Dorm
Dedicated to Twelfth
Man ‘Par Excellence’
TAMU’s new athletic dormitory
was formally dedicated Saturday
in honor of Wofford Cain of Dal
las, who was described as the
“living illustration par excellence
of the Aggie Spirit and the
Twelfth Man.”
The description was made by
TAMU President Jack K. Wil
liams, who also cited the 1913
graduate as an “alumnus who is
dedicated wholeheartedly to mak
ing his university ever stronger
and more vigorous.”
“While we are proud of this dor
mitory, we know that successful
and effective athletics—like suc
cessful and effective education—
are not the products of imposing
physical plants, but rather of ded
icated and selfless people,” Dr.
Williams added. “Certainly this
dormitory complex will carry the
name of a dedicated and selfless
giant among men.”
"A&M afforded me the oppor
tunities I have had in life,” Cain
said in response. “I have only tried
to help A&M, in turn, help oth-
ers.
“It is a great honor and priv
ilege to have this fine dormitory
facility named in my honor,” he
added.
The ceremonies were held in the
cafeteria area of the three-build
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ing complex, Wofford Cain Hall,
which will accommodate 200 stu
dent-athletes when completed ear
ly next year.
Cain was honored a second time
Saturday with the unveiling of a
plaque in the University Library.
The board chairman of Aztec Oil
and Gas Co. and Southern Union
Gas Co. served six years on
TAMU’s board of directors and re
ceived the school’s Distinguished
Alumni Award in 1964.
He and his wife have sponsored
more than 100 scholarships and
provided financial support for sev
eral university construction pro
jects, including the athletic dormi
tory and library.
The ceremonies honoring Cain
were held in conjunction with
“Expanding Health Care” activ
ities as part of the university’s
fall series of football weekend
programs with an overall theme of
“Texas A&M Serves the People.”
An exhibit depicting TAMU’S
medically related programs was
on display in the Krueger-Dunn
Commons and viewed by special
guests from several institutions
with various health interests.
Guests included 01 iver Meadows,
executive director of the U. S.
House of Representatives’ Vete
rans Affairs Committee and rep
resentatives of Baylor College of
Medicine and the Texas Veter
inary Medical Association.
Numerous campus visitors also
toured the new University Health
Center which was placed in opera
tion earlier this month to serve
the medical needs of the TAMU
student body.
Dr. Williams shared the podium
at the building dedication with
Joe Arciniega, co-captain of the
Texas A&M basketball team;
Clyde H. Wells, president of the
Texas A&M University System
Board of Directors, Dr. C. H. Sam
son, head of the Civil Engineering
Department and chairman of the
Athletic Council.
“We are very appreciative of
this new dormitory complex and
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ATHLETIC DORM DEDICATED—(From left) Texas A&M University President Jack
K. Williams, TAMU System Board of Directors President Clyde H. Wells, and Mr. and Mrs.
Wofford Cain inspect the dedication plaque at the new Wofford Cain Hall currently under
construction at TAMU.
realize the time, expense and work
that has gone into the planning
and construction of Wofford Cain
Hall,” Arciniega said. “On behalf
of all the student-athletes, I wish
to thank Mr. Wofford Cain, the
Board of Directors and President
Williams for making this a real
ity.”
“In the past few years, the stu
dent-athletes at A&M have be
come more united with the goal
of producing conference champ
ionships in all sports,” he contin
ued. “We believe this new dormi
tory will become a tremendous as
set to this unity because for the
first time in many years, full-
scholarship athletes of all sports
will live under one roof.”
Wells formally presented the
dormitory facility to the univer
sity “as part of the board’s over
all program to make available the
best possible facilities for all seg
ments of this institution.” He de
scribed the complex as “second to
none” and one “which will give
upcoming student-athletes still
another excellent reason for se
lecting Texas A&M—and will
serve all our athletes, present and
future, by providing for all their
special needs under one roof, so
to speak.”
In accepting the building on be
half of the university, Dr. Sam
son said the facility represents
a major step forward in attain
ing the lofty intercollegiate ath
letic goals established by the TA
MU board of directors in 1968.
Citing the study and tutorial
areas of the building, Dr. Samson
pointed out that the hall “has
been designed not only to contri
bute toward athletic excellence,
but also to encourage our student-
athletes to attain academic excel
lence.”
