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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Thursday, September 28, 1972
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A&M ‘Summer School At Sea’
Will Cruise Mediterranean
A&M’s “Summer School at Sea”
for 1973 spring high school grad
uates is scheduled June G-Aug. 8
with a Mediterranean itinerary
which includes visits to Spain and
Italy.
The cruise, which offers stu
dents the opportunity to earn six
hours of freshman-level college
credit, is conducted in conjunction
with the annual summer training
session for the Texas Maritime
Academy, part of TAMU’s Moody
College of Marine Sciences and
Maritime Resources.
Students have a choice of Eng
lish, American history, algebra or
analytic geometry and calculus,
noted Dr. William H. Clayton,
dean of the college and acting
TMA superintendent.
Tentative ports of call for the
15,000-ton “Texas Clipper” are
Tenerife, Canary Islands; Barce
lona, Spain; Naples, Italy; Fun
chal, Madeira Islands, and St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands. Optional
overnight tours are planned to
Madrid and Rome.
Tuition, fees, room and board
total $690 for Texas residents and
$850 for non-residents.
Inquiries and requests for ap
plications should be directed to:
Superintendent, Texas Maritime
Academy, Moody College of Ma
rine Sciences and Maritime Re
sources, P. O. Box 1675, Galves
ton, Texas 77550.
By SAM BAYS
Undoubtedly one of the most
useful but obnoxious phrases ever
conceived by the human mind is
“ . . . but the students here are
so apathetic.” When something
we would like to see happen never
quite gets off the ground, more
times than not we can safely rely
on this old faithful, hackneyed ex
cuse. And if we shake our heads
slightly while saying the magic
words with a tone of resigned
sincerity, we will surely sound
convincing enough for the casual
listener.
Of course, what we are imply
ing is that student involvement
is the unquestionable key to suc
cess, the universal panacea for
all campus problems. We see stu
dent involvement much as our
great-grandmothers saw castor
oil—a spoonful a day couldn’t
hurt us and would at least keep
everything moving.
Student apathy may indeed be
a serious and legitimate problem.
Yet the classic alternative, stu
dent involvement, has the full po
tential to be a far more destruc-
Distinguished
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Randall C. Moore, Abilene.
Plus, Coy R. Morris, Waco;
Thomas D. Newsome, Marfa;
Michael G. Pattillo, Alpine; Joe
K. Penick and Herbert M. Stew
art, Bremond; Ronald F. Peter
sen, Russell D. Phillips, Here
ford; Edward P. Rumold, Phil-
lipsburg, N. J.; David J. Russo,
Fort Bliss; Wade F. Seidel, Bren-
ham; William R. Stuewe, George
town; William A. White, Cle
burne; Richard R. Wistrand,
Colorado City, and Paul D.
Workman, Laredo.
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tive and dangerous force. The
critical issue which we all must
face is not simply whether we will
be apathetic or involved but rath
er how we shall express our in
volvement if we choose to play
an active role.
Involvement must be built up
on mature, responsible, productive
intention and action if it serves
any useful purpose. Bull-headed
antagonism and obstinate refusal
have no place in constructive, co
operative efforts to change or im
prove a disagreeable situation.
As a case in point, look at the
current ongoing bicycle hassle.
When the registration issue first
reared its ugly head on the cam
pus, legitimate questions about
fee allocation and facility devel
opment remained unanswered. In
quiries by the student leadership
solicited prompt and candid pub
lic explanations from those ad
ministrative officials responsible
for the project. When no addi
tional new questions were posed,
students and administrators alike
rightly assumed that satisfactory
answers had been given and reg
istration was rescheduled.
Yet late Sunday night while
most of us slept, a few “involved”
students braved the rains and
crept around the campus posting
signs encouraging a registration
boycott. Now surely those folks
had the right to express their
dissatisfaction, but their tactics
were appallingly inappropriate.
Ignoring the fact that student
representatives had contributed to
the registration plans and assum
ing a misinformed “us versus
them” attitude toward the admin
istration, their actions gave no
one the opportunity to discover
and respond to any still-unresolv
ed issues. Their behavior and at
titude paralleled that of a spoiled
child who refused to play, took
his ball, and went home because
he couldn’t change the rules in
the middle of the game. No prob
lems were solved. No contribution
was made.
The extent to which we shall
see ourselves involved in decision
making is directly related to the
degree to which we demonstrate
the capacity for responsible in
volvement. If we expect to have
input# in an open environment,
we must articulate our ideas and
feelings understandably. Emo
tional displays and baulking have
no real value for the responsible
administration of the university.
It would seem far better not to
play the game at all than to play
it so poorly.
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Town Hall — Young Artist Series
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Friday Night — Sept. 29, 1972
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