Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas Thursday, October 20, 1977 Literacy study opening today By DAVID BENNETT At 1:30 p.m. today, Dean of Ad- News Editor missions Walter Bortz will speak to The first Conference on the State of the question: "Are we admitting Literacy will be held today and Friday at TCU, resulting from growing concern that many college students simply cannot communicate in writing. Moderated by Prof Karl Snyder, acting chairman of the English department, organizers of the con- ference have as their goals: • To make the spoken and written use of English an open, conscious,, campus wide concern; • To provide a forum so that the campus community can honestly and publicly discuss the problems; • To help the campus community learn that everyone cares about some KAK1. SNYDER of the same things, and working together the University owns the students who are less well prepared capacities to do what needs doing than formerly''" Snyder said there is reason for Immediately afterward, Dr. Keith students to be concerned with the Odom and Dr David Graham will outcome of the conference discuss: "Does advanced placement "If anything comes out of this other exempt students with language than just taik, students are going to be problems?" leaned on about their writing in Dr. Andrew Miracle and Dr. Mar- classes other than English, so they jorie Lewis will then present the should fee] both concerned and results of a recent faculty survey on Oops welcome," Snyder said. the question: "Does much writing Acting-as consultants for the con- actually get done outside of freshman A construction worker examines (he watermain that was broken while con- ' dormitories were without water most of the afternoon Wednesday while the break ference are Prof Edward P.J. Cor composition and does its quality struction for the new chilled water loop taking place. Several buildings and was being repaired. (Photo b> Brenda Chambers) bett, Ohio State University; Prof. count'.'" Richard Lloyd-Jones, chairman, "What other specific problems and department of English, University of proposals should we face?" That Iowa; and Prof Wayne Danielson, question will be discussed by Spencer dean of the School of Communication, Wertz, Ms Bertha Hendrichs and House passes white lights University of Texas at Austin. Dean of Students Elizabeth Proffer. The conference will begin today with To round out this afternoon's By GWEN BAIMANN are by doors, when someone would According to Treasurer Bryan broke my leg," he said a 10 a.m.-noon., meeting in which discussion. Executive Vice Chancellor Assistant News F.ditor come in they would let the bugs in." Jones, such was not the case "A The bill passi d by a narrow margin. everyone is invited to 'come and Lawrence Wilsey will speak to the Five bills were passed by the "Most of the girls 1 know," said couple of nights ago I was out walking Als" ifh some opposition present "griefs, gripes, praises, and question: "Canthe written and spoken Student House Tuesday, in the first Snow Bush, town student, "would in front of Tom Brown . and with all was a bill "to increase quality of police proposals about the state of literacy on use of the language be a focus for the legislative session of its new trial rather have a bug bite them on the those ditches (from installation of the protection on campus" A survey campus, or anything related to the entire University?" format. The format calls for alter- neck than a person " chilled water loop system) 1 just alwul See Foster page 3 written and spoken use of English," All sessions will be held in rooms nating legislative sessions with House Chairman Security Davis McCown Dr. Jim Corder said The three con- 205-206 of the Student Center and open committee sessions. cited the areas between Tom Brown sultants will attend this and all other discussion of the questions is en- Bills calling for increased lighting and Pete Wright dormitories as being C section secedes couraged. efficiency, additional outside exceptionally deficient in lighting, the telephone lines for Campus Security only lights being those by dorm en and a pay hike for all Campus Police trance doors. officers were okayed by the House Permanent Improvements Chair- Divorce — Tom Brown style after much debate man Jim Yarmchuk voiced opposition Encountering the most opposition of to a whereas clause in the bill which the bills submitted by the House read, "There are significant By CINDY fctGF.I.KY The coalition will allow people other direction TB-J is currently going of this was a better TB-J program. If Security committee was one which deficiencies in this area (of Editor » than C section residents to "The program no longer exhibits not though, we are perfectly happy called for white light bulbs to replace inadequate lighting)." • Twenty-nine members of the Tom participate if the coalition votes to any leadership qualities They are like being a group of our own." Brown Dormitory C section, in an present yellow bulbs "I don't believe there are significant allow them in. Not all of the current C cattle being led We would like to see In spring semester 1975. TB-J tried unprecedented move; have announced The committee noted that though deficiencies based on