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By Dawn Heliums
The Battalion
Not even the recent earthquake in Califor-
ia could shake the uplifting spirit of campus
minister Bob Davidson.
On his recent motorcycle trip to California
to attend religious lectures at Pepperdine Uni
versity, he and his friends experienced an
earthquake while they were eating breakfast in
a small cafe in Malibu.
"Everything just started to shake, and we
were just looking around at every one asking.
What's happening?,'" said Davidson, who is
in charge of Aggies for Christ (AFC), a student
worship group organized by the Church of
Christ. "They told us it was an earthquake, and
that sometimes an after shock will follow, so I
told them we better head on out of town."
According to AFC member Tyler Tamplin,
Davidson has many more stories to tell.
"He's like a grand-dad, and he tells stories
like your grand-dad would too," said Tamplin,
a senior Agricultural Systems Management ma-
or. "You always feel comfortable talking to him
because he's always friendly and uplifting."
Davidson has led AFC for a total of 26
years. He came to A&M in 1948 on a football
cholarship and was co-captain of the fresh
man team A&M had back then. But after a
ear, Davidson transferred to Abilene Chris
tian University where he was a player on the
only championship football team the school
has ever had.
"In the back of my mind I always wanted
to be a preacher so I felt my best decision was
to transfer," Davidson said. "I've always loved
A&M; I hated leaving in '49."
It wasn't long until he made it back to Ag-
gieland. In 1954 he came back to get his Mas
ters Degree in Counseling and Guidance, and
to become A&M's first campus minister. After
four years here, he moved to Los Angeles, then
went to Thailand to do missionary work for
DAWN HELLUMS/The Battalion
In 1954, Bob Davidson became the first campus minister. Today, he still serves as a campus
minister, as well as head of Aggies for Christ and a preacher for A&M Church of Christ.
seven years. But again, he couldn't stay away
from the Aggies for long.
"I came back here in 1970 and I'm doing the
same thing I had done before," Davidson said.
"I love working with university students; they
keep me young."
Apparently so. Davidson is a competitive
handball player, and according to AFC member
Brian Payne, he can beat anybody at any sport.
"Whether it's basketball, horseshoes, domi
noes, or cards he'll beat you," said Payne, an
Agricultural Economics major. "He's a fierce
competitor."
The AFCs do a number of things for the
community. They get together on Monday
nights and sing at old age homes, and also
hold a devotional every Tuesday night in front
of the Academic Building. But they devote
most of their time taking trips to influence oth
ers, which Davidson said is a good recruiting
device for A&M.
Professor prepares to teach
U.S. history in Germany
By Timm Doolen
The Battalion
Dr. Arnold Krammer is a
unique history professor. He
teaches German history to
American students and next
year will be teaching American
history to German students.
He will be teaching U.S.
history at the University of Tub
ingen in Germany next year on
a Senior Fulbright Fellowship.
After 19 years as a professor
of history at A&M, this will be
his first full year teaching some
where other than A&M.
"I've been here longer than
many of my students have been
alive," Krammer said.
At A&M, he specializes in
German history, specifically
during the two world wars. His
special topics course, Nazi Ger
many, is a highly desired class
within the curriculum.
Although the topic seems
very specific, Krammer views it
as a good case study to examine
a number of subjects, including
deviant behavior, economics,
militarism, leadership, educa
tion and propaganda.
"It's a popular course be
cause it has so many different
kinds of appeals," he said.
"People are drawn by the mon
strosity of it all. The Nazis were
so monstrously evil."
Many people are surpised
by Krammer's specialty, believ
ing he may be too sympathetic
to his subject.
"In many ways I feel like a
cancer specialist," he said. "You
don't have to like the people
you're studying, you just have
to find out what makes them
tick.
"The problem is not in that
12-year period - it's a sickness
in people. Could it happen
again? We need to study it so it
doesn't happen again. The peo
ple who produced the greatest
philosophers and musicians
also produced such awful peo
ple."
That period of history has a
peculiar staying power and
maybe will never be forgotten,
especially if one looks at tabloid
journalism stories.
"Hitler or Elvis is spotted at
a Whataburger every single
week," he said. "It's the type of
subject that never dies."
How true. Posted outside
his office are the covers of some
tabloid headlines:'"Hitler Cap
tured! Fuhrer was on his way to
help Saddam Hussein!," "I'm
Pregnant with Hitler's Baby"
and "Hitler's Secret Son
Found."
While studying that period
of history in Germany, Kram
mer became ^interested in how
Americans treated captured
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CAMAC production offers
insight on barrio experience
By Timm Doolen
77jc Battalion
"La Mano," a play by the Latino The
atre Group, an offshoot of MSC CA
MAC, presented insights into some of
the struggles of people in the barrio.
The locally written play was met by
a standing ovation Tuesday night, an
nusual accolade for local dramas.
"La Mano" (the hand) attempts to
how the problems of a group of Latinos
iving in the barrio and one man's anger
s a result of his downtrodden existence.
The barrio is the bad part of town, be
it San Antonio, Los Angeles, San Diego -
it could be any city. As one of the charac-
|ers says, it's the part of town they warn
you about in the battery commercials -
[don't get stuck with a dead battery in the
Mexican part of town.
The play opens with the main char
ter, Johnny Pachuco (Abel Herrero), in
rison remembering life in the barrio.
Pachuco's brother Jesus (Antonio
Gonzalez) was in the Vietnam war and
was shot in the head. Because of that he
is dependent on his brother, and also has
visions of saints.
One of those saints. La Raza (trans
lated "the race" or "the people"), over
sees the barrio and serves as both a nar
rator and comedian.
A lady in the barrio also has a vision
in her tortilla, of mother Mary. The may
or comes to investigate both people and
their visions, to see how he can take ad
vantage of the political opportunities.
In the mind of the mayor, who is also
referred to as Diablo, religion and idols
are useful for keeping the people down.
The more radical members of the
group realize this and want to break free
from the traditional ways of thinking. As
the character Chata says, "We need jus
tice now, not in the clouds."
About halfway through the play the
narrative gets hazy and the play is trans
formed into an abstract tirade against
prejudice and members of the Latino so
ciety who make good off their own peo
ple's misfortunes.
The performances were refreshingly
well done, especially Herrero and Chris
Alvarado as La Raza, in a story with sev
eral similarities to "Boyz 'N' the Hood."
The comic touches provided a much
needed relief from the heavy dramatic
portions, and were the best parts of the
play. The audience obviously enjoyed
those as well.
Writer-director Robert Villareal, an
A&M student, did a good job of translat
ing life in the barrio into a viable, drama,
on an obviously limited budget.
Sometimes the symbolism is a little
heavy-handed and obvious, but overall
the play had a lot of merit, especially
from such a young creator as Villareal.
"La Mano" didn't provide all the an
swers to the struggles of the people in
the barrio, and it couldn't possibly have
done that. But it did offer a look into the
problems of a society unbeknownst to
many at A&M.
Chad (left, Robert Navarete) and Charity (Patricia Gonzalez) listen to Johnny (Abel
Herrero) explain his struggle living in the barrio in the play “La Mano.”
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