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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1974
Listen Up
‘Defender of Moral
censors Arts Films
V alues’
Series
Editor:
I am mad. The Arts Film Series
is one of the few worthwhile, con
structive happenings on campus;
and now a self-appointed Defend
er of Moral Values has decided
that censorship of the Series is
needed.
(which he used to describe every
one from the president of our uni
versity to the president of our
country) his speech would have
been a void, sporadic gesture of
ineptness, which it was anyway.
Tom LeRoy
Jimmy McBee
We students are not children;
we are able to make up our own
minds as to what is good or bad.
We do not need a censor to de
clare (using his own values as a
guide) what we should or should
not be allowed to see. When the
university, or anyone, attempts to
limit the mental and spiritual
freedom of the students through
censorship, we become little more
than puppets. The establishment
of censors over any of the forms
of outside influence upon the stu
dents at TAMU is an insult to the
intelligence and integrity of the
students.
As Shakespeare wrote, “Noth
ing is good or bad,/But thinking
makes it so.”
Allen V. Roberson
Leigh A. Schweitz
Rebuttal
Kunstler
Editor:
After seeing and hearing Wil
liam Kunstler, it is a totally safe
assumption to say that he is a con
troversy within a controversy.
How can a man argtae that he
should he here on the principle of
the first amendment, but that
Gerald Ford should not because he
is a member of the Nixonian era?
That is not personal opinion, eith
er, that is his proclaimed view on
the matter. If admittance to pro
fessional institutions was left to
Kunstler, the only requirement
would be to a member of any min
ority group. Once again he direct
ly inferred this. It appears that he
believes middle-class, white Am
erica should be thrown to the
breeze. We noticed that he asked
this presumably predominately
middle-class, white American au
dience for contributions to aid his
Wounded Knee clients.
Kunstler’s general attitude is
anti everything. Without the use
of his beloved adjective, pervert,
Editor:
I wish to make a rebuttal to a
few of Mr. Whitsett’s remarks
concerning the article about the
student making arrowheads. (Re:
Listen Up, March 5).
Mr. Whitsett has studied the
Apache culture for some time and
states unequivocally that the
Apaches were not war like. I
would like him to refer to the
the book Western Apache Riding
and Warfare , by Grenville Good
win and Ed, by Keith Busso; The
University of Arizona Press, Tuc
son, Arizona, 1971. The first sen
tence in the introduction states
that the Apache was just one of
many groups of American Indians
whose subsistence was by “raid
ing and warfare.” Mr. Whitsett’s
remarks have the ring of Rous
seau’s “Noble Savage.” Doubtless
the Apaches had a culture and
heritage of captivating interest,
witness the enthusiasts, both “ex
pert” and amateur; but we must
not let this enthusiasm of ours
gloss over the fact that the basis
of their economy came from the
spoils of raiding.
But enough of this harping on
Mr. Whitsett’s factual inaccura
cies. I’m certain that Mr. Whit
sett is a dedicated scientist and
being that. I’m sure he will mag
nanimously admit that perhaps
his pique at Mr. McReynolds car
ried his claims a bit too far.
I would like to contest just one
other part of Mr. Whitsett’s let
ter. Mr. Whitsett claims that by
collecting arrowheads Mr. Mc
Reynolds is destroying a very val
uable archeological resource. On
the contrary, I would say, Mr.
McReynolds is preserving an
archeological resource; albeit it is
not left on the ground. However,
I’m sure that Mr. McReynolds and
the many other collectors of ar
rowheads can tell you the exact
It is my fervent hope that Mr.
Whitsett’s implications are only
the result of some “pique” that
he has felt due to the article on a
person who has an amateur inter
est in his field. If his feelings are
more deep-seated, let me suggest
to him that such pedantry is
rather unbecoming a graduate
student. The energy wasted in
his vituperativeness could have
been much better spent by telling
us, his general public, a little
more about the Apaches. If he
had described some of the culture
of the Apache rather than just ex
tol it as he did, perhaps he could
have stirred the genuine interest
of several people who could have
benefited and enjoyed it. As it is,
his ineptness in expressing him
self have left the impression that
he is no more than a guache
zealot.
