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Page 2 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1976 Slouch by Jim Earle Opinion/Commentary/Letters College no place for wasteful indecision Fatl use< 1 The Problem The job market for college graduates is low. Grads work as store clerks, janitors, construction work ers; as common laborers. For many, the thousands of dollars and four (or more) years invested in college educations buy little more than a sheepskin for some dusty wall and membership in the Former Stu dents Association. Newspapers publicize the vast number of college grads who are not working in their degree fields. They offer suggestions or tell which areas may have job openings. All specula tions, trends, and projections. ‘Tve never understood before why he liked to study in the library!” One Reason Many feel they haven’t had enough education to get a job, so they go back to school get a higher degree, only to find themselves edu cated out of a job. There are not simply too many Steve Reisi people in college, but too many that should not be there. Why They Go Different motives drive people to college — Parental expectations, peer pressure or the pipe-dream that a college degree is the skeleton key to all opportunities. So people flock to the halls of higher learning, only to find them selves lost and out of place in the university world. Parents who had no education push them to get what “they” never had. Parents who have had an educa tion push them because they think it is necessary to “make something of yourself. ” Counselors subtly influence. Friends pressure without mean ing to. Students are indoctrinated until Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the editor or of the writer of the article and are not necessar-. ily those of the University administration or the Board of Regents. The Battalion is a non-profit, self- supporting enterprise operated by students as a univer sity and community newspaper. Editorial policy is de termined by the editor. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor should not exceed300 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 guarantee to publish any letter. Each letter must be signed, show the address of the writer and list a telephone number for verification. Address correspondence to Letters to the Editor, The Battalion, Room 216, Reed McDonald Building, Col lege Station, Texas 77843. Represented nationally by National Educational Ad vertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. Mail subscriptions are $16.75 per semester; $33.25 per school year; $35.00 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 5% sales tax, Advertising rates furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 216, Reed McDonald Building, College Station, Texas 77843. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of re production of all other matter herein also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. MEMBER The Associated Press, Southwestern Journalism Congress Editor Jerry Needham Managing Editor Richard Chamberlain Campus Editor Lisa Junod City Editor Jamie Aitken Sports Editor Paul Arnett Photography Director Kevin Venner News Editor Lloyd Lietz Asst. News Editor Debby Krenek Features Editor Tammy Long Assistant to the Editor Dan Fontaine Reporters Carolyn Blosser, Rusty Cawley, Lee Roy Leschper, Paul McGrath, Martha Mugg, Le Ann Roby, Lynn Rossi, Dan Sullins Photographers Cathy Ruedinger, Mike Willy Members of the Student Publications Board are: Bob G. Rogers, Chairman, Joe Arredondo, Tom Dawsey, Dr. Gary Halter, Dr. John W. Hanna, Roger Miller, Dr. Clinton A. Phillips, Jerri Ward. Director of Student Publications: Gael L. Cooper. Assistant to the director, Scott Sherman. FRESHMEN SOPHOMORES THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED 1 WEEK FOR YEARBOOK PHOTO MAKEUPS THIS IS YOUR ABSOLUTE LAST CHANCE TO GET YOUR PHOTO IN THE 1977 “AGGIELAND” BEING TAKEN THROUGH THIS FRIDAY they think college is what they really wanted. So they go . Many drop out, flunk out or just pick up their marbles and leave. But the worst ones; ones who hurt others as well as themselves, graduate. They leave with a degree they never really wanted and don’t know how to use. They damn the estab lishment and its heinous actions, complaining that the system has tricked them. Too many of them obviously shouldn’t have gone to college. They would have been better off, made more money and been more satis fied, had they followed another path. Perhaps a vocational school, where they could have learned a useful trade instead of going to college and trying to get an “easy” degree. You know them—They are the college seniors who have never used the library. They are the ones whose personal library consists only of “Playboy” and “Auto Mechanics” (or “ Ms.” and “Bride”). They are the students who spend all week going to parties and all Fri day morning cramming for exams. They are the borderline students who complain about the change from pass-fail to satisfactory- unsatisfactory . They come to school and learn no thing. They take up class space and add to the statistics of out of work grads. They are the chronic complainers somebody shortage of in getting about how the system won’t give them a job. They should cry on else’s shoulder about the jobs and difficulties one. If a graduate is worth a damn, you never hear the complaints. If someone is complaining about how hard it is to get employment, take a hard look at why he came to school in the first place and whether he was any good in his field—not I Fatty dropl of rffis are l lancer drugs , .1 mice Texas ^ whether ,,, good grades, but whetherC.. cu i at( learned. Eb’delne II he expected society to pidML vhere in t up, molly-coddle him with l° ve *Bhpse orgai affection and give him $15.000ai-M job just because he graduated,if® r J(| n * )S going to be disappointed. But just because he managdjhe l,, ‘ u ° squeak his way through fouryeanB°P 11S S > S college does not automaticallyijHJ ® P r him valuable, it only makeshimSB 1 '^ ^ ca - years older. Parking, discussed ctive, E Most cancer sh betwee Editor: Texas A&M University continues to encourage car pooling according to paragraph 11 under Registration ofVehicles in Texas A&M University Motor Vehicle Regulations. The first sentence of paragraph 11 begins "In order to encourage car pooling... , yet those who car pool are rapidly discouraged with tickets. members of that car pool (i f- dents, staff , etc.) would be“enfii to park in that area. However, students who nvembers of such a car pool, assi| to random staff parking ureas, getting tickets despite their pend Does this encourage carpoi* The University insists we folhw J ulations; win don t they' 1 Sue M J fAs a resu mally ust gical and II in “All vehicles in the car pool will be assigned to one parking area as des ignated by the car pool members, provided at least one of the car pool members is entitled to park in that area under the existing parking space allocation policies, according to the University Motor Vehicle Regulations. Reading this provision, one would assume if one member of the car pool was staff and allotted a random staff car pool parking permit, other Air alk sci Air yoi Suggested reliejl AGGIES . . . DON’T DELAY! Order Your Boots Now For Future Delivery — Small Payment Will Do YOUR BOOTS MADE TO ORDER Convenient Lay-A-Way Plan ONLY $120.00 A PAIR We Also Have Spurs & Chains Economy Shoe Repair & Boot Co. 109 E. Commerce San Antonio, Texas 78205 — CA 3-0047 Editor: The letter from Mr. Allan Stenib the Tuesday, November 4, fcr edition of the Battalion suggestd that the parking policies of the l»j versity were antiquated andunk Further, he suggested that some or group should undertake revis of the policy. This is exactly charge ol the University T™ Panel. ! can assure Mr. Stern other students, faculty and st every policy is reviewed in (If every vear. Policy statement carried over only ii they are deemd to he in the best interest ofthec University Community. Mr. Stern or any other interest persons are invited to attend ts Panel Meetings and express ta opinions. 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