The University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1975 Page: 2 of 12
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UNIVERSITY PRESS Oct. 31.1975*2
Editorial
Diane Richie Goode
Charter vote Nov. 4
Texas voters should circle Tuesday, November 4 on their calen-
dars.
No, Tuesday is not just double-stamp day at the local super-
market, Tuesday is election day. Moreover, Tuesday is every Texas
voter’s opportunity to express his opinion about the new proposed
constitution.
The new charter, an effort taking almost five years of work by the
legislature and costing the state approximately five million dollars,
is already facingopposition across the state.
The chief opponent of the new charter, Gov. Dolph Briscoe, claims
the new document will give the legislature the authority to grant him
certain budget execution powers. He further claims the new
document will not grant him the necessary power fo fulfill his
position as chief executive of the state. Briscoe did not make the
public aware of his opposition until three weeks ago. And, according
to sources in Austin, the governor opposes the very feature of the
new constitution that he requested be included.
Just as Briscoe opposes the new document, there are many in the
state who feel equally strong that “the new document is a con-
stitution of true worth and excellence.” Among the major proponen-
ts of the new charter are LT. Gov. Bill Hobby, Attorney General
John Hill, House Speaker Billy Clayton, and Land Commissioner
Bob Armstrong.
On the local level, 30,000 Jefferson County voters were recently
polled by State Rep. Chester Slay. According to Slay’s findings, 85
per cent of those polled were in favor of a new constitution being sub-
mitted to the voters. And, Slay projected from those figures, that
they are obviously ready for a new constitution.”
To help dispel the rumors being circulated about the new con-
stitution, the Citizens for the Texas Constitution have established a
“Constitution Truth Line” so that citizens may have their questions
about the new changes answered. The toll-free number is 1-800-292-
9628. The telephones are open between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily.
We feel that citizens should avail themselves of this service and do
their part to support the new document. And, if some say the new
document does not meet the quality demanded of a new constitution,
the the fault must lie with the legislators who composed the new
document and the voters should make that sentiment known as well.
Serving Lamar University for 53 Years
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Diane Richie Goode ....
..........................EDITOR
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....................NEWS EDITOR
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...................STAFF WRITER
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............PHOTOGRAPHERS
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...........FACULTY ADVISOR
Offices located in
Richard W. Setzer Student Center Activities Area.
Mailing address Box 10055
Lamar University Station, Beaumont, Texas 77710
Telephone 713 838-7628 ie 838-7629.
Letters to the editor
Glass gets support;
Bridgers criticized
Dear Editor:
This letter will step on quite a few
toes and undoubtedly I will have made
a few enemies once this letter is prin-
ted, but maybe while some screaming
is going on, a few people will wake up to
some cold, hard facts.
There are those who are screaming
for the resignation of Vernon Glass, and
the very people doing the screaming
are the ones who are creating a
problem in the first place.
Don’t all of you people realize that the
type of team we have depends on the
type of support the team gets from the
student body? Judging from the pain-
fully small attendance in Lafayette, La.
not many really give a damn, so why all
the fuss about getting the coach’s
resignation ?
I was in Lafayette, and I would like to
say that the team played some damn
good football. Vernon Glass had a lot to
do with that.
Since Coach Glass is the one who gets
and keeps the team pulled together,
without him the team won’t care, win or
lose. They are proud of him, too. Look
at his past record and his achievemen-
ts. That is something we should all be
proud of.
There is no one on this campus who
wants a victory more for his team than
Vernon Glass, and no one is working
harder to get that victory than Vernon
Glass.
Lastly, I would like to say that it is
hard to perform well with anaxeover
your head. The team is worried, not for
them, but for Coach Glass. Derogatory
remarks about the team doesn’t help
the team either. So really, all the furor
is putting a strain on all concerned.
Coach Glass and his team don’t need
us when they have a perfect record. But
they need us now! Where are we? Stop
being fair weather friends! Show some
pride in your school and your team-and
the man behind the team.
Get off Vernon Glass’s back and into
the stands! You’d be suprised at the
difference it would make.
There are many people here who are
behind you and your team, Coach.
Hang in there!
Jerry Crain
Dear Editor:
We were amazed to see the concern
voiced in last week’s letter to the
editor by one Rodney Bridgers.
However, we were rather disheartened
to find that we did not know Bridgers.
Not to be dismayed, however, some
concerned senators went to the trouble
to find out very little about Mr.
Bridgers. Very little in that all we could
find out was that Mr. Bridgers is a
senior pre-med student who did not
even take the time to vote in the last
election. For this reason his concern
has us perplexed.
We went further in our research to
find that Bridgers did not even attend
the well publicized senate meeting con-
cerning the controversial resolutions
GR-F75-02, S-F75-01, and GR-F74-04.
Aside from the fact that Bridgers is
evidently apathetic, he is uninformed.
To enlighten Bridgers and the also
uninformed student body, be it known
that the resolution that John Shirey
(“our Fearless Leader”) had intended
to veto was resolution GR-F75-02. This
resolution was withdrawn by Bruce
Karr, its author, before it was put to a
vote. To further enlighten Bridgers, the
resolution that was defeated 18 to 22
(with 5 abstaining) votes was
resolution GR-F75-04.
With this information now available,
we would ask Bridgers to redirect his
remark of “Spineless Hulk” to the five
senators who abstained from voting on
this resolution and, perhaps, to himself.
Concerning our “Big Time” status,
we would like to tell Bridgers, and the
rest of the Student Body, that the
Student Government Association does
not have the power to change cleats,
much less coaches.
Vicki Bowers
Denise Gibson
Letters to the editor are welcomed by the University Press
staff. Letters must be signed, under 250 words or they will be
edited to meet this limit. They should be submitted to the
University Press before 5 p.m. on Tuesday. University Press
offices are located in the Activities Area of the Setzer Center.
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Goode, Diane Richie. The University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1975, newspaper, October 31, 1975; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499631/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.