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College Station, Texas Wednesday, October 18, 1972
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Police Role Explained By Dean
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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)