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Letters to the Editor should not exceed 30U words in length. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit letters for style and
length. Each letter must he signed and must include the address and telephone number of the writer.
Memorial’ is the key
EDITOR:
I am writing in response to William H. Clark’s
Oct. 16 column claiming that the MSC is too for
mal. I would like to ask him if he knows what the
letters stand for. They stand for Memorial Student
Center, the key word being “Memorial.” The MSC
was built and dedicated in memory of those sol
diers who have fought and died for our country
and it is out of respect for these men that the peo
ple entering the MSC remove their hats and mem-
bersof the Corps of Cadets wear their uniforms.
It is also out of respect that no alcohol is per
mitted in the MSC or anywhere on campus
grounds. If Clark would like “a nice area where
people can congregate for a few beers and such, to
listen to some good music,” may I suggest the
Dixie Chicken? He wants dancing? The Hall of
Fame. For Clark and anyone else who thinks the
union at t.u. is so “par excellence”, Highway 6 runs
both ways.
Kimberly Motley
Class of’88
EDITOR’S NOTE: Highway 6 does run both
ways, but neither way will get you to Austin. High
way 290 runs both ways, and it goes to Austin, but
to get there from here, you have to take Highway
21, which also runs both ways. A short cut would
be to take EM 696 — it runs both ways, too.
Thanks Davis-Gary
EDITOR:
In view of the long-standing policy of the edi
tors of the Aggieland not to include the fraternal
aspects of Aggie life in their most auspicious publi
cation, we would like to express our gratitude to
the men (or should they be called boys?) of Davis-
Gary Hall for their part in making Sigma Chi a
part of the 1984-85 edition of the Aggieland. It is
indeed an honor that Sigma Chi has thereby be
come the first Texas A&M fraternity to be so priv
ileged.
We can empathize wdth the feelings of the men
of Davis-Gary who long to be a part of our distin
guished organization. Standing in front of our fra
ternity house for their picture is as close as they are
going to come, however. Nevertheless, we must
admit that our house made even the boys of Davis-
Gary look “simply mah-velous” (as our friend Fer
nando would say). Keep up the good work boys!
Scott Luna
EDITOR 'S NOTE: This year, Greek organizations
will be included in the Aggieland.
A sprinkle a day
EDITOR:
We would like to congratulate Eugene Ray on
the award for the sprinkler system. It was indeed a
big job and he rose to the occasion. However, as
residents of the east side of Puryear Hall, we have
a few gripes concerning the system.
First, Puryear has no air conditioning. To over
come this minor inconvenience, the residents use
box fans installed in the windows to cool our
rooms. In a incident earlier this semester, the
sprinklers outside our window (3B) sprayed into
our fan and ruined it. At the same time, our carpet
and other furnishings also were watered. We don’t
have anything growing (I hope) in our room that
needs watering. We didn’t think the joke about
people needing to get wet was funny either.
Second,_ the strip of land that is being watered
is dirt. While we are not agriculture majors and are
not experts on irrigation, it can be assumed that
dirt won’t grow, no matter how much it is watered.
The first gripe will cease as cool weather enters
the area and we don’t have to leave the windows
open. The second gripe will cease as soon as the
dirt turns green. In the meantime, it would be a
novel idea if the sprinklers in question were
capped to avoid any further midnight showers.
John B. Prosser ’88
James R. Quade ’88
Holiness for holidays
EDITOR:
Regarding your editorial on Oct. 8 to “keep the
holy in holiday .. .”
Apparently, this early Christmas syndrome is
not confined to Bryan-College Station. The mall
here in San Angelo opened its Christmas shop
during the last week of September.
Oh, well. ‘Tis the season to make money, fa la la
la la, la la la la.
Joe Isham
Editor
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