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THURSDAY—Partly cloudy &
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The low tomorrow around 73°.
Four Things Come Not
Back: The Spoken Word,
The sped Arrow, time past,
The Neglected Opportunity.
pean H. L. Heaton
\ mad at Age 67
Senate Nixes Edwards
n
L. Heaton, A&M dean eme-
of admissions and records,
Wednesday in a local hospi-
lollowing a long illness.
ineral services for the 67-
•old native of Panola County
be held at 3 p. m. Friday at
'irst Baptist Church in Bryan,
al will be in College Station
•tery under the direction of
iway-Jones Funeral Home.
ton’s career at TAMU span-
38 years, 1934 to 1972. Dur-
this period he signed more
50,000 diplomas—over three-
ters of the total conferred
ng the institution’s 97-year-
nry.
Baton came to A&M in 1933
graduate student after eam-
a B.S. degree at Stephen F.
Austin State Teachers College in
1929. At the time Heaton entered
TAMU, he was one of only 92
students seeking advanced de
grees.
The former TAMU administra
tor was named assistant registrar
in 1934. He completed his grad
uate studies on a one-course-at-
a-time basis and received his mas
ter’s degree in 1936.
Heaton was appointed registrar
in 1941, and his title was changed
to director of admissions and reg
istrar in 1956. He became TA-
MU’s first dean of admissions
and records when the position was
created in 1969.
Dean Heaton was a member
and former officer of the Amer
ican Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions Offi
cers and member and past presi
dent of the Texas Association of
Collegiate Registrars and Admis
sions Officers.
Heaton is survived by his
daughter. Miss Kathleen Heaton,
a teacher in the Bryan Public
School System, and one son, Dr.
Charles L. Heaton, a professor
on the medical staff at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania College
of Medicine and Philadelphia Gen
eral Hospital.
He was married to the former
Miss Bessie Blanton, who died
three years ago. The TAMU As
sociation of Former Students es
tablished the H. Lloyd and Bessie
Heaton Memorial Scholarship
shortly after the death of Mrs.
Heaton.
By VICKIE ASHWILL
The Student Senate denied Chet
Edwards an appointment as
chairman of the judicial board in
its first fall meeting Wednesday
night. Edwards was defeated in
a roll call vote of 46-27, three
short of the required two-thirds
majority.
During the discussion, Edwards
reassured senators that he would
not become politically involved
with campus election if he was
given the position. Edwards also
said his other activities had never
before and would not interfere
with his job as judicial board
chairman.
The economics and philosophy
major carries a 3.7 GPR and is
presently executive vice presi
dent for the Memorial Student
Center. He is a member of many
University Committees and was
chairman of SCONA XVIII.
The senate did approve three
other appointments for the judi
cial board. These positions were
filled by Chris Kling, graduate
economics major; Russell Ham-
ley, sophomore building construc
tion major and Doug Hegi, soph
omore bio-chemistry major.
In other action, senators ap
proved a petition urging College
Station to hold a special election
concerning the method for select
ing city council members.
The two systems of concern are
the at-large system presently in
use and the use of a ward system
previously used in the area.
Ron Miori, who introduced the
bill, pointed out that the ward
system would give better repre
sentation to the various factions
of the city.
“At this time, five of the seven
city council members live within
a few blocks of each other,” said
ixon Veto Sustained
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[A.SHINGTON (^—President
on scored a tight five-vote
ory in a showdown Wednes-
in the House on a vetoed
ical services bill. It left
on unbeaten by Congress this
r in five veto fights,
he vote was 273 favoring a
override to put the bill into
over Nixon’s objections, 144
wrting the President’s rejec-
of the bill, and one member
ng “present.” This was five
s short of the required two-
ds majority.
fhile the Senate had voted 77
16 last month to override, or
more than the necessary two-
ds, the action by the House
ms the legislation is dead,
resident Nixon expressed his
isure at the House action. A
ite House statement said the
sident feels those who voted
sustain the veto “deserve the
nks of all Americans for their
ons” and for joining in his
- ibrary Book
oan Time
ow Shortened
l&M students found a new cir-
ition policy in effect at the
iversity Library with the start
fall semester classes,
he general loan or circulation
iod became two weeks instead
one month, effective Sept. 1.
