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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is not intended to be
representative of the A&M student body. Colleges and
students were selected at random by The Battalion to ans
wer a short questionnaire compiled by the staff.
By VICKIE ASHWILL
Staff Writer
Ninety-two per cent of 25 randomly picked A&M stu
dents responded their student senator had never gotten
in contact with them concerning student issues in a brief
questionnaire conducted by The Battalion.
Eighty-four per cent did not know who their senator
was. At the same time, 28 per cent of these same students
felt their senator did represent their views even though they
did not know their senator or had never been contacted by
him.
The other 72 per cent of the students either said they
did not know if their senator represented their views or
they definitely knew he did not represent them.
“The Senate is not representative of the school and is
ineffective,” said Gene Reynolds, sophomore.
“It’s like Texas Tech and SMU,” said junior Gary Fam-
bro. “They don’t do a lot, but they do something.”
“The Senate is a good deal if you know what is going
on,” said Sophomore Oron Bisset. “The senator should talk
to the students, see what they want and tell them what is
happening.”
“Maybe I don’t know both of my senators, but I feel
I elected him to represent me,” said Doug Hansford, junior.
“If I have the man I voted for in office, then I do have a
voice at the meeting, do I not?”
“The Student Senate is a necessary voice in that it
represents student opinion and that it carries some weight
in representing said opinion to the administration,” con
tinued Hansford.
The students were also asked if they felt the Senate
should use a referendum more often on student issues. Nine
ty-two per cent of those interviewed said yes.
Issues suggested by these students to be put on a ref
erendum vote included yell leader policies, optional laundry,
bonfire policy, civilians and coeds in the band, bike registra
tion, dorm hours, off-campus policy and the parking situa
tion.
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Guitarist John Denver
Guitarist-Singer Denver To Perforin Here
John Denver, one of the hottest
irtists on the college concert cir-
tnit, will appear as a TAMU spe-
attraction Nov. 21 in G. Rol-
ie White at 8 p.m.
Denver made his debut with the
album “Rhymes and Reasons” in
which contained a number
of his own songs including “Leav-
ng on a Jet Plane.”
For nearly four years before
this, he was a member of the
Mitchell Trio filling the spot
Chad Mitchell had vacated.
His second Victor album, “Take
Me to Tomorrow” was released in
1970 and his third album “Whose
Garden Was This?” was released
in 1971.
Denver describes his own con
cert performances as his first two
albums played in order. The first
laundry Rep Clarifies
Substitution Allowances
A number of questions have
been presented to the Laundry
Committee recently regarding
substitutions in the regular week-
allowance, noted John Nash,
Student Senate Representative on
the committee.
To clarify some of the ques
tions, Nash explained that male
students are allowed one 35-piece
bundle each week as listed on the
laundry ticket. In lieu of the 35-
piece bundle, a student may write
$1.47 in bold letters over the 35-
pieee bundle description, and send
any combination totalling $1.47.
Items in excess of $1.47 will be
charged at the rate listed on the
ticket. Any item submitted that
is not listed on the ticket will be
charged at commercial rates.
Nash noted that certain items
may be substituted in the 35-piece
bundle. A Class D Corps uniform
may be substituted for one pair
University National Bank
"On the side of Texas A&M.”
—Adv.
of pants. Karate gis are normally
considered a gym suit and laun
dered as two three-cent items. If
starch and press of the gi is de
sired, the pants may be substi
tuted for one pair of pants and
the jacket may be substituted for
one jacket or three shirts, Nash
said.
In lieu of the five shirts listed
on the ticket, a student may send
two shirts and one jacket or no
shirts and two jackets. Jackets
may be fatigue, clinic waiter or
karate.
Cut-offs will be considered gym
suits and laundered as a three-
cent item unless otherwise desig
nated. Students may indicate on
the ticket their choice of medium,
heavy or no starch and press or
no press, Nash added.
The same substitutions apply
for female students. Their week
ly allowance is 21 pieces and they
may send any pieces they desire
in lieu of the x-egular bundle by
writing $.88 in bold letters at the
bottom of the ticket.
album consists of material which
is light and airy, making up the
initial “get acquainted” portion of
the show.
The second record, in which the
songs are heavier and definite
statements are made, is the post
intermission section of his con
cert.
‘Cash Box’ (July 10, 1971) de
scribes Denver as “a fellow, a
friend; and untainted, down-home
character. Candid, crisp speech;
a light sense of humor; plain ex
pressions; a blonde, cleanness;
perfect smile; and a bell-clear
tenor voice all rolled into one are
just too good to be true. But
there he is. And, that he is. And
so he is.”
