Happy holidays
The Battalion
Vol. 74 No. 76
10 Pages
Serving the Texas A&M University community
Wednesday, December 17, 1980
College Station, Texas
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Phone 845-2611
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hancellor working on minority plan
By LIZ NEWLIN
Battalion StaiT
at should schools in the Texas A&M Universi-
System do to attract more minority students?
The problem is acute, and the System’s regents
earlier this month they want to solve it.
Ided pressure to find a solution comes from
eral govenment, which has long been inves-
g desegregation in public colleges in the
This week the System chancellor is receiving
Itions from the presidents of the universities,
^suggestions aim to recruit more students,
emphasis on minority recruiters and special
pity scholarships.
ancellor Frank W.R. Hubert said he expects
jihave a detailed plan by early January. Hubert
1 the regents approved a goal for the System to
tin five years. That goal basically is a mathema-
il formula similar to one used in other states the
nment has already reviewed, such as Florida
I North Carolina.
If the five-year goal had already been met at
Texas A&M, 2,427 blacks and Hispanics would be
on campus instead of the 1,302 who registered this
fall. (Minority enrollment at Texas A&M makes up
only 3.89 percent of the student body.)
“Much of the language out of this (the regents’)
resolution is keyed to the guidelines which are
prevalent in other states,” Hubert said. “We’ve
borrowed from their procedures and standards,
knowing that if we re ever reviewed it will be in
these terms.”
Some of Texas A&M’s proposals, for instance,
have been used at other schools. They include
toll-free calls to the University for admissions ques
tions, free tutoring and targeting likely students in
their sophomore year in high school.
Dr. Elizabeth Cowan, assistant to Texas A&M’s
president, said the proposals can still be changed,
but emphasized the attitude is right.
“There is nothing but willingness to do this,”
Cowan said. “There’s been no arm twisting.”
She said some of Texas A&M’s problems are
historical.
“We have some difficulties here,” she said. “For
instance, there’s no black middle class here. We’re
not urban. That makes a difference to black stu
dents and faculty.”
In another part of the System, at Tarleton State
University, the situation is different. Dr. William
Trogdon, president of the school, said minority
enrollment there reflects the community.
Minority students are about equally divided be
tween blacks and Hispanics, he said and together
comprise about 1 percent of the undergraduates in
the 3,600-student school.
“We run about the same percentage as the cen
sus figures show us in the immediately surrounding
counties,” he said. “It’s a white area, so when we
say we get 1 percent minority it’s about the same as
the census shows.”
He suggested more recruiting, but not special
scholarships for minority students.
“We have never discriminated on scholarships
and will not create any minority scholarships,” he
said. “Any student is eligible for any scholarship we
have.’ He said that system is more fair for Tarleton.
“We have a lot of what I call culturally deprived
students from all races. They all compete on an
equal basis.”
He said some of the scholarships are designed for
the average student and based on need rather than
academics. The school also offers several academic'
scholarships.
He said Tarleton faces a different problem in
recruiting than Texas A&M.
“We re kind of a local institution where Texas
A&M is a state institution,” he said. “Our students
come from within the general region or we don’t get
them. We’re not going to recruit anybody from
Houston. Nobody is going to drive through College
Station to go to school here, unless it’s for a special
program.”
The president of the maritime branch of the
System, Moody College, suggested both increased
recruiting and minority scholarships.
“Basically our feeling is that the minorities are
underrepresented in the various maritime indus
tries and we would like to do something about it,”
Dr. William Clayton said. “We’ve asked for
money from the legislature to do something about
it.”
The money would be used to hire a minority
recruiter and fund minority scholarships, he said.
Clayton did not know how many minorities are now
in the school, although blacks are the main group
that is under represented.
“Orientals and Hispanics have some sort of tradi
tion in maritime areas, whereas blacks generally do
not,” he said. “We have some minority representa
tion in these three groups, but we think they re
underrepresented. ”
Clayton said the school has had a plan to increase
minority representation for some time.
