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HILLTOPPER
SAC Liberalizes Finances
Editorials
Claims Balance Unethical
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In an effort to better serve the St. Edward’s community,
The Hilltopper will circulate a questionnaire seeking informa-
tion on what you think a college newspaper should contain.
The survey, which will be distributed after the Thanksgiving
vacation, will ask whether or not The Hilltopper is providing
accurate coverage and in what areas The Hilltopper’s coverage
is deficient. Space will be provided on the questionnaire for
suggestions of any kind that might improve the value of a
weekly paper such as The Hilltopper.
We hope that you will take a few minutes of your time
over the vacation to give some thought to this questionnaire,
and then make your ideas known to us. The questionnaire will
be circulated on Friday, December 4, 1964. This will give the
editorial staff time to analyze the questionnaire and take
action on worthwhile suggestions before the start of the sec-
ond semester.
The Student Activities Council has made a recommendation
to the University that the tower on the Main building be lit.
SAC has announced that it is willing (since the money needed
—$500.00—is not presently in the budget) to provide the ad-
ministration with the money to complete the project this year.
Bernie Yun has taken the proposal to Brother Raymond, CSC,
and it is now up to the president to accept or reject the offer.
However, two requirements must be met before SAC would
approve this appropriation: 1) SAC must be guaranteed a
return of $250.00 by the administration over a two-year period,
and 2) the recommendation, upon acceptance by the adminis-
tration, must be approved by a majority vote of the student
body.
The Hilltopper wishes to congratulate SAC on the tremen-
dous job it has done and to encourage all those involved to
assist the approval of this project.
................. Mark Walter
.............. Krandall Kraus
................ Daniel Moore
................. Francis Zuik
............... Gerald Gadacz
........... Lawrence Zigmont
..............William Roberts
............... Richard Mazur
.. Mike Francis, Mike Rekasis
Gary L. Cooper, Michael Dow,
Robert Betik, Lawrence Gries,
John Kaczmarek, William Musgrave, Byron Hingle
...................................Edward Skinner
.............. Gregory Ball, Michael Kolbenschlag,
John Ball, Edward Gallagher
................William Thurin, Doug Sutherland,
John Pauer, Patric CdeBaa
.. John Czekaj, Andre Guerrero, Michael Macaulay
...........................Luis Luis, Dan Riordan
....................... John Nagy, Terrance Pardo
..................... Brother William Denton, CSC
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Thanksgiving is upon us again, and the holidays will supply
many of us with a much-needed break from studies. The Hill-
topper would like to suggest a few thoughts for this season
of Thanksgiving. First of all, we might drop a line of thanks
home to our parents for all the things they have done to
make our attendance here at St. Edward’s possible. Second,
we ought to take just a few moments to thank God for the
many advantages being offered to us in a Catholic university
in a free country, for our health, and for the countless advan-
tages we have been afforded. And, third, we ought to sit back
and relax a little and make up our minds to renew our efforts
in the future.
The Hilltopper would like to extend at this time a note of
special thanks to its reporters and staff and to its moderator,
Brother William Denton, CSC, for the job they have done so
far in making the weekly publication of The Hilltopper possi-
ble. We would like also to thank you, the students and faculty,
for the outstanding support you have given us and wish each
of you a happy and enjoyable Thanksgiving vacation.
and present it to the national
headquarters of NFCCS so that it
may be used as reference materi-
al. If this idea works, it’ll be a
feather in the cap for St. Ed-
ward’s.”
The recreational needs of St.
Edward’s students will be studied
by a market research program to
be carried out by Mr. Goss’
marketing class. What recreation
is available in Austin, what is
lacking, and where students spend
their money will be studied, so
that SAC will have a more ac-
curate idea of the social needs
of the campus.
An estimate of the repairs
needed for the pool tables in Holy
hall was submitted by
Muzik, freshman senator.
A need for more responsible aid
is apparent, and Father Bowe
told of the proposal that Ireland
will present to the United Na-
tions this year. The plan calls for
the establishment of an interna-
tional organization which will,
under recommendations from a
special committee set up to ex-
amine the needs of underdevelop-
ed countries, act to solve the food
shortage problem. A tax will be
assessed all of the wealthier na-
tions, the amount of which will
be 1% of each country’s national
income.
In the face of probable famines
in India, China and elsewhere, it
becomes evident that we, as
Christians, have a responsibility
to meet the demands that a con-
temporary world community
makes—demands that involve the
planned, generous use of our- own
abundant resources to help the
% of the world that are on the
verge of starvation.
prompted a survey of student gov-
ernment. The survey will be
drawn up by the executive coun-
cil to find out what the students
think of the proposals of SAC,
what SAC has done, and the weak-
nesses of SAC. A one-page check
survey will be presented to the
student body, Yun announced.
