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Wednesday, November 9,1983/The Battalion/Page 3 arine Corps celebrates 208th birthday by Kellie Dworaczyk Battalion Reporter Thursday marks the 208th rthday of the Marine Corps, id according to tradition, ^^dierever there are Marines, icre will be a celebration. “On Nov. 10, every Marine ands up a little bit straighter,” :nior Marine officer instructor _ . Texas A&M, Maj. R.J. Faw- . ^tt] said. “There is always some pe of commemoration.” Fawcett has taken part in flue Marine birthday celebrations in many different places, including the island of Okinawa, in Viet nam and in London. At Texas A&M there are 14 active duzy Marines and 89 members of the Corps of Cadets approved Marine options. “Nov. 10 is a lot like the Fourth of July,” Dan Sharp, a senior Marine option cadet, said. “It is a chance to remember what Marines were in the past, birthday celebration connects the two.” On Thursday U.S. Marines everywhere recall their history and hold celebrations, Fawcett said. Marines are as old as war at sea. The Greeks, Romans, Moors and early Spanish explor ers used marines in their armed forces. Before formation of the Un ited States, the individual states d pi- dis and what we are today. The kept their own marine forces. The colonial marines battled rates and settled territorial putes. On Nov. 10, 1775, the Con tinental Congress of the United States created a Corps of Marines. “The Marine Corps holds very close to traditions,” Fawcett said. All celebrations follow a gen eral pattern set down in the Marine Corps Manual. Addres ses from the current Marine Corps Commandant and a speech written by John A. Le- jeune, 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, are read. There is a traditional cake cutting cere mony, designed to recognize all Marines, in which the first piece of cake is given to the guest of honor, the second piece to the youngest marine present and the third piece to the oldest marine present. The address from Gen. P.X. IC&lley, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Lejeune’s traditional speech reading and the national cake cutting cere mony take place at the formal birthday celebration at the Sea Services Ball Friday. A celebration and cake cut ting will be held Thursday in the Military Science Building at 4 p.m. The Recon Company of the Navy ROTC is sponsoring a three mile Birthday Run to hon or the Marine Corps that day also. Sharp, a political science major from Temple and com manding officer of the Recon Company, said the company chose to celebrate the birthday with a run because Marines are known for their physical fitness. This year at the birthday celebrations everywhere there will be a moment of silence for the Marine casualties in Beirut, Lebanon and the island of Gre nada. SCONA readies spring event y a woe by Pat Allen oneonii Battalion Reporter r. Fund raising for the 29th aboul^nnual Student Conference )n National Affairs is in full . rs r orce, Chairman of Student Development Pat Foster says, 'its an): SC(DNA is a three day con ference attended by Amer- wnter can and international student g whiltdelegates for discussions of getlfiopics of international con- ideaf#:#- . „ topsof { SCONA 29 began its fund ' raising last summer, but the i nain push occurs every fall. ( ’ 111 The conference is designed to iwab’;re|ate intelligent interest elly,iLimbng young people con- >wint' cerning the problems and C, rhallenges facing the world to- , y ( ” Ppday. The program allows stu- ,k t , dents of different back- grounds to exchange cultural ' md intellectual ideas and dis- II ' ;uss solutions to problems. aperE SCONA’s budget is raised mtii Entirely by students; it re head reives no funds from the Uni- » , ersity. E^rian Hickert, vice chair- nan of the Houston fund drive, says SCONA 29 has a Dudget set for $92,000 but .vould like to surpass that goal >o it can invest money in next year’s conference. SCONA visits about 15 rities on its fund drive. Of .hose cities, the largest III r amount of contributions are a subLj-ollected in Houston. Funds Mk also are raised in New York ubjecuCity and Canada for college y subirstudents in those areas to attend SCONA. partu; iTwo weeks before a fund j n drive, SCONA members call / their contacts to set up inter- 1 ‘ views to answer questions con- imine :ern j n g SCONA and its topic. “The majority of our con tacts are former students,” Foster says. “We have contacts that donate money to SCONA yearly, and many of them help us contact other former stu dents and other individuals interested in our organiza tion. “SCONA also contacts