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PIES 4 C 0 p. m. 0 p. m. IY Che Battalion Weather Strive Not With A Man Without Cause, If He Has Done Thee No Harm. Vol. 67 No. 314 College Station, T< Friday, November 9, 1973 FRIDAY — Mostly cloudy to day with a cool north wind blowing between 12 & 22 m.p.h. Temperatures today are fore cast with a high of 69° and a low tonight of 55°. Tomorrow’s skies partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Game-time temperature in the low 60’s. ’S - SCHOOL Kindergarten 5 p. m. ►liege Station IE MS quality 5UPER Green- and in irough estion ... )U REALLY IN- D )U REALLY 'HERE ARE A 3NS WE CAN’T JRSELVES. SO IND FOR ANS- AT’S PART OF JS TO BE A FO LOOK TO US SON JESUS WITH YOUR- YOU INSIDE OUT OR OUT- ) GET IN? IF RE, MAYBE IT BAD IDEA TO WITH US THIS L.IKE TO HAVE 9:30 a. m. i. m. & 6 p. m. HAPEL Stever Asks Change In Conservation Plan By MARY RUSSO Relaxation of conservation rules is necessary to increase immediate supply sources, said Dr. H. Guy- ford Stever, National Science Foundation director. Dr. Stever spoke to a crowd of mostly faculty members in a Uni versity Lecture Series presenta tion Thursday night. Stevers hopes compromises can be reached with environmentalists. Stever listed as possible energy sources coal gasification, solar energy, controlled fusion, nuclear energy, oil under the sea, coal in the Western shales and breeder reactors. These will tend to be long-range answers though, he said, and short-term ones are going to come from change in personal practices and governmental re strictions. Stever called for increased usp- port for civilian-oriented research as support for defense and space activities levels off. “Since many of the technical and social innovations and sys tems that will be introduced are of such large scale and widespread Third Board Installment lent Due Paymi The third installment board payment of the 1973 Fall Semes ter is due Nov. 13. The amount is $109.50 for the 7-Day Board Plan and $98.00 for the 6-Day Board Plan. Payment can be made at the Fiscal Office in the Richard Coke Building. influence, all their potential ef fect on the environment and so ciety will have to be considered,” Stever added. Basically because of careful scrutiny many programs are growing slowly, he said “Federal funds, which are tightly controll ed to help curve inflation, are limited and this also inhibits growth.” “More than 50 per cent of the total energy we consume in this nation is wasted,” according to A&M Dean Earl Cook’s book cited by Stever. “This means that each day we lose the equivalent of some 15 million barrels of oil; almost five times the amount we import daily,” said Stever. Some areas where the great est energy losses occur, he said are generation and transmission of electricity, transportation sys tems and heating and cooling of private homes and industry. “Better management of mineral resources, following well-conceiv ed conservation practices and es- - tablished systems for recycling can stretch supplies, reduce en vironmental impact, and cause large economic savings,” said Ste ver. He also suggested that land and water be put to better use through modeling and computer Simula- a tion. With the increase of population 4 and the limited amount of land available, not to mention the in creased use of water, federal agencies have had to set policy |gg||| and states and localities are || grasping measures to ensure ra tional land use.” “Some people feel America is not as inventive as it used to be, nor as productive,” said Stever. “With an increase in development and research though, technology should continue on an upward swing, equaling or surpassing the ‘Golden Age’ in American science. “Throughout the federal gov ernment there is a move to trans fer more technology to state and local governments, bringing them closer with helpful expertise, ser vices and products that reside in industry and universities,” Stever said. Finally Stever pointed out the public and Congress are going to take a larger part in what science and technology do in the future. “Communication between NSF and Congress has increased six fold in the last year. Interest is growing because the problems are reaching everyone,” said Stever. In his own family, his wife is saving energy by heating their house by using the five fireplaces and driving the large car only once a week. His daughter rides a train when possible and the fam ily won’t make its annual trip to New Hampshire. In a press conference at the Ramada Inn previous to the ad dress, Stever pointed out that un iversities are helping solve the energy problems with direct re search. President Jack Williams announced after the address that Stever’s speaker’s fee would be donated to the NSF and perhaps even returned to A&M as a grant for research. Stever also received a Stetson from President Williams as a per- (See Stever, page 2) Dr. Stever Sports Stetson Bonfire W orker s Excused Students will be excused from classes Monday, Nov. 19 to work on the Bonfire, announced Dr. John Koldus, vice president for student services. Graduate classes, classes in the professional curriculum in veter inary medicine and undergradu ate students doing practice teach ing wiU not be dismissed on this date, however. Employes should report to work as usual. Undergraduates will also be permitted to work on the Bonfire Sunday, Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 18. Juniors and seniors who do not have classes the afternoons of Nov. 