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A Man Shall Be Commended According To His Wisdom; But He That Is Of A Per verse Heart Shall Be Despised. Cbe Battalion Vol. 67 No. 322 College Station, Texaa Wednesday, November 28, 1973 Weather WEDNESDAY—Clear and cool today and tonight. Today’s high expected to be in the upper 60’s with a low tonight in the low 40’s. Winds are from the N NW at 8-10 m.p.h. diminishing this afternoon and tonight. Enjoy the beautiful weather while it’s here! Women’s Libber Slated Jill Ruckelshaus, women’s lib eration symbol for the Republican National Committee, will appear here Thursday. Hosted by the Great Issues Committee, the long-legged, blue- eyel Ruckelshaus will speak on "The Feminist Movement” at 8 p.m. in Rooms 225-6 of the Memorial Student Center. An Indiana native, she is a graduate of Indiana University. In addition, she holds a masters degree in English from Harvard and has studied law at Indiana. Ruckelshaus is a symbol of the women’s liberation movement but she does not consider herself a militant. “We don’t ask that we be equal at the finish line,” she said re cently. “We only want a fair start and fair judging along the way.” She is also the wife of recently resigned Deputy Attorney Gen eral William Ruckelshaus. She does however, unlike her husband, remain a member of the scandal riddled administration. After her husband resigned, she conferred with Anne Armstrong, the President’s counselor in charge of women’s programs for whom she worked, and agreed to stay at least temporarily. Her appointment to her cur rent position brought fire from Martha Mitchell who “resented like hell” Ruckelshaus and all of her “liberal ideas.” She has held her current posi tion of special assistant to Anne Armstrong since March, 1973. Admission to the speech will be 50 cents for students with activity cards and $1 for others. University Energy Saving Plan Drawn Implementation of energy saving measures by the Uni versity came closer to reality Tuesday as the Energy Manage ment Committee, a special ad hoc committee of the Vice President for Business Affairs Tom Cherry, passed recommendations to Presi dent Jack Williams for his ap proval. The committee, chaired by Dr. Richard Wainerdi since its incep tion last year, developed a three- phase plan involving voluntary cutbacks of energy consumption; additional curtailment controlled by deans and directors to meet University requirements and pri orities ; and, shutting down the University if the need ever arose. That plan was developed in light of last year’s acute and unexpected fuel shortages and is not necessarily applicable for a long-range program such as now facing the university and the nation. At the present time, however, the university is rapidly moving into a situation such as Phase I from last year—volun tary cutbacks. As a show of concern, the com mittee ate a sack lunch during its meeting while burning a large candle to replace three of the light fixtures turned off in its meeting room. In a letter to Williams, Wai nerdi said “It is recommended that the implementation of these recommendations be accompanied by an information program to maintain the support of all faculty, students and staff in this important matter.” A subcommittee of the EMC, the Energy Information Committee, chaired by Leatha Miloy has been formed to promote energy con servation on campus and to dis seminate information to students, faculty and the general public about the measures undertaken to reduce energy consumption,” by TAMU. The sub-group will attempt to implement committee ideas through various schemes, ranging from news releases and posters (See ENERGY, page 3) Coed ROTC Program Okayed Jill Ruckelshaus Not asking for equal finish By KATHY BRUEGGEN Another Aggie tradition has fallen prey to the changing times. In the fall of 1974 women will be eligible to enroll in TAMU’s RO TC program. “We have been given the green light by the Board of Directors to plan for the entrance of wom en into the military program at TAMU. I’d like it to be underway by 1974 or ’75,” said President Jack Williams. Col. Tom Parsons, commandant and professor of military science along with Col. Robert Crossland and Col. Clarence Hogan empha sized that the women probably would not be invited to join the Corp of Cadets which chooses its members. The women that enter this mil- ‘Publish or Perish’—True? By VICKIE ASHWILL “Publish or perish” is one slang term bouncing around TAMU that does have meaning, varied as it may be. Closely associated with tenure, the term refers to professors pub lishing articles and research ma terial or facing removal from the University faculty. Just how much this “publica tion” qualification is used in de ciding tenure and promotion va ries within each department and college, but it definitely plays a part in the system. “We do expect all of our fac ulty to publish,” said Vice Presi dent for Academic Affairs Dr. John C. Calhoun Jr., “It is the only evidence a teacher has to show his scholarly pride. “The publication is the way the academic communties communi cates with one another,” contin ued Calhoun. “If a professor doesn’t publish, no one has any idea as to how he is developing his academic philosophy.” Calhoun said the University is looking for people who are grow ing. “Rarely will you find someone growing unless you find some scholarly writing,” said Calhoun. C. J. Leabo, assistant professor and head of the journalism de partment, said professors’ roles are teaching and research. The only way to show research is through publication, said Leabo. “The question is whether or not this is the role of every faculty member,” emphasized Leabo. “If it comes down to a once-a-year publish or get kicked out, it’s nonsense.” The head of the Philosophy De partment, Dr. Manuel M. Daven port, noted some of the reasons one might publish, which include contributing to one’s discipline and providing some measure of research ability and individual contributions. “There is a tendency on the part of the administration to judge the number of publications and not the quality,” said Daven port. “The