tours of the section residents support the coalition. the program turn into what it once unsuccessfully to convince the their intention to secede from the Tom white bulbs put out more light than the campus I've made with the ad- "1 would say a little over half are with was. a viable voice on campus " University to allow a coed dormitory other, yellow had originally been ministration," he said. "Those which Brown-Jarvis program and from us so far," Walden said. on campus. housing to form a "living-learning He said the program currently is installed because "bugs swarm did exist were taken care of this Since that time they have been in- experiment" of their own, according The Tom Brown Experiment in apathetic to academic and intellectual around the white ones Since the lights summer " issues and the needs of the campus. volved in the action that resulted in the to Rick Walden. C section resident. Residential Living began in 1967 and in construction of the traffic light on "They would rather see a movie The group will remain in Tom 1973 joined with the women's dorm, University Drive, and they are then bring a professor to speak to the Brown Dorm, Walden said Jarvis, "to form in a joint effort to currently trying to convince Housing group They are more interested in JMews Briefs" provide student developed and ad- to permit increased visitation for TB- In a meeting Tuesday night Walden beer parties than gatherings with ministered programming of the J. proposed a constitution, stating University leaders U.S. has special terrorist force academic nature. The goal of TB-J is Walden said C section will send among other items, that C section will to make the residence hall more than "I always hear people complaining recognize those authorities higher copies of its constitution and its WASHINGTON (AP) — A special force of American troops and equip- just a place for sleeping and about visitation sign-in sheets, but declaration of independence to than Tom Brown and Housing He said when I say OK let's not sign in they ment from each branch of the armed services has been assembled and studying," according to the housing Chancellor Moudy, Vice Chancellor trained to cope with terrorist incidents, the Pentagon said Tuesday the coalition will allow its members to handbook reply, 'well we don't want to rock the determine for themselves whether to and Provost Howard Wible, Dean of A statement acknowledging the existence of such a force was made in boat' " Walden said. Students Elizabeth Proffer and abide by Housing regulations. "If the Walden and other C section mem- response to questions after a West German commando unit staged a raid on "I don't want to break up the director of Housing Bob Neeb a hijacked airliner in East Africa and rescued all 86 surviving hostages administration supports their rules, bers said the split came about because program. I don't want to see a TB-J we will abide by them." he said. The constitution must be ratified by while killing three of the four hijackers. of their dissatisfaction with the split. I would be happy if the end result See TB page 3 The Pentagon statement said the U.S. force has conducted training exercises. A Defense Department spokesman declined to answer any questions about the American force, such as when it was formed or how many Image salutes members have been trained He said any disclosures might compromise the effectiveness of the group The West German unit, known as the Border Guard Group 9 commando 1 strike force, was set up after the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre. The Pentagon statement said the US force is "not organized nor controlled the 'real dumb under the Federal Republic of Germany concept, as we understand it." Filing for Homecoming in new contest Filing for TCU Homecoming Personalities ends Friday. Each candidate must have completed 60 hours with a minimum GPA of 2 2. Each candidate should fill out forms in the House of Student Representatives office in the At least one person at TCU thinksdummiesshould have a place among the cold Student Center, room 224. A filing fee of $3 is required Applications must be scholasticism of a university. in no later than noon on Friday. : "Dummieshave been oppressed too long." says Mike Branch, editor of Image, " ^ w the quarterly student magazine. Part of the problem, he says, is that dumb people haven't been visible enough in Energy supply will get the campus community. To remedy the situation, Image recently announced a "Real Dumb" contest. U.S. through a severe winter «« "It was a sort of off-the-wall thing John Brooks mentioned one morning," Branch says "The idea took hold and won't let go." WASHINGTON (AP) — New energy supply surveys indicate the nation A "Real Dumb" t-shirt will be given away to the first 20 people who write a could get through even a severe winter this year without the extensive plant narrative-essay on the dumbest thing they ever did. "We'd like the experiences to closings and layoffs that hit last winter. be somewhat college oriented," Branch says, "but how can we place limits on An Energy Department survey shows the nation should have enough fuel $0 anything as peculiar as dumbness?" oil this winter to make up for expected shortages