THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1979
Page 3
AirM hosts ‘Kings College’
ant to make armor-fight in
By SCOTT HARING
Battalion Reporter
Have you ever wanted to know how to make chain mail armor? The
|:hance to learn is this weekend.
' Medieval military tactics and calligraphy are courses being offered
at the event.
The local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronisms (SCA) is
folding a “King’s College” Saturday and Sunday in Rudder Tower on
A&M official raps
column on Corps
the
By DIANE BLAKE
Battalion Staff
i top University official has ques-
|ned the accuracy and fairness of a
pent report by nationally syndi-
ked columnist Jack Anderson.
“It was not an accurate portrayal
of the problem here at Texas A&M,”
said General Ormond R. Simpson,
assistant vice president for student
services.
■“First of all. I’ve never heard any
thing about armadillos. I don’t con
sider the statements about dead
[ animals as being facts. I don’t know
them to be true.”
If The article stated that dead ani
mals such as armadillos had been
fown into the female cadets’ dor-
litory.
ISimpson also questioned Ander
son’s statements about sex discrimi-
Stion at Texas A&M University.
Tit was not a fair explanation of
the problem we have here. We have
oblems, we know we have them
and we are working on them. But I
don’t think they’re discrimination
ainst women.
]‘T don’t think we have a discrimi-
Ition problem at A&M, but a re
sentment problem,” he said. “There
is a vocal minority here that resents
the presence of any girls in the
Cjorps. Responsible Corps staff
embers do not have this resent
ment.
^Simpson said that while “we do
not have discrimination here, some
of the actual acts themselves may be
[construed as discrimination.”
IgSimpson said an example of an act
|at may be construed as discrimi-
|tory was an incident described by
liderson concerning the barring of
alfemale cadet, Melanie Zentgraf,
from the Color Guard. “If she was
factually correct about the incident,
if was probably pretty blatant dis-
jimation.”
fWednesday night Zentgraf said
she was one of four cadets who tried
out for Color Guard, which is re-
onsible for carrying the flags at all
brps functions, when she was a
eshman. There are four positions
in the Color Guard.
[The cadet said she tried out and
nade it four times her freshman
year, but after the fourth time she
was told that no woman could be in
the group. The position was filled by
a male cadet.
■ Simpson said that to his knowlege
neither Anderson nor any of his
|des visited Texas A&M Univer
sity. The retired three-star general
aid one of Anderson’s assistants
ailed Col. Kenneth Durham in
Bid-February, but did not talk with
ny other University officials.
I Simpson said Anderson learned of
the problem through a letter written
to the columnist. He said the letter
also might have been sent to
senators and other congressmen.
He said he did not know who wrote
the letter, but had learned the au
thor was not Zentgraf.
The general said he first heard
about the letter last November.
Zentgraf said some of her friends
and family had written letters to dif
ferent organizations after she told
them about her experiences at Texas
A&M. The cadet said as far as she
knew the letters had not been writ
ten until late December or early
January.
the Texas A&M University campus. The college, held once a year in
different locations, will draw people from throughout Texas and
Oklahoma.
Lord Otto the Merciless, known to everyone outside the society as
Gary Butler, is in charge of the college. He expects 75 to 100 SCA
members from other chapters to attend.
The local chapter, made up almost totally of Texas A&M students,
is called the Shire of the Shadowlands. The Shire is part of the princi
pality of Ansteorra (Texas and Oklahoma), which is in turn part of the
kingdom of Atenveldt (the Rocky Mountain states and the Southwest
U.S.).
The classes will last from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Sunday. The registration fee is $2.
The courses will be taught mostly by members of the society, but
the local chapter has arranged for A&M professors to teach a couple of
courses.
There will be classes in weaving, leather-working, and spinning
yarn by hand. Calligraphy (ornamental letter-writing) will also be
taught along with the popular armor and tactics classes.
Otto said fighting is what attracts most people to the SCA origi
nally. The combatants are required to wear steel helmets for safety,
and their “weapons” are padded rattan wrapped with electrical tape
that are the same basic shapes as swords, maces and axes. It still hurts
when you get hit, Otto said, but serious injuries are extremely jare.
There will be a fighter practice and mass melee (20 people to a side)
Sunday morning from 8 to 11 a.m. at Hensel Park. The society is
getting ready right now for a war with the Middle Kingdom (the
Midwest United States) to be held in Oklahoma in a couple of weeks.
The high point of the weekend, Otto said, will be the feast and
revel Saturday night. Everyone is invited, but reservations are neces
sary and the cost is $4. At the revel, the Prince of Ansteorra, Sir
Simon of Amber, will hold court. Ansteorra is “Egyptian or some
thing” for Lone Star, Otto said. There will be dancing and traditional
music, along with poetry and a story-telling competition.
The SCA has a cubicle in the Student Programs Office (845-1515),
or Lord Otto can be contacted at 822-5785.
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Club
Jalepeno Cheese
Sale is
in Progress
Kleberg Center
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A private summer camp
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will interview prospective
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Mon., March 26
Contact Placement Center for personal interview time
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2ND & 3RD PRIZE TO BE ANNOUNCED.
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WITH
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than hold the pickles.
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(precooked weight) are ground daily especially for us and
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shredded lettuce, grated swiss cheese and
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and shredded lettuce, with hickory smoke
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plus hickory smoke sauce and salad sauce
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smoke sauce, chili and grated Cheddar cheese
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has salad sauce, grated Cheddar cheese,
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Two 1/4 pound char-broiled beef patties with
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ONIONS ON REQUEST
Additional Meat Patty
To add any cheese ..
French Fries
Onion Rings (our own)
Taco Pena
Large Baked Potato with
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Dr Upper- , Root Beer, Diet Sprite
Coffee
Iced Tea, large
Milk
Hot Chocolate*
Lemonade*
*in season
Beer — Pilsner Glass
— Pitcher
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Our special desserts
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