The results of the survey are to
be made available to all schools
of the Texas Region of the Na-
tional Federation of Catholic Col-
lege Students. “By this action we
hope to exchange ideas of student
government with other area
schools,” Yun explained. The
survey will also be sent to all
NFCCS institutions in the United
States, and copies of their corn
stitutions will be requested.
“There is not an adequate sup-
ply of governmental material
available to colleges and universi-
ties,” Yun observed. “We plan to
make a folder of all this material
By Gary Cooper
A more liberal financial policy
was announced by Bernie Yun,
president of SAC, at the Senate
meeting on Monday, November
16.
“The $1000 bank balance left
from last year’s Student Activi-
ties council was not ethical;
since the source of the funds was
the students’ activity fees for
that year,” Yun stated.
Instead of each committee
drawing up an individual budget,
the financial committee will
evaluate SAC’s financial policies
and formulate a general budget
plan. The committee is expected
to complete the budget for this
year by January. Tom Bentley
and Nick Lejeune, seniors, and
George Natsis, junior, are the
committee members.
A general apathy in the student
body in going along with student
government ..proposals ..has
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ply, stemming from a lack of
arable land, is to be increased or
supplemented in such a way that
a famine can be averted. It was
noted at this point, in the lecture
that it is a mistake to think that
this problem (insufficient food
supply) is present in all coun-
tries. Nevertheless, the attitude
of “We had to struggle ourselves,
why can’t other countries handle
their own affairs?” is a danger-
ous one. A nation that does not
face the food shortage crisis
should expand its political hori-
zons to those of a world com-
munity.
What can be done to solve this
grave issue? Father Bowe spoke
of several possible answers. The
first concerned the possibility of
having large-scale emigrations
from those countries where the
situation is most severe to coun-
tries where the problem does not
exist. The problem of where to
go puts an end to this solution,
as immigration laws in the “have”
countries would not permit such
movements. A second possibility
was that of birth-control. Father
Bowe maintained that, even if the
Catholic church condoned such
action, the rate of birth increase
would still demand an enormous
amount of new food sources. The
sensationalistic handling of the
birth-control question by many
newspapers and magazines has
obscured the issue and diverted
attention from the proper solu-
tion—an economic and political
one.
The economic and political solu-
tion was explained by Father
Bowe in rather precise terms.
The fundamentals of economic
development demand an agricul-
ture surplus, a surplus needed to
"get started,” a “take-off point."
There are two systems which
attempt to produce this surplus,
the Communistic and the Capital-
istic. As evidenced in both Russia
and China, the forced solution
of the Communists achieves its
goals at too great an expense of
human values. The system of
economic freedom, Capitalism, is
the most expedient of the two for
producing the “take-off point.”
However, the Capitalistic method
has several serious drawbacks.
Because it is founded on the prin-
ciple that the demand for com-
modities must be backed up by
purchasing power, those sections
of the Capitalistic communities
which have no purchasing power
have absolutely no impact on the
Mell’s Billiard Supply company,
who repaired the pool tables in
1962, estimated the cost of repairs
at $187.50. Lejeune suggested that
if SAC does cover the cost of re-
pairs, one of the pool tables be
moved to Premont hall. Muzik
stated that in the past, efforts
to repair the tables have had only
temporary effect. He suggested
that a manager be employed for
the pool hall, which would then
be open at regular hours. Al
Cisneros, sophomore president,
recommended a pool tournament
or pool club to make the invest-
ment more worthwhile to the
student body. Yun advised the
freshman officers to discuss the
suggestions and make a formal
proposal at the next Senate ses-
sion.
Reserve tickets in UT student
sections at full price seem to be
the only possibility for St. Ed-
ward’s students desiring a Uni-
versity of Texas blanket tax, Yun
reported. Brother Raymond
Fleck, CSC, president, called UT
officials about the prospect.
Appointment of the freshman
SAC representatives to com-
mittees was announced by Mr.
Yun. Richard Vanselow. was
placed on the Academic com-
mittee, Donis Muzik on the Re-
ligious committee, and Gary
Cooper on the Student Life com-
mittee.
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productive capacity of that com-
munity, they simply “do not
exist.” Social services, either in
the form of direct (funds) or
indirect aid (services, hospitals,
etc) supported by taxation, have
been instituted to give these sec-
tions the necessary purchasing
power. “To do this is a matter of
justice, not charity," Father Bowe
asserted. The methods employed
by the Capitalistic nations to
meet the growing needs of less
fortunate members of the world
community have been almost com-
pletely ineffective.
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