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Page 2 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1974 English profs back play History given i>> Editor: The members of the English De partment listed below regret that an atmosphere prevails at TAMU such that Marat-Sade could not be pro duced here. R. W. Barzak Assoc. Prof. Janet McCann Lecturer i. (. nr Dennis Berthold Asst. Prof. Lynda Schubert Mohr Asst. Prof. A university should encourage the free expression of ideas; we be lieve this responsibility has been compromised in this instance. We believe too that the professional judgment of the Theater Arts Divi sion has been questioned. We wish to express our support for the choice of Marat-Sade, a highly regarded play that has been performed at numerous campuses across the country, and should have been performed here. Forrest D. Burt Asst. Prof. Paul A. Parrish Asst. Prof. Garland Cannon Prof. Larry J. Reynolds Asst. Prof. Paul Christensen Asst. Prof. Russell E. Usnick Instructor Richard H. Costa Prof. J. E. Van Domelen Assoc. Profl. Judith A. Finn Lecturer Dorothy D. Van Riper Lecturer Paul J. Angelis Asst. Prof. Jack Hardie Asst. Prof. Cleve Want Asst. Prof. Dick Barlow Asst. Prof. Jerome M. Loving Asst. Prof. Merrill Whitburn Asst. Prof. FRIES!DS! 01GA6S! COUNTRY-MEN ! LEND ME VouR Audio-Pods! IT IS TIME TO ARISE ITO OUR TRUE DESTINY! A HERE WE COWER ^ IN THESE DANK AND DARK TUNNELS, WHILE AROVE US IS LIGHT, AIR , UJARMTH .... SBISA! fWHY SHOULD WE^ HIDE FROM! THOSE TWO-LEGOED ViCT/TS OF GLANDULAR Disorder? we are THEIR SUPERIORS! 7 -y 1DA ENDr Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the editor or of the ivriter of the article and are not necessarily those of the university administration or the Board of Directors. The Battalion is a non-profit, self-supporting enterprise operated by students as a university and community newspaper. Editor ial policy is determined by a majority of the editorial hoard. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Right of reproduction of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words and are subject to being cut to that length or less if longer. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit such letters and does not guaran tee to publish any letter. Each letter must be signed, show the address of the writer and list a telephone number for verifica tion. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim Lindsey, chairman; Dr. Tom Adair, Dr. R. A. Albanese, Dr. H. E. Hierth, W. C. 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General Assignment Reporters Dave Johnson, Kanaya Mahendra, Jim Peters, Chirra Reddi, David White, Cindy Taber, LeAnn Roby, Roxie Hearn, Debi Holliday,. Rose Mary Traverse, Ron Amsler, Robert Cessna, Richard Henderson, Daralyn Greene, Scott Reynolds, Sandra Chan dler Mail subscriptions are $5.00 per semester; $9.50 per school year; $10.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 591 sales tax. Advertising rate furnished Photographers . Douglas Winship, David Kimmel, Jack Holm, Glen Johnson, Chris Svatek, Gary Baldasari, Rodger Mallison, Steve Krauss La Petite Academy of Dance REGISTER NOW CLASSES START SEPT. 9 3 Yr. Olds Thru Adults TAP-BALLET-JAZZ Classes Limited JAN JONES HAMMOND Teacher 3406 S. College 823-8626 Bryan GET ACQUAINTED SPECIAL 15% off every item in the store for A&M students Saturday, Oct. 12 through Saturday, Oct. 19 Contemporary Fashions Famous Name Brands '°uu 9u e 100 N. Main Downtown Bryan 822-5405 Editor: The following is an historical view of censorship. In 1866 the New York Times al lowed William Douglas O’Connor four columns in its Sunday edition to answer the howls of censors ob jecting to the work of a poet now included in all high school and col lege anthologies of American litera ture. In doing so, however, the Times felt justified in prefacing O’Connor’s remarks with the follow ing statement; “Until the social cir cle, the dinner table and the fireside are deemed fitting for every topic and for every act for which the sanc tion of Nature can be invoked, this volume cannot be accepted as fit for the audience which it seeks and claims.” The volume was Leaves of Grass, and the poet Walt Whitman — known to the readers of the twen tieth century as “the Poet of Demo cracy” because he celebrated America as “essentially the greatest poem.” Yet because Whitman also be lieved in a universe where nothing sanctioned by nature was necessar ily evil (“I am the poet of the Body and I am the poet of the Soul ”), he was dismissed from his government job, attacked in the press, and ig nored as a contributor by most of the literary magazines of the day. Even Ralph