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Page 2 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 19T4 [ Your man on the Butt \ In a Listen Up letter last Thursday Sam McGinty criticized what he perceived to be a lack of student responsibility in city politics. “Now federal funds are available for mass transit bus systems, but only a city can apply for them and what has ours done?” McGinty asked. “In addition, our ‘college town’ economy has still not made provisions for bike paths, street improvements or other items which benefit everyone,” says McGinty. He then complained about some poorly paved streets in student living areas and the lack of pavement in some black areas. Students who aren’t exercising their rights as city citizens of College Station are McGinty’s scapegoat for these ills. McGinty is on the right track, but he picked the wrong specifics to complain about. TAMU is Bryan-College Station’s largest industry. Students alone contributed more than $28.2 million to the B-CS economy last year, and that economic impact calls for significantly more student participation than now is given at City Hall. But he picked the wrong example because no amount of student input could help the city get federal funding for a bus system at this point and here’s why: Before the city can apply for the grants, it must qualify. That sounds logical enough. How does a city qualify? I asked Glenn Cook of the Brazos County Development Center who handles area requests for federal funding. “In every instance I can think of,” said Cook, “the city must have a plan.” And the city is planning up a storm. City Manager North Bardell loaned a copy of the “interim comprehensive development plan Phase I for the city of College Station” to The Battalion. The book is a preliminary report which examines the needs and attempts to project the future of the city community. The study, prepared through the cooperation of the Texas Department of Community Affairs and financed in part through a comprehensive planning grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is 270 pages and cost the city $19,000. There are two studies forthcoming: Phase II, an interim report and Phase III, implementation. The plan, as the name implies is comprehensive and it seems transportation problems, although significant, are only a small portion of the city’s concern. Page 1145 and 1146 of the Phase I report identifies a need for sidewalks, bicycle trails, bus and rail transport and cooperation with TAMU officials on bus services and traffic flow. These suggestions were made by citizen committees from the College Station area. One committee, representing TAMU, contained a few people of campus interest including Barb Sears, external affairs committee chair woman, Layne Kruse, former student body president, General Alvin Leudecke, executive vice president and Sam McGinty. The contract for Phase II was signed last week and provides for further research into problem areas of trans portation. Phase III should be completed toward the end of this year and should provide the necessary information the city needs to draw up a plan and apply for aid. Until then, the College Station citizens, students and all, will, as McGinty says “continue to get ripped off for buses, and drive bumpy streets.” XEROX COPIE 5c EACH py TH HOC OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Monday thru Friday 9 a. m. - 10 p. m. Saturday & Sunday 10 a. m. - 10 p. m. MSC BROWSING LIBRARY 2nd Floor New IV^SC scope 'AREN'T YOU THE JOKER WITH THE ENEMIES LIST? WHAT AN UNEXPECTED PLEASURE!' Listen Up Give more than your money Dear Editor: This letter is to the entire stu dent body of TAMU. It concerns the mandatory student services fee which students pay. Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Rudder Center Forum your Student Senate will hear several student service fee proposals for the 1974-75 year. Now is your chance to come and voice your opinion on the rec ommended allocations for your money. Next year, it will be too late. This is probably the most im portant thing done by your sen ate each year so it is to your best interest to give a damn. If you can’t come and hear the argu ments, you should call and let your senator know how you feel about such things as optional ath letic fees, etc. Remember, now is the timte, fttr next year it will be too late. Ron Miori ★ ★ ★ Editor: I must agree with Doc Shroff that solutions to our problems must emanate from the educated. However, after reading his pro posal to eliminate the automobile, I seriously wonder if Mr. Shroff can claim membership to the class, tet’s