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cadet slouch by Earie l essies dislike sweetheart rule
“It’s been a great week without one, but maybe we
should get a light bulb for our room!”
Register and vote
Local, state and national politics are now entering their busy
period. It is time to get out and vote or register to vote.
In local elections students will just about have to vote by
absentee ballot. The College Station city elections are scheduled for the
middle of the Easter holidays. To vote absentee all they have to do is to
make it over to the College Station City Hall. That is not too difficult
and it means being able to excercise one of a citizens most important
rights-that of voting.
In state elections the voters have one of the most exciting of all
elections coming up and perhaps one of the most important. The stock
scandal and recent conviction of Gus Mutscher, the House Speaker, and
his cohorts has caused severe vibrations in what had once been
considered firm political bases.
Gov. Preston Smith says his private polls reveal he is the leader
in the race for governor. He adds that Ben Barnes is a close second
and lately “Sissy” Farenthold has been coming on strong.
Just how far most of the candidates will get will be determined
by the primary votes and not a whole lot of people
predict just which they will go. For state elections, it is —
of the voter, not the poll.
In national elections things do look a bit different. It seems now
that the big question is whether Nixon can be unseated by a Democrat.
Just who that Democrat is going to be is the question of the day. There
are so many in contention that it might be worth the flip of the coin to
find out. Whatever, that is sure to be a very interesting primary in
which the voter again will make the tremendous difference.
So get out and vote. And if you haven’t registered yet, get out
and register. Quick!
Editor:
Upon reading a copy of The
Battalion of Friday, March 17,
1972, it came to our attention
that “in the closing, and disor
ganized, minutes of the (Student
Senate) meeting” last Thursday
night the decision was made that
in the future the Aggie Sweet
heart will be selected from A&M
coeds only. As students of Texas
Woman’s University who are and
have been avid supporters of the
Fightin’ Texas Aggies, we wish
to express our sincere desire that
the recent Senate action will in
no way impair or terminate the
brother-sister school relationship
which has long been a traditional
part of both schools. With only
the best interests of all concerned
in mind, we would like to bring
certain points to the attention
of the Senate at this time—
A) It is difficult to understand
why a matter of such importance
to both schools was decided with
little or no discussion and with
representatives from only one
school present.
B) We can find no valid reason
why the students of Texas Wo
man’s University are no longer
eligible to compete for the honor
of serving as Aggie Sweetheart.
C) It is hard for us to perceive
why the title “Aggie Sweetheart”
which has traditionally been as
sociated with a Tessie since the
first Aggie Sweetheart was pin
ned, should suddenly be trans
ferred away from T.W.U.
In writing this letter we do not
wish to create hard feelings with
any students at Texas A&M Uni
versity. Our only concern is to
show that we want to be an active
part of Aggieland. What many
people fail to realize is that to
a Tessie an Aggie is not just a
date to a football game, a basket
ball game, a spring formal . . .
To a Tessie an Aggie is a way
of life.
Becky McCreery
Aggie Sweetheart
Gail Green
Patty Smith
Honi Wahrmund
is because the senate didn’t have
the intelligence to vote that way
in the previous years when it was
proposed.
As for having Tessie input,
well, this is the “Aggie” sweet
heart, not TWU’s. —Ed.
★ ★ ★
Editor:
First of all let me say that I
in no way am opposed to having
female students, Maggies, at Tex
as A&M University. I think that
they belong here, and, even
though A&M is still very back
ward socially, we would be still
further backward if they weren’t
here. But, as people everywhere
do, they have certain limits as to
the extent to which they may
become involved, just as the guys
here do. And our girls exceeded
their limit of activity when they
started involving themselves with
male athletics, in particular, the
Aggie baseball program. I very
strongly oppose this, as they are
as out of place here as a man
would be if he were a member of
the Kilgore Rangerettes or the
Tyler Apache Belles.
I go to all of the baseball games
when I’m not in class, and have
seen most of the ones in which
the bat girls have participated.
By no means do I go to see them
—I can wait to see clowns when
the Barnum and Bailey Circus
comes to Houston. And I’ve never
heard any worse announcers than
they are on the field intercom
system. Example: At the end of
a half inning, the girls are to
There is an old song around
here that begins with “We are
the Aggies.” Now it applies to
women as well and it is only right
Aggie Sweetheart” be
rom Aggies only.
There was no discussion because
almost everybody at the meeting
voted for the resolution. There
can be little debate with every
body in agreement, though our
senate is well known for being
able to bs for interminable
lengths of time about anything.
The only reason the sweetheart
was transferred away this year
Now leading
Muskie wins Illinois primary
CHICAGO UP) —Sen. Edmund
S. Muskie captured 59 Illinois
delegate votes for the Democratic
presidential nomination Wednes
day as the last ballots were count
ed in a contest that put some mo
mentum back into his campaign
for the White House.
The senator from Maine out
distanced Sen. George McGovern,
who wound up with 14 Illinois
delegates, after swamping Eu
gene J. McCarthy in a separate
presidential preference vote Tues
day.
Eighty-seven delegates to the
Democratic National Convention
were elected uncommitted to any
candidate. Almost all of the un
committed delegates are sure to
follow the lead of Mayor Richard
J. Daley of Chicago.
Control of that big bloc of dele
gate votes, and a convention seat
for himself, were the only things
Daley won in a primary that saw
his Cook County organization bat
tered as never before by the state
and county victories of two Demo
crats who challenged the mayor.
Muskie’s showing boosted him
back into the lead in chosen and
committed delegates to the na
tional convention that opens in
Miami Beach, Fla., July 10.
Muskie had a total of 81.5 dele-
up
14
gate votes, Alabama Gov. George
C. Wallace had the 75 he picked
in the Florida Primary March
McGovern was third with 28.5
delegate votes.
In the Illinois preferential pri
mary, with 99 per cent of the
precincts counted, Muskie had
747,887 votes, or 63 per cent, to
McCarthy’s- 438,888, or 37 per
cent.
It was a landslide margin, but
it came over a candidate who is
not a real contender in the crowd
ed Democratic White House race.
Muskie said it was a clear cut
victory in “the most accurate
weathervane state in the nation.”
AARGH!
John R. Moffitt
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I’m very unprogressive. I don’t
know how many other schools
have bat girls, but it is the opin
ion here that A&M should strive
forward so that next year we
don’t make the same mistake
twice.
Dee DeLafosse ’73
COMMENT OF A McMAHON GRADUATE
In August, 1971 I graduated from
McMahon College and immediately
accepted a position as a court re
porter. Currently I am making
115,000 per year. For a fascinating
career that really pays off, I suggest
you look into Court Reoorting by
contacting McMahon College, 2601
Main, Houston, Texas 77002.
Call coUect 713/228-0028
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give the recap, and it should go :
“For the Aggies in the bottom
of the first inning, there were no
runs, no hits, no errors, and no
men left on base,” not some gar
bled mess like “no runs, no hits,
and no outs,” as I have heard
several times. This is degrading
and should not be tolerated. I’m
sorry, but if this is progress, then
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Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.”
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