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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Friday, October 5, 1973 Listen Up CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Cold Atmosphere Disheartens Spiri WA1S One day ‘It’s called the complete football kit!” Editor: In reference to the stirring let ter from a Ms. Deborah Lacy in the 10/2 Battalion we, the under signed seniors of the Aggie Band offer these observations and con clusions. We have been playing a song, “Gig ’Em Aggies”, since 1970 and it is of a nature which parallels it closely to the War Hymn in spirit. Ms. Lacy, it has no words. We love the War Hymn, have played it one hell of a bunch of times, and firmly believe Aggies will sing it as it stands, period. In stead of complaining, why not redeem your remarks and come up with some appropriately “neu tral” lyrics for “Gig ’Em Ag gies.” You can cheat and get your friends to help. There’s even a $50 reward. You accomplish nothing by complaining but could help A&M when we need all the help we can grab. And as for why the second verse is and has been so popular, listen to that rah-rah, flag-waving, high school, freak band from the 40 acres (when you can’t run out of hearing range) and they will play a little tune with, “and it’s goodbye to A&M” as one of its punch lines in it. We’re not all that guilty. Is this idea too much for a good Aggie like you to handle, Ms. Lacy? Gary Hill ’74 Steve Kendall ’74 Daryl Gersch Willy Robson ★ ★ ★ Editor: I am one of those unfortunates who applied late for housing and who now resides in Milner Hall. This letter is not a complaint ’74 ’74 Town Hall Needs Help Griped about Town Hall lately? If you have, then you are part of an increasing number of students realizing that the bands playing here this fall aren’t the quality ones they used to be for football weekends. Town hall’s problem comes mainly from one source— the student body. By not showing up and filling up concerts now so profits can be made, students are breaking up their own dreams of having bigger name people than Dobie Grey. For instance, Elton John’s concert here was the only one of the year for him that didn’t sell out—an embarrasing feat for A&M considering he was just climbing to the top of record charts. Lost revenue on this concert and others placed the Town Hall Committee in a $7,000 deficit for the begin ning of this season. And its not getting to be merely coincidental that groups can’t play on Fridays at universities—they’re out making money in bigger cities. As one person put it, “they’re only being service-minded,” when they come to a campus anyway. Students have a bad habit of turning up noses to week day concerts when really all the good groups will come to is weekday concerts because they isn't much money in only 8,000 seats, especially when they don’t sell. We suggest that the Town Hall Committee get an opinion from students on weeknight concerts so that we can get groups when they are available and in the area. One more point in this is that groups whose homes are quite far from here won’t travel here for one concert because it’s not worth the effort to fly here. Other students have asked about representation in the Town Hall Committee, the group that meets twice a year to select groups and make recommendations to Town Hall mem bers. Ninety-five per cent of membership is in the Corps while only 10 per cent are civilian, but by choice. A group comprised of 90 per cent civilians and 10 per cent Corps was invited to join the Civilian. So, if you’ve been complaining and you didn’t take the time to join Town Hall or show up to Selection Committee meetings, quit complaining. But remember this, the success of next year’s program depends on this year’s. 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Women’s Editor Louie Holzem Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising '"'.V ^£7 V ,' T. Services. Inc, New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. Ass t. Sports Editor Ted Boriskie about where I live, since the school offered us all a chance to leave. It is a complaint about the conditions under which I live. When I elected to spend the rest of the year in this dorm, I did so realizing Milner was an obsolete building without air con ditioning, phone, and adequate electrical wiring. When I bal anced the cost of rent here against these inconveniences and elected to stay, I didn’t consider the growing problem in our bath room. Obsolescence is bearable, but filth is intolerable. The cleaning service does a fair job of the corridors and lav atory; but when 50 people are supposed to use the same shower area, this area should be the cleaning service’s primary con cern. As of Sunday the increas ing amount of mud and mold on the floor and walls is enough to sicken anyone. In addition, dur ing the winter this shower area on the second floor will be a po tential fire hazard since there is no place to hang towels, and we are forced to cover the heater with them. Since I am a newcomer, I am unaware of the proper channels through which to rectify this sit uation. If there are no proper channels between maintenance and students I hope my complaint and the complaints of others will alert administrators to our needs so that living in an obsolete dorm can return to being inconvenient rather than unhealthy. S. Helwick, Jr. ★ ★ ★ Editor: I am a transfer student from another large university and am happy to say that A&M, for the most part, has made me feel very much at home. I am impressed