peo ple who are interested in our topic. For instance, this year’s topic is “Media: Behind the Headlines,” therefore we’re contacting television stations, radio stations and news papers.” Other sources of funding are the foundations set up by wealthy people, Foster says. “These people have a lot of money and they set up a char ity foundation to give money to organizations that need it,” he says. “We also have contacts with foundations set up strict ly for Texas A&M.” SCONA fund raisers don’t ask contributors for a specific amount of money, however those who donate $100 or more have their name listed in the conference proceedings. “Of course the main pur pose of the fund drive is to raise money,” Hickert says, “but we also want SCONA members to gain a better in sight to the business world. Fund drives give people good experience in dealing with professionals and establishing contacts for future refer-1 ence.” SCONA 29 will be Feb. 14 to 18. Applications for student hosts and delegates will be open at the beginning of the spring semester. gays U acros ike that' n “Inn licatet Black acquitted in "racist’ case fT (no we’ ;as AS" itickfti United Press International houl! DALLAS — An all-white jury sca([ )ruesday acquitted a young Alack engineer from South , Carolina of an armed robbery 1 K :harge that sparked claims of Ag^jpsm and shoddy police work, jy-frff The jury deliberated 2 hours inland 17 minutes in finding leanAnthony Williams, 25, innocent >f stealing $31 at gunpoint from i 7-Eleven store in the Dallas iuburb of Garland on Aug. 22, 1982. The verdict evoked a cShacheer from a packed courtroom :rowd and prayerful relief from Williams. Williams said his first reac tion to the verdict was, “Praise the Lord.” “I was praying. I had my mind on the Lord,” said Williams. Williams said he believed his prosecution was motivated by racism. “I was one of the first black engineers in Greenville, and I Petal Patch YOUR COMPLETE FLORIST FOOTBALL MUMS CUSTOM DESIGNED FOR ARKANSAS GAME Silver Milar ’em Aggie Balloons $3.00 707 Shopping Village 696-6713 Post Oak Village 764-0091 Council helps campus communication by Rusty Roberts Battalion Staff The Academic Administra tive Council is the first step in bringing concerns of adminis trators and faculty to the atten tion of the president and the provost. Council Secretary Thomas Adair says communication is essential for the smooth work ings of any administrative system. The most recent topic the council considered was that of f iromotion and tenure. At its irst meeting, the council heard a lawyer’s opinion on how to handle the issue at Texas A&M. The council also approved its new bylaws at tne initial meeting. President Frank E. Vandiver, council chairman, uses the coun cil as a source for feedback from administrators concerning gen eral academic and University matters he considers important. Council members include the provost, vice presidents, associ ate provosts, deans, depart ments heads, the registrar, stu dent body president, head of the School of Military Science and all directors reporting to the president and provost. Prior to the formation of the Academic Administrative Coun cil, both administrators and fa culty served on the same advis ory group known as the Acade mic Council. Last spring, the University renamed the Acade mic Council the Academic Administrative Council and formed the Faculty Senate. could feel the animosity the first day,” Williams said. At the time of his arrest he worked as an engineer at E- Systems Inc. in Greenville, Texas, about 50 miles northeast of Dallas. The case received extensive publicity because Williams’ roommate, Lenell Geter, also a native of South Carolina and also an engineer at E-Systems, currently is appealing a life sent ence for another robbery con viction. George Hairston, who was hired by the NAACP to defend Williams, said he also would rep resent Geter in his appeal. lie was critical of Dallas County au thorities for allowing the case against Williams to come to trial. “Race was a factor,” Hairston said. “I fault the Dallas district attorney’s office for wasting the taxpayers’ money.” Bryan-College Station Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates, P.A. DAVID R. DOSS, M.D. G. MARK MONTGOMERY, M.D. are pleased to announce the association of LINDA S. DUTTON, R.N., C.N.P. As a certified nurse practitioner in women's t eaith cure, she will be seeing patients by appointment for routine physicals, birth control, and minor gynecological problems Immigration Law Firm Samuel M. Tidwell & Associates, P.C. 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