Cbe Battalion
Vol. 67 No. 306 College Station, Texas Friday, October 26, 1973
Weather
FRIDAY — Partly cloudy and
warm today with a high of 85°
and a low expected 69° tonight.
Scattered showers and isolated
thundershowers this afternoon
& evening. Tomorrow for the
game—take your raincoat along,
it may not rain, but it only takes
a minute of sprinkles to ruin a
beautiful day.
He Who Is Firm In Will
Moulds The World To
Himself.
Halloween Activities Planned;
Bonfire, Traditions Explained
By WILL ANDERSON
Campus improvements and up
coming activities for resident stu
dents were discussed by the Resi
dent Hall Association Thursday
night.
T. Getterman, association pres
ident, said the Halloween Resolu
tion concerning extended visita
tion in the halls on Halloween was
passed by the administration. Vis
itation rights that evening will
not end until 1:30 a.m.
The open hours will be used for
trick-or-treating. Girls may trick-
or-treat in the boys’ dorms from
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Boys will be
allowed this privilege in the girls’
dorms from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Students wishing to participate
should put a black “X” on their
door. Trick-or-treaters should not
knock on a door which doesn’t
have an “X.”
A showing of "House of Blood”
will be sponsored by Fowler,
Keathley and Hughes Hall in
Room 100 of the Chemistry Build
ing at 9 p.m.
Complaints were discussed that
work orders for repairs in the
dorms took too long. Students
were urged to go to their resident
advisers for help instead of mak
ing work orders themselves.
Junior yell leader, Joe Hughes,
talked to the association about the
spirit line, bonfire and yell prac
tices.
The spirit line for the Baylor
game will begin forming at 12
noon Saturday. "This line is a
real show of spirit and has Coach
Bedard’s support,” said Hughes.
“I think that everyone should
make an effort to participate.”
Hughes said cutting for the
bonfire has already begun since
time will be lost on the Rice Corps
Trip.
‘Anyone can cut,” Hughes said.
"Anyone who can provide axes
and saws is encouraged to do so
if they can’t do the cutting them
selves.”
The cutting area can be reached
by going south on Highway 6
until Rock Prairie Road. Seven
miles down that road is the gate
that leads to the area.
"Resident halls are not giving
a good turnout to Monday, Tues
day and Thursday yell practices,”
Hughes said. “Announcements
should be made in the dorms and
every one should go and stand as
a group. Activities like this help
to bring the residents together
and build spirit.”
President of the Texas Resident
Hall Association, T. Mark Blake-
more, suggested A&M might host
a meeting of the TRHA this
spring.
The purpose of the meeting
would be to develop policies and
prepare programming for the up
coming semester and summer.
“Since resident halls have about
the same troubles everywhere,”
said Blakemore, “this would be a
forum for an exchange of ideas.”
Blakemore said A&M was a
leader in the TRHA along with
SMU and Stephen F. Austin Uni
versity.
Getterman relayed a message
from Barry Bowden, election
board chairman, to encourage
freshmen to run for class posi
tions in the upcoming freshmen
Senator election. The turnout has
been small and the deadline is
Monday at 5 p.m.
Candidates may register in the
Student Programs Office.
Egyptians Claim Violations,
Admit Sinai Entrapment
WAIT A MINUTE, let me outa here! A rider in the
Aggie Rodeo seems to show second thoughts about finish
ing this ride. The Rodeo continues through Sunday at 8
p. m. each night. The arena across from Kyle Field is the
scene of the cowboy action. (Photo by Jimmy Powell)
Aides to Help
Lawmakers
The Texas Student Association
has announced that 10 college
students will be selected in state
wide competition to work dur
ing the Constitutional Convention
next year.
These students will receive col
lege academic credit for the work
(from the University of Texas
which will be transferrable back
to their own colleges.
Six of the nine required hours
of study are listed as Independent
Study 659k and will include work
ing as a staffer for the Constitu
tional Convention Committee.
General Topics 321 is the other
three hour course required in the
program and will cover history
and background information de
signed specifically for these 10
interns.