administration should be in a position to judge publica tions since a lot of the faculty look on publishing as a means of promotions and raises.” “What happens,” said Daven port, is that a lot of the faculty submits and publishes articles that should not be in print. Dr. Vaugn Bryant, assistant professor of sociology and anthro pology, said there was no stand ardization as to how many publi cations one should publish. “Who is to determine a valid amount of publication?” asked Bryant, noting the differences in research between departments such as modern languages and economics. Bryant also asked who was go ing to determine what a good publication is and what happens if there is a waiting list of pub lications for a particular journal ? “I personally feel that publica tion keeps a person abreast of what is happening,” said Bryant. Bryant also said that a person must either be an outstanding re searcher or an outstanding teach er — “they can’t be both.” “I don’t feel that there is un due pressure to publish at this University — in this department one can earn promotion on teach ing alone,” continued Davenport. It’s different when one is up for tenure, said Davenport. One has to publish more and more to get tenure. Davenport mentioned that new discoveries are always important and easier to come by in the physical sciences, but that, as one example, the problems in phil osophy don’t change that rapidly. There can be unfair publish or perish laws, where you ask a per son in a department such as phil osophy to come up with an origi nal document in a short period of six years, said Davenport. Professor and Head of Biochem istry and Biophysics Dr. W. A. Landmann said his department had rather good publication rec ord. “No one on our staff is lacking in publications,” said Landmann, noting that each person averaged three publications a year. Landmann said most of the publishing in his department was done for scientific journals, yet some of his staff had been re quested to write articles for lay men. “It doesn’t do much good to do research without publication,” continued Landman. “Sometimes work can be useful to other per sons in the field.” Research has really improved the quality of teaching, empha sized Landmann. “University wide, I feel there is more pressure on teaching than on research,” said Landmann, al though he said research and pub lication are factors in determin ing tenure and promotion. According to the Dean of Lib eral Arts Dr. W. David Maxwell, publications should be in a journal referred by a board of educated people within that particular field. Maxwell also said that articles put on waiting lists would be con sidered when a person was up for tenure or promotion. Dean of Education Dr. Frank W. R. Hubert said his college con sidered publication important due to the large number of graduate students. “Publication is the most easily perceived result of research,” said Hubert. “Most institutions that enforce a publish or perish type rule are second rate institutions that are trying to gain stature, and this is the only way they have to do it,” said Leabo. itary program will do so primari ly for the commissions. “Why should a young lady be denied the opportunity for com missions?” said Col. Parsons. The principle interest lies in the scholarship program. “A&M has one of the best scholarship programs. The stu dent’s tuition, books, fees, uni form, supplies and $100 a month are provided,” said Col. Hogan, professor of naval science. Every branch but the Air Force will provide such scholar ships to women. The ROTC women will not live in the Corps dorm area or eat with the Corps of Cadets in Dun can Dining Hall. They will be accommodated as a unit once an estimate of how many there will be can be made. This will not be available until at least after the first semester. Later on, they will wear a uniform to ROTC classes, drills and other activities deter mined by the Commandant’s Of fice. Samples of women’s dress used in each of the services will be used as a pattern to design a uni form which “will look as much like a regular cadet uniform as possible,” said Parsons. “This will be a distinctive commutation uniform,” he added. Depending upon the number of women enrolled, a composite unit will be formed to drill. “I don’t know if they will march in before the games, but there is a possi bility,” said Parsons. As with all members of the ROTC program, the girls will be required to attend summer camp. The Air Force requires this between sophomore and jun ior years, the Army between jun ior and senior years and the Navy all thi’ee summers. Col. Parsons said he does not want any “hippie-looking” women in the ROTC progi'am, although he is not sure what hair length or style will be required. Mar ried women will be eligible for the program. There will be a woman Army officer to be an instructor, coun selor and assistant to Col. Par sons. This change of the “Old Army” tradition of having no women in the military program at TAMU resulted from numerous inquiries and increasing interest. “We have 44 letters from in terested girls and often receive phone calls from fathers who want their daughters in the pro gram,” said Parsons. “We are one of the last hold outs,” said Parsons. “There are five military schools and none but A&M has accepted women in a ROTC program,” said Crossland. These other schools are Citadel, Virginia Military Institute, Virgi nia Polytechnic Institute and Nor wich University. An extensive recruitment pro gram is planned which includes visiting Texas high schools. “I want to do it right and pub licize it,” said Parsons. Student Lauded Rep Sets Thursday Talk Rep. Lane Denton Texas Rep. Lane Denton of Waco will report Thursday on his analysis of a public welfare institution. Denton’s Political Forum ad dress, “Investigating Artesia Hall,” will be a 12:30 p.m. event in Rooms 225 and 226 of the Memorial Student Center. Forum Chairman Ed Jarrett said admission to the final fall semester program is free. Voted the outstanding legisla tor of 1973 by the Texas Inter collegiate Student Association, Denton headed the Artesian Hall investigating