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The museum, founded in December, is the home of such memorabilia as a United Press International teletype and a dilapidated tape-punch machine once used to code computer tape for The Batta lion. A younger version of the UPI teletype is displayed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Mementos from staff trips, such as a postcard from Alas ka and a pennant from Pur due, are also included in the museum's permanent dis- play. Special displays of the month feature such topics as graduating seniors, employ ment opportunities and pleas for donations to keep the museum growing. "The Battalion Museum be gan in fun, but it has grown into a tradition rivaled only by Highway 6 and the Twelfth Man Kicking Team," said communications professor Bob G. Rogers, one of the museum's chief donors. Senior journalism majors Gary Barker and Denise Rich ter founded the museum and serve as docents. Docent ap plications now are being accepted for 1983-84, to re place Barker and Richter, who will graduate in May. Everything that's not fit to print Working on The Battalion takes a lot of time. Sometimes the work is hard, with little or no reward. But one program stored in the files of The Battalion com puter — the Quote File — keeps the staff amused, and keeps 'em coming back to work. As one dedicated staff member said: "If it wasn't for the Quote File, I wouldn't work here." Staffers never know when they may appear in the Quote File, but usually it's for some thing said in innocence which drew lots of laughs. Other times the words said were meant for the Quote File. But one thing is for sure, the Quote File probably teaches many staff members to think before they speak. • "I've done enough brain storming," a frustrated staffer pleaded with The Battalion com puter system as she stared at her lifeless digits during a late night writing frenzy, "Now I need a fingerstorm." • An over-worked Batt rat says, "I'm confused, aren't headlines supposed to have verbs? after re-editing headlines late one night. (Note: headlines are sup posed to have verbs in them) • "Photographers must write these cutlines. No human per son could do that." Unfortun ately, no photographers were present at this meeting. • "The sports writers are the prostitutes of journalism," says Journalism professor Dr. Bow ers one fine day in Public Rela tions 405. The sports staff skip ped class that day. • "Herschel Walker says he's not God," reads the sports edi tor from a UPI sport wire. "Does that mean I have to stop worshipping him?" a reporter responds with wide eyes. • "Is this going to be in the pap er or The Battalion?" Distressed fire victim asks a Batt photo grapher while he snaps away, going for sympathy shots. "The Battalion is the paper," photographer says. "Oh." The victim replies, ob viously in a state of shock. Look for him tomorrow in the paper, er, Battalion. • "I told her, 'You don't under stand. This is The Battalion. When they call, you come.'" A reporter for the Battalion. The rest of us should be so dedi cated. Punk rock documentary showing at A&M tonignt The Texas A&M Sociology Club will present "The Decline of Western Civilization," a documentary of punk rock in California, tonight at 8 p.m. in Rudder Tower 601. Admission is $1.50. The film combines footage of several bands — including Black Flag, X, Fear and the Circle Jerks — with interviews involving the musicians and managers of dubs. The film is a documentary and does not offer an opinion on the punk rock phenomenon. "We don't know what to ex pect," Public Relations Officer Helen Chandler said. "It (punk rock) is very controversial and is a widespread phenomenon in the United States." President Shelly Lammel said, "It (the movie) leaves it open to the crowd to make its own decision." Punk music came to the atten tion of the media in England with the success of the Sex Pis tols in 1977. The music was an influence on teenage listeners and slowly developed an Amer ican audience, centered mostly in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The music's ideology of violence is reflected in the clothing of fans: ripped t-shirts and jeans, leather, spikes and heavy makeup. But where English audiences origin ally were comprised of youngs ters from poor families, Amer ican audiences are chiefly from the middle class. Punk bands and clubs have been criticized by religious groups and civic organizations because of the appearance of the fans and frequent rioting at con certs. — Cary Stegall