of natural gas, even if the Entries must be typed, doublespaced and no more than four pages long. They weather is severe. should be hand-delivered ("Please, no mail!" Branch begs) to Dan Rogers Hail, At the same time, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Room 115. Either an Image or Skiff staff member will accept the entry and note reported there may be more natural gas available for emergency purchases the time it is brought in. Deadline for entries is Monday, Oct. 31. this winter than last. Image promises to publish the dumbest experiences in its December-January Taken together with commission findings that interstate pipelines have issue (due out in early December), and to place the winners' pictures "in a found additional gas supplies in recent months and with the ability of in- prominent and appropriate place" in the magazine. dustries to switch to alternate fuels, the new surveys appear to indicate the Me dumb? Branch hopes the t-shirt—printed red and blue on an exclusive white woven nation's energy supply will not cause economic disruptions as severe as last background—will spark greater awareness of those who have troubles coping winter's. Cyndy Walker, junior religion major, is a proud owner of a limited edition "real with the mild travesties that fill their lives. dumb" t-shirt. Why t-shirts? "Zoot suits cost too much to give away," Branch replies. October 20, 1977 Opinion Page 2 Force language terrorists know
Terrorists got the message when a West German anti-terrorist commando unit freed 86 passengers held hostage aboard a Luftansa 737 in East Africa earlier this week. The West German government has made it clear it will no longer tolerate terrorist activities which threaten the lives of its citizens. Germany used the only means of persuasion terrorists un- derstand — force. TERRORIST ACTIVITIES ARE a form of warfare. The terrorists are trying to achieve their goals through the use of arms. But no nation would attack a neutral country because it disliked the foreign policy of another. And this is what terrorists are doing on a smaller scale. WHETHER THE TERRORISTS who have recently seized passenger aircraft had legitimate grievances is not the question. There can be no justification for any group to endanger the lives of individuals not even remotely associated with their grievan- ces. Israel, with the Entebbe raid, and now West Germany have set good examples for the rest of the world to follow for dealing with terrorists. In each instance, the passangers held hostage fared much better than the terrorists in the end. And in each/'c.ase, the respective countries were able to free the hostages without surrendering to the terrorists' demands. Each showed the world they would not be intimidated by threats of violence — and that they were willing and capable of fighting fire with fire. TERRORISTS WHO HAVE THOUGHTS of hijacking a plane should be aware that there is only one likely outcome to their endeavor — their deaths. Russell Baker Corruption returns to haunt the fallen It is very hard not to be corrupt It cheered by evidence that sooner or principles go I, I often say, as these I had been stranded at a vacation free flophouse for people too im- just keep the 43 cents'' I balked. Once may even be eccentric I speak from later corruption comes back to haunt corrupt wretches are kicked out of spa on a holiday weekend with all the provident to book their flights before the investigative reporters broke the lifelong experience at avoiding those who wallow in it. Lately, for Government jobs, abused by the airlines booked for the next three days the holiday rush story, I pointed out. it would look as if I corruption It has been difficult It has example, the press has been press, denounced by stockholders, when a tycoon saw me sleeping in a In any event, the kindly tycoon in- had'bribed him. earned me little but the curious stares vigorously exposing all the Govern terrorized by the Internal Revenue plastic airport chair, for which I had vited me to ride his company plane He was glad to see the back of me. of my fellow Americans and the in- ment people and businessmen who Service and hounded into psychic insisted, incidentally, on paying rent back to civilization with him, and I People usually are. They all talk about solence of bureaucrats haw been using Government and breakdown, for I still remember the The airport manager had urged me to accepted, only to discover at the end of hating corruption, but when you try to avoid being corrupted they treat you Whenever I veer toward melancholy company planes for private travel humiliating scene some years ago forget it and had to be reminded that the flight that he was corrupt. "What like a half-wit. "Let me know what at the thought of all the corrupt op- without paying the fare out of pocket when I accepted a ride on a company he was running a public airport is this?" he asked when we had President you're planning to serve in portunities lost, however. I am There but for my incorruptible plane and insisted on paying my fare. sustained by the taxpayers and not a arrived and I handed him $50 in cash. "I am paying the standard airline the Cabinet with, so I can make a large fare for the flight," I