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i opinion Con artist is one tough cookie I got ripped-off by a Girl Scout. Actually she was a wolf' in a Girl Scout beanie. This is the time of year when people pay exorbitant prices for those delicious cookies sold by the kids whose creed says, “On my honor, I will try to do my duty to God and my country, to help other peo- f )le at all times and obey the Girl Scout aws.” Two girls from this area have de veloped a variation on that theme. They will take your order for cookies and they will take your money, but they won’t bring you any cookies. I didn’t know I was a victim of this cookie scam until I read about another person who lives near me who had been taken in. I recognized the MO right away. Two girls who appeared to be around 12 years old came to my house to see if I wanted to order cookies. They told me I angelique copeland had to pay in advance, no checks were accepted and that the cookies would be delivered the first week of February. Not being one to be easily taken in, I got one of the girls’ name, address and phone number. They were phoney. I ordered a case of the chocolate mint cookies. What can I say? I didn’t know real Girl Scouts will not take money until they de liver the cookies. I didn’t know real Scouts enter the order on an official order form bearing a large color picture of all the varities of cookies and the words “great cookies for a great cause.” I know now. Sunday was the last day to order cookies. If you suspect you have been taken in by the Great Cookie Caper, I suggest you notify the local police and Rita Arnold, Girl Scout field executive. Maybe they can track down these up- and-coming con artists. Not only are they slurring the name of a good organiza tion, they are in training for bigger, post puberty crimes. Not only did I lose $20 in this deal, I lost a lot of my illusions. I can see cookie sales from now on. Girl Scouts will have to present their kiddie-car driver’s license and two credit cards before you can order cookies from them. But I guess that’s the way the Girl Scout cookie crumbles. Letter: What’s happened to ethics? Editor: I never thought I would see the day when I was outraged enough to send a letter to The Battalion. Although I’ve come close a number of times, this is the straw that broke the camel’s back. The first time I even imagined sending a let ter was when Coach Bellard was rail roaded out of his position, but I admit, the manner in which our acclaimed Board of Regents has treated Coach Wil son tops even that. This whole incident had been a col ossal embarrassment which has hit not only the students’ pride, but the Univer sity’s reputation (which has been in ill need of repair for the last few months, anyway). A Houston sportscaster made a good point when he asked what hap pened to the old values of honesty and integrity which should be instilled in us. What about ethics? Is it ethical to have a state supported school pay $3 million for a football coach? Through this whole escapade I have found only one man whose actions I envy, those of President Vandiver. He is the only one who seems willing to stand up and fight the actions of the Board of Regents when they pull a stunt like this. I feel that Texas A&M is still a school to be proud of. However, what we need is more people like Vandiver. Unfortun ately, it may even be too late for that. Chris Robinson ’82 Thank you, Wilson Editor: An c 5 n: First, on behalf of thousands and thousands of fellow Aggies around the world, I want to thank you for the out standing job you are doing. I’ve never met you, but I know football and the mechanics of football. I saw my first Aggie game in 1939 and have seen or heard almost every game since. You took over a team with discipline and other problems, sat hard on them and the re sults have paid off. I haven’t seen an Aggie team execute as well and play as strong a second half since Bear Bryant’s team of the ’50s. This year’s team rolled up lots of yards against their opponents and played good solid defense. Second, in behalf of the same Aggies, I want to apologize for the unprofessional way Bum Bright and his supporters on the Board of Regents are conducting themselves. It’s just inconceivable how a presumably responisible Board of a great University could play such a childish game of cat and mouse with you. Bright making the statement that the Board’s action is not hurting recruiting and that you can hurt or help it as you see fit. I assure you that only a small percent of the Aggies support Bright. I remember Bear Bryant saying that Texas A&M is the hardest school in the nation to coach since the Board members think they know more about calling each play on the field than the coach. Thanks again Coach and let’sjust hope the Board members will use their energy in seeing that Texas A&M University sur passes its present scholastic excellence. Jack Kingsbery ’45 President Kingsbery Manufacturing Corp. Crystal City Bright is a ‘maverick’ Editor: I am writing in support of H.R. Bright. He is a maverick who stands apart from the herd of dullard. On his deathbed, Max Weber (who was the first to identify bureaucracy as a major institution) decried the advancing rationality of humanity. Efficiency was rising, but spotaneity was withering. Bright is a fresh breeze. His presence here raises the possibility of entrep reneurial spirit in place of the dead cer tainty of gray dullness that characterizes too much of life. David