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Happy Is The Man That
Finds Wisdom, And The
Man That Gets Under
standing.
Che Battalion
Vol. 67 No. 315
College Station, TV
Tuesday, November 13, 1973
Tuesday, with a short cold
spell behind us, the Bryan-Col-
lege Station area will be ex
periencing partly cloudy and
mild weather with winds out
of the south today at 10-16
m.p.h. Today’s high will be
around 78°, and tonight’s low
should be approx. 66°.
Budget Deadline Change Proposed
By MIKE RICE
Editor
In an accounting move that has
caught many campus administra
tors and student leaders by sur
prise, University officials have
unofficially told deans and de
partment heads that operating
budget requests for the coming
school year must be received by
about Feb. 1.
This move, subject to the
TAMU System Board of Direc
tors’ approval at its Nov. 21
meeting, will affect allocation of
student services fees. The past
several years, the University has
finished working out budget re
quests in late April to present to
the Board in its summer meeting.
Dr. Jack Williams announced
to a meeting of the University
Executive Committee “three or
four weeks ago” that it was his
desire to get next year’s operat
ing budget “put to bed” earlier
this year so that the adminis
tration can begin work earlier on
the System budget for the school
years of 1975-76 and 1976-77.
Dr. Williams doesn’t want the
administration to work on next
year’s operating budget and bi
ennium budget at the same time,
said Howard Vestal, assistant
vice president for business af
fairs. He noted that the biennium
budget will be much more time-
consuming for University ac
countants and the administration.
This means that the Student
Senate and its Student Services
Fee Allocation Committee, chaired
by David White, must have their
allocation decisions turned in to
Vestal’s boss, Tom Cherry, by
the first of February. Clark Diebel,
controller of accounts under
Cherry, said budget guidelines
will be distributed the first week
in January.
Under the current budget allo
cation cycle set up by W. C. Free
man, vice president and comp
troller, Feb. 1 is the deadline for
requests. Department heads will
have one or two additional weeks
to seek additional funds after
deans and vice presidents have
allocated funds to departments.
In the case of the student serv
ices fee budget, the Senate will
have to split up funds before
Christmas to organizations like
Town Hall and the MSC. These
organizations will have until Jan.
7 to make additional requests to
Diebel’s office. Diebel reviews
them and Cherry makes final
approval of budget guidelines.
Cherry will send budget proposals
to University vice presidents for
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songs as he mentioned the sound of Aggieland repeatedly. (Photo by Gary Baldasari)
Fuel Conservation Guides
Okay But Incomplete—AAA
Some cars will use more gas
at 50 miles per hour than at
higher speeds, according to an
American Automobile Associa
tion news release.
This remark was made follow
ing Nixon’s statement that fuel
consumption could be reduced if
cars traveled no more than 50
m.p.h. The AAA did agree with
Nixon but felt that other meth
ods could be employed with great
er results.
Driver habits and individual car
design cause some cars to use
more gas at 50 m.p.h. The AAA
also said that since 75 per cent
of all trips in vehicles are less
than 10 miles and 54 per cent are
less than five miles that addi
tional measures are needed to
save gas consumption.
A five per cent reduction in gas
consumption can be expected if
the speed limit were 50 m.p.h, ac
cording to a Federal Highway
Administration study. They also
said that 1970-4 model cars use
30.5 per cent more gas at 70
m.p.h. than at 50.
The AAA suggests use of car
pools, frequent tune-ups, less use
of air conditioners and heaters,
properly inflated tires, purchase
Polls Op en Until 6 p.m.
The polls will close at 6 p. m. today for student elections.
Junior class representative to the Memorial Student
Council, freshman class officers and senators, amendments
to the Student Body Constitution and the National Student
Lobby Referendum are the topics up for vote.
Results of the junior class representative to the MSC
and the freshman class officers and senators will be posted
at approximately 11 p. m. on the glass doors to the Student
Programs Office in the MSC, said Barry Bowden, Election
Board Chairperson.
