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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Friday, November 3, 1972 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Eark Free Movie Is Slated Sunday Tonio Kroeger, the second Con temporary Arts Committee Film Series, will be shown Sunday at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom. The German film was made in 1964 and is based on one of the best known stories by Thomas Mann, dealing with the problems of the artist as a creative out sider, and his relationship to life and the average people. Kroeger is torn between the heritage from his North German father and his Itailan mother. After an unhappy youth, he goes to the south and becomes a writ er without being able to solve his problems and fearing that his art might ibecome sterile. The film stars Jean-Claude Brialy, Nadia Tiller, Werner Hinz and Rudolf Forster. Admission is free. For more information, call Scott Smith at 822-0300. Senate Fails To Act On Yell Leader Changes (Continued from page 1) caused some stir among th$ sena tors. All three plans were made to cover registration costs on 2,500 estimated amount of bikes. Plan A is to cover the current debt of $33,000.00 for the purchase and future installation of 1,500 bike racks throughout the campus. This would be the use of the cur rent $3 fee which annually gen erate $6,500.00 in revenue in five years. Plan B and Plan C offer the option to sell racks already pur chased to another school at a slight loss to the university. Plan B’s proposed fee is $2 which will provide 909 new rack spaces while plan C’s proposed fee is $1.50 which only provides 625 new spaces. All of the above figures were based on $22 cost per bike space and an average 2,500 bikes on campus. “It may be that I am naive, but I cannot see $484 per bicycle rack in labor and construction costs," said Rochelle Lindsey (at- large, univ. aparts.). Listen Up— Phone Company Policies Hit Editor: I am 23-years old, single, and living off-campus. During my six years as a student at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, I have had telephone serv ice registered in my name, while living in a dormitory. I have never failed to pay a telephone bill whether in my name or my part of another person’s bill. Now, I have been told by a service representative that I can not use dormitory telephone serv ice to establish credit with Gen eral Telephone Company of the Southwest. Without credit I can not get local service; but without local service I cannot establish credit. The service representative said that General Telephone Com pany of the Southwest does not accept credit references from any company other than General Tel ephone. I was told that I cannot obtain telephone service unless I, as well as each of my two roommates, pay a $50.00 deposit, for a total of $150.00. I have discovered that married students and residents other than students are not re quired to pay a deposit for each person using the telephone. The alternative was a contract agreement, signed by anyone who would agree to accept responsi bility for unpaid telephone bills. Why would the co-signing party be given credit when I am not? My questions have not been answered. I have been told repeat edly, with no explanation, that “this is our policy.” I cannot jus tify the discrepancies in policies which discriminate against un married student population in this community. The company provides a necessary service, yet policies leave me at the mercy of “the only phone company in town.” To establish credit with General Telephone Company of the South west, it should be sufficient to supply adequate credit references, pay a reasonable deposit, or pro vide proof of willingness and ability to pay any charges in curred. The students in this com munity should be allowed to es tablish credit without paying ex orbitant deposits or charging lia bility upon another party. I feel I am writing on behalf of the majority of students at my University in asking for a change in policies. W. Gordon Smyth ★ ★ ★ Editor: As election day approaches, most of us have determined the party with which we intend to align our support with our votes on November 7. It is our sincere hope that each student when he goes to the polls will cast his vote for the candidate on a basis of merit and not because he is merely a “Republican” or a “Dem ocrat.” One man who deserves this se rious consideration is once again up for re-election. He has served our district in Congress for the past 26 years and has been a dear friend to Texas A&M even longer. As fourth-ranking Democrat in Congress, and as Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Congressman