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 may go to the wooded area to perform preparatory work, including some preliminary cutting. Freshmen and sophomores will not be per mitted to work on these after noons. Lawmaker Aides Sought by TSA, UT Ten students from across the state will have the opportunity this spring to participate as stu dent aides during the upcoming Constitutional Convention. The internship program, spon sored jointly by the Texas Stu dent Association and the Univer sity of Texas, will consist of one 3 hour course elective at UT, along with one 3 hour seminar and one 6 hour independent study culminating in a term paper. Course credits earned will be transferable back to the sudents” home schools. TSA hopes to obtain a grant of funds sufficient to cover the cost of tuition, room, board, fees and supplies (except for books) for the students involved. Also plan ned is a $50 a month stipend for incidentals. At this time, how ever, no funds have yet come through to meet these costs. Initially applicants from A&M will be screened by a panel of students, faculty, and administra tors of A&M. Final selection will be made by the TSA Board of Directors and the program super visors at UT. To apply students need to have above average academic standing, recommendation by three faculty members and a working know ledge of Texas government. Com petition is open to all students re gardless of major. AJ1 applications must be in to Barb Sears in the student govern ment office by Nov. 16. Further information may be obtained from the Political Sci ence and Management depart ments or from the Student Gov ernment office in room 216 of the MSC. Reminders of Famous Texans Museum Records A&M Growth By SALLY HAMILTON As an Aggie witnesses the spirit of A&M at yell practice, football games and bonfire, one never fails to wonder how A&M must have been way back when things were really “OT Army.” This year the guard room in Dorm 2 has been made into a museum displaying historical ob jects relating the story of Aggie- land. Senior Jan Faber and junior Stu Rayfield have worked to ob tain the pieces and set up the museum. “Most of the articles have come from University Ar chives and individual donations,” said Faber. “What we hope to achieve is a complete and concise history of the Corps of Cadets.” Hanging in the museum is the Ross Brigade flag carried in the Civil War by the Texas Brigade commanded by Gen. Lawrence Sullivan Ross. In his early twenties Ross was the youngest general in the Con federacy. “It was given to us un der the stipulation that it hang in the Ross Volunteer office,” said Faber. “But it was donated when Uni versity regulations forbade the RVs to have an office, so we de cided that the flag should hang here.” Other flags on display are the flags of the Ordinance and Sig nal Corps, reminders of the time when the Corps was set up by branches. Faber has obtained the “fish flag” carried by freshmen back in the 1950s. “Hazing got so bad then that the freshmen were housed at what is now the Texas A&M Research Annex. They were bused to the campus and only a few upperclassmen lived with them,” said Faber. “Our earliest uniform on dis play is a blue-gray one with a fold-down collar from the period of 1876-77 with a Civil War-type pillbox hat,” continued Faber. “We then have a uniform worn in 1895 which is very similar to the West Point dress uniform.” In commemoration to Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders the Cadet Corps adopted the same uniform of the Rough Rid ers in 1898. “The turn of the century again saw the cadets wearing a uni form resembling the West Point cadet uniform,” said Faber. “Ag gie senior boots first appeared at the time of World War I. Cadets wore the olive drab regular Army issue uniform with high-button collars, campaign hats and boot pants. Underclassmen, instead of boots, wore wrapped leggings.” A&M followed the design of Army issued uniforms until after World War II. “The Army chang ed to greens, but we stayed with ‘pink’ pants and olive drab blouses for tradition's sake,” said Faber. “We still have much to do,” said Faber. “Most of our work right now is in identifying pic tures and framing them. We’re willing to do whatever it takes to make a professional looking display.” Frosh, Student Body Referendujmsl Set Tuesday; Polls Open at 8 a.m. IT’S UP—after some delay with the arrival of the crane. The center pole was firmly planted Thursday afternoon, signaling the start of the ’73 TEXAS AGGIE BONFIRE. (Photo by Gary Baldasari) Students will get a workout of their voting privilege in Tues day’s combination election. Junior class representative to the Memorial Student Council, freshman class officers and sen ators, amendments to the Student Body Constitution and the Na tional Student Lobby referendum are the topics up for vote. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at which time stu dents may vote by presenting an ID and activity card. All students may participate in the election concerning amend ments to the Constitution and the NSL referendum, said Barry Bowden, election board chairper son. The other two areas are to be voted on by appropriate class members only. Students will vote for or against three constitutional amendments which are as follows: (Article III, Section Il-b) The amendment presently reads, “No person elected within the provi sions of this Constitution may be removed because of scholastic reasons unless he is placed on scholastic probation.” The pro posed addition states “. . . in which case he shall be removed from office immediately.” Article III, Section H-i) Any person elected with the provi sions of this Constitution who is placed on conduct probation shall be removed from office immedi ately.” (Article III, Section IV-j) “(The Student Senate can) punish its members for disorderly be havior, and with concurrence of two-thirds present and voting, ex pel a member.” The NSL referendum polls stu dents on issues ranging from funding levels for federal stu dent financial aid to sex discrim ination and priorities for govern ment spending. Five-Point Plan Revealed U.S. ‘Trustee’ in New Mid-East Pact By The Associated Press Israel and Egypt both have agreed to a five-point cease-fire agreement that could produce peace talks on a Middle East set tlement by the end of the year, U. S. officials said. The officials, with Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger in Sau di Arabia on the last leg of a Mideast trip, met with newsmen early Friday and said the agree ment still had to be submitted to U. N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. The agreement, the officials said, would ease tensions by pro viding an exchange of prisoners and giving the Egyptians access to their encircled 3rd Army on the east bank of the Suez Canal and to the city of Suez on the west bank. The officials said the agree ment calls for readjustment of the cease-fire line to conform with terms of the Oct. 22 U. N. cease fire resolution. Israeli and Egyptian officers met Thursday to discuss a new cease-fire line in accordance with the reported cease-fire plan Isra eli Defense Ministry sources said Thursday in Tel Aviv. The U. S. officials, describing Washington as “the trustee” of the new cease-fire agreement, said action to implement the agree ment could begin in a matter of days. At the United Nations in New York, it was learned that U. S. Ambassador John A. Scali had an appointment with Waldheim Friday morning, apparently to give him a copy of the agreement. Announcement of the agree ment followed Kissinger’s trip to Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia leaders. Kissinger met for 90 minutes Thursday night with King Fais al of Saudi Arabia, the largest Mideast oil-producing nation. The Arabs have cut off oil shipments to the United States and the Ne therlands and have cut back ship ments to other countries by as much as 25 per cent. U. S. officials were so certain of Cairo’s approval that they said the package did not have to be submitted to Sadat now that Isra el had accepted it. President Sadat and Syrian of ficials have said in the past that they would never bargain directly with representatives of Israel. Washington has taken an ambi guous stand, suggesting at times the United States favors face-to- face negotiating and at other times suggesting that negotia tions be conducted through an in termediary while the two sides “were under the same roof.” Before the U. S. officials an nounced the new agreement, the Israeli state radio broadcast a re port that Israel had accepted a five-point compromise worked out by the United States and Egypt. The points of the plan, the ra dio said, were: A prisoner of war exchange as soon as possible. A U. N. supervised supply cor ridor through Israeli lines to the encircled Egyptian 3rd Army. No weapons are to pass through nor is it to be in any way controlled by Israel. Ending of the Egyptian block ade of the Bab el Mandeb Strait, Israel’s only outlet of the Indian Ocean. Negotiations between Israeli and Egyptian military command ers to arrange a more convenient cease-fire line. Direct peace negotiations be tween Israel and Egpyt once the first four points are fulfilled. MAC DAVIS the “Song- painter”, sponsored by Town Hall, will perform at 8:30 p. m. in G. Rollie White Coli seum. Davis has written “In the Ghetto,” “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me,” “I Believe in Music,” and “Something’s Burning.” In addition to determining gen eral lobby policy for the coming year, results will also determine priority issues for students lob bying at the third annual lobby conference in Washington next February. Three persons are competing for the junior class representative to the MSC Council, a position vacated as a result of the spring general elections when the vote was declared invalid. Freshmen will vote for their of ficers and eight senators from among 54 candidates in the Tues day election. Polling places wiU be located in the MSC, the Guard Room, Sbi- sa newsstand, Krueger-Dunn Commons and the Library. Bowl Queen Applications Available Applications for the coed rep resentative to the Cotton Bowl Pageant are available. They may be picked up in the Dean of Wom en’s Office, Room 108 of the YMCA Building. AH applications should be returned by Nov. 13. The decision to send an A&M representative to the Cotton Bowl Pageant was made by an ad hoc committee of student leaders. This committee decided that the repre sentative to the Cotton Bowl would have no title and that she would represent A&M at this function only. University National Bank “On the side of Texas AAM.” Adv. Tuesday’s Elections Need Voters; Polls Open 8 a.m.—6 p.m.