The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1966 Page: 2 of 6
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ADVICE...
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The opinions expressed in the RATTLER
are those of the editor or the individual
writers, and do not necessarily reflect the
views of the University administration.
Education 1966
We are quite sure that the present Adminis-
tration is deeply and sincerely concerned with the
education of today’s students. But unless this
concern is felt by today’s student, tomorrow’s
alumni will feel little responsibility to the school.
In the past, the smallness and compactness
of the school led to a family spirit. There was
little division between students, faculty, and ad-
ministration. But the University has grown. Teach-
ers who last year required that each of their stu-
dents arrange a private session with them are no
longer able to meet all their students. The teach-
er-student ratio is less and one must now make an
appointment to see a dean. These are the conse-
quences of growth.
Where yesterday’s senior graduated with a
sense of belonging, many of today’s seniors grad-
uate with a classroom education, void of any per-
sonal relationship with their educators.
Due to the lack of organization of the student
body, the solution of this problem is left mainly
up to the Administration. An intense effort must
be made to make the students feel that they be-
long to the school, and that the school belongs to
them. Students must be given a much greater role
in shaping their own education, not because they
can do a better job, but because this is an educa-
tion in itself. New methods of redeveloping the
old “family spirit’’ must be discovered.
But above all, in the interest of mutual under-
standing, students should be let in on the reasons
behind Administrative action or inaction. Base-
less rumors shape much of student opinion, and
candor is Rumor’s most powerful adversary.
Carr Passes
Commendations are in order for the Cultural
Activities Committee for their first major event,
the appearance of Sen. John Tower on campus.
Sen. Tower made a good impression.
It should be emphasized that the Committee
has made every effort conceivable to bring Tower’s
opponent, Waggoner Carr, to St. Mary’s before the
election. Attorney General Carr agreed this summer
to appear Sept. 19, but cancelled that date, prom-
ising to work the University in on a trip to San
Antonio. Since that time Carr has been incom-
municado. Several letters have been sent to him,
and long distance phone calls have had no effect.
Whether Mr. Carr’s schedule is too tight to
allow him to come here or whether he has marked
the University off as too liberal to save is known
only by him. He is, however, missing a chance to
meet and influence some of the future political
leaders of South Texas. And no matter how tight
his schedule, courtesy would dictate that he an-
swer the Committee’s letters.
Concerned Public Eyes
New Mini-Skirt Crisis
BY ROD RITCHIEL
The Collegiate Press Service
Mini-skirts were blamed
for economic crisis in three
Western nations September
28, as a University of Toronto
debate team unanimously de-
feated the resolution “Short-
er Skirts Are a Threat to
Democracy,”
Speaking for the ayes, David
Mossop, a “panty man,”
blamed mini-skirts for eco-
nomic crises in “the three
great democratices, Britain,
Canada, and the U.S.”
Mossop cited a British
ditch-digger, distracted by the
skirts, whose productivity fell
to 15 from 25 shovelfulls a
minute. He called on prime
minister Wilson to “freeze
the hemline rather than freeze
the prices.”
He said that because of the
mini-skirt the cancellation of
medicare in Canada will breed
a new disease — sexual frus-
tration.
“The next mini-skirt you
see, tear it down,” he or-
dered.
Bernie Bomers of the nays
defended mini-skirts on
grounds that “they are an
institution of the people, for
the people, and by the peo-
ple.”
He said that skirts are
democratic because “like
democracy, they help to re-
lease energy.”
Stan Emerson of the ayes
accused Bomers of trying to
“hem and skirt” the issue
with a “diarrhea of words
and constipation of thought.”
“Mini-skirts are a threat to
motherhood,” he said.
He said that, while equality
is one of the cornerstones of
democracy, “mini-skirts em-
phasize the differences be-
tween the sexes” — to which
one engineer shouted, “vive
la difference.”
“Miniskirts discriminate
against older women,” Bo-
mers said. “There is much
to be said in praise of older
women.”
Citing the Keynesian prin-
ciple that “the gross na-
tional product varies inverse-
ly with the hemline” he said
that mini- skirts destroy a sta-
ble economy. “More than 72%
of Canadian industries re-
ported a high rate of absen-
teeism among mini-skirt
wearers suffering from colds.
This caused more imports of
aspirin from the U.S. thus ad-
versely affecting the balance
of payments.”