The regents’ plan also included a provision for
Prairie View A&M, a predominantly black school,
to increase its white enrollment. That plan isn’t
scheduled to be ready until March.
jiVe more Cabinet
positions left to fill
S
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980)
United Press International
’ASHINGTON — Ronald Reagan has
ted o blacks or women for his Cabinet
fir, but he has five more slots to fill and
|president-elect says not to keep score
til the rest of his nominees are
junced.
tetired Gen. Alexander Haig and New
ey businessman Raymond Donovan
e the newest Cabinet designees
|ay — Haig for secretary of state and
for secretary of labor.
0 date, all of the Cabinet designees are
te males. Reagan was asked in Los
eles after the announcement whether
pms to name a black or a woman to his
n.
Don’t keep score until the whole thing
,” Reagan replied. “Well, let me say
re is no plot to rule them out. ”
ast week, Reagan left some black lead-
with the impression a black will be
ed to the Cabinet. And Reagan’s top
'iser, Edwin Meese, said flatly last
kend that blacks will be in the Cabinet,
wo blacks who have been mentioned
uently for the job of housing secretary
'economist Thomas Sowell and Jewel
ontant, a transition adviser,
addition to that appointment, Cabinet
still are available at the departments of
|y, education, interior and agricul-
eagan aide Michael Denver told repor-
in Los Angeles the president-elect will
to complete his Cabinet announce-
nts by the end of this week.
Of his two latest appointments, Reagan
said Haig and Donovan “are united in their
determination to send a signal to the world
that America is on the march again — that
our foreign policy will be clear, consistent
and strong and that our domestic policy will
be one of common sense, fairness and
equality of opportunity.” Both men, said
Reagan, have “proven records of success.”
Haig’s selection has drawn criticism be
cause of his close association to Richard
Nixon, who Haig served as White House
chief of staff during the Watergate scandal.
In addition, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-
Mass., said he was concerned about Haig’s
role in the conduct of the Vietnam War and
his grasp of diplomacy in light of his long
military career.
But Republican leaders have assured
Reagan that Haig, 56, currently the presi
dent of United Technologies Corp., can be
confirmed by the Senate.
“The chances for confirmation are very
good, ” Haig told reporters outside his sub
urban Hartford, Conn., home. “I’m opti
mistic. Why shouldn’t I be? I know what
my record is.”
The appointment of Donovan, 50, execu
tive vice president of the Schiavone Con
struction Co. of Secaucus, N.J., was wel
comed by both labor and business leaders.
Robert Georgine, president of the AFL-
CIO Building and Construction Trades De
partment, said he has been told by union
officials Donovan “is a very fair, honest,
sincere, strong individual with a great deal
of integrity.”
Holiday schedule
K Most divisions and departments of
lexas A&M University close at 5 p.m.
iriday for an extended Christmas-New
tear’s holiday and will re-open Jan. 5,
981.
; Final examinations for students end
|riday with spring semester classes he
lming Jan. 19. Faculty-staff holidays
bd Jan. 5.
J I The Memorial Student Center and
|udder Tower facilities close at 5 p.m.
iday, including the general offices
d guest rooms. The box office closes at
p.m., the barber and beauty shops at 3
fin. and the bookstore at 5 p.m.
)xi«4
, Hie MSC Snack Bar closes at 2 p.m.,
1(1) ie Tower Dining Room at 1:30 p.m.
id the food service office at 3 p.m.
ach of the services re-open on a li
lted schedule Jan. 5.
Linder
The ssociation of Former Students
fice will close at 5 p.m. Friday, but
ill re-open Dec. 22-23 from 8 a. m. to 5
m. and Dec. 29-30 at the same hours.
The MSC Post Office in the lobby will
open 24 hours a day during the holi-
|y. but the window will operate only
from 10-11 a.m. on Dec. 22, 23, 24, 26,
29, 30, 31 and Jan. 2.
The Evans Library will be open 24
hours until midnight Thursday, and
then on the following schedule: Friday,
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sun
day, 1 to 5 p.m.; Monday through
Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed
Christmas Day; Dec. 26-27, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.; closed Dec. 28; Dec. 29-31, 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed New Year’s Day;
Jan. 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Jan. 3-4, 1
to 5 p.m. From Jan. 5 through Jan. 19
the library will be open weekdays from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends from 1 to 5
p.m.
The University Health Center will
close at4p.m. Friday and re-open Jan. 5
at 8 a.m. Anyone needing medical
attention during the holidays should
consult a private physician or St. Joseph
Emergency Room.