Applications for TAMU stu
dents will be available at the be
ginning of November in the Polit
ical Science Department.
Applications require three fac
ulty recommendations and a
transcript. The regional selection
for the program will be Nov. 20
and the final screening by the
TSA Board of Directors will be
Dec. 1.
Alert Effects Broad
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A high Egyptian official said
Israeli tanks tried to storm Suez
city Thursday despite the Mid
dle East truce, and admitted in
effect that some Egyptian sold
iers have been cut off in the
Sinai by Israeli invasion forces.
Ashraf Ghorbal, a top adviser
to President Anwar Sadat, charg
ed that Israeli troops blocked
U. N. truce observers from get
ting to the southern front near
Suez city, turning them back
about 61 miles from Cairo.
Four Day
‘Happening’
Scheduled
Dr. Ralph Langley, nationally
known for his involvement in the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
is conducting a four day "happen
ing” beginning Sunday.
Sponsored jointly by A&M Uni
ted Methodist Church and First
Baptist Church of College Sta
tion, these services are designed
to appeal to general audiences.
The Tuesday program is espec
ially slanted toward college stu
dents and will be followed by re
freshments.
The services will be held at 11
a. m. at the Baptist Church and
7 p. m. at the Methodist Church.
That was the first Egyptian
admission of Israeli control of
the vital Cairo-to-Suez supply
route. It indirectly confirmed Is
raeli claims that the Egyptian
3rd Army—reported to include
20,000 soldiers with 200 tanks—
was stranded on the eastern
bank of the canal.
“They are in no immediate
danger of starving or dying from
thirst,” a Tel Aviv military
spokesman said of the Egyptian
troops. "But as a military force
they are finished.”
The Israeli military command
claimed both fronts were rela
tively quiet, 20 days after the
Middle East exploded in the
fourth Arab-Israeli war, and
two days after the second U. N.
cease-fire went into effect.
The Israeli command said three
teams of U. N. officers from Da
mascus reached Israeli forward
positions in Syria and began
monitoring the truce from Mt.
Hermon and other vantage
points.
But Ghorbal told newsmen in
Cairo that fighting was still go
ing on around Suez city at the
southern end of the Suez Canal
"because of Israeli cease-fire vio
lations.”
Ghoral said U. N. truce ob
servers have taken up their mon
itoring positions along the north
ern and cantral sectors of the
103-mile-long canal, indicating
the fighting there had petered
out as reported in Tel Aviv.
Ghorbal’s acknowledgment that
the force was cut off apparently
was aimed at underscoring Cai
ro’s charges of repeated Israeli
cease-fire violations and attempts
to bolster the Israeli invasion
force contrary to the in-place
truce.
"There is no reason for us to
violate the cease-fire,” counter
ed the Israeli military spokes
man. “We have them surround
ed. We have what we want.”
The first U. N. cease-fire spon
sored by the United States and
the Soviet Union began Monday,
Oct. 22, but fell apart when fight
ing erupted anew along the canal.
Editbr’s note: This is the first
part of a series by Rick Brown
examining the arguments both
for and against each of the nine
amendments to be voted on in the
special election Nov. 6.
The first amendment facing
voters in the ballot box this No
vember will read, For or Against:
“The constitutional amendment to
provide for annual regular ses
sions of the legislature; and to
provide an annual salary of $15,-
By The Associated Press
Heightened security and odd-
hour callups at Texas military
bases Thursday revealed the state
was fully involved in a nation
wide military alert.
All active military posts and
one National Guard unit, the
147th Fighter Interceptor Group
from Ellington Air Force Base,
Houston, were on alert.
Adjutant General Maj. Gen.
Thomas S, Bishop confirmed at
000 and per diem for the mem
bers of the legislature, effective
in January, 1975.”
The amendment itself is more
specific. It authorizes regular
sessions in odd-numbered years
"not to exceed 180 days,” and reg
ular sessions in even-numbered
years "not to exceed 60 days.”