Emerson warned against the
collapse of the clothing indus-
tries. “When the hemline
reaches the neckline, only the
belt makers will be left...
Mini-skirts undermine edu-
cation,” he said, as he pitied
“the poor professor who has
350 pairs of thighs staring
at him.”
Cheered on by Skuleman,
Susan Whorsh said democracy
rests on the right to dissent.
“Mini-skirts have brought
about this dissent between the
ayes and the nays; therefore,
they must be democratic,”
she said.
THE RATTLER
At Effort’s End
He smiled and sat to rest . . . .
Black Power’ Causes Backlash,
Blocks Peaceful Rights Effort
BY TINO GUERRA
The formerly hazy and
vague term “Black Power”
has become a hard and un-
pleasant reality. Last sum-
mer’s combination of Negro
rioting and civil rights
marches have moved a new
obstacle into the path of the
NAACP’s peaceful efforts of
integration.
A few months ago the phrase
of “Black Power” became a
slogan of the new breed of
militant Negro radicals. Since
then it has served to turn
white America’s sentiment
against Negro demands.
In a recent letter to the
editor of San Antonio News,
Executive Director of the
NAACP, Roy Wilkins pointed
out that, “Our objective now,
as then is the full partici-
pation of Negro Americans,
without discrimination, in all
phases of life. We have em-
ployed many methods to
achieve that objective. If these
methods have any single com-
mon denominator, it is that
they have always been non-
violent.
“No matter how often it is
defined, this slogan, ‘Black
Power’ means anti-white
power. In a racially plural-
istic society, ‘Black Power’
has to mean that every other
ethic group is the antagonist.
It has to mean ‘going it alone.’
We of the NAACP will have
none of this.”
Now no one can undo the
damage that Floyd McKis-
sick’s Congress on Racial
Equality (CORE) and Stokely
Carmichael’s Student Non-
Violent Coordinating Com-
mittee (SNCC) have caused.
The angry mood of Congress
toward the riots and violence
has been evident in the 89th
session.
In mid-September Congress
delivered a death blow to the
1966 Civil Rights bill, but the
dissatisfaction had begun
some time before. In a little-
noticed forewarning Congress
deleted a section from the
demonstration cities bill that
had been aimed at promoting
integration.
Later, pro-civil rights fea-
tures were knocked out of the
school-aid bill, funds were
cut from the Health, Education
and Welfare’s integration en-
forcement program and the
Senate altered the 1964 Civil
Rights Act in a way that Negro
leaders are certain will give
Southern hospitals a conven-
ient loophole for maintaining
segregation.
Also the Senate has fastened
a stiff anti-riot amendment
to the Administration’s anti-
poverty bill.
Many legislators are now
feeling a little weary of more
civil rights legislation be-
cause they feel that a greater
progress in race relations
should have shown more
favorable effects from prior
legislation.
Minority leader Everett
Dirksen pointed out, “The
demonstrations, the riots, the
violence all add up to the
point where senators think
they are getting pushed around
and finally they decide they
just won’t ‘push’ any farther.”
The moods of Congress may
well be indicative of the chang-
ing mood in large parts of
the nation. Reaction in the
South is plainly evident. Lur-
leen Wallace and Lester G.
Maddox captured Democratic
gubernatorial nominations on
segregationist tickets.
Also some Northern incum-
bents have been forced to
modify their pro-civil-rights
positions.
The feeling or movement
to counter “Black Power”
can best be described by the
term, “White Backlash.” Such
resentment will cause much
disturbance on the political
scene. The party to be hurt
will undoubtedly be the
Democratic party which has,
for the most part, backed the
Administration’s civil rights
legislation.
With elections upcoming,
the Republicans will stand to
gain with this issue. Look for
Republican gains in Illinois,
California and other Northern
States.
The surge of “Black
Power” will continue as long
as militants like Carmichael
are in control of the “second
Negro revolt.” And unfortun-
ately its opposition will
attempt to counter with the
same militancy with more
riots and anti-Negro resent-
ment.
PUBLIUS
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
'v Voa SENT FOR. Me?"
Let Fair Tower Save $$, Too
Some issues divide and
others unite. The most divi-
sive issue in San Antonio in
recent years is the Hemis-
Fair. This project is receiv-
ing less than wholehearted
citizen support. It might have
if the general public had been
better informed and more peo-
ple had been given an oppor-
tunity to participate in the
planning stages. Apparently
Fair officials “got out on a
limb” in their early adver-
tising, basing their pitch to
prospect exhibitors on an ex-
position centered about the
tower. In order to “save face”
it is now mandatory that the
tower be built at any cost.