Olin E. Teague has established an impressive record of legislative service to his coun try and Texas. Honored by the Association of Former Students in 1966 with its Distinguished Alumni Award, he has supported Texas A&M with his time and efforts to an extent that few of us can realize. The importance of Mr. Teague’s re- election cannot be over-empha sized, because his record demon strates that he truly represents all of his constituents. We urge everyone to go to the polls on November 7 and support ‘Tiger’ Teague with your vote. He deserves no less. Phillip Smith Vice Chairman, SCONA 18 Chet Edwards Chairman, SCONA 18 Mike Lindsey ’73 Chairman, Political Forum Cbt Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax- supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and community newspaper. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc, New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association The Associated Collegiate Press LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor must be typed, double-spaced, and no more than 300 words in length. They must be signed, although the writer’s name will be withheld by arrangement with the editor. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 6% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim Lindsey, chairman ; Dr. Tom Adair, Dr. R. A. Albanese, Dr. H. E. Hierth, W. C. Harrison, J. W. Griffith, L. E. Kruse and B. B. Sears The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatchs credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. EDITOR MIKE RICE Managing Editor Larry Marshall News Editor Rod Speer Women’s Editor Janet Landers Sports Editor Bill Henry | Assistant Sports Editor Kevin Coffey GIG’EM AGGIES G I G E M G I G E M POT - TOPS Handcarved Mahogany Great New Gift Idea! Two Sizes Regular or Elongated $14.95 Hanover Building Materials 1512 Pinfeather 823-0096 “Another traffic panel commit tee suggestion was to create areas to be blacktopped off only for bikes instead of racks,” said Craig Brown (Henderson - Fowl er). “This method would cut down on costs extremely.” The Senate is to vote on one of the plans at its next meeting. This suggestion will then be giv en to the administration. The meeting concluded with Kruse’s appointment of Virginia Leahy as chairman of the boar<f for the Day Care Center. Leahy’s major is elementary education with a certificate in kindergarten. Kruse also appointed Day Care Center Board members to be vot ed on at the next Senate meeting as follows: Faculty members are Dr. Walter Stennings, education curriculum and instruction and educational psychology; Dr. Ben Crouch, sociology and psycholo gy; and Dr. Sara Smith, educa tion psychology. Community members include Hubert Beck, pastor of the Lu theran Student Center and Joe Sawyer, president of the Univer sity National Bank. Student members are Gary Drake (off- campus, grad.) and Randy Ross, vice president of the student gov ernment. One more community member is to be appointed. JAY’S SABER INN Package Store Come by and let us show you our selection of fine liquors and wines. Weekend specials every Friday and Saturday, We appreciate your business. Open: Student Discount 10:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. Monday Thru Saturday eg 701 Texas Ave. at Saber Inn 846-7755 Aggieland Flower & Gift Shop 209 University Dr. 846-5825 AGGIELAND BACKING THE AGGIES ALL THE WAY! asam spiegi franklin j. SCHAFFNER PRODUCTION Ni AH AHORIZOr ScrtrtH*! bawl BEAT ARKANSAS TAMU Football Mum Corsages Special Design and Special Ideas For That Special Girl. TODAY — Soviet Union TWO WEEK THEATRE TOUR 8 Theatre Performances Leningrad R “BAP BILL J. COOLEY County Commissioner, Precinct One VOTE! November 7th For Good Government and Honest Representation VOTE! November 7th For BILL J. COOLEY County Commissioner, Precinct One BILL J. COOLEY Is experienced & Qualified in the affairs of municipal government BILL J. COOLEY Will assume full-time responsibility as County Commissioner BILL J. COOLEY Wants 1. A periodic independent audit of county funds (funds never audited in past) 2. Re-apportionment of county precincts (precinct one contains over one-third of registered voters, over one-third of the population, more square miles and more county roads than any other precinct in Brazos County) County operated sanitary land-fills to help fight litter A community college To stop flood plain development Evening commissioners court meetings to allow public participation 3. 4. 5. 6. BILL J. COOLEY Needs your vote on November 7th. Absentee voting now thru Nov. 3rd, at the County Clerk’s office, County Courthouse. Pd. Pol. Adv.