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ION r RASB ISENTATIff ■f ' -'>-1 I: ^ ,'; 4 B-CS fund drives face consolidation ®i§ By PAULA GEYER Battalion Staff Writer Having separate fund drives for the Bryan-Brazos County and the College Sta tions and acting on them. He actually rep resents A&M to the board and carries out their recommendations for the system. Peters said it is hard to sell the United Way concept without the two drives being consolidated. The concept is combining fund drives for different organizations and agencies into one major drive. This year the Bryan drive provides funds for 15 organizations in Bryan and Brazos County. The College Station drive supports most of the same organizations with the addition of Community House, Inc., Community Education, Brushy Day Care Center and the College Station Recreation Council. Both the Bryan and College Station drives began on Sept. 15 and are expected to end Monday. Peters said it was “absolute confusion” for people working in one community and living in the other to contribute. “People just don’t know which drive to give to,” he said. Joe Sawyer, chairman of the College Sta tion drive, said the leaders of the College Station drive have no desire to consolidate the two drives. “I don’t feel it woidd be beneficial to combine the two drives because the people in College Station don’t want to. Sawyer said. He said overlapping wasn’t a serious problem because people and businesses decide which drive to contribute to before called on by either campaign. A futile attempt was made last year to consolidate the two drives. This year the two united way agencies did discuss conducting the two drives at the same time. Sawyer said. “This was quite a change from past years,’ he said, “because the two drives were previously run completely indepen dent of each other. So far the Bryan-Brazos County drive has raised about $115,000 or 85 per cent of the $135,295 goal as of Tuesday night and the College Station drive has raised $28,7(X) or 82 per cent of its $35,000 goal. Texas A&M has contributed $17,937 to the College Station drive. Missing art After two weeks of display, two works from the Architecture and Environmental Design faculty show were reported missing. The works. Horse- ley’s ‘Synthesis ’64’ and Donaldson’s ‘Fantasy Com posite — of faces, leaves and branches,’ were reported missing Monday night. The theft in dollars terms adds up to grand larceny, but the artists would rather have the works back with no questions asked. The theft will prevent any future showings. The exhibit will remain in the Rudder Complex lobby until the middle of November. Photo by Chris Svatek Jack Williams His role and position he second in a series analyzing the dministrative bureaucracy of A&M. By JIM JAMES Battalion StafT Writer Who is Jack Williams and what does he o? Dr. Williams was born in Galax, Va., in j920. He received his Ph.D. at Emory University. He taught history at Clemson om 1947 until being named dean of the leinson graduate school in 1957. He he me vice-president in 1963. He Served as Hie first head of the Texas Coordinating ommittee and was vice-president of cademic affairs at the University of Ten- essee before assuming the presidency of l&M. That’s who Williams is, and it is consid- rably simpler than the explanation of his lb. He functions primarily as the coor- inator of the Texas A&M University Sys- em, assimilating ideas and recommenda- ionsand actingonthem. He actually repre- ents A&M to the board and carries out heir recommendations for the system. He also represents A&M as a public rela- ions symbol, much as a mayor represents a it)’. It is important to remember that he Employment up Associated Press AUSTIN —- There was an eight per cent drop in Texas unemploy ment for the month ending in mid- August, the Texas Employment Commision said Tuesday. The TEC said the latest available figures show total unemployment at mid-August was 324,500 or six per cent of the state’s labor force, com pared to 6.5 in mid-July and 3.9 in mid-August a year ago. The TEC said the reduction in the past month was primarily due to the withdrawal of summer jobseek ers from the labor force. must serve many different publics: the stu dents, the board, the legislature, the tax payers, the faculty and other adminis trators. He represents different things to the different groups. Dr. Williams’ own description of his job is “. . . to do that which enables and facili tates the real functions of a university such as teaching and research; to provide a qual ity environment in which to function. It is difficult to talk with Williams be cause his schedule rarely leaves time for a student to just “drop by” or for that matter to make an appointment to see him. Dr. Williams has three assistants to coordinate the president’s office. One is Nelda Rowell who is the off ice manager and arranger of schedules and appointments. Roger Miller, a 1972 A&M journalism graduate, has the responsibility of being more or less a personal assistant, perform ing a variety of functions that need to be handled. He also acts as coordinator