“At any cost” means about
$9,960,000 in principal and
interest to the citizens of San
Antonio, whose property must
stand behind the bonds. That’s
a lot of “face saving.” Why
didn’t they try to publicly
subscribe the Tower Corpo-
ration stock if there is such
massive public support and a
real chance of it paying for
itself? That might have been
both a face saving and money
saving method.
•
The folks at Johnson City
are having almost as much
trouble with the proposed LBJ
National Park as we are having
with the HemisFair. One thing
is certain, their streets are
not being torn up with mono-
tonous regularity in the name
of “progress and the Hemis-
Fair.” The President wants
the most imaginative specia-
lists available to plan and
develop his park. Overexer-
cise of imagination could re-
sult in re-routing of the Per-
denales River.
•
Congressman Gonzales
BY CHARLES STOUGH
Archaeic and s a d i s t c
pledge training practices are
big factors in parental objec-
tion to fraternities, and a
fester in the eyes of many
college administrations.
Schools with a big Greek
system—say, 15 or more fra-
ternities and 10 sororities—
look at the Greek-letter out-
fits as handy small groups of
students, easily watched and
disciplined. This attitude can
help a fraternity if it keeps
its nose clean.
There isn’t any reason, for
example, why a new pledge
must suffer physicalharrass-
ment or a drop in grades.
Enforced evening study tables
are standard procedure in a
good fraternity. Most college
IFC’s rule that a house whose
overall grades drop below
“C” is put on social proba-
tion, and that means NO par-
says he didn’t scuttle Mr.
Pena’s invitation to the White
House Conference on the prob-
lems of the Spanish speaking.
He vigorously denies any such
activity. In fact, he says he
asked that Commissioner
Pena be invited, and sugges-
ted names of other persons
to be asked to attend the
ties for a semester; and in
most state schools a “C”
is higher than the all-men’s
average.
Pledging in itself is more
difficult. Rush is ordinarily
open only to those eligible
students with “C” averages.
In almost all cases, no pledge
can be initiated into a fratern-
ity or sorority without that
average during his pledge-
ship.
Paddle swatting can, no kid-
ding, be fun. It’s a great di-
version for parties, and it
makes for interesting com-
petition for a pledge to chal-
lenge one of the actives to
a swatting contest.
But a paddle is not an in-
strument of torture or
discipline. Fraternities in
America have outgrown that
and their use along those lines
is puerible.
meeting. Congressman Gon-
zales did not disclose the
names of those he recom-
mended. Knowing how he fared
on these invites might give
his constituents an idea of just
how influential he is with LBJ.
•
The San Antonio Taxpayer’s
League thinks the war on pov-
erty can be won by birth con-
trol. Instead of creating more
jobs, they want to limit the
number of future workers. In-
stead of increasing wages,
they want fewer mouths to
feed for the same money. In-
stead of larger schools, they
propose fewer schools. Is this
the construction or destruc-
tive solution to the problems?
•
Not all “Philadelphia law-
yers” are graduate students
and professors in Political
Science. An editor of our lo-
cal newspaper taks issue with
the U.S. Supreme Court ru-
lings requiring that “sus-
pects” be told of their rights,
and facetiously belabors court
this point. It is quite evident
HIS civil rights have never
been threatened. Then the
court rulings would not appear
so ludicrous. The letters to
this editor indicate that there
are some of his correspon-
dents who can advise him on
such constitutional matters.
Many have done so in the
past. — Publius
Parents Object to Frats'
Sadistic Pledge Training
FRIC)ALlOCTOBER 28, 1966
All letters written for publication here
signed, though initials will be used if the writer
requests. The RATTLER reserves the right to
edit all letters for length and good taste.
Inviting Politicos
Editor:
It was the intention of the Cultural Activities Commit-
tee to invite to St. Mary’s campus the major political
contenders of this year’s elections.
Invitations to speak at St. Mary’s University were sent
to the major political candidates. All responded in the af-
firmative. Attorney General Carr agreed to come to St.
Mary’s on Sept. 19. However, in August this date was can-
celled with the promise that a visit to our campus would
be worked in during his campaign. Since then, Atty. Gen.