rculation Librarian Mel Dodd
d the new policy makes books
materials most in demand
liable to more students,
he change was adopted by the
ary after study by a subcom-
tee of the University Library
| Sncil of several aspects of li-
ry services. TAMU students
1 faculty constitute the coun-
hrollment growth and other
tors were cited for the Uni-
sity Library’s rapid increases
naterials circulated. Book cir-
ition in 1971-72 was about
,000, with TAMU enrollment
14,775. The library circulated
,785 books in 1968-69, the first
ir of occupancy of the Univer-
Library building. Fall en-
ment that year was 13,081.
efforts of fighting inflation.
Six Democrats joined 138 Re
publicans in support of the Presi
dent, while 227 Democrats and 46
Republicans voted to override the
veto.
The bill would have authorized
$185 million for new federal aid
programs designed to develop
emergency medical service sys
tems aimed at preventing need
less deaths of heart attack and
accident victims. Nixon vetoed
it Aug. 1, saying it was too costly
and infringed on the role of state
and local governments.
Rep. Harley O. Staggers, D.-
W.Va., chairman of the House
Commerce Committee and chief
author of the vetoed bill, said the
legislation was aimed at saving
thousands of lives by providing
personnel.
fast emergency care by trained
Pianist Performs
Tuesday Evening
James Fields, concert pianist,
will perform at the University
Center Theater, Tuesday at 8 p.m.
The concert will bepresented by
the Town Hall Young Artist
Series in conjunction with the
Leventritt Foundation.
Fields made his orchestral de
but with the Los Angeles Phil
harmonic at the age of 10. Since
then, he has been asked back to
play several times including a
performance at the Hollywood
Bowl in 1963, and a return en
gagement during the 1965 season
performing under the baton of
Milton Katins.
In 1965, Fields was recipient
of the National Young Musicians
Foundations Debut Award and
has since performed several times
with their Debut Orchestra.
He has played numerous re
citals throughout the United
States and Europe and made a
trip behind the Iron Curtain in
1968 to perform the closing con
cert of the Dubrovnik Festival in
Y ugoslavia.
Currently, Fields is teaching at
Occidental College in Los Angeles
and studies at the Curtis Insti
tute in Philadelphia. He is a
student of Rudolph Serkin and
Mieczyslaw Horszowski. Fields
previously studied with Madamse
Ethel Leginska, Victor Aller and
composition under Mario Castel-
nuevo-Tedesco.
Kathlyn Russell of the Daily
Times - Advocate of Escondido,
Calif., says of Fields, “He can
be more casual in his interpre
tation of the composer’s markings
and still put his eloquent point
across.”
“His technique is both dazzling
and apparently flawless,” she
continues. “He uses the pedals
frequently and fearlessly, and
creates amazing contrasts be
tween exquisitely delineated soft
passages and crashing crescendos,
while his fingers make every note
in every run ring clear.”
TAMU students will be ad
mitted to Town Hall Young Artist
Series concerts upon presenta
tion of valid activity card and
ID at the door. Students can
purchase one date ticket for $1.
Orders for 1973-74 Town Hall
Series season reserved seat tickets
are now being accepted, either by
mail or personal delivery, at the
University Center Box Office.
All sales are final with no re
funds. There will be approxi
mately 1,000 seats available for
sale as soon as season reserved
seats for Town Hall Series. Sea
son reserved ticket prices are:
$4.50, $8, and $12.50.
Mail orders should be ad
dressed to: University Center
Box Office, P. O. Box 5718, Col
lege Station, Texas 77844, and a
self addressed, stamped envelope
enclosed for return of the tickets.
Checks should be made payable
to Texas A&M University. If you
wish to have reserved seats with
friends, please enclose all orders
in one envelope.
On the day of the performance,
tickets will be placed on sale at
the box office at the place of the
performance one hour prior to
curtain time.