Waldo Emerson — the first major American writer to recognize the worth of Leaves oj Grass — urged Whitman “to deodorize his illustration,” but the Poet of Democracy refused. Whit man realized that sexuality, as well as people caught up in sordid occu pations (see his “To a Common Prostitute ”), was a part of the divine plan he sang about in his poetry. m CROSS NO-MAN'S-LAND, THROUGH THE ENEMY WIRE, CAPTURE INFLATION AND REPORT BACK HERE—GO GET 'EM, CORPORAL MIDDLECLASSI' hearing more about disease preven tion. Perhaps it will awaken us all to the need for early cancer detection clinics in our own community. Anne Hazen Ticket system Jerome M. Loving Asst. Prof. Early detection Editor: This is in response to Kay McMullen’s letter to the Editor of Oct. 8. It is unfortunate Betty Ford’s pri vacy was invaded. Perhaps some of the newspaper articles were lacking in taste, however, hundreds of thousands of women read those arti cles. Unfortunately, all the publicity given to early cancer diagnosis doesn’t hit home until someone we know is touched by this disease. Now we all know someone; we know how important early detection is to a complete cure. We know how many people can be cured, about surgical procedure and post operative care, about breast forms and padded bras. We know about courage. If the publicity given Betty Ford’s plight reaches just one woman who seeks medical care and whose life can be saved, I know Betty Ford would be pleased. We should be Editor: The ticket distribution article by Mike Perrin stirred some thoughts. I think the system he suggests would be nightmares for the student and the Athletic Department. First, the student does pot know how many tickets he wants to each game until maybe two weeks in ad vance of the game. Secondly, the paperwork in volved would add more to the pres ent amount the Athletic Depart ment already has. Most everyone would want to get tickets between the two forty yard lines. Therefore, only the more well-to-do would get the better seats. The system proposed by the Stu dent Government appears to be a better system as long as seat num bers remain on the tickets. The seniority system privileges those who have made it academically as far as he has and justifiably should be rewarded for his efforts. The random distribution packets would bring an end to camping out for days just to get good tickets and would allow the ones who can’t get tickets at 8 a.m. as good a chance to get good seats later in the day. The only suggestion I have, as far as ticket distribution is concerned, is alloting tickets to other schools in sections along the goal line. The seats they now are allotted could be obtained by our own students. This will allow more of our students to occupy good seats and this is the way it should be. After all, students enrolled here should be given con sideration over those at other schools. Diner’s Guide” by James Landon is in my opinion, written in poor taste. I have eaten at every restaurant mentioned in the article except the Dixie Chicken. All of the places mentioned serve good food. If they didn’t, the health authorities would shut them down. According to the last paragraph, Mr. Landon had not even taken the time to find out if what he was writ ing about was true. Articles like this ought to be verified by facts, not just opinion. Also, I was always taught that if you don’t have something to say good about someone or some thing, don’t say it at all. One restaurant which I feel was unduly criticized was the Bui Hut. I have eaten there nume times. Never have I had poor vice. Never have I had poor foe, think that if I had received poor! that the manager would have me satisfaction. The place hai in business a long time. One point which I would like to is that the hamburgers ares size of Whataburgers, and they not four inches in diameter. I would rather not se this one, ever again, in your Rotten publicity will not paper or the businesses o any good. John Turbeyi JOHN “T quarterba by Steve I articles! Slouch Jim Earl BtU 06.T 74 Robert A. Petty Cafes defended “It’s the ultimate personalized check. It includes my accotii number, dorm address, home address, box number, social s«| urity number, student number, laundry mark, forwarding a dress, drivers license number, age, weight, GPR, and mywai size!” PAT THC Don Long (Photo by Editor: On September 17, an article ti tled “Retrospective Viewpoint of Northgate Eating Establishments is HARRY DISHMAN Sales & Service 603 Texas Ave. C.S. across from campus — 846-3316 PEANUT'S on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. I WANT TO ORDER ANOTHER PIANO... 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