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Page 2 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1974 Listen up Challenge issued to W-1 Editor: Concerning Lt. Holzmann’s re marks about W-1 in the Nov. 8 Batt: I never heard anything so prepos terous in my life. The main point of dispute is the statement that “Girls do everything the men do. What a joke! I doubt very strongly if her darlings could do their class number of pushups, or run a Bloody Cross, or anything else that I did along with countless others as a fish in 1972-73. I also doubt if one of them could take the mental and psychological duress that male fish undergo twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Five minutes with a sharp sopho more would send half of W-1 run ning home, cry ing to momma. I don’t know where the figures come from (“20 per cent of the men do not understand why women are in the corps”), hut everyone I’ve talked to understands the legal complications that would have ac- Slouch Jim Earle companied the exclusion of women. A law suit would kill the Corps as we know it now, so W-1 was the lesser of two evils. However, most men in the Corps are opposed to the con cept of a women’s detachment, as are many civilians and Maggies. The unit lacks discipline, unity, arid espirit de corps, which are es sential factors in the development of any military organization. I will con tinue to oppose W-1 until I see some signs that the Waggies can do what the fish in my company can do. Okay, girls, you heard it. Now get it all together and quad me! Then we ll talk. A&M and its traditions and memorials stand for America and its history, as we do, so let’s stand for A&M and its traditions and memor ials. Colleen Moore John J. Vanore ’76 Show respect Editor: “There’s one other possibility that might occur. That is that both A&M and Texas would be invited to the Gator Bowl, in which case, each would play one half of the game against the host team!” In response to all that disagree with respect to the purpose of memorials and “hats off: A grave is a memorial. How would you like it if someone walked or urinated on your mother or father’s grave? Would that show re spect? Hell no! Would you care? God, I hope so! Well, there are some that care about the memorials and many have relatives associated with the memorials at TA M U. Why not show respect? It doesn’t hurt and may in fact help understanding and ap preciating traditions here. I was stopped and asked not to walk on the memorial ground near the Corps area. I was ignorant that it was a memorial and was apprecia tive that I had been told. Most memorials at A&M are in honor of those who have died for our country, in order to save it and us.. Because of their protection, we are free to pursue an education. Let us be thankful and show respect. Vanity shown Editor: In response to Eddie Mee’s letter concerning the hats-off policy in the MSC, I have a few criticisms to make. A tradition does not justify itself. Taking your hat off in the MSC merely for the sake of tradition re flects a gross disrespect for those who died in war. Respect does not issue out of time-honored and manly traditions, rather its source is from the heart and mind. There should be no need for signs, cus toms, or coersion by senior c.t.’s. If one is moved to respect, then he should have the freedom to show it in away most meaningful to himself. A prescribed custom persists for its own sake. Following tradition for the sake of tradition often reduces it to a mean ingless habit. This is obvious in Mee’s letter by his alienation from the basis of the hats-off policy. His primary concern was to preserve a tradition and feel pride in A&M. Contrarily, the hats-off policy is not based in tradition but, rather, re spect. There is no reflection of this in Mee’s letter. Tradition does not justify itself, and it does not stand for unique ness. It must have depth. Other wise, it is vanity. Richard Galloway comment would be duplication- —Ed. MSC costs With these letters the Battalion will discontinue letters on the hats off policy of the MSC. The topic has been covered and any further Editor: Well, you finally printed some thing about the MSC that was really useful: how much the thing cost. Hats off to you (not to offend those who wish to command respect). As full time students we shell out to almost no end, to fees, funds, services and all sorts of assorted crap. It’s about time we found out where some of the bread from our money tree goes. Suggestions, especially in your line of work, are easy to come by, but here’s one from an amateur. How about printing an article on a regular basis explaining how much the "improvements’ on campus are costing us, both in the short and long run. A little info on exactly where the leaves go and why, might help us to understand our univer sity and maybe see the big pic ture a lot better. I personally have always won dered how many there are in the “ADMINISTRATION ”, who they are and how much they get paid to do their job on us. More specifi cally, Uncle Fred Dollar (known as Chuckles to those of us in the know). Just who are the Assistants to and the Associate Directors of Student Services. Who knows, maybe