Students may vote by presenting an ID and activity
card at one of the six polling places. These are the MSC,
the Guard Room, Sbisa newsstand, Krueger-Dunn Commons
and the Library.
Appointee Gripes
For Senate Set
of smaller cars and lighter car
loads on trips to save gasoline.
A poor driver loses 44 per cent
of his gas by not employing good
tends. Good driver techniques are
smooth acceleration, traveling at
the same rate of speed and the
use of brakes on routine stops
only.
Tune-ups which eliminate en
gine wear and tear can save a
car owner up to $100 per year
on the cost of car operation, ac
cording to a AAA study. Mileage
is also increased by 25 per cent
when the car is properly main
tained.
Finally the AAA suggested
that cities work to improve traffic
congestion in order to decrease
idling time in “stop and go” traf
fic. They also suggested that car
manufacturers re-design engines
for greater fuel economy.
their approval and then to Dr.
Williams for his okay. The Board
then approves or disapproves
Williams’ decision.
Apprehension of this cycle
move to January has been ex
pressed by White and Student
Government President Randy
Ross, both of whom believe the
SG was not given enough ad
vance warning to effectively and
knowledgeably make allocation
decisions.
“The departments who receive
funds from the fee couldn’t real
istically have all their requests
ready,” said White. “There are
only two regular Senate meetings
left before Christmas and only
one falls after the Boards’ de
cision, Dec. 5.”
There are many factors in
volved in the attempt to move
this budget presentation to the
Board’s April meeting, but the
primary reason is to comply with
the Texas legislature’s request to
begin operating on a zero base
budget, said Vestal.
Many of the academic deans
want the budgeting cycle moved
in order to hire personnel earlier
in the year with more concrete
salary offers. It will also enable
administrators to give the status
of existing salaries at an earlier
time.
Vestal, in commenting on the
University’s situation with the
legislature’s zero base budget,
said he “personally doesn’t feel
it fits the requirements of col
leges and universities in Texas.”
Under the new system, the Uni
versity will begin each year with
zero and work to 100 per cent of
its financial needs, thus entail
ing an alignment of priorities
within the schools.
National
Crisis
Viewed
Former Secretary of the In
terior Udal will present “The
Energy Crisis,” a speech on the
national viewpoint of the energy
crisis. Texas Sen. Walter Meng-
den of Houston discussed the
subject from the state vantage
in October.
Political Forum Chairman Ed
Jarrett said Udall will appear in
Rooms 225 and 226 of the Me
morial Student Center. The noon-
hour presentations begin at 12:30
p. m.
Jarrett said two other Political
Forum speakers are due for the
fall semester. On Nov. 29, State
Rep. Lane Denton of Waco will
discuss “Investigating Artesia
Hall.”
A Dec. 4 forum will feature
U. S. Cong. Alan Steelman, Re
publican from Dallas, on “Con
gress vs President: Conflict of
Power.”
Jarrett noted students are ad
mitted free to Political Forum
presentations on their ID cards.
Admission of 50 cents per per
son will be charged non-students
for the Udall and Steelman talks.
Vestal suggested that if the
cycle change looks like it will
place too big a strain on students
and faculty, then there are two
alternatives.
“Compaction of deadlines would
be the first way out,” said Vestal.
“This means the deadline could
be moved back to a later date,
but that approval by the Board
would come at the same time.
The second way would be to move
the whole schedule back the way
it was. While there are advan
tages to the second method, it
would put a strain on work for
the biennium budget.”
Diebel noted that services fee
allocations could not be made
separate from other allocations
since departments such as Stu
dent Publications and the Ath
letic Department have to pay
Unversity employes. “There would
be no problem in delaying action
in this area if the only concern
was allocation of funds for pro
gramming purposes only.”
He added that the revised ex
pected amount for services fees
collected for the 1973-74 school
year is $717,109. Diebel said
that collection for next year could
be roughly estimated by adding
four per cent to this year’s
amount, meaning an approximate
total of $745,793.
