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BATTALION
OCTOBER 30, 1974
THE
WEDNESDAY,
Forced respect not real
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By WM. SHEEN
Concerning the hats-off policy of
the Memorial Student Center I
have met with an almost universal
attitude: “If my father were an
Aggie who died in the Second
World War and someone refused to
remove his hat in the MSC I would
pxobably shove his teeth down his
throat.”
I believe this to be an overly reac
tionary statement.
Before the reader becomes en
raged beyond intellectual objectiv
ity let us look the question in the
face rationally. I am not suggesting
that the hats-off policy is totally
ridiculous and should not be ob
served but I don’t think that it
should be regarded as sacreligious
to wear a hat in the MSC.
I do believe that those who died
in World War II should be re
spected. However, I do not believe
that their deaths should be raised to
the level of reverential adoration.
I recognize that the dead should
be mourned by those who have
borne the loss. But I do not think I
should be forced to follow in a pre
scribed manner a policy which I
may regard as arbitrary.
Of course, the first argument
which might be expected to come
against me could be : “Look, buddy,
if these men had not given their
lives you would not be allowed to
write what you’re writing today. ”
I can only say, “The forcible re
striction of my actions, in the ab
sence of law within the MSC is tan
tamount to censoring what I write.
And to censor what I write is to take
away a natural human liberty.
For that is in essence of the issue.
Do I not have the right to honor
the dead of World War II in my own
way without fear of personal humili
ation or injury? And don’t my rights
exist even in the hallowed MSC?
There is another point. Is en
forced respect true respect? Would
not the dead rest easier in their
graves if they felt that what they had
fought for was being upheld?
Would they want to be revered
because of a policy which sets limits
on human freedom?
Or would they rather be remem
bered with true love and respect
that comes from the heart rather
than the fist?
The reasoning I have outlined
shows an interesting paradox. The
hats-off policy is enforced as a re
minder of the democratic ideals for
which the soldiers of World War II
died. But in reality the policy itself
is undemocratic and can only serve
as a negative force on this campus.
The idea may be rooted in fine
patriotic tradition, but the forced
act is unnecessarily restricting.
Such things reflect a lack of spon
taneity which leads inevitably to a
loss of individualism.
Listen up
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Editor:
Comment on Katherine
Beadling’s letter.
You were wondering why the
women in the R.O.T.C. program do
not “exhibit the pride and spirit as
sociated with the Corps. ” This is at
tributed to the possibility that the
women are not accepted by both
Corps and civilian students.
Well, you are right. Those
women are not accepted, especially
by the Corps, because they do not
possess the Corps’ pride and spirit.
This is due to the fact that the
women are not treated as Corps
fish. The women do not, can not,
and will never go through the same
experiences that a male fish MUST
go through in order to gain that
pride and spirit, that “esprit de
corps, called the “Fightin Texas
Aggie Spirit.” Why not?
The reason is that the members of
the Corps have been instructed to
have a lenient policy toward the
R.O.T.C. women. This is nothing
more than lowering the Corps’
standards so that the women won’t
quit. Otherwise, they would quit
because they could not stand up to
the physical and emotional pres
sures associated with being a male
fish. This is the underlying reason
why the waggies do not have the
Corps’ pride and spirit. For what
pride and spirit can be gained from a
low standard oriented organization?
And may I add, with women en
tering the Aggie Band with that kind
of low spirit would ruin the “Pulse of
Aggieland” thereby further destroy
ing the morale of the Corps. It
would not be long after that event
that our Yell Leaders would be
wearing skirts and shaking pom
poms making Texas A&M just
another stereo-typed university.
Philip Bertholf ’75
Girls’ right
Editor:
In reference to the Oct. 24 letter
from Schwab and Hampton, I would
like to say that the four young
women mentioned have all the right
in the world to say anything they
wish for or against draft dodgers. As
citizens of the U. S. they are guaran
teed this right.
Also, being eligible for the draft
or physically involved in a war is not
a requirement for opinions on draft
dodgers.
John Gilbert ’76
Column praised
Editor:
Mike Perrin’s columns on the
Memorial Student Center and its
highly inefficient methods of opera
tion were superb! It’s too bad, as he
pointed out, that the existing politi
cal structure will prevent any
changes for the better.
As to the MSC wanting free pub-
[Your Man at Batt
I By WILL ANDERSON
Last week this column covered a number of the
problems following the Sept. 13 flooding of the Monaco
Apts. A suit to be filed against the city of College Station
by Monaco’s owners was mentioned. This suit is exp
lained below.
A notice of intent to sue the City of College Station
was filed Oct. 11 by Charles Gandy, attorney for owners
of the Monaco Apartments.
The notice, filed in City Manager North Bardell’s
office, came as a result of flooding of the apartment
complex in September.
Gandy said the suit will be filed due to inadequate
culverts installed by the city under Redmond and Milliff
Streets.
He said notice must be filed with the city 60 days
before the suit can be filed in court.
A joint study by the city and the apartment owners
three years ago showed the culvert system to be inade
quate, Gandy said.
“I have a letter in my possession from the city stating
that the problem would be fixed,” he said.
Che Battalion
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licity disguised as news stories in
the Battalion, the entire MSC
committee and Student Senate
should look up the definition and
function of a newspaper.
If MSC activities are newswor
thy, they will receive adequate
coverage, as they have in the past.
Why does the C think it is so holy as
to require special treatment?
They also said at a meeting that
they should have priority over other
campus groups in facility scheduling
of the new MSC buildings. Since
when? ALL students pay equal
MSC building fees, so why can’t
ALL campus groups have equal ac
cess to them?
Hank Wahrmund ’74
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Editor:
I question your column,
lashes and Blown Patterns,
ran Oct. 24.
Is this an editorial column or an
outdoor sports section?
Please explain your “right” to
game animals which feed on land
another has purchased, pays taxes
on, builds fences on, maintains
roads on and on which the owner
plants and fertilizes grass or crops
for consumption by livestock or
humans, not by deer, rabbits, etc.
Has a free or low cost privilege
been an incentive for respect to pay
telephones, restrooms, roadside
parks, public lakes, etc. ? I will agree
that high leases don’t prevent disre
spect for land and facilities, but
lease fees do pay for damage.
I seriously doubt that Houston
sportsmen have that large an impact
in this area of small deer.
Most if not all public land foi
hunting in Western States is Fed
eral land. When Texas entered the
Union, it kept all public land, which
then became State land which was
sold to pay the Republic’s depts and
to give settlers a place to live.
Face this fact: man has an unli
mited appetite for limited re
sources. There are more people wil
ling to pay for the privilege, not
right, to hunt on private property
than there are suitable hunting
areas; this not even counting others
unwilling to pay.
Thus, the fees increase and as
much as I dislike paying them, I
violently oppose the alternative al
luded to by you, that of taking con
trol of the property away from land
owners.
D. W. Prescott ’75
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