of the Centennial activities. If a student has a problem for which no one else is willing to claim responsibility. Miller serves as an ex cellent source to complain to. “My door is always open. The students should realize that we re here to help them, noted Miller. The third assistant is Bob Cherry. It is his job in essence to act as a lobbyist for the University and to seive as liaison between the president and regents. During legislative sessions, Cherry spends a good deal of of time in Austin performing the dual function of answering legislators questions about A&M and gathering information on bills that might affect A&M. He also orchestrates the ac tivities and agenda of the regents. “My job is pretty varied, Cherry said. “I work at the systems level, not just for the University. Two weeks prior to a board meeting 1 11 go over the agenda, getting everything ready. T also answer questions legislators might have. Today for instance we’ve been in contact with the Legislative Budget Board about some feed additives. I also do other things such as . . . well today I was talking to someone about the possibility of a substantial endowment for the Universi ty-” Weather Partly cloudy and mild Wednesday and Thursday with light northerly winds 7-12 mph. High today 76; low tonight 54. High Thursday 79; low to morrow night 60. Cbe Battalion Vol. 69 No. 34 Copyright © 1975, The Battalion College Station, Texas Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1975 Vincent Broderick Society’s ills lead to crime By PAM WHIGHAM Battalion Staff Writer Poverty, inadequate housing, un employment and lack of education create a society to which some people cannot con form and their nonconformity leads them into a life of crime, said Vincent Broderick, Great Issues speaker, Tuesday night. Broderick is a lawyer and former Police Commissioner of New York City. He served as Chief Assistant United States At torney for the Southern District of New York and also on the General Council of the National Association of Investment Com panies. To answer the charge that the United States is in the grip of an increasing crime wave, Broderick said, “I suggest we have greatly exaggerated the scope of crime. Broderick said that one reason for the increased crime rate is that more records of crimes are being kept than ever before. The mass of population has moved into urban areas and more crimes are being re ported because of the concentration of people. Another reason for the increased crime rate is the increased coverage of crime by the news media. “The press has always re ported the bad news, ’ Broderick said. “Bad news is good news and good news is no news.” He said that television has brought into our living rooms crimes that happen in the United States. Broderick said that the Watts riots in 1965 took place in every apartment, house and tenement in New York City and became incentive for riots in NYC. He believes that America could have an atmosphere of law and order by applying mass police presence in the streets, but that their presence in the streets would make the crime go elsewhere. In New York City, 50 per cent of violent crimes (murder, rape, assaults) occur bet ween family members. An additional 30 per cent is between friends and acquain tances. The majority of these crimes were committed inside buildings where there were no police. Broderick said that to reduce crime, people should look beyond police activity because the causes and solutions are elsewhere. The solution is to attack roots: the poverty, inadequate housing, in adequate employment and inadequate education. An attack of this type was started in the 1960s Broderick said, but it failed because of inadequate research before the solution program began. Broderick said there is a need for a na tional gun registering and licensing system. This system should control the flow of guns to prevent guns from getting into the hands of criminals. Guns were involved in 80 per cent of New York City homicides. — - - Crime speaker Vincent L. Broderick, a lawyer and former police commissioner of the city of New York, spoke last night on the role of police in the American Society. Staff photo by David McCarroll •ampus o (\1 M pr 1 ">n -T>fl r • 1m l j ] J l J li Ijl. _5 -N- —Ijl “THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE” and “For fait of Jennie” will be shown at 8 p.m. Vednesday in Rudder Theater as part of iggie Cinema’s Classic Series. APPLICATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN o fill an off-campus graduate student and )avis-Gary, Moses and Moore senators in he Student Government office. Room 216 )f the MSC. The Nov. 11-12 referendum will read “Do you prefer this year’s ticket illocation system or do you prefer last year’s?” ^ A FALL DANCE featuring “Young Country will be held at Lakeview at 8 p. m. Friday. Drinks will be available. • A HALLOWEEN DANCE will be held at DeWare Friday at 8 p.m. Proceeds will go to the freshman class treasury. 