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by Hope E. Paasch
Battalion Staff
The hero image of King John
resented in Sir Walter Scott’s
ovels is not exceedingly accu-
te, but neither was he the
iveling coward that many of
is critics say he was, a speaker in
e Magna Carta speech series
id Tuesday.
Dr. RJ.Q. Adams, associate
brofessor of history at Texas
y&M University, said Kingjohn
lould better be described as a
feak, but not unusually cruel
luler.
King John was the ruler of
England who signed the original
lagna Carta in 1215.
Inconsistencies in the king’s
Enforcement of law and taxes,
boupled with his consistency in
jfailing on the battlefield pro
voked the drafting of the Magna
"arta, Adams said. English
barons collectively wrote and
(forced the king to sign the docu-
tent.
England had been ruled by
lenry II and Richard the Lion
leaned immediately before
|ohn took the throne. Both,
ydams said, were powerful and
brutal kings. Violence was the
staff photo by Athena Vourvoulias
Dr. R.J.Q. Adams, associate professor of history
order of the era, and war was Richard placed taxes on the
commonplace.
people that were higher than
any before, and spent only six
months of his 10-year reign in
England. Yet, the nobility did
not rebel against Richard. The
reasons, Adams said, are that
Richard was victorious in war
and was, in his way, consistent in
enforcing law.
John tripled taxes when he
came to power, but this alone
was not sufficient for the barons
to join against him. John’s fai
lure on the battlefield, Adams
said, is what made the taxes in
tolerable. The barons saw no
point in excessive financial sup
port for a losing king.
In addition to his record in
battle, John’s inconsistent en
forcing of law displeased the
barons, Adams said. John’s
assigning of punishment was
unpredictable. He might, for in
stance, sentence someone to
hang for a crime and later that
day sentence someone convicted
of the same crime to have his eye
gouged out.
The barons drafted the Mag
na Carta in an effort to put the
king under the authority of the
law. Since the document was
signed, no ruler of England has
risen above the law again,
Adams said.
attalion, Aggieland to select
ew editors for summer, fall
by Cheryl Maynard
Battalion Reporter
This is Burt’s first time at the
Small Animal Clinic. She’s ner
vous, crying and scratching at
anyone who tries to touch her.
The nine-month-old kitten is at
the clinic for a general physical
and her first vaccination.
Greg Cizik, a senior finance
major from Houston, brought
Burt to the clinic because he
thought it would be cheaper
than taking her to any other loc
al veterinarians.
Burt’s visit is routine. The cli
nic, part of the College of Veter
inary Medicine at Texas A&M
University, works on an outpa
tient and emergency basis. A
staff of senior veterinarians
work with students to care for
animals brought to the clinic.
“The Small Animal Clinic
primarily treats domestic anim
als,” said Noberto Espitia, clinic
supervisor. This includes dogs,
cats, parakeets and gerbils, but
the clinic also treats such exotic
species as cougars and lions.
The clinic, which cost $11
million to construct, is a two-
story building west of the Uni
versity on Highway 60. Opened
in May 1981, its clinic area on
the first floor has nine surgery
suites. The second floor con
tains clinic and diagnostic ser
vices and administrative offices.
The basement has a teaching
and research area.
The clinic treats about 1,000
animals per month, for anything
from simple vaccination to spe
cial procedures and surgery.
The clinic can house 360 anim
als at full capacity.
The clinic operates on an
appointment and cash basis. For
routine appointments, the clinic
is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Thursday,
and from 9 a.m. until noon on
Friday. After 5 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, and Friday
at noon until Monday morning,
the clinic operates on an
emergency basis. It then treats
only emergency cases and dis
charges patients.
“The emergency room here
seems like a regular ‘people’
emergency room,” Greg Bar-
field, a sophomore from Arling
ton, said. Barfield was at the cli
nic for emergency treatment for
his Golden Retriever puppy
which was hit in the head with a
softball. He added that a local
veterinary office would prob
ably not have the facilities that
the clinic has, nor the operating
hours.
“The clinic is occupied by
staff personnel or students ev
ery day of the year on a 24-hour
basis,” Espitia said. There are at
least two people in emergency
and one in the intensive care
unit at the clinic every night.
The clinic accepts out-of-
town referrals on an appoint
ment basis. The client can get a
complete diagnostic workout for
his animal with such advanced
equipment as radiograph or
radiation and cobalt treatment.
“A lot of individual veterina
rians don’t get the volume tojus-
tify buying this equipment,”
Espitia said. “But since the clinic
is supported with state funds, we
can afford to buy it.”
Espitia said that people bring
their animals to the clinic be
cause of its convenience and that
prices for vaccinations and out
patient care may be slightly low
er at the clinic.
“I checked around, and I
saved a few dollars by bringing
Burt here for her vaccination,”
Cizik said. He added that he was
happy with the service he re
ceived while at the clinic. Mean
while, Burt looked more than
ready to go home.
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The Student Publications
^oard is accepting applications
ar 1982 summer and fall edi-
arships of The Battalion and
3r the 1982-83 editorship of the
Aggieland.
Application forms are avail-
le at the Department of Com-
mnications office, 301 Reed
IcDonald, between 8 a.m. and 5
».m. Monday through Friday.
The deadline for submitting
Applications is 5 p.m., March 22.
Vpplications should be returned
Bob G. Rogers in 301 Reed
IcDonald.
The Battalion summer editor
vill serve from May 19 through
Vug. 30. The fall editor will
kerve from May 3 through Dec.
10, excluding the summer ses
sion.
The Aggieland editor will
fcerve for the academic year
1982-83.
Qualifications for the Batta
lion editor are:
— 2.0 overall and major
grade point ratio at the time of
taking office and during the
term of office.
— at least one year of experi
ence in a responsible editorial
position on The Battalion or a
comparable student newspaper,
at least one year of editorial ex
perience on a commercial news
paper or at least 12 hours of
journalism including Journal
ism 203 and 204 (Reporting and
Editing I and II) or equivalent.
The 12 hours must include com
pletion of or enrollment in Jour
nalism 402 (Mass Communica
tion Law) or equivalent.
Qualifications for the Aggie
land editor are:
— 2.0 overall and major GPR
at the time of taking office and
during the term of office.
— at least one year in a re
sponsible staff position on the
Aggieland or equivalent year
book experience elsewhere.
The Student Publications
Board will interview candidates
and nominate editors March 29
beginning at 4 p.m. in 301C
Reed McDonald.
Today’s Almanac
United Press International
Today is Wednesday, March
3, the 62nd day of 1982 with 303
to follow.
Alexander Graham Bell, in
ventor of the telephone, was
born March 3, 1847.
On this date in history:
In 1849, the U.S. Depart
ment of the Interior was created
by Congress.
In 1879, Belva Ann Lock-
wood was first of her sex to prac
tice before a U.S. Supreme
Court.
In 1931, the Star Spangled
Banner was designated by an
Act of Congress as the national
anthem of the United States.
A thought for the day: Amer
ican writer William Henry Hud
son said, “You cannot fly like an
eagle with the wings of a wren.”
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