Miori. “Students should also be
given a chance for better repre
sentation since they, too, contrib
ute to city sales tax.”
Barb Sears presented and re
ceived approval for a petition
asking the city to move the pre
cinct and city polling places on
campus to the University Center.
Located in G. Rollie White Col
iseum and the Cushing Library,
respectively, these polling places
have not had the patronage they
should have, according to Sears.
Sears also said it would be better
to have both polling places in one
location.
Curt Marsh introduced a by-
Randy Ross
When the going gets tough,
Aggies have long been known for
helping each other out.
With the beginning of football
season Saturday, the Campus
Chest drive, another Alpha Phi
Omega-Student Government proj
ect, will get underway.
Fifty-five gallon drums paint
ed blue and gold will be at each
of the gates of Kyle Field before
and after the game, hopefully
to be filled by the coins of gen
erous Aggies.
“The money which is collected
is placed in an account and is
available to students in emer
gencies when substantial sums of
money are needed immediately,”
said David White, Student Gov
ernment treasurer. “Sometimes
the money is granted to students
and at other times, it is lent to
them.”
laws revision to the senate to be
approved at the next meeting.
The bill officially puts into words
the established tradition in the
senate preventing a vote on a bill
until the second reading.
This by-law could be surpassed
by the approval of the executive
committee or by a majority vote
of the senate present and voting.
Marsh also presented three
constitutional amendments to the
body which “will provide more
legislative remedy so the senate
will have more power to repri
mand members of its body.”
The amendments, to be voted
on at the next meeting, would
give the senate the power to re
move senators from office who
are placed on conduct or scholas
tic probation. The third amend
ment will provide for the pun
ishment of senators for disorder
ly behavior.
Sears briefed the senators on
the costs and reasons behind re
joining the National Student Lob
by, the Texas Intercollegiate Stu
dent Association and the Texas
Student Lobby.
Sears, a member of the NSL
Board of Directors from region
II, said it would cost $275 to join
to receive assistance, a student
must apply in the Student Gov
ernment office and final approval
will be given by White.
Sports Special
Slated Friday
A special inside sports section
will appear in The Battalion Fri
day.
Complete rosters, pictures, pre
dictions and features will help get
you acquainted with the 1973 edi
tion of the Texas Aggie football
team.
Watch for it.
the lobby, the only student lobby
organized on a national basis.
She also said that this year in
dividual students could join NSL
for six dollars per person.
NSL has and is supporting is
sues such as funding for educa
tion, airline youth fare and sub
minimum wage.
TISA would cost $160 to join
and would also allow member
schools to join TSL for five dol
lars. These organizations have
Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby attacked
the “ineffectiveness” of state gov
ernment Wednesday night at the
Brazos County A&M Club meet
ing at the Zarape Restaurant.
Hobby attributed this ineffi
ciency to the lack of a powerful
executive branch in Texas. “This
is a five billion dollar a year
business without an executive
branch. A new constitution will
give the governor the power to
execute the responsibility of chief
officer of the state.”
Hobby then cited the Texas
welfare system as a target for
explaining his point. “A person
is selected by a three-man board,
you don’t elect him to allocate
your money for welfare recipients.
The governor should be held re
sponsible for this system.
He said that if Texas developed
a strong executive branch, the
state would be more responsive
to the people.
“In a recent poll, Texas ranks
with Alabama in having one of
the weakest systems.”
Hobby also introduced the con
cept of program budgeting. “We
allocate to 180 state agencies and
there are many duplications of
these. We have no way of know
ing which programs are cost pro
ductive.”
He stressed the most important
new project of government called
the Zero Base Budget. Pioneered
by Texas Instruments of Dallas,
Texas received this plan from
worked on reforming marijuana
laws, 18-year-old majority rights,
tuition equalization, students on
University Boards of Directors
and abortion law reform.
Randy Stephens and Steve
Gray were approved by the sen
ators for position on the Student
Government Radio Board of Di
rectors. Both are knowledgeable
in the radio field and have been
working with the board all sum
mer.
Governor Jimmy Carter of Geor
gia. The Zero Budget idea saved
the state $55 million.