“There are some in the circles
of higher education who consider
that a successful athletic program
detracts from the academic ac
tivities of a university,” he ob
served. “I must say that I dis
agree strongly with that view. It
is my opinion that a good athle
tic program and a good academic
program can complement each
other—and I know that this opin
ion is shared by many among our
students, staff, administrators,
former students and other sup
porters.”
“Certainly at Texas A&M,” Dr.
Samson concluded, “we have a set
of circumstances that is conducive
to achieving both high academic
and athletic goals.”
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Vol. 67 No. 307 College Station, Texas Tuesday, October 30, 1973
Weather
TUESDAY — Increasing cloudi
ness expected today, tonight,
and Wednesday with scattered
showers in the forcast for our
area through Wednesday eve
ning. The high today is expect
ed to be in the mid 80’s with to
night’s low in the lower 60’s.
HENRY MANCINI held the TAMU audience spellbound
Friday night with sounds ranging from the very soft “Love
Theme from Romeo and Juliet” to the brassy “Stripper.”
Aside from his renowned musical abilities Mancini proved
to have a sharp wit which kept the audience laughing and
whooping between his musical selections. (Photo by Rodger
| Mallison)
Texas Gas Should
Stay Put—Mengden
By KATHY MORGAN
The Bryan-College Station area
is experiencing an energy crisis
“because all the gas is going to
the East Coast,” said Sen. Walter
Mengden Friday.
The Republican Senator spoke
at A&M Friday to gain support
for his Senate bill introduced in
the last session of the Legisla
ture.
Senate bill 184 states: “None
of the natural gas produced from
mineral states subject to lease
shall be sold or contracted to any
person or contractor until the
Railroad Commission finds the
needs of Texans satisfied.” This
includes furnishing hospitals,
schools, restaurants, buildings,
homes and industry with enough
gas to heat and cool.
In short, gas and oil produced
on Texas owned land should meet
the needs of Texans first before
being sold out of state, he said.
Resources are found in Texas
that can solve the crisis.
This measure would not affect
oil and gas from previously
drilled wells on public lands or
on private property.
“It is necessary to enact into
law this action. We can take a
firm grip on our resources,” he
stressed.
“Taking these public domain
lands as ‘State’ makes it the
fourth largest producing area of
the U.S.,” Mengden reported.
He also warned against large
Wall Street corporations who are
not interested in the welfare of
Texans. “Be careful who you
think operates in your best in
terests.”
They would like Texas oil and
gas sold the way it is now and
slick Wall Street lawyers work
for it,” he continued. “This leaves
Austin with its brownout, San
Antonio without heating fuel and
Texans worrying about winter.
“I’m going to ask the governor
to call a special session of the
Legislature in January to con
sider this bill. Write the gover
nor and say ‘Yes, Gov. Briscoe,
let’s consider legislation on using
resources of our land for our
selves,” Mengden said.
“People win over big business
every time,” he added, “if you
show you are interested.
“This is your land. I’m asking
help, support and your good
wishes,” he concluded.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.”
Adv.
New York Times Says
Nixon Halted ITT Suit
NEW YORK </P> — The New
York Times quoted sources Mon
day night as saying that Presi
dent Nixon instructed former
Atty. Gen. Richard G. Kleindienst
to refrain from appealing anti
trust cases against the Interna
tional Telephone and Telegraph
Corp.
Quoting sources close to the
Watergate prosecution, the Times
said in its Tuesday editions that
Nixon telephoned Kleindienst in,
1971 and ordered him not to ap-
Yule Tours
Planned for
Internationals
Two holiday programs are
available to A&M international
students who must remain in the
United States over the Christmas
holiday.
The two programs are “Christ
mas International House 1973”
and “Friendship International.”
Both programs provide oppor
tunity for international students
to visit various cities throughout
the country for fellowship during
the Christmas holiday.
All international students of
any age in undergraduate or
graduate school, regardless of
race, nationality or religious
background are welcomed to par
ticipate. Single and married stu
dents, with or without children
may apply for the programs.
Applications for the program
may be picked up at the Foreign
Student Office, Room 306 of the
YMCA Building.
Christmas International House
1973 will be held Dec. 21 through
Jan. 4. A $5 registration fee must
be sent in with the application.
Friendship International House
will be held Dec. 21 through Jan.
2. There is no registration fee.
The only other cost to the stu
dent besides the registration fee
of Christmas International House
is transportation cost. The round
trip expense must be covered by
the student. Both applications ask
for city preferences.
