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Listen up
Bonfire pollution and the environment
Editor:
Air pollution from the bonfire
was visible more than 15 miles
west of Bryan on Highway 21
last Wednesday night. Does that
set some sort of new record ? This
wasn’t the tallest bonfire—may
be is was the “pollutingest” ? At
least it was the stupidest in view
of most peoples’ greater aware
ness of the meaning of envi
ronmental degradation.
We persist in driving our gas
monsters to see an abortion like
this which we pass off lightly as
being just a small amount of air
pollution that will be quickly dis
sipated into someone else’s air.
Then we are quick to add that
this is only a one night stand and
the real polluters are those heavy
industries in Houston and Birm
ingham.
Make no mistake about it, this
lunatic fringe comprising a fana-
tice 25% of the student body who
perpetrate this monstrosity on the
rest of us speak loudly in our
name, demonstrating symbolically
to the whole state of Texas where
our school stands on environmen
tal issues.
Ray Quinn ’70
Editor:
Much has been said about the
status of the woman student at
A&M. Whether referred to as
“Maggie,” “Aggie” or “coed” she’s
still a female student here.
The woman student has a lot
of things going for her—a new
dean of women, a counselor for
women, a club for university wom
en, a new dorm for next fall and
most of the privileges a male stu
dent has.
However, often the “Maggie”
does not experience all the ac
ceptance and respect that other
students have. Part of this though
is the woman’s own fault. One
thing that has disturbed me dur
ing the years I’ve been here
is the lack of fi’iendliness and
communication on the girl’s part.
This seems strange since A&M
is known for its friendliness.
Girls, most of the guys would
like to be friendlier if you’d only
give them a chance. There’s noth
ing like a smile and a “Howdy”
when meeting others on the side
walk or in the halls between
classes.
In addition, there are quite a
few programs women can get in-
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
“Mind you, I think we can come up with a system for
exams, all I’m saying is that in case all else fails that we
might experiment with studying!”
Griping
Bulletin Board
Tonight
Sophomore Class will meet in
room 241 of the Physics building
at 7:30.
A&M Sailing Club will meet
in room 105 of the Geology build
ing at 7:30.
Port Arthur Hometown Club
will meet in the Military Science
building at 7:30.
Thursday
Student Senate will meet in the
volved in: the Student Y Associ
ation, MSC Committees, academic
and social clubs, political groups
and programs with the dorms (as
Ramp 10) to name a few.
True, not all coeds are unfriend
ly. Many are very friendly and
active on campus. I am speaking
of the girls who continually study
their shoe-tops.
So, come on “Maggies,” let’s
continue that great Aggie tradi
tion—friendliness 1
Carole L. Key ’72
★ ★ ★
Editor:
I read the article, titled “Pois
oning: Predator Cure-all”, in the
November 17 issue of the BatT
with interest and a tinge of anger.
I do not know what Mr. Hayes
background is. Therefore, I do'
not know how he is qualified to 1
Issues of Batt
being sought
by Archivist
One of the more interesting insights into A&M student and former
student thought presented itself recently with the firing of Head
Football Coach Gene Stallings.
Before Thanksgiving it was hard to find someone who wanted
Gene Stallings to remain as Head Coach. Now, after he has been fired, it
is hard to find someone who doesn’t want him back. With the
exception of our Board of Directors, that is.
It could be that suddenly everybody has changed their mind
about Stallings. Or perhaps they feel that all the trouble it is going to
cause just isn’t worth it. We doubt both of these.
If anything, it is that students and old Ags have to find something
to gripe about. Anything at all will do—the food, long-hairs, CTs, Batt
editors and Gene Stallings.
In a way it is understandable why they gripe. For the students
there is nothing else to do, except study, and that is no alternative. The
former students, on the other hand, must put up with teasips—and that
is never an alternative.
Because of all this, we are forced to draw the conclusion that an
Aggie is happy only when he is griping, definitely an odd state of affairs
because all he ever seems to do is gripe.
We wonder at what the results would be if they put some of the
energy expended by griping to different uses—like trying to change
what they are griping about.
Library Conference room at 7:30.
Eagle Pass Hometown Club
will meet in room 2B of the Me
morial Student Center at 7:30.
Group picture will be made.
San Angelo-West Texas Area
HTC will meet in room 3B of the
Memorial Student Center at 7:30.
Model Airplane Club will meet
in room 146 of the Physics build
ing at 8.
University Archivist Charles R.
Schultz is looking for the follow
ing issues of The Battalion in
hopes of composing a bound vol
ume of them. Anyone who has
copies listed is urged to contact
Schultz at 845-1951.
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EDITOR HAYDEN WHITSETT
Managing Editor Doug Dilley
News Editor Sue Davis
Sports Editor John Curylo
Assistant Sports Editor Bill Henry
mmmmm
write on this subject. I realize
that I am a bit prejudiced toward
wool growers’ and lamb produc
ers’ since I live in the Edward’s
Plateau Region of Texas, (the
largest sheep producing area) and
have worked sheep most of my
life. Possibly seeing the warm,
bloody carcass of a lamb killed
by a coyote or dog would change
the mind of Mr. Hayes in favor
of poisoning predators, especially
if he owned the lamb.
Mr. Hayes states that the cat
tlemen are not as fanatical about
predator killing as the sheepman.
This is true. There is very little
problem with coyotes killing
calves. But, Mr. Hayes, there is
quite a bit of difference between
a 200 lb. calf and a 30 lb. lamb.
The young lamb is very vulner
able to attack because of his
size. The newborn lamb is not
much bigger than a full grown
jackrabbit and he can’t run as
fast as an ordinary human., Since
the wool-growers’ are the ones
who suffer the greatest losses by
livestock predators, they natural
ly should be the principal recip
ients of predator control pro
grams.
Supposedly, wild predators will
eat small game before they will
attack lambs; I say supposedly
because I don’t see the difference
it would make to a coyote whether
he ate rabbit or mutton. If this
is true; therefore, the predator
must turn to some other form of
nutriment during periods of low
rabit population. This last year
the drought caused a sharp de
crease in the rabbit population.
The number of lambs killed by
predators also increased markedly
during this period. There seems
to be a correlation.
Mr. Hayes stated that only
1.68% of the total sheep popula
tion on public land was killed
by predators in 1970. This could
be true, but consider that while
one large portion of the range
might suffer no losses certain
other regions may be suffering
50 and 60% losses. For instance
a rancher in the San Angelo, Tex
as area suffered less than 1% of
their lamb loss due to predators.
On the other hand a rancher in
the Alpine-Ft. Stockton area lost
40-50% of his lamb crop due to
predators.
One type of predators which
Mr. Hayes did not mention is the
dog. I would say that I am a dog
lover but dogs are one of the
greatest menances to sheep. Dogs
will rove in packs and unlike
coyotes and other natural preda
tors they kill for pleasure and
not for food. Many times these
dogs will mangle sheep leaving
them to die. The ranchers’ only
recourse is poison which shows no
favor to any predator; therefore,
many natural enemies are killed
because of the unnatural enemies,
the dogs.
John I*. McMinn
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