Carr has not responded to another letter or a telephone
call seeking a definite time. Senator Yarborough has prom-
ised to come to St. Mary’s sometime after the middle of
November. Representatives Gonzalez and Fischer have not
as yet given any precise time. As the students know, only
Senator Tower, of all those invited, has appeared on the
campus thus far.
Rev. Paul Search, SM
Cultural Activities Committee.
Cut Queen Vote Costs
Editor;
After seeing a heated debate at the Student Council
meeting over the method of selecting the Homecoming
Queen, I began to wonder if we have lost the meaning
of what a Homecoming Queen is.
One side favored the selection of the queen by a panel
of judges, primarily because of the cost to fraternities
sponsoring a candidate, which the fraternities estimate
at $100 per candidate. It was pointed out that because of
the apathy of the independent student, the majority of the
voters are the fraternity members themselves. The fra-
ternities could not see incurring such an expense if,
as they claim, the majority of the voters are fraternity
members. Even if there were substantial evidence to back
this claim, what about the independent voters who would
like to vote?
The Queen selection is not a beauty contest, conducted
on a pseudo-professional level by judges who have no bet-
ter qualifications for being the judges of a school repre-
sentative than any student on campus. After all, the Queen
is a representative of the student body, regardless of how
many students participate in selecting her.
Students being acquainted with last year’s method of
selection may well remember what a farce it was. Because
of a panel, no campus enthusiasm was generated for Home-
coming and few people even knew such a girl existed before
the Coronation!
To make such a contest so far removed from the student
body is no one’s right. What I fail to comprehend is that
no motion was put forward in making the Queen selection
more democratic.
There are several alterntives facing the fraternities
now that the Student Council passed the motion to have a
general election for Homecoming Queen. The most logical
one would be to cut down the costs of running a candidate;
however, if St. Mary’s students do not have the ingenuity
to think of other ways of promoting candidates something
else will have to be thought up.
CWM
Clean Up the Dorms
Editor:
Living on the fifth floor of Old Chaminade Dormitory
is in many ways a unique experience. Although it may
seen quite a paradox, most of the athletes who occupy
their rooms are satisfied with their living conditions. But
of course, everyone knows that athletes aren’t intelligent
enough to appraise their own situation. All of us realize
that the facilities are old and need to be modernized, but
such a renovation would cost a vast amount of money. I
personally fail to understand why these facilities have to
be unsanitary as well as old.
I understand that one of the main ideas behind the
“dress regulations” was to give the University the ap-
pearance of a high calibre institution. What would be the
impression of a visitor who happened to see the green
scum and filth on the walls and floors of our showers?
Perhaps the dormitory needs some regulations to sharpen
it’s appearance. I’m quite sure that if any member of the
Administration would take the time to inspect our bath-
room, he would find it atrociously unsanitary.
I realize that over the years the administration has
received some bad reports regarding the conduct of the
athletes in the dorm. However, I’m directly or indirectly
to the living environment. This problem does not involve
great sums of money, but it does involve alittle more at-
tention from the proper authority.
Jim May
Editor’s Note: We contacted Mr. Reuel Purvis, Director
of Physical Plant, concerning these conditions. He said that
they had not been, brought to his attention, but that he would
check into them. Mr. May, a varsity baseball player, lives on
the fifth floor of Chaminade.
The RATTLER is published twice monthly by the students
of St. Mary’s University, 2700 Cincinnati, San Antonio,
Texas. National Advertising Representative: National Ed-
ucational Advertising Service, Inc., 18 E. 50th St., New
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RATTLER STAFF
E d i to r ...........................................
Managing Editor ..............................
News Editor ...................................
Sports Editor .................................
Photography Editor .........................
Arts Editor ....................................
REPORTERS:
.... Rick Casey
Flip McCloskey
.... Tino Guerra
Cameron Patti e
.. Joe Castillo
.. Ted Albrecht
Dorothy Aldana, Art Flores, De Alva Fritsche,
Linda Gilkison, Ben Pethe, Louie Reyna,
Paul Rubiola Jr., Bill Robb, Ed Schnei der,
Charles Stough, Phil Selmer, Mary Wright, Diane
Jewasko, Joyce Barber, Bob Wearden.
Photographer ....................................... John.Haring
Advisor ................................i...... Arthur Goerdt, SM
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