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One duel as fought because one man called be other an "ugly, gawking, ankee-looking fellow, Williams id. ZKim Tyw' ■Jz Newf -y Willi® 11 * _.id BogT —nie Aid Steve e Parson- 1 vers, M® 1 =ndletot Scudd® -v 0i®i ( JperJr ^ Grahai* 1 Cunni" 1 _ry Weld 1 Battalion photo by Kayce Glasse Look what I did! Robert Wenck looks over the set he has de signed for the Theatre Arts-Aggie Players production, “JB.” Dr. Lawrence Leach, the director of “JB,” built the set from Wenck’s design. The production is scheduled for Nov. 13-18 in Rudder Forum. hancellor on antebellum honor Hill still leads Texas race for governor United Press International Here are up-to-date thumbnail sketches of the political situation in three key states — Texas, Illinois and New York — with election next Tuesday: TEXAS Sen. John Tower, the state’s only Republican statewide office holder who was first elected in a 1961 spe cial election to succeed Lyndon B. Johnson, appears in jeopardy in his re-election campaign against Rep. Bob Krueger, a freshman con gressman making his first bid for statewide office. Democrat John Hill, state attor ney general who upset Gov. Dolph Briscoe in the Democratic primary, remains the favorite in the Texas governor’s race despite the GOP’s strongest challenge ever for that of fice. Bill Clements, former deputy secretary of defense in the Ford administration, is spending more than $5 million in his campaign to become Texas’ first Republican gov ernor in more than a century. ILLINOIS In the governor’s race, incumbent Republican James R. Thompson has what appears to be a comfortable lead over his Democratic opponent, state Comptroller Michael Bakalis. NEW YORK First-term Gov. Hugh Carey D-L appears to have overtaken and passed Assembly Minority Leader Perry B. Duryea, R-C in the race for governor. Carey has campaigned heavily on lowering taxes and saving New York City. THE BATTALION Page 3 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1978 If you have money to invest . . . STUDIES GOT YOU DOWN? Optional Retirement Plan Tax Sheltered Annuity Pick up your Spirits at Deferred Compensation Financial Planning HOLIK’S PACKAGE STORE Call Hays Glover GUGGENHEIM GLOVER, ASSOCIATES 606 Holleman, C.S. 693-3381 779-5555 iNllNIiiiiiiMiiiilll VISA' LAYAWAY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS 303 S. COLLEGE (NEXT TO SKAGGS) COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS| PHONE 846-7769 OR 846-7760 Dueling was deadly, but polite One duel was fought because ne man called the other an gly, gawking, yankee-looking Mow.’ According to the code of honor, if man felt insulted he would send a wrt, polite note to the man who isulted him, explaining the of- nse, and demanding an apology, be challenged man would then nd a short, polite note hack, stat- 'g lat the allegations were true, said. After these formalities, the uel was set. All of the details of the duel were andled by a “second,” usually a Chancellor Jack Williams good friend of the duelist, although there were professional seconds, Williams said. The second would deliver the challenge notes, make arrange ments for the site of the duel, and choose the type of weapon to be used. Williams said it was a myth that the challenged man could choose the weapon. The second was also armed. If one of the duelists shot before the com mand to fire, the second was al lowed to shoot him, the chancellor said. He said few duels resulted in the death of one of the men because the pistols were smooth-bore flint guns, inaccurate weapons. The chancellor said dueling was confined to the upper class of the South, and although most of the states had laws against dueling, these laws were largely ignored be fore the Civil War. The chancellor said dueling was confined to the upper class of the South, and although most of the states had laws against dueling, these laws were largely ignored before the Civil War. Dueling was called “an honorable altercation,” but there were oppo nents to the practice. Newspaper editors and ministers were against dueling. Editors were in the position of being challenged to duels because of items printed in their papers that could be interpreted as insults, Williams said. At least six editors dueled before the Civil War; two were killed and another was se riously wounded, he said. “There was considerable truth in the southern cartoon that showed the southern editor with his pen in one hand and his gun in the other, ” Williams said. Ministers opposed dueling as a sin and disavowed duelists. Williams said public opinion turned against dueling after the Civil War. People felt that anyone who fought in the war could not be considered a coward for refusing a duel, he said. But during its heyday, Williams said, it was considered a refined form of trial by ordeal, and the gen eral sentiment was that the innocent man would win. ‘There was considerable truth in the southern cartoon that showed the southern editor with his pen in one hand and his gun in the other,’ the former history professor said. He said the custom was brought from England and popularized by Frenchmen in the South in the early 19th century. .an you think of a better way to say "Happy Birthday” 301-912 3/8 CARAT $ 347 DIAMOND HORSESHOE RING 10K YELLOW GOLD LAYAWAY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS NOT EXACTLY AS SHOWN 405-923 $ LADY’S ENGAGEMENT SET 10K YELLOW GOLD 385-003 MATCHING MEN’S BAND AVAILABLE $97 50 NAKAMICHI AND BANG OLUFSEN Bang&Olufsen HEADPHONES Reg. $85.00 The U-70 headphones. New orthodynamic units from Bang & Olufsen. They give you the fidelity of a fine audio component, but not the discomfort normally associated with headphone listening. 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