George Buzan
Dept, of Geophysics
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places and circumstances under
which they found their items. It
is then left to the archeologist,
only to interview the collector.
The collector has saved an enor
mous amount of footwork for the
scientist.
I suppose that we could under
stand Mr. Whitsett’s ire if we be
lieved that he were really so mis
anthropic that he didn’t enjoy
discussing his specialty with
someone else who was so obvious
ly interested.
All of Mr. Whittsett’s remarks
so far are understandable, even
if somewhat objectionable. How
ever, I find one thing just abso
lutely unconscionable that Mr.
Whittsett implies. He implies that
archeology is strictly a domain for
an expert, that there is no room
for an interested outsider. Mr.
Whitsett cannot be a true scien
tist and believe that. Hopefully,
a scientist endeavors to further a
man’s understanding of himself
and of the world he lives in. If
we as scientists discourage even
the most passing interest of fel
low man in what we are doing;
we become the tantamount to
Scrooge’s of knowledge; despic
able entities interested in nothing
but ourselves and our immediate
world.
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By BARB SEARS
Apartment dwellers in Texas
not only have the security which
comes from strong police forces,
but they should also be able to
rely on their landlords to insulate
them from crime. Texas law
holds that it is the landlord’s re
sponsibility to provide “reason
able security from predictable
crimes.” This refers primarily to
guaranteeing adequate locking
devices on doors, but also can be
applied to providing sufficient
lighting around the entire apart
ment complex to cut down on
night prowlers and burglars.
In light of this law, several
complaints from student tenants
have been disturbing. Apparently,
this law is not being stringently
followed by all apartment owners.
One case involved a female stu
dent whose landlord took two
weeks to give her a key to her
front door. She was left with
two alternatives: either leave the
door unlocked while she was gone
so that she could enter the house
through it when she returned, or
use the window as the entrance.
Unfortunately, either method left
her house vulnerable. The tenant
was upset at the inconvenience
and the threat to the security of
her belongings and refused to pay
her rent until she was provided
with a key.
A recent complaint concerned
Southwest Village Apartments,
and could easily apply to a num
ber of other apartment complexes
in this area. In Southwest Village,
however, the problem is particu
larly acute since the apartments
are located near a very low-in
come part of town, in which a
higher crime rate is predictable.
The apartments have sliding
glass doors which open onto a
porch, and which have compara
tively poor locks. Someone could
gain access to an apartment with
out much difficulty by forcing the
lock with a pocketknife. This, in
fact, apparently happened to one
student tenant there, for it was
clear that a number of drawers
had been searched and a small
cache of money stolen. The Col
lege Station police are investigat
ing the case.
Front doors can be forced open,
too. That is why chain locks are
an essential for security. As
Texas law states, it is the land
lord’s responsibility to provide
such security, but the law also
holds that he may pass on the
costs to the tenants.
The Patricia Hearst kidnapping
should be enough to make people
wary of opening their doors to
strangers. Adequate locking de
vices are useless if the thieves are
invited to enter. Report from area
tenants have indicated that this
is exactly the technique that some
individuals are using. Tenants
should question the legitimacy of
any person knocking on their door
with great persistance asking to
use the phone or to be driven
somewhere.
Chappelle
Continued from page 1)
Chappelle is sergeant major on
the corps staff this year. A man
agement major, he was formerly
in Company L-2. He has four-
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Awards Scholarships. The son of
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Chappell,
12016 Holt Dr., Dallas, is a mem
ber of the Ross Volunteers and
marched with a national champ
ion Fish Drill Team in 1971-72.
A political science major, Gray
serves as operations sergeant on
the corps staff and was in Squad
ron 7. He studies under Air Force
scholarship, is a Distinguished
Student and member of the Ross
Volunteers and Cadet Court. Gray
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
L. Gray, 1110 Riverwood.
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