hope he isn’t as naive and unrealistic as his ludicrous Student Government asks for revenue to be doubled Student Government asked that Stephenson reminded the com- Health Center treats an average its fee allocation be more than mittee that revenue would go only of 300 students daily and some- doubled and Student Publications to The Battalion, as the Aggieland times as many at 500. requested a similar increase Fri- is under an optional fee. He cited Powe was asked if he would day night at a meeting of the higher printing costs and the support an optional hospital pro- Student Service Fee Committee newsprint shortage as major rea- gram since 40 per cent of the of Student Government. sons for the requested increase. student body is married, and many It was the committee’s final He added that as of Dec. 31 The married students have separate meeting to hear budget requests Battalion was $1,531 in debt, los- hospitalization protection. “The from organizations that receive ing money in every month except idea has a lot of merit,” Powe Student Services fees. December. sa id. “The Health Center would A $4,200 expenditure for a Stephenson said he expects ad- not go broke under an optional halftime secretary in the summer vertising rates to be increased program.” Powe also supported and a fulltime one during the but added the increased revenue a $1 per visit user fee and added, school year represented the lar- w jH be somewhat offset by lost “If we charged everyone for gest single item in SG’s $9,060 re- advertisers. “Many organizations drugs, doctor’s fees and labora- quested increase. SG received have a fixed budget for advertis- tory fees we would make a half $9,000 last year. i n g an d we wouldn’t get any more million dollars a year.” SG President Randy Ress who reveIme from them ... Dr John ^ president ■X::"’ ' eoiTwat neededTo Only $1.28 from a semester’s f or student services, defended the subsidize publishing a professor f^eBlttriten ljudffet for ° = tudent leeal adviser, “med'Te^ed" 1777 ~-“ni f n = hT'^-'em^r.‘tK $500 r^i“ n"S ■*" iSS “ e ” S “ id - , »“0set included $13,000 as a sal- telephone use, a $1,000 boost for He added thst the Proposal sub- ary for the adviser, who has yet n ., i mitted to the committee needed to be selected, $5,304 for a legal $360 fiscal charge, which had been revislon smce dld not reflect secretary and $5,000 for an opera- handled through the Memorial an almost ?1 ’ 000 ^ month in ' ting bud e et - The student lawyer Student Center e-ift shon crease m printing charges re- program received $15,500 from Associate Director of Univer- cently estimated by the A&M services fees last year, sity Information Lane Stephenson T ress for next year. j-j r Koldus said the lawyer and Battalion interim editor Rod Dr. Hal Powe, representing Stu- would have litigation power al- Speer represented Student Publi- dent Health Services, requested though the student would be re cations as it asked for $81,900 a $10,516 increase to $616,423 sponsible for court costs and fil- from Student Services compared from Student Hospital Fees, ing fees. He added that his of- to the $45,000 if received a year which were separated from ser- fice is seeking a young person for ago. vices fees last year. He said the the job. Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of Tffce Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is th' editor or of the writer of the article and are hot 1;““^ necessarily those of the University administration or May, and once a week during summer school. the Board of Directors. The Battalion is a non-profit, \TFMRTPT? self-supporting enterprise operated by students as a The Associated p r ; ss> Texas p ress Assoc i at ion University and Community newspaper. 1 yr'V Mai] subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school ^ ihivS year; $6.60 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 5% Letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: and are subject to being cut to that length or less if Texas 8 twI'T’ RO ° m m ’ Services Bui,din *- Co,le * e Station, longer. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit such letters and does not guarantee to publish any The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for , t- , i a. At. ■ j , , ,> .j reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not letter. Each letter must be Signed and Show the address Otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous of the writer. origin published herein. Right of reproduction of all other Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, matt Ieco h nd-c”a?s re poItage eS pITd d at College Station, Texas. Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Interim Editor Rod Speer Assistant to the Editor Greg Moses ttEU ft Managing Editor Stephen Goble H. E. Hierth, W. C. Harrison, Randy Ross, T. Chet Edwards, News Editor I. C. GallUCCl and Jan Faber. Photo Editor Gary Baldasari Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Sports Editor Kevin Coffey Services. Inc, New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. Ass t. Sports Editor Ted Boriskie proposal would have us believe. Doc, just take a moment to re flect on the large degree of this nation’s economy that is depend ent on automobiles. Think of the millions employed by the automo bile and related industries: steel, rubber, oil, gasoline, sales, parts, repairs, etc. Yes, Doc, the automobile is the product of a progressive free en terprise system that has built a strong nation and economy, and subsequently raised the standard of living. Doc, if you want to ride a bicycle, fine; but don’t fault those who “grow fat” driving their cars, or want to “buy repair parts or wash them.” You see, Doc, it’s their own prerogative in a free society. As for “gas guz zling,” perhaps it’s because of the Environmental Protection Agen cy’s unrealistic, impromptu de mands on the industry. Engineer ing problems must (and will) be solved by engineers, not bureau crats. Surely, Doc, you don’t really think trains and busses can fulfill our transportation needs. Appar ently, Schroff, you don’t realize what a farce Amtrak and most mass transit systems are. To think that we should depend on these failures as our sole trans portation source, not just in big cities, but all across the nation! It must be an Aggie joke. Come by sometime and I’ll let you see my non-foreign, non-com pact car. It gets 20 MPG, despite its mammoth emission pump, and will perform respectably on any road course. Dick L. Davis SPEED READING Classes Are Now Forming At The Reading Improvement Center For Additional Information Call Mrs. Avery Goodgame 846-3812 to brin the ca. TRIBUTE TO EXCELLENCE. 1 The ‘the si Askew compos officia' Fred R. (Skip) Kearna The Fidelity Union Life Insurance Co. salutes Mr. Skip Keans his outstanding sales and service record. During 1973 Skipacfe the following honors: 1. Produced over $1,000,000 of permanent life insuran;;| 2. National Sales Achievement Award 3. Texas Leaders Round Table After entering the Life Insurance business in March 1969: has grown to be one of the more successful men with thi» iJ Million dollar Insurance Company. We congratulate Mr. | Kearns on his outstanding year of professional service k| clients. Cla: Jai Charles F. Johnson & Associates Aggieland Agency 846-8791 — Home Office - Dallas, Texas 8S INSURANCE — HOME LOANS BUSIER-JONES AGENCY •'tack Equal Opportunity Housing 1200 Villa Maria — 823-0911 FARM & HOME SAVING ASSOCIATION (Nevada, Mo.) SAVTNGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF BRYAN We, at First Federal, express our appreciation to you for another outstanding year of growth which has shown: I 1 MORTGAGE LOANS, an INCREASE of ... . 25.5% SAVINGS, an INCREASE of 19.3% TOTAL ASSETS an INCREASE of 19.3% w "A disti “An A I We look forward to having another great year of growth in 1974 and invite you to be part of this growth by saving with us. Our Dividend rates on all savings are the highest permitted by law. No savings earn more than at First Federal. Ticl Docket NO. 7035 BRYAN, TEXAS STATEMENT OF CONDITION After the close of business December 31, 1973 ASSETS Mortgage Loans and Other Liens on Real Estate 4,727,635.87 All Other Loans 124,945.95 Cash on Hand and in Banks 67,355.32 Investments and Securities 540,265.97 Fixed Assets Less Depreciation 24,992.42 Deferred Charges and Other Assets 73,583.23 TOTAL ASSETS 5,558,778.76 LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH Savings Accounts 5,359,768.02 Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 10,000.00 Other Liabilities 113,999.69 General Reserves Federal Insurance 75,011.05 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH 5,558,778.76 STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF BRAZOS: We, Glynn A. Williams, as President, and Ernest A. Wentrcek, as Secretary-Treasurer, of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bryan, located at Bryan, Texas, each of us do solemnly swear that the state ment hereof is true to the best of our knowledge and belief. GLYNN A. WILLIAMS, President ERNEST A. WENTRCEK, Secretary-Treasurer Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 21st day of January, 1974 LILY C. WATSON, Notary Public, Brazos County, Texas