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THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17, 1975
Student objects to ‘roach clip’ advertisement!
Editor:
Since when did The Battalion, a
school publication many of us Aggies
are proud of, decide to allow such
drug abuse-inclined advertising as
the advertisement by the High
Products Co. in the Dec. 10 edition
i page 8?
This ad displayed a Gold Fingers®
24 karat gold electroplated clip. Just
' adir
about anyone, including The Battal
ion staff, would recognize this as
being a “roach clip” which is used
when smoking marijuana. I feel as
though the advertising department
could round up a little more respect
able advertising than this.
Remember that though many
people do abuse drugs and smoke
marijuana, both practices are illegal
and thus should not be encouraged
by such publications.
John Hickox
Goals wrong
everyone I have talked to,
thoroughly enjoyed the concert and
was well pleased with the perform
ance of one of the most talented
young vocalists around.
As a musician, I can understand
the lack of “rapport” shown by Ms.
Ronstadt. It is hard enough to get up
in front of people and display your
talents without worrying about car
rying on a conversation. If you don’t
believe me, try it some time. Mr.
Vanore obviously doesn’t under
stand this and shows that his favorite
musician is not Linda.
As for sitting on the U.T., not t.u.,
side at the game, Oklahoma City is a
long way from here. I’d like to know
where Mr. Vanore sat at the game.
I’d be willing to bet that he sat
wherever he was able to get tickets.
I can now understand why so
many musicians cancel. They have
lost out before they ever get there.
Glenn Hoffmann
As an opinion on the use of a min
ute percentage of student service
fees for this project, I feel certain
that I will benefit from it. When I
choose my professors for next fall,
they will be of the quality I desire
and not because the computer hap
pened to regurgitate a workable
schedule on its own.
Stan Stanfield
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‘Crybabies’
Editor:
I was absolutely shocked by the
letter from Mark Lloyd which ap
peared in the Dec. 4 Battalion. It
also confirmed my growing suspi
cions about the goals of many Aggies.
Mr. Lloyd was angered by the fact
that A&M tradition had been “set
aside for higher learning” by
scheduling classes on Dec. 1.
I too would have enjoyed an extra
day of celebration and relaxation, but
after all, isn’t this an “institution of
higher learning”? I enrolled in A&M
with the mistaken impression that
people came here primarily to pur
sue a particular field of study. Cer
tainly this is true of the majority, but
many are more concerned with de
veloping skills in drinking, shouting,
and various other types of time-
wasting activities.
Undoubtedly there must be en
joyable diversions in every student’s
life, but when these pursuits are con
sidered more important than the
greatest tradition, namely learning,
it is time, not to re-evaluate “spirit,
pride and tradition” but rather to
re-evaluate goals of education.
Judy Wyatt
Former fan
Editor:
My heart goes out to Emory Bol
lard and the great defensive football
team assembled at A&M this season,
as well as the many loyal fans who
suffered each time the offense took
the field; for they, like last year, were
the true Aggie jokes. I have been a
former student for several months,
and am now a former A&M football
fan. This letter closes now to allow
more room for those who will ex
pound upon the great season just
completed. Yes, in less than a
month. Next Year Will Be Here!
Hurst S. Barbee
News biased
Critic slammed
Editor:
This note refers to your Wednes
day, Dec. 3, page one title of “Stu
dent Volunteers to Distribute Prof
Evaluation Forms.” The article was
evidently written or edited by a staff
writer obviously biased against the
possible expense of professor evalua
tions.
Phrases such as “program has al
ready cost”, “IfThe Battalion will not
print”, and “far too late to be used by
students” are biased when added to
Editor:
This letter is addressed to at least
one narrow-minded critic who re
viewed the Linda Ronstadt concert
in the Dec. 2 Battalion. I, along with
news.
If these are not biased, it is a prime
example of sloppy reporting or edit
ing. If it was not editing, why was it
printed without the name of the wri
ter?
Aggies have put together back-to-
back winning seasons. And 10-1 sea
sons don’t come easy. I can recall, in
the not too distant past when the
victories of three or four seasons
would have to be combined to equal
the sum of 10. Hopefully, Bellard s
sa
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Bunch will fashion more of those
10-1 or 11-0 seasons. But if they don’t
it won’t dim my regard and respect of
entire Aggie coaching staff.
I’ll have to admit that a three-way
tie for the conference championship
falls a little short of an undisputed
championship, but in these days of
high-powered offense it is an accom
plishment which all true Aggies can
take pride.
For the past four years I have had
more thrills given me by the Aggies
of the Class of’76 than I can recollect
in any other comparable span of
time. There have been heartaches
too, but overriding those have been
the performance of the first group
that Coach Bellard recruited. There
is no way I, or anyone else watching
or listening to the game, could ex
perience the agony of defeat or the
joy of victory that was shared by the
players on the field. But in my own
small way I reflected every emotion
that they had in all the game they
participated in during these past four
years. And I hasten to add that I’ll
continue to reflect the emotions of
future Aggie teams.
I have no idea how you wilt
pose of this letter. You mayusealh
part of it for your paper if yoimi
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would do. I would like foryoutojn
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Bellard, his staff and the 19751$
ing Texas Aggies.
Gig ’em, Aggies.
Eugene Bryn
Editor:
There comes a time when real Ag
gies get fed up with the crybaby at
titude of some, as pictured in your
Battalion column of Wednesday,
Dec. 10.
I realize that there are a lot of
Aggie supporters who have backed
the Aggies longer than I. But, then
there are damn few of them. I have
backed the Aggies since the days of
Joel Hunt, and before. There have
been years when I died a little on
almost any given Saturday. And
there have been times when I felt 10
feet tall because of Aggie victories.
Every time that an Aggie team goes
on the field I feel proud, and regard
less of the outcome of the game in
question I still am proud of the Ag
gies and am not ashamed of it.
But these 2 percenters who brag of
being an Aggie backer for 15 years,
and in the next breath say they are
switching their support elsewhere —
they make me gag. And there is only
one thing I can say to them: To hell
with you — the Aggies are better off
with your kind in someone else’s
backyard.
And the same goes for those who
listen to that crap relating to “last
year’s here” and/or “Sky High.”
There is a hell of a lot more I could
say about the 2 percenters and fair
weather fans before my craw would
be empty. But let me switch to the
positive side —- and although the
biggest part of it will be wasted on
the cry-babies, here are just a few of
the things which should be said:
In Emory Bellard and the staff he
has assembled A&M, has one of the
best coaching staffs in the country.
For the first time in 25 years the
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