75 mph., his curiosity as
to what kind of prank the guy be
hind is trying to pull is ended.
The trailing car turns on his
siren and the man pulls over to
see what he wants.
The officer asks the man if he
was speeding and the man agrees.
A conversation ensues and the
driver of the car tells the officer
that although he was speeding,
the officer was also tailgating.
The officer seems a little shook
by the accusation and begins to
leave warning him to slow down.
The man demands a ticket to
the astonishment of the officer.
“I want a ticket.”
The officer pleads with the man
to go on and forget about it.
But the driver is insistent.
“Make me out a ticket, I’m fix
ing to make a citizen’s arrest.”
The perturbed officer nervous
ly writes the ticket.
“This is just a warning now.
You don’t have to go anywhere.
This is just a warning,” he em
phasizes as he hands the man the
ticket.
The officer turns to leave. But
then he stops.
“Hey, don’t I know you from
somewhere ?”
“I’ve done quite a bit of work
directing traffic at the stadium.
Aren’t you the guy who an
nounces?”
That’s the way it is for a guy
who stands out in a crowd be
cause of his voice.
C. K. Esten, who joined the
Department of English at A&M
in 1946, has been announcing
football games at the home of the
Aggies since 1950.
Esten, originally from New
England, attended college at
Brown University in the Ivy
League and then came to Texas,
where he attended both Baylor
and the University of Texas at
Austin.
Thousands of A&M System em
ployes will receive delayed pay
adjustments, effective November
14, W. C. Freeman, Jr., System
vice president and comptroller,
announced Tuesday. The higher
salaries had been temporarily
frozen by presidential order.
“Salary adjustments made by
the Board of Directors in approv
ing the 1971-72 budgets of the
various parts of the University
System are to be made effective
at 12:01 a.m. November 14,”
Freeman said. “The salary ad
justments for November will be
made by a supplemental payroll
check in as much as the regular
November payroll already had
been processed.”
All employes have previously
been notified of their salary ad-
Before he finished his educa
tion, he had earned two master’s
degrees—one in theater and the
other in English criticism.
While at Baylor, Esten ran on
the Bear track team. A miler,
Esten recalled running on Kyle
Field back in the ’30’s and con
sidered it one of the best stad
iums of its time.
With his unique style of an
nouncing, plus his deep tone of
voice, Esten is widely known
around the state of Texas. They
don’t know who he is but they
recognize his voice.
“I can get a phone call from
someone I don’t know and the
first thing they ask me when they
start talking is “Say aren’t you
the guy who announces at Kyle
Field?”
His beginning was a rather
slow one.
justments, Freeman pointed out.
Between 7,000 and 8,000 employes
were approved for pay changes
by the Board of Directors.
Since the adjustments vary
from individual to individual,
total dollar impact of the pay in
creases was not estimated by Uni
versity officials.
Legislature-approved increases
in travel expenses also will be
come effective November 14,
Freeman reported.
The in-state per diem travel
rate increases to $16 per calen
dar day. Each employe traveling
on University business out of the
state shall receive reimbursement
for actual costs of lodging, meals
and incidental expenses not to ex
ceed $35 per day.
“They had a high school state
playoff. I don’t remember who
was playing. The local officiating
chapter in College Station asked
me if I would announce the game
and I agreed.”
When one hears the man with
the famous voice, the first thing
they hear is the introduction.
“Good afternoon, ladies and gen
tlemen. Welcome to Kyle Field,
the home of the Fightin’ Texas
Aggies” is the way it tradition
ally goes.
Dr. Bruno J. Zwolinski believes
the “pollution of literature” can
be made useful to science through
critical analysis.
Speaking at the opening of the
University Lectures Tuesday, the
A&M chemistry professor noted
“the information explosion poses
critical problems for science.”
Dr. Zwolinski used 25 slides to
illustrate his points and to show
how the Thermodynamics Re
search Center, which he directs,
organizes and verifies data.
His lecture was entitled “A
New Breed of Scientists: Data
Epistemologists.”
“All fields of knowledge are
facing similar problems,” he said.
“Perhaps our experience,” he
continued, “which has indicated
the need for a new type of scien
tist—which I have called ‘data
epistemologist’—whose knowledge
and experience crosses both a
technical field such as chemistry
and the technology of information
design, verification, control and
management, will be of use to
others.”
He noted that science requires
enormous quantities of selective,
Esten said he started it by ac
cident. ^
“I didn’t know what to say.
“I figured everybody there was
either a lady or a gentleman so
I said that. I also figured I bet
ter welcome them.
“I knew the place was called
Kyle Field so I said that.
“I also recollected that the Ag
gies played here and that they
were referred to as the Fightin’
Texas Aggies so I threw in that,
(See Esten, page 5)
evaluated and reliable data.
“Before our efforts to organize
and verify data for chemistry,”
Dr. Zwolinski continued, “we had
good, hard information on about
5,000 substances. There is now
literature on 3,500,000 substances,
much of which contains more or
less conflicting information. The
literature must be checked, con
flicts resolved and accurate data
published in a useable and easily
retrievable form.”
Dr. Zwolinski’s public lecture
demonstrated the process and
products of the Thermodynamics
Research Center's effort, which
has resulted in publication of
more than 15,000 sheets of veri-
f i e d information disseminated
worldwide.
“The Russians have a similar
project,” he said, “but only for
inorganic substances. Ours in
cludes organic as well. Interest
ingly, we have had the coopera
tion of the Russians in this effort
for some time.”
