Thursday, Januar THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, January 25, 1968 Sound Off CS To Consider City Sales Tai Editor, or does to discourage them. All An open forum for presenta­ College Station will vote on a COLLEGE STATION Maj Basketball Team The Battalion: an Aggie has to do is look into tion of the pros and cons of the city sales tax Feb. 3. D. A. (Andy) Anderson, Tejj We want to express our sincere his Tessie’s tearful eyes as he city sales tax will be sponsored by During the hour and a half A&M professors Dr. Carl ] Summei appreciation for all the acts of says, “GIG ’EM AGGIES,” and the College Station Progress As­ forum, two speakers each will Shafer, agricultural economit Summer travi kindness, flowers and correspon­ he knows that she’ll always be sociation tonight. discuss both sides of the one per James H. Dozier, business mu being sought 1 Deserves Support dence tendered Michael D. Mann, there waiting, when he needs her. CSPA President William G. cent city sales tax. Adkins said agement, and W. D. Franklin,! Educacion Int sistant research economist otil ’67, by his fellow Aggies (includ­ The “K.K.K.K.’s” — Kathy Adkins said the 7:30 p.m. forum a question-answer period will fol­ Texas A&M. ing the M.E. faculty and Co. C-2) Texas Transportation Institu Pollard, Karen Burk, Kada will be in the A&M Consolidated low in which questions will be Five graduati Texas A&M has one of the best basketball teams in the after his serious injury in the will be forum speakers, Southwest Conference and what they lack in raw ability Rule, Kathy Crawford High School auditorium. submitted in written form. employed as ed1 auto accident of December 16th. they more than make up with hustle and determination. for intercultural He is unable to do much writing next summer. Amiable Coach Shelby Metcalf, who directed a 1964 since he is restricted from sitting REDEEM THIS COUPON FOR SWC champion Aggie team, continues to provide able up, and will be in the hospital Research teai leadership. for some time. We want to give 50 FREE bados, Jamaica The desire to win has been whole-hearted against special thanks to those of you TOP VALUE STAMPS Rica, Panama, rough competition, but the support by A&M students at who donated blood. With Purchase of 14-Oz. Can Paraguay in 19 home games is at best half-hearted. Since we have very few indi­ Johnson’s Reg. or Lemon Pledge The games are free to Aggie students. The games are vidual addresses we are using Coupon Expires Jan. 27, 1968. short and exciting, generally less than two hours. But G. this means to contact you. Inci­ 1 I Rollie White Colliseum continues to be less than half full. dentally, Mike can have visitors SP^c./als t=-o& : As Coach Metcalf said, he has to follow a tough act — and would be happy to see you THURS ~ J= Q.1 + SAT. a conference-winning football team. anytime you come to San Antonio Maybe the lack of yell practices, and midnight marches (Baptist Memorial Hospital). Al­ to Kyle Field provide less opportunity for a display of so, for the first time ever, he says Au. support during the basketball season. he wishes he were there taking BtGt+TS Apparently Aggie interest in sports, and support for finals with you instead of being %£S£R.\J£0 their representative teams ends, excepting January 1, with where he is. the Turkey Day game. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Because most of the games at home are on a week “Mike” Mann ’42 night, maybe-Aggies need someone holding their hand — a ★ ★ ★ date, before they have the spirit to fill the stands. Editor, Basketball is one of the fastest moving games in all The Battalion: of sports. And with top competition and players like Peret, It is indeed sad when you can­ Heitman, Underwood, Barnett, and Bostic, the Aggie games not depend on signs anymore. have always provided last-minute excitement. This is in reference to the sign Civilians are the free-thinking, free-willed and unregi­ by the MSC Library. It is even ‘Jllcc/ishilc cBns. mented segment of the student body. There is no one to worse when you cannot depend decide what to do for them, and in recent days they have on your fellow Aggies. even decided to abandon regulations they made for them­ Recently I left my book in the FOLGER '5 AiouwtAiM GRoiaJ M 5 teho ERr-LA selves. rack by the MSC Library just as The Corps has always made football games compul­ the sign indicated. When I came sory, and Aggies, both Corps and civilians have never failed out, I could not find any trace of joir my book anywhere. I thought to cram the stands for gridiron action. that I could trust my fellow The Corps alone could more than half fill G. Rollie Aggies but it seems that I was 4| cans“ fI fnifn White. The verbal support of the entire Corps plus even wrong. COFFEE®EYTRA WASH/fiiGTDti REP DE 19l/C/OUS IllSi one quarter of the civilian students should provide a morale I sincerely hope that it was $ incentive for the basketball team. only taken by mistake and that The remaining conference games will be crucial to the it will be returned to me or left team and we support an unwritten order for compulsory at the lost and found office, or Corps attendance. where it was taken from. With Two hours a week never put Johnny out on Highway finals coming up, this book (social 6, and maybe pride and support for our team might carry psychology) is needed badly. APPLES 19 OH HK over into personal pride for one’s self and in being a student However, I do not feel that TU)/N) P/)CK here. this is the case at all. When an Aggie cannot trust his fellow GLAVIOt-h 49 classmates, then who can he trust? It was my understanding S 1^- bAG Johnson Asks New Rights Bill; that people with average intelli­ FLOUP gence would have more sense TTJfCE 39TDwas 49 than to go around stealing things. Chances Not Considered Good This should be especially true By STEPHEN M. AUG One high-ranking source fore­ with Aggies and their so-called WASHINGTON > — Presi­ cast passage