9 A HALLOWEEN PARTY featuring Halloween design projects will be in the lobby of the Architecture Building Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 31. “LONGITUDINAL ORGANIZA TIONAL FIELD RESEARCH: Pros pects and Problems will be presented by John M. Ivancevich Thursday at 2 p.m. in Room 115 in the Old Engineering Build ing. • PHI ETA SIGMA members should pick up their certificaes in Room 237-D Zachry Engineering Center on Tuesday and Thursday at 8 a.m. to 1 p.m and 2 to 5 p.m. Members are needed for tutoring and can sign up in Room 237-D. • BONFIRE CUTTING begins at day light Saturday. In order to cut, people using axes and chainsaws will need to at tend a cutting safety class in the Animal Science Pavilion from 5 to 6:30 p.m. every day this week except Thursday. Cars in the cutting area should be kept to a minimum. All personnel should ride out on trucks. A DESIGN CONTEST is planned in volving the construction of a balsa wood cube. An entry fee of $1 per contestant is required. Judging will be held Nov. 8 at 9 a.m. in the main lobby of the Zachry En gineering Center. All interested students should come by the Mechanical Engineer ing Offices on the second floor of Zachry for a complete list of contest rules and regula tions. ^ THE A&M SWIM team needs girls to work exclusively with the team. Anyone interested in being interviewed for these positions should contact Mary Ann, 845- 6080; Laura, 845-7280; Diane, 845-7064. • A CAMPING TRIP to Canyon Reservoir is planned for Nov. 1 and 2. There is a sign-up list at the Outdoor Recreation cubicle in room 216 in the MSC. An organi zational meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in room 607 in the Rudder Tower. 0 HAUNTED HOUSE will be held Tues day thru Saturday at 7 to 11 p.m. located at Old College Road at College Main. Admis sion is $1.50 for adults, 50 cents for children under 12. PSI CHI meeting will be held Wednes day in Room 308 in the Rudder Tower at 7:30 p.m. John Burkhalter will speak on bio-feed back and alpha-wave condition ing. ENTRIES FOR THE ARTS COM MITTEE Poetry and Fiction Contest must be turned to the English Department, Room 511 in the Harrington Education Center by Feb. 13, 1976. Cash prizes will be awarded: first place, $75; second place, $50; third place, $25. A brochure contain ing the rules and regulations is available in the Student Program Office. Students with questions may call David McKissack at 845-1515, or Karen Zantow at 845-1631. • A SPECIAL HALLOWEEN PER FORMANCE will be given. Loretta Fazino, Bill Hamilton, greg Unterberger — a magician, a ghost story by Rob McGeachin, Larry and Cindy Humes, and Leon Blum perform Friday at 8 p.m. in the Basement Coffeehouse. Saturday, Don Sanders, a Houston- based perform; Brad Brown; Bob French and Byrd Larberg will perform beginning at 8 p.m. Admission will b $1. Texas THE CITIZENS FOR THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION said in Austin yesterday that it has received contributions totaling $8,337 in its campaign to support the prop osed Constitution. The campaign report said expenditures to date totaled $5,259. ATTORNEYS FOR THOSE SEEKING DESEGREGATION of the Dallas schools filed motions yesterday asking that five suburban school districts be removed as defendents in the case. Without giving any reasons for the ac tion, the lawyers asked that Lancaster, De- Soto, Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Dun canville and Irving school districts be dis missed as defendents. • MAYOR CARLOS ROMERO- BARCELO OF SAN JUAN, P.R., told the Texas Municipal League in Houston yes terday that the Puerto Rican Separatists claiming credit for bombings in New York and Chicago are affiliated with Communist groups from other countries. He said separatist movements have never been able to gain more than five per cent support from the people in Puerto Rico and that in the next few years, there will be a developing attitude for statehood. National THE NATION’S TRADE SURPLUS totaled $975 million in September despite an upswing in oil imports, the government said in Washington yesterday. The surplus marked the eighth straight month that the value of exports has exceeded the value of imports. • UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE CHARLES W. ROBINSON told the House International Relations Committee yesterday that the Soviet Union has refused to sell oil at discount prices to the United States in return for purchases of American grain and that any agreement on oil is prob ably at least two months away. He also said he still expects the $1 bill ion-a-y ear American grain sale to the Soviets to boost U.S. food prices no higher than the 1.5 per cent originally predicted. • KEVIN B. HARRINGTON, president of the Massachusetts Senate, said in Boston Tueday that his state is close to bankrupt cy. He said he can’t muster the votes to increase taxes and avoid fiscal disaster. 0 NINE INMATES AT GRANITE RE FORMATORY in Oklahoma freed their last two hostages yesterday and walked out of the kitchen where they had been holed up for 25% hours, authorities said. The central issue in the disturbance was the Correction Departments decision to halt the practice of allowing food to be sent to prisoners as Christmas presents.