Rubinstein Management Department Texas A, F and M Editor: As a student at Texas A,F, and M (Agri culture, Football, and Mechanical) Uni versity, I wish to express my appreciation to Mr. Bum Bright for his unquestion able statement on human behavior and nature. Thank you, Mr. Bright, for pointing out to us those things which are really vital and important in his life: in tegrity, honesty, tact, and good sport smanship. How better for us to learn these qualities than by recognizing your lack of excercising them? Kelli J.Clement ’85 Mosher Hall Selection ‘unprofessional’ Editor: Dear Mr. Bright: I am writing this letter to you because I have never, during my ten years of asso ciation with Texas A&M University, been so thoroughly disgusted and embarrased to be an Aggie. I am sure you feel you have acted in the best interests of Texas A&M by hiring Coach Jackie Sherrill to be athletic director and head football coach and I look forward to each of the next ten years of athletics at Texas A&M. However, the manner in which you, the Board of Regents, and President Frank Vandiver went about this selection was unprofessional and has done a great dis service to Texas A&M. I view with dismay the comparisons between yourself and George Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner is not the type of person I want associated with Texas A&M University. Mr. Bright, the announcement of a new athletic director should have been a proud day for Texas A&M. Instead, I am utterly ashamed at the manner in which this affair has been conducted and I must express deep anger at the treatment of Coach Tom Wilson and his staff. A. Kent Bettis worth ’75 Houston Battalion/Page 2 January 25,1982 W" Slouch By Jim Ear (continued erned for t still insid :ed that thei I Sprinted. T er any qi ith political or 'is in Polam ike freely al '^ 1 1 They spoke v \ nc y - y luring the Cli Hrudimentai Russian, a lang breed to lear pool. And rr ffiji same stor) ife over isn’t t Maciej’s pos Hy in the gn ft southern 1 J BP-respected K project pi vorks in an ea “I am 38,” tave to start Bn. It is tot “Today we’re moving into a without a calculator!” But tough : ■vice station pi plans. He j ts a week 1 his comr ige is alrea ?0nce he le iugh, he ing, whicl new topic — mathematics jomewhere Reader’s Forum: roli Focus should be on Sherpki; Editor: First of all, I would like to share that I too think that the situation concerning the firing of Tom Wilson was handled in a manner most unbecoming of our Uni versity. However, I feel that what is done is done and nothing we can say or do will change the fact that we have a new head football coach and athletic director. My question is this: Why can’t the stu dent body, former students and every one else realize what we have acquired? Why must everyone dwell on the facts about Coach Wilson’s termination in stead of the fact that we have hired one of the finest coaches in college football? Jackie Sherrill can bring back the win ning tradition that Emory Bellard brought us before he was foolishly forced to resign. Since I came to this University in 1979, there have been numerous articles, every football season, written about the superb job Texas A&M has done in recruiting some of the most talented and sought- after high school players in the country, and yet we cannot help these players reach their potential. To me that shows a severe lack of knowledge and capability of the head coach. No one knows how many of our players in the last three years have had the potential to be profession als, only to have their dreams dashed away by a very marginal program. Jackie Sherrill has both the capability and the name to make our team one of the best in the country, assuring our play ers of the national exposure they so richly deserve. It’s time to put Tom Wilson aside, wish him well, and start ba our new coach with all the enthusj pride and support he needs top Jowl. Goad „ £ United Pr WARSAW Atrujes in the Cotton Bowl Aggies rill is c . . Sark for a a winner, his statistics prov O neof the fn knows how to win, and he wants! on their reop believe he will help this Universilj tttotalitarian be a winner in every aspect of cB “p 0 ij c j a ” endeavors by adding a championt Polish play team to our other winners, in sp«Mrozek, was well as academics. june 1958. Ii Finally, I would like to ask ourllpad iarce. rious editor why she attends thel'afp 8 staged sity if the only shred of credibftB I } , [ nentary ' ’ “iNow, unc have left is our President VandiverU in be made that statement in her edituijQj.] aus j ls g Wednesday’s Battalion. I wasn’t Seiderskisee Miss Copeland, that Copeland, that you were the play’s th forced to attend our school, hotfeB “We live you are not, I suggest you find.: don,” he s school with more credibilty. 1 dor world is in j lihilJP there is a school with more credibffl , He re * u: to that ednc J^j that I do notB this earth! Also, in regarc would like to say Coach Sherrill would have cared Ii out Firing Wilson or cares less about body not liking him. He is a winnet so are we! The firing of Tom Wilsm the first step back to a winning prof I firmly believe that the nameWilsoi never be mentioned again whenw the teams who have been conul humilating us such as Baylor, Alii and usually Houston. I suggest that Miss Editor-in-Chief, do a littlestui on the subject of football so might be able to put forth a reasoi intelligent opinion in the future! else. J. 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