Jacques Cousteau
In a Moment of Reflection
Cousteau, Dignitaries
Dedicate O-M Building
State, national and inter
national dignitaries including
Jacques Cousteau spoke Satur
day at the dedication of Texas
A&M University’s new 15-story
Oceanography-Meteorology Build
ing, but it was a young coed who
put the occasion in perspective.
Representing the students in
the ceremonies formally opening
the $7.6 million structure, Robin
Ann Radlein, sophomore meteor
ology major from Tampa, Fla.,
simply said: “It’s a good place
to learn.”
Miss Radlein and Cousteau
were joined in making comments
by Dr. Robert M. White, admin
istrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmosphere Administration;
Rear Adm. J. Edward Snyder Jr.,
oceanographer of the Navy; Dr.
Thomas Owen, assistant director,
National Science Foundation;
State Sen. A. R. Schwartz;
TAMU Geosciences Dean Earl
Cook, and Robert Case, graduate
student in oceanography.
Clyde H. Wells, president of
the Texas A&M University Sys
tem Board of Directors, officially
presented the building to the
university, with acceptance by
Dr. John C. Calhoun Jr., vice
president for academic affairs.
The new building, tallest be
tween Dallas and Houston, in
cludes 414 rooms, among them
121 highly specialized labora
tories. The facility is topped
by a radar installation with a
400-mile range.
Cousteau, whom TAMU Presi
dent Jack K. Williams introduced
as an “honorary Aggie,” ap
plauded the university’s decision
to house oceanography and mete
orology departments in the same
building. He said combined
studies in these two areas hold
great promise.
The famous underwater ex
plorer noted TAMU’s distance
from the sea but called attention
to the university’s oceanographic
vessels at Galveston, where his
own ship, the “Calypso,” has been
docked since spring and is under
going repairs.
While praising the practical
uses of oceanographic research,
Cousteau warned, “Don’t forget
applied research in support of
fundamental science.” He also
warned against damaging the
“fragile environment” of the
ocean.
“The great joy of studying the
ocean is in seeing how much it
is doing to bring people around
the world together,” Cousteau
observed.
Dr. White cited the favorable
timing for opening the building
and making its facilities available
for critical studies.
“It is fitting that at a time of
concern about natural resources—
energy, food and the quality of
the environment—that this build
ing is dedicated to the pursuit of
knowledge and understanding in
the oceanic and atmospheric sci
ences,” noted the top NO A A
official.
Admiral Snyder cited the
Navy’s cooperative research pro
gram involving both educational
institutions and private industry.
He pointed out that the Navy is
providing TAMU with the first
of a new type of oceanographic
research vessel, which just passed
its inspection survey.
“This new vessel and new
building are certainly welcome
additions in this era of urgent
need to know about the sea,” the
admiral remarked.
Dr. Owen pointed out that
oceanographic and meteorological
programs at TAMU began in one
small room in 1949 and received
the first NSF support, $20,000,
in 1955. He noted that overall,
NSF has provided more than $7
million for research projects at
the university.
“The research to be done in
this new building will contribute
immeasurably to projects con
cerning the environment,” Dr.
Owen emphasized.
Senator Schwartz, a 1947
TAMU graduate described by Dr.
Williams as the state govern
ment’s foremost proponent of
ocean programs stressed the im
portance of making facilities such
as the Oceanography-Meteorology
Building available “at a time
when we are considering renew
ing 100 tons of dumping permits
in the Gulf of Mexico.”
Peer Pressure Called for
Program Hall has Coeds ‘U p in Arms’
Students wishing to comment
on the appointees to the four
Student Senate vacancies may do
so tonight at 8 in the Student
ovemment office, Room 216 of
the Memorial Student Center.
James A. Smith Jr. (graduate-
business) and Lecil Hander
(Ph. D. Candidate in Sci
ence) have been appointed by
SG President Randy Ross to fill
the three off-campus graduate
positions.
