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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1974
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle Listen Up
Parking rate hike
draws questions
Editor:
In Thursday’s issue of “The
Battalion” there appeared an ar-
“By the way, the registrar’s office called for you this after
noon. It was something about checking your credits before
graduation!”
tide concerning fall parking
rates.
The article left the impression
that all parking rates were to be
doubled to discourage campus
parking.
The article went on to say that
Chris Lawson explained that the
increase would cause more use of
the shuttle bus system.
As a dorm student, I am not
entitled to ride the shuttle bus
nor do I want to ride the bus.
I am asking if the increase
would apply to dorm students or
is it just for day students?
I realize that the parking sit
uation on campus is limited, but
with the parking rates increasing,
the possibility of illegal parking
off-campus could occur.
If in my reading of the article
I misunderstood any part of it,
please advise me as I know other
students who could have misread
it also.
Fran Ford
The traffic panel recommended
a doubling of all parking fees ex-
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Houston Symphony
by Kaino Kalos
German attitudes, from Beetho
ven’s time to the present, correspond
in many respects to those in this part
of Texas. Thus, to present a Beetho
ven concert here last Thursday was
an excellent choice by the Houston
Symphony Orchestra. Most of Bee
thoven’s music, including the Over
ture to “The Ruins of Athens,’’ the
“Triple Concerto” and all but the Fi
nale of “Eroica,” is an expression in
sound of that peculiar blend of bru
tality and sentimentality that Hegel
and Fichte found conceptually appeal
ing in heroic manifestations of the
Absolute Will such as Napoleon and
their disciples later found attractive
in Hitler and Patton.
aid Patterson—were not always able
to meet these demands. Albert Hirsh
was distressingly mushy at the piano
and Shirley Treple’s cello was unac
countably weak—one should never
send a girl to do a Brunhilde’s job.
In the Final of “Eroica” and a
few other works, Beethoven was led
by an infrequent passion to fully ex
plore the possibilities of musical form
to transcend his situation and pro
duce music that is truly universal.
Mr. Foster, accordingly, imposed
upon the orchestra a different set of
demands for the performance of this
finale and it responded in magnifi
cent fashion.
Musically, Beethoven achieves
this blend by wrapping simple pas
toral melodies in fat, juicy chords tied
together with a hard, militant beat.
Lawrence Foster, in demanding of
his strings and brass preciseness of
phrasing and crispness of tempo, re
vealed a true understanding of the
potential harmony between the spirit
of Beethoven and the spirit of Ag-
gieland. Regrettably, his musicians
—with the notable exception of Ron-
There is nothing immoral a priori
in enjoying Beethoven’s usual mili
tary schmaltz or even for that mat
ter in getting goosebumps when
“The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band”
plays “The Ballad of the Green Be
rets.” But there is another kind of
music that points in the direction of
self-transcendence and we are fortu
nate to have in our area an orchestra
that excels in performing that kind
of music and is conducted by some
one able to improve our tastes as well
as cater to them.
Che Battalion
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View areas. Discouragement of
campus parking was not the sole
reason for the increase. “Your
Man at Batt” will look at the
situation tomorrow.—Ed.
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‘Tacky’
Editor:
I’m a little afraid that the new
metalwork watertower is begin
ning to look a bit tacky and gross.
It really is detrimental to the
skyline of A&M’s campus, and its
only half finished. Can you imag
ine what that monstrosity is go
ing to look like? I am sure they
will paint it something besides
orange when finished, but couldn’t
they go a little farther and dis
guise it as a beautiful office tow
er or a prestigious research proj
ect?
must be extremely busy at the
end of a semester but I do hope
a person would be kind enough,
after all the busy hours, contact
me 845-4606—the one who drop
ped a black wallet on Friday
April 19 in the Rudder Theater.
David Chan
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Lost wallet
Editor:
Money is something we can re
possess after we have used it or
lost it, but not the address book
of so many friends, a birthday
gift (a wallet) from your dearest
and most important of all—our
identifications.
In most every case I have been
able to see the good side of a
great nation. People are hard
working, hospitable and open
minded. However they are some
times too busy. Too busy to con
tact a person who has been wait
ing for a week.
All my American friends are
honest and I have always hoped
to make more. An equal oppor
tunity friend maker.
Editor:
In Wednesday’s Batt I read the
article on “Requirements for fe
male ROTC students . . .” where
I was surprised to read that the
female cadets will be required to
“whip out” to the male freshman
cadets. I was unpleasantly sur
prised, to say the least. As far
as I have been able to learn, male
freshman cadets are not required
to “whip out” to each other. I
don’t think female cadets should
be required to do so either. I can’t
see a sophomore cadet, be he
male or female, “whipping out”
to a freshman cadet. That’s not
the Corps.
I’m not saying that I'm for the
idea of female cadets, in fact, just
the opposite. I have never liked
the idea and never will. As far
as I’m concerned, women who
want to be in ROTC should go to
Baylor or somewhere where they
already have it. In my eyes, the
Corps is all male and will always
be male. The female cadets are
intruders.
Joyce Knuppel
Although “reward” is useful
sometimes it cannot last long.
“No reward” is always better aft
er all.
I could imagine that everybody
The Battalion erred when it re
ported that coed freshmen in the
Corps will “whip out” to male
freshman cadets. The coeds will
have a patterned introductory re
sponse for upperclassmen cadets
but it will not include a hand
shake.—Ed.
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WHO HELPED MAKE CASINO A SUCCESS:
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Floral Center
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Bob’s Green Thumb
University Bookstore
Gil’s Radio & TV
Merle Norman
Ken Martin Steakhouse
Charles & Sue’s
Ginge’s Formal Wear-Houston
J. Rich Sports-Houston
Sports Page Club-Houston
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Silver Dollar
Peanut Gallery
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University Cycles
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Sambo’s
Pepe Taco
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Triangle Bowl
Monarch Carpet Co.
Bargain Land
Tri-State A&M Sporting Goods
Stan’s Sports Center
Changing Scene
Court Saddlery
Cinema I & II
Brazos Valley Gun Shop
McDonald’s
Saber Inn Hotel
Pizza Hut (Texas Ave.)
Pizza Hut (University)
Randy’s Liquor Store
Cut Rate No. 2
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Sparks Horse Feed
Sears
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Sparkey’s
Beauty & Wig Salon