explained. contribution to his opponent," said the * * * Feedback * * * "Forget it," he said 1 refused. "It tycoon. would be corrupt," 1 said "Go away," He probably did, too, because not a speaking, the "average white person" justices of this great nation, they get Editor: members of the Congress and the he said. single President since then has offered the blunt end of the stick. That's life Your recent editorial, "The TCU press has no inkling of "what being "I have high hopes of someday me a Cabinet post, despite the fact too. Connection," regarding the revelation (4) Then you cite some examples of discriminated against is all about." becoming an officer in the President's that I may be the only person of My definition of the "average white This is why there are affirmative of CIA support for an IBR project, is the "bibliographies included in TCU's Cabinet," I explained. "If I accept a Cabinet stature in the country who has person" is one belonging to the middle action programs and quota systems inconsistent, misleading, and inac- research." The examples cited are not free ride in a private company plane, I never yielded to a corrupt impulse Without these networks, minorities curate in a number of ways bibliographies to upper middle class of society, one shall have to refuse the appointment That has been a long time ago, but it would have no support in balancing (1) Your reference to "CIA research (5) Finally, you say that "one thing that is of a two car family with a on account of having once been is typical of what life has been ever the one-sided scales of equality. A conducted at TCU is very misleading is certain — TCU will be more careful suburban home and one that is oft- since. At times I have despaired. Often change has to come sooner or later corrupt." More correctly, it was TCU-originated about checking the background of times an office, business or I gave him $50. He walked away. I it seemed that my dream of Cabinet and the time is now! The "average research for which TCU people sought strange organizations who want to professional worker. This person pursued him. "You owe me $5.43 service would never be fulfilled. white person" feels uneasy because and obtained outside funding. The give the school money for research." would pose no problem in being change," I said. "The airline fare for Lately, however, hope burns anew, their socio-economic position is results were published and made Your saying it is "certain" doesn't discriminated against simply because this flight is only $44.57." thanks to the passion with which threatened. Everything must change available equally to the scientific make it so The fact is that TCU has no he is of the status quo in America. He said he didn't have $5.43 in Americans are now pressing the hunt Stagnant attitudes and actions never community, the Skiff, the CIA, and intention of insulting well-established Those with the power, with the money, change. He had only $5. Why didn't he for uncorrupted citizens. Soviet intelligence. That the money and publicly-chartered organizations with the control and with all the an- accomplished anything, save came from the CIA, as later revealed, by requiring them to certify to us that swers when it comes to giving stupidity. Also true in Mr Akers' editorial is is almost inconsequential. the sources of their funds are above reasoning on why the system should the fact that the outcome of the Bakke (2) You state that "the work that approach f sic i. remain as is—to ultimately preserve In summary, it seems clear that the his comfortable environment There case will affect both education and TCU faculty and staff members did for employment in this country. If the the CIA .. borders on the writer or writers of this editorial at- are always answers from the tempt failed to understand that the "average white person" on why the Supreme Court decides in Bakke's : ridiculous." This is a slam against the favor, the struggle for civil rights by persons who conducted the project, project originated at TCU, that it was methods to upgrade the structural a search of scientific literature only, injustices in America and the world the Martins, Medgars and Malcolms though your opinion is understandable will be in effect nullified As a direct if you looked no further than the that it met both criteria of university are ill-founded and thus other means to bring about fair and equal treat- result, unemployment and education examples you cited. And if you say the research i that the topic be valid and the results be publishable). that funds ment is called for for minorities will no doubt drop to a Skiff is "entitled to an opinion" on the historical low. Unemployment for for the project were received from an Mr. Akers made it quite clear that matter, I can only say that those most Blacks are already twice the figure for apparently legitimate organization, "all men are equal in the face of God entitled to opinions are those who are whites. that the results were published and and the law, according to the Con- well-informed. If this happens, the "average white sold publicly, and that the results offer stitution " In reality, minorities are (3) At two places the editorial person" has no further worries. a helpful