The 60-day sessions must be lim
ited to consideration of fiscal
matters and any emergency mat
ters submitted by the governor,
a briefing at the governor’s office
in Austin that the Ellington unit
was the only National Guard out
fit called up in the state.
"I felt this was just an exer
cise, but it may be a little more
than that,” said Harold Wilson,
27, a Houston real estate broker
and a reserve sergeant with the
14th group. He said the alert
caused him to miss closing a real
estate transaction.
Two other reservists, Airman
and may be extended for an ad
ditional period not to exceed 30
days. The $15,000 salary referred
to is a maximum and the per diem
(per day) figure, though not list
ed on the ballot, is set at no more
then $18 for both regular and
special sessions.
Those favoring the amendment
cite the growing size and com
plexity of our state government.
Our legislators, they say, simply
can’t accomplish their duties in
Eloy Quinehes, 24, aid Airman
1-C Steve Davis, said they were
missing mid-term examinations
at the University of Houston.
"I thought this was some of
their bull,” said Airman George
Showers, 22, a mechanical engi
neer. “Usually they practice by
calling us up in the middle of
the night to make sure the names
and addresses on their list are
right.”
“This is for real and is not a
short 140-day sessions every two
years. The past indicates they
may be right; special sessions
have been called by the governor
at least once each year for 11 of
the past 12 years and interim
committee meetings are common.
Opponents argue that service in
the Texas legislature should be
viewed as an honor, not a full
time job. Texans don’t want pro
fessional politicians running our
state. Presently our legislators
drill,” said Capt. Mark A. Dull,
information officer for the Na
tional Guard group. He said
about 1,000 men were coming in.
First official word of the
statewide nature of the alert
came in a terse early-morning
statement from the provost mar
shal’s office at Ft. Hood at
Killeen:
“Please notify all military
personnel assigned to Ft. Hood
(See ALERT, Page 2)
have jobs such as lawyers, teach
ers or ranchers in addition to their
duties as legislators and there
fore directly feel the impact of
the laws they pass as private cit
izens. And, opponents of the
amendment argue, legislators
could get all the work done in
the present sessions if they would
work harder.
The second part of the amend
ment, legislators’ salaries, must
(See TEXAS, Page 2)
Amendment No. 1
Texas Legislature: More Work, Money
BEFORE EVERY HOME GAME students form a hu
man corridor from Henderson Hall to Kyle Field. Amid the
clapping and whooping the Aggie football team walks to
the stadium to get ready for the game. This week the
spirit line will form at 12:15 p. m. Saturday. Junior yell
leader Joe White has asked students to wear maroon and
white to the game. (Photo by Rodger Mallison)
Grid Mentor
Gives Approval
To Spirit Line
Forming a spirit line from
Henderson Hall to Kyle Field may
be the start of a new Aggie tra
dition.
Spirit lines were formed before
the Wichita State and Boston Col
lege games to promote extra spir
it to the team as they walk from
their dorm to the stadium.
Coach Emory Bellard says the
spirit lines were a great boost to
the team. “No question about it,”
Bellard said, “It is a tremendous
help. I appreciate everybody be
ing there.”
The spirit line for the Baylor
game will be formed between 12
and 12:15 p.m. Saturday. Every
one is encouraged to participate.
The spirit line is not just re
stricted to students. Parents and
all Aggie supporters are wel
comed to join the line. Spirit lines
will be formed before home
games.
“The majority of the spirit line
is civilian,” said Larry Hoelscher,
senior class president. “This is
mainly because the corps has to
march in.”
Everyone is encouraged to par
ticipate in the spirit lines. “As
the team passes by follow behind
them” asks Joe Hughes, junior
yell leader. “Then we will have
a five minute yell practice at the
gate of Kyle Field.”
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.”
Adv.
AGGIES CAN BE PROUD as the “Gig ’em” sign Before home games Sutherland drives the car through the
travels down the highway. The car owned by John Suther- campus playing the Aggie War Hymn, encouraging spirit,
land, a Dallas business major, is intended to build spirit.