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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1975)
Page 2 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, NOV. 25, 1975 Students dislike By ROXIE HEARN Assistant Editor The Battalion is experimenting with its front page and is discovering one thing: Students don’t like small print. In all four of last week’s papers the size of the type on page one was reduced by about 25 per cent. The reduction is an attempt to get more news on the page, but students say the size discourages them from reading any of it. The type size is going to remain small for at least these last two is sues before Thanksgiving. However more experimenting will begin in December to find a larger, more suitable size. College Station defeated a school bond issue last week, with only 11.7 per cent of the voters turning out. The Battalion could have increased that percentage quite a bit, but in stead it waited until the last minute to inform readers about the use, plans or need for the bond issue. The story appeared in Tuesday s paper, which hit the newsstands only four hours before the polls closed. On the campus side, how many other people wonder what hap- A fable Who will gain control of sacred Cotton Patch? By WILLIAM G. HUGHEN The animals of S. W. Confer s field lived in a fragile detente. The inhabitants of this field were a Lon ghorn Steer, a black Stallion, a Pig, an Owl, a Mustang, a Bear, a Horned Frog, and a Collie. In the center of their field, a place of honor to each one of them, was a magnifi cent Cotton Patch. The Longhorn was the self-appointed guardian of this Patch and he chased away any of the other creatures who dared to come near it. The black Stallion approached the Steer to discuss the sanctity of the Patch and its relationship to the fal tering detente throughout the field. But the Steer interpreted this as a threat to his domain and charged the startled horse. Without another word spoken, the Steer’s long, sharp horn pierced the horses’s side. The Stallion staggered away to his home to die. The other animals knew this was only the first of such incidents that had been brewing for a long time. The Hog was the next to come forward to discuss the situation that had arisen. He was no closer than fifty feet from the Patch when the Steer charged. The Razorback stood his ground, but was no challenge to the Steer, who trampled him into the turf. The Owl, who considered himself wise but not strong enough to defend himself against the other animals, left the field after observ ing this episode. The maverick was now on a full rampage; any of the animals could fall prey on their homeground or his. Such was the fate of the Mus tang. The pony kept to himself most of the time and never bothered any one. As he was grazing in his own section of the field, the Longhorn attacked him. The Mustang fought back with defiance never expected of him. In the end, though, the pony fell, knowing he had done his best to stop the Longhorn Steer. The Bear felt he was the only one left to take over the Cotton Patch. He had done it once before and was confident he could do it again, over confident, in fact. The Steer and the Bruin fought it out in an impressive battle. But the Bear, who seemed to be much weaker than in previous years, could not muster the strength to overcome the Longhorn, and was left to hobble back to his home, suf fering mostly from the agony and shame of defeat. The Frog had come out to watch the fracas. He felt relatively safe hiding down in the grass, but the Longhorn spotted him with his keen eye, and crushed him with one step. The only challenger left was the Collie. She had seen the others fall and had learned from their mis takes. She was superior to the Lon ghorn in everything but size, and could use her intelligence to minimize the Longhorn’s strength. She planned her assault and waited for the right moment. The evening before Thanksgiv ing, a large fire began burning in the field. The Collie found warmth and comfort from the flames, but the Steer was afraid of the fire. The fire instilled spirit into the Collie, but fear in the heart of the Longhorn. Each animal knew that the battle would come soon. The day after Thanksgiving the two warily approached each other. The Longhorn charged, but the Col lie dodged. She darted about the Steer, nipping his legs and hide. The Longhorn could not do any damage to the Collie, no matter how hard he tried. The Collie made sev eral lunges at the Steer’s throat and brought the large beast to the ground with a thud that reverber ated across the land. The Steer made several attempts to get back on his feet, but the Collie held him down. The Longhorn drew his final breath and died. The Collie looked upon the car cass before her and was filled with pride. She had done what so many others could not. Her reward, un disputed leadership of the Cotton Patch, stood waiting for the Collie to come claim her victory. Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the editor or of the writer of the article and are not necessarily those of the university administration or the Board of Regents. The Battal ion is a non-profit, self-supporting enterprise operated by stu dents as a university and community newspaper. Editorial policy is determined by the editor. 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: Bob G. Rogers, Chairman; Dr. Gary Halter; Dr. John Hanna; Roger P. Miller; Dr. Clinton A. Phillips, Jeff Dunn, Tom Dawsey and Jerri Ward. Director of Student Publications: Gael L. Cooper. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and holiday periods. Sep tember through May, and once a week during summer school. Mail subscriptions are $5.00 per semester; $9.50 per school year; $10.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 5% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatched credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of reproduction of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association Editor James Breedlove Assistant Editor Roxie Hearn City Editor Campus Editor Sports Editor Photography Director . . .Steve Gray . Sandy Russo Paul McGrath . . . .Jack Holm small front page print pened to the administration series? It didn’t end, it just stopped. Be lieve it or not, (according to the campus editor) it was because the reporters didn’t like the comments made about it in the Ombudsman’s column. Don’t ask me how they got away with that one, because I don’t know. One article that received several comments was the football-ticket debate story. Students said they began reading the story to get the pros and cons presented at the de bate, but the whole story concerned the small turnout; not a word from either side of the debate. A couple of other mistakes made along the way: The Nov. 11 picture of the two cadets putting out Main Drive’s flags was published with an incorrect identification. It was Kyle Riddle, not Alex Zamarripa, helping with the task. An English teacher informed us that the caption of a picture on Page 3 of Tuesday’s paper also was incor rect. The object Company R-l layed to Rice Stadium was “guidon,” not a “guide-on.” This week The Battalion also re-' ceived a request for the return d the “weather box. ” Beginning to day, the weather outlook should ap-, pear somewhere on the front page every day. Aggietoons I Brad Foster ...SO TH£Y'R6 TRYING TO CHAWOe THeiR IHAOt WITH TH£ STUDCUTS! \f-T INTERSTATE UNIVERSITY SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER 846-6714 & 846-1151 > "IT IS A JOY!" 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