“We are trying to get a local
host family program,” said Cork-
ey Sandell, assistant Foreign Stu
dent adviser. Sandell said the lo
cal program would lower the cost
of transportation. “We would like
to have the local program for this
Christmas, but it probably will
not be ready until next Christ
mas,” he said.
Sandell said it is important to
get such programs going because
of the large number of foreign
students on campus. “A&M has
the highest enrollment of foreign
students than any other university
in Texas,” he said.
peal lower court ruling in the
series of cases to the Supreme
Court. The Times did not name
its sources.
Even before the newspaper hit
the streets, the White House is
sued a statement accusing the
staff of fired Watergate prose
cutor Archibald Cox of “an in
excusable breach of confidence.”
The White House said the story
came from documents it had giv
en to Cox’s staff and said the in
formation from them that ap
peared in the Times was distorted
and unfair.
The outcome of the President’s
Editor’s Note: This is the sec
ond in a series of articles by
Rick Brown examining the argu
ments both for and against each
of the amendments in the upcom
ing special election.
“This amendment further weak
ens the already strained basic
unit of American life, the fami
ly,” say opponents of amend
ment 2 on the ballot in this No
vember’s election. The amend
ment reads, “For or Against: The
constitutional amendment to in
clude within the scope of home
stead protection the real prop
erty of a single adult person
which meets the other require-
order to Kleindienst, the Times
said, was that administration and
ITT officials held several meet
ings and that ITT was allowed to
retain the $1 billion Hartford In
surance Co. and a plumbing sup
plies manufacturer while giving
up the Canteen Corp. — a food
vending company — and other
holdings.
The newspaper quoted sources
as saying Nixon’s order to Klein
dienst told former presidential ad
viser John Ehrlichman that Jus
tice Department lawyers recom
mended the appeal.
Nixon then telephoned Klein
dienst, the Times quoted sources
as saying, and after calling him a
“vulgar name,” said, “Don’t you
understand the English lan
guage?” and ordered the appeal
stopped.
The White House statement de
nounced the appearance of the
story as “an inexcusable breach
of confidence on the part of the
staff of the former special prose
cutor.” It also said:
“This information comes from a
highly confidential conversation
between Archibald Cox and for
mer Atty. Gen. Kleindienst and
from documents furnished volun
tarily and also furnished in abso
lute confidence by the White
House to Mr. Cox.
“The information furnished by
the White House and Mr. Klein
dienst put the matter into fair
and accurate perspective. How
ever, the information provided to
the New York Times by Mr. Cox’s
staff is distorted and unfair in
its implications insofar as both the
President and Mr. Kleindienst are
concerned.
“The President’s direction to
Mr. Kleindienst was based on his
belief that the Canteen Case rep
resented a policy of the Justice
Department with which he
strongly disagreed, namely, that
bigness per se was unlawful.
when his or her spouse dies. This
frequently affects senior citizens
who can ill afford the added tax
burden.
Opponents fear removing in
centives to marriage. Quoth they,
“This protection was established
to keep the family together in its
home when financial reverses
would have otherwise caused evic
tion and foreclosure, not just to
allow people to keep something
of value safe from foreclosure or
seizure of debt,” once again ac
cording to the League of Women
Voters.
If you are against Amendment
(See AMENDMENTS, Page 6)
Sister Amendments Ask End
To Singles’ Discrimination
ments of homestead property, and
to provide that a family home
stead may not be abandoned ex
cept with the consent of both
spouses.”
Those favoring the amendment,
according to the League of Wom
en Voters, say the homestead ex
emption now afforded heads of
families discriminates against un
married adults, and that it most
certainly does. These is no real
argument there. The argument is
whether or not that discrimina
tion is good or bad.
In addition to an intrinsic anti
pathy towards discrimination per
se, those favoring the amendment
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PAT THOMAS No. 28 seems to applaud himself for a
job well done in the Baylor-A&M game as two photogra
phers caught the same action from different angles. Baylor
cite the fact that single adults
must comply with the laws and
restrictions imposed on any other
property holder in Texas and
should, therefore, be granted the
same immunity and protection
under the law. Additionally,
amendment 2 provides that a hus
band or wife may not abandon
the homestead without the con
sent of the spouse. Such aban
donment under the current law
removes the right of the spouse to
claim homestead exemption in
bankruptcy cases.
Another point to consider: any
one may lose his homestead and
corresponding tax exemptions
made a strong second half come back but the Aggie defense
held the Bears off giving the Aggies a 28-22 victory. (Pho
tos by Steve Ueckert and Rodger Mallison)