The strongest indication of Den
ver’s possibilities in show busi
ness, particularly in T.V., came
when he hosted his own three-
hour variety show entitled “The
Midnight Special” on Aug. 19
from 1-2:30 a.m.
The politically oriented show
managed to gain a rating of 5.7
—high beyond NBC’s expecta
tions. Denver also recently com
pleted a successful 45 minute spe
cial for the BBC.
Referring to his work as a per
former, Denver says, “I don’t
want to entertain people, I want
to touch them.”
“In short, Denver is the most
nearly perfect personality, writer
and singer that has graced the
stage,” said ‘Cash Box.’
General admission for an A&M
student and date is $2 and all
other student tickets are $2.50.
Patrons are $3 and reserve seats
are $3.50.
By VICKIE ASHWILL
Staff Writer
Three plans concerning bicycle
registration introduced at the
Nov. 2 A&M Student Senate
meeting have been changed due
to the fact the current debt has
been raised.
Layne Kruse, student govern
ment president, and Steve Wake
field, chairman of the student
services committee, caused a stir
among the senators when they in
troduced the current debt as $33,-
000 for the purchase and future
installation of 1,500 bike spaces
throughout the campus.
Due to the purchase of 1,500
bike spaces at approximately
$9,000, the fabrication of 475
spaces here at approximately $5,-
700 and the installation costs for
the 1,500 spaces at $22,100, the
debt figure has changed to $.36,-
800.
This new debt figure will also
change the loan period from five
to six years.
Another change appearing in
the three plans is the number of
spaces now available. This figure
has been changed from 475 to
895 spaces.
“You must remember that the
entire registration fee (except for
the 40 cents for registration
costs) will go to pay for bicycle
racks. So obviously, if you prefer
a lower fee, you must accept the
responsibility of not providing the
necessary parking spaces for the
bicycle population,” said Wake
field in a letter to senators.
“Plan A ($3 fee) does not pro
vide enough spaces for every bi
cyclist to park, but it comes much
closer than Plan B or C. It is
probable that more racks can be
purchased at a later date to pro
vide for an increased population,”
continued the letter.
Plan A is to continue the cur
rent fee of $3 which annually gen
erates $6,500. This plan will pro
vide 1,500 spaces plus the 895
spaces already on campus total
ing 2,395.
Plan B and C offer the option
to sell racks already purchased to
another school at a slight loss to
the school.
Plan B’s proposed fee is $2
which will provide 1,091 new
spaces while plan C’s proposed
fee is $1.50 which only provides
750 new spaces.
“An endorsement of Plan B or
C will say that the Student Sen
ate prefers a change in policy,
that policy being an attempt to
provide a space for every bicycle
that comes on campus during the
day and a space for each bicycle
(See Bike, page 2)
‘Blue Book’ Omission Used
A paragraph inadvertently
omitted from the 1972-73 Univer
sity Regulations might have been
instrumental in a decision made
last month to allow a transfer
student to hold a student office.
The paragraph, which states
that a transfer student is ineligi
ble for student office until com
pletion of one year at A&M, was
one of seven omitted paragraphs
released by Dean of Students
James P. Hannigan last week.
The rule would have affected
Sandy Aboud, a new transfer stu
dent declared eligible and quali
fied for her position in the Stu
dent Senate by the Judicial Com
mittee of the Student Govern
ment.
The paragraph reads: “Para
graph 24(1) of University Regu
lations states, ‘Only the record
made in course work for which
the student was registered in this
institution shall be used in deter
mining his grade point ratio.’
“This regulation shall apply in
determining eligibility of students
filing for any elected position.
A transfer student must attend
Texas A&M University as a full
time student for either one long
semester or two summer terms
before he becomes eligible to file
for an elected student office.”
Fred Campbell, chairman of the
Student Senate Rules and Regu
lations Committee, said in con
currence with Dean Hahnigan
that the rule is “technically a
part of the blue book, but it is
being ignored.”
“We set a precedent that it is
not the intent of the Student Sen
ate to disallow transfer students
as senators.” Other paragraphs
omitted are:
Election regulations on student
representatives on the Memorial
Student Council which sets grade
point ratio requirements, candi
date classifications and candidate
filing procedures;
Election regulations on yell
leaders which provided for a Yell
Leader Committee and set grade
point ratio standards, candidate
classifications and head yell lead
er designation procedures;
Election regulations on class
officers which determined the of
fices to be filled and set grade
point ratio standards and candi
date classifications;
A paragraph stating that a stu
dent on any type of probation is
ineligible to hold office;
A paragraph determining the
grade point ratio interpretation;
and
The official definition of the
term “grade point ratio.”