survey of the literature on equal in the face of God, only. In the correctly identifies the project as Discrimination against minorities advanced technologies currently used face of the "average white person," "bibliographic" in nature and in one would no longer be an issue. Their by the medical and scientific com- and "the law," this is false. It is true place still more accurately describes thrones would be secure; the fortunes munity in recording and analyzing that minorities have been disad- it as "survey of bioelectronics intact. behavorial responses vantaged; disadvantaged in the sense literature." But elsewhere you pick J.M. Moudy that the system in America is geared In closing, the "average white and select some brief examples of the ' Chancellor toward the "average white person." person" in America is the "male, "research that TCU unknowingly IQ tests, achievement tests, job white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant." He conducted for the CIA in the early • • • applications and the tests that ac- has aal of society's advantages and no 60's," yet the research examples you company them, textbooks, magazines Dear Editor plight exists for him. Futhermore, the cite were not, repeat not, conducted by are all designed in such a way that TCU. The examples you cite seem Ignorance is bliss I'm referring to "average white person" coexists with excludes minority cultures from their power, with money and with the status chosen to pique the interest of the Contributing Editor Akers' ram- content. Even the prose written in quo. How will he ever have any idea of ! reader more than to depict the general bunctious statements on reverse class, must be written to satisfy one's "what being discriminated against is thrust of the literature search — a discrimination in Wednesday's Skiff average white teacher who has his all about?" practice too common among certain Realistically rather than ideally head set that the paper is to be llebra C. Marlln developed according to what he thinks Junior should be average for the college TheDaihjSkiff cP student. —Free BEvERages For Chicks, •*■ Mambar. The instructor can't be blamed, tmcHMPnai however, because he too is the Every Sunday, Monday AND Wednesday- "average white person" who was DaoDorach Jamaa Batta victimized by a cushioned society OPEN 11 A.M., AdrorUaliu lluiiii Faculty Advtaor where if he asked for it, it was given. SANDWICHES TO 2:00 A.M. Carol ■oiowliaakl. Ma«a«lni Editor Darld Bennatt. Now* Editor It's time that you, Mr. Akers and the * Ham Safe ■oUaadaoorUi. Aaat. aUnaHaj tailor Gwoo Baumaoa. Aaat Nawi EdlLor "average white person" come to POOL & Clark WMUaa. Aaat. Maaaalal Editor Brocfc Akart. Contributing Editor * Summer Ed Ttflama. Aaaodato Editor Chrta KaUar. EalarUlnmaflt understand trait the white Protestant TORNADO Branda Chambara. Photography ethic is dead, through and finished. sausage Dr. Eldao HawUnga. Chalrmaa Granted, Allan Bakke might have * Roast Beef FOOSBALL The Daily Skiff; student newspaper at Texas Christian University, is worked hard, maybe extremely hard * Pastrami published Tuesday through Friday during class weeks except review to maintain his 3.S1 GPA but just 7 Days A Week 2-7 week, finals week and summer term , Views expressed are those of the because his "hard work" has * Live Bands students involved and do not necessarily reflect administrative policies of currently failed to give him his desired HAPPY HOUR 2-7 the University. Third Class postage paid at Fort Worth, Texas. Sub- Wednesday-Friday-Saturday scription price 15, The Dally Skiff welcomes any letters and maintains the rewards in life, does not mean this right to edit for grammar, spelling and community standards. Student isn't fair. That'at life. People of the 4907 CAMP BOWI' IDs must be presented along with submitted material. minority work hard too and because of the institutional and structural in- Thursday, October 20,1977 THE DAILY SKIFF Anarchists' deaths trigger bombings, protests in Europe •I BONN, Weit Germany
Height regulations must be met No Intramurals one over six feet tall may play in the 6- [\ ^^yr"^ Information Booth: Registration is now open for men's ' foot-and-under league Likewise, a \ .^-^ Student Ctr. Bldg. intramural "3-man" basketball, and it player must be over six feet tall to continues through October 27. Get play in the six-foot-and-over league. ' your entries in early as teams will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis. Judo Independent leagues will play on Last Saturday, 50 men and women Monday and Wednesday from 3:00- competed in the Piano Invitational Interviewing 7:00 p.m., with Greeks playing on Judo Tournament and TCU came- Seniors-Grads Tuesday and Thursday from 3:3O«:30 away with three awards. PLACEMENT OFFICE p.m Jamie Schuster took first place in Career Dev. & Placement Rm. 220 Two recreational fun leagues will be the women's 145-pound class. Mark i Student Ctr. Bldg. open; Wednesday night and Friday f\\^^b Long also grabbed a first in the men's afternoon. Each of these leagues must 189-pound class. have five teams entered in order to be held. Richard Eastwood finished second in the men's 209-pound class.
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