at this session of “tradition.” Maybe the sign STAR-k'isr CHUAiKsryiE With $5.00 or dent Johnson asked Congress Congress of these key parts of should have read as follows: more Wednesday for virtually the same the civil rights program: “Leave articles on the rack at Purchase civil rights program he sought —A federal law that would your own risk.” last year. But high administra­ prohibit the use of force to pre­ Edward Mares ’69 tion officials are not optimistic vent the exercise by minorities of ★ ★ ★ COKES that all of it will be enacted. such rights as voting, registering Editor, The President called for: to vote, attending previously The Battalion: US Quality MEATS 1. Stronger federal criminal segregated public school obtain­ A group of girls here at TWU TUNA SMOKED laws to protect citizens from ing a job or service at public have written an essay entitled violence while exercising such accommodations. The Senate cur­ “What Is A Tessie?” which cor­ $ rights as voting and attending rently is considering this measure relates with A&M’s “What Is An desegregated schools; which has been approved by the Aggie?” CANS 2. Greater authority for the House. Because TWU is the sister Equal Employment Opportunity —WIDER POWER for the school of Texas A&M, and be­ PICNICS Commission; Equal Employment Opportunity cause most of the Tessies strong­ ROEGELEIN 3. Nondiscriminatory jury se­ Commission to permit it to order ly support your school in all of lection at both federal and state employers and labor unions to its activities and vice versa, we levels; stop discriminatory practices. If thought that perhaps the essay 4. Open housing. the company or union refused, the on the typical Tessie would be REDEEM THIS COUPON FOR 12-Oz. IN HIS message, Johnson Commission could seek enforce­ of interest to you. urged Congress not to use recent ment in the courts. Neither the WHAT IS A TESSIE? 50 FREE 43 big city riots and the views of House nor the Senate has acted FRANKSRAt/TS SLfC£D SLACtfWA lO) XK , Tessie is a rather dumb, naive, TOP VALUE STAMPS „ i , extremists as an excuse for re­ on this proposal. innocent, and gullible Aggie’s Yith Purchase of Pepsodent fusing to enact the civil rights I lb. —Legislation to make certain girl. She’s not beautiful or ugly, Tooth Brush PKG. legislation. that federal juries are selected PORK CHOPS ib 99c particularly fat or skinny—just Coupon Expires Jan. 27, 1968. BACON 69 “Lawlessness must be punished on a random basis such as voter --- Sort of average. 4< D —sternly and promptly,” he said. lists and other objective stand­ REDEEM THIS COUPON FOR REDEEM THIS COUPON FOR REDEEM THIS COUPON FOR “But the criminal conduct of some ards. This already has received A Tessie likes Aggies, football must not weaken our resolve to Senate approval. games, basketball games, Town 50 FREE 50 FREE 50 FREE deal wtih the real grievances of Hall, Aggies, midnight yell prac­ TOP VALUE STAMPS TOP VALUE STAMPS TOP VALUE STAMPS all those who suffer discrimina­ tices, the Corps, senior boots, With Purchase of 16-Oz. Kraft’s With Purchase of $5.00 or More With Purchase of 3 Pkgs. Rath tion. Nothing can justify the con­ Aggies, the Aggie Band, Reveille, Pourable 1,000 Island Dressing (Excluding Cigarettes) • One Per Family Sliced Luncheon Meats tinued denial of equal justice and Speaker Barnes The War Hymn, Aggies, Corps _ Coupon------*------— Expires------Jan.------27, • t 1968. V/UUptPIlCoupon JCiApilExpires Jan. 27, 1968. Coupon Expires Jan. 27, 1968. opportunity to every American.” Trips, New Year’s Eve parties, ADMINISTRATION spokes­ To Be Honored the A&M campus—and Aggies. men explained that no basically A Tessie dislikes other Tessies, PEANUTS new legislation was proposed be­ At Coffee Friday Texas University, ex-fiances, PEANUTS cause it is felt the time is near­ dirty jokes, competition, the four ing when—at least legally—all House Speaker Ben Barnes will hour drive to A&M, too much federal rights will have been be guest of honor at a 4:30 p.m. booze, Aggie jokes, TWU, and guaranteed. The emphasis now is Friday coffee at the Holiday Inn, rain, shifting toward gaining the op­ announced Ridley Briggs. A Tessie is the only person in Til portunity to use the rights that Briggs, one of several local the world who can go to A&M have been obtained, they said. residents sponsoring the one-hour for one weekend and take enough Johnson’s message reflects this reception, said the general pub­ luggage for a month, stand in shift. lic is invited. the rain during a football game 64., For example, in seeking for the Barnes will be the featured and come home looking beautiful Equal Employment Opportunity speaker Friday night at the because she switched hair pieces AVC Commission the power to order Bryan-College Station Jaycee’s in the bathroom at the stadium, employers and unions to stop dis­ Annual Bosses Night and Out­ go to an Aggie party and act criminating, Johnson said that standing Young Man of Brazos drunk without ever having taken the administration also is seeking County banquet at the Ramada a drink, and attend every Aggie $2.1 billion for a manpower train­ Inn. function in spirit even though ing program. The young legislator from she couldn’t make it in body. THOSE CLOSE to the Presi­ DeLeon has served four two-year Tessies are the loyal supporters dent who are knowledgeable about tearms as head of the Texas of Aggies in general, with soft civil rights remain optimistic House of Representatives and spots for their Aggie in particu­ about the greater part of the recently announced his candidacy lar. They are faithful to the end, President’s program. for lieutenant governor. no matter what their Aggie says THE BATTALION The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use fo« Opinions expressed in The Battalion republicationublication of all newsnev dispatches creditedcri to it or not are those of the student ivriters only. 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