Dr. Zwolinski has recently been
to Moscow and a Russian is one
of the technical advisers to the
center.
Texas A&M University employes
to receive delayed pay adjustments
Zwolinski foresees problems
from overflow of information
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j, ^ °ff>” Bargara Buchanan,
L ^ freshman recalled from
earlier years at Bryan High
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i iere never had been a black
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L 1 ’* Hacks and I began attend-
We got called “nigger” so
7 times.”
Being called ‘nigger’ is worse
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dog, because it is deroga-
o name P e °ple have branded
Ck”'*'h. They mean somebody
^emingly shy, Barbara
J ^ es into' a person possessing
k^ XU * 3erant anc * ar{ J en t nature
'suf a mee i'ing with her. She
a and extremely slender and
as well as being sensi-
(j ev ery gesture and ampli-
jj. Ion °f others. Becoming
By involved in all of her
speaks about being a black woman at TAMU
thoughts, Barbara manipulates
her hands and controls the pitch
of her voice and her laughter
harmoniously to express her
ideas.
After her experiences as one
of the few blacks at a predomi
nantly white school, Buchanan
has been able to adjust readily
to college life. She explained,
“When most blacks first come to
A&M, they have to become ad
justed and psyche thier minds to
become accustomed to the atmos
phere; whereas, L since the
seventh grade have been the only
black in the class. Maybe it’s just
me, but fitting in hasn’t been
hard.”
While at A&M, Buchanan has
kept mostly to herself, except for
her black friends. She continued,
“I have some white acquaintances
from high school attending A&M,
but most of them are apathetic
towards me. For example, a girl
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.
—Adv.
in one of my classes turns her
head when I look her way. Re
cently, a boy that I bumped up
against came up with the remark,
‘Don’t touch me,’—as if I wanted
to touch him anyway. These inci
dents are kind of stinky, but I
expect it from some people. After
awhile, I begin to recognize
people like this. I let them set
the pace.”
During her first semester at
A&M, Barbara has noticed more
of a barrier between black and
white students. She remarked,
“Around this campus, there are
many hard, cold blacks. They
know they are black, therefore,
they have to try extra hard to
break the color. All they want to
do is strive and strive, so they
can be something. Me? I do my
best. If I have to strive to do my
best, I strive. But, if I can get
by without striving, I don’t. I’m
not the type that lets white people
get me down, because they think
they’re better.”
By paying for college courses,
Barbara has realized that com
peting at A&M, rather than in
high school, is much more of her
own choice.
“In college, you pay for what
you do and perform if you want
your money’s worth. During my
first semester, I have run into a
slightly prejudiced prof, but
that’s just part of life.”
“The idea of somebody white
telling me the way that I think
isn’t right bothers me. I had an
English prof who was there to
grade only the quality of my
paper. When I wrote about the
way I felt about something as
being black, he didn’t look at it
the same way. For instance,
something as trivial as money is
different to the black people, be
cause there is nothing much going
around for them. My prof could
not understand.”
In the area of courses at A&M,
Barbara, along with almost all
blacks, is requesting the addition
of a black studies course to the
curriculum.
“I do think that we need a
black studies course on this
campus,” Barbara emphasized.
“Even though we are black, we
don’t know that much about black
history because we have been
taught it. Most histotry is about
white people, except George W.
Carver and Booker T. Washing
ton—thank heaven for them!
Black studies really won’t be any
good unless white people take the
course too.”
Even though all blacks are com
pelled to study white history,
whites rarely notice the blacks’
contribution, she said.
“I’m sure very few whites ever
think about what black people did
coming up through history—but
I’m supposed to know who George
Washington and Abraham Lin
coln were. I’m supposed to know!
For instance, if a student had
decided to major in history at
A&M and received a degree at
the end of four years, he would
know nothing black.”
“Anther example is psychol
ogy. A student could spend great
lengths of time on the black mind.
a different kind of mind. Visual
ize a black shoe-shiner that had
been pushed and shoved around
all of his life, who finally pimped
his way into owning the shoe-
shine shop. This is the activity
of a certain kind of people with
a certain kind of mind. Just
being black makes us strive
harder. Our color is a barrier.”
Pride is becoming very impor
tant to blacks. Having risen from
real and de facto slavery, they
are very aware and very proud
of what they are.
“Most blacks pride themselves
in being black because blacks
have come from 350 years of
slavery,” Barbara said, “and
have reached and surpassed the
status of some white people. Not
many people have attempted this
and succeeded.”
Throughout recent years Bar
bara has been asked a “cute ques
tion” concerning God’s color.
“Some poeple think it’s a cute
question to ask whether or not
God is black,” she said. “The
same God made both races, I
presume—if he did make them.
He chose for us to be black and
for white people to be the color
they are. Concerning his color—
he could be a rainbow for all I
care!”
“This question is truly ignor
ant, because nobody really knows.
Even if he were white, it wouldn’t
make any difference to me. He
has bestowed blessings upon me
the same as he has all other
people—including whites.”
In a few short sentences, Bar
bara expressed the thoughts of
blacks concerning racism and
equality.
“Our problem involves two
races of people—one, very much
an underdog. This underdog has
to pull himself up to the lowest
level of the other race, just to
start competing. People can tell
you about being black, but you
really don’t know how it is until
you are one. It’s an experience
growing up black.”
Continued tomorrow