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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1973)
«J ci nuary | L .' A Texan Is Inaugurated, With Help From Aggieland W m Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby % ' mk A&M President Jack Williams and wife Tears—laughter. Humble—proud. Quiet—excite ment. These and many other emotions were probably experienced by Texas fortieth Governor, Dolph Briscoe, the past two days in Austin. An inauguration isn’t an easy thing to live through for a man in his position. Mainly, because it is the sort of thing most men are rarely elected to for more than two or three terms. But the memory of such an event will stick in the minds of all of us who were there for many years to come. The memory of eating with a record victory dinner crowd of 6,000 elbow-to-elbow Texans should bring a warm feeling at its thought, while remembering former President Lyndon Johnson combed his hair during the national anthem will bring back laughter ‘to our hearts.’ Seriously, Texans are getting a new chance at an honest government with an entirely new team of people, each member of which worked hard for his position of public trust. Summing his speech at the inaugural ceremony, Briscoe could make it possible for Texans to begin to see a clear code of ethics for public officeholders, a reform citizens are demanding. One could also expect to see stiffer budgetary controls and the law and order theme crop up while Briscoe sits at the helm of Texas government. Dolph Briscoe’s ideas will be Texans’ ideas for the next two years hopefully, the Lone Star’s citizens will not have been falsely led to a man who will not bring needed reforms. It is OUR challenge “to build a better Texas, a better way of life” for our fellow statesmen. Chief Justice Joe Greenhill, Dolph Briscoe R.V.’s against Capitol Building Photos by Mike Rice 19 )N C Singing Cadets, Bob Boone directing Gov. Allan Shivers, Price Daniel, Sr., Gov. Preston Smith Kate, 8, and Andrew Hobby, 10