by the number of “Hello’s” a student receives just walking to class. But I was wondering if the friendliness just stopped with “Hello.” I am specifically talking about Krueger Hall, where I live. As I said before, everyone does say, “Hello”. But after living here for five weeks I thought people would expand on “Hello”. As it stands now, I know my suite, the suite directly across the hall and one or two other girls in this whole dorm. No one seems to put forth an effort to introduce themselves or to en- (courage introduction. It is a rather cold atmosphere. All doors are shut and it is usually very quite. It reminds me of a hotel. I would like to confess that I am guilty of not taking a first step. I admit I haven’t gone knocking on doors to throw my self at the mercy of someone’s hospitality. But nevertheless, I think we need to be aware of our neighbor’s existence. Just to know a few names would be a step in the right direction. Carol Jones ’76 ★ ★ ★ Editor: I was shocked to read about the misconduct and rudeness of the Senior Cadets toward fellow Aggies at previous football games. I cannot believe that the Corps of Cadets allows such dis graceful and shameful behavior. This type of action does not re flect A&M’s proud and credit able heritage of the Texas Aggie. Nor does it represent the mark of integrity, honor and leader ship of future United States Mil itary Officers. I would hope that the Corps would seek out those wrongdoers and demand, at the very least, letters of apology (in The Battalion) to those wronged. Those who do not live by the Soldiers Creed and the Code of the Army Officer earn first the scorn of their associates, and if the offenses are more than triv ial, they stand a fine chance of trial for conduct unbecoming a cadet, an officer and a gentle man. Darrell R. Jensen ★ ★ ★ Editor: I wish to draw attention to two statements that seriously mis represent the position of the League of Women Voters Oct. 2 issue of The Batta It was stated that (1) 1 ing candidates is only one^ of the nonpartisan Leagui’J (2) that “the League paper, The Voter’s Guide, ti sent the pro and cons candidate and endorses „ ,, „ rriu r • f Typin*. Exi them . The League is nm^inds. 822-054 san; which by definition 1 it does not support or opposl candidate Experienced 46-6561. or political pattjK Typing:. Ca does take action on selects life Bob - ernmental issues which it7g^ g u11 time ty studied and on which it’s 1 bers have reached The League does publish au tribute factual informatr help prepare citizens to informed vote. This is thi tion of the Voter’s Guide. The effectiveness of the in the community is due nonpartisan role. That is t is most important that this; ; JOBS ON S quired. Excel Perfect sum $3.00 for ini 1-8 P. O. Washington Theater Flick Has Problem understanding be corrected _d° ^ou^nec Doris M. Wit* Discount Furr quality and 1 discount price you buy. F offered if dei JJexns Ave., mforth Texas ment Commisf By JULIA JONES “The Mackintosh Man” is half bad and half good in that order. It is showing at the Campus Theater and could be worth see ing if you are a Paul Newman fan and have a lot of patience. The show has problems that al most destroy the good points. The first half is extremely slow and a bad sound track makes the plot unintelligible. One of the principle scenes in the beginning has Paul Newman badly imitat ing an Australian accent, the new French star Dominque Sandra speaking English with a heavy accent; and an Englishman mum bling. As you can imagine it is hard to catch on to the plot. We find Newman committing a crime in London for which he is caught, but thanks to the vari ous language problems it is hard to find out why he did it. Then we are treated to at least 30 min utes of life in an English jail which has little to contribute to the story. The first half is bad overall. The famous Paul New man charm is not highly visible and his fake Aussie accent is dis tracting. We find out that Newman is really a British agent on the trail of an important Soviet agent. With the help of Dominque San dra he manages to corner the bad guys. Newman’s accent turns American (although he is sup posedly British), and the action is good. There are no superboy stunts which makes the events more believable. We then are treated to a hair raising ending with heavy politi cal implications. Although the flick is likable in parts it is a shame more was not done with it. If the director had known when to cut and managed to get better performances out of his stars “man” could have been a very good movie. As it is, Paul Newman gives a half-hearted performance, which is unusual for him. need furnitun It seems to be commot ** us before for directors and film maks cheapen their films. Insta; Store Co. trying for quality they sec; have the philosophy of mah buck, cut and run, as in in Your Pocket” and “Shis Both of these flicks boas “stars” who do lukewarm and they lack original pit They seem to believe the ill’ carry a movie without a; TV & Zenith - All Mai 713 S. 1 E script or much monetary in i QPEN 7 ment for sets and good sop ing players. The other kirn like “Mackintosh”, or “Pal rett and Billy the Kid”. The and miss it. This could be from tion or a misunderstanding:: public. To avoid wasting 1 on these flicks try readinf ried reviews or going to 1 theaters more often. The; toward these half-hearted ( is bound to reverse itself: filmmakers realize that andi are not going to put up wit! 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