committee as Public Welfare subcommittee chairman. He became best known with the 63rd Legislature, however, as author of H.B. 6, guarantee ing public access to government records and files. Rep. Denton’s Open Records Legislation was termed a landmark bill. The former Mart, Connally and Waco school teacher and assistant principal also was co-sponsor of ethics, campaign financing and lobby control bills, among others. He also served on Education, Human Resources and Elections Committees. Denton was first elected to the House in 1971. He attended Axtell High School, earned bach elor and master’s degrees at Bay lor and did postgraduate work at UT-Austin. Senate Approves Ford, 92-3 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved Rep. Gerald R. Ford Tuesday as the nation’s 40th vice president. House approval, expected next week, would complete congress ional confirmation as required by the 25th Amendment, ratified in Is it Sensible To Fuel Enemy Forces? Oil Cutbacks Not Blackmail, says Arab 1967. The vote was 92 to 3 in favor of the Michigan Republican. All the opponents were Democrats. The Senate vote had been sche duled just less than seven weeks after Spiro T. Agnew resigned the nation’s second highest office and pleaded no contest to a single count of income tax evasion. Two days later, President Ni xon chose Ford, a 25-year-House veteran who has been the House Republican leader since 1965. In what members said was pro bably the most searching scrutiny of any presidential nominee in history, Senate and House com mittees sent hundreds of investi gators looking into Ford’s back ground and studied 2,000 pages of raw FBI files. Ford spent six days before Sen ate and House panels, answering detailed questions about his fin ancial dealings, handling of cam paign funds and philosophy, win ning congressional praise for openness and candor. Members of both the Senate and House stressed that the pro- (See FORD, page 3) Bay Named Associate Dean A Palestinian state where both Arabs and Jews can live with a secular, democratic republican government is the only way to solve the Mideastern conflict ac cording to Dr. Hasan Abdullah, a member of the Arab Informa tion League. Speaking in the Political Forum presentation Tuesday evening, Ab dullah tried to “open American eyes to the pressure groups who control their lives.” An example of this pressure was cited by Abdullah in Tru man’s decision to have the U. S. ambassador to the UN -vote for the partioning of Palestine. After consulting with his ad visors, who said it would be un wise to divide the country, incum- bant president Truman said, “Sor ry gentlemen, I don’t have to con tend with thousands of Arab votes, but I do have thousands of Jewish constitutants.” “The citizens of the U. S. should educate selves politically or they and their nation will be dragged into many involvements,” said Abdullah. He referred to the U. S. press brainwashing its readers on reports of Jewish- Arab relations. “In 1947 Arabs lived on 90 per cent of the land and comprised 68 per cent of the population. Within 25 years the population is Jewish withfew Arabs. Arabs can’s stay over night in any city but where their home is established. If thely should want ta travel, they must get a permit from the police de- parment in their home city,” sai4 Abdullah. “Through terrorist activities, the radical movement, the Zionists terrorized the Arab families into leaving their homes. The Zionists even went so far as to terrorize their own people, to have them emigrate to Israel,” Abdullah con tinued. He told of Zionist attacks on synagogues and Jewish homes in Arab countries, but how in the heart of the Arab world, Damas cus, a Jewish merchant can pros per without government restric tion. “Your press says we are black mailers because we won’t sell the U. S. oil. Tell me what sense does it make to fuel the forces which are killing the Arab peoples?” Abdullah said. “The Sixth Fleet sits in the Mediterranian supplying Israel with armaments and Arab oil pro vides the energy for these ships,” he said. For 25 years, the Arabs tried to prove we had a just cause in preventing attack of our lands and imperialistic conquest by Israel. West Europe and the United States never thought the Arabs would use oil as a weapon,” Ab dullah said. The only way the Arab states would even consider peace would be if Israel would pull back from the newly claimed areas in Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Abdullah said that if Israel would comply in stead of saying this area is un- negotiable, perhaps something could be done about peace. “U. S. and U. S. S. R. power is needed to provide the teeth for any kind of agreement,” Abdullah said. “If they would agree the Al giers proposal of a single Pal estinian state with both Jewish and Arab residents would be pos sible.” “Not until the U. S. stops sup porting Israel by supplying 60 per cent of its operating budget and stops giving her weapons to kill the Arabs, they will have to live with oil embargos and the threat of constant war,” Abdullah (See OIL CUTBACK, page 4) Dr. William W. Bay, associate professor of veterinary medicine, has been appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the College of Veterinary Medicine. In announcing the appointment, Veterinary Dean George C. Shel ton said Dr. Bay will continue teaching duties in the Depart ment of Veterinary Pathology. Dr. Bay received the D.V.M. de gree from A&M in 1948, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue in 1950 and 1952, respectively. The Killeen native came to A&M as an assistant professor of veterinary pathology in 1965. He is actively engaged in the re search of swine diseases, having completed a five-year U.S. Army- supported project entitled “Tox icity Testing on Antimalarial Drugs.” Dr. Bay is a member of the Texas Veterinary Medical Asso ciation, American Veterinary Medical Association, and has held numerous memberships and of fices in many civic and profes sional organizations, including chairman of the Board of Re gents, Central Texas Junior Col lege. University National Bank “On the aide of Texas A&M.'* Adv.