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m I a| s>ng the i discount! 1 '"Pressed Possessed m k >’’ he said. i"ers witli,i efeat Tet G M defeated j a dual cross j iturday f course. idual was ' who hadaf our-milei “xas Tech i :11. A&M | laces with | ioodman.Ked ynn Kitdj t four p| >, Gary Ga ■ter Kindle, ! uly Franks 5 i by MikeitJ wans of TecH I Che Battalion Vol. 67 No. 167 College Station, Texas Wednesday, October 18, 1972 845-2226 "itfW.T.l Police Role Explained By Dean ’k _ K DIAMOND DARLING FINALIST Beverly Collins helps tan Aggie baseballer select a bat at Tuesday’s workout, ’hirteen finalists are working with the team this week ind next week. Four will be selected to fill vacancies. iamond Darlings 'ina lists Selected The 13 finalists for Diamond [tarlings were chosen last week, the four open positions will be (elected at final interview next keek. The finalists are working with (he baseball team and learning luties as Diamond Darlings, said pam Schiefelbein, a member from ast year. At all games two girls are sta- lioned in the dugout. These girls [re responsible for getting bats [fter batters drop them and [eeping them straight, as well as keeping caps sorted and in place [ccording to size. Also girls are rationed at first and third bases lo chase foul balls, and one Darl ing announces the game. Between innings Diamond )arlings take damp towels and rater to the pitcher and um pires. Before out of town games, [he Darlings make spirit boxes filled with food along with fun [terns such as water pistols, etc. They also make posters for the locker rooms to inspire victories. “Diamond Darlings are main ly there to boost spirit and at tract people to the games,” said Schiefelbein. The finalists are Marilyn Ad ams, a sophomore in polical sci ence; Debbie Bowers, sophomore in pre-med; Judie Chimento, sophomore in elementary educa tion. Jan Claycomb, a freshman taking journalism; Beverly Col lins, junior in pre-med; Cynthia Frazier, freshman taking soci ology. Also Fonda Frysinger, junior in plant pathology; Johna Crohn, sophomore in physical education; Judy Macha, sophomore taking accounting; Roberta Real, fresh man in animal science; Deborah Smith, freshman floriculture ma jor; Marcia Yaws, junior in secre tarial education; and Debbie Yo- well, a freshman in animal sei- The University Police Depart ment exists primarily to give pro tection to students, university personnel and property, said Dean of Students James P. Han- nigan in a recent memo to Uni versity Police Chief O. L. Luther. "They preserve and maintain order on the campus to provide a proper atmosphere for legiti mate study, research, and student activities. They also supervise traffic and parking of vehicles.” This means that all officers on the University Police Force will be allowed to walk or inspect the Krueger-Dunn Commons area without request to do so and all other dorm lounges on campus. “Though Dean Hannigan’s memo says we may, we probably won’t,” said Luther. “We will try to follow this policy so we can’t be accused of breaking Univer sity Regulations which say we can’t go into dormitories un asked.” Luther pointed out that all reg ulations followed by the depart ment were not made by his office, but that he is working for Dean Hannigan. Hannigan helps form the policies with help from other university administrators. Hannigan issued the notice so that students would not become unduly apprehensive when they see a law officer in a dorm. He said University Police per sonnel, while acting in the capaci ty of a university employe, will not enter any dorms unless one of three situations occur. In the first, the police will en ter dorms if a request or sum mons for help comes from a resi dent advisor, a counselor or some other authorized official. If such a request does come the policeman must be accompanied by a resident advisor, head resi dent advisor, cadet unit com mander or student apartment manager. Other authorized persons would be dorm counselors, the deans of men and women, associate dean of students or any student resid ing in a housing unit. This means that most of the time students’ lives will be en tirely in the hands of the resident advisors, said Luther. “This could present problems if a student is in trouble because we will no longer go into dorms on the re quest of any student.” Luther cited a particular prob lem his depaitment faced last weekend when officers tried to remove cars from the circle in front of the Commons. “We called 13 different num bers where we were supposed to be able to reach resident advisors and found none,” said Luther. “We were only trying to clear traffic out for President Williams and the dedication ceremonies and never were able to get all the cars moved out.” Luther said the calls were made between 9:10 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. Friday evening. He also noted a problem which occurred later in the evening when an officer who had been working traffic for several hours went inside the Commons for a drink of water. A group of several students, mostly girls, then told the offi cer to get out of the Commons because “they were told he wasn’t supposed to be in there.” Dean of Men Charles Powell said Saturday after the incident that the students shouldn’t have done that because the police are allowed in the Commons. Hannigan said that if a request appears to be urgent and critical, possibly representing a threat to life if not answered immediately, the police should not delay in try ing to locate someone to accom pany him. But at the same time, he should not fail to have one of the above persons accompany him if he is readily available. Hannigan also noted that if the University Police personally wit ness any situation or happening which in their judgment presents a threat to life or property and requires prompt action, they should enter dormitories. Interrogation, investigations and conferences with students in a dorm must also be done in the presence of one of the persons named. Nixon-McGovern Bad Points To Be Debated Thursday Night Orchestra To Perform In Bryan The Cologne Chamber Orches tra, directed by Helmet Mueller- Bruhl, will perform in the Bryan ivic Auditorium Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. as part of A&M’s Artist howcase series. The orchestra was organized by Mueller-Bruhl in 1960 spe cifically to present concerts in the old Augustsburg-Bruhl Castle near Cologne. The success of the orchestra led to the establish ment of a series of 25 concerts each session within the Castle. Since then, the group has gain ed an international reputation by touring Europe, the Far East and the