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Library Week 5
Spts. commentary 6
Vol. 68 No. 102
College Station, Texas
Thursday, April 10, 1975
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Don’t make me hamburger
This desperate steer is making tracks away USDA building parking lot Friday. Gary
from the slaughter house. After escaping Baldasari chased it half that distance to
sure death by the butchers, it made its way get this shot.
I from the Animal Industries building to the
Remember
Anyone wishing to contribute
to the Vietnamese Refugee Re
lief Fund may do so by sending
contributions to:
The Vietnamese Refugee
Relief Fund
c/o The Battalion
Room 216 Reed McDonald
Building
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843
Final installment of the board
payment for this semester is due
today.
A charge of $1 will be assessed
for each day that it is late. Pay
ment may be made in the Coke
Building or at the annex in the
University Center.
Payment must be made be
fore 5 p.m.
Texas Constitution
not far from voters
AUSTIN (AP) — A new Texas
Constitution, salvaged from the
failure of last year’s constitutional
convention, was approved by the
House Wednesday and is just one
short step from submission to the
voters.
House members completed their
article-by-article voting shortly be
fore 4 p.m., approving the proce
dure for futurp constitutional
amendments, 135-12.
Representatives rose and ap
plauded as the final vote flashed on
the tally board, and House Speaker
Bill Clayton declared, “We have
achieved the unachievable, in the
eyes of some.”
Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby said the Se
nate would vote Tuesday on a mo
tion to concur in changes made by
the House.
Former Speaker Price Daniel Jr.,
president of the unsuccessful con
vention, issued a statement from his
home in Liberty praising the legisla
ture for rescuing the convention’s
product.
“Lt. Gov. Hobby and Speaker
Clayton deserve special applause
and appreciation for their active and
successful leadership in salvaging
the work of the Texas Constitutional
Convention of 1974 and in insuring
that the basic document developed
by that convention will be submit
ted to the people for their consider
ation,” Daniel said.
Clayton said he had been in
formed the Senate would accept
minor amendments added during
the two days of House debate. That
would send the constitution to the
voters for a decision in a Nov. 4
statewide election.
The constitution would be on the
ballot as eight separate proposi
tions, any of which could be re
jected, which would preserve the
existing constitutional language.
Representatives approved the
final four propositions, revising the
articles on finance, local govern
ment, general provisions and
method of amending — in that
order — by two-thirds majority.
The sections on education, the
judiciary, separation of powers and
the legislative-executive branches
were approved Tuesday.
Rep. Ray Hutchison, R-Dallas, a
leading sponsor of the document,
gave the 30 new House members,
who did not serve in the conven
tion, much of the credit for passing
the constitution.
“Without their support, it would
never have passed,” Hutchison
said.
The document is virtually identi
cal to the constitution that was writ
ten in seven months of convention
debate but failed by three votes in
the final hour of that gathering. All
delegates were legislators.
Hutchison said salvaging the
convention’s multi-million dollar ef
fort for a final decision by the people
“will enable us to hold our heads a
little bit higher, stand a little bit
straighter.”
The House earlier had closed the
door to the kind of emotional issues
that helped sabotage the convention
by requiring a two-thirds majority
to change the constitution received
from the Senate.
Almost all attempts to amend it
failed.
Rep. Ronald Coleman, D-El
Paso, sought to revise a section
permitting church bingo by sub
stituting “games” for “bingo.”
“I think it is time we got rid of the
trade name bingo,” Coleman said.
Rep. Neil Caldwell, D-Angleton,
replied that allowing “games” of
chance to be conducted as fund
raisers for charitable organizations,
“we will have permitted roulette,
punch boards, poker — even strip
poker. ”
Caldwell said keeping the general
provision enabling the legislature to
prohibit gambling but to authorize
church bingo was necessary to pass
the article because of the strong
feelings on the subject by church
groups.
The Coleman amendment failed,
39-93, and the general provisions
article passed, 109-37.
The article on procedures for fu
ture constitutional changes re
ceived almost no discussion before
its 135-12 adoption placed the
House’s final seal of approval on the
constitution. The major change
from the present article on that sub
ject is a requirement that the legis
lature ask the people at least once
every 30 years if they want to call a
constitutional convention, with
elected delegates.
Rep. Dave Finney, D-Fort
Worth, tried twice to amend the fi
nance article to limit total state taxa
tion to 8 per cent or 10 per cent of
Texans’ aggregate personal in
comes. The attempts failed, 59-81,
and 58-79, respectively.
Several opponents pointed out
that former California Gov. Ronald
Reagan has been a moving force be
hind the notion of such limitations.
“The bill is not a Ronald Reagan
bill. It was designed by a lawyer and
economist. Dr. Milton Friedman of
the University of Chicago . . . You
are either for limiting government
or you are not,” Finney said.
Corps direction changes
By MIKE KIMMEY
Staff Writer
Joe Chandler is the Corps commander for
1975-76.
Other new members of Corps staff are Bill Hel-
wig, deputy Corps commander; Bill Flores, adjut
ant; Mark Probst, scholastic officer; Jim Bob Mick-
ler, inspector general; Stew Gregory, supply of
ficer; Mike Marchand, chaplain; and John Hat-
ridge, public relations officer.
For those who need an explanation about the
lesser known positions, the deputy Corps com
mander not only relieves the commander when
absent, but also plans military reviews. Corps trips
and awards programs for the upcoming year.
