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se Sears W,. a goodfj chell’s, t your of takii as a j[jj, 18 in wi, oy taking | that he t Sears’s :s tigatioii, that Vss 1 done noil ) mm HARRY DISHMAN Sales & Service tiOS Texas Ave. ('.S. across from campus — 816-3316 LAKKMIiW CUT 3 Miles N. On Tabor Road Saturday Night: Jess Demaine and Country Revue From 9 - 1 p. m. STAMPEDE Every Thursday Nite (ALL BRANDS BEER 35*) THE BATTALION Will Athletic Council get student members? Page 7 THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1974 J 7 WE’RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE Pat Cooper & Assoc. IS THE NO. 1 AGENCY IN THE NATION KENTUCKY CENTRAL LIFE INS. WE HAVE SOME POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN THIS AREA FOR INFORMATION: 846-8701 331 UNIVERSITY DR. By STEPHEN C. GRAY The Texas A&M University Athletic Council is com posed of five members. Not one of them is a student. Dr. Charles Samsom, head of the civil engineering department, is chairman of the council. He said the structures of the athletic councils differ from school to school. “I think most of them have some student involvement, but it’s usually in an advisory or non-voting capacity,” Samson said. He has been at A&M since 1960. The four other members of the council include Dr. O. D. Butler, Dr. Earl Bennett, Harry Kidd and Dr. Lannes Hope. All are faculty members. Butler is head of the Animal Sciences Department; Bennett is the associate dean of the College of Business Administration; Kidd is assistant dean of the Graduate College and Hope is a professor of educational psychology. The council members are appointed by President Jack K. Williams. The chairman is approved by the board of directors. Samsom said the primary functions of the council are to work out a budget for the athletic programs, set admission and eligibility standards for athletes and dictate general program policy for various events. “What I try to do is to involve the council in all of the primary decision-making activities that have to take place,” Samson said. Although there are less than half a dozen members on the council, Samson believes this has a positive effect when decisions must be reached. “There is an advantage in having a sufficiently small number on the council so that decisions can be reached quickly on a large number of items,” he said. Samson added, however, that adding more people to the council would result in better representation for students and other university organizations. “On the other hand, one could say the larger the group, the more representation you can get. Back in the 1950’s we had a smaller number of colleges and they were represented on the counciL But now there’s a much larger number of| colleges and to achieve equal representation on the council we’d have to have more people,” he said. Recently, the question was raised as to whether or not a I student would be permitted to serve on the council. Samson said a similar request was made several years ago by a group of students. A&M had students on the athletic council in the mid-1950’s. “The board of directors’ response to this request was if they admitted undergraduate students they would also have to consider other interested groups that wanted to par ticipate,” said Samson. Samson also said he felt the decision of whether or not a student could serve on the council would have to be left up to the board of directors. “If a student were to serve on the council I would hope that he or she would be a person interested in improving intercollegiate athletics and in having a good successful program at Texas A&M,” he said. Emory Bellard, director of athletics and head football coach, said he is impartial as to whether or not a student should serve on the athletic council. “We have, at the present time, an advisory group that our athletic council meets with and discusses business matters. Actually, we’ve probably had more student input under this system than there would be if there were a student representative. I have no strong feelings one way or the other,” Bellard said. Coach Bellard said the Athletic Department and Athletic Council have met with the student body president and other interested representatives of the student body. “I’ve seen a lot of unhealthy situations in which an individual on the council did not contribute to the council and I don’t think we need people on the council with an anti-athletic attitude,” he said. Bellard said he has witnessed these situations at other schools. Netters continue hot streak A&M whips Wisconsin for third straight win The MIDNIGHT FILM SERIES presents: THEBESTOFTHE NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF WOMEN’S FILMS •vrCV *4' W . vjikF&ijk An exciting selection of distinguished short films made by women. Films which illuminate—sometimes humorously, angrily and sensually— the world that women experience. From New Line Cinema April 19 in the University Center Theater Admission $1. 00 Another MSC activity of the AGGIE CINEMA By TONY GALLUCCI The A&M tennis team contin ued its recent winning streak with a 9-0 shattering of Wisconsin University of the Big Ten. The Aggies lost only one set on the way to their 18th win of the season against eight losses. In the No. 1 match, junior Bill Hoover beat Phil Kadesch, 6-2, 6-4. Bill Wright, in the second match, defeated Mike Wilson, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Wright was the only Ag to be extended to three sets. Wright easily won the first set, but got into early trouble and dropped the second. But Wright made his usual late comeback in the third set to finish Wilson off. Dan Courson played extremely well in knocking off John Clark, 6-0, 6-3. Freshman Charles Emley knocked off Craig Jones, 7-5, 6-1. Tom Courson played very Embrey’s Jewelry We Specialize In A#grie Ring’s. Diamonds Set— Sizing 1 — Reoxidizing 1 — All types watch/jewelry Repair Aggie Charge Accounts 9-5:30 846-5816 strong in downing WU’s Paul Schimelfenyg, 6-2, 6-2. In the top doubles match Hoover and Kermit Smith trounc ed Kadesch and Jones, 6-2, 6-2. Smith, playing his first top doubles match this year, put on an awesome serving performance backed by Hoover’s quickness at the net. Dan and Tom Courson broke serve in the 11th game of the second set and went on to win the match in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5. Dan was especially proud of his newly re-discovered serving ability. “You can say that after three years Dan Courson has found his serve again,” said Dan. He went on to prove it with a couple of aces and several ir- returnable serves. Emley and John Kirwan had a little trouble in the first set but went on to win the first and sec ond, 7-5, 6-3, over Eric Cullen and Schimelfenyg. Cullen and Schimelfenyg had been previously unbeaten this sea son. The Ags have lost only one match in the last three outings including a conference shutout over TCU. The Ags play Baylor today at the varsity courts and coach Omar Smith looks for a strong show ing. Smith figures good showings against Baylor and Texas on Sat urday could earn the team a third place standing in conference be hind nationally ranked SMU and Houston. Smith thinks a good crowd at the matches would bolster the team’s morale. He urges every one to attend the Saturday match, A&M’s last dual match this year. The conference meet to deter mine singles and doubles champ ions begins Monday and contin ues through Wednesday at Rice. Please Patronize Our Advertisers Equal Opportunity Housing INSURANCE — HOME LOANS BUSIEK-JONES AGENCY 1200 Villa Maria — 823-0911 FARM & HOME SAVING ASSOCIATION (Nevada, Mo.) ■■M I,2&3 Bedrooms (Studios) 10 Floor Plans (650 to 1360 sq. ft.) 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