y ou 11 plant the seed that’ll grow the familv tree of the “ADMINISTRATION ”. And maybe a few leaves will get pulled from it. John II. Fincannon 75' A new 1,000 a low anc [6 city, ild the d Zoni ight. The hi on) mu i odder i gned to ke Urb lilies he Cities laced pr it in fun odder ties will Lis of a id Urb; rmula t The hi of order, rules are set down. Tfe rules were not made arbitrarily 1« the RAs. They were writtenb ie city, dorm councils and approved bilk residents. Every resident isi> formed of these rules at the begin ningof each semester and as matin adults are expected to follow then If there are violationsofthereft lotions the girl may be sentdowti grehab s (a pro ie fede The amounts of salaries of all university staff and faculty mem bers are available upon request at the Reserved Reading Room in the library —Ed. RAs backed the J Board. The J Board isig pointed by the dorm council (win the residents elect). In myexpsi ssoffed ence with the J Board 1 havenw mid re: known any girl who violated a ni to be slashed, strangled or mi luted. On the contrary, the]Boad function is not only to interprets ‘ Sl| h > n rules, but to help the girls live mi roblem; them Editor: 1 am writing this after reading Susan Whitaker’s letjer (Gestapo RAs, Nov. 7) so that I will take some action and not let this pass. I have for some time considered the function of both RAs and dorm judicial boards to be misinterpreted by many. RAs are employees of the university. It is not a job that is easy to get. To insure that there is some kind J Boards, like the regulati® were not created to deprive a iust ^ )C persons of their rights buttolw] l ^ era ' others from infringing uponthei However, if you don’t feel 4 prix ileges of dorm life areafaira cahfor the responsibilitiestlw are spproximately 1,500 girlsw ing for on-campus housing. Mary Ellen Mart “gidaho Sherri By and the four other members of Keathley Hall J vities i oehler ss of tl loney ai ate law. State 1; rograin, Comm e smal ty unde All fm pial One ol that th ally star ) the ci Prisoner asks students for support The Battalion often receives cor respondence which does not di rectly concern students but which the editor feels students may find interesting and enlightening. Following is a letter from an in mate at a Federal Correctional In stitution in San Pedro, Calif, along with a letter from the warden. The inmate’s letter and the warden’s letter were enclosed in an official envelope from the United States Department of Justice. FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION Terminal Island, California 90731 Editor: Hi, I’m a federal prisoner. Have been for four y ears. Am a nice guy . We have learned that a prisoner has a better chance of being granted parole if he shows that he has made an effort to establish con tact with the “outside world.” —Ed. [Your Man at Batt] ^ By WILL ANDERSON J The attached letter was placed in our Prisoners Mail Box for forward ing to you. The letter has been neither opened nor inspected. If the writer raises a problem over which this institution or the Bureau of Prisons has jurisdiction, you may wish to write to me or to the Direc tor, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. 20537. Will see parole board early next month. Charles Hethcoat’s complaint in Listen up that he had heen overcharged in Peniston Cafeteria (High bananas, Nov. 13) has no clear answer. You may write back to the in mate, and ask him questions. Your letter will be inspected for con traband, and for any content which would incite illegal conduct. When the Director of Food Services, Col. Fred Dollar, read your letter, he began his own investigation. He said that since all food on campus really comes from the same kitchen, prices are the same at all cafeterias. The 35 cents you paid for the banana at Peniston is the correct price. The Bureau of Prisons encour ages the press to visit institutions, and learn about correctional prog rams and activities. If you wish to do this, please contact me. No one in the Krueger-Dunn Dining area could explain the low price of the first piece of fruit you bought and Col. Dollar assumes it was just another mistake. Spectators of the Rice game may have noticed the bare fiberglass seats are still unpainted. The Nov. 6 Batt reported hopes of having the seats coated before the Rice game because the fiberglass splin ters caused irritation to spectators. Wallace C. Groff, athletic business manager, said the project was tied up in contracting . It is planned to have the seats ready for next year’s season, he said. Inmates may not receive com pensation for material submitted to the media. If the person writing you names another inmate or a staff member in his correspondence, we request that you advise us of that fact before its publication. We will provide background information and specific comments whenever possible. If the writer encloses for forward ing correspondence addressed to another addressee, please return the enclosure to me, or to the Direc tor. Jack H. Wise Warden Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the editor on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217. 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