The Small and Large Animal Clinics
at the Veterinary School close at 5 p.m.
Friday, but will offer emergency ser
vices throughout the holiday period.
University Police also will be on duty
throughout the holidays.
Aggie tribute
Staff photo by Pat O’Malley
A large sheet of paper was posted inside the Memorial Student Center in
front of the candy store this week for signatures of those people who felt
the loss of ex-Beatle John Lennon, who was killed last week. By 3:30
Tuesday afternoon, when this photo was taken, only a small space at the
bottom of the sheet was clear for signatures. The list, when full, will be
taken down and sent to Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, and his son, Sean.
Inaugural trip for R Vs ‘up in air
By MARCY BOYCE
Battalion Staff
For a short while it looked as if the Ross
Volunteers had a trip to Washington, D. C.,
and the presidential inauguration sewn up.
Plans were underway, reservations
made, and all 73 members were ready to
go, but late last week they learned other
wise.
As of today, it appears the governor’s
official honor guard of the Texas A&M
Corps of Cadets will not be attending Presi
dent-elect Ronald Reagan’s inaugural para
de in January as they planned, Ross Volun
teers Commanding Officer Roy Brantley
said.
However, he said nothing definite has
been decided yet, and plans are still “up in
the air.”
Brantley said Gov. Bill Clements’ staff,
who was working to arrange the event,
notified him last week that Reagan had de
cided to hold the size of the inaugural para
de to a maximum of 32 units which most
likely meant bad news for the RVs.
The RVs and Brantley have not com
pletely abandoned hope that they will get
to go, however.
“We have a lot of people working for us
to try and pull it off,” Brantley said, hinting
nothing is definite and that there is still a
possibility an invitation to the parade will
be extended.
Members of the RVs started working
through Clements to determine if it would
be feasible for the RVs to attend, Brantley
said. They found out it did indeed look
feasible and “more or less received a confir
mation,” so they began planning they trip,
Brantley said.
“We’ve had positive feedback all along.
Last Wednesday was the first time we
heard otherwise,” he said.
“I’m really disappointed that we were
led that way. We have a lot of people work
ing on it, but as it stands now we re not
going,” Brantley said.
Today’s paper
last Battalion
until spring
Today’s-Battalion will be the final one of
the fall semester.
The Battalion will publish one issue over
the holidays: Wednesday, Jan. 14. Daily
publication will resume with the Monday,
Jan. 19 issue.
The Battalion’s entertainment tabloid,
Focus, will resume its weekly publication
schedule on Thursday, Jan. 29.
Session originally scheduled to end Dec. 5
Lame duck 96th Congress adjourns
United Press International
WASHINGTON — With a stretch and a yawn — and a
typical last-minute snarl — the lame duck 96th Congress
finally managed to go home.
Final “sine die” adjournment came at 3:14 p.m. EST
Tuesday, when the gavel fell in the Senate 10 hours after
the end of an all-night wrangle over the crucial resolution
to keep most government agencies in business until next
year. The House had adjourned 58 minutes before the
Senate.
The lame duck session convened Nov. 12, and was
originally scheduled to adjourn Dec. 5.
In both houses, the final formal session was marked by
words of praise from one foe to another and a couple of
doomed, last-gasp attempts to win passage of bills of local
interest — to bail out the Lake Placid, N.Y., winter
Olympics committee, the Kennedy Center in Washing
ton and three utilities in California, and to delay installa
tion of air bags in automobiles.
It was the last day for many members of Congress,
mostly liberal Democrats who were purged by the voters
in November.
One of the prominent conservative Republican losers
was Rep. Robert Bauman of Maryland, self-appointed
watchdog of the House floor. While everybody else in the
House rose to applaud the defeated Democratic whip,
John Brademas of Indiana, upon his honorary election as
speaker pro tern, Bauman sat at the GOP desk shuffling
papers, dressed in a bright red blazer, the loudest piece of
clothing he has worn on the floor.
In the Senate, assistant GOP leader Ted Stevens, who
fought an unpopular and losing battle to raise salaries for
top federal officials, was talking to aides at the rear of the
chamber when he suddenly yawned and stretched as if
starting morning exercises.
It was Stevens who, when asked a few days ago what the
96th would be remembered for, answered tartly: “Run
ning scared.”