United States. The group plays chamber mu sic which is considered the most difficult executive form of mu sic. Each performer must take into consideration the other per formers and must mold his play ing to theirs. An A&M student ticket is $1 and an A&M student date ticket is $1.50. Admission for other stu dents is $2.50 and patrons is $3.50. Lincoln Union debaters will try to answer the critical ques tion, “Which is the Bigger Ass— Nixon or McGovern?,” Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Architecture Auditorium. Issues ranging from Eagleton to Watergate will be discussed and probably cussed by the de baters as they try to convince the audience that their candidate is the bigger ass. Admission is free. Lincoln Union will use the three-man debate style. English rules state that there are three speakers on each team; each team member cross-examines and in turn is cross-examined by an other debater and by the audi ence. The audience will decide the issue with a change of opinion vote. According to Harry Schroeder, Union president, “A vote will be taken before and after the de bate; the side which shifts the most votes wins. For instance, if the vote were 30 to 50 before and 31 to 49 after the debate, the team which received 31 wins.” The Lincoln Union Debating Society is the only English style debate society in Texas. Fashion ed along a philosophy similar to unions at Cambridge, Oxford and other top schools, the Union util izes wit, humor, and slander in its approach to the topic, avoid ing the heavy reliance on bulk facts of American debate. Drug Talk In MSC Tonight Lieutenant Howard Hill of the Bryan Police Department will give a slide presentation on drugs tonight at 8 in Room A, P C and D of the Memorial Student Cen ter. The presentation, the first of a series on Drug Abuse sponsored by the Student Y Association, will emphasize the personal dan gers and legal complications aris ing from the use of drugs. Hill will show various types of mind expanders and the af fects of these drugs on humans. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. The second presentation of the program will feature a narcotics officer from the Department of Public Safety. The law officer will talk about his actual experi ences with drugs and users Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. in Rooms 2A, B C and D of the MSC. THE TAMU SAILING CLUB showed off its new Dolphin Sailboats Tuesday at var ious campus sites. Letta Knight and James Breedlove demonstrated the art of ‘sidewalk sailing’ at the MSC to arouse interest in the club. (Photo by Gary Baldasari) Largest Fleet In Area A&M Sailing Club Growing By KARL JACKSON Staff Writer It might be hard to believe that a land-locked campus would sport the largest fleet of sailboats in the southeast region of the Inter collegiate Sailing Association, but it’s true. Commodore of the A&M Sail ing Club, James Breedlove said, “We have the largest fleet in this area and in the entire re gion.” The vessels which make up the Aggie navy are six new Dolphins, three International 420’s, an Interlake 18, an Olym pic Finn and a work boat. “No one even comes close to the nuinber of boats we have,” added Breedlove. As new Commodore of the club, Breedlove is re-organizing it to offer more services to a wider cross-section of the student body. “The club is going to expand its programs to sailing lessons and several social functions as well as field a racing team,” said Breedlove. The local club is a member of the southeast region of the Inter collegiate Sailing Association and is in competition with other uni versities and colleges from Texas to Florida. The southeast region, which in cludes such Texas teams as Rice, the University of Houston and the University of Texas, hosts several regattas across the south ern United States. The Aggie club participated in three regattas this year and (See Largest Sailboat, page 3) University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. Crider’s Unicycle — Only One Wheel, But Twice As Nice “Whipping out” to upperclass men from a unicycle isn’t normal ly the conventional thing for a freshman in the Corps to do, but Cadet Bill Crider may be trying to start a new tradition at A&M. Crider, a pre-med major from Alvin, has been riding his one wheeled wonder since his senior year in high school. “I started when a friend got me interested,” said Crider, “so I got one for Christmas and rode it around the high school.” He began learning by riding on the grass because he fell too much riding on cement. “When I started, the first two weeks were devoted to staying up,” he said. “I rode it at school through the covered sidewalks between posts spaced about 10 feet apart. After two weeks he was able to ride from post to post, gradually skipping posts as he progressed.” Crider said he totaled out his first unicycle while he was learn ing and falling. He said he only sustained minor injuries from his falls. With the current bicycle regis tration problem raging at A&M, Crider was worried about hav ing to register his one-wheeler with the university. “I first asked the secretary at the police station if I had to register and she said ‘yes’,” he said. “But an officer later said the rule book specified only bi cycles had to be registered and defined these as having two wheels and a chain. This of course excluded me.” The officer then said he didn’t have to register, but Crider did leave his social security number with the office and had the same filed to his ‘uni’. No fee was assessed. Crider says he estimates his unicycle is three times as fast as walking and about one-half as fast as a bicycle. The unfamiliar vehicle does create problems for Crider, how ever, as he does ride it to class each day. “Since it isn’t as fast as a bike it requires more maneuver ing and requires greater effort for slowing down,” said Crider. He doesn’t recommend the uni cycle to anyone who dislikes be ing looked at. “I get a lot of catcalls while riding it and many questions,” he said. “People want to know if I had to register it, what hap pened to my front wheel, if I’m in a circus and a host of other things.” Crider said many upperclass men want to ride his unicycle. He lets them because he enjoys “watching them hit the ground.” He said the first time he came to an upperclassman he didn’t know whether to pass him, stay on the cycle and ride even with him or get off.” “I decided to adjust my speed to his,” he said. “I then whipped out to him just as I would if I were on foot. Needless to say he was astonished and let me go on.” Crider is not the only A&M student who rides a unicycle. (See Crider’s, page 2)