Readying the Cadets just before a military re
view is the job of the adjutant. This man also
handles monies the Corps receives from Former
Students, bookstore profits and ROTC-wide dues.
As the inspector general, one is responsible for
inspection and discipline of the Corps.
The supplies officer is mainly interested in col
lecting each squadron’s meal counts everyday so as
to determine how many men will eat at each meal.
This allows the Corps to eat as a body, yet keep
food waste to a minimum.
When asked about next year’s goals, the staff all
agreed that the Corps needs “reorientation” to
become a more individualized teaching organiza
tion. Marshand said it should be a process that,
after four years, would prepare the cadet to excel
in his future endeavors.
Each man spoke broadly on policy they favored
in order to attain this goal. Flores said he wanted to
see the Coips learn a few manners, and, espe
cially, to cut out the “groadiness” that takes place
in Duncan Hall. Chandler and Helwig saw
academics and increased leadership training as
areas for improvement.
“Right now the Corps is not very academically
oriented,” said Bill Helwig.
He stressed that they would like to change that.
“It’s going to take more than a year to see these
goals carried out,” added Joe Chandler, but we
would like to see the Corps become a “leadership
laboratory. The Corps of Cadets has such potential
here because there are so many leadership posi
tions.”
Mickler added that he would like to invite
speakers such as John Koldus, vice president of
student services, to talk about leadership in the
Corps.
The staff also saw unifying the Corps as a major
objective. We have to improve interclass rela
tions, especially for the freshman, Mickler said.
Chandler hopes that whipping out will become a
less belligerent action because a friendlier style
has much potential in improving Corps-civilian
relations on campus.
We would like to see the cadet introducing him
self to everybody, added Helwig.
When asked about W-l, Helwig replied that
W-l has received nothing but negative feedback
from this campus, yet they are an asset to the
Corps. Mickler added that for this Corps to sur
vive, W-l must survive because we aren’t the ones
being watched nationwide — they are.
Some of the officers have initiated new pro
grams for their particular staff positions. Flores has
set up a weekly Corps newspaper, “The Quad
rangle.” Mickler is active in a Demerits Appeals
Board which, in essence, is being set up to replace
the lower Cadet Court. Instead of long military
court proceedings, the hearings will be heard by
only one man, the inspector general.
Journalism, Batt
New cooperation lies ahead
Clinton Phillips
By ROXIE HEARN
Staff Writer
Journalism students will now be
submitting stories to The Battalion
as part of classroom exercises, said
new Publications Board Chairman
Bob Rogers in a news conference,
Wednesday.
The contributions will be an at
tempt to coordinate the journalism
department and student publica-
:ions, he explained.
The board, which serves as an ad
visory and regulatory body to The
Battalion and the Aggieland, un
derwent changes in five of its seven
positions April 1.
Rogers was named chairman by
PAMU President Jack K. Williams
at the same time he was named C. J.
Leabo’s replacement as journalism
department head.
Rogers replaced Jim Lindsey,
University News Service director,
as chairman.
The four other replaced members
were Dr. Tom Adair, physics pro
fessor and former assistant to the
president; Dr. R. A. Albanese, as
sociate professor of management;
Dr. H. E. Hierth, English depart
ment head, and W. C. Harrison,
assistant professor of journalism.
They were replaced by Dr. Gary
Halter, assistant professor of politi
cal science; Dr. John Hanna, recre
ation and parks instructor; Roger P.
Miller, assistant to the president;
and Dr. Clinton A. Phillips, finance
department head.
Student members Steve
Eberhard, Don Hegi and John Nash
will remain on the board until the
end of the semester. The new stu
dent body president will select
three new student representatives.
Rogers said he felt cooperation
would help both the journalism stu
dents and The Battalion. Students
would be provided with a more pro
fessional working experience and
The Batt would increase its man
power, he said.
Rogers explained that the jour
nalism department was seeking a
full-time director of student publi
cations to serve as an adviser on a
daily basis.
“An advantage,” said Rogers,
“would be having someone who can
provide continuing technical assis
tance.
“There will be no pressure on
content, ” he said, “nor is it possible.
That’s not even at issue.”
However, advice on libel would
be part of the adviser’s responsibil
ity, Rogers said.
“Nothing is changed as far as The
Batt being a student newspaper,”
he said. “The editor is still running
the newspaper and the editorials.
Other members of the Board also
emphasized that the Publications
Board would work toward more
cooperation between The Battalion
and the journalism department.
“I think we ought to try it and see
how it works,” said Halter.
He also felt salary increases for
staffers should be investigated by
the board.
Miller said the closer coordina
tion was a “healthy move” and said it
“makes sense.”
As far as the publications board’s
direct relationship with the news
paper, Miller said it will be con
cerned with broad policy and not
editorial content.
“The courts have said that the
only place you have any control over
editorial content is in the selection
of the editor. ”
Miller said he would like to see
the board adopt as official policy a
set of standards much like Sigma
Delta Chi’s code of ethics.
If the publications would conform
to the code, Miller said, “It would
insure objectivity and a high stan
dard of journalistic fundamentals, or
all-around quality.”
Phillips didn’t see the Publica
tions Board’s role as one of great
influence.
“I imagine that since there will be
a full-time faculty member working
closely with The Batt, our role may
not be very much,” he said.
John Nash