Lack Of Strategy, Planning Spell South’s Doom, Says Monroe
Poor planning, some inappro
priate appointments and a general
lack of strategy doomed the South
before the first shot was fired in
the Civil War.
Such was the assessment Tues
day night by Dr. Haskell M. Mon
roe in a University Lecture at
A&M. Monroe, who was selected
TAMU’s 1972-73 University Lec
turer by the University Lectures
Committee, is assistant vice presi
dent for academic affairs and pro
fessor of history.
Speaking on “The Birth of the
Confederate States of America,”
Dr. Monrie reviewed and analyzed
events from November 1860 to
May 1861 — from the election of
Lincoln to the Confederate gov
ernment’s move from Montgom
ery to Richmond.
Dr. Monroe implied that the
South’s best planning centered on
secession activities — making
withdrawal from the Union ap
pear spontaneous on the part of
each state rather than being care
fully coordinated.
“Although the primary actors
in these episodes attempted to
stress the spontaneity of each
state’s action,” observed the pro
fessor who has specialized in
Southern history, “this movement
was, in fact, unusually well co
ordinated by a series of agents
exchanged by the Cotton States,
while other emissaries went to
the other eight Slave States to
describe the success of disunion
discreetly.”
While casting no adverse re
flection on the selection of Jeffer
son Davis as Confederate presi
dent, Dr. Monroe questioned the
wisdom of some of Davis’ cabinet
appointment.
He questioned in particular the
choice of LeRoy Pope Walker as
secretary of war. Walker was se
lected after fellow Alabamian C.
C. Clay declined the position.
“With little administrative ex
perience and no attention to de
tail, Walker hardly seemed the
man to create a war machine
quickly,” Monroe pointed out.
Davis, however, was pleased
with his choices, if for no other
reason than that none had re
ceived a post as a political favor,
Dr. Monroe recounted. Davis even
admitted he had never met two
of the men prior to his selection
of them.
The Confederates’ worst mis
take was to overestimate the
South’s strength and resources
and underestimate that of the
North.
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“Only a scattered few worried
about the disparity of North and
South in numbers, industrial
strength, diplomatic recognition,
navy, financial capability, raw
materials to support a wartime
economy and the immeasurable
ingredient of time which always
seems to loom over an outnum
bered nation in a protracted con
flict,” Dr. Monroe recalled.
The South could only see a
quick and glorious victory, he
concluded.
Beware! The Radar Man Will Get Ya If You Don’t Watch Out
I Mod.
THE MACHINE WON’T LIE was indicated Tuesday
near the Zachry Engineering Center as University Police
Officers put in practice with A&M’s student-requested
portable radar system. The unit can be operated by auto
cigarette lighter or battery pack.
Thanks to a gentle push from
the A&M Student Senate several
weeks ago, the University Police
will now be able to regulate traf
fic on campus through the use of
a portable radar unit.
University Police Chief O. L.
Luther received the $1,000 unit
Monday after the Senate had
passed a measure requesting the
university provide funds to aid
the police in controlling auto
speeds in heavily-trafficked areas.
‘Speedgun,’ as the unit is call
ed, is a “personal speed deter
rent system designed to be is
sued at all levels to individual
officers and become a part of
their everyday accountable equip
ment,” said Luther.
The unit gets its power by
plugging it into a cigarette light
er or into a portable battery unit
which may be strapped to the
user’s belt.
The everyday driver who mo
mentarily accelerates to or drives
at extreme speeds in dangerous
locations and who is next to im
possible to apprehend and con
vict in a set up situation can
now be detected and convicted.
“We can’t just arbitrarily issue
tickets for persons who look like
their speeding,” said Luther.
“Officers must be able to show
proof of the alleged speed to driv
ers and the permissible speed as
posted on signs.”
Luther said that up until now,
it was impossible to legally issue
speeding tickets.
The Battalion went with Lt.
Walter O. Walker and officer El
mer Schneider Tuesday afternoon
for a test demonstration of the
unit held near the Zachry Engi
neering Center.
During a three minute interval
around 1:45 p.m., 23 automobiles
traveling both directions passed
the checkpoint and 10 of these
were found to be speeding signi
ficantly over the posted 20 mile-
per-hour pace.
Of these vehicles, one was part
of the university's shuttle bus
system. Maximum speed recorded
on the unit at the time was 39
miles-per-hour.
No tickets were issued during
the demonstration.
Luther said that he will begin
issuing warning tickets Thursday
(See Radar LTnit, page 2)
“YOU JUST SQUEEZE the trigger,” said University Police officer Elmer Schneider
to A&M student Harry Chase Tuesday afternoon. Schneider was working with A&M’s
x'ecently acquired portable radar unit which can lock on to motorists’ speed.