“We’re going to save a bunch
of money,” Hobby stressed.
The Zero Budget plan was de
veloped in part by Harry Led
better of the Lt. Governor’s office
and initially presented to Hobby
by John Sharp, a former student
body president of A&M (’71).
The purpose of this new budget
is to better allocate money within
state agencies and show how each
program functions. It will meas
ure output and serve as a man
agement tool for every project.
“This will also give elected offi
cials an opportunity to give input
to the state agency, for the first
time.”
A catalogue of every program
will be kept and ranged in pri
ority according to effectiveness.
“We’re going to earn the $4,800
a year you taxpayers pay,” he
concluded.
Herb Gersbach presented Hob
by with a pipe holder and a cer
tificate of appreciation to Jose
Montemayor, owner of the Za
rape. Montemayor donated the
revenues of the meeting back into
the scholarship fund.
Ed Cooper, A&M dean of ad
missions, announced the recipient
of the 1973 Hobby Opportunity
Scholarship. Greg Beeley, a first
year vet student, was presented
with the award.
Complaints Considered
Campus Fund Seeks
Student Donations
6 Ineffectiveness 9
Charged by Hobby
Bus Changes Expected
The Texas A&M chapter of
APO has been working with the
campaign since its founding in
1962.
“Campus Chest is at least that
old and has helped many trou
bled Aggies since its beginning,”
said Walter Davis, APO.
Last year, a married student
fell from a pole during bonfire
construction and severely hurt his
back requiring extensive surgery.
Since the accident occurred a few
hours before insurance covered
student workers, he was not eli
gible for benefits.
“The Campus Chest account
helped him meet the medical ex
penses he incurred,” recalled Da
vis.
According to White, the account
currently contains $450. In order
Shuttle Bus riders should ex
pect a few changes in their
service.
The Shuttle Bus Committee
met Wednesday in an effort to
correct bus problems ranging
from routing, noise, and pollution
to financing.
Currently, 2,026 shuttle bus
passes have been issued, leaving
the program approximately
$16,000 short of the funding fig
ure, according to Dean of Men
Charles Powell, committee chair
man.
Powell also said that are con
tracted to run 80 hours a day but
they would need to run 15 hours
less each day in order to meet
the present financial situation.
“A reserve (of hours) is pres
ently being built due to a short
age in drivers,” said Powell. “The
buses have only been running
about 60 hours each day.”
In order to determine the most
efficient way to run the buses
without going in the red, the com
mittee will conduct a survey
Tuesday and Wednesday to de
termine how many students are
riding the buses and at what
hours.
“This is the first time A&M
has had more students off-
campus than on,” said Powell.
“Everyone is going to have to
support the service in order for
it to survive.”
“I think students would be
happier to ride the bus than to
spend 30 minutes looking for a
parking place,” said Roger Miller,
committee member.
In reference to the difficulties
encountered at the University of
Texas, the problem of the noise
level was introduced. It was
pointed out that the decibel level
of the buses was 88 and federal
standards are 90.
Bob McMinn, a Transportation
Enterprises, Inc. representative,
sair his company has talked with
the manufacturer about this and
is trying to solve the problem as
economically as possible.
“We try to keep the drivers as
happy and as healthy as posible,”
said McMinn. McMinn added
that the new maroon and white
buses would also have a sound
problem.
The meeting brought about the
development of a panel to hear
complaints from unsatisfied stu
dents. The panel, to be chaired
by Randy Richards, will also
make decisions on refunds.
Several bus routes were re
routed in order not to leave out
any students yet to provide a
quicker route. Students having
problems with buses or drivers
should record the bus number, the
time and the location of the inci
dent before they make a com
plaint.
The committee has asked that
students enter the front of the
bus and leave from the rear so
that passes can be checked. Night
route maps are available to stu
dents in Dean Powell's office and
in the security office.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.”
Adv.
STUDENTS WAITED up to 13 hours Wednesday for priority numbers from the Hous
ing 1 Office for today's room sign-ups. ( Photo by Steve Ueckert)