John Nash, a junior science
major, has been appointed to fill
the Law-Puryear living area pos
ition.
These four students will meet
with the Qualifications Commit
tee chaired by Curt Marsh, rules
and regulations chairperson, tto-
night before going before the
Senate for its approval Wednes
day night.
Ross said students were invit
ed to voice their approval or dis
approval of these Senate candi
dates at either of the two meet
ings.
By VICKIE ASHWILL
Like it or not, the program
dorm syndrome has hit TAMU.
And, according to Ron Blatch-
ley, director of student activities,
it’s the girls that are creating
the problems against such a
movement.
A “programmed” residence hall
is one whose residents have voted
to collect a mandatory hall activ
ity fee sometime in the past, said
Blatchley. The decision to approve
such a fee is decided by two-
thirds of the hall’s population at
the time of the vote.
“Several women students have
expressed that they do not want
to live in a programmed hall,”
said Blatchley, noting the girls
in the four halls who had not paid
their fees. “Since all the female
resident halls were programmed,
there was no place for these stu
dents to go except off campus to
get away from the mandatory fee.
So we voided Fowler’s election
and made it optional as to wheth
er or not a student will pay an
activity fee.”
Blatchley said the Fowler resi
dents are now “up-in-arms” for
they want to be programmed and
cannot figure out why they must
give in to the whims of a few
girls.
“There were some really neat
programs going on in Fowler,”
Blatchley emphasized. “Already
they’ve had two big dances with
beer (off campus) and Coke, a
steak fry, movies and parties all
for only $5 per person . . . and
they didn’t even get the money
from all the girls.”
Blatchley said Krueger resi
dents were told when they signed
up for a room that the dorm was
programmed and they would have
to pay the fee.
“It is unrealistic to think that
one could vote on whether or not
to make a dorm programmed each
year,” continued Blatchley. “In
stead you should have the election
when you don’t want to have the
program.”
In speaking about the female
students who have not paid their
fee, Blatchley said he would like
to see it taken care of at the hall
level. “It’s called peer pressure.”
Blatchley said the judicial board
in Krueger had set policy for
those girls who had not paid their
activity fee and who understand
what their responsibility is.
“In this instance the judicial
board decided to ‘campus’ them,”
continued Blatchley. “We want
students to be governed by stu
dents. I take it for granted that
these students are intelligent
adults and that they will work
out the problem themselves.”
It all comes back to responsi
bility, said latchley. The law
says at 18 a person is an adult
and two-thirds of the population
makes that a mandate of the peo
ple. “Are we to go against the
wishes of the majority?”
In a memo sent to the female
resident halls Nov. 8, Blatchley
stated that, “Any resident of
Keathley, Hughes or Krueger not
wishing to reside in a program
med hall may request a transfer
to Fowler in accordance with the
Housing office procedure estab
lished for this purpose.
“If room is available your re
quest will be granted. Those girls
opposed to paying and/or resid
ing in a programmed hall must
go through the proper channels
to reside in a non-programmed
hall. This assures the female res
idents of the same option avail
able to men residents in that we
will now have programmed hall,
which involves a mandatory ac
tivity fee and a non-programmed
hall, which involves an optional
activity fee, for both men and
women,” continued the memo.
It includes, “Be it understood
that the fees collected in Fowler
for both the fall 1973 and the
spring 1974 semesters will be
spent on programs for these resi
dents paying the fee.”
Blatchley said the fee is used
to sponsor a myriad of activities
for the individual hall or in co
operation with other residence
halls. The elected council of the
hall normally has charge of the
activities, but input from every
resident is solicited.
There is no limit to the type
of programs that can be sponsor
ed other than those prohibited by
state or city law or University
regulations.
“At the beginning of the year,
there was the impression that I
wanted all of the dorms to be
come programmed,” said Blatch
ley. “What I want is halls to be
programmed if they want to be
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